83 FR 17146 - Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2015-2016
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 75 (April 18, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 18, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 17146-17149] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-08114] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-580-870] Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2015-2016 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that SeAH Steel Corporation (SeAH) and NEXTEEL Co., Ltd. (NEXTEEL), producers/ exporters of certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from the Republic of Korea (Korea), sold subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016. DATES: Applicable April 18, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Scott or Michael J. Heaney, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2657 or (202) 482-4475, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On October 10, 2017, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this administrative review of OCTG from Korea.\1\ We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. Between November 30 and December 8, 2017, Commerce received timely filed briefs and rebuttal briefs from various interested parties. On January 19, 2018, Maverick Tube Corporation and TenarisBayCity, and United States Steel Corporation filed a duty reimbursement allegation with respect to NEXTEEL.\2\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016, 82 FR 46963 (October 10, 2017) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying Decision Memorandum (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). \2\ See Maverick Letter, ``Oil Country Tubular Goods from The Republic of Korea: Duty Reimbursement and Further Information in Support of Duties as a Cost Allegation,'' dated January 19, 2018, refiled as ``Oil Country Tubular Goods from The Republic of Korea: Resubmission of Petitioners' Duty Reimbursement and Further Information in Support of Duties as a Cost Allegation,'' dated February 6, 2018. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by the closure of the Federal Government from January 20 through 22, 2018.\3\ If the new deadline falls on a non-business day, in accordance with Commerce's practice, the deadline will become the next business day. As a result, the revised deadline for the final results of this review was February 12, 2018. On January 31, 2018, Commerce postponed the final results of this review until April 11, 2018. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' dated January 23, 2018. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been extended by three days. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- These final results cover 31 companies.\4\ Based on an analysis of the comments received, Commerce has made changes to the weighted- average dumping margins determined for the respondents. The weighted- average dumping margins are listed in the ``Final Results of Review'' section, below. Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ The 31 companies consist of two mandatory respondents, four companies for which we made a final determination of no shipments, and 25 companies not individually examined. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Order The merchandise covered by the order is certain OCTG, which are hollow steel products of circular cross-section, including oil well casing and tubing, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel (both carbon and alloy), whether seamless or welded, regardless of end finish (e.g., whether or not plain end, threaded, or threaded and coupled) whether or not conforming to American Petroleum Institute (API) or non-API specifications, whether finished (including limited service OCTG products) or unfinished (including green tubes and limited service OCTG products), whether or not thread protectors are attached. The scope of the order also covers OCTG coupling stock. For a complete description of the scope of the order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\5\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \5\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the 2015-2016 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of Korea,'' dated concurrently with this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs filed by parties in this review are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted with this notice. The issues are identified in Appendix I to this notice. 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 https://access.trade.gov and is available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed Issues and Decision [[Page 17147]] Memorandum and the electronic version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content. Changes Since the Preliminary Results Based on our analysis of the comments received, and for the reasons explained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, we made certain changes to the Preliminary Results. We made one revision to our preliminary calculation of the weighted-average dumping margin for SeAH.\6\ For NEXTEEL, Commerce determined that it is appropriate to apply total adverse facts available for these final results.\7\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \6\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 14. \7\ Id., at Comment 6. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Application of Facts Available and Adverse Facts Available For these final results, we find that NEXTEEL withheld necessary information and significantly impeaded the proceeding and, thus, failed to cooperate to the best of its ability in responding to Commerce's requests for information. Therefore, we find that the application of adverse facts available, pursuant to section 776(a)-(b) of the Act, is warranted with respect to NEXTEEL. For a full description of the methodology and rationale underlying our conclusions, see Issues and Decision Memorandum. Final Determination of No Shipments In the Preliminary Results, Commerce preliminarily determined that Hyundai RB Co., Ltd. (Hyundai RB), Samsung, Samsung C&T Corporation (Samsung C&T), and SeAH Besteel Corporation (SeAH Besteel) had no shipments during the POR.