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1Zeon Chemicals L.P. and Zeon GP, LLC 

(collectively, Zeon) (the petitioner). 

2See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitions for the 

Imposition of Antidumping Duties: AcrylonitrileButadiene Rubber from France, Mexico and South 

Korea,’’ dated June 30, 2021 (the Petitions). 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8:00 

a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard 

Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Title 

5, United States Code, Appendix 2, 

Section 10, the Director of the Census 

Bureau is seeking nominations for the 

Census Scientific Advisory Committee 

(CSAC). The CSAC will operate under 

the provisions of the FACA and will 

report to the Secretary of the 

Department of Commerce through the 

Director of the Census Bureau. 

The CSAC will advise the Director of 

the Census Bureau on the full range of 

Census Bureau programs and activities. 

The CSAC will provide scientific and 

technical expertise from the following 

disciplines: Demographics, economics, 

geography, psychology, statistics, survey 

methodology, social and behavioral 

sciences, information technology and 

computing, marketing and other fields 

of expertise, as appropriate, to address 

Census Bureau program needs and 

objectives. 

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1. The CSAC advises the Director of 

the Census Bureau (Director) on the full 

range of Census Bureau programs and 

activities including communications, 

decennial, demographic, economic, 

field operations, geographic, 

information technology, and statisics. 

2. The CSAC will address census 

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tests, operations, communications/ 

messaging, and other activities to 

ascertain needs and best practices to 

improve censuses, surveys, operations, 

and programs. 

3. The CSAC will provide formal 

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other documents related to the design 

and implementation of census programs 

and surveys. 

4. The CSAC will function solely as 

an advisory body and shall comply fully 

with the provisions of the FACA. 

Membership 

1. The CSAC consists of up to 21 

members who serve at the discretion of 

the Director. The Census Bureau is 

seeking six qualified candidates to be 

considered for appointment. 

2. The CSAC aims to have a balanced 

representation among its members, 

considering such factors as geography, 

age, sex, race, ethnicity, technical 

expertise, community involvement, and 

knowledge of census programs and/or 

activities. Individuals will be selected 

based on their expertise in or 

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needed by the Census Bureau. 

3. The CSAC members will serve for 

a three-year term. All members will be 

reevaluated at the conclusion of each 

term with the prospect of renewal, 

pending the committee needs. Active 

attendance and participation in 

meetings and activities (e.g., conference 

calls and assignments) will be factors 

considered when determining term 

renewal or membership continuance. 

Members may be appointed for a second 

three-year term at the discretion of the 

Director. 

4. Membership is open to persons 

who are not seated on other Census 

Bureau stakeholder entities (i.e., State 

Data Centers, Census Information 

Centers, Federal State Cooperative on 

Populations Estimates Program, other 

advisory committees, etc.). Members 

who have served on one Census Bureau 

Advisory committee may not be 

reappointed or serve on the CSAC until 

at least three years have passed from the 

termination of previous service. 

5. Members will serve as ‘‘Special 

Government Employees (SGEs).’’ SGEs 

will be subject to the ethics rules 

applicable to SGEs. Members will be 

individually advised of the capacity in 

which they will serve through their 

appointment letters. Committee 

members are selected from academia, 

public and private enterprise, and 

nonprofit organizations, which are 

further diversified by business type or 

industry, geography, and other factors. 

Miscellaneous 

1. Members of the CSAC serve 

without compensation, but receive 

reimbursement for committee-related 

travel and lodging expenses. 

2. The CSAC meets at least twice a 

year, budget permitting, but additional 

meetings may be held as deemed 

necessary by the Census Bureau Director 

or Designated Federal Officer. All CSAC 

meetings are open to the public in 

accordance with the FACA. 

Nomination Process 

1. Nominations should satisfy the 

requirements described in the 

Membership section above. 

2. Individuals, groups, and/or 

organizations may submit nominations 

on behalf of candidates. A summary of 

the candidate’s qualifications (resume ́ 

or curriculum vitae) must be included 

along with the nomination letter. 

Nominees must be able to actively 

participate in the tasks of the 

committee, including, but not limited 

to, regular meeting attendance, 

committee meeting discussant 

responsibilities, review of materials, as 

well as participation in conference calls, 

webinars, working groups, and/or 

special committee activities. 

3. The Department of Commerce is 

committed to equal opportunity in the 

workplace and seeks diverse CSAC 

membership. 

Ron S. Jarmin, Acting Director, 

Census Bureau, approved the 

publication of this Notice in the Federal 

Register. 

