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1See Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber from the 

Republic of Korea and Taiwan: Antidumping Duty 

Orders, 83 FR 40752 (August 16, 2018) (collectively, 

Orders). 

2See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 

FR 42688 (July 3, 2023) (Initiation Notice). 

3See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Low 

Melt Polyester Staple Fiber from the Republic of 

Korea—Domestic Interested Parties’ Notice of Intent 

to Participate,’’ dated July 18, 2023; see also 

Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Low Melt 

Polyester Staple Fiber from Taiwan—Domestic 

Interested Parties’ Notice of Intent to Participate,’’ 

dated July 18, 2023. 

4See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Low 

Melt Polyester Staple Fiber from the Republic of 

Korea—Domestic Interested Parties’ Notice of Intent 

to Participate,’’ dated July 18, 2023; see also, 

Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Low Melt 

Polyester Staple Fiber from Taiwan—Domestic 

Interested Parties’ Notice of Intent to Participate,’’ 

dated July 18, 2023. 

5See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews for 

July 2023,’’ dated August 22, 2023. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited 

First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty 

Orders on Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber from the 

Republic of Korea and Taiwan,’’ dated concurrently 

with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and 

Decision Memorandum). 

7 Id. 

environmental technology sectors and to 

deliberate on potential recommendation 

topics. The committee will also hear 

briefings on U.S. government resources 

and programs to support U.S. 

environmental technology exporters, 

including the U.S. National Export 

Strategy. An agenda will be made 

available one week prior to the meeting 

upon request to Megan Hyndman. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public and time will be permitted for 

public comment before the close of the 

meeting. Members of the public seeking 

to attend the meeting are required to 

register by Friday, November 3, 2023, at 

5:00 p.m. EST, via the contact 

information provided above. This 

meeting is physically accessible to 

people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

OEEI at Megan.Hyndman@trade.gov or 

(202) 823–1839 no less than one week 

prior to the meeting. Requests received 

after this date will be accepted, but it 

may not be possible to accommodate 

them. 

Written comments concerning ETTAC 

affairs are welcome any time before or 

after the meeting. To be considered 

during the meeting, written comments 

must be received by Friday, November 

3, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. EST to ensure 

transmission to the members before the 

meeting. Draft minutes will be available 

within 30 days of this meeting. 

Dated: October 13, 2023. 

Man K. Cho, 

Deputy Director, Office of Energy and 

Environmental Industries. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–580–895, A–583–861] 

Low Melt Polyester Staple Fiber From 

the Republic of Korea and Taiwan: 

Final Results of the Expedited First 

Sunset Reviews of Antidumping Duty 

Orders 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited 

sunset reviews, the U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) finds that 

revocation of the antidumping duty 

(AD) orders on low melt polyester staple 

fiber (low melt PSF) from the Republic 

of Korea (Korea) and Taiwan would be 

likely to lead to continuation or 

recurrence of dumping at the levels 

indicated in the ‘‘Final Results of 

Expedited Sunset Reviews’’ section of 

this notice. 

DATES: Applicable October 19, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew Hart, AD/CVD Operations, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1058. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On August 16, 2018, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

AD orders on low melt PSF from Korea 

and Taiwan.1 On July 3, 2023, 

Commerce published the Initiation 

Notice of the first sunset reviews of the 

Orders pursuant to section 751(c) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act).2 In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.218(d)(1)(i) and (ii), Commerce 

received notices of intent to participate 

in these sunset reviews from Huvis 

Indorama Advanced Materials, LLC and 

Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, America 

(collectively, the domestic interested 

parties) within 15-days after the date of 

publication of the Initiation Notice.3

The domestic interested parties claimed 

interested party status under section 

771(9)(C) of the Act as producers of a 

domestic like product in the United 

States. 

Commerce received timely, adequate 

substantive responses to the Initiation 

Notice from the domestic interested 

parties within the 30-day period 

specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).4

Commerce did not receive substantive 

responses from any other interested 

parties, and no party requested a 

hearing. 

On August 22, 2023, Commerce 

notified the U.S. International Trade 

Commission that it did not receive an 

adequate substantive response from 

other interested parties.5 As a result, in 

accordance with section 751(c)(3)(B) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 

351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce 

conducted expedited, i.e., 120-day, 

sunset reviews of the Orders. 

Scope of the Orders 

The merchandise subject to the 

Orders is synthetic staple fibers, not 

carded or combed, specifically bicomponent polyester fibers having a 

polyester fiber component that melts at 

a lower temperature than the other 

polyester fiber component (low melt 

PSF). For a complete description of the 

scope of the Orders, see the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum.6

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in these sunset 

reviews are addressed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum, including the 

likelihood of continuation or recurrence 

of dumping and the magnitude of the 

margins of dumping likely to prevail if 

the Orders were revoked.7 A list of 

topics discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum is included as 

an appendix to this notice. The Issues 

and 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. In addition, a complete 

version of the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed at http:// 

access.trade.gov/public/

FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. 

Final Results of Expedited Sunset 

Reviews 

Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 

752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, Commerce 

determines that revocation of the Orders 

would likely lead to the continuation or 

recurrence of dumping and that the 

magnitude of the dumping margins 

likely to prevail would be at a rate up 

to 16.27 percent for Korea and up to 

49.93 percent for Taiwan. 

