Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, 49595-49596 [2017-23273]
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Otherwise, this investigation will
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Submission of Factual Information
Factual information is defined in 19
CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (i) Evidence
submitted in response to questionnaires;
(ii) evidence submitted in support of
allegations; (iii) publicly available
information to value factors under 19
CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the
adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR
351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence placed on
the record by the Department; and (v)
evidence other than factual information
described in (i)–(iv). 19 CFR 351.301(b)
requires any party, when submitting
factual information, to specify under
which subsection of 19 CFR
351.102(b)(21) the information is being
submitted 35 and, if the information is
submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct
factual information already on the
record, to provide an explanation
identifying the information already on
the record that the factual information
seeks to rebut, clarify, or correct.36 Time
limits for the submission of factual
information are addressed in 19 CFR
351.301, which provides specific time
limits based on the type of factual
information being submitted. Interested
parties should review the regulations
prior to submitting factual information
in this investigation.
Extensions of Time Limits
Parties may request an extension of
time limits before the expiration of a
time limit established under 19 CFR
351.301, or as otherwise specified by the
Secretary. In general, an extension
request will be considered untimely if it
is filed after the time limit established
under 19 CFR 351.301 expires. For
submissions that are due from multiple
parties simultaneously, an extension
request will be considered untimely if it
is filed after 10:00 a.m. ET on the due
date. Under certain circumstances, we
may elect to specify a different time
limit by which extension requests will
be considered untimely for submissions
which are due from multiple parties
simultaneously. In such a case, we will
inform parties in the letter or
memorandum setting forth the deadline
(including a specified time) by which
extension requests must be filed to be
considered timely. An extension request
must be made in a separate, stand-alone
submission; under limited
circumstances we will grant untimelyfiled requests for the extension of time
limits. Parties should review Extension
35 See
36 See
19 CFR 351.301(b).
19 CFR 351.301(b)(2).
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of Time Limits; Final Rule, 78 FR 57790
(September 20, 2013), available at
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-201309-20/html/2013-22853.htm, prior to
submitting factual information in this
investigation.
Certification Requirements
Any party submitting factual
information in an AD or CVD
proceeding must certify to the accuracy
and completeness of that information.37
Parties must use the certification
formats provided in 19 CFR
351.303(g).38 The Department intends to
reject factual submissions if the
submitting party does not comply with
the applicable revised certification
requirements.
Notification to Interested Parties
Interested parties must submit
applications for disclosure under APO
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. On
January 22, 2008, the Department
published Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Documents Submission Procedures;
APO Procedures, 73 FR 3634 (January
22, 2008). Parties wishing to participate
in this investigation should ensure that
they meet the requirements of these
procedures (e.g., the filing of letters of
appearance as discussed at 19 CFR
351.103(d)).
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to sections 702 and 777(i) of
the Act.
Dated: October 18, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation
is polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resin,
including but not limited to granular,
dispersion, or coagulated dispersion (also
known as fine powder). PTFE is covered by
the scope of this investigation whether filled
or unfilled, whether or not modified, and
whether or not containing co-polymer
additives, pigments, or other materials. Also
included is PTFE wet raw polymer. The
chemical formula for PTFE is C2F4, and the
Chemical Abstracts Service Registry number
is 9002–84–0.
PTFE further processed into micropowder,
having particle size typically ranging from 1
37 See
section 782(b) of the Act.
also Certification of Factual Information to
Import Administration During Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July
17, 2013) (‘‘Final Rule’’). Answers to frequently
asked questions regarding the Final Rule are
available at https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/
notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf.
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to 25 microns, and a melt-flow rate no less
than 0.1 gram/10 minutes, is excluded from
the scope of this investigation.
PTFE is classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
subheadings 3904.61.0010 and 3904.61.0090.
Subject merchandise may also be classified
under HTSUS subheading 3904.69.5000.
Although the HTSUS subheadings and CAS
Number are provided for convenience and
Customs purposes, the written description of
the scope is dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.
AGENCY:
The Judges Panel of the
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality
Award (Judges Panel) will meet in
closed session Sunday, November 5,
2017 through Thursday, November 9,
2017 from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.
