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and attachment of biotelemetry 

instrumentation. The permit also 

provides for transfer to and import from 

approved North American facilities up 

to two male and four female Steller sea 

lions, not to exceed 11 animals held at 

ASLC for use in research. The permit 

allows for research-related mortality of 

captive Steller sea lions. 

File No. 14335: The permit issued to 

the ASLC, (Principal Investigator: JoAnn 

Mellish, Ph.D.), authorizes them to 

investigate the decline of the western 

stock of Steller sea lions and its failure 

to recover, and to assist recovery efforts. 

Data may be obtained on juvenile 

survival, epidemiology, endocrinology, 

immunology, virology, physiology, 

ontogenetic and annual body condition 

cycles, foraging behavior and habitat 

selection. Pups and juveniles of both 

sexes in the Gulf of Alaska will be 

captured each year, with a subset of 

juveniles selected for temporary 

quarantine captivity at the ASLC. 

Research activities involve capture, drug 

administration, anesthesia, fecal and 

urine collection, external and internal 

instruments, marking, morphometrics, 

behavioral observations, 

photogrammetry, tissue sampling, 

ultrasound, and x-ray. The permit also 

authorizes research related mortality of 

Steller sea lions from the western DPS. 

File No. 14336: The permit issued to 

Markus Horning, Ph.D., Marine 

Mammal Institute, Oregon State 

University, Newport, OR authorizes him 

to continue studies related to validation 

of surgically implanted scientific 

instruments called Life History 

Transmitters (LHX tags), for determining 

survival rates, emigration, causes of 

mortality, predation, and collecting 

long-term forage effort data in juvenile 

Steller sea lions. LHX tags will be 

opportunistically deployed in carcasses 

of dead Steller sea lions in AK, OR, and 

CA, and in California sea lions in OR 

and CA to assess uplink failure rates. 

Remote monitoring (using still, video, 

and infrared cameras) for censusing, 

brand re-sighting, attendance patterns, 

and estimating body mass, condition 

and health trends will be conducted at 

Long Island, AK and Sea Lion Caves and 

Cascade Head, OR. The permit also 

authorizes research-related mortalities 

of eastern DPS Steller sea lions. 

File No. 14337: The permit issued to 

the NPUMMRC, (Principal Investigator: 

Andrew Trites, Ph.D.), authorizes them 

to conduct studies of Steller sea lion 

diets, distributions, life history traits, 

physiology and the timing of weaning in 

AK. NPUMMRC will also permit 

activities to evaluate pain experienced 

by Steller sea lions during hot-iron 

branding conducted by researchers 

operating under separate permits. 

Research activities include: disturbance 

associated with capture, observational 

studies, and scat collection; and 

capture, restraint, tissue sampling, and 

marking. The permit also authorizes 

research-related mortality of eastern 

DPS and western DPS sea lions. The 

permit authorizes harassment of 

northern fur seals, California sea lions, 

northern elephant seals, harbor seals, 

and killer whales (Orcinus orca) in AK 

incidental to the research on Steller sea 

lions. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), NMFS completed a 

Final PEIS for Steller Sea Lion and 

Northern Fur Seal Research to provide 

decision-makers, and the public, with 

an evaluation of the environmental 

effects of funding and permitting a 

research program for Steller sea lions 

and northern fur seals for the next five 

to ten years. In a ROD signed on August 

10, 2009, NMFS identified the Preferred 

Alternative (Alternative 4: Research 

Program with Full Implementation of 

Conservation Goals) as its preferred 

strategy for issuance of grants and 

permits for scientific research on these 

species. This alternative allows the 

agency to fully implement the 

recommendations in the species’ 

conservation and recovery plans. 

Subsequent to completion of the PEIS, 

and prior to the ROD, NMFS developed 

additional policy and guidance to 

improve the implementation of the 

Steller sea lion and Northern fur seal 

research permit program. For additional 

information about the PEIS, please see 

the project webpage at http:// 

www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/eis/ 

steller.htm. NMFS has determined that 

the activities in the above permits are 

consistent with the Preferred 

Alternative, and that issuance of the 

permits would not have a significant 

adverse impact on the human 

environment. 

