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Download as PDF khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 33314 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 83 / Monday, April 29, 2024 / Notices Individuals who wish to be considered for membership on the West Virginia Secure Rural Schools Advisory Committee must submit a nomination with information, including a Form AD– 755 (Advisory Committee or Research and Promotion Background Information). Nominations should be typed and include the following: If nominating an individual, a brief summary, no more than two pages, explaining the nominee’s qualifications to serve on the Secure Rural Schools Advisory Committee and addressing the membership composition and criteria described above. (a) A resume providing the nominee’s background, experience, and educational qualifications. (b) A completed Form AD–755, Advisory Committee or Research and Promotion Background Information. The form can be downloaded by visiting the following website https:// www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/ documents/ad755.pdf. 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Comments are required regarding; 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; the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the 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. Comments regarding this information collection received by May 29, 2024 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. 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. Food Safety and Inspection Service Title: Salmonella Control Strategies Pilot Projects. OMB Control Number: 0583–NEW. Summary of Collection: Food Safety and Inspection Service FSIS has been delegated the authority to exercise the functions of the Secretary (7 CFR 2.18 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 and 2.53), as specified in the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) (21 U.S.C. 451, et seq.). This statute mandates that FSIS protect the public by verifying that poultry products are safe, wholesome, and properly labeled. This ongoing, voluntary data collection will provide comprehensive information about pathogen control and the measurement strategies necessary for an effective poultry products inspection program. Need and Use of the Information: On October 19, 2021, USDA announced that FSIS would mobilize a stronger and more comprehensive effort to reduce Salmonella illnesses associated with poultry products. A key component of this effort is identifying ways to incentivize the use of preharvest controls to reduce Salmonella contamination coming into the slaughterhouse. Under the pilot projects program, establishments will experiment with new or existing pathogen control and measurement strategies and share data with FSIS. Associations may also submit aggregate data. The data will be analyzed by FSIS to determine whether they support changes to FSIS existing Salmonella control strategies. Description of Respondents: Businessfor-not for-profit; Farms; State, Local or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents: 40. Frequency of Responses: Reporting; Other (one-time). Total Burden Hours: 620. Rachelle Ragland-Greene, Acting Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2024–09093 Filed 4–26–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Census Bureau Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; 2024 American Community Survey (ACS) Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Test The Department of Commerce will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us E:\FR\FM\29APN1.SGM 29APN1 33315 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 83 / Monday, April 29, 2024 / Notices assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public’s reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on September 19, 2023, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Agency: U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce. Title: American Community Survey (ACS) Methods Panel: 2024 Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Test. OMB Control Number: 0607–0936. Form Number(s): Paper questionnaires: ACS–1(X)SGO, ACS– 1(X)SGA; ACS internet electronic instrument (no form number), ACS CAPI(HU) electronic instrument (no form number), ACS Content Follow-up internet and CATI electronic instruments (no form numbers). Type of Request: Regular submission, Request for a Revision of a Currently Approved Collection. Number of Respondents: 281,000 respondents to the initial interview; 88,000 respondents to the Content Follow-up reinterview. Average Hours per Response: 40 minutes for the initial interview; 20 minutes for the Content Follow-up reinterview. Burden Hours: 216,819 hours. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Estimated number of respondents Estimated burden (in hours) Total estimated burden hours Initial Interview ............................................................................................................................. Content Follow-up Reinterview .................................................................................................... 281,000 88,000 0.667 0.334 187,427 29,392 Total ...................................................................................................................................... ........................ ........................ 216,819 Needs and Uses: The information collected in the 2024 ACS SOGI test will be used to evaluate the quality of data from questions on sexual orientation and gender identity. The research will inform recommendations for potential production ACS implementation on question wording and response options, whether a confirmation question is asked of everyone or only of those people with discrepant responses for sex at birth and current gender identity, and the style of write-in boxes to use for internet respondents. The data will also be used to produce descriptive statistics on the test topics, assess the impact on other questions on the survey that have changed, and gain insight into terminology by analyzing write-in responses and responses to qualitative questions asked in the test. Data will be assessed by mode of response as well as type of respondent (proxy or selfreported data), in addition to other subgroups of interest. Because the questions being tested under this clearance have yet to be asked in the American Community Survey, the data gathered will not be considered official statistics of the Census Bureau or other Federal agencies. Test results will be included in research reports that will be published on the Census Bureau’s website. Results may also be prepared for presentations at professional meetings and conferences or for publication in professional journals. All published test results will be statistical products that contain only aggregated data that do not reveal individual responses. Details of the questions being tested and test plans are available in Supporting Statements A and B and associated attachments. See directions VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:54 Apr 26, 2024 Jkt 262001 below for how to find these documents online on www.reginfo.gov. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Frequency: This is a one-time test. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 141, 193, and 221. 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 submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB Control Number 0607–0936. Sheleen Dumas, Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2024–09101 Filed 4–26–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Economic Analysis Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Services Surveys: BE–180, Benchmark Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Foreign Persons Bureau of Economic Analysis, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment. AGENCY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public’s reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB. DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before June 28, 2024. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to Christopher Stein, Chief, Services Surveys Branch, Bureau of Economic Analysis, by email to christopher.stein@ bea.gov or PRAcomments@bea.gov. Please reference OMB Control Number 0608–0062 in the subject line of your comments. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\29APN1.SGM 29APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 83 (Monday, April 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33314-33315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09101]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Census Bureau


