Foreign-Trade Zone 169-Manatee County, Florida; Extension of Subzone; Aso LLC (Adhesive Bandage Manufacturing); Sarasota County, FL, 59695-59696 [2010-24315]
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on the sale of warsaw grouper; and
established the Oculina Experimental
Closed Area, which prohibited fishing
for all snapper grouper species within
this area (59 FR 27242). Since the
implementation of Amendment 6 in
1994, commercial landings of warsaw
grouper have annually averaged
approximately 240 pounds (0.1 mt)
through 2008. Prior to this action,
commercial landings averaged
approximately 17,000 pounds (7.7 mt)
during the previous 14-year time frame,
1981 through 1994.
The petition, its references, and
numerous sources have stated that
establishment of large marine protected
areas is likely to be the most effective
measure for protection and conservation
of warsaw grouper. Studies have found
larger and more abundant grouper in
closed areas than in similar,
unprotected areas (Sedberry et al.,
1999). Yet, the petition fails to
acknowledge that this objective has
characterized Federal fishery
management of warsaw grouper since
the early 1990s. As discussed above, the
Oculina Banks, a unique deep-water
coral reef ecosystem off the South
Atlantic coast of the U.S., was protected
beginning in 1994 specifically to
facilitate rebuilding of deep-water
grouper stocks. Amendment 13A to the
FMP, effective on April 26, 2004,
extended the prohibition on fishing for
or possessing snapper grouper species
within the Oculina Experimental Closed
Area for an indefinite period (69 FR
15731). On February 12, 2009,
Amendment 14 to the FMP established
eight marine protected areas in which
fishing for or possession of South
Atlantic snapper grouper species is
prohibited (74 FR 1621). Similarly,
several large closed areas have been
established in the Gulf of Mexico,
including the Madison and Swanson
and Steamboat Lump marine reserves.
In summary, the petition and
information in our files does not
constitute substantial information
indicating existing regulatory
mechanisms are inadequate to prevent,
or are contributing to, extinction risk for
warsaw grouper that is cause for
concern. To the contrary, available
information suggests management
actions have significantly reduced
landings, thereby reducing risk of
overutilization in both the Gulf of
Mexico and South Atlantic.
Furthermore, closures of large areas in
the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic
to fishing effort, including known reef
habitats important to deep-water
groupers, likely offer conservation
benefits to the species.
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Other Natural or Manmade Factors
The petition and several referenced
studies state that warsaw grouper is
vulnerable to increased risk of
extinction, particularly from fishing
pressure, due to biological constraints,
including its large size, long lifespan,
late age of sexual maturity, low rates of
population increase, protogynous
hermaphroditism, and formation of
spawning aggregations that can be easily
targeted by fishermen. Concerns about
the inherent vulnerability of rare deepwater grouper species has been a
recurring justification for Federal
fishery management actions
implemented under the MSFCMA.
However, as discussed above, fishing
pressure has been severely curtailed on
this species. Moreover, neither the
petition nor information in our files
suggests that fishing pressure has
resulted in changes in population
metrics for the species that might be
expected given its particular biological
constraints. Additionally, the petition’s
inclusion of the species’ vulnerability to
fishing pressure during spawning
aggregations is inaccurate. While some
grouper species, such as goliath and
black grouper, are known to form
spawning aggregations, no published
studies or other available information in
our files document warsaw grouper
aggregate to spawn.
The petition also lists potential small
population size of adult warsaw grouper
and human population growth as other
natural or manmade factors contributing
to warsaw grouper’s vulnerability, but
does not provide any supporting
information to indicate these
generalized concerns are actually
negatively affecting warsaw grouper.
Therefore, we conclude that the
petition and information in our files
does not present substantial information
to suggest that other natural or
manmade factors, alone or in
combination with other factors such as
fishing pressure, may be causing
extinction risk of concern in warsaw
grouper.
Petition Finding
After reviewing the information
contained in the petition, as well as
information readily available in our
files, we conclude the petition fails to
present substantial scientific or
commercial information indicating the
petitioned action may be warranted.
References Cited
A complete list of all references is
available upon request from the
Protected Resources Division of the
NMFS Southeast Regional Office (see
ADDRESSES).
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Authority: The authority for this action is
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: September 22, 2010.
