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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 83, No. 136 

Monday, July 16, 2018 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Annual Capital 

Expenditures Survey 

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, 

Commerce. 

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: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be submitted on or 

before September 14, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

internet at PRAcomments@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Valerie Mastalski, U.S. 

Census Bureau, Room HQ–8K073, 

Washington, DC 20233; (301) 763–3317 

(or via the internet at 

Valerie.Cherry.Mastalski@census.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The U.S. Census Bureau plans to 

conduct the 2018 through 2020 Annual 

Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES). 

This survey collects data on fixed assets 

and depreciation, sales and receipts, 

capitalized computer software, and 

capital expenditures for new and used 

structures and equipment. The ACES is 

the sole source of detailed 

comprehensive statistics on actual 

business spending for private non-farm 

companies, organizations, and 

associations operating in the United 

States. Both employer and nonemployer 

companies are included in the survey. 

The Bureau of Economic Analysis is 

the primary Federal user of ACES data. 

BEA relies on ACES data to refine and 

evaluate annual estimates of investment 

in structures and equipment in the 

national income and product accounts, 

compile annual input-output tables, and 

compute gross domestic product by 

industry. The Federal Reserve Board 

uses these data to improve estimates of 

investment indicators for monetary 

policy. The Bureau of Labor Statistics 

uses these data to improve estimates of 

capital stocks for productivity analysis. 

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services use these data for developing 

estimates of investment in private 

health care structures and equipment as 

a part of the National Health 

Expenditure Accounts. Industry 

analysts use these data for market 

analysis, economic forecasting, 

identifying business opportunities, 

product development, and business 

planning. 

Planned changes from the previous 

ACES are the elimination of detailed 

capital expenditures by type of structure 

and type of equipment. These data are 

collected in years ending in -2 and -7, 

concurrently with the Economic Census. 

They are not in scope of this notice, 

which covers ACES data collection for 

2018 through 2020. 

The Census Bureau does plan to add 

questions on the dollar value of new 

and used robotics expenditures 

beginning with the 2018 survey. These 

questions will gauge prevalence of 

robotics use by detail North American 

Industry Classification System (NAICS) 

industries. 

II. Method of Collection 

The initial mailing will include a 

letter instructing respondents to report 

online. The Census Bureau eliminated 

the use of paper forms with the 2016 

ACES. The electronic reporting system 

provides a cost-effective and userfriendly method to collect data from 

companies. The Census Bureau will 

supply companies with a unique 

authentication code for the electronic 

reporting tool. Respondents will have 

the option of printing out a worksheet 

that lists all of the questions. 

Respondents will be able to print the 

worksheet to use as a guide to respond 

or can print the worksheet after 

completing the questionnaire as a record 

of their response. The online reporting 

instrument is tailored to the company’s 

diversity of operations and number of 

industries with payroll. Employer 

companies will complete the ACE–1 

electronic reporting instrument and 

nonemployers will complete the ACE–2 

electronic reporting instrument. 

Companies will be asked to respond 

to the survey within 30 days of the 

initial mailing. The Census Bureau will 

use reminder letters and/or telephone 

calls to encourage participation of 

companies that have not responded 

within 30 days. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0782. 

Form Number: ACE–1 and ACE–2. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Private, non-farm 

businesses or other for-profit 

organizations; non-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

Approximately 70,127 (50,127 employer 

companies, and 20,000 nonemployer 

businesses). 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

average for all respondents is 2.27 

hours. For employer companies 

completing form ACE–1, the range is 2 

to 17 hours, averaging 2.78 hours. For 

companies completing form ACE–2, the 

range is less than 1 hour to 2 hours, 

averaging 1 hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 159,134 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0. 

(This is not the cost of respondents’ 

time, but the indirect costs respondents 

may incur for such things as purchases 

of specialized software or hardware 

needed to report, or expenditures for 

accounting or records maintenance 

services required specifically by the 

collection.) 

Respondents’ Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 United States 

Code, Sections 131 and 182. 

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 


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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. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15070 Filed 7–13–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Public Hearing on Section 232 National 

Security Investigation of Imports of 

Automobiles, Including Cars, SUVs, 

Vans and Light Trucks, and 

Automotive Parts; Change of Date for 

the Public Hearing 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Change of date for public 

hearing. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

is cancelling one of the days of the twoday public hearing associated with the 

notice of request for public comments 

and public hearing that appeared in the 

Federal Register on May 30, 2018. In 

the notice, the Department encouraged 

interested public participants to 

participate in a hearing for the 

investigation assist the Department in 

determining whether imports of 

automobiles, including cars, SUVs, vans 

and light trucks, and automotive parts 

threaten to impair the national security 

and in recommending remedies if such 

a threat is found to exist. The hearing 

was originally scheduled for July 19 and 

20. Only 45 requests to testify were 

received. Because these requests can all 

be accommodated on a single day, the 

second day of the hearing originally 

scheduled for July 20 is cancelled. The 

hearing will be held on July 19 only. 

