56104 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 186 / Tuesday, September 26, 2006 / Notices 

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: September 21, 2006. 

Madeleine Clayton, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–8251 Filed 9–25–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

2007 Economic Census Covering the 

Mining Sector 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment 

request. 

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, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before November 27, 

2006. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

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(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Arminta N. Quash, U.S. 

Census Bureau, Manufacturing and 

Construction Division, Room 2108, 

Building #4, Washington, DC 20233, 

(301) 763–8189, (or via the Internet at 

arminta.n.quash@census.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Census Bureau is the preeminent 

collector and provider of timely, 

relevant and quality data about the 

people and economy of the United 

States. Economic data are the Census 

Bureau’s primary program commitment 

during nondecennial census years. The 

economic census, conducted under 

authority of Title 13, United States 

Code, is the primary source of facts 

about the structure and functioning of 

the Nation’s economy and features 

unique industry and geographic detail. 

Economic census statistics serve as part 

of the framework for the national 

accounts and provide essential 

information for government, business 

and the general public. The 2007 

Economic Census Covering the Mining 

Sector (as defined by the North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS)) will measure the 

economic activity of almost 25,000 

mineral establishments. 

The information collected from 

establishments in this sector of the 

economic census will produce basic 

statistics for number of establishments, 

shipments, payroll, employment, 

detailed supplies and fuels consumed, 

depreciable assets, inventories, and 

capital expenditures. It also will yield a 

variety of subject statistics, including 

shipments by product line, type of 

operation, size of establishments and 

other industry-specific measures. 

Primary strategies for reducing burden 

in Census Bureau economic data 

collections are to increase electronic 

reporting through broader use of 

computerized self-administered census 

questionnaires, on-line questionnaires 

and other electronic data collection. 

II. Method of Collection 

Establishments included in this 

collection will be selected from a frame 

given by the Census Bureau’s Business 

Register. To be eligible for selection, an 

establishment will be required to satisfy 

the following conditions: (i) It must be 

classified in the mining sector; (ii) it 

must be an active operating 

establishment of a multi-establishment 

firm (including operations under 

exploration and development), or it 

must be a single-establishment firm 

with payroll; and (iii) it must be located 

in one of the 50 states, offshore areas, or 

the District of Columbia. Mail selection 

procedures will distinguish the 

following groups of establishments: 

A. Establishments of MultiEstablishment Firms 

Selection procedures will assign all 

active mineral establishments of multiestablishment firms to the mail 

component of the universe, except for 

those in industries classified in the 

Support Activities for Mining subsector. 

In these selected industries, where 

activities are not easily attributable to 

individual locations or establishments, 

firms will be asked to report their basic 

data for several establishments at a 

nationwide level on a consolidated 

report form. Approximately seven 

percent of establishments of multiestablishment firms will not be required 

to file separate reports because they will 

be included in consolidated company 

reports. We estimate that the census 

mail canvass for 2007 will include 

approximately 6,400 establishments of 

multi-establishment firms. 

B. Single-Establishment Firms With 

Payroll 

As an initial step in the selection 

process, we will analyze the universe 

for mining. The analysis will produce a 

set of industry-specific payroll cutoffs 

that we will use to distinguish large 

versus small single-establishment firms 

within each industry. This payroll size 

distinction will affect selection as 

follows: 

1. Large Single-Establishment Firms 

Selection procedures will assign large 

single-establishment firms having 

annualized payroll (from Federal 

administrative records) that equals or 

exceeds the cutoff for their industry to 

the mail component of the universe. We 

estimate that the census mail canvass 

for 2007 will include approximately 

6,000 firms in this category. These firms 

will receive a standard form. 

2. Small Single-Establishment Firms 

Small single-establishment firms in 

the crushed stone, sand and gravel, and 

crude petroleum and natural gas 

industries, where application of the 

cutoff for nonmail establishments 

results in a larger number of small 

establishments included in the mail 

canvass, will receive a short form. The 

short form will collect basic statistics 

and other essential information that is 

not available from administrative 

records. 

The short form will be mailed to 

approximately 2,600 singleestablishment firms in these industries 

which are larger than the nonmail cutoff 

for their industry, but which have 

annual payroll under a certain criteria. 

In terms of employment, this criteria 

will identify establishments with 

approximately 5 to 19 employees. 

The approximately 10,000 remaining 

single-establishment firms with payroll 

will be represented in the census by 

data from Federal administrative 

records. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: Not available. 

Form Number: The forms used to 

collect information from businesses in 

this sector of the economic census are 

tailored to specific business practices 

and are too numerous to list separately 

in this notice. You can obtain 

information on the proposed content at 


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this Web site: http://www.census.gov/ 

mcd/clearance/census. 

Type of Review: Regular review. 

Affected Public: Business or Other for 

Profit, Not-for-Profit institutions, and 

Small Businesses or Organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

Standard Form ......................... 12,400 

Short Form ............................... 2,600 

Total .................................. 15,000 

Estimated Time Per Response: 

Standard Form ........................... 4.6 hours. 

Short Form ................................. 2.5 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 63,540. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$1,567,532. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 13, United 

States Code, Sections 131 and 224. 

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: September 21, 2006. 

Madeleine Clayton, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–8252 Filed 9–25–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

(A–533–810) 

Stainless Steel Bar from India: Notice 

of Initiation of Antidumping Duty New 

Shipper Review 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

has received a request for a new shipper 

review of the antidumping duty order 

on stainless steel bar from India. In 

accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 

19 CFR 351.214(d), we are initiating an 

antidumping new shipper review of 

Ambica Steels Limited. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 26, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Holland or Brandon Farlander, 

AD/CVD Operations, Office 1, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–0179 or (202) 482–

0182, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On February 21, 1995, the Department 

of Commerce (the ‘‘Department’’) 

published in the Federal Register the 

antidumping duty order on stainless 

steel bar (‘‘SSB’’) from India. See 

Antidumping Duty Orders: Stainless 

Steel Bar form Brazil, India and Japan, 

60 FR 9661 (February 21, 1995). 

On August 31, 2006, the Department 

received a timely request from Ambica 

Steels Limited (‘‘Ambica’’), for a new 

shipper review of the antidumping duty 

order on SSB from India, in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.214(c). The 

Department also received a timely 

request for a new shipper review from 

D.H. Exports Pvt., Ltd. (‘‘DHX’’) on 

August 31, 2006. However, this request 

did not contain documentation 

establishing: the date on which DHX 

first shipped the subject merchandise 

for export to the United States; the date 

on which subject merchandise entered 

the United States; or the volume of the 

shipment. On September 1, 2006, the 

Department received an amended 

request from DHX that contained 

shipment documentation, however, no 

documentation establishing the date of 

first entry into the United States was 

provided. 

This order has a February anniversary 

month and an August semiannual 

anniversary month. 

Initiation of Review 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i) 

and (iii)(A), Ambica certified in its 

request that it did not export the subject 

merchandise to the United States during 

the period of investigation (‘‘POI’’) and 

that it is not now and never has been 

affiliated with any exporter or producer 

who exported the subject merchandise 

to the United States during the POI (i.e., 

July 1, 1993, through December 31, 

1993). Pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.214(b)(2)(iv), Ambica also 

submitted documentation establishing 

the date on which its stainless steel bar 

was first shipped for export to the 

United States, the volume of that 

shipment, and the date of the first sale 

to an unaffiliated customer in the 

United States. Therefore, in accordance 

with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’), 

and 19 CFR 351.214(d), we are initiating 

a new shipper review of the 

antidumping duty order on stainless 

steel bar from India. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.214(g)(1)(i)(B), the standard period 

of review (‘‘POR’’) in a new shipper 

review based on the semiannual 

anniversary month is the six-month 

period immediately preceding the 

semiannual anniversary month, i.e., for 

the instant review, February 1 through 

July 31, 2006. In accordance with 19 

CFR 351.214(i), we intend to issue the 

preliminary results of this review not 

later than 180 days after the date on 

which the review is initiated. All 

provisions of 19 CFR 351.214 will apply 

to Ambica throughout the duration of 

this new shipper review, except for 

351.214(e), which allows a new shipper 

to post a single entry bond or other 

types of securities in lieu of a cash 

deposit. See the ‘‘Cash Deposit 

Requirements’’ section below. 

In its August 31, 2006, new shipper 

request, DHX certified that it did not 

export the subject merchandise to the 

United States during the POI and that it 

is not now and never has been affiliated 

with any exporter or producer who 

exported the subject merchandise to the 

United States during the POI pursuant 

to 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i) and (iii)(A). 

However, the request did not submit 

documentation establishing the date on 

which its stainless steel bar was first 

shipped for export to the United States, 

the volume of that shipment, and the 

date of the first sale to an unaffiliated 

customer in the United States in 

accordance with 19 CFR 

351.214(b)(2)(iv). 

Therefore, we are not initiating a new 

shipper review of DHX for the 

semiannual review period February 1, 

2006, through July 31, 2006, because its 

initial August 31, 2006, request did not 

meet the Department’s regulatory 

requirements by the semiannual 

anniversary month deadline (i.e., 

August 31, 2006). However, the 

Department will treat DHX’s September 

1, 2006, request as a ‘‘new’’ request to 

be considered for the next new shipper 

initiation deadline (i.e., February 28, 

2007) for the annual anniversary period 

of February 1, 2006, through January 21, 


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