83 FR 16292 - Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) Public Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 73 (April 16, 2018)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 73 (April 16, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-07861 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 16292-16293] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-07861] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) Public Meeting AGENCY: International Trade Administration, DOC. ACTION: Notice of an Open Meeting of a Federal Advisory Committee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a meeting of the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC). DATES: The teleconference meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 30, 2018 from 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The deadline for members of the public to register or to submit written comments for dissemination prior to the teleconference is 5:00 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 23, 2018. The deadline for members of the public to request auxiliary aids is 5:00 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 23, 2018. ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place via teleconference. The address to register and obtain call-in information; submit comments; or request auxiliary aids is: Ms. Tracy Gerstle, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries (OEEI), International Trade [[Page 16293]] Administration, Room 28018, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 or email: [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Tracy Gerstle, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries (OEEI), International Trade Administration, Room 28018, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (Phone: 202-482-0810; Fax: 202-482-5665; email: [email protected]). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will take place on April 30 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT. The general meeting is open to the public and time will be permitted for public comment from 2:45-3:00 p.m. EDT. Members of the public seeking to attend the meeting are required to register in advance. Those interested in attending must provide notification by Monday, April 23, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. EDT, via the contact information provided above. This teleconference is accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to OEEI at (202) 482-0810 no less than one week prior to the meeting. Requests received after this date will be accepted, but it may not be possible to accommodate them. Written comments concerning ETTAC affairs are welcome any time before or after the meeting. To be considered during the meeting, written comments must be received by Monday, April 23, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. EDT to ensure transmission to the members before the meeting. Minutes will be available within 30 days of this meeting. Topic to be considered: During the April 30, 2018 meeting the three ETTAC subcommittees will discuss their top priorities for this charter period, with the goal of finalizing the ETTAC's recommendations for the Secretary of Commerce, for their current two year charter, which ends in August 2018. Topics under discussion include optimizing the U.S. Government's trade promotion programs, identifying market access barriers, pros and cons of existing trade agreements, and discussing foreign procurement policy, including issues with financing mechanisms, localization requirements and non-tariff barriers. The ETTAC's subcommittees are: Trade Promotion and Export Market Development, Professional Services and Infrastructure Advancement, and Trade Policy and American Competitiveness. Background: The ETTAC is mandated by Section 2313(c) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988, as amended, 15 U.S.C. 4728(c), to advise the Environmental Trade Working Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee, through the Secretary of Commerce, on the development and administration of programs to expand U.S. exports of environmental technologies, goods, services, and products. The ETTAC was originally chartered in May of 1994. It was most recently re-chartered until August 2018. Dated: April 10, 2018. Man Cho, Deputy Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries. [FR Doc. 2018-07861 Filed 4-13-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-P
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Dated: April 9, 2018. (b) European Standards (EN) EN 10305–1, VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Gary Taverman, EN 10305–2, EN 10305–4, EN 10305–6 and Adverse Inferences
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping European national variations on those VII. Discussion of the Issues
standards (e.g., British Standard (BS EN), Comment 1: Whether Applying Partial
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
Irish Standard (IS EN) and German Standard AFA to Dalmine for the Preliminary
performing the non-exclusive functions and
(DIN EN) variations, etc.); Determination was appropriate
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
(c) Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) JIS G Comment 2: Whether Commerce Used
Enforcement and Compliance.
