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1For purposes of these investigations, the 

Department of Commerce has defined the subject 

merchandise as: 

‘‘. . . passenger vehicle and light truck tires. 

Passenger vehicle and light truck tires are new 

pneumatic tires, of rubber, with a passenger vehicle 

or light truck size designation. Tires covered by this 

investigation may be tube-type, tubeless, radial, or 

non-radial, and they may be intended for sale to 

original equipment manufacturers or the 

replacement market. 

Subject tires have, at the time of importation, the 

symbol ‘‘DOT’’ on the sidewall, certifying that the 

tire conforms to applicable motor vehicle safety 

standards. Subject tires may also have the following 

prefixes or suffix in their tire size designation, 

which also appears on the sidewall of the tire: 

Prefix designations: 

P—Identifies a tire intended primarily for service 

on passenger cars 

LT—Identifies a tire intended primarily for 

service on light trucks 

Suffix letter designations: 

LT—Identifies light truck tires for service on 

trucks, buses, trailers, and multipurpose passenger 

vehicles used in nominal highway service. 

All tires with a ‘‘P’’ or ‘‘LT’’ prefix, and all tires 

with an ‘‘LT’’ suffix in their sidewall markings are 

covered by this investigation regardless of their 

intended use. 

In addition, all tires that lack a ‘‘P’’ or ‘‘LT’’ prefix 

or suffix in their sidewall markings, as well as all 

tires that include any other prefix or suffix in their 

sidewall markings, are included in the scope, 

regardless of their intended use, as long as the tire 

is of a size that is among the numerical size 

designations listed in the passenger car section or 

light truck section of the Tire and Rim Association 

Year Book, as updated annually, unless the tire falls 

within one of the specific exclusions set out below. 

Passenger vehicle and light truck tires, whether 

or not attached to wheels or rims, are included in 

the scope. However, if a subject tire is imported 

attached to a wheel or rim, only the tire is covered 

by the scope. Specifically excluded from the scope 

of this investigation are the following types of tires: 

(1) Racing car tires; such tires do not bear the 

symbol ‘‘DOT’’ on the sidewall and may be marked 

with ‘‘ZR’’ in size designation; 

(2) new pneumatic tires, of rubber, of a size that 

is not listed in the passenger car section or light 

truck section of the Tire and Rim Association Year 

Book; 

(3) pneumatic tires, of rubber, that are not new, 

including recycled and retreaded tires; 

(4) non-pneumatic tires, such as solid rubber 

tires; 

(5) tires designed and marketed exclusively as 

temporary use spare tires for passenger vehicles 

which, in addition, exhibit each of the following 

physical characteristics: 

(a) the size designation and load index 

combination molded on the tire’s sidewall are listed 

in Table PCT–1B (‘‘T’’ Type Spare Tires for 

Public Input: All Committee meetings 

are open to the public. Interested 

members of the public should RSVP to 

Lisa Lacitiva by 1 week in advance via 

email, at nccwsc@usgs.gov, in order to 

receive phone line information and 

secure a line (space will be limited). 

Written comments should be 

submitted, prior to, during, or after the 

meeting, to Mr. Robin O’Malley, 

Designated Federal Officer, by U.S. Mail 

to: Mr. Robin O’Malley, Designated 

Federal Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 

12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 

400, Reston, VA 20192, or via email, at 

romalley@usgs.gov. 

Persons with disabilities requiring 

special accommodations, such as closed 

captioning services, should contact Mr. 

O’Malley at (703) 648–4086 at least 

seven calendar days prior to the 

meeting. We will do our best to 

accommodate those who are unable to 

meet this deadline. 

