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15See OMSA’s Letter, ‘‘OMSA’s Request to 

Postpone Final Antidumping Duty Determination,’’ 

dated October 21, 2024; see also Pertama’s Letter, 

‘‘Request for Postponement of Final Determination 

and Provisional Measures Period,’’ dated October 

23, 2024; Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Petitioner’s Request to 

Postpone the Final Antidumping Duty 

Determination,’’ dated October 23, 2024. 

event of an affirmative preliminary 

determination, a request for such 

postponement is made by exporters who 

account for a significant proportion of 

exports of the subject merchandise, or in 

the event of a negative preliminary 

determination, a request for such 

postponement is made by the petitioner. 

Section 351.210(e)(2) of Commerce’s 

regulations requires that a request by 

exporters for postponement of the final 

determination be accompanied by a 

request for extension of provisional 

measures from a four-month period to a 

period not more than six months in 

duration. 

Between October 21 and 23, 2024, 

pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(e), OMSA, 

Pertama, and the petitioners each 

requested that Commerce postpone the 

final determination and that provisional 

measures be extended to a period not to 

exceed six months.15 In accordance with 

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

CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) the 

preliminary determination is 

affirmative; (2) the requesting exporters 

account for a significant proportion of 

exports of the subject merchandise; and 

(3) no compelling reasons for denial 

exist, Commerce is postponing the final 

determination and extending the 

provisional measures from a four-month 

period to a period not greater than six 

months. Accordingly, Commerce will 

make its final determination no later 

than 135 days after the date of 

publication of this preliminary 

determination. 

U.S. International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the U.S. 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its preliminary determination. If the 

final determination is affirmative, the 

ITC will determine before the later of 

120 days after the date of this 

preliminary determination or 45 days 

after the final determination whether 

these imports are materially injuring, or 

threaten material injury to, the U.S. 

industry. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 

CFR 351.205(c). 

Dated: October 31, 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 Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Affiliation 

V. Discussion of the Methodology 

VI. Preliminary Negative Determination of 

Critical Circumstances 

VII. Currency Conversion 

VIII. Adjustments to Cash Deposit Rates for 

Export Subsidies in the Companion 

Countervailing Duty Investigation 

IX. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–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; Mackerel, Squid, and 

Butterfish Amendment 14 Data 

Collection 

The Department of Commerce 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. We invite 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. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register on June 17, 

2024, during a 60-day comment period. 

This notice allows for an additional 30 

days for public comments. 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

Title: Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and 

Butterfish Amendment 14 Data 

Collection. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0679. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 10,035. 

Average Hours per Response: Pre-trip 

notification to observer program, 5 

minutes; Trip Cancellation notification 

to observer program, 1 minute; Released 

Catch Affidavit, 5 minutes; and Vessel 

Permit Swap Form, 5 minutes. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 766 

hours. 

Needs and Uses: This is a request for 

renewal of an approved information 

collection. Under the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, the Secretary of Commerce has the 

responsibility for the conservation and 

management of marine fishery 

resources. Much of this responsibility 

has been delegated to the NOAA’s 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS). Under this stewardship role, 

the Secretary was given certain 

regulatory authorities to ensure the most 

beneficial uses of these resources. One 

of the regulatory steps taken to care out 

the conservation and management 

objectives is to collect information from 

users of the resources. 

This collection requires limited access 

mackerel and longfin squid/butterfish 

moratorium permit holders to bring all 

catch aboard the vessel and make it 

available for sampling by an observer. If 

catch is not made available to an 

observer before discard, that catch is 

defined as slippage, and the vessel 

operator must complete a ‘‘Released 

Catch Affidavit’’ form within 48 hours 

of the end of the fishing trip which 

details why catch was slipped, estimates 

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the slipped catch, and records the time 

and location of the slipped catch. 

This collection also requires any 

vessel with a limited access mackerel 

permit intending to land over 20,000 lb 

of mackerel to contact NMFS at least 48 

hours in advance of a fishing trip to 

request an observer. Vessels currently 

contact NMFS via phone, and selection 

notices or waivers are issued by NMFS 

via VMS. If service providers are unable 

to provide coverage, an owner, operator, 

or vessel manager may request a waiver 

by calling the Northeast Fisheries 

Observer Program. Additionally, if a 

fishing trip is cancelled, vessels must 

notify NMFS of the cancelled trip to 

prevent observers from being deployed 

to a cancelled trip. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individual or 

households, state, local, or tribal 

government. 

