Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments, 70141-70142 [2012-28523]
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reviews of the antidumping duty orders
for Belarus, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova,
Poland, the PRC, and Ukraine.
dumping at the following weightedaverage percentage margins:
Scope of the Orders
The product covered by the orders is
all steel concrete reinforcing bars sold in
straight lengths, currently classifiable in
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) under item
numbers 7214.20.00, 7228.30.8050,
7222.11.0050, 7222.30.0000,
7228.60.6000, 7228.20.1000, or any
other tariff item number. Specifically
excluded are plain rounds (i.e., non
deformed or smooth bars) and rebar that
has been further processed through
bending or coating.
Although the HTSUS item numbers
are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of the orders
remains dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
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All issues raised in these reviews are
addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum (‘‘Decision
Memorandum’’) from Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant
Secretary for Import Administration,
dated November 1, 2012, which is
hereby adopted by this notice. The
issues discussed in the Decision
Memorandum include the likelihood of
continuation or recurrence of dumping
and the magnitude of the margins likely
to prevail if the orders were revoked.
Parties can find a complete discussion
of all issues raised in these reviews and
the corresponding recommendations in
this public memorandum, which is 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 in Room 7046 of the main
Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
on the Internet at https://ia.ita.doc.gov/
ia/. The signed Decision Memorandum
and electronic versions of the Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Pursuant to sections 752(c)(1) and (3)
of the Act, we determine that revocation
of the antidumping duty orders on steel
concrete reinforcing bars from Belarus,
Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, the
PRC and Ukraine would be likely to
lead to continuation or recurrence of
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Weightedaverage
margin
(percent)
Belarus
Belarus-Wide Rate ................
Indonesia
PT Gunung Gahapi Sakti ......
PT Bhirma Steel ....................
Krakatau Wajatama ..............
PT Jakarta Steel Perdana
Industri ...............................
PT Hanil Jaya Metal Works ..
PT Pulogadung Steel ............
PT Jakarta Cakra Tunggal ....
PT The Master Steel Manufacturing Co. ......................
All Others Rate .....................
Latvia
Joint Stock Company
Liepajas Metalurgs ............
All Others Rate .....................
Moldova
Moldova-Wide Rate ..............
Poland
Stalexport ..............................
All Others Rate .....................
PRC
Laiwu Steel Group ................
PRC-Wide Rate ....................
Ukraine
All Others Rate .....................
114.53
71.01
71.01
71.01
71.01
71.01
71.01
71.01
71.01
60.46
16.99
16.99
232.86
52.07
47.13
133.00
133.00
41.69
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (‘‘APO’’)
of their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
Timely notification of the return or
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective orders
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 the
final results and notice in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and
777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: November 1, 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of
Scientific Instruments
Pursuant to Section 6(c) of the
Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub.
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L. 89–651, as amended by Pub. L. 106–
36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301), we
invite comments on the question of
whether instruments of equivalent
scientific value, for the purposes for
which the instruments shown below are
intended to be used, are being
manufactured in the United States.
Comments must comply with 15 CFR
301.5(a)(3) and (4) of the regulations and
be postmarked on or before December
13, 2012. Address written comments to
Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room
3720, U.S. Department of Commerce,
Washington, DC 20230. Applications
may be examined between 8:30 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department of
Commerce in Room 3720.
Docket Number: 12–048. Applicant:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 4000
Jones Bridge Rd., Chevy Chase, MD
20815. Instrument: Micro-litre and
nanolitre dispensing system.
Manufacturer: TTP Labtech Ltd, United
Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument
will be used to obtain crystals of
biological macromolecules and
complexes such as ribonucleic acid,
proteins, and ribosomes to enable the
determination of their threedimensional atomic resolution
structures. The unique features of this
instrument which are required for the
experiments are that it has a disposable
tip system, its speed of operation, and
its ability to deliver the small drops
required to perform the experiments.
Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There
are no instruments of the same general
category manufactured in the United
States. Application accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: October 23,
2012.
Docket Number: 12–049. Applicant:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 4000
Jones Bridge Rd., Chevy Chase, MD
20815. Instrument: Micro-litre and
nanolitre dispensing system.
Manufacturer: TTP Labtech Ltd, United
Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument
will be used to obtain crystals of
biological macromolecules and
complexes such as ribonucleic acid,
proteins, and ribosomes to enable the
determination of three-dimensional
atomic resolution structures. The
unique features of this instrument
which are required for the experiments
are that it has a disposable tip system,
its speed of operation, and its ability to
deliver the small drops required to
perform the experiments. Justification
for Duty-Free Entry: There are no
instruments of the same general
category manufactured in the United
States. Application accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: October 18,
2012.
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Docket Number: 12–050. Applicant:
North Carolina State University,
Campus Box 7212, Raleigh, NC 27695.
