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1For purposes of these investigations, the 

Department of Commerce has defined the subject 

merchandise as ‘‘sugar derived from sugar cane or 

sugar beets. Sucrose gives sugar its essential 

character. Sucrose is a nonreducing disaccharide 

composed of glucose and fructose linked via their 

anomeric carbons. The molecular formula for 

sucrose is C12H220 11, the International Union of 

Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) International 

Chemical Identifier (InChI) for sucrose is 1S/

C12H22O11/c13-l-4-6(16)8(18)9(19)11(21-4)23–12(3- 

15)10(20)7(17)5(2-14)22-12/h4-11,13-20H,1-3H2/t4- 

,5-,6-,7-,8+,9-,10+,11-,12+/m1/s1, the InChI Key for 

sucrose is CZMRCDWAGMRECN–UGDNZRGBSA– 

N, the U.S. National Institutes of Health PubChem 

Compound Identifier (CID) for sucrose is 5988, and 

the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Number of 

sucrose is 57–50–1. 

Sugar within the scope of this investigation 

includes raw sugar (sugar with a sucrose content by 

weight in a dry state that corresponds to a 

polarimeter reading of less than 99.5 degrees) and 

estandar or standard sugar which is sometimes 

referred to as ‘‘high polarity’’ or ‘‘semi-refined’’ 

sugar (sugar with a sucrose content by weight in a 

dry state that corresponds to a polarimeter reading 

of 99.2 to 99.6 degrees). Sugar within the scope of 

this investigation includes refined sugar with a 

sucrose content by weight in a dry state that 

corresponds to a polarimeter reading of at least 99.9 

degrees. Sugar within the scope of this investigation 

includes brown sugar, liquid sugar (sugar dissolved 

in water), organic raw sugar and organic refined 

sugar. 

Inedible molasses is not within the scope of this 

investigation. Specialty sugars, e.g., rock candy, 

fondant, sugar decorations, are not within the scope 

of this investigation. Processed food products that 

contain sugar, e.g., beverages, candy, cereals, are 

not within the scope of this investigation.’’ 

b. Advise the Oversight Group on 

scientific information relevant to the 

mission of the North Slope Science 

Initiative; 

c. Review selected reports and advise 

the Oversight Group on their content 

and relevance; 

d. Review ongoing scientific programs 

of the North Slope Science Initiative 

member organizations at the request of 

the membership to promote 

compatibility in methodologies and 

compilation of duties; 

e. Advise the Oversight Group on how 

to ensure scientific products generated 

through the North Slope Science 

Initiative activities are of the highest 

technical quality; 

f. Provide scientific advice as 

requested by the Oversight Group; and, 

g. Coordinate with groups, 

committees and sub-committees as 

requested by the Oversight Group. 

Qualifications and Procedures 

Required for Nomination 

All membership will consist of 

individuals with a minimum of 5 years 

of work experience in Alaska in their 

field of expertise. Work experience in 

the North Slope is preferred. Individuals 

will be selected from among, but not 

limited to, those disciplines and entities 

described above. Any individual or 

organization may nominate one or more 

persons, including themselves, to serve 

on the Science Technical Advisory 

Panel. Members will be appointed for 3- 

year terms. Current Science Technical 

Advisory Panel appointees may be 

reappointed for additional terms at the 

discretion of the Secretary of the 

Interior. Under current Administration 

policy, federally registered lobbyists 

may not serve on the panel. 

How to Nominate 

Nomination forms may be obtained 

from the North Slope Science Initiative 

Web site (http://www.northslope.org), or 

from the Deputy Director, North Slope 

Science Initiative (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT, above). To make 

a nomination, or to self-nominate, 

submit a completed nomination form 

with a minimum of one letter of 

reference that describes the nominee’s 

qualifications to serve on the STAP. The 

professional discipline the nominee 

would represent should be identified in 

the reference letter of nomination and in 

the nomination form. Nominees may be 

scientists and technical experts from 

diverse professions and interests, 

including, but not limited to, oil and gas 

industry, subsistence users, Alaska 

Native entities, conservation 

organizations or academia. Nominees 

appointed to serve on the STAP will 

serve only in their professional capacity 

and will not serve to represent any 

group, agency or entity with whom they 

may be affiliated. 

