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The technical specifications for the 

proposed wastewater treatment facility 

states: ‘‘[t]he Contractor shall furnish, 

install and field test a complete rotary 

press sludge dewatering system.’’ 

According to the District, the only rotary 

press sludge dewatering unit that meets 

that above described technical 

specifications is not manufactured in 

the United States. As a result, the 

District requested a waiver of the ARRA 

Buy American provisions on the basis of 

nonavailability of a U.S. manufactured 

product that will meet the design and 

performance criteria specified for this 

rotary press sludge dewatering unit. 

II. Nonavailability Finding 

The Secretary has determined that, 

based on the information available, and 

to the best of USDA’s knowledge, there 

do not appear to be other rotary press 

sludge dewatering units manufactured 

in the United States that are available at 

this time to meet the District’s design 

specifications and performance 

requirements for this project. 

The evaluation by USDA’s technical 

review team and engineers supports the 

District’s claim that a suitable rotary 

press sludge dewatering unit which 

meets the specifications for this project 

is not available in sufficient and 

reasonably available commercial 

quantities of a satisfactory quality that is 

manufactured in the United States. 

USDA’s technical review team and 

engineers reviewed a memorandum 

submitted by the District describing the 

foreign equipment that fits the technical 

specifications for the rotary press sludge 

dewatering unit and the process the 

District followed in adopting the rotary 

press design. USDA’s technical review 

team and engineers conducted a 

nationwide review of equipment 

vendors, manufacturers’ representatives, 

and associated resources typically relied 

on by engineers who design wastewater 

treatment facilities. The purpose of 

USDA’s review process was to 

determine whether there were any 

sludge dewatering rotary presses 

manufactured in the United States that 

meet the District’s design specifications 

and performance requirements. In 

addition, USDA’s technical review team 

and engineers interviewed the District’s 

design engineer and sales engineers for 

a United States manufacturer that 

produced a dewatering rotary press. It 

was determined that the one 

domestically manufactured rotary press 

located by USDA engineers was not 

suitable for the District’s performance 

requirements. As a result of its review, 

to the best of the USDA’s knowledge 

there are no sludge dewatering presses 

manufactured in the United States that 

meet the District’s design specifications 

and performance requirements for the 

District’s wastewater treatment plant. 

The Rural Development Buy 

American Coordinator has reviewed this 

waiver request and has determined that 

the supporting documentation provided 

by the District established a proper basis 

that the manufactured good was not 

available from a producer in the United 

States able to meet the design 

specifications and performance 

requirements for the proposed project. 

III. Waiver 

Having established a proper basis that 

this manufactured good was not 

available from a producer in the United 

States, the District is hereby granted a 

waiver from the Buy American 

requirements of Section 1605(a) of 

Public Law 111–5. This waiver permits 

use of ARRA funds for the purchase of 

the specified Fournier Industries 6 

channel rotary press sludge dewatering 

unit documented in District’s waiver 

request submittal dated October 7, 2009 

as part of its wastewater treatment plant 

improvements. This supplementary 

information constitutes the detailed 

written justification required by Section 

1605(c) for waivers ‘‘based on a finding 

under subsection (b).’’ 

Authority: Public Law 111–5, section 1605. 

Thomas J. Vilsack, 

Secretary, United States of America. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2217 Filed 2–2–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 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: U.S. Census Bureau. 

Title: Report of Building or Zoning 

Permits Issued for New PrivatelyOwned Housing Units. 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0094. 

Form Number(s): C–404. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden Hours: 17,539. 

Number of Respondents: 19,375. 

Average Hours per Response: 9 

minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau 

is requesting a three-year extension of a 

currently approved collection of the 

Form C–404, otherwise known as the 

Building Permits Survey (BPS), with 

minor revisions to the data collection 

form. 

The Census Bureau produces statistics 

used to monitor activity in the large and 

dynamic construction industry. Given 

the importance of this industry, several 

of the statistical series are key economic 

indicators. Three such series are 

dependent on the BPS: (1) Housing 

Units Authorized by Building Permits, 

(2) Housing Starts, and (3) New OneFamily Houses Sold. These statistics 

help state, local, and federal 

governments, as well as private 

industry, analyze this important sector 

of the economy. The building permit 

series are available monthly based on a 

sample of building permit offices, and 

annually based on the entire universe of 

permit offices. Published data from the 

survey can be found on the Census 

Bureau’s Web site at http:// 

www.census.gov/permits. 

