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8See Pure Magnesium from the People’s Republic 

of China: Final Results of the 2008–2009 

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of the 

Antidumping Duty Order, 75 FR 80791 (December 

23, 2010). 

1See Certain Mobile Access Equipment and 

Subassemblies Thereof from the People’s Republic 

of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of 

Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of 

Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional 

Measures, 86 FR 54164 (September 30, 2021) 

(Preliminary Determination), and accompanying 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM). 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Mobile Access 

Equipment and Subassemblies Thereof from the 

People’s Republic of China: Decision Memorandum 

for the Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at 

Less-Than-Fair-Value,’’ dated concurrently with, 

and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and 

Decision Memorandum). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Mobile Access 

Equipment and Subassemblies Thereof from the 

People’s Republic of China: Decision Memorandum 

for the Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at 

Less-Than-Fair-Value,’’ dated concurrently with, 

and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and 

Decision Memorandum). 

4See Certain Mobile Access Equipment and 

Subassemblies Thereof from the People’s Republic 

of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigation, 86 FR 15922, 15927 (March 25, 2021) 

(Initiation Notice). 

5See Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum 

at 2. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Antidumping Duty and 

Countervailing Duty Investigations of Certain 

Mobile Access Equipment and Subassemblies 

Thereof from the People’s Republic of China: Final 

Scope Decision Memorandum,’’ dated October 12, 

2021 (Final Scope Decision Memorandum). 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after the publication 

date of the final results of review, as 

provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of 

the Act: (1) For TMI/TMM, which 

claimed no shipments, the cash deposit 

rate will remain unchanged from the 

rate assigned to TMI/TMM in the most 

recently completed review of the 

companies; (2) for previously 

investigated or reviewed Chinese and 

non-Chinese exporters who are not 

under review in this segment of the 

proceeding but who have separate rates, 

the cash deposit rate will continue to be 

the exporter-specific rate published for 

the most recent period; (3) for all 

Chinese exporters of subject 

merchandise that have not been found 

to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash 

deposit rate will be the China-wide rate 

of 111.73 percent; 8 and (4) for all nonChinese exporters of subject 

merchandise which have not received 

their own rate, the cash deposit rate will 

be the rate applicable to Chinese 

exporter(s) that supplied that nonChinese exporter. These deposit 

requirements, when imposed, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice serves as a final 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 Commerce’s presumption that 

reimbursement of antidumping duties 

occurred and the subsequent assessment 

of doubled antidumping duties. 

Notification Regarding Administrative 

Protection Order 

This notice also serves as the only 

reminder to parties subject to 

administrative protective order (APO) of 

their responsibility concerning the 

disposition of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 

written notification of the return of 

destruction of APO materials or 

conversion to judicial protective order is 

hereby requested. Failure to comply 

with the regulations and the terms of an 

APO is a sanctionable violation. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This notice is issued and published in 

accordance with sections 751(a) and 

777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 

351.213(h). 

Dated: February 14, 2022. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–139] 

Certain Mobile Access Equipment and 

Subassemblies Thereof From the 

People’s Republic of China: Final 

Affirmative Determination of Sales at 

Less Than Fair Value 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) determines that certain 

mobile access equipment and 

subassemblies thereof (mobile access 

equipment) from the People’s Republic 

of China (China) are being, or are likely 

to be sold, in the United States at less 

than fair value (LTFV). 

DATES: Applicable February 22, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Hermes Pinilla or Andre Gziryan, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement 

and Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–3477 or (202) 482–2201, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On September 30, 2021, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register its 

preliminary determination in the LTFV 

investigation of mobile access 

equipment from China, in which it also 

postponed the final determination until 

February 14, 2022.1 We invited 

interested parties to comment on the 

Preliminary Determination. For a 

summary of the events that occurred 

since Commerce published the 

Preliminary Determination, as well as a 

full discussion of the issues raised by 

parties for this final determination, see 

the Issues and Decision Memorandum.2

Period of Investigation 

The period of investigation is July 1, 

2020, through December 31, 2020. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this 

investigation are mobile access 

equipment from China. For a complete 

description of the scope of this 

investigation, see Appendix I. 

