80 FR 48490 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 156 (August 13, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 156 (August 13, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 156 (Thursday, August 13, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 48490-48491] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-19903] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request On behalf of the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA), 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: International Trade Administration. Title: Interim Procedures for Considering Requests under the Commercial Availability Provision of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. Form Number(s): N/A. OMB Control Number: 0625-0272. Type of Request: Regular submission. Burden Hours: 89. Number of Respondents: 16 (10 for Requests; 3 for Responses; 3 for Rebuttals). Average Hours per Response: 8 hours per Request; 2 hours per Response; and 1 hour per Rebuttal. Needs and Uses: Title II, Section 203(o) of the United States- Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (the ``Act'') [Public Law 112-42] implements the commercial availability provision provided for in Article 3.3 of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (the ``Agreement''). The Agreement entered into force on May 15, 2012. Subject to the rules of origin in Annex 4.1 of the Agreement, and pursuant to the textile provisions of the Agreement, a fabric, yarn, or fiber produced in Colombia or the United States and traded between the two countries is entitled to duty-free tariff treatment. Annex 3-B of the Agreement also lists specific fabrics, yarns, and fibers that the two countries agreed are not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner from producers in Colombia or the United States. The [[Page 48491]] fabrics listed are commercially unavailable fabrics, yarns, and fibers, which are also entitled to duty-free treatment despite not being produced in Colombia or the United States. The list of commercially unavailable fabrics, yarns, and fibers may be changed pursuant to the commercial availability provision in Chapter 3, Article 3.3, Paragraphs 5-7 of the Agreement. Under this provision, interested entities from Colombia or the United States have the right to request that a specific fabric, yarn, or fiber be added to, or removed from, the list of commercially unavailable fabrics, yarns, and fibers in Annex 3-B of the Agreement. Chapter 3, Article 3.3, paragraph 7 of the Agreement requires that the President ``promptly'' publish procedures for parties to exercise the right to make these requests. Section 203(o)(4) of the Act authorizes the President to establish procedures to modify the list of fabrics, yarns, or fibers not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in either the United States or Colombia as set out in Annex 3-B of the Agreement. The President delegated the responsibility for publishing the procedures and administering commercial availability requests to the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (``CITA''), which issues procedures and acts on requests through the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel (``OTEXA'') (See Proclamation No. 8818, 77 FR 29519, May 18, 2012). The intent of the Commercial Availability Procedures is to foster the use of U.S. and regional products by implementing procedures that allow products to be placed on or removed from a product list, on a timely basis, and in a manner that is consistent with normal business practice. The procedures are intended to facilitate the transmission of requests; allow the market to indicate the availability of the supply of products that are the subject of requests; make available promptly, to interested entities and the public, information regarding the requests for products and offers received for those products; ensure wide participation by interested entities and parties; allow for careful review and consideration of information provided to substantiate requests and responses; and provide timely public dissemination of information used by CITA in making commercial availability determinations. CITA must collect certain information about fabric, yarn, or fiber technical specifications and the production capabilities of Colombian and U.S. textile producers to determine whether certain fabrics, yarns, or fibers are available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the United States or Colombia, subject to Section 203(o) of the Act. Affected Public: Business or other for-profit. Frequency: Varies. Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary. 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 sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to OIRA Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395-5806. Dated: August 10, 2015. Glenna Mickelson, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2015-19903 Filed 8-12-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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As part of our decisionmaking process DATES: The meeting will be held on or other reasonable accommodation for
regarding a GE organism’s regulatory September 25, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 5 access to the facility or proceedings by
status, APHIS prepares a plant pest risk p.m. contacting the person listed in the
assessment to assess its plant pest risk All RAC meetings are subject to section titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
and the appropriate environmental cancellation. For status of meeting prior CONTACT. All reasonable
documentation—either an to attendance, please contact the person accommodation requests are managed
environmental assessment (EA) or an listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on a case by case basis.
environmental impact statement (EIS)— CONTACT. Dated: August 4, 2015.
in accordance with the National ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Jeremiah C. Ingersoll,
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), to the Corvallis Forestry Sciences Lab and Forest Supervisor.
provide the Agency with a review and Siuslaw National Forest Supervisor’s [FR Doc. 2015–19663 Filed 8–12–15; 8:45 am]
analysis of any potential environmental Office at 3200 SW. Jefferson Way,
impacts associated with the petition BILLING CODE 3411–15–M
Corvallis, OR 97331. Members of the
request. For petitions for which APHIS public may attend in person or join by
prepares an EA, APHIS will follow our video-teleconference from Forest
published process for soliciting public DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Service facilities in Hebo, Waldport, or
comment (see footnote 1) and publish a Reedsport, Oregon.
