82_FR_49000 82 FR 48798 - Membership of the International Trade Administration Performance Review Board

82 FR 48798 - Membership of the International Trade Administration Performance Review Board

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 202 (October 20, 2017)

Page Range48798-48799
FR Document2017-22790

The International Trade Administration (ITA), Department of Commerce (DOC), announces the appointment of those individuals who have been selected to serve as members of ITA's Performance Review Board. The Performance Review Board is responsible for (1) reviewing performance appraisals and ratings of Senior Executive Service (SES) members and (2) making recommendations to the appointing authority on other performance management issues, such as pay adjustments, bonuses and Presidential Rank Awards for SES. The appointment of these members to the Performance Review Board will be for a period of twenty-four (24) months.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 202 (Friday, October 20, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 202 (Friday, October 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48798-48799]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22790]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Membership of the International Trade Administration Performance 
Review Board

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Membership on the International Trade 
Administration's Performance Review Board.

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SUMMARY: The International Trade Administration (ITA), Department of 
Commerce (DOC), announces the appointment of those individuals who have 
been selected to serve as members of ITA's Performance Review Board. 
The Performance Review Board is responsible for (1) reviewing 
performance appraisals and ratings of Senior Executive Service (SES) 
members and (2) making recommendations to the appointing authority on 
other performance management issues, such as pay adjustments, bonuses 
and Presidential Rank Awards for SES. The appointment of these members 
to the Performance Review Board will be for a period of twenty-four 
(24) months.

DATES: The period of appointment for those individuals selected for 
ITA's Performance Review Board begins on October 20, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan Nagielski, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Office of Human Resources Management, Department of Commerce 
Human Resources Operations Center, Office of Employment and 
Compensation, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Room 50013, Washington, 
DC 20230, at (202) 482-6342.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the 
International Trade Administration (ITA), Department of Commerce (DOC), 
announces the appointment of those individuals who have been selected 
to serve as members of the ITA Performance Review Board. The 
Performance Review Board is responsible for (1) reviewing performance 
appraisals and ratings of Senior Executive Service (SES) members and 
(2) making recommendations to the appointing authority on other 
Performance management issues, such as pay adjustments, bonuses and 
Presidential Rank Awards for SES. The Appointment of these members to 
the Performance Review Board will be for a period of twenty-four (24) 
months.
    Dates: The name, position title, and type of appointment of each 
member of the Performance Review Board are set forth below:

1. Tim Rosado, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, Career SES
2. Diane Farrell, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia, Career SES
3. Ian Steff, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing, Noncareer 
SES
4. Carole Showers, Executive Director for Antidumping & Policy 
Negotiation, Career SES
5. Veronica LeGrande, Director, Human Resource Services, Career SES
6. Praveen Dixit, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Policy and 
Analysis, Career SES
7. Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping/
Countervailing Duty Operations, Career SES
8. James Sullivan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Services, Noncareer 
SES


