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A study of the value of ecological 

restoration is of particular interest in 

this location because significant 

baseline ecological data are available to 

allow a comparison of ecological values 

with some of the more obvious use 

losses associated with the reservoir. 

The ability to link results of the study 

to precise measures of ecosystem 

changes will be useful in applying the 

study to future restoration sites, 

enabling NOAA to evaluate a broader 

range of ecosystem services provided by 

future restoration actions. 

A nonmarket valuation survey of the 

U.S. public and members of the Lower 

Elwha Klallam Tribe will be developed 

and implemented. To ensure the survey 

questions and policy scenarios 

presented in this survey are accurate, 

easily understood, and the least 

burdensome, it is important to test the 

survey with small focus groups and in 

one-on-one interviews. 

II. Method of Collection 

Information will be collected through 

12 focus groups, 2 stakeholder meetings 

and 24 one-on-one interviews. 

III. Data 

Title: Elwha River Dam Removal and 

Floodplain Restoration Ecosystem 

Service Valuation Pilot Project. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx. 

Type of Review: Regular (request for 

approval of a new information 

collection). 

Affected Entities: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency of Response: One time. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: 

Estimated Number of Respondents 

Annually: 156 (120 for focus groups, 12 

for stakeholder meetings, and 24 for 

one-on-one interviews). 

Estimated Burden per Response: 2 

hours for focus groups and stakeholder 

meetings, and 1 hour for one-on-one 

interviews. 

Total Annual Reporting: 300. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

IV. Request for Comments 

We invite comments concerning this 

IC on: (1) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden for this collection 

of information; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this IC. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

e-mail address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment, including your 

personal identifying information, may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

Although you can ask us in your 

comment to withhold your personal 

identifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. 

Dated: March 3, 2011. 

David G. Westerholm, 

Director, Office of Response and Restoration, 

National Ocean Service, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

Census Scientific Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census 

(U.S. Census Bureau) is giving notice of 

a meeting of the Census Scientific 

Advisory Committee (C–SAC). The 

Committee will address policy, 

research, and technical issues relating to 

a full range of Census Bureau programs 

and activities, including 

communications, decennial, 

demographic, economic, field 

operations, geographic, information 

technology, and statistics. Last minute 

changes to the agenda are possible, 

which could prevent giving advance 

public notice of schedule adjustments. 

DATES: April 7 and 8, 2011. On April 7, 

the meeting will begin at approximately 

9 a.m. and adjourn at approximately 5 

p.m. On April 8, the meeting will begin 

at approximately 8:30 a.m. and adjourn 

at 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the U.S. Census Bureau Conference 

Center, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, 

Maryland 20746. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri 

Green, Committee Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, U.S. Census 

Bureau, Room 8H182, 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: Members 

of the C–SAC are appointed by the 

Director, U.S. Census Bureau. The 

Committee provides scientific and 

technical expertise, as appropriate, to 

address U.S. 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). 

The meeting is open to the public, 

and a brief period is set aside for public 

comments and questions. Persons with 

extensive questions or statements must 

submit them in writing at least three 

days before the meeting to the 

Committee Liaison Officer named 

above. If you plan to attend the meeting, 

please register by Monday, April 4, 

2011. You may access the online 

registration form with the following 

link: http://www.regonline.com/ 

csacapr2011. Seating is available to the 

public on a first-come, first-served basis. 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should also be directed to 

the Committee Liaison Officer as soon 

as known, and preferably two weeks 

prior to the meeting. 

Dated: March 10, 2011. 

Robert M. Groves, 

Director, Bureau of the Census. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

United States Integrated Ocean 

Observing System Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Establishment of and 

Membership Solicitation for the United 

States Integrated Ocean Observing 

System Advisory Committee. 

SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 

has established and is soliciting 

applications for membership on the 

United States Integrated Ocean 

Observing System Advisory Committee 

(the Committee), a Federal advisory 

committee. The Integrated Coastal and 

Ocean Observation System (ICOOS) Act 

of 2009 establishes a national integrated 

System of ocean, coastal, and Great 

Lakes observing systems, comprised of 


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Federal and non-Federal components 

including in situ, remote, and other 

coastal and ocean observation, 

technologies, and data management and 

communication systems. The System is 

designed to address regional and 

national needs for ocean information; to 

gather specific data on key coastal, 

ocean, and Great Lakes variables; and to 

ensure timely and sustained 

dissemination and availability of these 

data to support a variety of societal 

benefits. These benefits include 

supporting national defense; marine 

commerce; navigation safety; weather, 

climate, and marine forecasting; energy 

siting and production; economic 

development; ecosystem-based 

management of marine and coastal 

areas; conservation of ocean and coastal 

resources; and public safety. The 

System is also designed to promote 

research to develop, test, and deploy 

innovations and improvements in 

coastal and ocean observation 

technologies and modeling systems. 

