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00918–6106, (787) 766–5091, Ext. 251, 

Luis.Garcia@pr.usda.gov. 

Republic of Palau (See Hawaii) 

Republic of the Marshall Islands (See 

Hawaii) 

Rhode Island (see Massachusetts) 

South Carolina 

Shannon Legree, USDA Rural 

Development, Strom Thurmond Federal 

Building, 1835 Assembly Street, Room 

1007, Columbia, SC 29201, (803) 253– 

3150, Shannon.Legree@sc.usda.gov. 

South Dakota 

Kenneth Lynch, USDA Rural 

Development, Federal Building, Room 

210, 200 4th Street, SW., Huron, SD 

57350, (605) 352–1120, 

ken.lynch@sd.usda.gov. 

Tennessee 

Will Dodson, USDA Rural 

Development, 3322 West End Avenue, 

Suite 300, Nashville, TN 37203–1084, 

(615) 783–1350, 

will.dodson@tn.usda.gov. 

Texas 

Billy Curb, USDA Rural Development, 

Federal Building, Suite 102, 101 South 

Main Street, Temple, TX 76501, (254) 

742–9775, billy.curb@tx.usda.gov. 

Utah 

Roger Koon, USDA Rural 

Development, Wallace F. Bennett 

Federal Building, 125 South State 

Street, Room 4311, Salt Lake City, UT 

84138, (801) 524–4301, 

Roger.Koon@ut.usda.gov. 

Vermont/New Hampshire 

Cheryl Ducharme, USDA Rural 

Development, 89 Main Street, 3rd Floor, 

Montpelier, VT 05602, (802) 828–6083, 

cheryl.ducharme@vt.usda.gov. 

Virginia 

Laurette Tucker, USDA Rural 

Development, 1606 Santa Rosa Road, 

Suite 238, Richmond, VA 23229, (434) 

392–4906 Ext. 125, (804) 287–1606, 

Laurette.Tucker@va.usda.gov. 

Virgin Islands (see Florida) 

Washington 

Mary Traxler, USDA Rural 

Development, 1835 Black Lake Blvd. 

SW., Suite B, Olympia, WA 98512, (360) 

704–7762, Mary.Traxler@wa.usda.gov. 

West Virginia 

Lisa Sharp, USDA Rural 

Development, 1550 Earl Core Road, 

Suite 101, Morgantown, WV 26505– 

7500, (304) 284–4871, 

lisa.sharp@wv.usda.gov. 

Wisconsin 

Brenda Heinen, USDA Rural 

Development, 4949 Kirschling Court, 

Stevens Point, WI 54481, (715) 345– 

7615, Ext. 139, 

Brenda.Heinen@wi.usda.gov. 

Wyoming 

Jon Crabtree, USDA Rural 

Development, Dick Cheney Federal 

Building, 100 East B Street, Room 1005, 

P.O. Box 11005, Casper, WY 82602, 

(307) 233–6719, 

Jon.Crabtree@wy.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Justin Hatmaker, Rural BusinessCooperative Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Stop 3201, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3201, 

Telephone: (202) 720–1599. Email: 

Justin.Hatmaker@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

energy programs implemented under 

the 2008 Farm Bill continue to be a 

priority of the Secretary of Agriculture, 

the Undersecretary of Rural 

Development, and the Administrator of 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service. 

Over the past three plus years, we have 

developed reliable, successful energy 

programs and are looking to continue 

our success as we move forward. Our 

energy programs are making significant 

beneficial impacts on both rural 

communities and the business owners 

and agricultural producers that receive 

assistance under these programs. 

Benefits of our energy programs include 

decreasing the energy footprint of rural 

communities, businesses, and farms; 

converting renewable resources into 

clean energy; and creating and saving 

jobs. 

In recognition of current budget 

conditions and as we approach the time 

for developing the next Farm Bill, we 

are calling together stakeholders in 

order for Rural Development to provide 

updates on the Rural Energy for 

America Program; to discuss ways we 

can leverage Agency resources, 

including working with private and 

public partners and emphasizing 

guaranteed loans; and to re-iterate our 

commitment to helping meet the 

President’s energy independence goals. 

We encourage state energy partners; 

businesses that have used or may be 

looking to use our energy programs; 

lenders; local, state, and federal elected 

officials and government offices; and 

grant writers to participate. 

Please note that, due to space 

limitations, participation in each 

stakeholder meeting will be limited and 

will be based on a ‘‘first-come, firstserved’’ basis. Therefore, we encourage 

you to contact, as soon as possible, the 

Rural Development Energy Coordinator 

for your state, as identified in the 

ADDRESSES section of this Notice, to 

obtain information on participating in 

the meeting for your state. 

Lastly, please be advised that, if you 

participate in one of these meetings, you 

are responsible for your own 

transportation and any other costs (e.g., 

food) incurred in participating in the 

meeting. 

Dated: January 12, 2012. 

Judith A. Canales, 

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1020 Filed 1–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

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: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Northwest Region Gear 

Identification Requirements. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0352. 

Form Number(s): NA. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(revision and extension of a current 

information collection). 

Number of Respondents: 946. 

Average Hours per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 3,798. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

revision and extension of a current 

information collection. 

