48976 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 203 / Monday, October 23, 2017 / Notices 

Telephone: (202) 690–4492, FAX: (202) 

720–8435 or email: Thomas.Dickson@

wdc.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

regulation (5 CFR part 1320) 

implementing provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–13) requires that interested 

members of the public and affected 

agencies have an opportunity to 

comment on information collection and 

recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an 

information collection that RUS is 

submitting to OMB for extension. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Agency, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

the Agency’s estimate of the burden of 

the proposed collection of information 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Comments may be sent to: 

Thomas P. Dickson, Director, Acting 

Director, Program Development and 

Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

STOP 1522, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

Telephone: (202) 690–4492, FAX: (202) 

720–8435 or email Thomas.Dickson@

wdc.usda.gov. 

Title: Assistance to High Energy Cost 

Rural Communities. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0136. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The Rural Electrification Act 

of 1936 (RE Act) (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) 

was amended in November 2000 to 

create a new program to help rural 

communities with extremely high 

energy costs (Pub. L. 106–472). Under 

the new section 19 of the RE Act (7 

U.S.C. 918a), the Secretary of 

Agriculture through RUS, is authorized 

to provide financial assistance through 

the following three funding streams: 

• High Energy Cost Grants and Loans. 

RUS may provide grants and loans for 

energy generation, transmission, and 

distribution facilities serving 

communities with average home energy 

costs in excess of 275 percent of the 

national average. Many of the 

communities are in rural Alaska, but 

there are other eligible areas 

nationwide. Eligible applicants include 

persons, State agencies (including 

Territories), entities organized under 

State law, and Indian Tribes. Only grant 

funds have been appropriated to date. 

• Denali Commission Grants and 

Loans. RUS may provide grants and 

loans to the Denali Commission, a 

Federal agency, for energy generation, 

transmission, and distribution facilities 

serving extremely high energy cost rural 

and remote communities in Alaska. 

Annual Denali grants are awarded and 

advanced as soon as funds are available 

to RUS. The Denali Grants are governed 

by a Memorandum of Understanding 

between the two agencies and by 

individual Grant Agreements. Only 

grant funds have been appropriated to 

date for the Denali Commission. 

• Bulk Fuel Revolving Fund Grants. 

RUS may provide grants to State entities 

in existence as of November 9, 2000, to 

support revolving loan funds to improve 

the efficiency of fuel purchases for 

communities where the fuel cannot be 

delivered by surface transportation. 

Only Alaska and a handful of other 

States are eligible. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 3.18 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, State, 

Local, or Tribal Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

112. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 2.82. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,004. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Rebecca Hunt, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, at (202) 205–3660, FAX: (202) 

720–8435 or email: rebecca.hunt@

wdc.usda.gov. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Dated: October 16, 2017. 

Christopher A. McLean, 

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22929 Filed 10–20–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Announcement of Grant Application 

Deadlines and Funding Levels for the 

Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural 

Communities Grant Program 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Solicitation of 

Applications (NOSA); correction. 

SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS), an agency of the United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

published a document in the Federal 

Register on October 12, 2017 

announcing the availability of up to $10 

million in fiscal year 2017 (FY17) and 

application deadlines for competitive 

grants to assist communities with 

extremely high energy costs. The 

current version of one of the required 

forms to be included with the 

Application was not correctly 

identified. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robin Meigel, USDA—Rural Utilities 

Service, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Stop 1568, Washington, DC 20250– 

1568, telephone (202) 720–9452 or 

email to robin.meigel@wdc.usda.gov. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of October 12, 

2017, in FR Doc. 2017–22042, on page 

47453, in ‘‘TABLE 2—REQUIRED 

CONTENT AND FORM OF 

APPLICATION PACKAGE, PART D. 

