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first-come, first-served basis. All other
participants may provide comments
during the Web-based listening session
if time permits, or submit written
comments. All written comments must
be received by close of business October
16, 2014, to be considered. All
comments and the official transcript of
the Web-based listening session, when
they become available, may be reviewed
on the NIFA Web page, http://
www.nifa.usda.gov, for six months.
Background and Purpose
NIFA is moving forward to implement
Section 7404 of the Agricultural Act of
2014. Beginning in October of 2014, this
section requires that the NIFA
‘‘establish procedures, including
timelines, under which an entity
established under a commodity
promotion law (as such term is defined
under section 501(a) of the Federal
Agriculture Improvement and Reform
Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401(a))) or a State
commodity board (or other equivalent
State entity) may directly submit to the
Secretary for consideration proposals for
requests for applications’’ as part of the
AFRI competitive grants program.
These proposals for RFAs must
address particular issues related to the
AFRI priority areas. A program synopsis
of the AFRI programs, including
program priorities, can be viewed at the
following URL: http://
www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/afri/afri_
synopsis.html.
Language in 7 U.S.C. 7401(a) defines
an entity established under a
commodity promotion law as a program
regarding an agricultural commodity
that includes a combination of
promotion, research, industry
information, or consumer information
activities, is funded by mandatory
assessments on producers or processors,
and is designed to maintain or expand
markets and uses for the commodity (as
determined by the Secretary). As of this
writing, the USDA Agricultural
Marketing Service has informed NIFA
that 22 organizations are federally
recognized that meet the definition of
this organization: Hass Avocado Board,
Mushroom Council, Beef Board, Paper
and Paper-Based Packaging, Blueberry
Council, Peanut Board, Christmas Tree
Board, Popcorn Board, Cotton Board,
Pork Board, Dairy Board, Potato Board,
Egg Board, Processed Raspberry
Council, Fluid Milk Board, Softwood
Lumber Board, Honey Board, Sorghum
Board, Lamb Board, Soybean Board,
Mango Board, Watermelon Board.
However, the agency is interested in
stakeholder views regarding the best
methods of identification and outreach
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are established under state commodity
promotion laws, include a combination
of promotion, research, industry
information, or consumer information
activities, are funded by state-mandated
assessments on producers or processors,
and are designed to maintain or expand
markets and uses for the commodity.
It is important to note that grants
funded under this authority will require
the commodity boards who submitted
proposals for AFRI RFAs to match the
awarded AFRI grants with an equal
contribution of funds.
As the Agricultural Act of 2014
provides a fairly broad authority for
NIFA to solicit and evaluate proposals
for RFAs that address particular areas of
interest to commodity boards, it will be
important that NIFA hear from the
community about how NIFA should do
the following: Attempt to guide the
priority development of AFRI RFAs that
the commodity boards or their
equivalent may submit; develop
evaluation criteria for selecting RFAs
submitted by commodity boards;
incorporate selected RFAs into the
larger framework of the AFRI program;
set upper and lower limits on
commodity board proposals; and
determine the appropriate mix of RFAs
selected from proposals submitted by
national and state commodity boards.
NIFA is considering using a process
where the agency would issue a request
for applications from commodity boards
or their equivalent entities that is
carefully timed to fit into the existing
AFRI RFA development and application
review process. The proposals for RFAs
would be subject to internal NIFA
review and evaluation prior to selection.
Successful commodity board or their
equivalent entity RFAs would be
released as part of the standard AFRI
RFAs. Applications submitted in
response to commodity board RFAs
would be reviewed alongside the other
applications within the same AFRI
program area through the current
competitive peer review process.
During the commodity board
mechanism’s initial year, NIFA may
conduct a pilot program that would
limit RFA proposals to program areas
within the AFRI Foundational program.
This limitation would not itself limit
either the number of RFAs approved, or
the number of awards ultimately
granted, as a result of this new authority
in the pilot year. More than one award
could conceivably be issued per
Commodity Board RFA. However, it is
important to note that AFRI
Foundational awards are typically
limited to $500,000 each. Furthermore,
NIFA may institute additional
restrictions in the pilot year.

