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To the extent a roll or sheet of welded wire 

mesh falls within the permissible variations 

provided above, it is within this scope. 

In addition to the tolerances permitted in 

ASTM specification A1064/A1064M, wire 

mesh within this scope includes 

combinations where: 

1. A width and/or length combination 

varies by ± one grid size in any direction, i.e., 

± 6 inches in length or width where the wire 

mesh’s grid size is ‘‘6 x 6’’; and/or 

2. The center-to-center spacing between 

individual wires may vary by up to one 

quarter of an inch from the nominal grid size 

specified. 

Length is measured from the ends of any 

wire and width is measured between the 

center-line of end longitudinal wires. 

Additionally, although the subject wire 

mesh typically meets ASTM A1064/A1064M, 

the failure to include certifications, test 

reports or other documentation establishing 

that the product meets this specification does 

not remove the product from the scope. Wire 

mesh made to comparable foreign 

specifications (e.g., DIN, JIS, etc.) or 

proprietary specifications is included in the 

scope. 

Excluded from the scope is wire mesh that 

is galvanized (i.e., coated with zinc) or coated 

with an epoxy coating. In order to be 

excluded as galvanized, the excluded welded 

wire mesh must have a zinc coating thickness 

meeting the requirements of ASTM 

specification A641/A641M. Epoxy coating is 

a mix of epoxy resin and hardener that can 

be applied to the surface of steel wire. 

Merchandise subject to this investigation 

are classified under Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

categories 7314.20.0000 and 7314.39.0000. 

While HTSUS subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope of this 

investigation is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Use of Adverse Facts Available 

IV. Subsidies Valuation Information 

V. Analysis of Programs 

VI. Analysis of Comments 

Comment 1: Whether Commerce Properly 

Initiated This Investigation 

Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should 

Amend the Scope to Explicitly Exclude 

Engineered Wire Mesh 

Comment 3: Whether To Apply Adverse 

Facts Available to Aceromex 

Comment 4: Whether Commerce Should 

Countervail Certain Programs in the 

Final Determination 

VII. Recommendation 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA871] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Take of Anadromous Fish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; determination on 

hatchery and genetic management plans 

and availability of the associated Record 

of Decision. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to limits 5 and 6 of 

the Endangered Species Act’s Rule, 

notice is hereby given that NMFS has 

made determinations on 17 Hatchery 

and Genetic Management Plans 

(HGMPs). The HGMPs describe salmon 

and steelhead hatchery programs and 

associated monitoring in the Duwamish, 

Green, Stillaguamish, Lower Columbia, 

and Upper Salmon River Basins of 

Washington and Idaho. In compliance 

with the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA), NMFS also announces the 

availability of the following NEPA 

documents: The Record of Decision 

(ROD) for 10 Duwamish-Green River 

hatchery programs; the Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) for four 

hatchery programs in the Stillaguamish 

River; and the FONSI for two hatchery 

programs in the Upper Salmon River 

Basin. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lance Kruzic, at phone number: (541) 

957–3381, or via email: lance.kruzic@

noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Species Covered in This Notice 

The following listed species are 

covered in this notice: 

Puget Sound Chinook salmon 

(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): 

Threatened, naturally produced, and 

artificially propagated; 

Puget Sound steelhead (O. mykiss): 

Threatened, naturally produced, and 

artificially propagated Puget Sound; 

Puget Sound chum salmon (O. keta): 

Threatened, naturally produced, and 

artificially propagated; 

Snake River Chinook salmon (O. 

tshawytscha): Threatened, naturally 

produced, and artificially propagated; 

Snake River steelhead (O. mykiss): 

Threatened, naturally produced, and 

artificially propagated; 

Snake River sockeye salmon (O. 

nerka): Threatened, naturally produced, 

and artificially propagated; 

Lower Columbia River Chinook 

salmon (O. tshawytscha): Threatened, 

naturally, and artificially propagated; 

Lower Columbia River coho salmon 

(O. kisutch): Threatened, naturally 

produced, and artificially propagated; 

Lower Columbia River steelhead (O. 

mykiss): Threatened, naturally, and 

artificially propagated; and 

Lower Columbia River chum salmon 

(O. keta): Endangered, naturally, and 

artificially propagated. 

Description of Submitted HGMPs 

Duwamish-Green: The 10 joint plans 

for programs located in this basin intend 

to conserve ESA-listed fall Chinook 

salmon and winter steelhead while also 

providing harvest opportunities for 

these species when adult return 

abundances allow. Additionally, 2 of 

the 10 hatchery programs will provide 

a prey base for the endangered Southern 

Resident Killer Whales (SRKW). The 

joint plans also provide fall chum 

salmon for harvest. 

Stillaguamish: The four joint plans for 

programs located in this basin intend for 

conservation, mitigation, and to provide 

for tribal and non-tribal harvest 

pursuant to the Puget Sound Salmon 

Management Plan implemented under 

United States v. Washington and treaty 

rights. The Chinook salmon joint plans 

are consistent with the Stillaguamish 

Watershed Chinook Salmon Recovery 

Plan (Stillaguamish Implementation 

Review Committee [SIRC] 2005) along 

with the Puget Sound Salmon 

Conservation Plan (Shared Strategy for 

Puget Sound 2007). 

Yankee-Panther: The two joint plans 

submitted by the Shoshone/Bannock 

Tribes seek to restore fishing 

opportunities for tribal members 

through Chinook salmon hatchery 

programs in the Yankee Fork and 

Panther Creek watersheds. Restoration 

of these ceremonial and subsistence 

fisheries would be accomplished 

consistently with the recovery and longterm sustainability of Chinook salmon 

in the upper Salmon River basin. 

Elochoman: The Washington 

Department of Fish and Wildlife 

proposes to restore a late-returning coho 

program in the Elochoman watershed. 

The program intends to reduce hatchery 

production impacts to ESA-listed Lower 

Columbia River coho by integrating 

natural-origin coho into the 

conservation program while providing 

tribal, sport, and commercial harvest 

opportunities through the segregated 

portion of the program. Due to facility 

issues, the Grays River Hatchery late 

coho program has ended, and that 

program’s production has shifted to the 

Beaver Creek Hatchery. 


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Discussion of the Biological Analysis 

Underlying the Determinations 

All of the submitted HGMPs are 

consistent with each of the ESA-listed 

species’ recovery plans and designed to 

help conserve their populations across 

the Evolutionary Significant Units (ESU) 

and or Distinct Population Segment 

(DPS) range. NMFS, through its 

evaluation, has determined each of the 

programs are designed and operated to 

ensure that the impacts to ESA-listed 

natural-origin Chinook salmon, coho 

salmon, chum salmon, and steelhead 

populations will not appreciably reduce 

the survival and recovery of listed 

species. The programs use adaptive 

management procedures and the best 

available science to reduce adverse 

genetic effects and lessen competition 

and predation impacts typically 

associated with salmon and steelhead 

hatchery programs. Monitoring and 

evaluation will be implemented to 

assess each program’s performance in 

meeting population conservation or 

harvest augmentation objectives and 

their effects on ESA-listed natural-origin 

Chinook salmon, coho salmon, chum 

salmon, and steelhead. The information 

gained through monitoring and 

evaluation will be used to assess 

whether the programs’ impacts on listed 

fish are consistent with NMFS’ 

determinations. 

A review of monitoring and 

evaluation results by NMFS and the comanagers will occur annually to 

evaluate whether assumptions regarding 

the HGMP and joint plans’ effects and 

analysis remain valid and whether the 

objectives are being accomplished. The 

HGMPs include provisions for annual 

reports that will assess compliance with 

performance standards established 

through the HGMPs. Reporting and 

inclusion of new information derived 

from HGMPs’ research, monitoring, and 

evaluation activities provides NMFS 

with the information required to 

determine what performance standards 

have been met. 

Summary of Comments Received 

Duwamish-Green: NMFS published a 

notice of its Proposed Evaluation and 

Pending Determination (PEPD) on the 

joint plans for public review and 

comment on April 2, 2019 (84 FR 

12593), as required by the ESA Section 

4(d) Rule. The PEPD was available for 

public review and comment for 30 days. 

NMFS received four comments relevant 

to the PEPD. Our responses to those 

comments are addressed in our 

Evaluation and Recommended 

Determination (ERD). Based on our ERD 

and considering the public comments, 

NMFS issued its final determination for 

the Duwamish-Green River HGMP. 

