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14See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). 

15 Id. 

16 Id. 

17See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2). 

18For a full discussion of this practice, see 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 

Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 

(May 6, 2003). 

19See Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from 

Japan: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value and Final Affirmative Determination of 

Critical Circumstances, 81 FR 53409 (August 12, 

2016). 

Where the respondent reported 

reliable entered values, we calculated 

importer- (or customer-) specific ad 

valorem rates by aggregating the 

dumping margins calculated for all U.S. 

sales to each importer (or customer) and 

dividing this amount by the total 

entered value of the sales to each 

importer (or customer).14 Where 

Commerce calculated a weightedaverage dumping margin by dividing the 

total amount of dumping for reviewed 

sales to that party by the total sales 

quantity associated with those 

transactions, Commerce will direct CBP 

to assess importer- (or customer-) 

specific assessment rates based on the 

resulting per-unit rates.15 Where an 

importer- (or customer-) specific ad 

valorem or per-unit rate is greater than 

de minimis (i.e., 0.50 percent), 

Commerce will instruct CBP to collect 

the appropriate duties at the time of 

liquidation.16 Where an importer- (or 

customer-) specific ad valorem or perunit rate is zero or de minimis, 

Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate 

appropriate entries without regard to 

antidumping duties.17

For the companies which were not 

selected for individual review, we will 

assign an assessment rate based on the 

methodology described in the ‘‘Rate for 

Non-Examined Companies’’ section, 

above. 

Consistent with Commerce’s 

assessment practice, for entries of 

subject merchandise during the POR 

produced by NSC, or the non-examined 

companies for which the producer did 

not know that its merchandise was 

destined for the United States, we will 

instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed 

entries at the all-others rate if there is no 

rate for the intermediate company/ 

companies involved in the 

transaction.18

Cash Deposit Requirements 

The following cash deposit 

requirements will be effective for all 

shipments of subject merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the 

publication date of the final results of 

this administrative review, as provided 

for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) 

The cash deposit rates for the 

companies listed in these final results 

will be equal to the weighted-average 

dumping margins established in the 

final results of this review; (2) for 

merchandise exported by producers or 

exporters not covered in this review but 

covered in a prior segment of this 

proceeding, the cash deposit rate will 

continue to be the company-specific rate 

published for the most recently 

completed segment in which the 

company was reviewed; (3) if the 

exporter is not a firm covered in this 

review or the original less-than-fairvalue (LTFV) investigation, but the 

producer is, the cash deposit rate will be 

the rate established for the most recently 

completed segment of this proceeding 

for the producer of the subject 

merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit 

rate for all other producers or exporters 

will continue to be 5.58 percent,19 the 

all-others rate established in the LTFV 

investigation. These cash deposit 

requirements, when imposed, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice serves as a final reminder 

to importers of their responsibility 

under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a 

certificate regarding the reimbursement 

of antidumping duties prior to 

liquidation of the relevant entries 

during this POR. Failure to comply with 

this requirement could result in the 

presumption that reimbursement of 

antidumping duties occurred and the 

subsequent assessment of double 

antidumping duties. 

Administrative Protective Order 

This notice also serves as a reminder 

to parties subject to administrative 

protective order (APO) of their 

responsibility concerning the 

destruction of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 

written notification of the return or 

destruction of APO materials or 

conversion to judicial protective order is 

hereby requested. Failure to comply 

with the regulations and terms of an 

APO is a sanctionable violation. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing these 

results in accordance with sections 

751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.213(h) and 351.221(b)(5) of 

Commerce’s regulations. 

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. Final Determination of No Shipments 

V. Changes Since the Preliminary Results 

VI. Discussion of the Issues 

Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should 

Deduct Section 232 Duties from U.S. 

Price 

Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should 

Include the U.S. Revenue for Certain 

Extra Services in Calculating the Net 

U.S. Price 

Comment 3: Whether Commerce Should 

Increase the Total Cost of Manufacturing 

to Account for NSC’s Purchases of Iron 

Ore from its Affiliated Suppliers 

VII. Recommendation 

[FR Doc. 2022–11160 Filed 5–23–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XC003] 

Nominations for U.S. Commissioners 

to Regional Fisheries Management 

Organizations 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; call for nominations. 

SUMMARY: NMFS is soliciting 

nominations, which may include selfnominations, for qualified individuals 

to serve as non-Federal U.S. 

Commissioners (Commissioners) to 

certain regional fisheries management 

organizations (RFMOs). This action is 

being undertaken to enhance 

transparency in the process of 

identifying potential candidates for 

Commissioner positions and to increase 

diversity in the candidate pool to help 

ensure the views and interests of the 

range of U.S. stakeholders are 

considered in the process of developing 

and advancing U.S. positions at RFMOs. 

