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a National Universal Product Code
(NUPC) database to be used by all
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
State agencies as they implement
Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT)
statewide, which is a requirement of the
law. As a result of this legislation, the
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has
adopted a plan to expand the number of
data elements contained in the existing
NUPC database while simultaneously
reducing the burden of manual data
entry currently borne by WIC State
agency employees tasked with
populating the database.
Need and Use of the Information: The
NUPC database will provide all State
agencies with access to a central
repository containing comprehensive
information about authorized WIC
foods. State agencies are expected to use
the NUPC database to create an initial
list of authorized foods eligible for
redemption by WIC Program
participants. State agencies may use the
NUPC database to maintain their list of
authorized foods and to create an
Authorized Product List for distribution
to Authorized Vendors operating in the
EBT environment.
Description of Respondents: State,
Local, or Tribal Government; Business
or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 182.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 565.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–7328 Filed 3–26–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity;
Comment Request
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended), the
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites
comments on the following information
collections for which the Agency
intends to request approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).
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SUMMARY:
Comments on this notice must be
received by May 29, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michele Brooks, Director, Program
DATES:
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Development and Regulatory Analysis,
Rural Utilities Service, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522,
Room 5162, South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–1078. Fax: (202)
720- 8435.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR part 1320)
implementing provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13) requires that interested
members of the public and affected
agencies have an opportunity to
comment on information collection and
recordkeeping activities [see 5 CFR
1320.8(d)]. This notice identifies
information collections that USDA
Rural Development is submitting to
OMB for extension.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Comments may
be sent to Michele Brooks, Director,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, STOP 1522,
1400 Independence Ave. SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–1522. Fax: (202)
720–8435.
Title: Borrower Investments—
Telecommunications Loan Program, 7
CFR 1744, Subpart E.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0098.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The Rural Economic
Development Act of 1990, Title XXIII of
the Farm Bill, Public Law 101–624,
authorized qualified Rural Utilities
Service borrowers to make investments
in rural development projects without
the prior approval of the Agency’s
Administrator provided, however, that
such investments do not cause the
borrower to exceed its allowable
qualified investment level as
determined in accordance with the
procedures set forth in 7 CFR part 1744,
subpart E. When a borrower exceeds
these limits, the security for the
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Government’s loans could be in
jeopardy. However, in the interest of
encouraging rural development, RUS
will consider approving such
investments that exceed a borrower’s
qualified investment level. This
information collection covers those
items that a borrower would need to
submit to RUS for consideration of the
borrower’s request to make such an
investment.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 1 hour per
response.
Respondents: Not for profit
institutions; business or other for-profit
entities.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1 hour.
Dated: March 20, 2012.
Jonathan Adelstein,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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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: The American Community
Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0810.
Form Number(s): Various.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Burden Hours: 2,455,868.
Number of Respondents: 3,760,000.
Average Hours per Response: The
ACS Household questionnaire takes 40
minutes on average to complete.
Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census
Bureau requests authorization from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for revisions to the American
Community Survey (ACS). The Census
Bureau has developed a methodology to
collect and update every year
demographic, social, economic, and
housing data that are essentially the
same as the ‘‘long-form’’ data that the
Census Bureau traditionally has
collected once a decade as part of the
decennial census. Federal and state
government agencies use such data to
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evaluate and manage federal programs
and to distribute funding for various
programs that include food stamp
benefits, transportation dollars, and
housing grants. State, county, and
community governments, nonprofit
organizations, businesses, and the
general public use information like
housing quality, income distribution,
journey-to-work patterns, immigration
data, and regional age distributions for
decision-making and program
evaluation.
Using the Master Address File (MAF)
from the decennial census, that is
updated each year, we will select a
sample of addresses, mail survey forms
each month to a new group of potential
households, and attempt to conduct
interviews over the telephone with
households that have not responded.