3441 and JIS G 3445; and Aberrational Values in the Application
Appendix I (6) proprietary standards that are based on of Partial AFA to Dalmine for the
one of the above-listed standards. Preliminary Determination
Scope of the Investigation The subject cold-drawn mechanical tubing Comment 3: Whether Commerce Had a
The scope of this investigation covers cold- may also be dual or multiple certified to Ministerial Error in the Program
drawn mechanical tubing of carbon and alloy more than one standard. Pipe that is multiple Calculating Dalmine’s Margin for the
steel (cold-drawn mechanical tubing) of certified as cold-drawn mechanical tubing Preliminary Determination
circular cross-section, 304.8 mm or more in and to other specifications not covered by Comment 4: Whether Commerce Properly
length, in actual outside diameters less than this scope, is also covered by the scope of Applied Its Differential Pricing
331 mm, and regardless of wall thickness, this investigation when it meets the physical Methodology in Selecting Dalmine’s
surface finish, end finish or industry description set forth above. Cash Deposit Rate
specification. The subject cold-drawn Steel products included in the scope of this Comment 5: Whether Commerce Can Rely
mechanical tubing is a tubular product with investigation are products in which: (1) Iron on Dalmine’s U.S. and Home Market
a circular cross-sectional shape that has been predominates, by weight, over each of the Sales Responses
cold-drawn or otherwise cold-finished after other contained elements; and (2) the carbon Comment 6: Whether Commerce Can Rely
the initial tube formation in a manner that content is 2 percent or less by weight. on Dalmine’s Cost Response for the Final
involves a change in the diameter or wall For purposes of this scope, the place of Determination
thickness of the tubing, or both. The subject cold-drawing determines the country of Comment 7: Whether Commerce Should
cold-drawn mechanical tubing may be origin of the subject merchandise. Subject Apply Total Adverse Facts Available to
produced from either welded (e.g., electric merchandise that is subject to minor working Dalmine for the Final Determination
resistance welded, continuous welded, etc.) in a third country that occurs after drawing Comment 8: Commerce’s Selection of the
or seamless (e.g., pierced, pilgered or in one of the subject countries including, but Total Adverse Facts Available Rate for
extruded, etc.) carbon or alloy steel tubular not limited to, heat treatment, cutting to Metalfer
products. It may also be heat treated after length, straightening, nondestructive testing, VIII. Recommendation
cold working. Such heat treatments may deburring or chamfering, remains within the
include, but are not limited to, annealing, scope of this investigation. [FR Doc. 2018–07848 Filed 4–13–18; 8:45 am]
normalizing, quenching and tempering, stress All products that meet the written physical BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
relieving or finish annealing. Typical cold- description are within the scope of this
drawing methods for subject merchandise investigation unless specifically excluded or
include, but are not limited to, drawing over covered by the scope of an existing order. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
mandrel, rod drawing, plug drawing, sink Merchandise that meets the physical
drawing and similar processes that involve description of cold-drawn mechanical tubing International Trade Administration
reducing the outside diameter of the tubing above is within the scope of the investigation
with a die or similar device, whether or not even if it is also dual or multiple certified to Environmental Technologies Trade
controlling the inside diameter of the tubing an otherwise excluded specification listed
with an internal support device such as a Advisory Committee (ETTAC) Public
below. The following products are outside of, Meeting
mandrel, rod, plug or similar device. Other and/or specifically excluded from, the scope
cold-finishing operations that may be used to of this investigation: AGENCY: International Trade
produce subject merchandise include cold- (1) cold-drawn stainless steel tubing,
rolling and cold-sizing the tubing. Administration, DOC.
containing 10.5 percent or more of chromium
Subject cold-drawn mechanical tubing is ACTION: Notice of an Open Meeting of a
by weight and not more than 1.2 percent of
typically certified to meet industry carbon by weight; Federal Advisory Committee.
specifications for cold-drawn tubing (2) products certified to one or more of the
including but not limited to: ASTM, ASME or American Petroleum
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the
(1) American Society for Testing and Institute (API) specifications listed below: schedule and proposed agenda of a
Materials (ASTM) or American Society of • ASTM A–53; meeting of the Environmental
Mechanical Engineers (ASME) specifications • ASTM A–106; Technologies Trade Advisory
ASTM A–512, ASTM A–513 Type 3 (ASME • ASTM A–179 (ASME SA 179); Committee (ETTAC).
