44704 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 148 / Thursday, July 31, 2008 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

U.S. Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Quarterly Survey 

of the Finances of Public-Employee 

Retirement Systems 

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be submitted on or 

before September 29, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Ellen Thompson, Chief, 

Employment Branch, Governments 

Division, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 

Silver Hill Road, GOVS–6K141, 

Washington, DC 20233, (301–764–1531) 

(or via the Internet at 

ellen.ann.thompson@census.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Census Bureau plans to request 

an extension for the Quarterly Survey of 

the Finances of Public Employee 

Retirement Systems. The quarterly 

survey was initiated by the Census 

Bureau in 1968 at the request of both the 

Council of Economic Advisers and the 

Federal Reserve Board. It gathers data 

on the assets of the 100 largest state and 

local government public-employee 

retirement systems. These systems hold 

over $2.9 trillion in assets, which 

represent approximately 90 percent of 

all state and local government publicemployee retirement system assets. 

These important data are used by the 

Federal Reserve Board to track the 

public sector portion of the flow of 

funds accounts. The Bureau of 

Economic Analysis uses the data on 

corporate stock holdings to estimate 

dividends received by state and local 

government public-employee retirement 

systems. These estimates, in turn are 

used as a component in developing the 

national income and product accounts. 

II. Method of Collection 

Canvass methodology consists of a 

mail out/mail back questionnaire. 

Responses are screened manually, then 

put into an electronic format. No 

statistical methods are used to calculate 

the data. 

Respondents may choose to report 

their data over our Internet site. In 

addition to reporting current quarter 

data on the Internet, respondents may 

report for the first time for the previous 

two quarters or submit revisions to their 

previously submitted data if needed. 

In those instances when we are not 

able to obtain a response, estimates are 

made for nonrespondents based on 

historical data for that same system. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0143. 

Form Number: F–10. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: State and local 

government retirement systems. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 45 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 300. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $6,468. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., 

section 182. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: July 25, 2008. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–17491 Filed 7–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

(C–533–839) 

Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 from 

India: Rescission of Countervailing 

Duty Administrative Review 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: On December 3, 2007, the 

Department published a notice of 

opportunity to request an administrative 

review of the countervailing duty order 

on carbazole violet pigment 23 from 

India. On December 31, 2007, Nation 

Ford Chemical Company and Sun 

Chemical Corporation, the petitioners, 

requested that the U.S. Department of 

Commerce (the Department) conduct an 

administrative review of two 

manufacturer/exporters of subject 

merchandise, Alpanil Industries 

Limited (Alpanil) and Pidilite Industries 

Limited (Pidilite). The petitioners were 

the only party to request this 

administrative review. The review was 

initiated on January 28, 2008. See 

Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Reviews and Request for Revocation in 

Part, 73 FR 4829 (January 28, 2008). The 

period of review (POR) is from January 

1, 2006 through December 31, 2006. 

Petitioners withdrew their request for 

administrative review on April 25, 2008. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 31, 2008. 

CONTACT INFORMATION: Sean 

Carey or Gene Calvert, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office 6, Import 

Administration, International Trade, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 

Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202) 

482–3964 or (202) 482–3586, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Scope of the Order 

The product covered by this 

countervailing duty order is CVP–23 

identified as Color Index No. 51319 and 

Chemical Abstract No. 6358–30–1, with 

the chemical name of diindolo [3,2–

b:3’,2’-m] triphenodioxazine, 8,18–

dichloro–5,15–diethy–5,15–dihydro-, 

and molecular formula of 

C34H22Cl2N4O2.1. The subject 


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