80 FR 25671 - Information on Claims Raised About State-Owned Airlines in Qatar and the UAE

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 86 (May 5, 2015)

Page Range		25671-25672
FR Document		2015-10425

This notice announces that the Departments of Commerce, State, and Transportation are interested in obtaining from interested stakeholders information regarding their views on claims that three foreign airlines--Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, and Qatar Airways-- have received and are benefitting from subsidies from their homeland governments that are distorting the global aviation market.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-10425]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[Docket No. 150416372-5372-01]

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


Information on Claims Raised About State-Owned Airlines in Qatar 
and the UAE

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce; Transportation Affairs, Bureau for Economic and Business 
Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Office of Aviation and International 
Affairs, U.S. Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Departments of Commerce, State, 
and Transportation are interested in obtaining from interested 
stakeholders information regarding their views on claims that three 
foreign airlines--Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, and Qatar Airways--
have received and are benefitting from subsidies from their homeland 
governments that are distorting the global aviation market.

DATES: The comment period for this notice is now open and will remain 
open for the foreseeable future. As explained below, however, anyone 
interested in providing input to the Departments before they determine 
what actions should be taken, if any, should submit information as soon 
as practicable.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this document via the Federal e-
Rulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. You may submit 
comments in any (or all) of the three docket numbers open for comment:

 DOT-OST-2015-0082
 DOS-2015-0016
 DOC-2015-0001

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eugene Alford, Office of Supply Chain, 
Professional & Business Services, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce (Phone: (202) 482-5071 or Email: 
[email protected]). Robert Newsome, Transportation Affairs, Bureau 
for Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State (Phone: 
(202) 647-7540 or Email: [email protected]). Reese Davidson, Office 
of International Aviation, Office of Aviation and International 
Affairs, U.S. Department of Transportation (Phone: (202) 366-8161 or 
Email: [email protected]). Claire McKenna, Office of Operations, 
Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation 
(Phone: (202) 366-0365 or Email: [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: The U.S. Departments of Commerce, State, and 
Transportation are reviewing claims that three foreign airlines--
Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, and Qatar Airways--have received and 
are benefitting from subsidies from their respective governments of the 
United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar that are distorting the global 
aviation market. The claims, which are asserted in a publicly available 
report, are of significant interest to stakeholders and all three 
Federal agencies. The U.S. government takes seriously the concerns 
raised in the report and is interested in receiving insights and 
feedback from stakeholders before any decisions are made regarding what 
action, if any, should be taken. Accordingly, consistent with the Obama 
Administration's Open Government Initiative and commitment to 
transparency, public participation, and collaboration, the three 
Departments are announcing the establishment of an open forum by which 
any interested stakeholder may submit information regarding their views 
on this subject and have access to such information submitted by other 
interested stakeholders.
    Any interested person or group may submit information, responses to 
existing materials, or any other analysis that they might wish to 
provide the U.S. government on this subject on the www.regulations.gov 
Web site. Each Department will have a corresponding number_listed 
below_on www.regulations.gov, and all submissions will be reviewed 
jointly by the interagency team.
    No provision has been made for submission of confidential material 
to these dockets. The materials in the docket will not be edited to 
remove identifying or contact information. The Departments caution 
against including any information in an electronic submission that one 
does not want publicly disclosed.
    All correspondence on this subject received by the Departments 
after the issuance of this notice will be considered part of this 
submission process and will be posted in www.regulations.gov for the 
benefit of the public, unless the submitter has requested and been 
granted confidential treatment of commercial information by the 
Departments. To the extent allowed

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by law, the Departments will protect trade secrets and confidential 
commercial or financial information from disclosure, and will follow 
their established procedures under the Freedom of Information Act, 
Executive Order 12600, and the relevant Department regulations for 
handling requests that seek disclosure of confidential business 
information.
    Any stakeholder that has previously submitted letters on this 
matter to the Departments can also submit such previous correspondence 
to the www.regulations.gov Web site. All material posted will be deemed 
to be public and freely accessible by any interested person.
    The three Departments encourage submissions to be made as soon as 
practicable, as review of any new material submitted to the joint 
docket is expected to begin by the end of May, to supplement the U.S. 
government's ongoing review and evaluation of this matter.
    To submit a comment, please visit www.regulations.gov and enter one 
of the below docket numbers in the search field:

 DOT-OST-2015-0082
 DOS-2015-0016
 DOC-2015-0001

    Dated: April 27, 2015.
Ted Dean,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Services, Department of Commerce.
     Dated: April 27, 2015.
Thomas Engle,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs, Department of 
State.
    Dated: April 29, 2015.
Brandon M. Belford,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, 
Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2015-10425 Filed 5-4-15; 8:45 am]
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existing exporter-specific cash deposit DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Claire McKenna, Office of Operations,
rate; (3) for all PRC exporters of subject Office of the General Counsel, U.S.
merchandise that have not been found International Trade Administration Department of Transportation (Phone:
to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash [Docket No. 150416372–5372–01] (202) 366–0365 or Email:
deposit rate will be the rate for the PRC- Claire.McKenna@dot.gov).
wide entity; and (4) for all non-PRC DEPARTMENT OF STATE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
exporters of subject merchandise which Background: The U.S. Departments of
have not received their own separate DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Commerce, State, and Transportation
rate, the cash deposit rate will be the are reviewing claims that three foreign
rate applicable to the PRC exporter that Information on Claims Raised About airlines—Emirates Airline, Etihad
supplied that non-PRC exporter. These State-Owned Airlines in Qatar and the Airways, and Qatar Airways—have
cash deposit requirements, when UAE received and are benefitting from
imposed, shall remain in effect until subsidies from their respective
AGENCY: International Trade
further notice. governments of the United Arab
Administration, U.S. Department of
Notification to Importers Commerce; Transportation Affairs, Emirates (UAE) and Qatar that are
Bureau for Economic and Business distorting the global aviation market.
This notice also serves as a Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Office The claims, which are asserted in a
preliminary reminder to importers of of Aviation and International Affairs, publicly available report, are of
their responsibility under 19 CFR U.S. Department of Transportation. significant interest to stakeholders and
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate all three Federal agencies. The U.S.
ACTION: Notice and request for
regarding the reimbursement of government takes seriously the concerns
comments.
antidumping duties prior to liquidation raised in the report and is interested in
of the relevant entries during this POR. SUMMARY: This notice announces that receiving insights and feedback from
Failure to comply with this requirement the Departments of Commerce, State, stakeholders before any decisions are
could result in the Department’s and Transportation are interested in made regarding what action, if any,
presumption that reimbursement of obtaining from interested stakeholders should be taken. Accordingly,
antidumping duties occurred and the information regarding their views on consistent with the Obama
subsequent assessment of double claims that three foreign airlines— Administration’s Open Government
antidumping duties. Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, and Initiative and commitment to
Qatar Airways—have received and are transparency, public participation, and
Notification to Interested Parties collaboration, the three Departments are
benefitting from subsidies from their
This administrative review and notice homeland governments that are announcing the establishment of an
are issued and published in accordance distorting the global aviation market. open forum by which any interested
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of DATES: The comment period for this stakeholder may submit information
the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4). notice is now open and will remain regarding their views on this subject and
open for the foreseeable future. As have access to such information
Dated: April 29, 2015. submitted by other interested
explained below, however, anyone
Paul Piquado, stakeholders.
interested in providing input to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Departments before they determine Any interested person or group may
Compliance. submit information, responses to
what actions should be taken, if any,
Appendix should submit information as soon as existing materials, or any other analysis
practicable. that they might wish to provide the U.S.
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary government on this subject on the
Decision Memorandum ADDRESSES: You may submit comments www.regulations.gov Web site. Each
1. Summary on this document via the Federal Department will have a corresponding
2. Background e-Rulemaking Portal at http:// number—listed below—on
a. Initiation www.regulations.gov. You may submit www.regulations.gov, and all
b. Respondent Selection comments in any (or all) of the three submissions will be reviewed jointly by
c. Questionnaires docket numbers open for comment: the interagency team.
d. Scope of the Order • DOT–OST–2015–0082 No provision has been made for
3. Discussion of the Methodology • DOS–2015–0016 submission of confidential material to
a. Preliminary Determination of No • DOC–2015–0001 these dockets. The materials in the
Shipments
b. Non-Market Economy Country
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: docket will not be edited to remove
c. Separate Rates Eugene Alford, Office of Supply Chain, identifying or contact information. The
d. Affiliation and Collapsing Professional & Business Services, Departments caution against including
e. Weighted-Average Dumping Margin for International Trade Administration, any information in an electronic
Non-Examined Separate Rate Companies U.S. Department of Commerce (Phone: submission that one does not want
f. Surrogate Country and Surrogate Value (202) 482–5071 or Email: Airservices@ publicly disclosed.
Data trade.gov). Robert Newsome, All correspondence on this subject
Transportation Affairs, Bureau for received by the Departments after the
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g. Facts Available for Normal Value
h. Date of Sale Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. issuance of this notice will be
i. Comparisons to Normal Value Department of State (Phone: (202) 647– considered part of this submission
j. U.S. Price 7540 or Email: newsomerc@state.gov). process and will be posted in
k. Normal Value Reese Davidson, Office of International www.regulations.gov for the benefit of
l. Currency Conversion Aviation, Office of Aviation and the public, unless the submitter has
4. Recommendation International Affairs, U.S. Department of requested and been granted confidential
[FR Doc. 2015–10508 Filed 5–4–15; 8:45 am] Transportation (Phone: (202) 366–8161 treatment of commercial information by
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P or Email: Reese.Davidson@dot.gov). the Departments. To the extent allowed

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		The comment period for this notice is now open and will remain open for the foreseeable future. As explained below, however, anyone interested in providing input to the Departments before they determine what actions should be taken, if any, should submit information as soon as practicable.
Contact		Eugene Alford, Office of Supply Chain, Professional & Business Services, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce (Phone: (202) 482-5071 or Email: [email protected]). Robert Newsome, Transportation Affairs, Bureau for Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State (Phone: (202) 647-7540 or Email: [email protected]). Reese Davidson, Office of International Aviation, Office of Aviation and International Affairs, U.S. Department of Transportation (Phone: (202) 366-8161 or Email: [email protected]). Claire McKenna, Office of Operations, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation (Phone: (202) 366-0365 or Email: [email protected]).
FR Citation		80 FR 25671

80 FR 25671 - Information on Claims Raised About State-Owned Airlines in Qatar and the UAE

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEInternational Trade AdministrationDEPARTMENT OF STATEDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 86 (May 5, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION