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APO is a violation which is subject to 

sanction. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing the 

final results and this notice in 

accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), 

and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 

351.218. 

Dated: May 18, 2022. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix 

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 Rates 

Likely to Prevail 

3. Nature of the Subsidies 

VII. Final Results of Sunset Review 

VIII. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

[Docket No. PTO–C–2022–0013] 

Patent and Trademark Public Advisory 

Committees 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Commerce. 

ACTION: Request for nominations for the 

Patent and Trademark Public Advisory 

Committees. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO)—America’s 

Innovation Agency—is seeking 

nominations for up to three members of 

its Patent Public Advisory Committee 

(PPAC) to advise the Director of the 

USPTO on patent policy and for up to 

three members of its Trademark Public 

Advisory Committee (TPAC) to advise 

the Director on trademark policy. Each 

new member, who can serve remotely, 

will serve a three-year term. The 

members represent the interests of the 

public and the stakeholders of the 

USPTO. 

DATES: Nominations must be 

electronically transmitted on or before 

July 1, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to submit 

nominations will be required to 

electronically complete the appropriate 

Public Advisory Committee application 

form by entering detailed information 

and qualifications at: https://

tinyurl.com/ynae4a67 for the Patent 

Public Advisory Committee, and https:// 

tinyurl.com/hcux6462 for the 

Trademark Public Advisory Committee. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cordelia Zecher, Acting Chief of Staff, 

Office of the Under Secretary of 

Commerce for Intellectual Property and 

Director of the USPTO, at 571–272– 

8600. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

November 29, 1999, the President 

signed into law the Patent and 

Trademark Office Efficiency Act (Act). 

The Act established two Public 

Advisory Committees—the PPAC and 

TPAC—to review the policies, goals, 

performance, budget, and user fees of 

the USPTO. The America Invents Act 

Technical Corrections set staggered 

terms for members of the Advisory 

Committees, with each term starting and 

ending on December 1. 

The PPAC and TPAC members shall: 

• Advise the Under Secretary of 

Commerce for Intellectual Property and 

Director of the USPTO on matters 

relating to policies, goals, performance, 

budget, and user fees of the USPTO 

relating to patents and trademarks, 

respectively (35 U.S.C. 5); and 

• Within 60 days after the end of each 

fiscal year: (1) Prepare an annual report 

on matters listed above; (2) transmit the 

report to the Secretary of Commerce 

(Secretary), the President, and the 

Committees on the Judiciary of the 

Senate and the House of 

Representatives; and (3) publish the 

report in the Official Gazette of the 

USPTO. Id. 

Public Advisory Committees 

The Public Advisory Committees are 

each composed of nine voting members 

who are appointed by the Secretary and 

serve at the pleasure of the Secretary for 

three-year terms. Members are eligible 

for reappointment for a second 

consecutive three-year term. The Public 

Advisory Committee members must be 

citizens of the United States. Members 

must also certify that they are not 

required to register with the Department 

of Justice as a foreign agent under the 

Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, 

as amended, and that they are not a 

federally-registered lobbyist. Members 

are chosen to represent the interests of 

diverse users of the USPTO and must 

represent small and large entity 

applicants located in the United States 

in proportion to the number of 

applications filed by such applicants. In 

no case, however, shall members who 

represent small entity patent applicants, 

including small business concerns, 

independent inventors, and nonprofit 

organizations, constitute less than 25 

percent of the members of the Patent 

Public Advisory Committee. There must 

at least one independent inventor on the 

Patent Public Advisory Committee. The 

Committees must include individuals 

with a ‘‘substantial background and 

achievement in finance, management, 

labor relations, science, technology, and 

office automation.’’ 35 U.S.C. 5(b)(3). 

Each of the Public Advisory Committees 

also includes three non-voting members 

representing each labor organization 

recognized by the USPTO. 

Procedures and Guidelines of the PPAC 

and TPAC 

Each newly appointed member of the 

PPAC and TPAC will serve for a threeyear term that begins on December 1, 

2022, and ends on December 1, 2025. As 

required by the 1999 Act, members of 

the PPAC and TPAC will receive 

compensation for each day (including 

travel time) they attend meetings or 

engage in the business of their Advisory 

Committee. The enabling statute states 

that members are to be compensated at 

the daily equivalent of the annual rate 

of basic pay in effect for level III of the 

Executive Schedule under 5 U.S.C. 

5314. Committee members are 

compensated on an hourly basis, 

calculated at the daily rate. While away 

from home or their regular place of 

business, each member shall be allowed 

travel expenses, including per diem in 

lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 5 

U.S.C. 5703. 

Applicability of Certain Ethics Laws 

Public Advisory Committee members 

are Special Government Employees 

within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. 202. 

The following additional information 

includes several, but not all, of the 

ethics rules that apply to members, and 

assumes that members are not engaged 

in Public Advisory Committee business 

more than 60 days during any period of 

365 consecutive days. 

• Each member will be required to 

file a confidential financial disclosure 

form within 30 days of appointment. 5 

CFR 2634.202(c), 2634.204, 2634.903, 

and 2634.904(b). 

