80 FR 22703 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. chapter 35).
    Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
    Title: Business Research & Development and Innovation Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0607-0912.
    Form Number(s): BRDI-1 and BRD-1S.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Number of Respondents: 45,000.
    Average Hours per Response: BRDI-1--14.85 hours; BRD-1(S)--.59 
hours.
    Burden Hours: 126,500.
    Needs and Uses: Companies are the major performers of research and 
development (R&D) in the United States (U.S.), accounting for over 70 
percent of total U.S. R&D outlays each year. A consistent business R&D 
information base is essential to government officials formulating 
public policy, industry personnel involved in corporate planning, and 
members of the academic community conducting research. In order to 
develop policies designed to promote and enhance science and 
technology, past trends and the present status of R&D must be known and 
analyzed. Without comprehensive business R&D statistics, it would be 
impossible to evaluate the health of science and technology in the 
United States or to make comparisons between the technological progress 
of our country and that of other nations.
    The National Science Foundation Act of 1950 as amended authorizes 
and directs National Science Foundation (NSF) ``. . . to provide a 
central clearinghouse for the collection, interpretation, and analysis 
of data on scientific and engineering resources and to provide a source 
of information for policy formulation by other agencies of the Federal 
government.'' One of the methods used by the NSF to fulfill this 
mandate is The Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS)--the primary 
federal source of information on R&D in the business sector. The NSF 
together with the Census Bureau, the collecting and compiling agent, 
analyze the data and publish the resulting statistics.
    The NSF has published annual R&D statistics collected from the 
Survey of Industrial Research and Development (SIRD) (1953-2007) and 
BRDIS (2008-2013) for 60 years. The results of the survey are used to 
assess trends in R&D expenditures by industry sector, investigate 
productivity determinants, formulate science and tax policy, and 
compare individual company performance with industry averages. This 
survey is the Nation's primary source for international comparative 
statistics on business R&D spending.
    The BRDIS will continue to collect the following types of 
information:
     R&D expense based on accounting standards.
     Worldwide R&D of domestic companies.
     Business segment detail.
     R&D related capital expenditures.
     Detailed data about the R&D workforce.
     R&D strategy and data on the potential impact of R&D on 
the market.
     R&D directed to application areas of particular national 
interest.
     Data measuring innovation, and intellectual property 
protection activities.
    The following changes were made to the 2014 BRDIS from the 2013 
BRDIS.
     Section 1: Moved foreign ownership question up above 
ownership question. Changed the EIN of owner to the ownership question 
instead of the foreign ownership question.
     Section 2: Added some questions to gather data on monetary 
gifts to academia.
     Section 6: Added a question on revenue from sale of 
patents. Added two questions in regards to how much the company paid 
others to purchase patents or license patents. Removed the question on 
how many agreements company entered into. Information from the BRDIS 
will continue to support the following initiatives:
    Science of Science and Innovation Policy (SciSIP), the NSF's 
program to foster the development of the knowledge, theories, data, 
tools, and human capital needed to underwrite fundamental research that 
creates new explanatory models and analytic tools designed to inform 
the Nation's public and private sectors about the processes through 
which investments in science and engineering are transformed into 
social and economic outcomes.
    America Competes Act of 2007, which calls for the doubling of 
funding for

