Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 45609-45610 [E9-21273]

Download as PDF 45609 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 170 / Thursday, September 3, 2009 / Notices compiled by RUS for the reporting period ending December 31, 2008: MEDIAN DEPRECIATION RATES FOR RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE BORROWERS BY EQUIPMENT CATEGORY FOR PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2008 Depreciation rate Telecommunications plant category 1. Land and Support Assets: a. Motor vehicles .......................................................................................................................................................................... b. Aircraft ...................................................................................................................................................................................... c. Special purpose vehicles .......................................................................................................................................................... d. Garage and other work equipment .......................................................................................................................................... e. Buildings ................................................................................................................................................................................... f. Furniture and office equipment ................................................................................................................................................. g. General purpose computers ..................................................................................................................................................... 2. Central Office Switching: a. Digital ........................................................................................................................................................................................ b. Analog & Electro-mechanical ................................................................................................................................................... c. Operator Systems ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3. Central Office Transmission: a. Radio Systems ......................................................................................................................................................................... b. Circuit equipment ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4. Information origination/termination: a. Station apparatus ..................................................................................................................................................................... b. Customer premises wiring ........................................................................................................................................................ c. Large private branch exchanges .............................................................................................................................................. d. Public telephone terminal equipment ....................................................................................................................................... e. Other terminal equipment ......................................................................................................................................................... 5. Cable and wire facilities: a. Aerial cable—poles .................................................................................................................................................................. b. Aerial cable—metal .................................................................................................................................................................. c. Aerial cable—fiber .................................................................................................................................................................... d. Underground cable—metal ...................................................................................................................................................... e. Underground cable—fiber ........................................................................................................................................................ f. Buried cable—metal .................................................................................................................................................................. g. Buried cable—fiber ................................................................................................................................................................... h. Conduit systems ....................................................................................................................................................................... i. Other .......................................................................................................................................................................................... Dated: August 7, 2009. Jonathan Adelstein, Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. [FR Doc. E9–21235 Filed 9–2–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–15–P COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Sunshine Act Notice United States Commission on Civil Rights. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: DATE AND TIME: Friday, September 11, 2009; 9:30 a.m. EDT. PLACE: 624 9th St., NW., Room 540, Washington, DC 20425. pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES Meeting Agenda This meeting is open to the public. I. Approval of Agenda II. Approval of Minutes of August 7, 2009 Meeting III. Announcements IV. Staff Director’s Report V. Program Planning • Discussion of 2010 Statutory Report Topic Ideas VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:27 Sep 02, 2009 Jkt 217001 • Discussion of Potential FY 2010 Clearinghouse Reports and Briefings • Briefing Report on Title IX in Intercollegiate Athletics: Accommodating Interests and Abilities • Update on Status of Document Request to Government Agencies Regarding their Civil Rights Enforcement Activities • Update on Status of Briefing Reports VI. State Advisory Committee Issues • Iowa SAC • Nevada SAC VII. 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. PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 16.00 11.25 12.00 10.00 3.28 10.00 20.00 8.83 9.66 9.00 9.42 10.00 11.90 10.00 11.65 11.00 10.20 6.25 5.90 5.10 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 3.50 6.00 Dated: September 1, 2009. David Blackwood, General Counsel. [FR Doc. E9–21446 Filed 9–1–09; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6335–01–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: Advocacy Questionnaire. OMB Control Number: 0625–0220. Form Number(s): ITA–4133P. Type of Request: Regular submission. Burden Hours: 200. Number of Respondents: 400. Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes. E:\FR\FM\03SEN1.SGM 03SEN1 pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES 45610 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 170 / Thursday, September 3, 2009 / Notices Needs and Uses: The International Trade Administration’s (ITA) Advocacy Center marshals Federal resources to assist U.S. firms competing for foreign government procurements worldwide. The Advocacy Center works closely with the Trade Promotion Coordination Committee, which is chaired by the Secretary of Commerce, and includes 19 Federal agencies involved in export promotion. Advocacy assistance is wide and varied, but most often it is used to assist U.S. companies that must deal with foreign governments or governmentowned entities to win or maintain business transactions in foreign markets. The Advocacy Center’s goal is to ensure opportunities for American companies in the international marketplace. The purpose of the Advocacy Questionnaire is to collect the information necessary to evaluate whether it would be appropriate to provide USG advocacy assistance on a given transaction. The Advocacy Center, appropriate ITA officials, officers/ Ambassadors at U.S. Embassies/ Consulates worldwide and other federal agencies that provide advocacy support to U.S. companies, request companies seeking USG advocacy support to complete the questionnaire. The information derived from a completed questionnaire is critical in helping the Advocacy Center determine whether it is in the U.S. national interest to advocate on a specific transaction. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Frequency: On occasion. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. OMB Desk Officer: Wendy L. Liberante, Phone (202) 395–3647. 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) 395–5167 or via the Internet at Wendy_L._Liberante@omb.eop.gov Dated: August 31, 2009. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E9–21273 Filed 9–2–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:27 Sep 02, 2009 Jkt 217001 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: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Title: Basic Requirements for Special Exception Permits and Authorizations to Take, Import and Export Marine Mammals, and Endangered and Threatened Species, and for Maintaining a Captive Marine Mammal Inventory Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Fur Seal Act, and the Endangered Species Act. OMB Control Number: 0648–0084. Form Number(s): NOAA 89–880. Type of Request: Regular submission. Number of Respondents: 514. Average Hours Per Response: Scientific research and/or enhancement (SR/EN) permit application, 50 hours; public display (PD) permit application, 30 hours; photography (PH) and general authorization for research permit applications, 10 hours; major amendments to existing permits and authorizations, 35 hours; minor amendments and general authorization changes, 3 hours; SR/EN reports, 12 hours; PD and PH reports and PD inventories, 2 hours; general authorization reports, 8 hours; recordkeeping associated with each report, 2 hours; notification of retention or transfer of rehabilitated animals, 2 hours. Burden Hours: 7,716. Needs and Uses: The information in this collection will be used to determine whether a proposed activity is consistent with the requirements of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, Fur Seal Act, and Endangered Species Act for issuance of permits and authorizations for research, enhancement, photography, and public display. Reports on activities are also required. The respondents will be researchers, photographers, other members of the general public, and holders of marine mammals in public display facilities. Affected Public: Individuals or households; not-for-profit institutions; business or other for-profit organizations. Frequency: Annually. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395–3897. PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 (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: August 31, 2009. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E9–21275 Filed 9–2–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–533–838] Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 From India: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerrold Freeman or Richard Rimlinger, AD/CVD Operations, Office 5, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0180 or (202) 482– 4477, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background At the request of interested parties, the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on carbazole violet pigment 23 from India for the period December 1, 2007, through November 30, 2008. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part, 74 FR 5821 (February 2, 2009). Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires the Department to make a preliminary determination within 245 days after the last day of the anniversary month of an E:\FR\FM\03SEN1.SGM 03SEN1

