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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
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: December 19, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–30976 Filed 12–21–12; 4:15 pm]
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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: Economic Value of Puerto Rico’s
Coral Reef Ecosystems for Recreation/
Tourism.
OMB Control Number: None.
Form Number(s): NA.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(request for a new information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 32.
Average Hours per Response: 2 hours.
Burden Hours: 64.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a
regular submission (new collection).
NOAA and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) have entered a
partnership to estimate the market and
non-market economic values of Puerto
Rico’s coral reef ecosystems. Estimates
will be made for all ecosystem services
for the Guanica Bay Watershed and for
recreation-tourism for all of Puerto
Rico’s coral reef ecosystems.
The required information is to
conduct focus groups to help in
designing the full surveys of visitors and
residents of Puerto Rico. The four focus
groups; two visitor and two resident
focus groups, will be used to address the
attributes of coral reef ecosystems that
people may consider important, and the
levels of the attributes to be valued.
Attributes would include natural
attributes such as water clarity/
visibility, coral cover and diversity, and
fish abundance and diversity. In
addition, issues such as crowded
conditions or number of other users that
users (e.g. SCUBA divers, snorkelers,
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recreational fishers, and wildlife
viewers) see while doing their activities
on the reefs will be evaluated. This set
of focus groups will be conducted one
time only.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: One time.
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 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
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: December 19, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–30977 Filed 12–21–12; 4:15 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; The American
Community Survey 2014 Content
Change
U.S. Census Bureau,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
SUMMARY:
To ensure consideration, written
comments must be submitted on or
before February 25, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at jjessup@doc.gov).
DATES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Cheryl Chambers, U.S.
Census Bureau, American Community
Survey Office, Washington, DC 20233
by FAX to (301) 763–8070 or via the
Internet at
ACSO.communications@census.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The American Community Survey
(ACS) collects detailed population and
housing data every month and provides
tabulations of these data on a yearly
basis. In the past, the long-form data
were collected only at the time of each
decennial census. After years of
development and testing, the ACS began
full implementation in households in
January 2005 and in Group Quarters
(GQs) in January 2006.
The ACS provides more timely
information for critical economic
planning by governments and the
private sector. In the current
information-based economy, federal,
state, tribal, and local decision makers,
as well as private business and nongovernmental organizations, need
current, reliable, and comparable
socioeconomic data to chart the future.
In 2006, the ACS began publishing upto-date profiles of American
communities every year, providing
policymakers, planners, and service
providers in the public and private
sectors this information every year–not
just every ten years.
The ACS released estimates of
population and housing characteristics
for geographic areas of all sizes in
December 2010. These data products,
used by federal agencies and others, are
similar in scope to the Summary File 3
tables from Census 2000.
In April 2012, the Department of
Health and Human Services requested
that OMB and Census consider the
addition of a health insurance exchange
or premium subsidy question to the
ACS. The proposed new question would
focus on individuals securing health
insurance through the state exchanges,
with particular attention to those
receiving a premium subsidy. This
question would secure information
critical to the Department’s, the
Administration’s and states’ planning,
implementation and evaluation of the
role of the health insurance exchanges
and the provision of subsidies to eligible
individuals and families; as well as
provisions of the Patient Protection and
Accountable Care Act (ACA) slated for
full implementation beginning in
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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: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Economic Value of Puerto Rico's Coral Reef Ecosystems for
Recreation/Tourism.
OMB Control Number: None.
Form Number(s): NA.
Type of Request: Regular submission (request for a new information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 32.
Average Hours per Response: 2 hours.
Burden Hours: 64.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a regular submission (new
collection).
NOAA and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have
entered a partnership to estimate the market and non-market economic
values of Puerto Rico's coral reef ecosystems. Estimates will be made
for all ecosystem services for the Guanica Bay Watershed and for
recreation-tourism for all of Puerto Rico's coral reef ecosystems.
The required information is to conduct focus groups to help in
designing the full surveys of visitors and residents of Puerto Rico.
The four focus groups; two visitor and two resident focus groups, will
be used to address the attributes of coral reef ecosystems that people
may consider important, and the levels of the attributes to be valued.
Attributes would include natural attributes such as water clarity/
visibility, coral cover and diversity, and fish abundance and
diversity. In addition, issues such as crowded conditions or number of
other users that users (e.g. SCUBA divers, snorkelers, recreational
fishers, and wildlife viewers) see while doing their activities on the
reefs will be evaluated. This set of focus groups will be conducted one
time only.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: One time.
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 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 OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: December 19, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-30977 Filed 12-21-12; 4:15 pm]
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