Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 65 / Monday, April 6, 2015 / Notices 18375 

1See Notice of Amendment of Final 

Determinations: Certain Cut-To-Length CarbonQuality Steel Plate From India and the Republic of 

Korea; and Notice of Countervailing Duty Orders: 

Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate 

From France, India, Indonesia, Italy, and the 

Republic of Korea, 65 FR 6587 (February 10, 2000) 

(Order). 

2See Hyundai’s new shipper request dated 

February 27, 2015. 

3 Id., at Exhibit 1. 

4 Id. 

5 Id. 

6 Id., at Exhibits 2, and 3. 

7 Id., at Exhibit 1. 

8See the memorandum to the file entitled 

‘‘Certain Cut-To-Length Carbon-Quality Steel Plate 

from the Republic of Korea: Initiation Checklist for 

Countervailing Duty New Shipper Review of 

Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd.’’ dated concurrently with 

this notice. 

9See section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act. 

does not appear on other envelopes. We 

will continue to examine other possible 

revisions to the presentation of the 

mandatory nature of participation in the 

ACS, and will make future 

recommendations for additional testing. 

We have divided the monthly 

production sample of 295,000 addresses 

in 24 nationally representative groups of 

approximately 12,000 addresses each. 

For this test, planned for the May 2015 

ACS panel, we will use two randomly 

assigned groups for the experimental 

treatment group. The total sample size 

for the experimental treatment group is 

approximately 24,000 addresses. The 

remaining cases in the May 2015 panel 

will comprise the control and receive all 

standard ACS mailings (envelopes with 

the mandatory language still included). 

As we are using production cases for the 

test, the test will run through the 

complete three-month data collection 

period. 

Our primary evaluation measure for 

this test is the self-response rate. 

Comparing the self-response rates 

between the two treatments allows us to 

detect at least a 1.0 percentage point 

difference with 80% power and a=0.1; 

this calculation assumes a 50% selfresponse rate. Additional metrics of 

interest include total response rate, cost 

analysis and the impact on ACS 

estimates. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, 

Frequency: One-time test as part of 

the monthly American Community 

Survey, 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Title 13, United 

States Code, Sections 141, 193, and 221. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view 

Department of Commerce collections 

currently under review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 16 days of publication of this 

notice to OIRA_Submission@

omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. 

Dated: April 1, 2015. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer, submitting for 

Census. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07862 Filed 4–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–580–837] 

Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon-Quality 

Steel Plate From the Republic of 

Korea: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 

New Shipper Review 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective Date: April 6, 2015. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(the Department) received a timely 

request for a new shipper review of the 

countervailing duty order on certain 

cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate 

from the Republic of Korea. The 

Department has determined that the 

request meets the statutory and 

regulatory requirements for initiation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

Greynolds, AD/CVD Operations Office 

III, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 

Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230; Telephone: 

(202) 482–6071. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The countervailing duty order on 

certain cut-to-length carbon-quality steel 

plate from the Republic of Korea 

published in the Federal Register on 

February 10, 2000.1 Pursuant to section 

751(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

as amended (the Act), we received a 

timely request for a new shipper review 

of the order from Hyundai Steel Co., 

Ltd. (Hyundai).2 Hyundai certified that 

it is both the producer and exporter of 

the subject merchandise upon which the 

request was based.3

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(I) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i), 

Hyundai certified that it did not export 

subject merchandise to the United 

States during the period of investigation 

(POI).4 In addition, pursuant to section 

751(a)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), Hyundai certified 

that, since the initiation of the 

investigation, it has never been affiliated 

with any exporter or producer who 

exported subject merchandise to the 

United States during the POI, including 

those respondents not individually 

examined during the POI.5

In addition to the certifications 

described above, pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.214(b)(2)(iv), Hyundai submitted 

documentation establishing the 

following: (1) The date on which it first 

shipped subject merchandise for export 

to the United States; (2) the volume of 

its first shipment; and (3) the date of its 

first sale to an unaffiliated customer in 

the United States.6 Finally, pursuant to 

19 CFE 351.214(b)(2)(v), Hyundai 

submitted a certification that it 

informed the government of the 

Republic of Korea that it will be 

required to provide a full response to 

the Department’s questionnaire.7

Period of Review 

In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.214(g)(2), in countervailing duty 

proceedings, the period of review (POR) 

for new shipper reviews initiated in the 

month immediately following the 

anniversary month will be the most 

recently completed calendar year. 

