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Desk Officer either by fax (202–395– 

7245) or e-mail (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov). 

Dated: March 11, 2011. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6116 Filed 3–15–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). 

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. 

Title: Partnership Program Focus 

Groups and Interviews. 

Form Number(s): None. 

OMB Control Number: None. 

Type of Request: New collection. 

Burden Hours: 150. 

Number of Respondents: 120. 

Average Hours per Response: 48 

minnutes. 

Needs and Uses: For the 2010 Census, 

among the many other outreach efforts, 

the Census Bureau conducted the 

Partnership Program, involving 

commercial entities of national scope; 

State, local and Tribal governments; and 

regional and local corporations and 

organizations. The purpose of the 

Partnership Program was to target 

historically ‘‘hard-to-count’’ (HTC) areas 

in hopes of increasing census form mailback rates. Over 800 National Partners 

participated in the 2010 Census 

Partnership Program. The program will 

continue to be an integral part of future 

inter-census year promotional activities. 

The proposed data collection for 

Partnership Program Research will 

assist the Census Bureau by (1) 

identifying the enhancers, incentives, 

and barriers to maintaining partner 

relationships over time; (2) investigating 

the rationales behind organizations 

refusing to participate in the Partnership 

Program; and (3) identifying the specific 

improvements to the Partnership 

Program that will lead to more 

engagement by Partnership 

organizations. 

The Census Bureau needs to collect 

and analyze qualitative data to address 

the following research questions: 

(a) How can the Partnership program 

be improved and the partnerships be 

maintained in the future during the 

intercensal years as well as for the 2020 

Census? 

(b) What metrics can be used to 

monitor and assess the impact of the 

Partnership Program in the intercensal 

years and for the 2020 Census? 

Essentially, the research for which 

data collection approval is being sought 

seeks to inform the future direction, 

composition, and maintenance of this 

outreach program for the next eight or 

nine years, in preparation for the 2020 

Census. 

The Census Bureau proposes to 

collect qualitative data via six focus 

groups and 30 individual interviews 

among national Partnership Program 

participant organizations. The Census 

Bureau intends to ask program 

participants about ways the program can 

be improved, and ways in which their 

own participation can be enhanced in 

future years. The resulting qualitative 

data will be used by Census Bureau 

management staff to create 

recommendations for program redesign 

in order to improve the program in the 

years leading to the next Census. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions; State, 

local or Tribal governments. 

Frequency: One time. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., 

Sections 141 and 193. 

OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (202) 395–7314. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dhynek@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB 

Desk Officer either by fax (202–395– 

7245) or e-mail (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov). 

Dated: March 11, 2011. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6119 Filed 3–15–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Proposed Information Collection for 

Focus Groups and One-on-One 

Interviews 

AGENCY: Office of Response and 

Restoration, Assessment and Restoration 

Division and the Office of Habitat 

Conservation, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments on Proposed Information 

Collection for Focus Groups and Oneon-one Interviews for the Elwha River 

Dam Removal and Floodplain 

Restoration Ecosystem Service 

Valuation Pilot Project located on the 

north central part of the Olympic 

Peninsula of Washington State. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we will ask the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) to approve the Information 

Collection (IC) to conduct focus groups 

and one-on-one interviews, described 

below. We invite the general public and 

Federal agencies to comment on this 

proposed IC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, please contact Dr. 

Anthony Dvarskas by telephone at 732– 

872–3090, or by e-mail at 

Anthony.Dvarskas@noaa.gov. You may 

also contact Dr. Peter Edwards by 

telephone at 301–713–2325 ext. 210 or 

by e-mail at Peter.Edwards@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

NOAA is requesting approval for a 

new IC to conduct focus groups and 

one-on-one interviews to develop and 

test the Elwha River Dam Removal and 

Floodplain Restoration Ecosystem 

Service Valuation Survey. 

The planned removal of two 

hydroelectric dams on the Elwha River 

would be one of the largest damremoval projects in U.S. history. This 

project, along with restoration actions 

planned for the floodplain and drained 

reservoir basins, would have numerous 

impacts to people of the surrounding 

region. Impacted groups include 

recreators who engage in river activities 

such as fishing and rafting, reservoir 

users, and members of American Indian 

Tribes for whom the river has cultural, 

environmental, and economic 

significance. The dam removal and 

restoration actions could also have 

value to people throughout the Pacific 

Northwest and the United States, 

regardless of whether they visit the 

Elwha River or Olympic Peninsula. 

Such nonuse value may be significant 

because the dam removal and habitat 

restoration will restore the river to more 

natural conditions and will restore 

threatened and endangered populations 

of salmon and other fish species. This 

project will also address an important 

gap in research on indirect and nonuse 

values provided by habitat restoration 

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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. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6062 Filed 3–15–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P 

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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