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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0010]
Notice of Request for Reinstatement of
an Information Collection; National
Animal Health Monitoring System;
Feedlot 2011 Study
Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Reinstatement of an information
collection; comment request.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service’s intention to
request a reinstatement of an
information collection to support the
National Animal Health Monitoring
Feedlot 2011 Study.
DATES: We will consider all comments
that we receive on or before April 18,
2011.
SUMMARY:
You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/
component/
main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS–
2011–0010 to submit or view comments
and to view supporting and related
materials available electronically.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send one copy of your comment
to Docket No. APHIS–2011–0010,
Regulatory Analysis and Development,
PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700
River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD
20737–1238. Please state that your
comment refers to Docket No. APHIS–
2011–0010.
Reading Room: You may read any
comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading
room is located in room 1141 of the
USDA South Building, 14th Street and
Independence Avenue, SW.,
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Washington, DC. Normal reading room
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except holidays. To be
sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 690–2817 before
coming.
Other Information: Additional
information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at
https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the Feedlot 2011 Study,
contact Mr. Chris Quatrano, Industry
Analyst, Centers for Epidemiology and
Animal Health, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre
Avenue, Building B MS 2E7, Fort
Collins, CO 80526; 970–494–7207. For
copies of more detailed information on
the information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information
Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851–
2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Animal Health
Monitoring System; Feedlot 2011 Study.
OMB Number: 0579–0079.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of an
information collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.),
the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) is
authorized, among other things, to
protect the health of our Nation’s
livestock and poultry populations by
preventing the introduction and
interstate spread of serious diseases and
pests of livestock and for eradicating
such diseases from the United States
when feasible.
In connection with this mission,
APHIS would like to reinstate the 2011
Feedlot Study, which will be used to
collect information to:
• Describe changes in management
practices and animal health in feedlots;
• Describe the management practices
in feedlots that impact product quality;
• Identify factors associated with
shedding of potential foodborne
pathogens or commensal organisms by
feedlot cattle;
• Describe antimicrobial usage in
feedlots; and
• Describe biosecurity practices and
capabilities in feedlots.
The Feedlot 2011 study will consist of
several on-farm questionnaires that will
be administered by APHIS-designated
data collectors. The information
collected through the Feedlot 2011
study will be analyzed and used to:
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• Direct producer education;
• Identify research gaps;
• Facilitate education of future
producers and veterinarians;
• Assess quality assurance programs;
and
• Help with policy formation.
We are asking the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve our use of this information
collection activity for 2 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
comments from the public (as well as
agencies) concerning our information
collection. These comments will help
us:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the
information collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
information collection on those who are
to respond, through use, as appropriate,
of automated, electronic, mechanical,
and other collection technologies, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Estimate of burden: The public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average
0.5938775 hours per response.
Respondents: Feedlot managers,
feedlot owners, feedlot operators.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 4,900.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of response
hours: 4,900.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 2,910 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours
may not equal the product of the annual
number of responses multiplied by the
reporting burden per response.)
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
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Done in Washington, DC, this 14th day of
February 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[FR Doc. 2011–3610 Filed 2–16–11; 8:45 am]
Foreign-Trade Zone 274—Butte-Silver
Bow, MT; Application for
Manufacturing Authority REC Silicon
(Polysilicon and Silane Gas) Butte, MT
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Secretary
Request for Comments on the Strategy
for American Innovation
Office of the Secretary,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
Notice and Request for
Information; Correction.
ACTION:
On February 4, 2011, the
Department of Commerce published a
Request for Information (FRI) seeking
input on a range of policy matters that
can affect our innovativeness and
competitiveness but particularly the
Administration’s Innovation Strategy
(see https://www.Commerce.gov/
competes for a link to the report). Due
to an inadvertent error, that RFI
contained an incorrect e-mail address
where the public may submit comments
and an incorrect phone number for the
public contact. This notice provides the
correct e-mail address and contact
phone number. The public may submit
e-mail comments to
competitiveness@doc.gov and may
contact Sabrina L. Montes at 202–482–
6495 for any questions on the notice.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be postmarked
or submitted by no later than April 1,
2011.
DATES:
You may submit comments,
identified by ‘‘Innovation Strategy RFI’’
by any of the following methods:
ADDRESSES:
E-mail: competitiveness@doc.gov. Mail:
Office of the Chief Economist, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue, NW., HCHB
Room 4852, Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Sabrina L. Montes: e-mail
SMontes@doc.gov; telephone 202–482–
6495.
Dated: February 9, 2011.
John Connor,
Office of the Secretary of Commerce.
[FR Doc. 2011–3560 Filed 2–16–11; 8:45 am]
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Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket 10–2011]
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the
Board) by the City and County of ButteSilver Bow, grantee of FTZ 274,
requesting manufacturing authority on
behalf of REC Silicon, located in Butte,
Montana. 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 February
11, 2011.
