12826 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 20, 2024 / Notices 

10As discussed in the Preliminary Results PDM, 

Commerce has found the following companies to be 

cross-owned with Norma (India) Ltd.: USK Export 

Private Limited; Uma Shanker Khandelwal and Co.; 

and Bansidhar Chiranjilal. This rate applies to all 

cross-owned companies. 

11See Appendix II for a list of companies not 

selected for individual examination. 

Final Results of Administrative Review 

As a result of this review, we 

determine that the following net 

countervailable subsidy rates exist for 

the period January 1, 2021, through 

December 31, 2021: 

Producer/exporter 

Subsidy rate 

(percent ad 

valorem) 

Norma (India) Ltd. 10 ............. 2.98 

R.N. Gupta & Co. Ltd ........... 3.20 

Non-Selected Companies 

Under Review 11 ................ 3.09 

Disclosure 

Normally, Commerce discloses its 

calculations and analysis performed in 

connection with the final results to 

interested parties within five days of its 

public announcement, or if there is no 

public announcement, within five days 

of the date of publication of this notice, 

in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

However, because we have made no 

changes to the calculations used in 

reaching the Preliminary Results, the 

countervailable subsidy rates are 

unchanged from the rates assigned in 

the Preliminary Results, and there are 

no calculations to disclose. 

Cash Deposit Requirements 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the 

Act, Commerce intends to instruct U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 

collect cash deposits of estimated 

countervailing duties in the amounts 

shown for each company listed above 

on shipments of subject merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the date of 

publication of these final results of this 

administrative review. For all nonreviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to 

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 or the non-selected companies 

rate, as appropriate. These cash deposit 

instructions, effective upon the 

publication of these final results, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Assessment Requirements 

In accordance with section 

751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.212(b)(2), Commerce has 

determined, and CBP shall assess, 

countervailing duties on all appropriate 

entries covered by this review for the 

above-listed companies at the applicable 

ad valorem assessment rates. Commerce 

intends to issue assessment instructions 

to CBP no earlier than 35 days after 

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). 

Administrative Protection Order (APO) 

This notice also serves as a final 

reminder to parties subject to an 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 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 

These final results are issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

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

351.221(b)(5). 

Dated: February 13, 2024. 

Ryan Majerus, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Negotiations, Performing the Non-exclusive 

Functions and Duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 

Appendix I—List of Topics Discussed in 

the Issues and Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Non-Selected Companies Under Review 

V. Subsidies Valuation Information 

VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Application of Adverse Inferences 

VII. Analysis of Programs 

VIII. Discussion of the Issues 

Comment 1: Whether the Duty Drawback 

Program Is Countervailable 

Comment 2: Whether the Export Promotion 

of Capital Goods Scheme Is 

Countervailable 

Comment 3: Whether the Interest 

Equalization Scheme Is Countervailable 

Comment 4: Whether Commerce Correctly 

Found the Merchandise Export From 

India Scheme and the Status Holder 

Incentive Scheme To Be Countervailable 

Comment 5: Whether Commerce Correctly 

Analyzed the Electricity Duty Exemption 

Under the State Government of Uttar 

Pradesh Investment Promotion Scheme/ 

Infrastructure and Industrial Investment 

Policy (SGUP–EDE) Scheme 

IX. Recommendation 

Appendix II—Companies Not Selected 

for Individual Examination 

1. Adinath International 

2. Allena Group 

3. Alloyed Steel 

4. Balkrishna Steel Forge Pvt. Ltd. 

5. Bebitz Flanges Works Private Limited 

6. C.D. Industries 

7. Cetus Engineering Private Limited 

8. CHW Forge 

9. CHW Forge Pvt. Ltd. 

10. Citizen Metal Depot 

11. Corum Flange 

12. DN Forge Industries 

13. Echjay Forgings Limited 

14. Falcon Valves and Flanges Private 

Limited 

15. Heubach International 

16. Hindon Forge Pvt. Ltd. 

17. Jai Auto Pvt. Ltd. 

18. Kinnari Steel Corporation 

19. M F Rings and Bearing Races Ltd. 

20. Mascot Metal Manufacturers 

21. Munish Forge Private Limited 

22. OM Exports 

23. Punjab Steel Works (PSW) 

24. R.D. Forge 

25. Raaj Sagar Steel 

26. Ravi Ratan Metal Industries 

27. Rolex Fittings India Pvt. Ltd. 

28. Rollwell Forge Engineering Components 

and Flanges 

29. Rollwell Forge Pvt. Ltd. 

30. SHM (ShinHeung Machinery) 

31. Siddhagiri Metal & Tubes 

32. Sizer India 

33. Steel Shape India 

34. Sudhir Forgings Pvt. Ltd. 

35. Tirupati Forge 

36. Umashanker Khandelwal Forging Limited 

[FR Doc. 2024–03402 Filed 2–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID–0648–XD729] 

Draft Overview of the National 

Aquaculture Development Plan and 

Draft Strategic Plan for Aquaculture 

Economic Development 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: On behalf of the National 

Science and Technology Council 

(NSTC)’s Subcommittee on Aquaculture 

(SCA), NMFS announces the availability 

of the draft Overview of the National 

Aquaculture Development Plan (NADP) 

and draft Strategic Plan for Aquaculture 


ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 34 / Tuesday, February 20, 2024 / Notices 12827 

Economic Development (Economic 

Development Plan) for public comment. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by April 5, 2024 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may download the 

draft Overview of the NADP and the 

draft Economic Development Plan at 

https://www.ars.usda.gov/sca/. 

Submitting Comments: Interested 

persons may submit comments by any 

of the following methods: 

• Electronic Submissions: Submit 

electronic public comments to 

AquacultureEcoDev@usda.gov. 

