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petitioners) wishing to participate in the 

investigations as parties must file an 

entry of appearance with the Secretary 

to the Commission, as provided in 

sections 201.11 and 207.10 of the 

Commission’s rules, not later than seven 

days after publication of this notice in 

the Federal Register. Industrial users 

and (if the merchandise under 

investigation is sold at the retail level) 

representative consumer organizations 

have the right to appear as parties in 

Commission antidumping duty and 

countervailing duty investigations. The 

Secretary will prepare a public service 

list containing the names and addresses 

of all persons, or their representatives, 

who are parties to these investigations 

upon the expiration of the period for 

filing entries of appearance. 

Limited disclosure of business 

proprietary information (BPI) under an 

administrative protective order (APO) 

and BPI service list. Pursuant to section 

207.7(a) of the Commission’s rules, the 

Secretary will make BPI gathered in 

these investigations available to 

authorized applicants representing 

interested parties (as defined in 19 

U.S.C. 1677(9)) who are parties to the 

investigations under the APO issued in 

the investigations, provided that the 

application is made not later than seven 

days after the publication of this notice 

in the Federal Register. A separate 

service list will be maintained by the 

Secretary for those parties authorized to 

receive BPI under the APO. 

Conference. The Commission’s 

Director of Investigations has scheduled 

a conference in connection with these 

investigations for 9:30 a.m. on 

Thursday, November 6, 2014, at the U.S. 

International Trade Commission 

Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, 

DC. Requests to appear at the conference 

should be emailed to William.bishop@

usitc.gov and Sharon.bellamy@usitc.gov 

(DO NOT FILE ON EDIS) on or before 

Tuesday, November 4, 2014. Parties in 

support of the imposition of 

countervailing and antidumping duties 

in these investigations and parties in 

opposition to the imposition of such 

duties will each be collectively 

allocated one hour within which to 

make an oral presentation at the 

conference. A nonparty who has 

testimony that may aid the 

Commission’s deliberations may request 

permission to present a short statement 

at the conference. 

Written submissions. As provided in 

sections 201.8 and 207.15 of the 

Commission’s rules, any person may 

submit to the Commission on or before 

Wednesday, November 12, 2014, a 

written brief containing information and 

arguments pertinent to the subject 

matter of the investigations. Parties may 

file written testimony in connection 

with their presentation at the conference 

no later than three days before the 

conference. If briefs or written 

testimony contain BPI, they must 

conform with the requirements of 

sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the 

Commission’s rules. Please consult the 

Commission’s rules, as amended, 76 FR 

61937 (Oct. 6, 2011) and the 

Commission’s Handbook on Filing 

Procedures, 76 FR 62092 (Oct. 6, 2011), 

available on the Commission’s Web site 

at http://edis.usitc.gov. 

In accordance with sections 201.16(c) 

and 207.3 of the rules, each document 

filed by a party to the investigations 

must be served on all other parties to 

the investigations (as identified by 

either the public or BPI service list), and 

a certificate of service must be timely 

filed. The Secretary will not accept a 

document for filing without a certificate 

of service. 

Authority: These investigations are being 

conducted under authority of title VII of the 

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 

pursuant to section 207.12 of the 

Commission’s rules. 

Issued: October 17, 2014. 

By order of the Commission. 

Lisa R. Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25156 Filed 10–22–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of Proposed 

Consent Decree Under the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act 

On October 16, 2014 the Department 

of Justice lodged a proposed Consent 

Decree with the United States District 

Court for the Northern District of New 

York in the lawsuit entitled United 

States v. Niagara Mohawk Power 

Corporation, Civil Action No. 1:14–cv– 

1266. 

The proposed Consent Decree would 

resolve alleged claims of the United 

States against Niagara Mohawk Power 

Corporation under Sections 106 and 107 

of the Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act. 

The proposed settlement addresses 

the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation 

Superfund Site in the City of Saratoga 

Springs, New York. The consent decree 

will require Niagara Mohawk to perform 

the Operable Unit 2 remedial action in 

accordance with the Record of Decision 

issued by the Environmental Protection 

Agency in 2013. 

