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respect to those countries include only a column for 

the weighted-average margin determined in those 

investigations. 

33 In the China Prelim, Commerce found that 

Zhangjiagang Huacheng Import & Export Co., Ltd., 

Jiangsu Huacheng Industry Pipe Making 

Corporation, and Zhangjiagang Salem Fine Tubing 

Co., Ltd. are a single entity and, because there were 

no changes to the facts which supported that 

decision since that determination was made, we 

continue to find that these companies are part of a 

single entity for this order; see China Final. 

34Commerce notes that Hongyi Steel Pipe Co., 

Ltd. is a part of the China-wide entity. 

35 In the Germany Prelim, Commerce found that 

BENTELER Steel/Tube GmbH and BENTELER 

Distribution International GmbH are a single entity 

and, because there were no changes to the facts 

which supported that decision since that 

determination was made, we continue to find that 

these companies are part of a single entity for this 

order; see Germany Final. 

These amended final determinations 

and antidumping duty orders are 

published in accordance with sections 

735(e) and 736(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.224(e) and 351.211(b). 

Dated: June 6, 2018. 

Gary Taverman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations, 

performing the non-exclusive functions and 

duties of the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance. 

Appendix 

Scope of the Orders 

The products covered by these orders are 

cold-drawn mechanical tubing of carbon and 

alloy steel (cold-drawn mechanical tubing) of 

circular cross-section, 304.8 mm or more in 

length, in actual outside diameters less than 

331mm, and regardless of wall thickness, 

surface finish, end finish or industry 

specification. The subject cold-drawn 

mechanical tubing is a tubular product with 

a circular cross-sectional shape that has been 

cold-drawn or otherwise cold-finished after 

the initial tube formation in a manner that 

involves a change in the diameter or wall 

thickness of the tubing, or both. The subject 

cold-drawn mechanical tubing may be 

produced from either welded (e.g., electric 

resistance welded, continuous welded, etc.) 

or seamless (e.g., pierced, pilgered or 

extruded, etc.) carbon or alloy steel tubular 

products. It may also be heat treated after 

cold working. Such heat treatments may 

include, but are not limited to, annealing, 

normalizing, quenching and tempering, stress 

relieving or finish annealing. Typical colddrawing methods for subject merchandise 

include, but are not limited to, drawing over 

mandrel, rod drawing, plug drawing, sink 

drawing and similar processes that involve 

reducing the outside diameter of the tubing 

with a die or similar device, whether or not 

controlling the inside diameter of the tubing 

with an internal support device such as a 

mandrel, rod, plug or similar device. Other 

cold-finishing operations that may be used to 

produce subject merchandise include coldrolling and cold-sizing the tubing. 

Subject cold-drawn mechanical tubing is 

typically certified to meet industry 

specifications for cold-drawn tubing 

including but not limited to: 

(1) American Society for Testing and 

Materials (ASTM) or American Society of 

Mechanical Engineers (ASME) specifications 

ASTM A–512, ASTM A–513 Type 3 (ASME 

SA513 Type 3), ASTM A–513 Type 4 (ASME 

SA513 Type 4), ASTM A–513 Type 5 (ASME 

SA513 Type 5), ASTM A–513 Type 6 (ASME 

SA513 Type 6), ASTM A–519 (cold-finished); 

(2) SAE International (Society of 

Automotive Engineers) specifications SAE 

J524, SAE J525, SAE J2833, SAE J2614, SAE 

J2467, SAE J2435, SAE J2613; 

(3) Aerospace Material Specification (AMS) 

AMS T–6736 (AMS 6736), AMS 6371, AMS 

5050, AMS 5075, AMS 5062, AMS 6360, 

AMS 6361, AMS 6362, AMS 6371, AMS 

6372, AMS 6374, AMS 6381, AMS 6415; 

(4) United States Military Standards (MIL) 

MIL–T–5066 and MIL–T–6736; 

(5) foreign standards equivalent to one of 

the previously listed ASTM, ASME, SAE, 

AMS or MIL specifications including but not 

limited to: 

(a) German Institute for Standardization 

(DIN) specifications DIN 

2391–2, DIN 2393–2, DIN 2394–2); 

(b) European Standards (EN) EN 10305–1, 

EN 10305–2, EN 10305–4, EN 10305–6 and 

European national variations on those 

standards (e.g., British Standard (BS EN), 

Irish Standard (IS EN) and German Standard 

(DIN EN) variations, etc.); 

(c) Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) JIS G 

3441 and JIS G 3445; and 

(6) proprietary standards that are based on 

one of the above-listed standards. 

