42460 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 163 / Wednesday, August 22, 2018 / Notices 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Qualitative Feedback on Agency 

Service Delivery. 

OMB Control Number: 0579–0377. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

approval of an information collection. 

Abstract: This information collection 

activity provides a means for the 

Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

Service (APHIS) to garner qualitative 

customer and stakeholder feedback in 

an efficient, timely manner, in 

accordance with APHIS’ commitment to 

improving service delivery. 

By qualitative feedback, we mean 

information that provides useful 

insights on perceptions and opinions, 

but not statistical surveys that yield 

quantitative results that can be 

generalized to the population of study. 

This feedback will provide insights into 

customer or stakeholder perceptions, 

experiences, and expectations; provide 

an early warning of issues with service; 

or focus attention on areas where 

communication, training, or changes in 

operations might improve delivery of 

products or services. This collection 

will allow for ongoing, generic 

collaborative and actionable 

communications between APHIS and its 

customers and stakeholders. It will also 

allow feedback to contribute directly to 

the improvement of program 

management. 

The solicitation of feedback will target 

areas such as: Timeliness, 

appropriateness, accuracy of 

information, courtesy, efficiency of 

service delivery, and resolution of 

issues with service delivery. Responses 

will be assessed to plan and inform 

efforts to improve or maintain the 

quality of service offered to the public. 

If this information is not collected, vital 

feedback from customers and 

stakeholders on APHIS’ services will be 

unavailable. 

APHIS will only submit a collection 

for approval under this generic 

clearance if it meets the following 

conditions: 

• The collection is voluntary; 

• The collection is low-burden for 

respondents (based on considerations of 

total burden hours, total number of 

respondents, or burden hours per 

respondent) and is low cost for both the 

respondents and the Federal 

Government; 

• The collection is non-controversial 

and does not raise issues of concern to 

other Federal agencies; 

• The collection is targeted to the 

solicitation of opinions from 

respondents who have experience with 

the program or may have experience 

with the program in the near future; 

• Personally identifiable information 

is collected only to the extent necessary 

and is not retained; 

• Information gathered is intended to 

be used only internally for general 

service improvement and program 

management purposes and is not 

intended for release outside of APHIS (if 

released, APHIS must indicate the 

qualitative nature of the information); 

• Information gathered will not be 

used for the purpose of substantially 

informing influential policy decisions; 

and 

• Information gathered will yield 

qualitative information (i.e. the 

collection will not be designed or 

expected to yield statistically reliable 

results or used as though the results are 

generalizable to the population of 

study). 

As a general matter, this information 

collection will not result in any new 

system of records containing privacy 

information and will not ask questions 

of a sensitive nature, such as sexual 

behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, 

and other matters that are commonly 

considered private. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities for 3 years. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public (as well as 

affected agencies) concerning our 

information collection. These comments 

will help us: 

(1) Evaluate 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; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, through use, as 

appropriate, of automated, electronic, 

mechanical, and other collection 

technologies; e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 0.25 

hours per response. 

Respondents: Individuals and 

households; businesses and 

organizations; State, local, or Tribal 

governments; and foreign federal 

governments. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 70,000. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 70,000. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 17,500 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 16th day of 

August 2018. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18137 Filed 8–21–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Information Collection Activity; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Rural Utilities Service, an agency of the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), 

invites comments on this information 

collection for which approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) will be requested. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by October 22, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michele Brooks, Team Lead, Rural 

Development Innovation Center— 

Regulatory Team, USDA, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW, STOP 1522, 

Room 5162 South Building, 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 690–1078. Email: 

Michele.Brooks@wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires 

that interested members of the public 

and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice 

identifies an information collection that 

will be submitted to OMB for approval. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 


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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, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Comments may be sent to: 

Michele Brooks, Team Lead, Rural 

Development Innovation Center— 

Regulatory Team, USDA, STOP 1522, 

1400 Independence Ave. SW, 

Washington, DC 20250–1522. Email: 

Michele.Brooks@wdc.usda.gov. 

Title: 7 CFR part 1738, Rural 

Broadband Loans and Loan Guarantee 

Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0130. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS), is authorized by Title VI, Rural 

Broadband Access, of the Rural 

Electrification Act of 1936, as amended 

(RE Act), to provide loans and loan 

guarantees to fund the cost of 

construction, improvement, or 

acquisition of facilities and equipment 

for the provision of broadband service 

in eligible rural areas in the States and 

Territories of the United States. 7 CFR 

part 1738 prescribes the types of loans 

available, facilities financed, and 

eligible applicants, as well as minimum 

equity requirements to be considered for 

a loan. In addition, 7 CFR part 1738 

outlines the process through which RUS 

will consider applicants under the 

priority consideration required in Title 

VI. 

The term of the loan is based on the 

expected composite economic life based 

on the depreciation rates of the facilities 

financed. The term of the loan can be as 

high as 35years. These loans are secured 

by a first lien on the borrower’s 

broadband system. In the interest of 

protecting loan security and 

accomplishing the statutory objective of 

a sound program of rural broadband 

service access, Title VI of the RE Act 

further requires that RUS make or 

guarantee a loan only if there is 

reasonable assurance that the loan, 

together with all outstanding loans and 

obligations of the borrower, will be 

repaid in full within the time agreed. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated as 100 hours per response. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

18. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 4.5. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 7,305 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from MaryPat Daskal, 

Rural Development Innovation CenterRegulatory Team, at (202) 720–7853. 

Email: MaryPat.Daskal@wdc.usda.gov. 

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. 

Dated: August 14, 2018. 

Kenneth L. Johnson, 

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17986 Filed 8–21–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 2056] 

Additional Production Authority Not 

Approved; The Coleman Company, 

Inc.; Subzone 119I (Textile-Based 

Personal Flotation Devices); Sauk 

Rapids, Minnesota 

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the 

following Order: 

Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones 

(FTZ) Act provides for ‘‘. . . the 

establishment . . . of foreign-trade 

zones in ports of entry of the United 

States, to expedite and encourage 

foreign commerce, and for other 

purposes,’’ and authorizes the ForeignTrade Zones Board to grant to qualified 

corporations the privilege of 

establishing foreign-trade zones in or 

adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection ports of entry; 

Whereas, The Coleman Company, 

Inc., operator of Subzone 119I, has 

requested additional production 

authority for its facility in Sauk Rapids, 

Minnesota, (B–53–2015, docketed 

August 12, 2015); 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment has been given in the Federal 

Register (80 FR 49986, August 18, 2015; 

80 FR 61792, October 14, 2015; 80 FR 

68504, November 5, 2015; 80 FR 74754– 

74755, November 30, 2015; 80 FR 

79820, December 23, 2015; 81 FR 8173, 

February 18, 2016; 82 FR 27039, June 

13, 2017; 82 FR 39982, August 23, 2017) 

and the application has been processed 

pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s 

regulations; and, 

Whereas, the Board adopts the 

findings and recommendations of the 

examiner’s report, and finds that the 

requirements of the FTZ Act and the 

Board’s regulations have not been 

satisfied; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby does 

not approve the application requesting 

additional production authority under 

zone procedures within Subzone 119I at 

the facility of The Coleman Company, 

Inc., located in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, 

as described in the application and 

Federal Register notice. 

Dated: August 16, 2018. 

Gary Taverman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations, 

performing the non-exclusive functions and 

duties of the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance Alternate 

Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18094 Filed 8–21–18; 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: 

Notice of 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 small 

diameter graphite electrodes from the 

People’s Republic of China (China) for 

the period February 1, 2017, through 

January 31, 2018, based on the timely 

withdrawal of the requests for review. 

DATES: Applicable August 22, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dennis McClure or John Anwesen, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office VIII, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5973 or 

(202) 482–0131, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On February 26, 2009, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

antidumping duty order on small 

diameter graphite electrodes from 


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