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Notices Federal Register

2582 

Vol. 89, No. 10 

Tuesday, January 16, 2024 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

AGENCY: United States Commission on 

Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of Commission public 

business meeting. 

DATES: Friday, January 19, 2024, 10 a.m. 

EST. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting to take place 

virtually and is open to the public via 

livestream on the Commission’s 

YouTube page: https://

www.youtube.com/user/USCCR/videos. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Angelia Rorison: 202–376–8371; 

publicaffairs@usccr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Government in 

Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), the 

Commission on Civil Rights is holding 

a meeting to discuss the Commission’s 

business for the month. This business 

meeting is open to the public. Computer 

assisted real-time transcription (CART) 

will be provided. The web link to access 

CART (in English) on Friday, January 

19, 2024, is https://www.streamtext.net/ 

player?event=USCCR. Please note that 

CART is text-only translation that 

occurs in real time during the meeting 

and is not an exact transcript. 

Meeting Agenda 

I. Approval of Agenda 

II. Business Meeting 

A. Presentation by State Advisory 

Committee Chairs on Reports and 

related Memorandum 

B. Management and Operations 

• Staff Director’s Report 

III. Adjourn Meeting 

Dated: January 11, 2024. 

Angelia Rorison, 

USCCR Media and Communications Director. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00808 Filed 1–11–24; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Census Bureau 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Quarterly Survey of Plant 

Capacity Utilization 

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment on the proposed extension of 

the Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity 

Utilization prior to the submission of 

the information collection request (ICR) 

to OMB for approval. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before March 18, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 

email to Thomas.J.Smith@census.gov. 

Please reference Quarterly Survey of 

Plant Capacity Utilization in the subject 

line of your comments. You may also 

submit comments, identified by Docket 

Number USBC–2023–0019, to the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. All comments 

received are part of the public record. 

No comments will be posted to http:// 

www.regulations.gov for public viewing 

until after the comment period has 

closed. Comments will generally be 

posted without change. All Personally 

Identifiable Information (for example, 

name and address) voluntarily 

submitted by the commenter may be 

publicly accessible. Do not submit 

Confidential Business Information or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. You may submit 

attachments to electronic comments in 

Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF 

file formats. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Mary 

Susan Bucci, Chief Special 

Reimbursable Surveys Branch, (301) 

763–4639, and Mary.Susan.Bucci@

census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Census Bureau plans to request 

an extension of the current OMB 

clearance for the Quarterly Survey of 

Plant Capacity Utilization (SPC). The 

SPC is conducted quarterly, collecting 

from manufacturing plants and 

publishers, the value of actual 

production, the value of production that 

could have been achieved if operating at 

‘‘full production’’ levels, and the value 

of production that could have been 

achieved if operating at ‘‘national 

emergency’’ levels. The survey also 

collects data on work patterns by shift. 

These data include hours in operation, 

production workers, and plant hours 

worked. 

The primary sponsors of this 

collection and users of these data are the 

Federal Reserve Board (FRB) and the 

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The 

FRB uses these data in several ways. 

First, the capital workweek data is used 

as an indicator of capital use in the 

estimation of monthly output (industrial 

production). Second, the workweek data 

is used to improve the projections of 

labor productivity that are used to align 

industrial production (IP) with 

comprehensive benchmark information 

in the Manufacturing Sector of the 

Economic Census and the Annual 

Integrated Economic Survey. Third, the 

utilization rate data assists in the 

assessment of recent changes in IP, as 

most of the high-frequency movement in 

utilization rates reflect production 

changes rather than capacity changes. 

Fourth, the time series of utilization rate 

data for each industry, in combination 

with the FRB IP data, is used to estimate 

current and historical measures of 

capacity consistent with the FRB 

production measures. The DLA uses 

these data to assess readiness to meet 

demand for goods under selected 

national emergency scenarios. 

II. Method of Collection 

The Census Bureau mails letters to 

respondents instructing them how to 


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1See Certain Softwood Lumber Products from 

Canada: Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing 

Duty Determination and Countervailing Duty Order, 

83 FR 347 (January 3, 2018) (Order). 

2The petitioner is the Committee Overseeing 

Action for Lumber International Trade 

Investigations or Negotiations, an ad hoc 

association whose members are: U.S. Lumber 

Coalition, Inc.; Collum’s Lumber Products, L.L.C.; 

Fox Lumber Sales, Inc.; Hankins, Inc.; Pleasant 

River Lumber Company; PotlatchDeltic; S.I. Storey 

Lumber Co., Inc.; Stimson Lumber Company; 

Swanson Group; Weyerhaeuser Company; Giustina 

Land and Timber Company; and Sullivan Forestry 

Consultants, Inc. 

