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silicon metal from Kazakhstan. As 

Commerce’s final determination is 

affirmative, in accordance with section 

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. In addition, we are 

making available to the ITC all nonprivileged and nonproprietary 

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. 

Notification Regarding Administrative 

Protective Orders 

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: February 22, 2021. 

James Maeder, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

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) 

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 the 

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 Issues and 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Adverse Inferences 

V. Subsidies Valuation 

VI. Analysis of Programs 

VII. Analysis of Comments 

Comment 1: Whether the Company 

Respondents’ Initial Questionnaire 

Response Should be Accepted 

Comment 2: Whether the Administrative 

Procedures Act (APA) Supports 

Accepting the Company Respondents’ 

Questionnaire Response 

Comment 3: Whether Commerce Should 

Apply Facts Available (FA) Rather Than 

Adverse Facts Available (AFA) in 

Establishing the Countervailing Duty 

(CVD) Rate 

Comment 4: Whether the Petitioners’ 

Allegations of a Conflict-of-Interest 

Warrant the Application of FA Rather 

Than AFA 

Comment 5: Whether Petitioners’ 

Allegations of a Conflict-of-Interest 

Create an Actionable Violation of 

Antitrust Laws 

Comment 6: Whether the Petitioners’ 

Alleged Violation of a Confidentiality 

Agreement Warrants the Application of 

FA Rather Than AFA 

Comment 7: Whether the AFA Rate 

Applied in the Preliminary 

Determination Is Warranted 

Comment 8: Whether Commerce Should 

Rely on Information Provided by the 

Government of Kazakhstan in 

Determining the Countervailability of 

Programs 

Comment 9: Whether Commerce Is 

Required To Exhaust Administrative 

Remedies 

Comment 10: Whether Commerce Imposed 

Provisional Measures Without Adequate 

Consideration 

Comment 11: Whether Commerce Should 

Find That Two Additional Programs Are 

Countervailable 

VIII. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA863] 

Schedules for Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops and 

Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public workshops. 

SUMMARY: Free Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops and Safe 

Handling, Release, and Identification 

Workshops will be held in April, May, 

and June of 2021. Certain fishermen and 

shark dealers are required to attend a 

workshop to meet regulatory 

requirements and to maintain valid 

permits. Specifically, the Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshop is mandatory 

for all federally permitted Atlantic shark 

dealers. The Safe Handling, Release, and 

Identification Workshop is mandatory 

for vessel owners and operators who use 

bottom longline, pelagic longline, or 

gillnet gear, and who have also been 

issued shark or swordfish limited access 

permits. Additional free workshops will 

be conducted during 2021 and will be 

announced in a future notice. 

DATES: The Atlantic Shark Identification 

Workshops will be held on April 16, 

May 6, and June 17, 2021. The Safe 

Handling, Release, and Identification 

Workshops will be held on April 2, 

April 23, May 6, May 19, June 2, and 

June 29, 2021. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for further details. 

ADDRESSES: The Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops will be held in 

Philadelphia, PA; Fort Lauderdale, FL; 

and Boston, MA. The Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

will be held in Palm Coast, FL; 

Warwick, RI; Kenner, LA; Kitty Hawk, 

NC; Panama City, FL; and Philadelphia, 

PA. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

further details on workshop locations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick 

Pearson by phone: (727) 824–5399, or by 

email at rick.a.pearson@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

workshop schedules, registration 

information, and a list of frequently 

asked questions regarding the Atlantic 

Shark Identification and Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification workshops 

are posted online at: https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highlymigratory-species/atlantic-sharkidentification-workshops and https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highlymigratory-species/safe-handling-releaseand-identification-workshops. 

Atlantic Shark Identification 

Workshops 

Since January 1, 2008, Atlantic shark 

dealers have been prohibited from 

receiving, purchasing, trading, or 

bartering for Atlantic sharks unless a 

valid Atlantic Shark Identification 

Workshop certificate is on the premises 

of each business listed under the shark 

dealer permit that first receives Atlantic 

sharks (71 FR 58057; October 2, 2006). 