The publication of this notice opens 

a period for public comment on the 

Consent Decree. Comments should be 

addressed to the Assistant Attorney 

General, Environment and Natural 

Resources Division, and should refer to 

United States v. Niagara Mohawk Power 

Corporation, D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3– 

1570/3. All comments must be 

submitted no later than thirty (30) days 

after the publication date of this notice. 

Comments may be submitted either by 

email or by mail: 

To submit 

comments: Send them to: 

By e-mail ...... pubcomment-ees.enrd@

usdoj.gov. 

By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General 

U.S. DOJ—ENRD 

P.O. Box 7611 

Washington, DC 20044–7611. 

During the public comment period, 

the Consent Decree may be examined 

and downloaded at this Justice 

Department Web site: http://

www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_

Decrees.html. We will provide a paper 

copy of the Consent Decree upon 

written request and payment of 

reproduction costs. Please mail your 

request and payment to: Consent Decree 

Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 

7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. 

Please enclose a check or money order 

for $90.75 (25 cents per page 

reproduction cost) payable to the United 

States Treasury. For a paper copy 

without the exhibits and signature 

pages, the cost is $11.25. 

Robert E. Maher Jr., 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25211 Filed 10–22–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Foreign Claims Settlement 

Commission 

Program for Adjudication: 

Commencement of Claims Program 

AGENCY: Foreign Claims Settlement 

Commission of the United States, DOJ. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

commencement by the Foreign Claims 

Settlement Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) of a program for 

adjudication of certain categories of 

claims of United States nationals against 

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1For purposes of this referral, hostage-taking 

would include unlawful detention by Iraq that 

resulted in an inability to leave Iraq or Kuwait after 

Iraq invaded Kuwait on August 2, 1990. 

2For purposes of this referral, ‘‘Iraq’’ shall mean 

the Republic of Iraq, the Government of the 

Republic of Iraq, any agency or instrumentality of 

the Republic of Iraq, and any official, employee or 

agent of the Republic of Iraq acting within the scope 

of his or her office, employment or agency. 

3For purposes of this category, pending litigation 

against Iraq for hostage taking refers to the 

following matters: Acree v. Iraq, D.D.C. 02–cv– 

00632 and 06–cv–00723, Hill v. Iraq, D.D.C. 99–cv– 

03346, Vine v. Iraq, D.D.C. 0 l–cv–02674; Seyam 

(Islamic Society of Wichita) v. Iraq, D.D.C. 03–cv– 

00888; Simon v. Iraq, D.D.C. 03–cv–00691. 

the Republic of Iraq, as defined below, 

within the scope of the ‘‘Claims 

Settlement Agreement Between the 

Government of the United States of 

America and the Government of the 

Republic of Iraq,’’ dated September 2, 

2010 (‘‘Claims Settlement Agreement’’). 

DATES: These claims can now be filed 

with the Commission and the deadline 

for filing will be October 23, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian M. Simkin, Chief Counsel, Foreign 

Claims Settlement Commission of the 

United States, 600 E Street NW., Room 

6002, Washington, DC 20579, Tel. (202) 

616–6975, FAX (202) 616–6993. 

Notice of Commencement of Claims 

Adjudication Program 

Pursuant to the authority conferred 

upon the Secretary of State and the 

Commission under subsection 4(a)(1)(C) 

of Title I of the International Claims 

Settlement Act of 1949 (Pub. L. 455, 

81st Cong., approved March 10, 1950, as 

amended by Pub. L. 105–277, approved 

October 21, 1998 (22 U.S.C. 

1623(a)(1)(C)), the Foreign Claims 

Settlement Commission hereby gives 

notice of the commencement of a 

program for adjudication of certain 

categories of claims of United States 

nationals against the Republic of Iraq. 

These claims, which have been referred 

to the Commission by the Department of 

State by letter dated October 7, 2014, are 

defined as follows: 

Category A: This category shall consist of 

claims by U.S. nationals for hostage-taking 1

by Iraq 2 in violation of international law 

prior to October 7, 2004, provided that the 

claimant was not a plaintiff in pending 

litigation against Iraq for hostage taking 3 at 

the time of the entry into force of the Claims 

Settlement Agreement and has not received 

compensation under the Claims Settlement 

Agreement from the U.S. Department of 

State. 