Additional Required Forms and 

Certifications,’’ the form identified as 

Rural Utilities Service ‘Certification 

Regarding Debarment, Suspension and 

Other Responsibility Matter—Primary 

Covered Transactions’’ is incorrect. The 

correct form title should read as follows: 

‘‘Form AD 1047 ’Certification Regarding 

Debarment, Suspension, and Other 

Responsibility Matters—Primary 

Covered Transactions’.’’ 

Also, in the same FR Doc. 2017– 

22042, on page 47457, in the first 

column, under the heading ‘‘d. 

Application Part D—Additional 

Required Forms and Certifications,’’ 

fourth bullet from the top, the reference 

to the Rural Utilities Service 

‘‘Certification Regarding Debarment, 

Suspension and Other Responsibility 

Matter—Primary Covered Transactions’’ 

is incorrect. The correct form title 

should read as follows: Form AD 1047 

‘‘Certification Regarding Debarment, 

Suspension and Other Responsibility 

Matters—Primary Covered 

Transactions.’’ 


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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 203 / Monday, October 23, 2017 / Notices 48977 

1See Letter from the petitioners, ‘‘Polyester (sic) 

Terephthalate (‘‘PET’’) Resin from Brazil, Indonesia, 

the Republic of Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan— 

Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping Duties,’’ 

September 26, 2017 (the Petitions). Indorama is not 

a petitioner with respect to the Indonesia petition. 

See Volume I of the Petitions, at 1. 

2See Volume I of the Petitions, at 1. 

3See Letter from the Department, ‘‘Petition for the 

Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Imports of 

Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from 

Brazil: Supplemental Questions,’’ September 29, 

2017; see also Letter from the Department, ‘‘Petition 

for the Imposition of Antidumping Duties on 

Imports of Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate 

Resin from Indonesia: Supplemental Questions,’’ 

September 29, 2017; Letter from the Department, 

‘‘Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping Duties 

on Imports of Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate 

Resin from the Republic of Korea: Supplemental 

Questions,’’ September 29, 2017; Letter from the 

Department, ‘‘Petition for the Imposition of 

Antidumping Duties on Imports of Certain 

Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from Pakistan: 

Supplemental Questions,’’ September 29, 2017; 

Letter from the Department, ‘‘Petition for the 

Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Imports of 

Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from 

Taiwan: Supplemental Questions,’’ September 29, 

2017; and Letter from the Department, ‘‘Petitions for 

the Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Imports 

of Certain Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from 

Brazil, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Pakistan, 

and Taiwan,’’ September 29, 2017. 

4See Letter from the petitioners, ‘‘Polyethylene 

Terephthalate (‘‘PET’’) Resin from Brazil, Indonesia, 

the Republic of Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan— 

Petitioners’ Amendment to Volume I Relating to 

General Issues,’’ October 3, 2017 (General Issues 

Supplement); see also Letter from the petitioners, 

‘‘Polyethylene Terephthalate (‘‘PET’’) Resin from 

Brazil, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Pakistan, 

and Taiwan—Petitioners’ Amendment to Volume II 

Relating to Brazil Antidumping Duties,’’ October 3, 

2017; Letter from the petitioners, ‘‘Polyethylene 

Terephthalate (‘‘PET’’) Resin from Brazil, Indonesia, 

the Republic of Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan— 

Petitioners’ Amendment to Volume III Relating to 

Indonesia Antidumping Duties,’’ October 3, 2017; 

Letter from the petitioners, ‘‘Polyethylene 

Terephthalate (‘‘PET’’) Resin from Brazil, Indonesia, 

the Republic of Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan— 

Petitioners’ Amendment to Volume IV Relating to 

the Republic of Korea Antidumping Duties,’’ 

October 3, 2017; Letter from the petitioners, 

‘‘Polyethylene Terephthalate (‘‘PET’’) Resin from 

Brazil, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Pakistan, 

and Taiwan—Petitioners’ Amendment to Volume V 

Relating to Pakistan Antidumping Duties,’’ October 

3, 2017; Letter from the petitioners, ‘‘Polyethylene 

Terephthalate (‘‘PET’’) Resin from Brazil, Indonesia, 

the Republic of Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan— 

Petitioners’ Amendment to Volume VI Relating to 

Taiwan Antidumping Duties,’’ October 3, 2017. 

