Department of Commerce July 21, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

NMFS announces inseason actions for certain subareas in the Pacific halibut recreational fishery in the International Pacific Halibut Commission's regulatory Area 2A off Washington, Oregon, and California. Specifically, this action adds the following fishing dates: the Washington Puget Sound subarea to open 7 days per week from August 17 through September 30; the Washington North Coast subarea to open 7 days per week from August 17 through September 30; the Columbia River and Washington South Coast subareas to open August 26 and 27, September 8, 9, and 22; and Oregon Central Coast subarea to open 7 days per week from August 3 through October 31. This action is intended to conserve Pacific halibut and provide angler opportunity where available.

On July 12, 2023, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in Danyang Weiwang Tools Manufacturing Co., Ltd. et al. v. United States, Consol. Court No. 19-00006, sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce's (Commerce) remand results pertaining to the antidumping duty administrative review on diamond sawblades and parts thereof from the People's Republic of China (China) covering the period of review, November 1, 2016, through October 31, 2017. Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not in harmony with Commerce's final results of the administrative review, and that Commerce is amending the final results with respect to the dumping margin assigned to Danyang Weiwang Tools Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Quanzhou Zhongzhi Diamond Tool Co., Ltd., and Chengdu Huifeng New Material Technology Co., Ltd. (collectively, the Separate Rate Respondents).

NMFS has received a request from the United States Navy for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to the Mole Pier South Berth Floating Dry Dock Project in San Diego Bay. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to issue an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to incidentally take marine mammals during the specified activities. NMFS is also requesting comments on a possible one-time, one-year renewal that could be issued under certain circumstances and if all requirements are met, as described in Request for Public Comments at the end of this notice. NMFS will consider public comments prior to making any final decision on the issuance of the requested MMPA authorization and agency responses will be summarized in the final notice of our decision.

The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a four-day meeting to consider actions affecting the Gulf of Mexico fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) will hold an online meeting, which is open to the public.

The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding a circumvention inquiry regarding whether certain lawn mowers assembled or completed in the United States by attaching Chinese cutting deck shells (attached to at least one significant non-engine component) to internal combustion engines are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain walk-behind lawn mowers and parts thereof (lawn mowers) from the People's Republic of China (China).