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produced in Vietnam that are covered by this
certification do not contain hot-rolled or
cold-rolled steel substrate produced in the
People’s Republic of China;
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course of business, or documents obtained by
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etc.) for the later of (1) a period of five years
from the date of entry or (2) a period of three
years after the conclusion of any litigation in
the United States courts regarding such
entries;
• I understand that {INSERT IMPORTING
COMPANY NAME} is required to provide
this certification and supporting records,
upon request, to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) and/or the Department of
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• I understand that {INSERT IMPORTING
COMPANY NAME} is required to maintain
a copy of the Exporter’s Certification for the
later of (1) a period of five years from the date
of entry or (2) a period of three years after
the conclusion of any litigation in United
States courts regarding such entries;
• I understand that {INSERT IMPORTING
COMPANY NAME} is required to maintain
and provide a copy of the Exporter’s
Certification and supporting records, upon
request, to CBP and/or the Department;
• I understand that the claims made
herein, and the substantiating
documentation, are subject to verification by
CBP and/or Commerce;
• I understand that failure to maintain the
required certification and/or failure to
substantiate the claims made herein will
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Æ Suspension of liquidation of all
unliquidated entries (and entries for which
liquidation has not become final) for which
these requirements were not met, and
Æ the requirement that the importer post
applicable antidumping duty (AD) and/or
countervailing duty (CVD) cash deposits (as
appropriate) equal to the rates determined by
Commerce;
• I understand that agents of the importer,
such as brokers, are not permitted to make
this certification;
• This certification was completed at the
time of filing the entry summary for the
relevant importation;
• I am aware that U.S. law (including, but
not limited to, 18 U.S.C. 1001) imposes
criminal sanctions on individuals who
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Exporter Certification
I hereby certify that:
• My name is {INSERT COMPANY
OFFICIAL’S NAME HERE} and I am an
official of {INSERT NAME OF EXPORTING
COMPANY};
• This certification pertains to {INSERT
INVOICE NUMBER(S) TO U.S. CUSTOMERS
AND PRODUCT CODE(S) REFERENCED ON
INVOICE};
• I have direct personal knowledge of the
facts regarding the production and
exportation of the corrosion-resistant steel
products from the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam (Vietnam) that shipped pursuant to
{INSERT INVOICE NUMBER(S) TO U.S.
CUSTOMERS} and are covered by this
certification. ‘‘Direct personal knowledge’’
for purposes of this certification refers to
facts in records maintained by the exporting
company in the normal course of its
business. For example, an exporter should
have ‘‘direct personal knowledge’’ of the
producer’s identity and location.
• The corrosion-resistant steel products
produced in Vietnam that are covered by this
certification do not contain hot-rolled or
cold-rolled steel substrate produced in the
People’s Republic of China.
• I understand that {INSERT NAME OF
EXPORTING COMPANY} is required to
maintain a copy of this certification and
sufficient documentation supporting this
certification (i.e., documents maintained in
the normal course of business, or documents
obtained by the certifying party, for example,
mill certificates, productions records,
invoices, etc.) for the later of (1) a period of
five years from the date of entry or (2) a
period of three years after the conclusion of
any litigation in the United States courts
regarding such entries;
• I understand that {INSERT NAME OF
EXPORTING COMPANY} must provide this
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Exporter Certification to the U.S. importer
before or at the time of shipment;
• I understand that {INSERT NAME OF
EXPORTING COMPANY} is required to
provide a copy of this certification and
supporting records, upon request, to U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and/or
the Department of Commerce (Commerce);
• I understand that the claims made
herein, and the substantiating documentation
are subject to verification by CBP and/or the
Commerce;
• I understand that failure to maintain the
required certification and/or failure to
substantiate the claims made herein will
result in:
Æ Suspension of all unliquidated entries
(and entries for which liquidation has not
become final) for which these requirements
were not met, and
Æ the requirement that the importer post
applicable antidumping duty (AD) and/or
countervailing duty (CVD) cash deposits (as
appropriate) equal to the rates as determined
by the Department;
• This certification was completed before
or at the time of shipment of the relevant
entries;
• I am aware that U.S. law (including, but
not limited to, 18 U.S.C. 1001) imposes
criminal sanctions on individuals who
knowingly and willfully make material false
statements to the U.S. government.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Notice of 30-day Public Comment
Period on an Addendum to the
Portland Harbor Damage Assessment
Plan
National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Public Comment
Period.
AGENCY:
On June 1, 2010 NOAA and
its co-members of the Portland Harbor
Trustee Council (Trustee Council)
published the ‘‘Portland Harbor
Superfund Site Natural Resource
Damage Assessment Plan’’, which set
forward the Trustee Council’s approach
for assessing natural resource damages
at the Portland Harbor Superfund Site in
cooperation with potentially responsible
parties in order to resolve natural
SUMMARY:
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resource damages liability through legal
settlements.
Through today’s notice, NOAA is
announcing: (1) An addendum to the
plan that provides for additional efforts
to complete the assessment of natural
resource damages for lost ecological and
human use services resulting from
releases of hazardous substances and oil
to the lower Willamette River in
Portland, Oregon; and (2) a provision of
a 30-day period for public comment on
the addendum.
