Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 20 / Friday, January 30, 2015 / Notices 5091 

6See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 

(for general filing requirements). 

7See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 

Company Subsidy rate 

Kunshan Jisheng Metal & 

Plastic Co., Ltd.* ............... 55.75 

Nanjing Huade Warehousing 

Equipment Manufacturing 

Co. Ltd.* ............................ 55.75 

Nanjing Whitney Metal Products Co., Ltd.* ................... 55.75 

Nanjing Yodoly Logistics 

Equipments Manufacturing 

Co., Ltd.* ........................... 55.75 

Ningbo Decko Metal Products Trade Co., Ltd.* ......... 55.75 

Ningbo Haifa Metal Works 

Co., Ltd.* ........................... 55.75 

Ningbo HaiFa Office Equipment Co., Ltd.* .................. 55.75 

Ningbo TLT Metal Products 

Co., Ltd.* ........................... 55.75 

* Non-cooperative company to which an adverse facts available rate is being applied. See 

‘‘Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences’’ section in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum. 

In accordance with sections 

703(d)(1)(B) and (2) of the Act, we are 

directing U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection to suspend liquidation of all 

entries of steel shelves from the PRC 

that are entered, or withdrawn from 

warehouse, for consumption on or after 

the date of the publication of this notice 

in the Federal Register, and to require 

a cash deposit for such entries of 

merchandise in the amounts indicated 

above. 

In accordance with sections 703(d) 

and 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act, for 

companies not investigated, we apply 

an ‘‘all-others’’ rate, which is normally 

calculated by weighting the subsidy 

rates of the individual companies 

selected as mandatory respondents by 

those companies’ exports of the subject 

merchandise to the United States. Under 

section 705(c)(5)(i) of the Act, the allothers rate should exclude zero and de 

minimis rates calculated for the 

exporters and producers individually 

investigated as well as rates based 

entirely on facts otherwise available. 

Notwithstanding the language of section 

705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act, we have not 

calculated the ‘‘all-others’’ rate by 

weighted averaging the rates of the two 

individually investigated respondents, 

because doing so risks disclosure of 

proprietary information. Therefore, for 

the ‘‘all-others’’ rate, we calculated a 

simple average of the two responding 

firms’ rates. 

Disclosure and Public Comment 

The Department will disclose 

calculations performed for this 

preliminary determination to the parties 

within five days of the date of public 

announcement of this determination in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

Case briefs or other written comments 

for all non-scope issues may be 

submitted to the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance no later 

than seven days after the date on which 

the final verification report is issued in 

this proceeding, and rebuttal briefs, 

limited to issues raised in case briefs, 

may be submitted no later than five days 

after the deadline date for case briefs.6

A table of contents, list of authorities 

used and an executive summary of 

issues should accompany any briefs 

submitted to the Department. This 

summary should be limited to five pages 

total, including footnotes. 

Interested parties who wish to request 

a hearing, or to participate if one is 

requested, must submit a written 

request to the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, filed 

electronically using ACCESS. An 

electronically filed document must be 

received successfully in its entirety by 

the Department’s electronic records 

system, ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time, within 30 days after the 

date of publication of this notice.7

Requests should contain the party’s 

name, address, and telephone number; 

the number of participants; and a list of 

the issues to be discussed. If a request 

for a hearing is made, the Department 

intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 14th Street 

and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230, at a date, time 

and location to be determined. Parties 

will be notified of the date, time and 

location of any hearing. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 703(f) of 

the Act, we will notify the International 

Trade Commission (‘‘ITC’’) of our 

determination. In addition, we are 

making available to the ITC all nonprivileged and non-proprietary 

information relating to this 

investigation. We will allow the ITC 

access to all privileged and business 

proprietary information in our files, 

provided the ITC confirms that it will 

not disclose such information, either 

publicly or under an administrative 

protective order, without the written 

consent of the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance. 

In accordance with section 705(b)(2) 

of the Act, if our final determination is 

affirmative, the ITC will make its final 

determination within 45 days after the 

Department makes its final 

determination. 

This determination is issued and 

published pursuant to sections 703(f) 

and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.205(c). 

Dated: January 23, 2015. 

