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1See Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s 

Republic of China, Colombia, the Dominican 

Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, the 

Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, 

Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, the United Arab 

Emirates, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 

Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 88 

FR 74421 (October 31, 2023). 

2See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Petitioner’s Request for 

Postponement of Preliminary Determination,’’ dated 

February 5, 2024. 

3 Id. at 2. 

Turkey, the UAE, and Vietnam.1

Currently, the preliminary 

determinations are due no later than 

March 12, 2024. 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determination 

Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act 

of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires 

Commerce to issue the preliminary 

determination in an LTFV investigation 

within 140 days after the date on which 

Commerce initiated the investigation. 

However, section 733(c)(1) of the Act 

permits Commerce to postpone the 

preliminary determination until no later 

than 190 days after the date on which 

Commerce initiated the investigation if: 

(A) the petitioner makes a timely 

request for a postponement; or (B) 

Commerce concludes that the parties 

concerned are cooperating, that the 

investigation is extraordinarily 

complicated, and that additional time is 

necessary to make a preliminary 

determination. Under 19 CFR 

351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a 

request for postponement 25 days or 

more before the scheduled date of the 

preliminary determination and must 

state the reasons for the request. 

Commerce will grant the request unless 

it finds compelling reasons to deny the 

request. 

On February 5, 2024, the U.S. 

Aluminum Extruders Coalition and the 

United Steel, Paper and Forestry, 

Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied 

Industrial and Service Workers 

International Union (collectively, the 

petitioners), submitted a timely request 

that Commerce postpone the 

preliminary determinations in the LTFV 

investigations for China, Colombia, 

Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, 

Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, 

Turkey, the UAE, and Vietnam.2 The 

petitioners stated that they request 

postponement due to concerns that 

these investigations cover over a dozen 

countries and Commerce will need more 

time, as initial questionnaires are just 

starting to come in, to issue 

supplemental questionnaires to address 

deficiencies in the respondents’ initial 

questionnaire responses.3

For the reasons stated above, and 

because there are no compelling reasons 

to deny the request, Commerce, in 

accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e), is 

postponing the deadline for the 

preliminary determinations by 50 days 

(i.e., 190 days after the date on which 

these investigations were initiated). As 

a result, Commerce will issue its 

preliminary determinations no later 

than May 1, 2024. In accordance with 

section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final 

determinations in these investigations 

will continue to be 75 days after the 

date of the preliminary determinations, 

unless postponed at a later date. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act 

and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). 

Dated: February 9, 2024. 

Ryan Majerus, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Negotiations, Performing the Non-exclusive 

Functions and Duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03145 Filed 2–14–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

Advisory Board 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST) 

announces that the Manufacturing 

Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory 

Board will hold an open meeting on 

Tuesday, March 5–Wednesday March 6, 

2024. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, March 5 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m. and Wednesday March 6, 2024, 

from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Eastern time. 

ADDRESSES: The Tuesday, March 5 

session will be held in person at the 

Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian 

Center: 9751 Washingtonian Boulevard, 

Gaithersburg, MD 20878. The 

Wednesday, March 6 session will be 

held at the Commerce Research Library: 

1401 Constitution Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20230. 

Please note admittance instructions in 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. Interested parties should be sure 

to check the NIST MEP Advisory Board 

website for the most up-to-date 

information at http://www.nist.gov/mep/ 

about/advisory-board.cfm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Beverly R. Bobb, Manufacturing 

Extension Partnership Program, 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail 

Stop 4800, Gaithersburg, MD 20899– 

4800; telephone number: (301) 975– 

5197; email: Beverly.Bobb@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MEP 

Advisory Board is authorized under 15 

U.S.C 278k(m), in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 

U.S.C. 1001 et seq. The Hollings 

Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

Program (Program) is a unique program 

consisting of Centers in all 50 states and 

Puerto Rico with partnerships at the 

federal, state and local levels. By statute, 

the MEP Advisory Board provides the 

NIST Director with: (1) advice on the 

activities, plans and policies of the 

Program; (2) assessments of the 

soundness of the plans and strategies of 

the Program; and (3) assessments of 

current performance against the plans of 

the Program. 

