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a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Until OMB approves a
collection of information, you are not
obligated to respond.
Comments: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.,)
requires each agency ‘‘. . . to provide
notice . . . and otherwise consult with
members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information . . .’’ Agencies
must specifically solicit comments to:
(a) Evaluate whether the collection is
necessary or useful; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) enhance
the quality, usefulness, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (d)
minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
technology.
To comply with the public
consultation process, on September 22,
2106, we published a Federal Register
notice (81 FR 65405) announcing that
we would submit this ICR to OMB for
approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. In
addition, § 250.199 provides the OMB
Control Number for the information
collection requirements imposed by the
30 CFR 250 regulations and forms. The
regulation also informs the public that
they may comment at any time on the
collections of information and provides
the address to which they should send
comments. We received no comments in
response to the Federal Register notice,
nor did we receive any unsolicited
comments.
Public Availability of Comments:
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
BSEE Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Nicole Mason, (703)
787–1607.
Dated: February 7, 2017.
Eric Miller,
Acting Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore
Regulatory Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement
[Docket ID BSEE–2017–0002; OMB Control
Number 1014–0022; 17XE1700DX
EEEE500000 EX1SF0000.DAQ000]

Information Collection Activities: Oil
and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the
OCS—General; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
ACTION:

60-Day notice.

To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is
inviting comments on a collection of
information that we will submit to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. The
information collection request (ICR)
concerns a renewal to the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
subpart A, Oil and Gas and Sulfur
Operations in the OCS—General.
DATES: You must submit comments by
May 15, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods listed
below.
• Electronically go to http://
www.regulations.gov. In the Search box,
enter BSEE–2017–0002 then click
search. Follow the instructions to
submit public comments and view all
related materials. We will post all
comments.
• Email kye.mason@bsee.gov, fax
(703) 787–1546, or mail or hand-carry
comments to the Department of the
Interior; Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement;
Regulations and Standards Branch;
ATTN: Nicole Mason; 45600 Woodland
Road, Sterling, VA 20166. Please
reference ICR 1014–0022 in your
comment and include your name and
return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicole Mason, Regulations and
Standards Branch, (703) 787–1607, to
request additional information about
this ICR.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR part 250, subpart A, Oil
and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the
OCS—General.
Form(s): BSEE–0132, BSEE–0143,
BSEE–1832.
OMB Control Number: 1014–0022.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act at 43 U.S.C. 1334
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
to prescribe rules and regulations
necessary for the administration of the
SUMMARY:

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leasing provisions of the Act related to
mineral resources on the OCS. Such
rules and regulations will apply to all
operations conducted under a lease,
right-of-way, or a right-of-use and
easement. Operations on the OCS must
preserve, protect, and develop oil and
natural gas resources in a manner that
is consistent with the need to make such
resources available to meet the Nation’s
energy needs as rapidly as possible; to
balance orderly energy resource
development with protection of human,
marine, and coastal environments; to
ensure the public a fair and equitable
return on the resources of the OCS; and
to preserve and maintain free enterprise
competition.
In addition to the general rulemaking
authority of the OCS Lands Act at 43
U.S.C. 1334, section 301(a) of the
Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Management Act (FOGRMA), 30 U.S.C.
1751(a), grants authority to the Secretary
to prescribe such rules and regulations
as are reasonably necessary to carry out
FOGRMA’s provisions. While the
majority of FOGRMA is directed to
royalty collection and enforcement,
some provisions apply to offshore
operations. For example, section 108 of
FOGRMA, 30 U.S.C. 1718, grants the
Secretary broad authority to inspect
lease sites for the purpose of
determining whether there is
compliance with the mineral leasing
laws. Section 109(c)(2) and (d)(1), 30
U.S.C. 1719(c)(2) and (d)(1), impose
substantial civil penalties for failure to
permit lawful inspections and for
knowing or willful preparation or
submission of false, inaccurate, or
misleading reports, records, or other
information. Because the Secretary has
delegated some of the authority under
FOGRMA to BSEE, 30 U.S.C. 1751 is
included as additional authority for
these requirements.
The Independent Offices
Appropriations Act (31 U.S.C. 9701), the
Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub. L.
104–133, 110 Stat. 1321, April 26,
1996), and OMB Circular A–25,
authorize Federal agencies to recover
the full cost of services that confer
special benefits. Under the Department
of the Interior’s implementing policy,
BSEE is required to charge fees for
services that provide special benefits or
privileges to an identifiable non-Federal
recipient above and beyond those which
accrue to the public at large. A request
for approval required in 30 CFR 250.171
is subject to cost recovery, and BSEE
regulations specify service fees for these
requests in 30 CFR 250.125.
Regulations implementing these
responsibilities are among those
delegated to BSEE. The regulations at 30

