83_FR_64343 83 FR 64104 - Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance

83 FR 64104 - 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 239 (December 13, 2018)

Page Range64104-64105
FR Document2018-26946

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 239 (Thursday, December 13, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 239 (Thursday, December 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64104-64105]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26946]


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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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

   List of Petitions Received by EDA for Certification of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
                                         [11/20/2018 through 12/5/2018]
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                                                                   Date accepted
              Firm name                      Firm address               for                  Product(s)
                                                                   investigation
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Plattco Corporation..................  7 White Street,                 11/21/2018  The firm manufactures valves,
                                        Plattsburgh, NY 12901.                      especially double-flap
                                                                                    airlock valves and slide-
                                                                                    gate valves, as well as
                                                                                    custom metal castings.
Premier Manufacturing and Supply       7755 Miller Drive,              11/27/2018  The firm manufactures circuit
 Chain Services, Inc.                   Frederick, CO 80504.                        boards for electrical
                                                                                    apparatuses.
Silvex Incorporated..................  45 Thomas Drive,                 12/3/2018  The firm provides services
                                        Westbrooke, ME 04092.                       for electroplating,
                                                                                    anodizing, and surface
                                                                                    finishing metals.
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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

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(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. 2018-26946 Filed 12-12-18; 8:45 am]
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                                              the NCSES and the Census Bureau is                       Census Bureau. Agencies are asked to                   burden of the collection of information
                                              mailed to the Governor’s Office to                       respond within 60 days.                                on respondents, including through the
                                              announce the survey collection and to                                                                           use of automated collection techniques
                                                                                                       III. Data
                                              solicit assignment of a State                                                                                   or other forms of information
                                              Coordinator. The State Coordinator’s                       OMB Control Number: 0607–0933.                       technology.
                                              Announcement is sent electronically at                     Form Number: SRD–1.                                    Comments submitted in response to
                                              the beginning of each survey period to                     Type of Review: Regular submission.                  this notice will be summarized and/or
                                              solicit assistance in identifying state                    Affected Public: State government                    included in the request for OMB
                                              agencies which may perform or fund                       agencies.                                              approval of this information collection;
                                              R&D activities.                                            Estimated Number of Respondents: 51                  they also will become a matter of public
                                                                                                       governors, 1 mayor, 52 state                           record.
                                                Form SRD–1. This form contains item
                                                                                                       coordinators, and approximately 500
                                              descriptions and definitions of the                                                                             Sheleen Dumas,
                                                                                                       state government agencies.
                                              research and development items                             Estimated Time per Response: 5                       Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
                                              collected by the Census Bureau on                        minutes for each governor, 1 hour for                  Chief Information Officer, Commerce
                                              behalf of the NCSES. It is used primarily                each state coordinator, and 2 hours for
                                                                                                                                                              Department.
                                              as a worksheet and instruction guide by                  each state agency surveyed.                            [FR Doc. 2018–26964 Filed 12–12–18; 8:45 am]
                                              the state agencies providing research                      Estimated Total Annual Burden                        BILLING CODE 3510–07–P
                                              and development expenditure data in                      Hours: 1,056.
                                              their respective states. All states supply                 Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
                                              their data by electronic means.                          Public: $0. (This is not the cost of                   DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                              II. Method of Collection                                 respondents’ time, but the indirect costs              Economic Development Administration
                                                                                                       respondents may incur for such things
                                                The Census Bureau mails the 50 State                   as purchases of specialized software or                Notice of Petitions by Firms for
                                              governors, the mayor of DC, and the                      hardware needed to report, or                          Determination of Eligibility To Apply
                                              governor of Puerto Rico a letter                         expenditures for accounting or records                 for Trade Adjustment Assistance
                                              requesting that they appoint a state                     maintenance services required
                                              coordinator for the survey. They are                     specifically by the collection.)                       AGENCY:  Economic Development
                                              asked to respond within 30 days. The                       Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.                  Administration, U.S. Department of
                                              Census Bureau then emails the state                        Legal Authority: National Science                    Commerce.
                                              coordinators a spreadsheet asking them                   Foundation Act of 1950 as amended and                  ACTION: Notice and opportunity for
                                              to identify state agencies that may be                   the America COMPETES                                   public comment.
                                              active R&D performers. State                             Reauthorization Act of 2010, Title 42
                                              coordinators are asked to respond                        U.S.C. 1861–76; Title 13, U.S.C. Section               SUMMARY:    The Economic Development
                                              within 30 days. The Census Bureau                        8(b).                                                  Administration (EDA) has received
                                              subsequently emails each state agency                                                                           petitions for certification of eligibility to
                                              identified by the respective state                       IV. Request for Comments                               apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
                                              coordinators a pdf version of the survey                    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether                from the firms listed below.
                                              form, which contains embedded data                       the proposed collection of information                 Accordingly, EDA has initiated
                                              checks and auto-summing functionality.                   is necessary for the proper performance                investigations to determine whether
                                              Agencies are asked to complete and                       of the functions of the agency, including              increased imports into the United States
                                              email back this pdf version of the form.                 whether the information shall have                     of articles like or directly competitive
                                              Alternatively, agencies can download                     practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the             with those produced by each of the
                                              the pdf form from the Census Bureau’s                    agency’s estimate of the burden                        firms contributed importantly to the
                                              Help Site or contact the Census Bureau                   (including hours and cost) of the                      total or partial separation of the firms’
                                              to request an spreadsheet version of the                 proposed collection of information; (c)                workers, or threat thereof, and to a
                                              form with similar data checks and auto-                  ways to enhance the quality, utility, and              decrease in sales or production of each
                                              summing. Agencies are also able to                       clarity of the information to be                       petitioning firm.
                                              report over the telephone by calling the                 collected; and (d) ways to minimize the                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

