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Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250– 

2216. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Martin, eGovernment Program 

Leader; Phone Number: 202–445–5388; 

Email: rmartin@nifa.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: NIFA Proposal Review Process. 

OMB Number: 0524–0041. 

Expiration Date of Current Approval: 

10/31/2018. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection for three years. 

Abstract: The National Institute of 

Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is 

responsible for performing a review of 

proposals submitted to NIFA 

competitive award programs in 

accordance with section 103(a) of the 

Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

Education Reform Act of 1998, 7 U.S.C. 

7613(a). Reviews are undertaken to 

ensure that projects supported by NIFA 

are of high quality, and are consistent 

with the goals and requirements of the 

funding program. 

Proposals submitted to NIFA undergo 

a programmatic evaluation to determine 

worthiness of Federal support. The 

evaluations consist of a peer panel 

review and may also entail an 

assessment by Federal employees and 

electronically submitted (ad-hoc) 

reviews in the Peer Review System. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information collected from the 

evaluations is used to support NIFA 

grant programs. NIFA uses the results of 

the proposal evaluation to determine 

whether a proposal should be declined 

or recommended for award. When NIFA 

has rendered a decision, copies of 

reviews, excluding the names of the 

reviewers, and summaries of review 

panel deliberations, if any, are provided 

to the submitting Project Director. 

Given the highly technical nature of 

many of these proposals, the quality of 

the peer review greatly depends on the 

appropriate matching of the subject 

matter of the proposal with the 

technical expertise of the potential 

reviewer. In order to obtain this 

information, an electronic questionnaire 

is used to collect information about 

potential panel and ad-hoc reviewers. If 

the reviewer is already in our database, 

the questionnaire asks potential 

reviewers to update their basic 

biographical information including 

address, contact information, 

professional expertise, and their 

availability to review for NIFA in the 

future. If the reviewer is new, they are 

prompted to complete the 

questionnaire. This information has 

been invaluable in the NIFA review 

process, which has been recognized by 

the grantee and grantor community for 

its quality. 

The applications and associated 

materials made available to reviewers, 

as well as the discussions that take 

place during panel review meetings are 

strictly confidential and are not to be 

disclosed to or discussed with anyone 

who has not been officially designated 

to participate in the review process. 

While each panelist certifies at the time 

of preparing a review they do not have 

a conflict-of-interest with a particular 

application and will maintain its 

confidentiality in the Peer Review 

System, a certification of their intent at 

the time of the panel review 

proceedings is collected to emphasize 

and reinforce confidentiality not only of 

applications and reviews but also panel 

discussions. On the Conflict-of-Interest 

and Confidentiality Certification Form, 

the panelist affirms they understand the 

conflict-of-interest guidelines and will 

not be involved in the review of the 

application(s) where a conflict exists. 

The panelist also affirms their intent to 

maintain the confidentiality of the panel 

process and not disclose to another 

individual any information related to 

the peer review or use any information 

for personal benefit. 

Estimate of Burden: NIFA estimates 

that anywhere from one hour to twenty 

hours may be required to review a 

proposal. It is estimated that 

approximately five hours are required to 

review an average proposal. Each 

proposal receives an average of four 

reviews, accounting for an annual 

burden of 20 hours. NIFA estimates it 

receives 4,600 competitive applications 

each year. The total annual burden on 

reviewers is 92,000 hours. NIFA 

estimates that the potential reviewer 

questionnaire takes an estimated 10 

minutes to complete. The database 

consists of approximately 50,000 

reviewers. The total annual burden of 

questionnaire is 8,330 hours. NIFA 

estimates that the potential Conflict-ofInterest and Confidentiality Certification 

Form takes an estimated 10 minutes to 

complete. The agency has 

approximately 1,000 panelists each 

year. The total annual burden of the 

certification form is 167 hours. The total 

annual burden of the component of the 

entire review process is 100,497 hours. 

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; 

(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 appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

to OMB for approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Done in Washington, DC, on July 24, 2018. 

Thomas Shanower, 

Acting Director, National Institute of Food 

and Agriculture. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16326 Filed 7–30–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

Census Scientific Advisory Committee 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census 

(Census Bureau) is giving notice of a 

meeting of the Census Scientific 

Advisory Committee (CSAC). The 

Committee will address policy, 

research, and technical issues relating to 

a full range of Census Bureau programs 

and activities, including 

communications, decennial, 

demographic, economic, field 

operations, geographic, information 

technology, and statistics. The CSAC 

will meet in a plenary session on 

September 13–14, 2018. Last minute 

changes to the schedule are possible, 

which could prevent giving advance 

public notice of schedule adjustments. 

Please visit the Census Advisory 

Committees website for the most current 

meeting agenda at: http://

www.census.gov/cac/. The meeting will 

be available via webcast at: https://

www.census.gov/newsroom/censuslive.html. Topics of discussion will 

include: 

• 2020 Census Program Update 

• 2018 End-to-End Test Update 

• Administrative Records Update 

• Efforts to Modernize Disclosure 

Limitation Update 

DATES: September 13–14, 2018. On 

Thursday, September 13, the meeting 

will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 

approximately 5:00 p.m. On Friday, 

September 14, the meeting will begin at 

8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 2:00 

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1See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 

Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity 

to Request Administrative Review, 83 FR 4639 

(February 1, 2018). 

