Nominations for the 2025-2028 General Advisory Committee and the Scientific Advisory Subcommittee to the United States Delegation to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, 90673-90674 [2024-26813]
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filed not later than five days after the
date for filing case briefs.11 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.12
As provided under 19 CFR
351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior
proceedings we have encouraged
interested parties to provide an
executive summary of their briefs that
should be limited to five pages total,
including footnotes. In this
investigation, we instead request that
interested parties provide at the
beginning of their briefs a public,
executive summary for each issue raised
in their briefs.13 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 determination
in this investigation. 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).14
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing, which is limited to covering
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 date
of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register. Hearing requests
should contain 1) the requestor’s name,
address, and telephone number; 2) the
number of participants and whether any
participant is a foreign national; and 3)
a list of the issues to be discussed. Oral
presentations at the hearing will be
limited to issues raised in the briefs. If
a request for a hearing is made, parties
will be notified of the time and date for
the hearing.15 Parties should confirm by
telephone the date, time, and location of
the hearing two days before the
scheduled date.
11 See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative
Protective Order, Service, and Other Procedures in
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,
88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29, 2023) (APO and
Service Final Rule).
12 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
13 We use the term ‘‘issue’’ here to describe an
argument that Commerce would normally address
in a comment of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
14 See APO and Service Final Rule.
15 See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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All submissions, including case and
rebuttal briefs, as well as hearing
requests, should be filed using ACCESS.
An electronically-filed document must
be received successfully in its entirety
by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
on the established deadline.
VII. Analysis of China’s Financial System
VIII. Diversification of China’s Economy
IX. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Adverse Inferences
X. Subsidies Valuation
XI. Benchmarks
XII. Analysis of Programs
XIII. Recommendation
U.S. International Trade Commission
(ITC) Notification
[FR Doc. 2024–26770 Filed 11–15–24; 8:45 am]
In accordance with section 703(f) of
the Act, Commerce will notify the ITC
of its determination. If the final
determination is affirmative, the ITC
will determine before the later of 120
days after the date of this preliminary
determination or 45 days after the final
determination whether imports of
vanillin from China are materially
injuring, or threaten material injury to,
the U.S. industry.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and
published in accordance with sections
703(f) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.205(c).
Dated: November 12, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by the
investigation is vanillin, with the molecular
formula C8H8O3 or C9H10O3. For purposes of
this investigation, vanillin consists of natural
vanillin, synthetic vanillin, bio-sourced
synthetic vanillin (biovanillin) (each also
known as 4-Hydroxy-3methoxybenzaldehyde), and ethylvanillin
(also known as 3-Ethoxy-4hydroxybenzaldehyde). Vanillin covered by
this investigation is a chemical compound
with the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)
number 121–33–5 or 121–32–4. Vanillin is
covered by the investigation regardless of
whether it is in a crystalline powder or
crystal form. Vanillin is covered by the scope
of the investigation, irrespective of purity,
particle size, or physical form.
Merchandise subject to the investigation is
specified within the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
subheading 2912.41.0000 and 2912.42.0000.
The HTSUS subheadings and CAS registry
numbers are provided for convenience and
customs purposes only. The written
description of the merchandise covered by
the investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. Scope Comments
V. Alignment
VI. Injury Test
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XE458]
Nominations for the 2025–2028
General Advisory Committee and the
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee to
the United States Delegation to the
Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.
AGENCY:
National Marine Fisheries
Service, on behalf of the Secretary of
Commerce, is seeking nominations for
the General Advisory Committee (GAC)
to the U.S. delegation to the InterAmerican Tropical Tuna Commission
(IATTC or Commission), as well as to a
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee
(SAS) of the GAC. The purpose of the
GAC and its SAS is to provide public
input and advice to the U.S. delegation
to aid in the formulation of policy and
positions for meetings of the IATTC and
its subsidiary bodies. The SAS shall also
function as the National Scientific
Advisory Committee provided for in the
Agreement on the International Dolphin
Conservation Program.
