80688 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 222 / Monday, November 20, 2023 / Notices 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 20, 2023 to be 

assured consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments 

concerning this notice. Comments may 

be submitted electronically by Email: 

OMDG@usda.gov. Comments should 

reference the document number and the 

date and page number of this issue of 

the Federal Register. AMS will address 

comments received on the draft PEA in 

the final PEA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Betsy Rakola, Associate Deputy 

Administrator, Transportation and 

Marketing Program; Telephone: (202)– 

690–1300; Email: OMDG@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Draft PEA analyzes and discloses 

the potential environmental impacts 

associated with the establishment of the 

Organic Market Development Grant 

Program (OMDG). AMS has proposed to 

fund grants to support the development 

of new and expanded organic markets 

by providing additional resources for 

businesses transitioning to organic or 

initiating new organic production and 

processing capacity. These grants will 

create new and improved markets for 

domestically produced organic products 

through investments in expanded 

certified organic processing capacity; 

activities that develop, maintain, or 

expand commercial organic markets; 

and organic product developments 

which create new uses for producers 

that currently lack markets. 

Selected applicants for the OMDG 

program may invest in certified organic 

infrastructure and expand processing 

capacities, in addition to adding 

manufacturing, storing, transporting, 

wholesaling, or distribution 

infrastructure. Funded activities will 

include developing new markets to 

increase demand for domestically 

produced organic agricultural products 

and providing additional market 

networks. 

The OMDG Program is authorized by 

authorized by section 5(e) of the 

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) 

Charter Act, (15 U.S.C. 714(e)). Section 

5(e), as amended, authorizes USDA 

(through the CCC) to ‘‘increase the 

domestic consumption of agricultural 

commodities (other than tobacco) by 

expanding or aiding in the expansion of 

domestic markets or by developing or 

aiding in the development of new and 

additional markets, marketing facilities, 

and uses for such commodities’’. 

Recipients of funding from this 

proposed program would be allowed 36 

months to complete work funded by the 

grant awards. 

The environmental impacts of 

funding projects to enhance existing 

organic processing facilities have been 

considered in a manner consistent with 

the provisions of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969, Public Law 91–190, 42 U.S.C. 

4321–4347, as amended. 

A Draft PEA has been prepared, and 

based on this analysis, AMS has 

preliminarily determined there will not 

be a significant impact to the human 

environment. As a result, an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

has not been initiated (40 CFR 1501.6). 

AMS intends for this PEA to create 

efficiencies by establishing a framework 

that can be used for ‘‘tiering,’’ where 

appropriate, to project-specific actions 

that require additional analysis. As 

decisions on specific applications are 

made, to the extent additional NEPA 

analysis is required, environmental 

review will be conducted to supplement 

the analysis set forth in this PEA. 

The Draft PEA is available for review 

online at the program website: https:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/services/grants/ 

localmcap. 

Comments Invited 

Interested stakeholders are invited to 

submit comments on the Draft PEA, as 

specified in the ADDRESSES section of 

this notice. The most helpful comments 

reference a specific recommendation for 

changing AMS’s proposed approach to 

assessing environmental impacts, 

explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting information. AMS will 

consider all comments received on or 

before the closing date. 

Melissa Bailey, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25564 Filed 11–17–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Request Revision 

and Extension of a Currently Approved 

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 request approval to revise 

and extend a currently approved 

information collection to gather data 

related to water usage for North Carolina 

agricultural operations that likely use 

between 10,000 and 1,000,000 gallons 

per day. Revision to burden hours will 

be needed due to changes in the size of 

the sample frame and/or questionnaire 

length. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by January 19, 2024 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535–0262, 

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: Richard Hopper, 

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: Richard Hopper, NASS 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 5336, South 

Building, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW, Washington, DC 20250–2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph L. Parsons, Associate 

Administrator, National Agricultural 

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, (202) 720–4333. Copies of 

this information collection and related 

instructions can be obtained without 

charge from Richard Hopper, NASS 

Clearance Officer, at (202) 720–2206. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Water Use Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0262. 

Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 

2024. 

Type of Request: To revise and extend 

a currently approved information 

collection for a period of three years. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) is to collect, prepare and issue 

State and national estimates of crop and 

livestock production, prices, and 

disposition; as well as economic 

statistics, environmental statistics 

related to agriculture and also to 

conduct the Census of Agriculture. 

