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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 110 / Wednesday, June 8, 2011 / Notices 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 0.2459816 hours per response. Respondents: U.S. growers, shippers, and exporters, and State and county plant regulatory officials. Estimated annual number of respondents: 10,991. Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 130.43089. Estimated annual number of responses: 1,433,566. Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 352,631 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. Conservation Service (NRCS), 1606 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 209, Richmond, Virginia 23229–5014; Telephone number (804) 287–1691; Fax number (804) 287–1737. Copies of the practice standards will be made available upon written request to the address shown above or on the Virginia NRCS Web site: https://www.va.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/ draftstandards.html. Section 343 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 states that revisions made after enactment of the law to NRCS State technical guides used to carry out highly erodible land and wetland provisions of the law shall be made available for public review and comment. For the next 30 days, the NRCS in Virginia will receive comments relative to the proposed changes. Following that period, a determination will be made by the NRCS in Virginia regarding disposition of those comments and a final determination of change will be made to the subject standards. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Done in Washington, DC, this 2nd day of June 2011. Kevin Shea, Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Dated: May 19, 2011. John A. Bricker, State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Richmond, Virginia. [FR Doc. 2011–14175 Filed 6–7–11; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2011–14181 Filed 6–7–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–34–P BILLING CODE 3410–16–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Natural Resources Conservation Service Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Notice of Proposed Change to Section IV of the Virginia State Technical Guide 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: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Title: Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States. OMB Control Number: 0608–0034. Form Number(s): BE–15. Type of Request: Regular submission. Number of Respondents: 3,650 annually. Average Hours per Response: 18.8 hours is the average, but may vary considerably among respondents because of differences in company size and complexity. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 68,750. Needs and Uses: The Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States (Form BE–15) obtains sample data on the financial structure and operations of U.S. affiliates of Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. Department of Agriculture. ACTION: Notice of Availability of proposed changes in the Virginia NRCS State Technical Guide for review and comment. AGENCY: It has been determined by the NRCS State Conservationist for Virginia that changes must be made in the NRCS State Technical Guide specifically in practice standards: #351, Water Well Decommissioning; #353, Monitoring Well; #355, Well Water Testing; #642, Water Well. These practices will be used to plan and install conservation practices on cropland, pastureland, woodland, and wildlife land. DATES: Comments will be received for a 30-day period commencing with the date of this publication. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquire in writing to John A. Bricker, State Conservationist, Natural Resources sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 21:51 Jun 07, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 33193 foreign investors. The data are needed to provide reliable, useful, and timely measures of foreign direct investment in the United States, assess its impact on the U.S. economy, and based upon this assessment, make informed policy decisions regarding foreign direct investment in the United States. The data are used to derive annual estimates of the operations of U.S. affiliates of foreign investors, including their balance sheets; income statements; property, plant, and equipment; employment and employee compensation; merchandise trade; sales of goods and services; taxes; and research and development activity. In addition, data covering employment are collected by state. The data are also used to update similar data for the universe of U.S. affiliates collected once every five years on the BE–12 benchmark survey. No changes in the data collected or in exemption levels are proposed. The BE–15 annual survey is sent to potential respondents in March of each year. A completed report covering a reporting company’s fiscal year ending during the previous calendar year is due by May 31. Reports must be filed by every U.S. business enterprise that is owned 10 percent or more by a foreign investor and that has total assets, sales or gross operating revenues, or net income (or loss) of over $40 million. As an alternative to filing paper forms, BEA will offer an electronic filing option, its eFile system, for use in reporting on Form BE–15. For more information about eFile, go to https:// www.bea.gov/efile. Potential respondents are those U.S. business enterprises that reported in the 2007 benchmark survey of foreign direct investment in the United States, along with businesses that subsequently entered the direct investment universe. The BE–15 is a sample survey, as described; universe estimates are developed from the reported sample data. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Frequency: Annual. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. OMB Desk Officer: Paul Bugg, (202) 395–3093. 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 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, or via e-mail at dhynek@doc.gov. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed E:\FR\FM\08JNN1.SGM 08JNN1 33194 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 110 / Wednesday, June 8, 2011 / Notices information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to Paul Bugg, OMB Desk Officer, Fax number (202) 395–7245, or via email at pbugg@omb.eob.gov. Dated: June 2, 2011. Glenna Mickelson, Management Analyst, Office of Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–14004 Filed 6–7–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–06–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–832] Pure Magnesium From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the 2009–2010 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: In response to requests from interested parties, the Department of Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on pure magnesium from the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’), covering the period May 1, 2009, through April 30, 2010. We have preliminarily determined that Tianjin Magnesium International Co., Ltd. (‘‘TMI’’), the sole respondent in this administrative review, has not made sales in the United States at prices below normal value during the period of review (‘‘POR’’). If these preliminary results are adopted in the final results of review, we will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise during the period of review (‘‘POR’’) for which the importer-specific assessment rates are above de minimis. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. Parties who submit comments are requested to submit with each argument a summary of the argument. We intend to issue the final results no later than 120 days from the date of publication of this notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’). DATES: Effective Date: June 8, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eve Wang or Eugene Degnan, AD/CVD Operations, Office 8, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 21:51 Jun 07, 2011 Jkt 223001 telephone: (202) 482–6231 and (202) 482–0414, respectively. Background On May 12, 1995, the Department published in the Federal Register an antidumping duty order on pure magnesium from the PRC.1 On May 3, 2010, the Department published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on pure magnesium from the PRC for the period May 1, 2009, through April 30, 2010.2 On May 26, 2010, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(2), TMI, a foreign exporter of the subject merchandise, requested the Department to review its sales of subject merchandise. On June 1, 2010, US Magnesium LLC (‘‘Petitioner’’) also requested that the Department conduct an administrative review of the exports of subject merchandise of TMI. On June 30, 2010, the Department initiated an administrative review of the order on pure magnesium from the PRC for the POR with respect to TMI.3 On June 30, 2010, the Department issued an antidumping duty questionnaire to TMI. TMI submitted its section A questionnaire response (‘‘TMI’s AQR’’) on July 30, 2010, sections C and D questionnaire response (‘‘TMI’s CQR’’ and ‘‘TMI’s DQR’’) August 27, 2010.4 Petitioner submitted comments concering TMI’s AQR on September 24, 2010, and TMI’s CQR and TMI’s DQR on November 12, 2010. The Department issued supplemental questionnaires to TMI concerning TMI’s AQR, CQR and DQR between January 6, 2011, and May 5, 2011. TMI responded to each of the supplemental questionnaires between February 3, 2011, and May 10, 2011. Petitioner submitted comments on TMI’s submissions between April 22, 2011, and May 4, 2011. On October 12, 2010, Petitioner requested that the Department conduct verification of TMI in accordance with 19 CFR 351.307(b)(1)(iv). On October 22, 2010, the Department issued a letter to interested parties 1 See Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Pure Magnesium From the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation and Ukraine; Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Antidumping Duty Investigation of Pure Magnesium From the Russian Federation, 60 FR 25691 (May 12, 1995). 2 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative Review, 75 FR 23236 (May 3, 2010). 3 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part, 75 FR 37759 (June 30, 2010). 