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Period of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.214(g)(1)(i)(A), the POR for a new
shipper review initiated in the month
immediately following the anniversary
month will be the twelve-month period
immediately preceding the anniversary
month. Therefore, under this order, the
POR is August 1, 2009, through July 31,
2010. The sales and entries into the
United States of subject merchandise
exported by Shanghai Colour and
produced by Wuxi Colour occurred
during this twelve-month POR.
Therefore, the POR for this new shipper
is August 1, 2009, through July 31, 2010.
Initiation of New Shipper Reviews
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.214, the
Department finds that Shanghai Colour
meets the threshold requirements for
initiation of a NSR for the shipment of
steel nails from the PRC produced by
Wuxi Colour and exported by Shanghai
Colour. See ‘‘Memorandum to the File
From Emeka Chukwudebe, Case
Analyst, New Shipper Initiation
Checklist: Certain Steel Nails from the
People’s Republic of China (A–570–
909),’’ dated concurrently with this
notice.
The Department intends to issue the
preliminary results of this NSR no later
than 180 days from the date of
initiation, and the final results no later
than 90 days from the issuance of the
preliminary determination. See section
751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act.
It is the Department’s usual practice,
in cases involving non–market
economies, to require that a company
seeking to establish eligibility for an
antidumping duty rate separate from the
country–wide rate provide evidence of
de jure and de facto absence of
government control over the company’s
export activities. Accordingly, we will
issue a questionnaire to Shanghai
Colour which will include a section
requesting information with regard to
Shanghai Colour’s export activities for
separate rates purposes. The review will
proceed if the response provides
sufficient indication that Shanghai
Colour is not subject to either de jure or
de facto government control with
respect to its export of subject
merchandise.
We will instruct CBP to allow, at the
option of the importer, the posting, until
the completion of the review, of a bond
or security in lieu of a cash deposit for
each entry of the subject merchandise
from Shanghai Colour in accordance
with section 751(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Act
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and 19 CFR 351.214(e). Because
Shanghai Colour certified that its
subject merchandise was produced by
Wuxi Colour, we will apply the bonding
privilege to Shanghai Colour only for
subject merchandise produced by Wuxi
Colour.
Interested parties requiring access to
proprietary information in this NSR
should submit applications for
disclosure under administrative
protective order in accordance with 19
CFR 351.305 and 19 CFR 351.306. This
initiation and notice are in accordance
with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.214 and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i).
Dated: September 28, 2010.
Susan H. Kuhbach,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XZ31
Endangered Species; File No. 14176
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of permit.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
Michael Mangold (Permit Holder and
Principal Investigator), United States
Fish and Wildlife Service’s Maryland
Fishery Resource Office, 177 Admiral
Cochrane Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401
has been issued a permit to take
shortnose sturgeon for purposes of
scientific research.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related
documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment
in the following offices:
Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301)713–2289; fax (301)713–0376;
Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great
Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930;
phone (978)281–9328; fax (978)281–
9394.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Cairns or Malcolm Mohead,
(301)713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
19, 2010, notice was published in the
Federal Register (75 FR 13256) that a
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request for a scientific research permit
to take shortnose sturgeon had been
submitted by the above-named Michael
Mangold, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service. The requested permit has been
issued under the authority of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
and the regulations governing the
taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
CFR parts 222–226).
The applicant is authorized to
conduct a five-year scientific study
determining biological and life history
information on shortnose sturgeon in
the Potomac River. The permit
authorizes non-lethal sampling with
anchored gill nets, capturing up to 30
fish annually. Each fish will be
captured, weighed, measured, PIT and
Floy tagged, and sampled for genetic
tissue analysis. A sub-set of 10 fish will
be acoustically tagged, 5 internally and
5 externally, released, and tracked,
determining seasonal movement and
habitat selection. Additionally, the
applicant is authorized to use D-nets
lethally collecting up to 20 shortnose
sturgeon in early life stages annually to
estimate spawning success and
periodicity.
Issuance of this permit, as required by
the ESA, was based on a finding that
such permit: (1) was applied for in good
faith; (2) will not operate to the
disadvantage of such endangered or
threatened species; and (3) is consistent
with the purposes and policies set forth
in section 2 of the ESA.
Dated: September 27, 2010.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XZ15
Marine Mammals and Endangered
Species; File Nos. 808–1735, 14233,
14506, 14603, and 14726
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits and
permit amendment.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
NMFS has issued four permits and a
permit amendment to conduct research
SUMMARY:
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on marine mammals or sea turtles. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
additional information regarding
permittees.
