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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

[Docket Number 101025512–0512–02] 

Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing 

Area 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Determination. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census 

(Census Bureau) is conducting the 2010 

Annual Surveys in the Manufacturing 

Area. The 2010 Annual Surveys consist 

of the Current Industrial Reports 

surveys, the Annual Survey of 

Manufactures, the Business R&D and 

Innovation Survey, and the 

Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders Survey. 

We have determined that annual data 

collected from these surveys are needed 

to aid the efficient performance of 

essential governmental functions, and 

have significant application to the needs 

of the public and industry. The data 

derived from these surveys, most of 

which have been conducted for many 

years, are not publicly available from 

nongovernmental or other governmental 

sources. 

ADDRESSES: The Census Bureau will 

furnish report forms to organizations 

included in the survey. Additional 

copies are available upon written 

request to the Director, U.S. Census 

Bureau, Washington, DC 20233–0101. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mendel D. Gayle, Chief, Manufacturing 

and Construction Division at (301) 763– 

4587 or via the Internet at 

mendel.d.gayle@census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Census Bureau is authorized to conduct 

mandatory surveys necessary to furnish 

current data on the subjects covered by 

the major censuses authorized by Title 

13, United States Code, sections 61, 81, 

131, 182, 193, 224, and 225. 

These surveys will provide 

continuing and timely national 

statistical data on manufacturing for the 

period between economic censuses. The 

data collected in the surveys will be 

within the general scope and nature of 

those inquiries covered in the economic 

census. The next economic census will 

be conducted for the year 2012. 

Current Industrial Reports 

Most of the following commodity or 

product surveys provide data on 

shipments or production, stocks, 

unfilled orders, orders booked, 

consumption, and so forth. Reports will 

be required of all, or a sample of, 

establishments engaged in the 

production of the items covered by the 

following list of annual surveys: 

Survey Title 

MA311D Confectionery 

MA314Q Carpets and Rugs 

MA321T Lumber Production and Mill 

Stocks 

MA325F Paints and Allied Products 

MA325G Pharmaceutical Preparations, 

except Biologicals 

MA327C Refractories 

MA327E Consumer, Scientific, Technical, 

and Industrial Glassware 

MA331B Steel Mill Products 

MA332Q Antifriction Bearings 

MA333A Farm Machinery and Lawn and 

Garden Equipment 

MA333D Construction Machinery 

MA333F Mining Machinery and Mineral 

Processing Equipment 

MA333M Refrigeration, Air-conditioning, 

and Warm Air Heating Equipment 

MA333N Fluid Power Products for Motion 

Control (Including Aerospace) 

MA333P Pumps and Compressors 

MA334A Electromedical Equipment and 

Analytical Instruments 

MA334C Control Instruments 

MA334D Defense, Navigational and 

Aerospace Electronics 

MA334M Consumer Electronics 

MA334Q Semiconductors, Electronics 

Components, and Semiconductor 

Manufacturing Equipment 

MA334T Meters and Test Devices 

MA335E Electric Housewares and Fans 

MA335F Major Household Appliances 

MA335J Insulated Wire and Cable 

MA335K Wiring Devices and Supplies 

MA336G Civil Aircraft and Aircraft Engines 

and Aerospace Industry (Orders, Sales and 

Backlog) 

The following list of surveys 

represents annual counterparts of 

monthly and quarterly surveys. These 

surveys will cover only those 

establishments that are not canvassed, 

or do not report, in the more frequent 

surveys. Accordingly, there will be no 

duplication in reporting. 

