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previous month. The ratio of unfilled
orders to shipments is an important
indicator of pressure on manufacturing
capacity.
The monthly M3 estimates are based
on a relatively small panel of domestic
manufacturers and reflect primarily the
month-to-month changes of large
companies. There is a clear need for
periodic benchmarking of the M3
estimates to reflect the entire
manufacturing universe. The Annual
Survey of Manufactures (ASM) provides
annual benchmarks for the shipments
and inventories but because the data are
collected at the establishment level
rather than the corporate level on the
ASM and most companies retain records
on unfilled orders at the corporate level,
data collection of unfilled orders proved
to be unsuccessful. In order to collect
the appropriate and relevant data, the
M3 discontinued the practice of
collecting the data from the ASM,
necessitating a separate survey for
unfilled orders beginning in 1976. Over
the life of the M3 Survey, there have
been four surveys specifically designed
to collect unfilled orders. These surveys
were conducted in 1976, 1986, 2000,
and 2008. After analyzing the results of
the 2008 survey, the Census Bureau
determined the need for an annual data
collection of unfilled orders data. The
U.S. Census Bureau plans a
reinstatement with a change to an
expired collection ‘‘Manufacturers’
Shipments, Inventories, and Orders
(M3) Supplement: 2006–2007 Unfilled
Orders Benchmark Survey,’’ to be
renamed the ‘‘Manufacturers’ Unfilled
Orders Survey.’’
The Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders
Survey will be used as a benchmark for
the M3 Survey each year. The Census
Bureau will use these data to develop
universe estimates of unfilled orders as
of the end of the calendar year and
adjust the monthly M3 data on unfilled
orders to these levels on the NAICS
basis. The benchmarked unfilled orders
levels will then be used to derive
estimates of new orders received by
manufacturers. The survey data will
also be used to determine whether it is
necessary to collect unfilled orders data
for specific industries on a monthly
basis; some industries are not asked to
provide unfilled orders data on the M3
Survey.
The Census Bureau will use the
information provided by this survey to
develop universe estimates of unfilled
orders as of the end of each year, and
then adjust the monthly M3 data on
unfilled orders to these levels. The
benchmarked unfilled orders levels will
be used to derive estimates of new
orders received by manufacturers.
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Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United
States Code, Sections 131, 182, 193, and
224.
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: January 20, 2010.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Survey of Public
Perceptions and Attitudes About
Hawaiian Monk Seals
AGENCY: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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 March 29, 2010.
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 and instructions should be
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directed to Jen Metz, (808) 944–2268 or
Jennifer.Metz@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The purpose of this informationgathering activity is to gain a better
understanding of public knowledge,
attitudes, beliefs, values, and behaviors
regarding the endangered Hawaiian
monk seal. The information gained will
be used to develop management
strategies and an outreach and
education plan intended to reduce
human-seal interactions. Members of
the public targeted for this survey will
include people likely to encounter
Hawaiian monk seals in the wild,
including but not limited to: fishers,
surfers, beach goers, divers, operators
and patrons of commercial water sports
tours, and hotel managers operating in
areas of high monk seal activity. The
information gathered by this survey, and
the management and education and
outreach efforts it supports, will be
increasingly useful for Hawaiian monk
seal conservation as seals are expected
to become more numerous around the
populated Hawaiian Islands over the
next several years. The Hawaiian monk
seal is listed as endangered under the
Endangered Species Act and is also
protected under the Marine Mammal
Protection Act and Hawaii State law.
II. Method of Collection
Participants voluntarily complete
paper questionnaires. Questionnaires
will be distributed in-person and by
mail. Methods of submittal include
direct on-site return to those conducting
the survey, and mail/fax/e-mail.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: None.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households; business and for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
500.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 167.
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
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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: January 21, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Correction: Proposed Information
Collection; Comment Request;
Fisheries Certificate of Origin
AGENCY: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ACTION: Correction.
SUMMARY: On January 15, 2010, a notice
was published in the Federal Register
(75 FR 2482) on the proposed
information collection, Fisheries
Certificate of Origin.
In the third paragraph under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, III. Data,
the OMB Control No. is corrected to
read, ‘‘0648–0335.’’
All other information in the notice is
correct and remains unchanged.
Dated: January 21, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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Administration
[Docket Number 100115026–0026–01]
Science Advisory Board; Draft Report
of the NOAA Science Advisory Board
Oceans and Health Working Group
Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research (OAR), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
AGENCY:
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Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for public comment.
