32106 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 128 / Tuesday, July 7, 2009 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Coastal Ocean 

Program Grants Proposal Application 

Package 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

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 September 8, 

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 Laurie Golden, 301–713– 

3338 ext 151 or laurie.golden@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration’s Coastal 

Ocean Program (COP) provides direct 

financial assistance through grants and 

cooperative agreements for research 

supporting the management of coastal 

ecosystems. In addition to standard 

government application requirements, 

applicants for financial assistance are 

required to submit a project summary 

form. Recipients are required to file 

annual progress reports and a project 

final report using COP formats. All of 

these requirements are needed for better 

evaluation of proposals and monitoring 

of awards. 

II. Method of Collection 

Respondents have a choice of either 

electronic or paper forms. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0384. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions; business or other for-profit 

organizations; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

300. 

Estimated Time per Response: 30 

minutes for a project summary; 5 hours 

for an annual report; and 10 hours for 

a final report. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 900. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

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: July 1, 2009. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–16001 Filed 7–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

U.S. Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Current Population 

Survey (CPS), Annual Social and 

Economic Supplement (ASEC) 

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 September 8, 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 Michelle Wiland, U.S. 

Census Bureau, DSD/CPS HQ–7H108E, 

Washington, DC 20233–8400, (301) 763– 

3806. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Census Bureau plans to request 

clearance for the collection of data 

concerning the Annual Social and 

Economic Supplement (ASEC) to be 

conducted in conjunction with the 

February, March, and April Current 

Population Survey (CPS). The Census 

Bureau has conducted this supplement 

annually for over 50 years. The Census 

Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 

and the Department of Health and 

Human Services sponsor this 

supplement. 

In the ASEC, we collect information 

on work experience, personal income, 

noncash benefits, health insurance 

coverage, and migration. The work 

experience items in the ASEC provide a 

unique measure of the dynamic nature 

of the labor force as viewed over a oneyear period. These items produce 

statistics that show movements in and 

out of the labor force by measuring the 

number of periods of unemployment 

experienced by people, the number of 

different employers worked for during 

the year, the principal reasons for 

unemployment, and part-/full-time 

attachment to the labor force. We can 

make indirect measurements of 

discouraged workers and others with a 

casual attachment to the labor market. 

The income data from the ASEC are 

used by social planners, economists, 

government officials, and market 

researchers to gauge the economic wellbeing of the country as a whole and 

selected population groups of interest. 

Government planners and researchers 

use these data to monitor and evaluate 

the effectiveness of various assistance 

programs. Market researchers use these 

data to identify and isolate potential 

customers. Social planners use these 

data to forecast economic conditions 

and to identify special groups that seem 

to be especially sensitive to economic