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option for completing the survey 

electronically online. 

Forest Service researchers will 

coordinate all components of this 

information collection. Forest Service 

personnel with assistance provided by 

contractors and cooperators, such as 

university researchers, will conduct the 

mail portion of the survey, cognitive 

interviews, and focus groups. The U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, National 

Agricultural Statistics Service will 

conduct the telephone follow-ups. Data 

will be compiled and edited by Forest 

Service personnel with assistance 

provided by contractors and cooperators 

as appropriate. Forest Service 

researchers and cooperators will analyze 

the collected data. National, regional, 

and State-level results will be 

distributed through print and/or 

electronic media. 

This information collection will 

generate scientifically-based, staticallyreliable, up-to-date information about 

the owners of forest and other wooded 

land in the United States. The results of 

these efforts will provide more reliable 

information on this important and 

dynamic segment of the United States 

population; thus facilitating more 

complete assessments of the country’s 

forest and other wooded land resources 

and improved planning and 

implementation of forestry programs on 

state, regional, and national levels. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households, the Private Sector 

(Businesses and Non-Profit 

Organizations, and/or State, Local or 

Tribal Government. 

Estimate of Burden per Response: 25 

minutes for families, individuals, and 

other private groups with small 

holdings; 30 minutes for corporations 

with large holdings; 15 minutes for 

public agencies. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 7,925 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 3,726 

Comment is Invited: 

Comment is invited on: (1) Whether 

this collection of information is 

necessary for the stated purposes and 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the Agency, including whether the 

information will have practical or 

scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

submission request toward Office of 

Management and Budget approval. 

Dated: April 2, 2015. 

Carlos Rodriguez-Franco, 

Associate Deputy Chief, Research & 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08134 Filed 4–8–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection; Understanding 

Value Trade-offs Regarding Fire 

Hazard Reduction Programs in the 

Wildland-Urban Interface 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Forest Service is seeking comments 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations on the extension with no 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection, Understanding 

Value Trade-offs regarding Fire Hazard 

Reduction Programs in the WildlandUrban Interface. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before June 8, 2015 to be 

assured of consideration. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to Jose ́

Sa ́nchez, USDA Forest Service, Pacific 

Southwest Research Station, 4955 

Canyon Crest Drive, Riverside, 

California 92507. 

Comments may also be submitted via 

facsimile to 951–680–1501, or by email 

to jsanchez@fs.fed.us. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at the Pacific Southwest 

Research Station, during normal 

business hours. Visitors are encouraged 

to call ahead to facilitate entry to the 

building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose ́

Sa ́nchez, by phone at 951–680–1560. 

Individuals who use telecommunication 

devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– 

877–8339 twenty-four hours a day, 

every day of the year, including 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Understanding Value Trade-offs 

regarding Fire Hazard Reduction 

Programs in the Wildland-Urban 

Interface. 

OMB Number: 0596–0189. 

Expiration Date of Approval: August 

31, 2015. 

Type of Request: Extension with 

revision. 

Abstract: Forest Service and 

university researchers will contact 

recipients of a phone-mail-phone 

questionnaire and/or online 

questionnaire to help forest and fire 

managers understand value trade-offs 

regarding fire hazard reduction 

programs in the wildland-urban 

interface. Through those contacts, 

researchers will evaluate the responses 

of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and 

Texas residents to different scenarios 

related to fire-hazard reduction 

programs, determine how effective 

residents think the programs are, and 

calculate how much residents would be 

willing to pay to implement the 

alternatives presented to them. This 

information will help researchers 

provide better information to natural 

resource, forest, and fire managers when 

they are contemplating the kind and 

type of fire-hazard reduction program to 

implement to achieve forestland 

management planning objectives. 

A random sample of residents are 

contacted via random-digit dialed 

telephone calls and asked to participate 

in the research study and type of 

questionnaire (paper or online versions). 

Those agreeing to participate then 

answer a minimal set of questions to 

determine pre-existing knowledge of 

fuels reduction treatments and provide 

a mailing address, as well as agreeing to 

a date and time for an in-depth 

interview related to the mail 

questionnaire or to provide email 

address where to send them a link for 

an online questionnaire. After 

completion of the in-depth interview or 

online questionnaire, no further contact 

with the participants will occur. 

