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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

[Dispute No. WTO/DS488] 

WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding 

Regarding United States—AntiDumping Measures on Oil Country 

Tubular Goods From Korea 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the United 

States Trade Representative (‘‘USTR’’) is 

providing notice that on December 22, 

2014, the Republic of Korea requested 

consultations with the United States 

under the Marrakesh Agreement 

Establishing the World Trade 

Organization (‘‘WTO Agreement’’) 

concerning antidumping measures on 

oil country tubular goods from Korea. 

That request may be found at 

www.wto.org contained in a document 

designated as WT/DS488/1. USTR 

invites written comments from the 

public concerning the issues raised in 

this dispute. 

DATES: Although USTR will accept any 

comments received during the course of 

the dispute settlement proceedings, 

comments should be submitted on or 

before February 18, 2015, to be assured 

of timely consideration by USTR. 

ADDRESSES: Public comments should be 

submitted electronically to 

www.regulations.gov, docket number 

USTR–2015–0001. If you are unable to 

provide submissions by 

www.regulations.gov, please contact 

Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483 to 

arrange for an alternative method of 

transmission. 

If (as explained below) the comment 

contains confidential information, then 

the comment should be submitted by 

fax only to Sandy McKinzy at (202) 

395–3640. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew Jaffe, Assistant General 

Counsel, or Ross Bidlingmaier, Assistant 

General Counsel, Office of the United 

States Trade Representative, 600 17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20508, 

(202) 395–3150. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USTR is 

providing notice that consultations have 

been requested pursuant to the WTO 

Understanding on Rules and Procedures 

Governing the Settlement of Disputes 

(‘‘DSU’’). If such consultations should 

fail to resolve the matter and a dispute 

settlement panel is established pursuant 

to the DSU, such panel, which would 

hold its meetings in Geneva, 

Switzerland, would be expected to issue 

a report on its findings and 

recommendations within nine months 

after it is established. 

Major Issues Raised by Korea 

On July 18, 2014, the Department of 

Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) published in 

the Federal Register notice of its final 

affirmative less-than-fair-value 

(‘‘LTFV’’) determination in the 

antidumping investigation concerning 

oil country tubular goods from Korea 

(79 FR 41983). On September 10, 2014, 

Commerce published the antidumping 

duty order (79 FR 53691). 

On December 22, 2014, Korea 

requested consultations concerning 

antidumping measures on oil country 

tubular goods from Korea. Korea’s 

challenge includes the final LTFV 

determination and antidumping order, 

as well as ‘‘all administrative reviews, 

new shipper reviews, changed 

circumstances reviews, sunset reviews, 

and other segments.’’ Korea alleges that 

these measures are inconsistent with 

various provisions of the Anti-Dumping 

Agreement and the General Agreement 

on Tariffs and Trade 1994. 

In its request for consultations, Korea 

challenges Commerce’s calculation of 

the constructed value profit rate for the 

Korean respondents. Korea alleges 

inconsistencies with Articles 2.2, 2.2.2, 

2.4, 6.2, 6.4, 6.9, and 12.2.2 of the AntiDumping Agreement, and Articles I and 

X:3 of the General Agreement on Tariffs 

and Trade 1994. 

Korea also challenges Commerce’s 

conclusion that ‘‘the Korean respondent 

NEXTEEL was affiliated with an 

unaffiliated supplier and an unaffiliated 

customer’’ within the meaning of Article 

2.3 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement. In 

addition, Korea challenges Commerce’s 

decision to select two mandatory 

respondents as inconsistent with Article 

6.10, including Articles 6.10.1 and 

6.10.2 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement. 

Finally, Korea challenges ‘‘as such’’ 

Commerce’s use of an alleged 

methodology to determine whether a 

respondent’s home market sales are 

viable for the purposes of calculating 

normal value. Korea also challenges 

Commerce’s application of this alleged 

methodology in the measures included 

in Korea’s request for consultations. 

Korea alleges inconsistencies with 

Article 2.2 of the Anti-Dumping 

Agreement. 

