Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments, 16925-16926 [2020-06216]

Download as PDF 16925 Notices Federal Register Vol. 85, No. 58 Wednesday, March 25, 2020 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Rural Business-Cooperative Service Notice of Solicitation of Applications (NOSA) for the Rural Energy for America Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020; Amendment Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA (Rural Development). ACTION: Notice of solicitation of applications; amendment. AGENCY: The Rural-Business Cooperative Service (the Agency) published a notice of solicitation of applications in the Federal Register on August 30, 2019, entitled ‘‘Notice of Solicitation of Applications for the Rural Energy for America Program for Fiscal Year 2020,’’ to allow potential applicants time to submit applications for financial assistance under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) for fiscal year (FY) 2020 and allow the Agency time to process applications within the current FY. This notice extends the application window closing date from March 31, 2020 to April 15, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact the applicable USDA Rural Development Energy Coordinator in your respective state, as identified via the following link: https:// www.rd.usda.gov/files/RBS_StateEnergy Coordinators.pdf. For information about this Notice, please contact Deb Yocum, Program Management Division, Rural BusinessCooperative Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, MS 3226, Room 4204-South, Washington, DC 20250–3226, or call 402–499–1198. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register on August 30, 2019 (84 FR 45713), make the following amendments: In the third column on page 45716, under Section IV Application and khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:18 Mar 24, 2020 Jkt 250001 Submission Information, subsection C. Submission Dates and Times, paragraph (1)(a)(ii) amend the language to: 4:30 p.m. local time on April 15, 2020. In the third column on page 45716, under Section IV Application and Submission Information, subsection C. Submission Dates and Times, paragraph (1)(b) amend the language to: For applicants requesting a grant only of over $20,000 (unrestricted) or a combination grant and guaranteed loan where the grant request is greater than $20,000, complete applications must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. local time on April 15, 2020. In the third column of the table on page 45716, amend the Application window closing dates for the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Grants ($20,000 or less grant and guaranteed loan where the grant request is $20,000 or less competing for the remaining set aside funds) to April 15, 2020*. In the third column of the table on page 45716, amend the Application window closing dates for the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Grants Unrestricted grants, including combination grant and guaranteed loan where the grant request is greater than $20,000) to April 15, 2020*. In the first column on page 45718, under section V. Application Review Information, subsection B Review and Selection Process, paragraph (1)(a) amend the second sentence to read: Eligible applications must be submitted by April 15, 2020, in order to be considered for these set-aside funds. In the first column on page 45718, under section V. Application Review Information, subsection B. Review and Selection Process, paragraph (1)(a) amend the third sentence to read: Approximately 50 percent of these funds will be made available for those complete applications the Agency receives by October 31, 2019, and approximately 50 percent of the funds for those complete applications the Agency receives by April 15, 2020. In the first column on page 45718, under section V. Application Review Information, subsection B. Review and Selection Process, paragraph (1)(b) amend the first sentence to read: Eligible applications received by April 15, 2020, for renewable energy system and energy efficiency improvements PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 grants of $20,000 or less, that are not funded by State allocations can be submitted to the National Office to compete against grant applications of $20,000 or less from other States at a national competition. In the first column on page 45718, under section V. Application Review Information, subsection B. Review and Selection Process, paragraph (1)(c) amend the first sentence to read: Eligible applications for renewable energy system and energy efficiency improvements, regardless of the amount of the funding request, received by April 15, 2020, can compete for unrestricted grant funds. In the second column on page 45718, under section V. Application Review Information, subsection B. Review and Selection Process, paragraph (1) amend paragraph (d) to read: National unrestricted grant funds for all eligible renewable energy system and energy efficiency improvements grant applications received by April 15, 2020, which include grants of $20,000 or less, that are not funded by State allocations can be submitted to the National Office to compete against grant applications from other States at a final national competition. In the third column on page 45718, under section V. Application Review Information, subsection B. Review and Selection Process, paragraph (3) amend the last sentence to read: All unfunded eligible applications for combined grant and guaranteed loan applications that are received by April 15, 2020, and that are not funded by State allocations can be submitted to the National Office to compete against other grant and combined grand and guaranteed loan applications from other States at a final national competition. Mark Brodziski, Acting Administrator, Rural BusinessCooperative Service. [FR Doc. 2020–06226 Filed 3–24–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments Pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Educational, Scientific and Cultural E:\FR\FM\25MRN1.SGM 25MRN1 16926 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 58 / Wednesday, March 25, 2020 / Notices Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89–651, as amended by Pub. L. 106– 36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301), we invite comments on the question of whether instruments of equivalent scientific value, for the purposes for which the instruments shown below are intended to be used, are being manufactured in the United States. Comments must comply with 15 CFR 301.5(a)(3) and (4) of the regulations and be postmarked on or before April 14, 2020. Address written comments to Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 3720, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Applications may be examined between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Room 3720. Docket Number: 20–002. Applicant: Regents of the University of Minnesota, Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, 2021 6th Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Instrument: Three-photon far infra-red laser. Manufacturer: Class 5 Photonics, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to study the fine structure which means on the scale of submicrons (less than 1/1000th of 1 mm resolution) and function of cells and blood vessels in the living brains of mice. Examination of the fine structure is critical to understanding cellular communication and blood flow regulation in the brain. Laboratory mice are anesthetized, the skull is exposed, and 1,300 nm laser light is passed into the brain so that cells and blood vessels can be visualized with a microscope via three-photon fluorescence microscopy. Mice are now the most common research subjects used in biological and neuroscience research. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are no instruments of the same general category manufactured in the United States. Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: January 13, 2020. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Dated: March 19, 2020. Gregory W. Campbell, Director, Subsidies Enforcement, Enforcement and Compliance. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–053] Certain Aluminum Foil From the People’s Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. AGENCY: On March 9, 2020, the United States Court of International Trade (the Court) issued final judgment in Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Co., (HK) Ltd., Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Stock Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Stock Co., Ltd, and Jiangsu Huafeng Aluminum Industry Co., Ltd. v. United States, Court No. 18–00091, sustaining the Department of Commerce’s (Commerce) final results of the redetermination pursuant to remand. Consistent with the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) in Timken Co., v. United States, (Fed. Cir. 1990) (Timken), as clarified by Diamond Sawblades Mfrs. Coalition v. United States, (Fed. Cir. 2010) (Diamond Sawblades), Commerce is notifying the public that the final judgment in this case is not in harmony with Commerce’s decision in Certain Aluminum Foil from the People’s Republic of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, (April 19, 2018) (Amended Final Determination). Commerce is amending the amended final results with respect to the weighted-average dumping margin assigned to Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Co., (HK) Ltd., Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Stock Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Stock Co., Ltd, and Jiangsu Huafeng Aluminum Industry Co., Ltd. (collectively Zhongji). SUMMARY: DATES: Applicable March 19, 2020. [FR Doc. 2020–06216 Filed 3–24–20; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Michael J. Heaney or Chelsey Simonovich, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4475 or (202) 482–1979, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:18 Mar 24, 2020 Jkt 250001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Background On August 15, 2019, the Court sustained Commerce on the following issues: (1) The selection of South Africa, rather than Bulgaria, as the source of surrogate values; 1 (2) the selection of international freight values used by Commerce in the Final Determination; 2 (3) Commerce’s valuation of Zhongji’s scrap; 3 and (4) Commerce’s decision to defer issuance of its Preliminary Determination.4 Furthermore, the Court found that Zhongji’s arguments about the broader legitimacy of the irrevocable value-added tax (VAT) adjustment were not properly raised during the administrative proceeding.5 In the Final Determination and Amended Final Determination,6 Commerce based its calculation of Zhongji’s VAT adjustment on the U.S. price of Zhongji’s merchandise on resale by Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Co. (HK) (Zhongji HK), instead of the price at which Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials, Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Stock Co., Ltd., and Jiangsu Huafeng Aluminum Industry Co., Ltd. (collectively, Jiangsu Zhongji) sold the merchandise to Zhongji HK.7 In Fine Furniture I, litigation arising from the first antidumping duty administrative review of multilayered hardwood flooring, the Court found that Commerce failed to reconcile the deduction for irrecoverable VAT that 1 See Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Co. (HK), Ltd., Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials, Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Stock Co., Ltd., and Jiangsu Huafeng Aluminum Industry Co., Ltd. v. United States, Court No. 18– 00091, Slip Op. 19–111 (CIT August 15, 2019) (Remand Order) at 14–22. 2 Id. at 24–26. 3 See Remand Order at 22–23. 4 Id. at 28–30. Commerce published the Preliminary Determination on November 2, 2017. See Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Aluminum Foil from the People’s Republic of China: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination 82 FR 50858 (November 2, 2017 (Preliminary Determination) and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM). Commerce issued a deferral notice on October 12, 2017. See also Certain Aluminum Foil from the People’s Republic of China: Deferral of Preliminary Determination of the Less Than Fair Value Investigation, 82 FR 47481 (October 12, 2017); see also Certain Aluminum Foil from the People’s Republic of China: Deferral of Preliminary Determination of the Less Than Fair Value Investigation—Correction Notice, 82 FR 48485 (October 18, 2017). 5 See Remand Order at n.7. 6 See Certain Aluminum Foil from the People’s Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 83 FR 9282 (March 5, 2018) (Final Determination), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM); see also Amended Final Determination. 7 See Final Determination and IDM at Comment 4. E:\FR\FM\25MRN1.SGM 25MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16925-16926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06216]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments

    Pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Educational, Scientific and 
Cultural

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Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-651, as amended by Pub. 
L. 106-36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301), we invite comments on the 
question of whether instruments of equivalent scientific value, for the 
purposes for which the instruments shown below are intended to be used, 
are being manufactured in the United States.
    Comments must comply with 15 CFR 301.5(a)(3) and (4) of the 
regulations and be postmarked on or before April 14, 2020. Address 
written comments to Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 3720, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Applications may be 
examined between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department of 
Commerce in Room 3720.
    Docket Number: 20-002. Applicant: Regents of the University of 
Minnesota, Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, 2021 6th Street SE, 
Minneapolis, MN 55455. Instrument: Three-photon far infra-red laser. 
Manufacturer: Class 5 Photonics, Germany. Intended Use: The instrument 
will be used to study the fine structure which means on the scale of 
sub-microns (less than 1/1000th of 1 mm resolution) and function of 
cells and blood vessels in the living brains of mice. Examination of 
the fine structure is critical to understanding cellular communication 
and blood flow regulation in the brain. Laboratory mice are 
anesthetized, the skull is exposed, and 1,300 nm laser light is passed 
into the brain so that cells and blood vessels can be visualized with a 
microscope via three-photon fluorescence microscopy. Mice are now the 
most common research subjects used in biological and neuroscience 
research. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are no instruments 
of the same general category manufactured in the United States. 
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: January 13, 2020.

    Dated: March 19, 2020.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director, Subsidies Enforcement, Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020-06216 Filed 3-24-20; 8:45 am]
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