Eric C. Schwaab,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket 55–2010]
Foreign-Trade Zone 169—Manatee
County, Florida; Extension of
Subzone; Aso LLC (Adhesive Bandage
Manufacturing); Sarasota County, FL
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the
Board) by the Manatee County Port
Authority, grantee of FTZ 169,
requesting to indefinitely extend
Subzone 169A, on behalf of Aso LLC
(formerly Aso Corporation) (Aso),
located in Sarasota County, Florida. The
application was submitted pursuant to
the provisions of the Foreign-Trade
Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–
81u), and the regulations of the Board
(15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed
on September 23, 2010.
Subzone 169A (229 employees, total
annual capacity of 2.2 billion bandage
strips per year) was approved by the
Board in 2000 for the manufacture of
adhesive bandages under FTZ
procedures (Board Order 1120, 65 FR
58508–58509, 9/29/2000) for a period of
4 years of activation, subject to
extension upon review. Subzone 169A
consists of one site (166,000 square feet
of enclosed space on 38 acres) located
at 300 Sarasota Center Blvd., within the
International Trade Industrial Park, east
of Sarasota (Sarasota County), Florida.
Since approval, the subzone has been
activated intermittently since the
company has at times instead used
various duty suspension provisions on
adhesive tape. Aso is now requesting to
indefinitely extend its subzone status
with manufacturing authority to
produce adhesive bandages (HTSUS
3005.10) using foreign-sourced adhesive
tape (HTSUS 3919.10), representing
some 22 percent of the final product
value.
FTZ procedures would exempt Aso
from customs duty payments on the
foreign adhesive tape used in export
production. The company anticipates
that some 6 percent of the plant’s
shipments will be exported. On its
domestic sales, Aso would be able to
choose the duty rate during customs
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entry procedures that applies to
adhesive bandages (duty-free) for the
foreign adhesive tape (duty rate—5.8%)
noted above. The request indicates that
the savings from FTZ procedures help
improve the plant’s international
competitiveness.
In accordance with the Board’s
regulations, Diane Finver of the FTZ
Staff is designated examiner to evaluate
and analyze the facts and information
presented in the application and case
record and to report findings and
recommendations to the Board.
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions (original
and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the
Board’s Executive Secretary at the
address below. The closing period for
their receipt is November 29, 2010.
Rebuttal comments in response to
material submitted during the foregoing
period may be submitted during the
subsequent 15-day period to December
13, 2010.
A copy of the application will be
available for public inspection at the
Office of the Executive Secretary,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading
Room’’ section of the Board’s Web site,
which is accessible via https://
www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact Diane
Finver at Diane.Finver@trade.gov or
(202) 482–1367.
Dated: September 23, 2010.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
National Estuarine Research Reserve
System
Estuarine Reserves Division,
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce
ACTION: Notice of Final Approval and
Availability of Revised Management
Plans for the following National
Estuarine Research Reserves: Arraigns
Bay, RI and Tijuana River, CA.
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AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the Estuarine Reserves Division, Office
of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, National Ocean Service,
SUMMARY:
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), U.S.
Department of Commerce has approved
the revised management plans of the
Arraigns Bay, RI National Estuarine
Research Reserve and the Tijuana River,
CA National Estuarine Research
Reserve. The Arraigns Bay, RI Reserve
plan calls for an expansion to their
boundary and the Tijuana River, CA
Reserve plan calls for a reduction to
their boundary.
The revised management plan for the
Arraigns Bay, RI National Estuarine
Research Reserve outlines the
administrative structure; the education,
training, stewardship, and research
goals of the reserve; and the plans for
future land acquisition and facility
development to support reserve
operations. The objectives described in
this plan are designed to address the
most critical coastal issues in Arraigns
Bay such as wastewater and storm water
management, coastal and watershed
development, and invasive species
management. Since the last approved
management plan in 1998, the reserve
has become fully staffed; added a
coastal training program that delivers
science-based information to key
decision makers; and added significant
monitoring of invasive species, water
quality, fish and bird populations. In
addition to programmatic and staffing
advances, the reserve upgraded visiting
research facilities, space available for
education and storage, and has
increased the availability of dock space
for research and educational
programming.
This management plan calls for a
boundary expansion of 156 acres. The
lands consist of one 128 acre parcel on
the northern end of Prudence Island that
is adjacent to current reserve property
and the addition of the 28 acre Dyer
Island. Dyer Island habitats include
coastal brush, salt marsh, cobble
beaches, and both hard and soft
substrate submerged lands. The island is
considered a critical bird rookery and
hosts an unusual amount of macro algal
diversity and rare examples of un
ditched salt marsh habitat. The 128 acre
Ballard Property on Prudence Island
consists of forested land with early
succession al shrub land and grassland
communities as well as an important
freshwater creek and the associated
wetlands. The Dyer Island property will
provide opportunities for research and
passive recreation while the easily
accessed Prudence Island parcel will be
appropriate for education, recreation,
and upland research purposes. This
plan can be accessed at https://
www.nbnerr.org or nerrs.noaa.gov.
