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• Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm, 

• Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and 

• Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm; 

(b) With a Brinell hardness measured in all 

parts of the product including mid thickness 

falling within one of the following ranges: 

(i) 270–300 HBW, 

(ii) 290–320 HBW, or 

(iii) 320–350 HBW; 

(c) Having cleanliness in accordance with 

ASTM E45 method A (Thin and Heavy): A 

not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.0, C not 

exceeding 0.5, D not exceeding 1.5; and 

(d) Conforming to ASTM A578–S9 

ultrasonic testing requirements with 

acceptance criteria 2 mm flat bottom hole; 

(6) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate 

over 407 mm in actual thickness and meeting 

the following requirements: 

(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, 

Ladle refined & vacuum degassed, alloy steel 

with the following chemical composition 

(expressed in weight percentages): 

• Carbon 0.23–0.28, 

• Silicon 0.05–0.15, 

• Manganese 1.20–1.50, 

• Nickel not greater than 0.4, 

• Sulfur not greater than 0.010, 

• Phosphorus not greater than 0.020, 

• Chromium 1.20–1.50, 

• Molybdenum 0.35–0.55, 

• Boron 0.002–0.004, 

• Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm, 

• Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and 

• Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm; 

(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with 

ASTM E45 method A (Thin and Heavy): A 

not exceeding 1.5, B not exceeding 1.5, C not 

exceeding 1.0, D not exceeding 1.5; 

(c) Having the following mechanical 

properties: 

(i) With a Brinell hardness not more than 

237 HBW measured in all parts of the 

product including mid thickness; and having 

a Yield Strength of 75 ksi min and UTS 95 

ksi or more, Elongation of 18% or more and 

Reduction of area 35% or more; having 

charpy V at ¥75 degrees F in the 

longitudinal direction equal or greater than 

15 ft. lbs (single value) and equal or greater 

than 20 ft. lbs (average of 3 specimens) and 

conforming to the requirements of NACE 

MR01–75; or 

(ii) With a Brinell hardness not less than 

240 HBW measured in all parts of the 

product including mid thickness; and having 

a Yield Strength of 90 ksi min and UTS 110 

ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or more and 

Reduction of area 30% or more; having 

charpy V at ¥40 degrees F in the 

longitudinal direction equal or greater than 

21 ft. lbs (single value) and equal or greater 

than 31 ft. lbs (average of 3 specimens); 

(d) Conforming to ASTM A578–S9 

ultrasonic testing requirements with 

acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole; 

and 

(e) Conforming to magnetic particle 

inspection in accordance with AMS 2301; 

(7) Alloy forged and rolled steel CTL plate 

over 407 mm in actual thickness and meeting 

the following requirements: 

(a) Made from Electric Arc Furnace melted, 

ladle refined & vacuum degassed, alloy steel 

with the following chemical composition 

(expressed in weight percentages): 

• Carbon 0.25–0.30, 

• Silicon not greater than 0.25, 

• Manganese not greater than 0.50, 

• Nickel 3.0–3.5, 

• Sulfur not greater than 0.010, 

• Phosphorus not greater than 0.020, 

• Chromium 1.0–1.5, 

• Molybdenum 0.6–0.9, 

• Vanadium 0.08 to 0.12 

• Boron 0.002–0.004, 

• Oxygen not greater than 20 ppm, 

• Hydrogen not greater than 2 ppm, and 

• Nitrogen not greater than 60 ppm. 

(b) Having cleanliness in accordance with 

ASTM E45 method A (Thin and Heavy): A 

not exceeding 1.0(t) and 0.5(h), B not 

exceeding 1.5(t) and 1.0(h), C not exceeding 

1.0(t) and 0.5(h), and D not exceeding 1.5(t) 

and 1.0(h); 

(c) Having the following mechanical 

properties: A Brinell hardness not less than 

350 HBW measured in all parts of the 

product including mid thickness; and having 

a Yield Strength of 145 ksi or more and UTS 

160 ksi or more, Elongation of 15% or more 

and Reduction of area 35% or more; having 

charpy V at ¥40 degrees F in the transverse 

direction equal or greater than 20 ft. lbs 

(single value) and equal or greater than 25 ft. 

lbs (average of 3 specimens); 

(d) Conforming to ASTM A578–S9 

ultrasonic testing requirements with 

acceptance criteria 3.2 mm flat bottom hole; 

and 

(e) Conforming to magnetic particle 

inspection in accordance with AMS 2301. 

