19004 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 61 / Thursday, March 29, 2012 / Notices 

3See Notice of Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next 

Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative 

Determination Deadlines as Amended, 70 FR 24533 

(May 10, 2005). 

the preliminary results are published. 

However, if it is not practicable to 

complete the review within these time 

periods, section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act 

allows the Department to extend the 

time limit for the preliminary 

determination to a maximum of 365 

days after the last day of the anniversary 

month. 

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary 

Results of Review 

We determine that it is not practicable 

to complete the preliminary results of 

this administrative review within the 

original time limit because the 

Department requires additional time to 

analyze questionnaire responses and to 

evaluate surrogate value submissions. 

Therefore, the Department is 

extending the time limit for completion 

of the preliminary results of the 

administrative review by 30 days. The 

preliminary results will now be due no 

later than April 29, 2012. As that day 

falls on a Sunday, the preliminary 

results are due no later than April 30, 

2012.3 The final results continue to be 

due 120 days after the publication of the 

preliminary results. 

We are issuing and publishing this 

notice in accordance with sections 

751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i) of the Act. 

Dated: March 23, 2012. 

Christian Marsh, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7595 Filed 3–28–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB117 

Fishing Capacity Reduction Program 

for the Southeast Alaska Purse Seine 

Salmon Fishery 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of referendum voting 

period. 

SUMMARY: NMFS issues this notice to 

inform interested persons of the voting 

period for the fishing capacity reduction 

program referendum for the Southeast 

Alaska Purse Seine Salmon Fishery. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before 5 p.m. EST April 13, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments about this 

notice to Paul Marx, Chief, Financial 

Services Division, NMFS, Attn: SE 

Alaska Purse Seine Salmon Buyback, 

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 

MD 20910 (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael A. Sturtevant at (301) 427– 

8799, fax (301) 713–1306, or 

michael.a.sturtevant@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Southeast Alaska purse seine 

salmon fishery is a commercial fishery 

in Alaska state waters and adjacent 

Federal waters. It encompasses the 

commercial taking of salmon with purse 

seine gear, and participation is limited 

to fishermen designated by the Alaska 

Commercial Fisheries Entry 

Commission (CFEC). 

NMFS published proposed program 

regulations on May 23, 2011 (76 FR 

29707), and final program regulations 

on October 6, 2011 (76 FR 61986), to 

implement the reduction program. 

NMFS published the list of eligible 

voters in on March 1, 2012 (77 FR 

12568). Interested persons should 

review these for further program details. 

The final regulations require NMFS to 

publish this notice before conducting a 

referendum to determine the industry’s 

willingness to repay a fishing capacity 

reduction loan to purchase the permits 

identified in the reduction submitted by 

the Southeast Revitalization Association 

and approved by NMFS. 

As of February 24, 2012, there are 379 

permits in the fishery designated as 

S01A by CFEC. These permanent permit 

holders are eligible to vote in the 

referendum. NMFS has updated the list 

and will mail referendum ballots to 

each. Mailed ballots will be 

accompanied by NMFS’ detailed voting 

guidance. 

The referendum voting period will 

start March 30, 2012 and end on April 

30, 2012. Any votes not received by 

NMFS by 5 p.m. on April 30, 2012, will 

not be counted. 

Dated: March 26, 2012. 

Lindsay Fullenkamp, 

Acting Director, Office of Management and 

Budget, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7592 Filed 3–28–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA915 

Marine Mammals; File No. 16621 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

permit has been issued to Alejandro 

Acevedo-Gutie ́rrez, Ph.D., Biology 

Department, Western Washington 

University, Bellingham, WA to conduct 

research on harbor seals (Phoca 

vitulina). 

ADDRESSES: The permit and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following offices: 

Permits and Conservation Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, 

Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 

427–8401; 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tammy Adams or Joselyd Garcia-Reyes, 

(301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 4, 2012, notice was published in 

the Federal Register (76 FR 45514) that 

a request for a permit to conduct 

research on harbor seals in Washington 

State, had been submitted by the abovenamed applicant. The requested permit 

has been issued 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 permit authorizes harassment of 

harbor seals in Washington State inland 

waters of the Salish Sea. The research 

involves ground surveys, vessel surveys, 

and playback experiments. The permit 

expires on March 15, 2017. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

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