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for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Copies of this information collection 

assessment can be obtained from Gina 

Kouba, Office of Policy and Program 

Development, Food Safety and 

Inspection Service, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Mailstop 

3758, South Building, Washington, DC 

20250–3700; (202) 937–4272. 

Comments are invited on: (a) whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of FSIS’ functions, including whether 

the information will have practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of FSIS’ estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the method and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information, 

including through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques, or other forms of 

information technology. Comments may 

be sent to both FSIS, at the addresses 

provided above, and the Desk Officer for 

Agriculture, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), 

Washington, DC 20253. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, FSIS will 

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The Constituent Update is available on 

the FSIS web page. Through the web 

page, FSIS can provide information to a 

much broader, more diverse audience. 

In addition, FSIS offers an email 

subscription service which provides 

automatic and customized access to 

selected food safety news and 

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Options range from recalls to export 

information, regulations, directives, and 

notices. Customers can add or delete 

subscriptions themselves and have the 

option to password protect their 

accounts. 

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement 

In accordance with Federal civil 

rights law and USDA civil rights 

regulations and policies, USDA, its 

Mission Areas, agencies, staff offices, 

employees, and institutions 

participating in or administering USDA 

programs are prohibited from 

discriminating based on race, color, 

national origin, religion, sex, gender 

identity (including gender expression), 

sexual orientation, disability, age, 

marital status, family/parental status, 

income derived from a public assistance 

program, political beliefs, or reprisal or 

retaliation for prior civil rights activity, 

in any program or activity conducted or 

funded by USDA (not all bases apply to 

all programs). Remedies and complaint 

filing deadlines vary by program or 

incident. 

Program information may be made 

available in languages other than 

English. Persons with disabilities who 

require alternative means of 

communication to obtain program 

information (e.g., Braille, large print, 

audiotape, American Sign Language) 

should contact the responsible Mission 

Area, agency, or staff office; the USDA 

TARGET Center at (202) 720–2600 

(voice and TTY); or the Federal Relay 

Service at (800) 877–8339. 

To file a program discrimination 

complaint, a complainant should 

complete a Form AD–3027, USDA 

Program Discrimination Complaint 

Form, which can be obtained online at 

https://www.usda.gov/forms/electronicforms, from any USDA office, by calling 

(866) 632–9992, or by writing a letter 

addressed to USDA. The letter must 

contain the complainant’s name, 

address, telephone number, and a 

written description of the alleged 

discriminatory action in sufficient detail 

to inform the Assistant Secretary for 

Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature 

and date of an alleged civil rights 

violation. The completed AD–3027 form 

or letter must be submitted to USDA by: 

(1) Mail: U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20250–9410; 

(2) Fax: (833) 256–1665 or (202) 690– 

7442; or 

(3) Email: program.intake@usda.gov. 

USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider, employer, and lender. 

Theresa Nintemann, 

Deputy Administrator, FSIS. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22356 Filed 10–6–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–37–2023] 

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 218; 

Authorization of Production Activity; 

Derecktor Fort Pierce, LLC; 

(Refurbished Water Vessels and Hulls); 

Fort Pierce, Florida 

On June 6, 2023, Derecktor Fort 

Pierce, LLC submitted a notification of 

proposed production activity to the FTZ 

Board for its facility within Subzone 

218A, in Fort Pierce, Florida. 

The notification was processed in 

accordance with the regulations of the 

FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including 

notice in the Federal Register inviting 

public comment (88 FR 38483, June 13, 

2023). On October 4, 2023, the applicant 

was notified of the FTZ Board’s decision 

that no further review of the activity is 

warranted at this time. The production 

activity described in the notification 

was authorized, subject to the FTZ Act 

and the FTZ Board’s regulations, 

including section 400.14. 

Dated: October 4, 2023. 

Camille R. Evans, 

Acting Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22411 Filed 10–6–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–201–820] 

Agreement Suspending the 

Antidumping Duty Investigation on 

Fresh Tomatoes From Mexico; 

Preliminary Results of 2021–2022 

Administrative Review 

AGENCY: Enforcement & Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 

determines that the respondents 

selected for individual examination, 

Ceuta Produce S de R.L. de C.V. and its 

affiliate, Rancho la Memoria, S. de R.L. 

de C.V. (collectively, Ceuta) and Valores 

Horticolas Del Pacifico S.A. De C.V. 

(VALHPAC), complied with the 

Agreement Suspending the 

Antidumping Duty (AD) Investigation 

on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico (2019 

Agreement), for the period of review 

(POR) September 1, 2021, through 

August 31, 2022, except for certain 

instances of inconsequential and/or 

inadvertent noncompliance. We 

preliminarily determine that such 


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1The Mexican Grower Associations include: 

Confederacio ́n de Asociaciones Agrı ́colas del Esta 

de Sinaloa, A.C., Consejo Agrı ́cola de Baja 

California, Asociacio ́n de Productores de Hortalizas 

del Yaqui y Mayo and Sistema Producto Tomate 

(collectively, Mexican Growers Associations). 

