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Administration Webmaster, at (202) 

482–0866, e–mail address: webmaster– 

support@ita.doc.gov. 

All comments and submissions 

should be submitted to Barbara E. 

Tillman, Director, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office 6; Subject: Application of the 

Countervailing Duty Law to Imports 

from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 

Request for Comment; Room 1870, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 14th Street 

and Constitution Avenue, NW, 

Washington, DC. 

Respondent Selection 

For this investigation, the Department 

intends to select respondents based on 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) data for U.S. imports under 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) number 

3923.21.0085 during the POI (i.e., 

calendar year 2008). We intend to 

release the CBP data under 

Administrative Protective Order (APO) 

to all parties with access to information 

protected by APO within five days of 

the announcement of the initiation of 

this investigation. Interested parties may 

submit comments regarding the CBP 

data and respondent selection within 

seven calendar days of publication of 

this notice. We intend to make our 

decision regarding respondent selection 

within 20 days of publication of this 

notice. 

Interested parties must submit 

applications for disclosure under APO 

in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 

Instructions for filing such applications 

may be found on the Department’s 

website at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/apo. 

Distribution of Copies of the Petition 

In accordance with section 

702(b)(4)(A)(i) of the Act, copies of the 

public versions of the Petition and 

amendments thereto have been 

provided to the GOV. To the extent 

practicable, we will attempt to provide 

a copy of the public version of the 

Petition to each exporter named in the 

Petition, as provided under 19 CFR 

351.203(c)(2). 

ITC Notification 

We have notified the ITC of our 

initiation, as required by section 702(d) 

of the Act. 

Preliminary Determination by the ITC 

The ITC will preliminarily determine, 

by no later than May 15, 2009, whether 

there is a reasonable indication that 

imports of subsidized PRCBs from 

Vietnam materially injure, or threaten 

material injury to, a U.S. industry. See 

section 703(a)(2) of the Act. A negative 

ITC determination will result in the 

investigation being terminated; see 

section 703(a)(1) of the Act. Otherwise, 

the investigation will proceed according 

to statutory and regulatory time limits. 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to section 777(i) of the Act. 

Dated: April 20, 2009. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

ATTACHMENT 

Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise subject to this 

investigation is polyethylene retail 

carrier bags (PRCBs), which also may be 

referred to as t–shirt sacks, merchandise 

bags, grocery bags, or checkout bags. 

The subject merchandise is defined as 

non–sealable sacks and bags with 

handles (including drawstrings), 

without zippers or integral extruded 

closures, with or without gussets, with 

or without printing, of polyethylene 

film having a thickness no greater than 

0.035 inch (0.889 mm) and no less than 

0.00035 inch (0.00889 mm), and with no 

length or width shorter than 6 inches 

(15.24 cm) or longer than 40 inches 

(101.6 cm). The depth of the bag may be 

shorter than 6 inches but not longer 

than 40 inches (101.6 cm). 

PRCBs are typically provided without 

any consumer packaging and free of 

charge by retail establishments, e.g., 

grocery, drug, convenience, department, 

specialty retail, discount stores, and 

restaurants to their customers to 

package and carry their purchased 

products. The scope of this investigation 

excludes (1) polyethylene bags that are 

not printed with logos or store names 

and that are closeable with drawstrings 

made of polyethylene film and (2) 

polyethylene bags that are packed in 

consumer packaging with printing that 

refers to specific end–uses other than 

packaging and carrying merchandise 

from retail establishments, e.g., garbage 

bags, lawn bags, trash–can liners. 

Imports of merchandise included 

within the scope of this investigation 

are currently classifiable under 

statistical category 3923.21.0085 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS). This 

subheading may also cover products 

that are outside the scope of this 

investigation. Furthermore, although the 

HTSUS subheading is provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope of this 

investigation is dispositive. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XO86 

Marine Mammals; File No. 14497 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

The Mirage Casino-Hotel, 3400 Las 

Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, Nevada 

89109, has applied in due form for a 

permit to import two bottlenose 

dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) for the 

purposes of public display. 

DATES: Written or telefaxed comments 

must be received on or before May 27, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public 

Comment’’ from the Features box on the 

Applications and Permits for Protected 

Species (APPS) home page, https:// 

apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting 

File No. 14497 from the list of available 

applications. 

