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in the preliminary determination and
the ITC’s preliminary injury
determination.
The Department normally considers
margins of 25 percent or more for export
price (‘‘EP’’) sales and 15 percent or
more for constructed export price
(‘‘CEP’’) sales sufficient to impute
importer knowledge of sales at LTFV.12
Portucel had only CEP sales and the
Department preliminarily determined a
margin of 29.53 percent for Portucel,
which was also assigned as the ‘‘all
others’’ rate.13 Therefore, because the
preliminary margins are greater than 15
percent for all producers and exporters,
we preliminarily find, with respect to
all producers and exporters, that there is
a reasonable basis to believe or suspect
that importers knew, or should have
known, that exporters were selling the
merchandise under consideration at
LTFV.
In determining whether an importer
knew or should have known that there
was likely to be material injury caused
by reason of such imports, the
Department normally will look to the
preliminary injury determination of the
ITC.14 If the ITC finds a reasonable
indication of present material injury to
the relevant U.S. industry, the
Department will determine that a
reasonable basis exists to impute
importer knowledge that material injury
is likely by reason of such imports.15
Here, the ITC found that ‘‘there is a
reasonable indication that an industry
in the United States is materially
injured by reason of imports from
Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, and
Portugal of certain uncoated paper,
provided for in subheadings 4802.56
and 4802.57 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States. . . .’’ 16
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12 See,
e.g., Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod
From Germany, Mexico, Moldova, Trinidad and
Tobago, and Ukraine: Preliminary Determination of
Critical Circumstances, 67 FR 6224, 6225 (February
11, 2002); Affirmative Preliminary Determination of
Critical Circumstances: Magnesium Metal from the
People’s Republic of China, 70 FR 5606, 5607
(February 3, 2005).
13 See Preliminary Determination, 80 FR at 51778.
14 See, e.g., Certain Potassium Phosphate Salts
from the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances
in the Antidumping Duty Investigation, 75 FR
24572, 24573 (May 5, 2010) (‘‘Salt Critical
Circumstances Prelim’’).
15 See, e.g., Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod
From Germany, Mexico, Moldova, Trinidad and
Tobago, and Ukraine: Preliminary Determination of
Critical Circumstances, 67 FR 6224, 6225 (February
11, 2002); Affirmative Preliminary Determination of
Critical Circumstances: Magnesium Metal from the
People’s Republic of China, 70 FR 5606, 5607
(February 3, 2005).
16 See Certain Uncoated Paper from Australia,
Brazil, China, Indonesia, and Portugal,
Investigation Nos. 701–TA–528–529 and 731–TA–
1264–1268 (Preliminary), 80 FR 13890 (March 17,
2015).
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Section 733(e)(1)(B): Whether There
Have Been Massive Imports of the
Subject Merchandise Over a Relatively
Short Period
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.206(h)(2), the
Department will not consider imports to
be massive unless imports in the
comparison period have increased by at
least 15 percent over imports in the base
period. The Department normally
considers a ‘‘relatively short period’’ as
the period beginning on the date the
proceeding begins and ending at least
three months later.17 For this reason, the
Department normally compares the
import volumes of the subject
merchandise for at least three months
immediately preceding the filing of the
petition (i.e., the ‘‘base period’’) to a
comparable period of at least three
months following the filing of the
petition (i.e., the ‘‘comparison
period’’).18
In their September 28, 2015
allegation, Petitioners included U.S.
import data collected from the ITC’s
Dataweb.19 Specifically, Petitioners
provided data for a six-month base
period (August 2014 through January
2015) and a six-month comparison
period (February 2015 through July
2015), the most recent data available at
the time of filing, in showing whether
imports were massive.20 In response to
a request by the Department, on October
6, 2015, Portucel submitted monthly
shipment data for merchandise shipped
from Portucel to the United States for a
seven-month base period (July 2014
through January 2015) and a sevenmonth comparison period (February
2015 through August 2015).21 The
quantity of Portucel’s shipments of
uncoated paper increased in the
comparison period by 18.6 percent over
the base period.22 Our practice with
respect to companies subject to the ‘‘all
others’’ rate is to base our critical
circumstances analysis on the
experience of the investigated
companies.23
17 See
19 CFR 351.206(i).
Salt Critical Circumstances Prelim, 75 FR
at 24574.
19 See Petitioners’ Critical Circumstances
Allegation at 4–5, Exhibit 1.
20 Id. 5, Exhibit 1. At the time of filing, import
data was available only through July 2015.
21 See Portucel’s Monthly Quantity and Value
Shipment Data, filed on October 6, 2015.
22 See Memoradum to the File from Ryan Mullen,
International Trade Analyst, Office V, through
Catherine Bertrand, Program Manager, Office V
‘‘Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain
Uncoated Paper from Portugal: Import Statistics for
Critical Circumstances Analysis’’ at Exhibit 1.
