80 FR 21704 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application for Investment Assistance
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 75 (April 20, 2015)
Economic Development Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 75 (April 20, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 75 (Monday, April 20, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 21704-21706] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-09181] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economic Development Administration Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application for Investment Assistance AGENCY: Economic Development Administration. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 19, 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 email at JJessup@ doc.gov). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or [[Page 21705]] copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Kerstin Millius, Senior Program Analyst, Performance and National Programs Division, Room 71030, Economic Development Administration, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, (or via email at kmillius@ eda.gov). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The mission of the Economic Development Administration (EDA) is to lead the Federal economic 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 changes to EDA's existing Application for Investment Assistance. EDA is currently undergoing a comprehensive review and improvement effort for its grants cycle process. Using staff input and results from EDA's 2014 Customer Service survey, EDA has reimagined its grants application process from the ground up, making significant improvements for both stakeholders and staff. As part of this process, EDA is making changes to its forms to address the following concerns:Confusion among applicants regarding which sections of the ED-900 needed to be completed for the program they were applying for; Undue burden on applicants to complete the application form for projects that were not likely to be funded; Outdated links to external sources; Unnecessary waste of paper and ink when a complete form was printed, since sections that may not be required for a particular program were printed along with those that were required. In order to address these concerns, EDA is dividing the ED-900 into a suite of smaller forms that can be mixed and matched to fit the needs of different program solicitations on Grants.gov. This will ensure that applicants only see the information they are required to provide in order to apply and eliminate the unnecessary waste of paper and ink resources. In addition, EDA has developed a new ``Proposal'' form, which will allow applicants to submit significantly less information to EDA in order to get a better understanding of the potential competitiveness of their application. The following is a crosswalk of the currently approved ED-900 with the proposed new forms: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Relevant sections of Proposed new form Content of the form the existing ED-900 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ED-900--General Application Questions that Sections A, B, C, D, for EDA Programs. pertain to all EDA E, K. programs, including Project Narrative questions (geographic coverage, scope of work, potential impacts), budget narrative, and eligibility questions. ED-900A--Additional EDA Specific assurances Exhibits B, C, and Assurances for Construction that applicants D. Or Non-Construction need to provide in Investments. order to apply for EDA funding. ED-900B--Beneficiary Specific assurances Exhibit A. Information Form. required from beneficiaries of EDA funding, including documentation of estimated jobs and private investment resulting from the EDA project. ED-900C--EDA Application Information required Section M, except Supplement for Construction from construction questions included Programs. applicants as part in the ED-900P of a full Proposal Form. application after the proposal has been approved. ED-900D--Requirements for Information required Section N. Design and Engineering from design/ Assistance. engineering applicants as part of a full application after the proposal has been approved. ED-900E--Calculation of Provides detailed Exhibit E. Estimated Relocation and breakdown of the Acquisition Expenses. estimated total for line item 3 (``relocation expenses and payments'') of Form SF-424C, 'Budget Information'--Const ruction Programs to comply with the Uniform Relocation Act. ED-900F--Supplement for Information required Section L. Revolving Loan Fund to evaluate the Applications. competitiveness of a revolving loan fund application. ED-900P--Proposal for EDA New general For all applicants, Assistance. questions to allow new questions not applicants to give contained in the ED- a broad overview of 900. For their proposed construction project/scope of applicants only, work. portions of section M not covered in the ED-900C Construction Form. Environmental Narrative Template to guide Referenced in Requirements and Appendix the applicant section M.8, with A: Applicant Certification through the separate documents Clause. development of an posted on EDA's environmental website. narrative that satisfies the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The new forms are required to apply for EDA investment assistance under EDA's Public Works, Economic Adjustment, Technical Assistance, Research, and Planning programs. This collection of information is required to ensure that applications meet the requirements for EDA assistance set out in EDA's regulations at 13 CFR Chapter III. II. Method of Collection Paper and electronic submissions. III. Data OMB Control Number: 0610-0094. Form Number(s): ED-900, ED-900A, ED-900B, ED-900C, ED-900D, ED- 900E, ED-900F, ED-900P. Type of Review: Regular submission; Revision of a currently approved collection. Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Federal government; State, local, or tribal government; Business or other for-profit organizations. Estimated Number of Respondents: 1672. [[Page 21706]] Estimated Time Per Response: 13 hours, 28 minutes Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 22,512. 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. Dated: April 16, 2015. Glenna Mickelson, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2015-09181 Filed 4-20-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-34-P
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER 3. Files of the Office of Security that accordance with this requirement, the
contains documents other than rules or document investigations conducted to CIA hereby solicits comments for the
proposed rules that are applicable to the determine the suitability of potential DCIA’s consideration during the
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, foreign intelligence or decennial review of the CIA’s
committee meetings, agency decisions and counterintelligence sources; except that operational files regarding the historical
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
files that are the sole repository of value of, or other public interest in, the
statements of organization and functions are disseminated intelligence are not subject matter of these particular
examples of documents appearing in this operational files. categories of files or portions thereof
section. The CIA Information Act of 1984 described above and the relationship of
requires that, not less than once every that historical value or other public
ten years, the DCIA shall review the interest to the removal of previously
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY exemptions in force to determine designated files or any portions thereof
whether such exemptions may be from such a classification.