The subject cold-drawn mechanical tubing 

may also be dual or multiple certified to 

more than one standard. Pipe that is multiple 

certified as cold-drawn mechanical tubing 

and to other specifications not covered by 

this scope, is also covered by the scope of 

these order when it meets the physical 

description set forth above. 

Steel products included in the scope of 

these orders are products in which: (1) Iron 

predominates, by weight, over each of the 

other contained elements; and (2) the carbon 

content is 2 percent or less by weight. 

For purposes of this scope, the place of 

cold-drawing determines the country of 

origin of the subject merchandise. Subject 

merchandise that is subject to minor working 

in a third country that occurs after drawing 

in one of the subject countries including, but 

not limited to, heat treatment, cutting to 

length, straightening, nondestruction testing, 

deburring or chamfering, remains within the 

scope of these orders. 

All products that meet the written physical 

description are within the scope of these 

orders unless specifically excluded or 

covered by the scope of an existing order. 

Merchandise that meets the physical 

description of cold-drawn mechanical tubing 

above is within the scope of these orders 

even if it is also dual or multiple certified to 

an otherwise excluded specification listed 

below. The following products are outside of, 

and/or specifically excluded from, the scope 

of these orders: 

(1) Cold-drawn stainless steel tubing, 

containing 10.5 percent or more of chromium 

by weight and not more than 1.2 percent of 

carbon by weight; 

(2) products certified to one or more of the 

ASTM, ASME or American Petroleum 

Institute (API) specifications listed below: 

• ASTM A–53; 

• ASTM A–106; 

• ASTM A–179 (ASME SA 179); 

• ASTM A–192 (ASME SA 192); 

• ASTM A–209 (ASME SA 209); 

• ASTM A–210 (ASME SA 210); 

• ASTM A–213 (ASME SA 213); 

• ASTM A–334 (ASME SA 334); 

• ASTM A–423 (ASME SA 423); 

• ASTM A–498; 

• ASTM A–496 (ASME SA 496); 

• ASTM A–199; 

• ASTM A–500; 

• ASTM A–556; 

• ASTM A–565; 

• API 5L; and 

• API 5CT 

except that any cold-drawn tubing product 

certified to one of the above excluded 

specifications will not be excluded from the 

scope if it is also dual- or multiple-certified 

to any other specification that otherwise 

would fall within the scope of these orders. 

The products subject to these orders are 

currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under 

item numbers: 7304.31.3000, 7304.31.6050, 

7304.51.1000, 7304.51.5005, 7304.51.5060, 

7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020, 7306.50.5030. 

Subject merchandise may also enter under 

numbers 7306.30.1000 and 7306.50.1000. 

The HTSUS subheadings above are provided 

for convenience and customs purposes only. 

The written description of the scope of these 

orders are dispositive. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG230 

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of 

Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish 

Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. 

Virgin Islands; Exempted Fishing 

Permit 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of an 

application for an exempted fishing 

permit; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces the receipt 

of an application for an exempted 

fishing permit (EFP) from Puerto Rico’s 

Department of Natural and 

Environmental Resources (DNER). If 

granted, the EFP would authorize 

persons aboard DNER research vessels 

and commercial fishing vessels 

contracted through DNER to collect 

selected reef fish species in waters of 

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zone (EEZ) off Puerto Rico without 

complying with certain seasonal and 

gear closures, and size and bag limits. 

Reef fish would be harvested by hookand-line and bottom longline gear and 

monitored by underwater camera gear. 