5See the ‘‘Determination of Industry Support for 

the Petitions’’ section below. 

6See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 

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

7See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ‘‘factual 

information’’). 

8See 19 CFR 351.303(b). 

9See 19 CFR 351.303(b). 

Dated: October 16, 2017. 

Christopher A. McLean, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22857 Filed 10–20–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–351–852, A–560–832, A–580–896, A–535– 

905, A–583–862] 

Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin 

From Brazil, Indonesia, the Republic of 

Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan: Initiation 

of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable October 16, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gene Calvert at (202) 482–3586 

(Indonesia, Korea, and Pakistan) or Jun 

Jack Zhao at (202) 482–1396 (Brazil and 

Taiwan), Office VII, AD/CVD 

Operations, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Petitions 

On September 26, 2017, the 

Department of Commerce (the 

Department) received antidumping duty 

(AD) petitions concerning imports of 

polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin 

from Brazil, Indonesia, Korea, Pakistan, 

and Taiwan, filed in proper form on 

behalf of DAK Americas LLC, Indorama 

Ventures USA, Inc. (Indorama), M&G 

Polymers USA, LLC, and Nan Ya 

Plastics Corporation, America 

(collectively, the petitioners).1 The 

petitioners are domestic producers of 

PET resin.2

On September 29, 2017, the 

Department requested supplemental 

information pertaining to certain areas 

of the Petitions.3 The petitioners filed 

responses to these requests on October 

3, 2017.4

In accordance with section 732(b) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act), the petitioners allege that imports 

of PET resin from Brazil, Indonesia, 

Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan are being, 

or are likely to be, sold in the United 

States at less than fair value, within the 

meaning of section 731 of the Act, and 

that such imports are materially 

injuring, or threatening material injury 

to, the domestic industry producing PET 

resin in the United States. Consistent 

with section 732(b)(1) of the Act, the 

Petitions are accompanied by 

information reasonably available to the 

petitioners to support their allegations. 

The Department finds that the 

petitioners filed these Petitions on 

behalf of the domestic industry because 

the petitioners are interested parties as 

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

The Department also finds that the 

petitioners demonstrated sufficient 

industry support with respect to 

initiation of the AD investigations that 

the petitioners are requesting.5

Period of Investigations 

Because the Petitions were filed on 

September 26, 2017, the period of 

investigation (POI) for all investigations 

is July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017, 

pursuant to 19 CFR 351.204(b)(1). 

Scope of the Investigations 

The product covered by these 

investigations is PET resin from Brazil, 

Indonesia, Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan. 

For a full description of the scope of 

these investigations, see the ‘‘Scope of 

the Investigations’’ in the Appendix to 

this notice. 

Comments on Scope of the 

Investigations 

As discussed in the preamble to the 

Department’s regulations,6 we are 

setting aside a period for interested 

parties to raise issues regarding product 

coverage (i.e., scope). The Department 

will consider all comments received 

from interested parties and, if necessary, 

will consult with interested parties 

regarding scope prior to the issuance of 

the preliminary determinations. All 

factual information included in scope 

comments should be limited to public 

information.7 To facilitate preparation 

of its questionnaires, the Department 

requests that interested parties submit 

all such comments by 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time (ET) on November 6, 2017, which 

is the first business day 20 calendar 

days from the signature date of this 

notice.8 Any rebuttal comments, which 

may include factual information, must 

be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on November 

16, 2017, which is 10 calendar days 

from the initial comment deadline.9

The Department requests that any 

factual information the parties consider 

relevant to the scope of the 

investigations be submitted during this 

time 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 the 

Department and request permission to 

submit the additional information. All 

such comments must be filed on the 

record of each concurrent AD 

investigation. 

Filing Requirements 

All submissions to the Department 

must be electronically filed using 

Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping Duty and Countervailing 


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