Department of Commerce August 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Secretary of Commerce, through the Office of Trade and Economic Analysis (OTEA), issued an amended Export Trade Certificate of Review (Certificate) to California Almond Export Association, LLC (CAEA) on June 26, 2023.

This serves as notice of a public meeting for the NOAA Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) Federal Advisory Committee between September 27th, and September 29th, 2023. The agenda for the HSRP public meeting will be posted in advance of the meeting on the HSRP website. Individuals or groups who would like to comment on NOAA navigation, observation, and positioning services topics are encouraged to submit public comments in advance of the HSRP public meeting via email or during the public meeting via the ``Questions'' function in the webinar for the public meeting.

On July 19, 2023, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT or Court) issued its final judgment in China Manufacturers Alliance, LLC v. United States, Consol. Court No. 15-00124, Slip Op. 23-105 (CIT 2023) (China Mfr. Alliance VI), sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce's (Commerce) prior remand redeterminations pertaining to the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires (OTR tires) from the People's Republic of China (China) covering the period September 1, 2012, through August 31, 2013, which: (1) effectuated the mandate of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's (Federal Circuit) ruling to assign mandatory respondent Double Coin Holdings Ltd. (Double Coin) the 105.31 percent China-wide rate initially assigned in the final results of this review (overturning the prior final results of redetermination pursuant to the CIT's directive to calculate a rate for Double Coin on the basis of its own information); and (2) sustained the prior final results of redetermination pursuant to remand with respect to mandatory respondent Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd. and Guizhou Tyre Export and Import Co., Ltd. (collectively GTC). Commerce is notifying the public that it is amending the final results with respect to the dumping margin assigned to Double Coin.

NMFS is prohibiting retention of ``other rockfish'' in the Aleutian Islands subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary because the 2023 ``other rockfish'' total allowable catch (TAC) in the Aleutian Islands subarea of the BSAI has been reached.

In response to the People's Republic of China's (China) military modernization efforts, military-civil fusion strategy, and expansion of its nuclear forces, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding additional nuclear nonproliferation controls on China and Macau. This change specifically applies to items controlled for Nuclear Nonproliferation (NP) column 2 reasons for control. These controls enhance U.S. Government efforts to monitor the export of these items and to ensure they are only being used in peaceful activities such as commercial nuclear power generation, medical developments, production of or use in medicine, and non-military industries.

This rule implements changes to fishing year 2023 recreational management measures for Georges Bank cod, Gulf of Maine cod, and Gulf of Maine haddock. The measures are necessary to ensure the recreational fishery achieves, but does not exceed, fishing year 2023 catch limits for Gulf of Maine cod and haddock, and the recreational catch target for Georges Bank cod.

This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed topics of discussion for the upcoming public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (Committee).

The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) will hold a public meeting.

As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders emulsion styrene- butadiene rubber (ESB rubber) from Brazil, the Republic of Korea (Korea), Mexico, and Poland would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of these AD orders.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is terminating the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Certain Cut- to-Length Carbon Steel Plate (CTL plate) from the Russian Federation (Russia) (2003 Agreement). Accordingly, Commerce is issuing an antidumping duty (AD) order on CTL plate from Russia. Commerce is directing the suspension of liquidation and collection of cash deposits to begin on the date of publication of this notice.

The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Herring Advisory Panel to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Bight, LLC (Atlantic Shores) to incidentally harass, by Level B harassment only, marine mammals during marine site characterization survey activities offshore of New Jersey and New York.

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

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.

NMFS is implementing specifications submitted by the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Councils (collectively, the Councils) in Framework Adjustment 13 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This action sets monkfish specifications for fishing years 2023 through 2025, adjusts annual Days-At-Sea (DAS) allocations, and, beginning in fishing year 2026, increases the minimum gillnet mesh size for vessels fishing on monkfish DAS. This action is needed to establish allowable monkfish harvest levels and management measures that will prevent overfishing and reduce bycatch.

This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the National Sea Grant Advisory Board (Board), a Federal Advisory Committee. Board members will discuss and provide advice on the National Sea Grant College Program (Sea Grant) in the areas of program evaluation, strategic planning, education and extension, science and technology programs, and other matters as described in the agenda found on the Sea Grant website. For more information on this Federal Advisory Committee please visit the Federal Advisory Committee database: https://www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/s/login/ ?ec=302&inst=3d&startURL=%2FFACA%2FFACAPublicPage. This notice also responds to the Sea Grant Program Improvement Act of 1976, which requires the Secretary of Commerce to solicit nominations at least once a year for membership on the National Sea Grant Advisory Board. To apply for membership to the Board, applicants should submit a current resume. A cover letter highlighting specific areas of expertise relevant to the purpose of the Board is helpful, but not required. Nominations will be accepted by email. NOAA is an equal opportunity employer.

NMFS announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) on the effects of issuing an Incidental Take Permit (ITP) (No. 27106) to North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF), pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended, for the incidental take of ESA-listed sea turtles and sturgeon associated with the otherwise lawful gill net fisheries operating in the inshore waters of North Carolina. The duration of the requested permit is 10 years. NMFS is requesting comment on the draft EA.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) seeks public comments on changes to the trademark rule regarding the duration of attorney recognition. In addition, the USPTO is announcing a public listening session on September 26, 2023, titled ``Changes to Duration of Attorney Recognition,'' to offer further opportunity for the public to provide input on this topic.

NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) in partnership with the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) and Southeast Regional Office (SERO), hereafter NOAA, are working to build spatial science capacity in the U.S. Caribbean Region. Through this Request for Information, we are seeking public input to identify coastal and marine spatial data or other critical information to inform marine spatial analyses. Additionally, we are seeking feedback on data shortcomings and gaps that should be addressed prior to commencing marine spatial studies. The input we receive from meetings, as well as the responses to the items listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document, will be used to inform potential coastal and ocean development activities in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), such as development of renewable energy facilities, aquaculture, and other blue economy sectors.

We, NMFS, designate critical habitat for five threatened Caribbean coral species, Orbicella annularis, O. faveolata, O. franksi, Dendrogyra cylindrus, and Mycetophyllia ferox, pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Twenty-eight mostly overlapping specific occupied areas containing physical features essential to the conservation of these coral species are designated as critical habitat. These areas contain approximately 16,830 square kilometers (km\2\; 6,500 square miles (mi\2\)) of marine habitat. We have considered economic, national security, and other relevant impacts of designating these areas as critical habitat, and we exclude one area from the designations due to anticipated impacts on national security.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies were provided to Lucchini Mame Forge S.p.A (LMA), a producer and exporter of forged steel fluid end blocks (fluid end blocks) from Italy during the period of review (POR), May 26, 2020, through December 31, 2021.