Department of Commerce August 22, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

NMFS will present two public workshops on the Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program (Rockfish Program) for potentially eligible participants and other interested parties. At each workshop, NMFS will provide an overview of the proposed Rockfish Program, discuss the key differences between the Rockfish Program and the Rockfish Pilot Program, provide information on the proposed rule comment process, and answer questions. NMFS is conducting these public workshops to assist fishery participants in understanding and reviewing the proposed rule that would implement this new Rockfish Program.

The Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS, (Assistant Administrator) has renewed the affirmative finding for the Government of Spain under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). This affirmative finding will allow yellowfin tuna harvested in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP) in compliance with the International Dolphin Conservation Program (IDCP) by Spanish-flag purse seine vessels or purse seine vessels operating under Spanish jurisdiction to be imported into the United States. The affirmative finding was based on review of documentary evidence submitted by the Government of Spain and obtained from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC).

On May 3, 2011, the Department of Commerce (Department) published a preliminary intent to rescind the new shipper reviews (NSRs) of fresh garlic from the People's Republic of China (PRC) covering the period of review (POR) November 1, 2009, through April 30, 2010, for Jining Yifa Garlic Produce Co., Ltd. (Jining Yifa) and Shenzhen Bainong Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen Bainong) and November 1, 2009, through May 31, 2010, for Yantai Jinyan Trading Inc. (Yantai Jinyan). See Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Intent To Rescind New Shipper Reviews, 76 FR 24857 (May 3, 2011) (Preliminary Intent to Rescind). The Department preliminarily found that Jining Yifa's and Shenzhen Bainong's sales were not bona fide. The Department preliminarily found that Yantai Jinyan was not entitled to an NSR. The Department continues to find that the U.S. sales of subject merchandise exported by Jining Yifa and Shenzhen Bainong during the POR were not bona fide and is rescinding the NSRs of Jining Yifa and Shenzhen Bainong. After analyzing the comments submitted by parties with respect to Yantai Jinyan, the Department continues to find that Yantai Jinyan was not entitled to an NSR. Therefore, the Department is rescinding Yantai Jinyan's NSR.