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1See Sodium Nitrite from India and the Russian 

Federation: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigations, 87 FR 7122 (February 8, 2022). 

2The petitioner is Chemtrade Chemicals US LLC. 

3See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Sodium Nitrite from 

India: Chemtrade’s Request to Postpone the 

Antidumping Investigation Preliminary 

Determination,’’ dated May 27, 2022. 

4 Id. 

Comment 1: Whether Grupo Simec Should 

Have Been Granted More Time to Cure 

Its Questionnaire Deficiencies 

Comment 2: Whether Grupo Simec Should 

Have Been Issued Another Supplemental 

Questionnaire 

Comment 3: Whether Commerce Correctly 

Rejected Grupo Simec’s Untimely 

Submission of Additional Information 

Comment 4: Whether Commerce Should 

Have Applied AFA to Grupo Simec 

Comment 5: Whether Commerce Selected 

the Correct AFA Rate To Assign to Grupo 

Simec 

Comment 6: Whether Deacero’s Margin 

Programming Contained Clerical Errors 

Comment 7: Whether Commerce’s 

Methodology To Determine the Rate for 

Non-Selected Respondents Is Reasonable 

VI. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–533–906] 

Sodium Nitrite From India: 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determination in the Less-Than-FairValue Investigation 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable June 8, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy 

Zhang, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1168. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On February 2, 2022, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

initiated a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 

investigation of imports of sodium 

nitrite from India.1 Currently, the 

preliminary determination is due no 

later than June 22, 2022. 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determination 

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

of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires 

Commerce to issue the preliminary 

determination in an LTFV investigation 

within 140 days after the date on which 

Commerce initiated the investigation. 

However, section 733(c)(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 May 27, 2022, the petitioner 2

submitted a timely request that 

Commerce postpone the preliminary 

determination in this LTFV 

investigation.3 The petitioner stated that 

it requests postponement because 

Commerce is still collecting information 

from the respondent, and the petitioner 

will need additional time to review the 

responses and prepare comments for 

Commerce’s consideration.4

For the reasons stated above and 

because there are no compelling reasons 

to deny the request, Commerce, in 

accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of 

the Act, is postponing the deadline for 

the preliminary determination by 50 

days (i.e., no more than 190 days after 

the date on which the investigation was 

initiated). As a result, Commerce will 

issue its preliminary determination no 

later than August 11, 2022. In 

accordance with section 735(a)(1) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.201(b)(1), the 

deadline for the final determination of 

this investigation will continue to be 75 

days after the date of the preliminary 

determination, 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: June 2, 2022. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Notice of Alagˆum Kanuuxˆ Site Added 

to the Inventory of Areas for Possible 

Designation as National Marine 

Sanctuaries 

AGENCY: Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On June 13, 2014, NOAA 

published a final rule establishing the 

Sanctuary Nomination Process, allowing 

communities to submit nominations to 

NOAA for consideration as new 

national marine sanctuaries. The rule 

included the final review process, 

national significance criteria, and 

management considerations that NOAA 

uses to evaluate new national marine 

sanctuary nominations for inclusion in 

the inventory of areas that could be 

considered for designation as national 

marine sanctuaries. The rule also states 

that NOAA will publish a Federal 

Register notice when areas have been 

added to the inventory of successful 

nominations. This notice announces 

that NOAA added the Alagˆum Kanuuxˆ

(Heart of the Ocean) sanctuary 

nomination to the inventory. 

DATES: This notice is effective on June 

8, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Kristina Kekuewa, Pacific 

Islands Regional Director, NOAA Office 

of National Marine Sanctuaries, 1845 

Wasp Blvd., Honolulu, Hawaii 96818, 

and at https://nominate.noaa.gov/ 

nominations/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristina Kekuewa, Pacific Islands 

Regional Director, NOAA Office of 

National Marine Sanctuaries, 

kristina.kekuewa@noaa.gov, or at 808– 

725–5252. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The National Marine Sanctuaries Act 

