Countervailing Duty Investigations of Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products From India, Italy, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations, 48499-48500 [2015-19994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–533–864, C–475–833, C–570–027, C–580–
879, C–583–857]
Countervailing Duty Investigations of
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
Products From India, Italy, the
People’s Republic of China, the
Republic of Korea, and Taiwan:
Postponement of Preliminary
Determinations
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt
Renkey or Jerry Huang at (202) 482–
2312 and (202) 482– 4047, respectively
(India); Robert Palmer at (202) 482–9068
(Italy); Myrna Lobo at (202) 482–2371
(the People’s Republic of China, and the
Republic of Korea); Kristen Johnson at
(202) 482–4793 (Taiwan), AD/CVD
Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On June 23, 2015, the Department of
Commerce (Department) initiated the
countervailing duty investigations of
certain corrosion-resistant steel
products from India, Italy, the People’s
Republic of China, the Republic of
Korea, and Taiwan.1 Currently, the
preliminary determinations are due no
later than August 27, 2015.
Postponement of Due Date for the
Preliminary Determinations
Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (Act), requires the
Department to issue the preliminary
determination in a countervailing duty
investigation within 65 days after the
date on which the Department initiated
the investigation. However, section
703(c)(1) of the Act permits the
Department to postpone making the
preliminary determination until no later
than 130 days after the date on which
it initiated the investigation if, among
other reasons, the petitioner makes a
timely request for a postponement, or
the Department concludes that the
parties concerned are cooperating and
determines that the investigation is
extraordinarily complicated. On August
3, 2015, United States Steel Corporation;
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1 See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products
from the People’s Republic of China, India, Italy,
the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan: Initiation of
Countervailing Duty Investigations, 80 FR 37223
(June 30, 2015) (Initiation Notice).
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Nucor Corporation; Steel Dynamics,
Inc.; ArcelorMittal USA, LLC; AK Steel
Corp.; and California Steel Industries
(collectively, Petitioners) made a timely
request to postpone the preliminary
countervailing duty determinations.2
Therefore, pursuant to the discretion
afforded the Department under
703(c)(1)(A) of the Act and because the
Department does not find any
compelling reason to deny the request,
we are fully extending the due date
until 130 days after the Department’s
initiation for the preliminary
determinations. The deadline for the
completion of the preliminary
determinations is now November 2,
2015.3
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: August 6, 2015.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XE097
Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental
to Specified Activities; Front Street
Transload Facility Construction
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental
harassment authorization; request for
comments and information.
AGENCY:
NMFS has received a request
from the Bergerson Construction, Inc.
(Bergerson) for an authorization to take
small numbers of two species of marine
mammals, by Level B harassment,
incidental to proposed construction
activities for Front Street Transload
Facility construction project in
Newport, Oregon. Pursuant to the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments
on its proposal to issue an authorization
to Bergerson to incidentally take, by
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SUMMARY:
2 See Petitioners’ August 3, 2015 letter requesting
postponement of the preliminary determination.
3 The due date actually falls on October 31, 2015,
which is a Saturday. Therefore, the deadline moves
to the next business day, November 2, 2015. See
Notice of Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next
Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative
Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act
of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2008).
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harassment, small numbers of marine
mammals for a period of 1 year.
DATES: Comments and information must
be received no later than September 14,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the
application should be addressed to Jolie
Harrison, Chief, Permits and
Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. The
mailbox address for providing email
comments is itp.guan@noaa.gov. NMFS
is not responsible for email comments
sent to addresses other than the one
provided here. Comments sent via
email, including all attachments, must
not exceed a 25-megabyte file size.
Instructions: All comments received
are a part of the public record and will
generally be posted to https://
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
incidental.htm without change. All
Personal Identifying Information (for
example, name, address, etc.)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter
may be publicly accessible. Do not
submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
A copy of the application may be
obtained by writing to the address
specified above or visiting the internet
at: https://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/
permits/incidental.htm. Documents
cited in this notice may also be viewed,
by appointment, during regular business
hours, at the aforementioned address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shane Guan, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
the Secretary of Commerce to allow,
upon request, the incidental, but not
intentional, taking of small numbers of
marine mammals by U.S. citizens who
engage in a specified activity (other than
commercial fishing) within a specified
geographical region if certain findings
are made and either regulations are
issued or, if the taking is limited to
harassment, a notice of a proposed
authorization is provided to the public
for review.