3See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Request for Changed 

Circumstances Review,’’ dated May 11, 2023. 

4 Id. 

5See Certain Softwood Lumber from Canada: 

Notice of Initiation of Changed Circumstances 

Review, 88 FR 48440 (July 27, 2023) (Initiation 

Notice). 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Results of the Changed 

Circumstances Review of the Countervailing Duty 

Order on Softwood Lumber Products from Canada,’’ 

dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, 

this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 

7The petitioner is an ad hoc association and the 

majority the members of the association are 

composed of interested parties as described in 

section 771(9)(C), (D), and (E) of the Act, with 

respect to a domestic like product. 

report electronically, as well as sends an 

email announcing the opening of the 

survey. Companies are asked to respond 

within 20 days of the initial mailing. 

The due date will be imprinted at the 

top of the letter and in the email 

notification. A reminder email is sent a 

week before the due date to delinquent 

respondents. Letters encouraging 

participation are mailed to companies 

that have not responded by the 

designated due date. A final email is 

sent to delinquent respondents with 

information for reporting online. Lastly, 

we conduct a telephone follow-up. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0175. 

Form Number(s): MQ–C2. 

Type of Review: Regular submission, 

Request for an Extension, without 

Change, of a Currently Approved 

Collection. 

Affected Public: Manufacturing and 

publishing plants. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

7,500 per quarter. 

Estimated Time per Response: 20 to 

40 minutes, with an average of 30 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 15,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. (This is not the cost of 

respondents’ time, but the indirect costs 

respondents may incur for such things 

as purchases of specialized software or 

hardware needed to report, or 

expenditures for accounting or records 

maintenance services required 

specifically by the collection.) 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 8(b); 

50 U.S.C. 98, et. seq; 12 U.S.C. 244. 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include, or 

summarize, each comment in our 

request to OMB to approve this ICR. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personally identifiable information in 

your comment, you should be aware 

that your entire comment—including 

your personally identifiable 

information—may be made publicly 

available at any time. While you may 

ask us in your comment to withhold 

your personally identifiable information 

from public review, we cannot 

guarantee that we will be able to do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00619 Filed 1–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–122–858] 

Certain Softwood Lumber From 

Canada: Preliminary Results of 

Changed Circumstances Review 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) preliminary 

determines that four producers/ 

exporters subject to the countervailing 

duty (CVD) order on certain softwood 

lumber from Canada, Interfor 

Corporation, EACOM Timber 

Corporation, Chaleur Forest Products 

Inc., and Chaleur Forest Products LP, 

are cross-owned entities. Interested 

parties are invited to comment on these 

preliminary results. 

DATES: Applicable January 16, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Samuel Brummitt, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–7851. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On January 3, 2018, Commerce 

published the CVD order on certain 

softwood lumber from Canada.1 On May 

11, 2023, the petitioner 2 requested that 

Commerce initiate a changed 

circumstances review (CCR) of the 

Order, pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act), 19 CFR 351.216, and 19 CFR 

251.221(c)(3).3 Specifically, the 

petitioner requested that Commerce 

determine that Interfor Corporation, 

EACOM Timber Corporation, Chaleur 

Forest Products Inc., and Chaleur Forest 

Products LP are cross-owned entities.4

On July 27, 2023, Commerce initiated 

the requested CCR.5

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise covered by this 

Order is softwood lumber, siding, 

flooring, and certain other coniferous 

wood (softwood lumber products). For a 

complete description of the scope, see 

the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum.6

Preliminary Results of Changed 

Circumstances Review 

Pursuant to section 751(b) of the Act, 

Commerce is conducting a CCR based 

on a request from an interested party 7

that shows changed circumstances 

sufficient to warrant a review of an 

order. In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.221(b)(4) and (c)(3)(i), we 

preliminary find that the record 

contains information indicating that 

Interfor Corporation, EACOM Timber 

Corporation, Chaleur Forest Products 

Inc., and Chaleur Forest Products LP 

meet the definition of cross-ownership 

under 19 CFR 351.525(b)(6). 

For a complete discussion of the 

information that Interfor Corporation 

and the petitioner provided and the 

complete cross-ownership analysis, see 

the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

A list of topics discussed in the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum is 

included as the appendix to this notice. 

The Preliminary Decision Memorandum 


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