Upon completion of the telephone
follow-up, we will select a sub-sample
of the remaining households, which
have not responded, typically at a rate
of one in three, to designate a household
for a personal interview. We will also
conduct interviews with a sample of
residents at a sample of group quarters
(GQ) facilities. Collecting these data
from a new sample of housing unit (HU)
and GQ facilities every month provides
more timely data and lessened
respondent burden in the Decennial
Census.
We release a yearly microdata file,
similar to the Public Use Microdata
Sample file of the Census 2000 longform records. In addition, we produce
total population summary tabulations
similar to the Census 2000 tabulations
down to the block group level. The
microdata files, tabulated files, and their
associated documentation are available
through the Internet.
Historically the ACS has employed a
tri-modal data collection strategy for
household data collection—mail,
telephone and personal visit. In 2011
the Census Bureau conducted two tests
to assess the feasibility of providing an
Internet response option to households
that receive survey materials by mail.
These tests evaluated various methods
for providing an Internet response
option. Based on the results of these
tests, the ACS will add an Internet
response option in 2013. If during the
course of our preparation activities in
2012 to implement an Internet response
option in 2013 we encounter challenges
that might delay the Internet
implementation after the start of 2013,
we may consider continuing the current
2012 mail strategy into early 2013 with
the incorporation of the 2013 content
changes described later in this
document. If the Census Bureau decides
to pursue this as a contingency, we will
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submit a non-substantive change request
for OMB approval which would include
the modified mail materials. Based on
concerns with the results of the 2011
testing in Puerto Rico, we will be
delaying the implementation of an
Internet response option there until a
later date while we assess better
alternatives.
For the 2013 ACS, we will use
modified data collection materials based
upon results of the 2010 ACS Content
Test. The content of the proposed 2013
ACS questionnaire and data collection
instruments for both HU and GQ
operations reflect changes to content,
instructions, and forms design that were
tested in 2010.
The 2010 ACS Content Test resulted
in recommendations to OMB to modify
five (one housing and four population)
question series on the ACS. The
modified housing question is the food
stamp question, which at the request of
the Food and Nutrition Service is being
revised to incorporate the program name
change to the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP). The new
version will be used in all collection
modes. The modified population
questions are: veteran status and period
of service, and property income and
wages. The Census Bureau revised the
property income and wage questions to
improve response by breaking up these
questions into shorter pieces to improve
comprehension when the questions are
asked by an interviewer. This change
will be incorporated into the
interviewer-administered modes only.
At the request of the Department of
Veteran Affairs, the Census Bureau
revised the veteran status and period of
service questions to simplify the
reporting categories. The new version
will be used by all collection modes.
The Census Bureau proposes
including two new subjects on the ACS:
computer and Internet usage and
parental place of birth. As authorized by
the Broadband Data Improvement Act of
2008, the Federal Communications
Commission sponsored the computer
and Internet usage topic; it is comprised
of three questions with a mix of fixed
choice and open-ended responses. The
Census Bureau sponsored the parental
place of birth topic; it includes two
open-ended questions.
The Census Bureau believes there is
added value in collecting information
about parental place of birth, though
some may feel that this topic is
somewhat duplicative when collected in
connection with existing survey
questions on race, Hispanic origin, and
ancestry. Adding the parental place of
birth questions to the questionnaire in
2013 would be done as part of a multi-
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year process to further examine the
relationship of the data for these topics.
The ACS data would also be evaluated
in connection with results from the
2010 Census Alternative Questionnaire
Experiment, and this combined research
would be used in determining
recommendations for which questions
would remain on the ACS at the
conclusion of this process. The Census
Bureau plans to provide various
opportunities for public comment as
well as dialogue with groups that are
especially interested in these data as we
refine the plans and share results on this
cross-topical research.