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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 provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: International Trade Administration.
    Title: Advocacy Questionnaire.
    OMB Control Number: 0625-0220.
    Form Number(s): ITA-4133P.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 200.
    Number of Respondents: 400.
    Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.

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    Needs and Uses: The International Trade Administration's (ITA) 
Advocacy Center marshals Federal resources to assist U.S. firms 
competing for foreign government procurements worldwide. The Advocacy 
Center works closely with the Trade Promotion Coordination Committee, 
which is chaired by the Secretary of Commerce, and includes 19 Federal 
agencies involved in export promotion.
    Advocacy assistance is wide and varied, but most often it is used 
to assist U.S. companies that must deal with foreign governments or 
government-owned entities to win or maintain business transactions in 
foreign markets. The Advocacy Center's goal is to ensure opportunities 
for American companies in the international marketplace.
    The purpose of the Advocacy Questionnaire is to collect the 
information necessary to evaluate whether it would be appropriate to 
provide USG advocacy assistance on a given transaction. The Advocacy 
Center, appropriate ITA officials, officers/Ambassadors at U.S. 
Embassies/Consulates worldwide and other federal agencies that provide 
advocacy support to U.S. companies, request companies seeking USG 
advocacy support to complete the questionnaire. The information derived 
from a completed questionnaire is critical in helping the Advocacy 
Center determine whether it is in the U.S. national interest to 
advocate on a specific transaction.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Wendy L. Liberante, Phone (202) 395-3647.
    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) 395-5167 or via 
the Internet at Wendy_L._Liberante@omb.eop.gov

    Dated: August 31, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-21273 Filed 9-2-09; 8:45 am]
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