Census Scientific Advisory Committee, 63502-63503 [2015-26605]

Download as PDF 63502 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 202 / Tuesday, October 20, 2015 / Notices estimates of crop and livestock production, disposition and prices, economic statistics, and environmental statistics related to agriculture and to conduct the Census of Agriculture and its follow-on surveys. As pollinators (honeybees) are vital to the agricultural industry for producing food for the world’s population. NASS’ primary focus will center on costs associated with honey bee pollination, but will also collect some basic information relating to other forms of pollination. General authority for these data collection activities is granted under U.S.C. Title 7, Section 2204. Need and Use of the Information: NASS plans to collect economic data under this new collection using the ‘‘Cost of Pollination Inquiry’’ survey. Data relating to the targeted crops (fruits, nuts, vegetable and specialty crops) will be collected for the total number of acres that rely on honey bee pollination, the number of honey bee colonies that were used on those acres, and any cash fees associated with honey bee pollination. By publishing both regional and crop specific pollination costs, both, crop farmers and beekeepers will be able to benefit from this additional data. Description of Respondents: Farmers. Number of Respondents: 50,000. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once a year. Total Burden Hours: 14,987. Charlene Parker, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–26529 Filed 10–19–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–20–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Business Cooperative Service Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES October 14, 2015. The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. Comments regarding (a) whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:55 Oct 19, 2015 Jkt 238001 burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: OIRA_Submission@ omb.eop.gov or fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–7602. Comments regarding these information collections are best assured of having their full effect if received by November 19, 2015. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720– 8681. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information that such persons are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Rural Business-Cooperative Service Title: Strategic Economic and Community Development. OMB Control Number: 0570–0068. Summary of Collection: As authorized under the Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill), Section 6025, Strategic Economic and Community Development enables the Secretary of Agriculture to provide priority to projects that support Strategic Economic and Community Development plans. The Agency will reserve up to 10 percent of the funds appropriated to the following seven Rural Development programs (which are referred to as the ‘‘underlying programs’’): Community Facility Grants; Community Facility Guaranteed Loans; Community Facility Direct Loans; Water and Waste Disposal Loans and Grants; Water and Waste Disposal Guaranteed Loans; Business and Industry Guaranteed Loans and Rural Business Development Grants each fiscal year. Need and use of the Information: To be eligible for the reserved funds a project must meet three criteria: Projects must first be eligible for funding under the underlying program from which funds are reserved; carried out solely in rural areas and that the project support the implementation of a strategic PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 economic development or community development plan on a multijurisdictional basis as defined in 7 CFR 1980.1005. Applicants will submit information on the Application Form 1980–88, the Plan that the project supports, and the project’s measures, metrics and outcome. The collection of information is necessary for the Agency to identify projects eligible for the reserved funding under the Section 6025 program and to prioritize eligible applications. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 374. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 3,348. Charlene Parker, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–26528 Filed 10–19–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of the Census Census Scientific Advisory Committee Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Public Virtual Meeting. AGENCY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is giving notice of a virtual meeting of the Census Scientific Advisory Committee (C–SAC). The Committee will address policy, research, and technical issues relating to the 2020 Census Operational Plan. The C–SAC will meet via teleconference on November 2, 2015. Last-minute changes to the schedule are possible, which could prevent us from giving advance public notice of schedule adjustments. Please visit the Census Advisory Committees Web site for the most current meeting agenda at: https://www. census.gov/cac/. DATES: November 2, 2015. The virtual meeting will begin at approximately 1:00 p.m. and end at approximately 3:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via teleconference. To attend, participants should call the following phone number: 1–877–973–5204. When prompted, please use the following password: 1733620. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Collier, Assistant Division Chief for Stakeholders, Customer Liaison and Marketing Services Office, kimberly.l.collier@census.gov, SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\20OCN1.SGM 20OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 202 / Tuesday, October 20, 2015 / Notices Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H185, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233, telephone 301–763–6590. For TTY callers, please use the Federal Relay Service 1–800– 877–8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The members of the C–SAC are appointed by the Census Bureau’s Director. The Committee provides scientific and technical expertise, as appropriate, to address Census Bureau program needs and objectives. The Committee has been established in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title 5, United States Code, Appendix 2, Section 10). All meetings are open to the public. A brief period will be set aside at the meeting for public comment on November 2. However, individuals with extensive questions or statements must submit them in writing to: census.scientific.advisory.committee@ census.gov (subject line ‘‘November 2015 C–SAC Virtual Meeting Public Comment’’), or by letter submission to the Committee Liaison Officer, Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H185, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233. Dated: October 15, 2015. John H. Thompson, Director, Bureau of the Census . [FR Doc. 2015–26605 Filed 10–19–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Department of Commerce. Title: Quarterly Survey of Financial Services Transactions between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Foreign Persons. OMB Control Number: 0608–0065. Form Number: BE–185. Type of Request: Regular submission. Number of Responses: 2,700 annually (675 filed each quarter; 550 reporting mandatory data, and 125 that would file other responses). Average Hours per Response: 10 hours is the average for those reporting data and 1 hour is the average for those not reporting data or providing voluntary responses, but hours may vary considerably among respondents VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:55 Oct 19, 2015 Jkt 238001 because of differences in company size and complexity. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 22,500. Needs and Uses: The Quarterly Survey of Financial Services Transactions between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Foreign Persons (BE–185) is a survey that collects data from U.S. financial services providers that engage in covered transactions with foreign persons in financial services. A U.S. person must report if it had sales of covered services to foreign persons that exceeded $20 million for the previous fiscal year, or are expected to exceed that amount during the current fiscal year, or if it had purchases of covered services from foreign persons that exceeded $15 million for the previous fiscal year, or are expected to exceed that amount during the current fiscal year. The data collected on the survey are needed to monitor U.S. trade in services, to analyze the impact of U.S. trade on the U.S. and foreign economies, to compile and improve the U.S. economic accounts, to support U.S. commercial policy on trade in services, to conduct trade promotion, and to improve the ability of U.S. businesses to identify and evaluate market opportunities. The data are used in estimating the financial services component of the U.S. international transactions accounts and national income and product accounts. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is proposing no additions and modifications to the current BE–185 survey. The effort to keep current reporting requirements unchanged is intended to minimize respondent burden while considering the needs of data users. Existing language in the instructions and definitions will be reviewed and adjusted as necessary to clarify survey requirements. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations. Frequency: Quarterly. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to OIRA Suybmission@ omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–5806. PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 63503 Dated: October 14, 2015. Glenna Mickelson, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–26495 Filed 10–19–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–06–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economic Development Administration Membership of the Economic Development Administration Performance Review Board Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Membership on the Economic Development Administration’s Performance Review Board. AGENCY: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. § 4314(c)(4), the Economic Development Administration (EDA), Department of Commerce (DOC), announces the appointment of those individuals who have been selected to serve as members of EDA’s Performance Review Board. The Performance Review Board is responsible for (1) reviewing performance appraisals and rating of Senior Executive Service (SES) members and (2) making recommendations to the appointing authority on other performance management issues, such as pay adjustments, bonuses and Presidential Rank Awards for SES members. The appointment of these members to the Performance Review Board will be for a period of twenty-four (24) months. DATES: The period of appointment for those individuals selected for EDA’s Performance Review Board begins on October 20, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Munz, U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Human Resources Management, Office of Executive Resources, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Room 51010, Washington, DC 20230, at (202) 482–4051. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the Economic Development Administration (EDA), Department of Commerce (DOC), announces the appointment of those individuals who have been selected to serve as members of EDA’s Performance Review Board. The Performance Review Board is responsible for (1) reviewing performance appraisals and rating of Senior Executive Service (SES) members and (2) making recommendations to the appointing authority on other performance management issues, such SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\20OCN1.SGM 20OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 202 (Tuesday, October 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63502-63503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26605]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


