Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 138 / Monday, July 20, 1998 / Notices 38807

Dated: July 9, 1998.

George A. Braley,

Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition

Service.

[FR Doc. 98–19246 Filed 7–17–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Information Collection for the

Wildland-Urban Interface Series

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of information collection;

request for comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Forest Service announces its intent to

establish a new information collection.

The new collection is necessary to help

the Forest Service gain a better

understanding of how residents living

in urban environments perceive the

agency’s management of National Forest

System lands, how the agency can better

meet the recreational needs of residents

of all ages who live in urban

environments close to National Forest

System lands, and how the agency can

more effectively disseminate

information to urban residents about

National Forest System land

recreational opportunities. Respondents

will be urban residents who live close

to and visit National Forest System

lands, as well as urban residents who do

not visit.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing on or before September 18,

1998.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be

addressed to: Forest Service, USDA, The

Wildland-Urban Interface Project,

Pacific Southwest Forest Experiment

Station, 4955 Canyon Crest Dr.,

Riverside, CA 92507.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Patricia Winter, Pacific Southwest

Forest Experiment Station, at (909) 680–

1557.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description of Information Collection

Title: The Wildland-Urban Interface

Series.

OMB Number: New.

Expiration Date of Approval: New.

Type of Request: The following

describes a new collection requirement

and has not received approval by the

Office of Management and Budget.

Abstract: Forest Service personnel

will analyze the collected data to gain

a better understanding of how residents,

living in an urban environment close to

National Forest System lands, get or

receive information about recreational

opportunities on these lands; how

residents in urban environments

perceive the Forest Service’s

management of the lands; how much

residents in urban environments know

about and what they think about the

agency’s policies and regulations

governing the lands; and which

recreational activities urban residents

prefer.

Forest Service research scientists and

technicians will collect the data.

The collected data will include the

respondent’s gender, age, education,

ethnic or racial group affiliation, zip

code, primary language, when they last

visited an outdoor public recreational

area, how many times a year they visit,

if they have plans to visit in the near

future, the types of activities they

participate in while visiting the

recreational sites, how they learned

about the recreational area, if the area is

relaxing or reminds them of other

favorite places, if they think the area is

accessible for the disabled, and the

amenities they prefer, such as

informational signs, well-maintained

trails, and natural vegetation.

Respondents, who have not visited

Forest Service managed recreational

sites, will be asked their reason for not

visiting.

This information collection will

include mail-in questionnaires,

telephone interviews, and face-to-face

interviews. Participation will be

voluntary.

Data gathered in this information

collection is not available from other

sources.

Estimate of Burden: 15 minutes.

Type of Respondents: Individuals and

groups visiting National Forest System

lands, urban residents living in close

proximity to the lands, and visitors to

outdoor public recreational areas.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

3,000.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 750 hours.

Comments Are Invited

The agency invites comments on the

following: (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 of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (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 the use of

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology.

Use of Comments

All comments received in response to

this notice, including the name and

address when provided, will be

summarized and included in the request

for Office of Management and Budget

approval. All comments will also

become a matter of public record.

Dated: July 14, 1998.

Robert Lewis, Jr.,

Acting Associate Chief.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

DOC has submitted 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: Bureau of the Census.

Title: Data User Evaluation Surveys.

Form Number(s): Various.

Agency Approval Number: 0607–

0760.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Burden: 3,750.

Number of Respondents: 7,500.

Avg. Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau

is requesting an extension of the generic

clearance to conduct customer

satisfaction research surveys which may

be in the form of mailed or electronic

questionnaires and/or focus groups or

personal interviews.

The Census Bureau has ranked a

customer focused environment as one of

its most important strategic planning

objectives. The Bureau routinely needs

to collect and analyze customer

feedback about its products and services

to better align them to its customers’

needs and preferences. Several products

and distribution channels have been

designed/redesigned based on feedback

from its various customer satisfaction

research efforts.

Each research design is reviewed for

content, utility, and user-friendliness by

a variety of appropriate staff (including

research design and subject-matter
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specialists). The concept and design are

tested by internal staff and a select

sample of respondents to confirm its

appropriateness, user-friendliness, and

to estimate burden (including hours and

cost) of the proposed collection of

information. Collection techniques are

discussed and included in the research

concept design discussions to define the

most time-, cost-efficient and accurate

collection media.

