Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 7, 2024 / Notices 8405 

and behavioral health access for K–12 

students. 

DATES: Thursday, March 21, 2024, from 

3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Central Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held 

via Zoom. 

March 21st Business Meeting 

— https://www.zoomgov.com/j/

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—Join by Phone (Audio Only) 1–833– 

435–1820 USA Toll Free: Meeting ID: 

160 055 1839 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana 

Fortes, Designated Federal Officer, at 

afortes@usccr.gov or (202) 681–0857. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

committee meeting is available to the 

public through the registration link 

above. Any interested member of the 

public may listen to the meeting. An 

open comment period will be provided 

to allow members of the public to make 

a statement as time allows. Per 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 landline connections to the toll-free 

telephone number. Closed captioning 

will be available for individuals who are 

deaf, hard of hearing, or who have 

certain cognitive or learning 

impairments. To request additional 

accommodations, please email Corrine 

Sanders, Support Specialist, at 

csanders@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 in the 

regional office within 30 days following 

the meeting. Written comments may be 

emailed to Ana Fortes at afortes@

usccr.gov. Persons who desire 

additional information may contact the 

Regional Programs Coordination Unit at 

(312) 353–8311. 

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 

www.facadatabase.gov under the 

Commission on Civil Rights, Iowa 

Advisory Committee link. 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 afortes@usccr.gov. 

Agenda 

I. Welcome and Chair Remarks 

II. Planning Discussion for Web Briefing 

III. Public Comment 

IV. Next Steps 

V. Adjournment 

Dated: February 2, 2024. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02487 Filed 2–6–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the District 

of Columbia Advisory Committee to 

the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of virtual business 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, that 

the District of Columbia Advisory 

Committee (Committee) to the U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights will hold a 

public meeting via Zoom. The purpose 

of the meeting is to discuss briefing 

planning and select panelists for the 

upcoming briefings to hear testimony on 

access to special education and related 

transportation services for students with 

disabilities. 

DATES: Wednesday, February 21, 2024, 

from 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via Zoom. 

Registration Link (Audio/Visual): 

https://bit.ly/3OssJN8. 

Join by Phone (Audio Only): 1–833– 

435–1820 USA Toll Free; Webinar ID: 

161 251 1509#. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mallory Trachtenberg, DFO, at 

mtrachtenberg@usccr.gov or 1–202– 

809–9618. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

Committee meeting is available to the 

public through the registration link 

above. Any interested member of the 

public may attend this meeting. An 

open comment period will be provided 

to allow members of the public to make 

oral statements 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 meeting platform. To 

request additional accommodations, 

please email svillanueva@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 in the 

regional office within 30 days following 

the scheduled meeting. Written 

comments may be emailed to Sarah 

Villanueva at svillanueva@usccr.gov. 

Persons who desire additional 

information may contact the Regional 

Programs Coordination Unit at 1–202– 

809–9618. 

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 

www.facadatabase.gov under the 

Commission on Civil Rights, District of 

Columbia Advisory Committee link. 

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 

svillanueva@usccr.gov. 

Agenda 

I. Welcome and Roll Call 

II. Approval of Minutes 

III. Discussion: Panelist Selction 

IV. Public Comment 

V. Next Steps 

VI. Adjournment 

Dated: February 2, 2024. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02477 Filed 2–6–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

United States Investment Advisory 

Council 

AGENCY: SelectUSA, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of an opportunity to 

apply for membership on the United 

States Investment Advisory Council. 


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8406 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 7, 2024 / Notices 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

is currently seeking applications for 

membership on the United States 

Investment Advisory Council. The 

purpose of the Council is to advise the 

Secretary of Commerce on strategies to 

attract and retain foreign direct 

investment to the United States. 

DATES: Applications for immediate 

consideration for membership must be 

received by the Office of SelectUSA by 

5 p.m. eastern daylight time (EDT) on 

Wednesday, March 20, 2024. 

Applications received after this date 

may be considered by SelectUSA as 

appropriate and when vacancies become 

available. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit application 

information by email to IAC@trade.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Claire Pillsbury, SelectUSA, U.S. 

Department of Commerce; telephone: 

(202) 578–8239; email: IAC@trade.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

United States Investment Advisory 

Council (IAC) is established in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., to 

advise the Secretary of Commerce 

(Secretary) on matters relating to the 

promotion and retention of foreign 

direct investment in the United States 

(FDI). 

SelectUSA is accepting applications 

for membership on the IAC for a twoyear term. The IAC functions solely as 

an advisory committee. The IAC shall 

advise the Secretary on U.S. government 

policies and programs that affect FDI; 

identify and recommend programs and 

policies to help the United States attract 

and retain FDI; and recommend ways to 

support the position of the United States 

as the world’s preeminent destination 

for FDI. The IAC shall report to the 

Secretary on its activities and 

recommendations regarding FDI. In 

creating its reports, the IAC should 

survey and evaluate the investment and 

investment-facilitating activities of 

stakeholders, should identify and 

examine specific problems facing 

potential foreign investors, and should 

examine the needs of stakeholders to 

inform the IAC’s efforts. The IAC should 

recommend specific solutions to the 

problems and needs that it identifies. 

