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Members of the public are entitled to 

make comments during the open period 

at the end of the meeting. Members of 

the public may also submit written 

comments; the comments must be 

received in the Regional Programs Unit 

within 30 days following the meeting. 

Written comments may be emailed to 

Kayla Fajota at kfajota@usccr.gov. 

Persons who desire additional 

information may contact the Regional 

Programs Unit at (202) 809–9618. 

Records and documents discussed 

during the meeting will be available for 

public viewing as they become available 

at www.facadatabase.gov. Persons 

interested in the work of this advisory 

committee are advised to go to the 

Commission’s website, www.usccr.gov, 

or to contact the Regional Programs Unit 

at the above phone number or email 

address. 

Agenda 

Monday, July 11, 2022, From 3:30 p.m. 

(CT) 

I. Welcome and Roll Call 

II. Announcements and Updates 

III. Approval of Minutes 

IV. Planning Meeting: Voting Rights 

Briefing Discussion and Planning 

V. Public Comment 

VI. Next Steps 

VII. Adjournment 

Dated: June 16, 2022. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13346 Filed 6–23–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Form ED–840P, Petition by a 

Firm for Certification of Eligibility To 

Apply for Trade Adjustment 

Assistance, and Adjustment Proposals 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration (EDA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Information 

Collection, request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before August 23, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments via 

email to Miriam Nettles-Kearse, Lead 

Program Analyst, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, at taac@eda.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 0610– 

0091 in the subject line of your 

comments. Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Miriam 

Nettles-Kearse, Lead Program Analyst, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 

849–0941 or at taac@eda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

EDA administers the Trade 

Adjustment Assistance for Firms 

(TAAF) Program, which is authorized 

under chapters 3 and 5 of title II of the 

Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 

U.S.C. 2341–2356) (Trade Act), through 

a national network of non-profit and 

university-affiliated Trade Adjustment 

Assistance Centers (TAACs), each of 

which serves a different geographic 

region. EDA certifies firms as eligible to 

participate in the TAAF Program and 

provides funding to allow eligible 

client-firms to receive adjustment 

assistance through the TAACs. The 

information collected on Form ED– 

840P, and relevant supporting 

documentation is used to determine 

whether a firm is eligible to participate 

in the TAAF Program. In accordance 

with the Trade Act and EDA’s 

regulations as set out at 13 CFR part 

315, EDA must verify that the following 

have occurred: (1) A significant 

reduction in the number or proportion 

of the workers in the firm, a reduction 

in the workers’ wage or work hours, or 

an imminent threat of such reductions; 

(2) sales or production of the firm have 

decreased absolutely, or sales or 

production, or both, of any article or 

service accounting for at least 25 

percent of the firm’s sales or production 

has decreased absolutely; and (3) an 

increase in imports of articles or 

services like or directly competitive 

with those produced or provided by the 

petitioning firm, which has contributed 

importantly to the decline in 

employment and sales or production of 

that firm. Additionally, to document the 

connection of increased imports to 

declining employment and sales or 

production, the firm must demonstrate 

that its customers have reduced 

purchases from the firm in favor of 

buying items or services from foreign 

suppliers. The use of Form ED–840P 

standardizes and limits the information 

collected as part of the certification 

process and eases the burden on 

applicants and reviewers alike. 

In addition, after being certified as 

eligible for TAAF Program assistance 

following submission of Form ED–840P, 

firms must create an EDA-approved 

adjustment proposal in order to receive 

financial assistance under the TAAF 

Program. The adjustment proposal is 

each firm’s business plan to remain 

competitive in the current global 

economy. Each adjustment proposal 

must meet certain requirements as set 

out in the Trade Act and EDA’s 

regulation at 13 CFR 315.11. This notice 

also includes an estimate of the amount 

of time a firm spends to research and 

compile information for adjustment 

proposals. 

Finally, the statutory authorization for 

the TAAF program is sunsetting in two 

stages. First, on July 1, 2021, the TAAF 

program reverted to more limited 

eligibility criteria. Second, as of June 30, 

2022, assistance may not be provided to 

new firms. After that date, assistance 

may only be provided to firms that have 

previously submitted a petition under 

the TAAF program. EDA wishes to 

extend the current information 

collection for the TAAF program so that 

EDA may continue to review and 

approve adjustment proposals from 

certified firms, and in case the TAAF 

program is re-authorized by Congress. 

II. Method of Collection 

Form ED–840P may be obtained in 

Portable Document Format (PDF) from 

EDA or the TAACs upon request. 