Issuance of the permits, as required by 

the ESA, were based on a finding that 

such permits: (1) were applied for in 

good faith; (2) will not operate to the 

disadvantage of such endangered 

species; and (3) are consistent with the 

purposes and policies set forth in 

section 2 of the ESA. 

Dated: August 25, 2009. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–20951 Filed 8–28–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Department of Commerce: Industry 

Outreach in San Francisco, CA, for 

Climate Change Negotiations Under 

the UNFCCC 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (DOC) will host a half-day 

roundtable for industry participants on 

September 10, 2009, in San Francisco, 

California, during which senior U.S. 

government officials will outline the 

draft negotiation text of a new 

agreement under the United Nations 

Framework Convention on Climate 

Change (UNFCCC), provide updates on 

recent developments, and solicit 

individual input from participants. The 

purpose of the industry roundtable is to 

allow private sector stakeholders, 

particularly industry and trade 

associations, to advise U.S. officials on 

the impact a new UNFCCC agreement 

could have on their respective 

operations and on associated 

commercial opportunities. The DOC 

anticipates additional outreach events 

will be held throughout the United 

States. 

DATES: September 10, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: To participate in the 

roundtable, please contact Stephan 

Crawford, Director, U.S. Commercial 

Service (U.S. Department of 

Commerce)—San Francisco, 250 

Montgomery St., 14th Floor, San 

Francisco, CA 94104; 415–705–2301; 

Stephan.Crawford@mail.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Participation 

Any private sector participant may 

register to attend; space is limited and 

available on a first-come, first-serve 

basis. Participants who are unable to 

attend the event can call into a 

conference line to participate. Please 

contact Stephan Crawford, Director, 

Commercial Service (U.S. Department of 

Commerce)—San Francisco, at 415– 

705–2301 or 

Stephan.Crawford@mail.doc.gov to 

request the conference call-in 

information. 

The United Nations Framework 

Convention on Climate Change—The 

UNFCCC was signed in 1992 in Rio de 

Janeiro, Brazil, and entered into force on 

March 21, 1994. Currently, 192 states 

have ratified the Convention, including 

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1Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(f)(2)(ii), we 

extended the POR of this new shipper review 

through September 30, 2008 to include Pacific 

Pipe’s entry. (See NSR Initiation). 

2Section A of the questionnaire requests general 

information concerning a company’s corporate 

structure and business practices, the merchandise 

under investigation that it sells, and the manner in 

which it sells that merchandise in all of its markets. 

Section B requests a complete listing of all home 

market sales, or, if the home market is not viable, 

of sales in the most appropriate third-country 

market (this section is not applicable to respondents 

in non-market economy cases). Section C requests 

a complete listing of U.S. sales. Section D requests 

information on the cost of production of the foreign 

like product and the constructed value of the 

merchandise under investigation. Section E 

requests information on further manufacturing. 

national inventories of greenhouse gas 

emissions from developed countries, 

and encourages national action to stem 

greenhouse gas emissions and slow 

climate change. Developed nations also 

pledge to share technology and 

resources with developing nations. 

Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations 

Framework Convention on Climate 

Change—The Kyoto Protocol was 

adopted in December 1997, entered into 

force on February 16, 2005, and has 

been ratified by 184 countries and the 

European Community. While the United 

States signed the document, the U.S. 

Senate has never ratified the treaty. The 

Kyoto Protocol sets binding emissions 

targets for 37 industrialized countries, 

includes mechanisms for measuring and 

reporting emissions, and provides for 

financing and technology assistance to 

developing countries. The Protocol will 

expire at the end of 2012. 

Current UNFCCC Negotiations— 

Negotiations under the UNFCCC are 

underway to formulate a successor 

agreement to the Kyoto Protocol. The 

discussions have the goal of concluding 

an agreement in Copenhagen this 

December. Potential impacts on U.S. 

industrial competitiveness will be 

discussed during the upcoming 

roundtable including technology 

transfer, intellectual property, financing, 

and related commercial opportunities. 

Cheryl McQueen, 

Acting Director, Office of Energy and 

Environmental Industries, U.S. Department 

of Commerce. 

