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SUMMARY:
plan. On October 2, 2013, we published
a Notice of Intent to prepare a Recovery
Plan and Request for Information for
this DPS. We received seven public
comments in response to that notice,
which remain relevant and will be
considered in the recovery planning
process. Because significant time has
elapsed since this last request, we are
requesting any additional information
that has become available in the interim.
DATES:
• Workshop dates and information:
The four-day recovery planning
workshop for the MHI insular false
killer whale DPS will be held Tuesday,
October 25 through Friday, October 28,
2016, at the Ohana Waikiki East Hotel,
150 Kaiulani Ave., Honolulu, HI 96815.
The workshop will begin each day at 9
a.m. and end each day at 5:30 p.m. or
as necessary to complete business for
the day.
RSVP date: If you plan to attend the
workshop as an interested member of
the public, please contact Krista
Graham, NMFS, Pacific Islands Regional
Office, krista.graham@noaa.gov, 808–
725–5152 no later than October 21,
2016.
• Date for information submission:
Please submit information to inform
recovery planning via the methods
listed below in the ADDRESSES section
by December 5, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit
information by either of the following
methods:
• Mail: Krista Graham, NMFS Pacific
Islands Regional Office, Protected
Resources Division, 1845 Wasp Blvd.,
Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818.
• Electronic Submissions: Submit all
electronic information that may inform
the development of recovery criteria and
actions via email to
NMFS.PIR.FKWRecoveryPlan@noaa.gov
(No files larger than 5MB can be
accepted).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Krista Graham, NMFS, Pacific Islands
Regional Office, 808–725–5152. You
may also visit our Web site at: https://
www.fpir.noaa.gov/PRD/prd_mhi_
false_killer_whale.html#fwk_esa_listing.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
3 Under 19 CFR 351.214(k)(i)(2), this period may
be extended to 300 days.
Background
On November 28, 2012, we published
a final rule listing the MHI insular false
killer whale DPS as endangered under
the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (77
FR 70915). The final listing rule
describes the background of the listing
action for this DPS and provides a
summary of our conclusions regarding
its status. For additional background
and a summary of natural history and
provide a full response to the
Department’s questionnaire.
Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.214(k), we are initiating an
expedited review of the countervailing
duty order on CORE from Korea.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(i)(1) and
(k)(3), we intend to issue the
preliminary results of this expedited
review not later than 180 days from the
date of initiation of this review.3 As
specified by 19 CFR 351.214(k)(3)(i), the
period of review will be the same as the
original period of investigation, i.e.,
January 1, 2014, through December 31,
2014.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(k)(3)(iii),
the final results of this expedited review
will not be the basis for the assessment
of countervailing duties. Instead, this
expedited review is intended to
establish individual cash deposit rates
for POSCO and Hyundai, or to exclude
from the countervailing duty order a
company for which the final results of
review are zero or de minimis, as
provided in 19 CFR 351.214(k)(3)(iv) .
Interested parties must submit
applications for disclosure under
administrative protective orders in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and
351.306.
Dated: September 28, 2016.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XC901
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Announcement of a Recovery Planning
Workshop and Request for Information
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
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AGENCY:
We, NMFS, are convening a
workshop to solicit facts and
information from experts to inform
recovery planning for the Main
Hawaiian Islands (MHI) insular false
killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens)
Distinct Population Segment (DPS). This
workshop will be open to the public.
We also request information that might
inform the development of the recovery
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threats to the species, the reader is
referred to the status review report and
final listing rule (available at https://
www.fpir.noaa.gov/PRD/
prd_mhi_false_killer_whale.html).
NMFS is required by section 4(f) of
the ESA to develop and implement
recovery plans for the conservation and
survival of federally listed species
unless the Secretary finds that such a
plan will not promote the conservation
of the species. Recovery means that
listed species and their ecosystems are
restored, and their future secured, so
that the protections of the ESA are no
longer necessary. The ESA specifies that
recovery plans are to include (1) a
description of site-specific management
actions necessary to achieve the plan’s
goals for the conservation and survival
of the species; (2) objective, measurable
criteria which, when met, would result
in the species being removed from the
list; and (3) estimates of the time and
costs required to carry out the actions
and achieve the plan’s conservation
goals. Under Section 4(f) of the ESA,
public notice and an opportunity for
public review and comment are also
provided during recovery plan
development. We published a Notice of
Intent and Request for Information to
Prepare a Recovery Plan for this DPS in
October of 2013 (78 FR 60850). We
received seven substantive public
comments in response to that notice,
which remain relevant and will be
considered in the recovery planning
process. Because significant time has
elapsed since the last request, we are
requesting any relevant information that
may have become available.
