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1See Drill Pipe from the People’s Republic of 

China: Initiation of Anti-circumvention Inquiry, 76 

FR 50173 (August 12, 2011). 

2See Drill Pipe from the People’s Republic of 

China: Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 11757 

(March 3, 2011); Drill Pipe from the People’s 

Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 76 

FR 11758 (March 3, 2011) (collectively the ‘‘Drill 

Pipe Orders’’). 

3This includes Hilong’s U.S. affiliate, Hilong 

USA LLC (‘‘Hilong USA’’) and its joint venture 

affiliate Almansoori/Hilong Petroleum Pipe 

Company (‘‘Almansoori/Hilong’’) located in the 

United Arab Emirates (the ‘‘UAE’’). 

4 ‘‘Pipe’’ is heat treated and upset green tube, 

minus the tool joint. See the Petitioners’ request at 

3. 

5Specifically, the Petitioners asserted that 

Hilong’s PRC drill pipe facility exports PRCproduced pipe and tool joints to Almansoori/Hilong 

in the UAE, which friction welds the pipe to the 

tools joints, and then exports them to Hilong USA, 

which enters and sells the drill pipe as UAE-origin 

merchandise, which is of the same class or kind as 

the merchandise covered by the Drill Pipe Orders. 

item subject to the EAR that has been 

exported from the United States; 

D. Obtain from a Denied Person in the 

United States any item subject to the 

EAR with knowledge or reason to know 

that the item will be, or is intended to 

be, exported from the United States; or 

E. Engage in any transaction to service 

any item subject to the EAR that has 

been or will be exported from the 

United States and which is owned, 

possessed or controlled by a Denied 

Person, or service any item, of whatever 

origin, that is owned, possessed or 

controlled by a Denied Person if such 

service involves the use of any item 

subject to the EAR that has been or will 

be exported from the United States. For 

purposes of this paragraph, servicing 

means installation, maintenance, repair, 

modification or testing. 

Third, that, after notice and 

opportunity for comment as provided in 

section 766.23 of the EAR, any other 

person, firm, corporation, or business 

organization related to a Denied Person 

by affiliation, ownership, control, or 

position of responsibility in the conduct 

of trade or related services may also be 

made subject to the provisions of this 

Order. 

Fourth, that this Order does not 

prohibit any export, reexport, or other 

transaction subject to the EAR where the 

only items involved that are subject to 

the EAR are the foreign-produced direct 

product of U.S.-origin technology. 

In accordance with the provisions of 

Sections 766.24(e) and 766.23(c)(2) of 

the EAR, Mahan Airways, Zarand 

Aviation, Gatewick LLC, Mahmoud 

Amini, Kosarian Fard, Kerman Aviation, 

Sirjanco Trading LLC and/or Ali 

Eslamian may, at any time, appeal this 

Order by filing a full written statement 

in support of the appeal with the Office 

of the Administrative Law Judge, U.S. 

Coast Guard ALJ Docketing Center, 40 

South Gay Street, Baltimore, Maryland 

21202–4022. 

In accordance with the provisions of 

Section 766.24(d) of the EAR, BIS may 

seek renewal of this Order by filing a 

written request not later than 20 days 

before the expiration date. A renewal 

request may be opposed by Mahan 

Airways and/or Zarand Aviation as 

provided in Section 766.24(d), by filing 

a written submission with the Assistant 

Secretary of Commerce for Export 

Enforcement, which must be received 

not later than seven days before the 

expiration date of the Order. 

A copy of this Order shall be provided 

to Mahan Airways, Zarand Aviation and 

each related person and shall be 

published in the Federal Register. This 

Order is effective immediately and shall 

remain in effect for 180 days. 

Dated: February 15, 2012. 

David W. Mills, 

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export 

Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4207 Filed 2–22–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–965; C–570–966] 

Drill Pipe From the People’s Republic 

of China: Termination of AntiCircumvention Inquiry 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: On August 12, 2011, in 

response to a request from VAM Drilling 

U.S.A., Texas Steel Conversion Inc. and 

Rotary Drilling Tools (collectively the 

‘‘Petitioners’’), the Department of 

Commerce (the ‘‘Department’’) initiated 

an anti-circumvention inquiry 1 to 

determine whether certain imports of 

drill pipe from the People’s Republic of 

China (‘‘PRC’’) are circumventing the 

Drill Pipe Orders.2 Because the 

Petitioners have withdrawn this request, 

the Department is terminating this anticircumvention inquiry. 

