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the total quantity sold to that importer 

(or customer). 

The Department clarified its 

‘‘automatic assessment’’ regulation on 

May 6, 2003. See Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 

Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 

FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). This 

clarification will apply to entries of 

subject merchandise during the POR 

produced by the respondent for which 

it did not know its merchandise was 

destined for the United States. In such 

instances, we will instruct CBP to 

liquidate unreviewed entries at the allothers rate if there is no rate for the 

intermediate company(ies) involved in 

the transaction. For a full discussion of 

this clarification, see Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings 

Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 

FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). 

Cash Deposit Requirements 

The following antidumping duty 

deposit rates will be effective upon 

publication of the final results of this 

administrative review for all shipments 

of lightweight thermal paper from 

Germany entered, or withdrawn from 

warehouse, for consumption on or after 

the publication date of these final 

results, as provided for by section 

751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (the Act): (1) If the exporter is 

not a firm covered in this review, but 

was covered in a previous review or the 

original less-than-fair-value (‘‘LTFV’’) 

investigation, the cash deposit rate will 

continue to be the company-specific rate 

established for the most recent period; 

(2) if the exporter is not a firm covered 

in this review, a prior review, or the 

LTFV investigation, but the 

manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate 

will be the rate established for the most 

recent period for the manufacturer of 

the subject merchandise; and (3) if 

neither the exporter nor the 

manufacturer is a firm covered by this 

review, a prior review, or the LTFV 

investigation, the cash deposit rate will 

be 6.50 percent, the all-others rate 

established in the LTFV investigation. 

See Antidumping Duty Orders: 

Lightweight Thermal Paper from 

Germany and the People’s Republic of 

China, 73 FR 70959 (November 24, 

2008). These cash deposit requirements 

shall remain in effect until further 

notice. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice serves as a final reminder 

to importers of their responsibility 

under 19 CFR § 351.402(f)(2) to file a 

certificate regarding the reimbursement 

of antidumping and/or countervailing 

duties prior to liquidation of the 

relevant entries during this review 

period. Failure to comply with this 

requirement could result in the 

Secretary’s presumption that 

reimbursement of antidumping and/or 

countervailing duties occurred and the 

subsequent increase in antidumping 

duties by the amount of antidumping 

and/or countervailing duties 

reimbursed. 

Notification Regarding APOs 

This notice also serves as a reminder 

to parties subject to administrative 

protective orders (‘‘APO’’) of their 

responsibility concerning the 

disposition of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(5). Timely 

written notification of the return/ 

destruction of APO materials or 

conversion to judicial protective order is 

hereby requested. Failure to comply 

with the regulations and terms of an 

APO is a sanctionable violation. 

This administrative review and notice 

are in accordance with sections 

751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. 

Dated: April 2, 2012. 

Paul Piquado, 

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

Appendix I 

List of Comments in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum 

Comment 1: Whether the Language of the 

Statute and Governing Regulation Allows 

the Department’s Disallowance of Certain 

Post-Sale Price Adjustments 

Comment 2: Whether the Monatsbonus 

Rebate is Legitimate 

Comment 3: Whether the Department’s 

Decision Suggest That All Strategies 

Intended to Reduce Dumping Are ‘‘Ipso 

Facto Illegitimate’’ 

Comment 4: Whether to Recalculate 

Koehler’s CEP Profit 

[FR Doc. 2012–8477 Filed 4–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB156 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Take of Anadromous Fish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Receipt of application for 

renewal of a scientific research and 

enhancement permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS has received a scientific research 

and enhancement permit application 

request relating to salmonids listed 

under the Endangered Species Act 

(ESA). The proposed research program 

is intended to increase knowledge of the 

species and to help guide management 

and conservation efforts. The 

applications and related documents may 

be viewed online at: https://apps.nmfs.

noaa.gov/preview/preview_open_for_

comment.cfm. These documents are also 

available upon written request or by 

appointment by contacting NMFS by 

phone (707) 575–6097 or fax (707) 578– 

3435. 