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basic research in physical sciences, improvement of math instruction, 
and expansion of low-income students' access to Advance Placement (AP) 
coursework through AP/International Baccalaureate Program to, as The 
White House fact sheet on the America Competes Act says, ``encourage 
scientists to explore promising and critical areas such as 
nanotechnology, supercomputing, and alternative energy sources.''
    Rising Above the Gathering Storm, the National Research Council 
(NRC) report that recommends increasing America's talent pool by 
improving K-12 math and science education; sustaining and strengthening 
the Nation's commitment to long-term basic research; developing and 
recruiting top students, scientists and engineers from U.S. and abroad; 
and ensuring that the U.S. is the premier place in the world for 
innovation.
    Policy officials from many Federal agencies rely on these 
statistics for essential information. For example, total U.S. R&D 
expenditures statistics have been used by the Bureau of Economic 
Analysis (BEA) to update the System of National Accounts and, in fact, 
the BEA recently has incorporated R&D as a direct component of the 
System. Accurate R&D data are needed to continue the development and 
subsequent updates to this detailed satellite account. Also, a data 
linking project has been designed to augment the Foreign Direct 
Investment (FDI) data collected by BEA. The initial attempt to link the 
SIRD data with BEA's FDI benchmark files was successful, and plans now 
call for the annual linkage of the R&D data to the FDI and U.S. Direct 
Investment Abroad (USDIA) data. Further, the Census Bureau links data 
collected by the Survey with other statistical files. At the Census 
Bureau, historical company-level R&D data are linked to a file that 
contains information on the outputs and inputs of companies' 
manufacturing plants. Researchers are able to analyze the relationships 
between R&D funding and other economic variables by using micro-level 
data.
    Individuals and organizations access the survey statistics via the 
Internet in annual National Center for Science and Engineering 
Statistics (NCSES) InfoBriefs that announce the availability of 
statistics from each cycle of the Survey and provide detailed 
statistical table reports that contain all of the statistics the NSF 
produces from the Survey. Information about the kinds of projects that 
rely on statistics from the Survey is available from internal records 
at the NSF's NCSES. In addition, survey statistics are regularly cited 
in trade publications and many researchers use the survey statistics 
from these secondary sources without directly contacting the NSF or the 
Census Bureau. Some of the users of the survey statistics and the types 
of information they request are described below.

Government Users

    Government policy officials who are involved in assessing the role 
of the Federal government in promoting economic growth use R&D 
statistics in their decision-making processes since R&D results affect 
technological and economic progress. Members of Congress make extensive 
use of R&D statistics in preparing tax legislation, contacting the NSF 
or the Census Bureau directly through their own staffs, one of the 
House or Senate science committees, or the Congressional Research 
Service.
    The NSF staff also work closely with the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy (OSTP), providing R&D statistics and indications of 
emerging trends to assist the OSTP staff in their analyses of the 
status of science and technology in the United States. In addition, the 
NSF has frequent contact with the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB), the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Congressional 
Research Service (CRS), and the Congressional Joint Economic Committee 
which use R&D statistics in their studies.
    Statistics produced from the Survey also have been requested by 
officials from other Federal government and quasi-governmental agencies 
including the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, 
Energy, Health and Human Services, Labor, State, Treasury; the Bureau 
of Economic Analysis; Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); Congressional 
Joint Committee on Taxation; Consumer Products Safety Commission; 
Environmental Protection Agency; Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago, 
Dallas, New York, and San Francisco; Government Accountability Office; 
Government Publishing Office; International Trade Administration; 
International Trade Commission; National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration; National Institute of Standards and Technology; 
National Institutes of Health; National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration; Oakridge National Laboratory; Office of Naval Research; 
President's Council of Economic Advisors; Office of Trade Policy 
Analysis; U.S. Federal Trade Commission; U.S. Patent Office; and U.S. 
Small Business Administration.
    As states and local governments seek to attract high-tech 
industries to their areas, the NSF and the Census Bureau are frequently 
asked to provide R&D funding and employment figures. Among the state 
governments and state organizations requesting industry R&D statistics 
have been Alabama, Arkansas, California Energy Commission, Center for 
Innovative Technology (VA), Georgia, Indiana, Maine Development 
Foundation, Maine Science and Technology Foundation, Maryland, 
Massachusetts Department of Revenue, Michigan Department of Labor and 
Economic Growth, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Minnesota, 
Mississippi, New Jersey Research and Development Council, New York 
State Department of Taxation and Finance, New York State Economic 
Development Authority, North Carolina, North Dakota Department of 
Commerce, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Southern Growth 
Policies Board (representing Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, 
Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South 
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia), and Utah.
    Information and statistics from the Survey also are supplied to the 
NSF internal organizations. For example, survey statistics are used in 
the ``Research and Development: National Trends and International 
Linkages'' and ``Industry, Technology, and the Global Marketplace'' 
chapters of the Congressionally mandated Science and Engineering 
Indicators series, a biennial report in which the National Science 
Board continues its effort to describe quantitatively the condition of 
U.S. science and research. Survey results are also included in the 
NSF's annual National Patterns of R&D Resources tabulations.

