82_FR_40303 82 FR 40140 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Participant Application, Participant Exit Questionnaire, Alumni Success Story Report

82 FR 40140 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Participant Application, Participant Exit Questionnaire, Alumni Success Story Report

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 163 (August 24, 2017)

Page Range40140-40141
FR Document2017-17976

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

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 163 (Thursday, August 24, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 163 (Thursday, August 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40140-40141]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17976]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Participant 
Application, Participant Exit Questionnaire, Alumni Success Story 
Report

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before October 23, 
2017.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Department of Commerce, International Trade 
Administration, SABIT, Attn: Tracey Rollins, 1401 Constitution Ave. 
NW., 20230, (202) 482-0073, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The Special American Business Internship Training (SABIT) Program 
of the Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration 
(ITA), is a key element in the U.S. Government's efforts to support the 
economic transition of Eurasia (the former Soviet Union) and to support 
economic growth in other regions of the world, including Pakistan, 
South Asia, and the Middle East, et al. SABIT develops and implements 
two- to three-week training programs for groups of up to 20 business 
and government professionals from Eurasia and other regions. These 
professionals meet with U.S. government agencies, non-governmental 
organizations and private sector companies in order to learn about 
various business practices and principles. This unique private sector-
U.S. Government partnership was created in order to tap into the U.S. 
private sector's expertise and to assist developing regions in their 
transition to market-based economies while simultaneously boosting 
trade between the United States and other countries. Participant 
applications are needed to enable SABIT to find the most qualified 
participants for the training programs. Participant exit questionnaires 
provide insight as to what the participants have learned, and they are 
used to improve the content and administration of future programs. 
Alumni success story reports track the success of the program as 
regards to business ties between the U.S. and the countries SABIT 
covers.
    The closing date for participant applications is based upon the 
starting date of the program and is published with the application, on 
the program's English-language Web site at www.trade.gov/sabit, and 
also on the Russian-language Web site at www.sabitprogram.org, if 
applicable. Pursuant to section 632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, as amended, funding for the programs will be provided by the 
Agency for International Development (AID).
    The SABIT Program has revised the collection instruments. The 
instruments are very similar to those used by SABIT in past years. 
However, some wording has been changed to reflect the changing needs of 
SABIT over time. The changes are relatively minor and most of them are 
rephrasing of wording. Instructions for filling out the form, methods 
of submission, and the order of questions have been revised on the 
Participant Application. These revisions are not expected to increase 
the response time to complete the instruments.

II. Method of Collection

    Participant applications are available for download from the SABIT 
English and Russian language Web sites at www.trade.gov/sabit and 
www.sabitprogram.org. Applications may be sent to program candidates 
via email or fax upon request. Applications are collected via email. 
Participant exit questionnaires are given to program participants at 
the completion of programs in by email and are collected by email, 
although in rare situations, a paper questionnaire may be completed and 
submitted. Alumni success story reports are used internally by SABIT 
staff to record success information, but at times they may be sent to 
alumni to fill out and submit via email or fax.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0625-0225.
    Form Number(s): ITA-4143P-3.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (revision of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,500.
    Estimated Time per Response: Participant application, 3 hours; 
participant exit questionnaire, 1 hour; alumni success story report, 1 
hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