separate notice in the Federal Register Submission for OMB Review;
Written comments may be submitted Comment Request
announcing the availability of APHIS’ as described under SUPPLEMENTARY
EA and plant pest risk assessment. INFORMATION. All comments, including On behalf of the Committee for the
Should APHIS determine that an EIS is names and addresses when provided, Implementation of Textile Agreements
necessary, APHIS will complete the are placed in the record and are (CITA), the Department of Commerce
NEPA EIS process in accordance with available for public inspection and will submit to the Office of Management
Council on Environmental Quality copying. The public may inspect and Budget (OMB) for clearance the
regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through comments received at the Siuslaw following proposal for collection of
1508) and APHIS’ NEPA implementing National Forest Supervisor’s Office in information under the provisions of the
regulations (7 CFR part 372). Corvallis, Oregon. Please call ahead to Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781– facilitate entry into the building. Chapter 35).
7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Agency: International Trade
371.3. Romano, Public Affairs Staff Officer, by Administration.
Done in Washington, DC, this 10th day of phone at 541–750–7075 or via email at Title: Interim Procedures for
August 2015. lmromano@fs.fed.us. Considering Requests under the
Kevin Shea, Individuals who use Commercial Availability Provision of
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health telecommunication devices for the deaf the United States–Colombia Trade
Inspection Service. (TDD) may call the Federal Information Promotion Agreement.
[FR Doc. 2015–19925 Filed 8–12–15; 8:45 am] Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 Form Number(s): N/A.
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., OMB Control Number: 0625–0272.
Eastern Standard Time, Monday Type of Request: Regular submission.
through Friday. Burden Hours: 89.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Number of Respondents: 16 (10 for
purpose of the meeting is: Requests; 3 for Responses; 3 for
Forest Service 1. To conduct RAC business, elect a Rebuttals).
RAC chairperson, set the 2015 fiscal Average Hours per Response: 8 hours
Siuslaw Resource Advisory Committee year overhead rate, share information, per Request; 2 hours per Response; and
Meeting provide a public forum, and review and 1 hour per Rebuttal.
select Secure Rural Schools Title II Needs and Uses: Title II, Section
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 203(o) of the United States-Colombia
projects for funding.
ACTION: Notice of meeting. The meeting is open to the public. Trade Promotion Agreement
The agenda will include time for people Implementation Act (the ‘‘Act’’) [Public
SUMMARY: The Siuslaw Resource to make oral statements of three minutes Law 112–42] implements the
Advisory Committee (RAC) will meet in or less. Individuals wishing to make an commercial availability provision
Corvallis, Oregon. The committee is oral statement should request to do so provided for in Article 3.3 of the United
authorized under the Secure Rural in writing by September 5, 2015, to be States-Colombia Trade Promotion
Schools and Community Self- scheduled on the agenda. Anyone who Agreement (the ‘‘Agreement’’). The
Determination Act (the Act) and would like to bring related matters to Agreement entered into force on May
operates in compliance with the Federal the attention of the committee may file 15, 2012. Subject to the rules of origin
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose written statements with the committee in Annex 4.1 of the Agreement, and
of the committee is to improve staff before or after the meeting. Written pursuant to the textile provisions of the
collaborative relationships and to comments and requests for time for oral Agreement, a fabric, yarn, or fiber
provide advice and recommendations to comments must be sent to Lisa Romano, produced in Colombia or the United
the Forest Service concerning projects Public Affairs Staff Officer, 3200 SW States and traded between the two
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and funding consistent with Title II of Jefferson Way, Corvallis, OR 97331; or countries is entitled to duty-free tariff
the Act. Additional RAC information, by email to lmromano@fs.fed.us. treatment. Annex 3–B of the Agreement
including the meeting agenda and the Meeting Accommodations: If you are also lists specific fabrics, yarns, and
meeting summary/minutes can be found a person requiring reasonable fibers that the two countries agreed are
at the following Web site: http:// accommodation, please make requests not available in commercial quantities
www.fs.usda.gov/main/siuslaw/ in advance for sign language in a timely manner from producers in
workingtogether/advisorycommittees. interpreting, assistive listening devices Colombia or the United States. The
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fabrics listed are commercially textile producers to determine whether in the United States. Retail sales are one
unavailable fabrics, yarns, and fibers, certain fabrics, yarns, or fibers are of the primary measures of consumer
which are also entitled to duty-free available in commercial quantities in a demand for both durable and non-
treatment despite not being produced in timely manner in the United States or durable goods. MARTS also provides an
Colombia or the United States. Colombia, subject to Section 203(o) of estimate of monthly sales at food service
The list of commercially unavailable the Act. establishments and drinking places.
fabrics, yarns, and fibers may be Affected Public: Business or other for- The results from MARTS provide the
changed pursuant to the commercial profit. earliest possible look at consumer
availability provision in Chapter 3, Frequency: Varies. spending. Without MARTS, the Census
Article 3.3, Paragraphs 5–7 of the Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Bureau’s earliest measure of retail sales
Agreement. Under this provision, This information collection request is the ‘‘preliminary’’ estimate from the
interested entities from Colombia or the may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. full monthly sample, Month Retail
United States have the right to request Follow the instructions to view the Trade Survey (MRTS), released
that a specific fabric, yarn, or fiber be Department of Commerce collections approximately 6 weeks after the end of
added to, or removed from, the list of currently under review by OMB. the reference month. Advance estimates
commercially unavailable fabrics, yarns, Written comments and are released approximately 9 working
and fibers in Annex 3–B of the recommendations for the proposed days after the reference month.
