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European national variations on those 

standards (e.g., British Standard (BS EN), 

Irish Standard (IS EN) and German Standard 

(DIN EN) variations, etc.); 

(c) Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) JIS G 

3441 and JIS G 3445; and 

(6) proprietary standards that are based on 

one of the above-listed standards. 

The subject cold-drawn mechanical tubing 

may also be dual or multiple certified to 

more than one standard. Pipe that is multiple 

certified as cold-drawn mechanical tubing 

and to other specifications not covered by 

this scope, is also covered by the scope of 

this investigation when it meets the physical 

description set forth above. 

Steel products included in the scope of this 

investigation are products in which: 

(1) Iron predominates, by weight, over each 

of the other contained elements; and 

(2) the carbon content is 2 percent or less 

by weight. 

For purposes of this scope, the place of 

cold-drawing determines the country of 

origin of the subject merchandise. Subject 

merchandise that is subject to minor working 

in a third country that occurs after drawing 

in one of the subject countries including, but 

not limited to, heat treatment, cutting to 

length, straightening, nondestruction testing, 

deburring or chamfering, remains within the 

scope of the investigation. 

All products that meet the written physical 

description are within the scope of this 

investigation unless specifically excluded or 

covered by the scope of an existing order. 

Merchandise that meets the physical 

description of cold-drawn mechanical tubing 

above is within the scope of the investigation 

even if it is also dual or multiple certified to 

an otherwise excluded specification listed 

below. The following products are outside of, 

and/or specifically excluded from, the scope 

of this investigation: 

(1) Cold-drawn stainless steel tubing, 

containing 10.5 percent or more of chromium 

by weight and not more than 1.2 percent of 

carbon by weight; 

(2) products certified to one or more of the 

ASTM, ASME or American Petroleum 

Institute (API) specifications listed below: 

• ASTM A–53; 

• ASTM A–106; 

• ASTM A–179 (ASME SA 179); 

• ASTM A–192 (ASME SA 192); 

• ASTM A–209 (ASME SA 209); 

• ASTM A–210 (ASME SA 210); 

• ASTM A–213 (ASME SA 213); 

• ASTM A–334 (ASME SA 334); 

• ASTM A–423 (ASME SA 423); 

• ASTM A–498; 

• ASTM A–496 (ASME SA 496); 

• ASTM A–199; 

• ASTM A–500; 

• ASTM A–556; 

• ASTM A–565; 

• API 5L; and 

• API 5CT 

except that any cold-drawn tubing product 

certified to one of the above excluded 

specifications will not be excluded from the 

scope if it is also dual-or multiple-certified to 

any other specification that otherwise would 

fall within the scope of this investigation. 

The products subject to the investigation 

are currently classified in the Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

under item numbers: 7304.31.3000, 

7304.31.6050, 7304.51.1000, 7304.51.5005, 

7304.51.5060, 7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020, 

7306.50.5030. Subject merchandise may also 

enter under numbers 7306.30.1000 and 

7306.50.1000. The HTSUS subheadings 

above are provided for convenience and 

customs purposes only. The written 

description of the scope of the investigation 

is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope Comments 

IV. Scope of the Investigation 

V. Injury Test 

VI. Application of the CVD Law to Imports 

from the PRC 

VII. Subsidies Valuation 

VIII. Benchmarks and Interest Rates 

IX. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Adverse Inferences 

X. Analysis of Programs 

XI. ITC Notification 

XII. Disclosure and Public Comment 

XIII. Verification 

XIV. Conclusion 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Advisory Committee on Supply Chain 

Competitiveness; Notice of Public 

Meetings 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meetings. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed topics of 

discussion for public meetings of the 

Advisory Committee on Supply Chain 

Competitiveness (Committee). 

DATES: The meetings will be held on 

October 18, 2017, from 12:00 p.m. to 

3:00 p.m., and October 19, 2017, from 

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard 

Time (EST). 

ADDRESSES: The meetings on October 18 

and 19 will be held at the U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW., Research 

Library (Room 1894), Washington, DC 

20230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Boll, Office of Supply Chain, 

Professional & Business Services 

(OSCPBS), International Trade 

Administration. (Phone: (202) 482–1135 

or Email: richard.boll@trade.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The Committee was 

established under the discretionary 

authority of the Secretary of Commerce 

and in accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 

App.). It provides advice to the 

Secretary of Commerce on the necessary 

elements of a comprehensive policy 

approach to supply chain 

competitiveness designed to support 

U.S. export growth and national 

economic competitiveness, encourage 

innovation, facilitate the movement of 

goods, and improve the competitiveness 

of U.S. supply chains for goods and 

services in the domestic and global 

economy; and provides advice to the 

Secretary on regulatory policies and 

programs and investment priorities that 

affect the competitiveness of U.S. 

supply chains. For more information 

about the Committee visit: http://

trade.gov/td/services/oscpb/ 

supplychain/acscc/. 

Matters to Be Considered: Committee 

members are expected to continue to 

discuss the major competitivenessrelated topics raised at the previous 

Committee meetings, including trade 

and competitiveness; freight movement 

and policy; trade innovation; regulatory 

issues; finance and infrastructure; and 

workforce development. The 

Committee’s subcommittees will report 

on the status of their work regarding 

these topics. The agenda may change to 

accommodate other Committee 

business. The Office of Supply Chain, 

Professional & Business Services will 

post the final detailed agendas on its 

Web site, http://trade.gov/td/services/ 

oscpb/supplychain/acscc/, at least one 

week prior to the meeting. 

