Sodium Nitrite from India and Russia; Inv. No. 701-TA-679-680 and 731-TA-1585-1586 (Final)

=== Determination - CVD - Final - Russia === 38375Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 123 / Tuesday, June 28, 2022 / Notices 9 See 19 CFR 351.309(d). 10 See 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). 11 See Order. Producer/exporter Weighted- average dumping margin (percent) Nan Ya Plastics Corporation ...... 0.00 Disclosure and Public Comment Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis performed to interested parties to these preliminary results within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case briefs no later than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than seven days after the date for filing case briefs. 9 Parties who submit case or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) a statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.10 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days after the publication date of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) the party’s name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective case briefs. If a hearing is requested, Commerce will notify interested parties of the hearing date and time. Parties should confirm by telephone the date and time of the hearing two days before the scheduled hearing date. Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of its analysis of the issues raised in any written briefs, not later than 120 days after the date of publication of this notice, unless extended, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. Assessment Rates Upon completion of this administrative review, Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. If a respondent’s weighted- average dumping margin is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent) in the final results of this review, we will calculate importer-specific ad valorem assessment rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for an importer’s examined sales and the total entered value of such sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). Where either the respondent’s weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c), or an importer-specific rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this administrative review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication). Cash Deposit Requirements The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all shipments of PET film from Taiwan entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of this administrative review, as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for the company under review will be the rate established in the final results of this review (except, if the rate is zero or de minimis, no cash deposit will be required); (2) for previously reviewed or investigated companies not listed above, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the less-than-fair value investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters is 2.40 percent.11 These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Notification to Importers This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce’s presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties. Notification to Interested Parties We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1). Dated: June 21, 2022. Lisa W. Wang, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Order IV. Preliminary Determination of No Shipments for SMTC/SSFC V. Comparisons to Normal Value VI. Date of Sale VII. Export Price VIII. Normal Value IX. Currency Conversion X. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2022–13771 Filed 6–27–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–821–837] Sodium Nitrite From the Russian Federation: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination AGENCY : Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. SUMMARY : The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of sodium nitrite from the Russian Federation (Russia) during the period of investigation January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. DATES : Applicable June 28, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Melissa Porpotage, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1413. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Background The petitioner in this investigation is Chemtrade Chemicals US LLC. In addition to the Government of Russia VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 27, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28JNN1.SGM 28JNN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 38376 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 123 / Tuesday, June 28, 2022 / Notices 1 See Sodium Nitrite from the Russian Federation: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 87 FR 22504 (April 15, 2022) (Preliminary Determination), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM). 2 See Preliminary Determination PDM at 3–11. 3 Id. 4 See Preliminary Determination, 87 FR at 22504. (GOR), the mandatory respondent in this investigation is UralChem, JSC (UralChem). On April 15, 2022, Commerce published in the Federal Register the Preliminary Determination of this investigation. 1 We received no comments or case briefs addressing any of the findings in the Preliminary Determination; therefore, there is no unpublished Issues and Decision Memorandum accompanying this notice. Period of Investigation The period of investigation is January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. Scope of the Investigation The scope of this investigation covers sodium nitrite in any form, at any purity level from Russia. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see the appendix to this notice. Analysis of Subsidy Programs— Adverse Facts Available (AFA) For purposes of this final determination, we relied solely on facts available pursuant to section 776 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, (the Act) because neither the GOR nor the selected mandatory respondent, UralChem, participated in this investigation. Further, because UralChem and the GOR did not cooperate to the best of their abilities in responding to our requests for information in this investigation, we drew adverse inferences in selecting from among the facts otherwise available, in accordance with sections 776(a)–(b) of the Act. Consistent with the Preliminary Determination,2 we continue to apply AFA to determine the appropriate subsidy rates for this investigation. No interested party submitted comments on the subsidy rates selected in the Preliminary Determination. Thus, we made no changes to the subsidy rates for the final determination. A detailed discussion of our application of AFA is provided in the Preliminary Determination.3 All-Others Rate As discussed in the Preliminary Determination, Commerce based the selection of the all-others rate on the countervailable subsidy rate established for the mandatory respondent, in accordance with section 705(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the Act.4 We made no changes to the selection of the all-others rate for this final determination. Final Determination Commerce determines that the following estimated countervailable subsidy rates exist: Company Subsidy rate (percent ad valorem) UralChem, JSC ..................... 386.24 All Others .............................. 386.24 Disclosure Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations performed in connection with a final determination within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of the notice of final determination in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because there are no changes to the calculations from the Preliminary Determination, no additional disclosure is necessary. Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation In accordance with section 705(c)(4)(A) of the Act, Commerce intends to instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to suspend the liquidation of all appropriate entries of subject merchandise, as described in the appendix of this notice, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after April 15, 2022, which is the date of publication of the affirmative Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register, at the cash deposit rates indicated above. These suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice. If the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issues a final affirmative injury determination, we intend to issue a countervailing duty order and continue to require a cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties for such entries of subject merchandise in the amounts indicated above, in accordance with section 706(a) of the Act. If the ITC determines that material injury, or threat of material injury, does not exist, this proceeding will be terminated, and all estimated duties deposited as a result of the suspension of liquidation will be refunded or canceled. ITC Notification In accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, we intend to notify the ITC of our final affirmative determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of sodium nitrite from Russia. Because the final determination in this proceeding is affirmative, in accordance with section 705(b) of the Act, the ITC will make its final determination as to whether the domestic industry in the United States is materially injured, or threatened with material injury, by reason of imports of sodium nitrite from Russia no later than 45 days after our final determination. If the ITC determines that material injury or threat of material injury does not exist, this proceeding will be terminated and all cash deposits will be refunded or canceled, as Commerce determines to be appropriate. If the ITC determines that such injury does exist, Commerce intends to issue a countervailing duty order directing CBP to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, countervailing duties on all imports of the subject merchandise that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the effective date of the suspension of liquidation, as discussed above in the ‘‘Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation’’ section. Administrative Protective Order (APO) In the event that the ITC issues a final negative injury determination, this notice will serve as the only reminder to parties subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return/ destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. Notification to Interested Parties This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections 705(d) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.210(c). Dated: June 22, 2022. Lisa W. Wang, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is sodium nitrite in any form, at any purity level. In addition, the sodium nitrite covered by this investigation may or may not contain an anti-caking agent. Examples of names VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 27, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28JNN1.SGM 28JNN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 38377Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 123 / Tuesday, June 28, 2022 / Notices 1 See Sodium Nitrite from India and the Russian Federation: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 87 FR 7122 (February 2, 2022) (Initiation Notice). 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than- Fair-Value Investigation of Sodium Nitrite from the Russian Federation’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 3 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). 4 See Initiation Notice. commonly used to reference sodium nitrite are nitrous acid, sodium salt, anti-rust, diazotizing salts, erinitrit, and filmerine. Sodium nitrite’s chemical composition is NaNO2, and it is generally classified under subheading 2834.10.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The American Chemical Society Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) has assigned the name ‘‘sodium nitrite’’ to sodium nitrite. The CAS registry number is 7632–00–0. For purposes of the scope of this investigation, the narrative description is dispositive, not the tariff heading, CAS registry number or CAS name, which are provided for convenience and customs purposes. [FR Doc. 2022–13772 Filed 6–27–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–821–836] Sodium Nitrite From the Russian Federation: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value AGENCY : Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY : The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that sodium nitrite from the Russian Federation (Russia) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. DATES : Applicable June 28, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Paola Aleman Ordaz, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4031. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Background This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce published the notice of initiation of this investigation on February 8, 2022.1 For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 2 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https:// access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://access.trade.gov/public/ FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is sodium nitrite from Russia. For a full description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I. Scope Comments In accordance with the preamble to Commerce’s regulations, 3 in the Initiation Notice, we set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope). 4 No interested parties submitted comments on the scope of this investigation. Methodology Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 733 of the Act. Pursuant to section 776(a) and (b) of the Act, Commerce has preliminarily relied upon facts otherwise available, with adverse inferences, to determine the estimated weighted-average dumping margin for the sole mandatory respondent, i.e., Uralchem, JSC (Uralchem). For a full description of the methodology underlying the preliminary determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. All-Others Rate Sections 733(d)(1)(ii) and 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that in the preliminary determination Commerce shall determine an estimated all-others rate for all exporters and producers not individually examined. This rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted- average dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding rates that are zero, de minimis, or determined entirely under section 776 of the Act. In the situation where no estimated weighted-average dumping margins other than zero, de minimis, or those determined entirely under section 776 of the Act have been established for individually examined entities, in accordance with section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act, Commerce may use ‘‘any reasonable method to establish the estimated all-others rate for exporters and producers not individually investigated, including averaging the estimated weighted average dumping margins determined for the exporters and producers individually investigated.’’ In this investigation, Commerce has preliminarily determined the estimated weighted-average dumping margin for Uralchem entirely under section 776 of the Act. Therefore, in the absence of a calculated estimated weighted-average dumping margin on the record of this investigation, we have preliminarily decided to assign the Petition rate of 207.17 percent to all other producers and exporters, pursuant to section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying Commerce’s analysis, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Preliminary Determination Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated weighted- average dumping margins exist: Exporter/producer Estimated weighted-average dumping margin (percent) Cash deposit rate adjusted for subsidy offset (percent) 5 Uralchem, JSC ............................................................................................................................................... 207.17 25.73 All Others ....................................................................................................................................................... 207.17 25.73 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 27, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28JNN1.SGM 28JNN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── === Determination – CVD – Preliminary - India === 36824 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 118 / Tuesday, June 21, 2022 / Notices 1 See Sodium Nitrite from India and the Russian Federation: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 87 FR 7108 (February 8, 2022) (Initiation Notice). 2 See Sodium Nitrite from India: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation, 87 FR 15373 (March 18, 2022). 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Affirmative Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Sodium Nitrite from India,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 4 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). 5 See Initiation Notice, 87 FR at 7109. modified by 18 U.S.C. 3551, et. seq.; provisions of the Privacy Act, as applicable; 18 U.S.C. 1905; 26 U.S.C. 7213, 7213A, and 7431; and 42 U.S.C. 1306. (3) All Census Bureau employees and persons with Special Sworn Status will be regularly advised of regulations governing the confidentiality of the data and will be required to complete an annual Data Stewardship Awareness training, and those who have access to Federal Tax Information data will be regularly advised of regulations governing the confidentiality of the data and will be required to complete an annual Title 26, U.S. Code awareness program. Employees of FedRAMP- approved cloud service providers do not have access to Census Bureau protected data maintained in this system of records. (4) The restricted-access IT environment has been established to limit the number of Census Bureau staff with direct access to the personal identifiers in this system to protect the confidentiality of the data and to prevent unauthorized use or access. (5) All Census Bureau and FedRAMP- approved computer systems that maintain sensitive information are in compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act, as amended (44 U.S.C. 3551–3559), which includes auditing and controls over access to restricted data. (6) The use of unsecured telecommunications to transmit individually identifiable information is prohibited. (7) Paper copies that contain sensitive information are stored in secure facilities in a locked drawer or file cabinet. (8) Each requested use of the data maintained in this system of records will be reviewed by an in-house Project Review Board to ensure that data relating to the project will be used only for authorized purposes. All uses of the data are solely for statistical purposes, which by definition means that uses will not directly affect benefits or enforcement actions for any individual. Only when the Project Review Board has approved a project will access to information from one or more of the source data sets be granted. Data from external sources in approved projects will not be made publicly available. Any publications based on the Statistical Administrative Records System will be cleared for release under the direction of the Census Bureau’s Disclosure Review Board, which will confirm that all the required disclosure protection procedures have been implemented. No information will be released that identifies any individual. RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: None. CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: None. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES : None. EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(4), this system of records is exempted from subsections (c)(3); (d); (e)(1); (e)(4)(G), (H), and (I); and (f) of the Privacy Act. These subsections include, but are not limited to, certain requirements concerning notification, access, and contest procedures. This exemption is applicable as the data are maintained by the Census Bureau solely as statistical records, as required under Title 13, U.S. Code, and are not used in whole or in part in making any determination about an identifiable individual. This exemption is made in accordance with the Department’s rules which appear in 15 CFR part 4 Subpart B. HISTORY: 81 FR 776554, November 3, 2016, Notice of Proposed Amendment. Jennifer Goode, Deputy Director and Acting Director of the Office of Privacy and Open Government. [FR Doc. 2022–12598 Filed 6–17–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–533–907] Sodium Nitrite From India: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With the Final Antidumping Duty Determination AGENCY : Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY : The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of sodium nitrite from India for the period of investigation (POI) January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. DATES : Applicable June 21, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Eva Kim, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–8283. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Background This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 703(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce published the notice of initiation of this countervailing duty (CVD) investigation on February 8, 2022. 1 On March 18, 2022, Commerce postponed the preliminary determination of this investigation until June 13, 2022. 2 For a complete description of events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/ public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is sodium nitrite from India. For a complete description of the scope of the investigation, see Appendix I. Scope Comments In accordance with the preamble to Commerce’s regulations,4 the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage, (i.e., scope).5 No interested party commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:10 Jun 17, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21JNN1.SGM 21JNN1 jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 36825Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 118 / Tuesday, June 21, 2022 / Notices 6 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity. 7 See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. 8 The petitioner is Chemtrade Chemicals US LLC. See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Sodium Nitrite from India: Request to Align Final Countervailing Duty Determination with Companion Antidumping Duty Final Determination,’’ dated May 27, 2022. 9 Deepak Nitrite Limited includes Deepak Nitrite Limited Nandesari Division. 10 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Countervailing Duty Investigation of Sodium Nitrite from India: Verification Preparedness Questionnaire,’’ dated June 6, 2022. 11 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). 12 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). Methodology Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found to be countervailable, Commerce preliminarily determines that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.6 Commerce notes that, in making these findings, it relied, in part, on facts available and, because it finds that the Government of India did not act to the best of its ability to respond to Commerce’s requests for information, it drew an adverse inference where appropriate in selecting from among the facts otherwise available. 7 For further information, see the ‘‘Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences’’ section in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Alignment As noted in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4), Commerce is aligning the final CVD determination in this investigation with the final determination in the companion antidumping duty investigation of sodium nitrite from India based on a request made by the petitioner.8 Consequently, the final CVD determination will be issued on the same date as the final AD determination, which is currently scheduled to be issued no later than October 25, 2022, unless postponed. All-Others Rate Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that in the preliminary determination, Commerce shall determine an estimated all-others rate for companies not individually examined. This rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated subsidy rates established for those companies individually examined, excluding any zero and de minimis rates and any rates based entirely under section 776 of the Act. Commerce calculated an individual estimated countervailable subsidy rate for Deepak Nitrite Limited (Deepak), the only individually examined exporter/ producer in this investigation. Because the only individually calculated rate is not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts otherwise available, the estimated weighted-average rate calculated for Deepak is the rate assigned to all other producers and exporters, pursuant to section 735(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act. Preliminary Determination Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated countervailable subsidy rates exist: Company Subsidy rate (percent ad valorem) Deepak Nitrite Limited 9 ........ 12.88 All Others .............................. 12.88 Suspension of Liquidation In accordance with section 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise as described in the scope of the investigation section entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of the publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the rates indicated above. Disclosure Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis performed to interested parties in this preliminary determination within five days of its public announcement, or if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.244(b). Verification As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to verify the information relied upon in making its final determination. 10 Public Comment Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven days after the deadline for the verification questionnaire response in this investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than seven days after the deadline for case briefs.11 Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary information, until further notice. 12 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this investigation are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) a statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain the party’s name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. International Trade Commission Notification In accordance with section 703(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) of its determination. If the final determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine before the later of 120 days after the date of this preliminary determination or 45 days after the final determination whether imports of sodium nitrite from India are materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry. Notification to Interested Parties This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections 703(f) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.205(c). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:10 Jun 17, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21JNN1.SGM 21JNN1 jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 36826 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 118 / Tuesday, June 21, 2022 / Notices Dated: June 13, 2022. Lisa W. Wang, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is sodium nitrite in any form, at any purity level. In addition, the sodium nitrite covered by this investigation may or may not contain an anticaking agent. Examples of names commonly used to reference sodium nitrite are nitrous acid, sodium salt, anti-rust, diazotizing salts, erinitrit, and filmerine. Sodium nitrite’s chemical composition is NaNO2, and it is generally classified under subheading 2834.10.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The American Chemical Society Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) has assigned the name ‘‘sodium nitrite’’ to sodium nitrite. The CAS registry number is 7632–00–0. For purposes of the scope of this investigation, the narrative description is dispositive, not the tariff heading, CAS registry number or CAS name, which are provided for convenience and customs purposes. Appendix II List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope Comments IV. Subsidies Valuation V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences VI. Benchmarks and Interest Rates VII. Analysis of Programs VIII. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2022–13184 Filed 6–17–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Domestic and International Client Export Services and Customized Forms Revision AGENCY : International Trade Administration, U.S. Commercial Service, Commerce. ACTION : Notice of information collection, request for comment. SUMMARY : 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. DATES : To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before August 22, 2022. ADDRESSES : Direct all written comments to John Seo, Senior Economist, International Trade Administration, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482–7497 or john.seo@trade.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Requests for additional information or specific questions related to collection activities should be directed to John Seo, Senior Economist, International Trade Administration, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482–7497 or john.seo@ trade.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : I. Abstract The International Trade Administration’s (ITA) Global Markets/ U.S. Commercial Service (CS) is mandated by Congress to broaden and deepen the U.S. exporter base. The CS accomplishes this by providing counseling, programs, and services to help U.S. organizations export and conduct business in overseas markets. This information collection package enables the CS to provide appropriate export services to U.S. exporters and international buyers. The CS offers a variety of services to enable clients to begin exporting/ importing or to expand existing exporting/importing efforts. Clients may learn about our services from business related entities such as the National Association of Manufacturers, Federal Express, State Economic Development offices, the internet, or word of mouth. The CS provides a standard set of services to assist clients with identifying potential overseas partners, establishing meeting programs with appropriate overseas business contacts, and providing due diligence reports on potential overseas business partners. The CS also provides other export- related services considered to be of a ‘‘customized nature’’ because they do not fit into the standard set of the CS’ export services, but are driven by unique business needs of individual clients. The dissemination of international market information and potential business opportunities for U.S. exporters are critical components of the Commercial Service’s export assistance programs and services. U.S. companies conveniently access and indicate their interest in these services by completing the appropriate forms via ITA and the CS U.S. Export Assistance Center websites. The CS works closely with clients to educate them about the exporting/ importing process and to help prepare them for exporting/importing. When a client is ready to begin the exporting/ importing process our field staff provide counseling to assist in the development of an exporting strategy. We provide fee- based, export-related services designed to help client export/import. The type of export-related service that is proposed to a client depends upon a client’s business goals and where they are in the export/import process. Some clients are at the beginning of the export process and require assistance with identifying potential distributors, whereas other clients may be ready to sign a contract with a potential distributor and require due diligence assistance. Before the CS can provide export- related services to clients, such as assistance with identifying potential partners or providing due diligence, specific information is required to determine the client’s business objectives and needs. For example, before we can provide a service to identify potential business partners we need to know whether the client would like a potential partner to have specific technical qualifications, coverage in a specific market, English or foreign language ability or warehousing requirements. This information collection is designed to elicit such data so that appropriate services can be proposed and conducted to most effectively meet the client’s exporting goals. Without these forms the CS is unable to provide services when requested by clients. The forms ask U.S. exporters standard questions about their company details, demographic information, export experience, information about the products or services they wish to export, and exporting goals. In addition, the CS is seeking approval to collect demographic information to help meet the Executive Order (E.O.) On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. In order to better assist underserved communities as defined by the E.O., the CS plans to ask questions related to equity and underserved communities. CS staff will use this information to gain a better understanding of client’s needs and objectives so that they can provide appropriate and effective export VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:10 Jun 17, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21JNN1.SGM 21JNN1 jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── === Determination – AD – Preliminary - India === 50604 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 158 / Wednesday, August 17, 2022 / Notices include scope-related issues. The scope case briefs deadline was July 20, 2022. See Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum at 1. 10 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). 11 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). 12 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Antidumping Investigation of Barium Chloride from India: Petitioner’s Request for Postponement of Final Determination,’’ dated July 28, 2022. 1 See Sodium Nitrite from India and the Russian Federation: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 87 FR 7122 (February 8, 2022) (Initiation Notice). 2 See Sodium Nitrite from India: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair- Value Investigation, 87 FR 34851 (June 8, 2022). 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than- Fair-Value Investigation of Sodium Nitrite from India’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). Interested parties will be notified of the timeline for the submission of such case briefs and written comments at a later date. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than seven days after the deadline date for case briefs.10 Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary information, until further notice. 11 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this investigation are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) a statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain the party’s name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. Postponement of Final Determination Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides that a final determination may be postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of a negative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by the petitioner. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(e), on July 28, 2022, Chemical Products Corporation (the petitioner) requested that Commerce postpone the final determination in the event of a negative preliminary determination. 12 In accordance with section 735(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(i), because: (1) the preliminary determination is negative; (2) the petitioner has requested postponement of the final determination; and (3) no compelling reasons for denial exist, Commerce is postponing the final determination. Accordingly, Commerce will make its final determination no later than 135 days after the date of publication of this preliminary determination, pursuant to section 735(a)(2) of the Act. U.S. International Trade Commission Notification In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) of its preliminary determination. If Commerce’s final determination is affirmative, then the ITC will determine before the later of 120 days after the date of this preliminary determination or 45 days after the final determination whether imports of barium chloride are materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry. Notification to Interested Parties This determination is issued and published in accordance with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.205(c). Dated: August 10, 2022. Lisa W. Wang, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I Scope of the Investigation The merchandise covered by this investigation is barium chloride, a chemical compound having the formulas BaCl2 or BaCl2-2H2O, currently classifiable under subheading 2827.39.4500 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive. Appendix II List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Period of Investigation IV. Scope of the Investigation V. Affiliation/Single Entity Treatment VI. Discussion of the Methodology VII. Currency Conversion VIII. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2022–17622 Filed 8–16–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–533–906] Sodium Nitrite From India: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures AGENCY : Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY : The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that sodium nitrite from India is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. DATES : Applicable August 17, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Patrick Barton, or Joy Zhang, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0012 or (202) 482–1168, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Background This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce published the notice of initiation of this investigation on February 8, 2022. 1 On June 8, 2022, Commerce postponed the preliminary determination of this investigation until August 11, 2022. 2 For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:22 Aug 16, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17AUN1.SGM 17AUN1 JSPEARS on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES 50605Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 158 / Wednesday, August 17, 2022 / Notices 4 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). 5 See Initiation Notice. 6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Sodium Nitrite from India: Preliminary Determination Analysis Memorandum for Deepak Nitrite Limited,’’ dated concurrently with this memorandum. 7 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https:// access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/ FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is sodium nitrite from India. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I. Scope Comments In accordance with the preamble to Commerce’s regulations, 4 the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).5 No interested parties submitted comments on the scope of this investigation. Methodology Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 731 of the Act. Commerce has calculated export prices in accordance with section 772(a) of the Act. Normal value is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying the preliminary determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. All-Others Rate Sections 733(d)(1)(ii) and 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that in the preliminary determination, Commerce shall determine an estimated all-others rate for all exporters and producers not individually examined. This rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted- average dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding any zero and de minimis margins, and any margins determined entirely under section 776 of the Act. Commerce calculated an individual estimated weighted-average dumping margin for Deepak Nitrite Limited (Deepak), the only individually examined exporter/producer in this investigation. Because the only individually calculated dumping margin is not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts otherwise available, the estimated weighted-average dumping margin calculated for Deepak is the margin assigned to all other producers and exporters, pursuant to section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act. Preliminary Determination Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated weighted- average dumping margins exist: Exporter/producer Estimated weighted-average dumping margin Cash deposit rate (adjusted for subsidy offset(s)) (percent) 6 Deepak Nitrite Limited ................................................................................................................................. 58.13 57.24 All Others ..................................................................................................................................................... 58.13 57.24 Suspension of Liquidation In accordance with section 733(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise, as described in Appendix I, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Further, pursuant to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margin or the estimated all- others rate, as follows: (1) the cash deposit rate for the respondents listed above will be equal to the company- specific estimated weighted-average dumping margins determined in this preliminary determination; (2) if the exporter is not a respondent identified above, but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be equal to the company-specific estimated weighted- average dumping margin established for that producer of the subject merchandise; and (3) the cash deposit rate for all other producers and exporters will be equal to the all-others estimated weighted-average dumping margin. Commerce normally adjusts cash deposits for estimated antidumping duties by the amount of export subsidies countervailed in a companion countervailing duty (CVD) proceeding when CVD provisional measures are in effect. Accordingly, where Commerce preliminarily made an affirmative determination for countervailable export subsidies, Commerce has offset the estimated weighted-average dumping margin by the appropriate CVD rate. Any such adjusted cash deposit rate may be found in the ‘‘Preliminary Determination’’ section, above. Should provisional measures in the companion CVD investigation expire prior to the expiration of provisional measures in this LTFV investigation, Commerce will direct CBP to begin collecting estimated antidumping duty cash deposits unadjusted for countervailed export subsidies at the time that the provisional CVD measures expire. These suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice. Disclosure Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis performed to interested parties in this preliminary determination within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Verification As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to verify the information relied upon in making its final determination. Public Comment Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven days after the date on which the last verification report is issued in this investigation.7 Rebuttal briefs may be submitted seven days after the date that case briefs are due. Note that Commerce VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:22 Aug 16, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17AUN1.SGM 17AUN1 JSPEARS on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES 50606 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 158 / Wednesday, August 17, 2022 / Notices 8 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). 9 See Deepak’s Letter, ‘‘Sodium Nitrite from India; A–533–906; Request to Extend Date for Final Determination and Agreement to Extend Provisional Measures,’’ dated August 10, 2022. has temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary information, until further notice. 8 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this investigation are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) a statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain the party’s name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides that a final determination may be postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an affirmative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by exporters who account for a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise, or in the event of a negative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by the petitioner. Section 351.210(e)(2) of Commerce’s regulations requires that a request by exporters for postponement of the final determination be accompanied by a request for extension of provisional measures from a four-month period to a period not more than six months in duration. On August 10, 2022, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(e), Deepak requested that Commerce postpone the final determination and that provisional measures be extended to a period not to exceed six months.9 In accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) the preliminary determination is affirmative; (2) the requesting exporter accounts for a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise; and (3) no compelling reasons for denial exist, Commerce is postponing the final determination and extending the provisional measures from a four-month period to a period not greater than six months. Accordingly, Commerce will make its final determination no later than 135 days after the date of publication of this preliminary determination. U.S. International Trade Commission Notification In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) of its preliminary determination. If the final determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine before the later of 120 days after the date of this preliminary determination or 45 days after the final determination whether imports of sodium nitrite from India are materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry. Notification to Interested Parties This determination is issued and published in accordance with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.205(c) and 19 CFR 351.210(g). Dated: August 11, 2022. Lisa W. Wang, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is sodium nitrite in any form, at any purity level. In addition, the sodium nitrite covered by this investigation may or may not contain an anticaking agent. Examples of names commonly used to reference sodium nitrite are nitrous acid, sodium salt, anti-rust, diazotizing salts, erinitrit, and filmerine. Sodium nitrite’s chemical composition is NaNO2, and it is generally classified under subheading 2834.10.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The American Chemical Society Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) has assigned the name ‘‘sodium nitrite’’ to sodium nitrite. The CAS registry number is 7632–00–0. For purposes of the scope of this investigation, the narrative description is dispositive, not the tariff heading, CAS registry number or CAS name, which are provided for convenience and customs purposes. Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Period of Investigation IV. Scope of the Investigation V. Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional Measures VI. Application of Facts Available and Use of Adverse Inferences VII. Discussion of the Methodology VIII. Currency Conversion IX. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2022–17721 Filed 8–16–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XC189] South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Hearings AGENCY : National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION : Notice of public hearings. SUMMARY : The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold two public hearings via webinar pertaining to Amendment 51 and Amendment 52 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Snapper Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region. These amendments address catch levels, sector allocations, and changes to management measures for the South Atlantic stocks of snowy grouper and golden tilefish, and modifications to recreational management measures for South Atlantic blueline tilefish. DATES : The public hearings will take place September 6 and 7, 2022, beginning at 6 p.m., EDT. For specific dates and times, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. ADDRESSES : The public hearings will be held via webinar. Information, including a link to webinar registration will be posted on the Council’s website at: https://safmc.net/public-hearings- scoping-2/ as it becomes available. Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769– 4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Public hearing documents, an online public comment form, and other materials will be posted to the Council’s website at https://safmc.net/public-hearings- scoping-2/ by August 23, 2022. Comments will be accepted through 5 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:22 Aug 16, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17AUN1.SGM 17AUN1 JSPEARS on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── === Determination – AD – Final - Russia === 55781Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 175 / Monday, September 12, 2022 / Notices 1 See Sodium Nitrite from the Russian Federation: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 87 FR 38377 (June 28, 2022) (Preliminary Determination), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 2 See Chemtrade Chemicals US LLC’s Letters ‘‘Sodium Nitrite from India and Russia: Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions,’’ dated January 13, 2022 (Petition); and ‘‘Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Imports of Sodium Nitrite from Russia: Responses to Second Supplemental Questions Regarding the Antidumping Duty Petition,’’ dated January 27, 2022, at Exhibit IV–34. 3 In the final determination in the companion countervailing duty (CVD) investigation, Commerce applied the AFA rate of 45.36 percent to each of the following export subsidy programs: (1) Preferential Lending by Sberbank to Restructure $3.99 Billion in Uralchem Debt; (2) State Financing for Industrial Export Projects; (3) Russian Export Center (REC) Lending; and (4) State Specialized Russian Export- Import Bank (Eximbank) Financing. We subtracted 181.44 percent, the sum of the export subsidy rates, from the estimated weighted-average dumping margin of 207.17 percent to derive the 25.73 percent cash deposit rate. See Sodium Nitrite from the Russian Federation: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 87 FR 38375 (June 28, 2022) (Final CVD Determination). during the subsequent 15-day period to November 7, 2022. A copy of the application will be available for public inspection in the ‘‘Online FTZ Information Section’’ section of the FTZ Board’s website, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ ftz. For further information, contact Camille Evans at Camille.Evans@ trade.gov. Dated: September 7, 2022. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–19626 Filed 9–9–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–821–836] Sodium Nitrite From the Russian Federation: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value AGENCY : Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY : The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that sodium nitrite from the Russian Federation (Russia) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) during the period of investigation (POI) January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. DATES : Applicable September 12, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Paola Aleman Ordaz, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4031. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Background On June 28, 2022, Commerce published the Preliminary Determination in this LTFV investigation in the Federal Register. 1 Although we provided interested parties with an opportunity to comment on the Preliminary Determination, no interested party submitted comments. Accordingly, we did not make any changes to our Preliminary Determination and we there is no decision memorandum that accompanies this Federal Register notice. Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is sodium nitrite in any form, at any purity level, from Russia. For a full description of the scope of this investigation, see the appendix to this notice. Use of Adverse Facts Available (AFA) Pursuant to section 776(a) and (b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), we have continued to base the dumping margin for the sole mandatory respondent, Uralchem, JSC, upon facts otherwise available, with adverse inferences, because it failed to respond to Commerce’s antidumping duty questionnaire. All-Others Rate As discussed in the Preliminary Determination, in the absence of a calculated estimated weighted-average dumping margin on the record of this investigation, Commerce has assigned the Petition 2 rate of 207.17 percent to all other producers and exporters, pursuant to section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act. Final Determination Commerce determines that the following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist: Exporter/producer Estimated weighted- average dumping margin (percent) Cash deposit rate adjusted for subsidy offset (percent) 3 Uralchem, JSC ......................................................................................................................................................... 207.17 25.73 All Others ................................................................................................................................................................. 207.17 25.73 Disclosure Normally, Commerce discloses to parties to the proceeding the calculations performed in connection with a final determination within five days of any public announcement of the final determination or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of the notice of the final determination in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because Commerce based the sole respondent’s dumping margin on the Petition rate, there are no calculations to disclose. Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to suspend liquidation of entries of the merchandise described in the scope of this investigation where that merchandise was entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after June 28, 2022, which is the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination in this investigation in the Federal Register. Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(d), Commerce will also instruct CBP to require the posting of an antidumping duty cash deposit. Commerce normally adjusts estimated weighted-average dumping margins determined in an LTFV investigation by the amount of the export subsidies countervailed in a companion countervailing duty (CVD) investigation to determine the antidumping duty cash deposit rates. Because there is a VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:06 Sep 09, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12SEN1.SGM 12SEN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 55782 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 175 / Monday, September 12, 2022 / Notices 4 See Final CVD Determination. companion CVD investigation in this case, 4 we offset the estimated weighted- average dumping margins listed in the table above by the appropriate export subsidy rate to derive the cash deposit rates listed in the table. Should the provisional measures in the companion CVD investigation expire prior to the expiration of provisional measures in this LTFV investigation, Commerce will direct CBP to begin collecting estimated antidumping duty cash deposits equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margins listed in the table above. The cash deposit requirements are as follows: (1) the cash deposit rate for Uralchem, JSC is the cash deposit rate listed for that company in the table above; (2) if the exporter of the subject merchandise is not identified in the table above, but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be equal to the company-specific cash deposit rate established for the producer of the subject merchandise; and (3) the cash deposit rate for all other producers and exporters will be equal to the all-others cash deposit rate listed in the table above. These suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice. U.S. International Trade Commission Notification In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, Commerce will notify the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) of its final affirmative determination of sales at LTFV. Because the final determination in this proceeding is affirmative, in accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will make its final determination as to whether the domestic industry in the United States is materially injured, or threatened with material injury, before the later of 120 days after the date that Commerce made its affirmative preliminary determination in this investigation or 45 days after the date of this final determination. If the ITC determines that material injury, or the threat of material injury, does not exist, the proceeding will be terminated, and all cash deposits will be refunded. If the ITC determines that material injury, or the threat of material injury, exists, Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order directing CBP to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, antidumping duties on all imports of the subject merchandise, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the effective date of the suspension of liquidation. Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely notification of the return, or destruction, of APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a violation subject to sanction. Notification to Interested Parties This determination is being issued and published in accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.210(c). Dated: September 6, 2022. Lisa W. Wang, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is sodium nitrite in any form, at any purity level. In addition, the sodium nitrite covered by this investigation may or may not contain an anti-caking agent. Examples of names commonly used to reference sodium nitrite are nitrous acid, sodium salt, anti-rust, diazotizing salts, erinitrit, and filmerine. Sodium nitrite’s chemical composition is NaNO2, and it is generally classified under subheading 2834.10.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The American Chemical Society Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) has assigned the name ‘‘sodium nitrite’’ to sodium nitrite. The CAS registry number is 7632–00–0. For purposes of the scope of this investigation, the narrative description is dispositive, not the tariff heading, CAS registry number or CAS name, which are provided for convenience and customs purposes. [FR Doc. 2022–19655 Filed 9–9–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–570–980] Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People’s Republic of China: Final Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2019 and Notice of Amended Final Results of Countervailing Duty Review, 2019; Corrections AGENCY : Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION : Notice; corrections. SUMMARY : The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published a notice in the Federal Register on July 7, 2022, in which Commerce announced the final results, and partial rescission, of the 2019 administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, (solar cells) from the People’s Republic of China (China). This notice inadvertently included two companies in Appendix III, which is a list of companies for which Commerce rescinded the review, instead of listing them in Appendix II, which is a list of ‘‘Non-Selected Companies Under Review.’’ We also incorrectly titled Appendix III ‘‘Intent to Rescind Review, In Part,’’ instead of ‘‘Rescission of Review, In Part.’’ Further, Commerce also published a notice in the Federal Register of August 15, 2022, in which Commerce amended the final results of the administrative review. In this notice, Commerce also inadvertently did not list the same two companies as ‘‘Non- Selected Companies Under Review’’ in the appendix. We are correcting these inadvertent errors with this notice, as described below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Robert Copyak, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3642. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Corrections In the Federal Register of July 7, 2022, in FR Doc 2022–14420, on page 40493 in the third column and on 40494 in the first column, correct Appendix III to: (1) change the title to ‘‘Rescission of Review, In Part’’; and (2) exclude ‘‘26. LERRI Solar Technology Co., Ltd.’’ and VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:06 Sep 09, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12SEN1.SGM 12SEN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── === USITC Scheduling (2) === 58136 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 184 / Friday, September 23, 2022 / Notices to amend the complaint and notice of investigation to include Lenovo-branded products in the plain-language description of the accused products. Order No. 5, however, denies Complainant’s request to amend the complaint to permit Complainant to rely upon Lenovo US’s domestic activities to establish the domestic industry requirement. On July 18, 2022, Complainant filed a motion to terminate this investigation in its entirety based on withdrawal of the complaint, contingent upon the Commission instituting an investigation based on its own separate complaint filed in Certain Mobile Electronic Devices, Dkt. No. 337–3625. On July 25, 2022, Respondents filed a response partially opposing the motion with respect to Complainant’s asserted contingency. On July 27, 2022, Complainant filed a reply in support of its motion. On August 16, 2022, the Commission issued a notice of institution of Investigation No. 337–TA–1324 based on the complaint filed in Certain Mobile Electronic Devices, Dkt. No. 337–3625. See 87 FR 51445–46 (Aug. 22, 2022). In view of the issuance of the Commission’s notice, on August 17, 2022, Respondents filed a notice withdrawing their partial opposition with respect to Complainant’s asserted contingency. On August 19, 2022, the ALJ issued the subject ID (Order No. 10) granting Complainant’s motion to terminate this investigation based on complaint withdrawal. The ID finds that the motion complies with the Commission Rules. See ID at 2–3. In accordance with Commission Rule 210.21(a), 19 CFR 210.21(a), Complainant represents that ‘‘there are no agreements, written or oral, express or implied, between Maxell and the Respondents concerning the subject matter of this investigation.’’ See id. at 3. In addition, the ID finds ‘‘no extraordinary circumstances that would justify denying termination of this investigation based on withdrawal of the Complaint.’’ See id. After the issuance of Order No. 10, Investigation No. 337–TA–1324 was instituted upon publication of the notice of investigation in the Federal Register on August 22, 2022. See 87 FR 51445–46 (Aug. 22, 2022). No petition for review of the subject ID was filed. The Commission has determined not to review the subject ID. The investigation is terminated. The Commission’s vote for this determination took place on September 19, 2022. The authority for the Commission’s determination is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in part 210 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part 210). By order of the Commission. Issued: September 19, 2022. Katherine Hiner, Acting Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2022–20575 Filed 9–22–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 731–TA–1586 (Final)] Sodium Nitrite From Russia; Supplemental Schedule for the Final Phase of Antidumping Duty Investigation AGENCY : United States International Trade Commission. ACTION : Notice. DATES : September 12, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Peter Stebbins ((202) 205–2039), Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing- impaired persons can obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at (202) 205–2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server (https:// www.usitc.gov). The public record for these investigations may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Effective April 15, 2022, the Commission established a general schedule for the conduct of the final phase of its countervailing and antidumping duty investigations on sodium nitrite from India and Russia (87 FR 23567, April 20, 2022), following a preliminary determination by the U.S. Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) that imports of sodium nitrite from Russia were being subsidized by the government of Russia (87 FR 22504, April 15, 2022). Notice of the scheduling of the final phase of the Commission’s investigations and of a public hearing to be held in connection therewith was given by posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the Federal Register on April 20, 2022, (87 FR 23567). In light of the restrictions on access to the Commission building due to the COVID–19 pandemic, the Commission conducted its hearing through written testimony and video conference on June 21, 2022. All persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to participate. Commerce issued a final affirmative countervailing duty determination with respect to sodium nitrite from Russia (87 FR 38375, June 28, 2022). The Commission subsequently issued its final determination that an industry in the United States was materially injured by reason of imports of sodium nitrite from Russia provided for in subheading 2834.10.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) that have been found by Commerce to be subsidized by the government of Russia (87 FR 51141, August 19, 2022). Commerce issued a final affirmative antidumping duty determination with respect to imports of sodium nitrite from Russia (87 FR 55781, September 12, 2022). Accordingly, the Commission currently is issuing a supplemental schedule for its antidumping duty investigation on imports of sodium nitrite from Russia. This supplemental schedule is as follows: the deadline for filing supplemental party comments on Commerce’s final antidumping duty determination is September 21, 2022. Supplemental party comments may address only Commerce’s final antidumping duty determination regarding imports of sodium nitrite from Russia. These supplemental final comments may not contain new factual information and may not exceed five (5) pages in length. The supplemental staff report in the final phase of the current investigation will be placed in the nonpublic record on October 7, 2022; and a public version will be issued thereafter. For further information concerning this investigation see the Commission’s notice cited above and the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207). Additional written submissions to the Commission, including requests pursuant to section 201.12 of the Commission’s rules, shall not be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such submissions, or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:04 Sep 22, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23SEN1.SGM 23SEN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 58137Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 184 / Friday, September 23, 2022 / Notices request by a Commissioner or Commission staff. In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, each document filed by a party to the investigation must be served on all other parties to the investigation (as identified by either the public or BPI service list), and a certificate of service must be timely filed. The Secretary will not accept a document for filing without a certificate of service. Please note the Secretary’s Office will accept only electronic filings during this time. Filings must be made through the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https:// edis.usitc.gov.) No in-person paper- based filings or paper copies of any electronic filings will be accepted until further notice. Authority: This proceeding is being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to section 207.21 of the Commission’s rules. By order of the Commission. Issued: September 20, 2022. Katherine Hiner, Acting Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2022–20691 Filed 9–22–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 731–TA–1299, 1300, and 1302 (Review)] Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel Pipe From Oman, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates; Hearing Update for the Subject Reviews AGENCY : United States International Trade Commission. ACTION : Notice. DATES : September 19, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Jordan Harriman (202–205–2610), Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing- impaired persons can obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– 205–1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server (https:// www.usitc.gov). The public record for these reviews may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : On June 14, 2022, the Commission established a schedule for the conduct of the full five- year reviews (87 FR 36881, June 21, 2022). The Commission hereby gives notice that the hearing in connection with the reviews will be held in-person at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building beginning at 9:30 a.m. on October 13, 2022. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or before October 4, 2022. Any requests to appear as a witness via videoconference must be included with your request to appear. Requests to appear as a witness via videoconference must include a statement explaining why the witness cannot appear in person; the Chairman, or other person designated to conduct the reviews, may at their discretion for good cause shown, grant such requests. Requests to appear as a witness via videoconference due to illness or a positive COVID–19 test result may be submitted by 3 p.m. the business day prior to the hearing. Parties shall file and serve written testimony and presentation slides in connection with their presentation at the hearing by no later than 4 p.m. on October 12, 2022. Further information about participation in the hearing will be posted on the Commission’s website at https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/ calendar.html. For further information concerning this proceeding see the Commission’s notice cited above and the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 207). Authority: These reviews are being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to section 207.62 of the Commission’s rules. By order of the Commission. Issued: September 19, 2022. Katherine Hiner, Acting Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2022–20609 Filed 9–22–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest AGENCY : U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION : Notice. SUMMARY : Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Smart Thermostat Hubs, Systems Containing the Same and Components of the Same, DN 3644; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant’s filing pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Katherine M. Hiner, Acting Secretary to the Commission, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The public version of the complaint can be accessed on the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) at https:// edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server at United States International Trade Commission (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 205–1810. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : The Commission has received a complaint and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure filed on behalf of EDST, LLC and Quext IoT, LLC on September 16, 2022. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of regarding certain smart thermostat hubs, systems containing the same and components of the same. The complainant names as respondents: iApartments, Inc. of Tampa, FL; Huarifu Technology Co., Ltd. of Taiwan and Hsun Weath Technology Co., Ltd. of Taiwan. The complainant requests that the Commission issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders and impose a bond upon respondent’s alleged infringing articles during the 60-day Presidential review period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j). Proposed respondents, other interested parties, and members of the public are invited to file comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or § 210.8(b) filing. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:04 Sep 22, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23SEN1.SGM 23SEN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── === Determination – CVD – Preliminary - Russia === 22504 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 73 / Friday, April 15, 2022 / Notices 1 See Sodium Nitrite from India and the Russian Federation: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 87 FR 7108 (February 8, 2022) (Initiation Notice). 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination of the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Sodium Nitrite from the Russian Federation,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 3 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). 4 See Initiation Notice. 5 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity. 6 See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. 7 See, e.g., Freight Rail Coupler Systems and Certain Components Thereof: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 87 FR 12662 (March 7, 2022); and Dried Tart Cherries from the Republic of Turkey: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 84 FR 67430 (December 10, 2019). Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. We will include, or summarize, each comment in our request to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Sheleen Dumas, Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2022–08148 Filed 4–14–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–821–837] Sodium Nitrite From the Russian Federation: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination AGENCY : Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY : The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of sodium nitrite from the Russian Federation (Russia). The period of investigation is January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. DATES : Applicable April 15, 2022 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Melissa Kinter, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1413. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Background This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 703(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce published the notice of initiation of this investigation on February 8, 2022. 1 For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 2 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at http:// access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/ FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is sodium nitrite from Russia. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I. Scope Comments In accordance with the preamble to Commerce’s regulations, 3 the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage, (i.e., scope).4 No interested party commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. Methodology Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, Commerce preliminarily determines that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.5 Commerce notes that, in making these findings, it relied, in part, on facts available and, because it finds that one or more respondents did not act to the best of their ability to respond to Commerce’s requests for information, it drew an adverse inference where appropriate in selecting from among the facts otherwise available. 6 For further information, see ‘‘Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences’’ in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. All-Others Rate Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that in the preliminary determination, Commerce shall determine an estimated all-others rate for companies not individually examined. This rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated subsidy rates established for those companies individually examined, excluding any zero and de minimis rates and any rates based entirely under section 776 of the Act. Pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the Act, if the individual estimated countervailable subsidy rates established for all exporters and producers individually examined are zero, de minimis, or determined based entirely on facts otherwise available, Commerce may use any reasonable method to establish the estimated subsidy rate for all other producers or exporters. Commerce has preliminarily determined the individually estimated subsidy rate for the individually examined respondent under section 776 of the Act. Consequently, pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A)(ii) of the Act, we established the all-others rate by applying the countervailable subsidy rate assigned to the mandatory respondent.7 For a full description of the methodology underlying Commerce’s analysis, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Preliminary Determination Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated countervailable subsidy rates exist: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:08 Apr 14, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15APN1.SGM 15APN1 jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 22505Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 73 / Friday, April 15, 2022 / Notices 8 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). 9 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID–19, 85 FR 17006 (March 26, 2020); and Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). Company Subsidy rate (percent) UralChem, JSC ..................... 386.24 All Others .............................. 386.24 Suspension of Liquidation In accordance with section 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise as described in the scope of the investigation section entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the rates indicated above. Disclosure Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations performed in connection with a preliminary determination within five days of the public announcement or, where there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of the notice of preliminary determination in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because Commerce preliminarily applied AFA to the individually examined company, UralChem JSC, in this investigation in accordance with section 776 of the Act, there are no calculations to disclose. Verification Because the examined respondents in this investigation did not provide information requested by Commerce and Commerce preliminarily determines each of the examined respondents to have been uncooperative, Commerce will not conduct verification. Public Comment Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than 30 days after the date of publication of the preliminary determination. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than seven days after the deadline date for case briefs after the deadline date for case briefs. 8 Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary information, until further notice.9 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this investigation are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain the party’s name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. International Trade Commission Notification In accordance with section 703(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify the International Trade Commission (ITC) of its determination. If the final determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine before the later of 120 days after the date of this preliminary determination or 45 days after the final determination. Notification to Interested Parties This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections 703(f) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c). Dated: April 8, 2022. Lisa W. Wang, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is sodium nitrite in any form, at any purity level. In addition, the sodium nitrite covered by this investigation may or may not contain an anti-caking agent. Examples of names commonly used to reference sodium nitrite are nitrous acid, sodium salt, anti-rust, diazotizing salts, erinitrit, and filmerine. Sodium nitrite’s chemical composition is NaNO2, and it is generally classified under subheading 2834.10.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The American Chemical Society Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) has assigned the name ‘‘sodium nitrite’’ to sodium nitrite. The CAS registry number is 7632–00–0. For purposes of the scope of this investigation, the narrative description is dispositive, not the tariff heading, CAS registry number or CAS name, which are provided for convenience and customs purposes. Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Investigation IV. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences V. Analysis of Programs VI. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2022–08082 Filed 4–14–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XB941] Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY : National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION : Notice of public online meeting. SUMMARY : The Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Subcommittee of the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Pacific Council’s) Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) will hold a meeting to review proposed revisions to the Terms of Reference for the CPS Stock Assessment Review Process for 2023 and 2024. The meeting is open to the public. DATES : The SSC CPS Subcommittee’s online meeting will be held Thursday, May 5, 2022, beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing until 12 p.m., Pacific Time or until business for the day has been completed. ADDRESSES : The SSC’s CPS Subcommittee’s meeting will be an online meeting. Specific meeting information, including directions on how to join the meeting and system requirements, will be provided in the meeting announcement on the Pacific Council’s website (see www.pcouncil.org). You may send an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@noaa.gov) or contact him at (503) 820–2412 for technical assistance. Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:08 Apr 14, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15APN1.SGM 15APN1 jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── === Determination – AD – Preliminary - Russia === 38377Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 123 / Tuesday, June 28, 2022 / Notices 1 See Sodium Nitrite from India and the Russian Federation: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 87 FR 7122 (February 2, 2022) (Initiation Notice). 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than- Fair-Value Investigation of Sodium Nitrite from the Russian Federation’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 3 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). 4 See Initiation Notice. commonly used to reference sodium nitrite are nitrous acid, sodium salt, anti-rust, diazotizing salts, erinitrit, and filmerine. Sodium nitrite’s chemical composition is NaNO2, and it is generally classified under subheading 2834.10.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The American Chemical Society Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) has assigned the name ‘‘sodium nitrite’’ to sodium nitrite. The CAS registry number is 7632–00–0. For purposes of the scope of this investigation, the narrative description is dispositive, not the tariff heading, CAS registry number or CAS name, which are provided for convenience and customs purposes. [FR Doc. 2022–13772 Filed 6–27–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–821–836] Sodium Nitrite From the Russian Federation: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value AGENCY : Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY : The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that sodium nitrite from the Russian Federation (Russia) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. DATES : Applicable June 28, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Paola Aleman Ordaz, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4031. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Background This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce published the notice of initiation of this investigation on February 8, 2022.1 For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 2 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https:// access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://access.trade.gov/public/ FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is sodium nitrite from Russia. For a full description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I. Scope Comments In accordance with the preamble to Commerce’s regulations, 3 in the Initiation Notice, we set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope). 4 No interested parties submitted comments on the scope of this investigation. Methodology Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 733 of the Act. Pursuant to section 776(a) and (b) of the Act, Commerce has preliminarily relied upon facts otherwise available, with adverse inferences, to determine the estimated weighted-average dumping margin for the sole mandatory respondent, i.e., Uralchem, JSC (Uralchem). For a full description of the methodology underlying the preliminary determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. All-Others Rate Sections 733(d)(1)(ii) and 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that in the preliminary determination Commerce shall determine an estimated all-others rate for all exporters and producers not individually examined. This rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted- average dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding rates that are zero, de minimis, or determined entirely under section 776 of the Act. In the situation where no estimated weighted-average dumping margins other than zero, de minimis, or those determined entirely under section 776 of the Act have been established for individually examined entities, in accordance with section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act, Commerce may use ‘‘any reasonable method to establish the estimated all-others rate for exporters and producers not individually investigated, including averaging the estimated weighted average dumping margins determined for the exporters and producers individually investigated.’’ In this investigation, Commerce has preliminarily determined the estimated weighted-average dumping margin for Uralchem entirely under section 776 of the Act. Therefore, in the absence of a calculated estimated weighted-average dumping margin on the record of this investigation, we have preliminarily decided to assign the Petition rate of 207.17 percent to all other producers and exporters, pursuant to section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying Commerce’s analysis, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Preliminary Determination Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated weighted- average dumping margins exist: Exporter/producer Estimated weighted-average dumping margin (percent) Cash deposit rate adjusted for subsidy offset (percent) 5 Uralchem, JSC ............................................................................................................................................... 207.17 25.73 All Others ....................................................................................................................................................... 207.17 25.73 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 27, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28JNN1.SGM 28JNN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 38378 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 123 / Tuesday, June 28, 2022 / Notices 5 In the preliminary determination of the companion CVD proceeding, Commerce applied the AFA rate of 45.36 percent to each of the following export subsidy programs: (1) Preferential Lending by Sberbank to Restructure $3.99 Billion in Uralchem Debt; (2) State Financing for Industrial Export Projects; (3) Russian Export Center (REC) Lending; and (4) State Specialized Russian Export- Import Bank (Eximbank) Financing. We subtracted 181.44 percent, the sum of the export subsidy rates, from the dumping margin of 207.17 percent. 6 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(i); and 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filling requirements). Commerce has exercised its discretion under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(i) to alter the time limit for submission of case briefs. 7 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). 8 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). Suspension of Liquidation In accordance with section 733(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise, as described in Appendix I, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Further, pursuant to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margin or the estimated all- others rate, as follows: (1) The cash deposit rate for the respondents listed above will be equal to the company- specific estimated weighted-average dumping margins determined in this preliminary determination; (2) if the exporter is not a respondent identified above, but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be equal to the company-specific estimated weighted- average dumping margin established for that producer of the subject merchandise; and (3) the cash deposit rate for all other producers and exporters will be equal to the all-others estimated weighted-average dumping margin. Commerce normally adjusts cash deposits for estimated antidumping duties by the amount of export subsidies countervailed in a companion countervailing duty (CVD) proceeding, when CVD provisional measures are in effect. Accordingly, where Commerce preliminarily made an affirmative determination for countervailable export subsidies, Commerce has offset the estimated weighted-average dumping margin by the appropriate CVD rate. Any such adjusted cash deposit rate may be found in the ‘‘Preliminary Determination’’ section above. Should provisional measures in the companion CVD investigation expire prior to the expiration of provisional measures in this LTFV investigation, Commerce will direct CBP to begin collecting estimated antidumping duty cash deposits unadjusted for countervailed export subsidies at the time that the provisional CVD measures expire. These suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice. Disclosure Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations performed in connection with a preliminary determination within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of the notice of preliminary determination in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because Commerce preliminarily applied adverse facts available (AFA) to the individually examined company, Uralchem, in this investigation, in accordance with section 776 of the Act, and applied an AFA rate, which is based solely on the Petition, there are no calculations to disclose. Verification Because the sole mandatory respondent in this investigation did not provide any of the information requested by Commerce, and Commerce preliminarily determines that the respondent failed to cooperate by not acting to the best of its ability to respond to Commerce’s request for information, pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act, we will not conduct verification. Public Comment Case briefs or other written comments on all issues may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than 21 days after the date of publication of the preliminarily determination.6 Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than seven days after the deadline date for case briefs. 7 Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary information, until further notice.8 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this investigation are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) a statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests for a hearing should contain: (1) the requesting party’s name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of individuals from the requesting party that will attend the hearing, including, whether any individuals are foreign nationals; and (3) a list of the issues the party intends to discuss at the hearing. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the case and rebuttal briefs. If a hearing is requested, Commerce will notify interested parties of the hearing date and time. Parties should confirm by telephone the date and time of the hearing two days before the scheduled hearing date. International Trade Commission Notification In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) of its preliminary determination. If the final determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine before the later of 120 days after the date of this preliminary determination or 45 days after the final determination whether these imports materially injure, or threaten material injury to, the U.S. industry. Notification to Interested Parties This determination is issued and published in accordance with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.205(c). Dated: June 22, 2022. Lisa W. Wang, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is sodium nitrite in any form, at any purity level. In addition, the sodium nitrite covered by this investigation may or may not contain an anti-caking agent. Examples of names commonly used to reference sodium nitrite are nitrous acid, sodium salt, anti-rust, diazotizing salts, erinitrit, and filmerine. Sodium nitrite’s chemical composition is NaNO2, and it is generally classified under subheading 2834.10.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The American Chemical Society Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) has assigned the name ‘‘sodium nitrite’’ to sodium nitrite. The CAS registry number is VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 27, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28JNN1.SGM 28JNN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 38379Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 123 / Tuesday, June 28, 2022 / Notices 1 See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Partial Rescission of Antidumping Administrative Review, and Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2019–2020, 86 FR 72923 (December 23, 2021) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM). 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the 2019– 2020 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into Modules, from the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from the People’s Republic of China: Extension of Deadline for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019– 2020,’’ dated April 19, 2022. 4 See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from the People’s Republic of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 73018 (December 7, 2012) (Order); see also Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews, and Revocation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, in Part, 86 FR 71616–71617 (December 17, 2021) (excluding certain off-grid CSPV). This scope also reflects the USHTS subheadings 8541.42.0010, and 8541.43.0010. which were updated in 2022. The HTSUS subheadings in effect during the POR were 8501.61.0010, 8507.20.80, 8541.40.6015, 8541.40.6025, and 8501.31.8010. 5 Canadian Solar comprises Canadian Solar International Limited; Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) Inc.; Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc.; CSI Cells Co., Ltd.; CSI Solar Power (China) Inc.; and CSI–GCL Solar Manufacturing (Yancheng) Co., Ltd. 6 Yingli comprises Shenzhen Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Baoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd.; Baoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Beijing Tianneng Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Hainan Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Hengshui Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Lixian Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Tianjin Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; and Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited. 7 See Preliminary Results PDM at 5. 7632–00–0. For purposes of the scope of this investigation, the narrative description is dispositive, not the tariff heading, CAS registry number or CAS name, which are provided for convenience and customs purposes. Appendix II—List of Sections in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Period of Investigation IV. Application of Facts Available and Use of Adverse Inference V. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2022–13791 Filed 6–27–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–979] Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2019– 2020 AGENCY : Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY : The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined that the manufacturers/exporters of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells), from the People’s Republic of China (China) listed in the ‘‘Final Results of Review’’ section below, sold subject merchandise in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) December 1, 2019, through November 30, 2020. DATES : Applicable June 28, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Jeff Pedersen, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2769. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Background On December 23, 2021, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this review in the Federal Register. 1 After publication of the Preliminary Results, a number of interested parties filed case and rebuttal briefs and Commerce held a public hearing (see the Issues and Decision Memorandum for details). 2 On April 19, 2022, Commerce extended the deadline for the final results of this review until June 21, 2022. 3 The final weighted-average dumping margins determined in this review are in the ‘‘Final Results of Review’’ section of this notice. Scope of the Order 4 The merchandise covered by this Order is crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, and modules, laminates, and panels, consisting of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not partially or fully assembled into other products, including, but not limited to, modules, laminates, panels and building integrated materials. Merchandise covered by this Order is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under subheadings 8501.71.0000, 8501.72.1000, 8501.72.2000, 8501.72.3000, 8501.72.9000, 8501.80.1000, 8501.80.2000, 8501.80.3000, 8501.80.9000, 8507.20.8010, 8507.20.8031, 8507.20.8041, 8507.20.8061, 8507.20.8091, 8541.42.0010, and 8541.43.0010. Although these HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this order is dispositive. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Analysis of Comments Received We addressed all of the issues that were raised in interested parties’ case and rebuttal briefs in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the sections in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, including a list of issues that parties raised, and to which we responded, is in the appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/ public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. Final Determination of No Shipments In the Preliminary Results we found that, during the POR, there were no shipments of subject merchandise into the United States by Canadian Solar,5 JingAo Solar Co., Ltd., and Yingli.6 No parties commented on these preliminary determinations. Accordingly, because we have not received any information to contradict our preliminary no- shipments determination, nor any comment in opposition to our preliminary finding, our determinations remain unchanged for the final results of review. 7 We will issue instructions to U.S. Customs Border and Protection (CBP) based on these final results. Changes Since the Preliminary Results As discussed in detail in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, since issuing the Preliminary Results, we corrected certain ministerial errors in VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Jun 27, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28JNN1.SGM 28JNN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── === Determination – AD – Final - India === 1052 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 4 / Friday, January 6, 2023 / Notices 1 See Sodium Nitrite from India: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures, 87 FR 50604 (August 17, 2022) (Preliminary Determination). 2 See Deepak’s Letter, ‘‘Case Brief,’’ dated November 14, 2022; see also Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Case Brief of Chemtrade Chemical US LLC,’’ dated November 15, 2022. 3 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Rebuttal Brief of Chemtrade Chemical US LLC,’’ dated November 21, 2022. 4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Final Affirmative Determination in the Less- Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Sodium Nitrite from India,’’ dated concurrently with this notice. 5 Id. at 2–3. 6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Final Determination Analysis Memorandum for Deepak Nitrite Limited,’’ dated concurrently with this notice. VIII. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2023–00085 Filed 1–5–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–533–906] Sodium Nitrite From India: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value AGENCY : Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY : The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that sodium nitrite from India is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). DATES : Applicable January 6, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Patrick Barton, or Joy Zhang, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0012 or (202) 482–1168, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Background On August 17, 2022, Commerce published in the Federal Register the preliminary determination. 1 We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Determination. We received comments on the Preliminary Determination from Deepak Nitrite Limited (Deepak) and Chemtrade Chemical US LLC (the petitioner) on November 14 and 15, respectively. 2 On November 21, 2022, the petitioner submitted a rebuttal brief.3 Period of Investigation The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is sodium nitrite from India. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I. Analysis of Comments Received The issues raised in comments that were submitted by parties in this investigation are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.4 A list of the issues addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached to this notice at Appendix II. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https:// access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/ FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. Changes Since the Preliminary Determination Based on the analysis of comments received, we made some changes for the final determination.5 All-Others Rate As discussed in the Preliminary Determination, Commerce based the all- others rate on the weighted average dumping margin calculated for Deepak, the only individually examined exporter/producer in this investigation, pursuant to section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Final Determination The final estimated weighted-average dumping margins are as follows: Exporter/producer Estimated weighted-average dumping margin (percent) Cash deposit rate (adjusted for subsidy offset(s)) (percent) 6 Deepak Nitrite Limited ................................................................................................................................. 44.82 42.76 All Others ..................................................................................................................................................... 44.82 42.76 Disclosure We intend to disclose to interested parties the calculations and analysis performed in this final determination within five days of public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise, as described in Appendix I of this notice, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after August 17, 2022, the date of publication of the affirmative Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register. These suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice. Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(d), upon publication of this notice, we will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margin or the estimated all- others rate, as follows: (1) the cash deposit rate for Deepak is the company- specific estimated weighted-average dumping margins determined in this final determination; (2) if the exporter is not a company identified above, but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be equal to the company-specific estimated weighted-average dumping margin established for that producer of the subject merchandise; and (3) the cash deposit rate for all other producers and exporters will be equal to the all- others estimated weighted-average dumping margin. U.S. International Trade Commission Notification In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we will notify the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) of VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:01 Jan 05, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06JAN1.SGM 06JAN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 1053Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 4 / Friday, January 6, 2023 / Notices the final determination of sales at LTFV. Because Commerce’s final determination is affirmative, in accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the Act, the ITC will make its final determination as to whether the domestic industry in the United States is materially injured, or threatened with material injury, by reason of imports or sales (or the likelihood of sales) for importation of sodium nitrite no later than 45 days after this final determination. If the ITC determines that such injury does not exist, this proceeding will be terminated, and all cash deposits posted will be refunded and suspension of liquidation will be lifted. If the ITC determines that such injury does exist, Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order directing CBP to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, antidumping duties on all imports of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the effective date of the suspension of liquidation, as discussed above in the ‘‘Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation’’ section. Administrative Protective Order This notice will serve as a final reminder to the parties subject to an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. Notification to Interested Parties This determination is issued and published in accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.205(c). Dated: December 30, 2022. Lisa W. Wang, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is sodium nitrite in any form, at any purity level. In addition, the sodium nitrite covered by this investigation may or may not contain an anticaking agent. Examples of names commonly used to reference sodium nitrite are nitrous acid, sodium salt, anti-rust, diazotizing salts, erinitrit, and filmerine. Sodium nitrite’s chemical composition is NaNO2, and it is generally classified under subheading 2834.10.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The American Chemical Society Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) has assigned the name ‘‘sodium nitrite’’ to sodium nitrite. The CAS registry number is 7632–00–0. For purposes of the scope of this investigation, the narrative description is dispositive, not the tariff heading, CAS registry number or CAS name, which are provided for convenience and customs purposes. Appendix II List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Changes Since the Preliminary Determination IV. Discussion of the Issues Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should Continue to Find that the Invoice Date is the Appropriate Date of Sale in Both the Home Market and U.S. Market Comment 2: Whether Certain of Deepak’s U.S. Brokerage and Duty Expenses Are Supported by the Record Comment 3: Whether Purge Liquor Should Be Treated as Co-Product of Sodium Nitrite Comment 4: The All-Others Rate Calculation V. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2023–00072 Filed 1–5–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee AGENCY : National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION : Notice of open meeting. SUMMARY : The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces that the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC or Committee) will hold an open meeting in-person and via web conference on February 10, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern time. The NAIAC members will discuss how to direct their input into actionable recommendations. Committee members will work during the following months to turn the areas of interest discussed at this meeting into recommendations that will be presented to the President and National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office. The final agenda will be posted to the NAIAC website: https:// www.ai.gov/naiac/. DATES : The meeting will be held on Friday, February 10, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern time. ADDRESSES : The meeting will be held in person and via live broadcast from 100 SAS Campus Dr., Cary, NC 27513. For instructions on how to attend and/or participate in the meeting, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Alicia Chambers, Committee Liaison Officer, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1000, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, alicia.chambers@nist.gov or 301–975– 5333, or Melissa Banner, Designated Federal Officer, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1000, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, melissa.banner@nist.gov or 301– 975–5245. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the NAIAC will meet on Friday, February 10, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The meeting will be open to the public and will be held in-person and via live broadcast. Interested members of the public will be able to participate in the meeting from remote locations or in-person. The primary purposes of this meeting are to receive updates from the Committee working groups and discuss how to direct their input into actionable recommendations. The final agenda will be posted to the NAIAC website: https://www.ai.gov/ naiac/. The NAIAC is authorized by Section 5104 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (Pub. L. 116–283), in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. The Committee advises the President and the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office on matters related to the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative. Additional information on the NAIAC is available at https://www.ai.gov/naiac/. Comments: Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to offer comments and suggestions related to items on the Committee’s agenda for this meeting are invited to submit comments in advance of the meeting. Approximately ten minutes will be reserved for public comments, which will be read on a first- come, first-served basis. Please note that all submitted comments will be treated as public documents and will be made available for public inspection. All comments must be submitted via email with the subject line ‘‘February 10, 2023, NAIAC Meeting Comments’’ to naiac@nist.gov by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Wednesday, February 8, 2023. Admittance Instructions: The meeting will be broadcast live. The log-in instructions for the live broadcast will VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:01 Jan 05, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06JAN1.SGM 06JAN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── === Orders - AD/CVD - India === 12313Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 38 / Monday, February 27, 2023 / Notices 5 In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(2), within 30 days after the filing of a scope ruling application, if Commerce determines that it intends to address the scope issue raised in the application in another segment of the proceeding (such as a circumvention inquiry under 19 CFR 351.226 or a covered merchandise inquiry under 19 CFR 351.227), it will notify the applicant that it will not initiate a scope inquiry, but will instead determine if the product is covered by the scope at issue in that alternative segment. 6 See Notice of Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). 7 This structure maintains the intent of the applicable regulation, 19 CFR 351.225(d)(1), to allow day 30 and day 31 to be separate business days. 8 See Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry Service List; and Informational Sessions, 86 FR 53205 (September 27, 2021). 1 See Sodium Nitrite from India: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 88 FR 1052 (January 6, 2023); see also Sodium Nitrite from India: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 88 FR 1042 (January 6, 2023). 2 See ITC’s Letter, ‘‘Notification of ITC Final Determinations,’’ dated February 21, 2023 (ITC Notification Letter). Notification to Interested Parties This list of scope ruling applications is not an identification of scope inquiries that have been initiated. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(1), if Commerce has not rejected a scope ruling application nor initiated the scope inquiry within 30 days after the filing of the application, the application will be deemed accepted and a scope inquiry will be deemed initiated the following day—day 31. 5 Commerce’s practice generally dictates that where a deadline falls on a weekend, Federal holiday, or other non-business day, the appropriate deadline is the next business day.6 Accordingly, if the 30th day after the filing of the application falls on a non-business day, the next business day will be considered the ‘‘updated’’ 30th day, and if the application is not rejected or a scope inquiry initiated by or on that particular business day, the application will be deemed accepted and a scope inquiry will be deemed initiated on the next business day which follows the ‘‘updated’’ 30th day.7 In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(m)(2), if there are companion AD and CVD orders covering the same merchandise from the same country of origin, the scope inquiry will be conducted on the record of the AD proceeding. Further, please note that pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(m)(1), Commerce may either apply a scope ruling to all products from the same country with the same relevant physical characteristics, (including chemical, dimensional, and technical characteristics) as the product at issue, on a country-wide basis, regardless of the producer, exporter, or importer of those products, or on a company- specific basis. For further information on procedures for filing information with Commerce through ACCESS and participating in scope inquiries, please refer to the Filing Instructions section of the Scope Ruling Application Guide, at https:// access.trade.gov/help/Scope_Ruling_ Guidance.pdf. Interested parties, apart from the scope ruling applicant, who wish to participate in a scope inquiry and be added to the public service list for that segment of the proceeding must file an entry of appearance in accordance with 19 CFR 351.103(d)(1) and 19 CFR 351.225(n)(4). Interested parties are advised to refer to the case segment in ACCESS as well as 19 CFR 351.225(f) for further information on the scope inquiry procedures, including the timelines for the submission of comments. Please note that this notice of scope ruling applications filed in AD and CVD proceedings may be published before any potential initiation, or after the initiation, of a given scope inquiry based on a scope ruling application identified in this notice. Therefore, please refer to the case segment on ACCESS to determine whether a scope ruling application has been accepted or rejected and whether a scope inquiry has been initiated. Interested parties who wish to be served scope ruling applications for a particular AD or CVD order may file a request to be included on the annual inquiry service list during the anniversary month of the publication of the AD or CVD order in accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(n) and Commerce’s procedures.8 Interested parties are invited to comment on the completeness of this monthly list of scope ruling applications received by Commerce. Any comments should be submitted to James Maeder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, via email to CommerceCLU@trade.gov. This notice of scope ruling applications filed in AD and CVD proceedings is published in accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(3). Dated: February 21, 2023. James Maeder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations. [FR Doc. 2023–03933 Filed 2–24–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–533–906, C–533–907] Sodium Nitrite From India: Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders AGENCY : Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY : Based on affirmative final determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on sodium nitrite from India. DATES : Applicable February 27, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Thomas Martin or Joy Zhang, AD/CVD Operations, Offices III and IV, Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3936 and (202) 482–1168, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Background In accordance with sections 705(d) and 735(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), on January 6, 2023, Commerce published its affirmative final determination of sales at less than fair value (LTFV) and its affirmative final determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of sodium nitrite from India. 1 On February 21, 2023, pursuant to sections 705(d) and 735(d) of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its final affirmative determinations that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of LTFV imports and subsidized imports of sodium nitrite from India, within the meaning of sections 705(b)(1)(A)(i) and 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act. 2 Scope of the Orders The products covered by these orders are sodium nitrite from India. For a full description of the scope of the orders, see the appendix to this notice. AD Order Based on the above-referenced affirmative final determinations by the VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:06 Feb 24, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27FEN1.SGM 27FEN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES 12314 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 38 / Monday, February 27, 2023 / Notices 3 Id. 4 See Sodium Nitrite from India: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures, 87 FR 50604 (August 17, 2022) (AD Preliminary Determination). 5 Id. 6 See ITC Notification Letter. 7 See Sodium Nitrite from India: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With the Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 87 FR 36824 (June 21, 2022) (CVD Preliminary Determination). ITC that an industry in the United States is materially injured within the meaning of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by reason of LTFV imports of sodium nitrite from India 3 in accordance with sections 735(c)(2) and 736 of the Act, Commerce is issuing this antidumping duty order. Moreover, because the ITC determined that imports of sodium nitrite from India are materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such merchandise from India, entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, are subject to the assessment of antidumping duties. Therefore, in accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, antidumping duties equal to the amount by which the normal value of the merchandise exceeds the export price (or constructed export price) of the merchandise for all relevant entries of sodium nitrite from India. Antidumping duties will be assessed on unliquidated entries of sodium nitrite from India entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after August 17, 2022, the date of publication of the AD Preliminary Determination,4 but will not include entries occurring after the expiration of the provisional measures period and before publication of the ITC’s final injury determination, as further described below. Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation—AD Except as noted in the ‘‘Provisional Measures—AD’’ section of this notice, in accordance with section 736 of the Act, Commerce intends to instruct CBP to continue to suspend liquidation on all relevant entries of sodium nitrite from India. These instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further notice. Commerce also intends to instruct CBP to require cash deposits equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margins indicated in the table below, adjusted by the relevant subsidy offsets. Accordingly, effective on the date of publication in the Federal Register of the notice of the ITC’s final affirmative injury determination, CBP must require, at the same time as importers would normally deposit estimated customs duties on subject merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the rates listed in the table below. Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping Margins The estimated weighted-average dumping margins are as follows: Exporter/producer Estimated weighted- average dumping margin (percent) Cash deposit rate (adjusted for subsidy offset(s)) (percent) Deepak Nitrite Limited ............................................................................................................................................. 44.82 42.76 All Others ................................................................................................................................................................. 44.82 42.76 Provisional Measures—AD Section 733(d) of the Act states that suspension of liquidation pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in effect for more than four months, except where exporters representing a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise request that Commerce extend the four- month period to no more than six months. At the request of exporters that account for a significant proportion of sodium nitrite from India, Commerce extended the four-month period to six months in this AD investigation. Commerce published the AD Preliminary Determination on August 17, 2022.5 Therefore, the extended provisional measures period, beginning on the date of publication of the AD Preliminary Determination, ended on February 12, 2023. Pursuant to section 737(b) of the Act, the collection of cash deposits at the rates listed above will begin on the date of publication of the ITC’s final injury determination. Therefore, in accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act and our practice, we will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties, unliquidated entries of sodium nitrite from India, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after February 13, 2023, the first day provisional measures were no longer in effect, until and through the day preceding the date of publication of the ITC’s final injury determination in the Federal Register. CVD Order As stated above, based on the above- referenced affirmative final determinations by the ITC that an industry in the United States is materially injured within the meaning of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by reason of subsidized imports of sodium nitrite from India,6 in accordance with section 705(c)(2) of the Act, Commerce is issuing this CVD order. Moreover, because the ITC determined that imports of sodium nitrite from India are materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of subject merchandise from India entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, are subject to the assessment of countervailing duties. Therefore, in accordance with section 706(a) of the Act, Commerce intends to direct CBP to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, countervailing duties for all relevant entries of sodium nitrite from India, which are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after June 21, 2022, the date of publication of the CVD Preliminary Determination, but will not include entries occurring after the expiration of the provisional measures period and before the publication of the ITC’s final injury determination under section 705(b) of the Act, as further described in the ‘‘Provisional Measures—CVD’’ section of this notice.7 Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposits—CVD Therefore, in accordance with section 706 of the Act, Commerce intends to instruct CBP to reinstitute the suspension of liquidation of sodium nitrite from India, effective on the date of publication of the ITC’s final affirmative injury determination in the VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:06 Feb 24, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27FEN1.SGM 27FEN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES 12315Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 38 / Monday, February 27, 2023 / Notices 8 Id. 9 See Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws, 86 FR 52300 (September 20, 2021) (Final Rule). 10 See Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry Service List; and Informational Sessions, 86 FR 53205 (September 27, 2021) (Procedural Guidance). 11 Id. 12 This segment will be combined with the ACCESS Segment Specific Information (SSI) field which will display the month in which the notice of the order or suspended investigation was published in the Federal Register, also known as the anniversary month. For example, for an order under case number A–000–000 that was published in the Federal Register in January, the relevant segment and SSI combination will appear in ACCESS as ‘‘AISL-January Anniversary.’’ Note that there will be only one annual inquiry service list segment per case number, and the anniversary month will be pre-populated in ACCESS. 13 See Procedural Guidance. 14 See Final Rule, 86 FR at 52335. Federal Register, and to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of the Act, countervailing duties for each entry of subject merchandise in an amount based on the net countervailable subsidy rates below. On or after the date of publication of the ITC’s final injury determination in the Federal Register, CBP must require, at the same time as importers would normally deposit estimated customs duties on this merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the rates listed in the table below. These instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further notice. The all-others rate applies to all producers or exporters not specifically listed below, as appropriate: Company Subsidy rate (percent ad valorem) Deepak Nitrite Limited .......... 2.40 All Others .............................. 2.40 Provisional Measures—CVD Section 703(d) of the Act states that the suspension of liquidation pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in effect for more than four months. Commerce published the CVD Preliminary Determination on June 21, 2022.8 As such, the four-month period beginning on the date of the publication of the CVD Preliminary Determination ended on October 18, 2022. Therefore, in accordance with section 703(d) of the Act, we instructed CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to countervailing duties, unliquidated entries of sodium nitrite from India entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after October 19, 2022, the date on which the provisional measures expired, until and through the day preceding the date of publication of the ITC’s final injury determination in the Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation will resume on the date of publication of the ITC’s final determination in the Federal Register. Establishment of the Annual Inquiry Service Lists On September 20, 2021, Commerce published the final rule titled ‘‘Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws’’ in the Federal Register.9 On September 27, 2021, Commerce also published the notice titled ‘‘Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry Service List; and Informational Sessions’’ in the Federal Register. 10 The Final Rule and Procedural Guidance provide that Commerce will maintain an annual inquiry service list for each order or suspended investigation, and any interested party submitting a scope ruling application or request for circumvention inquiry shall serve a copy of the application or request on the persons on the annual inquiry service list for that order, as well as any companion order covering the same merchandise from the same country of origin.11 In accordance with the Procedural Guidance, for orders published in the Federal Register after November 4, 2021, Commerce will create an annual inquiry service list segment in Commerce’s online e-filing and document management system, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Electronic Service System (ACCESS), available at https://access.trade.gov, within five business days of publication of the notice of the order. Each annual inquiry service list will be saved in ACCESS, under each case number, and under a specific segment type called ‘‘AISL-Annual Inquiry Service List.’’ 12 Interested parties who wish to be added to the annual inquiry service list for an order must submit an entry of appearance to the annual inquiry service list segment for the order in ACCESS within 30 days after the date of publication of the order. For ease of administration, Commerce requests that law firms with more than one attorney representing interested parties in an order designate a lead attorney to be included on the annual inquiry service list. Commerce will finalize the annual inquiry service list within five business days thereafter. As mentioned in the Procedural Guidance,13 the new annual inquiry service list will be in place until the following year, when the Opportunity Notice for the anniversary month of the order is published. Commerce may update an annual inquiry service list at any time as needed based on interested parties’ amendments to their entries of appearance to remove or otherwise modify their list of members and representatives, or to update contact information. Any changes or announcements pertaining to these procedures will be posted to the ACCESS website at https:// access.trade.gov. Special Instructions for Petitioners and Foreign Governments In the Final Rule, Commerce stated that, ‘‘after an initial request and placement on the annual inquiry service list, both petitioners and foreign governments will automatically be placed on the annual inquiry service list in the years that follow.’’ 14 Accordingly, as stated above, the petitioner and Government of India should submit their initial entries of appearance after publication of this notice in order to appear in the first annual inquiry service lists for these orders. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(n)(3), the petitioner and the Government of India will not need to resubmit their entries of appearance each year to continue to be included on the annual inquiry service list. However, the petitioner and the Government of India are responsible for making amendments to their entries of appearance during the annual update to the annual inquiry service list in accordance with the procedures described above. Notification to Interested Parties This notice constitutes the AD and CVD orders with respect to sodium nitrite from India pursuant to sections 706(a) and 736(a) of the Act. Interested parties can find a list of orders currently in effect at https:// enforcement.trade.gov/stats/ iastats1.html. These orders are published in accordance with sections 706(a) and 736(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b). Dated: February 21, 2023. Abdelali Elouaradia, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix Scope of the Orders The product covered by these orders is sodium nitrite in any form, at any purity level. In addition, the sodium nitrite covered by these orders may or may not contain an VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:06 Feb 24, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27FEN1.SGM 27FEN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES 12316 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 38 / Monday, February 27, 2023 / Notices anticaking agent. Examples of names commonly used to reference sodium nitrite are nitrous acid, sodium salt, anti-rust, diazotizing salts, erinitrit, and filmerine. Sodium nitrite’s chemical composition is NaNO2, and it is generally classified under subheading 2834.10.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The American Chemical Society Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) has assigned the name ‘‘sodium nitrite’’ to sodium nitrite. The CAS registry number is 7632–00–0. For purposes of the scope of these orders, the narrative description is dispositive, not the tariff heading, CAS registry number or CAS name, which are provided for convenience and customs purposes. [FR Doc. 2023–03934 Filed 2–24–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XC607] Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction Activities Associated With the Murray St. Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project in Santa Cruz, California AGENCY : National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION : Notice; proposed incidental harassment authorization; request for comments on proposed authorization and possible renewal. SUMMARY : NMFS has received a request from the City of Santa Cruz for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to 2 years of construction activities associated with the Murray St. Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project in Santa Cruz, California. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to issue two consecutive 1-year incidental harassment authorizations (IHAs) to incidentally take marine mammals during the specified activities. NMFS is also requesting comments on a possible one-time, 1-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. DATES : Comments and information must be received no later than March 29, 2023. ADDRESSES : Comments should be addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service and should be submitted via email to ITP.taylor@ noaa.gov. Instructions: NMFS is not responsible for comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period. Comments, including all attachments, must not exceed a 25- megabyte file size. All comments received are a part of the public record and will generally be posted online at www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/ incidental-take-authorizations-under- marine-mammal-protection-act without change. All personal identifying information (e.g., name, address) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit confidential business information or otherwise sensitive or protected information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Jessica Taylor, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. Electronic copies of the application and supporting documents, as well as a list of the references cited in this document, may be obtained online at: https:// www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/ marine-mammal-protection/incidental- take-authorizations-construction- activities. In case of problems accessing these documents, please call the contact listed above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Background The MMPA prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of marine mammals, with certain exceptions. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce (as delegated to NMFS) to allow, upon request, the incidental, but not intentional, taking of small numbers of marine mammals by U.S. citizens who engage in a specified activity (other than commercial fishing) within a specified geographical region if certain findings are made and either regulations are proposed or, if the taking is limited to harassment, a notice of a proposed IHA is provided to the public for review. Authorization for incidental takings shall be granted if NMFS finds that the taking will have a negligible impact on the species or stock(s) and will not have an unmitigable adverse impact on the availability of the species or stock(s) for taking for subsistence uses (where relevant). Further, NMFS must prescribe the permissible methods of taking and other ‘‘means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact’’ on the affected species or stocks and their habitat, paying particular attention to rookeries, mating grounds, and areas of similar significance, and on the availability of the species or stocks for taking for certain subsistence uses (referred to in shorthand as ‘‘mitigation’’); and requirements pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring and reporting of the takings are set forth. The definitions of all applicable MMPA statutory terms cited above are included in the relevant sections below. National Environmental Policy Act To comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and NOAA Administrative Order (NAO) 216–6A, NMFS must review our proposed action (i.e., the issuance of an IHA) with respect to potential impacts on the human environment. This action is consistent with categories of activities identified in Categorical Exclusion B4 (IHAs with no anticipated serious injury or mortality) of the Companion Manual for NOAA Administrative Order 216–6A, which do not individually or cumulatively have the potential for significant impacts on the quality of the human environment and for which we have not identified any extraordinary circumstances that would preclude this categorical exclusion. Accordingly, NMFS has preliminarily determined that the issuance of the proposed IHA qualifies to be categorically excluded from further NEPA review. We will review all comments submitted in response to this notice prior to concluding our NEPA process or making a final decision on the IHA request. Summary of Request On April 19, 2022, NMFS received a request from the City of Santa Cruz (the City) for two consecutive 1-year IHAs to take marine mammals incidental to construction activities associated with the Murray St. Bridge seismic retrofit project in Santa Cruz, CA. Following NMFS’ review of the application, the City submitted revised versions on August 25, 2022, October 25, 2022, and December 13, 2022, and a final revised version on January 12, 2023. The application was deemed adequate and complete on January 24, 2023. The City’s request is for take of small numbers of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) and harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) by Level VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:06 Feb 24, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27FEN1.SGM 27FEN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── === USITC Determination - Final (1) === 51141Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 160 / Friday, August 19, 2022 / Notices 1 The record is defined in § 207.2(f) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)). 2 87 FR 38375 (June 28, 2022). within the RFCI Area due to the potential conflicts of use that have been identified by the USCG in locating a proposed project in proximity to the TSS (either as a research lease, or, if BOEM determines there is competitive interest through this RFCI, as a commercial lease). If, in response to this RFCI, BOEM receives two or more indications of competitive interest from qualified entities that wish to develop a commercial wind energy project in the RFCI Area, BOEM may decide to move forward with the competitive lease issuance process following the procedures set forth in 30 CFR 585.211. If so, BOEM may include the RFCI Area as part of the commercial leasing process for the Gulf of Maine (see ‘‘Purpose of this Request for Competitive Interest’’ section above). If BOEM receives only one indication of competitive interest, it may contact the respondent and ask if they wish to proceed with acquiring a commercial lease. However, if the respondent does not wish to proceed, BOEM may determine that there is no competitive interest in the RFCI Area and publish a Federal Register notice of Determination of No Competitive Interest. At that point, after appropriate environmental review and consultation, BOEM may decide to continue with issuance of a research lease to the State of Maine using the procedures set forth in 30 CFR 585.238. If BOEM issues a research lease, the State of Maine would be required to conduct any construction and operation activities on the research lease pursuant to a BOEM-approved plan. Regardless of whether BOEM decides to issue the research lease or to continue with the competitive lease issuance process, BOEM will consult and coordinate with relevant Federal agencies, affected Tribes, and affected state and local governments in issuing a lease; developing lease terms and conditions; and deciding whether to approve, disapprove, or approve with modifications any activities proposed on the lease. Environmental Review and Permitting Process Prior to issuing any lease or authorizing any construction activities on that lease, BOEM would conduct a site-specific environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act, during which it would act as the lead agency, coordinate with cooperating or consulting Federal agencies, and provide additional opportunities for public comment. BOEM would also participate in associated consultations under the Coastal Zone Management Act, the ESA, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), Executive Order 13175, and other laws, regulations, and authorities determined necessary throughout the process. Protection of Privileged or Confidential Information Freedom of Information Act BOEM will not disclose privileged or confidential information that you submit if it qualifies for FOIA exemption for trade secrets and commercial or financial information, provided that you clearly label the submission with ‘‘Contains Confidential Information’’ and request that BOEM treat it as confidential. Please consider submitting such information as a separate attachment. BOEM will not treat as confidential any aggregate summaries of such information or comments not containing such confidential or privileged information. Additionally, BOEM will not treat as confidential (1) the legal title of the nominating entity (for example, the name of your company), or (2) the list of whole or partial blocks pertaining to your indication of competitive interest. Information that is not labeled as privileged or confidential will be regarded by BOEM as suitable for public release. Personally Identifiable Information BOEM does not consider anonymous comments; please include your name and address as part of your submittal. You should be aware that your entire comment, including your name, address, and any personally identifiable information (PII), may be made publicly available at any time. Even if BOEM withholds your information in the context of this RFCI, your submission is subject to the FOIA, and if your submission is requested under the FOIA, your information will only be withheld if a determination is made that one of the FOIA’s exemptions to disclosure applies. Such a determination will be made in accordance with the Department’s FOIA regulations and applicable law. In order for BOEM to consider withholding from disclosure your PII, you must identify, in a cover letter, any information contained in the submittal of your comments that, if released, would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of your personal privacy. You must also briefly describe any possible harmful consequence(s) of the disclosure of information, such as embarrassment, injury, or other harm. Please do so in your transmittal letter, rather than in the comment itself. Note that BOEM will make available for public inspection, in their entirety, all comments submitted by organizations and businesses, or by individuals identifying themselves as representatives of organizations or businesses. National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470w–3(a)) BOEM is required, after consultation with the Secretary, to withhold the location, character, or ownership of historic resources if it determines that disclosure may, among other things, risk harm to the historic resources or impede the use of a traditional religious site by practitioners. Tribal entities should designate information that is covered by Section 304 of the NHPA as confidential. Amanda Lefton, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [FR Doc. 2022–17922 Filed 8–18–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 701–TA–680 (Final)] Sodium Nitrite From Russia Determination On the basis of the record 1 developed in the subject investigation, the United States International Trade Commission (‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’), that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of imports of sodium nitrite from Russia provided for in subheading 2834.10.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that have been found by the U.S. Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) to be subsidized by the government of Russia. 2 Background The Commission instituted this investigation effective January 13, 2022, following receipt of a petition filed with the Commission and Commerce by Chemtrade Chemicals US LLC, Parsippany, New Jersey. The Commission scheduled the final phase of the investigation following notification of a preliminary VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:26 Aug 18, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19AUN1.SGM 19AUN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 51142 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 160 / Friday, August 19, 2022 / Notices determination by Commerce that imports of sodium nitrite from Russia were being subsidized within the meaning of section 703(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(b)). Notice of the scheduling of the final phase of the Commission’s investigation and of a public hearing to be held in connection therewith was given by posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the Federal Register of April 20, 2022 (87 FR 23567). The Commission conducted its hearing on June 21, 2022. All persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to participate. The Commission made this determination pursuant to § 705(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b)). It completed and filed its determination in this investigation on August 15, 2022. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 5342 (August 2022), entitled Sodium Nitrite from Russia: Investigation No. 701–TA– 680 (Final). By order of Commission. Issued: August 15, 2022. William Bishop, Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2022–17814 Filed 8–18–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337–TA–1167 (Rescission)] Certain Laparoscopic Surgical Staplers, Reload Cartridges, and Components Thereof; Notice of Commission Determination To Institute a Rescission Proceeding; Rescission of the Remedial Orders; Termination of the Rescission Proceeding AGENCY : U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION : Notice. SUMMARY : Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to institute a rescission proceeding and to grant an unopposed petition to rescind the limited exclusion order (‘‘LEO’’) and cease and desist orders (‘‘CDOs’’) (collectively, ‘‘the remedial orders’’) issued in the underlying investigation. The rescission proceeding is terminated. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Benjamin S. Richards, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 708–5453. Copies of non-confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server at https://www.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 205–1810. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : The Commission instituted this investigation on July 5, 2019, based on a complaint filed by Ethicon LLC of Guaynabo, PR; Ethicon Endo-surgery, Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio; and Ethicon US, LLC of Cincinnati, Ohio (collectively, ‘‘Ethicon’’). 84 FR 32220 (July 5, 2019); see also 84 FR 65174 (Nov. 26, 2019) (amending the caption). The complaint alleged violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, based on the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain reload cartridges for laparoscopic surgical staplers by reason of infringement of one or more claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 9,844,379 (‘‘the ’379 patent’’); 9,844,369; 7,490,749; 8,479,969; and 9,113,874. 84 FR at 32220. The Commission’s notice of investigation named the following as respondents: Intuitive Surgical Inc. of Sunnyvale, CA; Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. of Sunnyvale, CA; Intuitive Surgical Holdings, LLC of Sunnyvale, CA; and Intuitive Surgical S. De R.L. De C.V. of Mexicali, Mexico (collectively, ‘‘Intuitive’’). Id. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations did not participate in this investigation. Id. On October 14, 2021, the Commission issued a final determination finding a violation of section 337 with respect to certain laparoscopic surgical staplers, reload cartridges, and components thereof that infringed certain claims of the ’379 patent. The Commission issued an LEO against respondents’ infringing articles and CDOs against Intuitive. The Commission concurrently suspended enforcement of those orders pending the final resolution of a Final Written Decision issued by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (‘‘PTAB’’) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on March 26, 2021, finding all claims of the ’379 patent to be unpatentable. On May 23, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the PTAB’s Final Written Decision finding the claims of the ’379 patent unpatentable. Ethicon LLC v. Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Nos. 2021–1995, 2021–1997, 2022 WL 1613188 (Fed. Cir. May 23, 2022). The Federal Circuit issued its mandate in that appeal on June 29, 2022, and Ethicon has since indicated that it does not intend to seek further review of the decision. On July 18, 2022, Intuitive filed an unopposed petition to rescind the remedial orders as to the ’379 patent based on a change of the conditions that led to the Commission’s issuance of those orders, i.e., the Federal Circuit’s affirmance of the PTAB’s finding that the claims of the ’379 patent are unpatentable. No responses to the petition were filed. Having reviewed the petition and the Federal Circuit’s decision in Ethicon LLC v. Intuitive Surgical, Inc., the Commission finds that the conditions which led to the issuance of the remedial orders no longer exist, and therefore, granting the unopposed petition to rescind is warranted under section 337(k) (19 U.S.C. 1337(k)). The Commission also finds that the requirements of Commission Rule 210.76(a) (19 CFR 210.76(a)) are satisfied. Accordingly, the Commission has determined to institute a rescission proceeding and to grant the petition to rescind the remedial orders. The rescission proceeding is terminated. The Commission vote for this determination took place on August 15, 2022. The authority for the Commission’s determination is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in part 210 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part 210). By order of the Commission. Issued: August 15, 2022. William Bishop, Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2022–17832 Filed 8–18–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employee Benefits Security Administration Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Nominations for Vacancies Section 512 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 88 Stat. 895, 29 U.S.C. 1142, provides for the establishment of an VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:26 Aug 18, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19AUN1.SGM 19AUN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── === USITC Determination (3) === 12421Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 38 / Monday, February 27, 2023 / Notices 1 The record is defined in § 207.2(f) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)). 2 88 FR 1042 and 88 FR 1052 (January 6, 2023). and the Department of Veterans Affairs, San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery. 27. Contra Costa WD, CVP, California: Title transfer of lands and features of the Contra Costa Canal System of the CVP. 28. Title transfer agreements; California, Nevada, and Oregon: Potential title transfers agreements pursuant to the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act of March 12, 2019 (Pub. L. 116–9). 29. CVP, California: Operational agreements, exchange agreements, and contract amendments with non-Federal project entities as required for Federal participation in non-Federal storage projects pursuant to the WIIN Act. 30. Shasta County Water Agency, CVP, California: Proposed partial assignment of 400 acre-feet of the Shasta County Water Agency’s CVP water supply to the Shasta Community Services District for M&I use. 31. Sacramento River Settlement Contractors, CVP, California: Temporary agreements for the purchase of conserved water for fish and wildlife purposes. 32. Solano County Water Agency, Solano Project, California: Renewal of water service and OM&R contracts. 33. Water user entities responsible for payment of reimbursable costs for Reclamation projects in California, Nevada, and Oregon: Contracts to be executed pursuant to title IX of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of November 15, 2021 (Pub. L. 117–58), and/or contracts for XM pursuant to title IX, subtitle G of Omnibus Public Land Management Act of March 30, 2009 (Pub. L. 111–11). For more information, please see the Reclamation press release at https://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/#/ news-release/4205. 34. San Luis Canal Company, Central California ID, Firebaugh Canal WD, Columbia Canal Company (collectively San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors); CVP; California: Amend 1968 second amended contract for exchange of water. 35. Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Solano Project, California: Renewal of long-term water service contract for up to 1,500 acre-feet from Lake Berryessa. 36. San Juan WD, CVP, California: Long-term Warren Act contract for up to 25,000 acre-feet annually for conveyance through Folsom Reservoir and associated facilities. 37. California Department of Water Resources, CVP, California: Contributed Funds Agreement for SOD costs related to the B.F. Sisk SOD project. Christopher Beardsley, Director, Policy and Programs. [FR Doc. 2023–03963 Filed 2–24–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4332–90–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–679 and 731– TA–1585 (Final)] Sodium Nitrite From India Determination On the basis of the record 1 developed in the subject investigations, the United States International Trade Commission (‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’), that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of imports of sodium nitrite from India, provided for in subheading 2834.10.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that have been found by the U.S. Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) to be sold in the United States at less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’), and to be subsidized by the government of India. 2 Background The Commission instituted these investigations effective January 13, 2022, following receipt of petitions filed with the Commission and Commerce by Chemtrade Chemicals US LLC, Parsippany, New Jersey. The Commission established a general schedule for the conduct of the final phase of its investigations of sodium nitrite from India and Russia following publication of a preliminary determination by Commerce that imports of sodium nitrite were subsidized by the government of Russia. Notice of the scheduling of the final phase of the Commission’s investigation and of a public hearing to be held in connection therewith was given by posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the Federal Register of April 20, 2022 (87 FR 23567). In light of the restrictions on access to the Commission building due to the COVID–19 pandemic, the Commission conducted its hearing through written testimony and video conference on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. All persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to participate. The investigation schedules became staggered when Commerce did not align its countervailing duty investigation on Russia with either of the corresponding antidumping duty investigations, did not postpone the final determination of its antidumping duty investigation on Russia, and aligned its countervailing duty investigation on sodium nitrite from India with its antidumping duty investigation regarding India. On August 15, 2022, the Commission issued a final affirmative determination in its countervailing duty investigation of sodium nitrite from Russia (87 FR 51141, August 19, 2022). On October 28, 2022, the Commission issued a final affirmative determination in its antidumping duty investigation of sodium nitrite from Russia (87 FR 66323, November 3, 2022). Following publication of final determinations by Commerce that imports of sodium nitrite from India were being sold at LTFV within the meaning of section 735(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673d(a)), and subsidized within the meaning of section 705(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671d(a)), notice of the supplemental scheduling of the final phase of the Commission’s antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of sodium nitrite from India was given by posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the Federal Register of January 19, 2023 (88 FR 3438). The Commission made these determinations pursuant to §§ 705(b) and 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)). It completed and filed its determinations in these investigations on February 20, 2023. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 5408 (February 2023), entitled Sodium Nitrite from India: Investigation Nos. 701–TA– 679 and 731–TA–1585 (Final). By order of the Commission. Issued: February 21, 2023. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2023–03917 Filed 2–24–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:06 Feb 24, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00115 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\27FEN1.SGM 27FEN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── === USITC Scheduling (3) === 3438 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 12 / Thursday, January 19, 2023 / Notices invited to file submissions of no more than five (5) pages, inclusive of attachments, concerning the public interest in light of the ALJ’s RD issued in this investigation on January 9, 2023. Comments should address whether issuance of the recommended remedial orders in this investigation, should the Commission find a violation, would affect the public health and welfare in the United States, competitive conditions in the United States economy, the production of like or directly competitive articles in the United States, or United States consumers. In particular, the Commission is interested in comments that: (i) explain how the articles potentially subject to the recommended remedial orders are used in the United States; (ii) identify any public health, safety, or welfare concerns in the United States relating to the recommended orders; (iii) identify like or directly competitive articles that complainant, its licensees, or third parties make in the United States which could replace the subject articles if they were to be excluded; (iv) indicate whether complainant, complainant’s licensees, and/or third- party suppliers have the capacity to replace the volume of articles potentially subject to the recommended orders within a commercially reasonable time; and (v) explain how the recommended orders would impact consumers in the United States. Written submissions must be filed no later than by close of business on February 10, 2023. Persons filing written submissions must file the original document electronically on or before the deadlines stated above. The Commission’s paper filing requirements in 19 CFR 210.4(f) are currently waived. 85 FR 15798 (Mar. 19, 2020). Submissions should refer to the investigation number (‘‘Inv. No. 337–TA–1270’’) in a prominent place on the cover page and/or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures, https://www.usitc.gov/ documents/handbook_on_filing_ procedures.pdf.). Persons with questions regarding filing should contact the Secretary (202–205–2000). Any person desiring to submit a document to the Commission in confidence must request confidential treatment by marking each document with a header indicating that the document contains confidential information. This marking will be deemed to satisfy the request procedure set forth in Rules 201.6(b) and 210.5(e)(2) (19 CFR 201.6(b) & 210.5(e)(2)). Documents for which confidential treatment by the Commission is properly sought will be treated accordingly. Any non-party wishing to submit comments containing confidential information must serve those comments on the parties to the investigation pursuant to the applicable Administrative Protective Order. A redacted non-confidential version of the document must also be filed simultaneously with any confidential filing and must be served in accordance with Commission Rule 210.4(f)(7)(ii)(A) (19 CFR 210.4(f)(7)(ii)(A)). All information, including confidential business information and documents for which confidential treatment is properly sought, submitted to the Commission for purposes of this investigation may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. All contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements. All nonconfidential written submissions will be available for public inspection on EDIS. This action is taken under the authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in Part 210 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part 210). By order of the Commission. Issued: January 13, 2023. Katherine Hiner, Acting Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2023–00934 Filed 1–18–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–679 and 731– TA–1585 (Final)] Sodium Nitrite From India; Supplemental Schedule for the Final Phase of Countervailing and Antidumping Duty Investigations AGENCY : United States International Trade Commission. ACTION : Notice. DATES : January 6, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Peter Stebbins ((202) 205–2039), Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing- impaired persons can obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– 205–1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server (https:// www.usitc.gov). The public record for these investigations may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Effective April 15, 2022, the Commission established a general schedule for the conduct of the final phase of its countervailing and antidumping duty investigations on sodium nitrite from India and Russia (87 FR 23567, April 20, 2022), following a preliminary determination by the U.S. Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) that imports of sodium nitrite from Russia were being subsidized by the government of Russia (87 FR 22504, April 15, 2022). Notice of the scheduling of the final phase of the Commission’s investigations and of a public hearing to be held in connection therewith was given by posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the Federal Register on April 20, 2022 (87 FR 23567). In light of the restrictions on access to the Commission building due to the COVID–19 pandemic, the Commission conducted its hearing through video conference on June 21, 2022. All persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to participate. Commerce issued a final affirmative countervailing duty determination with respect to sodium nitrite from Russia (87 FR 38375, June 28, 2022). The Commission subsequently issued its final determination that an industry in the United States was materially injured by reason of imports of sodium nitrite from Russia provided for in subheading 2834.10.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) that have been found by Commerce to be subsidized by the government of Russia (87 FR 51141, August 19, 2022). Commerce issued a final affirmative antidumping duty determination with respect to imports of sodium nitrite from Russia (87 FR 55781, September 12, 2022). The Commission VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Jan 18, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19JAN1.SGM 19JAN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 3439Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 12 / Thursday, January 19, 2023 / Notices subsequently issued its final determination that an industry in the United States was materially injured by reason of imports of sodium nitrite from Russia provided for in subheading 2834.10.10 of the HTSUS that have been found by Commerce to be sold in the United States at less than fair value (87 FR 66323, November 3, 2022). Commerce issued final affirmative countervailing and antidumping duty determinations with respect to imports of sodium nitrite from India (88 FR 1042, January 6, 2023; and 88 FR 1052, January 6, 2023). Accordingly, the Commission currently is issuing a supplemental schedule for its countervailing and antidumping duty investigations on imports of sodium nitrite from India. This supplemental schedule is as follows: the deadline for filing supplemental party comments on Commerce’s final countervailing and antidumping duty determinations is Wednesday, January 18, 2023. Supplemental party comments may address only Commerce’s final countervailing and antidumping duty determinations regarding imports of sodium nitrite from India. These supplemental final comments may not contain new factual information and may not exceed five (5) pages in length. The supplemental staff report in the final phase of the current investigations will be placed in the nonpublic record on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, and a public version will be issued thereafter. For further information concerning these investigations see the Commission’s notice cited above and the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207). Additional written submissions to the Commission, including requests pursuant to section 201.12 of the Commission’s rules, shall not be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such submissions, or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific request by a Commissioner or Commission staff. In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, each document filed by a party to the investigations must be served on all other parties to the investigations (as identified by either the public or BPI service list), and a certificate of service must be timely filed. The Secretary will not accept a document for filing without a certificate of service. Please note the Secretary’s Office will accept only electronic filings during this time. Filings must be made through the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https:// edis.usitc.gov.) No in-person paper- based filings or paper copies of any electronic filings will be accepted until further notice. Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to section 207.21 of the Commission’s rules. By order of the Commission. Issued: January 13, 2023. Jessica Mullan, Acting Supervisory Attorney. [FR Doc. 2023–00984 Filed 1–18–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Second Amendment to Consent Decree Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act On January 11, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed second amendment to a consent decree with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas, et al., Civil Action No. 09–00061. Under the original 2010 consent decree, Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas, Formosa Hydrocarbons, Inc. (now Formosa Hydrocarbons Company, Inc.) (collectively ‘‘FPC TX’’), and Formosa Plastics Corporation, Louisiana (collectively ‘‘Defendants’’) agreed to undertake numerous measures to come into compliance with various environmental statutes and regulations at their facilities in Point Comfort, Texas, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Defendants still are in the process of complying with the 2010 Decree and the 2013 First Amendment to the Consent Decree. Under the 2010 consent decree, Defendant FPC TX is required to manage and dispose of its wastewater treatment system sludge as a listed hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq. (‘‘RCRA’’), because the company treats a RCRA listed hazardous waste (recovered groundwater from its contaminated groundwater treatment system) in its wastewater system. Under the proposed Second Amendment, FPC TX will cease treating the recovered groundwater onsite, and instead send the recovered wastewater offsite to a RCRA permitted hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facility. Accordingly, the RCRA hazardous waste listing will no longer carry through to the wastewater sludge. In doing so, FPC TX will eliminate the wastewater sludge hazardous waste stream. FPC TX also will clean the wastewater treatment system to eliminate hazardous waste residue. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–08995. All comments must be submitted no later than thirty (30) days after the publication date of this notice. Comments may be submitted either by email or by mail: To submit comments: Send them to: By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@ usdoj.gov. By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. During the public comment period, the proposed second amendment may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https:// www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of the proposed amendments upon written request and payment of reproduction costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. Please enclose a check or money order for $ 2.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Thomas Carroll, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2023–00960 Filed 1–18–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Program Implementation Study, Reinstatement AGENCY : Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Chief Evaluation Office, Department of Labor. ACTION : Notice of Information Collection; request for comment. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:49 Jan 18, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19JAN1.SGM 19JAN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── === Orders - AD/CVD - Russia === 66260 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 212 / Thursday, November 3, 2022 / Notices 3 The Director, Office of Export Enforcement, is the authorizing official for issuance of denial orders pursuant to amendments to the Regulations (85 FR 73411, November 18, 2020). Services has also decided to revoke any BIS-issued licenses in which Gallegos- Luevanos had an interest at the time of her conviction. 3 Accordingly, it is hereby Ordered: First, from the date of this Order until January 6, 2030, Jose Martin Gallegos- Luevanos, with a last known address of Inmate Number: 94641–479, FCI Pollock, Federal Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 4050, Pollock, LA 71467, and when acting for or on his behalf, his successors, assigns, employees, agents or representatives (‘‘the Denied Person’’), may not directly or indirectly participate in any way in any transaction involving any commodity, software or technology (hereinafter collectively referred to as ‘‘item’’) exported or to be exported from the United States that is subject to the Regulations, including, but not limited to: A. Applying for, obtaining, or using any license, license exception, or export control document; B. Carrying on negotiations concerning, or ordering, buying, receiving, using, selling, delivering, storing, disposing of, forwarding, transporting, financing, or otherwise servicing in any way, any transaction involving any item exported or to be exported from the United States that is subject to the Regulations, or engaging in any other activity subject to the Regulations; or C. Benefitting in any way from any transaction involving any item exported or to be exported from the United States that is subject to the Regulations, or from any other activity subject to the Regulations. Second, no person may, directly or indirectly, do any of the following: A. Export, reexport, or transfer (in- country) to or on behalf of the Denied Person any item subject to the Regulations; B. Take any action that facilitates the acquisition or attempted acquisition by the Denied Person of the ownership, possession, or control of any item subject to the Regulations that has been or will be exported from the United States, including financing or other support activities related to a transaction whereby the Denied Person acquires or attempts to acquire such ownership, possession or control; C. Take any action to acquire from or to facilitate the acquisition or attempted acquisition from the Denied Person of any item subject to the Regulations that has been exported from the United States; D. Obtain from the Denied Person in the United States any item subject to the Regulations with knowledge or reason to know that the item will be, or is intended to be, exported from the United States; or E. Engage in any transaction to service any item subject to the Regulations that has been or will be exported from the United States and which is owned, possessed or controlled by the Denied Person, or service any item, of whatever origin, that is owned, possessed or controlled by the Denied Person if such service involves the use of any item subject to the Regulations that has been or will be exported from the United States. For purposes of this paragraph, servicing means installation, maintenance, repair, modification or testing. Third, pursuant to section 1760(e) of ECRA and sections 766.23 and 766.25 of the Regulations, any other person, firm, corporation, or business organization related to Gallegos-Luevanos by ownership, control, position of responsibility, affiliation, or other connection in the conduct of trade or business may also be made subject to the provisions of this Order in order to prevent evasion of this Order. Fourth, in accordance with part 756 of the Regulations, Gallegos-Luevanos may file an appeal of this Order with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security. The appeal must be filed within 45 days from the date of this Order and must comply with the provisions of part 756 of the Regulations. Fifth, a copy of this Order shall be delivered to Gallegos-Luevanos and shall be published in the Federal Register. Sixth, this Order is effective immediately and shall remain in effect until January 6, 2030. John Sonderman, Director, Office of Export Enforcement. [FR Doc. 2022–23894 Filed 11–2–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security Materials and Equipment Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting The Materials and Equipment Technical Advisory Committee will meet on November 17, 2022, 10:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, at Gryphon Scientific, LLC, 6930 Carroll Avenue, 9th Floor, Takoma Park, Maryland 20912. The Committee advises the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration with respect to technical questions that affect the level of export controls applicable to materials and related technology. Agenda Open Session 1. Opening Remarks and Introduction by BIS Senior Management. 2. Report from working groups. 3. Report by regime representatives. Closed Session 4. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). To join the conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@bis.doc.gov, no later than November 10, 2022. To the extent time permits, members of the public may present oral statements to the Committee. Written statements may be submitted at any time before or after the meeting. However, to facilitate distribution of public presentation materials to Committee members, the materials should be forwarded prior to the meeting to Ms. Springer via email. The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of the delegate of the General Counsel, formally determined on February 15, 2022, pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 10(d)), that the portion of the meeting dealing with pre-decisional changes to the Commerce Control List and the U.S. export control policies shall be exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). The remaining portions of the meeting will be open to the public. For more information, contact Ms. Springer via email. Yvette Springer, Committee Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2022–23932 Filed 11–2–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–821–836] Sodium Nitrite From the Russian Federation: Antidumping Duty Order AGENCY : Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:41 Nov 02, 2022 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03NON1.SGM 03NON1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 66261Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 212 / Thursday, November 3, 2022 / Notices 1 See Sodium Nitrite from the Russian Federation: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 87 FR 55781 (September 12, 2022) (Final Determination). 2 See ITC’s Letter, Investigation No. 731–TA–1586 (Final), dated October 27, 2022. 3 See Sodium Nitrite from the Russian Federation: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 87 FR 38377 (June 28, 2022) (Preliminary Determination). 4 In the final determination in the companion countervailing duty (CVD) investigation, Commerce applied the adverse facts available rate of 45.36 percent to each of the following export subsidy programs: (1) Preferential Lending by Sberbank to Restructure $3.99 Billion in Uralchem Debt; (2) State Financing for Industrial Export Projects; (3) Russian Export Center (REC) Lending; and (4) State Specialized Russian Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) Financing. We subtracted 181.44 percent, the sum of the export subsidy rates, from the estimated weighted-average dumping margin of 207.17 percent to derive the 25.73 percent cash deposit rate. See Sodium Nitrite from the Russian Federation: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 87 FR 38375 (June 28, 2022). SUMMARY : Based on affirmative final determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing an antidumping duty order on sodium nitrite from the Russian Federation. DATES : Applicable November 3, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Paola Aleman Ordaz, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4031. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Background On September 12, 2022, Commerce published in the Federal Register its affirmative final determination in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of sodium nitrite from the Russian Federation (Russia). 1 Pursuant to section 735(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), on October 27, 2022, the ITC notified Commerce of its affirmative final determination that an industry in the United States is materially injured, within the meaning of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by reason of imports of sodium nitrite from Russia that are sold in the United States at LTFV. 2 Scope of the Order The product covered by this order is sodium nitrite from Russia. For a complete description of the scope of this order, see the appendix to this notice. Antidumping Duty Order Based on the above-referenced affirmative final determinations, in accordance with sections 735(c)(2) and 736 of the Act, Commerce is issuing this antidumping duty order. Moreover, because the ITC determined that U.S. imports of sodium nitrite from Russia are materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such merchandise from Russia, entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, as described below, are subject to the assessment of antidumping duties. Therefore, in accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, antidumping duties equal to the amount by which the normal value of the merchandise exceeds the export price or constructed export price of the merchandise, for all relevant entries of sodium nitrite from Russia. With the exception of entries occurring after expiration of the provisional measures period, but before publication of the ITC’s final affirmative injury determination, as further described below, antidumping duties will be assessed on unliquidated U.S. entries of sodium nitrite from Russia entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after June 28, 2022, the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination in this investigation in the Federal Register.3 Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation Except as noted in the ‘‘Provisional Measures’’ section of this notice below, in accordance with section 736 of the Act, Commerce will instruct CBP to continue to suspend liquidation of all relevant entries of sodium nitrite from Russia. These instructions suspending liquidation will remain in effect until further notice. Commerce will also instruct CBP to require cash deposits equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margins listed in the table below, adjusted by the export subsidy offset. Accordingly, effective on the date of publication in the Federal Register of the notice of the ITC’s affirmative final injury determination, CBP will require, at the same time as importers would normally deposit estimated duties on subject merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margins listed in the table below, adjusted by the export subsidy offset. The all-others rate applies to all producers or exporters not specifically listed. Provisional Measures Section 733(d) of the Act states that suspension of liquidation pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in effect for more than four months, except where exporters representing a significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise request that Commerce extend the four- month period to no more than six months. Commerce published the Preliminary Determination in this investigation on June 28, 2022. Commerce did not extend the deadline for issuing its final determination in this investigation, which it published in the Federal Register on September 12, 2022. Therefore, the four-month period beginning on the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination ended on October 25, 2022. Consequently, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act, Commerce will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation, and to liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties, unliquidated U.S. entries of sodium nitrite from Russia entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption after October 25, 2022, the final day on which the provisional measures were in effect, through the day preceding the date of publication of the ITC’s affirmative final injury determination in the Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation and the collection of cash deposits will resume on the date of publication of the ITC’s affirmative final injury determination in the Federal Register. Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping Margins The estimated weighted-average dumping margins are as follows: Exporter/producer Estimated weighted-average dumping margin (percent) Cash deposit rate adjusted for subsidy offset (percent) 4 Uralchem, JSC ................................................................................................................................. 207.17 25.73 All Others ......................................................................................................................................... 207.17 25.73 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:41 Nov 02, 2022 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03NON1.SGM 03NON1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 66262 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 212 / Thursday, November 3, 2022 / Notices 5 See Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws, 86 FR 52300 (September 20, 2021) (Final Rule). 6 See Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry Service List; and Informational Sessions, 86 FR 53205 (September 27, 2021) (Procedural Guidance). 7 Id. 8 This segment will be combined with the ACCESS Segment Specific Information (SSI) field which will display the month in which the notice of the order or suspended investigation was published in the Federal Register, also known as the anniversary month. For example, for an order under case number A–000–000 that was published in the Federal Register in January, the relevant segment and SSI combination will appear in ACCESS as ‘‘AISL-January Anniversary.’’ Note that there will be only one annual inquiry service list segment per case number, and the anniversary month will be pre-populated in ACCESS. 9 See Final Rule, 86 FR 52335. Establishment of the Annual Inquiry Service Lists On September 20, 2021, Commerce published a notice titled ‘‘Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws’’ in the Federal Register. 5 On September 27, 2021, Commerce published a notice titled ‘‘Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry Service List; and Informational Sessions’’ in the Federal Register. 6 The Final Rule and Procedural Guidance provide that Commerce will maintain an annual inquiry service list for each order or suspended investigation, and any interested party submitting a scope ruling application or request for circumvention inquiry shall serve a copy of the application or request on the persons on the annual inquiry service list for that order, as well as any companion order covering the same merchandise from the same country of origin.7 In accordance with the Procedural Guidance, for orders published in the Federal Register after November 4, 2021, Commerce will create an annual inquiry service list segment in Commerce’s online e-filing and document management system, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Electronic Service System (ACCESS), available at https://access.trade.gov, within five business days of publication of the notice of the order. Each annual inquiry service list will be saved in ACCESS, under each case number, and under a specific segment type called ‘‘AISL-Annual Inquiry Service List.’’ 8 Interested parties who wish to be added to the annual inquiry service list for an order must submit an entry of appearance in the annual inquiry service list segment in ACCESS for the order within 30 days after the date of publication of the order in the Federal Register. For ease of administration, Commerce requests that law firms with more than one attorney representing interested parties in an order designate a lead attorney to be included on the annual inquiry service list. Commerce will finalize the annual inquiry service list within five business days thereafter. As mentioned in the Procedural Guidance, the new annual inquiry service list will be in place until the following year, when the Opportunity Notice for the anniversary month of the order is published in the Federal Register. Commerce may update an annual inquiry service list at any time, as needed, based on interested parties’ amendments to their entries of appearance to remove, or otherwise modify, their list of members and representatives, or to update contact information. Any changes or announcements pertaining to these procedures will be posted to the ACCESS website at https:// access.trade.gov. Special Instructions for Petitioners and Foreign Governments In the Final Rule, Commerce stated that, ‘‘after an initial request and placement on the annual inquiry service list, both petitioners and foreign governments will automatically be placed on the annual inquiry service list in the years that follow.’’ 9 Accordingly, as stated above, the petitioners and foreign governments should submit their initial entry of appearance after publication of this notice in the Federal Register in order to appear in the first annual inquiry service list for those orders for which they qualify as an interested party. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(n)(3), the petitioners and foreign governments will not need to resubmit their entries of appearance each year to continue to be included on the annual inquiry service list. However, the petitioners and foreign governments are responsible for making amendments to their entries of appearance during the annual update to the annual inquiry service list in accordance with the procedures described above. Notification to Interested Parties This notice constitutes the antidumping duty order with respect to sodium nitrite from Russia, pursuant to section 736(a) of the Act. Interested parties can find a list of antidumping duty orders currently in effect at https:// enforcement.trade.gov/stats/ iastats1.html. This antidumping duty order is issued and published in accordance with section 736(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b). Dated: October 31, 2022. Lisa W. Wang, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix Scope of the Order The product covered by this order is sodium nitrite in any form, at any purity level. In addition, the sodium nitrite covered by this order may or may not contain an anti- caking agent. Examples of names commonly used to reference sodium nitrite are nitrous acid, sodium salt, anti-rust, diazotizing salts, erinitrit, and filmerine. Sodium nitrite’s chemical composition is NaNO2, and it is generally classified under subheading 2834.10.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The American Chemical Society Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) has assigned the name ‘‘sodium nitrite’’ to sodium nitrite. The CAS registry number is 7632–00–0. For purposes of the scope of this order, the narrative description is dispositive, not the tariff heading, CAS registry number, or CAS name, which are provided for convenience and customs purposes. [FR Doc. 2022–24021 Filed 11–2–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–469–825] Certain Preserved Mushrooms From Spain: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures AGENCY : Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY : The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain preserved mushrooms (preserved mushrooms) from Spain are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation is January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. DATES : Applicable November 3, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Samantha Kinney or Katherine Johnson, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:41 Nov 02, 2022 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03NON1.SGM 03NON1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── === USITC Determination - Final (2) === 66323Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 212 / Thursday, November 3, 2022 / Notices 1 The record is defined in § 207.2(f) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)). 2 87 FR 55781 (September 12, 2022). While you can request in your comment that we withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Moreover, all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public disclosure in their entirety. Next Steps If we decide to issue permits to any of the applicants listed in this notice, we will publish a notice in the Federal Register. Authority We publish this notice under section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Lori Nordstrom, Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Bloomington, Minnesota. [FR Doc. 2022–23969 Filed 11–2–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 731–TA–1586 (Final)] Sodium Nitrite From Russia Determination On the basis of the record 1 developed in the subject investigation, the United States International Trade Commission (‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’), that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of imports of sodium nitrite from Russia, provided for in subheading 2834.10.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that have been found by the U.S. Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) to be sold in the United States at less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’). 2 Background The Commission instituted this investigation effective January 13, 2022, following receipt of antidumping and countervailing duty petitions filed with the Commission and Commerce by Chemtrade Chemicals US LLC, Parsippany, New Jersey. The Commission established a general schedule for the conduct of the final phase of its investigations of sodium nitrite from India and Russia following publication of a preliminary determination by Commerce that imports of sodium nitrite were subsidized by the government of Russia. Notice of the scheduling of the final phase of the Commission’s investigations and of a public hearing to be held in connection therewith was given by posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the Federal Register of April 20, 2022 (87 FR 23567). In light of the restrictions on access to the Commission building due to the COVID–19 pandemic, the Commission conducted its hearing through written testimony and video conference on June 21, 2022. All persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to participate. The investigation schedules became staggered when Commerce did not align its countervailing duty investigation on Russia with either of the corresponding antidumping duty investigations; did not postpone the final determination of its antidumping duty investigation on Russia; and aligned its countervailing duty investigation on sodium nitrite from India with its postponed antidumping duty investigation regarding India. On August 15, 2022, the Commission issued a final affirmative determination in its countervailing duty investigation of sodium nitrite from Russia (87 FR 51141, August 19, 2022). Following publication of a final determination by Commerce that imports of sodium nitrite from Russia were being sold at LTFV within the meaning of section 735(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673d(a)), notice of the supplemental scheduling of the final phase of the Commission’s antidumping duty investigation on Russia was given by posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the Federal Register of September 23, 2022 (87 FR 58136). The Commission made this determination pursuant to § 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)). It completed and filed its determination in this investigation on October 27, 2022. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 5379 (October 2022), entitled Sodium Nitrite from Russia: Investigation No. 731–TA– 1586 (Final). By order of the Commission. Issued: October 28, 2022. Katherine Hiner, Acting Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2022–23855 Filed 11–2–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 332–593] U.S.-Pacific Islands Trade and Investment: Impediments and Opportunities ACTION : Notice of investigation and scheduling of a public hearing. SUMMARY : Following receipt on September 29, 2022, of a request from the United States Trade Representative (USTR), under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930, the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) instituted Investigation No. 332–593, U.S.- Pacific Islands Trade and Investment: Impediments and Opportunities. The USTR requested that the Commission conduct an investigation and provide a report that analyzes Pacific Island trade with the United States and identifies impediments to and opportunities for increased trade flows between the United States and the Pacific Islands, and for increased U.S. investment in the Pacific Islands. DATES : January 31, 2023: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the public hearing. February 2, 2023: Deadline for filing prehearing briefs and statements. February 7, 2023: Deadline for filing electronic copies of oral hearing statements. February 14, 2023: Public hearing. February 21, 2023: Deadline for filing post-hearing briefs and statements. April 17, 2023: Deadline for filing all other written submissions. September 29, 2023: Transmittal of Commission report to the USTR. ADDRESSES : All Commission offices, including the Commission’s hearing rooms, are located in the U.S. International Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC. All written submissions should be addressed to the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https:// edis.usitc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Project Leader Steven LeGrand (steven.legrand@usitc.gov or 202–205– VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:41 Nov 02, 2022 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03NON1.SGM 03NON1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── === USITC Scheduling (1) === 23567Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 76 / Wednesday, April 20, 2022 / Notices Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Cayuga Nation; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota; Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana [previously listed as Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana]; Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan; Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas; Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Michigan; Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana; Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota; Match-e-be- nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Six component reservations: Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band); Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan [previously listed as Huron Potawatomi, Inc.]; Oglala Sioux Tribe [previously listed as Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota]; Oneida Indian Nation [previously listed as Oneida Nation of New York]; Oneida Nation [previously listed as Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin]; Onondaga Nation; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation [previously listed as Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas]; Prairie Island Indian Community in the State of Minnesota; Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe [previously listed as St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians of New York]; Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Seneca Nation of Indians [previously listed as Seneca Nation of New York]; Seneca-Cayuga Nation [previously listed as Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma]; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin; The Osage Nation [previously listed as Osage Tribe]; Tonawanda Band of Seneca [previously listed as Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York]; Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; Tuscarora Nation; Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota; Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; and the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). Additional Requestors and Disposition Representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request with information in support of the request to Nicolette B. Meister, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, 700 College Street, Beloit, WI 53511 telephone (608) 363–2305, email meistern@beloit.edu, by May 20, 2022. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to The Tribes may proceed. Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology is responsible for notifying The Consulted and Notified Tribes and Groups that this notice has been published. Dated: April 7, 2022. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2022–08361 Filed 4–19–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–679–680 and 731–TA–1585–1586 (Final)] Sodium Nitrite From India and Russia; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations AGENCY : United States International Trade Commission. ACTION : Notice. SUMMARY : The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701–TA–679–680 and 731–TA–1585– 1586 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’) to determine whether an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of sodium nitrite from India and Russia, provided for in subheading 2834.10.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, for which imports from Russia have been preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) to be subsidized by the Government of Russia, imports from India and Russia are alleged to be sold at less-than-fair- value, and imports from India are alleged to be subsidized by the Government of India. DATES : April 15, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Peter Stebbins ((202) 205–2039), Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing- impaired persons can obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– 205–1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server (https:// www.usitc.gov). The public record for these investigations may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:01 Apr 19, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20APN1.SGM 20APN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 23568 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 76 / Wednesday, April 20, 2022 / Notices SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Scope.—For purposes of these investigations, Commerce has defined the subject merchandise as ‘‘sodium nitrite in any form, at any purity level. In addition, the sodium nitrite covered by these investigations may or may not contain an anti-caking agent. Examples of names commonly used to reference sodium nitrite are nitrous acid, sodium salt, anti-rust, diazotizing salts, erinitrit, and filmerine. Sodium nitrite’s chemical composition is NaNO2, and it is generally classified under subheading 2834.10.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The American Chemical Society Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) has assigned the name ‘‘sodium nitrite’’ to sodium nitrite. The CAS registry number is 7632–00–0. For purposes of the scope of these investigations, the narrative description is dispositive, not the tariff heading, CAS registry number or CAS name, which are provided for convenience and customs purposes.’’ Background.—The final phase of these investigations is being scheduled pursuant to section 705(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b)), as a result of an affirmative preliminary determination by Commerce that certain benefits which constitute subsidies within the meaning of section 703 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b) are being provided to manufacturers, producers, or exporters in Russia of sodium nitrite. Commerce’s determinations with respect to imports of sodium nitrite from India and Russia that are alleged to be sold at less-than-fair-value, and imports from India that are alleged to be subsidized by the Government of India are pending. The investigations were requested in petitions filed on January 13, 2022, by Chemtrade Chemicals US LLC, Parsippany, NJ. For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the investigations, hearing procedures, and rules of general application, consult the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207). Participation in the investigations and public service list.—Persons, including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, if the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer organizations, wishing to participate in the final phase of these investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as provided in section 201.11 of the Commission’s rules, no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance during the preliminary phase of the investigations need not file an additional notice of appearance during this final phase. The Secretary will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the investigations. Please note the Secretary’s Office will accept only electronic filings during this time. Filings must be made through the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https:// edis.usitc.gov.) No in-person paper- based filings or paper copies of any electronic filings will be accepted until further notice. Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.—Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s rules, the Secretary will make BPI gathered in the final phase of these investigations available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the investigations, provided that the application is made no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. Authorized applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to the investigations. A party granted access to BPI in the preliminary phase of the investigations need not reapply for such access. A separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO. Staff report.—The prehearing staff report in the final phase of these investigations will be placed in the nonpublic record on June 7, 2022, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to section 207.22 of the Commission’s rules. Hearing.—The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the final phase of these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on June 21, 2022. Information about the place and form of the hearing, including about how to participate in and/or view the hearing, will be posted on the Commission’s website at https://www.usitc.gov/ calendarpad/calendar.html. Interested parties should check the Commission’s website periodically for updates. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or before June 14, 2022. A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission’s deliberations may request permission to present a short statement at the hearing. All parties and nonparties desiring to appear at the hearing and make oral presentations should attend a prehearing conference to be held at 9:30 a.m. on June 17, 2022. Oral testimony and written materials to be submitted at the public hearing are governed by sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.24 of the Commission’s rules. Parties must submit any request to present a portion of their hearing testimony in camera no later than 7 business days prior to the date of the hearing. Written submissions.—Each party who is an interested party shall submit a prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must conform with the provisions of section 207.23 of the Commission’s rules; the deadline for filing is June 14, 2022. Parties may also file written testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing, as provided in section 207.24 of the Commission’s rules, and posthearing briefs, which must conform with the provisions of section 207.25 of the Commission’s rules. The deadline for filing posthearing briefs is June 28, 2022. In addition, any person who has not entered an appearance as a party to the investigations may submit a written statement of information pertinent to the subject of the investigations, including statements of support or opposition to the petition, on or before June 28, 2022. On July 19, 2022, the Commission will make available to parties all information on which they have not had an opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final comments on this information on or before July 21, 2022, but such final comments must not contain new factual information and must otherwise comply with section 207.30 of the Commission’s rules. All written submissions must conform with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission’s rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s rules. The Commission’s Handbook on Filing Procedures, available on the Commission’s website at https://www.usitc.gov/documents/ handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates upon the Commission’s procedures with respect to filings. Additional written submissions to the Commission, including requests pursuant to section 201.12 of the Commission’s rules, shall not be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such submissions, or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific request by a Commissioner or Commission staff. In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, each document filed by a party to the investigations must be served on all other parties to the investigations (as VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:01 Apr 19, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20APN1.SGM 20APN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 23569Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 76 / Wednesday, April 20, 2022 / Notices identified by either the public or BPI service list), and a certificate of service must be timely filed. The Secretary will not accept a document for filing without a certificate of service. Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to section 207.21 of the Commission’s rules. By order of the Commission. Issued: April 15, 2022. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2022–08435 Filed 4–19–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Federal Bureau of Investigation Meeting of the CJIS Advisory Policy Board AGENCY : Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice. ACTION : Meeting notice. SUMMARY : The purpose of this notice is to announce a meeting of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Advisory Policy Board (APB). The CJIS APB is a federal advisory committee established pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). This meeting announcement is being published as required by Section 10 of the FACA. DATES : The APB will meet in open session from 8:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on June 8–9, 2022. ADDRESSES : The meeting will take place at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, 24 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44113, telephone 216–696–56500. Due to COVID–19 safety precautions limit meeting space accommodations the CJIS Division is offering a blended participation option that allows for a limited number of individuals to participate in person and additional individuals to participate via a telephone bridge line. The public will be permitted to provide comments and/ or questions related to matters of the APB prior to the meeting. In-person gallery participation will be limited to the first 90 external participants who register to attend in person. Additional participants may also participate via a telephone bridge line. Please see details in the supplemental information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Inquiries may be addressed to Ms. Lorie Doll, Management and Program Analyst, Advisory Process Management Office, Global Law Enforcement Support Section; 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306; email agmu@leo.gov, telephone 304–625– 4845. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : The FBI CJIS APB is responsible for reviewing policy issues and appropriate technical and operational issues related to the programs administered by the FBI’s CJIS Division, and thereafter, making appropriate recommendations to the FBI Director. The programs administered by the CJIS Division are the Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal, National Crime Information Center, Next Generation Identification, National Instant Criminal Background Check System, National Data Exchange System, and Uniform Crime Reporting. The meeting will be conducted with a blended participation option. The public may participate as follows: Public registrations will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. The first 75 individuals to register will be afforded the opportunity to participate in person and are required to check-in at the meeting registration desk. Any additional registrants will be provided with a phone bridge number to participate in a listen-only mode. Registrations will be taken via email to agmu@leo.gov. Information regarding the phone access will be provided prior to the meeting to all registered individuals. Interested persons whose registrations have been accepted may be permitted to participate in the discussions at the discretion of the meeting chairman and with approval of the Designated Federal Officer (DFO). Any member of the public may file a written statement with the APB. Written comments shall be focused on the APB’s current issues under discussion and may not be repetitive of previously submitted written statements. Written comments should be provided to Mr. Nicky J. Megna, DFO, at least seven (7) days in advance of the meeting so the comments may be made available to the APB members for their consideration prior to the meeting. Individuals requiring special accommodations should contact Mr. Megna by no later than June 3, 2022. Personal registration information will be made publicly available through the minutes for the meeting published on the FACA website. Nicky J. Megna, CJIS Designated Federal Officer, Criminal Justice Information, Services Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation. [FR Doc. 2022–08440 Filed 4–19–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Amendment To Consent Decree Under the Safe Drinking Water Act On April 13, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed amendment to the consent decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in United States v. City of New York and New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Civil Action No. CV–19– 1519 (E.D.N.Y.). The United States filed this lawsuit in 2019 under the Safe Drinking Water Act (‘‘Act’’). The complaint sought injunctive relief and civil penalties for violations of the Act related to the City’s failure to install a cover for its Hillview Reservoir, a finished water storage facility located in Yonkers, New York, in violation of the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, 40 CFR 141, subpart W. A consent decree was entered by the Court on May 15, 2019, which requires the City to design and construct the cover for the Reservoir, as well as design and construct two major predecessor projects necessary to achieve compliance with the cover requirement. One of these major predecessor projects is a set of repairs and improvements to the Hillview Reservoir facilities known as the ‘‘Hillview Reservoir Improvements.’’ Under the existing consent decree, the Hillview Reservoir Improvements includes the construction of a new hydraulic interconnection between the Hillview Reservoir and two of the City’s distribution tunnels (the ‘‘East Basin Interconnection’’) as one of the subprojects. Since the entry of the consent decree in 2019, the City has conducted additional studies and design work which indicate that construction of the East Basin Interconnection as part of the Hillview Reservoir Improvements would not facilitate other repairs that are part of the Hillview Reservoir Improvements as originally anticipated and would unnecessarily complicate operation of the East Basin of the Reservoir prior to its shutdown for cover construction. Accordingly, the proposed amendment to the consent decree provides for the deferral of the East Basin Interconnection subproject to the Hillview Cover Project phase of the consent decree, which will allow the East Basin Interconnection to be constructed at a time when the East Basin of the Reservoir would not be in operation anyway as it would be shut down for cover construction. The revised schedule in the amendment to VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:01 Apr 19, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20APN1.SGM 20APN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── === Orders - CVD - Russia === 51341Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 161 / Monday, August 22, 2022 / Notices 1 See Sodium Nitrite from the Russian Federation: Final Affirmative Duty Determination, 87 FR 38375 (June 28, 2022). 2 See ITC’S Letter, ‘‘Notification of ITC Final Determination,’’ dated August 15, 2022. and 771(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.210(c). Dated: August 15, 2022. Lisa W. Wang, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I Scope of the Investigation The merchandise covered by this investigation is certain steel nails having a nominal shaft or shank length not exceeding 12 inches. Certain steel nails include, but are not limited to, nails made from round wire and nails that are cut from flat-rolled steel or long-rolled flat steel bars. Certain steel nails may be of one piece construction or constructed of two or more pieces. Examples of nails constructed of two or more pieces include, but are not limited to, anchors comprised of an anchor body made of zinc or nylon and a steel pin or a steel nail; crimp drive anchors; split-drive anchors, and strike pin anchors. Also included in the scope are anchors of one piece construction. Certain steel nails may be produced from any type of steel, and may have any type of surface finish, head type, shank, point type and shaft diameter. Finishes include, but are not limited to, coating in vinyl, zinc (galvanized, including but not limited to electroplating or hot dipping one or more times), phosphate, cement, and paint. Certain steel nails may have one or more surface finishes. Head styles include, but are not limited to, flat, projection, cupped, oval, brad, headless, double, countersunk, and sinker. Shank or shaft styles include, but are not limited to, smooth, barbed, screw threaded, ring shank and fluted. Screw-threaded nails subject to this proceeding are driven using direct force and not by turning the nail using a tool that engages with the head. Point styles include, but are not limited to, diamond, needle, chisel and blunt or no point. Certain steel nails may be sold in bulk, or they may be collated in any manner using any material. Excluded from the scope are certain steel nails packaged in combination with one or more non-subject articles, if the total number of nails of all types, in aggregate regardless of size, is less than 25. If packaged in combination with one or more non-subject articles, certain steel nails remain subject merchandise if the total number of nails of all types, in aggregate regardless of size, is equal to or greater than 25, unless otherwise excluded based on the other exclusions below. Also excluded from the scope are certain steel nails with a nominal shaft or shank length of one inch or less that are a component of an unassembled article, where the total number of nails is sixty (60) or less, and the imported unassembled article falls into one of the following eight groupings: (1) Builders’ joinery and carpentry of wood that are classifiable as windows, French-windows and their frames; (2) builders’ joinery and carpentry of wood that are classifiable as doors and their frames and thresholds; (3) swivel seats with variable height adjustment; (4) seats that are convertible into beds (with the exception of those classifiable as garden seats or camping equipment); (5) seats of cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials; (6) other seats with wooden frames (with the exception of seats of a kind used for aircraft or motor vehicles); (7) furniture (other than seats) of wood (with the exception of (i) medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture; and (ii) barbers’ chairs and similar chairs, having rotating as well as both reclining and elevating movements); or (8) furniture (other than seats) of materials other than wood, metal, or plastics (e.g., furniture of cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials). The aforementioned imported unassembled articles are currently classified under the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings: 4418.10, 4418.20, 9401.30, 9401.40, 9401.51, 9401.59, 9401.61, 9401.69, 9403.30, 9403.40, 9403.50, 9403.60, 9403.81 or 9403.89. Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are nails suitable for use in powder-actuated hand tools, whether or not threaded, which are currently classified under HTSUS subheadings 7317.00.2000 and 7317.00.3000. Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are nails suitable for use in gas- actuated hand tools. These nails have a case hardness greater than or equal to 50 on the Rockwell Hardness C scale (HRC), a carbon content greater than or equal to 0.5 percent, a round head, a secondary reduced-diameter raised head section, a centered shank, and a smooth symmetrical point. Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are corrugated nails. A corrugated nail is made up of a small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side. Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are thumb tacks, which are currently classified under HTSUS subheading 7317.00.1000. Also excluded from the scope are decorative or upholstery tacks. Certain steel nails subject to this investigation are currently classified under HTSUS subheadings 7317.00.5501, 7317.00.5502, 7317.00.5503, 7317.00.5505, 7317.00.5507, 7317.00.5508, 7317.00.5511, 7317.00.5518, 7317.00.5519, 7317.00.5520, 7317.00.5530, 7317.00.5540, 7317.00.5550, 7317.00.5560, 7317.00.5570, 7317.00.5580, 7317.00.5590, 7317.00.6530, 7317.00.6560 and 7317.00.7500. Certain steel nails subject to this investigation also may be classified under HTSUS subheadings 7318.15.5090, 7907.00.6000, 8206.00.0000 or other HTSUS subheadings. While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this investigation is dispositive. Appendix II List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum: I. Summary II. Background III. Subsidies Valuation Information IV. Analysis of Programs V. Analysis of Comments Comment 1: Steel Wire Rod for Less Than Adequate Remuneration (LTAR)— Applying Adverse Facts Available (AFA) to Aslanbas Civi Tel Ve Celik Hasir San A.S.’s (Aslanbas) and Sertel Vida Metal A.S.’s (Sertel) Purchases Comment 2: Steel Wire Rod for LTAR— Including Purchases That Exceed the Benchmark Price Comment 3: Steel Wire Rod for LTAR— Adjusting for Freight Charges Comment 4: Steel Wire Rod for LTAR— Removing Purchases From Resellers from the Benchmark for Aslanbas Comment 5: Steel Wire Rod for LTAR— Correcting the August Benchmark for Aslanbas VI. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2022–18053 Filed 8–19–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–821–837] Sodium Nitrite From the Russian Federation: Countervailing Duty Order AGENCY : Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY : Based on affirmative final determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Commerce is issuing the countervailing duty order on sodium nitrite from the Russian Federation (Russia). DATES : Applicable August 22, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Melissa Porpotage, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1413. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Background In accordance with section 705(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), on June 28, 2022, Commerce published its affirmative final determination in the countervailing duty investigation of sodium nitrite from Russia. 1 On August 15, 2022, the ITC notified Commerce of its affirmative final determination that an industry in the United States is materially injured within the meaning of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by reason of subsidized imports of subject merchandise from Russia.2 Scope of the Order The product covered by this order is sodium nitrite from Russia. For a VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:17 Aug 19, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22AUN1.SGM 22AUN1 jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES 51342 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 161 / Monday, August 22, 2022 / Notices 3 Id. 4 See Sodium Nitrite from the Russian Federation: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 87 FR 22504 (April 15, 2022). 5 See Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws, 86 FR 52300 (September 20, 2021) (Final Rule). 6 See Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry Service List; and Informational Sessions, 86 FR 53205 (September 27, 2021) (Procedural Guidance). 7 Id. 8 This segment will be combined with the ACCESS Segment Specific Information (SSI) field, which will display the month in which the notice of the order or suspended investigation was published in the Federal Register, also known as the anniversary month. For example, for an order under case number A–000–000 that was published in the Federal Register in January, the relevant segment and SSI combination will appear in ACCESS as ‘‘AISL-January Anniversary.’’ Note that there will be only one annual inquiry service list segment per case number, and the anniversary month will be pre-populated in ACCESS. complete description of the scope of the order, see the appendix to this notice. Countervailing Duty Order As noted above, on August 15, 2022, in accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its final determination in this investigation, in which it found that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of subsidized imports of sodium nitrite from Russia.3 Therefore, in accordance with section 705(c)(2) of the Act, Commerce is issuing this countervailing duty order. Because the ITC determined that imports of sodium nitrite from Russia are materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of such merchandise from Russia, entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, are subject to the assessment of countervailing duties. In accordance with section 706(a) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, countervailing duties for all relevant entries of sodium nitrite from Russia. With the exception of entries occurring after the expiration of the provisional measures period and before the publication of the ITC’s final affirmative injury determination, as further described below, countervailing duties will be assessed on unliquidated entries of sodium nitrite from Russia entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after April 15, 2022, the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination.4 Suspension of Liquidation In accordance with section 706 of the Act, Commerce will instruct CBP to reinstitute the suspension of liquidation of sodium nitrite from Russia, effective the date of publication of the ITC’s final affirmative injury determination in the Federal Register, and to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of the Act, countervailing duties for each entry of the subject merchandise in an amount based on the net countervailable subsidy rates below. On or after the date of publication of the ITC’s final injury determination in the Federal Register, CBP must require, at the same time as importers would normally deposit estimated customs duties on this merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the rates listed in the table below. The all- others rate applies to all producers or exporters not specifically listed, as appropriate. Producer/exporter Subsidy rate (percent) UralChem, JSC * ................... 386.24 All Others .............................. 386.24 * Rate based on adverse facts available. Provisional Measures Section 703(d) of the Act states that suspension of liquidation pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in effect for more than four months. In the underlying investigation, Commerce published the Preliminary Determination on April 15, 2022. Therefore, the four-month period beginning on the date of the publication of the Preliminary Determination ended on August 12, 2022. In accordance with section 703(d) of the Act, we instructed CBP to terminate the suspension of liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to countervailing duties, unliquidated entries of sodium nitrite from Russia entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption after August 12, 2022, the final day on which the provisional measures were in effect, until and through the day preceding the date of publication of the ITC’s final injury determination in the Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation and the collection of cash deposits will resume on the date of publication of the ITC’s final determination in the Federal Register. Establishment of the Annual Inquiry Service Lists On September 20, 2021, Commerce published the final rule titled ‘‘Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws’’ in the Federal Register. 5 On September 27, 2021, Commerce also published the notice titled ‘‘Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry Service List; and Informational Sessions’’ in the Federal Register. 6 The Final Rule and Procedural Guidance provide that Commerce will maintain an annual inquiry service list for each order or suspended investigation, and any interested party submitting a scope ruling application or request for circumvention inquiry shall serve a copy of the application or request on the persons on the annual inquiry service list for that order, as well as any companion order covering the same merchandise from the same country of origin.7 In accordance with the Procedural Guidance, for orders published in the Federal Register after November 4, 2021, Commerce will create an annual inquiry service list segment in Commerce’s online e-filing and document management system, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Electronic Service System (ACCESS), available at https://access.trade.gov, within five business days of publication of the notice of the order. Each annual inquiry service list will be saved in ACCESS, under each case number, and under a specific segment type called ‘‘AISL-Annual Inquiry Service List.’’ 8 Interested parties who wish to be added to the annual inquiry service list for an order must submit an entry of appearance to the annual inquiry service list segment for the order in ACCESS within 30 days after the date of publication of the order. For ease of administration, Commerce requests that law firms with more than one attorney representing interested parties in an order designate a lead attorney to be included on the annual inquiry service list. Commerce will finalize the annual inquiry service list within five business days thereafter. As mentioned in the Procedural Guidance, the new annual inquiry service list will be in place until the following year, when the Opportunity Notice for the anniversary month of the order is published. Commerce may update an annual inquiry service list at any time as needed based on interested parties’ amendments to their entries of appearance to remove or otherwise modify their list of members and representatives or to update contact information. Any changes or announcements pertaining to these procedures will be posted to the ACCESS website at https:// access.trade.gov. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:17 Aug 19, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22AUN1.SGM 22AUN1 jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES 51343Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 161 / Monday, August 22, 2022 / Notices 9 See Final Rule, 86 FR at 52335. 1 See Certain Steel Nails from Thailand: Preliminary Negative Countervailing Duty Determination, 87 FR 34651 (June 7, 2022) (Preliminary Determination), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Determination of the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Steel Nails from Thailand,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Antidumping Duty Investigations of Certain Steel Nails from India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Turkey and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Certain Steel Nails from India, Oman, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Turkey: Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum,’’ dated July 5, 2022 (Preliminary Scope Memorandum). 4 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity. 5 See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Questionnaire in Lieu of Verification,’’ dated June 14, 2022, June 15, 2022, and June 17, 2022, respectively; see also Come Best’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Steel Nails from Thailand; In Lieu of Verification Response,’’ dated June 21, 2022; Continued Special Instructions for Petitioners and Foreign Governments In the Final Rule, Commerce stated that, ‘‘after an initial request and placement on the annual inquiry service list, both petitioners and foreign governments will automatically be placed on the annual inquiry service list in the years that follow.’’ 9 Accordingly, as stated above, the petitioner and the Government of Russia should submit their initial entry of appearance after publication of this notice in order to appear in the first annual inquiry service list. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(n)(3), the petitioner and the Government of Russia will not need to resubmit their entries of appearance each year to continue to be included on the annual inquiry service list. However, the petitioner and the Government of Russia are responsible for making amendments to their entries of appearance during the annual update to the annual inquiry service list in accordance with the procedures described above. Notification to Interested Parties This notice constitutes the countervailing duty order with respect to sodium nitrite from Russia, pursuant to section 706(a) of the Act. Interested parties can find a list of countervailing duty orders currently in effect at https:// enforcement.trade.gov/stats/ iastats1.html. This countervailing order is issued and published in accordance with section 706(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b). Dated: August 15, 2022. Lisa W. Wang, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix Scope of the Order The merchandise covered by this order is sodium nitrite in any form, at any purity level. In addition, the sodium nitrite covered by this investigation may or may not contain an anti-caking agent. Examples of names commonly used to reference sodium nitrite are nitrous acid, sodium salt, anti-rust, diazotizing salts, erinitrit, and filmerine. Sodium nitrite’s chemical composition is NaNO2, and it is generally classified under subheading 2834.10.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The American Chemical Society Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) has assigned the name ‘‘sodium nitrite’’ to sodium nitrite. The CAS registry number is 7632–00–0. For purposes of the scope of this order, the narrative description is dispositive, not the tariff heading, CAS registry number or CAS name, which are provided for convenience and customs purposes. [FR Doc. 2022–18054 Filed 8–19–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–549–845] Certain Steel Nails From Thailand: Final Negative Countervailing Duty Determination AGENCY : Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY : The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are not being provided to producers and exporters of certain steel nails (steel nails) from Thailand. DATES : Applicable August 22, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Laura Griffith or Jonathan Hall-Eastman, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–6430 or (202) 482–1468, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Background On June 7, 2022, Commerce published the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register. 1 For a complete description of the events that followed the Preliminary Determination, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 2 The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/ public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. Period of Investigation The period of investigation is January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020. Scope of the Investigation The products covered by this investigation are steel nails from Thailand. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I. Scope Comments On July 5, 2022, Commerce issued the Preliminary Scope Memorandum.3 Commerce received no comments from interested parties on the Preliminary Scope Memorandum. Thus, Commerce made no changes to the scope of this investigation since the Preliminary Determination. Analysis of Subsidy Programs and Comments Received The subsidy programs under investigation, and the issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in this investigation, are discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. For a list of the issues raised by parties, and to which we responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, see Appendix II of this notice. Methodology Commerce conducted this investigation in accordance with section 701 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, Commerce determines that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific. 4 For a full description of the methodology underlying our final determination, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Verification Commerce was unable to conduct on- site verification of the information relied upon in making its final determination in this investigation. However, we took additional steps in lieu of on-site verification to verify the information relied upon in making this final determination, in accordance with section 782(i) of the Act. 5 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:17 Aug 19, 2022 Jkt 256001 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22AUN1.SGM 22AUN1 jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── === Determination - CVD - Final - India === 1042 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 4 / Friday, January 6, 2023 / Notices Authority: Sections 9, 13, and 14, Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1758, 1761, and 1762a, respectively. Cynthia Long, Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. [FR Doc. 2023–00002 Filed 1–5–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–30–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Office of the Secretary Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Requests for Meetings and Registrations for Events and Conferences; Correction AGENCY : Office of the Secretary, Commerce. ACTION : Notice of information collection, correction. SUMMARY : On December 28, 2022, the Department of Commerce, published a 60-day public comment period notice with FR Document Number 2022–28260 (Page 79855) seeking public comments for an information collection entitled, ‘‘Generic Clearance for Requests for Meetings and Registrations for Events and Conferences.’’ This document referenced incorrect information in the ADDRESSES section and the Method of Collection section, and Commerce hereby issues a correction notice as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : For additional information concerning this correction, contact Sheleen Dumas, the Department Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer, at PRAcomments@ doc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Correction ADDRESSES : Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to the Department Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 or via the internet at PRAcomments@doc.gov. All comments received are part of the public record. Comments will generally be posted without change. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information. Method of Collection Information on this form will be collected using an electronic and paper format. We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Sheleen Dumas, Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2023–00030 Filed 1–5–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–17–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–533–907] Sodium Nitrite From India: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination AGENCY : Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY : The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of sodium nitrite from India. The period of investigation is January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. DATES : Applicable January 6, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Eva Kim, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–8283. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:01 Jan 05, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06JAN1.SGM 06JAN1 EN06JA23.002</GPH> lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Ad ..m1m strati ve Component o f2023 R . be1m ursement R ates All States All States Administrative Rates in U.S. dollars, except except adjusted, up or down, to the nearest Alaska Alaska Alaska Alaska Hawaii Hawaii quarter-cent and and Hawaii Hawaii Rural or All Other Rural or All Other Rural or All Other Site Types Self-prep Types of Self-prep Types of Self-prep Types of Sites Sites Sites Sites Sites Sites Breakfast 0.2550 0.2025 0.4125 0.3275 0.2975 0.2350 Ltmch or Supper 0.4700 0.3900 0.7600 0.6300 0.5475 0.4550 Snack 0.1275 0.1000 0.2075 0.1625 0.1500 0.1175 1043Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 4 / Friday, January 6, 2023 / Notices 1 See Sodium Nitrite from India: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With the Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 87 FR 36824 (June 21, 2022) (Preliminary Determination), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Determination of the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Sodium Nitrite from India,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 3 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity. 4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Verification of the Questionnaire Responses of Deepak Nitrite Limited,’’ dated October 19, 2022. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Background On June 21, 2022, Commerce published the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register.1 For a complete description of the events that followed the Preliminary Determination, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 2 The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https:// access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/ FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. Scope of the Investigation The products covered by this investigation are sodium nitrite from India. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I. Analysis of Subsidy Programs and Comments Received The subsidy programs under investigation, and the issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in this investigation, are discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. For a list of the issues raised by parties, and to which we responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, see Appendix II of this notice. Methodology Commerce conducted this investigation in accordance with section 701 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For each of the subsidy programs found to be countervailable, Commerce determines that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient and that the subsidy is specific. 3 For a full description of the methodology underlying our final determination, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. In making this final determination, Commerce relied, in part, on facts otherwise available, including adverse inferences, pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. For a full discussion of our application of facts available (AFA), see the section ‘‘Use of Facts Available and Adverse Inferences’’ in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. Verification Consistent with section 782(i) of the Act, in October 2022, Commerce verified all information reported by Deepak Nitrite Limited (Deepak). We used standard verification procedures, including an examination of relevant accounting records and original source documents provided by the respondent.4 Changes Since the Preliminary Determination Based on our review and analysis of the information at verification and comments received from interested parties, we made certain changes to the subsidy rate calculations for Deepak. Consequently, Commerce also revised the all-others rate. For a discussion of these changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. All-Others Rate In accordance with section 705(c)(1)(B)(i)(I) of the Act, we calculated an individual estimated countervailable subsidy rate for the sole mandatory respondent, Deepak. Section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act states that, for companies not individually investigated, Commerce will determine an all-others rate equal to the weighted- average countervailable subsidy rates established for exporters and/or producers individually investigated, excluding any zero and de minimis countervailable subsidy rates, and any rates determined entirely under section 776 of the Act. In this investigation, Commerce calculated a net countervailable subsidy rate for Deepak, the only individually examined exporter/producer in this investigation. Because the only subsidy rate calculated in this investigation is not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts otherwise available, the net countervailable subsidy rate calculated for Deepak is the subsidy rate assigned to all other producers and exporters, pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(1)(A)(i) of the Act. Final Determination Commerce determines that the following estimated net countervailable subsidy rates exist: Company Subsidy rate (percent ad valorem) Deepak Nitrite Limited .......... 2.40 All Others .............................. 2.40 Disclosure Commerce intends to disclose to interested parties its calculations performed in this final determination within five days of any public announcement, or if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation As a result of our Preliminary Determination and pursuant to sections 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, we instructed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise from India that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after June 21, 2022, which is the date of publication of the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register. In accordance with section 703(d) of the Act, we instructed CBP to discontinue the suspension of liquidation of all entries of subject merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after October 19, 2022, but to continue the suspension of liquidation of all entries of subject merchandise between June 21, 2022, and October 18, 2022. If the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issues a final affirmative injury determination, we will issue a countervailing duty order and require a cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties for such entries of subject merchandise in the amounts indicated above, in accordance with section 706(a) of the Act. If the ITC determines that material injury, or threat of material injury, does not exist, this proceeding will be terminated, and all estimated duties deposited as a result of the suspension of liquidation will be refunded or canceled. ITC Notification In accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, Commerce will notify the ITC of its final affirmative determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of sodium nitrite from India. As Commerce’s final determination is affirmative, in accordance with section VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:01 Jan 05, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06JAN1.SGM 06JAN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 1044 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 4 / Friday, January 6, 2023 / Notices 1 See Barium Chloride from India: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination with Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 87 FR 36460 (June 17, 2022) (Preliminary Determination), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Determination of the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Barium Chloride from India,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 705(b) of the Act, the ITC will determine, within 45 days, whether the domestic industry in the United States is materially injured, or threatened with material injury, by reason of imports of sodium nitrite from India. In addition, we are making available to the ITC all non-privileged and non-proprietary information related to this investigation. We will allow the ITC access to all privileged and business proprietary information in our files, provided the ITC confirms that it will not disclose such information, either publicly or under an administrative protective order (APO), without the written consent of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. If the ITC determines that material injury or threat of material injury does not exist, this proceeding will be terminated, and all cash deposits will be refunded. If the ITC determines that such injury does exist, Commerce will issue a countervailing duty order directing CBP to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, countervailing duties on all imports of the subject merchandise that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the effective date of the suspension of liquidation, as discussed above in the ‘‘Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation’’ section. Notification Regarding APO In the event that the ITC issues a final negative injury determination, this notice will serve as the only reminder to parties subject to the APO of their responsibility concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return/ destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction. Notification to Interested Parties This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections 705(d) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.210(c). Dated: December 30, 2022. Lisa W. Wang, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is sodium nitrite in any form, at any purity level. In addition, the sodium nitrite covered by this investigation may or may not contain an anticaking agent. Examples of names commonly used to reference sodium nitrite are nitrous acid, sodium salt, anti-rust, diazotizing salts, erinitrit, and filmerine. Sodium nitrite’s chemical composition is NaNO2, and it is generally classified under subheading 2834.10.1000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). The American Chemical Society Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) has assigned the name ‘‘sodium nitrite’’ to sodium nitrite. The CAS registry number is 7632–00–0. For purposes of the scope of this investigation, the narrative description is dispositive, not the tariff heading, CAS registry number or CAS name, which are provided for convenience and customs purposes. Appendix II List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Subsidies Valuation IV. Use of Facts Available and Adverse Inferences V. Analysis of Programs VI. Analysis of Comments Comment 1: Whether Provision of Land for Less Than Adequate Remuneration (LTAR) Is Countervailable Comment 2: Whether Commerce Correctly Calculated the Benefits for Provision of Land LTAR Comment 3: Whether the Selection of Land LTAR Benchmark Is Appropriate Comment 4: Whether the Provision of Coal for LTAR Is Countervailable Comment 5: Whether Commerce Correctly Calculated the Benefit for Provision of Coal LTAR Comment 6: Whether Commerce Correctly Calculated the Benchmark for Provision of Coal LTAR Comment 7: Whether Commerce Should Find that Section 35(1)(iv) of the Income Tax Act (ITA), 1961 Is a Countervailable Program Comment 8: Whether Commerce Correctly Calculated the Benefits for Section 35(1)(iv) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 Comment 9: Whether Commerce Should Find that Deepak Failed To Report Benefits Under Other Subsections for Section 35 of the ITA Comment 10: Whether Commerce Should Find Should Find that Deepak and Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corporation (DFPCL) are Cross-Owned Affiliates Comment 11: Whether Commerce Should Find That Other Indian Producers Did Not Cooperate, and Assign a Rate Based on Adverse Inferences (AFA) to These Other Exporters Comment 12: Whether Commerce Should Calculate Benefits for Status Holder Incentive Scheme (SHIS) Comment 13: Whether Commerce Should Correct the Duty Drawback (DDB) Calculation Comment 14: Whether Commerce Should Calculate Benefits Under the Merchandise Export from India Scheme (MEIS) Comment 15: Whether Commerce Chose the Appropriate Benchmark for the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) Preferential Water Rates Program Comment 16: Whether Commerce Correctly Calculated a Benchmark Representing the Delivered Price of Natural Gas VII. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2023–00073 Filed 1–5–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–533–909] Barium Chloride From India: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination AGENCY : Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY : The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of barium chloride from India. DATES : Applicable January 6, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Tyler Weinhold or Harrison Tanchuck, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1121 or (202) 482–7421, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Background On June 17, 2022, Commerce published the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register.1 For a complete description of the events that followed the Preliminary Determination, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 2 The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https:// access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:01 Jan 05, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06JAN1.SGM 06JAN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1