Notice of Availability of a Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Fisheries and Ecosystem Research Conducted and Funded by the National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 75856-75857 [2015-30674]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
75856
Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 233 / Friday, December 4, 2015 / Notices
limited to those raised in the respective
case briefs. The Department intends to
issue the final results of this review,
including the results of its analysis of
issues raised by parties in their
comments, within 120 days after the
publication of these preliminary results,
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Assessment Rates
Upon issuing the final results of
review, the Department will determine,
and CBP shall assess, antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries covered
by this review.20 If a respondent’s
weighted-average dumping margin is
above de minimis (i.e., 0.5 percent) in
the final results of this review, we will
calculate an importer-specific
assessment rate on the basis of the ratio
of the total amount of dumping
calculated for the importer’s examined
sales and the total entered value of those
sales in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1). Specifically, the
Department will apply the assessment
rate calculation method adopted in
Final Modification for Reviews.21 Where
an importer- (or customer-) specific ad
valorem rate is zero or de minimis, we
will instruct CBP to liquidate
appropriate entries without regard to
antidumping duties.22
For Husqvarna (Hebei) Co., Ltd., for
which the review is rescinded, the
antidumping duty shall be assessed at
the rate equal to the cash deposit of the
estimated antidumping duty required at
the time of entry, or withdrawal from
warehouse, for consumption, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(2).
We will instruct CBP accordingly.
Pursuant to the Department’s
assessment practice in NME cases,23 for
entries that were not reported in the
U.S. sales databases submitted by
companies individually examined
during this review, the Department will
instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at
the PRC-wide rate. In addition, if the
Department determines that an exporter
under review had no shipments of the
subject merchandise, any suspended
entries that entered under that
exporter’s case number (i.e., at that
exporter’s rate) will be liquidated at the
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
20 See
19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
Antidumping Proceeding: Calculation of
the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Duty
Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8103
(February 14, 2012) (Final Modification for
Reviews).
22 See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
23 For a full discussion of this practice, see NonMarket Economy Antidumping Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694
(October 24, 2011).
21 See
VerDate Sep<11>2014
18:41 Dec 03, 2015
Jkt 238001
PRC-wide rate.24 The Department
intends to issue appropriate assessment
instructions directly to CBP 15 days
after publication of the final results of
review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this
administrative review for shipments of
the subject merchandise from the PRC
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the
publication date, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For subject
merchandise exported by the companies
listed above that have separate rates, the
cash deposit rate will be that established
in the final results of review (except, if
the rate is zero or de minimis, then zero
cash deposit will be required); (2) for
previously investigated or reviewed PRC
and non-PRC exporters not listed above
that received a separate rate in a prior
segment of this proceeding, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the
existing exporter-specific rate; (3) for all
PRC exporters of subject merchandise
that have not been found to be entitled
to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate
will be that for the PRC-wide entity; and
(4) for all non-PRC exporters of subject
merchandise which have not received
their own rate, the cash deposit rate will
be the rate applicable to the PRC
exporter that supplied that non-PRC
exporter. These deposit requirements,
when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary
reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this POR.
Failure to comply with this requirement
could result in the Department’s
presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of doubled
antidumping duties.
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.213.
Dated: November 30, 2015.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
Summary
24 Id.
PO 00000
Frm 00008
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Background
Scope of the Order
Rescission of Review in Part
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
Affiliation and Single Entity
Discussion of the Methodology
Non-Market Economy Country Status
Separate Rates
Surrogate Country
Fair Value Comparisons
Determination of Comparison Method
Results of the Differential Pricing Analysis
U.S. Price
Normal Value
Factor Valuations
Currency Conversion
Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2015–30715 Filed 12–3–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XE333
Notice of Availability of a Draft
Programmatic Environmental
Assessment for Fisheries and
Ecosystem Research Conducted and
Funded by the National Marine
Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands
Fisheries Science Center
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability of a Draft
Programmatic Environmental
Assessment; request for comments.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces the
availability of the ‘‘Draft Programmatic
Environmental Assessment (DPEA) for
Fisheries and Ecosystem Research
Conducted and Funded by the Pacific
Islands Fisheries Science Center
(PIFSC).’’ Publication of this notice
begins the official public comment
period for this DPEA. The purpose of
the DPEA is to evaluate, in compliance
with the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA), the potential direct,
indirect, and cumulative impacts of
conducting and funding fisheries and
ecosystem research in NOAA’s Pacific
Islands Region.
