Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 80884-80885 [2011-33071]

Download as PDF 80884 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 248 / Tuesday, December 27, 2011 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request 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). sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 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: International Trade Administration. Title: Survey of International Air Travelers (SIAT). Form Number(s): None. OMB Control Number: 0625–0227. Type of Request: Regular submission (extension and revision of a currently approved information collection). Burden Hours: 24,850. Number of Respondents: 99,400. Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes. Needs and Uses: The Survey of International Air Travelers (Survey) program, administered by the Office of Travel and Tourism Industries (OTTI) of the International Trade Administration provides source data required to: (1) Estimate international travel and passenger fare exports, imports and the trade balance for the United States, (2) comply with the U.S. Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–145), collect, analyze and report information to the Corporation for Travel Promotion (CTP), and support the National Export Initiative (NEI) to double U.S. exports, (3) comply with the 1945, 1961, 1981, and 1996 travel and tourism related acts to collect and publish comprehensive international travel and tourism statistics and other marketing information, and (4) support the continuation of the Travel & Tourism Satellite Accounts for the United States, which provide the only spending and employment figures for the industry. The Survey program contains the core data that is analyzed and communicated by OTTI with other government agencies, associations and businesses that share the same objective of increasing U.S. international travel exports. The Survey assists OTTI in assessing the economic impact of international travel on state and local economies, providing visitation estimates, key market intelligence, and identifying traveler and trip characteristics. The U.S. Department of Commerce assists travel industry enterprises to increase international travel and passenger fare exports for the country as well as outbound travel on U.S. carriers. The Survey program provides the only Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Title: Deep Seabed Mining Regulations for Exploration Licenses. OMB Control Number: 0648–0145. Form Number(s): None. Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a currently approved information collection). Number of Respondents: 1. Average Hours per Response: Annual report, 20 hours; extension, 30 hours. Burden Hours: 60. Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently approved information collection. NOAA’s regulations at 15 CFR 970 govern the issuing and monitoring of exploration licenses under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act. Any persons seeking a license must submit certain information that allows NOAA to ensure the applicant meets the standards of the Act. Persons with licenses are required to conduct monitoring and make reports, and they may request revisions, transfers, or extensions of licenses. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Frequency: Annually and on occasion. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 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: December 20, 2011. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–33057 Filed 12–23–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–08–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 22:00 Dec 23, 2011 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 available estimates of nonresident visitation to the states and cities within the United States, as well as U.S. resident travel abroad. The Survey also assists OTTI in producing in-depth statistical reports, fact sheets and briefings on economic factors and policy issues affecting U.S. industries. With the Survey statistical data not replicable by private sector trade associations or by private firms, Federal agencies, Congress and international organizations rely on these statistic-based tools, as do American businesses, state and local governments, and news organizations. A new survey instrument (questionnaire) (English version plus its translations into eleven foreign languages) has been developed that reflects input from over 70 respondents, including segments of the travel industry (airlines, travel associations, destinations, lodging); consultants; financial firms; educational institutions; and U.S. government agencies. Also, this new Survey questionnaire reflects changes in various questions relating to trip purpose; payment methods; booking/information sources; additional package components, health care/ vaccinations/travel insurance information; additional transportation used responses; assessment of the visitor’s experience; intentions for further travel to the United States; and ethnicity/race. Survey questions relating to a traveler’s general impression of their airline carrier, flight connections, several airline rating attributes, baggage delivery wait time, selected activities, number of trips in the last five years, and whether they had personal safety concerns were eliminated from the new Survey questionnaire. Affected Public: Individuals or households: International travelers departing the United States 18 years or older which includes U.S. and non-U.S. residents for all countries except Canada. Frequency: Monthly. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. OMB Desk Officer: Wendy Liberante, (202) 395–3647. 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 Wendy Liberante, OMB Desk E:\FR\FM\27DEN1.SGM 27DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 248 / Tuesday, December 27, 2011 / Notices Officer, Fax number (202) 395–7285 or via the Internet at Wendy_L._Liberante@omb.eop.gov. Dated: December 21, 2011. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–33071 Filed 12–23–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Title: NOAA Customer Surveys. OMB Control Number: 0648–0342. Form Number(s): NA. Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current information collection). Number of Respondents: 605,529. Average Hours Per Response: 5–6 minutes. Burden Hours: 57,000. Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a current information collection. This collection follows the guidelines contained in the OMB Resource Manual for Customer Surveys. In accordance with Executive Order 12862, the National Performance Review, and good management practices, NOAA offices seek approval to continue to gather customer feedback on services and/or products, which can be used in planning for service/product modification and prioritization. Under this generic clearance, individual offices would use approved questionnaires and develop new questionnaires, as needed, by selecting subsets of the approved set of collection questions and tailoring those specific questions to be meaningful for their particular programs. These proposed questionnaires would then be submitted to OMB using a fast-track request for approval process, for which separate Federal Register notices are not required. Surveys currently being conducted include Web site satisfaction surveys, a Chart Users survey, and a Coastal Services Center Training Evaluation. The generic clearance will not be used to survey any bodies NOAA regulates unless precautions are taken to ensure VerDate Mar<15>2010 22:00 Dec 23, 2011 Jkt 226001 that the respondents believe that they are not under any risk for not responding or for the contents of their responses; e.g., in no survey to such a population will the names and addresses of respondents be required. Affected Public: Individuals or households, not-for-profit organizations, Federal government, state, local and tribal governments. Frequency: Annually and on occasion. 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: December 20, 2011. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–33058 Filed 12–23–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket 83–2011] Foreign-Trade Zone 44—Morris County, NJ; Application for Expansion An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board (the Board) by the New Jersey Department of State, grantee of FTZ 44, requesting authority to expand its zone in the Morris County, New Jersey area, within/adjacent to the New York/ Newark Customs and Border Protection port of entry. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed on December 20, 2011. FTZ 44 was approved by the Board on October 19, 1978 (Board Order 139, 43 FR 50234, 10/27/78), and expanded on May 29, 2001 (Board Order 1168, 66 FR 31611–31612, 06/12/01), and on April 28, 2008 (Board Order 1558, 73 FR 24940, 05/06/08). The current zone project includes the following sites: Site 1 (80 acres within PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 80885 the 650-acre complex)—International Trade Center, 300 Waterloo Valley, Mount Olive; Site 2 (307 acres)— Rockefeller Cranbury Industrial Park, Half Acre Rd. and north of Cranbury Station Rd., Cranbury Township; Site 3 (177 acres, sunset 04/30/13)—Central Crossing Business Park, BordentownHedding Rd., Bordentown; Site 4 (57 acres, sunset 04/30/13)—Old York Office Park, Old York Rd., Bordentown; Site 5 (40 acres, sunset 04/30/15)— Rockefeller Group Foreign Trade Zone Meadowlands, County Rd., Jersey City; and, Site 6 (275 acres, sunset 04/30/ 13)—Norfolk Southern Rail Yard, County Rd., Jersey City and Secaucus. The applicant is now requesting authority to expand the zone to include the following site: Proposed Site 7 (20 acres)—warehouse facility, 700 Bartley Chester Road, Flanders (Morris County). No specific manufacturing authority is being requested at this time. Such requests would be made on a case-bycase basis. In accordance with the Board’s regulations, Kathleen Boyce of the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to evaluate and analyze the facts and information presented in the application and case record and to report findings and recommendations to the Board. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is February 27, 2012. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to March 12, 2012. A copy of the application will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s Web site, which is accessible via https:// www.trade.gov/ftz. For further information, contact Kathleen Boyce at Kathleen.Boyce@trade.gov or (202) 482– 1346. Dated: December 20, 2011. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–33180 Filed 12–23–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P E:\FR\FM\27DEN1.SGM 27DEN1

