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10Because the mandatory respondent, Zibo 

Aifudi Plastic Packaging Co., Ltd., did not qualify 

for a separate rate, we have treated this company 

as part of the PRC-wide entity. 

in the investigation, we find that the 

rate of 91.73 percent is corroborated to 

the extent practicable within the 

meaning of section 776(c) of the Act. 

Moreover, as there is no information on 

the record of this review that 

demonstrates that this rate is not 

appropriate for use as AFA, we 

determine that this rate has relevance. 

As the 91.73 percent rate is both 

reliable and relevant, we determine that 

it has probative value. Accordingly, we 

determine that the calculated rate of 

91.73 percent, which is the current PRCwide rate, is in accordance with the 

requirement of section 776(c) of the Act 

that secondary information be 

corroborated (i.e., that it have probative 

value). Consequently, we have assigned 

this AFA rate to exports of the subject 

merchandise from the PRC-wide entity. 

Preliminary Results of Review 

We preliminarily determine that the 

following margin exists during the 

period August 1, 2009, through July 31, 

2010: 

LAMINATED WOVEN SACKS FROM THE

PRC 

Manufacturer/exporter 

Weighted-average 

margin 

(percent) 

PRC-Wide Entity 10 ... 91.73 

Public Comment 

The Department will disclose to 

parties of this proceeding the 

information utilized in reaching the 

preliminary results within ten days of 

the date of announcement of the 

preliminary results. An interested party 

may request a hearing within 30 days of 

publication of the preliminary results. 

See 19 CFR 351.310(c). Interested 

parties may submit written comments 

(case briefs) within 30 days of 

publication of the preliminary results 

and rebuttal comments (rebuttal briefs), 

which must be limited to issues raised 

in the case briefs, within five days after 

the time limit for filing case briefs. See 

19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and (d). Parties 

who submit arguments are requested to 

submit with the argument: (1) A 

statement of the issue; (2) a brief 

summary of the argument; and (3) a 

table of authorities. Further, the 

Department requests that parties 

submitting written comments provide 

the Department with a diskette 

containing the public version of those 

comments. Unless the deadline is 

extended pursuant to section 

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the Department 

will issue the final results of this 

administrative review, including the 

results of our analysis of the issues 

raised by the parties in their comments, 

within 120 days of publication of the 

preliminary results. The assessment of 

antidumping duties on entries of 

merchandise covered by this review and 

future deposits of estimated duties shall 

be based on the final results of this 

review. 

Assessment Rates 

Upon issuance of the final results, the 

Department will determine, and CBP 

shall assess, antidumping duties on all 

appropriate entries. The Department 

intends to issue assessment instructions 

to CBP 15 days after the date of 

publication of the final results of 

review. If these preliminary results are 

adopted in our final results of review, 

the Department shall determine, and 

CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on 

all appropriate entries. Pursuant to 19 

CFR 351.212(b)(1), we will calculate 

importer-specific (or customer) ad 

valorem duty assessment rates based on 

the ratio of the total amount of the 

dumping margins calculated for the 

examined sales to the total entered 

value of those same sales. We will 

instruct CBP to assess antidumping 

duties on all appropriate entries covered 

by this review if any importer-specific 

assessment rate calculated in the final 

results of this review is above de 

minimis. 

Cash Deposit Requirements 

The following cash deposit 

requirements, when imposed, will be 

effective upon publication of the final 

results of this administrative review for 

all shipments of the subject 

merchandise entered, or withdrawn 

from warehouse, for consumption on or 

after the publication date, as provided 

for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) 

For previously investigated or reviewed 

PRC and non-PRC exporters not listed 

above that have separate rates, the cash 

deposit rate will continue to be the 

exporter-specific rate published for the 

most recent period; (2) for all PRC 

exporters of subject merchandise which 

have not been found to be entitled to a 

separate rate, the cash deposit rate will 

be the PRC-wide rate of 91.73 percent; 

and (3) the cash deposit rate for all nonPRC exporters of subject merchandise 

which have not received their own rate, 

the cash deposit rate will be the rate 

applicable to the PRC exporters that 

supplied that non-PRC exporter. These 

deposit requirements, when imposed, 

shall remain in effect until further 

notice. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice serves as a preliminary 

reminder to importers of their 

responsibility under 19 CFR 

351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 

regarding the reimbursement of 

antidumping duties prior to liquidation 

of the relevant entries during this 

review period. Failure to comply with 

this requirement could result in the 

Secretary’s presumption that 

reimbursement of antidumping duties 

occurred and the subsequent assessment 

of double antidumping duties. 