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    Dated: October 17, 2017.
Joan M. Nagielski,
Human Resources Specialist, Office of Employment and Compensation, 
Department of Commerce Human Resources Operations Center, Office of 
Human Resources Management, Office of the Secretary, Department of 
Commerce.
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                                                Department received timely requests                      Notification to Importers                            Senior Executive Service (SES) members
                                                from Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone Star                     This notice also serves as a final                 and (2) making recommendations to the
                                                Pipe International Trade Co., Ltd.                       reminder to importers for whom this                  appointing authority on other
                                                (Tianjin Star) and Dalian Reliable                       review is being rescinded of their                   performance management issues, such
                                                Industrial Co., Ltd. (Dalian Reliable) to                responsibility under 19 CFR                          as pay adjustments, bonuses and
                                                conduct an administrative review.2                       351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate                  Presidential Rank Awards for SES. The
                                                   Pursuant to these requests and in                     regarding the reimbursement of                       appointment of these members to the
                                                accordance with 19 CFR                                                                                        Performance Review Board will be for a
                                                                                                         antidumping duties prior to liquidation
                                                351.221(c)(1)(i), on June 7, 2017, the                                                                        period of twenty-four (24) months.
                                                                                                         of the relevant entries during this
                                                Department published a notice of                                                                              DATES: The period of appointment for
                                                                                                         review period. Failure to comply with
                                                initiation of an administrative review of                                                                     those individuals selected for ITA’s
                                                                                                         this requirement could result in the
                                                the antidumping duty order on non-                                                                            Performance Review Board begins on
                                                                                                         Secretary’s presumption that
                                                malleable cast iron pipe fittings from the                                                                    October 20, 2017.
                                                                                                         reimbursement of the antidumping
                                                PRC.3 This administrative review covers
                                                                                                         duties occurred and the subsequent                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan
                                                Tianjin Star and Dalian Reliable during
                                                                                                         assessment of double antidumping                     Nagielski, U.S. Department of
                                                the period April 1, 2016, through March
                                                                                                         duties.                                              Commerce, Office of Human Resources
                                                31, 2017. On July 6, 2017, Tianjin Star
                                                and Dalian Reliable withdrew their                       Notification Regarding Administrative                Management, Department of Commerce
                                                requests for an administrative review.4                  Protective Order                                     Human Resources Operations Center,
                                                                                                                                                              Office of Employment and
                                                Rescission of Review                                       This notice also serves as a reminder              Compensation, 14th and Constitution
                                                  Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the                  to parties subject to administrative                 Avenue NW., Room 50013, Washington,
                                                Department will rescind an                               protective orders (APO) of their                     DC 20230, at (202) 482–6342.
                                                administrative review if the party that                  responsibility concerning the
                                                                                                                                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
                                                requested the review withdraws its                       disposition of proprietary information
                                                                                                         disclosed under APO in accordance                    accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the
                                                request within 90 days of the                                                                                 International Trade Administration
                                                publication date of the notice of                        with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely written
                                                                                                         notification of the return/destruction of            (ITA), Department of Commerce (DOC),
                                                initiation of the requested review.                                                                           announces the appointment of those
                                                Tianjin Star and Dalian Reliable                         APO materials or conversion to judicial
                                                                                                         protective order is hereby requested.                individuals who have been selected to
                                                withdrew their requests before the 90-                                                                        serve as members of the ITA
                                                day deadline, and no other party                         Failure to comply with the regulations
                                                                                                         and terms of an APO is a violation                   Performance Review Board. The
                                                requested an administrative review of                                                                         Performance Review Board is
                                                the antidumping duty order. Therefore,                   which is subject to sanction.
                                                                                                           This notice is published in                        responsible for (1) reviewing
                                                in accordance with 19 CFR                                                                                     performance appraisals and ratings of
                                                351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding this                    accordance with section 751(a)(1) and
                                                                                                         777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR                     Senior Executive Service (SES) members
                                                administrative review in its entirety.                                                                        and (2) making recommendations to the
                                                                                                         351.213(d)(4).
                                                Assessment                                                                                                    appointing authority on other
                                                                                                           Dated: October 17, 2017.                           Performance management issues, such
                                                   The Department will instruct U.S.                     James Maeder,                                        as pay adjustments, bonuses and
                                                Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to                   Senior Director performing the duties of             Presidential Rank Awards for SES. The
                                                assess antidumping duties on all                         Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping           Appointment of these members to the
                                                appropriate entries of non-malleable                     and Countervailing Duty Operations.                  Performance Review Board will be for a
                                                cast iron pipe fittings from the PRC.                    [FR Doc. 2017–22807 Filed 10–19–17; 8:45 am]         period of twenty-four (24) months.
                                                Antidumping duties shall be assessed at                  BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                  Dates: The name, position title, and
                                                rates equal to the cash deposit of
                                                                                                                                                              type of appointment of each member of
                                                estimated antidumping duties required
                                                                                                                                                              the Performance Review Board are set
                                                at the time of entry, or withdrawal from                 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                               forth below:
                                                warehouse, for consumption in
                                                accordance with 19 CFR                                   International Trade Administration                   1. Tim Rosado, Chief Financial and
                                                351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department                                                                                   Administrative Officer, Career SES
                                                intends to issue appropriate assessment                  Membership of the International Trade                2. Diane Farrell, Deputy Assistant
                                                instructions to CBP 15 days after the                    Administration Performance Review                         Secretary for Asia, Career SES
                                                date of publication of this notice in the                Board                                                3. Ian Steff, Deputy Assistant Secretary
                                                Federal Register.                                        AGENCY:  International Trade                              for Manufacturing, Noncareer SES
                                                                                                         Administration, Department of                        4. Carole Showers, Executive Director
                                                   2 See Letter from Tianjin Star, ‘‘Request for
                                                                                                         Commerce.                                                 for Antidumping & Policy
                                                Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty                                                                      Negotiation, Career SES
                                                Order on Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings           ACTION: Notice of Membership on the
                                                                                                         International Trade Administration’s                 5. Veronica LeGrande, Director, Human
                                                from the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated May
                                                1, 2017; see also Letter from Dalian Reliable,           Performance Review Board.                                 Resource Services, Career SES
                                                ‘‘Request for Administrative Review of the                                                                    6. Praveen Dixit, Deputy Assistant
                                                Antidumping Duty Order on Non-Malleable Cast             SUMMARY:  The International Trade                         Secretary for Trade Policy and
                                                Iron Pipe Fittings from the People’s Republic of                                                                   Analysis, Career SES
                                                                                                         Administration (ITA), Department of
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                                                China,’’ dated May 1, 2017.
                                                   3 See Initiation of Antidumping and                   Commerce (DOC), announces the                        7. Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant
                                                Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR        appointment of those individuals who                      Secretary for Antidumping/
                                                26444 (June 7, 2017) (Initiation Notice).                have been selected to serve as members                    Countervailing Duty Operations,
                                                   4 See Letter from Tianjin Star and Dalian Reliable,
                                                                                                         of ITA’s Performance Review Board.                        Career SES
                                                ‘‘Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review
                                                of the Antidumping Duty Order on Non-Malleable
                                                                                                         The Performance Review Board is                      8. James Sullivan, Deputy Assistant
                                                Cast Iron Pipe Fittings from the People’s Republic       responsible for (1) reviewing                             Secretary for Services, Noncareer
                                                of China,’’ dated July 6, 2017.                          performance appraisals and ratings of                     SES


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                                                                              Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 202 / Friday, October 20, 2017 / Notices                                                  48799

                                                   Dated: October 17, 2017.                             Department published a notice of                       Notification Regarding Administrative
                                                Joan M. Nagielski,                                      initiation of an administrative review of              Protective Order
                                                Human Resources Specialist, Office of                   the antidumping duty order on                            This notice also serves as a reminder
                                                Employment and Compensation, Department                 polyethylene terephthalate resin from                  to parties subject to administrative
                                                of Commerce Human Resources Operations                  Canada.3 This administrative review
                                                Center, Office of Human Resources                                                                              protective orders (APO) of their
                                                                                                        covers Selenis during the period                       responsibility concerning the
                                                Management, Office of the Secretary,                    October 15, 2015, through April 30,
                                                Department of Commerce.                                                                                        disposition of proprietary information
                                                                                                        2017. On August 24, 2017, Selenis                      disclosed under APO in accordance
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–22790 Filed 10–19–17; 8:45 am]            withdrew its request for an                            with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely written
                                                BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                  administrative review.4                                notification of the return/destruction of
                                                                                                        Rescission of Review                                   APO materials or conversion to judicial
                                                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                                                                         protective order is hereby requested.
                                                                                                          Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the                Failure to comply with the regulations
                                                International Trade Administration                      Department will rescind an                             and terms of an APO is a violation
                                                                                                        administrative review if the party that                which is subject to sanction.
                                                [A–122–855]                                             requested the review withdraws its                       This notice is published in
                                                                                                        request within 90 days of the                          accordance with section 751(a)(1) and
                                                Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin
                                                                                                        publication date of the notice of                      777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
                                                From Canada: Notice of Rescission of
                                                                                                        initiation of the requested review.                    351.213(d)(4).
                                                Antidumping Duty Administrative
                                                                                                        Selenis withdrew its review request
                                                Review; 2015–2017                                                                                                Dated: October 17, 2017.
                                                                                                        before the 90-day deadline, and no other
                                                AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                    party requested an administrative                      James Maeder,
                                                International Trade Administration,                     review of the antidumping duty order.                  Senior Director performing the duties of
                                                Department of Commerce.                                 Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR                   Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
                                                                                                        351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding this                  and Countervailing Duty Operations.
                                                SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
                                                                                                        administrative review in its entirety.                 [FR Doc. 2017–22806 Filed 10–19–17; 8:45 am]
                                                (the Department) is rescinding its
                                                                                                                                                               BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                administrative review of polyethylene                   Assessment
                                                terephthalate resin from Canada for the
                                                period or review (POR) October 15,                         The Department will instruct U.S.
                                                                                                        Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to                 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                2015, through April 30, 2017.
                                                DATES: Effective October 20, 2017.                      assess antidumping duties on all                       International Trade Administration
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        appropriate entries of polyethylene
                                                Maliha Khan or Karine Gziryan, AD/                      terephthalate resin from Canada.                       Notice of Scope Rulings
                                                CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement                  Antidumping duties shall be assessed at
                                                                                                        rates equal to the cash deposit of                     AGENCY:    Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                and Compliance, International Trade                                                                            International Trade Administration,
                                                Administration, U.S. Department of                      estimated antidumping duties required
                                                                                                        at the time of entry, or withdrawal from               Department of Commerce.
                                                Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
                                                                                                        warehouse, for consumption in                          DATES: Applicable October 20, 2017.
                                                NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
                                                (202) 482–0895 and (202) 482–4081,                      accordance with 19 CFR                                 SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
                                                respectively.                                           351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department                       (the Department) hereby publishes a list
                                                                                                        intends to issue appropriate assessment                of scope rulings and anticircumvention
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              instructions to CBP 15 days after the                  determinations made between July 1,
                                                Background                                              date of publication of this notice in the              2016, and September 30, 2016,
                                                                                                        Federal Register.                                      inclusive. We intend to publish future
                                                   On May 1, 2017, the Department
                                                published in the Federal Register a                     Notification to Importers                              lists after the close of the next calendar
                                                notice of ‘‘Opportunity to Request                                                                             quarter.
                                                Administrative Review’’ of the                            This notice also serves as a final                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                antidumping duty order on                               reminder to importers for whom this                    Brenda E. Waters, AD/CVD Operations,
                                                polyethylene terephthalate resin from                   review is being rescinded of their                     Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and
                                                Canada for the above POR.1 On May 31,                   responsibility under 19 CFR                            Compliance, International Trade
                                                2017, in accordance with section 751(a)                 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate                    Administration, U.S. Department of
                                                of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended                   regarding the reimbursement of                         Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
                                                (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b), the                   antidumping duties prior to liquidation                NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
                                                Department received a timely request                    of the relevant entries during this                    202–482–4735.
                                                from Compagnie Selenis Canada                           review period. Failure to comply with
                                                                                                                                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                (Selenis) to conduct an administrative                  this requirement could result in the
                                                                                                        Secretary’s presumption that                           Background
                                                review.2
                                                   Pursuant to this request and in                      reimbursement of the antidumping                         The Department’s regulations provide
                                                accordance with 19 CFR                                  duties occurred and the subsequent                     that the Secretary will publish in the
                                                351.221(c)(1)(i), on July 6, 2017, the                  assessment of double antidumping                       Federal Register a list of scope rulings
                                                                                                        duties.
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                                                                                                                                                               on a quarterly basis.1 Our most recent
                                                  1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
                                                                                                                                                               notification of scope rulings was
                                                Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity          3 See Initiation of Antidumping and
                                                                                                                                                               published on June 2, 2017.2 This current
                                                to Request Administrative Review, 82 FR 20315           Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR
                                                (May 1, 2017).                                          31292 (July 6, 2017) (Initiation Notice).              notice covers all scope rulings and
                                                  2 See Letter from Selenis, ‘‘Administrative Review      4 See Letter from Selenis, ‘‘Administrative Review
                                                                                                                                                                 1 See19 CFR 351.225(o).
                                                of the Antidumping Duty Order on Polyethylene           of the Antidumping Duty Order on Polyethylene
                                                Terephthalate Resin from Canada: Request for            Terephthalate Resin from Canada: Withdrawal of           2 SeeNotice of Scope Rulings, 82 FR 26454 (June
                                                Review,’’ dated May 31, 2017.                           Request for Review,’’ dated August 24, 2017.           2, 2017).



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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Membership on the International Trade Administration's Performance Review Board.
DatesThe period of appointment for those individuals selected for ITA's Performance Review Board begins on October 20, 2017.
ContactJoan Nagielski, U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Human Resources Management, Department of Commerce Human Resources Operations Center, Office of Employment and Compensation, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Room 50013, Washington, DC 20230, at (202) 482-6342.
FR Citation82 FR 48798 

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