Reporting for Calendar Year 2012 on Offsets Agreements Related to Sales of Defense Articles or Defense Services to Foreign Countries or Foreign Firms, 21592 [2013-08413]
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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 70 / Thursday, April 11, 2013 / Notices
Dated: April 5, 2013.
M. Earl Stewart,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 2013–08455 Filed 4–10–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
[Docket No. 130313244–3244–01]
XRIN 0694–XC007
Reporting for Calendar Year 2012 on
Offsets Agreements Related to Sales
of Defense Articles or Defense
Services to Foreign Countries or
Foreign Firms
Bureau of Industry and
Security, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; annual reporting
requirements.
AGENCY:
This notice is to remind the
public that U.S. firms are required to
report annually to the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) information on
contracts for the sale of defense articles
or defense services to foreign countries
or foreign firms that are subject to
offsets agreements exceeding $5,000,000
in value. U.S. firms are also required to
report annually to Commerce
information on offsets transactions
completed in performance of existing
offsets commitments for which offsets
credit of $250,000 or more has been
claimed from the foreign representative.
This year, such reports must include
relevant information from calendar year
2012, and must be submitted to
Commerce no later than June 15, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Reports should be
addressed to ‘‘Offsets Program Manager,
U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of
Strategic Industries and Economic
Security, Bureau of Industry and
Security, Room 3878, Washington, DC
20230.’’
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Ronald DeMarines, Office of Strategic
Industries and Economic Security,
Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S.
Department of Commerce, telephone:
202–482–3755; fax: 202–482–5650;
email: ronald.demarines@bis.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 723(a)(1) of the Defense
Production Act of 1950, as amended
(DPA, 50 U.S.C. 2172(a)(1)) requires the
President to submit an annual report to
Congress on the impact of offsets on the
U.S. defense industrial base. Section
723(a)(2) (50 U.S.C. 2172(a)(2)) directs
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the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary)
to prepare the President’s report, and to
develop and administer the regulations
necessary to collect offsets data from
U.S. defense exporters.
The authorities of the Secretary
regarding offsets have been delegated to
the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Industry and Security. The regulations
associated with offsets reporting are set
forth in part 701 of title 15 of the Code
of Federal Regulations. Offsets are
compensation practices required as a
condition of purchase in either
government-to-government or
commercial sales of defense articles
and/or defense services, as defined by
the Arms Export Control Act and the
International Traffic in Arms
Regulations. For example, a company
that is selling a fleet of military aircraft
to a foreign government may agree to
offset the cost of the aircraft by
providing training assistance to plant
managers in the purchasing country.
Although this distorts the true price of
the aircraft, the foreign government may
require this sort of extra compensation
as a condition of awarding the contract
to purchase the aircraft. As described in
the regulations, U.S. firms are required
to report information on contracts for
the sale of defense articles or defense
services to foreign countries or foreign
firms that are subject to offsets
agreements exceeding $5,000,000 in
value. U.S. firms are also required to
report annually information on offsets
transactions completed in performance
of existing offsets commitments for
which offsets credit of $250,000 or more
has been claimed from the foreign
representative.
Commerce’s annual report to Congress
includes an aggregated summary of the
data reported by industry in accordance
with the offsets regulation and the DPA.
As provided by section 723(c) (50 U.S.C.
2172(c)) of the DPA, BIS will not
publicly disclose individual firm
information it receives through offsets
reporting unless the firm furnishing the
information specifically authorizes
public disclosure. The information
collected is sorted and organized into an
aggregate report of national offsets data,
and therefore does not identify
company-specific information.
In order to enable BIS to prepare the
next annual offset report reflecting
calendar year 2012 data, U.S. firms must
submit required information on offsets
agreements and offsets transactions from
calendar year 2012 to BIS no later than
June 15, 2013.
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Dated: April 1, 2013.
Kevin J. Wolf,
Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013–08413 Filed 4–10–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–983]
Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the
People’s Republic of China: Amended
Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty
Order
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (the ‘‘Department’’) and the
International Trade Commission
(‘‘ITC’’), the Department is issuing an
antidumping duty order on drawn
stainless steel sinks (‘‘drawn sinks’’)
from the People’s Republic of China
(‘‘PRC’’). In addition, the Department is
amending its final determination to
correct a ministerial error.
