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27See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1). 

Public Comment 

Case briefs or other written comments 

may be submitted to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. Interested parties will be 

notified of the timeline for the 

submission of case briefs and written 

comments at a later date. Rebuttal briefs, 

limited to issues raised in case briefs, 

may be submitted no later than seven 

days after the deadline date for case 

briefs.27 Pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who 

submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in 

this investigation are encouraged to 

submit with each argument: (1) A 

statement of the issue; (2) a brief 

summary of the argument; and (3) a 

table of authorities. 

Suspension of Liquidation 

In accordance with section 

703(e)(2)(A) of the Act, for Arkema, 

Daikin, Hongkong, Juxin, Weitron, and 

all other exporters and producers, we 

intend to direct U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) to suspend 

liquidation of any unliquidated entries 

of subject merchandise from China 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse 

for consumption, on or after March 27, 

2021, which is 90 days prior to the date 

of publication of the Preliminary 

Determination in the Federal Register. 

For such entries, CBP shall require a 

cash deposit equal to the estimated 

preliminary subsidy rates established in 

the Preliminary Determination. This 

suspension of liquidation will remain in 

effect until further notice. 

U.S. International Trade Commission 

(ITC) Notification 

In accordance with section 703(f) of 

the Act, we intend to notify the ITC of 

this preliminary determination of 

critical circumstances. 

This determination is issued and 

published pursuant to sections 703(f) 

and 777(i)(1) of the Act. 

Dated: July 6, 2021. 

James Maeder, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14755 Filed 7–9–21; 8:45 am] 

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; Atlantic Highly Migratory 

Species Vessel and Gear Marking 

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 March 22, 

2021, (86 FR 15198) during a 60-day 

comment period. This notice allows for 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. 

Agency: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

Title: Atlantic Highly Migratory 

Species Vessel and Gear Marking. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0373. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

[extension of a current information 

collection]. 

Number of Respondents: 4,767. 

Average Hours per Response: 45 

minutes to mark the vessel; 15 minutes 

each to mark highflyers, buoys, and 

floats. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,950. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for an 

extension of a current information 

collection. These requirements apply to 

vessel owners in the Atlantic highly 

migratory species (HMS) Fishery. 

Under current regulations at 50 CFR 

635.6, fishing vessels permitted for 

Atlantic HMS fisheries must display 

their official vessel numbers on their 

vessels. Flotation devices and highflyers attached to certain fishing gears 

must also be marked with the vessel’s 

official number to identify the vessel to 

which the gear belongs. These 

requirements are necessary for 

identification, law enforcement, and 

monitoring purposes. 

Specifically, all vessel owners that 

hold a valid Atlantic HMS permit under 

50 CFR 635.4, other than an Atlantic 

HMS Angling permit, are required to 

display their official vessel 

identification number. Numbers must be 

permanently affixed to, or painted on, 

the port and starboard sides of the 

deckhouse or hull and on an 

appropriate weather deck, so as to be 

clearly visible from an enforcement 

vessel or aircraft. In block Arabic 

numerals permanently affixed to or 

painted on the vessel in contrasting 

color to the background. At least 18 

inches (45.7 cm) in height for vessels 

over 65 ft (19.8 m) in length; at least 10 

inches (25.4 cm) in height for all other 

vessels over 25 ft (7.6 m) in length; and 

at least 3 inches (7.6 cm) in height for 

vessels 25 ft (7.6 m) in length or less. 

Furthermore, the owner or operator of 

a vessel for which a permit has been 

issued under § 635.4 and that uses 

handline, buoy gear, harpoon, longline, 

or gillnet, must display the vessel’s 

name, registration number or Atlantic 

Tunas, Atlantic HMS Angling, or 

Atlantic HMS Charter/Headboat permit 

number on each float attached to a 

handline, buoy gear, or harpoon, and on 

the terminal floats and high-flyers (if 

applicable) on a longline or gillnet used 

by the vessel. The vessel’s name or 

number must be at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) 

in height in block letters or arabic 

numerals in a color that contrasts with 

the background color of the float or 

high-flyer. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations (vessel owners). 

Frequency: Annually for each vessel 

or piece of gear required to be marked. 

The estimated number of gear items that 

require marking per vessel owner range 

from 2 buoys for bottom longline 

vessels, up to 35 buoys for swordfish 

buoy gear and Caribbean Small Boat 

vessels. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and the 

Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 

(16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.) 

