Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 10656-10657 [2018-04928]

Download as PDF 10656 Notices Federal Register Vol. 83, No. 48 Monday, March 12, 2018 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES March 6, 2018. The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to 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; and (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 April 11, 2018 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:12 Mar 09, 2018 Jkt 244001 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. Office of Procurement and Property Management Title: Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal Procurement. OMB Control Number: 0503–0011. Summary of Collection: Section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act (FSRIA) of 2002, as amended by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act (FCEA) of 2008, and the Agricultural Act of 2014 [7 U.S.C. 8102] provides for a preferred procurement program under which Federal agencies are required to purchase biobased products, with certain exceptions. Product categories (which are generic groupings of products) are designated by rulemaking for preferred procurement. To qualify product categories for procurement under this program, the statute requires that the Secretary of Agriculture consider information on the availability of biobased products, the economic and technological feasibility of using such products and the costs of using such products. In addition, the Secretary is required to provide information on designated product categories to Federal agencies about the availability, price, performance, and environmental and public health benefits of such product categories, and where appropriate shall recommend the level of biobased material to be contained in the procured product. Need and Use of the Information: The Office of Procurement and Property Management (OPPM) and its contractors will interact with manufacturers and vendors to gather such information and material for testing, as may be required for designation of products categories for preferred procurement by Federal agencies. The information collected will continue to be gathered using a variety of methods, including face to face visits with a manufacturer or vendor, submission by manufacturers and vendors of information electronically to OPPM, and survey instruments filled out by manufacturers and vendors and submitted to OPPM. Description of Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 220. PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Other (once). Total Burden Hours: 8,800. Ruth Brown, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2018–04833 Filed 3–9–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–TX–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. Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. Title: 2018 Survey of Compact of Free Association (COFA) Migrants. OMB Control Number: 0607–XXXX. Form Number(s): COFA–I (2018); COFA–RI (2018); COFA–FAQ (2018); COFA–NOV (2018); COFA–RL (2018); COFA–ARC (2018). Type of Request: Regular submission. Number of Respondents: 7100. Average Hours per Response: 0.333. Burden Hours: 2,449. Needs and Uses: The Compact of Free Association (COFA) is a joint congressional-executive agreement that states that the United States will provide funds to Guam, CNMI, Hawaii, and American Samoa for a range of development programs and other benefits that are necessary due to the inmigration of citizens from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. The COFA Amendments Act of 2003 stipulates that $30,000,000 will be made available annually for grants to help defray the costs to jurisdictions whose health, educational, social, or public safety services are affected by the increase in COFA migrants from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. The COFA Amendments Act of 2003 requires that an enumeration of COFA migrants be conducted no less frequently than every five years in Guam, CNMI, Hawaii, and American Samoa to assist in the distribution of the funds. The proposed survey will collect data on place of birth, age, date of birth, sex, E:\FR\FM\12MRN1.SGM 12MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 48 / Monday, March 12, 2018 / Notices marital status, and year of entry for COFA migrants residing in Guam and CNMI. Only questions pertaining to the needs of the legislation will be asked. The questionnaire content and data collection procedures will generally follow the American Community Survey (ACS) and Census 2010 procedures. Since data can be obtained for Hawaii from the ACS, it is not cost-effective to include Hawaii in the 2018 Survey of Compact of Free Association (COFA) Migrants. Because it would be cost prohibitive to design a survey resulting in reliable estimates of the small number of COFA migrants in American Samoa, the estimate for this area will be derived from existing Census 2010 data. Affected Public: Residents of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Frequency: One time. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. Section 8(b) and Public Law 108–188, The Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003. 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. 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. Sheleen Dumas, PRA Department Lead, Office of the Chief Information Officer. regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally docketed on March 6, 2018. The proposed subzone (21.1 acres) is located at 10100 Brose Drive, Vance, Alabama (Tuscaloosa County). No additional authorization for production activity has been requested at this time. The proposed subzone would be subject to the existing activation limit of FTZ 98. In accordance with the Board’s regulations, Qahira El-Amin of the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to review the application and make recommendations to the Executive Secretary. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is April 23, 2018. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to May 7, 2018. A copy of the application 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 Board’s website, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For further information, contact Qahira El-Amin at Qahira.El-Amin@ trade.gov or (202) 482–5928. Dated: March 6, 2018. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–04928 Filed 3–9–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P [FR Doc. 2018–04905 Filed 3–9–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE [S–44–2018] Foreign-Trade Zones Board Foreign-Trade Zone 98—Birmingham, Alabama; Application for Subzone; Brose Tuscaloosa, Inc.; Vance, Alabama amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–17–2018] An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the City of Birmingham, grantee of FTZ 98, requesting subzone status for the facility of Brose Tuscaloosa, Inc., located in Vance, Alabama. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:12 Mar 09, 2018 Jkt 244001 Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 21— Charleston, South Carolina; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; AGRU America Charleston, LLC; (High Density Polyethylene Pipe); North Charleston, South Carolina AGRU America Charleston, LLC (AGRU America) submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in North Charleston, South Carolina. The notification conforming to the PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 10657 requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on March 5, 2018. AGRU America already has authority to produce high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe within Site 5 of FTZ 21. The current request would add four foreign status materials/components to the scope of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority would be limited to the specific foreignstatus materials/components described in the submitted notification (as described below) and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board. Production under FTZ procedures could exempt AGRU America from customs duty payments on the foreignstatus materials/components used in export production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status materials/ components noted below, AGRU America would be able to choose the duty rate during customs entry procedures that applies to HDPE pipe. AGRU America would be able to avoid duty on foreign-status components which become scrap/waste. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status production equipment. The materials/components sourced from abroad include: Plastic pipe fittings; steel flanges; threaded steel bolts of more than six mm diameter; and, vulcanized rubber gaskets, washers, and seals (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 5.5%). Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is April 23, 2018. 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 Board’s website, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For further information, contact Juanita Chen at juanita.chen@trade.gov or 202–482–1378. Dated: March 6, 2018. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. 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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 48 (Monday, March 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10656-10657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04928]


