Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Kobuk-Seward Peninsula Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS), 51646-51647 [E8-20406]
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D. Bryant Cramer,
Executive Advisor for Land Imaging.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AK–024–08–1610–DQ–089L]
Notice of Availability of the Record of
Decision for the Kobuk-Seward
Peninsula Resource Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/
EIS)
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Record
of Decision.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The BLM announces the
availability of the Record of Decision
(ROD) and Approved RMP for the
Kobuk-Seward Peninsula planning area,
located in northwest Alaska. The State
Director signed the ROD on September
4, 2008 which constitutes the final
decision of the BLM and makes the
approved RMP effective immediately.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Kobuk-Seward
Peninsula ROD and Approved RMP are
available on request from the Field
Manager, Central Yukon Field Office,
Bureau of Land Management, 1150
University Avenue, Fairbanks, AK
99709, or via the Internet at https://
www.blm.gov/ak.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shelly Jacobson, Field Manager, Central
Yukon Field Office, 1150 University
Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99709, (907)
474–2200 or toll free (800) 437–7021.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Kobuk-Seward Peninsula RMP was
developed with broad public
participation through collaborative
planning lasting more than four years.
This ROD and Approved RMP addresses
management of approximately 11.9
million acres of BLM-administered
public land and mineral estate in the
planning area. The Kobuk-Seward
Peninsula ROD and Approved RMP are
designed to achieve or maintain desired
future conditions developed through
planning. It includes a series of
management actions to meet the desired
resource conditions for upland and
riparian vegetation, wildlife habitats,
cultural and visual resources, and
recreation.
The Kobuk-Seward Peninsula
Approved RMP is the same as
Alternative D in the Proposed RMP/
Final EIS, published in September 2007
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with the exception of certain
modifications and clarifications. The
BLM received six protests to the
Proposed RMP/Final EIS. Four of those
who submitted protests were
determined to have standing and the
BLM Director resolved the protests
without requiring significant changes to
decisions in the Proposed RMP/Final
EIS. The modifications and
clarifications to the proposed plan are
outlined in the ROD.
No inconsistencies with State or local
plans, policies, or programs were
identified during the Governor’s
consistency review of the Proposed
RMP/Final EIS.
The ROD and Approved RMP include
a decision requiring air taxi operators
and transporters to obtain commercial
permits to operate in the Squirrel River
Special Recreation Management Area.
This decision is found in section III.D.
Implementation Decisions of the ROD.
This is an implementation-level
decision appealable to the Interior
Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) under 43
CFR Part 4. Any party adversely affected
by this decision may appeal within 30
days of publication of this Notice of
Availability pursuant to 43 CFR Part 4,
Subpart E. Please consult the
appropriate regulations for further
information on the appeal requirements.
Authority: H–1790–1 National
Environmental Policy Act Handbook—
January 30, 2008.
Vincent Galterio,
Acting State Director.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731–TA–1143 (Final)]
Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes
From China
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Scheduling of the final phase of
an antidumping investigation.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives
notice of the scheduling of the final
phase of antidumping investigation No.
731–TA–1143 (Final) under section
735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 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 less-than-fair-value imports
from China of small diameter graphite
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electrodes, provided for in subheading
8545.11.00 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States.1
For further information concerning
the conduct of this phase of the
investigation, 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 Date: August 21, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
Ruggles (202–205–3187 or
fred.ruggles@usitc.gov), 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 (https://
www.usitc.gov). The public record for
this investigation may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.—The final phase of this
investigation is being scheduled as a
result of an affirmative preliminary
determination by the Department of
Commerce that imports of small
diameter graphite electrodes from China
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 investigation was requested
in a petition filed on January 17, 2008,
with the Commission and Commerce by
SGL Carbon LLC, Charlotte, NC, and
Superior Graphite Co., Chicago, IL.
Participation in the investigation 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 this
investigation as parties must file an
entry of appearance with the Secretary
1 For purposes of this investigation, the
Department of Commerce has defined the subject
merchandise as ‘‘all small diameter graphite
electrodes of any length, whether or not finished,
of a kind used in furnaces, with a nominal or actual
diameter of 400 millimeters (16 inches) or less, and
whether or not attached to a graphite pin joining
system or any other type of joining system or
hardware. Small diameter graphite electrodes are
most commonly used in primary melting, ladle
metallurgy, and specialty furnace applications in
industries including foundries, smelters, and steel
refining operations.’’
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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
investigation 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
investigation.
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 this
investigation available to authorized
applicants under the APO issued in the
investigation, 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 investigation. A party
granted access to BPI in the preliminary
phase of the investigation 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 this
investigation will be placed in the
nonpublic record on December 16, 2008,
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 this investigation beginning at
9:30 a.m. on January 6, 2009, 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 December 23, 2008. 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 December 30,
2008, 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
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AK-024-08-1610-DQ-089L]
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Kobuk-
Seward Peninsula Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact
Statement (RMP/EIS)
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Record of Decision.
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SUMMARY: The BLM announces the availability of the Record of Decision
(ROD) and Approved RMP for the Kobuk-Seward Peninsula planning area,
located in northwest Alaska. The State Director signed the ROD on
September 4, 2008 which constitutes the final decision of the BLM and
makes the approved RMP effective immediately.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Kobuk-Seward Peninsula ROD and Approved RMP
are available on request from the Field Manager, Central Yukon Field
Office, Bureau of Land Management, 1150 University Avenue, Fairbanks,
AK 99709, or via the Internet at https://www.blm.gov/ak.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shelly Jacobson, Field Manager,
Central Yukon Field Office, 1150 University Avenue, Fairbanks, AK
99709, (907) 474-2200 or toll free (800) 437-7021.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Kobuk-Seward Peninsula RMP was developed
with broad public participation through collaborative planning lasting
more than four years. This ROD and Approved RMP addresses management of
approximately 11.9 million acres of BLM-administered public land and
mineral estate in the planning area. The Kobuk-Seward Peninsula ROD and
Approved RMP are designed to achieve or maintain desired future
conditions developed through planning. It includes a series of
management actions to meet the desired resource conditions for upland
and riparian vegetation, wildlife habitats, cultural and visual
resources, and recreation.
The Kobuk-Seward Peninsula Approved RMP is the same as Alternative
D in the Proposed RMP/Final EIS, published in September 2007
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with the exception of certain modifications and clarifications. The BLM
received six protests to the Proposed RMP/Final EIS. Four of those who
submitted protests were determined to have standing and the BLM
Director resolved the protests without requiring significant changes to
decisions in the Proposed RMP/Final EIS. The modifications and
clarifications to the proposed plan are outlined in the ROD.
No inconsistencies with State or local plans, policies, or programs
were identified during the Governor's consistency review of the
Proposed RMP/Final EIS.
The ROD and Approved RMP include a decision requiring air taxi
operators and transporters to obtain commercial permits to operate in
the Squirrel River Special Recreation Management Area. This decision is
found in section III.D. Implementation Decisions of the ROD. This is an
implementation-level decision appealable to the Interior Board of Land
Appeals (IBLA) under 43 CFR Part 4. Any party adversely affected by
this decision may appeal within 30 days of publication of this Notice
of Availability pursuant to 43 CFR Part 4, Subpart E. Please consult
the appropriate regulations for further information on the appeal
requirements.
Authority: H-1790-1 National Environmental Policy Act Handbook--
January 30, 2008.
Vincent Galterio,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. E8-20406 Filed 9-3-08; 8:45 am]
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