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17See Refillable Stainless Steel Kegs from the 

People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative 

Countervailing Duty Determination and Final 

Affirmative Determination of Critical 

Circumstances, in Part, 84 FR 57005 (October 24, 

2019), and accompanying Issues and Decision 

Memorandum at 5 for the export subsidy rate. 

18Section 733(b)(3) of the Act defines a de 

minimis dumping margin as ‘‘less than 2 percent ad 

valorem or the equivalent specific rate for the 

subject merchandise.’’ 

19See Refillable Stainless-Steel Kegs from Mexico 

and the People’s Republic of China: Final Results 

of Sunset Reviews and Revocation of Orders, 89 FR 

92095, 92096 (November 21, 2024) (Order 

Revocation). 

20See Refillable Stainless Steel Kegs from the 

People’s Republic of China: Final Results of the 

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021– 

2022, 89 FR 25564 (April 11, 2024) (Commerce 

denied separate rate eligibility for Guangzhou 

Jingye and Guangzhou Ulix and treated them as part 

of the China-wide entity.). 

21See Order Revocation, 89 FR 92095–96. 

that is not in harmony with Commerce’s 

Final Determination. Thus, this notice is 

published in fulfillment of the 

publication requirements of Timken. 

Amended Final Determination 

Because there is now a final court 

judgment, Commerce is amending its 

Final Determination with respect to the 

following exporter-producer 

combinations: 

Exporter Producer 

Weighted 

average 

dumping 

margin 

(percent ad 

valorem) 

Cash deposit 

rate (adjusted 

for subsidy 

offsets) 

(percent ad 

valorem) 

Ningbo Master International Trade Co., Ltd ................. Ningbo Major Draft Beer Equipment Co., Ltd .............. 4.23 17 3.96 

Guangzhou Jingye Machinery Co., Ltd ........................ Guangzhou Jingye Machinery Co., Ltd ........................ 4.23 3.96

Guangzhou Ulix Industrial & Trading Co., Ltd ............. Guangzhou Jingye Machinery Co., Ltd ........................ 4.23 3.96 

Amended Antidumping Duty Order 

Pursuant to section 735(a)(4) of the 

Act, Commerce ‘‘shall disregard any 

weighted average dumping margin that 

is de minimis as defined in section 

733(b)(3) of the Act’’ 18 and pursuant to 

section 735(c)(2) of the Act, Commerce 

shall ‘‘issue an antidumping duty order 

under section 736’’ of the Act when the 

final determination is affirmative. In the 

Final Determination, the exporterproducer combination identified above 

for respondent Ningbo Master received 

a zero percent margin. As a result of this 

amended final determination, in which 

Commerce calculated an estimated 

weighted-average dumping margin 

above de minimis for the exporterproducer combination identified above 

for Ningbo Master, Commerce is hereby 

including entries of subject merchandise 

that were produced by Ningbo Major 

Draft Beer Equipment Co., Ltd., and 

exported by Ningbo Master International 

Trade Co., Ltd., within the Order. 

However, Commerce recently revoked 

the Order effective December 16, 

2024.19

Cash Deposit Requirements 

Commerce will issue revised cash 

deposit instructions to U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (CBP) for Ningbo 

Master. 

Because Guangzhou Jingye and 

Guangzhou Ulix have a superseding 

cash deposit rate, i.e., there have been 

final results published in a subsequent 

administrative review,20 Commerce will 

not issue revised cash deposit 

instructions for those companies. This 

notice will not affect the current cash 

deposit rate for these companies. 

However, as stated in the Order 

Revocation, in accordance with section 

751(c)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.222(i)(2)(i), Commerce intends to 

instruct CBP to terminate the 

suspension of liquidation of the 

merchandise subject to the Order 

entered, or withdrawn from the 

warehouse, on or after December 16, 

2024.21

Notification to Interested Parties 

This notice is issued and published in 

accordance with sections 516A(c) and 

(e) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. 

Dated: December 4, 2024. 

