81 FR 31591 - Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 97 (May 19, 2016)

Page Range		31591-31592
FR Document		2016-11833

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites comments on this information collection for which it intends to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service


Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) 
invites comments on this information collection for which it intends to 
request approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by July 18, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, 
Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 
1400 Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, Room 5164, South Building, 
Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492. Fax: (202) 720-
8435.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) 
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) requires that interested members 
of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on 
information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an information collection that

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RUS is submitting to OMB for extension.
    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 will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (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 those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology. Comments may be sent to: Thomas 
P. Dickson, Acting Director, Program Development and Regulatory 
Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 
1522, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250-1522. FAX: (202) 
690-4492.
    Title: Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0572-0096.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection package.
    Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service's (RUS) Distance Learning and 
Telemedicine (DLT) Loan and Grant program provides loans and grants for 
advanced telecommunications services to improve rural areas' access to 
educational and medical services. The various forms and narrative 
statements required are collected from the applicants (rural community 
facilities, such as schools, libraries, hospitals, and medical 
facilities, for example). The purpose of collecting the information is 
to determine such factors as eligibility of the applicant; the specific 
nature of the proposed project; the purposes for which loan and grant 
funds will be used; project financial and technical feasibility; and, 
compliance with applicable laws and regulations. In addition, for 
grants funded pursuant to the competitive evaluation process, 
information collected facilitates RUS' selection of those applications 
most consistent with DLT goals and objectives in accordance with the 
authorizing legislation and implementing regulation.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 2.45 hours per response.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 190.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 23.3.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 11,640 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from MaryPat 
Daskal, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, at (202) 690-1078. 
FAX: (202) 720-7853.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Dated: May 10, 2016.
Brandon McBride,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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Agency intends to request approval rural areas the cost of the transition to Respondents: Not-for-profit
from the Office of Management and digital broadcasting may exceed institutions; State, Local or Tribal
Budget (OMB). community resources. Since rural Government.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be communities depend on public Estimated Number of Responses per
received by July 18, 2016. television stations for services ranging Respondent: 1.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: from educational course content in their Estimate of annual responses: Public
Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, schools to local news, weather, and reporting burden for this collection of
Program Development and Regulatory agricultural reports, any disruption of information is estimated to be 30 hours
Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400 public television broadcasting would be annual responses.
Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, detrimental. Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Initiating a digital broadcast requires Respondents: 744 hours.
Room 5164 South Building,
the installation of a new antenna, Copies of this information collection
Washington, DC 20250–1522.
transmitter or translator, and new digital can be obtained from MaryPat Daskal,
Telephone: (202) 690–4492, FAX: (202)
program management facilities Program Development and Regulatory
720–4120.
consisting of processing and storage Analysis, at (202) 720–7853. FAX: (202)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office systems. Public television stations use a 720–4120.
of Management and Budget’s (OMB) combination of transmitters and All responses to this notice will be
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing translators to serve the rural public. If summarized and included in the request
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction the public television station is to for OMB approval. All comments will
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires perform program origination functions, also become a matter of public record.
that interested members of the public as most do, digital cameras, editing and
and affected agencies have an Dated: May 10, 2016.
mastering systems are required. A new
opportunity to comment on information studio-to-tower site communications Brandon McBride,
collection and recordkeeping activities link may be required to transport the Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice digital broadcast signal to each [FR Doc. 2016–11832 Filed 5–18–16; 8:45 am]
identifies an information collection that transmitter and translator. The BILLING CODE 3410–15–P
the Agency is submitting to OMB for capability to broadcast some
extension. programming in a high definition
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether television format is inherent in the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
the proposed collection of information digital television standard, and this can
is necessary for the proper performance require additional facilities at the Rural Utilities Service
of the functions of the Agency, studio. These are the new components
including whether the information will Information Collection Activity;
of the digital transition.
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of In designing the national competition Comment Request
the Agency’s estimate of the burden of for the distribution of these grant funds, Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
AGENCY:
the proposed collection of information priority is given to public television Notice and request for
ACTION:
including the validity of the stations serving the areas that would be comments.
methodology and assumptions used; (c) most unable to fund the digital
ways to enhance the quality, utility and transition without a grant. The largest SUMMARY: In accordance with the
clarity of the information to be sources of funding for public television Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the stations are public membership and U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the
burden of the collection of information business contributions. In rural areas, Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites
on those who are to respond, including lower population density reduces the comments on this information
through the use of appropriate field of membership, and rural areas collection for which it intends to
automated, electronic, mechanical, or have fewer businesses per capita than request approval from the Office of
other technological collection urban and suburban areas. Therefore, Management and Budget (OMB).
techniques or other forms of information rurality is a primary predictor of the DATES: Comments on this notice must be
technology. Comments may be sent to: need for grant funding for a public received by July 18, 2016.
Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, television station’s digital transition. In
addition, some rural areas have per FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. capita income levels that are lower than Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director,
Department of Agriculture, STOP 1522, the national average, and public Program Development and Regulatory
Room 5164, 1400 Independence Ave. television stations covering these areas Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400
SW., Washington, DC 20250–1522. FAX: in particular are likely to have difficulty Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522,
(202) 720–4120. funding the digital transition. As a Room 5164, South Building,
Title: Public Television Station Digital result, the consideration of the per Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Transition Grant Program. capita income of a public television Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Fax: (202)
OMB Control Number: 0572–0134. station’s coverage area is a secondary 720–8435.
Type of Request: Extension of a predictor of the need for grant funding. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
currently approved information Finally, some public television stations of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
collection. may face special difficulty regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing
Abstract: As part of the nation’s accomplishing the transition, and a provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
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evolution to digital television, the third scoring factor for station hardship Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires
Federal Communications Commission will account for conditions that make that interested members of the public
had ordered all television broadcasters these public television stations less and affected agencies have an
to initiate the broadcast of a digital likely to accomplish the digital opportunity to comment on information
television signal. Public television transition without a grant. collection and recordkeeping activities
stations rely largely on community Estimated Number of Respondents: (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice
financial support to operate. In many 30. identifies an information collection that