The products subject to the order are 

currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under 

item numbers: 7208.40.3030, 7208.40.3060, 

7208.51.0030, 7208.51.0045, 7208.51.0060, 

7208.52.0000, 7211.13.0000, 7211.14.0030, 

7211.14.0045, 7225.40.1110, 7225.40.1180, 

7225.40.3005, 7225.40.3050, 7226.20.0000, 

and 7226.91.5000. 

The products subject to the order may also 

enter under the following HTSUS item 

numbers: 7208.40.6060, 7208.53.0000, 

7208.90.0000, 7210.70.3000, 7210.90.9000, 

7211.19.1500, 7211.19.2000, 7211.19.4500, 

7211.19.6000, 7211.19.7590, 7211.90.0000, 

7212.40.1000, 7212.40.5000, 7212.50.0000, 

7214.10.0000, 7214.30.0010, 7214.30.0080, 

7214.91.0015, 7214.91.0016, 7214.91.0020, 

7214.91.0060, 7214.91.0090, 7225.11.0000, 

7225.19.0000, 7225.40.5110, 7225.40.5130, 

7225.40.5160, 7225.40.7000, 7225.99.0010, 

7225.99.0090, 7226.11.1000, 7226.11.9060, 

7226.19.1000, 7226.19.9000, 7226.91.0500, 

7226.91.1530, 7226.91.1560, 7226.91.2530, 

7226.91.2560, 7226.91.7000, 7226.91.8000, 

and 7226.99.0180. 

The HTSUS subheadings above are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes only. The written description of the 

scope of the order is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. History of the Order 

V. Legal Framework 

VI. Discussion of the Issues 

1. Likelihood of Continuation or 

Recurrence of a Countervailable Subsidy 

2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rate Likely 

To Prevail 

3. Nature of the Subsidies 

VII. Final Results of Review 

VIII. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB489] 

Fisheries Finance Program; 

Announcement of Availability of 

Federal Financial Assistance for 

Western Alaskan Community 

Development Groups 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability of Federal 

financial assistance for Western Alaskan 

Community Development Quota 

Groups. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces the 

availability of long-term direct loans for 

Western Alaskan Community 

Development Quota (CDQ) groups 

through the Community Development 

Loan program as a component of the 

Fisheries Finance Program (FFP). The 

Community Development loans will 

provide financing for the purchase of all 

or part of ownership interests in fishing 

or processing vessels, shoreside fish 

processing facilities, permits, quota, and 

cooperative rights in any of the Bering 

Sea and Aleutian Island fisheries. FFP 

loans are not issued for purposes that 

could contribute to over-fishing. 

DATES: Letters of interest must be 

received by April 25, 2022. Applications 

should be submitted beginning April 25, 

2022 and must be received by June 24, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Letters of interest will only 

be accepted via email to 

scott.houghtaling@noaa.gov. 

Applications must be submitted 

electronically to scott.houghtaling@

noaa.gov through secure transmissions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Applicants may obtain information 

regarding Community Development 

loans by contacting: Scott Houghtaling, 

Branch Chief; Northwest Financial 

Services Branch, F/MB53 National 

Marine Fisheries Service, National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. Phone: (206) 526–6122 

or by email to scott.houghtaling@

noaa.gov. 


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

A. Authority 

The FFP’s primary statutory authority 

is found in Title XI of the Merchant 

Marine Act, 1936, as amended and now 

recodified at 46 U.S.C. 53701, et seq. 

(Act). The Sustainable Fisheries Act 

(SFA) (Pub. L. 104–297, 110 Stat 3559) 

amended section 1104A(a)(7) of Title XI 

of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 and 

section 303(d)(4) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens 

Act) (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) to authorize 

Individual Fishing Quota financing. 