The operations would take place in the 

U.S. Caribbean EEZ off both the west 

and east coasts of Puerto Rico. All reef 

fish, including undersized and 

seasonally prohibited reef fish species, 

would be retained, except for goliath 

grouper, Nassau grouper, and all species 

of parrotfish. The purpose of the EFP is 

to determine spatial and temporal 

variations in stock abundance of 

Caribbean reef fish resources off Puerto 

Rico. 

DATES: Comments must be received no 

later than June 26, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the application by any of the 

following methods: 

• Email: Sarah.Stephenson@

noaa.gov. Include in the subject line of 

the email comment the following 

document identifier: ‘‘PR DNER_EFP 

2018’’. 

• Mail: Sarah Stephenson, Southeast 

Regional Office, NMFS, 263 13th 

Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. 

The EFP application and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request to any of the above 

addresses. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah Stephenson, 727–824–5305; 

email: Sarah.Stephenson@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EFP is 

requested under the authority of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act (16 

U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and regulations at 

50 CFR 600.745(b) concerning exempted 

fishing. 

The proposed collection for scientific 

research involves activities that would 

otherwise be prohibited by regulations 

at 50 CFR part 622, as they pertain to 

Caribbean reef fish managed by the 

Caribbean Fishery Management Council. 

This action involves activities covered 

by regulations implementing the Fishery 

Management Plan for the Reef Fish 

Fishery of Puerto Rico and the U.S. 

Virgin Islands. If granted, the EFP 

would exempt this research activity 

from certain Federal regulations at 

§ 622.435 (Seasonal and area closures), 

§ 622.436 (Size limits), and § 622.437 

(Bag limits). The EFP would be effective 

from the date of issuance through March 

31, 2021. 

The applicant requests authorization 

to collect reef fish species in the U.S. 

Caribbean EEZ off the east and west 

coasts of Puerto Rico. Specimens would 

be collected by persons aboard DNER 

research vessels and commercial fishing 

vessels contracted through the DNER, 

including DNER staff and commercial 

fishermen. Each vessel’s home port is 

located in Puerto Rico. This permit 

would exempt project participants, 

including DNER staff, that do not have 

a valid commercial fishing license 

issued by Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin 

Islands from regulations limiting the 

number of reef fish collected per person 

per day, or per vessel per day (50 CFR 

622.437(b)). The EFP would also exempt 

the applicant from certain seasonal and 

area closure regulations at 50 CFR 

622.435 and size limits regulations at 50 

CFR 622.436, as identified and 

described below. 

The project would continue the 

collection of information on reef fish 

abundance and distribution in waters 

off eastern and western Puerto Rico as 

part of the ongoing Southeast Area 

Monitoring and Assessment Program— 

Caribbean Reef Fish Monitoring Project. 

Research in EEZ waters of the U.S. 

Caribbean would consist of harvesting 

reef fish at approximately 20 stations in 

the EEZ off the west coast of Puerto 

Rico, west of 67°00′00′′ W long., and at 

approximately 10 stations in the EEZ off 

the east coast of Puerto Rico, from the 

Fajardo coast east to Culebra Island and 

Vieques Island. The stations will be 

randomly located at three depth strata: 

0–10, 11–20, and 21–50 fathoms. 

Stations and sampling dates would be 

randomly selected each year over the 

duration of the EFP but may be subject 

to change according to weather and 

sampling logistics. All fishing activities 

would occur between the hours of 5:30 

a.m. and 5:30 p.m., local time. 

Sampling would be conducted by (1) 

bottom longline fishing, (2) hook-andline fishing, and (3) underwater camera 

deployment to identify and quantify reef 

fish species. Sampling at each site 

would consist of one longline, three 

hook-and-line, and one camera 

deployment in tandem. Species 

expected to be caught and landed 

during the proposed activities include 

all federally managed reef fish in the 

U.S. Caribbean EEZ. All reef fish, 

including undersized and seasonally 

prohibited species, would be retained 

except for goliath grouper, Nassau 

grouper, and all species of parrotfish. 