Nominations are open to all qualified 

individuals and may include current or 

previous Commissioners and Alternate 

Commissioners for certain RFMOs 

where eligible. 

DATES: Nominations and any supporting 

documentation must be received by July 

8, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations for U.S. 

Commissioners may be submitted 


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electronically to: nmfs.rfmo.@noaa.gov. 

Please include ‘‘Nomination for ll’’ 

and the relevant organization(s) in the 

subject line of the message (e.g., 

‘‘Nomination for WCPFC’’, etc.). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Terra Lederhouse, phone (301) 427– 

8360, or by email at Terra.Lederhouse@

noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Because fish and other marine species 

cross national boundaries, the United 

States shares living marine resources 

with other countries. The way other 

countries manage these shared marine 

resources can directly affect the status 

and long-term use of fish stocks and 

protected or endangered species of 

importance to the United States. For this 

reason, the United States participates in 

several RFMOs, which are treaty-based 

bodies whose objective is to ensure the 

sustainable conservation and 

management of shared fish stocks and 

other living marine resources through 

international cooperation. Each RFMO 

has regularly scheduled meetings in 

which nations adopt binding 

conservation and management 

measures, and throughout the year, 

there are typically intersessional 

meetings of RFMO subsidiary bodies to 

address specific scientific and 

management issues. 

The United States is represented in 

the below-described RFMOs by 

Commissioners who are appointed by 

the President or the Secretary of 

Commerce, depending on the 

organization. The lead U.S. 

Commissioner to each RFMO is an 

employee of the Federal Government. 

Non-Federal Commissioners are 

selected from among individuals with 

fisheries knowledge and experience as 

described in U.S. statutes that 

implement the RFMO treaties. The 

Commissioners may participate in 

meetings of advisory committees and in 

other meetings to help develop the 

United States’ positions for RFMO 

meetings. The Commissioners then 

serve on the U.S. delegations to RFMO 

meetings where they must support the 

finalized, U.S. positions on the 

conservation and management of shared 

living marine resources even in cases 

where such positions may be contrary or 

different to their views or advice. The 

Secretary of State, in consultation with 

the Secretary of Commerce, may 

designate Alternate U.S. Commissioners 

to serve in the absence of a U.S. 

Commissioner. 

The purpose of this notice is to solicit 

nominations for individuals to serve as 

non-Federal U.S. Commissioners to 

certain RFMOs. NMFS, and the U.S. 

government more generally, are 

committed to advancing diversity, 

equity, inclusion, and accessibility at all 

levels, including within the 

communities we serve and protect. 

Consistent with this commitment, 

NMFS is taking steps aimed at 

increasing the diversity of stakeholder 

voices that represent the United States 

in our international fisheries 

engagements, including by promoting 

greater diversity and representation of 

underserved communities in the pool of 

potential candidates for appointment as 

non-Federal U.S. Commissioners to 

RFMOs. Through this notice, NMFS is 

also taking steps to advance a 

transparent process that promotes 

equity, inclusion, and accessibility 

when seeking nominees to serve in 

these important roles. As such, NMFS 

encourages nominations for women and 

for individuals from underserved 

communities that meet the knowledge, 

experience, and other legal 

requirements of the positions described 

in this notice. See Executive Order 

(E.O.) 13985 (Advancing Racial Equity 

and Support for Underserved 

Communities Through the Federal 

Government) § 2 (defining ‘‘underserved 

communities’’ as ‘‘populations sharing a 

particular characteristic, as well as 

geographic communities, that have been 

systematically denied a full opportunity 

to participate in aspects of economic, 

social, and civic life,’’ ‘‘such as Black, 

Latino, and Indigenous and Native 

American persons, Asian Americans 

and Pacific Islanders and other persons 

of color; members of religious 

minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, 

transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) 

persons; persons with disabilities; 

persons who live in rural areas; and 

persons otherwise adversely affected by 

persistent poverty or inequality.’’). E.O. 

13985 is available at https://

www.federalregister.gov/documents/ 

2021/01/25/2021-01753/advancingracial-equity-and-support-forunderserved-communities-through-thefederal-government. 

NMFS is soliciting nominations for 

individuals who are qualified to serve as 

U.S. Commissioners to the RFMOs 

described below. NMFS’ goal is to have 

on-hand a pool of qualified candidates, 

who meet qualifications under the 

relevant RFMO treaty implementing 

statutes and who can be considered, as 

the need arises, for recommendations 

for U.S. Commissioner vacancies. This 

pool may also be considered, as the 

need arises, for designation of Alternate 

Commissioners. Current Commissioners 

that are interested in being included in 

the pool of qualified candidates may, 

but are not required to, indicate as such 

through self-nomination or nomination 

by someone else. Separate from any 

nominations received per this notice, 

NMFS and/or its federal agency partners 

may also independently make 

Commissioner recommendations. 

