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1See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 

54983 (September 3, 2020). 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Steel Nails from the 

Republic of Korea: Extension of Deadline for 

Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review,’’ dated March 2, 2021. 

vehicles which, in addition, exhibit each of 

the following physical characteristics: 

(a) The size designation and load index 

combination molded on the tire’s sidewall 

are listed in Table PCT–1R (‘‘T’’ Type Spare 

Tires for Temporary Use on Passenger 

Vehicles) or PCT–1B (‘‘T’’ Type Diagonal 

(Bias) Spare Tires for Temporary Use on 

Passenger Vehicles) of the Tire and Rim 

Association Year Book, 

(b) the designation ‘‘T’’ is molded into the 

tire’s sidewall as part of the size designation, 

and, 

(c) the tire’s speed rating is molded on the 

sidewall, indicating the rated speed in MPH 

or a letter rating as listed by Tire and Rim 

Association Year Book, and the rated speed 

is 81 MPH or a ‘‘M’’ rating; 

(5) tires designed and marketed exclusively 

as temporary use spare tires for light trucks 

which, in addition, exhibit each of the 

following physical characteristics: 

(a) The tires have a 265/70R17, 255/80R17, 

265/70R16, 245/70R17, 245/75R17, 245/ 

70R18, or 265/70R18 size designation; 

(b) ‘‘Temporary Use Only’’ or ‘‘Spare’’ is 

molded into the tire’s sidewall; 

(c) the tread depth of the tire is no greater 

than 6.2 mm; and 

(d) Uniform Tire Quality Grade Standards 

(‘‘UTQG’’) ratings are not molded into the 

tire’s sidewall with the exception of 265/ 

70R17 and 255/80R17 which may have 

UTQG molded on the tire sidewall; 

(6) tires designed and marketed exclusively 

for specialty tire (ST) use which, in addition, 

exhibit each of the following conditions: 

(a) The size designation molded on the 

tire’s sidewall is listed in the ST sections of 

the Tire and Rim Association Year Book, 

(b) the designation ‘‘ST’’ is molded into the 

tire’s sidewall as part of the size designation, 

(c) the tire incorporates a warning, 

prominently molded on the sidewall, that the 

tire is ‘‘For Trailer Service Only’’ or ‘‘For 

Trailer Use Only’’, 

(d) the load index molded on the tire’s 

sidewall meets or exceeds those load indexes 

listed in the Tire and Rim Association Year 

Book for the relevant ST tire size, and 

(e) either 

(i) the tire’s speed rating is molded on the 

sidewall, indicating the rated speed in MPH 

or a letter rating as listed by Tire and Rim 

Association Year Book, and the rated speed 

does not exceed 81 MPH or an ‘‘M’’ rating; 

or 

(ii) the tire’s speed rating molded on the 

sidewall is 87 MPH or an ‘‘N’’ rating, and in 

either case the tire’s maximum pressure and 

maximum load limit are molded on the 

sidewall and either 

(1) both exceed the maximum pressure and 

maximum load limit for any tire of the same 

size designation in either the passenger car 

or light truck section of the Tire and Rim 

Association Year Book; or 

(2) if the maximum cold inflation pressure 

molded on the tire is less than any cold 

inflation pressure listed for that size 

designation in either the passenger car or 

light truck section of the Tire and Rim 

Association Year Book, the maximum load 

limit molded on the tire is higher than the 

maximum load limit listed at that cold 

inflation pressure for that size designation in 

either the passenger car or light truck section 

of the Tire and Rim Association Year Book; 

(7) tires designed and marketed exclusively 

for off-road use and which, in addition, 

exhibit each of the following physical 

characteristics: 

(a) The size designation and load index 

combination molded on the tire’s sidewall 

are listed in the off-the-road, agricultural, 

industrial or ATV section of the Tire and Rim 

Association Year Book, 

(b) in addition to any size designation 

markings, the tire incorporates a warning, 

prominently molded on the sidewall, that the 

tire is ‘‘Not For Highway Service’’ or ‘‘Not for 

Highway Use’’, 

(c) the tire’s speed rating is molded on the 

sidewall, indicating the rated speed in MPH 

or a letter rating as listed by the Tire and Rim 

Association Year Book, and the rated speed 

does not exceed 55 MPH or a ‘‘G’’ rating, and 

(d) the tire features a recognizable off-road 

tread design; 

