Department of Commerce August 30, 2022 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On July 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published the notice of initiation and preliminary results of a changed circumstances review (CCR) of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on non- oriented electrical steel, certain corrosion-resistant steel products, certain cold-rolled steel flat products, certain hot-rolled steel flat products, certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate, and carbon and alloy steel wire rod from the Republic of Korea (Korea). For these final results, Commerce continues to find that POSCO, following a corporate organizational change in March 2022 (hereinafter, POSCO(II)), is the successor-in-interest to the pre-reorganization POSCO entity (hereinafter, POSCO(I)). Furthermore, POSCO(II) is entitled to POSCO(I)'s AD cash deposit rates with respect to entries of subject merchandise in each of the above-referenced proceedings.

In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS is issuing an IHA to Vineyard Northeast, LLC (Vineyard Northeast) to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment, marine mammals incidental to marine site characterization surveys offshore from Massachusetts to New Jersey, including the area of Commercial Lease of Submerged Lands for Renewable Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf Lease Areas OCS-A 0522 and OCS-A 0544 (Lease Areas) and along potential offshore export cable corridor (OECC) routes to landfall locations.

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Groundfish Committee to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This meeting will be held both in-person and with a webinar option. Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

The SEDAR 82 assessment of the South Atlantic stock of Gray Triggerfish will consist of a data workshop, a series of assessment webinars, and a review workshop. A SEDAR 82 Data Workshop is scheduled for September 19-23, 2022. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

In response to a request for a changed circumstances review (CCR), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a CCR of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain cold-rolled steel flat products (cold-rolled steel) and certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) from the Republic of Korea (Korea). Additionally, Commerce preliminarily determines that KG Steel Corporation (dba KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd.) (KG Steel) is the successor-in-interest to KG Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. (KG Dongbu Steel). Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

NMFS implements an accountability measure for red snapper in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic. NMFS projects commercial landings of red snapper have reached the commercial annual catch limit (ACL) for the 2022 fishing year. Therefore, NMFS is closing the commercial sector for red snapper in the South Atlantic EEZ. This closure is necessary to protect the red snapper resource.

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a joint public meeting of its Scallop Committee to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). This meeting will be held in-person with a webinar option. Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that Cimtas Boru Imalatlari ve Ticaret, Ltd. Sti (Cimtas), the only company subject to review, had no shipments of subject merchandise during the period of review (POR), December 1, 2020, through November 30, 2021. In addition, we are rescinding this administrative review with respect to companies for which requests for review were timely withdrawn. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Bering Sea Fishery Ecosystem Plan Climate Change Taskforce (BSFEP CC) will meet September 15, 2022.

The MAFMC's Spiny Dogfish Committee will meet via webinar to develop recommendations for 2023 Spiny Dogfish specifications.