Dated: July 20, 2021. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15901 Filed 7–26–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–427–832, A–580–912, A–201–855] 

Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber From 

France, the Republic of Korea, and 

Mexico: Initiation of Less-Than-FairValue Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable July 20, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patrick Barton at (202) 482–0012 

(France); Andre Gziryan at (202) 482– 

2201 (Republic of Korea); and Dennis 

McClure at (202) 482–5973 (Mexico); 

AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Petitions 

On June 30, 2021, the Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) received 

antidumping duty (AD) petitions 

concerning imports of acrylonitrilebutadiene rubber (AB Rubber) from 

France, the Republic of Korea (Korea), 

and Mexico filed in proper form on 

behalf of the petitioner,1 a domestic 

producer of AB Rubber.2

On July 2, 2021, July 6, 13, and 14, 

2021, Commerce requested 

supplemental information pertaining to 

certain aspects of the Petitions in 


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3See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Petitions for the 

Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Imports of 

Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber from France, 

Mexico, and the Republic of Korea: Supplemental 

Questions,’’ dated July 2, 2021 (General Issues 

Supplemental); ‘‘Petition for the Imposition of 

Antidumping Duties on Imports of AcrylonitrileButadiene Rubber from France: Supplemental 

Questions,’’ dated July 6, 2021 (France 

Supplemental); ‘‘Petition for the Imposition of 

Antidumping Duties on Imports of AcrylonitrileButadiene Rubber from the Republic of South 

Korea: Supplemental Questions,’’ dated July 6, 

2021; ‘‘Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping 

Duties on Imports of Acrylonitrile-Butadiene 

Rubber from Mexico: Supplemental Questions,’’ 

dated July 6, 2021 (Mexico Supplemental); 

Memorandum, ‘‘Petition for the Imposition of 

Antidumping Duties on Imports of AcrylonitrileButadiene Rubber from France: Phone Call with 

Counsel to the Petitioner,’’ dated July 13, 2021; 

Memorandum, ‘‘Petition for the Imposition of 

Antidumping Duties on Imports of AcrylonitrileButadiene Rubber from the Republic of Korea: 

Phone Call with Counsel to the Petitioner,’’ dated 

July 13, 2021; Memorandum, ‘‘Petition for the 

Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Imports of 

Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber from Mexico: 

Phone Call with Counsel to the Petitioner,’’ dated 

July 13, 2021; Memorandum, ‘‘Petition for the 

Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Imports of 

Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber from France: Phone 

Call with Counsel to the Petitioner,’’ dated July 14, 

2021; and Memorandum, ‘‘Petition for the 

Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Imports of 

Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber from Mexico: 

Phone Call with Counsel to Petitioner,’’ dated July 

14, 2021. 4See Petitioner’s Letters, ‘‘Zeon Chemical L.P. 

and Zeon GP, LLC’s Response to General Issues 

Questionnaire,’’ dated July 7, 2021 (General Issues 

Supplement); ‘‘Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber from 

France: Supplemental Questionnaire,’’ dated July 

12, 2021; ‘‘Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber from the 

Republic of South Korea: Supplemental 

Questionnaire,’’ dated July 12, 2021; ‘‘Acrylonitrile 

Butadiene Rubber from Mexico: Supplemental 

Questionnaire,’’ dated July 12, 2021; ‘‘Zeon 

Chemical L.P. and Zeon GP, LLC’s Response to 

Questions Raised in July 13, 2021 Phone Call with 

Counsel to the Petitioner,’’ dated July 14, 2021; and 

‘‘Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber from France and 

Mexico: Zeon Chemical L.P. and Zeon GP, LLC’s 

Response to Questions Raised in July 14, 2021 

Phone Call with Counsel to the Petitioner,’’ dated 

July 15, 2021. 

5See infra, section on ‘‘Determination of Industry 

Support for the Petitions.’’ 

6See General Issues Supplemental at 3–4. 

7See General Issues Supplement at 2–4. 

8See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 

Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) 

(Preamble). 

9See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ‘‘factual 

information’’). 

10See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures; 

Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR 

39263 (July 6, 2011); see also Enforcement and 

Compliance; Change of Electronic Filing System 

Name, 79 FR 69046 (November 20, 2014) for details 

of Commerce’s electronic filing requirements, 

effective August 5, 2011. Information on help using 

ACCESS can be found at https://access.trade.gov/ 

help.aspx and a handbook can be found at https:// 

access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_

Filing_Procedures.pdf. 

separate supplemental questionnaires.3

The petitioner filed responses to the 

supplemental questionnaires on July 7, 

12, 14, 15, 2021.4

In accordance with section 732(b) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act), the petitioner alleged that imports 

of AB Rubber from France, Korea, and 

Mexico are being, or are likely to be, 

sold in the United States at less than fair 

value (LTFV) within the meaning of 

section 731 of the Act, and that imports 

of such products are materially injuring, 

or threatening material injury to, the 

domestic AB Rubber industry in the 

United States. Consistent with section 

732(b)(1) of the Act, the Petitions are 

accompanied by information reasonably 

available to the petitioner supporting its 

allegations. 