Inter-American Tropical Tuna 

Commission (IATTC) 

IATTC is an intergovernmental 

organization established under the 1949 

Convention for the Establishment of an 

Inter-American Tropical Tuna 

Commission. In 2003, IATTC adopted 

the Convention for the Strengthening of 

the IATTC Established by the 1949 

Convention between the United States 

of America and the Republic of Costa 

Rica (Antigua Convention). The Antigua 

Convention entered into force in 2010. 

The United States acceded to the 

Antigua Convention on February 24, 

2016. IATTC consists of 21 member 

nations and five cooperating nonmember nations and facilitates scientific 

research into, as well as the 

conservation and management of, tuna 

and tuna-like species in the IATTC 

Convention Area. The IATTC 

Convention Area is defined as waters of 

the eastern Pacific Ocean within the 

area bounded by the west coast of the 

Americas and by 50° N latitude, 150° W 

longitude, and 50° S latitude. IATTC 

maintains a scientific research and 

fishery monitoring program and 

regularly assesses the status of tuna, 

sharks, and billfish stocks in the IATTC 

Convention Area to determine 

appropriate catch limits and other 

measures deemed necessary to promote 

sustainable fisheries and prevent the 

overexploitation of these stocks. More 

information on IATTC can be found at 

https://www.iattc.org/. 

As a Party to the Antigua Convention 

and a member of IATTC, the United 

States is legally bound to implement 

decisions of the IATTC. The Tuna 

Conventions Act (16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) 

directs the Secretary of Commerce, in 

consultation with the Secretary of State 

and, with respect to enforcement 

measures, the U.S. Coast Guard, to 

promulgate such regulations as may be 

necessary to carry out the United States’ 

obligations under the Antigua 

Convention, including 

recommendations and decisions 

adopted by the IATTC. This work is 

carried out by NMFS. 

The Tuna Conventions Act (16 U.S.C. 

951 et seq.) requires that the United 

States be represented on the IATTC by 

four U.S. Commissioners. 16 U.S.C. 

952(a). U.S. Commissioners are 


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appointed by the President and must be 

knowledgeable or experienced 

concerning highly migratory fish stocks 

in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. Of 

the U.S. Commissioners: 

(1) One shall be an officer or 

employee of the Department of 

Commerce; and 

(2) Not more than two United States 

Commissioners may be appointed who 

reside in a State other than a State 

whose vessels maintain a substantial 

fishery in the area of the Convention. 

In addition, the Secretary of State, in 

consultation with the Secretary, may 

designate from time to time and for 

periods of time deemed appropriate 

Alternate U.S. Commissioners to the 

IATTC. 16 U.S.C. 952(b). Any Alternate 

U.S. Commissioner may exercise, at any 

meeting of the IATTC or of the General 

Advisory Committee or Scientific 

Advisory Subcommittee, all powers and 

duties of a U.S. Commissioner in the 

absence of any appointed U.S. 

Commissioner for whatever reason. The 

number of such Alternate U.S. 

Commissioners that may be designated 

for any such meeting shall be limited to 

the number of U.S. Commissioners 

appointed who will not be present at 

such meeting. 

Commissioners who are not officers or 

employees of the United States 

Government are not considered to be 

Federal employees except for the 

purposes of injury compensation or tort 

claims liability as provided in chapter 

81 of title 5 and chapter 171 of title 28. 

16 U.S.C. 952(c)(1). 

In carrying out their official duties, a 

certain amount of travel to both 

domestic and international destinations 

is required. The total number of trips 

varies from year-to-year but may include 

up to three trips lasting a week or less 

and one trip, usually to an international 

destination, lasting up to two weeks. 

Necessary travel expenses are paid by 

the U.S. Department of State as 

provided under 16 U.S.C. 952(c)(3). 

Commissioners (or Alternate 

Commissioners, see 16 U.S.C. 952(b)) 

receive no compensation for their 

services. 16 U.S.C. 952(c)(2). 

International Commission for the 

Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) 

ICCAT is an intergovernmental 

organization established under the 

International Convention for the 

Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT 

Convention) to provide an effective 

program of international cooperation in 

research and conservation in 

recognition of the unique problems 

related to the highly migratory nature of 

tuna and tuna-like species. The ICCAT 

Convention entered into force in 1969, 

and the Convention Area includes all 

waters of the Atlantic Ocean, including 

the adjacent Seas. In addition to tuna 

and tuna-like species, ICCAT has 

adopted measures for sharks and certain 

other species, such as seabirds and sea 

turtles, caught in association with 

ICCAT fisheries. The ICCAT 

Commission holds an annual meeting in 

November of each year, which generally 

runs between 8–10 days. ICCAT also 

convenes meetings of working groups 

and other ICCAT subsidiary bodies each 

year between annual meetings to 

advance specific issues. More 

information on ICCAT can be found at 

www.iccat.int. 