The clearance operates in the

following manner: A block of hours is

reserved at the beginning of each year,

and the particular activities that will be

conducted under the clearance are not

specified in advance. The Census

Bureau provides information to OMB

about the specific activities on a flow

basis throughout the year. OMB is

notified of each activity in a letter that

gives specific details about the activity,

rather than by means of individual

clearance packages. At the end of each

year, a report is submitted to OMB that

summarizes the number of hours used

as well as the nature and results of the

activities completed under the

clearance.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households, businesses or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, Federal

Government, State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

Legal Authority: Executive Order

12862 (Setting Customer Service

Standards).

OMB Desk Officer: Nancy Kirkendall,

(202) 395–7313.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202)

482–3272, Department of Commerce,

room 5327, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to Nancy Kirkendall, OMB Desk

Officer, room 10201, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: July 14, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–19205 Filed 7–17–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 071398B]

Highly Migratory Species and Billfish

Advisory Panels; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Atlantic Highly Migratory

Species (HMS) and Billfish Advisory

Panels (APs) will hold a joint meeting

to discuss bycatch reduction issues in

HMS fisheries, followed by a meeting of

the HMS AP to discuss shark

management measures for inclusion in

the draft HMS fishery management plan

(FMP).

DATES: The joint HMS/Billfish Advisory

Panel meeting will be held Monday,

July 27, 1998, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00

p.m. The HMS AP meeting will be held

Monday, July 27, 1998, from 7:00 to 9:00

p.m. and Tuesday, July 28, 1998, from

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the meeting

location. There will be a public

comment period on issues that the APs

are discussing on Monday, July 27,

1998, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The APs will meet at the

Ramada Plaza Hotel, 901 N. Fairfax

Street, Alexandria, Virginia. Written

comments should be submitted to, and

informational materials related to the

AP meeting are available from, Liz

Lauck, Highly Migratory Species

Management Division, 1315 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland

20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liz

Lauck or Pat Wilbert, telephone: (301)

713–2347, fax: (301) 713–1917.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The HMS

and Billfish APs were established under

the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens

Fishery Conservation and Management

Act, 16 U.S.C. 1901 et seq. The APs will

assist the Secretary of Commerce in

collecting and evaluating information

relevant to the development of an FMP

for Atlantic tunas, swordfish, and

sharks, and an amendment to the

Billfish FMP. All AP meetings are open

to the public and will be attended by

members of the AP, including appointed

members, representatives of the five

fishery Management Councils that work

with Atlantic HMS, and the Chair, or his

representative, of the U.S. Advisory

Committee to the International

Commission for the Conservation of

Atlantic Tunas. A public comment

period is scheduled for Monday, July

27, 1998, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the

meeting location. Comments are

solicited on bycatch reduction measures

and shark management measures that

should be considered for inclusion in

the draft FMP documents. See

ADDRESSES to request informational

materials related to the AP discussion or

to submit public comments on bycatch

reduction or shark management

measures. Agenda items for the joint

HMS/Billfish AP meeting to discuss

bycath management include discussion

of:

1. Consideration of protected resource

issues in bycatch management for HMS

fisheries;

2. Gear modifications that could be

considered to reduce bycatch in HMS

fisheries; and

3. The possible use of time and area

closures to reduce bycatch in HMS

fisheries.

Agenda items for the HMS AP

meeting to discuss shark management

include discussion of:

1. A review of preliminary or final

results from the June 1998 Shark

Evaluation Workshop;

2. Rebuilding scenarios for the

overfished large coastal shark

management sub-unit;

3. Issues related to operation of the

commercial and recreational shark

fisheries, which could include

permitting and reporting, mitigating

derby conditions in the fishery, and

enforcement concerns;

4. Research and management needs

for the small coastal and pelagic shark

management sub-units; and

5. Current international management

activities related to Atlantic sharks.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to Pat

Wilbert, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver

Spring, MD 20910, phone (301) 713–

2347; fax: (301) 713–1917, at least 7

days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: July 14, 1998.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–19159 Filed 7–14–98; 4:04 pm]

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