Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 159 / Wednesday, August 19, 2009 / Notices 41865 

1Hydrographic data means information that is 

acquired through hydrographic, bathymetric, 

photogrammetric, lidar, radar, remote sensing, or 

shoreline and other ocean- and coastal-related 

surveying; geodetic, geospatial, or geomagnetic 

measurements; tide, water level, and current 

observations; and is used in providing hydrographic 

services. 

2Commonly known as the ‘‘Brooks Act’’ or A&E 

(Architectural or Engineering) contracting services, 

Title IX contracts are negotiated and awarded on 

the basis of demonstrated competence and 

Continued 

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary 

Results 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 

and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1), the 

Department shall issue preliminary 

results in an administrative review of a 

countervailing duty order within 245 

days after the last day of the anniversary 

month of the order for which the 

administrative review was requested. 

However, if the Department determines 

that it is not practicable to complete the 

review within the aforementioned 

specified time limits, section 

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.213(h)(2) allow the Department to 

extend the 245-day period to 365 days. 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2), we 

determine that it is not practicable to 

complete the results of this review 

within the original time limit. The 

Department needs additional time to 

analyze the supplemental questionnaire 

responses, which were recently 

submitted, and to determine whether 

any additional information is required. 

In accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) 

of the Act, the Department has decided 

to extend the time limit for the 

preliminary results from 245 days to 365 

days; the preliminary results will now 

be due no later than December 31, 2009. 

Unless extended, the final results 

continue to be due 120 days after the 

publication of the preliminary results, 

pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1) of the 

Department’s regulations. 

This notice is issued and published in 

accordance with sections 751(a)(3)(A) 

and 777(i)(1) of the Act. 

Dated: August 10, 2009. 

John M. Andersen, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. E9–19923 Filed 8–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

NOAA Ocean and Coastal Mapping 

Contracting Policy 

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Soliciting Public Comments on 

Draft Revised NOAA Contracting Policy. 

SUMMARY: The NOAA National Ocean 

Service (NOS) is soliciting public 

comments on the draft NOAA Ocean 

and Coastal Mapping Contracting 

Policy. Current NOAA contracting 

policy and relevant legislation are 

available for review on the following 

Web site: http:// 

www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/ 

hsrp.htm. Written public comments 

should be submitted to Roger L. Parsons 

by September 9, 2009. 

Date and Time: Written public 

comments are due by September 9, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

by mail, e-mail, or fax to Roger L. 

Parsons using one of the following: (1) 

Mail—Roger L. Parsons, NOAA Office of 

Coast Survey (N/CS), 1315 East West 

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; (2) 

e-mail—Roger.L.Parsons@noaa.gov; or 

(3) fax (301) 713–4019. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roger L. Parsons, NOAA Office of Coast 

Survey (N/CS), 1315 East West 

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; email: Roger.L.Parsons@noaa.gov; or 

phone: 301–713–2776 x205. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

draft NOAA Ocean and Coastal 

Mapping Contracting Policy. Current 

NOAA contracting policy and relevant 

legislation are available for review on 

the following Web site: http:// 

www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/ 

hsrp.htm. 

Background 

The current NOAA Hydrographic 

Services Contracting Policy was 

published in the Federal Register on 

August 15, 2006. The proposed revision 

to this contracting policy (Draft NOAA 

Ocean and Coastal Mapping Contracting 

Policy) is in response to provisions of 

the Ocean and Coastal Mapping 

Integration Act of 2009. 

Draft NOAA Ocean and Coastal 

Mapping Contracting Policy 

The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 

recognizes that qualified commercial 

sources can provide competent, 

professional, and cost-effective ocean 

and coastal mapping services, including 

hydrographic services, to NOAA in 

support of its diverse surveying, 

mapping and charting missions. NOAA 

also recognizes that providing mapping 

services is a core mission requirement of 

NOAA under the 1947 Coast and 

Geodetic Survey Act, Hydrographic 

Services Improvement Act of 1998 (as 

amended), and other laws and 

authorities. In the interest of public and 

environmental safety and the 

furtherance of scientific knowledge, the 

Federal Government’s responsibility for 

executing its ocean and coastal mapping 

missions is manifest and non-delegable. 

