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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 69, No. 211

Tuesday, November 2, 2004

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request—Food Stamp 

Program Repayment Demand and 

Program Disqualification

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

Notice invites the general public and 

other public agencies to comment on 

proposed information collections. This 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection announces the intent of the 

Food and Nutrition Service to request 

an extension of OMB approval for the 

information collection requirements 

associated with initiating collection 

actions against households who have 

received an overissuance in the Food 

Stamp Program. In addition, this Notice 

announces the Food and Nutrition 

Service’s intent to request an extension 

of OMB approval for the information 

collection requirements associated with 

intentional Program violation 

determinations.

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before January 3, 2005, 

to be assured consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Jane 

Duffield, Chief, Payment Accuracy 

Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, 

USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 

822, Alexandria, Virginia 22302. 

Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), 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. 

All comments will be summarized 

and included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection. All comments 

will become a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

initiating collection action, contact 

Leslie Byrd. For intentional Program 

violation (IPV) determination, contact 

Greg Fortine. Both may be reached at 

(703) 305–2383.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Repayment Demand and 

Program Disqualification. 

OMB Number: 0584–0492. 

Form Number: None. 

Expiration Date: November 30, 2004. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Section 13(b) of the Food 

Stamp Act of 1977, as amended (7 

U.S.C. 2022(b)), and Food Stamp 

Program (FSP) regulations at 7 CFR 

273.18 require State agencies to initiate 

collection action against households 

that have been overissued benefits. To 

initiate collection action, State agencies 

must provide an affected household 

with written notification informing the 

household of the claim and demanding 

repayment. This process is automated in 

most State agencies. For initiating 

collection action on an overissuance, we 

are increasing the estimated annual 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

State agencies and households from 

116,400 hours to 132,199 hours. The 

reason for the increase is to reflect the 

higher number of claims that were 

established in fiscal year (FY) 2003. 

Note that for recipient claims, this 

Federal Register notice only covers the 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

initiating collection action. The burden 

associated with reporting collections 

and other claims management 

information on the FNS–209 report is 

covered under currently approved OMB 

number 0584–0069. The burden 

associated with referring delinquent 

claims and receiving collections through 

the Treasury Offset Program is covered 

under currently approved OMB number 

0584–0446. 

FSP regulations at 7 CFR 273.16 

require State agencies to investigate any 

case of suspected fraud and, where 

applicable, make an IPV determination 

either administratively or judicially. 

Notifications and activity involved in 

the IPV process include: 

• The State agency providing written 

notification informing an individual 

suspected of committing an IPV of an 

impending administrative 

disqualification hearing or court action. 

• An individual opting to accept the 

disqualification and waiving the right to 

an administrative disqualification 

hearing or court action by signing either 

a waiver to an administrative 

disqualification hearing or a 

disqualification consent agreement in 

cases of deferred adjudication. 

• Once a determination is made 

regarding an IPV, the State agency sends 

notification to the affected individual of 

the action taken on the administrative 

disqualification hearing or court 

decision. 

Despite an increase in FSP 

participation, IPV activity has 

experienced a slight decline. Therefore, 

we are decreasing the State agency and 

household annual reporting and 

recordkeeping burden for the activities 

related to IPV disqualifications from 

34,254 hours to 26,712 hours. 

One of the factors used by a State 

agency to determine the appropriate 

disqualification penalty to assign to an 

individual is whether or not the 

individual was found to have 

committed any prior IPVs. The way that 

State agencies make this determination 

is by accessing and checking the 

Disqualified Recipient Subsystem 

(DRS). DRS is an automated system 

developed by the Food and Nutrition 

Service to improve Program efficiency. 

DRS contains records of 

disqualifications in every State. State 

agencies are responsible for updating 

the system and checking it to determine 

the appropriate length of each 

disqualification. An estimate of the 

annual burden associated with the DRS 

process reflects a decrease from 11,907 

to 7,418 hours per year. 

Summary of Estimated Burden 

The net aggregate change from the 

existing to the proposed annual burden 

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for this entire Proposed Collection is an 

increase of 3,769 hours. For initiating 

collection action on an overissuance, we 

are increasing the estimated annual 

burden for State agencies and 

households from 116,400 hours to 

132,199 hours to reflect the higher 

number of claims established in FY 

2003. The IPV—related State agency and 

household annual burden, is decreased 

from 34,254 hours to 26,712 hours to 

reflect the lower number of 

disqualifications. An estimate of the 

annual burden associated with the DRS 

process reflects a total decrease from 

11,907 to 7,418 hours per year. 

Affected Public: State and local 

government, and food stamp 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

818,668. 

Number of Responses per 

Respondent: From 1 to 5. 

Total Number of Annual Responses:

1,600,981. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.1074 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

166,329 hours.

Dated: October 27, 2004. 

Roberto Salazar, 

Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A–428–801

Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From 

Germany; Amended Final Results of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of amended final results 

of antidumping duty administrative 

review.

