Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 21 / Tuesday, February 3, 2009 / Notices 5915 

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: Generic Clearance for 

Geographic Partnership Programs. 

Form Number(s): Various. 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0795. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden Hours: 557,930. 

Number of Respondents: 10,154. 

Average Hours Per Response: 55 

hours. 

Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census 

Bureau requests approval from OMB for 

a three-year extension of the generic 

clearance entitled Geographic 

Partnership Programs (GPPs) that will 

cover a number of activities needed to 

update the Master Address File/ 

Topologically Integrated Geographic 

Encoding and Referencing (MAF/ 

TIGER) database (MTdb) with associated 

address and geographic information. 

The information to be collected in these 

programs in cooperation with tribal, 

state, and local governments and other 

partners, are essential to the mission of 

the Census Bureau and directly 

contributes to the successful outcome of 

censuses and surveys conducted by the 

Census Bureau. The generic clearance 

will allow the Census Bureau to focus 

its limited resources on actual 

operational planning, development of 

procedures, and implementation of 

programs to update and improve the 

geographic information maintained in 

the MTdb. 

Census will follow the protocol of 

past generic clearances: submit 

clearance requests at least two weeks 

before the planned start of each activity 

that give more exact details, examples of 

forms, and final estimates of respondent 

burden. A year-end summary will be 

filed with OMB after the close of each 

fiscal year giving results of each activity 

conducted. 

The following categories of activities 

are included under the clearance: 

—Local Update of Census Addresses 

(LUCA) Appeals. 

—New Construction Program. 

—Redistricting Data Program. 

—Participant Statistical Areas 

Program and Tribal Statistical Areas 

Program (PSAP and TSAP). 

—Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZs) 

Program. 

—School District Review Program 

(SDRP). 

All activities listed above directly 

support the Census Bureau’s efforts to 

maintain its geographic database 

(addresses, features, and political and 

statistical boundaries) in partnership 

with local agencies nationwide. Because 

tribal, state, and local governments have 

current knowledge of and data about 

where housing growth and change are 

occurring in their jurisdictions, their 

input into the overall development of 

the address list for the census makes a 

vital contribution. Similarly, those 

governments are in the best position to 

work with geographic boundaries, and 

benefit themselves when their address 

list is complete and data tabulation 

areas are drawn to the highest possible 

level of accuracy. 

Affected Public: State, local or tribal 

Governments. 

Frequency: One time. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 United States 

Code, Sections 16,141, 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 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: January 29, 2009. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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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: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Feedback Survey for Annual 

Tsunami Warning Communications 

Test. 

Form Number(s): None. 

OMB Approval Number: 0648–0539. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 31. 

Number of Respondents: 250. 

Average Hours per Response: 5 

minutes. 

Needs and Uses: In compliance with 

the Tsunami Warning and Education 

Act (Pub. L. 109–424) and to assess the 

effectiveness of NOAA/National 

Weather Service’s (NWS) Tsunami 

Warning System, this information 

collection survey is needed to gather 

specific feedback following testing of 

the associated NWS communications 

systems. The tests are planned annually 

March/April and September using a 

web-based survey. Post-test feedback 

will be requested from emergency 

managers, the media, law enforcement 

officials, local government agencies/ 

officials, and the general public. The 

responses will be solicited for a limited 

period immediately following 

completion of this test, not to exceed 

seven days. This web-based survey will 

allow for efficient collection of 

information regarding the effectiveness 

of the Tsunami Warning System. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Frequency: Semi-annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, 

(202) 395–3897. 

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 David Rostker, OMB Desk 

Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7825, or 

David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: January 29, 2009. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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