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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
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Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Survey:
Expenditures Incurred by Recipients of
Biomedical Research and
Development Awards From the
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
ACTION:
Notice.
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
comment on proposed and/or
SUMMARY:
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continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before 5 p.m. June 3,
2011.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room
6616,14th and Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20230, or via email at dhynek@doc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Payson, Chief of Research,
Government Division (BE–57), Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department
of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230;
phone: (202) 606–9788; fax: (202) 606–
5369; or via e-mail at
steven.payson@bea.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The survey obtains the distribution of
expenditures incurred by recipients of
biomedical research awards from the
National Institutes of Health Research
(NIH) and will provide information on
how the NIH award amounts are
expended across several major
categories. This information, along with
wage and price data from other
published sources, will be used to
generate the Biomedical Research and
Developmental Price Index (BRDPI).
BEA develops this index for NIH under
a reimbursable contract. The BRDPI is
an index of prices paid for the labor,
supplies, equipment, and other inputs
required to perform the biomedical
research the NIH supports in its
intramural laboratories and through its
awards to extramural organizations. The
BRDPI is a vital tool for planning the
NIH research budget and analyzing
future NIH programs. A survey of award
recipient entities is currently the only
means for updating the expenditure
categories that are used to prepare the
BRDPI.
II. Authority
This survey will be voluntary. The
authority for NIH to collect information
for the BRDPI is provided in 45 CFR
subpart C, Post-Award Requirements,
section 74.21. This sets forth explicit
standards for grantees in establishing
and maintaining financial management
systems and records, and section 74.53
which provides for the retention of such
records as well as NIH access to such
records.
BEA will administer the survey and
analyze the survey results on behalf of
NIH, through an interagency agreement
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between the two agencies. The authority
for the NIH to contract with DOC to
make this collection is the Economy Act
(31 U.S.C. 1535 and 1536).
The ‘‘Special Studies’’ authority, 15
U.S.C. 1525 (first paragraph), permits
DOC to provide, upon the request of any
person, firm or public or private
organization (a) Special studies on
matters within the authority of the
Department of Commerce, including
preparing from its records special
compilations, lists, bulletins, or reports,
and (b) furnishing transcripts or copies
of its studies, compilations and other
records. BEA has programmatic
authority to perform this work pursuant
to 15 U.S.C. 1527a. NIH’s support for
this research is consistent with the
Agency’s duties and authority under 42
U.S.C. 282.
The information provided by the
respondents will be held confidential
and be used for exclusively statistical
purposes. This pledge of confidentiality
is made under the Confidential
Information Protection provisions of
title V, subtitle A, Public Law 107–347.
Title V is the Confidential Information
Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act
of 2002 (CIPSEA). Section 512 (on
Limitations on Use and Disclosure of
Data and Information) of the Act,
provides that ‘‘data or information
acquired by an agency under a pledge of
confidentiality and for exclusively
statistical purposes shall be used by
officers, employees, or agents of the
agency exclusively for statistical
purposes. Data or information acquired
by an agency under a pledge of
confidentiality for exclusively statistical
purposes shall not be disclosed by an
agency in identifiable form, for any use
other than an exclusively statistical
purpose, except with the informed
consent of the respondent.’’
Responses will be kept confidential
and will not be disclosed in identifiable
form to anyone other than employees or
agents of BEA without prior written
permission of the person filing the
report. By law, each employee as well
as each agent is subject to a jail term of
up to 5 years, a fine of up to $250,000,
or both for disclosing to the public any
identifiable information that is reported
about a business or institution.
Section 515 of the Information
Quality Guidelines applies to this
survey. The collection and use of this
information complies with all
applicable information quality
guidelines, i.e., those of the Office of
Management and Budget, Department of
Commerce, and BEA.
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III. Method of Collection
A survey with a cover letter that
includes a brief description of, and
rationale for, the survey will be sent by
e-mail to potential respondents by the
first week of June of each year. A report
of the respondent’s expenditures of the
NIH award amounts, following the
proposed format for expenditure
categories included with the survey
form, will be requested to be completed
and submitted online no later than 120
days after mailing. Survey respondents
will be selected on the basis of award
levels, which determine the weight of
the respondent in the biomedical
research and development price index.
