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and international economic policy
formulation and for analytical purposes.
The information collected in this survey
is used to develop the ‘‘private
remittances’’ portion of the ITA’s.
Without this information, an integral
component of the ITA’s would be
omitted. No other Government agency
collects comprehensive data on private
unilateral transfers of funds to foreign
countries.
The survey requests information from
U.S. religious, charitable, educational,
scientific, and similar organizations on
transfers to foreign residents and their
expenditures in foreign countries. The
information is collected on a quarterly
basis from organizations remitting $1
million or more each year and annually
for organizations remitting at least
$25,000 but less than $1 million each
year. Organizations with remittances of
less than $25,000 each year are exempt
from reporting. The survey is voluntary.
BEA is proposing a minor revision to
Form BE–40 to change ‘‘Other
International Nations’’ on the ‘‘area/
country’’ list to ‘‘Other International
Organizations.’’
Survey forms are mailed to potential
respondents in January of each year;
respondents expected to file on a
quarterly basis are sent multiple copies.
Quarterly reports are due 30 days after
the close of each calendar or fiscal
quarter and annual reports are due 90
days after the close of the calendar or
fiscal year. Potential respondents are
U.S. religious, charitable, educational,
scientific, and similar organizations that
voluntarily agree to provide data
regarding transfers of cash grants to
foreign countries and their expenditures
in foreign countries.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0608–0002.
Form Number: BE–40.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
790.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1.5
hours annually for respondents filing
annually, 6.0 hours annually for
respondents filing quarterly.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,100 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $84,000
based on an estimated reporting burden
of 2,100 hours and an estimated hourly
cost of $40.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Bretton Woods Agreement
Act, Section 8, and E.O. 10033, as amended.
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Dated: February 8, 2005.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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II. Method of Collection
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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 will have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Generic Clearance for Pretesting
Research
ACTION:
Proposed collection; comment
request.
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
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: Written comments must be
submitted on or before April 12, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dhynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Obie
G. Whichard, Chief, International
Investment Division (BE–50), Bureau of
Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Washington, DC 20230;
phone (202) 606–9890 (or via the
Internet at obie.whichard@bea.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Abstract
The Bureau of Economic Analysis
(BEA) is requesting OMB approval to
conduct a variety of small-scale
questionnaire pretesting activities under
this generic clearance. A block of hours
will be dedicated to these activities for
each of the next three years. OMB will
be informed in writing of the purpose
and scope of each of these activities, as
well as the time frame and the number
of burden hours used. The number of
hours used will not exceed the number
set aside for this purpose.
This research program will be used by
BEA to improve questionnaires and
procedures, reduce respondent burden,
improve sample frames, and ultimately
increase the quality of data collected in
the bureau’s surveys. The clearance will
be used to conduct pretesting of surveys
conducted by BEA prior to mailing the
final survey packages to potential
respondents. Pretesting activities will
involve methods for identifying
problems with the questionnaire or
survey procedure such as the following:
cognitive interviews, focus groups,
respondent debriefing, behavior coding
of respondent/ interviewer interaction,
split panel tests, voluntary sample
surveys (including automated surveys).
II. Method of Collection
Any of the following methods may be
used: Mail, telephone, face-to-face,
paper-and-pencil, or Internet.
III. Data
OMB Number: Will be assigned by
OMB.
Form Number: Various.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations, Not-for-profit
institutions, and State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
5,000 annually.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: One
hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 5,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: There is
no cost to respondents, except for their
time to complete the questionnaire, or
take part in interviews.
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
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 will 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)
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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 will also become a matter of public
record.
Dated: February 8, 2005.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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the PECSEA. Written statements may be
submitted at any time before or after the
meeting. However, to facilitate
distribution of public presentation
materials to PECSEA members, the
PECSEA suggests that public
presentation materials or comments be
forwarded before the meeting to Ms. Lee
Ann Carpenter at Lcarpent@bis.doc.gov.
A Notice of Determination to close
meetings, or portions of meetings, of the
PECSEA to the public on the basis of 5
U.S.C. 522(c)(1) was approved on
October 8, 2003, in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act.
For more information, call Ms.
Carpenter on (202) 482–2583.
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Dated: February 8, 2005.
Matthew S. Borman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration.
[FR Doc. 05–2673 Filed 2–10–05; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Bureau of Industry and Security
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
President’s Export Council
Subcommittee on Export
Administration: Notice of Partially
Closed Meeting
International Trade Administration
[A–485–803]
Public Session
1. Opening remarks by the Chairman.
2. Bureau of Industry and Security
(BIS) and Export Administration update.
3. Export Enforcement update.
4. Presentation of papers or comments
by the public.
