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inventories, measure current levels of
production. New orders figures serve as
an indicator of future production
commitments. Changes in the level of
unfilled orders, because of excess or
shortfall of new orders compared with
shipments, are used to measure the
excess (or deficiency) in the demand for
manufactured products. Changes in the
level of inventories and the relation of
these to shipments are used to project
future movements in manufacturing
activity. These statistics are valuable for
analysts of business cycle conditions,
including members of the Council of
Economic Advisers (CEA), the Bureau of
Economic Analysis (BEA), the Federal
Reserve Board (FRB), the Department of
the Treasury, The Conference Board,
business firms, trade associations,
private research and consulting
agencies, and the academic community.
Frequency: Monthly.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United
States Code, Sections 131, 182, and 193.
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 0607–0008.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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Census Bureau
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Survey of Housing Starts,
Sales, and Completions
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

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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 August 3,
2023, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau,
Department of Commerce.
Title: Survey of Housing Starts, Sales,
and Completions.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0110
Form Number(s): SOC–QI/SF.1 and
SOC–QI/MF.1.
Type of Request: Regular submission,
request for an extension, without
change, of a currently approved
collection.
Number of Respondents: We collect
data for approximately 21,363 new
buildings a year. A builder or owner
may be contacted several times based on
how long the construction project takes.
We estimate the average number of
times we need to contact the builder or
owner is between 7 and 8 times. The
total number of responses annually is
161,412.
Average Hours per Response: 5
minutes.
Burden Hours: 13,451.
Needs and Uses: The U. S. Census
Bureau is requesting an extension of the
currently approved collection for the
Survey of Housing Starts, Sales, and
Completions, otherwise known as the
Survey of Construction (SOC). The SOC
is co-sponsored by the U.S. Census
Bureau and the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development
(HUD).
Government agencies and private
companies use statistics from SOC to
monitor and evaluate the large and
dynamic housing construction industry.
Data for two principal economic
indicators are produced from the SOC:
New Residential Construction (housing
starts and housing completions) and
New Residential Sales. In addition, a
number of other statistical series are
produced, including extensive
information on the physical
characteristics of new residential
buildings, and indexes measuring rates
of inflation in the price of new
buildings. These statistics are based on
a sample of residential buildings in
permit-issuing places and a road
canvass in a sample of land areas not
covered by building permit systems.
Census Bureau field representatives
(FRs) mail forms to new respondents to

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complete. A few days later, the FRs
either call or visit the respondents to
enter their survey responses into a
laptop computer using Computer
Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI)
software. The respondents are home
builders, real estate agents, rental
agents, or new homeowners of sampled
residential buildings. FRs contact
respondents multiple times based on the
number of projects in the sample and
the number of months required to
complete the project.
The Census Bureau uses the
information collected in the SOC to
publish estimates of the number of new
residential housing units started, under
construction, completed, and the
number of new houses sold and for sale.
The Census Bureau also publishes many
financial and physical characteristics of
new housing units. Government
agencies use these statistics to evaluate
economic policy, measure progress
towards the national housing goal, make
policy decisions, and formulate
legislation. For example, the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System uses data from this survey to
evaluate the effect of interest rates. The
Bureau of Economic Analysis uses the
data in developing the Gross Domestic
Product (GDP). The private sector uses
the information for estimating the
demand for building materials and the
many products used in new housing
and to schedule production,
distribution, and sales efforts. The
financial community uses the data to
estimate the demand for short-term
(construction loans) and long-term
(mortgages) borrowing.
Frequency: Monthly.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: The Census Bureau is
authorized under title 13, United States
Code, sections 131 and 182 to collect
information, and under title 13 section
8(b) to perform survey work for other
agencies, including HUD. HUD is
authorized under title 12 U.S.C.,
sections 1701z–1 and 1701z–2g to
collect or obtain information on new
residential buildings.
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

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by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0607–0110.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023–27729 Filed 12–15–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–49–2023]

