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members, are available at 

marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov. 

Dated: August 7, 2013. 

W. Russell Callendar, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean 

Services and Coastal Zone Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–19743 Filed 8–13–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; NTIA/FCC Webbased Frequency Coordination System 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (DOC), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to comment on this proposed 

information, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before October 15, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 or via email at 

JJessup@doc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Bruce M. Washington at 

bwashington@ntia.doc.gov, (202) 482– 

6415. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration (NTIA) 

hosts a web-based system that collects 

specific identification information (e.g., 

company name, location and projected 

range of the operation) from applicants 

seeking to operate in existing and 

planned radio frequency (RF) bands that 

are shared on a co-primary basis by 

federal and non-federal users. The webbased system provides a means for nonfederal applicants to rapidly determine 

the availability of RF spectrum in a 

specific location, or the need for 

detailed frequency coordination of a 

specific newly proposed assignment 

within the shared portions of the radio 

spectrum. The Web site allows nonfederal applicants proposed radio site 

information to be analyzed, and a realtime determination made as to whether 

there is a potential for interference to, or 

from, existing Federal government radio 

operations in the vicinity of the 

proposed site. This web-based 

coordination helps expedite the 

coordination process for non-federal 

applicants while assuring protection of 

government data relating to national 

security. The information provided by 

non-federal applicants will also assure 

the protection of the applicant’s station 

from radio frequency interference from 

future government operations. 

II. Method of Collection 

NTIA collects the data by means of an 

internet web-based system. The 

applications on the Web site provide 

real-time responses: (1) Obtain a 

validation of the coordination of a single 

frequency, or (2) a notification of the 

unavailability of a frequency at one site 

and further coordination will be 

required by the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC) 

and NTIA. 

III. Data 

OMB Control No: 0660–0018. 

Form No.: N/A. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

information collection). 

Affected Public: Applicants seeking to 

operate in the 71–76 GHz, 81–86 GHz, 

and 92–95 GHz radio frequency bands 

today, and additional bands as 

frequency coordination procedures 

allow. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

5,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,250. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have a 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: August 8, 2013. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–19674 Filed 8–13–13; 8:45 am] 

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CPSC–2013–0020] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for Office of 

Management and Budget Review; 

Comment Request; CPSC National 

Awareness Survey 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety 

Commission (CPSC or Commission) is 

announcing that a proposed collection 

of information regarding a generic 

clearance to conduct national awareness 

surveys regarding the CPSC and CPSC 

activities has been submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Fax or email written comments 

on the collection of information by 

September 13, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be faxed to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: CPSC 

Desk Officer, FAX: 202–395–6974, or 

emailed to: 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. All 

comments should be identified by 

Docket No. CPSC–2013–0020. In 

addition, written comments also should 

be submitted at: http:// 

www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. 

CPSC–2013–0020, or by mail/hand 

delivery/courier (for paper, disk, or CD– 

ROM submissions), preferably in five 

copies, to: Office of the Secretary, U.S. 

Consumer Product Safety Commission, 

Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 

504–7923. For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert H. Squibb, Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; (301) 

504–7815, or by email to: 

rsquibb@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 

21, 2013, the Commission provided an 

opportunity for public comment on a 

proposed collection of information on a 

generic clearance to conduct national 

awareness surveys regarding the CPSC 

and CPSC activities (78 FR 29731). One 

comment was received in support of the 

proposed survey activities. The 

commenter states that improving the 

CPSC’s communication capabilities will 

aid the Commission in fulfilling its 

mission to reduce the risks to 

consumers from unsafe products. In 

compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, the 

CPSC has submitted the following 

proposed collection of information to 

the OMB for review and clearance: 

CPSC National Awareness Survey. 

A. National Awareness Survey 

The Commission is authorized under 

section 5(a) of the Consumer Product 

Safety Act (CPSA), 15 U.S.C. 2054(a), to 

conduct studies and investigations 

relating to the causes and prevention of 

deaths, accidents, injuries, illnesses, 

other health impairments, and economic 

losses associated with consumer 

products. Section 5(b) of the CPSA, 15 

U.S.C. 2054(b), further provides that the 

Commission may conduct research, 

studies, and investigations on the safety 

of consumer products or test consumer 

products and develop product safety 

test methods and testing devices. To 

increase awareness about the CPSC and 

to communicate more effectively and 

efficiently with the public regarding 

information related to consumer 

product safety, such as product recalls 

and the reporting of hazardous 

incidents, the Commission must 

evaluate current awareness and 

benchmark changes in public awareness 

brought about through agency efforts. 

Using a national awareness survey 

(NAS), the Commission will benchmark 

current levels of awareness of the CPSC 

and, through two proposed surveys each 

year, measure changes in awareness. 

Data obtained through the surveys will 

allow the CPSC’s Office of 

Communications to adjust its 

communications plans to increase 

effectiveness. The Commission is 

seeking a generic clearance approval 

from OMB to streamline the process for 

approval of subsequent awareness 

surveys; as the awareness efforts 

continue, related surveys may be need 

to be adjusted or modified to obtain the 

most relevant awareness data. 

