Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 40685-40686 [2011-17274]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 132 / Monday, July 11, 2011 / Notices end of the month following the month the obligation was made. b. The Total Compensation of the Recipient’s Executives (5 most highly compensated executives) must be reported by the Recipient (if the Recipient meets the criteria under 2 CFR part 170) to https://www.ccr.gov by the end of the month following the month in which the award was made. c. The Total Compensation of the Subrecipient’s Executives (5 most highly compensated executives) must be reported by the Subrecipient (if the Subrecipient meets the criteria under 2 CFR part 170) to the Recipient by the end of the month following the month in which the subaward was made. VII. Agency Contacts A. Web site: https:// www.rurdev.usda.gov/UWPindividualwellsystems.htm. B. Phone: 202–720–9589. C. Fax: 202–690–0649. D. E-mail: cheryl.francis@wdc.usda.gov. E. Main point of contact: Cheryl Francis, Community Programs Specialist, Water Programs Division, Water and Environmental Programs, RUS, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dated: June 16, 2011. Jonathan Adelstein, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. [FR Doc. 2011–17317 Filed 7–8–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–15–P COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Maryland Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) that a planning meeting of the of the Maryland Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will convene by conference call at 10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. The purpose of the meeting is for the Maryland Advisory Committee to discuss and select a topic for its civil rights project. 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Peter Minarik, Acting Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit. [FR Doc. 2011–17284 Filed 7–8–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 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: Center for Economic Studies Research Proposal and Project Management System. OMB Control Number: None. Form Number(s): None. Type of Request: New collection. PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 40685 Burden Hours: 3,780. Number of Respondents: 60. Average Hours per Response: 63. Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau through its network of Census Research Data Centers (RDCs) supports and encourages research activity using Census Bureau microdata to improve Census Bureau programs. The RDCs provide access to researchers, Federal agencies, and other institutions meeting the requirements of Title 13 United States Code, Section 23(c) to nonpublicly available Census Bureau data files. The Center for Economic Studies operates the RDC system on behalf of the Census Bureau. The objective of the Center for Economic Studies (CES) and the Research Data Centers (RDCs) is to increase the utility and quality of Census Bureau data products. The external research program supported by CES and the RDCs increases the quality and utility of Census data in several ways. First, access to microdata encourages knowledgeable researchers to become familiar with Census data products and Census collection methods. More importantly, providing qualified researchers access to confidential microdata enables research projects that would not be possible without access to respondent-level information. This increases the value of data that has been collected. Access to the microdata also allows for data linking not possible with aggregates, both cross-survey linkages and longitudinal linkages. These linkages leverage the value of preexisting data. Creative use of microdata can address important policy questions without the need for additional data collections. The Census Bureau operates a network of RDCs at a dozen universities and research institutions across the country. These RDCs operate under joint project agreements with either a single institution or a consortium of institutions that provide space for researchers to access confidential Census Bureau data and other data provided by a variety of government and commercial sources under secure, controlled conditions that ensures compliance with Census Bureau data stewardship policies. The RDCs operate as an enterprise asset designed to facilitate external researcher access to confidential microdata and to foster collaboration between external and internal Census Bureau researchers. Access to confidential data at an RDC by either external or internal researchers requires preparation and submission of a research proposal to CES by an individual or team of researchers. The proposal submission, review and E:\FR\FM\11JYN1.SGM 11JYN1 erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES 40686 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 132 / Monday, July 11, 2011 / Notices approval process as well as project tracking is managed with an Internet based application called the CES Research Proposal and Project Management System (CMS). The CMS consists of several modules for accepting information, processing, storage, updating, and reporting. Individuals first create a user account on the CMS. A template appears which requests contact information from the respondent, including name, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone, professional affiliation, and citizenship. Users may then create the various required proposal documents in CMS using the available templates. The vast majority of users are academic research faculty at major U.S. universities or other types of research institutions such as the Urban Institute, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Rand Corporation, Public Policy Institute of California, National Bureau of Economic Research, and Resources for the Future. Scientific research typically results in papers presented at scientific conferences and published in peer reviewed academic journals, working paper series, monographs, and technical reports. The scientific community at large benefits from the additions to knowledge resulting from research with Census Bureau microdata. Results inform both scientific theory and public policy. Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions. Frequency: One time. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Section 23(c). 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: July 6, 2011. Glenna Mickelson, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–17274 Filed 7–8–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:30 Jul 08, 2011 Jkt 223001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economic Development Administration [Docket No.: 110705370–1370–01] Public Input for the Launch of the Strong Cities, Strong Communities Visioning Challenge Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice and request for information. AGENCY: The Obama Administration announces and requests public comments on the structure of the Strong Cities, Strong Communities Visioning Challenge (SC2 Pilot Challenge), which is a component of the SC2 Interagency Initiative led by the White House Office of Urban Policy. The SC2 Interagency Initiative is a multi-agency, capacitybuilding effort to coordinate Federal resources offered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Small Business Administration, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (collectively, the ‘‘SC2 Interagency Partnership’’), to address the many planning, housing, and economic challenges facing communities across the United States. The President has called upon executive departments and agencies to work together more strategically—through better coordination of human, regulatory and financial resources—with economically