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 81;
Authorization of Production Activity;
Millipore Corporation; (Beverage
Filtration and Purification Devices);
Jaffrey, New Hampshire
On August 15, 2023, Millipore
Corporation submitted a notification of
proposed production activity to the FTZ
Board for its facility within Subzone
81D, in Jaffrey, New Hampshire.
The notification was processed in
accordance with the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including
notice in the Federal Register inviting
public comment (88 FR 56794, August
21, 2023). On December 13, 2023, the
applicant was notified of the FTZ
Board’s decision that no further review
of the activity is warranted at this time.
The production activity described in the
notification was authorized, subject to
the FTZ Act and the FTZ Board’s
regulations, including section 400.14.
Dated: December 13, 2023.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
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Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–63–2023]

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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 17,
Notification of Proposed Production
Activity; Panasonic Energy
Corporation of North America;
(Lithium-Ion Battery Cells); De Soto,
Kansas
Panasonic Energy Corporation of
North America submitted a notification
of proposed production activity to the
FTZ Board (the Board) for its facilities
in De Soto, Kansas within FTZ 17. The
notification conforming to the
requirements of the Board’s regulations
(15 CFR 400.22) was received on
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Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ
production activity would be limited to
the specific foreign-status material(s)/
components and specific finished
product described in the submitted
notification (summarized below) and
subsequently authorized by the Board.
The benefits that may stem from
conducting production activity under
FTZ procedures are explained in the
background section of the Board’s
website—accessible via www.trade.gov/
ftz.
The proposed finished product is
finished lithium-ion battery cells (duty
rate is 3.4%).
The proposed foreign-status materials
and components include: graphite
components (natural; synthetic; natural
and synthetic blend); sealants; Nmethyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP); Nmethylpyrrolidone with carbon black
conductive agent; lithiated nickel oxide;
silicon monoxide; lithiated silicate;
silicon composite material;
poly(vinylidene fluoride) binder
(PVDF); polyacrylamide; sodium
carboxymethyl cellulose thickener;
polypropylene components (film with
acrylic adhesive tape; gaskets;
insulator); polyimide adhesive tape;
polyethylene separators; styrene
butadiene rubber latex; copper foil;
nickel clad copper negative tabs; and,
aluminum components (rolls; foil;
rupture discs; cathode tabs) (duty rate
ranges from duty-free to 6.5%).The
request indicates that some components
are subject to an antidumping/
countervailing duty (AD/CVD) order/
investigation if imported from certain
countries. The Board’s regulations (15
CFR 400.14(e)) require that merchandise
subject to AD/CVD orders, or items
which would be otherwise subject to
suspension of liquidation under AD/
CVD procedures if they entered U.S.
customs territory, be admitted to the
zone in privileged foreign (PF) status (19
CFR 146.41). The request also indicates
that certain materials/components are
subject to duties under section 232 of
the Trade Expansion Act of 1962
(section 232) or section 301 of the Trade
Act of 1974 (section 301), depending on
the country of origin. The applicable
section 232 and section 301 decisions
require subject merchandise to be
admitted to FTZs in PF status.
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions shall be
addressed to the Board’s Executive
Secretary and sent to: [email protected]. The
closing period for their receipt is
January 29, 2024.
A copy of the notification will be
available for public inspection in the
‘‘Online FTZ Information System’’
section of the Board’s website.

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For further information, contact
Juanita Chen at [email protected].
Dated: December 12, 2023.
Juanita Chen,
Acting Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–155]

Certain Pea Protein From the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary
Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination, Preliminary Affirmative
Critical Circumstances Determination,
and Alignment of Final Determination
With Final Antidumping Duty
Determination
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that countervailable
subsidies are being provided to
producers and exporters of certain pea
protein (pea protein) from the People’s
Republic of China (China) during the
period of investigation, January 1, 2022,
through December 31, 2022. Interested
parties are invited to comment on this
preliminary determination.
DATES: Applicable December 18, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristen Johnson and Laura Griffth, AD/
CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–4793 and (202) 482–6430,
respectively.
AGENCY:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background
This preliminary determination is
made in accordance with section 703(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act). Commerce published the
notice of initiation of this investigation
on August 7, 2023.1 On September 8,
2023, Commerce postponed the
preliminary determination of this
investigation until December 11, 2023.2
1 See Certain Pea Protein from the People’s
Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty
Investigation, 88 FR 52116 (August 7, 2023)
(Initiation Notice).
2 See Certain Pea Protein from the People’s
Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary
Determination in the Countervailing Duty
Investigation, 88 FR 62055 (September 8, 2023).

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