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Commerce has determined, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries of subject
merchandise in accordance with the
final results of this review.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1),
Dongkuk reported the entered value of
its U.S. sales such that we calculated
importer-specific ad valorem duty
assessment rates based on the ratio of
the total amount of dumping calculated
for the examined sales to the total
entered value of the sales for which
entered value was reported. Where
either the respondent’s weightedaverage dumping margin is zero or de
minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR
351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific
assessment rate is zero or de minimis,
we will instruct CBP to liquidate the
appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.
Commerce’s ‘‘automatic assessment’’
practice will apply to entries of subject
merchandise during the POR produced
by Dongkuk for which the company did
not know that the merchandise it sold
to the intermediary (e.g., a reseller,
trading company, or exporter) was
destined for the United States. In such
instances, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate unreviewed entries at the allothers rate of 5.41 percent if there is no
rate for the intermediate company(ies)
involved in the transaction.5
Commerce intends to issue
liquidation instructions to CBP no
earlier than 35 days after the date of
publication of the final results of this
review in the Federal Register. If a
timely summons is filed at the U.S.
Court of International Trade, the
assessment instructions will direct CBP
not to liquidate relevant entries until the
time for parties to file a request for a
statutory injunction has expired (i.e.,
within 90 days of publication).
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the
publication date of the final results of
this administrative review, as provided
by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the
cash deposit rate for the company listed
above will be equal to the weighted5 See Order; and Utility Scale Wind Towers from
Canada, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, and the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Notice of Correction
to the Antidumping Duty Orders, 85 FR 56213
(September 11, 2020) (correcting the date that the
provisional measures period expired). For a full
discussion of the ‘‘automatic assessment’’ practice,
see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68
FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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average dumping margin established in
the final results of this review, except if
the rate is less than 0.50 percent and,
therefore, de minimis within the
meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in
which case the cash deposit rate will be
zero; (2) for previously investigated or
reviewed companies not listed above,
the cash deposit rate will continue to be
the company-specific cash deposit rate
published for the most recently
completed segment; (3) if the exporter is
not a firm covered in this review, or the
original less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
investigation, but the producer is, then
the cash deposit rate will be the cash
deposit rate established for the most
recently completed segment for the
producer of the merchandise; and (4)
the cash deposit rate for all other
producers or exporters will continue to
be 5.41 percent, the all-others rate
established in the LTFV investigation.6
These cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder
to importers of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a
certificate regarding the reimbursement
of antidumping duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries
during this review period. Failure to
comply with this requirement could
result in the Secretary’s presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping
duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping
duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to an
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
disposition 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 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 these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
6 See
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Dated: March 1, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive
functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should
Revise Its Steel Plate Cost Smoothing
Adjustment for Dongkuk
Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should
Reallocate and Adjust Certain Expenses
in Dongkuk’s General and
Administrative (G&A) Expense Ratio
Calculation
Comment 3: Whether to Adjust Dongkuk’s
Conversion Costs
Comment 4: Dongkuk’s Packing Expenses
Comment 5: Whether Commerce Should
Increase Dongkuk’s Cost of Production
(COP)
Comment 6: Adjusting Dongkuk’s Scrap
Offset Based on Amount of Plate
Consumed
Comment 7: Whether Commerce Should
Request Information for Constructed
Value (CV) Profit and Selling Expenses
V. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XD703]
Taking and Importing Marine
Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals
Incidental to the U.S. Coast Guard’s
Alaska Facility Maintenance and
Repair Activities
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice. Issuance of letter of
authorization.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA), as amended, and
implementing regulations, notification
is hereby given that a Letter of
Authorization (LOA) has been issued to
the United States Coast Guard (Coast
Guard), for the unintentional taking of
marine mammals incidental to
maintenance and repair at facilities in
Alaska, over the course of 5 years
(2024–2029).
DATES: This LOA is effective from
March 1, 2024, through February 28,
2029.
SUMMARY:
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The LOA and supporting
documentation are available online at:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/
incidental-take-authorization-us-coastguards-alaska-facility-maintenanceand-repair. In case of problems
accessing these documents, please call
the contact listed below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cara
Hotchkin, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
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Background
The MMPA prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of
marine mammals, with certain
exceptions. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and
(D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce
(as delegated to NMFS) to allow, upon
request, the incidental, but not
intentional, taking of small numbers of
marine mammals by U.S. citizens who
engage in a specified activity (other than
commercial fishing) within a specified
geographical region if certain findings
are made and either regulations are
issued or, if the taking is limited to
harassment, a notice of a proposed
incidental take authorization may be
provided to the public for review.
Authorization for incidental takings
shall be granted if NMFS finds that the
taking will have a negligible impact on
the species or stock(s) and will not have
an unmitigable adverse impact on the
availability of the species or stock(s) for
taking for subsistence uses (where
relevant). Further, NMFS must prescribe
the permissible methods of taking and
other ‘‘means of effecting the least
practicable adverse impact’’ on the
affected species or stocks and their
habitat, paying particular attention to
rookeries, mating grounds, and areas of
similar significance, and on the
availability of the species or stocks for
taking for certain subsistence uses
(referred to as ‘‘mitigation’’); and
requirements pertaining to the
mitigation, monitoring, and reporting of
the takings are set forth. NMFS has
defined ‘‘negligible impact’’ in 50 CFR
216.103 as an impact resulting from the
specified activity that cannot be
reasonably expected to, and is not
reasonably likely to, adversely affect the
species or stock through effects on
annual rates of recruitment or survival.
