Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 205 / Monday, October 26, 2009 / Notices 54963 

1Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the 

People’s Republic of China: Initiation of 

Antidumping Duty Investigation, 74 FR 29655 (June 

23, 2009). 

2Memorandum to James C. Doyle, Office 9 

Director, through Alex Villanueva, Office 9 Program 

Manager, from Alexis Polovina, Office 9 Case 

Analyst, dated July 28, 2009, Antidumping Duty 

Investigation of Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire 

Strand from the People’s Republic of China 

(‘‘PRC’’): Respondent Selection (‘‘Respondent 

Selection Memo’’). 

3Memorandum to the File from Alan Ray, Office 

9 Case Analyst, through Alex Villanueva, Office 9 

Program Manager, dated August 14, 2009, 

Continued 

academic, tribal, governmental and 

other national interests. The complete 

charter and summaries of prior meetings 

are located online at http:// 

www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ocs/mafac/. 

Matters To Be Considered 

This agenda is subject to change. 

The meeting will include discussion 

of various MAFAC administrative and 

organizational matters, including: 

subcommittee membership, 

chairmanship, upcoming workplans and 

recruitment of new members. The 

Committee will hear presentations and 

discuss policies and guidance on the 

following topics: draft catch share 

policy; the Interim Report of the 

Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, 

the policy framework, implementation, 

and marine spatial planning; revisions 

and update to MAFAC’s Vision 2020 

document, and the new recreational 

fisheries advisor role. Updates will be 

presented on Magnuson-Stevens Act 

implementation, NOAA budgets, the 

legislative agenda, and the NOAA 

alignment of headquarters leadership. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Mark Holliday, 

MAFAC Executive Director; (301) 713– 

2239 x120 by 5 p.m. on October 30, 

2009. 

Dated: October 20, 2009. 

John Oliver, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for 

Operations, National Marine Fisheries 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–25717 Filed 10–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office 

[Docket No. PTO–C–2009–0046] 

Performance Review Board (PRB) 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In conformance with the Civil 

Service Reform Act of 1978, 5 U.S.C. 

4314(c)(4), the United States Patent and 

Trademark Office announces the 

appointment of persons to serve as 

members of its Performance Review 

Board. 

ADDRESSES: Director, Human Capital 

Management, Office of Human 

Resources, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Karlinchak at (571) 272–6200. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

membership of the United States Patent 

and Trademark Office Performance 

Review Board is as follows: 

Sharon Barner, Chair, Deputy Under 

Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 

Property and Deputy Director of the 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office. 

Stephen S. Smith, Vice Chair, Chief 

Administrative Officer, United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

Robert K. Stoll, Commissioner for 

Patents, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office. 

Lynne G. Beresford, Commissioner for 

Trademarks, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office. 

Barry K. Hudson, Chief Financial 

Officer, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office. 

Arti K. Rai, Administrator for External 

Affairs, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office. 

John B. Owens II, Chief Information 

Officer, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office. 

James A. Toupin, General Counsel, 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office. 

Alternates 

Lois E. Boland, Director, Office of 

Intellectual Property Policy and 

Enforcement, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office. 

Deborah S. Cohn, Deputy 

Commissioner for Trademark 

Operations, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office. 

Margaret A. Focarino, Deputy 

Commissioner for Patent Operations, 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office. 

Dated: October 19, 2009. 

David J. Kappos, 

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 

Property and Director of the United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–945] 

Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire 

Strand From the People’s Republic of 

China: Postponement of the 

Preliminary Determination of the 

Antidumping Duty Investigation 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 26, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alan Ray, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, 

Import Administration, International 

Trade Administration, U.S. Department 

of Commerce, 14th Street and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5403. 

Background 

On June 23, 2009, the Department of 

Commerce (‘‘Department’’) published 

the initiation of the investigation of 

prestressed concrete steel wire strand 

(‘‘PC Strand’’) from the People’s 

Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’), covering the 

period of October 1, 2008, through 

March 31, 2009.1 On July 28, 2009, the 

Department selected two companies as 

mandatory respondents for this 

investigation: Tianjin Shengte PC Steel 

Strand Co., (‘‘Tianjin Shengte’’) and 

Silvery Dragon PC Steel Products 

(‘‘Silvery Dragon’’).2

On August 7, 2009, the Department 

received a letter from Silvery Dragon 

stating that the company would no 

longer be participating in the 

investigation. Tianjin Shengte failed to 

properly file a response to the 

Department’s questionnaire in a timely 

manner. Since the two originally 

selected mandatory respondents no 

longer participated, the Department 

determined that it was appropriate in 

this case to replace them with two new 

additional respondents. On August 14, 

2009, the Department selected Jiangxi 

Xinhua Metal Products Co. as a 

mandatory respondent,3 and on 

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54964 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 205 / Monday, October 26, 2009 / Notices 

Antidumping Duty Investigation of Prestressed 

Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the People’s 

Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’): Replacement of 

Mandatory Respondent. 

4Memorandum to the File, from Alan Ray, Office 

9 Case Analyst, dated September 11, 2009, 

Antidumping Duty Investigation of Prestressed 

Concrete Steel Wire Strand from the People’s 

Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’): Replacement of 

Mandatory Respondent. 

5American Spring Wire Corp., Insteel Wire 

Products Company, and Sumiden Wire Products 

Corp. 

