Department of Commerce January 19, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee will hold a meeting of its SSC to discuss the findings of its Socio-Economic sub-panel. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

On July 15, 2010, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') published Silicon Metal from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results and Preliminary Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 75 FR 41143 (July 15, 2010) (``Preliminary Results''). The period of review (``POR'') is June 1, 2008, through May 31, 2009. The Department received a timely request from Petitioner, Globe Metallurgical Inc. (``Globe''), in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b), for an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on silicon metal from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') for three companies: Datong Jinneng Industrial Silicon Co., Ltd. (``Datong Jinneng''),\1\ Jiangxi Gangyuan Silicon Industry Co., Ltd. (``Jiangxi Gangyuan''),\2\ and Shanghai Jinneng International Trade Co., Ltd. (``Shanghai Jinneng''). The Department also received a timely request from Shanghai Jinneng and Datong Jinneng (Shanghai Jinneng's affiliated producer of subject merchandise) for an administrative review of Shanghai Jinneng. On July 29, 2009, the Department published a notice of initiation of an antidumping duty administrative review on silicon metal from the PRC, in which we initiated a review of Datong Jinneng, Jiangxi Gangyuan, and Shanghai Jinneng.\3\ In the Preliminary Results, the Department preliminarily rescinded this review with respect to Jiangxi Gangyuan and Datong Jinneng \4\ because they certified that they had no shipments and we found no indication through our examination of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data that there were any shipments of subject merchandise by these parties during the POR. The Department has not obtained any evidence to contradict this preliminary finding, and no interested parties commented on the finding. Accordingly, we are rescinding the review with respect to Datong Jinneng and Jiangxi Gangyuan. Consequently, the administrative review covers one respondent, Shanghai Jinneng.

In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as amended, and implementing regulations, notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued a Letter of Authorization (LOA) to the U.S. Navy (Navy) to take marine mammals incidental to training and research activities conducted within the Hawaii Range Complex (HRC) for the period of January 15, 2011, through January 14, 2012. NMFS also provides notice that the Integrated Comprehensive Management Program (ICMP) Plan, which is intended for use as a planning tool to focus Navy monitoring priorities pursuant to the MMPA and Endangered Species Act (ESA), has been updated for 2010. NMFS encourages the public to review this document and provide comments, information, and suggestions on the ICMP Plan.

On July 15, 2010, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') published the preliminary results of the 2008-2009 administrative review of tapered roller bearings (``TRBs'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). See Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished or Unfinished, From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the 2008-2009 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order, 75 FR 41148 (July 15, 2010) (``Preliminary Results''). The period of review (``POR'') is June 1, 2008, through May 31, 2009. This review covers three respondents: (1) The majority Spungen family-owned joint-venture Peer Bearing Company Ltd.Changshan (``PBCD/CPZ,'' also referred to as ``PBCD''); (2) the wholly AB SKF- owned Changshan Peer Bearing Company, Ltd. (``SKF/CPZ,'' also referred to as ``SKF''); and 3) Hubei New Torch Science & Technology Company Co., Ltd. (``New Torch''). We invited interested parties to comment on our Preliminary Results. Based on our analysis of the comments received, we made certain changes to our margin calculations for PBCD, SKF, and New Torch. The final dumping margins for this review are listed in the ``Final Results Margins'' section below.

NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Pacific cod by non- American Fisheries Act (AFA) crab vessels that are subject to sideboard limits harvesting Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the A season allowance of the 2011 Pacific cod sideboard limit established for non-AFA crab vessels harvesting Pacific cod for processing by the inshore component in the Central Regulatory Area of the GOA.

NIST invites stakeholders (e.g., industry, standards setting organizations, academia, trade associations, professional societies, and Federal, State and local government agencies, etc.) involved in standardization (standards setting and the use of standards) to attend a public meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Federal government's role in standards development and use to address national priorities. Registration for attending the event is strongly encouraged. The roundtable will also be webcast live.