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1We have selected India as the primary surrogate 

country in which to value all inputs with the 

exception of live crawfish, the primary input, and 

the by-product, crawfish scrap shell. See 

Preliminary Results, 74 FR at 27110, for a 

discussion regarding the valuation of live crawfish 

and the selection of Indonesia as the secondary 

surrogate country. 

review of Shanghai Now Again and Hi– 

King. 

Surrogate Country 

In the Preliminary Results, we treated 

the PRC as a non–market-economy 

(NME) country and, therefore, we 

calculated normal value in accordance 

with section 773(c) of the Act. Also, we 

stated that we selected India1 as the 

appropriate surrogate country to use in 

this review because it is a significant 

producer of merchandise comparable to 

subject merchandise and it is at a level 

of economic development comparable to 

the PRC, pursuant to section 773(c)(4) of 

the Act. See Preliminary Results, 74 FR 

at 27110. No interested party 

commented on our designation of the 

PRC as an NME country or the selection 

of India as the primary surrogate 

country. Therefore, for the final results 

of review, we have continued to treat 

the PRC as an NME country and have 

used the same primary surrogate 

country, India. 

Separate Rates 

In proceedings involving NME 

countries, the Department begins with a 

rebuttable presumption that all 

companies within the country are 

subject to government control and, thus, 

should be assigned a single 

antidumping duty deposit rate. It is the 

Department’s policy to assign all 

exporters of merchandise subject to 

review in an NME country this single 

rate unless an exporter can demonstrate 

that it is sufficiently independent so as 

to be entitled to a separate rate. 

In the Preliminary Results, we found 

that Xiping Opeck demonstrated its 

eligibility for separate–rate status. See 

Preliminary Results, 74 FR at 27110–11. 

We received no comments from 

interested parties regarding the 

separate–rate status of this company. 

Therefore, in these final results of 

review, we continue to find that the 

evidence placed on the record of this 

review by Xiping Opeck demonstrates 

an absence of government control, both 

in law and in fact, with respect to its 

exports of the merchandise under 

review. Thus, we have determined that 

Xiping Opeck is eligible to receive a 

separate rate. 

Analysis of Comments Received 

Two issues raised in the case brief by 

the petitioner in this review are 

addressed in the ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum’’ (Decision Memo) from 

John M. Andersen, Acting Deputy 

Assistant Secretary, to Ronald K. 

Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary, 

dated September 28, 2009, which is 

hereby adopted by this notice. A list of 

the issues which the petitioner has 

raised and to which we have responded 

is in the Decision Memo and attached to 

this notice as an Appendix. The 

Decision Memo, which is a public 

document, is on file in the CRU of the 

main Department of Commerce 

building, Room 1117, and is accessible 

on the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn/ 

index.html. The paper copy and 

electronic version of the Decision Memo 

are identical in content. 

Changes Since the Preliminary Results 

There are no changes in the 

calculations from those we completed 

for the Preliminary Results. 

Final Results of the Review 

The Department has determined that 

the final weighted–average dumping 

margin for Xiping Opeck for the period 

September 1, 2007, through August 31, 

2008, is 0.00 percent. 

Assessment 

The Department intends to issue 

assessment instructions to CBP 15 days 

after the date of publication of these 

final results of review. Because we 

calculated a margin of zero percent for 

Xiping Opeck, we will instruct CBP to 

liquidate the entries of merchandise 

exported by Xiping Opeck without 

regard to antidumping duties. 

Cash–Deposit Requirements 

The following cash–deposit 

requirements will be effective upon 

publication of this notice of final results 

of administrative review for all 

shipments of the subject merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the date of 

publication as provided by section 

751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for subject 

merchandise exported by Xiping Opeck, 

the cash–deposit rate will be 0.00 

percent; (2) for previously reviewed or 

investigated companies not listed above 

that have separate rates, the cash– 

deposit rate will continue to be the 

company–specific rate published for the 

most recent period; (3) for all other PRC 

exporters of subject merchandise which 

have not been found to be entitled to a 

separate rate, the cash–deposit rate will 

be PRC–wide rate of 223.01 percent; (4) 

for all non–PRC exporters of subject 

merchandise the cash–deposit rate will 

be the rate applicable to the PRC entity 

that supplied that exporter. These 

deposit requirements shall remain in 

effect until further notice. 

