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Vol. 71, No. 219 

Tuesday, November 14, 2006 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

November 7, 2006. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) whether the 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 burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (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 should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Forest Service 

Title: Public Attitudes, Beliefs, and 

Values about National Forest System 

Land. 

OMB Control Number: 0596–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: The National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the 

National Forest Management Act of 

1976, and the 2005 NFMA Planning 

Guide give legal authority for 

information collection in support of the 

forest plan revision process in the 

Southwestern Region. The purpose of 

this survey is to provide Southwestern 

Region natural forest land managers and 

planners with scientifically credible 

information from a broad and diverse 

representation of the public, as well as 

from specific stakeholder groups. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Information collected will focus on 

public attitudes, beliefs, and values that 

people have for public land and public 

land use, how those values are affected 

by public land management, and 

acceptable tradeoffs in developing 

alternative management plans. This 

information is critical to planning and 

implementing public policy related to 

national forests in the Southwestern 

Region. Data collected with these survey 

instruments will provide a baseline 

from which to monitor national forest 

use and management as affected by 

changes in social and economic 

conditions. 

Description of Respondents: 

Individuals or households. 

Number of Respondents: 20,202. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 10,101. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E6–19131 Filed 11–13–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Notice of a Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice 

announces the Foreign Agricultural 

Service’s intention to request an 

extension for a currently approved 

information collection in support of the 

regulations governing the entry of raw 

cane sugar under the tariff-rate quota 

(TRQ) into the United States. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by January 16, 2006 to be 

assured of consideration. 

Additional Information and 

Comments: 

Contact Ron Lord, Deputy Director, 

Import Policies and Programs Division, 

AgStop 1021, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250– 

1021 or telephone (202) 720–2916, fax 

to (202) 720–0876, or e-mail 

Ronald.Lord@fas.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Certificate for Quota Eligibility. 

OMB Number: 0551–0014. 

Expiration Date of Approval: March 

31, 2007. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTS) 

authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture 

to establish the quantity of raw cane 

sugar, which may be entered at the TRQ 

duty rates. The terms under which 

Certificates for Quota Eligibility (CQEs) 

will be issued to foreign countries that 

have been allocated a share of the TRQ 

are set forth in 15 CFR Part 2011, 

Allocation of Tariff-rate Quota on 

Imported Sugars, Syrups, and Molasses, 

Subpart A—Certificates of Quota 

Eligibility. The authority for issuing 

CQEs is Additional U.S. Note 5(b)(iv) to 

chapter 17 of the HTS. The regulation, 

promulgated by the United States Trade 

Representative, provides for the 

issuance of CQEs by the Secretary of 

Agriculture, and in general prohibits 

sugar subject to the TRQ from being 

imported into the United States or 

withdrawn from a warehouse for 

consumption at the TRQ duty rates 

unless such sugar is accompanied by a 

CQE. CQEs are issued to foreign 

countries by the Director of the Import 

Policies and Programs Division, Foreign 

Agriculture Service, or his or her 

designee. The issuance of CQEs is in 

such amounts and at such times as the 


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Director determines are appropriate to 

enable the foreign country to fill its 

quota allocation for such quota period 

in a reasonable manner, taking into 

account traditional shipping patterns, 

harvesting period, U.S. import 

requirements, and other relevant factors. 

The information required to be collected 

on the CQE is used to monitor and 

control the imports of raw can sugar. 

Proper completion of the CQE is 

mandatory for those foreign 

governments that are eligible and elect 

to export raw cane sugar to the United 

States under the TRQ. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

reporting burden for the collection 

varies in direct relation to the number 

of CQEs issued. 

Respondents: Foreign governments. 

Estimated number of respondents: 40 

(i.e., number of countries receiving a 

TRQ allocation). 

Estimated number of responses per 

respondent: 30 per fiscal year. 

Estimated total annual reporting 

burden: 200 hours. 

Requests for Comments: Send 

comments regarding (a) Whether the 

information collection 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 collection of 

information including validity of the 

methodology and assumption 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 automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Copies of this information collection 

may be obtained from Tamoria 

Thompson-Hall, the Agency Information 

Collection Coordinator, at (202) 690–

1690. 

Comments may be sent to Ron Lord, 

Deputy Director, Import Policies and 

Programs Division, AgStop 1021, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Washington, 

DC 20250–1021 or telephone (202) 720–

2916 or e-mail Ronald. 

