Fresh Tomatoes From Mexico: Notification of Implementation of Inspection Program, 6143-6144 [2020-02166]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 23 / Tuesday, February 4, 2020 / Notices as amended (the Act).2 On October 16, 2019, Commerce received a timely notice of intent to participate from BioLab, Inc., Clearon Corp., and Occidental Chemical Corporation (domestic interested parties).3 Each of the companies claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as domestic producers of chlorinated isocyanurates. On October 31, 2019, Commerce received a timely and adequate substantive response from the domestic interested parties.4 On November 22, 2019, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent interested parties.5 As a result, pursuant to 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the CVD order on chlorinated isocyanurates from China. Scope of the Order The products covered by the order are chlorinated isocyanurates. For a full description of the scope, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.6 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Analysis of Comments Received A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy and the net countervailable subsidy rates likely to prevail if the Order were to be revoked, is provided in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an Appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized 2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84 FR 52067 (October 1, 2019). 3 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People’s Republic of China: Notice of Intent to Participate,’’ dated October 16, 2019. 4 See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People’s Republic of China: Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review of the Countervailing Duty Order,’’ dated October 31, 2019. 5 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews Initiated on October 1, 2019,’’ dated November 22, 2019. 6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Chlorinated Isocyanurates from the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently with this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:48 Feb 03, 2020 Jkt 250001 6143 Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov, and in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https:// enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Final Results of Sunset Review Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce determines that revocation of the CVD order on chlorinated isocyanurates from China would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy at the rates listed below: DATES: Applicable February 4, 2020. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A–201–820] Fresh Tomatoes From Mexico: Notification of Implementation of Inspection Program Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce AGENCY: (Commerce) hereby notifies the public and members of the trade community of the implementation of the inspection program established by Section VII.C of the 2019 Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico (2019 Suspension Agreement). Implementation of the Section VII.C Net inspection program will begin 60 days subsidy Producer/exporter from the date of publication of this rate (percent) notice. Beginning 60 days from the date of publication of this notice, certain Hebei Jiheng Chemicals Co., Ltd 22.45 fresh tomatoes from Mexico shall be Juancheng Kangtai Chemical Co., Ltd ................................... 2.59 subject to a United States Department of All Others .................................... 10.81 Agriculture (USDA) inspection for quality and condition defects. Notification Regarding Administrative FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Protective Order (APO) Sally C. Gannon or David Cordell at (202) 482–0162 or (202) 482–0408, This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an APO of respectively; Bilateral Agreements Unit, Office of Policy, Enforcement and their responsibility concerning the Compliance, International Trade destruction of proprietary information Administration, U.S. Department of disclosed under APO in accordance Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely written NW, Washington, DC 20230. notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: judicial protective order is hereby Background requested. Failure to comply with the On September 19, 2019, Commerce regulations and terms of an APO is a and signatory producers/exporters sanctionable violation. accounting for substantially all imports Notification to Interested Parties of fresh tomatoes from Mexico signed We are issuing and publishing these the 2019 Suspension Agreement.1 results in accordance with sections Section VII.C of the 2019 Suspension 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act Agreement states: ‘‘Beginning and 19 CFR 351.218. approximately (and no less than) six months from the Effective Date of the Dated: January 28, 2020. Agreement, all loads of subject Jeffrey I. Kessler, merchandise, as specified in paragraph Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 2 of this section, shall be subject to a Compliance. USDA inspection for quality and Appendix condition defects near the border after entering the United States. Commerce I. Summary II. Background will consult with USDA on the III. Scope of the Order development and implementation of the IV. History of the Order inspection program. The trade V. Legal Framework community will have at least 60 days’ VI. Discussion of the Issues VII. Final Results of Review VIII. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2020–02124 Filed 2–3–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1 See Fresh Tomatoes From Mexico: Suspension of Antidumping Duty Investigation, 84 FR 49987 (September 24, 2019) (2019 Suspension Agreement). E:\FR\FM\04FEN1.SGM 04FEN1 6144 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 23 / Tuesday, February 4, 2020 / Notices advance notice prior to implementation of the inspection program.’’ 2 Scope of Agreement See Section I, Product Coverage, of the 2019 Suspension Agreement. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Notification Consistent with the 2019 Suspension Agreement, this Federal Register notice provides 60 days’ advance notice prior to the implementation of the inspection program, which has been developed by USDA, in consultation with Commerce, as specified in the 2019 Suspension Agreement. The inspection program, as outlined in Section VII.C of the 2019 Suspension Agreement, will begin 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. Beginning 60 days from the date of publication of this notice, all Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico, with the exception of Tomatoes on the Vine, Specialty tomatoes, and grape tomatoes in retail packages of 2 pounds or less, shall be subject to a USDA inspection for quality and condition defects consistent with Section VII.C of the 2019 Suspension Agreement, and in accordance with USDA procedures as determined by USDA.3 (See Section II of the 2019 Suspension Agreement for definitions of certain terms in the preceding sentence.) As provided in the 2019 Suspension Agreement, importers of tomatoes subject to inspection must request the USDA inspection and pay the associated USDA fees.4 USDA will perform inspections (an unrestricted certification) in accordance with its normal practice to determine quality, condition, and grade pursuant to the appropriate USDA standard covering fresh tomatoes and greenhouse tomatoes and using shipping point tolerances.5 After the USDA inspection, the importer will receive an inspection certificate, which must be maintained by the importer and is subject to submission to, and verification by, Commerce, consistent with the importer’s contractual obligation with the Signatory.6 If a lot of Signatory tomatoes has more defects than the tolerances established in the USDA standards, then the importer may opt either to 2 See Section VII.C.1 of the 2019 Suspension Agreement. 3 For avoidance of doubt, all loads of Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico that are inspected pursuant to a USDA marketing order are not required to also be inspected pursuant to the inspection program under this section VII.C. See id. 4 See Section VII.C.2 of the 2019 Suspension Agreement. 5 See Section VII.C.3 of the 2019 Suspension Agreement. 6 See Section VII.C.4 of the 2019 Suspension Agreement. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:47 Feb 03, 2020 Jkt 250001 recondition and re-inspect the lot, or return it to Mexico, consistent with the requirements of the 2019 Suspension Agreement.7 Dated: January 30, 2020. Jeffrey I. Kessler, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2020–02166 Filed 2–3–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology [Docket No.: 200113–0015] National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) Data Confidentiality Building Block National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invites organizations to provide products and technical expertise to support and demonstrate security platforms for two data confidentiality projects within the Data Confidentiality Building Block. The two projects are Data Confidentiality: Identifying and Protecting Assets and Data Against Data Breaches and Data Confidentiality: Detect, Respond to, and Recover from Data Breaches. This notice is the initial step for the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) in collaborating with technology companies to address cybersecurity challenges identified under the Data Confidentiality Building Block. Participation in the building block is open to all interested organizations and organizations may participate in one or both data Confidentiality projects. DATES: Interested parties must contact NIST to request a letter of interest template to be completed and submitted to NIST. Letters of interest will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Parties interested in participating in both data confidentiality projects must submit a separate letter of interest for each data confidentiality project. Collaborative activities will commence as soon as enough completed and signed letters of interest have been returned to address all the necessary components and capabilities, but no earlier than March 5, 2020. When the building block has been completed, NIST will post a SUMMARY: 7 See PO 00000 id. Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 notice announcing the completion of the building block and informing the public that it will no longer accept letters of interest for this building block on the NCCoE Data Confidentiality Building Block website at https:// www.nccoe.nist.gov/projects/buildingblocks/data-security/dc-detect-identifyprotect_forDataConfidentiality: Identifying and Protecting Assets and Data Against Data Breaches, and at https://www.nccoe.nist.gov/projects/ building-blocks/data-security/dc-detectrespond-recoverfor_DataConfidentiality: Detect, Respond to and Recover from Data Breaches. ADDRESSES: The NCCoE is located at 9700 Great Seneca Highway, Rockville, MD 20850. Letters of interest must be submitted to ds-nccoe@nist.gov or via hardcopy to National Institute of Standards and Technology, NCCoE; 9700 Great Seneca Highway, Rockville, MD 20850. Organizations whose letters of interest are accepted in accordance with the process set forth in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice will be asked to sign a separate consortium Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with NIST for each Data Confidentiality Building Block project. An NCCoE consortium CRADA template can be found at: https://nccoe.nist.gov/ node/138. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Cawthra via email to Jennifer.Cawthra@nist.gov; by telephone 240.328.4584; or by mail to National Institute of Standards and Technology, NCCoE; 9700 Great Seneca Highway, Rockville, MD 20850. Additional details about the Data Confidentiality Building Block are available at https:// www.nccoe.nist.gov/projects/buildingblocks/data-security. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The NCCoE, part of NIST, is a public-private collaboration for accelerating the widespread adoption of integrated cybersecurity tools and technologies. The NCCoE brings together experts from industry, government, and academia under one roof to develop practical, interoperable cybersecurity approaches that address the real-world needs of complex Information Technology (IT) systems. By accelerating dissemination and use of these integrated tools and technologies for protecting IT assets, the NCCoE will enhance trust in U.S. IT communications, data, and storage systems; reduce risk for companies and individuals using IT systems; and encourage development of innovative, job-creating cybersecurity products and services. E:\FR\FM\04FEN1.SGM 04FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6143-6144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02166]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-201-820]


