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Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, Jul 2 2008 11:00:00 GMT

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: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Title: Workflow and Electronic Health Records in Small Medical Practices Study.

OMB Control Number: None.

Form Number(s): None.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 42.

Number of Respondents: 14.

Average Hours Per Response: 3.

Needs and Uses: Needs: The goal of this data collection is to study the information and workflow practices in small physicians' offices operating with and without electronic health record (EHR) across different functions in their
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offices. The study will attempt to characterize the workflow, as observed, in these offices to identify sources of time delay in the different tasks performed in the workflow. This will help to iden

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, Jun 25 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: Economic Development Administration (EDA).

Title: Compliance with Government Performance and Results Act.

OMB Approval Number: 06100098.

Form Number(s): ED915, ED916, ED917, and ED918.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 11,131.

Number of Respondents: 1,530.

Average Hours Per Response: 7 hours and 20 minutes.

Needs and Uses: EDA must comply with the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 which requires Federal agencies to develop performance measures, and report to Congress and stakeholders the results of the agency's performance. EDA needs to collect specific data from grant recipients to report on its performance in meeting its stated goals and objectives.

Affected Public: State, local, or tribal govern

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, Jun 25 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: Economic Development Administration (EDA).

Title: Award for Excellence in Economic Development.

OMB Control Number: 06100101.

Form Number(s): None.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 300.

Number of Respondents: 100.

Average Hours Per Response: 3.

Needs and Uses: EDA provides a broad range of economic development assistance to help distressed communities design and implement effective economic development strategies. A part of this assistance includes disseminating information about best practices and encouraging collegial learning among economic development practitioners. EDA has created the Award for Excellence in Economic Development to recognize outstanding economic development activities of national importance

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Jun 24 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Southeast Region Bycatch Reduction Device Certification Family of Forms.

OMB Control Number: 06480345.

Form Number(s): None.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 1,775.

Number of Respondents: 32.

Average Hours per Response: Application/vessel information form and gear specification form, 30 minutes; station sheet bycatch reduction device (BRD) evaluation, condition and fate, and length frequency forms and trip report/cover sheet; 1 minute; independent BRD test, 5 minutes.

Needs and Uses: Persons seeking to obtain certification for bycatch reduction devices to be used on shrimp vessels in the Gulf of Mexico or South Atlantic must apply for authorization t

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Jun 24 2008 11:00:00 GMT

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Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Northwest Region Gear Identification Requirements.

OMB Control Number: 06480352.

Form Number(s): None.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 1,782.

Number of Respondents: 548.

Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The regulations implementing the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan at 50 CFR 660.382 and 660.383 specify that vessels participating in this fishery are required to mark their fixed gear with an identifying number. This number is used by NOAA, the U.S. Coast Guard, and other agencies for fishery enforcement activities.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Frequency: Ann

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Jun 24 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Northwest Region Vessel Identification Requirements.

OMB Control Number: 06480355.

Form Number(s): None.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 1,270.

Number of Respondents: 1,693.

Average Hours per Response: 45 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The Federallypermitted vessels in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery are required to identify their vessels by displaying their official number. The number is used by NOAA, the U.S. Coast Guard, and other agencies for fishery enforcement activities.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Frequency: Annually.

Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395389

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Jun 24 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Foreign Fishing Vessel and Gear Identification Requirements.

OMB Control Number: 06480356.

Form Number(s): None.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 6.

Number of Respondents: 8.

Average Hours per Response: 45 minutes for vessel identification and a onehour placeholder for gear marking.

Needs and Uses: Under provisions of Section 204 of the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, foreign fishing vessels may be authorized to conduct fishing activities in United States waters. The authorized vessels are required to display vessel identification and to mark any fishing gear not physically and continuously attached to the vessel. This requir

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Jun 24 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Southeast Region Gear Identification Requirements.

OMB Control Number: 06480359.

Form Number(s): None.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 1,806.

Number of Respondents: 961.

Average Hours per Response: Traps,7 minutes; coral rocks, 10 seconds; Spanish mackerel gillnet floats, 20 minutes.

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Needs and Uses: The participants in certain federallyregulated fisheries in the Southeast Region must mark their fishing gear with the vessel's official identification number or permit number (depending on the fishery) and color code. Harvesters of aquaculture live rock must mark or tag the material deposited. The marking may include the use of geological

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Fri, Jun 20 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: High Seas Fishing Permit Application Information.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06480304.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 100.

Number of Respondents: 200.

Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.

