83_FR_5485 83 FR 5459 - Stainless Steel Flanges From China and India Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations

83 FR 5459 - Stainless Steel Flanges From China and India Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 26 (February 7, 2018)

Page Range5459-5461
FR Document2018-02438

The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-585-586 and 731-TA-1383-1384 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of stainless steel flanges from China and India, provided for in subheadings 7307.21.10 and 7307.21.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce to be subsidized and sold at less-than-fair-value.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 26 (Wednesday, February 7, 2018) 
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-585-586 and 731-TA-1383-1384 (Final)]


Stainless Steel Flanges From China and India Scheduling of the 
Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the 
final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 
701-TA-585-586 and 731-TA-1383-1384 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act 
of 1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether an industry in the United 
States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the 
establishment of an industry in the United States is materially 
retarded, by reason of imports of stainless steel flanges from China 
and India, provided for in subheadings 7307.21.10 and 7307.21.50 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily 
determined by the Department of Commerce to be subsidized and sold at 
less-than-fair-value.

DATES: January 23, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Celia Feldpausch (202-205-2387), 
Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain 
information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal 
on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need 
special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact 
the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information 
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its 
internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for these 
investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket 
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Scope.--For purposes of these investigations, the Department of

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Commerce has defined the subject merchandise as ``certain forged 
stainless steel flanges, whether unfinished, semi-finished, or finished 
(certain forged stainless steel flanges). Certain forged stainless 
steel flanges are generally manufactured to, but not limited to, the 
material specification of ASTM/ASME A/SA182 or comparable domestic or 
foreign specifications . . . Unfinished stainless steel flanges possess 
the approximate shape of finished stainless steel flanges and have not 
yet been machined to final specification after the initial forging or 
like operations . . . The sizes and descriptions of the flanges within 
the scope include all pressure classes of ASME B16.5 and range from 
one-half inch to twenty-four inches nominal pipe size. Specifically 
excluded from the scope of these orders are cast stainless steel 
flanges.'' For a complete description of the scope in these 
investigations, please refer to Appendix I in the following FR notices, 
83 FR 3118, January 23, 2018 and 83 FR 3124, January 23, 2018.
    Background.--The final phase of these investigations is being 
scheduled pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 
1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of affirmative preliminary 
determinations by the Department of Commerce that certain benefits 
which constitute subsidies within the meaning of section 703 of the Act 
(19 U.S.C. 1671b) are being provided to manufacturers, producers, or 
exporters in China and India of stainless steel flanges, and that such 
products are being sold in the United States at less than fair value 
within the meaning of section 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). The 
investigations were requested in petitions filed on August 16, 2017, by 
Core Pipe Products, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois and Maass Flange 
Corporation, Houston, Texas.
    For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the 
investigations, hearing procedures, and rules of general application, 
consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, 
subparts A and B (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and C (19 
CFR part 207).
    Participation in the investigations and public service list.--
Persons, including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, if 
the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer 
organizations, wishing to participate in the final phase of these 
investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the 
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in section 201.11 of the 
Commission's rules, no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date 