Potential respondents will include (1)
The top 100 organizations in total
awards, which account for about 59
percent of total awards; (2) 40 additional
organizations that are not primarily in
the ‘‘Research and Development (R&D)
contracts’’ category; and (3) 10
additional organizations that are
primarily in the ‘‘R&D contracts’’
category.
IV. Data
OMB Number: 0608–0069.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Universities or other
organizations that are NIH award
recipients.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
90.
Estimated Time per Response: 11
hours and 12 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
1,008 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0.
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V. 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 NIH, including
whether the information has 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.
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Dated: March 29, 2011.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Department published a notice of
initiation of the administrative review of
the antidumping duty order on stainless
steel sheet and strip in coils from
Mexico. See Initiation of Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews and Deferral of Initiation of
Administrative Review, 75 FR 53274
(August 31, 2010).
International Trade Administration
Rescission of Review
[A–201–822]
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1), the Department will
rescind an administrative review, ‘‘in
whole or in part, if a party that
requested a review withdraws the
request within 90 days of the date of
publication of notice of initiation of the
requested review. The Secretary may
extend this time limit if the Secretary
decides that it is reasonable to do so.’’
On March 21, 2011, petitioners
withdrew their request for a review of
the order with respect to Mexinox.
Although the party submitted a letter
withdrawing their review request after
the 90-day regulatory deadline, the
Department finds it is reasonable to
extend the deadline for withdrawing the
review request because it has not yet
devoted significant time or resources to
the review.
Because of the withdrawal of the
request for review and because we
received no other requests for review,
we are rescinding the administrative
review of the order with respect to
Mexinox. This rescission is in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
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Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils
From Mexico: Rescission of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request from
an interested party, the Department of
Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) initiated
an administrative review of the
antidumping duty order covering
stainless steel sheet and strip in coils
from Mexico. The period of review is
July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010.
Based on the withdrawal of request for
review submitted by Allegheny Ludlum
Corporation, North American Stainless,
and AK Steel Corporation (collectively
‘‘petitioners’’), we are now rescinding
this administrative review.
DATES: Effective Date: April 4, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Olga
Carter, John Drury or Angelica
Mendoza, AD/CVD Operations, Office 7,
Import Administration, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department
of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–8221,
(202) 482–0195 or (202) 482–3019
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On July 1, 2010, the Department
published a notice announcing an
opportunity for interested parties to
request an administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on stainless
steel sheet and strip in coils from
Mexico. See Antidumping or
Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
To Request Administrative Review, 75
FR 38074 (July 1, 2010). On July 30,
2010, petitioners filed a request that the
Department initiate an administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils
from Mexico with respect to
ThyssenKrupp Mexinox, S.A. de C.V.
(‘‘Mexinox’’). Based on petitioners’
request, on August 31, 2010, the
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Assessment
The Department will instruct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’)
to assess antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries. For Mexinox, the
antidumping duties shall be assessed at
rates equal to the cash deposit of
estimated antidumping duties required
at the time of entry, or withdrawal from
warehouse, for consumption, in
accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department
intends to issue appropriate assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of this notice.
Notifications
This notice serves as a final reminder
to importers of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a
certificate regarding the reimbursement
of antidumping duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries
during this review period. Failure to
comply with this requirement could
result in the Department’s presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping
duties occurred and the subsequent
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey:
Expenditures Incurred by Recipients of Biomedical Research and
Development Awards From the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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 comment on proposed and/or continuing
information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before 5 p.m. June 3,
2011.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616,14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, or via e-mail at
dhynek@doc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Payson, Chief of Research,
Government Division (BE-57), Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; phone: (202) 606-9788;
fax: (202) 606-5369; or via e-mail at steven.payson@bea.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The survey obtains the distribution of expenditures incurred by
recipients of biomedical research awards from the National Institutes
of Health Research (NIH) and will provide information on how the NIH
award amounts are expended across several major categories. This
information, along with wage and price data from other published
sources, will be used to generate the Biomedical Research and
Developmental Price Index (BRDPI). BEA develops this index for NIH
under a reimbursable contract. The BRDPI is an index of prices paid for
the labor, supplies, equipment, and other inputs required to perform
the biomedical research the NIH supports in its intramural laboratories
and through its awards to extramural organizations. The BRDPI is a
vital tool for planning the NIH research budget and analyzing future
NIH programs. A survey of award recipient entities is currently the
only means for updating the expenditure categories that are used to
prepare the BRDPI.
