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May 31, 2012, we received a request
from Archer Daniels Midland Company,
Cargill, Incorporated, and Tate & Lyle
Ingredients Americas LLC, domestic
producers of the subject merchandise
and petitioners in the investigation
(collectively, the Petitioners), to conduct
an administrative review of YixingUnion Biochemical Co., Ltd. (YixingUnion).2
On July 10, 2012, the Department
published the notice of initiation of the
administrative review for the review
period January 1, 2011, through
December 31, 2011 (POR), which
covered Yixing-Union and the RZBC
Companies.3 On July 13, 2012, YixingUnion submitted a letter certifying that
it had no sales, shipments, or exports of
subject merchandise to the United
States during the POR. On August 8,
2012, the Department published a notice
of intent to rescind Yixing-Union’s
administrative review and invited
interested parties to comment.4 We
received no comments, and have
determined that the review of YixingUnion should be rescinded.
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Scope of the Order
The scope of the order includes all
grades and granulation sizes of citric
acid, sodium citrate, and potassium
citrate in their unblended forms,
whether dry or in solution, and
regardless of packaging type. The scope
also includes blends of citric acid,
sodium citrate, and potassium citrate; as
well as blends with other ingredients,
such as sugar, where the unblended
form(s) of citric acid, sodium citrate,
and potassium citrate constitute 40
percent or more, by weight, of the blend.
The scope of the order also includes all
forms of crude calcium citrate,
To Request Administrative Review, 77 FR 25679
(May 1, 2012).
2 Petitioners also requested a review of RZBC Co.,
Ltd., RZBC Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd., and RZBC (Juxian)
Co., Ltd. (collectively, the RZBC Companies). See
Letter from petitioners to the Department regarding
‘‘Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated May
31, 2012. This public document and all other public
documents and public versions generated in the
course of this review by the Department and
interested parties are on file electronically via
Import Administration’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service
System (IA ACCESS). IA ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://iaaccess.trade.gov and in
the Central Records Unit (CRU), room 7046 of the
main Department of Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of this notice can be
accessed directly on the Internet at https://
www.trade.gov/ia/.
3 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and
Request for Revocation in Part, 77 FR 40565, 40573
(July 10, 2012).
4 See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from
the People’s Republic of China: Intent to Rescind
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, in Part,
77 FR 47370 (August 8, 2012).
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including dicalcium citrate
monohydrate, and tricalcium citrate
tetrahydrate, which are intermediate
products in the production of citric
acid, sodium citrate, and potassium
citrate. The scope of the order does not
include calcium citrate that satisfies the
standards set forth in the United States
Pharmacopeia and has been mixed with
a functional excipient, such as dextrose
or starch, where the excipient
constitutes at least 2 percent, by weight,
of the product. The scope of the order
includes the hydrous and anhydrous
forms of citric acid, the dihydrate and
anhydrous forms of sodium citrate,
otherwise known as citric acid sodium
salt, and the monohydrate and
monopotassium forms of potassium
citrate. Sodium citrate also includes
both trisodium citrate and monosodium
citrate, which are also known as citric
acid trisodium salt and citric acid
monosodium salt, respectively. Citric
acid and sodium citrate are classifiable
under 2918.14.0000 and 2918.15.1000 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS), respectively.
Potassium citrate and crude calcium
citrate are classifiable under
2918.15.5000 and 3824.90.9290 of the
HTSUS, respectively. Blends that
include citric acid, sodium citrate, and
potassium citrate are classifiable under
3824.90.9290 of the HTSUS. Although
the HTSUS subheadings are provided
for convenience and customs purposes,
the written description of the
merchandise is dispositive.
Partial Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), the
Department may rescind an
administrative review, with respect to a
particular exporter or producer, if the
Secretary concludes that, during the
period covered by the review, there
were no entries, exports, or sales of the
subject merchandise to the United
States by that producer. Yixing-Union
submitted a letter on July 13, 2012,
certifying that it did not have sales,
shipments, or exports of subject
merchandise to the United States during
the POR. We received no comments
from any interested party on YixingUnion’s no-shipment claim.
