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The Secretary of Commerce,
through the International Trade
Administration, Office of Trade and
Economic Analysis (OTEA), has
received an application for an amended
Export Trade Certificate of Review
(‘‘Certificate’’) from CPEC. This notice
summarizes the proposed amendment
and seeks public comments on whether
the amended Certificate should be
issued.
information will be deemed to be
nonconfidential.
An original and five (5) copies, plus
two (2) copies of the nonconfidential
version, should be submitted no later
than 20 days after the date of this notice
to: Office of Trade and Economic
Analysis, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Room 21028, Washington,
DC 20230.
Information submitted by any person
is exempt from disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
552). However, nonconfidential versions
of the comments will be made available
to the applicant if necessary for
determining whether or not to issue the
amended Certificate. Comments should
refer to this application as ‘‘Export
Trade Certificate of Review, application
number 03–1A008.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Summary of the Application
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[Application No. 03–1A008]
Export Trade Certificate of Review
Notice of Application for an
Amended Export Trade Certificate of
Review by California Pistachio Export
Council (‘‘CPEC’’), Application No. 03–
1A008.
ACTION:
SUMMARY:
Joseph E. Flynn, Director, Office of
Trade and Economic Analysis,
International Trade Administration, by
telephone at (202) 482–5131 (this is not
a toll-free number) or email at etca@
trade.gov.
Title III of
the Export Trading Company Act of
1982 (15 U.S.C. Sections 4001–21)
authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to
issue Export Trade Certificates of
Review. An Export Trade Certificate of
Review protects the holder and the
members identified in the Certificate
from State and Federal government
antitrust actions and from private treble
damage antitrust actions for the export
conduct specified in the Certificate and
carried out in compliance with its terms
and conditions. The regulations
implementing Title III are found at 15
CFR part 325 (2015). Section 302(b)(1)
of the Export Trade Company Act of
1982 and 15 CFR 325.6(a) require the
Secretary to publish a notice in the
Federal Register identifying the
applicant and summarizing its
application. Under 15 CFR 325.6(a),
interested parties may, within twenty
days after the date of this notice, submit
written comments to the Secretary on
the application.
Request for Public Comments:
Interested parties may submit written
comments relevant to the determination
whether an amended Certificate should
be issued. If the comments include any
privileged or confidential business
information, it must be clearly marked
and a nonconfidential version of the
comments (identified as such) should be
included. Any comments not marked as
privileged or confidential business
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Applicant: California Pistachio Export
Council, 512 C Street NE., Washington
DC 20002.
Contact: Robert I. Schramm, Senior
Associate at Schramm, Williams &
Associates, Inc., (202)–543–4455.
Application No.: 03–1A008.
Date Deemed Submitted: November 3,
2015.
Proposed Amendment:
1. Remove the following company as
Member of the Certificate: Gold Coast
Pistachios, Inc.
2. Change the name of the following
existing Member: A&P Growers
Cooperative, Inc. is now Horizon
Marketing Agency in Common
Cooperative Inc.
CPEC’s proposed amendment of its
Export Trade Certificate of Review
would result in the following entities as
Members under the Certificate:
(a) Keenan Farms, Inc.
(b) Monarch Nut Company
(c) Nichols Pistachio
(d) Primex Farms, LLC
(e) Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc.
(f) Horizon Marketing Agency in
Common Cooperative Inc.
Dated: November 13, 2015.
Joseph Flynn,
Director, Office of Trade and Economic
Analysis, International Trade Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XE221
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Application for one new
enhancement of survival permit.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
NMFS has received an application for a
new enhancement of survival permit
and a request for entry into an
associated proposed Programmatic Safe
Harbor Agreement (Agreement) between
the applicant and NMFS. The proposed
Enhancement of Survival Permit and
Agreement are intended to promote the
survival and recovery of species listed
under the Endangered Species Act
(ESA). Information NMFS received as a
part of the application is available to the
public as a matter of public record and
is available upon request by contacting
the NMFS California Coastal Office in
Santa Rosa, California.
DATES: Comments or requests for a
public hearing on the action proposed
in the application or related matters
must be received at the appropriate
address or fax number (see ADDRESSES)
no later than 5 p.m. Pacific standard
time on December 18, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this document and requests for a
public hearing, identified by NOAA–
NMFS–2015–0149, by either of the
following methods:
Electronic Submission: Submit
electronic public comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-20150149. Click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
complete the required fields. Enter or
attach your comments.
—OR—
Mail, Email, Fax: Submit written
comments and requests for a public
hearing to California Coastal Office,
NMFS, 777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 325,
Santa Rosa, CA 95404. Comments and
requests may also be submitted via fax
to 707–578–3435 or by email to WCR_
DryCreekValleyPSHA.comments@
noaa.gov (include permit number 20032
in the subject line of the fax or email).
Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the comment period, may not be
SUMMARY:
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considered by NMFS. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted for public
viewing on www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NMFS will
accept anonymous comments (enter
‘‘N/A’’ in the required fields if you wish
to remain anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan
Wilson, Santa Rosa, CA (ph.: 707–578–
8555), Fax: 707–578–3435, email: WCR_
DryCreekValleyPSHA.comments@noaa.
gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Species Covered in This Notice
The following listed species are
covered in this notice:
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha): Threatened California
Coastal (CC).
Coho salmon (O. kisutch): Endangered
Central California Coast (CCC).
Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened
Central California Coast (CCC).
Authority
Enhancement of Survival Permits are
issued in accordance with section
10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.) and regulations governing listed
fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts
222–227). NMFS issues permits based
on findings that such permits: (1) Are
applied for in good faith; (2) if granted
and exercised, would not operate to the
disadvantage of the listed species that
are the subject of the permit; and (3) are
consistent with the purposes and policy
of section 2 of the ESA. The authority
to take listed species is subject to
conditions set forth in the permits.
Under a Safe Harbor Agreement,
participating landowners voluntarily
undertake management activities on
their property to enhance, restore, or
maintain habitat benefiting species
listed under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.). Safe Harbor Agreements, and the
subsequent Enhancement of Survival
Permits that are issued pursuant to
section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act, encourage
private and other non-Federal property
owners to implement conservation
efforts for listed species by assuring
property owners that they will not be
subjected to increased property use
restrictions as a result of their efforts to
attract listed species to their property or
to increase the numbers or distribution
of listed species already on their
property. Application requirements and
issuance criteria for Enhancement of
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Survival Permits through Safe Harbor
Agreements are found in 50 CFR
222.308(b), 222.308(c) and June 17, 1999
(64 FR 32717). These permits allow any
necessary future incidental take of
covered species above the mutually
agreed-upon baseline conditions for
those species in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the permits and
accompanying agreements.
An interested party may submit
written data, views, arguments, or a
request for a hearing with respect to the
action proposed in the application or
related matters. Anyone requesting a
hearing on a matter pursuant to this
notice should set out the specific
reasons why a hearing on that matter
would be appropriate (see ADDRESSES).
Such hearings are held at the discretion
of the Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, NMFS.
Application Received
Permit 20032
The Sonoma County Water Agency
(Applicant) is requesting an
Enhancement of Survival Permit and
approval of the associated proposed
Agreement that was developed by
NMFS and the Applicant. The
Enhancement of Survival Permit will
facilitate implementation of the
Agreement that is expected to promote
the recovery of the Covered Species on
non-federal properties within Dry Creek
below Warm Springs Dam, a tributary to
the Russian River in Sonoma County,
California. The proposed duration of the
Agreement and the associated
Enhancement of Survival Permit is 35
years. The proposed Enhancement of
Survival Permit would authorize the
incidental taking of the Covered Species
associated with routine viticulture
activities and the potential future return
of any property included in the
Agreement to the Elevated Baseline
Conditions. Under this Agreement,
individual landowners (Cooperators)
may include their properties by entering
into a Cooperative Agreement with the
Applicant. Each Cooperative Agreement
will specify the restoration and/or
enhancement, and management
activities to be carried out on that
specific property and a timetable for
implementing those activities. All
Cooperative Agreements will be
reviewed by NMFS to determine
whether the proposed activities will
result in a net conservation benefit for
the Covered Species and meet all
required standards of the Safe Harbor
Policy (64 FR 32717). Upon NMFS
approval, the Applicant will issue a
Certificate of Inclusion to the
Cooperator. Each Certificate of Inclusion
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will extend the incidental take coverage
conferred by the Enhancement of
Survival permit to the Cooperator.