(8) Tires designed and marketed for offroad use as all-terrain-vehicle (ATV) tires or 

utility-terrain-vehicle (UTV) tires, and which, 

in addition, exhibit each of the following 

characteristics: 

(a) The tire’s speed rating is molded on the 

sidewall, indicating the rated speed in MPH 

or a letter rating as listed by the Tire and Rim 

Association Year Book, and the rated speed 

does not exceed 87 MPH or an ‘‘N’’ rating, 

and 

(b) both of the following physical 

characteristics are satisfied: 

(i) The size designation and load index 

combination molded on the tire’s sidewall 

does not match any of those listed in the 

passenger car or light truck sections of the 

Tire and Rim Association Year Book, and 

(ii) The size designation and load index 

combination molded on the tire’s sidewall 

matches any of the following size designation 

(American standard or metric) and load 

index combinations: 

American standard 

size Metric size Load index 

26x10R12 ............... 254/70R/12 72 

27x10R14 ............... 254/65R/14 73 

28x10R14 ............... 254/70R/14 75 

28x10R14 ............... 254/70R/14 86 

30X10R14 ............... 254/80R/14 79 

30x10R15 ............... 254/75R/15 78 

30x10R14 ............... 254/80R/14 90 

31x10R14 ............... 254/85R/14 81 

32x10R14 ............... 254/90R/14 95 

32x10R15 ............... 254/85R/15 83 

32x10R15 ............... 254/85R/15 94 

33x10R15 ............... 254/90R/15 86 

33x10R15 ............... 254/90R/15 95 

35x9.50R15 ............ 241/105R/15 82 

35x10R15 ............... 254/100R/15 97 

The products covered by this order are 

currently classified under the following 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

States (HTSUS) subheadings: 4011.10.10.10, 

4011.10.10.20, 4011.10.10.30, 4011.10.10.40, 

4011.10.10.50, 4011.10.10.60, 4011.10.10.70, 

4011.10.50.00, 4011.20.10.05, and 

4011.20.50.10. Tires meeting the scope 

description may also enter under the 

following HTSUS subheadings: 

4011.90.10.10, 4011.90.10.50, 4011.90.20.10, 

4011.90.20.50, 4011.90.80.10, 4011.90.80.50, 

8708.70.45.30, 8708.70.45.46, 8708.70.45.48, 

8708.70.45.60, 8708.70.60.30, 8708.70.60.45, 

and 8708.70.60.60. While HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for convenience 

and for customs purposes, the written 

description of the subject merchandise is 

dispositive. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–580–874] 

Certain Steel Nails From the Republic 

of Korea: Preliminary Results of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review and Partial Rescission of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review; 2019–2020 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that sales of certain steel nails (steel 

nails) from the Republic of Korea 

(Korea) have been made at less than 

normal value (NV) by Daejin Steel 

Company (Daejin) during the period of 

review (POR) July 1, 2019, through June 

30, 2020. Interested parties are invited 

to comment on these preliminary 

results. 

DATES: Applicable July 19, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eva 

Kim, 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) 482–8283. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On September 3, 2020, based on 

timely requests for review, in 

accordance with 19 CFR 

351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce initiated an 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty (AD) order on steel 

nails from Korea with respect to 93 

companies.1 On March 2, 2021, 

Commerce extended the due date for 

issuing the preliminary results of this 

review by 33 days, until May 5, 2021.2


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3See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for 

Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review,’’ dated April 26, 2021. 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for 

Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review,’’ dated May 26, 2021. 

5See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 

Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity 

to Request Administrative Review, 85 FR 39531 

(July 1, 2020). 

6See 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). 

7See Je-il’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Steel Nails from the 

Republic of Korea: Request for Administrative 

Review for the Period July 1, 2019–June 30, 2020,’’ 

dated July 27, 2020; see also Kowire’s Letter, ‘‘Steel 

Nails from the Republic of Korea—Request for 

Administrative Review,’’ dated July 31, 2020. 

8See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Certain Steel Nails from 

Republic of Korea—Request for Administrative 

Review,’’ dated July 31, 2020. 

9See the Je-il’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Steel Nails from 

the Republic of Korea: Withdrawal of Request for 

Administrative Review for the Period July 1, 2019– 

June 30, 2020,’’ dated September 18, 2020. 

10See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Steel Nails 

from the Republic of Korea—Withdrawal of Request 

for Administrative Review,’’ dated September 21, 

2020. 

11See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Steel Nails 

from Republic of Korea—Comments on Respondent 

Selection,’’ dated September 21, 2020. 