SUMMARY: On September 15, 2004, the 

Department of Commerce published in 

the Federal Register the final results of 

the administrative reviews of the 

antidumping duty orders on ball 

bearings and parts thereof from France, 

Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore and 

the United Kingdom. The period of 

review is May 1, 2002, through April 30, 

2003. Based on the correction of certain 

ministerial errors, we have changed the 

antidumping margin for Paul Mueller 

Industrie GmbH & Co. KG and we are 

amending our final results of the 

administrative review of ball bearings 

and parts thereof from Germany.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please Contact David Dirstine at (202) 

482–4033 or Richard Rimlinger at (202) 

482–4477; AD/CVD Operations, Office 

5, Import Administration, International 

Trade Administration, U.S. Department 

of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On September 15, 2004, the 

Department of Commerce (the 

Department) published in the Federal 

Register the final results of the 

administrative reviews of the 

antidumping duty orders on ball 

bearings and parts thereof (ball bearings) 

from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, 

Singapore and the United Kingdom (69 

FR 55574) (Final Results).

On September 27, 2004, we received 

timely allegations of ministerial errors 

from Timken U.S. Corporation 

(Timken). Specifically, Timken asserted 

that the Department erred when it 

included amounts for Paul Mueller 

Industrie GmbH & Co. KG’s (Paul 

Mueller’s) home–market credit expenses 

and inventory carrying costs in the 

calculation of selling expenses for use in 

the calculation of the constructed–

export-price (CEP) profit ratio. 

Furthermore, Timken alleged that there 

was an irregularity in the margin 

calculation that resulted in an improper 

match for certain models of ball 

bearings.

On September 29, 2004, Paul Mueller 

submitted its response to Timken’s 

September 27, 2004, clerical–error 

submission. In response to Timken’s 

allegation that a clerical error resulted 

in an incorrect calculation of the CEP 

profit ratio, Paul Mueller suggested that 

the alleged error raises a methodological 

issue. Paul Mueller argues that Timken’s 

clerical error claim regarding the 

calculation of the CEP profit ratio 

should be rejected and any dispute 

relating to this issue should be subject 

to judicial review. Finally, Paul Mueller 

agrees that a clerical error resulted in an 

improper match for certain models of 

ball bearings.

We agree with Timken that the items 

in question are ministerial errors and we 

have amended the final results to 

correct these errors. See the Paul 

Mueller Amended Final Results 

Analysis Memorandum dated October 

19, 2004.

Amended Final Results of Review

As a result of the correction of the 

ministerial errors, the weighted–average 

margin for Paul Mueller for the period 

May 1, 2002, through April 30, 2003, 

changed from 0.36 percent to 0.44 

percent.

We revoked the order in part with 

respect to all subject merchandise 

manufactured and exported by Paul 

Mueller in the Final Results based in 

part on the de minimis margin we 

calculated for Paul Mueller in this 

review. Since the revised margin based 

on these corrections is still de minimis

our decision to revoke is not affected by 

the amended final results of review. 

While the dumping margin we 

calculated for Paul Mueller remains de 

minimis, the assessment rate we 

calculated for Paul Mueller based on 

entered customs value is not de 

minimis. Therefore, in accordance with 

19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we will direct 

U.S. Customs and Border Production to 

assess the resulting percentage margin 

against the entered customs value of 

Paul Mueller’s entries (all of which were 

constructed export–price sales) during 

the review period. See 19 CFR 

351.212(b)(1).

We are issuing and publishing this 

determination and notice in accordance 

with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e).

Dated: October 27, 2004.

James J. Jochum,

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration 

[A–552–801] 

Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the 

Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 

Initiation of Anticircumvention Inquiry 

and Scope Inquiry

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of initiation of 

anticircumvention inquiry and scope 

inquiry: certain frozen fish fillets from 

the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. 

SUMMARY: In response to a request from 

the Catfish Farmers of America and 

certain individual U.S. catfish 

processors, (collectively, ‘‘petitioners’’), 

the Department of Commerce (‘‘the 

Department’’) is initiating an 

anticircumvention inquiry to determine 

whether certain imports of frozen fish 

fillets from Cambodia are circumventing 

the antidumping duty order on certain 

frozen fish fillets from the Socialist 

Republic of Vietnam (‘‘Vietnam’’) See 

Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: 

Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the 

Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 68 FR 

47909 (August 12, 2003) (‘‘FFF Duty 

Order’’). In addition, in response to a 

scope ruling request filed by Piazza 

Seafood World LLC (‘‘Piazza’’) on May 

12, 2004, the Department is initiating a 

scope inquiry.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 2, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kit 

L. Rudd or Alex Villanueva, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–1385 and (202) 

482–3208, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On May 12, 2004, pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.225(c), the Department received a 

request from Piazza Seafood World LLC 

(‘‘Piazza’’), for a scope ruling on certain 

basa and tra fillets from Cambodia 

confirming that fillets made from live 

basa and tra fish which are a product of 

Vietnam are excluded from the 

antidumping duty order on certain