Therefore, the POR is January 1, 2014, 

through December 31, 2014. 

Initiation of New Shipper Review 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.214(d)(1), the 

Department finds that the request from 

Hyundai meets the threshold 

requirements for initiation of a new 

shipper review for shipments of certain 

cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate 

from the Republic of Korea produced 

and exported by Hyundai.8

The Department intends to issue the 

preliminary results of this new shipper 

review no later than 180 days from the 

date of initiation and final results of the 

review no later than 90 days after the 

date the preliminary results are issued.9

We will instruct U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection to allow, at the option 

of the importer, the posting, until the 

completion of the review, of a bond or 

security in lieu of a cash deposit for 

each entry of the subject merchandise 

from Hyundai in accordance with 

section 751(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Act and 

19 CFR 351.214(e). Because Hyundai 

certified that it produced and exported 


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18376 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 65 / Monday, April 6, 2015 / Notices 

1See Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping 

Duties on Imports of Certain Polyethylene 

Terephthalate Resin from Canada, the People’s 

Republic of China, India, and the Sultanate of 

Oman, dated March 10, 2015 (the Petitions). 

2See Petitions for the Imposition of 

Countervailing Duties on Imports of Certain 

Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from the People’s 

Republic of China, India, and the Sultanate of 

Oman, dated March 10, 2015 

3See Volume I of the Petitions, at 1, 4, and 

Exhibit GEN–1. 

4See Letter from the Department to Petitioners 

entitled ‘‘Re: Petitions for the Imposition of 

Antidumping Duties on Imports of Certain 

Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from Canada, the 

People’s Republic of China, India, and the Sultanate 

of Oman, and Countervailing Duties on Imports of 

Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from the 

People’s Republic of China, India, and the Sultanate 

of Oman: Supplemental Questions’’ dated March 

13, 2015 (General Issues Supplemental 

Questionnaire), and Letters from the Department to 

Petitioners entitled ‘‘Re: Petition for the Imposition 

of Antidumping Duties on Imports of Certain 

Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from {country}: 

Supplemental Questions’’ on each of the countryspecific records, dated March 13, 2015. 

5See Supplement to the Canada Petition, dated 

March 18, 2015 (Canada Supplement); Supplement 

to the PRC AD Petition, dated March 18, 2015 (PRC 

AD Supplement); Supplement to the India AD 

Petition, dated March 18, 2015 (India AD 

Supplement); Supplement to the Oman AD Petition, 

dated March 18, 2015 (Oman AD Supplement). 

6See General Issues Supplement to the Petitions, 

dated March 19, 2015 (General Issues Supplement). 

7See Second Supplement to the Canada Petition, 

dated March 20, 2015 (Second Canada 

Supplement); Second Supplement to the PRC AD 

Petition, dated March 20, 2015 (Second PRC AD 

Supplement). 

8See Second Supplement to the India AD 

Petition, dated March 24, 2015 (Second India AD 

Supplement); Second Supplement to the Oman AD 

Petition, dated March 24, 2015 (Second Oman AD 

Supplement). 

9See Scope Supplement to the Petitions, dated 

March 24, 2015 (Scope Supplement); and Second 

Scope Supplement to the Petitions, dated March 27, 

2015 (Second Scope Supplement). 

10See the ‘‘Determination of Industry Support for 

the Petitions’’ section below. 

11See General Issues Supplemental 

Questionnaire; see also General Issues Supplement 

and Scope Supplement. 

subject merchandise, the sale of which 

is the basis for the request for a new 

shipper review, we will apply the 

bonding privilege to Hyundai only for 

subject merchandise which was 

produced and exported by Hyundai. 

