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In accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(b), an interested party as
defined by section 771(9) of the Act may
request in writing that the Secretary
conduct an administrative review. For
both antidumping and countervailing
duty reviews, the interested party must
specify the individual producers or
exporters covered by an antidumping
finding or an antidumping or
countervailing duty order or suspension
agreement for which it is requesting a
review. In addition, a domestic
interested party or an interested party
described in section 771(9)(B) of the Act
must state why it desires the Secretary
to review those particular producers or
exporters. If the interested party intends
for the Secretary to review sales of
merchandise by an exporter (or a
producer if that producer also exports
merchandise from other suppliers)
which was produced in more than one
country of origin and each country of
origin is subject to a separate order, then
the interested party must state
specifically, on an order-by-order basis,
which exporter(s) the request is
intended to cover.
Note that, for any party the
Department was unable to locate in
prior segments, the Department will not
accept a request for an administrative
review of that party absent new
information as to the party’s location.
Moreover, if the interested party who
files a request for review is unable to
locate the producer or exporter for
which it requested the review, the
interested party must provide an
explanation of the attempts it made to
locate the producer or exporter at the
same time it files its request for review,
in order for the Secretary to determine
if the interested party’s attempts were
reasonable, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.303(f)(3)(ii).
As explained in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68
FR 23954 (May 6, 2003), and NonMarket Economy Antidumping
Proceedings: Assessment of
Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694
(October 24, 2011), the Department
clarified its practice with respect to the
collection of final antidumping duties
on imports of merchandise where
intermediate firms are involved. The
public should be aware of this
clarification in determining whether to
request an administrative review of
merchandise subject to antidumping
findings and orders.2
Further, as explained in Antidumping
Proceedings: Announcement of Change
2 See also the Enforcement and Compliance Web
site at https://trade.gov/enforcement/.
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in Department Practice for Respondent
Selection in Antidumping Duty
Proceedings and Conditional Review of
the Nonmarket Economy Entity in NME
Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR
65963 (November 4, 2013), the
Department clarified its practice with
regard to the conditional review of the
non-market economy (NME) entity in
administrative reviews of antidumping
duty orders. The Department will no
longer consider the NME entity as an
exporter conditionally subject to
administrative reviews. Accordingly,
the NME entity will not be under review
unless the Department specifically
receives a request for, or self-initiates, a
review of the NME entity.3 In
administrative reviews of antidumping
duty orders on merchandise from NME
countries where a review of the NME
entity has not been initiated, but where
an individual exporter for which a
review was initiated does not qualify for
a separate rate, the Department will
issue a final decision indicating that the
company in question is part of the NME
entity. However, in that situation,
because no review of the NME entity
was conducted, the NME entity’s entries
were not subject to the review and the
rate for the NME entity is not subject to
change as a result of that review
(although the rate for the individual
exporter may change as a function of the
finding that the exporter is part of the
NME entity).
Following initiation of an
antidumping administrative review
when there is no review requested of the
NME entity, the Department will
instruct CBP to liquidate entries for all
exporters not named in the initiation
notice, including those that were
suspended at the NME entity rate.
All requests must be filed
electronically in Enforcement and
Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (‘‘ACCESS’’)
on Enforcement and Compliance’s
ACCESS Web site at https://
access.trade.gov.4 Further, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.303(f)(l)(i),
a copy of each request must be served
on the petitioner and each exporter or
producer specified in the request.
The Department will publish in the
Federal Register a notice of ‘‘Initiation
of Administrative Review of
3 In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1), parties
should specify that they are requesting a review of
entries from exporters comprising the entity, and to
the extent possible, include the names of such
exporters in their request.
4 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures;
Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR
39263 (July 6, 2011).
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Antidumping or Countervailing Duty
Order, Finding, or Suspended
Investigation’’ for requests received by
the last day of January 2017. If the
Department does not receive, by the last
day of January 2017, a request for
review of entries covered by an order,
finding, or suspended investigation
listed in this notice and for the period
identified above, the Department will
instruct CBP to assess antidumping or
countervailing duties on those entries at
a rate equal to the cash deposit of (or
bond for) estimated antidumping or
countervailing duties required on those
entries at the time of entry, or
withdrawal from warehouse, for
consumption and to continue to collect
the cash deposit previously ordered.
For the first administrative review of
any order, there will be no assessment
of antidumping or countervailing duties
on entries of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption during the relevant
provisional-measures ‘‘gap’’ period of
the order, if such a gap period is
applicable to the period of review.
This notice is not required by statute
but is published as a service to the
international trading community.
Dated: January 3, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2017–00252 Filed 1–9–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
Advisory Council on Trade
Enforcement and Compliance
International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of establishment of the
U.S. Department of Commerce Advisory
Council on Trade Enforcement and
Compliance.
AGENCY:
The Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary), having determined that it is
in the public interest in connection with
the performance of duties imposed on
the Department of Commerce by law,
and with the concurrence of the General
Services Administration, announces
establishment of the U.S. Department of
Commerce Advisory Council on Trade
Enforcement and Compliance (ACTEC).