23 See, e.g. Notice of Preliminary Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Sodium Nitrate from
the Federal Republic of Germany, 73 FR 21909,
21912 (April 23, 2008), unchanged in Notice of
18 See
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Preliminary Affirmative Determination
of Critical Circumstances
Record evidence indicates that
importers of uncoated paper knew, or
should have known, that exporters were
selling the merchandise at LTFV, and
that there was likely to be material
injury by reason of such sales. In
addition, we have found that Portucel
had massive imports during a relatively
short period. Therefore, in accordance
with section 733(e)(1) of the Act, we
preliminarily find that there is reason to
believe or suspect that critical
circumstances exist for imports of the
merchandise under consideration from
Portucel and companies subject to the
all others rate.24
Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section
733(e)(2)(A) of the Act, we are directing
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
to suspend liquidation of any
unliquidated entries of the merchandise
under consideration from Portugal
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse
for consumption, on or after May 27,
2015, which is 90 days prior to the date
of publication of the Preliminary
Determination in the Federal Register.
ITC Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
the Act, we have notified the ITC of our
preliminary affirmative critical
circumstances determination.
This determination is published
pursuant to sections 733(f) and 777(i) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.206(c)(2)(ii).
Dated: October 28, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
United States Travel and Tourism
Advisory Board: Meeting of the United
States Travel and Tourism Advisory
Board
International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
AGENCY:
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value: Sodium Nitrate from the Federal Republic of
Germany, 73 FR 38986, 38987 (July 8, 2008), and
accompany Issues and Decision Memorandum at
Comment 2.
24 See section 733(f) of the Act; 19 CFR
351.206(c)(2)(ii).
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The United States Travel and
Tourism Advisory Board (Board) will
hold an open meeting at the Department
of Commerce on Friday, November 20,
2015. The Board was re-chartered in
August 2015, to advise the Secretary of
Commerce on matters relating to the
U.S. travel and tourism industry.
The purpose of the meeting is for
Board members to review and deliberate
on recommendations developed by the
BrandUSA subcommittee looking at a
new vetting process for matching fund
requests submitted by Brand USA as
well as two recommendations by the
Cultural and Natural Heritage
subcommittee looking at
recommendations of promoting
domestic travel and arts funding. The
final agenda will be posted on the
Department of Commerce Web site for
the Board at https://trade.gov/ttab, at
least one week in advance of the
meeting.
SUMMARY:
Friday, November 20, 2015,
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. The deadline for
members of the public to register,
including requests to make comments
during the meeting and for auxiliary
aids, or to submit written comments for
dissemination prior to the meeting, is 5
p.m. EDT on November 13, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Department of Commerce. Requests
to register (including to speak or for
auxiliary aids) and any written
comments should be submitted to: U.S.
Travel and Tourism Advisory Board,
U.S. Department of Commerce, Room
4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230,
archana.sahgal@trade.gov. Members of
the public are encouraged to submit
registration requests and written
comments via email to ensure timely
receipt.
DATES:
impossible to fill. There will be fifteen
(15) minutes allotted for oral comments
from members of the public joining the
meeting. To accommodate as many
speakers as possible, the time for public
comments may be limited to three (3)
minutes per person. Individuals wishing
to reserve speaking time during the
meeting must submit a request at the
time of registration, as well as the name
and address of the proposed speaker. If
the number of registrants requesting to
make statements is greater than can be
reasonably accommodated during the
meeting, the International Trade
Administration may conduct a lottery to
determine the speakers. Speakers are
requested to submit a written copy of
their prepared remarks by 5:00 p.m. on
Friday, November 13, 2015, for
inclusion in the meeting records and for
circulation to the members of the Travel
and Tourism Advisory Board.
In addition, any member of the public
may submit pertinent written comments
concerning the Board’s affairs at any
time before or after the meeting.
Comments may be submitted to Archana
Sahgal at the contact information
indicated above. To be considered
during the meeting, comments must be
received no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on
November 13, 2015, to ensure
transmission to the Board prior to the
meeting. Comments received after that
date and time will be distributed to the
members but may not be considered on
the call. Copies of Board meeting
minutes will be available within 90 days
of the meeting.
Dated: October 30, 2015.
Archana Sahgal,
Executive Secretary, United States Travel and
Tourism Advisory Board.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Archana Sahgal, the United States
Travel and Tourism Advisory Board,
Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone:
202–482–1369, email: archana.sahgal@
trade.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Board advises the
Secretary of Commerce on matters
relating to the U.S. travel and tourism
industry.
Public Participation: The meeting will
be open to the public and will be
accessible to people with disabilities.
