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respondents for postponement of a final 

determination be accompanied by a 

request for extension of provisional 

measures from a four-month period to 

not more than six months. 

On December 22, 2011, and January 5, 

2012, Hyosung and Hyundai, 

respectively, requested that in the event 

of an affirmative preliminary 

determination in this investigation, the 

Department postpone its final 

determination by 60 days (135 days after 

publication of the preliminary 

determination) and extend the 

application of the provisional measures 

prescribed under section 733(d) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2), from a 

four-month period to a six-month 

period. In accordance with section 

735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.210(b)(2)(ii), because (1) our 

preliminary determination is 

affirmative; (2) the requesting 

producers/exporters account for a 

significant proportion of exports of the 

subject merchandise; and (3) no 

compelling reasons for denial exist, we 

are granting this request and are 

postponing the final determination until 

no later than 135 days after the 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. Suspension of liquidation will 

be extended accordingly. We are also 

granting the request to extend the 

application of the provisional measures 

prescribed under section 733(d) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2) from a 

four-month period to a six-month 

period. 

USITC Notification 

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, we have notified the USITC of 

the Department’s preliminary 

affirmative determination. If the 

Department’s final determination is 

affirmative, the USITC will determine 

before the later of 120 days after the date 

of this preliminary determination or 45 

days after our final determination 

whether imports of large power 

transformers from Korea are materially 

injuring, or threatening material injury 

to, the U.S. industry. See section 

735(b)(2) of the Act. Because we are 

postponing the deadline for our final 

determination to 135 days from the date 

of the publication of this preliminary 

determination, the USITC will make its 

final determination no later than 45 

days after our final determination. 

Public Comment 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on the preliminary 

determination. Interested parties may 

submit case briefs to the Department no 

later than seven days after the date of 

the issuance of the last verification 

report in this proceeding. See 19 CFR 

351.309(c)(1)(i). Rebuttal briefs, the 

content of which is limited to the issues 

raised in the case briefs, must be filed 

within five days from the deadline date 

for the submission of case briefs. See 19 

CFR 351.309(d)(1) and 19 CFR 

351.309(d)(2). A list of authorities used, 

a table of contents, and an executive 

summary of issues should accompany 

any briefs submitted to the Department. 

Executive summaries should be limited 

to five pages total, including footnotes. 

Interested parties, who wish to 

comment on the preliminary 

determination must file briefs 

electronically using Import 

Administration’s Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Centralized 

Electronic Service System (‘‘IA 

ACCESS’’). An electronically filed 

document must be received successfully 

in its entirety by the Department’s 

electronic records system, IA ACCESS, 

by 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. 

In accordance with section 774(1) of 

the Act, the Department will hold a 

public hearing, if timely requested, to 

afford interested parties an opportunity 

to comment on arguments raised in case 

or rebuttal briefs, provided that such a 

hearing is requested by an interested 

party. See also 19 CFR 351.310. 

Interested parties, who wish to request 

a hearing, or to participate if one is 

requested, must submit a written 

request to the Assistant Secretary for 

Import Administration, U.S. Department 

of Commerce, filed electronically using 

IA ACCESS, as noted above. An 

electronically filed document must be 

received successfully in its entirety by 

the Department’s electronic records 

system, IA ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time within 30 days after the 

date of publication of this notice. See 19 

CFR 351.310(c). Requests should 

contain the party’s name, address, and 

telephone number, the number of 

participants, and a list of the issues to 

be discussed. If a request for a hearing 

is made, we will inform parties of the 

scheduled date for the hearing which 

will be held at the U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, at 

a time and location to be determined. 

See 19 CFR 351.310. Parties should 

confirm by telephone the date, time, and 

location of the hearing. 

This determination is issued and 

published pursuant to sections 733(f) 

and 777(i)(1) of the Act. 

Dated: February 9, 2012. 

Paul Piquado, 

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB003 

International Pacific Halibut 

Commission Appointments 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of nominations. 

SUMMARY: NOAA is soliciting 

nominations for two individuals to 

serve as United States Commissioners to 

the International Pacific Halibut 

Commission (IPHC). This action is 

necessary to ensure that the interests of 

the United States and all of its 

stakeholders in the Pacific halibut 

fishery are adequately represented. The 

intended effect of this action is to 

improve transparency and stakeholder 

participation in the nomination process. 

DATES: Nominations must be received 

by March 19, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations for U.S. 

Commissioners to the IPHC should be 

made in writing to Mr. Patrick E. Moran, 

Office of International Affairs, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, at 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910. Nominations can also be sent via 

fax (301–713–2313) or email 

(Pat.Moran@noaa.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Patrick E. Moran, (301) 427–8370. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The IPHC is a bilateral regional 

fishery management organization 

established pursuant to the Convention 

between Canada and the United States 

for the Preservation of the Halibut 

Fishery of the North Pacific Ocean and 

Bering Sea (Convention). The 

Convention was signed at Ottawa, 

Ontario, on March 2, 1953, and was 

amended by a Protocol Amending the 

Convention signed at Washington, DC, 

on March 29, 1979. The Convention’s 

central objective is to develop the stocks 

of Pacific halibut in waters off the west 

coasts of Canada and the United States 

to levels that will permit the optimum 

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and to maintain the stocks at those 

levels. The IPHC fulfills this objective in 

part by recommending Pacific halibut 

fishery conservation and management 

measures for approval by the United 

States and Canada. Pursuant to the 

Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982, 

the Secretary of State, with the 

concurrence of the Secretary of 

Commerce, may accept or reject, on 

behalf of the United States, conservation 

and management measures 

recommended by the IPHC. 16 U.S.C. 