Census Scientific Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Public Virtual Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is giving notice of a 
virtual meeting of the Census Scientific Advisory Committee (C-SAC). 
The Committee will address policy, research, and technical issues 
relating to the 2020 Census Operational Plan. The C-SAC will meet via 
teleconference on November 2, 2015. Last-minute changes to the schedule 
are possible, which could prevent us from giving advance public notice 
of schedule adjustments. Please visit the Census Advisory Committees 
Web site for the most current meeting agenda at: https://www.census.gov/cac/.

DATES: November 2, 2015. The virtual meeting will begin at 
approximately 1:00 p.m. and end at approximately 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via teleconference. To attend, 
participants should call the following phone number: 1-877-973-5204. 
When prompted, please use the following password: 1733620.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Collier, Assistant Division Chief 
for Stakeholders, Customer Liaison and Marketing Services Office, 
kimberly.l.collier@census.gov,

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Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H185, 4600 Silver 
Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233, telephone 301-763-6590. For TTY 
callers, please use the Federal Relay Service 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The members of the C-SAC are appointed by 
the Census Bureau's Director. The Committee provides scientific and 
technical expertise, as appropriate, to address Census Bureau program 
needs and objectives. The Committee has been established in accordance 
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title 5, United States Code, 
Appendix 2, Section 10).
    All meetings are open to the public. A brief period will be set 
aside at the meeting for public comment on November 2. However, 
individuals with extensive questions or statements must submit them in 
writing to: census.scientific.advisory.committee@census.gov (subject 
line ``November 2015 C-SAC Virtual Meeting Public Comment''), or by 
letter submission to the Committee Liaison Officer, Department of 
Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H185, 4600 Silver Hill Road, 
Washington, DC 20233.

    Dated: October 15, 2015.
John H. Thompson,
Director, Bureau of the Census .
[FR Doc. 2015-26605 Filed 10-19-15; 8:45 am]
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