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Desk Officer either by fax (202–395–
7245) or e-mail (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov).
Dated: March 11, 2011.
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: Partnership Program Focus
Groups and Interviews.
Form Number(s): None.
OMB Control Number: None.
Type of Request: New collection.
Burden Hours: 150.
Number of Respondents: 120.
Average Hours per Response: 48
minnutes.
Needs and Uses: For the 2010 Census,
among the many other outreach efforts,
the Census Bureau conducted the
Partnership Program, involving
commercial entities of national scope;
State, local and Tribal governments; and
regional and local corporations and
organizations. The purpose of the
Partnership Program was to target
historically ‘‘hard-to-count’’ (HTC) areas
in hopes of increasing census form mailback rates. Over 800 National Partners
participated in the 2010 Census
Partnership Program. The program will
continue to be an integral part of future
inter-census year promotional activities.
The proposed data collection for
Partnership Program Research will
assist the Census Bureau by (1)
identifying the enhancers, incentives,
and barriers to maintaining partner
relationships over time; (2) investigating
the rationales behind organizations
refusing to participate in the Partnership
Program; and (3) identifying the specific
improvements to the Partnership
Program that will lead to more
engagement by Partnership
organizations.
The Census Bureau needs to collect
and analyze qualitative data to address
the following research questions:
(a) How can the Partnership program
be improved and the partnerships be
maintained in the future during the
intercensal years as well as for the 2020
Census?
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(b) What metrics can be used to
monitor and assess the impact of the
Partnership Program in the intercensal
years and for the 2020 Census?
Essentially, the research for which
data collection approval is being sought
seeks to inform the future direction,
composition, and maintenance of this
outreach program for the next eight or
nine years, in preparation for the 2020
Census.
The Census Bureau proposes to
collect qualitative data via six focus
groups and 30 individual interviews
among national Partnership Program
participant organizations. The Census
Bureau intends to ask program
participants about ways the program can
be improved, and ways in which their
own participation can be enhanced in
future years. The resulting qualitative
data will be used by Census Bureau
management staff to create
recommendations for program redesign
in order to improve the program in the
years leading to the next Census.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions; State,
local or Tribal governments.
Frequency: One time.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.,
Sections 141 and 193.
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,
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 11, 2011.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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Proposed Information Collection for
Focus Groups and One-on-One
Interviews
Office of Response and
Restoration, Assessment and Restoration
Division and the Office of Habitat
Conservation, National Oceanic and
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments on Proposed Information
Collection for Focus Groups and Oneon-one Interviews for the Elwha River
Dam Removal and Floodplain
Restoration Ecosystem Service
Valuation Pilot Project located on the
north central part of the Olympic
Peninsula of Washington State.
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we will ask the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to approve the Information
Collection (IC) to conduct focus groups
and one-on-one interviews, described
below. We invite the general public and
Federal agencies to comment on this
proposed IC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information, please contact Dr.
Anthony Dvarskas by telephone at 732–
872–3090, or by e-mail at
Anthony.Dvarskas@noaa.gov. You may
also contact Dr. Peter Edwards by
telephone at 301–713–2325 ext. 210 or
by e-mail at Peter.Edwards@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
NOAA is requesting approval for a
new IC to conduct focus groups and
one-on-one interviews to develop and
test the Elwha River Dam Removal and
Floodplain Restoration Ecosystem
Service Valuation Survey.
The planned removal of two
hydroelectric dams on the Elwha River
would be one of the largest damremoval projects in U.S. history. This
project, along with restoration actions
planned for the floodplain and drained
reservoir basins, would have numerous
impacts to people of the surrounding
region. Impacted groups include
recreators who engage in river activities
such as fishing and rafting, reservoir
users, and members of American Indian
Tribes for whom the river has cultural,
environmental, and economic
significance. The dam removal and
restoration actions could also have
value to people throughout the Pacific
Northwest and the United States,
regardless of whether they visit the
Elwha River or Olympic Peninsula.
