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category being manufactured within the
United States. Application accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: May 21,
2009.
Docket Number: 09–035. Applicant:
University of Minnesota Medical
School, 6–155 Jackson Hall, Department
of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology &
Biophysics, 321 Church St. S.E.,
Minneapolis, MN 55455. Instrument:
Muscle Research System. Manufacturer:
Scientific Instruments, Germany.
Intended Use: This instrument will be
used to simultaneously measure the
force and kinetic properties as a
function of calcium concentration in
muscle fibers and to determine if this is
affected by muscle diseases of both
skeletal and cardiac muscle. A unique
feature of this instrument is that it
requires a gradient maker and pump
control in order to simultaneously
measure the isometric force of skinned
muscle fibers as a function of calcium
concentration. Further, a laser system is
needed to excite fluophores in order to
simultaneously measure the force and
measure the myosin ATPase.
Justification for Duty–Free Entry: There
are no instruments of the same general
category being manufactured within the
United States. Application accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: May 11,
2009.
Dated: June 1, 2009.
Christopher Cassel,
Acting Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement
Office.
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Christopher Cassel,
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Import Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XO10
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; SnapperGrouper Fishery off the Southern
Atlantic States and Coral and Coral
Reefs Fishery in the South Atlantic;
Exempted Fishing Permit
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of an
application for an exempted fishing
permit; request for comments.
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Docket Number: 09–013. Applicant:
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
08544. Instrument: Electron Beam
Evaporator. Manufacturer: Plassys,
France. Intended Use: See notice at 74
FR 20459, May 4, 2009. Reasons: This
instrument can make low–defect
aluminum Josephson junctions, a
necessary component of all quantum
bits. This evaporator is unique in that it
offers full state rotation, in–situ angle
control for bilayer Josephson junction
fabrication and controlled oxidation.
Stage rotation is necessary to fabricated
Josephson junctions in a single
deposition process, which is essential in
fabricating devises with long coherence.
SUMMARY: NMFS announces the receipt
of an application for an exempted
fishing permit (EFP) from Patricia L.
McNeese, on behalf of the North
Carolina Department of Environment
and Natural Resources Aquariums
Division (NC Aquariums). If granted, the
EFP would authorize NC Aquariums to
collect, with certain conditions, various
species of reef fish and live rock in
Federal waters, along the North Carolina
coast. The specimens would be used in
educational exhibits displaying North
Carolina native species at aquariums
located on Pine Knoll Shores, Roanoke
Island, and Fort Fisher, NC.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than 5 p.m., Eastern standard time,
on July 6, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the
application may be sent via fax to 727–
824–5308 or mailed to: Nikhil Mehta,
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Southeast Regional Office, NMFS, 263
13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL
33701. Comments may also be
submitted by e-mail. The mailbox
address for providing e-mail comments
is NCAquariums.EFP@noaa.gov. Include
in the subject line of the e-mail
document the following text: Comment
on NC Aquariums EFP Application. The
application and related documents are
available for review upon written
request to the address above or the email address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nikhil Mehta, 727–824–5305; fax 727–
824–5308; e-mail
nikhil.mehta@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EFP is
requested under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and regulations at
50 CFR 600.745(b) concerning exempted
fishing.
This action involves activities covered
by regulations implementing the Fishery
Management Plan for the SnapperGrouper Fishery of the South Atlantic
Region. The applicant requires
authorization to collect a variety of reef
fish, including those in the snappergrouper complex, and live rock (Table
1).
TABLE 1—COMMON NAME AND TOTAL
NUMBER OF FISH, AND AMOUNT OF
LIVE ROCK TO BE HARVESTED OVER
A 2-YEAR PERIOD BY NC AQUARIUMS.
