Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 17434-17435 [2016-06985]

Download as PDF 17434 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 60 / Tuesday, March 29, 2016 / Notices 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 will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (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 those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, technological or other forms of information technology collection methods. All responses to this notice will become a matter of public record and be summarized in the request for OMB approval. Signed at Washington, DC, March 15, 2016. R. Renee Picanso, Associate Administrator. [FR Doc. 2016–07037 Filed 3–28–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–20–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE National Agricultural Statistics Service Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) to request revision and extension of a currently approved information collection, the Vegetable Surveys Program. Revision to burden hours will be needed due to changes in the size of the target population, sampling design, and/or questionnaire length. Some of the vegetable production surveys will incorporate sampling of the total population of producers, while the processing surveys will involve a total enumeration of the entire population. Changes are being made to some of the questionnaires to accommodate changes in the industry and to make the questionnaires easier for the respondent to complete. This should help to reduce respondent burden and improve the overall response rates. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:43 Mar 28, 2016 Jkt 238001 DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by May 31, 2016 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number 0535–0037, by any of the following methods: • Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. Include docket number above in the subject line of the message. • E-fax: (855) 838–6382. • Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– ROM submissions to: David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250– 2024. • Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand deliver to: David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250–2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. Renee Picanso, Associate Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202) 720–2707. Copies of this information collection and related instructions can be obtained without charge from David Hancock, NASS–OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 690–2388 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Vegetable Surveys Program. OMB Number: 0535–0037. Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 2016. Type of Request: Intent to Seek Approval to Revise and Extend an Information Collection for 3 years. Abstract: The primary objective of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to collect, prepare, and issue State and national estimates of crop and livestock production, prices, and disposition; as well as economic statistics, environmental statistics related to agriculture and also to conduct the Census of Agriculture. The Vegetable Surveys Program obtains basic agricultural statistics for fresh market and processing vegetables in major producing States. Vegetable statistics are used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help administer programs and by growers, processors, and marketers in making production and marketing decisions. The vegetable estimation program now consists of 25 selected crops. All questionnaires included in this information collection will be voluntary. Authority: These data will be collected under authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a). Individually identifiable data collected under this authority are PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 governed by Section 1770 of the Food Security Act of 1985 as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to afford strict confidentiality to nonaggregated data provided by respondents. This Notice is submitted in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–113) and Office of Management and Budget regulations at 5 CFR part 1320. NASS also complies with OMB Implementation Guidance, ‘‘Implementation Guidance for Title V of the E-Government Act, Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),’’ Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June 15, 2007, p. 33362. Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to be between 5 and 20 minutes per respondent per survey. Respondents: Farms and businesses. Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,000. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 6,000 hours. 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 will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (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 those who are to respond, through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, technological or other forms of information technology collection methods. All responses to this notice will become a matter of public record and be summarized in the request for OMB approval. Signed at Washington, DC, March 15, 2016. R. Renee Picanso, Associate Administrator. [FR Doc. 2016–07034 Filed 3–28–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–20–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). E:\FR\FM\29MRN1.SGM 29MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 60 / Tuesday, March 29, 2016 / Notices Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security. Title: National Security and Critical Technology Assessments of the U.S. Industrial Base. Form Number(s): N/A. OMB Control Number: 0694–0119. Type of Request: Regular. Burden Hours: 308,000 hours. Number of Respondents: 28,000 respondents. Average Hours per Response: 8 to 14 hours per response. Needs and Uses: The Department of Commerce, in coordination with the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies, conducts survey assessments of U.S. industrial base sectors deemed critical to U.S. national security. The information gathered is necessary to determine the health and competitiveness as well as the needs of these critical market segments in order to maintain a strong U.S. industrial base. Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit institutions. Frequency: On occasion. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB. 