The Administrative Conference Act, 5 U.S.C. 591-596, established the Administrative Conference of the United States. The Conference studies the efficiency, adequacy, and fairness of the administrative procedures used by Federal agencies and makes recommendations to agencies, the President, Congress, and the Judicial Conference of the United States for procedural improvements (5 U.S.C. 594(1)). For further information about the Conference and its activities, see www.acus.gov.

The Assembly of the Conference met during its Eighty-fourth Plenary Session on January 21, 2026, to consider four proposed recommendations and conduct other business. All four recommendations were adopted.

Recommendation 2026-1, Obtaining Government Records for Use in Agency Proceedings, provides agencies with best practices for making government records available for use in agency proceedings in order to promote the fairness, accuracy, consistency, timeliness, and efficiency of agency decision making. It provides guidance on procedures by which private parties and agency decision makers may obtain federal records for use in agency proceedings—both when the parties bear responsibility for obtaining the records and when the agency decision maker holds that responsibility.

Recommendation 2026-2, Temporary Rules, identifies best practices for temporary rules. Temporary rules cease to be effective after a specific calendar date or upon the occurrence of a future event unless an agency takes action to extend the rule, make it permanent, or repeal it. The proposed recommendation provides guidance to agencies on determining whether to issue a temporary rule, drafting and publishing temporary rules, conducting timely assessments of temporary rules and taking appropriate action, and developing internal procedures for temporary rules. It also recommends that Congress consider how specific agencies might use temporary rules to respond efficiently and effectively to emergencies.

Recommendation 2026-3, Organization, Management, and Operation of Agency Adjudication Offices, provides agencies with best practices for organizing, managing, and operating agency adjudication offices. It encourages agencies to collect, analyze, and use data to identify and adopt the organizational, management, and operational practices that are best suited to each agency's particular circumstances and most effective in promoting fairness, accuracy, consistency, efficiency, and timeliness in the adjudications they conduct.

Recommendation 2026-4, Federal Agency Collaboration with State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Governments, provides agencies with a framework that federal agencies should use to identify and collaborate more effectively with relevant state, tribal, local, and territorial governments (STLTGs). It provides guidance on practices agencies can adopt when initiating, managing, and evaluating collaborations with STLTGs that promote a culture of improved coordination and strengthen working relationships between governments.

The Conference based its recommendations on research reports and prior history that are posted at: https://www.acus.gov/event/84th-plenary-session.

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 595.

Under the authority of the plant pest provisions of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq. ), the regulations in 7 CFR part 340, “Introduction of Organisms and Products Altered or Produced Through Genetic Engineering Which Are Plant Pests or Which There Is Reason to Believe Are Plant Pests,” regulate, among other things, the introduction (importation, interstate movement, or release into the environment) of organisms and products altered or produced through genetic engineering that are plant pests or that there is reason to believe are plant pests. Such organisms and products are considered “regulated articles.”

Section 340.6(a) of the regulations provides that any person may submit a petition to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) seeking a determination that an article should not be regulated under 7 CFR part 340. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of § 340.6 describe the form that a petition for a determination of nonregulated status must take and the information that must be included in the petition.

APHIS has received a petition (APHIS Petition Number 25-205-01p) from Ball Horticultural Company seeking a determination of nonregulated status for African marigold ( Tagetes erecta ) event pBALL123-022-BE113, designated as pBALL123, which has been developed using genetic engineering to produce red flower petals. The petition states that the information provided indicates that pBALL123 is unlikely to pose a plant pest risk and therefore should not be regulated under APHIS' regulations in 7 CFR part 340.

As part of our decision-making process regarding the organism's regulatory status, APHIS prepared a draft plant pest risk assessment (PPRA) to assess the plant pest risk of the organism. APHIS' draft PPRA compared the pest risk posed by pBALL123 with that of the nonmodified variety from which it was derived. The draft PPRA concluded that pBALL123 is unlikely to pose an increased plant pest risk compared to the nonmodified African marigold.

Paragraph (d) of § 340.6 provides that APHIS will publish a notice in the Federal Register providing 60 days for public comment on petitions for a determination of nonregulated status. In accordance with § 340.6(d), we are publishing this notice to inform the public that APHIS will accept written comments regarding the petition and draft PPRA from interested or affected persons for a period of 60 days from the date of this notice. The petition and draft PPRA are available for public review and comment, and copies are available as indicated under ADDRESSES and from the individual listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. We are particularly interested in receiving comments regarding biological or ecological issues, and we encourage the submission of scientific data, studies, or research to support your comments.

After the comment period closes, APHIS will review and evaluate any information received during the comment period and any other relevant information. Based upon available information, APHIS will respond to the petitioner either approving or denying the petition. APHIS will post its regulatory determination on its website and publish a notice of availability in the Federal Register .

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701-7772 and 7781-7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.

Under the authority of the plant pest provisions of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq. ), the regulations in 7 CFR part 340, “Introduction of Organisms and Products Altered or Produced Through Genetic Engineering Which Are Plant Pests or Which There Is Reason to Believe Are Plant Pests,” regulate, among other things, the introduction (importation, interstate movement, or release into the environment) of organisms and products altered or produced through genetic engineering that are plant pests or that there is reason to believe are plant pests. Such organisms and products are considered “regulated articles.”

Section 340.6(a) of the regulations provides that any person may submit a petition to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) seeking a determination that an article should not be regulated under 7 CFR part 340. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of § 340.6 describe the form that a petition for a determination of nonregulated status must take and the information that must be included in the petition.

APHIS has received a petition (APHIS Petition Number 25-125-01p) from Soil Culture Solutions, LLC (Soilcea) seeking a determination of nonregulated status for Carrizo citrange rootstock, designated as event CarriCea, which has been developed using genetic engineering for improved resistance to citrus greening disease (also known as Huanglongbing or HLB). The petition states that the information provided indicates that CarriCea is unlikely to pose a plant pest risk and therefore should not be regulated under APHIS' regulations in 7 CFR part 340.

As part of our decision-making process regarding the organism's regulatory status, APHIS prepared a draft plant pest risk assessment (PPRA) to assess the plant pest risk of the organism. APHIS' draft PPRA compared the pest risk posed by CarriCea with that of the nonmodified variety from which it was derived. The draft PPRA concluded that CarriCea is unlikely to pose an increased plant pest risk compared to the nonmodified citrange rootstock.

Paragraph (d) of § 340.6 provides that APHIS will publish a notice in the Federal Register providing 60 days for public comment on petitions for a determination of nonregulated status. In accordance with § 340.6(d), we are publishing this notice to inform the public that APHIS will accept written comments regarding the petition and draft PPRA from interested or affected persons for a period of 60 days from the date of this notice. The petition and draft PPRA are available for public review and comment, and copies are available as indicated under ADDRESSES and from the individual listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. We are particularly interested in receiving comments regarding biological or ecological issues, and we encourage the submission of scientific data, studies, or research to support your comments.

After the comment period closes, APHIS will review and evaluate any information received during the comment period and any other relevant information. Based upon available information, APHIS will respond to the petitioner either approving or denying the petition. APHIS will post its regulatory determination on its website and publish a notice of availability in the Federal Register .

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701-7772 and 7781-7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.

Under the authority of the plant pest provisions of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq. ), the regulations in 7 CFR part 340, “Introduction of Organisms and Products Altered or Produced Through Genetic Engineering Which Are Plant Pests or Which There Is Reason to Believe Are Plant Pests,” regulate, among other things, the introduction (importation, interstate movement, or release into the environment) of organisms and products altered or produced through genetic engineering that are plant pests or that there is reason to believe are plant pests. Such organisms and products are considered “regulated articles.”

Section 340.6(a) of the regulations provides that any person may submit a petition to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) seeking a determination that an article should not be regulated under 7 CFR part 340. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of § 340.6 describe the form that a petition for a determination of nonregulated status must take and the information that must be included in the petition.

APHIS has received a petition (APHIS Petition Number 25-127-01p) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service seeking a determination of nonregulated status for T1190 apple ( Malus x domestica ), which has been developed using genetic engineering to promote early and near-continuous flowering. The petition states that the information provided indicates that T1190 apple is unlikely to pose a plant pest risk and therefore should not be regulated under APHIS' regulations in 7 CFR part 340.

As part of our decision-making process regarding the organism's regulatory status, APHIS prepared a draft plant pest risk assessment (PPRA) to assess the plant pest risk of the organism. APHIS' draft PPRA compared the pest risk posed by T1190 apple with that of the nonmodified variety from which it was derived. The draft PPRA concluded that T1190 apple is unlikely to pose an increased plant pest risk compared to the nonmodified apple.

Paragraph (d) of § 340.6 provides that APHIS will publish a notice in the Federal Register providing 60 days for public comment on petitions for a determination of nonregulated status. In accordance with § 340.6(d), we are publishing this notice to inform the public that APHIS will accept written comments regarding the petition and draft PPRA from interested or affected persons for a period of 60 days from the date of this notice. The petition and draft PPRA are available for public review and comment, and copies are available as indicated under ADDRESSES and from the individual listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. We are particularly interested in receiving comments regarding biological or ecological issues, and we encourage the submission of scientific data, studies, or research to support your comments.

After the comment period closes, APHIS will review and evaluate any information received during the comment period and any other relevant information. Based upon available information, APHIS will respond to the petitioner either approving or denying the petition. APHIS will post its regulatory determination on its website and publish a notice of availability in the Federal Register .

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701-7772 and 7781-7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.

Title: Importation of Gypsy Moth Host Materials From Canada.

OMB Control Number: 0579-0142.

Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an information collection.

Abstract: The Plant Protection Act (PPA, 7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq. ) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to prohibit or restrict the importation, entry, exportation, or interstate movement of plants, plant products, and other articles to prevent the introduction of plant pests into the United States or their dissemination within the United States. This authority has been delegated to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), which administers regulations to implement the PPA. Regulations governing the importation of gypsy moth host material into the United States from Canada are contained in 7 CFR 319.77-1 through 319.77-5.

The regulations are intended to prevent the introduction of gypsy moth into noninfested areas of the United States by placing certain inspection and documentation requirements on gypsy moth host material ( i.e., regulated articles) imported from Canada. Under the regulations, depending on the place of origin of the regulated articles and their destination in the United States, certain information collection activities are required such as a phytosanitary certificate, certificate of origin, written statement, compliance agreement, and emergency action notification.

We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve our use of these information collection activities, as described, for an additional 3 years. APHIS has amended this information collection by increasing the number of Respondents. In addition, APHIS has removed the following activities from this information collection:

• Compliance Agreement (PPQ Form 519) (moved to a new common form information collection).

• Emergency Action Notification (PPQ Form 523) (moved to a new common form information collection).

The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public (as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection. These comments will help us:

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4) Minimize the burden on those who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated, electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Estimate of burden: The public burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.419 hours per response.

Respondents: Canadian plant health authorities; growers, exporters, or shippers of Christmas trees, shrubs, logs, pulpwood, and other articles from gypsy moth-infested provinces in Canada; and private individuals entering the United States with mobile homes or outdoor household articles.

Estimated annual number of respondents: 3,343.

Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 5.

Estimated annual number of responses: 17,945.

Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 7,524 hours. (Due to averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per response.)

All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public record.

In accordance with section 359e of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359ee), after evaluating each sugarcane State and sugarcane processor's ability to market its full allotment and allocation, USDA is transferring 315,464 short tons, raw value of Florida FY 2026 allotment to Louisiana, which results in the transfer of allocations from Florida sugarcane processors with surplus allocation to Louisiana sugarcane processors with deficit allocation, as shown in the table below.

In addition, after evaluating each beet sugar processor's ability to market its full allocation, USDA is transferring allocations from beet sugar processors with surplus allocation to beet sugar processors with deficit allocation, also shown in the table below.

USDA will closely monitor stocks, consumption, imports and all sugar market and program variables on an ongoing basis and may make program adjustments during FY 2026 if needed.

This virtual committee meeting is available to the public through the registration link above. Any interested member of the public may join at the link to listen to this meeting. An open comment period will be provided to allow members of the public to make a statement as time allows. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, public minutes of the meeting will include a list of persons who are present at the meeting. If joining via phone, callers can expect to incur regular charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, according to their wireless plan. The Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charge for calls they initiate over land-line connections to the toll-free telephone number. Closed captioning is available by selecting “CC” in the Zoom meeting platform. To request additional accommodations, please email Angelica Trevino, Support Services Specialist at atrevino@usccr.gov at least 10 business days prior to the meeting.

Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments; the comments must be received within 30 days following the meeting. Written comments may be emailed to Kayla Fajota, Designated Federal Officer at kfajota@usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Regional Programs Coordination Unit at (434) 515-2395.

Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced at the Regional Programs Coordination Unit Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Records of the meetings will be available via the file sharing website: https://usccr.app.box.com/folder/271061562007?s=r6h92j9j27b78vvft9voq7b6kzdphlbl as well as at: www.facadatabase.gov under the Commission on Civil Rights, selecting the Advisory Committee of interest. Persons interested in the work of this Committee are directed to the Commission's website, http://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Regional Programs Coordination Unit at the above phone number.

This virtual committee meeting is available to the public through the registration link above. Any interested member of the public may join at the link to listen to this meeting. An open comment period will be provided to allow members of the public to make a statement as time allows. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, public minutes of the meeting will include a list of persons who are present at the meeting. If joining via phone, callers can expect to incur regular charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, according to their wireless plan. The Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charge for calls they initiate over land-line connections to the toll-free telephone number. Closed captioning is available by selecting “CC” in the Zoom meeting platform. To request additional accommodations, please email Angelica Trevino, Support Services Specialist at atrevino@usccr.gov at least 10 business days prior to the meeting.

Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments; the comments must be received within 30 days following the meeting. Written comments may be emailed to Kayla Fajota, Designated Federal Officer at kfajota@usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Regional Programs Coordination Unit at (434) 515-2395.

Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced at the Regional Programs Coordination Unit Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Records of the meetings will be available via the file sharing website: https://usccr.app.box.com/folder/271059500656?s=7zq5h28nnzfbv55gk4r5y1iybzewmknz as well as at: www.facadatabase.gov under the Commission on Civil Rights, selecting the Advisory Committee of interest. Persons interested in the work of this Committee are directed to the Commission's website, http://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Regional Programs Coordination Unit at the above phone number.

On January 6, 2015, Commerce published the Order   1 in the Federal Register . On November 1, 2024, Commerce notified interested parties of the opportunity to request an administrative review of the Order. 2 Pursuant to section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b)(2), Ajinoriki timely filed a request for an administrative review. 3 On December 18, 2024, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce published a notice of initiation of this administrative review. 4

In the Initiation Notice, Commerce stated that exporters in a proceeding involving a non-market economy (NME) country must timely file a Separate Rate Application (SRA) or Separate Rate Certification (SRC) “if they want to be considered for individual examination,” and provided an opportunity for interested parties to file SRCs or SRAs. 5 We received no SRA or SRC from Ajinoriki, the only company under review. Because we received no SRA or SRC, and, as discussed below, Commerce finds that Ajinoriki, the only company subject to this review, is part of the China-wide entity and is not eligible for individual examination. Further, because the China-wide entity is not subject to this review, there are no calculations for these preliminary results of review and no decision memorandum accompanies this notice.

The product covered by the Order is MSG from China. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the appendix to this notice.

Commerce considers China to be an NME country. 6 In accordance with section 771(18)(C)(i) of the Act, any determination that a foreign country is an NME country shall remain in effect until revoked by the administering authority. Therefore, for these preliminary results, we treated China as an NME country and applied our current NME methodology in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act.

In a proceeding involving an NME country, Commerce maintains a rebuttable presumption that all companies within the country are subject to government control and, therefore, should be assessed a single weighted-average dumping margin. 7 Commerce notified parties in the Initiation Notice that “{t}he deadline and requirement for submitting a Separate Rate Application applies equally to NME-owned firms, wholly foreign-owned firms, and foreign sellers that purchase and export subject merchandise to the United States.”  8 Also in the Initiation Notice, Commerce notified parties of the application process by which exporters may obtain separate rate status in this administrative review. 9 This process requires exporters to submit an SRA  10 and to demonstrate the absence of both de jure and de facto government control over their export activities. In the Initiation Notice, Commerce required that all firms listed in the notice “that wish to qualify for separate rates status in the administrative reviews involving NME countries must complete, as appropriate, either a {SRA} or {SRC} . . .”  11

Commerce's policy is to assign all exporters of merchandise under consideration that are in an NME country this single rate unless an exporter can demonstrate that it is sufficiently independent so as to be entitled to a separate rate. 12 Commerce analyzes whether each entity exporting the merchandise under consideration is sufficiently independent under a test established in Sparklers from China   13 and further developed in Silicon Carbide from China. 14 In accordance with this separate rate test, Commerce will assign a separate rate in an NME proceeding if a respondent can demonstrate the absence of both de jure and de facto government control over its export activities. If, however, Commerce determines that a company is wholly foreign owned, then a separate rate analysis is not necessary to determine whether that company is independent from government control and eligible for a separate rate.

Commerce continues to evaluate its practice with regard to the separate rates analysis in light of the Diamond Sawblades from China   15 proceedings and its determinations therein. In particular, in litigation involving the Diamond Sawblades from China proceeding, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) found Commerce's existing separate rates analysis deficient in the circumstances of that case, in which a government-owned and controlled entity exercised control over the respondent exporter. 16 Following the CIT's reasoning, in recent proceedings, we have concluded that where a government entity holds a majority equity ownership, either directly or indirectly, in the respondent exporter, this interest in and of itself means that the government exercises or has the potential to exercise control over the company's operations generally. 17 This may include control over, for example, the selection of board members and management, key factors in determining whether a company has sufficient independence in its export activities to merit a separate rate. Consistent with our normal separate rate practice, any ability to control, or possess an interest in controlling, the operations of the company including the selection of board members, management, and the profit distribution of the company by a government entity is subject to Commerce's rebuttable presumption that all companies within the NME country are subject to government control.

