Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
| Published date | 15 March 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 14306 |
| Record Number | 2021-05215 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Commerce Department,Economic Development Administration |
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email to Thomas.J.Smith@census.gov.
Please reference Vehicle Inventory and
Use Survey in the subject line of your
comments. You may also submit
comments, identified by Docket Number
USBC–2021–0008, to the Federal e-
Rulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. All comments
received are part of the public record.
No comments will be posted to http://
www.regulations.gov for public viewing
until after the comment period has
closed. Comments will generally be
posted without change. All Personally
Identifiable Information (for example,
name and address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information. You may submit
attachments to electronic comments in
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF
file formats.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Kelly
Holder, VIUS Branch Chief, (301) 763–
3462, Kelly.A.Holder@census.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau plans to conduct
a reinstated Vehicle Inventory and Use
Survey (VIUS) in 2022. VIUS was the
principal data source on the physical
and operational characteristics of the
nation’s truck population from 1963
through 2002 and was conducted every
five years in conjunction with the
Quinquennial Economic Census. The
survey was discontinued prior to the
2007 survey due to budget constraints.
The discontinuation of the survey left a
significant void in the U.S. Department
of Transportation’s knowledge of the
U.S. truck fleet. The Bureau of
Transportation Statistics is restoring the
VIUS with its partners, the Federal
Highway Administration and the U.S.
Department of Energy. The U.S. Census
Bureau will collect VIUS under the
mandatory requirements of Title 13,
Sections 131 and 182, of the U.S.C. as
in previous economic censuses.
VIUS utilizes a sample of Vehicle
Identification Numbers (VINs) for trucks
registered in the 50 states and District of
Columbia. The sample includes both
personally-owned and commercially-
owned trucks. VIUS excludes trucks
owned by federal, state, and local
governments; ambulances; buses; motor
homes; farm tractors; unpowered trailer
units; and passenger cars.
Since the last VIUS was conducted
nearly 20 years ago, some of the
questionnaire content required updates.
In particular, questions related to
vehicle technology have been modified
to reflect more recent safety and fuel
economy features. Modified content
includes emerging technologies such as
driver assistance systems, collision
warning and collision intervention
features, driving control, and parking
assistance features. New questions were
also added based on stakeholder input
collected during the years since the
2002 VIUS. This new content includes
topics such as towing capacity,
maintenance costs, time spent idling,
use of overweight permits, and mileage
driven while cubed out or weighed out.
VIUS data are of considerable value to
government, business, academia, and
the general public. Data on the number
and types of vehicles and how they are
used are important in studying the
future growth of transportation and are
needed in calculating fees and cost
allocations among highway users. The
data also are important in evaluating
safety risks to highway travelers and in
assessing the energy efficiency and
environmental impact of the nation’s
truck fleet.
II. Method of Collection
The Vehicle Inventory and Use
Survey will use two modes of data
collection: Electronic instrument and
paper questionnaire. All respondents
will receive an initial letter with
instructions to log into the electronic
instrument. Respondents will be
encouraged to use the electronic
instrument method, however, a paper
questionnaire will be sent as part of the
non-response follow-up operation.
Data are collected via two
questionnaires based on truck type, one
for light trucks (pickups, SUVs,
minivans) and one for heavy trucks
(including truck tractors). Content
differs somewhat between the two
forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–0892.
Form Number(s): TC–9501 (Light
Trucks) and TC–9502 (Heavy Trucks).
Type of Review: Regular submission,
Request for a Reinstatement, with
Change, of a Previously Approved
Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and
businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
150,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 65
minutes per vehicle.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 162,500.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 (This is not the cost of
respondents’ time, but the indirect costs
respondents may incur for such things
as purchases of specialized software or
hardware needed to report, or
expenditures for accounting or records
maintenance services required
specifically by the collection.)
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United
States Code, Sections 131, 182, 224, and
225.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include, or
summarize, each comment in our
request to OMB to approve this ICR.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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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, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION
: Notice and opportunity for
public comment.
