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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 160 / Monday, August 18, 2008 / Notices
Dated: August 13, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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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: Business R&D and Innovation
Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0912.
Form Number(s): BRDI–1, BRDI–1A.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Burden Hours: 155,450.
Number of Respondents: 40,000.
Average Hours Per Response: 3 hours
and 53 minutes.
Needs and Uses: The National
Science Foundation’s (NSF) Division of
Science Resources Statistics (SRS) and
the U.S. Census Bureau’s Economic
Directorate have been engaged in a
significant redesign of the Survey of
Industrial Research and Development.
To better understand how research and
development (R&D) is actually
conducted in today’s innovative and
global based economy, NSF has done
extensive background work, starting
with the Committee on National
Statistics’ Report Measuring Research
and Development Expenditures in the
U.S. Economy. NSF has hosted
numerous meetings/workshops with
external data users both in the federal
government and private sector, and has
conducted a number of recordkeeping
visits to companies to understand what
is collectable. To better understand the
issues in the present survey, NSF has
done extensive review of both the
statistical and subject matter aspects of
it. Current plans for the redesigned
survey call for five core sections, which
will comprise the fixed elements. NSF
and the Census Bureau have conducted
four rounds of cognitive interviews to
test the new content, and a final round
of testing on the entire questionnaire
will be conducted in July and August
2008. Results from these interviews
have been included in a generic
clearance submitted by Census. In order
for the new data to be included, and
actually be the centerpiece of the
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National Science Board’s Science and
Engineering Indicators: 2012 report,
NSF has required delivery of results
from the redesigned survey in December
2010. To ensure this delivery, there are
a number of groups composed of Census
Bureau and SRS staff that have been
working on components of the
redesigned survey, such as; content
testing, instrument development, frame
creation, and sampling, edit, imputation
and estimation methodologies as well as
tabulation design and data
dissemination. In addition, NSF is
consulting with Dr. Donald Dillman of
Washington State University, a noted
survey methodology expert and scholar,
on best approaches to the extensive
questionnaire redesign and methods of
response.
The result of this redesign will be a
substantially new survey, and to
emphasize that fact a new name has
been selected, the Business R&D and
Innovation Survey (BRDIS). This name
was selected not only to highlight the
emergence of the new survey, but also
to emphasize that the survey covers the
R&D and innovation activities of service
as well as manufacturing companies.
The 2008 BRDIS is being conducted as
a pilot of the new survey, hence the
possibility of releasing two years worth
of data as reflected in the project
schedule (section 16). Results from the
2008 BRDIS will be evaluated and may
bring about changes for the 2009 BRDIS.
The National Science Foundation Act
of 1950 as amended authorizes and
directs NSF ‘‘* * * to provide a central
clearinghouse for the collection,
interpretation, and analysis of data on
scientific and engineering resources and
to provide a source of information for
policy formulation by other agencies of
the Federal government.’’ The SIRD has
been and the new BRDIS will be the
vehicle with which NSF carries out the
business portion of this mandate. NSF
together with the Census Bureau, the
collecting and compiling agent, analyze
the data and publish the resulting
statistics.
Companies are the major performers
of R&D in the United States, accounting
for over 70 percent of total U.S. R&D
outlays each year. A consistent business
R&D information base is essential to
government officials formulating public
policy, industry personnel involved in
corporate planning, and members of the
academic community conducting
research. To develop policies designed
to promote and enhance science and
technology, past trends and the present
status of R&D and innovation must be
evaluated. The survey, as now designed,
will be the platform through which data
on innovation activities in the business
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sector will be collected. Without
comprehensive business R&D statistics,
it would be impossible to evaluate the
health of science and technology in the
United States or to make comparisons
between the technological progress of
our country and that of other nations.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.,
Section 182; National Science
Foundation Act of 1950.
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).