The ICOOS Act also requires the 

Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Oceans and Atmosphere to establish a 

System advisory committee to provide 

advice to the Under Secretary and to the 

Interagency Ocean Observation 

Committee, which is responsible for 

planning for the integrated design, 

operation, maintenance, enhancement, 

and expansion of the System. 

NOAA will hereby accept 

applications for membership on the 

Committee through May 16, 2011. The 

ICOOS Act of 2009 states: ‘‘Members 

shall be qualified by education, training, 

and experience to evaluate scientific 

and technical information related to the 

design, operation, maintenance, or use 

of the [Integrated Ocean Observing] 

System, or use of data products 

provided though the System.’’ NOAA 

encourages individuals with expertise 

in oceanographic data, products, and 

services; coastal management; fisheries 

management; coastal and marine spatial 

planning; geodesy; water levels; and 

other science-related fields to submit 

applications for Committee 

membership. To apply for membership 

on the Committee, applicants should 

submit a resume as indicated in the 

ADDRESSES section. NOAA is an equalopportunity employer. 

DATES: Application materials should be 

sent to the address, e-mail address, or 

fax number specified and must be 

received by May 16, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit an application for 

Committee membership, in the form of 

a resume, to Jessica Geubtner via mail, 

fax, or e-mail. Mail: 1100 Wayne 

Avenue, Suite 1225, Silver Spring, MD 

20910; Fax: 301–427–2073; E-mail: 

Jessica.geubtner@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jessica Geubtner, 1100 Wayne Avenue, 

Suite 1225, Silver Spring, MD 20910; 

Telephone: 301–427–2453, Fax: 301– 

427–2073; E-mail: 

Jessica.geubtner@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice responds to the ICOOS Act of 

2009 (Pub. L. 111–11, section 12304), 

which requires the Under Secretary of 

Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere 

to solicit nominations for Committee 

membership. The Committee will advise 

the NOAA Administrator or Interagency 

Ocean Observation Committee on 

matters related to the responsibilities 

and authorities set forth in section 

12302 of the ICOOS Act of 2009 and 

other appropriate matters as the Under 

Secretary refers to the Committee for 

review and advice. 

The United States Integrated Ocean 

Observing System Advisory Committee 

will provide advice on: 

(a) Administration, operation, 

management, and maintenance of the 

System; 

(b) Expansion and periodic 

modernization and upgrade of 

technology components of the System; 

(c) Identification of end-user 

communities, their needs for 

information provided by the System, 

and the System’s effectiveness in 

dissemination information to end-user 

communities and to the general public; 

and 

(d) Any other purpose identified by 

the Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Oceans and Atmosphere or the 

Interagency Ocean Observation 

Committee. 

The Committee’s voting members will 

be appointed by the Under Secretary of 

Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. 

Members shall be qualified by 

education, training, and experience to 

evaluate scientific and technical 

information related to the design, 

operation, maintenance, or use of the 

System, or the use of data products 

provided through the System. Members 

are selected on a standardized basis, in 

accordance with applicable Department 

of Commerce guidance. Members will 

be appointed for three-year terms, 

renewable once. One Committee 

member will be designated by the Under 

Secretary as chairperson. Full-time 

officers or employees of the United 

States may not be appointed as a voting 

member. Members will be appointed as 

special Government employees (SGEs) 

for purposes of section 202(a) of title 18, 

United States Code. Members serve at 

the discretion of the Under Secretary 

and are subject to government ethics 

standards. Members of the Committee 

will not be compensated for service on 

the Committee, but they may be allowed 

travel expenses, including per diem in 

lieu of subsistence, in accordance with 

subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 

United States Code. 

The Committee will meet at least once 

each year, and at other times at the call 

of the Under Secretary, the Interagency 

Ocean Observation Committee, or the 

Committee Chairperson. 

Individuals Selected for Committee 

Membership 

Upon selection and agreement to 

serve on the United States Integrated 

Ocean Observing System Advisory 

Committee, one becomes a Special 

Government Employee (SGE) of the 

United States Government. An SGE is 

an officer or employee of an agency who 

is retained, designated, appointed, or 

employed to perform temporary duties, 

with or without compensation, for not 

to exceed 130 days during any period of 

365 consecutive days, either on a fulltime or intermittent basis. After the 

membership selection process is 

complete, applicants who are selected to 

serve on the Committee must complete 

the following actions before they can be 

appointed as a Committee member: 

(a) Security Clearance (on-line 

Background Security Check process and 

fingerprinting conducted through 

NOAA Workforce Management); and 

(b) Confidential Financial Disclosure 

Report: As an SGE, one is required to 

file a Confidential Financial Disclosure 

Report to avoid involvement in a real or 

apparent conflict of interest. One may 

find the Confidential Financial 

Disclosure Report at the following Web 

site: http://www.usoge.gov/forms/ 

form_450.aspx. 

Dated: March 8, 2011. 

David M. Kennedy, 

Assistant Administrator, Ocean Services and 

Coastal Zone Management. 

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Evaluation of State Coastal 

Management Programs and National 

Estuarine Research Reserves 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource 

Management, National Ocean Service, 

Commerce. 


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