29748 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 123 / Tuesday, June 26, 2018 / Notices 

1See the petitioners’ letter, ‘‘Steel Propane 

Cylinders from the People’s Republic of China, 

Taiwan, and Thailand: Petition for the Imposition 

of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,’’ dated 

May 22, 2018 (the Petition). For the purposes of the 

instant notice, all references to ‘the Petition’ refer 

specifically to the AD Petition with respect to 

Taiwan. 

2See Steel Propane Cylinders from the People’s 

Republic of China, Taiwan, and Thailand: Initiation 

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

28196 (June 18, 2018). 

3See the petitioners’ letter, ‘‘Steel Propane 

Cylinders from the People’s Republic of China, 

Taiwan, and Thailand: Withdrawal of Taiwan 

Antidumping Duty Petition,’’ dated June 14, 2018. 

4See 19 CFR 351.207(b)(1). 

5See Withdrawal Letter at 1–2. 

1See Rubber Bands from the People’s Republic of 

China, Sri Lanka, and Thailand: Initiation of LessThan-Fair-Value Investigations, 83 FR 8424 

(February 27, 2018). 

2See the ITC’s letter dated March 19, 2018 

(Notification of ITC Preliminary Determinations); 

see also Rubber Bands from China, Sri Lanka, and 

Thailand; Determinations, 83 FR 12594 (March 22, 

2018); see also ITC publication 4770 (March 2018), 

Rubber Bands from China, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, 

Investigation Nos. 701–TA–598–600 and 731–TA– 

1408–1410 (Preliminary) at page 1. 

3See Rubber Bands from China, Sri Lanka, and 

Thailand; Determinations, 83 FR 12594 (March 22, 

2018). 

4See 19 CFR 351.207(d) (stating that Commerce’s 

investigation terminates automatically upon the 

publication in the Federal Register of the ITC’s 

negative preliminary determination). 

result in Commerce’s presumption that 

reimbursement of the antidumping 

duties occurred and the subsequent 

assessment of doubled antidumping 

duties. 

Notification Regarding Administrative 

Protective Orders 

This notice also serves as a reminder 

to parties subject to administrative 

protective order (APO) of their 

responsibility concerning the 

disposition of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which 

continues to govern business 

proprietary information in this segment 

of the proceeding. Timely written 

notification of the return or 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 is a 

sanctionable violation. 

This notice is issued and published in 

accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 

777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 

351.213(d)(4). 

Dated: June 19, 2018. 

James Maeder, 

Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations performing the duties of Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Operations. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–583–864] 

Steel Propane Cylinders From Taiwan: 

Termination of Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigation 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: Based on Worthington 

Industries and Manchester Tank & 

Equipment Co.’s (the petitioners) 

withdrawal of the antidumping duty 

(AD) petition on steel propane cylinders 

from Taiwan, we are terminating the 

less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 

investigation. 

DATES: Applicable June 26, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laurel LaCivita, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–4243. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On May 22, 2018, Commerce received 

AD petitions concerning imports of steel 

propane cylinders from China, Taiwan 

and Thailand, filed on behalf of the 

petitioners.1 On June 11, 2018, 

Commerce initiated the LTFV 

investigations of steel propane cylinders 

from China, Taiwan and Thailand, 

which were published in the Federal 

Register on June 18, 2018.2 On June 14, 

2018, the petitioners submitted a letter 

withdrawing the AD petition with 

respect to Taiwan.3 Section 

351.207(b)(1) of Commerce’s regulations 

stipulates that the Secretary may 

terminate an investigation, provided it 

has concluded that termination of the 

investigation is in the public interest.4

Because the petitioners have withdrawn 

their May 22, 2017, AD petition with 

respect to Taiwan, and have requested 

that Commerce terminate this 

investigation, we determine that 

termination of this investigation is in 

the public interest, pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.207(b)(1).5 Accordingly, pursuant to 

section 734(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 

1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 

351.207(b)(1), we are terminating the 

LTFV investigation with respect to 

Taiwan. 

Termination of Investigation 

In accordance with section 

734(a)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.207(b)(1), upon the petitioners’ 

withdrawal of the Taiwan petition, we 

are terminating the LTFV investigation 

of steel propane cylinders from Taiwan. 