                                                      LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT
                                                                                                ASSISTANCE
                                                                                                                [11/20/2018 through 12/5/2018]

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

                                              Plattco Corporation ................   7 White Street, Plattsburgh,               11/21/2018       The firm manufactures valves, especially double-flap airlock
                                                                                       NY 12901.                                                   valves and slide-gate valves, as well as custom metal
                                                                                                                                                   castings.
                                              Premier Manufacturing and              7755 Miller Drive, Frederick,              11/27/2018       The firm manufactures circuit boards for electrical
                                                 Supply Chain Services, Inc.           CO 80504.                                                   apparatuses.
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                                              Silvex Incorporated ................   45 Thomas Drive,                               12/3/2018    The firm provides services for electroplating, anodizing, and
                                                                                       Westbrooke, ME 04092.                                       surface finishing metals.



                                                Any party having a substantial                         A written request for a hearing must be                Economic Development Administration,
                                              interest in these proceedings may                        submitted to the Trade Adjustment                      U.S. Department of Commerce,
                                              request a public hearing on the matter.                  Assistance Division, Room 71030,                       Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten


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                                              (10) calendar days following publication                  Alimentare Colavita, S.p.A (Indalco)                     to issue appropriate assessment
                                              of this notice. These petitions are                       and GR.A.M.M. S.r.l., (GRAMM), in                        instructions to CBP 15 days after the
                                              received pursuant to section 251 of the                   accordance with section 751(a) of the                    date of publication of this notice in the
                                              Trade Act of 1974, as amended.                            Act and 19 CFR 351.213(b), to conduct                    Federal Register.
                                                Please follow the requirements set                      an administrative review of this CVD
                                              forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR                                                                               Notification Regarding Administrative
                                                                                                        order.3
                                              315.9 for procedures to request a public                    On September 10, 2018, Commerce                        Protective Orders
                                              hearing. The Catalog of Federal                           published in the Federal Register a                        This notice serves as the only
                                              Domestic Assistance official number                       notice of initiation of the administrative               reminder to parties subject to
                                              and title for the program under which                     review with respect to Tesa, Indalco,                    administrative protective order (APO) of
                                              these petitions are submitted is 11.313,                  and GRAMM.4 On October 4, 2018, Tesa                     their responsibility concerning the
                                              Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms.                    timely withdrew its request for an                       return or destruction of proprietary
                                                                                                        administrative review.5 On October 15,                   information disclosed under APO in
                                              Irette Patterson,
                                                                                                        2018, GRAMM timely withdrew its                          accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3).
                                              Program Analyst.                                          request for an administrative review.6                   Timely written notification of the return
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–26946 Filed 12–12–18; 8:45 am]              On November 19, 2018, Indalco timely                     or destruction of APO materials or
                                              BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P                                    withdrew its request for an                              conversion to judicial protective order is
                                                                                                        administrative review.7                                  hereby requested. Failure to comply
                                              DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                    Rescission of Review                                     with the regulations and terms of an
                                                                                                                                                                 APO is a sanctionable violation.
                                                                                                           Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
                                              International Trade Administration                                                                                   This notice is issued and published in
                                                                                                        Commerce will rescind an
                                                                                                                                                                 accordance with section 751(a)(1) and
                                              [C–475–819]                                               administrative review, in whole or in
                                                                                                                                                                 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
                                                                                                        part, if the party who requested the
                                              Certain Pasta From Italy: Rescission of                                                                            351.213(d)(4).
                                                                                                        review withdraws its request within 90
                                              2017 Countervailing Duty                                  days of the publication date of the                        Dated: December 7, 2018.
                                              Administrative Review                                     notice of initiation of the requested                    James Maeder,
                                              AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                      review. As noted above, Tesa, Indalco,                   Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
                                              International Trade Administration,                       and GRAMM withdrew their requests                        Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
                                                                                                        for review by the 90-day deadline, and                   Operations performing the duties of Deputy
                                              Department of Commerce.                                                                                            Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
                                                                                                        no other party requested an
