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BILLING CODE 3410-11-M 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:* National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). *Title:* Marine Mammal Stranding Report/Marine Mammal Rehabilitation Disposition Report. *Form Number(s):* NOAA Forms 89-864 and 89-878. *OMB Approval Number:* 0648-0178. *Type of Request:* Regular submission. *Burden Hours:* 2,400. *Number of Respondents:* 400. *Average Hours Per Response:* 30 minutes. *Needs and Uses:* The marine mammal stranding—Level A—reports provide basic information on marine mammal strandings so that the National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS)can compile and analyze by region the species, numbers, conditions, and causes of illnesses and deaths of stranded marine mammals. The Agency requires this information to fulfill its management responsibilities under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1421a). The Agency is also responsible for the welfare of marine mammals while in rehabilitation status. The information for the marine mammal rehabilitation disposition report is required for monitoring and tracking marine mammals held at various NMFS-authorized facilities. The information is submitted primarily by volunteer members making up the U.S. marine mammal stranding network. *Affected Public:* Not-for-profit institutions; business or other for-profit organizations; State, Local or Tribal Government. *Frequency:* On occasion. *Respondent's Obligation:* Mandatory. *OMB Desk Officer:* David Rostker,
(202)395-3897. 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 David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, fax number
(202)395-7285, or *David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.* Dated: August 8, 2007. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E7-15786 Filed 8-10-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-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 emergency provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). *Agency:* National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). *Title:* Broadband Subscription and Usage Survey (Supplement to the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey). *Agency Form Number:* None. *Type of Request:* Emergency submission. *Burden Hours:* 458. *Average Time Per Response:* 30 seconds. *Number of Respondents:* 55,000. *Needs and Uses:* NTIA proposes to add four questions to the Census Bureau's October 2007 Current Population Survey
(CPS)in order to gather reliable data on broadband (also known as high-speed Internet) use by U.S. households. President Bush has established a national goal of universal, affordable broadband access for all Americans by 2007. To that end, the Administration is working with Congress, the Federal Communications Commission, and other parties to develop and advance economic and regulatory policies that foster broadband deployment. Current, systematic, and comprehensive data on broadband subscription and use by U.S. households is critical to allow policymakers not only to gauge progress made to date, and to identify problem areas with a specificity that permits carefully targeted and cost-effective responses. The Census Bureau is widely regarded as a superior collector of data based on its centuries of experience and its scientific methods. Collection of NTIA's requested broadband subscription and usage data, moreover, will occur in conjunction with Census' scheduled October Current Population Survey (CPS), thereby significantly reducing the potential burdens on the Bureau and the households surveyed. Questions on broadband and Internet usage were included in six previous Census household surveys. The need for comprehensive broadband data has become more pressing in recent months and has necessitated this request for expedited review. Following the April 2007 release of an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
(OECD)ranking of broadband deployment worldwide, Congress held a series of hearings on the issue. The OECD has noted that the data that they are using to benchmark the United States is from 2003 as they have no other current official data from the United States. Congress has shown a particular interest in improving available statistics on U.S. broadband deployment and use. One proposed bill introduced in May directs the Census Bureau to modify its survey instruments to collect information similar to the data that NTIA proposes to collect here. Modifying the October CPS to include NTIA's requested broadband data will allow the Commerce Department and NTIA to respond to congressional concerns, congressional directives, and to work with the OECD on its broadband methodologies with more recent data. *Affected Public:* Individuals or households. *Respondent's Obligation:* Voluntary. *OMB Desk Officer:* Jasmeet Seehra,
(202)395-3123. 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. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent by August 31, 2007 to Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, e-mail *Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov* or Fax number
(202)395-5167. Dated: August 8, 2007. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E7-15788 Filed 8-10-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-60-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 1518] Grant of Authority for Subzone Status, M-I L.L.C. (Barite Grinding and Milling), Amelia, Louisiana Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the Foreign-Trade 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 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 significant public benefit and is in the public interest; *Whereas* , the Port of South Louisiana, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 124, has made application to the Board for authority to establish a special-purpose subzone at the barite grinding and milling facilities of M-I L.L.C., located in Amelia, Louisiana (FTZ Docket 14-2007, filed 4/16/07); *Whereas* , notice inviting public comment was given in the **Federal Register** (72 FR 20323, 4/24/07); and, *Whereas* , the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner's report, and finds the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations are satisfied, and that approval of the application would be in the public interest; *Now, therefore,* , the Board hereby grants authority for subzone status for activity related to barite grinding and milling at the facilities of M-I L.L.C., located in Amelia, Louisiana (Subzone 124K), 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 6th day of August 2007. David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. Attest: Andrew McGilvray. Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-15808 Filed 8-10-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket 32-2007] Foreign-Trade Zone 38—Spartanburg County, SC; Request for Manufacturing Authority: Kittel Supplier USA, Inc. (Automotive Door Trim Components) An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by South Carolina State Ports Authority, grantee of FTZ 38, pursuant to Section 400.28(a)(2) of the Board's regulations (15 CFR Part 400), requesting authority on behalf of Kittel Supplier USA, Inc. (KSU), to assemble automotive door trim components under FTZ procedures within FTZ 38. It was formally filed on August 3, 2007. The KSU facility (25 employees) is located at 201 Commerce Court within the Highway 290 Commerce Park (Site 3) in Duncan, South Carolina. Under FTZ procedures, KSU would assemble up to 2.2 million automotive door trim components (HTSUS 8708.29) annually for the U.S. market and export. Foreign components that would be used in the assembly activity (up to 100% of total purchases) include: Aluminum frames, B pillars, C and D pillars, waist race bolts, division bars, fasteners, powder coatings of carbon black and barium sulfate, and rubber seals (duty rates: Free—2.5%). FTZ procedures would exempt KSU from Customs duty payments on the foreign components used in production for export to non-NAFTA countries. On domestic shipments transferred in-bond to U.S. automobile assembly plants with subzone status, no duties would be paid on the foreign components within the door trim components until the finished vehicles are subsequently entered for consumption, at which time the finished automobile duty rate (2.5%) could be applied to the foreign components. For the finished door trim components withdrawn directly by KSU for customs entry, the finished automotive part rate (2.5%) could be applied to the foreign inputs noted above. The application indicates that the company would also realize duty deferral and certain logistical/supply chain savings. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at the following address: Office of the Executive Secretary, Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230-0002. The closing period for receipt of comments is October 12, 2007. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to October 29, 2007. A copy of the application will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board's Executive Secretary at the address listed above. For further information, contact Pierre Duy, examiner, at: *pierre_duy@ita.doc.gov,* or
(202)482-1378. Dated: August 3, 2007. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-15813 Filed 8-10-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 1517] Approval for Expansion of Authority for Subzone 183B, Samsung Austin Semiconductor L.L.C. (Semiconductors), Austin, Texas Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: *Whereas* , the Foreign-Trade Zone of Central Texas, Inc., grantee of FTZ 183, has requested authority on behalf of Samsung Austin Semiconductor L.L.C. (Samsung), to expand the scope of manufacturing activity conducted under zone procedures within Subzone 183B at the Samsung facilities in Austin, Texas (FTZ Docket 8-2007, filed 2/28/2007); *Whereas* , notice inviting public comment has been given in the **Federal Register** (72 FR 13081-13082, 3/20/2007); *Whereas* , the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner's report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and Board's regulations are satisfied, and that approval of the application is in the public interest; *Now, therefore* , the Board hereby orders: The application to expand the scope of manufacturing authority under zone procedures within Subzone 183B, is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including § 400.28. Signed at Washington, DC, this 6th day of August 2007. David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. Attest: Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-15809 Filed 8-10-07 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board Order No. 1519 Grant of Authority for Subzone Status, M-I L.L.C. (Barite Grinding and Milling), Galveston, Texas Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the Foreign-Trade 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 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 significant public benefit and is in the public interest; *Whereas* , the Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 36, has made application to the Board for authority to establish a special-purpose subzone at the barite grinding and milling facilities of M-I L.L.C., located in Galveston, Texas (FTZ Docket 15-2007, filed 4/16/07); *Whereas* , notice inviting public comment was given in the **Federal Register** (72 FR 20323-20324, 4/24/07); and, *Whereas* , the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner's report, and finds the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations are satisfied, and that approval of the application would be in the public interest; *Now, therefore,* the Board hereby grants authority for subzone status for activity related to barite grinding and milling at the facilities of M-I L.L.C., located in Galveston, Texas (Subzone 36B), 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 6th day of August 2007. David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. Attest: Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-15807 Filed 8-10-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 1516] Approval for Manufacturing Authority, Motorola Inc. (Mobile Phone Kitting), Fort Worth, Texas Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: *Whereas* , the Alliance Corridor, Inc., grantee of FTZ 196, has requested manufacturing authority at sites in Fort Worth, Texas on behalf of Motorola Inc. (Motorola) (FTZ Docket 6-2007, filed 2/16/2007); *Whereas* , notice inviting public comment has been given in the **Federal Register** (72 FR 9304-9305, 3/1/2007); *Whereas* , the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner's report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and Board's regulations are satisfied, and that approval of the application is in the public interest; *Now, therefore* , the Board hereby orders: The application for manufacturing authority within FTZ 196 on behalf of Motorola is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including § 400.28. Signed at Washington, DC, this 6th day of August 2007. David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. Attest: Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-15811 Filed 8-10-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket No. 33-2007] Foreign-Trade Zone 147—Reading, PA; Application for Subzone Souriau USA (Aerospace, Industrial and R/F Connectors); York, PA An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Foreign-Trade Zone Corporation of Southeastern Pennsylvania, grantee of FTZ 147, requesting special-purpose subzone status for the manufacture of aerospace, industrial and R/F connectors at the facility of Souriau USA (Souriau), located in York, Pennsylvania. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of 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 August 3, 2007. The Souriau facility (110 employees, 5 acres) is located at 25 Grumbacher Road, in York, Pennsylvania. The facility will be used for the kitting of connector parts and manufacturing and storage of cable connectors and assemblies (HTS duty rate ranges from duty-free 3.5%). Components and materials sourced from abroad (representing 95% of the value of the finished product) include: Electrical connectors; and male and female contacts (duty rate 3.5%). FTZ procedures would exempt Souriau from customs duty payments on the foreign components used in export production. The company anticipates that some 95 percent of the plant's shipments will be exported. On its domestic sales, Souriau would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to finished connectors and kits for the foreign inputs noted above. The request indicates that the savings from FTZ procedures would help improve the plant's international competitiveness. In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ staff has been 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 October 12, 2007. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to October 29, 2007. A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be available for public inspection at each of the following locations: U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center, 2 So. George Street, Cumberland House, Millersville, PA 17551-0302. Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 2111, 1401 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Whiteman at *Elizabeth_Whiteman@ita.doc.gov* or
(202)482-0473. Dated: August 3, 2007. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 07-3940 Filed 8-10-07; 8:45 am]
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