However, it is incumbent upon NOAA, 

as recommended by the Hydrographic 

Services Review Panel, to maintain 

operational ocean and coastal mapping 

core capabilities and supplement its 

operational capacity by contracting for 

mapping services where appropriate 

and to the extent of available funding. 

This policy statement documents the 

framework and conditions under which 

contracting will be employed to ensure 

an open and consistent approach. To 

support this policy, NOAA will 

maintain a dialogue with private sector 

organizations and constituent groups. 

As defined in the Hydrographic Services 

Improvement Act, the term 

‘‘hydrographic services’’ means the 

management, maintenance, 

interpretation, certification, and 

dissemination of bathymetric, 

hydrographic, shoreline, geodetic, 

geospatial, geomagnetic, current 

information, and tide and water level, 

including the production of nautical 

charts, nautical information, data bases, 

and other products derived from 

hydrographic data. The term ‘‘ocean and 

coastal mapping’’ includes 

hydrographic services and other 

activities such as coral, benthic habitat, 

and land cover mapping. It is NOAA’s 

intent to advance contracting and 

adhere to the principles of this policy to 

meet its diverse mapping requirements. 

In general, it is the intent of NOAA to 

contract for ocean and coastal mapping 

services when qualified commercial 

sources exist, when such contracts are 

determined to be the most cost effective 

method of conducting these functions, 

and to the extent funding is available. 

NOAA will procure ocean and coastal 

mapping services from qualified sources 

in accordance with its legal authorities, 

the Federal Acquisition Regulations 

(FAR), and the Federal Property and 

Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 

U.S.C. 541 et seq.). Where required by 

law or where otherwise deemed 

appropriate, NOAA will procure the 

acquisition of hydrographic data1 in 

accordance with Title IX of the Federal 

Property and Administrative Services 

Act.2


jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES
41866 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 159 / Wednesday, August 19, 2009 / Notices 

qualifications (qualification-based selections or 

QBS) as opposed to price. 

NOAA may determine that a 

particular surveying or mapping activity 

is inherently governmental or otherwise 

not subject to contracting. NOAA 

surveying and mapping activities not 

subject to contracting may include, but 

are not limited to, services necessary to: 

(1) Monitor the quality of NOAA 

products; (2) promulgate and promote 

national and international technical 

standards and specifications; (3) 

conduct basic research and 

development and ensure the rapid 

transfer of derived technologies to the 

private sector; (4) maintain the integrity 

and accuracy of Federal geodetic and 

navigational databases; (5) support 

coastal stewardship ecosystem 

applications; and (6) support Maritime 

Domain Awareness and Homeland 

Security preparation and response 

activities; as well as (7) services that can 

only be carried out aboard a NOAA ship 

or aircraft because the survey platform 

possesses unique operational 

capabilities not available in the private 

sector. To carry out the aforementioned 

activities and to adequately monitor 

contracted services, NOAA will 

maintain core operational surveying and 

mapping capabilities. 

To facilitate the leveraging of 

government mapping resources, NOAA 

will continue to make its geospatial and 

hydrographic services contracts 

available to State and local government 

entities that have a need for the services 

provided by these contracts and can 

provide adequate funding. 

NOAA may task qualified commercial 

sources with ocean and coastal mapping 

services in any part of the U.S. 

Exclusive Economic Zone, territorial 

sea, Great Lakes, inland waters, and 

coastal watersheds for any missionrelated purpose. The government’s 

interests in and responsibilities for 

mapping vary broadly and experience 

has shown that maintaining flexibility is 

key to responding to the Nation’s 

changing needs for geospatial data. 

Ancillary Statements and Actions 

As recommended by the 

Hydrographic Services Review Panel, 

NOAA will continue to utilize a mix of 

in-house and private-sector resources to 

accomplish its ocean and coastal 

mapping missions. Costs and 

productivity will be monitored within 

each category (i.e., public and private) to 

ensure best use of mapping resources. 

