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Wednesday, May 26, 2021; 11:00 a.m.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Manufacturers’ Unfilled
Orders Survey
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed, and continuing
information collections, which helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on February 17,
2021 during a 60-day comment period.
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This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders
Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0561.
Form Number(s): MA–3000.
Type of Request: Regular submission,
Request for an Extension, without
Change, of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Number of Respondents: 6,000.
Average Hours per Response: 30
minutes.
Burden Hours: 3,000.
Needs and Uses: The data collected in
the Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders
(M3UFO) Survey will be used to
benchmark the new and unfilled orders
information published in the monthly
Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories,
and Orders (M3) Survey. The M3 Survey
collects monthly data on the value of
shipments, inventories, and new and
unfilled orders from manufacturing
companies. The orders, as well as the
shipments and inventory data, are
valuable tools for analysts of business
cycle conditions. The data are used by
the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the
Council of Economic Advisers, the
Federal Reserve Board, the Conference
Board, as well as businesses, trade
associations, and the media.
The monthly M3 Survey estimates are
based on a panel of approximately 5,000
reporting units that represent
approximately 3,100 companies and
provide an indication of month-tomonth change for the Manufacturing
Sector. These reporting units may be
divisions of diversified large companies,
large homogenous companies, or singleunit manufacturers. The M3 estimates
are periodically benchmarked to
comprehensive data on the
manufacturing sector from the Annual
Survey of Manufactures (ASM), the
Economic Census (shipments and
inventories) and the M3UFO Survey,
which is the subject of this notice. To
obtain more accurate M3 estimates of
unfilled orders, which are also used in
deriving M3 estimates of new orders, we
conduct the M3UFO Survey annually to
be used as the source for benchmarking
M3 unfilled orders data.
Additionally, the M3UFO data are
used to determine which North
American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) industries continue to
maintain unfilled orders; this is done in
order to minimize burden on businesses
by only requesting unfilled orders as
part of the monthly M3 Survey for
industries that still maintain unfilled
orders.
Unfilled orders data are not currently
collected in the ASM or the Economic
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Census. Research is currently being
conducted on the feasibility of adding
M3UFO questions to the ASM for
Survey Year 2021 at the establishment
levels.
There are no changes to the MA–3000
form, which is used to conduct the
M3UFO survey.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.,
Sections 131 and 182.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0607–0561.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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Organic Soybean Meal From India:
Initiation of Countervailing Duty
Investigation
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable April 20, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lauren Caserta at (202) 482–4737, AD/
CVD Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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AGENCY:
The Petition
On March 31, 2021, the U.S.
Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received a countervailing duty (CVD)
petition concerning imports of organic
soybean meal from India, filed in proper
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form on behalf of the Organic Soybean
Processors of America and eight
domestic processors of organic soybean
meal.1 On April 6, 2021, these
companies filed an amendment to
Volume I of the Petition and ‘‘a change
of petitioner’’ status on behalf of the
Organic Soybean Processors of America,
stating that the petitioners now
consisted of the Organic Soybean
Processors of America and seven
domestic processors (collectively, the
petitioners).2 The Petition was
accompanied by the antidumping duty
(AD) petition concerning organic
soybean meal from India.3
On April 5 and 15, 2021, Commerce
requested supplemental information
pertaining to certain aspects of the
Petition.4 The petitioners filed
responses to these requests on April 7,
9, and 16, 2021.5
In accordance with section 702(b)(1)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), the petitioners allege that the
Government of India (GOI) is providing
countervailable subsidies, within the
meaning of sections 701 and 771(5) of
the Act, to producers of organic soybean
meal in India, and that imports of such
products are materially injuring, or
threatening material injury to, the
domestic industry producing organic
soybean meal in the United States.
Consistent with section 702(b)(1) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.202(b), for those
alleged programs on which we are
initiating a CVD investigation, the
Petition was accompanied by
information reasonably available to the
petitioners supporting their allegations.
Commerce finds that the petitioners
filed the Petition on behalf of the
1 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Petition for the
Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing
Duties: Organic Soybean Meal from India,’’ dated
March 31, 2021 (the Petition).
2 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Organic Soybean Meal
from India: The Petitioners’ Amendment to Volume
I Relating to General Issues and Change of
Petitioner Status,’’ dated April 6, 2021 (General
Issues Amendment).
3 Id.
4 See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Petitions for the
Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing
Duties on Imports of Organic Soybean Meal from
India: Supplemental Questions,’’ (General Issues
Supplemental) and ‘‘Petition for the Imposition of
Countervailing Duties on Imports of Organic
Soybean Meal from India: Supplemental
Questions,’’ both dated April 5, 2021; and
Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Petition for the Imposition of
Countervailing Duties on Imports of Organic
Soybean Meal from India: Additional Supplemental
Questions,’’ dated April 15, 2021.
