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(Hongkai); Jiangyin Huahong International Trade 

Co., Ltd. (Huahong International Trade); and 

Jiangyin Huakai Polyesterer Co., Ltd. (Huakai). 

10See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 

(for general filing requirements). 

Company Subsidy rate 

(percent) 

Jiangyin Hailun Chemical 

Fiber Co. Ltd 8 ................... 41.73 

Jiangyin Huahong Chemical 

Fiber Co. Ltd 9 ................... 47.64 

All-Others .............................. 44.69 

Suspension of Liquidation 

In accordance with section 

703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, the 

Department will direct U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend 

liquidation of entries of subject 

merchandise as described in the scope 

of the investigation section entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.205(d), the Department will instruct 

CBP to require a cash deposit equal to 

the rates indicated above. 

Disclosure 

The Department intends to disclose 

its calculations and analysis performed 

to interested parties in this preliminary 

determination within five days of its 

public announcement, or if there is no 

public announcement, within five days 

of the date of this notice in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

Verification 

As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the 

Act, the Department intends to verify 

the information relied upon in making 

its final determination. 

Public Comment 

Case briefs or other written comments 

may be submitted to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance no later than seven days 

after the date on which the last 

verification report is issued in this 

investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to 

issues raised in case briefs, may be 

submitted no later than five days after 

the deadline date for case briefs.10

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 

(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or 

rebuttal briefs in this investigation are 

encouraged to submit with each 

argument: (1) A statement of the issue; 

(2) a brief summary of the argument; 

and (3) a table of authorities. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing, limited to issues raised in the 

case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a 

written request to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, within 30 days after the date 

of publication of this notice. Requests 

should contain the party’s name, 

address, and telephone number, the 

number of participants, and a list of the 

issues to be discussed. If a request for 

a hearing is made, the Department 

intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230, at a time and date to be 

determined. Parties should confirm by 

telephone the date, time, and location of 

the hearing two days before the 

scheduled date. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 703(f) of 

the Act, the Department will notify the 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its determination. If the final 

determination is affirmative, the ITC 

will determine before the later of 120 

days after the date of this preliminary 

determination or 45 days after the final 

determination. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published pursuant to sections 703(f) 

and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.205(c). 

Dated: October 30, 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. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation is fine denier polyester staple 

fiber (fine denier PSF), not carded or combed, 

measuring less than 3.3 decitex (3 denier) in 

diameter. The scope covers all fine denier 

PSF, whether coated or uncoated. The 

following products are excluded from the 

scope: 

(1) PSF equal to or greater than 3.3. decitex 

(more than 3 denier, inclusive) currently 

classifiable under Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

subheadings 5503.20.0045 and 5503.20.0065. 

(2) Low-melt PSF defined as a bicomponent fiber with a polyester core and an 

outer, polyester sheath that melts at a 

significantly lower temperature than its inner 

polyester core currently classified under 

HTSUS subheading 5503.20.0015. 

Fine denier PSF is classifiable under the 

HTSUS subheading 5503.20.0025. Although 

the HTSUS subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope of the 

investigations 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. Benchamrks 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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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF734 

Marine Mammals; File No. 20626 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

James H.W. Hain, Ph.D., Box 721, 

Woods Hole, MA 02543, has applied in 

due form for a permit to conduct 

research on North Atlantic right 

(Eubalaena glacialis) and humpback 

(Megaptera novaeangliae) whales. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

December 6, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public 

Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on 

the Applications and Permits for 

Protected Species (APPS) home page, 

https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then 

selecting File No. 20626 from the list of 

available applications. 

These documents are also available 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the Permits and Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted to the Chief, 

Permits and Conservation Division, at 

the address listed above. Comments may 

also be submitted by facsimile to (301) 

713–0376, or by email to 


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NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please 

include the File No. 20626 in the subject 

line of the email comment. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

to the Chief, Permits and Conservation 

Division at the address listed above. The 

request should set forth the specific 

reasons why a hearing on this 

application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carrie Hubard or Shasta McClenahan, 

(301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216), the Endangered Species Act of 

1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.), and the regulations governing 

the taking, importing, and exporting of 

endangered and threatened species (50 

CFR 222–226). 