Atlantic highly migratory species are 

managed domestically under the dual 

authority of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

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

the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act 

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

requires the Secretary of Commerce to 

promulgate such regulations as may be 

necessary and appropriate to implement 

ICCAT recommendations, and this work 

is carried out by NMFS. 

Section 971a of ATCA (16 U.S.C. 971 

et seq.) requires that the United States 

be represented at ICCAT by not more 

than three Commissioners. 16 U.S.C. 

971a(a)(1). U.S. Commissioners are 

appointed by and serve at the pleasure 

of the President. ATCA provides that 

the term of a Commissioner is 3 years. 

Non-government Commissioners are not 

eligible to serve more than two 

consecutive terms. 16 U.S.C. 971a(a)(3). 

Of the Commissioners, ATCA at 16 

U.S.C. 971a(a)(2) provides that: 

(1) Not more than one shall be a 

salaried employee of any State or 

political subdivision thereof, or the 

Federal Government; 

(2) One shall be appointed from 

among individuals with knowledge and 

experience regarding commercial 

fishing in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of 

Mexico, or Caribbean Sea; and 

(3) One shall be appointed from 

among individuals with knowledge and 

experience regarding recreational 

fishing in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of 

Mexico, or Caribbean Sea. 

Non-government commissioners are 

not considered to be Federal employees 

except for the purposes of injury 

compensation or tort claims liability as 

provided in chapter 81 of title 5 and 

chapter 171 of title 28. 16 U.S.C. 

971a(a)(1). 

In carrying out their official duties, a 

certain amount of travel to both 

domestic and international destinations 

is required. The total number of trips 

varies from year-to-year but may include 

up to six trips lasting a week or less and 

one trip, usually to an international 

destination, lasting up to two weeks. 

Necessary travel expenses are paid by 

the U.S. Department of State as 

provided under ATCA at 16 U.S.C. 

971a(d). Commissioners (or Alternate 

Commissioners, see 16 U.S.C. 971a(b)) 

receive no compensation for their 

services. 

International Pacific Halibut 

Commission (IPHC) 

IPHC is a bilateral organization 

established pursuant to the Convention 

between Canada and the United States 

for the Preservation of the Halibut 

Fishery of the North Pacific Ocean and 

Bering Sea (Halibut Convention). The 

Halibut Convention was signed at 

Ottawa, Ontario, on March 2, 1953, and 

was amended by a Protocol Amending 

the Convention signed at Washington, 

DC, on March 29, 1979. The Halibut 

Convention’s central objective is to 

develop the stocks of Pacific halibut in 

waters off the west coasts of Canada and 

the United States to levels that will 

permit the optimum yield from the 

Pacific halibut fishery and to maintain 

the stocks at those levels. IPHC fulfills 

this objective in part by recommending 

Pacific halibut fishery conservation and 

management measures for approval by 

the United States and Canada. More 

information on IPHC can be found at 

https://www.iphc.int. 

Pursuant to section 5(b)(1) of the 

Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (16 

U.S.C. 773c(b)(1)), the Secretary of 

Commerce adopts such regulations as 

may be necessary to carry out the 

purposes and objectives of the Halibut 

Convention. 

Section 3 of the Northern Pacific 

Halibut Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 773a) 

requires that the United States be 

represented on IPHC by three U.S. 

Commissioners. U.S. Commissioners are 

appointed by and serve at the pleasure 

of the President for a term not to exceed 

two years, but are eligible for 

reappointment. Of the Commissioners: 

(1) One must be an official of the 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration; and 

(2) One must be a resident of Alaska 

that is knowledgeable or experienced 

concerning the Northern Pacific halibut 

fishery; 

(3) One must be a nonresident of 

Alaska that is knowledgeable or 

experienced concerning the Northern 

Pacific halibut fishery; and 

(4) Of the three commissioners, one 

must also be a voting member of the 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council. 

Commissioners who are not currently 

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considered to be Federal employees 

except for the purposes of injury 

compensation or tort claims liability as 

provided in section 8101 et seq. of title 

5 and section 2671 et seq. of title 28, 

United States Code. 

In carrying out their official duties, a 

certain amount of travel to both 

domestic and international destinations 

is required. The total number of trips 

varies from year-to-year but may include 

up to three trips lasting a week or less. 

Necessary travel expenses are paid by 

the U.S. Department of State. 

