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5See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of 

the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and 

Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping 

Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8102– 

03 (February 14, 2012); see also 19 CFR 

351.106(c)(2). 6See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act. 7For a full discussion of this practice, see 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 

Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 

(May 6, 2003). 8See Order. 

1See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the 

Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021– 

2022, 88 FR 36277 (June 2, 2023) (Preliminary 

Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum (PDM). 

2See Memoranda, ‘‘CEP Sales Verification Report 

for POSCO International America Corporation’’ and 

Continued 

Disclosure 

Because Commerce received no 

comments on the Preliminary Results, 

we have not modified our analysis, and 

no decision memorandum accompanies 

this Federal Register notice. We are 

adopting the Preliminary Results as the 

final results of this review. 

Consequently, there are no new 

calculations to disclose in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.224(b) for these final 

results of review. 

Assessment Rates 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), 

Commerce has determined, and U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

shall assess, antidumping duties on all 

appropriate entries of subject 

merchandise in accordance with the 

final results of this review. Because the 

respondent’s weighted-average dumping 

margin or importer-specific assessment 

rates are zero or de minimis in the final 

results of review, we intend to instruct 

CBP to liquidate the entries without 

regard to antidumping duties.5 These 

final results of administrative review 

shall be the basis for the assessment of 

antidumping duties on entries of 

merchandise covered by this review and 

for future deposits of estimated duties, 

where applicable.6

For entries of subject merchandise 

during the POR produced by NEXTEEL 

Co., Ltd. for which it did not know that 

the merchandise it sold was destined for 

the United States, we will instruct CBP 

to liquidate unreviewed entries at the 

all-others rate if there is no rate for the 

intermediate company(ies) involved in 

the transaction.7

Commerce intends to issue 

assessment instructions to CBP no 

earlier than 35 days after the date of 

publication of the final results of this 

review in the Federal Register. If a 

timely summons is filed at the U.S. 

Court of International Trade, the 

assessment instructions will direct CBP 

not to liquidate relevant entries until the 

time for parties to file a request for a 

statutory injunction has expired (i.e., 

within 90 days of publication). 

Cash Deposit Requirements 

The following cash deposit 

requirements will be effective upon 

publication in the Federal Register of 

the notice of final results of 

administrative review for all shipments 

of the subject merchandise entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after the date of 

publication as provided by section 

751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash 

deposit rate for the respondent will 

equal to the weighted-average dumping 

margin established in the final results of 

this administrative review; (2) for 

merchandise exported by a company not 

covered in this review but covered in a 

prior segment of the proceeding, the 

cash deposit rate will continue to be the 

company-specific cash deposit rate 

published in the completed segment for 

the most recent period; (3) if the 

exporter is not a firm covered in this 

review, or a previous segment, but the 

producer is, then the cash deposit rate 

will be the rate established in the 

completed segment for the most recent 

period for the producer of the 

merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit 

rate for all other producers or exporters 

will continue to be 3.24 percent, the allothers rate established in the less-thanfair-value investigation.8 These deposit 

requirements, when imposed, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice serves as a final reminder 

to importers of their responsibility 

under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a 

certificate regarding the reimbursement 

of antidumping duties prior to 

liquidation of the relevant entries 

during this review period. Failure to 

comply with this requirement could 

result in Commerce’s presumption that 

reimbursement of antidumping duties 

occurred and the subsequent assessment 

of double antidumping duties. 

Administrative Protective Order 

This notice serves as the only 

reminder to parties subject to 

administrative protective order (APO) of 

their responsibility concerning the 

disposition of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which 

continues to govern business 

proprietary information in this segment 

of the proceeding. Timely written 

notification of 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 

subject to sanction. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

Commerce is issuing and publishing 

the final results of this review in 

accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 

777(i) of the Act and 351.221(b)(5). 

Dated: November 17, 2023. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–580–891] 

Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From 

the Republic of Korea: Final Results of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review; 2021–2022 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) determines that 

carbon and alloy steel wire rod (wire 

rod) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) 

were not sold in the United States at 

less than normal value during the 

period of review (POR), May 1, 2021, 

through April 30, 2022. 

DATES: Applicable November 28, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lingjun Wang, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office VII, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–2316. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 2, 2023, Commerce published 

the Preliminary Results of this 

administrative review in accordance 

with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act).1 POSCO/POSCO International 

Corporation (PIC) is the sole producer 

and exporter that is subject to this 

administrative review. Between July and 

August 2023, we conducted sales 

verifications of the questionnaire 

responses in accordance with section 

782(i) of the Act.2 Following the 


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‘‘Sales Verification Report for POSCO and POSCO 

International Corporation,’’ both dated October 27, 

2023. 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Briefing Schedule,’’ dated 

October 27, 2023. 