(NMSA) (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) 

authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to 

identify and designate as national 

marine sanctuaries areas of the marine 

environment, including the Great Lakes, 

which are of special national 

significance; to manage these areas as 

the National Marine Sanctuary System; 

and to provide for the comprehensive 

and coordinated conservation and 

management of these areas and the 

activities affecting them in a manner 

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1The Department of the Interior includes Saint 

Paul Island and Saint George Island on the list of 

Federally Recognized Alaska Native Villages/Tribes 

Within the State of Alaska. Indian Entities 

Recognized by and Eligible to Receive Services from 

the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, 87 FR 

4636, 4641 (January 28, 2022). The Department of 

the Interior list further notes, ‘‘Pribilof Islands Aleut 

Communities of St. Paul & St. George Islands (Saint 

George Island and Saint Paul Island)—is not 

included in the official count of 574 federally 

recognized Tribes but is recognized as an entity 

authorized to act on behalf of Saint George Island 

and Saint Paul Island).’’ Id. 

authorities. Section 303 of the NMSA, 

16 U.S.C. 1433, provides national 

marine sanctuary designation standards 

and factors required in determining 

whether an area qualifies for 

consideration as a potential national 

marine sanctuary, and section 304, 16 

U.S.C. 1434, establishes procedures for 

national marine sanctuary designation 

and implementation. Regulations 

implementing the NMSA and each 

national marine sanctuary are codified 

in part 922 of title 15 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations. 

On June 13, 2014, NOAA issued a 

final rule that established the Sanctuary 

Nomination Process and finalized the 

national significance criteria and 

management considerations it will use 

to review new national marine 

sanctuary nominations (79 FR 33851). If 

NOAA determines a nomination 

adequately meets the final criteria and 

considerations, it may place that 

nomination in an inventory of areas to 

consider for designation as a national 

marine sanctuary. NOAA also stated 

that it would send a letter of notification 

to the nominator and publish a Federal 

Register notice identifying areas that 

have been added to the inventory of 

successful nominations. This notice 

documents that NOAA is adding the 

Alagˆum Kanuuxˆ (Heart of the Ocean) 

nomination to the inventory. 

NOAA is not designating any new 

national marine sanctuaries with this 

action. Any proposed designations 

resulting from the nomination process 

would be conducted by NOAA as a 

separate process under the NMSA, 

Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 

subchapter II), National Environmental 

Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and 

other applicable authorities. 

II. Alagˆum Kanuuxˆ Sanctuary 

Nomination Added to the Inventory 

The Aleut Community of St. Paul 

Island (ACSPI) Tribal Government, a 

federally recognized tribe,1 submitted 

an initial nomination for Alagˆum 

Kanuuxˆ (Heart of the Ocean) for 

consideration as a national marine 

sanctuary on December 17, 2021. The 

original nomination identified an 

estimated 52,920 mi2 (39,961 nm2) area 

in the Bering Sea encompassed by a 100 

nm circular boundary around the two 

inhabited islands of St. Paul and St. 

George off the coast of Alaska for 

possible sanctuary designation. The 

nominated area excluded a quarter-mile 

buffer zone around the St. George and 

St. Paul Harbors and all shoreside and 

submerged industrial facilities on both 

islands. After further communication 

with the community of St. George 

Island, the ACSPI Tribal Government 

submitted a revised nomination on 

April 14, 2022, that removed the initial 

proposed boundaries and any implied 

commitments of St. George Island (i.e., 

City of St. George and the St. George 

Traditional Council) to encourage future 

community input on the ideal 

boundaries and co-management 

arrangements during any potential 

sanctuary designation process. In the 

revised nomination, the nominators 

proposed utilizing Indigenous 

knowledge and empirical science to 

assess numerous biological, ecological, 

and physical features of the Pribilof 

Islands marine ecosystem (e.g., 

oceanographic features, foraging and 

migratory dynamics of seabirds and 

marine mammals, and population 

dynamics) and working with comanaging partners and advisors to 

determine appropriate sanctuary 

boundaries should ONMS move forward 

with sanctuary designation. The revised 

nomination proposes excluding buffer 

zones around harbors and all shoreside 

and submerged industrial facilities from 

any future proposed boundary. 

