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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Notice of Decennial Review of
Operational Files Designations
AGENCY:
Central Intelligence Agency.
Authority: 50 U.S.C 3141
The Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA or Agency) is soliciting
comments regarding the historical value
of, or other public interest in, the CIA
files designated by the Director of the
Central Intelligence Agency (DCIA)
pursuant to the CIA Information Act of
1984.
DATES: Comments must be received by
1 May 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments in
writing to Joseph W. Lambert, Director,
Information Management Services,
Central Intelligence Agency,
Washington, DC 20505, or by fax to
(703) 613–3020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph W. Lambert, Director,
Information Management Services,
Central Intelligence Agency, telephone
703–613–1379.
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The CIA Information Act of 1984,
codified in section 3141 of title 50 of the
United States Code, authorizes the DCIA
to exempt operational files of the CIA
from the publication, disclosure, search,
and review provisions of the Freedom of
Information Act. The statute defines
operational files as:
1. Files of the National Clandestine
Service that document the conduct of
foreign intelligence or
counterintelligence operations or
intelligence or security liaison
arrangements or information exchanges
with foreign governments or their
intelligence or security services;
2. Files of the Directorate of Science
and Technology that document the
means by which foreign intelligence or
counterintelligence is collected through
scientific and technical systems; and
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3. Files of the Office of Security that
document investigations conducted to
determine the suitability of potential
foreign intelligence or
counterintelligence sources; except that
files that are the sole repository of
disseminated intelligence are not
operational files.
The CIA Information Act of 1984
requires that, not less than once every
ten years, the DCIA shall review the
exemptions in force to determine
whether such exemptions may be
removed from any category of exempted
files or any portion thereof. The last
review was completed in April 2005.
The following represents a summary of
the general categories of operational
files that have been maintained within
the National Clandestine Service, the
Directorate of Science and Technology,
and the Office of Security since the first
decennial review:
1. Files of the National Clandestine
Service that document the intelligence
sources and methods associated with
various operational and foreign liaison
activities, that document the conduct
and management of various operational
and foreign liaison activities, and that
document the assessment of the
viability of potential operational and
foreign liaison activities and potential
intelligence sources and methods;
2. Files of the Directorate of Science
and Technology that document the use
of scientific and technical systems in
the conduct of and in support of various
operational and intelligence collection
activities;
3. Files of the Office of Security that
document various aspects of the
investigations conducted to determine
the suitability of potential foreign
intelligence or counterintelligence
sources proposed for use in various
operational activities.
The CIA is in the process of
conducting the 2015 decennial review
of its operational files to determine
whether any of the previously
designated files, or portions thereof, can
be removed from any of the specified
categories of exempted files. The CIA
Information Act of 1984 requires that
the decennial review ‘‘include
consideration of the historical value or
other public interest in the subject
matter of the particular category of files
or portions thereof and the potential for
declassifying a significant part of the
information contained therein.’’ In
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accordance with this requirement, the
CIA hereby solicits comments for the
DCIA’s consideration during the
decennial review of the CIA’s
operational files regarding the historical
value of, or other public interest in, the
subject matter of these particular
categories of files or portions thereof
described above and the relationship of
that historical value or other public
interest to the removal of previously
designated files or any portions thereof
from such a classification.
Dated: April 15, 2015.
Joseph W. Lambert,
Director, Information Management Services,
CIA.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Application for
Investment Assistance
Economic Development
Administration.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35). The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment. Comments submitted in
response to this notice will be
summarized and/or included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval of this
information collection; they also will
become a matter of public record.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before June 19, 2015.
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 email at
JJessup@ doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
SUMMARY:
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copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Kerstin Millius, Senior
Program Analyst, Performance and
National Programs Division, Room
71030, Economic Development
Administration, 14th and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230,
(or via email at kmillius@ eda.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The mission of the Economic
Development Administration (EDA) is
to lead the Federal economic agenda by
promoting innovation and
competitiveness, preparing American
regions for growth and success in the
worldwide economy. In order to
effectively administer and monitor its
economic development assistance
programs, EDA collects certain
information from applications for, and
recipients of, EDA investment
assistance. This 60-day Federal Register
Notice covers changes to EDA’s existing
Application for Investment Assistance.