We are issuing and publishing this 

determination in accordance with 

sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the 

Act. 

Dated: December 20, 2010. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–201–822 ] 

Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils 

From Mexico; Preliminary Results of 

the Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review of 

Antidumping Duty Order 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: On June 2, 2010, the 

Department of Commerce (‘‘the 

Department’’) initiated the second 

sunset review of the antidumping duty 

order on stainless steel sheet and strip 

(‘‘SSSS’’) in coils from Mexico, 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 SSSS in coils 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 SSSS in coils from 

Mexico would likely lead to 

continuation or recurrence of dumping 

at the levels listed below in the section 

entitled ‘‘Preliminary Results of 

Review.’’ 


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1 Domestic interested and respondent parties filed 

substantive responses on July 2, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Cordell or Angelica Mendoza, 

AD/CVD Operations, Office 7, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–0408 or (202) 482– 

3019, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 2, 2010, the Department 

published the notice of initiation of the 

second sunset review of the 

antidumping duty order on SSSS in 

coils from Mexico, pursuant to section 

751(c) of the Act. See Initiation of FiveYear (‘‘Sunset’’) Review, 75 FR 30777 

(June 2, 2010) (‘‘Notice of Initiation’’). 

The Department received a notice of 

intent to participate from the AK Steel 

Corporation; Allegheny Ludlum 

Corporation; North American Stainless; 

the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, 

Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied 

Industrial Service Workers International 

Union; United Autoworkers (‘‘UAW’’) 

Local 3303; and UAW Local 4104 

(‘‘domestic interested parties’’ or 

‘‘petitioners’’) within the deadline 

specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). 

The petitioners claimed interested party 

status under sections 771(9)(C) and (D) 

of the Act stating that its individual 

members are each producers in the 

United States of a domestic like product 

or certified unions representing workers 

in the domestic industry producing 

subject merchandise. 

The Department received substantive 

responses to the Notice of Initiation 

from the domestic interested parties 

within the 30-day deadline specified in 

19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). The 

Department received a substantive 

response from respondent interested 

parties, ThyssenKrupp Mexinox S.A. de 

C.V. and Mexinox USA, Inc. 

(collectively, ‘‘respondent’’ or 

‘‘Mexinox’’), within the applicable 

deadline specified in 19 CFR 

351.218(d)(3)(i).1

On July 6, 2010, the Department 

received a request from domestic 

interested parties for an extension of the 

deadline for filing rebuttal comments to 

the substantive response. Pursuant to 19 

CFR 351.302(b), domestic and 

respondent parties were granted an 

extension to file rebuttal comments to 

the substantive responses until July 9, 

2010. On July 9, 2010, the Department 

received rebuttal comments to the 

substantive responses from the domestic 

interested parties and the respondent. 

Section 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(A) of the 

Department’s regulations provides that 

the Secretary normally will conclude 

that respondent interested parties have 

provided adequate response to a notice 

of initiation where it receives complete 

substantive responses from respondent 

interested parties accounting on average 

for more than 50 percent, by volume, or 

value basis, if appropriate, of the total 

exports of the subject merchandise to 

the United States over the five calendar 

years preceding the year of publication 

of the notice of initiation. On July 22, 

2010, the Department determined that 

Mexinox’s and the domestic interested 

parties’ responses constituted adequate 

responses to the notice of initiation. In 

accordance with 19 CFR 

351.218(e)(2)(i), the Department 

determined to conduct a full sunset 

review of this antidumping duty order 

and notified the International Trade 

Commission. See Letter to Ms. Catherine 

DeFilippo, Director, Office of 

Investigations, U.S. International Trade 

Commission from James Maeder, 

Director, Office 2, AD/CVD Operations, 

entitled ‘‘Expedited and Full Sunset 

Reviews of the Antidumping Duty 

Orders Initiated in June 2010,’’ dated 

July 22, 2010. 

