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15We use the term ‘‘issue’’ here to describe an 

argument that Commerce would normally address 

in a comment of the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 

16See APO and Service Final Rule. 

should be limited to five pages total, 

including footnotes. In this 

investigation, we instead request that 

interested parties provide at the 

beginning of their briefs a public, 

executive summary for each issue raised 

in their briefs.15 Further, we request that 

interested parties limit their public 

executive summary of each issue to no 

more than 450 words, not including 

citations. We intend to use the public 

executive summaries as the basis of the 

comment summaries included in the 

issues and decision memorandum that 

will accompany the final determination. 

We request that interested parties 

include footnotes for relevant citations 

in the public executive summary of each 

issue. Note that Commerce has amended 

certain of its requirements pertaining to 

the service of documents in 19 CFR 

351.303(f).16

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing must submit a written request to 

the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, filed electronically via 

ACCESS. Requests should contain: (1) 

the party’s name, address, and 

telephone number; (2) the number of 

participants and whether any 

participant is a foreign national; and (3) 

a list of the issues to be discussed. 

Issues raised in the hearing will be 

limited to those raised in the respective 

case briefs. An electronically filed 

hearing request must be received 

successfully in its entirety via ACCESS 

by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days 

after the date of publication of this 

notice. 

Final Determination 

Section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.210(b)(1) provide that 

Commerce will issue the final 

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. 

U.S. International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the U.S. 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

our affirmative preliminary 

determination. If our final 

determination is affirmative, the ITC 

will determine before the later of 120 

days after the date of this preliminary 

determination or 45 days after our final 

determination whether these imports 

are materially injuring, or threaten 

material injury to, the U.S. industry. 

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: September 18, 2024. 

Ryan Majerus, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive 

functions and duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise subject to this 

investigation is melamine (Chemical 

Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number 108– 

78–01, molecular formula C3 H6 N6). 

Melamine is also known as 2,4,6-triaminostriazine; 1,3,5-Triazine-2,4,6- triamine; 

Cyanurotriamide; Cyanurotriamine; 

Cyanuramide; and by various brand names. 

Melamine is a crystalline powder or granule. 

All melamine is covered by the scope of this 

investigation irrespective of purity, particle 

size, or physical form. Melamine that has 

been blended with other products is included 

within this scope when such blends include 

constituent parts that have been 

intermingled, but that have not been 

chemically reacted with each other to 

produce a different product. For such blends, 

only the melamine component of the mixture 

is covered by the scope of this investigation. 

Melamine that is otherwise subject to this 

investigation is not excluded when 

commingled with melamine from sources not 

subject to this investigation. Only the subject 

component of such commingled products is 

covered by the scope of this investigation. 

The subject merchandise is provided for in 

subheading 2933.61.0000 of the Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States 

(HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading 

and CAS registry number are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope is 

dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Application of Facts Available, Use of 

Adverse Inference, and Calculation of 

All-Others Rate 

V. Critical Circumstances 

VI. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; National Voluntary 

Laboratory Accreditation Program 

(NVLAP) Information Collection 

System 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before November 25, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 

mail to Maureen O’Reilly, Management 

Analyst, NIST by email to PRANIST@

nist.gov. Please reference OMB Control 

Number 0693–0003 in the subject line of 

your comments. Do not submit 

Confidential Business Information or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Bethany 

Hackett, National Voluntary Laboratory 

Accreditation Program, National 

Institute of Standards and Technology, 

100 Bureau Drive, Stop 2140, 

Gaithersburg, MD 20899–2140; phone: 

(301) 975–6113; email: 

bethany.hackett@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This is a request to extend this 

currently approved information 

collection. This information is collected 

from all testing or calibration 

laboratories that apply for NVLAP 

accreditation. Applicants provide the 

minimum information necessary for 

NVLAP to evaluate the competency of 

laboratories to carry out specific tests or 


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calibrations or types of tests or 

calibrations. The collection is mandated 

by 15 CFR part 285. 

II. Method of Collection 

Each new or renewal applicant 

laboratory electronically submits its 

application for NVLAP accreditation 

through a self-service, web-based portal 

called the ‘‘NVLAP Interactive Web 

System’’ (NIWS). This method of 

collection also gives applicant 

laboratories the ability to upload 

document files needed to support the 

application process and to maintain 

their own profile information. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0693–0003. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission, 

extension of a current information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; not-for-profit 

institutions; and Federal, State or local 

government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

630. 

Estimated Time per Response: 3 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,890 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain benefits. 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Analysis of Exoskeleton-Use 

for Enhancing Human Performance 

Data Collection 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before November 25, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Maureen O’Reilly, Management Analyst, 

NIST by email to PRANIST@nist.gov. 

Please reference OMB Control Number 

0693–0083 in the subject line of your 

comments. Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Ann 

Marie Virts, Project Leader, NIST, 100 

Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 

Ann.virts@nist.gov, 301–975–5068. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Exoskeletons—sometimes called 

wearable robots—are a very rapidly 

expanding domain with a range of 

applications and a broad diversity of 

designs. NIST’s Engineering Laboratory 

will be developing methods to evaluate 

performance of exoskeletons in two key 

areas (1) The fit and motion of the 

exoskeleton device with respect to the 

users’ body and (2) The impact that 

using an exoskeleton has on the 

performance of users executing tasks 

that are representative of activities in 

industrial settings and emergency 

response applications. The results of 

these experiments will inform future 

test method development at NIST, other 

organizations, and under the purview of 

the American Society for Testing 

Materials (ASTM) Committee F48 on 

Exoskeletons and Exosuits. 

For the first research topic, NIST will 

be measuring the difference in 

performance of a person wearing an 

exoskeleton versus the person’s baseline 

without the exoskeleton while 

positioning loads and tools. The NIST 

Position and Load Test Apparatus for 

Exoskeletons (PoLoTAE), which 

presents abstractions of industrial task 

challenges, will be used in this research. 

NIST researchers will also develop 

standard test methods to represent real 

world applications for emergency 

responders such as mobility tasks, 

climbing over, around and thru 

obstacles. 

For the second research topic, NIST 

will evaluate a method for measuring 

the alignment of an exoskeleton to 

human joint (knee) and any relative 

movement between the exoskeleton and 

user. Measurement methods prototyped 

by NIST for evaluating exoskeleton on 

mannequin position and motion will be 

applied to human subjects to verify the 

usefulness of optical tracking system 

and designed artifacts worn by users as 

measurement methods. 

Participants will be chosen from 

volunteers within NIST and adult NIST 

visitors to participate in the study. 

Gender and size diversity will be sought 

in the population of participants. No 

personally identifiable information (PII) 

will be recorded unless subject consent 

for PII disclosure is received. NIST 

intends to publish information on the 

analysis and results. 

II. Method of Collection 

Participants will give informed 

consent prior to participating in the 

research. Information may be collected 

via a paper background questionnaire 

which may include disclosure of health 

information which may be relevant for 

safety and research reasons. Data will be 

collected using a combination of heart 

rate monitor, video and still cameras to 

collect time and subject activity to 


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