Department of Commerce August 15, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Establishment of the NIST Blue Ribbon Commission on Management and Safety and Preliminary Notice of Public Meeting.
Document Number: E8-19101
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-08-15
Agency: Department of Commerce
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), the Secretary of Commerce announces the establishment of the NIST Blue Ribbon Commission on Management and Safety (Commission). The Commission will advise the Secretary on whether (a) the training, safety, security, and response protocols, (b) the implementation of those protocols and internal controls, and (c) the management structure at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are appropriate to ensure the safe operation of all NIST programs. This Notice also provides preliminary notice of a public meeting of the Commission. Specific details will be provided in a subsequent Federal Register Notice and on the agency's Web site.
Notice of Amended Final Results of Third Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Document Number: E8-19082
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-08-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On March 24, 2008, the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') published in the Federal Register the final results of the third administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen fish fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (``Vietnam''). See Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Partial Rescission, 73 FR 15479 (March 24, 2008) (``Final Results''). The period of review (``POR'') covered August 1, 2005, through July 31, 2006. We are amending our Final Results to correct ministerial errors made in the calculation of the antidumping duty margins for of East Sea Seafoods Joint Venture Co., Ltd. (``ESS''), Can Tho Agricultural and Animal Products Import Export Company (``CATACO''), and QVD Food Company (``QVD'') pursuant to section 751(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the ``Act'') and an order from the Court of International Trade (``CIT''). See Catfish Farmers of America v. United States, Consol Court No. 08-00111, (CIT July 22, 2008) (``CIT Order'').
Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish
Document Number: E8-18945
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-08-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received six scientific research permit application requests relating to Pacific salmon. The proposed research is intended to increase knowledge of species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to help guide management and conservation efforts.
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); Atlantic Shark Management Measures
Document Number: E8-18944
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-08-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS announces approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of collection-of-information requirements contained in regulations implementing Amendment 2 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This final rule sets forth the effective date of the collection-of- information requirements.
Hand Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of 2006-2007 Semi-Annual New Shipper Review
Document Number: E8-18943
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-08-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On April 30, 2008, the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') published the preliminary results of the semiannual new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on hand trucks and certain parts thereof from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). See Hand Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the 2006-2007 Semiannual New Shipper Review, 73 FR 23420 (April 30, 2008) (``Preliminary Results''). The merchandise covered by this review is hand trucks, exported and manufactured by New-Tec Integration (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. (``New-Tec''), as described in the ``Scope of the Order'' section of this notice. The period of review is December 1, 2006, through May 31, 2007. We invited parties to comment on our Preliminary Results. We received no comments, and no new evidence was placed on the record. Therefore, the final results are unchanged from those presented in the Preliminary Results. The final weighted-average dumping margin for New-Tec is listed below in the section entitled ``Final Results of the Review.''
Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from Japan: Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Pursuant to Final Court Decision
Document Number: E8-18942
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-08-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On October 23, 2006, the United States Court of International Trade (CIT) sustained the Department of Commerce's (the Department's) redetermination on remand of the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on ball bearings and parts thereof from Japan for the period May 1, 2002, through April 30, 2003. Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd., and Koyo Corp. of U.S.A. (collectively, Koyo Seiko), NSK Ltd., NSK Corp., and NSK Precision America, Inc. (collectively, NSK), and NTN Corporation, NTN Bearing Corp. of America, American NTN Bearing Manufacturing Corp., NTN Driveshaft, Inc., and NTN-BCA Corp. (collectively, NTN) appealed the CIT's decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC). On December 14, 2007, the CAFC affirmed the CIT's decision. Because all litigation has concluded, the Department is now issuing these amended final results of review. We will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate entries subject to these amended final results.
Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order on Non-Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic of China
Document Number: E8-18941
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-08-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce (``Department'') and the International Trade Commission (``ITC'') that revocation of the antidumping duty order on non- malleable cast iron pipe fittings (``non-malleable pipe fittings'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States, the Department is publishing a notice of continuation for the antidumping duty order.
Interagency Cooperation Under the Endangered Species Act
Document Number: E8-18938
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2008-08-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively, ``Services'' or ``we'') propose to amend regulations governing interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The Services are proposing these changes to clarify several definitions, to clarify when the section 7 regulations are applicable and the correct standards for effects analysis, and to establish time frames for the informal consultation process.
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; Closure of the 2008 Commercial Fishery for Golden Tilefish in the South Atlantic
Document Number: E8-18937
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-08-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS closes the commercial fishery for golden tilefish in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic. NMFS has determined that the quota for the commercial fishery for golden tilefish will have been reached by August 17, 2008. This closure is necessary to protect the golden tilefish resource.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Atka Mackerel Lottery in Areas 542 and 543
Document Number: E8-18935
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-08-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is notifying the owners and operators of registered vessels of their assignments for the 2008 B season Atka mackerel fishery in harvest limit area (HLA) 542 and/or 543 of the Aleutian Islands subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to allow the harvest of the 2008 B season HLA limits established for area 542 and area 543 pursuant to the 2008 and 2009 harvest specifications for groundfish in the BSAI.
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Thornyhead Rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
Document Number: E8-18934
Type: Rule
Date: 2008-08-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is prohibiting retention of thornyhead rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary because the 2008 total allowable catch (TAC) of thornyhead rockfish in the Western Regulatory Area of the GOA has been reached.
New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
Document Number: E8-18908
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-08-15
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Scallop Committee in September, 2008 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: E8-18892
Type: Notice
Date: 2008-08-15
Agency: Department of Commerce
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