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an endangered species under the Act (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) on May 5, 2000 (65 

FR 26438). Its historic range 

encompassed all major rivers in the 

Mobile Basin, including the Alabama, 

Tombigbee, and Cahaba River systems, 

below the fall lines for each river. (Fall 

lines are changes in elevation (i.e., falls) 

that block navigation upstream by fish.) 

Recent collections of Alabama sturgeon 

have been restricted to the lower 

Alabama River, from below R.F. Henry 

Lock and Dam to the confluence of the 

Tombigbee River, and the lower Cahaba 

River near its confluence with the 

Alabama River; however, records are 

extremely rare. The last capture of an 

Alabama sturgeon was on April 3, 2007, 

by biologists at the Alabama Department 

of Conservation and Natural Resources 

(ADCNR). Critical habitat was 

designated for the species on June 2, 

2009 (74 FR 26488). The Alabama 

sturgeon is one of the rarest fish in the 

nation and may be close to extinction. 

Restoring an endangered or 

threatened animal or plant to the point 

where it is again a secure, selfsustaining member of its ecosystem is a 

primary goal of our endangered species 

program. To help guide the recovery 

effort, we prepare recovery plans for 

most listed species. Recovery plans 

describe actions considered necessary 

for conservation of the species, establish 

criteria for downlisting or delisting, and 

estimate time and cost for implementing 

recovery measures. 

The Act requires the development of 

recovery plans for listed species, unless 

such a plan would not promote the 

conservation of a particular species. 

Section 4(f) of the Act requires us to 

provide a public notice and an 

opportunity for public review and 

comment during recovery plan 

development. We will consider all 

information we receive during a public 

comment period prior to approval of 

each new or revised recovery plan. We 

and other Federal agencies will take 

these comments into account in the 

course of implementing approved 

recovery plans. 

Recovery Plan Components 

The objective of this plan is to 

provide a framework for the recovery of 

the Alabama sturgeon, so that protection 

under the Act is no longer necessary. 

Delisting is not currently foreseeable, 

due to extreme curtailment of range and 

extensive modification to the riverine 

habitats. Therefore, if finalized, this 

draft recovery plan would establish 

downlisting criteria for the Alabama 

sturgeon so that it may be reclassified as 

threatened. 

Downlisting of the Alabama sturgeon 

from endangered to threatened will be 

considered when: (1) A population 

consisting of approximately 500 

sexually mature Alabama sturgeon is 

shown to be surviving and naturally 

reproducing in the Alabama/Cahaba 

Rivers; (2) population studies show that 

the Alabama sturgeon population is 

naturally recruiting (consisting of 

multiple age classes) and sustainable 

over a period of 20 years (2–3 

generations), and no longer requires 

hatchery augmentation; and (3) an 

agreement is in place that ensures 

adequate flows are being delivered 

down the Alabama River to allow for 

successful development of sturgeon 

larvae, and that fish are able to move 

successfully both upstream and 

downstream at dams on the Alabama 

River. 

Request for Public Comments 

We request written comments on the 

draft recovery plan. We will consider all 

comments we receive by the date 

specified in DATES prior to final 

approval of the plan. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority 

The authority for this action is section 

4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16 

U.S.C. 1533 (f). 

Dated: February 1, 2012. 

Mark J. Musaus, 

Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLAK930000 L16100000.DS0000.12XL] 

Notice of Correction to Notice of 

Availability of the Draft Integrated 

Activity Plan/Environmental Impact 

Statement for the National Petroleum 

Reserve-Alaska and Announcement of 

Public Subsistence-Related Hearings 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of correction. 

SUMMARY: On March 30, 2012, the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

published a Notice of Availability of the 

Draft Integrated Activity Plan (IAP)/ 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the National Petroleum ReserveAlaska and Announcement of Public 

Subsistence-Related Hearings in the 

Federal Register (77 FR 19318). The 

BLM inadvertently stated that the 

comments on the Draft IAP/EIS must be 

received by May 31, 2012. The BLM will 

accept public comments on the Draft 

IAP/EIS until June 1, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Ducker, BLM Alaska State Office, 907– 

271–3130. 

Ronald L. Dunton, 

Acting State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8860 Filed 4–11–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 337–TA–807] 

Certain Digital Photo Frames and 

Image Display Devices and 

Components Thereof; Notice of 

Request for Written Submissions on 

Remedy, the Public Interest, and 

Bonding With Respect to Defaulting 

Respondent Aiptek International Inc. 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission is requesting briefing on 

remedy, the public interest, and 

bonding with respect to relief against 

respondent Aiptek International Inc. 

(‘‘Aiptek’’) of Hsinchu, Taiwan, which 

was previously found in default in the 

above-captioned investigation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Clint Gerdine, Esq., Office of the 

General Counsel, U.S. International 

Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 

708–2310. Copies of non-confidential 

documents filed in connection with this 

investigation are or will be available for 

inspection during official business 

hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the 

Office of the Secretary, U.S. 

International Trade Commission, 500 E 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, 

telephone (202) 205–2000. General 

information concerning the Commission 

may also be obtained by accessing its 

Internet server at http://www.usitc.gov. 

The public record for this investigation 

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may be viewed on the Commission’s 

electronic docket (EDIS) at http:// 

edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired 

persons are advised that information on 

this matter can be obtained by 

contacting the Commission’s TDD 

terminal on (202) 205–1810. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission instituted this investigation 

on September 27, 2011, based on a 

complaint filed by Technical Properties 

Limited, LLC (‘‘TPL’’) of Cupertino, 

California. 76 FR 59737–38. The 

complaint alleges a violation of section 

337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, in the 

importation into the United States, the 

sale for importation, and the sale within 

the United States after importation of 

certain digital photo frames and image 

display devices and components thereof 

by reason of infringement of certain 

claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,976,623; 

7,162,549; 7,295,443; and 7,522,424. 

