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13See Adisseo France’s Letter, ‘‘Methionine from 

France: Request for Postponement of Final 

Determination and Provisional Measures Period,’’ 

dated February 5, 2021, at 1. 

14 Id. at 2. 

15See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Methionine from 

France: Opposition to Extension of Final 

Determination,’’ dated February 9, 2021. 

16See Adisseo France’s Letter, ‘‘Methionine from 

France: Withdrawal from Investigation and 

Withdrawal of Proprietary Information,’’ dated 

January 22, 2021. 

17 Id. at 2. 

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 of the hearing. 

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 February 5, 2021, pursuant to 19 

CFR 351.210(e), Adisseo France 

requested a postponement of the final 

determination of this investigation in 

the case of an affirmative determination 

by Commerce.13 Furthermore, pursuant 

to section 733(d) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.210(e)(2), Adisseo France agreed to 

an extension of provisional measures in 

this investigation from a period of four 

to no more than six months.14 The 

petitioner submitted an opposition to 

Adisseo France’s postponement because 

of Adisseo France’s withdrawal from the 

investigation.15

Ordinarily, in accordance with 

section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), Commerce will 

grant an extension if: (1) The 

preliminary determination is 

affirmative; (2) the requesting exporter, 

and in this case producer, accounts for 

a significant proportion of exports of 

subject merchandise; and (3) no 

compelling reasons for denial exist. In 

this investigation, Commerce has 

determined that Adisseo France’s 

withdrawal provides a compelling 

reason to deny Adisseo France’s request 

for postponement, because Adisseo 

France represents both mandatory 

respondents and has withdrawn from 

this investigation.16 Furthermore, 

Adisseo France has indicated that it will 

no longer respond to Commerce’s 

requests for information.17 Therefore, 

because Commerce will not receive 

further information from Adisseo France 

for the remainder of this investigation 

nor conduct verification, Commerce will 

not be postponing its final 

determination in this investigation. 

Moreover, because the final 

determination will not be postponed, 

Commerce will not be extending 

provisional measures. Accordingly, 

Commerce will make its final 

determination no later than 75 days 

after the date of publication of this 

preliminary determination, pursuant to 

section 735(a)(1) of the Act. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 733(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 

imports of methionine from France 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: February 24, 2021. 

Christian Marsh, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation is methionine and dl-Hydroxy 

analogue of dl-methionine, also known as 2- 

Hydroxy 4-(Methylthio) Butanoic acid 

(HMTBa), regardless of purity, particle size, 

grade, or physical form. Methionine has the 

chemical formula C5H11NO2S, liquid HMTBa 

has the chemical formula C5H10O3S, and dry 

HMTBa has the chemical formula 

(C5H9O3S)2Ca. 

Subject merchandise also includes 

methionine processed in a third country 

including, but not limited to, refining, 

converting from liquid to dry or dry to liquid 

form, or any other processing that would not 

otherwise remove the merchandise from the 

scope of these investigations if performed in 

the country of manufacture of the in-scope 

methionine or dl-Hydroxy analogue of dlmethionine. 

The scope also includes methionine that is 

commingled (i.e., mixed or combined) with 

methionine from sources not subject to these 

investigations. Only the subject component 

of such commingled products is covered by 

the scope of these investigations. 

Excluded from this investigation is United 

States Pharmacopoeia (USP) grade 

methionine. In order to qualify for this 

exclusion, USP grade methionine must meet 

or exceed all of the chemical, purity, 

performance, and labeling requirements of 

the United States Pharmacopeia and the 

National Formulary for USP grade 

methionine. 

Methionine is currently classified under 

subheadings 2930.40.0000 and 2930.90.4600 

of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS). Methionine has the 

Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry 

numbers 583–91–5, 4857–44–7, 59–51–8 and 

922–50–9. While the HTSUS subheadings 

and CAS registry numbers 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 Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Scope of Investigation 

V. Scope Comments 

VI. Return of Record Information 

VII. Application of Facts Available and Use 

of Adverse Inferences 

VIII. All-Others Rate 

IX. Critical Circumstances 

X. Recommendation 

[FR Doc. 2021–04415 Filed 3–3–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Notice of Scope Rulings 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) hereby publishes a list of 

scope rulings and anti-circumvention 

determinations made during the period 

October 1, 2020–December 31, 2020. We 

intend to publish future lists after the 

close of the next calendar quarter. 

DATES: Applicable March 4, 2021. 


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1See 19 CFR 351.225(o). 

