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Download as PDF 31306 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 102 / Friday, May 25, 2012 / Notices (2) A citation to the legal requirement for the condition. (3) Any analysis the agency has prepared of the cost of implementing the condition. (4) Any other information that explains the agency’s reasons to include the condition, especially the circumstances that require its inclusion. This should include any discussion of the benefits of the conditions, or a costbenefit analysis if one has been prepared. (5) If the permit has not yet been issued, a statement addressing whether agency practice or regulations would allow the Office of the Federal Coordinator to discuss the proposed condition with the applicant. (c) Permit Condition Review In determining whether a proposed permit condition would prevent or impair expeditious construction and operation of the project, the Federal Coordinator will consider: (1) Any delays in project construction and operation caused by the condition. (2) All other available information, including, if available, the project’s cost of meeting the condition. (3) The statutory and regulatory basis for the condition, as provided by the issuing agency. (4) The views of the applicant. (d) The Federal Coordinator Will Endeavor To Complete Its Review Within 30 Days After a Request From an Applicant or Permittee mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES (e) The Federal Coordinator’s Decision (1) The Federal Coordinator will determine whether the proposed condition would prevent or impair in any significant respect the expeditious construction and operation of an Alaska natural gas transportation project or expansion of that project. The Federal Coordinator’s decision will be sent to the agency and the applicant or permittee. (2) If the Federal Coordinator determines that the condition or proposed condition would prevent or impair in any significant respect the expeditious construction and operation of the project, the Federal Coordinator will facilitate a meeting between the permittee or applicant and the issuing agency and, if appropriate, other experts, in order to help resolve the issue. Dated: May 18, 2012. Larry Persily, Federal Coordinator. [FR Doc. 2012–12737 Filed 5–24–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–TP–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:55 May 24, 2012 Jkt 226001 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: Census Field Staff Exit Questionnaires. OMB Control Number: 0607–0404. Form Number(s): BC–1294, BC– 1294D. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Burden Hours: 84. Number of Respondents: 650. Average Hours per Response: BC– 1294 = 7 minutes, BC–1294D = 10 minutes. Needs and Uses: Retention of trained field interviewing staff is a major concern for the Census Bureau because of both the monetary costs associated with employee turnover, as well as the potential impact on data quality. Therefore, in a continuous effort to devise policies and practices aimed at reducing turnover among interviewers, the Census Bureau collects data on the reasons interviewers leave their Census Bureau jobs. The exit questionnaires are the instruments we use to collect turnover data from a sample of former current survey interviewers (field representatives) and decennial census interviewers (enumerators and listers). The goal or purpose of the exit questionnaires is to determine the reasons for interviewer turnover and what the Census Bureau might have done, or can do, to influence interviewers not to leave. Thus the exit questionnaires seek reasons interviewers quit, inquire about motivational factors that would have kept interviewers from leaving, attempt to identify training program strengths and weaknesses and their impacts on turnover, and explore the impact of pay, working conditions and supervisory styles on employees’ reasons for quitting. As the environment in which surveys take place, the demographics of our labor force and the way surveys are conducted continues to change, it is important that we continue to examine the interviewers’ concerns about their job. Information provided by respondents to the exit questionnaire provides insight on the measures the Census Bureau might take to decrease PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 turnover, and is useful in helping us determine if the reasons for interviewer turnover appear to be systemic or localized. The exit questionnaires have shown to be useful and, therefore, we believe it is important to continue to use them to affect program planning and management. Forms BC–1294 and the BC–1294(D) are the instruments we currently use to collect turnover data from a sample of former current survey interviewers, and decennial census listers/enumerators, respectively. This submission includes changes to the BC–1294, which reflect Census Bureau policy and procedural changes to current surveys since the last request for clearance. This submission does not include changes to the BC–1294(D). We are dropping the BC–1294(CM), Coverage Measurement Exit Questionnaire, from this clearance. Affected Public: Individuals. Frequency: One time. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: Title 5 U.S.C., Sections 301, 2301 and 3101. 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). Dated: May 21, 2012. Glenna Mickelson, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2012–12697 Filed 5–24–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–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: Service Annual Survey. E:\FR\FM\25MYN1.SGM 25MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2012)]
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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: Census Field Staff Exit Questionnaires.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-0404.
    Form Number(s): BC-1294, BC-1294D.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden Hours: 84.
    Number of Respondents: 650.
    Average Hours per Response: BC-1294 = 7 minutes, BC-1294D = 10 
minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Retention of trained field interviewing staff is a 
major concern for the Census Bureau because of both the monetary costs 
associated with employee turnover, as well as the potential impact on 
data quality. Therefore, in a continuous effort to devise policies and 
practices aimed at reducing turnover among interviewers, the Census 
Bureau collects data on the reasons interviewers leave their Census 
Bureau jobs.
    The exit questionnaires are the instruments we use to collect 
turnover data from a sample of former current survey interviewers 
(field representatives) and decennial census interviewers (enumerators 
and listers). The goal or purpose of the exit questionnaires is to 
determine the reasons for interviewer turnover and what the Census 
Bureau might have done, or can do, to influence interviewers not to 
leave. Thus the exit questionnaires seek reasons interviewers quit, 
inquire about motivational factors that would have kept interviewers 
from leaving, attempt to identify training program strengths and 
weaknesses and their impacts on turnover, and explore the impact of 
pay, working conditions and supervisory styles on employees' reasons 
for quitting.
    As the environment in which surveys take place, the demographics of 
our labor force and the way surveys are conducted continues to change, 
it is important that we continue to examine the interviewers' concerns 
about their job. Information provided by respondents to the exit 
questionnaire provides insight on the measures the Census Bureau might 
take to decrease turnover, and is useful in helping us determine if the 
reasons for interviewer turnover appear to be systemic or localized. 
The exit questionnaires have shown to be useful and, therefore, we 
believe it is important to continue to use them to affect program 
planning and management.
    Forms BC-1294 and the BC-1294(D) are the instruments we currently 
use to collect turnover data from a sample of former current survey 
interviewers, and decennial census listers/enumerators, respectively.
    This submission includes changes to the BC-1294, which reflect 
Census Bureau policy and procedural changes to current surveys since 
the last request for clearance. This submission does not include 
changes to the BC-1294(D). We are dropping the BC-1294(CM), Coverage 
Measurement Exit Questionnaire, from this clearance.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 5 U.S.C., Sections 301, 2301 and 3101.
    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).

    Dated: May 21, 2012.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-12697 Filed 5-24-12; 8:45 am]
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