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351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a
request for postponement 25 days or
more before the scheduled date of the
preliminary determination and must
state the reasons for the request. The
Department will grant the request unless
it finds compelling reasons to deny the
request.
On October 11, 2017, the petitioner
submitted a timely request that the
Department postpone the preliminary
determination in the LTFV
investigation.3 The petitioner stated that
it requests postponement because the
respondents selected for individual
examination are still filing their
response to the Department’s
questionnaire and the Department needs
additional time to fully analyze the
questionnaire responses, request any
necessary clarifications, and determine
antidumping margins.4
For the reasons stated above and
because there are no compelling reasons
to deny the request, the Department, in
accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of
the Act, is postponing the deadline for
the preliminary determination by 50
days (i.e., 190 days after the date on
which this investigation was initiated).
As a result, the Department will issue its
preliminary determination no later than
January 18, 2018. In accordance with
section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final
determination of this investigation will
continue to be 75 days after the date of
publication of the preliminary
determination, unless postponed at a
later date.
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: November 9, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
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2017.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF785
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act;
General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted
Fishing Permit
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
NMFS has determined that
twelve exempted fishing permit (EFP)
applications warrant further
consideration and is requesting public
comment on the applications. All EFP
applicants request an exemption from a
single prohibition (the use of
unauthorized gear to harvest HMS)
under the Fishery Management Plan for
U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly
Migratory Species (HMS FMP) to test
the effects and efficacy of using deep-set
buoy gear (DSBG) and deep-set linked
buoy gear (DSLBG) to harvest swordfish
and other highly migratory species
(HMS) off of the U.S. West Coast.
DATES: Comments must be submitted in
writing by December 18, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this document, identified by NOAA–
NMFS–2017–0130, by any of the
following methods:
• Electronic Submission: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-20170130, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments. EFP
applications will be available under
Relevant Documents through the same
link.
• Mail: Attn: Chris Fanning, NMFS
West Coast Region, 501 W. Ocean Blvd.,
Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802.
Include the identifier ‘‘NOAA–NMFS–
2017–0130’’ in the comments.
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
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
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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:
Chris Fanning, NMFS, West Coast
Region, 562–980–4198.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DSBG
fishing trials have occurred for the past
seven years (2011–2015, research years;
2015–2017, EFP years) in the U.S. West
Coast Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
off California. The data collected from
this fishing activity have demonstrated
DSBG to achieve about a 95%
marketable catch composition (75%
swordfish, 3% opah, and 17%
marketable sharks). Non-marketable
catch rates have remained low and all
non-marketable catch were released
alive. Due to DSBG being actively
tended, strikes are capable of being
detected within minutes of a hook on
the line; as a result, all catches can be
tended quickly, with catch brought
onboard the vessel in good condition.
To date, DSBG has had two interactions
with protected species, both elephant
seals which were not seriously injured
and were released alive due to the strike
detection of the gear. These species are
protected by the Marine Mammal
Protection Act, but are not listed as
threatened or endangered under the
Endangered Species Act.
DSLBG trials produced similar data to
DSBG activities with DSLBG fishing
activity occurring over a 40-day period
in 2015–2016. Swordfish and other
marketable species have represented
about 90% of the catch (68% swordfish,
2% opah, 5% escolar, and 16%
marketable sharks). Non-marketable
species are released alive due to quick
DSLBG strike detection and active gear
tending. Fishing is still occurring with
DSLBG; however, no reports have been
submitted from the 2016–2017 year. To
date, there have been no interactions
with protected species using DSLBG.
At its September 2017 meeting, the
Pacific Fishery Management Council
(Council) received twelve additional
applications for EFPs in time for review
and recommended that NMFS consider
issuing these EFPs to authorize use of
DSBG and/or DSLBG (see Table 1).
NMFS is requesting public comment
on the twelve applications
recommended for issuance by the
Council. If all applications were
approved, the EFPs would allow up to
thirteen vessels to fish with DSBG and
four vessels to fish with DSLBG,
throughout the duration of each EFP, in
the U.S. West Coast EEZ with permitted
exemption from the prohibitions of the
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HMS FMP pertaining to non-authorized
gear types. Aside from the exemption
described above, vessels fishing under
an EFP would be subject to all other
regulations implemented in the HMS
FMP, including measures to protect sea
turtles, marine mammals, and seabirds.
For up-to-date information on HMS
EFPs, please visit NMFS West Coast
Region’s ‘‘Status of Exempted Fishing
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Permits’’ Web page (https://
www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/
fisheries/migratory_species/status_
exempted_permits.html).
