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to, powder (sometimes known as granular), parties are invited to comment on these during the POR.6 Similarly, on April 25, dispersions (sometimes known as paste), or preliminary results. 2019, Commerce received a letter from in any solution). The chemical formula for DATES: Applicable October 8, 2019. Export GmbH reporting it had strontium chromate is SrCrO4 and the no exports, sales, or entries of subject Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: merchandise into the United States number is 7789–06–2. Preston Cox, AD/CVD Operations, during the POR.7 On June 28, 2019, we Strontium chromate that has been blended Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, transmitted a ‘‘No-Shipment Inquiry’’ to with another product or products is included International Trade Administration, in the scope if the resulting mix contains 15 U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 percent or more of strontium chromate by (CBP) regarding NLMK, Severstal PAO, Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, total formula weight. Products with which and Severstal Export GmbH, to which DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5041. strontium chromate may be blended include, CBP responded that it found no but are not limited to, water and solvents SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: shipments of hot-rolled from such as Aromatic 100 Methyl Amyl Ketone (MAK)/2-Heptanone, Acetone, Glycol Ether Background NLMK, Severstal PAO, and Severstal Export GmbH during the POR.8 EB, Naphtha Leicht, and Xylene. Subject In response to Commerce’s notice of merchandise includes strontium chromate opportunity to request an administrative Scope of the Order that has been processed in a third country into a product that otherwise would be review on hot-rolled steel from the For the purposes of this order, ‘‘hot- 1 within the scope of this investigation if Russian Federation, Nucor rolled steel’’ means certain hot-rolled processed in the country of manufacture of Corporation, AK Steel Corporation, flat-rolled carbon-quality steel products the in-scope strontium chromate. ArcelorMittal USA LLC, United States of a rectangular shape, of a width of 0.5 The merchandise subject to this Steel Corporation, California Steel inch or greater, neither clad, plated, nor investigation is currently classified in the Industries, Steel Dynamics, Inc., and coated with metal and whether or not Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United SSAB Enterprises LLC (domestic States (HTSUS) under subheading painted, varnished, or coated with interested parties) timely requested an plastics or other non-metallic 2841.50.9100. Subject merchandise may also administrative review with respect to enter under HTSUS subheading substances, in coils (whether or not in 3212.90.0050. While the HTSUS subheadings (NLMK), Severstal successively superimposed layers) 2 and CAS registry number are provided for PAO, and Severstal Export GmbH. On regardless of thickness, and in straight convenience and customs purposes, the January 28, 2019, Commerce exercised lengths, of a thickness less than 4.75 written description of the scope is its discretion to toll all deadlines for mm and of a width measuring at least dispositive. reviews of antidumping duty orders 10 times the thickness. Appendix II with December anniversary dates which Universal mill plate (i.e., flat-rolled were affected by the partial government products rolled on four faces or in a List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and shutdown by 31 days.3 closed box pass, of a width exceeding Decision Memorandum On March 14, 2019, Commerce 150 mm but not exceeding 1,250 mm I. Summary published in the Federal Register a and of a thickness of not less than 4 II. Background notice of initiation of an administrative mm, not in coils and without patterns III. Scope of the Investigation review of the antidumping duty order in relief) of a thickness not less than 4.0 IV. Margin Calculations on hot-rolled steel from the Russian V. Final Negative Determination of Critical mm is not included within the scope of Circumstances Federation covering three companies: this order. VI. Discussion of Issues NLMK, Severstal PAO, and Severstal Specifically included in this scope are VII. Recommendation Export GmbH.4 Subsequently, on April vacuum degassed, fully stabilized [FR Doc. 2019–21807 Filed 10–7–19; 8:45 am] 9, 2019, Commerce received a letter (commonly referred to as interstitial-free BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P from NLMK reporting that it had no (IF)) , high strength low alloy exports, sales, or entries of subject (HSLA) steels, and the substrate for merchandise into the United States motor lamination steels. IF steels are DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE during the POR.5 On April 18, 2019, recognized as low carbon steels with Commerce received a letter from micro-alloying levels of elements such International Trade Administration Severstal PAO reporting it had no as titanium and/or niobium added to [A–821–809] exports, sales, or entries of subject stabilize carbon and nitrogen elements. merchandise into the United States HSLA steels are recognized as steels Certain Hot-Rolled Flat-Rolled Carbon- with micro-alloying levels of elements Quality Steel Products From the 1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, such as chromium, copper, niobium, Russian Federation: Preliminary No Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity titanium, vanadium, and molybdenum. Shipments Determination of To Request Administrative Review, 83 FR 62293 (December 3, 2018). The substrate for motor lamination Antidumping Duty Administrative 2 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Certain Review; 2017–2018 Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from : 6 See Severstal PAO’s Letter, ‘‘Administrative Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated Review of the Antidumping Order on Certain Hot- AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, December 31, 2018. Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel Products from the International Trade Administration, 3 See Memorandum to the Record from Steven Russian Federation: Certification of No Shipments Department of Commerce. Presing, ‘‘December Order Deadlines Affected by for PAO Severstal,’’ dated April 18, 2019. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce the Partial Shutdown of the Federal Government,’’ 7 See Severstal Export GmbH’s Letter, (Commerce) is conducting an dated August 7, 2019. ‘‘Administrative Review of the Antidumping Order 4 See Initiation of Antidumping and on Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon-Quality Steel administrative review of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR Products from the Russian Federation: Certification antidumping duty order on certain hot- 9297 (March 14, 2019). of No Shipments for JSC Severstal,’’ dated April 25, rolled flat-rolled carbon-quality steel 5 See NLMK’s Letter, ‘‘Certification of No 2019. products (hot-rolled steel) from the Shipments for Novolipetsk Steel: Administrative 8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Hot-rolled flat-rolled Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain carbon-quality steel products from the Russia Russian Federation. The period of Hot-Rolled-Carbon-Quality Steel Products from the Federation (Commerce A–821–809; Customs A– review (POR) is December 1, 2017 Russian Federation 12/1/2017 to 11/30/2018,’’ 462–809),’’ dated July 1, 2019 (Customs Liaison through November 30, 2018. Interested dated April 9, 2019. Unit Memorandum).