Authority for the Community 

Development Loan program for CDQ 

lending as a component of the FFP is 

found in the Omnibus Consolidated and 

Emergency Supplemental 

Appropriations Act, 1999, Public Law 

105–277, 112 stat. 2681–635, Section 

211(e), as amended by the Science, 

State, Justice, Commerce, and Related 

Agencies Appropriations Act of 2006, 

Public Law 109–108, 119 Stat. 2311– 

2312 and the Coast Guard and Maritime 

Transportation Act of 2006, Public Law 

109–241, 120 stat. 545, section 416(c). 

NMFS published a final rule for CDQ 

lending in the Federal Register on 

December 16, 2010 (75 FR 78619), 

codified at 50 CFR part 253. This 

authority is subject to the Federal Credit 

Reform Act of 1990 (FCRA) (2 U.S.C. 

661 et seq.) and the Single Audit Act 

Amendments of 1996 (31 U.S.C. 7501 et 

seq.). CDQ loans are subject to all FFP 

general credit standards and 

requirements, except that CDQ loans 

may have terms up to thirty years 

pursuant to 50 CFR 253.29(d), but shall 

not exceed the project property’s useful 

life. Collateral, guarantee and other 

requirements may be adjusted to 

individual credit risks. 

B. Assistance Listings 

The FFP is listed on www.sam.gov 

under the ‘‘Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance’’ number 11.415: Fisheries 

Finance Program. 

C. Funding Availability 

The amount of credit authority 

available for the purposes of purchasing 

all or part of the ownership interests in 

fishing or processing vessels, shoreside 

fish processing facilities, permits, quota, 

and cooperative rights in any of the 

Bering Sea and Aleutian Island 

fisheries, is approximately 

$197,284,200. This amount is available 

until expended. 

D. Eligibility Criteria 

Eligible applicants are defined in 

Public Law 105–277, 112 Stat 2681, 

Section 211(e). The following six CDQ 

groups are eligible to apply: 

1. Aleutian Pribilof Island Community 

Development Association; 

2. Bristol Bay Economic Development 

Corporation; 

3. Central Bering Sea Fishermen’s 

Association; 

4. Coastal Villages Region Fund; 

5. Norton Sound Economic 

Development Corporation; and 

6. Yukon Delta Fisheries Development 

Association. 

E. Process & Priority for Accepting 

Applications 

(1) The FFP has approximately 

$197,284,200 in CDQ loan authority. 

Each of the six CDQ groups may submit 

a letter of interest to borrow up to 

$32,880,700 for a qualified FFP loan 

project(s) by April 25, 2022. 

(2) Letters of interest will only be 

accepted via email to 

scott.houghtaling@noaa.gov. 

(3) NMFS will respond to letters of 

interest from the CDQ groups by 

providing FFP Loan Application Form, 

NOAA Form 88–1 and instructions for 

submitting applications electronically 

through secure transmissions. 

Applications will only be accepted 

electronically through secured 

transmissions. 

(4) If NMFS does not receive letters of 

interest from the CDQ groups totaling 

$197,280,000 by April 25, 2022, NMFS 

will inform the 6 CDQ groups that the 

remaining funds will be available on a 

first come basis. Any CDQ group that 

has already submitted a letter of interest 

may adjust its funding request in a 

subsequent letter of interest or 

application should remaining funds be 

available as described, and any CDQ 

group that had not previously submitted 

a letter of interest may still do so in the 

event of any remaining funds. There is 

no preference for a letter of interest or 

application for remaining funds, either 

will be accepted for purposes of 

determining who has expressed interest 

first, provided that a timely application 

is subsequently received by June 24, 

2022. If at any time, the total amounts 

requested exceed the lending authority 

listed above, priority will be based on 

the date and time of the electronic 

submission. 

