83_FR_51858 83 FR 51660 - Information Collection Request; Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) Grants to States

83 FR 51660 - Information Collection Request; Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) Grants to States

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Farm Service Agency

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 198 (October 12, 2018)

Page Range51660-51661
FR Document2018-22216

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested individuals and organizations on a revision and an extension of a currently approved information collection associated with FSA Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership Grants to States. The FSA Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) has collected and used the information to identify applicant States that would be eligible to receive a one- time grant funding opportunity for fuel pumps and related infrastructure, with the goal of encouraging increased ethanol use. Information that BIP is now collecting is needed to monitor BIP grantee implementation and performance of the participating third-party, fueling stations.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 198 (Friday, October 12, 2018) 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency


Information Collection Request; Biofuel Infrastructure 
Partnership (BIP) Grants to States

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Farm Service Agency (FSA) is requesting comments from all interested 
individuals and organizations on a revision and an extension of a 
currently approved information collection associated with FSA Biofuel 
Infrastructure Partnership Grants to States. The FSA Biofuel 
Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) has collected and used the information 
to identify applicant States that would be eligible to receive a one-
time grant funding opportunity for fuel pumps and related 
infrastructure, with the goal of encouraging increased ethanol use. 
Information that BIP is now collecting is needed to monitor BIP grantee 
implementation and performance of the participating third-party, 
fueling stations.

DATES: We will consider comments that we receive by December 11, 2018.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. In your 
comments, include the date, volume, and page number of this issue of 
the Federal Register, the OMB control number and the title of the 
information collection request. You may submit comments by any of the 
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail: Kelly Novak, Program Manager, USDA, Farm Service 
Agency, Energy Programs Customer Service Section, 1400 Independence 
Ave. SW, Room 4718, Washington, District of Columbia 20250.
    You may also send comments to the Desk Officer for Agriculture, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the information collection may 
be requested by contacting Kelly Novak at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Novak, (202) 720-4053. Persons 
with disabilities who require alternative mean for communication should 
contact the USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (Voice).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: The Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership Grants to States.
    OMB Control Number: 0560-0284.
    Expiration Date: March 31, 2019.
    Type of Request: Extension with a revision. Collection.
    Abstract: This information collection was needed for FSA to 
identify eligible States for a one-time opportunity for blender pump 
funding. The goal was to encourage increased ethanol use. FSA required 
each State interested in a grant to submit an application to FSA with 
forms specified by FSA. The successfully awarded States were required 
to report on the funding distribution, which has required third party 
reporting depending how the States distributed the funds. FSA announced 
the availability of competitive grants to fund States, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, and Washington, DC with respect to activities designed 
to expand the infrastructure for renewable fuels. The goal was for 
grantees to provide funds on a one-to-one basis to receive matching CCC 
funds. The funding has been provided under the authority in section 
5(e) of USDA's CCC Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714c(e)). All tracking from 
the grantee funding distribution and resultant sale of ethanol/ethanol 
blended products are reported and retained by FSA. The SF-425, Request 
for Financial Report, and annual report are the forms FSA supplies to 
the Grantee State for tracking funding and implementation performance. 
The burden hours have decreased because there are a fewer grantees 
submitting annual reporting than anticipated. Mid-year reporting was 
not required, because reimbursement requesting, and financial reporting 
was required quarterly in the implementation phase and annual 
performance reporting will continue through calendar year 2022. In 
addition, the application process was a one-time opportunity and will 
not be re-opening; therefore, all application related forms are no 
longer required.
    For the following estimated total annual burden on respondents, the 
formula used to calculate the total burden hour is the estimated 
average time per responses hours multiplied by the estimated total 
annual responses.
    Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this information 
collection is estimated to average 0.302 hours per response.
    Type of Respondents: BIP State Government grantees.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 19.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses. 19.
    Estimated Average Time per Response: 0.302 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours on Respondents: 109 hours.
    We are requesting comments on all aspects of this information 
collection to help us to:
    (1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of FSA, including whether the 
information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of FSA's estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (3) Evaluate the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
technology; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    All comments received in response to this notice, including names 
and addresses where provided, will be made a matter of public record. 
Comments will be summarized and included in the

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request for OMB approval of the information collection.

