Clarification of the 2009 Calculation of Expected Non-Market Economy Wages, 69068 [E9-31024]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES 69068 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 249 / Wednesday, December 30, 2009 / Notices procedures within FTZ 79—Site 5, Tampa, Florida (FTZ Docket 1–2009, filed 1–23–2009); Whereas, the proposed shipbuilding and repair activity would be subject to the ‘‘standard shipyard restriction’’ (full customs duties paid on steel mill products); Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (74 FR 6012, 2–4–2009); Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner’s report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations would be satisfied, and that approval of the application would be in the public interest; Now, therefore, the Board hereby grants authority for the construction and repair of oceangoing vessels within FTZ 79 for Tampa Ship, LLC, as described in the application and Federal Register notice, subject to the Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.28, and the following special conditions: 1. 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The Department hereby clarifies that it will apply this wage rate to final determinations subsequent to the publication of the Final 2009 Notice in antidumping proceedings for which the Department has not yet reached the preliminary results. The Final 2009 Notice remains in effect in all other respects. SUMMARY: DATES: These expected NME wage rates have been finalized in the Final 2009 Notice and will be applied to all antidumping proceeding final determinations subsequent to December 8, 2009, for which the Department has not yet reached the preliminary results. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bobby Wong, International Trade Analyst, Operations Office IX, Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0409. RESULTS: The final results and underlying data for the 2009 calculation have been posted on the Import Administration Web site at (https:// ia.ita.doc.gov). 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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 69068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-31024]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Clarification of the 2009 Calculation of Expected Non-Market 
Economy Wages

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Clarification of the effective date of 2009 expected non-market 
economy wage calculation.

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SUMMARY: On December 8, 2009, the Department of Commerce 
(``Department'') published the final calculation of the 2009 expected 
non-market economy (``NME'') wages. See 2009 Calculation of Expected 
Non-Market Economy Wages, 74 FR 65092 (December 9, 2009) (``Final 2009 
Notice''). In the Final 2009 Notice, the Department stated that the 
final wage rate would be applied to all antidumping proceedings for 
which the Department's final decision is due after the publication of 
the notice. The Department hereby clarifies that it will apply this 
wage rate to final determinations subsequent to the publication of the 
Final 2009 Notice in antidumping proceedings for which the Department 
has not yet reached the preliminary results. The Final 2009 Notice 
remains in effect in all other respects.

DATES: These expected NME wage rates have been finalized in the Final 
2009 Notice and will be applied to all antidumping proceeding final 
determinations subsequent to December 8, 2009, for which the Department 
has not yet reached the preliminary results.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bobby Wong, International Trade 
Analyst, Operations Office IX, Import Administration, U.S. Department 
of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-0409.

RESULTS: The final results and underlying data for the 2009 calculation 
have been posted on the Import Administration Web site at (https://ia.ita.doc.gov).

    Dated: December 22, 2009.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-31024 Filed 12-29-09; 8:45 am]
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