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Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: An Observer Program for At-Sea
Processing Vessels in the Pacific Coast
Groundfish Fishery.
Form Number(s): None.
OMB Approval Number: 0648–0500.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 50.
Number of Respondents: 12.
Average Hours per Response:
Observer applications; 15 minutes;
observer appeals, 4 hours; observer
providers’ registrations for observer
training and debriefing, observer
assignments, and weekly deployment/
logistics reports, 7 minutes; observer
physicals and observer provider reports
on observer harassment, safety or
performance concerns, 2 hours;
notification of observer physicals, 2
minutes.
Needs and Uses: National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) At-Sea Hake
Observer Program defines observer
duties, trains and debriefs observers,
and manages data and release. The
observers, deployed aboard at-sea
processing vessels in the U.S. West
Coast hake (a.k.a. whiting) fishery, are
hired by observer providers who
contract with the at-sea processors to
provide the required observer coverage
(50 CFR part 660). This data collection
relates to the response time for observer
providers and observers to register for
training, debriefing or that have been
issued suspension or decertification.
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.
Dated: October 3, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Manufacturers’
Shipments, Inventories and Orders
(M3) Supplement: 2006–2007 Unfilled
Orders Benchmark Survey
U.S. Census Bureau.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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
take this opportunity 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)).
To ensure consideration, written
comments must be submitted on or
before December 10, 2007.
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:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Chris Savage, U. S.
Census Bureau, Room 7K071,
Washington, DC 20233–6900, (301) 763–
4832, or (via the Internet at
John.C.Savage@census.gov).
DATES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The ‘‘Manufacturers’’ Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey
collects monthly data on shipments,
inventories, and new and unfilled
orders from manufacturing companies.
The orders, as well as the shipments
and inventory data, are valuable tools
for those who analyze business cycle
conditions, including members of the
Council of Economic Advisers, the
Treasury Department, and the business
community.
The monthly M3 Survey estimates are
based on a relatively small sample and
reflect primarily the month-to-month
changes of large companies. There is a
clear need for periodic benchmarking of
the M3 estimates to reflect the
manufacturing universe. The Annual
Survey of Manufactures (ASM) provides
annual benchmarks for the shipments
and inventory data in this monthly
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survey. There is no benchmark for
unfilled orders.
The U.S. Census Bureau plans to
reinstate the Manufacturers’ Shipments,
Inventories and Orders (M3)
Supplement: Unfilled Orders
Benchmark Survey. Over the life of the
M3 Survey, there have been three
surveys specifically designed to collect
unfilled orders. These surveys were
conducted in 1976, 1986, and 2000. A
periodic unfilled orders benchmark
survey is necessary to determine the
levels of unfilled orders for each
industry covered in the M3 survey and
whether to add or discontinue the
collection of unfilled orders data for
each industry.
The information will be used to
develop universe estimates of unfilled
orders as of the end of 2006 and 2007.
We will adjust the monthly M3 data on
unfilled orders to these levels on the
North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) basis. The
benchmarked unfilled orders levels will
be used to derive estimates of new
orders received by manufacturers.
II. Method of Collection
The Census Bureau will use mail out/
mail back survey forms to collect the
data. Companies will be asked to
respond to the survey within 45 days of
receipt. Letters encouraging
participation will be mailed to
companies that have not responded by
the designated time.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–0561.
Form Number: MA–3000.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$78,780.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S.C.,
Section 182.
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 shall 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)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
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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: October 3, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
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Action Affecting Export Privileges:
Aviation Services International B.V.;
Delta Logistics, B.V.; Robert Kraaipoel;
Niels Kraaipoel; T.P.C B.V.; Mia Van
Gemert; Mojir Trading; Reza Amidi;
Lavantia, Ltd.; and Mita Zarek
In the Matter of:
Aviation Services International B.V., P.O.
Box 418, Heerhugowaard, Netherlands
1700AK.
Aviation Services International B.V.,
Fleming Straat 36, Heerhugowaard,
Netherlands 1704SL.
Delta Logistics B.V., Fleming Straat 36,
Heerhugowaard, Netherlands 1704SL.
Delta Logistics B.V., P.O. Box 418,
Heerhugowaard, Netherlands 1700AK.
Robert Kraaipoel, P.O. Box 418,
Heerhugowaard, Netherlands 1700AK.
Robert Kraaipoel, Fleming Straat 36,
Heerhugowaard, Netherlands 1704SL.
