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Notices Federal Register

73277 

Vol. 79, No. 237 

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

Notice of Petitions by Firms for 

Determination of Eligibility To Apply 

for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice and Opportunity for 

Public Comment. 

Pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade 

Act 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2341 

et seq.), the Economic Development 

Administration (EDA) has received 

petitions for certification of eligibility to 

apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

from the firms listed below. 

Accordingly, EDA has initiated 

investigations to determine whether 

increased imports into the United States 

of articles like or directly competitive 

with those produced by each of these 

firms contributed importantly to the 

total or partial separation of the firm’s 

workers, or threat thereof, and to a 

decrease in sales or production of each 

petitioning firm. 

LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

[12/3/2014 through 12/4/2014] 

Firm name Firm address Date accepted for 

investigation Product(s) 

Piggy Pillows, LLC ............................ 7802 150th Court North, Palm 

Beach Gardens, FL 33418.

12/2/2014 The firm produces insoles for women’s sandals 

and shoes; primary manufacturing material is 

urethane foam. 

Adaptive Development Corporation .. 6060 Milo Road, Dayton, OH 

45414.

11/24/2014 The firm manufactures tools and components 

made of steel used in compression ignition internal combustion engines. 

Any party having a substantial 

interest in these proceedings may 

request a public hearing on the matter. 

A written request for a hearing must be 

submitted to the Trade Adjustment 

Assistance for Firms Division, Room 

71030, Economic Development 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no 

later than ten (10) calendar days 

following publication of this notice. 

Please follow the requirements set 

forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR 

315.9 for procedures to request a public 

hearing. The Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance official number 

and title for the program under which 

these petitions are submitted is 11.313, 

Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms. 

Dated: December 4, 2014. 

Michael S. DeVillo, 

Eligibility Examiner. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28899 Filed 12–9–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Minority Business Development 

Agency 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; National Minority 

Enterprise Development (MED) Week 

Awards Program Requirements 

AGENCY: Minority Business 

Development Agency. 

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 February 9, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at jjessup@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Antavia Grimsley, 

Management Analyst, Minority Business 

Development Agency, U.S. Department 

of Commerce, Room 5063, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC, 20230; telephone (202)482–7458, 

and email: agrimsley@mbda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Minority Business Development 

Agency (MBDA) is the only federal 

agency created exclusively to foster the 

growth and global competitiveness of 

minority-owned businesses in the 

United States. For this purpose, a 

minority owned business must be 

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owned or controlled by one of the 

following persons or group of persons: 

African American, American Indian, 

Alaska Native, Asian, Hispanic, Native 

Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Asian 

Indian, and Hasidic Jew. MBDA 

provides management and technical 

assistance to large, medium, and small 

minority business enterprises through a 

network of business centers throughout 

the United States. 

Since 1983, every president has 

issued a Presidential Proclamation 

designating one week as National 

Minority Enterprise Development (MED) 

Week. MBDA recognizes the role that 

minority entrepreneurs play in building 

the Nation’s economy by honoring 

businesses that are making a significant 

contribution through the creation of 

jobs, products and services, in addition 

to supporting their local communities. 

The MED Week Awards Program is a 

key element of MED Week and 

celebrates the outstanding achievements 

of minority entrepreneurs. MBDA may 

make awards in the following 

categories: Minority Construction Firm 

of the Year, Minority Manufacturer of 

the Year, Minority Export Firm of the 

Year, Minority Energy Firm of the Year, 

Minority Health Products and Services 

Firm of the Year, Minority Technology 

Firm of the Year, Minority Marketing 

and Communication Firm of the Year, 

Minority Professional Services Firm of 

the Year and the MBDA Minority 

Business Enterprise of the Year award. 

In addition, MBDA may recognize 

trailblazers and champions through the 

Access to Capital Award, Advocate of 

the Year Award, Distinguished Supplier 

Diversity Award, Ronald H. Brown 

Leadership Award, and Abe Venable 

Legacy Award for Lifetime 

Achievement. All awards will be 

presented at a ceremony during 

National MED Week. Nominations for 

these awards are open to the public. 

MBDA must collect two types of 

information: (a) Information identifying 

the nominee and nominator, and (b) 

information explaining why the 

nominee should be given the award. 

The information will be used to 

determine those applicants best meeting 

the preannounced evaluation criterion. 

Use of a nomination form standardizes 

and limits the information collected as 

part of the nomination process. This 

makes the competition fair and eases the 

burden on applicants and reviewers. 

Participation in the MED Week Awards 

Program competition is voluntary and 

the awards are strictly honorary. 

II. Method of Collection 

The form may be submitted 

electronically or paper format. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0640–0025. 

Form Number(s): Not applicable. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for profit organizations, not-for-profit 

institutions, State, Local, or Tribal 

government, and Federal government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 200. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

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: December 4, 2014. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28846 Filed 12–9–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–21–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Solicitation for Members of the NOAA 

Science Advisory Board 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Research, Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for 

members of the NOAA Science 

Advisory Board. 

SUMMARY: NOAA is soliciting 

nominations for members of the NOAA 

Science Advisory Board (SAB). The 

SAB is the only Federal Advisory 

Committee with the responsibility to 

advise the Under Secretary of 

Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere 

and NOAA Administrator on long- and 

short-range strategies for research, 

education, and application of science to 

resource management and 

environmental assessment and 

prediction. The SAB consists of 15 

members reflecting the full breadth of 

NOAA’s areas of responsibility and 

assists NOAA in maintaining a complete 

and accurate understanding of scientific 

issues critical to the agency’s missions. 

Points of View: The Board will consist 

of approximately fifteen members, 

including a Chair, designated by the 

Under Secretary in accordance with 

FACA requirements. Members will be 

appointed for three-year terms, 

renewable once, and serve at the 

discretion of the Under Secretary. If a 

member resigns before the end of his or 

her first term, the vacancy appointment 

shall be for the remainder of the 

unexpired term, and shall be renewable 

twice if the unexpired term is less than 

one year. Members will be appointed as 

special government employees (SGEs) 

and will be subject to the ethical 

standards applicable to SGEs. Members 

are reimbursed for actual and reasonable 

travel and per diem expenses incurred 

in performing such duties but will not 

be reimbursed for their time. As a 

Federal Advisory Committee, the 

Board’s membership is required to be 

balanced in terms of viewpoints 

represented and the functions to be 

performed as well as the interests of 

geographic regions of the country and 

the diverse sectors of U.S. society. 

The SAB meets in person three times 

each year, exclusive of teleconferences 

or subcommittee, task force, and 

working group meetings. Board 

members must be willing to serve as 

liaisons to SAB working groups and/or 

participate in periodic reviews of the 

NOAA Cooperative Institutes and 

overarching reviews of NOAA’s research 

enterprise. 

Nominations: Interested persons may 

nominate themselves or third parties. 

Applications: An application is 

required to be considered for Board 

membership, regardless of whether a 

person is nominated by a third party or 

self-nominated. The application package 

must include: (1) The nominee’s full 

name, title, institutional affiliation, and 

contact information; (2) the nominee’s 

area(s) of expertise; (3) a short 

description of his/her qualifications 

relative to the kinds of advice being 

solicited by NOAA in this Notice; and 

(4) a current resume (maximum length 

four [4] pages). 

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