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and terms of an APO is a violation 

which is subject to sanction. 

This notice is published in 

accordance with section 777(i)(1) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4). 

Dated: November 1, 2010. 

Susan H. Kuhbach, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28055 Filed 11–4–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Subsidy Programs Provided by 

Countries Exporting Softwood Lumber 

and Softwood Lumber Products to the 

United States; Request for Comment 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Department) seeks public comment on 

any subsidies, including stumpage 

subsidies, provided by certain countries 

exporting softwood lumber or softwood 

lumber products to the United States 

during the period January 1 through 

June 30, 2010. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before December 6, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments (original 

and six copies) should be sent to the 

Secretary of Commerce, Attn: James 

Terpstra, Import Administration, APO/ 

Dockets Unit, Room 7043, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 14th Street & 

Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Terpstra, Import Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 

482–3965. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 18, 2008, Section 805 of Title 

VIII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (the 

Softwood Lumber Act of 2008) was 

enacted into law. Under this provision, 

the Secretary of Commerce is mandated 

to submit to the appropriate 

Congressional committees a report every 

180 days on any subsidy provided by 

countries exporting softwood lumber or 

softwood lumber products to the United 

States, including stumpage subsidies. 

The Department submitted its last 

subsidy report on June 15, 2010. As part 

of its newest report, the Department 

intends to include a list of subsidy 

programs identified with sufficient 

clarity by the public in response to this 

notice. 

Request for Comment 

Given the large number of countries 

that export softwood lumber and 

softwood lumber products to the United 

States, we are soliciting public comment 

only on subsidies provided by countries 

whose exports accounted for at least one 

percent of total U.S. imports of softwood 

lumber by quantity, as classified under 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule code 

4407.1001 (which accounts for the vast 

majority of imports), during the period 

January 1 through June 30, 2010. 

Official U.S. import data published by 

the United States International Trade 

Commission Tariff and Trade DataWeb 

indicate that exports of softwood lumber 

from Canada and Chile each account for 

at least one percent of U.S. imports of 

softwood lumber products during that 

time period. We intend to rely on 

similar previous six-month periods to 

identify the countries subject to future 

reports on softwood lumber subsidies. 

For example, we will rely on U.S. 

imports of softwood lumber and 

softwood lumber products during the 

period July 1 through December 31, 

2010, to select the countries subject to 

the next report. 

Under U.S. trade law, a subsidy exists 

where a government authority: (i) 

Provides a financial contribution; (ii) 

provides any form of income or price 

support within the meaning of Article 

XVI of the GATT 1994; or (iii) makes a 

payment to a funding mechanism to 

provide a financial contribution to a 

person, or entrusts or directs a private 

entity to make a financial contribution, 

if providing the contribution would 

normally be vested in the government 

and the practice does not differ in 

substance from practices normally 

followed by governments, and a benefit 

is thereby conferred. See section 

771(5)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended. 

Parties should include in their 

comments: (1) The country which 

provided the subsidy; (2) the name of 

the subsidy program; (3) a brief (3–4 

sentence) description of the subsidy 

program; and (4) the government body 

or authority that provided the subsidy. 

Submission of Comment 

Persons wishing to comment should 

file a signed original and six copies of 

each set of comments by the date 

specified above. The Department will 

not accept comments accompanied by a 

request that a part or all of the material 

be treated confidentially due to business 

proprietary concerns or for any other 

reason. The Department will return such 

comments and materials to the persons 

submitting the comments and will not 

include them in its report on softwood 

lumber subsidies. The Department also 

requests submission of comments in 

electronic form to accompany the 

required paper copies. Comments filed 

in electronic form should be submitted 

on CD–ROM with the paper copies or by 

e-mail to the Webmaster below. 

Comments received in electronic form 

will be made available to the public in 

Portable Document Format (PDF) on the 

Import Administration Web site at the 

following address: http://ia.ita.doc.gov. 

Any questions concerning file 

formatting, document conversion, 

access on the Internet, or other 

electronic filing issues should be 

addressed to Andrew Lee Beller, Import 

Administration Webmaster, at (202) 

482–0866, e-mail address: webmastersupport@ita.doc.gov. 

All comments and submissions 

should be mailed to James Terpstra, 

Import Administration; Subject: 

Softwood Lumber Subsidies Bi-Annual 

Report: Request for Comment; Room 

7043, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

14th Street and Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20230, by no later 

than 5 p.m., on the above-referenced 

deadline date. 

Dated: October 29, 2010. 

Susan H. Kuhbach, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations. 

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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Proposed Addition 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Proposed addition to the 

Procurement List. 

SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing 

to add a service to the Procurement List 

that will be provided by nonprofit 

agency employing persons who are 

blind or have other severe disabilities. 

Comments Must be Received on or 

Before: 12/6/2010. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 

1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, Virginia 22202–3259. 

For Further Information or to Submit 

Comments Contact: Barry S. Lineback, 

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