Public Comment: Requirements for 

Submissions 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written comments concerning 

the issues raised in this dispute. Persons 

may submit public comments 

electronically to www.regulations.gov 

docket number USTR–2015–0001. If you 

are unable to provide submissions by 

www.regulations.gov, please contact 

Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483 to 

arrange for an alternative method of 

transmission. 

To submit comments via 

www.regulations.gov, enter docket 

number USTR–2015–0001 on the home 

page and click ‘‘search’’. The site will 

provide a search-results page listing all 

documents associated with this docket. 

Find a reference to this notice by 

selecting ‘‘Notice’’ under ‘‘Document 

Type’’ on the left side of the searchresults page, and click on the link 

entitled ‘‘Comment Now!’’ (For further 

information on using the 

www.regulations.gov Web site, please 

consult the resources provided on the 

Web site by clicking on ‘‘How to Use 

This Site’’ on the left side of the home 

page.) 

The www.regulations.gov Web site 

allows users to provide comments by 

filling in a ‘‘Type Comments’’ field, or 

by attaching a document using an 

‘‘Upload File’’ field. It is expected that 

most comments will be provided in an 

attached document. If a document is 

attached, it is sufficient to type ‘‘See 

attached’’ in the ‘‘Type Comments’’ 

field. 

A person requesting that information 

contained in a comment that he/she 

submitted be treated as confidential 

business information must certify that 

such information is business 

confidential and would not customarily 

be released to the public by the 

submitter. Confidential business 

information must be clearly designated 

as such and the submission must be 

marked ‘‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’’ 

at the top and bottom of the cover page 

and each succeeding page. Any 

comment containing business 

confidential information must be 

submitted by fax to Sandy McKinzy at 

(202) 395–3640. A non-confidential 

summary of the confidential 

information must be submitted to 

www.regulations.gov. The nonconfidential summary will be placed in 

the docket and will be open to public 

inspection. 

USTR may determine that information 

or advice contained in a comment 

submitted, other than business 

confidential information, is confidential 

in accordance with Section 135(g)(2) of 

the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 

2155(g)(2)). If the submitter believes that 

information or advice may qualify as 

such, the submitter— 

(1) Must clearly so designate the 

information or advice; 

(2) Must clearly mark the material as 

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top and bottom of the cover page and 

each succeeding page; and 

(3) Must provide a non-confidential 

summary of the information or advice. 

Any comment containing confidential 

information must be submitted by fax. A 

non-confidential summary of the 

confidential information must be 

submitted to www.regulations.gov. The 

non-confidential summary will be 

placed in the docket and will be open 

to public inspection. 

Pursuant to section 127(e) of the 

Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 

U.S.C. 3537(e)), USTR will maintain a 

docket on this dispute settlement 

proceeding, docket number USTR– 

2015–0001, accessible to the public at 

www.regulations.gov. 

The public file will include nonconfidential comments received by 

USTR from the public regarding the 

dispute. If a dispute settlement panel is 

convened, or in the event of an appeal 

from such a panel, the following 

documents will be made available to the 

public at www.ustr.gov: The United 

States’ submissions, any nonconfidential submissions received from 

other participants in the dispute, and 

any non-confidential summaries of 

submissions received from other 

participants in the dispute. In the event 

that a dispute settlement panel is 

convened, or in the event of an appeal 

from such a panel, the report of the 

panel, and, if applicable, the report of 

the Appellate Body, will also be 

available on the Web site of the World 

Trade Organization, at www.wto.org. 

Comments open to public inspection 

may be viewed at www.regulations.gov. 

Juan Millan, 

Assistant United States Trade Representative 

for Monitoring and Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01332 Filed 1–23–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3290–F5–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No: FAA–2011–0786] 

Deadline for Notification of Intent To 

Use the Airport Improvement Program 

(AIP) Primary, Cargo, and Nonprimary 

Entitlement Funds for Fiscal Year 2015 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces May 

1, 2015, as the deadline for each airport 

sponsor to notify the FAA whether or 

not it will use its fiscal year 2015 

entitlement funds available under 

Section 47114 of Title 49, United States 

Code, to accomplish Airport 

Improvement Program (AIP)-eligible 

projects that the sponsor previously 

identified through the Airports Capital 

Improvement Plan (ACIP) process 

during the preceding year. 

