Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application for Investment Assistance; Community Trade Adjustment Assistance Program, 68226-68227 [E9-30505]

Download as PDF 68226 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 245 / Wednesday, December 23, 2009 / Notices comments can be compiled, and analyzed prior to implementation. ADDRESSES: Forest Supervisor, Bighorn National Forest, 2013 Eastside Street, Sheridan, WY 82801. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Cope, Powder River Ranger District Recreation Staff Office, 307– 684–7806. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement Act (Title VII, Pub. L. 108–447) directed the Secretary of Agriculture to publish a six month advance notice in the Federal Register whenever new recreation fee areas are established. The Bighorn National Forest currently does not charge a fee at this location. The need for Standard Amenity Fees at West Tensleep Trailhead was identified during the Recreation Facility Analysis process completed in June 2008 and is proposed to be $10.00 per vehicle. All requirements for the collection of fees as stipulated in the Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement Act will be met for this site prior to fee implementation. Comments may be submitted to ‘‘comments-bighorn@fs.fed.us’’ with ‘‘West Tensleep Trailhead Fee Proposal’’ in the subject line. Dated: December 14, 2009. William T. Bass, Forest Supervisor, Bighorn National Forest. [FR Doc. E9–30312 Filed 12–22–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–M COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Membership of the USCCR Performance Review Board srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. ACTION: Notice of membership of the USCCR Performance Review Board. 16:41 Dec 22, 2009 Jkt 220001 Mary Johnson, Esq., General Counsel, National Mediation Board. William D. Spencer, Clerk of the Board, Merit Systems Protection Board. David M. Capozzi, Executive Director, U.S. Access Board. TinaLouise Martin, Director, Office of Management, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Dated: December 17, 2009. David P. Blackwood, General Counsel. [FR Doc. E9–30447 Filed 12–22–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6335–01–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economic Development Administration Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application for Investment Assistance; Community Trade Adjustment Assistance Program AGENCY: Economic Development Administration (EDA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 22, 2010. Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Jamie Lipsey, Room 7005, Economic Development Administration, Washington, DC 20230, telephone (202) 482–3467, facsimile (202) 482–5671 (or via the Internet at jlipsey@eda.doc.gov.). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ADDRESSES: SUMMARY: This notice announces the appointment of the Performance Review Board (PRB) of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Publication of PRB membership is required by 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4). The PRB provides fair and impartial review to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights’ Senior Executive Service performance appraisals and makes recommendations regarding performance ratings and performance awards to the Staff Director, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights for the FY 2009 rating year. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myrna Hernandez, Human Resources Specialist, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 624 9th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20425, (202) 376–8364. VerDate Nov<24>2008 USCCR Performance Review Board Members I. Abstract EDA’s mission is to lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting innovation and competitiveness, preparing American regions for growth and success in the PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 worldwide economy. To accomplish this mission, EDA administers several programs authorized under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ((42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) (PWEDA) and under chapters 3, 4, and 5 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.) (Trade Act)). The Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act (TGAAA), part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, amended chapter 4 of the Trade Act to establish the Community Trade Adjustment Assistance (Community TAA) Program, which is designed to assist U.S. communities suffering negative effects from trade impacts and will be administered by EDA. The amended Trade Act requires that a community have a Cognizable Certification, which is a certification by the Secretaries of Labor, Commerce, or Agriculture under the TAA for Workers, Firms, or Farmers programs, respectively and petition for EDA to make an Affirmative Determination that a community is significantly affected by the threat to, or loss of, jobs associated with the Cognizable Certification as a threshold before receiving a grant under the program. EDA plans to make such petitions as minimally burdensome as possible and to process petitions using the OMB-approved Application for Federal Assistance (Form SF–424) to reduce confusion and ensure standard information. EDA intends to request that a petitioning community complete Items 1–16 and 21 of Form SF–424. For Item 15, recipients will be required to complete a formula provided by EDA using their Civilian Labor Force (CLF) data, which is readily available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and provide a brief narrative describing the threat to, or loss of, jobs associated with a Cognizable Certification. Applicants also must identify the applicable Cognizable Certification upon which the community bases its petition or petition-application. For TAA Workers Cognizable Certifications, the applicant community must provide the TAA petition number associated with the Department of Labor’s certification decision. For TAA for Firms certifications, the applicant community must provide the name of the firm certified under the program and locator number in the official notification letter provided by the Department of Commerce to the certified firm. For TAA for Farmers certifications, the applicant community must provide the name of the certified agricultural commodity and the record identifier provided by the Department of Agriculture. Recipients do not have to E:\FR\FM\23DEN1.SGM 23DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 245 / Wednesday, December 23, 2009 / Notices complete Items 17, 18, and 19 of Form SF–424. Since the implementation portion of the Community TAA Program is similar to EDA’s existing economic development planning and construction programs, EDA plans to require communities that have received this Affirmative Determination to use OMBapproved Application for Investment Assistance (Form ED–900), to request planning and/or project implementation assistance. Form ED–900 also is required to apply for assistance under EDA’s other economic development programs authorized under PWEDA. All information collected using Form ED– 900 is necessary for EDA to evaluate whether proposed projects satisfy eligibility and programmatic requirements contained in PWEDA, the accompanying regulations codified in 13 CFR chapter III, and the applicable Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) announcement. As noted above, Form ED–900 also will be used to evaluate whether proposed projects satisfy eligibility and programmatic requirement contained in chapter 4 of the Trade Act, which establishes the Community TAA Program, EDA’s regulations as set out at 13 CFR part 313, and the applicable FFO. Form ED–900 was renewed in March 2009; however, an emergency request was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget due to the eligibility changes in the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Program as specified in the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act (TGAAA) of 2009, which reauthorized the program. OMB approved this emergency request on August 12, 2009, and because of the time constraints of the emergency request, a notice for public comment was not processed. The emergency request is valid for six months and this notice will begin the process to extend the approval. srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES II. Method of Collection Form ED–900 may be downloaded in Portable Document Format (PDF) from https://www.grants.gov. Form ED–900 may be submitted electronically via https://www.grants.gov or in hard copy to the applicable EDA regional office that serves the applicant’s state. a consortium of political subdivisions of a State. Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,225 [Community TAA Program: 350 respondents (of which 300 are expected to go on to file implementation grant applications following receipt of an Affirmative Determination from EDA). EDAP: 875 grant applications]. Estimated Time per Response: 21.35 hours [weighted average of 21.66 hours for 875 EDAP respondents, 2 hours for 50 Community TAA respondents filing petitions but not requesting implementation grant assistance, and 23.66 hours for Community TAA respondents filing petitions and requesting implementation grant assistance]. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 26,150. Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0. Jkt 220001 International Trade Administration [A–570–896] Magnesium Metal from the People’s Republic of China: Extension of Time for the Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. EFFECTIVE DATE: December 23, 2009. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurel LaCivita, 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) 482–4243. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: December 18, 2009. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E9–30505 Filed 12–22–09; 8:45 am] On April 1, 2009, the Department of Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) published in the Federal Register a notice for an opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on magnesium metal from the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’). See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review, 74 FR 14771 (April 1, 2009). Respondent, Tianjin Magnesium International Co., Ltd. (‘‘TMI’’), requested a review on April 27, 2009, and Petitioner, US Magnesium LLC (‘‘US Magnesium’’), requested a review of TMI on April 30, 2009. The Department published in the Federal Register a notice of initiation of an administrative review of TMI for the period April 1, 2008, through March 31, 2009. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 74 FR 25711 (May 29, 2009). Currently, the preliminary results of review are due no later than December 31, 2009. Extension of Time Limit of Preliminary Results BILLING CODE 3510–24–P OMB Control Number: 0610–0094. Form Number(s): ED–900. Type of Review: Regular submission. Affected Public: Local, county, or other political subdivision of a State or 16:41 Dec 22, 2009 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Background IV. Request for Comments III. Data VerDate Nov<24>2008 68227 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’), the Department shall make a preliminary determination in an administrative review of an antidumping duty order within 245 days after the last day of the anniversary month of the date of publication of the order. The Act further provides, however, that the Department may extend that 245-day period to 365 days if it determines it is not practicable to E:\FR\FM\23DEN1.SGM 23DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 23, 2009)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30505]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application for 
Investment Assistance; Community Trade Adjustment Assistance Program

