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Notification to Importers
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
This notice serves as a final reminder
to importers of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a
certificate regarding the reimbursement
of antidumping and/or countervailing
duties prior to liquidation of the
relevant entries during the POR. Failure
to comply with this requirement could
result in Commerce’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping and/or
countervailing duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective orders (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the return or
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return/destruction of
APO materials, or conversion to judicial
protective order, is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and the terms of an APO is a
sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing this
notice in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: June 19, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether a Particular Market
Situation Exists.
Comment 2: Whether To Use Quarterly
Costs
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Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; West Coast Region
Federal Fisheries Permits—Northwest
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before August 26, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
internet at PRAcomments@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Jahnava Duryea at (916) 930–
3725 or via email at jahnava.duryea@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
This request is for a revision and
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C.
1801) provides that the Secretary of
Commerce is responsible for the
conservation and management of marine
fisheries resources in the Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ), 3–200 nautical
miles off the United States (U.S.)
coastline. NOAA Fisheries, Northwest
Region manages the Pacific Coast
Groundfish Fishery in the EEZ off
Washington, Oregon, and California
under the Pacific Coast Groundfish
Fishery Management Plan. The
regulations implementing the Pacific
Groundfish Fishery require that those
vessels participating in the limited entry
fishery to be registered to a valid limited
entry permit. Participation in the fishery
and access to a limited entry permit has
been restricted to control the overall
harvest capacity.
NOAA Fisheries seeks comment on
the extension of permit information
collections required for: (1) Renewal
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and transfer of Pacific Coast Groundfish
limited entry permits (LEPs); (2)
implementation of certain provisions of
the sablefish permit stacking program as
provided for at 50 CFR 660.231 and
660.25; and (3) issuing and fulfilling the
terms and conditions of certain
exempted fishing permits (EFPs).
The regulations implementing the
limited entry program are found at 50
CFR part 660, subpart G.
Also, NOAA Fisheries requires an
information collection to implement
certain aspects of the sablefish permit
stacking program which prevents
excessive fleet consolidation. As part of
the annual renewal process, NOAA
Fisheries requires a corporation or
partnership that owns or holds (as
vessel owner) a sablefish endorsed
permit to provide a complete ownership
interest form listing all individuals with
ownership interest in the entity.
Similarly, any sablefish endorsed permit
transfer involving registration of a
business entity requires an ownership
interest form if either the permit owner
or vessel owner is a corporation or
partnership. This information is used to
determine if individuals own or hold
sablefish permits in excess of the limit
of three permits. Also, for transfer
requests made during the sablefish
primary season (April 1st through
October 31st), the permit owner is
required to report the remaining tier
pounds not yet harvested on the
sablefish endorsed permit at the time of
transfer.
Applicants for an EFP must submit
written information that allows NOAA
Fisheries and the Pacific Fishery
Management Council to evaluate the
proposed exempted fishing project
activities and weigh the benefits and
costs of the proposed activities. The
Council makes a recommendation on
each EFP application and for successful
applicants, NOAA Fisheries issues the
EFP which contains terms and
conditions for the project including
various reporting requirements. The
information included in an application
is specified at 50 CFR 600.745(b)(2) and
the Council Operating Procedure #19.
Permit holders are required to file
preseason harvest plans, interim and/or
final summary reports on the results of
the project, and in some cases
individual vessels and other permit
holders are required to provide data
reports (i.e., logbooks and/or catch
reports). The results of EFPs are
commonly used to explore ways to
reduce effort on depressed stocks,
encourage innovation and efficiency in
the fishery, provide access to
constrained stocks by directly
measuring the bycatch associated with
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such strategies, and evaluate/revise
current and proposed management
measures.
Letters of Authorization (LOAs) and
Exempted Educational Activity
Authorizations (EEAAs) were
historically collected under OMB
control number 0648–0309. To reduce
burden estimates, National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) Headquarters
proposed to move LOAs and EEAAs to
their respective region’s permit familyof-forms collections.
