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in a comment of the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 

14See APO and Service Final Rule. 

15The petitioner is the Coalition for Fair Trade in 

Ceramic Tile. 

16See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Request for 

Postponement of {Commerce}’s Final 

Determinations,’’ dated November 1, 2024. 

interested parties limit their public, 

executive summary of each issue to no 

more than 450 words, not including 

citations. We intend to use the public, 

executive summaries as the basis of the 

comment summaries included in the 

issues and decision memorandum that 

will accompany the final determination 

in this investigation. We request that 

interested parties include footnotes for 

relevant citations in the public, 

executive summary of each issue. Note 

that Commerce has amended certain of 

its requirements pertaining to the 

service of documents in 19 CFR 

351.303(f).14

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing, limited to issues raised in the 

case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a 

written request to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, within 30 days after the date 

of publication of this notice. Requests 

should contain the party’s name, 

address, and telephone number, the 

number of participants, whether any 

participant is a foreign national, and a 

list of the issues to be discussed. If a 

request for a hearing is made, Commerce 

will inform parties of the time and date 

for the hearing. 

Postponement of Final Determination 

Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides 

that a final determination may be 

postponed until not later than 135 days 

after the date of the publication of the 

preliminary determination in the 

Federal Register if, in the event of an 

affirmative preliminary determination, a 

request for such postponement is made 

by exporters who account for a 

significant proportion of exports of the 

subject merchandise, or in the event of 

a negative preliminary determination, a 

request for such postponement is made 

by the petitioner. 

On November 1, 2024, pursuant to 19 

CFR 351.210(e), the petitioner 15

requested that Commerce postpone the 

final determination.16 In accordance 

with section 735(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 

19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(i), because: (1) the 

preliminary determination is negative; 

(2) the petitioner has requested the 

postponement of the final 

determination; and (3) no compelling 

reasons for denial exist, Commerce is 

postponing the final determination. 

Accordingly, Commerce will make its 

final determination no later than 135 

days after the date of publication of this 

preliminary determination. 

U.S. International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the U.S. 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its preliminary determination. If the 

final determination is affirmative, the 

ITC will determine 75 days after the 

final determination whether these 

imports are materially injuring, or 

threaten material injury to, the U.S. 

industry. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This preliminary determination is 

issued and published in accordance 

with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the 

Act, and 19 CFR 351.205(c). 

Dated: November 22, 2024. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation is ceramic flooring tile, wall 

tile, paving tile, hearth tile, porcelain tile, 

mosaic tile, flags, decorative tile, finishing 

tile, and the like (hereinafter ceramic tile). 

Ceramic tiles are articles containing a 

mixture of minerals including clay (generally 

hydrous silicates of alumina or magnesium) 

that are fired so the raw materials are fused 

to produce a tile that is less than 3.2 cm in 

thickness, exclusive of decorative features. 

All ceramic tile is subject to the scope 

regardless of end use, surface area, and 

weight, regardless of whether the tile is 

glazed or unglazed, regardless of the water 

absorption coefficient by weight, regardless 

of the extent of vitrification, and regardless 

of whether or not the tile is on a backing. 

Subject merchandise includes ceramic tile 

‘‘slabs’’ or ‘‘panels’’ (tiles that are larger than 

1 meter2 (11 ft2)). 

Subject merchandise includes ceramic tile 

that undergoes minor processing in a third 

country prior to importation into the United 

States. Similarly, subject merchandise 

includes ceramic tile produced that 

undergoes minor processing after importation 

into the United States. Such minor 

processing includes, but is not limited to, one 

or more of the following: beveling, cutting, 

trimming, staining, painting, polishing, 

finishing, additional firing, affixing a 

decorative surface to the tile, or any other 

processing that would otherwise not remove 

the merchandise from the scope of the 

investigation if performed in the country of 

manufacture of the in-scope product. 

