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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 98 / Monday, May 21, 2012 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ebenthall on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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 Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Title: Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) Quarterly and Annual Performance Progress Reports. OMB Control Number: 0660–0037. Form Number(s): None. Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of emergency revision request to a currently approved information collection). Number of Respondents: 121 (Total requested: 231). Average Hours per Response: Quarterly reports, 5 hours; and Annual reports, 4 hours. Burden Hours: 719 (Total requested: 5,374). Needs and Uses: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) appropriated funds for BTOP to support the deployment of broadband infrastructure, enhance and expand public computer centers, encourage sustainable adoption of broadband service, and develop and maintain a nationwide public map of broadband service capability and availability. The Recovery Act mandates that funds distributed under its authority be subject to an unprecedented level of transparency and accountability. This includes an increased level of monitoring and oversight to ensure that Recovery Act funds are used for their authorized purposes; steps are in place to prevent waste, fraud or abuse; and BTOP projects avoid unnecessary delay and cost-overruns and meet targets and goals. In addition to increased levels of monitoring and oversight, BTOP projects must adhere to mandatory timelines requiring them to demonstrate that each project will be substantially completed within two years of the grant’s issuance date. To enable NTIA to properly achieve these objectives and verify that BTOP projects are meeting established targets and goals within the mandated timeframes, NTIA has developed and utilized Performance Progress Reports (PPRs) to capture quarterly and annual reports for each project type (Infrastructure, Public VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:18 May 18, 2012 Jkt 226001 Computer Center, and Sustainable Broadband Adoption). Each PPR provides updates on fundamental project milestones and key performance indicators that allow NTIA to measure project progress and ensure proper monitoring and compliance with program rules. Revision: NTIA reviewed PPRs, submitted on September 30, 2011, and assessed the individual responses provided by BTOP grant recipients and concluded that several key questions on the existing annual Infrastructure PPR needed to be clarified if NTIA was to receive the appropriate level of detail necessary to ensure BTOP projects are meeting established targets and goals within mandated timeframes. NTIA also requested updated mapping information in order to better monitor the current status and impact of broadband deployment in each of the funded project areas. The annual Infrastructure PPR was revised to capture more detailed information related to: Community Anchor Institutions; Points of Presence; and Network Maps. These revisions were submitted as an emergency request to OMB on November 1, 2011; and approval was granted for six months. This extension request is for the required three-year Paperwork Reduction Act approval. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Frequency: Annually. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas Fraser, (202) 395–5887. 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 the 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: May 16, 2012. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2012–12227 Filed 5–18–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–06–P PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 29965 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel Reviews NAFTA Secretariat, United States Section, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Decision of Panel. AGENCY: On May 11, 2012, the binational panel issued its decision in the review of the final results of the 2005/2006 antidumping administrative review made by the U.S. Department of Commerce, respecting Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Canada, NAFTA Secretariat File Number USA–CDA–2008–1904–02. The binational panel affirmed in part and remanded in part the U.S. Department of Commerce’s determination. Copies of the panel decision are available from the U.S. Section of the NAFTA Secretariat. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen M. Bohon, United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat, Suite 2061, 14th and Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482–5438. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter 19 of the North American Free-Trade Agreement (‘‘Agreement’’) establishes a mechanism to replace domestic judicial review of final determinations in antidumping and countervailing duty cases involving imports from a NAFTA country with review by independent binational panels. When a Request for Panel Review is filed, a panel is established to act in place of national courts to review expeditiously the final determination to determine whether it conforms with the antidumping or countervailing duty law of the country that made the determination. Under Article 1904 of the Agreement, which came into force on January 1, 1994, the Government of the United States, the Government of Canada and the Government of Mexico established Rules of Procedure for Article 1904 Binational Panel Reviews (‘‘Rules’’). These Rules were published in the Federal Register on February 23, 1994 (59 FR 8686). The panel review in this matter has been conducted in accordance with these Rules. Panel Decision: On May 11, 2012, the panel affirmed the U.S. Department of Commerce’s final results of the administrative review determining that the Complainant’s sales were made at the same level of trade. The panel remanded to the U.S. Department of Commerce to provide a thorough SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\21MYN1.SGM 21MYN1

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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 Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA).
    Title: Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) Quarterly 
and Annual Performance Progress Reports.
    OMB Control Number: 0660-0037.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of emergency 
revision request to a currently approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 121 (Total requested: 231).
    Average Hours per Response: Quarterly reports, 5 hours; and Annual 
reports, 4 hours.
    Burden Hours: 719 (Total requested: 5,374).
    Needs and Uses: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 
(Recovery Act) appropriated funds for BTOP to support the deployment of 
broadband infrastructure, enhance and expand public computer centers, 
encourage sustainable adoption of broadband service, and develop and 
maintain a nationwide public map of broadband service capability and 
availability.
    The Recovery Act mandates that funds distributed under its 
authority be subject to an unprecedented level of transparency and 
accountability. This includes an increased level of monitoring and 
oversight to ensure that Recovery Act funds are used for their 
authorized purposes; steps are in place to prevent waste, fraud or 
abuse; and BTOP projects avoid unnecessary delay and cost-overruns and 
meet targets and goals. In addition to increased levels of monitoring 
and oversight, BTOP projects must adhere to mandatory timelines 
requiring them to demonstrate that each project will be substantially 
completed within two years of the grant's issuance date. To enable NTIA 
to properly achieve these objectives and verify that BTOP projects are 
meeting established targets and goals within the mandated timeframes, 
NTIA has developed and utilized Performance Progress Reports (PPRs) to 
capture quarterly and annual reports for each project type 
(Infrastructure, Public Computer Center, and Sustainable Broadband 
Adoption). Each PPR provides updates on fundamental project milestones 
and key performance indicators that allow NTIA to measure project 
progress and ensure proper monitoring and compliance with program 
rules.
    Revision: NTIA reviewed PPRs, submitted on September 30, 2011, and 
assessed the individual responses provided by BTOP grant recipients and 
concluded that several key questions on the existing annual 
Infrastructure PPR needed to be clarified if NTIA was to receive the 
appropriate level of detail necessary to ensure BTOP projects are 
meeting established targets and goals within mandated timeframes. NTIA 
also requested updated mapping information in order to better monitor 
the current status and impact of broadband deployment in each of the 
funded project areas. The annual Infrastructure PPR was revised to 
capture more detailed information related to: Community Anchor 
Institutions; Points of Presence; and Network Maps. These revisions 
were submitted as an emergency request to OMB on November 1, 2011; and 
approval was granted for six months. This extension request is for the 
required three-year Paperwork Reduction Act approval.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas Fraser, (202) 395-5887.
    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 the 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: May 16, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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