ADDRESSES: Comments are sought on the
new addendum to the damage
assessment plan and should be emailed
to Robert.Neely@noaa.gov with the
subject line: ‘‘Comments on Addendum
to the Portland Harbor Natural Resource
Damage Assessment Plan.’’ Comments
may also be mailed to: Rob Neely of
NOAA Western Region Center, 7600
Sand Point Way, Building 1, Seattle,
WA, 98118. The addendum is found at:
https://casedocuments.darrp.noaa.gov/
northwest/portharbor/pdf/Portland_
Harbor_Addendum_to_Nat_Res_
Damage_Assess_Plan_0309_2018_
Public.pdf
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 1, 2000 the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
placed Portland Harbor on the National
Priorities List, thus designating it as a
Superfund Site. Since the early 1900s
numerous industrial facilities have
operated in the vicinity of the lower
Willamette River from its confluence
with the Columbia River at river mile 0
upstream to downtown Portland at
approximately river mile 14. Activities
have included ship building, repair and
maintenance; energy generation; oil and
gas transfer and storage; pesticide
production; port operations; and others.
These activities have resulted in the
release of hazardous substances and oil
to the Portland Harbor.
Examples of contaminants of concern
released to the Portland Harbor include
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),
pesticides, metals, polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons, and semi-volatile organic
compounds. Natural resources such as
benthic invertebrates, migratory fish
(such as juvenile Chinook salmon),
resident fish (such as sculpin), mink,
osprey and bald eagles exposed to these
compounds can potentially be harmed
as a result. In addition, hazardous
substances released to the Portland
Harbor have resulted have reduced the
human use services (e.g., recreational
fishing, recreational boating, tribal uses)
provided by the lower Willamette River.
In addition, fish consumption advisories
related to hazardous substances have
been issued to the public warning of the
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risks associated with consumption of
various fish species commonly targeted
by anglers. Addendum 2 to the Damage
Assessment Plan sets forth the approach
the Trustee Council will apply to
completing the damage assessment
process to resolve natural resource
damages liability with non-settling
parties.
The Trustee Council is composed of
Federal, state and tribal natural resource
trustees. Members of the Trustee
Council include the U.S. Department of
the Interior, acting through the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service (USFWS); the U.S.
Department of Commerce, acting
through NOAA; the State of Oregon; the
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Community of Oregon; the Confederated
Tribes of Siletz Indians; the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Indian Reservation; the Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon; and the Nez Perce Tribe. The
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.;
the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990, 33
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.; the Clean Water Act
(CWA), 33 U.S.C. 1251; the National Oil
and Hazardous Substances Pollution
Contingency Plan [National
Contingency Plan (NCP)], 40 CFR 300,
Subpart G; Executive Orders 12580 and
12777; and other applicable federal and
state laws and regulations, provide a
legal framework for the Trustee
Council’s actions.
Under the federal regulations, the
Trustee Council can elect to perform a
Type A or Type B injury assessment.
Type A assessment procedures use
simplified model assumptions to assess
injuries that result from a single event
or short-term exposure. Releases of
hazardous substances from the Site have
occurred from multiple sources over
many decades, resulting in complex
exposure conditions impacting aquatic
and upland media and associated
complex food webs. Therefore, the
Trustee Council previously elected to
perform a Type B assessment, the
procedures for which require ‘‘more
extensive field observation than the
Type A procedures.’’ 43 CFR 11.33(b).
This assessment method includes injury
determination, quantification, and
damage determination. Because
substantial Site-specific data already
exist to support the assessment, a Type
B assessment can be conducted for the
Site at a reasonable cost. The federal
regulations for a Type B assessment
outline methods for determining (1)
pathways through which hazardous
substances released by PLPs expose
natural resources, (2) injuries to natural
resources, (3) the extent of those injuries
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and resultant public losses, (4) baseline
conditions and time required for the
resources to recover to baseline, and (5)
the cost or value of restoring injured
resources. These methods facilitate
calculation of natural resource damages.
43 CFR 11.60–11.84.
Dated: May 16, 2018.
David Westerholm,
Director, Office of Response and Restoration.
[FR Doc. 2018–11075 Filed 5–22–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XG240
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Meeting of the South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council.
AGENCY:
The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold meetings of the following:
Personnel Committee (Closed Session);
Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) Selection Committee (Closed
Session); Southeast Data, Assessment
and Review (SEDAR) Committee
(Partially Closed Session); Citizen
Science Committee (Partially Closed
Session); Spiny Lobster Committee; Law
Enforcement Commitment; Habitat
Protection and Ecosystem-Based
Management Committee; Snapper
Grouper Committee; Joint Habitat
Ecosystem, Shrimp, and Golden Crab
Committees; Highly Migratory Species
(HMS) Committee; Mackerel Cobia
Committee; Standard Operating, Policy,
and Procedure (SOPPs) Committee; and
the Executive Finance Committee. The
Council will meet as a Committee of the
Whole to address the Acceptable
Biological Catch (ABC) Control Rule and
have a meeting of the full Council.