DATES: Comments and information must
be received no later than January 4,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the DPEA
should be addressed to: NOAA IRC,
NMFS/PIFSC/Director’s Office, 1845
Wasp Blvd., Bldg. #176, Honolulu, HI
96818. The mailbox address for
providing email comments is
pifsc.nepa@noaa.gov. NMFS is not
responsible for email comments sent to
SUMMARY:
E:\FR\FM\04DEN1.SGM
04DEN1
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 233 / Friday, December 4, 2015 / Notices
addresses other than the one provided
here. Comments sent via email,
including all attachments, must not
exceed a 10-megabyte file size. A copy
of the DPEA may be obtained by writing
to the address specified above,
telephoning the contact listed below
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT),
or visiting the internet at: https://
www.pifsc.noaa.gov/nepa Documents
cited in this notice may also be viewed,
by appointment, during regular business
hours, at the aforementioned address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matthew Vandersande, (808) 725–5333.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PIFSC is
the research arm of NMFS in the Pacific
Islands Region. PIFSC conducts research
and provides scientific advice to
manage fisheries and conserve protected
species throughout the Western and
Central Pacific Ocean, including the
State of Hawaii, Territory of American
Samoa, Territory of Guam, the
Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands,
and the Pacific Remote Island Areas.
Research is aimed at monitoring fish
stock recruitment, survival, and
biological rates; abundance and
geographic distribution of both pelagic
and insular marine species; and
providing other scientific information
needed to improve our understanding of
complex marine ecological processes.
Primary research activities include:
Mid-water trawl surveys to support
assessments of pelagic stages of insular
species and other mesopelagic
organisms; dive surveys to conduct
coral reef ecosystem assessment and
monitoring; hook-and-line surveys to
collect fishery life history samples and
deploy telemetry tags; marine debris
research and removal activities;
advanced sampling technology surveys
(e.g. stereo-video cameras, autonomous
underwater vehicles) to assess and
monitor marine organisms and habitats;
longline surveys for life history studies
and bycatch reduction research;
ecosystem surveys using active acoustic
systems, plankton nets, and other
oceanographic equipment; and
collaborative research in foreign
territorial seas. NMFS has prepared the
DPEA under NEPA to evaluate several
alternatives for conducting and funding
fisheries and ecosystem research
activities as the primary federal action.
Additionally in the DPEA, NMFS
evaluates a related action—also called a
‘‘connected action’’ under 40 CFR
1508.25 of the Council on
Environmental Quality’s regulations for
implementing the procedural provisions
of NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)—
which is the proposed promulgation of
regulations and authorization of the take
VerDate Sep<11>2014
18:41 Dec 03, 2015
Jkt 238001
of marine mammals incidental to the
fisheries research under the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).
Additionally, because the proposed
research activities occur in areas
inhabited by species of marine
mammals, birds, sea turtles, and fish
listed under the Endangered Species Act
(ESA) as threatened or endangered, this
DPEA evaluates activities that could
result in unintentional takes of ESAlisted marine species. The following
four alternatives are currently evaluated
in the DPEA:
• No-Action/Status Quo
Alternative—Conduct Federal Fisheries
and Ecosystem Research with Scope and
Protocols Similar to Past Effort.
• Preferred Alternative—Conduct
Federal Fisheries and Ecosystem
Research (New Suite of Research) with
Mitigation for MMPA and ESA
Compliance.
• Modified Research Alternative—
Conduct Federal Fisheries and
Ecosystem Research (New Suite of
Research) with Additional Mitigation.
• No Research Alternative—No
Fieldwork for Federal Fisheries and
Ecosystem Research Conducted or
Funded by PIFSC.
