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Type of Request: Regular submission
(request for approval of a new
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 90.
Average Hours per Response: 30
minutes.
Burden Hours: 45.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
approval of a new information
collection. The National Weather
Service plans to conduct a survey to
engage with and assess the science and
forecasting needs of stakeholders in the
water resources sector. The water
resources sector includes agencies and
companies operating reservoirs, and
private and public interests in
regulating rivers. The survey is designed
to (1) assess the accessibility and utility
of water and climate information and
data, (2) assess participants’ perceptions
and knowledge about water and climate,
and (3) evaluate user needs and the gaps
in existing water and climate
information. Participation in the survey
will be entirely voluntary and will
usually be in conjunction with
workshops related to water resources
and/or climate.
Affected Public: State, local and
Tribal government; individuals or
households; not-for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
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 6616, 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
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: March 2, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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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
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information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35).
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Survey of Construction—
Questionnaire for Building Permit
Official.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0125.
Form Number(s): SOC–QBPO.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Burden Hours: 225.
Number of Respondents: 900.
Average Hours per Response: 15
minutes.
Needs and Uses: The information
collected on the SOC–QBPO is
necessary to carry out the sampling for
the Survey of Housing Starts, Sales and
Completions (OMB number 0607–0110),
also known as the Survey of
Construction (SOC). Government
agencies and private companies use
statistics from SOC to monitor and
evaluate the large and dynamic housing
construction industry.
The SOC–QBPO is an electronic
questionnaire. Census Bureau field
representatives (FRs) use Computer
Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI)
to collect the data. The FRs use the
SOC–QBPO to obtain information on the
operating procedures of a permit office.
This enables them to locate, classify,
list, and sample building permits for
residential construction. These permits
are used as the basis for the sample
selected for SOC. The Census Bureau
also uses the information to verify and
update the geographic coverage of
permit offices.
Failure to collect this information
would make it difficult, if not
impossible, to classify accurately and
sample building permits for the SOC.
The SOC produces data for two
principal economic indicators: New
Residential Construction (housing starts
and housing completions) and New
Residential Sales. Information from the
SOC is also used in the estimation of the
value of new residential construction
put in place for the Census Bureau’s
data on construction spending.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal
Government.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.,
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 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
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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: March 3, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of an Opportunity To Serve on
the Innovation Advisory Board
Advising the Department of Commerce
in the Development of a Study on the
Economic Competitiveness and
Innovative Capacity of the United
States
Office of the Secretary, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Commerce
is inviting expressions of interest to
service on the Innovation Advisory
Board from individuals with interest in
advising the Department of Commerce
as it develops a study on the economic
competitiveness and innovative
capacity of the United States. The
Department is particularly interested in
businesses leaders, economic or
innovation policy experts, and State and
local government officials active in
technology-based economic
development.
SUMMARY:
All information must be received
by the Office of the Secretary at the
e-mail or postal address below by close
of business (EDT) on March 22, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Please submit relevant
information via e-mail to
InnovationAB@doc.gov or by mail to
John Connor, Office of the Secretary,
U.S. Department of Commerce, Room
5835, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
Background
The America COMPETES
Reauthorization Act of 2010
(COMPETES) was signed into law on
January 4, 2011. Section 604 of that Act
requires that the Secretary of Commerce
complete a comprehensive study of the
economic competitiveness and
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innovative capacity of the United States
by January 4, 2012. This study is to be
conducted in consultation with the
National Economic Council, Federal
agencies as the Secretary considers
appropriate, and an Innovation
Advisory Board.
COMPETES directs that the study
shall include the following:
(A) An analysis of the United States
economy and innovation infrastructure.
(B) An assessment of the following:
(i) The current competitive and
innovation performance of the United
States economy relative to other
countries that compete economically
with the United States.
(ii) Economic competitiveness and
domestic innovation in the current
business climate, including tax and
Federal regulatory policy.
(iii) The business climate of the
United States and those of other
countries that compete economically
with the United States.
(iv) Regional issues that influence the
economic competitiveness and
innovation capacity of the United
States, including—
(I) the roles of State and local
governments and institutions of higher
education; and
(II) regional factors that contribute
positively to innovation.
(v) The effectiveness of the Federal
Government in supporting and
promoting economic competitiveness
and innovation, including any
duplicative efforts of, or gaps in
coverage between, Federal agencies and
departments.