Subject merchandise is currently classified 

in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) under the following 

subheadings of heading 6907: 6907.21.1005, 

6907.21.1011, 6907.21.1051, 6907.21.2000, 

6907.21.3000, 6907.21.4000, 6907.21.9011, 

6907.21.9051, 6907.22.1005, 6907.22.1011, 

6907.22.1051, 6907.22.2000, 6907.22.3000, 

6907.22.4000, 6907.22.9011, 6907.22.9051, 

6907.23.1005, 6907.23.1011, 6907.23.1051, 

6907.23.2000, 6907.23.3000, 6907.23.4000, 

6907.23.9011, 6907.23.9051, 6907.30.1005, 

6907.30.1011, 6907.30.1051, 6907.30.2000, 

6907.30.3000, 6907.30.4000, 6907.30.9011, 

6907.30.9051, 6907.40.1005, 6907.40.1011, 

6907.40.1051, 6907.40.2000, 6907.40.3000, 

6907.40.4000, 6907.40.9011, and 

6907.40.9051. Subject merchandise may also 

enter under subheadings of headings 6913, 

6914, and 6905: 6913.90.2000, 6914.10.8000, 

6914.90.8000, 6905.10.0000, and 

6905.90.0050. The HTSUS subheadings are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes only. The written description of the 

scope of the investigation is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Affiliation and Single Entity Treatment 

V. Discussion of the Methodology 

VI. Currency Conversion 

VII. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE486] 

Fishing Capacity Reduction Program 

for the Pacific Coast Groundfish 

Fishery 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of fee rate adjustment. 

SUMMARY: NMFS issues this notice to 

decrease the fee rate to 2.25 percent for 

the Pacific Coast Groundfish fee-share 

fishery to repay the $28,428,718.88 

Groundfish sub-loan of the $35,662,471 

reduction loan that financed the Pacific 

Coast Groundfish fishing capacity 

reduction program. 

DATES: The fee rate decrease for the 

Pacific Coast Groundfish fishery will 

begin on landings starting on January 1, 

2025. The first due date for fee 

payments with the decreased rate will 

be February 14, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Send questions about this 

notice to William Fritz, Financial 

Assistance Specialist, Financial Services 

Division, National Marine Fisheries 

Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910–3282. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Fritz, (301) 427–8078. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Sections 312(b) through (e) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act (16 

U.S.C. 1861a (b) through (e)) generally 

authorizes fishing capacity reduction 

programs. In particular, section 312(d) 

authorizes industry fee systems for 

repaying reduction loans that finance 

reduction programs. Subpart L of 50 

CFR part 600 is the framework rule 

generally implementing section 312(b) 

through (e). Sections 1111 and 1112 of 

the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. 

U.S.C. 1279f and 1279g) generally 

authorizes reduction loans. 

Enacted on February 20, 2003, section 

212 of division B, title II, of Public Law 

108–7 (section 212) specifically 

authorizes a fishing capacity reduction 

program for that portion of the limited 

entry trawl fishery under the Pacific 

Coast Groundfish Fishery Management 

Plan whose permits, excluding those 

registered to whiting catcher-processors, 

are endorsed for trawl gear operation 

(reduction fishery). 

The reduction program’s objective 

was to reduce the number of vessels and 

permits endorsed for the operation of 

groundfish trawl gear. The program also 

involved corollary fishing capacity 

reduction in the California, Oregon, and 

Washington fisheries for Dungeness crab 

and pink shrimp and the sub-loans for 

these State fisheries have all been 

repaid. 

NMFS proposed the implementing 

notice on May 28, 2003 (68 FR 31653) 

and published the final notice on July 

18, 2003 (68 FR 42613). NMFS allocated 

a $28,428,719 reduction loan to the 

groundfish fishery. The allocation 

became a reduction loan repayable by 

fees from the groundfish fishery. 

NMFS published in the Federal 

Register on July 13, 2005 (70 FR 40225), 

the final rule to implement the industry 

fee system for repaying the program’s 

reduction loan. The regulations 

implementing the program are located at 

50 CFR part 600 subpart M. On August 

8, 2005, NMFS published in the Federal 

Register (70 FR 45695) a notice of the 

fee effective date and established 

September 8, 2005 as the effective date 

when fee collection and loan repayment 

began. 

