Department of Commerce February 17, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Caribbean Fishery Management Council's (Council) District Advisory Panels (DAPs) will hold public meetings to address the items contained in the tentative agenda included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) continues to determine that six exporters of certain hardwood plywood products (hardwood plywood) from the People's Republic of China (China) under review had no shipments of subject merchandise during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. Commerce also continues to determine that the remaining 14 companies subject to this review are part of the China-wide entity, because they did not demonstrate eligibility for separate rates.

The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has made a preliminary determination that an Exempted Fishing Permit application contains all of the required information and warrants further consideration. The Exempted Fishing Permit would allow commercial fishing vessels to fish outside fishery regulations in support of research conducted by the applicant. Regulations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act require publication of this notification to provide interested parties the opportunity to comment on applications for proposed Exempted Fishing Permits.

Notice is hereby given that Yara Bernaldo de Quir[oacute]s, Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, has applied in due form for a permit to receive parts from bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) for scientific research.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is requesting public comments on the effectiveness of its licensing procedures as defined in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) for the export and reexport of agricultural commodities to Cuba. BIS will include a description of any comments it receives in its biennial report to the Congress, as required by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000, as amended (TSRA).

This serves as the notice of a public meeting for the NOAA Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) on February 28, 2023, 9 a.m.- 5:30 p.m., Atlantic Standard Time (AST), March 1, 2023, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. AST, and March 2, 2023 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. AST. The agenda for the HSRP public meeting will be posted in advance of the meeting on the HSRP website. Individuals or groups who want to comment on NOAA navigation services topics are encouraged to submit advance public comments via email or via the question function in the webinar for the HSRP public meeting.