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Notices Federal Register

46753 

Vol. 82, No. 193 

Friday, October 6, 2017 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Notice of Intent To Request Revision 

and Extension of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 this 

notice announces the intention of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) to request revision and 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection, the Agricultural 

Labor Survey. Revision to burden hours 

will be needed due to changes in the 

size of the target population, sampling 

design, and/or questionnaire length. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by December 5, 2017 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number 0535–0109, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: OMBofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

Include docket number above in the subject 

line of the message. 

• eFax: (855) 838–6382. 

• Mail: Mail any paper, disk, or CD–ROM 

submissions to: David Hancock, NASS 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Room 5336 South Building, 

1400 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–2024. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Hand deliver to: 

David Hancock, NASS Clearance Officer, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 5336 

South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. 

Renee Picanso, Associate Administrator, 

National Agricultural Statistics Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202) 

720–4333. Copies of this information 

collection and related instructions can 

be obtained without charge from David 

Hancock, NASS—OMB Clearance 

Officer, at (202) 690–2388 or at 

ombofficer@nass.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Agricultural Labor Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0109. 

Expiration Date of Approval: March 

31, 2018. 

Type of Request: Intent to Seek 

Approval to Revise and Extend an 

Information Collection for 3 years. 

Abstract: The primary objective of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

is to prepare and issue State and 

national estimates of crop and livestock 

production, disposition, and prices. The 

Agricultural Labor Survey provides 

quarterly statistics on the number of 

agricultural workers, hours worked, and 

wage rates. Number of workers and 

hours worked are used to estimate 

agricultural productivity; wage rates are 

used in the administration of the H–2A 

Program and for setting Adverse Effect 

Wage Rates. Survey data are also used 

to carry out provisions of the 

Agricultural Adjustment Act. NASS 

intends to request that the survey be 

approved for another 3 years. 

Authority: These data will be 

collected under the authority of 7 U.S.C. 

2204(a). Individually identifiable data 

collected under this authority are 

governed by Section 1770 of the Food 

Security Act of 1985 as amended, 7 

U.S.C. 2276, which requires USDA to 

afford strict confidentiality to nonaggregated data provided by 

respondents. This Notice is submitted in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) and Office 

of Management and Budget regulations 

at 5 CFR part 1320. 

NASS also complies with OMB 

Implementation Guidance, 

‘‘Implementation Guidance for Title V 

of the E-Government Act, Confidential 

Information Protection and Statistical 

Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA),’’ 

Federal Register, Vol. 72, No. 115, June 

15, 2007, p. 33362. 

Estimate of Burden: This information 

collection consists of three individual 

surveys. In April, NASS will collect 

data for the January and April quarters 

and in October, NASS will collect data 

for both the July and October quarters. 

Following these two surveys NASS will 

re-contact approximately 500 operators 

to conduct quality control surveys to 

help insure the quality of the data 

collected. NASS also plans to conduct 

some cognitive testing during this 

renewal period. The public reporting 

burden for this information collection is 

estimated to average 5 minutes for the 

quality control surveys and 30 minutes 

per response in April and October. 

Respondents: Farms and businesses. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

15,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 15,000 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

and related instructions can be obtained 

without charge from David Hancock, 

NASS Clearance Officer, at (202) 690– 

2388. 

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 will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; specifically, on the benefits of 

collection of hourly base rate of pay, 

piece rate of pay, and experience level 

and (d) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, technological or other 

forms of information technology 

collection methods. 

All responses to this notice will 

become a matter of public record and be 

summarized in the request for OMB 

approval. 

Signed at Washington, DC, September 21, 

2017. 

R. Renee Picanso, 

Associate Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21624 Filed 10–5–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Business-Cooperative Service 

Notice of Request for Revision of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service, USDA. 


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46754 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 193 / Friday, October 6, 2017 / Notices 

1See ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 

Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments 

requested. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Rural BusinessCooperative Service’s (RBS) intention to 

request an extension for a currently 

approved information collection in 

support of the Rural Energy for America 

Program (REAP). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by December 5, 2017 to be 

assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tony Crooks, Rural BusinessCooperative Service, USDA, STOP 3225, 

1400 Independence Ave. SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–3225, 

Telephone (202) 205–9322. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Rural Energy for America 

Program. 

OMB Number: 0570–0067. 

Expiration Date of Approval: February 

28, 2018. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: REAP provides grants and 

loan guarantees to eligible agricultural 

producers and rural small businesses for 

the purchase of renewable energy 

systems and the implementation of 

energy efficiency improvements. REAP 

also provides grants for eligible entities 

to conduct energy audits and provide 

and renewable energy development 

assistance. This notice is specific to the 

information collection required for 

REAP. 

The collection of information is vital 

for Rural Development to make 

informed decisions regarding the 

eligibility of applicants and borrowers, 

establish selection priorities among 

competing applicants ensure 

compliance with applicable Rural 

Development regulations, and 

effectively monitor the grantees and 

borrowers activities to protect the 

Government’s financial interest and 

ensure that funds obtained from the 

Government are used appropriately. 

This information will be used to 

determine applicant eligibility, to 

determine project eligibility and 

feasibility, and to ensure that grantees/ 

borrowers operate on a sound basis and 

use funds for authorized purposes. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 2.6 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Agricultural Producers 

and Rural Small Businesses. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,997. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 25. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

49,925. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 129,805. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Jeanne Jacobs, 

Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, Support Services 

Division at (202) 692–0040. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of USDA, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

USDA’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (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 those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Comments may be sent to 

Jeanne Jacobs, Regulations and 

Paperwork Management Branch, 

Support Services Division, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Rural 

Development, STOP 0742, 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20250–0742. All responses to this 

notice will be summarized and included 

in the request for OMB approval. All 

comments will also become a matter of 

public record. 

Dated: September 28, 2017. 

Chad Parker, 

Acting Administrator, Rural BusinessCooperative Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21568 Filed 10–5–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–44–2017] 

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 265— 

Conroe, Texas; Authorization of 

Production Activity; Bauer 

Manufacturing LLC dba NEORig; 

(Stationary Oil/Gas Drilling Rigs); 

Conroe, Texas 

On June 5, 2017, the City of Conroe, 

grantee of FTZ 265, submitted a 

notification of proposed production 

activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of 

Bauer Manufacturing LLC dba NEORig, 

within Site 1 of FTZ 265, in Conroe, 

Texas. 

The notification was processed in 

accordance with the regulations of the 

FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including 

notice in the Federal Register inviting 

public comment (82 FR 30821–30822, 

July 3, 2017). On October 3, 2017, the 

applicant was notified of the FTZ 

Board’s decision that no further review 

of the activity is warranted at this time. 

The production activity described in the 

notification was authorized, subject to 

the FTZ Act and the FTZ Board’s 

regulations, including Section 400.14. 

Dated: October 3, 2017. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21595 Filed 10–5–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–913] 

Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road 

Tires From the People’s Republic of 

China: Preliminary Results of 

Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Review; 2015 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(the Department) preliminarily 

determines that countervailable 

subsidies are being provided to 

producers and exporters of new 

pneumatic off-the-road tires (OTR Tires) 

from the People’s Republic of China 

(PRC). The period of review (POR) is 

January 1, 2015, through December 31, 

2015. Interested parties are invited to 

comment on these preliminary results. 

DATES: Applicable October 6, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chien-Min Yang or Jack Zhao, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–5484 or (202) 482–1396 

respectively. 

Scope of the Order 

The products covered by the order are 

new pneumatic tires designed for offthe-road (OTR) and off-highway use. For 

a full description of the scope of this 

order, see the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum.1


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