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Raw Flexible Magnets from the People's Republic of China: Rescission of New Shipper Review
Document Number: 2010-24996
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
In response to a request from Jingzhou Meihou Flexible Magnet Company, Ltd. (``Jingzhou Meihou'') the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') published on April 30, 2010, a Federal Register notice announcing the initiation of a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on raw flexible magnets from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') covering the period of September 1, 2009, through February 28, 2010. On August 27, 2010, Jingzhou Meihou withdrew its request for a new shipper review. Therefore, we are rescinding this new shipper review.
Endangered Species; File No. 15596
Document Number: 2010-24988
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Atlantic Beach, NC, 28512 [Hap Fatzinger, Responsible Party], has applied in due form for a permit to hold shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) for the purposes of enhancement.
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Installation of Meteorological Data Collection Facilities in the Mid-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf
Document Number: 2010-24987
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
In accordance with regulations implementing section the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), as amended, notification is hereby given that an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to pile driving associated with installation of two meteorological data collection facilities (MDCFs); one each off the coast of Delaware and New Jersey, has been issued to Bluewater Wind, LLC (Bluewater).
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Construction of the Parsons Slough Sill Project
Document Number: 2010-24986
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS has received an application from the NOAA Restoration Center, Southwest Region, for an Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take marine mammals, by harassment, incidental to the Parsons Slough Sill Project. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to issue an IHA to the NOAA Restoration Center, Southwest Region, to take, by Level B Harassment only, small numbers of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi) during the specified activity.
Availability of Seats for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
Document Number: 2010-24916
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-05
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The ONMS is seeking applications for the following vacant seats on the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: At-Large (1), Education, Diving, and Tourism. Applicants are chosen based upon their particular expertise and experience in relation to the seat for which they are applying; community and professional affiliations; philosophy regarding the protection and management of marine resources; and possibly the length of residence in the area affected by the sanctuary. Applicants who are chosen should expect to serve until February 2014.
Inquiry on Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Internet Economy
Document Number: 2010-24863
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-05
Agency: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce, Office of the Secretary, United States Patent and Trademark Office
The Department of Commerce's Internet Policy Task Force is conducting a comprehensive review of the relationship between the availability and protection of online copyrighted works and innovation in the Internet economy. The Department, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) seek public comment from all interested stakeholders, including rights holders, Internet service providers, and consumers on the challenges of protecting copyrighted works online and the relationship between copyright law and innovation in the Internet economy. After analyzing the comments submitted in response to this Notice, the Internet Policy Task Force intends to issue a report that will contribute to the Administration's domestic policy and international engagement in the area of online copyright protection and innovation.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-24858
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-05
Agency: Department of Commerce
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From Malaysia: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Document Number: 2010-24837
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-04
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On June 15, 2010, the Department published its preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene retail carrier bags (PRCBs) from Malaysia. The review covers one manufacturer/exporter. The period of review is August 1, 2008, through July 31, 2009. We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the preliminary results. We have made no changes to the margin calculation for the final results of this review. The final weighted-average margin is listed below in the ``Final Results of the Review'' section of this notice.
Certain Steel Nails from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review
Document Number: 2010-24835
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-04
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (``Department'') has determined that a request for a new shipper review (``NSR'') of the antidumping duty order on certain steel nails (``steel nails'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''), received on August 27, 2010, meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for initiation. The period of review (``POR'') for this NSR is August 1, 2009, through July 31, 2010.
Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of New Shipper Review
Document Number: 2010-24833
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-04
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (Department) is conducting a new shipper review (NSR) of Qingdao Sea-line Trading Co. Ltd. (Qingdao Sea- line) under the antidumping duty order on fresh garlic from the People's Republic of China (PRC) covering the period of review (POR) of November 1, 2008 through April 30, 2009. As discussed below, we determine that a sale has been made in the United States at a price below normal value (NV) with respect to Qingdao Sea-line, an exporter who participated fully and demonstrated its eligibility for separate rate. See Fresh Garlic From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of New Shipper Review, 75 FR 24578 (May 5, 2010) (Preliminary Results). We are continuing to find Qingdao Sea-line's sale to be bona fide for the final results of this review. We intend to instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping duties on entries of subject merchandise during the POR for which importer- specific assessment rates are above de minimis.
Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from Turkey; Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
Document Number: 2010-24831
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-04
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On June 15, 2010, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from Turkey. See Light-Walled Rectangular Pipe and Tube from Turkey; Notice of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 75 FR 33779 (June 15, 2010) (Preliminary Results). We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the Preliminary Results, but and received noneno comments.
