Notice of Extension of the Deadline for Determining the Adequacy of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions: Utility Scale Wind Towers From India, Malaysia, and Spain, 65028-65029 [2020-22681]

Download as PDF 65028 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 199 / Wednesday, October 14, 2020 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting The Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee (SITAC) will meet on October 27, 2020, at 1:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. The meeting will be available via teleconference. The Committee advises the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration on technical questions that affect the level of export controls applicable to sensors and instrumentation equipment and technology. Agenda Open Session 1. Welcome and Introductions. 2. Remarks from the Bureau of Industry and Security Management. 3. Industry Presentations. 4. New Business. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Closed Session 5. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 §§ 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). The open session will be accessible via teleconference. To join the conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@ bis.doc.gov, no later than October 20, 2020. A limited number of slots will be available during the public session of the meeting. Reservations are not accepted. To the extent that time permits, members of the public may present oral statements to the Committee. The public may submit written statements at any time before or after the meeting. However, to facilitate distribution of public presentation materials to the Committee members, the Committee suggests that the materials be forwarded before the meeting to Ms. Springer. The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of the General Counsel, formally determined on October 10, 2019 pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 § 10(d), that the portion of this meeting dealing with pre-decisional changes to the Commerce Control List and U.S. export control policies shall be exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 §§ 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). The remaining VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:15 Oct 13, 2020 Jkt 253001 portions of the meeting will be open to the public. For more information contact Yvette Springer on (202) 482–2813. domestic like product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support for, or opposition to, the petition. Moreover, sections 702(c)(4)(D) and 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act provide that, Yvette Springer, if the petition does not establish support Committee Liaison Officer. of domestic producers or workers [FR Doc. 2020–22691 Filed 10–13–20; 8:45 am] accounting for more than 50 percent of BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P the total production of the domestic like product, Commerce shall: (i) Poll the industry or rely on other information in DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE order to determine if there is support for the petition, as required by International Trade Administration subparagraph (A); or (ii) if there is a [A–533–897, A–557–821, A–469–823, C–533– large number of producers, determine 898, C–557–822] industry support using a statistically Notice of Extension of the Deadline for valid sampling method to poll the industry. Determining the Adequacy of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Extension of Time Petitions: Utility Scale Wind Towers From India, Malaysia, and Spain Sections 702(c)(1)(A) and 732(c)(1)(A) of the Act provide that within 20 days AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, of the filing of an antidumping or International Trade Administration, countervailing duty petition, Commerce Department of Commerce. will determine, inter alia, whether the DATES: Applicable October 7, 2020. petition has been filed by or on behalf FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of the U.S. industry producing the Robert Galantucci; AD/CVD Operations, domestic like product. Sections Enforcement and Compliance, 702(c)(1)(B) and 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act International Trade Administration, provide that the deadline for the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 initiation determination, in exceptional Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, circumstances, may be extended by 20 DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2923. days in any case in which Commerce Extension of Initiation of Investigations must ‘‘poll or otherwise determine support for the petition by the The Petitions industry.’’ Because the Petitions have On September 30, 2020, the not established that the domestic Department of Commerce (Commerce) producers or workers accounting for received antidumping duty petitions on more than 50 percent of total production imports of utility scale wind towers support the Petitions, in accordance (wind towers) from India, Malaysia, and with sections 702(c)(4)(D) and Spain and countervailing duty petitions 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act, Commerce has on imports of wind towers from India determined it would be appropriate in and Malaysia, filed by the Wind Tower this case to poll the industry and extend Trade Coalition (the petitioner) on the time period for determining whether behalf of the domestic industry to initiate investigations in order to 1 producing wind towers. further examine the issue of industry support. Determination of Industry Support for the Petitions Commerce will need additional time Sections 702(b)(1) and 732(b)(1) of the to gather and analyze additional Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), information regarding industry support. Therefore, it is necessary to extend the require that a petition be filed by or on deadline for determining the adequacy behalf of the domestic industry. To of the Petitions for a period not to determine that the petition has been exceed 40 days from the filing of the filed by or on behalf of the industry, sections 702(c)(4)(A) and 732(c)(4)(A) of Petitions. As a result, in accordance with sections 702(c)(1)(B) and the Act require that the domestic 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act, Commerce’s producers or workers who support the initiation determination will now be petition account for: (i) At least 25 due no later than November 9, 2020. percent of the total production of the domestic like product; and (ii) more International Trade Commission than 50 percent of the production of the Notification 1 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Utility Scale Wind Towers from India, Malaysia, and Spain: Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,’’ dated September 30, 2020 (the Petitions). PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Commerce will contact the International Trade Commission (ITC) and will make this extension notice available to the ITC. E:\FR\FM\14OCN1.SGM 14OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 199 / Wednesday, October 14, 2020 / Notices Dated: October 7, 2020. 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The Judges Panel is composed of twelve members, appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, with balanced representation from U.S. service, manufacturing, nonprofit, education, and health care industries. Members are jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:15 Oct 13, 2020 Jkt 253001 selected for their familiarity with quality improvement operations and competitiveness issues of manufacturing companies, service companies, small businesses, nonprofits, health care providers, and educational institutions. The purpose of this meeting is to review recommendations from site visits and recommend 2020 Award recipients. The meeting is closed to the public in order to protect the proprietary data to be examined and discussed at the meeting. The Chief Financial Officer/Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of the Assistant General Counsel for Employment, Litigation, and Information, formally determined on May 25, 2020, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended by Section 5(c) of the Government in Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that the meeting of the Judges Panel may be closed to the public in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), because the meeting is likely to disclose trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential; and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) because the meeting is likely to disclose information the premature disclosure of which would, in the case of any agency, be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action. The meeting, which involves examination of current Award applicant data from U.S. organizations and a discussion of these data as compared to the Award criteria in order to recommend Award recipients, will be closed to the public. Kevin A. Kimball, Chief of Staff. [FR Doc. 2020–22621 Filed 10–13–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–13–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XA560] Marine Mammals; File No. 21045 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for permit amendment. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the Matson Laboratory, LLC (Responsible Party: Carolyn Nistler), has applied for an amendment to Scientific Research Permit No. 21045. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 65029 Written, telefaxed, or email comments must be received on or before November 13, 2020. ADDRESSES: The application and related documents are available for review by selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on the Applications and Permits for Protected Species (APPS) home page, https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting File No. 21045 from the list of available applications. These documents are also available upon written request via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@ noaa.gov. Written comments on this application should be submitted via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please include File No. 21045 in the subject line of the email comment. Those individuals requesting a public hearing should submit a written request via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@ noaa.gov. The request should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this application would be appropriate. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shasta McClenahan or Jennifer Skidmore, (301) 427–8401. 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No changes to the permitted locations, methods, or sources of samples are proposed. The permit expires on June 30, 2020. In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial determination has been made that the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. Concurrent with the publication of this notice in the Federal Register, DATES: E:\FR\FM\14OCN1.SGM 14OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 199 (Wednesday, October 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65028-65029]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22681]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-897, A-557-821, A-469-823, C-533-898, C-557-822]


