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Wallowa County Chieftain, Tonasket District Ranger decisions— The Daily World, Aberdeen, Enterprise, Oregon Wenatchee World, Wenatchee, Washington Willamette National Forest Dated: October 3, 2003. which may provide Jim Golden, Forest Supervisor decisions additional notice of District Ranger Middle Fork District Ranger decisions decisions: Deputy Regional Forester. McKenzie River District Ranger Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune, [FR Doc. 03–25977 Filed 10–14–03; 8:45 am] decisions Oroville, Washington BILLING CODE 3410–11–M Sweet Home District Ranger decisions Cle Elum District Ranger decisions— Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon Ellensburg Daily Record, Ellensburg, Detroit District Ranger decisions— Washington DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Salem Statesman Journal, Salem, Newspaper which may provide Oregon additional notice of District Ranger Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Washington National Forests decisions: The Yakima Herald-Republic, DOC has submitted to the Office of Colville National Forest Yakima, Washington Management and Budget (OMB) for Forest Supervisor decisions Chelan District Ranger decisions clearance the following proposal for Three Rivers District Ranger decisions Entiat District Ranger decisions collection of information under the Statesman-Examiner, Colville, Lake Wenatchee and Leavenworth provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Washington District Ranger decisions Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). The Wenatchee World, Wenatchee, Republic District Ranger decisions— AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau. Washington Republic News Miner, Republic, Title: 2004 Panel of the Survey of Naches District Ranger decisions Washington Income and Program Participation The Wenatchee World, Wenatchee, Sullivan Lake District Ranger decisions (SIPP), Core Instrument and Wave I Washington Newport District Ranger decisions Topical Modules. Newspaper which may provide Newport Miner, Newport, Washington Form Number(s): SIPP 24105(L) additional notice of District Ranger Director’s Letter; SIPP/CAPI Automated Gifford Pinchot National Forest decisions; Instrument; SIPP 21003 Reminder Card. The Yakima Herald-Republic, Forest Supervisor decisions Agency Approval Number: None. Yakima, Washington Mount Adams District Ranger decisions Type of Request: New collection. Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Burden: 98,685 hours. Monument Manager decisions Number of Respondents: 97,650. The Columbian, Vancouver, Forest Supervisor decisions: Avg Hours Per Response: 30 minutes. Washington The Olympian, Olympia, Washington Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Cowlitz Valley District Ranger which may provide Bureau plans to conduct the 2004 Panel decisions—The Chronicle, Chehalis, additional notice of Forest Supervisor of the Survey of Income and Program Washington decisions: Mason County Journal, Shelton, Participation (SIPP). This clearance Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Washington request is to accommodate the core Forest Supervisor decisions—Seattle Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, instrument for the life of the 2004 Panel, Post Intelligencer, Seattle, Washington the topical modules for the Wave 1 Washington The Daily World, Aberdeen, interviews, and the reinterview Mt. Baker District Ranger decisions— Washington instrument, which will be used during Skagit Valley Herald, Mt. Vernon, The , Forks, Washington, the life of the 2004 Panel. The Washington Hood Canal District Ranger decisions— reinterview instrument will be used for Snoqualmie District Ranger decisions Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, quality control analysis of data collected (north half of district)—Valley Record, Washington by the SIPP field representatives. North Bend, Washington Newspaper which may provide The SIPP is designed as a continuing Snoqualmie District Ranger decisions additional notice of District Ranger series of national panels of interviewed (south half of district)—Enumclaw decisions: households that are introduced every Courier Herald, Enumclaw, Mason County Journal, Shelton, few years, with each panel having Washington Washington durations of 3 to 4 years. The 2004 Darrington District Ranger decisions Pacific District Ranger decisions (south Panel is scheduled for four years and Skykomish District Ranger decisions portion of district): will include twelve waves which will Everett Herald, Everett, Washington The Daily World, Aberdeen, begin February 1, 2004. All household Washington members 15 years old or over are Okanogan and Wenactchee National Newspapers which may provide interviewed a total of twelve times Forests additional notice of District Ranger (twelve waves), at 4-month intervals, Forest Supervisor decisions—The decisions: making the SIPP a longitudinal survey. Wenatchee World, Wenatchee, Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, The survey is molded around a Washington Washington central ‘‘core’’ of labor force and income Newspaper which may provide The Forks Forum, Forks, Washington questions that remain fixed throughout additional notice of Forest Supervisor Pacific District Ranger decisions (north the life of a panel. The core is decisions: portion of district)—Peninsula Daily supplemented with questions designed The Yakima Herald-Republic, News, Port Angeles, Washington to answer specific needs. These Yakima, Washington Newspapers which may provide supplemental questions are included Methow Valley District Ranger additional notice of District Ranger with the core and are referred to as decisions—Methow Valley News, decisions: ‘‘topical modules.’’ The topical modules Twisp, Washington The Forks Forum, Forks, Washington for the 2004 Panel Wave 1 are