Marine Mammals and Endangered Species; File Nos. 808-1735, 14233, 14506, 14603, and 14726
Document Number: 2010-24823
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-04
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that NMFS has issued four permits and a permit amendment to conduct research on marine mammals or sea turtles. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional information regarding permittees.
Endangered Species; File No. 14176
Document Number: 2010-24822
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-04
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that Michael Mangold (Permit Holder and Principal Investigator), United States Fish and Wildlife Service's Maryland Fishery Resource Office, 177 Admiral Cochrane Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401 has been issued a permit to take shortnose sturgeon for purposes of scientific research.
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Inseason Adjustments to Fishery Management Measures
Document Number: 2010-24821
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-10-04
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This final rule makes inseason adjustments to commercial fishery management measures for several groundfish species taken in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California. These actions, which are authorized by the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), are intended to allow fisheries to access more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and depleted stocks and to prevent exceeding 2010 optimum yields.
National Estuarine Research Reserve System
Document Number: C1-2010-24341
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice of Intent to Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on Implementing Recovery Actions for Hawaiian Monk Seals
Document Number: 2010-24738
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces its intent to prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) to analyze the environmental impacts of implementing specific management actions and administering the associated research and enhancement program for Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) in the Northwestern and Main Hawaiian Islands. Publication of this notice begins the official public scoping process that will help identify alternatives and determine the scope of environmental issues to be considered in the PEIS.
Initiation of Five-Year (“Sunset”) Review
Document Number: 2010-24736
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
In accordance with section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is automatically initiating a five-year Review (``Sunset Review'') of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders listed below. The International Trade Commission (``the Commission'') is publishing concurrently with this notice its notice of Institution of Five-Year Review which covers the same orders.
Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review
Document Number: 2010-24729
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (``Department'') has determined that a request for a new shipper review (``NSR'') of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp (``shrimp'') from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (``Vietnam''), received on August 26, 2010, meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for initiation. The period of review (``POR'') for this NSR is February 1, 2010-July 31, 2010.
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From the People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
Document Number: 2010-24720
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On May 12, 2010, the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') published its preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value (``LTFV'') in the antidumping duty investigation of seamless refined copper pipe and tube (``copper pipe and tube'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'').\1\ The Department invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Determination. Based on the Department's analysis of the comments received, the Department has made changes from the Preliminary Determination. The Department determines that copper pipe and tube from the PRC is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at LTFV as provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the ``Act''). The final dumping margins for this investigation are listed in the ``Final Determination'' section below.
Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From Mexico: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
Document Number: 2010-24719
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The U.S. Department of Commerce (``the Department'') has determined that imports of seamless refined copper pipe and tube (``copper pipe and tube'') from Mexico are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (``LTFV''), as provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). The estimated margins of sales at LTFV are listed in the ``Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation'' section of this notice.
Fisheries Off West Coast States; Notice of Availability for Amendments 16-5 and 23 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
Document Number: 2010-24697
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2010-10-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS announces that the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendments 16-5 and 23 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Secretarial review. Amendment 16-5 would modify the FMP to implement an overfished species rebuilding plan for petrale sole and revise existing overfished species rebuilding plans. In addition, Amendment 16-5 would modify the default proxy values for FMSY and BMSY as they apply to the flatfish species, including petrale sole; and the harvest control rule policies. Amendment 23 introduces a new framework for fishery specifications and other measures for establishing Annual Catch Limits (ACLs) as required by the recent amendments to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).
Endangered Species; File No. 13599-01
Document Number: 2010-24694
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given that National Ocean Service Marine Forensic Lab (NOS Lab, Julie Carter, Principal Investigator), 219 Fort Johnson Road, Charleston, SC 29412, has been issued a modification to scientific research Permit No. 13599.
Proposed Issuance of Incidental Take Permits to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for State of Washington Wildlife Areas
Document Number: 2010-24692
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), collectively the Services, advise interested parties of our intent to conduct public scoping under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to gather information to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) related to incidental take permit (ITP) applications from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) for incidental take of species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), as well as unlisted species should they become listed during the term of the proposed permit. The WDFW has identified specific land management and recreation activities that currently occur on state Wildlife Areas that may cause incidental take. In support of the ITP applications, the WDFW is proposing to implement a habitat conservation plan (HCP) on approximately 900,000 acres of their state Wildlife Areas. The term of the proposed HCP and ITP's will occur after the public scoping process.
Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee; Public Meetings
Document Number: 2010-24690
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC). This will be the second meeting to be held in the calendar year 2010. Agenda topics are provided under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. All full Committee sessions will be open to the public.
Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal School Training Operations at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
Document Number: 2010-24689
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2010-10-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS has received an application from the U.S. Department of the Air Force, Headquarters 96th Air Base Wing (U.S. Air Force), Eglin Air Force Base (Eglin AFB) for authorization to take marine mammals, by Level B harassment, incidental to Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal School (NEODS) training operations, military readiness activities, at Eglin AFB, FL from approximately December, 2010, to November, 2015. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is proposing regulations to govern the requested take and requesting information, suggestions, and comments on its proposed regulations. NMFS issued annual Incidental Harassment Authorizations pursuant to the MMPA for similar specified activities in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. No activities have occurred to date.
Water Technology Trade Mission to India
Document Number: 2010-24639
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Aerospace Supplier Development Mission to China; Recruitment Reopened for Additional Applications
Document Number: 2010-24637
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-10-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
Fisheries off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Amendments 20 and 21; Trawl Rationalization Program
Document Number: 2010-23246
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-10-01
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS is implementing Amendments 20 and 21 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), which were partially approved by the Secretary on August 9, 2010. Amendment 20 establishes a trawl rationalization program for the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery. Amendment 20's trawl rationalization program consists of: an individual fishing quota (IFQ) program for the shorebased trawl fleet (including whiting and non-whiting sectors); and cooperative (coop) programs for the at-sea (whiting only) mothership and catcher/processor trawl fleets. The trawl rationalization program is intended to increase net economic benefits, create individual economic stability, provide full utilization of the trawl sector allocation, consider environmental impacts, and achieve individual accountability of catch and bycatch. Amendment 21 establishes fixed allocations for limited entry trawl participants. These allocations are intended to improve management under the rationalization program by streamlining its administration, providing stability to the fishery, and addressing halibut bycatch. This rule finalizes only certain key components necessary for issuance of permits and endorsements in time for use in the 2011 fishery and in order to have the 2011 specifications reflect the new allocation scheme. Specifically, this rule establishes the allocations set forth under Amendment 21 and establishes procedures for initial issuance of permits, endorsements, quota shares (QS), and catch history assignments under the IFQ and coop programs. In addition, this rule restructures the entire Pacific Coast groundfish regulations to more closely track the organization of the proposed management measures and to make the total groundfish regulations more clear.
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States
Document Number: 2010-24660
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-09-30
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Manufacturing Council: Meeting of the Manufacturing Council
Document Number: 2010-24604
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-09-30
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Manufacturing Council will hold a meeting to discuss and identify the priority issues affecting the U.S. manufacturing industry, which may include increasing exports, supply chain and access to credit, among others. The Council was re-chartered on April 8, 2010, to advise the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to the U.S. manufacturing industry.
Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review
Document Number: 2010-24602
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-09-30
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (``Department'') has received information sufficient to warrant the initiation of a changed circumstances review ``CCR'' of the antidumping duty order on diamond sawblades and parts thereof from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). Specifically, based on requests filed by the Diamond Sawblade Manufacturers Coalition (``DSMC'') and Hebei Jikai,\1\ the Department is initiating a CCR to determine whether Hebei Husqvarna- Jikai Diamond Tools Co., Ltd. is the successor-in-interest to (1) Hebei Jikai Industrial Group Co., Ltd. or (2) Electrolux Construction Products (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. (``Electrolux Xiamen'').
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Permit Application Project Titled: Fine Scale, Long-Term Tracking of Adult White Sharks
Document Number: 2010-24584
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-09-30
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (GFNMS) has developed a draft environmental assessment (EA) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.) to analyze the potential impacts of issuing a research permit that would allow the attraction and approach of white sharks in the sanctuary. The purpose of the proposed study is to improve our knowledge of the full migratory cycle of white sharks by attaching location transmitters to up to eleven (11) white sharks that seasonally visit the sanctuary. The EA is available for download on the web site: https://farallones.noaa.gov/eco/ sharks/pdf/eamcsipermit2009.pdf.