specified in this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance 
during the preliminary phase of the investigations need not file an 
additional notice of appearance during this final phase. The Secretary 
will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses 
of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the 
investigations.
    Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under 
an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.--
Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary 
will make BPI gathered in the final phase of these investigations 
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the 
investigations, provided that the application is made no later than 21 
days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. Authorized 
applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C. 
1677(9), who are parties to the investigations. A party granted access 
to BPI in the preliminary phase of the investigations need not reapply 
for such access. A separate service list will be maintained by the 
Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
    Staff report.--The prehearing staff report in the final phase of 
these investigations will be placed in the nonpublic record on March 
28, 2018, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to 
section 207.22 of the Commission's rules.
    Hearing.--The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the 
final phase of these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 
April 10, 2018, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building. 
Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in writing with the 
Secretary to the Commission on or before April 4, 2018. A nonparty who 
has testimony that may aid the Commission's deliberations may request 
permission to present a short statement at the hearing. All parties and 
nonparties desiring to appear at the hearing and make oral 
presentations should participate in a prehearing conference to be held 
on April 9, 2018, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building, 
if deemed necessary. Oral testimony and written materials to be 
submitted at the public hearing are governed by sections 201.6(b)(2), 
201.13(f), and 207.24 of the Commission's rules. Parties must submit 
any request to present a portion of their hearing testimony in camera 
no later than 7 business days prior to the date of the hearing.
    Written submissions.--Each party who is an interested party shall 
submit a prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must 
conform with the provisions of section 207.23 of the Commission's 
rules; the deadline for filing is April 3, 2018. Parties may also file 
written testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing, 
as provided in section 207.24 of the Commission's rules, and 
posthearing briefs, which must conform with the provisions of section 
207.25 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing 
briefs is April 17, 2018. In addition, any person who has not entered 
an appearance as a party to the investigations may submit a written 
statement of information pertinent to the subject of the 
investigations, including statements of support or opposition to the 
petition, on or before April 17, 2018. On May 3, 2018, the Commission 
will make available to parties all information on which they have not 
had an opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final comments on 
this information on or before May 7, 2018, but such final comments must 
not contain new factual information and must otherwise comply with 
section 207.30 of the Commission's rules. All written submissions must 
conform with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's rules; 
any submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the 
requirements of sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's 
rules. The Commission's Handbook on E-Filing, available on the 
Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates upon the Commission's 
rules with respect to electronic filing.
    Additional written submissions to the Commission, including 
requests pursuant to section 201.12 of the Commission's rules, shall 
not be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such 
submissions, or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific request 
by a Commissioner or Commission staff.
    In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's 
rules, each document filed by a party to the investigations must be 
served on all other parties to the investigations (as identified by 
either the public or BPI service list), and a certificate of service 
must be timely filed. The Secretary will not accept a document for 
filing without a certificate of service.
    Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority 
of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 
pursuant to section 207.21 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.


