Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting, 31721-31722 [2024-08857]

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Sheleen Dumas, Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2024–08905 Filed 4–24–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–17–P PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 31721 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting The Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee (Committee) will meet on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at 1:00 p.m.– 2:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. This meeting will be virtual via MS Teams. The Committee advises the Under Secretary for Industry and Security through the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, BIS, U.S. Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Secretary’s delegation of authority under Department Organization Order (DOO) 10–16 and assigned functions with BIS under DOO 50–1, on technical questions that affect the level of export controls applicable to sensors and instrumentation equipment and technology. The purpose of the meeting is to have Committee members and U.S. Government representatives mutually review updated technical data and policy-driving information that has been gathered. Agenda Open Session 1. Welcome and Introductions. 2. Remarks from the Bureau of Industry and Security Management. 3. Industry Presentations. 4. New Business. Closed Session 5. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the open meeting and public participation requirements found in sections 1009(a)(1) and 1009(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 1001–1014). The exemption is authorized by section 1009(d) of the FACA, which permits the closure of advisory committee meetings, or portions thereof, if the head of the agency to which the advisory committee reports determines such meetings may be closed to the public in accordance with subsection (c) of the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)). In this case, the applicable provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) are subsection 552b(c)(4), which permits closure to protect trade secrets and commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, and subsection 552b(c)(9)(B), which permits closure to protect information that would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action were it to be disclosed prematurely. The closed session of the meeting will involve E:\FR\FM\25APN1.SGM 25APN1 31722 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 81 / Thursday, April 25, 2024 / Notices committee discussions and guidance regarding U.S. Government strategies and policies. The open session will be accessible via teleconference. To join the conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@ bis.doc.gov, no later than April 23, 2024. To the extent time permits, members of the public may present oral statements to the Committee. The public may submit written statements at any time before or after the meeting. However, to facilitate distribution of materials to Committee members, the Committee suggests that members of the public forward their materials prior to the meeting to Ms. Springer. Material submitted by the public will be made public and therefore should not contain confidential information. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration Performing the nonexclusive functions and duties of the Chief Financial Officer with the concurrence of the delegate of the General Counsel, formally determined on April 9, 2024, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(d)), that the portion of the meeting dealing with pre-decisional changes to the Commerce Control List and the U.S. export control policies shall be exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(1) and 1009(a)(3). The remaining portions of the meeting will be open to the public. For more information, contact Ms. Springer via email. Yvette Springer, Committee Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2024–08857 Filed 4–24–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–331–806] Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From Ecuador: Amended Preliminary Determination of Countervailing Duty Investigation Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published a notice in the Federal Register on April 1, 2024, in which Commerce preliminarily determined that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from Ecuador. Based on comments filed by interested parties in this investigation, lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:54 Apr 24, 2024 Jkt 262001 Commerce is amending the preliminary affirmative countervailing duty (CVD) determination on shrimp from Ecuador to correct significant ministerial errors. DATES: Applicable April 25, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zachary Shaykin or Reginald Anadio, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2638 or (202) 482–3166, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background In accordance with section 703(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.205(b), on April 1, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register the preliminary affirmative CVD determination for shrimp from Ecuador, and alignment of the final determination with the final antidumping duty determination.1 From March 28 through April 2, 2024, we received timely-filed ministerial error allegations from Industrial Pesquera Santa Priscila S.A. (Santa Priscila), Sociedad Nacional de Gala´pagos C.A. (SONGA), the petitioner,2 and the Government of Ecuador (GOE).3 Santa Priscila, SONGA, and the GOE alleged in their ministerial error allegations that Commerce made significant ministerial errors in the Preliminary Determination with respect to Santa Priscila and SONGA’s subsidy rates.4 1 See Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From Ecuador: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment of Final Determination With the Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 89 FR 22379 (April 1, 2024) (Preliminary Determination), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM). 2 The petitioner in this investigation is the American Shrimp Processors Association. 3 See Santa Priscila’s Letter, ‘‘Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Ecuador—Request for Correction of Ministerial Errors with Respect to Industrial Pesquera Santa Priscila S.A. and Request for Meeting,’’ dated March 28, 2024 (Santa Priscila’s Ministerial Error Allegation); SONGA’s Letter, ‘‘Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Ecuador— Request for Correction of Ministerial Error in Preliminary Determination,’’ dated March 29, 2024 (SONGA’s Ministerial Error Allegation); see also Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Ecuador: Ministerial Error Comments,’’ dated April 2, 2024; and GOE’s Letter, ‘‘Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Ecuador—Request for Correction of Ministerial Errors with Respect to Industrial Pesquera Santa Priscila S.A. and Request for Meeting,’’ dated April 2, 2024 (GOE’s Ministerial Error Allegation). 4 See Santa Priscila’s Ministerial Error Allegation; see also SONGA’s Ministerial Error Allegation; and GOE’s Ministerial Error Allegation. PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Period of Investigation The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. Scope of the Investigation The products covered by this investigation are shrimp from Ecuador. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Preliminary Determination at Appendix I. Analysis of Significant Ministerial Error Allegations Commerce will analyze any comments received and, if appropriate, correct any significant ministerial error by amending the preliminary determination according to 19 CFR 351.224(e). A ministerial error is defined in 19 CFR 351.224(f) as ‘‘an error in addition, subtraction, or other arithmetic function, clerical error resulting from inaccurate copying, duplication, or the like, and any other similar type of unintentional error which the Secretary considers ministerial.’’ 5 A significant ministerial error is defined as a ministerial error, the correction of which, singly or in combination with other errors, would result in: (1) a change of at least five absolute percentage points in, but not less than 25 percent of, the CVD rate calculated in the original preliminary determination; or (2) a difference between a CVD rate of zero (or de minimis) and a CVD rate greater than de minimis, or vice versa.6 Amended Preliminary Determination Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e) and (g)(1), Commerce is amending the Preliminary Determination to reflect the correction of two ministerial errors made in the calculation of the countervailable subsidy rate for Santa Priscila.7 Specifically, when calculating a countervailable subsidy rate attributable to Santa Priscila under the Tax Incentives for Priority Sectors under the 2010 Organic Production Code (Priority Sectors) program, we inadvertently used the wrong tax deduction amount with which to calculate the benefit attributable to Santa Priscila under the Priority Sectors Program.8 Further, we inadvertently 5 See section 705(e) of the Act. 19 CFR 351.224(g). 7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Countervailing Duty Investigation of Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Ecuador: Allegations of Significant Ministerial Errors in the Preliminary Determination,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Ministerial Error Memorandum). 8 See Preliminary Determination PDM at 15 through 17. 6 See E:\FR\FM\25APN1.SGM 25APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 81 (Thursday, April 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31721-31722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08857]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee; Notice 
of Partially Closed Meeting