The sponsor’s notification must 

address all entitlement funds 

apportioned for fiscal year 2015, as well 

as any entitlement funds not obligated 

from prior years. After Thursday, July 2, 

2015, the FAA will carry over all 

remaining entitlement funds, and the 

funds will not be available again until 

at least the beginning of fiscal year 2016. 

This notification requirement does not 

apply to non-primary airports covered 

by the block-grant program. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Frank J. San Martin, Manager, Airports 

Financial Assistance Division, APP– 

500, on (202) 267–3831. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 49 of 

the United States Code, section 47105(f), 

provides that the sponsor of each airport 

to which funds are apportioned shall 

notify the Secretary by such time and in 

a form as prescribed by the Secretary, of 

the sponsor’s intent to apply for its 

apportioned funds, also called 

entitlement funds. Therefore, the FAA is 

hereby notifying sponsors about steps 

required to ensure that the FAA has 

sufficient time to carryover and convert 

remaining entitlement funds, due to 

processes required under federal laws. 

This notice applies only to those 

airports that have had entitlement funds 

apportioned to them, except those 

nonprimary airports located in 

designated Block Grant States. Sponsors 

intending to apply for any of their 

available entitlement funds, including 

those unused from prior years, shall 

submit by 12 p.m. prevailing local time 

on Friday, May 1, 2015, a written 

indication to the designated Airports 

District Office (or Regional Office in 

regions without Airports District 

Offices) their intent to submit a grant 

application no later than close of 

business Thursday, July 2, 2015, to use 

their fiscal year 2015 entitlement funds 

available under Title 49 of the United 

States Code, section 47114. This notice 

must address all entitlement funds 

apportioned for fiscal year 2015 

including those entitlement funds not 

obligated from prior years. By Friday, 

June 5, 2015, airport sponsors that have 

not yet submitted a final application to 

the FAA, should notify the FAA of any 

issues with meeting the final 

application deadline of Thursday July 2, 

2015. Absent notification from the 

sponsor by the May 1 deadline and/or 

subsequent notification by the June 5 

deadline of any issues with meeting the 

application deadline, the FAA will 

proceed after Thursday, July 2, 2015 to 

take action to carry over all remaining 

entitlement funds without further 

notice. The funds will not be available 

again until at least the beginning of 

fiscal year 2016. 

This notice is promulgated to 

expedite and facilitate the grant-making 

process. 

The AIP grant program is operating 

under the requirements of Public Law 

112–91, the ‘‘FAA Modernization and 

Reform Act of 2012,’’ enacted on 

February 14, 2012, which authorizes the 

FAA through September 30, 2015 and 

the ‘‘Consolidated and Further 

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015’’ 

which appropriates FY 2015 funds for 

the AIP. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 20, 

2015. 

Elliott Black, 

Director, Office of Airport Planning and 

Programming. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01318 Filed 1–23–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee—New Task 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of new task assignment 

for the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee (ARAC). 

SUMMARY: The FAA assigned the 

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee (ARAC) a new task to 

provide recommendations regarding 

revision of the damage-tolerance and 

fatigue requirements of Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR), part 25, 

including subparts C and E of 14 CFR 

part 26, and development of associated 

advisory material for metallic, 

composite, and hybrid structures. Past 

changes to the damage-tolerance and 

fatigue airworthiness standards and 

advisory material have been more 

specific to transport airplanes 

constructed predominantly of metal, 

using skin-stringer-frame architecture. 

Today, the trend in industry is to use 

more composite and hybrid structures 

(i.e., structure that includes a 

combination of composite and metallic 

parts and assemblies) to improve the 

performance of transport airplanes. As a 

result, the damage-tolerance and fatigue 

airworthiness standards and advisory 


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