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with the Department’s regulations
regarding format, translation, service,
and certification of documents. These
rules can be found at 19 CFR 351.303.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103 (c), the
Department will maintain and make
available a service list for these
proceedings. To facilitate the timely
preparation of the service list(s), it is
requested that those seeking recognition
as interested parties to a proceeding
contact the Department in writing
within 10 days of the publication of the
Notice of Initiation.
Because deadlines in Sunset Reviews
can be very short, we urge interested
parties to apply for access to proprietary
information under administrative
protective order (‘‘APO’’) immediately
following publication in the Federal
Register of this notice of initiation by
filing a notice of intent to participate.
The Department’s regulations on
submission of proprietary information
and eligibility to receive access to
business proprietary information under
APO can be found at 19 CFR 351.304–
306.
Information Required from Interested
Parties
Domestic interested parties defined in
section 771(9)(C), (D), (E), (F), and (G) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b)) wishing
to participate in a Sunset Review must
respond not later than 15 days after the
date of publication in the Federal
Register of this notice of initiation by
filing a notice of intent to participate.
The required contents of the notice of
intent to participate are set forth at 19
CFR 351.218(d)(1)(ii). In accordance
with the Department’s regulations, if we
do not receive a notice of intent to
participate from at least one domestic
interested party by the 15-day deadline,
the Department will automatically
revoke the order without further review.
See 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii).
If we receive an order–specific notice
of intent to participate from a domestic
interested party, the Department’s
regulations provide that all parties
wishing to participate in the Sunset
Review must file complete substantive
responses not later than 30 days after
the date of publication in the Federal
Register of this notice of initiation. The
required contents of a substantive
response, on an order–specific basis, are
set forth at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3). Note
that certain information requirements
differ for respondent and domestic
parties. Also, note that the Department’s
information requirements are distinct
from the Commission’s information
requirements. Please consult the
Department’s regulations for
information regarding the Department’s
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conduct of Sunset Reviews.1 Please
consult the Department’s regulations at
19 CFR Part 351 for definitions of terms
and for other general information
concerning antidumping and
countervailing duty proceedings at the
Department.
This notice of initiation is being
published in accordance with section
751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218
(c).
Dated: October 23, 2008.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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BILLING CODE: 3510–DS–S
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Generic Request
for Customer Service-Related Data
Collections
National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(DOC), as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before January 2, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or a
copy of the collection instrument and
instructions should be directed to Darla
Yonder, Management Analyst, NIST,
301–975–4064 or via e-mail to
darla.yonder@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1 In comments made on the interim final sunset
regulations, a number of parties stated that the
proposed five-day period for rebuttals to
substantive responses to a notice of initiation was
insufficient. This requirement was retained in the
final sunset regulations at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(4). As
provided in 19 CFR 351.302(b), however, the
Department will consider individual requests to
extend that five-day deadline based upon a showing
of good cause.
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I. Abstract
In accordance with Executive Order
12862, the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), a
non-regulatory agency of the
Department of Commerce, proposes to
conduct a number of surveys, both
quantitative and qualitative. The
surveys will be designed to determine
the type and quality of the products,
services, and information our key
customers want and expect, as well as
their satisfaction with and awareness of
existing products, services, and
information. In addition, NIST proposes
other customer service satisfaction data
collections that include, but may not be
limited to focus groups, reply cards that
accompany product distributions, and
Web-based surveys and dialog boxes
that offer customers the opportunity to
express their level of satisfaction with
NIST products, services, and
information and for ongoing dialogue.
NIST will limit its inquiries to data
collections that solicit strictly voluntary
options and will not collect information
that is required or regulated. No
assurances of confidentiality will be
given. However, it will be completely
optional for survey participants to
provide their name or affiliation
information if they wish to provide
comments for which they elect to
receive a response. NIST will not use
electronic tracking and will not set
cookies for Web-based customer
responses.
II. Method of Collection
NIST will collect this information by
electronic means, as well as by mail,
fax, telephone, and person-to-person
interaction.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0693–0031.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, individuals or
households, not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,000.
Estimated Time per Response: Less
than 2 minutes for a response card; 2
hours for focus group participation. The
average estimated response time is
expected to be less than 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,022.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: None.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
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whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: October 29, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XH17
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
(HMS); Atlantic Shark Management
Measures; Research Fishery
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of intent; request for
applications.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces its request
for applications for the 2009 shark
research fishery from commercial shark
fishermen with a directed or incidental
permit. The shark research fishery
allows for the collection of fishery–
dependent data for future stock
assessments while also allowing NMFS
and commercial fishermen to conduct
cooperative research to meet the shark
research objectives for the Agency. The
only commercial vessels authorized to
land sandbar sharks are those
participating in the shark research
fishery. Shark research fishery
permittees may also land non–sandbar
large coastal sharks (LCS), small coastal
sharks (SCS), and pelagic sharks.
Commercial vessels not participating in
the shark research fishery may only land
non–sandbar LCS, SCS, and pelagic
sharks. Commercial shark fishermen
who are interested in participating in
the shark research fishery need to
submit a completed Shark Research
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Fishery Permit Application in order to
be considered. Generally, these permits
will be valid through December 31,
2009, unless otherwise specified,
subject to the terms and conditions of
individual permits.
