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scaffolding, and finished conduit.
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United States as line pipe of a kind used
for oil or gas pipelines is also not
included in this order.
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Dated: August 11, 2009.
Carole Showers,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
and Negotiations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XQ23
Fisheries in the Western Pacific;
Marine Conservation Plan for Pacific
Insular Areas; American Samoa
Final Results of Changed
Circumstances Review
Based on the information provided by
Ternium, the Department’s analysis in
the Preliminary Results, and the fact
that interested parties did not submit
any briefs during the comment period,
the Department hereby determines that
Ternium is the successor–in-interest to
Hylsa for antidumping duty cash
deposit purposes.
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of agency decision.
SUMMARY: NMFS announces the
approval of a marine conservation plan
(MCP) for American Samoa.
DATES: This agency decision is effective
August 11, 2009, through August 10,
2012.
Instructions to U.S. Customs and
Border Protection
The Department will instruct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection to
continue to suspend liquidation of all
shipments of the subject merchandise
produced and exported by Ternium
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption, on or after the
publication date of this notice in the
Federal Register at 10.38 percent (i.e.,
Hylsa’s cash deposit rate). This deposit
requirement shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective orders (APOs) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.306. Timely written
notification of the return/destruction of
APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is herby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and terms of an APO is a sanctionable
violation.
We are issuing and publishing these
final results and notice in accordance
with sections 751(b)(1) and 777(i)(1) and
(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended, and 19 CFR 351.216.
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Copies of the MCP are
available from the Western Pacific
Fishery Management Council (Council),
1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu,
HI 96813, tel 808–522–8220, fax 808–
522–8226.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jarad Makaiau, Sustainable Fisheries,
NMFS Pacific Islands Region, at 808–
944–2108.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under
Section 204(e)(1)(A)of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
Act), the Secretary of State, with the
concurrence of the Secretary of
Commerce (Secretary) and in
consultation with the Council, may
negotiate and enter into a Pacific Insular
Area fishery agreement (PIAFA) to allow
foreign fishing within waters of the U.S.
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
adjacent to American Samoa, Guam, or
the Northern Mariana Islands, and at the
request and with the concurrence of,
and in consultation with, the Governor
of the Pacific Insular Area to which the
PIAFA applies. Section 204(e)(4) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act requires that
prior to entering into a PIAFA, the
appropriate Governor and the Council
shall develop a three-year MCP detailing
the uses for any funds collected by the
Secretary under the PIAFA.
Any payments received under a
PIAFA shall be deposited into the
United States Treasury and then
covered over to the Treasury of the
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Pacific Insular Area for which funds
were collected. In the case of violations
by foreign fishing vessels occurring
within the EEZ off any Pacific Insular
Area, any amount received by the
Secretary which is attributable to fines
and penalties imposed under the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, including such
sums collected from the forfeiture and
disposition or sale of property seized
subject to its authority, after payment of
direct costs of the enforcement action to
all entities involved in such action,
shall be deposited into the Treasury of
the Pacific Insular Area adjacent to the
EEZ in which the violation occurred, to
be used for fisheries enforcement and
for implementation of an MCP. The
MCP to be approved by the Secretary
must be consistent with the Council’s
fishery management plans, identify
conservation and management
objectives (including criteria for
determining when such objectives have
been met), and prioritize planned
marine conservation projects.
At its 144th meeting in March 2009,
the Council reviewed and approved the
MCP for American Samoa and
recommended its submission to the
Secretary for approval. NMFS, designee
of the Secretary, received the MCP on
June 22, 2009.
The American Samoa MCP contains
seven broad conservation and
management objectives that are
consistent with the Council’s fishery
management plans. The MCP also
identifies 37 individual projects that
would be funded under a PIAFA. The
objectives and projects are listed below,
in priority order:
• Objective 1: Promote responsible
domestic fisheries development to
provide long term economic growth and
stability and local food production.
1. Construct dock for commercial
fishing vessels;
2. Construct cold storage and fish
processing facilities;
3. Purchase ice making equipment to
support local and export markets;
4. Develop fish marketing plan;
5. Longline permit, reporting and
quota utilization program;
6. Fish handling and HACCP training;
7. Develop American Samoa
Fishermen’s Cooperative;
8. Deploy fish aggregation devices for
non-LL vessels;
9. Upgrade technology for AS
bottomfish fleet; and
10. Promote American Samoa as a
sport fishing destination through
tournaments.
• Objective 2: Support quality
research and obtain the most complete
scientific information available to assess
and manage fisheries.
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1. Acquire catch and effort
information, and establish online permit
and reporting;
2. Conduct reef shark movement
study;
3. Improve fisheries data collection
through Matai system;
4. Improve fisheries data collection on
Ofu, Olosega, and Tau;
5. Study fish spawning in Pala
Lagoon;
6. Establish monitoring baseline and
economic valuation of mangroves at
Nuuuli and Leone Pala;
7. Assess risk of cannery closure on
local fishery and ecosystem;
8. Assess risk and determine
sustainability of increased commercial
fishing due to availability of cold
storage; and
9. Set additional regulations after
cannery closure.
