Department of Commerce February 6, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that certain producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. We are rescinding this administrative review, in part, with respect to 20 companies. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain softwood lumber products (softwood lumber) from Canada during the period of review (POR), January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. With respect to four companies, we are rescinding this administrative review because the companies are excluded from the countervailing duty (CVD) order on softwood lumber from Canada. Additionally, with respect to 70 companies, we are rescinding this administrative review because either the request for review of the company was timely withdrawn or the company did not have any reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) continues to determine that the sole respondent under review, VidaXL Ningbo Industry Co., Ltd. (VidaXL), is not eligible for a separate rate and is, therefore, part of the China-wide entity. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

A Request for Panel Review was filed in the matter of Softwood Lumber from Canada: Final Determinations of the Five-Year Reviews of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders with the U.S. Section of the USMCA Secretariat on January 29, 2024. The final results were determined by the United States International Trade Commission and were published in the Federal Register on December 28, 2023. The USMCA Secretariat has assigned case number USA-CDA-2024-10.12-01 to this request.

Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued two direct take permits pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for research and enhancement purposes. Permit 18181-4R was issued to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) for ongoing research, monitoring, and rescue activities in the Sacramento River Basin, Central Valley, California. Permit 21477-2R was issued to FISHBIO, Inc. (FISHBIO) for activities associated with the Stanislaus Native Fish Plan.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (aka Inner Mongolia Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd.), Shandong Fufeng Fermentation Co., Ltd., and Xinjiang Fufeng Biotechnologies Co., Ltd. (collectively, Fufeng) and Meihua Group International Trading (Hong Kong) Limited, Langfang Meihua Biotechnology Co., Ltd., and Xinjiang Meihua Amino Acid Co., Ltd. (collectively, Meihua) sold xanthan gum from the People's Republic of China (China) at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. Additionally, we find that Jianlong Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (formerly, Inner Mongolia Jianlong Biochemical Co., Ltd) (Jianlong), Deosen Biochemical (Ordos) Ltd./ Deosen Biochemical Ltd. (collectively, Deosen), and CP Kelco (Shandong) Biological Company Limited (CP Kelco (Shandong)) have each demonstrated that they are eligible for a separate rate. Further, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to Deosen USA, Inc. Commerce also determines that three companies for which we initiated reviews had no shipments during the POR.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain steel nails (nails) from Malaysia were sold at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022.

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that sales of strontium chromate from France by Soci[eacute]t[eacute] Nouvelle des Couleurs Zinciques (SNCZ) were not made at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) November 1, 2021, through October 31, 2022.

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene two webinar meetings of its Groundfish Management Team (GMT) and one meeting of its Groundfish Advisory Subpanel (GAP). The first meetings held by the GAP and the meeting of the GMT will discuss items on the Pacific Council's March 2024 meeting agenda. The second meeting of the GMT is to discuss items on the Pacific Council's April 2024 meeting agenda. These meetings are open to the public.