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–XE475] 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to Marine Site 

Characterization Surveys Off Rhode 

Island and Massachusetts 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; proposed modification 

of an incidental harassment 

authorization; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is proposing to modify 

an existing incidental harassment 

authorization (IHA) issued to Bay State 

Wind, LLC (Bay State Wind) on October 

3, 2024, authorizing take of marine 

mammals incidental to marine site 

characterization surveys conducted off 

the coasts of Rhode Island and 

Massachusetts in the Bureau of Ocean 

Energy Management (BOEM) 

Commercial Lease of Submerged Lands 

for Renewable Energy Development on 

the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lease 

Area OCS–A 0500 and the associated 

export cable route (ECR) area. While 

conducting said marine site 

characterization surveys, Bay State 

Wind has encountered common 

dolphins (Delphinus delphis) at a rate 

greater than anticipated under the 

analysis for that IHA and, therefore, 

requests that NMFS modify the IHA to 

increase the number of authorized take 

by Level B harassment for that species 

only. No other changes to the IHA were 

requested or are proposed herein, and 

the expiration date remains unchanged. 

NMFS will consider public comments 

on the requested modification prior to 

making any final decision and agency 

responses will be summarized in the 

final notice of our decision. 

DATES: Comments and information must 

be received no later than December 26, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief, 

Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. Written 

comments should be submitted via 

email to ITP.hilt@noaa.gov. 

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 


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received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted online at 

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

incidental-take-authorizations-undermarine-mammal-protection-act 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: 

Rachel Hilt, Office of Protected 

Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. 

Electronic copies of the original 

application and supporting documents 

(including NMFS Federal Register 

notices of the original proposed and 

final authorizations, and the previous 

IHA), as well as a list of the references 

cited in this document, may be obtained 

online at: https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/ 

incidental-take-authorizations-undermarine-mammal-protection-act. In case 

of problems accessing these documents, 

please call the contact listed above. 

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 

issued or, if the taking is limited to 

harassment, a notice of a proposed 

incidental take authorization may be 

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 such 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 such takings are set 

forth. 

History of Request 

On March 27, 2024, NMFS received a 

request from Bay State Wind for an IHA 

to take marine mammals incidental to 

conducting high-resolution geophysical 

(HRG) surveys off the coasts of Rhode 

Island and Massachusetts in OCS–A 

0500 (i.e., ;rsted’s planned Bay State 

Wind development) and the associated 

ECR area. Following NMFS’ review of 

the application, Bay State Wind 

submitted a revised version on June 10, 

2024. After additional NMFS review of 

the revised application, Bay State Wind 

submitted another revised version on 

July 29, 2024. That application was 

deemed adequate and complete on 

August 1, 2024. Bay State Wind’s 

request was for the take of 17 species of 

marine mammals by Level B harassment 

only. Notice of proposed IHA and 

request for comments were published in 

the Federal Register on August 21, 2024 

(89 FR 67597). The IHA was issued on 

October 3, 2024 (89 FR 81458, October 

8, 2024), with effective dates October 6, 

2024 to October 5, 2025. 

On November 1, 2024, NMFS received 

a request from Bay State Wind for a 

modification to the existing IHA. Bay 

State Wind informed NMFS that they 

were encountering common dolphins 

during the marine site characterization 

surveys at a rate greater than 

anticipated. Bay State Wind expressed 

concern that this elevated encounter 

rate could potentially result in the 

authorized take for common dolphins 

being exceeded. Therefore, Bay State 

Wind requested that NMFS modify the 

existing IHA by increasing the number 

of authorized take of that species only. 

NMFS is proposing to modify the IHA 

to increase the number of authorized 

take by Level B harassment of common 

dolphin only. No other changes to the 

IHA are proposed. 

Description of the Proposed Activity 

and Anticipated Impacts 

The proposed modified IHA would 

include the same HRG surveys in the 

same geographic locations that were 

described in the analysis for the initial 

IHA. The nature of the specified activity 

that could result in take of marine 

mammals (i.e., underwater sound from 

Bay State Wind’s marine site 

characterization surveys), including the 

types of equipment planned for use, the 

methods, the duration of the specified 

activity (up to 350 survey days in one 

year), and number of vessels planned for 

use are identical to those previously 

analyzed. The mitigation, monitoring, 

and reporting measures, as well as the 

expiration date of the IHA, also remain 

the same. With the exception of the 

number of estimated take of common 

dolphin, no increased number of take of 

other species is estimated or proposed 

for authorization. NMFS refers the 

reader to the documents related to the 

initial IHA issued on October 3, 2024 

(89 FR 81458, October 8, 2024), for more 

detailed description of the project 

activities. Other relevant documents 

include the notice of proposed IHA and 

request for comments (89 FR 67597, 

August 21, 2024). 

