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initiated an antidumping duty new
shipper review. See New Pneumatic
Off–the-Road Tires from the People’s
Republic of China: Initiation of New
Shipper Review, 74 FR 56575
(‘‘Initiation Notice’’). On March 22, 2009,
OGF withdrew its request for a new
shipper review. On April 12, 2010, we
placed on the record and served to
parties a memo stating that the
Department intended to rescind the
above–referenced new shipper review.
We allowed parties to comment on the
intended rescission by no later than
April 19, 2010. See Memorandum to the
File regarding: Withdrawal of Request
for NSR from OGF, dated April 12,
2010. On April 14, 2010, the
Department received a letter from Titan
Tire Corporation (‘‘Titan’’) stating that
Titan had no objection to the
Department’s intended rescission of the
new shipper review. See Letter from
Titan regarding: Comments on Proposed
Rescission of New Shipper Review,
dated April 14, 2010.
Rescission of New Shipper Review
19 CFR 351.214(f)(1) provides that the
Department may rescind a new shipper
review if the party that requested the
review withdraws its request for review
within 60 days of the date of publication
of the notice of initiation of the
requested review. Although OGF
withdrew its request after the 60–day
deadline, we find it reasonable to
extend the deadline because we have
not yet committed significant resources
to the OGF new shipper review (e.g., we
have not issued our preliminary results).
Further, in this instance, no other
company would be affected by a
rescission, and we have received no
objections from any party to OGF’s
withdrawal of its request for this new
shipper review. Based upon the above,
we are rescinding the new shipper
review of the antidumping duty order
on OTR tires from the PRC with respect
to OGF. See Hand Trucks and Certain
Parts Thereof from the People’s
Republic of China: Notice of Rescission
of Antidumping Duty New Shipper
Review, 74 FR 31911 (July 6, 2009)
(rescinding new shipper review after
60–day deadline on same grounds). As
the Department is rescinding this new
shipper review, we are not calculating a
company–specific rate for OGF, and
OGF will remain part of the PRC entity.
Notifications
Because OGF remains part of the PRC
entity, its entries may be under review
in the ongoing administrative review.
Accordingly, the Department will not
order liquidation of entries for OGF. The
Department intends to issue liquidation
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instructions for the PRC entity, which
will cover any entries by OGF, 15 days
after publication of the final results of
the ongoing administrative review.
This notice serves as a final reminder
to importers of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a
certificate regarding the reimbursement
of antidumping duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries
during this review period. Failure to
comply with this requirement could
result in the Secretary’s presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping
duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping
duties.
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (‘‘APO’’)
of their responsibility concerning the
return or destructions of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a).
Timely written notification of the
return/destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an
APO is a violation which is subject to
sanction.
We are issuing and publishing this
determination and notice in accordance
with section 777(i) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.214(f)(3).
Secretary of Commerce, Attn: James
Terpstra, Import Administration, APO/
Dockets Unit, Room 1870, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street
&Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Terpstra, Import Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–3965.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: April 26, 2010.
Edward C. Yang,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
Given the large number of countries
that export softwood lumber and
softwood lumber products to the United
States, we are soliciting public comment
only on subsidies provided by countries
whose exports accounted for at least one
percent of total U.S. imports of softwood
lumber by quantity, as classified under
Harmonized Tariff Schedule code
4407.1001 (which accounts for the vast
majority of imports), during the period
July 1 through December 31, 2009.
Official U.S. import data published by
the United States International Trade
Commission Tariff and Trade DataWeb
indicate that exports of softwood lumber
from Canada and Chile each account for
at least one percent of U.S. imports of
softwood lumber products during that
time period. We intend to rely on
similar previous six-month periods to
identify the countries subject to future
reports on softwood lumber subsidies.
For example, we will rely on U.S.
imports of softwood lumber and
softwood lumber products during the
period January 1 through June 30, 2010,
to select the countries subject to the
next report.
Under U.S. trade law, a subsidy exists
where a government authority: (i)
provides a financial contribution; (ii)
provides any form of income or price
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Subsidy Programs Provided by
Countries Exporting Softwood Lumber
and Softwood Lumber Products to the
United States; Request for Comment
AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Department) seeks public comment on
any subsidies, including stumpage
subsidies, provided by certain countries
exporting softwood lumber or softwood
lumber products to the United States
during the period July 1 through
December 31, 2009.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
within thirty days after publication of
this notice.
ADDRESSES: Written comments (original
and six copies) should be sent to the
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Background
On June 18, 2008, Section 805 of Title
VIII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (the
Softwood Lumber Act of 2008) was
enacted into law. Under this provision,
the Secretary of Commerce is mandated
to submit to the appropriate
Congressional committees a report every
180 days on any subsidies provided by
countries exporting softwood lumber or
softwood lumber products to the United
States, including stumpage subsidies.
