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Description of Respondents:
Commercial growers and importers,
Foreign Governments.
Number of Respondents: 52
Frequency of Responses: Reporting on
occasion, and recordkeeping.
Total Burden Hours: 1,507.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
Title: Importation of Apples from
China.
OMB Control Number: 0579–0423.
Summary of Collection: Under the
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701, et
seq.) the Secretary of Agriculture is
authorized to prohibit or restrict the
importation, entry, or movement of
plants and plant pests to prevent the
introduction into the United States or
their dissemination within the United
States. The regulations in ‘‘Subpart—
Fruits and Vegetables’’ (7 CFR 319.56)
prohibit or restrict the importation of
fruits and vegetables into the United
States from certain parts of the world to
prevent the introduction and
dissemination of plant pests that are
new to or not widely distributed within
the United States.
Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS uses the following information
collection activities to prevent the
spread of fruit flies and other plant pests
from entering into the United States:
Operational workplan, production site,
and packinghouse registrations, tracking
system, box labeling, phytosanitary
certificates with declarations,
inspections, investigation for detection,
handling procedures, and emergency
action notification. Falling to collect
this information would cripple APHIS’
ability to ensure that apples from China
are not carrying plant pests.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Federal Government.
Number of Respondents: 186.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion; Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 1,117.
Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Guarantee Fee Rates for Guaranteed
Loans for Fiscal Year 2019; Maximum
Portion of Guarantee Authority
Available for Fiscal Year 2019; Annual
Renewal Fee for Fiscal Year 2019
Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, USDA.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice.
This notice helps to improve
applicants’ awareness of the Guarantee
Fee rates for Guaranteed Loans for fiscal
year (FY) 2019, the Maximum Portion of
Guarantee Authority Available for FY
2019, and the Annual Renewal Fee for
FY 2019 when applying for guaranteed
loans under the Business and Industry
(B&I) Guaranteed Loan Program.
The Agency has the authority to
charge a guarantee fee and an annual
renewal fee for loans made under the
B&I Guaranteed Loan Program. Pursuant
to that authority, and subject to the
Continuing Resolution, the Agency is
establishing an initial guarantee fee rate
of 3 percent and an annual renewal fee
rate of one-half of 1 percent for the B&I
Guaranteed Loan Program.
The initial guarantee fee is paid at the
time the Loan Note Guarantee is issued.
The annual renewal fee is paid by the
lender to the Agency once a year.
Payment of the annual renewal fee is
required in order to maintain the
enforceability of the guarantee.
Additionally, the Agency will require
the borrower to have an active System
for Award Management (SAM)
registration prior to obligation and
maintain the active registration until all
funds are disbursed.
DATES: Applicability date: September
26, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tanner Hinkel, USDA, Rural
Development, Business Programs,
Business and Industry Division, STOP
3224, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250–3224, telephone
(202) 720–1970, email tanner.hinkel@
wdc.usda.gov.
SUMMARY:
As set
forth in 7 CFR 4279.120, the Agency has
the authority to charge an initial
guarantee fee and an annual renewal fee
for loans made under the B&I
Guaranteed Loan Program. Pursuant to
that authority, and subject to the
Continuing Resolution, the Agency is
establishing an initial guarantee fee rate
of 3 percent and an annual renewal fee
rate of one-half of 1 percent for the B&I
Guaranteed Loan Program. Unless
precluded by a subsequent FY 2019
appropriation, these rates will apply to
all loans obligated in FY 2019 that are
made under the B&I Guaranteed Loan
Program. As established in 7 CFR
4279.120(b)(1), the amount of the
annual fee on each guaranteed loan will
be determined by multiplying the
annual fee rate by the outstanding
principal loan balance as of December
31, multiplied by the percentage of
guarantee.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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As set forth in 7 CFR 4279.120(a) and
4279.119(b), each fiscal year, the
Agency shall establish a limit on the
maximum portion of B&I guarantee
authority available for that fiscal year
that may be used to guarantee loans
with a reduced guarantee fee or
guaranteed loans with an increased
percentage of guarantee. The Agency
has established that not more than 12
percent of the Agency’s apportioned B&I
guarantee authority will be reserved for
loan guarantee requests with a reduced
fee, and not more than 15 percent of the
Agency’s apportioned B&I guarantee
authority will be reserved for
guaranteed loan requests with an
increased percentage of guarantee. Once
the respective limits are reached, all
additional loans will be at the standard
fee and guarantee limits.