Detailed Description of the Action 

A detailed description of the survey 

activities is found in these previous 

documents. The location, timing, and 

nature of the activities, including the 

types of HRG equipment planned for 

use, daily trackline distances and 

number of survey vessels (four) are 

identical to those described in the 

previous notices. 

Description of Marine Mammals 

A description of the marine mammals 

in the area of the activities is found in 

these previous documents, which 

remains applicable to the proposed 

issuance of the modified IHA as well. In 

addition, NMFS has reviewed recent 

draft Stock Assessment Reports, 

information on relevant Unusual 

Mortality Events, and recent scientific 

literature, and determined that no new 

information affects our original analysis 

of impacts under the initial IHA. 

Potential Effects on Marine Mammals 

and Their Habitat 

A description of the potential effects 

of the specified activities on marine 

mammals and their habitat may be 

found in the documents supporting the 

initial IHA (89 FR 81458, October 8, 

2024), which remains applicable to the 

issuance of the modified IHA. There is 

no new information on potential effects. 

Estimated Take 

A detailed description of the methods 

and inputs used to estimate take for the 

specified activity are found in the notice 

of IHA for the initial authorization (89 

FR 81458, October 8, 2024). The HRG 

equipment that may result in take, as 

well as the source levels, marine 

mammal stocks taken, marine mammal 

density data, and the methods of take 

estimation applicable to this 

authorization remain unchanged from 

the initial IHA. With the exception of 

the common dolphin, the number of 

estimated take of marine mammal 

species remains unchanged. 

The initial IHA issued to Bay State 

Wind on October 3, 2024 (89 FR 81458, 


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October 8, 2024) authorized take of 17 

species of marine mammals, including 

1,485 common dolphins, incidental to 

marine site characterization surveys 

conducted in the Lease Area and ECR 

over the course of a single year, 

requiring up to 350 survey days. The 

take estimate, used to calculate the 

number of authorized take for each 

species, was based on the best available 

scientific evidence, including sighting 

data from Protected Species Observer 

(PSO) reports (Smultea Environmental 

Sciences, 2020) and NOAA’s Atlantic 

Marine Assessment Program for 

Protected Species (AMAPPS) (https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-englandmid-atlantic/population-assessments/ 

atlantic-marine-assessment-programprotected) group sizes. AMAPPS group 

sizes are based on data from a multiagency research program, including 

seasonal distribution and abundance 

data collected over multiple years using 

aerial and shipboard surveys. Bay State 

Wind commenced survey activities on 

October 6, 2024. After 20 days of 

surveys, Bay State Wind had recorded 

1,045 common dolphins within the 

estimated Level B harassment zone (as 

shown in table 1). Sighting events have 

included group sizes ranging from 3 to 

110 with a mean group size 32.6. All 

potential exposures have been reported 

from a single vessel working in water 

depths averaging 45 meters, and 

detections of this species have occurred 

nearly daily, and often multiple times 

per day. Many of the observed common 

dolphin encounters have included 

animals approaching the vessel for both 

bow riding and swimming alongside as 

well as foraging in the area. The 

duration of these sighting events have 

varied from several minutes to many 

hours. 

TABLE 1—COMMON DOLPHIN DETECTION EVENTS DURING BAY STATE WIND HRG SURVEY ACTIVITIES

Total number of 

common dolphin 

detection events 

Total number of 

groups within Level B 

harassment zone 

Total number of 

dolphins within Level B 

harassment zone 

Min pod 

size 

Max pod 

size 

Average group size 

for detections 

within Level B 

harassment zone 

55 38 1,045 3 110 32.6 

According to Roberts et al. (2023) 

monthly marine mammal density data, 

estimated common dolphin occurrence 

in the region appears to be seasonal 

with the highest monthly density 

occurring during the months of October 

(0.1652 animals km¥ 22) and September 

(0.1224 km¥ 2). Density data for the 

months of November and December 

begin to decrease (0.1034 km¥ 2 and 

0.1155 km¥ 2 respectively). Density for 

the months of January–August decreases 

further and remains under 0.0800 km¥

2. Density does not exceed 0.0800 km¥

2until the month of September. 

