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*We are currently suspending requirements (6)(d) 

and (e); therefore, tires entered, or withdrawn from 

warehouse for consumption that meet exclusion 

requirements (6)(a)–(c) above are excluded from the 

scope of this investigation. 

Dated: December 19, 2014. 

Paul Piquado, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix—Scope of Investigation 

The scope of this investigation is passenger 

vehicle and light truck tires. Passenger 

vehicle and light truck tires are new 

pneumatic tires, of rubber, with a passenger 

vehicle or light truck size designation. Tires 

covered by this investigation may be tubetype, tubeless, radial, or non-radial, and they 

may be intended for sale to original 

equipment manufacturers or the replacement 

market. 

Subject tires have, at the time of 

importation, the symbol ‘‘DOT’’ on the 

sidewall, certifying that the tire conforms to 

applicable motor vehicle safety standards. 

Subject tires may also have the following 

prefixes or suffix in their tire size 

designation, which also appears on the 

sidewall of the tire: 

Prefix designations: 

P—Identifies a tire intended primarily for 

service on passenger cars 

LT—Identifies a tire intended primarily for 

service on light trucks 

Suffix letter designations: 

LT—Identifies light truck tires for service on 

trucks, buses, trailers, and multipurpose 

passenger vehicles used in nominal 

highway service 

All tires with a ‘‘P’’ or ‘‘LT’’ prefix, and all 

tires with an ‘‘LT’’ suffix in their sidewall 

markings are covered by this investigation 

regardless of their intended use. 

In addition, all tires that lack a ‘‘P’’ or ‘‘LT’’ 

prefix or suffix in their sidewall markings, as 

well as all tires that include any other prefix 

or suffix in their sidewall markings, are 

included in the scope, regardless of their 

intended use, as long as the tire is of a size 

that is among the numerical size designations 

listed in the passenger car section or light 

truck section of the Tire and Rim Association 

Year Book, as updated annually, unless the 

tire falls within one of the specific exclusions 

set out below. 

Passenger vehicle and light truck tires, 

whether or not attached to wheels or rims, 

are included in the scope. However, if a 

subject tire is imported attached to a wheel 

or rim, only the tire is covered by the scope. 

Specifically excluded from the scope of 

this investigation are the following types of 

tires: 

(1) racing car tires; such tires do not bear 

the symbol ‘‘DOT’’ on the sidewall and may 

be marked with ‘‘ZR’’ in size designation; 

(2) new pneumatic tires, of rubber, of a size 

that is not listed in the passenger car section 

or light truck section of the Tire and Rim 

Association Year Book; 

(3) pneumatic tires, of rubber, that are not 

new, including recycled and retreaded tires; 

(4) non-pneumatic tires, such as solid 

rubber tires; 

(5) tires designed and marketed exclusively 

as temporary use spare tires for passenger 

vehicles which, in addition, exhibit each of 

the following physical characteristics: 

(a) the size designation and load index 

combination molded on the tire’s sidewall 

are listed in Table PCT–1B (‘‘T’’ Type Spare 

Tires for Temporary Use on Passenger 

Vehicles) of the Tire and Rim Association 

Year Book, 

(b) the designation ‘‘T’’ is molded into the 

tire’s sidewall as part of the size designation, 

and, 

(c) the tire’s speed rating is molded on the 

sidewall, indicating the rated speed in MPH 

or a letter rating as listed by Tire and Rim 

Association Year Book, and the rated speed 

is 81 MPH or a ‘‘M’’ rating; 

(6) tires designed and marketed exclusively 

for specialty tire (ST) use which, in addition, 

exhibit each of the following physical 

characteristics: * 

(a) the size designation molded on the 

tire’s sidewall is listed in the ST sections of 

the Tire and Rim Association Year Book, 

(b) the designation ‘‘ST’’ is molded into the 

tire’s sidewall as part of the size designation, 

(c) the tire incorporates a warning, 

prominently molded on the sidewall, that the 

tire is ‘‘For Trailer Service Only’’ or ‘‘For 

Trailer Use Only’’, 

(d) the load index molded on the tire’s 

sidewall meets or exceeds those load indexes 

listed in the Tire and Rim Association Year 

Book for the relevant ST tire size, and 

(e) the tire’s speed rating is molded on the 

sidewall, indicating the rated speed in MPH 

or a letter rating as listed by TRA, and the 

rated speed does not exceed 81 MPH or an 

‘‘M’’ rating; 

(7) tires designed and marketed exclusively 

for off-road use and which, in addition, 

exhibit each of the following physical 

characteristics: 

(a) the size designation and load index 

combination molded on the tire’s sidewall 

are listed in the off-the-road, agricultural, 

industrial or ATV section of the Tire and Rim 

Association Year Book, 

(b) in addition to any size designation 

markings, the tire incorporates a warning, 

prominently molded on the sidewall, that the 

tire is ‘‘Not For Highway Service’’ or ‘‘Not for 

Highway Use’’, 

(c) the tire’s speed rating is molded on the 

sidewall, indicating the rated speed in MPH 

or a letter rating as listed by the Tire and Rim 

Association Year Book, and the rated speed 

does not exceed 55 MPH or a ‘‘G’’ rating, and 

(d) the tire features a recognizable off-road 

tread design. 