• Each member will be subject to 

many of the public integrity laws, 

including criminal bars against 

representing a party in a particular 

matter that comes before the member’s 

committee and that involves at least one 

specific party. 18 U.S.C. 205(c); see also 

18 U.S.C. 207 for post-membership bars. 

Also, a member must not act on a matter 

in which the member (or any of certain 


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1 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

2 44 U.S.C. 3512, 5 CFR 1320.5(b)(2)(i) and 1320.8 

(b)(3)(vi). 

3 17 CFR 1.71. 

4 7 U.S.C. 6d(c). 

5 77 FR 20198. 

6For the definition of FCM, see section 1a(28) of 

the CEA and Commission regulation 1.3. 7 U.S.C. 

1a(49) and 17 CFR 1.3. 

7For the definitions of IB, see section 1a(31) of 

the CEA and Commission regulation 1.3. 7 U.S.C. 

1a(33) and 17 CFR 1.3. 

8See 17 CFR 1.71. 

closely related entities) has a financial 

interest. 18 U.S.C. 208. 

• Representation of foreign interests 

may also raise issues. 35 U.S.C. 5(a)(1) 

and 18 U.S.C. 219. 

Meetings of the PPAC and TPAC 

Meetings of each Public Advisory 

Committee will take place at the call of 

the respective Committee Chair to 

consider an agenda set by that Chair. 

Meetings may be conducted in person, 

telephonically, online, or by other 

appropriate means. The meetings of 

each Public Advisory Committee will be 

open to the public, except each Public 

Advisory Committee may, by majority 

vote, meet in an executive session when 

considering personnel, privileged, or 

other confidential information. 

Nominees must have the ability to 

participate in Public Advisory 

Committee business through the 

internet. 

Katherine K. Vidal, 

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 

Property and Director of the United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Intent To Extend 

Collection 3038–0078: Conflicts of 

Interest Policies and Procedures by 

Futures Commission Merchants and 

Introducing Brokers 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (‘‘Commission’’) is 

announcing an opportunity for public 

comment on the proposed renewal of a 

collection of certain information by the 

agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (‘‘PRA’’), Federal agencies are 

required to publish notice in the 

Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of an 

existing collection of information, and 

to allow 60 days for public comment. 

This notice solicits comments on the 

collections of information mandated by 

a Commission regulation dealing with 

conflicts of interest policies and 

procedures by futures commission 

merchants and introducing brokers. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before July 25, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by ‘‘OMB Control Number 

3038–0078’’ by any of the following 

methods: 

• The Agency’s website, at https://

comments.cftc.gov/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

through the website. 

• Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick, 

Secretary of the Commission, 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 

20581. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as 

Mail above. 

Please submit your comments using 

only one method. All comments must be 

submitted in English, or if not, 

accompanied by an English translation. 

Comments will be posted as received to 

https://www.cftc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew Chapin, Associate Chief 

Counsel, Market Participants Division, 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, (202) 418–5465, email: 

achapin@cftc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA,1 Federal agencies must obtain 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for each collection 

of information they conduct or sponsor. 

‘‘Collection of Information’’ is defined 

in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3 

and includes agency requests or 

requirements that members of the public 

submit reports, keep records, or provide 

information to a third party. Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal agencies 

to provide a 60-day notice in the 

Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of an 

existing collection of information, 

before submitting the collection to OMB 

for approval. To comply with this 

requirement, the Commission is 

publishing notice of the proposed 

collection of information listed below. 

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, 

and a person is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number.2

Title: Conflicts of Interest Policies and 

Procedures by Futures Commission 

Merchants and Introducing Brokers 

(OMB Control Nos. 3038–0078). This is 

a request for an extension of currently 

approved information collection. 

Abstract: On April 3, 2012, the 

Commission adopted Commission 

regulation 1.71 (Conflicts of interest 

policies and procedures by futures 

commission merchants and introducing 

brokers) 3 pursuant to sections 4d(c) 4 of 

the Commodity Exchange Act (‘‘CEA’’).5

Commission regulation 1.71 generally 

requires that, among other things, 

generally that, among other things, 

futures commission merchants 

(‘‘FCM’’) 6 and introducing brokers 

(‘‘IB’’) 7 develop conflicts of interest 

procedures and disclosures, adopt and 

implement written policies and 

procedures reasonably designed to 

ensure compliance with their conflicts 

of interest and disclosure obligations, 

and maintain specified records related 

to those requirements.8 The 

Commission believes that the 

information collection obligations 

imposed by Commission regulation 1.71 

are essential to (i) ensuring that FCMs 

and IBs develop and maintain the 

conflicts of interest systems, procedures 

and disclosures required by the CEA, 

and Commission regulations, and (ii) 

the effective evaluation of these 

registrants’ actual compliance with the 

CEA and Commission regulations. An 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and 

a person is not required to respond to, 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

With respect to the collection of 

information, the Commission invites 

comments on: 

• Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information will have a practical use; 

• The accuracy of the Commission’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

• Ways to enhance the 

quality,usefulness, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden of 

collection of information on those 

whoare to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate automated 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology; 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

You should submit only information 

that you wish to make available 

publicly. If you wish the Commission to 


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