The 1,045 common dolphin sightings 

over 20 days averages to approximately 

52 sightings per day. This high number 

of sightings is unanticipated and has 

occurred during the month of October 

when, as previously mentioned, 

common dolphin density is expected to 

be highest. As the common dolphin 

density is expected to decrease in 

November and December (0.1034 km¥ 2

and 0.1155 km¥ 2, respectively) and 

remain relatively low (below 0.0800 

km¥ 2) through the month of August. 

NMFS anticipates the encounter rate 

will likely subside after the peak density 

in October (0.1652 animals km¥ 2) and 

September (0.1224 km¥ 2). Given the 

expected decrease in common dolphin 

encounter rate, Bay State Wind has 

requested authorization of an additional 

1,485 additional takes for the remaining 

330 survey days. NMFS concurs and is 

proposing to modify the IHA to increase 

the total number of authorized take of 

common dolphin by Level B harassment 

from 1,485 to 2,970. The proposed 

updated total take represents 3.2 percent 

(table 2) of the best available abundance 

estimate for the western North Atlantic 

stock of common dolphin. The 

expiration date of the IHA would 

remain unchanged (October 5, 2025). 

Authorized takes remain unchanged for 

all other marine mammal species. 

TABLE 2—TOTAL NUMBERS OF AUTHORIZED TAKES BY LEVEL B HARASSMENT OF COMMON DOLPHIN AND AS A

PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION

Species 

Totals 

Take authorization 

(No.) 

Stock abundance 

(CV, Nmin, most recent abundance survey) 1

Instances of take 

as percentage 

of population 

Common dolphin ............................................... 2,970 93,100 (0.56, 59,897, 2021) ............................. 3.20

1 NMFS marine mammal stock assessment reports online at: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-mammal-protection/marine-mammal-stock-assessment-reports-region. CV is coefficient of variation; Nmin is the minimum estimate of stock abundance. 

Description of Proposed Mitigation, 

Monitoring and Reporting Measures 

The mitigation, monitoring, and 

reporting measures described here are 

identical to those included in the 

Federal Register notices announcing the 

issuance of the initial IHA authorization 

(89 FR 81458, October 8, 2024) as well 

as the discussions of the least 

practicable adverse impact included in 

those documents remain accurate. 

Preliminary Determinations 

Bay State Wind’s survey activities and 

the mitigation, monitoring, and 

reporting requirements are unchanged 

from those covered in the initial IHA. 

The effects of the activity, taking into 

consideration the mitigation and related 

monitoring measures, remain 

unchanged from those stated in the 

initial IHA, notwithstanding the 

increase to the authorized amount of 

common dolphin take. Specifically, the 

Level B harassment authorized for 

common dolphins is expected to be of 

low severity, predominantly in the form 

of behavioral disturbance (i.e., 

avoidance of the sound source and 

potential occasional interruption of 

foraging). With approximately 330 

survey days remaining, NMFS is 

proposing to increase authorized 

common dolphin take by Level B 


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harassment from 1,485 to 2,970. Even in 

consideration of the increased estimated 

numbers of take by Level B harassment, 

the impacts of these lower severity 

exposures are not expected to adversely 

impact the fitness of any individuals, 

and, therefore no impacts are expected 

to adversely affect the species or stock 

through effects on annual rates of 

recruitment or survival. Further, the 

proposed take amount of common 

dolphin still would be of small numbers 

relative to the population size (3.2 

percent) as take is less than one third of 

the species or stock abundance which is 

considered by NMFS to be small 

numbers. In conclusion, there is no new 

information suggesting that our effects 

analysis or negligible impact finding for 

common dolphins should change. 

