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Agency intends to request approval
from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by July 18, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522,
Room 5164 South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–4492, FAX: (202)
720–4120.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires
that interested members of the public
and affected agencies have an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice
identifies an information collection that
the Agency is submitting to OMB for
extension.
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; 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:
Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, STOP 1522,
Room 5164, 1400 Independence Ave.
SW., Washington, DC 20250–1522. FAX:
(202) 720–4120.
Title: Public Television Station Digital
Transition Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0134.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: As part of the nation’s
evolution to digital television, the
Federal Communications Commission
had ordered all television broadcasters
to initiate the broadcast of a digital
television signal. Public television
stations rely largely on community
financial support to operate. In many

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rural areas the cost of the transition to
digital broadcasting may exceed
community resources. Since rural
communities depend on public
television stations for services ranging
from educational course content in their
schools to local news, weather, and
agricultural reports, any disruption of
public television broadcasting would be
detrimental.
Initiating a digital broadcast requires
the installation of a new antenna,
transmitter or translator, and new digital
program management facilities
consisting of processing and storage
systems. Public television stations use a
combination of transmitters and
translators to serve the rural public. If
the public television station is to
perform program origination functions,
as most do, digital cameras, editing and
mastering systems are required. A new
studio-to-tower site communications
link may be required to transport the
digital broadcast signal to each
transmitter and translator. The
capability to broadcast some
programming in a high definition
television format is inherent in the
digital television standard, and this can
require additional facilities at the
studio. These are the new components
of the digital transition.
In designing the national competition
for the distribution of these grant funds,
priority is given to public television
stations serving the areas that would be
most unable to fund the digital
transition without a grant. The largest
sources of funding for public television
stations are public membership and
business contributions. In rural areas,
lower population density reduces the
field of membership, and rural areas
have fewer businesses per capita than
urban and suburban areas. Therefore,
rurality is a primary predictor of the
need for grant funding for a public
television station’s digital transition. In
addition, some rural areas have per
capita income levels that are lower than
the national average, and public
television stations covering these areas
in particular are likely to have difficulty
funding the digital transition. As a
result, the consideration of the per
capita income of a public television
station’s coverage area is a secondary
predictor of the need for grant funding.
Finally, some public television stations
may face special difficulty
accomplishing the transition, and a
third scoring factor for station hardship
will account for conditions that make
these public television stations less
likely to accomplish the digital
transition without a grant.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
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Respondents: Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimate of annual responses: Public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to be 30 hours
annual responses.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 744 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from MaryPat Daskal,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, at (202) 720–7853. FAX: (202)
720–4120.
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: May 10, 2016.
Brandon McBride,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity;
Comment Request
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended), the
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) invites
comments on this information
collection for which it intends to
request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by July 18, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522,
Room 5164, South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Fax: (202)
720–8435.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires
that interested members of the public
and affected agencies have an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice
identifies an information collection that
SUMMARY:

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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 97 / Thursday, May 19, 2016 / Notices

RUS is submitting to OMB for
extension.
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; 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:
Thomas P. Dickson, Acting Director,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, Rural Utilities Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, STOP 1522,
1400 Independence Ave. SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–1522. FAX:
(202) 690–4492.
Title: Distance Learning and
Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0096.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection package.
Abstract: The Rural Utilities Service’s
(RUS) Distance Learning and
Telemedicine (DLT) Loan and Grant
program provides loans and grants for
advanced telecommunications services
to improve rural areas’ access to
educational and medical services. The
various forms and narrative statements
required are collected from the
applicants (rural community facilities,
such as schools, libraries, hospitals, and
medical facilities, for example). The
purpose of collecting the information is
to determine such factors as eligibility
of the applicant; the specific nature of
the proposed project; the purposes for
which loan and grant funds will be
used; project financial and technical
feasibility; and, compliance with
applicable laws and regulations. In
addition, for grants funded pursuant to
the competitive evaluation process,
information collected facilitates RUS’
selection of those applications most
consistent with DLT goals and
objectives in accordance with the
authorizing legislation and
implementing regulation.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 2.45 hours per
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Respondents: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions; and
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
190.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 23.3.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 11,640 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from MaryPat Daskal,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, at (202) 690–1078. FAX: (202)
720–7853.
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: May 10, 2016.
Brandon McBride,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. 2016–11833 Filed 5–18–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–201–830]

Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire
Rod From Mexico: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2013–2014
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On November 10, 2015, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) published the preliminary
results of the administrative review of
the antidumping duty order on carbon
and certain alloy steel wire rod (wire
rod) from Mexico. The period of review
(POR) is October 1, 2013, through
September 30, 2014, and the review
covers two producers/exporters of
subject merchandise: ArcelorMittal Las
Truchas, S.A. de C.V. (AMLT) and
Deacero S.A.de C.V.1
Based on our analysis of the
comments received, we made certain
changes in the margin calculations. The
final results, consequently, differ from
the preliminary results. The final
weighted-average dumping margins for
the reviewed producers/exporters are
listed below in the section entitled
‘‘Final Results of Review.’’
DATES: Effective May 19, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Terpstra (for Deacero) and Jolanta
AGENCY:

1 During this administrative review, we also
examined Deacero USA, Inc., the U.S.-based
affiliate of Deacero S.A. de C.V. We refer to these
two companies collectively as Deacero.

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Lawska (for AMLT), AD/CVD
Operations, Office III, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington DC 20230;
telephone: 202–482–3965 and 202–482–
8362, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background
On November 10, 2015, the
Department published in the Federal
Register the Preliminary Results of the
antidumping duty administrative review
of wire rod from Mexico.2 We invited
interested parties to comment on our
Preliminary Results. On December 10,
2015, the Department received case
briefs from Deacero, AMLT,3 Gerdau
Ameristeel USA, INC., and
ArcelorMittal USA LLC, (collectively,
Petitioners), and Nucor Corporation
(Nucor).4 On December 21, 2015, all
parties submitted rebuttal briefs. On
January 12, 2016, the Department
extended the deadline for the final
results of this administrative review
until May 9, 2016,5 which the
Department tolled to May 13, 2016.6
The Department conducted this
administrative review in accordance
with section 751 of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act).
2 See Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod
from Mexico: Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2013–2014, 80 FR
69641 (November 10, 2014) (Preliminary Results)
and accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
3 The Department rejected AMLT’s originally
filed case brief because it contained untimely filed
new factual information. See Memorandum
‘‘Rejection of Case Brief Submitted by AMLT’’ dated
January 11, 2016. On January 20, 2016, AMLT
submitted a revised case brief.
4 Nucor Corporation (Nucor) is a domestic
interested party.
5 See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations from Erin Begnal,
Director, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, Office III through Eric B. Greynolds,
Program Manager, Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations, Office III regarding Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review: Carbon and Certain
Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Mexico: Extension of
Time Limit for Final Results dated January 12,
2016.
6 As explained in the memorandum from the
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, the Department exercised its
discretion to toll all administrative deadlines due
to the closure of the Federal Government. See
memorandum from Ron Lorentzen, Acting Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement & Compliance, ‘‘Tolling
of Administrative Deadlines as a Result of the
Government Closure During Snowstorm Jonas,’’
dated January 27, 2016, in which the Department
extended all deadlines in this segment of the
proceeding by four business days. Pursuant to this
memorandum, the revised deadline for the
preliminary results is May 13, 2016.

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