49786 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 207 / Friday, October 27, 2017 / Notices 

1See Stainless Steel Flanges from India and the 

People’s Republic of China: Initiation of 

Countervailing Duty Investigations, 82 FR 42654 

(September 11, 2017) (Initiation Notice). 

2See the petitioners’ letter re: Stainless Steel 

Flanges from India: Request to Postpone 

Determination, dated October 4, 2017; see also 

petitioners’ letter re: Stainless Steel Flanges from 

the People’s Republic of China: Request to Postpone 

Determination, dated October 4, 2017. 

3See 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1) and (2). January 13, 

2018, 130 days after the scheduled preliminary 

determination, is a Saturday; in addition, January 

15, 2018, Monday, is a federal holiday. 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–533–878, C–570–065] 

Stainless Steel Flanges From India and 

the People’s Republic of China: 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determinations of Countervailing Duty 

Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable October 27, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ryan Mullen at 202–482–5260 (India); 

Justin Neuman and Jerry Huang at 202– 

482–0486 and 202–482–4047 (China), 

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 September 5, 2017, the 

Department of Commerce (Department) 

initiated countervailing duty 

investigations (CVD) on stainless steel 

flanges from India and the People’s 

Republic of China (PRC).1 Currently, the 

preliminary determinations of these 

investigations are due no later than 

November 9, 2017. 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determination 

Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 

1930, as amended (the Act), requires the 

Department to issue the preliminary 

determination in a CVD investigation 

within 65 days after the date on which 

the Department initiated the 

investigation. However, if the petitioner 

makes a timely request for a 

postponement, section 703(c)(1)(A) of 

the Act allows the Department to 

postpone making the preliminary 

determination until no later than 130 

days after the date on which the 

Department initiated the investigation. 

On October 4, 2017, the Coalition of 

American Flange Producers (the 

petitioners), petitioners in the 

underlying investigation, submitted 

timely requests pursuant to section 

703(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.205(e) to postpone the preliminary 

determinations.2 For the reasons stated 

above and because there are no 

compelling reasons to deny the requests, 

the Department, in accordance with 

section 703(c)(1)(A) of the Act, is 

postponing the deadline for the 

preliminary determinations to no later 

than 130 days after the day on which 

the investigations were initiated. 

Accordingly, the Department will issue 

the preliminary determinations no later 

than January 16, 2018.3 In accordance 

with section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 

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

final determinations of these 

investigations will continue to be 75 

days after the date of the preliminary 

determinations, unless postponed at a 

later date. 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). 

Dated: October 19, 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. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23400 Filed 10–26–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF791 

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; 

General Provisions for Domestic 

Fisheries; Application for Exempted 

Fishing Permits 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Regional 

Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, 

Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS 

(Assistant Regional Administrator), has 

made a preliminary determination that 

an exempted fishing permit application 

contains all of the required information 

and warrants further consideration. This 

permit would allow Coonamessett Farm 

Foundation to test the selectivity of 

alternate gillnet configurations for 

targeting haddock on Georges Bank 

while reducing catch of other 

groundfish species. Up to five 

commercial fishing vessels would target 

haddock using alternate gillnet gears on 

Georges Bank, including Closed Area I, 

and temporarily retain undersized catch 

for measurement and data collection. 

Regulations under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act require publication of 

this notification to provide interested 

parties the opportunity to comment on 

applications for proposed exempted 

fishing permits. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 13, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

• Email: NMFS.GAR.EFP@noaa.gov. 

Include in the subject line ‘‘Comments 

on Testing Selectivity and Raised 

Webbing Gillnets on Target and NonTarget Species in the Northeast 

Haddock Fishery.’’ 

• Mail: John K. Bullard, Regional 

Administrator, NMFS, Greater Atlantic 

Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great 

Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. 

Mark the outside of the envelope 

‘‘Comments on Testing Selectivity of 

Alternative Gillnet Configurations in the 

Northeast Haddock Fishery.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle 

Molton, Fishery Management Specialist, 

978–281–9236, Kyle.Molton@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Coonamessett Farm Foundation (CFF) 

submitted a complete application for an 

exempted fishing permit (EFP) on 

August 16, 2017, to conduct commercial 

fishing activities that the regulations 

would otherwise restrict. The EFP 

would authorize five vessels to use test 

alternate gillnet configurations in 

Closed Area I and to temporarily retain 

undersized catch for measurement and 

data collection. The exemptions are 

necessary because vessels on 

commercial groundfish trips are 

prohibited from fishing in Closed Area 

I, using gillnets with mesh size less than 

6.5 inches (16.51 cm), and from 

retaining undersized groundfish. The 

applicant is requesting access to Closed 

Area I in order to access high densities 

of haddock, which would result in a 

greater likelihood of achieving 

statistically significant results. 

The project, titled ‘‘Testing Selectivity 

and Raised Webbing Gillnets on Target 

and Non-Target Species in the Northeast 

Haddock Fishery’’ would be conducted 

by CFF in cooperation with five 

commercial fishing vessels. The study 

would take place on Georges Bank, 

including in Closed Area I, from 

December 2017 through January 2019, 

with five vessels planning to fish no 

more than 24 trips total. Vessels would 


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