September 11, 2009, the Department 

selected Wuxi Jingyang Metal Products 

Co. as a voluntary respondent.4 The 

preliminary determination of this 

antidumping duty investigation is 

currently due on November 3, 2009. 

Statutory Time Limits 

Pursuant to section 733(c)(1)(B) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the 

Act’’), the Department can extend the 

period for a preliminary determination 

until not later than 190 days after the 

date on which the administrative 

authority initiates an investigation if the 

Department concludes that the parties 

concerned are cooperating and 

determines that: 

The case is extraordinarily complicated by 

the reason of (I) The number and complexity 

of the transactions to be investigated or 

adjustments to be considered, (II) the novelty 

of the issues presented, or (III) the number of 

firms whose activities must be investigated, 

and (ii) additional time is necessary to make 

the preliminary determination. 

Extension of Time Limit of Preliminary 

Determination 

Because the Department replaced both 

of the originally selected mandatory 

respondents in this investigation, 

thereby making it extraordinarily 

complicated to properly prepare a 

preliminary determination within the 

original statutory timeframe, the 

Department finds it necessary to extend 

the current preliminary determination 

deadline. Moreover, on October 6, 2009, 

Petitioners 5 made a timely request 

pursuant to 733(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Act for 

a thirty-day postponement of the 

preliminary determination. 

Therefore, for the reasons identified 

above, we are postponing the 

preliminary determination under 

section 733(c)(1)(B) of the Act by thirty 

days from November 3, 2009, to 

December 3, 2009. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

sections 733(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.205(f)(1). 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XS45 

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 

Advisory Panel 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; solicitation of 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: NMFS solicits nominations 

for the Atlantic Highly Migratory 

Species (HMS) Advisory Panel (AP). 

NMFS consults with and considers the 

comments and views of the AP when 

preparing and implementing Fishery 

Management Plans (FMPs) or FMP 

amendments for Atlantic tunas, 

swordfish, sharks, and billfish. 

Nominations are being sought to fill 

one-third (10) of the seats on the HMS 

AP for a 3–year appointment. 

Individuals with definable interests in 

the recreational and commercial fishing 

and related industries, environmental 

community, academia, and nongovernmental organizations will be 

considered for membership in the AP. 

DATES: Nominations must be received 

on or before November 25, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit 

nominations and requests for the 

Advisory Panel Statement of 

Organization, Practices, and Procedures 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: 

HMSAP.Nominations@noaa.gov. 

Include in the subject line the following 

identifier: ‘‘HMS AP Nominations.’’ 

• Mail: Brian Parker, Highly 

Migratory Species Management 

Division, NMFS, 1315 East-West 

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

• Fax: 301–713–1917. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Cooper at (301) 713–2347 x112. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1801 

et seq., as amended by the Sustainable 

Fisheries Act, Public Law 104–297, 

provided for the establishment of 

Advisory Panels to assist in the 

collection and evaluation of information 

relevant to the development of any 

Fishery Management Plan (FMP) or 

FMP amendment. The HMS AP has 

consulted with NMFS on the HMS FMP 

(April 1999), Amendment 1 to the 

Billfish FMP (April 1999), Amendment 

1 to the HMS FMP (November 2003), the 

Consolidated HMS FMP (July 2006),and 

Amendments 1, 2, 3, and 4 to the 

Consolidated HMS FMP (April 2008, 

September 2008, February 2009 and 

September 2009, respectively). 

Procedures and Guidelines 

A. Nomination Procedures for 

Appointments to the Advisory Panel 

Nomination packages should include: 

1. The name of the applicant or 

nominee and a description of his/her 

interest in HMS or in particular species 

of sharks, swordfish, tunas, or billfish; 

2. A statement of background and/or 

qualifications; 

3. A written commitment that the 

applicant or nominee shall 

actively participate in good faith in 

the tasks of the AP; and 

4. A list of outreach resources that the 

applicant has at his/her disposal to 

communicate HMS issues to various 

interest groups. 

Tenure for the HMS AP 

Member tenure will be for 3 years (36 

months), with approximately one-third 

of the members’ terms expiring on 

December 31 of each year. Nominations 

are sought for terms beginning January 

2010 and expiring December 2012. 

B. Participants 

Nominations for the AP will be 

accepted to allow representation from 

commercial and recreational fishing 

interests, the scientific community, and 

the conservation community who are 

knowledgeable about Atlantic HMS 

and/or Atlantic HMS fisheries. Current 

representation on the HMS AP, as 

shown in Table 1, consists of 12 

members representing commercial 

interests, 12 members representing 

recreational interests, 4 members 

representing environmental interests, 4 

academic representatives, and 1 

International Commission for the 

Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) 

Advisory Committee Chairperson. Each 

AP member serves a three-year term 

with approximately one-third (11) of the 

total number of seats (33) expiring on 

December 31 of each year. NMFS seeks 

to fill 3 academic, 2 commercial, and 5 

recreational vacancies by December 31, 

2009. NMFS will seek to fill vacancies 

based primarily on maintaining the 

current representation from each of the 

sectors, and secondarily by species 

expertise and/or representation from the 

regions (Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, South 

Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and 

Caribbean). Table 1 includes the current 

representation on the HMS AP by sector 

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