Commerce finds that the petitioner 

filed the Petitions on behalf of the 

domestic industry, because the 

petitioner is an interested party, as 

defined in section 771(9)(C) of the Act. 

Commerce also finds that the petitioner 

demonstrated sufficient industry 

support for the initiation of the 

requested AD investigations.5

Periods of Investigation 

Because the Petitions were filed on 

June 30, 2021, pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.204(b)(1), the period of 

investigation (POI) for the France, 

Korea, and Mexico AD investigations is 

April 1, 2020, through March 31, 2021. 

Scope of the Investigations 

The product covered by these 

investigations is AB Rubber from 

France, Korea, and Mexico. For a full 

description of the scope of these 

investigations, see the appendix to this 

notice. 

Comments on the Scope of the 

Investigations 

On July 2, 2021, Commerce requested 

information and clarification from the 

petitioner regarding the proposed scope 

to ensure that the scope language in the 

Petitions is an accurate reflection of the 

products for which the domestic 

industry is seeking relief.6 On July 7, 

2021, the petitioner revised the scope.7

The description of merchandise covered 

by these investigations, as described in 

the appendix to this notice, reflects 

these clarifications. 

As discussed in the Preamble to 

Commerce’s regulations, we are setting 

aside a period for interested parties to 

raise issues regarding product coverage 

(i.e., scope).8 Commerce will consider 

all comments received from interested 

parties and, if necessary, will consult 

with interested parties prior to the 

issuance of the preliminary 

determinations. If scope comments 

include factual information,9 all such 

factual information should be limited to 

public information. To facilitate 

preparation of its questionnaires, 

Commerce requests that all interested 

parties submit such comments by 5:00 

p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on August 9, 

2021, which is 20 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. ET on August 19, 2021, which 

is 10 calendar days from the initial 

comment deadline. 

Commerce requests that any factual 

information that parties consider 

relevant to the scope of the 

investigations be submitted during this 

period. However, if a party subsequently 

finds that additional factual information 

pertaining to the scope of the 

investigations may be relevant, the party 

may contact Commerce and request 

permission to submit the additional 

information. All such submissions must 

be filed on the records of the concurrent 

AD investigations. 

Filing Requirements 

All submissions to Commerce must be 

filed electronically via Enforcement and 

Compliance’s Antidumping Duty and 

Countervailing Duty Centralized 

Electronic Service System (ACCESS).10

An electronically filed document must 

be received successfully in its entirety 

by the time and date it is due. 

Comments on Product Characteristics 

Commerce is providing interested 

parties an opportunity to comment on 

the appropriate physical characteristics 

of AB Rubber to be reported in response 

to Commerce’s AD questionnaires. This 

information will be used to identify the 

key physical characteristics of the 

subject merchandise in order to report 

the relevant costs of production 

accurately, as well as to develop 

appropriate product-comparison 

criteria. 

Interested parties may provide any 

information or comments that they feel 

are relevant to the development of an 

accurate list of physical characteristics. 

Specifically, they may provide 

comments as to which characteristics 

are appropriate to use as: (1) General 

product characteristics; and (2) product 

comparison criteria. We note that it is 

not always appropriate to use all 

product characteristics as product 

comparison criteria. We base product 

comparison criteria on meaningful 

commercial differences among products. 

In other words, although there may be 

some physical product characteristics 

utilized by manufacturers to describe 

AB Rubber, it may be that only a select 

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11See section 771(10) of the Act. 

12See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F. Supp. 

2d 1, 8 (CIT 2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. 

v. United States, 688 F. Supp. 639, 644 (CIT 1988), 

aff’d 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)). 

13See the Petitions at Volume I at 14–25 and 

Exhibits I–4, I–6, I–12, and I–13; see also General 

Issues Supplement at 1 and Exhibit GI–2. 

14For a discussion of the domestic like product 

analysis as applied to these cases and information 

regarding industry support, see Checklists, 

‘‘Antidumping Duty Investigation Initiation 

Checklists: Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber from 

France, Mexico, and the Republic of Korea,’’ 

(Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists) at 

Attachment II, Analysis of Industry Support for the 

Antidumping Duty Petitions Covering AcrylonitrileButadiene Rubber from France, Mexico, and the 

Republic of Korea (Attachment II). These checklists 

are dated concurrently with this notice and on file 

electronically via ACCESS. 

15See the Petitions at Volume I at Exhibit I–17. 

16See the Petitions at Volume I at 2–4 and 

Exhibits I–1 through I–5; see also General Issues 

Supplement at 5 and Exhibits GI–8 and GI–9. 

