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Electric is requesting RUS financial 

assistance for the proposed action. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received on or before February 

27, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

obtain copies of the EA, or for further 

information, contact Richard Fristik, 

Senior Environmental Protection 

Specialist, USDA, Rural Utilities 

Service, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Stop 1571, Washington, DC 20250– 

1571, Telephone: (202) 720–5093, 

Email: richard.fristik@wdc.usda.gov. 

You may also contact Kevin L. Solie, 

Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., 

1717 East Interstate Avenue, Bismarck, 

ND 58503–0564, Telephone: (701) 557– 

5495, Email: ksolie@bepc.com. 

The public may view a copy of the EA 

online at the following Agency Web site: 

• http://www.usda.gov/rus/water/ees/

ea.htm. 

The public may also view a copy of 

the EA at the following locations: 

• Rural Utilities Service, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Room 2240, 

Washington, DC 20250. 

• Basin Electric Power Cooperative, 

1717 East Interstate Avenue, Bismarck, 

ND 58503–0564. 

Send questions and comments to 

Richard Fristik, Senior Environmental 

Protection Specialist, USDA, Rural 

Utilities Service at the address 

provided. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

proposed Big Bend to Witten 

Transmission Line Project (proposed 

action) consists of an approximately 70- 

mile long 230-kV single-circuit 

transmission line, a new Western Area 

Power Administration (Western) 

switchyard called Lower Brule 

Switchyard, an addition to the existing 

Witten Substation, and approximately 

two miles of 230-kV double-circuit 

transmission line between Big Bend 

Dam and the new Lower Brule 

Switchyard. Construction at the Lower 

Brule Switchyard and Witten Substation 

will include communications facilities, 

a microwave relay tower, and an 

associated building. Western and the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) are 

cooperating agencies in preparation of 

the EA. The agencies and the Lower 

Brule Sioux Tribe have closely 

cooperated with each other to prepare 

the EA and address issues related to a 

portion of the proposed transmission 

line that crosses Indian trust lands. 

The network transmission system in 

South Dakota is not able to 

accommodate the next several years of 

projected load growth. The proposed 

action will strengthen the transmission 

network, improve transmission system 

reliability, and help meet future demand 

for electricity and economic 

development in the region. In addition 

to increasing the load serving ability for 

both Rosebud and West Central Electric 

Cooperatives, the Project would provide 

additional access to the regional high 

voltage transmission system. 

The proposed Big Bend to Witten line 

would enhance system reliability by 

providing an additional connection to 

the ‘‘grid’’ roughly midpoint along this 

east-west line. If a storm damaged a 

portion of the Fort Randall to Martin 

115-kV line, the Big Bend to Witten line 

could provide power to the undamaged 

segments of the line. The proposed line 

would also provide a tap point for West 

Central near Reliance, which would 

enhance the reliability and stability of 

the West Central system. The tap point 

near Reliance would provide an 

additional power line to the Lower 

Brule Sioux Indian Reservation, which 

currently has only one older line, and 

would provide reliability and stability 

to power on the Reservation. In 

addition, future wind-generation 

facilities may be able to interconnect to 

the proposed line to convey power to 

West Central’s markets. Lastly, the 

Project lends itself to additional buildout that supports Western’s long-range 

plan for a 230-kV system in southern 

South Dakota, and would provide 

increased load serving capacity such 

that the delivery needs of the projected 

network load could be met in a reliable 

manner. 

Basin Electric is seeking financing 

from RUS for its ownership of the 

proposed project. Before making a 

decision to provide financing, RUS is 

required to conduct an environmental 

review under NEPA in accordance with 

RUS’s Environmental Policies and 

Procedures (7 CFR part 1794). AECOM, 

an environmental consultant, prepared 

an EA for RUS that describes the project 

and assesses the proposed project’s 

environmental impacts. RUS conducted 

an independent evaluation of the EA 

and believed it accurately assessed the 

impact of the proposed project. No 

significant impacts are expected as a 

result of the construction of the project. 