The products covered by the investigation 

are currently classified under the following 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

States (HTSUS) subheadings: 4011.10.10.10, 

4011.10.10.20, 4011.10.10.30, 4011.10.10.40, 

4011.10.10.50, 4011.10.10.60, 4011.10.10.70, 

4011.10.50.00, 4011.20.10.05, and 

4011.20.50.10. Tires meeting the scope 

description may also enter under the 

following HTSUS subheadings: 

4011.99.45.10, 4011.99.45.50, 4011.99.85.10, 

4011.99.85.50, 8708.70.45.45, 8708.70.45.60, 

8708.70.60.30, 8708.70.60.45, and 

8708.70.60.60. While HTSUS subheadings 

are provided for convenience and for 

customs purposes, the written description of 

the subject merchandise is dispositive. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD691 

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; 

Fisheries Off West Coast States; 

Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 

Trawl Rationalization Program; 2015 

Cost Recovery 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; 2015 cost recovery fee 

percentages and mothership (MS) 

pricing. 

SUMMARY: This action provides 

participants in the Pacific coast 

groundfish trawl rationalization 

program with the 2015 fee percentages 

and MS pricing needed to calculate the 

required payments for cost recovery fees 

due in 2015. 

For calendar year 2015, NMFS 

announces the following fee percentages 

by sector: 3.0 percent for the Shorebased 

Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program, 

1.2 percent for the MS Coop Program, 

0.0 percent for the Catcher Processor (C/ 

P) Coop Program. 

For 2015, the MS pricing to be used 

as a proxy by the C/P Coop Program is: 

$0.13/lb for Pacific whiting. 

DATES: Effective January 1, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Biegel, Cost Recovery 

Program Coordinator, (503) 231–6291, 

fax (503) 872–2737, email 

Christopher.Biegel@NOAA.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(MSA) requires NMFS to collect fees to 

recover the costs directly related to the 

management, data collection, and 

enforcement of a limited access 

privilege program (LAPP) (16 U.S.C. 

1854(d)(2)), also called ‘‘cost recovery.’’ 

The Pacific coast groundfish trawl 

rationalization program is a LAPP, 

implemented in 2011, and consists of 

three sectors: the Shorebased IFQ 

Program, the MS Coop Program, and the 

C/P Coop Program. In accordance with 

the MSA, and based on a recommended 

structure and methodology developed in 

coordination with the Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, NMFS collects 

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mandatory fees of up to three percent of 

the ex-vessel value of groundfish by 

sector (Shorebased IFQ Program, MS 

Coop Program, and C/P Coop Program). 

NMFS collects the fees to recover the 

incremental costs of management, data 

collection, and enforcement of the trawl 

rationalization program. Beginning in 

January 2014, NMFS implemented cost 

recovery for the trawl rationalization 

program. Additional background can be 

found in the cost recovery proposed and 

final rules, 78 FR 7371 (February 1, 

2013) and 78 FR 75268 (December 11, 

2013), respectively. The details of cost 

recovery for the groundfish trawl 

rationalization program are in regulation 

at 50 CFR 660.115 (trawl fishery cost 

recovery program), § 660.140 

(Shorebased IFQ Program), § 660.150 

(MS Coop Program), and § 660.160 (C/P 

Coop Program). 

The cost recovery program regulations 

require NMFS to announce, in a Federal 

Register document, the next year’s 

applicable fee percentages and the 

applicable MS pricing for the C/P Coop 

Program. NMFS calculates and 

announces the fee percentage after each 

fiscal year ends, and before the fee 

would go into effect on January 1 of the 

following year. NMFS calculated the fee 

percentages by sector using the best 

available information. For 2015, the fee 

percentages by sector, which must not 

exceed three percent of the ex-vessel 

value of fish harvested, are: 

• 3.0 percent for the Shorebased IFQ 

Program, 

• 1.2 percent for the MS Coop 

Program, 

• 0.0 percent for the C/P Coop 

Program. 

To calculate the fee percentages, 

NMFS used the formula specified in 

regulation at § 660.115(b)(1), where the 

fee percentage by sector equals the 

lower of three percent or direct program 

costs (DPC) for that sector divided by 

total ex-vessel value (V) for that sector 

multiplied by 100. 