17See the Petitions at Volume I at 2–4 and 

Exhibits I–1 through I–5; see also General Issues 

Supplement at 5 and Exhibits GI–8 and GI–9. 

18See the Petitions at Volume I at 2–4 and 

Exhibits I–1 through I–5; see also General Issues 

Supplement at 5 and Exhibits GI–8 and GI–9. 

19See the Petitions at Volume I at 2–4 and 

Exhibits I–1 through I–5; see also General Issues 

Supplement at 5 and Exhibits GI–8 and GI–9; and 

section 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act. 

20See the Petitions at Volume I at 2–4 and 

Exhibits I–1 through I–5; see also General Issues 

Supplement at 5 and Exhibits GI–8 and GI–9. For 

further discussion, see Attachment II of the 

Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists. 

21See Attachment II of the Country-Specific AD 

Initiation Checklists. 

22 Id. 

account commercially meaningful 

physical characteristics. In addition, 

interested parties may comment on the 

order in which the physical 

characteristics should be used in 

matching products. Generally, 

Commerce attempts to list the most 

important physical characteristics first 

and the least important characteristics 

last. 

In order to consider the suggestions of 

interested parties in developing and 

issuing the AD questionnaires, all 

product characteristics comments must 

be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on August 9, 

2021, which is 20 calendar days from 

the signature date of this notice. Any 

rebuttal comments must be filed by 5:00 

p.m. ET on August 19, 2021. All 

comments and submissions to 

Commerce must be filed electronically 

using ACCESS, as explained above, on 

the record of each of the AD 

investigations. 

Determination of Industry Support for 

the Petitions 

Section 732(b)(1) of the Act requires 

that a petition be filed on behalf of the 

domestic industry. Section 732(c)(4)(A) 

of the Act provides that a petition meets 

this requirement if the domestic 

producers or workers who support the 

petition account for: (i) At least 25 

percent of the total production of the 

domestic like product; and (ii) more 

than 50 percent of the production of the 

domestic like product produced by that 

portion of the industry expressing 

support for, or opposition to, the 

petition. Moreover, section 732(c)(4)(D) 

of the Act provides that, if the petition 

does not establish support of domestic 

producers or workers accounting for 

more than 50 percent of the total 

production of the domestic like product, 

Commerce shall: (i) Poll the industry or 

rely on other information in order to 

determine if there is support for the 

petition, as required by subparagraph 

(A); or (ii) determine industry support 

using a statistically valid sampling 

method to poll the ‘‘industry.’’ 

Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines 

the ‘‘industry’’ as the producers as a 

whole of a domestic like product. Thus, 

to determine whether a petition has the 

requisite industry support, the statute 

directs Commerce to look to producers 

and workers who produce the domestic 

like product. The International Trade 

Commission (ITC), which is responsible 

for determining whether ‘‘the domestic 

industry’’ has been injured, must also 

determine what constitutes a domestic 

like product in order to define the 

industry. While both Commerce and the 

ITC must apply the same statutory 

definition regarding the domestic like 

product,11 they do so for different 

purposes and pursuant to a separate and 

distinct authority. In addition, 

Commerce’s determination is subject to 

limitations of time and information. 

Although this may result in different 

definitions of the like product, such 

differences do not render the decision of 

either agency contrary to law.12

Section 771(10) of the Act defines the 

domestic like product as ‘‘a product 

which is like, or in the absence of like, 

most similar in characteristics and uses 

with, the article subject to an 

investigation under this title.’’ Thus, the 

reference point from which the 

domestic like product analysis begins is 

‘‘the article subject to an investigation’’ 

(i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to 

be investigated, which normally will be 

the scope as defined in the petition). 

With regard to the domestic like 

product, the petitioner does not offer a 

definition of the domestic like product 

distinct from the scope of the 

investigations.13 Based on our analysis 

of the information submitted on the 

record, we have determined that AB 

Rubber, as defined in the scope, 

constitutes a single domestic like 

product, and we have analyzed industry 

support in terms of that domestic like 

product.14

In determining whether the petitioner 

has standing under section 732(c)(4)(A) 

of the Act, we considered the industry 

support data contained in the Petitions 

with reference to the domestic like 

product as defined in the ‘‘Scope of the 

Investigations,’’ in the appendix to this 

notice. To establish industry support, 

the petitioner provided its own 

production of the domestic like product 

in 2020.15 The petitioner states that it is 

the only domestic producer of AB 

Rubber; therefore the Petitions are 

supported by 100 percent of the U.S. 