An authorization for incidental
takings shall be granted if NMFS finds
that the taking will have a negligible
impact on the species or stock(s), will
not have an unmitigable adverse impact
on the availability of the species or
stock(s) for subsistence uses (where
relevant), and if the permissible
methods of taking and requirements
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pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring
and reporting of such takings are set
forth. NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible
impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as ‘‘. . . an
impact resulting from the specified
activity that cannot be reasonably
expected to, and is not reasonably likely
to, adversely affect the species or stock
through effects on annual rates of
recruitment or survival.’’
Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA
established an expedited process by
which citizens of the U.S. can apply for
a one-year authorization to incidentally
take small numbers of marine mammals
by harassment, provided that there is no
potential for serious injury or mortality
to result from the activity. Section
101(a)(5)(D) establishes a 45-day time
limit for NMFS review of an application
followed by a 30-day public notice and
comment period on any proposed
authorizations for the incidental
harassment of marine mammals. Within
45 days of the close of the comment
period, NMFS must either issue or deny
the authorization.
Summary of Request
On April 22, 2015, Bergerson
submitted a request to NMFS requesting
an IHA for the possible harassment of
small numbers of Pacific harbor seal
(Phoca vitulina richardii) and California
sea lion (Zalophus californianus)
incidental to construction associated
with the Front Street Marine Transload
Facility in the city of Newport, Oregon,
for a period of one year starting
November 2015. NMFS determined the
IHA application was complete on July
29, 2015, and proposes to issue an IHA
that would be valid between November
1, 2015, and October 31, 2016. NMFS is
proposing to authorize the Level B
harassment of Pacific harbor seal and
California sea lion.
Description of the Specified Activity
Overview
The purpose of the proposed Front
Street Marine Transload Facility
construction is to construct a new
transload and fish buying facility at the
current location of the Undersea
Gardens. The new transload facility
would provide local fisherman with an
alternative location for selling their fish
and shellfish in Newport, Oregon (see
Figure 1 of Bergerson’s IHA
application).
The current Undersea Gardens and all
associated structures would be removed
prior to construction of the new facility.
The new transload facility would
consist of a 132-foot wide by 141-foot
deep wharf comprised of precast
concrete panels supported on steel
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-533-864, C-475-833, C-570-027, C-580-879, C-583-857]
Countervailing Duty Investigations of Certain Corrosion-Resistant
Steel Products From India, Italy, the People's Republic of China, the
Republic of Korea, and Taiwan: Postponement of Preliminary
Determinations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Renkey or Jerry Huang at (202)
482-2312 and (202) 482- 4047, respectively (India); Robert Palmer at
(202) 482-9068 (Italy); Myrna Lobo at (202) 482-2371 (the People's
Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea); Kristen Johnson at (202)
482-4793 (Taiwan), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 23, 2015, the Department of Commerce (Department) initiated
the countervailing duty investigations of certain corrosion-resistant
steel products from India, Italy, the People's Republic of China, the
Republic of Korea, and Taiwan.\1\ Currently, the preliminary
determinations are due no later than August 27, 2015.
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\1\ See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from the
People's Republic of China, India, Italy, the Republic of Korea, and
Taiwan: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 80 FR
37223 (June 30, 2015) (Initiation Notice).
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Postponement of Due Date for the Preliminary Determinations
Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (Act),
requires the Department to issue the preliminary determination in a
countervailing duty investigation within 65 days after the date on
which the Department initiated the investigation. However, section
703(c)(1) of the Act permits the Department to postpone making the
preliminary determination until no later than 130 days after the date
on which it initiated the investigation if, among other reasons, the
petitioner makes a timely request for a postponement, or the Department
concludes that the parties concerned are cooperating and determines
that the investigation is extraordinarily complicated. On August 3,
2015, United States Steel Corporation;
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Nucor Corporation; Steel Dynamics, Inc.; ArcelorMittal USA, LLC; AK
Steel Corp.; and California Steel Industries (collectively,
Petitioners) made a timely request to postpone the preliminary
countervailing duty determinations.\2\ Therefore, pursuant to the
discretion afforded the Department under 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act and
because the Department does not find any compelling reason to deny the
request, we are fully extending the due date until 130 days after the
Department's initiation for the preliminary determinations. The
deadline for the completion of the preliminary determinations is now
November 2, 2015.\3\
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\2\ See Petitioners' August 3, 2015 letter requesting
postponement of the preliminary determination.
\3\ The due date actually falls on October 31, 2015, which is a
Saturday. Therefore, the deadline moves to the next business day,
November 2, 2015. See Notice of Clarification: Application of ``Next
Business Day'' Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines
Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10,
2008).
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This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: August 6, 2015.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2015-19994 Filed 8-12-15; 8:45 am]
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