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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 731–TA–873–875, 878–
880, and 882 (Third Review)]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From
Belarus, China, Indonesia, Latvia,
Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine
Determinations
On the basis of the record 1 developed
in the subject five-year reviews, the
United States International Trade
Commission (‘‘Commission’’)
determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of
1930 (‘‘the Act’’), that revocation of the
antidumping duty orders on steel
concrete reinforcing bar from Belarus,
China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova,
Poland, and Ukraine would be likely to
lead to continuation or recurrence of
material injury to an industry in the
United States within a reasonably
foreseeable time.2
Background
The Commission, pursuant to section
751(c) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)),
instituted these reviews on June 1, 2018
(83 FR 25490) and determined on
September 4, 2018 that it would
conduct expedited reviews (83 FR
48651, September 26, 2018).
The Commission made these
determinations pursuant to section
751(c) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)). It
completed and filed its determinations
in these reviews on November 30, 2018.
The views of the Commission are
contained in USITC Publication 4838
(November 2018), entitled Steel
Concrete Reinforcing Bar from Belarus,
China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova,
Poland, and Ukraine: Investigation Nos.
731–TA–873–875, 878–880, and 882
(Third Review).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: December 3, 2018.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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1 The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the
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2 Commissioner Meredith M. Broadbent
dissenting with respect to the antidumping duty
orders on steel concrete reinforcing bar from
Indonesia, Latvia, and Poland.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Reemployment Services and Eligibility
Assessments (RESEA) Program
Implementation Study; New Collection
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor
(DOL), as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, conducts a preclearance
consultation program to provide the
general public and federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95). This program helps to ensure
that requested data can be provided in
the desired format, reporting burden
(time and financial resources) is
minimized, collection instruments are
clearly understood, and the impact of
collection requirements on respondents
is properly assessed. Currently, the
Department of Labor is soliciting
comments concerning the collection of
data for the Reemployment Services and
Eligibility Assessments (RESEA)
Program Implementation Study. A copy
of the proposed Information Collection
Request (ICR) can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the
addressee section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before
February 5, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either one of the following methods:
Email: ChiefEvaluationOffice@
dol.gov; Mail or Courier: Megan Lizik,
Chief Evaluation Office, OASP, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room S–2312, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20210. Instructions: Please submit
one copy of your comments by only one
method. All submissions received must
include the agency name and OMB
Control Number identified above for
this information collection. Comments,
including any personal information
provided, become a matter of public
record. They will also be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB
approval of the information collection
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Megan Lizik by email at
ChiefEvaluationOffice@dol.gov or by
phone at (202) 430–1255.
SUMMARY:
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I. Background: DOL funds RESEA
programs across all 50 states, DC, Puerto
Rico, and the Virgin Islands. States and
territories use these funds to address the
reemployment services needs of
Unemployment Insurance (UI)
claimants and to prevent and detect UI
improper payments (Unemployment
Insurance Program Letter 8–18). The
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Pub. L.
115–123) contains requirements to
‘‘establish and expand the use of
evidence-based interventions’’ in states’
RESEA programs. To help meet this
requirement and build evidence about
RESEA, DOL is conducting an
implementation study that will provide
in-depth understanding of RESEA
programs and their components as
implemented, and how states plan to
meet the requirement for evidencebased programs (including building
needed evidence).
This Federal Register Notice provides
the opportunity to comment on two new
proposed information collection
activities that will be used for the
implementation study.
• Semi-structured telephone
interview protocols. The evaluation
team will conduct calls to RESEA state
leadership in approximately 24 states to
systematically gather information about
RESEA program operations not available
in existing documents. This includes
detail on how reemployment services
are provided, interactions with federal
workforce programs, how eligibility
assessment and enforcement are carried
out, and any current and planned
evaluation activities.
• Semi-structured in-person interview
protocols. Based on the phone
discussions, the evaluation team will
choose approximately 10 states for
three-day site visits. Each site visit will
examine the population served by the
RESEA programs, the structure and
service components of the programs,
and evaluation efforts and perspectives
on Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019. These
visits will involve a day of interviews
with relevant RESEA state officials and
a day in each of two American Job
Centers (AJCs) in two separate
Workforce Development Board (WDB)
areas.
A separate information collection
activity request will be submitted in the
future for a web survey of all RESEA
programs. This web survey will provide
the data needed to systematically
understand RESEA program operations
and state plans across all RESEA
grantees nationwide.
II. Desired Focus of Comments:
Currently, the Department of Labor is
soliciting comments concerning the
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above data collection for the Evaluation
to Advance Reemployment Services and
Eligibility Assessments Program
Evidence. DOL is particularly interested
in comments that do the following:
Æ Evaluate 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;
Æ evaluate 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;
Æ enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
Æ 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—
for example, permitting electronic
submission of responses.
III. Current Actions: At this time, the
Department of Labor is requesting
clearance for the semi-structured
interview protocols for calls and site
visits affiliated with the evaluation.
Type of Review: New information
collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290—0NEW.
Affected Public: State employees of
state UI agencies and staff of local
Workforce Development Boards (WDBs)
and staff working in AJCs.
Comments submitted in response to
this request will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents a
Type of instrument
Semi-structured telephone interview protocol for State
RESEA administrator .......................................................
Semi-structured in-person interview protocol for State UI
staff ...................................................................................
Semi-structured in-person interview protocol for Local
WDB administrators .........................................................
Semi-structured in-person interview protocol for AJC staff
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average
burden time
per response
(hours)
Total
number of
responses
Estimated
Burden Hours
b8
1
8
2
16
c 17
1
17
1
17
d 13
e 40
1
1
13
40
1
1
13
40
78
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78
........................