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 or fax to (202) 395–5806. Dated: March 23, 2016. Glenna Mickelson, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2016–06985 Filed 3–28–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–33–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–552–801] Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013–2014 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) published the Preliminary Results of the 11th administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen fish fillets (‘‘fish fillets’’) from the VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:43 Mar 28, 2016 Jkt 238001 Socialist Republic of Vietnam (‘‘Vietnam’’) on September 14, 2015.1 We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the Preliminary Results. Based upon our analysis of the comments and information received, we made changes to the margin calculations for these final results. The final dumping margins are listed below in the ‘‘Final Results of the Administrative Review’’ section of this notice. The period of review (‘‘POR’’) is August 1, 2013, through July 31, 2014. DATES: Effective March 29, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Walker or Javier Barrientos, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone 202–482–0413 or 202–482– 2243, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Department published the Preliminary Results on September 14, 2015.2 The Department conducted a verification of Thuan An Production Trading and Service Co., Ltd. (‘‘Tafishco’’) and its tollers between September 21, 2015, through October 6, 2015.3 The Department also conducted a verification of the Hung Vuong Group4 (‘‘HVG’’) between November 10, 2015, through November 24, 2015.5 On 1 See Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013–2014, 80 FR 55092 (September 14, 2015) (‘‘Preliminary Results’’) and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (‘‘Preliminary Decision Memo’’). 2 See Preliminary Results. 3 See Memorandum to the File, from Jerry Huang, International Trade Analyst, Office V, and Javier Barrientos, International Trade Analyst, Office V, ‘‘Verification of the Sales and Factors of Production Responses of Thuan An Production Trading and Service Co., Ltd. in the 2013–2014 Administrative Review of Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,’’ dated February 2, 2016. 4 The Hung Vuong Group includes: An Giang Fisheries Import & Export Joint Stock Company, Asia Pangasius Company Limited (‘‘Asia Pangasius’’), Europe Joint Stock Company, Hung Vuong Joint Stock Company, Hung Vuong Mascato Company Limited, Hung Vuong—Vinh Long Co., Ltd., and Hung Vuong—Sa Dec Co., Ltd. See Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and New Shipper Review; 2011–2012, 79 FR 19053 (April 7, 2014) and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at 3. 5 See Memorandum to the File, from Javier Barrientos, International Trade Analyst, Office V, and Kenneth Hawkins, International Trade Analyst, Office V, ‘‘Verification of the Sales and Factors of Production Responses of Agifish and HVG in the 2013–2014 Administrative Review of Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,’’ dated February 5, 2016. PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 17435 January 11, 2016, the Department extended the deadline for the final results to March 14, 2016.6 As explained in the memorandum from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, the Department has exercised its discretion to toll all administrative deadlines due to the recent closure of the Federal Government.7 All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been extended by four business days. The revised deadline for the final results of this administrative review is now March 18, 2016. Between February 11 and February 22, 2016, interested parties submitted case and rebuttal briefs. On March 3, 2016, the Department held a closed hearing and a public hearing limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs. Scope of the Order The product covered by the order is frozen fish fillets, including regular, shank, and strip fillets and portions thereof, whether or not breaded or marinated, of the species Pangasius Bocourti, Pangasius Hypophthalmus (also known as Pangasius Pangasius) and Pangasius Micronemus. These products are classifiable under tariff article code 0304.62.0020 (Frozen Fish Fillets of the species Pangasius, including basa and tra), and may enter under tariff article codes 0305.59.0000, 1604.19.2100, 1604.19.3100, 1604.19.4100, 1604.19.5100, 1604.19.6100 and 1604.19.8100 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’).8 Although 6 See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, through James C. Doyle, Director, Office V, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations from Jerry Huang, International Trade Analyst, Office V, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, ‘‘Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Extension of Deadline for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated January 11, 2016. 7 See Memorandum to the Record from Ron Lorentzen, Acting A/S for Enforcement & Compliance, ‘‘Tolling of Administrative Deadlines As a Result of the Government Closure During Snowstorm Jonas,’’ dated January 27, 2016. 8 Until June 30, 2004 these products were classifiable under HTSUS 0304.20.6030, 0304.20.6096, 0304.20.6043 and 0304.20.6057. From July 1, 2004 until December 31, 2006 these products were classifiable under HTSUS 0304.20.6033. From January 1, 2007 until December 31, 2011 these products were classifiable under HTSUS 0304.29.6033. On March 2, 2011 the Department added two HTSUS numbers at the request of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) that the subject merchandise may enter under: 1604.19.2000 and 1604 19.3000, which were changed to 1604.19.2100 and 1604.19.3100 on January 1, 2012. On January 1, 2012 the Department added the following HTSUS numbers at the request E:\FR\FM\29MRN1.SGM Continued 29MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17434-17435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06985]


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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).

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    Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security.
    Title: National Security and Critical Technology Assessments of the 
U.S. Industrial Base.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    OMB Control Number: 0694-0119.
    Type of Request: Regular.
    Burden Hours: 308,000 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 28,000 respondents.
    Average Hours per Response: 8 to 14 hours per response.
    Needs and Uses: The Department of Commerce, in coordination with 
the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies, conducts survey 
assessments of U.S. industrial base sectors deemed critical to U.S. 
national security. The information gathered is necessary to determine 
the health and competitiveness as well as the needs of these critical 
market segments in order to maintain a strong U.S. industrial base.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    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 or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: March 23, 2016.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-06985 Filed 3-28-16; 8:45 am]
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