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 


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entering either the title of the collection 

or the OMB Control Number 0648–0373. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14740 Filed 7–9–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XB218] 

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) 

Bluefish Advisory Panel will hold a 

public meeting, jointly with the Atlantic 

States Marine Fisheries Commission 

(ASMFC) Bluefish Advisory Panel. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, July 28, 2021, from 2 p.m. 

until 4 p.m. For agenda details, see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar with a telephone-only 

connection option. Details on the 

proposed agenda, webinar listen-in 

access, and briefing materials can be 

accessed on the Council’s website 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 MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council’s 

Bluefish Advisory Panel will meet 

jointly with the Atlantic States Marine 

Fisheries Commission’s Bluefish 

Advisory Panel via webinar. The 

purpose of this meeting is to welcome 

new Advisory Panel members, review 

recent management track stock 

assessment information for bluefish, and 

to review the recommendations of the 

Scientific and Statistical Committee 

(SSC) and Monitoring Committee for 

2022–23 catch and landings limits. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

Kathy Collins at the Council Office, 

(302) 526–5253, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

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

Dated: July 7, 2021. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14750 Filed 7–9–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office 

[Docket No.: PTO–P–2020–0027] 

Extension of the Fast-Track Appeals 

Pilot Program 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) is extending 

the Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program, 

initiated on July 2, 2020, which 

provides for the advancement of 

applications out of their turn in the ex 

parte appeals phase of patent 

prosecution before the Patent Trial and 

Appeal Board (PTAB or Board). The 

Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program 

permits an appellant who has filed an 

ex parte appeal and received a notice 

that the appeal has been docketed to file 

a petition to expedite the review of the 

appeal. The Fast-Track Appeals Pilot 

Program sets a target of reaching a 

decision on an ex parte appeal within 

six months from the date that the appeal 

is entered into the program. 

DATES: 

Applicable Date: July 12, 2021. 

Duration: The Fast-Track Appeals 

Pilot Program will run until July 2, 

2022. The USPTO may extend the FastTrack Appeals Pilot Program (with or 

without modification) on either a 

temporary or a permanent basis, or may 

discontinue the program after that date. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Bartlett, PTAB, by telephone at 

571–272–9797 or by email at 

fasttrackappeals@uspto.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Appeals to 

the Board are normally taken up for 

decision in the order in which they are 

docketed. See USPTO Standard 

Operating Procedure 1, Assignment of 

judges to panels (Sept. 20, 2018), 

available at www.uspto.gov/patents/ 

ptab/resources. Currently, the average 

appeal pendency is about 13 months, 

down from 15 months in 2020, and from 

30 months in 2015. See the PTAB 

statistics available at www.uspto.gov/ 

patents/ptab/statistics. However, a 

small number of appeals are advanced 

out of turn due to a special status 

reflecting, for example, that the 

appealed case is a reissue application or 

a reexamination proceeding, or in light 

of an inventor’s advanced age or poor 

health. 

On July 2, 2020, the PTAB adopted, 

on a temporary basis, the Fast-Track 

Appeals Pilot Program, under which an 

appellant may have an ex parte appeal 

to the Board advanced out of turn by 

filing a petition under 37 CFR 41.3, 

accompanied by the petition fee set 

forth in 37 CFR 41.20(a). See Fast-Track 

Appeals Pilot Program, 85 FR 39888 

(July 2, 2020) (Fast-Track Notice). The 

Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program 

permits an appellant to accelerate the 

Board’s decision on an ex parte appeal, 

hastening the pace at which 

patentability determinations are made 

and products or services embodying 

those patented inventions are brought to 

the marketplace, and thus spurring 

follow-on innovation, economic growth, 

and job creation. The USPTO provides 

a form for the Fast-Track petition, Form 

PTO/SB/451, which is available on the 

USPTO’s website at www.uspto.gov/ 

patents/apply/forms/forms-patentapplications-filed-or-after-september16-2012. 

The Fast-Track Notice required, inter 

alia, that a petition be filed before July 

2, 2021, to participate in the program. 

The Fast-Track Notice also set a 

maximum number of 500 appeals that 

may be advanced through Fast-Track 

petitions. 

The Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program 

is hereby extended to accept petitions 

for advancing out of turn (according 

‘‘Fast-Track status’’ to) ex parte appeals 

through July 2, 2022. The requirements 

for the program remain the same as 

those set forth in the original notice (see 

Fast-Track Notice, 85 FR 39888), with 

the following modification regarding the 

petition limit. 

The upper limit of 500 total granted 

Fast-Track petitions, as set forth in the 

Fast-Track Notice, is no longer 

applicable. To maintain the Board’s 

ability to provide a faster appeal option 

while timely resolving other appeals, 

however, the number of granted 

petitions in the Fast-Track Appeals Pilot 

Program remains limited to 125 granted 

petitions per quarter. If a quarterly limit 


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