Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99cc and Up to 225cc, and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 47357-47358 [2020-17033]
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mounted. In a multiple locker assembly
(whether a welded locker unit, otherwise
assembled locker unit or knocked down unit
or kit), the width measurement shall be based
on the width of an individual locker not the
overall unit dimensions. All measurements
in this scope are based on actual
measurements. The subject certain metal
lockers typically include the bodies (back,
side, shelf, top and bottom panels), door
frames with or without doors which can be
integrated into the sides or made separately,
and doors. The subject metal lockers
typically are made of flat-rolled metal, metal
mesh and/or expanded metal, which
includes but is not limited to alloy or nonalloy steel (whether or not galvanized or
otherwise metallically coated for corrosion
resistance), stainless steel, or aluminum, but
the doors may also include transparent
polycarbonate, Plexiglas or similar
transparent material or any combination
thereof. Metal mesh refers to both wire mesh
and expanded metal mesh. Wire mesh is a
wire product in which the horizontal and
transverse wires are welded at the crosssection in a grid pattern. Expanded metal
mesh is made by slitting and stretching metal
sheets to make a screen of diamond or other
shaped openings. The doors are configured
with or for a handle or other device that
permit the use of a mechanical or electronic
lock or locking mechanism, including, but
not limited to: A combination lock, a
padlock, a key lock, lever or knob lock, and
a wireless lock. The subject locker may also
enter with the lock or locking device
included or installed. The doors or body
panels may also include vents (including
wire mesh or expanded metal mesh vents) or
perforations. The bodies, body components
and doors are typically powder coated,
otherwise painted or epoxy coated or may be
unpainted. The subject merchandise includes
metal lockers imported either as welded or
otherwise assembled units (ready for
installation or use) or as knocked down units
or kits (requiring assembly prior to
installation or use).
The subject lockers may be shipped as
individual or multiple locker units
preassembled, welded, or combined into
banks or tiers for ease of installation or as
sets of component parts, bulk packed (i.e., all
backs in one package, crate, rack, carton or
container and sides in another package, crate,
rack, carton or container) or any combination
thereof. The knocked down lockers are
shipped unassembled requiring a supplier,
contractor or end-user to assemble the
individual lockers and locker banks prior to
installation.
The scope also includes all parts and
components of lockers made from flat-rolled
metal or expanded metal (e.g., doors, frames,
shelves, tops, bottoms, backs, side panels,
etc.) as well as accessories that are attached
to the lockers when installed (including, but
not limited to, slope tops, bases, expansion
filler panels, dividers, recess trim, decorative
end panels, and end caps) that may be
imported together with lockers or other
locker components or on their own. The
particular accessories listed for illustrative
purposes are defined as follows:
a. Slope tops: Slope tops are slanted metal
panels or units that fit on the tops of the
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lockers and that slope from back to front to
prevent the accumulation of dust and debris
on top of the locker and to discourage the use
of the tops of lockers as storage areas. Slope
tops come in various configurations
including, but not limited to, unit slope tops
(in place of flat tops), slope hoods made of
a back, top and end pieces which fit over
multiple units and convert flat tops to a
sloping tops, and slope top kits that convert
flat tops to sloping tops and include tops,
backs and ends.
b. Bases: Locker bases are panels made
from flat-rolled metal that either conceal the
legs of the locker unit, or for lockers without
legs, provide a toe space in the front of the
locker and conceal the flanges for floor
anchoring.
c. Expansion filler panel: Expansion filler
panels or fillers are metal panels that attach
to locker units to cover columns, pipes or
other obstacles in a row of lockers or fill in
gaps between the locker and the wall. Fillers
may also include metal panels that are used
on the sides or the top of the lockers to fill
gaps.
d. Dividers: Dividers are metal panels that
divide the space within a locker unit into
different storage areas.
e. Recess trim: Recess trim is a narrow
metal trim that bridges the gap between
lockers and walls or soffits when lockers are
recessed into a wall.
f. Decorative end panels: End panels fit
onto the exposed ends of locker units to
cover holes, bolts, nuts, screws and other
fasteners. They typically are painted to match
the lockers.
g. End caps: End caps fit onto the exposed
ends of locker units to cover holes, bolts,
nuts, screws and other fasteners.
The scope also includes all hardware for
assembly and installation of the lockers and
locker banks that are imported with or
shipped, invoiced or sold with the imported
locker or locker system.
Excluded from the scope are wire mesh
lockers. Wire mesh lockers are those with
each of the following characteristics:
(1) At least three sides, including the door,
made from wire mesh;
(2) the width and depth each exceed 25
inches; and
(3) the height exceeds 90 inches.
Also excluded are lockers with bodies
made entirely of plastic, wood or any
nonmetallic material.
Also excluded are exchange lockers with
multiple individual locking doors mounted
on one master locking door to access
multiple units. Excluded exchange lockers
have multiple individual storage spaces,
typically arranged in tiers, with access doors
for each of the multiple individual storage
space mounted on a single frame that can be
swung open to allow access to all of the
individual storage spaces at once. For
example, uniform or garment exchange
lockers are designed for the distinct function
of securely and hygienically exchanging
clean and soiled uniforms. Thus, excluded
exchange lockers are a multi-access point
locker whereas covered lockers are a single
access point locker for personal storage.