‘‘DPC’’, as defined in the regulations 

at § 660.115(b)(1)(i), are the actual 

incremental costs for the previous fiscal 

year directly related to the management, 

data collection, and enforcement of each 

sector (Shorebased IFQ Program, MS 

Coop Program, and C/P Coop Program). 

Actual incremental costs means those 

net costs that would not have been 

incurred but for the implementation of 

the trawl rationalization program, 

including both increased costs for new 

requirements of the program and 

reduced costs resulting from any 

program efficiencies. Similar to 2014, 

NMFS only included the cost of 

employees’ time (salary and benefits) 

spent working on the program in 

calculating DPC rather than all 

incremental costs of management, data 

collection, and enforcement. 

‘‘V’’, as specified at § 660.115(b)(1)(ii), 

is the total ex-vessel value for each 

sector from the previous calendar year. 

The ex-vessel value for each sector is 

further described in the definition 

section at § 660.111, and includes the 

total ex-vessel value for all groundfish 

species. For 2015, NMFS used the exvessel value for 2013 as reported in 

Pacific Fisheries Information Network 

(PacFIN) from electronic fish tickets to 

determine V. The electronic fish ticket 

data in PacFIN is for the Shorebased IFQ 

Program. Therefore, the ex-vessel value 

for both the MS Coop Program and the 

C/P Coop Program is a proxy based on 

the Shorebased IFQ Program ex-vessel 

price and on the retained catch 

estimates (weight) from the observer 

data for the MS and C/P Coop Programs. 

Due to fluctuations in actual ex-vessel 

values and amounts landed, the amount 

NMFS collects each year in cost 

recovery fees can be over or under 

NMFS’ costs from the previous fiscal 

year. Accordingly, the cost recovery 

regulations at § 660.115(b)(1)(i) state 

that if the amount of fees collected by 

NMFS is greater or less than the actual 

net incremental costs incurred, the DPC 

will be adjusted accordingly for the 

calculation of the fee percentage in the 

following year. For the IFQ and MS 

sectors, NMFS estimates the total fees 

that will be collected based on the 

collections up to the date of 

determination, as landings data have not 

been finalized when an adjustment is 

determined. However, NMFS has final 

data on the pounds of Pacific whiting 

harvested by the C/P Coop Program for 

2014 and the price per pound that the 

C/P Coop Program participants used to 

calculate their 2014 fee (i.e., $ 0.14 per 

pound as the ‘‘MS pricing’’ for 2014 

reported in 78 FR 75268, 12/11/2013). 

With these data, NMFS can determine 

the fees that should be collected from C/ 

P Coop Program participants. An 

adjustment ensures that the aggregate 

fees being collected are appropriate. In 

2014 it is estimated that both the MS 

Coop and C/P Coop fisheries will have 

remitted fee amounts greater than the 

FY 2013 DPC used to calculate the 2014 

fee percentages. As such the 2015 DPC 

will be adjusted as follows: 

FY 2013 DPC 

used for 2014 

calculation 

2014 Fees 

collected 

Adjustment for 

2015 

Shorebased IFQ Program ............................................................................................... $1,877,752.00 $1,356,285.28 N/A 

MS Coop Program ........................................................................................................... 274,936.05 331,004.07 ($56,068.02) 

C/P Coop Program .......................................................................................................... 176,460.05 350,387.25 ($173,927.20) 

The DPC used to calculate the 2015 

fee percentage for the Shorebased IFQ 

Program was already above the 3 

percent cap before the adjustment and 

therefore the adjustment for 2015 would 

have no effect on the 2015 fee 

percentage and is not included. The 

adjustments for the MS Coop Program 

and C/P Coop program are included, 

and reduce the DPC values shown 

below in the fee percentage calculations 

for those two sectors. 

The adjustment in the C/P Coop 

program costs shows that NMFS 

anticipates collecting $15,295.71 more 

than the adjusted costs in 2014 resulting 

in a fee percentage of -0.1. Because a fee 

percentage cannot be negative, NMFS is 

setting the 2015 C/P Coop program cost 

recovery fee at 0.0 percent and will 

deduct $15,295.71 from the 2015 DPC to 

adjust the 2016 fee percentage. The 

calculations, using the adjusted DPCs as 

described above, are as follows: 

Shorebased IFQ Program—3.0% = the 

lower of 3% or ($2,028,859.04/

$51,557,998) × 100 

MS Coop Program—1.2% = the lower of 

3% or ($233,300.78/$14,759,147) × 

100 

C/P Coop Program— ¥0.1% = the lower 

of 3% or ($¥15,295.71/$22,233,966) × 

100. 

