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Vol. 73, No. 9
Monday, January 14, 2008
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Perceptions of
Risk, Trust, Responsibility, and
Management Preferences Among FireProne Communities in the Western
United States
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; Request for Comment.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments
from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension with
revision of a currently approved
information collection, Perceptions of
Risk, Trust, Responsibility, and
Management Preferences among FireProne Communities in the Western
United States.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before March 14, 2008 to
be assured of consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to Patricia L.
Winter, Pacific Southwest Research
Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 4955 Canyon Crest Drive,
Riverside, CA 92507.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to 951–680–1501 or by e-mail
to: pwinter@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments
received at Building One Reception,
4955 Canyon Crest Drive, Riverside, CA
92507, during normal business hours.
Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to
(951) 680–1500 to facilitate entry to the
building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patricia L. Winter, Pacific Southwest
Research Station, Forest Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 951–680–
1557. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
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Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339, 24
hours a day, every day of the year,
including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Perceptions of Risk, Trust,
Responsibility, and Management
Preferences among Fire-Prone
Communities in the Western United
States.
OMB Number: 0596–0186.
Expiration Date of Current Approval:
July 31, 2008.
Type of Request: Extension with
revision of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: The purpose of this survey
is to determine the perceptions of risk,
trust, responsibility, and management
preferences among individuals residing
in fire-prone communities in the
Western United States.
Forest Service and university
researchers will contact community
residents within or adjacent to national
forests in the Western United States.
Through those contacts, researchers will
evaluate concerns about fire and fire
risk; knowledge about fire; values
focused on fire management; trust,
objectives, and alternatives for fire
management; personal experiences with
fire; stressors associated with fire and
fire risk; responsibility and
accomplishments for fire management;
sources of concern about fire; future
orientation; and socio-demographics.
The results will help researchers
improve the ability to provide
information to natural resource
managers on public perceptions of fire
and fire management. To gather the
information, residents within, or
adjacent to, national forests in the
Western United States will be contacted
through mailed or e-mail
correspondence or by telephone inviting
their participation in a focus group
study. Willing or interested parties will
contact the researcher and be scheduled
into sessions in their community. Those
agreeing to participate will be involved
in a focus group discussion and
complete a self-administered survey.
A Forest Service researcher and
analyst/technicians will collect and
analyze the information with the
assistance of a cooperating university
researcher. Both researchers are experts
in applied social psychology and survey
research.
Participants will first complete a
questionnaire focused on the
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individual’s concern about fire,
knowledge about fire, values similarity
with the Forest Service, trust, objectives
for fire management, personal
experience with fire, stressors of fire
and fire risk, responsibility for risk
reduction, accomplishment of risk
reduction, sources of concern about fire,
future orientation, and
sociodemographics. Participants (age 18
or older) residing in the selected
communities are then invited via mail,
e-mail, or telephone to participate in a
discussion on the following topics:
objectives, values, and concerns in fire
management; alternatives for
accomplishing objectives; values/goals
and trust; and information needs and
interests. When possible, multiple
sessions will be held in each
community to accommodate as many
participants as are interested. Responses
will be voluntary and anonymous.
Responses will be used to evaluate the
values linked to fire and fire
management among forest community
residents, personal experiences with fire
and how participants have addressed
fire risk, perceived responsibility and
accomplishments in addressing fire risk,
and personal characteristics that might
influence these responses. The data
collected will assist researchers in
determining public perception and
expectations regarding fire management
and risk, as well as providing
information on how residents address
these issues. Such data is valuable to
forest resource managers, who use the
information when selecting long and
short-term fire management strategies,
and in developing public information
strategies on fire and fire management.
Without this information, managers
will have to rely on the scant
information otherwise available on
current and changing public views
regarding fire and fire management, and
the anecdotal information collected
through direct experiences with the
public regarding impacts of fire and fire
risk. The intent is to share the collected
data with other researchers studying fire
management, and other natural resource
management values and objectives.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2.3 hours.
Type of Respondents: Respondents
are community residents in various
locations within or adjacent to national
forests in the Western United States.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 200.
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Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 2.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 460.
Comment is Invited:
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the stated purposes and
the proper performance of the functions
of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical or
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval.
Dated: January 3, 2008.
Ann M. Bartuska,
Deputy Chief for Research & Development.
[FR Doc. E8–368 Filed 1–11–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Ravalli County Resource Advisory
Committee
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Ravalli County Resource
Advisory Committee will be meeting
with presenter on Bitterroot Composite
Lumber Company and to hold a short
public forum, along with voting for new
chairperson. The meeting is being held
pursuant to the authorities in the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public
Law 92–463) and under the Secure
Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 Pub. L. 106–
393). The meeting is open to the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
January 22, 2008, 6:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Bitterroot National Forest, 1801 N
First, Hamilton, MT. Send written
comments to Daniel Ritter, District
Ranger, Stevensville Ranger District, 88
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Main Street, Stevensville, MT 59870, by
facsimile (406) 777–7423, or
electronically to dritter@fs.fed.us.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel Ritter, Stevensville District
Ranger and Designated Federal Officer,
Phone: (406) 777–5461.
Dated: January 7, 2008.
David T. Bull,
Forest Supervisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign–Trade Zones Board
T–5–2007
Foreign–Trade Zone 38 - Spartanburg
County, SC, Application for
Temporary/Interim Manufacturing
Authority, Kittel Supplier USA, Inc.
(Automotive Roof/Luggage Racks),
Notice of Approval
On October 26, 2007, an application
was filed by the Executive Secretary of
the Foreign–Trade Zones (FTZ) Board
submitted by the South Carolina State
Ports Authority, grantee of FTZ 38,
requesting temporary/interim
manufacturing (T/IM) authority on
behalf of Kittel Supplier USA, Inc., to
assemble automotive roof/luggage racks
under FTZ procedures within FTZ 38
Site 3, Duncan, South Carolina.
The application has been processed in
accordance with T/IM procedures, as
authorized by FTZ Board Orders 1347
(69 FR 52857, 8–30–2004) and 1480 (71
FR 55422, 9–22–2006), including notice
in the Federal Register inviting public
comment (72 FR 62429, 11–5–2007).
The FTZ staff examiner reviewed the
application and determined that it
meets the criteria for approval under T/
IM procedures. The foreign–origin
components approved for this activity
are: rubber seals (4016.93); bolts
(7308.15); screws (7318.19); steel pins
(7318.29); aluminum rails and support
legs (8708.29); mounting brackets
(8708.29); and, plastic support legs
(8708.99). Pursuant to the authority
delegated to the FTZ Board Executive
Secretary in the above–referenced Board
Orders, the application is approved,
effective this date, until January 7, 2010,
subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s
regulations, including Section 400.28.
Dated: January 7, 2008.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–926]
Sodium Nitrite from the People’s
Republic of China: Postponement of
Preliminary Determination in the
Countervailing Duty Investigation
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 14, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sean Carey or Gene Calvert, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 6, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–3964 and (202)
482–3586, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On November 28, 2007, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) initiated the countervailing
duty investigation of sodium nitrite
from the People’s Republic of China
(PRC). See Sodium Nitrite from the
People’s Republic of China: Initiation of
Countervailing Duty Investigation, 72 FR
68568 (December 5, 2007). Currently the
preliminary determination is due no
later than February 1, 2008.
Postponement of Due Date for
Preliminary Determination
On January 4, 2008, petitioner
submitted a letter requesting that the
Department postpone the preliminary
determination of the countervailing
duty investigation of sodium nitrite
from the PRC. Under section
703(c)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), the Department may
extend the deadline for the preliminary
determination in a countervailing duty
investigation until not later than the
130th day after the date on which the
administering authority initiates an
investigation if the petitioner makes a
timely request for an extension of the
period within which the determination
must be made under section 703(b) of
the Act. Pursuant to section 351.205(e)
of the Department’s regulations, the
petitioner’s request for postponement of
the preliminary determination was
made 25 days or more before the
scheduled date of the preliminary
determination. Accordingly, we are
extending the due date for the
preliminary determination by 65 days to
no later than April 6, 2008. Because
April 6, 2008 is a Sunday, the
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delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection; Perceptions of Risk, Trust,
Responsibility, and Management Preferences Among Fire-Prone Communities
in the Western United States
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; Request for Comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and
organizations on the extension with revision of a currently approved
information collection, Perceptions of Risk, Trust, Responsibility, and
Management Preferences among Fire-Prone Communities in the Western
United States.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before March 14, 2008
to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to
Patricia L. Winter, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 4955 Canyon Crest Drive, Riverside, CA
92507.
Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to 951-680-1501 or by
e-mail to: pwinter@fs.fed.us.
The public may inspect comments received at Building One Reception,
4955 Canyon Crest Drive, Riverside, CA 92507, during normal business
hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to (951) 680-1500 to
facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia L. Winter, Pacific Southwest
Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 951-
680-1557. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339, 24
hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Perceptions of Risk, Trust, Responsibility, and Management
Preferences among Fire-Prone Communities in the Western United States.
OMB Number: 0596-0186.
Expiration Date of Current Approval: July 31, 2008.
Type of Request: Extension with revision of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: The purpose of this survey is to determine the
perceptions of risk, trust, responsibility, and management preferences
among individuals residing in fire-prone communities in the Western
United States.
Forest Service and university researchers will contact community
residents within or adjacent to national forests in the Western United
States. Through those contacts, researchers will evaluate concerns
about fire and fire risk; knowledge about fire; values focused on fire
management; trust, objectives, and alternatives for fire management;
personal experiences with fire; stressors associated with fire and fire
risk; responsibility and accomplishments for fire management; sources
of concern about fire; future orientation; and socio-demographics.
The results will help researchers improve the ability to provide
information to natural resource managers on public perceptions of fire
and fire management. To gather the information, residents within, or
adjacent to, national forests in the Western United States will be
contacted through mailed or e-mail correspondence or by telephone
inviting their participation in a focus group study. Willing or
interested parties will contact the researcher and be scheduled into
sessions in their community. Those agreeing to participate will be
involved in a focus group discussion and complete a self-administered
survey.
A Forest Service researcher and analyst/technicians will collect
and analyze the information with the assistance of a cooperating
university researcher. Both researchers are experts in applied social
psychology and survey research.
Participants will first complete a questionnaire focused on the
individual's concern about fire, knowledge about fire, values
similarity with the Forest Service, trust, objectives for fire
management, personal experience with fire, stressors of fire and fire
risk, responsibility for risk reduction, accomplishment of risk
reduction, sources of concern about fire, future orientation, and
sociodemographics. Participants (age 18 or older) residing in the
selected communities are then invited via mail, e-mail, or telephone to
participate in a discussion on the following topics: objectives,
values, and concerns in fire management; alternatives for accomplishing
objectives; values/goals and trust; and information needs and
interests. When possible, multiple sessions will be held in each
community to accommodate as many participants as are interested.
Responses will be voluntary and anonymous.
Responses will be used to evaluate the values linked to fire and
fire management among forest community residents, personal experiences
with fire and how participants have addressed fire risk, perceived
responsibility and accomplishments in addressing fire risk, and
personal characteristics that might influence these responses. The data
collected will assist researchers in determining public perception and
expectations regarding fire management and risk, as well as providing
information on how residents address these issues. Such data is
valuable to forest resource managers, who use the information when
selecting long and short-term fire management strategies, and in
developing public information strategies on fire and fire management.
Without this information, managers will have to rely on the scant
information otherwise available on current and changing public views
regarding fire and fire management, and the anecdotal information
collected through direct experiences with the public regarding impacts
of fire and fire risk. The intent is to share the collected data with
other researchers studying fire management, and other natural resource
management values and objectives.
Estimate of Annual Burden: 2.3 hours.
Type of Respondents: Respondents are community residents in various
locations within or adjacent to national forests in the Western United
States.
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 200.
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Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 2.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 460.
Comment is Invited:
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether this collection of information
is necessary for the stated purposes and the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have
practical or scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the Agency's
estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Dated: January 3, 2008.
Ann M. Bartuska,
Deputy Chief for Research & Development.
[FR Doc. E8-368 Filed 1-11-08; 8:45 am]
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