51646 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 172 / Thursday, September 4, 2008 / Notices 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Earlene Swann by mail at U.S. 

Geological Survey, 2150–C Center 

Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80525, or by 

telephone at (970) 226–9346. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Correction: This notice was originally 

published on August 21, 2008 Volume 

73 number 163 pages 49472–49473. The 

corrections are as follows: the day to 

submit comments was incorrect and 

should have given the public 60 instead 

of 30 days to respond to this notice. 

Title: The Societal Value of Moderate 

Resolution Satellite Imagery. 

OMB Control Number: 1028-new. 

Abstract: 

USGS Geography investigates some of 

the most pressing natural resource and 

environmental issues of our Nation. 

Observing the Earth with remote sensing 

satellites, the USGS monitors and 

analyzes changes on the land, studies 

connections between people and the 

land, and provides society with relevant 

science information to inform public 

decisions. The USGS’s Land Remote 

Sensing (LRS) Program has initiated a 

study on the benefits of Landsat 

imagery. The last comprehensive 

evaluations of the costs of moderate 

resolution satellite imagery (such as 

Landsat) were completed over 30 years 

ago. This study will attempt to 

understand the current uses and 

benefits of the Landsat program. This 

collection is important because it will 

provide information that the USGS LRS 

Program needs to better formulate the 

Program’s new strategic plan. 

The information collection process 

will be conducted by scientists and staff 

in the Policy Analysis and Science 

Assistance Branch (PASA) of the USGS. 

The information collection will be 

conducted online. The electronic 

collection will use Dilman’s TDM 

method for Internet Surveys. 

We will protect information from 

respondents considered proprietary 

under the Freedom of Information Act 

(5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing 

regulations (43 CFR Part 2), and under 

regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, ‘‘Data 

and information to be made available to 

the public or for limited inspection.’’

Responses are voluntary. No questions 

of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature are asked. 

Frequency of Collection: One time 

only. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Estimated Number and Description of 

Respondents: 2500 state and local land 

management officials, scientists, and 

geographic researchers. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 2500 

responses. 

Annual Burden Hours: 750 hours. 

Estimated Annual Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: We 

estimate the public reporting burden 

will average 18 minutes per response. 

This includes the time for reviewing 

instructions and completing an on-line 

survey. 

Estimated Annual Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’: We 

have not identified any ‘‘non-hour cost’’

burdens associated with this collection 

of information. 

Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA 

(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor and 

you are not required to respond to, a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. Until OMB approves a 

collection of information, you are not 

obligated to respond. 

Comments: Before submitting an ICR 

to OMB, PRA section 3506(c) (2) (A) 

(44U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) requires each 

agency ‘‘* * * to provide notice * * * 

and otherwise consult with members of 

the public and affected agencies 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information * * *’’ Agencies must 

specifically solicit comments. We invite 

comments concerning this information 

collection on: 

(1) Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents. 

Please note that the comments 

submitted in response to this notice are 

a matter of public record. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

e-mail address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment, including your 

personal identifying information, may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask OMB in your 

comment to withhold your personal 

identifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that it will 

be done. To comply with the public 

process, we publish this Federal 

Register notice announcing that we will 

submit this ICR to OMB for approval. 

The notice provided the required 60 day 

public comment period. 

USGS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Phadrea D. Ponds 

970–226–9445. 

Dated: August 26, 2008. 

D. Bryant Cramer, 

Executive Advisor for Land Imaging. 

[FR Doc. E8–20490 Filed 9–3–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[AK–024–08–1610–DQ–089L] 

Notice of Availability of the Record of 

Decision for the Kobuk-Seward 

Peninsula Resource Management Plan/ 

Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/ 

EIS) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Record 

of Decision. 

SUMMARY: The BLM announces the 

availability of the Record of Decision 

(ROD) and Approved RMP for the 

Kobuk-Seward Peninsula planning area, 

located in northwest Alaska. The State 

Director signed the ROD on September 

4, 2008 which constitutes the final 

decision of the BLM and makes the 

approved RMP effective immediately. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Kobuk-Seward 

Peninsula ROD and Approved RMP are 

available on request from the Field 

Manager, Central Yukon Field Office, 

Bureau of Land Management, 1150 

University Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 

99709, or via the Internet at http:// 

www.blm.gov/ak. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shelly Jacobson, Field Manager, Central 

Yukon Field Office, 1150 University 

Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99709, (907) 

474–2200 or toll free (800) 437–7021. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Kobuk-Seward Peninsula RMP was 

developed with broad public 

participation through collaborative 

planning lasting more than four years. 

This ROD and Approved RMP addresses 

management of approximately 11.9 

million acres of BLM-administered 

public land and mineral estate in the 

planning area. The Kobuk-Seward 

Peninsula ROD and Approved RMP are 

designed to achieve or maintain desired 

future conditions developed through 

planning. It includes a series of 

management actions to meet the desired 

resource conditions for upland and 

riparian vegetation, wildlife habitats, 

cultural and visual resources, and 

recreation. 