Administrative Protective Orders 

This notice serves as the only 

reminder to interested parties subject to 

an administrative protective order 

(APO) of their responsibility concerning 


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the return or destruction of proprietary 

information disclosed under APO in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 

Timely notification of the return or 

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 subject to sanction. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing the 

results in accordance with sections 

751(c), 752(c), and 771(i)(1) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.218. 

Dated: October 10, 2023. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix 

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary

II. Background

III. Scope of the Orders

IV. History of the Orders

V. Legal Framework

VI. Discussion of the Issues

1. Likelihood of Continuation or

Recurrence of Dumping

2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping

Likely to Prevail

VII. Final Results of Expedited Sunset

Reviews

VIII. Recommendation

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD381] 

Identifying Aquaculture Opportunity 

Areas in Alaska 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for information. 

SUMMARY: NOAA is beginning the 

process to identify Aquaculture 

Opportunity Areas (AOAs) in Alaska 

state waters to help sustainably advance 

invertebrate (e.g., shellfish, sea 

cucumber) and seaweed (e.g., 

macroalgae, kelp) aquaculture, in 

partnership with the State of Alaska. 

NOAA requests data, comments, views, 

information, analysis, or suggestions 

from the public to support the 

identification of AOAs in Alaska state 

waters, including siting parameters that 

can be used to select potential study 

areas for further analysis. Please 

respond to the questions listed in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section, as 

appropriate. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before December 18, 

2023. 

Two webinar-based listening sessions 

are scheduled for Alaska. 

1. November 14, 2023, 9 a.m. to 11

a.m. (AKST) Alaska.

2. November 15, 2023, 2 p.m. to 4

p.m. (AKST) Alaska.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments

on this document, identified by NOAA–

NMFS–2023–0113, by any of the

following methods:

• Electronic Submission: Submit all

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and enter 

NOAA–NMFS–2023–0113 in the Search 

box. Click on the ‘‘Comment’’ icon, 

complete the required fields, and enter 

or attach your comments. 

• Mail: Submit written information to

Jon Kurland, Regional Administrator for 

Alaska Region NMFS, Attn: Records 

Office. Mail comments to P.O. Box 

21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668. 

• Webinar links: Links and toll-free

phone numbers for each webinar can be 

found at: https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/requestinformation-identifying-aquacultureopportunity-areas-alaska. 

Instructions: Comments sent by any 

other method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the comment period, may not be 

considered by NMFS. Responses to this 

request are voluntary. Respondents need 

not reply to all questions. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted for public 

viewing on https://www.regulations.gov 

without change. All personal identifying 

information (e.g., name, address, etc.), 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. NMFS will 

accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/ 

A’’ in the required fields if you wish to 

remain anonymous). 

Please note that the U.S. Government 

will not pay for any costs that you may 

incur in responding to this Request for 

Information (RFI), or for the use of any 

information contained in the response. 

The documents and information 

submitted in response to this RFI 

become the property of the U.S. 

Government and will not be returned. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alicia Bishop, 907–586–7724, 

nmfs.akr.aoainfo@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An AOA 

is a defined geographic area that NOAA 

has evaluated through both spatial 

analysis and a programmatic National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

process and determined to be 

environmentally, socially, and 

economically appropriate to support 

multiple commercial aquaculture 

operations. On June 1, 2023, NOAA 

announced the beginning of the process 

to identify AOAs in partnership with 

the State of Alaska in Alaska state 

waters. This is the beginning of a multiyear process in which NOAA and the 

State of Alaska will work to analyze 

locations and identify AOAs in Alaska 

state waters to help sustainably advance 

invertebrate (e.g., shellfish, sea 

cucumber) and seaweed (e.g., 

macroalgae, kelp) aquaculture. NOAA 

will not consider finfish aquaculture 

during identification of AOAs in Alaska 

because it is prohibited by state law. 

NOAA has directives to preserve 

ocean sustainability and facilitate 

domestic aquaculture in the U.S., 

including through the National 

Aquaculture Act of 1980, the NOAA 

Marine Aquaculture Policy, and the 

Executive Order 1321, Promoting 

American Seafood Competitiveness and 

Economic Growth (May 7, 2020). NOAA 

has a variety of proven science-based 

tools and strategies that can support 

these directives and help communities 

thoughtfully consider how and where to 

sustainably develop aquaculture that 

will complement wild-capture fisheries, 

working waterfronts, and our nation’s 

seafood processing and distribution 

infrastructure. 

The areas identified as AOAs will 

have characteristics that are expected to 

be able to support multiple aquaculture 

farm sites of varying types; however, all 

portions of the AOA may not be 

appropriate for aquaculture or for all 

types of aquaculture. Identifying AOAs 

is an opportunity to use the best 

available science, which includes 

Indigenous Knowledge, and supports 

the ‘‘triple bottom line’’ of 

environmental, economic, and social 

sustainability. This approach has been 

refined and utilized widely within 

states and by other countries with 

robust, sustainable aquaculture sectors. 

The Secretary of Commerce will 

identify AOAs in consultation with the 

Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 

the Interior, the Secretary of 

Agriculture, the Secretary of Homeland 

Security, the Administrator of the 

Environmental Protection Agency, other 

appropriate Federal officials, and 

appropriate Regional Fishery 

Management Councils, and in 

coordination with appropriate State and 

Tribal governments. 


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