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Vol. 76, No. 33 

Thursday, February 17, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service 

[Docket No. APHIS–2011–0010] 

Notice of Request for Reinstatement of 

an Information Collection; National 

Animal Health Monitoring System; 

Feedlot 2011 Study 

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Reinstatement of an information 

collection; comment request. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

request a reinstatement of an 

information collection to support the 

National Animal Health Monitoring 

Feedlot 2011 Study. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before April 18, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/ 

component/ 

main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS– 

2011–0010 to submit or view comments 

and to view supporting and related 

materials available electronically. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send one copy of your comment 

to Docket No. APHIS–2011–0010, 

Regulatory Analysis and Development, 

PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700 

River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 

20737–1238. Please state that your 

comment refers to Docket No. APHIS– 

2011–0010. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room is located in room 1141 of the 

USDA South Building, 14th Street and 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC. Normal reading room 

hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 690–2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the Feedlot 2011 Study, 

contact Mr. Chris Quatrano, Industry 

Analyst, Centers for Epidemiology and 

Animal Health, VS, APHIS, 2150 Centre 

Avenue, Building B MS 2E7, Fort 

Collins, CO 80526; 970–494–7207. For 

copies of more detailed information on 

the information collection, contact Mrs. 

Celeste Sickles, APHIS’ Information 

Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851– 

2908. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Animal Health 

Monitoring System; Feedlot 2011 Study. 

OMB Number: 0579–0079. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement of an 

information collection. 

Abstract: Under the Animal Health 

Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.), 

the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) of the United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) is 

authorized, among other things, to 

protect the health of our Nation’s 

livestock and poultry populations by 

preventing the introduction and 

interstate spread of serious diseases and 

pests of livestock and for eradicating 

such diseases from the United States 

when feasible. 

In connection with this mission, 

APHIS would like to reinstate the 2011 

Feedlot Study, which will be used to 

collect information to: 

• Describe changes in management 

practices and animal health in feedlots; 

• Describe the management practices 

in feedlots that impact product quality; 

• Identify factors associated with 

shedding of potential foodborne 

pathogens or commensal organisms by 

feedlot cattle; 

• Describe antimicrobial usage in 

feedlots; and 

• Describe biosecurity practices and 

capabilities in feedlots. 

The Feedlot 2011 study will consist of 

several on-farm questionnaires that will 

be administered by APHIS-designated 

data collectors. The information 

collected through the Feedlot 2011 

study will be analyzed and used to: 

• Direct producer education; 

• Identify research gaps; 

• Facilitate education of future 

producers and veterinarians; 

• Assess quality assurance programs; 

and 

• Help with policy formation. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of this information 

collection activity for 2 years. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public (as well as 

agencies) concerning our information 

collection. These comments will help 

us: 

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the 

information collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

information collection on those who are 

to respond, through use, as appropriate, 

of automated, electronic, mechanical, 

and other collection technologies, e.g., 

permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 

0.5938775 hours per response. 

Respondents: Feedlot managers, 

feedlot owners, feedlot operators. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 4,900. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of response 

hours: 4,900. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 2,910 hours. (Due to 

averaging, the total annual burden hours 

may not equal the product of the annual 

number of responses multiplied by the 

reporting burden per response.) 

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. 


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9320 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 33 / Thursday, February 17, 2011 / Notices 

Done in Washington, DC, this 14th day of 

February 2011. 

Kevin Shea, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3610 Filed 2–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Office of the Secretary 

Request for Comments on the Strategy 

for American Innovation 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice and Request for 

Information; Correction. 

SUMMARY: On February 4, 2011, the 

Department of Commerce published a 

Request for Information (FRI) seeking 

input on a range of policy matters that 

can affect our innovativeness and 

competitiveness but particularly the 

Administration’s Innovation Strategy 

(see http://www.Commerce.gov/ 

competes for a link to the report). Due 

to an inadvertent error, that RFI 

contained an incorrect e-mail address 

where the public may submit comments 

and an incorrect phone number for the 

public contact. This notice provides the 

correct e-mail address and contact 

phone number. The public may submit 

e-mail comments to 

competitiveness@doc.gov and may 

contact Sabrina L. Montes at 202–482– 

6495 for any questions on the notice. 