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Implementation Plans
NIFA plans to consider stakeholder
input received from the Web-based
listening sessions as well as other
written comments in developing a
process to implement the Commodity
Board provision in FY 2015.
Done at Washington, DC this 24th day of
September, 2014.
Sonny Ramaswamy,
Director, National Institute of Food and
Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2014–23352 Filed 9–29–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Current Population
Survey (CPS) Basic Demographic
Items
U.S. Census Bureau,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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: To ensure consideration, written
comments must be submitted on or
before December 1, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at [email protected]).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Gregory Weyland, U.S.
Census Bureau, 7H106A, Washington,
DC 20133–8400 at (301) 763–3806 (or
via the internet at Gregory.D.Weyland@
census.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
The Census Bureau plans to request
clearance from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for the
collection of same sex marriage data as
part of basic demographic information
on the Current Population Survey (CPS)
beginning in June 2015. The current
clearance expires July 31, 2017.

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The CPS has been the source of
official government statistics on
employment and unemployment for
over 50 years. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) and the Census Bureau
jointly sponsor the basic monthly
survey. The Census Bureau also
prepares and conducts all the field
work. At the OMB’s request, the Census
Bureau and the BLS divide the
clearance request in order to reflect the
joint sponsorship and funding of the
CPS program. The BLS submits a
separate clearance request for the
portion of the CPS that collects labor
force information for the civilian noninstitutional population. Some of the
information within that portion
includes employment status, number of
hours worked, job search activities,
earnings, duration of unemployment,
and the industry and occupation
classification of the job held the
previous week.
The demographic information
collected in the CPS provides a unique
set of data on selected characteristics for
the civilian non-institutional
population. Some of the demographic
information we collect are age, marital
status, gender, Armed Forces status,
education, race, origin, and family
income. We use these data in
conjunction with other data,
particularly the monthly labor force
data, as well as periodic supplement
data. We also use these data
independently for internal analytic
research and for evaluation of other
surveys. In addition, we use these data
as a control to produce accurate
estimates of other personal
characteristics.

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II. Method of Collection
The CPS basic demographic
information is collected from individual
households by both personal visit and
telephone interviews each month. All
interviews are conducted using
computer-assisted interviewing.
Households in the CPS are in sample for
four consecutive months, and for the
same four months the following year.
This is called a 4–8–4 rotation pattern;
households are in sample for four
months, in a resting period for eight
months, and then in sample again for
four months.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0607–0049.
Form Number(s): There are no forms.
We conduct all interviews on
computers.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
900 per month.

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Estimated Time per Response:
0.16666 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 300.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S.C.,
Section 182, and Title 29, U.S.C.,
Sections 1–9.
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: September 24, 2014.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–23188 Filed 9–29–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(‘‘the Department’’) has received
requests to conduct administrative
reviews of various antidumping and
countervailing duty orders and findings
with August anniversary dates. In
accordance with the Department’s
regulations, we are initiating those
administrative reviews.
DATES: Effective Date: September 30,
2014.
AGENCY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brenda E. Waters, Office of AD/CVD
Operations, Customs Liaison Unit,

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Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202)
482–4735.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department has received timely
requests, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(b), for administrative reviews of
various antidumping and countervailing
duty orders and findings with August
anniversary dates.
All deadlines for the submission of
various types of information,
certifications, or comments or actions by
the Department discussed below refer to
the number of calendar days from the
applicable starting time.
Notice of No Sales
If a producer or exporter named in
this notice of initiation had no exports,
sales, or entries during the period of
review (‘‘POR’’), it must notify the
Department within 60 days of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. All submissions must be filed
electronically at http://
iaaccess.trade.gov in accordance with
19 CFR 351.303.1 Such submissions are
subject to verification in accordance
with section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (‘‘Act’’). Further, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(f)(1)(i),
a copy must be served on every party on
the Department’s service list.
Respondent Selection
In the event the Department limits the
number of respondents for individual
examination for administrative reviews,
the Department intends to select
respondents based on U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) data for U.S.
imports during the POR. We intend to
release the CBP data under
Administrative Protective Order
(‘‘APO’’) to all parties having an APO
within seven days of publication of this
initiation notice and to make our
decision regarding respondent selection
within 21 days of publication of this
Federal Register notice. The
Department invites comments regarding
the CBP data and respondent selection
within five days of placement of the
CBP data on the record of the applicable
review. Rebuttal comments will be due
five days after submission of initial
comments.
In the event the Department decides
it is necessary to limit individual
1 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures;
Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR
39263 (July 6, 2011).

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