The content of these annual reports 

(listed below) will be identical to that of 

the monthly and quarterly reports: 

Survey Title 

M311C Corn (Wet & Dry Producers of 

Ethanol) 

M311H Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils 

(Warehouse Stocks) 

M311J Oilseeds, Beans, and Nuts (Primary 

Producers) 

M311K Fats and Oils (Renderers) 

M311L Fats and Oils 

M311M Animal and Vegetable Fats and 

Oils (Consumption and Stocks) 

M311N Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils 

(Production, Consumption and Stocks) 

M313N Cotton and Raw Linters in Public 

Storage 

M313P Consumption on the Cotton System 

and Stocks 

M336G Civil Aircraft and Aircraft Engines 

MQ311A Flour Milling Products 

MQ313A Textiles 

MQ315A Apparel 

MQ315B Socks Production 

MQ325A Inorganic Chemicals 

MQ325B Fertilizers and Related Chemicals 

MQ325F Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer 

MQ327D Clay Construction Products 

MQ333W Metalworking Machinery 

MQ334P Telecommunications 

MQ334R Computers and Peripheral 

Equipment 

Annual Survey of Manufactures 

The Annual Survey of Manufactures 

collects industry statistics, such as total 

value of shipments, employment, 

payroll, workers’ hours, capital 

expenditures, cost of materials 

consumed, supplemental labor costs, 

and so forth. This survey is conducted 

on a sample basis, and covers all 

manufacturing industries, including 

data on plants under construction but 

not yet in operation. 

Business R&D and Innovation Survey 

The Business R&D and Innovation 

Survey (BRDIS) measures spending on 

research and development activities by 

United States businesses. This survey 

replaced the Survey of Industrial 

Research and Development that had 

been collected since the 1950’s. The 

BRDIS collects global as well as 

domestic spending information, more 

detailed information about the R&D 

workforce, and information regarding 

innovation and intellectual property 

from U.S. businesses. The Census 

Bureau collects and compiles this 

information in accordance with a joint 

project agreement between the National 

Science Foundation (NSF) and the 

Census Bureau. The NSF publishes the 

results in its publication series. All data 

items are collected on a mandatory basis 

under the authority of Title 13, United 

States Code. 

Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders Survey 

The Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders 

Survey collects data on sales and 

unfilled orders in order to provide 

annual benchmarks for unfilled orders 

for the monthly Manufacturers’ 

Shipments, Inventories, and Orders 

(M3) survey. The Annual Survey of 

Manufactures (ASM) provides annual 

benchmarks for the shipments and 

inventory data in this monthly survey. 

The survey data will also be used to 

determine whether it is necessary to 

collect unfilled orders data for specific 

industries on a monthly basis; some 

industries are not requested to provide 

unfilled orders data on the M3 Survey. 

Notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, no person is required to respond 

to, nor shall a person be subject to a 

penalty for failure to comply with a 

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collection of information subject to the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) unless that 

collection of information displays a 

current valid Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) control number. In 

accordance with the PRA, 44 U.S.C., 

Chapter 45, OMB approved the Annual 

Surveys under the following OMB 

control numbers: Current Industrial 

Reports—0607–0476, Annual Survey of 

Manufactures—0607–0449, Business 

R&D and Innovation Survey—0607– 

0912, Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders 

Survey—0607–0561. 

Based upon the foregoing, I have 

directed that the Annual Surveys in the 

Manufacturing Area be conducted for 

the purpose of collecting these data. 

Dated: November 1, 2010. 

Robert M. Groves, 

Director, Bureau of the Census. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28085 Filed 11–4–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–588–702, A–580–813, A–583–816] 

Certain Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe 

Fittings From Japan, South Korea and 

Taiwan; Final Results of Sunset 

Reviews and Revocation of 

Antidumping Duty Orders 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: On September 1, 2010, the 

Department of Commerce (the 

Department) initiated sunset reviews of 

the antidumping duty orders on certain 

stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings 

from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. 

See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) 

Review, 75 FR 53664 (September 1, 

2010) (Initiation Notice). Because no 

interested domestic party responded to 

the sunset review notice of initiation by 

the applicable deadline, the Department 

is revoking the antidumping duty orders 

on certain stainless steel butt-weld pipe 

fittings from Japan, South Korea and 

Taiwan. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 20, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dana Mermelstein, AD/CVD Office 6, 

Import Administration, International 

Trade Administration, U.S. Department 

of Commerce, 14th Street and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1391. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Scope of the Orders 

Japan 

The products covered by this order 

include certain stainless steel butt-weld 

pipe fittings. These fittings are used in 

piping systems for chemical plants, 

pharmaceutical plants, food processing 

facilities, waste-treatment facilities, 

semiconductor equipment applications, 

nuclear power plants and other areas. 

