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except that Colombia’s imports of U.S.
goods classified under subheadings
1702.40 and 1702.60 that are originating
goods under the Colombia TPA and
Colombia’s exports to the United States
of goods classified under subheadings
1701.12, 1701.13, 1701.14, 1701.91 and
1701.99 are not included in the
calculation of Colombia’s trade surplus.
Note 32(c)(i) to subchapter XXII of
HTS chapter 98 provides duty-free
treatment for certain sugar goods of
Colombia entered under subheading
9822.08.01 in an amount equal to the
lesser of Colombia’s trade surplus or the
specific quantity set out in that note for
that calendar year.
During CY 2012, the most recent year
for which data is available, Colombia’s
exports of the sugar and syrup goods
and sugar-containing products
described above exceeded its imports of
those goods by 369,367 metric tons
according to data published by Global
Trade Atlas. Based on this data, USTR
determines that Colombia’s trade
surplus is 369,367 metric tons. The
specific quantity set out in U.S. Note
32(c)(i) to subchapter XXII of HTS
chapter 98 for CY 2014 is 51,500 metric
tons. Therefore, in accordance with that
note, the aggregate quantity of goods of
Colombia that may be entered duty-free
under subheading 9822.08.01 in CY
2014 is 51,500 metric tons (i.e., the
amount that is the lesser of Colombia’s
trade surplus and the specific quantity
set out in that note for Colombia for CY
2014).
Panama: Pursuant to section 201 of
the United States-Panama Trade
Promotion Agreement Implementation
Act (Pub. L. 112–43; 19 U.S.C. 3805
note), Presidential Proclamation No.
8894 of October 29, 2012 (77 FR 66505)
implemented the Panama TPA on behalf
of the United States and modified the
HTS to reflect the tariff treatment
provided for in the Panama TPA.
Note 35(a) to subchapter XXII of HTS
chapter 98 provides that USTR is
required to publish annually in the
Federal Register a determination of the
amount of Panama’s trade surplus, by
volume, with all sources for goods in HS
subheadings 1701.12, 1701.13, 1701.14,
1701.91, 1701.99, 1702.40 and 1702.60,
except that Panama’s imports of U.S.
goods classified under subheadings
1702.40 and 1702.60 that are originating
goods under the Panama TPA and
Panama’s exports to the United States of
goods classified under subheadings
1701.12, 1701.13, 1701.14, 1701.91 and
1701.99 are not included in the
calculation of Panama’s trade surplus.
Note 35(c) to subchapter XXII of HTS
chapter 98 provides duty-free treatment
for certain sugar goods of Panama
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entered under subheading 9822.09.17 in
an amount equal to the lesser of
Panama’s trade surplus or the specific
quantity set out in that note for that
calendar year.
During CY 2012, the most recent year
for which data is available, Panama’s
imports of the sugar and syrup goods
and sugar-containing products
described above exceeded its exports of
those goods by 1,152 metric tons
according to data published by National
Institute of Statistics and Census, Office
of the General Comptroller of Panama.
Based on this data, USTR determines
that Panama’s trade surplus is negative.
Therefore, in accordance with U.S. Note
35(c) to subchapter XXII of HTS chapter
98, goods of Panama are not eligible to
enter the United States duty-free under
subheading 9822.09.17.
Islam A. Siddiqui,
Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the
U.S. Trade Representative.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2013–0088]
Reports, Forms and Record Keeping
Requirements Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below has been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collections
and their expected burden. The Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period was published on September 5,
2013 (78 FR 54722).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before January 6, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
directed to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725–17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Otto
Matheke, National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, Office of the
Chief Counsel (NCC–111), (202) 366–
SUMMARY:
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Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Title: Confidential Business
Information.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Form Number: This collection of
information uses no standard forms.
OMB Control Number: 2127–0025.
Frequency: Submission of information
pursuant to this regulation will depend
on the frequency with which a given
entity, such as a manufacturer of motor
vehicles or motor vehicle equipment,
submits information and a request that
the agency hold the information
confidential, generally pursuant to
Exemption 4 of the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C.
552(b)(4).
Affected Public: This collection of
information would apply to any person
who seeks to have the agency treat as
confidential information submitted to
the agency either voluntarily or
pursuant to a mandatory information
request issued by the agency. Thus, the
collection of information could apply to
any of the entities over which the
agency exercises regulatory authority.
Recent trends lead the agency to
estimate that NHTSA will receive
approximately 460 requests for
confidential treatment in 2014 and
subsequent years. Large manufacturers
make the vast majority of requests for
confidential treatment.
Abstract: NHTSA’s Confidential
Business Information (CBI) rule,
coupled with case law, has governed the
submission of requests for confidential
treatment of information for over 20
years.
Estimated Annual Burden: Using the
above estimate of approximately 460
requests for confidentiality per year,
with an estimated eight hours of
preparation to collect and provide the
information, at an assumed rate of
$24.15 per hour, the annual estimated
cost of collecting and preparing the
information necessary for 460 complete
requests for confidential treatment is
about $88,872 (8 hours of preparation ×
460 requests × $24.15). Adding in a
postage cost of $2,576 (460 requests at
a cost of $5.60 for postage (priority flat
rate envelope from USPS)), we estimate
that it will cost $91,448 per year for
persons to prepare and submit the
information necessary to satisfy the
confidential business information
provisions of 49 CFR Part 512.