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RUS is submitting to OMB for Respondents: Business or other for- Lawska (for AMLT), AD/CVD
extension. profit; Not-for-profit institutions; and Operations, Office III, Enforcement and
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether State, Local or Tribal Government. Compliance, International Trade
the proposed collection of information Estimated Number of Respondents: Administration, U.S. Department of
is necessary for the proper performance 190. Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
of the functions of the Agency, Estimated Number of Responses per Avenue NW., Washington DC 20230;
including whether the information will Respondent: 23.3. telephone: 202–482–3965 and 202–482–
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of Estimated Total Annual Burden on 8362, respectively.
the Agency’s estimate of the burden of Respondents: 11,640 hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the proposed collection of information Copies of this information collection
including the validity of the can be obtained from MaryPat Daskal, Background
methodology and assumptions used; (c) Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, at (202) 690–1078. FAX: (202) On November 10, 2015, the
ways to enhance the quality, utility and Department published in the Federal
clarity of the information to be 720–7853.
All responses to this notice will be Register the Preliminary Results of the
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the antidumping duty administrative review
burden of the collection of information summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will of wire rod from Mexico.2 We invited
on those who are to respond, including interested parties to comment on our
through the use of appropriate also become a matter of public record.
Preliminary Results. On December 10,
automated, electronic, mechanical, or Dated: May 10, 2016. 2015, the Department received case
other technological collection Brandon McBride, briefs from Deacero, AMLT,3 Gerdau
techniques or other forms of information Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. Ameristeel USA, INC., and
technology. Comments may be sent to: [FR Doc. 2016–11833 Filed 5–18–16; 8:45 am] ArcelorMittal USA LLC, (collectively,
Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, BILLING CODE P Petitioners), and Nucor Corporation
Program Development and Regulatory (Nucor).4 On December 21, 2015, all
Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. parties submitted rebuttal briefs. On
Department of Agriculture, STOP 1522, January 12, 2016, the Department
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
1400 Independence Ave. SW., extended the deadline for the final
Washington, DC 20250–1522. FAX: International Trade Administration results of this administrative review
(202) 690–4492. until May 9, 2016,5 which the
[A–201–830]
Title: Distance Learning and Department tolled to May 13, 2016.6
Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program. Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire The Department conducted this
OMB Control Number: 0572–0096. Rod From Mexico: Final Results of administrative review in accordance
Type of Request: Extension of a Antidumping Duty Administrative with section 751 of the Tariff Act of
currently approved information Review; 2013–2014 1930, as amended (the Act).
collection package.
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 2 See Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod
Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service’s International Trade Administration, from Mexico: Preliminary Results of Antidumping
(RUS) Distance Learning and U.S. Department of Commerce. Duty Administrative Review; 2013–2014, 80 FR
Telemedicine (DLT) Loan and Grant 69641 (November 10, 2014) (Preliminary Results)
SUMMARY: On November 10, 2015, the and accompanying Issues and Decision
program provides loans and grants for
Department of Commerce (the Memorandum (Preliminary Decision
advanced telecommunications services
Department) published the preliminary Memorandum).
