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4See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act 

regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) 

of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of 

the Act regarding specificity. 

5See 19 CFR 224(b). 

6See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 351.309(d)(1). 

7See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 351.309(d)(2). 

8See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 

9See 19 CFR 351.310. 

10See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 

Countervailing Duty Centralized 

Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 

ACCESS is available to registered users 

at http://access.trade.gov, and is 

available to all parties in the Central 

Records Unit, room B8024 of the main 

Department of Commerce building. In 

addition, a complete version of the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum can 

be accessed directly at http://

enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed 

and electronic versions of the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum are 

identical in content. 

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise covered by the order 

is HWR pipes and tubes. For a complete 

description of the scope of the order, see 

the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this review 

in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act). For each of the subsidy 

programs found countervailable, we 

preliminarily determine that there is a 

subsidy, i.e., a government financial 

contribution that gives rise to a benefit 

to the recipient, and that the subsidy is 

specific.4 For a full description of the 

methodology underlying our 

conclusions, see the accompanying 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

Preliminary Results of Review 

In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.224(b)(4)(i), we calculated a 

countervailable subsidy rate for 

Ozdemir, the sole respondent in this 

review. We preliminarily determine that 

the following subsidy rate exists for 

Ozdemir for the period December 28, 

2015, through April 25, 2016, and 

September 12, 2016, through December 

31, 2016: 

Company Subsidy rate 

(percent) 

Ozdemir Boru Profil San. Ve 

Tic. Ltd. Sti. ....................... 1.18 

Assessment Rate 

Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of 

the Act, upon issuance of the final 

results, Commerce shall determine, and 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties 

on all appropriate entries covered by 

this review. We intend to issue 

instructions to CBP 15 days after 

publication of the final results of this 

review. 

Cash Deposit Rate 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the 

Act, Commerce intends to instruct CBP 

to collect cash deposits of estimated 

countervailing duties in the amount 

indicated for Ozdemir with regard to 

shipments of subject merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the date of 

publication of the final results of this 

review. For all non-reviewed firms, we 

will instruct CBP to continue to collect 

cash deposits of estimated 

countervailing duties at the most recent 

company-specific or all-others rate 

applicable to the company, as 

appropriate. These cash deposit 

instructions, when imposed, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Disclosure and Public Comment 

We will disclose to parties to this 

proceeding the calculations performed 

in reaching the preliminary results 

within five days of the date of 

publication of these preliminary 

results.5 Interested parties may submit 

written comments (case briefs) within 

30 days of publication of the 

preliminary results and rebuttal 

comments (rebuttal briefs) within five 

days after the time limit for filing case 

briefs.6 Pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs must be 

limited to issues raised in the case 

briefs. Parties who submit arguments are 

requested to submit with the argument: 

(1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief 

summary of the argument; and (3) a 

table of authorities.7

Interested parties who wish to request 

a hearing must do so within 30 days of 

publication of these preliminary results 

by submitting a written request to the 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance using Enforcement and 

Compliance’s ACCESS system.8

Requests should contain the party’s 

name, address, and telephone number, 

the number of participants, whether any 

participant is a foreign national, and a 

list of the issues to be discussed. If a 

request for a hearing is made, Commerce 

will inform parties of the scheduled 

date of the hearing which will be held 

at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 

1401 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20230, at a time and 

date to be determined.9 Issues addressed 

during the hearing will be limited to 

those raised in the briefs.10 Parties 

should confirm by telephone the date, 

time, and location of the hearing two 

days before the scheduled date. 

Parties are reminded that all briefs 

and hearing requests must be filed 

electronically using ACCESS and 

received successfully in their entirety by 

5 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. 

Unless the deadline is extended 

pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 

Act, Commerce intends to issue the final 

results of this administrative review, 

including the results of our analysis of 

the issues raised by the parties in their 

comments, within 120 days after 

publication of these preliminary results. 

This administrative review and notice 

are in accordance with sections 

751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.213. 

Dated: August 6, 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. 

Appendix 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Subsidies Valuation Information 

V. Benchmarks and Interest Rates 

VI. Analysis of Programs 

VII. Conclusion 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–985] 

Xanthan Gum From the People’s 

Republic of China: Preliminary Results 

of the Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review, and 

Preliminary Determination of No 

Shipments; 2016–2017 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that certain exporters for which this 

review was requested did make sales of 

subject merchandise at prices below 

normal value (NV) during the period of 

review (POR) July 1, 2016, through June 

30, 2017. We invite interested parties to 

comment on these preliminary results. 

DATES: Applicable August 14, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Aleksandras Nakutis or Eli Lovely, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement 


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1See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 

Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity 

To Request Administrative Review, 82 FR 30833 

(July 3, 2017). 

2See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 

42974 (September 13, 2017). 

