Census Advisory Committee of Professional Associations, 56547-56548 [E8-22725]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 189 / Monday, September 29, 2008 / Notices Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Guagliardo at 202–720–7312, e-mail Karen.W.Guagliardo@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action has been reviewed and determined not to be a rule or regulation as defined in Executive Order 12866 and Departmental Regulation 1512–1; therefore, the Executive Order and Departmental Regulation do not apply to this action. Section 7(f)(1) of the United States Grain Standards Act (Act) (7 U.S.C. 71– 87k) authorizes GIPSA’s Administrator to designate a qualified applicant to provide official services in a specified area after determining that the applicant is better able than any other applicant to provide such official services. Section 7(g)(1) of the Act provides that designations of official agencies shall end not later than triennially and may be renewed according to the criteria and procedures prescribed in Section 7(f) of the Act. GIPSA is asking for applicants to provide official services in unassigned areas of Texas. Pursuant to Section (7)(2) of the Act, the area being considered for assignment to the applicant or applicants selected for designation in Texas is as follows: Bounded on the north by the northern Young, Jack, Montague, Cooke, Grayson, Fannin, Lamar, Red River, Morris, and Marion County lines east to the Texas State line; Bounded on the east by the eastern Texas State line south to the southern Shelby County line; Bounded on the south by the southern Shelby, Rusk, Smith, Henderson, Navarro, Hill, Bosque, Hamilton, and Mills County lines west to the western Mills county line; Bounded on the west by the western Mills, Comanche, Eastland, Stephens, and Young County lines north to the northern Young County line. Opportunity for designation. Interested persons are hereby given the opportunity to apply for designation to provide official services in the geographic areas specified above under the provisions of Section 7(f) of the Act and section 800.196(d) (7 CFR 800.196(d)) of the regulations. Designation in the specified geographic areas is for a period of no more than 3 years. To apply for designation, contact the Compliance Division at the address listed above for forms and information, or obtain applications at the GIPSA Web site, https://www.gipsa.usda.gov. Applications, comments, and other available information will be considered in determining which applicant will be designated. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:48 Sep 26, 2008 Jkt 214001 James E. Link, Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. [FR Doc. E8–22870 Filed 9–26–08; 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: International Trade Administration. Title: Trade Fair Certification Program Application. OMB Control Number: 0625–0130. Form Number(s): ITA–4100P. Type of Request: Regular submission. Burden Hours: 360. Number of Respondents: 120. Average Hours per Response: 3. Needs and Uses: The Trade Fair Certification Program provides endorsement and support for private trade show organizers, trade associations, U.S. agents of foreign fair authorities, and other entities to organize and manage a U.S. Pavilion at a foreign trade show. The form is used to apply for certification of their ability to perform this task. The TFC Program uses information from the form to evaluate if both the show and the organizer meet the Department’s high standards such as recruiting, delivering show services, attracting small and medium-sized firms, booth pricing, and being an appropriate marketing venue for U.S. firms. The form asks the organizer to respond to twenty-three questions ranging from simple name and address to pricing options to outlining their experience and marketing plans. Potential exhibitors look to trade fair certification to ensure they are participating in a viable show with a reliable organizer. The form also includes information on where to apply, procedures and commitment by the applicant to abide by the terms set forth for program participation. Affected Public: Business or other for profit organizations; not-for-profit institutions. Frequency: On occasion. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits. OMB Desk Officer: Wendy Liberante, (202) 395–3647. PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 56547 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 Wendy Liberante, OMB Desk Officer, Fax number (202) 395–7285 or via the Internet at Wendy_L._Liberante@omb.eop.gov. Dated: September 24, 2008. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E8–22782 Filed 9–26–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of the Census Census Advisory Committee of Professional Associations Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (U.S. Census Bureau) is giving notice of a meeting of the Census Advisory Committee of Professional Associations. The Committee will address policy, research, and technical issues related to 2010 Decennial Census programs. The Committee also will discuss several economic initiatives, demographic program topics, as well as issues pertaining to 2010 communications. Last-minute changes to the agenda are possible, which could prevent giving advance public notice of schedule adjustments. October 16–17, 2008. On October 16, the meeting will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. and adjourn at approximately 5 p.m. On October 17, the meeting will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. and adjourn at approximately 12 noon. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri Green, Committee Liaison Officer, Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H153, Washington, DC 20233, telephone 301–763–6590. For TTY callers, please use the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339. DATES: E:\FR\FM\29SEN1.SGM 29SEN1 56548 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 189 / Monday, September 29, 2008 / Notices The Census Advisory Committee of Professional Associations is composed of 36 members, appointed by the presidents of the American Economic Association, the American Statistical Association, and the Population Association of America, and the Chairperson of the Board of the American Marketing Association. The Committee addresses Census Bureau programs and activities related to each respective Association’s area of expertise. The Committee has been established in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title 5, United States Code, Appendix 2, Section 10(a)(b)). The meeting is open to the public, and a brief period is set aside for public comment and questions. Persons with extensive questions or statements must submit them in writing at least three days before the meeting to the Committee Liaison Officer named above. Seating is available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign-language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should also be directed to the Committee Liaison Officer as soon as known, preferably two weeks prior to the meeting. Due to increased security and for access to the meeting, please call 301– 763–3231 upon arrival at the Census Bureau on the day of the meeting. A photo ID must be presented in order to receive your visitor’s badge. Visitors are not allowed beyond the first floor. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: September 22, 2008. Steve H. Murdock, Director, Bureau of the Census. [FR Doc. E8–22725 Filed 9–26–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P more effectively for current economic analysis and recent statistical developments in national accounting. DATES: Friday, November 7, 2008, the meeting will begin at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 3:30 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Bureau of Economic Analysis at 1441 L St., NW., Washington, DC. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Newman, Media and Outreach Lead, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; telephone number: (202) 606–9265. Public Participation: This meeting is open to the public. Because of security procedures, anyone planning to attend the meeting must contact Jeffrey Newman of BEA at (202) 606–9265 in advance. The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for foreign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Jeffrey Newman at (202) 606–9265. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established September 2, 1999. The Committee advises the Director of BEA on matters related to the development and improvement of BEA’s national, regional, industry, and international economic accounts, especially in areas of new and rapidly growing economic activities arising from innovative and advancing technologies, and provides recommendations from the perspectives of the economics profession, business, and government. This will be the Committee’s seventeenth meeting. Dated: September 23, 2008. Rosemary D. Marcuss, Deputy Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis. [FR Doc. E8–22872 Filed 9–26–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–06–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economics and Statistics Administration DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463 as amended by Pub. L. 94–409, Pub. L. 96–523, Pub. L. 97–375 and Pub. L. 105–153), we are announcing a meeting of the Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee. The meeting will address ways in which the national economic accounts can be presented VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:48 Sep 26, 2008 Jkt 214001 [A–588–046] Polychloroprene Rubber From Japan: Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review, and Intent To Revoke Antidumping Duty Finding, in Part Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On August 4, 2008, the Department of Commerce (the Department) received a request from the petitioner, DuPont Performance AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Elastomers L.L.C. (DPE) 1 for a changed circumstances review and a request to revoke, in part, the antidumping duty (AD) finding on certain polychloroprene rubber products from Japan. In its August 4, 2008 request, DPE stated that it no longer has any interest in antidumping relief from imports of such polychloroprene rubber with respect to the subject merchandise defined in the ‘‘Scope of the Finding’’ section below. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Effective Date: September 29, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Summer Avery, AD/CVD Operations, Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4052. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On December 6, 1973, the Department of the Treasury published, in the Federal Register (38 FR 33593), the AD finding on polychloroprene rubber from Japan. On September 29, 2006, the Department amended the scope of the AD finding. Polychloroprene Rubber from Japan: Final Changed Circumstances Review and Determination to Revoke Finding in Part, 71 FR 57470 (September 29, 2006). On August 4, 2008, DPE requested revocation, in part, of the AD finding with respect to aqueous dispersions of 2-chlorobutadiene-1,3 homopolymers, where the polymer content of the dispersion is between 55 weight percent and 61 weight percent and the dispersed homopolymer contains less than 10 weight percent of a tetrahydrofuraninsoluble fraction, because DPE stated that it no longer has any interest in antidumping relief from those imports. Scope of the Finding Imports covered by this finding are shipments of polychloroprene rubber, an oil resistant synthetic rubber also known as polymerized chlorobutadiene or neoprene, currently classifiable under items 4002.41.00, 4002.49.00, and 1 DPE is the sole petitioner in this antidumping proceeding. See Polychloroprene Rubber From Japan: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Finding. 69 FR 64276 (November 4, 2004), DPE has been the sole U.S. producer of polychloroprene rubber since 1998. when Bayer Group closed its polychloroprene rubber plant in Houston, Texas. See Polychloroprene Rubber from Japan, Inv. No. AA– 1921–129 (Second Review), U.S. ITC Pub. 3786 (June 2005), at 4–5. E:\FR\FM\29SEN1.SGM 29SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 189 (Monday, September 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56547-56548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22725]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census


