14956 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 62 / Thursday, April 2, 2009 / Notices 

producers and pertaining to inspection 

of timber products produced in 

accordance with RUS specifications. In 

order to ensure the security of loan 

funds, adequate quality control of 

timber products is vital to loan security 

on electric power systems where 

hundreds of thousands of wood poles 

and cross-arms are used. Since RUS and 

its borrowers do not have the expertise 

or manpower to quickly determine 

imperfections in the wood products or 

their preservatives treatments, they 

must obtain service of an inspection 

agency to ensure that the specifications 

for week poles and cross-arms are being 

met. 

Estimate of Burden: This collection of 

information is estimated to average 1 

hour per response. 

Respondents: Not-for-profit 

institutions; Business or other for profit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

700. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 58. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 40.763 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from MaryPat Daskal, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, at (202) 720–7853. FAX: (202) 

720–8435. All responses to this notice 

will be summarized and included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will also become a matter of 

public record. 

Dated: March 27, 2009. 

James R. Newby, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–7364 Filed 4–1–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–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: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Implementation of Vessel Speed 

Restrictions to Reduce the Threat of 

Ship Collisions with North Atlantic 

Right Whales. 

OMB Approval Number: 0648–0580. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 254. 

Number of Respondents: 3,047. 

Average Hours per Response: 5 

minutes. 

Needs and Uses: Under the authority 

of the Marine Mammal Protection Act 

and the Endangered Species Act, 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) established vessel speed 

restrictions to reduce the threat of 

collisions with highly endangered North 

Atlantic right whales. The restrictions 

apply at specific times and in specific 

locations along the U.S. eastern 

seaboard. NMFS is proposing to renew 

an exception to the restrictions in poor 

weather or sea conditions. Ships’ 

captains are required to make an entry 

into the ship’s Official Logbook when an 

exception is necessary. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, 

(202) 395–3897. 

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 7845, 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 

notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk 

Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or 

David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: March 30, 2009. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–7396 Filed 4–1–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign–Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 12–2009] 

Foreign–Trade Zone 29 – Louisville, KY 

Application for Subzone Status 

Reynolds Packaging LLC 

(Aluminum Foil Liner Stock) 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the 

Board) by the Louisville and Jefferson 

County Riverport Authority, grantee of 

FTZ 29, requesting special–purpose 

subzone status for the aluminum foil 

liner stock manufacturing plant and 

warehouse of Reynolds Packaging LLC 

(Reynolds), located in Louisville, 

Kentucky. The application was 

submitted pursuant to the provisions of 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the 

regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 

400). It was formally filed on March 25, 

2009. 

The proposed subzone would include 

Reynolds’ facilities (637 employees) at 

two sites in the city of Louisville: Site 

1 (manufacturing plant/3.63 acres/ 

165,758 sq.ft.) – 1225 West Burnett 

Avenue; and, Site 2 (warehouse 

distribution/9.51 acres/614,215 sq.ft.) – 

2827 Hale Avenue, located one mile 

south of Site 1. The manufacturing plant 

is used to produce aluminum foil liner 

stock (up to 70 million pounds 

annually) used in flexible packaging 

applications for the U.S. market and 

export. The manufacturing process 

involves laminating, oven curing, 

slitting, and packaging. The foreign– 

origin input used in the activity is 

aluminum converter foil (7607.11.3000, 

duty rate: 5.8%), which represents about 

25 percent of the value of the finished 

aluminum foil liner stock. The 

application indicates that Reynolds 

would also admit foreign–origin bulk 

aluminum foil to the proposed subzone 

to be repackaged and distributed for 

consumer retail sale in the U.S. market. 

FTZ procedures could exempt 

Reynolds from customs duty payments 

on the foreign aluminum converter foil 

used in export production (about 15% 

of annual shipments). On domestic 

shipments, the company would be able 

to elect the duty rate that applies to 

finished aluminum foil liner stock (duty 

free) for the foreign aluminum converter 

foil. Reynolds would also be exempt 

from duty payments on any aluminum 

foil for consumer use that becomes 

scrap or waste during the repackaging 

activity. The application indicates that 

the savings from FTZ procedures would 

help improve the facilities’ international 

competitiveness. 

In accordance with the Board’s 

regulations, Pierre Duy of the FTZ Staff 

is designated examiner to investigate the 

application and report to the Board. 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions (original 

and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the 

Board’s Executive Secretary at the 

following address: Office of the 

Executive Secretary, Room 2111, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230–0002. The closing period for 

receipt of comments is June 1, 2009. 

Rebuttal comments in response to 

material submitted during the foregoing 

period may be submitted during the 

subsequent 15–day period to [insert 75 

days from date of publication]. 

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