EDA is currently undergoing a
comprehensive review and
improvement effort for its grants cycle
process. Using staff input and results
from EDA’s 2014 Customer Service
survey, EDA has reimagined its grants
application process from the ground up,
making significant improvements for
both stakeholders and staff. As part of
this process, EDA is making changes to
its forms to address the following
concerns:
• Confusion among applicants
regarding which sections of the ED–900
needed to be completed for the program
they were applying for;
• Undue burden on applicants to
complete the application form for
projects that were not likely to be
funded;
• Outdated links to external sources;
• Unnecessary waste of paper and ink
when a complete form was printed,
since sections that may not be required
for a particular program were printed
along with those that were required.
In order to address these concerns,
EDA is dividing the ED–900 into a suite
of smaller forms that can be mixed and
matched to fit the needs of different
program solicitations on Grants.gov.
This will ensure that applicants only see
the information they are required to
provide in order to apply and eliminate
the unnecessary waste of paper and ink
resources. In addition, EDA has
developed a new ‘‘Proposal’’ form,
which will allow applicants to submit
significantly less information to EDA in
order to get a better understanding of
the potential competitiveness of their
application. The following is a
crosswalk of the currently approved
ED–900 with the proposed new forms:
Proposed new form
Content of the form
ED–900—General Application for EDA Programs.
Questions that pertain to all EDA programs,
including Project Narrative questions (geographic coverage, scope of work, potential
impacts), budget narrative, and eligibility
questions.
Specific assurances that applicants need to
provide in order to apply for EDA funding.
Sections A, B, C, D, E, K.
Specific assurances required from beneficiaries of EDA funding, including documentation of estimated jobs and private investment resulting from the EDA project.
Information required from construction applicants as part of a full application after the
proposal has been approved.
Information required from design/engineering
applicants as part of a full application after
the proposal has been approved.
Provides detailed breakdown of the estimated
total for line item 3 (‘‘relocation expenses
and payments’’) of Form SF–424C, ’Budget
Information’—Construction Programs to
comply with the Uniform Relocation Act.
Information required to evaluate the competitiveness of a revolving loan fund application.
New general questions to allow applicants to
give a broad overview of their proposed
project/scope of work.
Exhibit A.
ED–900A—Additional EDA Assurances for
Construction Or Non-Construction Investments.
ED–900B—Beneficiary Information Form ..........
ED–900C—EDA Application Supplement for
Construction Programs.
ED–900D—Requirements for Design and Engineering Assistance.
ED–900E—Calculation of Estimated Relocation
and Acquisition Expenses.
ED–900F—Supplement for Revolving Loan
Fund Applications.
ED–900P—Proposal for EDA Assistance ..........
Environmental Narrative Requirements and Appendix A: Applicant Certification Clause.
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The new forms are required to apply for
EDA investment assistance under EDA’s
Public Works, Economic Adjustment,
Technical Assistance, Research, and
Planning programs. This collection of
information is required to ensure that
applications meet the requirements for
EDA assistance set out in EDA’s
regulations at 13 CFR Chapter III.
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Relevant sections of the existing ED–900
Template to guide the applicant through the
development of an environmental narrative
that satisfies the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
II. Method of Collection
Paper and electronic submissions.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0610–0094.
Form Number(s): ED–900, ED–900A,
ED–900B, ED–900C, ED–900D, ED–
900E, ED–900F, ED–900P.
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Exhibits B, C, and D.
Section M, except questions included in the
ED–900P Proposal Form.
Section N.
Exhibit E.
Section L.
For all applicants, new questions not contained in the ED–900. For construction applicants only, portions of section M not covered in the ED–900C Construction Form.
Referenced in section M.8, with separate documents posted on EDA’s website.
Type of Review: Regular submission;
Revision of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal government; State,
local, or tribal government; Business or
other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1672.
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telephone: (202) 482–6231 and (202)
482–4987, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Estimated Time Per Response: 13
hours, 28 minutes
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 22,512.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty
Determination With Final Antidumping
Duty Determination
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.
Dated: April 16, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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Scope of the Investigation
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
The product covered by this
investigation is melamine from the PRC.
For a complete description of the scope
of the investigation, see Appendix 1 to
this notice.
International Trade Administration
[C–570–021]
Melamine From the People’s Republic
of China: Preliminary Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination,
and Alignment of Final Determination
With Final Antidumping Duty
Determination
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(‘‘Department’’) preliminarily
determines that countervailable
subsidies are being provided to
producers/exporters of melamine from
the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’).
The period of investigation is January 1,
2013, through December 31, 2013.
Interested parties are invited to
comment on this preliminary
determination.
