51836 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 194 / Thursday, October 8, 2009 / Notices 

Dated: September 29, 2009. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XR99 

Endangered Species; File No. 14634 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Douglas Peterson, PhD, University of 

Georgia, Warnell School of Forest 

Resources, Athens, GA 30602, has 

applied in due form for a permit to take 

shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser 

brevirostrum) for purposes of scientific 

research. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

November 9, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public 

Comment’’ from the Features box on the 

Applications and Permits for Protected 

Species (APPS) home page, https:// 

apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/index.cfm, and 

then selecting File No. 14634 from the 

list of available applications. The 

application and related documents are 

available for review upon written 

request or by appointment in the 

following offices: 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301)713–2289; fax (301)713–0376; and 

Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th 

Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; 

phone (727)824–5312; fax (727)824– 

5309. 

Written comments or requests for a 

public hearing on this application 

should be mailed to the Chief, Permits, 

Conservation and Education Division, 

F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those 

individuals requesting a hearing should 

set forth the specific reasons why a 

hearing on this particular request would 

be appropriate. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

facsimile at (301)713–0376, provided 

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy 

submitted by mail and postmarked no 

later than the closing date of the 

comment period. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

e-mail. The mailbox address for 

providing e-mail comments is 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include 

in the subject line of the e-mail 

comment the following document 

identifier: File No. 14634. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Malcolm Mohead or Jennifer Skidmore, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Endangered Species Act 

of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.), and the regulations 

governing the taking, importing, and 

exporting of endangered and threatened 

species (50 CFR 222–226). 

Dr. Douglas Peterson, Warnell School 

of Forest Resources (Fisheries Division), 

University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 

30602, has requested a 5–year permit to 

maintain and conduct research on 95 

hatchery-reared shortnose sturgeon at 

the University of Georgia to meet the 

following objectives: (1) quantify 

differences in the environmental 

tolerances of northern versus southern 

range shortnose sturgeon and (2) 

evaluate ontogenetic changes in the 

environmental tolerances of juvenile 

shortnose sturgeon. The fish would be 

obtained from the Warm Springs 

National Fish Hatchery and Regional 

Fisheries Center (USFWS), Warm 

Springs, Georgia 31830, under NMFS 

Permit 1604. Using a series of replicated 

laboratory (lethal and non-lethal) 

experiments, the researcher would 

evaluate the individual, additive, and 

interactive effects of the three habitat 

variables most critical in determining 

summer habitat quality for both 

juveniles and adult shortnose sturgeon: 

maximum water temperature, maximum 

salinity, and minimum concentration of 

dissolved oxygen. Researchers would 

also examine how environmental 

tolerances of shortnose sturgeon change 

with age and conditioning (chronic 

exposure). Future scientific research 

with these fish would involve studies of 

nutrition, tagging, physiology, 

environmental tolerance, contaminants, 

fish health, behavioral, tagging, genetics, 

and fish culture techniques. The permit 

would not authorize any takes from the 

wild, nor would it authorize any release 

of captive sturgeon into the wild. 

Dated: October 2, 2009. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XS05 

Marine Mammals; File No. 14802 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Oregon Coast Aquarium, 2820 S.E. 

Ferry Slip Road, Newport, OR 97365, 

has applied in due form for a permit to 

import up to eight non-releasable harbor 

seals (Phoca vitulina) for the purposes 

of public display. 

DATES: Written or telefaxed comments 

must be received on or before November 

9, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following offices: 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301) 713–2289; fax (301) 713–0376; and 

Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand 

Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, 

Seattle, WA 98115–0700; phone 

(206)526–6150; fax (206)526–6426. 

Written comments or requests for a 

public hearing on this application 

should be mailed to the Chief, Permits, 

Conservation and Education Division, 

F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those 

individuals requesting a hearing should 

set forth the specific reasons why a 

hearing on this particular request would 

be appropriate. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

facsimile at (301)713–0376, provided 

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy 

submitted by mail and postmarked no 

later than the closing date of the 

comment period. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

e-mail. The mailbox address for 

providing e-mail comments is 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include 

in the subject line of the e-mail 

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comment the following document 

identifier: File No. 14802. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Skidmore or Kristy Beard, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and the regulations 

governing the taking and importing of 

marine mammals (50 CFR part 216). 

The applicant requests authorization 

to import up to eight non-releasable 

harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) from the 

Vancouver Aquarium Science Center, 

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to 

the Oregon Coast Aquarium. The 

applicant requests these imports for the 

purpose of public display. The receiving 

facility, Oregon Coast Aquarium, 2820 

S.E. Ferry Slip Road, Newport, OR 

97365 is: (1) open to the public on 

regularly scheduled basis with access 

that is not limited or restricted other 

than by charging for an admission fee; 

(2) offers an educational program based 

on professionally accepted standards of 

the American Association of Zoos and 

Aquariums; and (3) holds an Exhibitor’s 

License, number 92–C–0057, issued by 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

under the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 

§§ 2131–59). 

In addition to determining whether 

the applicant meets the three public 

display criteria, NMFS must determine 

whether the applicant has demonstrated 

that the proposed activity is humane 

and does not represent any unnecessary 

risks to the health and welfare of marine 

mammals; that the proposed activity by 

itself, or in combination with other 

activities, will not likely have a 

significant adverse impact on the 

species or stock; and that the applicant’s 

expertise, facilities and resources are 

adequate to accomplish successfully the 

objectives and activities stated in the 

application. 

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: October 2, 2009. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XS08 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Pacific Council) 

Enforcement Consultants Committee 

(EC) will hold a working meeting, which 

is open to the public. 

DATES: The EC meeting will be held 

Monday, October 26, 2009, from 1 p.m. 

until business for the day is completed. 

ADDRESSES: The Pacific Council EC will 

meet via a telephone conference and 

will have a listening station for public 

access at the Pacific Council office, 7700 

NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, 

Portland, OR 97220. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, 

OR 97220–1384. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jim Seger, Staff Officer; telephone: (503) 

820–2280. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the EC meeting is to review 

the Pacific Council’s November 2009 

agenda and prepare for reports to be 

provided to the Pacific Council at the 

meeting. The EC will continue 

development of its reports for the 

Pacific Council at a subsequent meeting 

starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 

31. Notice of the EC’s October 31 

meeting will be provided with the 

announcement of the Pacific Council’s 

October 31 through November 5 

meeting. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in the meeting agenda may 

come before the EC for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

EC action during this meeting. EC action 

will be restricted to those issues 

specifically listed in this notice and any 

issues arising after publication of this 

notice that require emergency action 

under Section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act, provided the public 

has been notified of the EC’s intent to 

take final action to address the 

emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Ms. 

Carolyn Porter at (503) 820–2280 at least 

5 days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: October 2, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–583–816] 

Certain Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe 

Fittings From Taiwan: Rescission of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective Date: October 8, 2009. 

SUMMARY: In response to a request from 

respondent Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co., 

Ltd. (‘‘Ta Chen’’), the Department of 

Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) initiated 

an administrate review of the 

antidumping duty order on certain 

stainless steel butt-weld pipe fittings 

from Taiwan. See Initiation of 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Reviews and Deferral of 

Administrative Reviews, 74 FR 37690 

(July 29, 2009) (‘‘Initiation Notice’’). 

This administrative review covers the 

period June 1, 2008, through May 31, 

2009. We are now rescinding this 

review due to Ta Chen’s withdrawal of 

its review request. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Drury or Angelica Mendoza, AD/CD 

Operations, Office 7, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–0195 or (202) 482– 

3019, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 1, 2009, the Department 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of ‘‘Opportunity to Request an 

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