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on September 30, 2008, for the 2008 

period of review (POR). See Initiation of 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Reviews and Requests 

for Revocation in Part, 73 FR 56795 

(September 30, 2008). The preliminary 

results for this review are currently due 

no later than May 4, 2009. 

Extension of Time Limits for 

Preliminary Results 

Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act 

of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires 

the Department to issue the preliminary 

results of an administrative review 

within 245 days after the last day of the 

anniversary month of an order for which 

a review is requested and the 

final results of review within 120 days 

after the date on which the preliminary 

results are published. If it is not 

practicable to complete the review 

within the time period, section 

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the 

Department to extend these deadlines to 

a maximum of 365 days and 180 days, 

respectively. 

We are awaiting supplemental 

information from the Government of 

Korea in this administrative review. 

Because the Department will require 

additional time to review and analyze 

this supplemental information and may 

issue further supplemental 

questionnaires, it is not practicable to 

complete this review within the 

originally anticipated time limit (i.e., by 

May 4, 2009). Therefore, the Department 

is extending the time limit for 

completion of the preliminary results by 

120 days to not later than August 31, 

2009, in accordance with section 

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. 

We are issuing and publishing this 

notice in accordance with sections 

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

Dated: April 22, 2009. 

John M. Andersen, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–X081 

Magnuson–Stevens Act Provisions; 

General Provisions for Domestic 

Fisheries; Application for Exempted 

Fishing Permits 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Regional 

Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, 

Northeast Region, NMFS (Assistant 

Regional Administrator), has made a 

preliminary determination that an 

Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) 

application contains all of the required 

information and warrants further 

consideration. This EFP would allow 

two commercial fishing vessels to 

temporarily retain undersize fish and 

fish in excess of possession limits for 

the purpose of data collection in 

support of research conducted by the 

Gulf of Maine Research Institute 

(GMRI). The Assistant Regional 

Administrator has made a preliminary 

determination that the activities 

authorized under this EFP would be 

consistent with the goals and objectives 

of the Summer Flounder, Scup, and 

Black Sea Bass Fishery Management 

Plan (FMP). However, further review 

and consultation may be necessary 

before a final determination is made to 

issue an EFP. Therefore, NMFS 

announces that the Assistant Regional 

Administrator proposes to recommend 

that an EFP be issued. 

Regulations under the Magnuson– 

Stevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act require publication of 

this notification to provide interested 

parties the opportunity to comment on 

applications for proposed EFPs. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 13, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

• Email: DA9–103@noaa.gov. Include 

in the subject line ‘‘Comments on GMRI 

TED EFP.’’ 

• Mail: Patricia A. Kurkul, Regional 

Administrator, NMFS, NE Regional 

Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, 

Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the outside 

of the envelope ‘‘Comments on GMRI 

TED EFP.’’ 

• Fax: (978) 281–9135. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emily Bryant, Fishery Management 

Specialist, 978–281–9244. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GMRI was 

selected by the NOAA Protected Species 

Branch to conduct a study titled, ‘‘Study 

Comparison in Flounder Trawl Gear.’’ 

The objective of this project is to test 

and compare the catch performance of 

a trawl net fitted with a NMFS turtle 

excluder device (TED) with a 

leatherback sea turtle opening to an 

identical net without a TED or opening 

in the summer flounder fishery. This 

objective would be accomplished by 

documenting catch rates of summer 

flounder and other finfish bycatch 

between the two trawl gear types and 

examining the effects of these gear types 

on summer flounder length frequencies. 

GMRI proposes to employ two 

commercial vessels that operate in the 

summer flounder fishery to conduct this 

research. Investigators propose to 

conduct approximately six 90-minute 

tows per day for 16 days, for a total of 

96 tows, during May — June 2009. The 

location would be performed in the 

Mid–Atlantic region, specifically the 

summer flounder fishing grounds off 

Delmarva and New Jersey north of the 

Summer Flounder Fishery Sea Turtle 

Protection Area. Investigators would 

weigh and measure all summer flounder 

and finfish bycatch collected in each 

tow and return everything but legal– 

sized summer flounder within regulated 

possession limits to the sea as quickly 

as possible. All legal catch would be 

sold. 

GMRI submitted a complete EFP 

application on April 13, 2009, 

requesting exemption from minimum 

fish size and possession limit 

regulations for the purpose of data 

collection prior to discard. Undersize 

fish and fish above the vessel’s 

possession limit would be returned to 

the sea as quickly as possible to 

minimize discard mortality. All other 

elements of these fishing trips would 

comply with fishing regulations. 

The applicant may request minor 

modifications and extensions to the EFP 

throughout the year. EFP modifications 

and extensions may be granted without 

further notice if they are deemed 

essential to facilitate completion of the 

proposed research and have minimal 

impacts that do not change the scope or 

impact of the initially approved EFP 

request. Any fishing activity conducted 

outside the scope of the exempted 

fishing activity would be prohibited. If 

the research project is terminated for 

any reason prior to completion, any 

unused funds collected from catch sold 

to pay for research expenses may be 

refunded to NOAA. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: April 22, 2009. 

Alan D. Risenhoover 

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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