The success of fisheries management 

programs depends significantly on 

regulatory compliance. The 

requirements that fishing gear be 

marked are essential to facilitate 

enforcement. The ability to link fishing 

gear to the vessel owner or operator is 

crucial to the enforcement of regulations 

issued under the authority of the 

Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation 

and Management Act (MSA). The 

marking of fishing gear is also valuable 

in actions concerning damage, loss, and 

civil proceedings. Regulations at 50 CFR 

660.219 and 660.319 specify fishing gear 

must be marked with the vessel’s 

official number, federal permit or tag 

number, or some other specified form of 

identification. The regulations further 

specify how the gear is to be marked 


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(e.g., location and color). Law 

enforcement personnel rely on this 

information to assure compliance with 

fisheries management regulations. Gear 

that is not properly identified is 

confiscated. The identifying number on 

fishing gear is used by the National 

Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the 

United States Coast Guard (USCG), and 

other marine agencies in issuing 

violations, prosecutions, and other 

enforcement actions. Gear marking 

helps ensure that a vessel harvests fish 

only from its own traps/pots/other gear 

and that traps/pots/other gear are not 

illegally placed. Gear violations are 

more readily prosecuted when the gear 

is marked, allowing for more cost 

effective enforcement. Cooperating 

fishermen also use the number to report 

placement or occurrence of gear in 

unauthorized areas. Regulationcompliant fishermen ultimately benefit 

from this requirement, because 

unauthorized and illegal fishing is 

deterred and more burdensome 

regulations are avoided. 

Revised individual fishing quota (IFQ) 

trawl fishery regulations at 50 CFR 

660.140, per Final Rule 0648–AY68 (75 

FR 78344) allow trawl allocation to be 

harvested with fixed gears. Thus, 20 of 

the limited entry vessels in this 

collection would have up to a total of 

400 additional pieces of gear to mark, 

adding 100 hours and $100. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

OMB Desk Officer: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

JJessup@doc.gov). 

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. 

Dated: January 17, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1039 Filed 1–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 5–2012] 

Application for Manufacturing 

Authority, Liberty Pumps, Inc. 

(Submersible and Water Pumps), 

Bergen, NY 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the 

Board) by the Genesee Gateway Local 

Development Corporation, the proposed 

grantee of a new foreign-trade zone 

planned for Genesee County, New York 

(see Docket 69–2011, 76 FR 67672, 11– 

2–2011), requesting manufacturing 

authority on behalf of Liberty Pumps, 

Inc., located in Bergen, New York. The 

application was submitted pursuant to 

the provisions of the Foreign-Trade 

Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a81u), and the regulations of the Board 

(15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed 

on January 12, 2012. 

The Liberty Pumps, Inc., facility (108 

employees, 9.1 acres, production 

capacity—300,000 pumps/year) is 

located at 7000 Appletree Avenue in 

Bergen (Genesee County), within Site 1 

of the proposed new zone. The facility 

is used for the manufacturing of 

submersible and water pumps, 

including drain pumps, effluent pumps, 

condensate pumps, and sewage pumps. 

Components and materials sourced from 

abroad (representing 30 to 40% of the 

value of the finished pumps) include: 

Plastic (polyamide) resins, plastic 

boxes/cases/tanks, articles of plastic, 

rubber gaskets/seals, labels, wood 

pallets, fiberglass, fasteners, cast iron 

parts, articles of iron/steel, aluminum 

castings, parts of pumps, valves, 

mechanical seals, electric motors, 

transformers, capacitors, switches, 

electronic components, integrated 

circuits, process controllers, printed 

circuit assemblies, electrical 

components, and measuring 

instruments (duty rates range from free 

to 10.7%). 

FTZ procedures could exempt Liberty 

Pumps from customs duty payments on 

the foreign components used in export 

production. The company anticipates 

that 12 to 18 percent of the facility’s 

shipments will be exported. On its 

domestic sales, Liberty Pumps would be 

able to choose the duty rate during 

customs entry procedures that applies to 

submersible and water pumps (duty 

rate—free) for the foreign inputs noted 

above. FTZ designation would further 

allow Liberty Pumps 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. Liberty Pumps would also 

be exempt from duty payments on 

foreign inputs that become scrap during 

the production process. The request 

indicates that the savings from FTZ 

procedures would help improve the 

plant’s international competitiveness. 

In accordance with the Board’s 

regulations, Pierre Duy 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 March 20, 2012. Rebuttal 

comments in response to material 

submitted during the foregoing period 

may be submitted during the subsequent 

15-day period to April 4, 2012. 

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 www.trade.gov/ 

ftz. 

For further information, contact Pierre 

Duy at Pierre.Duy@trade.gov or (202) 

482–1378. 

Dated: January 12, 2012. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1104 Filed 1–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 6–2012] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 219—Yuma, AZ; 

Application for Reorganization and 

Expansion Under Alternative Site 

Framework 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board 

(the Board) by the Greater Yuma 

Economic Development Corporation, 

grantee of FTZ 219, requesting authority 

to reorganize and expand the zone 

under the alternative site framework 

(ASF) adopted by the Board (74 FR 

1170, 1/12/09 (correction 74 FR 3987, 

1/22/09); 75 FR 71069–71070, 11/22/ 

10). The ASF is an option for grantees 

for the establishment or reorganization 

of general-purpose zones and can permit 


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