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Award. The authority for these program
falls under 7 U.S. C. Part 1761, 7 U.S.C.
Part 5693 and 7 U.S.C. part 1765b. FAS
will collect information using a
combination of forms and telephone
interviews.
Need and Use of the Information: FAS
will collect information on contact
names, mailing addresses, telephones,
fax, email, and websites. The main
purpose for collecting the information is
to foster trade contacts in an effort to
facilitate greater export of U.S.
agriculture food, forestry, and fishery
products. The databases are used to
recruit U.S. exporters, importers, and
buyers to participate in market
development activities sponsored by
USDA. These databases must be
updated periodically to maintain the
integrity and usefulness to the trade
community.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 31,910.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 3,632.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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Comment Request
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The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments
regarding: (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB),
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OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Tobacco Reports.
OMB Control Number: 0581–0004.
Summary of Collection: The Tobacco
Statistics Act of 1929 (7 U.S.C. 501–508)
provides for the collection and
publication of statistics of tobacco by
USDA with regard to quantity of leaf
tobacco in all forms in the United States
and Puerto Rico, owned by or in the
possession of dealers, manufacturers,
growers’ cooperative associations, and
others with the exception of the original
growers of the tobacco. The information
furnished under the provisions of this
Act shall be used only for statistical
purposes for which it is supplied.
Need and Use of the Information: The
basic purpose of the information
collection is to ascertain the total supply
of unmanufactured tobacco available to
domestic manufacturers and to calculate
the amount consumed in manufactured
tobacco products. This data is also used
for the calculation of production quotas
for individual types of tobacco and for
price support calculations. Without the
information USDA would not be able to
disseminate marketing information as
directed and authorized in the Act.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 57.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Quarterly.
Total Burden Hours: 204.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
March 13, 2008.
The Department of Agriculture has
submitted the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments
regarding: (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB),
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received
within 30 days of this notification.
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 720–8681.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Forest Service
Title: Prince William Sound User
Experience Survey.
Omb Control Number: 0596–NEW.
Summary of Collection: Prince
William Sound (PWS), the geographic
heart of the Chugach National Forest
(CNF), was severely impacted by the
Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS) in 1989.
In the aftermath of the spill, a council
of federal and state trustees (EVOS
Trustee Council) was awarded criminal
and civil restitution funds to help with
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the recovery, and the evaluation of the
recovery, of injured natural resources
and human services. The Prince
William Sound User Experience Survey
aims to advance understanding of the
status of recovery for the recreation/
tourism human service still defined by
EVOS trustees as ‘‘recovering’’ and not
yet fully ‘‘recovered.’’ It also aims to
identify potential impacts to the
recovery of other injured goods and
services.
Need and Use of the Information: The
survey will aid in evaluating the
potential for conflict among user groups
and the possibility of displacement
resulting from those interactions.
Additionally, it will investigate
recreation/tourism user perceptions
about lingering oil and evaluate how
those perceptions may affect experience.
The data will be used by managers to
determine use patterns for the PWS,
giving decision makers insight into the
recovery of injured resources and
human services, which were
redistributed around the PWS in the
aftermath of EVOS. The data will also
provide managers with the ability to
protect and restore EVOS injured
resources and human services during a
time of increasing human use in the
PWS.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 500.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 167.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; 2008 Estimate of
Micronesians
U.S. Census Bureau.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
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To ensure consideration, written
comments must be submitted on or
before May 19, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Claire Shook-Finucane
via U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill
Road, Room 6H154A, Washington, DC
20233, or (301) 763–6092, or via the
Internet at claire.shookfinucane@census.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
I. Abstract
The U.S. Census Bureau plans to
request clearance from the Office of
Management and Budget to survey the
residents of Guam and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands (CNMI) to collect basic
demographic data to meet the needs of
The Compact of Free Association.
The Compact of Free Association
between the United States, the
Federated States of Micronesia, and the
Republic of the Marshall Islands went
into effect in 1986, and with the
Republic of Palau in 1994. The
Compact, a joint congressionalexecutive agreement, provides United
States funds to these island areas for a
range of development programs, the use
of United States currency, immigration
privileges, federal processing of
applications for air services, United
States transportation of mail, and other
benefits. In exchange, each Pacific
nation guarantees the United States
exclusive use of its land for military
purposes.
As stated in the Compact of Free
Association Amendments Act of 2003
an enumeration of Micronesians shall be
conducted every five years in Hawaii,
Guam, CNMI, and America Samoa for
disbursing Compact funds.1 The U.S.
Department of the Interior decided to
use Census’ American Community
Survey (ACS) data to estimate the
number of Micronesians living in
Hawaii and, due to the small population
of Micronesians living in American
Samoa, to use Census 2000 data to
determine the number of Micronesians
living there. The Department of the
Interior has requested that the Census
Bureau conduct a survey to estimate the
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number of Micronesians living in Guam
and CNMI. Based on the Compact, this
Survey of Micronesians will be fielded
in 2008 and will need to provide
information to meet three data needs:
place of birth, residential tenure, and
children of Micronesians. Only
questions pertaining to these needs will
be requested. The questions and data
collection procedures will follow the
ACS and U.S. Island Area Census,
including a content reinterview phase.
II. Method of Collection
In Guam, approximately 45 sample
blocks totaling about 3,300 sample
addresses will be listed and
enumerated. In CNMI, approximately 30
sample blocks totaling about 2,000
sample addresses will be listed and
enumerated. The data will be collected
via in-person interviews. The content
reinterview will sample approximately
400 respondents via a telephone number
provided by the respondents.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: None.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,770.
Estimated Time Per Response: 32
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,544.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United
States Code, Section 8(b) and Public
Law 108–188, The Compact of Free
Association Amendments Act of 2003.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
March 13, 2008.
The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments
regarding: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO,
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8681.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Forest Service
Title: Prince William Sound User Experience Survey.
Omb Control Number: 0596-NEW.
Summary of Collection: Prince William Sound (PWS), the geographic
heart of the Chugach National Forest (CNF), was severely impacted by
the Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS) in 1989. In the aftermath of the
spill, a council of federal and state trustees (EVOS Trustee Council)
was awarded criminal and civil restitution funds to help with
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the recovery, and the evaluation of the recovery, of injured natural
resources and human services. The Prince William Sound User Experience
Survey aims to advance understanding of the status of recovery for the
recreation/tourism human service still defined by EVOS trustees as
``recovering'' and not yet fully ``recovered.'' It also aims to
identify potential impacts to the recovery of other injured goods and
services.
Need and Use of the Information: The survey will aid in evaluating
the potential for conflict among user groups and the possibility of
displacement resulting from those interactions. Additionally, it will
investigate recreation/tourism user perceptions about lingering oil and
evaluate how those perceptions may affect experience. The data will be
used by managers to determine use patterns for the PWS, giving decision
makers insight into the recovery of injured resources and human
services, which were redistributed around the PWS in the aftermath of
EVOS. The data will also provide managers with the ability to protect
and restore EVOS injured resources and human services during a time of
increasing human use in the PWS.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 500.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 167.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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