There is one proposed change that
would be unique to the Puerto Rico
Community Survey (PRCS) that was not
tested during the 2010 ACS Content
Test. Concerns with data for Puerto Rico
related to the changes implemented to
the plumbing questions in 2008 led to
further investigation of how these
questions were being interpreted in
Puerto Rico. Cognitive testing
conducted with Puerto Rico residents
confirmed that confusion was common
related to how to respond to the
question ‘‘Does this house, apartment or
mobile home have hot and cold running
water?’’ because it is common for
housing units in Puerto Rico to not have
a water heater. After discussions with
the Puerto Rico Planning Board, the
Census Bureau proposes modifying the
PRCS version of this question by
replacing it with two separate questions:
‘‘Does this house, apartment or mobile
home have running water?’’ and ‘‘Does
this house, apartment or mobile home
have a water heater?’’
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: The ACS is an ongoing
survey conducted monthly.
Respondents are asked to provide a onetime response.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.,
Sections 141, 193, and 221.
OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (202) 395–7314.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Jennifer Jessup,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of
Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230, (or via the Internet at
jjessup@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 email (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov).
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Dated: March 22, 2012.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[FR Doc. 2012–7332 Filed 3–26–12; 8:45 am]
Privacy Act System of Records
[Docket No. 111115678–2197–02]
Privacy Act System of Records
U.S. Census Bureau,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Privacy Act System of Records
U.S. Census Bureau,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of amended Privacy Act
System of Records: COMMERCE/
CENSUS–4, Economic Survey
Collection.
Notice of amended Privacy Act
System of Records: COMMERCE/
CENSUS–6, Population Census Records
for 1910 and All Subsequent Decennial
Censuses.
SUMMARY:
ACTION:
[Docket No. 111115679–2197–02]
AGENCY:
In order to update the system
of records the Department of Commerce
publishes this notice to announce the
effective date of a Privacy Act System of
Records notice titled, ‘‘COMMERCE/
CENSUS–4, Economic Survey
Collection.’’ The notice of proposed
amendment to this system or records
was published in the Federal Register
on January 26, 2012 (77 FR 4004).
DATES: The system of records becomes
effective on March 27, 2012.
ADDRESSES: For a copy of the system of
records please mail requests to: Chief
Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, Room
HQ–8H115, U.S. Census Bureau,
Washington, DC 20233–3700.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy Office,
Room HQ–8H115, U.S. Census Bureau,
Washington, DC 20233–3700, 301–763–
6560.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 26, 2012, the Department of
Commerce published and requested
comments on proposed amendments to
the Privacy Act System of Records
titled, ‘‘COMMERCE/CENSUS–4,
Economic Survey Collection.’’ The
amendment serves to generally update
the system of records by updating the
name and purpose of the system,
updating categories of individuals in the
system, updating categories of records
in the system, updating routine uses,
and updating safeguards. No comments
were received in response to the request
for comments. By this notice, the
Department notifies the public that it
adopts the proposed system as final
without changes effective March 27,
2012.
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Dated: Macrh 21, 2012.
Jonathan R. Cantor,
Chief Privacy Officer, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
[FR Doc. 2012–7297 Filed 3–26–12; 8:45 am]
In order to update the system
of records the Department of Commerce
publishes this notice to announce the
effective date of an amended Privacy
Act System of Records titled,
‘‘COMMERCE/CENSUS–6, Population
Census Records for 1910 and All
Subsequent Decennial Censuses.’’ The
notice of proposed amendment to this
system of records was published in the
Federal Register on January 26, 2012
(77 FR 4000).
For a copy of the system of
records please mail requests to: Chief
Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, Room
HQ–8H115, U.S. Census Bureau,
Washington, DC 20233–3700.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy Office,
Room HQ–8H115, U.S. Census Bureau,
Washington, DC 20233–3700, 301–763–
6560.
On
January 26, 2012, the Department of
Commerce published and requested
comments on proposed amendments to
the Privacy Act System of Records
titled, ‘‘COMMERCE/CENSUS–6,
Population Census Records for 1910 and
All Subsequent Decennial Censuses.’’
The amendment serves to generally
update the system of records by
updating certain provisions concerning
the safeguards for records in the system,
updating system manager information,
and address and minor administrative
updates. No comments were received in
response to the request for comments.
