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a benefit to the recipient, and that the
subsidy is specific.4 For a full
description of the methodology
underlying our conclusions, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Results of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b)(4)(i), we calculated a subsidy
rate for Hyundai Steel. For the POR, we
preliminarily find that the net subsidy
rate for the producers/exporters under
review to be as follows:
Company
Hyundai Steel Co., Ltd .........
Subsidy rate
(percent
ad valorem)
0.45
Assessment Rate
Consistent with section 751(a)(2)(C) of
the Act, upon issuance of the final
results, Commerce shall determine, and
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review. We intend to issue instructions
to CBP 15 days after publication of the
final results of this review. Commerce
intends to issue appropriate assessment
instructions directly to CBP 15 days
after publication of this notice.
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Cash Deposit Requirements
Pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the
Act, Commerce intends to instruct CBP
to collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties in the amount
indicated above with regard to
shipments of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of
publication of the final results of this
review. For all non-reviewed firms, we
will instruct CBP to continue to collect
cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties at the most recent
company-specific or all-others rate
applicable to the company, as
appropriate. These cash deposit
instructions, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce will disclose to parties to
this proceeding the calculations
performed in reaching the preliminary
results within five days of the date of
publication of these preliminary
results.5 Interested parties may submit
written comments (case briefs) within
30 days of publication of the
preliminary results and rebuttal
comments (rebuttal briefs) within five
days after the time limit for filing case
briefs.6 Rebuttal briefs must be limited
to issues raised in the case briefs.7
Parties who submit arguments are
requested to submit with the argument:
(1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief
summary of the argument; and (3) a
table of authorities.8
Interested parties who wish to request
a hearing must do so within 30 days of
publication of these preliminary results
by submitting a written request to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance using Enforcement and
Compliance’s ACCESS system.9
Requests should contain the party’s
name, address, and telephone number,
the number of participants, whether any
participant is a foreign national, and a
list of the issues to be discussed. If a
request for a hearing is made, Commerce
will inform parties of the scheduled
date of the hearing which will be held
at the U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230, at a time and
date to be determined.10 Issues
addressed during the hearing will be
limited to those raised in the briefs.11
Parties should confirm by telephone the
date, time, and location of the hearing
two days before the scheduled date.
Parties are reminded that all briefs
and hearing requests must be filed
electronically using ACCESS and
received successfully in their entirety by
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Unless the deadline is extended
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act, Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of our analysis of
the issues raised by the parties in their
comments, within 120 days after
publication of these preliminary results.
Notification to Interested Parties
This administrative review and notice
are in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: December 5, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
6 See
4 See
sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act
regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)
of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of
the Act regarding specificity.
5 See 19 CFR 224(b).
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19 CFR 351.309(c)(l)(ii) and 351.309(d)(l).
19 CFR 351.309(d)(2).
8 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 351.309(d)(2).
9 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
10 See 19 CFR 351.310.
11 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
7 See
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III. Period of Review
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Subsidies Valuation Information
VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
[RTID 0648–XX029]
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted
Fishing Permits
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Assistant Regional
Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries,
Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has
made a preliminary determination that
an exempted fishing permit application
contains all of the required information
and warrants further consideration. This
permit would allow Coonamessett Farm
Foundation to test the selectivity of
alternate gillnet configurations to target
haddock while reducing catch of other
groundfish species. Regulations under
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
require publication of this notification
to provide interested parties the
opportunity to comment on applications
for proposed exempted fishing permits.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before December 27, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments by any of the following
methods:
• Email: NMFS.GAR.EFP@noaa.gov.
Include in the subject line ‘‘Comments
on Testing Selectivity and Raised
Webbing Gillnets on Target and NonTarget Species in the Northeast
Haddock Fishery.’’
• Mail: Michael Pentony, Regional
Administrator, NMFS, Greater Atlantic
Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great
Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930.