2See Good Luck Product Co., Ltd.’s (Good Luck’s) 

February 22, 2018, Request for Administrative 

Review; Petitioner’s February 26, 2018, Request for 

Administrative Review; and May Ao Foods Co., 

Ltd./A Foods 1991 Co., Ltd.’s (collectively, 

Mayao’s), Thai Royal Frozen Food Co., Ltd.’s (Thai 

Royal’s), Thai Union Group Public Co., Ltd. (also 

known as Thai Union Frozen Products Public Co. 

Ltd.)/Thai Union Seafood Co., Ltd./Pakfood Public 

Company Limited/Okeanos Food Co. Ltd.’s 

(collectively, Thai Union/Pakfood’s), and ASPA’s 

February 27, 2017, Requests for Administrative 

Review. 

3See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 

16298 (April 16, 2018). 

4See Petitioner’s, ASPA’s, Mayao’s, Thai Union/ 

Pakfood’s, and Thai Royal’s, June 28, 2018, 

Withdrawals of Administrative Review Request, 

and Good Luck’s June 29, 2018, Withdrawal of 

Administrative Review Request. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the U.S. Census Bureau Auditorium, 

4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, 

Maryland 20746. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara 

Dunlop Jackson, Branch Chief for 

Advisory Committees, Customer Liaison 

and Marketing Services Office, 

census.scientific.advisory.committee@

census.gov, Department of Commerce, 

U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H177, 4600 

Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 

20233, telephone 301–763–5222. For 

TTY callers, please use the Federal 

Relay Service 1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CSAC 

members are appointed by the Director, 

U.S. Census Bureau. The Committee 

provides scientific and technical 

expertise, as appropriate, to address 

Census Bureau program needs and 

objectives. The Committee has been 

established in accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title 

5, United States Code, Appendix 2, 

Section 10). 

All meetings are open to the public. 

A brief period will be set aside at the 

meeting for public comment on 

September 14. However, individuals 

with extensive questions or statements 

must submit them in writing by email 

census.scientific.advisory.committee@

census.gov (subject line ‘‘September 

2018 CSAC Meeting Public Comment’’) 

or by letter to Tara Dunlop Jackson, 

Committee Liaison Officer, Department 

of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 

Room 8H177, 4600 Silver Hill Road, 

Washington, DC 20233. 

If you plan to attend the meeting, 

please register by Monday, September 

10, 2018. You may access the online 

registration from the following link: 

https://www.regonline.com/csac_

meeting_sep2018. Seating is available to 

the public on a first-come, first-served 

basis. 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should also be directed to 

the Committee Liaison Officer as soon 

as known, and preferably two weeks 

prior to the meeting. 

Please call 301–763–9906 upon 

arrival at the Census Bureau on the day 

of the meeting. A photo ID must be 

presented in order to receive your 

visitor’s badge. Visitors are not allowed 

beyond the first floor. 

Dated: July 24, 2018. 

Ron S. Jarmin, 

Associate Director for Economic Programs, 

Performing the Non-Exclusive Functions and 

Duties of the Director, Bureau of the Census. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16321 Filed 7–30–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–549–822] 

Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp 

From Thailand: Rescission of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review; 2017–2018 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) is rescinding the 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on certain 

frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from 

Thailand for the period February 1, 

2017, through January 31, 2018, based 

on the timely withdrawal of all requests 

for review. 

DATES: Applicable July 31, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alice Maldonado, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4682. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On February 1, 2018, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of opportunity to request an 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on shrimp from 

Thailand for the period February 1, 

2017, through January 31, 2018.1 In 

February 2018, Commerce received 

timely requests, in accordance with 

section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

as amended (the Act), to conduct an 

administrative review of this 

antidumping duty order from the Ad 

Hoc Shrimp Trade Action Committee 

(the petitioner), the American Shrimp 

Processors Association (ASPA), and 

certain individual companies.2 Based 

upon these requests, on April 16, 2017, 

in accordance with section 751(a) of the 

Act, Commerce published in the 

Federal Register a notice of initiation 

listing 160 companies for which 

Commerce received timely requests for 

review.3

In July 2018, all parties timely 

withdrew their requests for an 

administrative review.4

Rescission of Review 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), 

Commerce will rescind an 

administrative review, in whole or in 

part, if a party who requested the review 

withdraws the request within 90 days of 

the date of publication of notice of 

initiation of the requested review. As 

noted above, all parties withdrew their 

requests for review by the 90-day 

deadline. Accordingly, we are 

rescinding the administrative review of 

the antidumping duty order on frozen 

warmwater shrimp from Thailand 

covering the period February 1, 2017, 

through January 31, 2018. 

Assessment 

Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (CBP) to assess 

antidumping duties on all appropriate 

entries. Antidumping duties shall be 

assessed at rates equal to the cash 

deposit of estimated antidumping duties 

required at the time of entry, or 

withdrawal from warehouse, for 

consumption, in accordance with 19 

CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends 

to issue appropriate assessment 

instructions to CBP 15 days after 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice serves as a reminder to 

importers of their responsibility under 

19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 

regarding the reimbursement of 

antidumping duties prior to liquidation 

of the relevant entries during this 

review period. Failure to comply with 

this requirement could result in 

Commerce’s presumption that 

reimbursement of antidumping duties 

occurred and the subsequent assessment 

of doubled antidumping duties. 

Notification Regarding Administrative 

Protective Orders 

This notice also serves as a reminder 

to parties subject to administrative 

protective order (APO) of their 

responsibility concerning the return or 


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