(5) NMFS will begin accepting 

applications on April 25, 2022 at 9 a.m., 

EDT. Applications received before this 

time will not be accepted. Applications 

will be reviewed in the order in which 

they are received. Applications must be 

submitted electronically to 

scott.houghtaling@noaa.gov through 

secure transmissions. Each CDQ group 

will have until June 24, 2022 to submit 

a loan application(s). 

(6) If NMFS does not receive any loan 

applications by June 24, 2022 for the 

extent of its loan authority, NMFS will 

inform the 6 CDQ groups that the 

remaining funds will be available on a 

first come basis. If at any time, the total 

amounts requested exceed the lending 

authority listed above, priority will be 

based on the date and time of the 

electronic submission. 

II. Administrative Requirements & 

Evaluation Criteria 

(1) Per Section 1.A. of this 

notification, Community Development 

loans to CDQ groups are subject to all 

FFP general credit standards and 

requirements in 50 CFR part 253. These 

include, for example, requirements for 

applicable interest rates, principal, 

collateral, and working capital, lending 

restrictions, ability and experience 

requirements, and application fees. In 

addition, NMFS will not approve loans 

for fisheries that are listed as overfished 

or subject to overfishing. NMFS will 

undertake a due diligence investigation 

of every application to determine if, in 

its sole judgment, the application is 

both eligible for a loan because it meets 

the applicable loan requirements and 

qualified because the project is deemed 

an acceptable credit risk. Among other 

investigations, applicants may be 

subject to a background check, fisheries 

violations check and credit review. 

Background checks are intended to 

reveal if any key individuals associated 

with the project have been convicted of, 

or are presently facing criminal charges 

such as fraud, theft, perjury, or other 

matters which significantly reflect on 

the applicant’s honesty or financial 

integrity. 

(2) Community Development loans to 

CDQ groups are also subject to the 

requirements for Federal loans codified 

in the Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles and 

Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, 

as described in 2 CFR 200.101(b), 

adopted by the Department of 

Commerce in 2 CFR part 1327. 

Applicable requirements for Federal 

loans include, but are not limited to, 

internal controls (2 CFR 200.303) and 

audit requirements (2 CFR part 200, 

subpart F). Prospective ‘‘participants’’ 

(as defined at 2 CFR 180.980) are subject 

to 2 CFR part 180, subparts A through 

I, as supplemented by 2 CFR part 1326, 

regarding ‘‘Nonprocurement Debarment 

and Suspension.’’ Disclosure of an 

applicant’s Taxpayer Identification 


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Number, and, to the extent permitted by 

applicable law, the social security 

number for an individual, may be made 

in the event NMFS takes action to 

exclude a person under the 

nonprocurement debarment and 

suspension system using the System for 

Award Management Exclusions, as 

described in 2 CFR part 180, subpart E. 

(3) In accordance with the provisions 

of the Debt Collection Improvement Act 

of 1996, a person may not obtain any 

Federal financial assistance in the form 

of a loan (other than a disaster loan) or 

loan guarantee if the person has an 

outstanding debt (other than a debt 

under the Internal Revenue Code of 

1986) with any Federal agency which is 

in a delinquent status, as determined 

under standards prescribed by the 

Secretary of the Treasury. 

(4) A false statement on an 

application is grounds for denial or 

termination of funds and grounds for 

possible punishment by a fine or 

imprisonment as provided in 18 U.S.C. 

1001 and an event of a security default. 

50 CFR 253.12(c). 

(5) Recipients of Federal loans are 

subject to the applicable lobbying 

provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1352, 

‘‘Limitation on use of appropriated 

funds to influence certain Federal 

contracting and financial transactions.’’ 

Applicants must submit a completed 

Form CD–511, ‘‘Certification Regarding 

Lobbying.’’ 

(6) An applicant classified for tax 

purposes as an individual, limited 

liability company, partnership, 

proprietorship, corporation, or legal 

entity is required to submit a taxpayer 

identification number (TIN) (either 

social security number, employer 

identification number as applicable, or 

registered foreign organization number) 

on Form W–9, ‘‘Payers Request for 

Taxpayer Identification Number.’’ 