On September 23, 2010, the 

Department extended the deadlines for 

both the preliminary and final results of 

this review by 90 days. See Certain 

Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils 

from Italy and Mexico: Extension of 

Time Limits for Preliminary and Final 

Results of Full Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) 

Reviews of Antidumping Duty Orders, 

75 FR 57899 (September 23, 2010). 

Scope of the Order 

For purposes of the order, the 

products covered are certain stainless 

steel sheet and strip in coils. Stainless 

steel is an alloy steel containing, by 

weight, 1.2 percent or less of carbon and 

10.5 percent or more of chromium, with 

or without other elements. The subject 

sheet and strip is a flat-rolled product in 

coils that is greater than 9.5 mm in 

width and less than 4.75 mm in 

thickness, and that is annealed or 

otherwise heat treated and pickled or 

otherwise descaled. The subject sheet 

and strip may also be further processed 

(e.g., cold-rolled, polished, aluminized, 

coated, etc.) provided that it maintains 

the specific dimensions of sheet and 

strip following such processing. The 

merchandise subject to the order is 

classified in the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (‘‘HTS’’) at 

subheadings: 7219.13.0031, 

7219.13.0051, 7219.13.0071, 

7219.13.0081, 7219.14.0030, 

7219.14.0065, 7219.14.0090, 

7219.32.0005, 7219.32.0020, 

7219.32.0025, 7219.32.0035, 

7219.32.0036, 7219.32.0038, 

7219.32.0042, 7219.32.0044, 

7219.33.0005, 7219.33.0020, 

7219.33.0025, 7219.33.0035, 

7219.33.0036, 7219.33.0038, 

7219.33.0042, 7219.33.0044, 

7219.34.0005, 7219.34.0020, 

7219.34.0025, 7219.34.0030, 

7219.34.0035, 7219.35.0005, 

7219.35.0015, 7219.35.0030, 

7219.35.0035, 7219.90.0010, 

7219.90.0020, 7219.90.0025, 

7219.90.0060, 7219.90.0080, 

7220.12.1000, 7220.12.5000, 

7220.20.1010, 7220.20.1015, 

7220.20.1060, 7220.20.1080, 

7220.20.6005, 7220.20.6010, 

7220.20.6015, 7220.20.6060, 

7220.20.6080, 7220.20.7005, 

7220.20.7010, 7220.20.7015, 

7220.20.7060, 7220.20.7080, 

7220.20.8000, 7220.20.9030, 

7220.20.9060, 7220.90.0010, 

7220.90.0015, 7220.90.0060, and 

7220.90.0080. Although the HTS 

subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

Department’s written description of the 

merchandise under the order is 

dispositive. 

Excluded from the scope of the order 

are the following: (1) Sheet and strip 

that is not annealed or otherwise heat 

treated and pickled or otherwise 

descaled, (2) sheet and strip that is cut 

to length, (3) plate (i.e., flat-rolled 

stainless steel products of a thickness of 

4.75 mm or more), (4) flat wire (i.e., 

cold-rolled sections, with a prepared 

edge, rectangular in shape, of a width of 

not more than 9.5 mm), and (5) razor 

blade steel. Razor blade steel is a flatrolled product of stainless steel, not 

further worked than cold-rolled (coldreduced), in coils, of a width of not 

more than 23 mm and a thickness of 

0.266 mm or less, containing, by weight, 

12.5 to 14.5 percent chromium, and 

certified at the time of entry to be used 

in the manufacture of razor blades. See 

Chapter 72 of the HTS, ‘‘Additional U.S. 

Note’’ 1(d). Flapper valve steel is also 

excluded from the scope of the order. 

This product is defined as stainless steel 

strip in coils containing, by weight, 

between 0.37 and 0.43 percent carbon, 

between 1.15 and 1.35 percent 

molybdenum, and between 0.20 and 

0.80 percent manganese. This steel also 

contains, by weight, phosphorus of 

0.025 percent or less, silicon of between 

0.20 and 0.50 percent, and sulfur of 

0.020 percent or less. The product is 

manufactured by means of vacuum arc 

remelting, with inclusion controls for 

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2 ‘‘Arnokrome III’’ is a trademark of the Arnold 

Engineering Company. 