Also excluded are metal lockers that are
imported with an installed electronic,
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internet-enabled locking device that permits
communication or connection between the
locker’s locking device and other internet
connected devices.
Also excluded are hardware and
accessories for assembly and installation of
the lockers, locker banks and storage systems
that are separately imported in bulk and are
not incorporated into a locker, locker system
or knocked down kit at the time of
importation. Such excluded hardware and
accessories include but are not limited to
bulk imported rivets, nuts, bolts, hinges, door
handles, locks, door/frame latching
components, and coat hooks. Accessories of
sheet metal, including but not limited to end
panels, bases, dividers and sloping tops, are
not excluded accessories.
The subject certain metal lockers are
classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTSUS) subheading
9403.20.0078. Parts of subject certain metal
lockers are classified under HTS subheading
9403.90.8041. While HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and Customs
purposes, the written description of the
scope of the investigation is dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–124]
Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between
99cc and Up to 225cc, and Parts
Thereof From the People’s Republic of
China: Postponement of Preliminary
Determination in the Less-Than-FairValue Investigation
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable August 5, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Whitley Herndon at (202) 482–6274 and
Ben Luberda at (202) 482–2185, AD/
CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On April 7, 2020, the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) initiated a lessthan-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of
imports of certain vertical shaft engines
between 99cc and up to 225cc, and parts
thereof (small vertical engines) from the
People’s Republic of China (China).1
1 See Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99cc
and Up to 225cc, and Parts Thereof from the
People’s Republic of China: Initiation of Less-ThanFair-Value Investigation, 85 FR 20670 (April 14,
2020) (Initiation Notice).
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Currently, the preliminary
determination is due no later than
August 25, 2020.
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Postponement of Preliminary
Determination
Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires
Commerce to issue the preliminary
determination in a LTFV investigation
within 140 days after the date on which
Commerce initiated the investigation.
However, section 733(c)(1)(A)(b)(1) of
the Act permits Commerce to postpone
the preliminary determination until no
later than 190 days after the date on
which Commerce initiated the
investigation if: (A) The petitioner 2
makes a timely request for a
postponement; or (B) Commerce
concludes that the parties concerned are
cooperating, that the investigation is
extraordinarily complicated, and that
additional time is necessary to make a
preliminary determination. Under 19
CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner must
submit a request for postponement 25
days or more before the scheduled date
of the preliminary determination and
must state the reasons for the request.
Commerce will grant the request unless
it finds compelling reasons to deny the
request.
On July 15, 2020, the petitioner
submitted a timely request that
Commerce postpone the preliminary
determination in the LTFV
investigation.3 The petitioner stated that
its requested postponement ‘‘is
warranted to provide {Commerce}
sufficient time to develop the record in
this investigation. As it stands, the
record is limited, and additional time is
needed for {Commerce} to analyze fully
the questionnaire responses, issue any
supplemental questionnaires, and
prepare an accurate preliminary
dumping margin calculation. Extending
the deadline will enable {Commerce} to
properly conduct the investigation and
allow all parties adequate time to
examine and comment on the record.’’ 4
For the reasons stated above and
because there are no compelling reasons
to deny the request, Commerce, in
accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of
the Act, is postponing the deadline for
the preliminary determination by 50
days (i.e., 190 days after the date on
which this investigation was initiated).
As a result, Commerce will issue its
preliminary determination no later than
2 The
petitioner is Briggs & Stratton Corporation.
Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Vertical Shaft
Engines Between 99cc and Up To 225cc, and Parts
Thereof, from the People’s Republic of China:
Petitioner’s Request for Postponement of the
Preliminary Determination,’’ dated July 15, 2020.
4 Id.
3 See
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October 14, 2020. In accordance with
section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final
determination of this investigation will
continue to be 75 days after the date of
the preliminary determination, unless
postponed at a later date.
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: July 29, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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Notice of Indirect Cost Rates for the
Damage Assessment, Remediation,
and Restoration Program for Fiscal
Year 2018
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce
ACTION: Notice of Indirect Cost Rates for
the Damage Assessment, Remediation,
and Restoration Program for Fiscal Year
2018.
AGENCY:
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration’s
(NOAA’s) Damage Assessment,
Remediation, and Restoration Program
(DARRP) is announcing new indirect
cost rates on the recovery of indirect
costs for its component organizations
involved in natural resource damage
assessment and restoration activities for
fiscal year (FY) 2018. The indirect cost
rates for this fiscal year and date of
implementation are provided in this
notice. More information on these rates
and the DARRP policy can be found at
the DARRP website at
www.darrp.noaa.gov.
SUMMARY:
For further
information, contact LaTonya Burgess
by phone at 240–533–0428 or email at
LaTonya.Burgess@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
mission of the DARRP is to restore
natural resource injuries caused by
releases of hazardous substances or oil
under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) (33
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), and to support
restoration of physical injuries to
National Marine Sanctuary resources
under the National Marine Sanctuaries
Act (NMSA) (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.).