NMFS may grant exemptions from
fishery regulations for educational or
other activities (e.g., using nonregulation gear). An EEAA is a permit
issued by the Regional Office to
accredited educational institutions that
authorize, for educational purposes, the
target or incidental harvest of species
managed under a fisheries management
plan or fishery regulations that would
otherwise be prohibited. EEAAs are
generally of limited scope and duration
and authorize the take of the amount of
fish necessary to demonstrate the
lesson. Researchers are requested to
submit reports of their scientific
research activity after its completion.
LOAs are required under Section
101(a)(5)(A) of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA) of 1972 for the
incidental take of marine mammals
during fisheries surveys and related
research activities conducted by the
Northwest Fisheries Science Center
(NWFSC), NMFS. Management of
certain marine mammals falls under the
jurisdiction of the NMFS under the
MMPA and Endangered Species Act
(ESA) and mechanisms exist under both
the MMPA and ESA to assess the effect
of incidental takings and to authorize
appropriate levels of take.
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II. Method of Collection
Renewal forms are mailed to all
permit owners, which they must submit
by mail or in person. Ownership interest
forms and permit transfer forms are
available from the region’s website but
must be submitted to NOAA Fisheries
by mail or in person. Applications for
an EFP must be submitted in a written
format. The EFP data reports may be
submitted in person, faxed, submitted
by telephone or emailed by the monitor,
plant manager, vessel owner, or operator
to NOAA Fisheries or the states of
Washington, Oregon, or California.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0203.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(revision and extension of a currently
approved collection).
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Affected Public: Non-profit
institutions; State, local, or tribal
government; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
539.
Estimated Time per Response: Permit
renewals: 20 minutes; Permit transfers:
30 minutes; Sablefish ownership
interest form: 10 minutes; EFP
Applications: 32 hours; EFP Trip
Notifications: 2 minutes; EFP Harvest
Plans: 16 hours; EFP Data Reports: 2
hours; EFP Summary Reports: Interim
report, 4 hours; final report, 20 hours;
Letters of Authorization: 6 hours;
Exempted Educational Activities
Authorizations, 6 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,011 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $56,468.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Greater Atlantic
Region Permit Family of Forms
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before August 26, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
internet at PRAcomments@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Cynthia Ferrio, Greater
Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, 55
Great Republic Dr., Gloucester, MA
01930, (978) 281–9180, Cynthia.ferrio@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
current information collection.
Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, the
Secretary of Commerce has the
responsibility for the conservation and
management of marine fishery
resources. Much of this responsibility
has been delegated to NOAA’s National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
Under this stewardship role, the
Secretary was given certain regulatory
authorities to ensure the most beneficial
uses of these resources. One of the
regulatory steps taken to carry out the
conservation and management
objectives is to collect information from
users of the resources.
The Secretary has enacted rules to
issue permits to individuals and
organizations participating in federally
controlled fisheries. Permits are
necessary to: (1) Register fishermen,
fishing vessels, fish dealers and
processors; (2) list the characteristics of
fishing vessels and/or dealer/processor
operations; (3) exercise influence over
compliance (e.g., withhold issuance
pending collection of unpaid penalties);
(4) maintain contact lists for the
dissemination of important information
to the industry; (5) register participants
to be considered for limited entry; and
(6) provide a universe for data collection
samples. Identification of fishery
participants, their gear types, vessels,
and expected activity levels is an
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; West Coast
Region Federal Fisheries Permits--Northwest
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 26, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th
and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the internet
at [email protected]).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Jahnava Duryea at (916) 930-3725 or via email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for a revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801) provides that the
Secretary of Commerce is responsible for the conservation and
management of marine fisheries resources in the Exclusive Economic Zone
(EEZ), 3-200 nautical miles off the United States (U.S.) coastline.
NOAA Fisheries, Northwest Region manages the Pacific Coast Groundfish
Fishery in the EEZ off Washington, Oregon, and California under the
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan. The regulations
implementing the Pacific Groundfish Fishery require that those vessels
participating in the limited entry fishery to be registered to a valid
limited entry permit. Participation in the fishery and access to a
limited entry permit has been restricted to control the overall harvest
capacity.
NOAA Fisheries seeks comment on the extension of permit information
collections required for: (1) Renewal and transfer of Pacific Coast
Groundfish limited entry permits (LEPs); (2) implementation of certain
provisions of the sablefish permit stacking program as provided for at
50 CFR 660.231 and 660.25; and (3) issuing and fulfilling the terms and
conditions of certain exempted fishing permits (EFPs).