The ACTEC shall advise the Secretary
on laws and government policies that
deal with trade enforcement; identify
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and recommend programs, policies, and
actions to help the Department in its
efforts to ensure that U.S. trading
partners comply with their trade
agreement commitments; and
recommend ways that the Department’s
trade enforcement and compliance
policies and programs can better
support a strong trade and
manufacturing agenda and enhance the
commercial competitiveness of the
United States. The ACTEC shall act as
a liaison with the stakeholders
represented by the membership, and
shall provide a forum for stakeholder
input regarding current and emerging
issues in trade enforcement and
compliance matters. The Department of
Commerce will publish a notice in
January soliciting nominations for
membership on the ACTEC.
DATES: Effective January 10, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Meredith Rutherford, U.S. Department
of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Room 3089, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: 202 482 6199; email:
meredith.rutherford@trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background and Authority
The ACTEC is established in
accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, 5 U.S.C. App., to advise the
Secretary on matters relating to relating
to the Department’s statutory missions
to enforce U.S. trade remedy laws and
seek foreign government compliance
with trade agreements. The Department
affirms that the creation of the ACTEC
is necessary and in the public interest.
The Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce, shall serve as the Executive
Director of the ACTEC. The Executive
Director shall designate both the
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) and a
Secondary DFO from among the
employees of the International Trade
Administration’s Enforcement and
Compliance unit. The DFO serves as the
ACTEC Executive Secretary.
The ACTEC shall advise the Secretary
on laws and government policies that
deal with trade enforcement; identify
and recommend programs, policies, and
actions to help the Department in its
efforts to ensure that U.S. trading
partners comply with their trade
agreement commitments; and
recommend ways that the Department’s
enforcement and compliance activities
can better support a strong trade and
manufacturing agenda and advance the
commercial competitiveness of U.S.
firms and workers.
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The ACTEC shall act as a liaison with
the stakeholders represented by the
membership, and shall provide a forum
for stakeholders on current and
emerging issues concerning trade
enforcement and compliance matters.
The ACTEC shall report to the
Secretary on its activities and
recommendations regarding the
Department’s trade enforcement and
compliance efforts. In creating its
reports, the ACTEC should survey and
evaluate the trade enforcement and
compliance concerns of its stakeholders,
should identify and examine specific
trade problems that require attention,
and should examine the needs in this
area to inform the ACTEC’s efforts. The
ACTEC should recommend specific
solutions to the problems and needs it
identifies.
II. Structure, Membership, and
Operation
The ACTEC shall consist of no more
than twenty members appointed by the
Secretary. Members shall represent U.S.
entities involved in and significantly
affected by imports and/or those that
heavily export to, or operate in,
countries with which the United States
has trade agreements.
All members must be U.S. Nationals
and shall be selected based on their
ability to carry out the objectives of the
ACTEC, in accordance with applicable
Department of Commerce guidelines, in
a manner that ensures the ACTEC is
balanced in terms of points of view,
demographics, industry sector,
geography of both production
infrastructure and product inputs, and
company size. Members shall also
represent a broad range of products and
services and shall be drawn from large,
medium, and small enterprises, private
sector organizations, and other entities,
such as, non-governmental
organizations, associations, and
economic development organizations.
Members shall serve in a representative
capacity, representing the views and
interests of their sponsoring entities and
those of their particular industrial and
regional sector (as applicable); they are,
therefore, not Special Government
Employees. Appointments to the
ACTEC shall be made without regard to
political affiliation.
Members serve for a term of two years
and will serve at the pleasure of the
Secretary. The Secretary may at his/her
discretion reappoint any member to an
additional term or terms, provided that
the member proves to work effectively
on the ACTEC and his/her knowledge
and advice are still needed.
The Secretary shall designate the
ACTEC chair and vice chair or vice
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chairs from among the members of the
ACTEC. The Executive Director may
establish subcommittees from among
the ACTEC members, in order to
perform specific functions within the
jurisdiction of the ACTEC, subject to the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), the FACA
implementing regulations, and
applicable Department of Commerce
guidance. Subcommittees must report
back to the parent committee and do not
provide advice or work product directly
to the Secretary.
III. Compensation
Members will not be compensated for
their services or reimbursed for their
travel expenses.
Dated: January 4, 2017.
Steven Presing,
Executive Director for Trade Agreements
Policy and Negotiations.