Robin O’Malley, 

Designated Federal Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03728 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[MMAA104000] 

Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area 

(CPA) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 

Oil and Gas Lease Sale 235 (CPA Sale 

235); Correction 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: On February 6, 2015, BOEM 

published in the Federal Register the 

Final Notice of Sale (FNOS) for CPA 

Sale 235 (80 FR 6758). The FNOS refers 

to documents entitled ‘‘List of Blocks 

Available for Leasing’’ and ‘‘Unleased 

Split Blocks.’’ The referenced list and 

map were included in the FNOS 

Package, and the FNOS Package was 

made available at the BOEM address 

and Web site set forth in the FNOS. The 

list and map identifies blocks to be 

offered in CPA Sale 235; however, due 

to a clerical error, one block, South 

Marsh Island Area, North Addition, 

Block Number 242, was inadvertently 

omitted from the list and map. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Samuels, Leasing Division Chief, 

robert.samuels@boem.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Federal Register of February 6, 2015, in 

FR Doc. 2015–02273, on page 6759, the 

documents entitled ‘‘List of Blocks 

Available for Leasing’’ and ‘‘Unleased 

Split Blocks’’ are referenced. These 

documents have been corrected to 

include the information below, which 

has been inserted between the entries 

‘‘South Marsh Island Area, North 

Addition, Block Number 241.’’ and 

‘‘South Marsh Island Area, North 

Addition, Block Number 243.’’ 

L 

Y 

Map/Official Protraction Diagram (OPD) 

Name 

South Marsh Island Area, North 

Addition 

Map/OPD Number 

LA3D 

Block Number 

242 

A/P 

P 

Available Federal Acreage 

3,068.219971 

Minimum Bid Per Acre 

$25.00 

Lease Term 

5 

Minimum Bid Per Block 

$76,725 

Rent Per Acre 

$7.00 

Bid System 

RS20 

Stipulation(s) 

8 

The corrected ‘‘List of Blocks Available 

for Leasing’’ is available at the BOEM 

address and Web site set forth in the 

FNOS. 

Dated: February 18, 2015. 

Abigail Ross Hopper, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03832 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–522 and 731– 

TA–1258 (Final)] 

Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light 

Truck Tires From China; Scheduling of 

the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty 

and Antidumping Duty Investigations 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice of the scheduling of the final 

phase of antidumping and 

countervailing duty investigation Nos. 

701–TA–522 and 731–TA–1258 (Final) 

under sections 705(b) and 731(b) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) 

and 1673d(b)) (the Act) to determine 

whether an industry in the United 

States is materially injured or 

threatened with material injury, or the 

establishment of an industry in the 

United States is materially retarded, by 

reason of subsidized and less-than-fairvalue imports from China of certain 

passenger vehicle and light truck tires, 

provided for in subheadings 4011.10.10, 

4011.10.50, 4011.20.10, and 4011.20.50. 

Tires meeting the scope description may 

also enter under subheadings 

4011.99.45, 4011.99.85, 8708.70.45, and 

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Temporary Use on Passenger Vehicles) of the Tire 

and Rim Association Year Book, 

(b) the designation ‘‘T’’ is molded into the tire’s 

sidewall as part of the size designation, and, 

(c) the tire’s speed rating is molded on the 

sidewall, indicating the rated speed in MPH or a 

letter rating as listed by Tire and Rim Association 

Year Book, and the rated speed is 81 MPH or a ‘‘M’’ 

rating; 

(6) tires designed and marketed exclusively for 

specialty tire (ST) use which, in addition, exhibit 

each of the following physical characteristics (The 

Department of Commerce is currently suspending 

requirements (6)(d) and (e); therefore, tires entered, 

or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption that 

meet exclusion requirements (6)(a)–(c) are excluded 

from the scope of this investigation): 

(a) the size designation molded on the tire’s 

sidewall is listed in the ST sections of the Tire and 

Rim Association Year Book, 

(b) the designation ‘‘ST’’ is molded into the tire’s 

sidewall as part of the size designation, 

(c) the tire incorporates a warning, prominently 

molded on the sidewall, that the tire is ‘‘For Trailer 

Service Only’’ or ‘‘For Trailer Use Only’’, 

(d) the load index molded on the tire’s sidewall 

meets or exceeds those load indexes listed in the 

Tire and Rim Association Year Book for the 

relevant ST tire size, and 

(e) the tire’s speed rating is molded on the 

sidewall, indicating the rated speed in MPH or a 

letter rating as listed by TRA, and the speed does 

not exceed 81 MPH or an ‘‘M’’ rating; 

