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supplemented with questions designed 

to answer specific needs, such as 

estimating eligibility for government 

programs, examining pension and 

health care coverage, and analyzing 

individual net worth. These 

supplemental questions are included 

with the core and are referred to as 

‘‘topical modules.’’ 

The topical modules for the 2008 

Panel Wave 5 are as follows: Annual 

Income and Retirement Accounts; 

Taxes; Child Care; and Work Schedule. 

These topical modules were previously 

conducted in the SIPP 2004 Panel Wave 

4 instrument. Wave 5 interviews will be 

conducted from January 1, 2010 through 

April 30, 2010. 

The SIPP is designed as a continuing 

series of national panels of interviewed 

households that are introduced every 

few years, with each panel having 

durations of approximately 3 to 4 years. 

The 2008 Panel is scheduled for four 

years and four months and includes 

thirteen waves which began September 

1, 2008. All household members 15 

years old or over are interviewed using 

regular proxy-respondent rules. They 

are interviewed a total of thirteen times 

(thirteen waves), at 4-month intervals, 

making the SIPP a longitudinal survey. 

Sample people (all household members 

present at the time of the first interview) 

who move within the country and 

reasonably close to a SIPP primary 

sampling unit (PSU) will be followed 

and interviewed at their new address. 

Individuals 15 years old or over who 

enter the household after Wave 1 will be 

interviewed; however, if these people 

move, they are not followed unless they 

happen to move along with a Wave 1 

sample individual. 

The OMB has established an 

Interagency Advisory Committee to 

provide guidance for the content and 

procedures for the SIPP. Interagency 

subcommittees were set up to 

recommend specific areas of inquiries 

for supplemental questions. 

The Census Bureau developed the 

2008 Panel Wave 3 topical modules 

through consultation with the SIPP 

OMB Interagency Subcommittee. The 

questions for the topical modules 

address major policy and program 

concerns as stated by this subcommittee 

and the SIPP Interagency Advisory 

Committee. 

Data provided by the SIPP are being 

used by economic policymakers, the 

Congress, State and local governments, 

and Federal agencies that administer 

social welfare or transfer payment 

programs, such as the Department of 

Health and Human Services and the 

Department of Agriculture. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: Every 4 months. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

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

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 7845, 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: August 18, 2009. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Boundary and 

Annexation Survey, Boundary 

Validation Program 

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: 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, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

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

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be submitted on or 

before October 23, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Laura Waggoner, U.S. 

Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, 

Suitland, MD 20233 (or via the Internet 

at Laura.L.Waggoner@census.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The U.S. Census Bureau requests a 

revision to the Paperwork Reduction 

Act clearance for the Boundary and 

Annexation Survey (BAS) in order to 

conduct the Boundary Validation 

Program (BVP). The BVP for the 2010 

Decennial Census will be administered 

in parallel with the 2010 BAS. The 

intent of this program is to provide each 

highest elected or appointed official 

(HEO) an opportunity to review the 

Census Bureau’s boundary information 

for the legal entities included in the 

BAS. The 2010 BVP will include all 

actively functioning counties or 

statistically equivalent entities, 

incorporated places (including 

consolidated cities), minor civil 

divisions (MCDs), all federally 

recognized American Indian 

reservations (AIRs) and off-reservation 

trust land entities in the United States, 

and municipios, barrios and subbarrios 

in Puerto Rico. In addition, the Census 

Bureau will send a letter to the governor 

of each state explaining the 2010 BVP 

process and advising them that state 

boundaries will be reviewed in 

conjunction with relevant counties 

boundaries as part of the BVP. 

II. Method of Collection 

The 2010 BVP will be conducted in 

two phases, initial and final. During the 

initial BVP phase, every HEO in the 

BAS universe will receive a BVP form, 

a letter with instructions, and a CD 

containing a complete set of 2010 BAS 

maps in .pdf format for their 

governmental unit. The HEO is asked to 

review the 2010 BAS maps on the CD 

and return the BVP form within ten 

days of receipt. If the HEO determines 

that there are no changes to report, the 

HEO will sign and return the validated 

BVP form. If the HEO determines that 

boundary changes are needed, the HEO 

will be instructed to return the unsigned 

BVP form and work with their local 

BAS contact to submit changes through 

the BAS process. If either the HEO or 

the BAS contact submits 2010 BAS 

updates by March 1, 2010, the entity 

will be included in the second and final 

phase of the BVP. 