Mark the outside of the envelope
‘‘Comments on Testing Selectivity of
Alternative Gillnet Configurations in the
Northeast Haddock Fishery.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle
Molton, Fishery Management Specialist,
978–281–9236, Kyle.Molton@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Coonamessett Farm Foundation (CFF)
SUMMARY:
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submitted a complete application for an
exempted fishing permit (EFP) on
October 28, 2019, to conduct
commercial fishing activities that the
regulations would otherwise restrict.
The application is a renewal of an EFP
originally issued in December 2017 and
renewed in March 2019. The original
EFP allowed up to 24 trips (with a target
of 24 days-at-sea); to date vessels have
fished 10 days-at-sea. The EFP would
authorize four vessels to test alternative
gillnet configurations for haddock and
to temporarily retain undersized catch
for measurement and data collection.
The applicant has requested exemptions
from minimum mesh size regulations at
50 CFR 648.80(a)(4)(iv) and
§ 648.8(b)(2)(iv), and the prohibition on
possessing groundfish below the
minimum size § 648.83(a). These
exemptions are necessary because
vessels on commercial groundfish trips
are prohibited from using gillnets with
mesh size less than 6.5 inches (16.51
cm) and from retaining undersized
groundfish. The applicant is also
requesting an exemption from the
Closed Area I North Georges Bank
Spawning Groundfish Closure at
§ 648.81(c)(3), which NOAA Fisheries
does not intend to approve, as further
described below.
The project titled ‘‘Testing Selectivity
and Raised Webbing Gillnets on Target
and Non-Target Species in the Northeast
Haddock Fishery’’ would continue to be
conducted by CFF. The study would
take place on Georges Bank and in
southern New England from January
2020 through August 2020, with the 4
participating vessels fishing no more
than 14 days-at-sea total. Vessels would
fish a maximum of 20 gillnets, each 300
feet (91.44 m) long, in strings made up
of 10 to 20 nets each. Nets would
alternate between standard 6.5-inch
(16.51-cm) mesh and 6.0-inch (15.24cm) mesh. Half of the nets of each mesh
size would be rigged with a 30-inch
(76.2-cm) raised webbing section along
the bottom. Two to three hauls of the
nets are expected during each day at sea
with an average soak time of 6 to 8
hours for each set.
A CFF researcher or technician would
accompany all trips that occur under
this EFP to identify and count all fish
caught, as well as measure and weigh
cod and haddock. Individual fish of
other species would also be measured
and weighed if time allows. Undersized
fish would be discarded as quickly as
possible after sampling. All Northeast
multispecies of legal size would be
landed, and all catch (including
discards) would be attributed to the
vessel’s sector annual catch entitlement,
consistent with standard catch
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accounting procedures. Participating
vessels would comply with all protected
species regulations, and would not be
able to set gillnets in areas otherwise
closed to fishing with gillnet gear.
Under a recent court order, NOAA
Fisheries is barred from allowing gillnet
fishing in the former Nantucket
Lightship and Closed Area I Groundfish
Closure Areas. Accordingly, we can not
approve, nor will we consider, the
applicant’s request to allow access to
the seasonal Closed Area I North
Georges Bank Spawning Groundfish
Closure, which falls entirely within the
footprint of former Closed Area I. CFF
had requested this exemption
previously, but the request was denied
because of potential negative impacts to
spawning groundfish.
If approved, the applicant may
request minor modifications and
extensions to the EFP throughout the
year. EFP modifications and extensions
may be granted without further notice if
they are deemed essential to facilitate
completion of the proposed research
and have minimal impacts that do not
change the scope or impact of the
initially approved EFP request.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 6, 2019.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XX029]
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable
Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has made a preliminary
determination that an exempted fishing permit application contains all
of the required information and warrants further consideration. This
permit would allow Coonamessett Farm Foundation to test the selectivity
of alternate gillnet configurations to target haddock while reducing
catch of other groundfish species. Regulations under the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act require publication of
this notification to provide interested parties the opportunity to
comment on applications for proposed exempted fishing permits.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 27, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by any of the following
methods:
Email: [email protected]. Include in the subject line
``Comments on Testing Selectivity and Raised Webbing Gillnets on Target
and Non-Target Species in the Northeast Haddock Fishery.''
