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1See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Canada, 

Greece, India, the People’s Republic of China, the 

Republic of Korea, and the Republic of Turkey: 

Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 83 

FR 7154 (February 20, 2018). 

2Commerce has exercised its discretion to toll 

deadlines for the duration of the closure of the 

Federal Government from January 20 through 22, 

2018. See Memorandum, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by 

the Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ dated 

January 23, 2018 (Tolling Memorandum). 

Accordingly, all deadlines in this segment of the 

proceeding have been extended by 3 days. 

3American Cast Iron Pipe Company, Berg Steel 

Pipe Corp., Berg Spiral Pipe Corp., Dura-Bond 

Industries, and Stupp Corporation, individually and 

as members of the American Line Pipe Producers 

Association; Greens Bayou Pipe Mill, LP; JSW Steel 

(USA) Inc.; Skyline Steel; and Trinity Products LLC 

(collectively, the petitioners). 

4See Petitioners’ Letters, ‘‘Large Diameter Welded 

Pipe from Canada: Petitioners’ Request for 

Postponement of the Preliminary Determination,’’ 

dated May 23, 2018; ‘‘Large Diameter Welded Pipe 

from China: Petitioners’ Request for Postponement 

of the Preliminary Determination,’’ dated May 23, 

2018; ‘‘Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Greece: 

Petitioners’ Request for Postponement of the 

Preliminary Determination,’’ dated May 23, 2018; 

‘‘Large Diameter Welded Pipe from India: 

Petitioners’ Request for Postponement of the 

Preliminary Determination,’’ dated May 23, 2018; 

‘‘Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Korea: 

Petitioners’ Request for Postponement of the 

Preliminary Determination,’’ dated May 23, 2018; 

‘‘Large Diameter Welded Pipe from Turkey: 

Petitioners’ Request for Postponement of the 

Preliminary Determination,’’ dated May 23, 2018. 

5 Id. 

6See Tolling Memorandum. 

7Note that the revised deadline reflects a full 

postponement to 190 days after the date on which 

this investigation was initiated, in addition to a 3- 

day extension due to closure of the Federal 

Government. As this new deadline falls on a 

Saturday, the deadline moves to the next business 

day. See Notice of Clarification: Application of 

‘‘Next Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative 

Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act 

of 1920, as Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–122–863, A–570–077, A–484–803, A–533– 

881, A–580–897, A–489–833] 

Large Diameter Welded Pipe From 

Canada, Greece, India, the People’s 

Republic of China, the Republic of 

Korea, and the Republic of Turkey: 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determinations in the Less-Than-FairValue Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable June 15, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Pulongbarit at (202) 482–4031 

(Canada); Brittany Bauer at (202) 482– 

3860 (Greece); Jaron Moore at (202) 482– 

3640 (India); Kabir Archuletta at (202) 

482–8024 (the People’s Republic of 

China (China)); Jesus Saenz at (202) 

482–8184 (the Republic of Korea 

(Korea)); and Rebecca Janz at (202) 482– 

2972 (the Republic of Turkey (Turkey)), 

AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On February 9, 2018, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

initiated less-than-fair-value (LFTV) 

investigations of imports of large 

diameter welded pipe from Canada, 

China, Greece, India, Korea, and 

Turkey.1 Currently, the preliminary 

determinations are due no later than 

June 29, 2018.2

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determinations 

Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act 

of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires 

Commerce to issue the preliminary 

determination in an LTFV investigation 

within 140 days after the date on which 

Commerce initiated the investigation. 

However, section 733(c)(1) of the Act 

permits Commerce to postpone the 

preliminary determination until no later 

than 190 days after the date on which 

Commerce initiated the investigation if: 

(A) The petitioner makes a timely 

request for a postponement; or (B) 

Commerce concludes that the parties 

concerned are cooperating, that the 

investigation is extraordinarily 

complicated, and that additional time is 

necessary to make a preliminary 

determination. Pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a 

request to postpone 25 days or more 

before the scheduled date of the 

preliminary determination, and must 

state the reasons for postponement. 

Commerce will grant the request unless 

it finds compelling reasons to deny the 

request. See 19 CFR 351.205(e). 

On May 23, 2018, the petitioners 3

submitted a timely request that 

Commerce postpone the preliminary 

determinations in these LTFV 

investigations.4 The petitioners stated 

that the purpose of their request is to 

provide Commerce with adequate time 

to solicit information from the 

respondents and to allow Commerce 

sufficient time to analyze respondents’ 

questionnaire responses.5

In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.205(e), there are no compelling 

reasons to deny the request. Therefore, 

in accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) 

of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e), we 

are postponing the preliminary 

determinations in these LTFV 

investigations by 50 days (i.e., 190 days 

after the date on which these 

investigations were initiated). 

