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suspension of liquidation is April 24, 2024, which 

is the date of publication of the Initiation Notice. 

In accordance with section 703(d) of 

the Act, we will instruct CBP to 

discontinue the suspension of 

liquidation of all entries of subject 

merchandise entered or withdrawn from 

warehouse, on or after October 25, 2024, 

the final day of provisional measures. 

If the U.S. International Trade 

Commission (ITC) issues a final 

affirmative injury determination, we 

will issue a CVD order, reinstate the 

suspension of liquidation under section 

706(a) of the Act, as appropriate, and 

require a cash deposit of estimated 

countervailing duties for entries of 

subject merchandise in the amounts 

indicated above. If the ITC determines 

that material injury, or threat of material 

injury, does not exist, this proceeding 

will be terminated, and all estimated 

duties deposited or securities posted as 

a result of the suspension of liquidation 

will be refunded or cancelled. 

ITC Notification 

In accordance with section 705(d) of 

the Act, we will notify the ITC of our 

final affirmative determination that 

countervailable subsidies are being 

provided to producers and exporters of 

ferrosilicon from Russia. Because the 

final determination is affirmative, in 

accordance with section 705(b) of the 

Act, the ITC will make its final 

determination as to whether the 

domestic industry in the United States 

is materially injured, or threatened with 

material injury, by reason of imports of 

ferrosilicon from Russia no later than 45 

days after our final determination. In 

addition, we are making available to the 

ITC all non-privileged and 

nonproprietary information related to 

this investigation. We will allow the ITC 

access to all privileged and business 

proprietary information in our files, 

provided the ITC confirms that it will 

not disclose such information, either 

publicly or under an administrative 

protective order (APO), without the 

written consent of the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. If the ITC determines that 

material injury or threat of material 

injury does not exist, this proceeding 

will be terminated and all cash deposits 

will be refunded. If the ITC determines 

that such injury does exist, Commerce 

will issue a CVD order directing CBP to 

assess, upon further instruction by 

Commerce, CVDs on all imports of the 

subject merchandise that are entered, or 

withdrawn, for consumption on or after 

the effective date of the suspension of 

liquidation, as discussed above in the 

‘‘Continuation of Suspension of 

Liquidation’’ section. 

Administrative Protective Order 

In the event that the ITC issues a final 

negative injury determination, this 

notice will serve as the only reminder 

to parties subject to an APO of their 

responsibility concerning the 

destruction of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO, in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 

written notification of the return/ 

destruction of APO materials or 

conversion to judicial protective order is 

hereby requested. Failure to comply 

with the regulations and terms of an 

APO is a violation which is subject to 

sanction. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

705(d) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 

351.210(c). 

Dated: September 11, 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. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The scope of this investigation covers all 

forms and sizes of ferrosilicon, regardless of 

grade, including ferrosilicon briquettes. 

Ferrosilicon is a ferroalloy containing by 

weight four percent or more iron, more than 

eight percent but not more than 96 percent 

silicon, three percent or less phosphorus, 30 

percent or less manganese, less than three 

percent magnesium, and 10 percent or less of 

any other element. The merchandise covered 

also includes product described as slag, if the 

product meets these specifications. 

Subject merchandise includes material 

matching the above description that has been 

finished, packaged, or otherwise processed in 

a third country, including by performing any 

grinding or any other finishing, packaging, or 

processing that would not otherwise remove 

the merchandise from the scope of the 

investigation if performed in the country of 

manufacture of the ferrosilicon. 

Ferrosilicon is currently classifiable under 

subheadings 7202.21.1000, 7202.21.5000, 

7202.21.7500, 7202.21.9000, 7202.29.0010, 

and 7202.29.0050 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). 

While the HTSUS numbers are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope remains 

dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Investigation 

IV. Final Critical Circumstances 

Determination 

V. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Application of Adverse Inferences 

VI. Analysis of Programs 

VII. Discussion of the Issues 

Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should 

Apply Total Adverse Facts Available 

(AFA) to the Programs Under 

Investigation 

Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should 

Revise Its Decision Regarding Mandatory 

Respondent Selection 

Comment 3: Whether Commerce Should 

Reverse Its Preliminary Affirmative 

Critical Circumstances Finding 

VIII. Recommendation 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE286] 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea 

Bass Advisory Panel will hold a public 

meeting, jointly with the Atlantic States 

Marine Fisheries Commission’s Summer 

Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass 

Advisory Panel. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, October 3, 2024, from 3 p.m. 

until 4:30 p.m. For agenda details, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. Connection information 

will be posted prior to the meeting at 

www.mafmc.org. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N. State 

Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331; 

www.mafmc.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, telephone: (302) 

526–5255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of this meeting is for the 

Advisory Panel to review and provide 

comments on the draft Summer 

Flounder Commercial Mesh Size 

Exemptions Framework/Addendum. 

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executive-orders/pdf/12862.pdf. 

overview of public comments collected 

during the previous public comment 

period. The document includes 

proposed revisions to two exemptions 

related to the summer flounder 

commercial minimum mesh size 

requirements: (1) the Small Mesh 

Exemption Program (SMEP), and (2) the 

flynet exemption. The Advisory Panel 

will provide input and 

recommendations to the Council and 

the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 

Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup, 

and Black Sea Bass Board (Board) on the 

draft alternatives prior to the Council 

and Board taking final action at the 

Commission’s Annual Meeting in 

October. 

Additional information, including 

background documents, can be found on 

the Council’s website at: https://

www.mafmc.org/. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aid should be directed to 

Shelley Spedden, (302) 526–5251, at 

least 5 days prior to the meeting date. 

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

Dated: September 12, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery 

The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit 

the following information collection 

request to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and clearance 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the 

date of publication of this notice. The 

USPTO invites comments on this 

information collection renewal, which 

helps the USPTO assess the impact of 

its information collection requirements 

and minimize the public’s reporting 

burden. Public comments were 

previously requested via the Federal 

Register on June 17, 2024 during a 60- 

day comment period (89 FR 51312). 

This notice allows for an additional 30 

days for public comment. 

Agency: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Department of 

Commerce. 

Title: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery. 

OMB Control Number: 0651–0080. 

Needs and Uses: Executive Order 

12862 (Setting Customer Service 

Standards) directs Federal agencies to 

provide services to the public that 

matches or exceeds the best services 

available in the private sector.1 In order 

to work continuously to ensure that its 

programs are effective and meet its 

customers’ needs, the United States 

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 

uses this generic clearance to collect 

qualitative feedback on its service 

delivery. Qualitative feedback refers to 

information that provides useful 

insights on perceptions and opinions, 

but is not in the form of statistical 

surveys which yield quantitative results 

that can be generalized to the 

population of study. 

The USPTO collects, analyzes, and 

interprets the information gathered to 

identify strengths and weaknesses of 

current services. Based on feedback 

received, the USPTO will identify 

operational changes needed to improve 

programs and services. The solicitation 

of such feedback will target areas such 

as: timeliness, appropriateness, 

accuracy of information, courtesy, 

efficiency of service delivery, and 

resolution of issues with service 

delivery. 

Collecting this feedback provides the 

USPTO with information on customer 

satisfaction. This feedback provides for 

ongoing, collaborative, and actionable 

communication between the USPTO 

and its customers and stakeholders. 

Additionally, it allows the USPTO to 

gather feedback in an efficient and 

timely manner. The information 

collected from external customers and 

stakeholders ensures that users have an 

opportunity to convey their experience 

with USPTO programs. This 

information collection also provides 

insights into customer or stakeholder 

perceptions, experiences, and 

expectations, which allows the USPTO 

to focus its attention on areas where 

communication, training, or changes in 

operations may be necessary. 

This information collection covers a 

variety of methods used by USPTO to 

obtain qualitative feedback from the 

public. The estimated number of annual 

responses and burden hours being 

requested are based on the number of 

information collections the USPTO 

expects to conduct over the period of 

this clearance. Each specific request for 

clearance under this generic information 

collection includes estimates for the 

following information: respondent 

types, number of respondents, number 

of responses, time per response, burden 

hours, and associated costs. 

Forms: None. 

Type of Review: Extension and 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 150,000 respondents. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 150,000 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

USPTO estimates that the responses in 

this information collection will take the 

public approximately 10 minutes (0.17 

hours) to complete. This includes the 

time to gather the necessary 

information, create the document, and 

submit the completed item to the 

USPTO. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Burden Hours: 25,500 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Respondent 

Non-hourly Cost Burden: $0. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view 

Department of Commerce, USPTO 

information collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for this information 

collection should be submitted within 

30 days of the publication of this notice 

on the following website, 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review–Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function and entering either the title of 

the information collection or the OMB 

Control Number, 0651–0080. 

Further information can be obtained 

by: 

• Email: InformationCollection@

uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0080 

information request’’ in the subject line 

of the message. 

• Mail: Justin Isaac, Office of the 

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