Needs and Uses: United States (U.S.) vessels that fish on the high seas are required to possess a permit issued under the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act. The applicants must submit information to identify their vessels and intended fishing activities. The information is used to process applications and maintain a register of U.S. vessels authorized to fish on the high seas.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Res

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Fri, Jun 20 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and
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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: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Southeast Region Vessel Identification Requirements.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06480358.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 7,331.

Number of Respondents: 9,774.

Average Hours per Response: 45 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The participants in the Federallyregulated Sargassum fishery in the Southeast Region of the United States are required to mark their fishing vessels (port and starboard sides of the deckhouse or hull, and weather deck) with the official identification number or some other form of identification. This identification is necessary to aid fishery enforcement activities and for purposes of gear identification con

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Fri, Jun 20 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.

Title: National Youth Volunteering and Civic Engagement Survey.

OMB Control Number: 06070913.

Form Number(s): None.

Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of an expired collection.

Burden Hours: 2,000.

Number of Respondents: 8,000.

Average Hours Per Response: 15 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The purpose of this request for review is for the reinstatement of clearance for the National Youth Volunteering and Civic Engagement Survey (NYVCES). Although most questions remain the same from the initial submission, questions from the Civic Engagement Supplement to the Current Population Survey have been added at the request of the Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation).

Throughout the h

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Thu, Jun 19 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Cooperative Game Fish Tagging Report.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06480247.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 400.

Number of Respondents: 12,000.

Average Hours Per Response: 2 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The Cooperative Game Fish Tagging Program was initiated in 1971 as part of a comprehensive research program resulting from passage of Public Law 86359, Study of Migratory Game Fish, and other legislative acts under which the National Marine Fisheries Service operates. The Cooperative Tagging Center attempts to determine the migration patterns and other biological information of billfish, tunas, and swordfish. The fish tagging report is use

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Thu, Jun 19 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). [[Page 34916]]

Title: High Seas Fishing Vessel Identification Requirements.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06480348.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 38.

Number of Respondents: 50.

Average Hours per Response: 45 minutes.

Needs and Uses: Vessels licensed under the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act are required to mark their vessels in three places (port and starboard sides of the deckhouse or hull, and on a weather deck) with their official number or international radio call sign. This identification is necessary for enforcement purposes.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Frequency: Annually.

Respondent's Obliga

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Thu, Jun 19 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Protocol for Access to Tissue Specimen Samples from the National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06480468.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 155.

Number of Respondents: 50.

Average Hours per Response: Applications and research reports, 2 hours; tissue bank submission forms, 45 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The current purpose of this collection of information is to enable National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) to allow the scientific community the opportunity to request tissue specimen samples from the National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank (NMMTB). This information collection is being revised to also enab

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Jun 17 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Deep Seabed Mining Regulations for Exploration Licenses.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06480145.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 60.

Number of Respondents: 1.

Average Hours per Response: Annual reports, 20 hours; license extensions, 30 hours (annualized to 10 hours).

Needs and Uses: The Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act requires applicants for an exploration license to submit information for NOAA to make a determination as to the applicants' eligibility to meet the provisions of the legislation. Information will be used to determine the financial, environmental and technological eligibility of the applicant to meet the requirements

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Jun 16 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the
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following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: High Seas Fishing Vessel Reporting Requirements.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06480349.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 850.

Number of Respondents: 550.

Average Hours per Response: Report for days fished, 5 minutes; for negative reporting (no fishing that day), 1 minute.

Needs and Uses: Vessels licensed under the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act are required to report their catch and effort (logbooks) when fishing on the high seas. Monthly negative reports are required if not fishing. These logbooks are not required if the vessel is already reporting catches and effort under other National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administ

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Jun 16 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Coral Reef Conservation Program Administration.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06480448.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 112.

Number of Respondents: 28.

Average Hours Per Response: Waiver requests, 30 minutes; reviewer comments, 1 hour, 30 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The Coral Reef Conservation Grant Program provides funds to a broadbased group of applicants with experience in coral reef conservation to conduct activities to protect and conserve coral reef ecosystems. The information submitted is used to determine: (1) whether the applicant qualifies for a waiver of matching funds, and (2) if a proposed project is consistent with the coral

Privacy Act System of Records

Wed, Jun 11 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) publishes this notice to announce the effective date of a Privacy Act System of Records notice entitled COMMERCE/NOAA19, Permits and Registrations for United States Federally Regulated Fisheries.

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Jun 9 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: Economic Development Administration (EDA).

Title: Revolving Loan Fund Reporting and Compliance Requirements.

Form Number(s): ED209 (replaces ED209S and ED209A), ED209I.

OMB Approval Number: 06100095.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 3,679.