12See Memorandum, ‘‘2019–2020 Administrative 

Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain 

Steel Nails from the Republic of Korea: Respondent 

Selection,’’ dated October 30, 2020. 

13See Kowire’s Letter, ‘‘Steel Nails from the 

Republic of Korea—Withdrawal of Request for 

Administrative Review,’’ dated November 4, 2020. 

14See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review: Certain Steel Nails from the 

Republic of Korea; 2019–2020,’’ dated concurrently 

with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 

(Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 

15See Order. 

16The shaft length of certain steel nails with flat 

heads or parallel shoulders under the head shall be 

measured from under the head or shoulder to the 

tip of the point. The shaft length of all other certain 

steel nails shall be measured overall. 

17 In the preliminary results, Commerce applied 

the assessment rate calculation method adopted in 

Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the 

Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and 

Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping 

Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 

(February 14, 2012). 

On April 26, 2021, Commerce extended 

the due date for issuing the preliminary 

results of this review by an additional 

30 days, until June 4, 2021.3 On May 26, 

2021, Commerce extended the due date 

for issuing the preliminary results of 

this review by an additional 40 days, 

until July 14, 2021.4

Partial Rescission of Administrative 

Review 

In response to Commerce’s notice of 

opportunity to request an administrative 

review on certain steel nails from 

Korea,5 on July 27 and July 31, 2020, Jeil Wire Production Co., Ltd. (Je-il) and 

Korea Wire Co., Ltd. (Kowire) timely 

requested an administrative review of 

the Order 6 with respect to their exports 

of subject merchandise to the United 

States during the POR, respectively.7 On 

July 31, 2020, Mid Continent Steel & 

Wire, Inc. (the petitioner) requested an 

administrative review of 93 producers 

and/or exporters, including Daeijn, Je-il, 

Koram Inc. (Koram) and Kowire.8

On September 18, 2020, Je-il 

withdrew its review request.9 On 

September 21, 2020, the petitioner 

withdrew its request for 91 of the 93 

companies (which included Je-il and 

Kowire), maintaining its review request 

for Daejin and Koram.10 On September 

21, 2020, the petitioner submitted 

comments requesting Commerce use the 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) data to select Daejin, Koram, and 

Kowire as mandatory respondents.11 On 

October 30, 2020, based on CBP data, 

we selected Daejin and Kowire as the 

mandatory respondents in this 

administrative review.12 On November 

4, 2020, Kowire withdrew its request of 

review of itself.13 Therefore, Commerce 

is rescinding this review, in part, with 

respect to 91 companies. For a complete 

description of the events that followed 

the initiation of this review, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum.14

Scope of the Order 15

The merchandise covered by this 

Order is steel nails having a nominal 

shaft length not exceeding 12 inches.16

Merchandise covered by the Order is 

currently classified under the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) subheadings 

7317.00.55.02, 7317.00.55.03, 

7317.00.55.05, 7317.00.55.07, 

7317.00.55.08, 7317.00.55.11, 

7317.00.55.18, 7317.00.55.19, 

7317.00.55.20, 7317.00.55.30, 

7317.00.55.40, 7317.00.55.50, 

7317.00.55.60, 7317.00.55.70, 

7317.00.55.80, 7317.00.55.90, 

7317.00.65.30, 7317.00.65.60 and 

7317.00.75.00. Nails subject to this 

Order also may be classified under 

HTSUS subheadings 7907.00.60.00, 

8206.00.00.00 or other HTSUS 

subheadings. While the HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope of this 

Order is dispositive. For a full 

description of the scope of the Order, 

see the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this review 

in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act). We calculated export price in 

accordance with section 772 of the Act. 

We calculated NV in accordance with 

section 773 of the Act. For a full 

description of the methodology 

underlying our conclusions, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

A list of the topics discussed in the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum is 

attached as an appendix to this notice. 

The Preliminary 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 http://access.trade.gov. In addition, a 

complete version of the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum can be accessed 

directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/ 

frn/index.html. 