Mail: Gabriela McMurtry, Attn: 

Aquaculture Economic Development 

Plan Comments, Office of Policy, F/AQ, 

1315 East-West Highway, 14th Floor, 

Silver Spring, MD 20910. Comments 

sent by any other method, to any other 

address or individual, or received after 

the end of the comment person, may not 

be considered by the SCA. All 

comments received are a part of the 

public record and will generally be 

made available for public viewing upon 

request. Please note that personal 

identifying information (e.g., name, 

address, etc.), confidential business 

information, or other sensitive 

information submitted by the sender can 

be publicly accessible. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deputy Director, Office of Aquaculture, 

NOAA Fisheries—David O’Brien, 

david.obrien@noaa.gov, (301) 427–8337. 

Research Agricultural Economist, 

USDA, Economic Research Service— 

Christopher G. Davis, 

christopher.davis2@usda.gov, (225) 

253–4580. Fishery Policy Analyst, 

Office of Policy, NOAA Fisheries— 

Gabriela McMurtry, gabriela.mcmurtry@

noaa.gov, (204) 293–0570. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

national policy on aquaculture states 

that Congress declares that aquaculture 

has the potential for reducing the U.S. 

trade deficit in fisheries products, for 

augmenting existing commercial and 

recreational fisheries, and for producing 

other renewable resources, thereby 

assisting the United States in meeting its 

future food needs and contributing to 

the solution of the world resource 

problems. It is, therefore, in the national 

interest, and it is the national policy, to 

encourage the development of 

aquaculture in the United States. 

(National Aquaculture Act of 1980, 

(Pub. L. 96–362, 94 Stat. 1198, 16 U.S.C. 

2801, et seq.) 

The SCA, previously known as the 

Interagency Working Group on 

Aquaculture and the Joint 

Subcommittee on Aquaculture, is a 

statutory subcommittee that operates 

under the Committee on Environment of 

the NSTC under the Office of Science 

and Technology Policy in the Executive 

Office of the President. It is co-chaired 

by the Department of Agriculture, 

Department of Commerce, Department 

of the Interior, and the White House 

Office of Science and Technology 

Policy. Members include the 

Department of Agriculture, Department 

of Commerce, Army Corps of Engineers, 

Department of the Interior, Food and 

Drug Administration, Department of 

State, Environmental Protection Agency, 

and the Office of Management and 

Budget. The SCA serves as the Federal 

interagency coordinating group to 

increase the overall effectiveness and 

productivity of Federal aquaculture 

research, regulation, technology 

transfer, and assistance programs. This 

interagency coordinating group has been 

functioning since before the National 

Aquaculture Act was signed into law in 

1980. 

Originally published in 1983, NADP 

encouraged domestic aquaculture 

development. While the National 

Aquaculture Act called for periodic 

updating, a comprehensive update to 

the 1983 NADP has not yet been 

completed. Nearly four decades have 

passed since the NADP, and the original 

NADP does not capture the progress the 

Federal Government and the U.S. 

aquaculture community have made to 

adopt and promote sustainable 

aquaculture growth and uses nor 

guidance for next steps for the Federal 

Government in that evolution. 

During the past several years, the SCA 

has invited public input and then 

published strategic plans covering 

scientific and technological advances 

and outlining efficiencies for the 

Federal regulatory framework for 

aquaculture in the United States. Using 

the same process of public engagement, 

the Economic Development Task Force 

of the SCA prepared the draft Economic 

Development Plan using input from 

industry and other stakeholders and in 

collaboration with relevant experts from 

numerous Federal agencies. 

The draft Economic Development 

Plan outlines actions that Federal 

agencies can take within their existing 

statutory authorities and budgetary 

resources to support a robust, resilient, 

globally competitive, and 

environmentally sustainable domestic 

aquaculture sector. The Economic 

Development Plan is intended to 

support both the viability and 

expansion of existing operations and to 

encourage new entrants, addressing 

needs across the seafood supply chain 

and diverse production systems. The 

proposed actions serve as points of 

intersection between climate-smart food 

production, private-public partnerships, 

blue economy, community resilience 

and health, workforce development, 

working waterfronts, urban and rural 

development, and seafood supply 

chains (both farmed and wild-caught). 

The Economic Development Plan 

complements two other finalized 

thematic strategic plans—the Strategic 

Plan to Enhance Regulatory Efficiency 

in Aquaculture and the National 

Strategic Plan for Aquaculture 

Research. 

The Overview to the NADP serves as 

introduction and provides policy 

context to the three thematic strategic 

plans. Once finalized, together these 

four documents will comprise an 

updated NADP that provides a holistic 

framework describing how federal 

agencies are advancing the 

contributions of aquaculture to support 

public health and nutrition, resilient 

communities, a strong economy, and a 

healthy planet. 

These draft plans are being issued 

under the following authorities: 

National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (Pub. 

L. 96–362, 94 Stat. 1198, 16 U.S.C. 2801, 

et seq.) and the National Aquaculture 

Improvement Act of 1985 (Pub. L. 99– 

198, 99 Stat. 1641). 

Next Steps 

The public is encouraged to review 

and comment on the draft Economic 

Development Plan and the draft 

Overview to the NADP. After the public 

comment period ends, the SCA will 

consider and address the comments 

received before publishing the final 

work plan. 

Dated: February 13, 2024. 

David O’Brien, 

Acting Director, Office of Aquaculture, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03345 Filed 2–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 11:30 a.m. EST, 

Wednesday, February 28, 2024. 

PLACE: CFTC headquarters office, 

Washington, DC. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Matters 

relating to the selection of a candidate 

to serve as the Inspector General of the 

Commission. In the event that the time, 

date, or location of this meeting 

changes, an announcement of the 

change, along with the new time, date, 


ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1