Paul Piquado, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in 

the Preliminary Decision Memo 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope Comments 

IV. Scope of the Investigation 

V. Alignment 

VI. Respondent Selection 

VII. Voluntary Respondent Treatment 

VIII. Injury Test 

IX. Application of Countervailing Duty Law 

to Imports from the PRC 

X. Subsidies Valuation 

XI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Adverse Inferences 

XII. Analysis of Programs 

XIII. Verification 

XIV. Conclusion 

[FR Doc. 2015–01816 Filed 1–29–15; 8:45 a.m.] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic And Atmospheric 

Administration 

[Docket No. 150114039–5039–01] 

RIN 0648–XD719 

Higher Initial Maximum Uniform 

Allowance Rate; Uniform Allowances 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The NMFS Office of Law 

Enforcement (OLE) is planning to 

establish a higher initial maximum 

uniform allowance to procure and issue 

uniform items for uniformed 

enforcement officers (EOs). OLE has 

changed its uniform policy, now 

requiring five classes of uniforms. Until 

now, EOs were only required to have 

two classes of uniforms. This change 

affects 30 current EOs, 25 planned new 

EOs in 2015, and any future EOs. 

Current OPM regulations allow an 

agency to establish one or more initial 

maximum uniform allowance rates 

greater than the government-wide 

maximum uniform allowance rate. 

DATES: NMFS must receive comments 

on or before March 2, 2015. 


asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
5092 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 20 / Friday, January 30, 2015 / Notices 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by RIN 0648–XD719 and 

Uniform Allowances, by either of the 

following methods: 

Email: uniform.allowances@noaa.gov. 

Mail: NMFS Office of Enforcement, 

National Training Coordinator, 1315 

East West Highway, Suite 3301, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Everett Baxter, 301–427–8272. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

plans to implement a higher initial 

maximum uniform allowance to procure 

and furnish uniform items for its EOs. 

The current $800.00 annual limit is 

inadequate to maintain the uniform 

standards and professional image 

expected of NMFS EOs under its new 

uniform standards. OLE now has a new 

uniform policy requiring five classes of 

uniforms. In the past, EOs only had two 

classes of uniforms. This increase in 

uniform classes requires an increase in 

the initial maximum uniform allowance 

for EOs, from $800 to $2,000.00. 

This implementation is in accordance 

with 5 CFR 591.104, which states that 

an agency may establish one or more 

initial maximum uniform allowance rate 

greater than the government-wide 

maximum uniform allowance rate 

established by the Office of Personnel 

Management under 5 CFR 591.103. 

Under 5 CFR 591.104, to establish a new 

rate, agencies must ‘‘publish in the 

Federal Register and request comment 

on a notice setting out: (1) A description 

and justification of the circumstances 

requiring a higher initial maximum 

uniform allowance rate; (2) An estimate 

of the number of employees affected; (3) 

The specific items required for the basic 

uniform and the average total uniform 

cost for the affected employees; (4) The 

amount of the proposed higher initial 

maximum uniform allowance rate to be 

paid during the year the employee first 

becomes subject to the uniform 

requirement; (5) The proposed effective 

date of the higher initial maximum 

uniform allowance rate; and, (6) The 

intent of the agency (if any) to divide 

the cost of a minimum basic uniform 

and continue to make higher initial 

maximum basic uniform allowance 

payments in the year following the year 

the employee first becomes subject to 

the uniform requirement.’’ 

As noted above, a new rate is justified 

because OLE’s current uniform policy 

requires EOs to have five classes of 

uniforms, versus the two classes of 

uniforms required under the previous 

policy. This change in NMFS’ initial 

maximum uniform allowance affects 30 

current EOs, 25 planned new EOs in 

2015, and any future EOs. The new 

NMFS’ required EO uniforms include 

the following items or similar items: 