In order to demonstrate eligibility for separate rate status, Commerce normally requires an exporter for which a review was requested, and which was assigned a separate rate in a previous completed segment of the proceeding and which remains active for that exporter, to submit an SRC stating that it continues to meet the criteria for obtaining a separate rate. 18 For an exporter that was not assigned a separate rate in a previously completed segment of the proceeding and which remains active for that exporter, to demonstrate eligibility, Commerce requires an SRA. 19 A company that submits an SRA or SRC and which is subsequently selected for examination must respond to all parts of Commerce's questionnaire in order to be eligible for a separate rate. 20

In the Initiation Notice, Commerce stated that submission of SRAs and SRCs were due 30 days after publication of the notice, i.e., January 17, 2025. 21 Moreover, Commerce specifically noted that “{t}he deadline and requirement for submitting a Separate Rate Application applies equally to NME-owned firms, wholly foreign-owned firms, and foreign sellers who purchase and export subject merchandise to the United States.”  22 Ajinoriki, the sole company subject to this review, failed to submit an SRA as it did not have separate rate status. As such, consistent with Commerce's practice for when a party fails to submit an SRA or SRC, we preliminarily find that Ajinoriki is not eligible for a separate rate, and, therefore, is part of the China-wide entity. 23 Commerce's practice with respect to an exporter that fails to submit an SRA or SRC has been upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 24 Commerce further notes that, because this review was initiated with respect to only one company ( i.e., Ajinoriki), there are no remaining companies subject to review, including the China-wide entity. 25 As a result, Commerce did not need to limit examination or select respondents and therefore did not place U.S. Customs and Broder Protection (CBP) data on the record for that purpose. Furthermore, because no company or the China-wide entity were eligible for examination, Commerce did not issue a questionnaire.

Under Commerce's policy regarding the conditional review of the China-wide entity, 26 the China-wide entity will not be under review unless a party specifically requests, or Commerce self-initiates, a review of the entity. Because no party requested a review of the China-wide entity during this POR, the China-wide entity is not under review, and the China-wide entity's rate ( i.e., 40.41 percent) is not subject to change. 27

Because Ajinoriki failed to timely file an SRA in this review, we preliminarily find that it is ineligible for a separate rate and is considered part of the China-wide entity.

Normally, Commerce will disclose to the parties in a proceeding the calculations performed in connection with preliminary results of review within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of the notice of preliminary results in the Federal Register , in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because Commerce finds that the sole exporter of MSG subject to review is part of the China-wide entity and Commerce has not initiated a review of the China-wide entity, there are no calculations to disclose for these preliminary results of review.

Case briefs and other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), we have modified the deadline for interested parties to submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 21 days after the date of publication of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the date for filing case briefs. 28 Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities. 29 An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the established deadline.

As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iii), we request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs. 30 Further, we request that interested parties limit their public executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the public executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will accompany the final results in this administrative review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the public executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f). 31

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS. An electronically filed hearing request must be received successfully in its entirety by Commerce's electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. ET within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. 32 Hearing requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; (3) whether any participant is a foreign national; and (4) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised by each party in their respective case and rebuttal briefs. An electronically filed request must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, within 30 days of the publication date of this notice. If a request for a hearing is made, parties will be notified of the time and date of the hearing. 33

In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the final results of this review shall be the basis for assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by this review. 34 Upon issuance of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. 35 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).

For the final results of this review, if we continue to find that Ajinoriki is not eligible for a separate rate and treat it as part of the China-wide entity, we will instruct CBP to apply the ad valorem weighted-average dumping margin for the China-wide entity, i.e., 40.41 percent, 36 to assess antidumping duties for all entries of subject merchandise during the POR which was exported by Ajinoriki.

The following cash deposit requirements for estimated antidumping duties will be effective upon publication of the final results of this administrative review for all shipments of the subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for subject merchandise exported by a company with a separate rate from a previously completed segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the existing exporter-specific rate, or produced-exporter-specific rate, for that exporter, (2) for all exporters of subject merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, i.e., the China-wide entity, the cash deposit rate will continue to be 40.41 percent.

These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of its analysis of issues raised in case and rebuttal briefs, within 120 days of publication of these preliminary results of review in the Federal Register , pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.

We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results of review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).

On August 12, 2003, Commerce published in the Federal Register the antidumping duty (AD) order on fish fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam). 1 On August 1, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the Order. 2 On September 20, 2024, based on timely requests for an administrative review, Commerce published the notice of initiation of this administrative review of the Order with respect to 148 companies and the Vietnam-wide entity. 3 On October 7 and 18, 2024, Commerce received 23 timely no-shipment certifications, four timely separate rate certifications (SRCs), and one separate rate application (SRA). On December 19, 2024, and January 24, 2025, the petitioners  4 withdrew its requests for review of certain companies. 5 On January 24, 2025, Commerce published a partial revocation of Vinh Hoan Corporation (Vinh Hoan) from the Order. 6 On February 11, 2025, Commerce rescinded this review with respect to entries that were produced and exported by Vinh Hoan as a result of this partial revocation. 7 On April 8 and November 20, 2025, Commerce stated its intent to rescind the review for certain companies with no entries of subject merchandise over the POR. 8 Thus, as noted below, we are rescinding this review with respect to 16 companies with separate rates and no reviewable entries and preliminarily rescinding this review with respect to 24 companies and the Vietnam-wide entity. As such, these preliminary results cover four companies, including the mandatory respondents, Bien Dong and NTSF.

On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by 90 days. 9 Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by 47 days. 10 Additionally, due to a backlog of documents that were electronically filed via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) during the Federal Government shutdown, on November 24, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by an additional 21 days. 11 Accordingly, the deadline for these preliminary results are now February 5, 2026.

For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 12 The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via ACCESS. ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

The products covered by the Order are fish fillets from Vietnam. For a complete description of the scope of this review, see Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 13

Based on the analysis of information gathered from initial and supplemental questionnaires, we find that the evidence supports a determination that Maritime Products International and QMC Foods Inc. have standing in this segment of the proceeding to request administrative review as wholesalers of domestic like product pursuant to section 771(9)(C) of the Act. We find that the evidence on record does not support Luscious Seafood LLC's claim to be a wholesaler of domestic like product pursuant to section 771(9)(C) of the Act during the POR. For additional information regarding these findings, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the separate memorandum addressing Luscious Seafood LLC. 14

Commerce preliminarily determines that information placed on the record by mandatory respondents Bien Dong and NTSF, and two additional companies seeking a separate rate (Cantho Import Export Seafood Joint Stock Company and Nam Viet Corporation,) demonstrates that these companies are preliminarily entitled to separate rate status. For additional information, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

The Vietnam-wide entity will not be under review unless a party specifically requests, or Commerce self-initiates, a review of the entity. Because there was no valid request for review of the Vietnam-wide entity, we are preliminarily rescinding our review of the entity; if this decision becomes final, the entity's rate ( i.e., $2.39 per kilogram (kg)) will not be subject to change. Except for the four companies which established their eligibility for a separate rate, Commerce considers all companies currently under review to be part of the Vietnam-wide entity. 15 For additional information, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the “Dumping Margin for Exporters Not Selected for Individual Review” section below.

There we no suspended entries of subject merchandise for 16 companies with active separate rates for which the administrative review was initiated. On April 8 and November 20, 2025, Commerce notified all interested parties of its intent to rescind the administrative review, in part, with respect to these companies. 16 In the absence of suspended entries of subject merchandise during the POR, for the companies listed in Appendix II, we are hereby rescinding this administrative review, in part, with respect to those companies, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).

Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an administrative review, in whole or part, if the party that requested a review withdraws its request within 90 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation. The only remaining review request for the Vietnam-wide entity and 23 other companies is from Luscious Seafood. As noted above, we have preliminarily determined that Luscious Seafood was not a U.S. wholesaler of domestic like product during the POR, and, thus, it does not have standing to request an administrative review in this segment of the proceeding. Accordingly, we are preliminarily rescinding the administrative review of the Vietnam-wide entity and the companies listed in Appendix III because all other requests for review from interested parties have been withdrawn. Further, we are preliminarily rescinding the review with respect to Indian Ocean One Member Company Limited because it demonstrated that it did not have shipments of subject merchandise during the POR. 17

In sum, Commerce is rescinding the review with respect to 16 companies with an active separate rate that had no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR and preliminarily rescinding on 24 companies and the Vietnam-wide entity. 18

Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Act. We have calculated constructed export price in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Because Vietnam is a non-market economy country within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, we have calculated NV in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

The Act and Commerce's regulations do not address the establishment of a rate to apply to exporters not selected for individual examination when Commerce limits its examination in an administrative review pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally, Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for calculating the all-others rate in an investigation, for guidance when calculating the rate for respondents that are not individually examined in an administrative review. Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provides that the all-others rate should be calculated by averaging the weighted-average dumping margins that are zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts available. 19 For the preliminary results of this review, Commerce determined the estimated dumping margins for Bien Dong and NTSF to be $0.29/kg and $0.07/kg, respectively. For the reasons explained in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, we are assigning a $0.23/kg rate to the non-examined respondents that qualify for a separate rate in this review, consistent with Commerce's practice and section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act. 20

Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period August 1, 2023, through July 31, 2024:

Commerce intends to disclose to parties to the proceeding the calculation performed for these preliminary results of review within five days of any public announcement of these preliminary results, or if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register , in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Commerce will establish the briefing schedule at a later time and will notify parties of the schedule in accordance with 19 CFR 351.309. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five 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; and (2) a table of authorities. 22 All briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established deadline.

As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iii), we request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs. 23 Further, we request that interested parties limit their executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that we will issue for the final results in this administrative review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f). 24

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days after the publication of this notice. Hearing requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; (3) whether any participant is a foreign national; and (4) a list of issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.

Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, which will include the results of its analysis of issues raised in case and rebuttal briefs, within 120 days of these preliminary results of review in the Federal Register , pursuant to 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

Upon issuing the final results, Commerce will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. 25 If the preliminary results are unchanged for the final results, we will instruct CBP to apply a per-unit assessment rate of 2.39 dollars per kilogram to all entries of subject merchandise during the POR which were exported by the companies considered to be a part of the Vietnam-wide entity listed in Appendix IV.

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 statutory injunction has expired ( i.e., within 90 days of publication).

For Bien Dong and NTSF, Commerce intends to calculate importer or customer-specific assessment rates, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). 26 Where the respondent reported reliable entered values, Commerce intends to calculate importer or customer-specific per unit assessment rates by aggregating the amount of dumping calculated for all U.S. sales to the importer or customer and dividing this amount by the total entered value of the merchandise sold to the importer or customer. 27 Where the respondent did not report entered values, Commerce will calculate importer or customer-specific assessment rates by dividing the amount of dumping for reviewed sales to the importer or customer by the total quantity of those sales. Commerce will calculate an estimated per unit importer or customer-specific assessment rate to determine whether the per-unit assessment rate is de minimis; however, Commerce will use the per-unit assessment rate where entered values were not reported. 28 Where an importer or customer-specific per unit assessment rate is not zero or de minimis, Commerce will instruct CBP to collect the appropriate duties at the time of liquidation. Where either the respondent's weighted average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. 29

Pursuant to a refinement to Commerce's assessment practice, where sales of subject merchandise exported by an individually examined respondent were not reported in the U.S. sales data submitted by the respondent, but the merchandise was entered into the United States during the POR, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate any entries of such merchandise at the AD assessment rate for the Vietnam-wide entity. 30

For the respondents that were not selected for individual examination in this administrative review, but which qualified for a separate rate, the assessment rate will be based on the weighted-average dumping margins assigned to the respondents selected for individual examination, as appropriate, in the final results of this review. 31

For the companies for which this review is rescinded with these preliminary results, we will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, during the period August 1, 2023, through July 31, 2024, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i).

The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all shipments of the subject merchandise 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) for the exporters listed above, the cash deposit rate will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margins established in the final results of this review, except if the rate is de minimis, in which case the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for previously-examined Vietnamese and non-Vietnamese exporters not listed above that at the time of entry are eligible for a separate rate based on a prior completed segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to the be the existing exporter-specific cash deposit rate; (3) for all non-Vietnamese exporters of subject merchandise which at the time of entry do not have a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the Vietnamese exporter that supplied the non-Vietnamese exporter; and (4) for all Vietnamese exporters of subject merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate at the time of entry, the cash deposit rate will be that for the Vietnam-wide entity ( i.e., $2.39 per kilogram). These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

This notice 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 and/or countervailing 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 double antidumping duties.

Commerce is issuing and publishing the preliminary results of this review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1)(B), 751(a)(3), and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4) and 351.221(b)(4).

On August 10, 2015, Commerce published in the Federal Register an antidumping duty (AD) order on passenger tires from China. 1 On September 20, 2024, based on timely requests for review from the petitioner  2 and other interested parties, 3 in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative review of the Order covering 20 exporters of the subject merchandise. 4

On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by 90 days. 5 On July 16, 2025, Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary results of this administrative review by 90 days. 6 Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceeding by 47 days. 7 Additionally, due to a backlog of documents that were electronically filed via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) during the Federal Government shutdown, on November 24, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by an additional 21 days. 8 Finally, on December 17, 2025, Commerce extended the deadline for the preliminary results by 30 days. 9 Accordingly, the deadline for these preliminary results is now February 5, 2026.

For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this administrative review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 10 A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included in Appendix I. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via ACCESS. ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

The products covered by the Order are passenger tires from China. For a full description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party who requested the review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of publication of notice of initiation of the requested review in the Federal Register . For the companies identified in Appendix II, 11 all parties timely withdrew their requests for review by the 90-day withdrawal deadline. Because all parties timely withdrew their requests for a review of these exporters, consistent with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce is rescinding this review, in part, with respect to these companies.

Furthermore, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), Commerce will rescind an administrative review when there are no entries of subject merchandise during the POR for which liquidation is suspended. 12 Normally, upon completion of an administrative review, the suspended entries are liquidated at the AD assessment rate calculated for the review period. 13 Therefore, for an administrative review of a company to be conducted, there must be a suspended entry that Commerce can instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate at the AD assessment rate calculated for the POR. 14

In February 2025, we notified interested parties of our intent to rescind this administrative review, in part, with respect to three companies because there were no suspended entries of subject merchandise produced or exported by these companies during the POR, and we invited interested parties to comment . 15 The petitioner submitted comments on the Intent to Rescind Memorandum, alleging that there were entries from both Shandong Yongsheng Rubber Group Co., Ltd. (Yongsheng) and Qingdao Fullrun Tech Tyre Corp., Ltd. (Fullrun Tech). 16 In response to these concerns, we obtained entry documents for Yongsheng, which we placed on the record. 17 This information shows that, while Yongsheng was the manufacturer of the entries at issue, there is no indication that it had knowledge that this merchandise was destined for the United States. 18 Therefore, we are rescinding this administrative review for Yongsheng, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).

Further, in the absence of any suspended entries of subject merchandise from Shandong Duratti Rubber Corporation Co., Ltd. (Duratti), we are rescinding the administrative review for Duratti, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3). However, with respect to Fullrun Tech, as discussed below, we preliminarily determine that this company is part of the China-wide entity.

Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213. We calculated constructed export prices in accordance with section 772(b) of the Act. Because China is a non-market economy (NME) country, within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, we calculated NV in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act. In addition, Commerce has relied on partial adverse facts available under sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act for Transamerica and Shandong Haohua Tire Co., Ltd. (Haohua). For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

As discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, Commerce preliminarily finds that Fullrun Tech has not established its eligibility for a separate rate. As such, we preliminarily determine that Fullrun Tech is part of the China-wide entity.

Commerce preliminarily determines that the following companies have demonstrated their eligibility for a separate rate in this review: 19 (1) Transamerica; (2) Haohua; and (3) Triangle Tyre Co., Ltd. (Triangle Tyre).

The Act and Commerce's regulations do not address the establishment of a rate to apply to companies not selected for individual examination when Commerce limits its examination in an administrative review pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. Generally, Commerce looks to section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for calculating the all-others rate in an investigation, for guidance when determining the dumping margin for respondents that are not individually examined in an administrative review. Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act states that the all-others rate should be calculated by averaging the weighted-average dumping margins for individually-examined respondents, excluding dumping margins that are zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts available. For these preliminary results, we preliminarily determined a dumping margin for the separate rate respondent, Triangle Tyre, as the weighted average of the calculated rate of the mandatory respondents, Transamerica and Haohua, which are not zero or de minimis, or determined entirely on the basis of facts available.

Commerce's policy regarding conditional review of the China-wide entity applies to this administrative review. 20 Because no party requested a review of the China-wide entity, the China-wide entity is not under review. Therefore, the rate previously established for the China-wide entity ( i.e., 76.46 percent) remains the China-wide entity rate this review. 21

We preliminarily determine that the following estimated weighted-average dumping margins exist for the POR August 1, 2023, through July 31, 2024:

Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis performed to interested parties in these preliminary results within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register , in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Case briefs and other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), we have modified the deadline for interested parties to submit case briefs to Commerce to no later than 21 days after the date of publication of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the date for filing case briefs. 22 Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities. 23 An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the established deadline. As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iii), we request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs. 24 Further, we request that interested parties limit their public executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the public executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will accompany the final results in this administrative review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the public executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f). 25

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS. An electronically filed hearing request must be received successfully in its entirety by Commerce's electronic records system, ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. ET within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. 26 Hearing requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address and telephone number; (2) the number of participants; (3) whether any participant is a foreign national; and (4) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised by each party in their respective case and rebuttal briefs. An electronically filed request must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, within 30 days of the publication date of this notice. If a request for a hearing is made, parties will be notified of the time and date of the hearing. 27

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A), upon completion of this administrative review, Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. 28 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), because Haohua and Transamerica reported the entered value for their U.S. sales, we calculated importer-specific ad valorem duty 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 sales. Where either a 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 rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. 29

Pursuant to Commerce's assessment practice, 30 for entries that were not reported in the U.S. data submitted by Haohua and Transamerica, we will instruct to CBP to liquidate such entries at the China-wide rate. Additionally, where Commerce determines that an exporter under review had no shipments of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR, any suspended entries of subject merchandise that entered under that exporter's CBP case number during the POR will be liquidated at the dumping margin assigned to the China-wide entity.

For Triangle Tyre, the separate rate respondent, the assessment rate will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin calculated using the rates assigned to Haohua and Transamerica in the final results of this review. 31 Finally, we intend to liquidate entries containing subject merchandise exported by the companies under review that we determine in the final results to be part of the China-wide entity at the China-wide rate of 76.46 percent.

In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the final results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for future deposits of estimated antidumping duties, where applicable. 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).

Finally, for the companies for which we are rescinding this review, Duratti and Yongsheng, we intend to instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit rate of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP for these companies no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register .