86
Total ..............................................................................
a We
are seeking a clearance period of three years
b Assumes approximately 1 semi-structured interview participant on each call to approximately 24 state Unemployment Insurance agencies
over the three-year clearance period (rounding to an average of 8 per year).
c Assumes approximately 5 semi-structured interview participants during each site visit to approximately 10 state Unemployment Insurance
agencies over the three-year clearance period (rounding to an average of 17 per year).
d Assumes approximately 4 semi-structured interview participants during each site visit to approximately 10 local workforce boards (WDBs)
over the three-year clearance period (rounding to an average of 13 per year).
e Assumes approximately 6 semi-structured interview participants during each site visit to approximately 20 American Jobs Centers (AJCs)
over the three-year clearance period, an average of 40 per year.
Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of
Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Reemployment Services and Eligibility
Assessments (RESEA) Program Implementation Study; New Collection
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation
Office, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and
federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or
continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95). This program helps to ensure that
requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden
(time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are
clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on
respondents is properly assessed. Currently, the Department of Labor is
soliciting comments concerning the collection of data for the
Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Program
Implementation Study. A copy of the proposed Information Collection
Request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in
the addressee section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addressee section below on or before February 5, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either one of the following
methods:
Email: [email protected]; Mail or Courier: Megan Lizik,
Chief Evaluation Office, OASP, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-2312,
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. Instructions: Please
submit one copy of your comments by only one method. All submissions
received must include the agency name and OMB Control Number identified
above for this information collection. Comments, including any personal
information provided, become a matter of public record. They will also
be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the
information collection request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Megan Lizik by email at
[email protected] or by phone at (202) 430-1255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background: DOL funds RESEA programs across all 50 states, DC,
Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. States and territories use these
funds to address the reemployment services needs of Unemployment
Insurance (UI) claimants and to prevent and detect UI improper payments
(Unemployment Insurance Program Letter 8-18). The Bipartisan Budget Act
of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-123) contains requirements to ``establish and
expand the use of evidence-based interventions'' in states' RESEA
programs. To help meet this requirement and build evidence about RESEA,
DOL is conducting an implementation study that will provide in-depth
understanding of RESEA programs and their components as implemented,
and how states plan to meet the requirement for evidence-based programs
(including building needed evidence).
This Federal Register Notice provides the opportunity to comment on
two new proposed information collection activities that will be used
for the implementation study.
Semi-structured telephone interview protocols. The
evaluation team will conduct calls to RESEA state leadership in
approximately 24 states to systematically gather information about
RESEA program operations not available in existing documents. This
includes detail on how reemployment services are provided, interactions
with federal workforce programs, how eligibility assessment and
enforcement are carried out, and any current and planned evaluation
activities.
Semi-structured in-person interview protocols. Based on
the phone discussions, the evaluation team will choose approximately 10
states for three-day site visits. Each site visit will examine the
population served by the RESEA programs, the structure and service
components of the programs, and evaluation efforts and perspectives on
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019. These visits will involve a day of
interviews with relevant RESEA state officials and a day in each of two
American Job Centers (AJCs) in two separate Workforce Development Board
(WDB) areas.
A separate information collection activity request will be
submitted in the future for a web survey of all RESEA programs. This
web survey will provide the data needed to systematically understand
RESEA program operations and state plans across all RESEA grantees
nationwide.
II. Desired Focus of Comments: Currently, the Department of Labor
is soliciting comments concerning the
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above data collection for the Evaluation to Advance Reemployment
Services and Eligibility Assessments Program Evidence. DOL is
particularly interested in comments that do the following:
[cir] Evaluate 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;
[cir] evaluate 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;
[cir] enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
[cir] 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--for example, permitting
electronic submission of responses.
III. Current Actions: At this time, the Department of Labor is
requesting clearance for the semi-structured interview protocols for
calls and site visits affiliated with the evaluation.
Type of Review: New information collection request.
OMB Control Number: 1290--0NEW.
Affected Public: State employees of state UI agencies and staff of
local Workforce Development Boards (WDBs) and staff working in AJCs.
Comments submitted in response to this request will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours
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Average
Number of Number of Total number burden time Estimated
Type of instrument respondents responses per of responses per response Burden Hours
\a\ respondent (hours)
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Semi-structured telephone \b\ 8 1 8 2 16
interview protocol for State
RESEA administrator............
Semi-structured in-person \c\ 17 1 17 1 17
interview protocol for State UI
staff..........................
Semi-structured in-person \d\ 13 1 13 1 13
interview protocol for Local
WDB administrators.............
Semi-structured in-person \e\ 40 1 40 1 40
interview protocol for AJC
staff..........................
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Total....................... 78 .............. 78 .............. 86
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\a\ We are seeking a clearance period of three years
\b\ Assumes approximately 1 semi-structured interview participant on each call to approximately 24 state
Unemployment Insurance agencies over the three-year clearance period (rounding to an average of 8 per year).
\c\ Assumes approximately 5 semi-structured interview participants during each site visit to approximately 10
state Unemployment Insurance agencies over the three-year clearance period (rounding to an average of 17 per
year).
\d\ Assumes approximately 4 semi-structured interview participants during each site visit to approximately 10
local workforce boards (WDBs) over the three-year clearance period (rounding to an average of 13 per year).
\e\ Assumes approximately 6 semi-structured interview participants during each site visit to approximately 20
American Jobs Centers (AJCs) over the three-year clearance period, an average of 40 per year.
Molly Irwin,
Chief Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor.
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