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The revised management plan for the
Tijuana River, CA National Estuarine
Research Reserve outlines a framework
of overarching goals and program
specific objectives that will guide the
education, training, stewardship, and
research programs of the reserve;
updates the reserve boundary; proposes
criteria for boundary expansion
activities through acquisition and/or
mitigation; as well as outlines plans for
facility use and development to support
reserve operations. The goals described
in this plan are designed to provide a
framework that supports program
integration for collaborative
management in a highly urbanized binational watershed.
Since the last approved management
plan in 2000, the reserve has become
fully staffed; added a coastal training
program that delivers science-based
information to key decision makers;
developed a robust volunteer program
that provides broad support to Reserve
programs; added a bi-nationally focused
Watershed Program; completed habitat
restoration projects to improve estuary
function; improved management of
sediment delivery to the estuary; and
constructed facilities to support
essential functions of the reserve
including interpretive structures, staff
offices, and an on-site laboratory.
This management plan amends the
boundary of the reserve to be 2,293
acres, 238 acres less, in part as a result
of excluding the Border Infrastructure
System completed since the last
approved management plan. This plan
can be accessed at trnerr.org/
visitors_center.html or nerrs.noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alison Krepp at (301) 563–7105
regarding the Tijuana River CA,
National Estuarine Research Reserve
and Cory Riley at (603) 862–2813
regarding the Arraigns Bay RI, National
Estuarine Research Reserve or Laurie
McGilvray at (301) 563–1158 of NOAA’s
National Ocean Service, Estuarine
Reserves Division, 1305 East-West
Highway, N/ORM5, 10th floor, Silver
Spring, MD 20910.
Dated: September 21, 2010.
Donna Witting,
Acting Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket 55-2010]
Foreign-Trade Zone 169--Manatee County, Florida; Extension of
Subzone; Aso LLC (Adhesive Bandage Manufacturing); Sarasota County, FL
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board
(the Board) by the Manatee County Port Authority, grantee of FTZ 169,
requesting to indefinitely extend Subzone 169A, on behalf of Aso LLC
(formerly Aso Corporation) (Aso), located in Sarasota County, Florida.
The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the
regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed on
September 23, 2010.
Subzone 169A (229 employees, total annual capacity of 2.2 billion
bandage strips per year) was approved by the Board in 2000 for the
manufacture of adhesive bandages under FTZ procedures (Board Order
1120, 65 FR 58508-58509, 9/29/2000) for a period of 4 years of
activation, subject to extension upon review. Subzone 169A consists of
one site (166,000 square feet of enclosed space on 38 acres) located at
300 Sarasota Center Blvd., within the International Trade Industrial
Park, east of Sarasota (Sarasota County), Florida. Since approval, the
subzone has been activated intermittently since the company has at
times instead used various duty suspension provisions on adhesive tape.
Aso is now requesting to indefinitely extend its subzone status with
manufacturing authority to produce adhesive bandages (HTSUS 3005.10)
using foreign-sourced adhesive tape (HTSUS 3919.10), representing some
22 percent of the final product value.
FTZ procedures would exempt Aso from customs duty payments on the
foreign adhesive tape used in export production. The company
anticipates that some 6 percent of the plant's shipments will be
exported. On its domestic sales, Aso would be able to choose the duty
rate during customs
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entry procedures that applies to adhesive bandages (duty-free) for the
foreign adhesive tape (duty rate--5.8%) noted above. The request
indicates that the savings from FTZ procedures help improve the plant's
international competitiveness.
In accordance with the Board's regulations, Diane Finver of the FTZ
Staff is designated examiner to evaluate and analyze the facts and
information presented in the application and case record and to report
findings and recommendations to the Board.
Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions
(original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive
Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is
November 29, 2010. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to December 13, 2010.
A copy of the application will be available for public inspection
at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board,
Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230-0002, and in the ``Reading Room'' section of the
Board's Web site, which is accessible via https://www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact Diane Finver at
Diane.Finver@trade.gov or (202) 482-1367.
Dated: September 23, 2010.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-24315 Filed 9-27-10; 8:45 am]
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