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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: To obtain
copies of the Draft EIS or for further
information, contact: Stephanie
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Specialist, USDA, Rural Utilities
Service, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Room 2244, Stop 1571,
Washington, DC 20250–1571, or email
stephanie.strength@wdc.usda.gov.
The U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS) are participating in the EIS as
cooperating agencies, with RUS as the
lead Federal agency. The Draft EIS
addresses the construction and
operation of the proposed project,
which, in addition to the 345-kV
transmission line and associated
infrastructure, includes 161-kV
transmission lines in the vicinity of
Rochester, Minnesota; construction of
two new and expansion of three
substations, with a total transmission
line length of approximately 150 miles.
Counties through which the proposed
project may pass include Dakota,
Goodhue, Wabasha, and Olmsted in
Minnesota, and La Crosse, Trempealeau,
and Buffalo in Wisconsin. The Draft EIS
also addresses rebuilding an existing
Dairyland 39-mile long 161-kV line that
extends from Alma to north La Crosse,
Wisconsin, which may be co-located in
whole or in part with the 345-kV line.
Among the alternatives addressed in
the Draft EIS is the No Action
alternative, under which the proposed
project would not be undertaken.
Additional alternatives addressed in the
Draft EIS include route alternatives also
considered in the EISs prepared for the
Proposed project by the states of
Minnesota and Wisconsin. RUS has
carefully studied public health and
safety, environmental impacts, and
engineering aspects of the Proposed
project.
RUS used input provided by
government agencies, private
organizations, and the public in the
preparation of the Draft EIS. RUS will
prepare a Final EIS that considers all
comments received on the Draft EIS.
Following the 30-day comment period
for the Final EIS, RUS will prepare a
Record of Decision (ROD). Notices
announcing the availability of the Final
EIS and the ROD will be published in
the Federal Register and in local
newspapers.
In accordance with Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act and
its implementing regulation, ‘‘Protection
of Historic Properties’’ (36 CFR 800) and
as part of its broad environmental
review process, RUS must take into
account the effect of the proposed
project on historic properties. Pursuant
to 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3), RUS is using its
procedures for public involvement
under NEPA to meet its responsibilities
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to solicit and consider the views of the
public during Section 106 review. Any
party wishing to participate more
directly with RUS as a ‘‘consulting
party’’ in Section 106 review may
submit a written request to the RUS
contact provided in this notice.
The proposed project involves
unavoidable impacts to wetlands and
floodplains; this Notice of Availability
also serves as a statement of no
practicable alternatives to impacts on
wetlands and floodplains, in accordance
with Executive Orders 11990 and 11988,
respectively (see Draft EIS Sections 3.2
and 3.5).
Any final action by RUS related to the
proposed project will be subject to, and
contingent upon, compliance with all
relevant Federal, State and local
environmental laws and regulations,
and completion of the environmental
review requirements as promulgated in
RUS’ Environmental Policies and
Procedures (7 CFR 1794).
Nivin Elgohary,
Assistant Administrator, Electric Programs,
Rural Utilities Service.
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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: Minority Business
Development Agency (MBDA).
Title: Focus Groups on MinorityOwned Business Growth, Opportunities
and Barriers to Global Commerce.
OMB Control Number: 0640–0027.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(reinstatement with change of a
previously approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 100.
Average Hours per Response: 3 hours.
Burden Hours: 300.
Needs and Uses: The U.S. Department
of Commerce’s National Advisory
Council on Minority Business
Enterprise has been working on
recommendations for the Secretary of
Commerce on domestic and global
growth strategies and programs for
minority-owned businesses. The
recommendations are also in support of
the President’s National Export
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Initiative (NEI), which calls for doubling
U.S. exports in five years.
The Council, which is managed by the
Minority Business Development
Agency, will hold a series of focus
groups (five to ten) to gather qualitative
data on minority-owned businesses
strategies and barriers to business
growth domestically and through
exports. The collection is necessary
because currently there are no sources
of qualitative data available that provide
this kind of information.
The focus groups will be held, upon
approval, in January and February of
2012. The Council will invite minority
business owners representing diverse
geographic locations, industries, firm
sizes, and growth performance. Findings
from the Focus groups will be used to
inform Final Recommendations to the
Secretary of Commerce to be delivered
in April 2012.
The change from previous request is
that MBDA will be conducting focus
groups instead of using a survey to
collect the same information.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations (minority-owned
businesses, entrepreneurs).
Frequency: One-time only.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer:. Nicholas Fraser,
(202) 395–5887.
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 Nicholas Fraser, OMB Desk
Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or
via the Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov.
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Dated: December 12, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–533–847]
1-Hydroxyethylidene-1,
1-Diphosphonic Acid From India:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a timely
request by one manufacturer/exporter,
Aquapharm Chemicals Pvt., Ltd.