Notice of Extension of the Deadline for Determining the Adequacy 
of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions: Utility Scale 
Wind Towers From India, Malaysia, and Spain

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

DATES: Applicable October 7, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Galantucci; AD/CVD Operations, 
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-2923.

Extension of Initiation of Investigations

The Petitions

    On September 30, 2020, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
received antidumping duty petitions on imports of utility scale wind 
towers (wind towers) from India, Malaysia, and Spain and countervailing 
duty petitions on imports of wind towers from India and Malaysia, filed 
by the Wind Tower Trade Coalition (the petitioner) on behalf of the 
domestic industry producing wind towers.\1\
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    \1\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Utility Scale Wind Towers from 
India, Malaysia, and Spain: Petitions for the Imposition of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,'' dated September 30, 2020 
(the Petitions).
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Determination of Industry Support for the Petitions

    Sections 702(b)(1) and 732(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), require that a petition be filed by or on behalf of 
the domestic industry. To determine that the petition has been filed by 
or on behalf of the industry, sections 702(c)(4)(A) and 732(c)(4)(A) of 
the Act require that the domestic producers or workers who support the 
petition account for: (i) At least 25 percent of the total production 
of the domestic like product; and (ii) more than 50 percent of the 
production of the domestic like product produced by that portion of the 
industry expressing support for, or opposition to, the petition. 
Moreover, sections 702(c)(4)(D) and 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act provide 
that, if the petition does not establish support of domestic producers 
or workers accounting for more than 50 percent of the total production 
of the domestic like product, Commerce shall: (i) Poll the industry or 
rely on other information in order to determine if there is support for 
the petition, as required by subparagraph (A); or (ii) if there is a 
large number of producers, determine industry support using a 
statistically valid sampling method to poll the industry.

Extension of Time

    Sections 702(c)(1)(A) and 732(c)(1)(A) of the Act provide that 
within 20 days of the filing of an antidumping or countervailing duty 
petition, Commerce will determine, inter alia, whether the petition has 
been filed by or on behalf of the U.S. industry producing the domestic 
like product. Sections 702(c)(1)(B) and 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act provide 
that the deadline for the initiation determination, in exceptional 
circumstances, may be extended by 20 days in any case in which Commerce 
must ``poll or otherwise determine support for the petition by the 
industry.'' Because the Petitions have not established that the 
domestic producers or workers accounting for more than 50 percent of 
total production support the Petitions, in accordance with sections 
702(c)(4)(D) and 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act, Commerce has determined it 
would be appropriate in this case to poll the industry and extend the 
time period for determining whether to initiate investigations in order 
to further examine the issue of industry support.
    Commerce will need additional time to gather and analyze additional 
information regarding industry support. Therefore, it is necessary to 
extend the deadline for determining the adequacy of the Petitions for a 
period not to exceed 40 days from the filing of the Petitions. As a 
result, in accordance with sections 702(c)(1)(B) and 732(c)(1)(B) of 
the Act, Commerce's initiation determination will now be due no later 
than November 9, 2020.

International Trade Commission Notification

    Commerce will contact the International Trade Commission (ITC) and 
will make this extension notice available to the ITC.


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    Dated: October 7, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-22681 Filed 10-13-20; 8:45 am]
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