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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 email 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: 

Amy Sloan or Kate Swails, (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 proposed five-year permit 

comprises a continuation of 

psychological and physiological studies 

at Long Marine Laboratory with captive 

pinnipeds, including California sea 

lions (Zalophus californianus); harbor 

seals (Phoca vitulina); and northern 

elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), 

designed to evaluate their perceptual 

and cognitive capabilities. 

Measurements obtained using 

behavioral and physiological methods 

will be used to improve knowledge of 

pinniped sensory adaptations, examine 

cognitive mechanisms for acquiring and 

processing sensory information, and 

develop procedures for rapidly and 

humanely studying marine mammal 

hearing and the effects of anthropogenic 

noise. The captive animals are trained to 

voluntarily participate in behavioral 

stimulus detection and discrimination 

paradigms that may be conducted in air 

or under water. The applicant currently 

holds one California sea lion, one harbor 

seal, and one northern elephant seal, 

and requests permission to obtain 

additional animals for the research 

program over the duration of the permit, 

not to exceed a total of two of each 

species listed above. Additional animals 

would be obtained from captive and 

rehabilitation facilities, including 

permanently captive and non-releasable 

rehabilitated animals. If those sources 

are not available, releasable 

rehabilitated animals from West Coast 

rehabilitation facilities are requested. 

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: September 9, 2009. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–22180 Filed 9–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

The Manufacturing Council: Meeting of 

The Manufacturing Council 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Manufacturing Council 

will hold a meeting to deliberate a letter 

of recommendation regarding the U.S. 

manufacturing industry. The Board was 

re-chartered on April 10, 2008, to advise 

the Secretary of Commerce on matters 

relating to the U.S. manufacturing 

industry. 

DATES: October 1, 2009. 

Time: 2:30 p.m. (ET). 

ADDRESSES: Department of Commerce, 

1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 

4830, Washington, DC, 20230. Because 

of building security, all non-government 

attendees must pre-register. This 

program will be physically accessible to 

people with disabilities. Seating is 

limited and will be on a first come, first 

served basis. Requests for sign language 

interpretation, other auxiliary aids, or 

pre-registration, should be submitted no 

later than September 25, 2009, to J. Marc 

Chittum, The Manufacturing Council, 

Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone 

202–482–4501, 

Marc.Chittum@mail.doc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. 

Marc Chittum, The Manufacturing 

Council, Room 4043, 1401 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, 

telephone: 202–482–4501, e-mail: 

Marc.Chittum@mail.doc.gov. 

Dated: September 10, 2009. 

J. Marc Chittum, 

Executive Secretary, U.S. Travel and Tourism 

Advisory Board. 

[FR Doc. E9–22242 Filed 9–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Announcement of NIST Partnership 

Opportunities for Technology Transfer 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Commerce. 

ACTION: Announcement of NIST 

Partnership Opportunities for 

Technology Transfer. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST) is 

interested in working with regional, 

state and local economic development 

organizations, technology incubation 

centers, technology-oriented publicprivate business development initiatives 

and other organizations and 

partnerships to facilitate the transfer of 

technologies developed within the NIST 

Labs to the private sector through 

potential licensing and/or collaboration. 

A sampling of commercially viable 

technologies developed at the NIST 

Labs may be viewed at: http:// 

www.nist.gov/patents. This is not an 

opportunity to apply for government 

funding and NIST will not make any 

funds available to any party pursuant to 

this announcement. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, Office of Technology 

Partnerships, Attn: Clara Asmail, 

Building 222, Room A242, Gaithersburg, 

MD 20899. Information is also available 

via telephone: 301–975–2239, fax 301– 

975–3482, or e-mail: 

clara.asmail@nist.gov. Please reference 

‘‘Opportunities for Tech Transfer 

Partnerships’’ in any communications. 

Dated: September 10, 2009. 

Patrick Gallagher, 

Deputy Director. 

[FR Doc. E9–22205 Filed 9–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

Notice of Petitions by Firms for 

Determination of Eligibility To Apply 

for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice and opportunity for 

public comment. 

Pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade 

Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.), the 

Economic Development Administration 

(EDA) has received petitions for 


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certification of eligibility to apply for 

Trade Adjustment Assistance from the 

firms listed below. EDA has initiated 

separate investigations to determine 

whether increased imports into the 

United States of articles like or directly 

competitive with those produced by 

each firm contributed importantly to the 

total or partial separation of the firm’s 

workers, or threat thereof, and to a 

decrease in sales or production of each 

petitioning firm. 

LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT

[8/1/2009 through 8/31/2009] 

Firm Address Date accepted 

for filing Products 

Decore-Ative Specialties, Inc .................. 2772 South Peck Road Monrovia, CA 

91016.

8/24/2009 Wood cabinet doors & drawers for use in 

custom home remodeling. They also 

manufacture a laminated thermo-Foil 

door product. 

C & R Plating Corp .................................. 302 Factory St. Columbia City, IN 46725 8/10/2009 Plating of parts for industrial sectors. 

Miniature Precision Components, Inc ..... 100 Wisconsin St. Walworth, WI 53184– 

1901.

8/14/2009 Plastic components for automobiles and 

other industries. 

JEN Manufacturing, Inc ........................... 3 Latti Farm Road Millbury, MA 01527 ... 8/6/2009 Polyurethane foam disposable paint 

brushes and roller refills. 

Southern Mattress Co., Inc ..................... P.O. Box 645 Rocky Mount, NC 27802 .. 8/12/2009 Mattresses and box springs. 

St. Joseph Packaging, Inc ....................... 4514 Easton Road St. Joseph, MO 

64503.

8/11/2009 Folding cartons and displays made of 

paper and paperbox material. 

Genesee Packaging, Inc ......................... 2010 N Dort Highway Flint, MI 48506 .... 8/10/2009 Rigid boxes and cartons of paper or paperboard. 

R.H. LeMieur Corp. ................................. 638 Patriots Road Templeton, MA 01468 8/10/2009 Dining room furniture, bar stools, benches, desk chairs, rocking chairs, hutches, cabinets, hunt boards and buffets. 

Cloverdale ................................................ 3015 34th Street, NW Mandan, ND 

58554.

8/6/2009 Sausages and other prepared meat 

products. 

Alliance Laundry Systems, LLC .............. 221 Shepard Street Ripon, WI 54971 ..... 8/12/2009 The company is a manufacturer of laundry machines for the commercial, industrial, and consumer industries. 

Prospect Machine Products, Inc ............. 139 Union City Road, PO Prospect, CT 

06712.

8/10/2009 Drawn metal stampings. 

Jagemann Stamping Company ............... 5757 West Custer Street Manitowoc, WI 

54220.

8/13/2009 Motor housings, clamps, and various 

other steel components. 

Mold-A-Matic Corporation ........................ 147 River Street Oneonta, NY 13820– 

2239.

8/24/2009 Plastic injection molding products and 

pressure switches. 

Freeway Corporation ............................... 9301 Allen Drive Cleveland, OH 44125 .. 8/13/2009 Washers, bearings, turned metal products, stampings and assemblies. 

American Cord and Webbing Co., Inc .... 88 Century Drive Woonsocket, RI 02895 8/14/2009 Stamped metal closures, plastic closures, cord and twine. 

Hoist Liftruck Mfg., Inc ............................. 6499 W. 65th Street Bedford Park, IL 

60638.

8/13/2009 Heavy-duty lift trucks. 

Reed & Prince Manufacturing Corporation.8 Mohawk Drive Leominster, MA 01453 8/11/2009 Fasteners. 

Mass Integrated Systems Inc .................. 18 Henry Graf Road, Unit 1 Newburyport, MA 01950.8/11/2009 Value added LCD goods. 

Cameron Glass, Inc ................................. 3550 W. Tacoma St. Broken Arrow, OK 

74012.

8/10/2009 Tempered Glass. 

Quality Control Corp ................................ 7315 West Wilson Avenue Harwood, IL 

60706.

8/10/2009 Steering, braking, fuel system, pumps, 

actuators, air tools, directional control 

valves and surgical medical devices 

components. Manufacturing services 

include project management, management systems, material control, assembly and testing, and heat treating. 

