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Amended Cash Deposits and
Suspension of Liquidation
The collection of cash deposits and
suspension of liquidation will be
revised according to the rates calculated
in this amended preliminary
determination. Because the amended
rates for the Sailun Group and separate
rate companies results in reduced cash
deposits, the rate for Sailun Group will
be effective retroactively to January 27,
2015, the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination, and the rate
for separate rate companies will be
effective retroactively to October 29,
2014, which is 90 days before the date
of publication of the Preliminary
Determination. Parties will be notified
of this determination, in accordance
with sections 733(d) and (f) of the Act.
International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
the Act, we notified the International
Trade Commission of our amended
preliminary determination.
Notification to Interested Parties
The Department intends to disclose
calculations performed in connection
with this amended preliminary
determination within five days of the
date of publication of this notice in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
This amended preliminary
determination is issued and published
in accordance with sections 733(f) and
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.224(e).
Dated: March 18, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Current Population
Survey, Annual Social and Economic
Supplement
U.S. Census Bureau,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
SUMMARY:
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
comments must be submitted on or
before May 26, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at jjessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Aaron Cantu, U.S. Census
Bureau, DSD/CPS HQ–7H108D,
Washington, DC 20233–8400, (301) 763–
3806 (or via the Internet at
aaron.benjamin.cantu@census.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau plans to request
clearance for the collection of data
concerning the Annual Social and
Economic Supplement (ASEC) to be
conducted in conjunction with the
February, March, and April Current
Population Survey (CPS). The Census
Bureau has conducted this supplement
annually for more than 50 years. The
Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor
Statistics sponsor this supplement.
The ASEC data collection underwent
a transition period from 2013 to 2015,
in which it was redesigned to include a
new series of questions relating to (1)
income; and (2) health insurance. For
2016, the data collection questions and
design will remain unchanged from the
previous year.
For this data collection, information
on work experience, personal income,
noncash benefits, current and previous
year health insurance coverage,
employer-sponsored insurance take-up,
and migration is collected. The work
experience items in the ASEC provide a
unique measure of the dynamic nature
of the labor force as viewed over a oneyear period. These items produce
statistics that show movements in and
out of the labor force by measuring the
number of periods of unemployment
experienced by people, the number of
different employers worked for during
the year, the principal reasons for
unemployment, and part-/full-time
attachment to the labor force. We can
make indirect measurements of
discouraged workers and others with a
casual attachment to the labor market.
The income data from the ASEC are
used by social planners, economists,
government officials, and market
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researchers to gauge the economic wellbeing of the country as a whole, and
selected population groups of interest.
Government planners and researchers
use these data to monitor and evaluate
the effectiveness of various assistance
programs. Market researchers use these
data to identify and isolate potential
customers. Social planners use these
data to forecast economic conditions
and to identify special groups that seem
to be especially sensitive to economic
fluctuations. Economists use ASEC data
to determine the effects of various
economic forces, such as inflation,
recession, recovery, and so on, and their
differential effects on various
population groups.
A prime statistic of interest is the
classification of people in poverty and
how this measurement has changed over
time for various groups. Researchers
evaluate ASEC income data not only to
determine poverty levels but also to
determine whether government
programs are reaching eligible
households.
The ASEC also contains questions
related to: (1) Medical expenditures; (2)
presence and cost of a mortgage on
property; (3) child support payments;
and (4) amount of child care assistance
received. These questions enable
analysts and policymakers to obtain
better estimates of family and household
income, and more precisely gauge
poverty status.
II. Method of Collection
The ASEC information will be
collected by both personal visit and
telephone interviews in conjunction
with the regular February, March and
April CPS interviewing. All interviews
are conducted using computer-assisted
interviewing.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–0354.
Form Number: There are no forms.
We conduct all interviewing on
computers.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
78,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 25
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 32,500.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: There
are no costs to the respondents other
than their time to answer the CPS
questions.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United
States Code, section 182; and title 29,
United States Code, sections 1–9.
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This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed 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
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (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.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: March 20, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XD855
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Fisheries of the
Northeastern United States; Scoping
Process
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS);
notice of initiation of scoping process;
notice of public scoping meetings;
request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council announces its
intent to prepare, in cooperation with
NMFS, an amendment to the Fishery
Management Plan for Atlantic Mackerel,
Squid, and Butterfish, and to potentially
prepare an EIS in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act to
analyze the impacts of any proposed
management measures. The current
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focus of the amendment is to consider
alternatives to reduce the capacities of
the longfin squid and Illex squid fleets
as defined by vessels with limited
access permits. This notice announces a
public process for determining the
scope of issues to be addressed, for
identifying concerns and potential
alternatives related to capacity in the
squid fisheries, and for determining the
appropriate level of environmental
analysis. This notice alerts the
interested public of the scoping process,
the potential development of a Draft
EIS, and provides for public
participation in that process. The MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council
will hold six scoping hearings in April
2015 for this amendment. At the
scoping hearings the Council will also
take any general comments on mackerel,
squid, and butterfish fisheries
management, which could inform future
Council actions not including this
amendment.
The meetings will be held over
several weeks between April 6, 2015
and April 21, 2015. Written comments
must be received on or before 11:59
p.m., EST, on May 11, 2015.
ADDRESSES: There will be six scoping
meetings listed under the heading Dates,
Times, and Locations.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N. State St.,
Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone:
(302) 674–2331.
Comment addresses: Written
comments may be sent by any of the
following methods:
• Email to the following address:
jdidden@mafmc.org; Include ‘‘Squid
Amendment Scoping Comments’’ in the
subject line (recommended);
• Mail or hand deliver to Dr.
