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White House, in 2006, issued the 

American Competitiveness Initiative to 

‘‘increase investments in research and 

development, strengthen education, and 

encourage entrepreneurship.’’ In 

support of this initiative and in 

response to legislative mandates, data 

on R&D are delivered to OSTP, 

primarily in the biennial National 

Science Board report Science and 

Engineering Indicators. Also, the 

National Science Foundation (NSF) 

produces a series of publications 

containing R&D data including the 

National Patterns of R&D Resources 

series, the S&E State Profile series, and 

the annual Business R&D and 

Innovation series. Special reports and 

other publications are also prepared. 

II. Method of Collection 

The BRDS will follow a primarily 

electronic collection strategy. The 

BRD–1 form will be available on the 

website to assist respondents with 

gathering the required data prior to 

reporting online. Paper forms will also 

be sent to respondents upon request, 

however no paper forms will be 

included in initial mail packets. The 

online survey automatically skips 

questions that do not apply [based on 

previous responses] and checks for 

common errors. Links to detailed 

question-by-question instructions will 

be embedded in the electronic 

instrument. Excel spreadsheets are 

available to facilitate the electronic 

collection of information from various 

areas of the companies. Respondents 

have the capability to download the 

spreadsheets from the Census Bureau’s 

website. A consolidator spreadsheet is 

also available to assist companies that 

need to gather information from 

business units and then compile the 

information into one company report. 

The due date will be six weeks after 

mail out. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0912. 

Form Number: BRD–1. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: All domestic, nonfarm, for-profit (public or private) 

businesses with at least 10 paid 

employees. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

45,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 3.3 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 148,600. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 

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 

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, 

PRA Department Lead, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18374 Filed 8–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST). 

Title: Events and Efforts Supporting 

National Cybersecurity Career 

Awareness Week. 

OMB Control Number: #0693–XXXX. 

New information collection. 

Form Number(s): N/A. 

Type of Request: Regular. 

Number of Respondents: 500 annual 

respondents. 

Average Hours per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 83 hours annually. 

Needs and Uses: This collection is 

necessary to support the National 

Initiative for Cybersecurity Education 

(NICE) Strategic Plan objective to 

increase cybersecurity career awareness. 

The collection of information will allow 

the NICE Program Office to share with 

the public a compiled list of events and 

opportunities to learn about 

cybersecurity careers. Doing so will 

provide a resource for potential 

attendees, extend the reach of programs 

and efforts, and encourage more 

individuals and organizations to get 

involved in National Cybersecurity 

Career Awareness Week. 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow 

the instructions to view Department of 

Commerce collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to OIRA_Submission@

omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18282 Filed 8–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Procedures for Submitting Request for 

Exclusions From the Section 232 

National Security Adjustments of 

Imports of Aluminum and Steel 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: Bureau of Industry and 

Security. 

Title: Proposed Information 

Collection; Comment Request; 

Procedures for Submitting Request for 

Exclusions from the Section 232 

National Security Adjustments of 

Imports of Aluminum and Steel 

Form Number(s): N/A. 

OMB Control Number: 0694–0139. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 344,532. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

86,133. 

Estimated Time per Response: 4 

hours. 

Needs and Uses: This collection of 

information supports Presidential 

Proclamations 9704 Adjusting Imports 

of Aluminum into the United States and 

9705 Adjusting Imports of Steel into the 

United States. On March 8, 2018, the 

President issued Proclamations 9704 

and 9705 concurring with the findings 


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of the two investigation reports 

submitted by the Secretary of Commerce 

pursuant to section 232 of the Trade 

Expansions Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862) 

and determining that adjusting imports 

through the imposition of duties on 

aluminum and steel is necessary so that 

imports of aluminum and steel will no 

longer threaten to impair the national 

security. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at reginfo.gov, http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/. Follow the 

instructions to view Department of 

Commerce collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to OIRA_Submission@

omb.eop.gov. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18281 Filed 8–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–52–2018] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 78—Nashville, 

Tennessee; Application for Subzone; 

Calsonic Kansei North America; 

Shelbyville and Lewisburg, Tennessee 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by 

the Metropolitan Government of 

Nashville and Davidson County, grantee 

of FTZ 78, requesting subzone status for 

the facilities of Calsonic Kansei North 

America, located in Shelbyville and 

Lewisburg, Tennessee. The application 

was submitted pursuant to the 

provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones 

Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), 

and the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 

CFR part 400). It was formally docketed 

on August 15, 2018. 