Requesters are not required to keep
copies of any records or reports
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submitted to us. As a result, the cost
imposed to keep records would be zero
hours and zero costs.
Number of Respondents: We estimate
that there will be approximately 460
requests per year.
Summary of the Collection of
Information: Any entity seeking
confidential treatment for information
submitted to the agency will be required
to request confidential treatment from
the agency and to justify that request. To
obtain confidential treatment of
submitted information, the submitting
entity must comply with the
requirements in NHTSA’s CBI
regulation and satisfy the requirements
for one of the exemptions provided
under the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552(b).
Send comments, within 30
days, to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725–17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
Comments are invited on: Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of
the Department’s estimate of the burden
of the proposed information collection;
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
A comment to OMB is most effective if
OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication.
ADDRESSES:
Issued in Washington, DC, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.95.
O. Kevin Vincent,
Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
United States Mint
Currently Approved Information
Collection: Comment Request for
Customer Satisfaction and Opinion
Surveys and Focus Group Interviews
United States Mint, Treasury.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of the
Treasury invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on currently
approved information collection 1525–
0015, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently,
the United States Mint, a bureau of the
Department of the Treasury, is soliciting
comments on the United States Mint
customer satisfaction and opinion
surveys and focus group interviews.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before February 3, 2014
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Yvonne Pollard, Compliance Branch,
United States Mint, 801 9th Street NW.,
6th Floor, Washington, DC 20220; (202)
354–6784 (this is not a toll-free
number); YPollard@usmint.treas.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
package should be directed to Yvonne
Pollard, Compliance Branch, United
States Mint, 801 9th Street NW., 6th
Floor, Washington, DC 20220; (202)
354–8400 (this is not a toll-free
number); YPollard@usmint.treas.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Quantitative Consumer
Research—United States Mint Customer
Spend Trajectory Research Survey.
OMB Number: 1525–0015.
Abstract: The proposed customer
satisfaction and opinion surveys will
allow the United States Mint to assess
the acceptance of, potential demand for,
and barriers to acceptance of and
increased demand for current and future
United States Mint products, and the
SUMMARY:
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needs and desires of customers for more
efficient, economical services.
Current Actions: The United States
Mint conducts surveys, focus groups,
and interviews to measure customer
opinion and assess acceptance of,
potential demand for, and barriers to
acceptance of and increased demand for
United States Mint products, and to
determine the level of satisfaction of
United States Mint customers and the
public.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit or not-for-profit institutions;
state, local, or tribal Governments; and
individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The estimated number of annual
respondents is 3000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: The estimated number of annual
burden hours is 1000.
Requests for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility, (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected, (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
and (e) estimates of capital or start-up
costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Dated: November 21, 2013.
Richard A. Peterson,
Deputy Director, United State Mint.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2013-0088]
Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collections and their expected
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period was
published on September 5, 2013 (78 FR 54722).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 6, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be directed to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Otto Matheke, National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel (NCC-111), (202)
366-5263, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Title: Confidential Business Information.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Form Number: This collection of information uses no standard forms.
OMB Control Number: 2127-0025.
Frequency: Submission of information pursuant to this regulation
will depend on the frequency with which a given entity, such as a
manufacturer of motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment, submits
information and a request that the agency hold the information
confidential, generally pursuant to Exemption 4 of the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4).
Affected Public: This collection of information would apply to any
person who seeks to have the agency treat as confidential information
submitted to the agency either voluntarily or pursuant to a mandatory
information request issued by the agency. Thus, the collection of
information could apply to any of the entities over which the agency
exercises regulatory authority. Recent trends lead the agency to
estimate that NHTSA will receive approximately 460 requests for
confidential treatment in 2014 and subsequent years. Large
manufacturers make the vast majority of requests for confidential
treatment.
Abstract: NHTSA's Confidential Business Information (CBI) rule,
coupled with case law, has governed the submission of requests for
confidential treatment of information for over 20 years.
Estimated Annual Burden: Using the above estimate of approximately
460 requests for confidentiality per year, with an estimated eight
hours of preparation to collect and provide the information, at an
assumed rate of $24.15 per hour, the annual estimated cost of
collecting and preparing the information necessary for 460 complete
requests for confidential treatment is about $88,872 (8 hours of
preparation x 460 requests x $24.15). Adding in a postage cost of
$2,576 (460 requests at a cost of $5.60 for postage (priority flat rate
envelope from USPS)), we estimate that it will cost $91,448 per year
for persons to prepare and submit the information necessary to satisfy
the confidential business information provisions of 49 CFR Part 512.
Requesters are not required to keep copies of any records or
reports
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submitted to us. As a result, the cost imposed to keep records would be
zero hours and zero costs.
Number of Respondents: We estimate that there will be approximately
460 requests per year.
Summary of the Collection of Information: Any entity seeking
confidential treatment for information submitted to the agency will be
required to request confidential treatment from the agency and to
justify that request. To obtain confidential treatment of submitted
information, the submitting entity must comply with the requirements in
NHTSA's CBI regulation and satisfy the requirements for one of the
exemptions provided under the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552(b).
ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB
receives it within 30 days of publication.
Issued in Washington, DC, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.95.
O. Kevin Vincent,
Chief Counsel.
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