                                              SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                                                                                Countervailing Duty Operations.
                                                                                                        administrative review of this order.
                                              (Commerce) is rescinding the                                                                                       [FR Doc. 2018–27001 Filed 12–12–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        Therefore, we are rescinding, in its
                                              administrative review of the
                                                                                                        entirety, the administrative review of                   BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                              countervailing duty (CVD) order on
                                                                                                        the CVD order on certain pasta from
                                              certain pasta from Italy for the period of
                                                                                                        Italy covering the period January 1,
                                              review (POR) January 1, 2017, through                                                                              DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                                                                        2017, through December 31, 2017, in
                                              December 31, 2017.
                                                                                                        accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
                                              DATES: Applicable December 13, 2018.                                                                               International Trade Administration
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                          Assessment
                                              Ethan Talbott or Mary Kolberg, AD/CVD                       Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs                    [C–533–864]
                                              Operations, Office I, Enforcement and                     and Border Protection (CBP) to assess
                                              Compliance, International Trade                           countervailing duties on all appropriate                 Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
                                              Administration, U.S. Department of                        entries of certain pasta from Italy during               Products From India: Rescission of
                                              Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue                        January 1, 2017, through December 31,                    2017 Countervailing Duty
                                              NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:                      2017. Countervailing duties shall be                     Administrative Review
                                              (202) 482–1030, or (202) 482–1785,                        assessed at rates equal to the cash                      AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,
                                              respectively.                                             deposit rate for estimated countervailing                International Trade Administration,
                                              Background                                                duties required at the time of entry, or                 Department of Commerce.
                                                                                                        withdrawal from warehouse, for
                                                 On July 3, 2018, Commerce published                    consumption, in accordance with 19                       SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
                                              in the Federal Register a notice of                       CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends                   (Commerce) is rescinding the
                                              opportunity to request an administrative                                                                           administrative review of the
                                              review of the CVD order on certain past                      3 See Indalco’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Pasta from Italy:   countervailing order on certain
                                              from Italy for the POR.1 On July 30,                      Request for Administrative Review on Behalf of           corrosion-resistant steel from India for
                                              2018, Commerce received a timely                          Industria Alimentare Colavita, S.p.A.,’’ dated July      the period of review (POR), January 1,
                                                                                                        31, 2018; see also GR.A.M.M.’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Dry
                                              request from Tesa SrL (Tesa), in                          Pasta from Italy, C–475–819; Request for Review,’’
                                                                                                                                                                 2017, through December 31, 2017, based
                                              accordance with section 751(a) of the                     dated July 31, 2018.                                     on the timely withdrawal of the request
                                              Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act)                     4 See Initiation of Antidumping and                   for review.
                                              and 19 CFR 351.213(b), to conduct an                      Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR
                                                                                                                                                                 DATES: Applicable December 13, 2018.
                                              administrative review of this CVD                         45596 (September 10, 2018).
                                              order.2 On July 31, 2018, Commerce
                                                                                                           5 See Tesa’s Letter, ‘‘Pasta from Italy; Withdrawal
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                                                                                                        of Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated            Omar Qureshi, AD/CVD Operations,
                                              received timely requests from Industria                   October 4, 2018.
                                                                                                           6 See GRAMM’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Dry Pasta from
                                                                                                                                                                 Office V, Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                 1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,        Italy, C–475–819; Withdrawal Request for Review,’’       International Trade Administration,
                                              Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity          dated October 15, 2018.                                  U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
                                              to Request Administrative Review, 83 FR 31121                7 See Indalco’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Pasta from Italy:
                                                                                                                                                                 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
                                              (July 3, 2018).                                           Withdrawal of Request for CVD Administrative
                                                 2 See Tesa’s Letter, ‘‘Pasta from Italy; Request for
                                                                                                                                                                 DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–5307
                                                                                                        Review of Indalco S.p.A.,’’ dated November 19,
                                              Administrative Review,’’ dated July 30, 2018.             2018.                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:



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ActionNotice and opportunity for public comment.
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