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Department of the Interior, state 

geological surveys, and academic 

institutions. To submit a proposal, 

respondents must complete a project 

narrative and submit the application via 

www.grants.gov. Grant recipients must 

complete a final technical report at the 

end of the project period. Narrative and 

report guidance is available at http://

datapreservation.usgs.gov and 

www.grants.gov. 

Annual data preservation priorities 

are provided in the Program 

Announcement as guidance for 

applicants to consider when submitting 

proposals. Since its inception in 2007, 

NGGDPP has awarded 46 states with 

$7,043,000, which, when matched or 

exceeded by the states, amounts to over 

$14 million invested in the rescue and 

preservation efforts. This notice 

concerns the collection of information 

that is sufficient and relevant to 

evaluate and select proposals for 

funding. We will protect information 

from respondents considered 

proprietary under the Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and 

implementing regulations (43 CFR part 

2), and under regulations at 30 CFR 

250.197, ‘‘Data and information to be 

made available to the public or for 

limited inspection.’’ Responses are 

voluntary. No questions of a ‘‘sensitive’’ 

nature are asked. We intend to release 

the project abstracts and identify states 

for awarded/funded projects only. 

Title of Collection: National 

Geological and Geophysical Data 

Preservation Program (NGGDPP). 

OMB Control Number: 1028–0087. 

Form Number: NA. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: All 

state geological surveys may apply for 

NGGDPP grants. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 35. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 70 (35 applications, 35 final 

technical report submissions). 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Grant application time 

estimate is 80 hours; final technical 

report completion time estimate is 10 

hours. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 3,150. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

Obtain a Benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually. 

Total Estimated Annual Non-hour 

Burden Cost: None. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

The authority for this action is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501, et seq.). 

Dated: August 6, 2018. 

Lindsay Powers, 

NGGDPP Coordinator. 

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BILLING CODE 4338–11–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 337–TA–1108] 

Certain Jump Rope Systems; 

Commission Determination Not To 

Review an Initial Determination Finding 

Sole Respondent in Default; Request 

for Written Submissions on Remedy, 

Bonding, and the Public Interest 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission has determined not to 

review an initial determination (Order 

No. 6), finding the sole respondent, 

Suzhou Everise Fitness Co., Ltd. of 

Jiangsu, China, in default. The 

Commission requests written 

submissions, under the schedule set 

forth below, on remedy, bonding, and 

the public interest. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lucy Grace D. Noyola, Office of the 

General Counsel, U.S. International 

Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202– 

205–3438. Copies of non-confidential 

documents filed in connection with this 

investigation are or will be available for 

inspection during official business 

hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the 

Office of the Secretary, U.S. 

International Trade Commission, 500 E 

Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, 

telephone 202–205–2000. General 

information concerning the Commission 

may also be obtained by accessing its 

internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). 

The public record for this investigation 

may be viewed on the Commission’s 

electronic docket (EDIS) at https://

edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired 

persons are advised that information on 

this matter can be obtained by 

contacting the Commission’s TDD 

terminal on 202–205–1810. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission instituted this investigation 

on April 18, 2018, based on a complaint 

filed by Jump Rope Systems, LLC of 

Louisville, Colorado (‘‘Complainant’’). 

83 FR 17190 (Apr. 18, 2018). The 

complaint, as supplemented, alleges 

violations of section 337 of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 

1337, based upon the importation into 

the United States, the sale for 

importation, and the sale within the 

United States after importation of 

certain jump rope systems by reason of 

infringement of certain claims of U.S. 

Patent Nos. 7,789,809 and 8,136,208. 

The notice of investigation named one 

respondent: Suzhou Everise Fitness Co., 

Ltd. of Jiangsu, China (‘‘Respondent’’). 

The Office of Unfair Import 

Investigations (‘‘OUII’’) also was named 

as a party to the investigation. 

The complaint and notice of 

investigation were served on 

Respondent on April 13, 2018. 

However, Respondent did not respond 

to the complaint or notice of 

investigation. 

On May 31, 2018, Complainant filed 

an amended motion for an order to 

show cause directing Respondent to 

demonstrate why it should not be found 

in default for failing to respond to the 

complaint and notice of investigation, or 

otherwise participate in the 

investigation. On June 6, 2018, OUII 

filed a response, supporting the motion. 

No other responses were filed. 

On June 12, 2018, the presiding 

administrative law judge (‘‘ALJ’’) issued 

Order No. 5, ordering Respondent to 

show why it should not be found in 

default. No response was filed. 

On July 10, 2018, the ALJ issued the 

subject ID (Order No. 6), finding 

Respondent in default under 

Commission Rule 210.16 (19 CFR 

210.16) and terminating the proceedings 

before the ALJ in their entirety. No 

petitions for review were filed. 

The Commission has determined not 

to review the subject ID. Section 

337(g)(1) (35 U.S.C. 1337(g)(1)) and 

Commission Rule 210.16(c) (19 CFR 

210.16(c)) authorize the Commission to 

order relief against a respondent found 

in default, unless, after considering the 

public interest, it finds that such relief 

should not issue. 

In connection with the final 

disposition of this investigation, the 

Commission may (1) issue an order that 

could result in the exclusion of the 

subject articles from entry into the 

United States, and/or (2) issue a cease 

and desist order that could result in 

Respondent being required to cease and 

desist from engaging in unfair acts in 

the importation and sale of such 

articles. Accordingly, the Commission is 

interested in receiving written 

submissions that address the form of 

remedy, if any, that should be ordered. 

If a party seeks exclusion of an article 

from entry into the United States for 


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1All contract personnel will sign appropriate 

nondisclosure agreements. 

