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Verification
Because the examined respondents in
this investigation did not provide
information requested by Commerce,
and Commerce preliminarily determines
that the examined respondent has been
uncooperative, we will not conduct
verification.
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments
may be submitted to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance no later than 50 days after
the date of publication of the
preliminary determination, unless the
Secretary alters the time limit. Rebuttal
briefs, limited to issues raised in case
briefs, may be submitted no later than
five days after the deadline date for case
briefs.9 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, whether any
participant is a foreign national, and a
list of the issues to be discussed. If a
request for a hearing is made, Commerce
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.

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Final Determination
Section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.210(b)(1) provide that
Commerce will issue the final
determination within 75 days after the
date of its preliminary determination.
Accordingly, Commerce will make its
final determination no later than 75
days after the signature date of this
preliminary determination.
9 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303
(for general filing requirements).

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International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
the Act, Commerce will notify the
International Trade Commission (ITC) of
its preliminary 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 whether
these imports are materially injuring, or
threaten material injury to, the U.S.
industry.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and
published in accordance with sections
733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.205(c).
Dated: July 30, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.

Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by the scope of
these investigations is carbon and alloy steel
threaded rod. Steel threaded rod is certain
threaded rod, bar, or studs, of carbon or alloy
steel, having a solid, circular cross section of
any diameter, in any straight length. Steel
threaded rod is normally drawn, cold-rolled,
threaded, and straightened, or it may be hotrolled. In addition, the steel threaded rod,
bar, or studs subject to these investigations
are non-headed and threaded along greater
than 25 percent of their total actual length.
A variety of finishes or coatings, such as
plain oil finish as a temporary rust
protectant, zinc coating (i.e., galvanized,
whether by electroplating or hot-dipping),
paint, and other similar finishes and
coatings, may be applied to the merchandise.
Steel threaded rod is normally produced to
American Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM) specifications ASTM A36, ASTM
A193 B7/B7m, ASTM A193 B16, ASTM
A307, ASTM A320 L7/L7M, ASTM A320
L43, ASTM A354 BC and BD, ASTM A449,
ASTM F1554–36, ASTM F1554–55, ASTM
F1554 Grade 105, American Society of
Mechanical Engineers (ASME) specification
ASME B18.31.3, and American Petroleum
Institute (API) specification API 20E. All
steel threaded rod meeting the physical
description set forth above is covered by the
scope of these investigations, whether or not
produced according to a particular standard.
Subject merchandise includes material
matching the above description that has been
finished, assembled, or packaged in a third
country, including by cutting, chamfering,
coating, or painting the threaded rod, by
attaching the threaded rod to, or packaging it
with, another product, or any other finishing,
assembly, or packaging operation that would
not otherwise remove the merchandise from
the scope of the investigations if performed
in the country of manufacture of the threaded
rod.
Carbon and alloy steel threaded rod are
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investigations whether or not imported
attached to, or in conjunction with, other
parts and accessories such as nuts and
washers. If carbon and alloy steel threaded
rod are imported attached to, or in
conjunction with, such non-subject
merchandise, only the threaded rod is
included in the scope.
Excluded from the scope of these
investigations are: (1) Threaded rod, bar, or
studs which are threaded only on one or both
ends and the threading covers 25 percent or
less of the total actual length; and (2)
stainless steel threaded rod, defined as steel
threaded rod containing, by weight, 1.2
percent or less of carbon and 10.5 percent or
more of chromium, with our without other
elements.
Excluded from the scope of the
antidumping investigation on steel threaded
rod from the People’s Republic of China is
any merchandise covered by the existing
antidumping order on Certain Steel Threaded
Rod from the People’s Republic of China. See
Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People’s
Republic of China: Notice of Antidumping
Duty Order, 74 FR 17154 (April 14, 2009).
Specifically excluded from the scope of
these investigations is threaded rod that is
imported as part of a package of hardware in
conjunction with a ready-to-assemble piece
of furniture.
Steel threaded rod is currently classifiable
under subheadings 7318.15.5051,
7318.15.5056, and 7318.15.5090 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS). Subject merchandise may
also enter under subheading 7318.15.2095
and 7318.19.0000 of the HTSUS. The HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience
and U.S. Customs purposes only. The written
description of the scope is dispositive.

Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed
in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Scope of the Investigation
V. Scope Comments
VI. Application of Facts Available and Use of
Adverse Inference
VII. All-Others Rate
VIII. Preliminary Affirmative Determination
of Critical Circumstances
IX. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Proposed Information Collection; NIST
Invention Disclosure and Inventor
Information Collection
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Commerce.

AGENCY:
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The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before October 7, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Elizabeth Reinhart, Management
Analyst, National Institute of Standards
and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive,
Gaithersburg, MD 20889- 1710, (or via
the internet at docpra@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Technology Partnerships
Office, 100 Bureau Ave. MS 2200,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 301–975–2522,
and donald.archer@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

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I. Abstract
The NIST DN–45 Invention
Disclosure Form is used to collect
information pertaining to inventions
created by Federal employees or by nonFederally employed individuals who
have created an invention using NIST
laboratory facilities as NIST Associates.
The collection of this information is
required to protect the United States
rights to inventions created using
Federal resources. The information
collected on the form allows the
Government to determine: (1) If an
invention has been created; (2) the
status of any statutory bar that pertains
to the potential invention or that may
pertain to the invention in the future.
The information collected may allow
the Government to begin a patent
application process.
The Inventor Information Sheet is
used to collect from individuals who
have been named as potential inventors
on a NIST Invention Disclosure Form.
The collection of this information is
used for multiple purposes:
(1) Some of the information may be
required to file a patent application, if
NIST seeks to protect a federally owned
invention, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 207.
(2) The form, in part, is a statement
made by the respondent declaring
whether the respondent considers
herself/himself to be an inventor.
(3) Some of the information is needed
for NIST to determine potential
assignees with which NIST would
potentially negotiate consolidation of
rights and other patent related matters.

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(4) Some of the information helps
NIST determine under which statutory
authority NIST may consolidate rights
in an invention with other potential
assignees.
(5) Country citizenship information is
required to determine whether a
Scientific and Technology agreement or
treaty with the respondent’s country
may impact the U.S. Government’s
rights to the invention.
The information is collected by the
Technology Partnerships Office and
shared with the Office of Chief Counsel
at NIST. The information may also be
shared with non-Governmental entities
that may have ownership rights to the
potential invention. The Government
collects this information to execute the
policy and objective of the Congress
expressed at 35 U.S.C. 200. 35 U.S.C.
207 authorizes Federal agencies to apply
for, obtain, and maintain patents or
other forms of protection . . . on
inventions in which the Federal
Government owns a right, title, or
interest. 35 U.S.C. 207 also authorizes
each Federal agency to undertake all
other suitable and necessary steps to
protect and administer rights to
federally owned inventions on behalf of
the Federal government. The
information collected through the NIST
DN–45 is necessary for NIST to execute
the authority granted at 35 U.S.C. 207.

of the burden (including hours and cost)
of the proposed collection of
information; (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
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Baldrige
Performance Excellence Program
Team Leader Consensus and Site Visit
Information Collections
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Commerce.

II. Method of Collection

AGENCY:

Information is collected by
completing the NIST DN–45 form which
is a template created in Microsoft Word.

ACTION:

Notice.

The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
OMB Control Number: New Collection effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
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public and other Federal agencies to
Form Number(s): NIST DN–45.
take this opportunity to comment on
Type of Review: Regular submission.
proposed and/or continuing information
Affected Public: Individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
collections, as required by the
Invention Disclosure Form—10 per year. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Inventor Information Form—100 per
DATES: Written comments must be
year.
submitted on or before October 7, 2019.
Estimated Time per Response:
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
Invention Disclosure Form: 3 hours.
Inventor Information Form: 30 minutes. to Maureen O’Reilly, Management
Analyst, National Institute of Standards
Estimated Total Annual Burden
and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive,
Hours: Invention Disclosure Form: 30
Gaithersburg, MD 20889–1710, (or via
hours. Inventor Information Form: 50
the internet at docpra@doc.gov).
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Public: $500.
Requests for additional information or
III. Data

IV. Request for Comments
NIST invites comments 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

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SUMMARY:

copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Dawn Bailey, Baldrige
Performance Excellence Program, 100
Bureau Drive, Stop 1020, Gaithersburg,
MD 20899, 301–975–3074,
dawn.bailey@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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