DATES: Effective Date: February 23, 

2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Walker, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, 

Import Administration, International 

Trade Administration, U.S. Department 

of Commerce, 14th Street and 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone 202.482.0413. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 14, 2011, pursuant to section 

781(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (the ‘‘Act’’), and section 

351.225(h) of the Department’s 

regulations, the Petitioners submitted a 

request for the Department to initiate an 

anti-circumvention inquiry of the 

Hilong Group of Companies Co., Ltd. 

(‘‘Hilong’’) 3 to determine whether pipe 4

and tool joints produced in the PRC, 

and friction welded together in the 

UAE, which are allegedly products of 

the PRC exported from the UAE, are 

circumventing the Drill Pipe Orders.5

On August 12, 2011, the Department 

initiated an anti-circumvention inquiry 

to determine whether certain imports of 

drill pipe from the PRC are 

circumventing the Drill Pipe Orders. 

Between August 18, 2011, and October 

28, 2011, the Department issued 

questionnaires to Hilong, to which 

Hilong responded. 

Scope of the Orders 

The products covered by the orders 

are steel drill pipe, and steel drill 

collars, whether or not conforming to 

American Petroleum Institute (‘‘API’’) or 

non-API specifications. Included are 

finished drill pipe and drill collars 

without regard to the specific chemistry 

of the steel (i.e., carbon, stainless steel, 

or other alloy steel), and without regard 

to length or outer diameter. Also 

included are unfinished drill collars 

(including all drill collar green tubes) 

and unfinished drill pipe (including 

drill pipe green tubes, which are tubes 

meeting the following description: 

Seamless tubes with an outer diameter 

of less than or equal to 65⁄8 inches 

(168.28 millimeters), containing 

between 0.16 and 0.75 percent 

molybdenum, and containing between 

0.75 and 1.45 percent chromium). The 

scope does not include tool joints not 

attached to the drill pipe, nor does it 

include unfinished tubes for casing or 

tubing covered by any other 

antidumping or countervailing duty 

order. 

The subject products are currently 

classified in the following Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States 

(‘‘HTSUS’’) categories: 7304.22.0030, 

7304.22.0045, 7304.22.0060, 

7304.23.3000, 7304.23.6030, 

7304.23.6045, 7304.23.6060, 

8431.43.8040 and may also enter under 

8431.43.8060, 8431.43.4000, 

7304.39.0028, 7304.39.0032, 

7304.39.0036, 7304.39.0040, 

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6See Petitioners’ letter dated January 18, 2012. 

7304.39.0044, 7304.39.0048, 

7304.39.0052, 7304.39.0056, 

7304.49.0015, 7304.49.0060, 

7304.59.8020, 7304.59.8025, 

7304.59.8030, 7304.59.8035, 

7304.59.8040, 7304.59.8045, 

7304.59.8050 and 7304.59.8055. 

While HTSUS subheadings are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes, the written description of the 

scope of the orders is dispositive. 

Termination of the Anti-Circumvention 

Inquiry 

On January 19, 2012, Petitioners 

withdrew their request for an anticircumvention proceeding.6

Accordingly, we are terminating this 

anti-circumvention inquiry. 

This notice is published in 

accordance with section 777(i)(1) of the 

Act. 

Dated: February 13, 2012. 

Paul Piquado, 

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4238 Filed 2–22–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

National Sea Grant Advisory Board 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for 

nominations for potential National Sea 

Grant Advisory Board members and 

notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice responds to 

Section 209 of the Sea Grant Program 

Improvement Act of 1976 (Public Law 

94–461, 33 U.S.C. 1128), which requires 

the Secretary of Commerce to solicit 

nominations at least once a year for 

membership on the National Sea Grant 

Advisory Board, a Federal Advisory 

Committee that provides advice on the 

implementation of the National Sea 

Grant College Program. This notice also 

sets forth the schedule and proposed 

agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the 

National Sea Grant Advisory Board. 

