Grant of Authority for Subzone Status, M-I L.L.C. (Barite Grinding and Milling), Amelia, Louisiana, 45219 [E7-15808]

Download as PDF jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 155 / Monday, August 13, 2007 / Notices following proposal for collection of information under the emergency provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Agency: National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Title: Broadband Subscription and Usage Survey (Supplement to the Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey). Agency Form Number: None. Type of Request: Emergency submission. Burden Hours: 458. Average Time Per Response: 30 seconds. Number of Respondents: 55,000. Needs and Uses: NTIA proposes to add four questions to the Census Bureau’s October 2007 Current Population Survey (CPS) in order to gather reliable data on broadband (also known as high-speed Internet) use by U.S. households. President Bush has established a national goal of universal, affordable broadband access for all Americans by 2007. To that end, the Administration is working with Congress, the Federal Communications Commission, and other parties to develop and advance economic and regulatory policies that foster broadband deployment. Current, systematic, and comprehensive data on broadband subscription and use by U.S. households is critical to allow policymakers not only to gauge progress made to date, and to identify problem areas with a specificity that permits carefully targeted and cost-effective responses. The Census Bureau is widely regarded as a superior collector of data based on its centuries of experience and its scientific methods. Collection of NTIA’s requested broadband subscription and usage data, moreover, will occur in conjunction with Census’ scheduled October Current Population Survey (CPS), thereby significantly reducing the potential burdens on the Bureau and the households surveyed. Questions on broadband and Internet usage were included in six previous Census household surveys. The need for comprehensive broadband data has become more pressing in recent months and has necessitated this request for expedited review. Following the April 2007 release of an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) ranking of broadband deployment worldwide, Congress held a series of hearings on the issue. The OECD has noted that the data that they are using to benchmark the United States is from 2003 as they have no other current VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:19 Aug 10, 2007 Jkt 211001 45219 official data from the United States. Congress has shown a particular interest in improving available statistics on U.S. broadband deployment and use. One proposed bill introduced in May directs the Census Bureau to modify its survey instruments to collect information similar to the data that NTIA proposes to collect here. Modifying the October CPS to include NTIA’s requested broadband data will allow the Commerce Department and NTIA to respond to congressional concerns, congressional directives, and to work with the OECD on its broadband methodologies with more recent data. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 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. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent by August 31, 2007 to Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, e-mail Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov or Fax number (202) 395–5167. adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry; Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15 CFR Part 400) provide for the establishment of special–purpose subzones when existing zone facilities cannot serve the specific use involved, and when the activity results in significant public benefit and is in the public interest; Whereas, the Port of South Louisiana, grantee of Foreign–Trade Zone 124, has made application to the Board for authority to establish a special–purpose subzone at the barite grinding and milling facilities of M–I L.L.C., located in Amelia, Louisiana (FTZ Docket 14– 2007, filed 4/16/07); Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (72 FR 20323, 4/24/07); and, Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner’s report, and finds the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations are satisfied, and that approval of the application would be in the public interest; Now, therefore,, the Board hereby grants authority for subzone status for activity related to barite grinding and milling at the facilities of M–I L.L.C., located in Amelia, Louisiana (Subzone 124K), as described in the application and Federal Register notice, and subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.28. Dated: August 8, 2007. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E7–15788 Filed 8–10–07; 8:45 am] Signed at Washington, DC, this 6th day of August 2007. BILLING CODE 3510–60–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary of Commercefor Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, Foreign–Trade Zones Board. Attest: Andrew McGilvray. Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–15808 Filed 8–10–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S [Order No. 1518] Grant of Authority for Subzone Status, M–I L.L.C. (Barite Grinding and Milling), Amelia, Louisiana DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket 32–2007] Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign–Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the Foreign– Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: Whereas, the Foreign–Trade Zones Act provides for ’’...the establishment... of foreign–trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes,’’ and authorizes the Foreign–Trade Zones Board to grant qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign–trade zones in or PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Foreign-Trade Zone 38—Spartanburg County, SC; Request for Manufacturing Authority: Kittel Supplier USA, Inc. (Automotive Door Trim Components) An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by South Carolina State Ports Authority, grantee of FTZ 38, pursuant to Section 400.28(a)(2) of the Board’s regulations (15 CFR Part 400), requesting authority on behalf of Kittel E:\FR\FM\13AUN1.SGM 13AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 155 (Monday, August 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 45219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15808]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1518]


Grant of Authority for Subzone Status, M-I L.L.C. (Barite 
Grinding and Milling), Amelia, Louisiana

    Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of 
June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the Foreign-Trade 
Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order:
    Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones Act provides for ''...the 
establishment... of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the United 
States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other 
purposes,'' and authorizes the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant 
qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign-trade 
zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of 
entry;
    Whereas, the Board's regulations (15 CFR Part 400) provide for the 
establishment of special-purpose subzones when existing zone facilities 
cannot serve the specific use involved, and when the activity results 
in significant public benefit and is in the public interest;
    Whereas, the Port of South Louisiana, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 
124, has made application to the Board for authority to establish a 
special-purpose subzone at the barite grinding and milling facilities 
of M-I L.L.C., located in Amelia, Louisiana (FTZ Docket 14-2007, filed 
4/16/07);
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal 
Register (72 FR 20323, 4/24/07); and,
    Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the 
examiner's report, and finds the requirements of the FTZ Act and the 
Board's regulations are satisfied, and that approval of the application 
would be in the public interest;
    Now, therefore,, the Board hereby grants authority for subzone 
status for activity related to barite grinding and milling at the 
facilities of M-I L.L.C., located in Amelia, Louisiana (Subzone 124K), 
as described in the application and Federal Register notice, and 
subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including Section 
400.28.
    Signed at Washington, DC, this 6th day of August 2007.

David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary of Commercefor Import Administration, Alternate 
Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
    Attest:
Andrew McGilvray.
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-15808 Filed 8-10-07; 8:45 am]
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