Members of the Mexican Grower Associations are 

Signatories to the 2019 Agreement (Mexican 

Signatories). 

2See Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico: Suspension of 

Antidumping Duty Investigation, 84 FR 49987 

(September 24, 2019) (2019 Agreement). 

3See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 87 FR 

66275 (November 3, 2022). 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Respondent Selection,’’ 

dated January 30, 2023. 

5For a complete description of the scope of the 

2019 Agreement, see Memorandum, ‘‘Decision 

Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the 

2021–2022 Administrative Review: Fresh Tomatoes 

from Mexico,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby 

adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum). 

6See 2019 Agreement, 84 FR at section VI. 

7 Id., 84 FR at section VII.B.7. 

8 Id., 84 FR at section VII.C; see also 

Memorandum, ‘‘Frequently Asked Questions 

Regarding Inspections,’’ dated March 17, 2020. 

9See 2019 Agreement, 84 FR 49996, at Appendix 

D. 

10See Memoranda, ‘‘Preliminary Analysis of 

Proprietary Information and Argument Regarding 

Valores Horticolas del Pacifico S.A. de C.V.,’’ and 

‘‘Preliminary Analysis of Proprietary Information 

and Argument Regarding Ceuta Produce S. de R.L. 

de C.V.,’’ both dated concurrently with this notice. 

11See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1). 

12See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 

13See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD 

Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension 

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

14See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 

noncompliance does not materially 

frustrate the purposes of the 2019 

Agreement. Commerce also 

preliminarily determines that the 2019 

Agreement continued to meet the 

statutory requirements under sections 

734(c) and (d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

as amended (the Act) during the POR. 

DATES: Applicable October 10, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Cordell or Walter C. Schaub, 

Enforcement & Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482–0408 or 

(202) 482–0907, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On September 19, 2019, Commerce 

signed an agreement under section 

734(c) of the Act, with representatives of 

Mexican fresh tomato producers/ 

exporters accounting for substantially 

all imports of fresh tomatoes from 

Mexico,1 suspending the AD 

investigation on fresh tomatoes from 

Mexico.2

On September 29, 2022, the Florida 

Tomato Exchange (FTE), a member of 

the U.S. petitioning industry, filed a 

request for an administrative review of 

the 2019 Agreement. Commerce 

published notice of its initiation of the 

review on November 3, 2022.3 On 

January 30, 2022, Commerce selected 

mandatory respondents and issued 

questionnaires to two respondents, 

listed here in alphabetical order: Ceuta 

and VALHPAC.4

Scope of the 2019 Agreement 

Merchandise covered by the 2019 

Agreement is typically classified under 

the following subheading of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedules of the 

United States (HTSUS), according to the 

season of importation: 0702. The tariff 

classification is provided for 

convenience and customs purposes; 

however, the written description of the 

scope of this 2019 Agreement is 

dispositive.5

Methodology and Preliminary Results 

Commerce has conducted this review 

in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(C) 

of the Act, which specifies that 

Commerce shall ‘‘review the current 

status of, and compliance with, any 

agreement by reason of which an 

investigation was suspended.’’ In this 

case, Commerce and representatives of 

the Mexican tomato producers/exporters 

accounting for substantially all imports 

of fresh tomatoes from Mexico signed 

the 2019 Agreement, which suspended 

the underlying AD investigation, on 

September 19, 2019. Pursuant to the 

2019 Agreement, the Mexican 

Signatories agreed to sell subject 

merchandise at or above certain 

minimum reference prices, and that 

their pricing would eliminate at least 85 

percent of the dumping determined in 

the AD investigation.6 The Mexican 

signatories also agreed to other 

conditions, including quarterly audits,7

near-the-border inspections by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture on all Round 

and Roma tomatoes and certain other 

types of tomatoes beginning on April 4, 

2020,8 and limits to adjustments to the 

sales price due to certain changes in 

condition and quality after shipment.9

After reviewing the information 

received to date from the respondent 

companies in their questionnaire and 

supplemental questionnaire responses, 

we preliminarily determine that the 

respondents have adhered to the terms 

of the 2019 Agreement, except for 

certain instances of inconsequential 

and/or inadvertent noncompliance that 

do not materially frustrate the purposes 

of the 2019 Agreement. We also 

preliminarily determine that the 2019 

Agreement functioned as intended and 

that the 2019 Agreement continued to 

meet the statutory requirements under 

sections 734(c) and (d) of the Act during 

the POR. 

For a full description of the analysis 

underlying our conclusions, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

Commerce examines issues involving 

the discussion of proprietary 

information concerning each of the 

respondents in separate memoranda 

which we incorporate into the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum.10

A list of topics discussed in the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum is 

included as an appendix 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. 

Public Comment 

Case briefs are due 30 days from the 

publication of these preliminary results 

in the Federal Register. Rebuttal briefs, 

limited to issues raised in case briefs, 

may be submitted no later than seven 

days after the deadline date for case 

briefs.11 Pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who 

submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs 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.12 All briefs 

must be filed electronically using 

ACCESS. An electronically filed 

document must be received successfully 

in its entirety by the established 

deadline. Note that Commerce has 

temporarily modified certain of its 

requirements for serving documents 

containing business proprietary 

information, until further notice.13

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.14 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. Issues 

raised in the hearing will be limited to 


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those raised in the respective case and 

rebuttal briefs. 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. 

