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VW already has authority to produce 

passenger motor vehicles within Site 3 

of FTZ 134. The current request would 

add foreign status materials/components 

to the scope of authority. Pursuant to 15 

CFR 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority 

would be limited to the specific foreignstatus materials/components described 

in the submitted notification (as 

described below) and subsequently 

authorized by the FTZ Board. 

Production under FTZ procedures 

could exempt VW from customs duty 

payments on the foreign-status 

materials/components used in export 

production. On its domestic sales, for 

the foreign-status materials/components 

noted below, VW would be able to 

choose the duty rates during customs 

entry procedures that apply to passenger 

motor vehicles (duty rate—2.5%). VW 

would be able to avoid duty on foreignstatus components which become scrap/ 

waste. Customs duties also could 

possibly be deferred or reduced on 

foreign-status production equipment. 

The materials/components sourced 

from abroad are anti-theft alarm sensors 

and unframed mirror glass (duty rates— 

1.3% and 7.8%, respectively). 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions shall be 

addressed to the Board’s Executive 

Secretary at the address below. The 

closing period for their receipt is 

December 4, 2017. 

A copy of the notification will be 

available for public inspection at the 

Office of the Executive Secretary, 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 

21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the 

‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s 

Web site, which is accessible via 

www.trade.gov/ftz. 

For further information, contact 

Christopher Kemp at 

Christopher.Kemp@trade.gov or (202) 

482–0862. 

Dated: October 18, 2017. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–64–2017] 

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 153—San 

Diego, California; Notification of 

Proposed Production Activity; 

Plantronics, Inc. (Electronics/ 

Telecommunications) San Diego, 

California 

Plantronics, Inc. (Plantronics), 

submitted a notification of proposed 

production activity to the FTZ Board for 

its facility in San Diego, California. The 

notification conforming to the 

requirements of the regulations of the 

FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was 

received on October 13, 2017. 

Plantronics’ facility is located within 

Site 8 of FTZ 153. The facility is used 

for manufacturing, assembling, 

programming, testing, packaging, final 

stage processing, warehousing, 

repairing, and distribution of audio 

communication devices. 

Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ 

activity would be limited to the specific 

foreign-status materials and components 

and specific finished products described 

in the submitted notification (as 

described below) and subsequently 

authorized by the FTZ Board. 

Production under FTZ procedures 

could exempt Plantronics from customs 

duty payments on the foreign-status 

components used in export production. 

On its domestic sales, for the foreignstatus materials/components noted 

below, Plantronics would be able to 

choose the duty rates during customs 

entry procedures that apply to corded 

headsets, wireless headsets, telephonic 

apparatuses, telecommunication cables, 

and speakers (duty-free to 2.4%). 

Plantronics would be able to avoid duty 

on foreign-status components which 

become scrap/waste. Customs duties 

also could possibly be deferred or 

reduced on foreign-status production 

equipment. 

The components and materials 

sourced from abroad include: Cables 

with connectors; microphones; plastic 

headbands, printed circuit boards; 

headset parts; speakers; printed circuit 

boards; lithium ion polymer batteries; 

power supplies; printed paperboard 

insert holders; bound user guides/ 

manuals; labels with adhesive; labels 

non-self-adhesive; printed paperboard 

boxes for packaging; corrugated 

cardboard master shipping boxes; 

corrugated cardboard shipping boxes; 

formed plastic packaging encapsulating 

the product; polyurethane bags for 

packaging, and plastic self-adhesive 

tape for sealing (duty rate ranges from 

duty-free to 5.8%). 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions shall be 

addressed to the Board’s Executive 

Secretary at the address below. The 

closing period for their receipt is 

December 4, 2017. 

A copy of the notification will be 

available for public inspection at the 

Office of the Executive Secretary, 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 

21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the 

‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s 

Web site, which is accessible via 

www.trade.gov/ftz. 

For further information, contact 

Christopher Wedderburn at 

Chris.Wedderburn@trade.gov or (202) 

482–1963. 

Dated: October 18, 2017. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23025 Filed 10–23–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–060, A–533–875, A–580–893, A–583– 

860] 

Fine Denier Polyester Staple Fiber 

From the People’s Republic of China, 

India, the Republic of Korea, and 

Taiwan: Postponement of Preliminary 

Determinations in Less-Than-FairValue Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable October 24, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Edythe Artman at (202) 482–3931 (the 

People’s Republic of China (PRC)), 

Patrick O’Connor at (202) 482–0989 

(India), Karine Gziryan at (202) 482– 

4081 (the Republic of Korea (Korea)), 

and Lilit Astvatsatrian at (202) 482– 

6412 (Taiwan), AD/CVD Operations, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 20, 2017, the Department of 

Commerce (the Department) initiated 

the less-than-fair-value investigations of 

imports of fine denier polyester staple 

fiber (PSF) from the PRC, India, Korea, 


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1See Fine Denier Polyester Staple Fiber from the 

People’s Republic of China, India, the Republic of 

Korea, Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic of 

Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigations, 82 FR 29023 (June 27, 2017). The 

fine denier PSF from the Socialist Republic of 

Vietnam investigation was terminated; see Fine 

Denier Polyester Staple Fiber from the Socialist 

Republic of Vietnam: Termination of Less-ThanFair-Value Investigation, 82 FR 33480 (July 20, 

2017). 

2 In these investigations, the petitioners are DAK 

Americas LLC, Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, 

America, and Auriga Polymers Inc. 

