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of the return/destruction of APO
materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and terms of an APO is a violation
which is subject to sanction.
This notice is published in
accordance with section 777(i) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19
CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: June 18, 2008.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
[FR Doc. E8–14268 Filed 6–23–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–930]
Notice of Postponement of Preliminary
Determination in the Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Circular Welded
Austenitic Stainless Pressure Pipe
from the People’s Republic of China
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 24, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Blackledge or Howard Smith,
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) 482–3518 or (202) 482–
5193, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
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Postponement of Preliminary
Determination
CFR 351.205(e) for a 50–day
postponement of the preliminary
determination in this investigation. The
petitioners requested postponement of
the preliminary determination because
of the ‘‘number of input factors, the
complexity of the transactions to be
investigated, and the difficulty in
obtaining certain surrogate values.’’
There are no compelling reasons to deny
the petitioners’ request. Therefore, the
Department is postponing this
preliminary determination under
section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the ‘‘Act’’) by 50
days from July 8, 2008 to August 27,
2008. The deadline for the final
determination will continue to be 75
days after the date of the preliminary
determination, unless extended.
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to sections 733(c)(2) and
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.205(f)(1).
Dated: June 18, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
[FR Doc. E8–14254 Filed 6–23–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XI48
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Applications for one new
scientific research permit and one
permit modification.
AGENCY:
On February 19, 2008, the Department
of Commerce (the ‘‘Department’’)
initiated the antidumping duty
investigation of circular welded
austenitic stainless pressure pipe from
the People’s Republic of China. See
Circular Welded Austenitic Stainless
Pressure Pipe from the People’s
Republic of China: Initiation of
Antidumping Duty Investigation, 73 FR
10221 (February 26, 2008) (‘‘Initiation
Notice’’). The Initiation Notice stated
that, unless postponed, the Department
would make its preliminary
determination for this antidumping duty
investigation no later than 140 days
after the date of initiation. Id. at 10224.
On June 10, 2008, the petitioners1
made a timely request pursuant to 19
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
NMFS has received two scientific
research permit application requests
relating to Pacific salmon. The proposed
research is intended to increase
knowledge of species listed under the
Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to
help guide management and
conservation efforts.
DATES: Comments or requests for a
public hearing on the applications must
be received at the appropriate address or
fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later
than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on
July 24, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
applications should be sent to the
1 The petitioners in this investigation are Bristol
Metals, L.P., Felker Brothers Corp., Marcegaglia
USA, Inc., Outokumpu Stainless Pipe Inc., and the
United Steel Workers of America.
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Protected Resources Division, NMFS,
1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100,
Portland, OR 97232–1274. Comments
may also be sent via fax to 503–230–
5441 or by e-mail to
resapps.nwr@NOAA.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Blane Bellerud, Portland, OR (ph.: 503–
231–2338, Fax: 503–231–2318, e-mail:
Blane.Bellerud@noaa.gov). Permit
application instructions are available
from the address above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Species Covered in This Notice
The following listed species are
covered in this notice:
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha): threatened lower
Columbia River (LCR), threatened upper
Willamette River (UWR), endangered
upper Columbia River (UCR), threatened
Snake River (SR) spring/summer (spr/
sum), threatened SR fall.
Chum salmon (O. keta): threatened
Columbia River (CR.
Steelhead (O. mykiss): threatened
LCR, threatened UWR, threatened
middle Columbia River (MCR),
threatened SR, endangered UCR,
threatened PS.
Coho salmon (O. kisutch): threatened
LCR, threatened Oregon Coast (OC).
Sockeye salmon (O. nerka):
endangered SR.
Authority
Scientific research permits are issued
in accordance with section 10(a)(1)(A)
of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and
regulations governing listed fish and
wildlife permits (50 CFR 222–226).