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    Issued: February 2, 2018.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 7, 2018 / Notices 5459 The plat, in twelve sheets, Environmental Impact Statement has provided for such determinations in representing the dependent resurvey of evaluating this application and local courts. a portion of the south boundary, a proposal. Jerome E. Perez, portion of the subdivisional lines and portions of the subdivision-of-section DATES:This Notice is applicable on California State Director. lines of section 31, the subdivision of February 7, 2018. [FR Doc. 2018–02422 Filed 2–6–18; 8:45 am] sections 4 and 8, and metes-and-bounds FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BILLING CODE 4310–40–P surveys of the easterly and westerly Russell Scofield, Desert Renewable right-of-way lines of the Nevada Energy Conservation Plan Northern Railway Hiline and Mainline, INTERNATIONAL TRADE Township 17, North, Range 64 East, Implementation Lead, phone: 760–833– COMMISSION Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada, under 7139, 1201 Bird Center Drive, Palm Springs, CA 992262–8001; email [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–585–586 and Group No. 853 was accepted on January 731–TA–1383–1384 (Final)] 10, 2018. This survey was executed to ascofiel@blm.gov. Persons who use a meet certain administration needs of the telecommunications device for the deaf Stainless Steel Flanges From China Bureau of Land Management. (TDD) may call the Federal Relay and India Scheduling of the Final The surveys, amended plats, and Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to Phase of Countervailing Duty and supplemental plats listed above are now reach the BLM contact person. The FRS Antidumping Duty Investigations the basic record for describing the lands is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a for all authorized purposes. These week, to leave a message or question AGENCY: United States International records have been placed in the open with the above individual. You will Trade Commission. files in the BLM Nevada State Office receive a reply during normal business ACTION: Notice. and are available to the public as a hours. matter of information. Copies of the SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives surveys and related field notes may be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice notice of the scheduling of the final furnished to the public upon payment of of Proposed Withdrawal was published phase of antidumping and the appropriate fees. in the Federal Register (81 FR 95738) on countervailing duty investigation Nos. December 28, 2016, of the Department’s 701–TA–585–586 and 731–TA–1383– Dated: January 31, 2018. proposal to withdraw 1,337,904 acres of 1384 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act Michael O. Harmening, public lands within designated of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’) to determine Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Nevada. whether an industry in the United California Desert National Conservation [FR Doc. 2018–02469 Filed 2–6–18; 8:45 am] States is materially injured or Lands from location and entry under the BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P United States mining laws, but not from threatened with material injury, or the mineral or geothermal leasing or establishment of an industry in the mineral materials laws, subject to valid United States is materially retarded, by DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR reason of imports of stainless steel existing rights. Because the BLM has Bureau of Land Management flanges from China and India, provided determined that the lands are no longer for in subheadings 7307.21.10 and [LLCA932000. 17X.L13400000. needed in connection with the proposed 7307.21.50 of the Harmonized Tariff DP0000.LXSSB0020000 CACA057064] withdrawal, the BLM has canceled the Schedule of the United States, proposed withdrawal and its preliminarily determined by the Cancellation of Withdrawal Application application in support thereof and has Department of Commerce to be and Withdrawal Proposal and terminated the associated subsidized and sold at less-than-fair- Termination of Environmental Impact environmental analysis process. value. Statement for California Desert Conservation Area Withdrawal, Pursuant to 43 CFR 2310.1–4, the DATES: January 23, 2018. California segregative effect for the lands described FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: in 81 FR 95738 is terminated and the AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Celia Feldpausch (202–205–2387), lands opened as follows: At 10 a.m. on Office of Investigations, U.S. Interior. March 9, 2018, the public lands International Trade Commission, 500 E ACTION: Notice of cancellation. described will be opened to location Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. and entry under the United States Hearing-impaired persons can obtain SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land mining laws, subject to valid existing information on this matter by contacting Management (BLM) has canceled its withdrawal application and the rights, the provision of existing the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– withdrawal proposal relating to withdrawals, other segregations of 205–1810. Persons with mobility 1,337,904 acres of public lands within record, and the requirements of impairments who will need special designated California Desert National applicable law. Appropriation of lands assistance in gaining access to the Conservation Lands. The BLM has under the mining laws prior to the date Commission should contact the Office determined that the lands are no longer and time of restoration is unauthorized. of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. needed in connection with the proposed Any such attempted appropriation, General information concerning the withdrawal. This notice terminates the including attempted adverse possession Commission may also be obtained by temporary segregation from location and under 30 U.S.C. 38, shall vest no rights accessing its internet server (https:// sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES entry under the United States mining against the United States. Acts required www.usitc.gov). The public record for laws, subject to valid existing rights, the to establish a location and to initiate a these investigations may be viewed on provision of existing withdrawals, other right of possession are governed by State the Commission’s electronic docket segregations of record, and the law where not in conflict with Federal (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. requirements of applicable law, as law. The BLM will not intervene in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: described further below. The BLM has disputes between rival locators over Scope.—For purposes of these also terminated the preparation of an possessory rights given that Congress investigations, the Department of VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:17 Feb 06, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07FEN1.SGM 07FEN1

