82_FR_55574 82 FR 55351 - Certain Tapered Roller Bearings From the Republic of Korea: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation

82 FR 55351 - Certain Tapered Roller Bearings From the Republic of Korea: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 223 (November 21, 2017)

Page Range55351-55352
FR Document2017-25173

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 223 (Tuesday, November 21, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55351-55352]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25173]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-894]


Certain Tapered Roller Bearings From the Republic of Korea: 
Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value 
Investigation

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

DATES: Applicable November 21, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Blaine Wiltse at 202-482-6345, or 
Manuel Rey at 202-482-5518, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement 
and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On July 18, 2017, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
initiated a less-than-fair value (LTFV) investigation of imports of 
certain tapered roller bearings from the Republic of Korea.\1\ 
Currently, the preliminary determination is due no later than December 
5, 2017.
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    \1\ See Certain Tapered Roller Bearings from the Republic of 
Korea: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 82 FR 34477 
(July 25, 2017).
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Postponement of the Preliminary Determination

    Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), requires the Department to issue the preliminary determination in 
a LTFV investigation within 140 days after the date on which the 
Department initiated the investigation. However, section 733(c)(1) of 
the Act permits the Department to postpone the preliminary 
determination until no later than 190 days after the date on which the 
Department initiated the investigation if: (A) The petitioner makes a 
timely request for a postponement; or (B) the Department concludes that 
the parties concerned are cooperating, that the investigation is 
extraordinarily complicated, and that additional time is

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necessary to make a preliminary determination. Under 19 CFR 351.205(e), 
the petitioner must submit a request for postponement 25 days or more 
before the scheduled date of the preliminary determination and must 
state the reasons for the request. The Department will grant the 
request unless it finds compelling reasons to deny the request.
    On November 8, 2017, The Timken Company (the petitioner) submitted 
a timely request that we postpone the preliminary determination in this 
LTFV investigation. In its request, the petitioner cited outstanding 
issues regarding affiliation and the particular market situation which 
affects the cost of production information, such that further 
supplemental questionnaires will be required to address all issues and 
develop the case record.\2\ In accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the 
petitioner has stated the reasons for requesting a postponement of the 
preliminary determination, and the Department finds no compelling 
reason to deny the request. Therefore, pursuant to section 733(c)(1)(A) 
of the Act, we are postponing the deadline for the preliminary 
determination by 50 days (i.e., 190 days after the date on which these 
investigations were initiated). As a result, the Department will issue 
its preliminary determination no later than January 24, 2018. Pursuant 
to section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline 
for the final determination will continue to be 75 days after the date 
of the preliminary determination, unless postponed at a later date.
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    \2\ See Letter from the petitioner, ``Certain Tapered Roller 
Bearings from the Republic of Korea--Petitioner's Request for 
Extension of the Preliminary Determination,'' (November 8, 2017).
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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(l).