Number of Respondents: 584.

Average Hours Per Response: ED209, 2 hours and 54 minutes; and ED 209I, 15 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The mission of the Economic Development Administration (EDA) is to lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting innovation and competitiveness, preparing American regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy. One of EDA's seven economic development programs is the Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Program. EDA may award competitive grant

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Fri, Jun 6 2008 11:00:00 GMT

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Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: National Marine Sanctuary Permits.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06480141.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 1,436.

Number of Respondents: 424.

Average Hours Per Response: Baitfish permits, permit amendments, and certification, 30 minutes; general permits, 1 hour and 30 minutes; special use permits, 8 hours; historical resource permits, 13 hours; voluntary registration, 15 minutes; Tortugas access, 5 minutes; and appeals, 24 hours.

Needs and Uses: National Marine Sanctuary regulations list specific activities that are prohibited in the sanctuaries. These otherwise prohibited activities are permissible if a permit is issued

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Fri, Jun 6 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Data Collection on Marine Protected and Managed Areas.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06480449.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 293.

Number of Respondents: 250.

Average Hours Per Response: Inventory form for: new sites, 1 hour, 30 minutes; and updates, 30 minutes.

Needs and Uses: Executive Order 13158 directs the Department of Commerce and the Department of the Interior to work with partners to inventory the protection of U.S. oceans and coastal resources by developing a national system of marine protected areas. The Departments of Commerce and the Interior plan to work closely with state, territorial, local, and tribal governments, as w

Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

Fri, Jun 6 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT) is responsible for keeping and maintaining a registration database for 406 MHz emergency beacons as directed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This database contains personally identifiable information that is required to be protected by the Privacy Act. The purpose for this system of records is to provide search and rescue (SAR) authorities with information about the user of the beacon such as the name, phone number, and emergency contact information. This information allows SAR authorities to shorten response times, and provides a way to cancel false alerts quickly and safely, thereby increasing safety for SAR authorities and decreasing costs to the government and the SAR system.

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Fri, May 30 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Large Pelagic Fishing Survey.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06480380.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 4,689.

Number of Respondents: 18,000.

Average Hours per Response: Telephone survey, 8 minutes; dockside interview, 5 minutes and 1 minute and 30 seconds per interview telephone validation response; biological sampling, 1 minute; headboat captain telephone interview response, 4 minutes and 8 minutes per headboat atsea survey response; North Carolina winter bluefin tuna dockside survey, 6 minutes; HMS characterization survey, 15 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The Large Pelagic Fishing Survey consists of dockside and telephone surveys of recreat

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, May 28 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and
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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: The American Community Survey.

OMB Control Number: 06070810.

Form Number(s): ACS1, ACS1(SP), ACS1PR, ACS1PR(SP), ACS1(GQ), ACS1(PR)(GQ), GQFQ, ACS CATI (HU), ACS CAPI (HU), ACS Reinterview (HU), GQ Reinterview.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Burden Hours: 1,994,500.

Number of Respondents: 3,220,000.

Average Hours Per Response: Household Questionnaire38 minutes; Group Quarters Facility Questionnaire15 minutes; Group Quarters Individual Questionnaire25 minutes; Reinterview10 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau requests authorization from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to continue conducting the American Community Survey (ACS). The Census

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, May 28 2008 11:00:00 GMT

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 emergency provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Title: Technology Innovation Program Application Requirements.

Form Number(s): NIST1022.

OMB Approval Number: None.

Type of Request: Emergency submission.

Burden Hours: 11,100.

Number of Respondents: 300.

Average Hours Per Response: 37.

Needs and Uses: The Technology Innovation Program (TIP) is a competitive cost sharing program designed to assist U.S. businesses and institutions of higher education or other
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organizations, such as national laboratories and nonprofit research institutions, to support, promote, and accelerate innovation in the United States through highrisk, highreward research in areas of critical national need. Highrisk, highreward res

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, May 28 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Coral Reef Valuation Study.

OMB Approval Number: None.

Form Number(s): None.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 990.

Number of Respondents: 1,980.

Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.

Needs and Uses: This is a national survey using two independently recruited Internet panels: the American National Election Study (ANES) Internet Panel and Stanford's Major Research Instrumentation Panel (MRI) Internet Panel. The survey is designed to yield information that can be used to estimate total economic values for protection and restoration of Hawaii's coral reef ecosystems. The survey addresses the public's preferences and economic values for the use of notak

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, May 27 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.

Title: Housing Vacancy Survey (HVS).

OMB Control Number: 06070179.

Form Number(s): HVS600, BC1428RV, CPS263(L).

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Burden Hours: 4,278.

Number of Respondents: 6,936.

Average Hours Per Response: 3 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau collects the HVS data for a sample of vacant housing units identified in the monthly Current Population Survey (CPS) sample and provides the only quarterly statistics on rental vacancy rates, and home ownership rates for the United States, the four census regions, inside vs. outside metropolitan areas (MSAs), the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the 75 largest MSAs. Private and public sector organization

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Fri, May 23 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Fishermen's Contingency Fund.

OMB Control Number: 06480082.

Form Number(s): NOAA 88164, 88166.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 1,008.

Number of Respondents: 100.

Average Hours per Response: Applications, 10 hours; 15day reports, 5 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The Fishermen's Contingency Fund compensates U.S. commercial fishermen for loss of or damage to their fishing vessels or fishing gear, plus 50% of resulting economic loss, caused by oil and gas industry activities on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. In order to be compensated, fishermen must file a report and an application to NOAA.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Fri, May 23 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: U.S. Pacific Albacore Logbook.

OMB Control Number: 06480223.

Form Number(s): 88197.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 4,000.

Number of Respondents: 4,000.

Average Hours per Response: 1.

Needs and Uses: U.S. fishermen, participating in the Pacific albacore tuna fishery, are required to obtain a Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan and/or a HighSeas Fishery Compliance Act permit. A requirement for the permits is to complete and submit logbooks documenting their daily fishing activities, including catch [[Page 30047]]
and effort for each fishing trip. The submissions must be made within 30 days of the completion of a trip. The information obta

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Fri, May 23 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Vessel Monitoring System Requirement for American Samoa Pelagic Longline Fishery.

OMB Control Number: 06480519.

Form Number(s): None.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 96.

Number of Respondents: 40.

Average Hours per Response: VMS installation, 4 hours; and annual maintenance, 2 hours (Automatic transmissions are not counted as burden).

Needs and Uses: Under Amendment 11 to the Fishery Management Plan for Pelagic Fisheries of Western Pacific Region, owners of large vessels (>50 ft in length) registered for use with American Samoa longline limited access permits must allow National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to install vessel monitoring system (V

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Thu, May 15 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Southeast Region Permit Family of Forms.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06480205.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 15,671.

Number of Respondents: 16,820.

Average Hours per Response: The new information is included in a permit form, at no additional burden.

Needs and Uses: The participants in the federallyregulated fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean are required to obtain federal permits under the existing permit program for the specific Fishery Management Plans of each region. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries Servic

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Thu, May 15 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Southeast Region Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper IFQ Program.

OMB Approval Number: 06480551.

Form Number(s): None.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 1,038 total (24 from revision).

Number of Respondents: 1,417.

Average Hours per Response: 1 minute.

Needs and Uses: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries Service) manages the red snapper fishery in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico under the Reef Fish Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) program was implemented to reduce the overcapacity in the fishery and end the derby fishing conditions that resulted from that overca

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Thu, May 15 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Title: Evacuation Movement and Behavior Questionnaires.

OMB Control Number: None.

Form Number(s): None.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 1,111.

Number of Respondents: 6,666.

Average Hours per Response: 10 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The data will be collected via questionnaires on occupant behavior during regularly scheduled evacuation drills from highrise buildings (varying heights, 110 stories, 1120 stories, 21 35 stories, and 35+ stories) across the United States. The occupant behavioral information is to ascertain the occupants' knowledge of the procedure, awareness of the event, and behavior during the evacuation. This data will be used to improve egress de

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Thu, May 8 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: NOAA Satellite Ground Station Customer Questionnaire.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06480227.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 17.

Number of Respondents: 102.

Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.

Needs and Uses: NOAA requests people who operate ground receiving stations that receive data from NOAA satellites to complete a questionnaire about the types of data received, its use, the equipment involved, and similar subjects. The data obtained are used by NOAA for shortterm operations and longterm planning. The collection of this data assists NOAA in complying with the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the World Meteoro

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, May 7 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).

Title: Survey of International Travel Expenditures.

OMB Control Number: None.

Form Number(s): None.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 1,000.

Number of Respondents: 6,000.

Average Hours per Response: 10 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The proposed survey of international travel expenditures is authorized by the Bretton Woods Agreements Act, Section 8, and Executive Order 10033, as amended. The Act allows the DOC/BEA to collect the data necessary to produce the U.S. international transactions accounts (ITAs), which are part of the U.S. obligations to the International Monetary Fund.

The survey will collect information on travel expenditures by method of payment (cash, credit card, et

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, May 6 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.