Scope Comments 

On July 26, 2021, we issued a 

Preliminary Scope Decision 

Memorandum.3 As discussed in the 

Preliminary Determination, Commerce 

did not modify the scope language as it 

appeared in the Initiation Notice.4

Interested parties were provided an 

opportunity to comment on the 

Preliminary Scope Decision 

Memorandum in scope case and rebuttal 

briefs.5 We received comments from 

interested parties on the Preliminary 

Scope Decision Memorandum, which 

we addressed in the Final Scope 

Decision Memorandum.6 Commerce is 

modifying the scope language as it 

appeared in the Preliminary 

Determination. See Appendix I for the 

final scope of this investigation. 

Verification 

Commerce was unable to conduct onsite verification of the information 

relied upon in making its final 

determination in this investigation. 

However, we took additional steps in 

lieu of an on-site verification to verify 

the information provided by the two 

mandatory respondents, Zhejiang Dingli 

Machinery Co., Ltd. (Dingli) and 

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7See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘In-lieu of on-site 

Verification Questionnaire,’’ dated November 1, 

2021; and, ‘‘In-lieu of on-site Verification 

Questionnaire,’’ dated October 19, 2021. 

8See Preliminary Determination PDM at 16–18. 

9See, e.g., Certain Uncoated Paper from 

Indonesia: Final Determination of Sales at Less 

Than Fair Value , 81 FR 3101 (January 20, 2016). 10See Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from 

France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United 

Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Reviews and Rescission of Reviews 

in Part, 73 FR 52823, 52824 (September 11, 2008), 

and accompanying Issues and Decision 

Memorandum at Comment 16. 

11See Initiation Notice, 86 FR at 15926. 

Co., Ltd. (LGMG) we relied upon in 

making this final determination, in 

accordance with section 782(i) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act).7

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in the case and 

rebuttal briefs that were submitted by 

interested parties in this investigation 

are addressed in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. For a list of the issues 

raised by interested parties and 

addressed in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum, see Appendix II to this 

notice. The Issues and Decision 

Memorandum is a public document and 

is available electronically via 

Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Centralized Electronic Service System 

(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 

registered users at https:// 

access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 

version of the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

at https://access.trade.gov/public/ 

FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. 

China-Wide Entity and Use of Adverse 

Facts Available 

For the reasons explained in the 

Preliminary Determination, we continue 

to find that the use of adverse facts 

available (AFA), pursuant to sections 

776(a) and (b) of the Act, is warranted 

in determining the rate for the Chinawide entity.8 In selecting the AFA rate 

for the China-wide entity, Commerce’s 

practice it to select a rate that is 

sufficiently adverse to ensure that the 

uncooperative party does not obtain a 

more favorable result by failing to 

cooperate than if it had fully 

cooperated.9 As AFA, we assigned the 

China-wide entity a dumping margin of 

165.30 percent, which is the highest 

calculated rate in this investigation. 

Because this constitutes primary 

information, the statutory corroboration 

requirement in section 776(c) of the Act 

does not apply. 

Changes Since the Preliminary 

Determination 

Based on our analysis of the 

comments received, we made certain 

changes to the margin calculations for 

Dingli and LGMG. For a discussion of 

these changes, see the ‘‘Changes from 

the Preliminary Determination’’ section 

of the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 

Separate Rates 

For the final determination, we 

continue to find that Dingli and LGMG 

are eligible for separate rates. Generally, 

Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5)(A) 

of the Act, which provides instructions 

for calculating the all-others rate in an 

investigation, for guidance when 

calculating the rate for separate rate 

respondents which we did not 

individually examine. Because the 

calculated dumping margins of the 

mandatory respondents, Dingli and 

LGMG, are not zero, de minimis , or 

based entirely on facts available, 

consistent with section 735(c)(5)(A) of 

the Act and our practice,10 based on 

publicly ranged sales data, we assigned 

the weighted average of these 

mandatory respondents’ margins to all 

non-individually examined companies 

that qualified for a separate rate. 