The applicant requests a five-year 

permit to conduct aerial and vessel 

surveys for North Atlantic right whales 

(NARW) off South Carolina, Georgia, 

and Florida. The primary study area is 

in Florida from St. Augustine to 

Canaveral National Seashore. Research 

would mainly occur in coastal waters. 

Survey platforms include boats, 

airplanes, aerostats, blimps, and 

unmanned aircraft systems. Up to 160 

NARW could be approached annually 

(100 via aerial surveys, 60 via vessel 

surveys) for behavioral observations, 

photo-identification, counts, and 

passive acoustic recordings. Up to 10 

humpback whales may be encountered 

annually and would be studied in the 

same manner as NARW. Bottlenose 

(Tursiops truncatus) and Atlantic 

spotted (Stenella frontalis) dolphins and 

minke (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) and 

fin (B. physalus) whales may be 

incidentally harassed. The objectives of 

the research are to: (1) Improve 

knowledge of NARW habitat utilization; 

(2) help monitor annual reproductive 

success; (3) develop and implement 

programs for population monitoring in 

the portion of the NARW critical habitat 

between St. Augustine, Florida and 

Canaveral National Seashore; (4) assist 

in both pre- and post-tag observations 

(e.g., documentation of post-tag healing 

and tag retention) of whales tagged by 

other permit holders; (5) contribute to 

the NARW photo-identification catalog; 

and (6) contribute data on the cooccurrence of NARW and human 

activities. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of the 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: October 31, 2017. 

Julia Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF751 

Notice of Availability of Draft 

Environmental Assessment on the 

Effects of Issuing an Incidental Take 

Permit No. 21293 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of a Draft 

Environmental Assessment; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces the 

availability of the ‘‘Draft Environmental 

Assessment (EA) on the Effects of 

Issuing an Incidental Take Permit (ITP) 

(No. 21293) to Mr. Jack Rudloe, Gulf 

Specimen Marine Laboratories, Inc. 

(GSML), pursuant to the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). 

Publication of this notice begins the 

official public comment period for this 

draft EA. Per the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 

purpose of the draft EA is to evaluate 

the potential direct, indirect, and 

cumulative impacts caused by the 

issuance of Permit No. 21293 to GSML 

for the incidental take of Gulf sturgeon 

(Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) or 

loggerhead (Caretta caretta Northwest 

Atlantic Ocean Distinct Population 

Segment), green (Chelonia mydas North 

Atlantic Distinct Population Segment), 

Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) 

and leatherback sea turtles 

(Dermochelys coriacea) associated with 

the otherwise lawful trawling activities 

in Florida state waters of Bay, Gulf, 

Franklin, and Wakulla Counties to 

harvest marine organisms for the 

purpose of supplying entities 

conducting scientific research and 

educational activities. All comments 

received will become part of the public 

record and will be available for review. 

An electronic copy of the revised 

application and proposed conservation 

plan may be obtained by contacting 

NMFS Office of Protected Resources 

(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) 

or visiting the internet at 

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

review.htm. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received at the appropriate address or 

fax number (see ADDRESSES) on or before 

December 6, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: The EA is available for 

download and review at http://

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

review.htm under the section heading 

ESA Section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits and 

Applications. The application is also 

available upon written request or by 

appointment in the following office: 

Endangered Species Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13535, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301)427–8403; fax (301)713–4060. 

You may submit comments, identified 

by ‘‘NOAA–NMFS–2017–0132’’, by any 

of the following methods: 

• Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to 

www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2017- 

0132 click the ‘‘Comment Now’’ icon, 

complete the required fields, and enter 

or attach your comments. 

• Fax: (301) 427–8403; Attn: Ron 

Dean or Angela Somma. 

• Mail: Submit written comments to 

Endangered Species Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13535, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Attn: 

Ron Dean or Angela Somma. 

Instructions: You must submit 

comments by one of the above methods 

to ensure that we receive, document, 

and consider them. Comments sent by 

any other method, to any other address 

or individual, or received after the end 

of the comment period may not be 

considered. All comments received are 

a part of the public record and will 

generally be posted for public viewing 

on http://www.regulations.gov without 

change. All personal identifying 

information (e.g., name, address, etc.) 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. We will accept 

anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in 

the required fields if you wish to remain 


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