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steels contains micro-alloying levels of cobalt, or 0.40 percent of lead, or 1.25 elements exceeds those listed above elements such as silicon and aluminum. percent of nickel, or 0.30 percent of (including e.g., ASTM specifications Steel products to be included in the tungsten, or 0.012 percent of boron, or A543, A387, A514, A517, and A506). scope of this order, regardless of 0.10 percent of molybdenum, or 0.10 —SAE/AISI grades of series 2300 and Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the percent of niobium, or 0.41 percent of higher. United States (HTSUS) definitions, are titanium, or 0.15 percent of vanadium, —Ball bearing steels, as defined in the products in which: (1) Iron or 0.15 percent of zirconium. HTSUS. predominates, by weight, over each of All products that meet the physical —Tool steels, as defined in the HTSUS. the other contained elements; (2) the and chemical description provided —Silica-manganese (as defined in the carbon content is 2 percent or less, by above are within the scope of this HTSUS) or silicon electrical steel with weight; and (3) none of the elements agreement unless otherwise excluded. a silicon level exceeding 1.50 percent. listed below exceeds the quantity, by The following products, by way of —ASTM specifications A710 and A736. weight, respectively indicated: 1.80 example, are outside and/or specifically —USS Abrasion-resistant steels (USS Percent of manganese, or 1.50 percent of excluded from the scope of this AR 400, USS AR 500). silicon, or 1.00 percent of copper, or agreement: —Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the 0.50 percent of aluminum, or 1.25 —Alloy hot-rolled steel products in following chemical, physical and percent of chromium, or 0.30 percent of which at least one of the chemical mechanical specifications:

C Mn P S Si Cr Cu Ni

0.10–0.14% 0.90% Max 0.025% Max 0.005% Max 0.30–0.50% 0.50–0.70% 0.20–0.40% 0.20% Max Width = 44.80 inches maximum; Thickness = 0.063–0.198 inches; Yield Strength = 50,000 ksi minimum; Tensile Strength = 70,000–88,000 psi.

—Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical, physical and mechanical specifications:

C Mn P S Si Cr Cu Ni

0.10–0.16% 0.70%–0.90% 0.025% Max 0.006% Max 0.30–0.50% 0.50–0.70% 0.25% Max 0.20% Max Mo ...... 0.21% Max ...... Width = 44.80 inches maximum; Thickness = 0.350 inches maximum; Yield Strength = 80,000 ksi minimum; Tensile Strength = 105,000 psi Aim.

—Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical, physical and mechanical specifications:

C Mn P S Si Cr Cu Ni

0.10–0.14% 1.30–1.80% 0.025% Max 0.005% Max 0.30–0.50% 0.50–0.70% 0.20–0.70% 0.20% Max V(wt.) Cb ...... 0.10% Max 0.08% Max ...... Width = 44.80 inches maximum; Thickness = 0.350 inches maximum; Yield Strength = 80,000 ksi minimum; Tensile Strength = 105,000 psi Aim.

—Hot-rolled steel coil which meets the following chemical, physical and mechanical specifications:

C Mn P S Si Cr Cu Ni

0.15% Max 1.40% Max 0.025% Max 0.010% Max 0.50% Max 1.00% Max 0.50% Max .20% Max Nb Ca Al ...... 0.005% Max Treated 0.01–0.07% ...... Width = 39.37 inches; Thickness = 0.181 inches maximum; Yield Strength = 70,000 psi minimum for thicknesses ≤0.148 inches and 65,000 psi minimum for thicknesses >0.148 inches; Tensile Strength = 80,000 psi minimum.

Hot-rolled dual phase steel, phase- 540 N/mm2 and 640 N/mm2 and an percentage ≥25 percent for thicknesses hardened, primarily with a ferritic- elongation percentage ≥26 percent for of 2mm and above. martensitic microstructure, contains 0.9 thicknesses of 2 mm and above, or (ii) Hot-rolled bearing quality steel, SAE percent up to and including 1.5 percent a tensile strength between 590 N/mm2 grade 1050, in coils, with an inclusion silicon by weight, further characterized and 690 N/mm2 and an elongation rating of 1.0 maximum per ASTM E 45, by either (i) tensile strength between Method A, with excellent surface

