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is estimated to average 0.45 hours per
response.
Respondents: National plant
protection organization officials of
countries exporting to the United States
and businesses.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 65.
Estimated annual number of
responses per respondent: 13.
Estimated annual number of
responses: 855.
Estimated total annual burden on
respondents: 381 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours
may not equal the product of the annual
number of responses multiplied by the
reporting burden per response.)
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of
July 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection: Forest
Industries and Logging Operations
Data Collection Systems
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
USDA Forest Service is seeking
comments from all interested
individuals and organizations on the
renewal of a currently approved
information collection, Forest Industries
and Logging Operations Data Collection
Systems (0596–0010), with a revision for
a new sampling approach.
DATES: Comments must be received in
writing on or before September 17, 2018
to be assured of consideration.
Comments received after that date will
be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this
notice should be addressed to: USDA,
Forest Service, Attn: James Bentley,
Southern Research Station, Forest
Inventory and Analysis, 4700 Old
Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919.
Comments also may be submitted via
facsimile to 865–862–0262 or by email
to: jamesbentley@fs.fed.us.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice may be made available to the
public through relevant websites and
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upon request. For this reason, please do
not include in your comments
information of a confidential nature,
such as sensitive personal information
or proprietary information. If you send
an email comment, your email address
will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made
available on the internet. Please note
that responses to this public comment
request containing any routine notice
about the confidentiality of the
communication will be treated as public
comments that may be made available to
the public notwithstanding the
inclusion of the routine notice.
The public may inspect comments
received at the Southern Research
Station, 4700 Old Kingston Pike,
Knoxville, TN, during normal business
hours. Visitors are encouraged to call
ahead to 865–862–2000 to facilitate
entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Bentley, Southern Research
Station, at 865–862–2056. Individuals
who use telecommunication devices for
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339
twenty-four hours a day, every day of
the year, including holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Forest Industries and Logging
Operations Data Collection Systems.
OMB Number: 0596–0010.
Expiration Date of Approval:
December 31, 2019.
Type of Request: Renewal with
Revision.
Abstract: The Forest and Range
Renewable Resources Planning Act of
1974 and the Forest and Rangeland
Renewable Resources Research Act of
1978 require the Forest Service to
evaluate trends in the use of logs and
wood chips, to forecast anticipated
levels of logs and wood chips, and to
analyze changes in the harvest of these
resources from the Nation’s forest
resource. This important survey has
been conducted since the 1940s, with
various adjustments along the ways to
accommodate new questions or data
collection needs. Information provided
in this data collection can be used to:
• Describe the timber resource and its
use in detail;
• Evaluate trends in resource use;
• Forecast future anticipated level of
demand on the resource; and
• Analyze the ramifications of any
changes in timber demand.
For this renewal, we are proposing a
new sample design to guide the annual
collection of information from primary
wood-using mills, replacing the periodic
approach. This new approach is more
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efficient and cost-effective, and
ultimately will generate more accurate,
comprehensive, and timely information.
To collect this information, USDA
Forest Service or state natural resource
agency personnel will use three
questionnaires. Two questionnaires, the
Pulpwood Questionnaire and the Logs
and Other Roundwood Questionnaire,
will be paper or electronic. Paper
questionnaires will be returned in prepaid postage envelopes, and electronic
questionnaires returned via email. The
third questionnaire, the Logging
Operations Questionnaire, will be
administered in person by field
personnel collecting tree utilization data
at sampled logging sites.
Pulpwood Received Questionnaire:
USDA Forest Service personnel will use
this questionnaire to collect and
evaluate information from pulp mills in
order to monitor the volume, types,
species, sources, and prices of timber
products harvested throughout the
United States. The data collected will be
used to provide essential information
about the current use of the Nation’s
timber resources for pulpwood
industrial products and is not available
from other sources.
Logs and Other Roundwood Received
Questionnaire: This questionnaire is
used by USDA Forest Service or state
natural resource agency personnel to
collect and evaluate information from
the other, non-pulp, primary woodusing mills, including small, part-time
mills, as well as large corporate entities.
Primary wood-using mills are facilities
that use harvested wood in log or chip
form, such as sawlogs, veneer logs,
composite panel, posts, and poles, to
manufacture a secondary product, such
as lumber or veneer. USDA Forest
Service personnel evaluate the
information collected and use it to
monitor the volume types, species,
sources, and prices of timber products
harvested throughout the United States.