DATES: Shark Research Fishery
Applications must be received no later
than 5 p.m., local time, on December 3,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Please submit completed
applications to the HMS Management
Division at:
• Mail: Attn: Jess Beck, HMS
Management Division (F/SF1), NMFS,
1315 East–West Highway, Silver Spring,
MD 20910.
• Fax: (301) 713–1917
For copies of the Shark Research
Fishery Permit Application, please write
to the HMS Management Division at the
address listed above, or call (301) 713–
2347 (phone), or (301) 713–1917 (fax).
Copies of the Shark Research Fishery
Application are also available at the
HMS website at https://
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/hms/index.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karyl Brewster–Geisz or Jess Beck, at
(301) 713–2347 (phone) or (301) 713–
1917 (fax).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Atlantic shark fisheries are managed
under the authority of the Magnuson–
Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson–Stevens
Act). The Consolidated HMS Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) is
implemented by regulations at 50 CFR
part 635.
The final rule for Amendment 2 to the
Consolidated HMS FMP (73 FR 35778,
June 24, 2008, corrected at 73 FR 40658,
July 15, 2008) established, among other
things, a shark research fishery to
maintain time series data for stock
assessments and to meet NMFS’ 2009
research objectives. The shark research
fishery also allows selected commercial
fishermen the opportunity to earn
revenue from selling more sharks,
including sandbar sharks, than allowed
in the rest of the commercial shark
fishery. Only the commercial shark
fishermen selected to participate in the
shark research fishery are authorized to
land/harvest sandbars subject to the
sandbar quota available each year. The
base quota is 87.9 mt dw/year through
December 31, 2012, although this
number may be reduced in the event of
overharvests, if any, and 116.6 mt dw/
year starting on January 1, 2013. The
selected shark research fishery
permittees will also have access to the
non–sandbar LCS, SCS, and pelagic
shark quotas. Commercial fishermen not
participating in the shark research
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fishery may land non–sandbar LCS,
SCS, and pelagic sharks subject to
retention limits and quotas per 50 CFR
635.24 and 635.27, respectively.
In 2008, selected vessels were allowed
a trip limit of 2,750 lbs dw, of which no
more than 2,000 lbs dw were allowed to
be sandbar sharks. As of October 2008,
vessels participating in the shark
research fishery fished an average of 2
trips per month. The 2009 trip limits
and number of trips per month will
depend on the number of selected
vessels, available quota, and objectives
of the research fishery. Vessels selected
for 2009 may not all have the same
retention limit.
In order to participate in the shark
research fishery, commercial shark
fishermen need to submit a completed
Shark Research Fishery Application
showing the vessel and owner(s) meet
the specific criteria outlined below.
Research Objectives
Each year, NMFS will determine the
research objectives for the upcoming
shark research fishery. The research
objectives are developed by a shark
board, which is comprised of
representatives within NMFS including
representatives from the Southeast
Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
Panama City Laboratory, Northeast
Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)
Narragansett Laboratory, the Southeast
Regional Office, Protected Species
Division (SERO\PSD), and the HMS
Management Division. The research
objectives for 2009 are the same as the
research objectives for 2008, and the
shark board based them on the
Southeast Data, Assessment and Review
(SEDAR) 11, 2005/2006 LCS stock
assessment. These research objectives
include:
• collect reproductive and age data
from sandbar sharks throughout the
calendar year;
• collect reproductive and age data for
Gulf of Mexico blacktip sharks for
determination of the reproductive cycle
(i.e., annual or biennial frequency);
• collect reproductive and age data
from all species of sharks for additional
species–specific assessments;
• monitor the size distribution of
sandbar sharks and other species
captured in the fishery;
• continue on–going tagging programs
for identification of migration corridors
and stock structure;
• maintain time–series of abundance
from previously derived indices for the
shark BLL observer program;
• acquire fin–clip samples of all
species for genetic analysis;
• attach satellite archival tags to
endangered smalltooth sawfish to
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Generic Request
for Customer Service-Related Data Collections
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (DOC), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before January 2, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet
at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
a copy of the collection instrument and instructions should be directed
to Darla Yonder, Management Analyst, NIST, 301-975-4064 or via e-mail
to darla.yonder@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
In accordance with Executive Order 12862, the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST), a non-regulatory agency of the
Department of Commerce, proposes to conduct a number of surveys, both
quantitative and qualitative. The surveys will be designed to determine
the type and quality of the products, services, and information our key
customers want and expect, as well as their satisfaction with and
awareness of existing products, services, and information. In addition,
NIST proposes other customer service satisfaction data collections that
include, but may not be limited to focus groups, reply cards that
accompany product distributions, and Web-based surveys and dialog boxes
that offer customers the opportunity to express their level of
satisfaction with NIST products, services, and information and for
ongoing dialogue. NIST will limit its inquiries to data collections
that solicit strictly voluntary options and will not collect
information that is required or regulated. No assurances of
confidentiality will be given. However, it will be completely optional
for survey participants to provide their name or affiliation
information if they wish to provide comments for which they elect to
receive a response. NIST will not use electronic tracking and will not
set cookies for Web-based customer responses.
II. Method of Collection
NIST will collect this information by electronic means, as well as
by mail, fax, telephone, and person-to-person interaction.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0693-0031.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations,
individuals or households, not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,000.
Estimated Time per Response: Less than 2 minutes for a response
card; 2 hours for focus group participation. The average estimated
response time is expected to be less than 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,022.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: None.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including
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whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of
the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: October 29, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-26124 Filed 10-31-08; 8:45 am]
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