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Exporter/manufacturer Net subsidy rate 

Abu Dhabi Metal Pipes & Profiles Industries Complex LLC ............................................................................................................ Zero. 

Universal Tube and Plastic Industries, Ltd.; KHK Scaffolding and Formwork LLC; and Universal Tube and Pipe Industries LLC Zero.

All Others .......................................................................................................................................................................................... Zero. 

Because all of the rates are zero, we 

preliminarily determine that no 

countervailable subsidies are being 

provided to the production or 

exportation of circular welded pipe in 

the UAE. As such, we will not direct 

CBP to suspend liquidation of entries of 

circular welded pipe from the UAE. 

ITC Notification 

In accordance with section 703(f) of 

the Act, we will notify the ITC of our 

determination. In addition, we are 

making available to the ITC all nonprivileged and non-proprietary 

information relating to this 

investigation. We will allow the ITC 

access to all privileged and business 

proprietary information in our files, 

provided the ITC confirms that it will 

not disclose such information, either 

publicly or under an administrative 

protective order, without the written 

consent of the Assistant Secretary for 

Import Administration. 

In accordance with section 705(b)(3) 

of the Act, if our final determination is 

affirmative, the ITC will make its final 

determination within 75 days after the 

Department makes its final 

determination. 

Disclosure and Public Comment 

Due to the anticipated timing of 

verification and issuance of verification 

reports, case briefs for this investigation 

must be submitted no later than one 

week after the issuance of the last 

verification report. See 19 CFR 

351.309(c)(i) for a further discussion of 

case briefs. Rebuttal briefs must be filed 

within five days after the deadline for 

submission of case briefs, pursuant to 19 

CFR 351.309(d)(1). A list of authorities 

relied upon, a table of contents, and an 

executive summary of issues should 

accompany any briefs submitted to the 

Department. Executive summaries 

should be limited to five pages total, 

including footnotes. See 19 CFR 

351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 

Section 774 of the Act provides that 

the Department will hold a public 

hearing to afford interested parties an 

opportunity to comment on arguments 

raised in case or rebuttal briefs, 

provided that such a hearing is 

requested by an interested party. If a 

request for a hearing is made in this 

investigation, the hearing will be held 

two days after the deadline for 

submission of the rebuttal briefs, 

pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(d), at the 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 

Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230. Parties should 

confirm by telephone the time, date, and 

place of the hearing 48 hours before the 

scheduled time. 

Interested parties who wish to request 

a hearing, or to participate if one is 

requested, must electronically submit a 

written request to the Assistant 

Secretary for Import Administration 

using IA ACCESS, within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice, pursuant to 

19 CFR 351.310(c). Requests should 

contain: (1) The party’s name, address, 

and telephone; (2) the number of 

participants; and (3) a list of the issues 

to be discussed. Oral presentations will 

be limited to issues raised in the briefs. 

Id. 

This determination is published 

pursuant to sections 703(f) and 777(i) of 

the Act. 

Dated: March 26, 2012. 

Paul Piquado, 

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7746 Filed 3–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Advisory Committee on Earthquake 

Hazards Reduction Meeting 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on 

Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR 

or Committee), will hold a meeting via 

teleconference on Friday, April 20, 2012 

from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time. The 

primary purpose of this meeting is to 

develop the Committee’s draft annual 

report to the NIST Director. Any draft 

meeting materials will be posted on the 

NEHRP Web site at http://nehrp.gov/. 

Interested members of the public will be 

able to participate in the meeting from 

remote locations by calling into a 

central phone number. 

DATES: The ACEHR will hold a meeting 

via teleconference on Friday, April 20, 

2012, from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. Eastern 

Time. 

ADDRESSES: Questions regarding the 

meeting should be sent to National 

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program 

Director, National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail 

Stop 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 

20899–8604. For instructions on how to 

participate in the meeting, please see 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Jack Hayes, National Earthquake 

Hazards Reduction Program Director, 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail 

Stop 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 

20899–8604. Dr. Hayes’ email address is 

jack.hayes@nist.gov and his phone 

number is (301) 975–5640. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee was established in 

accordance with the requirements of 

Section 103 of the NEHRP 

Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 

108–360). The Committee is composed 

of 12 members appointed by the 

Director of NIST, who were selected for 

their technical expertise and experience, 

established records of distinguished 

professional service, and their 

knowledge of issues affecting the 

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 

Program. In addition, the Chairperson of 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 

Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory 

Committee (SESAC) serves in an exofficio capacity on the Committee. The 

Committee assesses: 

• Trends and developments in the 

science and engineering of earthquake 

hazards reduction; 

• The effectiveness of NEHRP in 

performing its statutory activities 

(improved design and construction 

methods and practices; land use 

controls and redevelopment; prediction 

techniques and early-warning systems; 

coordinated emergency preparedness 

plans; and public education and 

involvement programs); 

• Any need to revise NEHRP; and 

• The management, coordination, 

implementation, and activities of 

NEHRP. 

Background information on NEHRP 

and the Advisory Committee is available 

at http://nehrp.gov/. 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app., notice is 

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hereby given that the ACEHR will hold 

a meeting via teleconference on Friday, 

April 20, 2012, from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. 

Eastern Time. There will be no central 

meeting location. Interested members of 

the public will be able to participate in 

the meeting from remote locations by 

calling into a central phone number. 