The REC Silicon facility (300
employees, 3,450 metric ton capacity) is
located within Site 1 of FTZ 274. The
facility is used for the manufacturing of
polysilicon and silane gas for the
photovoltaic industry using domestic
and imported silicon metal (duty rate
5.3–5.5%). Materials sourced from
abroad represent 8% of the value of the
finished polysilicon and 5% of the
value of the finished silane gas. REC
Silicon has indicated that they will not
admit foreign status silicon metal
subject to antidumping or
countervailing duty orders into the
facility and would accept a restriction
on such admissions.
FTZ procedures could exempt REC
Silicon from customs duty payments on
the foreign components used in export
production. The company anticipates
that some 95% of the plant’s shipments
will be exported. On its domestic sales,
REC Silicon would be able to choose the
duty rates during customs entry
procedures that apply to polysilicon and
silane gas (duty rate ranges from dutyfree to 3.7%) for the imported silicon
metal noted above. FTZ designation
would further allow REC Silicon to
realize logistical benefits through the
use of weekly customs entry procedures.
Customs duties also could possibly be
deferred or reduced on foreign status
production equipment. The request
indicates that the savings from FTZ
procedures would help improve the
plant’s international competitiveness.
In accordance with the Board’s
regulations, Elizabeth Whiteman of the
FTZ Staff is designated examiner to
evaluate and analyze the facts and
information presented in the application
and case record and to report findings
and recommendations to the Board.
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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 April 18, 2011. Rebuttal
comments in response to material
submitted during the foregoing period
may be submitted during the subsequent
15-day period to May 3, 2011.
A copy of the application will be
available for public inspection at the
Office of the Executive Secretary,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading
Room’’ section of the Board’s Web site,
which is accessible via https://
www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact
Elizabeth Whiteman at
Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202)
482–0473.
Dated: February 11, 2011.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011–3641 Filed 2–16–11; 8:45 am]
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[Docket No. 100603239–0275–02]
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife;
90-Day Finding on a Petition To List
Alabama Shad as Threatened or
Endangered Under the Endangered
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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
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ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition
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AGENCY:
We (NMFS) announce a 90day finding on a petition to list Alabama
shad (Alosa alabamae) as threatened or
endangered and designate critical
habitat under the ESA. We find that the
petition does not present substantial
scientific or commercial information
indicating that the petitioned actions
may be warranted.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the petition and
related materials are available upon
request from the Assistant Regional
Administrator, Protected Resources
Division, Southeast Regional Office,
NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, St.
Petersburg, FL 33701, or on the NMFS
Southeast Region’s Web site at https://
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2011-0010]
Notice of Request for Reinstatement of an Information Collection;
National Animal Health Monitoring System; Feedlot 2011 Study
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Reinstatement of an information collection; comment request.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
intention to request a reinstatement of an information collection to
support the National Animal Health Monitoring Feedlot 2011 Study.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before April
18, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2011-0010 to submit or view comments and
to view supporting and related materials available electronically.
Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Please send one copy of
your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2011-0010, Regulatory Analysis and
Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to
Docket No. APHIS-2011-0010.
Reading Room: You may read any comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading room is located in room 1141 of
the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to
help you, please call (202) 690-2817 before coming.
Other Information: Additional information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the Feedlot 2011
Study, contact Mr. Chris Quatrano, Industry Analyst, Centers for
Epidemiology and Animal Health, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building
B MS 2E7, Fort Collins, CO 80526; 970-494-7207. For copies of more
detailed information on the information collection, contact Mrs.
Celeste Sickles, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301)
851-2908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Animal Health Monitoring System; Feedlot 2011
Study.
OMB Number: 0579-0079.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of an information collection.
Abstract: Under the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et
seq.), the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorized, among
other things, to protect the health of our Nation's livestock and
poultry populations by preventing the introduction and interstate
spread of serious diseases and pests of livestock and for eradicating
such diseases from the United States when feasible.
In connection with this mission, APHIS would like to reinstate the
2011 Feedlot Study, which will be used to collect information to:
Describe changes in management practices and animal health
in feedlots;
Describe the management practices in feedlots that impact
product quality;
Identify factors associated with shedding of potential
foodborne pathogens or commensal organisms by feedlot cattle;
Describe antimicrobial usage in feedlots; and
Describe biosecurity practices and capabilities in
feedlots.
The Feedlot 2011 study will consist of several on-farm
questionnaires that will be administered by APHIS-designated data
collectors. The information collected through the Feedlot 2011 study
will be analyzed and used to:
Direct producer education;
Identify research gaps;
Facilitate education of future producers and
veterinarians;
Assess quality assurance programs; and
Help with policy formation.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of this information collection activity for 2 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public
(as well as agencies) concerning our information collection. These
comments will help us:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the
information collection, including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the information collection on those who
are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated, electronic,
mechanical, and other collection technologies, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public reporting burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 0.5938775 hours per response.
Respondents: Feedlot managers, feedlot owners, feedlot operators.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 4,900.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of response hours: 4,900.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 2,910 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of
the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per
response.)
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
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Done in Washington, DC, this 14th day of February 2011.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-3610 Filed 2-16-11; 8:45 am]
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