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CFR part 250, subpart A, concern the
general regulatory requirements of oil,
gas, and sulfur operations in the OCS
(including the associated forms), and are
the subject of this collection. This
request also covers any related Notices
to Lessees and Operators (NTLs) that
BSEE issues to clarify, supplement, or
provide additional guidance on some
aspects of our regulations.
The BSEE uses the information
collected under the subpart A
regulations to ensure that operations on
the OCS are carried out in a safe and
pollution-free manner, do not interfere
with the rights of other users on the
OCS, and balance the protection and
development of OCS resources.
Specifically, we use the information
collected to:
• Review records of formal crane
operator and rigger training, crane
operator qualifications, crane
inspections, testing, and maintenance to
ensure that lessees/operators perform
operations in a safe and workmanlike
manner and that equipment is
maintained in a safe condition. The
BSEE also uses the information to make
certain that all new and existing cranes
installed on OCS fixed platforms must
be equipped with anti-two block safety
devices, and to assure that uniform
methods are employed by lessees for
load testing of cranes.
• Review welding plans, procedures,
and records to ensure that welding is
conducted in a safe and workmanlike
manner by trained and experienced
personnel.
• Provide lessees/operators greater
flexibility to comply with regulatory
requirements through approval of
alternative equipment or procedures
and departures to regulations if they
demonstrate equal or better compliance
with the appropriate performance
standards.
• Ensure that injection of gas
promotes conservation of natural
resources and prevents waste.
• Record the agent and local agent
empowered to receive notices and
comply with regulatory orders issued.
• Provide for orderly development of
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operator requests for suspension of
operations, including production.
• Improve safety and environmental
protection on the OCS through
collection and analysis of accident
reports to ascertain the cause of the
accidents and to determine ways to
prevent recurrences.
• Ascertain when the lease ceases
production or when the last well ceases
production in order to determine the
180th day after the date of completion
of the last production. The BSEE will
use this information to efficiently
maintain the lessee/operator lease
status.
• Allow lessees/operators who
exhibit unacceptable performance an
incremental approach to improving
their overall performance prior to a final
decision to disqualify a lessee/operator
or to pursue debarment proceedings
through the execution of a performance
improvement plan (PIP). The subpart A
regulations do not address the actual
process that we will follow in pursuing
the disqualification of operators under
§§ 250.135 and 250.136; however, our
internal enforcement procedures
include allowing such operators to
demonstrate a commitment to
acceptable performance by the
submission of a PIP.
The forms associated with this
information collection request are as
follows:
The BSEE Environmental Compliance
Division has decided to discontinue use
of BSEE Form-0011, Internet Based
Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Reporting System (Isee), due to an
evolving program and changes in
management. The information
submitted under § 250.193 instructs the
public on what information and where
to submit possible violations making the
form obsolete.
Form BSEE–1832, Incident(s) of
Noncompliance (INCs), is used to
determine that respondents have
corrected all incident(s) of
noncompliance identified during
inspections. Everything on the INC form
is filled out by a BSEE inspector/
representative. The only thing industry
does with this form is sign the
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corrected, no later than 14 days from the
date of issuance.
Form BSEE–0132, Hurricane and
Tropical Storm Evacuation and
Production Curtailment Statistics, is
used in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region
(GOMR) to obtain general information
such as company name, contact, date,
time, telephone number; as well as
number of platforms and drilling rigs
evacuated and not evacuated, and
production shut-in statistics for oil
(BOPD) and gas (MMSCFD).
Form BSEE–0143, Facility/Equipment
Damage Report, is used to assess initial
damage and then be aware of changes
until the damaged structure or
equipment is returned to service; as well
as production rate at time of shut-in
(BPD and/or MMCFPD), cumulative
production shut-in (BPD and/or
MMCFPD), and estimated time to return
to service (in days).
Most responses are mandatory, while
others are required to obtain or retain
benefits, or are voluntary. No questions
of a sensitive nature are asked. The
BSEE protects information considered
proprietary under the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and
DOI’s implementing regulations (43 CFR
part 2), and under regulations at 30 CFR
250.197, Data and information to be
made available to the public or for
limited inspection, and 30 CFR part 252,
OCS Oil and Gas Information Program.
Frequency: On occasion, daily,
weekly, monthly, and varies by section.
Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents comprise Federal OCS oil,
gas, and sulfur lessees/operators and
holders of pipeline rights-of-way.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
estimated annual hour burden for this
information collection is a total of
84,391 hours and $1,371,458 non-hour
costs. The following chart details the
individual components and estimated
hour burdens. In calculating the
burdens, we assumed that respondents
perform certain requirements in the
normal course of their activities. We
consider these to be usual and
customary and took that into account in
estimating the burden.
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BURDEN BREAKDOWN

