Notice of Report Publication From the Titanium Sponge Working Group, 51771 [2023-16624]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 149 / Friday, August 4, 2023 / Notices Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced at the Regional Programs Coordination Unit Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Records of the meetings will be available via www.facadatabase.gov under the Commission on Civil Rights, Florida Advisory Committee link. Persons interested in the work of this Committee are directed to the Commission’s website, https://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Regional Programs Coordination Unit at lschiller@ usccr.gov. Agenda I. Welcome & Roll Call II. Committee Discussion: Report Draft III. Public Comment IV. Next Steps V. Adjournment Exceptional Circumstance: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150, the notice for this meeting is given less than 15 calendar days prior to the meeting because of the exceptional circumstance of finalizing the committee report on voting rights. memorandum establishing the TSWG, the report discusses and recommends measures to ensure access to titanium sponge in the United States for use for national defense and critical industries in an emergency. DATES: The report was finalized in 2022. The report was posted on the BIS website in July 2023. ADDRESSES: The full report, including the appendices to the report, are available online at https://bis.doc.gov/ 232. For further information about this report contact the TSWG team at TSWG@ bis.doc.gov. For more information about the Office of Technology Evaluation and the Section 232 Investigations, please visit: https://www.bis.doc.gov/232. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thea D. Rozman Kendler, Assistant Secretary for Export Administration. BILLING CODE 3510–33–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE [FR Doc. 2023–16637 Filed 8–3–23; 8:45 am] [A–580–876] International Trade Administration BILLING CODE P Welded Line Pipe From the Republic of Korea: Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review in Part; 2020–2021 Bureau of Industry and Security Notice of Report Publication From the Titanium Sponge Working Group Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of publication of a report. AGENCY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), with this notice, is informing the public that the interagency Titanium Sponge Working Group (TSWG) report and recommendations have been published on the BIS website: https:// www.bis.doc.gov/232. On February 27, 2020, the President directed the establishment of the interagency TSWG to address the United States’ severe reliance on imported sources of titanium sponge. The TSWG, co-led by the Secretaries of Commerce and Defense as designated by the President’s memorandum, began meeting in July 2020 and completed its report and recommendations in 2022. The final report and recommendations were posted on the BIS website in July 2023. As directed by the President’s ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:51 Aug 03, 2023 Jkt 259001 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on welded line pipe from the Republic of Korea to correct certain ministerial errors. The period of review (POR) is December 1, 2020, through November 30, 2021. DATES: Applicable August 4, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Simons, AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–6172. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: RIN 0694–XC098 Background On June 30, 2023, Commerce published the Final Results in the Federal Register.1 On July 3, 2023, we 1 See Welded Line Pipe from the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2020–2021, 88 FR 42295 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 received a timely submitted ministerial error allegation from SeAH Steel Corporation (SeAH).2 We are amending the Final Results to correct the ministerial errors raised by SeAH. Legal Framework Section 751(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), defines a ‘‘ministerial error’’ as including ‘‘errors in addition, subtraction, or other arithmetic function, clerical errors resulting from inaccurate copying, duplication, or the like, and any other unintentional error which the administering authority considers ministerial.’’ 3 With respect to final results of administrative reviews, 19 CFR 351.224(e) provides that Commerce ‘‘will analyze any comments received and, if appropriate, correct any . . . ministerial error by amending the final results of review . . . .’’ Ministerial Errors [FR Doc. 2023–16624 Filed 8–3–23; 8:45 am] Dated: July 31, 2023. David Mussatt, Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 51771 In the Final Results, we made certain revisions to SeAH’s preliminary results calculations,4 including: (1) adjustments to SeAH’s affiliate State Pipe & Supply, Inc.’s (State Pipe’s) further manufacturing general and administrative (G&A) expense ratio; 5 (2) revisions to SeAH’s G&A expense ratio; 6 and (3) revisions to SeAH’s financial expense ratio.7 In its Ministerial Error Comments, SeAH alleged that, in revising State Pipe’s G&A expense ratio, Commerce included certain adjustments that it rejected in the Final Results. SeAH also alleged that in the comparison market and margin programs, Commerce failed to multiply SeAH’s G&A and financial expense ratios by SeAH’s total cost of manufacturing (COM) to determine the G&A and financial expenses included in SeAH’s total cost of production.8 We agree with SeAH that we made ministerial errors in the Final Results pursuant to section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(f) and have amended our calculations to correct State Pipe’s G&A expense ratio and to apply SeAH’s G&A and financial expense ratios to total COM in the comparison market and margin programs. (June 30, 2023) (Final Results) and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM). 2 See SeAH’s Letter, ‘‘Comments on Ministerial Errors in the Final Determination,’’ dated July 3, 2023 (Ministerial Error Comments). 3 See 19 CFR 351.224(f). 4 See Memorandum, ‘‘SeAH Final Calculation Memorandum,’’ dated June 26, 2023. 5 See Final Results IDM at Comment 12. 6 Id. at Comment 7. 7 Id. at Comment 8. 8 See Ministerial Error Comments at 2–4. E:\FR\FM\04AUN1.SGM 04AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 149 (Friday, August 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 51771]
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[FR Doc No: 2023-16624]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

RIN 0694-XC098


Notice of Report Publication From the Titanium Sponge Working 
Group

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of publication of a report.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), with this notice, 
is informing the public that the interagency Titanium Sponge Working 
Group (TSWG) report and recommendations have been published on the BIS 
website: https://www.bis.doc.gov/232. On February 27, 2020, the 
President directed the establishment of the interagency TSWG to address 
the United States' severe reliance on imported sources of titanium 
sponge. The TSWG, co-led by the Secretaries of Commerce and Defense as 
designated by the President's memorandum, began meeting in July 2020 
and completed its report and recommendations in 2022. The final report 
and recommendations were posted on the BIS website in July 2023. As 
directed by the President's memorandum establishing the TSWG, the 
report discusses and recommends measures to ensure access to titanium 
sponge in the United States for use for national defense and critical 
industries in an emergency.

DATES: The report was finalized in 2022. The report was posted on the 
BIS website in July 2023.

ADDRESSES: The full report, including the appendices to the report, are 
available online at https://bis.doc.gov/232.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about this 
report contact the TSWG team at [email protected]. For more information 
about the Office of Technology Evaluation and the Section 232 
Investigations, please visit: https://www.bis.doc.gov/232.

Thea D. Rozman Kendler,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-16624 Filed 8-3-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-33-P

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