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on the proposed action. This appendix 

is hereby being made available for 

public review. 

As a result of the two new sources of 

information described above, the Dixie 

National Forest has modified the Air 

Resources sections of the EIS to 

incorporate the revised air quality 

impact modeling results and the 

evaluation of climate change. These 

revised air resources sections of the EIS 

are being made available for public 

review at this time as the main body of 

the SIR, with references to the revised 

Air Quality Modeling Report and the 

Climate Change Report. The SIR does 

not address any other issues or analysis. 

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. 

While 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. 

(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22; 

Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Section 

21) 

Dated: February 8, 2010. 

Robert G. MacWhorter, 

Forest Supervisor—Dixie National Forest. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3136 Filed 2–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Hearing on the Department of Justice’s 

Actions Related to the New Black 

Panther Party Litigation and Its 

Enforcement of Section 11(b) of the 

Voting Rights Act 

AGENCY: United States Commission on 

Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of hearing. 

Date and Time: Friday, March 19, 

2010; 9:30 a.m. EST. 

Place: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights, 624 Ninth Street, NW., Room 

540, Washington, DC 20425. 

Summary: Notice is hereby given 

pursuant to the provisions of the Civil 

Rights Commission Amendments Act of 

1994, 42 U.S.C. 1975a, and 45 CFR 

702.3., that public hearings before the 

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will 

commence on Friday, March 19, 2010, 

beginning at 9:30 a.m. EST in 

Washington, DC at the Commission’s 

offices located at 624 Ninth Street, NW., 

Room 540, Washington, DC 20425. An 

executive session not open to the public 

may be convened at any appropriate 

time before or during the hearing. 

The purpose of this hearing is to 

collect information within the 

jurisdiction of the Commission, under 

42 U.S.C. 1975a, related particularly to 

the Department of Justice’s actions in 

the New Black Panther Party Litigation 

and enforcement of Section 11(b) of the 

Voting Rights Act. 

The Commission is authorized to hold 

hearings and to issue subpoenas for the 

production of documents and the 

attendance of witnesses pursuant to 45 

CFR 701.2. The Commission is an 

independent bipartisan, fact finding 

agency authorized to study, collect, and 

disseminate information, and to 

appraise the laws and policies of the 

Federal Government, and to study and 

collect information with respect to 

discrimination or denials of equal 

protection of the laws under the 

Constitution because of race, color, 

religion, sex, age, disability, or national 

origin, or in the administration of 

justice. The Commission has broad 

authority to investigate allegations of 

voting irregularities even when alleged 

abuses do not involve discrimination. 

Contact Person for Further 

Information: Lenore Ostrowsky, Acting 

Chief, Public Affairs Unit (202) 376– 

8591. TDD: (202) 376–8116. 

Persons with a disability requiring 

special services, such as an interpreter 

for the hearing impaired, should contact 

Pamela Dunston at least seven days 

prior to the scheduled date of the 

hearing at 202–376–8105. TDD: (202) 

376–8116. 

Dated: February 12, 2010. 

David Blackwood, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3168 Filed 2–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

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: Current Population Survey June 

Fertility Supplement. 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0610. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement, 

without change, of an expired 

collection. 

Burden Hours: 250 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 30,000. 

Average Hours per Response: 30 

seconds. 

Needs and Uses: The purpose of this 

request for review is to obtain clearance 

for the supplemental inquiry concerning 

fertility to be conducted biennially in 

conjunction with the June Current 

Population Survey (CPS). The fertility 

questions will be asked of females 15– 

44 years of age. The June Fertility 

Supplement, like the June 2008 Fertility 

Supplement, differs from the June 1998 

and the June 1995 supplements because 

it only includes fertility items. The 1998 

supplement contained fertility and birth 

expectations items. The 1995 

supplement contained fertility and 

marital history items. 

The data collected from this 

supplement are used primarily by 

government and private analysts to 

project future population growth, to 

analyze childbearing patterns, and to 

assist policymakers in making decisions 

that are affected by changes in family 

size and composition. Past studies have 

documented profound changes to 

historical patterns that have occurred in 

fertility rates, family structures, 

premarital births, and the timing of the 

first birth. The CPS characteristics, such 

as family income, household 

relationships, and labor force status, 

when matched with fertility data, can 

produce estimates of potential needs 

families may have for governmental 

assistance: for example, aid to families 

with dependent children, childcare, and 

maternal health care for single-parent 

households. The fertility data also assist 

researchers and analysts who explore 

such important issues as premarital 

childbearing and postponement of 

childbirth because of educational or 

occupational responsibilities and goals. 

As a result of the rapid changes in the 

economy, the June Fertility supplement 

offers analysts a key indicator of family 

economic resources, namely, the 

employment status of women with 

infant children. 

Item SF1 establishes the number of 

children ever born, and Item SF2 asks 

the month and year the last child was 

born. Fertility Items SF1 and SF2 were 

included in the June CPS Supplement 

annually since 1971, with the exception 

of 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, and 

1999. Discontinuance of the Fertility 

Supplement would interrupt a data 

series, which is built upon previous 

surveys first collected in June 1971. 