3 ‘‘Gilphy 36’’ is a trademark of Imphy, S.A. 

4 ‘‘Durphynox 17’’ is a trademark of Imphy, S.A. 

5This list of uses is illustrative and provided for 

descriptive purposes only. 

6 ‘‘GIN4 Mo,’’ ‘‘GIN5,’’ and ‘‘GIN6’’ are the 

proprietary grades of Hitachi Metals America, Ltd. 

and for oxide of no more than 0.05 

percent. Flapper valve steel has a tensile 

strength of between 210 and 300 ksi, 

yield strength of between 170 and 270 

ksi, plus or minus 8 ksi, and a hardness 

(Hv) of between 460 and 590. Flapper 

valve steel is most commonly used to 

produce specialty flapper valves in 

compressors. Also excluded is a product 

referred to as suspension foil, a 

specialty steel product used in the 

manufacture of suspension assemblies 

for computer disk drives. Suspension 

foil is described as 302/304 grade or 202 

grade stainless steel of a thickness 

between 14 and 127 microns, with a 

thickness tolerance of plus-or-minus 

2.01 microns, and surface glossiness of 

200 to 700 percent Gs. Suspension foil 

must be supplied in coil widths of not 

more than 407 mm, and with a mass of 

225 kg or less. Roll marks may only be 

visible on one side, with no scratches of 

measurable depth. The material must 

exhibit residual stresses of 2 mm 

maximum deflection, and flatness of 1.6 

mm over 685 mm length. Certain 

stainless steel foil for automotive 

catalytic converters is also excluded 

from the scope of the order. This 

stainless steel strip in coils is a specialty 

foil with a thickness of between 20 and 

110 microns used to produce a metallic 

substrate with a honeycomb structure 

for use in automotive catalytic 

converters. The steel contains, by 

weight, carbon of no more than 0.030 

percent, silicon of no more than 1.0 

percent, manganese of no more than 1.0 

percent, chromium of between 19 and 

22 percent, aluminum of no less than 

5.0 percent, phosphorus of no more than 

0.045 percent, sulfur of no more than 

0.03 percent, lanthanum of less than 

0.002 or greater than 0.05 percent, and 

total rare earth elements of more than 

0.06 percent, with the balance iron. 

Permanent magnet iron-chromiumcobalt alloy stainless strip is also 

excluded from the scope of the order. 

This ductile stainless steel strip 

contains, by weight, 26 to 30 percent 

chromium, and 7 to 10 percent cobalt, 

with the remainder of iron, in widths 

228.6 mm or less, and a thickness 

between 0.127 and 1.270 mm. It exhibits 

magnetic remanence between 9,000 and 

12,000 gauss, and a coercivity of 

between 50 and 300 oersteds. This 

product is most commonly used in 

electronic sensors and is currently 

available under proprietary trade names 

such as ‘‘Arnokrome III.’’ 2

Certain electrical resistance alloy steel 

is also excluded from the scope of the 

order. This product is defined as a nonmagnetic stainless steel manufactured to 

American Society of Testing and 

Materials (ASTM) specification B344 

and containing, by weight, 36 percent 

nickel, 18 percent chromium, and 46 

percent iron, and is most notable for its 

resistance to high temperature 

corrosion. It has a melting point of 1390 

degrees Celsius and displays a creep 

rupture limit of 4 kilograms per square 

millimeter at 1000 degrees Celsius. This 

steel is most commonly used in the 

production of heating ribbons for circuit 

breakers and industrial furnaces, and in 

rheostats for railway locomotives. The 

product is currently available under 

proprietary trade names such as ‘‘Gilphy 

36.’’ 3

Certain martensitic precipitationhardenable stainless steel is also 

excluded from the scope of the order. 