Title: Survey of Construction, Questionnaire for Building Permit Official.

Form Number(s): SOCQBPO.

OMB Control Number: 06070125.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Burden Hours: 225.

Number of Respondents: 900.

Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The information collected on the SOCQBPO is necessary to carry out the sampling for the Survey of Housing Starts, Sales and Completions (OMB Control No. 06070110), also known as the Survey of Construction (SOC). Government agencies and private companies use statistics from SOC to monitor and evaluate the large and dynamic housing construction industry.

The Census Bureau field representatives (FRs) use the SOCQBPO to

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, May 6 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: Office of the Secretary (Office of Policy and Strategic Planning).

Title: FaithBased and Community Initiatives Toolkit Web site Evaluation Survey.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Control Number: None.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 33.

Number of Respondents: 400

Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The U.S. Department of Commerce's (DOC) Center for FaithBased and Community Initiatives (CFBCI) is one of eleven similar centers located in various Federal agencies. The FaithBased and Community Initiative focuses on expanding partnerships with nonprofit sector partners and soliciting private sector coinvestors to help America's communities in need.

In an effort to support nonprofit organizations wi

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, Apr 30 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: International Trade Administration (ITA).

Title: Application for the President's ``E'' and ``E Star'' Awards for Export Expansion.

Form Number(s): ITA725P.

OMB Control Number: 06250065.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 200.

Number of Respondents: 10.

Average Hours per Response: 20.

Needs and Uses: The ``E'' Award was created by Executive Order of the President in 1961 to afford suitable recognition to persons, firms, or organizations that contribute significantly in the efforts to increase U.S. exports and to encourage U.S. companies to sell their products and services internationally. The ``E Star'' Award was authorized by the Secretary of Commerce in 1969 to afford continuing recognition of noteworthy export

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Apr 28 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Availability of Fleet Alternative Fuel Vehicle Report for Fiscal Year 2007

Wed, Apr 23 2008 11:00:00 GMT

In compliance with the Energy Policy Act of 1992, this notice announces the availability of the Department of Commerce's (DOC) alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) report for fiscal year 2007 for its agency fleet. This report includes data concerning DOC's efforts to reduce energy consumption.

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Apr 21 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Pacific Islands Region Permit Family of Forms.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06480490.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 192.

Number of Respondents: 276.

Average Hours per Response: Shallowset certificate requests, 10 minutes; Northwest Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish permit applications, 1 hour; American Samoa Longline permit applications, 45 minutes; all other applications, half an hour; appeals, 2 hours.

Needs and Uses: Fishermen in Federallymanaged fisheries in the western Pacific region are required to maintain valid fishing permits onboard their vessels at all times. The permits are generally renewed annually and are needed to identify

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Apr 21 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Foreign Fishing Vessel Permit Applications.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06480089.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 8.

Number of Respondents: 7.

Average Hours Per Response: Transshipment permit applications, 45 minutes; joint venture permit applications, 2 hours; directed fishing permit applications, 1.5 hours.

Needs and Uses: Section 204 of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act provides for the issuance of fishing permits to foreign vessels. The information contained in the applications is needed by NOAA to evaluate and determine eligibility of applications for permits.

Affected Public: Business or other forpr

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, Apr 16 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Southwest Region Vessel Identification Requirements.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06480361.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 1,348.

Number of Respondents: 1,750.

Average Hours per Response: Purse seine vessel marking, 1 hour and 15 minutes; all other vessel marking, 45 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The vessels in certain federallyregulated fisheries off the U.S. west coast are required to display the vessel's official number in three locations (port and starboard sides of the deckhouse or hull, and an appropriate weather deck). For the purse seine vessels, the vessel's official number is required on the above locations, one skiff, and one he

Mission Statement; Business Development Mission to Erbil, Iraq June, 2008 *

Wed, Apr 16 2008 11:00:00 GMT

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Mission Description: The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA) is organizing a Business Development Mission to Erbil, Iraq, June 2008.* The business development mission will focus on establishing business meetings between U.S. companies and Iraqi companies, for both export and investment. The mission will be open to U.S. companies from all non petroleum sectors. Companies with interests in the housing, financial services, agribusiness/food processing, healthcare, tourism, IT, transportation, or franchising sectors will be preferred. This mission will be led by a Senior Commerce Department official. ITA will provide participating U.S. companies an opportunity to meet with key officials from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), local chambers of commerce and other business groups, and various Iraqi companies. ITA also seeks to provide participating U.S. companies an opportunity to visit key commercial sites in Erbil. Security will be

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Apr 15 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.