The ACSPI Tribal Government 

nominated the area for consideration as 

a national marine sanctuary to protect 

nationally significant biological and 

cultural resources in the area. The area’s 

ecosystem supports globally significant 

populations of marine mammals, 

seabirds, and fish, including various 

ecological and cultural keystone species 

such as northern fur seals and Steller 

sea lions. The oceanographic features of 

the area results in a highly productive 

zone that supports representative 

biogeographic assemblages of 

biodiversity and maintenance of critical 

habitat for foraging and for important 

life stages of many threatened and 

endangered species, as well as species 

considered to be keystone, foundation, 

or focal. 

The nomination also describes the 

importance of the Pribilof Islands and 

surrounding waters to the history and 

heritage of the Unangan (Aleut) 

communities. In addition to being 

ecologically significant, the biological 

resources in the nominated area are vital 

for the subsistence of the Unangan 

people and are integral to their belief 

systems and identities. The ACSPI 

Tribal Government’s nomination 

proposes a management framework for 

the area that would include a formal comanagement agreement between State, 

Federal, and Tribal governments, as 

well as emphasize Indigenous-led 

marine stewardship. More information 

can be found in the nomination at 

https://nominate.noaa.gov/ 

nominations/. 

Based on information included in the 

nomination, including the comment 

letters submitted with the nomination, 

as well as internal analysis of relevant 

information about the Alagˆum Kanuuxˆ

proposal, NOAA has determined that 

the nomination is responsive to the 

national significance criteria and 

management considerations and added 

it to the inventory of successful 

nominations. This notice serves to 

inform the public of this decision to add 

the Alagˆum Kanuuxˆ nomination to the 

inventory. 

Prior to moving forward with a 

proposed sanctuary designation, ONMS 

would work with the ACSPI Tribal 

Government, the St. George Traditional 

Council, the City of St. George, Alaska 

Native corporations, the State of Alaska, 

Federal agencies, and other 

organizations to further consider the 

Alagˆum Kanuuxˆ nomination. In carrying 

out further coordination with respect to 

any proposed designation, as applicable, 

NOAA would fulfill its responsibilities 

under Executive Order 13175, 

‘‘Consultation and Coordination with 

Indian Tribal Governments,’’ and NOAA 

implementing policy and procedures. 

Executive Order 13175 requires Federal 

agencies to establish procedures for 

meaningful consultation and 

coordination with Tribal officials in the 

development of Federal policies that 

have Tribal implications. Under these 

policies and procedures, NOAA offers 

affected federally recognized Tribes 

government-to-government consultation 

at the earliest practicable time it can 

reasonably anticipate that a proposed 

policy or initiative may have tribal 

implications. 

III. Classification 

A. National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

NOAA has concluded that this action 

will not have a significant effect, 

individually or cumulatively, on the 

human environment, because this action 

is a notice of an administrative and legal 

nature and does not designate any new 

national marine sanctuaries. NOAA has 

further determined that this action is 

not connected to a larger action, and 


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does not involve extraordinary 

circumstances precluding the use of a 

categorical exclusion. Therefore, this 

action is categorically excluded from the 

requirement to prepare an 

environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement, in 

accordance with NOAA Administrative 

Order 216–6A Environmental Review 

Procedures, and the NOAA NEPA 

Companion Manual. As defined in the 

NOAA NEPA Companion Manual, 

Appendix E, categorical exclusion 

category G7, the proposed action is a 

notice of administrative and legal nature 

and for which any environmental effects 

are too broad and speculative to lend 

themselves to meaningful analysis at 

this time and will be subject later to the 

NEPA process, as applicable. Should 

NOAA decide to propose the 

designation of a national marine 

sanctuary, each individual national 

marine sanctuary designation process 

will be subject to case-by-case analysis, 

as required under NEPA and as outlined 

in section 304(a)(2)(A) of the NMSA. 

B. Paperwork Reduction Act 

Notwithstanding any other provisions 

of the law, no person is required to 

respond to, nor shall any person be 

subject to a penalty for failure to comply 

with a collection of information subject 

to the requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et 

seq., unless that collection of 

information displays a currently valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) control number. Nominations for 

national marine sanctuaries discussed 

in this notice involve a collection-ofinformation requirement subject to the 

requirements of the PRA. OMB has 

approved this collection-of-information 

requirement under OMB control number 

0648–0682. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq. 