The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of the final results of this administrative review for all shipments of the subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for the companies listed above that have a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be that rate established in the final results of this review (except, if the rate is zero or de minimis, then a cash deposit rate of zero will be established for that company); (2) for previously investigated or reviewed exporters not listed in the final results of review that have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the exporter's weighted-average dumping margin published of the most recently-completed segment of this proceeding; (3) for all Chinese exporters of subject merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate for the China-wide entity ( i.e., 76.46 percent);  32 and (4) for all exporters of subject merchandise which are not located in China and are not eligible for a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to Chinese exporter(s) that supplied that non-Chinese exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

Unless the deadline is extended pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2), Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of our analysis of the issues raised in any case briefs, not later than 120 days after the date of publication of this notice.

This notice also serves as a reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties and/or an increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of the countervailing duties.

We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213 and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).

On March 14, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register the AD order on steel wire rod from Ukraine. 1 On March 4, 2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the Order for the POR. 2 On March 31, 2025, Commercial Metals Company and Nucor Corporation (collectively, the petitioners) submitted a timely request that Commerce conduct an administrative review. 3

On April 28, 2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of initiation of an administrative review with respect to imports of steel wire rod from Ukraine in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 4 On June 5, 2025, Commerce placed on the record U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) entry data for the companies subject to the review, showing no reviewable POR entries, and invited interested parties to comment. 5 No party filed comments with respect to the CBP data.

On July 8, 2025, Commerce issued a notice of intent to rescind the 2024-2025 administrative review and invited interested parties to comment. 6 No party filed comments with respect to the Notice of Intent to Rescind.

Due to a lapse in appropriations and federal government shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by 47 days. 7 Additionally, due to a backlog of documents that were electronically filed via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) during the Federal Government shutdown, on November 24, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by an additional 21 days. 8 Accordingly the deadline for the preliminary results of this review is now February 9, 2026.

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), it is Commerce's practice to rescind an administrative review of an AD order when there are no reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR for which liquidation is suspended. 9 Normally, upon completion of an administrative review, the suspended entries are liquidated at the AD assessment rate for the review period. 10 Therefore, for an administrative review to be conducted, there must be a reviewable, suspended entry that Commerce can instruct CBP to liquidate at the calculated AD assessment rate for the review period. 11

As noted above, there were no entries of subject merchandise for the companies subject to this review during the POR. Accordingly, in the absence of suspended entries of subject merchandise during the POR, we are hereby rescinding this administrative review, in its entirety, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).

As Commerce has proceeded to a final rescission of this administrative review, no cash deposit rates will change. Accordingly, the current cash deposit requirements shall remain in effect until further notice.

Commerce will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. Antidumping duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in the United States, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of this rescission notice in the Federal Register .

This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return or destruction of the APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with regulations and terms of an APO is a violation, which is subject to sanction.

This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(l) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

The purpose of this meeting is to update the public on proposed GPS public document changes, collect issues/comments for analysis and adjudicate subject comments for possible incorporation into future GPS public document revisions. The 2026 Public Interface Control Working Group and Open Forum are open to the general public.

Comments to the proposed changes will be collected, catalogued, and adjudicated for potential inclusion. If accepted, these changes will be processed through the government change management process for IS-GPS-200, IS-GPS-705, IS-GPS-800, and ICD-GPS-870. All comments must be submitted in a Comments Resolution Matrix. This form along with the proposed change notices, public document baseline documents and the official meeting notice are posted at: https://www.gps.gov/meetings/icwg/public-interface-control-working-group-picwg-2026.

Please submit comments to the Space Systems Command GPS Requirements Section (SSC/SYD 831/S5) workflow at SSC.CG.PICWG@spaceforce.mil by March 13, 2026. Special topics may also be considered for the Public Open Forum. If you wish to present a special topic, please submit your topic title, briefer name, and organization by April 1, 2026.

For those who would like to attend and participate online, we request that you register no later than May 29, 2026. Please send the registration information to SSC.CG.PICWG@spaceforce.mil, providing your name, organization, telephone number, email address, and country of citizenship. Meeting is being held virtually. Additional logistical details can be found below.

The DAF is the lead agency and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is serving as a cooperating agency. The purpose of the Proposed Action is to effectively maintain combat capability and mission readiness for the 124th Fighter Wing (124 FW) based at the Idaho Air National Guard (IDANG) Base at the Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI) in Boise, Idaho by transitioning the 124 FW from an A-10C Thunderbolt II mission to an F-16 Fighting Falcon mission. The Proposed Action is needed because the A-10C fleet is reaching the end of its service life and is consistent with DAF plans to divest all A-10 aircraft by FY2029. The EIS will assess the potential environmental consequences of the proposed beddown, operation, and associated infrastructure construction supporting one squadron of F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft at IDANG Base. The squadron would consist of up to 21 F-16 Block 40 aircraft (18 primary and three backup/reserve). The EIS will also assess a No Action Alternative.

Resource areas to be analyzed include airspace, noise, air quality, biological and natural resources, cultural resources, water resources, geological resources, land use/noise compatible land use, socioeconomics, hazardous materials/waste, infrastructure and utilities, transportation and parking, community services, and aesthetics. Potential significant impacts include those related to aircraft noise, air quality, and land use. Should any permits or other authorizations be required for the Proposed Action, the NGB and DAF will identify and obtain each.

Scoping and Agency Coordination: Consultation will include, but not necessarily be limited to, Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and will include consultations with federally recognized Native American Tribes. The scoping process will be used to involve the public early in the planning and development of the EIS to assist in identifying issues and information to be addressed in the analysis. To effectively define the full range of issues to be evaluated, DAF and NGB will determine the scope of the analysis by requesting comments, including potential alternatives, information, and analyses from interested local, State, and Federal elected officials and agencies, Tribes, members of the public, and others. Comments may be submitted at any time during the process, however, to ensure consideration in the Draft EIS, comments should be received within 30 days of the publication of this notice in the Federal Register . Comments received via email, on the website, or by U.S. mail will be considered equally.

A wafer-scale metamaterial structure and a method for forming is provided. The metamaterial structure has a number of reticles each having meta-atoms in which a number of dual-function meta-atoms form an alignment mark at an interior zone of the reticle. The alignment mark of the reticle is configured to align with a corresponding alignment mark at an interior zone of another reticle at a lithographic divide between the reticles that together form a metamaterial component. Misalignment between dual-function meta-atoms of the alignment mark and the dual-function meta-atoms of the corresponding alignment mark creates a plurality of malformed meta-atoms at the lithographic divide indicative of misalignment between the reticles.

U.S. Application No. 19/452,480, filed on January 19, 2026, and entitled Methodology to Realize Wafer-Scale Metamaterials Components.

The Department of the Air Force may grant the prospective license unless a timely objection is received that sufficiently shows the grant of the license would be inconsistent with the Bayh-Dole Act or implementing regulations. A competing application for a patent license agreement, completed in compliance with 37 CFR 404.8 and received by the Air Force within the period for timely objections, will be treated as an objection and may be considered as an alternative to the proposed license.

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Army Youth Program Evaluation Survey; OMB Control Number 0702-CYSS.

Needs and Uses: The USA is seeking public comment on a proposed information collection designed to conduct an outcome evaluation of its Child, Youth, and School Services (CYSS) Youth Program. This evaluation will formally assess the program's impacts on Soldier mission focus, as well as overall family and youth well-being. To gather this information, a confidential online survey will be administered to two distinct groups of Army parents: those with children participating in the CYSS program and a comparison group with non-participating children. The resulting data will be used to analyze and compare outcomes between the two groups, providing an evidence-based assessment of program effectiveness and guiding future improvements to these critical family support services.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Annual Burden Hours: 100.

Number of Respondents: 300.

Responses per Respondent: 2.

Annual Responses: 600.

Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.

Frequency: Twice. This is planned as a two-timepoint study, with data collections occurring approximately four months apart.

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Military Spouse Priority Placement Program Self-Certification Checklist; DD Form 3145-4; OMB Control Number 0704-0667.

Needs and Uses: The Military Spouse Priority Placement Program Self-Certification Checklist must be completed by military spouses when applying for appropriated funds GS-15 and below (or equivalent positions in other pay systems) in the competitive service or excepted service in order to receive priority consideration for competitive service and excepted service positions at DoD activities in the United States (U.S.), and in U.S. territories and possessions. The military spouses must provide evidence of their appointment eligibility, and evidence of marriage to a current active-duty military member of the U.S. Armed Forces (including the U.S. Coast Guard and full-time National Guard or Military Reservist) with a copy of the permanent-change-of-station orders. This collection will be used by gaining DoD activities to certify preference eligibility for the possible appointment of the military spouse into their vacancy.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Annual Burden Hours: 138,724 hours.

Number of Respondents: 69,362.

Responses per Respondent: 4.

Annual Responses: 277,448.

Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.

Frequency: On occasion.

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Student Registration, DoDEA Form 600, and Sure Start Medical/Dental Examination, DoDEA Form 1307; OMB Control Number 0704-0495.

Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is necessary to obtain information on Department of War military and civilian sponsors and their dependents. The information obtained from sponsors is used to determine their dependents' enrollment eligibility to attend the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools. This includes determination of enrollment categories, whether tuition-free or tuition-paying, space-required or space-available. Information gathered for students is used for age verification, class and transportation schedules, record attendance, absence and withdrawal, record and monitor student progress, grades, course and grade credits, educational services and placement, activities, student awards, special interest, and accomplishments.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Annual Burden Hours: 27,356.

Number of Respondents: 72,950.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 72,950.

Average Burden per Response: 22.5 minutes.

Frequency: Annual.

Student Registration: Respondents are sponsors of students enrolled in DoDEA Schools. All students are required to be registered to attend a DoDEA school.