Interested parties requiring access to 

proprietary information in the new 

shipper review should submit 

applications for disclosure under 

administrative protective order in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and 

351.306. 

This initiation and notice are 

published in accordance with section 

751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.214 and 351.221(c)(1)(i). 

Dated: March 31, 2015. 

Gary Taverman, 

Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–533–861, A–570–024, A–122–855, A–523– 

810] 

Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate 

Resin From Canada, the People’s 

Republic of China, India, and the 

Sultanate of Oman: Initiation of LessThan-Fair-Value Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective April 6, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karine Gziryan or James Martinelli at 

(202) 482–4081 and (202) 482–2923, 

respectively (Canada), Tyler Weinhold 

at (202) 482–1121 (the People’s 

Republic of China (PRC)); Fred Baker at 

(202) 482–2924 (India); or Magd Zalok 

at (202) 482–4162 (the Sultanate of 

Oman (Oman)), AD/CVD Operations, 

Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 14th Street 

and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Petitions 

On March 10, 2015, the Department of 

Commerce (the Department) received 

antidumping duty (AD) petitions 

concerning imports of certain 

polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin 

from Canada, India, the PRC, and Oman 

filed in proper form on behalf of DAK 

Americas, LLC, M&G Chemicals, and 

Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, America 

(Petitioners).1 The AD petitions were 

accompanied by three countervailing 

duty (CVD) petitions.2 Petitioners are 

domestic producers of PET resin.3

On March 13, 2015, and March 19, 

2015, the Department requested 

additional information and clarification 

of certain areas of the Petitions.4

Petitioners filed responses to these 

requests on March 18, 2015,5 March 19, 

2015,6 March 20, 2015,7 and March 24, 

2015.8 Petitioners filed a revised scope 

on March 24, 2015, and March 27, 

2015.9

In accordance with section 732(b) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act), Petitioners allege that imports of 

PET resin from Canada, the PRC, India, 

and Oman are being, or are likely to be, 

sold in the United States at less-thanfair value within the meaning of section 

731 of the Act, and that such imports 

are materially injuring, or threatening 

material injury to, an industry in the 

United States. Also, consistent with 

section 732(b)(1) of the Act, the 

Petitions are accompanied by 

information reasonably available to 

Petitioners supporting their allegations. 

The Department finds that Petitioners 

filed these Petitions on behalf of the 

domestic industry because Petitioners 

are interested parties as defined in 

section 771(9)(C) of the Act. The 

Department also finds that Petitioners 

demonstrated sufficient industry 

support with respect to the initiation of 

the AD investigations that Petitioners 

are requesting.10

Periods of Investigation 

Because the Petitions were filed on 

March 10, 2015, the periods of 

investigation (POI) are, pursuant to 19 

CFR 351.204(b)(1), as follows: January 1, 

2014, through December 31, 2014, for 

Canada, India, and Oman, and July 1, 

2014, through December 31, 2014, for 

the PRC. 

Scope of the Investigations 

The product covered by these 

investigations is PET resin from Canada, 

the PRC, India, and Oman. For a full 

description of the scope of these 

investigations, see the ‘‘Scope of the 

Investigations,’’ in Appendix I of this 

notice. 

Comments on Scope of the 

Investigations 

During our review of the Petitions, the 

Department issued questions to, and 

received responses from, Petitioners 

pertaining to the proposed scope to 

ensure that the scope language in the 

Petitions would be an accurate 

reflection of the products for which the 

domestic industry is seeking relief.11

As discussed in the preamble to the 

Department’s regulations, we are setting 

aside a period for interested parties to 

raise issues regarding product coverage 

(scope). The period for scope comments 

is intended to provide the Department 

with ample opportunity to consider all 

comments and to consult with parties 

prior to the issuance of the preliminary 

determination. If scope comments 

include factual information (see 19 CFR 

351.102(b)(21)), all such factual 

information should be limited to public 

information. All such comments must 

be filed by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight 

Time (EDT) on Monday, April 20, 2015, 

which is 21 calendar days from the 

signature date of this notice. Any 

rebuttal comments, which may include 

factual information, must be filed by 

5:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, April 30, 


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