8260 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 17 / Tuesday, January 28, 2025 / Notices 

1See Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products 

from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, the 

Netherlands, South Africa, Taiwan, the Republic of 

Tu ̈rkiye, the United Arab Emirates, and the 

Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of LessThan-Fair-Value Investigations, 89 FR 80196 

(October 2, 2024). 

2The petitioners are Steel Dynamics, Inc., Nucor 

Corporation, United States Steel Corporation, 

be colored by any method, including but not 

limited to printing, beater-dyeing, and dipdyeing. Paper plates subject to this 

investigation may be produced from paper of 

any type (including, but not limited to, 

bamboo, straws, bagasse, hemp, kenaf, jute, 

sisal, abaca, cotton inters and reeds, or from 

non-plant sources, such as synthetic resin 

(petroleum)-based resins), may have any 

caliper or basis weight, may have any shape 

or size, may have one or more than one 

section, may be embossed, may have foil or 

other substances adhered to their surface, 

and/or may be uncoated or coated with any 

type of coating. 

The paper plates subject to this 

investigation remain covered by the scope of 

this investigation whether imported alone, or 

in any combination of subject and nonsubject merchandise. When paper plates 

subject to this investigation are imported in 

combination with non-subject merchandise, 

only the paper plates subject to this 

investigation are subject merchandise. 

The paper plates subject to this 

investigation include paper plates matching 

the above description that have been 

finished, packaged, or otherwise processed in 

a third country by performing finishing, 

packaging, or processing that would not 

otherwise remove the merchandise from the 

scope of the investigations if performed in 

the country of manufacture of the paper 

plates. Examples of finishing, packaging, or 

other processing in a third country that 

would not otherwise remove the 

merchandise from the scope of the 

investigations if performed in the country of 

manufacture of the paper plates include, but 

are not limited to, printing, application of 

other surface treatments such as coatings, 

repackaging, embossing, and application of 

foil surface treatments. 

Excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are paper plates molded or 

pressed directly from paper pulp (including 

but not limited to unfelted pulp), which are 

currently classifiable under subheading 

4823.70.0020 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). 

Also excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are articles that otherwise 

would be covered but which exhibit the 

following two physical characteristics: (a) 

depth (measured vertically from the base to 

the top of the lip, or edge if no lip) equal to 

or greater than 1.25 inches but less than two 

(2.0) inches, and (b) a base not exceeding five 

(5.0) inches in diameter if round, or not 

exceeding 20 square inches in area if any 

other shape. 

Also excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are paper bowls, paper buckets, 

and paper food containers with closeable 

lids. 

Paper plates subject to this investigation 

are currently classifiable under HTSUS 

subheading 4823.69.0040. .Paper plates 

subject to this investigation also may be 

classified under HTSUS subheading 

4823.61.0040. If packaged with other articles, 

the paper plates subject to this investigation 

also may be classified under HTSUS 

subheadings 9505.90.4000 and 9505.90.6000. 

While the HTSUS subheading(s) are provided 

for convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the subject 

merchandise is dispositive. 

Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed 

in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Determination of Critical Circumstances, 

in Part 

IV. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Adverse Inferences 

V. Subsidies Valuation Information 

VI. Analysis of Programs 

VII. Discussion of the Issues 

Comment 1: Whether Commerce Properly 

Found That the Import Duty Exemptions 

on Imported Raw Materials By Export 

Processing Enterprises and Export 

Processing Zones Program Is 

Countervailable 

Comment 2: Whether Commerce Properly 

Found That Import Duty Exemptions on 

Imported Fixed Assets By Export 

Processing Enterprises and Export 

Processing Zones Program is 

Countervailable 

Comment 3: Whether Commerce Properly 

Applied Adverse Facts Available (AFA) 

to the Three State-Owned Commercial 

Bank Programs 

Comment 4: Whether Commerce Properly 

Found the Accelerated Depreciation and 

Increases of Deductible Expense Tax 

Program Is Countervailable 

VIII. Recommendation 

[FR Doc. 2025–01810 Filed 1–27–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–602–812, A–351–862, A–122–871, A–201– 

863, A–421–818, A–791–829, A–583–878, A– 

489–855, A–520–811, A–552–843] 

Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel 

Products From Australia, Brazil, 

Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands, 

South Africa, Taiwan, the Republic of 

Tu ̈rkiye, the United Arab Emirates, and 

the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determinations in the Less-Than-FairValue Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable January 28, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Krisha Hill at (202) 482–4037 

(Australia), Benjamin Blythe at (202) 

482–3457 (Canada), Nathan Araya at 

(202) 482–3401 (Brazil), William Horn 

at (202) 482–4868 (Mexico), Rachel 

Jennings at (202) 482–1110 and Miranda 

Bourdeau at (202) 482–2021 (the 

Netherlands), Jacob Saude at (202) 482– 

0981 (South Africa), Monique 

Cummings at (202) 482–3996 and 

Preston Cox at (240) 956–8630 (Taiwan), 

Brittany Bauer at (202) 482–3860 and 

Olivia Woolverton at (202) 482–2000 

(the Republic of Tu ̈rkiye (Tu ̈rkiye), 

Lingjun Wang at (202) 482–2316 and 

Jose Riviera at (202) 482–0842 (the 

United Arab Emirates (UAE)), and Jacob 

Waddell at (202) 482–1369 (the Socialist 

Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam)), AD/ 

CVD Operations, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On September 25, 2024, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

initiated less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 

investigations of imports of certain 

corrosion-resistant steel products 

(CORE) from Australia, Brazil, Canada, 

Mexico, the Netherlands, South Africa, 

Taiwan, Tu ̈rkiye, the UAE, and 

Vietnam.1 Currently, the preliminary 

determinations are due no later than 

February 12, 2025. 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determinations 

Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act 

of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires 

Commerce to issue the preliminary 

determination in a LTFV investigation 

within 140 days after the date on which 

Commerce initiated the investigation. 

However, section 733(c)(1)(A)(b)(1) of 

the Act permits Commerce to postpone 

the preliminary determination until no 

later than 190 days after the date on 

which Commerce initiated the 

investigation if: (A) the petitioner makes 

a timely request for a postponement; or 

(B) Commerce concludes that the parties 

concerned are cooperating, that the 

investigation is extraordinarily 

complicated, and that additional time is 

necessary to make a preliminary 

determination. Under 19 CFR 

351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a 

request for postponement 25 days or 

more before the scheduled date of the 

preliminary determination and must 

state the reasons for the request. 

Commerce will grant the request unless 

it finds compelling reasons to deny the 

request. 

On January 10, 2025, the petitioners 2

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Wheeling-Nippon Steel, Inc., and the United Steel, 

Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, 

Allied Industrial and Service Workers International 

Union, AFL–CIO, CLC. 

3See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Postponement of the 

Preliminary Determinations,’’ dated January 10, 

2025. 

4 Id. at 2. 

Commerce postpone the preliminary 

determinations in the LTFV 

investigations of CORE from Australia, 

Brazil, Canada, Mexico, the 

Netherlands, South Africa, Taiwan, 

Tu ̈rkiye, the UAE, and Vietnam.3 The 

petitioners stated, ‘‘{p}ostponement of 

the preliminary determinations is 

necessary and appropriate given the size 

and complexity of these investigations, 

the number of participating 

respondents, and the numerous 

extensions of time received by 

respondents to submit responses to 

Commerce’s initial questionnaire,’’ and 

that the postponement ‘‘will allow 

Commerce adequate time to issue 

supplemental questionnaires and 

develop a comprehensive record in 

these investigations.’’ 4

For the reasons stated above, and 

because there are no compelling reasons 

to deny the request, in accordance with 

section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.205(e), Commerce is 

postponing the deadline for the 

preliminary determinations by 50 days 

(i.e., to 190 days after the date on which 

these investigations were initiated). As 

a result, Commerce will issue its 

preliminary determinations in the 

above-referenced investigations no later 

than April 3, 2025. In accordance with 

section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final 

determinations of these investigations 

will continue to be 75 days after the 

date of the preliminary determinations, 

unless postponed at a later date. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). 

Dated: January 21, 2025. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary For Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01791 Filed 1–27–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Arizona State University, et al.; 

Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of 

Scientific Instruments 

Pursuant to section 6(c) of the 

Educational, Scientific and Cultural 

Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. 

L. 89–651, as amended by Pub. L. 106– 

36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301), we 

invite comments on the question of 

whether instruments of equivalent 

scientific value, for the purposes for 

which the instruments shown below are 

intended to be used, are being 

manufactured in the United States. 