1The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 

CFR 207.2(f)). 

2 Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber From the 

Republic of Korea: Final Determination of Sales at 

Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative 

Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, 83 

FR 29094 (June 22, 2018); Low Melt Polyester Staple 

Fiber From Taiwan: Final Determination of Sales at 

Less Than Fair Value, 83 FR 29099 (June 22, 2018). 

3The Commission also finds that imports subject 

to Commerce’s affirmative critical circumstances 

determination are not likely to undermine seriously 

the remedial effect of the antidumping duty order 

on Korea. 

purposes other than entry for 

consumption, the party should so 

indicate and provide information 

establishing that activities involving 

other types of entry either are adversely 

affecting it or likely to do so. For 

background, see Certain Devices for 

Connecting Computers via Telephone 

Lines, Inv. No. 337–TA–360, USITC 

Pub. No. 2843 (Dec. 1994), Comm’n Op. 

at 7–10. 

If the Commission contemplates some 

form of remedy, it must consider the 

effects of that remedy upon the public 

interest. The factors the Commission 

will consider include the effect that an 

exclusion order and/or cease and desist 

order would have on (1) the public 

health and welfare, (2) competitive 

conditions in the U.S. economy, (3) U.S. 

production of articles that are like or 

directly competitive with those that are 

subject to investigation, and (4) U.S. 

consumers. The Commission is 

therefore interested in receiving written 

submissions that address the 

aforementioned public interest factors 

in the context of this investigation. 

If the Commission orders some form 

of remedy, the U.S. Trade 

Representative, as delegated by the 

President, has 60 days to approve or 

disapprove the Commission’s action. 

See Presidential Memorandum of July 

21, 2005, 70 FR 43251 (July 26, 2005). 

During this period, the subject articles 

would be entitled to enter the United 

States under bond, in an amount 

determined by the Commission and 

prescribed by the Secretary of the 

Treasury. The Commission is therefore 

interested in receiving submissions 

concerning the amount of the bond that 

should be imposed if a remedy is 

ordered. 

Written Submissions: Parties to the 

investigation, including OUII, interested 

government agencies, and any other 

interested parties are encouraged to file 

written submissions on the issues of 

remedy, the public interest, and 

bonding. Complainant and OUII are also 

requested to submit proposed remedial 

orders for the Commission’s 

consideration. Complainant is further 

requested to state the date that the 

asserted patents expire and the HTSUS 

numbers under which the accused 

products are imported, and provide 

identification information for all known 

importers of the subject articles. The 

written submissions and proposed 

remedial orders must be filed no later 

than close of business on August 20, 

2018. Reply submissions must be filed 

no later than the close of business on 

August 27, 2018. No further 

submissions on these issues will be 

permitted unless otherwise ordered by 

the Commission. 

Persons filing written submissions 

must file the original document 

electronically on or before the deadlines 

stated above and submit 8 true paper 

copies to the Office of the Secretary by 

noon the next day pursuant to section 

210.4(f) of the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 

210.4(f)). Submissions should refer to 

the investigation number (‘‘Inv. No. 

337–TA–1108’’) in a prominent place on 

the cover page and/or the first page. See 

Handbook for Electronic Filing 

Procedures, http://www.usitc.gov/ 

secretary/fed_reg_notices/rules/ 

handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf. 

Persons with questions regarding filing 

should contact the Secretary at (202) 

205–2000. 

Any person desiring to submit a 

document to the Commission in 

confidence must request confidential 

treatment. All such requests should be 

directed to the Secretary to the 

Commission and must include a full 

statement of the reasons why the 

Commission should grant such 

treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents 

for which confidential treatment by the 

Commission is properly sought will be 

treated accordingly. All information, 

including confidential business 

information and documents for which 

confidential treatment is properly 

sought, submitted to the Commission for 

purposes of this Investigation may be 

disclosed to and used: (i) By the 

Commission, its employees and Offices, 

and contract personnel (a) for 

developing or maintaining the records 

of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in 

internal investigations, audits, reviews, 

and evaluations relating to the 

programs, personnel, and operations of 

the Commission including under 5 

U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. 

government employees and contract 

personnel,1 solely for cybersecurity 

purposes. All non-confidential written 

submissions will be available for public 

inspection at the Office of the Secretary 

and on EDIS. 

The authority for the Commission’s 

determination is contained in section 

337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in part 

210 of the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part 

210). 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: August 6, 2018. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17070 Filed 8–8–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 731–TA–1378–1379 

(Final)] 

Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber From 

Korea and Taiwan 

Determinations 

On the basis of the record 1 developed 

in the subject investigations, the United 

States International Trade Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant 

to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’), 

that an industry in the United States is 

materially injured by reason of imports 

of low melt polyester staple fiber (PSF) 

from Korea and Taiwan that have been 

found by the U.S. Department of 

Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) to be sold in 

the United States at less than fair value 

(‘‘LTFV’’).2 3

Background 

The Commission instituted these 

investigations effective June 27, 2017, 

following receipt of a petition filed with 

the Commission and Commerce by Nan 

Ya Plastics Corporation, America, 

Livingston, New Jersey. The 

Commission scheduled the final phase 

of the investigations following 

notification of preliminary 

determinations by Commerce that 

imports of low melt PSF from Korea and 

Taiwan were being sold at LTFV within 

the meaning of section 733(b) of the Act 

(19 U.S.C. 1673b(b)). Notice of the 

scheduling of the final phase of the 

Commission’s investigations and of a 

public hearing to be held in connection 

therewith was given by posting copies 

of the notice in the Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, Washington, DC, and by 

publishing the notice in the Federal 

Register of February 26, 2018 (83 FR 

8295). A revised schedule was 


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