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Date and Time: Friday, March 19,
2010; 9:30 a.m. EST.
Place: U.S. Commission on Civil
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Summary: Notice is hereby given
pursuant to the provisions of the Civil
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the Department of Justice’s actions in
the New Black Panther Party Litigation
and enforcement of Section 11(b) of the
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prior to the scheduled date of the
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Dated: February 12, 2010.
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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: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Current Population Survey June
Fertility Supplement.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0610.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Reinstatement,
without change, of an expired
collection.
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Burden Hours: 250 hours.
Number of Respondents: 30,000.
Average Hours per Response: 30
seconds.
Needs and Uses: The purpose of this
request for review is to obtain clearance
for the supplemental inquiry concerning
fertility to be conducted biennially in
conjunction with the June Current
Population Survey (CPS). The fertility
questions will be asked of females 15–
44 years of age. The June Fertility
Supplement, like the June 2008 Fertility
Supplement, differs from the June 1998
and the June 1995 supplements because
it only includes fertility items. The 1998
supplement contained fertility and birth
expectations items. The 1995
supplement contained fertility and
marital history items.
The data collected from this
supplement are used primarily by
government and private analysts to
project future population growth, to
analyze childbearing patterns, and to
assist policymakers in making decisions
that are affected by changes in family
size and composition. Past studies have
documented profound changes to
historical patterns that have occurred in
fertility rates, family structures,
premarital births, and the timing of the
first birth. The CPS characteristics, such
as family income, household
relationships, and labor force status,
when matched with fertility data, can
produce estimates of potential needs
families may have for governmental
assistance: for example, aid to families
with dependent children, childcare, and
maternal health care for single-parent
households. The fertility data also assist
researchers and analysts who explore
such important issues as premarital
childbearing and postponement of
childbirth because of educational or
occupational responsibilities and goals.
As a result of the rapid changes in the
economy, the June Fertility supplement
offers analysts a key indicator of family
economic resources, namely, the
employment status of women with
infant children.
Item SF1 establishes the number of
children ever born, and Item SF2 asks
the month and year the last child was
born. Fertility Items SF1 and SF2 were
included in the June CPS Supplement
annually since 1971, with the exception
of 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, and
1999. Discontinuance of the Fertility
Supplement would interrupt a data
series, which is built upon previous
surveys first collected in June 1971.
Without current fertility data, data for
the most recent female cohorts (age 18–
24) would be missing in fertility
projections. The statistics and
projections from these data are useful
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for legislators in the public sector and
businesses that make policy and
resource decisions about childcare,
development, and changes in family
life.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: Biennially.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United
States Code, Section 182.
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: February 12, 2010.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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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 State Research and
Development.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0933.
Form Number(s): SRD–1.
Type of Request: Reinstatement,
without change, of an expired
collection.
Burden Hours: 958.
Number of Respondents: 552.
Average Hours per Response: 1 hour
and 44 minutes.
Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census
Bureau is requesting a reinstatement of
the collection of state government
research and development (R&D)
expenditures that is conducted by the
Census Bureau and for the benefit of the
National Science Foundation (NSF).
This collection is authorized under
Title 13, Section 8(b) of the United
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States Code, which allows the Secretary
of Commerce to ‘‘make special statistical
compilations and surveys, for
departments, agencies and
establishments of the Federal
Government.’’ Title 15, Section 1525 of
the United States Code also authorizes
the Secretary of Commerce ‘‘upon the
request of any person, firm,
organization, or others, public or
private, to make special studies on
matters within the authority of the
Department of Commerce.’’
The NSF Act of 1950 includes a
statutory charge to ‘‘provide a central
clearinghouse for the collection,
interpretation, and analysis of data on
scientific and engineering resources and
to provide a source of information for
policy formulation by other agencies in
the Federal Government.’’ Under the
aegis of this legislative mandate, NSF
and its predecessors have sponsored
surveys of R&D since 1953, including
the Survey of Industrial Research and
Development and the Survey of State
Research and Development
Expenditures. This survey has helped to
expand the scope of R&D collections to
include state governments, where
previously there had been no
established collection efforts.
NSF sponsors surveys of R&D
activities of Federal agencies, higher
education institutions, and private
industries. The data collected from this
survey instrument fills the void that
previously existed for collection of R&D
activities at the state government
department or agency level. The results
of these surveys provide a consistent
information base for government
officials, industry professionals, and
researchers to use in formulating public
policy and planning in science and
technology. These surveys allow for the
analysis of current and historical trends
in research and development in the
U.S., as well as, comparisons with other
countries.