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, pursuant to 

section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, unless 

extended. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing these 

results in accordance with sections 

751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. 

Dated: October 2, 2023. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in 

the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Scope of the 2019 Agreement 

III. Background 

IV. Preliminary Results of Review 

V. Discussion of the Methodology 

VI. Recommendation 

[FR Doc. 2023–22367 Filed 10–6–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Announcement of Approved 

International Trade Administration 

Trade Mission 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Commerce, International Trade 

Administration (ITA), is announcing 

one upcoming trade mission that will be 

recruited, organized, and implemented 

by ITA. This mission is: U.S. 

Environmental Technologies Business 

Development Mission to IFAT 

(Internationale Fachausstellung fuer 

Abwasser Technologie)—May 8–15, 

2024. A summary of the mission is 

found below. Application information 

and more detailed mission information, 

including the commercial setting and 

sector information, can be found at the 

trade mission website: https://

www.trade.gov/trade-missions. For each 

mission, recruitment will be conducted 

in an open and public manner, 

including publication in the Federal 

Register, posting on the Commerce 

Department trade mission calendar 

(https://www.trade.gov/trade-missionsschedule) and other internet websites, 

press releases to general and trade 

media, direct mail, broadcast fax, 

notices by industry trade associations 

and other multiplier groups, and 

publicity at industry meetings, 

symposia, conferences, and trade shows. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey Odum, Events Management Task 

Force, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–6397 or email Jeffrey.Odum@

trade.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Following Conditions for 

Participation Will Be Used for the 

Mission 

Applicants must submit a completed 

and signed mission application and 

supplemental application materials, 

including adequate information on their 

products and/or services, primary 

market objectives, and goals for 

participation that is adequate to allow 

the Department of Commerce to 

evaluate their application. If the 

Department of Commerce receives an 

incomplete application, the Department 

of Commerce may either: reject the 

application, request additional 

information/clarification, or take the 

lack of information into account when 

evaluating the application. If the 

requisite minimum number of 

participants is not selected for a 

particular mission by the recruitment 

deadline, the mission may be cancelled. 

Each applicant must also certify that 

the products and services it seeks to 

export through the mission are either 

produced in the United States, or, if not, 

are marketed under the name of a U.S. 

firm and have at least fifty-one percent 

U.S. content by value. In the case of a 

trade association or organization, the 

applicant must certify that, for each firm 

or service provider to be represented by 

the association/organization, the 

products and/or services the 

represented firm or service provider 

seeks to export are either produced in 

the United States or, if not, marketed 

under the name of a U.S. firm and have 

at least 51% U.S. content. 

A trade association/organization 

applicant must certify and agree to the 

above for every company it seeks to 

represent on the mission. In addition, 

each applicant must: 

• Certify that the products and 

services that it wishes to market through 

the mission would be in compliance 

with U.S. export controls and 

regulations; 

• Certify that it has identified any 

matter pending before any bureau or 

office in the Department of Commerce; 

• Certify that it has identified any 

pending litigation (including any 

administrative proceedings) to which it 

is a party that involves the Department 

of Commerce; and 

• Sign and submit an agreement that 

it and its affiliates (1) have not and will 

not engage in the bribery of foreign 

officials in connection with a 

company’s/participant’s involvement in 

this mission, and (2) maintain and 

enforce a policy that prohibits the 

bribery of foreign officials. 

In the case of a trade association/ 

organization, the applicant must certify 

that each firm or service provider to be 

represented by the association/ 

organization can make the above 

certifications. 

The Following Selection Criteria Will 

Be Used for the Mission 

Targeted mission participants are U.S. 

firms, services providers and trade 

associations/organizations providing or 

promoting U.S. products and services 

that have an interest in entering or 

expanding their business in the 

mission’s destination country. The 

following criteria will be evaluated in 

selecting participants: 

• Suitability of the applicant’s (or in 

the case of a trade association/ 

organization, represented firm’s or 

service provider’s) products or services 

to these markets; 

• The applicant’s (or in the case of a 

trade association/organization, 

represented firm’s or service provider’s) 

potential for business in the markets, 

including likelihood of exports resulting 

from the mission; and 

• Consistency of the applicant’s (or in 

the case of a trade association/ 

organization, represented firm’s or 

service provider’s) goals and objectives 

with the stated scope of the mission. 

Balance of company size and location 

may also be considered during the 

review process. Referrals from a 

political party or partisan political 

group or any information, including on 

the application, containing references to 

political contributions or other partisan 

political activities will be excluded from 

the application and will not be 

considered during the selection process. 

The sender will be notified of these 

exclusions. The Department of 

Commerce will evaluate applications 

and inform applicants of selection 

decisions on a rolling basis until the 

maximum number of participants has 

been selected. 


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