Recipients who either fail to provide 

their TIN or provide an incorrect TIN 

may have funding suspended until the 

requirement is met. 

(7) An audit of a Community 

Development loan may be conducted at 

any time; expenditures of or exceeding 

$750,000 during a non-Federal entity’s 

fiscal year in Federal awards must have 

a single or program-specific audit for 

that year. 50 CFR 253.25(d); 2 CFR 

200.501(a). Auditee responsibilities are 

set forth in 2 CFR 200.508. Auditors, 

selected pursuant to 2 CFR 200.509, 

shall have access to any and all 

personnel, accounts, books, documents, 

papers and records, supporting 

documentation and other information of 

the obligor or any other party to a 

financing, that the auditor(s) deem 

pertinent, whether written, printed, 

recorded, produced or reproduced by 

any mechanical, magnetic or other 

process or medium. 

III. Regulatory Determinations 

Neither the Administrative Procedure 

Act nor any other law requires prior 

notice and opportunity for public 

comment about this document (which 

concerns loans). Consequently, the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act does not 

require a regulatory flexibility analysis. 

This action is not a ‘‘regulation’’ for 

purposes of Executive Order 12866 

(Regulatory Planning and Review) nor 

does it constitute a policy that has 

federalism implications under Executive 

Order 13132 (Federalism). 

This notification contains and refers 

to collection-of-information 

requirements subject to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The application 

requirements contained in the 

notification have been approved under 

OMB control number 0648–0012. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, no person is required to respond to, 

nor shall any person be subject to a 

penalty for failure to comply with, a 

collection of information subject to the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act unless that collection of 

information displays a currently valid 

OMB control number. 

This action is subject to the National 

Environmental Policy Act. Pursuant to 

the NOAA Administrative Order 216– 

6A and the NOAA Companion Manual 

(CM), ‘‘Policy and Procedures for 

Compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act and Related 

Authorities’’ (effective January 13, 

2017), NMFS has determined that this 

action is categorically excluded from the 

requirement to prepare an 

environmental impact statement or 

environmental assessment under 

Categorical Exclusion D.1, at CM 

Appendix E. The action does not 

involve any of the extraordinary 

circumstances provided in NOAA’s 

NEPA procedures, and therefore does 

not require further analysis to determine 

whether the action may have significant 

effects (CM at 4.A). 

Dated: March 22, 2022. 

Brian Pawlak, 

Director, NMFS Office of Management and 

Budget. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB839] 

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 

Atlantic Shark Management Measures; 

2022 Research Fishery 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: On November 19, 2021, 

NMFS published a notice inviting 

qualified commercial shark permit 

holders to submit applications to 

participate in the 2022 Shark Research 

Fishery. The Shark Research Fishery 

allows for the collection of fisherydependent data for future stock 

assessments and cooperative research 

with commercial fishermen to meet the 

shark research objectives of the Agency. 

Every year, the permit terms and 

permitted activities (e.g., number of 

hooks and retention limits) specifically 

authorized for selected participants in 

the Shark Research Fishery are 

designated depending on the scientific 

and research needs of the Agency, as 

well as the number of NMFS-approved 

observers available. In order to inform 

selected participants of this year’s 

specific permit requirements and ensure 

all terms and conditions of the permit 

are met, NMFS is holding a meeting via 

conference call and webinar for selected 

participants. The date and time of that 

meeting is announced in this notice. 

DATES: A conference call will be held on 

March 31, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: A meeting will be 

conducted. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for information on how to 

access the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Guy 

DuBeck at (301) 427–8503 or Delisse 

Ortiz at (202) 930–1304. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Atlantic shark fisheries are managed 

under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens 

Act). The 2006 Consolidated Atlantic 

Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery 

Management Plan (FMP), as amended, is 

implemented by regulations at 50 CFR 

part 635. Specifics regarding the 

commercial shark quotas and the shark 

research fishery can be found at 

§§ 635.27(b) and 635.32(f). 

The final rule for Amendment 2 to the 

2006 Consolidated HMS FMP (73 FR 

35778, June 24, 2008, corrected at 73 FR 


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