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determination within 75 days after the 

date of its preliminary determination. 

Accordingly, Commerce will make its 

final determination no later than 75 

days after the signature date of this 

preliminary determination. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.205(c). 

Dated: August 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. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation is welded carbon and alloy steel 

pipe (including stainless steel pipe), more 

than 406.4 mm (16 inches) in nominal 

outside diameter (large diameter welded 

pipe), regardless of wall thickness, length, 

surface finish, grade, end finish, or 

stenciling. Large diameter welded pipe may 

be used to transport oil, gas, slurry, steam, or 

other fluids, liquids, or gases. It may also be 

used for structural purposes, including, but 

not limited to, piling. Specifically, not 

included is large diameter welded pipe 

produced only to specifications of the 

American Water Works Association (AWWA) 

for water and sewage pipe. 

Large diameter welded pipe used to 

transport oil, gas, or natural gas liquids is 

normally produced to the American 

Petroleum Institute (API) specification 5L. 

Large diameter welded pipe may also be 

produced to American Society for Testing 

and Materials (ASTM) standards A500, A252, 

or A53, or other relevant domestic 

specifications, grades and/or standards. Large 

diameter welded pipe can be produced to 

comparable foreign specifications, grades 

and/or standards or to proprietary 

specifications, grades and/or standards, or 

can be non-graded material. All pipe meeting 

the physical description set forth above is 

covered by the scope of this investigation, 

whether or not produced according to a 

particular standard. 

Subject merchandise also includes large 

diameter welded pipe that has been further 

processed in a third country, including but 

not limited to coating, painting, notching, 

beveling, cutting, punching, welding, or any 

other processing that would not otherwise 

remove the merchandise from the scope of 

the investigation if performed in the country 

of manufacture of the in-scope large diameter 

welded pipe. 

The large diameter welded pipe that is 

subject to this investigation is currently 

classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under 

subheadings 7305.11.1030, 7305.11.1060, 

7305.11.5000, 7305.12.1030, 7305.12.1060, 

7305.12.5000, 7305.19.1030, 7305.19.1060, 

7305.19.5000, 7305.31.4000, 7305.31.6010, 

7305.31.6090, 7305.39.1000 and 

7305.39.5000. While the HTSUS subheadings 

are provided for convenience and customs 

purposes, the written description of the 

scope of this investigation is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Scope Comments 

V. Application of Facts Available and Use of 

Adverse Inference 

A. Application of Facts Available 

B. Application of Facts Available With an 

Adverse Inference 

C. Preliminary Estimated WeightedAverage Dumping Margin Based on 

Adverse Facts Available 

D. Corroboration of Secondary Information 

VI. All-Others Rate 

VII. Adjustments to Cash Deposit Rates for 

Export Subsidies 

VIII. Conclusion 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST). 

Title: Manufacturing Extension 

Partnership Management Information 

Reporting. 

OMB Control Number: 0693–0032. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Revision and 

extension of an approved information 

collection. 

Number of Respondents: 51. 

Average Hours per Response: 20 

Hours for Quarterly Review, 4 Hours for 

Semi-Annual Review, 30 hours for the 

Annual Review; 80 hours for Panel 

Review. 

Burden Hours: 5,508 hours for 

quarterly, semi-annual and annual 

Review; and 1,360 hours for Panel 

Review. 

Needs and Uses: NIST MEP offers 

technical and business solutions to 

small- and medium-sized manufacturers 

to improve their productivity, improve 

profitability, and enhance their 

economic competitiveness. This is a 

major program which links all 50 states 

and Puerto Rico and the manufacturers 

through more than 400 affiliated MEP 

Centers and Field Offices. NIST MEP 

has many legislative and contractual 

requirements for collecting data and 

information from the MEP Centers. This 

information is used for the following 

purposes: (1) Program Accountability, 

(2) Reports to Stakeholders, (3) 

Continuous Improvement; and (4) 

Identification of Distinctive Practices. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Quarterly, Semi-Annual, 

and Annual Reporting. 

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. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Announcing Request for Nominations 

for Lightweight Cryptographic 

Algorithms 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice solicits 

nominations from any interested party 

for candidate algorithms to be 

considered for lightweight 

cryptographic standards. The 

submission requirements and the 

minimum acceptability requirements of 

a ‘‘complete and proper’’ candidate 

algorithm submission, as well as the 

evaluation criteria that will be used to 

appraise the candidate algorithms, can 

be found on the NIST Computer 

Security Resource Center website at: 

https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/ 

Lightweight-Cryptography. 

DATES: Proposals must be received on or 

before February 25, 2019. Further 

details are available at https://

csrc.nist.gov/Projects/LightweightCryptography. 

ADDRESSES: Algorithm submission 

packages should be sent to Dr. Kerry 


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McKay, Information Technology 

Laboratory, Attention: Lightweight 

Cryptographic Algorithm Submissions, 

100 Bureau Drive—Stop 8930, National 

Institute of Standards and Technology, 

Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8930. 