The Water Use survey program will 

collect information on water usage for 

North Carolina agricultural operations 

that likely use between 10,000 and 

1,000,000 gallons per day. Agricultural 

operations who use over 1,000,000 

gallons in any one day are required to 

report their water usage directly to 

North Carolina Department of 


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1See Certain Quartz Surface Products from India: 

Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review, Preliminary Determination 

of No Shipments and Partial Rescission of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021– 

2022, 88 FR 43292 (July 7, 2023) (Preliminary 

Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum (PDM). 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Final Results of the 

Administrative Review: Certain Quartz Surface 

Products from India, 2021–2022,’’ dated 

concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 

notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 

3See Certain Quartz Surface Products from India 

and Turkey: Antidumping Duty Orders, 85 FR 

37422 (June 22, 2020) (Order). 

4See Preliminary Results PDM at 5. 

Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) and 

are not included in this survey. The 

program will help the North Carolina 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services (NCDACS) and 

NCDEQ fulfill the requirements of North 

Carolina state legislation enacted in 

2008 (SL2008–0143). All questionnaires 

included in this information collection 

will be voluntary. This project is 

conducted as a cooperative effort with 

the North Carolina Department of 

Agriculture and Consumer Services. 

Funding for this survey is being 

provided by NCDACS. 

Authority: These data will be 

collected under authority of 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– 

113, 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and Office 

of Management and Budget regulations 

at 5 CFR part 1320. 

All NASS employees and NASS 

contractors must also fully comply with 

all provisions of the Confidential 

Information Protection and Statistical 

Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2018, title III 

of Public Law 115–435, codified in 44 

U.S.C. ch. 35. CIPSEA supports NASS’s 

pledge of confidentiality to all 

respondents and facilitates the agency’s 

efforts to reduce burden by supporting 

statistical activities of collaborative 

agencies through designation of NASS 

agents, subject to the limitations and 

penalties described in CIPSEA. NASS 

uses the information only for statistical 

purposes and publishes only tabulated 

total data. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this information collection is 

based on similar surveys with expected 

response time of 30 minutes. The 

estimated sample size will be 

approximately 3,700. The frequency of 

data collection for the different surveys 

is annual. Estimated number of 

responses per respondent is 1. Publicity 

materials and instruction sheets will 

account for approximately 5 minutes of 

additional burden per respondent. 

Respondents who refuse to complete a 

survey will be allotted 2 minutes of 

burden per attempt to collect the data. 

Respondents: North Carolina 

agricultural operations that likely use 

between 10,000 and 1,000,000 gallons 

annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

4,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,918 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 

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, November 15, 

2023. 

Joseph L. Parsons, 

Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25600 Filed 11–17–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–533–889] 

Certain Quartz Surface Products From 

India: Final Results of Antidumping 

Duty Administrative Review, and Final 

Determination of No Shipments; 2021– 

2022 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on certain 

quartz surface products (quartz surface 

products) from India. We determine that 

Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited 

(PESL) and Marudhar Rocks 

International Pvt. Ltd./Marudhar Quartz 

Surface Private Limited (collectively, 

Marudhar Rocks) did not make sales of 

subject merchandise at less than normal 

value during the period of review (POR) 

June 1, 2021, through May 31, 2022. We 

also determine that one company had 

no shipments. 

DATES: Applicable November 20, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laurel LaCivita or Joy Zhang, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office III, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–4243 or (202) 482–1168, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 7, 2023, Commerce published 

the Preliminary Results of this review in 

the Federal Register and invited 

interested parties to comment on those 

results.1 For a complete description of 

the events that occurred since the 

Preliminary Results, see the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum.2 Commerce 

conducted this review in accordance 

with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 

1930, as amended (the Act). 

Scope of the Order 3

The products covered by the Order 

are quartz surface products from India. 

For a complete description of the scope, 

the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in the case and 

rebuttal briefs filed by parties in this 

review are listed in Appendix I to this 

notice and addressed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum. The Issues and 

Decision Memorandum is a public 

document and is on file electronically 

via Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Centralized Electronic Service System 

(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 

registered users at https://

access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 

version of the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed at 

https://access.trade.gov/public/

FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. 

Final Determination of No Shipments 

In the Preliminary Results, we 

preliminarily determined that 3HQ 

Surfaces had no shipments of subject 

merchandise during the POR.4 No party 

filed comments with respect to this 

preliminary finding, and we received no 


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