industry.16 We relied on data provided 

by the petitioner for purposes of 

measuring industry support.17

Our review of the data provided in the 

Petitions, the General Issues 

Supplement, and other information 

readily available to Commerce indicates 

that the petitioner has established 

industry support for the Petitions.18

First, the Petitions established support 

from domestic producers (or workers) 

accounting for more than 50 percent of 

the total production of the domestic like 

product and, as such, Commerce is not 

required to take further action in order 

to evaluate industry support (e.g., 

polling).19 Second, the domestic 

producers (or workers) have met the 

statutory criteria for industry support 

under section 732(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Act 

because the domestic producers (or 

workers) who support the Petitions 

account for at least 25 percent of the 

total production of the domestic like 

product.20 Finally, the domestic 

producers (or workers) have met the 

statutory criteria for industry support 

under section 732(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act 

because the domestic producers (or 

workers) who support the Petitions 

account for more than 50 percent of the 

production of the domestic like product 

produced by that portion of the industry 

expressing support for, or opposition to, 

the Petitions.21 Accordingly, Commerce 

determines that the Petitions were filed 

on behalf of the domestic industry 

within the meaning of section 732(b)(1) 

of the Act.22

Allegations and Evidence of Material 

Injury and Causation 

The petitioner alleges that the U.S. 

industry producing the domestic like 

product is being materially injured, or is 

threatened with material injury, by 

reason of the imports of the subject 

merchandise sold at LTFV. In addition, 

the petitioner alleges that subject 

imports exceed the negligibility 


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23See Petitions at Volume I at 26 and Exhibit I– 

10; see also General Issues Supplement at 6 and 

Exhibit GI–12. 

24See Petitions at Volume I at 25–34 and Exhibits 

I–9, I–10, I–14, I–15, and I–17 through I–19; see also 

General Issues Supplement at Exhibits GI–10 

through GI–14. 

25See Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists 

at Attachment III, Analysis of Allegations and 

Evidence of Material Injury and Causation for the 

Antidumping Duty Petitions Covering AcrylonitrileButadiene Rubber from France, Mexico, and the 

Republic of Korea. 

26See Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists. 

27 Id. 

28 In accordance with section 773(b)(2) of the Act, 

for France, Korea, and Mexico investigations, 

Commerce will request information necessary to 

calculate the constructed value and cost of 

production (COP) to determine whether there are 

reasonable grounds to believe or suspect that sales 

of the foreign like product have been made at prices 

that represent less than the COP of the product. 

29See Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists. 

30 Id. 

31 Id. 

32 Id. 

33See Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists 

for details of calculations. 

34See Petitions at Volume I at 11–12 and Exhibits 

I–2 and I–4; see also General Issues Supplement at 

1–2 and Exhibits GI–3 and GI–4. 

threshold provided for under section 

771(24)(A) of the Act.23

The petitioner contends that the 

industry’s injured condition is 

illustrated by significant and increasing 

market share of subject imports; lost 

sales and revenues; underselling and 

price depression and/or suppression; 

increase in cost of goods sold per unit 

of production; declines in production, 

shipments, and capacity utilization, and 

decline in financial performance.24 We 

assessed the allegations and supporting 

evidence regarding material injury, 

threat of material injury, causation, as 

well as negligibility, and we have 

determined that these allegations are 

properly supported by adequate 

evidence, and meet the statutory 

requirements for initiation.25

Allegations of Sales at LTFV 

The following is a description of the 

allegations of sales at LTFV upon which 

Commerce based its decision to initiate 

AD investigations of imports of AB 

Rubber from France, Korea, and Mexico. 

The sources of data for the deductions 

and adjustments relating to U.S. price 

and normal value (NV) are discussed in 

greater detail in the Country-Specific 

AD Initiation Checklists. 

U.S. Price 

For France, Korea, and Mexico, the 

petitioner based export price (EP) on 

average unit values (AUVs) of imports 

into the United States during the POI, 

under United States Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule (HTSUS) subheading 

4002.59.0000, which is discrete to AB 

Rubber. As the AUVs used for EP are 

stated on a free-on-board (FOB) basis, 

for France and Mexico, the petitioner 

deducted foreign inland freight as an 

adjustment to calculate a net ex-factory 

U.S. price.26 The petitioner was unable 

to identify a public source to 

approximate the average distance 

between the nearest container port and 

the addresses of the Korean AB Rubber 

plants identified in Volume I of the 

Petitions. Accordingly, the petitioner 

did not make an inland freight 

adjustment to the FOB per-unit value of 

subject merchandise for the EP 

calculated for Korea.27

Normal Value 28

For France, Korea, and Mexico, the 

petitioner stated it was unable to obtain 

home market or third country prices to 

use as a basis for NV.29 Accordingly, the 

petitioner based NV on constructed 

value (CV).30 For further discussion of 

CV, see the section ‘‘Normal Value 

Based on Constructed Value.’’ 

