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other similar woven fabric and (ii) that are 

finished with folded tops or for which tied 

knots or t-bar aglets (made of wood, metal, 

or plastic) are used to secure the handles to 

the bags. 

The above-referenced dimensions are 

provided for paper bags in the opened 

position. The height of the bag is the distance 

from the bottom fold edge to the top edge 

(i.e., excluding the height of handles that 

extend above the top edge). The depth of the 

bag is the distance from the front of the bag 

edge to the back of the bag edge (typically 

measured at the bottom of the bag). The 

width of the bag is measured from the left to 

the right edges of the front and back panels 

(upon which the handles typically are 

located). 

The merchandise is currently classifiable 

under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) subheadings 

4819.30.0040 and 4819.40.0040. The HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for convenience 

and customs purposes only; the written 

description of the scope 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. Injury Test 

VI. Preliminary Determination of Critical 

Circumstances, In Part 

VII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available 

VIII. Subsidies Valuation 

IX. Benchmark Interest Rates and Discount 

Rates 

X. Diversification of India’s Economy 

XI. Analysis of Programs 

XII. Recommendation 

[FR Doc. 2023–24472 Filed 11–3–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

[Docket Number: 230818–0199] 

Request for Information on 

Implementation of the United States 

Government National Standards 

Strategy for Critical and Emerging 

Technology (USG NSSCET); Extension 

of Comment Period 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST) is 

extending the period for submitting 

comments to support the development 

of an implementation plan for the 

United States Government National 

Standards Strategy for Critical and 

Emerging Technology (USG NSSCET) 

until December 22, 2023. In a Request 

for Information (RFI) that published in 

the Federal Register on September 7, 

2023, NIST requested information on 

behalf of the U.S. Department of 

Commerce and the U.S. Government to 

support the development of an 

implementation plan for the United 

States Government National Standards 

Strategy for Critical and Emerging 

Technology (USG NSSCET). The USG 

NSSCET is intended to support and 

complement existing private sector-led 

activities and plans, including the 

American National Standards Institute 

(ANSI) United States Standards Strategy 

(USSS), with a focus on critical and 

emerging technology(ies) (CET). The 

USG NSSCET reinforces the U.S. 

Government’s support of a private 

sector-led, open, consensus-based 

international standards system, 

corresponding to the World Trade 

Organization (WTO) Technical Barriers 

to Trade (TBT) Committee decision that 

articulates and elaborates on principles 

that are fundamental to the 

development of an international 

standards: transparency; openness; 

impartiality and consensus; 

effectiveness and relevance; and 

coherence. To inform the USG NSSCET 

implementation, including how to best 

partner with relevant stakeholders, 

NIST is requesting information that will 

support the identification and 

prioritization of key activities that will 

optimize the USG NSSCET 

implementation and further enhance the 

U.S. Government’s ability to support a 

private sector-led, open, consensusbased international standards system, to 

which the U.S. Government is an active 

stakeholder and participant. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

11:59 p.m. Eastern time on December 

22, 2023. Comments received after 

November 6, 2023 and before 

publication of this notice are deemed to 

be timely. Submissions received after 

December 22, 2023 may not be 

considered. Those who have already 

submitted comments need not resubmit. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by either of the following 

methods: 

• Electronic submission: Submit 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. 

1. Go to www.regulations.gov and 

enter NIST–2023–0005 in the search 

field, 

2. Click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, 

complete the required fields, and 

3. Enter or attach your comments. 

Comments containing references, 

studies, research, and other empirical 

data that are not widely published 

should include copies of the referenced 

materials. All submissions, including 

attachments and other supporting 

materials, will become part of the public 

record and subject to public disclosure. 

All comments responding to this 

document will be a matter of public 

record. Relevant comments will 

generally be available on the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov. After the 

comment period closes, relevant 

comments will generally be available on 

www.standards.gov. NIST will not 

accept comments accompanied by a 

request that part or all of the material be 

treated confidentially because of its 

business proprietary nature or for any 

other reason. Therefore, do not submit 

confidential business information or 

otherwise sensitive, protected, or 

personal information, such as account 

numbers, Social Security numbers, or 

names of other individuals. 

For Public Meetings/Webcast: NIST 

may hold a series of ‘‘Listening 

Sessions’’ or ‘‘Stakeholder Events’’ in 

support of the USG NSSCET 

implementation. Information on these 

and any other NIST-sponsored events in 

connection with the USG NSSCET 

implementation will be announced at 

www.standards.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about this notice please 

contact: Standards Coordination Office 

(SCO), NIST via email at sco@nist.gov or 

by phone at (301) 975–5633. Please 

direct all media inquiries to Public 

Affairs Office (PAO), NIST via email at 

inquires@nist.gov or by phone at (301) 

975–2762. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In an RFI 

that published in the Federal Register 

on September 7, 2023 (88 FR 61527), 

NIST requested information on behalf of 

the U.S. Department of Commerce and 

the U.S. Government to support the 

development of an implementation plan 

for the United States Government 

National Standards Strategy for Critical 

and Emerging Technology (USG 

NSSCET). The USG NSSCET is intended 

to support and complement existing 

private sector-led activities and plans, 

including the American National 

Standards Institute (ANSI) United States 

Standards Strategy (USSS), with a focus 

on critical and emerging technology(ies) 