The EFP would allow the following 

amounts of seasonally prohibited reef 

fish to be harvested each year for the 

duration of the EFP: A total of 100 lb (45 

kg) of any combination of red, black, 

tiger, yellowfin, and yellowedge 

groupers during the February 1 through 

April 30 seasonal closure (50 CFR 

622.435(a)(1)(i)); a total of 240 lb (108 

kg) of red hind grouper during the 

December 1 through the last day of 

February seasonal closure (50 CFR 

622.435(a)(1)(ii)); a total of 100 lb (45 

kg) of any combination of vermilion, 

black, silk, and blackfin snappers during 

the October 1 through December 31 

seasonal closure (50 CFR 

622.435(a)(1)(iii)); and a total of 600 lb 

(272 kg) of any combination of lane and 

mutton snappers during the April 1 

through June 30 seasonal closure (50 

CFR 622.435(a)(1)(iv)). In addition, the 

EFP would allow for the annual harvest 

of a total of 500 lb (227 kg) of yellowtail 

snapper, including harvest of 

individuals that are smaller than the 

Federal minimum size limit of 12 inches 

(30.5 cm), total length (50 CFR 

622.436(a)), for the duration of the EFP. 

Each year, when the number of fish 

authorized by the permit is collected, 

activities allowed under the permit 

must stop. Collection may begin again 

the following year. 

This permit would authorize fishing 

activities during the December 1 

through February 28 seasonal closure in 

the Tourmaline and Abrir La Sierra 

Bank red hind spawning aggregation 

areas (50 CFR 622.435(a)(2)(ii)(B)(2) and 

(3)), located west of Puerto Rico. The 

permit would also exempt the applicant 

from the year-round prohibition against 

using bottom longlines in Tourmaline 

and Abrir La Sierra Bank areas (50 CFR 

622.435(b)(2)). 

At each station, one 300-foot (91.4-m) 

bottom longline would be deployed, 

with anchor and surface buoys attached 

at each end to allow for gear retrieval 

and identification. Circle hooks would 

be attached to the longline every 72 

inches (183 cm), for a total of 50 hooks, 

and the gear would soak for 30 minutes, 

after which it would be retrieved and 

any reef fish would be collected, except 

for parrotfish and Nassau and goliath 

groupers, which would be immediately 

returned to the water. The bottom 

longline would be set to minimize any 

impacts to bottom habitat by avoiding 

coral reefs and by fastening small buoys 

at intervals between hooks to ensure the 

line remains suspended above the 

bottom to avoid entanglement. For each 

bottom longline set, the following data 

would be recorded: Date; time of first 

and last hook deployment and recovery; 

station code and latitude and longitude; 

fishing time to the nearest minute; 

weather conditions; depth; total number 

of hooked fish per vessel; number, 

weight, length, reproductive condition, 

and species level identification of fish 

per hook; and substrate and/or habitat 

type. Visual inspection of reef fish 

gonads would occur when the samples 

are processed and they would then be 


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preserved for subsequent histological 

analysis. 

The hook-and-line sampling would 

take place for 30 minutes at the same 

randomly-selected, stratified stations as 

the bottom longline, while anchored. At 

each station, hook-and-line gear would 

be fished using three lines, with each 

line having two circular hooks baited 

with squid. For each fishing trip, fishers 

will randomly space their hooks on the 

line and will retain all reef fish 

collected, except for parrotfish and 

Nassau and goliath groupers, which 

would be immediately returned to the 

water. For each hook-and-line set, the 

following data would be recorded: Date; 

time of EFP vessel trips (i.e., time of 

departure and return to dock); station 

location (latitude and longitude); fishing 

time to the nearest 10 minutes; weather 

conditions; depth; total number of 

hooked fish per vessel; number, weight, 

length, reproductive condition, and 

identification of reef fish per hook-andline; and stratified habitat type or 

substrate type. Each fish will be 

identified by hook-and-line position and 

by fisher. If the habitat or substrate type 

is unknown, it will be characterized 

whenever possible using drop cameras. 

Also at each station, a camera array 

would be deployed near the bottom 

longline for 30 minutes. The use of 

high-resolution digital video allows for 

accurate and precise reef fish species 

identification, counts, and size 

measurements. 