Combination Rates 

In the Initiation Notice,11 Commerce 

stated that it would calculate producer/ 

exporter combination rates for the 

respondents that are eligible for a 

separate rate in this investigation. For 

the list of respondents that established 

eligibility for separate rates and the 

exporter/producer combination rates 

applicable to these respondents, see the 

Final Determination section. 

Final Determination 

Commerce determines that the 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margins are as follows: 

Exporter Producer 

Estimated 

weighted-average 

dumping margin 

(percent) 

Cash deposit rate 

(adjusted for 

subsidy offsets) 

(percent) 

Lingong Group Jinan Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd Lingong Group Jinan Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd 165.30 165.10 

Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co., Ltd .................... Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co., Ltd .................... 31.70 31.54 

SEPARATE RATE APPLICABLE TO THE FOLLOWING NON-SELECTED COMPANIES

Non-selected exporter receiving a separate rate Producer supplying the non-selected exporter 

receiving a separate rate 

Estimated 

weighted-average 

dumping margin 

(percent) 

Cash deposit rate 

(adjusted for 

subsidy offsets) 

(percent) 

Hunan Sinoboom Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd Hunan Sinoboom Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd 51.83 51.66 

Mantall Heavy Industry Co., Ltd ......................... Mantall Heavy Industry Co., Ltd ........................ 51.83 51.66 

Noblelift Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd .............. Noblelift Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd ............. 51.83 51.66 

Oshkosh JLG (Tianjin) Equipment Technology 

Co., Ltd.

Noblelift Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd ............. 51.83 51.66 

Sany Marine Heavy Industry Co., Ltd ................ Sany Marine Heavy Industry Co., Ltd ................ 51.83 51.66 

Terex (Changzhou) Machinery Co., Ltd ............. Terex (Changzhou) Machinery Co, Ltd ............. 51.83 51.66 

Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group Imp. & 

Exp. Co., Ltd.

Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group FireFighting Safety Equipment Co., Ltd.51.83 51.66 

China-Wide Entity ............................................... 165.30 165.14 


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12See Issues and Decision Memorandum at 4–5. 

Disclosure 

Commerce intends to disclose its 

calculations and analysis performed to 

interested parties in this final 

determination within five days of any 

public announcement or, if there is no 

public announcement, within five days 

of the date of publication of this notice 

in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

Continuation of Suspension of 

Liquidation 

In accordance with section 

735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, Commerce will 

instruct U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) to continue to suspend 

liquidation of all appropriate entries of 

subject merchandise, as described in the 

scope of the investigation in Appendix 

I, entered, or withdrawn from 

warehouse, for consumption on or after 

the date of publication of this notice in 

the Federal Register , as discussed 

below. 

Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of 

the Act, upon the publication of this 

notice, Commerce will instruct CBP to 

require a cash deposit equal to the 

weighted-average amount by which the 

normal value exceeds U.S. price as 

follows: (1) For the producer/exporter 

combinations listed in the table above, 

the cash deposit rate will be the rate 

identified for that combination in the 

table; (2) for all combinations of Chinese 

producers/exporters of subject 

merchandise that have not established 

eligibility for their own separate rates, 

the cash deposit rate will be the rate 

established for the China-wide entity; 

and (3) for all non-Chinese exporters of 

subject merchandise which have not 

established eligibility for their own 

separate rates, the cash deposit rate will 

be the cash deposit rate applicable to 

the Chinese producer/exporter 

combination (or China-wide entity) that 

supplied that non-Chinese exporter. 