This notice and request for
information serves as a second public
notice and opportunity for public input
early in the process. Once a recovery
plan has been drafted, it will be
announced in the Federal Register and
available on our Web site (see
ADDRESSES section) for public review
and comment before being finalized.
Recovery Planning Workshop
Announcement
From October 25 through 28, 2016,
NMFS will hold a workshop at the
Ohana Waikiki East Hotel in Honolulu,
HI to help inform our recovery planning
for the MHI insular false killer whale
DPS (see DATES section). We are inviting
experts in specific topic areas, including
the species’ biology/ecology, threats to
the species and the species’ habitat, and
the recovery planning process itself.
These experts will help us to update the
threats analysis from the listing rule,
and identify potential actions to address
the threats. Identified experts include
representatives of Federal and state
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agencies, scientific experts, individuals
from conservation partners and nongovernmental organizations, and
commercial and recreational fishermen.
Information received at the workshop
may be used to inform the development
of other conservation decisions and
actions, including the designation of
critical habitat.
NMFS will provide a moderator to
manage the workshop as well as a
notetaker to document input received.
We are seeking only individual analysis,
facts, and opinions from participants.
Questions to the participants will be
limited to those necessary to clarify the
expert’s presentation and questions
seeking consensus among panelists or
experts will not be entertained. NMFS
also will provide a time-limited
question and answer period during
which attendees may ask NMFS about
information presented. NMFS will
prepare a summary of the workshop,
noting the main points raised by the
panelists and registered speakers.
This workshop will be open to the
public, and a public comment period
will be provided at the end of each
session. If you plan to attend the
workshop as an interested member of
the public, please contact Krista Graham
at the address listed above by October
21, 2016, so we can ensure sufficient
space for all participants and interested
parties during our logistics planning.
3. Physical, biological or chemical
features of the environment that limit
the recovery of the MHI insular false
killer whale;
4. Recovery strategies addressing
threats to physical and biological
features that are essential to species
conservation;
5. Strategies and/or actions to recover
the MHI insular false killer whale;
6. Estimates of the time and cost to
implement recovery actions;
7. Critical knowledge gaps and/or
uncertainties that need to be resolved to
better inform recovery efforts; and
8. Research, monitoring, and
evaluation needs to address knowledge
gaps and uncertainties, or to assess the
species’ status, limiting factors, and
threats relative to recovery goals.
Information may be submitted via the
methods listed above in the ADDRESSES
section.
The workshop is accessible to persons
with disabilities. Send requests for sign
language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids at least five business days
in advance to Krista Graham at 808–
725–5152.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: September 28, 2016.
Nicole R. LeBoeuf,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Agenda
Æ October 25–26 will focus on
recovery actions and criteria related to
non-longline commercial and
recreational fisheries interactions;
Æ October 27 will focus on recovery
actions and criteria related to nutrition,
i.e., prey size/biomass, distribution, and
competition with fisheries;
Æ October 28 will focus on recovery
actions and criteria related to other
threats to both the species itself and its
habitat including noise and
contaminants.
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Request for Information
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XE913
Marine Mammals; File No. 20452
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
SMRU Consulting North America, LLC,
P.O. Box 764, Friday Harbor, WA 98250,
has applied in due form for a permit to
conduct research on harbor porpoises
and harbor seals in Admiralty Inlet and
the San Juan Islands, Washington.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
November 3, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents are available for review by
selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on
the Applications and Permits for
Protected Species (APPS) home page,
SUMMARY:
We also invite the public to submit
scientific or commercial information
that may help to inform the recovery
criteria and actions for the MHI insular
false killer whale DPS. We are soliciting
relevant information related to the MHI
insular false killer whale and its habitat,
including the following:
1. Criteria for removing the MHI
insular false killer whale from the list of
threatened and endangered species (this
could be either threats-based or
abundance/trends based);
2. Human activities that contribute to
threats to the species;
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https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then
selecting File No. 20452 from the list of
available applications.