3See the petitioner’s letter, ‘‘Fine Denier 

Polyester Staple Fiber from India, the People’s 

Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, and 

Taiwan—Petitioners’ Request to Postpone the 

Antidumping Duty Preliminary Determinations,’’ 

dated October 13, 2017, requesting postponement of 

the preliminary determination. 

4 Id. 

1See Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe and 

Tube Products from Turkey: Preliminary Results of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, and 

Partial Rescission of Review; 2015–2016, 82 FR 

26053 (June 6, 2017) (Preliminary Results), and 

accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

2As explained in the Preliminary Results, the 

Department treated Borusan Mannesmann Boru 

Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. and Borusan Istikbal Ticaret 

T.A.S. as a single entity in this administrative 

review. See Preliminary Decision Memorandum, at 

1 n.1. 

and Taiwan.1 Currently, the preliminary 

determinations in these investigations 

are due no later than November 7, 2017. 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determination 

Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act 

of 1930, as amended (Act), requires the 

Department to issue the preliminary 

determination in a less-than-fair-value 

investigation within 140 days after the 

date on which the Department initiated 

the investigation. However, section 

733(c)(1) of the Act permits the 

Department to postpone the preliminary 

determination until no later than 190 

days after the date on which the 

Department initiated the investigation 

if: (A) The petitioner makes a timely 

request for a postponement; or (B) the 

Department concludes that the parties 

concerned are cooperating, that the 

investigation is extraordinarily 

complicated, and that additional time is 

necessary to make a preliminary 

determination. Under 19 CFR 

351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a 

request for postponement 25 days or 

more before the scheduled date of the 

preliminary determination and must 

state the reasons for the request. The 

Department will grant the request unless 

it finds compelling reasons to deny the 

request. See CFR 351.205(e). 

On October 13, 2017, the petitioners 2

submitted a timely request, pursuant to 

section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, that the 

Department postpone the preliminary 

determinations in these less-than-fairvalue investigations.3 In accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioners 

stated the reasons for their request. 

Specifically, the petitioners state that 

additional time is necessary for the 

Department to issue supplemental 

questionnaires and clarfy the initial 

questionnaire responses to accurately 

determine whether and what magnitude 

of dumping occurred during the period 

of investigation.4

For the reasons stated above and 

because there is no compelling reason to 

deny the request, the Department, 

pursuant to section 733(c)(1)(A) of the 

Act, is postponing the deadline for these 

preliminary determinations to no later 

than 181 days after the date on which 

these investigations were initiated, i.e., 

to December 18, 2017. Pursuant to 

section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final 

determinations will continue to be 75 

days after the date of the preliminary 

determination, unless postponed at a 

later date. 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). 

Dated: October 18, 2017. 

Gary Taverman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations, 

performing the non-exclusive functions and 

duties of the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–489–501] 

Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe 

and Tube Products From Turkey: Final 

Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review and Final 

Determination of No Shipments; 2015– 

2016 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: On June 6, 2017, the 

Department of Commerce (the 

Department) published the preliminary 

results of the administrative review of 

the antidumping duty order on welded 

carbon steel standard pipe and tube 

products (welded pipe and tube) from 

Turkey. The period of review (POR) is 

May 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016. 

The review covers the following 

producers/exporters of the subject 

merchandise: Borusan Istikbal Ticaret 

T.A.S. (Borusan Istikbal) and Borusan 

Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret 

A.S. (Borusan Mannesmann) 

(collectively, Borusan); Toscelik Profil 

ve Sac Endustrisi A.S., Tosyali Dis 

Ticaret A.S., and Toscelik Metal Ticaret 

A.S. (Toscelik Metal) (collectively, 

Toscelik); Borusan Birlesik Boru 

Fabrikalari San ve Tic (Borusan 

Birlesik); Borusan Gemlik Boru Tesisleri 

A.S. (Borusan Gemlik); Borusan Ihracat 

Ithalat ve Dagitim A.S. (Borusan 

Ihracat); Borusan Ithicat ve Dagitim A.S. 

(Borusan Ithicat); Tubeco Pipe and Steel 

Corporation (Tubeco); Erbosan Erciyas 

Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Erbosan); 

and Yucel Boru ve Profil Endustrisi 

A.S., Yucelboru Ihracat Ithalat ve 

Pazarlama A.S., and Cayirova Boru 

Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (collectively, the 

Yucel Group). Based on our analysis of 

the comments received, we have made 

certain changes in the margin 

calculations. The final weighted-average 

dumping margins for the reviewed firms 

are listed below in the section entitled, 

‘‘Final Results of the Review.’’ Further, 

we continue to find that Erbosan, 

Borusan Birlesik, Borusan Gemlik, 

Borusan Ihracat, Borusan Ithicat, and 

Tubeco had no reviewable shipments of 

subject merchandise during the POR. 

DATES: Effective October 24, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred 

Baker or Chelsey Simonovich, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–2924 or (202) 482–1979, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 6, 2017, the Department 

published the Preliminary Results of 

this review in the Federal Register.1 We 

invited parties to comment on the 

Preliminary Results. On July 20, 2017, 

we received a case brief from petitioner 

Wheatland Tube Company (Wheatland 

Tube). On July 28, 2017, we received a 

rebuttal brief from Borusan.2 The 

Department conducted this review in 

accordance with section 751(a)(2) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise subject to the order 

is welded pipe and tube. The welded 

pipe and tube subject to the order is 

currently classifiable under subheading 

7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5025, 

7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040, 

7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5085, and 

7306.30.5090 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). 

The HTSUS subheadings are provided 

for convenience and customs purposes 


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