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based on companies’ needs for FTZ 

designation. The proposed service area 

is adjacent to the Butte-Silver Bow 

Customs and Border Protection port of 

entry. 

FTZ 274 was approved on June 4, 

2009 (74 FR 31009, 6/29/09). The 

applicant is requesting to include its 

current site in the reorganized zone as 

a ‘‘magnet’’ site. The applicant proposes 

that Site 1 be exempt from ‘‘sunset’’ 

time limits that otherwise apply to sites 

under the ASF. No usage-driven sites 

are being proposed at this time. 

In accordance with the Board’s 

regulations, Kathleen Boyce of the FTZ 

Staff is designated examiner to evaluate 

and analyze the facts and information 

presented in the application and case 

record and to report findings and 

recommendations to the Board. 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions (original 

and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the 

Board’s Executive Secretary at the 

address below. The closing period for 

their receipt is October 13, 2009. 

Rebuttal comments in response to 

material submitted during the foregoing 

period may be submitted during the 

subsequent 15-day period (to October 

26, 2009). 

A copy of the application will be 

available for public inspection at the 

Office of the Executive Secretary, 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading 

Room’’ section of the Board’s Web site, 

which is accessible via http:// 

www.trade.gov/ftz. For further 

information, contact Kathleen Boyce at 

Kathleen_Boyce@ita.doc.gov or 202– 

482–1346. 

Dated: August 4, 2009. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–19351 Filed 8–11–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 32–2009] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 74—Baltimore, MD 

Application for Subzone Status Tulkoff 

Food Products, Inc. (Dehydrated 

Garlic) 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the 

Board) by the City of Baltimore, grantee 

of FTZ 74, requesting special-purpose 

subzone status for the garlic products 

manufacturing plant of Tulkoff Foods 

Products, Inc. (TFP), located in 

Baltimore, Maryland. The application 

was submitted pursuant to the 

provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones 

Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), 

and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR 

part 400). It was formally filed on 

August 3, 2009. 

The TFP facility (56 employees/6 

acres/258,226 sq. ft.) is located at 2301 

Chesapeake Avenue in Baltimore, 

Maryland. The manufacturing plant is 

used to produce packaged wet garlic (up 

to 3 million pounds annually) for 

industrial and commercial food service 

use. The manufacturing process 

involves foreign-origin bulk dehydrated 

garlic (HTSUS 0712.90, duty rate: 

29.8%) which is rehydrated with water 

then packaged in jars, tubs, and pails. 

The rehydrated garlic (HTSUS 2005.91) 

is sold to U.S. wholesale customers and 

exported. 

FTZ procedures could exempt TFP 

from customs duty payments on the 

foreign dehydrated garlic used in export 

production (about 1% of annual 

shipments). On domestic shipments, the 

company would be able to elect the duty 

rate that applies to finished rehydrated 

garlic (11.2%) for the foreign bulk 

dehydrated garlic. TFP would also be 

exempt from duty payments on any 

foreign garlic that becomes waste during 

the production process. The application 

indicates that the savings from FTZ 

procedures would help improve the 

facility’s international competitiveness. 

In accordance with the Board’s 

regulations, Pierre Duy of the FTZ Staff 

is designated examiner to evaluate and 

analyze the facts and information 

presented in the application and case 

record and to report findings and 

recommendations to the Board. 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions (original 

and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the 

Board’s Executive Secretary at the 

following address: Office of the 

Executive Secretary, Room 2111, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230–0002. The closing period for 

receipt of comments is October 13, 

2009. Rebuttal comments in response to 

material submitted during the foregoing 

period may be submitted during the 

subsequent 15-day period to October 26, 

2009. 

A copy of the application will be 

available for public inspection at the 

Office of the Foreign-Trade Zones 

Board’s Executive Secretary at the 

address listed above and in the 

‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s 

Web site, which is accessible via 

http://www.trade.gov/ftz. For further 

information, contact Pierre Duy at 

Pierre_Duy@ita.doc.gov or (202) 482– 

1378. 

Dated: August 3, 2009. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–19341 Filed 8–11–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–946] 

Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire 

Strand From the People’s Republic of 

China: Notice of Postponement of 

Preliminary Determination in the 

Countervailing Duty Investigation 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective Date: August 12, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Copyak, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office 3, Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230; telephone 202– 

482–2209. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 23, 2009, the Department of 

Commerce (the Department) initiated 

the countervailing duty investigation of 

prestressed concrete steel wire strand 

from the People’s Republic of China. 

See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire 

Strand From the People’s Republic of 

China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 

Investigation 74 FR 29670 (June 23, 

2009). 

Postponement of Due Date for 

Preliminary Determination 

Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 

1930, as amended (the Act), requires the 

Department to issue the preliminary 

determination in a countervailing duty 

investigation within 65 days after the 

date on which the Department initiated 

the investigation. However, the 

Department may postpone making the 

preliminary determination until no later 

than 130 days after the date on which 

the administering authority initiated the 

investigation if, pursuant to section 

703(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department 

concludes that the parties concerned in 

the investigation are cooperating and 

determines that the investigation is 

extraordinarily complicated and that 

‘‘additional time is necessary to make 

the preliminary determination.’’ 