Commissioners receive no 

compensation for their services. 

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 

Organization (NAFO) 

NAFO is an intergovernmental 

fisheries management body established 

in 1979 by the Convention on Future 

Multilateral Cooperation in the 

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (NAFO 

Convention). The United States acceded 

to the NAFO Convention in 1995, and 

has participated actively in NAFO since 

that time. In 2005, NAFO launched a 

reform effort to amend the Convention 

in order bring the Organization more in 

line with the principles of modern 

fisheries management. As a result of 

these efforts, the Amendment to the 

Convention on Future Multilateral 

Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic 

Fisheries entered into force in May 

2017. NAFO’s Commission is 

responsible for the management and 

conservation of the fishery resources in 

the international waters of the 

Northwest Atlantic, except salmon, 

tunas/marlins, whales, and sedentary 

species such as shellfish. More 

information on NAFO can be found at 

https://www.nafo.int/. 

Pursuant to the Northwest Atlantic 

Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 (16 

U.S.C. 76), the Secretary of Commerce 

promulgates regulations as may be 

necessary to carry out the purposes and 

objectives of the NAFO Convention, 

including NAFO conservation and 

management measures. 

The Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 

Convention Act of 1995 requires that the 

United States be represented at NAFO 

by not more than three Commissioners. 

U.S. Commissioners are appointed by 

and serve at the pleasure of the 

Secretary of Commerce for a term that 

may not exceed four years. Nongovernment Commissioners are not 

eligible to serve more than two 

consecutive terms as a Commissioner, 

but are eligible for reappointment. Each 

Commissioner must be knowledgeable 

and experienced concerning the fishery 

resources to which the NAFO 

Convention applies. Of the 

Commissioners: 

(1) One, but not more than one, must 

be an official of the Government; 

(2) At least one must be a 

representative of the commercial fishing 

industry; and 

(3) One must be a voting (nonGovernment employee) member of the 

New England Fishery Management 

Council. 

Commissioners who are not currently 

Federal employees are not considered to 

be Federal employees except for the 

purposes of injury compensation or tort 

claims liability as provided under 

chapter 81 of title 5 and chapter 171 of 

title 28. 

In carrying out their official duties, a 

certain amount of travel to both 

domestic and international destinations 

is required. The total number of trips 

varies from year-to-year but may include 

up to three trips lasting a week or less 

and one trip, usually to an international 

destination, lasting up to two weeks. 

Necessary travel expenses are paid by 

the U.S. Department of State. 

Commissioners receive no 

compensation for their services. 

North Atlantic Salmon Conservation 

Organization (NASCO) 

NASCO is an intergovernmental 

organization established in 1984 by the 

Convention for the Conservation of 

Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean, 

1982 (NASCO Convention), with the 

objective to conserve, restore, enhance 

and rationally manage Atlantic salmon 

through international cooperation, 

taking account of best available 

scientific information. The NASCO 

Convention applies to the salmon stocks 

that migrate beyond areas of fisheries 

jurisdiction of coastal States of the 

Atlantic Ocean north of 36 degrees N 

latitude throughout their migratory 

range. More information on NASCO can 

be found at https://nasco.int/. 

Pursuant to the Atlantic Salmon 

Convention Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 

3601), the Secretary of Commerce, in 

cooperation with the Secretary of the 

Interior and the Secretary of the 

department in which the Coast Guard is 

operating, promulgate such regulations 

pursuant to section 553 of title 5, United 

States Code, as may be necessary to 

carry out the purposes and objectives of 

the Convention and that title, and to 

implement regulatory measures that are 

binding on the United States under the 

Convention. 

The Atlantic Salmon Convention Act 

of 1982 provides that the United States 

shall be represented in NASCO by three 

U.S. Commissioners, appointed by and 

to serve at the pleasure of the President. 

Of the three Commissioners: 

(1) One must be an official of the U.S. 

Government; and 

(2) Two must be individuals (not 

officials of the U.S. Government) who 

are knowledgeable or experienced in the 

conservation and management of 

salmon of U.S. origin. 

Non-government commissioners are 

not considered to be Federal employees 

except for the purposes of injury 

compensation or tort claims liability as 

provided in chapter 81 of title 5 and 

chapter 171 of title 28. 

In carrying out their official duties, a 

modest amount of travel to both 

domestic and international destinations 

is required. The total number of trips 

varies from year-to-year but may include 

up to three trips lasting a maximum of 

a few days each and one trip, usually to 

an international destination, lasting one 

week. Necessary travel expenses are 

paid by the U.S. Department of State. 

Commissioners receive no 

compensation for their services. 