\8\ Following publication of the Preliminary Results, we received no comments from interested parties regarding these companies. As a result, and because the record contains no evidence to the contrary, we continue to find that Hyundai RB, Samsung, Samsung C&T and SeAH Besteel made no shipments during the POR. Accordingly, consistent with Commerce's practice, we will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate any existing entries of merchandise produced by these four companies, but exported by other parties, at the rate for the intermediate reseller, if available, or at the all-others rate.\9\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ See Preliminary Results, 82 FR at 46963. \9\ See, e.g., Magnesium Metal From the Russian Federation: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 75 FR 26922, 26923 (May 13, 2010), unchanged in Magnesium Metal From the Russian Federation: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 75 FR 56989 (September 17, 2010). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duty Absorption In the Preliminary Results, Commerce indicated that it would make a determination in the final results of this review as to whether SeAH and NEXTEEL absorbed antidumping duties during the instant POR.\10\ For these final results, we find that SeAH and NEXTEEL have absorbed antidumping duties.\11\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \10\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum, at 6. \11\ For further discussion, see Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 5. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rate for Non-Examined Companies The statute and Commerce's regulations do not address the establishment of a rate to be applied to companies not selected for examination when Commerce limits its examination in an administrative review pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally, Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for calculating the all-others rate in a market economy investigation, for guidance when calculating the rate for companies which were not selected for individual review in an administrative review. Under section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others rate is normally ``an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted average dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding any zero or de minimis margins, and any margins determined entirely {on the basis of facts available{time} .'' For these final results, we calculated a weighted-average dumping margin that is not zero, de minimis, or determined entirely on the basis of facts available for SeAH, and we determined NEXTEEL's margin entirely on the basis of facts available. Because SeAH's weighted- average dumping margin is the only margin that is not zero, de minimis, or determined entirely on the basis of facts available, in accordance with our standard practice, Commerce has assigned to the companies not individually examined the 6.75 percent weighted-average dumping margin calculated for SeAH for these final results. Final Results of Review Commerce determines that the following weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \12\ See Appendizx II for a full list of these companies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weighted-average dumping Exporter or producer margins (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NEXTEEL Co., Ltd........................... 75.81 SeAH Steel Corporation..................... 6.75 Non-examined companies\12\................. 6.75 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Disclosure Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed for these final results of review within five days of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Assessment Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of this review. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of the final results of this administrative review in the Federal Register. Where the respondent reported reliable entered values, we calculated importer- (or customer-) specific ad valorem rates by aggregating the dumping margins calculated for all U.S. sales to each importer (or customer) and dividing this amount by the total entered value of the sales to each importer (or customer).\13\ Where Commerce calculated a weighted-average dumping margin by dividing the total amount of dumping for reviewed sales to that party by the total sales quantity associated with those transactions, Commerce will direct CBP to assess importer- (or customer-) specific assessment rates based on the resulting per-unit rates.\14\ Where an importer- (or customer-) specific ad [[Page 17148]] valorem or per-unit rate is greater than de minimis (i.e., 0.50 percent), Commerce will instruct CBP to collect the appropriate duties at the time of liquidation.\15\ Where an importer- (or customer-) specific ad valorem or per-unit rate is zero or de minimis, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.\16\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \13\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). \14\ Id. \15\ Id. \16\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- For the companies which were not selected for individual review, we will assign an assessment rate based on the methodology described in the ``Rates for Non-Examined Companies'' section, above. Consistent with Commerce's assessment practice, for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by SeAH, NEXTEEL, or the non-examined companies for which the producer did not know that its merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.\17\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \17\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- As noted in the ``Final Determination of No Shipments'' section, above, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate any existing entries of merchandise produced by but exported by other parties, at the rate for the intermediate reseller, if available, or at the all-others rate. Cash Deposit Requirements The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the final results of this administrative review, as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rates for the companies listed in these final results will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margins established in the final results of this review; (2) for merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in this review but covered in a prior segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recently completed segment in which the company was reviewed; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review or the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the producer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding for the producer of the subject merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 5.24 percent,\18\ the all- others rate established in the LTFV investigation. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \18\ See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the Republic of Korea: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With Final Determination, 81 FR 59603 (August 30, 2016). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification to Importers This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties. Notification to Interested Parties Regarding Administrative Protective Order This notice also 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), which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return or 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 sanctionable violation. We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h). Dated: April 11, 2018. 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. Appendix I List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Order IV. Duty Absorption V. Margin Calculations and Application of AFA VI. Rate for Non-Examined Companies VII. Discussion of the Issues General Issues Comment 1: Particular Market Situation Comment 2: Additional Particular Market Situation Adjustments Comment 3: Allegation of Improper Political Influence Comment 4: Calculation of ILJIN's Margin Comment 5: Duty Absorption Comment 6: Duty Reimbursement and Application of Adverse Facts Available Comment 7: Calculation of Constructed Value Profit Comment 8: Differential Pricing Comment 9: Rate for Non-Examined Respondents SeAH--Specific Issues Comment 10: Interested Party Standing Comment 11: Reporting of Grade Codes Comment 12: Freight Revenue Cap Comment 13: Treatment of General and Administrative Expenses Incurred by SeAH's U.S. Affiliate in Further Manufacturing Costs Comment 14: Calculation of General and Administrative Expenses Incurred by SeAH's U.S. Affiliate Comment 15: Treatment of Interest Expenses for SeAH's U.S. Affiliate in Further Manufacturing Costs NEXTEEL--Specific Issues Comment 16: NEXTEEL's Warranty Expense Calculation Comment 17: POSCO Daewoo's Warranty Expense Calculation Comment 18: POSCO Daewoo's Further Manufacturing Costs Comment 19: Suspended Production Losses Comment 20: Cost Adjustment for Downgraded, Non-OCTG Pipe Comment 21: Programming Errors VIII. Recommendation Appendix 2 List of Companies Not Individually Examined BDP International Daewoo America Daewoo International Corporation Dong-A Steel Co. Ltd. Dong Yang Steel Pipe Dongbu Incheon Steel DSEC Erndtebruecker Eisenwerk and Company Hansol Metal Husteel Co., Ltd. Hyundai HYSCO Hyundai Steel Company \19\ ILJIN Steel Corporation Jim And Freight Co., Ltd. [[Page 17149]] Kia Steel Co. Ltd. KSP Steel Company Kukje Steel Kurvers POSCO Daewoo Corporation POSCO Daewoo America Steel Canada Sumitomo Corporation TGS Pipe Yonghyun Base Materials ZEECO Asia --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \19\ On September 21, 2016, Commerce published the final results of a changed circumstances review with respect to OCTG from Korea, finding that Hyundai Steel Corporation is the successor-in-interest to Hyundai HYSCO for purposes of determining antidumping duty cash deposits and liabilities. See Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review: Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Republic of Korea, 81 FR 64873 (September 21, 2016). Hyundai Steel Company is also known as Hyundai Steel Corporation and Hyundai Steel Co. Ltd. [FR Doc. 2018-08114 Filed 4-17-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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Issued this 9th day of April 2018. Corporation (SeAH) and NEXTEEL Co., These final results cover 31
Karen H. Nies-Vogel, Ltd. (NEXTEEL), producers/exporters of companies.4 Based on an analysis of the
Director, Office of Exporter Services. certain oil country tubular goods comments received, Commerce has
[FR Doc. 2018–08040 Filed 4–17–18; 8:45 am] (OCTG) from the Republic of Korea made changes to the weighted-average
BILLING CODE P (Korea), sold subject merchandise in the dumping margins determined for the
United States at prices below normal respondents. The weighted-average
value (NV) during the period of review dumping margins are listed in the
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (POR) September 1, 2015 through ‘‘Final Results of Review’’ section,
August 31, 2016. below. Commerce conducted this
International Trade Administration review in accordance with section
DATES: Applicable April 18, 2018. 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
U.S. Strategy to Address Trade-Related amended (the Act).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Forced Localization Barriers Impacting
Deborah Scott or Michael J. Heaney, Scope of the Order
The U.S. ICT Hardware Manufacturing
AD/CVD Operations, Office VI,
Industry; Correction The merchandise covered by the order
Enforcement and Compliance,
is certain OCTG, which are hollow steel
AGENCY: International Trade International Trade Administration,
products of circular cross-section,
Administration, U.S. Department of Department of Commerce, 1401
including oil well casing and tubing, of
Commerce. Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
iron (other than cast iron) or steel (both
ACTION: Notice; Correction. DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2657 or
carbon and alloy), whether seamless or
(202) 482–4475, respectively. welded, regardless of end finish (e.g.,
SUMMARY: The International Trade
Administration published a document SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: whether or not plain end, threaded, or
in the Federal Register of April 12, threaded and coupled) whether or not
Background conforming to American Petroleum
2018, concerning request for comments
to support development of a On October 10, 2017, Commerce Institute (API) or non-API
comprehensive strategy to address specifications, whether finished
published the Preliminary Results of
trade-related forced localization (including limited service OCTG
this administrative review of OCTG
policies, practices, and measures products) or unfinished (including
from Korea.1 We invited interested
impacting the U.S. information and green tubes and limited service OCTG
parties to comment on the Preliminary
communications technology (ICT) products), whether or not thread
Results. Between November 30 and
hardware manufacturing industry. The protectors are attached. The scope of the
December 8, 2017, Commerce received order also covers OCTG coupling stock.