Mail: Michael Pentony, Regional Administrator, NMFS,
Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great Republic Drive,
Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the outside of the envelope ``Comments on
Testing Selectivity of Alternative Gillnet Configurations in the
Northeast Haddock Fishery.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle Molton, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978-281-9236, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Coonamessett Farm Foundation (CFF)
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submitted a complete application for an exempted fishing permit (EFP)
on October 28, 2019, to conduct commercial fishing activities that the
regulations would otherwise restrict. The application is a renewal of
an EFP originally issued in December 2017 and renewed in March 2019.
The original EFP allowed up to 24 trips (with a target of 24 days-at-
sea); to date vessels have fished 10 days-at-sea. The EFP would
authorize four vessels to test alternative gillnet configurations for
haddock and to temporarily retain undersized catch for measurement and
data collection. The applicant has requested exemptions from minimum
mesh size regulations at 50 CFR 648.80(a)(4)(iv) and Sec.
648.8(b)(2)(iv), and the prohibition on possessing groundfish below the
minimum size Sec. 648.83(a). These exemptions are necessary because
vessels on commercial groundfish trips are prohibited from using
gillnets with mesh size less than 6.5 inches (16.51 cm) and from
retaining undersized groundfish. The applicant is also requesting an
exemption from the Closed Area I North Georges Bank Spawning Groundfish
Closure at Sec. 648.81(c)(3), which NOAA Fisheries does not intend to
approve, as further described below.
The project titled ``Testing Selectivity and Raised Webbing
Gillnets on Target and Non-Target Species in the Northeast Haddock
Fishery'' would continue to be conducted by CFF. The study would take
place on Georges Bank and in southern New England from January 2020
through August 2020, with the 4 participating vessels fishing no more
than 14 days-at-sea total. Vessels would fish a maximum of 20 gillnets,
each 300 feet (91.44 m) long, in strings made up of 10 to 20 nets each.
Nets would alternate between standard 6.5-inch (16.51-cm) mesh and 6.0-
inch (15.24-cm) mesh. Half of the nets of each mesh size would be
rigged with a 30-inch (76.2-cm) raised webbing section along the
bottom. Two to three hauls of the nets are expected during each day at
sea with an average soak time of 6 to 8 hours for each set.
A CFF researcher or technician would accompany all trips that occur
under this EFP to identify and count all fish caught, as well as
measure and weigh cod and haddock. Individual fish of other species
would also be measured and weighed if time allows. Undersized fish
would be discarded as quickly as possible after sampling. All Northeast
multispecies of legal size would be landed, and all catch (including
discards) would be attributed to the vessel's sector annual catch
entitlement, consistent with standard catch accounting procedures.
Participating vessels would comply with all protected species
regulations, and would not be able to set gillnets in areas otherwise
closed to fishing with gillnet gear.
Under a recent court order, NOAA Fisheries is barred from allowing
gillnet fishing in the former Nantucket Lightship and Closed Area I
Groundfish Closure Areas. Accordingly, we can not approve, nor will we
consider, the applicant's request to allow access to the seasonal
Closed Area I North Georges Bank Spawning Groundfish Closure, which
falls entirely within the footprint of former Closed Area I. CFF had
requested this exemption previously, but the request was denied because
of potential negative impacts to spawning groundfish.
If approved, the applicant may request minor modifications and
extensions to the EFP throughout the year. EFP modifications and
extensions may be granted without further notice if they are deemed
essential to facilitate completion of the proposed research and have
minimal impacts that do not change the scope or impact of the initially
approved EFP request.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: December 6, 2019.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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