83_FR_3312 83 FR 3296 - Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance

83 FR 3296 - Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 16 (January 24, 2018)

Page Range3296-3297
FR Document2018-01239

The Economic Development Administration (EDA) has received petitions for certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance from the firms listed below. Accordingly, EDA has initiated investigations to determine whether increased imports into the United States of articles like or directly competitive with those produced by each of the firms contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of the firms' workers, or threat thereof, and to a decrease in sales or production of each petitioning firm.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3296-3297]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-01239]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To 
Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance

AGENCY: Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice and opportunity for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Economic Development Administration (EDA) has received 
petitions for certification of eligibility to apply for Trade 
Adjustment Assistance from the firms listed below. Accordingly, EDA has 
initiated investigations to determine whether increased imports into 
the United States of articles like or directly competitive with those 
produced by each of the firms contributed importantly to the total or 
partial separation of the firms' workers, or threat thereof, and to a 
decrease in sales or production of each petitioning firm.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

                 List of Petitions Received by EDA for Certification of Eligibility To Apply for
                                           Trade Adjustment Assistance
                                         [01/08/2018 through 01/15/2018]
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                                                                    Date accepted
               Firm name                       Firm address              for                 Product(s)
                                                                    investigation
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Casco Bay Molding, Ltd................  32 Smada Drive, Sanford,       01/11/2018  The firm manufactures
                                         ME 04073.                                  products made of
                                                                                    thermoplastic and liquid
                                                                                    silicone using injection
                                                                                    molds.
Arcadian Services, LLC................  3109 Northington Court,        01/11/2018  The firm manufactures car and
                                         Florence, AL 35630.                        truck wash chemicals.
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    Any party having a substantial interest in these proceedings may 
request a public hearing on the matter. A written request for a hearing 
must be submitted to the Trade Adjustment Assistance Division, Room 
71030, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten (10) calendar days 
following publication of this notice. These petitions are received 
pursuant to section 251 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
    Please follow the requirements set forth in EDA's regulations at 13 
CFR 315.9 for procedures to request a public hearing. The Catalog of 
Federal Domestic Assistance official number and title for the program 
under which these petitions are submitted is 11.313, Trade Adjustment 
Assistance for Firms.

Irette Patterson,
Program Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2018-01239 Filed 1-23-18; 8:45 am]
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                                               support these waivers is readily                                     Estimated Number of Respondents:                                             Estimated Time per Response: Varies
                                               available from the DOL website and                                 36.                                                                          between 4 to 35 Hours.
                                               requires minimal preparation by State                                Estimated Number of Responses per                                            Estimated Total Annual Burden on
                                               agencies. FNS projects a total of 1,198                            Respondent: 1.
                                                                                                                                                                                               Respondents: 1,136.
                                               hours.                                                               Estimated Total Annual Responses:
                                                 Affected Public: State Agencies.                                 36.

                                                                                                                                       Estimated                   Response                      Total                                           Annual
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Hours per
                                                   OMB No. 0584–0479                            Requirement                            number of                  annually per                  annual                                           burden
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         response
                                                                                                                                      respondents                 respondent                  responses                                           hours

                                                                                                                             Affected Public: State Agencies

                                               Reporting Burden ................   Submission of waiver re-                                             34                            1                        34                        35          1,190
                                                                                     quest based on labor
                                                                                     market data.
                                                                                   Submission of waiver re-                                                2                          1                          2                         4              8
                                                                                     quest based on Labor
                                                                                     Surplus Area designation.

                                                    Reporting Totals ..........      .............................................                      36      ........................   ........................   ........................       1,198

                                                    Total Reporting Burden           .............................................   ........................   ........................   ........................   ........................       1,198



