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The data are released as part of the
State and Local Government Finance
and Public Employment & Payroll
statistical series. The collections also
produce individual data products that
focus on state governments, local
governments, and public pensions in
greater detail than the combined
financial and employment series as a
by-product of their collections for the
combined data series. The Census
Bureau provides these data to the
Bureau of Economic Analysis to develop
the public sector components of the
National Income and Product Accounts
and for constructing the functional
payrolls in the public sector of the Gross
Domestic Product, payroll being the
single largest component of current
operations. The Census Bureau also
provides these data to the Federal
Reserve Board for use in the Flow of
Funds Accounts. Other Federal agencies
that make use of the data include the
Council of Economic Advisers, the
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality, the Government Accountability
Office, and the Department of Justice.
State and local governments and related
organizations, public policy groups,
public interest groups, private research
organizations, and private sector
businesses also use these data.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
government.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, Section 161,
of the United States Code requires the
Secretary of Commerce to conduct a
census of governments every fifth year.
Section 182 allows the Secretary of
Commerce to conduct annual surveys in
other years.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0607–0585.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Census Bureau
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Quarterly Financial Report
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed, and continuing
information collections, which helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on January 25,
2021 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Quarterly Financial Report.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0432.
Form Number(s): QFR–200(MT).
QFR–201(MG), QFR–300(S).
Type of Request: Regular submission,
Request for an Extension, without
Change, of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Number of Respondents: 8,787.
Average Hours per Response: 2 hours
and 25 minutes.
Burden Hours: 84,686.
Needs and Uses: The Census Bureau
is requesting Office of Management and
Budget for approval, the Quarterly
Financial Report (QFR) program
information collection forms. The QFR
forms to be submitted for approval are:
The QFR 200 (MT) long form
(manufacturing, mining, wholesale
trade, and retail trade); QFR 201 (MG)
short form (manufacturing); and the
QFR 300 (S) long form (information
services and professional and technical
services). The Census Bureau is not
requesting any changes to the current
forms.
The QFR program collects and
publishes up-to-date aggregate statistics
on the financial results and position of
U.S. corporations. The QFR target
population consists of all corporations
engaged primarily in manufacturing
with total assets of $5 million and over,
and all corporations engaged primarily
in mining; wholesale trade; retail trade;
information; or professional and
technical services (except legal services)
industries with total assets of $50
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The QFR program is a principal
federal economic indicator that has
published up-to-date aggregate statistics
on the financial results and position of
U.S. corporations since 1947. The QFR
provides critical source data to the
Bureau of Economic Analysis’ (BEA)
quarterly estimates of Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) and Gross Domestic
Income (GDI), key components of the
National Income and Product Accounts
(NIPA). The QFR data are also vital to
the Federal Reserve Board’s (FRB)
Financial Accounts. Title 13 of the
United States Code, Section 91 requires
that financial statistics of business
operations be collected and published
quarterly. Public Law 114–72 extended
the authority of the Secretary of
Commerce to conduct the QFR Program
under Section 91 through September 30,
2030.
The main purpose of the QFR is to
provide timely, accurate data on
business financial conditions for use by
government and private-sector
organizations and individuals. Primary
public users include U.S. governmental
organizations with economic
measurement and policymaking
responsibilities such as the Bureau of
Economic Analysis, the Bureau of Labor
Statistic and the Federal Reserve Board.
In turn, these organizations provide
guidance, advice, and support to the
QFR program. The primary nongovernmental data users are a diverse
group including universities, financial
analysts, unions, trade associations,
public libraries, banking institutions,
and U.S. and foreign corporations.
The Census Bureau uses two forms of
data collection: Mail out/mail back
paper survey forms and a secure
encrypted internet data collection
system called Centurion. Centurion has
automatic data checks and is contextsensitive to assist respondents in
identifying potential reporting problems
before submission, thus reducing the
need for follow-up from Census Bureau
staff. Data collection through Centurion
is completed via the internet,
eliminating the need for downloading
software and ensuring the integrity and
confidentiality of the data.
Companies are asked to respond to
the survey within 25 days of the end of
the quarter for which the data are being
requested. Census Bureau staff contact
companies that have not responded by
the designated time through letters,
telephone calls, and/or email to
encourage participation.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 71 / Thursday, April 15, 2021 / Notices
Legal Authority: Title 13 of the United
States Code, Section 91.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0607–0432.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–827]