Background information on the MEP 

Advisory Board is available at http://

www.nist.gov/mep/about/advisoryboard.cfm. 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 

1001 et seq., notice is hereby given that 

the MEP Advisory Board will hold an 

open meeting on Tuesday, March 5 from 

10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Wednesday, 

March 6, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

Eastern time. The meeting agenda will 

include an update on the MEP 

programmatic operations, as well as 

provide guidance and advice on current 

activities related to the current MEP 

National NetworkTM 2023–2027 

Strategic Plan. The agenda may change 

to accommodate Board business. The 

final agenda will be posted on the MEP 

Advisory Board website at http://

www.nist.gov/mep/about/advisoryboard.cfm. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions related to the 

MEP Advisory Board’s business are 

invited to request a place on the agenda. 

Approximately 20 minutes will be 

reserved for public comments at the end 

of the meeting. Speaking times will be 

assigned on a first-come, first-served 

basis. The amount of time per speaker 

will be determined by the number of 

requests received but is likely to be no 

more than three to five minutes each. 

Requests must be submitted by email to 

Beverly.Bobb@nist.gov and must be 

received by Wednesday, February 28, 


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2024, to be considered. The exact time 

for public comments will be included in 

the final agenda that will be posted on 

the MEP Advisory Board website at 

http://www.nist.gov/mep/about/ 

advisory-board.cfm. Questions from the 

public will not be considered during 

this period. Speakers who wish to 

expand upon their oral statements, 

those who wished to speak but could 

not be accommodated on the agenda or 

those who are/were unable to attend the 

meeting are invited to submit written 

statements electronically by email to 

Beverly.Bobb@nist.gov. 

Admittance Instructions: All wishing 

to attend the MEP Advisory Board 

meeting must submit their name, 

organization, email address and phone 

number to Beverly Bobb (Beverly.Bobb@

nist.gov or 301–975–5197) no later than 

Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 5 p.m. 

Eastern time. In person seating is 

limited and will be available on a firstcome, first-served basis. Detailed 

instructions on how to join the meeting 

via webinar or in-person will be sent to 

registered attendees. 

Tamiko Ford, 

NIST Executive Secretariat. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03126 Filed 2–14–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD726] 

Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; 

Southeast Data, Assessment, and 

Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 88 SRFS (State 

of Florida’s State Reef Fish Survey) 

Topical Working Group Scoping 

Webinar for Gulf of Mexico red grouper. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR 88 assessment of 

Gulf of Mexico red grouper will consist 

of a series of webinars. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

DATES: The SEDAR 88 SRFS Topical 

Working Group Scoping Webinar will 

be held March 6, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 

12 p.m., eastern. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. The webinar is open to 

members of the public. Those interested 

in participating should contact Julie A. 

Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT below) to request 

an invitation providing webinar access 

information. Please request webinar 

invitations at least 24 hours in advance 

of each webinar. 

SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place 

Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 

29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571– 

4366; email: Julie.neer@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf 

of Mexico, South Atlantic, and 

Caribbean Fishery Management 

Councils, in conjunction with NOAA 

Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf 

States Marine Fisheries Commissions 

have implemented the Southeast Data, 

Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 

process, a multi-step method for 

determining the status of fish stocks in 

the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multistep process including: (1) Data 

Workshop; (2) Assessment Process 

utilizing webinars; and (3) Review 

Workshop. The product of the Data 

Workshop is a data report that compiles 

and evaluates potential datasets and 

recommends which datasets are 

appropriate for assessment analyses. 

The product of the Assessment Process 

is a stock assessment report that 

describes the fisheries, evaluates the 

status of the stock, estimates biological 

benchmarks, projects future population 

conditions, and recommends research 

and monitoring needs. The assessment 

is independently peer reviewed at the 

Review Workshop. The product of the 

Review Workshop is a Summary 

documenting panel opinions regarding 

the strengths and weaknesses of the 

stock assessment and input data. 

Participants for SEDAR Workshops are 

appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South 

Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery 

Management Councils and NOAA 

Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, 

HMS Management Division, and 

Southeast Fisheries Science Center. 

Participants include data collectors and 

database managers; stock assessment 

scientists, biologists, and researchers; 

constituency representatives including 

fishermen, environmentalists, and 

NGO’s; International experts; and staff 

of Councils, Commissions, and State 

and Federal agencies. 

The items of discussion in the 

webinar are as follows: 

Participants will review SRFS data 

available for use in the assessment of 

Gulf of Mexico red grouper and make 

recommendations on its use. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the intent to take final action 

to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to the 

Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 

10 business days prior to each 

workshop. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: February 12, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03201 Filed 2–14–24; 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; Analysis for Probabilistic and 

Risk Reduction Decision Support Fire 

Weather Services 

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 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before April 15, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, 

at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Do not submit 


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