Instrument: Twin-screw
Microcompounder. Manufacturer: DSM,
Netherlands. Intended Use: The
instrument will be used to study
biomaterials such as starches, lignin,
and proteins, and compare them with
styrenics and petroleum based
materials. The behavior of these
materials before, during, and after
physical or chemical modification, in
excess or limited water, without shear
or at high shear, as well as their
hydration, plasiticization or blending
with other oligomers will be
investigated. Moreover, foams will be
generated by the use of blending a
suitable blowing agent and/or the
carbonization of the materials to
determine their density, foam structure
and tensile and compression properties.
The goal of this project will be to
identify suitable technologies for
producing moldable biomass based
materials for applications presently
occupied by conventional plastics. The
core of this research will use rheology,
spectroscopies and thermal techniques
to follow macromolecular structures and
functions on the biopolymers after
applying the extruder. The unique
features of this instrument are its
recirculation loop and its ability to
connect to a fiber spinner. Justification
for Duty-Free Entry: There are no
instruments of the same general
category manufactured in the United
States. Application accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: October 22,
2012.
Docket Number: 12–051. Applicant:
University of Central Florida, 4000
Central Florida Blvd., Orlando, FL
32816. Instrument: Near Ambient
Pressure Scanning Probe Microscope.
Manufacturer: SPECS Surface Nano
Analysis, GmbH, Germany. Intended
Use: The instrument will be used to
determine the relationships between
nanoparticle size, shape and chemical
state and their catalytic activity in
various chemical reactions, by
investigating solid cataltically-active
materials such as transition metals and
examining their chemical states and
chemical reactivity before and after
applying a specified pressure and
temperature inside a vacuum chamber
inside the instrument. The unique
features of this instrument include its
small volume (0.045 L) reaction cell in
which the sample and STM scanner are
placed, which can maintain a pressure
of up to 100 mbar while the surrounding
large volume (>100 L) Ultra-High
Vacuum (UHV) chamber maintains a
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pressure lower than 10¥6 mbar,
allowing the sample to be held at a
controlled pressure ranging from UHV
up to 100 mbar while measurements are
recorded, and can be easily integrated
into a system of other UHV
measurement instruments to transfer the
sample to other measurement chambers.
In addition to pressure control, another
unique feature of the instrument is its
ability to control the temperature from
room temperature to 300 degrees Celsius
in a gaseous environment (up to 10
mbar). Justification for Duty-Free Entry:
There are no instruments of the same
general category manufactured in the
United States. Application accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: October 25,
2012.
Dated: November 14, 2012.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director of Subsidies Enforcement, Import
Administration.
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Initialed Draft Revision to the
Agreement Suspending the
Antidumping Investigation on Certain
Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon Quality
Steel Products From the Russian
Federation; Request for Comment
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(‘‘the Department’’) and the Russian
Federation’s Ministry of Economic
Development (‘‘MED’’) have initialed a
draft revision to the Agreement
Suspending the Antidumping
Investigation on Certain Hot-Rolled FlatRolled Carbon Quality Steel Products
(‘‘Suspension Agreement’’). The
proposed revision will update the
reference prices provided under the
Suspension Agreement applicable to
October 1, 2012 through December 31,
2012, to bring them into alignment with
current U.S. prices. The Department is
now inviting interested parties to
comment on the text of the proposed
revision.
AGENCY:
Comments must be submitted by
no later than November 23, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sally C. Gannon at (202) 482–0162 or
Anne D’Alauro (202) 482–4830, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
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Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
Background
On July 12, 1999, the Department and
the Ministry of Trade (‘‘MOT’’) of the
Russian Federation signed an agreement
under section 734(l) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’),
suspending the antidumping duty
(‘‘AD’’) investigation on hot-rolled flatrolled carbon-quality steel products
(‘‘hot-rolled steel’’) from the Russian
Federation. See Suspension of
Antidumping Duty Investigation: HotRolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel
Products From the Russian Federation,
64 FR 38642 (July 19, 1999). Upon the
request of the petitioners, the
investigation was continued and the
Department made an affirmative final
determination of sales at less than fair
value. See Notice of Final Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: HotRolled Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel
Products from the Russian Federation,
64 FR 38626 (July 19, 1999). Likewise,
the International Trade Commission
(‘‘ITC’’) continued its investigation and
made an affirmative determination of
material injury to an industry in the
United States. See Certain Hot-Rolled
Steel Products from Brazil and Russia,
64 FR 46951 (August 27, 1999). MOT
was the predecessor to MED, which is
now the relevant agency representing
the Government of the Russian
Federation for purposes of this
Suspension Agreement.