                                                 Dated: January 8, 2018.                                          calls they initiate over wireless lines,                                         Gonzalez, Chair Georgia SAC
                                               Brandon Lipps,                                                     and the Commission will not refund any                                       Regional Update—Jeff Hinton, Regional
                                               Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service.                         incurred charges. Callers will incur no                                          Director, SRO, USCCR
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–01279 Filed 1–23–18; 8:45 am]                        charge for calls they initiate over land-                                    Continuation: Preparation and
                                                                                                                  line connections to the toll-free                                                implementation process of the
                                               BILLING CODE 3410–30–P
                                                                                                                  telephone number. Persons with hearing                                           public hearing—Jerry Gonzalez,
                                                                                                                  impairments may also follow the                                                  Chair Georgia SAC State Advisory
                                                                                                                  proceedings by first calling the Federal                                         Committee (SAC) members
                                               COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS                                                                                                                      Public comments
                                                                                                                  Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and
                                                                                                                  providing the Service with the                                               Adjournment
                                               Notice of Public Meeting of the Georgia
                                               Advisory Committee                                                 conference call number and conference                                          Dated: January 18, 2018.
                                                                                                                  ID number.                                                                   David Mussatt,
                                               AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil                                      Members of the public are also                                            Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
                                               Rights.                                                            entitled to submit written comments;                                         [FR Doc. 2018–01204 Filed 1–23–18; 8:45 am]
                                               ACTION: Notice of meeting.                                         the comments must be received in the                                         BILLING CODE P
                                                                                                                  regional office by February 9, 2018.
                                               SUMMARY:    Notice is hereby given,
                                                                                                                  Written comments may be mailed to the
                                               pursuant to the provisions of the rules
                                                                                                                  Southern Regional Office, U.S.                                               DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                               and regulations of the U.S. Commission
                                                                                                                  Commission on Civil Rights, 61 Forsyth
                                               on Civil Rights (Commission) and the
                                                                                                                  Street, Suite 16T126, Atlanta, GA 30303.                                     Economic Development Administration
                                               Federal Advisory Committee Act that
                                                                                                                  They may also be faxed to the
                                               the Georgia Advisory Committee will                                                                                                             Notice of Petitions by Firms for
                                                                                                                  Commission at (404) 562–7005, or
                                               hold a meeting on Tuesday, February                                                                                                             Determination of Eligibility To Apply
                                                                                                                  emailed to Regional Director, Jeffrey
                                               13, 2018, for continuing discussion of                                                                                                          for Trade Adjustment Assistance
                                                                                                                  Hinton at jhinton@usccr.gov. Persons
                                               public hearing preparation and
                                                                                                                  who desire additional information may                                        AGENCY:  Economic Development
                                               implementation on civil rights issues
                                                                                                                  contact the Southern Regional Office at                                      Administration, U.S. Department of
                                               related to the Olmstead Act.
                                                                                                                  (404) 562–7000.                                                              Commerce.
                                               DATES: The meeting will be held on
                                                                                                                     Records generated from this meeting                                       ACTION: Notice and opportunity for
                                               Tuesday February 13, 2018 at 11:00 a.m.                            may be inspected and reproduced at the
                                               EST.                                                                                                                                            public comment.
                                                                                                                  Southern Regional Office, as they
                                               ADDRESSES: The meeting will be by                                  become available, both before and after                                      SUMMARY:    The Economic Development
                                               teleconference. Toll-free call-in number:                          the meeting. Records of the meeting will                                     Administration (EDA) has received
                                               888–395–3241, conference ID: 1850034.                              be available via www.facadatabase.gov                                        petitions for certification of eligibility to
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff                              under the Commission on Civil Rights,                                        apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
                                               Hinton, DFO, at jhinton@usccr.gov or                               North Carolina Advisory Committee                                            from the firms listed below.
                                               404–562–7700.                                                      link. Persons interested in the work of                                      Accordingly, EDA has initiated
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members                                 this Committee are directed to the                                           investigations to determine whether
                                               of the public can listen to the                                    Commission’s website, http://                                                increased imports into the United States
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                                               discussion. This meeting is available to                           www.usccr.gov, or may contact the                                            of articles like or directly competitive
                                               the public through the following toll-                             Southern Regional Office at the above                                        with those produced by each of the
                                               free call-in number: 888–395–3241,                                 email or street address.                                                     firms contributed importantly to the
                                               conference ID: 1850034. Any interested                                                                                                          total or partial separation of the firms’
                                                                                                                  Agenda
                                               member of the public may call this                                                                                                              workers, or threat thereof, and to a
                                               number and listen to the meeting.                                  Welcome and Introductions                                                    decrease in sales or production of each
                                               Callers can expect to incur charges for                             Jeff Hinton, Regional Director; Jerry                                       petitioning firm.


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                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

                                                                     LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR
                                                                                              TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
                                                                                                               [01/08/2018 through 01/15/2018]

                                                                                                                                        Date
                                                        Firm name                                 Firm address                      accepted for                                 Product(s)
                                                                                                                                    investigation

                                               Casco Bay Molding, Ltd ....      32 Smada Drive, Sanford, ME 04073 .....                01/11/2018     The firm manufactures products made of thermoplastic
                                                                                                                                                        and liquid silicone using injection molds.
                                               Arcadian Services, LLC .....     3109 Northington Court, Florence, AL                   01/11/2018     The firm manufactures car and truck wash chemicals.
                                                                                  35630.