Logging Operations Questionnaire:
This questionnaire is used by USDA
Forest Service and/or state natural
resource agency personnel to collect and
evaluate information from logging
operations, to help characterize the
logging industry and its response to
outside influences. The information will
be used to measure the ‘health’ of the
logging industry, as well as to provide
background information for decisionmaking.
Affected Public: Individuals and the
Private Sector (Businesses and NonProfit Organizations), in particular mill
owners, procurement foresters, logging
operations owners, and loggers will be
affected.
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Estimate of Burden per Response: An
average of 30 minutes for the Pulpwood
Questionnaire for 132 respondents
(estimated); an average of 42 minutes for
the Logs and Other Roundwood
Questionnaire for 2,875 respondents
(estimated); an average of 11 minutes for
the Logging Operations Questionnaire
for 435 respondents (estimated).
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 3,442.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 2,147 hours.
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses when provided, will be a
matter of public record. Comments will
be summarized and included in the
submission request toward Office of
Management and Budget approval.
Comment Is Invited
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether
this collection of information is
necessary for the stated purposes and
the proper performance of the functions
of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical or
scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
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)
Dated: June 29, 2108.
Carlos Rodriguez-Franco,
Deputy Chief for Research and Development.
[FR Doc. 2018–15228 Filed 7–16–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
Notice of Petitions by Firms for
Determination of Eligibility To Apply
for Trade Adjustment Assistance
Economic Development
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice and opportunity for
public comment.
AGENCY:
The Economic Development
Administration (EDA) has received
petitions for certification of eligibility to
apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
from the firms listed below.
Accordingly, EDA has initiated
investigations to determine whether
increased imports into the United States
of articles like or directly competitive
with those produced by each of the
firms contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of the firms’
workers, or threat thereof, and to a
decrease in sales or production of each
petitioning firm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT
ASSISTANCE
[06/27/2018 through 07/10/2018]
Firm name
Firm address
Centerless Technology, Inc .....
45 Wells Street, Rochester,
NY 14611.
301 Dix Road, Jefferson City,
MO 65109.
6951 High Grove Boulevard,
Burr Ridge, IL 60527.
DeLong’s, Inc ..........................
Fusion Systems, Inc. d/b/a Fusion OEM.
La Mar Lighting Company, Inc.
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The firm manufactures steel parts through precision grinding.
6/27/2018
The firm manufactures fabricated structural steel products.
7/2/2018
485 Smith Street, Farmingdale, NY 11735.
Any party having a substantial
interest in these proceedings may
request a public hearing on the matter.
A written request for a hearing must be
submitted to the Trade Adjustment
Assistance Division, Room 71030,
Economic Development Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce,
Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten
(10) calendar days following publication
of this notice. These petitions are
received pursuant to section 251 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
Please follow the requirements set
forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR
315.9 for procedures to request a public
hearing. The Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance official number
and title for the program under which
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Product(s)
7/3/2018
The firm manufactures electro-mechanical devices, control
systems, and communications equipment as well as associated racks, cabinets and housings. The firm also provides related assembly services.
The firm manufactures fluorescent and light-emitting diode
(LED) light fixtures as well as related sensor controls.
these petitions are submitted is 11.313,
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms.
Irette Patterson,
Program Analyst.
International Trade Administration
[A–570–088]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Steel Racks From the People’s
Republic of China: Initiation of LessThan-Fair-Value Investigation
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable July 10, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Hill or Patrick O’Connor at
(202) 482–3518 or (202) 482–0989,
respectively; AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
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[Notices]
[Pages 33194-33195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15228]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Information Collection: Forest Industries and Logging Operations
Data Collection Systems
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
USDA Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals
and organizations on the renewal of a currently approved information
collection, Forest Industries and Logging Operations Data Collection
Systems (0596-0010), with a revision for a new sampling approach.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before September 17,
2018 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date
will be considered to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this notice should be addressed to:
USDA, Forest Service, Attn: James Bentley, Southern Research Station,
Forest Inventory and Analysis, 4700 Old Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN
37919. Comments also may be submitted via facsimile to 865-862-0262 or
by email to: [email protected].
Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available
to the public through relevant websites and upon request. For this
reason, please do not include in your comments information of a
confidential nature, such as sensitive personal information or
proprietary information. If you send an email comment, your email
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the
internet. Please note that responses to this public comment request
containing any routine notice about the confidentiality of the
communication will be treated as public comments that may be made
available to the public notwithstanding the inclusion of the routine
notice.
The public may inspect comments received at the Southern Research
Station, 4700 Old Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN, during normal business
hours. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead to 865-862-2000 to
facilitate entry to the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Bentley, Southern Research
Station, at 865-862-2056. Individuals who use telecommunication devices
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year, including
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Forest Industries and Logging Operations Data Collection
Systems.
OMB Number: 0596-0010.
Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 2019.
Type of Request: Renewal with Revision.
Abstract: The Forest and Range Renewable Resources Planning Act of
1974 and the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of
1978 require the Forest Service to evaluate trends in the use of logs
and wood chips, to forecast anticipated levels of logs and wood chips,
and to analyze changes in the harvest of these resources from the
Nation's forest resource. This important survey has been conducted
since the 1940s, with various adjustments along the ways to accommodate
new questions or data collection needs. Information provided in this
data collection can be used to:
Describe the timber resource and its use in detail;
Evaluate trends in resource use;
Forecast future anticipated level of demand on the
resource; and
Analyze the ramifications of any changes in timber demand.
For this renewal, we are proposing a new sample design to guide the
annual collection of information from primary wood-using mills,
replacing the periodic approach. This new approach is more efficient
and cost-effective, and ultimately will generate more accurate,
comprehensive, and timely information.
To collect this information, USDA Forest Service or state natural
resource agency personnel will use three questionnaires. Two
questionnaires, the Pulpwood Questionnaire and the Logs and Other
Roundwood Questionnaire, will be paper or electronic. Paper
questionnaires will be returned in pre-paid postage envelopes, and
electronic questionnaires returned via email. The third questionnaire,
the Logging Operations Questionnaire, will be administered in person by
field personnel collecting tree utilization data at sampled logging
sites.
Pulpwood Received Questionnaire: USDA Forest Service personnel will
use this questionnaire to collect and evaluate information from pulp
mills in order to monitor the volume, types, species, sources, and
prices of timber products harvested throughout the United States. The
data collected will be used to provide essential information about the
current use of the Nation's timber resources for pulpwood industrial
products and is not available from other sources.
Logs and Other Roundwood Received Questionnaire: This questionnaire
is used by USDA Forest Service or state natural resource agency
personnel to collect and evaluate information from the other, non-pulp,
primary wood-using mills, including small, part-time mills, as well as
large corporate entities. Primary wood-using mills are facilities that
use harvested wood in log or chip form, such as sawlogs, veneer logs,
composite panel, posts, and poles, to manufacture a secondary product,
such as lumber or veneer. USDA Forest Service personnel evaluate the
information collected and use it to monitor the volume types, species,
sources, and prices of timber products harvested throughout the United
States.
Logging Operations Questionnaire: This questionnaire is used by
USDA Forest Service and/or state natural resource agency personnel to
collect and evaluate information from logging operations, to help
characterize the logging industry and its response to outside
influences. The information will be used to measure the `health' of the
logging industry, as well as to provide background information for
decision-making.
Affected Public: Individuals and the Private Sector (Businesses and
Non-Profit Organizations), in particular mill owners, procurement
foresters, logging operations owners, and loggers will be affected.
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Estimate of Burden per Response: An average of 30 minutes for the
Pulpwood Questionnaire for 132 respondents (estimated); an average of
42 minutes for the Logs and Other Roundwood Questionnaire for 2,875
respondents (estimated); an average of 11 minutes for the Logging
Operations Questionnaire for 435 respondents (estimated).
Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 3,442.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,147 hours.
Comment Is Invited
Comment is invited on: (1) Whether this collection of information
is necessary for the stated purposes and the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have
practical or scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the Agency's
estimate of the burden of the 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 on
respondents, including the use of automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
All comments received in response to this notice, including names
and addresses when provided, will be a matter of public record.
Comments will be summarized and included in the submission request
toward Office of Management and Budget approval.
Dated: June 29, 2108.
Carlos Rodriguez-Franco,
Deputy Chief for Research and Development.
[FR Doc. 2018-15228 Filed 7-16-18; 8:45 am]
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