document contained the incorrect timely filed briefs and rebuttal briefs
docket number. For a complete description of the scope
from various interested parties. On of the order, see the Issues and Decision
DATES: Written comments must be January 19, 2018, Maverick Tube Memorandum.5
submitted on or before May 14, 2018. Corporation and TenarisBayCity, and
Comments must be in English. United States Steel Corporation filed a Analysis of Comments Received
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cary duty reimbursement allegation with All issues raised in the case and
Ingram; 202–482–2872. respect to NEXTEEL.2 rebuttal briefs filed by parties in this
Correction: In the Federal Register of Commerce exercised its discretion to review are addressed in the Issues and
April 12, 2018, in FR Doc. 2018–07584, toll all deadlines affected by the closure Decision Memorandum, which is hereby
on page 15786, in the third column of the Federal Government from January adopted with this notice. The issues are
under the ADDRESSES section, correct 20 through 22, 2018.3 If the new identified in Appendix I to this notice.
the Docket Number to read: ITA–2018– deadline falls on a non-business day, in The Issues and Decision Memorandum
0001. accordance with Commerce’s practice, is a public document and is on file
Dated: April 13, 2018. the deadline will become the next electronically via Enforcement and
Cary Ingram, business day. As a result, the revised Compliance’s Antidumping and
International Trade Specialist. deadline for the final results of this Countervailing Duty Centralized
review was February 12, 2018. On Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
[FR Doc. 2018–08103 Filed 4–17–18; 8:45 am]
January 31, 2018, Commerce postponed ACCESS is available to registered users
BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P
the final results of this review until at https://access.trade.gov and is
April 11, 2018. available to all parties in the Central
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Records Unit, room B8024 of the main
1 See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the
Commerce building. In addition, a
International Trade Administration Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of complete version of the Issues and
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015– Decision Memorandum can be accessed
[A–580–870] 2016, 82 FR 46963 (October 10, 2017) (Preliminary directly on the internet at http://
Results), and accompanying Decision Memorandum
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html.
From the Republic of Korea: Final 2 See Maverick Letter, ‘‘Oil Country Tubular The signed Issues and Decision
Results of Antidumping Duty Goods from The Republic of Korea: Duty
Reimbursement and Further Information in Support 4 The 31 companies consist of two mandatory
Administrative Review and Final of Duties as a Cost Allegation,’’ dated January 19, respondents, four companies for which we made a
Determination of No Shipments; 2015– 2018, refiled as ‘‘Oil Country Tubular Goods from final determination of no shipments, and 25
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2016 The Republic of Korea: Resubmission of Petitioners’ companies not individually examined.
Duty Reimbursement and Further Information in 5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Support of Duties as a Cost Allegation,’’ dated Memorandum for the Final Results of the 2015–
International Trade Administration, February 6, 2018. 2016 Administrative Review of the Antidumping
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Duty Order on Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods
Department of Commerce.
Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ dated from the Republic of Korea,’’ dated concurrently
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce January 23, 2018. All deadlines in this segment of with this notice (Issues and Decision
(Commerce) determines that SeAH Steel the proceeding have been extended by three days. Memorandum).
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Kia Steel Co. Ltd. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: include a ‘‘special purpose’’ zone
KSP Steel Company Michael Dennis, SPCS2022 Project option, in part, because it would create
Kukje Steel Manager, NOAA/NOS/National areas where zones partially overlap
Kurvers Geodetic Survey, 1315 East-West Hwy, other zones. Special purpose zones
POSCO Daewoo Corporation
POSCO Daewoo America
Rm. 9340 N/NGS1, Silver Spring, MD would, however, provide contiguous
Steel Canada 20910; or Email: Michael.Dennis@ coverage for regions that are not
Sumitomo Corporation noaa.gov. adequately covered by SPCS2022,
TGS Pipe SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SPCS primarily those that fall within two or
Yonghyun Base Materials was originally established in the 1930s. more SPCS2022 zones. These zones
ZEECO Asia would be for major urbanized areas,
Since that time it has evolved, and there
[FR Doc. 2018–08114 Filed 4–17–18; 8:45 am] has been substantial variability in how large American Indian reservations, or
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P it was defined, maintained, and used. federal applications covering large
The history and current status of SPCS geographic areas. Examples for each
is discussed in NOAA Special category are:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Publication NOS NGS 13 (https:// • Major urbanized areas: New York
geodesy.noaa.gov/library/pdfs/NOAA_ City, Chicago, Los Angeles, St. Louis,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Cincinnati, Kansas City, Denver,
SP_NOS_NGS_0013_v01_2018-03-
Administration Portland, and many others cross zone
06.pdf). This publication may prove a
useful companion in reviewing the draft (and often state) boundaries.