DATES: Written comments on the permit 

application must be received at the 

appropriate address or fax number (see 

ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific 

standard time May 9, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments on either 

application should be submitted to the 

Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 

777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 325, Santa 

Rosa, CA 95404. Comments may also be 

submitted via fax to (707) 578–3435 or 

by email to FRNpermits.SR@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey Jahn, Santa Rosa, CA (ph.: 707– 

575–6097, email.: Jeffrey.Jahn@noaa.

gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Species Covered in This Notice 

This notice is relevant to federally 

threatened Central California Coast 

steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss), 

endangered Central California Coast 

coho salmon (O. kisutch), and 

threatened California Coastal Chinook 

salmon (O. tshawytscha). 

Authority 

Scientific research permits are issued 

in accordance with section 10(a)(1)(A) 

of the ESA of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531– 

1543) and regulations governing listed 

fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 

222–226). NMFS issues permits based 

on findings that such permits: (1) Are 

applied for in good faith; (2) if granted 

and exercised, 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. The authority to take listed species 

is subject to conditions set forth in the 

permits. 

Anyone requesting a hearing on the 

application listed in this notice should 

set out the specific reasons why a 

hearing on the application would be 

appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such 

hearings are held at the discretion of the 


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Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 

NMFS. 

Application Received 

Permit 15169 

The National Park Service (NPS) is 

requesting a 5-year scientific research 

and enhancement permit to take 

juvenile, smolts and adult Central 

California Coast (CCC) steelhead, 

juvenile, smolts and adult CCC coho 

salmon, and juvenile, smolts and adult 

California Coastal (CC) Chinook salmon 

(ESA-listed salmonids) and adult 

carcasses of each species associated 

with eight research studies within NPS 

lands in Marin, San Mateo, and Contra 

Costa counties in California. This permit 

is a renewal of Permit 1046 

Modification 2 previously issued to the 

NPS. In the studies described below, 

researchers do not expect to kill any 

listed fish but a small number may die 

as an unintended result of the research 

activities. 

This project is part of an ongoing 

effort to monitor population status and 

trends of ESA-listed salmonids within 

park boundaries. The objectives are to: 

(1) Monitor salmonid smolt 

outmigration, (2) determine juvenile 

salmonid diet composition, (3) monitor 

spawning salmonids, (4) determine 

juvenile salmonid distribution and 

population abundance, (5) determine 

juvenile salmonid winter habitat 

utilization, (6) document adult salmonid 

spawner escapement; (7) conduct 

juvenile salmonid rescue and relocation, 

and (8) conduct biotelemetry. In these 

projects, ESA-listed salmonids will be 

observed (snorkel surveys), captured 

(dip-net, electrofishing, fyke-net trap, 

rotary screw trap, pipe-trap, weir, or 

seine), anesthetized, handled 

(identified, measured, weighed), 

sampled (fin clips, opercle, scales, 

gastric lavage, otoliths), marked (fin 

clips, fin dye), tagged (Passive 

Integrated Transponder (PIT), visible 

elastomer implant tags (VIE), acoustic), 

and released. All data and information 

will be shared with county, state, and 

federal entities for use in conservation 

and restoration planning efforts related 

to ESA-listed salmonids. 

Study 1 is a salmonid smolt 

outmigration monitoring study in 

Lagunitas, Olema, Pine Gulch, and 

Redwood creeks in Marin County. Traps 

(screw traps, pipe-traps, and/or fyke-net 

traps) will be operated annually from 

February through June. A subset of CCC 

coho salmon, CC steelhead, and CC 

Chinook smolts, parr, and young-of-theyear (YOY) will be anesthetized, 

identified to species and life stage, 

measured, and weighed. Each day of 

sampling, a limited number of smolts 

will be marked (PIT tag, fin clip, fin dye, 

or VIE tags) and sampled (fin clips, 

scales) prior to release. A small portion 

of marked smolts will be released in an 

open trap box at a site above the site 

trap to determine trap efficiency. All 

other captured fish will be released 

downstream of the trap. 