The complaint further alleges the 

existence of a domestic industry. The 

Commission’s notice of investigation 

named twenty respondents including 

Aiptek. The Office of Unfair Import 

Investigations was not named as a party 

to this investigation. The complaint and 

notice of investigation were served on 

Aiptek on September 22, 2011. Aiptek 

failed to respond to the complaint and 

notice of investigation. 

On November 18, 2011, the presiding 

administrative law judge (‘‘ALJ’’) issued 

an order to Aiptek to show cause why 

it should not be held in default. See 

ALJ’s Order No. 13 (November 18, 

2011). Aiptek failed to respond to the 

show cause order. The ALJ issued an 

initial determination (‘‘ID’’) on 

December 22, 2011, finding Aiptek in 

default, pursuant to 19 CFR 210.13 and 

210.16, because respondent did not 

respond to the complaint, notice of 

investigation, and the ALJ’s order to 

show cause. On January 9, 2012, the 

Commission issued notice of its 

determination not to review the ID 

finding Aiptek in default. 

On March 8, 2012, complainant TPL 

filed a declaration requesting immediate 

relief against the defaulting respondent 

Aiptek pursuant to Commission rule 

210.16(c)(1), 19 CFR 210.16(c)(1). Its 

declaration included proposed remedial 

orders for the Commission’s 

consideration. 

Section 337(g)(1) (19 U.S.C. 

1337(g)(1)) and Commission Rule 

210.16(c)(1) (19 CFR 210.16(c)(1)) 

authorize the Commission to order 

immediate limited relief against a 

respondent found in default, unless 

after consideration of the public interest 

factors, it finds that such relief should 

not issue. The Commission may (1) 

issue an order that could result in the 

exclusion of the subject articles from 

entry into the United States, and/or (2) 

issue one or more cease and desist 

orders that could result in the 

respondent being required to cease and 

desist from engaging in unfair acts in 

the importation and sale of such 

articles. Accordingly, the Commission is 

interested in receiving written 

submissions that address the form of 

remedy, if any, that should be ordered. 

If a party seeks exclusion of an article 

from entry into the United States for 

purposes other than entry for 

consumption, the party should so 

indicate and provide information 

establishing that activities involving 

other types of entry are either adversely 

affecting it or likely to do so. For 

background, see In the Matter of Certain 

Devices for Connecting Computers via 

Telephone Lines, Inv. No. 337–TA–360, 

USITC Pub. No. 2843 (December 1994) 

(Commission Opinion). 

If the Commission contemplates some 

form of remedy, it must consider the 

effects of that remedy upon the public 

interest. The factors the Commission 

will consider include the effect that an 

exclusion order and/or cease and desist 

order would have on (1) the public 

health and welfare, (2) competitive 

conditions in the U.S. economy, (3) U.S. 

production of articles that are like or 

directly competitive with those that are 

subject to investigation, and (4) U.S. 

consumers. The Commission is 

therefore interested in receiving written 

submissions that address the 

aforementioned public interest factors 

in the context of this investigation. 

When the Commission orders some 

form of remedy, the U.S. Trade 

Representative, as delegated by the 

President, has 60 days to approve or 

disapprove the Commission’s action. 

See section 337(j), 19 U.S.C. 1337(j) and 

the Presidential Memorandum of July 

21, 2005. 70 FR 43251 (July 26, 2005). 

During this period, the subject articles 

would be entitled to enter the United 

States under bond, in an amount 

determined by the Commission. The 

Commission is therefore interested in 

receiving submissions concerning the 

amount of the bond that should be 

imposed if a remedy is ordered. 

Written Submissions: The parties to 

the investigation, interested government 

agencies, and any other interested 

parties are encouraged to file written 

submissions on the issues of remedy, 

the public interest, and bonding. 

Complainant is requested to state the 

dates that the patents at issue expire and 

the HTSUS numbers under which the 

accused products are imported. The 

written submissions must be filed no 

later than close of business on April 23, 

2012. Reply submissions must be filed 

no later than the close of business on 

April 30, 2012. No further submissions 

on these issues will be permitted unless 

otherwise ordered by the Commission. 

Persons filing written submissions 

must do so in accordance with 

Commission rule 210.4(f), 19 CFR 

210.4(f) which requires electronic filing. 

The original document and 8 true copies 

thereof must also be filed on or before 

the deadlines stated above with the 

Office of the Secretary. Any person 

desiring to submit a document (or 

portion thereof) to the Commission in 

confidence must request confidential 

treatment unless the information has 

already been granted such treatment 

during the proceedings. All such 

requests should be directed to the 

Secretary of the Commission and must 

include a full statement of the reasons 

why the Commission should grant such 

treatment. See 19 CFR 210.6. Documents 

for which confidential treatment by the 

Commission is sought will be treated 

accordingly. All nonconfidential written 

submissions will be available for public 

inspection at the Office of the Secretary. 

The authority for the Commission’s 

determination is contained in section 

337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in 

sections 210.16(c)(1) and 210.50 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (19 CFR 210.16(c)(1) and 

210.50). 

Issued: April 9, 2012. 

By order of the Commission. 

James R. Holbein, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8849 Filed 4–11–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 332–530] 

Trade Facilitation in the East African 

Community: Recent Developments and 

Potential Benefits, Institution of 

Investigation and Request for Written 

Statements 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Institution of investigation and 

request for written statements. 

SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request 

on March 28, 2012, from the United 

States Trade Representative (USTR) 

under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 

1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)), the U.S. 

International Trade Commission 

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