A university research-survey center 

collects the information for mail/online 

questionnaires. A Forest Service 

researcher and collaborators at a 

cooperating university analyze the data 

collected. Both researchers are 

experienced in applied economic nonmarket valuation research and survey 

research methods. 

The Forest Service, Bureau of Land 

Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife 

Service, as well as many State agencies 


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with fire protection responsibilities will 

benefit from this information collection. 

At present the Forest Service, Bureau 

of Land Management, Bureau of Indian 

Affairs, National Park Service, Fish & 

Wildlife Service, and many State 

agencies with fire protection 

responsibilities continue an ambitious 

and costly fuels reduction program for 

fire risk reduction and will benefit from 

public opinion on which treatments are 

most effective or desirable. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: 40 

minutes. 

Type of Respondents: Members of the 

public. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 1,334. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 659 hours. 

Comment Is Invited 

Comment is invited on: (1) Whether 

this collection of information is 

necessary for the stated purposes and 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the Agency, including whether the 

information will have practical or 

scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

submission request toward Office of 

Management and Budget approval. 

Dated: April 2, 2015. 

Carlos Rodriguez-Franco, 

Associate Deputy Chief, Research & 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08128 Filed 4–8–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Mississippi Advisory Committee for a 

Meeting To Hear Testimony on Civil 

Rights Concerns Relating to 

Distribution of Federal Child Care 

Subsidies in Mississippi 

AGENCY: U.S. 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 that 

the Mississippi Advisory Committee 

(Committee) will hold a meeting on 

Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. 

CST for the purpose of hearing 

testimony on civil rights concerns 

relating to potential disparities in the 

distribution of federal child care 

subsidies in Mississippi on the basis of 

race or color. The committee previously 

approved a project proposal on the topic 

in February and plan to hold the public 

meeting and gather more testimony on 

the topic May 13, 2015, in Jackson, MS. 

The testimony heard during this 

meeting will be preliminary testimony 

primarily from academics and national 

experts to provide background to the 

Committee on the issues. 

Members of the public can listen to 

the discussion. This meeting is available 

to the public through the following tollfree call-in number: 888–359–3627, 

conference ID: 5121265. Any interested 

member of the public may call this 

number and listen to the meeting. The 

conference call operator will ask callers 

to identify themselves, the organization 

they are affiliated with (if any), and an 

email address prior to placing callers 

into the conference room. Callers can 

expect to incur charges for calls they 

initiate over wireless lines, and the 

Commission will not refund any 

incurred charges. Callers will incur no 

charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free 

telephone number. Persons with hearing 

impairments may also follow the 

proceedings by first calling the Federal 

Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and 

providing the Service with the 

conference call number and conference 

ID number. 

Member of the public are also invited 

and welcomed to make statements at the 

end of the conference call. In addition, 

members of the public may submit 

written comments; the comments must 

be received in the regional office by May 

29, 2015. Written comments may be 

mailed to the Midwestern Regional 

Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 

55 W. Monroe St., Suite 410, Chicago, 

IL 60615. They may also be faxed to the 

Commission at (312) 353–8324, or 

emailed to Administrative Assistant, 

Carolyn Allen at callen@usccr.gov. 

Persons who desire additional 

information may contact the 

Midwestern Regional Office at (312) 

353–8311. 

Records and documents discussed 

during the meeting for public viewing 

prior to the meeting and will be 

available at http://facadatabase.gov/

committee/meetings.aspx?cid=257 and 

clicking on the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ and 

‘‘Documents’’ links. Records generated 

from this meeting may also be inspected 

and reproduced at the Midwestern 

Regional Office, as they become 

available, both before and after the 

meeting. Persons interested in the work 

of this Committee are directed to the 

Commission’s Web site, http://

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 

Midwestern Regional Office at the above 

email or street address. 

Agenda: 

Welcome and Introductions 

1:30 p.m. to 1:35 p.m. 

Susan Glisson, Chair 

Panel Presentations on Childcare 

Subsidies in MS 

1:35 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

Question and Answer Session with MS 

Advisory Committee 

2:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m. 

Open Comment 

2:50 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. 

Adjournment 

3:00 p.m. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. 

CST. 

Public Call Information: 

Dial: 888–359–3627 

Conference ID: 5121265 

Dated: April 3, 2015. 

David Mussatt, 

Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08096 Filed 4–8–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

Notice of National Advisory Council on 

Innovation and Entrepreneurship 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of an Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Advisory 

Council on Innovation and 


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