80_FR_13886 80 FR 13835 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy

80 FR 13835 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 51 (March 17, 2015)

Page Range13835-13836
FR Document2015-06194

The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13835-13836]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06194]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Comprehensive 
Economic Development Strategy

AGENCY: Economic Development Administration (EDA), Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 18, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to David Ives, Senior Program Analyst, Performance and 
National Programs Division, Room 71030, Economic Development 
Administration, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 
(or via the Internet at [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The mission of the Economic Development Administration (EDA) is to 
lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting innovation 
and competitiveness, preparing American regions for growth and success 
in the worldwide economy. In order to effectively administer and 
monitor its economic development assistance programs, EDA collects 
certain information from applications for, and recipients of, EDA 
investment assistance. This 60-day Federal Register Notice covers: 
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The collection of 
this

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information is required to ensure the recipient is complying with EDA's 
CEDS requirements. A CEDS is required for an eligible applicant to 
qualify for an EDA investment assistance under its Public Works, 
Economic Adjustment, and certain planning programs, and is a 
prerequisite for a region's designation by EDA as an Economic 
Development District (see 13 CFR 303, 305.2, and 307.2 of EDA's 
regulations).

II. Method of Collection

    Paper and electronic submissions.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0610-0093.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Federal government; 
State, local or tribal government; Business or other for-profit 
organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 527.
    Estimated Time per Response: 480 hours for the initial CEDS for a 
District organization or other planning organization funded by EDA; 160 
hours for the CEDS revision required at least every 5 years from and 
EDA-funded District or other planning organization; 40 hours per 
applicant for EDA Public Works or Economic Adjustment Assistance with a 
project deemed by EDA to merit further consideration that is not 
located in an EDA-funded District.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 31,640.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: March 13, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-06194 Filed 3-17-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 51 / Tuesday, March 17, 2015 / Notices 13835 information, we have calculated Notification Comment 7: Whether the Department customer/importer-specific Should Continue to Deduct from U.S. This notice serves as a final reminder Price Irrecoverable Value-Added Tax antidumping duty assessment rates to importers of their responsibility 7. Recommendation based on customer/importer-specific ad under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a [FR Doc. 2015–05957 Filed 3–16–15; 8:45 am] valorem rates in accordance with 19 certificate regarding the reimbursement CFR 351.212(b)(1). BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P of antidumping duties prior to The Department announced a liquidation of the relevant entries refinement to its assessment practice in during this review period. Failure to DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NME cases.8 Pursuant to this refinement comply with this requirement could in practice, for entries that were not result in the Secretary’s presumption Economic Development Administration reported in the U.S. sales databases that reimbursement of the antidumping submitted by companies individually duties occurred and the subsequent Proposed Information Collection; examined during this review, including, assessment of double antidumping Comment Request; Comprehensive in this case, Guoxin and Winnsen, the duties. Economic Development Strategy Department will instruct CBP to This notice also serves as the only liquidate such entries at the revised AGENCY: Economic Development reminder to parties subject to Administration (EDA), Department of PRC-wide rate of 192.88 percent. In administrative protective order (APO) of addition, for companies for which the Commerce. their responsibility concerning the ACTION: Notice. Department determined that the return or destruction of proprietary exporter under review had no information disclosed under APO in SUMMARY: The Department of shipments of the subject