                                                 Any party having a substantial                        (Belarus), Kaitlin Wojnar at (202) 482–                United States is materially injured by
                                               interest in these proceedings may                       3857 (Russia), or Carrie Bethea at (202)               reasons of imports of wire rod from
                                               request a public hearing on the matter.                 482–1491 (the UAE), AD/CVD                             Belarus, Russia, and the UAE.3 The ITC
                                               A written request for a hearing must be                 Operations, Enforcement and                            also notified Commerce of its
                                               submitted to the Trade Adjustment                       Compliance, International Trade                        determination that critical
                                               Assistance Division, Room 71030,                        Administration, Department of                          circumstances do not exist with respect
                                               Economic Development Administration,                    Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue                     to imports of wire rod from Russia
                                               U.S. Department of Commerce,                            NW, Washington, DC 20230.                              subject to Commerce’s critical
                                               Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             circumstances finding.4 Therefore, in
                                               (10) calendar days following publication                                                                       accordance with section 735(c)(2) of the
                                                                                                       Background                                             Act, Commerce is issuing these AD
                                               of this notice. These petitions are
                                               received pursuant to section 251 of the                    In accordance with sections 735(d)                  orders. Because the ITC determined that
                                               Trade Act of 1974, as amended.                          and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930,               imports of wire rod from Belarus,
                                                 Please follow the requirements set                    as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR                       Russia, and the UAE are materially
                                               forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR                    351.210(c), on November 28, 2017,                      injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated
                                               315.9 for procedures to request a public                Commerce published affirmative final                   entries of such merchandise from
                                               hearing. The Catalog of Federal                         determinations in the less-than-fair-                  Belarus, Russia, and the UAE are subject
                                               Domestic Assistance official number                     value (LTFV) investigations of wire rod                to the assessment of antidumping
                                               and title for the program under which                   from Belarus, Russia, and the UAE.1 On                 duties.
                                               these petitions are submitted is 11.313,                January 11, 2018, the ITC notified                       As a result of the ITC’s final
                                               Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms.                  Commerce of its affirmative                            determination, in accordance with
                                                                                                       determination, pursuant to section                     section 736(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce
                                               Irette Patterson,                                       735(d) of the Act, that an industry in the             will direct U.S. Customs and Border
                                               Program Analyst.                                        United States is materially injured                    Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–01239 Filed 1–23–18; 8:45 am]             within the meaning of section                          instruction by Commerce, antidumping
                                               BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P                                  735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by reason of               duties equal to the amount by which the
                                                                                                       the LTFV imports of wire rod from                      normal value of the merchandise
                                                                                                       Belarus, Russia, and the UAE, and its                  exceeds the export price, or constructed
                                               DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  determination that critical                            export price, of the merchandise, for all
                                                                                                       circumstances do not exist with respect                relevant entries of wire rod from
                                               International Trade Administration                      to imports of wire rod from Russia                     Belarus, Russia, and the UAE.
                                               [A–822–806, A–821–824, A–520–808]                       subject to Commerce’s affirmative                      Antidumping duties will be assessed on
                                                                                                       critical circumstances determination.2                 unliquidated entries of wire rod from
                                               Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From                                                                           Belarus, Russia, and the UAE entered, or
                                                                                                       Scope of the Orders
                                               Belarus, the Russian Federation, and                                                                           withdrawn from warehouse, for
                                               the United Arab Emirates:                                  The product covered by these orders                 consumption on or after September 12,
                                               Antidumping Duty Orders                                 is wire rod. For a complete description                2017, the date of publication of the
                                                                                                       of the scope of these orders, see the                  preliminary determinations,5 but will
                                               AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                    Appendix to this notice.                               not include entries occurring after the
                                               International Trade Administration,                                                                            expiration of the provisional measures
                                               Department of Commerce.                                 Antidumping Duty Orders
                                               SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final                       In accordance with sections                            3 Id.

                                               determinations by the Department of                     735(b)(1)(A)(i) and 735(d) of the Act, the               4 Id.

                                               Commerce (Commerce) and the                             ITC notified Commerce of its final                       5 See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from

                                               International Trade Commission (the                     determination in these investigations, in              Belarus: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of
                                                                                                       which it found that an industry in the                 Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 82 FR 42796
                                               ITC), Commerce is issuing antidumping                                                                          (September 12, 2017) (Belarus Preliminary
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                                               duty (AD) orders on carbon and alloy                                                                           Determination); Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel
                                                                                                         1 See Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod
                                               steel wire rod (wire rod) from Belarus,                                                                        Wire Rod from the Russian Federation and the
                                                                                                       from Belarus, the Russian Federation, and the          United Arab Emirates: Affirmative Preliminary
                                               the Russian Federation (Russia), and the                United Arab Emirates: Affirmative Final                Determinations of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
                                               United Arab Emirates (the UAE).                         Determinations of Sales at Less Than Fair Value        and Affirmative Preliminary Determination of
                                               DATES: Applicable January 24, 2018.                     and Partial Affirmative Finding of Critical            Critical Circumstances for Imports of Certain
                                                                                                       Circumstances, 82 FR 56214 (November 28, 2017).        Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the Russian
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                          2 See Letter from the ITC to the Hon. Gary           Federation, 82 FR 42794 (September 12, 2017)
                                               Rebecca Janz at (202) 482–2972                          Taverman, dated January 11, 2018.                      (collectively, Preliminary Determinations).



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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and opportunity for public comment.
FR Citation83 FR 3296 

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