Richard Fordyce,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. 2018-22216 Filed 10-11-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3410-05-P

51660 Notices Federal Register Vol. 83, No. 198 Friday, October 12, 2018 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER Room 4718, Washington, District of reporting was required quarterly in the contains documents other than rules or Columbia 20250. implementation phase and annual proposed rules that are applicable to the You may also send comments to the performance reporting will continue public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of through calendar year 2022. In addition, committee meetings, agency decisions and Information and Regulatory Affairs, rulings, delegations of authority, filing of the application process was a one-time Office of Management and Budget, opportunity and will not be re-opening; petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the therefore, all application related forms examples of documents appearing in this information collection may be requested are no longer required. section. by contacting Kelly Novak at the above For the following estimated total address. annual burden on respondents, the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: formula used to calculate the total DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Kelly Novak, (202) 720–4053. Persons burden hour is the estimated average with disabilities who require alternative time per responses hours multiplied by Farm Service Agency mean for communication should contact the estimated total annual responses. the USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) Information Collection Request; Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 720–2600 (Voice). Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) burden for this information collection is Grants to States SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: estimated to average 0.302 hours per AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA. Title: The Biofuel Infrastructure response. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. Partnership Grants to States. Type of Respondents: BIP State OMB Control Number: 0560–0284. Government grantees. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Expiration Date: March 31, 2019. Estimated Number of Respondents: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Type of Request: Extension with a 19. Farm Service Agency (FSA) is revision. Collection. Abstract: This information collection Estimated Annual Number of requesting comments from all interested was needed for FSA to identify eligible Responses per Respondent: 1. individuals and organizations on a revision and an extension of a currently States for a one-time opportunity for Estimated Total Annual Responses. approved information collection blender pump funding. The goal was to 19. associated with FSA Biofuel encourage increased ethanol use. FSA Estimated Average Time per Infrastructure Partnership Grants to required each State interested in a grant Response: 0.302 hours. States. The FSA Biofuel Infrastructure to submit an application to FSA with forms specified by FSA. The Estimated Total Annual Burden Partnership (BIP) has collected and used successfully awarded States were Hours on Respondents: 109 hours. the information to identify applicant States that would be eligible to receive required to report on the funding We are requesting comments on all a one-time grant funding opportunity for distribution, which has required third aspects of this information collection to fuel pumps and related infrastructure, party reporting depending how the help us to: with the goal of encouraging increased States distributed the funds. FSA (1) Evaluate whether the collection of ethanol use. Information that BIP is now announced the availability of information is necessary for the proper collecting is needed to monitor BIP competitive grants to fund States, the performance of the functions of FSA, grantee implementation and Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and Washington, DC with respect to including whether the information will performance of the participating third- have practical utility; party, fueling stations. activities designed to expand the infrastructure for renewable fuels. The (2) Evaluate the accuracy of FSA’s DATES: We will consider comments that estimate of the burden of the collection goal was for grantees to provide funds we receive by December 11, 2018. on a one-to-one basis to receive of information including the validity of ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit matching CCC funds. The funding has the methodology and assumptions used; comments on this notice. In your been provided under the authority in (3) Evaluate the quality, utility, and comments, include the date, volume, section 5(e) of USDA’s CCC Charter Act clarity of the information technology; and page number of this issue of the (15 U.S.C. 714c(e)). All tracking from and Federal Register, the OMB control the grantee funding distribution and number and the title of the information resultant sale of ethanol/ethanol (4) Minimize the burden of the collection request. You may submit blended products are reported and collection of information on those who comments by any of the following retained by FSA. The SF–425, Request are respond, including through the use methods: for Financial Report, and annual report of appropriate automated, electronic, • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to are the forms FSA supplies to the mechanical, or other technological khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the Grantee State for tracking funding and collection techniques or other forms of online instructions for submitting implementation performance. The information technology. comments. burden hours have decreased because All comments received in response to • Mail: Kelly Novak, Program there are a fewer grantees submitting this notice, including names and Manager, USDA, Farm Service Agency, annual reporting than anticipated. Mid- addresses where provided, will be made Energy Programs Customer Service year reporting was not required, because a matter of public record. Comments Section, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, reimbursement requesting, and financial will be summarized and included in the VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:19 Oct 11, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12OCN1.SGM 12OCN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 198 / Friday, October 12, 2018 / Notices 51661 request for OMB approval of the Los Angeles Street, Suite 2010, Los CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement information collection. Angeles, CA 90012. They may be faxed and Compliance, International Trade to the Commission at (213) 894–0508, or Administration, U.S. Department of Richard Fordyce, emailed Ana Victoria Fortes at afortes@ Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue Administrator, Farm Service Agency. usccr.gov. Persons who desire NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: [FR Doc. 2018–22216 Filed 10–11–18; 8:45 am] additional information may contact the (202) 482–4475 or (202) 482–5075, BILLING CODE 3410–05–P Regional Programs Unit at (213) 894– respectively. 3437. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Records and documents discussed COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS during the meeting will be available for Background public viewing prior to and after the Commerce initiated this Notice of Public Meeting of the Arizona meetings at https://facadatabase.gov/ administrative review on November 13, Advisory Committee committee/meetings.aspx?cid=235. 2017.1 We selected Hyundai and AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil Please click on the ‘‘Meeting Details’’ POSCO/PDW as mandatory Rights and ‘‘Documents’’ links. Records respondents. For a detailed description ACTION: Announcement of meeting. generated from these meetings may also of the events that followed the initiation be inspected and reproduced at the of this review, see the Preliminary SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, Regional Programs Unit, as they become Decision Memorandum, dated pursuant to the provisions of the rules available, both before and after the concurrently with these preliminary and regulations of the U.S. Commission meetings. Persons interested in the work results and hereby adopted by this on Civil Rights (Commission) and the of this Committee are directed to the notice.2 Federal Advisory Committee Act Commission’s website, https:// The Preliminary Decision (FACA) that the meeting of the Arizona www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Memorandum is a public document and Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Regional Programs Unit at the above is on file electronically via Enforcement Commission will be held at 12:00 p.m. email or street address. and Compliance’s Antidumping and (Mountain Time) Thursday, October 18, Agenda Countervailing Duty Centralized 2018. The purpose of this meeting is for Electronic Service System (ACCESS). the Committee to discuss a post- I. Welcome Access to ACCESS is available to advisory memorandum activity and II. Approve Minutes From 9/28 Meeting registered users at http:// III. Discuss and Review Draft Op-Ed review a potential op-Ed. IV. Public Comment access.trade.gov and is available to all DATES: These meetings will be held on V. Next Steps parties in the Central Records Unit, Thursday, October 18, 2018 at 12:00 VI. Adjournment Room B8024 of the main Department of p.m. MST. Commerce building. In addition, a Public Call Information: Dial: 800– Dated: October 9, 2018. complete version of the Preliminary 667–5617, Conference ID: 3860125. David Mussatt, Decision Memorandum can be accessed FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. directly on the internet at http:// Victoria Fortes (DFO) at afortes@ [FR Doc. 2018–22238 Filed 10–11–18; 8:45 am] enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. usccr.gov or (213) 894–3437. BILLING CODE P A list of the topics discussed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Preliminary Decision Memorandum is meeting is available to the public attached to this notice as an Appendix. through the following toll-free call-in DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE The signed Preliminary Decision number: 800–667–5617, conference ID Memorandum and the electronic number: 3860125. Any interested International Trade Administration versions of the Preliminary Decision member of the public may call this [A–580–881] Memorandum are identical in content. number and listen to the meeting. Scope of the Order Callers can expect to incur charges for Certain Cold Rolled Steel Flat Products calls they initiate over wireless lines, From the Republic of Korea: The product covered by this order is and the Commission will not refund any Preliminary Results of Antidumping cold-rolled steel flat products (cold- incurred charges. Callers will incur no Duty Administrative Review and Partial rolled steel) from the Republic of Korea. charge for calls they initiate over land- Rescission of Review; 2016–2017 For the full text of the scope of the line connections to the toll-free order, see the Preliminary Decision telephone number. Persons with hearing AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Memorandum. impairments may also follow the International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. Methodology proceedings by first calling the Federal SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce Commerce is conducting this Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 and (Commerce) preliminarily determines administrative review in accordance providing the Service with the that Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai) with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of conference call number and conference and POSCO/POSCO Daewoo Co., Ltd. 1930, as amended (the Act). Constructed ID number. (collectively POSCO/PDW), the two export price is calculated in accordance Members of the public are entitled to companies selected for individual with section 772 of the Act. Normal make comments during the open period at the end of the meeting. Members of examination, sold subject merchandise khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES 1 See Initiation of Antidumping and the public may also submit written in the United States at prices below Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR comments; the comments must be normal value during the POR. We invite 52268 (November 13, 2017). received in the Regional Programs Unit interested parties to comment on these 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for within 30 days following the meeting. preliminary results. the Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty DATES: Applicable October 12, 2018. Administrative Review: Certain Cold Rolled Steel Written comments may be mailed to the Flat Products from the Republic of Korea; 2016– Western Regional Office, U.S. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 2017,’’ dated October 3, 2018 (Preliminary Decision Commission on Civil Rights, 300 North Michael J. Heaney or Daniel Deku, AD/ Memorandum). VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:19 Oct 11, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12OCN1.SGM 12OCN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; request for comments.
DatesWe will consider comments that we receive by December 11, 2018.
ContactKelly Novak, (202) 720-4053. Persons with disabilities who require alternative mean for communication should contact the USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (Voice).
FR Citation83 FR 51660 
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