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Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden Hours: 393. 

Number of Respondents: 2,500. 

Average Hours Per Response: BC– 

1294—7 minutes; BC–1294(D) and BC– 

1294(CM)—10 minutes. 

Needs and Uses: Retention of trained 

field interviewing staff is a major 

concern for the Census Bureau because 

of both the monetary costs associated 

with employee turnover, as well as the 

potential impact on data quality. 

Therefore, in a continuous effort to 

devise policies and practices aimed at 

reducing turnover among interviewers, 

the Census Bureau collects data on the 

reasons interviewers leave their Census 

Bureau jobs. 

The exit questionnaires are the 

instruments used to collect turnover 

data from a sample of former current 

survey interviewers (field 

representatives) and decennial census 

interviewers (enumerators and listers). 

The goal or purpose of the exit 

questionnaires is to determine the 

reasons for interviewer turnover and 

what the Census Bureau might have 

done, or can do, to influence 

interviewers not to leave. Thus the exit 

questionnaires seek reasons 

interviewers quit, inquires about 

motivational factors that would have 

kept interviewers from leaving, attempts 

to identify training program strengths 

and weaknesses and their impacts on 

turnover, and explores the impact of 

pay, working conditions and 

supervisory styles on employees’ 

reasons for quitting. 

As the environment in which surveys 

take place, the demographics of our 

labor force, and the way surveys are 

conducted continues to change, it is 

important that we continue to examine 

the interviewers’ concerns about their 

job. Information provided by 

respondents to the exit questionnaire 

provides insight on the measures the 

Census Bureau might take to decrease 

turnover, and is useful in helping us 

determine if the reasons for interviewer 

turnover appear to be systemic or 

localized. The exit questionnaires have 

been shown to be useful and, therefore, 

we believe it is important to continue to 

use them to effect program planning and 

management. 

Forms BC–1294 and BC–1294(D) are 

the instruments we currently use to 

collect turnover data from a sample of 

former current survey interviewers and 

decennial census interviewers, 

respectively. We are adding the BC– 

1294(CM) to this clearance to collect 

turnover data from Census Coverage 

Measurement (CCM) listers and 

interviewers. CCM operations are 

conducted to determine the number of 

people and housing units missed or 

counted more than once in the Census 

of the United States and Puerto Rico. 

In addition to the new form BC– 

1294(CM), we plan to implement 

changes to the BC–1294 and BC– 

1294(D) which reflect Census Bureau 

policy and procedural changes to 

current survey and decennial operations 

since the last request for clearance. For 

example, on the current survey side, 

field staff have reported an increased 

concern for safeguarding Personally 

Identifiable Information (PII) and 

Census Bureau confidential data on 

laptops, which has resulted in the use 

of multiple passwords and data 

encryption software. Thus, changes 

have been made to the BC–1294 to 

determine if the Census Bureau’s 

increased security concerns, for the 

accountable property (laptops) and the 

increased security requirements 

pertaining to the restricted data 

contained on the laptops, are impacting 

FR turnover. 

Recent changes in 2010 decennial 

operations have also made it necessary 

to revise the BC–1294(D). For example, 

the 2010 Nonresponse Followup 

(NRFU) operation that was originally 

going to involve computer-assisted data 

collection will revert to being a paperbased operation. That is, a paper 

instrument or questionnaire will be 

used to collect respondent data instead 

of a hand-held computer. Thus we are 

making changes to the BC–1294(D) to 

remove questions about the use and 

impact of automation on the retention of 

NRFU enumerators. In addition, the 

proposed revisions to the BC–1294(D) 

reflect the redesign of the 2010 Address 

Canvassing operation from what was 

done in the 2006 Census Test and the 

lessons learned during the 2008 Dress 

Rehearsal. 

The information collected via the 

three Exit Questionnaires will help the 

Census Bureau develop plans to reduce 

turnover in its current survey, decennial 

and coverage measurement interviewing 

staff. This, in turn, will allow for better 

informed decisions regarding the field 

workforce and implementation of more 

effective pay plans, selection 

procedures, interviewer training, and 

retention strategies for all interviewers. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: One-time. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 5 U.S.C. Section 

3101 and Title 13 U.S.C. Section 23. 

OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (202) 395–7314. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB 

Desk Officer, either by fax (202–395– 

7245) or e-mail (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov). 

Dated: October 3, 2008. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–23890 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign–Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 53–2008] 

Foreign–Trade Zone 242 Boundary 

County, Idaho, Application for 

Subzone, Hoku Materials, Inc. 

(Polysilicon Manufacturing), Pocatello, 

Idaho 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign–Trade Zones (FTZ) Board 

(the Board) by Boundary County, Idaho, 

grantee of FTZ 242, requesting special– 

purpose subzone status with 

manufacturing authority at the 

polysilicon manufacturing facility of 

Hoku Materials, Inc., located in 

Pocatello, Idaho. The application was 

submitted pursuant to the Foreign– 

Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 

81a–81u), and the regulations of the 

Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally 

filed on October 3, 2008. 

The Hoku facility (approximately 200 

employees, 67 acres, 200,000 sq. ft.), 

currently under construction, is located 

at One Hoku Way, Pocatello, Idaho. 

Hoku is proposing to manufacture under 

zone procedures polysilicon (3,500 

metric tons with possible expansion up 

to 8,000 metric tons) for the solar 

module market. The applicant is 

requesting to use two foreign–origin 

inputs (some 11% of finished product 

value): silicon (HTSUS 2804.69 duty 

rate 5.5%) and trichlorosilane (HTSUS 

2853.00 duty rate 2.8%) in the 

manufacturing process. 