Study 2 is a juvenile salmonid diet 

composition study in the following 

watersheds within or proximate to NPS 

lands: Olema, Lagunitas, Pine Gulch, 

Redwood, and Easkoot creeks in Marin 

County. Diet composition data will be 

collected from smolts that are captured 

by pipe-trap or fyke-net trap (during 

study 1) or by seine or electrofishing 

(during study 4). Captured ESA-listed 

salmonids that are not subjected to the 

procedures associated with study 1 will 

be anesthetized, stomach sampled, and 

released. 

Study 3 is an adult salmonid spawner 

monitoring study in the following 

watersheds on or proximate to NPS 

lands: Olema Creek, Lagunitas Creek, 

Pine Gulch, Redwood Creek, and 

Easkoot Creek in Marin County, West 

Union Creek, Martini Creek, San 

Vicente Creek, and Denniston Creek in 

San Mateo County, and Alhambra Creek 

and Franklin Creek in Contra Costa 

County. Streams will be visually 

surveyed annually from December 

through March. Researchers will 

observe the number, species, sex, size, 

condition, location, and behavior of 

spawning adult ESA-listed salmonids. 

Carcasses will be marked to avoid 

double counting and returned to the 

location where they were found. Redds 

will be located, marked, and mapped. 

Study 4 is a summer/fall juvenile 

salmonid distribution, population 

abundance, and habitat monitoring 

study in the creeks listed in study 3. 

Sampling will occur from June through 

December. Snorkel surveys will be 

conducted whenever possible to 

estimate the number, species, and age 

class of ESA-listed salmonids present. 

In addition, juvenile CCC coho salmon 

and CCC steelhead will be captured by 

seine or electrofishing. After capture, 

fish will be anesthetized, measured and 

weighed, sampled, marked, and allowed 

to recover before being released back 

into the habitat from which they were 

taken. A subset of salmonids will be 

marked with PIT tags. 

Study 5 is a juvenile salmonid winter 

habitat utilization study within or 

proximate to NPS lands in the Olema 

Creek and Redwood Creek watersheds 

in Marin County. Snorkel surveys will 

be conducted whenever possible to 

estimate the number, species, and age 

class of ESA-listed salmonids present. 

Annually, during October, juvenile 

salmonids will be captured (by seine or 

electrofishing), anesthetized, and 

handled. A subset of these captured fish 

will be tagged (PIT tags). During March, 

juvenile ESA-listed salmonids may be 

recaptured by seine or electrofishing. 

Fin dye may also be applied to the fins 

of a limited number of fish using a 

syringe or needleless jet injector. 

Study 6 is an adult spawner 

escapement monitoring study. Floating 

resistance-board weir-traps will be 

operated annually from November 

through March at the lower reaches of 

Olema Creek, Pine Gulch, and Redwood 

Creek in Marin County, California. 

Upstream migrating salmonids will be 

captured in the weir-trap, handled, 

tagged to avoid recounting, and released 

upstream of the weir-trap. In addition, 

carcasses of ESA-listed salmonids may 

be handled, sampled, marked to avoid 

double counting, and returned to a 

location downstream of the weir-trap. 

Otoliths may be collected from select 

carcasses. 

Study 7 is a juvenile salmonid rescue 

and relocation study in the same creeks 

as listed in study 3. Juvenile ESA-listed 

salmonids that are under imminent risk 

of stranding and mortality will be 

captured (by electrofishing or seining), 

handled, and transferred to buckets or 

insulated coolers filled with aerated 

stream water. Fish will be transported 

and released into either a flowing 

downstream section of the tributary 

from which they were taken or the 

mainstem at or below the confluence 

where they would have passed had they 

not become stranded. All fish will be 

kept within the same watershed as they 

were originally found. 