Dated: August 13, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign–Trade Zones Board
[Docket 45–2008]
Foreign–Trade Zone 72 Indianapolis,
IN, Application for Subzone Status,
GETRAG Transmission Manufacturing
LLC (Automotive Transmissions)
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the
Board) by the Indianapolis Airport
Authority, grantee of FTZ 72, requesting
special–purpose subzone status for the
automotive transmission manufacturing
plant of GETRAG Transmission
Manufacturing LLC (GETRAG), located
in Tipton, Indiana. The application was
submitted pursuant to the provisions of
the Foreign–Trade Zones Act, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the
regulations of the Board (15 CFR part
400). It was formally filed on August 8,
2008.
The GETRAG facility (up to 1,170
employees/103 acres/891,000 sq.ft.) is
located at 5880 State Road 28 in Tipton
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(Tipton County), Indiana, about 50
miles north of Indianapolis. The plant,
currently under construction, will be
used to produce dual–clutch
transmissions for automobiles and light
trucks (up to 700,000 units annually) for
export and the domestic market. The
manufacturing process at the facility
involves machining, assembly, welding,
and testing using domestic and foreign–
origin inputs. Components that would
be purchased from abroad (representing
about 52% of total, by value) to be used
in manufacturing include: bearings,
differentials, gear sets, clutch assemblies
and supports, electric control modules,
oil pumps and gears, solenoids,
fasteners, lever assemblies, rod
assemblies, pawls, retainers, springs,
retainers, bushings, articles of plastics,
seals, gear oil, grease, and adhesives
(duty rate range: free 5.8%, 84¢/bbl.).
FTZ procedures would exempt
GETRAG from customs duty payments
on the foreign components used in
export transmission production. On
domestic shipments transferred in–bond
to U.S. automobile assembly plants with
subzone status, no duties would be paid
on the foreign transmission components
used in automobile and light truck
production until the finished motor
vehicles are entered for consumption, at
which time the finished automobile
duty rate (2.5%) could be applied to the
foreign–origin components noted above.
For the transmissions withdrawn
directly by GETRAG for customs entry,
the finished transmission rate (2.5%)
could be applied to the foreign inputs.
Customs duties also could possibly be
deferred or reduced on foreign status
production equipment. The application
indicates that the savings from FTZ
procedures would help improve the
facility’s international competitiveness.
In accordance with the Board’s
regulations, Pierre Duy of the FTZ Staff
is designated examiner to investigate the
application and report to the Board.
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions (original
and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the
Board’s Executive Secretary at the
address below. The closing period for
their receipt is October 17, 2008.
Rebuttal comments in response to
material submitted during the foregoing
period may be submitted during the
subsequent 15-day period to November
3, 2008.
A copy of the application and
accompanying exhibits will be available
for public inspection at each of the
following locations: U.S. Department of
Commerce Export Assistance Center,
Suite 106, 11405 N. Pennsylvania Street,
Carmel, Indiana 46032; and, Office of
the Executive Secretary, Foreign–Trade
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Zones Board, Room 2111, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,
DC 20230–0002. For further
information, contact Pierre Duy at
pierrelduy@ita.doc.gov, or (202) 482–
1378.
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Dated: August 12, 2008.
Faye Robinson,
Director.
Statutory Import Programs Staff Import
Administration.
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Dated: August 8, 2008.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Notice of Decision on Application for
Duty–Free Entry of Scientific
Instruments
This is a decision pursuant to Section
6(c) of the Educational, Scientific, and
Cultural Materials Importation Act of
1966 (Pub. L. 89–651, as amended by
Pub. L.106–36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part
301). Related records can be viewed
between 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. in
Room 2104, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave,
NW, Washington, D.C.
Comments: None received. Decision:
Approved. We know of no instruments
of equivalent scientific value to the
foreign instrument described below, for
such purposes as the instrument is
intended to be used, that was being
manufactured in the United States at the
time of its order.
Docket Number: 08–018. Applicant:
Washington University, St. Louis, MO
63130. Instrument: Modular Hot Cell COMECER Model MIP1–1P–1350.
Manufacturer: COMECER, Italy.