FTZ procedures would exempt Hoku 

from customs duty payments on foreign 

materials used in export production 

(some 95% of plant shipments). On its 

domestic shipments, Hoku could defer 

duty until the product is entered for 


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consumption, and choose the duty–free 

rate that applies to the finished 

polysilicon for the foreign inputs used 

in production. The company may also 

realize certain logistical/procedural 

savings related to weekly entry and 

direct delivery procedures, as well as 

savings on materials that become scrap/ 

waste during manufacturing. The 

application indicates that FTZ 

procedures would help improve the 

plant’s international competitiveness. 

In accordance with the Board’s 

regulations, Diane Finver of the FTZ 

staff is designated examiner to 

investigate the application and report to 

the Board. 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions (original 

and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the 

Board’s Executive Secretary at the 

address below. The closing period for 

their receipt is December 8, 2008. 

Rebuttal comments in response to 

material submitted during the foregoing 

period may be submitted during the 

subsequent 15-day period (to December 

23, 2008). 

A copy of the application will be 

available for public inspection at each of 

the following locations: U.S. 

Department of Commerce Export 

Assistance Center, 700 W. State Street, 

2nd floor, Boise, Idaho 83720; and, 

Office of the Executive Secretary, 

Foreign–Trade Zones Board, Room 

2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, 

Washington, D.C. 20230–0002. 

For further information, contact Diane 

Finver at DianelFinver@ita.doc.gov or 

(202) 482–1367. 

Dated: October 3, 2008. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–24024 Filed 10–8–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 1577] 

Grant of Authority for Subzone Status; 

Noramco, Inc. (Pharmaceutical 

Intermediates), Athens, GA 

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the 

following Order: 

Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones Act 

provides for ‘‘* * * the establishment 

* * * of foreign-trade zones in ports of 

entry of the United States, to expedite 

and encourage foreign commerce, and 

for other purposes,’’ and authorizes the 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant to 

qualified corporations the privilege of 

establishing foreign-trade zones in or 

adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection ports of entry; 

Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15 

CFR part 400) provide for the 

establishment of special-purpose 

subzones when existing zone facilities 

cannot serve the specific use involved, 

and when the activity results in a 

significant public benefit and is in the 

public interest; 

Whereas, the Georgia Foreign Trade 

Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 26, has made 

application to the Board for authority to 

establish special-purpose subzone status 

at the pharmaceutical intermediate 

manufacturing plant of Noramco, Inc., 

located in Athens, Georgia (FTZ Docket 

23–2008, filed 4/3/08); 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment has been given in the Federal 

Register (73 FR 20247, 4/15/08); and, 

Whereas, the Board adopts the 

findings and recommendations of the 

examiner’s report, and finds that the 

requirements of the FTZ Act and the 

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and 

that approval of the application is in the 

public interest; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby 

grants authority for subzone status for 

activity related to a prescription 

pharmaceutical intermediate product at 

the Noramco, Inc., facility located in 

Athens, Georgia (Subzone 26K), as 

described in the application and 

Federal Register notice, and subject to 

the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, 

including Section 400.28. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 1st day of 

October 2008. 

David M. Spooner, 

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import 

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–23888 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign–Trade Zones Board 

Order No. 1575 

Termination of Foreign–Trade Subzone 

61G, Carolina, Puerto Rico 

Pursuant to the authority granted in the 

Foreign–Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the 

Foreign–Trade Zones Board Regulations (15 

CFR Part 400), the Foreign–Trade Zones 

Board has adopted the following order: 

Whereas, on November 28, 1995, the 

Foreign–Trade Zones Board issued a 

grant of authority to the Puerto Rico 

Trade and Export Company (PRTEC) 

authorizing the establishment of 

Foreign–Trade Subzone 61G at the IPR 

Pharmaceuticals, Inc. facility, Carolina, 

Puerto Rico (Board Order 787, 60 FR 

63499, 12/11/95); 

Whereas, PRTEC has advised the 

Board that zone procedures are no 

longer needed at the facility and 

requested voluntary termination of 

Subzone 61G (FTZ Docket 18–2008); 

Whereas, the request has been 

reviewed by the FTZ Staff and U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection officials, 

and approval has been recommended; 

Now, therefore, the Foreign–Trade 

Zones Board terminates the subzone 

status of Subzone 61G, effective this 

date. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 18th day of 

September 2008. 

David M. Spooner, 

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import 

Administration, Alternate Chairman, 

Foreign–Trade Zones Board. 

Attest: 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–24026 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Action Affecting Export Privileges; 

Philip Cheng 

In the Matter of: Philip Cheng, currently 

incarcerated at: Registration Number 10105– 

111 FCI, Terminal Island, Federal 

Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 3007, San 

Pedro, CA 90731; and with an address at: 

7654 Peach Blossom Drive, Cupertino, CA 

95014. 

Order Denying Export Privileges 

On December 3, 2007, in the U.S. 

District Court for Northern District of 

California, Philip Cheng (‘‘Cheng’’) pled 

guilty to and was convicted of violating 

Section 38 of the Arms Export Control 

Act (22 U.S.C. 2778 (2000)). Cheng pled 

guilty to willfully engaging in brokering 

activities in facilitating the export and 

transfer of defense articles and defense 

services, specifically the brokering of 

the export of thermal imaging and 

infrared technology controlled under 22 

CFR 121.1, Category XII(c), without 

having registered with and obtained the 

required authorization from the 

Department of State. Cheng was 

sentenced to 24 months imprisonment, 

followed by three years of supervised 

release, and ordered to pay a $50,000 


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