Dealers who attend and successfully 

complete a workshop are issued a 


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certificate for each place of business that 

is permitted to receive sharks. These 

certificate(s) are valid for three years. 

Thus, certificates that were initially 

issued in 2018 will be expiring in 2021. 

Approximately 180 free Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops have been 

conducted since October 2008. 

Currently, permitted dealers may send 

a proxy to an Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshop. However, if a 

dealer opts to send a proxy, the dealer 

must designate a proxy for each place of 

business covered by the dealer’s permit 

that first receives Atlantic sharks. Only 

one certificate will be issued to each 

proxy. A proxy must be a person who 

is currently employed by a place of 

business covered by the dealer’s permit; 

is a primary participant in the 

identification, weighing, and/or first 

receipt of fish as they are offloaded from 

a vessel; and who fills out dealer 

reports. Atlantic shark dealers are 

prohibited from renewing a Federal 

shark dealer permit unless a valid 

Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop 

certificate for each business location 

that first receives Atlantic sharks has 

been submitted with the permit renewal 

application. Additionally, trucks or 

other conveyances that are extensions of 

a dealer’s place of business must 

possess a copy of a valid dealer or proxy 

Atlantic Shark Identification Workshop 

certificate. 

Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations 

1. April 16, 2021, 12 p.m.–4 p.m., 

Hampton Inn Philadelphia International 

Airport, 8600 Bartram Avenue, 

Philadelphia, PA 19153. 

2. May 6, 2021, 12 p.m.–4 p.m., 

Hampton Inn Cypress Creek, 720 East 

Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, 

FL 33334. 

3. June 17, 2021, 12 p.m.–4 p.m., 

Embassy Suites Boston at Logan Airport, 

207 Porter Street, Boston, MA 02128. 

Registration 

To register for a scheduled Atlantic 

Shark Identification Workshop, please 

contact Eric Sander at ericssharkguide@

yahoo.com or at (386) 852–8588. Preregistration is highly recommended, but 

not required. 

Registration Materials 

To ensure that workshop certificates 

are linked to the correct permits, 

participants will need to bring the 

following specific items to the 

workshop: 

• Atlantic shark dealer permit holders 

must bring proof that the attendee is an 

owner or agent of the business (such as 

articles of incorporation), a copy of the 

applicable permit, and proof of 

identification. 

• Atlantic shark dealer proxies must 

bring documentation from the permitted 

dealer acknowledging that the proxy is 

attending the workshop on behalf of the 

permitted Atlantic shark dealer for a 

specific business location, a copy of the 

appropriate valid permit, and proof of 

identification. 

Workshop Objectives 

The Atlantic Shark Identification 

Workshops are designed to reduce the 

number of unknown and improperly 

identified sharks reported in the dealer 

reporting form and increase the 

accuracy of species-specific dealerreported information. Reducing the 

number of unknown and improperly 

identified sharks will improve quota 

monitoring and the data used in stock 

assessments. These workshops will train 

shark dealer permit holders or their 

proxies to properly identify Atlantic 

shark carcasses. 

Safe Handling, Release, and 

Identification Workshops 

Since January 1, 2007, shark limitedaccess and swordfish limited-access 

permit holders who fish with longline 

or gillnet gear have been required to 

submit a copy of their Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshop 

certificate in order to renew either 

permit (71 FR 58057; October 2, 2006). 

These certificate(s) are valid for 3 years. 

Certificates issued in 2018 will be 

expiring in 2021. As such, vessel 

owners who have not already attended 

a workshop and received a NMFS 

certificate, or vessel owners whose 

certificate(s) will expire prior to the next 

permit renewal, must attend a workshop 

to fish with, or renew, their swordfish 

and shark limited-access permits. 

Additionally, new shark and swordfish 

limited-access permit applicants who 

intend to fish with longline or gillnet 

gear must attend a Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshop 

and submit a copy of their workshop 

certificate before either of the permits 

will be issued. Approximately 370 free 

Safe Handling, Release, and 

Identification Workshops have been 

conducted since 2006. 

