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7See Memorandum, ‘‘Preliminary Results of the 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of 

Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from the 

People’s Republic of China: Application of Adverse 

Facts Available for Tianjin Leviathan International 

Trade Co., Ltd.,’’ (Tianjin Leviathan AFA 

Memorandum), dated concurrently with this notice. 

8See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii). 

9See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1). 

10See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 

11See 19 CFR 351.303. 

12See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 

13 Id. 14See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. 

publication of the notice of preliminary 

results in the Federal Register, in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

However, because Commerce 

preliminarily applied AFA to the sole 

company that is still under review 

(Tianjin Leviathan), in accordance with 

section 776 of the Act, and because our 

calculation of the AFA subsidy rate is 

outlined in the Tianjin Leviathan AFA 

Memorandum,7 there are no further 

calculations to disclose. 

Public Comment 

Interested parties may submit case 

briefs not later than 30 days after the 

date of publication of this notice.8

Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised 

in the case briefs, may be filed no later 

than five days after the time limit for 

filing case briefs.9 Parties who submit 

case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this 

proceeding are encouraged to submit 

with each argument: (1) A statement of 

the issue; (2) a brief summary of the 

argument; and (3) a table of 

authorities.10 Case and rebuttal briefs 

should be filed using ACCESS.11

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing must submit a written request to 

the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance, filed electronically via 

ACCESS. An electronically-filed 

document must be received successfully 

in its entirety by ACCESS by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Time within 30 days after the 

date of publication of this notice.12

Hearing requests should contain: (1) The 

party’s name, address, and telephone 

number; (2) the number of participants; 

and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. 

Issues raised in the hearing will be 

limited to issues raised in the briefs. If 

a request for a hearing is made, parties 

will be notified of the time and date for 

the hearing to be held at the U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230.13 Commerce intends to issue 

the final results of this administrative 

review, including the results of its 

analysis of arguments raised in any 

written briefs, not later than 120 days 

after the publication of these 

preliminary results in the Federal 

Register, unless otherwise extended.14

Assessment 

Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (CBP) to assess 

CVDs on all appropriate entries. 

Shandong Huitong and Techking shall 

be assessed CVDs at rates equal to the 

cash deposit of estimated countervailing 

duties in effect at the time of entry, or 

withdrawal from warehouse, for 

consumption, during the period January 

1, 2016, through December 31, 2016, in 

accordance with 19 CFR 

351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to 

issue appropriate assessment 

instructions to CBP 15 days after 

publication of this notice. 

Notification Regarding Administrative 

Protective Orders 

This notice also serves as a reminder 

to parties subject to the administrative 

protective order (APO) of their 

responsibility concerning the 

disposition of proprietary information 

disclosed under an 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 a 

violation which is subject to sanction. 

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) and 351.221(b)(4). 

Dated: July 5, 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. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14829 Filed 7–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Application for 

Commercial Fisheries Authorization 

Under Section 118 of the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before September 10, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

internet at pracomments@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Amy Sloan, 301–427.8401 

ext 8432 or amy.sloan@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Marine Mammal Protection Act 

requires any commercial fisherman 

operating in Category I and II fisheries 

to register for a certificate of 

authorization that will allow the 

fisherman to take marine mammals 

incidental to commercial fishing 

operations. Category I and II fisheries 

are those identified by NOAA as having 

either frequent or occasional takings of 

marine mammals. All states have 

integrated the National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS) registration process into 

the existing state fishery registration 

process and vessel owners do not need 

to file a separate federal registration. If 

applicable, vessel owners will be 

notified of this simplified registration 

process when they apply for their state 

or Federal permit or license. 

II. Method of Collection 

Fishermen have their information 

imported directly into the Marine 

Mammal Authorization Program 

(MMAP) from their state. If they do not 

have a state or Federal fishery permit or 

license, they can request an MMAP 

registration form from their regional 

NMFS office and mail in the registration 

form. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0293. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Individuals or 

households. 


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Estimated Number of Respondents: 

600. 

Estimated Time per Response: Initial 

registration 15 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 150. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $15,300 in recordkeeping/ 

reporting costs and application fees. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: July 6, 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–XG204 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to the Annapolis 

Passenger Ferry Dock Project, 

Washington 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of 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 

Kitsap Transit, to incidentally take, by 

Level A and B harassment, marine 

mammals during construction activities 

associated with the Annapolis Passenger 

Ferry Dock Project in Puget Sound, 

Washington. 

DATES: This Authorization is applicable 

from October 1, 2018 through 

September 31, 2019. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jaclyn Daly, Office of Protected 

Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. 

Electronic copies of the application, 

IHA, 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/node/ 

23111. 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). 

Summary of Request 

On March 5, 2018, NMFS received a 

request from Kitsap Transit for an IHA 

to take marine mammals incidental to 

pile driving and removal associated 

with upgrades to the Annapolis Ferry 

Terminal, Puget Sound, Washington. 

Kitsap Transit submitted a revised 

application on May 3, 2018 which 

NMFS deemed adequate and complete. 

Pile driving and removal will take a 

maximum of 17 days. No serious injury 

or mortality is expected to occur or is 

authorized from this activity and, 

therefore, an IHA is appropriate. 

On May 16, 2018, NMFS published its 

proposed IHA in the Federal Register 

for public comment (83 FR 22624). 

NMFS has issued an IHA to Kitsap 

Transit for the take, by Level A and B 

harassment, of harbor seal (Phoca 

vitulina richardii), Steller sea lion 

(Eumetopias jubatus monteriensis), 

California sea lion (Zalophus 

californianus), and harbor porpoise 

(Phocoena phocoena vomerina). 

Description of Proposed Activity 

Overview 

Kitsap Transit is proposing to upgrade 

the existing dock at its Annapolis Ferry 

Terminal to accommodate larger vessels 

by extending the dock into deeper water 

and bring the terminal into compliance 

with American Disability Act (ADA) 

accessibility standards. The project 

includes removing 10 existing concrete 

and steel piles that support the existing 

pier and float and installing 12 new 

steel piles to support updated 

structures. Piles will be removed using 

a vibratory hammer and new piles will 

be installed using a vibratory and, if 

necessary, an impact hammer. The 

project is anticipated to take 8 weeks to 

complete; however, Kitsap Transit 

anticipates it will take a maximum of 17 

days to complete in-water pile driving 

activities. 

Dates and Duration 

The project would occur for eight 

weeks between October 1, 2018 and 

September 30, 2019 with the exception 

of March 3, 2019 through July 1, 2019 

to protect salmonids and surf smelt. Pile 

removal has been conservatively 

estimated to occur at a rate of 2 piles 

removed per day, which would require 

5 days to remove 10 piles. Pile 

installation was conservatively 

estimated to occur at a rate of 1 pile per 

day, which would require 12 days to 

install 12 piles. In total, there would be 


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