Fishing Capacity Reduction Program for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery, 95184-95185 [2024-28144]
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interested parties limit their public,
executive summary of each issue to no
more than 450 words, not including
citations. We intend to use the public,
executive summaries as the basis of the
comment summaries included in the
issues and decision memorandum that
will accompany the final determination
in this investigation. We request that
interested parties include footnotes for
relevant citations in the public,
executive summary of each issue. Note
that Commerce has amended certain of
its requirements pertaining to the
service of documents in 19 CFR
351.303(f).14
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing, limited to issues raised in the
case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a
written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce, within 30 days after the date
of publication of this notice. Requests
should contain the party’s name,
address, and telephone number, the
number of participants, whether any
participant is a foreign national, and a
list of the issues to be discussed. If a
request for a hearing is made, Commerce
will inform parties of the time and date
for the hearing.
Postponement of Final Determination
Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides
that a final determination may be
postponed until not later than 135 days
after the date of the publication of the
preliminary determination in the
Federal Register if, in the event of an
affirmative preliminary determination, a
request for such postponement is made
by exporters who account for a
significant proportion of exports of the
subject merchandise, or in the event of
a negative preliminary determination, a
request for such postponement is made
by the petitioner.
On November 1, 2024, pursuant to 19
CFR 351.210(e), the petitioner 15
requested that Commerce postpone the
final determination.16 In accordance
with section 735(a)(2)(B) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(i), because: (1) the
preliminary determination is negative;
(2) the petitioner has requested the
postponement of the final
determination; and (3) no compelling
reasons for denial exist, Commerce is
postponing the final determination.
in a comment of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
14 See APO and Service Final Rule.
15 The petitioner is the Coalition for Fair Trade in
Ceramic Tile.
16 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Request for
Postponement of {Commerce}’s Final
Determinations,’’ dated November 1, 2024.
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Accordingly, Commerce will make its
final determination no later than 135
days after the date of publication of this
preliminary determination.
U.S. International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
the Act, Commerce will notify the U.S.
International Trade Commission (ITC) of
its preliminary determination. If the
final determination is affirmative, the
ITC will determine 75 days after the
final determination whether these
imports are materially injuring, or
threaten material injury to, the U.S.
industry.
Notification to Interested Parties
This preliminary determination is
issued and published in accordance
with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the
Act, and 19 CFR 351.205(c).
Dated: November 22, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this
investigation is ceramic flooring tile, wall
tile, paving tile, hearth tile, porcelain tile,
mosaic tile, flags, decorative tile, finishing
tile, and the like (hereinafter ceramic tile).
Ceramic tiles are articles containing a
mixture of minerals including clay (generally
hydrous silicates of alumina or magnesium)
that are fired so the raw materials are fused
to produce a tile that is less than 3.2 cm in
thickness, exclusive of decorative features.
All ceramic tile is subject to the scope
regardless of end use, surface area, and
weight, regardless of whether the tile is
glazed or unglazed, regardless of the water
absorption coefficient by weight, regardless
of the extent of vitrification, and regardless
of whether or not the tile is on a backing.
Subject merchandise includes ceramic tile
‘‘slabs’’ or ‘‘panels’’ (tiles that are larger than
1 meter2 (11 ft2)).
Subject merchandise includes ceramic tile
that undergoes minor processing in a third
country prior to importation into the United
States. Similarly, subject merchandise
includes ceramic tile produced that
undergoes minor processing after importation
into the United States. Such minor
processing includes, but is not limited to, one
or more of the following: beveling, cutting,
trimming, staining, painting, polishing,
finishing, additional firing, affixing a
decorative surface to the tile, or any other
processing that would otherwise not remove
the merchandise from the scope of the
investigation if performed in the country of
manufacture of the in-scope product.