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Recipiency History and Employment Dated: October 8, 2003. Affected Public: Individuals or History. These topical modules were Madeleine Clayton, households. previously conducted in the SIPP 2001 Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Frequency: Annually. Panel Wave 1 instrument. The 2004 Information Officer. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Panel Wave 1 interviews will be [FR Doc. 03–26018 Filed 10–14–03; 8:45 am] Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Section 182 and Title 29 U.S.C., conducted beginning February 1, 2004 BILLING CODE 3510–07–P Sections 1–9. and concluding on May 31, 2004. OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter, Data provided by the SIPP are being DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (202) 395–5103. used by economic policymakers, the Copies of the above information Congress, state and local governments, Submission for OMB Review; collection proposal can be obtained by and Federal agencies that administer Comment Request calling or writing Diana Hynek, social welfare or transfer payment Departmental Paperwork Clearance programs, such as the Department of DOC has submitted to the Office of Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of Management and Budget (OMB) for Health and Human Services and the Commerce, room 6625, 14th and clearance the following proposal for Department of Agriculture. The SIPP Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, collection of information under the represents a source of information for a DC 20230 (or via the Internet at provisions of the Paperwork Reduction wide variety of topics and allows [email protected]). Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Written comments and information for separate topics to be AGENCY: Census Bureau. integrated to form a single and unified recommendations for the proposed Title: Current Population Survey, information collection should be sent database so that the interaction between Annual Social and Economic within 30 days of publication of this tax, transfer, and other government and Supplement—2004. notice to Susan Schechter, OMB Desk private policies can be examined. Form Number(s): CPS–580, CPS– Officer either by fax (202–395–7245) or Government domestic policy 580(L)SP, CPS–676, CPS–676(SP). email ([email protected]). formulators depend heavily upon the Agency Approval Number: 0607– SIPP information concerning the 0354. Dated: October 8, 2003. distribution of income received directly Type of Request: Revision of a Madeleine Clayton, as money or indirectly as in-kind currently approved collection. Management Analyst, Office of the Chief benefits and the effect of tax and Burden: 32,500 hours. Information Officer. Number of Respondents: 78,000. transfer programs on this distribution. [FR Doc. 03–26016 Filed 10–14–03; 8:45 am] Avg Hours Per Response: 25 minutes. BILLING CODE 3510–07–P They also need improved and expanded Needs and Uses: The purpose of this data on the income and general request for review is to obtain clearance economic and financial situation of the for the Annual Social and Economic DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE U.S. population. The SIPP has provided Supplement (ASEC), formerly known as these kinds of data on a continuing basis the Annual Demographic Survey (ADS), Submission for OMB Review; since 1983, permitting levels of which we will conduct in conjunction Comment Request economic well-being and changes in with the February, March, and April these levels to be measured over time. 2004 Current Population Survey (CPS). DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Monetary incentives to encourage non- Congressional passage of the State clearance the following proposal for respondents to participate is planned for Children’s Health Insurance Program, or collection of information under the all waves of the 2004 SIPP Panel. Title XXI, led to a mandate from provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Affected Public: Individuals or Congress, in 1999, that the sample size for the CPS, and specifically the Annual Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). households. AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau. Social and Economic Supplement Frequency: Every 4 months. Title: 2004 Census Test. (ASEC), be increased to a level whereby Form Number(s): DB–1: Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. more reliable estimates can be derived questionnaire; DB–5, DB–6A, DB–6B, Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., for the number of individuals DB–6C, DB–8: envelopes; DB–31(P): Section 182. participating in this program at the state privacy notice; DB–16(L), DB–16(L)(UL), level. By administrating the ASEC in OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter, DB–17(L): cover letters; DB–5(L): February, March, and April, rather than advance letter; DB–9: reminder post (202) 395–5103. only in March as in the past, we have card; DB–1(F): respondent flashcard Copies of the above information been able to achieve this goal. The booklet. collection proposal can be obtained by Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Agency Approval Number: None. calling or writing Diana Hynek, Statistics (BLS), and the Department of Type of Request: New collection. Departmental Paperwork Clearance Health and Human Services (HHS) Burden: 33,530 hours. Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of sponsor this supplement. Number of Respondents: 200,000. Commerce, room 6625, 14th and The ASEC can be divided into five Avg Hours Per Response: 10 minutes. Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, logical series of questions as follows: Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau requests authorization from the DC 20230 (or via the Internet at Work Experience; Personal Income and Office of Management and Budget to [email protected]). Noncash Benefits; Household Noncash Benefits; Welfare Reform Items; and conduct the 2004 Census Test. The goal Written comments and Migration. of the 2004 Census Test is to obtain recommendations for the proposed ASEC data are used by social information needed to inform decisions information collection should be sent planners, economists, Government about adopting, refining, or rejecting within 30 days of publication of this officials, and market researchers to potential new methods, content, and notice to Susan Schechter, OMB Desk gauge the social and economic well- wording for the 2010 Census. The 2004 Officer, either by fax (202–395–7245) or being of the Nation as a whole, and Census Test will evaluate the e-mail ([email protected]). selected population groups of interest. effectiveness of:

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