Without current fertility data, data for 

the most recent female cohorts (age 18– 

24) would be missing in fertility 

projections. The statistics and 

projections from these data are useful 


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for legislators in the public sector and 

businesses that make policy and 

resource decisions about childcare, 

development, and changes in family 

life. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: Biennially. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13, United 

States Code, Section 182. 

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 6625, 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: February 12, 2010. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3139 Filed 2–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

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: Survey of State Research and 

Development. 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0933. 

Form Number(s): SRD–1. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement, 

without change, of an expired 

collection. 

Burden Hours: 958. 

Number of Respondents: 552. 

Average Hours per Response: 1 hour 

and 44 minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census 

Bureau is requesting a reinstatement of 

the collection of state government 

research and development (R&D) 

expenditures that is conducted by the 

Census Bureau and for the benefit of the 

National Science Foundation (NSF). 

This collection is authorized under 

Title 13, Section 8(b) of the United 

States Code, which allows the Secretary 

of Commerce to ‘‘make special statistical 

compilations and surveys, for 

departments, agencies and 

establishments of the Federal 

Government.’’ Title 15, Section 1525 of 

the United States Code also authorizes 

the Secretary of Commerce ‘‘upon the 

request of any person, firm, 

organization, or others, public or 

private, to make special studies on 

matters within the authority of the 

Department of Commerce.’’ 

The NSF Act of 1950 includes a 

statutory charge to ‘‘provide a central 

clearinghouse for the collection, 

interpretation, and analysis of data on 

scientific and engineering resources and 

to provide a source of information for 

policy formulation by other agencies in 

the Federal Government.’’ Under the 

aegis of this legislative mandate, NSF 

and its predecessors have sponsored 

surveys of R&D since 1953, including 

the Survey of Industrial Research and 

Development and the Survey of State 

Research and Development 

Expenditures. This survey has helped to 

expand the scope of R&D collections to 

include state governments, where 

previously there had been no 

established collection efforts. 

NSF sponsors surveys of R&D 

activities of Federal agencies, higher 

education institutions, and private 

industries. The data collected from this 

survey instrument fills the void that 

previously existed for collection of R&D 

activities at the state government 

department or agency level. The results 

of these surveys provide a consistent 

information base for government 

officials, industry professionals, and 

researchers to use in formulating public 

policy and planning in science and 

technology. These surveys allow for the 

analysis of current and historical trends 

in research and development in the 

U.S., as well as, comparisons with other 

countries. 

The Census Bureau, serving as 

collection agent, employs a 

methodology similar to the one used to 

collect information from state and local 

governments on established censuses 

and surveys. This methodology involves 

identifying a central coordinator in each 

state who will assist Census Bureau staff 

in identifying appropriate state 

departments/agencies to survey. These 

state contacts also verify data responses 

and assist with nonresponse follow-up. 

The collection approach using a central 

state contact is used successfully at the 

Census Bureau in surveys of local 

school districts, municipal and county 

governments, and state government 

finances. 

Items on the survey form include 

research and development expenditures 

according to the source of funding, by 

performer of the work (internal and 

external to state agencies), and by 

character (i.e., basic, applied, or 

developmental). Final results produced 

by NSF contain state and national 

estimates and are useful to a variety of 

data users interested in research and 

development performance including: 

the National Science Board; the Office 

of Management and Budget; the Office 

of Science and Technology Policy and 

other science policy makers; 

institutional researchers; and private 

organizations. 

Legislators, policy officials, and 

researchers rely on statistics to make 

informed decisions about R&D 

investment at the Federal, state, and 

local level. These statistics are derived 

from the existing NSF sponsored 

surveys of Federal agencies, higher 

education institutions, and private 

industry. The total picture of R&D 

expenditures, however, had been 

incomplete due to the lack of relevant 

and timely data from state governments 

prior to this survey collection, which 

now fills that void. 

State government officials and policy 

makers garner the most benefit from the 

results of this survey. Governors and 

legislatures need a reliable, 

comprehensive source of data to help in 

evaluating how best to attract the hightech, R&D industries to their state. 

Officials are able to evaluate their 

investment in R&D based on 

comparisons with other states. These 

comparisons include the sources of 

funding, the type of R&D being 

conducted, and the actual performer of 

the work. 

The information collected from the 

Survey of State R&D is used at the 

Federal level to assess and direct 

investment in technology and economic 

issues. Congressional committees and 

the Congressional Research Service use 

results of the R&D surveys extensively. 

Inquiries made to NSF by congressional 

staff concerning industry and academic 

data are well documented. In addition, 

officials from several Federal agencies 

make use of the data. 

NSF also uses data from this survey 

in various publications produced about 

the state of R&D in the U.S. The Science 

and Engineering Indicators series, for 

example, is a biennial report mandated 

by Congress and describes 

quantitatively the condition of the 

country’s R&D efforts. Results are also 

likely to be included in the National 

Patterns of Research and Development 

Resources tabulations and in the 


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