DATES: Nominations must be received
no later than December 17th, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be
directed to Jennifer Quan, Regional
Administrator, NMFS West Coast
Region, and may be submitted by the
following means:
• Email wcr.hms@noaa.gov with the
subject line: ‘‘General Advisory
Committee and Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee nominations’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lucille Bulkeley, West Coast Region,
NMFS, at lucille.bulkeley@noaa.gov, or
at (858)–546–5620.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
General Advisory Committee
The Tuna Conventions Act (TCA)
provides that the Secretary of
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Commerce, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, shall appoint a
‘‘General Advisory Committee’’ to
advise the U.S. delegation to the IATTC.
The GAC shall be composed of no more
than 25 individuals who shall be
representative of the various groups
concerned with the fisheries covered by
the IATTC, including non-governmental
conservation organizations, providing
an equitable balance among such groups
to the maximum extent practicable.
Members of the GAC shall be invited to
attend all non-executive meetings of the
U.S. delegation to the IATTC and at
such meetings shall be given the
opportunity to examine and be heard on
all proposed programs of investigation,
reports, recommendations, and
regulations of the Commission.
The Chair of the Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
Advisory Subpanel for Highly Migratory
Fisheries and the Chair of the Western
Pacific Fishery Management Council’s
(Western Pacific Council) Advisory
Committee shall be ex-officio members
of the GAC by virtue of their positions
advising those Councils. GAC members
will be eligible to participate as
members of the U.S. delegation to the
Commission and its working groups to
the extent that the Commission rules
and space for delegations allow.
Meetings of the GAC, except when in
executive session, shall be open to the
public, and prior notice of meetings
shall be made public in timely fashion.
In accordance with Public Law 114–81,
the GAC shall not be subject to the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. app.).
Individuals appointed to serve as a
member of the GAC shall serve without
pay. While away from their homes or
regular places of business to attend
meetings of the GAC, they shall be
allowed travel expenses, including per
diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same
manner as persons employed
intermittently by the Federal
Government are allowed expenses
under 5 U.S.C. 5703. In addition,
individuals appointed to serve as a
member of the GAC shall not be
considered Federal employees except
for the purposes of injury compensation
or tort.
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee
The TCA also provides that the
Secretary of Commerce, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, shall
appoint persons to serve on the
subcommittee of the GAC, referred to
here as the ‘‘Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee.’’ The SAS shall be
composed of no fewer than 5 and no
more than 15 qualified scientists with
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balanced representation from the public
and private sectors, including nongovernmental conservation
organizations. In determining whether a
person is a qualified scientist the
Secretary may consider, among other
things, advanced degrees and/or
publications in fields such as fisheries
or marine science.
National Scientific Advisory Committee
The SAS shall also function as the
National Scientific Advisory Committee
which is required to be established
pursuant to Article XI of the Agreement
on the International Dolphin
Conservation Program (AIDCP). In this
regard, the SAS shall perform the
functions of the National Scientific
Advisory Committee as specified in
Annex VI of the AIDCP. These functions
include, but are not limited to: (1)
Receiving and reviewing relevant data,
including data provided to NMFS by
IATTC staff; (2) Advising and
recommending measures and actions to
the U.S. Government that should be
undertaken to conserve and manage
stocks of living marine resources in the
eastern Pacific Ocean; (3) Making
recommendations to the U.S.
Government regarding research needs
related to the eastern Pacific Ocean tuna
purse seine fishery; (4) Promoting the
regular and timely full exchange of data
among the AIDCP Parties on a variety of
matters related to the implementation of
the AIDCP; and (5) Consulting with
other experts, as necessary, in order to
achieve the objectives of the AIDCP.
Members of the SAS/National
Scientific Advisory Committee shall
receive no compensation for their
service.