Robert Kraaipoel, P.O. Box 418,
Heerhugowaard, Netherlands 1700AK.
Niels Kraaipoel, Fleming Straat 36,
Heerhugowaard, Netherlands 1704SL.
T.P.C.
B.V.,
P.O.
Box
418,
Heerhugowaard, Netherlands 1700AK.
T.P.C. B.V., Fleming Straat 36,
Heerhugowaard, Netherlands 1704SL.
T.P.C. B.V., P.O. Box 11 1700AA,
Heerhugowaard, Netherland.
Mia Van Gemert, P.O. Box 418,
Heerhugowaard, Netherlands 1700AK.
Mia Van Gemert, Fleming Straat 36,
Heerhugowaard, Netherlands 1704SL.
Mojir Trading, PO Box 18118, Jabel-Ali
Free Zone, Dubai-UAE.
Reza Amidi, PO Box 18118, Jabel-Ali
Free Zone, Dubai-UAE.
Lavantia Ltd., 16 Kyrakou Matsi Ave, 3rd
Floor, 1082 Nicosia, Cyprus.
Mita Zarek, 16 Kyrakou Matsi Ave, 3rd
Floor, 1082 Nicosia, Cyprus.
Respondents.
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Order Temporarily Denying Export
Privileges
Pursuant to Section 766.24 of the
Export Administration Regulations
(‘‘EAR’’) 1, the Bureau of Industry and
Security (‘‘BIS’’), U.S. Department of
Commerce, through its Office of Export
Enforcement (‘‘OEE’’), has requested
that I issue an Order temporarily
denying the export privileges under the
EAR of:
(1) AVIATION SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL B.V., Fleming Straat
36, 1704 SL, Heerhugowaard, the
Netherlands, and P.O. Box 418,
Heerhugowaard, Netherlands 1700
(‘‘ASI’’).
(2) TPC, B.V., Fleming Straat 36,
Heerhugowaard, Netherlands 1704SL
and P.O. Box 11, 1700AA
Heerhugowaard, Netherlands and P.O.
Box 418, Heerhugowaard, Netherlands
1700AK.
(3) DELTA LOGISTICS, B.V., Fleming
Straat 36, Heerhugowaard, Netherlands
1704SL and P.O. Box 11, 1700AA
Heerhugowaard, Netherlands.
(4) ROBERT KRAAIPOEL, Fleming
Straat 36, Heerhugowaard, Netherlands
1704SL, and P.O. Box 418,
Heerhugowaard, Netherlands 1700AK.
(5) NIELS KRAAIPOEL, Fleming
Straat 36, Heerhugowaard, Netherlands
1704SL and P.O. Box 418,
Heerhugowaard, Netherlands 1700AK.
(6) MIA VAN GEMERT, Fleming
Straat 36, Heerhugowaard, Netherlands
1704SL and P.O. Box 418,
Heerhugowaard, Netherlands 1700AK.
(7) MOJIR TRADING, P.O. Box 18118,
Jabel-Ali Free Zone, Dubai-UAE.
(8) REZA AMIDI, P.O. Box 18118,
Jabel-Ali Free Zone, Dubai-UAE.
(9) LAVANTIA, Ltd., 16 Kyriakou
Matsi Ave., 3rd Floor, 1082 Nicosia,
Cyprus.
(10) MITA ZAREK, 16 Kyrakou Matsi
Ave., 3rd Floor, 1082 Nicosia, Cyprus.
(hereinafter collectively referred to as
the ‘‘Respondents’’) for 180 days.
On August 29, 2007, four of the
Respondents, Aviation Services
International, B.V. (‘‘ASI’’) and its
president, Robert Kraaipoel, and TPC,
B.V. and Delta Logistics, B.V., two
companies owned and operated by
Robert Kraaipoel and his son, Niels
Kraaipoel, were criminally charged with
1 The EAR are currently codified at 15 CFR Parts
730–774 (2007). The EAR are issued under the
Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (50
U.S.C. app. §§2401–2420 (2000)) (‘‘EAA’’). Since
August 21, 2001, the EAA has been in lapse and the
President, through Executive Order 13222 of August
17, 2001 (3 C.F.R., 2001 Comp. 783 (2002)), as
extended by the Notice of August 15, 2007 (72 FR
46137 (Aug. 16, 2007)), has continued the
Regulations in effect under the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–
1706 (2000)) (‘‘IEEPA’’).