North Pacific Anadromous Fish 

Commission (NPAFC) 

NPAFC is an intergovernmental 

organization established by the 

Convention for the Conservation of 

Anadromous Stocks in the North Pacific 

Ocean (NPAFC Convention). The 

NPAFC Convention was signed on 

February 11, 1992, and took effect on 

February 16, 1993. The objective of the 

Commission is to promote the 

conservation of anadromous stocks 

(Pacific salmon and steelhead trout) in 

the Convention Area. The Convention 

Area includes the international waters 

of the North Pacific Ocean and its 

adjacent seas north of 33° North beyond 

the 200-mile zone (exclusive economic 

zones) of the coastal States. More 

information on NPAFC can be found at 

https://npafc.org/. 

Pursuant to the North Pacific 

Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 (16 

U.S.C. 5006), the Secretary of 

Commerce, in consultation with the 

Secretary of Transportation and the U.S. 

Commissioners, is responsible for 

issuing regulations as may be necessary 

to carry out the purposes and objectives 

of the Convention and the Act. 

The North Pacific Anadromous Stocks 

Act of 1992 provides that the United 

States shall be represented on the 

NPAFC by not more than three U.S. 

Commissioners, appointed by and to 

serve at the pleasure of the President for 

a term not to exceed four years, but are 

eligible for reappointment. 16 U.S.C. 

5003(a). Of the Commissioners: 

(1) One must be an official of the U.S. 

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(2) One must be a resident of the State 

of Alaska who is knowledgeable or 

experienced concerning anadromous 

stocks and ecologically-related species 

of the North Pacific Ocean; and 

(3) One must be a resident of the State 

of Washington who is knowledgeable or 

experienced concerning anadromous 

stocks and ecologically-related species 

of the North Pacific Ocean. 

The U.S. Commissioners, in 

consultation with an advisory panel, 

identify and recommend to the NPAFC 

research needs and priorities for 

anadromous stocks and ecologicallyrelated species and oversee research 

programs involving such fisheries, 

stocks, and species. 16 U.S.C. 5003(c). 

Anadromous stocks are the stocks of 

species listed in the Annex to the 

NPAFC Convention (six species of 

Pacific salmon and steelhead trout), and 

ecologically-related species are the 

living marine species that are associated 

with anadromous stocks found in the 

Convention Area, including, but not 

restricted to, both predators and prey of 

anadromous fish. 16 U.S.C. 5002(1) & 

(8). 

Non-government commissioners are 

not considered to be Federal employees 

except for the purposes of injury 

compensation or tort claims liability as 

provided in chapter 81 of title 5 and 

chapter 171 of title 28. 16 U.S.C. 

5003(a). 

In carrying out their official duties, a 

modest amount of travel is required. 

The total number of trips varies from 

year-to-year but is typically one trip per 

year lasting less than a week, usually to 

an international destination. Necessary 

travel expenses are paid by the U.S. 

Department of State. 16 U.S.C. 5003(e). 

Commissioners receive no 

compensation for their services. 16 

U.S.C. 5003(d). 

South Pacific Regional Fisheries 

Management Organization (SPRFMO) 

SPRFMO is an intergovernmental 

organization established in 2012 by the 

Convention on the Conservation and 

Management of High Seas Fishery 

Resources in the South Pacific Ocean 

(SPRMO Convention). SPRFMO is 

committed to the long-term 

conservation and sustainable use of the 

fishery resources of the South Pacific 

Ocean and, in so doing, safeguarding the 

marine ecosystems in which the 

resources occur. The SPRFMO 

Convention applies to the high seas of 

the South Pacific, covering about a 

fourth of the Earth’s high seas areas. 

Currently, the main commercial 

resources fished in the SPRFMO Area 

are Jack mackerel and jumbo flying 

squid in the Southeast Pacific and, to a 

much lesser degree, deep-sea species 

often associated with seamounts in the 

Southwest Pacific. More information on 

SPRFMO can be found at https://

www.sprfmo.int/. 

The implementing legislation for the 

SPRFMO (16 U.S.C. 7801 et seq.) 

provides that the Secretary of 

Commerce, in consultation with the 

Secretary of State and the Secretary of 

the department in which the Coast 

Guard is operating, may promulgate 

such regulations as may be necessary 

and appropriate to carry out the 

international obligations of the United 

States under the SPRFMO Convention, 

including implementation of SPRFMO 

conservation and management 

measures. 16 U.S.C. 7804(b). 

The SPRFMO legislation also 

provides that the United States shall be 

represented in SPRFMO by not more 

than three U.S. Commissioners, who are 

appointed by and serve at the pleasure 

of the President and who are 

knowledgeable or experienced 

concerning fishery resources in the 

South Pacific Ocean. Of the 

Commissioners: 

(1) One must be an officer or 

employee of the Department of 

Commerce, Department of State, or the 

Coast Guard; and 

(2) One shall be the chairperson or 

designee of the Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council. 