Agreement. information collection should be sent This survey uses a multi-mode data
Chapter 3, Article 3.3, paragraph 7 of within 30 days of publication of this collection process that includes Internet
the Agreement requires that the notice to OIRA Submission@ reporting (Centurion), fax, telephone,
President ‘‘promptly’’ publish omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. and mail. The survey requests sales and
procedures for parties to exercise the Dated: August 10, 2015.
e-commerce sales for the month just
right to make these requests. Section ending. If reporting data for a period
Glenna Mickelson,
203(o)(4) of the Act authorizes the other than the calendar month, the
President to establish procedures to Management Analyst, Office of the Chief survey asks for the period’s length (4 or
Information Officer.
modify the list of fabrics, yarns, or fibers 5 weeks) and the date on which the
not available in commercial quantities [FR Doc. 2015–19903 Filed 8–12–15; 8:45 am] period ended. The survey also asks for
in a timely manner in either the United BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P the number of establishments covered
States or Colombia as set out in Annex by the data provided and whether or not
3–B of the Agreement. The President the sales data provided are estimates or
delegated the responsibility for DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE more accurate ‘‘book’’ figures.
publishing the procedures and The survey results are published on
Submission for OMB Review;
administering commercial availability the Census Bureau’s Web site, http://
Comment Request
requests to the Committee for the www.census.gov/retail.
Implementation of Textile Agreements The Department of Commerce will The U.S. Census Bureau tabulates the
(‘‘CITA’’), which issues procedures and submit to the Office of Management and collected data to provide, with
acts on requests through the U.S. Budget (OMB) for clearance the measured reliability, statistics on United
Department of Commerce, Office of following proposal for collection of States retail sales. These estimates are
Textiles and Apparel (‘‘OTEXA’’) (See information under the provisions of the especially valued by data users because
Proclamation No. 8818, 77 FR 29519, Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. of their timeliness. There would be
May 18, 2012). chapter 35). approximately a 6 week delay in the
The intent of the Commercial Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. availability of these statistics if this
Availability Procedures is to foster the Title: Advance Monthly Retail Trade survey were not conducted.
use of U.S. and regional products by Survey (MARTS). The sales estimates are used by the
implementing procedures that allow OMB Control Number: 0607–0104. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA),
products to be placed on or removed Form Number(s): SM–4412A, SM– Council of Economic Advisers (CEA),
from a product list, on a timely basis, 4412AE, SM–4412AS, and SM–7212A. Federal Reserve Board (FRB), Bureau of
and in a manner that is consistent with Type of Request: Extension of a Labor Statistics (BLS), and other
normal business practice. The currently approved collection. government agencies, as well as
procedures are intended to facilitate the Number of Respondents: 4,900. business users in formulating economic
transmission of requests; allow the Average Hours per Response: 5 decisions.
market to indicate the availability of the minutes. BEA uses the survey results as critical
supply of products that are the subject Burden Hours: 4,900. inputs to the calculation of the personal
of requests; make available promptly, to Needs and Uses: The Advance consumption expenditures component
interested entities and the public, Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MARTS) (PCE) of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
information regarding the requests for is administered monthly to a sample of Specifically, BEA Chief Statistician
products and offers received for those employer firms (i.e., businesses with states ‘‘this important survey is our
products; ensure wide participation by paid employees) with establishments main data source for key components of
interested entities and parties; allow for located in the United States and BEA’s economic statistics. Data on retail
careful review and consideration of classified in retail trade and/or food sales are used to prepare monthly
information provided to substantiate services sectors as defined by the North estimates of personal consumption
requests and responses; and provide American Industry Classification expenditures component of gross
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timely public dissemination of System (NAICS). MARTS began in 1953 domestic product for all PCE goods
information used by CITA in making as a monthly survey for activity taking categories, except tobacco, prescription
commercial availability determinations. place during the previous month. drugs, motor vehicles, and gasoline end
CITA must collect certain information MARTS was developed in response to oil. These estimates are also published
about fabric, yarn, or fiber technical requests by government, business, and each month in the Personal Income and
specifications and the production other users to provide an early Outlays press release’’. In first quarter
capabilities of Colombian and U.S. indication of current retail trade activity 2015, PCE comprised 68 percent of total
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