3See Memorandum to 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, 

‘‘Xanthan Gum from the People’s Republic of 

China: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary 

Results of Administrative Review,’’ dated March 14, 

2018. 

4See Memorandum to 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, 

‘‘Xanthan Gum from the People’s Republic of 

China: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary 

Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review,’’ dated March 14, 2018. 

5For a complete description of the Scope of the 

Order, see ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the 

Preliminary Results in the Fourth Antidumping 

Duty Administrative Review of Xanthan Gum from 

the People’s Republic of China,’’ (Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum) from 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, to 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, dated concurrently 

with, and hereby adopted by, this notice. 

6See Memorandum to The File, ‘‘Antidumping 

Duty Administrative Review of Xanthan Gum from 

the People’s Republic of China: Automated 

Commercial System Shipment Query,’’ dated 

September 15, 2017; see also Memorandum to The 

File, ‘‘Xanthan gum from China (A–570–985),’’ 

dated June 14, 2018. 

7See Non-Market Economy Antidumping 

Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 

FR 65694 (October 24, 2011) (NME AD Assessment) 

and the ‘‘Assessment Rates’’ section, below. 

and Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–3147 and (202) 482–1593, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This administrative review is being 

conducted in accordance with section 

751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (the Act). On July 3, 2017, 

Commerce published in the Federal 

Register a notice of opportunity to 

request an administrative review of the 

antidumping duty (AD) order on 

xanthan gum from the People’s Republic 

of China (China).1 Commerce published 

the notice of initiation of this 

administrative review on September 13, 

2017.2 On January 23, 2018, Commerce 

exercised its discretion to toll all 

deadlines affected by the closure of the 

Federal Government from January 20 

through 22, 2018.3 Commerce extended 

the preliminary results deadline until 

August 3, 2018.4

Scope of the Order 

The product covered by the order 

includes dry xanthan gum, whether or 

not coated or blended with other 

products. Xanthan gum is included in 

this order regardless of physical form, 

including, but not limited to, solutions, 

slurries, dry powders of any particle 

size, or unground fiber. 

Merchandise covered by the scope of 

the order is classified in the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States at subheading 3913.90.20. 

This tariff classification is provided for 

convenience and customs purposes; 

however, the written description of the 

scope is dispositive. A full description 

of the scope of the order is contained in 

the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum.5

Preliminary Determination of No 

Shipments 

On October 10, 2017 and October 13, 

2017, Jianlong Biotechnology Co., Ltd. 

(Jianlong) (previously known as Inner 

Mongolia Jianlong Biochemical Co., Ltd. 

(IMJ)), and A.H.A. International Co., 

Ltd. (AHA), respectively, timely filed 

certifications that they had no exports, 

sales, or entries of subject merchandise 

during the POR. Based on an analysis of 

the U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) information and Jianlong’s, IMJ’s, 

and AHA’s no shipment certifications, 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that Jianlong, IMJ, and AHA had no 

shipments, and, therefore, no 

reviewable transactions, during the 

POR.6 For additional information 

regarding this determination, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

Consistent with our practice in nonmarket economy (NME) cases, 

Commerce is not rescinding this 

administrative review with respect to 

Jianlong, IMJ, or AHA for which it has 

preliminarily found no shipments 

during the POR, but intends to complete 

the review, and issue appropriate 

instructions to CBP based on the final 

results of the review.7

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this review 

in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) 

of the Act. We calculated, where 

applicable, export price and constructed 

export price for the mandatory 

respondents Neimenggu Fufeng 

Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (a.k.a., Inner 

Mongolia Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., 

Ltd.), Xinjiang Fufeng Biotechnologies 

Co., Ltd., and Shandong Fufeng 

Fermentation Co., Ltd. (collectively 

Fufeng) and Meihua Group International 

Trading (Hong Kong) Limited, Langfang 

Meihua Biotechnology Co., Ltd., and 

Xinjiang Meihua Amino Acid Co., Ltd. 

(collectively Meihua) in accordance 

with section 772 of the Act. Because 

China is an NME country within the 

meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, 

we calculated NV in accordance with 

section 773(c) of the Act. 

For a full description of the 

methodology underlying our 

conclusions, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum, which is hereby 

adopted by this notice. The Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum is a public 

document and is on file electronically 

via Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Centralized Electronic Service System 

(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 

registered users at https://

access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the 

Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the 

main Department of Commerce 

building. In addition, a complete 

version of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. 

The signed Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum and the electronic 

version of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum are identical in content. 

A list of topics included in the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum is 

provided at the Appendix to this notice. 

Preliminary Results of Review 

Consistent with prior segments of this 

proceeding, we have continued to treat 

Fufeng as a single entity and Meihua as 

a single entity pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.401(f)(1)–(2). For additional 

information, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum. 