General Provisions
Each member of the GAC shall be
appointed for a term of 3 years, starting
from the date of the appointment, and
may be reappointed. The Secretary of
Commerce and the Secretary of State
shall provide the GAC with relevant
information concerning fisheries and
international fishery agreements. The
Secretary of Commerce shall provide to
the GAC such administrative and
technical support services that are
necessary for its effective functioning in
a timely manner.
Procedures for Submitting Applications
Applications for the GAC and the
SAS/National Scientific Advisory
Committee should be submitted to
NMFS West Coast Region (see
ADDRESSES). This request for
applications is for first time nominees,
current members whose appointments
will end in May 2025, and previous
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members. Self-nomination applications
are acceptable. Applications should
include all of the following information:
(1) Full name, address (home and
business, if different), telephone, and
email address of nominee;
(2) Specification about whether the
application is for the GAC or the SAS/
National Scientific Advisory Committee
or both; (3) Nominee’s organization(s) or
professional affiliation(s) serving as the
basis for the nomination; (4)
Background statement describing the
nominee’s qualifications and
experience, especially as related to
fisheries for tuna and tuna-like species
in the eastern Pacific Ocean or other
factors relevant to the implementation
of the Convention Establishing the
IATTC or the AIDCP. Applications to
the SAS should highlight advanced
degrees and academic publications; and
(5) A written statement from the
nominee of intent to participate actively
and in good faith in the meetings and
activities of either the GAC or the SAS/
National Scientific Advisory Committee,
or both.
Applicants who submitted material in
response to the Federal Register notice
published by NMFS on October 30,
2018 (83 FR 54573), or prior, should
resubmit their applications pursuant to
this notice.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.
Dated: November 13, 2024.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Administration
[RTID 0648–XE476]
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold its American Samoa Archipelago
Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) Advisory
Panel (AP), Non-Commercial Fisheries
Advisory Committee (NCFAC), Mariana
Archipelago FEP Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) AP,
Fishing Industry Advisory Committee
(FIAC), Hawaii Archipelago FEP AP,
and the Mariana Archipelago FEP Guam
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[RTID 0648-XE458]
Nominations for the 2025-2028 General Advisory Committee and the
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee to the United States Delegation to the
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: National Marine Fisheries Service, on behalf of the Secretary
of Commerce, is seeking nominations for the General Advisory Committee
(GAC) to the U.S. delegation to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission (IATTC or Commission), as well as to a Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee (SAS) of the GAC. The purpose of the GAC and its SAS is to
provide public input and advice to the U.S. delegation to aid in the
formulation of policy and positions for meetings of the IATTC and its
subsidiary bodies. The SAS shall also function as the National
Scientific Advisory Committee provided for in the Agreement on the
International Dolphin Conservation Program.
DATES: Nominations must be received no later than December 17th, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be directed to Jennifer Quan, Regional
Administrator, NMFS West Coast Region, and may be submitted by the
following means:
Email [email protected] with the subject line: ``General
Advisory Committee and Scientific Advisory Subcommittee nominations''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lucille Bulkeley, West Coast Region,
NMFS, at [email protected], or at (858)-546-5620.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
General Advisory Committee
The Tuna Conventions Act (TCA) provides that the Secretary of
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Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall appoint a
``General Advisory Committee'' to advise the U.S. delegation to the
IATTC. The GAC shall be composed of no more than 25 individuals who
shall be representative of the various groups concerned with the
fisheries covered by the IATTC, including non-governmental conservation
organizations, providing an equitable balance among such groups to the
maximum extent practicable. Members of the GAC shall be invited to
attend all non-executive meetings of the U.S. delegation to the IATTC
and at such meetings shall be given the opportunity to examine and be
heard on all proposed programs of investigation, reports,
recommendations, and regulations of the Commission.
