82 FR 37847 - Silicon Metal From the Republic of Kazakhstan: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 155 (August 14, 2017)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 155 (August 14, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 155 (Monday, August 14, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 37847-37849] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-17112] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C-834-808] Silicon Metal From the Republic of Kazakhstan: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of silicon metal from the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan). The period of investigation is January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. DATES: Effective August 14, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terre Keaton Stefanova or Rebecca Janz, 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- 1280 or (202) 482-2972, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 703(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The Department published the notice of initiation of this investigation on April 4, 2017.\1\ On May 16, 2017, the Department postponed the preliminary determination of this investigation and the revised deadline is now August 7, 2017.\2\ For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\3\ Tau-Ken Temir LLP (Tau-Ken Temir), a producer and exporter of silicon metal from Kazakhstan, is the sole mandatory respondent for which we have determined there were exports during the period of investigation to the United States. 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, and is available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Silicon Metal from Australia, Brazil, and Kazakhstan: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 82 FR 16356 (April 4, 2017) (Initiation Notice). \2\ See Silicon Metal From Australia, Brazil, and Kazakhstan: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 82 FR 22490 (May 16, 2017). \3\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination of the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Silicon Metal from the Republic of Kazakhstan,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is silicon metal from Kazakhstan. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I. Scope Comments In accordance with the preamble to the Department's regulations,\4\ the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).\5\ Certain interested parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. For a summary of the product coverage comments and rebuttal responses submitted to the record for this preliminary determination, and accompanying discussion and analysis of all comments timely received, see the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum.\6\ The Department preliminarily is not modifying the scope language as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. See Appendix I. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). \5\ See Initiation Notice. \6\ See Memorandum, ``Silicon Metal from Australia, Brazil, Kazakhstan, and Norway: Scope Comments Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determinations,'' dated June 27, 2017 (Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Methodology The Department is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, the Department 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.\7\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \7\ 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In its questionnaire responses, Tau-Ken Temir refused to provide the Department with requested information or analyze whether its cross- owned companies received countervailable subsidies.\8\ Furthermore, the Government of Kazakhstan's (GOK)'s initial questionnaire response was wholly deficient with respect to an allegation that electricity was sold to Tau-Ken Temir for less than adequate remuneration, and its supplemental response regarding this allegation was untimely filed.\9\ Thus, the Department has relied on facts available as part of its analysis. Additionally, because we find that Tau-Ken Temir and the GOK did not act to the best of their abilities to respond to the Department's requests for information and, therefore, impeded this investigation, we drew an adverse inference where appropriate in selecting from among the facts otherwise available.\10\ For further information, see ``Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences'' in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ See Tau-Ken Temir's Supplemental Affiliation Response, dated May 15, 2017 (Tau-Ken Temir May 15, 2017 SAFFR). \9\ See GOK's June 1, 2017 Initial Questionnaire Response (GOK June 1, 2017 IQR). \10\ See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alignment On March 28, 2017, the Department initiated this countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of silicon metal from Kazakhstan.\11\ On the same day, the Department also initiated antidumping duty (AD) investigations of silicon metal from Australia, Brazil, and Norway.\12\ This CVD investigation and the AD investigations of Australia, Brazil, and Norway cover the same class or kind of merchandise. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \11\ See Initiation Notice, 82 FR 16356. \12\ See Silicon Metal from Australia, Brazil, and Norway: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 82 FR 16352 (April 4, 2017). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- As noted in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4), the Department is aligning the final CVD determination in this investigation with the final determinations in the companion AD investigations of silicon metal from Australia, Brazil, and Norway based on [[Page 37848]] a request made by the petitioner.\13\ Consequently, the final CVD determination will be issued on the same date as the final AD determinations for Australia, Brazil, and Norway, which are currently scheduled to be issued no later than December 18, 2017, unless postponed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \13\ See Letter from the petitioner, ``Silicon Metal from Australia, Brazil, and Kazakhstan; Countervailing Duty Investigations; Request for Alignment of Final Determinations,'' dated July 10, 2017. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- All-Others Rate Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that in the preliminary determination, the Department 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 or 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, the Department may use any reasonable method to establish the estimated subsidy rate for all-other producers or exporters. In this investigation, the Department preliminarily assigned a rate based entirely on facts available to Tau-Ken Temir. Accordingly, we are using ``any reasonable method'' to establish the all-others rate. We find that it is reasonable to rely on the rate established for Tau-Ken Temir as the all-others rate, particularly because there is no other information on the record that can be used to determine an all-others rate.\14\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \14\ See, e.g., Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel from the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 79 FR 59221 (October 1, 2014), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 1; Circular Welded Carbon- Quality Steel Pipe from India: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 77 FR 64468, 64470 (October 22, 2012); and Certain Potassium Phosphate Salts from the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Termination of Critical Circumstances Inquiry, 75 FR 30375 (June 1, 2010). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Determination The Department preliminarily determines that the following estimated countervailable subsidy rates exist: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subsidy Company rate (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tau-Ken Temir LLP \15\...................................... 120.00 All-Others.................................................. 120.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Suspension of Liquidation --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \15\ As discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, the Department has found the following companies to be cross-owned with Tau-Ken Temir LLP: JSC NMC Tau-Ken Samruk and LLP Silicon Mining. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In accordance with section 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, the Department 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), the Department will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the rates indicated above. Disclosure Normally, the Department discloses to interested parties the calculations performed in connection with a preliminary determination within five days of the public announcement of, 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 the Department preliminarily applied facts available with an adverse inference to the individually examined company Tau-Ken Temir in this investigation in accordance with section 776 of the Act, and the applied facts available rate is based solely on the corporate income tax rate in Kazakhstan, there are no calculations to disclose. Verification Because both Tau-Ken Temir and the GOK did not provide information requested by the Department, and the Department preliminarily determines that Tau-Ken Temir and the GOK have been uncooperative, we do not intend to 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 five days after the deadline date for case briefs.\16\ 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \16\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, the Department intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 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, the Department will notify the International Trade Commission (ITC) of its determination. If the final determination is affirmative, the ITC will make its final injury determination 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: August 7, 2017. Carole Showers, Executive Director, Office of Policy performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I Scope of the Investigation The scope of this investigation covers all forms and sizes of silicon metal, including silicon metal powder. Silicon metal contains at least 85.00 percent but less than 99.99 percent silicon, and less than 4.00 percent iron, by actual weight. Semiconductor grade silicon (merchandise containing at least 99.99 percent silicon by actual weight and classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) [[Page 37849]] subheading 2804.61.0000) is excluded from the scope of this investigation. Silicon metal is currently classifiable under subheadings 2804.69.1000 and 2804.69.5000 of the HTSUS. While HTSUS numbers are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope remains dispositive. Appendix II List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Period of Investigation IV. Scope Comments V. Respondent Selection VI. Injury Test VII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences VIII. Calculation of the All-Others Rate IX. Conclusion [FR Doc. 2017-17112 Filed 8-11-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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Dated: August 9, 2017. Temir LLP (Tau-Ken Temir), a producer 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy
James Maeder, and exporter of silicon metal from programs found countervailable, the
Senior Director, perfoming the Duties of Kazakhstan, is the sole mandatory Department preliminarily determines
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping respondent for which we have that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial
and Countervailing Duty Operations. determined there were exports during contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that
[FR Doc. 2017–17114 Filed 8–11–17; 8:45 am] the period of investigation to the United gives rise to a benefit to the recipient,
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P States. A list of topics discussed in the and that the subsidy is specific.7
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is In its questionnaire responses, Tau-
included as Appendix II to this notice. Ken Temir refused to provide the
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE The Preliminary Decision Memorandum Department with requested information
is a public document and is on file or analyze whether its cross-owned
International Trade Administration electronically via Enforcement and companies received countervailable
[C–834–808] Compliance’s Antidumping and subsidies.8 Furthermore, the
Countervailing Duty Centralized Government of Kazakhstan’s (GOK)’s
Silicon Metal From the Republic of Electronic Service System (ACCESS). initial questionnaire response was
Kazakhstan: Preliminary Affirmative ACCESS is available to registered users wholly deficient with respect to an
Countervailing Duty Determination and at http://access.trade.gov, and is allegation that electricity was sold to
Alignment of Final Determination With available to all parties in the Central Tau-Ken Temir for less than adequate
Final Antidumping Duty Determination Records Unit, room B8024 of the main remuneration, and its supplemental
Department of Commerce building. In response regarding this allegation was
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, addition, a complete version of the untimely filed.9 Thus, the Department
International Trade Administration, Preliminary Decision Memorandum can has relied on facts available as part of
Department of Commerce. be accessed directly at http:// its analysis. Additionally, because we
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed find that Tau-Ken Temir and the GOK
(the Department) preliminarily and electronic versions of the did not act to the best of their abilities
determines that countervailable Preliminary Decision Memorandum are to respond to the Department’s requests
subsidies are being provided to identical in content. for information and, therefore, impeded
producers and exporters of silicon metal this investigation, we drew an adverse
Scope of the Investigation inference where appropriate in selecting
from the Republic of Kazakhstan
(Kazakhstan). The period of The product covered by this from among the facts otherwise
investigation is January 1, 2016, through investigation is silicon metal from available.10 For further information, see
December 31, 2016. Kazakhstan. For a complete description ‘‘Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
DATES: Effective August 14, 2017. of the scope of this investigation, see Adverse Inferences’’ in the Preliminary
Appendix I. Decision Memorandum.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Terre Keaton Stefanova or Rebecca Janz, Scope Comments Alignment
AD/CVD Operations, Office II, In accordance with the preamble to On March 28, 2017, the Department
Enforcement and Compliance, the Department’s regulations,4 the initiated this countervailing duty (CVD)
International Trade Administration, Initiation Notice set aside a period of investigation of silicon metal from
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 time for parties to raise issues regarding Kazakhstan.11 On the same day, the
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, product coverage (i.e., scope).5 Certain Department also initiated antidumping
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1280 or interested parties commented on the duty (AD) investigations of silicon metal
(202) 482–2972, respectively. scope of the investigation as it appeared from Australia, Brazil, and Norway.12
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: in the Initiation Notice. For a summary This CVD investigation and the AD
of the product coverage comments and investigations of Australia, Brazil, and
Background
rebuttal responses submitted to the Norway cover the same class or kind of
This preliminary determination is record for this preliminary merchandise.
made in accordance with section 703(b) determination, and accompanying As noted in the Preliminary Decision
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended discussion and analysis of all comments Memorandum, in accordance with
(the Act). The Department published the timely received, see the Preliminary section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
notice of initiation of this investigation Scope Decision Memorandum.6 The 351.210(b)(4), the Department is
on April 4, 2017.1 On May 16, 2017, the Department preliminarily is not aligning the final CVD determination in
Department postponed the preliminary modifying the scope language as it this investigation with the final
determination of this investigation and appeared in the Initiation Notice. See determinations in the companion AD
the revised deadline is now August 7, Appendix I. investigations of silicon metal from
2017.2 For a complete description of the Australia, Brazil, and Norway based on
Methodology
events that followed the initiation of
this investigation, see the Preliminary The Department is conducting this 7 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act
Decision Memorandum.3 Tau-Ken investigation in accordance with section regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E)
of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of
1 See Silicon Metal from Australia, Brazil, and from the Republic of Kazakhstan,’’ dated the Act regarding specificity.
8 See Tau-Ken Temir’s Supplemental Affiliation
Kazakhstan: Initiation of Countervailing Duty concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
Investigations, 82 FR 16356 (April 4, 2017) notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). Response, dated May 15, 2017 (Tau-Ken Temir May
(Initiation Notice). 4 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 15, 2017 SAFFR).
9 See GOK’s June 1, 2017 Initial Questionnaire
2 See Silicon Metal From Australia, Brazil, and Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
Kazakhstan: Postponement of Preliminary 5 See Initiation Notice. Response (GOK June 1, 2017 IQR).
10 See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.
Determinations of Countervailing Duty 6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Silicon Metal from
Investigations, 82 FR 22490 (May 16, 2017). Australia, Brazil, Kazakhstan, and Norway: Scope 11 See Initiation Notice, 82 FR 16356.
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for Comments Decision Memorandum for the 12 See Silicon Metal from Australia, Brazil, and
the Preliminary Determination of the Preliminary Determinations,’’ dated June 27, 2017 Norway: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
Countervailing Duty Investigation of Silicon Metal (Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum). Investigations, 82 FR 16352 (April 4, 2017).
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the scope of this investigation. noaa.gov) at least 3 days in advance of
Silicon metal is currently classifiable the call to receive documents via email. National Oceanic and Atmospheric
under subheadings 2804.69.1000 and Administration
2804.69.5000 of the HTSUS. While HTSUS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
numbers are provided for convenience and Emily Crigler, NMFS Pacific Islands RIN 0648–XF431
customs purposes, the written description of Regional Office; 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg.
the scope remains dispositive. 176, Honolulu, HI 96818; telephone: Endangered Species; File No. 21516
Appendix II 808–725–5036; facsimile: 808–725– AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
5215; email: emily.crigler@noaa.gov. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
I. Summary accordance with the Western and Commerce.
II. Background Central Pacific Fisheries Convention ACTION: Notice of availability; request
III. Period of Investigation Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et for public comments.
IV. Scope Comments seq.), the Permanent Advisory
V. Respondent Selection Committee, or PAC, has been formed to SUMMARY: We, NMFS, have received an
VI. Injury Test application from Virginia Electric and
VII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
advise the U.S. Commissioners to the
WCPFC. Members of the PAC have been Power Company, D.B.A. Dominion
Adverse Inferences Virginia Power (Dominion) for an
VIII. Calculation of the All-Others Rate appointed by the Secretary of Commerce
in consultation with the U.S. incidental take permit, pursuant to the
IX. Conclusion
Commissioners to the WCPFC. The PAC Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973,
[FR Doc. 2017–17112 Filed 8–11–17; 8:45 am] as amended, for activities associated
supports the work of the U.S. National
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Section to the WCPFC in an advisory with the otherwise lawful continued
capacity. The U.S. National Section is operation and maintenance of the
made up of the U.S. Commissioners and Dominion Chesterfield Power Station
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (CPS) in Chesterfield, VA. We are
the Department of State. NMFS Pacific
National Oceanic and Atmospheric considering issuing a 10-year permit to
Islands Regional Office provides
Administration the applicant that would authorize take
administrative and technical support to
of ESA-listed Atlantic sturgeon
RIN 0648–XF604 the PAC in cooperation with the
(Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) from
Department of State. More information
the Chesapeake Bay Distinct Population
Permanent Advisory Committee To on the WCPFC, established under the
Segment (DPS) incidental to otherwise
Advise the U.S. Commissioners to the Convention on the Conservation and
lawful activities associated with the
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Management of Highly Migratory Fish
withdrawal of cooling water from the
Commission; Meeting Announcement Stocks in the Western and Central
James River and entrainment and
Pacific Ocean, can be found on the
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries impingement sampling required by the
WCPFC Web site: http://wcpfc.int/.
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Clean Water Act. Pursuant to the ESA
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Meeting Topics and the National Environmental Policy
Commerce. Act (NEPA), we announce the
The purpose of the September 12, availability of Dominion’s ITP
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
2017, conference call is to discuss application and draft habitat
SUMMARY: NMFS announces a public outcomes of: The 2017 regular session of conservation plan (HCP), as well as our
meeting of the Permanent Advisory the WCPFC Scientific Committee draft environmental assessment (EA),
Committee (PAC) to advise the U.S. (SC13), the 2017 regular session of the for public review and comment. We
Commissioners to the Commission for WCPFC Northern Committee (NC13), provide this notice to seek comments
the Conservation and Management of and the Intersessional Meeting to from the public and Federal, Tribal,
Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the progress the draft Bridging CMM on State, and local governments.
Western and Central Pacific Ocean Tropical Tuna. There will also be a DATES: To allow for timely processing of
(WCPFC) on September 12, 2017. discussion on topics relevant to the the permit application, we must receive
DATES: The meeting of the PAC will be
subsequent regular session of the your comments no later than September
held via conference call on September Technical and Compliance Committee 13, 2017.
12, 2017, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. HST (or (TCC13).
ADDRESSES: The application is available
until business is concluded). Members Special Accommodations for download and review at http://
of the public may submit written www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/esa_
comments; comments must be received The conference call is accessible to review.htm under the section heading
by September 7, 2017. people with disabilities. Requests for ESA section 10(a)(1)(B) Permits and
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be sign language interpretation or other Applications and at http://
conducted via conference call. For auxiliary aids should be directed to www.regulations.gov. The application is
details on how to call in to the Emily Crigler at 808–725–5036 at least also available upon written request or
conference line or to submit comments, ten working days prior to the meeting. by appointment in the following office:
please contact Emily Crigler, NMFS Protected Resources Division, NMFS
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