DATES: Comments must be postmarked 

or submitted by no later than April 1, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by ‘‘Innovation Strategy RFI’’ 

by any of the following methods: 

E-mail: competitiveness@doc.gov. Mail: 

Office of the Chief Economist, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue, NW., HCHB 

Room 4852, Washington, DC 20230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sabrina L. Montes: e-mail 

SMontes@doc.gov; telephone 202–482– 

6495. 

Dated: February 9, 2011. 

John Connor, 

Office of the Secretary of Commerce. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3560 Filed 2–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–EA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 10–2011] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 274—Butte-Silver 

Bow, MT; Application for 

Manufacturing Authority REC Silicon 

(Polysilicon and Silane Gas) Butte, MT 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the 

Board) by the City and County of ButteSilver Bow, grantee of FTZ 274, 

requesting manufacturing authority on 

behalf of REC Silicon, located in Butte, 

Montana. The application was 

submitted pursuant to the provisions of 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the 

regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 

400). It was formally filed on February 

11, 2011. 

The REC Silicon facility (300 

employees, 3,450 metric ton capacity) is 

located within Site 1 of FTZ 274. The 

facility is used for the manufacturing of 

polysilicon and silane gas for the 

photovoltaic industry using domestic 

and imported silicon metal (duty rate 

5.3–5.5%). Materials sourced from 

abroad represent 8% of the value of the 

finished polysilicon and 5% of the 

value of the finished silane gas. REC 

Silicon has indicated that they will not 

admit foreign status silicon metal 

subject to antidumping or 

countervailing duty orders into the 

facility and would accept a restriction 

on such admissions. 

FTZ procedures could exempt REC 

Silicon from customs duty payments on 

the foreign components used in export 

production. The company anticipates 

that some 95% of the plant’s shipments 

will be exported. On its domestic sales, 

REC Silicon would be able to choose the 

duty rates during customs entry 

procedures that apply to polysilicon and 

silane gas (duty rate ranges from dutyfree to 3.7%) for the imported silicon 

metal noted above. FTZ designation 

would further allow REC Silicon to 

realize logistical benefits through the 

use of weekly customs entry procedures. 

Customs duties also could possibly be 

deferred or reduced on foreign status 

production equipment. The request 

indicates that the savings from FTZ 

procedures would help improve the 

plant’s international competitiveness. 

In accordance with the Board’s 

regulations, Elizabeth Whiteman of the 

FTZ Staff is designated examiner to 

evaluate and analyze the facts and 

information presented in the application 

and case record and to report findings 

and recommendations to the Board. 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions (original 

and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the 

Board’s Executive Secretary at the 

address below. The closing period for 

their receipt is April 18, 2011. Rebuttal 

comments in response to material 

submitted during the foregoing period 

may be submitted during the subsequent 

15-day period to May 3, 2011. 

A copy of the application will be 

available for public inspection at the 

Office of the Executive Secretary, 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading 

Room’’ section of the Board’s Web site, 

which is accessible via http:// 

www.trade.gov/ftz. 

For further information, contact 

Elizabeth Whiteman at 

Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202) 

482–0473. 

Dated: February 11, 2011. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3641 Filed 2–16–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[Docket No. 100603239–0275–02] 

RIN 0648–XW85 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; 

90-Day Finding on a Petition To List 

Alabama Shad as Threatened or 

Endangered Under the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA) 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of 90-day petition 

finding. 

SUMMARY: We (NMFS) announce a 90- 

day finding on a petition to list Alabama 

shad (Alosa alabamae) as threatened or 

endangered and designate critical 

habitat under the ESA. We find that the 

petition does not present substantial 

scientific or commercial information 

indicating that the petitioned actions 

may be warranted. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the petition and 

related materials are available upon 

request from the Assistant Regional 

Administrator, Protected Resources 

Division, Southeast Regional Office, 

NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, St. 

Petersburg, FL 33701, or on the NMFS 

Southeast Region’s Web site at http:// 


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