Subject merchandise is currently classified
in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) under the following
subheadings of heading 6907: 6907.21.1005,
6907.21.1011, 6907.21.1051, 6907.21.2000,
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6907.21.3000, 6907.21.4000, 6907.21.9011,
6907.21.9051, 6907.22.1005, 6907.22.1011,
6907.22.1051, 6907.22.2000, 6907.22.3000,
6907.22.4000, 6907.22.9011, 6907.22.9051,
6907.23.1005, 6907.23.1011, 6907.23.1051,
6907.23.2000, 6907.23.3000, 6907.23.4000,
6907.23.9011, 6907.23.9051, 6907.30.1005,
6907.30.1011, 6907.30.1051, 6907.30.2000,
6907.30.3000, 6907.30.4000, 6907.30.9011,
6907.30.9051, 6907.40.1005, 6907.40.1011,
6907.40.1051, 6907.40.2000, 6907.40.3000,
6907.40.4000, 6907.40.9011, and
6907.40.9051. Subject merchandise may also
enter under subheadings of headings 6913,
6914, and 6905: 6913.90.2000, 6914.10.8000,
6914.90.8000, 6905.10.0000, and
6905.90.0050. The HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes only. The written description of the
scope of the investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Affiliation and Single Entity Treatment
V. Discussion of the Methodology
VI. Currency Conversion
VII. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XE486]
Fishing Capacity Reduction Program
for the Pacific Coast Groundfish
Fishery
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of fee rate adjustment.
AGENCY:
NMFS issues this notice to
decrease the fee rate to 2.25 percent for
the Pacific Coast Groundfish fee-share
fishery to repay the $28,428,718.88
Groundfish sub-loan of the $35,662,471
reduction loan that financed the Pacific
Coast Groundfish fishing capacity
reduction program.
DATES: The fee rate decrease for the
Pacific Coast Groundfish fishery will
begin on landings starting on January 1,
2025. The first due date for fee
payments with the decreased rate will
be February 14, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Send questions about this
notice to William Fritz, Financial
Assistance Specialist, Financial Services
Division, National Marine Fisheries
Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910–3282.
SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Sections 312(b) through (e) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1861a (b) through (e)) generally
authorizes fishing capacity reduction
programs. In particular, section 312(d)
authorizes industry fee systems for
repaying reduction loans that finance
reduction programs. Subpart L of 50
CFR part 600 is the framework rule
generally implementing section 312(b)
through (e). Sections 1111 and 1112 of
the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App.
U.S.C. 1279f and 1279g) generally
authorizes reduction loans.
Enacted on February 20, 2003, section
212 of division B, title II, of Public Law
108–7 (section 212) specifically
authorizes a fishing capacity reduction
program for that portion of the limited
entry trawl fishery under the Pacific
Coast Groundfish Fishery Management
Plan whose permits, excluding those
registered to whiting catcher-processors,
are endorsed for trawl gear operation
(reduction fishery).
The reduction program’s objective
was to reduce the number of vessels and
permits endorsed for the operation of
groundfish trawl gear. The program also
involved corollary fishing capacity
reduction in the California, Oregon, and
Washington fisheries for Dungeness crab
and pink shrimp and the sub-loans for
these State fisheries have all been
repaid.
NMFS proposed the implementing
notice on May 28, 2003 (68 FR 31653)
and published the final notice on July
18, 2003 (68 FR 42613). NMFS allocated
a $28,428,719 reduction loan to the
groundfish fishery. The allocation
became a reduction loan repayable by
fees from the groundfish fishery.
NMFS published in the Federal
Register on July 13, 2005 (70 FR 40225),
the final rule to implement the industry
fee system for repaying the program’s
reduction loan. The regulations
implementing the program are located at
50 CFR part 600 subpart M. On August
8, 2005, NMFS published in the Federal
Register (70 FR 45695) a notice of the
fee effective date and established
September 8, 2005 as the effective date
when fee collection and loan repayment
began.
that will be reasonably necessary to
ensure reduction loan repayment within
the specified 30-year term. NMFS has
determined that the current fee rate of
3.5 percent for the groundfish fishery is
projected to collect more than the
annual amortization amount needed for
2025. Therefore, NMFS is decreasing the
fee rate to 2.25 percent for all landings
beginning January 1, 2025.