On August 1, 2011, Nucor
Corporation (‘‘Nucor’’) submitted a
request for an administrative review
pursuant to Antidumping or
Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
to Request Administrative Review, 76
FR 38609 (July 1, 2011). On August 26,
2011, the Department initiated an
administrative review of the Suspension
Agreement. See Initiation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews and Requests
for Revocation in Part, 76 FR 53404
(August, 26, 2011). On April 2, 2012, the
Department postponed the preliminary
results of this review until May 24,
2012. See Notice of Extension of Time
Limit for the Preliminary Results of
Administrative Review of the
Suspension Agreement on Hot-Rolled
Flat-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel
Products from the Russian Federation,
77 FR 19619 (April 2, 2012).
On June 1, 2012, the preliminary
results of the administrative review
were published. See Notice of
Preliminary Results of the
Administrative Review of the
Suspension Agreement on Hot-Rolled
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
Pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-651, as amended
by Pub. L. 106-36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301), we invite comments
on the question of whether instruments of equivalent scientific value,
for the purposes for which the instruments shown below are intended to
be used, are being manufactured in the United States.
Comments must comply with 15 CFR 301.5(a)(3) and (4) of the
regulations and be postmarked on or before December 13, 2012. Address
written comments to Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 3720, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Applications may be
examined between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department of
Commerce in Room 3720.
Docket Number: 12-048. Applicant: Howard Hughes Medical Institute,
4000 Jones Bridge Rd., Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Instrument: Micro-litre
and nanolitre dispensing system. Manufacturer: TTP Labtech Ltd, United
Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to obtain crystals
of biological macromolecules and complexes such as ribonucleic acid,
proteins, and ribosomes to enable the determination of their three-
dimensional atomic resolution structures. The unique features of this
instrument which are required for the experiments are that it has a
disposable tip system, its speed of operation, and its ability to
deliver the small drops required to perform the experiments.
Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are no instruments of the same
general category manufactured in the United States. Application
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: October 23, 2012.
Docket Number: 12-049. Applicant: Howard Hughes Medical Institute,
4000 Jones Bridge Rd., Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Instrument: Micro-litre
and nanolitre dispensing system. Manufacturer: TTP Labtech Ltd, United
Kingdom. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to obtain crystals
of biological macromolecules and complexes such as ribonucleic acid,
proteins, and ribosomes to enable the determination of three-
dimensional atomic resolution structures. The unique features of this
instrument which are required for the experiments are that it has a
disposable tip system, its speed of operation, and its ability to
deliver the small drops required to perform the experiments.
Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are no instruments of the same
general category manufactured in the United States. Application
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: October 18, 2012.
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Docket Number: 12-050. Applicant: North Carolina State University,
Campus Box 7212, Raleigh, NC 27695. Instrument: Twin-screw
Microcompounder. Manufacturer: DSM, Netherlands. Intended Use: The
instrument will be used to study biomaterials such as starches, lignin,
and proteins, and compare them with styrenics and petroleum based
materials. The behavior of these materials before, during, and after
physical or chemical modification, in excess or limited water, without
shear or at high shear, as well as their hydration, plasiticization or
blending with other oligomers will be investigated. Moreover, foams
will be generated by the use of blending a suitable blowing agent and/
or the carbonization of the materials to determine their density, foam
structure and tensile and compression properties. The goal of this
project will be to identify suitable technologies for producing
moldable biomass based materials for applications presently occupied by
conventional plastics. The core of this research will use rheology,
spectroscopies and thermal techniques to follow macromolecular
structures and functions on the biopolymers after applying the
extruder. The unique features of this instrument are its recirculation
loop and its ability to connect to a fiber spinner. Justification for
Duty-Free Entry: There are no instruments of the same general category
manufactured in the United States. Application accepted by Commissioner
of Customs: October 22, 2012.
Docket Number: 12-051. Applicant: University of Central Florida,
4000 Central Florida Blvd., Orlando, FL 32816. Instrument: Near Ambient
Pressure Scanning Probe Microscope. Manufacturer: SPECS Surface Nano
Analysis, GmbH, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to
determine the relationships between nanoparticle size, shape and
chemical state and their catalytic activity in various chemical
reactions, by investigating solid cataltically-active materials such as
transition metals and examining their chemical states and chemical
reactivity before and after applying a specified pressure and
temperature inside a vacuum chamber inside the instrument. The unique
features of this instrument include its small volume (0.045 L) reaction
cell in which the sample and STM scanner are placed, which can maintain
a pressure of up to 100 mbar while the surrounding large volume (>100
L) Ultra-High Vacuum (UHV) chamber maintains a pressure lower than
10-6 mbar, allowing the sample to be held at a controlled
pressure ranging from UHV up to 100 mbar while measurements are
recorded, and can be easily integrated into a system of other UHV
measurement instruments to transfer the sample to other measurement
chambers. In addition to pressure control, another unique feature of
the instrument is its ability to control the temperature from room
temperature to 300 degrees Celsius in a gaseous environment (up to 10
mbar). Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are no instruments of
the same general category manufactured in the United States.
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: October 25, 2012.
Dated: November 14, 2012.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director of Subsidies Enforcement, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-28523 Filed 11-21-12; 8:45 am]
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