The hearing will begin at 8:30 a.m. and 

will end at 5:30 p.m. The location of the 

hearing remains unchanged. 

DATES: The public hearing will be held 

on July 19, 2018, beginning at 8:30 a.m. 

local time and concluding at 5:30 p.m. 

local time. 

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be 

held at 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington DC, 20230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sahra Park-Su, U.S. Department of 

Commerce (202) 482–2811. For more 

information about the section 232 

program, including the regulations and 

the text of previous investigations, see 

www.bis.doc.gov/232. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Federal Register of May 30, 2018, the 

Secretary of Commerce (‘‘Secretary’’) 

invited interested parties to submit 

written comments, data, analyses, or 

other information pertinent to the 

Department of Commerce’s investigation 

under section 232 of the Trade 

Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 

U.S.C. 1862), to determine the effects on 

the national security of imports of 

automobiles, including cars, SUVs, vans 

and light trucks, and automotive parts 

(83 FR 24735). In the notice, the 

Secretary also announced that the 

Department will be holding a public 

hearing on the investigation on July 19 

and 20, 2018. Only 45 requests to testify 

were received. Because these requests 

can all be accommodated on a single 

day, the second day of the hearing 

originally scheduled for July 20, 2018 is 

cancelled. 

The hearing will be held on July 19 

only and will take place from 8:30 a.m.- 

5:30 p.m. The location of the hearing 

remains unchanged at the Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington DC, 20230. 

Procedures for Attending the Hearing 

The hearing is open to the general 

public and seating is on a first-comefirst served basis. We anticipate a high 

volume of interest and encourage all 

members of public wishing to attend, to 

arrive early and be prepared to go 

through a security screening. You must 

present a valid form of identification 

such as a driver’s license, passport, or 

state issued ID. 

The main entrance of the Department 

of Commerce is on 14th Street NW. 

between Pennsylvania Avenue and 

Constitution Avenue, across from the 

Ronald Reagan Building. Upon entering 

the building, please go through security 

and check in at the guard’s desk. DOC 

staff will meet and escort visitors to the 

auditorium. 

Non-U.S. Citizens Please Note: All 

foreign national visitors who do not 

have permanent resident status and who 

wish to attend the hearing must contact 

Autos232@doc.gov by 12 p.m., July 16. 

You will then be asked to provide 

additional information. Please also bring 

a copy of your passport on the day of 

the hearing to serve as identification. 

Failure to provide the requested 

information prior to arrival will result, 

at a minimum, in significant delays in 

entering the facility. 

Dated: July 11, 2018. 

Earl Comstock, 

Director, Office of Policy and Strategic 

Planning, U.S. Department of Commerce. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15193 Filed 7–12–18; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–17–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[S–71–2018] 

Approval of Subzone Status; VF 

Outdoor, LLC; Ontario, Santa Fe 

Springs and Corona, California 

On May 9, 2018, the Executive 

Secretary of the Foreign-Trade Zones 

(FTZ) Board docketed an application 

submitted by the Port of Long Beach, 

grantee of FTZ 50, requesting subzone 

status subject to the existing activation 

limit of FTZ 50, on behalf of VF 

Outdoor, LLC, in Ontario, Santa Fe 

Springs and Corona, California. 

The application was processed in 

accordance with the FTZ Act and 

Regulations, including notice in the 

Federal Register inviting public 

comment (83 FR 22441, May 15, 2018). 

The FTZ staff examiner reviewed the 

application and determined that it 

meets the criteria for approval. Pursuant 

to the authority delegated to the FTZ 

Board Executive Secretary (15 CFR Sec. 

400.36(f)), the application to establish 

Subzone 50R was approved on July 10, 

2018, subject to the FTZ Act and the 

Board’s regulations, including Section 

400.13, and further subject to FTZ 50’s 

2,000-acre activation limit. 

Dated: July 10, 2018. 

Elizabeth Whiteman, 

Acting Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15113 Filed 7–13–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–929] 

Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes 

From the People’s Republic of China: 

Final Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review; 2016–2017 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) determines that Fushun 

Jinly Petrochemical Carbon Co., Ltd. 

(Fushun Jinly) did not make sales of 


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