16 Speckled Hind
16 Red Hind
16 Rock Hind
16 Red Grouper
16 Gag
16 Scamp
26 Red Snapper
16 Red Porgy
9 Yellowfin Grouper
16 Yellowmouth Grouper
12 Snowy Grouper
2 Warsaw Grouper
9 Yellowedge Grouper
16 Graysby
16 Coney
84 Yellowtail Snapper
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TABLE 1—COMMON NAME AND TOTAL limited to, a prohibition of conducting
NUMBER OF FISH, AND AMOUNT OF research within marine protected areas,
LIVE ROCK TO BE HARVESTED OVER
A 2-YEAR PERIOD BY NC AQUARIUMS.—Continued
26 Schoolmaster Snapper
300 lbs. (136 kg) Live Rock
16 Silk Snapper
78 Vermilion Snapper
200 Tomtate
100 Small-mouth Grunt
5 Common Hogfish
5 Spanish Hogfish
5 Cuban Hogfish
200 Cottonwick
6 Blue Angelfish
6 Queen Angelfish
marine sanctuaries, special management
zones, or artificial reefs without
additional authorization. Additionally,
NMFS may prohibit the possession of
Nassau or goliath grouper, and require
any sea turtles taken incidentally during
the course of fishing or scientific
research activities to be handled with
due care to prevent injury to live
specimens, observed for activity, and
returned to the water. The harvest of
live rock would have to be replaced by
an equivalent amount of new rock
substrate, or obtained from a
commercial (aquaculture) source. A
final decision on issuance of the EFP
will depend on NMFS review of public
comments received on the application,
consultations with the affected state, the
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council, and the U.S. Coast Guard, and
a determination that it is consistent with
all applicable laws.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 1, 2009.
Kristen C. Koch
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9–13175 Filed 6–5–09; 8:45 am]
6 Grey Angelfish
6 French Angelfish
6 Stoplight Parrotfish
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6 Midnight Parrotfish
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6 Dwarf Goatfish
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6 Yellow Goatfish
Specimens would be collected in
Federal waters from 3 miles (4.8 km)
offshore out to 100 fathoms (182 m),
from 33°10′ N lat. to 36°30′ N lat. along
the coast of North Carolina. The project
proposes to use hook-and-line gear, and
standard traps (for example, black sea
bass and minnow traps) to collect fish,
and SCUBA to collect live rock by hand.
The collections would be conducted
year-round for a period of 2 years,
commencing on the date of issuance of
the EFP.
The overall intent of the project is to
incorporate North Carolina native
species into the educational exhibits at
the three aquariums located on Pine
Knoll Shores, Roanoke Island, and Fort
Fisher, NC. The aquariums use these
displays of native North Carolina
habitats and species to teach the visiting
public (over 1 million a year) about
conservation of these resources.
NMFS finds this application warrants
further consideration. Based on a
preliminary review, NMFS intends to
issue an EFP. Possible conditions the
agency may impose on this permit, if it
is indeed granted, include but are not
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RIN 0648–XO59
Fisheries of the South Atlantic and
Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data,
Assessment, and Review (SEDAR);
black grouper and red grouper.
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR Workshops for
South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico black
grouper and South Atlantic red grouper.
SUMMARY: The SEDAR assessments of
the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
stocks of black grouper and South
Atlantic red grouper will consist of a
series of three workshops: a Data
Workshop, an Assessment Workshop,
and a Review Workshop. This is the
fifteenth SEDAR. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
DATES: The Data Workshop will take
place June 22–26, 2009; the Assessment
Workshop will take place October 5–9,
2009; the Review Workshop will take
place January 25–29, 2010. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
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ADDRESSES: The Data Workshop will be
held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5265
International Boulevard, North
Charleston, SC 29418; telephone: (843)
308–9330. The Assessment Workshop
will be held at the Hilton Bayfront, 333
First Street South, St. Petersburg, FL
33701; telephone: (727) 894–5000. The
Review Workshop will be held at the
Hilton Garden Inn-Historic Savannah,
321 West Bay Street Savannah, GA
31401; telephone: (912) 721–5000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
Neer, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 Faber
Place Drive, Suite 201, North
Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843)
571–4366.
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 includes
three workshops: (1) Data Workshop, (2)
Stock Assessment Workshop and (3)
Review Workshop. The product of the
Data Workshop is a data report which
compiles and evaluates potential
datasets and recommends which
datasets are appropriate for assessment
analyses. The product of the Stock
Assessment Workshop is a stock
assessment report which describes the
fisheries, evaluates the status of the
stock, estimates biological benchmarks,
projects future population conditions,
and recommends research and
monitoring needs. The assessment is
independently peer reviewed at the
Review Workshop. The product of the
Review Workshop is a Consensus
Summary documenting Panel opinions
regarding the strengths and weaknesses
of the stock assessment and input data.