Notifications 

This notice also serves as a final 

reminder to importers of their 

responsibility under 19 CFR 

351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 

regarding the reimbursement of 

antidumping duties prior to liquidation 

of the relevant entries during this 

review period. Failure to comply with 

this requirement could result in the 

Secretary’s presumption that 

reimbursement of antidumping duties 

occurred and the subsequent assessment 

of double antidumping duties. 

This notice also serves as a reminder 

to parties subject to administrative 

protective order (APO) of their 

responsibility concerning the 

destruction of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 

notification of the destruction of APO 

materials or conversion to judicial 

protective order is hereby requested. 

Failure to comply with the regulations 

and terms of an APO is a sanctionable 

violation. 

We are issuing and publishing these 

results in accordance with sections 

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

Dated: October 2, 2009. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

Appendix 

1. Verification Requirement 

2. Draft Liquidation Instructions 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

[Docket Number 0909291327–91328–01] 

Draft NIST Framework and Roadmap 

for Smart Grid Interoperability 

Standards, Release 1.0; Request for 

Comments 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks 

two categories of comments on the draft 

NIST Framework and Roadmap for 

Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, 

Release 1.0: 

(1) Comments on the overall 

document and the contents of all 

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chapters, except Chapter 4, Standards 

Identified for Implementation; and 

(2) Comments on the 15 additional 

‘‘Standards Identified for 

Implementation’’ (Chapter 4); the NISTproposed ‘‘Guidance for Identifying 

Standards for Implementation’’; and 

recommendations for adding or 

removing standards and specifications 

on the list of standards identified for 

implementation (Table 2), referencing 

relevant guidance criteria. In addition, 

NIST requests comments on the 

standards in Table 3—additional 

standards NIST has identified for 

further review. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 9, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to: George Arnold, 100 Bureau 

Drive, Stop 8100, National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, 

Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8100. 

Electronic comments on the overall 

draft and the contents of chapters 1–3 

and 5–7 may be sent to: 

nistsgframeworkcomments@nist.gov. 

Comments on the 15 additional 

‘‘Standards Identified for 

Implementation’’ (Chapter 4); the NISTproposed ‘‘Guidance for Identifying 

Standards for Implementation;’’ 

recommendations for adding or 

removing standards and specifications 

on the list of standards identified for 

implementation (Table 2), referencing 

relevant guidance criteria; and 

comments on the standards in Table 3— 

additional standards NIST has 

identified for further review—may be 

sent to: 

nistsgstandardscomments@nist.gov. 

Comments on the standards in Table 3 

should reference relevant guidance 

criteria. 

The entire draft version of the NIST 

Framework and Roadmap for Smart 

Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 

1.0 (Draft), is available at: http:// 

www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/ 

smartgrid_interoperability.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

George Arnold, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 

8100, National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 

20899–8100, telephone (301) 975–5627. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1305 of the Energy Independence and 

Security Act (EISA) of 2007 (Pub. L. 

110–140, 121 Stat. 1492) requires the 

Director of NIST ‘‘to coordinate the 

development of a framework that 

includes protocols and model standards 

for information management to achieve 

interoperability of smart grid devices 

and systems.’’ 

NIST recently issued the NIST 

Framework and Roadmap for Smart 

Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 

1.0 (draft for public review and 

comment). The report is a result of 

NIST’s approach to expediting 

development of key standards and 

requirements necessary for Smart Grid 

interoperability. 

It proposes: 

• A conceptual reference model to 

facilitate design of an architecture for 

the Smart Grid overall and for each of 

its networked domains; 

• An initial set of standards for the 

Smart Grid; 

• Priorities for additional standards 

necessary to resolve important gaps and 

to assure the interoperability, reliability, 

and security of Smart Grid components; 

• Initial steps toward a Smart Grid 

cyber security and requirements 

document; and 

• Action plans and timetables for 

designated standards development 

organizations (SDOs) tasked to fill 

identified gaps. 

The document is a draft release, and 

is an initial step in a standards 

development and harmonization 

process that ultimately will deliver the 

hundreds of communication protocols, 

standard interfaces, and other widely 

accepted and adopted technical 

specifications necessary to build an 

advanced, secure, and interoperable 

electric power grid. The final version of 

Release 1.0, which will be issued later 

in 2009, also will serve to guide the 

work of a Smart Grid Interoperability 

Panel that is being established as part of 

the NIST framework for achieving endto-end interoperability. 

Results of NIST’s ongoing work on 

interoperability and cyber security 

standards for the Smart Grid provide 

input to the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission (FERC). Under EISA, FERC 

is charged with instituting, once 

sufficient consensus is achieved, 

rulemaking proceedings to adopt the 

standards and protocols necessary to 

ensure Smart Grid functionality and 

interoperability in interstate 

transmission of electric power, and in 

regional and wholesale electricity 

markets. 