to improve rural areas’ access to 3 The Department rejected AMLT’s originally
results of the administrative review of
educational and medical services. The filed case brief because it contained untimely filed
the antidumping duty order on carbon
various forms and narrative statements new factual information. See Memorandum
and certain alloy steel wire rod (wire ‘‘Rejection of Case Brief Submitted by AMLT’’ dated
required are collected from the
rod) from Mexico. The period of review January 11, 2016. On January 20, 2016, AMLT
applicants (rural community facilities, submitted a revised case brief.
(POR) is October 1, 2013, through
such as schools, libraries, hospitals, and 4 Nucor Corporation (Nucor) is a domestic
September 30, 2014, and the review
medical facilities, for example). The interested party.
covers two producers/exporters of
purpose of collecting the information is 5 See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy
subject merchandise: ArcelorMittal Las Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
to determine such factors as eligibility
Truchas, S.A. de C.V. (AMLT) and Countervailing Duty Operations from Erin Begnal,
of the applicant; the specific nature of Director, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Deacero S.A.de C.V.1
the proposed project; the purposes for Operations, Office III through Eric B. Greynolds,
Based on our analysis of the
which loan and grant funds will be Program Manager, Antidumping and Countervailing
comments received, we made certain Duty Operations, Office III regarding Antidumping
used; project financial and technical
changes in the margin calculations. The Duty Administrative Review: Carbon and Certain
feasibility; and, compliance with Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Mexico: Extension of
final results, consequently, differ from
applicable laws and regulations. In Time Limit for Final Results dated January 12,
the preliminary results. The final
addition, for grants funded pursuant to 2016.
weighted-average dumping margins for 6 As explained in the memorandum from the
the competitive evaluation process,
the reviewed producers/exporters are Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
information collected facilitates RUS’
listed below in the section entitled Compliance, the Department exercised its
selection of those applications most discretion to toll all administrative deadlines due
‘‘Final Results of Review.’’
consistent with DLT goals and to the closure of the Federal Government. See
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objectives in accordance with the DATES: Effective May 19, 2016. memorandum from Ron Lorentzen, Acting Assistant
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Secretary for Enforcement & Compliance, ‘‘Tolling
authorizing legislation and of Administrative Deadlines as a Result of the
implementing regulation. James Terpstra (for Deacero) and Jolanta Government Closure During Snowstorm Jonas,’’
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting dated January 27, 2016, in which the Department
1 During this administrative review, we also extended all deadlines in this segment of the
burden for this collection of information examined Deacero USA, Inc., the U.S.-based proceeding by four business days. Pursuant to this
is estimated to average 2.45 hours per affiliate of Deacero S.A. de C.V. We refer to these memorandum, the revised deadline for the
response. two companies collectively as Deacero. preliminary results is May 13, 2016.

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Comments on this notice must be received by July 18, 2016.
Contact		Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director, Program Development and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522, Room 5164, South Building, Washington, DC 20250-1522. Telephone: (202) 690-4492. Fax: (202) 720- 8435.
FR Citation		81 FR 31591

81 FR 31591 - Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURERural Utilities Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 97 (May 19, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service