SUMMARY: NOAA Research (OAR)
publishes this notice on behalf of the
NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB) to
announce the availability of the draft
report of the SAB Oceans and Health
Working Group (here called the OHWG)
for public comment. The draft report of
the OHWG has been prepared pursuant
to the request initiated from NOAA for
an external panel of experts to explore
opportunities to enhance NOAA’s
ongoing ocean health efforts and their
impacts on ecosystem and public health
and well-being.
DATES: Comments on this draft report
must be received by 5 p.m. on February
25, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The Draft Report of the
OHWG will be available on the NOAA
Science Advisory Board Web site at
https://www.sab.noaa.gov/Reports/ohwg.
The public is encouraged to submit
comments electronically to
noaa.sab.comments@noaa.gov. For
individuals who do not have access to
the Internet, comments may be
submitted in writing to: NOAA Science
Advisory Board (SAB) c/o Dr. Cynthia
Decker, 1315 East-West Highway-R/
SAB, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Cynthia Decker, Executive Director,
Science Advisory Board, NOAA, 1315
East-West Highway-R/SAB, Silver
Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301–
734–1156, Fax: 301–734–1459) during
normal business hours of 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through
Friday, or visit the NOAA SAB Web site
at https://www.sab.noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
its charge, the OHWG was tasked to
consider the following questions and
any others that the Working Group may
decide to entertain:
(1) What are NOAA’s unique and
important scientific roles in addressing
ocean health issues?
(2) What are the right ocean health
science questions, products and services
for NOAA?
(3) Are there additional ocean health
science issues that should be included
in the NOAA research portfolio? If so,
what are these?
(4) What are the appropriate steps for
NOAA to incorporate and advance
ocean health as part of its core mission?
(5) How could NOAA more
systematically develop ocean health
products and services to enhance
ecosystem, organism, human, and
community health?
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(6) How can NOAA better integrate
among its major programs, including
activities conducted within the agency
and those supported in the external
community, to better define and assess
ocean health issues?
The complete terms of reference for
the working group can be found at:
https://www.sab.noaa.gov/
Working_Groups/current/
oceans_health/
OCEANSHEALTH_TOR_FINAL.pdf.
The SAB is chartered under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act and is
the only Federal Advisory Committee
with the responsibility to advise the
Under Secretary on long- and short-term
strategies for research, education, and
application of science to resource
management and environmental
assessment and prediction.
NOAA welcomes all comments on the
content of the draft report. We also
request comments on any
inconsistencies perceived within the
report, and possible omissions of
important topics or issues. This draft
report is being issued for comment only
and is not intended for interim use. For
any shortcoming noted within the
report, please propose specific
remedies. Suggested changes will be
incorporated where appropriate, and a
final report will be posted on the SAB
Web site.
Please follow these instructions for
preparing and submitting comments.
Using the format guidance described
below will facilitate the processing of
comments and assure that all comments
are appropriately considered. Overview
comments should be provided first and
should be numbered. Comments that are
specific to particular pages, paragraphs
or lines of the section should follow any
overview comments and should identify
the page and line numbers to which
they apply. Please number each page of
your comments.
Dated: January 20, 2010.
Mark E. Brown,
Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey of
Public Perceptions and Attitudes About Hawaiian Monk Seals
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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 March 29, 2010.
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 and instructions should
be directed to Jen Metz, (808) 944-2268 or Jennifer.Metz@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The purpose of this information-gathering activity is to gain a
better understanding of public knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, values,
and behaviors regarding the endangered Hawaiian monk seal. The
information gained will be used to develop management strategies and an
outreach and education plan intended to reduce human-seal interactions.
Members of the public targeted for this survey will include people
likely to encounter Hawaiian monk seals in the wild, including but not
limited to: fishers, surfers, beach goers, divers, operators and
patrons of commercial water sports tours, and hotel managers operating
in areas of high monk seal activity. The information gathered by this
survey, and the management and education and outreach efforts it
supports, will be increasingly useful for Hawaiian monk seal
conservation as seals are expected to become more numerous around the
populated Hawaiian Islands over the next several years. The Hawaiian
monk seal is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act and
is also protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and Hawaii
State law.
II. Method of Collection
Participants voluntarily complete paper questionnaires.
Questionnaires will be distributed in-person and by mail. Methods of
submittal include direct on-site return to those conducting the survey,
and mail/fax/e-mail.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: None.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals and households; business and for-
profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 167.
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
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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: January 21, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-1449 Filed 1-25-10; 8:45 am]
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