(7) tires designed and marketed exclusively for 

off-road use and which, in addition, exhibit each of 

the following physical characteristics: 

(a) the size designation and load index 

combination molded on the tire’s sidewall are listed 

in the off-the-road, agricultural, industrial or ATV 

section of the Tire and Rim Association Year Book, 

(b) in addition to any size designation markings, 

the tire incorporates a warning, prominently 

molded on the sidewall, that the tire is ‘‘Not For 

Highway Service’’ or ‘‘Not for Highway Use’’, 

(c) the tire’s speed rating is molded on the 

sidewall, indicating the rated speed in MPH or a 

letter rating as listed by the Tire and Rim 

Association Year Book, and the rated speed does 

not exceed 55 MPH or a ‘‘G’’ rating, and 

(d) the tire features a recognizable off-road tread 

design. 

The products covered by the investigation are 

currently classified under the following 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 

(HTSUS) subheadings: 4011.10.10.10, 

4011.10.10.20, 4011.10.10.30, 4011.10.10.40, 

4011.10.10.50, 4011.10.10.60, 4011.10.10.70, 

4011.10.50.00, 4011.20.10.05, and 4011.20.50.10. 

Tires meeting the scope description may also enter 

under the following HTSUS subheadings: 

4011.99.45.10, 4011.99.45.50, 4011.99.85.10, 

4011.99.85.50, 8708.70.45.45, 8708.70.45.60, 

8708.70.60.30, 8708.70.60.45, and 8708.70.60.60. 

While HTSUS subheadings are provided for 

convenience and for customs purposes, the written 

description of the subject merchandise is 

dispositive.’’ 

For further information concerning 

the conduct of this phase of the 

investigations, hearing procedures, and 

rules of general application, consult the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through 

E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, 

subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207). 

DATES: Effective: Tuesday, January 27, 

2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Justin Enck (202–205–3363), Office of 

Investigations, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain 

information on this matter by contacting 

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– 

205–1810. Persons with mobility 

impairments who will need special 

assistance in gaining access to the 

Commission should contact the Office 

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. 

General information concerning the 

Commission may also be obtained by 

accessing its internet server (http://

www.usitc.gov). The public record for 

these investigations may be viewed on 

the Commission’s electronic docket 

(EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background.—The final phase of 

these investigations is being scheduled 

as a result of affirmative preliminary 

determinations by the Department of 

Commerce that certain benefits which 

constitute subsidies within the meaning 

of section 703 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 

1671b) are being provided to 

manufacturers, producers, or exporters 

in China of certain passenger vehicle 

and light truck tires, and that such 

products are being sold in the United 

States at less than fair value within the 

meaning of section 733 of the Act (19 

U.S.C. 1673b). The investigations were 

requested in a petition filed on June 3, 

2014, by United Steel, Paper and 

Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, 

Energy, Allied Industrial and Service 

Workers International Union, AFL–CIO– 

CLC (PA). 

Participation in the investigations and 

public service list.—Persons, including 

industrial users of the subject 

merchandise and, if the merchandise is 

sold at the retail level, representative 

consumer organizations, wishing to 

participate in the final phase of these 

investigations as parties must file an 

entry of appearance with the Secretary 

to the Commission, as provided in 

section 201.11 of the Commission’s 

rules, no later than 21 days prior to the 

hearing date specified in this notice. A 

party that filed a notice of appearance 

during the preliminary phase of the 

investigations need not file an 

additional notice of appearance during 

this final phase. The Secretary will 

maintain a public service list containing 

the names and addresses of all persons, 

or their representatives, who are parties 

to the investigations. 