This merchandise is classifiable under 

the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) subheading 

7307.23.00. Although the HTSUS 

subheading is provided for convenience 

and for customs purposes, the written 

product description remains dispositive 

as to the scope of the order. 

South Korea 

The products subject to this order are 

certain welded stainless steel butt-weld 

pipe fittings, whether finished or 

unfinished, under 14 inches in inside 

diameter. The pipe fittings are used to 

connect pipe sections in piping systems 

where conditions require welded 

connections. The subject merchandise 

can be used where one or more of the 

following conditions is a factor in 

designing the piping system: (1) 

Corrosion of the piping system will 

occur if material other than stainless 

steel is used; (2) contamination of the 

material in the system by the system 

itself must be prevented; (3) high 

temperatures are present; (4) extreme 

low temperatures are present; (5) high 

pressures are contained within the 

system. 

Stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings 

come in a variety of shapes, and the 

following five are the most basic: 

‘‘elbows,’’ ‘‘tees,’’ ‘‘reducers,’’ ‘‘stub ends,’’ 

and ‘‘caps.’’ The edges of finished 

fittings are beveled. Threaded, grooved, 

and bolted fittings are excluded from 

the order. The pipe fittings subject to 

this order are classifiable under the 

HTSUS subheading 7307.23.00. 

Although the HTSUS subheading is 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes, our written description of the 

scope of the order is dispositive. 

Taiwan 

The products subject to the order are 

certain stainless steel butt-weld pipe 

fittings, whether finished or unfinished, 

under 14 inches in inside diameter. The 

pipe fittings are used to connect pipe 

sections in piping systems where 

conditions require welded connections. 

The subject merchandise is used where 

one or more of the following conditions 

is a factor in designing the piping 

system: (1) Corrosion of the piping 

system will occur if material other than 

stainless steel is used; (2) contamination 

of the material in the system by the 

system itself must be prevented; (3) high 

temperatures are present; (4) extreme 

low temperatures are present; and (5) 

high pressures are contained within the 

system. 

Stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings 

come in a variety of shapes, with the 

following five shapes the most basic: 

‘‘elbows,’’ ‘‘tees,’’ ‘‘reducers,’’ ‘‘stub ends,’’ 

and ‘‘caps.’’ The edges of finished 

fittings are beveled. Threaded, grooved, 

and bolted fittings are excluded from 

the order. The pipe fittings subject to 

the order are currently classifiable 

under subheading 7307.23.00 of the 

HTSUS. Although the HTSUS 

subheading is provided for convenience 

and customs purposes, our written 

description of the scope of the order is 

dispositive. 

Stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings 

manufactured to the American Society 

of Testing and Materials specification 

A774 are included in the scope of this 

order. 

Background 

The Department published its 

antidumping duty order on certain 

stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings 

from Japan on March 25, 1988. See 

Antidumping Duty Order of Sales at 

Less Than Fair Value; Stainless Steel 

Butt-Weld Pipe and Tube Fittings From 

Japan, 53 FR 9787 (March 25, 1988). 

The Department published its 

antidumping duty order on certain 

stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings 

from South Korea on February 23, 1993. 

See Antidumping Duty Order: Certain 

Welded Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe 

Fittings from Korea, 58 FR 11029 

(February 23, 1993). The Department 

published its antidumping duty order 

on certain stainless steel butt-weld pipe 

fittings from Taiwan on June 16, 1993. 

See Amended Final Determination and 

Antidumping Duty Order: Certain 

Welded Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe 

Fittings From Taiwan, 58 FR 33250 

(June 16, 1993). 

The Department determined that a 

continuation of the orders was 

warranted in two earlier rounds of 

sunset reviews. See Certain Stainless 

Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from 

Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan; 

Continuation of Antidumping Duty 

Orders, 70 FR 61119 (October 20, 2005); 

Final Results of Expedited Sunset 

Reviews: Certain Stainless Steel ButtWeld Pipe and Tube Fittings From 

Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, 65 FR 

5604 (February 4, 2000). 

On September 1, 2010, the 

Department initiated the current sunset 

reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the 

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