Glenn Ihde & Company ........................... 4500 W Eldorado Pkwy. McKinney, TX 

75070.

8/10/2009 Structural steel engineering. 

Standard Plating Inc ................................ 964 Main Street W. Springfield, MA 

01089.

8/11/2009 Metal finishing services. 

Julius Koch USA, Inc ............................... 387 Church Street New Bedford, MA 

02745.

8/11/2009 Custom-dyed knit, woven tape and cord 

for decorator window and blind treatments and a complete line of cordage 

for vertical blinds and pleated shades. 

Beacon Group, Inc .................................. 85 Granby Street Bloomfield, CT 06002 8/11/2009 Hubs, shafts, disks, seals, rings, 

housings, cases and gear boxes for 

the aerospace industry. 

Gamblin Enterprises Inc, dba All American.926 5th Ave. South Kent, WA 98032 ...... 8/11/2009 Zinc, rack and barrel plating. 

Eastman Machine Company ................... 779 Washington Street Buffalo, NY 

14203–1308.

8/11/2009 Industrial cutting and spreading equipment for flexible materials. 

Henry Molded Products, Inc .................... 71 North 16th Street Lebanon, PA 

17042.

8/24/2009 Molded pulp protective packaging materials. 


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1See the petitioners’ Submission of New Subsidy 

Allegations (May 13, 2009). 

2The petitioners, collectively, alleged that the 

GOC confers a subsidy on OCTG through its export 

restrictions on steel rounds. Maverick Tube 

Corporation made allegations regarding subsidies to 

respondent Jianli. United States Steel Corporation 

made allegations regarding subsidies to respondents 

Any party having a substantial 

interest in these proceedings may 

request a public hearing on the matter. 

A written request for a hearing must be 

submitted to the Office of Performance 

Evaluation, Room 7009, Economic 

Development Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Washington, 

DC 20230, no later than ten (10) 

calendar days following publication of 

this notice. Please follow the procedures 

set forth in Section 315.9 of EDA’s final 

rule (71 FR 56704) for procedures for 

requesting a public hearing. The Catalog 

of Federal Domestic Assistance official 

program number and title of the 

program under which these petitions are 

submitted is 11.313, Trade Adjustment 

Assistance. 

William P. Kittredge, 

Program Officer for TAA. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–944] 

Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods 

From the People’s Republic of China: 

Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing 

Duty Determination, Preliminary 

Negative Critical Circumstances 

Determination 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

preliminarily determines that 

countervailable subsidies are being 

provided to producers and exporters of 

certain oil country tubular goods from 

the People’s Republic of China. For 

information on the estimated subsidy 

rates, see the ‘‘Suspension of 

Liquidation’’ section of this notice. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 15, 

2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Neubacher, Shane Subler, Magd 

Zalok, Maryanne Burke, and Henry 

Almond, AD/CVD Operations, Office 1, 

Import Administration, International 

Trade Administration, U.S. Department 

of Commerce, 14th Street and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5823, 

(202) 482–0189, (202) 482–4162, (202) 

482–5604, and (202) 482–0049, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Case History 

The following events have occurred 

since the publication of the Department 

of Commerce’s (‘‘Department’’) notice of 

initiation in the Federal Register. See 

Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from 

the People’s Republic of China: 

Initiation of Countervailing Duty 

Investigation, 74 FR 20678 (May 5, 

2009) (‘‘Initiation Notice’’), and the 

accompanying Initiation Checklist. 

On May 13, 2009, Maverick Tube 

Corporation, United States Steel 

Corporation, TMK IPSCO, V&M Star LP, 

Wheatland Tube Corporation, Evraz 

Rocky Mountain Steel, and United 

Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, 

Manufacturing, Energy, Allied 

Industrial and Service Workers 

International Union, AFL–CIO–CLC 

(‘‘United Steelworkers’’) (collectively, 

the ‘‘petitioners’’) submitted new 

subsidy allegations requesting the 

Department to expand its countervailing 

duty (‘‘CVD’’) investigation to include 

additional subsidy programs.1 On June 

4, 2009, the Department declined to 

investigate these allegations as the 

petitioners did not allege the elements 

necessary for the imposition of CVDs or 

failed to support these allegations with 

reasonably available evidence. See 

Memorandum to Susan Kuhbach, 

Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office 1, 

‘‘Analysis of Petitioners’ New Subsidy 

Allegations’’ (June 4, 2009). 

