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Successful working groups will be 

organized around a clear vision of 

specific metrology products—standards, 

including reference materials, reference 

data, reference methods, and 

documentary standards—that will 

enable interoperability and 

reproducibility. The goal of the 

workshop is to identify several initial 

working groups with critical mass, 

leadership teams, and a clear path 

forward to deliver standards that 

support the growth of the bioeconomy. 

DATES: The Synthetic Biology Standards 

Consortium Kick-Off meeting will be 

held on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 from 

9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Pacific time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

Li Ka Shing Conference Center at 

Stanford University, 291 Campus Drive, 

Stanford, CA 94305. To register, go to 

http://tinyurl.com/sbsc-0315. There is 

no registration fee. Space is limited so 

please register early. Travel and parking 

information can be found on the 

registration page listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information contact Matthew 

Munson by email at mmunson@nist.gov 

or by phone at (650) 690–6761, or Sarah 

Munro by email at smunro@nist.gov or 

by phone at (650) 690–6796, or Marc 

Salit by email at salit@nist.gov or by 

phone at (650) 350–2338. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Synthetic 

biology will realize its full contributions 

to the bioeconomy when a robust 

metrology infrastructure is in place to 

enable coordination of labor and reuse 

of materials. Metrology products— 

standards, including reference 

materials, reference data, reference 

methods, and documentary standards— 

can enable business-to-business 

transactions at scale. The NIST-hosted 

Synthetic Biology Standards 

Consortium (SBSC) will collectively 

build the infrastructure to support a 

fully integrated global synthetic biology 

enterprise. NIST will provide standards 

development support for some 

consortium activities, as well as 

facilitation and technical leadership. 

The SBSC will be convened as a 

standards setting consortium focused on 

the shared standards development 

needs of consortium members. It will 

provide safe harbor for collaborative 

work through the formation of technical 

standards-setting working groups. 

Successful working groups will be 

organized around a clear vision of 

specific metrology products that will 

enable interoperability and 

reproducibility. 

Example metrology products might 

include a reference material such as a 

standard proteome set from whole cell 

lysates to be used as a benchmark for 

mass spectroscopy; reference data such 

as a DNA watermark repository; a 

reference method for DNA sequence 

verification; and a documentary 

standard for minimum information 

standards for biological protocol 

interoperability. 

The goal of the workshop is to 

identify several initial working groups 

with critical mass, leadership teams, 

and a clear path forward to deliver 

standards. Participants are invited to 

put forth proposals—your input is 

essential to the success of this work. 

Some candidate working groups are 

listed on the registration page. Proposals 

for working groups are strongly solicited 

and may be contributed via the 

workshop registration page (http:// 

tinyurl.com/sbsc-0315), SBSC Trello 

page (http://tinyurl.com/NIST–SBSC), or 

email to the NIST team (sbsc@nist.gov). 

The portfolio of working groups and the 

technical projects within working 

groups will be dynamic as needs shift 

and arise. 

At present, we expect that the 

workshop will conclude with: 

• A prioritized list of working groups 

with well-defined customers, scope, 

and initial products 

• Working group leadership teams to 

begin to coordinate technical 

implementation 

• A plan for continued engagement 

within the consortium, including 

ways of working together 

• Establishment of consortium 

operations, e.g., steering committee 

and advisory board 

The SBSC—Kick-off Workshop will 

be held on Tuesday March 31, 2015 

from 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Pacific time. 

The workshop will be held in the Li Ka 

Shing Conference Center at Stanford 

University in Stanford, California. To 

register, go to http://tinyurl.com/sbsc0315. There is no registration fee. Space 

is limited so please register early. Travel 

and parking information can be found 

on the registration page listed above. 

There is no cost for participating in 

the consortium or the workshop. No 

proprietary information will be shared 

at the workshop. 

Richard Cavanagh, 

Acting Associate Director for Laboratory 

Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Economic Survey 

of Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Captains and 

Crew Associated With the Gulf of 

Mexico (GOM) Grouper-Tilefish 

Individual Fishing Quota (GT–IFQ) 

Program 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before May 26, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Dr. Larry Perruso, (305) 361– 

4278 or Larry.perruso@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for a new information 

collection. 