The proposed subzone would consist 

of the following sites: Site 1 (34 acres) 

One Calsonic Way, Shelbyville; Site 2 

(66.9 acres) Stanley Boulevard, 

Shelbyville; Site 3 (32.6 acres) 201 

Garrett Parkway, Lewisburg; Site 4 (35 

acres) 1701 Childress Road, Lewisburg; 

and, Site 5 (15.82 acres) 633 Garrett 

Parkway, Lewisburg. No authorization 

for production activity has been 

requested at this time. 

In accordance with the FTZ Board’s 

regulations, Kathleen Boyce of the FTZ 

Staff is designated examiner to review 

the application and make 

recommendations to the FTZ Board. 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions shall be 

addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive 

Secretary at the address below. The 

closing period for their receipt is 

October 3, 2018. Rebuttal comments in 

response to material submitted during 

the foregoing period may be submitted 

during the subsequent 15-day period to 

October 18, 2018. 

A copy of the application will be 

available for public inspection at the 

Office of the Executive Secretary, 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 

21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

1401 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the 

‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ 

Board’s website, which is accessible via 

www.trade.gov/ftz. 

For further information, contact 

Kathleen Boyce at Kathleen.Boyce@

trade.gov or (202) 482–1346. 

Dated: August 20, 2018. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18334 Filed 8–23–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

[Docket Number: 180703606–8606–01] 

Award Competition for Hollings 

Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

(MEP) Center in the State of Alaska 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), United States 

Department of Commerce (DoC). 

ACTION: Notice of Funding Opportunity 

(NOFO). 

SUMMARY: NIST invites applications 

from eligible organizations in 

connection with NIST’s funding of an 

MEP cooperative agreement for the 

operation of an MEP Center in the State 

of Alaska in the amount identified in 

the Funding Availability section of this 

notice. NIST anticipates awarding one 

(1) cooperative agreement for the State 

of Alaska. The objective of this 

announcement by the MEP Program is 

to provide manufacturing extension 

services to primarily small and mediumsized manufacturers within the State of 

Alaska. The selected organization will 

become part of the MEP National 

NetworkTM of extension service 

providers, currently located in all 50 

states and Puerto Rico. 

DATES: Electronic applications must be 

received no later than 11:59 p.m. 

Eastern Time on Oct. 23, 2018. Paper 

applications will not be accepted. 

Applications received after the deadline 

will not be reviewed or considered. The 

approximate start date for awards under 

this notice and the corresponding NOFO 

is expected to be January 1, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: Applications must be 

submitted electronically through 

www.grants.gov. NIST will not accept 

applications submitted by mail, 

facsimile, or by email. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Administrative, budget, cost-sharing, 

and eligibility questions and other 

programmatic questions should be 

directed to Mike Simpson at Tel: (301) 

975–6147 or Wiza Lequin at Tel: (301) 

975–4395; Email: mepnofo@nist.gov; 

Fax: (301) 963–6556. Grants Rules and 

Regulation questions should be 

addressed to: Leon Sampson, Grants 

Management Division, National Institute 

of Standards and Technology, 100 

Bureau Drive, Stop 1650, Gaithersburg, 

MD 20899–1650; Tel: (301) 975–3086; 

Email: leon.sampson@nist.gov; Fax: 

(301) 975–6368. For technical assistance 

with Grants.gov submissions contact 

Leon Sampson at Tel: (301) 975–3086; 

Email: grants@nist.gov; Fax: (301) 975– 

6368. Questions submitted to the 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology’s Manufacturing Extension 

Partnership (NIST MEP) may be posted 

as part of an FAQ document, which will 

be periodically updated on the MEP 

website at https://www.nist.gov/mep/ 

manufacturing-extension-partnershipcenter-alaska. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic access: Applicants are 

strongly encouraged to read the 

corresponding NOFO announcement 

available at www.grants.gov for 

complete information about this 

program, including all program 

requirements and instructions for 

applying electronically. Paper 

applications or electronic applications 

submitted other than through 

www.grants.gov will not be accepted. 

System for Award Management 

registration required: When developing 

your submission timeline, please keep 

in mind that (1) all applicants are 

required to have a current registration in 

the System for Award Management 

(SAM.gov); (2) the free annual 

registration process in the electronic 

System for Award Management 

(SAM.gov) may take between three and 

five business days, and may take as long 

as two weeks; (3) applicants submitting 


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