• Objective 3: Promote ecosystem
approach in fisheries management,
reduce waste in fisheries, and minimize
interactions between fisheries and
protected species.
1. Assess bycatch and interactions in
local fisheries;
2. Assess distribution and population
abundance of marine mammals;
3. Study spatio-temporal patterns in
abundance, distribution, and movement
of green and hawksbill turtles;
4. Determine reef carrying capacity
through modeling;
5. Determine extent and quality of
deep reef habitat; and
6. Study feasibility of requiring
bycatch mitigation methods.
• Objective 4: Foster broad and direct
public participation in the Council’s
decision-making process.
(No projects for this objective.)
• Objective 5: Recognize the
importance of island culture and
traditional fishing in managing fishery
resources, and foster opportunities for
participation.
1. Promote traditional fishing
practices;
2. Revise American Samoa fishing
regulations; and
3. Enhance enforcement capabilities
of village by deputizing community
members.
• Objective 6: Promote regional
cooperation to manage interjurisdictional fisheries.
1. Establish high school marine
fisheries resource management course;
2. Develop local marine science
integrated curriculum;
3. Develop educational tools on reef
shark conservation;
4. Create video documentary of coral
reefs and fisheries;
5. Enhance research training
capabilities of local staff;
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6. Hold regional collaborative
meetings with South Pacific Territories;
and
7. Promote junior biologist scientific
exchange.
• Objective 7: Encourage
development of technologies and
methods to achieve the most effective
level of enforcement and to ensures
safety at sea.
1. Install radar to monitor vessel
movement; and
2.Improve enforcement of MPAs.
This notice announces that NMFS has
determined that the MCP for American
Samoa satisfies the requirements of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act and has
approved the MCP for the three-year
period August 11, 2009, through August
10, 2012.
Dated: August 12, 2009.
Kristen C. Koch,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 09–19773 Filed 8–17–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN: 0648–XQ99
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings and
hearings.
SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) will
hold the following public meetings in
September 2009: Meeting with Hawaii
Longline Association on management
measures for bigeye tuna catch limits in
the Western & Central Pacific Ocean and
in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (September
14, 2009, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. HST); Pelagic
Plan Team (PPT) meeting on
management measures for bigeye tuna
catch limits in the Western & Central
Pacific Ocean (September 15, 2009, 1
p.m. to 5 p.m. HST); Western Pacific
Stock Assessment Review (WPSAR) for
Hawaiian Islands bottomfish (October 7,
2009, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. HST). All
meetings will be held in Honolulu,
Hawaii and, if necessary, may run be
beyond the stated finishing times. For
specific dates and times, see
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The PPT and WPSAR
meetings will be held at the Western
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Pacific Regional Fishery Management
Council Office, Suite 1400, Bishop
Street, Honolulu, HI 96813; telephone:
(1–808) 522 8220. The meeting with the
Hawaii Longline Association will be
held at Fresh Island Fish Pier 38, 1135
N. Nimitz Hwy Honolulu, HI 96817;
telephone: (1–808) 831–4911.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;
telephone: (808) 522–8220.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting with Hawaii Longline
Association on management measures
for bigeye tuna catch limits in the
Western & Central Pacific Ocean and in
the Eastern Pacific Ocean will be held
at the conference room of Fresh Island
Fish, Pier 38, 1135 N. Nimitz Hwy
Honolulu, HI, 96817 between 2 and 5
p.m. HST.
The Pelagic Plan Team will be
convened at the Council Office, 1164
Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI
96814 between 1 and 5 p.m. Interested
parties who are unable to attend in
person will be able to participate via
teleconference using the Council’s
teleconferencing facility (1–888) 482–
3560, pass code 5228220).
The Western Pacific Stock
Assessment Review for Hawaiian
Islands bottomfish will be held at the
Council Office 91164 Bishop Street,
Suite 1400, Honolulu HI 96813 between
1 p.m. and 5 p.m. HST. Interested
parties who are unable to attend in
person will be able to participate via
teleconference using the Council’s
teleconferencing facility (1–888) 482–
3560, pass code 5228220.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before these groups for discussion, in
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. Actions
will be restricted to those issues
specifically identified in this notice and
any issues arising after publication of
this notice that require emergency
action under Section 305(c) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the
public has been notified of the Council’s
intent to take final action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds,
(808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522–
8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XQ23
Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Marine Conservation Plan for
Pacific Insular Areas; American Samoa
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of agency decision.
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SUMMARY: NMFS announces the approval of a marine conservation plan
(MCP) for American Samoa.
