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Each of the proposed new substations
would affect a maximum of 20 acres of
land. The construction of the proposed
electric transmission project is
tentatively scheduled to begin in the
summer of 2006 and the estimated
duration of construction would be 10
months.
Alternatives considered by USDA
Rural Development and EKPC included:
(a) No action, (b) alternate transmission
line routes, (c) alternate substation sites,
and (d) other electrical alternatives. An
Environmental Report (ER) that
describes the proposed project in detail
and discusses its anticipated
environmental impacts has been
prepared by EKPC. The USDA Rural
Development has accepted the ER as its
EA of the proposed project. The EA is
available for public review at addresses
provided above in this Notice.
Questions and comments should be
sent to USDA Rural Development at the
mailing or e-mail addresses provided
above in this Notice. USDA Rural
Development should receive comments
on the EA in writing by June 29, 2006
to ensure that they are considered in its
environmental impact determination.
Should USDA Rural Development
determine, based on the EA of the
proposed project, that the impacts of the
construction and operation of the
project would not have a significant
environmental impact, it will prepare a
Finding of No Significant Impact. Public
notification of a Finding of No
Significant Impact would be published
in the Federal Register and in
newspapers with circulation in the
project area.
Any final action by USDA Rural
Development related to the proposed
project will be subject to, and
contingent upon, compliance with all
relevant Federal, state and local
environmental laws and regulations,
and completion of the environmental
review requirements as prescribed in
USDA Rural Development’s
Environmental Policies and Procedures
(7 CFR part 1794).
Mark S. Plank,
Director, Engineering and Environmental
Staff, USDA/Rural Development/Utilities
Programs.
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Management and Budget (OMB) for
clearance the following proposal for
collection of information under
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: Bureau of Industry and
Security (BIS).
Title: Chemical Weapons Convention
Declaration and Report Handbook and
Forms.
Agency Form Number: Form 1–1,
Form 1–2, Form 1–2A, Form 1–2B, etc.
OMB Approval Number: 0694–0091.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection of
information.
Burden: 10,811 hours.
Average Time per Response: 10
minutes–31 hours per response.
Number of Respondents: 861
respondents.
Needs and Uses: This information is
required for the United States to comply
with the Chemical Weapons Convention
(CWC), an international arms control
treaty. The Chemical Weapons
Convention Implementation Act of 1998
and Commerce Chemical Weapons
Convention Regulations (CWCR) specify
the rights, responsibilities and
obligations for submission of
declarations, reports and inspections.
Affected Public: Individuals,
businesses or other for-profit
institutions.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek, DOC
Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482–
0266, Department of Commerce, Room
6625, 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 David Rostker, OMB Desk
Officer, e-mail address,
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov, or fax
number, (202) 395–7285.
Dated: May 23, 2006.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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The Department of Commerce (DOC)
has submitted to the Office of
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collection of information under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: Bureau of Economic Analysis
(BEA), Commerce.
Title: Initial Report on a Foreign
Person’s Direct or Indirect Acquisition,
Establishment, or Purchase of the
Operating Assets, of a U.S. Business
Enterprise, Including Real Estate (Form
BE–13) and Report by a U.S. Person
Who Assists or Intervenes in the
Acquisition of a U.S. Business
Enterprise by, or Who Enters into a Joint
Venture with, a Foreign Person (Form
BE–14).
Form Number(s): BE–13, BE–13
Supplement C, and BE–14.
Agency Approval Number: 0608–
0035.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Burden: 900 hours.
Number of Respondents: 600
annually.
Average Hours per Response: 1.5
hours.
Needs and Uses: The Initial Report on
a Foreign Person’s Direct or Indirect
Acquisition, Establishment, or Purchase
of the Operating Assets, of a U.S.
Business Enterprise, Including Real
Estate (Form BE–13) and the Report by
a U.S. Person Who Assists or Intervenes
in the Acquisition of a U.S. Business
Enterprise by, or Who Enters into a Joint
Venture with, a Foreign Person (Form
BE–14) obtain initial data on new
foreign direct investment in the United
States. The BE–13 survey collects
information on the cost of new foreign
direct investment in the United States,
the sources of funding (i.e., the foreign
parent group and/or existing U.S.
affiliates of the foreign parent), and
limited financial and operating data for
the U.S. entity being established or
acquired; the survey also collects
identification information about the
U.S. entity being established or acquired
and about the new foreign owner(s). The
BE–14 survey collects information from
U.S. persons who assist in an
investment transaction, such as a real
estate broker or attorney, or who enter
into a U.S. joint venture with a foreign
person. The primary purpose of this
information collection is to identify new
U.S. affiliates that should be included in
BEA’s estimates of foreign direct
investment in the United States. The
information is needed to update data on
the universe of U.S. affiliates to ensure
that it is complete, and to determine
whether the new affiliates exceed the
exemption criteria required for reporting
in related benchmark, annual, and
quarterly surveys of foreign direct
investment conducted by BEA. The
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information is also used to improve the
accuracy of universe estimates derived
from BEA’s ongoing annual and
quarterly sample surveys of foreign
direct investment.
Representatives of many State and
local governments take active steps to
attract new foreign direct investment to
their localities. To make informed
policy decisions concerning such
investment, it is essential that
government entities, including the U.S.
Government, have the means to measure
foreign direct investment in the United
States, monitor changes in it, and assess
its economic impact. Data from the
survey are intended to be general
purpose statistics on foreign direct
investment that are readily available to
answer any number of research and
policy questions when they arise.
Affected Public: U.S. businesses or
other for-profit institutions.
Frequency: One-time survey.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: International
Investment and Trade in Services
Survey Act (Pub. L. 94–472, 22 U.S.C.
3101–3108).
OMB Desk Officer: Paul Bugg, (202)
395–3093.