Sure Start Medical/Dental Examination: Respondents are sponsors of students enrolled in the DoDEA Sure Start Program.

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Navy Casualty Assistance Forms; OPNAV Form 1770/1, OPNAV Form 1770/2, OPNAV Form 1770/3; OMB Control Number 0703-0076.

Needs and Uses: The Department of the Navy must collect information to administer casualty assistance and survivor benefits for the Next of Kin of Sailors who are deceased, missing, or have suffered a serious illness or injury. This collection is necessary to comply with federal laws, such as 10 United States Code (U.S.C.) section 1475 (Death Gratuity) and 37 U.S.C. 452 (Travel Allowances), which direct the payment of benefits and other entitlements to eligible family members.

The information is collected by a Casualty Assistance Calls Officer using OPNAV Forms 1770/1, 1770/2, and 1770/3. It is used to process claims for the Death Gratuity, Service Members' Group Life Insurance, and the Survivor Benefit Plan. The data is also used to arrange travel for eligible family members to attend burial ceremonies or the bedside of an ill or injured Sailor, and, with consent, to provide contact information to members of Congress for condolence purposes.

The respondents are the Next of Kin and designated beneficiaries of the affected Sailor. Without this information collection, the Navy would be unable to execute its legal mandate to pay critical benefits, arrange authorized travel, and provide other essential support to the families of Sailors during a time of need.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Annual Burden Hours: 1,300.

Number of Respondents: 800.

Responses per Respondent: 2.5.

Annual Responses: 2,000.

Average Burden per Response: 39 minutes.

Frequency: On occasion.

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Burial at Sea Request and Checklist; OPNAV Forms 5360/1 and 5360/2; OMB Control Number 0703-0082.

Needs and Uses: The Department of the Navy must collect information to administer the Burial at Sea program, a time-honored tradition to honor the service of deceased veterans. This collection is necessary to confirm the deceased veteran's eligibility and to ensure the ceremony is conducted in compliance with environmental regulations, specifically 40 CFR 229.1.

The information is used in a two-part process. The OPNAV Form 5360/1, “Burial at Sea Request/Authorization,” is used by the Person Authorized to Direct Disposition (PADD) to formally request the burial and provide the necessary documentation to verify the veteran's eligibility. For full casketed remains, the OPNAV Form 5360/2, “Burial at Sea Port Checklist,” is used by the funeral home and the receiving Navy port to ensure the casket is properly prepared for safe transport, storage, and sinking, as required by law.

The respondents are the PADD and, in cases of casketed remains, the funeral home. Without this information collection, the Navy would be unable to verify eligibility, confirm the legal authority of the requester, or ensure the safe and proper disposition of remains, thereby preventing it from carrying out this final honor for veterans.

Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other for-profit.

Annual Burden Hours: 150.

Number of Respondents: 300.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 300.

Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 30.

Number of Respondents: 20.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 20.

Average Burden per Response: 90 minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 180.

Number of Respondents: 320.

Annual Responses: 320.

Frequency: On occasion.

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Programs Forms; OMB Control Number 0703-0026.

Needs and Uses: DON collects information to select the highest-quality candidates for the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) program and its associated programs. This collection is necessary to assess an applicant's eligibility and qualifications for a commission in the U.S. Naval Reserve. The collection is authorized by various sections of Title 10, United States Code, and other federal regulations that govern the appointment of officers.

The information is used by selection boards to holistically evaluate an applicant's background, including their academic performance, leadership experience, physical fitness, and moral character. The application process is primarily conducted online, where applicants provide information and request evaluations from school officials and teachers. The collection includes specialized forms for different program paths, such as tattoo screenings for Marine Corps applicants and specific agreements for SSMP participants. Data is also collected to manage participants in prerequisite programs like the NROTC, New Student Indoctrination and the NROTC Preparatory Program.

The respondents are prospective and current students applying to these programs, as well as the school officials and other adults providing evaluations on their behalf. Without this information, the ability of selection boards to effectively assess an applicant's potential for success as a future Naval officer would be severely limited, hindering the selection of the best-qualified candidates.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Annual Burden Hours: 70,000.

Number of Respondents: 14,000.

Responses per Respondent: 10.

Annual Responses: 140,000.

Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.

Frequency: On occasion.

Title; Associated Form; and OMB Number: Camp Lejeune Notification Database; OMB Control Number 0712-0011.

Needs and Uses: The USMC is collecting this information to identify and notify individuals who may have been exposed to contaminated drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune between 1953 and 1987. This collection is necessary to comply with Section 315 of the 2008 Defense Authorization Act (Pub. L. 110-181), which mandates that the Secretary of the Navy notify all persons, including residents and workers, who were potentially affected.

The information is used to build and maintain the Camp Lejeune Notification Database. The Marine Corps uses this database to send an official notification letter and provide registrants with current information and research updates. The collected information may also be used by federal health agencies, such as the Department of Veteran Affairs and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Diseases Registry, to assist with future health studies related to the exposure.

The respondents are former residents and workers of Camp Lejeune during the specified timeframe who voluntarily register for the database via the official website, email, or a toll-free number. Without this information collection, the Marine Corps would be unable to fulfill its legal obligation to directly contact and inform this population about their potential exposure and related health information.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Annual Burden Hours: 1,000.

Number of Respondents: 10,000.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 10,000.

Average Burden per Response: 6 minutes.

Frequency: On occasion.

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to provide advice and recommendations concerning the following EM site-specific issues: clean-up activities and environmental restoration; waste and nuclear materials management and disposition; excess facilities; future land use and long-term stewardship. The Board may also be asked to provide advice and recommendations on other EM program components. The Board also provides an avenue to fulfill public participation requirements outlined in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERLA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Federal Facility Agreements, Consent Orders, Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements.

Tentative Agenda: (agenda topics are subject to change; please email orssab@orem.doe.gov for the most current agenda).

Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public and public comment can be given orally or in writing. Fifteen minutes are allocated during the meeting for public comment and those wishing to make oral comment will be given a minimum of two minutes to speak. Written comments received at least two working days prior to the meeting will be provided to the members and included in the meeting minutes. Written comments received within two working days after the meeting will be included in the minutes. For additional information on public comment and to submit written comment, please email orssab@orem.doe.gov. The EM SSAB, Oak Ridge, welcomes the attendance of the public at its meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Melyssa P. Noe at least seven days in advance of the meeting.

Meeting conduct: The Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Questioning of board members or presenters by the public is not permitted.

Minutes: Minutes will be available at the following website: https://www.energy.gov/orem/listings/oak-ridge-site-specific-advisory-board-meetings.

Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was signed on February 6, 2026, by David Borak, Committee Management Officer, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register .

Title: FERC-549B (Gas Pipeline Rates: Annual Capacity Reports and Index of Customers)

OMB Control No.: 1902-0169

Type of Request: Reinstatement of the FERC-549B information collection requirements with no changes to the reporting requirements.

Abstract: As described below, FERC-549B is comprised of information collection activities at 18 CFR 284.13(b)-(c) and 18 CFR 284.13(d)(1)-(d)(2). The purpose of these information collection activities is to provide reliable information about capacity availability and price that shippers need to make informed decisions in a competitive market, and to enable shippers and the Commission to monitor marketplace behavior to detect, and remedy anti-competitive behavior. The regulations at 18 CFR 284.13(b) and 18 CFR 284.13(d)(1) require each interstate pipeline to post information about firm and interruptible service on its internet website, and in downloadable file formats. The information required at 18 CFR 284.13(b) includes identification of the shippers receiving service, and details about contracts for firm service, capacity release transactions, 1 and agreements for interruptible service. The pipeline must maintain access to that information for a period not less than 90 days from the date of posting. The regulation at 18 CFR 284.13(d)(1) requires equal and timely access to information relevant to the availability of all transportation services whenever capacity is scheduled. In addition, each interstate pipeline must provide information about the volumes of no-notice transportation  2 provided. This information collection activity enables shippers to release transportation and storage capacity to other shippers wanting to obtain capacity. The information results in reliable capacity information availability and price data that shippers need to make informed decisions in a competitive market and enable shippers and the Commission to monitor the market for potential abuses. The regulation at 18 CFR 284.13(c) requires each interstate pipeline to file with the Commission an index of all its firm transportation and storage customers under contract on the first business day of each calendar quarter. The index of customers also must be posted on the pipeline's own internet website, in downloadable file formats, and must be made available until the next quarterly index is posted. The requirements for the electronic index can be obtained at https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/natural-gas/industry-forms/form-549b-index-customers . The regulation at 18 CFR 284.13(d)(2) requires an annual peak-day capacity report of all interstate pipelines, including natural gas storage-only companies. This report is generally a short report showing the peak day design capacity or the actual peak day capacity achieved, with a short explanation, if needed. The regulation provides that an interstate pipeline must make an annual filing by March 1 of each year showing the estimated peak day capacity of the pipeline's system, and the estimated storage capacity and maximum daily delivery capability of storage facilities under reasonably representative operating assumptions and the respective assignments of that capacity to the various firm services provided by the pipeline.

Types of Respondents: Respondents for this data collection are interstate pipelines and storage facilities subject to FERC regulation under the Natural Gas Act.

