Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 68403-68404 [2016-23932]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 192 / Tuesday, October 4, 2016 / Notices Proposed Collection; Comments Requested. ACTION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), this Notice announces the Rural BusinessCooperative Service intention to request an extension for to a currently approved information collection for the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (RMAP). SUMMARY: Comments on this notice must be received by December 5, 2016 to be assured of consideration. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Director, Specialty Programs Division, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250–3226, Telephone (202) 720–1400, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program. OMB Number: 0570–0062. Expiration Date of Approval: February 28, 2017. Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: The purpose of the RMAP program is to support the development and ongoing success of rural microentrepreneurs and microenterprises. Direct loans and grants are made to selected Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDOs). Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 hours per response. Respondents: Nonprofits, Indian Tribes, and Public Institutions of Higher Education. Estimated Number of Respondents: 75. Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 20. Estimated Number of Responses: 1506. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours on Respondents: 3,254 hours. Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) 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; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES DATES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:01 Oct 03, 2016 Jkt 241001 on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments may be sent to Jeanne Jacobs, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, Support Services Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0742, Washington, DC 20250. All comments received will be available for public inspection during regular business hours at the same address. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. Dated: September 28, 2016. Justin Hatmaker, Acting Administrator, Rural BusinessCooperative Service. [FR Doc. 2016–23915 Filed 10–3–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Utility Service Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request September 29, 2016. The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. Comments are requested regarding (1) whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments regarding this information collection received by November 3, 2016 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building, PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 68403 725—17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: OIRA_Submission@ OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information that such persons are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Rural Utilities Service Title: Broadband Grant Program. OMB Control Number: 0572–0127. Summary of Collection: Congress has recognized the need to facilitate the deployment of broadband service to unserved rural areas. The provision to broadband transmission service is vital to the economic development, education, health, and safety of rural Americans. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Title III, Pub. L. 108–199, Stat.3), 7 CFR 1739 Subpart A, as amended, authorizes the Rural Development, Rural Utilities Service (RUS) to administer the Community Connect Grant Program for the provision of broadband transmission service in rural America. Grant authority is utilized to deploy broadband infrastructure to extremely rural, lower income communities on a ‘‘community-oriented connectivity’’ basis. Need and Use of the Information: RUS gives priority to rural areas that it believes have the greatest need for broadband transmission services. This broadband access is intended to promote economic development and provide enhanced educational and health care opportunities. RUS will provide financial assistance to eligible entities that are proposing to deploy broadband transmission service in rural communities where such service does not currently exist and who will connect the critical community facilities including the local schools, libraries, hospitals, police, fire and rescue services and who will operate a community center that provides free and open access to residents. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local and Tribal Governments. E:\FR\FM\04OCN1.SGM 04OCN1 68404 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 192 / Tuesday, October 4, 2016 / Notices Number of Respondents: 70. Frequency of Responses: Reporting; On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 11,380. Charlene Parker, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2016–23932 Filed 10–3–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–65–2016] mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 158— Vicksburg/Jackson, Mississippi; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; MTD Consumer Group, Inc. (Lawn and Garden Equipment); Verona, Mississippi MTD Consumer Group, Inc. (MTD), submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in Verona, Mississippi, within FTZ 158. The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on September 13, 2016. The MTD facility is located within Site 17 of FTZ 158. The facility is used for the production of lawn and garden equipment. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status materials and components and specific finished products described in the submitted notification (as described below) and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board. Production under FTZ procedures could exempt MTD from customs duty payments on the foreign-status components used in export production. On its domestic sales, MTD would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to water pumps; blowers; power washers; tillers; de-thatchers; aerators; snow throwers; walk behind mowers; mower attachments; edgers; wheeled string trimmers; chippers; shredders; chipper/ shredder/vacuums (CSVs); log splitters; and, 2-wheel tractors (duty rates range between free and 2.4%) for the foreignstatus inputs noted below. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status production equipment. The components and materials sourced from abroad include: polyvinyl chloride tubes; plastic flexible hoses/ adhesive labels/bagger cover panels; rubber v-belts/tire inner tubes/0-rings/ oil seals/water seals/plugs; cardboard VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:01 Oct 03, 2016 Jkt 241001 retail cartons; textile grass catcher bags; steel hydraulic fittings/control cables/ screw rings/hexagonal head bolts/nuts/ washers/pins/springs/mower blades; metal frame brackets; gasoline-powered engines; engine shrouds; hydraulic cylinders; reciprocating positive displacement pumps; hydraulic fluid power pumps; pump parts (ports, bodies and cores); wheels for leaf blowers; hydraulic fluid inlet filters; air cleaners; pressure washer spray gun/nozzle fittings/nozzle extension tubes; snow thrower wheels; block joint assemblies for snow throwers; tiller parts (tine/ handle assemblies, handle covers, tines, bails, drive handles, handle height adjuster plates); lawn mower wheels; water nozzle adapters for lawn mower decks; blower chutes for lawn mowers; wheeled string trimmer bodies; string trimmer handles; log splitter wheels; hitch coupling assemblies for log splitters; steel screens for wood chippers; wedges for wood chippers; edger wheels; manual directional valves for hydraulic fluid on log splitters; valve parts for log splitters; radial ball bearings; transmission shafts/cranks/ assemblies; worm gears; gearbox housings; metal magnets; motor starters; axles for 2-wheel tractors; and, wheel barrow/cart wheels with tires (duty rates range from free to 9%). Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is November 14, 2016. A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ Board’s Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For further information, contact Diane Finver at Diane.Finver@trade.gov or (202) 482–1367. Dated: September 27, 2016. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–23965 Filed 10–3–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–580–879] Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From the Republic of Korea: Initiation of Expedited Review of the Countervailing Duty Order Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is initiating an expedited review of the countervailing duty order on certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) with respect to POSCO and Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai). DATES: Effective October 4, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myrna Lobo, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–2371. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background On July 25, 2016, the Department published the countervailing duty order on CORE from Korea.1 On August 24, 2016, the Department received requests from POSCO and Hyundai to conduct an expedited review of this countervailing duty order.2 POSCO and Hyundai were not selected for individual examination during the investigation and made these requests pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(k). Initiation of Expedited Review In accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(k)(1)(i)–(iii), POSCO and Hyundai each certified that it exported the subject merchandise to the United States during the period of investigation; that it was not affiliated with an exporter or producer that the Department individually examined in the investigation; and that it informed the Government of Korea, as the government of the exporting country, that the government will be required to 1 See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From India, Italy, Republic of Korea and the People’s Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 81 FR 48387 (July 25, 2016). 2 See letter from POSCO, ‘‘Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from South Korea, Case No. C–580– 879: Request for Expedited Review Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(k),’’ (August 24, 2016). See also letter from Hyundai, ‘‘Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from South Korea, Case No. C–580–879: Request for Expedited Review Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(k),’’ (August 24, 2016). E:\FR\FM\04OCN1.SGM 04OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68403-68404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23932]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utility Service