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
Management Councils and NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office and
Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
Participants include data collectors and
database managers; stock assessment
scientists, biologists, and researchers;
constituency representatives including
fishermen, environmentalists, and
NGO’s; International experts; and staff
of Councils, Commissions, and state and
federal agencies.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XO10
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Snapper-Grouper Fishery off the Southern Atlantic States and Coral and
Coral Reefs Fishery in the South Atlantic; Exempted Fishing Permit
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of an application for an exempted fishing
permit; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the receipt of an application for an exempted
fishing permit (EFP) from Patricia L. McNeese, on behalf of the North
Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Aquariums
Division (NC Aquariums). If granted, the EFP would authorize NC
Aquariums to collect, with certain conditions, various species of reef
fish and live rock in Federal waters, along the North Carolina coast.
The specimens would be used in educational exhibits displaying North
Carolina native species at aquariums located on Pine Knoll Shores,
Roanoke Island, and Fort Fisher, NC.
DATES: Comments must be received no later than 5 p.m., Eastern standard
time, on July 6, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the application may be sent via fax to 727-824-
5308 or mailed to: Nikhil Mehta, Southeast Regional Office, NMFS, 263
13\th\ Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. Comments may also be
submitted by e-mail. The mailbox address for providing e-mail comments
is NCAquariums.EFP@noaa.gov. Include in the subject line of the e-mail
document the following text: Comment on NC Aquariums EFP Application.
The application and related documents are available for review upon
written request to the address above or the e-mail address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nikhil Mehta, 727-824-5305; fax 727-
824-5308; e-mail nikhil.mehta@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EFP is requested under the authority of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1801 et seq.), and regulations at 50 CFR 600.745(b) concerning exempted
fishing.
This action involves activities covered by regulations implementing
the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the
South Atlantic Region. The applicant requires authorization to collect
a variety of reef fish, including those in the snapper-grouper complex,
and live rock (Table 1).
Table 1--Common name and total number of fish, and amount of live rock
to be harvested over a 2-year period by NC Aquariums.
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16 Speckled Hind
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16 Red Hind
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16 Rock Hind
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16 Red Grouper
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16 Gag
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16 Scamp
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26 Red Snapper
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16 Red Porgy
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9 Yellowfin Grouper
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16 Yellowmouth Grouper
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12 Snowy Grouper
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2 Warsaw Grouper
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9 Yellowedge Grouper
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16 Graysby
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16 Coney
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84 Yellowtail Snapper
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26 Schoolmaster Snapper
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300 lbs. (136 kg) Live Rock
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16 Silk Snapper
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78 Vermilion Snapper
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200 Tomtate
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100 Small-mouth Grunt
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5 Common Hogfish
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5 Spanish Hogfish
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5 Cuban Hogfish
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200 Cottonwick
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6 Blue Angelfish
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6 Queen Angelfish
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6 Grey Angelfish
------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 French Angelfish
------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 Stoplight Parrotfish
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6 Blue Parrotfish
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6 Midnight Parrotfish
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6 Dwarf Goatfish
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6 Yellow Goatfish
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Specimens would be collected in Federal waters from 3 miles (4.8
km) offshore out to 100 fathoms (182 m), from 33[deg]10' N lat. to
36[deg]30' N lat. along the coast of North Carolina. The project
proposes to use hook-and-line gear, and standard traps (for example,
black sea bass and minnow traps) to collect fish, and SCUBA to collect
live rock by hand. The collections would be conducted year-round for a
period of 2 years, commencing on the date of issuance of the EFP.
The overall intent of the project is to incorporate North Carolina
native species into the educational exhibits at the three aquariums
located on Pine Knoll Shores, Roanoke Island, and Fort Fisher, NC. The
aquariums use these displays of native North Carolina habitats and
species to teach the visiting public (over 1 million a year) about
conservation of these resources.
NMFS finds this application warrants further consideration. Based
on a preliminary review, NMFS intends to issue an EFP. Possible
conditions the agency may impose on this permit, if it is indeed
granted, include but are not limited to, a prohibition of conducting
research within marine protected areas, marine sanctuaries, special
management zones, or artificial reefs without additional authorization.
Additionally, NMFS may prohibit the possession of Nassau or goliath
grouper, and require any sea turtles taken incidentally during the
course of fishing or scientific research activities to be handled with
due care to prevent injury to live specimens, observed for activity,
and returned to the water. The harvest of live rock would have to be
replaced by an equivalent amount of new rock substrate, or obtained
from a commercial (aquaculture) source. A final decision on issuance of
the EFP will depend on NMFS review of public comments received on the
application, consultations with the affected state, the South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, and the U.S. Coast Guard, and a
determination that it is consistent with all applicable laws.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: June 1, 2009.
Kristen C. Koch
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9-13175 Filed 6-5-09; 8:45 am]
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