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trips were held on August 1st and 2nd, 

2011. Additional public meetings may 

be planned in the future. This proposal 

has been listed on the Rogue RiverSiskiyou NF Schedule of Proposed 

Actions since October, 2010. 

Dated: January 4, 2012. 

Jennifer Eberlien, 

Acting Forest Supervisor, Rogue RiverSiskiyou National Forest. 

[FR Doc. 2012–860 Filed 1–17–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

U.S. Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Quarterly Financial 

Report 

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, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be submitted on or 

before March 19, 2012. 

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 jjessup@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Demetria V. Hanna, U.S. 

Census Bureau, HQ–6K181, 

Washington, DC 20233, Telephone (301) 

763–6600. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Census Bureau’s Quarterly 

Financial Report program (QFR) is 

planning to expand to include, along 

with corporations currently surveyed, 

additional Services sectors in the scope 

of collection. The current collection 

includes the Manufacturing, Mining, 

Wholesale Trade, Retail Trade, 

Information, and Professional, 

Scientific, and Technical Services 

(excluding legal) sectors. The expanded 

collection will include the Real Estate 

and Rental and Leasing, Administrative 

and Support and Waste Management 

and Remediation Services, Health Care 

and Social Assistance, and 

Accommodation and Food Services 

sectors. 

The QFR forms to be submitted for 

approval are: The QFR 200 (MT) long 

form; QFR 201 (MG) short form; and the 

QFR 300 (S) long form. 

The QFR Program has published upto-date aggregate statistics on the 

financial results and position of U.S. 

corporations since 1947. The QFR is a 

principal economic indicator that also 

provides financial data essential to the 

estimation of key Government measures 

of national economic performance. The 

importance of this data collection is 

reflected by the granting of specific 

authority to conduct the program in 

Title 13 of the United States Code, 

Section 91, which requires that financial 

statistics of business operations be 

collected and published quarterly. 

Public Law 109–79 extended the 

authority of the Secretary of Commerce 

to conduct the QFR Program under 

Section 91 through September 30, 2015. 

The main purpose of the QFR is to 

provide timely, accurate data on 

business financial conditions for use by 

Government and private-sector 

organizations and individuals. The 

primary public users are U.S. 

Governmental organizations with 

economic measurement and 

policymaking responsibilities. In turn, 

these organizations play a major role in 

providing guidance, advice, and support 

to the QFR Program. The primary 

private-sector data users are a diverse 

group including universities, financial 

analysts, unions, trade associations, 

public libraries, banking institutions, 

and U.S. and foreign corporations. 

II. Method of Collection 

The Census Bureau uses two forms of 

data collection: mail out/mail back 

paper survey forms, and a secure 

encrypted Internet data collection 

system called Centurion. Centurion 

provides improved quality with 

automatic data checks and is contextsensitive to assist the data provider in 

identifying potential reporting problems 

before submission, thus reducing the 

need for follow-up. Centurion is 

completed via the Internet eliminating 

the need for downloading software and 

increasing the integrity and 

confidentiality of the data. 

Companies are asked to respond to 

the survey within 25 days of the end of 

the quarter for which the data are being 

requested. Letters and/or telephone calls 

encouraging participation are directed 

to companies in the survey sample that 

have not responded by the designated 

time. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0432. 

Form Number: QFR 200 (MT), QFR 

201 (MG) and QFR 300 (S). 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Manufacturing 

corporations with assets of $250 

thousand or more Mining, Wholesale 

Trade, Retail Trade, Information, 

Professional, Scientific, and Technical 

Services (excluding legal), Real Estate 

and Rental and Leasing, Administrative 

and Support and Waste Management 

and Remediation Services, Health Care 

and Social Assistance, and 

Accommodation and Food Services 

corporations with assets of $50 million 

or more. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

Form QFR 200 (MT)—5,000 per quarter 

= 20,000 annually. 

Form QFR 201 (MG)—5,000 per quarter 

= 20,000 annually. 

Form QFR 300 (S)—2,700 per quarter = 

10,800 annually. 

Total 50,800 annually. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 

Form QFR 200 (MT)—Average hours: 

3.0. 

Form QFR 201 (MG)—Average hours: 

1.2. 

Form QFR 300 (S)—Average hours: 3.0. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 116,000 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $3.8 

million. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 91 

and 224. 

