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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of
Foreign Government Subsidies on
Articles of Cheese Subject to an InQuota Rate of Duty
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable August 8, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie Moore, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20230, telephone: (202) 482–3692.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April
25, 2018, the Department of Commerce
(Commerce), pursuant to section 702(h)
of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (as
amended) (the Act), published the
quarterly update to the annual listing of
AGENCY:
foreign government subsidies on articles
of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of
duty covering the period October 1,
2017, through December 31, 2017.1 In
the Fourth Quarter 2017 Update, we
requested that any party, that has
information on foreign government
subsidy programs that benefit articles of
cheese subject to an in-quote rate of
duty, to submit such information to
Commerce.2 We received no comments,
information or requests for consultation
from any party.
Pursuant to section 702(h) of the Act,
we hereby provide Commerce’s update
of subsidies on articles of cheese that
were imported during the period
January 1, 2018, through March 31,
2018. The appendix to this notice lists
the country, the subsidy program or
programs, and the gross and net
amounts of each subsidy for which
information is currently available.
Commerce will incorporate additional
programs which are found to constitute
subsidies, and additional information
on the subsidy programs listed, as the
information is developed. Commerce
encourages any person having
information on foreign government
subsidy programs which benefit articles
of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of
duty to submit such information in
writing to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20230.
This determination and notice are in
accordance with section 702(a) of the
Act.
Dated: July 31, 2018.
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
SUBSIDY PROGRAMS ON CHEESE SUBJECT TO AN IN-QUOTA RATE OF DUTY
Gross 3
subsidy
($/lb)
Net 4
subsidy
($/lb)
Country
Program(s)
28 European Union Member States 5 ..........................
Canada .........................................................................
Norway ..........................................................................
European Union Restitution Payments ........................
Export Assistance on Certain Types of Cheese ..........
Indirect (Milk) Subsidy ..................................................
Consumer Subsidy .......................................................
$0.00
0.44
0.00
0.00
$0.00
0.44
0.00
0.00
Total .......................................................................
Deficiency Payments ....................................................
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Switzerland ...................................................................
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; NIST SURF
Program Student Applicant
Information
National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
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SUMMARY:
1 See Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of
Foreign Government Subsidies on Articles of Cheese
Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty, 83 FR 18000
(April 25, 2018) (Fourth Quarter 2017 Update).
2 Id.
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take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before October 9, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
internet at PRAcomments@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Dr. Brandi Toliver, NIST,
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 1090,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899–1090, tel. (301)
972–2371, or brandi.toliver@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
3 Defined
in 19 U.S.C. 1677(5).
in 19 U.S.C. 1677(6).
5 The 28 member states of the European Union
are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
4 Defined
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I. Abstract
The purpose of this collection is to
gather information requested on behalf
of the NIST Summer Undergraduate
Research Fellowship (SURF) Program
for both Gaithersburg and Boulder
locations. The information is submitted
by the university on behalf of the
student applicants. The student
information is utilized by laboratory
program coordinators and technical
evaluators to determine student
eligibility, select students to appropriate
research projects which match their
needs, interests, and academic
preparation, and ultimately, make offers
to participate in the program. The
information includes: Student name,
host institution, email address/contact
information, permanent address, choice
of SURF-specific location (Boulder and/
or Gaithersburg), class standing, firstCzech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
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and second-choice NIST laboratories/
projects they wish to apply to, previous
SURF participation/mentor
identification, academic major/minor,
current overall GPA, need for housing
and gender (for housing purposes only),
special skills (laboratory, computer
programming etc.) availability dates,
resume, personal statement of
commitment and research interests, two
letters of recommendation, academic
transcripts, ability to verify U.S.
citizenship or permanent legal
residency, acknowledgement of
background check, and requirements for
REAL ID Act.
