55104 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 181 / Tuesday, September 20, 2005 / Notices 

Guidelines (7 CFR part 622), the Natural 

Resources Conservation Service gives 

notice of the deauthorization of Federal 

funding for the Broad Creek Watershed 

project Sussex and Kent Counties, 

Delaware. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon 

F. Hall, State Conservationist, Natural 

Resources Conservation Service, 1221 

College Park Drive, Suite 100, Dover, 

Delaware 19904, 302–678–4160. 

Notice of Intent To Deauthorize Federal 

Funding 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A 

determination has been made by Jon F. 

Hall, State Conservationist, Delaware 

Natural Resources Conservation Service, 

that the proposed works of 

improvement for the Broad Creek 

Watershed project will not be installed. 

The sponsoring local organizations have 

concurred in this determination and 

agree that Federal funding should be 

deauthorized for the project. 

Information regarding this 

determination may be obtained at the 

above address and telephone number. 

No administrative action on 

implementation of the proposed 

deauthorization will be taken until 60 

days after the date of this publication in 

the Federal Register. 

Dated: September 12, 2005. 

Jon F. Hall, 

State Conservationist. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 10.904, Watershed Protection 

and Flood Prevention. Office of Management 

and Budget Circular A–95 regarding State 

and local clearinghouse review of Federal 

and federally assisted programs and projects 

is applicable) 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

[Docket Number 050728205–5205–01] 

Annual Trade Survey 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of consideration. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census 

(Census Bureau) is proposing to expand 

the 2005 Annual Trade Survey (ATS) to 

include agents, brokers, and electronic 

markets (AGBR). The Census Bureau 

proposes this expansion at the request 

of the Bureau of Economic Analysis 

(BEA). The BEA considers this 

information vital to its accurate 

measurement of sales and value added 

for wholesale trade. These data are 

important inputs to BEA’s preparation 

of National Income and Product 

accounts and its annual input-output 

tables. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before October 20, 

2005. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to the Director, U.S. Census Bureau, 

Room 2049, Federal Building 3, 

Washington, DC 20233. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

R. Trimble, Chief, Annual Wholesale 

and Special Projects Branch, Service 

Sector Statistics Division, on (301) 763–

7223, or by e-mail: 

John.R.Trimble@census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Census Bureau is authorized to conduct 

surveys necessary to furnish current 

data on subjects covered by the major 

censuses authorized by Title 13, United 

States Code (U.S.C.), Sections 182, 224, 

and 225. Reporting by AGBR offices will 

be mandatory and will provide 

continuing and timely national 

statistical data. Data collected in this 

survey will be within the general scope, 

type, and character of those inquiries 

covered in the Economic Census. 

The current ATS collects data for all 

merchant wholesalers. The expanded 

survey will include a selected sample of 

AGBRs that facilitate sales between 

businesses in the United States. These 

data will be a vital source for accurately 

measuring the sales, commissions, sales 

arranged for others, e-commerce, and 

operating expenses of these types of 

companies. The BEA has made repeated 

requests for this information. The 

expanded ATS will cover all sales from 

the wholesale sector compared to about 

90 percent of sales in the present ATS 

sample. 

Beginning with the survey year 2005, 

the goal will be to maximize industry 

coverage within our available resources. 

In order to establish reporting 

arrangements and reduce respondent 

burden, we will mail report forms to a 

sample of firms on a company basis and 

contact them in person, as well as by 

phone and mail. We will mail a survey 

introduction letter followed by report 

forms to the firms covered by this 

survey and require the report forms to 

be returned 30 days after receipt. The 

report forms will request similar data 

items, but different forms are needed to 

accommodate wholesale distributors, 

manufacturers’ sales branches and 

offices (MSBOs), and AGBR companies, 

as well as both large and small firms. 

Later, if necessary, additional mail 

follow-ups and telephone follow-ups 

will be conducted. 

The primary users of these data will 

be Federal, state and local government 

agencies, including the Census Bureau, 

BEA, and the Environmental Protection 

Agency. Other users will include 

business firms, academics, trade 

associations, and research and 

consulting organizations. 

Executive Order 12866 

This notice has been determined to be 

not significant for purposes of Executive 

Order 12866. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Chief Counsel for Regulation of 

the Department of Commerce certified 

to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the 

Small Business Administration that this 

notice would not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. The Census 

Bureau is proposing to expand the 2005 

ATS to includes AGBRs. If this notice of 

consideration is adopted, the expanded 

ATS would cover all sales from the 

wholesale sector compared to about 90 

percent of sales in the present ATS 

sample. 

If this notice is adopted, it is 

estimated that the survey will require an 

additional 514 respondents to respond 

to the survey. It is estimated that 

approximately 368 of the respondents 

would be small entities. The 

approximate total additional burden 

hours as a result of this rule is 238 hours 

(28 minutes per survey). This includes 

time for reviewing the instructions, 

searching existing data sources, 

gathering and maintaining the data 

needed, and completing and reviewing 

the information collection. The total 

cost is estimated to be $5,614 based on 

an annual response burden of 238 hours 

and a rate of $23.59 per hour to 

complete the form. The total cost to 

respondents that are small entities is 

estimated to be $3,892. 

