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3See 19 CFR 351.301(c)(3)(i). 

4See Glycine from the People’s Republic of 

China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review and Final Rescission, in 

Part, 72 FR 58809 (October 17, 2007), and 

accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at 

Comment 2. 

5See Modification of Regulations Regarding the 

Practice of Accepting Bonds During the Provisional 

Measures Period in Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Investigations, 76 FR 61042 

(October 3, 2011). 

Washington, DC 20230, at a time and 

location to be determined. Parties 

should confirm by telephone the date, 

time, and location of the hearing two 

days before the scheduled date. 

For the final determination in this 

investigation, interested parties may 

submit publicly available information to 

value the FOPs within 40 days after the 

publication of this preliminary 

determination.3 In accordance with 19 

CFR 351.301(c)(1), for the final 

determination of this investigation, 

interested parties may submit factual 

information to rebut, clarify, or correct 

factual information submitted by any 

other interested party less than ten days 

before, on, or after, the applicable 

deadline for submission of such factual 

information. However, the Department 

notes that 19 CFR 351.301(c)(1) permits 

new information only insofar as it 

rebuts, clarifies, or corrects information 

recently placed on the record. The 

Department generally will not accept 

the submission of additional, previously 

absent-from-the-record alternative 

surrogate value information.4

Additionally, for each piece of factual 

information submitted with surrogate 

value rebuttal comments, the interested 

party must provide a written 

explanation of what information that is 

already on the record of the ongoing 

proceeding the factual information is 

rebutting, clarifying, or correcting. 

Postponement of Final Determination 

and Extension of Provisional Measures 

Pursuant to requests from interested 

parties, we are postponing the final 

determination and extending the 

provisional measures from a four-month 

period to not more than six months. 

Accordingly, we will make our final 

determination no later than 135 days 

after the date of publication of this 

preliminary determination, pursuant to 

section 735(a)(2) of the Act. 

Suspension of Liquidation 

In accordance with section 733(d) of 

the Act, the Department will instruct 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(‘‘CBP’’) to suspend liquidation of all 

entries of xanthan gum from the PRC, as 

described in the ‘‘Scope of the 

Investigation’’ section, entered or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption, on or after the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(d), the 

Department will instruct CBP to require 

a cash deposit 5 equal to the weightedaverage amount by which normal value 

exceeds U.S. price as follows: (1) The 

separate-rate weighted-average dumping 

margin for the exporter/producer 

combinations listed in the table above 

will be the rate the Department has 

determined in this preliminary 

determination; (2) for all combinations 

of PRC exporters/producers of 

merchandise under consideration which 

have not received their own separaterate weighted-average dumping margin 

above, the cash-deposit rate will be the 

cash deposit rate established for the 

PRC-wide entity; and (3) for all non-PRC 

exporters of merchandise under 

consideration which have not received 

their own separate rate above, the cash 

deposit rate will be the cash deposit rate 

applicable to the PRC exporter/producer 

combination that supplied that non-PRC 

exporter. These cash deposit 

instructions will remain in effect until 

further notice. 

International Trade Commission 

(‘‘ITC’’) Notification 

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, we have notified the ITC of our 

preliminary affirmative determination of 

sales at LTFV. Section 735(b)(2) of the 

Act requires the ITC to make its final 

determination as to whether the 

domestic industry in the United States 

is materially injured, or threatened with 

material injury, by reason of imports of 

xanthan gum, or sales (or the likelihood 

of sales) for importation, of the 

merchandise under consideration 

within 45 days of our final 

determination. 

This determination is issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. 

Dated: January 3, 2013. 

Paul Piquado, 

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

List of Topics Discussed in the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum 

1. Scope of the Investigation 

2. Respondent Selection 

3. Non-Market Economy Country 

4. Surrogate Country 

a. Economic Comparability 

b. Significant Producers of Identical or 

Comparable Merchandise 

c. Data Availability 

5. Surrogate Value Comments 

6. Separate Rates 

a. Separate Rate Respondents 

b. Dumping Margin for the Separate Rate 

Companies 

7. Date of Sale 

8. Fair Value Comparisons 

a. Export Price 

b. Constructed Export Price 

c. Normal Value 

d. Factor Valuations 

e. Currency Conversion 

9. Determination Not to Apply an Alternative 

Comparison Methodology 

10. Application of Facts Available and 

Adverse Facts Available 

11. Corroboration of Secondary Information 

12. Postponement of Final Determination and 

Extension of Provisional Measures 

13. Verification 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XC397 

Fisheries Off West Coast States and in 

the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast 

Groundfish Fishery; Application for an 

Exempted Fishing Permit 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of EFP 

applications; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces the receipt 

of exempted fishing permit (EFP) 

applications for 2013 and 2014, and is 

considering issuance of EFPs for vessels 

participating in the EFP fisheries. The 

EFPs are necessary to allow activities 

that are otherwise prohibited by Federal 

regulations. The EFPs would be 

effective no earlier than February 11, 

2013, and would expire no later than 

December 31, 2014, but could be 

terminated earlier under terms and 

conditions of the EFPs and other 

applicable laws. 

DATES: Comments must be received no 

later than 5 p.m., local time on February 

11, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by RIN 0648–XC397, by any 

one of the following methods: 

• Email: EFPs.2013@noaa.gov. 

• Fax: 206–526–6736, Attn: Gretchen 

Hanshew. 