DATES: This agency decision is effective August 11, 2009, through
August 10, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the MCP are available from the Western Pacific
Fishery Management Council (Council), 1164 Bishop St., Suite 1400,
Honolulu, HI 96813, tel 808-522-8220, fax 808-522-8226.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jarad Makaiau, Sustainable Fisheries,
NMFS Pacific Islands Region, at 808-944-2108.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Section 204(e)(1)(A)of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act),
the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary of
Commerce (Secretary) and in consultation with the Council, may
negotiate and enter into a Pacific Insular Area fishery agreement
(PIAFA) to allow foreign fishing within waters of the U.S. Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ) adjacent to American Samoa, Guam, or the Northern
Mariana Islands, and at the request and with the concurrence of, and in
consultation with, the Governor of the Pacific Insular Area to which
the PIAFA applies. Section 204(e)(4) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act
requires that prior to entering into a PIAFA, the appropriate Governor
and the Council shall develop a three-year MCP detailing the uses for
any funds collected by the Secretary under the PIAFA.
Any payments received under a PIAFA shall be deposited into the
United States Treasury and then covered over to the Treasury of the
Pacific Insular Area for which funds were collected. In the case of
violations by foreign fishing vessels occurring within the EEZ off any
Pacific Insular Area, any amount received by the Secretary which is
attributable to fines and penalties imposed under the Magnuson-Stevens
Act, including such sums collected from the forfeiture and disposition
or sale of property seized subject to its authority, after payment of
direct costs of the enforcement action to all entities involved in such
action, shall be deposited into the Treasury of the Pacific Insular
Area adjacent to the EEZ in which the violation occurred, to be used
for fisheries enforcement and for implementation of an MCP. The MCP to
be approved by the Secretary must be consistent with the Council's
fishery management plans, identify conservation and management
objectives (including criteria for determining when such objectives
have been met), and prioritize planned marine conservation projects.
At its 144\th\ meeting in March 2009, the Council reviewed and
approved the MCP for American Samoa and recommended its submission to
the Secretary for approval. NMFS, designee of the Secretary, received
the MCP on June 22, 2009.
The American Samoa MCP contains seven broad conservation and
management objectives that are consistent with the Council's fishery
management plans. The MCP also identifies 37 individual projects that
would be funded under a PIAFA. The objectives and projects are listed
below, in priority order:
Objective 1: Promote responsible domestic fisheries
development to provide long term economic growth and stability and
local food production.
1. Construct dock for commercial fishing vessels;
2. Construct cold storage and fish processing facilities;
3. Purchase ice making equipment to support local and export
markets;
4. Develop fish marketing plan;
5. Longline permit, reporting and quota utilization program;
6. Fish handling and HACCP training;
7. Develop American Samoa Fishermen's Cooperative;
8. Deploy fish aggregation devices for non-LL vessels;
9. Upgrade technology for AS bottomfish fleet; and
10. Promote American Samoa as a sport fishing destination through
tournaments.
Objective 2: Support quality research and obtain the most
complete scientific information available to assess and manage
fisheries.
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1. Acquire catch and effort information, and establish online
permit and reporting;
2. Conduct reef shark movement study;
3. Improve fisheries data collection through Matai system;
4. Improve fisheries data collection on Ofu, Olosega, and Tau;
5. Study fish spawning in Pala Lagoon;
6. Establish monitoring baseline and economic valuation of
mangroves at Nuuuli and Leone Pala;
7. Assess risk of cannery closure on local fishery and ecosystem;
8. Assess risk and determine sustainability of increased commercial
fishing due to availability of cold storage; and
9. Set additional regulations after cannery closure.
Objective 3: Promote ecosystem approach in fisheries
management, reduce waste in fisheries, and minimize interactions
between fisheries and protected species.
1. Assess bycatch and interactions in local fisheries;
2. Assess distribution and population abundance of marine mammals;
3. Study spatio-temporal patterns in abundance, distribution, and
movement of green and hawksbill turtles;
4. Determine reef carrying capacity through modeling;
5. Determine extent and quality of deep reef habitat; and
6. Study feasibility of requiring bycatch mitigation methods.
Objective 4: Foster broad and direct public participation
in the Council's decision-making process.
(No projects for this objective.)
Objective 5: Recognize the importance of island culture
and traditional fishing in managing fishery resources, and foster
opportunities for participation.
1. Promote traditional fishing practices;
2. Revise American Samoa fishing regulations; and
3. Enhance enforcement capabilities of village by deputizing
community members.
Objective 6: Promote regional cooperation to manage inter-
jurisdictional fisheries.
1. Establish high school marine fisheries resource management
course;
2. Develop local marine science integrated curriculum;
3. Develop educational tools on reef shark conservation;
4. Create video documentary of coral reefs and fisheries;
5. Enhance research training capabilities of local staff;
6. Hold regional collaborative meetings with South Pacific
Territories; and
7. Promote junior biologist scientific exchange.
Objective 7: Encourage development of technologies and
methods to achieve the most effective level of enforcement and to
ensures safety at sea.
1. Install radar to monitor vessel movement; and
2.Improve enforcement of MPAs.
This notice announces that NMFS has determined that the MCP for
American Samoa satisfies the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act
and has approved the MCP for the three-year period August 11, 2009,
through August 10, 2012.
Dated: August 12, 2009.
Kristen C. Koch,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 09-19773 Filed 8-17-09; 8:45 am]
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