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is estimated to average 0.45 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: National plant 

protection organization officials of 

countries exporting to the United States 

and businesses. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 65. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 13. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 855. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 381 hours. (Due to 

averaging, the total annual burden hours 

may not equal the product of the annual 

number of responses multiplied by the 

reporting burden per response.) 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of 

July 2018. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15230 Filed 7–16–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Information Collection: Forest 

Industries and Logging Operations 

Data Collection Systems 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

USDA Forest Service is seeking 

comments from all interested 

individuals and organizations on the 

renewal of a currently approved 

information collection, Forest Industries 

and Logging Operations Data Collection 

Systems (0596–0010), with a revision for 

a new sampling approach. 

DATES: Comments must be received in 

writing on or before September 17, 2018 

to be assured of consideration. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Comments concerning this 

notice should be addressed to: USDA, 

Forest Service, Attn: James Bentley, 

Southern Research Station, Forest 

Inventory and Analysis, 4700 Old 

Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919. 

Comments also may be submitted via 

facsimile to 865–862–0262 or by email 

to: jamesbentley@fs.fed.us. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice may be made available to the 

public through relevant websites and 

upon request. For this reason, please do 

not include in your comments 

information of a confidential nature, 

such as sensitive personal information 

or proprietary information. If you send 

an email comment, your email address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the public docket and made 

available on the internet. Please note 

that responses to this public comment 

request containing any routine notice 

about the confidentiality of the 

communication will be treated as public 

comments that may be made available to 

the public notwithstanding the 

inclusion of the routine notice. 

The public may inspect comments 

received at the Southern Research 

Station, 4700 Old Kingston Pike, 

Knoxville, TN, during normal business 

hours. Visitors are encouraged to call 

ahead to 865–862–2000 to facilitate 

entry to the building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Bentley, Southern Research 

Station, at 865–862–2056. Individuals 

who use telecommunication devices for 

the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

twenty-four hours a day, every day of 

the year, including holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Forest Industries and Logging 

Operations Data Collection Systems. 

OMB Number: 0596–0010. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

December 31, 2019. 

Type of Request: Renewal with 

Revision. 

Abstract: The Forest and Range 

Renewable Resources Planning Act of 

1974 and the Forest and Rangeland 

Renewable Resources Research Act of 

1978 require the Forest Service to 

evaluate trends in the use of logs and 

wood chips, to forecast anticipated 

levels of logs and wood chips, and to 

analyze changes in the harvest of these 

resources from the Nation’s forest 

resource. This important survey has 

been conducted since the 1940s, with 

various adjustments along the ways to 

accommodate new questions or data 

collection needs. Information provided 

in this data collection can be used to: 

• Describe the timber resource and its 

use in detail; 

• Evaluate trends in resource use; 

• Forecast future anticipated level of 

demand on the resource; and 

• Analyze the ramifications of any 

changes in timber demand. 

For this renewal, we are proposing a 

new sample design to guide the annual 

collection of information from primary 

wood-using mills, replacing the periodic 

approach. This new approach is more 

efficient and cost-effective, and 

ultimately will generate more accurate, 

comprehensive, and timely information. 

To collect this information, USDA 

Forest Service or state natural resource 

agency personnel will use three 

questionnaires. Two questionnaires, the 

Pulpwood Questionnaire and the Logs 

and Other Roundwood Questionnaire, 

will be paper or electronic. Paper 

questionnaires will be returned in prepaid postage envelopes, and electronic 

questionnaires returned via email. The 

third questionnaire, the Logging 

Operations Questionnaire, will be 

administered in person by field 

personnel collecting tree utilization data 

at sampled logging sites. 

Pulpwood Received Questionnaire: 

USDA Forest Service personnel will use 

this questionnaire to collect and 

evaluate information from pulp mills in 

order to monitor the volume, types, 

species, sources, and prices of timber 

products harvested throughout the 

United States. The data collected will be 

used to provide essential information 

about the current use of the Nation’s 

timber resources for pulpwood 

industrial products and is not available 

from other sources. 

Logs and Other Roundwood Received 

Questionnaire: This questionnaire is 

used by USDA Forest Service or state 

natural resource agency personnel to 

collect and evaluate information from 

the other, non-pulp, primary woodusing mills, including small, part-time 

mills, as well as large corporate entities. 