The Deputy Director, North Slope 

Science Initiative, will collect the 

nomination forms and letters of 

reference and distribute them to the 

Oversight Group for consideration. The 

collective recommendations of the 

Oversight Group will be submitted to 

the Secretary of the Interior, who has 

the responsibility for making 

appointments. 

Members of the STAP will serve 

without monetary compensation, but 

will be reimbursed for travel, lodging 

and per diem expenses to participate in 

announced meetings. 

Certification: 

I hereby certify the Science Technical 

Advisory Panel is necessary and in the 

public interest in connection with the 

Secretary of the Interior’s 

responsibilities, and in compliance with 

Section 348, Energy Policy Act of 2005 

(Public Law 109–58). 

Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–1. 

Ted A. Murphy, 

Associate State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29679 Filed 12–17–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–513 and 731– 

TA–1249 (Final)] 

Countervailing Duty and Antidumping 

Duty Investigations; Sugar From 

Mexico; Scheduling of the Final Phase 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice of the scheduling of the final 

phase of antidumping and 

countervailing duty investigation Nos. 

701–TA–513 and 731–TA–1249 (Final) 

under sections 705(b) and 731(b) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) 

and 1673d(b)) (the Act) to determine 

whether an industry in the United 

States is materially injured or 

threatened with material injury, or the 

establishment of an industry in the 

United States is materially retarded, by 

reason of subsidized and less-than-fairvalue imports from Mexico of sugar, 

provided for in statistical subheadings 

1701.12.1000, 1701.12.5000, 

1701.13.1000, 1701.13.5000, 

1701.14.1000, 1701.14.5000, 

1701.91.1000, 1701.91.3000, 

1701.99.1025, 1701.99.1050, 

1701.99.5025, 1701.99.5050, and 

1702.90.4000 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States.1

For further information concerning 

the conduct of this phase of the 

investigations, hearing procedures, and 

rules of general application, consult the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through 

E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, 

subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207). 

DATES: Effective Dates: Monday, 

November 03, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Sherman (202–205–3289), Office 

of Investigations, U.S. International 

Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain 

information on this matter by contacting 

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– 

205–1810. Persons with mobility 

impairments who will need special 

assistance in gaining access to the 

Commission should contact the Office 

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. 

General information concerning the 

Commission may also be obtained by 

accessing its Internet server (http://

www.usitc.gov). The public record for 

these investigations may be viewed on 

the Commission’s electronic docket 

(EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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Background.—The final phase of 

these investigations is being scheduled 

as a result of affirmative preliminary 

determinations by the Department of 

Commerce that certain benefits which 

constitute subsidies within the meaning 

of section 703 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 

1671b) are being provided to 

manufacturers, producers, or exporters 

in Mexico of sugar, and that such 

products are being sold in the United 

States at less than fair value within the 

meaning of section 733 of the Act (19 

U.S.C. 1673b). The investigations were 

requested in a petition filed on Friday, 

March 28, 2014, by the American Sugar 

Coalition and its members: American 

Sugar Cane League, Thibodaux, LA; 

American Sugarbeet Growers 

Association, Washington, DC; American 

Sugar Refining, Inc., West Palm Beach, 

FL; Florida Sugar Cane League, 

Washington, DC; Hawaiian Commercial 

and Sugar Company, Puunene, HI; Rio 

Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc., 

Santa Rosa, TX; Sugar Cane Growers 

Cooperative of Florida, Belle Glade, FL; 

and United States Beet Sugar 

Association, Washington, DC. 

Participation in the investigations and 

public service list.—Persons, including 

industrial users of the subject 

merchandise and, if the merchandise is 

sold at the retail level, representative 

consumer organizations, wishing to 

participate in the final phase of these 

investigations as parties must file an 

entry of appearance with the Secretary 

to the Commission, as provided in 

section 201.11 of the Commission’s 

rules, no later than 21 days prior to the 

hearing date specified in this notice. A 

party that filed a notice of appearance 

during the preliminary phase of the 

investigations need not file an 

additional notice of appearance during 

this final phase. The Secretary will 

maintain a public service list containing 

the names and addresses of all persons, 

or their representatives, who are parties 

to the investigations. 

