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David Mussatt,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Census Scientific Advisory Committee
Public Meeting
Bureau of the Census,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of the Census
(Census Bureau) is giving notice of a
meeting of the Census Scientific
Advisory Committee (CSAC). The
Committee will address policy,
research, and technical issues relating to
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a full range of Census Bureau programs
and activities, including
communications, decennial,
demographic, economic, field
operations, geographic, information
technology, and statistics. The CSAC
will meet in a plenary session on March
28–29, 2019. Last minute changes to the
schedule are possible, which could
prevent giving advance public notice of
schedule adjustments. Please visit the
Census Advisory Committees website
for the most current meeting agenda at:
https://www.census.gov/about/cac/
sac.html. The meeting will be available
via webcast at: https://www.census.gov/
newsroom/census-live.html. Topics of
discussion will include the following
items:
• 2020 Census Program Update
• 2018 End-to-End Test Update
• 2020 Census Data Products Plan
• Current Population Survey Annual
Social and Economic Supplement
DATES: March 28–29, 2019. On
Thursday, March 28, the meeting will
begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at
approximately 5:00 p.m. EDT. On
Friday, March 29, the meeting will
begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at
approximately 2:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the U.S. Census Bureau Auditorium,
4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland,
Maryland 20746.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara
Dunlop Jackson, Branch Chief for
Advisory Committees Management
Branch, Office of Program, Performance
and Stakeholder Integrations,
census.scientific.advisory.committee@
census.gov, Department of Commerce,
U.S. Census Bureau, Room 8H177, 4600
Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC
20233, telephone 301–763–5222. For
TTY callers, please use the Federal
Relay Service 1–800–877–8339.
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members of the CSAC are appointed by
the Director, Census Bureau. The
Committee provides scientific and
technical expertise, as appropriate, to
address Census Bureau program needs
and objectives. The Committee has been
established in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title
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Section 10).
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A brief period will be set aside at the
meeting for public comment on March
29. However, individuals with extensive
questions or statements must submit
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census.scientific.advisory.committee@
census.gov (subject line ‘‘March 2019
CSAC Meeting Public Comment’’), or by
letter submission to Tara Dunlop
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Jackson, Committee Liaison Officer,
Department of Commerce, U.S. Census
Bureau, Room 8H177, 4600 Silver Hill
Road, Washington, DC 20233.
If you plan to attend the meeting,
please register by Monday, March 18,
2019. You may access the online
registration from the following link:
https://
csacspringmeeting2019.eventbrite.com.
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should also be directed to
the Committee Liaison Officer as soon
as known, and preferably two weeks
prior to the meeting.
Please call 301–763–9906 upon
arrival at the Census Bureau on the day
of the meeting. A photo ID must be
presented in order to receive your
visitor’s badge. Visitors are not allowed
beyond the first floor.
Dated: February 27, 2019.
Steven D. Dillingham,
Director, Bureau of the Census.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; National Security
and Critical Technology Assessments
of the U.S. Industrial Base
Bureau of Industry and
Security.
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
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 May 6, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and 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 Mark Crace, BIS ICB Liaison,
(202) 482–8093, mark.crace@
bis.doc.gov.
SUMMARY:
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The link below clarifies the policies
and procedures of the Bureau of
Industry and Security (BIS) for
conducting surveys to obtain
information in order to perform industry
studies assessing the U.S. industrial
base to support the national defense
pursuant to the Defense Production Act
of 1950, as amended.
https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/
2015/07/15/2015-17388/us-industrialbase-surveys-pursuant-to-the-defenseproduction-act-of-1950.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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, Commerce
Department.
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I. Abstract
The Department of Commerce, in
coordination with the Department of
Defense and other Federal agencies,
conducts survey assessments of U.S.
industrial base sectors deemed critical
to U.S. national security. The
information gathered is necessary to
determine the health and
competitiveness as well as the needs of
these critical market segments in order
to maintain a strong U.S. industrial
base.
II. Method of Collection
Electronically.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0694–0119.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Review: Regular submission
extension.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
28,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 8 to 14
hours per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 308,000 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Section 705 of the
Defense Production Act of 1950, as
amended, Executive Orders 12656 and
13603.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited 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
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–078]
Large Diameter Welded Pipe From the
People’s Republic of China:
Countervailing Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the
International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing a countervailing
duty order on large diameter welded
carbon and alloy steel structural pipe
from the People’s Republic of China
(China).
