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central government of the PRC. In 

addition, Fuyi and Maycarrier 

submitted documentation establishing 

the following: (1) The date on which 

fresh garlic was first entered; and (2) the 

volume of that and subsequent 

shipments; and (3) the date of the first 

sale to an unaffiliated customer in the 

United States. 

The Department queried the database 

of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) in an attempt to confirm that 

shipments reported by Fuyi and 

Maycarrier had entered the United 

States for consumption and that 

liquidation had been properly 

suspended for antidumping duties. The 

information which the Department 

examined was consistent with that 

provided by Fuyi and Maycarrier in 

their requests. See Memorandum to The 

File from The Team, ‘‘Fresh Garlic from 

People’s Republic of China: Initiation of 

Antidumping New Shipper Review for 

Foshan Fuyi Food Co., Ltd.’’; see also 

Memorandum to The File from The 

Team, ‘‘Fresh Garlic from People’s 

Republic of China: Initiation of 

Antidumping New Shipper Review for 

Qingdao Maycarrier Import & Export 

Co., Ltd.’’ 

Period of Review 

In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.214(g)(1)(i)(A), the POR for an NSR 

initiated in the month immediately 

following the anniversary month will be 

the twelve-month period immediately 

preceding the anniversary month. 

Therefore, the POR for this NSR is 

November 1, 2010, through October 31, 

2011. The sales and entries into the 

United States of subject merchandise 

exported by Fuyi and Maycarrier and 

produced by Shenglong and YHFC, 

respectively, occurred during this 

twelve-month POR. 

Initiation of New Shipper Reviews 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.214(b), and the 

information on the record, the 

Department finds that the requests 

submitted by Fuyi and Maycarrier meet 

the threshold requirements for initiation 

of an NSR of their shipments of fresh 

garlic from the PRC. The Department 

intends to issue the preliminary results 

within 180 days after the date on which 

these reviews are initiated, and final 

results within 90 days after the date on 

which preliminary results are 

published, in accordance with section 

751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act. 

It is the Department’s usual practice, 

in cases involving non-market 

economies, to require that a company 

seeking to establish eligibility for an 

antidumping duty rate separate from the 

country-wide rate provide evidence of 

de jure and de facto absence of 

government control over the company’s 

export activities. Accordingly, we will 

issue questionnaires to Fuyi and 

Maycarrier which will include a 

separate rate section. The review of the 

exporter will proceed if the response 

provides sufficient indication that the 

exporter is not subject to either de jure 

or de facto government control with 

respect to the export of fresh garlic. 

We will instruct CBP to allow, at the 

option of the importer, the posting, until 

the completion of the review, of a bond 

or security in lieu of a cash deposit for 

certain entries of the subject 

merchandise from Fuyi and Maycarrier 

in accordance with section 

751(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.214(e). Specifically, the bonding 

privilege will only apply to entries of 

subject merchandise exported by Fuyi 

which have been produced by 

Shenglong, because it certified that the 

sale of subject merchandise documented 

in its NSR request was produced by 

Shenglong. Likewise, the bonding 

privilege will only apply to entries of 

subject merchandise exported by 

Maycarrier which have been produced 

by YHFC, because Maycarrier certified 

that the subject merchandise 

documented in its NSR request was 

produced by YHFC. 

Interested parties requiring access to 

proprietary information in this NSR 

should submit applications for 

disclosure under administrative 

protective order in accordance with 19 

CFR 351.305 and 351.306. 

This initiation and notice are in 

accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.214 and 

351.221(c)(1)(i). 

Dated: December 23, 2011. 

Christian Marsh, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2011–33763 Filed 1–3–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA915 

Marine Mammals; File No. 16621 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Alejandro Acevedo-Gutie ́rrez, Ph.D., 

Biology Department, Western 

Washington University, Bellingham, 

WA has applied in due form for a 

permit to conduct research on harbor 

seals (Phoca vitulina). 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

February 3, 2012. 

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, https:// 

apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting 

File No. 16621 from the list of available 

applications. 

These documents are also available 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following offices: 

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; and 

Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand 

Point Way NE., BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, 

Seattle, WA 98115–0700; phone (206) 

526–6150; fax (206) 526–6426. 

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: 

Tammy Adams or Joselyd Garcia-Reyes, 

(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 requests a five-year 

permit to address the interactions 

between humans and harbor seals in the 

Salish Sea, USA. They propose to 

estimate harbor seal response to (1) 

different kayak speeds in four haul-out 

sites to recommend management 

policies and (2) calls from bald eagles at 

two haul-out sites with different levels 

of boat traffic to estimate the effect of 

human activity on the response of seals 

to natural predators. The applicant 


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requests harassment of 13,600 harbor 

seals annually from ground surveys, and 

50,000 annually from vessel surveys and 

playback experiments. The geographic 

locations of the proposed study are the 

Washington State inland waters of the 

Salish Sea: two haul-out sites in Puget 

Sound and four haul-out sites in the 

vicinity of Sucia Island, in the San Juan 

Islands. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of the 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: December 28, 2011. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–33765 Filed 1–3–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA914 

Marine Mammals; File No. 16998 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Mr. Gregory Walker, University of 

Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK has 

applied for a permit to conduct research 

on Steller sea lions (Eumetopias 

jubatus) in Alaska. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

February 3, 2012. 

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, https:// 

apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting 

File No. 16998 from the list of available 

applications. 

These documents are also available 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following offices: 

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; and 

Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 

21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668; phone 

(907) 586–7221; fax (907) 586–7249. 

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: 

Tammy Adams or Laura Morse, (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.), the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216), the Endangered Species Act of 

1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.), the regulations governing the 

taking, importing, and exporting of 

endangered and threatened species (50 

CFR parts 222–226), and the Fur Seal 

Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 

et seq.). 

The objective of the project is to 

demonstrate novel methods for imaging 

Steller sea lion terrestrial habitat in the 

Aleutian Islands with the accuracy and 

fidelity necessary for population 

surveys and at a cost low enough to 

allow frequent monitoring. Ship-based 

unmanned aircraft would be used for 

low-altitude (75 to 120 meters) aerial 

surveys of rookeries and haul outs 

between March and December 2012. A 

permit is requested for harassment of 

13,000 Steller sea lions, 200 harbor seals 

(Phoca vitulina), 10 killer whales 

(Orcinus orca), 10 humpback whales 

(Megaptera novaeangliae), and 10 

northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus). 

The permit is requested for a period of 

one year. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial 

determination has been made that the 

activities proposed are consistent with 

the Preferred Alternative in the Final 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement for Steller Sea Lion and 

Northern Fur Seal Research (NMFS 

2007), and that issuance of the permit 

would not have a significant adverse 

impact on the human environment. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of the 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: December 28, 2011. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–33766 Filed 1–3–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA888 

Marine Mammals; File No. 15682 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

permit has been issued to Mithriel 

MacKay, Texas A&M University at 

Galveston, Galveston, TX 75003 to 

conduct research on humpback whales 

(Megaptera novaeangliae). 

ADDRESSES: The permit and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following offices: 

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; and 

Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th 

Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL 

33701; phone (727) 824–5312; fax (727) 

824–5309. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristy Beard or Joselyd Garcia-Reyes, 

(301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 

4, 2011, notice was published in the 

Federal Register (76 FR 18533) that a 

request for a permit to conduct research 

on humpback whales off Puerto Rico 

had been submitted by the above-named 

applicant. The requested permit has 

been issued under the authority of the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 


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