83 FR 2767 - Sunshine Act Meeting

CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 13 (January 19, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-01066

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 13 (Friday, January 19, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 13 (Friday, January 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01066]


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CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD INVESTIGATION BOARD


Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: January 31, 2018, 1:00 p.m. EST.

PLACE: U.S. Chemical Safety Board, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 
910, Washington, DC 20006.

STATUS: Open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation 
Board (CSB) will convene a public meeting on Wednesday, January 31, 
2018 at 1:00 p.m. EST in Washington, DC, at the CSB offices located at 
1750 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 910. The Board will discuss open 
investigations, the status of audits from the Office of the Inspector 
General, financial and organizational updates, and a review of the 
agency's action plan. New business will include an overview of the new 
``Safety Spotlight'' program and the CSB's 20th Anniversary.

Additional Information

    The meeting is free and open to the public. If you require a 
translator or interpreter, please notify the individual listed below as 
the ``Contact Person for Further Information,'' at least three business 
days prior to the meeting.
    A conference call line will be provided for those who cannot attend 
in person. Please use the following dial-in number to join the 
conference:

(888) 862-6557
Confirmation Number: 46190749

    The CSB is an independent federal agency charged with investigating 
incidents and hazards that result, or may result, in the catastrophic 
release of extremely hazardous substances. The agency's Board Members 
are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. CSB 
investigations look into all aspects of chemical accidents and hazards, 
including physical causes such as equipment failure as well as 
inadequacies in regulations, industry

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standards, and safety management systems.

Public Comment

    The time provided for public statements will depend upon the number 
of people who wish to speak. Speakers should assume that their 
presentations will be limited to three minutes or less, but commenters 
may submit written statements for the record.

Contact Person for Further Information

    Hillary Cohen, Communications Manager, at [email protected] or (202) 
446-8094. Further information about this public meeting can be found on 
the CSB website at: www.csb.gov.