These documents are also available
upon written request or by appointment
in the Permits and Conservation
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted to the Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division, at
the address listed above. Comments may
also be submitted by facsimile to (301)
713–0376, or by email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
include the File No. in the subject line
of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
to the Chief, Permits and Conservation
Division at the address listed above. The
request should set forth the specific
reasons why a hearing on this
application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara
Young or Carrie Hubard, (301) 427–
8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216).
The applicant proposes to
characterize the behavioral responses of
harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
and harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) to
marine renewable energy devices, and
to characterize the fine scale habitat use
of marine mammals in tidal inlets to
inform collision risk with tidal turbines.
Behavioral responses to tidal turbine
noise will be addressed with an
experimental playback approach. The
playback studies will be undertaken in
the inland waters of Washington State
using a combination of land-based
surveys and passive acoustic monitoring
methods. Studies to characterize the
fine scale habitat use of harbor porpoise
and pinnipeds in tidal inlets will use a
combination of land-based and
unmanned aerial system surveys, and
will also be carried out in the inland
waters of Washington State during
2016–2021. The applicant requests 244
Level B takes of harbor porpoise
between two study areas, 416 takes of
harbor seals, 154 Steller sea lions
(Eumetopias jubatus), and 7 California
sea lions (Zalophus californianus) by
means of acoustic playbacks and UAS.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XC901
Endangered and Threatened Species; Announcement of a Recovery
Planning Workshop and Request for Information
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
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SUMMARY: We, NMFS, are convening a workshop to solicit facts and
information from experts to inform recovery planning for the Main
Hawaiian Islands (MHI) insular false killer whale (Pseudorca
crassidens) Distinct Population Segment (DPS). This workshop will be
open to the public. We also request information that might inform the
development of the recovery plan. On October 2, 2013, we published a
Notice of Intent to prepare a Recovery Plan and Request for Information
for this DPS. We received seven public comments in response to that
notice, which remain relevant and will be considered in the recovery
planning process. Because significant time has elapsed since this last
request, we are requesting any additional information that has become
available in the interim.
DATES:
Workshop dates and information: The four-day recovery
planning workshop for the MHI insular false killer whale DPS will be
held Tuesday, October 25 through Friday, October 28, 2016, at the Ohana
Waikiki East Hotel, 150 Kaiulani Ave., Honolulu, HI 96815. The workshop
will begin each day at 9 a.m. and end each day at 5:30 p.m. or as
necessary to complete business for the day.
RSVP date: If you plan to attend the workshop as an interested
member of the public, please contact Krista Graham, NMFS, Pacific
Islands Regional Office, krista.graham@noaa.gov, 808-725-5152 no later
than October 21, 2016.
Date for information submission: Please submit information
to inform recovery planning via the methods listed below in the
ADDRESSES section by December 5, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit information by either of the following
methods:
Mail: Krista Graham, NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Office,
Protected Resources Division, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176, Honolulu,
HI 96818.
Electronic Submissions: Submit all electronic information
that may inform the development of recovery criteria and actions via
email to NMFS.PIR.FKWRecoveryPlan@noaa.gov (No files larger than 5MB
can be accepted).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Krista Graham, NMFS, Pacific Islands
Regional Office, 808-725-5152. You may also visit our Web site at:
https://www.fpir.noaa.gov/PRD/prd_mhi_false_killer_whale.html#fwk_esa_listing.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 28, 2012, we published a final rule listing the MHI
insular false killer whale DPS as endangered under the Endangered
Species Act (ESA) (77 FR 70915). The final listing rule describes the
background of the listing action for this DPS and provides a summary of
our conclusions regarding its status. For additional background and a
summary of natural history and threats to the species, the reader is
referred to the status review report and final listing rule (available
at https://www.fpir.noaa.gov/PRD/prd_mhi_false_killer_whale.html).