Because small businesses are subject 

to minimal recording-keeping and 

reporting burdens as a result of this 

notice, the Chief Counsel for Regulation 

certifies that this notice of consideration 

will not have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

Notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, no person is required to respond 

to, nor shall a person be subject to a 

penalty for failure to comply with, a 

collection of information subject to 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA), unless that 

collection of information displays a 

current valid Office of Management and 

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Budget (OMB) control number. This 

notice contains a collection of 

information subject to the requirements 

of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). In 

accordance with the PRA, this 

collection of information will be 

submitted to OMB for approval. We 

estimate the number of additional 

respondents to be 514 and estimate an 

additional 238 annual burden hours 

with this expanded data collection. 

Also, we estimate that the time for the 

additional responses associated with 

this data collection will be 

approximately 28 minutes. We will 

furnish report forms to organizations 

included in the survey, and additional 

copies will be available upon written 

request to the Director, U.S. Census 

Bureau, Washington, DC 20233–0101. 

Dated: September 13, 2005. 

Charles Louis Kincannon, 

Director, Bureau of the Census. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

Notice of Petitions by Producing Firms 

for Determination of Eligibility To 

Apply for Trade Adjustment 

Assistance 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration (EDA), Commerce. 

ACTION: To give all interested parties an 

opportunity to comment. 

Petitions have been accepted for filing 

on the dates indicated from the firms 

listed below. 

LIST OF PETITION ACTION BY TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR PERIOD AUGUST 11, 2005–SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 

Firm name Address Date petition 

accepted Product 

O’Brien Corporation and Cardinal Systems, Inc.1900 Crystal Industrial Ct., St. 

Louis, MO 63114.

29–Jul–05 .... Industrial heat exchange products. 

NRM Industries, Inc ................. 1655 Industrial Drive, Owosso, 

MI 48867.

11–Aug–05 ... Injection molded plastic products for the house ware, home 

building, and automotive industries. 

Clearwater Nursery, Inc ........... 887 Mesa Road, Nipomo, CA 

93444.

22–Aug–05 ... Fresh flowers. 

Don Hume Leathergoods, Inc 400 Newman Road, N. Miami, 

OK 74358.

22–Aug–05 ... Leather and nylon enforcement products including holsters, 

belts and holders. 

Philip Machine Company, Inc .. 184 Woonasquatucket Avenue, North Providence, RI 

02911.

23–Aug–05 ... Metal findings, and custom metal stampings for belt buckles, 

clothes and accessories. 

SSI Manufacturing Technologies Corporation.675 Emmett Street, Bristol, CT 

06010.

23–Aug–05 ... Medical instruments and parts for medical devices. 

Printek, Inc ............................... 1517 Townline Road, Benton 

Harbor, MI 49022.

24–Aug–05 ... Printers for use with business machines. 

Villa Rica Knitters, Inc ............. 600 Rockmart Highway, Villa 

Rica, GA 30180.

25–Aug–05 ... Acrylic and wool knitted accessories including hats, watch 

caps, leg and arm warners, scarves, facemasks, etc. 

Walco Electric Company ......... 303 Allens Avenue, Providence, RI 02905.27–Aug–05 ... Electric motors. 

Restorative Medical, Inc .......... 332 East Broadway, 

Brandenbrug, KY 40108.

29–Aug–05 ... Orthopedic, prosthetic, and surgical appliances and supplies. 

George Koch Sons, LLC ......... 10 S. Eleventh Avenue, 

Evansville, IN 47744.

14–Sep–05 ... Custom designed automated finishing systems for industries, 

i.e. spraying apparatus. 

Hitachi Metals North Carolina, 

Ltd..

1 Hitachi Metals Drive, China 

Grove, NC 28023.

14–Sep–05 ... Magnets for the construction of motors to be used primarily in 

automotive applications. 

Performance Stamping Co., 

Inc.

20 Lake Marina Road, 

Carpentersville, IL 60110.

14–Sep–05 ... Stamped metal for the household refrigerator appliance, automotive, computer, household fixture and electrical industries. 

Schmald Tool and Die, Inc ...... 4206 South Saginaw, Burton, 

MI 48529.

14–Sep–05 ... Plastic injection molds, dies, and machine tools for working 

metals and parts of plastic for vehicles. 

W.L. Duffing, L.P ..................... 5223 West Orem Drive, Houston, TX 77045.14–Sep–05 ... Parts for electronic measuring instruments. 

Carlos Knitting Mill, LLC and 

Lifestyle Apparel, LLC.

3100 East 26th Street, 

Vernon, CA 90023.

15–Sep–05 ... Knitted fabric. 

Galvotec Alloys, Inc ................. 6712 South 36th Street, 

McAllen, TX 78503.

15–Sep–05 ... Aluminum alloys, including galvanic anodes. 

The petitions were submitted pursuant to 

Section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 

U.S.C. 2341). Consequently, the United States 

Department of Commerce has initiated 

separate investigations to determine whether 

increased imports into the United States of 

articles like or directly competitive with 

those produced by each firm contributed 

importantly to total or partial separation of 

the firm’s workers, or threat thereof, and to 

a decrease in sales or production of each 

petitioning firm. Any party having a 

substantial interest in the proceedings may 

request a public hearing on the matter. A 

request for a hearing must be received by 

Trade Adjustment Assistance, Room 7812, 

Economic Development Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 

20230, no later than the close of business of 

the tenth calendar day following the 

publication of this notice. The Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance official program 

number and title of the program under which 

these petitions are submitted is 11.313, Trade 

Adjustment Assistance. 

Dated: September 14, 2005. 

Anthony J. Meyer, 

Senior Program Analyst, Office of Strategic 

Initiatives. 

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