The permits and related
documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment
in the following offices: See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
following Analysts at (301)713–2289.
For File Nos. 808–1735, 14233 and
14603: Amy Hapeman or Kristy Beard;
File Nos. 14506 and 14726: Amy
Hapeman or Colette Cairns.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
11, 2010, notice was published in the
Federal Register (75 FR 11516) that a
request for a permit amendment to
conduct research on Arnoux’s beaked
whales (Berardius arnouxii) had been
submitted by Andrew Read, Ph.D. [File
No. 808–1735]. On September 10, 2009,
notice was published in the Federal
Register (74 FR 46570) that a request for
a permit to conduct research on North
Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena
glacialis) had been submitted by Scott
D. Kraus, Ph.D. [File No. 14233]. On
December 16, 2009, notice was
published in the Federal Register (74
FR 66618) that a request for a permit to
conduct research on green (Chelonia
mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys
imbricata), Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys
kempii), loggerhead (Caretta caretta),
and leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea)
sea turtles had been submitted by
Llewellyn Ehrhart, Ph.D. [File No.
14506]. On October 26, 2009, notice was
published in the Federal Register (74
FR 54959) that a request for a permit to
conduct research on North Atlantic right
whales had been submitted by the
Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
(CCS) [Responsible Party: Richard
Delaney; File No. 14603]. On October
21, 2009, notice was published in the
Federal Register (74 FR 54021) that a
request for a permit to conduct research
on green, hawksbill, Kemp’s ridley,
loggerhead, and leatherback sea turtles
had been submitted by Blair
Witherington [File No. 14726]. The
requested permits and permit
amendment have been issued under the
following authorities as applicable: the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216), the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.), and the regulations governing
the taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
CFR parts 222–226).
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Andrew Read, Ph.D. [File No. 808–
1735], Duke University Marine
Laboratory, 135 Pivers Island Road,
Beaufort, North Carolina 28516, was
issued an amendment to Permit No.
808–1735, originally issued on June 27,
2007 (72 FR 36429). Permit No. 808–
1735 authorizes Dr. Read to take
humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae),
blue (Balaenoptera musculus), fin (B.
physalus), sei (B. borealis), and
Antarctic minke (B. bonaerensis) whales
in the Southern Ocean to examine their
foraging behavior relative to krill
patches. The permit authorizes the close
approach of whales during vessel
surveys for photo-identification,
behavioral observation, tracking, and
incidental harassment. A subset of
whales may be suction-cup tagged
during surveys. This amendment,
Permit No. 808–1735–01, authorizes
researchers to take Arnoux’s beaked
whales during vessel surveys in the
Southern Ocean for photoidentification, behavioral observation,
and incidental harassment and suctioncup tag a subset of animals. The purpose
of the research is to gain information on
the distribution, biology, ecology,
movement patterns, and behavior of this
extremely rare species and generate a
catalog of known individuals that can
then be used for a mark-recapture
experiment. The amendment is valid
until the permit expires May 31, 2012.
Scott Kraus, Ph.D. [File No. 14233],
New England Aquarium Edgerton
Research Laboratory, Central Wharf,
Boston, Massachusetts, 02110, was
issued a five-year permit to study North
Atlantic right whales along the U.S. East
Coast from Florida to Maine via aerial
and vessel surveys. During vessel
surveys, researchers may approach,
photograph and collect fecal samples
from whales and biopsy sample a subset
of animals. Researchers also may import
and export biological samples,
including samples and tissues from
dead right whales in other parts of the
world to use in control and comparative
studies.
Llewellyn Ehrhart, Ph.D. [File No.
14506], University of Central Florida,
P.O. Box 162368, Orlando, Florida
32816, was issued a five-year permit to
continue long-term studies of sea turtle
populations in three disparate habitats
on Florida’s Atlantic coast: the Indian
River Lagoon System, the Sabellariid
worm rock reefs of Indian River County,
and the Trident Turning Basin, Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station.
Researchers may capture, flipper tag,
passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag,
measure, weigh, blood sample, tissue
biopsy, lavage, photograph, temporarily
mark and/or remove epibiota from
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loggerhead, green, Kemp’s ridley,
hawksbill, and leatherback sea turtles. A
subset of green sea turtles may have a
transmitter attached to the carapace.