Non-government commissioners are 

not considered to be Federal employees 

except for the purposes of injury 

compensation or tort claims liability as 

provided in chapter 81 of title 5 and 

chapter 171 of title 28. 16 U.S.C. 

7802(c)(1). 

In carrying out their official duties, a 

modest amount of travel to both 

domestic and international destinations 

is required. The total number of trips 

varies from year-to-year but typically 

includes one trip per year lasting less 

than two weeks, usually to an 

international destination. Necessary 

travel expenses are paid by the U.S. 

Department of State as provided under 

16 U.S.C. 7802(c)(3). Commissioners (or 

Alternate Commissioners, see id. 

§ 7802(b)) receive no compensation for 

their services. Id. § 7802(c)(2). 

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries 

Commission (WCPFC) 

WCPFC is an intergovernmental 

organization established by the 

Convention for the Conservation and 

Management of Highly Migratory Fish 

Stocks in the Western and Central 

Pacific Ocean (WCPFC Convention) 

which entered into force on 19 June 

2004. The objective of WCPFC is to 

ensure, through effective management, 

the long-term conservation and 

sustainable use of highly migratory fish 

stocks in the western and central Pacific 

Ocean. The WCPFC Convention applies 

to all species of highly migratory fish 

stocks (defined as all fish stocks of the 

species listed in Annex I of the 1982 

Convention occurring in the Convention 

Area and such other species of fish as 

the Commission may determine) within 

the WCPFC Convention Area, except 

sauries. Conservation and management 

measures under the WCPFC Convention 

are to be applied throughout the range 

of the stocks, or to specific areas within 

the WCPFC Convention Area, as 

determined by WCPFC. More 

information about WCPFC can be found 

at https://www.wcpfc.int/. 

Pursuant to the Western and Central 

Pacific Fisheries Convention 

Implementation Act, 2007 (16 U.S.C. 

6901 et seq.), the Secretary of 

Commerce, in consultation with the 

Secretary of State and, with respect to 

enforcement measures, the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, is authorized to 

promulgate such regulations as may be 

necessary to carry out the United States 

international obligations under the 

WCPFC Convention, including 

implementation of WCPFC conservation 

and management measures. 

The Western and Central Pacific 

Fisheries Convention Implementation 

Act provides that the United States shall 

be represented in WCPFC by five U.S. 

Commissioners, appointed by and 

serving at the pleasure of the President, 

who must be knowledgeable or 

experienced concerning highly 

migratory fish stocks and commercial 

fishing in the western and central 

Pacific Ocean. Of the Commissioners: 

(1) One must be an officer or 

employee of the Department of 

Commerce; 

(2) One must be a Chairman or 

Member of the Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council; and 

(3) One must be a Chairman or 

Member of the Pacific Fishery 

Management Council. 

Non-government commissioners are 

not considered to be Federal employees 

except for the purposes of injury 

compensation or tort claims liability as 

provided in chapter 81 of title 5 and 

chapter 171 of title 28. 

In carrying out their official duties, a 

certain amount of travel to both 

domestic and international destinations 

is required. The total number of trips 

varies from year-to-year but may include 

up to three trips lasting a week or less, 

usually to an international destination, 

and one domestic trip for less than one 

week. Necessary travel expenses are 

paid by the U.S. Department of State. 


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31530 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 100 / Tuesday, May 24, 2022 / Notices 

Commissioners receive no 

compensation for their services. 

Nomination Process 

NMFS is soliciting nominations for 

non-Federal Commissioner positions 

listed below. As explained in the 

Background Section, the purpose of this 

action is to develop a pool of qualified 

candidates, who can be considered, as 

the need arises, for recommendations 

for U.S. Commissioner vacancies or for 

designation as Alternate 

Commissioners. Pursuant to the RFMO 

statutes described below, there may be 

‘‘up to’’ a certain number of non-Federal 

U.S. Commissioners. There is no limit 

though on the number of nominees that 

may be submitted for consideration. 

Successful nominees will be considered 

for appointment by the appropriate 

authority and, pending such action by 

that authority, may receive an interim 

designation by the Department of State, 

as needed and appropriate. Separate 

from any nominations received per this 

notice, NMFS and/or its federal agency 

partners may also independently make 

Commissioner recommendations. 

Current Commissioners that are 

interested in being included in the pool 

of qualified candidates may, but are not 

required to, indicate as such through 

self-nomination or nomination by 

someone else. 

• IATTC: Up to three U.S. 

Commissioners who are not an officer or 

employee of the Department of 

Commerce. Not more than two U.S. 