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AGENCY:
Effective Date: April 20, 2015.
Eve
Wang or Andrew Medley, AD/CVD
Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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The Department published its notice
of initiation of this countervailing duty
(‘‘CVD’’) investigation on December 9,
2014; on the same day, the Department
published its notice of initiation of an
antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’) investigation
of melamine from the PRC.1 The CVD
and AD investigations cover the same
merchandise. On April 1, 2015, in
accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the
Act’’), Cornerstone Chemical Company
(‘‘Petitioner’’) requested alignment of
the final CVD determination with the
final AD determination of melamine
from the PRC.2 Therefore, in accordance
with section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.210(b)(4), we are aligning the
final CVD determination with the final
AD determination. Consequently, the
final CVD determination will be issued
on the same date as the final AD
determination, which is currently
scheduled to be issued no later than
August 24, 2015, unless postponed.
Methodology
The Department is conducting this
CVD investigation in accordance with
section 701 of the Act. For a full
description of the methodology
underlying our preliminary conclusions,
see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.3 The Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is made available to the
public via Enforcement and
1 See Melamine From the People’s Republic of
China and Trinidad and Tobago: Initiation of
Countervailing Duty Investigations, 79 FR 73030
(December 9, 2014). See also Melamine From the
People’s Republic of China and Trinidad and
Tobago: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigations, 79 FR 73037 (December 9, 2014).
2 See Letter from Petitioner entitled ‘‘Melamine
From The People’s Republic of China And The
Republic of Trinidad And Tobago/Request For
Alignment,’’ dated April 1, 2015.
3 See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, From
Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
titled ‘‘Decision Memorandum for Preliminary
Determination of Countervailing Duty Investigation:
Melamine from the People’s Republic of China,’’
dated concurrently with this notice (‘‘Preliminary
Decision Memorandum’’).
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Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (‘‘ACCESS’’).4
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov, and is
available to all parties in the
Department’s Central Records Unit,
located at room 7046 of the main
Department of Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
be found at https://enforcement.trade.
gov/frn/. The signed and the electronic
versions of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
For this preliminary determination,
we relied on facts available pursuant to
section 776(a) of the Act because the
Government of the PRC and the five
companies selected for individual
examination—i.e., the mandatory
respondents: Far-Reaching Chemical
Co., Ltd. (‘‘Far-Reaching Chemical’’),
Zhongyuan Dahua Group Co., Ltd.
(‘‘Zhongyuan Dahua’’), Qingdao
Unichem International Trade Co., Ltd.
(‘‘Qingdao Unichem’’), M and A
Chemicals Corp China (‘‘M&A
Chemicals’’), and Shandong Liaherd
Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (‘‘Shandong
Liaherd’’). failed to provide information
requested by the Department and, by
refusing to participate as respondents,
significantly impeded the
investigation.5 Further, because they
failed to cooperate by not acting to the
best of their ability to respond to the
Department’s requests for necessary
information, pursuant to section 776(b)
of the Act, in selecting from among the
facts otherwise available, we have
drawn an adverse inference.
Specifically, the Department applied an
adverse inference to find that the
programs on which the Department
initiated this investigation and the
programs which the Department
subsequently included in this
investigation pursuant to allegations
made by Petitioner,6 are
countervailable. Further, the
Department applied an adverse
inference in its calculation of the ad
valorem estimated countervailable
subsidy rate for Far-Reaching Chemical,
4 On November 24, 2014, Enforcement and
Compliance changed the name of Enforcement and
Compliance’s AD and CVD Centralized Electronic
Service System (‘‘IA ACCESS’’) to AD and CVD
Centralized Electronic Service System (‘‘ACCESS’’).
The Web site location was changed from https://
iaaccess.trade.gov to https://access.trade.gov. The
Final Rule changing the references to the
Regulations can be found at 79 FR 69046
(November 20, 2014).
5 See sections 776(a)(2)(A) and (C) of the Act.
6 See the Department’s memorandum entitled
‘‘Countervailing Duty Investigation on Melamine
from the People’s Republic of China: January 27,
2015 New Subsidy Allegations,’’ dated March 25,
2015.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application for
Investment Assistance
AGENCY: Economic Development Administration.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The purpose of
this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment. Comments
submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included
in the request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of
this information collection; they also will become a matter of public
record.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 19, 2015.