Government Programs To Assist Businesses Protect Their Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Foreign Markets: Request of the International Trade Administration's Office of Intellectual Property Rights, Department of Commerce
Document Number: 2010-24508
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-09-30
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce invites public input and participation in shaping government programs for protecting the intellectual property rights of U.S. businesses, including Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs), in foreign markets. As evidenced by the launch of the President's National Export Initiative, improving U.S. Government support for U.S. business in overseas markets is an Administration priority. Unfortunately, American exporters face various barriers to entry in overseas markets including barriers related to intellectual property rights. In coordination with the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (``IPEC'') and to implement certain action items in the 2010 Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement submitted to Congress by the IPEC, the Department of Commerce is conducting a comprehensive review of existing U.S. Government efforts to educate, guide, and provide resources to U.S. businesses that are: 1. Acquiring intellectual property rights in foreign markets; 2. Contemplating exporting intellectual property-based products or choosing markets for export; 3. Actively entering foreign markets or facing difficulties entering foreign markets; or 4. Encountering difficulties enforcing their intellectual property rights in foreign markets. The goal of the review is to improve efforts to support U.S. businesses facing barriers related to intellectual property rights protection and enforcement in overseas markets.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-24507
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-09-30
Agency: Department of Commerce
Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology
Document Number: 2010-24579
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-09-29
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will meet Wednesday, October 13, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday, October 14, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology is composed of fifteen members appointed by the Director of NIST who are eminent in such fields as business, research, new product development, engineering, labor, education, management consulting, environment, and international relations.
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part
Document Number: 2010-24462
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-09-29
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with August anniversary dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews. The Department also received requests to revoke one antidumping duty order and one countervailing duty order in part.
Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from Mexico: Preliminary Results of the First Five-year (“Sunset”) Review of Antidumping Duty Order
Document Number: 2010-24458
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-09-29
Agency: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
On June 2, 2010, the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on purified carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) from Finland, Mexico, the Netherlands, and Sweden, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). On the basis of the notice of intent to participate, and adequate substantive responses filed on behalf of the domestic and respondent interested parties, the Department is conducting a full sunset review of the antidumping duty order on CMC from Mexico, pursuant to section 751(e)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(2)(i). As a result of this sunset review, the Department preliminarily finds that revocation of the antidumping duty order with respect to CMC from Mexico would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels listed below in the section entitled ``Preliminary Results of Review.''
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; Closure of the July-December 2010 Commercial Sector for Vermilion Snapper in the South Atlantic
Document Number: 2010-24454
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-09-29
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS closes the commercial sector for vermilion snapper in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic. NMFS has determined that the quota for the commercial sector for vermilion snapper will have been reached by October 6, 2010. This closure is necessary to protect the vermilion snapper resource.
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; Closure of the 2010-2011 Commercial Sector for Black Sea Bass in the South Atlantic
Document Number: 2010-24450
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-09-29
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NMFS closes the commercial sector for black sea bass in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the South Atlantic. NMFS has determined that the quota for the commercial sector for black sea bass will have been reached by October 7, 2010. This closure is necessary to protect the black sea bass resource.
NOAA Proposed Policy on Prohibited and Authorized Uses of the Asset Forfeiture Fund
Document Number: 2010-24446
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-09-29
Agency: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act authorizes the Secretary of Commerce through NOAA to pay certain enforcement related costs from sums received as fines, penalties, and forfeitures of property for violations of any marine resource law enforced by the Secretary. Fines, penalties, and forfeitures of property received by NOAA are deposited in an enforcement asset forfeiture fund. The Secretary is proposing a new policy to clearly articulate prohibited and authorized uses of these funds to ensure no conflict of interest- either real or perceived - associated with its use while continuing to promote a sound enforcement program dedicated to conserving and protecting our nation's marine resources. The Secretary requests comments from the public on listed prohibited and authorized uses of the funding and, in particular, expenditures for activities that would promote compliance with regulations promulgated by NOAA.
Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
Document Number: 2010-24442
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-09-29
Agency: Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration
Global Free Flow of Information on the Internet
Document Number: 2010-24385
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-09-29
Agency: Office of the Secretary; National Telecommunications and Information Administration; International Trade Administration; National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce
The Department of Commerce's Internet Policy Task Force is examining issues related to the global free flow of information on the Internet. Specifically, the Department seeks public comment from all stakeholders, including the commercial, academic, and civil society sectors, on government policies that restrict information flows on the Internet. The Task Force seeks to understand why these restrictions have been instituted; what, if any, impact they have had on innovation, economic development, global trade and investment; and how best to address negative impacts. After analyzing the comments responding to this Notice, the Department intends to publish a report which will contribute to the Administration's domestic policy and international engagement on these issues.
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