IV. Request for Comments

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

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they also will become a matter of public record.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-17976 Filed 8-23-17; 8:45 am]
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40140 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 163 / Thursday, August 24, 2017 / Notices (vii) 3.04 percent of manganese; I. Abstract II. Method of Collection (viii) 2.05 percent of molybdenum; (ix) 20.15 percent of nickel; The Special American Business Participant applications are available (x) 1.55 percent of niobium; Internship Training (SABIT) Program of for download from the SABIT English (xi) 0.20 percent of nitrogen; the Department of Commerce’s and Russian language Web sites at (xii) 0.21 percent of phosphorus; International Trade Administration www.trade.gov/sabit and (xiii) 3.10 percent of silicon; (ITA), is a key element in the U.S. (xiv) 0.21 percent of sulfur; www.sabitprogram.org. Applications (xv) 1.05 percent of titanium; Government’s efforts to support the may be sent to program candidates via (xvi) 4.06 percent of tungsten; economic transition of Eurasia (the email or fax upon request. Applications (xvii) 0.53 percent of vanadium; or former Soviet Union) and to support are collected via email. Participant exit (xviii) 0.015 percent of zirconium. economic growth in other regions of the questionnaires are given to program Finished carbon steel flanges are currently world, including Pakistan, South Asia, participants at the completion of classified under subheadings 7307.91.5010 and the Middle East, et al. SABIT programs in by email and are collected and 7307.91.5050 of the Harmonized Tariff develops and implements two- to three- Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). They by email, although in rare situations, a week training programs for groups of up may also be entered under HTSUS paper questionnaire may be completed to 20 business and government subheadings 7307.91.5030 and 7307.91.5070. professionals from Eurasia and other and submitted. Alumni success story The HTSUS subheadings are provided for reports are used internally by SABIT convenience and customs purposes; the regions. These professionals meet with U.S. government agencies, non- staff to record success information, but written description of the scope is governmental organizations and private at times they may be sent to alumni to dispositive. sector companies in order to learn about fill out and submit via email or fax. [FR Doc. 2017–18057 Filed 8–23–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P various business practices and III. Data principles. This unique private sector- U.S. Government partnership was OMB Control Number: 0625–0225. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE created in order to tap into the U.S. Form Number(s): ITA–4143P–3. private sector’s expertise and to assist International Trade Administration developing regions in their transition to Type of Review: Regular submission market-based economies while (revision of a currently approved Proposed Information Collection; simultaneously boosting trade between information collection). Comment Request; Participant the United States and other countries. Affected Public: Individuals or Application, Participant Exit Participant applications are needed to households; Business or other for-profit Questionnaire, Alumni Success Story enable SABIT to find the most qualified organizations. Report participants for the training programs. Estimated Number of Respondents: Participant exit questionnaires provide AGENCY:International Trade 3,500. insight as to what the participants have Administration, Commerce. learned, and they are used to improve Estimated Time per Response: ACTION: Notice. the content and administration of future Participant application, 3 hours; programs. Alumni success story reports participant exit questionnaire, 1 hour; SUMMARY: The Department of track the success of the program as alumni success story report, 1 hour. Commerce, as part of its continuing regards to business ties between the U.S. Estimated Total Annual Burden effort to reduce paperwork and and the countries SABIT covers. Hours: 7,000. respondent burden, invites the general The closing date for participant public and other Federal agencies to Estimated Total Annual Cost to applications is based upon the starting Public: $0. take this opportunity to comment on date of the program and is published proposed and/or continuing information with the application, on the program’s IV. Request for Comments collections, as required by the English-language Web site at Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. www.trade.gov/sabit, and also on the Comments are invited on: (a) Whether DATES:Written comments must be Russian-language Web site at the proposed collection of information submitted on or before October 23, www.sabitprogram.org, if applicable. is necessary for the proper performance 2017. Pursuant to section 632(a) of the Foreign of the functions of the agency, including Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, whether the information shall have ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the funding for the programs will be to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental agency’s estimate of the burden provided by the Agency for Paperwork Clearance Officer, (including hours and cost) of the International Development (AID). Department of Commerce, Room 6616, The SABIT Program has revised the proposed collection of information; (c) 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., collection instruments. The instruments ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at PRAcomments@doc.gov). are very similar to those used by SABIT clarity of the information to be in past years. However, some wording collected; and (d) ways to minimize the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: has been changed to reflect the changing burden of the collection of information Requests for additional information or needs of SABIT over time. The changes on respondents, including through the copies of the information collection are relatively minor and most of them use of automated collection techniques rmajette on DSKBCKNHB2PROD with NOTICES instrument and instructions should be are rephrasing of wording. Instructions or other forms of information directed to Department of Commerce, for filling out the form, methods of technology. International Trade Administration, submission, and the order of questions SABIT, Attn: Tracey Rollins, 1401 Comments submitted in response to have been revised on the Participant this notice will be summarized and/or Constitution Ave. NW., 20230, (202) Application. 