NMFS issues permits based on findings
that such permits: (1) are applied for in
good faith; (2) if granted and exercised,
would not operate to the disadvantage
of the listed species that are the subject
of the permit; and (3) are consistent
with the purposes and policy of section
2 of the ESA. The authority to take
listed species is subject to conditions set
forth in the permits.
Anyone requesting a hearing on an
application listed in this notice should
set out the specific reasons why a
hearing on that application would be
appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such
hearings are held at the discretion of the
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
NMFS.
Applications Received
Permit 1318 – Modification 1
Permit 1318 currently authorizes the
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
(ODFW) to take juvenile UCR Chinook
salmon, UCR steelhead, SR steelhead,
SR fall-run Chinook salmon, SR spr/sum
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Chinook salmon, SR sockeye salmon,
MCR steelhead, UWR Chinook salmon,
UWR steelhead, LCR Chinook salmon,
LCR coho salmon, LCR steelhead, and
CR chum salmon in the Willamette and
Columbia River basins. They are asking
to modify the permit so they may be
allowed to take OC coho salmon; they
also wish to add a seventh project to the
permit. The Permit currently contains
the following projects: (1) Warm Water
Fish Management Surveys; (2)
Investigations of Natural Production of
Spring Chinook Salmon in the Mohawk
System; (3) Genetic Characterization of
Rainbow Trout in the Upper Willamette
System; (4) Fish Abundance, Population
Status, Genetics and Disease Surveys in
the Upper Willamette Basin; (5) Native
Rainbow and Cutthroat Trout Surveys
for Abundance, Size Composition, and
Migration Patterns in the Mainstem
McKenzie River; (6) Resident Redband
Population Estimates in the Deschutes
River. The ODFW wishes to add (7)
Resident Redband Population Estimates
in the Crooked River.
The purpose of the research is to
gather information on fish population
structure, abundance, genetics, disease
occurrences, and species interactions
throughout many anadromous fishbearing basins in Oregon. That
information would be used to direct
management actions to benefit listed
species. Juvenile salmonids would be
collected during boat electrofishing
operations in the subbasins listed in the
project titles above. Some fish would be
anesthetized, sampled for length and
weight, allowed to recover from the
anesthesia, and released; most would
only be shocked and allowed to swim
away, or be netted and immediately
released. The ODFW does not intend to
kill any of the fish being captured, but
a small number may die as an
unintended result of the activities.
Permit 13494
The Bonneville Power Administration
(BPA) is requesting a 5–year research
permit to take LCR Chinook salmon, CR
coho salmon, and LCR steelhead during
fish collection and transport activities
on the Cowlitz River, Washington. The
purpose of the research is to determine
the fishes’ response to being collected
and transported around two dams that
currently have no downstream fish
passage. The activities will take place at
a facility that is co-located with the
Cowlitz Falls Hydroelectric dam on the
upper Cowlitz River in southeastern
Washington State.
The fish collection facility is a key
component of ongoing efforts to reestablish self-supporting populations of
anadromous salmonids in the upper
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Cowlitz river basin. The proposed
research seeks to (1) improve fish
collection efficiency by modifying the
operation and physical structure of the
fish collection facility, and (2) develop
an ongoing transportation program to
maintain fish populations. The research
would benefit the fish by helping them
get access to (and egress from) new
habitat that was previously cut off by
impassible barriers. Fish collected at the
facility would be transported by truck
and released in the free-flowing section
of the Cowlitz River downstream of the
hydropower projects. Scales and other
biological samples would be taken from
some of the fish. The BPA does not
intend to kill any of the fish being
studied, but a small percentage of them
may be killed as an unintended result of
the research.
This notice is provided pursuant to
section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS will
evaluate the application, associated
documents, and comments submitted to
determine whether the application
meets the requirements of section 10(a)
of the ESA and Federal regulations. The
final permit decisions will not be made
until after the end of the 30–day
comment period. NMFS will publish
notice of its final action in the Federal
Register.