The Department submitted its last
subsidy report on December 15, 2009.
As part of its newest report, the
Department intends to include a list of
subsidy programs identified with
sufficient clarity by the public in
response to this notice.
Request for Comment
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support within the meaning of Article
XVI of the GATT 1994; or (iii) makes a
payment to a funding mechanism to
provide a financial contribution to a
person, or entrusts or directs a private
entity to make a financial contribution,
if providing the contribution would
normally be vested in the government
and the practice does not differ in
substance from practices normally
followed by governments, and a benefit
is thereby conferred. See section
771(5)(B) of the of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended.
Parties should include in their
comments: (1) the country which
provided the subsidy; (2) the name of
the subsidy program; (3) a brief (3–4
sentence) description of the subsidy
program; and (4) the government body
or authority that provided the subsidy.
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Submission of Comment
Persons wishing to comment should
file a signed original and six copies of
each set of comments by the date
specified above. The Department will
not accept comments accompanied by a
request that a part or all of the material
be treated confidentially due to business
proprietary concerns or for any other
reason. The Department will return such
comments and materials to the persons
submitting the comments and will not
include them in its report on softwood
lumber subsidies. The Department also
requests submission of comments in
electronic form to accompany the
required paper copies. Comments filed
in electronic form should be submitted
on CD–ROM with the paper copies or by
e–mail to the Webmaster below.
Comments received in electronic form
will be made available to the public in
Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
Import Administration Web site at the
following address: https://ia.ita.doc.gov.
Any questions concerning file
formatting, document conversion,
access on the Internet, or other
electronic filing issues should be
addressed to Andrew Lee Beller, Import
Administration Webmaster, at (202)
482–0866, e–mail address: webmaster–
support@ita.doc.gov.
All comments and submissions
should be mailed to James Terpstra,
Import Administration; Subject:
Softwood Lumber Subsidies Bi–Annual
Report: Request for Comment; Room
1870, U.S. Department of Commerce,
14th Street and Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC, 20230, by no
later than 5 p.m., on the above–
referenced deadline date.
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Dated: April 23, 2010.
Edward C. Yang
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations
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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM
PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
SEVERELY DISABLED
Procurement List: Proposed Additions
and Deletions
AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From
People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Proposed additions to and
deletions from the Procurement List.
SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing
to add to the Procurement List products
and a service to be furnished by
nonprofit agencies employing persons
who are blind or have other severe
disabilities, and to delete services
previously furnished by such agencies.
Comments Must Be Received On Or
Before: 5/31/2010.
ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800,
1421 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, Virginia, 22202–3259.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT
COMMENTS CONTACT: Barry S. Lineback,
Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703)
603–0655, or e-mail
CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov.
This
notice is published pursuant to 41 U.S.C
47(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its purpose
is to provide interested persons an
opportunity to submit comments on the
proposed actions.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additions
If the Committee approves the
proposed additions, the entities of the
Federal Government identified in this
notice will be required to procure the
products and service listed below from
nonprofit agencies employing persons
who are blind or have other severe
disabilities.
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
I certify that the following action will
not have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
The major factors considered for this
certification were:
1. If approved, the action will not
result in any additional reporting,
recordkeeping or other compliance
requirements for small entities other
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than the small organizations that will
furnish the products and service to the
Government.
2. If approved, the action will result
in authorizing small entities to furnish
the products and service to the
Government.
3. There are no known regulatory
alternatives which would accomplish
the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in
connection with the products and
service proposed for addition to the
Procurement List.
Comments on this certification are
invited. Commenters should identify the
statement(s) underlying the certification
on which they are providing additional
information.
End of Certification
The following products and service
are proposed for addition to the
Procurement List for production by the
nonprofit agencies listed:
Products
NSN: 8415–00–NIB–0810—Glove, Vinyl,
Industrial/Non-Medical Grade, 100
Gloves/Box, Small.
NSN: 8415–00–NIB–0811—Glove, Vinyl,
Industrial/Non-Medical Grade, 100
Gloves/Box, Medium.
NSN: 8415–00–NIB–0812—Glove, Vinyl,
Industrial/Non-Medical Grade, 100
Gloves/Box, Large.
NSN: 8415–00–NIB–0813—Glove, Vinyl,
Industrial/Non-Medical Grade, 100
Gloves/Box, XLarge.
NPA: Bosma Industries for the Blind, Inc.,
Indianapolis, IN.
Contracting Activity: Veterans Affairs,
Department of, NAC, Hines, IL.