Intended Use: See notice at 73 FR
30377, May 27, 2008. Reasons: The
instrument has a sealed system for
isotope work which is separated from
the shielded door, which allows for the
opening of the door for training
purposes without compromising the
work area air quality. The separate
shield and door design also insures that
the door is not contaminated, and thus,
the user can open the door to survey the
hot cell for radioactivity without the
risk of contamination to the user and
trainees. This safety feature is specific to
this instrument and not available from
other U.S. manufacturers.
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Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide From
the People’s Republic of China: Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 18, 2008.
SUMMARY: On March 26, 2008, the
Department of Commerce (the
‘‘Department’’) published its
preliminary determination of sales at
less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’) in the
antidumping (‘‘AD’’) investigation of
electrolytic manganese dioxide (‘‘EMD’’)
from the People’s Republic of China
(‘‘PRC’’). The period of investigation
(‘‘POI’’) is January 1, 2007, through June
30, 2007. We invited interested parties
to comment on our preliminary
determination of sales at LTFV. Based
on our analysis of the comments we
received, we have made changes to our
calculations for the mandatory
respondent. We determine that EMD
from the PRC is being, or is likely to be,
sold in the United States at LTFV as
provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’). The
estimated margins of sales at LTFV are
shown in the ‘‘Final Determination
Margins’’ section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Eugene Degnan or Robert Bolling, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 8, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–0414 or (202) 482–
3434, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Washington University
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International Trade Administration
Case History
The Department published its
preliminary determination of sales at
LTFV on
March 26, 2008. See Electrolytic
Manganese Dioxide from the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Postponement of Final
Determination, 73 FR 15988 (March 26,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket 45-2008]
Foreign-Trade Zone 72 Indianapolis, IN, Application for Subzone
Status, GETRAG Transmission Manufacturing LLC (Automotive
Transmissions)
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board
(the Board) by the Indianapolis Airport Authority, grantee of FTZ 72,
requesting special-purpose subzone status for the automotive
transmission manufacturing plant of GETRAG Transmission Manufacturing
LLC (GETRAG), located in Tipton, Indiana. The application was submitted
pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended
(19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part
400). It was formally filed on August 8, 2008.
The GETRAG facility (up to 1,170 employees/103 acres/891,000
sq.ft.) is located at 5880 State Road 28 in Tipton
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(Tipton County), Indiana, about 50 miles north of Indianapolis. The
plant, currently under construction, will be used to produce dual-
clutch transmissions for automobiles and light trucks (up to 700,000
units annually) for export and the domestic market. The manufacturing
process at the facility involves machining, assembly, welding, and
testing using domestic and foreign-origin inputs. Components that would
be purchased from abroad (representing about 52% of total, by value) to
be used in manufacturing include: bearings, differentials, gear sets,
clutch assemblies and supports, electric control modules, oil pumps and
gears, solenoids, fasteners, lever assemblies, rod assemblies, pawls,
retainers, springs, retainers, bushings, articles of plastics, seals,
gear oil, grease, and adhesives (duty rate range: free 5.8%, 84[cent]/
bbl.).
FTZ procedures would exempt GETRAG from customs duty payments on
the foreign components used in export transmission production. On
domestic shipments transferred in-bond to U.S. automobile assembly
plants with subzone status, no duties would be paid on the foreign
transmission components used in automobile and light truck production
until the finished motor vehicles are entered for consumption, at which
time the finished automobile duty rate (2.5%) could be applied to the
foreign-origin components noted above. For the transmissions withdrawn
directly by GETRAG for customs entry, the finished transmission rate
(2.5%) could be applied to the foreign inputs. Customs duties also
could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign status production
equipment. The application indicates that the savings from FTZ
procedures would help improve the facility's international
competitiveness. In accordance with the Board's regulations, Pierre Duy
of the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to investigate the application
and report to the Board.
Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions
(original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive
Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is
October 17, 2008. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to November 3, 2008.
A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be
available for public inspection at each of the following locations:
U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center, Suite 106, 11405
N. Pennsylvania Street, Carmel, Indiana 46032; and, Office of the
Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
20230-0002. For further information, contact Pierre Duy at pierre_
duy@ita.doc.gov, or (202) 482-1378.
Dated: August 8, 2008.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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