    Dated: January 17, 2018.
Raymond Porfiri,
Deputy General Counsel, Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER potential persons who are to respond to Total Burden Hours: 50.
contains documents other than rules or the collection of information that such
proposed rules that are applicable to the Ruth Brown,
persons are not required to respond to
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Departmental Information Collection
the collection of information unless it Clearance Officer.
committee meetings, agency decisions and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
displays a currently valid OMB control
[FR Doc. 2018–00879 Filed 1–18–18; 8:45 am]
petitions and applications and agency number.
BILLING CODE 3410–34–P
statements of organization and functions are Animal and Plant Health Inspection
examples of documents appearing in this
section.
Service
Title: Importation of Plants for CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD
Planting; Establishing a Category for INVESTIGATION BOARD
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Plants for Planting Not Authorized for
Importation Pending Pest Risk Analysis. Sunshine Act Meeting
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request OMB Control Number: 0579–0380. TIME AND DATE: January 31, 2018, 1:00
January 16, 2018. Summary of Collection: Under the p.m. EST.
The Department of Agriculture has Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701—et PLACE: U.S. Chemical Safety Board,
submitted the following information seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture is 1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 910,
collection requirement(s) to OMB for authorized to take such actions as may Washington, DC 20006.
review and clearance under the be necessary to prevent the introduction STATUS: Open to the public.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and spread of plant pests and noxious
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The
Public Law 104–13. Comments are weeds within the United States. The
Chemical Safety and Hazard
requested regarding (1) whether the United States Department of Investigation Board (CSB) will convene
collection of information is necessary Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health a public meeting on Wednesday,
for the proper performance of the Inspection Service (APHIS) regulations January 31, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. EST in
functions of the agency, including establish categories of regulated articles Washington, DC, at the CSB offices
whether the information will have governing the importation of nursery located at 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the stock, also known as plants for planting. NW, Suite 910. The Board will discuss
agency’s estimate of burden including This category lists taxa for plants for open investigations, the status of audits
the validity of the methodology and planting whose importation is not from the Office of the Inspector General,
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance authorized pending pest risk analysis. financial and organizational updates,
the quality, utility and clarity of the Requests to remove a taxa from the and a review of the agency’s action plan.
information to be collected; and (4) category of plants for planting whose New business will include an overview
ways to minimize the burden of the impact is not authorized pending the of the new ‘‘Safety Spotlight’’ program
collection of information on those who completion of a pest risk analysis must and the CSB’s 20th Anniversary.
are to respond, including through the be made in accordance with § 319.5.
use of appropriate automated, Additional Information
electronic, mechanical, or other Need and Use of the Information:
APHIS will collect the following The meeting is free and open to the
technological collection techniques or public. If you require a translator or
other forms of information technology. information as part of the request before
a Pest Risk Assessment can be prepared: interpreter, please notify the individual
Comments regarding this information
(1) A description and/or map of the listed below as the ‘‘Contact Person for
collection received by February 20, 2018
specific locations(s) of the areas in the Further Information,’’ at least three
will be considered. Written comments
exporting country where the plant, plant business days prior to the meeting.
should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
parts, or plant products are produced; A conference call line will be
Agriculture, Office of Information and
(2) Scientific name (including genus, provided for those who cannot attend in
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
species, and author names) and person. Please use the following dial-in
Management and Budget (OMB), New
taxonomic classification of arthropods, number to join the conference:
Executive Office Building, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. fungi, bacteria, nematodes, viruses, (888) 862–6557
Commenters are encouraged to submit viroids, mollusks, phytoplasmas, Confirmation Number: 46190749
their comments to OMB via email to: spiroplasmas, etc., attacking the crop; The CSB is an independent federal
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or and (3) Plant part attacked by each pest, agency charged with investigating
fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental pest life stages associated with plant incidents and hazards that result, or
Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail part attacked, and location of pest (in, may result, in the catastrophic release of
Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– on, or with commodity). extremely hazardous substances. The
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7602. Copies of the submission(s) may Description of Respondents: Business agency’s Board Members are appointed
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958. or other for-profits; Federal by the President and confirmed by the
An agency may not conduct or Government. Senate. CSB investigations look into all
sponsor a collection of information aspects of chemical accidents and
unless the collection of information Number of Respondents: 16. hazards, including physical causes such
displays a currently valid OMB control Frequency of Responses: Reporting: as equipment failure as well as
number and the agency informs On occasion. inadequacies in regulations, industry