Additionally, Commerce preliminary 

determines that the information placed 

on the record by Fufeng, Meihua, and 

the other companies listed in the rate 

table below demonstrates that these 

companies are entitled to separate rate 

status. However, we preliminarily 

determine that Hebei Xinhe 

Biochemical Co., Ltd. did not 

demonstrate their entitlement to 

separate rates status. Therefore, we are 

preliminarily treating Hebei Xinhe 

Biochemical Co., Ltd. as part of the 

China-wide entity. For additional 

information, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum. 

The statute and Commerce’s 

regulations do not address what rate to 

apply to respondents not selected for 

individual examination when 

Commerce limits its examination in an 

administrative review pursuant to 

section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally, 


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8See 19 CFR 351.309(c). 

9See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 

(for general filing requirements). 

10See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). 

11We applied the assessment rate calculation 

method adopted in Antidumping Proceedings: 

Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping 

Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain 

Antidumping Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 

FR 8101 (February 14, 2012). 

12See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2). 13See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the 

People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of 

the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and 

Preliminary Determination of No Shipments: 2014– 

2015, 81 FR 29528 (May 12, 2016) and 

accompanying Decision Memorandum at 10–11; 

unchanged in Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the 

People’s Republic of China: Final Results of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Final 

Determination of No Shipments; 2014–2015, 81 FR 

54042 (August 15, 2016). 

14For a full discussion of this practice, see NME 

AD Assessment. 

Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of 

the Act, which provides instructions for 

calculating the all-others rate in an 

investigation, for guidance when 

calculating the rate for non-selected 

respondents that are not examined 

individually in an administrative 

review. Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act 

states that the all-others rate should be 

calculated by averaging the weightedaverage dumping margins for 

individually-examined respondents, 

excluding rates that are zero, de 

minimis, or based entirely on facts 

available. Where the rates for the 

individually examined companies are 

all zero, de minimis, or based entirely 

on facts available, section 735(c)(5)(B) of 

the Act provides that Commerce may 

use ‘‘any reasonable method’’ to 

establish the all others rate. In this 

instant, we have assigned the rate 

calculated to Fufeng (i.e., 1.18 percent) 

to all separate rate entities. 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that the following weighted-average 

dumping margins exist for the period 

July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017: 

Exporter 

Weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

Meihua Group International Trading (Hong Kong) Limited/Langfang Meihua Biotechnology Co., Ltd.,/Xinjiang Meihua Amino 

Acid Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................................................................... 0.00 

Neimenggu Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (aka Inner Mongolia Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.)/Shandong Fufeng Fermentation Co., Ltd./Xinjiang Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................ 1.18 

CP Kelco (Shandong) Biological Company Limited ............................................................................................................................ 1.18 

Deosen Biochemical Ltd./Deosen Biochemical (Ordos) Ltd ............................................................................................................... 1.18 

Shanghai Smart Chemicals Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................................... 1.18 

Disclosure and Public Comment 

Commerce intends to disclose the 

calculations performed for these 

preliminary results of review within five 

days of the date of publication of this 

notice in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.224(b). Case briefs or other written 

comments may be submitted to the 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance no later than 30 days after 

the publication of these preliminary 

results of review, unless the Secretary 

alters the time limit.8 Rebuttal briefs, 

limited to responding to issues raised in 

case briefs, may be submitted no later 

than five days after the deadline for case 

briefs.9 Pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who 

submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in 

this review 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. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing, limited to issues raised in the 

case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a 

written request to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, within 30 days after the date 

of publication of this notice. Requests 

should contain the party’s name, 

address, and telephone number, the 

number of participants, whether any 

participant is a foreign national, and a 

list of the issues to be discussed. If a 

request for a hearing is made, Commerce 

intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230, at a time and date to be 

determined. Parties should confirm by 

telephone the date, time, and location of 

the hearing two days before the 

scheduled date. 

Unless otherwise extended, 

Commerce intends to issue the final 

results of this administrative review, 

which will include the results of our 

analysis of the issues raised in the case 

briefs, within 120 days of publication of 

these preliminary results in the Federal 

Register, pursuant to section 

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. 

Assessment Rates 

Upon issuance of the final results of 

review, Commerce will determine, and 

CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on 

all appropriate entries covered by this 

review.10 Commerce intends to issue 

appropriate assessment instructions to 

CBP 15 days after the publication of the 

final results of this review. We will 

calculate importer-specific assessment 

rates equal to the ratio of the total 

amount of dumping calculated for 

examined sales with a particular 

importer to the total entered value of the 

sales in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.212(b)(1).11 Where either the 

respondent’s ad valorem weightedaverage dumping margin is zero or de 

minimis, or an importer-specific ad 

valorem assessment rate is zero or de 

minimis,12 we will instruct CBP to 

liquidate the appropriate entries 

without regard to antidumping duties. 

