Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 55031 [E8-22234]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 186 / Wednesday, September 24, 2008 / Notices 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 David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Fax number (202) 395–7285, or David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov. Dated: September 18, 2008. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E8–22233 Filed 9–23–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Title: Pacific Islands Region SeabirdFisheries Interaction Recovery Reporting. Form Number(s): None. OMB Approval Number: 0648–0456. Type of Request: Regular submission. Burden Hours: 3. Number of Respondents: 1. Average Hours per Response: 3 hours. Needs and Uses: Seabird mitigation measures to reduce interactions between seabirds and the Hawaii-based pelagic longline fishery include a requirement for longline vessel operators to notify NMFS in the event an endangered shorttailed albatross (STAL) is hooked or entangled during fishing operations. Following the retrieval of a STAL from the ocean, as required by Federal regulations, the vessel captain must record the condition of the injured STAL on a recovery data form. The information is used by a veterinarian in providing advice to the captain caring for the STAL. If the albatross is dead, the vessel captain must attach an identification/information tag to the STAL carcass, as well as the specimen bag, to assist the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) biologists in follow-up studies on the specimen. This collection is one of the terms and conditions contained in a biological opinion issued by FWS. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Frequency: On occasion. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:26 Sep 23, 2008 Jkt 214001 Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395–3897. 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 David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov. Dated: September 18, 2008. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E8–22234 Filed 9–23–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the 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: Survey of Housing Starts, Sales and Completions. Form Number(s): SOC–Q1/SF.1, SOC– Q1/MF.1. OMB Control Number: 0607–0110. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Burden Hours: 14,615. Number of Respondents: 22,200. Average Hours Per Response: 5 minutes. Needs and Uses: Government agencies and private companies use statistics from the Survey of Housing Starts, Sales, and Completions, otherwise known as the Survey of Construction (SOC) to monitor and evaluate the large and dynamic housing construction industry. Data for two principal economic indicators are produced from the SOC: New Residential Construction (housing starts and housing completions) and New Residential Sales. In addition, a number of other statistical series are produced, including extensive information on the physical characteristics of new residential buildings, and indexes measuring rates of inflation in the price PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 55031 of new buildings. These statistics are based on a sample of residential buildings in permit-issuing places and a road canvass in a sample of land areas not covered by building permit systems. The field representatives (FRs) mail forms SOC–QI/SF.1 and SOC–QI/MF.1 to new respondents to complete. A few days later, the FRs either call or visit the respondents to enter their survey responses into a laptop computer using the Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) software formatted for the SOC–QI/SF.1 and SOC–QI/MF.1 forms. The respondents are homebuilders, real estate agents, rental agents, or new homeowners of sampled residential buildings. FRs contact respondents multiple times based on the number of projects in the sample and the number of months required to complete the project. The CAPI software for all SOC data collection has been rewritten and modernized to work on laptop computers with the Microsoft Windows operating system. The new software has been used in the field since May 2008. The new software provides the opportunity to modify the questionnaire to introduce new data items that are of interest to data users. After working with key data users and testing potential new data items, we identified seven new data items to be added to the single-family questionnaire and three new items for the multi-family questionnaire. We request approval to add these questions to the electronic questionnaire in December 2008 to allow tabulation of these characteristics for buildings started, completed, or sold in 2009. The Census Bureau also worked with key data users to review the existing data items for relevance and determined that information about whether closing costs are included in the sales price is of limited usefulness because the dollar value of these costs is not collected. Data users had little interest in the data so the question has been eliminated. The previous SOC questionnaire software required that all characteristics of new single-family units be re-asked at time of completion to identify any changes that occurred during the construction process. Census staff studied the data and determined that the square footage of the house and basement were the only characteristics that changed significantly upon completion of the house and need to be re-asked. Data users requested updates to the sale price, contract price, and intent at time of completion, so these questions will also be re-asked. Because several questions will no longer be re- E:\FR\FM\24SEN1.SGM 24SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 55031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22234]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Pacific Islands Region Seabird-Fisheries Interaction 
Recovery Reporting.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0456.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 3.
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 3 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Seabird mitigation measures to reduce interactions 
between seabirds and the Hawaii-based pelagic longline fishery include 
a requirement for longline vessel operators to notify NMFS in the event 
an endangered short-tailed albatross (STAL) is hooked or entangled 
during fishing operations. Following the retrieval of a STAL from the 
ocean, as required by Federal regulations, the vessel captain must 
record the condition of the injured STAL on a recovery data form. The 
information is used by a veterinarian in providing advice to the 
captain caring for the STAL. If the albatross is dead, the vessel 
captain must attach an identification/information tag to the STAL 
carcass, as well as the specimen bag, to assist the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service (FWS) biologists in follow-up studies on the specimen. 
This collection is one of the terms and conditions contained in a 
biological opinion issued by FWS.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    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 David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or 
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.

    Dated: September 18, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-22234 Filed 9-23-08; 8:45 am]
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