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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 140 / Thursday, July 23, 2009 / Notices erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES environmental review compliance requirements in accordance with its statutory and regulatory obligations. The agency’s environmental policies and procedures are codified in 7 CFR Part 1794. All relevant environmental compliance requirements are integrated in the above regulation, including the National Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act and Endangered Species Act compliance processes. All WEP applicants are required to integrate environmental factors, along with other technical and financial considerations into early project planning and design. The agency has guidance documents for applicants posted on the following webpage— https://www.usda.gov/rus/water/ees/ bulletin.htm. The environmental review process must be complete, including all public notice requirements prior to funding any proposals. 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State Advisory Committee Issues • Arizona SAC • Hawaii SAC • Michigan SAC • Utah SAC III. Program Planning • Update on National Civil Rights Conference IV. Adjourn CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Lenore Ostrowsky, Acting Chief, Public Affairs Unit, (202) 376– 8591. TDD: (202) 376–8116. Persons with a disability requiring special services, such as an interpreter for the hearing impaired, should contact Pamela Dunston at least seven days prior to the meeting at 202–376–8105. TDD: (202) 376–8116. Dated: July 21, 2009. David Blackwood, General Counsel. [FR Doc. E9–17726 Filed 7–21–09; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6335–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 36455 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 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). OMB Control Number: 0660–0021. Agency Form Number: None. Type of Request: Emergency submission. Burden Hours: 581. Average Time per Response: 38 seconds. Number of Respondents: 55,000. Needs and Uses: NTIA proposes to add five questions to the Census Bureau’s October 2009 Current Population Survey (CPS) in order to gather reliable data on broadband (also known as high-speed Internet) use by U.S. households. The Administration is committed to providing broadband service to every community in America. To that end, the Administration is working with Congress, NTIA, the Federal Communications Commission, Rural Utilities Service, the States, and other parties to develop and implement 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, but also 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 usage data, moreover, will occur in conjunction with Census’ scheduled October CPS, thereby significantly reducing the potential burdens on the Bureau and the households surveyed. The questions on Internet usage were included in seven 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. The General Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued reports E:\FR\FM\23JYN1.SGM 23JYN1 36456 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 140 / Thursday, July 23, 2009 / Notices noting the lack of useful broadband data for policymakers, and Congress passed legislation—the Broadband Data Improvement Act in 2008 and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009—wholly or partly in response to such criticisms. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has ranked the United States a disappointing number 18 in household broadband access despite a period of rapid growth in the technology’s penetration. The OECD has noted that the user data they are using to benchmark the United States is from 2007 as they have no other current official data from the United States. Modifying the October CPS to include NTIA’s requested broadband data will allow the Commerce Department and NTIA to respond to make more informed grant decisions, to respond to 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: Nicholas A. Fraser, (202) 395–5887. 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 7845, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent by August 13, 2009 to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, e-mail Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov or Fax number (202) 395–5167. Dated: July 17, 2009. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E9–17508 Filed 7–22–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–60–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES [A–570–878] Saccharin from the People’s Republic of China: Notice of Initiation of Changed Circumstances Review AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (‘‘Department’’) has received VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:01 Jul 22, 2009 Jkt 217001 information sufficient to warrant initiation of a changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on saccharin from the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’). Based upon a request filed by PMC Specialties Group, Inc. (‘‘PMCSG’’), the Department is initiating a changed circumstances review to determine whether the domestic industry is in fact no longer interested in this order and to potentially revoke the antidumping duty order in this proceeding. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 23, 2009. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Giselle Cubillos or Charles Riggle, 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) 482–1778 and (202) 482–0650, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 9, 2003, the Department published in the Federal Register an antidumping duty order on saccharin from the PRC.1 On June 8, 2009, the Department published the continuation of antidumping duty order on saccharin from the PRC.2 On June 4, 2009, the Department received a request on behalf of PMCSG for a changed circumstances review to revoke the antidumping duty order on saccharin from the PRC. As part of its submission, PMCSG requested that the Department combine the notice of initiation with a preliminary determination to revoke the Saccharin Order. On July 9, 2009, the Department received a letter opposing the request for a changed circumstances review from Kinetic Industries (‘‘Kinetic’’).3 Kinetic claimed that it produces saccharin through a third party toller in the United States and that both parties, Kinetic and its toll producer, are interested parties as domestic producers of saccharin. Both Kinetic and its toll producer requested that the Department not issue an expedited preliminary determination in this changed circumstances review. 1 See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Saccharin from the People’s Republic of China, 68 FR 40906 (June 9, 2003) (‘‘Saccharin Order’’). 2 See Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order on Saccharin from the People’s Republicof China, 74 FR 27089 (June 8, 2009). 3 Although Kinetic filed a letter opposing PMCSG’s request for changed circumstances review on July 2, 2009, the Department rejected that letter because it did not contain the appropriate certifications. The Department requested that Kinetic re-file its submission by July 10, 2009. On July 9, 2009, Kinetic refiled its submission with the appropriate certifications. PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Scope of the Order The product covered by this antidumping duty order is saccharin. Saccharin is defined as a non–nutritive sweetener used in beverages and foods, personal care products such as toothpaste, table top sweeteners, and animal feeds. It is also used in metalworking fluids. There are four primary chemical compositions of saccharin: (1) Sodium saccharin (American Chemical Society Chemical Abstract Service (‘‘CAS’’) Registry 128– 44–9); (2) calcium saccharin (CAS Registry 6485–34–3); (3) acid (or insoluble) saccharin (CAS Registry 81– 07–2); and (4) research grade saccharin. Most of the U.S.-produced and imported grades of saccharin from the PRC are sodium and calcium saccharin, which are available in granular, powder, spray–dried powder, and liquid forms. The merchandise subject to this order is currently classifiable under subheading 2925.11.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) and includes all types of saccharin imported under this HTSUS subheading, including research and specialized grades. Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the Department’s written description of the scope of this order remains dispositive. Initiation of Changed Circumstances Review Pursuant to section 751(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the ‘‘Act’’), the Department may revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, in whole or in part, based on a review under section 751(b) of the Act (i.e., a changed circumstances review) where the Department determines that producers accounting for substantially all of the production of the domestic like product have expressed a lack of interest in the continuance of an order. Section 751(b)(1) of the Act requires a changed circumstances review to be conducted upon receipt of information concerning, or a request from an interested party for a review of, an antidumping duty order, which shows changed circumstances sufficient to warrant a review of the order. Additionally, section 751(b)(4) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216(c) state that the Department shall not conduct a review less than 24 months after the date of publication of notice of the final determination in the original investigation. As noted above, PMCSG filed its request for a changed circumstances review on June 4, 2009, well over 24 months after the publication of the final determination E:\FR\FM\23JYN1.SGM 23JYN1