merchandise, accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Commerce, as part of its continuing any suspended entries that entered Timely written notification of the return effort to reduce paperwork and under that exporter’s case number (i.e., or destruction of APO materials or respondent burden, invites the general at that exporter’s rate) will be liquidated conversion to judicial protective order is public and other Federal agencies to at the PRC-wide rate. hereby requested. Failure to comply take this opportunity to comment on We intend to issue assessment with the regulations and terms of an proposed and/or continuing information instructions to CBP 15 days after the APO is a sanctionable violation. collections, as required by the date of publication of the final results of These final results of review are Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. review. issued and published in accordance DATES: Written comments must be Cash Deposit Requirements with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the submitted on or before May 18, 2015. Act. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments The following cash deposit Dated: March 9, 2015. to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental requirements will be effective upon Paperwork Clearance Officer, Ronald K. Lorentzen, publication of these final results of Department of Commerce, Room 6616, review for all shipments of the subject Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., merchandise from the PRC entered, or Washington, DC 20230 (or via the withdrawn from warehouse, for Appendix I Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). consumption on or after the publication List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: date as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) Decision Memorandum Requests for additional information or of the Act: (1) For subject merchandise 1. Summary copies of the information collection exported by the companies listed above 2. Background instrument and instructions should be that have separate rates, the cash 3. Scope of the Order directed to David Ives, Senior Program deposit rate will be the rate established 4. Separate Rate/PRC-Wide Entity Analyst, Performance and National in these final results of review for each 5. Surrogate Country Programs Division, Room 71030, exporter as listed above; (2) for 6. Discussion of the Issues Surrogate Values Economic Development Administration, previously investigated or reviewed PRC Comment 1: Whether the Department Used 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., and non-PRC exporters not listed above the Correct Surrogate Value and/or Time Washington, DC 20230 (or via the that received a separate rate in a prior Period for Hot-Rolled Circular Silico- Internet at dives@eda.gov). segment of this proceeding, the cash Manganese Steel Bar SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: deposit rate will continue to be the Comment 2: Whether the Department’s exporter-specific rate; (3) for all PRC SAS Program Included a Value for I. Abstract exporters of subject merchandise that Plywood The mission of the Economic have not been found to be entitled to a Comment 3: Whether the Department’s Development Administration (EDA) is separate rate, the cash deposit rate will SAS Program Properly Calculated TOTCOM to lead the federal economic be that for the PRC-wide entity; (4) for Financial Statements/Ratios development agenda by promoting all non-PRC exporters of subject Comment 4: Whether the Department innovation and competitiveness, merchandise which have not received Should Use the Financial Statements of preparing American regions for growth their own rate, the cash deposit rate will System 3 and success in the worldwide economy. be the rate applicable to the PRC Comment 5: Whether the Department In order to effectively administer and exporter that supplied that non-PRC Should Use the Financial Statements of mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES monitor its economic development exporter. These deposit requirements Mahajak Autoparts, and Hitech Fasteners assistance programs, EDA collects shall remain in effect until further Comment 6: Whether the Department certain information from applications notice. Should Adjust the Financial Ratio Calculations Based on the Financial for, and recipients of, EDA investment 8 For a full discussion of this practice, see Non- Statements of Siam Anchor, System 3, assistance. This 60-day Federal Register Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: and Bangkok Notice covers: Comprehensive Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 Fastenings Economic Development Strategy (October 24, 2011). Value-Added Taxes (CEDS). The collection of this VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:09 Mar 16, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17MRN1.SGM 17MRN1