Allowing a reduced guarantee fee or
increased percentage of guarantee on
certain B&I guaranteed loans that meet
the conditions set forth in 7 CFR
4279.120 and 4279.119 will increase the
Agency’s ability to focus guarantee
assistance on projects that the Agency
has found particularly meritorious.
Subject to annual limits set by the
Agency in this notice, the Agency may
charge a reduced guarantee fee if
requested by the lender for loans of $5
million or less when the borrower’s
business supports value-added
agriculture and results in farmers
benefitting financially, promotes access
to healthy foods, or is a high impact
business development investment
located in a rural community that is
experiencing long-term population
decline; has remained in poverty for the
last 30 years; is experiencing trauma as
a result of natural disaster; is located in
a city or county with an unemployment
rate 125 percent of the statewide rate or
greater; or is located within the
boundaries of a federally recognized
Indian tribe’s reservation or within
tribal trust lands or within land owned
by an Alaska Native Regional or Village
Corporation as defined by the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act. Subject to
annual limits set by the Agency in this
notice, the Agency may allow increased
percentages of guarantee for highpriority projects or loans where the
lender needs the increased percentage of
guarantee due to its legal or regulatory
lending limit.
As set forth in 2 CFR 25.200(b), each
entity that applies and does not have an
exemption under 2 CFR 25.110 must be
registered in the SAM prior to
submitting an application or plan,
maintain an active SAM registration
with current information at all times
during which it has an active Federal
award or an application or plan under
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consideration by the Agency, and
provide its unique entity identifier in
each application or plan it submits to
the Agency.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
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In accordance with Federal civil
rights law and U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) civil rights
regulations and policies, the USDA, its
Agencies, offices, and employees, and
institutions participating in or
administering USDA programs are
prohibited from discriminating based on
race, color, national origin, religion, sex,
gender identity (including gender
expression), sexual orientation,
disability, age, marital status, family/
parental status, income derived from a
public assistance program, political
beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior
civil rights activity, in any program or
activity conducted or funded by USDA
(not all bases apply to all programs).
Remedies and complaint filing
deadlines vary by program or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require
alternative means of communication for
program information (e.g., Braille, large
print, audiotape, American Sign
Language, etc.) should contact the
responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET
Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and
TTY) or contact USDA through the
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
Additionally, program information may
be made available in languages other
than English.
To file a program discrimination
complaint, complete the USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form, AD–
3027, found online at https://
www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_
cust.html and at any USDA office or
write a letter addressed to USDA and
provide in the letter all of the
information requested in the form. To
request a copy of the complaint form,
call (866) 632–9992. Submit your
completed form or letter to USDA by:
(1) Mail: U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Washington
DC 20250–9410;
(2) Fax: (202) 690–7442; or
(3) Email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This action has been reviewed and
determined not to be a rule or regulation
as defined in Executive Order 12866.
Dated: September 10, 2018.
Bette B. Brand,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative
Service.
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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ)126—Reno,
Nevada; Authorization of Production
Activity; Tesla, Inc. (Lithium-Ion
Batteries, Electric Motors, and
Stationary Energy Storage Systems);
Sparks and McCarran, Nevada
On May 23, 2018, Tesla, Inc.
submitted a notification of proposed
production activity to the FTZ Board for
its facility within Subzone 126D, in
Sparks and McCarran, Nevada.
The notification was processed in
accordance with the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including
notice in the Federal Register inviting
public comment (83 FR 25428, June 1,
2018). On September 20, 2018, the
applicant was notified of the FTZ
Board’s decision that no further review
of the activity is warranted at this time.