Additionally, Commerce exercised its 

discretion to toll deadlines affected by 

the closure of the Federal Government 

from January 20 through 22, 2018.6

Accordingly, Commerce is postponing 

the deadline for the preliminary 

determinations to August 20, 2018.7

Pursuant to section 735(a)(1) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline 

for the final determinations of these 

investigations will continue to be 75 

days after the date of the preliminary 

determinations, unless postponed. 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). 

Dated: June 8, 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. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Western Pacific Community 

Development Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0612. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular (extension of 

a currently approved information 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 5. 

Average Hours per Response: 6. 

Burden Hours: 30. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

extension of a current information 

collection. 

The Federal regulations at 50 CFR 

part 665 authorize the Regional 

Administrator of the National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS), Pacific Island 

Region to provide eligible western 

Pacific communities with access to 

fisheries that they have traditionally 

depended upon, but may not have the 

capabilities to support continued and 

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to economic, regulatory, or other 

barriers. To be eligible to participate in 

the western Pacific community 

development program, a community 

must meet the criteria set forth in 50 

CFR part 665.20, and submit a 

community development plan that 

describes the purposes and goals of the 

plan, the justification for proposed 

fishing activities, and the degree of 

involvement by the indigenous 

community members, including contact 

information. 

This collection of information 

provides NMFS and the Western Pacific 

Fishery Management Council (Council) 

with data to determine whether a 

community that submits a community 

development plan meets the regulatory 

requirements for participation in the 

program, and whether the activities 

proposed under the plan are consistent 

with the intent of the program, the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, and 

other applicable laws. The information 

is also important for evaluating 

potential impacts of the proposed 

community development plan activities 

on fish stocks, endangered species, 

marine mammals, and other 

components of the affected environment 

for the purposes of compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act, the 

Endangered Species Act and other 

applicable laws. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; business or other for-profit 

organizations; not for profit institutions. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow 

the instructions to view Department of 

Commerce collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to OIRA_Submission@

omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. 

Dated: June 12, 2018. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF986 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to a Low-Energy 

Geophysical Survey in the Northwest 

Atlantic Ocean 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental 

harassment authorization. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

regulations implementing the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as 

amended, notification is hereby given 

that NMFS has issued an incidental 

harassment authorization (IHA) to the 

Scripps Institution of Oceanography 

(SIO) to take marine mammals 

incidental to a low-energy marine 

geophysical survey in the Northwest 

Atlantic Ocean. 

DATES: This authorization is valid for 

one year from the date of issuance. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jordan Carduner, Office of Protected 

Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. 

Electronic copies of the application and 

supporting documents, as well as a list 

of the references cited in this document, 

may be obtained online at: 

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/ 

marine-mammal-protection/incidentaltake-authorizations-research-and-otheractivities. 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 

resulting from the specified activity that 

cannot be reasonably expected to, and is 

not reasonably likely to, adversely affect 

the species or stock through effects on 

annual rates of recruitment or survival. 

The MMPA states that the term ‘‘take’’ 

means to harass, hunt, capture, kill or 

attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or kill 

any marine mammal. 

Except with respect to certain 

activities not pertinent here, the MMPA 

defines ‘‘harassment’’ as any act of 

pursuit, torment, or annoyance which (i) 

has the potential to injure a marine 

mammal or marine mammal stock in the 

wild (Level A harassment); or (ii) has 

the potential to disturb a marine 

mammal or marine mammal stock in the 

wild by causing disruption of behavioral 

patterns, including, but not limited to, 

migration, breathing, nursing, breeding, 

feeding, or sheltering (Level B 

harassment). 

National Environmental Policy Act 

To comply with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

NOAA Administrative Order (NAO) 

216–6A, NMFS must review our 

proposed action (i.e., the issuance of an 

incidental harassment authorization) 

with respect to potential impacts on the 

human environment. This action is 

consistent with categories of activities 

identified in Categorical Exclusion B4 

(incidental harassment authorizations 

with no anticipated serious injury or 

mortality) of the Companion Manual for 

NOAA Administrative Order 216–6A, 

which do not individually or 

cumulatively have the potential for 

significant impacts on the quality of the 

human environment and for which we 

have not identified any extraordinary 

circumstances that would preclude this 

categorical exclusion. Accordingly, 

NMFS has determined that the issuance 

of the IHA qualifies to be categorically 

excluded from further NEPA review. 

Summary of Request 

On November 20, 2017, NMFS 

received a request from SIO for an IHA 

to take marine mammals incidental to 

conducting a low-energy marine 

geophysical survey in the Northwest 

Atlantic Ocean. On February 8, 2018, 

we deemed SIO’s application for 

authorization to be adequate and 

complete. SIO’s request is for take of a 


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