Certificates of Inclusion will be valid for
a minimum of 10 years, but no longer
than term of the Enhancement of
Survival permit.
The Agreement requires that each
enrolled property adopt an Elevated
Baseline Condition. Elevated Baseline
levels for the Covered Species will be
determined by completing the Elevated
Baseline Habitat Worksheet (Table 1 in
Attachment 3 of the Agreement), which
will be completed by the Applicant.
NMFS will review each Elevated
Baseline determination prior to the
Applicant issuing a Certificate of
Inclusion to the Cooperator. The
Agreement also contains a monitoring
component that requires the Applicant
to ensure that the Cooperators are in
compliance with the terms and
conditions of the Agreement and that
the Elevated Baseline levels of habitat
for the Covered Species occurs on the
Enrolled Property. Results of these
monitoring efforts will be provided to
NMFS by the Applicant in annual
reports for the duration of the 35-year
permit term.
Upon approval of this Agreement, and
consistent with the NMFS’s Safe Harbor
Policy (64 FR 32717), NMFS would
issue an Enhancement of Survival
Permit to the Applicant. The
Enhancement of Survival Permit will
authorize those Cooperators who have
been issued a Certificate of Inclusion to
take Covered Species incidental to the
implementation of the management
activities specified in the Agreement,
incidental to other lawful uses of the
property including Routine Viticulture
Activities, and to return to baseline
conditions if desired. In addition to
meeting other criteria, actions to be
performed under an Enhancement of
Survival Permit must not jeopardize the
existence of federally listed species.
This notice is provided pursuant to
section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS will
evaluate the application, associated
documents, and comments submitted to
determine whether the application
meets the requirements of section 10(a)
of the ESA and Federal regulations. The
final permit decisions will not be made
until after the end of the 30-day
comment period. NMFS will publish
notice of its final action in the Federal
Register.
Dated: November 12, 2015.
Perry Gayaldo,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE221
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Application for one new enhancement of survival permit.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received an application
for a new enhancement of survival permit and a request for entry into
an associated proposed Programmatic Safe Harbor Agreement (Agreement)
between the applicant and NMFS. The proposed Enhancement of Survival
Permit and Agreement are intended to promote the survival and recovery
of species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Information
NMFS received as a part of the application is available to the public
as a matter of public record and is available upon request by
contacting the NMFS California Coastal Office in Santa Rosa,
California.
DATES: Comments or requests for a public hearing on the action proposed
in the application or related matters must be received at the
appropriate address or fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m.
Pacific standard time on December 18, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this document and requests for a
public hearing, identified by NOAA-NMFS-2015-0149, by either of the
following methods:
Electronic Submission: Submit electronic public comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Go to www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2015-0149. Click the ``Comment Now!'' icon,
complete the required fields. Enter or attach your comments.
--OR--
Mail, Email, Fax: Submit written comments and requests for a public
hearing to California Coastal Office, NMFS, 777 Sonoma Avenue, Room
325, Santa Rosa, CA 95404. Comments and requests may also be submitted
via fax to 707-578-3435 or by email to
WCR_DryCreekValleyPSHA.comments@noaa.gov (include permit number 20032
in the subject line of the fax or email).
Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other
address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period,
may not be
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considered by NMFS. All comments received are a part of the public
record and will generally be posted for public viewing on
www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business
information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily
by the sender will be publicly accessible. NMFS will accept anonymous
comments (enter ``N/A'' in the required fields if you wish to remain
anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Wilson, Santa Rosa, CA (ph.: 707-
578-8555), Fax: 707-578-3435, email:
WCR_DryCreekValleyPSHA.comments@noaa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Species Covered in This Notice
The following listed species are covered in this notice:
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): Threatened California
Coastal (CC).
Coho salmon (O. kisutch): Endangered Central California Coast (CCC).
Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened Central California Coast (CCC).
Authority
Enhancement of Survival Permits are issued in accordance with
section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and regulations
governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222-227). NMFS
issues permits based on findings that such permits: (1) Are applied for
in good faith; (2) if granted and exercised, would not operate to the
disadvantage of the listed species that are the subject of the permit;
and (3) are consistent with the purposes and policy of section 2 of the
ESA. The authority to take listed species is subject to conditions set
forth in the permits.
