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Notice of meeting; Correction.
The U.S. Commission on Civil
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Federal Register of March 9, 2015,
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on a project proposal regarding the
school to prison pipeline in Oklahoma.
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AGENDA
Welcome and Introductions
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Vicki Limas, Chair
Discussion of Proposal on School to Prison
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Oklahoma Advisory Committee
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Application for
Commercial Fisheries Authorization
Under Section 118 of the Marine
Mammal Protection Act
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
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.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before May 15, 2015.
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 and instructions should be
directed to Lisa White, (301) 427–8494
or Lisa.White@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
The Marine Mammal Protection Act
requires any commercial fisherman
operating in Category I and II fisheries
to register for a certificate of
authorization that will allow the
fisherman to take marine mammals
incidental to commercial fishing
operations. Category I and II fisheries
are those identified by NOAA as having
either frequent or occasional takings of
marine mammals. All states have
integrated the National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) registration process into
the existing state fishery registration
process and vessel owners do not need
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to file a separate federal registration. If
applicable, vessel owners will be
notified of this simplified registration
process when they apply for their state
or Federal permit or license.
II. Method of Collection
Fishermen have their information
imported directly into the Marine
Mammal Authorization Program
(MMAP) from their state. If they do not
have a state or Federal fishery permit or
license, they can request an MMAP
registration form from their regional
NMFS office and mail in the registration
form.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0293.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
600.
Estimated Time per Response: Initial
registration 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 150.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $15,300 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs and application fees.
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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: March 10, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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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: Annual Survey of Manufactures.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0449.
Form Number(s): MA–10000(L), MA–
10000(S), NC–99530.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Number of Respondents: 68.000.
Average Hours per Response: 2 hours
and 32 minutes.
Burden Hours: 172,540.
Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau
has conducted the Annual Survey of
Manufactures (ASM) since 1949 to
provide key measures of manufacturing
activity during intercensal periods. In
census years ending in ‘‘2’’ and ‘‘7,’’ we
mail and collect the ASM as part of the
Economic Census covering the
Manufacturing Sector.
The ASM statistics are based on a
survey that includes both mail and
nonmail components. The mail portion
of the survey consists of a probability
sample that will be redesigned for the
2014 ASM using a methodology similar
to the one that was used for the 2009
ASM. However, the industry strata for
the 2014 ASM sample will be based on
the 2012 North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS), which
combines many of the six-digit codes in
the Manufacturing Sector. For the 2009
ASM, approximately 51,000
manufacturing establishments were
selected from a frame of approximately
117,000 establishments. The frame
contained all manufacturing
establishments of multiunit companies
(companies with operations at more
than one location) and the largest singlelocation manufacturing companies
within each industry. We expect the
number of establishments in the 2014
ASM sample to be about the same as the
number in the 2009 ASM sample. The
2009 ASM nonmail component
contained approximately 211,000 small
and medium-sized single-location
companies. No data are collected from
companies in the nonmail component.
Data are imputed based on models that
incorporate the administrative records
of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
the Social Security Administration
(SSA), and the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS). Though the nonmail
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companies account for nearly two-thirds
of the universe, they account for less
than 7 percent of the manufacturing
output.
The Census Bureau plans to revise the
information collected in several areas of
the MA–10000 (L). The MA–10000 (L) is
the only form the Census Bureau plans
to revise. The first revision is to the
inventory section of the form, which
covers items 9, 10 and 11 of the MA–
10000 (L). The primary objective of the
revision to the inventory section is to
improve reporting and to avoid
confusion for respondents that do not
use the Last-In, First-Out (LIFO) method
of valuation for inventories. In previous
reporting cycles, reporting on these
items were filled with errors that
revolved around non-LIFO respondents
reporting data in the LIFO-related items
due to misunderstanding what was
being requested. After research, it was
determined that grouping all of the
LIFO-related items together and moving
them to the end of the inventory section
will greatly decrease confusion for the
large majority of respondents that do not
use the LIFO valuation method. The
second revision is to remove the data
collected for depreciation, which is item
16B of the MA–10000 (L). The removal
of item 16B will simplify what
respondents are required to report and
will remove an item that does not have
the supplemental variables that it needs
for editing and imputation.
This survey is an integral part of the
Government’s statistical program. Its
results provide a factual background for
decision making by the executive and
legislative branches of the Federal
Government. Federal agencies use the
annual survey’s input and output data
as benchmarks for their statistical
programs, including the Federal Reserve
Board’s Index of Industrial Production
and the Bureau of Economic Analysis’
(BEA) estimates of the gross domestic
product. The data also provide the
Department of Energy with primary
information on the use of energy by the
manufacturing sector to produce
manufactured products. These data also
are used as benchmark data for the
Manufacturing Energy Consumption
Survey, which is conducted for the
Department of Energy by the Census
Bureau. The Department of Commerce
uses the exports of manufactured
products data to measure the
importance of exports to the
manufacturing economy of each state.
Within the Census Bureau, the ASM
data are used to benchmark and
reconcile monthly and quarterly data on
manufacturing production and
inventories.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application for
Commercial Fisheries Authorization Under Section 118 of the Marine
Mammal Protection Act
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
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.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 15, 2015.
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 and instructions should
be directed to Lisa White, (301) 427-8494 or Lisa.White@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Marine Mammal Protection Act requires any commercial fisherman
operating in Category I and II fisheries to register for a certificate
of authorization that will allow the fisherman to take marine mammals
incidental to commercial fishing operations. Category I and II
fisheries are those identified by NOAA as having either frequent or
occasional takings of marine mammals. All states have integrated the
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) registration process into the
existing state fishery registration process and vessel owners do not
need
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to file a separate federal registration. If applicable, vessel owners
will be notified of this simplified registration process when they
apply for their state or Federal permit or license.
II. Method of Collection
Fishermen have their information imported directly into the Marine
Mammal Authorization Program (MMAP) from their state. If they do not
have a state or Federal fishery permit or license, they can request an
MMAP registration form from their regional NMFS office and mail in the
registration form.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0293.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations;
Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 600.
Estimated Time per Response: Initial registration 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 150.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $15,300 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs and application fees.
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: March 10, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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