AGENCY:
DATES:
Applicable March 6, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Justin Neuman at (202) 482–0486 or
Benito Ballesteros at (202) 482–7425,
AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 14, 2018, Commerce
published its affirmative final
determination in the countervailing
duty investigation of large diameter
welded pipe from China.1 The scope of
the investigation in Commerce’s final
determination covered large diameter
welded carbon and alloy steel line pipe
(welded line pipe), large diameter
welded carbon and alloy steel structural
pipe (welded structural pipe), and
stainless steel large diameter welded
pipe (stainless steel pipe) from China.2
As discussed below, the ITC
1 See Countervailing Duty Investigation of Large
Diameter Welded Pipe from the People’s Republic
of China: Final Affirmative Determination, 83 FR
56804 (November 14, 2018).
2 Id.
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subsequently found three domestic like
products covered by the scope of the
investigation (welded line pipe, welded
structural pipe, and stainless steel pipe)
and accordingly made a separate injury
determination with respect to each
domestic like product. On January 30,
2019, the ITC notified Commerce of its
final determination, pursuant to section
705(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), that an industry in
the United States is materially injured
within the meaning of section
705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by reason of
subsidized imports of welded structural
pipe from China.3 Additionally, the ITC
made a negligibility determination with
respect to welded line pipe and a
negative determination of material
injury or threat of material injury with
respect to stainless steel pipe.4 On
February 13, 2019, Commerce released
draft revised scope language for
comment by parties. American Cast Iron
Pipe Company, Berg Steel Pipe Corp.,
Berg Spiral Pipe Corp., Dura-Bond
Industries, Stupp Corporation, Greens
Bayou Pipe Mill, LP, JSW Steel (USA)
Inc., Skyline Steel, Trinity Products
LLC, and Welspun Corp., Ltd.
(collectively, the petitioners) provided
comments, which we have incorporated
into the final scope of the order.5
Scope of the Order
The product covered by this order is
welded structural pipe from China. For
a complete description of the scope of
this order, see the Appendix to this
notice.
Countervailing Duty Order
On January 30, 2019, in accordance
with section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) and 705(d)
of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce
of its final determination in this
investigation, in which it found that
imports of welded structural pipe are
materially injuring a U.S. industry.6 As
a result, and in accordance with section
705(c)(2) and 706 of the Act, we are
publishing this countervailing duty
3 See ITC Notification Letter to the Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, referencing ITC Investigation Nos.
701–TA–593–594, 731–TA–1402, and 731–TA–
1404 (January 30, 2019) (ITC Notification). See also
Large Diameter Welded Pipe from China and India;
Determinations, 84 FR 1785 (February 5, 2019) (ITC
Final Determination) and Large Diameter Welded
Pipe from China and India, Investigation Nos. 701–
TA–593–594, 731–TA–1402 and 731–TA–1404
(Final), Publication 4859, January 2019 (Final ITC
Report).
4 Id.
5 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Large Diameter Welded
Pipe from India and the People’s Republic of China:
Comments on the Scopes of the Orders,’’ dated
February 15, 2019.
6 See ITC Notification; ITC Final Determination,
84 FR 1785.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; National
Security and Critical Technology Assessments of the U.S. Industrial
Base
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security.
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 May 6, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th
and 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 Mark Crace, BIS ICB Liaison, (202) 482-8093,
mark.crace@bis.doc.gov.
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The link below clarifies the policies and procedures of the Bureau
of Industry and Security (BIS) for conducting surveys to obtain
information in order to perform industry studies assessing the U.S.
industrial base to support the national defense pursuant to the Defense
Production Act of 1950, as amended.
https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/07/15/2015-17388/us-industrial-base-surveys-pursuant-to-the-defense-production-act-of-1950.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Department of Commerce, in coordination with the Department of
Defense and other Federal agencies, conducts survey assessments of U.S.
industrial base sectors deemed critical to U.S. national security. The
information gathered is necessary to determine the health and
competitiveness as well as the needs of these critical market segments
in order to maintain a strong U.S. industrial base.
II. Method of Collection
Electronically.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0694-0119.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Review: Regular submission extension.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 28,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 8 to 14 hours per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 308,000 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Section 705 of the Defense Production Act of 1950,
as amended, Executive Orders 12656 and 13603.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited 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,
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-04023 Filed 3-5-19; 8:45 am]
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