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Falls Church, VA 22041; fax (703) 358– 

2281; or email DMAFR@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104 

(telephone); (703) 358–2281 (fax); 

DMAFR@fws.gov (email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

A. How do I request copies of 

applications or comment on submitted 

applications? 

Send your request for copies of 

applications or comments and materials 

concerning any of the applications to 

the contact listed under ADDRESSES. 

Please include the Federal Register 

notice publication date, the PRTnumber, and the name of the applicant 

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not consider requests or comments sent 

to an email or address not listed under 

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address in your request for copies of 

applications, we will attempt to respond 

to your request electronically. 

Please make your requests or 

comments as specific as possible. Please 

confine your comments to issues for 

which we seek comments in this notice, 

and explain the basis for your 

comments. Include sufficient 

information with your comments to 

allow us to authenticate any scientific or 

commercial data you include. 

The comments and recommendations 

that will be most useful and likely to 

influence agency decisions are: (1) 

Those supported by quantitative 

information or studies; and (2) Those 

that include citations to, and analyses 

of, the applicable laws and regulations. 

We will not consider or include in our 

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receive after the close of the comment 

period (see DATES) or comments 

delivered to an address other than those 

listed above (see ADDRESSES). 

B. May I review comments submitted by 

others? 

Comments, including names and 

street addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the street 

address listed under ADDRESSES. The 

public may review documents and other 

information applicants have sent in 

support of the application unless our 

allowing viewing would violate the 

Privacy Act or Freedom of Information 

Act. 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. 

II. Background 

To help us carry out our conservation 

responsibilities for affected species, and 

in consideration of section 10(a)(1)(A) of 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and 

the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

seq.), along with Executive Order 13576, 

‘‘Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and 

Accountable Government,’’ and the 

President’s Memorandum for the Heads 

of Executive Departments and Agencies 

of January 21, 2009—Transparency and 

Open Government (74 FR 4685; January 

26, 2009), which call on all Federal 

agencies to promote openness and 

transparency in Government by 

disclosing information to the public, we 

invite public comment on these permit 

applications before final action is taken. 

Under the MMPA, you may request a 

hearing on any MMPA application 

received. If you request a hearing, give 

specific reasons why a hearing would be 

appropriate. The holding of such a 

hearing is at the discretion of the 

Service Director. 

III. Permit Applications 

A. Endangered Species 

Applicant: Houston Zoo Inc., Houston, 

TX; PRT–45248B 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export one female curassow (Crax 

alberti) from Houston Zoo, Houston, 

Texas to Nago Zoological and Botanical 

Gardens, Okinawa, Japan, for the 

purpose of scientific research. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: Disney’s Animal Kingdom, 

Bay Lake, FL; PRT–53174B 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export feathers from captive-bred pink 

pigeons (Nesoenas mayeri) for the 

purpose of scientific research. 

Applicant: The Wild Animal Park, 

Chittenango, NY; PRT–56456B 

The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for giant tortoises (Chelonoidis 

nigra), radiated tortoises (Astrochelys 

radiata), ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur 

catta), snow leopards (Uncia uncia), and 

leopards (Panthera pardus) to enhance 

the species’ propagation or survival. 

This notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: USFWS/Ecological Services 

Field Office, Cheyenne, WY; PRT– 

219999 

The applicant requests renewal of 

their permit to export to and import 

from Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Ontario, 

Canada, captive hatched Wyoming toads 

(Bufo hemiophrys baxteri) for the 

purposes of enhancement of the survival 

of the species. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Applicant: Edgar Hinkle, Lexington, NC; 

PRT–59964B 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import a sport-hunted trophy of one 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus) culled from a captive herd 

maintained under the management 

program of the Republic of South Africa, 

for the purpose of enhancement of the 

survival of the species. 

B. Endangered Marine Mammals and 

Marine Mammals 

Applicant: Tom Smith, Brigham Young 

University, Provo, UT; PRT–225854 

The applicant requests a renewal of 

the permit to authorize harassment of 

polar bears (Ursus maritimus) by 

adjusting the video camera equipment, 

conducting aerial surveys, and 

conducting ground-truth surveys with 

snowmobiles near dens for the purpose 

of scientific research. This notification 

covers activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over the remainder of the 5- 

year period of the permit. 

Concurrent with publishing this 

notice in the Federal Register, we are 

forwarding copies of the above 

applications to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and the Committee of 

Scientific Advisors for their review. 

Brenda Tapia, 

Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch 

of Permits, Division of Management 

Authority. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07218 Filed 3–27–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 337–TA–951] 

Certain Lithium Metal Oxide Cathode 

Materials, Lithium-Ion Batteries for 

Power Tool Products Containing the 

Same, and Power Tools Products With 

Lithium-Ion Batteries Containing 

Same; Institution of Investigation 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

complaint was filed with the U.S. 

International Trade Commission on 

February 20, 2015, under section 337 of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 

U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of BASF 

Corporation of Florham Park, New 

Jersey and UChicago Argonne LLC of 

Lemont, Illinois. A letter supplementing 

the complaint was filed on March 13, 

2015. The complaint, as supplemented, 

alleges violations of section 337 based 

upon the importation into the United 

States, the sale for importation, and the 

sale within the United States after 

importation of certain lithium metal 

oxide cathode materials, lithium metalion batteries for power tool products 

containing same, and power tool 

products with lithium-ion batteries 

containing same by reason of 

infringement of certain claims of U.S. 