TABLE 1—EFP APPLICATIONS RECOMMENDED FOR ISSUANCE BY THE COUNCIL
[Council recommended EFPs]
Name
Date of council recommendation
Deep-Set Buoy Gear Applicants:
Lutoshkin, Aleksandr ...........................................................
Rynkevic, Ramunas ............................................................
Sokolova, Tetyana ...............................................................
Ellis, Ron .............................................................................
Foster, John ........................................................................
Hall, John & Crivello, Frank III 1 ..........................................
Porter, Joshua .....................................................................
Porter, Justin .......................................................................
Rasmussen, Andrew ...........................................................
Sidenko, Alexander .............................................................
Tafoya, Mark .......................................................................
Deep-Set Linked Buoy Gear Applicants:
Smith, Michael .....................................................................
Hall, John & Crivello, Frank III ............................................
1 One
2017
2017
2017
2017
2017
2017
2017
2017
2017
2017
2017
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.........................................................................
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.........................................................................
.........................................................................
.........................................................................
.........................................................................
.........................................................................
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1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
September 2017 .........................................................................
September 2017 .........................................................................
2
2
application with both DSBG and DSLBG gear configurations and activities requested.
NMFS will consider all public
comments submitted in response to this
Federal Register Notice prior to
issuance of any EFP. Additionally,
NMFS will analyze the effects of issuing
EFPs in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act and NOAA’s
Administrative Order 216–6, as well as
for compliance with other applicable
laws, including Section 7(a)(2) of the
Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.), which requires the agency to
consider whether the proposed action is
likely to jeopardize the continued
existence and recovery of any
endangered or threatened species or
result in the destruction or adverse
modification of critical habitat.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 13, 2017.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Notice regarding charges for
certain disclosures under the Fair Credit
Reporting Act.
ACTION:
The Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection (Bureau)
announces that the ceiling on allowable
charges under the Fair Credit Reporting
Act (FCRA) will remain unchanged at
$12.00, effective for 2018. The Bureau is
required to increase the $8.00 amount
referred to in the FCRA on January 1 of
each year, based proportionally on
changes in the Consumer Price Index for
All Urban Consumers (CPI–U), with
fractional changes rounded to the
nearest fifty cents. The CPI–U increased
53.11 percent between September 1997,
when the FCRA amendments took
effect, and September 2017. This
increase in the CPI–U, and the
requirement that any increase be
rounded to the nearest fifty cents, result
in a maximum allowable charge of
$12.00.
DATES: Effective January 1, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Monique Chenault, Paralegal Specialist,
Office of Regulations, Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau, 1700 G
Street NW., Washington, DC 20552, at
(202) 435–7700.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
612(f)(1)(A) of the Fair Credit Reporting
Act (FCRA) provides that a consumer
reporting agency may charge a
consumer a reasonable amount for
making a disclosure to the consumer
pursuant to section 609 of the FCRA.
Section 612(f)(1)(A) of the FCRA
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provides that, where a consumer
reporting agency is permitted to impose
a reasonable charge on a consumer for
making a disclosure to the consumer
pursuant to section 609 of the FCRA, the
charge shall not exceed $8.00 and shall
be indicated to the consumer before
making the disclosure. Section 612(f)(2)
of the FCRA states that the Bureau shall
increase the $8.00 maximum amount on
January 1 of each year, based
proportionally on changes in the
Consumer Price Index, with fractional
changes rounded to the nearest fifty
cents. The Bureau’s calculations are
based on the CPI–U, which is the most
general Consumer Price Index and
covers all urban consumers and all
items.
Section 612(a) of the FCRA gives
consumers the right to a free disclosure
upon request once every 12 months. The
maximum allowable charge established
by this notice does not apply to requests
made under that provision. The charge
does apply when a consumer who
orders a file disclosure has already
received a free annual disclosure and
does not otherwise qualify for an
additional free disclosure.
The Bureau is using the $8.00 amount
set forth in section 612(f)(1)(A)(i) of the
FCRA as the baseline for its calculation
of the increase in the ceiling on
reasonable charges for certain
disclosures made under section 609 of
the FCRA. Since the effective date of
section 612(a) was September 30, 1997,
the Bureau calculated the proportional
increase in the CPI–U from September
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-XF785
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; General
Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing
Permit
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: NMFS has determined that twelve exempted fishing permit (EFP)
applications warrant further consideration and is requesting public
comment on the applications. All EFP applicants request an exemption
from a single prohibition (the use of unauthorized gear to harvest HMS)
under the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for
Highly Migratory Species (HMS FMP) to test the effects and efficacy of
using deep-set buoy gear (DSBG) and deep-set linked buoy gear (DSLBG)
to harvest swordfish and other highly migratory species (HMS) off of
the U.S. West Coast.