CCS [File No. 14603], 115 Bradford
Street, Provincetown, Massachusetts
02657, was issued a five year permit to
harass right whales year-round to
monitor demographics, life history
traits, habitat use, and behavior in the
Gulf of Maine; the majority of effort will
be focused in Cape Cod Bay,
Massachusetts Bay, and the Great South
Channel during the season of right
whale residency (December 15 - May
15). Researchers are authorized to
approach whales during aerial surveys
and by vessel for photo-identification,
direct observation, collection of prey,
and to attach suction cup tags to adult
or juvenile right whales. Other large
whale species may be incidentally
harassed during aerial and vessel
surveys, and opportunistic sighting
information and photographs may be
collected.
Blair Witherington [File No. 14726],
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission, 9700 South A1A,
Melbourne Beach, Florida, 32951, was
issued a five-year permit to locate and
describe areas of the Atlantic Ocean and
Gulf of Mexico near Florida that serve
as developmental habitat for pelagicstage juvenile and neonate loggerhead,
green, Kemp’s ridley, hawksbill, and
leatherback sea turtles, to quantify
threats to pelagic sea turtles, and to
gather information on their life-history,
genetics, movements, behavior, and
diet. Researchers are authorized to
capture by dip net, flipper tag, PIT tag,
measure, weigh, and oral swab
loggerhead, green, Kemp’s ridley,
hawksbill, and leatherback sea turtles. A
subset of animals may be skin biopsied,
lavaged or have a satellite tag attached.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), environmental
assessments (EAs) were prepared
analyzing the effects of the permitted
activities on the human environment.
Based on the analyses in the EAs, NMFS
determined that issuance of the permits
and permit amendment would not
significantly impact the quality of the
human environment and that
preparation of an environmental impact
statement was not required. That
determination is documented in
Findings of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) for these actions.
As required by the ESA, issuance of
the permits were based on a finding that
such permits: (1) were applied for in
good faith; (2) will not operate to the
disadvantage of such endangered
species; and (3) are consistent with the
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purposes and policies set forth in
section 2 of the ESA.
Documents may be reviewed in the
following locations:
Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910;
phone (301)713–2289; fax (301)713–
0376;
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West
Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,
California 90802–4213; phone (562)980–
4001; fax (562)980–4018;
Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great
Republic Drive, Gloucester,
Massachusetts 01930; phone (978)281–
9328; fax (978)281–9394; and
Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th
Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, Florida
33701; phone (727)824–5312; fax
(727)824–5309.
Dated: September 27, 2010.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010–24823 Filed 10–1–10; 8:45 am]
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The Office of the Secretary of
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systems subject to the Privacy Act of
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The proposed system report, as
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XZ15
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species; File Nos. 808-1735, 14233,
14506, 14603, and 14726
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits and permit amendment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued four permits and
a permit amendment to conduct research
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on marine mammals or sea turtles. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
additional information regarding permittees.
ADDRESSES: The permits and related documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment in the following offices: See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The following Analysts at (301)713-
2289. For File Nos. 808-1735, 14233 and 14603: Amy Hapeman or Kristy
Beard; File Nos. 14506 and 14726: Amy Hapeman or Colette Cairns.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 11, 2010, notice was published in
the Federal Register (75 FR 11516) that a request for a permit
amendment to conduct research on Arnoux's beaked whales (Berardius
arnouxii) had been submitted by Andrew Read, Ph.D. [File No. 808-1735].
On September 10, 2009, notice was published in the Federal Register (74
FR 46570) that a request for a permit to conduct research on North
Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) had been submitted by Scott
D. Kraus, Ph.D. [File No. 14233]. On December 16, 2009, notice was
published in the Federal Register (74 FR 66618) that a request for a
permit to conduct research on green (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill
(Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii),
loggerhead (Caretta caretta), and leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea)
sea turtles had been submitted by Llewellyn Ehrhart, Ph.D. [File No.
14506]. On October 26, 2009, notice was published in the Federal
Register (74 FR 54959) that a request for a permit to conduct research
on North Atlantic right whales had been submitted by the Provincetown
Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) [Responsible Party: Richard Delaney;
File No. 14603]. On October 21, 2009, notice was published in the
Federal Register (74 FR 54021) that a request for a permit to conduct
research on green, hawksbill, Kemp's ridley, loggerhead, and
leatherback sea turtles had been submitted by Blair Witherington [File
No. 14726]. The requested permits and permit amendment have been issued
under the following authorities as applicable: the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50
CFR part 216), the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and the regulations governing the taking,
importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR
parts 222-226).