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[FR Doc No: E9-17508]


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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 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).
    OMB Control Number: 0660-0021.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    Type of Request: Emergency submission.
    Burden Hours: 581.
    Average Time per Response: 38 seconds.
    Number of Respondents: 55,000.
    Needs and Uses: NTIA proposes to add five questions to the Census 
Bureau's October 2009 Current Population Survey (CPS) in order to 
gather reliable data on broadband (also known as high-speed Internet) 
use by U.S. households. The Administration is committed to providing 
broadband service to every community in America. To that end, the 
Administration is working with Congress, NTIA, the Federal 
Communications Commission, Rural Utilities Service, the States, and 
other parties to develop and implement 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, but also 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 usage data, moreover, will 
occur in conjunction with Census' scheduled October CPS, thereby 
significantly reducing the potential burdens on the Bureau and the 
households surveyed. The questions on Internet usage were included in 
seven 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. The General Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued reports

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noting the lack of useful broadband data for policymakers, and Congress 
passed legislation--the Broadband Data Improvement Act in 2008 and the 
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009--wholly or partly in 
response to such criticisms. The Organization for Economic Cooperation 
and Development (OECD) has ranked the United States a disappointing 
number 18 in household broadband access despite a period of rapid 
growth in the technology's penetration. The OECD has noted that the 
user data they are using to benchmark the United States is from 2007 as 
they have no other current official data from the United States. 
Modifying the October CPS to include NTIA's requested broadband data 
will allow the Commerce Department and NTIA to respond to make more 
informed grant decisions, to respond to 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: Nicholas A. Fraser, (202) 395-5887.
    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 7845, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent by August 13, 2009 to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB 
Desk Officer, e-mail Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov or Fax number 
(202) 395-5167.

    Dated: July 17, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-17508 Filed 7-22-09; 8:45 am]
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