DATES: Comments must be submitted in writing by December 18, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this document, identified by
NOAA-NMFS-2017-0130, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2017-0130, click the
``Comment Now!'' icon, complete the required fields, and enter or
attach your comments. EFP applications will be available under Relevant
Documents through the same link.
Mail: Attn: Chris Fanning, NMFS West Coast Region, 501 W.
Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802. Include the identifier
``NOAA-NMFS-2017-0130'' in the comments.
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 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: Chris Fanning, NMFS, West Coast
Region, 562-980-4198.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DSBG fishing trials have occurred for the
past seven years (2011-2015, research years; 2015-2017, EFP years) in
the U.S. West Coast Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off California. The
data collected from this fishing activity have demonstrated DSBG to
achieve about a 95% marketable catch composition (75% swordfish, 3%
opah, and 17% marketable sharks). Non-marketable catch rates have
remained low and all non-marketable catch were released alive. Due to
DSBG being actively tended, strikes are capable of being detected
within minutes of a hook on the line; as a result, all catches can be
tended quickly, with catch brought onboard the vessel in good
condition. To date, DSBG has had two interactions with protected
species, both elephant seals which were not seriously injured and were
released alive due to the strike detection of the gear. These species
are protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act, but are not listed
as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
DSLBG trials produced similar data to DSBG activities with DSLBG
fishing activity occurring over a 40-day period in 2015-2016. Swordfish
and other marketable species have represented about 90% of the catch
(68% swordfish, 2% opah, 5% escolar, and 16% marketable sharks). Non-
marketable species are released alive due to quick DSLBG strike
detection and active gear tending. Fishing is still occurring with
DSLBG; however, no reports have been submitted from the 2016-2017 year.
To date, there have been no interactions with protected species using
DSLBG.
At its September 2017 meeting, the Pacific Fishery Management
Council (Council) received twelve additional applications for EFPs in
time for review and recommended that NMFS consider issuing these EFPs
to authorize use of DSBG and/or DSLBG (see Table 1).
NMFS is requesting public comment on the twelve applications
recommended for issuance by the Council. If all applications were
approved, the EFPs would allow up to thirteen vessels to fish with DSBG
and four vessels to fish with DSLBG, throughout the duration of each
EFP, in the U.S. West Coast EEZ with permitted exemption from the
prohibitions of the
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HMS FMP pertaining to non-authorized gear types. Aside from the
exemption described above, vessels fishing under an EFP would be
subject to all other regulations implemented in the HMS FMP, including
measures to protect sea turtles, marine mammals, and seabirds. For up-
to-date information on HMS EFPs, please visit NMFS West Coast Region's
``Status of Exempted Fishing Permits'' Web page (https://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/fisheries/migratory_species/status_exempted_permits.html).
Table 1--EFP Applications Recommended for Issuance by the Council
[Council recommended EFPs]
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Date of council Number of
Name recommendation vessels
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Deep-Set Buoy Gear Applicants:
Lutoshkin, Aleksandr.......... September 2017...... 1
Rynkevic, Ramunas............. September 2017...... 1
Sokolova, Tetyana............. September 2017...... 1
Ellis, Ron.................... September 2017...... 1
Foster, John.................. September 2017...... 1
Hall, John & Crivello, Frank September 2017...... 2
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Porter, Joshua................ September 2017...... 1
Porter, Justin................ September 2017...... 2
Rasmussen, Andrew............. September 2017...... 1
Sidenko, Alexander............ September 2017...... 1
Tafoya, Mark.................. September 2017...... 1
Deep-Set Linked Buoy Gear
Applicants:
Smith, Michael................ September 2017...... 2
Hall, John & Crivello, Frank September 2017...... 2
III.
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\1\ One application with both DSBG and DSLBG gear configurations and
activities requested.
NMFS will consider all public comments submitted in response to
this Federal Register Notice prior to issuance of any EFP.
Additionally, NMFS will analyze the effects of issuing EFPs in
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and NOAA's
Administrative Order 216-6, as well as for compliance with other
applicable laws, including Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species
Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), which requires the agency to consider
whether the proposed action is likely to jeopardize the continued
existence and recovery of any endangered or threatened species or
result in the destruction or adverse modification of critical habitat.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: November 13, 2017.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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