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; 2024 American Community Survey (ACS) Sexual Orientation and 
Gender Identity Test

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us

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assess the impact of our information collection requirements and 
minimize the public's reporting burden. Public comments were previously 
requested via the Federal Register on September 19, 2023, during a 60-
day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for 
public comments.
    Agency: U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.
    Title: American Community Survey (ACS) Methods Panel: 2024 Sexual 
Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Test.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-0936.
    Form Number(s): Paper questionnaires: ACS-1(X)SGO, ACS-1(X)SGA; ACS 
internet electronic instrument (no form number), ACS CAPI(HU) 
electronic instrument (no form number), ACS Content Follow-up internet 
and CATI electronic instruments (no form numbers).
    Type of Request: Regular submission, Request for a Revision of a 
Currently Approved Collection.
    Number of Respondents: 281,000 respondents to the initial 
interview; 88,000 respondents to the Content Follow-up reinterview.
    Average Hours per Response: 40 minutes for the initial interview; 
20 minutes for the Content Follow-up reinterview.
    Burden Hours: 216,819 hours.

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                                                                     Estimated       Estimated         Total
                                                                     number of      burden (in       estimated
                                                                    respondents       hours)       burden hours
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Initial Interview...............................................         281,000           0.667         187,427
Content Follow-up Reinterview...................................          88,000           0.334          29,392
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
    Total.......................................................  ..............  ..............         216,819
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    Needs and Uses: The information collected in the 2024 ACS SOGI test 
will be used to evaluate the quality of data from questions on sexual 
orientation and gender identity. The research will inform 
recommendations for potential production ACS implementation on question 
wording and response options, whether a confirmation question is asked 
of everyone or only of those people with discrepant responses for sex 
at birth and current gender identity, and the style of write-in boxes 
to use for internet respondents. The data will also be used to produce 
descriptive statistics on the test topics, assess the impact on other 
questions on the survey that have changed, and gain insight into 
terminology by analyzing write-in responses and responses to 
qualitative questions asked in the test. Data will be assessed by mode 
of response as well as type of respondent (proxy or self-reported 
data), in addition to other sub-groups of interest.
    Because the questions being tested under this clearance have yet to 
be asked in the American Community Survey, the data gathered will not 
be considered official statistics of the Census Bureau or other Federal 
agencies. Test results will be included in research reports that will 
be published on the Census Bureau's website. Results may also be 
prepared for presentations at professional meetings and conferences or 
for publication in professional journals. All published test results 
will be statistical products that contain only aggregated data that do 
not reveal individual responses.
    Details of the questions being tested and test plans are available 
in Supporting Statements A and B and associated attachments. See 
directions below for how to find these documents online on 
www.reginfo.gov.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: This is a one-time test.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 141, 193, and 221.
    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 submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0607-0936.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-09101 Filed 4-26-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
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