The Council will also hold an
informal Question and Answer Session,
a formal public comment session, and
take action as necessary. A For-Hire
Electronic Reporting Outreach Training
Session will also be held.
DATES: The Council meeting will be
held from 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 10,
2018 until 1 p.m. on Friday, June 15,
2018.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held at the Bahia Mar Doubletree by
SUMMARY:
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice of 30-day Public Comment Period on an Addendum to the
Portland Harbor Damage Assessment Plan
AGENCY: National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Public Comment Period.
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SUMMARY: On June 1, 2010 NOAA and its co-members of the Portland Harbor
Trustee Council (Trustee Council) published the ``Portland Harbor
Superfund Site Natural Resource Damage Assessment Plan'', which set
forward the Trustee Council's approach for assessing natural resource
damages at the Portland Harbor Superfund Site in cooperation with
potentially responsible parties in order to resolve natural
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resource damages liability through legal settlements.
Through today's notice, NOAA is announcing: (1) An addendum to the
plan that provides for additional efforts to complete the assessment of
natural resource damages for lost ecological and human use services
resulting from releases of hazardous substances and oil to the lower
Willamette River in Portland, Oregon; and (2) a provision of a 30-day
period for public comment on the addendum.
ADDRESSES: Comments are sought on the new addendum to the damage
assessment plan and should be emailed to [email protected] with the
subject line: ``Comments on Addendum to the Portland Harbor Natural
Resource Damage Assessment Plan.'' Comments may also be mailed to: Rob
Neely of NOAA Western Region Center, 7600 Sand Point Way, Building 1,
Seattle, WA, 98118. The addendum is found at: https://casedocuments.darrp.noaa.gov/northwest/portharbor/pdf/Portland_Harbor_Addendum_to_Nat_Res_Damage_Assess_Plan_0309_2018_Public.pdf
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 1, 2000 the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency placed Portland Harbor on the National Priorities
List, thus designating it as a Superfund Site. Since the early 1900s
numerous industrial facilities have operated in the vicinity of the
lower Willamette River from its confluence with the Columbia River at
river mile 0 upstream to downtown Portland at approximately river mile
14. Activities have included ship building, repair and maintenance;
energy generation; oil and gas transfer and storage; pesticide
production; port operations; and others. These activities have resulted
in the release of hazardous substances and oil to the Portland Harbor.
Examples of contaminants of concern released to the Portland Harbor
include polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), pesticides, metals,
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and semi-volatile organic compounds.
Natural resources such as benthic invertebrates, migratory fish (such
as juvenile Chinook salmon), resident fish (such as sculpin), mink,
osprey and bald eagles exposed to these compounds can potentially be
harmed as a result. In addition, hazardous substances released to the
Portland Harbor have resulted have reduced the human use services
(e.g., recreational fishing, recreational boating, tribal uses)
provided by the lower Willamette River. In addition, fish consumption
advisories related to hazardous substances have been issued to the
public warning of the risks associated with consumption of various fish
species commonly targeted by anglers. Addendum 2 to the Damage
Assessment Plan sets forth the approach the Trustee Council will apply
to completing the damage assessment process to resolve natural resource
damages liability with non-settling parties.
The Trustee Council is composed of Federal, state and tribal
natural resource trustees. Members of the Trustee Council include the
U.S. Department of the Interior, acting through the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS); the U.S. Department of Commerce, acting
through NOAA; the State of Oregon; the Confederated Tribes of the Grand
Ronde Community of Oregon; the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians;
the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation; the
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; and the
Nez Perce Tribe. The Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.; the
Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990, 33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.; the Clean
Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. 1251; the National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency Plan [National Contingency Plan
(NCP)], 40 CFR 300, Subpart G; Executive Orders 12580 and 12777; and
other applicable federal and state laws and regulations, provide a
legal framework for the Trustee Council's actions.
Under the federal regulations, the Trustee Council can elect to
perform a Type A or Type B injury assessment. Type A assessment
procedures use simplified model assumptions to assess injuries that
result from a single event or short-term exposure. Releases of
hazardous substances from the Site have occurred from multiple sources
over many decades, resulting in complex exposure conditions impacting
aquatic and upland media and associated complex food webs. Therefore,
the Trustee Council previously elected to perform a Type B assessment,
the procedures for which require ``more extensive field observation
than the Type A procedures.'' 43 CFR 11.33(b). This assessment method
includes injury determination, quantification, and damage
determination. Because substantial Site-specific data already exist to
support the assessment, a Type B assessment can be conducted for the
Site at a reasonable cost. The federal regulations for a Type B
assessment outline methods for determining (1) pathways through which
hazardous substances released by PLPs expose natural resources, (2)
injuries to natural resources, (3) the extent of those injuries and
resultant public losses, (4) baseline conditions and time required for
the resources to recover to baseline, and (5) the cost or value of
restoring injured resources. These methods facilitate calculation of
natural resource damages. 43 CFR 11.60-11.84.
Dated: May 16, 2018.
David Westerholm,
Director, Office of Response and Restoration.
[FR Doc. 2018-11075 Filed 5-22-18; 8:45 am]
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