Limited disclosure of business 

proprietary information (BPI) under an 

administrative protective order (APO) 

and BPI service list.—Pursuant to 

section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s 

rules, the Secretary will make BPI 

gathered in the final phase of these 

investigations available to authorized 

applicants under the APO issued in the 

investigations, provided that the 

application is made no later than 21 

days prior to the hearing date specified 

in this notice. Authorized applicants 

must represent interested parties, as 

defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are 

parties to the investigations. A party 

granted access to BPI in the preliminary 

phase of the investigations need not 

reapply for such access. A separate 

service list will be maintained by the 

Secretary for those parties authorized to 

receive BPI under the APO. 

Staff report.—The prehearing staff 

report in the final phase of these 

investigations will be placed in the 

nonpublic record on Tuesday, May 26, 

2015, and a public version will be 

issued thereafter, pursuant to section 

207.22 of the Commission’s rules. 

Hearing.—The Commission will hold 

a hearing in connection with the final 

phase of these investigations beginning 

at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, 

at the U.S. International Trade 

Commission Building. Requests to 

appear at the hearing should be filed in 

writing with the Secretary to the 

Commission on or before Wednesday, 

June 3, 2015. A nonparty who has 

testimony that may aid the 

Commission’s deliberations may request 

permission to present a short statement 

at the hearing. All parties and 

nonparties desiring to appear at the 

hearing and make oral presentations 

should attend a prehearing conference 

to be held at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, 

June 4, 2015, at the U.S. International 

Trade Commission Building. Oral 

testimony and written materials to be 

submitted at the public hearing are 

governed by sections 201.6(b)(2), 

201.13(f), and 207.24 of the 

Commission’s rules. Parties must submit 

any request to present a portion of their 

hearing testimony in camera no later 

than 7 business days prior to the date of 

the hearing. 

Written submissions.—Each party 

who is an interested party shall submit 

a prehearing brief to the Commission. 

Prehearing briefs must conform to the 

provisions of section 207.23 of the 

Commission’s rules; the deadline for 

filing is Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Parties 

may also file written testimony in 

connection with their presentation at 

the hearing, as provided in section 

207.24 of the Commission’s rules, and 

posthearing briefs, which must conform 

to the provisions of section 207.25 of the 

Commission’s rules. The deadline for 

filing posthearing briefs is Tuesday, 

June 16, 2015. In addition, any person 

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a party to the investigations may submit 

a written statement of information 

pertinent to the subject of the 

investigations, including statements of 

support or opposition to the petition, on 

or before Tuesday, June 16, 2015. On 

Wednesday, July 8, 2015, the 

Commission will make available to 

parties all information on which they 

have not had an opportunity to 

comment. Parties may submit final 

comments on this information on or 

before Friday, July 10, 2015, but such 

final comments must not contain new 

factual information and must otherwise 

comply with section 207.30 of the 

Commission’s rules. All written 

submissions must conform with the 

provisions of section 201.8 of the 

Commission’s rules; any submissions 

that contain BPI must also conform with 

the requirements of sections 201.6, 

207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s 

rules. The Commission’s Handbook on 

E-Filing, available on the Commission’s 

Web site at http://edis.usitc.gov, 

elaborates upon the Commission’s rules 

with respect to electronic filing. 

Additional written submissions to the 

Commission, including requests 

pursuant to section 201.12 of the 

Commission’s rules, shall not be 

accepted unless good cause is shown for 

accepting such submissions, or unless 

the submission is pursuant to a specific 

request by a Commissioner or 

Commission staff. 

In accordance with sections 201.16(c) 

and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, 

each document filed by a party to the 

investigations must be served on all 

other parties to the investigations (as 

identified by either the public or BPI 

service list), and a certificate of service 

must be timely filed. The Secretary will 

not accept a document for filing without 

a certificate of service. 

Authority: These investigations are being 

conducted under authority of title VII of the 

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 

pursuant to section 207.21 of the 

Commission’s rules. 

By order of the Commission. 

Dated: February 18, 2015. 

