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7See id. 

8See Letter from Hebei Foreign, to the 

Department, regarding Certain Activated Carbon 

from the People’s Republic of China; Request for 

Changed Circumstances Review (February 24, 2009) 

(≥Hebei Foreign’s CCR Request≥); see also 

Initiation. 

9See Letter from Hebei Foreign to the 

Department, regarding Certain Activated Carbon 

from the People’s Republic of China; Supplemental 

Response of Hebei Foreign Trade and Advertising 

Corp. at page 1 (July 6, 2009) (‘‘Hebei Foreign’s 

Supplemental Questionnaire Response’’). 

10See id. at page 1. 

employees of Hebei Foreign, and that 

Wang Kezheng, who certified the 

responses, is not employed by Hebei 

Foreign. Additionally, Petitioners 

express concerns that Hebei Foreign is 

being used by Weng Kezheng and his 

business partner, Jiang Hua, as a ‘‘front 

company’’ to export subject 

merchandise to the United States under 

Hebei Foreign’s separate rate.7

Scope of Changed Circumstances 

Review 

The merchandise subject to this order 

is certain activated carbon. Certain 

activated carbon is a powdered, 

granular, or pelletized carbon product 

obtained by ‘‘activating’’ with heat and 

steam various materials containing 

carbon, including but not limited to coal 

(including bituminous, lignite, and 

anthracite), wood, coconut shells, olive 

stones, and peat. The thermal and steam 

treatments remove organic materials and 

create an internal pore structure in the 

carbon material. The producer can also 

use carbon dioxide gas (CO2) in place of 

steam in this process. The vast majority 

of the internal porosity developed 

during the high temperature steam (or 

CO2 gas) activated process is a direct 

result of oxidation of a portion of the 

solid carbon atoms in the raw material, 

converting them into a gaseous form of 

carbon. 

The scope of this order covers all 

forms of activated carbon that are 

activated by steam or CO2, regardless of 

the raw material, grade, mixture, 

additives, further washing or post– 

activation chemical treatment (chemical 

or water washing, chemical 

impregnation or other treatment), or 

product form. Unless specifically 

excluded, the scope of this order covers 

all physical forms of certain activated 

carbon, including powdered activated 

carbon (‘‘PAC’’), granular activated 

carbon (‘‘GAC’’), and pelletized 

activated carbon. 

Excluded from the scope of the order 

are chemically activated carbons. The 

carbon–based raw material used in the 

chemical activation process is treated 

with a strong chemical agent, including 

but not limited to phosphoric acid, zinc 

chloride sulfuric acid or potassium 

hydroxide, that dehydrates molecules in 

the raw material, and results in the 

formation of water that is removed from 

the raw material by moderate heat 

treatment. The activated carbon created 

by chemical activation has internal 

porosity developed primarily due to the 

action of the chemical dehydration 

agent. Chemically activated carbons are 

typically used to activate raw materials 

with a lignocellulosic component such 

as cellulose, including wood, sawdust, 

paper mill waste and peat. 

To the extent that an imported 

activated carbon product is a blend of 

steam and chemically activated carbons, 

products containing 50 percent or more 

steam (or CO2 gas) activated carbons are 

within this scope, and those containing 

more than 50 percent chemically 

activated carbons are outside this scope. 

This exclusion language regarding 

blended material applies only to 

mixtures of steam and chemically 

activated carbons. 

Also excluded from the scope are 

reactivated carbons. Reactivated carbons 

are previously used activated carbons 

that have had adsorbed materials 

removed from their pore structure after 

use through the application of heat, 

steam and/or chemicals. 

Also excluded from the scope is 

activated carbon cloth. Activated carbon 

cloth is a woven textile fabric made of 

or containing activated carbon fibers. It 

is used in masks and filters and clothing 

of various types where a woven format 

is required. 

Any activated carbon meeting the 

physical description of subject 

merchandise provided above that is not 

expressly excluded from the scope is 

included within this scope. The 

products subject to the order are 

currently classifiable under the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) subheading 

3802.10.00. Although the HTSUS 

subheading is provided for convenience 

and customs purposes, the written 

description of the scope of this order is 

dispositive. 

Rescission of Changed Circumstances 

Review 

Based on information provided by 

Hebei Foreign in its original submission, 

the Department initiated a changed 

circumstance review. In its CCR request, 

Hebei Foreign stated that the complete 

transfer from Hebei Foreign to Hebei 

Shenglun was accomplished in 

November 2008. The Department 

determined that this constituted 

sufficient evidence to initiate this CCR 

to determine whether Hebei Shenglun is 

Hebei Foreign’s successor–in-interest.8

However, in its supplemental 

questionnaire response, Hebei Foreign 

clearly stated that it is still in operation, 

had recently shipped subject 

merchandise to the United States, and 

would continue to do so as Hebei 

Foreign.9 Additionally, the Department 

notes that that Hebei Foreign’s 

submissions and questionnaire response 

were certified by Wang Kezheng as the 

manager of the No. 1 Business 

Department of Hebei Foreign.10

However, Hebei Foreign’s supplemental 

response clearly states that Wang 

Kezheng is not employed by Hebei 

Foreign. The Department is mindful of 

the concerns raised by Petitioners with 

regard to Hebei Foreign’s certifications. 

Accordingly, the Department reminds 

parties of their obligation pursuant to 19 

CFR 351.303(g) to certify factual 

information submitted to the 

Department. 

Accordingly, because there has been 

no change in Hebei Foreign’s operations 

from the period of investigation, and 

because this CCR was initiated based on 

information that was later determined to 

be false, and the certifications submitted 

by Hebei Foreign are questionable, we 

find that a rescission of this review is 

appropriate. Therefore, we are now 

rescinding this change circumstances 

review. 

This notice is issued and published in 

accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and 

777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended, and 19 C.F.R. 351.216. 

Dated: September 18, 2009. 

John M. Andersen, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. E9–23116 Filed 9–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Director, Information 

Collection Clearance Division, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management invites 

comments on the submission for OMB 

review as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

26, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 


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Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395–5806 or 

send e-mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The IC Clearance 

Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, publishes that notice 

containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

Dated: September 21, 2009. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Postsecondary Education 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Application Forms and 

Instructions for the National Resource 

Centers (NRC) Program and the Foreign 

Language and Area Studies (FLAS) 

Fellowship Program. 

Frequency: Every 4 years. 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit; Not for profit institutions. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 178. 

Burden Hours: 71,200. 

Abstract: The NRC program provides 

grants to institutions of higher 

education (IHE) or consortia of IHE to 

establish, strengthen, and operate 

comprehensive and undergraduate 

language and area or international 

studies centers. The FLAS program 

provides allocations of fellowships to 

IHE or consortia of IHE to assist 

meritorious undergraduate and graduate 

students undergoing training in modern 

foreign languages and related area 

studies, international studies, or the 

international aspects of professional 

studies. 

This information collection is being 

submitted under the Streamlined 

Clearance Process for Discretionary 

Grant Information Collections (1894– 

0001). Therefore, the 30-day public 

comment period notice will be the only 

public comment notice published for 

this information collection. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection submission for OMB review 

may be accessed from http:// 

edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 4134. When 

you access the information collection, 

click on ‘‘Download Attachments ’’ to 

view. Written requests for information 

should be addressed to U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to the Internet address 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202– 

401–0920. Please specify the complete 

title of the information collection when 

making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2283–071] 

FPL Energy Maine Hydro LLC; Notice 

of Application for Amendment of 

License and Soliciting Comments, 

Motions To Intervene, and Protests 

September 17, 2009. 

Take notice that the following 

application has been filed with the 

Commission and is available for public 

inspection: 

a. Application Type: Amendment of 

License. 

b. Project No.: 2283–071. 

c. Date Filed: August 31, 2009. 

d. Applicant: FPL Energy Maine 

Hydro LLC. 

e. Name of Project: Gulf Island-Deer 

Rips Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On the Androscoggin 

River, Androscoggin County, Maine. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: F. Allen Wiley, 

Vice President, FPL Energy Maine 

Hydro LLC, 160 Capitol Street, Suite 8, 

Augusta, Maine 04330, telephone: (207) 

623–8413. 

i. FERC Contact: Mrs. Anumzziatta 

Purchiaroni, telephone (202) 502–6191, 

and e-mail address: 

anumzziatta.purchiaroni@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests: 

October 19, 2009. 

All documents (original and eight 

copies) should be filed with: Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all interveners 

filing documents with the Commission 

to serve a copy of that document on 

each person whose name appears on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if an intervener files comments 

or documents with the Commission 

relating to the merits of an issue that 

may affect the responsibilities of a 

particular resource agency, they must 

also serve a copy of the document on 

that resource agency. A copy of any 

motion to intervene must also be served 

upon each representative of the 

Applicant specified in the particular 

application. 

k. Description of Request: The 

licensee is proposing a non-capacity 

amendment to upgrade turbinegenerator Unit 1 at the Gulf Island 

Development. The licensee is proposing 

to replace the turbine runner and 

rewind the generator, which would 

result in an increase to the nameplate 

rating for Unit 1 from 6.4 MW to 8.86 

MW. The proposed upgrade would 

increase the total installed capacity of 

the project from 34.4 MW to 36.86 MW, 

and the hydraulic capacity from 12,161 

cfs to 12,311 cfs. 

l. Locations of the Application: A 

copy of the application is available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 

2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling 

(202) 502–8371. Information about this 

filing may also be viewed on the 

Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. You may 

also register online at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

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