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is authorized to fix a remotely operated 

video camera in an underwater housing 

to the sea floor approximately 15 feet 

from the carcass. The camera is 

deployed after the killer whales have 

left the carcass and is controlled from a 

boat approximately 100 yards away. In 

addition, if killer whales, gray whales, 

or minke whales pass near the boat, the 

holder may submerge a small camera on 

a pole to take photographs of passing 

animals. Filming activities may occur 

between April 1 and August 31 of each 

year. The permit expires March 31, 

2010. 

The permit holder is requesting to 

extend the permit until March 31, 2012. 

Since the original permit was issued for 

three years, the proposed amendment 

would make the permit effective for five 

years. Funding constraints have 

prevented the permit holder from using 

the permit thus far and the extension 

would allow the project to be 

completed. No changes to the objectives, 

species, location, or methodologies 

would occur. The amended permit 

would authorize the same level of take 

for the two additional years as is 

currently authorized. 

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 this 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: September 23, 2009. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–23469 Filed 9–28–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Electroshock Weapons Measurement 

Methods and Issues Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), United States 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: NIST invites manufacturers of 

electroshock weapons that deploy skin 

penetrating barbs for operation to attend 

a public meeting. The purpose of the 

meeting is for manufacturers to present 

to NIST nonproprietary information on 

their methods of measurement and test 

of the output of these weapons and 

associated lessons learned. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 from 

9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, 

Gaithersburg, MD. Information on 

accommodations, location, and travel 

can be found at: http://www.nist.gov/

public_affairs/visitor/visitor.htm. Please 

note admittance instructions under the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cindy Stanley at 301–975–2756 or by 

e-mail at cindy.stanley@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To 

support the development of rigorous 

performance requirements for 

electroshock weapons, the Office of Law 

Enforcement Standards (OLES) at NIST, 

is developing methods to measure the 

current and high-voltage output of these 

weapons, to calibrate these 

measurement methods, and to compute 

measurement uncertainties. NIST is 

holding this public meeting to obtain 

individual input from workshop 

participants on their non-proprietary 

efforts in these areas. 

All visitors to the NIST site are 

required to pre-register to be admitted. 

Anyone wishing to attend this meeting 

must register by close of business 

Monday, October 19, 2009 in order to 

attend. Please submit your name, time 

of arrival, e-mail address and phone 

number to Cindy Stanley and she will 

provide you with instructions for 

admittance. Non-U.S. citizens must also 

submit their country of citizenship, title, 

employer/sponsor, and address. Cindy 

Stanley’s e-mail address is 

cindy.stanley@nist.gov and phone 

number is 301–975–2756. 

Dated: September 23, 2009. 

Patrick Gallagher, 

Deputy Director. 

[FR Doc. E9–23461 Filed 9–28–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Notice of Scope Rulings 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 29, 

2009. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(‘‘Department’’) hereby publishes a list 

of scope rulings completed between 

April 1, 2009, and June 30, 2009. In 

conjunction with this list, the 

Department is also publishing a list of 

requests for scope rulings and 

anticircumvention determinations 

pending as of June 30, 2009. We intend 

to publish future lists after the close of 

the next calendar quarter. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Moats or Julia Hancock, AD/ 

CVD Operations, China/NME Group, 

Import Administration, International 

Trade Administration, U.S. Department 

of Commerce, 14th Street and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: 202–482–5047 or 

202–482–1394, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Department’s regulations provide 

that the Secretary will publish in the 

Federal Register a list of scope rulings 

on a quarterly basis. See 19 CFR 

351.225(o). Our most recent notification 

of scope rulings was published on 

August 27, 2009. See Notice of Scope 

Rulings, 74 FR 43680 (August 27, 2009). 

This current notice covers all scope 

rulings and anticircumvention 

determinations completed by Import 

Administration between April 1, 2009, 

and June 30, 2009, inclusive, and it also 

lists any scope or anticircumvention 

inquiries pending as of June 30, 2009. 

As described below, subsequent lists 

will follow after the close of each 

calendar quarter. 

Scope Rulings Completed Between 

April 1, 2009, and June 30, 2009 

Japan 

A–588–804: Ball Bearings and Parts 

Thereof from Japan: 

Requestor: NMB (USA), Inc. (‘‘NMB’’); 

tape guide assemblies imported and 

purchased for sale by NMB are 

outside the scope of the antidumping 

duty order; June 1, 2009. 

A–588–602: Certain Carbon Steel ButtWeld Pipe Fittings from Japan: 

Requestor: Benex Corporation 

(‘‘Benex’’); Benex’s tee blanks are 

within the scope of the antidumping 

duty order; June 25, 2009. 

People’s Republic of China 

A–570–504: Petroleum Wax Candles 

from the People’s Republic of China: 

Requestor: America’s Gardening 

Resource; its citronella rope candles 

are outside the scope of the 

antidumping duty order; April 29, 

2009. 


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