In the final BVP phase, once the 

timely 2010 BAS updates are applied to 

the MAF/TIGER Database (MTDB), each 

HEO is provided a complete set of 

updated paper maps. This is their final 

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verify that the BAS 2010 changes are 

reflected. In the final BVP phase, each 

HEO submits any remaining corrections 

directly to the Census Bureau using the 

instructions provided in the BAS 

respondent guide. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0151. 

Form Number: BVP–1; BVP–2. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: All actively 

functioning counties or statistically 

equivalent entities, incorporated places 

(including consolidated cities), minor 

civil divisions (MCDs), all federally 

recognized American Indian 

reservations (AIRs) and off-reservation 

trust land entities in the United States, 

and municipios, barrios and subbarrios 

in Puerto Rico. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

48,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 96,000 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$2,075,520. The estimate is based on an 

hourly rate of $21.62 from ‘‘financial 

administration’’ payroll in the Annual 

Survey of State and Local Government 

Employment. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 

Section 6. 

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 

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 18, 2009. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Procedures for 

Considering Requests and Comments 

From the Public for Textile and Apparel 

Safeguard Actions on Imports From 

Oman 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration (ITA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: 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. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before October 23, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Maria D’Andrea, Office of 

Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department 

of Commerce, Tel. (202) 482–4058, 

maria_dandrea@ita.doc.gov, Fax. (202) 

482–0667. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Title III, Subtitle B, Section 321 

through Section 328 of the United 

States-Oman Free Trade Agreement 

Implementation Act (the ‘‘Act’’) 

implements the textile and apparel 

safeguard provisions, provided for in 

Article 3.1 of the United States-Oman 

Free Trade Agreement (the 

‘‘Agreement’’). This safeguard 

mechanism applies when, as a result of 

the elimination of a customs duty under 

the Agreement, an Omani textile or 

apparel article is being imported into 

the United States in such increased 

quantities, in absolute terms or relative 

to the domestic market for that article, 

and under such conditions as to cause 

serious damage or actual threat thereof 

to a U.S. industry producing a like or 

directly competitive article. In these 

circumstances, Article 3.1 permits the 

United States to increase duties on the 

imported article from Oman to a level 

that does not exceed the lesser of the 

prevailing U.S. normal trade relations 

(NTR)/most-favored-nation (MFN) duty 

rate for the article or the U.S. NTR/MFN 

duty rate in effect on the day before the 

Agreement entered into force. 

The Statement of Administrative 

Action accompanying the Act provides 

that ITA’s Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA) will issue procedures for 

requesting such safeguard measures, for 

making its determinations under section 

322(a) of the Act, and for providing 

relief under section 322(b) of the Act. 

In Proclamation No. 8332 (73 FR 

80289, December 31, 2008), the 

President delegated to CITA his 

authority under Subtitle B of Title III of 

the Act with respect to textile and 

apparel safeguard measures. 

CITA must collect information in 

order to determine whether a domestic 

textile or apparel industry is being 

adversely impacted by imports of these 

products from Oman, thereby allowing 

CITA to take corrective action to protect 

the viability of the domestic textile 

industry, subject to section 322(b) of the 

Act. 

Pursuant to Section 321(a) of the Act 

and Section 7 of Presidential 

Proclamation 8332 of December 29, 

2008, an interested party in the U.S. 

domestic textile and apparel industry 

may file a request for a textile and 

apparel safeguard action with CITA. 

Consistent with longstanding CITA 

practice in considering textile safeguard 

actions, CITA will consider an 

interested party to be an entity (which 

may be a trade association, firm, 

certified or recognized union, or group 

of workers) that is representative of 

either: (A) A domestic producer or 

producers of an article that is like or 

directly competitive with the subject 

Omani textile or apparel article; or (B) 

a domestic producer or producers of a 

component used in the production of an 

article that is like or directly 

competitive with the subject Omani 

textile or apparel article. 

In order for a request to be 

considered, the requestor must provide 

the following information in support of 

a claim that a textile or apparel article 

from Oman is being imported into the 

United States in such increased 

quantities, in absolute terms or relative 

to the domestic market for that article, 

and under such conditions as to cause 

serious damage or actual threat thereof, 

to a U.S. industry producing an article 

that is like, or directly competitive with, 

the imported article: (1) Name and 

description of the imported article 

concerned; (2) import data 

demonstrating that imports of an Omani 


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