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 email at
JJessup@ doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
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copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Kerstin Millius, Senior Program Analyst, Performance and
National Programs Division, Room 71030, Economic Development
Administration, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230,
(or via email at kmillius@ eda.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The mission of the Economic Development Administration (EDA) is to
lead the Federal economic agenda by promoting innovation and
competitiveness, preparing American regions for growth and success in
the worldwide economy. In order to effectively administer and monitor
its economic development assistance programs, EDA collects certain
information from applications for, and recipients of, EDA investment
assistance. This 60-day Federal Register Notice covers changes to EDA's
existing Application for Investment Assistance.
EDA is currently undergoing a comprehensive review and improvement
effort for its grants cycle process. Using staff input and results from
EDA's 2014 Customer Service survey, EDA has reimagined its grants
application process from the ground up, making significant improvements
for both stakeholders and staff. As part of this process, EDA is making
changes to its forms to address the following concerns:
Confusion among applicants regarding which sections of the
ED-900 needed to be completed for the program they were applying for;
Undue burden on applicants to complete the application
form for projects that were not likely to be funded;
Outdated links to external sources;
Unnecessary waste of paper and ink when a complete form
was printed, since sections that may not be required for a particular
program were printed along with those that were required.
In order to address these concerns, EDA is dividing the ED-900 into
a suite of smaller forms that can be mixed and matched to fit the needs
of different program solicitations on Grants.gov. This will ensure that
applicants only see the information they are required to provide in
order to apply and eliminate the unnecessary waste of paper and ink
resources. In addition, EDA has developed a new ``Proposal'' form,
which will allow applicants to submit significantly less information to
EDA in order to get a better understanding of the potential
competitiveness of their application. The following is a crosswalk of
the currently approved ED-900 with the proposed new forms:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Relevant sections of
Proposed new form Content of the form the existing ED-900
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ED-900--General Application Questions that Sections A, B, C, D,
for EDA Programs. pertain to all EDA E, K.
programs, including
Project Narrative
questions
(geographic
coverage, scope of
work, potential
impacts), budget
narrative, and
eligibility
questions.
ED-900A--Additional EDA Specific assurances Exhibits B, C, and
Assurances for Construction that applicants D.
Or Non-Construction need to provide in
Investments. order to apply for
EDA funding.
ED-900B--Beneficiary Specific assurances Exhibit A.
Information Form. required from
beneficiaries of
EDA funding,
including
documentation of
estimated jobs and
private investment
resulting from the
EDA project.
ED-900C--EDA Application Information required Section M, except
Supplement for Construction from construction questions included
Programs. applicants as part in the ED-900P
of a full Proposal Form.
application after
the proposal has
been approved.
ED-900D--Requirements for Information required Section N.
Design and Engineering from design/
Assistance. engineering
applicants as part
of a full
application after
the proposal has
been approved.
ED-900E--Calculation of Provides detailed Exhibit E.
Estimated Relocation and breakdown of the
Acquisition Expenses. estimated total for
line item 3
(``relocation
expenses and
payments'') of Form
SF-424C, 'Budget
Information'--Const
ruction Programs to
comply with the
Uniform Relocation
Act.
ED-900F--Supplement for Information required Section L.
Revolving Loan Fund to evaluate the
Applications. competitiveness of
a revolving loan
fund application.
ED-900P--Proposal for EDA New general For all applicants,
Assistance. questions to allow new questions not
applicants to give contained in the ED-
a broad overview of 900. For
their proposed construction
project/scope of applicants only,
work. portions of section
M not covered in
the ED-900C
Construction Form.
Environmental Narrative Template to guide Referenced in
Requirements and Appendix the applicant section M.8, with
A: Applicant Certification through the separate documents
Clause. development of an posted on EDA's
environmental website.
narrative that
satisfies the
requirements of the
National
Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA).
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The new forms are required to apply for EDA investment assistance under
EDA's Public Works, Economic Adjustment, Technical Assistance,
Research, and Planning programs. This collection of information is
required to ensure that applications meet the requirements for EDA
assistance set out in EDA's regulations at 13 CFR Chapter III.
II. Method of Collection
Paper and electronic submissions.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0610-0094.
Form Number(s): ED-900, ED-900A, ED-900B, ED-900C, ED-900D, ED-
900E, ED-900F, ED-900P.
Type of Review: Regular submission; Revision of a currently
approved collection.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Federal government;
State, local, or tribal government; Business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1672.
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Estimated Time Per Response: 13 hours, 28 minutes
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 22,512.
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.
Dated: April 16, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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