Gore-Tex gloves; 6-pocket pants; long 

sleeve uniform shirts; short sleeve 

uniform shirts; polo shirts; sweaters; 

turtlenecks; cold weather duty jackets; 

summer duty shirts; ceremonial jackets; 

ceremonial hats, straps and cords; 

utility shorts; ties; dress shoes; leather 

boots; dress pants; shoulder patches, 

and cloth badges. The average total 

initial uniform cost for these listed 

items is $2,000.00. Based on these 

current costs, NMFS is planning to 

increase the initial maximum uniform 

allowance for its EOs to $2,000.00. This 

increased initial maximum uniform 

allowance is applicable to existing EOs 

during the first year of the new NMFS 

uniform policy, and for EOs hired in 

2015. In subsequent years, this initial 

maximum uniform allowance will be 

applied to each new EO as he or she 

becomes subject to the uniform 

requirements. Subsequent annual 

uniform allowances will be the 

maximum allowed by 5 CFR 591.103. 

Currently, approximately 55 EOs will be 

effected by this increased initial 

maximum uniform allowance; 30 

current EOs and 25 planned new hire 

EOs. The effective date of this higher 

initial maximum uniform allowance rate 

is April 1, 2015. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5903; E.O. 12748, 56 

FR 4521, 3 CFR 1991 Comp., p. 316. 

Dated: January 27, 2015. 

Matthew G. Brandt, 

Acting Director, Office of Law Enforcement, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01810 Filed 1–29–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Proposed Additions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Proposed additions to the 

procurement list. 

SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing 

to add products to the Procurement List 

that will be furnished by nonprofit 

agencies employing persons who are 

blind or have other severe disabilities. 

DATES: Comments Must Be Received On 

Or Before: 3/2/2015. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite 

715, Arlington, Virginia, 22202–4149. 

For Further Information Or To Submit 

Comments Contact: Barry S. Lineback, 

Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703) 

603–0655, or email CMTEFedReg@

AbilityOne.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published pursuant to 41 

U.S.C. 8503(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its 

purpose is to provide interested persons 

an opportunity to submit comments on 

the proposed actions. 

Additions 

If the Committee approves the 

proposed additions, the entities of the 

Federal Government identified in this 

notice will be required to procure the 

products listed below from nonprofit 

agencies employing persons who are 

blind or have other severe disabilities. 

The following products are proposed 

for addition to the Procurement List for 

production by the nonprofit agencies 

listed: 

Products 

PRODUCT NAMEs/NSNs: Pen, 1.4mm Bold, 

Ballpoint with Clip, Cushion Grip, Black 

Ink, Refillable/7520–00–NIB–1969 

Pen, 1.4mm Bold, Ballpoint with Clip, 

Cushion Grip, Blue Ink, Refillable/7520– 

00–NIB–1970 

Pen, 1.4mm Bold, Ballpoint with Clip, 

Cushion Grip, Red Ink, Refillable/7520– 

00–NIB–1971 

MANDATORY SOURCE OF SUPPLY: 

Industries of the Blind, Inc., Greensboro, 

NC 

MANDATORY FOR PURCHASE BY: Total 

Government Requirement 

CONTRACTING ACTIVITY: General Services 

Administration, New York, NY 

LIST TYPE: A-List 

PRODUCT NAMEs/NSNs: Pen, Stick, Plastic 

Fine Point, Water Resistant Permanent 

Black Ink 7520–00–NIB–2284 

Pen, Stick, Plastic Fine Point, Water 

Resistant Permanent Blue Ink 7520–00– 

NIB–2285 

Pen, Stick, Plastic Fine Point, Water 

Resistant Permanent Red Ink 7520–00– 

NIB–2286 

Pen, Stick, Plastic Medium Point, Water 

Resistant Permanent Black Ink/7520–00– 

NIB–2289 

Pen, Stick, Plastic Medium Point, Water 

Resistant Permanent Blue Ink 7520–00– 

NIB–2290 

Pen, Stick, Plastic Medium Point, Water 

Resistant Permanent Red Ink 7520–00– 

NIB–2291 

MANDATORY SOURCE OF SUPPLY: 

Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind, 

Inc., Winston-Salem, NC 

MANDATORY FOR PURCHASE BY: Total 

Government Requirement/Broad 

Government Requirement 

CONTRACTING ACTIVITY: General Services 

Administration, New York, NY 

LIST TYPEs: A-List (–2284 thru –2286 and 

–2289) 


asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES