61936 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 207 / Thursday, October 27, 2005 / Notices 

notice announces the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service’s intention to 

request approval of a new information 

collection activity associated with a 

national animal identification system. 

DATES: We will consider all comments 

that we receive on or before December 

27, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and, in the 

‘‘Search for Open Regulations’’ box, 

select ‘‘Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service’’ from the agency 

drop-down menu, then click on 

‘‘Submit.’’ In the Docket ID column, 

select APHIS–2005–0093 to submit or 

view public comments and to view 

supporting and related materials 

available electronically. After the close 

of the comment period, the docket can 

be viewed using the ‘‘Advanced Search’’

function in Regulations.gov. 

• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: 

Please send four copies of your 

comment (an original and three copies) 

to Docket No. 05–077–1, Regulatory 

Analysis and Development, PPD, 

APHIS, Station 3C71, 4700 River Road 

Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238. 

Please state that your comment refers to 

Docket No. 05–077–1. 

Reading Room: You may read any 

comments that we receive on this 

docket in our reading room. The reading 

room is located in room 1141 of the 

USDA South Building, 14th Street and 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC. Normal reading room 

hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except holidays. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 690–2817 before 

coming. 

Other Information: Additional 

information about APHIS and its 

programs is available on the Internet at 

http://www.aphis.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the national animal 

identification system, contact Mr. Neil 

Hammerschmidt, Animal Identification 

Coordinator, Surveillance and 

Identification Programs, VS, APHIS, 

4700 River Road Unit 200, Riverdale, 

MD 20737. For copies of more detailed 

information on the information 

collection, contact Mrs. Celeste Sickles, 

APHIS’ Information Collection 

Coordinator, at (301) 734–7477. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Animal Identification 

System; Cooperative Agreements for 

Field Trials and Research Projects. 

OMB Number: 0579–XXXX. 

Type of Request: Approval of a new 

information collection. 

Abstract: The Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) regulates the importation and 

interstate movement of animals and 

animal products and conducts various 

other activities to protect the health of 

our Nation’s livestock and poultry. 

Fundamental to controlling any 

disease threat, foreign or domestic, to 

the Nation’s animal resources is to have 

a system that can identify individual 

animals or groups, the premises where 

they are located, and the date of entry 

to each premises. 

USDA initiated implementation of a 

national animal identification system 

(NAIS) in 2004. The goal of the NAIS is 

to be able to identify all animals and 

premises that have had contact with a 

foreign or domestic animal disease of 

concern within 48 hours after discovery. 

As an information system that provides 

for rapid tracing of infected and exposed 

animals during an outbreak situation, 

the NAIS will help limit the scope of 

such outbreaks and ensure that they are 

contained and eradicated as quickly as 

possible. USDA’s first priority was to 

facilitate premises registration. 

Producers, nationwide, now have the 

opportunity to register their premises. 

The next step is to register a majority of 

eligible premises in each State. With the 

foundation of premises identification in 

place, the identification of individual 

animals and the recording of their 

premises-to-premises movements can 

occur. 

The 48-hour traceback goal is 

contingent upon the completeness of the 

animal movement data. Producers, 

market operators, abattoirs, and other 

establishments where animals are held 

will collect the animal identification 

numbers (AINs) or group lot 

identification numbers as the animals 

arrive at their premises and submit the 

data to the appropriate privately-held 

animal tracking database. The collection 

of complete animal movement 

information is an important goal for 

achieving 48-hour traceback. 

USDA plans to provide funding to 

State and tribal governments to support 

field trials and research projects that 

address problems or questions 

concerning NAIS implementation. 

USDA anticipates funding 

approximately 15 projects based on 

applications from State and tribal 

governments. 

We are asking the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve our use of these information 

collection activities for 1 year. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

comments from the public (as well as 

affected agencies) concerning our 

information collection. These comments 

will help us: 

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, through use, as 

appropriate, of automated, electronic, 

mechanical, and other collection 

technologies; e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses. 

Estimate of burden: The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 40 

hours per response. 

Respondents: State and federally 

recognized tribal governments. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 35. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses per respondent: 1. 

Estimated annual number of 

responses: 35. 

Estimated total annual burden on 

respondents: 1,400 hours. (Due to 

averaging, the total annual burden hours 

may not equal the product of the annual 

number of responses multiplied by the 

reporting burden per response.) 

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. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 21st day of 

October 2005. 

Elizabeth E. Gaston, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E5–5962 Filed 10–26–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Membership of the Departmental 

Performance Review Board 

AGENCY: Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of membership on the 

Departmental Performance Review 

Board. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with 5 U.S.C., 

4314(c)(4), Department of Commerce 

(DOC) announces the appointment of 

persons to serve as members of the 

Departmental Performance Review 

Board (DPRB). The DPRB is responsible 

for reviewing performance appraisals 

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and ratings of Senior Executive Service 

(SES) members and serves as the higher 

level review of executives who report to 

an appointing authority. The 

appointment of these members to the 

DPRB will be for a period of 24 months. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of 

service of appointee to the Departmental 

Performance Review Board is upon 

publication of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary King, Director, Office of Executive 

Resources, Office of Human Resources 

Management, Office of the Director, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, D.C. 20230, (202) 482–

3321. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

names and position titles of the 

members of the DPRB are set forth 

below by organization: 

Department of Commerce; 

Departmental Performance Review 

Board Membership; 2005–2007 

Office of the Secretary 

Fred L. Schwien, Director, Executive 

Secretariat. 