NMFS finds this application warrants 

further consideration based on a 

preliminary review. Possible conditions 

the agency may impose on this permit, 

if it is indeed granted, include but are 

not limited to, a prohibition on 

conducting research within marine 

protected areas, marine sanctuaries, or 

special management zones, without 

additional authorization, and requiring 

compliance with best practices in the 

event of interactions with any protected 

species. NMFS may also require DNER 

complete and submit periodic catch 

report forms summarizing the amount of 

reef fish species harvested during the 

seasonal closures and within the 

exempted closed areas, as well as during 

the period of effectiveness of any issued 

EFP. Additionally, NMFS would require 

any sea turtles taken incidentally during 

the course of fishing or scientific 

research activities to be handled with 

due care to prevent injury to live 

specimens, observed for activity, and 

returned to the water. 

A final decision on issuance of the 

EFP will depend on NMFS’ review of 

public comments received on the 

application, consultations with the 

affected state(s), the Council, and the 

U.S. Coast Guard, and a determination 

that it is consistent with all applicable 

laws. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: June 5, 2018. 

Jennifer M. Wallace, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG108 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to Unexploded 

Ordnance Investigation Survey off the 

Coast of Virginia 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental 

harassment authorization; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request 

from Virginia Electric and Power 

Company d/b/a Dominion Energy 

Virginia (Dominion) for authorization to 

take marine mammals incidental to 

unexploded ordnance (UXO) 

investigation surveys off the coast of 

Virginia as part of site characterization 

surveys in the area of the Research 

Lease of Submerged Lands for 

Renewable Energy Development on the 

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS–A 0497) 

(Lease Area) and coastal waters where a 

cable route corridor will be established. 

Pursuant to the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is 

requesting comments on its proposal to 

issue an incidental harassment 

authorization (IHA) to incidentally take 

marine mammals during the specified 

activities. NMFS will consider public 

comments prior to making any final 

decision on the issuance of the 

requested MMPA authorizations and 

agency responses will be summarized in 

the final notice of our decision. 

DATES: Comments and information must 

be received no later than July 11, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief, 

Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. Physical 

comments should be sent to 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 

and electronic comments should be sent 

to ITP.Youngkin@noaa.gov. 

Instructions: NMFS is not responsible 

for comments sent by any other method, 

to any other address or individual, or 

received after the end of the comment 

period. Comments received 

electronically, including all 

attachments, must not exceed a 25- 

megabyte file size. Attachments to 

electronic comments will be accepted in 

Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF 

file formats only. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted online at 

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/ 

marine-mammal-protection/incidentaltake-authorizations-other-energyactivities-renewable without change. All 

personal identifying information (e.g., 

name, address) voluntarily submitted by 

the commenter may be publicly 

accessible. Do not submit confidential 

business information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale 

Youngkin, Office of Protected 

Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. 

Electronic copies of the applications 

and supporting documents, as well as a 

list of the references cited in this 

document, may be obtained by visiting 

the internet at: www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ 

national/marine-mammal-protection/ 

incidental-take-authorizations-otherenergy-activities-renewable. In case of 

problems accessing these documents, 

please call the contact listed above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the 

MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct 

the Secretary of Commerce (as delegated 

to NMFS) to allow, upon request, the 

incidental, but not intentional, taking of 

small numbers of marine mammals by 

U.S. citizens who engage in a specified 

activity (other than commercial fishing) 

within a specified geographical region if 

certain findings are made and either 

regulations are issued or, if the taking is 

limited to harassment, a notice of a 

proposed authorization is provided to 

the public for review. 

An authorization for incidental 

takings shall be granted if NMFS finds 

that the taking will have a negligible 

impact on the species or stock(s), will 

not have an unmitigable adverse impact 

on the availability of the species or 

stock(s) for subsistence uses (where 

relevant), and if the permissible 

methods of taking and requirements 

pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring 

and reporting of such takings are set 

forth. 

NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible 

impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as an impact 


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