We conducted an internal customs
data query for the POR and issued a ‘‘no
shipments inquiry’’ message to U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP),
which posted the message on July 17,
2012.5 The results of the customs data
5 See
Memorandum to the File from Kristen
Johnson, Trade Analyst, AD/CVD Operations, Office
3, regarding ‘‘Release of Results of Query Performed
on Customs and Border Protection Trade Data
Base,’’ (July 10, 2012) and
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query indicated that there were no
entries of subject merchandise to the
United States by Yixing-Union during
the POR. We did not receive any
information from CBP contrary to
Yixing-Union’s claim of no sales,
shipments, or exports of subject
merchandise to the United States during
the POR.
Based on our analysis of the shipment
data, we determine that Yixing-Union
had no entries of subject merchandise to
the United States during the POR.
Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(3), and consistent with our
practice,6 we determine to rescind the
review for Yixing-Union. We will
continue this administrative review
with respect to the RZBC Companies.
We are issuing this notice in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4) of
the Department’s regulations.
Dated: August 31, 2012.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Elwha River Dam
Removal and Floodplain Restoration
Ecosystem Service Valuation Pilot
Project
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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: Written comments must be
submitted on or before November 13,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
SUMMARY:
Customs message number 2199302, available at
https://addcvd.cbp.gov or IA ACCESS.
6 See, e.g., Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe
and Tube from Turkey: Notice of Rescission of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, in Part,
74 FR 47921 (September 18, 2009).
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14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Dr. Anthony Dvarskas (732)
872–3090 or
Anthony.Dvarskas@noaa.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for a new information
collection.
National Ocean Services’ Office of
Response and Restoration, Assessment
and Restoration Division and the
National Marine Fisheries Services’
Office of Habitat Conservation are
requesting approval for a new
information collection to conduct a pilot
study to test the Elwha River Dam
Removal and Floodplain Restoration
Ecosystem Service Valuation Survey it
has developed.
The removal of two hydroelectric
dams on the Elwha River is one of the
largest dam-removal projects in U.S.
history. This project, along with
restoration actions planned for the
floodplain and drained reservoir basins,
will have numerous impacts to people
of the surrounding region. Impacted
groups include recreators who engage in
river activities such as fishing and
rafting, reservoir users, and members of
Native American tribes for whom the
river has cultural, environmental, and
economic significance. The dam
removal and restoration actions could
also have value to people throughout
the Pacific Northwest, regardless of
whether they visit the Elwha River or
Olympic Peninsula. Such nonuse value
may be significant because the dam
removal and habitat restoration will
restore the river to more natural
conditions and will restore populations
of salmon and other fish species as well
as forests and wildlife. This project will
also address an important gap in
research on indirect and nonuse values
provided by habitat restoration.
A study of the value of ecological
restoration is of particular interest in
this location because significant
baseline ecological data are available to
allow a comparison of ecological values
with some of the more obvious use
losses associated with the reservoir. The
ability to link results of the study to
precise measures of ecosystem changes
will be useful in applying the study to
future restoration sites, enabling NOAA
to evaluate a broader range of ecosystem
services provided by future restoration
actions.
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NOAA has developed a nonmarket
valuation survey to administer to people
living in Washington and Oregon. This
survey has been tested with small focus
groups and one-on-one interviews to
ensure the survey questions and choice
scenarios presented are accurate, easily
understood, and the least burdensome.
The next step in the survey
development process is to administer a
pilot study of the draft survey
instrument to test several, complex
methodological approaches for
presenting information to respondents.
In particular, NOAA plans to test
several variations of the choice table.
II. Method of Collection
The proposed pilot survey would be
administered in two waves. In the first
wave, Knowledge Networks (KN) would
administer the survey online, to its
existing KnowledgePanelTM in
Washington and Oregon, with a goal of
achieving 1,050 completed surveys.
Using the KnowledgePanelTM will allow
NOAA to test different ways of
presenting information to respondents.