TAACs are responsible for preparing the 

petition for certification on the firm’s 

behalf. Although there is no form 

associated with adjustment proposals, 

they must meet the requirements for 

adjustment proposals set out in EDA’s 

regulation at 13 CFR 315.11. Both 

petitions for certification on Form ED– 

840P and adjustment proposals may be 

submitted electronically or via email to 

taac@eda.gov. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0610–0091. 

Form Number(s): ED–840P. 

Type of Review: Extension of a current 

information collection. 


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37822 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 121 / Friday, June 24, 2022 / Notices 

1See Regulations to Improve Administration and 

Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duty Laws, 86 FR 52300, 52316 (September 20, 

2021) (Final Rule) (‘‘It is our expectation that the 

Federal Register list will include, where 

appropriate, for each scope application the 

following data: (1) identification of the AD and/or 

CVD orders at issue; (2) a concise public summary 

of the product’s description, including the physical 

characteristics (including chemical, dimensional 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

300 (150 petitions for certification and 

150 adjustment proposals). 

Estimated Time per Response: 53 

hours for petitions for certification and 

120 hours for adjustment proposals. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 25,950 (7,950 hours for petitions 

for certification and 18,000 for 

adjustment proposals). 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $1,531,569 ($469,209 for 

petitions for certification and 

$1,062,360 for adjustment proposals; 

cost assumes application of U.S. Bureau 

of Labor Statistics third quarter 2021 

mean hourly employer costs for 

employee compensation for professional 

and related occupations of $59.02). 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Chapters 3 and 5 of 

title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 2341–2356). 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13571 Filed 6–23–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

United States-Mexico-Canada 

Agreement (USMCA), Article 10.12; 

Binational Panel Review: Notice of 

Panel Decision 

AGENCY: United States Section, USMCA 

Secretariat, International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Panel Decision. 

SUMMARY: On June 14, 2022, the 

Binational Panel issued its Decision in 

the matter of Certain Gypsum Board, 

Sheet, or Panel originating in or 

exported from the United States of 

America. The Binational Panel affirmed 

the Canadian Intentional Trade 

Tribunal’s Final Determination. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vidya Desai, United States Secretary, 

USMCA Secretariat, Room 2061, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230, (202) 482–5438. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Article 

10.12 of Chapter 10 of USMCA provides 

a dispute settlement mechanism 

involving trade remedy determinations 

issued by the Government of the United 

States, the Government of Canada, and 

the Government of Mexico. Following a 

Request for Panel Review, a Binational 

Panel is composed to provide judicial 

review of the trade remedy 

determination being challenged and 

then issue a binding Panel Decision. 

There are established Rules of 

Procedure for Article 10.12 (Binational 

Panel Reviews), which were adopted by 

the three governments for panels 

requested pursuant to Article 10.12(2) of 

USMCA. The notice of this Binational 

Panel’s Decision is being published 

pursuant to Rule 74. For the complete 

Rules, please see https://can-mex-usasec.org/secretariat/agreement-accordacuerdo/usmca-aceum-tmec/rulesregles-reglas/article-article-articulo_10_

12.aspx?lang=eng. 

Dated: June 21, 2022. 

Vidya Desai, 

U.S. Secretary, USMCA Secretariat. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13524 Filed 6–23–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–GT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Notice of Scope Ruling Applications 

Filed in Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) received scope ruling 

applications, requesting that scope 

inquiries be conducted to determine 

whether identified products are covered 

by the scope of antidumping duty (AD) 

and/or countervailing duty (CVD) orders 

and that Commerce issue scope rulings 

pursuant to those inquiries. In 

accordance with Commerce’s 

regulations, we are notifying the public 

of the filing of the scope ruling 

applications listed below in the month 

of May 2022. 

DATES: Applicable June 24, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Terri Monroe, AD/CVD Operations, 

Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 

(202) 482–1384. 

Notice of Scope Ruling Applications 

In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.225(d)(3), we are notifying the 

public of the following scope ruling 

applications related to AD and CVD 

orders and findings filed in or around 

the month of May 2022. This 

notification includes, for each scope 

application: (1) identification of the AD 

and/or CVD orders at issue (19 CFR 

351.225(c)(1)); (2) concise public 

descriptions of the products at issue, 

including the physical characteristics 

(including chemical, dimensional and 

technical characteristics) of the products 

(19 CFR 351.225(c)(2)(ii)); (3) the 

countries where the products are 

produced and the countries from where 

the products are exported (19 CFR 

351.225(c)(2)(i)(B)); (4) the full names of 

the applicants; and (5) the dates that the 

scope applications were filed with 

Commerce and the name of the ACCESS 

scope segment where the scope 

applications can be found.1 This notice 


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