The first two NAS will provide 

baseline data on the awareness of the 

agency, the CPSC’s programs, and 

recalls—information about which 

relatively little systematic data has been 

collected. Periodic subsequent surveys 

with new respondents at CPSCdetermined intervals are contemplated, 

depending on agency resources and 

needs. Analysis of subsequent surveys 

will assess changes in awareness. 

Additional surveys also will provide 

assessment of the effects of temporal 

events, such as product recalls with 

wide media coverage, or seasonal use of 

fireworks or holiday lights. To gauge the 

extent of the public’s awareness of the 

agency and its activities, each NAS will 

measure awareness of sources for 

product safety information, awareness 

of procedures for hazardous incident 

reporting, and awareness of product 

recall enforcement activity. In addition, 

NAS results will inform the CPSC on 

the relationship of awareness and key 

respondent characteristics, such as age 

or and household characteristics, 

including the presence of children. 

Based on the information to be 

obtained through the proposed NAS, the 

CPSC intends to adjust its 

communications efforts to achieve a 

greater impact on consumer behavior 

among a broad range of consumers with 

differing needs. Reaching all target 

audiences requires varying 

communications approaches. The NAS 

are intended to assess which audiences 

are being reached and which messages 

are being communicated effectively. 

Results are expected to indicate which 

messages and methods of 

communication require further 

development. For example, awareness 

in households with children aged five 

and younger is expected to be different 

from awareness in households 

comprising only seniors. The need to 

include diverse respondents 

necessitates contacting a large number 

of households to obtain adequate 

sample sizes for all key subpopulations. 

The first two survey data collections 

are proposed to include a sufficient 

number of respondents covering 

different time points to establish 

meaningful baseline estimates of 

consumer awareness and use of CPSC 

services. The data also may be used to 

support other aspects of agency 

operations and communications 

programs. 

The survey will be administered using 

a computer-assisted telephone interview 

(CATI) system, in a secure location, to 

which only authorized personnel have 

access. The interview will be conducted 

using a random (cell and landline) 

telephone number dialing protocol. 

Interviewers will collect data from a 

randomly selected adult member of each 

household. Participation is voluntary, 

and all responses will be confidential. 

The operators dialing and conducting 

the survey are trained interviewers. The 

initial screening is short, taking less 

than a minute at the longest. The brevity 

of the screening will reduce the burden 

to nonparticipants. Respondents who 

are aware of the CPSC will be presented 

with 23 substantive questions. Those 

who are not familiar with the agency 

will be presented with 18 substantive 

questions. All participants will be asked 

13 demographic questions and invited 

to participate in a brief follow-up phone 

discussion to provide context and detail 

on the CPSC and product safety 

information awareness. Follow-up 

discussions will be held with no more 

than nine respondents. Follow-up topics 

and questions will be based on baseline 

results. To minimize respondent 

burden, the CATI system will be 

designed to ensure that interviewers ask 

each respondent survey items 

appropriate for the respondent’s level of 

awareness only. 

The system’s automatic survey control 

will produce status reports to allow 

ongoing monitoring of the survey’s 

progress. The CATI scheduler will be 

used to route telephone numbers to 

interviewers, maintain a schedule of 

callback appointments, and reschedule 

unsuccessful contact attempts to an 

appropriate day and time. 

B. Burden Hours 

The number of respondents is 

estimated to be 1,348, who may consist 

of management, professional, or related 

workers. The total annual burden hours 

for respondents are estimated to be 

455.9 hours. The hourly cost to each 

respondent is estimated to be $51.03 

(U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 

‘‘Employer Costs for Employee 

Compensation,’’ December 2012, Table 

9, total compensation for all 

management, professional, and related 

workers in goods-producing private 

industries: http://www.bls.gov/ncs/). 

Accordingly, based on these 

assumptions, the estimated total annual 

cost burden to all respondents is 

$23,264.58 (455.9 hours × $51.03, or 

$23,264.58). 

The annual cost to the federal 

government includes the cost of 

administering the survey (including 

initial set-up costs) under the contract to 

design and conduct the NAS ($162,952), 

plus $3,976 for salary and benefits for 

government personnel assigned to this 

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expected to expend 6 days of staff time 

(3 days, or 24 hours of staff time, for 

each survey) at an average level of GS– 

14 step 5 (($119,238/.692) ÷ 2080 total 

hours per year) × 48 hours per year), 

using a 69.2 percent ratio of wages and 

salary to total compensation (from Table 

1 of the September 2012 Employer Costs 

for Employee Compensation, published 

by the Bureau of Labor Statistics). For 

the first two surveys, the total estimated 

cost to the government is $166,928 

($162,952 plus $3,976). After the first 

two surveys, the total annual estimated 

cost to the government will be reduced 

to $133,976 ($130,000 plus $3,976) in 

future years for two surveys to be 

conducted annually as adjusted for 

inflation. 

Dated: August 9, 2013. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2013–19690 Filed 8–13–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal Nos. 13–36] 

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense 

Security Cooperation Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of a 

section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. 

This is published to fulfill the 

requirements of section 155 of Public 

Law 104–164 dated July 21, 1996. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703) 601– 

3740. 

The following is a copy of a letter to 

the Speaker of the House of 

Representatives, Transmittals 13–36 

with attached transmittal and policy 

justification. 

Dated: August 9, 2013. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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