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Conservation Service (NRCS) to 

implement the WEPS which will 

replace the use of the Wind Erosion 

Equation (WEQ) where applicable. 

DATES: Effective Date: This is effective 

December 7, 2010. 

Comment Date: Submit comments on 

or before January 6, 2011. Final versions 

of these new or revised conservation 

practice standards will be adopted after 

the close of the 30-day period, and after 

consideration of all comments. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

submitted using any of the following 

methods: 

• Mail: Eric West, National Highly 

Erodible Lands and Wetlands 

Conservation Specialist, Ecological 

Sciences Division, Department of 

Agriculture, Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 6150 

South Building, Washington, DC 20250. 

• E-mail: eric.west@wdc.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

West, National Highly Erodible Lands 

and Wetlands Conservation Specialist, 

Ecological Sciences Division, 

Department of Agriculture, Natural 

Resources Conservation Service, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 6150 

South Building, Washington, DC 20250. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The WEQ, 

a simple two-factor linear model for 

calculating the effects of wind erosion, 

will be replaced by WEPS for selected 

regulatory permissible applications. The 

WEPS model will be used where wind 

erosion is the primary causal factor for 

comparing the annual level of erosion 

before conservation system application 

to the expected annual level of erosion 

after conservation system application 

(i.e., substantial reduction for highly 

erodible land conservation). The WEQ is 

the current method in the regulations 

for calculating substantial reduction and 

potential erodibility due to the effects of 

wind. The use of WEQ to calculate 

potential erodibility remains 

unchanged. The regulation for WEQ is 

located at 7 CFR 610.14. 

The implementation of the WEPS 

system does not affect the Highly 

Erodible Map Unit List contained in the 

NRCS Field Office Technical Guide as 

of January 1, 1990. This 1990 list will 

continue to be used for all erodibility 

index calculations, including sodbuster 

determinations and review of previous 

determinations. 

The WEPS computer model is a 

process-based, daily time-step computer 

model that predicts soil erosion via 

simulation of the fundamental processes 

controlling wind erosion. WEPS can 

calculate soil movement, estimate plant 

damage, and predict PM–10 emissions 

when wind speeds exceed the erosion 

threshold. The WEPS model can also 

provide the user with spatial 

information regarding soil flux, 

deposition, and loss from specific 

regions of a field over time. The model 

is intended for conservation planning, 

assessing wind erosion for the 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

NRCS’ National Resources Inventory, 

and aiding the development of regional 

and national policy. 

The WEPS modular design is 

amenable to incorporation of new 

features. Thus, WEPS utility will also be 

for estimating long-term soil 

productivity, determining physical 

damage to crops, depositional loading of 

lakes and streams, as well as estimating 

visibility reductions near airports and 

highways. Further, WEPS will aid in 

calculating both onsite and offsite 

economic costs of erosion and assess 

impacts of management strategies on 

public lands when used in conjunction 

with other models. 

A complete summary of the processes 

utilized by the WEPS computer model 

can be found in An Overview of the 

Wind Erosion Prediction System 

(http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/ 

Place/54300520/wepsoverview.pdf). A 

thorough discussion and review of the 

WEPS model processes is available in 

the draft WEPS technical document 

(http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/ 

Place/54300520/weps_tech.pdf). 

Further, both of the previously 

referenced documents, as well as other 

WEPS related topics, can be found at the 

USDA Agricultural Research Service 

Engineering and Wind Erosion Research 

Unit (http://www.ars.usda.gov/Main/ 

docs.htm?docid=18371) home page. 

The implementation timeframe for 

WEPS in each field office with a wind 

erosion concern is January 1, 2011. Title 

16-Conservation, Chapter 58-Erodible 

Land and Wetland Conservation and 

Reserve Program, Subchapter IDefinitions, 9(C) Equations (i.e., 16 USC 

section 3801(a)(9)(C)) requires NRCS to 

make available for public review and 

comment all proposed changes to 

equations to carry out HEL provisions of 

the law in a manner consistent with 

section 553 of title 5. 

Signed this 30th day of November, 2010, in 

Washington, DC. 

Dave White, 

Chief, Natural Resources Conservation 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30673 Filed 12–6–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Office of the Secretary 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Commerce.Gov 

Web Site User Survey 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office 

of Public Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before February 7, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Mike Kruger, Office of Public 

Affairs, U.S. Department of Commerce 

at 202–482–4883 or mkruger@doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

In order to better serve users of 

Commerce.gov and the Department of 

Commerce bureaus’ Web sites, the 

Offices of Public Affairs will collect 

information from users about their 

experience on the Web sites. A random 

number of users will be presented with 

a pop-up box asking if they would like 

to take a survey. If they say no, the box 

disappears and the user continues on as 

normal. If they answer yes, then the box 

offers them four (4) questions. 