NMFS is required by section 4(f) of the ESA to develop and
implement recovery plans for the conservation and survival of federally
listed species unless the Secretary finds that such a plan will not
promote the conservation of the species. Recovery means that listed
species and their ecosystems are restored, and their future secured, so
that the protections of the ESA are no longer necessary. The ESA
specifies that recovery plans are to include (1) a description of site-
specific management actions necessary to achieve the plan's goals for
the conservation and survival of the species; (2) objective, measurable
criteria which, when met, would result in the species being removed
from the list; and (3) estimates of the time and costs required to
carry out the actions and achieve the plan's conservation goals. Under
Section 4(f) of the ESA, public notice and an opportunity for public
review and comment are also provided during recovery plan development.
We published a Notice of Intent and Request for Information to Prepare
a Recovery Plan for this DPS in October of 2013 (78 FR 60850). We
received seven substantive public comments in response to that notice,
which remain relevant and will be considered in the recovery planning
process. Because significant time has elapsed since the last request,
we are requesting any relevant information that may have become
available.
This notice and request for information serves as a second public
notice and opportunity for public input early in the process. Once a
recovery plan has been drafted, it will be announced in the Federal
Register and available on our Web site (see ADDRESSES section) for
public review and comment before being finalized.
Recovery Planning Workshop Announcement
From October 25 through 28, 2016, NMFS will hold a workshop at the
Ohana Waikiki East Hotel in Honolulu, HI to help inform our recovery
planning for the MHI insular false killer whale DPS (see DATES
section). We are inviting experts in specific topic areas, including
the species' biology/ecology, threats to the species and the species'
habitat, and the recovery planning process itself. These experts will
help us to update the threats analysis from the listing rule, and
identify potential actions to address the threats. Identified experts
include representatives of Federal and state
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agencies, scientific experts, individuals from conservation partners
and non-governmental organizations, and commercial and recreational
fishermen. Information received at the workshop may be used to inform
the development of other conservation decisions and actions, including
the designation of critical habitat.
NMFS will provide a moderator to manage the workshop as well as a
notetaker to document input received. We are seeking only individual
analysis, facts, and opinions from participants. Questions to the
participants will be limited to those necessary to clarify the expert's
presentation and questions seeking consensus among panelists or experts
will not be entertained. NMFS also will provide a time-limited question
and answer period during which attendees may ask NMFS about information
presented. NMFS will prepare a summary of the workshop, noting the main
points raised by the panelists and registered speakers.
This workshop will be open to the public, and a public comment
period will be provided at the end of each session. If you plan to
attend the workshop as an interested member of the public, please
contact Krista Graham at the address listed above by October 21, 2016,
so we can ensure sufficient space for all participants and interested
parties during our logistics planning.
Agenda
[cir] October 25-26 will focus on recovery actions and criteria
related to non-longline commercial and recreational fisheries
interactions;
[cir] October 27 will focus on recovery actions and criteria
related to nutrition, i.e., prey size/biomass, distribution, and
competition with fisheries;
[cir] October 28 will focus on recovery actions and criteria
related to other threats to both the species itself and its habitat
including noise and contaminants.
Request for Information
We also invite the public to submit scientific or commercial
information that may help to inform the recovery criteria and actions
for the MHI insular false killer whale DPS. We are soliciting relevant
information related to the MHI insular false killer whale and its
habitat, including the following:
1. Criteria for removing the MHI insular false killer whale from
the list of threatened and endangered species (this could be either
threats-based or abundance/trends based);
2. Human activities that contribute to threats to the species;
3. Physical, biological or chemical features of the environment
that limit the recovery of the MHI insular false killer whale;
4. Recovery strategies addressing threats to physical and
biological features that are essential to species conservation;
5. Strategies and/or actions to recover the MHI insular false
killer whale;
6. Estimates of the time and cost to implement recovery actions;
7. Critical knowledge gaps and/or uncertainties that need to be
resolved to better inform recovery efforts; and
8. Research, monitoring, and evaluation needs to address knowledge
gaps and uncertainties, or to assess the species' status, limiting
factors, and threats relative to recovery goals.
Information may be submitted via the methods listed above in the
ADDRESSES section.
The workshop is accessible to persons with disabilities. Send
requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids at
least five business days in advance to Krista Graham at 808-725-5152.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: September 28, 2016.
Nicole R. LeBoeuf,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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