Census Advisory Committee of Professional Associations

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (U.S. Census Bureau) is giving notice 
of a meeting of the Census Advisory Committee of Professional 
Associations. The Committee will address policy, research, and 
technical issues related to 2010 Decennial Census programs. The 
Committee also will discuss several economic initiatives, demographic 
program topics, as well as issues pertaining to 2010 communications. 
Last-minute changes to the agenda are possible, which could prevent 
giving advance public notice of schedule adjustments.

DATES: October 16-17, 2008. On October 16, the meeting will begin at 
approximately 8:30 a.m. and adjourn at approximately 5 p.m. On October 
17, the meeting will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. and adjourn at 
approximately 12 noon.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 
Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri Green, Committee Liaison Officer, 
Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H153, Washington, DC 
20233, telephone 301-763-6590. For TTY callers, please use the Federal 
Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Census Advisory Committee of 
Professional Associations is composed of 36 members, appointed by the 
presidents of the American Economic Association, the American 
Statistical Association, and the Population Association of America, and 
the Chairperson of the Board of the American Marketing Association. The 
Committee addresses Census Bureau programs and activities related to 
each respective Association's area of expertise. The Committee has been 
established in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(Title 5, United States Code, Appendix 2, Section 10(a)(b)).
    The meeting is open to the public, and a brief period is set aside 
for public comment and questions. Persons with extensive questions or 
statements must submit them in writing at least three days before the 
meeting to the Committee Liaison Officer named above. Seating is 
available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign-language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should also be directed to the Committee Liaison Officer as soon as 
known, preferably two weeks prior to the meeting.
    Due to increased security and for access to the meeting, please 
call 301-763-3231 upon arrival at the Census Bureau on the day of the 
meeting. A photo ID must be presented in order to receive your 
visitor's badge. Visitors are not allowed beyond the first floor.

    Dated: September 22, 2008.
Steve H. Murdock,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
[FR Doc. E8-22725 Filed 9-26-08; 8:45 am]
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