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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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(SMRB). On October 14, 2014, SMRB
members will meet to discuss
challenges and solutions to engaging
pre-college students in biomedical
science, as well as ways to streamline
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Name of Committee: Scientific
Management Review Board.
Date: October 14, 2014.
Time: 10:15 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Agenda: At this meeting, SMRB members
will present preliminary findings and
recommendations of the SMRB Working
Group on Pre-college Engagement in
Biomedical Science regarding ways NIH can
cultivate sustained interest in biomedical
science among students from prekindergarten through high school in order to
contribute to a healthy biomedical workforce
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should include the name, address, telephone
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The meeting will be webcast. The draft
meeting agenda and other information about
the SMRB, including information about
access to the webcast, will be available at
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instituted stringent procedures for entrance
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including taxis, hotel, and airport shuttles
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Committee Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651–0136]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for
comments; extension of an existing
collection of information.
AGENCY:
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) of the Department of
Homeland Security will be submitting
the following information collection
request to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act: Generic Clearance for
the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery. This is a
proposed extension of an information
collection that was previously
approved. CBP is proposing that this
information collection be extended with
no change to the burden hours or to the
information collected. This document is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before October 17, 2014
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
this proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs
and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security, and sent via
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Tracey Denning,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Regulations and Rulings, Office of
International Trade, 90 K Street NE.,
10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229–
1177, at 202–325–0265.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal
Register (79 FR 28937) on May 20, 2014,
allowing for a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments. This process
is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.10. CBP invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to comment
SUMMARY:
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on proposed and/or continuing
information collections pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 3507). The
comments should address: (a) Whether
the 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 estimates of the burden of the
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; (d)
ways to minimize the burden, including
the use of automated collection
techniques or the use of other forms of
information technology; and (e) the
annual costs to respondents or record
keepers from the collection of
information (total capital/startup costs
and operations and maintenance costs).
The comments that are submitted will
be summarized and included in the CBP
request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of
public record. In this document, CBP is
soliciting comments concerning the
following information collection:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Number: 1651–0136.
Abstract: The information collection
activity will garner qualitative customer
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data
that can be generalized to the overall
population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
will not be used for quantitative
information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
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time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require
more rigorous designs that address: The
target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
Current Actions: This submission is
being made to extend the expiration
date with no change to the burden hours
or to the information collected.
Type of Review: Extension (without
change).
Affected Public: Individuals and
Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
60,000.
Annual Frequency of Response: 1.
Estimated Time per Response: 13
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 13,000 hours.
September 10, 2014.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5760–N–02]
60 Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Comment Request; Office
of Economic Resilience Progress
Report Template
Office of Economic Resilience
(OER), HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.
The Department of Defense and FullYear Continuing Appropriations Act,
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2011 (Pub. L. 112–10, approved April
15, 2011) (Appropriations Act),
provided a total of $100,000,000 to HUD
for a Sustainable Communities Initiative
to improve regional planning efforts that
integrate housing and transportation
decisions, and increase the capacity to
improve land use and zoning. Of that
total, $70,000,000 is available for the
Sustainable Communities Regional
Planning Grant Program, and
$30,000,000 is available for the
Community Challenge Planning Grant
Program.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2010 (Pub. L. 111–117, December 16,
2009), provided a total of $150 million
in fiscal year 2010 to HUD for a
Sustainable Communities Initiative to
improve regional planning efforts that
integrate housing and transportation
decisions, and increase the capacity to
improve land use and zoning.
The Department of Housing and
Urban Development’s Sustainable
Communities Initiative (SCI) Planning
Grant Programs, which comprise of the
Sustainable Communities Regional
Planning Grant Program, the
Community Challenge Planning Grant
Program, and the Capacity Building for
Sustainable Communities Grant
Program, require progress reporting by
grantees on a semi-annual basis (i.e.,
Twice per year: January 30th and July
30th). The grant program terms and
conditions require the grantee to submit
a semi-annual progress report which
reflects activities undertaken, obstacles
encountered and solutions achieved,
and accomplishments. Progress reports
that show progress of the program in
meeting approved work plan goals,
objectives are to be submitted.
DATES: Comments Due Date: November
17, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
Collette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Washington, DC 20410, Room
4176, Washington, DC 20410–5000;
telephone 202–402–3400 (this is not a
toll free number) or email at
Collette.Pollard@hud.gov . Persons with
hearing or speech impairments may
access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Relay
Service (1–800–877–8339).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thaddeus Wincek, Office of Economic
Resilience, Department of Housing and
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202)
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[1651-0136]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Generic Clearance for
the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments; extension of an
existing collection of information.
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SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of
Homeland Security will be submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act:
Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery. This is a proposed extension of an information
collection that was previously approved. CBP is proposing that this
information collection be extended with no change to the burden hours
or to the information collected. This document is published to obtain
comments from the public and affected agencies.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before October 17,
2014 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
this proposed information collection to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be
addressed to the OMB Desk Officer for Customs and Border Protection,
Department of Homeland Security, and sent via electronic mail to
oirasubmission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395-5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, 90
K Street NE., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20229-1177, at 202-325-0265.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal Register (79 FR 28937) on May 20,
2014, allowing for a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments. This process is conducted in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. CBP invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment
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on proposed and/or continuing information collections pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 U.S.C. 3507). The
comments should address: (a) Whether the 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 estimates of the burden of the collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden,
including the use of automated collection techniques or the use of
other forms of information technology; and (e) the annual costs to
respondents or record keepers from the collection of information (total
capital/startup costs and operations and maintenance costs). The
comments that are submitted will be summarized and included in the CBP
request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public
record. In this document, CBP is soliciting comments concerning the
following information collection:
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Number: 1651-0136.
Abstract: The information collection activity will garner
qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely
manner, in accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving
service delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean information that
provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not
statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study. This feedback will provide
insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and
expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or focus
attention on areas where communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of products or services. These
collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable
communications between the Agency and its customers and stakeholders.
It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement
of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data that can be generalized to the
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative
information will not be used for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such
data uses require more rigorous designs that address: The target
population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame,
the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the
precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing
potential non-response bias, the protocols for data collection, and any
testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior fielding the
study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely to
have, such collections may still be eligible for submission for other
generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results.
Current Actions: This submission is being made to extend the
expiration date with no change to the burden hours or to the
information collected.
Type of Review: Extension (without change).
Affected Public: Individuals and Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 60,000.
Annual Frequency of Response: 1.
Estimated Time per Response: 13 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 13,000 hours.
September 10, 2014.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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