Frequency: Pre-trip notification to 

observer program, on occasion; Trip 

Cancellation notification to observer 

program, on occasion; Released Catch 

Affidavit, on occasion; and Vessel 

Permit Swap Form, maximum of once. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: The MagnusonStevens Fishery Management and 

Conservation Act. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view the 

Department of Commerce collections 

currently under review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

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 collection 

or the OMB Control Number 0648–0679. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE426] 

Nominations to the Marine Fisheries 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for nominations. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce 

(Secretary) seeks nominations to fill 

vacancies on the Marine Fisheries 

Advisory Committee (MAFAC or 

Committee). MAFAC is responsible to 

advise the Secretary, NOAA, and NMFS 

on all matters concerning living marine 

resources that are the responsibility of 

the Department of Commerce. The 

Committee makes recommendations to 

assist in the development and 

implementation of departmental 

regulations, policies, and programs 

critical to the mission and goals of 

NMFS. Nominations are encouraged 

from all individuals involved with or 

representing interests affected by NMFS 

actions in managing living marine 

resources. Nominees should possess 

demonstrable expertise in a field related 

to the management of living marine 

resources and be able to fulfill the time 

commitment required for two annual 

meetings and year-round subcommittee 

work. Individuals serve for a term of 

three years for no more than two 

consecutive terms if re-appointed. 

NMFS seeks qualified nominees to fill 

pending vacancies. 

DATES: Nominations must be emailed on 

or before December 23, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent 

to Katie Zanowicz, MAFAC Assistant, 

NMFS Office of Policy, by email: 

katie.zanowicz@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katie Zanowicz, MAFAC Assistant; 

(301) 427–8034; email: katie.zanowicz@

noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MAFAC 

was approved by the Secretary on 

December 28, 1970, and subsequently 

chartered under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., on 

February 17, 1971. The Committee 

meets twice a year, and holds 

supplementary meetings when 

necessary, as determined by NMFS or 

the Committee Chair. MAFAC is 

comprised of 15 to 21 individuals. 

Members are highly qualified, diverse 

individuals with experience in 

commercial, recreational, aquaculture, 

and non-commercial fisheries and 

businesses; seafood industry, including 

processing, marketing, restaurants and 

related industries; marine, ecosystems, 

or protected resources management and 

conservation; and human dimensions or 

social sciences associated with living 

marine resources and working 

waterfronts. Members may be from 

tribes or indigenous groups, 

environmental organizations, academia, 

consumer groups, and other living 

marine resource interest groups from all 

U.S. geographical regions, including the 

Western Pacific and Caribbean. 

NMFS encourages nominations of 

diverse people, including women and 

individuals from underserved 

communities that meet the knowledge, 

experience, and other requirements of 

the positions described in this notice. 

See Executive Order 13985 (Advancing 

Racial Equity and Support for 

Underserved Communities Through the 

Federal Government) section 2 (defining 

‘‘underserved communities’’ as 

populations sharing a particular 

characteristic, as well as geographic 

communities, that have been 

systematically denied a full opportunity 

to participate in aspects of economic, 

social, and civic life, such as Black, 

Latino, and Indigenous and Native 

American persons, Asian Americans 

and Pacific Islanders and other persons 

of color; members of religious 

minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, 

transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) 

persons; persons with disabilities; 

persons who live in rural areas; and 

persons otherwise adversely affected by 

persistent poverty or inequality), 

available at https://www.federal

register.gov/documents/2021/01/25/ 

2021-01753/advancing-racial-equityand-support-for-underservedcommunities-through-the-federalgovernment. 

A MAFAC member cannot be a 

Federal employee; a state official, their 

designee, or an appointed member of a 

regional fishery management council; 

registered Federal lobbyist; or agent of a 

foreign principal. Selected candidates 

must pass a security check and submit 

a financial disclosure form. Membership 

is voluntary and, except for 

reimbursable travel and related 

expenses, service is without pay. 

Each nomination must include the 

nominee’s name, address, telephone 

number, and email address; a cover 

letter describing the nominee’s interest 

in serving on the Committee and 

qualifications; and their curriculum 

vitae or resume. Up to three letters of 

support may be submitted. Selfnominations will be accepted. 


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