Preliminary Results of the Review 

As a result of this review, we 

preliminarily determine the following 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin exists for the POR: 

Exporter/producer 

Estimated 

weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

Daejin Steel Company ................ 3.22 

Koram Inc ................................... 3.22 

Assessment Rates 

Upon issuance of the final results, 

Commerce shall determine, and CBP 

shall assess, antidumping duties on all 

appropriate entries covered by this 

review. If the weighted-average 

dumping margin for the company listed 

above is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less 

than 0.5 percent), we will calculate 

importer-specific ad valorem AD 

assessment rates based on the ratio of 

the total amount of dumping calculated 

for the importer’s examined sales to the 

total entered value of those same sales 

in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.212(b)(1).17 We will instruct CBP to 

assess antidumping duties on all 

appropriate entries covered by this 

review when the importer-specific 

assessment rate calculated in the final 

results of this review is above de 

minimis (i.e., 0.5 percent). Where either 

the respondent’s weighted-average 

dumping margin is zero or de minimis, 

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. 

The final results of this review shall be 

the basis for the assessment of 

antidumping duties on entries of 


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18See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act. 

19See Order. 

20See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii). 

21See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1) and (2); see also 

Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service 

Requirements Due to COVID–19, 85 FR 17006 

(March 26, 2020); Temporary Rule Modifying AD/ 

CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; 

Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 

2020) (collectively, Temporary Rule). 

22See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2) and 19 CFR 

351.303 (for general filing requirements). 

23See generally 19 CFR 351.303. 

24See Temporary Rule. 

25See 19 CFR 351.310(d). 

26See 19 CFR 351.310(c); see also 19 CFR 

351.303(b)(1). 

27See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. 

merchandise covered by the final results 

of this review and for future deposits of 

estimated duties, where applicable.18

For the company (i.e., Koram) that 

was not selected for individual 

examination, we will instruct CBP to 

assess antidumping duties at an ad 

valorem rate equal to the company’s 

weighted-average dumping margin 

determined in the final results of this 

review. 

In accordance with Commerce’s 

‘‘automatic assessment’’ practice, for 

entries of subject merchandise during 

the POR produced by each respondent 

which did not know that its 

merchandise was destined for the 

United States, we will instruct CBP to 

liquidate entries not reviewed at the allothers rate established in the original 

less-than-fair value (LTFV) investigation 

(i.e., 11.80 percent) if there is no rate for 

the intermediate company(ies) involved 

in the transaction. 

Commerce intends to issue 

assessment instructions to CBP no 

earlier than 35 days after the date of 

publication of the final results of this 

review in the Federal Register. If a 

timely summons is filed at the U.S. 

Court of International Trade, the 

assessment instructions will direct CBP 

not to liquidate relevant entries until the 

time for parties to file a request for a 

statutory injunction has expired (i.e., 

within 90 days of publication). 

Cash Deposit Requirements 

The following deposit requirements 

will be effective for all shipments of 

steel nails from Korea entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after the publication 

date of the final results of this 

administrative review, as provided by 

section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The 

cash deposit rate for the exporters listed 

above will be that established in the 

final results of this review, except if the 

rate is less than 0.50 percent and, 

therefore, de minimis within the 

meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in 

which case the cash deposit rate will be 

zero; (2) for previously reviewed or 

investigated companies not 

participating in this review, the cash 

deposit rate will continue to be the 

company-specific rate published for the 

most recently-completed segment of this 

proceeding in which the company was 

reviewed; (3) if the exporter is not a firm 

covered in this review, a prior review, 

or the less-than-fair value (LTFV) 

investigation, but the manufacturer is, 

then the cash deposit rate will be the 

rate established for the most recently 

completed segment of this proceeding 

for the manufacturer of subject 

merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit 

rate for all other manufacturers or 

exporters will continue to be 11.80 

percent, the all-others rate established 

in the LTFV investigation.19 These cash 

deposit requirements, when imposed, 

shall remain in effect until further 

notice. 

Disclosure and Public Comment 

Commerce intends to disclose to the 

parties to the proceeding the 

calculations performed in connection 

with these preliminary results to 

interested parties within five days of 

publication of this notice in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

Interested parties may submit case 

briefs to Commerce in response to these 

preliminary results no later than 30 days 

after the publication of this notice.20

Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised 

in the case briefs, may be filed no later 

than seven days after the date for filing 

case briefs.21 Parties who submit case 

briefs or rebuttal briefs in this 

proceeding are encouraged to submit 

with each argument: (1) A statement of 

the issue; (2) a brief summary of the 

argument; and (3) a table of 

authorities.22 Case and rebuttal briefs 

should be filed using ACCESS and must 

be served on interested parties.23 Note 

that Commerce has temporarily 

modified certain of its requirements for 

serving documents containing business 

proprietary information, until further 

notice.24

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing must submit a written request to 

the Acting Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance, filed 

electronically via ACCESS. Hearing 

requests should contain: (1) The party’s 

name, address, and telephone number; 

(2) the number of participants; and (3) 

a list of issues to be discussed. Issues 

raised in the hearing will be limited to 

issues raised in the briefs. If a request 

for a hearing is made, Commerce 

intends to hold the hearing at a date and 

time to be determined.25 Parties should 

confirm by telephone the date, time, and 

location of the hearing two days before 

the scheduled date. 