Because NOAA ultimately plans to
administer the final survey instrument
using a mail mode, the second wave
would be administered by mail with a
goal of achieving 250 completed
surveys. The information gained from
the testing in KnowledgePanelTM will be
used to select and administer one of the
approaches for presenting the
information in a mail mode.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: None.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(request for a new information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,300.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 650.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
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
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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 6, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–22364 Filed 9–11–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Availability of Seats for the Fagatele
Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Advisory Council
Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice and request for
applications.
AGENCY:
The ONMS is seeking
applications for the following vacant
seat on the Fagatele Bay National
Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council:
Community-at-Large: Swains Island.
Applicants are chosen based upon their
particular expertise and experience in
relation to the seat for which they are
applying; community and professional
affiliations; philosophy regarding the
protection and management of marine
resources; and possibly the length of
residence in the area affected by the
sanctuary. Applicants who are chosen
as members should expect to serve 3year terms, pursuant to the council’s
charter.
SUMMARY:
Applications are due by Friday,
October 26.
ADDRESSES: Application kits may be
obtained from Emily Gaskin in the
Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center in
Utulei, American Samoa. Completed
applications should be submitted to the
same address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily Gaskin, Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean
Center in Utulei, American Samoa,
American Samoa, 684–633–5500 ext.
226, emily.gaskin@noaa.gov.
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Elwha River Dam
Removal and Floodplain Restoration Ecosystem Service Valuation Pilot
Project
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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: Written comments must be submitted on or before November 13,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
[[Page 56190]]
14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Dr. Anthony Dvarskas (732) 872-3090 or
Anthony.Dvarskas@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for a new information collection.
National Ocean Services' Office of Response and Restoration,
Assessment and Restoration Division and the National Marine Fisheries
Services' Office of Habitat Conservation are requesting approval for a
new information collection to conduct a pilot study to test the Elwha
River Dam Removal and Floodplain Restoration Ecosystem Service
Valuation Survey it has developed.
The removal of two hydroelectric dams on the Elwha River is one of
the largest dam-removal projects in U.S. history. This project, along
with restoration actions planned for the floodplain and drained
reservoir basins, will have numerous impacts to people of the
surrounding region. Impacted groups include recreators who engage in
river activities such as fishing and rafting, reservoir users, and
members of Native American tribes for whom the river has cultural,
environmental, and economic significance. The dam removal and
restoration actions could also have value to people throughout the
Pacific Northwest, regardless of whether they visit the Elwha River or
Olympic Peninsula. Such nonuse value may be significant because the dam
removal and habitat restoration will restore the river to more natural
conditions and will restore populations of salmon and other fish
species as well as forests and wildlife. This project will also address
an important gap in research on indirect and nonuse values provided by
habitat restoration.
A study of the value of ecological restoration is of particular
interest in this location because significant baseline ecological data
are available to allow a comparison of ecological values with some of
the more obvious use losses associated with the reservoir. The ability
to link results of the study to precise measures of ecosystem changes
will be useful in applying the study to future restoration sites,
enabling NOAA to evaluate a broader range of ecosystem services
provided by future restoration actions.
NOAA has developed a nonmarket valuation survey to administer to
people living in Washington and Oregon. This survey has been tested
with small focus groups and one-on-one interviews to ensure the survey
questions and choice scenarios presented are accurate, easily
understood, and the least burdensome. The next step in the survey
development process is to administer a pilot study of the draft survey
instrument to test several, complex methodological approaches for
presenting information to respondents. In particular, NOAA plans to
test several variations of the choice table.
II. Method of Collection
The proposed pilot survey would be administered in two waves. In
the first wave, Knowledge Networks (KN) would administer the survey
online, to its existing KnowledgePanelTM in Washington and
Oregon, with a goal of achieving 1,050 completed surveys. Using the
KnowledgePanelTM will allow NOAA to test different ways of
presenting information to respondents. Because NOAA ultimately plans to
administer the final survey instrument using a mail mode, the second
wave would be administered by mail with a goal of achieving 250
completed surveys. The information gained from the testing in
KnowledgePanelTM will be used to select and administer one
of the approaches for presenting the information in a mail mode.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: None.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (request for a new information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,300.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 650.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
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 6, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-22364 Filed 9-11-12; 8:45 am]
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