The IAC shall consist of no more than 

forty members appointed by the 

Secretary. Members shall represent 

companies and organizations investing, 

seeking to invest, seeking foreign 

investors, or facilitating investment 

across many sectors, including but not 

limited to: 

U.S.-incorporated companies that are 

majority-owned by foreign companies or 

by a foreign individual or individuals, 

or that generate significant foreign direct 

investment (e.g., through their supply 

chains); U.S. companies or entities 

whose business includes FDI-related 

activities or the facilitation of FDI; U.S. 

incorporated companies, regardless of 

ownership, that are considering 

expanding their operations in the 

United States or transferring to the 

United States operations that are 

currently being conducted overseas; and 

Economic development organizations 

and other U.S. governmental and nongovernmental organizations and 

associations whose missions or 

activities include the promotion or 

facilitation of FDI. 

Members shall be selected based on 

their ability to carry out the objectives 

of the IAC, in accordance with 

applicable Department of Commerce 

guidelines, in a manner that ensures 

that the IAC is balanced in terms of 

points of view, industry subsector, 

organization type, geography of the 

source and the destination of the FDI, 

and company size. Members shall also 

represent a broad range of products and 

services and shall be drawn from large, 

medium, and small enterprises, privatesector organizations involved in 

investment, and other investmentrelated entities including nongovernmental organizations, 

associations, and economic 

development organizations. The diverse 

membership of the IAC assures 

perspectives reflecting the breadth of 

the IAC’s responsibilities, and, where 

possible, the Department of Commerce 

will also consider the ethnic, racial, and 

gender diversity and various abilities of 

the United States population. 

Priority may be given to executives 

(Chief Executive Officer, Executive 

Chairman, President, or comparable 

level of responsibility). 

Members shall serve in a 

representative capacity, representing the 

views and interests of their sponsoring 

entity and its particular sector (if 

applicable). Members are not special 

government employees and will receive 

no compensation for their participation 

in IAC activities. Members will not be 

reimbursed for travel expenses related 

to IAC activities. Appointments to the 

IAC shall be made without regard to 

political affiliation. Because the IAC 

will advise the Secretary on U.S. 

international competitiveness in 

attracting and retaining FDI, each 

member must be a U.S. citizen or 

permanent resident. 

Each member shall be appointed for a 

term of two years and will serve at the 

pleasure of the Secretary. The Secretary 

may at his/her discretion reappoint any 

member to an additional term or terms, 

provided that the member proves to 

work effectively on the IAC and that 

his/her knowledge and advice is still 

needed. The IAC will meet a minimum 

of two times a year with, to the extent 

practical, additional meetings called at 

the discretion of the Secretary or his/her 

designee. Meetings will be held in 

Washington, DC or elsewhere in the 

United States, or by teleconference, as 

feasible. Members are expected to attend 

a majority of IAC meetings. 

To be considered for membership, 

submit the following information by 

5:00 p.m. EDT on March 20, 2024, to the 

email address listed in the ADDRESSES

section: 

1. Name and title of the individual 

requesting consideration. 

2. A sponsor letter from the applicant 

on the sponsoring entity’s letterhead 

containing a brief statement of why the 

applicant should be considered for 

membership on the IAC. This sponsor 

letter should also address the 

applicant’s experience and leadership 

related to foreign direct investment. 

3. The applicant’s personal resume 

and short bio (less than 300 words). 

4. An affirmative statement that the 

applicant meets all eligibility criteria, 

including an affirmative statement that 

the applicant is not required to register 

as a foreign agent under the Foreign 

Agents Registration Act of 1938, as 

amended. 

5. Information regarding the 

ownership and control of the sponsoring 

entity, including the stock holdings as 

appropriate. 

6. The sponsoring entity’s size, place 

of incorporation, product or service line, 

major markets in which the entity 

operates, and the entity’s export or 

import experience. 

7. A profile of the entity’s foreign 

direct investment activities, including 

investment activities, investment plans, 

investment-facilitation activities, or 

other foreign direct investment 

activities. 

8. Brief statement describing how the 

applicant will contribute to the work of 

the IAC based on his or her unique 

experience and perspective (not to 

exceed 100 words). 

9. All relevant contact information, 

including mailing address, fax, email, 

phone number, and support staff 

information where relevant. 

Public Burden Statement 

A Federal agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, nor shall a person be subject 

to a penalty for failure to comply with 

an information collection subject to the 

requirements of the Paperwork 


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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 7, 2024 / Notices 8407 

1The petitioner is the FEB Fair Trade Coalition, 

which is comprised of the Ellwood City Forge 

Company, Ellwood Quality Steels Company, 

Ellwood National Steel Company, and A. Finkl & 

Sons. 

