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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 108 / Tuesday, June 6, 2006 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Submission for OMB Review;
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).
Title: Groundfish Tagging Program.
Form Number(s): None.
OMB Approval Number: 0648–0276.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 88.
Number of Respondents: 661.
Average Hours Per Response: Forms
for tagged fish, 5 minutes; electronic
archival tag return, 30 minutes.
Needs and Uses: The Groundfish
Tagging Program provides scientists
with information necessary for effective
conservation, management, and
scientific understanding of the
groundfish fishery off Alaska and the
Pacific Northwest. The program area
includes the Pacific Ocean off Alaska
(the Gulf of Alaska, the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Area, the Alexander
Archipelago of Southeast Alaska),
California, Oregon, and Washington.
The distribution, movement rates and
direction, growth, recruitment and
mortality estimated from tag recoveries
are important parameters used in
groundfish population assessment
models and in developing allocation
systems.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
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.
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Dated: June 1, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review;
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).
Title: Alaska Cooperatives in the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.
Form Number(s): None.
OMB Approval Number: 0648–0401.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 320.
Number of Respondents: 11.
Average Hours Per Response:
Cooperative preliminary report, 20
hours; cooperative final report, 8 hours;
inshore cooperative catcher vessel
pollock catch report, 5 minutes; and
appointment of agent for service of
process, 5 minutes.
Needs and Uses: The cooperative
management structure, originally
implemented by the American Fisheries
Act (AFA), has shifted more of the
monitoring and enforcement burden to
the cooperatives and their members; and
has allowed NMFS to manage the Bering
Sea and Aleutian Islands pollock fishery
more precisely. With the flexibility
provided by cooperatives, vessels are
able to individually (and in aggregate)
come very close to harvesting exactly
the amount of pollock they were
allocated. The allocations of pollock and
other species have allowed the AFA
fleet the ability to spread their effort in
time and space to accommodate Steller
Sea Lion conservation measures. This
collection describes some of the
recordkeeping and reporting
requirements under the AFA Program.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
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
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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.
Dated: June 1, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review;
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).
Title: National Estuaries Restoration
Inventory.
Form Number(s): None.
OMB Approval Number: 0648–0479.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 787.
Number of Respondents: 234.
Average Hours Per Response: New
project reports, 4 hours; and project
updates, 2 hours.
Needs and Uses: The collection of
estuary habitat restoration project
information (e.g., location, habitat type,
goals, status, monitoring information)
will be undertaken in order to populate
a restoration project database mandated
by the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000.
The database is intended to provide
information to improve restoration
methods, provide the basis for required
reports to Congress, and track estuary
habitat acreage restored. Estuary habitat
restoration project information will be
submitted by habitat restoration project
managers through an interactive Web
site, and will be accessible to the public
via Internet for data queries and project
reports.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions; business or other for-profit
organizations; State, Local or Tribal
Government; Federal Government.
Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,
(202) 395–3897.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
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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.
Dated: June 1, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Proposal To collect Information on the
Annual Survey of Foreign Direct
Investment in the United States
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
authorized 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 5 p.m., August
7, 2006.
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 e-mail
dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Obie
G. Whitchard, Chief, International
Investment Division, (BE–50), Bureau of
Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Washington, DC 20230;
phone (202) 606–9890 (or e-mail
obie.whichard@bea.gov).
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Annual Survey of Foreign Direct
Investment in the United States (Form
BE–15) obtains sample data on the
financial structure and operations of
nonbank U.S. affiliates of foreign
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investors. The data are needed to
provide reliable, useful, and timely
measures of foreign direct investment in
the United States, assess its impact on
the U.S. economy, and based upon this
assessment, make informed policy
decisions regarding foreign direct
investment in the United States. The
data are used to derive annual estimates
of the operations of U.S. affiliates of
foreign investors, including their
balance sheets; income statements;
property, plant, and equipment; external
financing; employment and employee
compensation; merchandise trade; sales
of goods and services; taxes; and
research and development activity. In
addition, data covering employment and
property, plant, and equipment are
collected by state. The data are also
used to update similar data for the
universe of U.S. affiliates collected once
every five years on the BE–12
benchmark survey.
BEA proposes the following changes
to the survey, beginning with the survey
for 2006: (1) Add a question to the BE–
15 EZ, short form, and long form to
identify the accounting principles used
to compile and report the survey data.
(2) Modify the question on the BE–15
long form that collects information on
the major industrial activity of the U.S.
affiliate to include all of the affiliate’s
major activities; currently, information
on only one major activity is collected.
(3) Include a check box on the BE–15
Supplement C to determine if a U.S.
affiliate is claiming an exemption based
on a merger or on a consolidation;
currently, a single check box covers
both mergers and consolidations. (4)
Clarify certain instructions, add
illustrative diagrams, and modify
formatting in an effort to make the
survey forms more clear and easier to
complete. Taken together, these changes
will not affect the overall respondent
burden for the survey.
II. Method of Collection
The BE–15 annual survey is sent to
potential respondents at the end of
March each year. A completed report
covering a reporting company’s fiscal
year ending during the previous
calendar year is due by May 31. Reports
must be filed by every nonbank U.S.
business enterprise that is owned 10
percent or more by a foreign investor
and that has total assets, sales, or net
income (or loss) of over $30 million.
Potential respondents are those nonbank
U.S. business enterprises that reported
in the 2002 benchmark survey of foreign
direct investment in the United States,
along with nonbank businesses that
subsequently entered the direct
investment universe. The BE–15 is a
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sample survey, as described; universe
estimates are developed from the
reported sample data.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0608–0034.
Form Number: BE–15.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,950.
Estimated Time per Response: 21.8
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
107,900 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$4,316,000 (based on an estimated
reporting burden of 107,900 hours and
an estimated hourly cost of $40).
IV. Requests for Comments
Comments are invited on: (1) 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 costs) 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: June 1, 2006.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign–Trade Zones Board
Scope Clarification Request Foreign–
Trade Subzone 234B(Loading
Equipment and Parts and Components
Thereof), LeTourneau, Inc., Longview,
Texas
An request for clarification of scope
has been submitted to the Foreign–
Trade Zones Board (the Board) by
LeTourneau, Inc., operator of Foreign–
Trade Subzone 234B. A grant of
authority for LeTourneau’s subzone was
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; 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).
Title: National Estuaries Restoration Inventory.
Form Number(s): None.
OMB Approval Number: 0648-0479.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 787.
Number of Respondents: 234.
Average Hours Per Response: New project reports, 4 hours; and
project updates, 2 hours.
Needs and Uses: The collection of estuary habitat restoration
project information (e.g., location, habitat type, goals, status,
monitoring information) will be undertaken in order to populate a
restoration project database mandated by the Estuary Restoration Act of
2000. The database is intended to provide information to improve
restoration methods, provide the basis for required reports to
Congress, and track estuary habitat acreage restored. Estuary habitat
restoration project information will be submitted by habitat
restoration project managers through an interactive Web site, and will
be accessible to the public via Internet for data queries and project
reports.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; business or other
for-profit organizations; State, Local or Tribal Government; Federal
Government.
Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by
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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.
Dated: June 1, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-8759 Filed 6-5-06; 8:45 am]
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