Estimate of Annual Burden:   3 The Commission estimates the annual public reporting burden and cost for FERC-549B as shown in the following table: FERC-549B (Gas Pipeline Rates: Annual Capacity Reports and Index of Customers)

This document extends the comment period for an action published on January 5, 2026. Comments for notice FRL 12954-01-OCSPP (91 FR 273, January 5, 2026) now must be received on or by April 6, 2026. That document seeks to inform interested parties of (1) the proposed process of becoming an EPA QCP or EPA QEP and to solicit public comment on the proposed process, and (2) communicate the estimated paperwork burden that this process would create for the public and to solicit public comment on these estimates pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act.

To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register document of January 5, 2026. If you have questions, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT .

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

To give stakeholders most likely impacted by the proposed changes additional time to review materials and provide meaningful comments, this document extends the comment period established in the Federal Register document of January 5, 2026, at 91 FR 271 (FRL-5992-03-OCSPP) for 30 days, from February 19, 2026, to March 23, 2026. More information on the action can be found in the Federal Register of January 5, 2026.

To submit comments or access the docket, please follow the instructions provided under ADDRESSES . If you have questions, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT .

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information collection before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a proposed data collection as described below.

The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:

1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;

4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses; and

5. Assess information collection costs.

School-Based Active Surveillance (SBAS) of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Among Schoolchildren (OMB Control No. 0920-1396, Exp. 4/30/2026)—Revision—National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic and Infectious Disease (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), a complex, chronic, debilitating multi-system disease, affects up to 3.3 million persons in the United States. However, about 90% of people with ME/CFS have not received an official diagnosis from a healthcare professional. ME/CFS affects between 0.10% and 0.75% of children and adolescents, which often goes undiagnosed by healthcare professionals.

Data on chronic conditions among schoolchildren, such as asthma, has been collected over the years, but there has been little to no emphasis on ME/CFS in the United States. Chronic conditions among school-aged children likely account for a high proportion of chronic school absenteeism and school withdrawal. Conducting active surveillance among students using school nurses could expedite the diagnosis and management of children who present with symptoms commonly seen in ME/CFS. This involves educating school nurses about ME/CFS and its related syndromes, how to best approach parents and guardians when suggesting the diagnosis, and how to support the educational success of students with chronic diseases.

National active surveillance in schools for ME/CFS coupled with education of school nurses about ME/CFS could help improve measuring the burden of ME/CFS in children and provide insights for future plans to improve healthcare in children suffering from ME/CFS and other chronic health conditions. In the next phase of this project, we will expand the active surveillance project beyond the pilot schools to include additional schools in the pilot states as well as in other states. In this national rollout, school nurses will continue to receive education on data collection and ME/CFs as well as technical assistance and training on using the electronic data collection reporting platform.

This project will extend the currently approved data collection to involve more school nurses (respondents). This change will help us to track ME/CFS symptom burden in addition to the ME/CFS prevalence. CDC requests OMB approval for an estimated 631 annualized burden hours. There is no cost to respondents other than their time to participate.

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information collection before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a proposed data collection as described below.

The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help:

1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;

4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses; and

5. Assess information collection costs.

Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery (OMB Control No. 0920-1027, Exp. 6/30/2026)—Extension—National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) requests an extension of the currently approved Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery for a period of three years. The previously approved Generic Clearance will remain unchanged. This Extension is necessary to align with CDC's commitment to service delivery improvement, prioritization of Gold Standard Science, and maintenance of public trust.

As a means of ensuring our programs are effective and meet our customers' needs, CDC/NCHHSTP (hereafter “the Agency”) utilizes this Generic Clearance to collect qualitative feedback on our service delivery. For the purposes of this Generic Clearance, qualitative feedback means information that provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions but are not statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be generalized to the population of study. This collection of information is necessary for the Agency to gather customer and partner feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with our commitment to improving service delivery, enhancing public trust, and prioritizing Gold Standard Science. Qualitative data collected from our customers and partners helps CDC ensure that they have effective, efficient, and satisfying experiences with the Agency's programs. This feedback provides valuable insights into customer or partner perceptions, experiences and expectations, provides an early warning of service and/or quality issues, and focuses attention on areas where communication, training, or operational adjustments might improve delivery of products or services. These collections are a useful tool in facilitating ongoing, collaborative, actionable communication between the Agency and its customers and partners. Such feedback contributes directly to improving CDC's program management efforts. This information collection represents CDC/NCHHSTP's attempt to gather feedback data on CDC services and programs. There is currently no information available that can substitute for the responses to the data collection instruments and provide essential program improvement information. No similar data is gathered and/or maintained by the Agency or is available from other sources known to the Agency.

In the previous three-year approval period, the Agency used 346 burden hours over eight collection activities. However, we anticipate more robust usage of this mechanism over the next three years due to CDC's renewed emphasis on public trust and accountability, prioritization of Gold Standard Science, and recommitment to high-quality customer and interest holder experiences. As with previous approvals, the Agency will only submit collections for approval under this Generic Clearance that meet the following conditions:

1. Information gathered is used solely on an internal basis for general service improvement and program management purposes and is not intended for release outside of the agency;

2. Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of substantially informing influential policy decisions;

3. Information gathered will yield qualitative information; the collections will not be designed or expected to yield statistically reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the population of study;

4. The collections are voluntary;

5. The collections are low burden for respondents (based on considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or burden hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both the respondents and the federal government;

6. The collections are non-controversial and do not raise issues of concern to other federal agencies;

7. Any collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions from respondents who have experience with the program or may have experience with the program in the near future;

8. Except for information needed to provide token of appreciation for focus group or key informant participants and cognitive laboratory studies, personally identifiable information (PII) is collected only to the extent necessary and is not retained.

If these conditions are not met, the Agency will submit an information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval through the normal Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) process.

Collection types under this Generic Clearance include, but are not limited to:

• Customer comment cards/complaint forms;

• Small discussion groups;

• Focus Groups of customers, potential customers, delivery partners, or other interest holders;

• Key informant interviews of customers, potential customers, implementing partners, or other interest holders;

• Cognitive laboratory studies, such as those used to refine questions or assess usability of a website;

• Qualitative customer satisfaction surveys ( e.g., post-transaction surveys; opt-out web surveys);

• In-person or virtual observation testing ( e.g., website or software usability tests);

• Other observational methods ( e.g., direct observations, ethnography)

The Agency has established a manager/managing entity to serve for this Generic Clearance and will conduct an independent review of each information collection to ensure compliance with the terms of this clearance prior to submitting each collection to OMB.

There is no change to the previously approved burden estimate. The estimated annualized burden hours for this data collection are 9,690 hours. There are no costs to respondents other than their time.

ACET provides advice and recommendations regarding the elimination of tuberculosis (TB) to the Secretary, HHS; the Assistant Secretary for Health, HHS; and the Director, CDC. ACET (a) makes recommendations on policies, strategies, objectives, and priorities; (b) addresses development and application of new technologies; (c) provides guidance and review of CDC's TB prevention research portfolio and program priorities; and (d) reviews the extent to which progress has been made toward eliminating TB.

Nominations are sought for individuals who have the expertise and qualifications necessary to contribute to the accomplishment of the objectives of the ACET. Nominees will be selected on the basis of their expertise in public health, epidemiology, immunology, infectious diseases, pulmonary disease, pediatrics, tuberculosis, microbiology, or preventive health care delivery. Expertise within TB includes having had TB disease or being the parent of a child with TB disease. Federal employees will not be considered for membership. Members may be invited to serve for up to four-year terms. Selection of members is based on candidates' qualifications to contribute to the accomplishment of ACET objectives.

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) policy stipulates that committee membership be balanced in terms of points of view represented and the committee's function. Appointments shall be made free from discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Nominees must be U.S. citizens and cannot be full-time employees of the U.S. Government. Current participation on Federal workgroups or prior experience serving on a Federal advisory committee does not disqualify a candidate; however, HHS policy is to avoid excessive individual service on advisory committees and multiple committee memberships. Committee members are Special Government Employees, requiring the filing of financial disclosure reports at the beginning and annually during their terms. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reviews potential candidates for ACET membership each year and provides a slate of nominees for consideration to the Secretary of HHS for final selection. HHS notifies selected candidates of their appointment near the start of the term, or as soon as the HHS selection process is completed. Note that the need for different expertise varies from year to year and a candidate who is not selected in one year may be reconsidered in a subsequent year. Candidates should submit the following items:

Current curriculum vitae, including complete contact information (telephone numbers, mailing address, and email address).

At least one letter of recommendation from person(s) not employed by HHS. Candidates may submit letter(s) from current HHS employees if they wish, but at least one letter must be submitted by a person not employed by an HHS agency ( i.e., CDC, National Institutes of Health, Food and Drug Administration).

A biographical sketch of the nominee (500 words or fewer).

Nominations may be submitted by the candidate or by the person/organization recommending the candidate. CDC will collect and retain nominations received for up to two years to create a pool of potential ACET nominees. When a vacancy occurs, CDC will review nominations and may contact nominees at that time.

The Director, Office of Strategic Business Initiatives, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Description: To receive child support funding under 45 CFR part 309, tribes and tribal organizations must submit the financial forms described in 45 CFR 309.130(b) and other forms as the Secretary may designate, due no later than August 1 annually. This optional template is designed for tribes operating an approved tribal child support program to use in preparing their annual budget and narrative justification estimates in accordance with the tribal child support enforcement regulations. The optional Tribal Budget and Narrative Justification Template helps improve efficiency and establish uniformity and consistency in the annual budget submission and review process. Tribes may use the Excel template or their own format to submit the required financial information.