The first three alternatives include a
program of fisheries and ecosystem
research projects conducted or funded
by the PIFSC as the primary federal
action. Because this primary action is
connected to a secondary federal action
(also called a connected action under
NEPA), to consider authorizing
incidental take of marine mammals
under the MMPA, NMFS must identify
as part of this evaluation ‘‘(t)he means
of effecting the least practicable adverse
impact on the species or stock and its
habitat.’’ (Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the
MMPA [16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.]). NMFS
must therefore identify and evaluate a
reasonable range of mitigation measures
to minimize impacts to protected
species that occur in PIFSC research
areas. These mitigation measures are
considered as part of the identified
alternatives in order to evaluate their
effectiveness to minimize potential
adverse environmental impacts. The
three action alternatives also include
mitigation measures intended to
minimize potentially adverse
interactions with other protected
species that occur within the action
area. Protected species include all
marine mammals, which are covered
under the MMPA, all species listed
under the ESA, and bird species
protected under the Migratory Bird
Treaty Act. NMFS is also evaluating a
second type of no-action alternative that
considers no federal funding for field
fisheries and ecosystem research
PO 00000
Frm 00009
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
75857
activities. This is called the No Research
Alternative to distinguish it from the
No-Action/Status Quo Alternative. The
No-Action/Status Quo Alternative will
be used as the baseline to compare all
of the other alternatives. Potential direct
and indirect effects on the environment
are evaluated under each alternative in
the DPEA. The environmental effects on
the following resources are considered:
Physical environment, special resource
areas, fish, marine mammals, birds, sea
turtles, invertebrates, and the social and
economic environment. Cumulative
effects of external actions and the
contribution of fisheries research
activities to the overall cumulative
impact on the aforementioned resources
is also evaluated in the DPEA for the
three main geographic regions in which
PIFSC surveys are conducted. NMFS
requests comments on the DPEA for
Fisheries and Ecosystem Research
Conducted and Funded by the National
Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands
Fisheries Science Center. Please
include, with your comments, any
supporting data or literature citations
that may be informative in
substantiating your comment.
Dated: November 23, 2015.
Michael P. Seki,
Director, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science
Center, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015–30674 Filed 12–3–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM
PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
SEVERELY DISABLED
Procurement List; Proposed Addition
and Deletions
Committee for Purchase From
People Who are Blind or Severely
Disabled.
ACTION: Proposed Addition to and
Deletions from the Procurement List.
AGENCY:
The Committee is proposing
to add a service to the Procurement List
that will be furnished by a nonprofit
agency employing persons who are
blind or have other severe disabilities,
and deletes products previously
furnished by such agencies.
DATES: Comments Must Be Received On
Or Before: 1/3/2016.
ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite
715, Arlington, Virginia 22202–4149.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Further Information or to Submit
Comments Contact: Barry S. Lineback,
Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703)
SUMMARY:
E:\FR\FM\04DEN1.SGM
04DEN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 233 (Friday, December 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75856-75857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30674]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XE333
Notice of Availability of a Draft Programmatic Environmental
Assessment for Fisheries and Ecosystem Research Conducted and Funded by
the National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Islands Fisheries
Science Center
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability of a Draft Programmatic Environmental
Assessment; request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: NMFS announces the availability of the ``Draft Programmatic
Environmental Assessment (DPEA) for Fisheries and Ecosystem Research
Conducted and Funded by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
(PIFSC).'' Publication of this notice begins the official public
comment period for this DPEA. The purpose of the DPEA is to evaluate,
in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
potential direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts of conducting and
funding fisheries and ecosystem research in NOAA's Pacific Islands
Region.
DATES: Comments and information must be received no later than January
4, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the DPEA should be addressed to: NOAA IRC, NMFS/
PIFSC/Director's Office, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. #176, Honolulu, HI
96818. The mailbox address for providing email comments is
pifsc.nepa@noaa.gov. NMFS is not responsible for email comments sent to
[[Page 75857]]
addresses other than the one provided here. Comments sent via email,
including all attachments, must not exceed a 10-megabyte file size. A
copy of the DPEA may be obtained by writing to the address specified
above, telephoning the contact listed below (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT), or visiting the internet at: https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov/nepa Documents cited in this notice may also be
viewed, by appointment, during regular business hours, at the
aforementioned address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Vandersande, (808) 725-5333.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PIFSC is the research arm of NMFS in the
Pacific Islands Region. PIFSC conducts research and provides scientific
advice to manage fisheries and conserve protected species throughout
the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, including the State of Hawaii,
Territory of American Samoa, Territory of Guam, the Commonwealth of the
Mariana Islands, and the Pacific Remote Island Areas. Research is aimed
at monitoring fish stock recruitment, survival, and biological rates;
abundance and geographic distribution of both pelagic and insular
marine species; and providing other scientific information needed to
improve our understanding of complex marine ecological processes.