Title: Government Finance Forms.

Form Number(s): F5, F11, F11(S), F12, F12(S), F13, F25, F 28, F29, F32, F42.

OMB Control Number: 06070585.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Burden Hours: 36,040.

Number of Respondents: 2,257.

Average Hours per Response: 3 hours.

Needs and Uses: This program is the only known comprehensive source of state and local government finance data collected on a nationwide scale using uniform definitions, concepts, and procedures.

The many different types and sizes of state and local governments require that the Census Bureau use a variety of questionnaires to collect government finance data. In both the Census and annual surveys, equivalent data are coll

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Apr 15 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: Office of the Secretary, Office of Civil Rights.

Title: Complaint of Employment Discrimination Used by Permanent Employees and Applicants for Employment at DOC and Complaint of Employment Discrimination for the Decennial Census.

OMB Control Number: 06900015.

Form Number(s): CD498 and CD498A.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 350.

Number of Respondents: 700.

Average Time Per Response: 30 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regulations at 29 CFR 1614.106 requires that a person alleging discrimination treatment, based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, and/or reprisal for participation in equal employment opportunity activity, by a federal agency

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Fri, Apr 11 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Billfish Tagging Report.

Form Number(s): 88162.

OMB Approval Number: 06480009.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 104.

Number of Respondents: 1,250.

Average Hours Per Response: 5 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Southwest Fisheries Science Center operates an angler based billfish tagging program. Tagging supplies are provided to volunteers. When a fish catch and tag occurs, a brief report is submitted on the fish tagged and the location of tagging. The information obtained is used in conjunction with tag returns to determine billfish migration patterns,
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mortality rates, and similar information

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Fri, Apr 11 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Prohibited Species Donation Program.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06480316.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 535.

Number of Respondents: 21.

Average Hours Per Response: Distributor application, 13 hours; distributor list updates, 12 minutes; distributor product tracking and records retention, 12 minutes; processor product tracking and records retention, 6 minutes; product packaging and labeling, 4 minutes.

Needs and Uses: A prohibited species donation (PSD) program for salmon and halibut has effectively reduced regulatory discard of salmon and halibut by allowing fish that would otherwise be discarded to be donated to needy individuals

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Apr 7 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.

Title: Special Census Program.

Form Number(s): SC1, SC1 SUPP, SC1 (Phone/WYC), SC2, SC116, SC351, SC920, SC921(HU), SC921(SP).

OMB Control Number: 06070368.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Burden Hours: 19,143.

Number of Respondents: 293,687.

Average Hours per Response: 4 minutes.

Needs and Uses: Governmental units requiring current population statistics between decennial censuses request that the Census Bureau conduct special censuses. Many states distribute funds based on current population statistics. In addition, special census data are used by the local jurisdictions to plan new schools, transportation systems, housing programs, and water treatment facilities.

The Specia

The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following

Mon, Mar 31 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Dated: March 25, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E86486 Filed 32808; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510DSP

Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; U.S. Commercial Service Brand Analysis and Strategy Survey

Mon, Mar 31 2008 11:00:00 GMT

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.

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Thu, Mar 27 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.

Title: Current Population Survey, Basic Demographic Items.

Form Number(s): CPS263, CPS263(SP), CPS264, CPS264(SP), CPS 266, BC1428, BC1428(SP), BC1433, BC1433(SP),CPS692, CPS504.

OMB Control Number: 06070049.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Burden Hours: 18,013.

Number of Respondents: 59,000.

Average Hours Per Response: 1 and a half minutes.

Needs and Uses: The purpose of this request for review is for the U.S. Census Bureau to obtain clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of basic demographic information on the Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS has been the source of official government statistics on employment and unemployment for over

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Thu, Mar 27 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.

Title: Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey.

Form Number(s): SM42(06).

OMB Control Number: 06070190.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Burden Hours: 6,300.

Number of Respondents: 4,500.

Average Hours Per Response: 7 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey (MWTS) canvasses firms primarily engaged in merchant wholesale trade, excluding manufacturers' sales branches and offices (MSBOs) that are located in the United States. This survey provides the only continuous measure of monthly wholesale sales, endofmonth inventories, and inventories/ sales ratios. The sales and inventory estimates produced from the MWTS provide current trends of economic activity by kind of business

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Thu, Mar 27 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.

Title: Migration Supplement to the Current Population Survey.

Form Number(s): CPS263 (MIS1) (L) (82007), CPS263 (MIS5) (L) (112006).

OMB Control Number: 06070710.

Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of an expired collection.

Burden Hours: 2,250.

Number of Respondents: 55,000.