(vi) Barriers to competitiveness in
newly emerging business or technology
sectors, factors influencing
underperforming economic sectors,
unique issues facing small and medium
enterprises, and barriers to the
development and evolution of start-ups,
firms, and industries.
(vii) The effects of domestic and
international trade policy on the
competitiveness of the United States
and the United States economy.
(viii) United States export promotion
and export finance programs relative to
export promotion and export finance
programs of other countries that
compete economically with the United
States, including Canada, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, and the
United Kingdom, with noting of export
promotion and export finance programs
carried out by such countries that are
not analogous to any programs carried
out by the United States.
(ix) The effectiveness of current
policies and programs affecting exports,
including an assessment of Federal
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trade restrictions and State and Federal
export promotion activities.
(x) The effectiveness of the Federal
Government and Federally funded
research and development centers in
supporting and promoting technology
commercialization and technology
transfer.
(xi) Domestic and international
intellectual property policies and
practices.
(xii) Manufacturing capacity, logistics,
and supply chain dynamics of major
export sectors, including access to a
skilled workforce, physical
infrastructure, and broadband network
infrastructure.
(xiii) Federal and State policies
relating to science, technology, and
education and other relevant Federal
and State policies designed to promote
commercial innovation, including
immigration policies.
To be considered for membership,
please provide the following:
1. Name, title, and personal resume of
the individual requesting consideration;
2. A brief statement of why the person
should be considered for membership
on the Board. This statement should
address the individual’s relevant
expertise in factors impacting the
economic competitiveness and
innovative capacity of the United States;
and
3. A brief biography.
Appointments of members to the
Board will be made by the Secretary of
Commerce.
Dated: March 2, 2011.
John Connor,
Office of the Secretary.
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Selection Criteria
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
COMPETES directs the Secretary of
Commerce to appoint a 15 member
Innovation Advisory Board representing
all major industry sectors for purposes
of obtaining advice with respect to the
conduct of the study described above.
The majority of Board members must be
comprised of representatives from
private industry, including large and
small firms, representing both advanced
technology sectors and more traditional
sectors that use technology. The Board
may include economic or innovation
policy experts, State and local
government officials active in
technology-based economic
development, and representatives from
higher education.
Board members will serve until the
completion of the study, which, under
the Act must be completed by January
4, 2012.
Members are required to meet to
provide input to the study at two critical
development points: Development of
the extended outline and review of
draft. In addition, members may be
called upon to participate in events
around the country designed to solicit
additional information regarding
specific issues related to the economic
competitiveness and innovative
capacity of the United States.
Board members are not considered
Federal government employees by
virtue of their service as a member of
the Board and will receive no
compensation from the Federal
government for their participation in
Board activities. Members participating
in Board meetings and events will be
not be compensated for travel or other
expenses.
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The 2010 Census Count Question
Resolution Program
Bureau of the Census,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Program.
AGENCY:
On May 26, 2010, the Bureau
of the Census (Census Bureau)
published in the Federal Register an
initial notice relating to the 2010 Census
Count Question Resolution (CQR)
Program (75 FR 29508). This notice
provides final information concerning
the CQR Program. The CQR Program
will address requests for corrections to
the 2010 Census count of housing units
and/or group quarters (GQs) and
associated population, based on three
types of challenges (1) boundary, (2)
geocoding, and (3) coverage. The CQR
Program is not a mechanism or process
to challenge or revise the population
counts sent to the President by
December 31, 2010, which are used to
apportion the U.S. House of
Representatives. The Census Bureau
will accept challenges between June 1,
2011, and June 1, 2013, and will review
challenges in the order they are
received.
SUMMARY:
Effective Date: This program will
become effective on June 1, 2011, and
will end on June 1, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Count Question Resolution Program,
Decennial Management Division, U.S.
Census Bureau, Washington, DC 20233.
Telephone: 301–763–9329; Fax: 301–
763–9321; E-mail: dmd.cqr@census.gov:
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of an Opportunity To Serve on the Innovation Advisory
Board Advising the Department of Commerce in the Development of a Study
on the Economic Competitiveness and Innovative Capacity of the United
States
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is inviting expressions of interest
to service on the Innovation Advisory Board from individuals with
interest in advising the Department of Commerce as it develops a study
on the economic competitiveness and innovative capacity of the United
States. The Department is particularly interested in businesses
leaders, economic or innovation policy experts, and State and local
government officials active in technology-based economic development.
