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Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyard Administration
Title: Survey of Customers of the
Official Grain Inspection and Weighing
System.
OMB Control Number: 0580–0018.
Summary of Collection: The United
States Grain Standards Act, as amended
(7 U.S.C. 71–87) (USGSA), and the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) (AMA),
authorizes the Secretary of the United
States Department of Agriculture to
establish official inspection, grading,
and weighing programs for grains and
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Number of Respondents: 1,100.
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Charlene Parker,
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Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Conference on International Trade
Issues Facing U.S. Machinery
Manufacturing Industries
Manufacturing and Services,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
On December 4, 2012 the
Office of Transportation and Machinery
will hold a one-day conference on bilateral and multi-lateral international
trade issues impacting the U.S.
machinery manufacturing industries,
with emphasis on tariff and non-tariff
barriers to trade and global market
access.
SUMMARY:
Tuesday, December 4, 2012.
International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Forrest Nielsen, Machinery Team,
Manufacturing and Services,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202)
482–5784, Email
Forrest.Nielsen@trade.gov.
DATES:
ADDRESSES:
Machinery
manufacturing is one of the largest and
most competitive sectors of the
American manufacturing economy. The
United States is the world’s third-largest
supplier of capital equipment, exporting
more than $160 billion in 2011.
The economic impact of machinery
manufacturing extends throughout the
American economy. Machinery
industries provide essential and highly
sophisticated technology for many other
manufacturing and service industries.
Process control and other automation
technologies enable end-users to
maximize the productivity of their
equipment. Sales of many types of
machinery are accompanied by a variety
of high-value services, as well,
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including specialized architecture,
engineering, and logistics. Machinery
manufacturing industries employ more
than one million American workers in
well-compensated trades and
professions.
The Office of Transportation and
Machinery (OTM) has been working for
several months to identify significant
trade barriers facing U.S. machinery
manufacturer exporters in foreign
market destinations. OTM strives to
provide senior U.S. Government policymakers with well-informed policy
analysis for use in expanding
international markets across the broad
range of U.S. machinery exports. OTM
will hold a one-day conference to
conduct a dialog and review with our
private-sector stakeholders what we
have learned and further refine our
understanding of the market access
challenges they face.
Dated: Tuesday, October 16, 2012.
Thomas Sobotta,
Acting Office Director—MAS Office of
Transportation & Machinery.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
[Docket Number 121010534–2534–01]
Annual Retail Trade Survey
Bureau of the Census,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of determination.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Commerce’s Bureau of the Census
(Census Bureau) publishes this notice to
announce that the Director of the
Census Bureau has determined the need
to conduct the 2012 Annual Retail
Trade Survey (ARTS). ARTS covers
employer firms with establishments
located in the United States and
classified in the Retail Trade and/or
Accommodation and Food Services
sectors as defined by the 2007 North
American Industry Classification
System (NAICS). Through this survey,
the Census Bureau will collect data
covering annual sales, annual ecommerce sales, year-end inventories
held inside and outside the United
States, total and detailed operating
expenses, purchases, accounts
receivables, and, for selected industries,
merchandise line sales, and percent of
e-commerce sales to customers located
outside the United States. These data
are collected to provide a sound
statistical basis for the formation of
policy by various government agencies.
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The Census Bureau will
provide report forms to businesses
included in the survey. Additional
copies are available upon written
request to the Director, U.S. Census
Bureau, Washington, DC 20233–0101.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aneta Erdie, Service Sector Statistics
Division, at (301) 763–4841 or by email
at aneta.erdie@census.gov.
Sections
182, 224, and 225 of Title 13 of the
United States Code (U.S.C.) authorize
the Census Bureau to take surveys that
are necessary to produce current data on
the subjects covered by the major
censuses. As part of this authorization,
the Census Bureau conducts the ARTS
to provide continuing and timely
national statistical data on retail trade,
and accommodation and food services
activity for the period between
economic censuses and, for this year,
during the economic census. ARTS is a
continuation of similar retail trade
surveys conducted each year since 1951
(except 1954). ARTS covers employer
firms with establishments located in the
United States and classified in the Retail
Trade and/or Accommodation and Food
Services sectors as defined by the 2007
North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS). ARTS provides, on a
comparable classification basis, annual
sales, annual e-commerce sales,
purchases, total and detailed operating
expenses, accounts receivables, and
year-end inventories held inside and
outside the United States for 2012. The
Census Bureau has determined that the
conduct of this survey is necessary
because these data are not available
publicly on a timely basis from any
other sources.