773b. Measures accepted by the 

Secretary of State are adopted as 

binding regulations governing fishing 

for Pacific halibut in Convention waters 

of the United States. 16 U.S.C. 

773c(b)(1). More information on the 

IPHC can be found at http:// 

www.iphc.int. 

Section 773a of the Northern Pacific 

Halibut Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 773a) 

requires that the United States be 

represented on the IPHC by three U.S. 

Commissioners. U.S. Commissioners are 

appointed for a term not to exceed 2 

years, but are eligible for reappointment. 

Of the Commissioners: 

(1) One must be an official of the 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration; and 

(2) two must be knowledgeable or 

experienced concerning the Northern 

Pacific halibut fishery; of these, one 

must be a resident of Alaska and the 

other shall be a nonresident of Alaska. 

Of the three commissioners described in 

paragraphs (1) and (2), one must also be 

a voting member of the North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council. 

(3) Commissioners who are not 

Federal employees are not considered to 

be Federal employees except for the 

purposes of injury compensation or tort 

claims liability as provided in section 

8101 et seq. of title 5 and section 2671 

et seq. of title 28. 

In their official IPHC duties, 

Commissioners represent the interests of 

the United States and all of its 

stakeholders in the Pacific halibut 

fishery. These duties require a modest 

amount of travel (typically two or three 

trips per year lasting less than a week), 

and travel expenses are paid by the U.S. 

Department of State. Commissioners 

receive no compensation for their 

services. 

Nomination Process 

The U.S. Department of Commerce is 

currently accepting nominations for two 

U.S. Commissioners for the IPHC who 

are not officials of the National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration 

(NOAA). Successful nominees will be 

considered for appointment by the 

President and (pending Presidential 

action) interim designation by the 

Department of State. 

Nomination packages should provide 

details of an individual’s knowledge 

and experience in the Pacific halibut 

fishery. Examples of such knowledge 

and/or experience could include (but 

are not limited to) such activities as: 

Participation in commercial, tribal, 

Community Development Quota (CDQ) 

and/or sport and charterboat halibut 

fishing operations; participation in 

halibut processing operations; and 

participation in Pacific halibut 

management activities. 

Nomination packages should 

document an individual’s qualifications 

and state of residence. Self-nominations 

are acceptable, and current and former 

IPHC Commissioners are eligible for 

reappointment. Re ́sume ́s, curriculum 

vitae, and/or letters of recommendation 

are useful but not required. Nomination 

packages will be evaluated on a case-bycase basis by officials in the Department 

of Commerce who are familiar with the 

duties and responsibilities of IPHC 

Commissioners; evaluations will 

consider the aggregate of an individual’s 

prior experience and knowledge of the 

Pacific halibut fishery, residency 

requirements, and any letters of 

recommendation provided. Nominees 

will be notified of their status (including 

rejection or approval) and any need for 

further information once the nomination 

process is complete. 

Dated: February 10, 2012. 

Rebecca Lent, 

Director, Office of International Affairs, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB008 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council will hold meetings 

of its: Law Enforcement Advisory Panel; 

Ad Hoc Data Collection Committee; Law 

Enforcement Committee; Spiny Lobster 

Committee; Ecosystem-Based 

Management Committee; King and 

Spanish Mackerel Committee; Shrimp 

Committee; Information and Education 

Committee; Executive Finance 

Committee; Southeast Data, Assessment 

and Review (SEDAR) Committee; 

Golden Crab Committee; Catch Shares 

Committee; Snapper Grouper 

Committee; and a meeting of the Full 

Council. The Council will take action as 

necessary. 

The Council will hold an informal 

public question and answer session 

regarding agenda items and a public 

comment session. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for additional details. 

DATES: The Council meeting will be 

held March 5–9, 2012. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific 

dates and times. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Savannah Hilton DeSoto, 15 East 

Liberty Street, Savannah, GA 31401; 

telephone: (1–877) 280–0751 or (912) 

232–9000; fax: (912) 232–6018. Copies 

of documents are available from Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 

201, North Charleston, SC 29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer; 

telephone: (843) 571–4366 or toll free at 

(866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769–4520; 

email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Meeting Dates 

1. Law Enforcement Advisory Panel 

Meeting: March 5, 2012, 1:30 p.m. Until 

5 p.m. 

The Law Enforcement Advisory Panel 

(AP) will receive an update on recent 

amendments and review and develop 

comments on the following 

amendments: Snapper Grouper 

Amendment 18B (golden tilefish); 

Snapper Grouper Regulatory 

Amendment 12 (framework action to 

adjust the golden tilefish Annual Catch 

Limit (ACL), Optimum Yield (OY) and 

Annual Catch Target (ACT) in the 

fishery); Comprehensive EcosystemBased Amendment 3; Snapper Grouper 

Amendment 20B (wreckfish Individual 

Transferable Quota (ITQ) program 

modifications); Spiny Lobster 

Amendment 11 (weather-related fishery 

closures and a revised Minimum Stock 

Size Threshold (MSST) for pink 

shrimp); and Golden Crab Amendment 

6 (catch share program for the 

commercial fishery). The AP will also 

begin the process for the 2011 Law 

Enforcement Officer of the Year award. 

Note: Concurrent Session. 


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