Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 23 / Friday, February 2, 2024 / Notices 7375 

1See Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid and 

Derivative Products from the People’s Republic of 

China: Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Orders, 83 FR 56299 (November 13, 2018) (Order). 

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

FR 67729 (October 2, 2023). 

3See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Sodium 

Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and Derivative Products 

from the People’s Republic of China—Domestic 

Interested Parties’ Notice of Intent to Participate,’’ 

dated October 12, 2023. 

4See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, ‘‘Sodium 

Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and Derivative Products 

from the People’s Republic of China—Domestic 

Interested Parties’ Substantive Response,’’ dated 

November 1, 2023. 

5See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews 

Initiated on October 2, 2023,’’ dated November 17, 

2023. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Final Results of the First Expedited Sunset 

Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Sodium 

Gluconate, Gluconic Acid and Derivative Products 

from the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated 

concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 

notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 

statutory injunction has expired (i.e., 

within 90 days of publication). 

Cash Deposit Requirements 

In accordance with section 

751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also 

intends upon publication of the final 

results, to instruct CBP to collect cash 

deposits of the estimated countervailing 

duties in the amounts calculated in the 

final results of this review for the 

respective companies listed above with 

regard to shipments of subject 

merchandise entered, or withdrawn 

from warehouse, for consumption on or 

after the date of publication of the final 

results of this review. If the rate 

calculated in the final results is zero or 

de minimis, no cash deposit will be 

required on shipments of the subject 

merchandise entered or withdrawn from 

warehouse, for consumption on or after 

the date of publication of the final 

results of this review. 

For all non-reviewed firms, CBP will 

continue to collect cash deposits of 

estimated countervailing duties at the 

all-others rate or the most recent 

company-specific rate applicable to the 

company, as appropriate. These cash 

deposit requirements, when imposed, 

shall remain in effect until further 

notice. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

These preliminary results of review 

are issued and published in accordance 

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

the Act and 19 CFR 351.213 and 

351.221(b)(4). 

Dated: January 26, 2024. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Rescission of Administrative Review, in 

Part 

V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Application of Adverse Inferences 

VI. Subsidies Valuation Information 

VII. Analysis of Programs 

VIII. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–072] 

Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and 

Derivative Products From the People’s 

Republic of China: Final Results of the 

Expedited First Sunset Review of the 

Countervailing Duty Order 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) finds that 

revocation of the countervailing duty 

(CVD) order on sodium gluconate, 

gluconic acid, and derivative products 

(sodium gluconate) from the People’s 

Republic of China (China) would be 

likely to lead to continuation or 

recurrence of countervailable subsidies 

at the levels indicated in the ‘‘Final 

Results of Sunset Review’’ section of 

this notice. 

DATES: Applicable February 2, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Trejo, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4390. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On November 13, 2018, Commerce 

published the CVD order on sodium 

gluconate from China.1 On October 2, 

2023, Commerce published the notice of 

initiation of the first sunset review of 

the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act).2 On October 12, 2023, Commerce 

received a timely notice of intent to 

participate from PMP Fermentation 

Products Inc. (the domestic interested 

party) within the 15-day deadline 

specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).3

The domestic interested party claimed 

interested party status under section 

771(9)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.102(b)(29)(v) as producers of the 

domestic like product. 

On November 1, 2023, Commerce 

received an adequate substantive 

response to the Initiation Notice from 

the domestic interested party within the 

30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 

351.218(d)(3)(i).4 We received no 

substantive responses from any other 

interested parties, and no interested 

party requested a hearing. On November 

17, 2023, Commerce notified the U.S. 

International Trade Commission that it 

did not receive an adequate substantive 

response from respondent interested 

parties, and that Commerce would 

conduct an expedited (120-day) sunset 

review of the Order,5 pursuant to 

section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)–(C). 

Scope of the Order 

The product covered by the Order is 

sodium gluconate from China. For a 

complete description of the scope of the 

Order, see the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum.6

Analysis of Comments Received 

A complete discussion of all issues 

raised in this sunset review, including 

the likelihood of the continuation or 

recurrence of subsidization in the event 

of revocation of the Order and the 

countervailable subsidy rates likely to 

prevail if the Order were to be revoked, 

is provided in the accompanying Issues 

and Decision Memorandum. A list of 

the topics discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum is attached 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), which is available to 

registered users at https://access.trade.

gov. In addition, a complete version of 

the Issues and Decision Memorandum 

can be accessed directly at https://

access.trade.gov/public/FRNotices/ 

ListLayout.aspx. 