II. Method of Collection
The Student Application Information
form will be available on the web. The
collection is currently limited to paper
form and is required to be scanned and
submitted electronically.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0693–0042.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Renewal submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
650.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 325.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
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IV. Request for Comments
NIST invites comments on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden (including hours and cost)
of the proposed collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XG108
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to Unexploded
Ordnance Investigation Survey off the
Coast of Virginia
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental
harassment authorization.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
regulations implementing the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as
amended, notification is hereby given
that NMFS has issued an Incidental
Harassment Authorization (IHA) to
Virginia Electric and Power Company d/
b/a Dominion Energy Virginia
(Dominion) for the take marine
mammals, by harassment, incidental to
high-resolution geophysical (HRG)
surveys associated with unexploded
ordnance investigation activities off the
coast of Virginia in the area of the
Research Lease of Submerged Lands for
Renewable Energy Activities on the
Outer Continental Shelf Offshore
Virginia (OCS–A 0497) and coastal
waters where one or more cable route
corridors will be established (the Survey
Area).
DATES: This Authorization is in effect
for one year from the date of issuance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale
Youngkin, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
Electronic copies of the applications
and supporting documents, as well as a
list of the references cited in this
document, may be obtained by visiting
the internet at: www.fisheries.noaa.gov/
national/marine-mammal-protection/
incidental-take-authorizations-otherenergy-activities-renewable. In case of
problems accessing these documents,
please call the contact listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
the Secretary of Commerce (as delegated
to NMFS) 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
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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
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.
The MMPA states that the term ‘‘take’’
means to harass, hunt, capture, or kill,
or attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or
kill any marine mammal.
Except with respect to certain
activities not pertinent here, the MMPA
defines ‘‘harassment’’ as: any act of
pursuit, torment, or annoyance which (i)
has the potential to injure a marine
mammal or marine mammal stock in the
wild (Level A harassment); or (ii) has
the potential to disturb a marine
mammal or marine mammal stock in the
wild by causing disruption of behavioral
patterns, including, but not limited to,
migration, breathing, nursing, breeding,
feeding, or sheltering (Level B
harassment).
Summary of Request
On March 7, 2018, NMFS received a
request from Dominion for an IHA to
take marine mammals incidental to high
resolution geophysical (HRG) surveys
off the coast of Virginia. The purpose of
these surveys are to acquire data
regarding the potential presence of UXO
within the proposed construction and
operational footprints of the Coastal
Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) Project
Area in the Lease Area and export cable
route construction corridor (Survey
Area). A revised application was
received on April 26, 2018. NMFS
deemed that request to be adequate and
complete. Dominion’s request is for take
of nine marine mammal species by
Level B harassment. Neither Dominion
nor NMFS expects injury, serious injury
or mortality to result from this activity
and the activity is expected to last no
more than one year, therefore, an IHA is
appropriate.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; NIST SURF
Program Student Applicant Information
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before October 9, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the internet at
[email protected]).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Dr. Brandi Toliver, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 1090,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1090, tel. (301) 972-2371, or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The purpose of this collection is to gather information requested
on behalf of the NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
Program for both Gaithersburg and Boulder locations. The information is
submitted by the university on behalf of the student applicants. The
student information is utilized by laboratory program coordinators and
technical evaluators to determine student eligibility, select students
to appropriate research projects which match their needs, interests,
and academic preparation, and ultimately, make offers to participate in
the program. The information includes: Student name, host institution,
email address/contact information, permanent address, choice of SURF-
specific location (Boulder and/or Gaithersburg), class standing, first-
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and second-choice NIST laboratories/projects they wish to apply to,
previous SURF participation/mentor identification, academic major/
minor, current overall GPA, need for housing and gender (for housing
purposes only), special skills (laboratory, computer programming etc.)
availability dates, resume, personal statement of commitment and
research interests, two letters of recommendation, academic
transcripts, ability to verify U.S. citizenship or permanent legal
residency, acknowledgement of background check, and requirements for
REAL ID Act.
II. Method of Collection
The Student Application Information form will be available on the
web. The collection is currently limited to paper form and is required
to be scanned and submitted electronically.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0693-0042.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Renewal submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 650.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 325.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
IV. Request for Comments
NIST invites comments on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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