To determine the cash deposit rate, 

Commerce normally adjusts the 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin by the amount of domestic 

subsidy pass-through and export 

subsidies determined in a companion 

CVD proceeding when CVD provisional 

measures are in effect. For a discussion 

of the applicable adjustments for this 

final determination, see Issues and 

Decision Memorandum.12 These 

suspension of liquidation instructions 

will remain in effect until further notice. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 735(d) of 

the Act, we will notify the International 

Trade Commission (ITC) of our final 

affirmative determination of sales at 

LTFV. Because Commerce’s final 

determination is affirmative, in 

accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the 

Act, the ITC will make its final 

determination as to whether the 

domestic industry in the United States 

is materially injured, or threatened with 

material injury, by reason of imports or 

sales (or the likelihood of sales) for 

importation of mobile access equipment 

from China no later than 45 days after 

this final determination. If the ITC 

determines that such injury does exist, 

Commerce will issue an antidumping 

duty order directing CBP to assess, upon 

further instructions by Commerce, 

antidumping duties on all imports of the 

subject merchandise entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after the effective 

date of the suspension of liquidation, as 

discussed above in the ‘‘Continuation of 

Suspension of Liquidation’’ section of 

this notice. 

Notification Regarding Administrative 

Protective Order 

In the event that the ITC issues a final 

negative injury determination, this 

notice will serve as the only reminder 

to parties subject to an Administrative 

Protective Order (APO) of their 

responsibility concerning the 

destruction of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 

written notification of the return/ 

destruction of APO materials or 

conversion to judicial protective order is 

hereby requested. Failure to comply 

with the regulations and terms of an 

APO is a violation which is subject to 

sanction. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published pursuant to sections 735(d) 

and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 

351.210(c). 

Dated: February 14, 2022. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation consists of certain mobile 

access equipment, which consists primarily 

of boom lifts, scissor lifts, and material 

telehandlers, and subassemblies thereof. 

Mobile access equipment combines a mobile 

(self-propelled or towed) chassis, with a 

lifting device (e.g. , scissor arms, boom 

assemblies) for mechanically lifting persons, 

tools and/or materials capable of reaching a 

working height of ten feet or more, and a 

coupler that provides an attachment point for 

the lifting device, in addition to other 

components. The scope of this investigation 

covers mobile access equipment and 

subassemblies thereof whether finished or 

unfinished, whether assembled or 

unassembled, and whether the equipment 

contains any additional features that provide 

for functions beyond the primary lifting 

function. 

Subject merchandise includes, but is not 

limited to, the following subassemblies: 

• Scissor arm assemblies, or scissor arm 

sections, for connection to chassis and 

platform assemblies. These assemblies 

include: (1) Pin assemblies that connect 

sections to form scissor arm assemblies, and 

(2) actuators that power the arm assemblies 

to extend and retract. These assemblies may 

or may not also include blocks that allow 

sliding of end sections in relation to frame 

and platform, hydraulic hoses, electrical 

cables, and/or other components; 

• boom assemblies, or boom sections, for 

connection to the boom turntable, or to the 

chassis assembly, or to a platform assembly 

or to a lifting device. Boom assemblies 

include telescoping sections where the 

smallest section (or tube) can be nested in the 

next larger section (or tube) and can slide out 

for extension and/or articulated sections 

joined by pins. These assemblies may or may 

not include pins, hydraulic cylinders, 

hydraulic hoses, electrical cables, and/or 

other components; 

• chassis assemblies, for connection to 

scissor arm assemblies, or to boom 

assemblies, or to boom turntable assemblies. 

Chassis assemblies include: (1) Chassis 

frames, and/or (2) frame sections. Chassis 

assemblies may or may not include axles, 

wheel end components, steering cylinders, 

engine assembly, transmission, drive shafts, 

tires and wheels, crawler tracks and wheels, 

fuel tank, hydraulic oil tanks, battery 

assemblies, and/or other components; 

• boom turntable assemblies, for 

connection to chassis assemblies, or to boom 

assemblies. Boom turntable assemblies 

include turntable frames. Boom turntable 

assemblies may or may not include engine 

assembly, slewing rings, fuel tank, hydraulic 

oil tank, battery assemblies, counterweights, 

hoods (enclosures), and/or other 

components. 