An electronically-filed request for a 

hearing must be received successfully in 

its entirety by ACCESS by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Time within 30 days after the 

date of publication of this notice.26

Commerce intends to issue the final 

results of this administrative review, 

including the results of our analysis of 

the issues raised in any written briefs, 

not later than 120 days after the date of 

publication of these preliminary results 

in the Federal Register, unless 

otherwise extended.27

Notification to Importers 

This notice also serves as a 

preliminary reminder to importers of 

their responsibility under 19 CFR 

351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 

regarding the reimbursement of 

antidumping duties prior to liquidation 

of the relevant entries during this 

review period. Failure to comply with 

this requirement could result in 

Commerce’s presumption that 

reimbursement of antidumping duties 

occurred and the subsequent assessment 

of doubled antidumping duties. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This 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: July 12, 2021. 

Christian Marsh, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix I 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Rescission of Review, In Part 

V. Discussion of the Methodology 

VI. Recommendation 

Appendix II 

List of Companies for Which Commerce Is 

Rescinding This Review 

Astrotech Steels Private Ltd. 

Beijing Catic Industry Ltd. 

Beijing Jinheung Co. Ltd. Inmax Industries 

Sdn. Bhd. 

Bonuts Hardware Logistics 

Bowon Fastener Co., Ltd. 

Cheng Ch International Co., Ltd 

China International Freight 

China Staple Enterprise Co., Ltd 

Crane Worldwide Logistics 

De Well Group Korea Co., Ltd. 

Dezhou Hualude Hardware Products Co., Ltd. 


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Dongwon Industries Co., Ltd. 

Duo-Fast Co., Ltd 

Duo-Fast Korea Co., Ltd. 

Euro Line Global Co. Ltd. 

Fastgrow International Co. 

Geekay Wires Limited 

Hanbit Logistics Co., Ltd. 

Hanmi Staple Co., Ltd 

Hebei Cangzhou New Century Foreign Trade 

Co., Ltd. 

Hebei Jinsidun Trade Co. Ltd. 

Hebei Minghao Import Export Co Li 

Hebei Minmetals Co., Ltd. 

Hengtuo Metal Products Co Ltd 

Hongyi Hardware Products Co., Ltd. 

Inmax Sdn. Bhd. 

Jas Forwarding (Korea) Co. Ltd. 

JCD Group Co., Limited 

Jeil Tacker Co. Ltd. 

Je-il Wire Production Co., Ltd. 

Jinhai Hardware Co., Ltd. 

Jinheung Steel Corporation 

Jinsco International Corp. 

Joo Sung Sea & Air Co., Ltd 

Joosung B&P 

Jung Fastener 

Kabool Fasteners Co., Ltd. 

Kintetsu World Express (Korea) Inc. 

Korea Wire Co., Ltd. 

Kousa Int. Logistics Co. Ltd. 

KPF Co., Ltd. 

Kuehne + Nagel Ltd. 

Liang Chyuan Industrial Co., Ltd. 

Maxpeed International Transport 

Mingguang Ruifeng Hardware Products Co., 

Ltd. 

MPROVE Co., Limited 

Nailtech Co., Ltd. 

OEC Freight (Korea) Co., Ltd. 

OEC Worldwide Korea Co., Ltd. 

Orient Express Container Co., Ltd 

Paslode Fasteners (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 

Peace Industries, Ltd. 

Promising Way (HongKong) Limited 

Pro-Team Coil Nail Enterprise Inc. 

Qingdao Cheshire Trading Co. Ltd. 

Qingdao D&L Group Ltd. 

Qingdao Hongyuan Nail Industry Co. Ltd. 

Qingdao JCD Machinery Co., Ltd. 

Qingdao Jisco Co., Ltd. 

Qingdao Mst Industry and Commerce Co., 

Ltd. 

Ramses Logistics Co., Ltd. 

Schenker Korea Ltd. 

Sejung Shipping Co., Ltd. 

Shandong Oriental Cherry Hardware Group 

Co. Ltd. 

Shandong Oriental Cherry Hardware Import 

& Export Co., Ltd. 