Average Hours per Response: 1 minute.

Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau requests authorization from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct the August 2008 Migration supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS). This clearance request covers five topics of supplemental inquiry in addition to the CPS Basic instrument: Citizenship, Year of Entry, Residence One Year Ago, Residents and Emigrants Abroad, and Tr

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Thu, Mar 27 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.

Title: Monthly Retail Trade Survey.

Form Number(s): SM44(06)S, SM44(06)SE, SM44(06)SS, SM44(06)B, SM44(06)BE, SM44(06)BS, SM45(06)S, SM45(06)SE, SM45(06)SS, SM 45(06)B, SM45(06)BE, SM45(06)BS, SM72(06)S, and SM20(06)I.

OMB Control Number: 06070717.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Burden Hours: 12,196.

Number of Respondents: 8,712.

Average Hours Per Response: 7 minutes.

Needs and Uses: This request is for approval of an extension to the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, previously referred to as the ``Current Retail Sales and Inventory Survey''. The Monthly Retail Trade Survey provides estimates of monthly retail sales, endofmonth merchandise inventories, and quarterly ecommerce sales o

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, Mar 26 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: NOAA Communitybased Restoration Program Progress Reports.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06480334.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 268.

Number of Respondents: 142.

Average Hours Per Response: Transfer application, 1 hour; transfer appeal, 4 hours.

Needs and Uses: The License Limitation Program (LLP) is a step toward a comprehensive rationalization program to solve the conservation and management problems of Alaska's open access fisheries. The LLP provides stability in the fishing industry and identifies the field of participants in the fisheries. The LLP restricts access to the commercial groundfish fisheries, commercial crab fisheries a

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, Mar 26 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Pacific Islands Region Vessel and Gear Identification Requirements.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06480360.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 1,134.

Number of Respondents: 301.

Average Hours Per Response: Vessel marking for South Pacific tuna vessels, 1 hour and 15 minutes; for all other vessels, 45 minutes; gear marking, 2 minutes.

Needs and Uses: This collection of information covers regulatory requirements for fishing vessel and gear identification authorized under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and other applicable law. The vessels in federallyregulated fisheries in the western Pacific region are required

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Wed, Mar 26 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Northeast Region Vessel Identification Requirements.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06480350.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 4,500.

Number of Respondents: 6,000.

Average Hours Per Response: 45 minutes.

Needs and Uses: Federally permitted fishing vessels in the Northeast Region of the U.S. must display their vessel identification numbers on three locations (port and starboard sides of the deckhouse or hull, and an appropriate weather deck) on the vessel at a specified size. The requirement is needed to assist the NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Coast Guard in enforcing fishery regulations.

Affected Public: Busin

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Mar 24 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.

Title: Census Employment Inquiry.

Form Number(s): BC170A, BC170B, BC170D.

OMB Control Number: 06070139.

Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Burden Hours: 250,000.

Number of Respondents: 1,000,000.

Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau requests continued OMB approval for the BC170A, BC170B, and the BC170D, Census Employment Inquiry forms for Field Division.

The BC170 is used throughout the census and intercensal periods for the special census, pretests, and dress rehearsals for shortterm time limited appointments. Applicants completing the form for a census related position are applying for temporary jobs in office and field positions, such as cl

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Mar 24 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Billfish Certificate of Eligibility.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06480216.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 43.

Number of Respondents: 200.

Average Hours per Response: Initial dealer information, 20 minutes; subsequent dealer information, 2 minutes.

Needs and Uses: Persons who are first receivers of billfish, except for billfish landed in a Pacific state and remaining in the state of landing, are required to complete a Certificate of Eligibility for Billfish as a condition for the domestic trade of fresh and frozen billfish shipments. The dealers or processors who subsequently receive or possess billfish must retain a copy of the Certi

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Mar 24 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Implantation and Recovery of Archival Tags.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06480338.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 21.

Number of Respondents: 30.

Average Hours per Response: Tag recovery, 30 minutes; written notification of beginning of tagging activity, 30 minutes; reports, 1 hour.

Needs and Uses: Under a scientific research exemption any person may catch, possess, retain, and land any Highly Migratory Species Divisionregulated species in which an archival tag has been affixed or implanted, provided that the person immediately reports the landing to National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). In addition, any person affixing or implant

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Mar 24 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Cooperative Charting Programs.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06480022.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 4,400.

Number of Respondents: 1,025.

Average Hours per Response: Chart updating Excel form, 3 hours; website reporting, 2 hours.

