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Notices Federal Register

10919 

Vol. 86, No. 34 

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Request To 

Conduct a New Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intention of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) to seek approval to conduct a 

new information collection to gather 

data related to the production of hemp. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by April 26, 2021 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535– 

NEW, by any of the following methods: 

• Email: ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the 

subject line of the message. 

• E-fax: (855) 838–6382. 

• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD– 

ROM submissions to: David Hancock, 

NASS Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 

South Building, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250– 

2024. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand 

deliver to: David Hancock, NASS 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20250–2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kevin L. Barnes, Associate 

Administrator, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, (202) 720–2707. Copies of 

this information collection and related 

instructions can be obtained without 

charge from David Hancock, NASS— 

OMB Clearance Officer, at (202) 690– 

2388 or at ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Hemp Acreage and Production 

Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–NEW. 

Type of Request: Intent to seek 

approval to create a new information 

collection for a period of three years. 

Abstract: The 2018 Farm Bill requires 

USDA to promulgate regulations and 

guidelines to establish and administer a 

program for the production of hemp in 

the United States. 

As defined in the 2018 Farm Bill, the 

term ‘‘hemp’’ means the plant species 

Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that 

plant, including the seeds thereof and 

all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, 

isomers, acids, salts, and salts of 

isomers, whether growing or not, with a 

delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol 

concentration of not more than 0.3 

percent on a dry weight basis. Delta-9 

tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, is the 

primary intoxicating component of 

cannabis. Cannabis with a THC level 

exceeding 0.3 percent is considered 

marijuana, which remains classified as 

a schedule I controlled substance 

regulated by the Drug Enforcement 

Administration (DEA) under the 

Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Under 

the Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm 

Bill), Public Law 113–79, State 

departments of agriculture and 

institutions of higher education were 

permitted to produce hemp as part of a 

pilot program for research purposes. 

The authority for hemp production 

provided in the 2014 Farm Bill was 

extended by the 2018 Farm Bill, which 

was signed into law on December 20, 

2018. 

Hemp is a commodity that can be 

used for numerous industrial and 

horticultural purposes including fabric, 

paper, construction materials, food 

products, cosmetics, production of 

cannabinoids (such as cannabidiol or 

CBD), and other products. 

In determining the type of data that 

would need to be collected and the 

frequency of the data collections, NASS 

management attended a joint meeting 

with representatives from the USDA’s 

Economic Research Service (ERS), Farm 

Service Agency (FSA), Risk 

Management Agency (RMA), 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), 

and the Office of the Secretary. 

Authority: The data will be collected 

under the authority of the Domestic 

Hemp Production Program, which is 

mandated by the Agriculture 

Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm 

Bill). In addition the data will be 

collected under the authority of Title 7 

U.S.C. 2204(a). Individually identifiable 

data collected under this authority are 

governed by Section 1770 of the Food 

Security Act of 1985 as amended, 7 

U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to 

afford strict confidentiality to nonaggregated data provided by 

respondents. This Notice is submitted in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), and Office 

of Management and Budget regulations 

at 5 CFR part 1320. 

NASS also complies with OMB 

Implementation Guidance, 

‘‘Implementation Guidance for Title V 

of the E-Government Act, Confidential 

Information Protection and Statistical 

Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),’’ 

Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June 

15, 2007, p. 33362. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 15 minutes per 

response. NASS plans to mail out 

publicity materials with the 

questionnaires to inform producers of 

the importance of this survey. NASS 

will also use multiple mailings and 

internet data collection tools, followed 

up with phone and limited personal 

enumeration of non-respondents to 

increase response rates and to minimize 

data collection costs. NASS is currently 

building a listing of potential hemp 

producers. From initial findings the 

target population is not expected to 

exceed 20,000. 

Respondents: Farmers and Ranchers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 6,700 hours. 

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 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, through 

10920 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 23, 2021 / Notices 

1See Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from 

Australia, Brazil, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the 

Netherlands, the Republic of Turkey, and the 

United Kingdom: Amended Final Affirmative 

Antidumping Determinations for Australia, the 

Republic of Korea, and the Republic of Turkey and 

Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 67962 (October 3, 

2016) (Order). 

2See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 

67712 (December 11, 2019) (Initiation Notice). 

3See Memorandum ‘‘Respondent Selection for 

the 2018–2019 Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review of Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products 

from Japan,’’ dated May 1, 2020. 

4See Memorandum to the Record from Jeffrey I. 