MS pricing is the MS Coop Program’s 

average price per pound from the 

previous complete calendar year. The 

MS pricing will be used by the C/P 

Coop Program to determine their fee 

amount due (MS pricing multiplied by 

the value of the aggregate pounds of all 

groundfish species harvested by the 

vessel registered to a C/P-endorsed 

limited entry trawl permit, multiplied 

by the C/P fee percentage, equals the fee 

amount due). Similar to 2014, MS 

pricing for cost recovery is based on the 

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average price per pound of Pacific 

whiting as reported in PacFIN from the 

Shorebased IFQ Program. For 2015 MS 

pricing, NMFS used data from calendar 

year 2013. In other words, data from the 

IFQ fishery is used as a proxy for the MS 

average price per pound to determine 

the ‘‘MS pricing’’ used in the 

calculation for the C/P sector’s fee 

amount due. In future years, NMFS may 

use values derived from those reported 

on the MS Coop Program cost recovery 

form from the previous calendar year, 

depending on what NMFS determines is 

the best information available. NMFS 

has calculated the 2015 MS pricing to be 

used as a proxy by the C/P Coop 

Program as: $0.13/lb for Pacific whiting. 

Cost recovery fees are submitted to 

NMFS by Fish buyers via Pay.gov 

(https://www.pay.gov/paygov/). Fish 

buyers registered with Pay.gov can login 

in the upper left-hand corner of the 

screen. Fish buyers not registered with 

Pay.gov can go to the cost recovery 

forms directly from the Web site below. 

Click on the link to Pacific Coast 

Groundfish Cost Recovery for your 

sector (IFQ, MS, or C/P): https:// 

pay.gov/public/search/

global?searchString

=+groundfish+cost+recovery

&formToken=6c80d7e6-a44c-4e9f-a4cceb7aa5000820. 

As stated in the preamble to the cost 

recovery proposed and final rules, in the 

spring of each year, NMFS will release 

an annual report documenting the 

details and data used for the above 

calculations. The report will include 

information such as the fee percentage 

calculation, program costs, and exvessel value by sector. The annual 

report for fishing year 2013 and 

calculation for 2014 is available at: 

http:// 

www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/

publications/fishery_management/

trawl_program/analytical%20docs/cost_

recovery_annual_report_01.pdf. 

The annual report for fishing year 

2014 and calculation for 2015 will be 

made available to the public 

electronically via the NMFS West Coast 

Region Groundfish Web site: http:// 

www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/

fisheries/groundfish_catch_shares/

index.html. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: December 23, 2014. 

Alan D. Risenhoover, 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD686 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (NPFMC) will 

hold a Crab Modeling Workshop and a 

Crab Plan Team meeting. The workshop 

will be held January 13–15, 2015 with 

a Crab Plan Team meeting January 16, 

2015. 

DATES: The workshop will be held 

January 13–15, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 5 

p.m. each day; The Crab Plan Team 

meeting will be held January 16, 2015, 

from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Both meetings will be held 

at the Alaska Fishery Science Center 

AFSC, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., Bldg 

4, Traynor Room, Seattle, WA. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diana Stram; telephone: (907)271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

agenda includes: 

Modeling Workshop: Work session on 

the development of the generic crab 

modeling framework (Gmacs). Goals are 

to communicate with and receive 

feedback from stock assessment authors 

on the development and application of 

the modeling framework for BSAI crab 

stocks. The Crab Plan Team meeting 

will review the stock assessment for 

Norton Sound Red King Crab and 

recommend the Overfishing Levels 

(OFL) and Acceptable Biological Catch 

(ABC) for 2015/16. 

The Agenda is subject to change, and 

the latest version will be posted at 

http://www.npfmc.org. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Gail Bendixen at 

(907) 271–2809 at least 7 working days 

prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: December 22, 2014. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD662 

Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and 

South Atlantic; Southeast Data, 

Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); 

Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 39 assessment 

webinars for HMS Smoothhound 

Sharks. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR 39 assessment of 

HMS Smoothhound Sharks will consist 

of a series of webinars. This notice is for 

a webinar associated with the 

Assessment portion of the SEDAR 

process. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

DATES: The assessment webinar for 

SEDAR 39 will be held on Friday, 

January 16, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 12 

p.m., central time. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The meeting will be 

held via webinar. The webinar is open 

to the public. Those interested in 

participating should contact Julie A. 

Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT below) to request 

an invitation providing webinar access 

information. Please request webinar 

invitations at least 24 hours in advance 

of each webinar. 

SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place 

Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC 

29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; phone: 

(843) 571–4366; email: julie.neer@

safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf 

of Mexico, South Atlantic, and 

Caribbean Fishery Management 

Councils, in conjunction with NOAA 

Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf 

States Marine Fisheries Commissions, 

have implemented the Southeast Data, 

Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 

process, a multi-step method for 

determining the status of fish stocks in 

the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multistep process including: (1) Data 

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