Any final action by RUS related to the 

proposed action will be subject to, and 

contingent upon, compliance with all 

relevant Federal, State, and local 

environmental laws and regulations and 

completion of the environmental review 

requirements as prescribed in RUS’s 

Environmental Policies and Procedures 

at 7 CFR part 1794. 

Dated: January 21, 2015. 

Richard Fristik, 

Acting Director, Engineering and 

Environmental Staff, Rural Utilities Service. 

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BILLING CODE 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: Bureau of Economic Analysis 

(BEA), Commerce. 

Title: Quarterly Survey of Foreign 

Direct Investment in the United States— 

Transactions of U.S. Affiliate with 

Foreign Parent. 

OMB Control Number: 0608–0009. 

Form Number: BE–605. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Number of Responses: 16,000 

annually. 

Average Hours Per Response: One 

hour is the average, but may vary 

considerably among respondents 

because of differences in company size 

and complexity. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 16,000. 

Needs and Uses: The Quarterly 

Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in 

the United States—Transactions of U.S. 

Affiliate with Foreign Parent (BE–605) is 

a sample survey that collects data on 

transactions and positions between 

foreign-owned U.S. business enterprises 

and their ‘‘affiliated foreign groups’’ 

(i.e., their foreign parents and foreign 

affiliates of their foreign parents). The 

sample data are used to derive universe 

estimates in nonbenchmark years from 

similar data reported in the BE–12, 

Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct 

Investment in the United States, which 

is conducted every five years. The data 

are used in the preparation of the U.S. 

international transactions, national 

income and product, and input-output 

accounts and the net international 

investment position of the United 

States. The data are needed to measure 

the size and economic significance of 

foreign direct investment in the United 

States, measure changes in such 

investment, and assess its impact on the 

U.S. economy. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit organizations. 

Frequency: Quarterly. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 18 / Wednesday, January 28, 2015 / Notices 4537 

1See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and 

Request for Revocation, in Part, 79 FR 58729 

(September 30, 2014) (‘‘Initiation Notice’’); see also 

Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Laminated 

Woven Sacks From the People’s Republic of China, 

73 FR 45941 (August 7, 2008) (‘‘Order’’). 

2The nine companies are: Changle Baodu Plastic 

Co., Ltd., Shangdong Qikai Plastics Product Co., 

Ltd., Wenzhou Hotsun Plastics Co., Ltd., Zibo 

Aifudi Plastic Packaging Co., Ltd., Zibo Linzi 

Luitong Plastic Fabric Co., Ltd., Zibo Linzi 

Shuaiqiang Plastics Co., Ltd., Zibo Linzi Qitianli 

Plastic Fabric Co., Ltd., Zibo Linzi Worun Packing 

Product Co., Ltd., and Zibo Qigao Plastic Cement 

Co., Ltd. 

3See Initiation Notice, 79 FR at 58729. 

4See Order, 73 FR at 45941. 

5For a complete description of the Scope of the 

Order, see ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the 

Preliminary Results of the 2013–2014 

Administrative Review: Laminated Woven Sacks 

from the People’s Republic of China,’’ from 

Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, 

to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance, (‘‘Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum’’), dated concurrently with 

these preliminary results. 

6Additional HTSUS considerations apply. See 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Moreover, at 

the request of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(‘‘CBP’’), the Department added the USHTS 

subheading 6305.33.0040 to the ACE CRF for the 

antidumping duty order. See ‘‘Memorandum to the 

File, from Irene Gorelik, Analyst, re: Addition of 

U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (‘‘USHTS’’) 

Numbers to the Automated Commercial Enterprise 

(‘‘ACE’’) Case Reference File (‘‘CRF’’),’’ dated 

September 24, 2014. 

7On November 24, 2014, Enforcement and 

Compliance changed the name of Enforcement and 

Compliance’s AD and CVD Centralized Electronic 

Service System (‘‘IA ACCESS’’) to AD and CVD 

Centralized Electronic Service System (‘‘ACCESS’’). 