You may obtain copies of the above
information collection proposal by
writing Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230, or via the
Internet at dhynek@doc.gov.
Send comments on the proposed
information collection within 30 days of
publication of this notice to the Office
of Management and Budget, O.I.R.A.,
Attention PRA Desk Officer for BEA, via
the Internet at pbugg@omb.eop.gov, or
by FAX at 202–395–7245.
Dated: May 23, 2006.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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Comment Request
The Department of Commerce 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: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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Title: American Fisheries Act: Vessel
and Processor Permit Applications.
Form Number(s): None.
OMB Approval Number: 0648–0393.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 29.
Number of Respondents: 11.
Average Hours per Response: Inshore
catcher vessel cooperative permit, 2
hours and 30 minutes; and replacement
vessel permit, 30 minutes.
Needs and Uses: Under the authority
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) manages the
groundfish fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ) off Alaska through
fishery management plans. Regulations
that implement those fishery
management plans appear at 50 CFR
part 679. The American Fisheries Act,
16 U.S.C. 1851 note (AFA) provided a
new program for the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands (BSAI) pollock fishery.
In response to the AFA, NMFS
developed a management program for
BSAI pollock to include a set of permits
for AFA catcher/processors, AFA
catcher vessels, AFA inshore processors,
AFA motherships, and AFA
cooperatives. The vessels and
processors in the BSAI pollock fishery
are required to have valid AFA permits
on board the vessel or at the processing
plant, in addition to any other Federal
or State permits.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,
(202) 395–3897.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of
Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk
Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Dated: May 22, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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Dated: May 22, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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Comment Request
The Department of Commerce 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: National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST).
Title: NIST Manufacturing Extension
Partnership (MEP) Management
Information Reporting.
Form Number(s): None.
OMB Approval Number: 0693–0032.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 7,493.
Number of Respondents: 59.
Average Hours per Response: 127.
Needs and Uses: NIST MEP offers
technical and business assistance to
small- and medium-sized
manufacturers. This is a major program
which links all 50 states and Puerto
Rico and the manufacturers through
more than 400 affiliated MEP Centers
and Field Offices. NIST MEP has a
number of legislative and contractual
requirements for collecting data and
information from the MEP Centers. This
information is used for the following
purposes: (1) Program Accountability,
(2) Reports to Stakeholders, (3)
Continuous Improvement; and (4)
Identification of Distinctive Practices.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra,
(202) 395–3123.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of
Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dHynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk
Officer, FAX number (202) 395–5167, or
Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce (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 Economic Analysis (BEA), Commerce.
Title: Initial Report on a Foreign Person's Direct or Indirect
Acquisition, Establishment, or Purchase of the Operating Assets, of a
U.S. Business Enterprise, Including Real Estate (Form BE-13) and Report
by a U.S. Person Who Assists or Intervenes in the Acquisition of a U.S.
Business Enterprise by, or Who Enters into a Joint Venture with, a
Foreign Person (Form BE-14).
Form Number(s): BE-13, BE-13 Supplement C, and BE-14.
Agency Approval Number: 0608-0035.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Burden: 900 hours.
Number of Respondents: 600 annually.
Average Hours per Response: 1.5 hours.
Needs and Uses: The Initial Report on a Foreign Person's Direct or
Indirect Acquisition, Establishment, or Purchase of the Operating
Assets, of a U.S. Business Enterprise, Including Real Estate (Form BE-
13) and the Report by a U.S. Person Who Assists or Intervenes in the
Acquisition of a U.S. Business Enterprise by, or Who Enters into a
Joint Venture with, a Foreign Person (Form BE-14) obtain initial data
on new foreign direct investment in the United States. The BE-13 survey
collects information on the cost of new foreign direct investment in
the United States, the sources of funding (i.e., the foreign parent
group and/or existing U.S. affiliates of the foreign parent), and
limited financial and operating data for the U.S. entity being
established or acquired; the survey also collects identification
information about the U.S. entity being established or acquired and
about the new foreign owner(s). The BE-14 survey collects information
from U.S. persons who assist in an investment transaction, such as a
real estate broker or attorney, or who enter into a U.S. joint venture
with a foreign person. The primary purpose of this information
collection is to identify new U.S. affiliates that should be included
in BEA's estimates of foreign direct investment in the United States.
The information is needed to update data on the universe of U.S.
affiliates to ensure that it is complete, and to determine whether the
new affiliates exceed the exemption criteria required for reporting in
related benchmark, annual, and quarterly surveys of foreign direct
investment conducted by BEA. The
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information is also used to improve the accuracy of universe estimates
derived from BEA's ongoing annual and quarterly sample surveys of
foreign direct investment.
Representatives of many State and local governments take active
steps to attract new foreign direct investment to their localities. To
make informed policy decisions concerning such investment, it is
essential that government entities, including the U.S. Government, have
the means to measure foreign direct investment in the United States,
monitor changes in it, and assess its economic impact. Data from the
survey are intended to be general purpose statistics on foreign direct
investment that are readily available to answer any number of research
and policy questions when they arise.
Affected Public: U.S. businesses or other for-profit institutions.
Frequency: One-time survey.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: International Investment and Trade in Services
Survey Act (Pub. L. 94-472, 22 U.S.C. 3101-3108).
OMB Desk Officer: Paul Bugg, (202) 395-3093.
You may obtain copies of the above information collection proposal
by writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer, Department of Commerce, Room
6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, or via
the Internet at dhynek@doc.gov.
Send comments on the proposed information collection within 30 days
of publication of this notice to the Office of Management and Budget,
O.I.R.A., Attention PRA Desk Officer for BEA, via the Internet at
pbugg@omb.eop.gov, or by FAX at 202-395-7245.
Dated: May 23, 2006.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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