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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.
    Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
    Title: 2018 Survey of Compact of Free Association (COFA) Migrants.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-XXXX.
    Form Number(s): COFA-I (2018); COFA-RI (2018); COFA-FAQ (2018); 
COFA-NOV (2018); COFA-RL (2018); COFA-ARC (2018).
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 7100.
    Average Hours per Response: 0.333.
    Burden Hours: 2,449.
    Needs and Uses: The Compact of Free Association (COFA) is a joint 
congressional-executive agreement that states that the United States 
will provide funds to Guam, CNMI, Hawaii, and American Samoa for a 
range of development programs and other benefits that are necessary due 
to the in-migration of citizens from the Republic of the Marshall 
Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. 
The COFA Amendments Act of 2003 stipulates that $30,000,000 will be 
made available annually for grants to help defray the costs to 
jurisdictions whose health, educational, social, or public safety 
services are affected by the increase in COFA migrants from the 
Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, 
and the Republic of Palau. The COFA Amendments Act of 2003 requires 
that an enumeration of COFA migrants be conducted no less frequently 
than every five years in Guam, CNMI, Hawaii, and American Samoa to 
assist in the distribution of the funds.
    The proposed survey will collect data on place of birth, age, date 
of birth, sex,

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marital status, and year of entry for COFA migrants residing in Guam 
and CNMI. Only questions pertaining to the needs of the legislation 
will be asked. The questionnaire content and data collection procedures 
will generally follow the American Community Survey (ACS) and Census 
2010 procedures. Since data can be obtained for Hawaii from the ACS, it 
is not cost-effective to include Hawaii in the 2018 Survey of Compact 
of Free Association (COFA) Migrants. Because it would be cost 
prohibitive to design a survey resulting in reliable estimates of the 
small number of COFA migrants in American Samoa, the estimate for this 
area will be derived from existing Census 2010 data.
    Affected Public: Residents of Guam and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. Section 8(b) and Public Law 108-
188, The Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003.
    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.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

Sheleen Dumas,
PRA Department Lead, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-04928 Filed 3-9-18; 8:45 am]
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