The Census Bureau, serving as
collection agent, employs a
methodology similar to the one used to
collect information from state and local
governments on established censuses
and surveys. This methodology involves
identifying a central coordinator in each
state who will assist Census Bureau staff
in identifying appropriate state
departments/agencies to survey. These
state contacts also verify data responses
and assist with nonresponse follow-up.
The collection approach using a central
state contact is used successfully at the
Census Bureau in surveys of local
school districts, municipal and county
governments, and state government
finances.
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Items on the survey form include
research and development expenditures
according to the source of funding, by
performer of the work (internal and
external to state agencies), and by
character (i.e., basic, applied, or
developmental). Final results produced
by NSF contain state and national
estimates and are useful to a variety of
data users interested in research and
development performance including:
the National Science Board; the Office
of Management and Budget; the Office
of Science and Technology Policy and
other science policy makers;
institutional researchers; and private
organizations.
Legislators, policy officials, and
researchers rely on statistics to make
informed decisions about R&D
investment at the Federal, state, and
local level. These statistics are derived
from the existing NSF sponsored
surveys of Federal agencies, higher
education institutions, and private
industry. The total picture of R&D
expenditures, however, had been
incomplete due to the lack of relevant
and timely data from state governments
prior to this survey collection, which
now fills that void.
State government officials and policy
makers garner the most benefit from the
results of this survey. Governors and
legislatures need a reliable,
comprehensive source of data to help in
evaluating how best to attract the hightech, R&D industries to their state.
Officials are able to evaluate their
investment in R&D based on
comparisons with other states. These
comparisons include the sources of
funding, the type of R&D being
conducted, and the actual performer of
the work.
The information collected from the
Survey of State R&D is used at the
Federal level to assess and direct
investment in technology and economic
issues. Congressional committees and
the Congressional Research Service use
results of the R&D surveys extensively.
Inquiries made to NSF by congressional
staff concerning industry and academic
data are well documented. In addition,
officials from several Federal agencies
make use of the data.
NSF also uses data from this survey
in various publications produced about
the state of R&D in the U.S. The Science
and Engineering Indicators series, for
example, is a biennial report mandated
by Congress and describes
quantitatively the condition of the
country’s R&D efforts. Results are also
likely to be included in the National
Patterns of Research and Development
Resources tabulations and in the
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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: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Current Population Survey June Fertility Supplement.
OMB Control Number: 0607-0610.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of an expired
collection.
Burden Hours: 250 hours.
Number of Respondents: 30,000.
Average Hours per Response: 30 seconds.
Needs and Uses: The purpose of this request for review is to obtain
clearance for the supplemental inquiry concerning fertility to be
conducted biennially in conjunction with the June Current Population
Survey (CPS). The fertility questions will be asked of females 15-44
years of age. The June Fertility Supplement, like the June 2008
Fertility Supplement, differs from the June 1998 and the June 1995
supplements because it only includes fertility items. The 1998
supplement contained fertility and birth expectations items. The 1995
supplement contained fertility and marital history items.
The data collected from this supplement are used primarily by
government and private analysts to project future population growth, to
analyze childbearing patterns, and to assist policymakers in making
decisions that are affected by changes in family size and composition.
Past studies have documented profound changes to historical patterns
that have occurred in fertility rates, family structures, premarital
births, and the timing of the first birth. The CPS characteristics,
such as family income, household relationships, and labor force status,
when matched with fertility data, can produce estimates of potential
needs families may have for governmental assistance: for example, aid
to families with dependent children, childcare, and maternal health
care for single-parent households. The fertility data also assist
researchers and analysts who explore such important issues as
premarital childbearing and postponement of childbirth because of
educational or occupational responsibilities and goals. As a result of
the rapid changes in the economy, the June Fertility supplement offers
analysts a key indicator of family economic resources, namely, the
employment status of women with infant children.
Item SF1 establishes the number of children ever born, and Item SF2
asks the month and year the last child was born. Fertility Items SF1
and SF2 were included in the June CPS Supplement annually since 1971,
with the exception of 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, and 1999.
Discontinuance of the Fertility Supplement would interrupt a data
series, which is built upon previous surveys first collected in June
1971. Without current fertility data, data for the most recent female
cohorts (age 18-24) would be missing in fertility projections. The
statistics and projections from these data are useful
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for legislators in the public sector and businesses that make policy
and resource decisions about childcare, development, and changes in
family life.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: Biennially.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Section 182.
OMB Desk Officer: Brian Harris-Kojetin, (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: February 12, 2010.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-3139 Filed 2-18-10; 8:45 am]
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