The Chair of the Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific
Council) Advisory Subpanel for Highly Migratory Fisheries and the Chair
of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Western Pacific
Council) Advisory Committee shall be ex-officio members of the GAC by
virtue of their positions advising those Councils. GAC members will be
eligible to participate as members of the U.S. delegation to the
Commission and its working groups to the extent that the Commission
rules and space for delegations allow.
Meetings of the GAC, except when in executive session, shall be
open to the public, and prior notice of meetings shall be made public
in timely fashion. In accordance with Public Law 114-81, the GAC shall
not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app.).
Individuals appointed to serve as a member of the GAC shall serve
without pay. While away from their homes or regular places of business
to attend meetings of the GAC, they shall be allowed travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as
persons employed intermittently by the Federal Government are allowed
expenses under 5 U.S.C. 5703. In addition, individuals appointed to
serve as a member of the GAC shall not be considered Federal employees
except for the purposes of injury compensation or tort.
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee
The TCA also provides that the Secretary of Commerce, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall appoint persons to
serve on the subcommittee of the GAC, referred to here as the
``Scientific Advisory Subcommittee.'' The SAS shall be composed of no
fewer than 5 and no more than 15 qualified scientists with balanced
representation from the public and private sectors, including non-
governmental conservation organizations. In determining whether a
person is a qualified scientist the Secretary may consider, among other
things, advanced degrees and/or publications in fields such as
fisheries or marine science.
National Scientific Advisory Committee
The SAS shall also function as the National Scientific Advisory
Committee which is required to be established pursuant to Article XI of
the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program
(AIDCP). In this regard, the SAS shall perform the functions of the
National Scientific Advisory Committee as specified in Annex VI of the
AIDCP. These functions include, but are not limited to: (1) Receiving
and reviewing relevant data, including data provided to NMFS by IATTC
staff; (2) Advising and recommending measures and actions to the U.S.
Government that should be undertaken to conserve and manage stocks of
living marine resources in the eastern Pacific Ocean; (3) Making
recommendations to the U.S. Government regarding research needs related
to the eastern Pacific Ocean tuna purse seine fishery; (4) Promoting
the regular and timely full exchange of data among the AIDCP Parties on
a variety of matters related to the implementation of the AIDCP; and
(5) Consulting with other experts, as necessary, in order to achieve
the objectives of the AIDCP.
Members of the SAS/National Scientific Advisory Committee shall
receive no compensation for their service.
General Provisions
Each member of the GAC shall be appointed for a term of 3 years,
starting from the date of the appointment, and may be reappointed. The
Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of State shall provide the GAC
with relevant information concerning fisheries and international
fishery agreements. The Secretary of Commerce shall provide to the GAC
such administrative and technical support services that are necessary
for its effective functioning in a timely manner.
Procedures for Submitting Applications
Applications for the GAC and the SAS/National Scientific Advisory
Committee should be submitted to NMFS West Coast Region (see
ADDRESSES). This request for applications is for first time nominees,
current members whose appointments will end in May 2025, and previous
members. Self-nomination applications are acceptable. Applications
should include all of the following information: (1) Full name, address
(home and business, if different), telephone, and email address of
nominee;
(2) Specification about whether the application is for the GAC or
the SAS/National Scientific Advisory Committee or both; (3) Nominee's
organization(s) or professional affiliation(s) serving as the basis for
the nomination; (4) Background statement describing the nominee's
qualifications and experience, especially as related to fisheries for
tuna and tuna-like species in the eastern Pacific Ocean or other
factors relevant to the implementation of the Convention Establishing
the IATTC or the AIDCP. Applications to the SAS should highlight
advanced degrees and academic publications; and (5) A written statement
from the nominee of intent to participate actively and in good faith in
the meetings and activities of either the GAC or the SAS/National
Scientific Advisory Committee, or both.
Applicants who submitted material in response to the Federal
Register notice published by NMFS on October 30, 2018 (83 FR 54573), or
prior, should resubmit their applications pursuant to this notice.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.
Dated: November 13, 2024.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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