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candidates, USDA encourages the 

nomination of men and women of all 

racial and ethnic groups. Selected 

nominees sought by this action would 

fill two currently vacant industry 

representative positions for the 

remainder of terms of office ending June 

30, 2011, six producer and industry 

representatives who are currently 

serving for the term of office that ended 

June 30, 2009, and six producer and 

industry representatives who are 

currently serving for the term of office 

that will end June 30, 2010. The Board 

consists of 18 members representing 

producers and industry representatives. 

USDA had previously requested 

nominations for the two vacancies 

(terms ending June 30, 2011) and the six 

producer and industry representatives 

positions (terms ended June 30, 2009) in 

a Request for Nominations that was 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 29, 2009. USDA is reissuing the 

notice in an effort to expand outreach to 

interested individuals. 

DATES: Written nominations must be 

received on or before July 16, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent 

to Dawana J. Clark, Marketing Order 

Administration Branch, Fruit and 

Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, Unit 

155, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD 

20737: Telephone: (301) 734–5247; Fax: 

(301) 734–5275; E-mail: 

Dawana.Clark@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1308 of the Farm Security and Rural 

Investment Act of 2002 (Farm Bill) 

requires the Secretary of Agriculture to 

establish a Peanut Standards Board 

(Board) for the purpose of advising the 

Secretary regarding the establishment of 

quality and handling standards for all 

domestic and imported peanuts 

marketed in the United States. The Farm 

Bill requires the Secretary to consult 

with the Board before the Secretary 

establishes or changes quality and 

handling standards for peanuts. 

The Farm Bill provides that the Board 

consist of 18 members, with three 

producers and three industry 

representatives from the States specified 

in each of the following producing 

regions: (a) Southeast (Alabama, 

Georgia, and Florida); (b) Southwest 

(Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico); 

and (c) Virginia/Carolina (Virginia and 

North Carolina). 

For the initial appointments, the Farm 

Bill required the Secretary to stagger the 

terms of the members so that: (a) One 

producer member and peanut industry 

member from each peanut producing 

region serves a one-year term; (b) one 

producer member and peanut industry 

member from each peanut producing 

region serves a two-year term; and (c) 

one producer member and peanut 

industry member from each peanut 

producing region serves a three-year 

term. The term ‘‘peanut industry 

representatives’’ includes, but is not 

limited to, representatives of shellers, 

manufacturers, buying points, marketing 

associations and marketing 

cooperatives. The Farm Bill exempted 

the appointment of the Board from the 

requirements of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. The initial Board was 

appointed by the Secretary and 

announced on December 5, 2002. 

USDA invites those individuals, 

organizations, and groups affiliated with 

the categories listed above to nominate 

individuals for membership on the 

Board. Nominees sought by this action 

would fill two currently vacant industry 

representative positions for the 

remainder of terms of office ending June 

30, 2011, one from the Southeast and 

one from the Virginia-Carolina peanut 

producing regions. Nominees sought by 

this action would also replace twelve 

positions, two producers and two 

industry members from each peanut 

producing region who served for the 

term of office that ended June 30, 2009 

and who served for the term of office 

that will end June 30, 2010. New 

members filling the two current 

vacancies would serve the remaining 3- 

year term of office ending June 30, 2011. 

New members filling the positions 

expiring on June 30, 2009, and June 30, 

2010, would serve for 3-year terms of 

office ending June 30, 2012 and June 30, 

2013. USDA had previously requested 

nominations for the two vacancies 

(terms ending June 30, 2011) and the six 

producer and industry representatives 

positions (terms ended June 30, 2009) in 

a Request for Nominations that was 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 29, 2009. USDA is reissuing the 

notice in an effort to expand outreach to 

interested individuals. 

Nominees should complete a Peanut 

Standards Board Background 

Information form and submit it to Mrs. 

Clark at the address provided in the 

ADDRESSES section above. Copies of this 

form may be obtained at the Internet 

site: http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

PeanutStandardsBoard, or from Mrs. 

Clark. USDA seeks a diverse group of 

members representing the peanut 

industry. 

Equal opportunity practices will be 

followed in all appointments to the 

Board in accordance with USDA 

policies. To ensure that the 

recommendations of the Board have 

taken into account the needs of the 

diverse groups within the peanut 

industry, membership shall include, to 

the extent practicable, individuals with 

demonstrated abilities to represent the 

interests of racial and ethnic minorities, 

women, persons with disabilities, and 

limited resource agriculture producers. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7958. 

Dated: June 29, 2010. 

Robert C. Keeney, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–16333 Filed 7–2–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Amendment to the 2010 Tariff 

Preference Level (TPL) for Nicaragua 

Under the Central America-Dominican 

Republic-United States Free Trade 

Agreement (CAFTA–DR) 

AGENCY: Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA). 

ACTION: Amending the 2010 TPL for 

Nicaragua. 

DATES: Effective Date: July 6, 2010. 

SUMMARY: This notice reduces the 2010 

TPL for Nicaragua to 99,238,862 square 

meters equivalent to account for the 

shortfall in meeting the one-to-one 

commitment for cotton and man-made 

fiber woven trousers exported from 

Nicaragua to the United States 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Stetson, International Trade 

Specialist, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482–3400. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: Annex 3.28 of the CAFTA–DR; 

Section 1634(a)(2) and (c)(2) of the Pension 

Protection Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109–280); 

Presidential Proclamation 8111 of February 

28, 2007. 

