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administrative protective order no later 

than 10 days after the representative’s 

client or employer becomes a party to 

the proceeding, but in no event later 

than the date the case briefs, under 19 

CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), are due. The 

Department will publish the final 

results of this administrative review, 

including the results of its analysis of 

arguments made in any case or rebuttal 

briefs. 

This administrative review is issued 

and published in accordance with 

sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the 

Act. 

Dated: February 28, 2007. 

David M. Spooner, 

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E7–4070 Filed 3–6–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 022707A] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Take of Anadromous Fish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Issuance of scientific research 

permits. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS has issued Permit 1105 

Modification 1 to Hagar Environmental 

Science (HES) in Richmond, CA; and 

Permit 1121 to Santa Clara Valley Water 

District (SCVWD) in San Jose, CA. This 

notice is relevant to federally 

endangered Central California Coast 

coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), 

threatened Central California Coast 

steelhead (O. mykiss), and threatened 

South-Central California Coast steelhead 

(O. mykiss). 

ADDRESSES: The applications, permits, 

and related documents are available for 

review by appointment at: Protected 

Resources Division, NMFS, 777 Sonoma 

Avenue, Room 315, Santa Rosa, CA 

95404 (ph: 707–575–6097, fax: 707–

578–3435, e-mail at: 

Jeffrey.Jahn@noaa.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey Jahn at 707–575–6097, or e-mail: 

Jeffrey.Jahn@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority 

The issuance of permits and permit 

modifications, as required by the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

U.S.C. 1531–1543) (ESA), is based on a 

finding that such permits/modifications: 

(1) are applied for in good faith; (2) 

would not operate to the disadvantage 

of the listed species which are the 

subject of the permits; and (3) are 

consistent with the purposes and 

policies set forth in section 2 of the 

ESA. Authority to take listed species is 

subject to conditions set forth in the 

permits. Permits and modifications are 

issued in accordance with and are 

subject to the ESA and NMFS 

regulations (50 CFR parts 222–226) 

governing listed fish and wildlife 

permits. 

Species Covered in This Notice 

This notice is relevant to federally 

endangered Central California Coast 

coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), 

threatened Central California Coast 

steelhead (O. mykiss), and threatened 

South-Central California Coast steelhead 

(O. mykiss).Permits Issued 

A notice of the receipt of an 

application to renew and modify Permit 

1105 was published in the Federal 

Register on December 4, 2006 (71 FR 

70367). Permit 1105 Modification 1 was 

issued to HES on February 15, 2007. 

Permit 1105 Modification 1 authorizes 

capture (by seine or backpack 

electrofishing), handling, and release of 

juvenile Central California Coast coho 

salmon, Central California Coast 

steelhead, and South-Central California 

Coast steelhead. Permit 1105 

Modification 1 is for research to be 

conducted in the following watersheds 

and coastal lagoons: Pilarcitos Creek in 

San Mateo County, California; San 

Lorenzo River, Liddell Creek, Laguna 

Creek, and Majors Creek in Santa Cruz 

County, California; Salinas River in 

Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties, 

California; and Arroyo Grande Creek in 

San Luis Obispo County, California. 

Permit 1105 Modification 1 authorizes 

unintentional lethal take of juvenile 

ESA-listed salmonids associated with 

research activities not to exceed 3 

percent of ESA-listed salmonids 

captured. Permit 1105 Modification 1 

does not authorize take of adult ESAlisted salmonids or intentional lethal 

take of ESA-listed salmonids. The 

purpose of the research is to provide 

ESA-listed salmonid population, 

distribution, and habitat assessment 

data to inform watershed management 

as well as establish baseline population 

abundances preceding the 

implementation of habitat conservation 

measures. Permit 1105 Modification 1 

expires on December 31, 2011.A notice 

of the receipt of an application for a 

scientific research permit (1121) was 

published in the Federal Register on 

September 21, 2006 (71 FR 55169). 

Permit 1121 was issued to SCVWD on 

February 15, 2007. 

Permit 1121 authorizes capture (by 

backpack electrofishing or boat 

electrofishing), handling, and release of 

juvenile Central California Coast 

steelhead; and capture (by weir-trap), 

handling, and release of adult Central 

California Coast steelhead. Permit 1121 

is for research to be conducted in the 

Coyote Creek, Guadalupe River, and 

Stevens Creek watersheds in Santa Clara 

County, California. Permit 1121 

authorizes unintentional lethal take of 

juvenile ESA-listed salmonids 

associated with research activities not to 

exceed 3 percent of ESA-listed 

salmonids captured. Permit 1121 does 

not authorize intentional lethal take of 

ESA-listed salmonids or unintentional 

lethal take of adult ESA-listed 

salmonids. 