13836 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 51 / Tuesday, March 17, 2015 / Notices information is required to ensure the Dated: March 13, 2015. downloaded for review/testing. Follow recipient is complying with EDA’s Glenna Mickelson, the instructions at http:// CEDS requirements. A CEDS is required Management Analyst, Office of the Chief www.regulations.gov for submitting for an eligible applicant to qualify for an Information Officer. comments. Please submit comments on EDA investment assistance under its [FR Doc. 2015–06194 Filed 3–17–15; 8:45 am] any given form identified by docket Public Works, Economic Adjustment, BILLING CODE 3510–24–P number, form number, and title. and certain planning programs, and is a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To prerequisite for a region’s designation request more information on this by EDA as an Economic Development DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE proposed information collection or to District (see 13 CFR 303, 305.2, and obtain a copy of the proposal and 307.2 of EDA’s regulations). Department of the Army associated collection instruments, II. Method of Collection [Docket ID: USA–2015–0010] please write to the Headquarters, Network Enterprise Technology Paper and electronic submissions. Proposed Collection; Comment Command, Military Auxiliary Radio III. Data Request System, Salado, TX 76571, ATTN: Paul English, or call 254–947–3141. OMB Control Number: 0610–0093. AGENCY: Network Enterprise Technology SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Form Number(s): None. Command, Department of the Army, Title; Associated Form; and OMB Type of Review: Regular submission. DoD. Number: Application to Operate a ACTION: Notice. Military Auxiliary Radio System Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Federal government; State, (MARS) Station; Army MARS Form SUMMARY: In compliance with the local or tribal government; Business or AM–1; OMB Control Number 0702– Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the other for-profit organizations. XXXX. Network Enterprise Technology Estimated Number of Respondents: Needs and Uses: The MARS program Command announces a proposed public 527. is a civilian auxiliary organization information collection and seeks public consisting primarily of licensed amateur Estimated Time per Response: 480 comment on the provisions thereof. radio operators who are interested in hours for the initial CEDS for a District Comments are invited on: (a) Whether assisting the military with organization or other planning the proposed collection of information communications on a local, national, organization funded by EDA; 160 hours is necessary for the proper performance and international basis as an adjunct to for the CEDS revision required at least of the functions of the agency, including licensed and published national every 5 years from and EDA-funded whether the information shall have (civilian and military) communications District or other planning organization; practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the and providing worldwide auxiliary 40 hours per applicant for EDA Public agency’s estimate of the burden of the emergency or contingency Works or Economic Adjustment proposed information collection; (c) communications during times of need in Assistance with a project deemed by ways to enhance the quality, utility, and support of the Department of Defense. EDA to merit further consideration that clarity of the information to be The information collection requirement, is not located in an EDA-funded collected; and (d) ways to minimize the use and storage is necessary to District. burden of the information collection on determine an applicant’s eligibility for Estimated Total Annual Burden respondents, including through the use the program and initiate a background Hours: 31,640. of automated collection techniques or investigation (should a security Estimated Total Annual Cost to other forms of information technology. clearance be required), and to maintain Public: $0. DATES: Consideration will be given to all a current and accurate roster of program comments received by May 18, 2015. enrollees as well as to keep a historical IV. Request for Comments ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, data base on completed/adjudicated Comments are invited on: (a) Whether identified by docket number and title, (accepted, not accepted, no longer the proposed collection of information by any of the following methods: affiliated) applications. Secondary use is necessary for the proper performance • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// of the collected information is used to of the functions of the agency, including www.regulations.gov. Follow the show the geographic dispersion of the whether the information shall have instructions for submitting comments. members who participate in the global practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the • Mail: Federal Docket Management High Frequency radio network program agency’s estimate of the burden System Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, and to ensure our radio spectrum (including hours and cost) of the East Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, authorizations cover the geographic proposed collection of information; (c) VA 22350–3100. areas from which our members would ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Instructions: All submissions received operate. Tertiary, the information is clarity of the information to be must include the agency name, docket used to send periodic email collected; and (d) ways to minimize the number and title for this Federal informational updates and status/news burden of the collection of information Register document. The general policy about the MARS program. on respondents, including through the for comments and other submissions Affected Public: Individual members use of automated collection techniques from members of the public is to make of the general public and Federal or other forms of information mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES these submissions available for public Communications Commission licensed technology. viewing on the Internet at http:// Amateur Radio operators who are Comments submitted in response to www.regulations.gov as they are interested in providing emergency and this notice will be summarized and/or received without change, including any contingency communications. included in the request for OMB personal identifiers or contact Annual Burden Hours: 660. approval of this information collection; information. Any associated form(s) for Number of Respondents: 660. they also will become a matter of public this collection may be located within Responses per Respondent: 1. record. this same electronic docket and Average Burden per Response: 1 hr. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:09 Mar 16, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17MRN1.SGM 17MRN1


Document Created: 2015-12-18 12:01:35
Document Modified: 2015-12-18 12:01:35
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesWritten comments must be submitted on or before May 18, 2015.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to David Ives, Senior Program Analyst, Performance and National Programs Division, Room 71030, Economic Development Administration, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at [email protected]).
FR Citation80 FR 13835 
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