The meetings will be open to the 

public and press on a first-come, firstserved basis. Space is limited. The 

public meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Individuals requiring accommodations, 

such as sign language interpretation or 

other ancillary aids, are asked to notify 

Mr. Richard Boll, at (202) 482–1135 or 

richard.boll@trade.gov five (5) business 

days before the meeting. 

Interested parties are invited to 

submit written comments to the 

Committee at any time before and after 

the meeting. Parties wishing to submit 

written comments for consideration by 

the Committee in advance of this 

meeting must send them to the Office of 

Supply Chain, Professional & Business 

Services, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Room 11014, Washington, DC 20230, or 

email to richard.boll@trade.gov. 

For consideration during the 

meetings, and to ensure transmission to 

the Committee prior to the meetings, 

comments must be received no later 


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than 5:00 p.m. EST on October 10, 2017. 

Comments received after October 10, 

2017, will be distributed to the 

Committee, but may not be considered 

at the meetings. The minutes of the 

meetings will be posted on the 

Committee Web site within 60 days of 

the meeting. 

Dated: September 19, 2017. 

Maureen Smith, 

Director, Office of Supply Chain. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20386 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Visiting Committee on Advanced 

Technology 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of partially closed 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Visiting Committee on 

Advanced Technology (VCAT or 

Committee), National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST), will 

meet Monday, October 23, 2017 from 

8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time and 

Tuesday, October 24, 2017 from 8:30 

a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The 

VCAT is composed of not fewer than 9 

members appointed by the NIST 

Director, a majority of whom are 

eminent in such fields as business, 

research, new product development, 

engineering, labor, education, 

management consulting, environment, 

and international relations. 

DATES: The VCAT will meet on Monday, 

October 23, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 

p.m. Eastern Time and Tuesday, 

October 24, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 

p.m. Eastern Time. The portion of the 

meeting that is closed to the public will 

take place on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 

from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Portrait Room, Administration 

Building, at NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, 

Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899. Please 

note admittance instructions under the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Serena Martinez, VCAT, NIST, 100 

Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1060, 

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–1060, 

telephone number 301–975–2661. Mrs. 

Martinez’s email address is 

serena.martinez@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 278, as amended, 

and the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 

The purpose of this meeting is for the 

VCAT to review and make 

recommendations regarding general 

policy for NIST, its organization, its 

budget, and its programs within the 

framework of applicable national 

policies as set forth by the President and 

the Congress. The agenda will include 

an update on major programs at NIST. 

In addition, the meeting will include 

presentations and discussions on 

priorities for the NIST Laboratory 

Programs over the next decade. The 

Committee will also be briefed on plans 

to improve research services and 

support. During a closed session on 

October 24, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. until 

10:30 a.m., the VCAT will discuss 

NIST’s security posture, including 

recent incidents and planned 

improvements. The agenda may change 

to accommodate Committee business. 

The final agenda will be posted on the 

NIST Web site at http://www.nist.gov/ 

director/vcat/agenda.cfm. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions related to the 

Committee’s affairs are invited to 

request a place on the agenda. On 

Monday, October 23, approximately 

one-half hour in the afternoon will be 

reserved for public comments and 

speaking times will be assigned on a 

first-come, first-serve basis. The amount 

of time per speaker will be determined 

by the number of requests received, but 

is likely to be about 3 minutes each. The 

exact time for public comments will be 

included in the final agenda that will be 

posted on the NIST Web site at http:// 

www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agenda.cfm. 

Questions from the public will not be 

considered during this period. Speakers 

who wish to expand upon their oral 

statements, those who had wished to 

speak but could not be accommodated 

on the agenda, and those who were 

unable to attend in person are invited to 

submit written statements to VCAT, 

NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1060, 

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, via fax at 

301–216–0529 or electronically by email 

to stephanie.shaw@nist.gov. 

All visitors to the NIST site are 

required to pre-register to be admitted. 

Please submit your name, time of 

arrival, email address and phone 

number to Serena Martinez by 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time, Friday, October 13, 2017. 

Non-U.S. citizens must submit 

additional information; please contact 

Mrs. Martinez. Mrs. Martinez’s email 

address is serena.martinez@nist.gov and 

her phone number is 301–975–2661. For 

participants attending in person, please 

note that federal agencies, including 

NIST, can only accept a state-issued 

driver’s license or identification card for 

access to federal facilities if such license 

or identification card is issued by a state 

that is compliant with the REAL ID Act 

of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–13), or by a state 

that has an extension for REAL ID 

compliance. NIST currently accepts 

other forms of federal-issued 

identification in lieu of a state-issued 

driver’s license. For detailed 

information please contact Mrs. 

Martinez at 301–975–2661 or visit: 

http://nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/. 

Kevin Kimball, 

NIST Chief of Staff. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF330 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to a Geophysical 

Survey in the Central Pacific Ocean 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; Issuance of an Incidental 

Harassment Authorization. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

regulations implementing the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as 

amended, notification is hereby given 

that NMFS has issued an incidental 

harassment authorization (IHA) to the 

University of Hawaii (UH) to 

incidentally take, by Level A and Level 

B harassment only, marine mammals 

during a marine geophysical survey in 

the Central Pacific Ocean. 

DATES: This Authorization is valid from 

September 14, 2017 through September 

13, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jordan Carduner, Office of Protected 

Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. 

Electronic copies of the application and 

supporting documents, as well as a list 

of the references cited in this document, 

may be obtained online at: 

www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/ 

incidental/research.htm. In case of 

problems accessing these documents, 

please call the contact listed above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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