(Aquapharm), the Department of
Commerce (the Department) is
conducting an administrative review of
the antidumping duty order on
1-hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-diphosphonic
acid (HEDP) from India with respect to
Aquapharm. The review covers the
period April 1, 2010, through March 31,
2011. We preliminarily determine that
Aquapharm did not make sales below
normal value (NV).
If the preliminary results are adopted
in our final results of the administrative
review, we will issue appropriate
assessment instructions to U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Goldberger or Brandon Custard,
AD/CVD Operations, Office 2, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC, 20230;
telephone (202) 482–4136 or (202) 482–
1823, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
In response to a timely request by
Aquapharm, on April 29, 2010, the
Department published in the Federal
Register a notice of initiation of an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on HEDP from
India with respect to Aquapharm
covering the period April 1, 2010,
through March 31, 2011. See Initiation
of Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Administrative Reviews, 76 FR
30912 (May 27, 2011).
On May 31, 2010, we issued the
antidumping duty questionnaire to
Aquapharm. On August 5, 2011, we
received a response to section A (i.e.,
the section covering general information
about the company), section B (i.e., the
section covering comparison-market
sales) and section C (i.e., the section
covering U.S. sales) of the antidumping
duty questionnaire from Aquapharm.
On September 19, 2011, we issued to
Aquapharm a supplemental
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questionnaire regarding its responses to
sections A, B, and C of the original
questionnaire, and received a response
to this supplemental questionnaire on
October 12, 2011.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this
order includes all grades of aqueous,
acidic (non-neutralized) concentrations
of 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,
1-diphosphonic acid 1, also referred to
as hydroxethlylidenediphosphonic acid,
hydroxyethanediphosphonic acid,
acetodiphosphonic acid, and etidronic
acid. The CAS (Chemical Abstract
Service) registry number for HEDP is
2809–21–4. The merchandise subject to
this order is currently classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) at subheading
2931.00.9043. It may also enter under
HTSUS subheading 2811.19.6090.
While HTSUS subheadings are provided
for convenience and customs purposes
only, the written description of the
scope of this order is dispositive.
Period of Review
The period of review (POR) is April
1, 2010, through March 31, 2011.
Comparisons to Normal Value
To determine whether Aquapharm’s
sales of HEDP from India to the United
States were made at less than NV, we
compared the export price (EP) or
constructed export price (CEP) to NV, as
described in the ‘‘Export Price and
Constructed Export Price’’ and ‘‘Normal
Value’’ sections of this notice.
Pursuant to section 777A(d)(2) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
we compared the EPs and CEPs of
individual U.S. transactions to the
weighted-average NV of the foreign like
product where there were sales made in
the ordinary course of trade. See
discussion below.
Product Comparisons
In accordance with section 771(16) of
the Act, we considered all products
produced by Aquapharm covered by the
description in the ‘‘Scope of the Order’’
section, above, to be foreign like
products for purposes of determining
appropriate product comparisons to
U.S. sales. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.414(e)(2), we compared
Aquapharm’s U.S. sales of HEDP to its
sales of HEDP made in the home market.
Where there were no contemporaneous
sales within the definition of 19 CFR
351.414(e)(2)(i), pursuant to 19 CFR
351.414(e)(2)(ii) and (iii), we compared
sales within the contemporaneous
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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: Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA).
Title: Focus Groups on Minority-Owned Business Growth,
Opportunities and Barriers to Global Commerce.
OMB Control Number: 0640-0027.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (reinstatement with change of a
previously approved information collection).
Number of Respondents: 100.
Average Hours per Response: 3 hours.
Burden Hours: 300.
Needs and Uses: The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Advisory
Council on Minority Business Enterprise has been working on
recommendations for the Secretary of Commerce on domestic and global
growth strategies and programs for minority-owned businesses. The
recommendations are also in support of the President's National Export
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Initiative (NEI), which calls for doubling U.S. exports in five years.
The Council, which is managed by the Minority Business Development
Agency, will hold a series of focus groups (five to ten) to gather
qualitative data on minority-owned businesses strategies and barriers
to business growth domestically and through exports. The collection is
necessary because currently there are no sources of qualitative data
available that provide this kind of information.
The focus groups will be held, upon approval, in January and
February of 2012. The Council will invite minority business owners
representing diverse geographic locations, industries, firm sizes, and
growth performance. Findings from the Focus groups will be used to
inform Final Recommendations to the Secretary of Commerce to be
delivered in April 2012.
The change from previous request is that MBDA will be conducting
focus groups instead of using a survey to collect the same information.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations
(minority-owned businesses, entrepreneurs).
Frequency: One-time only.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer:. Nicholas Fraser, (202) 395-5887.
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 Nicholas Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or via
the Internet at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: December 12, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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