Such nonuse value may be significant
because the dam removal and habitat
restoration will restore the river to more
natural conditions and will restore
threatened and endangered populations
of salmon and other fish species. This
project will also address an important
gap in research on indirect and nonuse
values provided by habitat restoration
and protection.
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A study of the value of ecological
restoration is of particular interest in
this location because significant
baseline ecological data are available to
allow a comparison of ecological values
with some of the more obvious use
losses associated with the reservoir.
The ability to link results of the study
to precise measures of ecosystem
changes will be useful in applying the
study to future restoration sites,
enabling NOAA to evaluate a broader
range of ecosystem services provided by
future restoration actions.
A nonmarket valuation survey of the
U.S. public and members of the Lower
Elwha Klallam Tribe will be developed
and implemented. To ensure the survey
questions and policy scenarios
presented in this survey are accurate,
easily understood, and the least
burdensome, it is important to test the
survey with small focus groups and in
one-on-one interviews.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this IC. Before
including your address, phone number,
e-mail address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment, including your
personal identifying information, may
be made publicly available at any time.
Although you can ask us in your
comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Dated: March 3, 2011.
David G. Westerholm,
Director, Office of Response and Restoration,
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration.
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II. Method of Collection
Information will be collected through
12 focus groups, 2 stakeholder meetings
and 24 one-on-one interviews.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
III. Data
Census Scientific Advisory Committee
Title: Elwha River Dam Removal and
Floodplain Restoration Ecosystem
Service Valuation Pilot Project.
OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx.
Type of Review: Regular (request for
approval of a new information
collection).
Affected Entities: Individuals or
households.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Estimated Number of Respondents
Annually: 156 (120 for focus groups, 12
for stakeholder meetings, and 24 for
one-on-one interviews).
Estimated Burden per Response: 2
hours for focus groups and stakeholder
meetings, and 1 hour for one-on-one
interviews.
Total Annual Reporting: 300.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
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IV. Request for Comments
We invite comments concerning this
IC on: (1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden for this collection
of information; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents.
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Bureau of the Census
Bureau of the Census, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of the Census
(U.S. Census Bureau) is giving notice of
a meeting of the Census Scientific
Advisory Committee (C–SAC). The
Committee will address policy,
research, and technical issues relating to
a full range of Census Bureau programs
and activities, including
communications, decennial,
demographic, economic, field
operations, geographic, information
technology, and statistics. Last minute
changes to the agenda are possible,
which could prevent giving advance
public notice of schedule adjustments.
DATES: April 7 and 8, 2011. On April 7,
the meeting will begin at approximately
9 a.m. and adjourn at approximately 5
p.m. On April 8, the meeting will begin
at approximately 8:30 a.m. and adjourn
at 12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the U.S. Census Bureau Conference
Center, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland,
Maryland 20746.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri
Green, Committee Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Commerce, U.S. Census
Bureau, Room 8H182, 4600 Silver Hill
Road, Washington, DC 20233, telephone
301–763–6590. For TTY callers, please
use the Federal Relay Service 1–800–
877–8339.
SUMMARY:
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Members
of the C–SAC are appointed by the
Director, U.S. Census Bureau. The
Committee provides scientific and
technical expertise, as appropriate, to
address U.S. Census Bureau program
needs and objectives. The Committee
has been established in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Title 5, United States Code, Appendix
2, Section 10).
The meeting is open to the public,
and a brief period is set aside for public
comments and questions. Persons with
extensive questions or statements must
submit them in writing at least three
days before the meeting to the
Committee Liaison Officer named
above. If you plan to attend the meeting,
please register by Monday, April 4,
2011. You may access the online
registration form with the following
link: https://www.regonline.com/
csacapr2011. Seating is available to the
public on a first-come, first-served basis.
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should also be directed to
the Committee Liaison Officer as soon
as known, and preferably two weeks
prior to the meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: March 10, 2011.
Robert M. Groves,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
United States Integrated Ocean
Observing System Advisory
Committee
National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Establishment of and
Membership Solicitation for the United
States Integrated Ocean Observing
System Advisory Committee.