Normal Value Based on Constructed 

Value 

As noted above, the petitioner was not 

able to obtain home market prices or 

third country prices to use as a basis for 

NV. Accordingly, the petitioner based 

NV on CV.31 Pursuant to section 773(e) 

of the Act, the petitioner calculated CV 

as the sum of the cost of manufacturing, 

selling, general, and administrative 

expenses, financial expenses, and 

profit.32

Fair Value Comparisons 

Based on the data provided by the 

petitioner, there is reason to believe that 

imports of AB Rubber from France, 

Korea, and Mexico are being, or are 

likely to be, sold in the United States at 

LTFV. Based on comparisons of EP to 

NV, in accordance with sections 772 

and 773 of the Act, the estimated 

dumping margins for AB Rubber for 

each of the countries covered by this 

initiation are as follows: (1) France— 

41.73 percent; (2) Korea—105.38 

percent; and (3) Mexico—92.70 

percent.33

Initiation of LTFV Investigations 

Based upon the examination of the 

Petitions and supplemental responses, 

we find that they meet the requirements 

of section 732 of the Act. Therefore, we 

are initiating AD investigations to 

determine whether imports of AB 

Rubber from France, Korea and Mexico 

are being, or are likely to be, sold in the 

United States at LTFV. In accordance 

with section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Act and 

19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless postponed, 

we will make our preliminary 

determinations no later than 140 days 

after the date of this initiation. 

Respondent Selection 

In the Petitions, the petitioner named 

one company in France (i.e., Arlanxeo 

Emulsion Rubber France), one company 

in Mexico (i.e., INSA (Dynasol Group)), 

and two companies in Korea (i.e., 

Kumho Petrochemical and LG 

Chemical, Ltd.) as producers/exporters 

of AB Rubber, while providing 

independent, third-party information as 

support.34 We currently know of no 

additional producers/exporters of AB 

Rubber from France, Korea, and Mexico. 

Accordingly, Commerce intends to 

individually examine these producers/ 

exporters in the France, Korea, and 

Mexico investigations, respectively. We 

invite interested parties to comment on 

this issue. Such comments may include 

factual information within the meaning 

of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21). Parties 

wishing to comment must do so within 

three business days of the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register. 

Commerce will not accept rebuttal 

comments regarding respondent 

selection. Comments must be filed 

electronically using ACCESS. An 

electronically-filed document must be 

received successfully in its entirety by 

Commerce’s electronic records system, 

ACCESS, by 5 p.m. ET on the specified 

deadline. Because we intend to examine 

all known producers/exporters, if no 

comments are received or if comments 

received further support the existence of 

only the above-mentioned producers/ 

exporters in France, Korea, and Mexico, 

we do not intend to conduct respondent 

selection and will proceed to issuing the 

initial antidumping questionnaires to 

the companies identified. However, if 

comments are received which create a 

need for a respondent selection process, 

we intend to finalize our decisions 

regarding respondent selection within 

20 days of publication of this notice. 

Interested parties must submit 

applications for disclosure under 

administrative protective order (APO) in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(b). 

Instructions for filing such applications 

may be found on Commerce’s website at 

http://enforcement.trade.gov/apo. 

Distribution of Copies of the AD 

Petitions 

In accordance with section 

732(b)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.202(f), copies of the public version 

of the Petitions have been provided to 

the governments of France, Korea, and 


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35See section 733(a) of the Act. 36 Id. 37See 19 CFR 351.301(b). 38See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2). 

39See section 782(b) of the Act. 

40See Certification of Factual Information to 

Import Administration During Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 

17, 2013) (Final Rule). Answers to frequently asked 

questions regarding the Final Rule are available at 

http://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_

info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf. 

41See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD 

Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension 

of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). 

Mexico via ACCESS. To the extent 

practicable, we will attempt to provide 

a copy of the public version of the AD 

Petitions to each exporter named in the 

AD Petitions, as provided under 19 CFR 

351.203(c)(2). 

ITC Notification 

Commerce will notify the ITC of our 

initiation, as required by section 732(d) 

of the Act. 

Preliminary Determinations by the ITC 

The ITC will preliminarily determine, 

within 45 days after the date on which 

the AD Petitions were filed, whether 

there is a reasonable indication that 

imports of AB Rubber from France, 

Korea, and/or Mexico are materially 

injuring, or threatening material injury 

to, a U.S. industry.35 A negative ITC 

determination for any country will 

result in the investigation being 

terminated with respect to that 

country.36 Otherwise, these AD 

investigations will proceed according to 

statutory and regulatory time limits. 