The purpose of the research is to 

provide fish population and habitat 

assessment data to direct SCVWD wateruse and habitat restoration activities. 

Permit 1121 expires on December 31, 

2011. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–3950 Filed 3–6–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 022807E] 

Marine Mammals; File No. 782–1719 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application for 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

The National Marine Mammal 

Laboratory (NMML), Alaska Fisheries 

Science Center, (Dr. John L. Bengston, 

Principal Investigator), 7600 Sand Point 

Way, NE, Seattle, Washington 98115–

6349, has requested an amendment to 

scientific research Permit No. 782–

1719–04. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

April 6, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: The amendment request 

and related documents are available for 

review upon written request, or by 


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appointment (See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION). 

Written comments or requests for a 

public hearing on this request should be 

submitted 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 amendment 

request would be appropriate. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

facsimile at (301)427–2521, 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 email comments is 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include 

in the subject line of the e-mail 

comment the following document 

identifier: File No. 782–1719–05. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Hapeman or Carrie Hubard, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject amendment to Permit No. 782–

1719–00, issued on June 30, 2004 (69 FR 

44514) and most recently amended on 

November 14, 2006 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). 

Permit No. 782–1719–04 authorizes 

NMML to take all species of cetaceans 

under NMFS jurisdiction during stock 

assessment activities throughout U.S. 

territorial waters and the high seas of 

the North Pacific Ocean, Southern 

Ocean, and Arctic Ocean. The permit 

authorizes Level B harassment during 

close approach for aerial surveys, 

vessel-based surveys, observations, and 

photo-identification and Level A 

harassment during biopsy sampling and 

attachment of scientific instruments. 

NMML requests an increase in the 

number of biopsy samples from and 

attachment of scientific instruments to 

gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) to 

study the animals during their 

northward migration and expand their 

spring sampling activities in the Bering 

Sea and the waters of Washington and 

Kodiak Island, Alaska. NMML requests 

to increase the number of non-ESAlisted killer whales (Orcinus orca) that 

may be biopsy sampled and have 

scientific instruments attached to 

examine killer whale diet and 

movement patterns, as directed by the 

Marine Mammal Commission. NMML 

also requests harassment during close 

approach for aerial and vessel surveys, 

photo-identification, tagging, and biopsy 

sampling of non-endangered dwarf 

sperm whale (Kogia breviceps), pygmy 

sperm whale (Kogia simus), roughtoothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis), 

Hawaii spinner dolphin (Stenella 

longirostris), striped dolphin (Stenella 

coeruleoalba), and melon-headed whale 

(Peponocephala electra) in the North 

Pacific Ocean to develop reliable 

abundance estimates and examine stock 

structure. The amended permit, if 

issued, would be valid until the permit 

expires on June 30, 2009. 

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. 

Documents may be reviewed in the 

following locations: 

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)427–2521; 

Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand 

Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, 

Seattle, WA 98115–0700; phone 

(206)526–6150; fax (206)526–6426; 

Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 

21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668; phone 

(907)586–7221; fax (907)586–7249; 

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West 

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 

CA 90802–4213; phone (562)980–4001; 

fax (562)980–4018; and 

Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 

Kapiolani Blvd., Rm 1110, Honolulu, HI 

96814–4700; phone (808)973–2935; fax 

(808)973–2941. 

Dated: February 28, 2007. 

Tammy C. Adams, 

Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and 

Education Division, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–3899 Filed 3–6–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 022807D] 

Marine Mammals; File Nos. 605–1607 

and 605–1904 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; withdrawal of 

amendment request; receipt of 

application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Whale Center of New England (Mason 

Weinrich, Principal Investigator), P.O. 

Box 159, Gloucester, MA 01930 has 

withdrawn a request to amend Permit 

No. 605–1607–02 and has applied in 

due form for a new permit (File No. 

605–1904) to conduct research on 

humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae), 

fin (Balaenoptera physalus), and sei 

(Balaenoptera borealis) whales. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

April 6, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following office(s): 

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)427–2521; 

Northeast Region, NMFS, One 

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 

01930–2298; phone (978)281–9300; fax 

(978)281–9394; and 

Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th 

Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, Florida 

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)427–2521, 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 


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