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not Federal government employees
(federal employees are subject to
Federal ethics requirements). For peer
review purposes, the term ‘‘conflicts of
interest’’ means any financial or other
interest which conflicts with the service
of the individual because it could: (1)
significantly impair the individual’s
objectivity; or (2) create an unfair
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peer reviewers of studies related to
government regulation and the other
form is for all other influential scientific
information subject to the Peer Review
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about employment as well as
investment and property interests and
research funding. Curriculum vitae are
also required. The information collected
in the conflict of interest disclosure is
essential to NOAA’s compliance with
the OMB PRB, and helps to ensure that
government studies are reviewed by
independent, impartial peer reviewers.
Revision: the form adapted from the
general scientific and technical studies
form, for Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research (OAR) laboratory reviewers
has not been used, and will be removed
from the collection; OAR continues to
use the previously existing form.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: 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 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: January 24, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; State and Local
Government Finance Forms
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)).
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
comments must be submitted on or
before March 31, 2014.
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).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Jeff Barnett, Chief, Local
Government Finance and Statistics
Branch, Governments Division, U.S.
Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC
20233–6800 (301–763–2787 or
Jeffrey.L.Barnett@census.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau plans to request
clearance for the forms necessary to
conduct the public finance program,
which consists of an annual collection
of information and a quinquennial
collection in the census years ending in
‘‘2’’ and ‘‘7’’. During the upcoming three
years, we intend to conduct the 2014
through 2016 Annual Surveys of State
and Local Government Finances.
The Annual Surveys of State and
Local Government Finances collect data
on state government finances and
estimates of local government revenue,
expenditure, debt, assets, and pension
systems nationally and within state
areas. The surveys include the Annual
Survey of State Government Finances,
the Annual Survey of Local Government
Finances, and the Annual Survey of
Public Pensions. Data are collected for
all agencies, departments, and
institutions of the fifty state
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governments and for a sample of all
local governments (counties,
municipalities, townships, and special
districts). Data for school districts are
collected under a separate survey. In the
census year, equivalent data are
collected from all local governments.
The Census Bureau is exploring the
possibility of reducing the number and
content of items collected on survey
forms of local government finances in
the intercensal years. The reduction in
form item collection will reduce
respondent burden as well as reduce the
time needed to edit, analyze, and
disseminate data for the Annual Survey
of Local Government Finances. Any
final decisions on form revisions will be
included in the formal clearance
package submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget after the
comment period associated with this
notice has ended. In addition, any
reduction in form item collection
occurring in 2014–2016 will be restored
in the next quinquennial Census of
Governments in 2017.
The Census Bureau provides these
data to the Bureau of Economic Analysis
to develop the public sector components
of the National Income and Product
Accounts and to the Federal Reserve
Board for use in the Flow of Funds
Accounts. Other Federal agencies that
make use of the data include the
Council of Economic Advisors, the
Government Accountability Office, and
the Department of Justice. Other users
include state and local governments and
related organizations, public policy
groups, researchers, and private sector
businesses.
Statistics are produced as data files in
electronic formats. The program has
collected comprehensive and
comparable governmental statistics
since 1957.
II. Method of Collection
These surveys use multiple modes for
data collection including Internet
collection, mail canvass, telephone, and
central collection. Canvass methodology
primarily consists of a mail out/mail
back questionnaire and Internet data
collection. Other methods used to
collect data and maximize response
include collecting state and local
government data through submitted
financial audits, state financial reports,
and comprehensive financial reports.
The Census Bureau developed central
collection agreements with state and
large local government officials to
collect the data from their dependent
agencies and report to the Census
Bureau as a central respondent. These
arrangements eliminate the need for a
mail canvass of approximately 4,000
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governmental units. The arrangements
reduce burden by greatly reducing the
number of people who have to complete
a form as the data are collected from a
centralized source instead of from
multiple sources. Currently, the Census
Bureau has central collection
arrangements to collect local
government data with 28 states and state
government data from all 50 states. The
Census Bureau continues to expand the
conversion of paper submissions into
electronic formats by collaborating with
state and local governments regarding
electronic reporting of central collection
data, and encouraging electronic
responses from individual governments.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–0585.
Form Number: F–5, F–11, F–12, F–
12(S), F–13, F–25, F–28, F–29, F–32,
and F–42.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: State and local
governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
11,895.
Estimated Time per Response: 2.910
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 34,616.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$888,391.
Respondents Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 182.
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IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (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 automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: January 27, 2014.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; SSA Supplement
on Retirement, Pensions, and Related
Content (SSA Supplement), 2014
U.S. Census Bureau.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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)).
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
comments must be submitted on or
before March 31, 2014.
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).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Jason M. Fields, Census
Bureau, Room HQ–7H069, Washington,
DC 20233–8400, (301) 763–2465 (or via
the Internet at jason.m.fields@
census.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau plans to conduct
a survey for the Social Security
Administration (SSA) beginning in
September 2014. The survey is the SSA
Supplement on Retirement, Pensions,
and Related Content (SSA Supplement),
which is the first externally sponsored
supplement to the newly redesigned
Survey of Income and Program
Participation (SIPP). The sample for the
SSA Supplement will come from
completed interviews from Wave 1 of
the 2014 panel of the Survey of Income
and Program Participation, conducted
from February to May of 2014 (2014
SIPP, OMB approval number 0607–
0977). The SSA Supplement is expected
to be conducted once per SIPP Panel,
after the completion of Wave 1
interviews. Questions in the SSA
Supplement are from 2008 SIPP topical
modules selected by the SSA, with
minimal modifications (2008 SIPP,
OMB approval number 0607–0944).