AGENCY: Economic Development Administration (EDA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 22, 
2010.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at dHynek@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Jamie Lipsey, Room 7005, Economic Development 
Administration, Washington, DC 20230, telephone (202) 482-3467, 
facsimile (202) 482-5671 (or via the Internet at jlipsey@eda.doc.gov.).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    EDA's mission is to lead the federal economic development agenda by 
promoting innovation and competitiveness, preparing American regions 
for growth and success in the worldwide economy. To accomplish this 
mission, EDA administers several programs authorized under the Public 
Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ((42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) 
(PWEDA) and under chapters 3, 4, and 5 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2341 et seq.) (Trade Act)).
    The Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act (TGAAA), part 
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, amended chapter 
4 of the Trade Act to establish the Community Trade Adjustment 
Assistance (Community TAA) Program, which is designed to assist U.S. 
communities suffering negative effects from trade impacts and will be 
administered by EDA.
    The amended Trade Act requires that a community have a Cognizable 
Certification, which is a certification by the Secretaries of Labor, 
Commerce, or Agriculture under the TAA for Workers, Firms, or Farmers 
programs, respectively and petition for EDA to make an Affirmative 
Determination that a community is significantly affected by the threat 
to, or loss of, jobs associated with the Cognizable Certification as a 
threshold before receiving a grant under the program. EDA plans to make 
such petitions as minimally burdensome as possible and to process 
petitions using the OMB-approved Application for Federal Assistance 
(Form SF-424) to reduce confusion and ensure standard information. EDA 
intends to request that a petitioning community complete Items 1-16 and 
21 of Form SF-424. For Item 15, recipients will be required to complete 
a formula provided by EDA using their Civilian Labor Force (CLF) data, 
which is readily available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and 
provide a brief narrative describing the threat to, or loss of, jobs 
associated with a Cognizable Certification.
    Applicants also must identify the applicable Cognizable 
Certification upon which the community bases its petition or petition-
application. For TAA Workers Cognizable Certifications, the applicant 
community must provide the TAA petition number associated with the 
Department of Labor's certification decision. For TAA for Firms 
certifications, the applicant community must provide the name of the 
firm certified under the program and locator number in the official 
notification letter provided by the Department of Commerce to the 
certified firm. For TAA for Farmers certifications, the applicant 
community must provide the name of the certified agricultural commodity 
and the record identifier provided by the Department of Agriculture. 
Recipients do not have to

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complete Items 17, 18, and 19 of Form SF-424.
    Since the implementation portion of the Community TAA Program is 
similar to EDA's existing economic development planning and 
construction programs, EDA plans to require communities that have 
received this Affirmative Determination to use OMB-approved Application 
for Investment Assistance (Form ED-900), to request planning and/or 
project implementation assistance.
    Form ED-900 also is required to apply for assistance under EDA's 
other economic development programs authorized under PWEDA. All 
information collected using Form ED-900 is necessary for EDA to 
evaluate whether proposed projects satisfy eligibility and programmatic 
requirements contained in PWEDA, the accompanying regulations codified 
in 13 CFR chapter III, and the applicable Federal Funding Opportunity 
(FFO) announcement. As noted above, Form ED-900 also will be used to 
evaluate whether proposed projects satisfy eligibility and programmatic 
requirement contained in chapter 4 of the Trade Act, which establishes 
the Community TAA Program, EDA's regulations as set out at 13 CFR part 
313, and the applicable FFO.
    Form ED-900 was renewed in March 2009; however, an emergency 
request was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget due to the 
eligibility changes in the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms 
Program as specified in the Trade and Globalization Adjustment 
Assistance Act (TGAAA) of 2009, which reauthorized the program. OMB 
approved this emergency request on August 12, 2009, and because of the 
time constraints of the emergency request, a notice for public comment 
was not processed. The emergency request is valid for six months and 
this notice will begin the process to extend the approval.

II. Method of Collection

    Form ED-900 may be downloaded in Portable Document Format (PDF) 
from https://www.grants.gov. Form ED-900 may be submitted electronically 
via https://www.grants.gov or in hard copy to the applicable EDA 
regional office that serves the applicant's state.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0610-0094.
    Form Number(s): ED-900.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Local, county, or other political subdivision of a 
State or a consortium of political subdivisions of a State.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,225 [Community TAA Program: 350 
respondents (of which 300 are expected to go on to file implementation 
grant applications following receipt of an Affirmative Determination 
from EDA). EDAP: 875 grant applications].
    Estimated Time per Response: 21.35 hours [weighted average of 21.66 
hours for 875 EDAP respondents, 2 hours for 50 Community TAA 
respondents filing petitions but not requesting implementation grant 
assistance, and 23.66 hours for Community TAA respondents filing 
petitions and requesting implementation grant assistance].
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 26,150.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: December 18, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-30505 Filed 12-22-09; 8:45 am]
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