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Federal Register/Vol. 80, No. 202/Tuesday, October 20, 2015 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 202 / Tuesday, October 20, 2015 / Notices 63539 Cash Deposit Rates Pursuant to Remand Dated: October 8, 2015. Redetermination.’’ Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix: Revised Antidumping Duty Cash Deposit Rates Pursuant To Remand Redetermination Revised AD cash deposit Exporter Producer rate (%) BEIJING SAI LIN KE HARDWARE CO., LTD ........................... XUZHOU GUANG HUAN STEEL TUBE PRODUCTS CO., 69.2 LTD. BENXI NORTHERN PIPES CO., LTD ....................................... BENXI NORTHERN PIPES CO., LTD ....................................... 69.2 DALIAN BROLLO STEEL TUBES LTD ..................................... DALIAN BROLLO STEEL TUBES LTD ..................................... 69.2 GUANGDONG WALSALL STEEL PIPE INDUSTRIAL CO. GUANGDONG WALSALL STEEL PIPE INDUSTRIAL CO. 69.2 LTD. LTD. HENGSHUI JINGHUA STEEL PIPE CO., LTD ......................... HENGSHUI JINGHUA STEEL PIPE CO., LTD ......................... 69.2 HULUDAO STEEL PIPE INDUSTRIAL CO ............................... HULUDAO STEEL PIPE INDUSTRIAL CO ............................... 69.2 JIANGSU GUOQIANG ZINC-PLATING INDUSTRIAL CO., JIANGSU GUOQIANG ZINC–PLATING INDUSTRIAL CO., 69.2 LTD. LTD. JIANGYIN JIANYE METAL PRODUCTS CO., LTD .................. JIANGYIN JIANYE METAL PRODUCTS CO., LTD .................. 69.2 KUNSHAN HONGYUAN MACHINERY MANUFACTURE CO., KUNSHAN HONGYUAN MACHINERY MANUFACTURE CO., 69.2 LTD. LTD. KUNSHAN LETS WIN STEEL MACHINERY CO., LTD ............ KUNSHAN LETS WIN STEEL MACHINERY CO., LTD ............ 69.2 QINGDAO XIANGXING STEEL PIPE CO., LTD ....................... QINGDAO XIANGXING STEEL PIPE CO., LTD ....................... 69.2 QINGDAO YONGJIE IMPORT & EXPORT CO., LTD .............. SHANDONG XINYUANGROUP CO., LTD ................................ 69.2 RIZHAO XINGYE IMPORT & EXPORT CO., LTD .................... SHANDONG XINYUAN GROUP CO., LTD ............................... 69.2 SHANGHAI METALS & MINERALS IMPORT & EXPORT BENXI NORTHERN PIPES CO., LTD ....................................... 69.2 CORP. SHENYANG BOYU M/E CO., LTD ............................................ BAZHOU DONG SHENG HOT-DIPPED GALVANIZED STEEL 69.2 PIPE CO., LTD. SHIJIAZHUANG ZHONGQING IMP & EXP CO., LTD .............. BAZHOU ZHUOFA STEEL PIPE CO. LTD ............................... 69.2 TIANJIN BAOLAI INT’L TRADE CO., LTD ................................ TIANJIN JINGHAI COUNTY BAOLAI BUSINESS AND INDUS- 69.2 TRY CO. LTD. TIANJIN NO. 1 STEEL ROLLED CO., LTD ............................... TIANJIN HEXING STEEL CO., LTD .......................................... 69.2 TIANJIN NO. 1 STEEL ROLLED CO., LTD ............................... TIANJIN RUITONG STEEL CO., LTD ....................................... 69.2 TIANJIN NO. 1 STEEL ROLLED CO., LTD ............................... TIANJIN YAYI INDUSTRIAL CO ................................................ 69.2 TIANJIN XINGYUDA IMPORT & EXPORT CO., LTD ............... TANGSHAN FENGNAN DISTRICT XINLIDA STEEL PIPE 69.2 CO., LTD. TIANJIN XINGYUDA IMPORT & EXPORT CO., LTD ............... TIANJIN LIFENGYUANDA STEEL GROUP .............................. 69.2 TIANJIN XINGYUDA IMPORT & EXPORT CO., LTD ............... TIANJIN LITUO STEEL PRODUCTS CO .................................. 69.2 TIANJIN XINGYUDA IMPORT & EXPORT CO., LTD ............... TIANJIN XINGYUNDA STEEL PIPE CO ................................... 69.2 WAH CIT ENTERPRISE ............................................................ GUANGDONG WALSALL STEEL PIPE INDUSTRIAL CO. 69.2 LTD. WAI MING (TIANJIN) INT’L TRADING CO., LTD ..................... BAZHOU DONG SHENG HOT-DIPPED GALVANIZED STEEL 69.2 PIPE CO., LTD. WEIFANG EAST STEEL PIPE CO., LTD .................................. WEIFANG EAST STEEL PIPE CO., LTD .................................. 69.2 WUXI ERIC STEEL PIPE CO., LTD .......................................... WUXI ERIC STEEL PIPE CO., LTD .......................................... 69.2 WUXI FASTUBE INDUSTRY CO., LTD .................................... WUXI FASTUBE INDUSTRY CO., LTD .................................... 69.2 ZHANGJIAGANG ZHONGYUAN PIPE-MAKING CO., LTD ...... ZHANGJIAGANG ZHONGYUAN PIPE-MAKING CO., LTD ...... 69.2 PRC-WIDE ENTITY .................................................................... ................................................................................................ 