Fish buyers may continue to disburse
collected fee deposits to NMFS by using
https://www.pay.gov or by mailing
payments to our lockbox. Our lockbox’s
address is: ‘‘NMFS Pacific Coast
Groundfish Buyback Loan, P.O. Box
979008, St. Louis, MO 63197–9000. Fish
buyers must include the fee collection
report with the fee payment. Fish buyers
using https://www.pay.gov will find an
electronic fee collection report form.
Fish buyers not using https://
www.pay.gov may also access the NMFS
website for a copy of the fee collection
report at: https://www.fisheries.
noaa.gov/national/funding-andfinancial-services/pacific-coastgroundfish-buyback.
III. Notice
The new 2.25 percent fee rate for the
groundfish fishery will begin for all
landings starting January 1, 2025. From
and after this date, all groundfish
program fish sellers paying fees shall
begin paying groundfish program fees at
the revised rate. The first due date for
fee payments with the decreased rate
will be February 14, 2025.
Fee collection and submission shall
follow previously established methods
in § 600.1013 of the framework rule and
in the final fee rule published in the
Federal Register on July 13, 2005 (70 FR
40225).
Authority: The authority for this
action is Pub. L. 107 206, Pub. L. 108
7, 16 U.S.C. 1861a (b) through (e), and
50 CFR 600.1000 et seq.
Dated: November 22, 2024.
Brian T. Pawlak,
Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative
Officer, Director, Office of Management and
Budget, NOAA Fisheries.
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II. Purpose
The purpose of this notice is to adjust,
in accordance with the framework rule’s
§ 600.1013(b), the fee rate for the
groundfish fishery. Section 600.1013(b)
directs NMFS to recalculate the fee rate
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XE485]
Fishing Capacity Reduction Program
for the Longline Catcher Processor
Subsector of the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Non-Pollock
Groundfish Fishery
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of fee rate adjustment.
AGENCY:
NMFS issues this notice to
inform the public that there will be a
decrease of the fee rate required to repay
the reduction loan financing the nonpollock groundfish fishing capacity
reduction program. Effective January 1,
2025, NMFS is decreasing the Loan A
fee rate to $0.016 per pound to ensure
timely repayment of the loan. The fee
rate for Loan B will remain unchanged
at $0.001 per pound. The decreased fee
rate is due to a recalculation based on
the required amortization target and
projected non-pollock groundfish Total
Allowable Catch (TAC) for 2025, as well
as a temporary adjustment related to
2024 Season B.
DATES: The non-pollock groundfish
program fee rate decrease will begin
with landings on January 1, 2025. The
first due date for fee payments with the
decreased rate will be February 15,
2025.
SUMMARY:
Send questions about this
notice to William Fritz, Financial
Assistance Specialist, Financial Services
Division, National Marine Fisheries
Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910–3282.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Fritz, (301) 427–8078.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Background
Sections 312(b)–(e) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.)
generally authorizes fishing capacity
reduction programs. In particular,
section 312(d) authorizes industry fee
systems for repaying reduction loans
which finance reduction program costs.
Subpart L of 50 CFR part 600 is the
framework rule generally implementing
section 312(b)–(e). Sections 1111 and
1112 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936
(46 App. U.S.C. 1279f and 1279g)
generally authorize reduction loans.
Enacted on December 8, 2004, section
219, Title II, of FY 2005 Appropriations
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE486]
Fishing Capacity Reduction Program for the Pacific Coast
Groundfish Fishery
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of fee rate adjustment.
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SUMMARY: NMFS issues this notice to decrease the fee rate to 2.25
percent for the Pacific Coast Groundfish fee-share fishery to repay the
$28,428,718.88 Groundfish sub-loan of the $35,662,471 reduction loan
that financed the Pacific Coast Groundfish fishing capacity reduction
program.
