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help United States manufacturers 

maintain competitiveness both at home 

and abroad. 

The Council provides a means of 

ensuring regular contact between the 

U.S. Government and the manufacturing 

sector, acting as a liaison among the 

stakeholders represented by the 

membership, and may provide a forum 

for those stakeholders on current and 

emerging issues in the manufacturing 

sector. The Council shall recommend 

ways to ensure that the United States 

remains the preeminent destination for 

investment in manufacturing 

throughout the world. 

The Council shall report to the 

Secretary on its activities and 

recommendations regarding United 

States manufacturing. In creating the 

reports, the Council should: Survey and 

evaluate the manufacturing activities of 

the stakeholders represented by the 

membership; identify and examine 

specific problems facing the 

manufacturing industry; examine the 

needs of the industry to expand the 

Council’s efforts; and recommend 

specific solutions to these problems and 

needs. 

The Council functions solely as an 

advisory committee in accordance with 

the provisions of FACA. 

Members will be selected in 

accordance with applicable Department 

of Commerce guidelines based on each 

individual’s ability to advise the 

Secretary of Commerce on matters 

relating to the U.S. manufacturing 

sector, to act as a liaison among the 

stakeholders represented by the 

membership, and to represent the 

viewpoint of those stakeholders on 

current and emerging issues in the 

manufacturing sector. In assessing this 

ability, the Department will consider 

such factors as, but not limited to, the 

candidate’s proven experience in 

promoting, developing and marketing 

programs in support of manufacturing 

industries, job creation in the 

manufacturing sector, and the 

candidate’s proven abilities to manage 

manufacturing organizations. Given the 

duties and objectives of the Council, the 

Department particularly seeks 

applicants who are active 

manufacturing executives (Chief 

Executive Officer, President, or a 

comparable level of responsibility) who 

are leaders within their local 

manufacturing communities and 

industry sectors. The Council’s 

membership shall reflect the diversity of 

American manufacturing by 

representing a balanced cross-section of 

the U.S. manufacturing industry in 

terms of industry sectors, geographic 

locations, demographics, and company 

size, particularly seeking the 

representation of small- and mediumsized enterprises. 

The Secretary of Commerce appoints 

all Council members. All Council 

members serve at the discretion of the 

Secretary of Commerce. Council 

members shall serve in a representative 

capacity, representing the views and 

interests of a U.S. entity in the 

manufacturing industry and its 

particular sector. For the purposes of 

eligibility, a U.S. entity is defined as a 

firm incorporated in the United States 

(or an unincorporated firm with its 

principal place of business in the 

United States) that is (a) majority 

controlled (more than 50% ownership 

interest and/or voting stock) by U.S. 

citizens or by another U.S. entity or (b) 

majority controlled (more than 50% 

ownership interest and/or voting stock) 

directly or indirectly by a foreign parent 

company. 

Because Council members serve in a 

representative capacity, expressing the 

views and interests of a U.S. entity, they 

are therefore not Special Government 

Employees. Council members receive no 

compensation for their participation in 

Council activities. Members 

participating in Council meetings and 

events are responsible for their travel, 

living and other personal expenses. 

Meetings are held regularly and not less 

than annually, usually in Washington, 

DC. Members are required to attend a 

majority of the Council’s meetings. To 

be considered for membership, an 

applicant must provide the following 

information, statements and documents. 

Incomplete applications cannot be 

considered. 

1. Name and title of the individual 

requesting consideration. 

2. A sponsor letter from the applicant 

on his or her entity’s letterhead 

containing a brief statement of why the 

applicant should be considered for 

membership on the Council. This 

sponsor letter should also address the 

applicant’s manufacturing-related 

experience, including any 

manufacturing trade policy experience. 

3. The applicant’s personal resume. 

4. An affirmative statement that the 

applicant meets all eligibility criteria. 

5. An affirmative statement that the 

applicant is not required to register as 

a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents 

Registration Act of 1938, as amended. 

6. Information regarding the 

ownership and control of the entity to 

be represented, including the governing 

structure and stock holdings, as 

appropriate, demonstrating compliance 

with the criteria set forth above. 

7. The entity’s size, place of 

incorporation or principal place of 

business, additional manufacturing, 

innovation and R&D locations, product 

line, major markets in which the entity 

operates, and the entity’s exporting 

experience. 

8. Information on the challenges the 

entity faces to stay competitive as a U.S. 

manufacturer, and the priorities the 

entity would hope to see the 

Manufacturing Council address during 

their term. 

9. Please include all relevant contact 

information such as mailing address, 

fax, email, phone number, and support 

staff information where relevant. 

Dated: October 21, 2014. 

Jennifer Pilat, 

Executive Secretary, The Manufacturing 

Council. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25531 Filed 10–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Subsidy Programs Provided by 

Countries Exporting Softwood Lumber 

and Softwood Lumber Products to the 

United States; Request for Comment 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Department) seeks public comment on 

any subsidies, including stumpage 

subsidies, provided by certain countries 

exporting softwood lumber or softwood 

lumber products to the United States 

during the period January 1, 2014 

through June 30, 2014. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

within thirty days after publication of 

this notice. 

ADDRESSES: See the Submission of 

Comments section below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Terpstra, Office III, Enforcement 

and Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–3965. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 18, 2008, section 805 of Title 

VIII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (the 

Softwood Lumber Act of 2008) was 

enacted into law. Under this provision, 

the Secretary of Commerce is mandated 

to submit to the appropriate 

Congressional committees a report every 

180 days on any subsidy provided by 

countries exporting softwood lumber or 


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1See section 771(5)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

as amended. 

softwood lumber products to the United 

States, including stumpage subsidies. 

