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7See Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry 

Service List; and Informational Sessions, 86 FR 

53205 (September 27, 2021). 

1See Agreement Suspending the Antidumping 

Duty Investigation on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico; 

Preliminary Results of 2021–2022 Administrative 

Review, 88 FR 69899 (October 10, 2023) 

(Preliminary Results), and accompanying 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

2See FTE’s Letter, ‘‘Case Brief on Behalf of the 

Florida Tomato Exchange,’’ dated November 9, 

2023. 

3See Ceuta and VALHPAC’s Letter, ‘‘Rebuttal 

Brief of Ceuta Produce, S. de R.L. de C.V. and 

Valores Horticolas del Pacifico, S.A. de C.V.,’’ dated 

November 16, 2023. 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Final Results of the 2021–2022 Administrative 

Review: Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico,’’ dated 

concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 

notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 

5See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings,’’ dated December 9, 2024. 

19 CFR 351.225(n) and Commerce’s 

procedures.7

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on the completeness of this 

monthly list of scope ruling applications 

received by Commerce. Any comments 

should be submitted to Scot Fullerton, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, via email to 

CommerceCLU@trade.gov. 

This notice of scope ruling 

applications filed in AD and CVD 

proceedings is published in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(3). 

Dated: December 20, 2024. 

Scot Fullerton, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–201–820] 

Agreement Suspending the 

Antidumping Duty Investigation on 

Fresh Tomatoes From Mexico: Final 

Results of the 2021–2022 

Administrative Review 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) determines that 

the respondents selected for individual 

examination, respectively, Ceuta 

Produce S.A. DE C.V. (Ceuta) and 

Valores Horticolas Del Pacifico S.A. De 

C.V (VALHPAC) (collectively, 

respondents), were in compliance with 

the terms of the 2019 Agreement 

Suspending the Antidumping Duty 

Investigation on Fresh Tomatoes from 

Mexico (2019 Agreement) during the 

period of review (POR) from September 

1, 2021, through August 31, 2022, 

except for certain instances of 

inadvertent or inconsequential 

noncompliance. Commerce also 

determines that the 2019 Agreement met 

the applicable statutory requirements 

during the POR. 

DATES: Applicable December 30, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sally C. Gannon or David Cordell, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0162 or 

(202) 482–0408, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On October 10, 2023, Commerce 

published the preliminary results of this 

administrative review, and we invited 

interested parties to comment.1 On 

November 9, 2023, the Florida Tomato 

Exchange (FTE), a member of the U.S. 

petitioning industry, filed a case brief.2

On November 16, 2023, Ceuta and 

VALHPAC filed a joint rebuttal brief.3

Commerce extended the date for the 

publication of the final results until 

December 16, 2024.4 On December 9, 

2024, Commerce tolled the deadlines for 

all preliminary and final determinations 

by 90 days.5

Scope of 2019 Agreement 

The merchandise subject to this 2019 

Agreement is all fresh or chilled 

tomatoes (fresh tomatoes) which have 

Mexico as their origin, except for those 

tomatoes which are for processing. For 

purposes of this 2019 Agreement, 

processing is defined to include 

preserving by any commercial process, 

such as canning, dehydrating, drying, or 

the addition of chemical substances, or 

converting the tomato product into 

juices, sauces, or purees. In Appendix F 

of this 2019 Agreement, Commerce has 

outlined the procedure that Signatories 

must follow for selling subject 

merchandise for processing. Fresh 

tomatoes that are imported for cutting 

up, not further processing (e.g., 

tomatoes used in the preparation of 

fresh salsa or salad bars), are covered by 

this 2019 Agreement. Commercially 

grown tomatoes, both for the fresh 

market and for processing, are classified 

as Lycopersicon esculentum. Important 

commercial varieties of fresh tomatoes 

include common round, cherry, grape, 

plum, greenhouse, and pear tomatoes, 

all of which are covered by this 2019 

Agreement. Tomatoes imported from 

Mexico covered by this 2019 Agreement 

are classified under the following 

subheading of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedules of the United States 

(HTSUS), according to the season of 

importation: 0702. Although this 

HTSUS number is provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope of this 

Agreement is dispositive. 

A full description of the scope of the 

2019 Agreement is also contained in the 

Issues and Decision Memorandum. 

Analysis 

Commerce continues to find, based on 

record evidence, that the selected 

respondents, Ceuta and VALHPAC, 

were in compliance with the terms of 

the 2019 Agreement during the POR, 

with the exception of certain 

inconsequential or inadvertent noncompliance. Overall, Commerce finds 

that there have been no material or 

consequential violations of the 2019 

Agreement by the selected respondents 

during the POR. We also determine that 

the 2019 Agreement is meeting the 

applicable statutory requirements for a 

suspension agreement, e.g., preventing 

price suppression or undercutting, and 

effective monitoring is practicable. 