For the 2012 ARTS, we will request
data on detailed operating expenses that
were previously requested under a
separate supplemental mailing
(conducted every five years). The last
supplemental mailing was conducted
for the 2007 ARTS under OMB Control
Number 0607–0942. While the retail
portion of that program will be
collapsed into the ARTS, we will
continue to ask only the additional
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SUMMARY:
Results will be available for use for a
variety of public and business needs
such as economic and market analysis,
company performance, and forecasting
future demand. The Census Bureau
conducts the ARTS to provide
continuing and timely national
statistical data on retail trade, and
accommodation and food services
activity annually. The 2012 ARTS is a
separate collection and is not part of
2012 Economic Census.
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detailed expense questions every five
years.
Firms are selected for the ARTS using
a stratified random sample based on
industry groupings and annual sales
size. We will provide report forms to the
firms covered by this survey in February
2013, and will require their responses
within 50 days after receipt. Firms’
responses to the ARTS are required by
law (Title 13 U.S.C. Sections 182, 224,
and 225). The sample of firms selected
will provide, with measurable
reliability, statistics on annual sales,
annual e-commerce sales, purchases,
total and detailed operating expenses,
accounts receivables, and year-end
inventories held both inside and outside
the United States for 2012.
The data collected in this survey be
similar to that collected in the past and
within the general scope and nature of
those inquiries covered in the economic
census. These data are collected to
provide a sound statistical basis for the
formation of policy by various
government agencies. Results will be
available for use for a variety of public
and business needs including economic
and market analysis, company
performance, and forecasting future
demand.
Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, no person is required to respond
to, nor shall a person be subject to a
penalty for failure to comply with, a
collection of information subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) unless that
collection of information displays a
current valid Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) control number. In
accordance with the PRA, 44 U.S.C.
§§ 3501–3521, OMB has approved the
Annual Retail Trade Survey under OMB
Control Number 0607–0013.
Based upon the foregoing, I have
directed that an annual survey be
conducted for the purpose of collecting
these data.
Dated: October 16, 2012.
Thomas L. Mesenbourg, Jr.,
Acting Director, Bureau of the Census.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1851]
Grant of Authority; Establishment of a
Foreign-Trade Zone Under the
Alternative Site Framework; West
Tennessee Area
Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Conference on International Trade Issues Facing U.S. Machinery
Manufacturing Industries
AGENCY: Manufacturing and Services, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On December 4, 2012 the Office of Transportation and Machinery
will hold a one-day conference on bi-lateral and multi-lateral
international trade issues impacting the U.S. machinery manufacturing
industries, with emphasis on tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade
and global market access.
DATES: Tuesday, December 4, 2012.
ADDRESSES: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Forrest Nielsen, Machinery Team,
Manufacturing and Services, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-5784, Email
Forrest.Nielsen@trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Machinery manufacturing is one of the
largest and most competitive sectors of the American manufacturing
economy. The United States is the world's third-largest supplier of
capital equipment, exporting more than $160 billion in 2011.
The economic impact of machinery manufacturing extends throughout
the American economy. Machinery industries provide essential and highly
sophisticated technology for many other manufacturing and service
industries. Process control and other automation technologies enable
end-users to maximize the productivity of their equipment. Sales of
many types of machinery are accompanied by a variety of high-value
services, as well,
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including specialized architecture, engineering, and logistics.
Machinery manufacturing industries employ more than one million
American workers in well-compensated trades and professions.
The Office of Transportation and Machinery (OTM) has been working
for several months to identify significant trade barriers facing U.S.
machinery manufacturer exporters in foreign market destinations. OTM
strives to provide senior U.S. Government policy-makers with well-
informed policy analysis for use in expanding international markets
across the broad range of U.S. machinery exports. OTM will hold a one-
day conference to conduct a dialog and review with our private-sector
stakeholders what we have learned and further refine our understanding
of the market access challenges they face.
Dated: Tuesday, October 16, 2012.
Thomas Sobotta,
Acting Office Director--MAS Office of Transportation & Machinery.
[FR Doc. 2012-25930 Filed 10-19-12; 8:45 am]
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