Eastern Time each day. The purpose of
this meeting is to review
recommendations from site visits, and
recommend 2017 Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award recipients. The
meeting is closed to the public in order
to protect the proprietary data to be
examined and discussed at the meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Sunday, November 5, 2017 through
Thursday, November 9, 2017, from 8:30
a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time each
day. The entire meeting will be closed
to the public.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Fangmeyer, Director, Baldrige
Performance Excellence Program,
National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail
Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–
1020, telephone number (301) 975–
2360, email robert.fangmeyer@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(1) and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, 5 U.S.C. App.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150(b), this
Federal Register notice for this meeting
is being published fewer than 15
calendar days prior to the meeting as
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exceptional circumstances exist. It is
imperative that the Judges Panel will
meet on Sunday, November 5, 2017
through Thursday, November 9, 2017,
from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Eastern
Time each day to accommodate the
scheduling priorities of the key
participants, who must maintain a strict
schedule to review recommendations
from site visits, and recommend 2017
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality
Award recipients. The Judges Panel is
composed of twelve members,
appointed by the Secretary of
Commerce, with balanced
representation from U.S. service,
manufacturing, nonprofit, education,
and health care industries. Members are
selected for their familiarity with
quality improvement operations and
competitiveness issues of manufacturing
companies, service companies, small
businesses, health care providers, and
educational institutions. Members are
also chosen who have broad experience
in for-profit and nonprofit areas. The
purpose of this meeting is to review
recommendations from site visits and
recommend 2017 Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award (Award)
recipients. The meeting is closed to the
public in order to protect the
proprietary data to be examined and
discussed at the meeting.
The Chief Financial Officer and
Assistant Secretary for Administration,
with the concurrence of the Assistant
General Counsel for Administration and
Transactions, formally determined on
March 21, 2017, pursuant to Section
10(d) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, in accordance with
Section 5(c) of the Government in
Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that
the meeting of the Judges Panel may be
closed to the public in accordance with
5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), because the meeting
is likely to disclose trade secrets and
commercial or financial information
obtained from a person which is
privileged or confidential; and 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(9)(B) because the meeting is
likely to disclose information the
premature disclosure of which would,
in the case of any agency, be likely to
significantly frustrate implementation of
a proposed agency action. The meeting,
which involves examination of current
Award applicant data from U.S.
organizations and a discussion of these
data as compared to the Award criteria
in order to recommend Award
recipients, will be closed to the public.
Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF750
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species;
Exempted Fishing, Scientific Research,
Display, and Shark Research Fishery;
Letters of Acknowledgment
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of intent; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces its intent to
issue exempted fishing permits (EFPs),
scientific research permits (SRPs),
display permits, letters of
acknowledgment (LOAs), and shark
research fishery permits for Atlantic
highly migratory species (HMS) in 2018.
EFPs and related permits would
authorize collection of a limited number
of tunas, swordfish, billfishes, and
sharks (collectively known as HMS)
from Federal waters in the Atlantic
Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of
Mexico for the purposes of scientific
data collection, bycatch research, public
display, and to evaluate the efficacy of
environmental clean-up efforts, among
other things. Letters of
acknowledgement acknowledge that
scientific research activity aboard a
scientific research vessel is being
conducted. Generally, EFPs and related
permits would be valid from the date of
issuance through December 31, 2018,
unless otherwise specified, subject to
the terms and conditions of individual
permits.