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 the final phase of these 

investigations available to authorized 

applicants under the APO issued in the 

investigations, provided that the 

application is made no later than 21 

days prior to the hearing date specified 

in this notice. Authorized applicants 

must represent interested parties, as 

defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are 

parties to the investigations. A party 

granted access to BPI in the preliminary 

phase of the investigations need not 

reapply for such access. A separate 

service list will be maintained by the 

Secretary for those parties authorized to 

receive BPI under the APO. 

Staff report.—The prehearing staff 

report in the final phase of these 

investigations will be placed in the 

nonpublic record on Tuesday, March 3, 

2015, and a public version will be 

issued thereafter, pursuant to section 

207.22 of the Commission’s rules. 

Hearing.—The Commission will hold 

a hearing in connection with the final 

phase of these investigations beginning 

at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 

2015, at the U.S. International Trade 

Commission Building. Requests to 

appear at the hearing should be filed in 

writing with the Secretary to the 

Commission on or before Wednesday, 

March 11, 2015. A nonparty who has 

testimony that may aid the 

Commission’s deliberations may request 

permission to present a short statement 

at the hearing. All parties and 

nonparties desiring to appear at the 

hearing and make oral presentations 

should attend a prehearing conference 

to be held at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, March 

13, 2015, at the U.S. International Trade 

Commission Building. Oral testimony 

and written materials to be submitted at 

the public hearing are governed by 

sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 

207.24 of the Commission’s rules. 

Parties must submit any request to 

present a portion of their hearing 

testimony in camera no later than 7 

business days prior to the date of the 

hearing. 

Written submissions.—Each party 

who is an interested party shall submit 

a prehearing brief to the Commission. 

Prehearing briefs must conform with the 

provisions of section 207.23 of the 

Commission’s rules; the deadline for 

filing is Tuesday, March 10, 2015. 

Parties may also file written testimony 

in connection with their presentation at 

the hearing, as provided in section 

207.24 of the Commission’s rules, and 

posthearing briefs, which must conform 

with the provisions of section 207.25 of 

the Commission’s rules. The deadline 

for filing posthearing briefs is Tuesday, 

March 24, 2015. In addition, any person 

who has not entered an appearance as 

a party to the investigations may submit 

a written statement of information 

pertinent to the subject of the 

investigations, including statements of 

support or opposition to the petition, on 

or before Tuesday, March 24, 2015. On 

Wednesday, April 8, 2015, the 

Commission will make available to 

parties all information on which they 

have not had an opportunity to 

comment. Parties may submit final 

comments on this information on or 

before Friday, April 10, 2015, but such 

final comments must not contain new 

factual information and must otherwise 

comply with section 207.30 of the 

Commission’s rules. All written 

submissions must conform with the 

provisions of section 201.8 of the 

Commission’s rules; any submissions 

that contain BPI must also conform with 

the requirements of sections 201.6, 

207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s 

rules. The Commission’s Handbook on 

E-Filing, available on the Commission’s 

Web site at http://edis.usitc.gov, 

elaborates upon the Commission’s rules 

with respect to electronic filing. 

Additional written submissions to the 

Commission, including requests 

pursuant to section 201.12 of the 

Commission’s rules, shall not be 

accepted unless good cause is shown for 

accepting such submissions, or unless 

the submission is pursuant to a specific 

request by a Commissioner or 

Commission staff. 

In accordance with sections 201.16(c) 

and 207.3 of the Commission’s 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 207.21 of the 

Commission’s rules. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: December 15, 2014. 

Lisa R. Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

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BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–474 and 731– 

TA–1176 (Final) (Remand)] 

Drill Pipe and Drill Collars From China 

Determination 

The United States International Trade 

Commission (Commission) hereby 

publishes notice of its final 

determinations pursuant to the remand 

ordered by the U.S. Court of 

International Trade (Court) in the 

antidumping and countervailing duty 

investigations of drill pipe and drill 

collars from China. On the basis of the 

Court’s remand instructions and the 

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