The application and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following offices: 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301) 713–2289; fax (301) 427–2521; and 

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West 

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 

CA 90802–4213; phone (562)980–4001; 

fax (562)980–4018. 

Written comments or requests for a 

public hearing on this application 

should be mailed to the Chief, Permits, 

Conservation and Education Division, 

F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those 

individuals requesting a hearing should 

set forth the specific reasons why a 

hearing on this particular request would 

be appropriate. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

facsimile at (301)427–2521, provided 

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy 

submitted by mail and postmarked no 

later than the closing date of the 

comment period. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

e-mail. The mailbox address for 

providing e-mail comments is 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include 

in the subject line of the e-mail 


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comment the following document 

identifier: File No. 14497. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Skidmore or Kristy Beard, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested 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 applicant requests authorization 

to import two male adult captive-born 

bottlenose dolphins from Dolphin Quest 

in Hamilton, HM FX, Bermuda to The 

Mirage Casino-Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. 

The applicant requests this import for 

the purpose of public display. The 

receiving facility, The Mirage, is: (1) 

open to the public on a regularly 

scheduled basis with access that is not 

limited or restricted other than by 

charging for an admission fee; (2) offers 

an educational program based on 

professionally accepted standards; and 

(3) holds an Exhibitor’s License, number 

88–C–0074, issued by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture under the 

Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131–59). 

In addition to determining whether 

the applicant meets the three public 

display criteria, NMFS must determine 

whether the applicant has demonstrated 

that the proposed activity is humane 

and does not represent any unnecessary 

risks to the health and welfare of marine 

mammals; that the proposed activity by 

itself, or in combination with other 

activities, will not likely have a 

significant adverse impact on the 

species or stock; and that the applicant’s 

expertise, facilities, and resources are 

adequate to accomplish successfully the 

objectives and activities stated in the 

application. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Concurrent with the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

NMFS is forwarding copies of this 

application to the Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors. 

Dated: April 22, 2009. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–9563 Filed 4–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XO89 

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 committee 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) Crab 

Plan Team will meet May 11, 12, 15, 

2009. Additionally, a public workshop 

on Alaska Crab Stock Assessments will 

be held May 13–14. 

DATES: The meetings will be held May 

11–15, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held 

in the Traynor Room at the Alaska 

Fishery Science Center, 7600 Sand Point 

Way, NE, Bldg 4, Seattle, WA. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diana Stram, North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council; telephone: (907) 

271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Crab 

Plan will begin Monday May 11 at 8:30 

a.m. through Tuesday May 12. The 

Alaska Crab Stock Assessment 

Workshop will begin on May 13 at 8:30 

a.m. and go through May 14. The Crab 

Plan team will reconvene Friday May 15 

at 8:30 a.m. 

The Plan Team agenda includes the 

following: Discussion and 

recommendations on groundfish catch 

accounting for crab stock assessments; 

Reanalysis of the Eastern Bering Sea 

bottom trawl survey results; Overview 

of crab stock assessment, stock status, 

over fishing levels (OFL), plans for 

Center for Independent Experts review, 

and proposed model-based assessment 

tier recommendations; Pribilof Island 

Blue King Crab rebuilding plan 

alternatives; Modification of the St 

Matthew Habitat Conservation area; 

Discard rates and PSC caps for 

groundfish and scallop fisheries. The 

agenda for the Crab Stock Assessment 

Workshop includes discussion and 

evaluation of all aspects of data, 

methodology, and alternative 

approaches for assessing crab stocks. 

The agenda for both meeting will be 

posted at http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/ 

npfmc/. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Gail Bendixen, 

(907) 271–2809, at least 5 working days 

prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: April 22, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XO90 

New England 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 New England Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Herring Advisory Panel will meet to 

consider actions affecting New England 

fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, May 14, 2009, at 10 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Sheraton Harborside Hotel, 250 

Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; 

telephone: (603) 431–2300; fax: (603) 

433–5649. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items 

of discussion in the committee’s agenda 

are as follows: 

1. Review/discuss management 

measures and alternatives under 

development in Amendment 4 to the 

Herring Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP); develop related Advisory Panel 

comments/recommendations for Herring 

Committee consideration. 

2. Advisory Panel discussion will 

focus primarily on catch monitoring 

alternatives and issues associated with 

feasibility, compliance, costs, and 

impacts on fishing operations; catch 

monitoring alternatives may include 


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