• Mail: William W. Stelle, Regional 

Administrator, Northwest Region, 

NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., 

Seattle, WA 98115–0070, Attn: Gretchen 

Hanshew. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

view copies of the EFP applications, 


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visit the Pacific Council Web site at 

www.pcouncil.org and browse the June 

2012 Briefing Book; or contact Gretchen 

Hanshew (Northwest Region, NMFS), 

phone: 206–526–6147, fax: 206–526– 

6736. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

action is authorized by the Pacific Coast 

Groundfish Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP) and the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act provisions at 50 CFR 600.745, 

which states that EFPs may be used to 

authorize fishing activities that would 

otherwise be prohibited. At the June 

2012 Pacific Fishery Management 

Council (Council) meeting in San 

Mateo, CA, the Council considered 

applications for three EFPs from: (1) 

Steven Fosmark; (2) the San Francisco 

Community Fishing Association and 

Dan Platt; and (3) the Central Coast 

Sustainable Groundfish Association and 

their collaborators. An opportunity for 

public testimony was provided during 

the Council meeting. For more details 

on these EFP applications and to view 

copies of the applications, see the 

Pacific Council’s Web site at 

www.pcouncil.org and browse the June 

2012 Briefing Book. The Council 

recommended that NMFS consider 

issuing the following EFPs, and that 

those EFPs be issued for 2 years. The 2- 

year duration is intended coincide with 

the 2013–2014 biennial harvest 

specifications and management 

measures process. Therefore, to reduce 

the administrative burden of issuing 

annual EFPs during the 2-year 

management cycle, NMFS is 

considering issuing the EFPs described 

below for a 2-year period. The EFPs 

issued for this 2-year period would 

expire no later than December 31, 2014, 

but could be terminated earlier under 

terms and conditions of the EFPs and 

other applicable laws. 

Commercial Chilipepper EFP 

Steven Fosmark submitted an 

application for a 2-year EFP. The 

primary purpose of the EFP is to test if 

a specific longline gear configuration 

can be used in the commercial fishery 

to target underutilized chilipepper 

rockfish, while keeping bycatch of 

overfished species low. 

Commercial Yellowtail EFP 

The San Francisco Community 

Fishing Association and Dan Platt 

submitted an application for a 2-year 

EFP. The primary purpose of the EFP is 

to test a commercial hook and line gear 

to target underutilized yellowtail 

rockfish, while keeping bycatch of 

overfished species low. 

Collaborative Fishing Survey EFP 

The Central Coast Sustainable 

Groundfish Association submitted a 

proposal for a 2-year EFP, along with 

their collaborators: The Nature 

Conservancy; Environmental Defense 

Fund; various local industry research 

partners; and various academic 

scientific advisors and partners. The 

primary purpose of the EFP is to 

ground-truth estimates of spatial 

distribution of overfished species within 

parts of the rockfish conservation area, 

an area closed to groundfish fishing to 

protect overfished species, in order to 

see if there are areas that may be fished 

with low impacts to overfished species. 

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

Dated: January 7, 2013. 

Lindsay Fullenkamp, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XC393 

Nominations to the Marine Fisheries 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for nominations. 

SUMMARY: Nominations are being sought 

for an appointment by the Secretary of 

Commerce to fill one vacancy on the 

Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee 

(MAFAC or Committee) beginning in 

the spring of 2013. MAFAC is the only 

Federal advisory committee with the 

responsibility to advise the Secretary of 

Commerce (Secretary) on all matters 

concerning living marine resources that 

are the responsibility of the Department 

of Commerce. The Committee makes 

recommendations to the Secretary to 

assist in the development and 

implementation of Departmental 

regulations, policies and programs 

critical to the mission and goals of the 

NMFS. NMFS seeks to restore the 

geographic balance of the Committee 

created by recent vacancies and 

encourages candidates from the Hawaii 

region to apply, although nominations 

from all interested and qualified parties 

will be accepted. Nominees should 

possess demonstrable expertise in a 

field related to the management of living 

marine resources and be able to fulfill 

the time commitments required for two 

annual meetings. Individuals serve for a 

term of three years for no more than two 

consecutive terms if re-appointed. 

DATES: Nominations must be 

postmarked or have an email date stamp 

on or before February 11, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent 

to Dr. Mark Holliday, Executive 

Director, MAFAC, Office of Policy, 

NMFS F–14451, 1315 East-West 

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Holliday, MAFAC Executive 

Director; (301) 427–8004; email: 

Mark.Holliday@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

establishment of MAFAC was approved 

by the Secretary on December 28, 1970, 

and subsequently chartered under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. 2, on February 17, 1971. 

The Committee meets twice a year with 

supplementary subcommittee meetings 

as determined necessary by the 

Committee Chairperson. No less that 15 

and no more than 21 individuals may 

serve on the Committee. Membership is 

comprised of highly qualified, diverse 

individuals representing commercial 

and recreational fisheries interests, 

environmental organizations, academic 

institutions, governmental, tribal and 

consumer groups, and other living 

marine resource interest groups from a 

balance of U.S. geographical regions, 

including the Western Pacific and 

Caribbean. 

A MAFAC member cannot be a 

Federal employee, a member of a 

Regional Fishery Management Council, 

a registered Federal lobbyist, or a State 

employee. The selected candidate must 

pass a security check and submit a 

financial disclosure form. Membership 

is voluntary, and except for 

reimbursable travel and related 

expenses, service is without pay. 

Each nomination submission should 

include the nominee’s name, a cover 

letter describing the nominee’s 

qualifications and interest in serving on 

the Committee, curriculum vitae or 

resume of the nominee, and no more 

than three supporting letters describing 

the nominee’s qualifications and 

interest in serving on the Committee. 

Self-nominations are acceptable. The 

following contact information should 

accompany each nominee’s submission: 

name, address, telephone number, fax 

number, and email address (if 

available). 

Nominations should be sent to (see 

ADDRESSES) and must be received by 

February 11, 2013. The full text of the 

Committee Charter and its current 

membership can be viewed at the 


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