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Download as PDF sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES 34666 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 121 / Monday, June 25, 2007 / Notices area after determining that the applicant is better able than any other applicant to provide such official services (7 U.S.C. 79(f)(1)). GIPSA designated Intercontinental, headquarters in Corpus Christi, Texas, to provide official inspection services under the Act effective July 20, 2006, and terminating September 30, 2007. Section 7(g)(1) of USGSA provides that designations of official agencies will terminate not later than three years and may be renewed according to the criteria and procedures prescribed in Section 7(f) of USGSA. Intercontinental’s designation ends September 30, 2007, according to USGSA. In the March 7, 2007, Federal Register (72 FR 10138), GIPSA asked persons interested in providing official services in the area served by Intercontinental to submit an application for designation. However, SGS North America Inc., the company that currently owns Intercontinental, advised GIPSA that they purchased Mid-Iowa, a currently designated official agency, and that Intercontinental will be merged into Mid-Iowa. Accordingly, GIPSA is not proceeding further with the request for applications for designation published in the March 7, 2007, Federal Register. GIPSA is amending Mid-Iowa’s designation due to the ownership change of Intercontinental. Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic area, in the State of Texas will now be assigned to Mid-Iowa. • Bounded on the north by the northern Young, Jack, Montague, Cooke, Grayson, Fannin, Lamar, Red River, Morris, and Marion County line east to the Texas State line; • Bounded on the east by the eastern Texas State line south to the southern Texas State line; • Bounded on the south by the southern Texas State line west to the western Val Verde County line; • Bounded on the west by the western Val Verde, Edwards, Kimble, Mason, San Saba, Mills, Comanche, Eastland, Stephens, and Young County lines north to the northern Young County line. Mid-Iowa’s assigned geographic area does not include the export port locations inside Mid-Iowa’s area which are serviced by GIPSA. Effective July 1, 2007, Mid-Iowa’s present geographic area is amended to include the state of Texas. Mid-Iowa’s current designation to provide official inspection services terminates June 30, 2008. Official services may be obtained by contacting Mid-Iowa at 319–363– 0239. VerDate Aug<31>2005 23:08 Jun 22, 2007 Jkt 211001 Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71 et seq. David R. Shipman, Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. [FR Doc. E7–12095 Filed 6–22–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce will submit 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: U.S. Census Bureau. Title: Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS). Form Number(s): BAS 1, BAS 2, BAS 3, BAS 4, BAS 5, BAS 6, BAS–ARF1, and BAS–ARF2; 6 Respondent Guides; and 21 Letters. Agency Approval Number: 0607– 0151. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Burden Hours: 145,750. Number of Respondents: 34,000. Average Hours per Response: 4 hours and 30 minutes. Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau is requesting the clearance of forms to continue the Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS). The BAS documents the following actions by governmental units: —The creation of newly incorporated places and minor civil divisions (MCDs) —The creation of new counties, and the addition of new federally recognized American Indian areas (AIAs) (American Indian Areas include reservations and/or off-reservation trust lands and tribal subdivisions) —The dissolution of incorporated places and MCDs —The changes in the boundaries of incorporated places, MCDs, counties, barrios, subbarrios, municipios, consolidated cities, and AIANNHAs (American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian Areas include reservations and/or off-reservation trust lands and tribal subdivisions, Alaska Native Regional Corporations (ANRCs) and Hawaiian home lands). The results of the BAS provide geographic information to support the following products and/or services: —Decennial and economic censuses —American Community Survey —Population Estimates Program PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 —OMB Circular A–16 Responsibilities for: —Geospatial One Stop E–GOV Initiative —Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Responsibilities for: —FGDC Subcommittee on Cultural and Demographic Data —Boundaries —U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Initiative on The National Map —Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) program —Geographic Names Information Systems (GNIS) program The BAS also fulfills the requirements specified in Title 13, United States Code, Section 6. In past decades, the BAS mailing universe varied depending on the year. However, starting in 2008, the Census Bureau will include all governments in the universe to support the 2010 Decennial Census and the other programs mentioned above. To minimize time and cost, the BAS will mail only those governments with legal boundary changes and, will not be sent to governments with no changes. We have revised and added to the option to submissions methods. The following information describes the methods that participants can use to respond to the BAS, including electronic response options as required by the E-government initiative: Paper BAS Participants are provided with paper maps and forms to update their boundary and geographic information. If the participant does not respond during Advance Response, they will automatically be enrolled in the traditional paper BAS method. Web-BAS Every year in January, participants will receive a user name and password. This password will be used to access a Web site through a web browser (such as, Internet Explorer, Netscape or Firefox). The Web-BAS site lets the user submit changes according to specific business rules and constraints set by the Census Bureau. MAF/TIGER Partnership Software (MTPS) MTPS is a PC-based software application for participants to update Census Bureau maps and forms, as well as local contact data. Participants receive a CD containing the software to install on their computer, one or more CD(s) containing the data for their entity and the surrounding area, and a user name and password to access the data in the software. Participants will be able to submit the map and form updates E:\FR\FM\25JNN1.SGM 25JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 121 / Monday, June 25, 2007 / Notices using this software. A CD writer is required to return the data. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Digital BAS Digital BAS is designed to accept submissions from experienced geographic information system (GIS) users. Digital BAS participants modify spatial data provided by the Census Bureau to digitally submit boundary and feature updates. Participants must follow the same requirements that are part of Web-BAS and MTPS. Visit the BAS Web site at https:// www.census.gov/geo/www/bas/ bashome.html for more information on each of these methods. The data and information collected from the BAS serves Federal, State, local, and tribal governments, and the private sector. The BAS is the primary provider for the following services and products: —Data collection for the decennial and economic censuses, and annual surveys —Primary data of new municipal incorporations and disincorporations —Legal boundary changes for governmental units —Inventory for the FIPS and GNIS programs —Updates of population estimates for governments including: The creation of new governments; the dissolution of governments; or changes in boundaries for local or tribal governments —Legal boundary framework layer for the FGDC National Spatial Data Infrastructure, the USGS National Map, and the E–GOV Geospatial One Stop. Affected Public: State, local or tribal government. Frequency: Annually. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Section 6. OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (202) 395–7314. 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 Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB Desk Officer either by fax 202–395–7245 or e-mail bharrisk@omb.eop.gov. VerDate Aug<31>2005 23:08 Jun 22, 2007 Jkt 211001 Dated: June 18, 2007. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E7–12210 Filed 6–22–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce will submit 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: U.S. Census Bureau. Title: Current Industrial Reports (CIR) Program (Wave II—Mandatory and Voluntary). Form Number(s): M311J, M313N, M313P, M327G, MQ311A, MQ313A, MQ315A, MQ325A, MQ325F, MQ333W, MA311D, MA314Q, MA321T, MA325G, MA333N, MA333P, MA335E, MA335J, and MA336G. Agency Approval Number: 0607– 0395. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Burden: 10,859 hours. Number of Respondents: 8,152. Average Hours per Response: 35 minutes. Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau is requesting a revision of the mandatory and voluntary surveys in Wave II of the Current Industrial Reports (CIR) program. The Census Bureau conducts a series of monthly, quarterly, and annual surveys as part of the CIR program. The CIR program focuses primarily on the quantity and value of shipments data of particular products and occasionally with data on production and inventories; unfilled orders, receipts, stocks, and consumption; and comparative data on domestic production, exports, and imports of the products they cover. Due to the large number of surveys in the CIR program, for clearance purposes, the CIR surveys are divided into ‘‘waves.’’ One wave is resubmitted for clearance each year. This year the Census Bureau is submitting mandatory and voluntary surveys of Wave II for clearance. During the economic census years, years ending in 2 and 7 all voluntary annual surveys are made mandatory. For the 2007 Economic Census the following surveys are converting to mandatory status: MA311D— ‘‘Confectionery’’, MA333N—‘‘Fluid Power Products for Motion Control PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34667 (Including Aerospace), and MA336G— ‘‘Aerospace Industry’’. MA334M was moved to ‘‘Consumer Electronics’’ and MA334Q, ‘‘Semiconductors, Electronic Components and Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment’’ to another wave. Also, we are discontinuing MQ335C—‘‘Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts’’ because manufacturing activities are located outside the United States. Primary users of these data are government and regulatory agencies, business firms, trade associations, and private research and consulting organizations. The Federal Reserve Board (FRB) uses CIR data in its monthly index of industrial production as well as its annual revision to the index. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) use the CIR data in the estimate of components of gross domestic product (GDP) and the estimate of output for productivity analysis, respectively. Many government agencies, such as the International Trade Commission, Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Energy, Federal Aviation Administration, BEA, and International Trade Administration use the data for industrial analysis, projections, and monitoring import penetration. Private business firms and organizations use the data for trend projections, market analysis, product planning, and other economic and business-oriented analysis. Since the CIR program is the sole, consistent source of information regarding specific manufactured products in the intercensal years, the absence thereof would severely hinder the Federal Government’s ability to measure and monitor important segments of the domestic economy, as well as the effect of import penetration. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Frequency: Monthly, quarterly, and annually. Respondent’s Obligation: This request contains both voluntary and mandatory surveys. Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Sections 61, 81, 131, 182, 224, 225. OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (202) 395–7314. 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). 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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit 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: U.S. Census Bureau.
    Title: Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS).
    Form Number(s): BAS 1, BAS 2, BAS 3, BAS 4, BAS 5, BAS 6, BAS-ARF1, 
and BAS-ARF2; 6 Respondent Guides; and 21 Letters.
    Agency Approval Number: 0607-0151.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden Hours: 145,750.
    Number of Respondents: 34,000.
    Average Hours per Response: 4 hours and 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau is requesting the clearance 
of forms to continue the Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS). The BAS 
documents the following actions by governmental units:

--The creation of newly incorporated places and minor civil divisions 
(MCDs)
--The creation of new counties, and the addition of new federally 
recognized American Indian areas (AIAs) (American Indian Areas include 
reservations and/or off-reservation trust lands and tribal 
subdivisions)
--The dissolution of incorporated places and MCDs
--The changes in the boundaries of incorporated places, MCDs, counties, 
barrios, subbarrios, municipios, consolidated cities, and AIANNHAs 
(American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian Areas include 
reservations and/or off-reservation trust lands and tribal 
subdivisions, Alaska Native Regional Corporations (ANRCs) and Hawaiian 
home lands).

    The results of the BAS provide geographic information to support 
the following products and/or services:

--Decennial and economic censuses
--American Community Survey
--Population Estimates Program
--OMB Circular A-16 Responsibilities for:
--Geospatial One Stop E-GOV Initiative
--Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Responsibilities for:
--FGDC Subcommittee on Cultural and Demographic Data
--Boundaries
--U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Initiative on The National Map
--Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) program
--Geographic Names Information Systems (GNIS) program

    The BAS also fulfills the requirements specified in Title 13, 
United States Code, Section 6.
    In past decades, the BAS mailing universe varied depending on the 
year. However, starting in 2008, the Census Bureau will include all 
governments in the universe to support the 2010 Decennial Census and 
the other programs mentioned above. To minimize time and cost, the BAS 
will mail only those governments with legal boundary changes and, will 
not be sent to governments with no changes.
    We have revised and added to the option to submissions methods. The 
following information describes the methods that participants can use 
to respond to the BAS, including electronic response options as 
required by the E-government initiative:

Paper BAS

    Participants are provided with paper maps and forms to update their 
boundary and geographic information. If the participant does not 
respond during Advance Response, they will automatically be enrolled in 
the traditional paper BAS method.

Web-BAS

    Every year in January, participants will receive a user name and 
password. This password will be used to access a Web site through a web 
browser (such as, Internet Explorer, Netscape or Firefox). The Web-BAS 
site lets the user submit changes according to specific business rules 
and constraints set by the Census Bureau.

MAF/TIGER Partnership Software (MTPS)

    MTPS is a PC-based software application for participants to update 
Census Bureau maps and forms, as well as local contact data. 
Participants receive a CD containing the software to install on their 
computer, one or more CD(s) containing the data for their entity and 
the surrounding area, and a user name and password to access the data 
in the software. Participants will be able to submit the map and form 
updates

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using this software. A CD writer is required to return the data.

Digital BAS

    Digital BAS is designed to accept submissions from experienced 
geographic information system (GIS) users. Digital BAS participants 
modify spatial data provided by the Census Bureau to digitally submit 
boundary and feature updates. Participants must follow the same 
requirements that are part of Web-BAS and MTPS.
    Visit the BAS Web site at https://www.census.gov/geo/www/bas/
bashome.html for more information on each of these methods.
    The data and information collected from the BAS serves Federal, 
State, local, and tribal governments, and the private sector. The BAS 
is the primary provider for the following services and products:

--Data collection for the decennial and economic censuses, and annual 
surveys
--Primary data of new municipal incorporations and disincorporations
--Legal boundary changes for governmental units
--Inventory for the FIPS and GNIS programs
--Updates of population estimates for governments including: The 
creation of new governments; the dissolution of governments; or changes 
in boundaries for local or tribal governments
--Legal boundary framework layer for the FGDC National Spatial Data 
Infrastructure, the USGS National Map, and the E-GOV Geospatial One 
Stop.

    Affected Public: State, local or tribal government.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Section 6.
    OMB Desk Officer: Brian Harris-Kojetin, (202) 395-7314.
    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 Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB Desk Officer either by fax 202-395-7245 or 
e-mail bharrisk@omb.eop.gov.

    Dated: June 18, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-12210 Filed 6-22-07; 8:45 am]
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