(CET). The U.S. standards development 

system is unique because it is built 

upon a wide variety of processes that 

are open, voluntary, decentralized, and 

led by the private sector. These 

processes feature openness to 

participation by materially interested 

stakeholders with consensus-based 

decision making. Finalized standards 


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are primarily published by private 

sector standards organizations, not the 

U.S. Government. The U.S. Government 

supports standards development 

activities in accordance with the World 

Trade Organization (WTO) Technical 

Barriers to Trade Committee decision 

that articulates principles including 

transparency, openness, impartiality 

and consensus, effectiveness, relevance, 

and coherence. The USG NSSCET 

reinforces the U.S. Government’s 

support of a private sector-led, open, 

consensus-based international standards 

system, to which the U.S. Government 

is an active stakeholder and participant. 

To inform the USG NSSCET 

implementation, including how to best 

partner with relevant stakeholders, 

NIST is requesting information that will 

support the identification and 

prioritization of key activities that will 

optimize the USG NSSCET 

implementation and further enhance the 

U.S. Government’s ability to support a 

private sector-led, open, consensusbased international standards system. In 

addition to other agencies and 

Departments, bureaus across the U.S. 

Department of Commerce are involved 

in the USG NSSCET. They include the 

International Trade Administration 

(ITA), the Bureau of Industry and 

Security (BIS), the U.S. Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO), and the 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration (NTIA). 

CET covered under the USG NSSCET 

include, but are not limited to: 

• Communication and Networking 

Technologies 

• Communication and Networking 

Technologies 

• Semiconductors and 

Microelectronics, including 

Computing, Memory, and Storage 

Technologies 

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine 

Learning 

• Biotechnologies 

• Positioning, Navigation, and Timing 

Services 

• Digital Identity Infrastructure and 

Distributed Ledger Technologies 

• Clean Energy Generation and Storage 

• Quantum Information Technologies 

There are also specific applications of 

CET that departments and agencies have 

determined will impact our global 

economy and national security. These 

include, but are not limited to: 

• Automated and Connected 

Infrastructure 

• Biobanking 

• Automated, Connected, and 

Electrified Transportation 

• Critical Minerals Supply Chains 

• Cybersecurity and Privacy 

• Carbon Capture, Removal, Utilization, 

and Storage 

A full list of CETs identified by the 

National Science and Technology 

Council (NSTC) can be found https://

www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/ 

uploads/2022/02/02-2022-Critical-andEmerging-Technologies-List-Update.pdf. 

The national interest in CET and 

associated areas of standardization 

demands a new and urgent level of 

coordination and effort. National policy 

priorities, as expressed in legislation 

and other statements of policy, will 

require new ways for public sector and 

private sector (i.e., industry, including 

start-ups and small- and medium-sized 

enterprises (SMEs), academic 

community, and civil society 

organizations) stakeholders to cooperate 

in order to advance U.S. economic 

competitiveness and national security. 

NIST is extending the comment 

period announced in the September 7, 

2023 RFI from November 6, 2023 to 

December 15, 2023 in response to 

stakeholder requests for more time to 

respond to this important issue. 

For Public Meetings/Webcast: NIST 

may hold a series of ‘‘Listening 

Sessions’’ or ‘‘Stakeholder Events’’ in 

support of the USG NSSCET 

implementation. Information on these 

and any other NIST-sponsored events in 

connection with the USG NSSCET 

implementation will be announced at 

www.standards.gov. 

Alicia Chambers, 

NIST Executive Secretariat. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24444 Filed 11–3–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD435] 

Determination of Overfishing or an 

Overfished Condition 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This action serves as a notice 

that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of 

Commerce (Secretary), has found that 

summer flounder is now subject to 

overfishing and thorny skate remains 

overfished. NMFS, on behalf of the 

Secretary, is required to provide this 

notice whenever it determines that a 

stock or stock complex is subject to 

overfishing, overfished, or approaching 

an overfished condition. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Caroline Potter, (301) 427–8522. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 304(e)(2) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1854(e)(2), 

NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary, must 

publish a notice in the Federal Register 

whenever it determines that a stock or 

stock complex is subject to overfishing, 

overfished, or approaching an 

overfished condition. 

NMFS has determined that summer 

flounder is now subject to overfishing. 

The summer flounder determination is 

based on the most recent assessment, 

completed in 2023, using data through 

2022, which indicates that the stock is 

subject to overfishing because the 

fishing mortality rate is greater than the 

maximum fishing mortality threshold. 

NMFS has notified the Mid-Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council of the 

requirement to end overfishing of 

summer flounder. 

NMFS has determined that thorny 

skate remains overfished. The thorny 

skate determination is based on an 

update assessment completed in 2022, 

using data through 2021, which 

indicates that the stock remains 

overfished because the 2-year average 

biomass index is less than the minimum 

stock size threshold. NMFS continues to 

work with the New England Fishery 

Management Council to rebuild thorny 

skate. 

Dated: October 31, 2023. 

Jennifer M. Wallace, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24425 Filed 11–3–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Large Pelagic Fishing Survey 

AGENCY: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 


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