[FR Doc. E9–20904 Filed 8–28–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–549–502] 

Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes 

and Tubes from Thailand: Preliminary 

Results of Antidumping Duty New 

Shipper Review 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(the Department) is conducting a 

semiannual new shipper review of the 

antidumping duty order on circular 

welded carbon steel pipes and tubes 

(Pipes and Tubes) from Thailand in 

response to a request from Pacific Pipe 

Public Company, Limited (Pacific Pipe). 

The period of review (POR) is March 1, 

2008 through September 30, 2008. The 

domestic interested parties for this 

proceeding are Allied Tube & Conduit 

Corporation and Wheatland Tube 

Company (petitioners). 

We preliminarily determine that the 

U.S. sale of subject merchandise made 

by Pacific Pipe is below normal value 

(NV). If these preliminary results are 

adopted in our final results, we will 

instruct U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping 

duties based on the difference between 

the export price (EP) and the NV. 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on these preliminary results. 

See the ‘‘Preliminary Results of Review’’ 

section of this notice. The final results 

will be issued 90 days after the date of 

issuance of these preliminary results, 

unless extended. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 31, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Myrna Lobo, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office 6, Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 

482–2371. 

Background 

The Department published the 

antidumping duty order on Pipes and 

Tubes from Thailand on March 11, 

1986. See Notice of Antidumping Duty 

Order: Circular Welded Carbon Steel 

Pipes and Tubes from Thailand, 51 FR 

8341 (March 11, 1986) (Antidumping 

Duty Order). On September 30, 2008, 

the Department received a timely 

request from Pacific Pipe, in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.214(c), to conduct a 

semiannual new shipper review of the 

antidumping duty order on Pipes and 

Tubes from Thailand. The Department 

found the request for review met all of 

the requirements set forth in 19 CFR 

351.214(b) and initiated the review on 

October 28, 2008. See Circular Welded 

Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from 

Thailand: Initiation of New Shipper 

Antidumping Duty Review, 73 FR 65290 

(November 3, 2008) (NSR Initiation).1

On November 7, 2008, the Department 

issued the initial questionnaire to 

Pacific Pipe.2 On December 9, 2008, the 

Department received Pacific Pipe’s 

section A response, the public version 

of which was revised due to bracketing 

deficiencies and resubmitted on 

December 15, 2008. On December 15, 

2008, the Department also preliminarily 

granted Pacific Pipe’s request to limit its 

reporting of home market sales data to 

the specific grades sold in the United 

States. See Letter to Pacific Pipe from 

Barbara E. Tillman, Director, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office 6, Import 

Administration, dated December 15, 

2008. On January 6, 2009, the 

Department received Pacific Pipe’s 

sections B and C questionnaire 

response. On March 10 and July 24, 

2009, the Department issued 

supplemental questionnaires, and 

Pacific Pipe responded to the 

questionnaires on April 14 and August 

3, 2009, respectively. 

On May 8, 2009, petitioners urged the 

Department to rescind the new shipper 

review in favor of examining Pacific 

Pipe’s sale in the concurrent 

administrative review, because the entry 

occurred outside the normal six–month 

new shipper review period (March 1, 

2008 through August 31, 2008). 

Petitioners also questioned the bona 

fide nature of Pacific Pipe’s sale. We 

note that at the time of initiation, in 

accordance with 19 CFR 

351.214(f)(2)(ii), the Department 

extended the POR through September 

30, 2008, to cover Pacific Pipe’s entry. 

We have also analyzed all aspects of 

Pacific Pipe’s U.S. sale and 

preliminarily found it to be bona fide. 

See ‘‘Bona Fides Analysis of U.S. Sale’’ 

section below. 

On March 27, 2009, the Department 

published a notice extending the 

deadline for the preliminary results to 

August 24, 2009. See Circular Welded 

Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from 

Thailand: Extension of Time Limit for 

Preliminary Results of New Shipper 

Antidumping Duty Review, 74 FR 13414 

(March 27, 2009). 

Verification 

The Department intends to conduct a 

sales verification of Pacific Pipe’s 

responses following the preliminary 

results of this review. 

Scope of the Order 

The products covered by this 

antidumping order are certain welded 

carbon steel pipes and tubes from 

Thailand. The subject merchandise has 

an outside diameter of 0.375 inches or 

more, but not exceeding 16 inches. 


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