Stillaguamish: NMFS published a 

notice of its draft Environmental 

Assessment (EA) and PEPD on the 

proposed joint plans for public review 

and comment on June 28, 2019 (84 FR 

31031), as required by the ESA 4(d) 

Rule. The EA and PEPD were available 

for public review and comment for 30 

days, NMFS received two comments. 

Based on our ERD and considering the 

public comments, NMFS issued its final 

determination on the Stillaguamish 

River HGMPs. 

Yankee-Panther: NMFS published a 

notice of its EA and PEPD on the joint 

plans for public review and comment on 

March 10, 2020 (85 FR 13876), as 

required by the ESA 4(d) Rule. The EA 

and PEPD were available for public 

review and comment for 30 days. NMFS 

received no comments. Based on our 

ERD, NMFS issued its final 

determination on the Yankee Fork and 

Panther Creek HGMPs. 

Elochoman/Beaver Creek: NMFS 

published a notice of availability of the 

HGMP for public review and comment 

on October 4, 2019 (84 FR 53104), as 

required by the ESA Section 4(d) Rule. 

The HGMP was available for public 

review and comment for 30 days. NMFS 

received no comments. Based on our 

ERD, NMFS approved the Elochoman 

River HGMP. 

Determinations 

Duwamish: The notice of the FEIS 

availability was published in the 

Federal Register on July 12, 2019 (84 FR 

33256). NMFS has decided to select the 

agency’s preferred alternative, 

Alternative 5, from the FEIS. Under the 

selected alternative, NMFS determined 

that the co-managers’ joint plans met the 

requirements of limit 6 of the ESA 4(d) 

Rule. The 10 salmon and steelhead 

hatchery programs in the DuwamishGreen River Basin would be 

implemented as described in the 

submitted joint plans. The ROD 

documents NMFS’s decision, identifies 

all alternatives considered in reaching 

the decision, specifies the alternative 

considered to be environmentally 

preferable, and identifies and discusses 

relevant factors balanced by NMFS in 

making its decision. 

Stillaguamish: NMFS has decided to 

select the agency’s preferred alternative, 

Alternative 2, from the final EA. Under 

the selected alternative, NMFS 

determined that the co-managers’ joint 

plans met the requirements of limits 6 

of the ESA 4(d) Rule. The four hatchery 

programs in the Stillaguamish River 

Basin would be implemented as 

described in the submitted joint plans. 

The FONSI documents NMFS’s decision 

that the proposed joint plans are not 

likely to significantly affect the human 

environment. 

Yankee-Panther Creek: NMFS has 

decided to select the agency’s preferred 

alternative in the EA, Alternative 2. 

Under the selected alternative, NMFS 

would determine that the co-managers’ 

joint plans met the requirements of limit 

6 of the ESA 4(d) Rule. The two 

hatchery programs in the Upper Salmon 

River Basin would be implemented as 

described in the submitted joint plans. 

The FONSI documents NMFS’s decision 

that the proposed joint plans are not 

likely to significantly affect the human 

environment. 

Elochoman/Beaver Creek: NMFS 

determined that the HGMP submitted by 

The Washington Dept. of Fish and 

Wildlife (WDFW) met the requirements 

of limit 5 of the ESA 4(d) Rule. The 

proposed action does not differ from 

that analyzed in the existing NEPA 

analysis (2014 Mitchell Act FEIS). The 

Supplemental Information Report (SIR) 

adequately addresses the impacts of the 

proposed action on the human 

environment and evaluates new 

information available since the existing 

NEPA analysis. The hatchery program 

in the Elochoman River Basin would be 

implemented as described in the 

submitted HGMP. 

Authority 

16 U.S.C. 1531–1543; subpart B, 

§ 223.201–202 also issued under 16 

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 5503(d) 

for § 223.206(d)(9). 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

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Sensors and Instrumentation 

Technical Advisory Committee; Notice 

of Partially Closed Meeting 

The Sensors and Instrumentation 

Technical Advisory Committee (SITAC) 

will meet on March 2, 2021, at 1:00 

p.m., Eastern Standard Time, via remote 

teleconference. The Committee advises 

the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Export Administration on technical 

questions that affect the level of export 

controls applicable to sensors and 

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