Citation
30CFR
pal't250,
subpart

~eporting orRecordkeeping
Requir~ment•

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109(a);
110
118;121;
124

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125; 126

130-133
(Form
BSEE1832)
186(a)(3);
NTL

192 (Form
BSEE0132)

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Authority and Definition of Terms
Appeal orders or decisions; appeal
Exempt under 5
0
INCs.
CFR 1320.4(a)(2),
(c).
Performance Standards
Submit welding, burning, and hot
4
51 plans
204
tapping plans.
10
6
60
Apply for injection of gas; use BSEEapplicatio
approved formula to determine original
gas from injected.
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264
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Subtotal Reslmu.ses
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Cost Recovery Fees
Cost Recovery Fees, confirmation
Cost Recovery Fees
0
receipt, etc.; verbal approvals
and related items are
pertaining to fees.
covered individually
throughout subpart
A
Forms
Submit "green" response copy of Form
3
2,764
8,292
BSEE-1832, INC(s), indicating date
forms
violations corrected; or submit same
info via electronic reporting.
0
Apply to receive administrative
Not considered
entitlements to eWell (electronic/digital information
form submittals).
collection under 5
CFR 1320.3(h)(l ).
Daily report of evacuation statistics for
3
884
2,652
natural occurrence/hurricane (GOMR
reports or
Form BSEE-0132 (form takes 1 hour))
forms
when circumstances warrant; inform
BSEE when you resume production.
3
4 forms
12
Use Form BSEE-0143 to submit an
initial damage report to the Regional
Supervisor.

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Use Form BSEE-0143 to submit
subsequent damage reports on a
monthly basis until damaged structure
or equipment is returned to service;
immediately when information
changes; date item returned to service
must be in final report.
Report apparent violations or noncompliance.

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internal
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3,662

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Submit PIP under BSEE implementing
40
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4 forms

Subtutal
Inspection of Operations
Request reconsideration from issuance
7
of an INC.
Request waiver of 14-day response
1
time.
Notify BSEE before returning to
1
operations if shut-in.
1.5
Request reimbursement within 90 days
of inspection for food, quarters, and
transportation, provided to BSEE
representatives. Submit supporting
verifications of the meals, such as a
meal log w/inspectors signature .

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222
requests
296
wmvers
2,026
notices
2 requests

1,554
296
2,026
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3,879

2,546
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Special Types of Approval
Request various oral approvals not
2
346
specifically covered elsewhere in
requests
regulatory requirements.
Submit letter when stopping approved
Burden covered
flaring with required information.
under 30 CFR part
250, subpart K
(1 014-0019).
Request approval to use new or
22
1,430
alternative procedures, along with
requests
supporting documentation if
applicable, including BAST not
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Requestapprovalofdeparturefrom
operating requirements not specifically
covered elsewhere in regulatory
requirements, along with supporting
documentation if applicable.
Submit designation of agent and local
agent for Regional Supervisor' and/or
Regional Director's approval.

