82_FR_27021 82 FR 26910 - Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015

82 FR 26910 - Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 111 (June 12, 2017)

Page Range26910-26911
FR Document2017-12105

On December 9, 2016, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on circular welded non-alloy steel pipe (CWP) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). This review covers one mandatory respondent, Husteel Co., Ltd. (Husteel) and three companies not selected for individual examination, which are listed in the chart under the Finals Results of Review section below. Based on our analysis of the comments received, we continue to find that subject merchandise has been sold at less than normal value.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 111 (Monday, June 12, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 111 (Monday, June 12, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-809]


Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe From the Republic of Korea: 
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015

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

SUMMARY: On December 9, 2016, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) published the preliminary results of the administrative 
review of the antidumping duty order on circular welded non-alloy steel 
pipe (CWP) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). This review covers one 
mandatory respondent, Husteel Co., Ltd. (Husteel) and three companies 
not selected for individual examination, which are listed in the chart 
under the Finals Results of Review section below. Based on our analysis 
of the comments received, we continue to find that subject merchandise 
has been sold at less than normal value.

DATES: Effective June 12, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Shuler, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-1293.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 9, 2016, the Department published the Preliminary 
Results in the Federal Register.\1\ The period of review (POR) is 
November 1, 2014, through October 31, 2015. We invited interested 
parties to comment on the Preliminary Results and received case and 
rebuttal briefs from interested parties.\2\ The Department conducted 
this administrative review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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    \1\ See Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from the Republic 
of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review; 2014-2015, 81 FR 89059 (December 9, 2016) (Preliminary 
Results) and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
    \2\ See case briefs filed by Husteel Co., Ltd. (Husteel) and 
Wheatland Tube Company (Wheatland) on January 13, 2017, and rebuttal 
briefs filed by Husteel and Hyundai Steel Company (Hyundai) on 
January 25, 2017.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to the order is circular welded non-alloy 
steel pipe and tube. Imports of the product are currently classifiable 
in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under 
subheadings 7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5025, 7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040, 
7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5085, and 7306.30.5090. While the HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
written description is dispositive. A full description of the scope of 
the order is contained in the Issues and Decission Memorandum.\3\
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    \3\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see 
``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Circular Welded Non-Alloy 
Steel Pipe from the Republic of Korea: 2014-2015,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and 
Decision Memorandum) at 2-3.
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Final Determination of No Shipments

    In the Preliminary Results, we preliminarily determined that 
Hyundai had no reviewable transactions during the POR. We continue to 
find that Hyundai had no reviewable entries during the POR.\4\
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    \4\ See the Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 2 for a 
full explanation of our analysis.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in 
this review are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list 
of the issues raised is attached to this notice as an Appendix. The 
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file 
electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov, and 
is available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of 
the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete 
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
on the internet at http://trade.gov/enforcement.

Changes From the Preliminary Results

    Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have made 
certain changes for Husteel since the Preliminary Results. 
Specifically, we have recalculated Husteel's theoretical weight and 
corrected several ministerial errors. For further details on the 
changes we made for these final results, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum and the final analysis memorandum for Husteel dated 
concurrently with this notice.\5\
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    \5\ See the Memorandum, ``Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe 
from the Republic of Korea: Final Analysis Memorandum for Husteel 
Co., Ltd.,'' dated concurrently with this notice.
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Final Results of Review

    As a result of this review, we determine that the following 
weighted-average dumping margins exist for the firms listed below for 
the period November 1, 2014, through October 31, 2015.