5460 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 7, 2018 / Notices Commerce has defined the subject party that filed a notice of appearance Prehearing briefs must conform with the merchandise as ‘‘certain forged stainless during the preliminary phase of the provisions of section 207.23 of the steel flanges, whether unfinished, semi- investigations need not file an Commission’s rules; the deadline for finished, or finished (certain forged additional notice of appearance during filing is April 3, 2018. Parties may also stainless steel flanges). Certain forged this final phase. The Secretary will file written testimony in connection stainless steel flanges are generally maintain a public service list containing with their presentation at the hearing, as manufactured to, but not limited to, the the names and addresses of all persons, provided in section 207.24 of the material specification of ASTM/ASME or their representatives, who are parties Commission’s rules, and posthearing A/SA182 or comparable domestic or to the investigations. briefs, which must conform with the foreign specifications . . . Unfinished Limited disclosure of business provisions of section 207.25 of the stainless steel flanges possess the proprietary information (BPI) under an Commission’s rules. The deadline for approximate shape of finished stainless administrative protective order (APO) filing posthearing briefs is April 17, steel flanges and have not yet been and BPI service list.—Pursuant to 2018. In addition, any person who has machined to final specification after the section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s not entered an appearance as a party to initial forging or like operations . . . rules, the Secretary will make BPI the investigations may submit a written The sizes and descriptions of the flanges gathered in the final phase of these statement of information pertinent to within the scope include all pressure investigations available to authorized the subject of the investigations, classes of ASME B16.5 and range from applicants under the APO issued in the including statements of support or one-half inch to twenty-four inches investigations, provided that the opposition to the petition, on or before nominal pipe size. Specifically application is made no later than 21 April 17, 2018. On May 3, 2018, the excluded from the scope of these orders days prior to the hearing date specified Commission will make available to are cast stainless steel flanges.’’ For a in this notice. Authorized applicants parties all information on which they complete description of the scope in must represent interested parties, as have not had an opportunity to these investigations, please refer to defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are comment. Parties may submit final Appendix I in the following FR notices, parties to the investigations. A party comments on this information on or 83 FR 3118, January 23, 2018 and 83 FR granted access to BPI in the preliminary before May 7, 2018, but such final 3124, January 23, 2018. phase of the investigations need not comments must not contain new factual Background.—The final phase of reapply for such access. A separate information and must otherwise comply these investigations is being scheduled service list will be maintained by the with section 207.30 of the Commission’s pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b) Secretary for those parties authorized to rules. All written submissions must of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and receive BPI under the APO. conform with the provisions of section 1673d(b)), as a result of affirmative Staff report.—The prehearing staff 201.8 of the Commission’s rules; any preliminary determinations by the report in the final phase of these submissions that contain BPI must also Department of Commerce that certain investigations will be placed in the conform with the requirements of benefits which constitute subsidies nonpublic record on March 28, 2018, sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the within the meaning of section 703 of the and a public version will be issued Commission’s rules. The Commission’s Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b) are being thereafter, pursuant to section 207.22 of Handbook on E-Filing, available on the provided to manufacturers, producers, the Commission’s rules. Hearing.—The Commission will hold Commission’s website at https:// or exporters in China and India of www.usitc.gov/secretary/documents/ stainless steel flanges, and that such a hearing in connection with the final phase of these investigations beginning handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf, products are being sold in the United at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, elaborates upon the Commission’s rules States at less than fair value within the at the U.S. International Trade with respect to electronic filing. meaning of section 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). The investigations were Commission Building. Requests to Additional written submissions to the requested in petitions filed on August appear at the hearing should be filed in Commission, including requests 16, 2017, by Core Pipe Products, Inc., writing with the Secretary to the pursuant to section 201.12 of the Carol Stream, Illinois and Maass Flange Commission on or before April 4, 2018. Commission’s rules, shall not be Corporation, Houston, Texas. A nonparty who has testimony that may accepted unless good cause is shown for For further information concerning aid the Commission’s deliberations may accepting such submissions, or unless the conduct of this phase of the request permission to present a short the submission is pursuant to a specific investigations, hearing procedures, and statement at the hearing. All parties and request by a Commissioner or rules of general application, consult the nonparties desiring to appear at the Commission staff. Commission’s Rules of Practice and hearing and make oral presentations In accordance with sections 201.16(c) Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B should participate in a prehearing and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, conference to be held on April 9, 2018, each document filed by a party to the subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207). at the U.S. International Trade investigations must be served on all Participation in the investigations and Commission Building, if deemed other parties to the investigations (as public service list.—Persons, including necessary. Oral testimony and written identified by either the public or BPI industrial users of the subject materials to be submitted at the public service list), and a certificate of service merchandise and, if the merchandise is hearing are governed by sections must be timely filed. The Secretary will sold at the retail level, representative 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.24 of the not accept a document for filing without consumer organizations, wishing to sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Commission’s rules. Parties must submit a certificate of service. participate in the final phase of these any request to present a portion of their investigations as parties must file an hearing testimony in camera no later Authority: These investigations are entry of appearance with the Secretary than 7 business days prior to the date of being conducted under authority of title to the Commission, as provided in the hearing. VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice section 201.11 of the Commission’s Written submissions.—Each party is published pursuant to section 207.21 rules, no later than 21 days prior to the who is an interested party shall submit of the Commission’s rules. hearing date specified in this notice. A a prehearing brief to the Commission. 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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 7, 2018 / Notices 5461 Issued: February 2, 2018. Telephone: 202.295.1552; Email: amendments to the foregoing adopted Lisa R. Barton, grawdon@lsc.gov. before or during the period of the grant. Secretary to the Commission. For questions about projects in AL, Before submitting a Letter of Intent to [FR Doc. 2018–02438 Filed 2–6–18; 8:45 am] AR, DC, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, MO, Apply, applicants should be familiar BILLING CODE 7020–02–P NC, PR, SC, TN, VI, VA, contact Jane with LSC’s subgrant requirements at 45 Ribadeneyra, Program Analyst, CFR Part 1627 (see http://www.lsc.gov/ Telephone: 202.295.1554, Email: about/laws-regulations/lsc-regulations- ribadeneyraj@lsc.gov. cfr-45-part-1600-et-seq), particularly as LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION If you have a general question, please they pertain to payments of LSC funds Request for Letters of Intent To Apply email techgrants@lsc.gov. to other entities for programmatic for 2018 Technology Initiative Grant SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: activities. Funding For additional information and I. Summary resources regarding TIG compliance, AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation. 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This grant program funds recipients awarded at least a one-year and application information are posted technology tools that help achieve LSC’s basic field grant term are eligible to at: https://www.lsc.gov/grants-grantee- goal of increasing the quantity and apply for TIG. resources/our-grant-programs/tig. quality of legal services available to LSC will not award a TIG to any DATES: Deadline: Letters of Intent must eligible persons. Projects funded under applicant that is not in good standing on be completed and submitted into the the TIG program develop, test, and any existing TIG projects. Applicants online system at http://lscgrants.lsc.gov replicate innovative technologies that must be up to date according to the no later than 11:59 p.m. EST, Friday, can enable grant recipients and state milestone schedule on all existing TIG March 9, 2018. 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If no confirmation email Through the LOI process, LSC selects applicant’s control. is received, inquire about the status of those projects that have a reasonable Funding Availability your LOI at Techgrants@lsc.gov. chance of success in the competitive grant process based on LSC’s analysis of The amount of TIG funding available ADDRESSES: Letters of Intent must be will depend on the 2018 fiscal year the project description and other submitted electronically at http:// appropriation to the LSC from Congress, information provided in the LOI. LSC lscgrants.lsc.gov. which had not been determined by will solicit full proposals for the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For selected projects. January 31, 2018, the date this notice information on the status of a current was issued. The federal government is TIG project, contact Eric Mathison, LSC Requirements currently operating under a Continuing Program Analyst, Telephone: 202–295– Technology Initiative Grant funds are Resolution (CR) that expires February 8, 1535; Email: emathison@lsc.gov. subject to all LSC requirements, 2018. The Continuing Resolution For questions about projects in CT, IL, including the requirements of the Legal maintains funding at FY 2017 levels, IN, ME, MA, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, Services Corporation Act (LSC Act), any which for TIG is $4 million, but with an RI, WI, WV, VT, contact David applicable appropriations acts and any across-the-board reduction of 0.6791 other applicable laws, rules, regulations, percent, or $27,164 for TIG. We sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Bonebrake, Program Counsel, Telephone: 202.295.1547; Email: policies, guidelines, instructions, and anticipate that Congress will pass dbonebrake@lsc.gov. other directives of the Legal Services another CR to continue funding the For questions about projects in AK, Corporation (LSC), including, but not federal government at FY 2017 levels if AZ, CA, CO, GU, HI, ID, IA, KS, MP, limited to, the LSC Audit Guide for they do not pass an FY 2018 budget by MN, MT, NE, NV, NH, NM, ND, OK, OR, Recipients and Auditors, the midnight February 8th. If not, the SD, TX, UT, WA, WY, contact Glenn Accounting Guide for LSC Recipients, federal government will shut down. In Rawdon, Senior Program Counsel, and the CSR Handbook, with any 2017, 25 TIG projects received funding VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:17 Feb 06, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07FEN1.SGM 07FEN1


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ContactCelia Feldpausch (202-205-2387), Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for these investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
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