145

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405
requests

1

9
submittals

1,418

9

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2,190 ;
33,579
.Suijtotal R~sporises
Hours
Naming and Identifying Facilities and Wells (Does Not Include MODUs)
150; 151;
Name and identify facilities, artificial
4
597 new I
2,388
152·
islands, MODUs, helo landing facilities
replaceme
154Ca)
etc., with signs.
nt signs
150;
Name and identify wells with signs.
2
286 new
572
154(b)
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168; 171;
172; 174;
175; 177;
180(b), (d)

172(b );
177(a)

177(b), (c),
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Suspensions
Request suspension of operation or
production; submit schedule of work
leading to commencement; supporting
information; include pay.gov
confirmation receipt.
Submit progress reports on a
suspension of operation or production
as condition of approval.
Conduct site-specific study; submit
results; request payment by another
party. No instances requiring this
study in several years--could be
necessary if a situation occurred such
as severe damage to a platform or
structure caused by a hurricane or a
vessel collision.
Various references to submitting new,
revised, or modified exploration plan,
development/production plan, or
development operations coordination
document.

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6,460

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report

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Notify and submit report on various
lease-holding operations and lease
production activities.
Request more than 180 days to resume
operations; notify BSEE if operations
do not begin within 180 days.
Submit various operation and
production data to demonstrate
production in paying quantities to
maintain lease beyond primary term;
notify BSEE when you begin
conducting operations beyond its
primary term .
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384
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Respobses ·•
Information and Reporting Requirements
12
202
Submit information and reports, as
BSEE requires.
Submittals
1.5
505
Report to the District Manager
immediately via oral communication
Oral
Oral
and written follow-up within 15reports
calendar days, incidents pertaining to:
fatalities; injuries; LoWC; fires;
explosions; all collisions resulting in
property or equipment damage >$25K;
671
4
structural damage to an OCS facility;
Writte
Written
cranes; incidents that damage or
n
reports
disable safety systems or equipment
(including firefighting systems);
include hurricane reports such as
platform/rig evacuation, rig damage,
PIL damage, and platform damage;
operations personnel to muster for
evacuation not related to weather or
drills; any additional information
required. If requested, submit copy
marked as public information.
Report all spills of oil or other liquid
Burden covered
pollutants.
under 30 CFR part
254
( 10 14-0007).
Report to District Manager hydrogen
Burden covered
sulfide (H2S) gas releases immediately
under 30 CFR part
by oral communication.
250, subpart D
(1 014-0018).

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Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified one non-hour cost
burden. Requests for a Suspension of
Operations or a Suspension of
Production (§ 250.171) requires a cost
recovery fee of $2,123. We have not
identified any other non-hour cost
burdens associated with this collection
of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.,) provides that
an agency may not conduct or sponsor
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Until OMB approves a
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Comments: Before submitting an ICR
to OMB, PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A)
requires each agency ‘‘. . . to provide
notice . . . and otherwise consult with
members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information. . .’’. Agencies
must specifically solicit comments to:
(a) Evaluate whether the collection is
necessary or useful; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) enhance
the quality, usefulness, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (d)
minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
technology.
Agencies must also estimate the nonhour paperwork cost burdens to
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from the collection of information.
Therefore, if you have other non-hour
burden costs to generate, maintain, and
disclose this information, you should
comment and provide your total capital
and startup cost components or annual
operation, maintenance, and purchase
of service components. For further
information on this burden, refer to 5
CFR 1320.3(b)(1) and (2), or contact the
Bureau representative listed previously
in this notice.
We will summarize written responses
to this notice and address them in our
submission for OMB approval. As a
result of your comments, we will make
any necessary adjustments to the burden
in our submission to OMB.
Public Availability of Comments:
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number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
BSEE Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Nicole Mason, (703)
787–1607.
Dated: February 7, 2017.
Eric Miller,
Acting Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore
Regulatory Programs.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–570 and 731–
TA–1346 (Preliminary)]