This high-strength, ductile stainless 

steel product is designated under the 

Unified Numbering System (UNS) as 

S45500-grade steel, and contains, by 

weight, 11 to 13 percent chromium, and 

7 to 10 percent nickel. Carbon, 

manganese, silicon and molybdenum 

each comprise, by weight, 0.05 percent 

or less, with phosphorus and sulfur 

each comprising, by weight, 0.03 

percent or less. This steel has copper, 

niobium, and titanium added to achieve 

aging, and will exhibit yield strengths as 

high as 1700 Mpa and ultimate tensile 

strengths as high as 1750 Mpa after 

aging, with elongation percentages of 3 

percent or less in 50 mm. It is generally 

provided in thicknesses between 0.635 

and 0.787 mm, and in widths of 25.4 

mm. This product is most commonly 

used in the manufacture of television 

tubes and is currently available under 

proprietary trade names such as 

‘‘Durphynox 17.’’ 4

Finally, three specialty stainless steels 

typically used in certain industrial 

blades and surgical and medical 

instruments are also excluded from the 

scope of the order. These include 

stainless steel strip in coils used in the 

production of textile cutting tools (e.g., 

carpet knives).5 This steel is similar to 

AISI grade 420 but containing, by 

weight, 0.5 to 0.7 percent of 

molybdenum. The steel also contains, 

by weight, carbon of between 1.0 and 

1.1 percent, sulfur of 0.020 percent or 

less, and includes between 0.20 and 

0.30 percent copper and between 0.20 

and 0.50 percent cobalt. This steel is 

sold under proprietary names such as 

‘‘GIN4 Mo.’’ The second excluded 

stainless steel strip in coils is similar to 

AISI 420–J2 and contains, by weight, 

carbon of between 0.62 and 0.70 

percent, silicon of between 0.20 and 

0.50 percent, manganese of between 

0.45 and 0.80 percent, phosphorus of no 

more than 0.025 percent and sulfur of 

no more than 0.020 percent. This steel 

has a carbide density on average of 100 

carbide particles per 100 square 

microns. An example of this product is 

‘‘GIN5’’ steel. The third specialty steel 

has a chemical composition similar to 

AISI 420 F, with carbon of between 0.37 

and 0.43 percent, molybdenum of 

between 1.15 and 1.35 percent, but 

lower manganese of between 0.20 and 

0.80 percent, phosphorus of no more 

than 0.025 percent, silicon of between 

0.20 and 0.50 percent, and sulfur of no 

more than 0.020 percent. This product 

is supplied with a hardness of more 

than Hv 500 guaranteed after customer 

processing, and is supplied as, for 

example, ‘‘GIN6’’.6 Also excluded from 

the order is a permanent magnet ironchromium-cobalt stainless steel strip 

containing, by weight, 13 percent 

chromium, 6 percent cobalt, 71 percent 

iron, 6 percent nickel and 4 percent 

molybdenum. The product is supplied 

in widths up to 1.27 cm (12.7 mm), 

inclusive, with a thickness between 45 

and 75 microns, inclusive. This product 

exhibits magnetic remanence between 

400 and 780 nWb, and coercivity of 

between 60 and 100 oersteds. This 

product is currently supplied under the 

trade name ‘‘SemiVac 90.’’ 

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in this review are 

addressed in the ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Preliminary 

Results of the Full Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) 

Review of the Antidumping Duty Order 

on Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in 

Coils from Mexico,’’ from Christian 

Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations, to Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration (‘‘Decision 

Memorandum’’), which is hereby 

adopted by, and issued concurrently 

with, this notice. The issues discussed 

in the Decision Memorandum include 

the likelihood of continuation or 

recurrence of dumping and the 

magnitude of the margins likely to 

prevail if the order was revoked. Parties 

can find a complete discussion of all 

issues raised in this review and the 

corresponding recommendations in this 

public memorandum which is on file in 

the Central Records Unit, room 7046 of 

the main Department building. In 


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addition, a complete version of the 

Decision Memorandum can be accessed 

directly on the Web at http:// 

ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The paper copy and 

electronic version of the Decision 

Memorandum are identical in content. 

Preliminary Results of Review 

The Department preliminarily 

determines that revocation of the 

antidumping duty order on SSSS in 

coils from Mexico is likely to lead to 

continuation or recurrence of dumping 

at the following weighted-average 

margins: 

Mexinox—30.69 percent. 

