Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 2956-2957 [2012-1039]

Download as PDF 2956 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 13 / Friday, January 20, 2012 / Notices 00918–6106, (787) 766–5091, Ext. 251, Luis.Garcia@pr.usda.gov. Republic of Palau (See Hawaii) Republic of the Marshall Islands (See Hawaii) Rhode Island (see Massachusetts) South Carolina Shannon Legree, USDA Rural Development, Strom Thurmond Federal Building, 1835 Assembly Street, Room 1007, Columbia, SC 29201, (803) 253– 3150, Shannon.Legree@sc.usda.gov. South Dakota Kenneth Lynch, USDA Rural Development, Federal Building, Room 210, 200 4th Street, SW., Huron, SD 57350, (605) 352–1120, ken.lynch@sd.usda.gov. Tennessee Will Dodson, USDA Rural Development, 3322 West End Avenue, Suite 300, Nashville, TN 37203–1084, (615) 783–1350, will.dodson@tn.usda.gov. Texas Billy Curb, USDA Rural Development, Federal Building, Suite 102, 101 South Main Street, Temple, TX 76501, (254) 742–9775, billy.curb@tx.usda.gov. Utah Roger Koon, USDA Rural Development, Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, 125 South State Street, Room 4311, Salt Lake City, UT 84138, (801) 524–4301, Roger.Koon@ut.usda.gov. Vermont/New Hampshire Cheryl Ducharme, USDA Rural Development, 89 Main Street, 3rd Floor, Montpelier, VT 05602, (802) 828–6083, cheryl.ducharme@vt.usda.gov. Virginia Laurette Tucker, USDA Rural Development, 1606 Santa Rosa Road, Suite 238, Richmond, VA 23229, (434) 392–4906 Ext. 125, (804) 287–1606, Laurette.Tucker@va.usda.gov. wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Virgin Islands (see Florida) Washington Mary Traxler, USDA Rural Development, 1835 Black Lake Blvd. SW., Suite B, Olympia, WA 98512, (360) 704–7762, Mary.Traxler@wa.usda.gov. West Virginia Lisa Sharp, USDA Rural Development, 1550 Earl Core Road, Suite 101, Morgantown, WV 26505– 7500, (304) 284–4871, lisa.sharp@wv.usda.gov. VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:12 Jan 19, 2012 Jkt 226001 Wisconsin Brenda Heinen, USDA Rural Development, 4949 Kirschling Court, Stevens Point, WI 54481, (715) 345– 7615, Ext. 139, Brenda.Heinen@wi.usda.gov. Wyoming Jon Crabtree, USDA Rural Development, Dick Cheney Federal Building, 100 East B Street, Room 1005, P.O. Box 11005, Casper, WY 82602, (307) 233–6719, Jon.Crabtree@wy.usda.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Justin Hatmaker, Rural BusinessCooperative Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stop 3201, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250–3201, Telephone: (202) 720–1599. Email: Justin.Hatmaker@wdc.usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The energy programs implemented under the 2008 Farm Bill continue to be a priority of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Undersecretary of Rural Development, and the Administrator of Rural Business-Cooperative Service. Over the past three plus years, we have developed reliable, successful energy programs and are looking to continue our success as we move forward. Our energy programs are making significant beneficial impacts on both rural communities and the business owners and agricultural producers that receive assistance under these programs. Benefits of our energy programs include decreasing the energy footprint of rural communities, businesses, and farms; converting renewable resources into clean energy; and creating and saving jobs. In recognition of current budget conditions and as we approach the time for developing the next Farm Bill, we are calling together stakeholders in order for Rural Development to provide updates on the Rural Energy for America Program; to discuss ways we can leverage Agency resources, including working with private and public partners and emphasizing guaranteed loans; and to re-iterate our commitment to helping meet the President’s energy independence goals. We encourage state energy partners; businesses that have used or may be looking to use our energy programs; lenders; local, state, and federal elected officials and government offices; and grant writers to participate. Please note that, due to space limitations, participation in each stakeholder meeting will be limited and will be based on a ‘‘first-come, firstserved’’ basis. Therefore, we encourage PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 you to contact, as soon as possible, the Rural Development Energy Coordinator for your state, as identified in the ADDRESSES section of this Notice, to obtain information on participating in the meeting for your state. Lastly, please be advised that, if you participate in one of these meetings, you are responsible for your own transportation and any other costs (e.g., food) incurred in participating in the meeting. Dated: January 12, 2012. Judith A. Canales, Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service. [FR Doc. 2012–1020 Filed 1–19–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 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 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Title: Northwest Region Gear Identification Requirements. OMB Control Number: 0648–0352. Form Number(s): NA. Type of Request: Regular submission (revision and extension of a current information collection). Number of Respondents: 946. Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes. Burden Hours: 3,798. Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a current information collection. The success of fisheries management programs depends significantly on regulatory compliance. The requirements that fishing gear be marked are essential to facilitate enforcement. The ability to link fishing gear to the vessel owner or operator is crucial to the enforcement of regulations issued under the authority of the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). The marking of fishing gear is also valuable in actions concerning damage, loss, and civil proceedings. Regulations at 50 CFR 660.219 and 660.319 specify fishing gear must be marked with the vessel’s official number, federal permit or tag number, or some other specified form of identification. The regulations further specify how the gear is to be marked E:\FR\FM\20JAN1.SGM 20JAN1 wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 13 / Friday, January 20, 2012 / Notices (e.g., location and color). Law enforcement personnel rely on this information to assure compliance with fisheries management regulations. Gear that is not properly identified is confiscated. The identifying number on fishing gear is used by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the United States Coast Guard (USCG), and other marine agencies in issuing violations, prosecutions, and other enforcement actions. Gear marking helps ensure that a vessel harvests fish only from its own traps/pots/other gear and that traps/pots/other gear are not illegally placed. Gear violations are more readily prosecuted when the gear is marked, allowing for more cost effective enforcement. Cooperating fishermen also use the number to report placement or occurrence of gear in unauthorized areas. Regulationcompliant fishermen ultimately benefit from this requirement, because unauthorized and illegal fishing is deterred and more burdensome regulations are avoided. Revised individual fishing quota (IFQ) trawl fishery regulations at 50 CFR 660.140, per Final Rule 0648–AY68 (75 FR 78344) allow trawl allocation to be harvested with fixed gears. Thus, 20 of the limited entry vessels in this collection would have up to a total of 400 additional pieces of gear to mark, adding 100 hours and $100. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Frequency: Annually. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. OMB Desk Officer: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at JJessup@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: January 17, 2012. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2012–1039 Filed 1–19–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:12 Jan 19, 2012 Jkt 226001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket 5–2012] Application for Manufacturing Authority, Liberty Pumps, Inc. (Submersible and Water Pumps), Bergen, NY An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Genesee Gateway Local Development Corporation, the proposed grantee of a new foreign-trade zone planned for Genesee County, New York (see Docket 69–2011, 76 FR 67672, 11– 2–2011), requesting manufacturing authority on behalf of Liberty Pumps, Inc., located in Bergen, New York. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed on January 12, 2012. The Liberty Pumps, Inc., facility (108 employees, 9.1 acres, production capacity—300,000 pumps/year) is located at 7000 Appletree Avenue in Bergen (Genesee County), within Site 1 of the proposed new zone. The facility is used for the manufacturing of submersible and water pumps, including drain pumps, effluent pumps, condensate pumps, and sewage pumps. Components and materials sourced from abroad (representing 30 to 40% of the value of the finished pumps) include: Plastic (polyamide) resins, plastic boxes/cases/tanks, articles of plastic, rubber gaskets/seals, labels, wood pallets, fiberglass, fasteners, cast iron parts, articles of iron/steel, aluminum castings, parts of pumps, valves, mechanical seals, electric motors, transformers, capacitors, switches, electronic components, integrated circuits, process controllers, printed circuit assemblies, electrical components, and measuring instruments (duty rates range from free to 10.7%). FTZ procedures could exempt Liberty Pumps from customs duty payments on the foreign components used in export production. The company anticipates that 12 to 18 percent of the facility’s shipments will be exported. On its domestic sales, Liberty Pumps would be able to choose the duty rate during customs entry procedures that applies to submersible and water pumps (duty rate—free) for the foreign inputs noted above. FTZ designation would further allow Liberty Pumps to realize logistical benefits through the use of weekly customs entry procedures. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2957 reduced on foreign status production equipment. Liberty Pumps would also be exempt from duty payments on foreign inputs that become scrap during the production process. The request indicates that the savings from FTZ procedures would help improve the plant’s international competitiveness. In accordance with the Board’s regulations, Pierre Duy 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 March 20, 2012. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to April 4, 2012. 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 www.trade.gov/ ftz. For further information, contact Pierre Duy at Pierre.Duy@trade.gov or (202) 482–1378. Dated: January 12, 2012. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–1104 Filed 1–19–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket 6–2012] Foreign-Trade Zone 219—Yuma, AZ; Application for Reorganization and Expansion Under Alternative Site Framework An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board (the Board) by the Greater Yuma Economic Development Corporation, grantee of FTZ 219, requesting authority to reorganize and expand the zone under the alternative site framework (ASF) adopted by the Board (74 FR 1170, 1/12/09 (correction 74 FR 3987, 1/22/09); 75 FR 71069–71070, 11/22/ 10). The ASF is an option for grantees for the establishment or reorganization of general-purpose zones and can permit E:\FR\FM\20JAN1.SGM 20JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2956-2957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1039]


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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 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Northwest Region Gear Identification Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0352.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (revision and extension of a 
current information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 946.
    Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 3,798.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a 
current information collection.
    The success of fisheries management programs depends significantly 
on regulatory compliance. The requirements that fishing gear be marked 
are essential to facilitate enforcement. The ability to link fishing 
gear to the vessel owner or operator is crucial to the enforcement of 
regulations issued under the authority of the Magnuson Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (MSA). The marking of fishing gear is 
also valuable in actions concerning damage, loss, and civil 
proceedings. Regulations at 50 CFR 660.219 and 660.319 specify fishing 
gear must be marked with the vessel's official number, federal permit 
or tag number, or some other specified form of identification. The 
regulations further specify how the gear is to be marked

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(e.g., location and color). Law enforcement personnel rely on this 
information to assure compliance with fisheries management regulations. 
Gear that is not properly identified is confiscated. The identifying 
number on fishing gear is used by the National Marine Fisheries Service 
(NMFS), the United States Coast Guard (USCG), and other marine agencies 
in issuing violations, prosecutions, and other enforcement actions. 
Gear marking helps ensure that a vessel harvests fish only from its own 
traps/pots/other gear and that traps/pots/other gear are not illegally 
placed. Gear violations are more readily prosecuted when the gear is 
marked, allowing for more cost effective enforcement. Cooperating 
fishermen also use the number to report placement or occurrence of gear 
in unauthorized areas. Regulation-compliant fishermen ultimately 
benefit from this requirement, because unauthorized and illegal fishing 
is deterred and more burdensome regulations are avoided.
    Revised individual fishing quota (IFQ) trawl fishery regulations at 
50 CFR 660.140, per Final Rule 0648-AY68 (75 FR 78344) allow trawl 
allocation to be harvested with fixed gears. Thus, 20 of the limited 
entry vessels in this collection would have up to a total of 400 
additional pieces of gear to mark, adding 100 hours and $100.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
JJessup@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: January 17, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-1039 Filed 1-19-12; 8:45 am]
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