Dated: June 17, 2008.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office
of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8–14259 Filed 6–23–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XH52
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Prohibited Species
Donation Program
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; selection of an
authorized distributor.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces the renewal
of permits to SeaShare (formerly
Northwest Food Strategies) authorizing
this organization to distribute Pacific
salmon and Pacific halibut to
economically disadvantaged individuals
under the prohibited species donation
(PSD) program. Salmon and halibut are
caught incidentally during directed
fishing for groundfish with trawl gear
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off Alaska. This action is necessary to
comply with provisions of the PSD
program and is intended to promote the
goals and objectives of the North Pacific
Fishery Management Council.
DATES: The permits are effective from
August 15, 2008, through August 15,
2011.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the PSD permits
for salmon and halibut may be obtained
by mail from NMFS, Alaska Region, P.
O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668,
Attn: Ellen Sebastian, Records Officer;
in person at NMFS, Alaska Region, 709
West 9th Street, Room 420A, Juneau,
Alaska; or via the Internet at the NMFS
Alaska Region website at https://
www.fakr.noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Becky Carls, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Fishing for groundfish by U.S. vessels
in the exclusive economic zone of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
management area (BSAI) and Gulf of
Alaska (GOA) is managed by NMFS in
accordance with the Fishery
Management Plan for groundfish of the
BSAI and the Fishery Management Plan
for groundfish of the GOA (FMPs).
These FMPs were prepared by the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council
under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, 16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Regulations
governing the Alaska groundfish
fisheries and implementing the FMPs
appear at 50 CFR parts 600 and 679.
Fishing for halibut in waters in and off
Alaska is governed by the Convention
between the United States and Canada
for the Preservation of the Halibut
Fishery of the North Pacific Ocean and
Bering Sea. The International Pacific
Halibut Commission (IPHC)
promulgates regulations pursuant to the
Convention. The IPHC’s regulations are
subject to approval by the Secretary of
State with concurrence from the
Secretary of Commerce (Secretary).
After approval by the Secretary of State
and the Secretary, the IPHC regulations
are published in the Federal Register as
annual management measures pursuant
to 50 CFR 300.62.
Amendments 26 and 29 to the BSAI
and GOA FMPs, respectively, authorize
a salmon donation program and were
approved by NMFS on July 10, 1996; a
final rule implementing this program
was published in the Federal Register
on July 24, 1996 (61 FR 38358). The
salmon donation program was expanded
to include halibut as part of the PSD
program under Amendments 50 and 50
to the FMPs that were approved by
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XI48
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Applications for one new scientific research permit and one
permit modification.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received two scientific
research permit application requests relating to Pacific salmon. The
proposed research is intended to increase knowledge of species listed
under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to help guide management and
conservation efforts.
DATES: Comments or requests for a public hearing on the applications
must be received at the appropriate address or fax number (see
ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on July 24, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the applications should be sent to the
Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100,
Portland, OR 97232-1274. Comments may also be sent via fax to 503-230-
5441 or by e-mail to resapps.nwr@NOAA.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Blane Bellerud, Portland, OR (ph.:
503-231-2338, Fax: 503-231-2318, e-mail: Blane.Bellerud@noaa.gov).
Permit application instructions are available from the address above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Species Covered in This Notice
The following listed species are covered in this notice:
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): threatened lower
Columbia River (LCR), threatened upper Willamette River (UWR),
endangered upper Columbia River (UCR), threatened Snake River (SR)
spring/summer (spr/sum), threatened SR fall.
Chum salmon (O. keta): threatened Columbia River (CR.
Steelhead (O. mykiss): threatened LCR, threatened UWR, threatened
middle Columbia River (MCR), threatened SR, endangered UCR, threatened
PS.
Coho salmon (O. kisutch): threatened LCR, threatened Oregon Coast
(OC).
Sockeye salmon (O. nerka): endangered SR.
Authority
Scientific research permits are issued in accordance with section
10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and regulations
governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR 222-226). NMFS
issues permits based on findings that such permits: (1) are applied for
in good faith; (2) if granted and exercised, would not operate to the
disadvantage of the listed species that are the subject of the permit;
and (3) are consistent with the purposes and policy of section 2 of the
ESA. The authority to take listed species is subject to conditions set
forth in the permits.
Anyone requesting a hearing on an application listed in this notice
should set out the specific reasons why a hearing on that application
would be appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such hearings are held at the
discretion of the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS.
Applications Received
Permit 1318 - Modification 1
Permit 1318 currently authorizes the Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife (ODFW) to take juvenile UCR Chinook salmon, UCR steelhead, SR
steelhead, SR fall-run Chinook salmon, SR spr/sum
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Chinook salmon, SR sockeye salmon, MCR steelhead, UWR Chinook salmon,
UWR steelhead, LCR Chinook salmon, LCR coho salmon, LCR steelhead, and
CR chum salmon in the Willamette and Columbia River basins. They are
asking to modify the permit so they may be allowed to take OC coho
salmon; they also wish to add a seventh project to the permit. The
Permit currently contains the following projects: (1) Warm Water Fish
Management Surveys; (2) Investigations of Natural Production of Spring
Chinook Salmon in the Mohawk System; (3) Genetic Characterization of
Rainbow Trout in the Upper Willamette System; (4) Fish Abundance,
Population Status, Genetics and Disease Surveys in the Upper Willamette
Basin; (5) Native Rainbow and Cutthroat Trout Surveys for Abundance,
Size Composition, and Migration Patterns in the Mainstem McKenzie
River; (6) Resident Redband Population Estimates in the Deschutes
River. The ODFW wishes to add (7) Resident Redband Population Estimates
in the Crooked River.
The purpose of the research is to gather information on fish
population structure, abundance, genetics, disease occurrences, and
species interactions throughout many anadromous fish-bearing basins in
Oregon. That information would be used to direct management actions to
benefit listed species. Juvenile salmonids would be collected during
boat electrofishing operations in the subbasins listed in the project
titles above. Some fish would be anesthetized, sampled for length and
weight, allowed to recover from the anesthesia, and released; most
would only be shocked and allowed to swim away, or be netted and
immediately released. The ODFW does not intend to kill any of the fish
being captured, but a small number may die as an unintended result of
the activities.
Permit 13494
The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is requesting a 5-year
research permit to take LCR Chinook salmon, CR coho salmon, and LCR
steelhead during fish collection and transport activities on the
Cowlitz River, Washington. The purpose of the research is to determine
the fishes' response to being collected and transported around two dams
that currently have no downstream fish passage. The activities will
take place at a facility that is co-located with the Cowlitz Falls
Hydroelectric dam on the upper Cowlitz River in southeastern Washington
State.
The fish collection facility is a key component of ongoing efforts
to re-establish self-supporting populations of anadromous salmonids in
the upper Cowlitz river basin. The proposed research seeks to (1)
improve fish collection efficiency by modifying the operation and
physical structure of the fish collection facility, and (2) develop an
ongoing transportation program to maintain fish populations. The
research would benefit the fish by helping them get access to (and
egress from) new habitat that was previously cut off by impassible
barriers. Fish collected at the facility would be transported by truck
and released in the free-flowing section of the Cowlitz River
downstream of the hydropower projects. Scales and other biological
samples would be taken from some of the fish. The BPA does not intend
to kill any of the fish being studied, but a small percentage of them
may be killed as an unintended result of the research.
This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS
will evaluate the application, associated documents, and comments
submitted to determine whether the application meets the requirements
of section 10(a) of the ESA and Federal regulations. The final permit
decisions will not be made until after the end of the 30-day comment
period. NMFS will publish notice of its final action in the Federal
Register.
Dated: June 17, 2008.
Angela Somma,
Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-14259 Filed 6-23-08; 8:45 am]
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