Vessel Monitoring Systems; Announcement of the Enhanced Mobile Transmitter Unit Reimbursement Program for the Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico, 63753-63754 [06-8980]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 210 / Tuesday, October 31, 2006 / Notices to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with September anniversary dates. In accordance with the Department’s regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews. DATES: Effective Date: October 31, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila E. Forbes, Office of AD/CVD Operations, Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482–4697. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Antidumping duty proceedings Huoshan New Three-Gold Food Trade Co., Ltd. Leping Lotai Foods Co., Ltd. Nanjing Merry Trading Co., Ltd. Qingdao Jinyongxiang Aquatic Foods Co., Ltd. Qingdao Wentai Trading Co., Ltd. Shanghai Strong International Trading Co., Ltd. Weishan Hongrun Aquatic Food Co., Ltd. Weishan Zhenyu Foodstuff Co., Ltd. Xiping Opeck Food Co., Ltd. Xuzhou Jinjiang Foodstuffs Co., Ltd. Yancheng Hi-King Agriculture Developing Co., Ltd. Background The Department has received timely requests, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b) (2002), for administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with September anniversary dates. Period to be reviewed Antidumping duty proceedings cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Dated: October 25, 2006. Thomas F. Futtner, Acting Office Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office 4, Import Administration. [FR Doc. E6–18291 Filed 10–30–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 102306A] None. Suspension Agreements. In accordance with sections 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we are initiating administrative reviews of the following antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings. We intend to issue the final results of these reviews not later than September 30, 2007. Latvia: Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars, A–449–804. Joint Stock Company Liepajas Metalurgs. Republic of Korea: Stainless Steel Wire Rod, A–580–829. Changwon Specialty Steel Co., Ltd. Dongbang Specialty Steel Co., Ltd. Republic of Korea: Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars, A–580–844. Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. Hwanyoung Steel Industries Co., Ltd. Korea Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. Sweden: Stainless Steel Wire Rod, A–401–806. Fagersta Stainless AB. The People’s Republic of China: Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat 1, A–570–848. Anhui Tongxin Aquatic Product & Food Co., Ltd. China Kingdom Import & Export Co., Ltd. aka China Kingdoma Import & Export Co., Ltd. aka Zhongda Import & Export Co., Ltd. Fujian Pelagic Fishery Group Co. 15:25 Oct 30, 2006 administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. These initiations and this notice are in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(I). 9/1/05– 8/31/06 9/1/05– 8/31/06 9/1/05– 8/31/06 9/1/05– 8/31/06 9/1/05– 8/31/06 Jkt 211001 Vessel Monitoring Systems; Announcement of the Enhanced Mobile Transmitter Unit Reimbursement Program for the Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico AGENCY: Countervailing ceedings Initiation of Reviews VerDate Aug<31>2005 Period to be reviewed 63753 Duty Pro- None. 1 If one of the above named companies does not qualify for a separate rate, all other exporters of freshwater crawfish tail meat from the People’s Republic of China who have not qualified for a separate rate are deemed to be covered by this review as part of the single PRC entity of which the named exporters are a part. Additionally, for those companies for which we are conducting a new shipper review, this administrative review will only cover entries not covered by those new shipper reviews. During any administrative review covering all or part of a period falling between the first and second or third and fourth anniversary of the publication of an antidumping duty order under section 351.211 or a determination under section 351.218(f)(4) to continue an order or suspended investigation (after sunset review), the Secretary, if requested by a domestic interested party within 30 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the review, will determine, consistent with FAG Italia v. United States, 291 F.3d 806 (Fed. Cir. 2002), as appropriate, whether antidumping duties have been absorbed by an exporter or producer subject to the review if the subject merchandise is sold in the United States through an importer that is affiliated with such exporter or producer. The request must include the name(s) of the exporter or producer for which the inquiry is requested. Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: NMFS announces the availability of grant funds for vessel owners and/or operators who have purchased an Enhanced Mobile Transmitter Unit (E–MTU) to comply with fishery regulations requiring the use of Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) in the Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico. These funds will be used to reimburse vessel owners and/or operators for the purchase price of the E–MTU. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For current listing information, questions regarding VMS installation or activation checklists, contact the VMS Support Center, NOAA Fisheries Office for Law Enforcement (OLE), 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 415, Silver Spring, MD 20910, phone 888–219–9228, fax 301– 427–0049. For questions regarding E–MTU type approval or information regarding the status of VMS systems being evaluated by NOAA for approval, contact Jonathan Pinkerton, National VMS Program Manager, phone 301–427–2300; fax 301–427–2055. For questions regarding reimbursement applications contact Randy Fisher, Executive Director, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC), 205 SE Spokane Street, Suite 100, Portland, OR 97202, phone 503–595–3100, fax 503–595– 3232. E:\FR\FM\31OCN1.SGM 31OCN1 63754 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 210 / Tuesday, October 31, 2006 / Notices SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Funding Opportunity Description This reimbursement opportunity is available to fishing vessel owners and/ or operators that have purchased an approved E–MTU device in order to comply with fishery regulations developed in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Public Law 94–265). Only those vessel owners and/or operators purchasing an E–MTU for compliance with fishery management regulations applicable to the Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico are eligible for this funding opportunity. The reimbursable expense is the purchase price of the least expensive E–MTU type-approved for the Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico for which the owner and/or operator holds a valid commercial fishing permit. cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES II. Eligibility To be eligible to receive reimbursement, vessel owners and/or operators must first purchase an E–MTU type-approved for in the Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico for which the vessel owner and/or operator holds a valid commercial fishing permit. The vessel owner and/or operator must also have the E–MTU properly installed on the vessel and activated utilizing a typeapproved communications provider. Upon completion of the installation and activation process, the vessel owner and/or operator must contact the VMS Support Center by calling 888–219– 9228 to ensure the vessel is properly registered in the VMS system. OLE does not consider a vessel in compliance until the E–MTU signal has been received and processed by OLE. Vessel owners and/or operators must not be in arrears with a payment owed to the Agency for a civil monetary penalty. However, affected vessel owners and/or operators may become eligible for the reimbursement if the outstanding penalty is paid in full within 30 days of the denial of the reimbursement. After payment, vessel owners and/or operators must contact the VMS Support Center and provide documentation to support the defrayment of the penalty to receive a confirmation code for reimbursement purposes. III. Process Vessel owners and/or operators that have purchased an E–MTU, and have validated their compliance with the applicable regulations through OLE, may contact the PSMFC, 205 SE Spokane Street, Suite 100, Portland, OR 97202, phone 503–595–3100, fax 503– VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:25 Oct 30, 2006 Jkt 211001 595–3232, for a reimbursement application. Once the application is received and completed by the vessel owner and/or operator, it must be returned to PSMFC along with proof of eligibility in order to qualify for an award. The required proof of eligibility must include: proof of a valid commercial fishing permit for the Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; proof of purchase and the purchase price of a type-approved E–MTU; and a valid compliance confirmation code issued by OLE. Vessel owners and/or operators are not restricted as to which type-approved E–MTU device they can purchase. However, the amount of the reimbursement will be limited to the cost of the least expensive E–MTU typeapproved for the permitted fishery. Vessel owners and/or operators are encouraged to compare the features of all E–MTU devices type-approved for the Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and explore finance options prior to making a purchase decision. Vessel owners/operators are limited to the reimbursement of the cost of purchasing E–MTU per permitted vessel. Dated: October 26, 2006. William T. Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 31, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63753-63754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8980]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 102306A]


Vessel Monitoring Systems; Announcement of the Enhanced Mobile 
Transmitter Unit Reimbursement Program for the Reef Fish Fishery of the 
Gulf of Mexico

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the availability of grant funds for vessel 
owners and/or operators who have purchased an Enhanced Mobile 
Transmitter Unit (E-MTU) to comply with fishery regulations requiring 
the use of Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) in the Reef Fish Fishery of 
the Gulf of Mexico. These funds will be used to reimburse vessel owners 
and/or operators for the purchase price of the E-MTU.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For current listing information, 
questions regarding VMS installation or activation checklists, contact 
the VMS Support Center, NOAA Fisheries Office for Law Enforcement 
(OLE), 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 415, Silver Spring, MD 20910, phone 
888-219-9228, fax 301-427-0049.
    For questions regarding E-MTU type approval or information 
regarding the status of VMS systems being evaluated by NOAA for 
approval, contact Jonathan Pinkerton, National VMS Program Manager, 
phone 301-427-2300; fax 301-427-2055.
    For questions regarding reimbursement applications contact Randy 
Fisher, Executive Director, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission 
(PSMFC), 205 SE Spokane Street, Suite 100, Portland, OR 97202, phone 
503-595-3100, fax 503-595-3232.



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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    This reimbursement opportunity is available to fishing vessel 
owners and/or operators that have purchased an approved E-MTU device in 
order to comply with fishery regulations developed in accordance with 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Public 
Law 94-265). Only those vessel owners and/or operators purchasing an E-
MTU for compliance with fishery management regulations applicable to 
the Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico are eligible for this 
funding opportunity. The reimbursable expense is the purchase price of 
the least expensive E-MTU type-approved for the Reef Fish Fishery of 
the Gulf of Mexico for which the owner and/or operator holds a valid 
commercial fishing permit.

II. Eligibility

    To be eligible to receive reimbursement, vessel owners and/or 
operators must first purchase an E-MTU type-approved for in the Reef 
Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico for which the vessel owner and/or 
operator holds a valid commercial fishing permit. The vessel owner and/
or operator must also have the E-MTU properly installed on the vessel 
and activated utilizing a type-approved communications provider. Upon 
completion of the installation and activation process, the vessel owner 
and/or operator must contact the VMS Support Center by calling 888-219-
9228 to ensure the vessel is properly registered in the VMS system. OLE 
does not consider a vessel in compliance until the E-MTU signal has 
been received and processed by OLE.
    Vessel owners and/or operators must not be in arrears with a 
payment owed to the Agency for a civil monetary penalty. However, 
affected vessel owners and/or operators may become eligible for the 
reimbursement if the outstanding penalty is paid in full within 30 days 
of the denial of the reimbursement. After payment, vessel owners and/or 
operators must contact the VMS Support Center and provide documentation 
to support the defrayment of the penalty to receive a confirmation code 
for reimbursement purposes.

III. Process

    Vessel owners and/or operators that have purchased an E-MTU, and 
have validated their compliance with the applicable regulations through 
OLE, may contact the PSMFC, 205 SE Spokane Street, Suite 100, Portland, 
OR 97202, phone 503-595-3100, fax 503-595-3232, for a reimbursement 
application. Once the application is received and completed by the 
vessel owner and/or operator, it must be returned to PSMFC along with 
proof of eligibility in order to qualify for an award. The required 
proof of eligibility must include: proof of a valid commercial fishing 
permit for the Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; proof of 
purchase and the purchase price of a type-approved E-MTU; and a valid 
compliance confirmation code issued by OLE.
    Vessel owners and/or operators are not restricted as to which type-
approved E-MTU device they can purchase. However, the amount of the 
reimbursement will be limited to the cost of the least expensive E-MTU 
type-approved for the permitted fishery. Vessel owners and/or operators 
are encouraged to compare the features of all E-MTU devices type-
approved for the Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico and explore 
finance options prior to making a purchase decision. Vessel owners/
operators are limited to the reimbursement of the cost of purchasing E-
MTU per permitted vessel.

    Dated: October 26, 2006.
William T. Hogarth,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 06-8980 Filed 10-26-06; 2:50 pm]
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