DATES: Written comments on these
activities received in response to this
notice will be considered by NMFS
when issuing EFPs and related permits
and must be received on or before
November 27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
• Email: nmfs.hms.efp2018@
noaa.gov. Include in the subject line the
following identifier: 0648–XF750
• Mail: Craig Cockrell, Highly
Migratory Species Management Division
(F/SF1), NMFS, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Craig Cockrell, phone: (301) 427–8503
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Issuance
of EFPs and related permits are
necessary because HMS regulations
(e.g., fishing seasons, prohibited species,
authorized gear, closed areas, and
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minimum sizes) may otherwise prohibit
the collection of live animals and/or
biological samples for data collection
and public display purposes or may
otherwise prohibit certain fishing
activity. Pursuant to 50 CFR 600 and
635, a NMFS Regional Administrator or
Director may authorize, for limited
testing, public display, data collection,
exploratory fishing, compensation
fishing, conservation engineering,
health and safety surveys,
environmental cleanup, and/or hazard
removal purposes, the target or
incidental harvest of species managed
under an FMP or fishery regulations that
would otherwise be prohibited. These
permits exempt permit holders from the
specific portions of the regulations (e.g.,
fishing seasons, prohibited species,
authorized gear, closed areas, and
minimum sizes) that may otherwise
prohibit the collection of HMS for
public education, public display, or
scientific research. Permit holders are
not exempted from the regulations in
entirety. Collection of HMS under EFPs,
SRPs, LOAs, display, and shark research
fishery permits represents a small
portion of the overall fishing mortality
for HMS, and this mortality is counted
against the quota of the species
harvested, as appropriate and
applicable. The terms and conditions of
individual permits are unique; however,
all permits will include reporting
requirements, limit the number and/or
species of HMS to be collected, and only
authorize collection in Federal waters of
the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and
Caribbean Sea.
EFPs and related permits are issued
under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Reauthorization Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) (16 U.S.C. 1801
et seq.) and/or the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act (ATCA) (16 U.S.C. 971
et seq.). Regulations at 50 CFR 600.745
and 635.32 govern scientific research
activity, exempted fishing, and
exempted public display and
educational activities with respect to
Atlantic HMS. Before issuing LOAs,
EFPs, or SRPs, NMFS requests, among
other things, copies of scientific
research plans. Because the MagnusonStevens Act states that scientific
research activity which is conducted on
a scientific research vessel is not
fishing, NMFS issues LOAs and not
EFPs for bona fide research activities
(e.g., scientific research being conducted
from a research vessel and not a
commercial or recreational fishing
vessel) involving species that are only
regulated under the Magnuson-Stevens
Act (e.g., most species of sharks) and not
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality
Award (Judges Panel) will meet in closed session Sunday, November 5,
2017 through Thursday, November 9, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.
Eastern Time each day. The purpose of this meeting is to review
recommendations from site visits, and recommend 2017 Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award recipients. The meeting is closed to the public
in order to protect the proprietary data to be examined and discussed
at the meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held Sunday, November 5, 2017 through
Thursday, November 9, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time
each day. The entire meeting will be closed to the public.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Fangmeyer, Director, Baldrige
Performance Excellence Program, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1020, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-
1020, telephone number (301) 975-2360, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(1) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), this Federal Register notice for
this meeting is being published fewer than 15 calendar days prior to
the meeting as
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exceptional circumstances exist. It is imperative that the Judges Panel
will meet on Sunday, November 5, 2017 through Thursday, November 9,
2017, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time each day to
accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants, who must
maintain a strict schedule to review recommendations from site visits,
and recommend 2017 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipients.
The Judges Panel is composed of twelve members, appointed by the
Secretary of Commerce, with balanced representation from U.S. service,
manufacturing, nonprofit, education, and health care industries.
Members are selected for their familiarity with quality improvement
operations and competitiveness issues of manufacturing companies,
service companies, small businesses, health care providers, and
educational institutions. Members are also chosen who have broad
experience in for-profit and nonprofit areas. The purpose of this
meeting is to review recommendations from site visits and recommend
2017 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Award) recipients. The
meeting is closed to the public in order to protect the proprietary
data to be examined and discussed at the meeting.
The Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for
Administration, with the concurrence of the Assistant General Counsel
for Administration and Transactions, formally determined on March 21,
2017, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
in accordance with Section 5(c) of the Government in Sunshine Act,
Public Law 94-409, that the meeting of the Judges Panel may be closed
to the public in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), because the
meeting is likely to disclose trade secrets and commercial or financial
information obtained from a person which is privileged or confidential;
and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) because the meeting is likely to disclose
information the premature disclosure of which would, in the case of any
agency, be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a
proposed agency action. The meeting, which involves examination of
current Award applicant data from U.S. organizations and a discussion
of these data as compared to the Award criteria in order to recommend
Award recipients, will be closed to the public.
Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
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