On June 9, 2009, NIST issued a 

Federal Register notice (74 FR 27288), 

requesting comments on a preliminary 

set of 16 smart grid interoperability 

standards and specifications identified 

as applicable to Smart Grid 

interoperability and cyber security 

needs. After reviewing and evaluating 

the input it received, NIST increased 

this initial list to 31 standards and other 

specifications. The additional 15 

standards and specifications are shaded 

in Table 2, Chapter 4, beginning with 

item 17 on page 34 of the report. In 

addition, Table 3 lists additional 

standards NIST has identified for 

further review. 

On May 19–20, 2009, NIST and its 

contractor, the Electric Power Research 

Institute (EPRI), convened a workshop, 

where more than 600 people engaged in 

sessions focused on developing and 

analyzing use cases, determining Smart 

Grid interoperability requirements, 

locating key interfaces, and identifying 

additional standards for consideration. 

The sessions yielded more than 70 

candidate standards and emerging 

specifications, which were compiled in 

EPRI’s Report to NIST on the Smart Grid 

Interoperability Standards Roadmap 

(EPRI Report) ((Contract No. SB1341– 

09–CN–0031—Deliverable 7) Prepared 

by EPRI, June 17, 2009). The EPRI 

Report also was submitted for public 

review and comment. However, the 

additional standards constituted a small 

part of the lengthy report. 

Excluding those already listed in 

Table 2, the standards compiled in the 

EPRI Report are listed in Table 3, 

Chapter 4 of the draft NIST Framework 

and Roadmap for Smart Grid 

Interoperability Standards, Release 1.0. 

NIST solicits public comments on the 

15 standards and other specifications 

added to the list of NIST-identified 

standards for implementation, as 

presented in Table 2, Chapter 4. 

Comments may include 

recommendations for removing specific 

items, or for adding new specifications, 

which may or may not be among those 

listed in Table 3, Chapter 4 of the NIST 

Framework and Roadmap for Smart 

Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 

1.0 (Draft). All recommendations should 

reference specific criteria in the 

supporting explanation, as described 

below. 

NIST has developed a core set of 

criteria to provide initial guidance when 

evaluating prospective Smart Grid 

standards. This guidance also is 

presented in Chapter 4 of NIST 

Framework and Roadmap for Smart 

Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 

1.0 (Draft). NIST seeks public comments 

on the usefulness of the criteria as well 

as suggestions for improving the 

guidance for future evaluations of 

standards. Additionally, NIST asks that 

recommendations for adding or 

removing specifications from the list of 

standards identified for Smart Grid 

implementation cite guidance criteria 

relevant to specific recommendations. 

Request for Comments: NIST seeks 

two sets of comments on the draft 

framework and roadmap report. The 

agency requests: 

1. Comments on the overall draft and 

the contents of chapters 1–3 (‘‘Purpose 

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and Scope,’’ ‘‘Smart Grid Vision,’’ and 

‘‘Conceptual Reference Model’’) and 

chapters 5–7 (‘‘Priority Action Plans,’’ 

‘‘Cyber Security Risk Management 

Framework and Strategy,’’ and ‘‘Next 

Steps’’) of the draft NIST Framework 

and Roadmap for Smart Grid 

Interoperability Standards, Release 1.0. 

2. Comments on the 15 additional 

‘‘Standards Identified for 

Implementation’’ (Chapter 4); comments 

on the NIST-proposed ‘‘Guidance for 

Identifying Standards for 

Implementation;’’ and recommendations 

for adding or removing specifications on 

the list of standards identified for 

implementation (Table 2), which should 

reference relevant guidance criteria. In 

addition, comments on the standards in 

Table 3—additional standards NIST has 

identified for further review—are 

requested, and comments should 

reference relevant guidance criteria. 

Comments should be submitted in 

accordance with instructions in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. 

NIST advises that it also is seeking 

public review and comment on a 

companion draft document, NIST 

Interagency Report (NISTIR) 7628 Smart 

Grid Cyber Security Strategy and 

Requirements. (More than 200 pages 

long, this document is summarized in 

Chapter 6 of draft NIST Framework and 

Roadmap for Smart Grid 

Interoperability Standards, Release 1.0.) 

The request for comments on draft 

NISTIR 7628 will be published 

separately in the Federal Register. 

Dated: October 5, 2009. 