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                    Producer or exporter                        dumping
                                                                margins
                                                               (percent)
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Husteel Co., Ltd............................................        1.20
AJU Besteel.................................................        1.20
NEXTEEL.....................................................        1.20
SeAH Steel Corporation......................................        1.20
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Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1), the Department has determined, and U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all 
appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final 
results of this review. For Husteel, the company we selected for 
individual examination, we calculated an importer-specific assessment 
rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of antidumping 
duties calculated for each importer's examined sales and the total 
entered value of the sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).\6\
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    \6\ In these final results, the Department applied the 
assessment rate calculation method adopted in Antidumping 
Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and 
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Duty Proceedings; Final 
Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012).
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    For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by 
Husteel or Hyundai for which they did not know their merchandise was 
destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate such 
unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the 
intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.
    For AJU Besteel, NEXTEEL, and SeAH Steel Corporation (the companies 
not selected for individual examination), we will instruct CBP to apply 
the rate assigned to them in the final results of this review to all 
entries of subject merchandise produced and/or exported by these 
companies.
    We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after 
publication of the final results of these reviews.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the notice of final results of this administrative 
review for all

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shipments of CWP from Korea entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after the date of publication as provided by section 
751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the companies 
listed above will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margins 
established in the final results of this administrative review; (2) for 
merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in this 
review but covered in a prior completed segment of the proceeding, the 
cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate 
published for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm 
covered in this review, a prior review, or the original investigation 
but the producer has been covered in a prior complete segment of this 
proceeding, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the 
most recent period for the producer of the merchandise; (4) the cash 
deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 
4.80 percent, the ``all others'' rate established in the order.\7\ 
These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect 
until further notice.
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    \7\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Circular 
Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Brazil, the Republic of Korea 
(Korea), Mexico, and Venezuela, and Amendment to Final Determination 
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy 
Steel Pipe from Korea, 57 FR 49453 (November 2, 1992).
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Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding 
the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the 
relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to 
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with 
the regulations and the terms of an APO is a violation subject to 
sanction.
    This notice is published in accordance with section 751(a)(1) and 
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: June 6, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Theoretical Weight
    Comment 2: Hyundai's Claim of No Shipment
    Comment 3: Reporting Period for U.S. and Comparison Market Sales
    Comment 4: Programming Codes for Mixed Currencies
    Comment 5: Classification of Comparison Market Credit Expenses
VI. Recommendation

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26910 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 111 / Monday, June 12, 2017 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE currently classifiable in the Harmonized Final Results of Review Tariff Schedule of the United States As a result of this review, we International Trade Administration (HTSUS) under subheadings determine that the following weighted- [A–580–809] 7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5025, average dumping margins exist for the 7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040, firms listed below for the period Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe 7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5085, and November 1, 2014, through October 31, From the Republic of Korea: Final 7306.30.5090. While the HTSUS 2015. Results of Antidumping Duty subheadings are provided for Administrative Review; 2014–2015 convenience and customs purposes, the Weighted- written description is dispositive. A full average AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, description of the scope of the order is Producer or exporter dumping International Trade Administration, margins contained in the Issues and Decission (percent) Department of Commerce. Memorandum.3 SUMMARY: On December 9, 2016, the Husteel Co., Ltd .......................... 1.20 Department of Commerce (the Final Determination of No Shipments AJU Besteel ................................ 1.20 Department) published the preliminary In the Preliminary Results, we NEXTEEL ................................... 1.20 results of the administrative review of preliminarily determined that Hyundai SeAH Steel Corporation ............. 1.20 the antidumping duty order on circular had no reviewable transactions during welded non-alloy steel pipe (CWP) from the POR. We continue to find that Assessment Rates the Republic of Korea (Korea). This Hyundai had no reviewable entries Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the review covers one mandatory during the POR.4 Act, and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), the respondent, Husteel Co., Ltd. (Husteel) Analysis of Comments Received Department has determined, and U.S. and three companies not selected for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) individual examination, which are All issues raised in the case and shall assess, antidumping duties on all listed in the chart under the Finals rebuttal briefs by parties in this review appropriate entries of subject Results of Review section below. Based are addressed in the Issues and Decision merchandise in accordance with the on our analysis of the comments Memorandum. A list of the issues raised final results of this review. For Husteel, received, we continue to find that is attached to this notice as an the company we selected for individual subject merchandise has been sold at Appendix. The Issues and Decision examination, we calculated an importer- less than normal value. Memorandum is a public document and specific assessment rates on the basis of DATES: Effective June 12, 2017. is on file electronically via Enforcement the ratio of the total amount of and Compliance’s Antidumping and antidumping duties calculated for each FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Countervailing Duty Centralized importer’s examined sales and the total Joseph Shuler, AD/CVD Operations, Electronic Service System (ACCESS). Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, entered value of the sales in accordance ACCESS is available to registered users with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).6 International Trade Administration, at http://access.trade.gov, and is U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 For entries of subject merchandise available to all parties in the Central during the POR produced by Husteel or Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–1293. Hyundai for which they did not know Department of Commerce building. In their merchandise was destined for the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: addition, a complete version of the United States, we will instruct CBP to Background Issues and Decision Memorandum can liquidate such unreviewed entries at the be accessed directly on the internet at all-others rate if there is no rate for the On December 9, 2016, the Department http://trade.gov/enforcement. intermediate company(ies) involved in published the Preliminary Results in the Changes From the Preliminary Results the transaction. Federal Register.1 The period of review For AJU Besteel, NEXTEEL, and SeAH (POR) is November 1, 2014, through Based on our analysis of the Steel Corporation (the companies not October 31, 2015. We invited interested comments received, we have made selected for individual examination), we parties to comment on the Preliminary certain changes for Husteel since the will instruct CBP to apply the rate Results and received case and rebuttal Preliminary Results. Specifically, we assigned to them in the final results of briefs from interested parties.2 The have recalculated Husteel’s theoretical this review to all entries of subject Department conducted this weight and corrected several ministerial merchandise produced and/or exported administrative review in accordance errors. For further details on the changes by these companies. with section 751 of the Tariff Act of we made for these final results, see the We intend to issue liquidation 1930, as amended (the Act). Issues and Decision Memorandum and instructions to CBP 15 days after Scope of the Order the final analysis memorandum for publication of the final results of these Husteel dated concurrently with this reviews. The merchandise subject to the order notice.5 is circular welded non-alloy steel pipe Cash Deposit Requirements and tube. Imports of the product are 3 For a full description of the scope of the order, The following cash deposit see ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the requirements will be effective upon Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES 1 See Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Review of Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe publication of the notice of final results the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014– from the Republic of Korea: 2014–2015,’’ dated of this administrative review for all 2015, 81 FR 89059 (December 9, 2016) (Preliminary concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this Results) and accompanying Preliminary Decision notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum) at 2–3. 6 In these final results, the Department applied Memorandum. 4 See the Issues and Decision Memorandum at the assessment rate calculation method adopted in 2 See case briefs filed by Husteel Co., Ltd. Comment 2 for a full explanation of our analysis. Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the (Husteel) and Wheatland Tube Company 5 See the Memorandum, ‘‘Circular Welded Non- Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and (Wheatland) on January 13, 2017, and rebuttal briefs Alloy Steel Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Final Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Duty filed by Husteel and Hyundai Steel Company Analysis Memorandum for Husteel Co., Ltd.,’’ dated Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (Hyundai) on January 25, 2017. concurrently with this notice. (February 14, 2012). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Jun 09, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12JNN1.SGM 12JNN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 111 / Monday, June 12, 2017 / Notices 26911 shipments of CWP from Korea entered, This notice is published in ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held or withdrawn from warehouse, for accordance with section 751(a)(1) and via conference call. The call-in number consumption on or after the date of 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR and passcode will be provided by email publication as provided by section 351.221(b)(5). to registrants. Requests to register 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit Dated: June 6, 2017. (including for auxiliary aids) and any rate for the companies listed above will Ronald K. Lorentzen, written comments should be submitted be equal to the weighted-average to: U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement dumping margins established in the and Compliance. Board, National Travel and Tourism final results of this administrative Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, review; (2) for merchandise exported by Appendix I 1401 Constitution Ave. NW., Room producers or exporters not covered in List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and 10003, Washington, DC 20230, or by this review but covered in a prior Decision Memorandum email to TTAB@trade.gov. Members of completed segment of the proceeding, I. Summary the public are encouraged to submit the cash deposit rate will continue to be II. Background registration requests and written the company-specific rate published for III. Scope of the Order comments via email to ensure timely the most recent period; (3) if the IV. Discussion of the Issues receipt. exporter is not a firm covered in this Comment 1: Theoretical Weight FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: review, a prior review, or the original Comment 2: Hyundai’s Claim of No Brian Beall, the United States Travel investigation but the producer has been Shipment Comment 3: Reporting Period for U.S. and and Tourism Advisory Board, National covered in a prior complete segment of Travel and Tourism Office, U.S. this proceeding, the cash deposit rate Comparison Market Sales Comment 4: Programming Codes for Mixed Department of Commerce, 1401 will be the rate established for the most Currencies Constitution Ave. NW., Room 10003, recent period for the producer of the Comment 5: Classification of Comparison Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202– merchandise; (4) the cash deposit rate Market Credit Expenses 482–5634, email: TTAB@trade.gov. for all other producers or exporters will VI. Recommendation SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: continue to be 4.80 percent, the ‘‘all [FR Doc. 2017–12105 Filed 6–9–17; 8:45 am] Background: The Board advises the others’’ rate established in the order.7 BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Secretary of Commerce on matters These cash deposit requirements, when relating to the U.S. travel and tourism imposed, shall remain in effect until industry. further notice. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Public Participation: The meeting will Notification to Importers be open to the public and will be International Trade Administration accessible to people with disabilities. This notice serves as a final reminder Any member of the public requesting to to importers of their responsibility United States Travel and Tourism join the meeting is asked to register to under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a Advisory Board: Meeting of the United register in advance by the deadline certificate regarding the reimbursement States Travel and Tourism Advisory identified under the DATES caption. of antidumping duties prior to Board Requests for auxiliary aids must be liquidation of the relevant entries AGENCY:International Trade submitted by the registration deadline. during this review period. Failure to Administration, U.S. Department of There will be fifteen (15) minutes comply with this requirement could Commerce. allotted for oral comments from result in the Secretary’s presumption members of the public joining the that reimbursement of antidumping ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. meeting. To accommodate as many duties occurred and the subsequent speakers as possible, the time for public assessment of double antidumping SUMMARY: The United States Travel and comments may be limited to three (3) duties. Tourism Advisory Board (Board or minutes per person. Members of the TTAB) will hold an open meeting via public wishing to reserve speaking time Notification Regarding Administrative teleconference on Wednesday, June 28, Protective Order during the meeting must submit a 2017. The Board advises the Secretary of request at the time of registration, as Commerce on matters relating to the well as the name and address of the This notice serves as the only U.S. travel and tourism industry. The proposed speaker. If the number of reminder to parties subject to purpose of the meeting is for Board registrants requesting to make administrative protective order (APO) of members to deliberate on and statements is greater than can be their responsibility concerning the potentially adopt a letter to the reasonably accommodated during the disposition of proprietary information Secretary containing recommendations meeting, the International Trade disclosed under APO in accordance related to the importance of Administration may conduct a lottery to with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely international travel and tourism to the determine the speakers. Speakers are written notification of return/ United States. The final agenda will be requested to submit a written copy of destruction of APO materials or posted on the Department of Commerce their prepared remarks by 5 p.m. EDT conversion to judicial protective order is Web site for the Board at http:// on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, for hereby requested. Failure to comply trade.gov/ttab, at least one week in asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES with the regulations and the terms of an inclusion in the meeting records and for advance of the meeting. circulation to the members of the Board. APO is a violation subject to sanction. DATES: Wednesday, June 28, 2017, 1:00 In addition, any member of the public 7 See Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain p.m.–2:00 p.m. EDT. The deadline for may submit pertinent written comments Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Brazil, members of the public to register, concerning the Board’s affairs at any the Republic of Korea (Korea), Mexico, and including requests for auxiliary aids, or time before or after the meeting. Venezuela, and Amendment to Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Circular to submit written comments for Comments may be submitted to Brian Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Korea, 57 FR dissemination prior to the meeting, is Beall at the contact information 49453 (November 2, 1992). 5:00 p.m. EDT on June 21, 2017. indicated above. To be considered VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Jun 09, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12JNN1.SGM 12JNN1


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DatesEffective June 12, 2017.
ContactJoseph Shuler, AD/CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-1293.
FR Citation82 FR 26910 
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