SA513 Type 3), ASTM A–513 Type 4 (ASME • ASTM A–192 (ASME SA 192);
SA513 Type 4), ASTM A–513 Type 5 (ASME DATES: The teleconference meeting is
• ASTM A–209 (ASME SA 209); scheduled for Monday, April 30, 2018
SA513 Type 5), ASTM A–513 Type 6 (ASME • ASTM A–210 (ASME SA 210);
SA513 Type 6), ASTM A–519 (cold-finished); • ASTM A–213 (ASME SA 213);
from 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Eastern
(2) SAE International (Society of • ASTM A–334 (ASME SA 334); Daylight Time (EDT). The deadline for
Automotive Engineers) specifications SAE • ASTM A–423 (ASME SA 423); members of the public to register or to
J524, SAE J525, SAE J2833, SAE J2614, SAE • ASTM A–498; submit written comments for
J2467, SAE J2435, SAE J2613; • ASTM A–496 (ASME SA 496); dissemination prior to the
(3) Aerospace Material Specification (AMS) • ASTM A–199;
AMS T–6736 (AMS 6736), AMS 6371, AMS
teleconference is 5:00 p.m. EDT on
• ASTM A–500; Monday, April 23, 2018. The deadline
5050, AMS 5075, AMS 5062, AMS 6360,
AMS 6361, AMS 6362, AMS 6371, AMS Appendix II for members of the public to request
6372, AMS 6374, AMS 6381, AMS 6415; auxiliary aids is 5:00 p.m. EDT on
(4) United States Military Standards (MIL) List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Monday, April 23, 2018.
srobinson on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
MIL–T–5066 and MIL–T–6736; Decision Memorandum
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
(5) foreign standards equivalent to one of I. Summary via teleconference. The address to
the previously listed ASTM, ASME, SAE, II. Background
AMS or MIL specifications including but not III. Scope of the Investigation
register and obtain call-in information;
limited to: IV. Final Affirmative Determination of submit comments; or request auxiliary
(a) German Institute for Standardization Critical Circumstances, in Part aids is: Ms. Tracy Gerstle, Office of
(DIN) specifications DIN 2391–2, DIN 2393– V. Changes Since the Preliminary Energy & Environmental Industries
2, DIN 2394–2); Determination (OEEI), International Trade
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Administration, Room 28018, 1401 Committee, through the Secretary of we published an Amended Preliminary
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, Commerce, on the development and Determination.2 The petitioners in this
DC 20230 or email: tracy.gerstle@ administration of programs to expand investigation are ArcelorMittal Tubular
trade.gov. U.S. exports of environmental Products, Michigan Seamless Tube,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. technologies, goods, services, and LLC, Plymouth Tube Co. USA, PTC
Tracy Gerstle, Office of Energy & products. The ETTAC was originally Alliance Corp., Webco Industries, Inc.
Environmental Industries (OEEI), chartered in May of 1994. It was most and Zekelman Industries, Inc.
International Trade Administration, recently re-chartered until August 2018. (collectively, the petitioners). The
Room 28018, 1401 Constitution Avenue Dated: April 10, 2018. mandatory respondents in this
NW, Washington, DC 20230 (Phone: investigation are Benteler Rothrist AG
Man Cho,
202–482–0810; Fax: 202–482–5665; (Benteler Rothrist) and Mubea
Deputy Director, Office of Energy and
email: tracy.gerstle@trade.gov). Präzisionsstahlrohr AG (MPST) and
Environmental Industries.
Mubea Inc. (collectively, Mubea). A
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The [FR Doc. 2018–07861 Filed 4–13–18; 8:45 am]
complete summary of the events that
meeting will take place on April 30 from BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P
occurred since Commerce published the
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT. The general Preliminary Determination, as well as a
meeting is open to the public and time full discussion of the issues raised by
will be permitted for public comment DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
parties for this final determination, may
from 2:45–3:00 p.m. EDT. Members of be found in the Issues and Decision
the public seeking to attend the meeting International Trade Administration
Memorandum.3
are required to register in advance. [A–441–801] The Issues and Decision
Those interested in attending must Memorandum is a public document and
provide notification by Monday, April Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing is available electronically via
23, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. EDT, via the of Carbon and Alloy Steel From Enforcement and Compliance’s
contact information provided above. Switzerland: Final Determination of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
This teleconference is accessible to Sales at Less Than Fair Value Centralized Electronic Service System
people with disabilities. Requests for (ACCESS). Access is available to
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
auxiliary aids should be directed to registered users at https://
International Trade Administration,
OEEI at (202) 482–0810 no less than one access.trade.gov and to all parties in the
Department of Commerce.