The Web site location was changed from http://

iaaccess.trade.gov to http://access.trade.gov. The 

Final Rule changing the references to the 

Regulations can be found at 79 FR 69046 

(November 20, 2014). 

8See Initiation Notice, 79 FR at 58729. 

9 Id., at 58730. 

10See Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

Pursuant to the Department’s change in practice, 

the Department no longer considers the non-market 

economy entity as an exporter conditionally subject 

to administrative reviews. See Antidumping 

Proceedings: Announcement of Change in 

Department Practice for Respondent Selection in 

Antidumping Duty Proceedings and Conditional 

Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity in NME 

Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963, 

65970 (November 4, 2013). Under this practice, the 

Continued 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.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. 

Dated: January 22, 2015. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–916] 

Laminated Woven Sacks From the 

People’s Republic of China: 

Preliminary Results of Antidumping 

Duty Administrative Review; 2013– 

2014 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: In response to a request from 

the Laminated Woven Sacks Committee 

(‘‘Petitioner’’), the Department of 

Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) initiated 

an administrative review of the 

antidumping duty Order on laminated 

woven sacks from the People’s Republic 

of China (‘‘PRC’’).1 The administrative 

review covers nine 2 companies for the 

period of review (‘‘POR’’) August 1, 

2013, through July 31, 2014. We invite 

interested parties to comment on these 

preliminary results. 

DATES: Effective Date: January 28, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Irene Gorelik, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 

Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 

482–6905. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 30, 2014, the Department 

initiated an administrative review of the 

Order on laminated woven sacks from 

the PRC covering nine PRC firms for the 

POR.3

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise covered by the 

Order 4 is laminated woven sacks.5

Laminated woven sacks are bags or 

sacks consisting of one or more plies of 

fabric consisting of woven 

polypropylene strip and/or woven 

polyethylene strip, regardless of the 

width of the strip; with or without an 

extrusion coating of polypropylene and/ 

or polyethylene on one or both sides of 

the fabric; laminated by any method 

either to an exterior ply of plastic film 

such as biaxially-oriented 

polypropylene (‘‘BOPP’’) or to an 

exterior ply of paper that is suitable for 

high quality print graphics. Effective 

July 1, 2007, laminated woven sacks are 

classifiable under Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States 

(‘‘HTSUS’’) subheadings 6305.33.0050 

and 6305.33.0080. Laminated woven 

sacks were previously classifiable under 

HTSUS subheading 6305.33.0020.6 The 

HTSUS subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes 

only; the written product description of 

the scope of the order is dispositive. 

Methodology 

The Department has conducted this 

review in accordance with section 

751(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (‘‘the Act’’). For a full 

description of the methodology 

underlying our conclusions, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum, 

which is hereby adopted by this notice. 

The Preliminary Decision Memorandum 

is a public document and is on file 

electronically via Enforcement and 

Compliance’s Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Centralized 

Electronic Service System (ACCESS).7

ACCESS is available to registered users 

at http://access.trade.gov and in the 

Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the 

main Department of Commerce 

building. In addition, parties can obtain 

a complete version of the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum on the Internet 

at http://trade.gov/enforcement/frn/

index.html. The signed Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum and the 

electronic versions of the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum are identical in 

content. 

Background 

The Initiation Notice states that ‘‘{i}f 

a producer or exporter named in this 

notice of initiation had no exports, 

sales, or entries during the period of 

review . . . it must notify the 

Department within 60 days of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register.’’ 8 None of the nine companies 

initiated for review filed ‘‘no shipment’’ 

certifications. The Initiation Notice also 

notifies the firms initiated for review 

that they ‘‘must complete, as 

appropriate, either a separate rate 

application or certification’’ if they want 

to qualify for a separate rate in this 

administrative review.9 None of the 

nine companies initiated for review 

filed separate rate certifications or 

applications. 

Preliminary Results of Review 

Because none of the nine companies 

initiated for review provided the 

Department with either a ‘‘no shipment’’ 

certification or separate rate eligibility 

documentation, we preliminarily find 

these nine companies to be part of the 

PRC-wide entity.10 The rate previously 

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