The Kobuk-Seward Peninsula 

Approved RMP is the same as 

Alternative D in the Proposed RMP/ 

Final EIS, published in September 2007 


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1For purposes of this investigation, the 

Department of Commerce has defined the subject 

merchandise as ‘‘all small diameter graphite 

electrodes of any length, whether or not finished, 

of a kind used in furnaces, with a nominal or actual 

diameter of 400 millimeters (16 inches) or less, and 

whether or not attached to a graphite pin joining 

system or any other type of joining system or 

hardware. Small diameter graphite electrodes are 

most commonly used in primary melting, ladle 

metallurgy, and specialty furnace applications in 

industries including foundries, smelters, and steel 

refining operations.’’

with the exception of certain 

modifications and clarifications. The 

BLM received six protests to the 

Proposed RMP/Final EIS. Four of those 

who submitted protests were 

determined to have standing and the 

BLM Director resolved the protests 

without requiring significant changes to 

decisions in the Proposed RMP/Final 

EIS. The modifications and 

clarifications to the proposed plan are 

outlined in the ROD. 

No inconsistencies with State or local 

plans, policies, or programs were 

identified during the Governor’s 

consistency review of the Proposed 

RMP/Final EIS. 

The ROD and Approved RMP include 

a decision requiring air taxi operators 

and transporters to obtain commercial 

permits to operate in the Squirrel River 

Special Recreation Management Area. 

This decision is found in section III.D. 

Implementation Decisions of the ROD. 

This is an implementation-level 

decision appealable to the Interior 

Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) under 43 

CFR Part 4. Any party adversely affected 

by this decision may appeal within 30 

days of publication of this Notice of 

Availability pursuant to 43 CFR Part 4, 

Subpart E. Please consult the 

appropriate regulations for further 

information on the appeal requirements. 

Authority: H–1790–1 National 

Environmental Policy Act Handbook—

January 30, 2008. 

Vincent Galterio, 

Acting State Director. 

[FR Doc. E8–20406 Filed 9–3–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 731–TA–1143 (Final)] 

Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes 

From China 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Scheduling of the final phase of 

an antidumping investigation. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice of the scheduling of the final 

phase of antidumping investigation No. 

731–TA–1143 (Final) under section 

735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 

U.S.C. 1673d(b)) (the Act) to determine 

whether an industry in the United 

States is materially injured or 

threatened with material injury, or the 

establishment of an industry in the 

United States is materially retarded, by 

reason of less-than-fair-value imports 

from China of small diameter graphite 

electrodes, provided for in subheading 

8545.11.00 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States.1

For further information concerning 

the conduct of this phase of the 

investigation, hearing procedures, and 

rules of general application, consult the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through 

E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, 

subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207). 

DATES: Effective Date: August 21, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred 

Ruggles (202–205–3187 or 

fred.ruggles@usitc.gov), Office of 

Investigations, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain 

information on this matter by contacting 

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–

205–1810. Persons with mobility 

impairments who will need special 

assistance in gaining access to the 

Commission should contact the Office 

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. 

General information concerning the 

Commission may also be obtained by 

accessing its internet server (http:// 

www.usitc.gov). The public record for 

this investigation may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at http://edis.usitc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background.—The final phase of this 

investigation is being scheduled as a 

result of an affirmative preliminary 

determination by the Department of 

Commerce that imports of small 

diameter graphite electrodes from China 

are being sold in the United States at 

less than fair value within the meaning 

of section 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 

1673b). The investigation was requested 

in a petition filed on January 17, 2008, 

with the Commission and Commerce by 

SGL Carbon LLC, Charlotte, NC, and 

Superior Graphite Co., Chicago, IL. 

Participation in the investigation and 

public service list.—Persons, including 

industrial users of the subject 

merchandise and, if the merchandise is 

sold at the retail level, representative 

consumer organizations, wishing to 

participate in the final phase of this 

investigation as parties must file an 

entry of appearance with the Secretary 

to the Commission, as provided in 

section 201.11 of the Commission’s 

rules, no later than 21 days prior to the 

hearing date specified in this notice. A 

party that filed a notice of appearance 

during the preliminary phase of the 

investigation need not file an additional 

notice of appearance during this final 

phase. The Secretary will maintain a 

public service list containing the names 

and addresses of all persons, or their 

representatives, who are parties to the 

investigation. 

Limited disclosure of business 

proprietary information (BPI) under an 

administrative protective order (APO) 

and BPI service list.—Pursuant to 

section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s 

rules, the Secretary will make BPI 

gathered in the final phase of this 

investigation available to authorized 

applicants under the APO issued in the 

investigation, provided that the 

application is made no later than 21 

days prior to the hearing date specified 

in this notice. Authorized applicants 

must represent interested parties, as 

defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are 

parties to the investigation. A party 

granted access to BPI in the preliminary 

phase of the investigation need not 

reapply for such access. A separate 

service list will be maintained by the 

Secretary for those parties authorized to 

receive BPI under the APO. 

Staff report.—The prehearing staff 

report in the final phase of this 

investigation will be placed in the 

nonpublic record on December 16, 2008, 

and a public version will be issued 

thereafter, pursuant to section 207.22 of 

the Commission’s rules. 

Hearing.—The Commission will hold 

a hearing in connection with the final 

phase of this investigation beginning at 

9:30 a.m. on January 6, 2009, at the U.S. 

International Trade Commission 

Building. Requests to appear at the 

hearing should be filed in writing with 

the Secretary to the Commission on or 

before December 23, 2008. A nonparty 

who has testimony that may aid the 

Commission’s deliberations may request 

permission to present a short statement 

at the hearing. All parties and 

nonparties desiring to appear at the 

hearing and make oral presentations 

should attend a prehearing conference 

to be held at 9:30 a.m. on December 30, 

2008, at the U.S. International Trade 

Commission Building. Oral testimony 

and written materials to be submitted at 

the public hearing are governed by 

sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 

207.24 of the Commission’s rules. 

Parties must submit any request to 

present a portion of their hearing 

testimony in camera no later than 7 


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