week prior to the meeting. Requests Central Records Unit, Room B–8024 of
received after this date will be accepted, SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
Commerce’s main building. In addition,
but it may not be possible to (Commerce) determines that certain
a complete version of the Issues and
accommodate them. cold-drawn mechanical tubing of carbon
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
Written comments concerning ETTAC and alloy steel (cold-drawn mechanical
at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
affairs are welcome any time before or tubing) from Switzerland is being, or is
The signed Issues and Decision
after the meeting. To be considered likely to be, sold in the United States at
Memorandum and electronic version are
during the meeting, written comments less than fair value (LTFV). The final identical in content.
must be received by Monday, April 23, estimated weighted-average dumping
2018 at 5:00 p.m. EDT to ensure margins of sales at LTFV are listed Memorandum). See also Certain Cold-Drawn
transmission to the members before the below in the section entitled ‘‘Final Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel from
meeting. Minutes will be available Determination.’’ The period of Switzerland: Amended Preliminary Determination
investigation (POI) is April 1, 2016, of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 82 FR 346
within 30 days of this meeting. (January 3, 2018) (Amended Preliminary
Topic to be considered: During the through March 31, 2017. Determination); Memorandum, ‘‘Analysis
April 30, 2018 meeting the three ETTAC DATES: Applicable April 16, 2018. Memorandum for the Amended Preliminary
subcommittees will discuss their top FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Determination of the Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical
priorities for this charter period, with Laurel LaCivita, AD/CVD Operations, Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel (Cold Drawn
the goal of finalizing the ETTAC’s Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, Mechanical Tubing) from Switzerland: Benteler
recommendations for the Secretary of International Trade Administration, Rothrist AG (Benteler Rothrist),’’ dated December
Commerce, for their current two year 21, 2017 (Benteler Rothrist’s Ministerial Error
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Memorandum); and, Memorandum, ‘‘Antidumping
charter, which ends in August 2018. Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, Duty Investigation of Certain Cold-Drawn
Topics under discussion include DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4243. Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy Steel from
optimizing the U.S. Government’s trade SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Switzerland: Ministerial Error Allegations in the
promotion programs, identifying market Preliminary Determination,’’ dated December 21,
Background 2017 (Mubea’s Ministerial Error Memorandum).
access barriers, pros and cons of existing 2 See Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing of
trade agreements, and discussing foreign On November 22, 2017, Commerce Carbon and Alloy Steel from Switzerland: Amended
procurement policy, including issues published the Preliminary Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than
with financing mechanisms, localization Determination of sales at LTFV of cold- Fair Value, 82 FR 346 (January 3, 2018) (Amended
Preliminary Determination); Memorandum,
requirements and non-tariff barriers. drawn mechanical tubing from ‘‘Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Cold-
The ETTAC’s subcommittees are: Trade Switzerland,1 and on January 3, 2018, Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy
Promotion and Export Market Steel from Switzerland: Ministerial Error
Development, Professional Services and 1 See Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing from Allegations in the Preliminary Determination,’’
Switzerland: Preliminary Affirmative Determination dated December 21, 2017 (Ministerial Error
Infrastructure Advancement, and Trade
srobinson on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement Memorandum).
Policy and American Competitiveness. of Final Determination, and Extension of 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Background: The ETTAC is mandated Provisional Measures, 82 FR 55571 (November 22, Memorandum for the Final Determination in the
by Section 2313(c) of the Export 2017) (Preliminary Determination) and Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Cold-
Enhancement Act of 1988, as amended, accompanying memorandum, ‘‘Decision Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy
Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in Steel from Switzerland of Switzerland,’’ dated
15 U.S.C. 4728(c), to advise the the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Cold- concurrently with this determination and hereby
Environmental Trade Working Group of Drawn Mechanical Tubing of Carbon and Alloy adopted by this notice (Issues and Decision
the Trade Promotion Coordinating Steel from Switzerland’’ (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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| Dates | The teleconference meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 30, 2018 from 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The deadline for members of the public to register or to submit written comments for dissemination prior to the teleconference is 5:00 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 23, 2018. The deadline for members of the public to request auxiliary aids is 5:00 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 23, 2018. | |
| Contact | Ms. Tracy Gerstle, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries (OEEI), International Trade Administration, Room 28018, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (Phone: 202-482-0810; Fax: 202-482-5665; email: [email protected]). | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 16292 |
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