William R. Bishop, 

Supervisory Hearings and Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03680 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 332–503] 

Earned Import Allowance Program: 

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the 

Program for Certain Apparel From the 

Dominican Republic, Sixth Annual 

Review 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of opportunity to provide 

written comments in connection with 

the Commission’s sixth annual review. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. International Trade 

Commission (Commission) has 

announced its schedule, including 

deadlines for filing written submissions, 

in connection with the preparation of its 

sixth annual review in investigation No. 

332–503, Earned Import Allowance 

Program: Evaluation of the Effectiveness 

of the Program for Certain Apparel from 

the Dominican Republic, Sixth Annual 

Review. 

DATES: 

April 10, 2015: Deadline for filing 

written submissions. 

July 24, 2015: Transmittal of sixth 

report to House Committee on Ways and 

Means and Senate Committee on 

Finance. 

ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, 

including the Commission’s hearing 

rooms, are located in the United States 

International Trade Commission 

Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, 

DC. All written submissions, including 

statements, and briefs, should be 

addressed to the Secretary, United 

States International Trade Commission, 

500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 

20436. The public record for this 

investigation may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at http://edis.usitc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Project Leader Laura Rodriguez (202– 

205–3499 or laura.rodriguez@usitc.gov) 

for information specific to this 

investigation. For information on the 

legal aspects of this investigation, 

contact William Gearhart of the 

Commission’s Office of the General 

Counsel (202–205–3091 or 

william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The media 

should contact Margaret O’Laughlin, 

Office of External Relations (202–205– 

1819 or margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). 

Hearing-impaired individuals may 

obtain information on this matter by 

contacting the Commission’s TDD 

terminal at 202–205–1810. General 

information concerning the Commission 

may also be obtained by accessing its 

Web site (http://www.usitc.gov). Persons 

with mobility impairments who will 

need special assistance in gaining access 

to the Commission should contact the 

Office of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: Section 404 of the 

Dominican Republic-Central AmericaUnited States Free Trade Agreement 

Implementation Act (DR–CAFTA Act) 

(19 U.S.C. 4112) required the Secretary 

of Commerce to establish an Earned 

Import Allowance Program (EIAP) and 

directed the Commission to conduct 

annual reviews of the program to 

evaluate its effectiveness and make 

recommendations for improvements. 

Section 404 of the DR–CAFTA Act 

authorizes certain apparel articles 

wholly assembled in an eligible country 

to enter the United States free of duty 

if accompanied by a certificate that 

shows evidence of the purchase of 

certain U.S. fabric. The term ‘‘eligible 

country’’ is defined to mean the 

Dominican Republic. More specifically, 

the program allows producers (in the 

Dominican Republic) that purchase a 

certain quantity of qualifying U.S. fabric 

to produce certain cotton bottoms in the 

Dominican Republic to receive a credit 

that can be used to ship a certain 

quantity of eligible apparel using thirdcountry fabrics from the Dominican 

Republic to the United States free of 

duty. 

Section 404(d) directs the 

Commission to conduct an annual 

review of the program to evaluate the 

effectiveness of the program and make 

recommendations for improvements. 

The Commission is required to submit 

its reports containing the results of its 

reviews to the House Committee on 

Ways and Means and the Senate 

Committee on Finance. Copies of the 

Commission’s first five annual reviews 

are available on the Commission’s Web 

site at www.usitc.gov, including the fifth 

annual review, which was published on 

July 25, 2014 (ITC Publication 4476). 

The Commission expects to submit its 

report on its sixth annual review by July 

24, 2015. 

The Commission instituted this 

investigation pursuant to section 332(g) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930 to facilitate 

docketing of submissions and also to 

facilitate public access to Commission 

records through the Commission’s EDIS 

electronic records system. 

Written Submissions: Interested 

parties are invited to file written 

submissions concerning this sixth 

annual review. All written submissions 

should be addressed to the Secretary, 

and all such submissions should be 

received no later than 5:15 p.m., April 

10, 2015. All written submissions must 


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