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previously, there was only a protocol for
application.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
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 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
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: October 21, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011–27763 Filed 10–26–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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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 Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST).
Title: Manufacturing Extension
Partnership (MEP) Client Impact
Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0693–0021.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 2,500.
Number of Respondents: 10,000.
Average Hours per Response: 15
Minutes.
Needs and Uses: The objective of the
NIST Manufacturing Extension
Partnership Program (MEP) is to
enhance productivity, technological
performance, and strengthen the global
competitiveness of small- and mediumsized U.S.-based manufacturing firms.
Through this client impact survey, the
MEP will collect data necessary for
program accountability; analysis and
research into the effectiveness of the
MEP program; reports to stakeholders;
Government Performance and Results
Act requirements; continuous
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improvement efforts; knowledge sharing
across the MEP system; and
identification of best practices.
Collection of this data is needed in
order to comply with the MEP charter,
as mandated by Congress.
The survey will be revised to reflect
NIST’s ‘‘Next Generation Strategy.’’ This
new strategy focuses on growth and
innovation for manufacturers. The
information will inform management
and stakeholders of the strategy’s
effectiveness.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra,
(202) 395–3123.
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 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, Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk
Officer, FAX Number (202) 395–5167, or
Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: October 21, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011–27764 Filed 10–26–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket 67–2011]
Foreign-Trade Zone 29—Louisville, KY,
Application for Subzone; North
American Stainless (Stainless Steel);
Ghent, KY
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the
Board) by the Louisville & Jefferson
County Riverport Authority, grantee of
FTZ 29, requesting special-purpose
subzone status for the stainless steel
mill of North American Stainless (NAS),
located in Ghent, Kentucky. 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 October 21, 2011.
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The NAS facility (1,800 employees,
1,327 acres, 1.4 million metric ton
melting capacity) is located at 6870 U.S.
Highway 42 East, Ghent, Kentucky. The
facility is used for the manufacturing of
flat and long stainless steel products.
Components and materials sourced from
abroad (representing up to 30% of the
value of the finished product) include:
fluorospar, molybdenum oxide,
ferromanganese, ferrosilicon,
ferrosilicon manganese, charge chrome,
ferrochrome, ferrochrome silicon,
ferronickel, ferromolybdenum,
ferroniobium, ferroboron, stainless steel
scrap, semifinished iron or non-alloy
steel products, semifinished stainless
steel products, copper spent anodes,
nickel, unwrought nickel alloys,
aluminum, zinc, zinc alloys, manganese
metal, titanium waste and scrap,
unwrought molybdenum and
unwrought titanium (duty rate ranges
from duty-free to 15%). NAS has
indicated that they will accept a
restriction requiring all foreign status
ferrosilicon, molybdenum and titanium
(HTSUS 7202.21, 8102.94, 8108.20 and
8108.90) to be admitted to the proposed
subzone in privileged foreign (PF) status
(19 CFR 146.41).
FTZ procedures could exempt NAS
from customs duty payments on the
foreign components used in export
production. The company anticipates
that some 20–30 percent of the plant’s
shipments will be exported. On its
domestic sales, NAS would be able to
choose the duty rates during customs
entry procedures that apply to finished
and semifinished stainless steel
products (duty-free) for the foreign
inputs noted above. FTZ designation
would further allow NAS 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.
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 December 27, 2011.
Rebuttal comments in response to
material submitted during the foregoing
period may be submitted during the
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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: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Title: Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Client Impact
Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0693-0021.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 2,500.
Number of Respondents: 10,000.
Average Hours per Response: 15 Minutes.
Needs and Uses: The objective of the NIST Manufacturing Extension
Partnership Program (MEP) is to enhance productivity, technological
performance, and strengthen the global competitiveness of small- and
medium- sized U.S.-based manufacturing firms. Through this client
impact survey, the MEP will collect data necessary for program
accountability; analysis and research into the effectiveness of the MEP
program; reports to stakeholders; Government Performance and Results
Act requirements; continuous improvement efforts; knowledge sharing
across the MEP system; and identification of best practices. Collection
of this data is needed in order to comply with the MEP charter, as
mandated by Congress.
The survey will be revised to reflect NIST's ``Next Generation
Strategy.'' This new strategy focuses on growth and innovation for
manufacturers. The information will inform management and stakeholders
of the strategy's effectiveness.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra, (202) 395-3123.
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 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, Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, FAX Number (202) 395-5167, or
Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: October 21, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-27764 Filed 10-26-11; 8:45 am]
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