Comments must comply with 15 CFR 

301.5(a)(3) and (4) of the regulations and 

be postmarked on or before February 18, 

2025. Address written comments to 

Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 

41006, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

Washington, DC 20230. Please also 

email a copy of those comments to 

Dianne.Hanshaw@trade.gov. 

Docket Number: 24–028. Applicant: 

Arizona State University, 1711 S Rural 

Road, Tempe, AZ 85281. Instrument: 

Ultra High Pressure Multi-Anvil 

apparatus with DIA module. 

Manufacturer: Max Voggenreiter GmbH, 

Germany. Intended Use: The instrument 

is intended to be used to enable 

materials to be processed under a much 

wider range of pressure and temperature 

than currently available in the United 

States. Materials subjected to extreme 

pressure (and temperature) undergo 

significant changes in shape, bonding 

and atomic-scale structure. The goal of 

the FORCE Mid-Scale Research 

Instrumentation Project is to establish a 

Facility for High Pressure Research 

located at Arizona State University 

(ASU), but accessible to researchers 

throughout the U.S., and the rest of the 

World, through the acquisition and 

implementation of highly specialized 

high-pressure instrumentation. 

Justification for Duty-Free Entry: 

According to the applicant, there are no 

instruments of the same general 

category manufactured in the United 

States. Application accepted by 

Commissioner of Customs: August 15, 

2024. 

Docket Number: 24–034. Applicant: 

University of Colorado JILA 

Department, Campus Box 440, UCB, 

JILA Building, Room S/175, Boulder, 

CO 80309. Instrument: Thulium-doped 

fiber laser. Manufacturer: Shanghai 

Precilasers Technology Co., Ltd., China. 

Intended Use: According to the 

applicant, the instrument is intended to 

be used with the purchase of a laser 

with a center wavelength of 502.88 nm 

and 1 watt of output power. This laser 

will couple certain vibrational and 

electronic states of the molecule YO, 

which is the system under study in our 

lab. Currently, we use a 649 nm laser 

(also from Precilasers) to couple a 

different set of levels. Integrating this 

laser into our experiment, we expect a 

significant enhancement in the number 

of molecules we can trap enabling new 

scientific goals. Justification for DutyFree Entry: According to the applicant, 

there are no instruments of the same 

general category manufactured in the 

United States. Application accepted by 

Commissioner of Customs: October 8, 

2024. 

Docket Number: 24–035. Applicant: 

University of Colorado JILA 

Department, Campus Box 440 UCB, JILA 

Building, Room S/175, Boulder, CO 

80309. Instrument: Soft X-ray scientific 

CMOS camera. Manufacturer: Fuzhou 

Tucsen Photonics, Ltd., China. Intended 

Use: According to the applicant, the 

instrument is intended to be used as a 

low-dose soft X-ray ptychographic 

imaging, for biological samples, which 

can benefit from an imaging sensor with 

high frame rates, low read out noise and 

high quantum efficiency. Our current 

generation tabletop soft X-ray source is 

limited to low flux, further adding to the 

need for a high sensitivity X-ray camera. 

Most of our current cameras utilize 

backside illuminated CCD technology, 

which is somewhat limited in all of 

those categories. Justification for DutyFree Entry: According to the applicant, 

there are no instruments of the same 

general category manufactured in the 

United States. Application accepted by 

Commissioner of Customs: July 23, 

2024. 

Docket Number: 24–036. Applicant: 

Cornell University, Clark Hall, 142 

Sciences Drive, Room 272, Ithaca, NY 

14853–2501. Instrument: Narrow 

Linewidth Fiber Laser. Manufacturer: 

Shanghai Precilasers Technology 

Company, Ltd., China. Intended Use: 

The instrument is intended to be used 

for the trapping and controlling chains 

of singly ionized barium atoms. The 

materials to be investigated are quantum 

information aspects associated with the 

internal level structure of the atoms and 

their quantum mechanical motion. 

Studying the efficiency of quantum 

algorithms using trapped ion systems 

and utilizing trapped ion systems as 

precision probes for search of new 

physics. Graduate students in the Katz 

Lab will use the lasers to assemble the 

trapped ion setup, gaining advanced 

knowledge in optics and quantum 

information processing. Justification for 

Duty-Free Entry: According to the 


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