Submissions may also be sent by email 

to: lightweight-crypto@nist.gov. Note 

that for email submissions, some of the 

supporting documentation requires a 

signature and must be physically mailed 

to the above address. See https://

csrc.nist.gov/Projects/LightweightCryptography for complete submission 

instructions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general information, send email to 

lightweight-crypto@nist.gov. For 

questions related to a specific 

submission package, contact Dr. Kerry 

McKay, National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail 

Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899– 

8930, email: kerry.mckay@nist.gov, or 

by telephone: (301) 975–4969. 

A public email list has been set up for 

announcements, as well as a forum to 

discuss the standardization effort being 

initiated by NIST. For directions on how 

to subscribe, please visit https://

csrc.nist.gov/Projects/LightweightCryptography. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

deployment of small computing devices, 

such as RFID tags, industrial controllers, 

sensor nodes and smart cards, is 

becoming increasingly common. The 

shift in focus from desktop computers to 

small devices brings a wide range of 

new security and privacy concerns. In 

many conventional cryptographic 

standards, the tradeoff between security, 

performance and resource requirements 

was optimized for desktop and server 

environments, and this makes the 

standards difficult or impossible to 

implement in resource-constrained 

devices. Therefore, when current NISTapproved algorithms can be engineered 

to fit within the limited resources of 

constrained environments, their 

performance may not be acceptable. 

In recent years, there has been 

increased demand for cryptographic 

standards that are tailored for 

constrained devices. NIST has decided 

to create a portfolio of lightweight 

cryptographic algorithms, designed for 

limited use in applications and 

environments where cryptographic 

operations are performed by constrained 

devices that are unable to use existing 

NIST standards. 

Previously, NIST solicited public 

comment on draft minimum 

acceptability requirements, submission 

requirements, and evaluation criteria for 

candidate algorithms (83 FR 22251, May 

14, 2018). The comments received are 

posted at https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/ 

Lightweight-Cryptography, along with a 

summary of the changes made as a 

result of these comments. 

The purpose of this notice is to 

announce that nominations for 

lightweight candidate algorithms may 

now be submitted, up until the final 

deadline of February 25, 2019. Complete 

instructions on how to submit a 

candidate package, including the 

minimal acceptability requirements, are 

posted at https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/ 

Lightweight-Cryptography. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 278g–3. 

Kevin A. Kimball, 

Chief of Staff. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18433 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology Performance Review 

Board Membership 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice lists the 

membership of the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology Performance 

Review Board (NIST PRB) and 

supersedes the list published on 

September 15, 2017. 

DATES: The changes to the NIST PRB 

membership list announced in this 

notice are effective August 27, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Didi 

Hanlein at the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, (301) 975– 

3020 or by email at desiree.hanlein@

nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology Performance Review Board 

(NIST PRB or Board) reviews 

performance appraisals, agreements, 

and recommended actions pertaining to 

employees in the Senior Executive 

Service and ST–3104 employees. The 

Board makes recommendations to the 

appropriate appointing authority 

concerning such matters so as to ensure 

the fair and equitable treatment of these 

individuals. 

This notice lists the membership of 

the NIST PRB and supersedes the list 

published in the Federal Register on 

September 15, 2017 (82 FR 43335). 

NIST PRB Members: 

Jennifer Ayers (C), Director, Office of the 

Secretary Financial Management, 

Department of Commerce, 

Washington, DC 20230, Appointment 

Expires: 12/31/18. 

Joannie Chin (C) (alternate), Deputy 

Director, Engineering Laboratory, 

National Institute of Standards & 

Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 

Appointment Expires: 12/31/19. 

Robert Fangmeyer (C) (alternate), 

Director, Baldrige Performance 

Excellence Program, National Institute 

of Standards & Technology, 

Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 

Appointment Expires: 12/31/18. 

Howard Harary (C), Director, 

Engineering Laboratory, National 

Institute of Standards & Technology, 

Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 

Appointment Expires: 12/31/18. 

James St. Pierre (C) (alternate), Deputy 

Director, Information Technology 

Laboratory, National Institute of 

Standards & Technology, 

Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 

Appointment Expires: 12/31/18. 

Carroll Thomas (C), Director, Hollings 

Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

Program, National Institute of 

Standards & Technology, 

Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 

Appointment Expires: 12/31/19. 

Alexander Zemek (NC), Chief of Staff, 

Bureau of Industry and Security, 

Washington, DC 20230, Appointment 

Expires: 12/31/19. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. 

Kevin A. Kimball, 

Chief of Staff. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18435 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Meeting of the Visiting Committee on 

Advanced Technology 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST)’s 

Visiting Committee on Advanced 

Technology (VCAT or Committee) will 

meet on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, 

from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mountain 

Time, and Wednesday, October 17, 

2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 

Mountain Time. The VCAT is composed 

of not fewer than 9 members appointed 

by the NIST Director, eminent in such 

fields as business, research, new 


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