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

September 29, 2016.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments are requested regarding (1) 
whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and 
clarity of the information to be collected; (4) ways to minimize the 
burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, 
including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms 
of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by November 
3, 2016 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: 
Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office 
Building, 725--17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are 
encouraged to submit their comments to OMB via email to: 
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental 
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-
7602. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-
8958.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Rural Utilities Service

    Title: Broadband Grant Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0127.
    Summary of Collection: Congress has recognized the need to 
facilitate the deployment of broadband service to un-served rural 
areas. The provision to broadband transmission service is vital to the 
economic development, education, health, and safety of rural Americans.
    The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Title III, Pub. L. 108-
199, Stat.3), 7 CFR 1739 Subpart A, as amended, authorizes the Rural 
Development, Rural Utilities Service (RUS) to administer the Community 
Connect Grant Program for the provision of broadband transmission 
service in rural America. Grant authority is utilized to deploy 
broadband infrastructure to extremely rural, lower income communities 
on a ``community-oriented connectivity'' basis.
    Need and Use of the Information: RUS gives priority to rural areas 
that it believes have the greatest need for broadband transmission 
services. This broadband access is intended to promote economic 
development and provide enhanced educational and health care 
opportunities. RUS will provide financial assistance to eligible 
entities that are proposing to deploy broadband transmission service in 
rural communities where such service does not currently exist and who 
will connect the critical community facilities including the local 
schools, libraries, hospitals, police, fire and rescue services and who 
will operate a community center that provides free and open access to 
residents.
    Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions; State, Local and Tribal Governments.

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    Number of Respondents: 70.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting; On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 11,380.

Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-23932 Filed 10-3-16; 8:45 am]
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