NOAA will continue to seek the optimal 

resource allocation between in-house 

and private-sector resources based on 

the strength of the governmental 

interest, the total requirement for ocean 

and coastal mapping services, and the 

particular operational capabilities of 

either government or private-sector 

resources that may make one more 

suitable for a given situation. 

NOAA will continue to examine ways 

to improve its contracting process, 

including minimizing the turnover 

frequency of contracting personnel and 

reducing the length of time required to 

award contracts and task orders. NOAA 

will continue to offer debriefings to 

successful and unsuccessful contractors 

after final contractor selection has been 

made in order to assist contractors with 

identifying significant weaknesses or 

deficiencies in their submissions. 

NOAA will continue with its efforts to 

establish a Ocean and Coastal Mapping 

Training Center which, as conceived, 

will support NOAA’s in-house 

hydrographic and acoustic surveying 

training requirements. In addition, the 

Center would provide training to NOAA 

and private sector contractors in 

techniques, standards and technologies 

that support NOAA’s many shoreline, 

coastal and ocean mapping activities. 

Such training would be beneficial to 

current or prospective NOAA 

contractors seeking to improve their 

capabilities and proposal submissions. 

Dated: August 5, 2009. 

Steven R. Barnum, 

NOAA Director, Office of Coast Survey, 

National Ocean Service, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–19819 Filed 8–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–580–839] 

Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from the 

Republic of Korea: Partial Rescission 

of Ninth Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 19, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shelly Atkinson or Brandon Farlander, 

AD/CVD Operations, Office 1, Import 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone (202) 482–0116 and (202) 

482–0182, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 1, 

2009, the Department issued a notice of 

opportunity to request an administrative 

review of this order for the period of 

review (‘‘POR’’) May 1, 2008, through 

April 30, 2009. See Antidumping or 

Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 

Suspended Investigation; Opportunity 

To Request Administrative Review, 74 

FR 20278 (May 1, 2009). On May 29, 

2009, Huvis Corporation (‘‘Huvis’’) 

requested an administrative review of 

its entries that were subject to the 

antidumping duty order for this period. 

On that same date, the Department also 

received a request from Wellman, Inc., 

DAK Americas LLC, and Invista, S.a.r.L. 

(collectively, ‘‘the petitioners’’) for a 

review of Huvis and Saehan Industries, 

Inc. (‘‘Saehan’’). On June 24, 2009, the 

Department published the notice of 

initiation of this antidumping duty 

administrative review, covering Huvis 

and Saehan. See Initiation of 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Reviews and Requests 

for Revocation in Part, 74 FR 30052 

(June 24, 2009). On July 1, 2009, the 

petitioners submitted a letter noting that 

the Department issued a changed 

circumstances determination on August 

20, 2008, and found that Woongjin 

Chemical Co., Ltd. (‘‘Woongjin’’) was 

the successor–in-interest to Saehan. See 

Notice of Final Results of Changed 

Circumstances Antidumping Duty 

Review: Certain Polyester Staple Fiber 

from the Republic of Korea, 73 FR 49168 

(August 20, 2008). At the same time the 

petitioners clarified that their review 

request covered entries by Saehan and 

its successor Woongjin, as shipments 

may have been made under either name. 

See Letter from the Petitioners, to the 

Secretary of Commerce, entitled, 

‘‘Polyester Staple Fiber from Korea,’’ 

dated July 1, 2009, at 2 and Attachment 

1. On July 14, 2009, the petitioners 

timely withdrew their review request for 

Saehan and its successor company, 

Woongjin. 

Partial Rescission of Review 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the 

Secretary will rescind an administrative 

review, in whole or in part, if the party 

who requested the review withdraws 

the request within 90 days of the date 

of publication of the notice of initiation 

of the requested review. Because the 

petitioners withdrew their request for 

review of Saehan and Woongjin within 

the 90–day period and no other party 

requested a review of Saehan’s or 

Woongjin’s entries, in accordance with 

19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding 

this review with respect to Saehan and 

Woongjin. 

The Department intends to issue 

appropriate assessment instructions 

directly to the U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (‘‘CBP’’) 15 days after the 

publication of this notice. The 


jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES