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of magnesium and other material(s) in which
the magnesium content is 50 percent or
greater, but less than 99.8 percent, by actual
weight, whether or not conforming to an
‘‘ASTM Specification for Magnesium Alloy.’’
The scope of this investigation excludes
mixtures containing 90 percent or less
magnesium in granular or powder form by
actual weight and one or more of certain nonmagnesium granular materials to make
magnesium-based reagent mixtures,
including lime, calcium metal, calcium
silicon, calcium carbide, calcium carbonate,
carbon, slag coagulants, fluorspar, nepheline
syenite, feldspar, alumina (A1203), calcium
aluminate, soda ash, hydrocarbons, graphite,
coke, silicon, rare earth metals/mischmetal,
cryolite, silica/fly ash, magnesium oxide,
periclase, ferroalloys, dolomite lime, and
colemanite.
The merchandise subject to this
investigation is classifiable under items
8104.11.0000, 8104.19.0000, and
8104.30.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
Although the HTSUS items are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the merchandise under
investigation is dispositive.
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Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed
in the Final Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope Comments
IV. Scope of the Investigation
V. Subsidies Valuation
VI. Discount Rates
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether the GOI’s
Contributions to the Remediation
Projects at the Dead Sea Constitute GOI
Purchases of Services from Dead Sea
Works, Ltd.
Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should
Find Specific Accelerated Depreciation,
Tax Consolidation, or Tax Deductions
Related to Listing Shares on a Stock
Market Under the Encouragement of
Industry Law (EIL) 1969
Comment 3: Whether Commerce Should
Calculate the Benefit from EIL’s
Accelerated Depreciation Program as a
Deferral of Taxes
Comment 4: Whether Commerce Should
Attribute to Dead Sea Magnesium Ltd.
Subsidies Received by Rotem Amfert
Negev Ltd.
Comment 5: Whether Income Tax
Reduction Provided Under the
Encouragement of Capital Investment
Law is Countervailable
Comment 6: Whether Dead Sea Works, Ltd.
Received a Benefit from the Provision of
Groundwater for Less than Adequate
Remuneration
Comment 7: Whether Commerce Correctly
Applied a Tier 3 Benchmark Analysis
and Whether Commerce Should Account
for Profit
IX. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: The Ocean Enterprise: A study
of US business activity in ocean
measurement, observation, and
forecasting.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0712.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular
(Reinstatement with change of a
previously approved collection).
Number of Respondents: 200.
Average Hours per Response: 0.5
hours.
Burden Hours: 100 hours.
Needs and Uses: NOAA’s National
Ocean Service is requesting approval to
repeat a web-based survey of employers
who provide either services or
infrastructure to the Integrated Ocean
Observing System (IOOS) or
organizations that add value to the IOOS
data and other outputs by tailoring them
for specific end uses. The purpose of the
survey and overall project is to gather
data to articulate the collective and
derived value of the IOOS enterprise,
and to create a profile of businesses and
organizations who are involved with
providing services or utilizing the data
for other specific end uses. This will be
the second survey of its kind on a
national scale following the first survey
conducted in FY2015.
The web survey will be the final data
collection piece of this repeat study and
is necessary in order to collect
demographic, financial, and functional
information for each organization with
regard to their involvement with IOOS.
The final deliverable of this project is an
analytic report detailing the findings of
the web survey and the analysis of the
employer database. The marine
technology industry is an important
partner and stakeholder within IOOS:
This follow up study will build upon
the previous baseline study conducted
in FY2015 and will identify trends in
this important industry cluster. This
information can be used to understand
the changing value of export sales and
the identification of potential growth
and/or new international markets which
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would further the Department of
Commerce (DOC) strategic goal for
better environment intelligence (https://
www.commerce.gov/sites/
commerce.gov/files/us_
commerce_
plan.pdf) and translate into better
programs by the DOC International
Trade Administration in ocean
observing industries in international
trade.
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit; not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: Once.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XV136]
Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative
Management Act Provisions; Atlantic
Menhaden Fishery
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of non-compliance
referral.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces that on
November 15, 2019, the Secretary of
Commerce (Secretary) received a letter
from the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission finding the
Commonwealth of Virginia out of
compliance with Amendment 3 to the
Atlantic Menhaden Interstate Fishery
Management Plan and requesting
Federal non-compliance review under
the provisions of the Atlantic Coastal
Fisheries Cooperative Management Act.
This notice is necessary to alert the
public that the Secretary has received
and is reviewing the referral of noncompliance from the Commission. The
intended effect of this notice is to
inform the public of the Commission’s
SUMMARY:
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recommendation to the Secretary and to
outline both the decision-making
process that will be used and potential
outcomes of the non-compliance review.
If the Secretary determines that Virginia
failed to carry out its responsibilities
under the Coastal Atlantic Menhaden
Interstate Fishery Management Plan,
and if the measures it failed to
implement are necessary for
conservation of the fishery, then,
according to the Atlantic Coastal
Fisheries Cooperative Management Act,
the Secretary must declare a moratorium
on fishing for Atlantic menhaden in
Virginia waters.
DATES: The Secretary intends to make a
determination on this matter on or about
December 17, 2019, and will publish its
finding in the Federal Register
immediately thereafter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Derek Orner, Fishery Management
Specialist, (301) 427–8567,
derek.orner@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission (Commission) developed
Amendment 3 to the Atlantic Menhaden
Interstate Fishery Management Plan
(ISFMP) to pursue the development of
ecological reference points (which
consider the ecological role of
menhaden in regards to management of
the species) and to establish an
allocation method which provides fair
and equitable access to all participants
in the fishery. Amendment 3 contained
a management program designed to
account for the multiple roles
menhaden play, both in supporting
fisheries and the marine ecosystem.
Issues included in Amendment 3
included: Reference points; Allocation
methods and timeframes; Quota
transfers and rollovers; Incidental catch;
Episodic events programs; and
Chesapeake Bay total removals.
Specifically, the Commission required
Virginia to implement a total allowable
harvest from the Chesapeake Bay that
would not exceed 51,000 mt.
Amendment 3 was approved in the fall
2017, and was to be fully implemented
by the Commonwealth of Virginia for
the 2018 fishing season. Virginia,
however, did not implement the
Commission’s recommended 51,000 mt
cap and instead maintained its preexisting 87,216 mt cap. Atlantic
menhaden in Virginia are managed by
the legislature and not the Virginia
Marine Resources Commission, which
manages all other Virginia fishery
species. The Virginia delegation to the
Commission agreed it was out of
compliance and voted for a noncompliance finding at the Commission’s
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Atlantic Menhaden and Policy Boards
as well as the Commission’s Business
Section. On October 31, 2019, the
Commission found the Commonwealth
of Virginia out of compliance for not
fully and effectively implementing and
enforcing the Amendment 3 measures.
The Commission notified the Secretary
of its non-compliance finding by letter
on November 15, 2019.
Federal response to a Commission
non-compliance referral is governed by
the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries
Cooperative Management Act (Atlantic
Coastal Act). Under the Atlantic Coastal
Act, the Secretary must make two
findings within 30 days after receiving
the non-compliance referral. First, the
Secretary must determine whether the
state in question (in this case, the
Commonwealth of Virginia) has failed to
carry out its responsibilities under the
ISFMP. Second, the Secretary must
determine whether the measures that
the State has failed to implement or
enforce are necessary for the
conservation of the fishery in question.
If the Secretary determines that Virginia
has failed to carry out its
responsibilities under the ISFMP, and if
the measures it failed to implement are
necessary for conservation, then,
according to the Atlantic Coastal Act,
the Secretary must declare a moratorium
on Atlantic menhaden fishing in
Virginia waters. Further, the
moratorium must become effective
within six months of the date of the
Secretary’s non-compliance
determination. If Virginia is found out
of compliance by the Secretary and later
implements Amendment 3 measures,
the Atlantic Coastal Act allows the state
to petition the Commission that it has
come back into compliance. If the
Commission concurs that Virginia has
come into compliance, the Commission
will notify the Secretary. If the Secretary
concurs, the moratorium will be
withdrawn.
NMFS has notified Virginia, the
Commission, and the applicable Fishery
Management Councils in separate
letters, of its receipt of the
Commission’s non-compliance referral.
NMFS solicits comments from the
Commission and Councils to the extent
either is interested in providing
comments on the non-compliance
referral. NMFS also indicated to
Virginia that it is entitled to meet with
and present its comments directly to
NMFS, if so desired.
The Secretary intends to make its
non-compliance determination,
including supporting rationale, on or
about December 17, 2019, which is 30
days after receipt of the Commission’s
non-compliance referral. NMFS will
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announce its determination by Federal
Register notice immediately thereafter.
To the extent that the Secretary makes
an affirmative non-compliance finding,
NMFS will announce the effective date
of the moratorium in that Federal
Register notice.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 25, 2019.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
[RTID 0648–XV086]
Determination of Overfishing or an
Overfished Condition
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This action serves as a notice
that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of
Commerce (Secretary), has found that
Oregon cabezon is now subject to
overfishing and Atlantic bluefish is now
overfished. NMFS, on behalf of the
Secretary, notifies the appropriate
regional fishery management council
(Council) whenever it determines that
overfishing is occurring, a stock is in an
overfished condition, or a stock is
approaching an overfished condition.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Regina Spallone, (301) 427–8568.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to section 304(e)(2) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
Act), 16 U.S.C. 1854(e)(2), NMFS, on
behalf of the Secretary, must notify
Councils, and publish in the Federal
Register, whenever it determines that a
stock or stock complex is subject to
overfishing, overfished, or approaching
an overfished condition.
NMFS has determined that the
Oregon stock of cabezon is now subject
to overfishing. Catch data from 2017 for
Oregon cabezon, finalized in 2019,
supports a determination that the stock
is subject to overfishing because total
catch in 2017 slightly exceeded the
overfishing level. NMFS has informed
the Pacific Fishery Management Council
that it must set appropriate annual catch
limits to end and prevent overfishing for
this stock.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XV136]
Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions;
Atlantic Menhaden Fishery
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of non-compliance referral.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces that on November 15, 2019, the Secretary of
Commerce (Secretary) received a letter from the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission finding the Commonwealth of Virginia out of
compliance with Amendment 3 to the Atlantic Menhaden Interstate Fishery
Management Plan and requesting Federal non-compliance review under the
provisions of the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management
Act. This notice is necessary to alert the public that the Secretary
has received and is reviewing the referral of non-compliance from the
Commission. The intended effect of this notice is to inform the public
of the Commission's
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recommendation to the Secretary and to outline both the decision-making
process that will be used and potential outcomes of the non-compliance
review. If the Secretary determines that Virginia failed to carry out
its responsibilities under the Coastal Atlantic Menhaden Interstate
Fishery Management Plan, and if the measures it failed to implement are
necessary for conservation of the fishery, then, according to the
Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act, the Secretary
must declare a moratorium on fishing for Atlantic menhaden in Virginia
waters.
DATES: The Secretary intends to make a determination on this matter on
or about December 17, 2019, and will publish its finding in the Federal
Register immediately thereafter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Derek Orner, Fishery Management
Specialist, (301) 427-8567, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission (Commission) developed Amendment 3 to the Atlantic Menhaden
Interstate Fishery Management Plan (ISFMP) to pursue the development of
ecological reference points (which consider the ecological role of
menhaden in regards to management of the species) and to establish an
allocation method which provides fair and equitable access to all
participants in the fishery. Amendment 3 contained a management program
designed to account for the multiple roles menhaden play, both in
supporting fisheries and the marine ecosystem. Issues included in
Amendment 3 included: Reference points; Allocation methods and
timeframes; Quota transfers and rollovers; Incidental catch; Episodic
events programs; and Chesapeake Bay total removals. Specifically, the
Commission required Virginia to implement a total allowable harvest
from the Chesapeake Bay that would not exceed 51,000 mt. Amendment 3
was approved in the fall 2017, and was to be fully implemented by the
Commonwealth of Virginia for the 2018 fishing season. Virginia,
however, did not implement the Commission's recommended 51,000 mt cap
and instead maintained its pre-existing 87,216 mt cap. Atlantic
menhaden in Virginia are managed by the legislature and not the
Virginia Marine Resources Commission, which manages all other Virginia
fishery species. The Virginia delegation to the Commission agreed it
was out of compliance and voted for a non-compliance finding at the
Commission's Atlantic Menhaden and Policy Boards as well as the
Commission's Business Section. On October 31, 2019, the Commission
found the Commonwealth of Virginia out of compliance for not fully and
effectively implementing and enforcing the Amendment 3 measures. The
Commission notified the Secretary of its non-compliance finding by
letter on November 15, 2019.
Federal response to a Commission non-compliance referral is
governed by the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act
(Atlantic Coastal Act). Under the Atlantic Coastal Act, the Secretary
must make two findings within 30 days after receiving the non-
compliance referral. First, the Secretary must determine whether the
state in question (in this case, the Commonwealth of Virginia) has
failed to carry out its responsibilities under the ISFMP. Second, the
Secretary must determine whether the measures that the State has failed
to implement or enforce are necessary for the conservation of the
fishery in question. If the Secretary determines that Virginia has
failed to carry out its responsibilities under the ISFMP, and if the
measures it failed to implement are necessary for conservation, then,
according to the Atlantic Coastal Act, the Secretary must declare a
moratorium on Atlantic menhaden fishing in Virginia waters. Further,
the moratorium must become effective within six months of the date of
the Secretary's non-compliance determination. If Virginia is found out
of compliance by the Secretary and later implements Amendment 3
measures, the Atlantic Coastal Act allows the state to petition the
Commission that it has come back into compliance. If the Commission
concurs that Virginia has come into compliance, the Commission will
notify the Secretary. If the Secretary concurs, the moratorium will be
withdrawn.
NMFS has notified Virginia, the Commission, and the applicable
Fishery Management Councils in separate letters, of its receipt of the
Commission's non-compliance referral. NMFS solicits comments from the
Commission and Councils to the extent either is interested in providing
comments on the non-compliance referral. NMFS also indicated to
Virginia that it is entitled to meet with and present its comments
directly to NMFS, if so desired.
The Secretary intends to make its non-compliance determination,
including supporting rationale, on or about December 17, 2019, which is
30 days after receipt of the Commission's non-compliance referral. NMFS
will announce its determination by Federal Register notice immediately
thereafter. To the extent that the Secretary makes an affirmative non-
compliance finding, NMFS will announce the effective date of the
moratorium in that Federal Register notice.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 25, 2019.
Jennifer M. Wallace,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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