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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before July 31, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Kristen Thomas, Associate Director,
Office of Sustainable Energy and
Environmental Programs, and
PRAcomments@doc.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0608–
0028 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Kristen
Thomas, Associate Director, Office of
Sustainable Energy and Environmental
Programs, kthomas@doc.gov or (202)
482–1202.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a
currently approved information
collection. The National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–
4347) and the White House Council on
Environmental Quality’s (CEQ)
Regulations for Implementing NEPA (40
CFR parts 1500–1508) require that
Federal agencies complete an
environmental analysis for all major
Federal actions significantly affecting
the environment. Those actions may
include a Federal agency’s decision to
fund non-Federal projects under grants
and cooperative agreements, including
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information which can only be provided
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The Environmental Questionnaire and
Checklist (EQC) provides Federal
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staff with a tool to ensure that the
necessary project and environmental
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developed to collect data concerning
potential environmental impacts that
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information to the Federal reviewer. The
EQC allows for a more rapid review of
projects and facilitate DOC’s evaluation
of the potential environmental impacts
of a project and level of NEPA
documentation required. DOC staff use
the information provided in answers to
the questionnaire to determine
compliance requirements for NEPA and
conduct subsequent NEPA analysis as
needed. Information provided in the
questionnaire may also be used for other
regulatory review requirements
associated with the proposed project,
such as the National Historic
Preservation Act.
II. Method of Collection
The primary method of collection will
be the internet (electronically). Some
supporting documents may be emailed
or mailed.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 0690–0028.
Form Number: CD–593.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households; not-for-profit institutions;
State, local, or Tribal government; and
Federal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 3
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $1,200 in mailing costs ($6 ×
approximately 200 respondents who
choose to mail rather than email
attachments).
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
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Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
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Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Regulations and Procedures Technical
Advisory Committee; Notice of
Partially Closed Meeting-Hybrid
The Regulations and Procedures
Technical Advisory Committee (RPTAC)
will meet June 20, 2023, 9:00 a.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, in the Herbert C.
Hoover Building, Room 3884, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC (enter through Main Entrance on
14th Street between Constitution and
Pennsylvania Avenues). The Committee
advises the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Export Administration on
implementation of the Export
Administration Regulations (EAR) and
provides for continuing review to
update the EAR as needed.
Agenda
Public Session
1. Opening remarks by the Chairman
2. Opening remarks by the Bureau of
Industry and Security
3. Presentations of Papers by the Public
4. Regulations Update
5. Automated Export System Update
6. Working Group Reports
Closed Session
7. Discussion of matters determined to
be exempt from the open meeting
and public participation
requirements found in sections
1009(a)(1) and 1009(a)(3) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) (5 U.S.C. 1001–1014). The
exemption is authorized by Section
1009(d) of the FACA, which
permits the closure of advisory
committee meetings, or portions
thereof, if the head of the agency to
which the advisory committee
reports determines such meetings
may be closed to the public in
accordance with subsection (c) of
the Government in the Sunshine
Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)). In this case,
the applicable provisions of 5
U.S.C. 552b(c) are subsection
552b(c)(4), which permits closure to
protect trade secrets and
commercial or financial information
that is privileged or confidential,
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and subsection 552b(c)(9)(B), which
permits closure to protect
information that would be likely to
significantly frustrate
implementation of a proposed
agency action were it to be
disclosed prematurely. The closed
session of the meeting will involve
committee discussions and
guidance regarding U.S.
Government strategies and policies.
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 June 13, 2023.
A limited number of seats will be
available for the public session.
Reservations are not accepted. To the
extent 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 Committee members, the
Committee suggests that presenters
forward the public presentation
materials prior to the meeting to Ms.
Springer.
The Assistant Secretary for
Administration, with the concurrence of
the delegate of the General Counsel,
formally determined on April 24, 2023,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(d) of the
FACA, that the portion of the meeting
dealing with pre-decisional changes to
the Commerce Control List and the U.S.
export control policies shall be exempt
from the provisions relating to public
meetings found in 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(1)
and 1009(a)(3). The remaining portions
of the meeting will be open to the
public.
For more information, contact Ms.
Springer via email.
Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks From
the People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2021–
2022
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
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determines that the 38 companies
subject to this administrative review of
the antidumping duty order on certain
magnesia carbon bricks (bricks) from the
People’s Republic of China (China) are
part of the China-wide entity because
none filed a separate rate application
(SRA) or a separate rate certification
(SRC). The period of review (POR) is
September 1, 2021, through August 31,
2022. We invite interested parties to
comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable May 31, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nathan James, AD/CVD Operations,
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5305.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 1, 2022, Commerce
published in the Federal Register a
notice of opportunity to request an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on bricks from
China 1 for the POR.2 On November 3,
2022, in response to a timely request
from the Magnesia Carbon Bricks Fair
Trade Committee (the petitioner),3 we
initiated an administrative review of the
Order with respect to 38 companies.4
On November 30, 2022, we placed on
the record U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) entry data under
administrative protective order (APO)
for all interested parties with APO
access.5 The deadline for interested
parties to submit a no-shipment
certification, SRA, or SRC was
December 5, 2022.6 No party submitted
1 See Certain Magnesia Carbon Bricks from
Mexico and the People’s Republic of China:
Antidumping Duty Orders, 75 FR 57257 (September
20, 2010) (Order).
2 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
to Request Administrative Review, 87 FR 53719
(September 1, 2022).
3 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Request for
Administrative Review,’’ dated September 30, 2022.
4 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 87 FR
66275 (November 3, 2022) (Initiation Notice); see
also the appendix to this notice.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Placing Customs Data on
the Record,’’ dated November 30, 2022.
6 See Initiation Notice, 87 FR 66275–76 (‘‘If a
producer or exporter named in this notice of
initiation had no exports, sales, or entries during
the period of review (POR), it must notify
Commerce within 30 days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register. . . . Separate Rate
Applications are due to Commerce no later than 30
calendar days after publication of this Federal
Register notice.’’). Thirty calendar days after the
Initiation Notice published was Saturday, December
3, 2022. Commerce’s practice dictates that, where
a deadline falls on a weekend or federal holiday,
the appropriate deadline is the next business day.
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a no-shipment certification, SRA, or
SRC.
Scope of the Order
The scope of the Order includes
certain chemically bonded (resin or
pitch), magnesia carbon bricks with a
magnesia component of at least 70
percent magnesia (MgO) by weight,
regardless of the source of raw materials
for the MgO, with carbon levels ranging
from trace amounts to 30 percent by
weight, regardless of enhancements (for
example, magnesia carbon bricks can be
enhanced with coating, grinding, tar
impregnation or coking, high
temperature heat treatments, anti-slip
treatments or metal casing) and
regardless of whether or not
antioxidants are present (for example,
antioxidants can be added to the mix
from trace amounts to 15 percent by
weight as various metals, metal alloys,
and metal carbides).
Certain magnesia carbon bricks that
are subject to the Order are currently
classifiable under subheadings
6902.10.1000, 6902.10.5000,
6815.91.0000, 6815.99.2000 and
6815.99.4000 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
While HTSUS subheadings are provided
for convenience and customs purposes,
the written description is dispositive.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this
administrative review in accordance
with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and
19 CFR 351.213.
Preliminary Results of Review
The 38 companies subject to this
review did not file no-shipment
certifications, SRAs, or SRCs. Thus,
Commerce preliminarily determines
that these companies have not
demonstrated their eligibility for
separate rate status. As such, Commerce
also preliminarily determines that the
companies subject to review are part of
the China-wide entity.
In addition, Commerce no longer
considers the non-market economy
(NME) entity as an exporter
conditionally subject to an antidumping
duty administrative review.7
Accordingly, the NME entity will not be
under review unless Commerce
See Notice of Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next
Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative
Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act
of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
7 See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement
of Change in Department Practice for Respondent
Selection in Antidumping Duty Proceedings and
Conditional Review of the Non-Market Economy
Entity in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78
FR 65963, 65970 (November 4, 2013).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee; Notice
of Partially Closed Meeting-Hybrid
The Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee (RPTAC)
will meet June 20, 2023, 9:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, in the
Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 3884, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC (enter through Main Entrance on 14th Street between
Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues). The Committee advises the
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration on
implementation of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and
provides for continuing review to update the EAR as needed.
Agenda
Public Session
1. Opening remarks by the Chairman
2. Opening remarks by the Bureau of Industry and Security
3. Presentations of Papers by the Public
4. Regulations Update
5. Automated Export System Update
6. Working Group Reports
Closed Session
7. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the open meeting
and public participation requirements found in sections 1009(a)(1) and
1009(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 1001-
1014). The exemption is authorized by Section 1009(d) of the FACA,
which permits the closure of advisory committee meetings, or portions
thereof, if the head of the agency to which the advisory committee
reports determines such meetings may be closed to the public in
accordance with subsection (c) of the Government in the Sunshine Act (5
U.S.C. 552b(c)). In this case, the applicable provisions of 5 U.S.C.
552b(c) are subsection 552b(c)(4), which permits closure to protect
trade secrets and commercial or financial information that is
privileged or confidential,
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and subsection 552b(c)(9)(B), which permits closure to protect
information that would be likely to significantly frustrate
implementation of a proposed agency action were it to be disclosed
prematurely. The closed session of the meeting will involve committee
discussions and guidance regarding U.S. Government strategies and
policies.
The open session will be accessible via teleconference. To join the
conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at
[email protected], no later than June 13, 2023.
A limited number of seats will be available for the public session.
Reservations are not accepted. To the extent 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
Committee members, the Committee suggests that presenters forward the
public presentation materials prior to the meeting to Ms. Springer.
The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of
the delegate of the General Counsel, formally determined on April 24,
2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(d) of the FACA, that the portion of the
meeting dealing with pre-decisional changes to the Commerce Control
List and the U.S. export control policies shall be exempt from the
provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(1) and
1009(a)(3). The remaining portions of the meeting will be open to the
public.
For more information, contact Ms. Springer via email.
Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
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