All Other’s—30.69 percent. 

Public Comments and Hearing 

Any interested party may request a 

hearing within 30 days of publication of 

this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.310(c). Consistent with 19 CFR 

351.310(d)(1), any hearing, if requested, 

will generally be held two days after the 

scheduled date for submission of 

rebuttal briefs, in accordance with 19 

CFR 351.309(d). Interested parties may 

submit case briefs no later than 50 days 

after the date of publication of these 

preliminary results of review, in 

accordance with 19 CFR 

351.309(c)(1)(i). Rebuttal briefs, which 

must be limited to issues raised in the 

case briefs, may be filed not later than 

five days after the time limit for filing 

the case brief, unless the Secretary alters 

this time limit. See 19 CFR 351.309(d). 

The Department will issue a notice of 

final results of this sunset review, which 

will include the results of its analysis of 

issues raised in any such briefs, no later 

than April 28, 2011. 

This five-year (‘‘sunset’’) review and 

notice are in accordance with sections 

751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act. 

Dated: December 20, 2010. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–32478 Filed 12–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Availability of Seats for the Channel 

Islands National Marine Sanctuary 

Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

applications. 

SUMMARY: The ONMS is seeking 

applications for the following vacant 

seats on the Channel Islands National 

Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council: 

Commercial Fishing member and 

alternate, Non-consumptive recreation 

member and alternate, Conservation 

member and alternate, Research member 

and alternate, Public at large members 

(2), and Business member. 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 as members 

should expect to serve two-year terms, 

pursuant to the council’s charter. 

DATES: Applications are due by January 

24, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be 

obtained from http:// 

channelislands.noaa.gov/. Completed 

applications should be sent 

Danielle.lipski@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mike Murray, 

Michael.murray@noaa.gov, 805–884– 

1464, 113 Harbor Way, Suite 150, Santa 

Barbara, CA 93109. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

CINMS Advisory Council was originally 

established in December 1998 and has a 

broad representation consisting of 21 

members, including ten government 

agency representatives and eleven 

members from the general public. The 

Council functions in an advisory 

capacity to the Sanctuary 

Superintendent. The Council works in 

concert with the Sanctuary 

Superintendent by keeping him or her 

informed about issues of concern 

throughout the Sanctuary, offering 

recommendations on specific issues, 

and aiding the Superintendent in 

achieving the goals of the Office 

National Marine Sanctuaries. 

Specifically, the Council’s objectives are 

to provide advice on: (1) Protecting 

natural and cultural resources and 

identifying and evaluating emergent or 

critical issues involving Sanctuary use 

or resources; (2) Identifying and 

realizing the Sanctuary’s research 

objectives; (3) Identifying and realizing 

educational opportunities to increase 

the public knowledge and stewardship 

of the Sanctuary environment; and (4) 

Assisting to develop an informed 

constituency to increase awareness and 

understanding of the purpose and value 

of the Sanctuary and the Office of 

National Marine Sanctuaries. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431, et seq. 

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 

Number 11.429, Marine Sanctuary Program) 

Dated: December 16, 2010. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–NK–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Availability of Recreational Diving, Oil 

and Gas Operations and Commercial 

Fishing Seats for the Flower Garden 

Banks National Marine Sanctuary 

Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce DOC). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

applications. 

SUMMARY: The ONMS is seeking 

applications for the following vacant 

seats on the Flower Garden Banks 

National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 

Council: Recreational Diving, Oil and 

Gas Operations and Commercial 

Fishing. 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 as members 

should expect to serve three-year terms, 

pursuant to the council’s charter. 

DATES: Applications are due by 

February 4, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be 

obtained from Jennifer Morgan, 

NOAA—Flower Garden Banks National 

Marine Sanctuary, 4700 Avenue U, 

Bldg. 216, Galveston, TX 77551 or 

downloaded from the sanctuary Web 

site http://flowergarden.noaa.gov. 

Completed applications should be sent 

to the same address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Morgan, NOAA—Flower 

Garden Banks National Marine 

Sanctuary, 4700 Avenue U, Bldg. 216, 


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