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1See Biodiesel from the Republic of Argentina: 

Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty 

Determination, 82 FR 53477 (November 16, 2017) 

(Argentina Final Determination); see also Biodiesel 

from the Republic of Indonesia: Final Affirmative 

Countervailing Duty Determination, 82 FR 53471 

(November 16, 2017) (Indonesia Final 

Determination). 

2See Letter from the ITC to the Honorable Gary 

Taverman, dated December 21, 2017 (Notification of 

ITC Final Determination); see also Biodiesel from 

Argentina and Indonesia, Investigation Nos. 701– 

TA–571–572 and 731–TA–1347–1348 (Final) 

(December 2017). 

3See Biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia; 

Determinations, 82 FR 61585 (December 28, 2017). 

4See Notification of ITC Final Determination. 

5See Biodiesel from Argentina: Preliminary 

Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and 

Preliminary Affirmative Critical Circumstances 

Determination, In Part, 82 FR 40748 (August 28, 

2017); Biodiesel from the Republic of Indonesia: 

Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty 

Determination, 82 FR 40746 (August 28, 2017). 

6 In the final determination, Commerce found the 

following companies to be cross-owned with LDC 

Argentina S.A.: LDC Semillas S.A., Semillas del 

Rosario S.A. 

7 In the final determination, Commerce found the 

following companies to be cross-owned with 

Vicentin S.A.I.C.: Oleaginosa San Lorenzo S.A., Los 

Amores S.A. 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes, the written description of the 

merchandise is dispositive. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–357–821 and C–560–831] 

Biodiesel From the Republic of 

Argentina and the Republic of 

Indonesia: Countervailing Duty Orders 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final 

determinations by the Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) and the 

International Trade Commission (ITC), 

Commerce is issuing countervailing 

duty (CVD) orders on biodiesel from the 

Republic of Argentina (Argentina) and 

the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesia). 

DATES: Applicable January 4, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathryn Wallace (Argentina) or Gene 

Calvert (Indonesia); AD/CVD 

Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–6251, or (202) 482–3586, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In accordance with section 705(d) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act), on November 16, 2017, Commerce 

published its affirmative final 

determinations in the CVD 

investigations of biodiesel from 

Argentina and Indonesia.1 On December 

21, 2017, the ITC notified Commerce of 

its affirmative final determination, 

pursuant to section 705(d) of the Act, 

that an industry in the United States is 

materially injured within the meaning 

of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by 

reason of subsidized imports of 

biodiesel from Argentina and 

Indonesia.2 On December 28, 2017, the 

ITC published its final determination in 

the Federal Register.3

Scope of the Order 

The product covered by these orders 

is biodiesel from Argentina and 

Indonesia. For a complete description of 

the scope of these orders, see the 

Appendix to this notice. 

Countervailing Duty Orders 

In accordance with sections 

705(b)(1)(A)(i) and 705(d) of the Act, the 

ITC notified Commerce of its final 

determination that an industry in the 

United States is materially injured by 

reason of subsidized imports of 

biodiesel from Argentina and 

Indonesia.4 Therefore, in accordance 

with section 705(c)(2) of the Act, we are 

issuing these CVD orders. 

Because the ITC determined that 

imports of biodiesel from Argentina and 

Indonesia are materially injuring a U.S. 

industry, unliquidated entries of such 

merchandise from Argentina and 

Indonesia, entered or withdrawn from 

warehouse for consumption, are subject 

to the assessment of countervailing 

duties. Therefore, in accordance with 

section 706(a) of the Act, Commerce 

will direct U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further 

instruction by Commerce, 

countervailing duties for all relevant 

entries of biodiesel from Argentina and 

Indonesia in an amount equal to the net 

countervailable subsidy rates for the 

subject merchandise. Countervailing 

duties will be assessed on unliquidated 

entries of biodiesel from Argentina and 

Indonesia entered, or withdrawn from 

warehouse for consumption, on or after 

August 28, 2017, the date on which 

Commerce published its preliminary 

determinations in the Federal Register.5

Continuation of Suspension of 

Liquidation 

In accordance with section 706 of the 

Act, Commerce will direct CBP to 

continue to suspend liquidation of all 

relevant entries of biodiesel from 

Argentina and Indonesia, and to assess, 

upon further instruction by Commerce 

pursuant to 706(a)(1) of the Act, 

countervailing duties for each entry of 

the subject merchandise in an amount 

based on the net countervailable 

subsidy rates for the subject 

merchandise. These instructions will 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Subsidy Rates 

Commerce will also instruct CBP to 

require cash deposits equal to the 

amounts as indicated below. The allothers rate applies to all producers or 

exporters not specifically listed, as 

appropriate. 

Exporters/Producers from 

Argentina 

Subsidy rate 

% 

LDC Argentina S.A6 ............. 72.28 

Vicentin S.A.I.C 7 .................. 71.45 

All Others .............................. 71.87 

Wilmar Trading Co., Ltd ....... 34.45 

PT Musim Mas ..................... 64.73 

All Others .............................. 38.95 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This notice constitutes the CVD 

orders with respect to biodiesel from 

Argentina and Indonesia, pursuant to 

section 706(a) of the Act. Interested 

parties can find a list of CVD orders 

currently in effect at http://

enforcement.trade.gov/stats/ 

iastats1.html. 