Policy and Procedures Documents for • Large American Indian
the State Plane Coordinate System of SPCS2022 policy and procedures by
providing context and insight into the reservations: The Navajo Nation is about
2022 the same area as West Virginia and falls
development of SPCS and the existing
AGENCY: National Geodetic Survey NGS policies pertaining to it. Further within five existing SPCS zones (and
(NGS), National Ocean Service (NOS), information is available on the NGS three states).
National Oceanic and Atmospheric State Plane Coordinate System web • Regional federal applications: The
Administration (NOAA), Department of page: https://geodesy.noaa.gov/SPCS/ Atlantic coast from the Florida-Georgia
Commerce. index.shtml. border to the Maine-Canada border is a
ACTION: Notice of proposed change to Pursuant to the authority provided in region that spans 14 existing SPCS
the State Plane Coordinate System; the Coast and Geodetic Survey Act, 33 zones but could be covered by a single
request for comments. U.S.C. 883a et seq., the Director of zone.
NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey Although these types of zones were
SUMMARY: NOAA’s National Geodetic invites interested parties to submit included as a possibility in the 1977
Survey (NGS) will establish the State comments to assist NGS in developing policy, none were created as part of the
Plane Coordinate System of 2022 a new State Plane Coordinate System for SPCS.1 NGS seeks to determine whether
(SPCS2022) as part of the transition to the future. Comments may address any it is appropriate to include special
the 2022 Terrestrial Reference Frames aspect of the draft SPCS2022 policy and purpose zones as part of SPCS2022, or
(TRFs). SPCS2022 is the successor to procedures. The draft SPCS2022 policy support special purpose zones in some
previous versions referenced to the is available at: https://geodesy.noaa.gov/ other manner, if at all.
North American Datums of 1983 and INFO/Policy/files/DRAFT_SPCS2022_ Dated: March 23, 2018.
1927. Like its predecessors, SPCS2022 Policy.pdf. The associated draft Juliana P. Blackwell,
will be a system of conformal map procedures are available at: https:// Director, Office of National Geodetic Survey,
projections for the entire National geodesy.noaa.gov/INFO/Policy/files/ National Ocean Service, National Oceanic
Spatial Reference System (NSRS). It will DRAFT_SPCS2022_Procedures.pdf. and Atmospheric Administration.
provide surveyors, engineers, and other Specifically, the Director seeks [FR Doc. 2018–08141 Filed 4–17–18; 8:45 am]
geospatial professionals with a practical comments regarding: BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P
means for accessing and using the 1. Usage of current SPCS in your
NSRS. NGS has developed draft policy organization, how your organization
and procedures that propose defining expects to use SPCS2022, and whether
characteristics and requirements for DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
it will facilitate migration to the 2022
SPCS2022. These documents also TRFs. Office of the Secretary
provide mechanisms for user input on 2. Whether the proposed default
initial design of SPCS2022 and SPCS2022 definitions will impose a [Docket ID: DoD–2018–OS–0020]
subsequent changes. The aim is for hardship or be beneficial to your
SPCS2022 to meet the needs of NGS Proposed Collection; Comment
organization. Request
customers for the future NSRS. To 3. Whether there is insufficient or
achieve that goal, NGS is inviting excessive flexibility in the AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information
written comments on the draft characteristics of SPCS2022 that can be Officer, DoD.
SPCS2022 policy. established through user input. ACTION: Information collection notice.
In addition, NGS seeks feedback on 4. Whether the deadlines are
purposed ‘‘special purpose’’ zones. acceptable and realistic for making
DATES: Comments will be accepted until requests or proposing characteristics for 1 These zones were considered in 1977 for
‘‘[u]rbanization that requires either different
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Friday, August 31, 2018. SPCS2022. parameters for existing zones or additional zones
ADDRESSES: Comments should be 5. Whether including ‘‘special such that a metropolitan area would be located in
submitted in writing to NGS Feedback, purpose’’ zones as part of SPCS2022 a single zone,’’ as documented in the ‘‘Policy on
NOAA/NOS/National Geodetic Survey, would be beneficial, problematic, or Publication of Plane Coordinates,’’ located in Vol.
42, No. 57, pages 15943–15944 of the Federal
1315 East-West Hwy, Rm. 9340 N/ irrelevant to your organization. Register, dated Thursday, March 24, 1977 (https://
NGS1, Silver Spring, MD 20910; or via NGS notes that the draft SPCS2022 www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1977-03-24/pdf/FR-
Email to: NGS.Feedback@noaa.gov. policy and procedures do not currently 1977-03-24.pdf).
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