II. Purpose 

The purpose of this notice is to adjust, 

in accordance with the framework rule’s 

§ 600.1013(b), the fee rate for the 

groundfish fishery. Section 600.1013(b) 

directs NMFS to recalculate the fee rate 

that will be reasonably necessary to 

ensure reduction loan repayment within 

the specified 30-year term. NMFS has 

determined that the current fee rate of 

3.5 percent for the groundfish fishery is 

projected to collect more than the 

annual amortization amount needed for 

2025. Therefore, NMFS is decreasing the 

fee rate to 2.25 percent for all landings 

beginning January 1, 2025. 

Fish buyers may continue to disburse 

collected fee deposits to NMFS by using 

https://www.pay.gov or by mailing 

payments to our lockbox. Our lockbox’s 

address is: ‘‘NMFS Pacific Coast 

Groundfish Buyback Loan, P.O. Box 

979008, St. Louis, MO 63197–9000. Fish 

buyers must include the fee collection 

report with the fee payment. Fish buyers 

using https://www.pay.gov will find an 

electronic fee collection report form. 

Fish buyers not using https://

www.pay.gov may also access the NMFS 

website for a copy of the fee collection 

report at: https://www.fisheries.

noaa.gov/national/funding-andfinancial-services/pacific-coastgroundfish-buyback. 

III. Notice 

The new 2.25 percent fee rate for the 

groundfish fishery will begin for all 

landings starting January 1, 2025. From 

and after this date, all groundfish 

program fish sellers paying fees shall 

begin paying groundfish program fees at 

the revised rate. The first due date for 

fee payments with the decreased rate 

will be February 14, 2025. 

Fee collection and submission shall 

follow previously established methods 

in § 600.1013 of the framework rule and 

in the final fee rule published in the 

Federal Register on July 13, 2005 (70 FR 

40225). 

Authority: The authority for this 

action is Pub. L. 107 206, Pub. L. 108 

7, 16 U.S.C. 1861a (b) through (e), and 

50 CFR 600.1000 et seq. 

Dated: November 22, 2024. 

Brian T. Pawlak, 

Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative 

Officer, Director, Office of Management and 

Budget, NOAA Fisheries. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE485] 

Fishing Capacity Reduction Program 

for the Longline Catcher Processor 

Subsector of the Bering Sea and 

Aleutian Islands Non-Pollock 

Groundfish Fishery 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of fee rate adjustment. 

SUMMARY: NMFS issues this notice to 

inform the public that there will be a 

decrease of the fee rate required to repay 

the reduction loan financing the nonpollock groundfish fishing capacity 

reduction program. Effective January 1, 

2025, NMFS is decreasing the Loan A 

fee rate to $0.016 per pound to ensure 

timely repayment of the loan. The fee 

rate for Loan B will remain unchanged 

at $0.001 per pound. The decreased fee 

rate is due to a recalculation based on 

the required amortization target and 

projected non-pollock groundfish Total 

Allowable Catch (TAC) for 2025, as well 

as a temporary adjustment related to 

2024 Season B. 

DATES: The non-pollock groundfish 

program fee rate decrease will begin 

with landings on January 1, 2025. The 

first due date for fee payments with the 

decreased rate will be February 15, 

2025. 

ADDRESSES: Send questions about this 

notice to William Fritz, Financial 

Assistance Specialist, Financial Services 

Division, National Marine Fisheries 

Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910–3282. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Fritz, (301) 427–8078. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Sections 312(b)–(e) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.) 

generally authorizes fishing capacity 

reduction programs. In particular, 

section 312(d) authorizes industry fee 

systems for repaying reduction loans 

which finance reduction program costs. 

Subpart L of 50 CFR part 600 is the 

framework rule generally implementing 

section 312(b)–(e). Sections 1111 and 

1112 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 

(46 App. U.S.C. 1279f and 1279g) 

generally authorize reduction loans. 

Enacted on December 8, 2004, section 

219, Title II, of FY 2005 Appropriations 


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