Fresh Tomatoes From Mexico: Notification of Implementation of 
Inspection Program

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce


DATES: Applicable February 4, 2020.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) hereby notifies the 
public and members of the trade community of the implementation of the 
inspection program established by Section VII.C of the 2019 Agreement 
Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Fresh Tomatoes from 
Mexico (2019 Suspension Agreement). Implementation of the Section VII.C 
inspection program will begin 60 days from the date of publication of 
this notice. Beginning 60 days from the date of publication of this 
notice, certain fresh tomatoes from Mexico shall be subject to a United 
States Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspection for quality and 
condition defects.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sally C. Gannon or David Cordell at 
(202) 482-0162 or (202) 482-0408, respectively; Bilateral Agreements 
Unit, Office of Policy, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 19, 2019, Commerce and signatory producers/exporters 
accounting for substantially all imports of fresh tomatoes from Mexico 
signed the 2019 Suspension Agreement.\1\ Section VII.C of the 2019 
Suspension Agreement states: ``Beginning approximately (and no less 
than) six months from the Effective Date of the Agreement, all loads of 
subject merchandise, as specified in paragraph 2 of this section, shall 
be subject to a USDA inspection for quality and condition defects near 
the border after entering the United States. Commerce will consult with 
USDA on the development and implementation of the inspection program. 
The trade community will have at least 60 days'

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advance notice prior to implementation of the inspection program.'' \2\
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    \1\ See Fresh Tomatoes From Mexico: Suspension of Antidumping 
Duty Investigation, 84 FR 49987 (September 24, 2019) (2019 
Suspension Agreement).
    \2\ See Section VII.C.1 of the 2019 Suspension Agreement.
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Scope of Agreement

    See Section I, Product Coverage, of the 2019 Suspension Agreement.

Notification

    Consistent with the 2019 Suspension Agreement, this Federal 
Register notice provides 60 days' advance notice prior to the 
implementation of the inspection program, which has been developed by 
USDA, in consultation with Commerce, as specified in the 2019 
Suspension Agreement. The inspection program, as outlined in Section 
VII.C of the 2019 Suspension Agreement, will begin 60 days from the 
date of publication of this notice. Beginning 60 days from the date of 
publication of this notice, all Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico, with the 
exception of Tomatoes on the Vine, Specialty tomatoes, and grape 
tomatoes in retail packages of 2 pounds or less, shall be subject to a 
USDA inspection for quality and condition defects consistent with 
Section VII.C of the 2019 Suspension Agreement, and in accordance with 
USDA procedures as determined by USDA.\3\ (See Section II of the 2019 
Suspension Agreement for definitions of certain terms in the preceding 
sentence.)
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    \3\ For avoidance of doubt, all loads of Fresh Tomatoes from 
Mexico that are inspected pursuant to a USDA marketing order are not 
required to also be inspected pursuant to the inspection program 
under this section VII.C. See id.
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    As provided in the 2019 Suspension Agreement, importers of tomatoes 
subject to inspection must request the USDA inspection and pay the 
associated USDA fees.\4\ USDA will perform inspections (an unrestricted 
certification) in accordance with its normal practice to determine 
quality, condition, and grade pursuant to the appropriate USDA standard 
covering fresh tomatoes and greenhouse tomatoes and using shipping 
point tolerances.\5\ After the USDA inspection, the importer will 
receive an inspection certificate, which must be maintained by the 
importer and is subject to submission to, and verification by, 
Commerce, consistent with the importer's contractual obligation with 
the Signatory.\6\ If a lot of Signatory tomatoes has more defects than 
the tolerances established in the USDA standards, then the importer may 
opt either to recondition and re-inspect the lot, or return it to 
Mexico, consistent with the requirements of the 2019 Suspension 
Agreement.\7\
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    \4\ See Section VII.C.2 of the 2019 Suspension Agreement.
    \5\ See Section VII.C.3 of the 2019 Suspension Agreement.
    \6\ See Section VII.C.4 of the 2019 Suspension Agreement.
    \7\ See id.

    Dated: January 30, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020-02166 Filed 2-3-20; 8:45 am]
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