Notice of Decennial Review of removed from any category of exempted Dated: April 15, 2015.
Operational Files Designations files or any portion thereof. The last Joseph W. Lambert,
AGENCY: Central Intelligence Agency. review was completed in April 2005.
Director, Information Management Services,
The following represents a summary of CIA.
Authority: 50 U.S.C 3141 the general categories of operational
[FR Doc. 2015–09022 Filed 4–17–15; 8:45 am]
SUMMARY: The Central Intelligence files that have been maintained within
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Agency (CIA or Agency) is soliciting the National Clandestine Service, the
comments regarding the historical value Directorate of Science and Technology,
of, or other public interest in, the CIA and the Office of Security since the first
files designated by the Director of the decennial review: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Central Intelligence Agency (DCIA) 1. Files of the National Clandestine
pursuant to the CIA Information Act of Economic Development Administration
Service that document the intelligence
1984. sources and methods associated with Proposed Information Collection;
DATES: Comments must be received by various operational and foreign liaison Comment Request; Application for
1 May 2015. activities, that document the conduct Investment Assistance
ADDRESSES: Submit comments in and management of various operational
writing to Joseph W. Lambert, Director, and foreign liaison activities, and that AGENCY: Economic Development
Information Management Services, document the assessment of the Administration.
Central Intelligence Agency, viability of potential operational and ACTION: Notice.
Washington, DC 20505, or by fax to foreign liaison activities and potential
intelligence sources and methods; SUMMARY: The Department of
(703) 613–3020. Commerce, as part of its continuing
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 2. Files of the Directorate of Science
and Technology that document the use effort to reduce paperwork and
Joseph W. Lambert, Director, respondent burden, invites the general
Information Management Services, of scientific and technical systems in
the conduct of and in support of various public and other Federal agencies to
Central Intelligence Agency, telephone take this opportunity to comment on
703–613–1379. operational and intelligence collection
activities; proposed and/or continuing information
Text 3. Files of the Office of Security that collections, as required by the
document various aspects of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
The CIA Information Act of 1984,
investigations conducted to determine U.S.C. Chapter 35). The purpose of this
codified in section 3141 of title 50 of the
the suitability of potential foreign notice is to allow for 60 days of public
United States Code, authorizes the DCIA
intelligence or counterintelligence comment. Comments submitted in
to exempt operational files of the CIA
sources proposed for use in various response to this notice will be
from the publication, disclosure, search,
operational activities. summarized and/or included in the
and review provisions of the Freedom of
The CIA is in the process of request for Office of Management and
Information Act. The statute defines
conducting the 2015 decennial review Budget (OMB) approval of this
operational files as:
of its operational files to determine information collection; they also will
1. Files of the National Clandestine
whether any of the previously become a matter of public record.
Service that document the conduct of
foreign intelligence or designated files, or portions thereof, can DATES: Written comments must be
counterintelligence operations or be removed from any of the specified submitted on or before June 19, 2015.
intelligence or security liaison categories of exempted files. The CIA ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
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arrangements or information exchanges Information Act of 1984 requires that
with foreign governments or their the decennial review ‘‘include Paperwork Clearance Officer,
intelligence or security services; consideration of the historical value or Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
2. Files of the Directorate of Science other public interest in the subject 14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
and Technology that document the matter of the particular category of files Washington, DC 20230 (or via email at
means by which foreign intelligence or or portions thereof and the potential for JJessup@ doc.gov).
counterintelligence is collected through declassifying a significant part of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
scientific and technical systems; and information contained therein.’’ In Requests for additional information or
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Estimated Time Per Response: 13 telephone: (202) 482–6231 and (202) Compliance’s Antidumping and
hours, 28 minutes 482–4987, respectively. Countervailing Duty Centralized
Estimated Total Annual Burden SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Service System (‘‘ACCESS’’).4
Hours: 22,512. ACCESS is available to registered users
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty at http://access.trade.gov, and is
Public: $0. Determination With Final Antidumping available to all parties in the
Duty Determination Department’s Central Records Unit,
IV. Request for Comments located at room 7046 of the main
The Department published its notice
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether of initiation of this countervailing duty Department of Commerce building. In
the proposed collection of information (‘‘CVD’’) investigation on December 9, addition, a complete version of the
is necessary for the proper performance 2014; on the same day, the Department Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
of the functions of the agency, including published its notice of initiation of an be found at http://enforcement.trade.
whether the information shall have antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’) investigation gov/frn/. The signed and the electronic
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the of melamine from the PRC.1 The CVD versions of the Preliminary Decision
agency’s estimate of the burden and AD investigations cover the same Memorandum are identical in content.