Needs and Uses: In accordance with 33 U.S.C Sections 883a and b, NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) produces the official nautical charts of the United States. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary members report observations of changes that require additions, corrections, or revisions to nautical charts on the NOAA Form 775. The U.S. Power Squadrons use a website to report the same information. The information provid

Postsecondary Internship Program (PIP); Extension of Award Period

Thu, Mar 20 2008 11:00:00 GMT

The Department of Commerce (DOC) is publishing this notice to allow for the extension of the award period for an additional four month period of funding, on a noncompetitive basis, to awards of current Postsecondary Internship Program (PIP) recipients who will be completing the third year of partnership with DOC on May 31, 2008. The Federal Register notice (69 FR 68125, November 23, 2004) and Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) announcement that solicited applications for the program established the total project award period for cooperative agreements under the Postsecondary Internship Program as three years and three months (March 1, 2005May 31, 2008). This extension of time will permit DOC's Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM) to implement an overall program review, consider potential enhancements and revisions of the program scope, work requirements and performance measures for the PIP. It is OHRM's intent to assess the future direction of the program especially in outlining initiative

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Mar 17 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.

Title: Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Supplement: 20062007 Unfilled Orders Benchmark Survey.

Form Number(s): MA3000, MA3000(I), MA3000L1, MA3000L2.

OMB Control Number: 06070561.

Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of an expired collection.

Burden Hours: 3,000.

Number of Respondents: 6,000.

Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) survey collects monthly data on shipments, inventories, new orders, and unfilled orders from manufacturing companies. The orders and shipments data are used widely and are valuable tools for analysts of business cycle conditions, including members of the Council of Economic Advi

International Trade Administration Mission Statement

Tue, Mar 11 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Mission Statement; Assistant Secretarial Trade Mission to Vietnam; June 1620, 2008

I. Mission Description

The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, U.S. Commercial Service is organizing a Trade Mission to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, June 1620, 2008, to be led by Assistant Secretary for Trade Promotion and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service Israel Hernandez.

The mission will focus on helping U.S. companies launch or increase their export business in the Vietnamese market. The mission will help participating firms gain market information, make business and government contacts, solidify business strategies, and advance specific projects, towards the goal of increasing U.S. exports to Vietnam. The mission will include businesstobusiness matchmaking appointments with local companies, as well as meetings with key government officials, and American and local chambers of commerce. The delegation will be comprised of U.S. firms

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Mar 10 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.

Title: Census Participation Survey.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Control Number: None.

Type of Request: New collection.

Burden Hours: 1,667.

Number of Respondents: 4,000.

Average Hours per Response: 25 minutes.

Needs and Uses: Every ten years, the U.S. Census Bureau is constitutionally and congressionally mandated, pursuant to Title 13 U.S.C. Section 141, to count everyone (citizens and noncitizens) residing in the United States. An accurate count is critical for many reasons including but not limited to:

Congressional reapportionment;

Redistricting congressional boundaries;

Community planning; and

Distribution of public funds and program development.

To facil

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Mar 10 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).

Title: Procedures for Acceptance or Rejection of Rated Orders.

OMB Control Number: 06940092.

Form Number(s): None.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 21,389.

Number of Respondents: 18,000.

Average Hours per Response: 1 to 15 minutes.

Needs and Uses: Under the Defense Priorities Allocation System regulation, timely delivery goods and services, to meet current national defense, energy, and emergency preparedness program requirements in support of approved national defense programs, is critical. The order information is used by the customer who placed the rated order with a supplier to help track the status from initial receipt by the supplier to its shipment or performance of t

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Mon, Mar 10 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).

Title: Export and Reexport Controls for Iraq.

OMB Control Number: 06940129.

Form Number(s): None.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 19.

Number of Respondents: 5.

Average Hours per Response: 3 to 3\1/2\ hours.

Needs and Uses: A company wishing to export or reexport commodities and technical data for infrastructure rebuilding projects in Iraq is required to submit a Special Iraq Reconstruction License package to BIS. These documents are used as the basis for decisions to grant licenses for export or reexport of items covered by the Commerce control list.

Affected Public: Business and other forprofit organizations.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent's Obligation: Req

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Tue, Mar 4 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Weather Modification Activities Reports.

OMB Approval Number: 06480025.

Form Number(s): None.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 55.

Number of Respondents: 55.

Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.

Needs and Uses: Weather Modification Activities Reports are required by Public Law92205, Section 6(b). All entities which engage in weather modification (e.g. cloudseeding to enhance precipitation or disperse fog) are required to report various data to NOAA. NOAA maintains the data for use in scientific research, historical statistics, international reports, and other purposes.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; not forprofit in