By this notice, the Department informs
the public that it adopts the proposed
system as final without changes
effective March 27, 2012.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: March 21, 2012.
Jonathan R. Cantor,
Chief Privacy Officer, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
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U.S. Census Bureau,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of amended Privacy Act
System of Records: COMMERCE/
CENSUS–3, Special Censuses, Surveys,
and Other Studies.
AGENCY:
In order to update the system
of records the Department of Commerce
publishes this notice to announce the
effective date of an amended Privacy
Act System of Records titled
‘‘COMMERCE/CENSUS–3, Individual
and Household Statistical Surveys and
Special Studies Records.’’ The notice of
proposed amendment to this system of
records was published in the Federal
Register on January 26, 2012 (77 FR
4002).
SUMMARY:
The system of records becomes
effective on March 27, 2012.
ADDRESSES: For a copy of the system of
records please mail requests to: Chief
Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, Room
HQ–8H115, U.S. Census Bureau,
Washington, DC 20233–3700.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy Office,
Room HQ–8H115, U.S. Census Bureau,
Washington, DC 20233–3700, 301–763–
6560.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 26, 2012, the Department of
Commerce published and requested
comments on proposed amendments to
the Privacy Act System of Records
titled, ‘‘COMMERCE/CENSUS–3,
Individual and Household Statistical
Surveys and Special Studies Records.’’
Upon amendment, the system will be
titled, ‘‘COMMERCE/CENSUS–3,
Special Censuses, Surveys, and Other
Studies.’’ The amendment serves to
generally update the system of records
by updating the purpose of the system,
updating categories of individuals in the
system, updating categories of records
in the system, and updating policies and
practices for storing, retaining,
disposing, and safeguarding the records
in the system. No comments were
received in response to the request for
comments. This notice informs the
public that the Department is adopting
the proposed system as final without
changes, effective March 27, 2012.
DATES:
[FR Doc. 2012–7301 Filed 3–26–12; 8:45 am]
Dated: March 21, 2012.
Jonathan R. Cantor,
Chief Privacy Officer, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
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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: The American Community Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0607-0810.
Form Number(s): Various.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Burden Hours: 2,455,868.
Number of Respondents: 3,760,000.
Average Hours per Response: The ACS Household questionnaire takes
40 minutes on average to complete.
Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau requests authorization from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for revisions to the American
Community Survey (ACS). The Census Bureau has developed a methodology
to collect and update every year demographic, social, economic, and
housing data that are essentially the same as the ``long-form'' data
that the Census Bureau traditionally has collected once a decade as
part of the decennial census. Federal and state government agencies use
such data to
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evaluate and manage federal programs and to distribute funding for
various programs that include food stamp benefits, transportation
dollars, and housing grants. State, county, and community governments,
nonprofit organizations, businesses, and the general public use
information like housing quality, income distribution, journey-to-work
patterns, immigration data, and regional age distributions for
decision-making and program evaluation.
Using the Master Address File (MAF) from the decennial census, that
is updated each year, we will select a sample of addresses, mail survey
forms each month to a new group of potential households, and attempt to
conduct interviews over the telephone with households that have not
responded. Upon completion of the telephone follow-up, we will select a
sub-sample of the remaining households, which have not responded,
typically at a rate of one in three, to designate a household for a
personal interview. We will also conduct interviews with a sample of
residents at a sample of group quarters (GQ) facilities. Collecting
these data from a new sample of housing unit (HU) and GQ facilities
every month provides more timely data and lessened respondent burden in
the Decennial Census.
We release a yearly microdata file, similar to the Public Use
Microdata Sample file of the Census 2000 long-form records. In
addition, we produce total population summary tabulations similar to
the Census 2000 tabulations down to the block group level. The
microdata files, tabulated files, and their associated documentation
are available through the Internet.