The primary purpose of this meeting is 

to develop the Committee’s draft annual 

report to the NIST Director. Any draft 

meeting materials will be posted on the 

NEHRP Web site at http://nehrp.gov/. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions related to the 

Committee’s affairs are invited to 

request detailed instructions by 

contacting Michelle Harman on how to 

dial in from a remote location to 

participate in the meeting. Michelle 

Harman’s email address is 

michelle.harman@nist.gov, and her 

phone number is 301–975–5324. 

Approximately fifteen minutes will be 

reserved from 2:45 p.m.–3 p.m. Eastern 

Time for public comments; speaking 

times will be assigned on a first-come, 

first-serve basis. The amount of time per 

speaker will be determined by the 

number of requests received, but is 

likely to be about 3 minutes each. 

Questions from the public will not be 

considered during this period. Speakers 

who wish to expand upon their oral 

statements, those who had wished to 

speak but could not be accommodated, 

and those who were unable to 

participate are invited to submit written 

statements to the ACEHR, National 

Institute of Standards and Technology, 

100 Bureau Drive, MS 8604, 

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–8604, via 

fax at (301) 975–5433, or electronically 

by email to info@nehrp.gov. 

All participants of the meeting are 

required to pre-register. Anyone wishing 

to participate must register by close of 

business Friday, April 13, 2012, in order 

to be included. Please submit your 

name, email address, and phone number 

to Michelle Harman. After registering, 

participants will be provided with 

detailed instructions on how to dial in 

from a remote location in order to 

participate. Michelle Harman’s email 

address is michelle.harman@nist.gov, 

and her phone number is (301) 975– 

5324. 

Dated: March 21, 2012. 

Willie E. May, 

Associate Director for Laboratory Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7480 Filed 3–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB114 

Notice of Availability of Draft 

Documents for Public Comment 

Related to a Fishery Conservation Plan 

and Research Permits for the 

Washington State Department of Fish 

and Wildlife 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Washington State 

Department of Fish and Wildlife 

(WDFW) has submitted applications to 

NMFS for four scientific research 

permits and one incidental take permit 

(Permits) under the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). We 

prepared a draft Environmental 

Assessment (EA) to support permitissuance decisions. As required by the 

ESA, WDFW has also prepared a 

Conservation Plan (Plan) designed to 

minimize and mitigate any such take of 

endangered or threatened species. The 

Permit applications are related to 

scientific research and fisheries 

management measures in waters of the 

Puget Sound/Georgia Basin, 

Washington. The research permits and 

fishery permit and the Plan each have 

a proposed term of 5 years. 

We request comments from the public 

on the draft EA, the proposed Plan and 

associated applications. All comments 

received will become part of the public 

record. 

DATES: Written comments on the draft 

EA and proposed Plan and associated 

applications must be received on or 

before April 23, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Address all written 

comments to: Dan Tonnes, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, 7600 Sand 

Point Way NE., Building Number 1, 

Seattle, WA 98115–6349, facsimile (206) 

526–6426. Comments may be submitted 

by email to the following address: 

WDFWEA.nwr@noaa.gov. In the subject 

line of the email, include the Document 

identifier: WDFW EA. Comments and 

materials received will be available for 

public inspection, by appointment, 

during normal business hours at the 

office listed in the ADDRESSES section of 

this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan 

Tonnes, National Marine Fisheries 

Service, 7600 Sand Point Way NE., 

Building Number 1, Seattle, WA 98115– 

6349, facsimile (206) 526–6426, phone 

(206) 526–4643, email: 

Dan.Tonnes@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Statutory Authority 

Section 9 of the ESA and its 

implementing Federal regulations 

prohibit the taking of a species listed as 

endangered or threatened. The term 

‘‘take’’ is defined under the ESA to 

mean harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, 

wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or 

to attempt to engage in any such 

conduct (16 U.S.C. 1532(19). ‘‘Harm’’ is 

defined to include significant habitat 

modification or degradation where it 

actually kills or injures wildlife by 

significantly impairing essential 

behavioral patterns, including breeding, 

feeding, and sheltering (64 FR 60727, 

November 8, 1999). ‘‘Harass’’ is defined 

as an intentional or negligent act or 

omission which creates the likelihood of 

injury to wildlife by annoying it to such 

an extent as to significantly disrupt 

normal behavioral patterns including 

breeding, feeding, and sheltering. 

NMFS may issue permits, under 

limited circumstances, to allow the take 

of listed species incidental to, and not 

the purpose of, otherwise lawful 

activities, and for scientific research. 

NMFS proposes to issue four research 

permits pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) 

and one incidental take permit pursuant 

to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA. NMFS 

regulations governing permits for 

threatened and endangered species are 

at 50 CFR 222.307. 

Background 

Fisheries within portions of the Puget 

Sound/Georgia Basin are managed by 

the WDFW. ESA-listed yelloweye 

rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus), canary 

rockfish (Seb. pinniger), and bocaccio 

(Seb. paucispinis) and threatened Puget 

Sound Chinook salmon (Oncorhyncus 

tshawytscha) are incidentally caught in 

the commercial shrimp trawl fishery 

and the recreational bottom fish fishery 

authorized by the state. The threatened 

southern DPS of eulachon (Thaleichthys 

pacificus) and threatened southern DPS 

of North American green sturgeon 

(Acipenser medirostris) can be 

incidentally caught in the commercial 

shrimp trawl fishery that occur in the 

Puget Sound/Georgia Basin. WDFW 

conducts scientific research in the Puget 

Sound/Georgia Basin that takes ESAlisted rockfish, the threatened 

Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESUs) 

of Puget Sound Chinook salmon and 

Hood Canal summer-run chum salmon 

(O. keta), the DPSs of threatened Puget 

Sound steelhead (O. mykiss), southern 

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