Category B: This category shall consist of 

claims of U.S. nationals for death while being 

held hostage by Iraq in violation of 

international law prior to October 7, 2004. 

Category C: This category shall consist of 

claims of U.S. nationals for any personal 

injury resulting from physical harm to the 

claimant caused by Iraq in violation of 

international law prior to October 7, 2004, 

provided that the claimant: 1) had pending 

litigation against Iraq arising out of acts other 

than hostage taking; 2) has not already been 

compensated pursuant to the Claims 

Settlement Agreement; and 3) does not have 

a valid claim under and has not received 

compensation pursuant to category B of this 

referral. 

In conformity with the terms of the 

referral, the Commission will determine 

the claims in accordance with the 

provisions of 22 U.S.C. 1621 et seq., 

which comprises Title I of the 

International Claims Settlement Act of 

1949, as amended. The Commission will 

then certify to the Secretary of the 

Treasury those claims that it finds to be 

valid, for payment out of the claims 

fund established under the Claims 

Settlement Agreement. 

The Commission will administer this 

claims adjudication program in 

accordance with its regulations, which 

are published in Chapter V of Title 45, 

Code of Federal Regulations (45 CFR 

500 et seq.). In particular, attention is 

directed to subsection 500.3(a) of these 

regulations which, based on 22 U.S.C. 

1623(f), limits the amount of attorney’s 

fees that may be charged for legal 

representation before the Commission. 

These regulations are also available over 

the Internet at http:// 

www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html. 

Approval has been obtained from the 

Office of Management and Budget for 

the collection of this information. 

Approval No. 1105–0100, expiration 

date 11/30/2016. 

Brian M. Simkin, 

Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25152 Filed 10–22–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permit Applications Received 

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act 

of 1978 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of permit applications 

received under the Antarctic 

Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 

95–541. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 

a notice of permit applications received 

to conduct activities regulated under the 

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. 

NSF has published regulations under 

the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title 

45 Part 670 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations. This is the required notice 

of permit applications received. 

DATES: Interested parties are invited to 

submit written data, comments, or 

views with respect to this permit 

application by November 24, 2014. This 

application may be inspected by 

interested parties at the Permit Office, 

address below. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, 

Division of Polar Programs, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Li 

Ling Hamady, ACA Permit Officer, at 

the above address or ACApermits@

nsf.gov or (703) 292–7149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Science Foundation, as 

directed by the Antarctic Conservation 

Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as 

amended by the Antarctic Science, 

Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, 

has developed regulations for the 

establishment of a permit system for 

various activities in Antarctica and 

designation of certain animals and 

certain geographic areas a requiring 

special protection. The regulations 

establish such a permit system to 

designate Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas. 

Application Details 

1. Applicant: Dr. Ari Friedlaender, 

Permit Application: 2015–011, 2030 

Marine Science Drive, Hatfield Marine 

Science Center, Oregon State University, 

Newport, OR 97365. 

Activity for Which Permit is 

Requested: Take, Import into USA. The 

applicants propose to satellite tag and 

collect skin and blubber biopsy samples 

of minke, humpback and Arnoux’s 

beaked whales. The applicants would 

address the following basic hypotheses 

that require collecting of genetic and 

blubber samples from biopsies. They 

will investigate the stock structure of 

whales that inhabit the nearshore waters 

of the AP which requires genetic 

information contained in skin samples. 

These samples can be processed and 

compared against voucher samples from 

breeding populations in the Pacific 

Ocean to determine the population 

structure of animals feeding in Antarctic 

waters. Likewise, the sex of individual 

whales can be determined from genetic 

markers from the skin samples. 

Knowing the ratios of males: females 

can provide information about the 

growth and structure of the cetacean 

communities. In order to understand the 

diet of different marine mammals and 

if/how these change spatially or over the 

course of a season, they can compare the 

stable isotope signatures in blubber to 

those of their known prey items. This 

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