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quality and chemistry restrictions as Severstal Export GmbH but, rather, to Time on the date that the document is follows: 0.012 percent maximum complete the review and issue due. phosphorus, 0.015 percent maximum appropriate instructions to CBP based Unless the deadline is extended, 10 sulfur, and 0.20 percent maximum on the final results of this review. Commerce intends to issue the final residuals including 0.15 percent Public Comment results of this administrative review, maximum chromium. including the results of its analysis of Grade ASTM A570–50 hot-rolled steel Interested parties may submit case the issues raised in any written briefs, sheet in coils or cut lengths, width of 74 briefs no later than 30 days after the not later than 120 days after the date of inches (nominal, within ASTM date of publication of this notice.11 tolerances), thickness of 11 gauge (0.119 Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised publication of this notice, pursuant to inches nominal), mill edge and skin in the case briefs, may be filed not later section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of passed, with a minimum copper content than five days after the date for filing 1930, as amended (the Act). of 0.20 percent. case briefs.12 Parties who submit case or Assessment Rates The covered merchandise is classified rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are in the HTSUS at subheadings: encouraged to submit with each In accordance with Commerce’s 7208.10.15.00, 7208.10.30.00, argument: (1) A statement of the issue; practice, we find it appropriate to 7208.10.60.00, 7208.25.30.00, (2) a brief summary of the argument; complete the review and issue 7208.25.60.00, 7208.26.00.30, and (3) a table of authorities.13 liquidation instructions to CBP 7208.26.00.60, 7208.27.00.30, Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), concerning entries for NLMK, Severstal 7208.27.00.60, 7208.36.00.30, interested parties who wish to request a PAO, and Severstal Export GmbH 7208.36.00.60, 7208.37.00.30, hearing, or to participate if one is following issuance of the final results of 7208.37.00.60, 7208.38.00.15, requested, must submit a written review. If we continue to find that 7208.38.00.30, 7208.38.00.90, request to the Assistant Secretary for NLMK, Severstal PAO, and Severstal 7208.39.00.15, 7208.39.00.30, Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Export GmbH had no shipments of 7208.39.00.90, 7208.40.60.30, Department of Commerce using subject merchandise in the final results, 7208.40.60.60, 7208.53.00.00, Enforcement and Compliance’s ACCESS we will instruct CBP to liquidate any 7208.54.00.00, 7208.90.00.00, system within 30 days after the date of existing entries of merchandise 7210.70.30.00, 7210.90.90.00, publication of this notice.14 Requests produced by NLMK, Severstal PAO, and 7211.14.00.30, 7211.14.00.90, should contain: (1) The party’s name, Severstal Export GmbH, but exported by 7211.19.15.00, 7211.19.20.00, address, and telephone number; (2) the other parties, at the rate for the 7211.19.30.00, 7211.19.45.00, number of participants; and (3) a list of intermediate reseller, if available, or at 7211.19.60.00, 7211.19.75.30, issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the all-others rate.16 7211.19.75.60, 7211.19.75.90, the hearing will be limited to those We intend to issue instructions to 7212.40.10.00, 7212.40.50.00, raised in the respective case and CBP 15 days after the publication date 7212.50.00.00. Certain hot-rolled flat- rebuttal briefs. If a request for a hearing of the final results of this review. rolled carbon-quality steel covered is made, Commerce intends to hold the include: Vacuum degassed, fully hearing at the U.S. Department of Cash Deposit Requirements stabilized; high strength low alloy; and Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue the substrate for motor lamination steel NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time If the final results of review continue may also enter under the following tariff and date to be determined. Parties to find that NLMK, Severstal PAO, and numbers: 7225.11.00.00, 7225.19.00.00, should confirm by telephone the date, Severstal Export GmbH had no 7225.30.30.50, 7225.30.70.00, time, and location of the hearing two shipments during the POR, there will be 7225.40.70.00, 7225.99.00.90, days before the scheduled date. no change to the existing cash deposit 7226.11.10.00, 7226.11.90.30, All submissions must be filed requirements. 7226.11.90.60, 7226.19.10.00, electronically using ACCESS and served 7226.19.90.00, 7226.91.50.00, Notification to Importers on interested parties.15 An 7226.91.70.00, 7226.91.80.00, and electronically-filed document must be 7226.99.01.80. Although the HTSUS This notice also serves as a received successfully in its entirety by subheadings are provided for preliminary reminder to importers of ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard convenience and Customs purposes, the their responsibility under 19 CFR written description of the covered 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 10 See, e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp regarding the reimbursement of merchandise is dispositive. From Thailand; Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Partial antidumping duties prior to liquidation Preliminary Determination of No Rescission of Review, Preliminary Determination of of the relevant entries during this Shipments No Shipments; 2012–2013, 79 FR 15951, 15952 review period. Failure to comply with Based on record evidence, we (March 24, 2014), unchanged in Certain Frozen this requirement could result in Warmwater Shrimp From Thailand: Final Results of preliminarily determine that NLMK, Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Final Commerce’s presumption that Severstal PAO, and Severstal Export Determination of No Shipments, and Partial reimbursement of antidumping duties GmbH had no shipments of subject Rescission of Review; 2012–2013, 79 FR 51306 occurred and the subsequent assessment merchandise during the POR. (August 28, 2014); Magnesium Metal From the of double antidumping duties. Russian Federation: Preliminary Results of Specifically, CBP indicated that it found Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 75 FR Notification to Interested Parties no shipments by NLMK, Severstal PAO, 26922, 26923 (May 13, 2010), unchanged in and Severstal Export GmbH during the Magnesium Metal From the Russian Federation: We are issuing and publishing these POR.9 Consistent with Commerce’s Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 75 FR 56989 (September 17, 2010). results in accordance with sections practice, we find that it is not 11 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii). 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act. appropriate to rescind the review with 12 See 19 CFR 351.309(d). respect to NLMK, Severstal PAO, and 13 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 16 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 14 See 19 CFR 351.310(c). Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 9 See Customs Liaison Unit Memorandum. 15 See 19 CFR 351.303(f). FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).