Commissioners may be appointed who 

reside in a State other than a State 

whose vessels maintain a substantial 

fishery in the area of the Convention. 

Nomination packages for these positions 

should provide details of the nominee’s 

knowledge and experience relative to 

highly migratory fish stocks in the 

eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, as well as 

current state of residence. 

• ICCAT: Up to two U.S. 

Commissioners who are not salaried 

employees of any State or political 

subdivision thereof, or the Federal 

Government. Nomination packages for 

these positions should provide details of 

the nominee’s knowledge and 

experience relative to commercial and/ 

or recreational fishing, in particular for 

tuna, tuna-like species and other highly 

migratory species, in the Atlantic 

Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, or Caribbean 

Sea. 

• IPHC: Up to two U.S. 

Commissioners who are not officials of 

NOAA. Nomination packages for these 

positions should provide details of the 

nominee’s knowledge and experience 

relative to Pacific halibut, as well as 

current state of residence. 

• NAFO: One U.S. Commissioner 

who is not an official of the 

Government. Nomination packages for 

this position should provide details of 

the nominee’s knowledge and 

experience relative to the fishery 

resources to which the Convention 

applies, specifically as it relates to 

representing the commercial fishing 

industry. 

• NASCO: Up to two U.S. 

Commissioners who are not officials of 

the U.S. Government. Nomination 

packages for these positions should 

provide details of the nominee’s 

knowledge and experience relative to 

the conservation and management of 

salmon of U.S. origin. 

• NPAFC: Up to two U.S. 

Commissioners who are not officials of 

the U.S. Government. Nomination 

packages for these positions should 

provide details of the nominee’s 

knowledge and experience relative to 

the anadromous stocks and ecologicallyrelated species of the North Pacific 

Ocean, as well as current state of 

residence. Note that to be considered for 

appointment, individuals must be a 

resident of the State of Alaska or the 

State of Washington. 

• SPRFMO: One U.S. Commissioner 

who is knowledgeable or experienced 

concerning fishery resources in the 

South Pacific Ocean, and who is not an 

official of the U.S. Government or the 

selected Commissioner representative of 

the Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council. Nomination 

packages for this position should 

provide details of the nominee’s 

knowledge and experience relative to 

the fishery resources in the South 

Pacific Ocean. 

• WCPFC: Up to two U.S. 

Commissioners who are not officers or 

employees of the Department of 

Commerce or the selected 

Commissioner representative of the 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council or Pacific Fishery Management 

Council. Nomination packages for this 

position should provide details of the 

nominee’s knowledge and experience 

relative to highly migratory fish stocks 

in the Western and Central Pacific 

Ocean. 

Nomination packages submitted to 

recommend that an individual (not an 

official of the U.S. Government) be 

considered for the pool of 

Commissioner/Alternate Commissioner 

candidates should note the relevant 

RFMO(s) for consideration and include 

a resume or curriculum vitae that 

documents that individual’s 

qualifications and state of residence. 

Self-nominations are acceptable. Letters 

of recommendation/support are useful 

but not required. Nomination packages 

will be evaluated by NOAA, in 

consultation with the Department of 

State and other federal agency partners 

as appropriate, on a case-by-case basis 

by officials who are familiar with the 

requirements, duties, and 

responsibilities of the respective 

positions. 

Evaluations will consider the 

aggregate of an individual’s prior 

experience and knowledge of the 

specific fisheries concerned, any 

applicable residency or other legal 

requirements, and any letters of 

recommendation provided. 

Dated: May 18, 2022. 

Alexa Cole, 

Director, Office of International Affairs, 

Trade, and Commerce, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11159 Filed 5–23–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XC023] 

Fishing Capacity Reduction Program 

for the Southeast Alaska Purse Seine 

Salmon Fishery 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of fee rate adjustment 

change. 

SUMMARY: NMFS issues this notice to 

inform the public that there will be an 

increase of the fee rate required to repay 

the reduction loan financing the 

Southeast Alaska Purse Seine Salmon 

Fishing Capacity reduction program. 

Effective June 1, 2022, NMFS is 

increasing the Loan B fee rate to 2.5 

percent of landed value to ensure timely 

repayment of the loan. The fee rate for 

Loan A will remain unchanged at 1 

percent of landed value. The increased 

fee rate is due to the decrease in 

projected value of the Southeast Alaska 

Purse Seine Salmon catch for 2022. 

DATES: The Southeast Alaska Purse 

Seine Salmon Fishing Capacity loan 

program fee rate increase will begin 

with landings on June 1, 2022. The first 

due date for fee payments with the 

increased rate will be July 15, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send questions about this 

notice to Michael A. Sturtevant, 

Program Manager, Financial Services 

Division, National Marine Fisheries 

Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910–3282. 


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