Certain Cased Pencils From the
People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review,
Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments, and Rescission of Review,
in Part; 2018–2019
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that Wah Yuen Stationery Co. Ltd. and
Shandong Wah Yuen Stationery Co. Ltd.
(collectively, Wah Yuen) had no
shipments of certain cased pencils from
the People’s Republic of China (China)
during the period of review (POR)
December 1, 2018, through November
30, 2019. Commerce also preliminarily
determines that Tianjin Tonghe
Stationery Co., Ltd. (Tianjin Tonghe)
and Ningbo Homey Union Co., Ltd.
(Ningbo Homey) are part of the Chinawide entity. Finally, we are rescinding
the review with respect to Orient
International Holding Shanghai Foreign
Trade Co., Ltd. (SFTC). We invite
interested parties to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable April 15, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sergio Balbontin, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VIII, Enforcement and

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Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–6478.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce published the initiation of
this administrative review on February
6, 2020.1 The POR is December 1, 2018,
through November 30, 2019. After
publication of the Initiation Notice,
SFTC timely withdrew its request for a
review,2 and we selected Wah Yuen 3 as
the sole mandatory respondent.4
For a complete description of the
events that followed the initiation of
this review, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.5 A list of topics
included in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as an
appendix to this notice.
The Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is a public document and
is on file electronically via the
Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at http://
access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
on the internet at http://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the order
includes certain cased pencils from
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 85 FR
6896 (February 6, 2020) (Initiation Notice).
2 See SFTC’s Letter, ‘‘Orient International Holding
Shanghai Foreign Trade Co., Ltd.’s Withdrawal of
Request for Review: Administrative Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Cased Pencils from the
People’s Republic of China,’’ dated March 9, 2020.
3 Commerce determined that Wah Yuen
Stationery Co. Ltd. and Shandong Wah Yuen
Stationery Co. Ltd. are affiliated and should be
treated as a single entity in prior administrative
reviews. See Certain Cased Pencils from the
People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review; 2014–
2015, 81 FR 37573 (June 10, 2016), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum
at 9–10, unchanged in Certain Cased Pencils from
the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review; 2014–
2015, 81 FR 74764 (October 27, 2016). Consistent
with prior determinations, we are continuing to
treat these companies as a single entity for purposes
of this administrative review.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Antidumping
Administrative Review of Certain Cased Pencils
from the People’s Republic of China; 2018–2019:
Respondent Selection,’’ dated April 24, 2020.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review: Certain Cases Pencils from
the People’s Republic of China; 2018–2019,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).

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China. The subject merchandise is
currently classifiable under Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) subheading 9609.1010.
Although the HTSUS subheading is
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written product
description is dispositive. For a
complete description of the scope of the
order, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
Partial Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, ‘‘in whole or in
part, if a party that requested a review
withdraws the request within 90 days of
the date of publication of notice of
initiation of the requested review.’’
SFTC withdrew its request for review
within the 90-day limit. Because we
received no other requests for review of
SFTC, we are rescinding the
administrative review with respect to
SFTC.
Preliminary Determination of No
Shipments
Based on an analysis of U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP)
information and information provided
by Wah Yuen, Commerce preliminarily
determines that Wah Yuen had no
shipments of subject merchandise
during the POR.6 For additional
information regarding this
determination, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. Consistent with
our practice in non-market economy
(NME) cases, we intend to complete the
review with respect to Wah Yuen and
issue appropriate instructions to CBP
based on the final results of the review.7
China-Wide Entity
Commerce’s policy regarding
conditional review of the China-wide
entity applies to this administrative
review.8 Under this policy, the Chinawide entity will not be under review
unless a party specifically requests, or
Commerce self-initiates, a review of the
entity. Because no party requested a
review of the China-wide entity, the
6 See Wah Yuen’s Letters, ‘‘Certain Cased Pencils
from the People’s Republic of China: Comments on
CBP Entry Summary Documentation,’’ dated
October 12, 2020; and ‘‘Certain Cased Pencils from
the People’s Republic of China: Comments on CBP
Entry Summary Documentation,’’ dated February 1,
2021.
7 See Non-Market Economy Antidumping
Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76
FR 65694, 65694–95 (October 24, 2011).
8 See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement
of Change in Department Practice for Respondent
Selection in Antidumping Duty Proceedings and
Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy
Entity in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78
FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).

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