These orders are issued and published 

in accordance with section 706(a) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b). 

Dated: December 28, 2017. 

P. Lee Smith, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Negotiations. 

Appendix 

Scope of the Orders 

The product covered by these orders is 

biodiesel, which is a fuel comprised of monoalkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived 

from vegetable oils or animal fats, including 

biologically-based waste oils or greases, and 

other biologically-based oil or fat sources. 

These orders cover biodiesel in pure form 

(B100) as well as fuel mixtures containing at 

least 99 percent biodiesel by volume (B99). 

For fuel mixtures containing less than 99 

percent biodiesel by volume, only the 

biodiesel component of the mixture is 

covered by the scope of these orders. 

Biodiesel is generally produced to 

American Society for Testing and Materials 

International (ASTM) D6751 specifications, 

but it can also be made to other 

specifications. Biodiesel commonly has one 

of the following Chemical Abstracts Service 

(CAS) numbers, generally depending upon 

the feedstock used: 67784–80–9 (soybean oil 


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methyl esters); 91051–34–2 (palm oil methyl 

esters); 91051–32–0 (palm kernel oil methyl 

esters); 73891–99–3 (rapeseed oil methyl 

esters); 61788–61–2 (tallow methyl esters); 

68990–52–3 (vegetable oil methyl esters); 

129828–16–6 (canola oil methyl esters); 

67762–26–9 (unsaturated alkylcarboxylic 

acid methyl ester); or 68937–84–8 (fatty 

acids, C12–C18, methyl ester). 

The B100 product subject to the orders is 

currently classifiable under subheading 

3826.00.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), 

while the B99 product is currently 

classifiable under HTSUS subheading 

3826.00.3000. Although the HTSUS 

subheadings, ASTM specifications, and CAS 

numbers are provided for convenience and 

customs purposes, the written description of 

the scope is dispositive. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0122] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Survey on the Use of Funds Under 

Title II, Part A: Improving Teacher 

Quality State Grants—State-Level 

Activity Funds 

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), 

Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education (OESE). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing a revision of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

5, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2017–ICCD–0122. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting the 

Docket ID number or via postal mail, 

commercial delivery, or hand delivery. 

Please note that comments submitted by 

fax or email and those submitted after 

the comment period will not be 

accepted. Written requests for 

information or comments submitted by 

postal mail or delivery should be 

addressed to the Director of the 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room 

216–44, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Tawanda 

Avery, 202–453–6471. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Survey on the Use 

of Funds Under Title II, Part A: 

Improving Teacher Quality State 

Grants—State-Level Activity Funds. 

OMB Control Number: 1810–0711. 

Type of Review: A revision of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 52. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 520. 

Abstract: The Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 

reauthorized by the Every Student 

Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), provides 

funds to States to prepare, train, and 

recruit high-quality teachers, principals, 

and other school leaders. These funds 

are provided to districts through Title II, 

Part A (Supporting Effective Instruction 

Grants). The purpose of these surveys is 

to provide the U.S. Department of 

Education with a better understanding 

of how State Educational Agencies 

(SEAs) utilize these funds. This survey 

also collects data on teacher, principal, 

and other school leader effectiveness 

and retention for States to meet new 

reporting requirements. 

Similar data have been collected 

under the Survey on the Use of Funds 

Under Title II, Part A prior to 

reauthorization of ESEA. This OMB 

clearance request is to continue these 

types of analyses, but using new data 

collection instruments updated to 

reflect changes due to the 

reauthorization of ESEA by the ESSA. 

The request is to begin data collection 

and analyses for the 2018–19 school 

year and subsequent years. 

Dated: December 29, 2017. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy 

Officer, Office of Management. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP18–32–000] 

Equitrans, L.P.; Notice of Request 

Under Blanket Authorization 

Take notice that on December 18, 

2017, Equitrans, L.P. (Equitrans), 625 

Liberty Avenue, Suite 1700, Pittsburgh, 

Pennsylvania 15222, filed a prior notice 

request pursuant to sections 157.205 

and 157.213 of the Commission’s 

regulations under the Natural Gas Act 

for authorization to construct a 

horizontal well at Equitrans’ Mobley 

Storage Field located in Wetzel County, 

West Virginia. Specifically, the 

horizontal well is intended to (1) reduce 

gas coning through a reduction in 

reservoir drawdown and (2) increase 

injection withdrawal capability via an 

increased wellbore length exposed to 

the Mobley Storage Field pool 

formation. The peak deliverability at the 

Mobley Storage Field will increase from 

125 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/ 

d) to 250 MMcf/d. The project will 

enhance system flexibility and 

reliability, all as more fully set forth in 

the application which is on file with the 

Commission and open to public 

inspection. The filing may also be 

viewed on the web at http://

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 


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