DATES: Solicitation of nominations is 

open ended. Resumes may be sent to the 

address specified at any time. The 

announced meeting is scheduled for 

Monday, March 5, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. 

to 5:00 p.m. EST and Tuesday, March 6, 

2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent 

to Ms. Elizabeth Ban, Designated 

Federal Officer, National Sea Grant 

College Program, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 1315 EastWest Highway, Room 11843, Silver 

Spring, Maryland 20910, (301) 734– 

1082. 

The March meeting will be held at 

The Melrose Hotel, 2430 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

Status: The meeting will be open to 

public participation with a 15-minute 

public comment period on March 5 at 

4:30 p.m. EST (check Web site to 

confirm time.) The Board expects that 

public statements presented at its 

meetings will not be repetitive of 

previously submitted verbal or written 

statements. In general, each individual 

or group making a verbal presentation 

will be limited to a total time of three 

(3) minutes. Written comments should 

be received by the Designated Federal 

Officer by February 27, 2012 to provide 

sufficient time for Board review. Written 

comments received after February 27, 

2012, will be distributed to the Board, 

but may not be reviewed prior to the 

meeting date. Seats will be available on 

a first-come, first-serve basis. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Elizabeth Ban, Designated Federal 

Officer, National Sea Grant College 

Program, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 1315 EastWest Highway, Room 11843, Silver 

Spring, Maryland 20910, (301) 734– 

1082. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Established by Section 209 of the Act 

and as amended the National Sea Grant 

College Program Amendments Act of 

2008 (Public Law 110–394), the duties 

of the Board are as follows: 

(1) In general. The Board shall advise 

the Secretary and the Director 

concerning: 

(A) Strategies for utilizing the sea 

grant college program to address the 

Nation’s highest priorities regarding the 

understanding, assessment, 

development, management, utilization, 

and conservation of ocean, coastal, and 

Great Lakes resources. 

(B) The designation of sea grant 

colleges and sea grant institutes. 

(C) Such other matters as the 

Secretary refers to the Board for review 

and advice. 

(2) Biennial Report. The Board shall 

report to the Congress every two years 

on the state of the national sea grant 

college program. The Board shall 

indicate in each such report the progress 

made toward meeting the priorities 

identified in the strategic plan in effect 

under section 204 (c). The Secretary 

shall make available to the Board such 

information, personnel, and 

administrative services and assistance 

as it may reasonably require to carry out 

its duties under this title. The Secretary 

shall make available to the Board such 

information, personnel, and 

administrative services and assistance 

as it may reasonably require to carry out 

its duties. 

The Board shall consist of 15 voting 

members who shall be appointed by the 

Secretary. The Director and a director of 

a sea grant program who is elected by 

the various directors of sea grant 

programs shall serve as nonvoting 

members of the Board. Not less than 8 

of the voting members of the Board shall 

be individuals who, by reason of 

knowledge, experience, or training, are 

especially qualified in one or more of 

the disciplines and fields included in 

marine science. The other voting 

members shall be individuals who, by 

reason of knowledge, experience, or 

training, are especially qualified in, or 

representative of, education, marine 

affairs and resource management, 

coastal management, extension services, 

State government, industry, economics, 

planning, or any other activity which is 

appropriate to, and important for, any 

effort to enhance the understanding, 

assessment, development, management, 

utilization, or conservation of ocean, 

coastal, and Great Lakes resources. No 

individual is eligible to be a voting 

member of the Board if the individual 

is (A) the director of a sea grant college 

or sea grant institute; (B) an applicant 

for, or beneficiary (as determined by the 

Secretary) of, any grant or contract 

under section 205 [33 USCS § 1124]; or 

(C) a full-time officer or employee of the 

United States. 

The Director of the National Sea Grant 

College Program and one Director of a 

Sea Grant Program also serve as nonvoting members. Board members are 

appointed for a 4-year term. 

The agenda for the meeting can be 

found at: http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/ 

leadership/advisory_board.html. 

Special Accommodations: These 

meetings are physically accessible to 

people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Elizabeth Ban, Designated Federal 

Officer at 301–734–1082 by February 22, 

2012. 

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