In addition to certifying vessel 

owners, at least one operator on board 

vessels issued a limited-access 

swordfish or shark permit that uses 

longline or gillnet gear is required to 

attend a Safe Handling, Release, and 

Identification Workshop and receive a 

certificate. Vessels that have been issued 

a limited-access swordfish or shark 

permit and that use longline or gillnet 

gear may not fish unless both the vessel 

owner and operator have valid 

workshop certificates onboard at all 

times. Vessel operators who have not 

already attended a workshop and 

received a NMFS certificate, or vessel 

operators whose certificate(s) will 

expire prior to their next fishing trip, 

must attend a workshop to operate a 

vessel with swordfish and shark 

limited-access permits that uses 

longline or gillnet gear. 

Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations 

1. April 2, 2021, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Hilton 

Garden Inn, 55 Town Center Boulevard, 

Palm Coast, FL 32164. 

2. April 23, 2021, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., 

Hilton Garden Inn, 1 Thurber Street, 

Warwick, RI 02886. 

3. May 6, 2021, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., 

Hilton—New Orleans Airport, 901 

Airline Drive, Kenner, LA 70062. 

4. May 19, 2021, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Hilton 

Garden Inn, 5353 North Virginia Dare 

Trail, Kitty Hawk, NC 27949. 

5. June 2, 2021, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Hilton 

Garden Inn, 1101 US Highway 231, 

Panama City, FL 32405. 

6. June 29, 2021, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., 

Embassy Suites by Hilton Philadelphia 

Airport, 9000 Bartram Avenue, 

Philadelphia, PA 19153. 

Registration 

To register for a scheduled Safe 

Handling, Release, and Identification 

Workshop, please contact Angler 

Conservation Education at (386) 682– 

0158. Pre-registration is highly 

recommended, but not required. 

Registration Materials 

To ensure that workshop certificates 

are linked to the correct permits, 

participants will need to bring the 

following specific items with them to 

the workshop: 

• Individual vessel owners must 

bring a copy of the appropriate 

swordfish and/or shark permit(s), a copy 

of the vessel registration or 

documentation, and proof of 

identification; 

• Representatives of a businessowned or co-owned vessel must bring 

proof that the individual is an agent of 

the business (such as articles of 

incorporation), a copy of the applicable 

swordfish and/or shark permit(s), and 

proof of identification; and 

• Vessel operators must bring proof of 

identification. 

Workshop Objectives 

The Safe Handling, Release, and 

Identification Workshops are designed 

to teach longline and gillnet fishermen 

the required techniques for the safe 

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or hooked protected species, such as sea 

turtles, marine mammals, smalltooth 

sawfish, Atlantic sturgeon, and 

prohibited sharks. In an effort to 

improve reporting, the proper 

identification of protected species and 

prohibited sharks will also be taught at 

these workshops. Additionally, 

individuals attending these workshops 

will gain a better understanding of the 

requirements for participating in these 

fisheries. The overall goal of these 

workshops is to provide participants 

with the skills needed to reduce the 

mortality of protected species and 

prohibited sharks, which may prevent 

additional regulations on these fisheries 

in the future. 

(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) 

Dated: February 23, 2021. 

Jennifer M. Wallace, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04018 Filed 2–25–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA897] 

Marine Mammals; File Nos. 22306, 

23675, 24334, and 24378 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of applications. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

four applicants have applied in due 

form for a permit to conduct scientific 

research on 58 species of marine 

mammals. The species taken during 

research activities may include the 

following endangered or threatened 

cetaceans: Beluga whale 

(Delphinapterus leucas); blue whale 

(Balaenoptera musculus); bowhead 

whale (Balaena mysticetus); fin whale 

(B. physalus); gray whale (Eschrichtius 

robustus); humpback whale (Megaptera 

novaeangliae); killer whale (Orcinus 

orca); North Pacific right whale 

(Eubalaena japonica); sei whale 

(Balaenoptera borealis); sperm whale 

(Physeter microcephalus); and Southern 

right whale (E. australis); and the 

following endangered or threatened 

pinnipeds: Bearded seal (Erignathus 

barbatus); Guadalupe fur seal 

(Arctocephalus townsendi); ringed seal 

(Phoca hispida spp.); and Steller sea 

lion (Eumetopias jubatus). See the 

applications for a complete list of 

species by stock or listing unit. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

March 29, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: The applications and 

related documents are available for 

review by selecting ‘‘Records Open for 

Public Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ 

box on the Applications and Permits for 

Protected Species (APPS) home page, 

https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then 

selecting applicable File No. from the 

list of available applications. These 

documents are also available upon 

written request via email to 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. 