2See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Request for 

Administrative Review of Countervailing Duty 

Order,’’ dated January 31, 2023; see also BGH’s 

Letter, ‘‘Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated 

January 31, 2023. 

3See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 

15642 (March 14, 2023); see also Forged Steel Fluid 

End Blocks from the People’s Republic of China, the 

Federal Republic of Germany, India, and Italy: 

Countervailing Duty Orders, and Amended Final 

Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination for 

the People’s Republic of China, 86 FR 7535 (January 

29, 2021) (Order). 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Respondent Selection,’’ 

dated April 20, 2023. 

5See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for 

Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review,’’ dated September 27, 2023. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of 

the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 

2022: Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks from the 

Federal Republic of Germany,’’ dated concurrently 

with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 

(Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 

7See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitioners’ Withdrawal 

of Request for 2022 Administrative Review for 

Certain Entities,’’ dated April 28, 2023. 

8See Memorandum, ‘‘Suspension of 

Questionnaire Response Deadline,’’ dated May 3, 

2023. 

9See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act 

regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) 

of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of 

the Act regarding specificity. 

Reduction Act of 1995 unless the 

information collection has a currently 

valid OMB Control Number. The 

approved OMB Control Number for this 

information collection is 0690–0038. 

Without this approval, we could not 

conduct this information collection. 

Public reporting for this information 

collection is estimated to be 

approximately 2 hours per response, 

including the time for reviewing 

instructions, searching existing data 

sources, gathering and maintaining the 

data needed, and completing and 

reviewing the information collection. 

All responses to this information 

collection are voluntary. Send 

comments regarding this burden 

estimate or any other aspect of this 

information collection, including 

suggestions for reducing this burden to 

the International Trade Administration 

Paperwork Reduction Act Program: 

pra@trade.gov or to Katelynn Byers, ITA 

PRA Process Administrator: 

Katelynn.Byers@trade.gov. 

Jasjit Kalra, 

Executive Director, SelectUSA. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02461 Filed 2–6–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–428–848] 

Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks From 

the Federal Republic of Germany: 

Preliminary Results and Partial 

Recission of the Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review; 2022 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 

determines that countervailable 

subsidies are being provided to BGH 

Edelstahl Siegen GmbH (BGH), a 

producer and exporter of forged steel 

fluid end blocks (fluid end blocks) from 

the Federal Republic of Germany 

(Germany). The period of review (POR) 

is January 1, 2022, through December 

31, 2022. 

DATES: Applicable February 7, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shane Subler or Rachel Accorsi, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office VIII, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–6241 or 

(202) 482–3149, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On January 31, 2023, we received a 

timely request for an administrative 

review from the petitioner 1 and BGH.2

On March 14, 2023, Commerce 

published a notice of initiation of an 

administrative review of the 

countervailing duty (CVD) order on 

fluid end blocks from Germany.3 On 

April 20, 2023, we selected BGH and 

Schmiedewerke Gro ̈ditz GmbH (SWG) 

as mandatory respondents in this 

administrative review.4 On September 

27, 2023, Commerce extended the 

deadline for the preliminary results of 

this review until January 31, 2024.5

For a complete description of the 

events that followed the initiation of 

this review, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.6 A list of topics 

discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included as an 

appendix to this notice. The Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum is a public 

document and is on file electronically 

via Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Centralized Electronic Service System 

(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. 

Scope of the Order 

The products covered by the Order 

are fluid end blocks from Germany. For 

a complete description of the scope of 

the Order, see the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum. 

Rescission of Administrative Review, in 

Part 

On April 28, 2023, the petitioner 

timely withdrew its requests for an 

administrative review with respect to 

Schmiedewerke Gro ̈ditz GmbH (SWG), 

voestalpine Bohler Welding Group 

GmbH (VBG), Buderus Edelstahl GmbH 

(Buderus), Deutsche Edelstahlwerke 

GmbH (Edelstahlwerke), and 

Saarschmiede GmbH FreiformSchmiede 

(SSF).7 On May 3, 2023, Commerce 

notified interested parties that it had 

suspended the questionnaire response 

deadlines for SWG based on the 

petitioners’ timely withdrawal of its 

requests for an administrative review 

with respect to all companies except for 

BGH.8 As no other party requested a 

review of the above-referenced five 

companies, in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding this 

administrative review with respect to 

SWG, VBG, Buderus, Edelstahlwerke, 

and SSF. For additional information 

regarding this determination, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this CVD 

administrative review in accordance 

with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For 

each of the subsidy programs found to 

be countervailable, Commerce 

preliminarily determines that there is a 

subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by 

an ‘‘authority’’ that gives rise to a 

benefit to the recipient, and that the 

subsidy is specific.9 For a full 

description of the methodology 

underlying our conclusions, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

Preliminary Results of Review 

As a result of this review, we 

preliminarily determine the following 

net countervailable subsidy rate for the 

POR January 1, 2022, through December 

31, 2022: 


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