5 See Petitioners’ Letters, ‘‘Organic Soybean Meal
from India: Petitioners’ Response to Supplemental
General Questions,’’ dated April 7, 2021 (General
Issues Supplement), ‘‘Organic Soybean Meal from
India: Petitioners’ Response to Supplemental CVD
Questions,’’ dated April 9, 2021; and ‘‘Organic
Soybean Meal from India: Petitioners’ Response to
Additional Supplemental CVD Questions,’’ dated
April 16, 2021.
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domestic industry, because the
petitioners are interested parties, as
defined in sections 771(9)(C) and (E)-(G)
of the Act.6 Commerce also finds that
the petitioners demonstrated sufficient
industry support for the initiation of the
requested CVD investigation.7
Period of Investigation
Because the Petition was filed on
March 31, 2021, the period of
investigation (POI) for this CVD
investigation is January 1, 2020, through
December 31, 2020, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.204(b)(2).
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this
investigation is organic soybean meal
from India. For a full description of the
scope of this investigation, see the
appendix to this notice.
Comments on Scope of the Investigation
On April 5 and 9, 2021, Commerce
requested further information and
clarification from the petitioners
regarding the proposed scope to ensure
that the scope language in the Petition
is an accurate reflection of the products
for which the domestic industry is
seeking relief.8 On April 7, 2021, the
petitioners revised the scope.9 The
description of merchandise covered by
this investigation, as described in the
appendix to this notice, reflects these
clarifications.
As discussed in the Preamble to
Commerce’s regulations, we are setting
aside a period for interested parties to
raise issues regarding product coverage
(i.e., scope).10 Commerce will consider
all comments received from interested
parties and, if necessary, will consult
with interested parties prior to the
issuance of the preliminary
determination. If scope comments
include factual information,11 all such
factual information should be limited to
public information. To facilitate
preparation of its questionnaires,
Commerce requests that all interested
parties submit scope comments by 5:00
p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on May 10,
2021, which is 20 calendar days from
the signature date of this notice. Any
rebuttal comments, which may include
factual information, must be filed by
6 See
Petition at Volume I at 4.
‘‘Determination of Industry Support for the
Petition’’ section, infra.
8 See General Issues Supplemental at 1–2; see also
Memorandum, ‘‘Phone Call with Petitioners
Counsel,’’ dated April 9, 2021.
9 See General Issues Supplement at 2–5.
10 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing
Duties; Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19,
1997).
11 See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ‘‘factual
information.’’)
7 See
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
U.S. Census Bureau
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on February 17, 2021 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0607-0561.
Form Number(s): MA-3000.
Type of Request: Regular submission, Request for an Extension,
without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection.
Number of Respondents: 6,000.
Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
Burden Hours: 3,000.
Needs and Uses: The data collected in the Manufacturers' Unfilled
Orders (M3UFO) Survey will be used to benchmark the new and unfilled
orders information published in the monthly Manufacturers' Shipments,
Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey. The M3 Survey collects monthly
data on the value of shipments, inventories, and new and unfilled
orders from manufacturing companies. The orders, as well as the
shipments and inventory data, are valuable tools for analysts of
business cycle conditions. The data are used by the Bureau of Economic
Analysis, the Council of Economic Advisers, the Federal Reserve Board,
the Conference Board, as well as businesses, trade associations, and
the media.
The monthly M3 Survey estimates are based on a panel of
approximately 5,000 reporting units that represent approximately 3,100
companies and provide an indication of month-to-month change for the
Manufacturing Sector. These reporting units may be divisions of
diversified large companies, large homogenous companies, or single-unit
manufacturers. The M3 estimates are periodically benchmarked to
comprehensive data on the manufacturing sector from the Annual Survey
of Manufactures (ASM), the Economic Census (shipments and inventories)
and the M3UFO Survey, which is the subject of this notice. To obtain
more accurate M3 estimates of unfilled orders, which are also used in
deriving M3 estimates of new orders, we conduct the M3UFO Survey
annually to be used as the source for benchmarking M3 unfilled orders
data.
Additionally, the M3UFO data are used to determine which North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) industries continue to
maintain unfilled orders; this is done in order to minimize burden on
businesses by only requesting unfilled orders as part of the monthly M3
Survey for industries that still maintain unfilled orders.
Unfilled orders data are not currently collected in the ASM or the
Economic
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Census. Research is currently being conducted on the feasibility of
adding M3UFO questions to the ASM for Survey Year 2021 at the
establishment levels.
There are no changes to the MA-3000 form, which is used to conduct
the M3UFO survey.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Sections 131 and 182.
This information collection request may be viewed at
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0607-0561.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
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