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Assessment Rates 

Upon issuing the final results of the 

review, the Department shall determine, 

and CBP shall assess, antidumping 

duties on all appropriate entries. The 

Department intends to issue assessment 

instructions to CBP 15 days after the 

date of publication of the final results of 

review. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we 

will calculate importer-specific ad 

valorem duty assessment rates based on 

the ratio of the total amount of the 

dumping margins calculated for the 

examined sales to the total entered 

value of those same sales. We will 

instruct CBP to assess antidumping 

duties on all appropriate entries covered 

by this review if any importer-specific 

assessment rate calculated in the final 

results of this review is above de 

minimis. However, the final results of 

this review shall be the basis for the 

assessment of antidumping duties on 

entries of merchandise covered by the 

final results of this review and for future 

deposits of estimated duties, where 

applicable. 

Cash Deposit Requirements 

The following cash deposit 

requirements, when imposed, will apply 

to all shipments of subject merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the 

publication of the final results of this 

administrative review, as provided by 

section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The 

cash deposit rate for Fushun Jinly, Muzi 

Carbon, Shida Carbon, and the 

companies comprising the Fangda 

Group will be the rate established in the 

final results of this administrative 

review; (2) for any previously reviewed 

or investigated PRC or non-PRC 

exporter, not covered in this 

administrative review, with a separate 

rate, the cash deposit rate will be the 

company-specific rate established in the 

most recent segment of this proceeding; 

(3) for all other PRC exporters, the cash 

deposit rate will continue to be the PRCwide rate (i.e., 159.64 percent); and (4) 

the cash-deposit rate for any non-PRC 

exporter of subject merchandise from 

the PRC will be the rate applicable to 

the PRC exporter that supplied that 

exporter. These cash deposit 

requirements, when imposed, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice serves as a preliminary 

reminder to importers of their 

responsibility under 19 CFR 

351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 

regarding the reimbursement of 

antidumping 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 duties 

occurred and the subsequent assessment 

of double antidumping duties. 

This administrative review and notice 

are in accordance with sections 

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

CFR 351.213. 

Dated: February 28, 2012. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

[Docket No.: 110107015–1402–02] 

Announcing Approval of Federal 

Information Processing Standard 

(FIPS) Publication 180–4, Secure Hash 

Standard (SHS); a Revision of FIPS 

180–3 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), Commerce 

Department. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

Secretary of Commerce’s approval of 

Federal Information Processing 

Standard (FIPS) Publication 180–4, 

Secure Hash Standard (SHS). FIPS 180– 

4 updates FIPS 180–3 by providing a 

general procedure for creating an 

initialization value, adding two 

additional secure hash algorithms to the 

Standard: SHA–512/224 and SHA–512/ 

256 and removing a restriction that 

padding must be done before hash 

computation begins, which was 

required in FIPS 180–3. 

DATES: The approved Standard is 

effective as of March 6, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elaine Barker, (301) 975–2911, National 

Institute of Standards and Technology, 

100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8930, 

Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8930, email: 

elaine.barker@nist.gov, or Quynh Dang, 

(301) 975–3610, email: 

quynh.dang@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces the Secretary of 

Commerce’s approval of Federal 

Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 

Publication 180–4, Secure Hash 

Standard (SHS). FIPS 180–4 updates 

FIPS 180–3 by providing a general 

procedure for creating an initialization 

value, adding two additional secure 

hash algorithms to the Standard: SHA– 

512/224 and SHA–512/256, and 

removing a restriction that padding 

must be done before hash computation 

begins, which was required in FIPS 

180–3. SHA–512/224 and SHA–512/256 

may be more efficient alternatives to 

SHA–224 and SHA–256 respectively, on 

platforms that are optimized for 64-bit 

operations. Removing the restriction on 

the padding operation in the secure 

hash algorithms will potentially allow 

more flexibility and efficiency in 

implementing the secure hash 

algorithms in many computer network 

applications. 

On February 11, 2011, NIST 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register (76 FR 7817) announcing the 

availability of draft FIPS 180–4, and 

soliciting comments on the draft 

standard from the public, research 

communities, manufacturers, voluntary 

standards organizations and Federal, 

State and local government 

organizations. Comments were received 

from two corporations and one 

individual. The following is a summary 

of the specific comments and NIST’s 

responses to them: 

Comment: One commenter requested 

NIST to provide more detail for the 

calculation of the initialization values 

for SHA–512/224 and SHA–512/256, 

especially for the variable t. 

Response: Clarification of the variable 

‘‘t’’ has been provided in the FIPS. 

Sufficient examples are provided at the 

Web site: http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/ST/ 

toolkit/examples.html, as indicated in 

the APPENDIX A of the FIPS. 

Comment: One commenter indicated 

that the notation for SHA–512 (‘‘SHA– 

512/t’’) and SHA–512 (‘‘SHA–512/256’’) 

needs to be further defined, including a 

definition for ASCII strings. 

Response: Clarification of the variable 

‘‘t’’ was provided in Section 5.3.6 of the 

FIPS, along with further clarification of 

the input string to the SHA–512 hash 

function. 