The DARRP consists of three component
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organizations: The Office of Response
and Restoration (ORR) within the
National Ocean Service; the Restoration
Center within the National Marine
Fisheries Service; and the Office of the
General Counsel Natural Resources
Section (GCNRS). The DARRP conducts
Natural Resource Damage Assessments
(NRDAs) as a basis for recovering
damages from responsible parties, and
uses the funds recovered to restore
injured natural resources.
Consistent with federal accounting
requirements, the DARRP is required to
account for and report the full costs of
its programs and activities. Further, the
DARRP is authorized by law to recover
reasonable costs of damage assessment
and restoration activities under
CERCLA, OPA, and the NMSA. Within
the constraints of these legal provisions
and their regulatory applications, the
DARRP has the discretion to develop
indirect cost rates for its component
organizations and formulate policies on
the recovery of indirect cost rates
subject to its requirements.
The DARRP’s Indirect Cost Effort
In December 1998, the DARRP hired
the public accounting firm Rubino &
McGeehin, Chartered (R&M) to: evaluate
the DARRP cost accounting system and
allocation practices; recommend the
appropriate indirect cost allocation
methodology; and determine the
indirect cost rates for the three
organizations that comprise the DARRP.
A Federal Register notice on R&M’s
effort, their assessment of the DARRP’s
cost accounting system and practice,
and their determination regarding the
most appropriate indirect cost
methodology and rates for FYs 1993
through 1999 was published on
December 7, 2000 (65 FR 76611).
R&M continued its assessment of
DARRP’s indirect cost rate system and
structure for FYs 2000 and 2001. A
second federal notice specifying the
DARRP indirect rates for FYs 2000 and
2001 was published on December 2,
2002 (67 FR 71537).
In October 2002, DARRP hired the
accounting firm of Cotton and Company
LLP (Cotton) to review and certify
DARRP costs incurred on cases for
purposes of cost recovery and to
develop indirect rates for FY 2002 and
subsequent years. As in the prior years,
Cotton concluded that the cost
accounting system and allocation
practices of the DARRP component
organizations are consistent with federal
accounting requirements. Consistent
with R&M’s previous analyses, Cotton
also determined that the most
appropriate indirect allocation method
continues to be the Direct Labor Cost
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-124]
Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99cc and Up to 225cc, and
Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Postponement of
Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable August 5, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Whitley Herndon at (202) 482-6274 and
Ben Luberda at (202) 482-2185, AD/CVD Operations, Office II,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 7, 2020, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated a
less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of imports of certain
vertical shaft engines between 99cc and up to 225cc, and parts thereof
(small vertical engines) from the People's Republic of China
(China).\1\
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Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later than August
25, 2020.
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\1\ See Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99cc and Up to
225cc, and Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China:
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 85 FR 20670 (April
14, 2020) (Initiation Notice).
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Postponement of Preliminary Determination
Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in a
LTFV investigation within 140 days after the date on which Commerce
initiated the investigation. However, section 733(c)(1)(A)(b)(1) of the
Act permits Commerce to postpone the preliminary determination until no
later than 190 days after the date on which Commerce initiated the
investigation if: (A) The petitioner \2\ makes a timely request for a
postponement; or (B) Commerce concludes that the parties concerned are
cooperating, that the investigation is extraordinarily complicated, and
that additional time is necessary to make a preliminary determination.
Under 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a request for
postponement 25 days or more before the scheduled date of the
preliminary determination and must state the reasons for the request.
Commerce will grant the request unless it finds compelling reasons to
deny the request.
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\2\ The petitioner is Briggs & Stratton Corporation.
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On July 15, 2020, the petitioner submitted a timely request that
Commerce postpone the preliminary determination in the LTFV
investigation.\3\ The petitioner stated that its requested postponement
``is warranted to provide {Commerce{time} sufficient time to develop
the record in this investigation. As it stands, the record is limited,
and additional time is needed for {Commerce{time} to analyze fully the
questionnaire responses, issue any supplemental questionnaires, and
prepare an accurate preliminary dumping margin calculation. Extending
the deadline will enable {Commerce{time} to properly conduct the
investigation and allow all parties adequate time to examine and
comment on the record.'' \4\
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\3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Certain Vertical Shaft Engines
Between 99cc and Up To 225cc, and Parts Thereof, from the People's
Republic of China: Petitioner's Request for Postponement of the
Preliminary Determination,'' dated July 15, 2020.
\4\ Id.
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For the reasons stated above and because there are no compelling
reasons to deny the request, Commerce, in accordance with section
733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, is postponing the deadline for the preliminary
determination by 50 days (i.e., 190 days after the date on which this
investigation was initiated). As a result, Commerce will issue its
preliminary determination no later than October 14, 2020. In accordance
with section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the
deadline for the final determination of this investigation will
continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary determination,
unless postponed at a later date.
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: July 29, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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