Closed Session
5. Discussion of matters properly
classified under Executive Order 12958,
dealing with the U.S. export control
program and strategic criteria related
thereto.
A limited number of seats will be
available for the public session.
Reservations are not accepted. To the
extent time permits, members of the
public may present oral statements to
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Dated: February 4, 2005.
Barbara E. Tillman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
[FR Doc. E5–574 Filed 2–10–05; 8:45 am]
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The President’s Export Council
Subcommittee on Export
Administration (PECSEA) will meet on
March 8, 2005, 10 a.m., at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, Herbert C.
Hoover Building, Room 4832, 14th
Street between Pennsylvania and
Constitution Avenues, NW.,
Washington, DC. The PECSEA provides
advice on matters pertinent to those
portions of the Export Administration
Act, as amended, that deal with United
States policies of encouraging trade with
all countries with which the United
States has diplomatic or trading
relations and of controlling trade for
national security and foreign policy
reasons.
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the Department may extend the
deadline for completion of the final
results of an administrative review if it
determines that it is not practicable to
complete the final results within the
statutory time limit of 120 days from the
date on which the preliminary results
were published. Completion of the final
results within the 120-day period is not
practicable because the Department is
considering a withdrawal of request for
review submitted by the only party
which requested this review. Therefore,
the Department is extending the time
limit for the completion of these final
results by 30 days. Accordingly, the
final results of this review will now be
due on March 7, 2005, since March 6,
2005 is a weekend day.
This notice is published in
accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act and section 19 CFR
351.213(h)(2) of the Department’s
regulations.
Notice of Extension of Time Limit for
the Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review: Certain Cut-ToLength Carbon Steel Plate From
Romania
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 11, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brandon Farlander at (202) 482–0182 or
Abdelali Elouaradia at (202) 482–1374,
AD/CVD Operations, Office 7, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 11, 2005, the Department of
Commerce (‘‘the Department’’)
published in the Federal Register a
notice extending the final results of the
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain cutto-length carbon steel plate from
Romania by 30 days until no later than
February 4, 2005. See Notice of
Extension of Time Limit for the Final
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review: Certain Cut-toLength Carbon Steel Plate From
Romania, 70 FR 1867 (January 11, 2005).
AGENCY:
Extension of Time Limit for Final
Results
Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act,
as amended (‘‘the Act’’), provides that
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–848]
Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From
the People’s Republic of China: Partial
Rescission of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request from
the Crawfish Processors Alliance
(‘‘Petitioners’’), the Department of
Commerce initiated an administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on freshwater crawfish tail meat from
the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’)
for entries of subject merchandise by
Qingdao Xiyuan Refrigerate Food Co.,
Ltd. (‘‘Qingdao Xiyuan’’). The period of
review is September 1, 2003, through
August 31, 2004. We are now rescinding
the administrative review with respect
to Qingdao Xiyuan, as a result of
petitioners’ withdrawal of its request for
review of this company.
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 11, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scot
Fullerton or Carrie Blozy, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 9, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
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[FR Doc No: 05-2694]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Generic Clearance for Pretesting Research
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
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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 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: Written comments must be submitted on or before April 12, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet
at dhynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Obie G. Whichard, Chief, International
Investment Division (BE-50), Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; phone (202) 606-9890 (or
via the Internet at obie.whichard@bea.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is requesting OMB approval to
conduct a variety of small-scale questionnaire pretesting activities
under this generic clearance. A block of hours will be dedicated to
these activities for each of the next three years. OMB will be informed
in writing of the purpose and scope of each of these activities, as
well as the time frame and the number of burden hours used. The number
of hours used will not exceed the number set aside for this purpose.
This research program will be used by BEA to improve questionnaires
and procedures, reduce respondent burden, improve sample frames, and
ultimately increase the quality of data collected in the bureau's
surveys. The clearance will be used to conduct pretesting of surveys
conducted by BEA prior to mailing the final survey packages to
potential respondents. Pretesting activities will involve methods for
identifying problems with the questionnaire or survey procedure such as
the following: cognitive interviews, focus groups, respondent
debriefing, behavior coding of respondent/ interviewer interaction,
split panel tests, voluntary sample surveys (including automated
surveys).
II. Method of Collection
Any of the following methods may be used: Mail, telephone, face-to-
face, paper-and-pencil, or Internet.
III. Data
OMB Number: Will be assigned by OMB.
Form Number: Various.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations, Not-
for-profit institutions, and State, Local or Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000 annually.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: One hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: There is no cost to respondents,
except for their time to complete the questionnaire, or take part in
interviews.
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
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 will 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)
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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 will also become a matter of public record.
Dated: February 8, 2005.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-2694 Filed 2-10-05; 8:45 am]
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