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following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35).
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: 2008 Survey of Qualified
Nonimmigrants.
OMB Control Number: None.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: New collection.
Burden Hours: 1,502.
Number of Respondents: 5,300.
Average Hours per Response: 17
minutes.
Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census
Bureau is requesting approval to
conduct a survey of the residents of
Guam and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) as a
means to estimate the stock of qualified
nonimmigrants from the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, the Federated States of
Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau
in 2008. According to the Compact of
Free Association Act, a qualified
nonimmigrant is defined as ‘‘* * * a
person, or their children under the age
of 18, admitted or resident pursuant to
section 141 of the US–RMI or US–FSM
Compact or section 141 of the Palau
Compact who, as of a date referenced in
the most recently published
enumeration is a resident of an affected
jurisdiction.’’ (Pub. L. 108–188, Sec.
104(e)(2)(B)).
The Compact of Free Association is a
joint congressional-executive agreement
that states that the U.S. will provide
funds to Guam, CNMI, Hawaii and
American Samoa for a range of
development programs and other
benefits that are necessary due to the inmigration of citizens from the Republic
of the Marshall Islands, the Federated
States of Micronesia, and the Republic
of Palau. The Compact of Free
Association became effective for citizens
of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
and the Federated States of Micronesia
in 1986, and for citizens of the Republic
of Palau in 1994.
The Compact of Free Association
Amendments Act of 2003 introduced
the requirement for an enumeration of
qualified nonimmigrants to be
conducted no less frequently than every
five years in Guam, CNMI, Hawaii and
American Samoa. In accordance with
the Compact of Free Association
Amendments Act of 2003, the Office of
the Insular Affairs of the U.S.
Department of the Interior requested the
U.S. Census Bureau to produce
estimates of such qualified
nonimmigrants for 2008.
The Compact of Free Association
Amendments Act of 2003 stipulates that
$30,000,000 will be made available for
grants to help defray the costs to
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jurisdictions whose health, educational,
social, or public safety services are
affected by the increase in qualified
nonimmigrants from the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, the Federated States of
Micronesia and the Republic of Palau.
To assist in the distribution of funds, an
enumeration of the jurisdictions that are
affected must be done no less frequently
than every five years.
The proposed survey will collect data
on place of birth, age, date of birth, sex
and year of entry for qualified
nonimmigrants residing in Guam and
CNMI. Only questions pertaining to the
needs of the legislation will be asked.
The questionnaire content and data
collection procedures will generally
follow the American Community Survey
(ACS) and Census 2000 procedures.
Since data can be obtained for Hawaii
from the ACS, it is not cost-effective to
include Hawaii in the survey. Because
it would be cost prohibitive to design a
survey resulting in reliable estimates of
the small number of qualified
nonimmigrants in American Samoa, the
estimate for this area will be derived
from existing Census 2000 data.
The jurisdictions outlined in Public
Law 108–188 are American Samoa,
Guam, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands and the State
of Hawaii as areas that are to receive
funds as part of the Compact of Free
Association Amendments Act of 2003.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: One-time.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Compact of Free
Association Amendments Act of 2003.
OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (202) 395–7314.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of
Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB
Desk Officer either by fax (202–395–
7245) or e-mail (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov).
Dated: July 3, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
The Manufacturing Council: Meeting
International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Manufacturing Council
will hold a meeting to discuss the
Sustainable Manufacturing Initiative
and the Manufacturing 2040 project.
DATES: July 23, 2008.
Time: 2 p.m. (e.d.t.).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Manufacturing Council Executive
Secretariat, Room 4043, Washington, DC
20230 (Phone: 202–482–1369), or visit
the Council’s Web site at https://
www.manufacturing.gov/council.
Dated: July 2, 2008.
Kate Sigler,
Executive Secretary, The Manufacturing
Council.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Application for
Commercial Fisheries Authorization
Under Section 118 of the Marine
Mammal Protection Act
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before September 8,
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
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
The Manufacturing Council: Meeting
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Manufacturing Council will hold a meeting to discuss the
Sustainable Manufacturing Initiative and the Manufacturing 2040
project.
DATES: July 23, 2008.
Time: 2 p.m. (e.d.t.).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Manufacturing Council Executive
Secretariat, Room 4043, Washington, DC 20230 (Phone: 202-482-1369), or
visit the Council's Web site at https://www.manufacturing.gov/council.
Dated: July 2, 2008.
Kate Sigler,
Executive Secretary, The Manufacturing Council.
[FR Doc. 08-1421 Filed 7-3-08; 11:38 am]
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