Importation of any of these subassemblies, 

whether assembled or unassembled, 

constitutes unfinished mobile access 

equipment for purposes of this investigation. 

Processing of finished and unfinished 

mobile access equipment and subassemblies 

such as trimming, cutting, grinding, 

notching, punching, slitting, drilling, 

welding, joining, bolting, bending, beveling, 

riveting, minor fabrication, galvanizing, 

painting, coating, finishing, assembly, or any 

other processing either in the country of 

manufacture of the in-scope product or in a 

third country does not remove the product 

from the scope. Inclusion of other 

components not identified as comprising the 

finished or unfinished mobile access 

equipment does not remove the product from 

the scope. 

The scope excludes forklifts, vertical mast 

lifts, mobile self-propelled cranes and motor 

vehicles that incorporate a scissor arm 


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assembly or boom assembly. Forklifts are 

material handling vehicles with a working 

attachment, usually a fork, lifted along a 

vertical guide rail with the operator seated or 

standing on the chassis behind the vertical 

mast. Vertical mast lifts are person and 

material lifting vehicles with a working 

attachment, usually a platform, lifted along a 

vertical guide rail with an operator standing 

on the platform. Mobile self-propelled cranes 

are material handling vehicles with a boom 

attachment for lifting loads of tools or 

materials that are suspended on ropes, 

cables, and/or chains, and which contain 

winches mounted on or near the base of the 

boom with ropes, cables, and/or chains 

managed along the boom structure. The 

scope also excludes motor vehicles (defined 

as a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical 

power and manufactured primarily for use on 

public streets, roads, and highways, but does 

not include a vehicle operated only on a rail 

line pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30102(a)(7)) that 

incorporate a scissor arm assembly or boom 

assembly. The scope further excludes 

vehicles driven or drawn by mechanical 

power operated only on a rail line that 

incorporate a scissor arm assembly or boom 

assembly. The scope also excludes: (1) Rail 

line vehicles, defined as vehicles with hi-rail 

gear or track wheels, and a fixed (nontelescopic) main boom, which perform 

operations on rail lines, such as laying rails, 

setting ties, or other rail maintenance jobs; 

and (2) certain rail line vehicle 

subassemblies, defined as chassis 

subassemblies and boom turntable 

subassemblies for rail line vehicles with a 

fixed (non-telescopic) main boom. 

Certain mobile access equipment subject to 

this investigation is typically classifiable 

under subheadings 8427.10.8020, 

8427.10.8030, 8427.10.8070, 8427.10.8095, 

8427.20.8020, 8427.20.8090, 8427.90.0020 

and 8427.90.0090 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Parts 

of certain mobile access equipment are 

typically classifiable under subheading 

8431.20.0000 of the HTSUS. While the 

HTSUS subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes only, the 

written description of the merchandise under 

investigation is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Scope of Investigation 

