Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 17 / Wednesday, January 27, 2016 / Notices 4611 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utility Service 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

January 21, 2016. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments are 

requested regarding (1) 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) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (4) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by February 26, 2016 

will be considered. Written comments 

should be addressed to: Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), New 

Executive Office Building, 725 17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20502. 

Commenters are encouraged to submit 

their comments to OMB via email to: 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Copies of the submission(s) may 

be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Rural Utilities Service 

Title: 7 CFR 1717 Subpart Y, 

Settlement of Debt Owed by Electric 

Borrowers. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0116. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Utilities Service (RUS) makes mortgage 

loans and loan guarantees to electric 

systems to provide and improve electric 

service in rural areas pursuant to the 

Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as 

amended (7 U.S.C. 901 et. seq.) (RE Act). 

This information collection requirement 

stems from passage of Public Law 104– 

127, which amended section 331(b) of 

the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.,) 

to extend to the RUS’ loans and loan 

guarantees the Secretary authority to 

compromise, adjust, reduce, or chargeoff debts or claims owed to the 

government (collectively, debt 

settlement) with respect to loans made 

or guaranteed by RUS. Only those 

electric borrowers that are unable to 

fully repay their debts to the 

government and who apply to RUS for 

relief will be affected by this collection 

of information. The information 

collected will be similar to that which 

any prudent lender would need to 

determine whether debt settlement is 

required and the amount of relief that is 

needed. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

RUS will collect information to 

determine the need for debt settlement; 

the amount of debt the borrower can 

repay; the future scheduling of debt 

repayment; and, the range of 

opportunities for enhancing the amount 

of debt that can be recovered. 

Description of Respondents: Non-forprofit institutions; Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 1. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,000. 

Rural Utilities Service 

Title: 7 CFR part 1721, Extensions of 

Payments of Principal and Interest. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0123. 

Summary of Collection: The Rural 

Utilities Service (RUS) electric program 

provides loans and loan guarantees to 

borrowers at interest rates and on terms 

that are more favorable than those 

generally available from the private 

sector. Procedures and conditions 

which borrowers may request 

extensions of the payment of principal 

and interest are authorized, as amended, 

in section 12 of the Rural Electrification 

Act of 1936, and section 236 of the 

‘‘Disaster Relief Act of 1970 (Public Law 

91–606), as amended by the Department 

of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 

1994 (Public Law 103–354). As a result 

of obtaining federal financing, RUS 

borrowers receive economic benefits 

that exceed any direct economic costs 

associated with complying with (RUS) 

regulations and requirements. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

collection of information occurs only 

when the borrower requests an 

extension of principal and interest. 

Eligible purposes include financial 

hardship, energy resource conservation 

loans, renewable energy project, and 

contributions-in-aid of construction. 

These procedures are codified at 7 CFR 

part 1721, subpart B. The collections are 

made to provide needed benefits to 

borrowers while also maintaining the 

integrity of RUS loans and their 

repayment of taxpayer’s monies. 

Description of Respondents: Not forprofit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 29. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 296. 

Rural Utilities Service 

Title: 7 CFR part 1738, Rural 

Broadband Loan and Loan Guarantee. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0130. 

Summary of Collection: Title VI, Rural 

Broadband Access, of the Rural 

Electrification Act of 1936, as amended 

(RE Act), provides loans and loan 

guarantees to fund the cost of 

construction, improvement, or 

acquisition of facilities and equipment 

for the provision of broadband service 

in eligible rural communities in State 

and territories of the United States. The 

regulation prescribes the types of loans 

available, facilities financed and eligible 

applicants, as well as minimum credit 

support requirements considered for a 

loan. In addition, Title VI of the RE Act 

requires that Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS) make or guarantee a loan only if 

there is reasonable assurance that the 

loan, together with all outstanding loans 

and obligations of the borrower, will be 

repaid in full within the time agreed. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

information in the program application 

guide—RUS Bulletin 1738–1 provides 

applicants with needed information, 

definitions and details for completing 

and submitting an application. 

Information will be used to determine 

an applicant’s eligibility, availability of 

broadband service for priority 

consideration, technical and economic 

feasibility of the proposed project (that 

the funds requested are adequate to 

complete the project taking into 

consideration any additional funding 

provided by the applicant and that the 

loan can be repaid within the allowable 

time frame), and the applicant complies 

with statutory, regulatory and 

administrative eligibility requirements 

for loan assistance. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 

institutions. 


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4612 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 17 / Wednesday, January 27, 2016 / Notices 

1See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the 

People’s Republic of China: Amended Final 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and 

Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 76690 (December 

8, 2011) (‘‘Order’’), as amended Multilayered Wood 

Flooring from the People’s Republic of China: 

Amended Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Orders, 77 FR 5484 (February 3, 2012). 