On June 3, 2009, the Department 

selected four Chinese producers/ 

exporters of certain oil country tubular 

goods (‘‘OCTG’’) as mandatory 

respondents, Jiangsu Changbao Steel 

Tube Co., Ltd. (‘‘Changbao’’), Tianjin 

Pipe (Group) Co. (‘‘TPCO’’), Wuxi 

Seamless Oil Pipe Co., Ltd. (‘‘Wuxi’’), 

and Zhejiang Jianli Enterprise Co., Ltd. 

(‘‘Jianli’’). See Memorandum to John M. 

Andersen, Acting Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Operations, 

‘‘Respondent Selection Memo’’ (June 3, 

2009). This memorandum is on file in 

the Department’s Central Records Unit 

in Room 1117 of the main Department 

building (‘‘CRU’’). On the same date, we 

issued the CVD questionnaires to the 

Government of the People’s Republic of 

China (‘‘GOC’’), Changbao, TPCO, Wuxi, 

and Jianli. 

On June 10, 2009, the U.S. 

International Trade Commission (‘‘ITC’’) 

issued its affirmative preliminary 

determination that there is a reasonable 

indication that an industry in the 

United States is materially injured by 

reason of allegedly subsidized imports 

of certain oil country tubular goods from 

the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’). 

See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods 

from China; Determinations, 

Investigation Nos. 701–TA–463 and 

731–TA–1159, 74 FR 27559 (June 10, 

2009). 

On June 15, 2009, the Department 

postponed the deadline for the 

preliminary determination in this 

investigation until September 8, 2009. 

See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods 

from the People’s Republic of China: 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determination in the Countervailing 

Duty Investigation, 74 FR 28220 (June 

15, 2009). 

We received responses to our 

questionnaire from the GOC, Changbao, 

TPCO, Wuxi, and Jianli on July 20, 

2009. See the GOC’s Original 

Questionnaire Response (July 20, 2009) 

(‘‘GQR’’), Changbao’s Original 

Questionnaire Response (July 20, 2009) 

(‘‘CQR’’), TPCO’s Original 

Questionnaire Response (July 20, 2009) 

(‘‘TQR’’), Wuxi’s Original Questionnaire 

Response (July 20, 2009) (‘‘WQR’’), and 

Jianli’s Original Questionnaire Response 

(July 20, 2009) (‘‘JQR’’). On August 26, 

2009, TPCO provided a response on 

behalf of TPCO Charging Development 

Co., Ltd. (‘‘TCQR’’). On September 1, 

2009, TPCO provided a response on 

behalf of Tianjin Pipe Investment 

Holding Co., Ltd. (‘‘TPCO Holding QR’’). 

We sent supplemental questionnaires 

to Changbao, TPCO, Wuxi, and Jianli on 

August 7, 2009 and to the GOC on July 

27, 2009, August 11, 2009 and August 

28, 2009. We received responses to 

these supplemental questionnaires as 

follows: Changbao’s First Supplemental 

Response on August 21, 2009; Jianli’s 

First Supplemental Response on August 

21, 2009; TPCO’s First Supplemental 

Response, part 1 on August 21, 2009, 

and part 2 on August 26, 2009; Wuxi’s 

First Supplemental response (‘‘W1SR’’) 

on August 24, 2009; the GOC’s CrossOwned Affiliates Supplemental on 

August 3, 2009; GOC’s First 

Supplemental Response (‘‘G1SR’’) on 

August 26, 2009; and GOC’s Second 

Supplemental Response (‘‘G2SR’’) on 

September 1, 2009. 

On July 23, 2009, Maverick Tube 

Corporation requested that the 

Department extend the deadline for the 

submission of new subsidy allegations 

beyond the July 30, 2009 deadline 

established by the Department’s 

regulations. On July 24, 2009, we 

declined to extend the deadline. On July 

30, 2009, the petitioners submitted 

additional new subsidy allegations to 

the Department.2 Jianli and the GOC 


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