Patent No. 6,677,082 (‘‘the ’082 patent’’) 

and U.S. Patent No. 6,680,143 (‘‘the ’143 

patent’’). The complaint further alleges 

that an industry in the United States 

exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of 

section 337. 

The complainants request that the 

Commission institute an investigation 

and, after the investigation, issue a 

limited exclusion order and cease and 

desist orders. 

ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for 

any confidential information contained 

therein, is 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., Room 

112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone 

(202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired 

individuals are advised that information 

on this matter can be obtained by 

contacting the Commission’s TDD 

terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons 

with mobility impairments who will 

need special assistance in gaining access 

to the Commission should contact the 

Office of the Secretary at (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 may be viewed on 

the Commission’s electronic docket 

(EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Office of Unfair Import Investigations, 

U.S. International Trade Commission, 

telephone (202) 205–2560. 

Authority: The authority for institution of 

this investigation is contained in section 337 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 

in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules 

of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 

(2014). 

Scope of Investigation: Having 

considered the complaint, the U.S. 

International Trade Commission, on 

March 23, 2015, ordered that— 

(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of 

section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended, an investigation be instituted 

to determine whether there is a 

violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of 

section 337 in the importation into the 

United States, the sale for importation, 

or the sale within the United States after 

importation of certain lithium metal 

oxide cathode materials, lithium-ion 

batteries for power tool products 

containing same, and power tool 

products with lithium-ion batteries 

containing same by reason of 

infringement of one or more of claims 

1–4, 7, 8, 13, and 14 of the ’082 patent 

and claims 1–4, 8, 9, and 17 of the ’143 

patent, and whether an industry in the 

United States exists as required by 

subsection (a)(2) of section 337; 

(2) Pursuant to Commission Rule 

210.50(b)(1), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), the 

presiding administrative law judge shall 

take evidence or other information and 

hear arguments from the parties and 

other interested persons with respect to 

the public interest in this investigation, 

as appropriate, and provide the 

Commission with findings of fact and a 

recommended determination on this 

issue, which shall be limited to the 

statutory public interest factors set forth 

in 19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(1), (f)(1), (g)(1); 

(3) For the purpose of the 

investigation so instituted, the following 

are hereby named as parties upon which 

this notice of investigation shall be 

served: 

(a) The complainants are: 

BASF Corporation, 100 Campus Drive, 

Florham Park, NJ 07932 

UChicago Argonne LLC, 9700 S. Cass 

Avenue, Lemont, IL 60439 

(b) The respondents are the following 

entities alleged to be in violation of 

section 337, and are the parties upon 

which the complaint is to be served: 

Umicore N.V., Broekstraat 31, 1000 

Brussels, Belgium 

Umicore USA Inc., 3600 Glenwood 

Avenue, Suite 250, Raleigh, NC 27612 

Makita Corporation, 3–11–8, 

Sumiyoschino, 446–0072 Anjo 446– 

0072 Aichi, Japan 

Makita Corporation of America, 2650 

Buford Highway, Buford, GA 30518 

Makita U.S.A. Inc., 14930 Northam 

Street, La Mirada, CA 90638 

(c) The Office of Unfair Import 

Investigations, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite 

401, Washington, DC 20436; and 

(4) For the investigation so instituted, 

the Chief Administrative Law Judge, 

U.S. International Trade Commission, 

shall designate the presiding 

Administrative Law Judge. 

Responses to the complaint and the 

notice of investigation must be 

submitted by the named respondents in 

accordance with section 210.13 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to 

19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such 

responses will be considered by the 

Commission if received not later than 20 

days after the date of service by the 

Commission of the complaint and the 

notice of investigation. Extensions of 

time for submitting responses to the 

complaint and the notice of 

investigation will not be granted unless 

good cause therefor is shown. 

Failure of a respondent to file a timely 

response to each allegation in the 

complaint and in this notice may be 

deemed to constitute a waiver of the 

right to appear and contest the 

allegations of the complaint and this 

notice, and to authorize the 

administrative law judge and the 

Commission, without further notice to 

the respondent, to find the facts to be as 

alleged in the complaint and this notice 

and to enter an initial determination 

and a final determination containing 

such findings, and may result in the 

issuance of an exclusion order or a cease 

and desist order or both directed against 

the respondent. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: March 24, 2015. 

Lisa R. Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

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BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL 

TRADE COMMISSION 

[USITC SE–15–011] 

Government in the Sunshine Act 

Meeting Notice 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United 

States International Trade Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: April 3, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. 

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20436, Telephone: 

(202) 205–2000. 

STATUS: Open to the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. Agendas for future meetings: None. 

2. Minutes. 

3. Ratification List. 

4. Vote in Inv. No. 731–TA–1269 

(Preliminary) (Silicomanganese from 

Australia). The Commission is currently 

scheduled to complete and file its 

determination on April 6, 2015; views of 

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