DATES: The fee rate decrease for the Pacific Coast Groundfish fishery
will begin on landings starting on January 1, 2025. The first due date
for fee payments with the decreased rate will be February 14, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Send questions about this notice to William Fritz, Financial
Assistance Specialist, Financial Services Division, National Marine
Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-
3282.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Fritz, (301) 427-8078.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Sections 312(b) through (e) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a (b) through (e))
generally authorizes fishing capacity reduction programs. In
particular, section 312(d) authorizes industry fee systems for repaying
reduction loans that finance reduction programs. Subpart L of 50 CFR
part 600 is the framework rule generally implementing section 312(b)
through (e). Sections 1111 and 1112 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936
(46 App. U.S.C. 1279f and 1279g) generally authorizes reduction loans.
Enacted on February 20, 2003, section 212 of division B, title II,
of Public Law 108-7 (section 212) specifically authorizes a fishing
capacity reduction program for that portion of the limited entry trawl
fishery under the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
whose permits, excluding those registered to whiting catcher-
processors, are endorsed for trawl gear operation (reduction fishery).
The reduction program's objective was to reduce the number of
vessels and permits endorsed for the operation of groundfish trawl
gear. The program also involved corollary fishing capacity reduction in
the California, Oregon, and Washington fisheries for Dungeness crab and
pink shrimp and the sub-loans for these State fisheries have all been
repaid.
NMFS proposed the implementing notice on May 28, 2003 (68 FR 31653)
and published the final notice on July 18, 2003 (68 FR 42613). NMFS
allocated a $28,428,719 reduction loan to the groundfish fishery. The
allocation became a reduction loan repayable by fees from the
groundfish fishery.
NMFS published in the Federal Register on July 13, 2005 (70 FR
40225), the final rule to implement the industry fee system for
repaying the program's reduction loan. The regulations implementing the
program are located at 50 CFR part 600 subpart M. On August 8, 2005,
NMFS published in the Federal Register (70 FR 45695) a notice of the
fee effective date and established September 8, 2005 as the effective
date when fee collection and loan repayment began.
II. Purpose
The purpose of this notice is to adjust, in accordance with the
framework rule's Sec. 600.1013(b), the fee rate for the groundfish
fishery. Section 600.1013(b) directs NMFS to recalculate the fee rate
that will be reasonably necessary to ensure reduction loan repayment
within the specified 30-year term. NMFS has determined that the current
fee rate of 3.5 percent for the groundfish fishery is projected to
collect more than the annual amortization amount needed for 2025.
Therefore, NMFS is decreasing the fee rate to 2.25 percent for all
landings beginning January 1, 2025.
Fish buyers may continue to disburse collected fee deposits to NMFS
by using https://www.pay.gov or by mailing payments to our lockbox. Our
lockbox's address is: ``NMFS Pacific Coast Groundfish Buyback Loan,
P.O. Box 979008, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000. Fish buyers must include the
fee collection report with the fee payment. Fish buyers using https://www.pay.gov will find an electronic fee collection report form. Fish
buyers not using https://www.pay.gov may also access the NMFS website
for a copy of the fee collection report at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/funding-and-financial-services/pacific-coast-groundfish-buyback.
III. Notice
The new 2.25 percent fee rate for the groundfish fishery will begin
for all landings starting January 1, 2025. From and after this date,
all groundfish program fish sellers paying fees shall begin paying
groundfish program fees at the revised rate. The first due date for fee
payments with the decreased rate will be February 14, 2025.
Fee collection and submission shall follow previously established
methods in Sec. 600.1013 of the framework rule and in the final fee
rule published in the Federal Register on July 13, 2005 (70 FR 40225).
Authority: The authority for this action is Pub. L. 107 206, Pub.
L. 108 7, 16 U.S.C. 1861a (b) through (e), and 50 CFR 600.1000 et seq.
Dated: November 22, 2024.
Brian T. Pawlak,
Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer, Director, Office
of Management and Budget, NOAA Fisheries.
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