Dated: June 20, 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 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–069, A–549–835] 

Rubber Bands From the People’s 

Republic of China and Thailand: 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determinations in the Less-Than-FairValue Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable June 26, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Berger at (202) 482–2483 

(People’s Republic of China (China)) 

and Laurel LaCivita at (202) 482–4243 

(Thailand), 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 20, 2018, the Department 

of Commerce (Commerce) initiated lessthan-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of 

imports of rubber bands from China, Sri 

Lanka, and Thailand.1 On March 19, 

2018, the U.S. International Trade 

Commission (ITC) notified Commerce of 

its affirmative preliminary 

determination with respect to China and 

Thailand, its negligibility determination 

concerning imports of rubber bands 

from Sri Lanka, and its termination of 

its investigation of imports from Sri 

Lanka.2 On March 22, the ITC published 

in the Federal Register a notice of its 

preliminary determination with respect 

to China and Thailand, and its 

determination that imports of rubber 

bands from Sri Lanka are negligible.3

Because the ITC has terminated its 

investigation of rubber bands from Sri 

Lanka, Commerce’s investigation is also 

terminated.4 The preliminary 

determinations for China and Thailand 


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5See 19 CFR 351.205(e). 

6See letter from the petitioner, ‘‘Petition for the 

Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duties on Rubber Bands from Thailand and China— 

Petitioner’s Request for Postponement of the 

Preliminary Determinations in the Antidumping 

Duty Cases,’’ dated June 11, 2018. 

are currently due no later than July 10, 

2017. 

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. Under 19 CFR 

351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a 

request for postponement 25 days or 

more before the scheduled date of the 

preliminary determination and must 

state the reasons for the request. 

Commerce will grant the request unless 

it finds compelling reasons to deny the 

request.5

On June 11, 2018, Alliance Rubber Co. 

(the petitioner) submitted timely 

requests pursuant to section 703(c)(1)(A) 

of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e) to 

postpone the preliminary 

determinations in these LTFV 

investigations.6 The petitioner stated 

that it requested postponement because 

Commerce is still conducting its 

antidumping investigations, and 

additional time is necessary for 

interested parties to respond to 

additional requests from Commerce. 

For the reasons stated above and 

because there are no compelling reasons 

to deny the petitioner’s request, 

Commerce, in accordance with section 

733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, is postponing 

the deadline for the preliminary 

determinations by 50 days (i.e., 190 

days after the date on which these 

investigations were initiated). As a 

result, Commerce will issue its 

preliminary determinations no later 

than August 29, 2018. In accordance 

with 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 publication of the 

preliminary determinations, unless 

postponed at a later date. 

This notice is issued and published 

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

and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). 

Dated: June 20, 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 

RIN 0648–XF830 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to Construction at 

the City Dock and Ferry Terminal, in 

Tenakee Springs, Alaska 

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 

Alaska Department of Transportation 

and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) to 

incidentally harass, by Level B 

harassment only, marine mammals 

during construction activities associated 

with a city dock and ferry terminal 

improvement project in Tenakee 

Springs, Alaska. 

DATES: This Authorization is applicable 

from June 1, 2019 through May 31, 

2020. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jonathan Molineaux, 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: https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/ 

marine-mammal-protection/incidentaltake-authorizations-constructionactivities. 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 shall have a negligible 

impact on the species or stock(s), shall 

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). 

Summary of Request 

On October 23, 2017, NMFS received 

a request from ADOT&PF for an IHA to 

take marine mammals incidental to 

conducting improvements at the 

Tenakee Springs city dock and ferry 

terminal, in Tenakee Springs, Alaska. 

The application was considered 

adequate and complete on January 30, 

2018. ADOT&PF’s request is for take of 

seven species of marine mammals by 

Level B harassment only. Neither 

ADOT&PF nor NMFS expect mortality 

to result from this activity and, 

therefore, an IHA is appropriate. The 

planned activity is not expected to 

exceed one year, hence, we do not 

expect subsequent MMPA IHAs to be 

issued for this particular activity. 


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