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standards, and safety management determination is due no later than that Commerce is investigating in this
systems. February 1, 2018. proceeding, many of which involve
complex methodological issues, and the
Public Comment Postponement of Preliminary
large number of mandatory respondents
Determination
The time provided for public and their cross-owned entities that are
statements will depend upon the Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of participating in this investigation,
number of people who wish to speak. 1930, as amended (the Act), requires Commerce determines that this
Speakers should assume that their Commerce to issue the preliminary investigation is extraordinarily
presentations will be limited to three determination in a countervailing duty complicated and additional time is
minutes or less, but commenters may investigation within 65 days after the necessary to issue a preliminary
submit written statements for the date on which Commerce initiated the determination.
record. investigation. However, section Therefore, in accordance with section
703(c)(1) of the Act permits Commerce 703(c)(1)(B) of the Act, Commerce is
Contact Person for Further Information to postpone the preliminary postponing the deadline for the
Hillary Cohen, Communications determination until no later than 130 preliminary determination to no later
Manager, at public@csb.gov or (202) days after the date on which Commerce than 130 days after the date on which
446–8094. Further information about initiated the investigation if: (A) The the investigation was initiated, i.e.,
this public meeting can be found on the petitioner makes a timely request for a April 9, 2018.6 Pursuant to section
CSB website at: www.csb.gov. postponement; or (B) Commerce 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
concludes that the parties concerned are 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final
Dated: January 17, 2018. cooperating, and determines that the determination of this investigation will
Raymond Porfiri, investigation is extraordinarily continue to be 75 days after the date of
Deputy General Counsel, Chemical Safety and complicated, and that additional time is the preliminary determination.
Hazard Investigation Board. necessary to make a preliminary This notice is issued and published
[FR Doc. 2018–01066 Filed 1–17–18; 4:15 pm] determination. pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act
BILLING CODE 6350–01–P As described in the Initiation Notice, and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Commerce self-initiated this Dated: January 12, 2018.
investigation under section 702(a) of the
Gary Taverman,
Act on the basis of information available
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
to it pertaining to 26 subsidy programs.2
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
On December 20, 2017, Commerce performing the non-exclusive functions and
International Trade Administration selected mandatory respondents to this duties of the Assistant Secretary for
CVD investigation and issued Enforcement and Compliance.
[C–570–074] countervailing duty questionnaires.3 On [FR Doc. 2018–00922 Filed 1–18–18; 8:45 am]
January 8, 2018, we received responses BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From to the affiliation section of the CVD
the People’s Republic of China: questionnaire from mandatory
Postponement of Preliminary respondents Henan Mingtai Aluminum DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Determination in the Countervailing Industrial Co. Ltd. (Henan Mingtai);
Duty Investigation Yong Jie New Material Co. Ltd. (Yong Jie International Trade Administration
New Material); and Zhengzhou Mingtai
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, [C–570–063]
Industry Co Ltd. (Zhengzhou Mingtai).4
International Trade Administration, In their responses, Henan Mingtai, Yong
Department of Commerce. Cast Iron Soil Pipe Fittings From
Jie New Material, and Zhengzhou China: Amended Preliminary
DATES: Applicable January 19, 2018. Mingtai stated that they intend to Determination of Countervailing Duty
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: provide complete questionnaire Investigation
Yasmin Bordas at (202) 482–3813, Lana responses on behalf of themselves and
Nigro at (202) 482–1779, and John multiple cross-owned entities.5 Given AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
Anwesen at (202) 482–0131, AD/CVD the large number of subsidy programs International Trade Administration,
Operations, Enforcement and Department of Commerce.
Compliance, International Trade 2 See Initiation Notice, and accompanying SUMMARY: On December 19, 2017, the
Administration, U.S. Department of Supporting Memorandum for the Initiation of Department of Commerce (Commerce)
Countervailing Duty Investigation of Common Alloy published in the Federal Register the
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue Aluminum Sheet from the People’s Republic of
NW, Washington, DC 20230. China (CVD Initiation Memo), dated November 28, preliminary determination of the
2017. countervailing duty (CVD) investigation
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 3 See Memorandum, re: Countervailing Duty on cast iron soil pipe fittings from the
Background Investigation of Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet People’s Republic of China (China).
from the People’s Republic of China: Respondent Commerce is amending the preliminary
On November 28, 2017, the Selection, dated December 20, 2017. See also
determination of the investigation to
Department of Commerce (Commerce) Commerce Letter, ‘‘Countervailing Duty
Investigation of Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet correct a significant ministerial error.
self-initiated a countervailing duty from the People’s Republic of China: Countervailing
(CVD) investigation of common alloy Duty Questionnaire,’’ dated December 20, 2017. 6 Postponing the preliminary determination to
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aluminum sheet (common alloy sheet) 4 See Letter from Henan Mingtai and Zhengzhou
130 days after initiation would place the deadline
from the People’s Republic of China.1 Mingtai, ‘‘Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from the on Saturday, April 7, 2018. Commerce’s practice
People’s Republic of China: Mingtai CVD Section III dictates that where a deadline falls on a weekend
Currently, the preliminary Affiliation Response,’’ dated January 8, 2018; Letter or federal holiday, the appropriate deadline is the
from Yong Jie New Material, ‘‘Common Alloy next business day. See Notice of Clarification:
1 See Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from the Aluminum Sheet from the People’s Republic of Application of ‘‘Next Business Day’’ Rule for
People’s Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than- China: Yong Jie New Material CVD Section III Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant
Fair-Value and Countervailing Duty Investigations, Affiliation Response,’’ dated January 8, 2018. to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533
82 FR 57214 (December 4, 2017) (Initiation Notice). 5 Id. (May 10, 2005).

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Dates		January 31, 2018, 1:00 p.m. EST.
FR Citation		83 FR 2767