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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 163 / Thursday, August 24, 2017 / Notices 40141 they also will become a matter of public Attachments to electronic comments activity’’ to read as follows (Section record. will be accepted in Microsoft Word or 3(18)(B) of the MMPA): (i) Any act that Excel or Adobe PDF file formats only. injures or has the significant potential to Sheleen Dumas, All comments received are a part of the injure a marine mammal or marine Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief public record and will generally be mammal stock in the wild (Level A Information Officer. posted to www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/ Harassment); or (ii) any act that disturbs [FR Doc. 2017–17976 Filed 8–23–17; 8:45 am] permits/military.htm without change. or is likely to disturb a marine mammal BILLING CODE 3510–HE–P All personal identifying information (for or marine mammal stock in the wild by example, name, address, etc.) causing disruption of natural behavioral voluntarily submitted by the commenter patterns, including, but not limited to, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE may be publicly accessible. Do not migration, surfacing, nursing, breeding, National Oceanic and Atmospheric submit confidential business feeding, or sheltering, to a point where Administration information or otherwise sensitive or such behavioral patterns are abandoned protected information. or significantly altered (Level B RIN 0648–XE467 Harassment). Eglin AFB has identified FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob Pauline, Office of Protected Resources, these testing and training activities as Taking and Importing Marine military readiness activities. Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals NMFS, (301) 427–8401. Incidental to Testing and Training SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 23, 2012, NMFS Activities Conducted in the Eglin Gulf promulgated a rulemaking and issued a Availability Letter of Authorization (LOA) for takes Test and Training Range An electronic copy of Eglin AFB’s of marine mammals incidental to Eglin AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries application may be obtained online at: AFB’s Naval Explosive Ordnance Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/ Disposal School (NEODS) training Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), incidental/military.htm. In case of operations at Eglin AFB. This rule Commerce. problems accessing the document, expired on April 24, 2017 (77 FR 16718, ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for please call the contact listed above. March 22, 2012). On March 5, 2014, Letter of Authorization; request for NMFS promulgated rulemaking and Background issued a LOA for takes of marine comments and information. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the mammals incidental to Eglin AFB’s Air SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct Force Special Operations Command from the United States Air Force the Secretary of Commerce to allow, (AFSOC) precision strike weapons (USAF), Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) upon request, the incidental, but not (PSW) and air-to-surface (AS) gunnery 96th Test Wing (AFMC) for intentional, taking of small numbers of activities in the EGTTR, which is valid authorization to take marine mammals marine mammals of a species or through March 4, 2019 (79 FR 13568, incidental to conducting testing and population stock, by U.S. citizens who March 11, 2014). In addition to these training activities in the Eglin Gulf Test engage in a specified activity (other than rules and LOAs, NMFS has issued and Training Range (EGTTR) in the Gulf commercial fishing) within a specified Incidental Harassment Authorizations of Mexico over the course of five years, geographical region if certain findings (IHA) for take of marine mammals from February 4, 2018 through February are made and either regulations are incidental to Eglin AFB’s Maritime 3, 2023. Pursuant to regulations issued or, if the taking is limited to Strike Operations (78 FR 52135, August implementing the Marine Mammal harassment, a notice of a proposed 22, 2013; valid August 19, 2013 through Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is authorization is provided to the public August 18, 2014) and Maritime announcing receipt of Eglin AFB’s for review. Weapons Systems Evaluations Program request for the development and An authorization for incidental (WSEP) annually in 2015 (81 FR 7307) implementation of regulations takings for marine mammals shall be and 2016 (82 FR 10747). Eglin AFB governing the incidental taking of granted if NMFS finds that the taking complied with all conditions of the marine mammals and inviting will have a negligible impact on the LOAs and IHAs issued, including information, suggestions, and comments species or stock(s), will not have an submission of final reports. Based on on Eglin AFB’s application and request. unmitigable adverse impact on the these reports, NMFS has determined DATES: Comments and information must availability of the species or stock(s) for that impacts to marine mammals were be received no later than September 25, subsistence uses (where relevant), and if not beyond those anticipated. On 2017. the permissible methods of taking and November 10, 2015, Eglin Natural ADDRESSES: Comments on the requirements pertaining to the Resources submitted an LOA request to application should be addressed to Jolie mitigation, monitoring, and reporting of consolidate all EGTTR activities into Harrison, Chief, Permits and such taking are set forth. NMFS has one authorization for five years. NMFS Conservation Division, Office of defined ‘‘negligible impact’’ in 50 CFR Office of Protected Resources planned to Protected Resources, National Marine 216.103 as an impact resulting from the issue the EGTTR LOA by January 2017. Fisheries Service. 1315 East-West specified activity that cannot be However, it became apparent that the Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910– reasonably expected to, and is not LOA would not be issued in time to 3225 and electronic comments should reasonably likely to, adversely affect the cover February 2017 Maritime WSEP be sent ITP.Pauline@noaa.gov. species or stock through effects on missions based on concerns associated rmajette on DSKBCKNHB2PROD with NOTICES Instructions: NMFS is not responsible annual rates of recruitment or survival. with the acoustic model methodology for comments sent by any other method, The NDAA of 2004 (Pub. L. 108–136) and mission-day scenario versus per- to any other address or individual, or removed the ‘‘small numbers’’ and detonation approach. Eglin Natural received after the end of the comment ‘‘specified geographical region’’ Resources requested and received a period. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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ActionNotice.
DatesWritten comments must be submitted on or before October 23, 2017.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, SABIT, Attn: Tracey Rollins, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW., 20230, (202) 482-0073, [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 40140 
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