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five counts of violations encompassing
IEEPA, the Iranian Transactions
Regulations (‘‘ITR’’) 2 of the Treasury
Department’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (‘‘OFAC’’), and 18 U.S.C. 1001
and 2. The criminal complaint alleged
that they participated in the willful
export and attempted export to Iran of
U.S. origin items during the 2006–2007
period without the required
authorization from OFAC and made
false statements in 2005 and 2006 to the
U.S. Government regarding end-use and
end-users in connection with the export
of U.S. origin items. The complaint also
alleged that Niels Kraaipoel, ASI’s sales
manager, was aware of the U.S. embargo
against Iran. The Respondents allegedly
exported or attempted to export items
through the Netherlands to Iran and
concealed the true identify of the endusers.
In its request, BIS has presented
evidence that shows that on two
occasions in 2005 and 2006, the
Respondents caused the export of items
subject to the EAR and set forth on the
Commerce Control List 3 from the
United States to Netherlands and made
false statements regarding end-use and
end-users in connection with these
transactions. Specifically, in November
2005 and January 2006, the Respondents
caused receivers and video transmitters
to be exported from the United States to
the Netherlands. These items are subject
to the EAR and are controlled for antiterrorism reasons (ECCN 4 5A991). The
Respondents falsely claimed that the
ultimate consignee was the Polish
Border Control Agency (‘‘PBCA’’) in
Poland and that the items would be
used by PBCA in Unmanned Air
Vehicles (‘‘UAVs’’). The U.S.
Government obtained information
indicating that the PBCA did not own
UAVs and therefore would have no
need for this type of equipment.
Further, the information demonstrated
that the PBCA had never contracted
with ASI for equipment of any kind. ASI
provided this false information to the
U.S. exporter who in turn included it on
the Shipper’s Export Declarations
(‘‘SEDs’’) it filed with the U.S.
Government.
Subsequently, as alleged in the
criminal complaint, in May 2007, in
response to a request from the U.S.
exporter for end-user information
regarding spare parts to be provided for
the electronic equipment previously
purchased by ASI, an employee of ASI
submitted an end-user statement from
2 31
CFR 560 (2007).
CFR Part 744, Supp.1 (2007).
4 ‘‘ECCN’’ refers to ‘‘Export Control Classification
Number.’’ See Supp. 1 to 15 CFR 774.
3 15
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Manufacturers'
Shipments, Inventories and Orders (M3) Supplement: 2006-2007 Unfilled
Orders Benchmark Survey
AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 take this opportunity 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: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on
or before December 10, 2007.
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: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions
should be directed to Chris Savage, U. S. Census Bureau, Room 7K071,
Washington, DC 20233-6900, (301) 763-4832, or (via the Internet at
John.C.Savage@census.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The ``Manufacturers'' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3)
Survey collects monthly data on shipments, inventories, and new and
unfilled orders from manufacturing companies. The orders, as well as
the shipments and inventory data, are valuable tools for those who
analyze business cycle conditions, including members of the Council of
Economic Advisers, the Treasury Department, and the business community.
The monthly M3 Survey estimates are based on a relatively small
sample and reflect primarily the month-to-month changes of large
companies. There is a clear need for periodic benchmarking of the M3
estimates to reflect the manufacturing universe. The Annual Survey of
Manufactures (ASM) provides annual benchmarks for the shipments and
inventory data in this monthly survey. There is no benchmark for
unfilled orders.
The U.S. Census Bureau plans to reinstate the Manufacturers'
Shipments, Inventories and Orders (M3) Supplement: Unfilled Orders
Benchmark Survey. Over the life of the M3 Survey, there have been three
surveys specifically designed to collect unfilled orders. These surveys
were conducted in 1976, 1986, and 2000. A periodic unfilled orders
benchmark survey is necessary to determine the levels of unfilled
orders for each industry covered in the M3 survey and whether to add or
discontinue the collection of unfilled orders data for each industry.
The information will be used to develop universe estimates of
unfilled orders as of the end of 2006 and 2007. We will adjust the
monthly M3 data on unfilled orders to these levels on the North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) basis. The benchmarked
unfilled orders levels will be used to derive estimates of new orders
received by manufacturers.
II. Method of Collection
The Census Bureau will use mail out/mail back survey forms to
collect the data. Companies will be asked to respond to the survey
within 45 days of receipt. Letters encouraging participation will be
mailed to companies that have not responded by the designated time.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-0561.
Form Number: MA-3000.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $78,780.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S.C., Section 182.
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 shall 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) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be
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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: October 3, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-19858 Filed 10-9-07; 8:45 am]
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