(including hours and cost) of the merchandise. On April 1, 2015, in For this preliminary determination,
proposed collection of information; (c) accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the we relied on facts available pursuant to
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the section 776(a) of the Act because the
clarity of the information to be Act’’), Cornerstone Chemical Company Government of the PRC and the five
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the (‘‘Petitioner’’) requested alignment of companies selected for individual
burden of the collection of information the final CVD determination with the examination—i.e., the mandatory
on respondents, including through the final AD determination of melamine respondents: Far-Reaching Chemical
use of automated collection techniques from the PRC.2 Therefore, in accordance Co., Ltd. (‘‘Far-Reaching Chemical’’),
or other forms of information with section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 Zhongyuan Dahua Group Co., Ltd.
technology. CFR 351.210(b)(4), we are aligning the (‘‘Zhongyuan Dahua’’), Qingdao
final CVD determination with the final Unichem International Trade Co., Ltd.
Dated: April 16, 2015.
AD determination. Consequently, the (‘‘Qingdao Unichem’’), M and A
Glenna Mickelson, Chemicals Corp China (‘‘M&A
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief final CVD determination will be issued
on the same date as the final AD Chemicals’’), and Shandong Liaherd
Information Officer. Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (‘‘Shandong
[FR Doc. 2015–09181 Filed 4–20–15; 8:45 am] determination, which is currently
Liaherd’’). failed to provide information
scheduled to be issued no later than
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August 24, 2015, unless postponed.
refusing to participate as respondents,
Scope of the Investigation significantly impeded the
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE investigation.5 Further, because they
The product covered by this
investigation is melamine from the PRC. failed to cooperate by not acting to the
International Trade Administration best of their ability to respond to the
For a complete description of the scope
of the investigation, see Appendix 1 to Department’s requests for necessary
[C–570–021] information, pursuant to section 776(b)
this notice.
of the Act, in selecting from among the
Melamine From the People’s Republic
Methodology facts otherwise available, we have
of China: Preliminary Affirmative
The Department is conducting this drawn an adverse inference.
Countervailing Duty Determination,
CVD investigation in accordance with Specifically, the Department applied an
and Alignment of Final Determination
section 701 of the Act. For a full adverse inference to find that the
With Final Antidumping Duty
description of the methodology programs on which the Department
Determination
underlying our preliminary conclusions, initiated this investigation and the
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, see the Preliminary Decision programs which the Department
International Trade Administration, Memorandum.3 The Preliminary subsequently included in this
Department of Commerce. Decision Memorandum is a public investigation pursuant to allegations
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce made by Petitioner,6 are
document and is made available to the
(‘‘Department’’) preliminarily countervailable. Further, the
public via Enforcement and
determines that countervailable Department applied an adverse
subsidies are being provided to 1 See Melamine From the People’s Republic of inference in its calculation of the ad
producers/exporters of melamine from China and Trinidad and Tobago: Initiation of valorem estimated countervailable
the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’). Countervailing Duty Investigations, 79 FR 73030 subsidy rate for Far-Reaching Chemical,
(December 9, 2014). See also Melamine From the
The period of investigation is January 1, People’s Republic of China and Trinidad and 4 On November 24, 2014, Enforcement and
2013, through December 31, 2013. Tobago: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Compliance changed the name of Enforcement and
Interested parties are invited to Investigations, 79 FR 73037 (December 9, 2014). Compliance’s AD and CVD Centralized Electronic
comment on this preliminary 2 See Letter from Petitioner entitled ‘‘Melamine
Service System (‘‘IA ACCESS’’) to AD and CVD
determination. From The People’s Republic of China And The Centralized Electronic Service System (‘‘ACCESS’’).
Republic of Trinidad And Tobago/Request For The Web site location was changed from http://
DATES: Effective Date: April 20, 2015. Alignment,’’ dated April 1, 2015. iaaccess.trade.gov to http://access.trade.gov. The
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3 See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Final Rule changing the references to the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eve Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, From Regulations can be found at 79 FR 69046
Wang or Andrew Medley, AD/CVD Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for (November 20, 2014).
Operations, Enforcement and Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, 5 See sections 776(a)(2)(A) and (C) of the Act.
Compliance, International Trade titled ‘‘Decision Memorandum for Preliminary 6 See the Department’s memorandum entitled
Determination of Countervailing Duty Investigation: ‘‘Countervailing Duty Investigation on Melamine
Administration, U.S. Department of Melamine from the People’s Republic of China,’’ from the People’s Republic of China: January 27,
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution dated concurrently with this notice (‘‘Preliminary 2015 New Subsidy Allegations,’’ dated March 25,
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; Decision Memorandum’’). 2015.
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| Contact | Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Kerstin Millius, Senior Program Analyst, Performance and National Programs Division, Room 71030, Economic Development Administration, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, (or via email at [email protected] eda.gov). | |
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