Christopher M. Moore, Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 North State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, Delaware
19901. Mark the outside of the envelope
‘‘Squid Amendment Scoping
Comments’’; or
• Fax to (302) 674–5399.
• Comments may also be provided
verbally at any of the public scoping
meetings.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (302)
526–5255. The Council’s Web site,
www.mafmc.org also has details on the
meeting locations, webinar access, and
background materials. Please contact
Jason Didden by April 19, 2015 at
jdidden@mafmc.org or (302) 526–5254 if
you would like to confirm that your
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computer is set up to access the
webinar.
A scoping document will be posted to
the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council Web site.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dates, Times and Locations
1. Monday April 6, 2015, 4 p.m.
Superior Trawl, 55 State Street,
Narragansett, RI 02882. Telephone:
(401) 782–1171.
2. Tuesday April 7, 2015, 5 p.m.
Montauk Library, 871 Montauk
Highway, Montauk, NY 11954.
Telephone: (631) 668–3377.
3. Wednesday April 8, 2015, 5 p.m.
Fairfield Inn, 185 MacArthur Dr, New
Bedford, MA 02740. Telephone: (774)
634–2000.
4. Monday April 13, 2015, 6 p.m.
Congress Hall Hotel, 251 Beach Ave,
Cape May, NJ 08204. Telephone: (888)
944–1816.
5. Wednesday April 15, 2015, 5 p.m.
Ocean Place Resort. 1 Ocean Blvd., Long
Branch, NJ, 07740. Telephone: 732–
571–4000.
6. Tuesday April 21, 2015, 6 p.m. This
April 21, 2015 meeting will be
conducted via webinar accessible via
the internet from the Council’s Web site,
www.mafmc.org. The Virginia Marine
Resources Commission will also provide
in-person access to the webinar at its
office at: 2600 Washington Avenue, 4th
Floor, Newport News, VA 23607; (757)
247–2200. Members of the public may
also attend in-person at the Council
office address (see below) for this
webinar meeting, if they contact the
Council by April 19, 2015.
Background
In the Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s (Council) 2015
Implementation Plan (available at
https://www.mafmc.org/strategic-plan/),
the Council decided to initiate an action
on a ‘‘Squid Capacity Amendment.’’
There is considerable latent capacity in
both the longfin squid and Illex squid
fisheries; a small portion of vessels with
limited access squid permits account for
most landings in most years. The
Council is concerned that activation of
this latent capacity could cause
problems in the fishery such as racing
to fish and increased incidental catch of
non-target species. Accordingly, the
Amendment is likely to consider a
variety of approaches for reducing
capacity in the squid fisheries. Such
approaches could include, but would
not be limited to: A requalification of
limited access permits; a tiered limited
access system; and/or a limited access
privilege program (LAPP), which is
more commonly referred to as an
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[FR Doc No: 2015-06883]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Current
Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement
AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be submitted on
or before May 26, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet
at jjessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions
should be directed to Aaron Cantu, U.S. Census Bureau, DSD/CPS HQ-
7H108D, Washington, DC 20233-8400, (301) 763-3806 (or via the Internet
at aaron.benjamin.cantu@census.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau plans to request clearance for the collection of
data concerning the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) to be
conducted in conjunction with the February, March, and April Current
Population Survey (CPS). The Census Bureau has conducted this
supplement annually for more than 50 years. The Census Bureau and the
Bureau of Labor Statistics sponsor this supplement.
The ASEC data collection underwent a transition period from 2013 to
2015, in which it was redesigned to include a new series of questions
relating to (1) income; and (2) health insurance. For 2016, the data
collection questions and design will remain unchanged from the previous
year.
For this data collection, information on work experience, personal
income, noncash benefits, current and previous year health insurance
coverage, employer-sponsored insurance take-up, and migration is
collected. The work experience items in the ASEC provide a unique
measure of the dynamic nature of the labor force as viewed over a one-
year period. These items produce statistics that show movements in and
out of the labor force by measuring the number of periods of
unemployment experienced by people, the number of different employers
worked for during the year, the principal reasons for unemployment, and
part-/full-time attachment to the labor force. We can make indirect
measurements of discouraged workers and others with a casual attachment
to the labor market.
The income data from the ASEC are used by social planners,
economists, government officials, and market researchers to gauge the
economic well-being of the country as a whole, and selected population
groups of interest. Government planners and researchers use these data
to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of various assistance
programs. Market researchers use these data to identify and isolate
potential customers. Social planners use these data to forecast
economic conditions and to identify special groups that seem to be
especially sensitive to economic fluctuations. Economists use ASEC data
to determine the effects of various economic forces, such as inflation,
recession, recovery, and so on, and their differential effects on
various population groups.
A prime statistic of interest is the classification of people in
poverty and how this measurement has changed over time for various
groups. Researchers evaluate ASEC income data not only to determine
poverty levels but also to determine whether government programs are
reaching eligible households.
The ASEC also contains questions related to: (1) Medical
expenditures; (2) presence and cost of a mortgage on property; (3)
child support payments; and (4) amount of child care assistance
received. These questions enable analysts and policymakers to obtain
better estimates of family and household income, and more precisely
gauge poverty status.
II. Method of Collection
The ASEC information will be collected by both personal visit and
telephone interviews in conjunction with the regular February, March
and April CPS interviewing. All interviews are conducted using
computer-assisted interviewing.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607-0354.
Form Number: There are no forms. We conduct all interviewing on
computers.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 78,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 25 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 32,500.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: There are no costs to the respondents
other than their time to answer the CPS questions.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, section 182; and
title 29, United States Code, sections 1-9.
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This information collection request may be viewed at
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce
collections currently under review by OMB.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 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
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (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.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: March 20, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-06883 Filed 3-25-15; 8:45 am]
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