Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Application Materials for EDA Investment Assistance, 85494-85495 [2024-25006]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 85494 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 208 / Monday, October 28, 2024 / Notices appeal may be filed and how to obtain information on appeal procedures. Only those timber sale purchasers, or their representatives, who are affected by small business share timber sale setaside recomputation decisions and who have submitted pre-decisional comments may appeal recomputation decisions. The appellant must file a notice of appeal with the appropriate Forest Service official within 20 days of the date on the notice of decision. The notice of appeal must include: 1. The appellant’s name, mailing address, and daytime telephone number; 2. The title or type of recomputation decision involved and date of the decision; 3. The name of the responsible Forest Service official; 4. A brief description and date of the decision being appealed; 5. A statement of how the appellant is adversely affected by the decision being appealed; 6. A statement of facts in dispute regarding the issue(s) raised by the appeal; 7. Specific references to law, regulation, or policy that the appellant believes have been violated (if any) and the basis for such an allegation; 8. A statement as to whether and how the appellant has tried to resolve the appeal issues with the responsible Forest Service official, including evidence of submission of written comments at the pre-decisional stage; and 9. A statement of the relief the appellant seeks. The Appeal Deciding Officer shall review the decision and appeal record and issue a written appeal decision to the parties as required by 36 CFR 223.118. The data gathered in this information collection is not available from other sources. Affected Public: Timber sale purchasers, or their representatives, who are affected by recomputations of small business share of timber sales. Estimate of Burden per Response: 20 hours, inclusive of pre-decisional comments and appeal. Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 10. Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 2. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 200 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:13 Oct 25, 2024 Jkt 265001 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 for Office of Management and Budget approval. Christopher French, Deputy Chief, National Forest System. [FR Doc. 2024–24995 Filed 10–25–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411–15–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economic Development Administration Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Application Materials for EDA Investment Assistance 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 August 28, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Agency: Economic Development Administration (EDA), Commerce. Title: Application Materials for EDA Investment Assistance. OMB Control Number: 0610–0094. Form Number(s): ED–900, ED–900B, ED–900C, ED–900D, ED–900E, ED– 900F. Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information collection. PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Number of Respondents: For construction projects, 977 estimated respondents, and for non-construction projects, 1,663 estimated respondents, for a total of 2,640 estimated respondents. Average Hours per Response: For construction projects, 43.0 estimated hours per response, and for nonconstruction projects, 17.1 estimated hours per response. Burden Hours: For construction projects, 42,011 estimated annual burden hours, and for non-construction projects, 28,437 estimated annual burden hours, for a total of 70,448 estimated total annual burden hours. Needs and Uses: EDA must collect specific information from applicants for EDA investment assistance to evaluate whether proposed projects satisfy eligibility and programmatic requirements contained in EDA’s authorizing legislation, the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.); EDA regulations at 13 CFR Chapter III; and applicable Notices of Funding Opportunity. EDA proposes to extend the following forms under this information collection: Forms ED–900 (General Application for EDA Programs), ED–900B (Beneficiary Information Form), ED–900C (EDA Application Supplement for Construction Programs), ED–900D (Requirements for Design and Engineering Assistance), ED–900E (Calculation of Estimated Relocation and Land Acquisition Expenses), and ED–900F (Additional EDA Assurances for Revolving Loan Fund Investments). Affected Public: Entities eligible for EDA financial assistance, including Federal, State, and local governments; Indian tribes; institutions of higher education; not-for-profit entities; and business or other for-profit organizations. Frequency: During application for EDA investment assistance. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. Legal Authority: The Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.). 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 E:\FR\FM\28OCN1.SGM 28OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 208 / Monday, October 28, 2024 / Notices Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB Control Number 0610–0094. Sheleen Dumas, Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary of Economic Affairs, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2024–25006 Filed 10–25–24; 8:45 am] Dated: October 23, 2024. Dawn Shackleford, Executive Director of Trade Agreements Policy & Negotiations, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. [FR Doc. 2024–25011 Filed 10–25–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BILLING CODE 3510–34–P International Trade Administration DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE [C–570–171] Foreign-Trade Zones Board Disposable Aluminum Containers, Pans, Trays, and Lids From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination [Order No. 2170] Activation Limit Increase Under Alternative Site Framework; ForeignTrade Zone 84; Houston, Texas lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Act provides for ‘‘. . . the establishment . . . of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes,’’ and authorizes the Board to grant to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign-trade zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry; Whereas, the Board adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (15 CFR 400.2(c)) as an option for the establishment or reorganization of zones; Whereas, the Port of Houston Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 84, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B–36–2024, docketed June 26, 2024) for authority to increase the activation limit of the zone under the ASF to 3,000 acres; Whereas, the application has been processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations; and, Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner’s report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations are satisfied; Now, therefore, the Board hereby orders: The application to increase the activation limit of the zone under the ASF to 3,000 acres is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including section 400.13. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:13 Oct 25, 2024 Jkt 265001 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of disposable aluminum containers, pans, trays, and lids (disposable aluminum containers) from the People’s Republic of China (China). The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. DATES: Applicable October 28, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Warnes, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0028. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: 85495 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act.2 On July 26, 2024, Commerce further tolled all deadlines in this proceeding by seven days.3 The deadline for the preliminary determination is now October 21, 2024. For a complete description of events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.4 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https:// access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/ FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. Scope of the Investigation The products covered by this investigation are disposable aluminum containers from China. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I. Scope Comments In accordance with the Preamble to Commerce’s regulations,5 the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).6 No interested party commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. Methodology Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found to be countervailable, Commerce preliminarily determines that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, Background This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 703(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce published the notice of initiation of this countervailing duty (CVD) investigation on June 12, 2024.1 On July 25, 2024, Commerce postponed the deadline for the preliminary determination until October 15, 2024, in accordance with section 1 See Disposable Aluminum Containers, Pans, Trays, and Lids from the People’s Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 89 FR 49833 (June 12,2024) (Initiation Notice). PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2 See Disposable Aluminum Containers, Pans, Trays, and Lids from the People’s Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation, 89 FR 60355 (July 25, 2024). 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,’’ dated July 25, 2024. 4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Affirmative Determination of the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Disposable Aluminum Containers, Pans, Trays, and Lids from the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 5 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble). 6 See Initiation Notice, 89 FR at 49834. E:\FR\FM\28OCN1.SGM 28OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 208 (Monday, October 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85494-85495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25006]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Application Materials for EDA Investment 
Assistance

    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 August 28, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: Economic Development Administration (EDA), Commerce.
    Title: Application Materials for EDA Investment Assistance.
    OMB Control Number: 0610-0094.
    Form Number(s): ED-900, ED-900B, ED-900C, ED-900D, ED-900E, ED-
900F.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: For construction projects, 977 estimated 
respondents, and for non-construction projects, 1,663 estimated 
respondents, for a total of 2,640 estimated respondents.
    Average Hours per Response: For construction projects, 43.0 
estimated hours per response, and for non-construction projects, 17.1 
estimated hours per response.
    Burden Hours: For construction projects, 42,011 estimated annual 
burden hours, and for non-construction projects, 28,437 estimated 
annual burden hours, for a total of 70,448 estimated total annual 
burden hours.
    Needs and Uses: EDA must collect specific information from 
applicants for EDA investment assistance to evaluate whether proposed 
projects satisfy eligibility and programmatic requirements contained in 
EDA's authorizing legislation, the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.); EDA 
regulations at 13 CFR Chapter III; and applicable Notices of Funding 
Opportunity.
    EDA proposes to extend the following forms under this information 
collection: Forms ED-900 (General Application for EDA Programs), ED-
900B (Beneficiary Information Form), ED-900C (EDA Application 
Supplement for Construction Programs), ED-900D (Requirements for Design 
and Engineering Assistance), ED-900E (Calculation of Estimated 
Relocation and Land Acquisition Expenses), and ED-900F (Additional EDA 
Assurances for Revolving Loan Fund Investments).
    Affected Public: Entities eligible for EDA financial assistance, 
including Federal, State, and local governments; Indian tribes; 
institutions of higher education; not-for-profit entities; and business 
or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: During application for EDA investment assistance.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: The Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.).
    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

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Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function and 
entering either the title of the collection or the OMB Control Number 
0610-0094.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary of 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-25006 Filed 10-25-24; 8:45 am]
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