Study 8 is a biotelemetry study. A 

subset of fish captured at the Olema and 

Lagunitas Creek smolt traps (during 

study 1) or during juvenile summer 

sampling (during study 4) will be 

implanted with acoustic tags to monitor 

their subsequent movements in Tomales 

Bay. This notice is provided pursuant to 

section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS will 

evaluate the applications, associated 

documents, and comments submitted to 

determine whether the applications 

meet the requirements of section 10(a) 

of the ESA and Federal regulations. The 

final permit decisions will not be made 

until after the end of the 30-day 

comment period. NMFS will publish 

notice of its final actions in the Federal 

Register. 


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Dated: April 4, 2012. 

Lisa Manning, 

Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8483 Filed 4–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB134 

North 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 North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) Golden 

King Crab Price Formula Committee is 

meeting in Seattle, WA. 

DATES: The meeting will be held April 

26–27, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Pacific Seafood Processing 

Association, 1900 W. Emerson Place, 

Suite 205, Seattle, WA. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Fina, Council staff; telephone: 

(907) 271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee is meeting concerning the 

arbitration system that is part of the 

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands crab 

rationalization program. The Committee 

will give specific attention to the 

development of the price formula for 

golden king crab under the arbitration 

system. Additional information is 

posted on the Council Web site: 

http://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/ 

npfmc/. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. 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 Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail 

Bendixen at (907) 271–2809 at least 7 

working days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: April 4, 2012. 

William D. Chappell 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8479 Filed 4–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office 

Patents External Quality Survey 

(formerly Customer Panel Quality 

Survey) 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment 

request. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on this extension of a 

continuing information collection, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before June 8, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: 

InformationCollection@uspto.gov. 

Include ‘‘0651–0057 Patents External 

Quality Survey comment’’ in the subject 

line of the message. 

• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to the attention of 

Martin Rater, Management Analyst, 

Office of Patent Quality Assurance, 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 

22313–1450; by telephone at 571–272– 

5966; or by email to 

Martin.Rater@uspto.gov with 

‘‘Paperwork’’ in the subject line. 

Additional information about this 

collection is also available at http:// 

www.reginfo.gov under ‘‘Information 

Collection Review.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

For over the past 10 years, the USPTO 

has used surveys to obtain customer 

feedback regarding the products, 

services, and related service standards 

of the USPTO. The USPTO used the 

data to measure how well the agency is 

meeting established customer service 

standards, to identify any disjoints 

between customer expectations and 

USPTO performance, and to develop 

improvement strategies. Typically, these 

surveys ask customers to express their 

satisfaction with the USPTO’s products 

and services based upon their 

interactions with the agency as a whole 

over a 12-month period. 

In order to obtain further data 

concerning customer ratings of the 

USPTO’s services, service standards, 

and performance, the USPTO developed 

the Patents External Quality Survey. 

This survey narrows the focus of 

customer satisfaction to examination 

quality and uses a longitudinal, rotating 

panel design to assess changes in 

customer perceptions and to identify 

key areas for examiner training and 

opportunities for improvement. The 

USPTO plans to survey patent agents, 

attorneys, and other individuals from 

large domestic corporations (including 

those with 500+ employees), small and 

medium-size businesses, and 

universities and other non-profit 

research organizations. In addition, the 

USPTO also plans to survey 

independent inventors. The USPTO 

does not plan to survey foreign entities. 

The USPTO will draw a random 

sample of these customers from their 

database. Due to the rotating panel 

design, some sample members will be 

surveyed twice in order to measure 

change over a period of time. Each year 

of the survey will include two waves of 

data collection. 

The Patents External Quality Survey 

is a mail survey, although respondents 

can also complete the survey 

electronically on the Web. The content 

of both versions will be identical. A 

survey packet containing the 

questionnaire, a separate cover letter 

prepared by the Commissioner of 

Patents, a postage-paid, pre-addressed 

return envelope, and instructions for 

completing the survey electronically 

will be mailed to all sample members. 

A pre-notification letter, reminder/thank 

you postcards, and telephone calls will 

be used to encourage response from 

sample members. 

This is a voluntary survey and all 

responses will remain confidential. The 


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