Background 

Annex 3.28 of the CAFTA–DR 

establishes a TPL for non-originating 

apparel goods of Nicaragua. Section 

1634(a)(2) of the Pension Protection Act 

references the exchange of letters 

between the United States and 

Nicaragua, which establishes the one-toone commitment for cotton and manmade fiber trousers. Section 1634(c)(2) 

of the Pension Protection Act authorizes 

the President to proclaim a reduction in 

the overall limit in the TPL if the 

President determines that Nicaragua has 

failed to comply with the one-to-one 

commitment. In Presidential 

Proclamation 8111, the President 

delegated to CITA the authority to 


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determine whether Nicaragua had failed 

to comply with the one-to-one 

commitment and to reduce the overall 

limit in the TPL. 

In an exchange of letters dated March 

24 and 27, 2006, Nicaragua agreed that 

for each square meter equivalent of 

exports of cotton and man-made fiber 

woven trousers entered under the TPL, 

Nicaragua would export to the United 

States an equal amount of cotton and 

man-made fiber woven trousers made of 

U.S. formed fabric of U.S. formed yarn. 

This commitment for cotton woven 

trousers applies to the first 50 million 

square meters equivalent in 2009, the 

fourth year after the date of entry into 

force of the CAFTA–DR. Further, any 

shortfall in meeting this commitment 

that was not rectified by April 1 of the 

succeeding year would be applied 

against the TPL for the succeeding year. 

For 2009, the shortfall in meeting the 

one-to-one commitment is 761,138 

square meters equivalent. This amount 

is being deducted from the 2010 TPL, 

resulting in a new TPL level for 2010 of 

99,238,862 square meters equivalent. 

Kim Glas, 

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 

of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc. 2010–16353 Filed 7–2–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–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: Business and Professional 

Classification Report. 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0189. 

Form Number(s): SQ–CLASS(00). 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden Hours: 14,519. 

Number of Respondents: 67,000. 

Average Hours per Response: 13 

minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The Economic 

Census and current business surveys 

represent the primary source of facts 

about the structure and function of the 

U.S. economy, providing essential 

information to government and the 

business community in making sound 

decisions. This information helps build 

the foundation for the calculation of 

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and other 

economic indicators. Crucial to its 

success is the accuracy and reliability of 

the Business Register data, which 

provides the Economic Census and 

current business surveys with their 

establishment lists. 

Critical to the quality of data in the 

Business Register is that establishments 

are assigned an accurate economic 

classification, based on the North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS). The primary purpose 

of the ‘‘Business and Professional 

Classification Report’’ or SQ– 

CLASS(00), is to meet this need for the 

services sector of the economy. The 

services sector includes establishments 

classified in retail trade; wholesale 

trade; finance and insurance; real estate 

and rental and leasing; transportation 

and utilities; and other services-related 

industries. Establishments will be 

mailed five-year Economic Census 

forms specifically tailored to their 

industry based on the classification 

information we collect from the SQ– 

CLASS survey. In addition, the SQ– 

CLASS report is used to collect 

information needed to update the 

services sector sampling frame. 

To keep current with rapid changes in 

the marketplace caused by businesses 

births, deaths, and changes in company 

organization, the Census Bureau 

samples establishments with newly 

assigned Employer Identification 

Numbers (EINs) obtained from the 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the 

Social Security Administration (SSA). 

Each EIN unit can only be selected once 

for the survey. EIN units selected for the 

sample are asked to provide data on the 

establishment(s) associated with the 

new EIN. The completed SQ–CLASS 

form provides sales, receipts, or revenue 

data; company organization status; new 

or refined NAICS codes; and other key 

information needed to maintain proper 

coverage of the business universe. 

Based on information collected on the 

SQ–CLASS form, EIN units meeting the 

criteria for inclusion in the Census 

Bureau’s current services sector surveys 

are eligible for a second phase of 

sampling. The retail and wholesale EIN 

units selected in this second sampling 

are placed on a panel to report on 

monthly surveys. Additional selected 

units are included on a panel to report 

on annual surveys. The other selected 

services sector EIN units report on an 

annual and/or quarterly basis. 

There are minimal changes to the SQ– 

CLASS form. An inquiry will be added 

to determine not-for-profit status, which 

will be used for data collection 

purposes. This will ensure that the 

proper current survey form is sent to the 

business if it is selected into a survey. 

Minimal changes will be made to the 

wording and organization of existing 

questions and instructions. Also, for the 

first time, respondents will have the 

option to respond electronically via the 

Internet. 

The Census Bureau selects a first 

phase sample of EINs recently assigned 

by the IRS. Selected EIN units are 

mailed a SQ–CLASS form to determine 

measure of size (based on sales, receipts, 

or revenue); industry classification; 

company organization; wholesale 

inventories and type of operation data; 

not-for-profit status; and other useful 

information. EIN units not affiliated 

with previously selected units are 

eligible for second phase sampling, with 

selected sampling units added to a 

survey panel. This methodology updates 

the current surveys’ sampling frame 

with a sample of new firms entering the 

services sector. The information 

obtained from the SQ–CLASS form is 

also used in tabulating data for small 

businesses in succeeding economic 

censuses (because small businesses are 

not mailed an economic census report 

form), and for the Census Bureau’s 

County Business Patterns program, 

which is conducted on an annual basis. 

Although no statistical tables are 

prepared or published, the operations of 

this business birth survey directly and 

critically affect the quality of the 

estimates published for the Advance 

Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services 

Survey (OMB Approval 0607–0104); 

Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey (OMB 

0607–0190); Services Annual Survey 

(OMB Approval 0607–0422); Annual 

Retail Trade Survey (OMB Approval 

0607–0013); Annual Wholesale Trade 

Survey (OMB Approval 0607–0195); 

and Quarterly Service Survey (OMB 

Approval 0607–0907), since this 

business birth survey keeps the sample 

universe current. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit Institutions. 

Frequency: One time. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 13, United 

States Code, Sections 182 and 193. 

OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (202) 395–7314. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dhynek@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 


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