Under a Safe Harbor Agreement, participating landowners voluntarily
undertake management activities on their property to enhance, restore,
or maintain habitat benefiting species listed under the Act (16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.). Safe Harbor Agreements, and the subsequent Enhancement
of Survival Permits that are issued pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of
the Act, encourage private and other non-Federal property owners to
implement conservation efforts for listed species by assuring property
owners that they will not be subjected to increased property use
restrictions as a result of their efforts to attract listed species to
their property or to increase the numbers or distribution of listed
species already on their property. Application requirements and
issuance criteria for Enhancement of Survival Permits through Safe
Harbor Agreements are found in 50 CFR 222.308(b), 222.308(c) and June
17, 1999 (64 FR 32717). These permits allow any necessary future
incidental take of covered species above the mutually agreed-upon
baseline conditions for those species in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the permits and accompanying agreements.
An interested party may submit written data, views, arguments, or a
request for a hearing with respect to the action proposed in the
application or related matters. Anyone requesting a hearing on a matter
pursuant to this notice should set out the specific reasons why a
hearing on that matter would be appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such
hearings are held at the discretion of the Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries, NMFS.
Application Received
Permit 20032
The Sonoma County Water Agency (Applicant) is requesting an
Enhancement of Survival Permit and approval of the associated proposed
Agreement that was developed by NMFS and the Applicant. The Enhancement
of Survival Permit will facilitate implementation of the Agreement that
is expected to promote the recovery of the Covered Species on non-
federal properties within Dry Creek below Warm Springs Dam, a tributary
to the Russian River in Sonoma County, California. The proposed
duration of the Agreement and the associated Enhancement of Survival
Permit is 35 years. The proposed Enhancement of Survival Permit would
authorize the incidental taking of the Covered Species associated with
routine viticulture activities and the potential future return of any
property included in the Agreement to the Elevated Baseline Conditions.
Under this Agreement, individual landowners (Cooperators) may include
their properties by entering into a Cooperative Agreement with the
Applicant. Each Cooperative Agreement will specify the restoration and/
or enhancement, and management activities to be carried out on that
specific property and a timetable for implementing those activities.
All Cooperative Agreements will be reviewed by NMFS to determine
whether the proposed activities will result in a net conservation
benefit for the Covered Species and meet all required standards of the
Safe Harbor Policy (64 FR 32717). Upon NMFS approval, the Applicant
will issue a Certificate of Inclusion to the Cooperator. Each
Certificate of Inclusion will extend the incidental take coverage
conferred by the Enhancement of Survival permit to the Cooperator.
Certificates of Inclusion will be valid for a minimum of 10 years, but
no longer than term of the Enhancement of Survival permit.
The Agreement requires that each enrolled property adopt an
Elevated Baseline Condition. Elevated Baseline levels for the Covered
Species will be determined by completing the Elevated Baseline Habitat
Worksheet (Table 1 in Attachment 3 of the Agreement), which will be
completed by the Applicant. NMFS will review each Elevated Baseline
determination prior to the Applicant issuing a Certificate of Inclusion
to the Cooperator. The Agreement also contains a monitoring component
that requires the Applicant to ensure that the Cooperators are in
compliance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement and that the
Elevated Baseline levels of habitat for the Covered Species occurs on
the Enrolled Property. Results of these monitoring efforts will be
provided to NMFS by the Applicant in annual reports for the duration of
the 35-year permit term.
Upon approval of this Agreement, and consistent with the NMFS's
Safe Harbor Policy (64 FR 32717), NMFS would issue an Enhancement of
Survival Permit to the Applicant. The Enhancement of Survival Permit
will authorize those Cooperators who have been issued a Certificate of
Inclusion to take Covered Species incidental to the implementation of
the management activities specified in the Agreement, incidental to
other lawful uses of the property including Routine Viticulture
Activities, and to return to baseline conditions if desired. In
addition to meeting other criteria, actions to be performed under an
Enhancement of Survival Permit must not jeopardize the existence of
federally listed species.
This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS
will evaluate the application, associated documents, and comments
submitted to determine whether the application meets the requirements
of section 10(a) of the ESA and Federal regulations. The final permit
decisions will not be made until after the end of the 30-day comment
period. NMFS will publish notice of its final action in the Federal
Register.
Dated: November 12, 2015.
Perry Gayaldo,
Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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