Patrick Gallagher, 

Deputy Director. 

[FR Doc. E9–24429 Filed 10–8–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

[Docket No. 0909301329–91332–01] 

Draft NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR) 

7628, Smart Grid Cyber Security 

Strategy and Requirements; Request 

for Comments 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks 

comments on draft NISTIR 7628, Smart 

Grid Cyber Security Strategy and 

Requirements. This initial draft of the 

document contains the overall security 

strategy for the Smart Grid. Contents 

include: Development of vulnerability 

classes, identification of wellunderstood security problems that need 

to be addressed, selection and 

development of security-relevant use 

cases, initial privacy impact assessment, 

identification and analysis of interfaces 

identified in six functional priority 

areas, advanced metering infrastructure 

(AMI) security requirements, and 

selection of a suite of security 

documents that will be used as the base 

for determining and tailoring security 

requirements. This is the first draft of 

NISTIR 7628; NIST plans to post a 

subsequent draft of this report for 

additional public comments. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 1, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to: Annabelle Lee, National 

Institute of Standards and Technology, 

100 Bureau Dr., Stop 8930, 

Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8930. 

Electronic comments may be sent to: 

csctgdraftcomments@nist.gov. 

The report is available at: http:// 

csrc.nist.gov/publications/ 

PubsDrafts.html#NIST-IR-7628. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Annabelle Lee, National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 

Dr., Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD 

20899–8930, telephone (301) 975–8897. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1305 of the Energy Independence and 

Security Act (EISA) of 2007 (Pub. L. 

110–140) requires the Director of the 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST) ‘‘to coordinate the 

development of a framework that 

includes protocols and model standards 

for information management to achieve 

interoperability of smart grid devices 

and systems.’’ EISA also specifies that, 

‘‘It is the policy of the United States to 

support the modernization of the 

Nation’s electricity transmission and 

distribution system to maintain a 

reliable and secure electricity 

infrastructure that can meet future 

demand growth and to achieve each of 

the following, which together 

characterize a Smart Grid: * * * 

(1) Increased use of digital 

information and controls technology to 

improve reliability, security, and 

efficiency of the electric grid. 

(2) Dynamic optimization of grid 

operations and resources, with full 

cyber-security.’’ 

With the transition to the Smart 

Grid—the ongoing transformation of the 

nation’s electric system to a two-way 

flow of electricity and information—the 

information technology (IT) and 

telecommunications infrastructures 

have become critical to the energy sector 

infrastructure. 

NIST recently issued the NIST 

Framework and Roadmap for Smart 

Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 

1.0 (draft for public review and 

comment). The report is an output of 

NIST’s approach to expediting 

development of key standards and 

requirements necessary for Smart Grid 

interoperability and cyber security. 

The report includes a high-level 

summary (Chapter 6) of draft NISTIR 

7628, Smart Grid Cyber Security 

Strategy and Requirements. The report 

on the interoperability framework and 

standards roadmap, as well as the 

Federal Register notice soliciting public 

comments on the report, advised that 

NIST also was submitting this 

companion draft document on cyber 

security for public review and comment. 

NIST has established a Smart Grid 

Cyber Security Coordination Task 

Group (CSCTG) which includes 

members from the public and private 

sectors, academia, regulatory 

organizations, and federal agencies. The 

CSCTG is identifying a comprehensive 

set of cyber security requirements. 

These requirements are being identified 

using a high-level risk assessment 

process that is defined in the cyber 

security strategy for the Smart Grid. 

The DRAFT NIST Interagency Report 

(NISTIR) 7628, Smart Grid Cyber 

Security Strategy and Requirements 

includes the initial risk assessment 

documents (vulnerability classes and 

bottom-up analysis); security-relevant 

use cases; a base set of security 

requirements with cross-referenced 

security standards; diagrams of a set of 

functional priority areas and interfaces, 

including interface categories with 

constraints and issues and impacts; 

initial privacy impact assessment; and 

AMI security requirements. 

Request for Comments: NIST seeks 

public comments on the report. The 

document will be revised on the basis 

of comments received, and a second 

draft will be published for public 

comment. In addition, the second draft 

will include the overall Smart Grid 

security architecture and the security 

requirements. 

The final version of NISTIR 7628 will 

address all comments received to date. 

The document will have the final set of 

security controls and the final security 

architecture. 

Comments on draft NISTIR 7628, 

Smart Grid Cyber Security Strategy and 

Requirements should be submitted in 

accordance with the DATES and 

ADDRESSES sections of this notice. 

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