DATES: Effective Date: April 11, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brooke Kennedy or Eve Wang, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 8, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–3818 or (202) 482–
6231, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On February 26, 2013, the Department
published the final determination of
sales at less than fair value in the
antidumping duty investigation of
drawn sinks from the PRC.1 On April 4,
2013, the ITC notified the Department of
its final determination pursuant to
section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’), that an
industry in the United States is
materially injured by reason of imports
of drawn sinks from the PRC.2
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the scope of
this order are drawn stainless steel sinks
1 See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the
People’s Republic of China: Investigation, Final
Determination, 78 FR 13019 (February 26, 2013)
(‘‘Final Determination’’).
2 See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from China,
USITC Pub. 4390, Investigation Nos. 701–TA–489
and 731–TA–1201 (Final) (April 2013).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
[Docket No. 130313244-3244-01]
XRIN 0694-XC007
Reporting for Calendar Year 2012 on Offsets Agreements Related to
Sales of Defense Articles or Defense Services to Foreign Countries or
Foreign Firms
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; annual reporting requirements.
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SUMMARY: This notice is to remind the public that U.S. firms are
required to report annually to the Department of Commerce (Commerce)
information on contracts for the sale of defense articles or defense
services to foreign countries or foreign firms that are subject to
offsets agreements exceeding $5,000,000 in value. U.S. firms are also
required to report annually to Commerce information on offsets
transactions completed in performance of existing offsets commitments
for which offsets credit of $250,000 or more has been claimed from the
foreign representative. This year, such reports must include relevant
information from calendar year 2012, and must be submitted to Commerce
no later than June 15, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Reports should be addressed to ``Offsets Program Manager,
U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Strategic Industries and
Economic Security, Bureau of Industry and Security, Room 3878,
Washington, DC 20230.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald DeMarines, Office of Strategic
Industries and Economic Security, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S.
Department of Commerce, telephone: 202-482-3755; fax: 202-482-5650;
email: ronald.demarines@bis.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 723(a)(1) of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended
(DPA, 50 U.S.C. 2172(a)(1)) requires the President to submit an annual
report to Congress on the impact of offsets on the U.S. defense
industrial base. Section 723(a)(2) (50 U.S.C. 2172(a)(2)) directs the
Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) to prepare the President's report,
and to develop and administer the regulations necessary to collect
offsets data from U.S. defense exporters.
The authorities of the Secretary regarding offsets have been
delegated to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security.
The regulations associated with offsets reporting are set forth in part
701 of title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Offsets are
compensation practices required as a condition of purchase in either
government-to-government or commercial sales of defense articles and/or
defense services, as defined by the Arms Export Control Act and the
International Traffic in Arms Regulations. For example, a company that
is selling a fleet of military aircraft to a foreign government may
agree to offset the cost of the aircraft by providing training
assistance to plant managers in the purchasing country. Although this
distorts the true price of the aircraft, the foreign government may
require this sort of extra compensation as a condition of awarding the
contract to purchase the aircraft. As described in the regulations,
U.S. firms are required to report information on contracts for the sale
of defense articles or defense services to foreign countries or foreign
firms that are subject to offsets agreements exceeding $5,000,000 in
value. U.S. firms are also required to report annually information on
offsets transactions completed in performance of existing offsets
commitments for which offsets credit of $250,000 or more has been
claimed from the foreign representative.
Commerce's annual report to Congress includes an aggregated summary
of the data reported by industry in accordance with the offsets
regulation and the DPA. As provided by section 723(c) (50 U.S.C.
2172(c)) of the DPA, BIS will not publicly disclose individual firm
information it receives through offsets reporting unless the firm
furnishing the information specifically authorizes public disclosure.
The information collected is sorted and organized into an aggregate
report of national offsets data, and therefore does not identify
company-specific information.
In order to enable BIS to prepare the next annual offset report
reflecting calendar year 2012 data, U.S. firms must submit required
information on offsets agreements and offsets transactions from
calendar year 2012 to BIS no later than June 15, 2013.
Dated: April 1, 2013.
Kevin J. Wolf,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-08413 Filed 4-10-13; 8:45 am]
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