Historically the ACS has employed a tri-modal data collection
strategy for household data collection--mail, telephone and personal
visit. In 2011 the Census Bureau conducted two tests to assess the
feasibility of providing an Internet response option to households that
receive survey materials by mail. These tests evaluated various methods
for providing an Internet response option. Based on the results of
these tests, the ACS will add an Internet response option in 2013. If
during the course of our preparation activities in 2012 to implement an
Internet response option in 2013 we encounter challenges that might
delay the Internet implementation after the start of 2013, we may
consider continuing the current 2012 mail strategy into early 2013 with
the incorporation of the 2013 content changes described later in this
document. If the Census Bureau decides to pursue this as a contingency,
we will submit a non-substantive change request for OMB approval which
would include the modified mail materials. Based on concerns with the
results of the 2011 testing in Puerto Rico, we will be delaying the
implementation of an Internet response option there until a later date
while we assess better alternatives.
For the 2013 ACS, we will use modified data collection materials
based upon results of the 2010 ACS Content Test. The content of the
proposed 2013 ACS questionnaire and data collection instruments for
both HU and GQ operations reflect changes to content, instructions, and
forms design that were tested in 2010.
The 2010 ACS Content Test resulted in recommendations to OMB to
modify five (one housing and four population) question series on the
ACS. The modified housing question is the food stamp question, which at
the request of the Food and Nutrition Service is being revised to
incorporate the program name change to the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP). The new version will be used in all
collection modes. The modified population questions are: veteran status
and period of service, and property income and wages. The Census Bureau
revised the property income and wage questions to improve response by
breaking up these questions into shorter pieces to improve
comprehension when the questions are asked by an interviewer. This
change will be incorporated into the interviewer-administered modes
only. At the request of the Department of Veteran Affairs, the Census
Bureau revised the veteran status and period of service questions to
simplify the reporting categories. The new version will be used by all
collection modes.
The Census Bureau proposes including two new subjects on the ACS:
computer and Internet usage and parental place of birth. As authorized
by the Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2008, the Federal
Communications Commission sponsored the computer and Internet usage
topic; it is comprised of three questions with a mix of fixed choice
and open-ended responses. The Census Bureau sponsored the parental
place of birth topic; it includes two open-ended questions.
The Census Bureau believes there is added value in collecting
information about parental place of birth, though some may feel that
this topic is somewhat duplicative when collected in connection with
existing survey questions on race, Hispanic origin, and ancestry.
Adding the parental place of birth questions to the questionnaire in
2013 would be done as part of a multi-year process to further examine
the relationship of the data for these topics. The ACS data would also
be evaluated in connection with results from the 2010 Census
Alternative Questionnaire Experiment, and this combined research would
be used in determining recommendations for which questions would remain
on the ACS at the conclusion of this process. The Census Bureau plans
to provide various opportunities for public comment as well as dialogue
with groups that are especially interested in these data as we refine
the plans and share results on this cross-topical research.
There is one proposed change that would be unique to the Puerto
Rico Community Survey (PRCS) that was not tested during the 2010 ACS
Content Test. Concerns with data for Puerto Rico related to the changes
implemented to the plumbing questions in 2008 led to further
investigation of how these questions were being interpreted in Puerto
Rico. Cognitive testing conducted with Puerto Rico residents confirmed
that confusion was common related to how to respond to the question
``Does this house, apartment or mobile home have hot and cold running
water?'' because it is common for housing units in Puerto Rico to not
have a water heater. After discussions with the Puerto Rico Planning
Board, the Census Bureau proposes modifying the PRCS version of this
question by replacing it with two separate questions: ``Does this
house, apartment or mobile home have running water?'' and ``Does this
house, apartment or mobile home have a water heater?''
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: The ACS is an ongoing survey conducted monthly.
Respondents are asked to provide a one-time response.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Sections 141, 193, and 221.
OMB Desk Officer: Brian Harris-Kojetin, (202) 395-7314.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482-0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, (or via the Internet at
jjessup@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 email (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov).
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Dated: March 22, 2012.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-7332 Filed 3-26-12; 8:45 am]
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