[FR Doc. 2017–00254 Filed 1–9–17; 8:45 am]
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Taking of Threatened or Endangered
Marine Mammals Incidental to
Commercial Fishing Operations;
Proposed Issuance of Permit
National Marine Fisheries
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
We, the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS), are proposing
to issue a permit for a period of three
years to authorize the incidental, but not
intentional, take of two stocks of marine
mammals listed as threatened or
endangered under the Endangered
Species Act (ESA), under the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), by the
California (CA) thresher shark/
swordfish drift gillnet fishery (>14 inch
mesh) and the Washington (WA)/
Oregon (OR)/CA sablefish pot fishery. In
accordance with the MMPA, NMFS
issues this permit provided that it can
make the determination that: The
incidental take will have a negligible
impact on the affected stocks; a recovery
plan for all affected stocks of threatened
or endangered marine mammals has
been developed or is being developed;
and as required by the MMPA, a take
reduction plan and monitoring program
have been implemented, and vessels in
the CA thresher shark/swordfish drift
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[FR Doc No: 2017-00254]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce Advisory Council on Trade Enforcement
and Compliance
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of establishment of the U.S. Department of Commerce
Advisory Council on Trade Enforcement and Compliance.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce (Secretary), having determined that
it is in the public interest in connection with the performance of
duties imposed on the Department of Commerce by law, and with the
concurrence of the General Services Administration, announces
establishment of the U.S. Department of Commerce Advisory Council on
Trade Enforcement and Compliance (ACTEC). The ACTEC shall advise the
Secretary on laws and government policies that deal with trade
enforcement; identify
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and recommend programs, policies, and actions to help the Department in
its efforts to ensure that U.S. trading partners comply with their
trade agreement commitments; and recommend ways that the Department's
trade enforcement and compliance policies and programs can better
support a strong trade and manufacturing agenda and enhance the
commercial competitiveness of the United States. The ACTEC shall act as
a liaison with the stakeholders represented by the membership, and
shall provide a forum for stakeholder input regarding current and
emerging issues in trade enforcement and compliance matters. The
Department of Commerce will publish a notice in January soliciting
nominations for membership on the ACTEC.
DATES: Effective January 10, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meredith Rutherford, U.S. Department
of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 3089, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: 202 482 6199; email: meredith.rutherford@trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background and Authority
The ACTEC is established in accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., to advise
the Secretary on matters relating to relating to the Department's
statutory missions to enforce U.S. trade remedy laws and seek foreign
government compliance with trade agreements. The Department affirms
that the creation of the ACTEC is necessary and in the public interest.
The Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department
of Commerce, shall serve as the Executive Director of the ACTEC. The
Executive Director shall designate both the Designated Federal Officer
(DFO) and a Secondary DFO from among the employees of the International
Trade Administration's Enforcement and Compliance unit. The DFO serves
as the ACTEC Executive Secretary.
The ACTEC shall advise the Secretary on laws and government
policies that deal with trade enforcement; identify and recommend
programs, policies, and actions to help the Department in its efforts
to ensure that U.S. trading partners comply with their trade agreement
commitments; and recommend ways that the Department's enforcement and
compliance activities can better support a strong trade and
manufacturing agenda and advance the commercial competitiveness of U.S.
firms and workers.
The ACTEC shall act as a liaison with the stakeholders represented
by the membership, and shall provide a forum for stakeholders on
current and emerging issues concerning trade enforcement and compliance
matters.
The ACTEC shall report to the Secretary on its activities and
recommendations regarding the Department's trade enforcement and
compliance efforts. In creating its reports, the ACTEC should survey
and evaluate the trade enforcement and compliance concerns of its
stakeholders, should identify and examine specific trade problems that
require attention, and should examine the needs in this area to inform
the ACTEC's efforts. The ACTEC should recommend specific solutions to
the problems and needs it identifies.
II. Structure, Membership, and Operation
The ACTEC shall consist of no more than twenty members appointed by
the Secretary. Members shall represent U.S. entities involved in and
significantly affected by imports and/or those that heavily export to,
or operate in, countries with which the United States has trade
agreements.
All members must be U.S. Nationals and shall be selected based on
their ability to carry out the objectives of the ACTEC, in accordance
with applicable Department of Commerce guidelines, in a manner that
ensures the ACTEC is balanced in terms of points of view, demographics,
industry sector, geography of both production infrastructure and
product inputs, and company size. Members shall also represent a broad
range of products and services and shall be drawn from large, medium,
and small enterprises, private sector organizations, and other
entities, such as, non-governmental organizations, associations, and
economic development organizations. Members shall serve in a
representative capacity, representing the views and interests of their
sponsoring entities and those of their particular industrial and
regional sector (as applicable); they are, therefore, not Special
Government Employees. Appointments to the ACTEC shall be made without
regard to political affiliation.
Members serve for a term of two years and will serve at the
pleasure of the Secretary. The Secretary may at his/her discretion
reappoint any member to an additional term or terms, provided that the
member proves to work effectively on the ACTEC and his/her knowledge
and advice are still needed.
The Secretary shall designate the ACTEC chair and vice chair or
vice chairs from among the members of the ACTEC. The Executive Director
may establish subcommittees from among the ACTEC members, in order to
perform specific functions within the jurisdiction of the ACTEC,
subject to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA),
the FACA implementing regulations, and applicable Department of
Commerce guidance. Subcommittees must report back to the parent
committee and do not provide advice or work product directly to the
Secretary.
III. Compensation
Members will not be compensated for their services or reimbursed
for their travel expenses.
Dated: January 4, 2017.
Steven Presing,
Executive Director for Trade Agreements Policy and Negotiations.
[FR Doc. 2017-00254 Filed 1-9-17; 8:45 am]
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