Kessler, Assistant Secretary, Enforcement and 

Compliance, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in 

Response to Operational Adjustments Due to 

COVID–19,’’ dated April 24, 2020. 

5See Memorandum to the Record from Jeffrey I. 

Kessler, Assistant Secretary, Enforcement and 

Compliance, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,’’ 

dated July 21, 2020. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Hot-Rolled Steel 

Flat Products from Japan: Extension of Deadline for 

Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review—2018–2019,’’ dated 

October 13, 2020. 

7See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review: Certain Hot-Rolled Steel 

Flat Products from Japan; 2018–2019,’’ dated 

concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 

notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 

8 Id. 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, technological, or 

other forms of information technology 

collection methods. 

All responses to this notice will 

become a matter of public record and be 

summarized in the request for OMB 

approval. 

Signed at Washington, DC, February 16, 

2021. 

Kevin L. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03608 Filed 2–22–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Regulations and Procedures Technical 

Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting 

The Regulations and Procedures 

Technical Advisory Committee will 

meet March 9, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., 

Eastern Standard Time, via remote 

teleconference. The Committee advises 

the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Export Administration on 

implementation of the Export 

Administration Regulations (EAR) and 

provides for continuing review to 

update the EAR as needed. 

Agenda 

Public Session 

1. Opening remarks by the Chairman 

2. Opening remarks by the Bureau of 

Industry and Security 

3. Presentation of papers or comments 

by the Public 

4. Regulations Update 

5. Working Group Reports 

6. Automated Export System Update 

Closed Session 

7. Discussion of matters determined to 

be exempt from the provisions 

relating to public meetings found in 

5 U.S.C. app. 2 §§ 10(a)(1) and 

10(a)(3). 

The open session will be accessible 

via teleconference to participants on a 

first come, first serve basis. To join the 

conference, submit inquiries to Ms. 

Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@

bis.doc.gov, no later than March 2, 2021. 

To the extent that time permits, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements to the Committee. The public 

may submit written statements at any 

time before or after the meeting. 

However, to facilitate the distribution of 

public presentation materials to the 

Committee members, the Committee 

suggests that presenters forward the 

public presentation materials prior to 

the meeting to Ms. Springer via email. 

For more information, call Yvette 

Springer at (202) 482–2813. 

Yvette Springer, 

Committee Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03684 Filed 2–22–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–588–874] 

Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products 

From Japan: Preliminary Results of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review and Preliminary Determination 

of No Shipments; 2018–2019 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC) 

and Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 

(Tokyo Steel), producers and exporters 

of hot-rolled steel flat products (hotrolled steel) from Japan, sold subject 

merchandise in the United States at 

prices below normal value during the 

period of review (POR) October 1, 2018 

through September 30, 2019. In 

addition, Commerce preliminarily 

determines that Honda Trading Canada, 

Inc. (Honda), Panasonic Corporation 

(Panasonic), and Mitsui & CO., Ltd. 

(Mitsui) had no shipments during the 

POR. We invite interested parties to 

comment on these preliminary results. 

DATES: Applicable February 23, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Myrna Lobo or Jack Zhao, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–2371 or (202) 482–1396, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Commerce is conducting an 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on hot-rolled 

steel from Japan in accordance with 

section 751(a)(1)(B) of Tariff Act of 

1930, as amended (the Act).1 Commerce 

initiated this administrative review on 

December 11, 2019 covering 26 

producers and/or exporters.2 We 

selected NSC and Tokyo Steel as 

mandatory respondents.3 On April 24, 

2020, Commerce exercised its discretion 

to uniformly toll all statutory deadlines 

for antidumping and countervailing 

duty administrative reviews by 50 

days.4 On July 21, 2020, Commerce 

further tolled all statutory deadlines for 

antidumping and countervailing duty 

administrative reviews by another 60 

days.5 On October 13, 2020, we 

extended the deadline for the 

preliminary results of this review by an 

additional 120 days, in accordance with 

section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.213(h)(2), resulting in a 

deadline of February 17, 2021 for these 

preliminary results.6 For a detailed 

description of the events that followed 

the initiation of this review, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum.7

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise covered by the 

Order is hot-rolled steel from Japan. For 

a complete description of the scope of 

the Order, see the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum.8

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this 

administrative review in accordance 

with section 751(a) of the Act. 

Constructed export price and export 

price were calculated in accordance 

with section 772 of the Act. Normal 

value is calculated in accordance with 

section 773 of the Act. For a full 

description of the methodology 

underlying our conclusions, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A