The National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) proposes to collect economic 

and attitudinal data from hired captains 

and crew regarding the performance of 

the GOM Grouper-Tilefish IFQ Program 

five years after its implementation. 

These data will be used to estimate the 

effects of the GT–IFQ Program on these 

stakeholders for the five-year program 

review mandated by the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). 

The population targeted by the 

economic survey is hired captains and 

crew that participate in the GOM 

Grouper-Tilefish fishery. In addition, 

the information will be used to 

strengthen and improve fishery 

management decision-making, and 

satisfy legal mandates under Executive 

Order 12866, the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act, the Endangered Species Act, the 

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National Environmental Policy Act and 

other pertinent statues. 

II. Method of Collection 

The economic and attitudinal 

information sought will be collected via 

in-person surveys. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–XXXX. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(request for a new information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit institutions; individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100 captains and 500 crew. 

Estimated Time per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 300. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting 

costs. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. Comments submitted in 

response to this notice will be 

summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval of this 

information collection; they also will 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: March 18, 2015. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06588 Filed 3–23–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). 

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. 

Title: Manufacturers’ Shipments, 

Inventories, and Orders Survey (M3). 

OMB Control Number: 0607–0008. 

Form Number(s): M–3(SD). 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Number of Respondents: 4,800. 

Average Hours per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 19,200. 

Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census 

Bureau is requesting an extension of the 

currently approved collection for the 

Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, 

and Orders (M3) survey. This survey 

collects monthly data from domestic 

manufacturers on Form M–3 (SD), 

which is mailed at the end of each 

month. Data requested are shipments, 

new orders, unfilled orders, and 

inventories by stage of fabrication. It is 

currently the only survey that provides 

broad-based monthly statistical data on 

the economic conditions in the 

domestic manufacturing sector. The 

survey is designed to measure current 

industrial activity and to provide an 

indication of future production 

commitments. The value of shipments 

measures the value of goods delivered 

during the month by domestic 

manufacturers. Estimates of new orders 

serve as an indicator of future 

production commitments and represent 

the current sales value of new orders 

received during the month, net of 

cancellations. Substantial accumulation 

or depletion of backlogs of unfilled 

orders measures excess (or deficient) 

demand for manufactured products. The 

level of inventories, especially in 

relation to shipments, is frequently used 

to monitor the business cycle. 

This survey provides an essential 

component of the current economic 

indicators needed for assessing the 

evolving status of the economy and 

formulating economic policy. The Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(OIRA), Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) has designated this 

survey as a principal federal economic 

indicator. The shipments and inventory 

data are essential inputs to the gross 

domestic product (GDP), while the 

orders data are direct inputs to the 

leading economic indicator series. The 

GDP and the economic indicator series 

would be incomplete without these 

data. The survey also provides valuable 

and timely domestic manufacturing data 

for economic planning and analysis to 

business firms, trade associations, 

research and consulting agencies, and 

academia. 

The data are used for analyzing shortand long-term trends, both in the 

manufacturing sector and as related to 

other sectors of the economy. The data 

on value of shipments, especially when 

adjusted for change in inventory, 

measure current levels of production. 

New orders figures serve as an indicator 

of future production commitments. 

Changes in the level of unfilled orders, 

because of excess or shortfall of new 

orders compared with shipments, are 

used to measure the excess (or 

deficiency) in the demand for 

manufactured products. Changes in the 

level of inventories and the relation of 

these to shipments are used to project 

future movements in manufacturing 

activity. These statistics are valuable for 

analysts of business cycle conditions 

including members of the Council of 

Economic Advisers (CEA), the Bureau of 

Economic Analysis (BEA), the Federal 

Reserve Board (FRB), the Department of 

the Treasury, business firms, trade 

associations, private research and 

consulting agencies, and the academic 

community. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Frequency: Monthly. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13, United 

States Code, Sections 131, 182, and 193. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view 

Department of Commerce collections 

currently under review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax 

to (202) 395–5806. 

Dated: March 18, 2015. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06599 Filed 3–23–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–583–833] 

Polyester Staple Fiber From Taiwan: 

Preliminary Results of Antidumping 

Duty Administrative Review; 2013– 

2014 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(the Department) is conducting an 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on polyester 

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