4See POSCO’s Letters, ‘‘Request for Public 

Hearing,’’ dated July 3, 2023, and ‘‘Withdrawal of 

Request for Public Hearing,’’ dated November 9, 

2023. 

5Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for Final 

Results,’’ dated September 22, 2023. 

6See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Italy, 

the Republic of Korea, Spain, the Republic of 

Turkey, and the United Kingdom: Antidumping 

Duty Orders and Amended Final Affirmative 

Antidumping Duty Determinations for Spain and 

the Republic of Turkey, 83 FR 23417 (May 21, 2018) 

(Order). 

7See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the 

Republic of Korea and the United Kingdom: Notice 

of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed 

Circumstances Review, 84 FR 13888 (April 8, 2019). 

8See Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod from the 

Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping 

Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 84 FR 27582 

(June 13, 2019). 

9See Preliminarily Results PDM at 16–17. 

10See Memorandum, ‘‘Final Calculation 

Memorandum for POSCO,’’ dated concurrently with 

this notice. 

11See Antidumping Proceeding: Calculation of 

the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and 

Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Duty 

Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 

(February 14, 2012). 

12See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 

FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). 13See Order. 

verifications, we invited interested 

parties to submit case and rebuttal 

briefs.3 We received no comments from 

interested parties. Accordingly, no 

decision memorandum accompanies 

this Federal Register notice. 

POSCO filed a hearing request on July 

3, 2023, and subsequently withdrew its 

request on November 9, 2023.4 On 

September 22, 2023, we extended the 

deadline for the final results to no later 

than November 29, 2023.5 Commerce 

conducted this review in accordance 

with section 751(a) of the Act. 

Scope of the Order 6

The scope of the Order includes 

certain hot-rolled products of carbon 

steel and alloy steel, in coils, of 

approximately round cross section, less 

than 19.00 mm in actual solid crosssectional diameter. On April 8, 2019, 

Commerce excluded from the scope of 

the Order grade 1078 and higher tire 

cord quality wire rod used in the 

production of tire cord wire.7 On June 

13, 2019, Commerce excluded from the 

scope of the Order valve spring quality 

steel products defined as wire rod.8 For 

a complete description of the scope of 

the Order, see Preliminary Results PDM. 

Changes Since the Preliminary Results 

In the Preliminary Results, we used 

the quarterly cost methodology.9 While 

preparing the verification outlines, we 

found that we did not deploy the 

methodology properly in the 

preliminarily margin calculation 

program. For these final results, we 

corrected the error in the final margin 

calculation program, and that correction 

did not change the preliminarily 

weighted-average dumping margin.10

Final Results of the Review 

We determine that the following 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin exists for the period May 1, 

2021, through April 30, 2022: 

Producer/exporter 

Weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

POSCO/POSCO International 

Corporation ............................. 0.00 

Disclosure 

We intend to disclose to interested 

parties the corrected margin calculation 

program within five days of the 

publication date of this notice, in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

Assessment Rates 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), 

Commerce has determined, and U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

shall assess, antidumping duties on all 

appropriate entries of subject 

merchandise in accordance with the 

final results of this review.11 Because 

POSCO’s weighted-average dumping 

margin is zero percent, we intend to 

instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate 

entries without regard to antidumping 

duties. 

In accordance with Commerce’s 

practice, for entries of subject 

merchandise during the POR produced 

by POSCO for which it did not know its 

merchandise was destined for the 

United States, we intend to instruct CBP 

to liquidate such entries at the all-others 

rate if there is no company-specific rate 

for the intermediate company(ies) 

involved in the transaction.12

Commerce intends to issue 

assessment instructions to CBP no 

earlier than 35 days after the date of 

publication of the final results of this 

review in the Federal Register. If a 

timely summons is filed at the U.S. 

Court of International Trade, the 

assessment instructions will direct CBP 

not to liquidate relevant entries until the 

time for parties to file a request for a 

statutory injunction has expired (i.e., 

within 90 days of publication). 

Cash Deposit Requirements 

The following cash deposit 

requirements will be effective for all 

shipments of subject merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the 

publication date of the final results of 

this administrative review, as provided 

by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the 

cash deposit rate for POSCO will be 

zero; (2) for previously-investigated 

companies not participating in this 

review, the cash deposit rate will 

continue to be the company-specific rate 

published for the most recently 

completed segment of this proceeding; 

(3) if the exporter was not covered in 

this review or the investigation, but the 

producer was covered, the cash deposit 

rate will be the rate established in the 

most recently completed segment of this 

proceeding for the producer of subject 

merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit 

rate for all other producers or exporters 

will continue to be 41.10 percent, the 

all-others rate established in the original 

less-than-fair-value investigation.13

These cash deposit requirements, when 

imposed, shall remain in effect until 

further notice. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice serves as a final reminder 

to importers of their responsibility 

under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a 

certificate regarding the reimbursement 

of antidumping duties prior to 

liquidation of the relevant entries 

during this review period. Failure to 

comply with this requirement could 

result in the presumption that 

reimbursement of antidumping duties 

occurred and the subsequent assessment 

of doubled antidumping duties. 

