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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Materials and Equipment Technical
Advisory Committee; Notice of
Partially Closed Meeting
The Materials and Equipment
Technical Advisory Committee will
meet on May 30, 2024, 10:00 a.m.–4:00
p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, in the
Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room
48019, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC (enter through Main
Entrance on 14th Street between
Constitution and Pennsylvania
Avenues). The Committee advise and
assist the Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary) or, under authority delegated
by the Secretary, the Under Secretary for
Industry and Security, and other Federal
officials and agencies with respect to
actions designed to carry out the policy
set forth in section 1752 of ECRA. 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
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Open Session
1. Opening Remarks and Introduction
by BIS Senior Management.
2. Report from working groups.
Closed Session
3. 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,
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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
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 May 23, 2024.
A limited number of seats will be
available for the public session.
Reservations are not accepted.
To the extent that 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 the Committee members,
the Committee suggests that members of
the public forward their materials prior
to the meeting to Ms. Springer via email.
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 May 6, 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Transportation and Related Equipment
Technical Advisory Committee; Notice
of Partially Closed Meeting
The Transportation and Related
Equipment Technical Advisory
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Committee will meet on May 29, 2024,
9:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight
Time, in the Herbert C. Hoover
Building, Room 3884, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC (enter
through Main Entrance on 14th Street
between Constitution and Pennsylvania
Avenues). The Committee advise and
assist the Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary) or, under authority delegated
by the Secretary, the Under Secretary for
Industry and Security, and other Federal
officials and agencies with respect to
actions designed to carry out the policy
set forth in section 1752 of ECRA. 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
Public Session
1. Welcome and Introductions.
2. Status reports by working group
chairs.
3. Public comments and Proposals.
Closed Session
4. 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
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.
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Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@
bis.doc.gov no later than May 23, 2024.
A limited number of seats will be
available for the public session.
Reservations are not accepted.
To the extent that 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 the Committee members,
the Committee suggests that members of
the public forward their materials prior
to the meeting to Ms. Springer via email.
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 May 6, 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–992]
Monosodium Glutamate From the
People’s Republic of China: Initiation
of Circumvention Inquiry on the
Antidumping Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request from
Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North
America, Inc. (AHN, a domestic
interested party), the U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a
country-wide circumvention inquiry to
determine whether imports of
monosodium glutamate (MSG) from
Malaysia are circumventing the
antidumping duty (AD) order on MSG
from the People’s Republic of China
(China).
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AGENCY:
DATES:
Applicable May 15, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jacob Saude, AD/CVD Operations,
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Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0981.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 25, 2024, pursuant to
section 781(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.226(c), AHN filed a circumvention
inquiry request alleging that MSG
finished in Malaysia using glutamic acid
produced in China, and subsequently
exported from Malaysia to the United
States is circumventing the AD order on
MSG from China 1 and, accordingly,
should be included within the scope of
the Order.2 On April 24, 2024, we
extended the deadline to initiate this
circumvention inquiry in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.226(d)(1).3
Scope of the Order
The product covered by this Order is
MSG, whether or not blended or in
solution with other products.
Merchandise covered by the scope of
this Order is currently classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) at subheading
2922.42.1000. Merchandise subject to
the Order may also enter under HTSUS
subheadings 2922.42.5000,
2103.90.7200, 2103.90.7400,
2103.90.7800, 2103.90.8000, and
2103.90.9091. The HTSUS subheadings
are provided for convenience and
customs purposes; however, the written
description of the scope is dispositive.
For a full description of the scope of the
Order, see the Initiation Checklist.4
Merchandise Subject to the
Circumvention Inquiry
The circumvention inquiry covers
MSG finished in Malaysia using
glutamic acid produced in China and
subsequently exported from Malaysia to
the United States.
Initiation of Circumvention Inquiry
Section 351.226(d) of Commerce’s
regulations states that if Commerce
1 See Monosodium Glutamate from the People’s
Republic of China: Second Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Amended Antidumping Order, 80 FR 487 (January
6, 2015) (Order).
2 See AHN’s Letter, ‘‘MSG from China:
Circumvention Inquiry Request,’’ dated March 25,
2024 (Circumvention Inquiry Request).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Time to
Determine Whether to Initiate Circumvention
Inquiry,’’ dated April 24, 2024.
4 See Checklist, ‘‘Malaysia Assembly
Circumvention Initiation Checklist,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Initiation Checklist).
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determines that a request for a
circumvention inquiry satisfies the
requirements of 19 CFR 351.226(c), then
Commerce ‘‘will accept the request and
initiate a circumvention inquiry.’’
Section 351.226(c)(1) of Commerce’s
regulations, in turn, requires that each
request for a circumvention inquiry
allege ‘‘that the elements necessary for
a circumvention determination under
section 781 of the Act exist’’ and be
‘‘accompanied by information
reasonably available to the interested
party supporting these allegations.’’
AHN allege circumvention pursuant to
section 781(b) of the Act (merchandise
completed or assembled in other foreign
countries).
Section 781(b)(1) of the Act provides
that Commerce may find circumvention
of an order when merchandise of the
same class or kind subject to the order
is completed or assembled in a foreign
country other than the country to which
the order applies. In conducting a
circumvention inquiry, under section
781(b)(1) of the Act, Commerce relies on
the following criteria: (A) merchandise
imported into the United States is of the
same class or kind as any merchandise
produced in a foreign country that is the
subject of an AD or countervailing duty
(CVD) order; (B) before importation into
the United States, such imported
merchandise is completed or assembled
in another foreign country from
merchandise which is subject to the
order or is produced in the foreign
country that is subject to the order; (C)
the process of assembly or completion
in the foreign country referred to in
section (B) is minor or insignificant; (D)
the value of the merchandise produced
in the foreign country to which the AD
or CVD order applies is a significant
portion of the total value of the
merchandise exported to the United
States; and (E) the administering
authority determines that action is
appropriate to prevent evasion of such
order.
In determining whether the process of
assembly or completion in a foreign
country is minor or insignificant under
section 781(b)(1)(C) of the Act, section
781(b)(2) of the Act directs Commerce to
consider: (A) the level of investment in
the foreign country; (B) the level of
research and development in the foreign
country; (C) the nature of the production
process in the foreign country; (D) the
extent of production facilities in the
foreign country; and (E) whether or not
the value of processing performed in the
foreign country represents a small
proportion of the value of the
merchandise imported into the United
States. However, no single factor, by
itself, controls Commerce’s
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory
Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting
The Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory
Committee will meet on May 29, 2024, 9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Eastern
Daylight Time, in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 3884, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC (enter through Main Entrance on
14th Street between Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues). The
Committee advise and assist the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) or,
under authority delegated by the Secretary, the Under Secretary for
Industry and Security, and other Federal officials and agencies with
respect to actions designed to carry out the policy set forth in
section 1752 of ECRA. 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
Public Session
1. Welcome and Introductions.
2. Status reports by working group chairs.
3. Public comments and Proposals.
Closed Session
4. 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
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.
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Yvette Springer at [email protected] no later than May 23,
2024.
A limited number of seats will be available for the public session.
Reservations are not accepted.
To the extent that 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 the Committee members, the
Committee suggests that members of the public forward their materials
prior to the meeting to Ms. Springer via email.
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 May 6, 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. 2024-10547 Filed 5-14-24; 8:45 am]
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