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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 41 / Wednesday, March 4, 2009 / Notices
These amended final results are
published in accordance with sections
751(h) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: February 23, 2009.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
[FR Doc. E9–4626 Filed 3–3–09; 8:45 am]
II. Method of Collection
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S
Respondents from fire and emergency
service districts throughout the U.S. will
record event-specific fire and emergency
medical response data through a secure,
web-based database program.
Respondents are authorized
representatives of a fire or EMS district
trained in the data entry format required
in this data collection. The data will be
collected in a statistically representative
manner in order to support
generalization of the findings to a wide
array of communities in the U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Allocation of
Resources for Fire Service and
Emergency Medical Service
ACTION:
Notice.
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 May 4, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 7845,
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 and instructions should be
directed to Jason D. Averill, Fire
Protection Engineer, 100 Bureau Drive,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8664, (301)
975–2585; or jason.averill@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This information collection will be
conducted by the Building and Fire
Research Laboratory, a part of the
National Institute of Standards and
Technology, to establish a technical
basis for optimal allocation of fire
service and emergency medical service
(EMS) resources. Presently, no
scientifically-based method exists with
which a fire chief or local administrator
may evaluate the capacity of the fire and
emergency medical services to respond
to risks which are or may be present
within the community served.
Additionally, there is no validated
capability to quantitatively evaluate
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alternative levels of hazard mitigation or
services. This project will provide the
technical foundation to model the
existing community hazards and
response capacity, as well as explore the
impact of changes to the service
capacity.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0693–0047.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
400.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 4,267.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
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.
Dated: February 27, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9–4554 Filed 3–3–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Observer
Programs’ Information That Can Be
Gathered Only Through Questions
AGENCY: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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 May 4, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 7845,
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 and instructions should be
directed to Joe Terry, (858) 546–7197,
(Joe.Terry@noaa.gov) or Samantha
Brooke, (301) 713–2367,
Samantha.Brooke@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) deploys fishery observers on
United States commercial fishing
vessels and to fish processing plants in
order to collect biological and economic
data. NMFS has at least one observer
program in each of its six Regions.
These observer programs provide the
only reliable or most effective method
for obtaining information that is critical
for the conservation and management of
living marine resources. Observer
programs primarily obtain information
through direct observations by
employees or agents of NMFS; and such
observations are not subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).
However, observer programs also collect
the following information that requires
clearance under the PRA: (1)
Standardized questions of fishing vessel
captains/crew or fish processing plant
managers/staff, which include gear and
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Allocation of
Resources for Fire Service and Emergency Medical Service
ACTION: Notice.
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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 May 4, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 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 and instructions should
be directed to Jason D. Averill, Fire Protection Engineer, 100 Bureau
Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8664, (301) 975-2585; or
jason.averill@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This information collection will be conducted by the Building and
Fire Research Laboratory, a part of the National Institute of Standards
and Technology, to establish a technical basis for optimal allocation
of fire service and emergency medical service (EMS) resources.
Presently, no scientifically-based method exists with which a fire
chief or local administrator may evaluate the capacity of the fire and
emergency medical services to respond to risks which are or may be
present within the community served. Additionally, there is no
validated capability to quantitatively evaluate alternative levels of
hazard mitigation or services. This project will provide the technical
foundation to model the existing community hazards and response
capacity, as well as explore the impact of changes to the service
capacity.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents from fire and emergency service districts throughout
the U.S. will record event-specific fire and emergency medical response
data through a secure, web-based database program. Respondents are
authorized representatives of a fire or EMS district trained in the
data entry format required in this data collection. The data will be
collected in a statistically representative manner in order to support
generalization of the findings to a wide array of communities in the
U.S.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0693-0047.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 400.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,267.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
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.
Dated: February 27, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-4554 Filed 3-3-09; 8:45 am]
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