Except with respect to certain
activities not pertinent here, the MMPA
defines ‘‘harassment’’ as: any act of
pursuit, torment, or annoyance which:
(i) has the potential to injure a marine
mammal or marine mammal stock in the
wild (Level A harassment); or (ii) has
the potential to disturb a marine
mammal or marine mammal stock in the
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wild by causing disruption of behavioral
patterns, including, but not limited to,
migration, breathing, nursing, breeding,
feeding, or sheltering (Level B
harassment).
Summary of Request
On December 20, 2023, we issued a
final rule upon request from the Coast
Guard for authorization to take marine
mammals incidental to construction
activities (88 FR 87937). The Coast
Guard plans to conduct construction
activities for pier maintenance and
repair at eight facilities in Alaska. This
construction will include use of
vibratory pile driving and removal,
impact pile driving, and down-the-hole
(DTH) drilling. The use of vibratory and
impact pile driving and DTH drilling is
expected to produce underwater sound
at levels that have the potential to result
in Level A and Level B harassment of
marine mammals.
Authorization
We have issued a LOA to Coast Guard
authorizing the take of marine mammals
incidental to construction activities, as
described above. Take of marine
mammals will be minimized through
the implementation of the following
planned mitigation measures: (1)
required monitoring of the construction
area to detect the presence of marine
mammals before beginning construction
activities; (2) shutdown of construction
activities under certain circumstances to
avoid injury of marine mammals; and
(3) soft start for impact pile driving to
allow marine mammals the opportunity
to leave the area prior to beginning
impact pile driving at full power.
Additionally, the rule includes an
adaptive management component that
allows for timely modification of
mitigation or monitoring measures
based on new information, when
appropriate. The Coast Guard will
submit reports as required.
Based on these findings and the
information discussed in the preamble
to the final rule, the activities described
under this LOA will have a negligible
impact on marine mammal stocks and
will not have an unmitigable adverse
impact on the availability of the affected
marine mammal stock for subsistence
uses.
Dated: March 1, 2024.
Catherine Marzin,
Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XD703]
Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals
Incidental to the U.S. Coast Guard's Alaska Facility Maintenance and
Repair Activities
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice. Issuance of letter of authorization.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as
amended, and implementing regulations, notification is hereby given
that a Letter of Authorization (LOA) has been issued to the United
States Coast Guard (Coast Guard), for the unintentional taking of
marine mammals incidental to maintenance and repair at facilities in
Alaska, over the course of 5 years (2024-2029).
DATES: This LOA is effective from March 1, 2024, through February 28,
2029.
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ADDRESSES: The LOA and supporting documentation are available online
at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/incidental-take-authorization-us-coast-guards-alaska-facility-maintenance-and-repair.
In case of problems accessing these documents, please call the contact
listed below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cara Hotchkin, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427-8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The MMPA prohibits the ``take'' of marine mammals, with certain
exceptions. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361
et seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce (as delegated to NMFS) to
allow, upon request, the incidental, but not intentional, taking of
small numbers of marine mammals by U.S. citizens who engage in a
specified activity (other than commercial fishing) within a specified
geographical region if certain findings are made and either regulations
are issued or, if the taking is limited to harassment, a notice of a
proposed incidental take authorization may be provided to the public
for review.
Authorization for incidental takings shall be granted if NMFS finds
that the taking will have a negligible impact on the species or
stock(s) and will not have an unmitigable adverse impact on the
availability of the species or stock(s) for taking for subsistence uses
(where relevant). Further, NMFS must prescribe the permissible methods
of taking and other ``means of effecting the least practicable adverse
impact'' on the affected species or stocks and their habitat, paying
particular attention to rookeries, mating grounds, and areas of similar
significance, and on the availability of the species or stocks for
taking for certain subsistence uses (referred to as ``mitigation'');
and requirements pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring, and
reporting of the takings are set forth. NMFS has defined ``negligible
impact'' in 50 CFR 216.103 as an impact resulting from the specified
activity that cannot be reasonably expected to, and is not reasonably
likely to, adversely affect the species or stock through effects on
annual rates of recruitment or survival.
Except with respect to certain activities not pertinent here, the
MMPA defines ``harassment'' as: any act of pursuit, torment, or
annoyance which: (i) has the potential to injure a marine mammal or
marine mammal stock in the wild (Level A harassment); or (ii) has the
potential to disturb a marine mammal or marine mammal stock in the wild
by causing disruption of behavioral patterns, including, but not
limited to, migration, breathing, nursing, breeding, feeding, or
sheltering (Level B harassment).
Summary of Request
On December 20, 2023, we issued a final rule upon request from the
Coast Guard for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to
construction activities (88 FR 87937). The Coast Guard plans to conduct
construction activities for pier maintenance and repair at eight
facilities in Alaska. This construction will include use of vibratory
pile driving and removal, impact pile driving, and down-the-hole (DTH)
drilling. The use of vibratory and impact pile driving and DTH drilling
is expected to produce underwater sound at levels that have the
potential to result in Level A and Level B harassment of marine
mammals.
Authorization
We have issued a LOA to Coast Guard authorizing the take of marine
mammals incidental to construction activities, as described above. Take
of marine mammals will be minimized through the implementation of the
following planned mitigation measures: (1) required monitoring of the
construction area to detect the presence of marine mammals before
beginning construction activities; (2) shutdown of construction
activities under certain circumstances to avoid injury of marine
mammals; and (3) soft start for impact pile driving to allow marine
mammals the opportunity to leave the area prior to beginning impact
pile driving at full power. Additionally, the rule includes an adaptive
management component that allows for timely modification of mitigation
or monitoring measures based on new information, when appropriate. The
Coast Guard will submit reports as required.
Based on these findings and the information discussed in the
preamble to the final rule, the activities described under this LOA
will have a negligible impact on marine mammal stocks and will not have
an unmitigable adverse impact on the availability of the affected
marine mammal stock for subsistence uses.
Dated: March 1, 2024.
Catherine Marzin,
Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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