4 On July 30, 2010, TMI requested an extension of time to file its response to sections C and D of the questionnaire, which the Department granted. PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 seeking comments on surrogate country selection and surrogate values (‘‘SVs’’) to value factors of production (‘‘FOP’’). On November 2, 2010, Petitioner filed a request for an extension of time to submit comments on surrogate country selection. On November 15, and November 19, 2010, Petitioner submitted potential surrogate producer financial statements and comments on surrogate country selection, respectively. TMI submitted comments concering surrogate country selection on November 19, 2010, and SV information on December 7, 2010. Petitioner submitted initial SV comments on December 12, 2010, and rebuttal SV comments on December 17, 2010. On December 17, 2010, TMI submitted rebuttal SV comments. On May 3, 2011, Petitioner submitted comments concerning the SV for freight rates. On January 4, 2011, the Department extended the time period for completion of the preliminary results of this review by 120 days until May 31, 2011.5 Period of Review The POR is May 1, 2009, through April 30, 2010. Scope of Order Merchandise covered by the order is pure magnesium regardless of chemistry, form or size, unless expressly excluded from the scope of the order. Pure magnesium is a metal or alloy containing by weight primarily the element magnesium and produced by decomposing raw materials into magnesium metal. Pure primary magnesium is used primarily as a chemical in the aluminum alloying, desulfurization, and chemical reduction industries. In addition, pure magnesium is used as an input in producing magnesium alloy. Pure magnesium encompasses products (including, but not limited to, butt ends, stubs, crowns and crystals) with the following primary magnesium contents: (1) Products that contain at least 99.95% primary magnesium, by weight (generally referred to as ‘‘ultra pure’’ magnesium); (2) Products that contain less than 99.95% but not less than 99.8% primary magnesium, by weight (generally referred to as ‘‘pure’’ magnesium); and (3) Products that contain 50% or greater, but less than 99.8% primary magnesium, by weight, and that do not conform to ASTM specifications for alloy magnesium (generally referred to as ‘‘off-specification pure’’ magnesium). 5 See Pure Magnesium from the People’s Republic of China: Extension of Time for the Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 76 FR 1403 (January 10, 2011). E:\FR\FM\08JNN1.SGM 08JNN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33193-33194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14004]


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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: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
    Title: Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United 
States.
    OMB Control Number: 0608-0034.
    Form Number(s): BE-15.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 3,650 annually.
    Average Hours per Response: 18.8 hours is the average, but may vary 
considerably among respondents because of differences in company size 
and complexity.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 68,750.
    Needs and Uses: The Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in 
the United States (Form BE-15) obtains sample data on the financial 
structure and operations of U.S. affiliates of foreign investors. The 
data are needed to provide reliable, useful, and timely measures of 
foreign direct investment in the United States, assess its impact on 
the U.S. economy, and based upon this assessment, make informed policy 
decisions regarding foreign direct investment in the United States. The 
data are used to derive annual estimates of the operations of U.S. 
affiliates of foreign investors, including their balance sheets; income 
statements; property, plant, and equipment; employment and employee 
compensation; merchandise trade; sales of goods and services; taxes; 
and research and development activity. In addition, data covering 
employment are collected by state. The data are also used to update 
similar data for the universe of U.S. affiliates collected once every 
five years on the BE-12 benchmark survey.
    No changes in the data collected or in exemption levels are 
proposed.
    The BE-15 annual survey is sent to potential respondents in March 
of each year. A completed report covering a reporting company's fiscal 
year ending during the previous calendar year is due by May 31. Reports 
must be filed by every U.S. business enterprise that is owned 10 
percent or more by a foreign investor and that has total assets, sales 
or gross operating revenues, or net income (or loss) of over $40 
million.
    As an alternative to filing paper forms, BEA will offer an 
electronic filing option, its eFile system, for use in reporting on 
Form BE-15. For more information about eFile, go to https://www.bea.gov/efile.
    Potential respondents are those U.S. business enterprises that 
reported in the 2007 benchmark survey of foreign direct investment in 
the United States, along with businesses that subsequently entered the 
direct investment universe. The BE-15 is a sample survey, as described; 
universe estimates are developed from the reported sample data.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Paul Bugg, (202) 395-3093.
    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 6616, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, or via e-mail at 
dhynek@doc.gov.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed

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information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to Paul Bugg, OMB Desk Officer, Fax number (202) 395-7245, 
or via e-mail at pbugg@omb.eob.gov.

    Dated: June 2, 2011.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-14004 Filed 6-7-11; 8:45 am]
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