Administrative Protective Order 

This notice also serves as the only 

reminder to parties subject to an 

administrative protective order (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 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 sanctionable violation. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing these 

final results in accordance with sections 


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751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 

CFR 351.213(h) and 351.221(b)(5). 

Dated: November 20, 2023. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD494] 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to the City of 

Oceanside’s Harbor Fishing Pier and 

Non-Motorized Vessel Launch 

Improvement Project in Oceanside, 

California 

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 Oceanside for 

authorization to take marine mammals 

incidental to pile driving activities 

associated with harbor fishing pier and 

non-motorized vessel launch 

improvement in Oceanside, California. 

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-time, 1- 

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 authorization and 

agency responses will be summarized in 

the final notice of our decision. 

DATES: Comments and information must 

be received no later than December 28, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief, 

Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service and should be 

submitted via email to ITP.clevenstine@

noaa.gov. Electronic copies of the 

application and supporting documents, 

as well as a list of the references cited 

in this document, may be obtained 

online at: https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/ 

marine-mammal-protection/incidentaltake-authorizations-constructionactivities. In case of problems accessing 

these documents, please call the contact 

listed above. 

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, including all 

attachments, must not exceed a 25- 

megabyte file size. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted online at 

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ 

national/marine-mammal-protection/ 

incidental-take-authorizationsconstruction-activities without change. 

All personal identifying information 

(e.g., name, address) voluntarily 

submitted by the commenter may be 

publicly accessible. Do not submit 

confidential business information or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alyssa Clevenstine, Office of Protected 

Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The MMPA prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of 

marine mammals, with certain 

exceptions. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and 

(D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce 

(as delegated to NMFS) to allow, upon 

request, the incidental, but not 

intentional, taking of small numbers of 

marine mammals by U.S. citizens who 

engage in a specified activity (other than 

commercial fishing) within a specified 

geographical region if certain findings 

are made and either regulations are 

proposed or, if the taking is limited to 

harassment, a notice of a proposed IHA 

is provided to the public for review. 

Authorization for incidental takings 

shall be granted if NMFS finds that the 

taking will have a negligible impact on 

the species or stock(s) and will not have 

an unmitigable adverse impact on the 

availability of the species or stock(s) for 

taking for subsistence uses (where 

relevant). Further, NMFS must prescribe 

the permissible methods of taking and 

other ‘‘means of effecting the least 

practicable adverse impact’’ on the 

affected species or stocks and their 

habitat, paying particular attention to 

rookeries, mating grounds, and areas of 

similar significance, and on the 

availability of the species or stocks for 

taking for certain subsistence uses 

(referred to in shorthand as 

‘‘mitigation’’); and requirements 

pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring 

and reporting of the takings are set forth. 

The definitions of all applicable MMPA 

statutory terms cited above are included 

in the relevant sections below. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

To comply with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

NOAA Administrative Order (NAO) 

216–6A, NMFS must review our 

proposed action (i.e., the issuance of an 

IHA) with respect to potential impacts 

on the human environment. 

This action is consistent with 

categories of activities identified in 

Categorical Exclusion B4 (IHAs with no 

anticipated serious injury or mortality) 

of the Companion Manual for NAO 216– 

6A, which do not individually or 

cumulatively have the potential for 

significant impacts on the quality of the 

human environment and for which we 

have not identified any extraordinary 

circumstances that would preclude this 

categorical exclusion. Accordingly, 

NMFS has preliminarily determined 

that the issuance of the proposed IHA 

qualifies to be categorically excluded 

from further NEPA review. 

We will review all comments 

submitted in response to this notice 

prior to concluding our NEPA process 

or making a final decision on the IHA 

request. 

Summary of Request 

On May 16, 2023, NMFS received a 

request from the City of Oceanside for 

an IHA to take marine mammals 

incidental to construction activities 

associated with fishing pier and nonmotorized vessel improvement in 

Oceanside Harbor, Oceanside, CA. 

Following NMFS’ review of the 

application, the City of Oceanside 

submitted revised versions on July 18 

and October 17, 2023. The application 

was deemed adequate and complete on 

November 2, 2023. The City of 

Oceanside’s request is for take of seven 

species of marine mammals by Level B 

harassment only. Neither the City of 

Oceanside nor NMFS expect serious 

injury or mortality to result from this 

activity and, therefore, an IHA is 

appropriate. 

Description of Proposed Activity 

Overview 

The City of Oceanside proposes to 

remove and replace the existing public 

fishing pier and non-motorized vessel 

launch in Oceanside Harbor, Oceanside, 


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