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Research and Promotion Background 

Information. The package must be sent 

to the address below. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

submit applications to the Southern 

Region Recreation RAC by U.S. Mail: C. 

Mitchell, Ouachita National Forest, P.O. 

Box 1270, Hot Springs, AR 71902, or 

Express Delivery: C. Mitchell, Ouachita 

National Forest, 100 Reserve Street, Hot 

Springs, AR 71901. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anyone wanting further information 

regarding this request for nominations 

may contact the Recreation Resource 

Advisory Committee Coordinator 

Tiffany Williams, Southern Region, 

USDA Forest Service, 1720 Peachtree 

Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30309; by phone 

at (404) 347–2769, or by email at r8_

rrac@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Federal Lands Recreation 

Enhancement Act (REA), directs the 

Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary 

of the Interior, or both to establish 

Recreation RACs, or use existing 

advisory committees to perform the 

duties of Recreation RACs, in each State 

or region for Federal recreation lands 

and waters managed by the Forest 

Service or the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM). These committees 

make recreation fee program 

recommendations on implementing or 

eliminating standard amenity fees; 

expanded amenity fees; noncommercial, 

individual special recreation permit 

fees; expanding or limiting the 

recreation fee program; and fee-level 

changes. 

Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committee Membership Recruitment 

Potential nominees must represent the 

following forest-related interests: 

D Category One: Five people who 

represent recreation users, one in each 

position: Camping, summer motorized, 

summer non-motorized, wildlife and 

nature viewing/viewing of interpretive 

sites and hunting and fishing. The target 

for recruitment for 2018 is for one 

committee member to represent 

camping and one to represent nonmotorized recreation. 

D Category Two: Three people who 

represent interest groups that include: 

Outfitter and guides (two positions), and 

local environmental groups (one 

position). The target for recruitment for 

2018 is for one committee member to 

represent local environmental groups. 

D Category Three: Three people, one 

in each position: State tourism official, 

a person who represents affected local 

government interests, and a person who 

represents affected Indian tribes’ issues. 

The target for recruitment for 2018 is for 

one committee member to represent 

local government. 

Completed nomination forms are due 

by Monday, October 1, 2018. 

Members will be appointed for threeyear terms based on the following 

criteria: Which interest groups they 

represent and how well they are 

qualified to represent that group; Why 

they want to serve on the committee and 

what they can contribute; Their past 

experience in working successfully as 

part of a collaborative group. 

Nominees’ demonstrated ability to 

represent minorities, women and 

persons with disabilities will be 

considered in membership selections. 

U.S. Department of Agriculture policies 

regarding equal opportunity will be 

followed. 

Committee members will receive 

travel and per diem expenses for 

regularly scheduled meetings; however, 

they will not receive compensation. 

Nominations and Application 

Information for the Southern Region 

Recreation RAC 

The appointment of members to the 

Southern Region Recreation RAC will be 

made by the Secretary of Agriculture. 

Any individual or organization may 

nominate one or more qualified persons 

to represent the vacancies listed above. 

To be considered for membership, 

nominees must— 

1. Identify what interest group they 

would represent and how they are 

qualified to represent that group; 

2. State why they want to serve on the 

committee and what they can 

contribute; 

3. Show their past experience in 

working successfully as part of a 

collaborative group; 

4. Complete Form AD–755. 

Application packets are being 

accepted at this time for the vacant 

positions on the RRAC. Application 

packets, including evaluation criteria 

and the AD–755 form, are available at 

http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r8/ 

workingtogether/advisorycommittees/ 

?cid=stelprdb5358339 or by contacting 

the persons identified in this notice. 

Nominees must submit all documents to 

the appropriate regional contact. All 

nominations will be vetted by the 

Agency. 

Equal opportunity practices, in line 

with USDA policies, will be followed in 

all appointments to the Southern Region 

Recreation RACs. To ensure that the 

recommendations of the Recreation 

RACs have taken into account the needs 

of the diverse groups served by the 

Departments, membership should 

include, to the extent practicable, 

individuals with demonstrated ability to 

represent all racial and ethnic groups, 

women and men, and persons with 

disabilities. 

Recreation RAC members serve 

without pay but are reimbursed for 

travel and per diem expenses for 

regularly scheduled committee 

meetings. All Recreation RAC meetings 

are open to the public and an open 

public forum is part of each meeting. 

Meeting dates and times will be 

determined by agency officials in 

consultation with the Recreation RAC 

members. 

Dated: August 8, 2018. 

Glenn P. Casamassa, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18553 Filed 8–27–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Connecticut Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission), and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a meeting of the 

Connecticut Advisory Committee to the 

Commission will convene by conference 

call at 12:00 p.m. (EDT) on: Wednesday, 

September 12, 2018. The purpose of the 

meeting is for project and roundtable 

planning. 

DATES: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 

at 12:00 p.m. (EDT). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Evelyn Bohor, at ero@usccr.gov or by 

phone at 202–376–7533. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Call-In Information: 

Conference call-in number: 1–877–260– 

1479 and conference call 7670135. 