Aluminum Foil From China; Institution
of Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Investigations and Scheduling of
Preliminary Phase Investigations
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Commission hereby gives
notice of the institution of investigations
and commencement of preliminary
phase antidumping and countervailing
duty investigations Nos. 701–TA–570
and 731–TA–1346 (Preliminary)
pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the
Act’’) to determine whether there is a
reasonable indication that an industry
in the United States is materially
injured or threatened with material
injury, or the establishment of an
industry in the United States is
materially retarded, by reason of
imports of aluminum foil from China,
provided for in subheadings 7607.11.30,
7607.11.60, 7607.11.90, and 7607.19.60
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States, that are alleged to be
sold in the United States at less than fair
value and alleged to be subsidized by
the government of China. Unless the
Department of Commerce extends the
time for initiation, the Commission
must reach a preliminary determination
in antidumping and countervailing duty
investigations in 45 days, or in this case
by April 24, 2017. The Commission’s
views must be transmitted to Commerce
within five business days thereafter, or
by May 1, 2017.
DATES: Effective Date: March 9, 2017.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Justin Enck ((202) 205–3363), Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
205–1810. Persons with mobility
impairments who will need special
assistance in gaining access to the
Commission should contact the Office
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its Internet server (https://
www.usitc.gov). The public record for
this investigation may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.—These investigations
are being instituted, pursuant to
sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and
1673b(a)), in response to a petition filed
on March 9, 2017, by The Aluminum
Association Trade Enforcement Working
Group and its individual members.
For further information concerning
the conduct of these investigations and
rules of general application, consult the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B
(19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207).
Participation in the investigation and
public service list.—Persons (other than
petitioners) wishing to participate in the
investigations as parties must file an
entry of appearance with the Secretary
to the Commission, as provided in
sections 201.11 and 207.10 of the
Commission’s rules, not later than seven
days after publication of this notice in
the Federal Register. Industrial users
and (if the merchandise under
investigation is sold at the retail level)
representative consumer organizations
have the right to appear as parties in
Commission antidumping duty and
countervailing duty investigations. The
Secretary will prepare a public service
list containing the names and addresses
of all persons, or their representatives,
who are parties to these investigations
upon the expiration of the period for
filing entries of appearance.
Limited disclosure of business
proprietary information (BPI) under an
administrative protective order (APO)
and BPI service list.—Pursuant to
section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s
rules, the Secretary will make BPI
gathered in these investigations
available to authorized applicants
representing interested parties (as
defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9)) who are

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parties to the investigations under the
APO issued in the investigations,
provided that the application is made
not later than seven days after the
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. A separate service list will be
maintained by the Secretary for those
parties authorized to receive BPI under
the APO.
Conference.—The Commission’s
Director of Investigations has scheduled
a conference in connection with these
investigations for 9:30 a.m. on
Thursday, March 30, 2017, at the U.S.
International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington,
DC. Requests to appear at the conference
should be emailed to William.bishop@
usitc.gov and Sharon.bellamy@usitc.gov
(DO NOT FILE ON EDIS) on or before
March 28, 2017. Parties in support of
the imposition of countervailing and
antidumping duties in these
investigations and parties in opposition
to the imposition of such duties will
each be collectively allocated one hour
within which to make an oral
presentation at the conference. A
nonparty who has testimony that may
aid the Commission’s deliberations may
request permission to present a short
statement at the conference.
Written submissions.—As provided in
sections 201.8 and 207.15 of the
Commission’s rules, any person may
submit to the Commission on or before
April 4, 2017, a written brief containing
information and arguments pertinent to
the subject matter of the investigations.
Parties may file written testimony in
connection with their presentation at
the conference. All written submissions
must conform with the provisions of
section 201.8 of the Commission’s rules;
any submissions that contain BPI must
also conform with the requirements of
sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the
Commission’s rules. The Commission’s
Handbook on E-Filing, available on the
Commission’s Web site at https://
www.usitc.gov/secretary/documents/
handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf,
elaborates upon the Commission’s rules
with respect to electronic filing.
In accordance with sections 201.16(c)
and 207.3 of the rules, each document
filed by a party to the investigations
must be served on all other parties to
the investigations (as identified by
either the public or BPI service list), and
a certificate of service must be timely
filed. The Secretary will not accept a
document for filing without a certificate
of service.
Certification.—Pursuant to section
207.3 of the Commission’s rules, any
person submitting information to the
Commission in connection with this/
these investigation(s) must certify that

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