Based on the information contained 

here and in the referenced documents, 

NMFS has preliminarily reaffirmed the 

following: (1) the required mitigation 

measures will affect the least practicable 

impact on marine mammal species or 

stocks and their habitat; (2) the 

proposed authorized takes will have a 

negligible impact on the affected marine 

mammal species or stocks; (3) the 

proposed authorized takes represent 

small numbers of marine mammals 

relative to the affected stock 

abundances; and (4) Bay State Wind’s 

activities will not have an unmitigable 

adverse impact on taking for subsistence 

purposes as no relevant subsistence uses 

of marine mammals are implicated by 

this action, and (5) appropriate 

monitoring and reporting requirements 

are included. 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

Section 7(a)(2) of the ESA of 1973 (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) requires that each 

Federal agency insure that any action it 

authorizes, funds, or carries out is not 

likely to jeopardize the continued 

existence of any endangered or 

threatened species or result in the 

destruction or adverse modification of 

designated critical habitat. To ensure 

ESA compliance for the issuance of 

IHAs, NMFS OPR consults internally 

whenever we propose to authorize take 

for endangered or threatened species. 

For the initial IHA, NMFS Office of 

Protected Resources authorized the 

incidental take of four species of marine 

mammals which are listed under the 

ESA, including the North Atlantic right, 

fin, sei, and sperm whale, and 

determined that these activities fall 

within the scope of activities analyzed 

in Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries 

Office’s programmatic consultation 

regarding geophysical surveys along the 

U.S. Atlantic coast in the three Atlantic 

Renewable Energy Regions (completed 

June 29, 2021; revised September 2021). 

This modification of the IHA does not 

modify or change any take of listed 

species and therefore the prior 

determination remains unchanged. 

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 modification 

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 NOAA 

Administrative Order 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 modified IHA continues 

to qualify 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. 

Proposed Authorization 

As a result of these preliminary 

determinations, NMFS proposes to 

modify the IHA to Bay State Wind for 

incidental take of marine mammals 

associated with marine site 

characterization surveys off the coast of 

Rhode Island and Massachusetts 

effective from the date of issuance until 

October 5, 2025. The only change is an 

increase in the authorized take by Level 

B harassment of common dolphins from 

1,485 to 2,970. The previously described 

mitigation, monitoring, and reporting 

requirements are incorporated. A draft 

of the proposed modified IHA can be 

found at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/ 

marine-mammal-protection/incidentaltake-authorizations-other-energyactivities-renewable. 

Request for Public Comments 

We request comment on our proposed 

modification of the IHA for Bay State 

Wind’s marine site characterization 

surveys. We also request comment on 

the potential for renewal of this 

proposed IHA as described in the 

paragraph below. Please include with 

your comments any supporting data or 

literature citations to help inform our 

final decision on the request for MMPA 

authorization. 

Dated: December 5, 2024. 

Kimberly Damon-Randall, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

[Docket No.: PTO–C–2024–0054] 

Anti-Piracy Symposium 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of symposium. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) seeks to 

improve intellectual property (IP) 

enforcement and reduce IP crime and 

infringement (USPTO 2022–2026 

Strategic Plan, Goal 3, Objectives 3.3 

and 3.4). As part of this effort, the 

USPTO will bring interested 

stakeholders together for an Anti-Piracy 

Symposium on Thursday, January 23, 

2025, held at the USPTO in person and 

virtually. 

DATES: The symposium will be held on 

Thursday, January 23, 2025, from 9 

a.m.–3 p.m. Interested parties wishing 

to attend the symposium in person must 

register by Thursday, January 16, 2025. 

Registration for remote attendance will 

be available through January 23, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: The symposium will be 

held in person at the USPTO in the 

Clara Barton Auditorium (South), 600 

Dulany Street, Alexandria, Virginia 

22314. The symposium will be 

physically accessible to people with 

disabilities. Individuals requiring 

accommodation, such as sign language 

interpretation or other ancillary aids, 

should communicate their needs at least 

seven business days prior to the 

symposium to Velica Dunn in the 

USPTO’s Office of Policy and 

International Affairs at 571–272–9300, 

Velica.Dunn@uspto.gov, or by postal 

mail addressed to: Mail Stop OPIA, 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 

22314–1450, ATTN: Velica Dunn. 

Attendees joining in person should 

arrive at least a half hour prior to the 

start of the symposium and must 

present valid government-issued photo 

identification upon arrival. 

The symposium will also be available 

in a virtual format for those wishing to 

attend remotely. Prior to the 


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