DATES: All information must be received by the Office of the Secretary
at the e-mail or postal address below by close of business (EDT) on
March 22, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Please submit relevant information via e-mail to
InnovationAB@doc.gov or by mail to John Connor, Office of the
Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 5835, 1401 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (COMPETES) was
signed into law on January 4, 2011. Section 604 of that Act requires
that the Secretary of Commerce complete a comprehensive study of the
economic competitiveness and
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innovative capacity of the United States by January 4, 2012. This study
is to be conducted in consultation with the National Economic Council,
Federal agencies as the Secretary considers appropriate, and an
Innovation Advisory Board.
COMPETES directs that the study shall include the following:
(A) An analysis of the United States economy and innovation
infrastructure.
(B) An assessment of the following:
(i) The current competitive and innovation performance of the
United States economy relative to other countries that compete
economically with the United States.
(ii) Economic competitiveness and domestic innovation in the
current business climate, including tax and Federal regulatory policy.
(iii) The business climate of the United States and those of other
countries that compete economically with the United States.
(iv) Regional issues that influence the economic competitiveness
and innovation capacity of the United States, including--
(I) the roles of State and local governments and institutions of
higher education; and
(II) regional factors that contribute positively to innovation.
(v) The effectiveness of the Federal Government in supporting and
promoting economic competitiveness and innovation, including any
duplicative efforts of, or gaps in coverage between, Federal agencies
and departments.
(vi) Barriers to competitiveness in newly emerging business or
technology sectors, factors influencing underperforming economic
sectors, unique issues facing small and medium enterprises, and
barriers to the development and evolution of start-ups, firms, and
industries.
(vii) The effects of domestic and international trade policy on the
competitiveness of the United States and the United States economy.
(viii) United States export promotion and export finance programs
relative to export promotion and export finance programs of other
countries that compete economically with the United States, including
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, and the United Kingdom,
with noting of export promotion and export finance programs carried out
by such countries that are not analogous to any programs carried out by
the United States.
(ix) The effectiveness of current policies and programs affecting
exports, including an assessment of Federal trade restrictions and
State and Federal export promotion activities.
(x) The effectiveness of the Federal Government and Federally
funded research and development centers in supporting and promoting
technology commercialization and technology transfer.
(xi) Domestic and international intellectual property policies and
practices.
(xii) Manufacturing capacity, logistics, and supply chain dynamics
of major export sectors, including access to a skilled workforce,
physical infrastructure, and broadband network infrastructure.
(xiii) Federal and State policies relating to science, technology,
and education and other relevant Federal and State policies designed to
promote commercial innovation, including immigration policies.
Selection Criteria
COMPETES directs the Secretary of Commerce to appoint a 15 member
Innovation Advisory Board representing all major industry sectors for
purposes of obtaining advice with respect to the conduct of the study
described above. The majority of Board members must be comprised of
representatives from private industry, including large and small firms,
representing both advanced technology sectors and more traditional
sectors that use technology. The Board may include economic or
innovation policy experts, State and local government officials active
in technology-based economic development, and representatives from
higher education.
Board members will serve until the completion of the study, which,
under the Act must be completed by January 4, 2012.
Members are required to meet to provide input to the study at two
critical development points: Development of the extended outline and
review of draft. In addition, members may be called upon to participate
in events around the country designed to solicit additional information
regarding specific issues related to the economic competitiveness and
innovative capacity of the United States.
Board members are not considered Federal government employees by
virtue of their service as a member of the Board and will receive no
compensation from the Federal government for their participation in
Board activities. Members participating in Board meetings and events
will be not be compensated for travel or other expenses.
To be considered for membership, please provide the following:
1. Name, title, and personal resume of the individual requesting
consideration;
2. A brief statement of why the person should be considered for
membership on the Board. This statement should address the individual's
relevant expertise in factors impacting the economic competitiveness
and innovative capacity of the United States; and
3. A brief biography.
Appointments of members to the Board will be made by the Secretary
of Commerce.
Dated: March 2, 2011.
John Connor,
Office of the Secretary.
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