The production activity described in the
notification was authorized, subject to
the FTZ Act and the FTZ Board’s
regulations, including Section 400.14.
Dated: September 20, 2018.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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Xanthan Gum From the People’s
Republic of China: Final Results of the
Expedited First Sunset Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this first sunset
review, the Department of Commerce
(Commerce) finds that revocation of the
antidumping duty order on xanthan
gum from the People’s Republic of
China (China) would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping,
at the level indicated in the ‘‘Final
Results of Sunset Review’’ section of
this notice.
DATES: Applicable September 26, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Magd Zalok or Howard Smith, AD/CVD
Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
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(202) 482–4162 or (202) 482–5193,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Non-Discrimination Statement
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Background
On July 19, 2013, Commerce
published in the Federal Register the
antidumping duty order on xanthan
gum from China.1 On June 1, 2018,
Commerce published the notice of
initiation of this sunset review of the
Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act).2 On June 15, 2018, and June 18,
2018, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i), Commerce received
timely and complete notices of intent to
participate in the sunset review from
domestic producers of xanthan gum,
Archer Daniels Midland Company
(ADM) and CP Kelco U.S., Inc. (CP
Kelco), respectively.3 On July 2, 2018,
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i),
ADM and CP Kelco filed a timely and
adequate substantive response.4
Commerce did not receive a substantive
response from any respondent
interested party. As a result, pursuant to
section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), we
conducted an expedited (120-day) first
sunset review of the Order.
Scope of the Order
The product covered by the Order
includes dry xanthan gum, whether or
not coated or blended with other
products. Xanthan gum is included in
this order regardless of physical form,
including, but not limited to, solutions,
slurries, dry powders of any particle
size, or unground fiber.
Merchandise covered by the scope of
the Order is classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States at subheading
3913.90.20.15. This tariff classification
is provided for convenience and
1 See Xanthan Gum from the People’s Republic of
China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order,
78 FR 43143 (July 19, 2013) (Order).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 83
FR 25436 (June 1, 2018).
3 See Letter from ADM to Commerce re, ‘‘FiveYear (‘‘Sunset’’) Review Of Antidumping Duty
Order On Xanthan Gum From The People’s
Republic Of China/Domestic Industry Notice Of
Intent To Participate In Sunset Review,’’ dated June
15, 2018, and Letter from CP Kelco to Commerce
re, ‘‘Xanthan Gum from the People’s Republic of
China: CP Kelco U.S., Inc.’s Notice Of Intent To
Participate,’’ dated June 18, 2018.
4 See Letter from ADM and CP Kelco to
Commerce re, ‘‘Five-Year (Sunset) Review of
Antidumping Duty Order On Xanthan Gum From
the People’s Republic of China/Domestic Industry
Substantive Response,’’ dated July 2, 2018 (ADM
and CP Kelco Substantive Response).
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Guarantee Fee Rates for Guaranteed Loans for Fiscal Year 2019;
Maximum Portion of Guarantee Authority Available for Fiscal Year 2019;
Annual Renewal Fee for Fiscal Year 2019
AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice helps to improve applicants' awareness of the
Guarantee Fee rates for Guaranteed Loans for fiscal year (FY) 2019, the
Maximum Portion of Guarantee Authority Available for FY 2019, and the
Annual Renewal Fee for FY 2019 when applying for guaranteed loans under
the Business and Industry (B&I) Guaranteed Loan Program.
The Agency has the authority to charge a guarantee fee and an
annual renewal fee for loans made under the B&I Guaranteed Loan
Program. Pursuant to that authority, and subject to the Continuing
Resolution, the Agency is establishing an initial guarantee fee rate of
3 percent and an annual renewal fee rate of one-half of 1 percent for
the B&I Guaranteed Loan Program.