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The Department is currently 

investigating a number of complex 

alleged subsidy programs, including 

various loan programs, grants, income 

tax incentives, and the provision of 

goods and services for less than 

adequate remuneration. Due to the 

number and complexity of the alleged 

subsidy programs being investigated, we 

find that this investigation is 

extraordinarily complicated and that 

additional time is necessary to make the 

preliminary determination. Therefore, 

in accordance with section 703(c)(1)(B) 

of the Act, we are fully extending the 

due date for the preliminary 

determination to no later than 130 days 

after the day on which the investigation 

was initiated. The deadline for 

completion of the preliminary 

determination is now October 24, 2009. 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act. 

Dated: August 5, 2009. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–19332 Filed 8–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XQ74 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Initiation of a Status Review for the 

Humpback Whale and Request for 

Information 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic 

andAtmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of initiation of a status 

review; request for information. 

SUMMARY: The National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces a 

status review of the humpback whale 

(Megaptera novaeangliae) under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). 

A status review is a periodic 

undertaking conducted to ensure that 

the listing classification of a species is 

accurate. A status review is based on the 

best scientific and commercial data 

available at the time of the review; 

therefore, we are requesting submission 

of any such information on the all 

humpback whale populations in all 

waters worldwide that has become 

available since the last humpback whale 

status review in 1999. Based on the 

results of this review, we will make the 

requisite findings under the ESA. 

DATES: To allow us adequate time to 

conduct these reviews, we must receive 

your information no later than October 

13, 2009. However, we will continue to 

accept new information about any listed 

species at any time. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by the code 0648–XQ74, 

addressed to Shannon Bettridge by any 

of the following methods: 

1. Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic comments via the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

2. Facsimile (fax): 301–713–0376, 

Attn: Shannon Bettridge. 

3. Mail: Shannon Bettridge, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, Office of 

Protected Resources, 1315 East-West 

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shannon Bettridge at the above address, 

or at 301–713–2322. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

ESA, a list of endangered and 

threatened wildlife and plant species 

must be maintained. The list is 

published at 50 CFR 17.11 (for animals) 

and 17.12 (for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) 

of the ESA requires that we conduct a 

review of listed species at least once 

every five years. On the basis of such 

reviews under section 4(c)(2)(B), we 

determine whether a particular species 

should be removed from the list 

(delisted), or reclassified from 

endangered to threatened, or from 

threatened to endangered. Delisting a 

species must be supported by the best 

scientific and commercial data 

available, substantiating that the species 

is neither endangered nor threatened for 

one or more of the following reasons: (1) 

the species is considered extinct; (2) the 

species is considered to be recovered; 

and/or (3) the original data available 

when the species was listed, or the 

interpretation of such data, were in 

error. Any change in Federal 

classification would require a separate 

rulemaking process. The regulations in 

50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish 

a notice in the Federal Register 

announcing those species currently 

under active review. This notice 

announces active reviews of the 

humpback whale, currently listed 

globally as endangered. 

Public Solicitation of New Information 

To ensure that the review is complete 

and based on the best available 

scientific and commercial information, 

we are soliciting new information from 

the public, relevant governmental 

agencies, tribes, the scientific 

community, industry, environmental 

entities, and any other interested parties 

concerning the status of the humpback 

whale. 

Status reviews consider the best 

scientific and commercial data and all 

new information that has become 

available since the listing determination 

or most recent status review. Categories 

of requested information include: (1) 

species biology including, but not 

limited to, population trends, 

distribution, abundance, demographics, 

and genetics; (2) habitat conditions 

including, but not limited to, amount, 

distribution, and suitability; (3) 

conservation measures that have been 

implemented that benefit the species; 

(4) status and trends of threats; and (5) 

other new information, data, or 

corrections including, but not limited 

to, taxonomic or nomenclatural changes, 

identification of erroneous information 

contained in the list, and improved 

analytical methods. 

Because these species are vertebrate 

species, we will also be considering 

application of the Distinct Population 

Segment (DPS) policy for vertebrate 

taxa. A DPS is defined in the February 

7, 1996, Policy Regarding the 

Recognition of Distinct Vertebrate 

Population Segments (61 FR 4722). For 

a population to be listed under the ESA 

as a DPS, three elements are considered: 

(1) the discreteness of the population 

segment in relation to the remainder of 

the species to which it belongs; (2) the 

significance of the population segment 

to the species to which it belongs; and 

(3) the population segment=s 

conservation status in relation to the 

ESA=s standards for listing (i.e., is the 

population segment endangered or 

threatened?). DPSs of vertebrate species, 

as well as subspecies of all listed 

species, may be proposed for separate 

reclassification or for removal from the 

list. 

If you wish to provide information on 

the humpback whale in the northern 

and/or southern hemispheres for this 

status review, you may submit your 

information and materials to Shannon 

Bettridge (see ADDRESSES section). 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. 

Dated: August 5, 2009. 

James H. Lecky, 

Office Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–19336 Filed 8–11–09; 8:45 am] 

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