Aimee L. Strudwick, Chief of Staff to 

the Deputy Secretary. 

Office of General Counsel 

Craig S. Burkhardt, Chief Counsel for 

Technology Administration. 

Chief Financial Officer and Assistant 

Secretary for Administration 

William J. Fleming, Deputy Director 

for Human Resources Management. 

Bureau of the Census 

Dr. Hermann Habermann, Deputy 

Director. 

Marvin Raines, Associate Director for 

Field Operations. 

Economics and Statistics 

Administration 

James K. White, Associate Under 

Secretary for Management. 

Suzette Kern, Chief Financial Officer 

and Director for Administration. 

Economics and Development 

Administration 

Mary Pleffner, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Management. 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

Kathy D. Smith, Chief Counsel. 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Bonnie Morehouse, Director Program 

Analysis and Evaluation. 

Maureen Wylie, Deputy Chief 

Financial Officer, Director of Budget. 

Kathleen A. Kelly, Director, Office of 

Satellite Operations, NESDIS. 

Technology Administration 

Dan Caprio, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Technology Policy. 

National Technical Information Service 

Ellen Herbst, Director, National 

Technical Information Service. 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Richard F. Kayser, Director, 

Technology Services. 

Kathleen M. Higgins, Director, Office 

of Law Enforcement Standards, EEEL. 

Dated: October 19, 2005. 

Mary King, 

Director, Office of Executive Resources. 

[FR Doc. 05–21424 Filed 10–26–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–BS–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–122–852] 

Notice of Extension of the Deadline for 

Determining the Adequacy of the 

Antidumping Duty Petition: Liquid 

Sulfur Dioxide from Canada 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 27, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate 

Johnson or Rebecca Trainor, AD/CVD 

Operations, Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 

482–4929 and (202) 482–4007, 

respectively. 

Initiation of Investigation 

The Petition 

On September 30, 2005, the 

Department of Commerce 

(‘‘Department’’) received an 

antidumping duty petition (‘‘Petition’’) 

filed by Calabrian Corporation 

(‘‘Petitioner’’) on behalf of the domestic 

industry producing liquid sulfur 

dioxide. 

Scope of the Petition 

The product covered by this petition 

is technical or commercial grade and 

refrigeration grade liquid sulfur dioxide 

of a minimum 99.98 percent assay. 

Sulfur dioxide is identified by the 

chemical formula SO2. The CAS No. for 

sulfur dioxide is 7446–09–5. Liquid 

sulfur dioxide is pure sulfur dioxide gas 

compressed through refrigeration and 

stored under pressure. Sulfur dioxide in 

its gaseous state is excluded from the 

petition. 

Liquid sulfur dioxide subject to this 

petition is currently classifiable under 

subheading 2811.23.00 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (‘‘HTSUS’’). While the 

HTSUS subheading is provided for 

convenience and Customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope of this 

petition is dispositive. 

Determination of Industry Support for 

the Petition 

Section 732(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 

1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’) requires 

that a petition be filed by or on behalf 

of the domestic industry. Section 

732(c)(4)(A) of the Act provides that the 

Department’s industry support 

determination be based on whether a 

minimum percentage of the relevant 

industry supports the petition. A 

petition meets this requirement if the 

domestic producers or workers who 

support the petition account for: (i) at 

least 25 percent of the total production 

of the domestic like product; and (ii) 

more than 50 percent of the production 

of the domestic like product produced 

by that portion of the industry 

expressing support for, or opposition to, 

the petition. Moreover, section 

732(c)(4)(D) of the Act provides that, if 

the petition does not establish support 

of domestic producers or workers 

accounting for more than 50 percent of 

the total production of the domestic like 

product, the Department shall: (i) poll 

the industry or rely on other 

information in order to determine if 

there is support for the petition, as 

required by subparagraph (A), or (ii) if 

there is a large number of producers, 

determine industry support using a 

statistically valid sampling method to 

poll the industry. 

Extension of Time 

Section 732(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act 

provides that within 20 days of the 

filing of an antidumping duty petition, 

the Department will determine, inter 

alia, whether the petition has been filed 

by or on behalf of the U.S. industry 

producing the domestic like product. 

Section 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act provides 

that the deadline for the initiation 

determination can be extended by 20 

days in any case in which the 

Department must ‘‘poll or otherwise 

determine support for the petition by 

the industry . . .’’ Because it is not clear 

from the petition whether the industry 

support criteria have been met, we have 

determined to extend the time for 

initiating an investigation in order to