Primary research activities include: Mid-water trawl surveys to support
assessments of pelagic stages of insular species and other mesopelagic
organisms; dive surveys to conduct coral reef ecosystem assessment and
monitoring; hook-and-line surveys to collect fishery life history
samples and deploy telemetry tags; marine debris research and removal
activities; advanced sampling technology surveys (e.g. stereo-video
cameras, autonomous underwater vehicles) to assess and monitor marine
organisms and habitats; longline surveys for life history studies and
bycatch reduction research; ecosystem surveys using active acoustic
systems, plankton nets, and other oceanographic equipment; and
collaborative research in foreign territorial seas. NMFS has prepared
the DPEA under NEPA to evaluate several alternatives for conducting and
funding fisheries and ecosystem research activities as the primary
federal action. Additionally in the DPEA, NMFS evaluates a related
action--also called a ``connected action'' under 40 CFR 1508.25 of the
Council on Environmental Quality's regulations for implementing the
procedural provisions of NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)--which is the
proposed promulgation of regulations and authorization of the take of
marine mammals incidental to the fisheries research under the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). Additionally, because the proposed
research activities occur in areas inhabited by species of marine
mammals, birds, sea turtles, and fish listed under the Endangered
Species Act (ESA) as threatened or endangered, this DPEA evaluates
activities that could result in unintentional takes of ESA-listed
marine species. The following four alternatives are currently evaluated
in the DPEA:
No-Action/Status Quo Alternative--Conduct Federal
Fisheries and Ecosystem Research with Scope and Protocols Similar to
Past Effort.
Preferred Alternative--Conduct Federal Fisheries and
Ecosystem Research (New Suite of Research) with Mitigation for MMPA and
ESA Compliance.
Modified Research Alternative-- Conduct Federal Fisheries
and Ecosystem Research (New Suite of Research) with Additional
Mitigation.
No Research Alternative--No Fieldwork for Federal
Fisheries and Ecosystem Research Conducted or Funded by PIFSC.
The first three alternatives include a program of fisheries and
ecosystem research projects conducted or funded by the PIFSC as the
primary federal action. Because this primary action is connected to a
secondary federal action (also called a connected action under NEPA),
to consider authorizing incidental take of marine mammals under the
MMPA, NMFS must identify as part of this evaluation ``(t)he means of
effecting the least practicable adverse impact on the species or stock
and its habitat.'' (Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA [16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.]). NMFS must therefore identify and evaluate a reasonable range of
mitigation measures to minimize impacts to protected species that occur
in PIFSC research areas. These mitigation measures are considered as
part of the identified alternatives in order to evaluate their
effectiveness to minimize potential adverse environmental impacts. The
three action alternatives also include mitigation measures intended to
minimize potentially adverse interactions with other protected species
that occur within the action area. Protected species include all marine
mammals, which are covered under the MMPA, all species listed under the
ESA, and bird species protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
NMFS is also evaluating a second type of no-action alternative that
considers no federal funding for field fisheries and ecosystem research
activities. This is called the No Research Alternative to distinguish
it from the No-Action/Status Quo Alternative. The No-Action/Status Quo
Alternative will be used as the baseline to compare all of the other
alternatives. Potential direct and indirect effects on the environment
are evaluated under each alternative in the DPEA. The environmental
effects on the following resources are considered: Physical
environment, special resource areas, fish, marine mammals, birds, sea
turtles, invertebrates, and the social and economic environment.
Cumulative effects of external actions and the contribution of
fisheries research activities to the overall cumulative impact on the
aforementioned resources is also evaluated in the DPEA for the three
main geographic regions in which PIFSC surveys are conducted. NMFS
requests comments on the DPEA for Fisheries and Ecosystem Research
Conducted and Funded by the National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific
Islands Fisheries Science Center. Please include, with your comments,
any supporting data or literature citations that may be informative in
substantiating your comment.
Dated: November 23, 2015.
Michael P. Seki,
Director, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-30674 Filed 12-3-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