Shandong Qingyun Hongyi Hardware 

Products Co., Ltd. 

Shanghai Zoonlion Industrial Co., Ltd. 

Shanxi Pioneer Hardware Industry Co., Ltd. 

Shanxi Tianli Industries Co., Ltd. 

Shipco Transport (Korea) Co., Ltd. 

ST Fasteners 

Suntec Industries Co., Ltd. 

The Inno Steel 

Tianjin Coways Metal Products Co. 

Tianjin Hongli Qiangsheng Imp. & Exp 

Tianjin Jinchi Metal Products Co., Ltd. 

Tianjin Jinghai County Hongli 

Tianjin Lituo Imp & Exp Co., Ltd 

Tianjin Liweitian Metal Technology 

Tianjin Xinhe International Trade Co. Ltd 

Tianjin Zhonglian Metals Ware Co. Ltd. 

Tianjin Zhonglian Times Technology 

Unicorn (Tianjin) Fasteners Co., Ltd. 

Woosung Shipping Co. Ltd. 

Wulian Zhanpeng Metals Co., Ltd. 

Xi’an Metals and Minerals Imp. Exp. Co., Ltd. 

Xinjiayuan International Trade Co. 

Young-Ko Trans Co., Ltd. 

Youngwoo Fasteners Co., Ltd. 

Zhaoqing Harvest Nails Co., Ltd. 

Zon Mon Co Ltd. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB248] 

Taking and Importing Marine 

Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals 

Incidental to Geophysical Surveys 

Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the 

Gulf of Mexico 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of issuance of Letters of 

Authorization. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA), as amended, its implementing 

regulations, and NMFS’ MMPA 

Regulations for Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to Geophysical 

Surveys Related to Oil and Gas 

Activities in the Gulf of Mexico, 

notification is hereby given that two 

Letters of Authorization (LOA) have 

been issued to bp Exploration & 

Production Inc. (bp) for the take of 

marine mammals incidental to 

geophysical survey activity in the Gulf 

of Mexico. 

DATES: The LOAs are effective from July 

13, 2021, through April 19, 2026. 

ADDRESSES: The LOAs, LOA requests, 

and supporting documentation are 

available online at: 

www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/ 

incidental-take-authorization-oil-andgas-industry-geophysical-surveyactivity-gulf-mexico. In case of problems 

accessing these documents, please call 

the contact listed below (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben 

Laws, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, (301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the 

MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct 

the Secretary of Commerce 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 

authorization is provided to the public 

for review. 

An authorization for incidental 

takings shall be granted if NMFS finds 

that the taking will have a negligible 

impact on the species or stock(s), will 

not have an unmitigable adverse impact 

on the availability of the species or 

stock(s) for subsistence uses (where 

relevant), and if the permissible 

methods of taking and requirements 

pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring 

and reporting of such takings are set 

forth. NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible 

impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as an impact 

resulting from the specified activity that 

cannot be reasonably expected to, and is 

not reasonably likely to, adversely affect 

the species or stock through effects on 

annual rates of recruitment or survival. 

Except with respect to certain 

activities not pertinent here, the MMPA 

defines ‘‘harassment’’ as: Any act of 

pursuit, torment, or annoyance which (i) 

has the potential to injure a marine 

mammal or marine mammal stock in the 

wild (Level A harassment); or (ii) has 

the potential to disturb a marine 

mammal or marine mammal stock in the 

wild by causing disruption of behavioral 

patterns, including, but not limited to, 

migration, breathing, nursing, breeding, 

feeding, or sheltering (Level B 

harassment). 

On January 19, 2021, we issued a final 

rule with regulations to govern the 

unintentional taking of marine 

mammals incidental to geophysical 

survey activities conducted by oil and 

gas industry operators, and those 

persons authorized to conduct activities 

on their behalf (collectively ‘‘industry 

operators’’), in Federal waters of the 

U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GOM) over the 

course of 5 years (86 FR 5322; January 

19, 2021). The rule was based on our 

findings that the total taking from the 

specified activities over the 5-year 

period will have a negligible impact on 

the affected species or stock(s) of marine 

mammals and will not have an 

unmitigable adverse impact on the 

availability of those species or stocks for 

subsistence uses. The rule became 

effective on April 19, 2021. 

Our regulations at 50 CFR 217.180 et 

seq. allow for the issuance of LOAs to 

industry operators for the incidental 

take of marine mammals during 

geophysical survey activities and 


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