Coverage: C–List for 100% of the
requirements for the Department of
Veterans Affairs, NAC, Hines, IL.
Service
Service Type/Locations: Janitorial Services,
Marine Corp Base Hawaii, Buildings
6036 and 6677; Hangers 103 and 104,
Kaneohe Bay, HI.
NPA: Opportunities for the Retarded, Inc.,
Wahiawa, HI.
Contracting Activity: Dept of the Navy,
NAVFAC Engineering Command Hawaii,
Pearl Harbor, HI.
Deletions
Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
I certify that the following action will
not have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
The major factors considered for this
certification were:
1. If approved, the action will not
result in additional reporting,
recordkeeping or other compliance
requirements for small entities.
2. If approved, the action may result
in authorizing small entities to provide
the services to the Government.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Subsidy Programs Provided by Countries Exporting Softwood Lumber
and Softwood Lumber Products to the United States; Request for Comment
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Department) seeks public comment
on any subsidies, including stumpage subsidies, provided by certain
countries exporting softwood lumber or softwood lumber products to the
United States during the period July 1 through December 31, 2009.
DATES: Comments must be submitted within thirty days after publication
of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Written comments (original and six copies) should be sent to
the Secretary of Commerce, Attn: James Terpstra, Import Administration,
APO/Dockets Unit, Room 1870, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street
&Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Terpstra, Import Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3965.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 18, 2008, Section 805 of Title VIII of the Tariff Act of
1930 (the Softwood Lumber Act of 2008) was enacted into law. Under this
provision, the Secretary of Commerce is mandated to submit to the
appropriate Congressional committees a report every 180 days on any
subsidies provided by countries exporting softwood lumber or softwood
lumber products to the United States, including stumpage subsidies.
The Department submitted its last subsidy report on December 15,
2009. As part of its newest report, the Department intends to include a
list of subsidy programs identified with sufficient clarity by the
public in response to this notice.
Request for Comment
Given the large number of countries that export softwood lumber and
softwood lumber products to the United States, we are soliciting public
comment only on subsidies provided by countries whose exports accounted
for at least one percent of total U.S. imports of softwood lumber by
quantity, as classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule code 4407.1001
(which accounts for the vast majority of imports), during the period
July 1 through December 31, 2009. Official U.S. import data published
by the United States International Trade Commission Tariff and Trade
DataWeb indicate that exports of softwood lumber from Canada and Chile
each account for at least one percent of U.S. imports of softwood
lumber products during that time period. We intend to rely on similar
previous six-month periods to identify the countries subject to future
reports on softwood lumber subsidies. For example, we will rely on U.S.
imports of softwood lumber and softwood lumber products during the
period January 1 through June 30, 2010, to select the countries subject
to the next report.
Under U.S. trade law, a subsidy exists where a government
authority: (i) provides a financial contribution; (ii) provides any
form of income or price
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support within the meaning of Article XVI of the GATT 1994; or (iii)
makes a payment to a funding mechanism to provide a financial
contribution to a person, or entrusts or directs a private entity to
make a financial contribution, if providing the contribution would
normally be vested in the government and the practice does not differ
in substance from practices normally followed by governments, and a
benefit is thereby conferred. See section 771(5)(B) of the of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.
Parties should include in their comments: (1) the country which
provided the subsidy; (2) the name of the subsidy program; (3) a brief
(3-4 sentence) description of the subsidy program; and (4) the
government body or authority that provided the subsidy.
Submission of Comment
Persons wishing to comment should file a signed original and six
copies of each set of comments by the date specified above. The
Department will not accept comments accompanied by a request that a
part or all of the material be treated confidentially due to business
proprietary concerns or for any other reason. The Department will
return such comments and materials to the persons submitting the
comments and will not include them in its report on softwood lumber
subsidies. The Department also requests submission of comments in
electronic form to accompany the required paper copies. Comments filed
in electronic form should be submitted on CD-ROM with the paper copies
or by e-mail to the Webmaster below.
Comments received in electronic form will be made available to the
public in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Import Administration
Web site at the following address: https://ia.ita.doc.gov. Any questions
concerning file formatting, document conversion, access on the
Internet, or other electronic filing issues should be addressed to
Andrew Lee Beller, Import Administration Webmaster, at (202) 482-0866,
e-mail address: webmaster-support@ita.doc.gov.
All comments and submissions should be mailed to James Terpstra,
Import Administration; Subject: Softwood Lumber Subsidies Bi-Annual
Report: Request for Comment; Room 1870, U.S. Department of Commerce,
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 20230, by no
later than 5 p.m., on the above-referenced deadline date.
Dated: April 23, 2010.
Edward C. Yang
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations
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