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revocation of the antidumping duty 

order would likely lead to a 

continuation or recurrence of dumping 

and material injury to an industry in the 

United States, pursuant to section 

751(d)(2) of the Act, the Department 

hereby orders the continuation of the 

antidumping order on POS cookware 

from the PRC. U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection will continue to collect 

antidumping duty cash deposits at the 

rates in effect at the time of entry for all 

imports of subject merchandise. The 

effective date of the continuation of the 

order will be the date of publication in 

the Federal Register of this notice of 

continuation. Pursuant to sections 

751(c)(2) and 751(c)(6) of the Act, the 

Department intends to initiate the next 

five-year review of the order not later 

than 30 days prior to the fifth 

anniversary of the effective date of 

continuation. 

This five-year (sunset) review and this 

notice are in accordance with section 

751(c) of the Act and published 

pursuant to section 777(i)(1) of the Act. 

Dated: March 7, 2011. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5822 Filed 3–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA288 

Marine Mammals; File No. 15748 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC), 

Seward, AK, has applied for a permit to 

conduct research on Weddell seals 

(Leptonychotes weddellii). 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

April 13, 2011. 

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. 15748 from the list of available 

applications. 

These documents are also available 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following office(s): 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301) 713–2289; 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, Conservation and Education 

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 e-mail comment. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and 

Education 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) 713–2289. 

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 ASLC requests a four-year permit 

to study thermoregulation in free-living 

Weddell seals in McMurdo Sound and 

along the shore of Ross Island, 

Antarctica. The research would involve 

capture of up to 30 adult females and 20 

pups/juveniles of either sex annually. 

Adult females determined to not be 

pregnant and pups/juveniles of either 

sex would be anesthetized or sedated, 

have scientific instruments attached 

externally and inserted internally, be 

measured and weighed, have blood and 

blubber samples collected, and receive 

an ultrasound. Animals would be 

recaptured, with anesthesia or sedation, 

to retrieve instruments. An additional 

300 seals of any age and either sex may 

be harassed incidental to the captures. 

The ASLC requests permission for up to 

2 research-related mortalities per year of 

any animals affected by the research. 

Samples collected would be exported 

from Antarctica for analysis in the U.S. 

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: March 8, 2011. 

Tammy C. Adams, 

Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and 

Education Division, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA292 

Marine Mammals; File No. 16087 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS National Marine Mammal 

Laboratory, Seattle, WA, has applied in 

due form for a permit to conduct 

research on marine mammals. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

April 13, 2011. 

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. 16087 from the list of available 

applications. 

These documents are also available 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following offices: 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301) 713–2289; fax (301) 13–0376; 

Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand 

Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, 

Seattle, WA 98115–0700; phone (206) 

526–6150; fax (206) 526–6426; and 

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West 

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 

CA 90802–4213; phone (562) 980–4001; 

fax (562) 980–4018. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted to the Chief, 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, at the address listed above. 

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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 e-mail comment. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and 

Education 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 Amy Sloan, (301) 

713–2289. 

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 take marine mammals in 

California, Oregon, and Washington to 

investigate population status, health, 

demographic parameters, life history 

and foraging ecology of California sea 

lions (Zalophus californianus), Pacific 

harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), and 

northern elephant seals (Mirounga 

angustrirostris). Procedures include: 

Capture (stalking, round up, hoop net, 

darting, floating trap); administer drug 

(IM, subcutaneously); anesthesia (gas, 

sedatives); euthanasia; attach scientific 

instruments; mark (clip hair, flipper tag, 

hot brand, paint, patch); measure; 

restrain (board, cage, hand, head bag, 

net, pen); collect tissue sample (blood, 

blubber, enema, fecal loop, hair, 

stomach lavage, milk, remote biopsy, 

skin, swab, urine, vibrissae); ultrasound; 

and weigh. Up to 509,475 California sea 

lions may be taken annually, including 

3,315 by capture and handle, 100 by 

harassment and tissue sampling and 

506,060 by incidental disturbance. Up 

to 100 moribund and 40 prematurely 

born California sea lion pups may be 

euthanized for health studies over the 

duration of the permit. Up to 1,185 

harbor seals may be taken annually, 

including 50 by capture and handling, 

and 1,135 by incidental disturbance. Up 

to 2,766 northern elephant seals may be 

taken annually, including 50 by capture 

and handling, and 2,716 by incidental 

disturbance. The applicant requests 

unintentional research-related mortality 

of up to 49 California sea lions, 4 harbor 

seals, and 4 northern elephant seals. Up 

to 4,500 northern fur seals (Callorhinus 

ursinus) may be incidentally disturbed 

annually at San Miguel Island, CA 

during research activities. 

As established under the Preferred 

Alternative in the Final Programmatic 

Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) 

for Steller Sea Lion and Northern Fur 

Seal Research (NMFS 2007), NMFS 

proposes to authorize annual 

cumulative research-related mortality 

(under this permit in combination with 

any others for research on Steller sea 

lions (Eumetopias jubatus) or northern 

fur seals) of up to 15 percent of the 

Potential Biological Removal levels for 

each stock. These annual allowances 

would include observed and 

unobserved mortalities, and be 

calculated based on the nature of the 

research. The number of researchrelated mortalities of northern fur seals 

allowed for this permit may be higher or 

lower than those requested by the 

applicant, based on NMFS calculations 

using the methods outlined in the PEIS. 

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: March 9, 2011. 

Tammy C. Adams, 

Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and 

Education Division, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA286 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a Western Pacific Stock 

Assessment Review (WPSAR). 

DATES: The meeting of the WPSAR will 

be held on April 5–7, from 8:30 a.m. to 

5 p.m. each day. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Ilima Room, Ala Moana Hotel, 410 

Atkinson Drive, Honolulu, HI 96814, 

telephone: (808) 955–4811. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director; 

telephone: (808) 522–8220. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

WPSAR will meet to review new 

information on the Essential Fish 

Habitat (EFH) and Habitat of Particular 

Concern (HAPC) for deep slope 

bottomfish in the Main Hawaiian 

Islands. The Magnuson-Stevenson Act 

mandates regional fisheries management 

councils and NOAA Fisheries to 

conduct a review and revision of the 

EFH components of fisheries 

management plans every 5 years (600– 

815, section 10). The second cycle for 

such reviews since the Act was put into 

effect was scheduled for 2009. The 

process has two parts, beginning with 

NOAA Fisheries identifying any new 

information relevant to EFH and HAPC 

definitions that include, but are not 

limited to, evaluating published 

scientific literature and unpublished 

scientific reports; soliciting information 

from interested parties; and searching 

for previously unavailable or 

inaccessible data. Once this first step is 

completed, NOAA Fisheries is then 

required to develop written 

recommendations to assist each Council 

in the identification of EFH, adverse 

impacts to EFH, and actions that should 

be considered to ensure the 

conservation and enhancement of EFH 

for each Fishery Management Plan. The 

Act requires that both steps of the 

process be conducted in consultation 

with the Councils, participants in the 

fishery, interstate commissions, Federal 

agencies, state agencies, and other 

interested parties. 

The National Marine Fisheries Service 

has completed this process for deep 

slope bottomfish in the Main Hawaiian 

Islands, and the outcomes of the EFH/ 

HAPC review will be subjected to 

independent peer review and scrutiny 

under the WPSAR process, which will 

inform the Western Pacific Regional 

Fishery Management Council whether 

the information is sufficient to amend 

the EFH/HAPC definitions in the 

Hawaii Archipelago Fisheries 

Ecosystem Plan. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during these meetings. Action 

will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this notice and any 

issues arising after publication of this 

notice that require emergency action 

under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

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