85.55 [FR Doc. 2015–26601 Filed 10–19–15; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SUMMARY: The National Institute of BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Standards and Technology (NIST) National Institute of Standards and requests comments on Federal Technology Information Processing Standard (FIPS) [Docket No. 150923882–5882–01] 186–4, Digital Signature Standard, which has been in effect since July Federal Information Processing 2013. FIPS 186–4 specifies three Standard (FIPS) 186–4, Digital techniques for the generation and Signature Standard; Request for verification of digital signatures that can Comments on the NIST-Recommended be used for the protection of data: the Elliptic Curves Rivest-Shamir-Adleman Algorithm AGENCY: National Institute of Standards (RSA), the Digital Signature Algorithm and Technology (NIST), Commerce. (DSA), and the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA), along ACTION: Notice and request for with a set of elliptic curves comments. recommended for government use. NIST VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:55 Oct 19, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20OCN1.SGM 20OCN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 63540 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 202 / Tuesday, October 20, 2015 / Notices is primarily seeking comments on the recommended elliptic curves in FIPS the FIPS, including the set of algorithms recommended elliptic curves specified 186–2 that were generated using the and elliptic curves specified in the FIPS. in Appendix D of the FIPS, but algorithms in the ANS X9.62 standard 1. Digital Signature Schemes comments on other areas of the FIPS and Institute of Electrical and will also be considered. FIPS 186–4 is Electronics Engineers (IEEE) P1363 a. Do the digital signature schemes available at http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/ standards. The provenance of the curves and key sizes specified in FIPS 186–4 NIST.FIPS.186–4. was not fully specified, leading to recent satisfy the security requirements of DATES: Comments on FIPS 186–4 must public concerns that there could be an applications used by industry? be received on or before December 4, unknown weakness in these curves. b. Are there other digital signature 2015. NIST is not aware of any vulnerability schemes that should be considered for in these curves when they are inclusion in a future revision to FIPS ADDRESSES: Comments on FIPS 186–4 implemented correctly and used as 186? What are the advantages of these may be sent electronically to FIPS186- described in NIST standards and schemes over the existing schemes in [email protected] with ‘‘Comment on guidelines. FIPS 186? FIPS 186’’ in the subject line. Written In the fifteen years since FIPS 186–2 comments may also be submitted by was published, elliptic curve 2. Security of Elliptic Curves mail to Information Technology cryptography (ECC) has seen slow a. Do the NIST-recommended curves Laboratory, ATTN: FIPS 186–4 adoption outside certain communities. satisfy the security requirements of Comments, National Institute of Past discussions on this topic have cited applications used by industry? Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau several possible reasons for this, b. Are there any attacks of Drive, Mail Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, including interoperability issues, cryptographic significance on Elliptic MD 20899–8930. performance characteristics, and The current FIPS 186–4 can be found Curve Cryptography that apply to the concerns over intellectual property. at http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/NIST. NIST-recommended curves or other In addition, advances in the FIPS.186-4. widely used curves? understanding of elliptic curves within Comments received in response to the cryptographic community have led 3. Elliptic Curve Specifications and this notice will be published to the development of new elliptic Criteria electronically at http://csrc.nist.gov/, so curves and algorithms whose designers commenters should not include a. Is there a need for new elliptic claim to offer better performance and information they do not wish to be curves to be considered for are easier to implement in a secure posted (e.g., personal or confidential standardization? manner. Some of these curves are under business information). b. If there is a need, what criteria consideration in voluntary, consensus- should NIST use to evaluate any curves FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. based Standards Developing to be considered for inclusion? Lily Chen, Computer Security Division, Organizations. c. Do you anticipate a need to create, National Institute of Standards and In 2014, NIST’s primary external standardize or approve new elliptic Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail advisory board, the Visiting Committee curves on an ongoing basis? Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899– on Advanced Technology (VCAT), 8930, email: [email protected], phone: conducted a review of NIST’s 4. Adoption (301) 975–6974. cryptographic standards program. As a. Which of the approved digital SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FIPS 186 part of their review, the VCAT signature schemes and NIST- was initially developed by NIST in recommended that NIST ‘‘generate a recommended curves have been used in collaboration with the National
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