International Users

    The international community uses R&D spending information as part 
of its comparisons of the economic performance among nations. U.S. R&D 
statistics are compiled in a format that can be compared with those of 
other countries. These statistics are transmitted to the Organization 
for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) that relies on the 
Survey as its primary source for business R&D statistics for the United 
States. Also, R&D statistics are used by multi-national committees and 
subcommittees studying and maintaining the North American Industry 
Classification System (NAICS) and North American Product Classification 
System (NAPCS).
    Other international and foreign entities that have requested 
statistics on U.S. business R&D expenditures include the Brazilian 
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Scientific and Technological Development, Canadian Ministry of Treasury 
and Economics, Delegation of the European Communities, Department of 
State and Regional Development (Australia), Department of Technology 
Policy (Austria), European Commission's Joint Research Center, French 
Embassy, French Federal Institute of Research, Embassy of Finland, 
Embassy of Germany, Hungarian Academy of Sciences,, Industry Canada, 
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (Madrid), National Technology Agency 
of Finland, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of 
Canada, Puerto Rico Planning Board, Office of the Representative of the 
Republic of Taiwan, Statistics Canada, and Statistics Quebec.

Business Users

    Although the primary purpose of the survey is to provide accurate 
R&D statistics for well-informed public policy decisions, business 
users also benefit from the survey figures, and one of the goals of the 
redesign is to increase the utility of the information for companies. 
There is a special obligation to keep the survey relevant to industry 
users particularly because business personnel spend time answering the 
annual questionnaire. Firms and trade associations in all industries, 
whether large or small in terms of R&D performance, are interested in 
making intra-industry comparisons, as well as comparing other 
industries' performance with their own.
    Each year the NSF and Census Bureau receive many requests for R&D 
information from business users. Some of the industries where users who 
have requested information are aerospace, telecommunications, 
healthcare, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, software, and motor vehicles.
    In addition to industry researchers who utilize the R&D statistics 
directly from the NSF Web site and publications, there are many who use 
the Survey's tabulations in their own trade reports.
    Other trade publications that regularly print statistics directly 
from the Survey include multiple Fortune 500 companies and various 
trade associations.
    Unions also consider business R&D statistics relevant to their 
members' well-being. R&D statistics also are used by research 
organizations devoted to the study of industry, R&D, science and 
technology and related topics.