Submission of Factual Information 

Factual information is defined in 19 

CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (i) Evidence 

submitted in response to questionnaires; 

(ii) evidence submitted in support of 

allegations; (iii) publicly available 

information to value factors under 19 

CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the 

adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 

351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence placed on 

the record by Commerce; and (v) 

evidence other than factual information 

described in (i)–(iv). Section 351.301(b) 

of Commerce’s regulations requires any 

party, when submitting factual 

information, to specify under which 

subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the 

information is being submitted 37 and, if 

the information is submitted to rebut, 

clarify, or correct factual information 

already on the record, to provide an 

explanation identifying the information 

already on the record that the factual 

information seeks to rebut, clarify, or 

correct.38 Time limits for the 

submission of factual information are 

addressed in 19 CFR 351.301, which 

provides specific time limits based on 

the type of factual information being 

submitted. Interested parties should 

review the regulations prior to 

submitting factual information in these 

investigations. 

Particular Market Situation Allegation 

Section 773(e) of the Act addresses 

the concept of particular market 

situation (PMS) for purposes of CV, 

stating that ‘‘if a particular market 

situation exists such that the cost of 

materials and fabrication or other 

processing of any kind does not 

accurately reflect the cost of production 

in the ordinary course of trade, the 

administering authority may use 

another calculation methodology under 

this subtitle or any other calculation 

methodology.’’ When an interested 

party submits a PMS allegation pursuant 

to section 773(e) of the Act, Commerce 

will respond to such a submission 

consistent with 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v). 

If Commerce finds that a PMS exists 

under section 773(e) of the Act, then it 

will modify its dumping calculations 

appropriately. 

Neither section 773(e) of the Act, nor 

19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v), set a deadline 

for the submission of PMS allegations 

and supporting factual information. 

However, in order to administer section 

773(e) of the Act, Commerce must 

receive PMS allegations and supporting 

factual information with enough time to 

consider the submission. Thus, should 

an interested party wish to submit a 

PMS allegation and supporting new 

factual information pursuant to section 

773(e) of the Act, it must do so no later 

than 20 days after submission of a 

respondent’s initial section D 

questionnaire response. 

Extensions of Time Limits 

Parties may request an extension of 

time limits before the expiration of a 

time limit established under 19 CFR 

351.301, or as otherwise specified by 

Commerce. In general, an extension 

request will be considered untimely if it 

is filed after the expiration of the time 

limit established under 19 CFR 351.301. 

For submissions that are due from 

multiple parties simultaneously, an 

extension request will be considered 

untimely if it is filed after 10:00 a.m. ET 

on the due date. Under certain 

circumstances, we may elect to specify 

a different time limit by which 

extension requests will be considered 

untimely for submissions which are due 

from multiple parties simultaneously. In 

such a case, we will inform parties in a 

letter or memorandum of the deadline 

(including a specified time) by which 

extension requests must be filed to be 

considered timely. An extension request 

must be made in a separate, stand-alone 

submission; under limited 

circumstances we will grant untimelyfiled requests for the extension of time 

limits. Parties should review Extension 

of Time Limits; Final Rule, 78 FR 57790 

(September 20, 2013), available at 

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013- 

09-20/html/2013-22853.htm, prior to 

submitting factual information in these 

investigations. 

Certification Requirements 

Any party submitting factual 

information in an AD proceeding must 

certify to the accuracy and completeness 

of that information.39 Parties must use 

the certification formats provided in 19 

CFR 351.303(g).40 Commerce intends to 

reject factual submissions if the 

submitting party does not comply with 

the applicable certification 

requirements. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

Interested parties must submit 

applications for disclosure under APO 

in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 

Parties wishing to participate in these 

investigations should ensure that they 

meet the requirements of 19 CFR 

351.103(d) (e.g., by filing the required 

letter of appearance). Note that 

Commerce has temporarily modified 

certain of its requirements for serving 

documents containing business 

proprietary information, until further 

notice.41

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to sections 732(c)(2) and 777(i) 

of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c). 

Dated: July 20, 2021. 

Christian Marsh, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix—Scope of the Investigations 

The product covered by these 

investigations is commonly referred to as 

acrylonitrile butadiene rubber or nitrile 

rubber (AB Rubber). AB Rubber is a synthetic 

rubber produced by the emulsion 

polymerization of butadiene and acrylonitrile 

with or without the incorporation of a third 

component selected from methacrylic acid or 

isoprene. This scope covers AB Rubber in 

solid or non-aqueous liquid form. The scope 

also includes carboxylated AB Rubber. 

Excluded from the scope of these 

investigations is AB Rubber in latex form 

(commonly classified under Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

subheading 4002.51.0000). Latex AB Rubber 

is commonly either (a) acrylonitrile/ 

butadiene polymer in latex form or (b) 

acrylonitrile/butadiene/methacrylic acid 

polymer in latex form. The broader definition 

of latex refers to a water emulsion of a 

synthetic rubber obtained by polymerization. 


