Biodiesel From Argentina and Indonesia; Determinations, 61585 [2017-27978]
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Fisheries Service Biological Opinion
and Conference Opinion on the LongTerm Operations of the Central Valley
Project and State Water Project (NMFS
BO) and the 2012 Yolo Bypass Salmonid
Habitat Restoration and Fish Passage
Implementation Plan.
Substantial modifications have been
made to the historical floodplain of
California’s Central Valley for water
supply and flood damage reduction
purposes. The resulting losses of rearing
habitat, migration corridors, and food
web production for fish have adversely
affected native fish species that rely on
floodplain habitat during part or all of
their life history. The Bureau of
Reclamation is responsible for managing
the Central Valley Project (CVP) and the
California Department of Water
Resources is responsible for operating
and maintaining the State Water Project
(SWP). The SWP and CVP are operated
in a coordinated manner to deliver
water to agricultural, municipal, and
industrial contractors throughout
California. On June 4, 2009, the NMFS
BO concluded that, if left unchanged,
CVP and SWP operations are likely to
jeopardize the continued existence of
four anadromous species listed under
the Federal Endangered Species Act:
Sacramento River winter-run Chinook
salmon, Central Valley spring-run
Chinook salmon, Central Valley
steelhead, and Southern Distinct
Population Segment North American
green sturgeon. The NMFS BO sets forth
RPA actions that would allow CVP and
SWP operations to remain in
compliance with the Federal
Endangered Species Act.
The purpose of the Project is to
enhance floodplain rearing habitat and
fish passage in the Yolo Bypass and/or
suitable areas of the lower Sacramento
River by implementing RPA actions
I.6.1 and I.7. The objective of RPA
action I.6.1 is to increase the availability
of floodplain fisheries rearing habitat for
juvenile Sacramento River winter-run
Chinook salmon, Central Valley springrun Chinook salmon, and Central Valley
steelhead. The objective of RPA action
I.7 is to reduce fish passage migratory
delays and loss of fish at Fremont Weir
and other structures in Yolo Bypass for
salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon.
The EIS/EIR analyzes the No Action/
No Project Alternative and six action
alternatives. Alternative 1, East Side
Gated Notch, Alternative 2, Central
Gated Notch, and Alternative 3, West
Side Gate Notch, would allow up to
6,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) of
increased flow from the Sacramento
River to enter the Yolo Bypass through
a gated notch on the east side, center,
and west side, respectively, of Fremont
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Weir. Alternative 4, West Side Gated
Notch—Managed Flow, would allow up
to 3,000 cfs of flow to enter the Yolo
Bypass through a gated notch in
Fremont Weir in the same western
location as Alternative 3 and would
incorporate water control structures to
maintain inundation in defined areas for
longer periods of time. Alternative 5,
Central Multiple Gated Notches,
includes multiple gates so that the
deeper gate could allow more flow to
enter the bypass when the river is at
lower elevations to capture more fish
during winter-run outmigration, with a
maximum flow entering the Yolo
Bypass of about 3,400 cfs. Alternative 6,
West Side Large Gated Notch, would
allow a higher flow of up to 12,000 cfs
into the bypass to capture more fish
when the Sacramento River is at lower
elevations through a large notch in the
western location of Fremont Weir.
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Please contact Ms. McBride at least 10
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Dated: December 21, 2017.
Federico Barajas,
Deputy Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
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[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–571–572 (Final)]
Biodiesel From Argentina and
Indonesia; Determinations
developed
On the basis of the
in the subject investigations, the United
States International Trade Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant
to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’),
that an industry in the United States is
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materially injured by reason of imports
of biodiesel from Argentina and
Indonesia, provided for in subheadings
3826.00.10 and 3826.00.30 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States, that have been found by
the Department of Commerce
(‘‘Commerce’’) to be subsidized by the
governments of Argentina and
Indonesia.
Background
The Commission, pursuant to sections
705(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b)),
instituted these investigations effective
March 23, 2017, following receipt of a
petition filed with the Commission and
Commerce by the National Biodiesel
Board Fair Trade Coalition, Washington
DC. The final phase of the investigations
was scheduled by the Commission
following notification of preliminary
determinations by Commerce that
imports of biodiesel from Argentina and
Indonesia were subsidized within the
meaning of section 703(b) of the Act (19
U.S.C. 1671b(b)). Notice of the
scheduling of the final phase of the
Commission’s investigations and of a
public hearing to be held in connection
therewith was given by posting copies
of the notice in the Office of the
Secretary, U.S. International Trade
Commission, Washington, DC, and by
publishing the notice in the Federal
Register on August 28, 2017 (82 FR
4399). The hearing was held in
Washington, DC, on November 9, 2017,
and all persons who requested the
opportunity were permitted to appear in
person or by counsel.
The Commission made these
determinations pursuant to section
705(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b)).
It completed and filed its
determinations in these investigations
on December 21, 2017. The views of the
Commission are contained in USITC
Publication 4748 (December 2017),
entitled Biodiesel from Argentina and
Indonesia: Investigation Nos. 701–TA–
571–572 (Final).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: December 21, 2017.
Jessica Mullan,
Attorney Advisor.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-571-572 (Final)]
Biodiesel From Argentina and Indonesia; Determinations
On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission
(``Commission'') determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the
Act''), that an industry in the United States is materially injured by
reason of imports of biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia, provided
for in subheadings 3826.00.10 and 3826.00.30 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States, that have been found by the Department
of Commerce (``Commerce'') to be subsidized by the governments of
Argentina and Indonesia.
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\1\ The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
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Background
The Commission, pursuant to sections 705(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
1671d(b)), instituted these investigations effective March 23, 2017,
following receipt of a petition filed with the Commission and Commerce
by the National Biodiesel Board Fair Trade Coalition, Washington DC.
The final phase of the investigations was scheduled by the Commission
following notification of preliminary determinations by Commerce that
imports of biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia were subsidized
within the meaning of section 703(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(b)).
Notice of the scheduling of the final phase of the Commission's
investigations and of a public hearing to be held in connection
therewith was given by posting copies of the notice in the Office of
the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and
by publishing the notice in the Federal Register on August 28, 2017 (82
FR 4399). The hearing was held in Washington, DC, on November 9, 2017,
and all persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to appear
in person or by counsel.
The Commission made these determinations pursuant to section 705(b)
of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b)). It completed and filed its
determinations in these investigations on December 21, 2017. The views
of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 4748 (December
2017), entitled Biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia: Investigation
Nos. 701-TA-571-572 (Final).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: December 21, 2017.
Jessica Mullan,
Attorney Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2017-27978 Filed 12-27-17; 8:45 am]
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