John Armor, 

Director, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Notice of Intent To Conduct Scoping 

and To Prepare a Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement for the Proposed 

Hudson Canyon National Marine 

Sanctuary 

AGENCY: Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of intent to hold public 

scoping meetings and prepare a draft 

environmental impact statement; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Marine Sanctuaries Act 

(NMSA) and National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA), the National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) is initiating a 

scoping process to consider designating 

a national marine sanctuary in the 

Hudson Canyon area approximately 100 

miles offshore southeast of New York 

City. NOAA is initiating this scoping 

process based on the area’s diverse 

qualities, which are described in the 

Wildlife Conservation Society’s (WCS’s) 

November 2016 Hudson Canyon 

national marine sanctuary nomination. 

Specifically, WCS’s nomination 

provides important context and 

background regarding the natural and 

cultural resources in the region, the 

potential benefits of national marine 

sanctuary designation, 

recommendations for management of 

the sanctuary, and a proposed sanctuary 

boundary, which NOAA will take under 

consideration, but does not represent an 

official boundary proposal at this time. 

As a first step in this scoping process, 

NOAA invites comments on the factors 

that will contribute to its determination 

of whether to designate the area as a 

national marine sanctuary; designation 

would include preparation and release 

of a draft environmental impact 

statement (including national marine 

sanctuary boundary alternatives), 

proposed regulations, and a draft 

management plan. This scoping process 

will also inform the initiation of any 

consultations with Federal, State, or 

local agencies, Tribes, and other 

interested parties, as appropriate. In 

support of the scoping process, the 

nomination package and additional 

information regarding the qualities of 

the Hudson Canyon area can be found 

at https://sanctuaries.cnoaa.gov/ 

hudson-canyon/. 

DATES:

Comments due: August 8, 2022. 

Public Meetings: NOAA will host four 

public meetings during the scoping 

process, two virtual and two in-person. 

The virtual public scoping meetings will 

occur at the following dates and times: 

• Thursday, June 23, 2022, 3:00 p.m. 

to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. 

• Wednesday, August 3, 2022, 5:00 

p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. 

The in-person scoping meetings will 

occur at the following dates and times: 

• New York City, NY; Date: July 19, 

2022; Location: Alexander Hamilton 

U.S. Customs House, Naval Officers 

Room; Address: 1 Bowling Green, New 

York, NY 10004; Time: 6:30–8:00 p.m. 

• West Long Branch, NJ; Date: July 

21, 2022; Location: Monmouth 

University, Urban Coast Institute, 

Edison Building Atrium-E201; Address: 

400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, 

NJ 07764; Time: 6:30–8:00 p.m. 

Please check https://sanctuaries.

noaa.gov/hudson-canyon/ for meeting 

links and the most up-to-date 

information, should plans for these 

public meetings change. NOAA may 

end a virtual or in-person meeting 

before the time noted above if all 

participants have concluded their oral 

comments. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by NOAA–NOS–2022–0053, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and enter 

‘‘NOAA–NOS–2022–0053’’ in the 

Search box. Click on the ‘‘Comment’’ 

icon, complete the required fields, and 

enter or attach your comment. 

• Mail: Send any hard copy public 

comments by mail to: LeAnn Hogan, 

NOAA Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries, 1305 East-West Highway, 

SSMC4, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Note 

the docket number (i.e., NOAA–NOS– 

2022–0053) at the top of the comment. 

• Public Scoping Meetings: Provide 

oral comments during public scoping 

meetings, as described under DATES. 

Webinar registration details and 

additional information about how to 

participate in these virtual and inperson public scoping meetings is 

available at https://sanctuaries.

noaa.gov/hudson-canyon/. 

Instructions: Comments sent by any 

other method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the comment period, may not be 

considered by NOAA. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted for public 

viewing on https://www.regulations.gov 

without change. All personally 

identifiable information (for example, 


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