The initial guarantee fee is paid at the time the Loan Note
Guarantee is issued. The annual renewal fee is paid by the lender to
the Agency once a year. Payment of the annual renewal fee is required
in order to maintain the enforceability of the guarantee. Additionally,
the Agency will require the borrower to have an active System for Award
Management (SAM) registration prior to obligation and maintain the
active registration until all funds are disbursed.
DATES: Applicability date: September 26, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tanner Hinkel, USDA, Rural
Development, Business Programs, Business and Industry Division, STOP
3224, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-3224, telephone
(202) 720-1970, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As set forth in 7 CFR 4279.120, the Agency
has the authority to charge an initial guarantee fee and an annual
renewal fee for loans made under the B&I Guaranteed Loan Program.
Pursuant to that authority, and subject to the Continuing Resolution,
the Agency is establishing an initial guarantee fee rate of 3 percent
and an annual renewal fee rate of one-half of 1 percent for the B&I
Guaranteed Loan Program. Unless precluded by a subsequent FY 2019
appropriation, these rates will apply to all loans obligated in FY 2019
that are made under the B&I Guaranteed Loan Program. As established in
7 CFR 4279.120(b)(1), the amount of the annual fee on each guaranteed
loan will be determined by multiplying the annual fee rate by the
outstanding principal loan balance as of December 31, multiplied by the
percentage of guarantee.
As set forth in 7 CFR 4279.120(a) and 4279.119(b), each fiscal
year, the Agency shall establish a limit on the maximum portion of B&I
guarantee authority available for that fiscal year that may be used to
guarantee loans with a reduced guarantee fee or guaranteed loans with
an increased percentage of guarantee. The Agency has established that
not more than 12 percent of the Agency's apportioned B&I guarantee
authority will be reserved for loan guarantee requests with a reduced
fee, and not more than 15 percent of the Agency's apportioned B&I
guarantee authority will be reserved for guaranteed loan requests with
an increased percentage of guarantee. Once the respective limits are
reached, all additional loans will be at the standard fee and guarantee
limits.
Allowing a reduced guarantee fee or increased percentage of
guarantee on certain B&I guaranteed loans that meet the conditions set
forth in 7 CFR 4279.120 and 4279.119 will increase the Agency's ability
to focus guarantee assistance on projects that the Agency has found
particularly meritorious. Subject to annual limits set by the Agency in
this notice, the Agency may charge a reduced guarantee fee if requested
by the lender for loans of $5 million or less when the borrower's
business supports value-added agriculture and results in farmers
benefitting financially, promotes access to healthy foods, or is a high
impact business development investment located in a rural community
that is experiencing long-term population decline; has remained in
poverty for the last 30 years; is experiencing trauma as a result of
natural disaster; is located in a city or county with an unemployment
rate 125 percent of the statewide rate or greater; or is located within
the boundaries of a federally recognized Indian tribe's reservation or
within tribal trust lands or within land owned by an Alaska Native
Regional or Village Corporation as defined by the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act. Subject to annual limits set by the Agency in this
notice, the Agency may allow increased percentages of guarantee for
high-priority projects or loans where the lender needs the increased
percentage of guarantee due to its legal or regulatory lending limit.
As set forth in 2 CFR 25.200(b), each entity that applies and does
not have an exemption under 2 CFR 25.110 must be registered in the SAM
prior to submitting an application or plan, maintain an active SAM
registration with current information at all times during which it has
an active Federal award or an application or plan under
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consideration by the Agency, and provide its unique entity identifier
in each application or plan it submits to the Agency.
Non-Discrimination Statement
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its
Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or
administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on
race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including
gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital
status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance
program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil
rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA
(not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing
deadlines vary by program or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of
communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible
Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or
contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
Additionally, program information may be made available in languages
other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA
Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at https://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html and at any USDA office or
write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the
information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint
form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA
by:
(1) Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC
20250-9410;
(2) Fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) Email: [email protected].
This action has been reviewed and determined not to be a rule or
regulation as defined in Executive Order 12866.
Dated: September 10, 2018.
Bette B. Brand,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-20944 Filed 9-25-18; 8:45 am]
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