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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.
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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.
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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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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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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Federal and non-Federal components
including in situ, remote, and other
coastal and ocean observation,
technologies, and data management and
communication systems. The System is
designed to address regional and
national needs for ocean information; to
gather specific data on key coastal,
ocean, and Great Lakes variables; and to
ensure timely and sustained
dissemination and availability of these
data to support a variety of societal
benefits. These benefits include
supporting national defense; marine
commerce; navigation safety; weather,
climate, and marine forecasting; energy
siting and production; economic
development; ecosystem-based
management of marine and coastal
areas; conservation of ocean and coastal
resources; and public safety. The
System is also designed to promote
research to develop, test, and deploy
innovations and improvements in
coastal and ocean observation
technologies and modeling systems.
The ICOOS Act also requires the
Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere to establish a
System advisory committee to provide
advice to the Under Secretary and to the
Interagency Ocean Observation
Committee, which is responsible for
planning for the integrated design,
operation, maintenance, enhancement,
and expansion of the System.
NOAA will hereby accept
applications for membership on the
Committee through May 16, 2011. The
ICOOS Act of 2009 states: ‘‘Members
shall be qualified by education, training,
and experience to evaluate scientific
and technical information related to the
design, operation, maintenance, or use
of the [Integrated Ocean Observing]
System, or use of data products
provided though the System.’’ NOAA
encourages individuals with expertise
in oceanographic data, products, and
services; coastal management; fisheries
management; coastal and marine spatial
planning; geodesy; water levels; and
other science-related fields to submit
applications for Committee
membership. To apply for membership
on the Committee, applicants should
submit a resume as indicated in the
ADDRESSES section. NOAA is an equalopportunity employer.
DATES: Application materials should be
sent to the address, e-mail address, or
fax number specified and must be
received by May 16, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit an application for
Committee membership, in the form of
a resume, to Jessica Geubtner via mail,
fax, or e-mail. Mail: 1100 Wayne
Avenue, Suite 1225, Silver Spring, MD
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20910; Fax: 301–427–2073; E-mail:
Jessica.geubtner@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica Geubtner, 1100 Wayne Avenue,
Suite 1225, Silver Spring, MD 20910;
Telephone: 301–427–2453, Fax: 301–
427–2073; E-mail:
Jessica.geubtner@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice responds to the ICOOS Act of
2009 (Pub. L. 111–11, section 12304),
which requires the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
to solicit nominations for Committee
membership. The Committee will advise
the NOAA Administrator or Interagency
Ocean Observation Committee on
matters related to the responsibilities
and authorities set forth in section
12302 of the ICOOS Act of 2009 and
other appropriate matters as the Under
Secretary refers to the Committee for
review and advice.
The United States Integrated Ocean
Observing System Advisory Committee
will provide advice on:
(a) Administration, operation,
management, and maintenance of the
System;
(b) Expansion and periodic
modernization and upgrade of
technology components of the System;
(c) Identification of end-user
communities, their needs for
information provided by the System,
and the System’s effectiveness in
dissemination information to end-user
communities and to the general public;
and
(d) Any other purpose identified by
the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere or the
Interagency Ocean Observation
Committee.
The Committee’s voting members will
be appointed by the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
Members shall be qualified by
education, training, and experience to
evaluate scientific and technical
information related to the design,
operation, maintenance, or use of the
System, or the use of data products
provided through the System. Members
are selected on a standardized basis, in
accordance with applicable Department
of Commerce guidance. Members will
be appointed for three-year terms,
renewable once. One Committee
member will be designated by the Under
Secretary as chairperson. Full-time
officers or employees of the United
States may not be appointed as a voting
member. Members will be appointed as
special Government employees (SGEs)
for purposes of section 202(a) of title 18,
United States Code. Members serve at
the discretion of the Under Secretary
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and are subject to government ethics
standards. Members of the Committee
will not be compensated for service on
the Committee, but they may be allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in
lieu of subsistence, in accordance with
subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5,
United States Code.
The Committee will meet at least once
each year, and at other times at the call
of the Under Secretary, the Interagency
Ocean Observation Committee, or the
Committee Chairperson.
Individuals Selected for Committee
Membership
Upon selection and agreement to
serve on the United States Integrated
Ocean Observing System Advisory
Committee, one becomes a Special
Government Employee (SGE) of the
United States Government. An SGE is
an officer or employee of an agency who
is retained, designated, appointed, or
employed to perform temporary duties,
with or without compensation, for not
to exceed 130 days during any period of
365 consecutive days, either on a fulltime or intermittent basis. After the
membership selection process is
complete, applicants who are selected to
serve on the Committee must complete
the following actions before they can be
appointed as a Committee member:
(a) Security Clearance (on-line
Background Security Check process and
fingerprinting conducted through
NOAA Workforce Management); and
(b) Confidential Financial Disclosure
Report: As an SGE, one is required to
file a Confidential Financial Disclosure
Report to avoid involvement in a real or
apparent conflict of interest. One may
find the Confidential Financial
Disclosure Report at the following Web
site: https://www.usoge.gov/forms/
form_450.aspx.
Dated: March 8, 2011.
David M. Kennedy,
Assistant Administrator, Ocean Services and
Coastal Zone Management.