All guests are required to register in
advance by the deadline identified
under the DATES caption. Requests for
auxiliary aids must be submitted by the
registration deadline. Last minute
requests will be accepted, but may be
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: Minority Business
Development Agency
Title: Online Customer Relationship
Management (CRM)/Performance
Databases, Online Phoenix Database,
and Online Opportunity Database.
OMB Control Number: 0640–0002.
Form Number(s): 0640–002.
Type of Request: Regular Submission.
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Number of Respondents: 29,206.
Average Hours per Response: 1 to 210
minutes depending upon function.
Burden Hours: 4,496.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a
revision with change to a current
information collection. This revision
continues an existing collection but
adds a revised form to be used by the
MBDA Business Centers. As part of its
national service delivery system, MBDA
awards cooperative agreements each
year to fund the provision of business
development services to eligible
minority business enterprises (MBEs).
The recipient of each cooperative
agreement is competitively selected to
operate one of the following business
center programs: (1) An MBDA Business
Center or (2) an American Indian Alaska
Native (AIAN) Center. In accordance
with the Government Performance
Results Act (GPRA), MBDA requires all
center operators to report basic client
information, service activities and
progress on attainment of program goals
via the online CRM/Performance
Databases. The data collected through
the Online CRM/Performance Databases
is used to regularly monitor and
evaluate the progress of MBDA’s funded
centers, to provide the Department and
OMB with a summary of the
quantitative information that it requires
about government supported programs,
and to implement the GPRA. This
information is also summarized and
included in the MBDA Annual
Performance Report, which is made
available to the public, and may be used
to support federal government research
studies regarding minority business
development issues.
Additionally, the AINA program
award recipients are required to
maintain content for the CRM/
Performance system and the Phoenix
and other available online tools. The
content registered in the Phoenix and
other online business databases is used
to match those registered MBEs with
opportunities entered in the online
databases by public and private sector
entities. The MBEs may also self-register
via the Online Phoenix Database for
notification of potential business
opportunities.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; not-for-profit
institutions; individuals or households;
Federal, State, Local or Tribal
governments.
Frequency: On occasion, semiannually, annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board: Meeting of the
United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
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SUMMARY: The United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board (Board)
will hold an open meeting at the Department of Commerce on Friday,
November 20, 2015. The Board was re-chartered in August 2015, to advise
the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to the U.S. travel and
tourism industry.
The purpose of the meeting is for Board members to review and
deliberate on recommendations developed by the BrandUSA subcommittee
looking at a new vetting process for matching fund requests submitted
by Brand USA as well as two recommendations by the Cultural and Natural
Heritage subcommittee looking at recommendations of promoting domestic
travel and arts funding. The final agenda will be posted on the
Department of Commerce Web site for the Board at https://trade.gov/ttab,
at least one week in advance of the meeting.
DATES: Friday, November 20, 2015, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. The deadline for
members of the public to register, including requests to make comments
during the meeting and for auxiliary aids, or to submit written
comments for dissemination prior to the meeting, is 5 p.m. EDT on
November 13, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Department of Commerce.
Requests to register (including to speak or for auxiliary aids) and any
written comments should be submitted to: U.S. Travel and Tourism
Advisory Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4043, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230,
archana.sahgal@trade.gov. Members of the public are encouraged to
submit registration requests and written comments via email to ensure
timely receipt.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Archana Sahgal, the United States
Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202-482-1369, email:
archana.sahgal@trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Board advises the Secretary of Commerce on matters
relating to the U.S. travel and tourism industry.
Public Participation: The meeting will be open to the public and
will be accessible to people with disabilities. All guests are required
to register in advance by the deadline identified under the DATES
caption. Requests for auxiliary aids must be submitted by the
registration deadline. Last minute requests will be accepted, but may
be impossible to fill. There will be fifteen (15) minutes allotted for
oral comments from members of the public joining the meeting. To
accommodate as many speakers as possible, the time for public comments
may be limited to three (3) minutes per person. Individuals wishing to
reserve speaking time during the meeting must submit a request at the
time of registration, as well as the name and address of the proposed
speaker. If the number of registrants requesting to make statements is
greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the meeting, the
International Trade Administration may conduct a lottery to determine
the speakers. Speakers are requested to submit a written copy of their
prepared remarks by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 13, 2015, for
inclusion in the meeting records and for circulation to the members of
the Travel and Tourism Advisory Board.
In addition, any member of the public may submit pertinent written
comments concerning the Board's affairs at any time before or after the
meeting. Comments may be submitted to Archana Sahgal at the contact
information indicated above. To be considered during the meeting,
comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on November 13,
2015, to ensure transmission to the Board prior to the meeting.
Comments received after that date and time will be distributed to the
members but may not be considered on the call. Copies of Board meeting
minutes will be available within 90 days of the meeting.
Dated: October 30, 2015.
Archana Sahgal,
Executive Secretary, United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Board.
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