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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: International Trade Administration.
    Title: Survey of International Air Travelers (SIAT).
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Control Number: 0625-0227.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension and revision of a 
currently approved information collection).
    Burden Hours: 24,850.
    Number of Respondents: 99,400.
    Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Survey of International Air Travelers (Survey) 
program, administered by the Office of Travel and Tourism Industries 
(OTTI) of the International Trade Administration provides source data 
required to: (1) Estimate international travel and passenger fare 
exports, imports and the trade balance for the United States, (2) 
comply with the U.S. Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-145), 
collect, analyze and report information to the Corporation for Travel 
Promotion (CTP), and support the National Export Initiative (NEI) to 
double U.S. exports, (3) comply with the 1945, 1961, 1981, and 1996 
travel and tourism related acts to collect and publish comprehensive 
international travel and tourism statistics and other marketing 
information, and (4) support the continuation of the Travel & Tourism 
Satellite Accounts for the United States, which provide the only 
spending and employment figures for the industry. The Survey program 
contains the core data that is analyzed and communicated by OTTI with 
other government agencies, associations and businesses that share the 
same objective of increasing U.S. international travel exports.
    The Survey assists OTTI in assessing the economic impact of 
international travel on state and local economies, providing visitation 
estimates, key market intelligence, and identifying traveler and trip 
characteristics. The U.S. Department of Commerce assists travel 
industry enterprises to increase international travel and passenger 
fare exports for the country as well as outbound travel on U.S. 
carriers. The Survey program provides the only available estimates of 
nonresident visitation to the states and cities within the United 
States, as well as U.S. resident travel abroad.
    The Survey also assists OTTI in producing in-depth statistical 
reports, fact sheets and briefings on economic factors and policy 
issues affecting U.S. industries. With the Survey statistical data not 
replicable by private sector trade associations or by private firms, 
Federal agencies, Congress and international organizations rely on 
these statistic-based tools, as do American businesses, state and local 
governments, and news organizations.
    A new survey instrument (questionnaire) (English version plus its 
translations into eleven foreign languages) has been developed that 
reflects input from over 70 respondents, including segments of the 
travel industry (airlines, travel associations, destinations, lodging); 
consultants; financial firms; educational institutions; and U.S. 
government agencies. Also, this new Survey questionnaire reflects 
changes in various questions relating to trip purpose; payment methods; 
booking/information sources; additional package components, health 
care/vaccinations/travel insurance information; additional 
transportation used responses; assessment of the visitor's experience; 
intentions for further travel to the United States; and ethnicity/race. 
Survey questions relating to a traveler's general impression of their 
airline carrier, flight connections, several airline rating attributes, 
baggage delivery wait time, selected activities, number of trips in the 
last five years, and whether they had personal safety concerns were 
eliminated from the new Survey questionnaire.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households: International travelers 
departing the United States 18 years or older which includes U.S. and 
non-U.S. residents for all countries except Canada.
    Frequency: Monthly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Wendy Liberante, (202) 395-3647.
    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 Wendy Liberante, OMB Desk

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Officer, Fax number (202) 395-7285 or via the Internet at Wendy_L._Liberante@omb.eop.gov.

    Dated: December 21, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-33071 Filed 12-23-11; 8:45 am]
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