Comment: One commenter requested 

NIST to define SHA–512/160 as an 

approved hash algorithm. 

Response: NIST believes that there is 

not much demand for a new SHA–512- 

based hash algorithm with 160-bit hash 

output at this time, since generating 

digital signatures using 160-bit hash 

values will be not approved after the 

year 2013. 

FIPS 180–4 is available electronically 

from the NIST Web site at: http:// 

csrc.nist.gov/publications/ 

PubsFIPS.html. 

Authority: In accordance with the 

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Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–106) and the 

Federal Information Security Management 

Act (FISMA) of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–347), the 

Secretary of Commerce is authorized to 

approve Federal Information Processing 

Standards (FIPS). NIST activities to develop 

computer security standards to protect 

Federal sensitive (unclassified) information 

systems are undertaken pursuant to specific 

responsibilities assigned to NIST by section 

20 of the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g–3), as 

amended by section 303 of the Federal 

Information Security Management Act of 

2002. 

Dated: March 1, 2012. 

Willie E. May, 

Associate Director for Laboratory Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5400 Filed 3–5–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA384 

Marine Mammals; File No. 16053 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

permit has been issued to Paul E. 

Nachtigall, Ph.D., Marine Mammal 

Research Program Hawaii Institute of 

Marine Biology, P.O. Box 1106, Kailua, 

Hawaii 96734, to conduct scientific 

research on cetaceans stranded or in 

rehabilitation facilities in the U.S. 

ADDRESSES: The permit and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following offices: See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Sloan or Kristy Beard, (301) 427– 

8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 

16, 2011, notice was published in the 

Federal Register (76 FR 28422) that a 

request for a permit to conduct research 

on stranded cetaceans had been 

submitted by the above-named 

applicant. The requested permit has 

been issued under the authority of the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216), the Endangered Species Act of 

1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.), and the regulations governing 

the taking, importing, and exporting of 

endangered and threatened species (50 

CFR parts 222–226). 

The permit authorizes the permit 

holder to conduct auditory 

measurements and recordings of 

stranded and rehabilitating cetaceans to 

provide insight into the nature of 

strandings including those that may be 

caused by man-made sounds. The 

research techniques may also be used as 

a medical diagnostic tool to determine 

the hearing capabilities of stranded 

cetaceans that may aid in decisions 

regarding release to the wild. 

Researchers are authorized to use 

evoked auditory potential recordings 

with non-invasive suction cup sensors 

on up to 15 individuals each of certain 

species of cetaceans and make passive 

recordings of the sounds produced by 

the animals using hydrophones. 

Research will occur in waters or on 

beaches in the U.S. and in rehabilitation 

facilities in the U.S. The permit is valid 

for five years from the date of issuance. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

As required by the ESA, issuance of 

this permit was based on a finding that 

such permit: (1) Was applied for in good 

faith; (2) will not operate to the 

disadvantage of such endangered 

species; and (3) is consistent with the 

purposes and policies set forth in 

section 2 of the ESA. 

Documents may be reviewed in the 

following locations: 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376; 

Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 

Kapiolani Blvd., Room 1110, Honolulu, 

HI 96814–4700; phone (808) 944–2200; 

fax (808) 973–2941; 

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West 

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 

CA 90802–4213; phone (562) 980–4001; 

fax (562) 980–4018; 

Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand 

Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, 

Seattle, WA 98115–0700; phone (206) 

526–6150; fax (206) 526–6426; 

Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 

21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668; phone 

(907) 586–7221; fax (907) 586–7249; 

Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th 

Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, Florida 

33701; phone (727) 824–5312; fax (727) 

824–5309; and 

Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great 

Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930; 

phone (978) 281–9328; fax (978) 281– 

9394. 

Dated: February 29, 2012. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5428 Filed 3–5–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Subcommittee Meeting of the Board of 

Advisors to the President of the Naval 

War College Subcommittee 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

The Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463, as amended), notice is 

hereby given that the following meeting 

of the aforementioned Subcommittee 

will be held. (Parent Committee is: 

Board of Advisors (BOA) to the 

Presidents of the Naval Postgraduate 

School and the Naval War College 

(NWC)). This meeting will be open to 

the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, April 12, 2012, from 2 p.m. 

to 4 p.m. and on Friday, April 13, 2012, 

from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time 

Zone. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the U.S. Naval War College, 686 

Cushing Road, Newport, RI. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Richard R. Menard, Naval War College, 

Newport, RI 02841–1207, telephone 

number 401–841–7004. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the Board is to advise and 

assist the President, NWC in 

educational and support areas, 

providing independent advice and 

recommendations on items such as, but 

not limited to, organizational 

management, curricula, methods of 

instruction, facilities, and other matters 

of interest. 

The agenda is as follows: 

(1) April 12, 2012: Discussion of 

recently issued defense guidance and its 

implication for the military and Joint 

Professional Military Education; the 

College’s role in updating of ‘A 

Cooperative Strategy for the 21st 

Century.’ 

(2) April 13, 2012: General 

deliberations and inquiry into campus 

facilities and proposed Learning Center 

concept; mission priorities in an era of 

constrained resources; and faculty and 

student diversity. 

Individuals without a DoD 

Government Common Access Card 


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