II. Authority
This survey will be voluntary. The authority for NIH to collect
information for the BRDPI is provided in 45 CFR subpart C, Post-Award
Requirements, section 74.21. This sets forth explicit standards for
grantees in establishing and maintaining financial management systems
and records, and section 74.53 which provides for the retention of such
records as well as NIH access to such records.
BEA will administer the survey and analyze the survey results on
behalf of NIH, through an interagency agreement between the two
agencies. The authority for the NIH to contract with DOC to make this
collection is the Economy Act (31 U.S.C. 1535 and 1536).
The ``Special Studies'' authority, 15 U.S.C. 1525 (first
paragraph), permits DOC to provide, upon the request of any person,
firm or public or private organization (a) Special studies on matters
within the authority of the Department of Commerce, including preparing
from its records special compilations, lists, bulletins, or reports,
and (b) furnishing transcripts or copies of its studies, compilations
and other records. BEA has programmatic authority to perform this work
pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1527a. NIH's support for this research is
consistent with the Agency's duties and authority under 42 U.S.C. 282.
The information provided by the respondents will be held
confidential and be used for exclusively statistical purposes. This
pledge of confidentiality is made under the Confidential Information
Protection provisions of title V, subtitle A, Public Law 107-347. Title
V is the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency
Act of 2002 (CIPSEA). Section 512 (on Limitations on Use and Disclosure
of Data and Information) of the Act, provides that ``data or
information acquired by an agency under a pledge of confidentiality and
for exclusively statistical purposes shall be used by officers,
employees, or agents of the agency exclusively for statistical
purposes. Data or information acquired by an agency under a pledge of
confidentiality for exclusively statistical purposes shall not be
disclosed by an agency in identifiable form, for any use other than an
exclusively statistical purpose, except with the informed consent of
the respondent.''
Responses will be kept confidential and will not be disclosed in
identifiable form to anyone other than employees or agents of BEA
without prior written permission of the person filing the report. By
law, each employee as well as each agent is subject to a jail term of
up to 5 years, a fine of up to $250,000, or both for disclosing to the
public any identifiable information that is reported about a business
or institution.
Section 515 of the Information Quality Guidelines applies to this
survey. The collection and use of this information complies with all
applicable information quality guidelines, i.e., those of the Office of
Management and Budget, Department of Commerce, and BEA.
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III. Method of Collection
A survey with a cover letter that includes a brief description of,
and rationale for, the survey will be sent by e-mail to potential
respondents by the first week of June of each year. A report of the
respondent's expenditures of the NIH award amounts, following the
proposed format for expenditure categories included with the survey
form, will be requested to be completed and submitted online no later
than 120 days after mailing. Survey respondents will be selected on the
basis of award levels, which determine the weight of the respondent in
the biomedical research and development price index. Potential
respondents will include (1) The top 100 organizations in total awards,
which account for about 59 percent of total awards; (2) 40 additional
organizations that are not primarily in the ``Research and Development
(R&D) contracts'' category; and (3) 10 additional organizations that
are primarily in the ``R&D contracts'' category.
IV. Data
OMB Number: 0608-0069.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Universities or other organizations that are NIH
award recipients.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 90.
Estimated Time per Response: 11 hours and 12 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,008 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0.
V. 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 NIH, including whether the information has 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: March 29, 2011.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-7804 Filed 4-1-11; 8:45 am]
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