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The SSA bases two of its major policy
micro-simulations on the SIPP: (1)
Modeling Income in the Near Term
(MINT) for evaluating Social Security
reform; and, (2) the Financial Eligibility
Model (FEM) for evaluating
Supplemental Security Income,
Qualified Medicare Beneficiary, and
Medicare Part-D Low Income Subsidy
programs. Recent economic events have
had a profound impact on the overall
economic well-being of our nation, and
underscore the importance of the data
the Social Security Administration is
seeking to collect. Of specific
importance to the SSA is the impact of
this economic crisis on current and
future beneficiaries. Since the 1996 SIPP
panel, the SSA has used data collected
by the SIPP for policy evaluation
research and the modification of
government programs. Prior to the 2014
SIPP redesign, the data came from core
questions asked each wave and from
intermittent topical supplements. As
part of an effort to streamline the annual
data collection in the SIPP instrument,
the redesigned SIPP does not include
some topical data previously used by
the SSA for the MINT and FEM models.
These items include detailed questions
on personal retirement accounts,
retirement and pension plans from
current and previous employment,
complete marital history, and functional
limitations and disabilities affecting
employment and daily living. The SSA
Supplement will continue the collection
of this necessary data which the SSA
cannot obtain from any other source.
The Census Bureau, through
sponsorship by the SSA, plans to collect
the SSA Supplement data using
Computer Assisted Telephone
Interviewing (CATI). Interviews for the
SSA supplement will not be conducted
through personal visits.
Approximately 35,000 households are
expected to be interviewed from the
initial sample fielded in Wave 1 of the
2014 SIPP panel. Each household
averages 2.1 people aged 15 and above,
yielding approximately 73,500 personlevel interviews. The sample for the
SSA Supplement will consist of all
households that have completed
interviews, either in person or by
telephone, from 2014 SIPP Wave 1. New
additions to the household between the
2014 SIPP interview and the SSA
Supplement interview will not be
included in the SSA Supplement;
however, movers will be followed and
interviewed, as they are in the SIPP.
Interviews take approximately 30
minutes per adult on average;
consequently, the total burden for SSA
Supplement interviews will be 36,750
hours.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; State and Local
Government Finance Forms
AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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)).
DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on
or before March 31, 2014.
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).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions
should be directed to Jeff Barnett, Chief, Local Government Finance and
Statistics Branch, Governments Division, U.S. Bureau of the Census,
Washington, DC 20233-6800 (301-763-2787 or
Jeffrey.L.Barnett@census.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau plans to request clearance for the forms
necessary to conduct the public finance program, which consists of an
annual collection of information and a quinquennial collection in the
census years ending in ``2'' and ``7''. During the upcoming three
years, we intend to conduct the 2014 through 2016 Annual Surveys of
State and Local Government Finances.
The Annual Surveys of State and Local Government Finances collect
data on state government finances and estimates of local government
revenue, expenditure, debt, assets, and pension systems nationally and
within state areas. The surveys include the Annual Survey of State
Government Finances, the Annual Survey of Local Government Finances,
and the Annual Survey of Public Pensions. Data are collected for all
agencies, departments, and institutions of the fifty state governments
and for a sample of all local governments (counties, municipalities,
townships, and special districts). Data for school districts are
collected under a separate survey. In the census year, equivalent data
are collected from all local governments.
The Census Bureau is exploring the possibility of reducing the
number and content of items collected on survey forms of local
government finances in the intercensal years. The reduction in form
item collection will reduce respondent burden as well as reduce the
time needed to edit, analyze, and disseminate data for the Annual
Survey of Local Government Finances. Any final decisions on form
revisions will be included in the formal clearance package submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget after the comment period associated
with this notice has ended. In addition, any reduction in form item
collection occurring in 2014-2016 will be restored in the next
quinquennial Census of Governments in 2017.
The Census Bureau provides these data to the Bureau of Economic
Analysis to develop the public sector components of the National Income
and Product Accounts and to the Federal Reserve Board for use in the
Flow of Funds Accounts. Other Federal agencies that make use of the
data include the Council of Economic Advisors, the Government
Accountability Office, and the Department of Justice. Other users
include state and local governments and related organizations, public
policy groups, researchers, and private sector businesses.
Statistics are produced as data files in electronic formats. The
program has collected comprehensive and comparable governmental
statistics since 1957.
II. Method of Collection
These surveys use multiple modes for data collection including
Internet collection, mail canvass, telephone, and central collection.
Canvass methodology primarily consists of a mail out/mail back
questionnaire and Internet data collection. Other methods used to
collect data and maximize response include collecting state and local
government data through submitted financial audits, state financial
reports, and comprehensive financial reports.
The Census Bureau developed central collection agreements with
state and large local government officials to collect the data from
their dependent agencies and report to the Census Bureau as a central
respondent. These arrangements eliminate the need for a mail canvass of
approximately 4,000
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governmental units. The arrangements reduce burden by greatly reducing
the number of people who have to complete a form as the data are
collected from a centralized source instead of from multiple sources.
Currently, the Census Bureau has central collection arrangements to
collect local government data with 28 states and state government data
from all 50 states. The Census Bureau continues to expand the
conversion of paper submissions into electronic formats by
collaborating with state and local governments regarding electronic
reporting of central collection data, and encouraging electronic
responses from individual governments.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-0585.
Form Number: F-5, F-11, F-12, F-12(S), F-13, F-25, F-28, F-29, F-
32, and F-42.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: State and local governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,895.
Estimated Time per Response: 2.910 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 34,616.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $888,391.
Respondents Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 182.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(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
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: January 27, 2014.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-01834 Filed 1-29-14; 8:45 am]
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