For the respondents that were not 

selected for individual examination in 

this administrative review but which 

qualified for a separate rate, the 

assessment rate will be equal to the 

weighted-average dumping margin 

assigned to the respondents in the final 

results of this review.13

For entries that were not reported in 

the U.S. sales databases submitted by 

the companies individually examined 

during this review, Commerce will 

instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at 

the China-wide rate. In addition, if we 

continue to find that Jianlong, IMJ, and 

AHA had no shipments of subject 

merchandise during the POR, any 

suspended entries of subject 

merchandise from either Jianlong, IMJ, 

or AHA will be liquidated at the Chinawide rate.14

Cash Deposit Requirements 

The following cash deposit 

requirements will be effective for all 

shipments of xanthan gum from China 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the date of 

publication of the notice of the final 


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results of this administrative review, as 

provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of 

the Act: (1) For the companies listed 

above that have a separate rate, the cash 

deposit rate will be that rate established 

in the final results of this review 

(except, if the rate is zero or de minimis, 

then a cash deposit rate of zero will be 

required); (2) for previously investigated 

or reviewed China and non-China 

exporters not listed above that received 

a separate rate in a prior segment of this 

proceeding, the cash deposit rate will 

continue to be the existing exporterspecific rate; (3) for all China exporters 

of subject merchandise that have not 

been found to be entitled to a separate 

rate, the cash deposit rate will be the 

rate for the China-wide entity, which is 

154.07 percent; and (4) for all non-China 

exporters of subject merchandise that 

have not received their own rate, the 

cash deposit rate will be the rate 

applicable to China exporter(s) that 

supplied that non-China exporter. These 

deposit requirements, when imposed, 

shall remain in effect until further 

notice. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice also serves as a 

preliminary reminder to importers of 

their responsibility under 19 CFR 

351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding 

the reimbursement of antidumping and/ 

or countervailing 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 

and/or countervailing duties occurred 

and the subsequent assessment of 

double antidumping duties. 

We are issuing and publishing these 

preliminary results of review in 

accordance with sections 751(a)(l) and 

777(i)(l) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213. 

Dated: August 3, 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. 

Appendix 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Review 

IV. Extension of the Preliminary Results 

V. Scope of the Order 

VI. Selection of Respondents 

VII. Duty Absorption 

VIII. Preliminary Determination of No 

Shipments 

IX. Single Entity Treatment 

X. Discussion of the Methodology 

A. Non-Market Economy Country 

B. Separate Rates 

C. Separate Rate Analysis 

1. Wholly Foreign-Owned Applicant 

2. Joint Ventures Between Chinese and 

Foreign Companies or Wholly ChineseOwned Companies 

a. Absence of De Jure Control 

b. Absence of De Facto Control 

3. Companies Not Receiving a Separate 

Rate 

D. Dumping Margin for the Separate Rate 

Companies Not Individually Examined 

E. Surrogate Country 

1. Same Level of Economic Development 

2. Significant Producers of Identical or 

Comparable Merchandise 

3. Data Availability 

F. Date of Sale 

G. Comparisons to Normal Value 

1. Determination of Comparison Method 

2. Results of the Differential Pricing 

Analysis 

H. U.S. Price 

1. Export Price 

2. Constructed Export Price 

3. Value-Added Tax 

I. Normal Value 

1. Factor Valuations 

1. Direct and Packing Materials 

2. Energy 

3. Labor 

4. Movement Services 

5. Financial Ratios 

J. Currency Conversion 

XI. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Availability and 

Application of Socioeconomic Data in 

Resource Management in the U.S. 

Pacific Islands 

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 October 15, 

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 Supin Wongbusarakum, 

Ecosystem Sciences Division, Pacific 

Islands Fisheries Science Center, 1845 

Wasp Blvd., Building 176, Honolulu, HI 

96818, (808) 725 5487, 

supin.wongbusarakum@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for a new collection of 

information. The objective of the study 

is to understand the types of available 

socioeconomic data, types of data used 

and data gaps identified, regarding 

coastal conservation management, 

fisheries and other marine conservation 

management, and efforts (including 

opportunities and barriers) in 

integrating biophysical and 

socioeconomic data. The voluntary 

survey and interviews will assess the 

degree to which the available 

socioeconomic data are being used and 

have met the needs of the different 

natural resource management and 

conservation programs in the U.S. 

jurisdictions and affiliations in the 

Pacific island region. Results of the 

survey and interviews are expected to 

assist in guiding any future 

modifications of socioeconomic and 

biophysical indicators, data collecting 

tools, approaches, and communications 

of results. 

II. Method of Collection 

The survey will be conducted using 

two modes, internet based surveys, 

surveys and in-person interviews. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(request for a new information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals, Not-forprofit institution staff; State, local, and 

federal government agency officers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

80. 

Estimated Time per Response: 30 

minutes for survey and 1 hour per 

interview. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 50 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0 in record keeping/reporting. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 


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