The Department submitted its last 

subsidy report on June 16, 2014. As part 

of its newest report, the Department 

intends to include a list of subsidy 

programs identified with sufficient 

clarity by the public in response to this 

notice. 

Request for Comments 

Given the large number of countries 

that export softwood lumber and 

softwood lumber products to the United 

States, we are soliciting public comment 

only on subsidies provided by countries 

whose exports accounted for at least one 

percent of total U.S. imports of softwood 

lumber by quantity, as classified under 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule code 

4407.1001 (which accounts for the vast 

majority of imports), during the period 

January 1, 2014 through June 30, 2014. 

Official U.S. import data published by 

the United States International Trade 

Commission Tariff and Trade DataWeb 

indicate that only one country, Canada, 

exported softwood lumber to the United 

States during that time period in 

amounts sufficient to account for at least 

one percent of U.S. imports of softwood 

lumber products. We intend to rely on 

similar previous six-month periods to 

identify the countries subject to future 

reports on softwood lumber subsidies. 

For example, we will rely on U.S. 

imports of softwood lumber and 

softwood lumber products during the 

period July 1, 2014 through December 

31, 2014, to select the countries subject 

to the next report. 

Under U.S. trade law, a subsidy exists 

where an authority: (i) Provides a 

financial contribution; (ii) provides any 

form of income or price support within 

the meaning of Article XVI of the GATT 

1994; or (iii) makes a payment to a 

funding mechanism to provide a 

financial contribution to a person, or 

entrusts or directs a private entity to 

make a financial contribution, if 

providing the contribution would 

normally be vested in the government 

and the practice does not differ in 

substance from practices normally 

followed by governments, and a benefit 

is thereby conferred.1

Parties should include in their 

comments: (1) The country which 

provided the subsidy; (2) the name of 

the subsidy program; (3) a brief 

description (at least 3–4 sentences) of 

the subsidy program; and (4) the 

government body or authority that 

provided the subsidy. 

Submission of Comments 

Persons wishing to comment should 

file comments by the date specified 

above. Comments should only include 

publicly available information. The 

Department will not accept comments 

accompanied by a request that a part or 

all of the material be treated 

confidentially due to business 

proprietary concerns or for any other 

reason. The Department will return such 

comments or materials to the persons 

submitting the comments and will not 

include them in its report on softwood 

lumber subsidies. The Department 

requests submission of comments filed 

in electronic Portable Document Format 

(PDF) submitted on CD–ROM or by 

email to the email address of the EC 

Webmaster, below. 

The comments received will be made 

available to the public in PDF on the 

Enforcement and Compliance Web site 

at the following address: http://

enforcement.trade.gov/sla2008/slaindex.html. Any questions concerning 

file formatting, access on the Internet, or 

other electronic filing issues should be 

addressed to Laura Merchant, 

Enforcement and Compliance 

Webmaster, at (202) 482–0367, email 

address: webmaster_support@trade.gov. 

All comments and submissions in 

response to this Request for Comment 

should be received by the Department 

no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Standard 

Time on the above-referenced deadline 

date. 

Dated: October 20, 2014. 

Christian Marsh, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25476 Filed 10–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD585 

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 

Exempted Fishing, Scientific Research, 

Display, and Chartering Permits; 

Letters of Acknowledgment 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of intent; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces its intent to 

issue Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs), 

Scientific Research Permits (SRPs), 

Display Permits, Letters of 

Acknowledgment (LOAs), and 

Chartering Permits for Atlantic highly 

migratory species (HMS) in 2015. 

Exempted fishing permits and related 

permits would authorize collection of a 

limited number of tunas, swordfish, 

billfishes, and sharks (collectively 

known as HMS) from Federal waters in 

the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and 

Gulf of Mexico for the purposes of 

scientific data collection, bycatch 

research, and public display. Chartering 

permits allow the collection of HMS on 

the high seas or in the Exclusive 

Economic Zone of other nations under 

certain conditions. Generally, EFPs and 

related permits will be valid from the 

date of issuance through December 31, 

2015, unless otherwise specified, 

subject to the terms and conditions of 

individual permits. 

DATES: Written comments on these 

activities received in response to this 

notice will be considered by NMFS 

when issuing EFPs and related permits 

and must be received on or before 

November 26, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Email: nmfs.hms.efp2015@

noaa.gov. Include in the subject line the 

following identifier: 0648–XD585. 

• Mail: Craig Cockrell, Highly 

Migratory Species Management Division 

(F/SF1), NMFS, 1315 East-West 

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Craig Cockrell, phone: (301) 427–8503, 

fax: (301) 713–1917. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Issuance 

of EFPs and related permits are 

necessary for the collections of HMS for 

scientific research; the acquisition of 

information and data; the enhancement 

of safety at sea; the purpose of collecting 

animals for public education or display; 

and the investigation of bycatch, 

economic discards, and regulatory 

discards. These permits exempt permit 

holders from regulations (e.g., fishing 

seasons, prohibited species, authorized 

gear, closed areas, and minimum sizes) 

that may otherwise prohibit the 

collection of HMS. Collection under 

EFPs, SRPs, LOAs, display, and 

chartering permits represents a small 

portion of the overall fishing mortality 

for HMS, and this mortality is counted 

against the quota of the species 

harvested, as appropriate and 

applicable. The terms and conditions of 

individual permits are unique; however, 

all permits will include reporting 

requirements, limit the number and/or 

species of HMS to be collected, and only 

authorize collection in Federal waters of 


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