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SUMMARY
: 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 the
firms contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of the firms’
workers, or threat thereof, and to a
decrease in sales or production of each
petitioning firm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
L
IST OF
P
ETITIONS
R
ECEIVED BY
EDA
FOR
C
ERTIFICATION OF
E
LIGIBILITY
T
O
A
PPLY FOR
T
RADE
A
DJUSTMENT
A
SSISTANCE
[2/24/2021 through 3/8/2021]
Firm name Firm address Date
accepted for
investigation Product(s)
TMAK, Inc. d/b/a MCTD, Inc ................... 200 Winski Drive, Michigan City, IN
46360. 2/24/2021 The firm manufactures metalworking ma-
chinery.
Angel Competition Bikinis, LLC ............... 1555 West 87th Street Parkway,
Lenexa, KS 66219. 3/2/2021 The firm manufactures swimwear.
DB Innovations, LLC ............................... 22 Washington Avenue, Endicott, NY
13760. 3/2/2021 The firm manufactures equipment for
calibrating and certifying police radar
units.
Legacy Precision Molds, Inc ................... 4668 Spartan Industrial Drive,
Grandville, MI 49418. 3/5/2021 The firm manufactures plastic injection
molds.
S.U.S. Cast Products, Inc ....................... 1825 West Market Street, Logansport,
IN 46947. 3/5/2021 The firm manufactures miscellaneous
aluminum die cast parts.
Ken Boudreau, Inc. d/b/a Coriander De-
signs. 20485 144th Avenue Northeast,
Woodinville, WA 98072. 3/8/2021 The firm manufactures wooden office
furniture.
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 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. These petitions are
received pursuant to section 251 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
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.
Bryan Borlik,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–18–2021]
Foreign-Trade Zone 158—Vicksburg/
Jackson, Mississippi; Application for
Reorganization (Expansion of Service
Area) Under Alternative Site
Framework
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by
the Greater Mississippi Foreign-Trade
Zone, Inc., grantee of Foreign-Trade
Zone 158, requesting authority to
reorganize the zone to expand its service
area under the alternative site
framework (ASF) adopted by the FTZ
Board (15 CFR Sec. 400.2(c)). The ASF
is an option for grantees for the
establishment or reorganization of zones
and can permit significantly greater
flexibility in the designation of new
subzones or ‘‘usage-driven’’ FTZ sites
for operators/users located within a
grantee’s ‘‘service area’’ in the context of
the FTZ Board’s standard 2,000-acre
activation limit for a zone. The
application was submitted pursuant to
the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the
regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR
part 400). It was formally docketed on
March 9, 2021.
FTZ 158 was approved by the FTZ
Board on April 11, 1989 (Board Order
430, 54 FR 15480 April 18, 1989) and
reorganized under the ASF on
September 6, 2018 (Board Order 2060,
83 FR 46142, September 12, 2018). The
zone currently has a service area that
includes Claiborne, Hinds, Madison,
Marshall, Pontotoc, Rankin, Tate,
Warren and Washington Counties and
portions of Lee and Tishomingo
Counties, Mississippi.
The applicant is now requesting
authority to expand the service area of
the zone to include Grenada and Panola
Counties, as described in the
application. If approved, the grantee
would be able to serve sites throughout
the expanded service area based on
companies’ needs for FTZ designation.
The application indicates that the
proposed expanded service area is
adjacent to the Greenville (Mississippi)
and Memphis (Tennessee) Customs and
Border Protection Ports of Entry.
In accordance with the FTZ Board’s
regulations, Camille Evans of the FTZ
Staff is designated examiner to evaluate
and analyze the facts and information
presented in the application and case
record and to report findings and
recommendations to the FTZ Board.
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions shall be
addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive
Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The
closing period for their receipt is May
14, 2021. Rebuttal comments in
response to material submitted during
the foregoing period may be submitted
during the subsequent 15-day period to
June 1, 2021.
A copy of the application will be
available for public inspection in the
‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ
Board’s website, which is accessible via
www.trade.gov/ftz. For further
information, contact Camille Evans at
Camille.Evans@trade.gov or (202) 482–
2350.
Dated: March 9, 2021.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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