1. Based on today’s visit, how would 

you rate your site experience overall? (0 

to 10 scale) 

2. Which of the following best 

describes the primary purpose of your 

visit? (Custom choices)—would be the 

items in our ‘‘I Want to’’ bar on the right 

hand side of the Commerce.gov site: 

• Find jobs or career opportunities at 

Commerce. 

• Call or send an email or letter to 

Commerce. 

• Learn more about Commerce 

Secretary Gary Locke. 

• Find a recent press release. 

• Learn more about Census 2010. 

• Discover grants, contracting & trade 

opportunities with Commerce. 


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• Get the official U.S. time from 

NIST. 

• Get my local weather from the 

National Weather Service. 

• Other. 

3. Were you able to complete the 

purpose of your visit today? (Yes, No) 

One of the following two (2) questions 

are posed to respondents based on their 

answers to Question 3. (4.1, if answer 

was Yes; and 4.2, if answer was No) 

4.1 What do you value most about the 

Department of Commerce’s Web site? 

(Open ended) 

4.2 Please tell us why you were not 

able to fully complete the purpose of 

your visit today? (Open ended) 

The survey is provided by 

iPerceptions as part of their 4Q suite. No 

personally identifiable information will 

be collected from the voluntary 

participants. 

II. Method of Collection 

Information will be collected via an 

online form. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: None. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(new information collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, Business or other for-profit 

organizations, State, Local, or Tribal 

government, Federal government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

36,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,200. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

IV. Request for 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 shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (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 respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: December 2, 2010. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30654 Filed 12–6–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 1726] 

Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 

138 Under Alternative Site Framework, 

Columbus, OH, Area 

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the 

following Order: 

Whereas, the Board adopted the 

alternative site framework (ASF) in 

December 2008 (74 FR 1170, 01/12/09; 

correction 74 FR 3987, 01/22/09) as an 

option for the establishment or 

reorganization of general-purpose zones; 

Whereas, Columbus Regional Airport 

Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade 

Zone 138, submitted an application to 

the Board (FTZ Docket 46–2010, filed 7/ 

21/2010, amended 10/6/2010) for 

authority to reorganize under the ASF 

with a service area of Champaign, Clark, 

Coshocton, Crawford, Delaware, 

Fairfield, Franklin, Hocking, Knox, 

Licking, Logan, Madison, Marion, 

Morrow, Muskingum, Perry, Pickaway, 

Pike, Ross, Union, Vinton and Wyandot 

Counties, as well as portions of 

Guernsey, Athens and Highland 

Counties, Ohio, adjacent to the 

Columbus Customs and Border 

Protection port of entry, FTZ 138’s 

existing Sites 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 15 would 

be categorized as magnet sites, and FTZ 

138’s existing Sites 13, 14, 16, 17, and 

18 would be categorized as usage-driven 

sites; 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment was given in the Federal 

Register (75 FR 45096–45097, 8/2/2010) 

and the application has been processed 

pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s 

regulations; and, 

Whereas, the Board adopts the 

findings and recommendations of the 

examiner’s report, and finds that the 

requirements of the FTZ Act and 

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and 

that the proposal is in the public 

interest; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby 

orders: 

The application to reorganize FTZ 138 

under the alternative site framework is 

approved, subject to the FTZ Act and 

the Board’s regulations, including 

Section 400.28, to the Board’s standard 

2,000-acre activation limit for the 

overall general-purpose zone project, to 

a five-year ASF sunset provision for 

magnet sites that would terminate 

authority for Sites 2, 4, 5, 6, and 15, on 

November 30, 2015 and to a three-year 

ASF sunset provision for usage-driven 

sites that would terminate authority for 

Sites 13, 14, 16, 17, and 18 if no foreignstatus merchandise is admitted for a 

bona fide customs purpose by 

November 30, 2013. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 26th day of 

November 2010. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30665 Filed 12–6–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[Application No. 92–9A001] 

Export Trade Certificate of Review 

ACTION: Notice of Issuance of an 

amended Export Trade Certificate of 

Review to Aerospace Industries 

Association of America (‘‘AIA’’) 

(Application #92–9A001). 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce issued an amended Export 

Trade Certificate of Review to 

Aerospace Industries Association of 

America on November 29, 2010. The 

Certificate has been amended eight 

times. The previous amendment was 

issued to AIA on October 5, 2009, and 

a notice of its issuance was published in 

the Federal Register on October 26, 

2009 (74 FR 54961). The original 

Certificate for AIA was issued on 

September 8, 1992, and a notice of its 

issuance was published in the Federal 

Register on September 14, 1992 (57 FR 

41920). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph E. Flynn, Director, Office of 

Competition and Economic Analysis, 

International Trade Administration, by 

telephone at (202) 482–5131 (this is not 

a toll-free number) or e-mail at 

etca@trade.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of 

the Export Trading Company Act of 

1982 (15 U.S.C. Sections 4001–21) 

authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to 

issue Export Trade Certificates of 

Review. The regulations implementing 


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