[FR Doc. 2011–6063 Filed 3–15–11; 8:45 am]
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Evaluation of State Coastal
Management Programs and National
Estuarine Research Reserves
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, National Ocean Service,
Commerce.
AGENCY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
United States Integrated Ocean Observing System Advisory
Committee
AGENCY: 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.
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SUMMARY: 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
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Federal and non-Federal components including in situ, remote, and other
coastal and ocean observation, technologies, and data management and
communication systems. The System is designed to address regional and
national needs for ocean information; to gather specific data on key
coastal, ocean, and Great Lakes variables; and to ensure timely and
sustained dissemination and availability of these data to support a
variety of societal benefits. These benefits include supporting
national defense; marine commerce; navigation safety; weather, climate,
and marine forecasting; energy siting and production; economic
development; ecosystem-based management of marine and coastal areas;
conservation of ocean and coastal resources; and public safety. The
System is also designed to promote research to develop, test, and
deploy innovations and improvements in coastal and ocean observation
technologies and modeling systems.
The ICOOS Act also requires the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere to establish a System advisory committee to
provide advice to the Under Secretary and to the Interagency Ocean
Observation Committee, which is responsible for planning for the
integrated design, operation, maintenance, enhancement, and expansion
of the System.
NOAA will hereby accept applications for membership on the
Committee through May 16, 2011. The ICOOS Act of 2009 states: ``Members
shall be qualified by education, training, and experience to evaluate
scientific and technical information related to the design, operation,
maintenance, or use of the [Integrated Ocean Observing] System, or use
of data products provided though the System.'' NOAA encourages
individuals with expertise in oceanographic data, products, and
services; coastal management; fisheries management; coastal and marine
spatial planning; geodesy; water levels; and other science-related
fields to submit applications for Committee membership. To apply for
membership on the Committee, applicants should submit a resume as
indicated in the ADDRESSES section. NOAA is an equal-opportunity
employer.
DATES: Application materials should be sent to the address, e-mail
address, or fax number specified and must be received by May 16, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit an application for Committee membership, in the form
of a resume, to Jessica Geubtner via mail, fax, or e-mail. Mail: 1100
Wayne Avenue, Suite 1225, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Fax: 301-427-2073;
E-mail: Jessica.geubtner@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Geubtner, 1100 Wayne Avenue,
Suite 1225, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Telephone: 301-427-2453, Fax: 301-
427-2073; E-mail: Jessica.geubtner@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice responds to the ICOOS Act of
2009 (Pub. L. 111-11, section 12304), which requires the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to solicit nominations
for Committee membership. The Committee will advise the NOAA
Administrator or Interagency Ocean Observation Committee on matters
related to the responsibilities and authorities set forth in section
12302 of the ICOOS Act of 2009 and other appropriate matters as the
Under Secretary refers to the Committee for review and advice.
The United States Integrated Ocean Observing System Advisory
Committee will provide advice on:
(a) Administration, operation, management, and maintenance of the
System;
(b) Expansion and periodic modernization and upgrade of technology
components of the System;
(c) Identification of end-user communities, their needs for
information provided by the System, and the System's effectiveness in
dissemination information to end-user communities and to the general
public; and
(d) Any other purpose identified by the Under Secretary of Commerce
for Oceans and Atmosphere or the Interagency Ocean Observation
Committee.
The Committee's voting members will be appointed by the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. Members shall be
qualified by education, training, and experience to evaluate scientific
and technical information related to the design, operation,
maintenance, or use of the System, or the use of data products provided
through the System. Members are selected on a standardized basis, in
accordance with applicable Department of Commerce guidance. Members
will be appointed for three-year terms, renewable once. One Committee
member will be designated by the Under Secretary as chairperson. Full-
time officers or employees of the United States may not be appointed as
a voting member. Members will be appointed as special Government
employees (SGEs) for purposes of section 202(a) of title 18, United
States Code. Members serve at the discretion of the Under Secretary and
are subject to government ethics standards. Members of the Committee
will not be compensated for service on the Committee, but they may be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in
accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States
Code.
The Committee will meet at least once each year, and at other times
at the call of the Under Secretary, the Interagency Ocean Observation
Committee, or the Committee Chairperson.
Individuals Selected for Committee Membership
Upon selection and agreement to serve on the United States
Integrated Ocean Observing System Advisory Committee, one becomes a
Special Government Employee (SGE) of the United States Government. An
SGE is an officer or employee of an agency who is retained, designated,
appointed, or employed to perform temporary duties, with or without
compensation, for not to exceed 130 days during any period of 365
consecutive days, either on a full-time or intermittent basis. After
the membership selection process is complete, applicants who are
selected to serve on the Committee must complete the following actions
before they can be appointed as a Committee member:
(a) Security Clearance (on-line Background Security Check process
and fingerprinting conducted through NOAA Workforce Management); and
(b) Confidential Financial Disclosure Report: As an SGE, one is
required to file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report to avoid
involvement in a real or apparent conflict of interest. One may find
the Confidential Financial Disclosure Report at the following Web site:
https://www.usoge.gov/forms/form_450.aspx.
Dated: March 8, 2011.
David M. Kennedy,
Assistant Administrator, Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management.
[FR Doc. 2011-6063 Filed 3-15-11; 8:45 am]
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