V. Adjustment Under Section 777A(f) of the 

Act 

VI. Adjustment to Cash Deposit Rate For 

Export Subsidies 

VII. Changes Since the Preliminary 

Determination 

VIII. Discussion of the Issues 

Issues Related to Dingli 

Comment 1: Should China to the United 

States Ocean Freight Surrogate Values 

(SVs) be Revised 

Comment 2: Should World to Brazil Ocean 

Freight SVs be Revised 

Comment 3: Should Commerce Multiply 

the Value of Marine Insurance to Cover 

110 percent of the Total Value of the 

Goods Shipped 

Comment 4: Should Commerce Include 

Research and Development Expenses in 

General and Administrative Expenses for 

Further Manufacturing 

Comment 5: Should Commerce Reject 

Dingli’s Submission of Untimely New 

Factual Information 

Comment 6: Should Commerce Make 

Revisions to its SVs for Dingli’s Inputs 

for the Final Determination 

Comment 7: Should Commerce Value 

Certain Inputs that Include Alloy and 

Non-Alloy Harmonized Tariff Schedule 

Headings Based on a Simple Average of 

SVs 

Comment 8: Whether Commerce’s 

Application of the Cohen’s-d Test to 

Dingli’s U.S. Sales is Unsupported by 

Substantial Evidence and Controlling 

Law 

Issues Related LGMG 

Comment 9: Should Commerce Revise its 

SVs for LGMG’s Inputs for the Final 

Determination 

Comment 10: Should Commerce Apply 

Circumstance of Sale Adjustments to 

Certain LGMG Sales for the Final 

Determination 

Issues Related to Dingli and LGMG 

Comment 11: Should Commerce Deduct 

Section 301 Duties from U.S. Sales Prices 

in Calculating Dingli’s and LGMG’s 

Dumping Margin 

Issues Related to Skyjack Inc. (Skyjack) 

Comment 12: Whether Skyjack is Entitled 

to a Separate Rate 

IX. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

[Docket Number: 220210–0045] 

Evaluating and Improving NIST 

Cybersecurity Resources: The 

Cybersecurity Framework and 

Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk 

Management 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for information. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST) is 

seeking information to assist in 

evaluating and improving its 

cybersecurity resources, including the 

‘‘Framework for Improving Critical 

Infrastructure Cybersecurity’’ (the 

‘‘NIST Cybersecurity Framework,’’ 

‘‘CSF’’ or ‘‘Framework’’) and a variety of 

existing and potential standards, 

guidelines, and other information, 

including those relating to improving 

cybersecurity in supply chains. NIST is 

considering updating the NIST 

Cybersecurity Framework to account for 

the changing landscape of cybersecurity 

risks, technologies, and resources. In 

addition, NIST recently announced it 

would launch the National Initiative for 

Improving Cybersecurity in Supply 

Chains (NIICS) to address cybersecurity 

risks in supply chains. This wideranging public-private partnership will 

focus on identifying tools and guidance 

for technology developers and 

providers, as well as performanceoriented guidance for those acquiring 

such technology. To inform the 

direction of the NIICS, including how it 

might be aligned and integrated with the 

Cybersecurity Framework, NIST is 

requesting information that will support 

the identification and prioritization of 

supply chain-related cybersecurity 

needs across sectors. Responses to this 

RFI will inform a possible revision of 

the Cybersecurity Framework as well as 

the NIICS initiative. 

DATES: Comments in response to this 

notice must be received by April 25, 

2022. Submissions received after that 

date may not be considered. 

Comments may be submitted by any 

of the following methods: 

Electronic submission: Submit 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. 

1. Go to www.regulations.gov and 

enter NIST–2022–0001 in the search 

field, 

2. Click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, 

complete the required fields, and 

3. Enter or attach your comments. 

Electronic submissions may also be 

sent as an attachment to CSF-SCRMRFI@nist.gov and may be in any of the 

following unlocked formats: HTML; 

ASCII; Word; RTF; or PDF. Please 

submit comments only and include your 

name, organization’s name (if any), and 

cite ‘‘NIST Cybersecurity RFI’’ in all 

correspondence. Comments containing 

references, studies, research, and other 

empirical data that are not widely 

published should include copies of the 

referenced materials. Please do not 

submit additional materials. 

Comments received by the deadline 

may be posted at www.regulations.gov 

and https://www.nist.gov/ 

cyberframework. All submissions, 

including attachments and other 

supporting materials, may become part 

of the public record and may be subject 

to public disclosure. NIST reserves the 

right to publish relevant comments 

publicly, unedited and in their entirety. 

Personal information, such as account 

numbers or Social Security numbers, or 

names of other individuals, should not 

be included. Do not submit confidential 


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