Lord@fas.usda.gov. All comments 

received will be available for public 

inspection in room 5531–S at the above 

address. Persons with disabilities who 

require an alternative means of 

communication for information (Braille, 

large print, aduiotape, etc.) should 

contact USDA’s target center at (202) 

720–2600 (voice and TDD). All 

responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments also 

will become a matter of public record. 

FAS is committed to complying with 

the Government Paperwork Elimination 

Act which requires Government 

agencies, to the maximum extent 

feasible, to provide the public the 

option of electronically submitting 

information collection. CQEs permit 

exporters to ship raw cane sugar to the 

United States at the U.S. price, which is 

significantly higher than the world price 

for raw cane sugar. Therefore, in 

contrast to most information collection 

documents, CQEs have a monetary 

value equivalent to the substantial 

profits to exporters who can fill their 

raw cane sugar allocations under the 

TRQ. CQEs have always been carefully 

handled as secure documents, and 

issues only to foreign governmentapproved certifying authorities. The 

Department does not plan to make CQEs 

available electronically in order to 

prevent a potential proliferation of 

invalid CQEs, which could undermine 

the integrity of the TRQ system. 

Dated: Signed at Washington, DC on 

November 7, 2006. 

Michael W. Yost, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 06–9190 Filed 11–13–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

A–588–804 

Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from 

Japan: Notice of Court Decision Not in 

Harmony 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: On October 23, 2006, the 

United States Court of International 

Trade affirmed the Department of 

Commerce’s (the Department’s) 

redetermination on remand of the final 

results of the administrative review of 

the antidumping duty order on ball 

bearings and parts thereof from Japan. 

See NSK Ltd., et al., v. United States, 

Court No. 04–00519, slip op. 06–157 

(CIT 2006). This case arises from the 

Department’s final results of Antifriction 

Bearings and Parts Thereof From 

France, Germany, Italy, Japan, 

Singapore, and the United Kingdom: 

Final Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Reviews, Rescission of 

Administrative Reviews in Part, and 

Determination To Revoke Order in Part, 

69 FR 55574 (September 15, 2004) 

(Final Results). The Department is now 

issuing this notice of court decision not 

in harmony with the Department’s Final 

Results. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 14, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas Schauer or Richard Rimlinger, 

AD/CVD Operations, Office 5, Import 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–0410 or (202) 482–

4477, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On September 15, 2004, the 

Department published the final results 

of the administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on ball bearings 

and parts thereof from Japan for the 

period May 1, 2002, through April 30, 

2003. See Final Results, 69 FR 55574. 

Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd., and Koyo Corp. of 

U.S.A. (hereafter ‘‘Koyo’’) filed a lawsuit 

challenging the final results. On January 

31, 2006, the United States Court of 

International Trade (CIT) remanded the 

Department’s determination and 

ordered the Department to not treat 

Koyo’s positive lump–sum billing 

adjustments differently than Koyo’s 

negative lump–sum billing adjustments. 

See NSK Ltd., et al., v. United States, 

416 F. Supp. 2d 1334 (CIT 2006) (NSK). 

In accordance with the CIT’s remand 

order, the Department filed its remand 

redetermination on March 31, 2006. On 

October 23, 2006, the CIT affirmed the 

Department’s remand results. 

Decision Not in Harmony 

Although the CIT ruled that our 

decision in the Final Results to treat 

Koyo’s positive lump–sum billing 

adjustments differently than Koyo’s 

negative lump–sum billing adjustments 

was not in accordance with law, the CIT 

affirmed our decision in the remand 

redetermination to deny all of Koyo’s 

lump–sum billing adjustments. 

The changes to our calculations with 

respect to Koyo resulted in a change in 

the weighted–average margin for ball 

bearings and parts thereof from 5.56 

percent to 5.55 percent for the period of 

review. Accordingly, absent an appeal 

or, if appealed, upon a ‘‘conclusive’’

decision by the Court, we will amend 

our final results of this review to reflect 

the recalculation of the margin for Koyo. 

Suspension of Liquidation 

The United States Court of Appeals 

for Federal Circuit (CAFC) has held that 

the Department must publish notice of 

a decision of the CIT or the CAFC which 

is not in harmony with the Department’s 

determination. See The Timken 


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