2See Letter from Keri Wood to the Secretary of 

Commerce ‘‘Multilayered Wood Flooring from the 

People’s Republic of China: New Shipper Review,’’ 

dated December 31, 2015 (‘‘Keri Wood Initiation 

Request’’); see also Simite Wooden to the Secretary 

of Commerce ‘‘Multilayered Wood Flooring from 

the People’s Republic of China; A–570–970; 

Request for Antidumping Duty New Shipper 

Review,’’ dated December 31, 2015 (‘‘Simite 

Wooden Initiation Request’’). 

3See Keri Wood Initiation Request at 2 and 

Exhibit 2; see also Simite Wooden Initiation 

Request at 1–2. 

4See Keri Wood Initiation Request at 2 and 

Exhibit 2; see also Simite Wooden Initiation 

Request at 2 and Exhibit Req-3. 

5See Keri Wood Initiation Request at Exhibit 2; 

see also Simite Wooden Initiation Request at 2–3 

and Exhibit Req-3. 

6See Keri Wood Initiation Request at Exhibit 2; 

see also Simite Wooden Initiation Request at 3 and 

Exhibit Req-3. 

Number of Respondents: 5. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 2,095. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01611 Filed 1–26–16; 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: International Trade 

Administration. 

Title: Foreign-Trade Zone 

Applications. 

OMB Control Number: 0625–0139. 

Form Number(s): N/A. 

Type of Request: Regular Submission. 

Number of Respondents: 248. 

Average Hours per Response: New 

Zone Application, 131 hours; Subzone 

Application, 4.5 hours; Reorganization/ 

Expansion Application, 99 hours; 

Production Notification, 5.5 hours; 

Production Application, 34 hours; 

Minor Boundary Modifications, 3.5 

hours; Waivers, 9 hours. 

Burden Hours: 3,128. 

Needs and Uses: The Foreign-Trade 

Zone Application is the vehicle by 

which individual firms or organizations 

apply for foreign-trade zone (FTZ) 

status, for subzone status, production 

authority, or for expansion/

reorganization of an existing zone. The 

FTZ Act and Regulations require that an 

application with a description of the 

proposed project be made to the FTZ 

Board (19 U.S.C. 81b and 81f; 15 CFR 

400.24–26) before a license can be 

issued or a zone can be expanded. The 

Act and Regulations require that 

applications contain detailed 

information on facilities, financing, 

operational plans, proposed production 

operations, need, and economic impact. 

Production activity in zones or 

subzones, can involve issues related to 

domestic industry and trade policy 

impact. Such applications must include 

specific information on the customs 

tariff-related savings that result from 

zone procedures and the economic 

consequences of permitting such 

savings. The FTZ Board needs complete 

and accurate information on the 

proposed operation and its economic 

effects because the Act and Regulations 

authorize the Board to restrict or 

prohibit operations that are detrimental 

to the public interest. 

Affected Public: State, local or tribal 

governments or not-for-profit 

institutions that are FTZ grantees, as 

well as private companies. 

Frequency: As necessary to receive 

FTZ benefits. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at 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. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01607 Filed 1–26–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–970] 

Multilayered Wood Flooring From the 

People’s Republic of China: Initiation 

of Antidumping Duty New Shipper 

Reviews; 2014–2015 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

is initiating new shipper reviews of the 

antidumping duty order on multilayered 

wood flooring from the People’s 

Republic of China for Jiangsu Keri Wood 

Co., Ltd. (‘‘Keri Wood’’) and Zhejiang 

Simite Wooden Co., Ltd. (‘‘Simite 

Wooden’’). The period of review 

(‘‘POR’’) is December 1, 2014, through 

November 30, 2015. 

DATES: Effective Date: January 27, 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maisha Cryor, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office 4, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 

Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202– 

482–5831. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Department of Commerce 

(‘‘Department’’) published the AD order 

on multilayered wood flooring from the 

PRC on December 8, 2011.1 On 

December 31, 2015, the Department 

received timely new shipper review 

requests from Keri Wood and Simite 

Wooden, respectively, in accordance 

with section 751(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Tariff 

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

and 19 CFR 351.214(c).2

In their submissions, Keri Wood and 

Simite Wooden stated that they are both 

the producers and exporters of the 

subject merchandise upon which their 

respective review requests were based.3

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(I) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i), 

Keri Wood and Simite Wooden certified 

that they did not export multilayered 

wood flooring to the United States 

during the period of investigation 

(‘‘POI’’).4 In addition, pursuant to 

section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Act and 

19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), Keri Wood 

and Simite Wooden certified that, since 

the initiation of the investigation, they 

have never been affiliated with any 

producer or exporter that exported 

multilayered wood flooring to the 

United States during the POI, including 

those not individually examined during 

the investigation.5 As required by 19 

CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B), Keri Wood 

and Simite Wooden also certified that 

their export activities were not 

controlled by the central government of 

the PRC.6

In addition to the certifications 

described above, pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.214(b)(2)(iv), Keri Wood and Simite 

Wooden submitted documentation 

establishing the following: (1) The date 

on which each company first shipped 

multilayered wood flooring for export to 

the United States and the date on which 


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