    Dated: November 15, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-25173 Filed 11-20-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 223 / Tuesday, November 21, 2017 / Notices 55351 DATES: Comments must be submitted by of softwood lumber and softwood Dated: November 17, 2017. December 21, 2017. lumber products during the period July Gary Taverman, ADDRESSES: See the Submission of 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017, to Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping Comments section below. select the countries subject to the next and Countervailing Duty Operations FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: report. performing the non-exclusive functions and Under U.S. trade law, a subsidy exists duties of theAssistant Secretary for James Terpstra or Brendan Quinn, where an authority: (i) Provides a Enforcement and Compliance. Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, financial contribution; (ii) provides any [FR Doc. 2017–25283 Filed 11–20–17; 8:45 am] International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 form of income or price support within BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, the meaning of Article XVI of the GATT DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3965 or 1994; or (iii) makes a payment to a (202) 482–5848, respectively. funding mechanism to provide a DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: financial contribution to a person, or International Trade Administration entrusts or directs a private entity to Background make a financial contribution, if [A–580–894] On June 18, 2008, section 805 of Title providing the contribution would VIII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (the normally be vested in the government Certain Tapered Roller Bearings From Softwood Lumber Act of 2008) was and the practice does not differ in the Republic of Korea: Postponement enacted into law. Under this provision, substance from practices normally of Preliminary Determination in the the Secretary of Commerce is mandated followed by governments, and a benefit Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation to submit to the appropriate is thereby conferred.2 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Congressional committees a report every Parties should include in their International Trade Administration, 180 days on any subsidy provided by comments: (1) The country which U.S. Department of Commerce. countries exporting softwood lumber or provided the subsidy; (2) the name of DATES: Applicable November 21, 2017. softwood lumber products to the United the subsidy program; (3) a brief States, including stumpage subsidies. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: description (at least 3–4 sentences) of Commerce submitted its last subsidy the subsidy program; and (4) the Blaine Wiltse at 202–482–6345, or report on June 20, 2017. As part of its government body or authority that Manuel Rey at 202–482–5518, AD/CVD newest report, Commerce intends to provided the subsidy. Operations, Office II, Enforcement and include a list of subsidy programs Compliance, International Trade identified with sufficient clarity by the Submission of Comments Administration, U.S. Department of public in response to this notice.1 Persons wishing to comment should Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue file comments by the date specified NW., Washington, DC 20230. Request for Comments above. Comments should only include SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Given the large number of countries publicly available information. Background that export softwood lumber and Commerce will not accept comments softwood lumber products to the United On July 18, 2017, the Department of accompanied by a request that a part or States, we are soliciting public comment Commerce (the Department) initiated a all of the material be treated only on subsidies provided by countries less-than-fair value (LTFV) investigation confidentially due to business the exports of which accounted for at of imports of certain tapered roller proprietary concerns or for any other least one percent of total U.S. imports of bearings from the Republic of Korea.1 reason. Any such comments or materials softwood lumber by quantity, as Currently, the preliminary will be returned to the submitter and classified under Harmonized Tariff determination is due no later than will not be considered in Commerce’s Schedule code 4407.1001 (which December 5, 2017. report. Comments must be filed in accounts for the vast majority of electronic Portable Document Format Postponement of the Preliminary imports), during the period January 1, (PDF) submitted on CD–ROM or by Determination 2017, through June 30, 2017. Official email to the email address of the EC U.S. import data published by the Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act Webmaster, below. United States International Trade of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires Commission Tariff and Trade DataWeb The comments received will be made the Department to issue the preliminary indicate that three countires, Canada, available to the public in PDF on the determination in a LTFV investigation Germany and Chile exported softwood Enforcement and Compliance Web site within 140 days after the date on which lumber to the United States during that at the following address: http:// the Department initiated the time period in amounts sufficient to enforcement.trade.gov/sla2008/sla- investigation. However, section account for at least one percent of U.S. index.html. Any questions concerning 733(c)(1) of the Act permits the imports of softwood lumber products. file formatting, access on the Internet, or Department to postpone the preliminary We intend to rely on similar previous other electronic filing issues should be determination until no later than 190 six-month periods to identify the addressed to Moustapha Sylla, days after the date on which the countries subject to future reports on Enforcement and Compliance Department initiated the investigation softwood lumber subsidies. For Webmaster, at (202) 482–8104, email if: (A) The petitioner makes a timely asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES example, we will rely on U.S. imports address: webmaster_support@trade.gov. request for a postponement; or (B) the All comments and submissions in Department concludes that the parties 1 On November 1, 2017, the Department issued its response to this Request for Comment concerned are cooperating, that the final determination in the countervailing duty should be received by Commerce no investigation is extraordinarily investigation involving Certain Softwood Lumber later than 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time complicated, and that additional time is Products from Canada. See Certain Softwood on the above-referenced deadline date. Lumber Products From Canada: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Final 1 See Certain Tapered Roller Bearings from the Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances, 2 Seesection 771(5)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, Republic of Korea: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair- 82 FR 51814 (November 8, 2017). as amended. Value Investigation, 82 FR 34477 (July 25, 2017). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:56 Nov 20, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21NON1.SGM 21NON1