Interested members of the public may 

listen to the discussion by calling the 

following toll-free conference call-in 

number: 1–877–260–1479 and 

conference call 7670135. Please be 

advised that before placing them into 

the conference call, the conference call 

operator will ask callers to provide their 

names, their organizational affiliations 

(if any), and email addresses (so that 

callers may be notified of future 

meetings). Callers can expect to incur 

charges for calls they initiate over 

wireless lines, and the Commission will 


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not refund any incurred charges. Callers 

will incur no charge for calls they 

initiate over land-line connections to 

the toll-free conference call-in number. 

Persons with hearing impairments 

may also follow the discussion by first 

calling the Federal Relay Service at 1– 

800–977–8339 and providing the 

operator with the toll-free conference 

call-in number: 1–877–260–1479 and 

conference call 7670135. 

Members of the public are invited to 

make statements during the open 

comment period of the meeting or 

submit written comments. The 

comments must be received in the 

regional office approximately 30 days 

after each scheduled meeting. Written 

comments may be mailed to the Eastern 

Regional Office, U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 

20425, faxed to (202) 376–7548, or 

emailed to Evelyn Bohor at ero@

usccr.gov. Persons who desire 

additional information may contact the 

Eastern Regional Office at (202) 376– 

7533. 

Records and documents discussed 

during the meeting will be available for 

public viewing as they become available 

at https://facadatabase.gov/committee/ 

meetings.aspx?cid=2394; click the 

‘‘Meeting Details’’ and ‘‘Documents’’ 

links. Records generated from this 

meeting may also be inspected and 

reproduced at the Eastern Regional 

Office, as they become available, both 

before and after the meetings. Persons 

interested in the work of this advisory 

committee are advised to go to the 

Commission’s website, www.usccr.gov, 

or to contact the Eastern Regional Office 

at the above phone numbers, email or 

street address. 

Agenda 

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 12 

p.m. (EDT) 

• Open—Roll Call 

• Project Planning 

• Open Comment 

• Adjourn 

Dated: August 22, 2018. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18543 Filed 8–27–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Construction 

Progress Reporting Surveys 

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, 

Commerce. 

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: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be submitted on or 

before October 29, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

internet at docpra@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Erica M. Filipek, U.S. 

Census Bureau, EID, CENHQ Room 

7K057, 4600 Silver Hill Road, 

Washington, DC 20233–6900, telephone 

(301) 763–5161 (or via email at 

erica.mary.filipek@census.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Census Bureau plans to request 

an extension of a currently approved 

collection for forms C–700, C–700(R), 

C–700(SL), and C–700(F). These forms 

are used to conduct the Construction 

Progress Reporting Surveys (CPRS) and 

collect information on the dollar value 

of construction put in place. Form C– 

700 is for nonresidential projects owned 

by private companies or individuals. 

Form C–700(R) is for private 

multifamily residential buildings. Form 

C–700(SL) is for state and local 

government projects. Form C–700(F) is 

for federal government projects. 

The Census Bureau uses the 

information from these surveys to 

publish the value of construction put in 

place for the monthly ‘Construction 

Spending’ principal economic indicator. 

Published estimates are used by a 

variety of private businesses and trade 

associations to estimate the demand for 

building materials and to schedule 

production, distribution, and sales 

efforts. They also provide various 

government agencies with a tool to 

evaluate economic policy. For example, 

Bureau of Economic Analysis staff use 

data to develop the construction 

components of gross private domestic 

investment in the gross domestic 

product. The Federal Reserve Board and 

the Department of the Treasury use the 

value in place data to predict the gross 

domestic product, which is presented to 

the Board of Governors and has an 

impact on monetary policy. 

There are currently no planned 

content changes to the questionnaires. 

However, beginning with the September 

2018 reference period, the Census 

Bureau will begin mailing redesigned 

survey forms. They were previously 

printed on a single legal page, and will 

now be in booklet form. Additionally, 

the contact information will now be 

requested on the front page of the 

booklet rather than on the back page, 

and the numbering scheme will reflect 

this rearrangement of questions. 

II. Method of Collection 

An independent systematic sample of 

construction projects is selected each 

month according to predetermined 

sample rates. Once a project is selected, 

it remains in the sample until 

completion. The Census Bureau mails 

preprinted survey forms monthly to 

respondents to fill in current month 

data and any revisions to previous 

months. Respondents have the option to 

report online or mail the forms back. If 

respondents do not return the form or 

respond online, Census interviewers 

will contact them by phone to schedule 

a phone interview to collect the data. 

Interviews are scheduled at the 

convenience of the respondent. We 

request that respondents have their 

information available from an internal 

database at the time of the interview, 

which greatly reduces the time they 

spend on the phone during these 

interviews. After the preliminary 

mailing, if a respondent consistently 

reports electronically, the respondent 

will begin receiving email notifications 

and reminders to complete the online 

survey, and the Census Bureau will 

cease mailing them paper forms. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0153. 

Form Number(s): C–700, C–700(R), C– 

700(SL), C–700(F). 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Individuals, 

Businesses or Other for Profit, Not-forProfit Institutions, Small Businesses or 

Organizations, State and Local 

Governments and the Federal 

Government. 


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