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National Environmental Policy Act and 

other pertinent statues. 

II. Method of Collection 

The economic and attitudinal 

information sought will be collected via 

in-person surveys. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–XXXX. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(request for a new information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit institutions; individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100 captains and 500 crew. 

Estimated Time per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 300. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting 

costs. 

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. 

Dated: March 18, 2015. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06588 Filed 3–23–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–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: U.S. Census Bureau. 

Title: Manufacturers’ Shipments, 

Inventories, and Orders Survey (M3). 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0008. 

Form Number(s): M–3(SD). 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Number of Respondents: 4,800. 

Average Hours per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 19,200. 

Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census 

Bureau is requesting an extension of the 

currently approved collection for the 

Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, 

and Orders (M3) survey. This survey 

collects monthly data from domestic 

manufacturers on Form M–3 (SD), 

which is mailed at the end of each 

month. Data requested are shipments, 

new orders, unfilled orders, and 

inventories by stage of fabrication. It is 

currently the only survey that provides 

broad-based monthly statistical data on 

the economic conditions in the 

domestic manufacturing sector. The 

survey is designed to measure current 

industrial activity and to provide an 

indication of future production 

commitments. The value of shipments 

measures the value of goods delivered 

during the month by domestic 

manufacturers. Estimates of new orders 

serve as an indicator of future 

production commitments and represent 

the current sales value of new orders 

received during the month, net of 

cancellations. Substantial accumulation 

or depletion of backlogs of unfilled 

orders measures excess (or deficient) 

demand for manufactured products. The 

level of inventories, especially in 

relation to shipments, is frequently used 

to monitor the business cycle. 

This survey provides an essential 

component of the current economic 

indicators needed for assessing the 

evolving status of the economy and 

formulating economic policy. The Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(OIRA), Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) has designated this 

survey as a principal federal economic 

indicator. The shipments and inventory 

data are essential inputs to the gross 

domestic product (GDP), while the 

orders data are direct inputs to the 

leading economic indicator series. The 

GDP and the economic indicator series 

would be incomplete without these 

data. The survey also provides valuable 

and timely domestic manufacturing data 

for economic planning and analysis to 

business firms, trade associations, 

research and consulting agencies, and 

academia. 

The data are used for analyzing shortand long-term trends, both in the 

manufacturing sector and as related to 

other sectors of the economy. The data 

on value of shipments, especially when 

adjusted for change in inventory, 

measure current levels of production. 

New orders figures serve as an indicator 

of future production commitments. 

Changes in the level of unfilled orders, 

because of excess or shortfall of new 

orders compared with shipments, are 

used to measure the excess (or 

deficiency) in the demand for 

manufactured products. Changes in the 

level of inventories and the relation of 

these to shipments are used to project 

future movements in manufacturing 

activity. These statistics are valuable for 

analysts of business cycle conditions 

including members of the Council of 

Economic Advisers (CEA), the Bureau of 

Economic Analysis (BEA), the Federal 

Reserve Board (FRB), the Department of 

the Treasury, business firms, trade 

associations, private research and 

consulting agencies, and the academic 

community. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Frequency: Monthly. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13, United 

States Code, Sections 131, 182, and 193. 

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: March 18, 2015. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06599 Filed 3–23–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–583–833] 

Polyester Staple Fiber From Taiwan: 

Preliminary Results of Antidumping 

Duty Administrative Review; 2013– 

2014 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(the Department) is conducting an 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on polyester 

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