Other Users

    Research undertaken at universities on innovation and economic 
growth has relied heavily on the detailed R&D time series from the 
Survey. Research projects that have used R&D statistics obtained from 
the Survey have been conducted at many colleges and universities.
    In addition, inquiries are regularly received from the news media. 
And finally, Internet sites continue to link with the Survey's results.
    In summary, each item in the Survey has been the subject of 
research by someone interested in business R&D performance. Although 
the consumers of the R&D statistics from the Survey are diverse, there 
is one common element underlying all the uses of the survey 
statistics--an attempt to gain a better understanding of some aspect of 
the nation's scientific and technological resources. The detailed 
statistics provided by the Survey are the most complete set of elements 
for assessing the impact of R&D on business development and the 
nation's economy.
    The total burden estimate for the 2014 BRDIS has increased due to 
an increase in amount of companies that are receiving the longer Form 
BRDI-1 from 3,000 to 7,000. The increase in the number of companies 
receiving form BRDI-1 is the result of lowering the R&D threshold for 
receiving the longer form from $7 million to $1 million. At the same 
time the burden on companies receiving the shorter form has been 
reduced. Prior to 2012 the shorter form (then called Form BRDI-1A) was 
32 pages (168 response fields). The current shorter form (Form BRD-1S) 
is 8 pages (61 response fields).
    The increase in burden also reflects a slight increase in the total 
number of companies in the sample from the prior OMB submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Sections 182, 224 and 225; NSF 
Act of 1950.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce 
collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: April 17, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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basic research in physical sciences, publications and many researchers use are frequently asked to provide R&D
improvement of math instruction, and the survey statistics from these funding and employment figures.
expansion of low-income students’ secondary sources without directly Among the state governments and state
access to Advance Placement (AP) contacting the NSF or the Census organizations requesting industry R&D
coursework through AP/International Bureau. Some of the users of the survey statistics have been Alabama, Arkansas,
Baccalaureate Program to, as The White statistics and the types of information California Energy Commission, Center
House fact sheet on the America they request are described below. for Innovative Technology (VA),
Competes Act says, ‘‘encourage Georgia, Indiana, Maine Development
Government Users
scientists to explore promising and Foundation, Maine Science and
critical areas such as nanotechnology, Government policy officials who are Technology Foundation, Maryland,
supercomputing, and alternative energy involved in assessing the role of the Massachusetts Department of Revenue,
sources.’’ Federal government in promoting Michigan Department of Labor and
Rising Above the Gathering Storm, the economic growth use R&D statistics in Economic Growth, Michigan Economic
National Research Council (NRC) report their decision-making processes since Development Corporation, Minnesota,
that recommends increasing America’s R&D results affect technological and Mississippi, New Jersey Research and
talent pool by improving K–12 math and economic progress. Members of Development Council, New York State
science education; sustaining and Congress make extensive use of R&D Department of Taxation and Finance,
strengthening the Nation’s commitment statistics in preparing tax legislation, New York State Economic Development
to long-term basic research; developing contacting the NSF or the Census Authority, North Carolina, North Dakota
and recruiting top students, scientists Bureau directly through their own staffs, Department of Commerce, Ohio,
and engineers from U.S. and abroad; one of the House or Senate science Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South
and ensuring that the U.S. is the premier committees, or the Congressional Carolina, Southern Growth Policies
place in the world for innovation. Research Service. Board (representing Alabama, Arkansas,
Policy officials from many Federal The NSF staff also work closely with Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri,
agencies rely on these statistics for the Office of Science and Technology Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma,
essential information. For example, total Policy (OSTP), providing R&D statistics South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia,
U.S. R&D expenditures statistics have and indications of emerging trends to and West Virginia), and Utah.
been used by the Bureau of Economic assist the OSTP staff in their analyses of Information and statistics from the
Analysis (BEA) to update the System of the status of science and technology in Survey also are supplied to the NSF
National Accounts and, in fact, the BEA the United States. In addition, the NSF internal organizations. For example,
recently has incorporated R&D as a has frequent contact with the Office of survey statistics are used in the
direct component of the System. Management and Budget (OMB), the ‘‘Research and Development: National
Accurate R&D data are needed to Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Trends and International Linkages’’ and
continue the development and Congressional Research Service (CRS), ‘‘Industry, Technology, and the Global
subsequent updates to this detailed and the Congressional Joint Economic Marketplace’’ chapters of the
satellite account. Also, a data linking Committee which use R&D statistics in Congressionally mandated Science and
project has been designed to augment their studies. Engineering Indicators series, a biennial
the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) data Statistics produced from the Survey report in which the National Science
collected by BEA. The initial attempt to also have been requested by officials Board continues its effort to describe
link the SIRD data with BEA’s FDI from other Federal government and quantitatively the condition of U.S.
benchmark files was successful, and quasi-governmental agencies including science and research. Survey results are
plans now call for the annual linkage of the Departments of Agriculture, also included in the NSF’s annual
the R&D data to the FDI and U.S. Direct Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, National Patterns of R&D Resources
Investment Abroad (USDIA) data. Health and Human Services, Labor, tabulations.
Further, the Census Bureau links data State, Treasury; the Bureau of Economic
collected by the Survey with other Analysis; Bureau of Labor Statistics International Users
statistical files. At the Census Bureau, (BLS); Congressional Joint Committee The international community uses
historical company-level R&D data are on Taxation; Consumer Products Safety R&D spending information as part of its
linked to a file that contains information Commission; Environmental Protection comparisons of the economic
on the outputs and inputs of companies’ Agency; Federal Reserve Banks of performance among nations. U.S. R&D
manufacturing plants. Researchers are Chicago, Dallas, New York, and San statistics are compiled in a format that
able to analyze the relationships Francisco; Government Accountability can be compared with those of other
between R&D funding and other Office; Government Publishing Office; countries. These statistics are
economic variables by using micro-level International Trade Administration; transmitted to the Organization for
data. International Trade Commission; Economic Cooperation and
Individuals and organizations access National Aeronautics and Space Development (OECD) that relies on the
the survey statistics via the Internet in Administration; National Institute of Survey as its primary source for
annual National Center for Science and Standards and Technology; National business R&D statistics for the United
Engineering Statistics (NCSES) Institutes of Health; National Oceanic States. Also, R&D statistics are used by
InfoBriefs that announce the availability and Atmospheric Administration; multi-national committees and
of statistics from each cycle of the Oakridge National Laboratory; Office of subcommittees studying and
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Survey and provide detailed statistical Naval Research; President’s Council of maintaining the North American
table reports that contain all of the Economic Advisors; Office of Trade Industry Classification System (NAICS)
statistics the NSF produces from the Policy Analysis; U.S. Federal Trade and North American Product
Survey. Information about the kinds of Commission; U.S. Patent Office; and Classification System (NAPCS).
projects that rely on statistics from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Other international and foreign
Survey is available from internal records As states and local governments seek entities that have requested statistics on
at the NSF’s NCSES. In addition, survey to attract high-tech industries to their U.S. business R&D expenditures include
statistics are regularly cited in trade areas, the NSF and the Census Bureau the Brazilian National Council for