Primary wood-using mills are facilities 

that use harvested wood in log or chip 

form, such as sawlogs, veneer logs, 

composite panel, posts, and poles, to 

manufacture a secondary product, such 

as lumber or veneer. USDA Forest 

Service personnel evaluate the 

information collected and use it to 

monitor the volume types, species, 

sources, and prices of timber products 

harvested throughout the United States. 

Logging Operations Questionnaire: 

This questionnaire is used by USDA 

Forest Service and/or state natural 

resource agency personnel to collect and 

evaluate information from logging 

operations, to help characterize the 

logging industry and its response to 

outside influences. The information will 

be used to measure the ‘health’ of the 

logging industry, as well as to provide 

background information for decisionmaking. 

Affected Public: Individuals and the 

Private Sector (Businesses and NonProfit Organizations), in particular mill 

owners, procurement foresters, logging 

operations owners, and loggers will be 

affected. 


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Estimate of Burden per Response: An 

average of 30 minutes for the Pulpwood 

Questionnaire for 132 respondents 

(estimated); an average of 42 minutes for 

the Logs and Other Roundwood 

Questionnaire for 2,875 respondents 

(estimated); an average of 11 minutes for 

the Logging Operations Questionnaire 

for 435 respondents (estimated). 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 3,442. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 2,147 hours. 

Comment Is Invited 

Comment is invited on: (1) Whether 

this collection of information is 

necessary for the stated purposes and 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the Agency, including whether the 

information will have practical or 

scientific utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

All comments received in response to 

this notice, including names and 

addresses when provided, will be a 

matter of public record. Comments will 

be summarized and included in the 

submission request toward Office of 

Management and Budget approval. 

Dated: June 29, 2108. 

Carlos Rodriguez-Franco, 

Deputy Chief for Research and Development. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15228 Filed 7–16–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

Notice of Petitions by Firms for 

Determination of Eligibility To Apply 

for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice and opportunity for 

public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Economic Development 

Administration (EDA) has received 

petitions for certification of eligibility to 

apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

from the firms listed below. 

Accordingly, EDA has initiated 

investigations to determine whether 

increased imports into the United States 

of articles like or directly competitive 

with those produced by each of the 

firms contributed importantly to the 

total or partial separation of the firms’ 

workers, or threat thereof, and to a 

decrease in sales or production of each 

petitioning firm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT

ASSISTANCE

[06/27/2018 through 07/10/2018] 

Firm name Firm address 

Date accepted 

for 

investigation 

Product(s) 

Centerless Technology, Inc ..... 45 Wells Street, Rochester, 

NY 14611.

6/27/2018 The firm manufactures steel parts through precision grinding. 

DeLong’s, Inc .......................... 301 Dix Road, Jefferson City, 

MO 65109.

6/27/2018 The firm manufactures fabricated structural steel products. 

Fusion Systems, Inc. d/b/a Fusion OEM.6951 High Grove Boulevard, 

Burr Ridge, IL 60527.

7/2/2018 The firm manufactures electro-mechanical devices, control 

systems, and communications equipment as well as associated racks, cabinets and housings. The firm also provides related assembly services. 

La Mar Lighting Company, Inc. 485 Smith Street, Farmingdale, NY 11735.7/3/2018 The firm manufactures fluorescent and light-emitting diode 

(LED) light fixtures as well as related sensor controls. 

Any party having a substantial 

interest in these proceedings may 

request a public hearing on the matter. 

A written request for a hearing must be 

submitted to the Trade Adjustment 

Assistance Division, Room 71030, 

Economic Development Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 

Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten 

(10) calendar days following publication 

of this notice. These petitions are 

received pursuant to section 251 of the 

Trade Act of 1974, as amended. 

Please follow the requirements set 

forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR 

315.9 for procedures to request a public 

hearing. The Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance official number 

and title for the program under which 

these petitions are submitted is 11.313, 

Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms. 

Irette Patterson, 

Program Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15203 Filed 7–16–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–088] 

Steel Racks From the People’s 

Republic of China: Initiation of LessThan-Fair-Value Investigation 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable July 10, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jonathan Hill or Patrick O’Connor at 

(202) 482–3518 or (202) 482–0989, 

respectively; AD/CVD Operations, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 


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