The Census Bureau collects these data 

primarily by mail using the Form C– 

404. Data are also collected via Internet 

web pages and receipt of electronic files. 

Form C–404 requests information on the 

number and valuation of new 

residential housing units authorized by 

building permits. The current form is 

titled ‘‘Report of New Privately-Owned 

Residential Building or Zoning Permits 

Issued’’. We plan to change the title to 

‘‘Report of Building or Zoning Permits 

Issued for New Privately-Owned 

Housing Units’’ to clarify the data being 

requested. 

The proposed form includes several 

minor changes to the version of Form C– 

404 currently in use. Item 2 of the 

current form instructs respondents to 

provide details about geographic 

coverage changes in the Comments 

section; on the proposed new form, 

there are spaces in Item 2 itself to enter 

the same information. The checkboxes 

in Item 3a were revised for clarity, and 

Item 3f (the total of Items 3b–3e) was 

removed because we determined that 

respondents need not calculate these 

totals. The limit on the dollar valuation 

of permits which require additional 

information in Item 4 was adjusted for 

inflation. Other minor improvements 

were made to the format and layout of 

the form. The instructions on the back 

of the form were also modified to 

improve their clarity and completeness. 

These changes to the form will not have 

a measurable effect on respondent 

burden. 

The Census Bureau uses the Form C– 

404 to collect data that will provide 

estimates of the number and valuation 

of new residential housing units 

authorized by building permits. About 

one-half of the permit offices are 


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requested to report monthly. The 

remainder is surveyed once per year. 

We use the data, a component of the 

index of leading economic indicators, to 

estimate the number of housing units 

started, completed, and sold (singlefamily only). The Census Bureau also 

uses these data to select samples for its 

demographic surveys. In addition, the 

Census Bureau uses the detailed 

geographic data in the development of 

annual population estimates which are 

used by government agencies to allocate 

funding and other resources to local 

areas. Policymakers, planners, 

businessmen/women, and others use the 

detailed geographic data to monitor 

growth and plan for local services, and 

to develop production and marketing 

plans. The BPS is the only source of 

statistics on residential construction for 

states and smaller geographic areas. 

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal 

governments. 

Frequency: Monthly and annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13, United 

States Code, Section 182. 

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: January 29, 2010. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2224 Filed 2–2–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Foreign Fishing 

Vessels Operating in Internal Waters 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

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. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before April 5, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 

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 and instructions should be 

directed to Mi Ae Kim, (301) 713–9090 

or Mi.Ae.Kim@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Foreign fishing vessels, granted 

permission by a governor of a State to 

engage in fish processing within the 

internal waters of that State, are 

required to report the tonnage and 

location of fish received from vessels of 

the United States. Fish processing 

includes, in addition to processing, 

other activity relating to fishing such as 

preparation, supply, storage, 

refrigeration, or transportation. This 

reporting is required by the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act. Weekly reports are 

submitted to the National Marine 

Fisheries Service Regional 

Administrator to allow monitoring of 

fish received by foreign vessels. 

II. Method of Collection 

Reports may be submitted by fax or email. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0648–0329. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 6. 

Estimated Time per Response: 30 

minutes per weekly response. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 36. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $216.00 in reporting costs. 

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. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2202 Filed 2–2–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[Docket No. 0911041393–0040–02] 

NOAA Cooperative Institutes (CIs): (1) 

A CI To Support NOAA Research 

Facilities in the Pacific Northwest, (2) 

A CI for Southwestern U.S. Marine 

Ecosystems, Climate and Ocean 

Studies, and (3) A Southeastern 

Regional CI for Atmospheric and 

Marine Studies 

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Research, National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; extension of application 

deadlines dates. 

SUMMARY: On November 13, 2009, the 

Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Research (OAR) published a notice of 

availability of funds to establish three 

new NOAA cooperative institutes (CIs): 

(1) A CI To Support NOAA Research 

Facilities in the Pacific Northwest, (2) A 

CI for Southwestern U.S. Marine 

Ecosystems, Climate and Ocean Studies, 

and (3) A Southeastern Regional CI for 

Atmospheric and Marine Studies. OAR 

publishes this notice to announce an 

extension to the application solicitation 

period. The date when applications 

must be received at NOAA is being 

extended from February 10, 2010 until 

February 12, 2010. 

DATES: Proposals must be received no 

later than February 12, 2010, 5 p.m., 


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