Written comments on these 

applications should be submitted via 

email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@

noaa.gov. Please include File No. in the 

subject line of the email comment. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@

noaa.gov. The request should set forth 

the specific reasons why a hearing on 

the application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shasta McClenahan, Ph.D. (File Nos. 

22306 and 23675), Amy Hapeman (File 

No. 24334), or Courtney Smith, Ph.D. 

(File No. 24378), (301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permits are requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216), the Endangered Species Act of 

1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.), the regulations governing the 

taking, importing, and exporting of 

endangered and threatened species (50 

CFR parts 222–226), and the Fur Seal 

Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 

et seq.). 

File No. 22306: NMFS, Southwest 

Fisheries Science Center, 8901 La Jolla 

Shores Drive, La Jolla, California 92037, 

(Responsible Party: David Weller, 

Ph.D.), proposes to conduct research on 

48 species of cetaceans and 6 species of 

pinnipeds in U.S. and international 

waters of the Pacific and Southern 

Oceans. The objectives of the research 

are to monitor and understand trends 

and population dynamics of marine 

mammals by collecting data on 

abundance, distribution, density, 

survival, immigration/emigration, 

reproduction, health and condition, 

movement patterns, dive behavior, 

acoustics, demography and stock 

structure. Cetaceans may be taken 

during vessel and aerial surveys, 

including unmanned aircraft systems 

(UAS), for counts, photo-identification, 

photography, videography, 

photogrammetry, behavioral 

observations, passive acoustic 

recordings, biological sampling (exhaled 

air, feces, sloughed skin, and skin and 

blubber biopsies), and tagging (suctioncup and dart/barb). Pinnipeds may be 

taken during manned and unmanned 

aerial and ground surveys for counts, 

photo-identification, photography, 

videography, photogrammetry, and 

collection of scat and spew. Marine 

mammal parts may also be imported, 

exported, salvaged, or received for 

analysis and curation. See the 

application for complete numbers of 

animals requested by species, life stage, 

and procedure. The permit is requested 

for five years. 

File No. 23675: Brianna Witteveen, 

Ph.D., University of Alaska Fairbanks, 

118 Trident Way, Kodiak, AK 99615, 

proposes to conduct research in the 

North Pacific Ocean in Alaska focusing 

on nine cetacean species. The objectives 

of the research are to advance 

knowledge and improve understanding 

of the foraging behavior, prey use, and 

habitat overlap among sympatric 

cetaceans throughout their habitat. 

Cetaceans may be taken during vessel 

surveys for photo-identification, 

behavioral observations, active acoustic 

sonar for prey mapping, biological 

sampling (feces, sloughed skin, 

predation remains, and skin and blubber 

biopsies), and suction-cup tagging. Six 

additional marine mammal species may 

be unintentionally harassed during 

research targeting cetaceans. See the 

application for complete numbers of 

animals requested by species, life stage, 

and procedure. The permit is requested 

for 5 years. 

File No. 24334: Alaska Department of 

Fish and Game, P.O. Box 25526, Juneau, 

AK 99802, (Responsible Party: Lori 

Quakenbush, Ph.D.) proposes to 

conduct research on five whale species 

in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort 

seas (U.S. and international waters) 

adjacent to Alaska. Research topics 

would include movements, habitat use, 

migration routes, body condition, 

predation, stock structure, population 

abundance, behavior relative to feeding, 

social interactions, human disturbance, 

and social structure. Researchers would 

conduct vessel surveys for tagging (dart/ 

barb, deep implant, suction cup, or 

dorsal ridge attachments depending on 

species), biopsy sampling, photoidentification, and UAS surveys for all 

species. The applicant also requests to 

conduct manned aerial surveys and 

captures for tagging with biological 

sample collection of four beluga whale 

stocks. The applicant also requests 


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