OCSE has made minor revisions to the Excel template by updating citations and hyperlinks from 45 CFR part 75 to 2 CFR part 200. Other changes include edits to examples in the Excel sample budget to reflect the adoption of 2 CFR part 200 and updated formula errors in the Excel document. OCSE proposes to discontinue the Word template since it is not used.

Respondents: Tribes and Tribal Organizations administering a tribal child support program under title IV-D of the Social Security Act.

Burden estimates are for all tribes to provide budget information, as required, using either the ACF provided template or their own format.

Comments: The Department specifically requests comments on (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted within 60 days of this publication.

Authority: 45 CFR 309.

FDA is requesting information on the current uses and safety data for butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) in human food and as a food contact substance as part of a post-market assessment. BHA (CAS No. 25013-16-5) is used as an antioxidant in food to prevent the spoilage of fats and oils. BHA used in food is a mixture of predominantly 3- tert -butyl-4-hydroxyanisole (3-BHA, CAS No. 121-00-6), with varying amounts of 2- tert -butyl-4-hydroxyanisole (2-BHA, CAS No. 88-32-4).

All uses of BHA in food or as a food contact substance must be authorized for that use through a food additive regulation or an effective food contact notification, or be excluded from regulation as a food additive, for example, because such use is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) or is prior sanctioned (see Sections 201(s) and 409 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act). As described below, BHA is authorized for use in food and as a food contact substance in the U.S. through multiple regulatory pathways.

FDA lists BHA as GRAS for use as an antioxidant in food generally, with the limitation that the total antioxidant content cannot exceed 0.02% of the total fat or oil content of the food (21 CFR 182.3169) (these uses also appear to be the subject of uncodified prior sanctions (see Ref. 1)). FDA also lists this antioxidant use of BHA as GRAS in food for animals (21 CFR 582.3169); however, the focus of our post-market assessment of BHA is on its safety for use in human food. BHA has prior-sanctioned uses as an antioxidant when migrating from food packaging material with a limit of addition to food of 0.005% (21 CFR 181.24). We are not aware of any other GRAS conclusions or prior sanctions for the use of BHA in food or as a food contact substance.

BHA is authorized as a direct food additive when used as an antioxidant, alone or in combination with butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), in certain foods with specified limitations (21 CFR 172.110). BHA is also permitted as a direct food additive when used as an antioxidant in flavoring substances such that it does not exceed 0.5% of the essential oil content of the flavoring substance (21 CFR 172.515(d)) and as a direct food additive in chewing gum base when used as an antioxidant, alone or in combination with BHT or propyl gallate, such that the total antioxidant content does not exceed 0.1% of the gum base (21 CFR 172.615(a)).

BHA is authorized as an indirect or secondary direct food additive or a constituent of food additives for use as an antioxidant in food contact materials, including in defoaming agents for processing beet sugar and yeast, such that the total antioxidant content does not exceed 0.1% by weight of defoamer (21 CFR 173.340(a)(3)); adhesives (21 CFR 175.105(c)); pressure sensitive adhesives in labels and/or tapes applied to poultry, dry food, and processed, frozen, dried, partially dehydrated fruits or vegetables, or raw fruit or vegetables (21 CFR 175.125(a)(4), (b)(2)); coatings (21 CFR 175.300(b)(3)(xxx), 175.380(a), 175.390(b)(2)); defoaming agents used in the manufacturer of paper and paperboard, including those in contact with aqueous and fatty foods (21 CFR 176.210(d)(3), 176.170(a)(4)); semirigid and rigid acrylic and modified acrylic plastics (21 CFR 177.1010(a)(5)); closures with sealing gaskets for food containers (177.1210(b)); ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers (21 CFR 177.1350(a)(1)(iii)); defoaming agents used as optional adjuvants in the production of animal glue (21 CFR 178.3120(d)(3)); machinery lubricants with incidental food contact (21 CFR 178.3570(a)(3)); and polyethylene film, such that it does not exceed 1% by weight of polyethylene polymer and such that the film is not subjected to a dose of radiation exceeding 60 kilograys by gamma, electron beam, or X-radiation (21 CFR 179.45(d)(2)(i)).

We also note that BHA is listed for use in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s specifications for butteroil (7 CFR 58.305(b)) and USDA's and FDA's standards of identity for margarine (9 CFR 319.700(b)(6), 21 CFR 166.110(b)(5)). The uses are within the scope of the GRAS regulation at 21 CFR 182.3169.

As part of our systematic review of chemicals in food, FDA is beginning a post-market assessment of the safety of BHA as used in food and as a food contact substance (see https://www.fda.gov/food/food-chemical-safety/list-select-chemicals-food-supply-under-fda-review ). This assessment supports the Make America Healthy Again Commission's recommendation to implement an evidence-based systematic process for post-market assessment of chemicals in food (see https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/The-MAHA-Strategy-WH.pdf ). The objective of our assessment is to determine if BHA is safe under its conditions of use in food or as a food contact substance considering the latest state of the science. While FDA previously concluded the authorized uses to be safe, new information may require reconsideration of the regulatory status or the safe uses of a substance in or on food.

FDA is requesting information on uses, use levels, dietary exposure, and safety data on BHA currently used in food and as a food contact substance. Information from food manufacturers on uses and levels is crucial for food chemical assessments. We encourage food manufacturers to participate in this data call, with options for aggregated submissions through trade groups or other collaborations. We do not need information about individual products and their recipes, but rather data about the levels of use in general product categories. Voluntary submission of data and information on current uses and use levels will help to refine our dietary exposure assessments. We use maximizing assumptions to estimate dietary exposure (see, e.g., “Guidance for Industry: Estimating Dietary Intake of Substances in Food,” available at https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/guidance-industry-estimating-dietary-intake-substances-food ). Without refinements assisted by manufacturer-use information, this may lead to overestimation of dietary exposure that could impact authorizations for the chemical's use in food or as a food contact substance.

Specifically, FDA requests the following:

1. General food categories in which BHA is used (for example, cookies, soft drinks, other categories listed in 21 CFR 170.3(n), USDA's What We Eat in America survey (Ref. 2), or the Codex General Standard for Food Additives (Ref. 3)).;

2. Typical and maximum use levels of BHA in each applicable general food category;

3. Information on the current food contact uses of BHA, including data on migration of BHA from food contact materials into food;

4. Subpopulations with high BHA dietary exposure or particular safety concerns relevant to food and food contact uses of BHA;

5. Other dietary sources of BHA, such as dietary supplements, natural occurrence in common foods, residues in animal products, or as contaminants in food or drinking water;

6. Market share of foods in each applicable general food category and food contact materials that are formulated with BHA;

7. Biomonitoring data for BHA or its metabolites;

8. Updated market disappearance or poundage data for BHA;

9. Information on potential chemically or pharmacologically related substances used in food or as food contact substances;

10. Safety data relevant to use of BHA in food or as a food contact substance, especially unpublished data;

11. Documentation of GRAS conclusions or prior sanctions for uses of BHA in food or as a food contact substance that are different from those described above;

12. Information that may support the conclusion that BHA is no longer used for one or more of its authorized intended uses in food or as a food contact substance.

The following references are on display at the Dockets Management Staff (see ADDRESSES ) and are available for viewing by interested persons between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday; they are also available electronically at https://www.regulations.gov. Although FDA verified the website addresses in this document, please note that websites are subject to change over time.

QMM refers to the extent to which drug manufacturing establishments implement quality management practices that prioritize patients, drive continual improvement, and enhance supply chain reliability through the strategic integration of business decisions and manufacturing operations with quality practices and technological advancements. CDER has developed a voluntary QMM program to encourage drug manufacturers to implement quality management practices that go beyond current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) requirements. 1

Following completion of the first year of the program, CDER refined the prototype QMM assessment tool (including both a protocol and rubric), which is used to evaluate how effectively establishments monitor and manage quality and quality systems. 2 In CY 2026, CDER intends to continue the voluntary QMM Prototype Assessment Protocol Evaluation Program to evaluate a drug manufacturing establishment's quality management practices and provide actionable feedback for the establishment. This notice announces CDER's intent to continue the QMM Prototype Assessment Protocol Evaluation Program, outlines the types of establishments CDER is seeking for participation, and describes the process for submitting a request to participate in the program.

In 2024, CDER evaluated nine establishments during the initial year of the voluntary QMM Prototype Assessment Protocol Evaluation Program. 3 CDER used a standardized prototype assessment protocol and rubric to evaluate each establishment's practices, behaviors, and responses to specific questions. Feedback from participants in the first year of the program indicated that the QMM report, engagement with the assessment team, and the ability to have open discussions provided value to establishments and highlighted strengths and opportunities for improvement. In addition, participating establishments were able to share challenges and successes related to their manufacturing sectors.

The 2024 QMM program provided CDER with experience in the successful application of the standardized prototype assessment protocol and rubric at nine drug manufacturing establishments. The nine establishments represented a range of manufacturing sectors ( e.g., generic drug manufacturers, contract testing laboratory, brand drug manufacturers) in the pharmaceutical industry. The prototype assessment protocol and rubric distinguished differences in maturity levels between practice areas at a single establishment. Differences in maturity levels were also clearly discerned between establishments. Using the insights gained from these experiences, CDER streamlined the QMM assessment tool to make the prototype protocol and rubric clearer and more concise.