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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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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 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 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 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 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.
[FR Doc. 2011-5143 Filed 3-7-11; 8:45 am]
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