The issues raised in the case and 

rebuttal briefs are addressed in the 

accompanying Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. The issues are identified 

in the 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). 

ACCESS 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/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. 

Administrative Protective Order (APO) 

This notice also serves as a reminder 

to parties subject to APO of their 

responsibility concerning the return or 

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. 


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106428 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 249 / Monday, December 30, 2024 / Notices 

1See Certain Steel Nails from the Sultanate of 

Oman: Preliminary Results and Rescission, in Part, 

of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022– 

2003, 89 FR 65593 (August 12, 2024) (Preliminary 

Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum. 

2Because the current deadline for these final 

results falls on the weekend (i.e., February 8, 2025), 

the deadline became the next business day (i.e., 

February 10, 2025). See Notice of Clarification: 

Application of ‘‘Next Business Day’’ Rule for 

Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant 

to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 

(May 10, 2005); see also Memorandum, ‘‘Extension 

of Deadline for Final Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review,’’ dated December 6, 2024. 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings,’’ dated December 9, 2024. 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Final Results of the 2022– 

2023 Administrative Review of the Antidumping 

Duty Order on Certain Steel Nails from the 

Sultanate of Oman,’’ dated concurrently with, and 

hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision 

Memorandum). 

5See Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of 

Korea, Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan, 

and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 

Antidumping Duty Orders, 80 FR 39994 (July 13, 

2015) (Order). 

6See Issues and Decision Memorandum at 3–4. 7See 19 CFR 351.212(b). 8For a full discussion of this practice, see 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 

Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 

(May 6, 2003). 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing these 

results of review in accordance with 

sections 751(a)(l) and 777(i)(l) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 

CFR 351.213 and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5). 

Dated: December 20, 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 Agreement 

IV. Discussion of the Issues 

1. Instances of Noncompliance During the 

POR 

2. Whether the 2019 Suspension 

Agreement is Effectively Monitorable 

and Enforceable 

3. Whether Commerce Should Take 

Additional Enforcement Action 

V. Recommendation 

[FR Doc. 2024–31084 Filed 12–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–523–808] 

Certain Steel Nails From the Sultanate 

of Oman: Final Results of Antidumping 

Duty Administrative Review; 2022– 

2023 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) determines that 

Oman Fasteners, LLC (Oman Fasteners), 

the sole producer and exporter subject 

to this administrative review, did not 

make sales of certain steel nails (steel 

nails) from the Sultanate of Oman 

(Oman) in the United States at prices 

below normal value (NV) during the 

period of review (POR), July 1, 2022, 

through June 30, 2023. 

DATES: Applicable December 30, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dakota Potts, 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) 482–0223. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On August 12, 2024, Commerce 

published the Preliminary Results of 

this administrative review and we 

invited interested parties to comment.1

On December 6, 2024, we extended the 

deadline for these final results by 60 

days, until no later than February 10, 

2025.2 On December 9, 2024, Commerce 

tolled the deadline to issue the final 

results in this administrative review by 

90 days.3 A summary of the events that 

occurred since Commerce published the 

Preliminary Results, as well as a full 

discussion of the issues raised by parties 

for these final results, are discussed in 

the Issues and Decision Memorandum.4

Scope of the Order 5

The product covered by this Order is 

steel nails from Oman. For a complete 

description of the scope of the Order, 

see the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in the parties’ case 

and rebuttal briefs are addressed in the 

Issues and Decision Memorandum and 

are listed in the 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). 

ACCESS 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/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. 

Changes Since the Preliminary Results 

Based on comments received from 

interested parties regarding our 

Preliminary Results and our review of 

the record to address those comments, 

we made changes to the preliminary 

weighted-average dumping margin 

calculations for Oman Fasteners, as 

detailed in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum.6

Final Results of Review 

As a result of this review, we 

determine the following weightedaverage dumping margin exists for the 

POR: 

Exporter or producer 

Weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

Oman Fasteners, LLC .......... 0.00 

Disclosure 

Commerce intends to disclose the 

calculations performed for these final 

results within five days of the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.224(b). 

Assessment Rates 

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 these 

final results of review.7 Pursuant to 19 

CFR 351.212(b)(1), we calculated 

importer-specific ad valorem duty 

assessment rates based on the ratio of 

the total amount of dumping calculated 

for the examined sales to the total 

entered value of the sales for which 

entered value was reported. Where the 

respondent’s weighted-average dumping 

margin is zero or de minimis within the 

meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an 

importer-specific assessment rate is zero 

or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to 

liquidate the appropriate entries 

without regard to antidumping duties. 

Commerce’s ‘‘automatic assessment’’ 

practice will apply to entries of subject 

merchandise during the POR produced 

by companies included in these final 

results of review for which the reviewed 

companies did not know that the 

merchandise it sold to the intermediary 

(e.g., a reseller, trading company, or 

exporter) was destined for the United 

States. In such instances, 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.8


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