55352 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 223 / Tuesday, November 21, 2017 / Notices necessary to make a preliminary DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE and threatened species (50 CFR parts determination. Under 19 CFR 222–226). 351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Permit No. 18688 authorizes the request for postponement 25 days or Administration permit holder to conduct research on more before the scheduled date of the sea turtles bycaught in three longline RIN 0648–XD505 preliminary determination and must fisheries in the Pacific Ocean around state the reasons for the request. The Endangered Species; File No. 18688 Hawaii and American Samoa to assess Department will grant the request unless sea turtle post-hooking survival, AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries movements, and ecology in pelagic it finds compelling reasons to deny the Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and habitats. The permit authorizes request. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), examination, morphometrics, biological On November 8, 2017, The Timken Commerce. sampling, and tagging of live hawksbill Company (the petitioner) submitted a ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for (Eretmochelys imbricata), olive ridley timely request that we postpone the a permit modification. (Lepidochelys olivacea), leatherback preliminary determination in this LTFV (Dermochelys coriacea), loggerhead investigation. In its request, the SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that (Caretta caretta) and green (Chelonia petitioner cited outstanding issues NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office, mydas) sea turtles and the collection of regarding affiliation and the particular 1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 1110, carcasses, tissues and parts from dead market situation which affects the cost Honolulu, HI 96814 [Responsible Party: sea turtles. Authorized take numbers for of production information, such that Michael Tosatto], has requested a each species were consistent with the modification to scientific research number of turtles allowed to be further supplemental questionnaires Permit No. 18688. bycaught via the biological opinion will be required to address all issues and develop the case record.2 In DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email prepared for each fishery. The permit comments must be received on or before holder requests authorization to accordance with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the December 21, 2017. increase the number of animals for each petitioner has stated the reasons for ADDRESSES: The modification request species that may be taken for research requesting a postponement of the and related documents are available for in the American Samoa longline fishery preliminary determination, and the to match the incidental take statement Department finds no compelling reason review by selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public Comment’’ from the Features box of a new biological opinion prepared for to deny the request. Therefore, pursuant this fishery after Permit No. 18688 was on the Applications and Permits for to section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, we are issued. Live sea turtles would undergo Protected Species (APPS) home page, postponing the deadline for the the same procedures as currently https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then preliminary determination by 50 days selecting File No. 18688 Mod 3 from the authorized by the permit. No other (i.e., 190 days after the date on which list of available applications. These changes are requested. these investigations were initiated). As documents are also available upon Dated: November 16, 2017. a result, the Department will issue its written request or by appointment in the Julia Harrison, preliminary determination no later than Permits and Conservation Division, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, January 24, 2018. Pursuant to section Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, Office of Protected Resources, National 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Marine Fisheries Service. 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) [FR Doc. 2017–25163 Filed 11–20–17; 8:45 am] determination will continue to be 75 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P days after the date of the preliminary Written comments on this application determination, unless postponed at a should be submitted to the Chief, later date. Permits and Conservation Division, at DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE This notice is issued and published the address listed above. Comments may also be submitted by facsimile to (301) National Oceanic and Atmospheric pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act Administration and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(l). 713–0376, or by email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please RIN 0648–XF760 Dated: November 15, 2017. include the File No. in the subject line Gary Taverman, of the email comment. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping Those individuals requesting a public Zone Off Alaska; Application for an and Countervailing Duty Operations, hearing should submit a written request Exempted Fishing Permit performing the non-exclusive functions and to the Chief, Permits and Conservation duties of the Assistant Secretary for Division at the address listed above. The AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Enforcement and Compliance. request should set forth the specific Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and reasons why a hearing on this Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), [FR Doc. 2017–25173 Filed 11–20–17; 8:45 am] application would be appropriate. Commerce. BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: exempted fishing permit. Amy Hapeman or Erin Markin, (301) 427–8401. asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: This notice announces the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The receipt of an application and the public subject modification to Permit No. comment period for an exempted 18688, issued on May 5, 2015 (80 FR fishing permit (EFP) from Mr. John 36769), is requested under the authority Gauvin of Gauvin and Associates, LLC. 2 See Letter from the petitioner, ‘‘Certain Tapered of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, If granted, this permit would allow the Roller Bearings from the Republic of Korea— as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and applicant to continue the development Petitioner’s Request for Extension of the the regulations governing the taking, and testing of a salmon excluder device Preliminary Determination,’’ (November 8, 2017). importing, and exporting of endangered for the Bering Sea pollock trawl fishery. 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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesApplicable November 21, 2017.
ContactBlaine Wiltse at 202-482-6345, or Manuel Rey at 202-482-5518, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
FR Citation82 FR 55351 
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