2See Notice of Scope Rulings, 85 FR 77494 

(December 2, 2020). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marcia E. Short, AD/CVD Operations, 

Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

202–482–1560. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Commerce regulations provide that it 

will publish in the Federal Register a 

list of scope rulings on a quarterly 

basis.1 Our most recent notification of 

scope rulings was published on 

December 2, 2020.2 This current notice 

covers all scope rulings and anticircumvention determinations made by 

Enforcement and Compliance from 

October 1, 2020 through December 31, 

2020. 

Scope Rulings Made October 1, 2020 

Through December 31, 2020 

People’s Republic of China (China) 

A–570–092: Mattresses From China 

Requestor: Excelligence Learning 

Corporation. The compact crib mattress 

is not covered by the scope of the 

antidumping duty (AD) order on 

mattresses from China because it does 

not meet the scope’s dimensional 

requirements for length or width to be 

considered a youth mattress; October 1, 

2020. 

A–570–112 and C–570–113: Certain 

Collated Steel Staples From China 

Requestor: Sailrite Enterprises, Inc. 

Sailrite’s 80-Series collated stainless 

steel and galvanized steel staples are 

outside of the scope of the AD and 

countervailing duty (CVD) orders 

because they have a nominal diameter 

of 0.028 inches, which falls outside the 

0.0355 and 0.0830 inch scope specified 

in the scope of the orders; October 14, 

2020. 

A–570–899: Certain Artist Canvas From 

China 

Requestor: Permalite, Inc. (Permalite). 

Permalite’s inkjet printable canvas is 

outside the scope of the AD order on 

certain artist canvas from China because 

the priming/coating of the raw woven 

polyester cloth occurs in Thailand; 

October 21, 2020. 

A–570–979 and C–570–980: Crystalline 

Silicon Photovoltaic Cells From China 

Requestor: SunSpark Technology Inc. 

Solar cells and panels/modules 

produced in Vietnam from raw wafers 

imported from China (i.e., wafers that do 

not yet have a p/n junction) are not 

within the scope of the AD and CVD 

orders on solar cells from China; 

October 23, 2020. 

A–570–042 and C–570–043: Stainless 

Steel Sheet and Strip From China 

Requestor: Concept2, Inc. Flywheel 

Housing Perforated Screens (FHPS), 

imported by Concept2 Inc., are not 

covered by the scope of the AD and CVD 

orders on stainless steel sheet and strip 

from China based on the totality of our 

analysis of the plain language of the 

scope and the criteria set forth under 19 

CFR 351.225(k)(1) and (2); November 

24, 2020. 

A–570–952 and C–570–953: Narrow 

Woven Ribbons From China 

Requestor: Spin Master, Inc. The 

woven polyester ribbons contained 

within ‘‘Cool Maker Hollywood Hair 

Studio’’ role play kit and the ‘‘Cool 

Maker Hollywood Hair Studio Refill 

Pack’’ imported by Spin Master, Inc. are 

within the scope of the AD and CVD 

orders on narrow woven ribbons with 

woven selvedge from China; December 

8, 2020. 

A–570–916 and C–570–917: Laminated 

Woven Sacks From China 

Requestor: HL Packaging Group Inc. 

Two models of reusable shopping bags 

imported by HL Packaging Group Inc. 

are covered by the scope of the AD and 

CVD orders on laminated woven sacks 

from China because they meet the 

physical description identified in the 

scope; December 23, 2020. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on the completeness of this 

list of completed scope inquiries and 

anti-circumvention determinations 

made during the period October 1, 2020, 

through December 31, 2020. Contact 

information for the submission of such 

comment is provided above. This notice 

is published in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.225(o). 

Dated: February 26, 2021. 

James Maeder, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04478 Filed 3–3–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RIN 0648–XA858] 

Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental 

to Specific Activities; Taking of Marine 

Mammals Incidental to Pile Driving and 

Removal Activities During 

Construction of the Hoonah Marine 

Industrial Center Cargo Dock Project, 

Hoonah, Alaska 

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 Hoonah (City) for 

authorization to take marine mammals 

incidental to pile driving and removal 

activities during construction upgrades 

of a cargo dock at the city-owned 

Hoonah Marine Industrial Center 

(HMIC) in Port Frederick Inlet on 

Chichagof Island in Hoonah, Alaska. 

Pursuant to the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is 

requesting comments on its proposal to 

issue an incidental harassment 

authorization (IHA) to incidentally take 

marine mammals during the specified 

activities. NMFS is also requesting 

comments on a possible one-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 authorizations and 

agency responses will be summarized in 

the final notice of our decision. 

DATES: Comments and information must 

be received no later than April 5, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief, 

Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service and should be 

sent by electronic mail to ITP.Egger@

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 must not exceed a 

25-megabyte file size, including all 

attachments. All comments received are 

a part of the public record and will 

generally be posted online at https:// 


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