Department of Commerce November 9, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On July 8, 2011, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') published in the Federal Register the Preliminary Results of the 2009- 2010 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain polyester staple fiber from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'').\1\ We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the Preliminary Results. None were received. As such, these final results do not differ from the Preliminary Results. We find that the mandatory respondents in this review, Ningbo Dafa Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd. (``Ningbo Dafa'') and Cixi Santai Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd. (``Cixi Santai'') did not sell subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (``POR''), June 1, 2009, through May 31, 2010. The final dumping margin for this administrative review is listed in the ``Final Results of Review'' section below.

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (MAFMC) Executive Committee will hold a public meeting.

In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to remove National Semiconductor Corporation (National Semiconductor) from the list of ``Validated End-Users'' and ``Eligible Destinations'' in the People's Republic of China (PRC). BIS also removes one facility from the list of ``Eligible Destinations'' for Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) in the PRC, the Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Chengdu) Corporation, Assembly and Testing (AT2) Facility (SMIC AT2 facility). These amendments are due to material changes in the ownership and control of National Semiconductor and the SMIC AT2 facility. These amendments are not the result of activities of concern by National Semiconductor or SMIC and do not establish any new license requirements or licensing policies for exports, reexports, or transfers (in-country) of items to National Semiconductor, SMIC, or their facilities.