distressed cities in the Nation by identifying barriers to federal assistance. Subject to the availability of funds under Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Economic Adjustment Assistance program (42 U.S.C. 3149), the SC2 Pilot Challenge will offer a total of $6 million to support the development and implementation of comprehensive economic development strategic plans for approximately six cities. Each of the winning cities (one selected in each of EDA’s six geographic regions) will be awarded $1 million to conduct a community-led challenge competition (referred to as the ‘‘Challenge Competition’’) with the support of the SC2 Interagency Partnership, and will receive technical assistance and support from EDA to SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 conduct the Challenge Competition. As a part of the Challenge Competition, each city will invite multidisciplinary teams, representing a variety of disciplines with complementary skills in the economic development arena, to submit proposals for comprehensive economic development strategic plans establishing and promoting a vision and approach to stimulate local economic development. The proposals are expected to be multi-faceted, to include plans to restructure and realign landuses, infrastructure, and economic and social resources (e.g., industry clusters, workforce development), and economic development approaches that promote competitiveness and high-growth potential. The final comprehensive economic development strategic plan for the city will be based on a genuine understanding of the local, regional, and global economic realities. The plan will serve as a blueprint to guide the city’s and region’s future investments towards economic prosperity. To design the Challenge Competition, EDA anticipates using the new authority granted to Federal agencies to conduct prize competitions and challenges under the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (COMPETES) Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–358 (2011)) (America COMPETES Act). In this regard, EDA will engage a prize and challenge expert to help develop the competition framework, including rules regarding eligibility, potential prize amounts, process and other criteria, that each winning city will use to run its local Challenge Competition. Through this notice, EDA requests public comments on the structure of the SC2 Pilot Challenge, in particular regarding how the agency can best use the America COMPETES Act authority to conduct prize competitions to implement the SC2 Pilot Challenge. Please also see the section titled ‘‘Solicitation for Comments on the SC2 Pilot Challenge’’ for a list of specific questions. Subject to the availability of funds in FY 2012, EDA anticipates publishing a federal funding opportunity (FFO) notice to announce the SC2 Pilot Challenge in December 2011. EDA invites comments from interested parties in both the public and private sectors to be considered in the formulation of the FFO announcement for the SC2 Pilot Challenge. Interested parties should submit comments in writing by e-mail or facsimile, as DATES: E:\FR\FM\11JYN1.SGM 11JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 132 (Monday, July 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40685-40686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17274]


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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: Center for Economic Studies Research Proposal and Project 
Management System.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden Hours: 3,780.
    Number of Respondents: 60.
    Average Hours per Response: 63.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau through its network of 
Census Research Data Centers (RDCs) supports and encourages research 
activity using Census Bureau microdata to improve Census Bureau 
programs. The RDCs provide access to researchers, Federal agencies, and 
other institutions meeting the requirements of Title 13 United States 
Code, Section 23(c) to non-publicly available Census Bureau data files. 
The Center for Economic Studies operates the RDC system on behalf of 
the Census Bureau.
    The objective of the Center for Economic Studies (CES) and the 
Research Data Centers (RDCs) is to increase the utility and quality of 
Census Bureau data products. The external research program supported by 
CES and the RDCs increases the quality and utility of Census data in 
several ways. First, access to microdata encourages knowledgeable 
researchers to become familiar with Census data products and Census 
collection methods. More importantly, providing qualified researchers 
access to confidential microdata enables research projects that would 
not be possible without access to respondent-level information. This 
increases the value of data that has been collected. Access to the 
microdata also allows for data linking not possible with aggregates, 
both cross-survey linkages and longitudinal linkages. These linkages 
leverage the value of preexisting data. Creative use of microdata can 
address important policy questions without the need for additional data 
collections.
    The Census Bureau operates a network of RDCs at a dozen 
universities and research institutions across the country. These RDCs 
operate under joint project agreements with either a single institution 
or a consortium of institutions that provide space for researchers to 
access confidential Census Bureau data and other data provided by a 
variety of government and commercial sources under secure, controlled 
conditions that ensures compliance with Census Bureau data stewardship 
policies. The RDCs operate as an enterprise asset designed to 
facilitate external researcher access to confidential microdata and to 
foster collaboration between external and internal Census Bureau 
researchers.
    Access to confidential data at an RDC by either external or 
internal researchers requires preparation and submission of a research 
proposal to CES by an individual or team of researchers. The proposal 
submission, review and

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approval process as well as project tracking is managed with an 
Internet based application called the CES Research Proposal and Project 
Management System (CMS). The CMS consists of several modules for 
accepting information, processing, storage, updating, and reporting.
    Individuals first create a user account on the CMS. A template 
appears which requests contact information from the respondent, 
including name, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone, 
professional affiliation, and citizenship. Users may then create the 
various required proposal documents in CMS using the available 
templates.
    The vast majority of users are academic research faculty at major 
U.S. universities or other types of research institutions such as the 
Urban Institute, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Rand 
Corporation, Public Policy Institute of California, National Bureau of 
Economic Research, and Resources for the Future. Scientific research 
typically results in papers presented at scientific conferences and 
published in peer reviewed academic journals, working paper series, 
monographs, and technical reports. The scientific community at large 
benefits from the additions to knowledge resulting from research with 
Census Bureau microdata. Results inform both scientific theory and 
public policy.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Section 23(c).
    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: July 6, 2011.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-17274 Filed 7-8-11; 8:45 am]
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