Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 6 / Friday, January 10, 2025 / Notices 1965 

36See 19 CFR 351.301; see also Extension of Time 

Limits; Final Rule, 78 FR 57790 (September 20, 

2013) (Time Limits Final Rule), available at https:// 

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013- 

22853.htm. 

37See section 782(b) of the Act. 

38See Certification of Factual Information to 

Import Administration During Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 

17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also frequently asked 

questions regarding the Final Rule, available at 

https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_

info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf. 

39See Administrative Protective Order, Service, 

and Other Procedures in Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069 

(September 29, 2023). 

a specified time) by which extension 

requests must be filed to be considered 

timely. An extension request must be 

made in a separate, standalone 

submission; under limited 

circumstances we will grant untimely 

filed requests for the extension of time 

limits, where we determine, based on 19 

CFR 351.302, that extraordinary 

circumstances exist. Parties should 

review Commerce’s regulations 

concerning the extension of time limits 

and the Time Limits Final Rule prior to 

submitting factual information in this 

investigation.36

Certification Requirements 

Any party submitting factual 

information in an AD or CVD 

proceeding must certify to the accuracy 

and completeness of that information.37

Parties must use the certification 

formats provided in 19 CFR 

351.303(g).38 Commerce intends to 

reject factual submissions if the 

submitting party does not comply with 

the applicable certification 

requirements. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

Interested parties must submit 

applications for disclosure under APO 

in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 

Parties wishing to participate in this 

investigation should ensure that they 

meet the requirements of 19 CFR 

351.103(d) (e.g., by filing the required 

letters of appearance). Note that 

Commerce has amended certain of its 

requirements pertaining to the service of 

documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).39

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to sections 702 and 777(i) of 

the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c). 

Dated: January 2, 2025. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix 

Scope of the Investigation 

The product within the scope of this 

investigation is erythritol, which is a sugar 

alcohol, commonly referred to as a polyol, 

typically produced by the fermentation of 

glucose using enzymes and yeast or yeast-like 

fungi (though the scope includes erythritol 

produced using any other feedstock or 

organism). Erythritol is an organic compound 

with the molecular formula C4H10O4 and a 

Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry 

number of 149–32–6. Other names for 

erythritol include meso-erythritol, (2R, 3S)- 

butan-1,2,3,4-tetrol, butane-1,2,3,4-tetrol, or 

meso-1,2,3,4-Tetrahydryoxybutane. 

Erythritol typically appears as a white 

crystalline, odorless product that rapidly 

dissolves in water. While erythritol is 

typically produced in the crystalline form or 

as a fine powder or in directly compressible 

form, the scope of this investigation covers 

all physical forms and grades of erythritol, 

including organic erythritol. 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation is classifiable under 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

States (HTSUS) subheading 2905.49.4000. 

Erythritol may also enter under HTSUS 

subheading 2106.90.9998. Although the 

HTSUS subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the merchandise 

covered by this investigation is dispositive. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE599] 

Marine Mammals; File No. 27514–02 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for 

permit amendment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Heather E. Liwanag, Ph.D., California 

Polytechnic State University, 1 Grand 

Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407– 

0401, has applied for an amendment to 

Scientific Research Permit No. 27514– 

01. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before February 10, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public 

Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on 

the Applications and Permits for 

Protected Species home page, https://

apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting 

File No. 27514–02 from the list of 

available applications. These documents 

are also available upon written request 

via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@

noaa.gov. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted via email to 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please 

include File No. 27514–02 in the subject 

line of the email comment. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

via email to NMFS.Pr1Comments@

noaa.gov. The request should set forth 

the specific reasons why a hearing on 

this application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Skidmore or Sara Young, 

(301)427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject amendment to Permit No. 27514 

is requested under the authority of the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.). 

Permit No. 27514, issued on March 

21, 2024 (89 FR 27418, April 17, 2024), 

authorizes the permit holder to conduct 

research on northern elephant seals 

(Mirounga angustirostris) in California, 

including unintentional harassment of 

California sea lions (Zalophus 

californianus), harbor seals (Phoca 

vitulina), and northern fur seals 

(Callorhinus ursinus). This permit was 

amended on July 11, 2024, increasing 

the unintentional harassment for 

California sea lions and northern fur 

seals. The permit holder is requesting 

the permit be amended to increase the 

number of northern elephant seals to be 

included in the infrared thermography 

project from 25 to 100 pups/juveniles 

and 50 adults to 200 non-pups 

(juveniles and adults of both sexes). 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of this 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 


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Dated: January 3, 2025. 

Julia M. Harrison, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE601] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Announcement of a Recovery Planning 

Workshop and Request for Information 

To Inform Recovery Planning for the 

Beringia Distinct Population Segment 

of Bearded Seal and the Arctic Ringed 

Seal 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; 

request for information. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces its intent to 

convene a workshop to solicit facts and 

information from experts to inform 

recovery planning for the Beringia 

Distinct Population Segment (DPS) 

bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus 

nauticus) and the Arctic ringed seal 

(Phoca hispida hispida). We will not be 

asking for any consensus 

recommendations on how to recover 

these species. This workshop will be 

open to the public. We also request 

submission of information that might 

inform the development of the recovery 

plans. 