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. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 11 / Wednesday, January 18, 2012 / Notices 2511 

1On July 16, 2011, we revoked the antidumping 

duty orders with respect to ball bearings and parts 

thereof from Japan and the United Kingdom. See 

Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From Japan and the 

United Kingdom: Revocation of Antidumping Duty 

Orders, 76 FR 41761 (July 15, 2011). In the Federal 

Register notice we indicated that, as a result of the 

revocation, the Department is discontinuing all 

unfinished administrative reviews immediately and 

will not initiate any new administrative reviews of 

the orders. 

Dated: January 11, 2012. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–654 Filed 1–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–427–801, A–428–801, A–475–801] 

Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From 

France, Germany, and Italy: Extension 

of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Reviews 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective Date: January 18, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Hermes Pinilla, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office 1, Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 

Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 

482–3477. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

At the request of interested parties, 

the Department of Commerce (the 

Department) initiated administrative 

reviews of the antidumping duty orders 

on ball bearings and parts thereof from 

France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the 

United Kingdom for the period May 1, 

2010, through April 30, 2011. See 

Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Reviews and Request for Revocation in 

Part, 76 FR 37781 (June 28, 2011).1 The 

preliminary results of the reviews are 

currently due no later than January 31, 

2012. 

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary 

Results 

Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act 

of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires 

the Department to complete the 

preliminary results within 245 days 

after the last day of the anniversary 

month of an order for which a review 

is requested. If it is not practicable to 

complete the review within this time 

period, section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act 

allows the Department to extend the 

time limit for the preliminary results to 

a maximum of 365 days after the last 

day of the anniversary month. 

We determine that it is not practicable 

to complete the preliminary results of 

these reviews within the original time 

limit because we received requests from 

several respondents for extensions of 

time to respond to our supplemental 

questionnaires. Therefore, we are 

extending the time period for issuing 

the preliminary results of these reviews 

by 60 days until March 31, 2012, which 

falls on a Saturday. It is the 

Department’s practice to issue a 

determination the next business day 

when the statutory deadline falls on a 

weekend, federal holiday, or any other 

day when the Department is closed. See 

Notice of Clarification: Application of 

‘‘Next Business Day’’ Rule for 

Administrative Determination Deadlines 

Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As 

Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). 

Accordingly, the deadline for 

completion of the preliminary results is 

now April 2, 2012. 

This notice is published in 

accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2). 

Dated: January 10, 2012. 

Gary Taverman, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2012–866 Filed 1–17–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–489–501] 

Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and 

Tube From Turkey: Extension of Time 

Limit for Preliminary Results of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Victoria Cho or Christopher Hargett, 

AD/CVD Operations, Office 3, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Room 4014, 14th Street and 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20230, telephone: (202) 482–5075 or 

(202) 482–4161, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 28, 2011, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (‘‘the 

Department’’) published a notice of 

initiation of the administrative review of 

the antidumping duty order on certain 

welded carbon steel pipe and tube from 

Turkey covering the period May 1, 2010, 

through April 30, 2011. See Initiation of 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Reviews and Request for 

Revocation in Part, 76 FR 37781 (June 

28, 2011). The preliminary results are 

currently due no later than January 31, 

2012. 

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary 

Results of Review 

Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act 

of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’), 

requires the Department to make a 

preliminary determination within 245 

days after the last day of the anniversary 

month of an order for which a review 

is requested. Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 

Act further states that if it is not 

practicable to complete the review 

within the time period specified, the 

administering authority may extend the 

245-day period to issue its preliminary 

results to up to 120 days. 

We determine that completion of the 

preliminary results of this review within 

the 245-day period is not practicable 

because we have complex technical 

issues relating to quarterly cost, which 

require additional information and 

analysis for this administrative review. 

Due to these reasons and in accordance 

with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, we 

are extending the time period for issuing 

the preliminary results of the review by 

120 days. The preliminary results are 

now due no later than May 31, 2012. 

Unless extended, the final results 

continue to be due 120 days after 

publication of the preliminary results, 

pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 

Act. 

This notice is issued and published in 

accordance with sections 751(a)(3)(A) 

and 777(i)(1) of the Act. 

Dated: January 11, 2012. 

Christian Marsh, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2012–867 Filed 1–17–12; 8:45 am] 

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