Andrew Read, Ph.D. [File No. 808-1735], Duke University Marine
Laboratory, 135 Pivers Island Road, Beaufort, North Carolina 28516, was
issued an amendment to Permit No. 808-1735, originally issued on June
27, 2007 (72 FR 36429). Permit No. 808-1735 authorizes Dr. Read to take
humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae), blue (Balaenoptera musculus), fin
(B. physalus), sei (B. borealis), and Antarctic minke (B. bonaerensis)
whales in the Southern Ocean to examine their foraging behavior
relative to krill patches. The permit authorizes the close approach of
whales during vessel surveys for photo-identification, behavioral
observation, tracking, and incidental harassment. A subset of whales
may be suction-cup tagged during surveys. This amendment, Permit No.
808-1735-01, authorizes researchers to take Arnoux's beaked whales
during vessel surveys in the Southern Ocean for photo-identification,
behavioral observation, and incidental harassment and suction-cup tag a
subset of animals. The purpose of the research is to gain information
on the distribution, biology, ecology, movement patterns, and behavior
of this extremely rare species and generate a catalog of known
individuals that can then be used for a mark-recapture experiment. The
amendment is valid until the permit expires May 31, 2012.
Scott Kraus, Ph.D. [File No. 14233], New England Aquarium Edgerton
Research Laboratory, Central Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts, 02110, was
issued a five-year permit to study North Atlantic right whales along
the U.S. East Coast from Florida to Maine via aerial and vessel
surveys. During vessel surveys, researchers may approach, photograph
and collect fecal samples from whales and biopsy sample a subset of
animals. Researchers also may import and export biological samples,
including samples and tissues from dead right whales in other parts of
the world to use in control and comparative studies.
Llewellyn Ehrhart, Ph.D. [File No. 14506], University of Central
Florida, P.O. Box 162368, Orlando, Florida 32816, was issued a five-
year permit to continue long-term studies of sea turtle populations in
three disparate habitats on Florida's Atlantic coast: the Indian River
Lagoon System, the Sabellariid worm rock reefs of Indian River County,
and the Trident Turning Basin, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Researchers may capture, flipper tag, passive integrated transponder
(PIT) tag, measure, weigh, blood sample, tissue biopsy, lavage,
photograph, temporarily mark and/or remove epibiota from loggerhead,
green, Kemp's ridley, hawksbill, and leatherback sea turtles. A subset
of green sea turtles may have a transmitter attached to the carapace.
CCS [File No. 14603], 115 Bradford Street, Provincetown,
Massachusetts 02657, was issued a five year permit to harass right
whales year-round to monitor demographics, life history traits, habitat
use, and behavior in the Gulf of Maine; the majority of effort will be
focused in Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts Bay, and the Great South Channel
during the season of right whale residency (December 15 - May 15).
Researchers are authorized to approach whales during aerial surveys and
by vessel for photo-identification, direct observation, collection of
prey, and to attach suction cup tags to adult or juvenile right whales.
Other large whale species may be incidentally harassed during aerial
and vessel surveys, and opportunistic sighting information and
photographs may be collected.
Blair Witherington [File No. 14726], Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission, 9700 South A1A, Melbourne Beach, Florida,
32951, was issued a five-year permit to locate and describe areas of
the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico near Florida that serve as
developmental habitat for pelagic-stage juvenile and neonate
loggerhead, green, Kemp's ridley, hawksbill, and leatherback sea
turtles, to quantify threats to pelagic sea turtles, and to gather
information on their life-history, genetics, movements, behavior, and
diet. Researchers are authorized to capture by dip net, flipper tag,
PIT tag, measure, weigh, and oral swab loggerhead, green, Kemp's
ridley, hawksbill, and leatherback sea turtles. A subset of animals may
be skin biopsied, lavaged or have a satellite tag attached.
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), environmental assessments (EAs) were prepared
analyzing the effects of the permitted activities on the human
environment. Based on the analyses in the EAs, NMFS determined that
issuance of the permits and permit amendment would not significantly
impact the quality of the human environment and that preparation of an
environmental impact statement was not required. That determination is
documented in Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for these
actions.
As required by the ESA, issuance of the permits were based on a
finding that such permits: (1) were applied for in good faith; (2) will
not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered species; and (3) are
consistent with the
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purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA.
Documents may be reviewed in the following locations:
Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring,
Maryland 20910; phone (301)713-2289; fax (301)713-0376;
Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long
Beach, California 90802-4213; phone (562)980-4001; fax (562)980-4018;
Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great Republic Drive, Gloucester,
Massachusetts 01930; phone (978)281-9328; fax (978)281-9394; and
Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th Avenue South, Saint Petersburg,
Florida 33701; phone (727)824-5312; fax (727)824-5309.
Dated: September 27, 2010.
P. Michael Payne,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-24823 Filed 10-1-10; 8:45 am]
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