DATES: 

Workshop dates and information: The 

2-day recovery planning workshop for 

the Beringia DPS bearded seal and the 

Arctic ringed seal will be held 

Thursday, January 23 through Friday, 

January 24, 2025. The workshop will 

begin each day at 8:30 a.m. and end 

each day at 4:30 p.m. Alaska local time. 

This workshop will also be accessible 

virtually. 

RSVP: If you plan to attend the 

workshop, virtually or in person, please 

contact NMFS Protected Resources 

Division, Alaska Region, at 

akr.ice.seal.recovery@noaa.gov by 

January 20, 2025 to receive the meeting 

link via email. The meeting link will 

also be posted on our website at https:// 

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/ringedseal/conservation-management and 

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

bearded-seal/conservationmanagement. 

Date for information submission: 

Please submit information to inform 

recovery planning via the methods 

listed below in the ADDRESSES section 

by March 11, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your information, 

identified by docket number NOAA– 

NMFS–2024–0151 by either of the 

following methods: 

Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic comments via the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. Visit https://

www.regulations.gov and type NOAA– 

NMFS–2024–0151 in the Search box. 

Click on the ‘‘Comment’’ icon, complete 

the required fields, and enter or attach 

your comments. 

Mail: Submit written information to 

Anne Marie Eich, Assistant Regional 

Administrator for Protected Resources, 

Alaska Region NMFS, Attn: Records 

Office, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 

99802–1668. 

Instructions: NMFS may not consider 

comments or other information if sent 

by any other method, or to any other 

address or individual. All comments 

and information received are a part of 

the public record and NMFS will post 

the comments for public viewing on 

www.regulations.gov without change. 

All personal identifying information 

(e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential 

business information, or otherwise 

sensitive information submitted 

voluntarily by the sender is publicly 

accessible. NMFS will accept 

anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in 

the required fields if you wish to remain 

anonymous). 

Workshop address: BP Energy Center, 

1014 Energy Ct., Anchorage, AK 99508. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jenna Malek, NMFS Alaska Region, 

jenna.malek@noaa.gov, (907) 271–1332, 

or Caroline Cummings, NMFS Alaska 

Region, caroline.cummings@noaa.gov, 

(907) 271–1508. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS 

published a final rule listing the 

Beringia DPS of the Erignathus barbatus 

nauticus subspecies of bearded seal as 

threatened under the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA) on December 28, 

2012 (77 FR 76739). NMFS published a 

final rule listing the Arctic subspecies of 

ringed seals (Pusa hispida hispida) as 

threatened under the ESA on December 

28, 2012 (77 FR 76706). The final listing 

rules describe the background of the 

listing action for these species and 

provide a summary of our conclusions 

regarding their status. For additional 

background about these species, the 

reader is referred to our species web 

pages (available at https://

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/ 

bearded-seal and https://www.fisheries.

noaa.gov/species/ringed-seal). 

NMFS is required by section 4(f) of 

the ESA to develop and implement 

recovery plans for the conservation and 

survival of federally listed species 

unless the Secretary finds that such a 

plan will not promote the conservation 

of the species. Recovery means 

improvement in the status of listed 

species to the point at which the species 

no longer meets the definition of an 

endangered or threatened species and 

the protections of the ESA are no longer 

necessary. The ESA specifies that 

recovery plans are to include (1) a 

description of site-specific management 

actions necessary to achieve the plan’s 

goals for the conservation and survival 

of the species; (2) objective, measurable 

criteria which, when met, would result 

in the species being removed from the 

list; and (3) estimates of the time and 

costs required to carry out the actions 

and achieve the plan’s conservation 

goals. Under section 4(f) of the ESA, 

public notice and an opportunity for 

public review and comment are also 

provided during recovery plan 

development. This notice serves as the 

first public notice and opportunity for 

public input early in the process. Once 

a recovery plan has been drafted, it will 

be announced in the Federal Register 

and available on our website (see 

ADDRESSES section) for public review 

and comment before being finalized. 

Recovery Planning Workshop 

Announcement 

From January 23 through 24, 2025, 

NMFS will hold a workshop at the BP 

Energy Center in Anchorage, AK to help 

inform our recovery planning for the 

Beringia DPS bearded seal and the 

Arctic ringed seal (see DATES and 

ADDRESSES section). We are inviting 

experts in specific topic areas, including 

the species’ biology/ecology, threats to 

the species and the species’ habitat, and 

the recovery planning process itself. 

These experts will help us to identify 

potential actions to address the threats 

to the species, identify gaps in 

knowledge and associated research 

needs, as well as begin developing 

recovery criteria for the species. In 

particular, this workshop will focus on 

addressing threats stemming from 

changes in the climate. Identified 

experts include representatives of the 

Ice Seal Committee, Federal and State 

agencies, scientific researchers, 

individuals from conservation 

organizations and non-governmental 

organizations, and the oil and gas 

industry. Information received at the 

workshop may be used to inform the 


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