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Scientific and Technological relied heavily on the detailed R&D time DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Development, Canadian Ministry of series from the Survey. Research
Treasury and Economics, Delegation of projects that have used R&D statistics Foreign-Trade Zones Board
the European Communities, Department obtained from the Survey have been [B–22–2015]
of State and Regional Development conducted at many colleges and
(Australia), Department of Technology universities. Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 134—
Policy (Austria), European In addition, inquiries are regularly Chattanooga, Tennessee; Notification
Commission’s Joint Research Center, received from the news media. And of Proposed Production Activity,
French Embassy, French Federal finally, Internet sites continue to link Cormetech, Inc. (Selective Catalyst
Institute of Research, Embassy of with the Survey’s results. Reduction Catalysts), Cleveland, TN
Finland, Embassy of Germany, In summary, each item in the Survey
Hungarian Academy of Sciences,, has been the subject of research by Cormetech, Inc. (Cormetech), an
Industry Canada, Instituto Nacional de someone interested in business R&D operator of FTZ 134, submitted a
Estadistica (Madrid), National performance. Although the consumers notification of proposed production
Technology Agency of Finland, Natural of the R&D statistics from the Survey are activity to the FTZ Board for its facility
Sciences and Engineering Research diverse, there is one common element in Cleveland, Tennessee. The
Council of Canada, Puerto Rico underlying all the uses of the survey notification conforming to the
Planning Board, Office of the statistics—an attempt to gain a better requirements of the regulations of the
Representative of the Republic of understanding of some aspect of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
Taiwan, Statistics Canada, and Statistics nation’s scientific and technological received on April 1, 2015.
resources. The detailed statistics A separate request for subzone
Quebec.
provided by the Survey are the most designation at the Cormetech facility is
Business Users complete set of elements for assessing planned and will be processed under
Although the primary purpose of the the impact of R&D on business Section 400.31 of the FTZ Board’s
survey is to provide accurate R&D development and the nation’s economy. regulations. The facility is used for the
statistics for well-informed public The total burden estimate for the 2014 production of selective catalyst
policy decisions, business users also BRDIS has increased due to an increase reduction catalysts and related elements
benefit from the survey figures, and one in amount of companies that are (logs), which are used for emissions
of the goals of the redesign is to increase receiving the longer Form BRDI–1 from reduction in power generation,
the utility of the information for 3,000 to 7,000. The increase in the industrial, marine and petrochemical
companies. There is a special obligation number of companies receiving form applications. Pursuant to 15 CFR
to keep the survey relevant to industry BRDI–1 is the result of lowering the 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited
users particularly because business R&D threshold for receiving the longer to the specific foreign-status materials
personnel spend time answering the form from $7 million to $1 million. At and components and specific finished
annual questionnaire. Firms and trade the same time the burden on companies products described in the submitted
associations in all industries, whether receiving the shorter form has been notification (as described below) and
large or small in terms of R&D reduced. Prior to 2012 the shorter form subsequently authorized by the FTZ
performance, are interested in making (then called Form BRDI–1A) was 32 Board.
intra-industry comparisons, as well as pages (168 response fields). The current Production under FTZ procedures
comparing other industries’ shorter form (Form BRD–1S) is 8 pages could exempt Cormetech from customs
performance with their own. (61 response fields). duty payments on the foreign status
Each year the NSF and Census Bureau The increase in burden also reflects a materials and components used in
receive many requests for R&D slight increase in the total number of export production. On its domestic
information from business users. Some companies in the sample from the prior sales, Cormetech would be able to
of the industries where users who have OMB submission. choose the duty rate during customs
requested information are aerospace, Affected Public: Business or other for- entry procedures that applies to
profit. selective catalyst reduction catalysts
telecommunications, healthcare,
Frequency: Annually. and related elements (free) for the
pharmaceuticals, chemicals, software, Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
and motor vehicles. foreign status inputs noted below.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Customs duties also could possibly be
In addition to industry researchers Sections 182, 224 and 225; NSF Act of
who utilize the R&D statistics directly deferred or reduced on foreign status
1950. production equipment.
from the NSF Web site and publications, This information collection request
there are many who use the Survey’s The components and materials
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. sourced from abroad include: Anatase
tabulations in their own trade reports. Follow the instructions to view
Other trade publications that regularly titanium dioxide; glass fiber; clay;
Department of Commerce collections
print statistics directly from the Survey carboxyl methyl cellulose;
currently under review by OMB.
include multiple Fortune 500 Written comments and polypropylene (RP chop); polyethylene
companies and various trade recommendations for the proposed oxide (PEO); ammonium metavanadate
associations. information collection should be sent (AMT); hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
Unions also consider business R&D within 30 days of publication of this (methocel); manganese acetate; vanadyl
statistics relevant to their members’ notice to OIRA_Submission@ oxalate; ammonium heptamolybdate
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well-being. R&D statistics also are used omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. (AHM); pressing/lubricating agents;
by research organizations devoted to the ammonium polyvanadate; and,
Dated: April 17, 2015. honeycomb ceramic porcelain (duty rate
study of industry, R&D, science and
technology and related topics. Glenna Mickelson, ranges from free to 6.5%).
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Public comment is invited from
Other Users Information Officer. interested parties. Submissions shall be
Research undertaken at universities [FR Doc. 2015–09433 Filed 4–22–15; 8:45 am] addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive
on innovation and economic growth has BILLING CODE 3510–07–P Secretary at the address below. The

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FR Citation		80 FR 22703