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11See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD 

Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension 

of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). 

1See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Certain 

Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of 

Vietnam, 68 FR 47909 (August 12, 2003) (Order). 

2See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84 

FR 52067 (October 1, 2019) (Notice of Initiation). 

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. 

Parties are reminded that briefs and 

hearing requests are to be filed 

electronically using ACCESS and that 

electronically filed documents must be 

received successfully in their entirety by 

5 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. 

Note that Commerce has temporarily 

modified certain of its requirements for 

serving documents containing business 

proprietary information, until further 

notice.11

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 703(f) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the 

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 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). 

Dated: November 23, 2020. 

Jeffrey I. Kessler, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation consists of twist ties, which are 

thin, bendable ties for closing containers, 

such as bags, bundle items, or identifying 

objects. A twist tie in most circumstances is 

comprised of one or more metal wires 

encased in a covering material, which allows 

the tie to retain its shape and bind against 

itself. However, it is possible to make a twist 

tie with plastic and no metal wires. The 

metal wire that is generally used in a twist 

tie is stainless or galvanized steel and 

typically measures between the gauges of 19 

(.0410′′ diameter) and 31 (.0132′′) (American 

Standard Wire Gauge). A twist tie usually has 

a width between .075′′ and 1′′ in the crossmachine direction (width of the tie— 

measurement perpendicular with the wire); a 

thickness between .015′′ and .045′′ over the 

wire; and a thickness between .002′′ and 

.020′′ in areas without wire. The scope 

includes an all-plastic twist tie containing a 

plastic core as well as a plastic covering (the 

wing) over the core, just like paper and/or 

plastic in a metal tie. An all-plastic twist tie 

(without metal wire) would be of the same 

measurements as a twist tie containing one 

or more metal wires. Twist ties are 

commonly available individually in pre-cut 

lengths (‘‘singles’’), wound in large spools to 

be cut later by machine or hand, or in 

perforated sheets of spooled or single twist 

ties that are later slit by machine or by hand 

(‘‘gangs’’). 

The covering material of a twist tie may be 

paper (metallic or plain), or plastic, and can 

be dyed in a variety of colors with or without 

printing. A twist tie may have the same 

covering material on both sides or one side 

of paper and one side of plastic. When 

comprised of two sides of paper, the paper 

material is bound together with an adhesive 

or plastic. A twist tie may also have a tag or 

label attached to it or a pre-applied adhesive 

attached to it. 

Excluded from the scope of the order are 

twist ties packaged with bags for sale together 

where the quantity of twist ties does not 

exceed twice the number of bags in each 

package. Also excluded are twists ties that 

constitute part of the packaging of the 

imported product, for example, merchandise 

anchored/secured to a backing with twist ties 

in the retail package or a bag of bread that 

is closed with a twist tie. 

Twist ties are imported into the United 

States under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 

the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 

8309.90.0000 and 5609.00.3000. Subject 

merchandise may also enter under HTSUS 

subheadings 3920.51.5000, 3923.90.0080, 

3926.90.9990, 4811.59.6000, 4821.10.2000, 

4821.10.4000, 4821.90.2000, 4821.90.4000, 

and 4823.90.8600. These HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for reference only. 

The written description of the scope of the 

investigation is dispositive. 

Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed 

in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Investigation 

IV. Injury Test 

V. Diversification of China’s Economy 

VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Adverse Inferences 

VII. Analysis of Programs 

VIII. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–552–801] 

Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the 

Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 

Continuation of Antidumping Duty 

Order 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: As a result of the 

determinations by the Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) and the 

International Trade Commission (ITC) 

that revocation of the antidumping duty 

(AD) order on certain frozen fish fillets 

(fish fillets) from the Socialist Republic 

of Vietnam (Vietnam) would likely lead 

to continuation or recurrence of 

dumping and material injury to an 

industry in the United States, 

Commerce is publishing a notice of 

continuation of the AD order. 

DATES: Applicable December 1, 2020. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Javier Barrientos, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2243. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On August 12, 2003, Commerce 

published the AD order on fish fillets 

from Vietnam.1

On October 1, 2019, Commerce 

published the Notice of Initiation of the 

five-year review of the AD order on fish 

fillets from Vietnam, pursuant to section 

751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (the Act).2 Commerce 


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3The domestic interested parties are the Catfish 

Farmers of America and individual U.S. catfish 

processors: America’s Catch, Inc.; Alabama Catfish, 

LLC d/b/a Harvest Select Catfish, Inc.; Consolidated 

Catfish Companies, LLC d/b/a Country Select 

Catfish; Delta Pride Catfish, Inc.; Guidry’s Catfish, 

Inc.; Heartland Catfish Company; Magnolia 

Processing, Inc. d/b/a Pride of the Pond; and 

Simmons Farm Raised Catfish, Inc. 

4See Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist 

Republic of Vietnam: Final Results of the Expedited 

Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty 

Order, 85 FR 6500 (February 5, 2020). 

5See Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from Vietnam, 85 

FR 75034 (November 24, 2020); see also Certain 

Frozen Fish Fillets from Vietnam, Inv. No. 731–TA– 

1012 (Third Review), USITC Pub. 5135, dated 

November 2020. 

conducted this sunset review on an 

expedited basis, pursuant to section 

751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), because it 

received a complete, timely, and 

adequate response from domestic 

interested parties,3 but no substantive 

response from respondent interested 

parties. As a result of its review, 

Commerce determined that revocation 

of the Order would likely lead to 

continuation or recurrence of dumping. 