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Also excluded from the scope of these 

investigations is: (a) AB Rubber containing 

additives (e.g., nitrile rubber further 

compounded with fillers, reinforcement 

agents, vulcanization agents, etc.; by 

example, products classified under HTSUS 

subheading 4005); (b) AB Rubber containing 

rubber processing chemicals, AB Rubber 

containing other materials used for further 

processing beyond the polymerization 

process; (c) hydrogenated AB Rubber 

(commonly referred to as HNBR) produced 

by subsequent dissolution and hydrogenation 

of AB Rubber; (d) reactive liquid polymers 

containing acrylonitrile and butadiene with 

amine, epoxy, carboxyl, or methacrylate 

vinyl chemical functionality. 

Subject merchandise includes material 

matching the above description that has been 

finished, packaged, or otherwise processed in 

a third country, including by modifying 

physical form or packaging with another 

product, or performing any other finishing, 

packaging, or processing that would not 

otherwise remove the merchandise from the 

scope of the investigations if performed in 

the country of manufacture of the AB Rubber. 

The merchandise subject to these 

investigations is classified in the HTSUS at 

subheading 4002.59.0000. While the HTSUS 

subheading numbers are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the merchandise under 

investigation is dispositive. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Information Collection Activities; 

Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Safety and Health 

Information Collection 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, on or after the date of publication 

of this notice. We invite the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

comment on proposed, and continuing 

information collections, which helps us 

assess the impact of our information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register on April 19, 

2021 during a 60-day comment period. 

This notice allows for an additional 30 

days for public comments. 

Agency: National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST), 

Commerce. 

Title: Safety and Health Information 

Collection. 

OMB Control Number 0693–0080. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular. 

Number of Respondents: 999. 

Average Hours per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 168. 

Needs and Uses: The National 

Institute of Standards and Technology 

(NIST) is a unique federal campus 

which hosts daily a range of non-federal 

individuals. Non-federal individuals 

may include NIST Associates, 

volunteers, students, and visitors. In 

order to provide these individuals with 

proper health care and health 

documentation, NIST is pursuing 

renewal of approval of three health unit 

forms. 

Affected Public: Some Associates, 

volunteers, and visitors to NIST. 

Frequency: As needed. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view the 

Department of Commerce collections 

currently under review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function and 

entering either the title of the collection 

or the OMB Control Number 0693–0080. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Notice of Matching Fund Opportunity 

for Ocean and Coastal Mapping and 

Request for Partnership Proposals 

AGENCY: Office of Coast Survey (OCS), 

National Ocean Service (NOS), National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Announcement of matching 

fund program opportunity, request for 

proposals, and request for interest by 

October 29, 2021. 

SUMMARY: This notice establishes 

selection criteria and requirements for 

the NOAA Rear Admiral Richard T. 

Brennan Ocean Mapping Matching 

Fund program, to be known as the 

Brennan Matching Fund. The purpose 

of this notice is to encourage nonFederal entities to partner with the 

NOAA National Ocean Service ocean 

and coastal mapping programs on 

jointly funded ocean and coastal 

surveys and related activities of mutual 

interest. NOAA would receive and 

match partner funds and rely on its 

existing contract arrangements to 

conduct the surveying and mapping 

activities in FY 2023. 

DATES: Proposals must be received via 

email by 5 p.m. ET on October 29, 2021. 

Applicants must submit via email any 

accompanying geographic information 

system (GIS) files, which are due no 

later than November 5, 2021. If an entity 

is unable to apply for this particular 

opportunity but has an interest in 

participating in similar, future 

opportunities, NOAA requests a onepage statement of interest, instead of a 

proposal, also by October 29, 2021, to 

help gauge whether to offer the Brennan 

Matching Fund program in future years. 

ADDRESSES: Proposals must be 

submitted in PDF format via email to 

iwgocm.staff@noaa.gov by the October 

29, 2021, deadline. NOAA strongly 

encourages interested entities to submit 

their proposals in advance of the 

deadline. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Ashley Chappell, 

NOAA Integrated Ocean and Coastal 

Mapping Coordinator, 240–429–0293, or 

ashley.chappell@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey (OCS) 

and National Geodetic Survey (NGS) are 

responsible for conducting 

hydrographic surveys and coastal 

mapping for safe navigation, the 

conservation and management of coastal 

and ocean resources, and emergency 

response. NOAA is committed to 

meeting these missions as 

collaboratively as possible, adhering to 

the Integrated Ocean and Coastal 

Mapping (IOCM) principle of ‘‘Map 

Once, Use Many Times.’’ 

One of IOCM’s strongest advocates, 

Rear Admiral Richard T. Brennan, 

developed an Ocean Mapping Plan for 

OCS in which IOCM plays a large role. 

Responsive to the June 2020 

publications of the National Strategy for 

Mapping, Exploring, and Characterizing 

the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone 


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