The regulations implementing the limited entry program are found at
50 CFR part 660, subpart G.
Also, NOAA Fisheries requires an information collection to
implement certain aspects of the sablefish permit stacking program
which prevents excessive fleet consolidation. As part of the annual
renewal process, NOAA Fisheries requires a corporation or partnership
that owns or holds (as vessel owner) a sablefish endorsed permit to
provide a complete ownership interest form listing all individuals with
ownership interest in the entity. Similarly, any sablefish endorsed
permit transfer involving registration of a business entity requires an
ownership interest form if either the permit owner or vessel owner is a
corporation or partnership. This information is used to determine if
individuals own or hold sablefish permits in excess of the limit of
three permits. Also, for transfer requests made during the sablefish
primary season (April 1st through October 31st), the permit owner is
required to report the remaining tier pounds not yet harvested on the
sablefish endorsed permit at the time of transfer.
Applicants for an EFP must submit written information that allows
NOAA Fisheries and the Pacific Fishery Management Council to evaluate
the proposed exempted fishing project activities and weigh the benefits
and costs of the proposed activities. The Council makes a
recommendation on each EFP application and for successful applicants,
NOAA Fisheries issues the EFP which contains terms and conditions for
the project including various reporting requirements. The information
included in an application is specified at 50 CFR 600.745(b)(2) and the
Council Operating Procedure #19. Permit holders are required to file
preseason harvest plans, interim and/or final summary reports on the
results of the project, and in some cases individual vessels and other
permit holders are required to provide data reports (i.e., logbooks
and/or catch reports). The results of EFPs are commonly used to explore
ways to reduce effort on depressed stocks, encourage innovation and
efficiency in the fishery, provide access to constrained stocks by
directly measuring the bycatch associated with
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such strategies, and evaluate/revise current and proposed management
measures.
Letters of Authorization (LOAs) and Exempted Educational Activity
Authorizations (EEAAs) were historically collected under OMB control
number 0648-0309. To reduce burden estimates, National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) Headquarters proposed to move LOAs and EEAAs to their
respective region's permit family-of-forms collections.
NMFS may grant exemptions from fishery regulations for educational
or other activities (e.g., using non-regulation gear). An EEAA is a
permit issued by the Regional Office to accredited educational
institutions that authorize, for educational purposes, the target or
incidental harvest of species managed under a fisheries management plan
or fishery regulations that would otherwise be prohibited. EEAAs are
generally of limited scope and duration and authorize the take of the
amount of fish necessary to demonstrate the lesson. Researchers are
requested to submit reports of their scientific research activity after
its completion.
LOAs are required under Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA) of 1972 for the incidental take of marine mammals
during fisheries surveys and related research activities conducted by
the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC), NMFS. Management of
certain marine mammals falls under the jurisdiction of the NMFS under
the MMPA and Endangered Species Act (ESA) and mechanisms exist under
both the MMPA and ESA to assess the effect of incidental takings and to
authorize appropriate levels of take.
II. Method of Collection
Renewal forms are mailed to all permit owners, which they must
submit by mail or in person. Ownership interest forms and permit
transfer forms are available from the region's website but must be
submitted to NOAA Fisheries by mail or in person. Applications for an
EFP must be submitted in a written format. The EFP data reports may be
submitted in person, faxed, submitted by telephone or emailed by the
monitor, plant manager, vessel owner, or operator to NOAA Fisheries or
the states of Washington, Oregon, or California.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0203.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (revision and extension of a
currently approved collection).
Affected Public: Non-profit institutions; State, local, or tribal
government; business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 539.
Estimated Time per Response: Permit renewals: 20 minutes; Permit
transfers: 30 minutes; Sablefish ownership interest form: 10 minutes;
EFP Applications: 32 hours; EFP Trip Notifications: 2 minutes; EFP
Harvest Plans: 16 hours; EFP Data Reports: 2 hours; EFP Summary
Reports: Interim report, 4 hours; final report, 20 hours; Letters of
Authorization: 6 hours; Exempted Educational Activities Authorizations,
6 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,011 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $56,468.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Commerce Department.
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