Commerce also notified the ITC of the 

magnitude of the dumping margins 

likely to prevail should the Order be 

revoked.4 On November 24, 2020, the 

ITC published its determination, 

pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(a) of 

the Act, that revocation of the Order 

would likely lead to a continuation or 

recurrence of material injury to an 

industry in the United States within a 

reasonably foreseeable time.5

Scope of the Order 

The product covered by the Order is 

frozen fish fillets, including regular, 

shank, and strip fillets and portions 

thereof, whether or not breaded or 

marinated, of the species Pangasius 

bocourti, Pangasius hypophthalmus 

(also known as Pangasius pangasius) 

and Pangasius micronemus. 

Frozen fish fillets are lengthwise cuts 

of whole fish. The fillet products 

covered by the scope include boneless 

fillets with the belly flap intact 

(‘‘regular’’ fillets), boneless fillets with 

the belly flap removed (‘‘shank’’ fillets) 

and boneless shank fillets cut into strips 

(‘‘fillet strips/finger’’), which include 

fillets cut into strips, chunks, blocks, 

skewers, or any other shape. 

Specifically excluded from the scope 

are frozen whole fish (whether or not 

dressed), frozen steaks, and frozen bellyflap nuggets. Frozen whole, dressed fish 

are deheaded, skinned, and eviscerated. 

Steaks are bone-in, cross-section cuts of 

dressed fish. Nuggets are the belly-flaps. 

The subject merchandise will be 

hereinafter referred to as frozen ‘‘basa’’ 

and ‘‘tra’’ fillets, which are the 

Vietnamese common names for these 

species of fish. These products are 

classifiable under tariff article codes 

0304.29.6033, 0304.62.0020, 

0305.59.0000, 0305.59.4000, 

1604.19.2000, 1604.19.2100, 

1604.19.3000, 1604.19.3100, 

1604.19.4000, 1604.19.4100, 

1604.19.5000, 1604.19.5100, 

1604.19.6100 and 1604.19.8100 (Frozen 

Fish Fillets of the species Pangasius 

including basa and tra) of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS). 

The Order covers all frozen fish fillets 

meeting the above specifications, 

regardless of tariff classification. 

Although the HTSUS subheadings are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes, our written description of the 

scope of the Order is dispositive. 

Continuation of the Order 

As a result of the determinations by 

Commerce and the ITC that revocation 

of the Order would likely lead to a 

continuation or recurrence of dumping 

and material injury to an industry in the 

United States, pursuant to section 

751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.218(a), Commerce hereby orders the 

continuation of the Order on fish fillets 

from Vietnam. 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

will continue to collect AD cash 

deposits at the rates in effect at the time 

of entry for all imports of subject 

merchandise. The effective date of the 

continuation of the Order will be the 

date of publication in the Federal 

Register of this notice of continuation. 

Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.218(c)(2), Commerce 

intends to initiate the next sunset 

review of the Order not later than 30 

days prior to the fifth anniversary of the 

effective date of continuation. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This five-year sunset review and this 

notice are in accordance with section 

751(c) of the Act and published 

pursuant to section 777(i)(1) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4). 

Dated: November 24, 2020. 

Jeffrey I. Kessler, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

National Conference on Weights and 

Measures Annual and Interim Meeting 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The combined 105th Annual 

and 2021 Interim Meeting of the 

National Conference on Weights and 

Measures (NCWM) will be held using a 

virtual meeting platform and in-person 

at the Sirata Beach Hotel & Conference 

Center, St. Pete Beach, Florida, from 

Sunday, January 10, 2021, through 

Friday, January 15, 2021. This notice 

contains information about significant 

items on the NCWM Committee agendas 

but does not include all agenda items. 

As a result, the items are not 

consecutively numbered. 

DATES: The 105th Annual Meeting will 

be held from Sunday, January 10, 2021, 

through Tuesday, January 12, 2021. The 

2021 Interim Meeting will follow on 

Wednesday, January 13, 2021 through 

Friday, January 15, 2021. The meeting 

schedule will be available on the 

NCWM website at www.ncwm.com. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held 

using a virtual meeting platform and inperson at the Sirata Beach Hotel & 

Conference Center, St. Pete Beach, 

Florida. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Douglas Olson, NIST, Office of Weights 

and Measures, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 

2600, Gaithersburg, MD 20899–2600. 

You may also contact Dr. Olson at (301) 

975–2956 or by email at douglas.olson@

nist.gov. The meeting is open to the 

public, but a paid registration is 

required. Please see the NCWM website 

(www.ncwm.net) to view the meeting 

agendas, registration forms, and hotel 

reservation information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Publication of this notice on the 

NCWM’s behalf is undertaken as a 

public service and does not itself 

constitute an endorsement by the 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST) of the content of the 

notice. NIST participates in the NCWM 

as an NCWM member and pursuant to 

15 U.S.C. 272(b)(10) and (c)(4) and in 

accordance with Federal policy (e.g., 

OMB Circular A–119 ‘‘Federal 

Participation in the Development and 

Use of Voluntary Consensus 

Standards’’). 

The NCWM is an organization of 

weights and measures officials of the 


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