Final Results of Sunset Review 

Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 

752(b) of the Act, we determine that 

revocation of the Order would be likely 

to lead to continuation or recurrence of 

countervailable subsidies at the 


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7376 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 23 / Friday, February 2, 2024 / Notices 

following net countervailable subsidy 

rates: 

Company 

Subsidy rate 

(percent ad 

valorem) 

Qingdao Dongxiao Enterprise Co., Ltd .................... 194.67 

Shandong Fuyang Biotechnology Co ................... 194.67 

Shandong Kaison Biochemical Co Ltd ................ 194.67 

Tongxiang Hongyu Chemical 

Co., Ltd ............................. 194.67 

All Others .............................. 194.67 

Administrative Protective Order 

This notice serves as the only 

reminder to parties subject to an 

administrative protective order (APO) of 

their responsibility concerning the 

disposition of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a), which 

continues to govern business 

proprietary information in this segment 

of the proceeding. Timely written 

notification of the 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 

which is subject to sanction. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

Commerce is issuing and publishing 

these final results and this notice in 

accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), 

and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.218. 

Dated: January 29, 2024. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy 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 Order 

IV. History of the Order 

V. Legal Framework 

VI. Discussion of the Issues 

1. Likelihood of Continuation or 

Recurrence of a Countervailable Subsidy 

2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates 

Likely To Prevail 

3. Nature of the Subsidies 

VII. Final Results of Sunset Review 

VIII. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

National Artificial Intelligence Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST) 

announces that the National Artificial 

Intelligence Advisory Committee 

(NAIAC or Committee) will hold an 

open meeting in-person and virtually 

via web conference on February 22, 

2024, from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. eastern time. 

The primary purpose of this meeting is 

for the Committee to report working 

group findings, identify actionable 

recommendations, receive public 

briefings and receive an update from the 

NAIAC Law Enforcement 

Subcommittee. The final agenda will be 

posted to the NAIAC website: ai.gov/ 

naiac/. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, February 22, 2024, from 9 

a.m.–4 p.m. eastern time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held inperson and virtually via web conference 

from the U.S. Department of Commerce, 

Herbert C. Hoover Federal Building, 

located at 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20230. For instructions 

on how to attend and/or participate in 

the meeting, please see the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alicia Chambers, Committee Liaison 

Officer, National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 

8900, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 

alicia.chambers@nist.gov or 301–975– 

5333, or Cheryl Gendron, Designated 

Federal Officer, National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 

Drive, MS 8900, Gaithersburg, MD 

20899, cheryl.gendron@nist.gov. Please 

direct any inquiries to naiac@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

as amended, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., 

notice is hereby given that the NAIAC 

will meet on Thursday, February 22, 

2024, from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. eastern time. 

The meeting will be open to the public 

and will be held in-person and virtually 

via web conference. The primary 

purpose of this meeting is for the 

Committee to report working group 

findings, identify actionable 

recommendations, receive public 

briefings and receive an update from the 

NAIAC Law Enforcement 

Subcommittee. The final agenda and 

meeting time will be posted to the 

NAIAC website: https://www.nist.gov/ 

itl/national-artificial-intelligenceadvisory-committee-naiac. 

The NAIAC is authorized by section 

5104 of the National Artificial 

Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (Pub. 

L. 116–283), in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended (FACA), 5 

U.S.C. 1001 et seq. The Committee 

advises the President and the National 

Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office 

on matters related to the National 

Artificial Intelligence Initiative. 

Additional information on the NAIAC is 

available at ai.gov/naiac/. 

Comments: The National Artificial 

Intelligence Advisory Committee 

(NAIAC) Workforce and Opportunity 

Working Group seeks public feedback 

into ways the nation can support 

people’s lifetime employment and 

career success as they navigate changes 

in jobs and the economy brought on by 

AI, automation, and other factors. The 

Working Group would appreciate 

receiving expressions of interest in 

participating in public dialogues 

throughout 2024 addressing the 

following: 

1. Perspectives from workers on the 

impact of automation, AI, and other 

factors in their lives, jobs, and careers. 

This could include feedback on the 

nature and quality of support programs 

and resources available to them and 

ideas for how employers, government, 

and other stakeholders can help them 

today. 

2. Ideas for new frontiers for 

supporting workers, career pathways, 

and otherwise expanding opportunity as 

AI changes the economy and nature of 

work. This could include: explaining 

data and knowledge gaps that, if closed, 

would help workers, organizations, 

policymakers, and others make better, 

data-informed decisions; and, 

elaborating on nascent ideas and 

innovations with the potential for 

national impact and scale. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions related to 

items on the Committee’s agenda for 

this meeting are invited to submit 

comments in advance of the meeting. 

Approximately ten minutes will be 

reserved for public comments, which 

will be read on a first-come, first-served 

basis. Please note that all comments 

submitted via email will be treated as 

public documents and will be made 

available for public inspection. All 

comments must be submitted via email 

with the subject line ‘‘February 22, 


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