AGENCY:
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
has established and is soliciting
applications for membership on the
United States Integrated Ocean
Observing System Advisory Committee
(the Committee), a Federal advisory
committee. The Integrated Coastal and
Ocean Observation System (ICOOS) Act
of 2009 establishes a national integrated
System of ocean, coastal, and Great
Lakes observing systems, comprised of
SUMMARY:
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[FR Doc No: 2011-6062]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Proposed Information Collection for Focus Groups and One-on-One
Interviews
AGENCY: Office of Response and Restoration, Assessment and Restoration
Division and the Office of Habitat Conservation, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments on Proposed Information
Collection for Focus Groups and One-on-one Interviews for the Elwha
River Dam Removal and Floodplain Restoration Ecosystem Service
Valuation Pilot Project located on the north central part of the
Olympic Peninsula of Washington State.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we will
ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the
Information Collection (IC) to conduct focus groups and one-on-one
interviews, described below. We invite the general public and Federal
agencies to comment on this proposed IC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, please
contact Dr. Anthony Dvarskas by telephone at 732-872-3090, or by e-mail
at Anthony.Dvarskas@noaa.gov. You may also contact Dr. Peter Edwards by
telephone at 301-713-2325 ext. 210 or by e-mail at
Peter.Edwards@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
NOAA is requesting approval for a new IC to conduct focus groups
and one-on-one interviews to develop and test the Elwha River Dam
Removal and Floodplain Restoration Ecosystem Service Valuation Survey.
The planned removal of two hydroelectric dams on the Elwha River
would be one of the largest dam-removal projects in U.S. history. This
project, along with restoration actions planned for the floodplain and
drained reservoir basins, would have numerous impacts to people of the
surrounding region. Impacted groups include recreators who engage in
river activities such as fishing and rafting, reservoir users, and
members of American Indian Tribes for whom the river has cultural,
environmental, and economic significance. The dam removal and
restoration actions could also have value to people throughout the
Pacific Northwest and the United States, regardless of whether they
visit the Elwha River or Olympic Peninsula. Such nonuse value may be
significant because the dam removal and habitat restoration will
restore the river to more natural conditions and will restore
threatened and endangered populations of salmon and other fish species.
This project will also address an important gap in research on indirect
and nonuse values provided by habitat restoration and protection.
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A study of the value of ecological restoration is of particular
interest in this location because significant baseline ecological data
are available to allow a comparison of ecological values with some of
the more obvious use losses associated with the reservoir.
The ability to link results of the study to precise measures of
ecosystem changes will be useful in applying the study to future
restoration sites, enabling NOAA to evaluate a broader range of
ecosystem services provided by future restoration actions.
A nonmarket valuation survey of the U.S. public and members of the
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe will be developed and implemented. To ensure
the survey questions and policy scenarios presented in this survey are
accurate, easily understood, and the least burdensome, it is important
to test the survey with small focus groups and in one-on-one
interviews.
II. Method of Collection
Information will be collected through 12 focus groups, 2
stakeholder meetings and 24 one-on-one interviews.
III. Data
Title: Elwha River Dam Removal and Floodplain Restoration Ecosystem
Service Valuation Pilot Project.
OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
Type of Review: Regular (request for approval of a new information
collection).
Affected Entities: Individuals or households.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Annual Reporting and Record-keeping Burden:
Estimated Number of Respondents Annually: 156 (120 for focus
groups, 12 for stakeholder meetings, and 24 for one-on-one interviews).
Estimated Burden per Response: 2 hours for focus groups and
stakeholder meetings, and 1 hour for one-on-one interviews.
Total Annual Reporting: 300.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
IV. Request for Comments
We invite comments concerning this IC on: (1) Whether the
collection of information is necessary, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden for this collection of information; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this IC. Before including your address, phone number,
e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including your
personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any
time. Although you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Dated: March 3, 2011.
David G. Westerholm,
Director, Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-6062 Filed 3-15-11; 8:45 am]
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