    The Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee 
(Committee) will meet on
    Thursday, May 9, 2024, at 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight 
Time. This meeting will be virtual via MS Teams. The Committee advises 
the Under Secretary for Industry and Security through the Assistant 
Secretary for Export Administration, BIS, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
in accordance with the Secretary's delegation of authority under 
Department Organization Order (DOO) 10-16 and assigned functions with 
BIS under DOO 50-1, on technical questions that affect the level of 
export controls applicable to sensors and instrumentation equipment and 
technology. The purpose of the meeting is to have Committee members and 
U.S. Government representatives mutually review updated technical data 
and policy-driving information that has been gathered.

Agenda

Open Session

    1. Welcome and Introductions.
    2. Remarks from the Bureau of Industry and Security Management.
    3. Industry Presentations.
    4. New Business.

Closed Session

    5. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the open 
meeting and public participation requirements found in sections 
1009(a)(1) and 1009(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 
(5 U.S.C. 1001-1014). The exemption is authorized by section 1009(d) of 
the FACA, which permits the closure of advisory committee meetings, or 
portions thereof, if the head of the agency to which the advisory 
committee reports determines such meetings may be closed to the public 
in accordance with subsection (c) of the Government in the Sunshine Act 
(5 U.S.C. 552b(c)). In this case, the applicable provisions of 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c) are subsection 552b(c)(4), which permits closure to protect 
trade secrets and commercial or financial information that is 
privileged or confidential, and subsection 552b(c)(9)(B), which permits 
closure to protect information that would be likely to significantly 
frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action were it to be 
disclosed prematurely. The closed session of the meeting will involve

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committee discussions and guidance regarding U.S. Government strategies 
and policies.
    The open session will be accessible via teleconference. To join the 
conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at 
[email protected], no later than April 23, 2024.
    To the extent time permits, members of the public may present oral 
statements to the Committee. The public may submit written statements 
at any time before or after the meeting. However, to facilitate 
distribution of materials to Committee members, the Committee suggests 
that members of the public forward their materials prior to the meeting 
to Ms. Springer. Material submitted by the public will be made public 
and therefore should not contain confidential information.
    The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration Performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Chief Financial Officer with 
the concurrence of the delegate of the General Counsel, formally 
determined on April 9, 2024, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(d)), that the 
portion of the meeting dealing with pre-decisional changes to the 
Commerce Control List and the U.S. export control policies shall be 
exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 
U.S.C. 1009(a)(1) and 1009(a)(3). The remaining portions of the meeting 
will be open to the public.
    For more information, contact Ms. Springer via email.

Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-08857 Filed 4-24-24; 8:45 am]
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