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Dated: September 30, 2019. 9700 Great Seneca Highway, Rockville, may be continuing opportunity to Jeffrey I. Kessler, MD 20850. Additional details about the participate even after initial activity Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and energy sector program are available at commences. Selected participants will Compliance. https://www.nccoe.nist.gov/node/4741. be required to enter into a consortium [FR Doc. 2019–21938 Filed 10–7–19; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested CRADA with NIST (for reference, see BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P parties must contact NIST to request a the ADDRESSES section above). NIST letter of interest template to be published a notice in the Federal completed and submitted to NIST. Register on October 19, 2012 (77 FR DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Letters of interest will be accepted on a 64314) inviting U.S. companies to enter first come, first served basis. When the into National Cybersecurity Excellence National Institute of Standards and use case has been completed, NIST will Partnerships (NCEPs) in furtherance of Technology post a notice on the NCCoE energy the NCCoE. For this demonstration [Docket No.: 190924–0035] sector program website at https:// project, NCEP partners will not be given www.nccoe.nist.gov/node/4741 priority for participation. National Cybersecurity Center of announcing the completion of the use Use Case Objective: The objective of Excellence (NCCoE) Securing the case and informing the public that it this use case is to provide an Industrial Internet of Things for the will no longer accept letters of interest architecture that can be referenced and Energy Sector for this use case. develop guidance for securing IIoT in Background: The NCCoE, part of commercial- and/or utility-scale AGENCY: National Institute of Standards distributed energy resource (DER) NIST, is a public-private collaboration and Technology, Department of environments, and to include an for accelerating the widespread Commerce. example solution that uses existing, adoption of integrated cybersecurity ACTION commercially available and/or open- : Notice. tools and technologies. The NCCoE source cybersecurity products. A brings together experts from industry, SUMMARY: The National Institute of detailed description of the Securing the government, and academia under one Standards and Technology (NIST) IIoT use case is available at https:// roof to develop practical, interoperable invites organizations to provide www.nccoe.nist.gov/node/4741. products and technical expertise to cybersecurity approaches that address Requirements: Each responding support and demonstrate security the real-world needs of complex organization’s letter of interest should platforms for Securing the Industrial Information Technology (IT) systems. identify which security platform Internet of Things (IIoT) for the energy By accelerating dissemination and use component(s) or capability(ies) it is sector use case. This notice is the initial of these integrated tools and offering. Letters of interest should not step for the National Cybersecurity technologies for protecting IT assets, the include company proprietary Center of Excellence (NCCoE) in NCCoE will enhance trust in U.S. IT information, and all components and collaborating with technology communications, data, and storage capabilities must be commercially companies to address cybersecurity systems; reduce risk for companies and available. Components and capabilities challenges identified under the energy individuals using IT systems; and are listed in section 4 of the Securing sector program. Participation in the use encourage development of innovative, the IIoT for the energy sector use case case is open to all interested job-creating cybersecurity products and (for reference, please see the link in the organizations. services. PROCESS section above) and include: Process: NIST is soliciting responses • Access control techniques for DATES: Collaborative activities will from all sources of relevant commence as soon as enough completed network, application, and data access cybersecurity and infrastructure • Data integrity technologies that and signed letters of interest have been capabilities (see below) to enter into a returned to address all the necessary protect data at rest or in transit, detect Cooperative Research and Development data integrity violations, and ensure components and capabilities, but no Agreement (CRADA) to provide earlier than November 7, 2019. data authenticity products and technical expertise to • Graph analytics, machine learning, ADDRESSES: The NCCoE is located at support and demonstrate security behavioral monitoring, and predictive 9700 Great Seneca Highway, Rockville, platforms for the Securing the IIoT for analytics that aid in detecting MD 20850. Letters of interest must be the energy sector use case. The full use _ malware and data integrity violations submitted to energy [email protected] or case can be viewed at: https:// • Information visualization and via hardcopy to National Institute of www.nccoe.nist.gov/node/4741. dashboard techniques that present Standards and Technology, NCCoE; Interested parties should contact NIST analytic results to human operators 9700 Great Seneca Highway, Rockville, using the information provided in the • Infrastructure components to MD 20850. Organizations whose letters FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT construct or emulate the elements of of interest are accepted in accordance section of this notice. NIST will then the conceptual architecture with the process set forth in the provide each interested party with a • Infrastructure components that SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of letter of interest template, which the incorporate integrity and this notice will be asked to sign a party must complete, certify that it is trustworthiness techniques consortium Cooperative Research and accurate, and submit to NIST. NIST will • Sensors, network monitoring, system Development Agreement (CRADA) with contact interested parties if there are monitoring, data acquisition devices, NIST. An NCCoE consortium CRADA questions regarding the responsiveness intelligent sensor gateways, and template can be found at: https:// of the letters of interest to the use case security information and event nccoe.nist.gov/node/138. objective or requirements. NIST will management, or SIEM, systems that FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim select participants who have submitted provide data and event information McCarthy via email to energy_nccoe@ complete letters of interest on a first for analysis nist.gov; by telephone 301–975–0228; or come, first served basis up to the • System/device and human by mail to National Institute of number of participants necessary to authentication techniques that Standards and Technology, NCCoE; carry out this use case. However, there support federation

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