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the ratio of the total amount of the

dumping margins calculated for the

examined sales to the total entered

value of those same sales. In order to

estimate the entered value, we will

subtract applicable movement expenses

from the gross sales value. In

accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2),

we will instruct Customs to liquidate

without regard to antidumping duties

all entries of subject merchandise

during the POR from Huanri General

and Meita for which the importerspecific assessment rate is zero or de

minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 percent).

For entries subject to the PRC-wide rate,

Customs shall assess ad valorem duties

at the rate established in the LTFV

investigation. The Department will issue

appropriate appraisement instructions

directly to Customs upon completion of

this review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

Upon completion of this new shipper

review, for entries from Huanri General

and Meita, we will require cash deposits

at the rates established in the final

results pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(e)

and as further described below.

The following deposit requirements

will be effective upon publication of the

final results of this new shipper

antidumping duty administrative review

for all shipments of brake rotors from

the PRC entered, or withdrawn from

warehouse, for consumption on or after

the publication date, as provided by

section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The cash

deposit rates for Huanri General and

Meita will be the rates established in the

final results; (2) the cash deposit rate for

PRC exporters who received a separate

rate in a prior segment of the proceeding

will continue to be the rate assigned in

that segment of the proceeding; (3) the

cash deposit rate for the PRC NME

entity (including Concord) will continue

to be 43.32 percent; and (4) the cash

deposit rate for non-PRC exporters of

subject merchandise from the PRC will

be the rate applicable to the PRC

supplier of that exporter. These

requirements, when imposed, shall

remain in effect until publication of the

final results of the next administrative

review.

Notification to Importers

This notice serves as a preliminary

reminder to importers of their

responsibility under 19 CFR

351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate

regarding the reimbursement of

antidumping 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 duties

occurred and the subsequent assessment

of double antidumping duties.

This new shipper administrative

review and notice are in accordance

with section 751(a)(1) and (2)(B) of the

Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1) and (2)(B)) and

19 CFR 351.214.

Dated: May 21, 2001.

Faryar Shirzad,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–588–845]

Notice of Extension of Time Limit for

the Preliminary Results of the

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review: Stainless Steel Sheet and

Strip in Coils From Japan

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limit

for the preliminary results of the

antidumping duty administrative review

of stainless steel sheet and strip in coils

from Japan.

SUMMARY: On September 6, 2000, the

Department of Commerce

(‘‘Department’’) published a notice of

initiation of an antidumping duty

review of stainless steel sheet and strip

in coils from Japan. The Department of

Commerce (‘‘Department’’) is extending

the time limit for the preliminary results

of the review, which covers the period

January 4, 1999 through June 30, 2000.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 29, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Juanita H. Chen at 202–482–0409;

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 1401 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (‘‘Act’’), are references to the

provisions effective January 1, 1995, the

effective date of the amendments made

to the Act by the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act. In addition, unless

otherwise indicated, all citations to the

Department’s regulations are to the

regulations codified at 19 CFR part 351

(2000).

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary

Results

On September 6, 2000, the

Department published its notice of

initiation of an antidumping duty

review of the antidumping duty order

on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils

from Japan. See Initiation of

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Administrative Reviews and Requests

for Revocation in Part, 65 FR 53980,

53981 (September 6, 2000). On January

31, 2001, the Department published its

notice partially extending the time limit

for the preliminary results of the review

by 90 days. See Extension of Time Limit

for the Preliminary Results of the

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review: Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip

in Coils from Japan, 66 FR 8385 (January

31, 2001). Under section 751(a)(3)(A) of

the Act, the Department may extend the

deadline for completion of the

preliminary results of a review if it

determines that it is not practicable to

complete the preliminary results within

the statutory time limit of 245 days after

the date on which the review is

initiated. The Department has

determined that it is not practicable to

complete the preliminary results of the

review within that statutory time limit.

See Memorandum from Edward C. Yang

to Joseph A. Spetrini (May 21, 2001).

Therefore, in accordance with section

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the Department

is extending the time limit for the

preliminary results by 30 days until July

31, 2001.

Dated: May 21, 2001.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, AD/CVD

Enforcement Group III.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–588–854]

Certain Tin Mill Products From Japan:

Notice of Initiation of Changed

Circumstances Review of the

Antidumping Duty Order

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of initiation of changed

circumstances review.

SUMMARY: In accordance with 19 CFR

351.216(b), Weirton Steel and the

Independent Steelworkers Union,

interested parties in this proceeding,

requested a changed circumstances

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review pursuant to section 751(b) of the

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the

Act’’). In response to this request, the

Department of Commerce is initiating a

changed circumstances review on

certain tin mill products from Japan.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 29, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Helen Kramer or Steve Bezirganian,

Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0405 or

(202) 482–1131, respectively.

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (the Act), are references to the

provisions effective January 1, 1995, the

effective date of the amendments made

to the Act by the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act (URAA). In addition,

unless otherwise indicated, all citations

to the Department of Commerce’s (the

Department’s) regulations are to the

regulations at 19 CFR part 351 (2001).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On August 28, 2000, the Department

published in the Federal Register (65

FR 52067) the antidumping duty order

on certain certain tin mill products from

Japan. On April 6, 2001, Weirton Steel

and the Independent Steelworkers

Union, petitioners in this proceeding,

requested that the Department revoke in

part the antidumping duty order on

certain tin mill products from Japan. On

May 3, 2001, petitioners submitted a

change in the definition of the product

for which they requested a changed

circumstances review. Specifically,

petitioners requested that the

Department revoke the order with

respect to imports of merchandise

meeting the following specifications:

double reduced (CADR–8 temper)

electrolytically chromium coated steel with

chromium oxide at a level of 1.6 mg/sq. ft.

(±0.9), having a base box weight of 60 pounds

(nominal thickness of 0.0066 inch (±5%

tolerance)), and a surface with a 7C stone

finish, lubricated with butyl stearate oil

(BSO) or dioctyl sebacate oil (DOS) with the

level ranging from 0.22 to 0.32 gm/base box.

The material is 311⁄2 inches in actual width

(¥0/+ 1⁄16 inch width tolerance) and made

from fully deoxidized (killed) continuous

cast and continuous annealed steel that is

free of detrimental non-metallic inclusions

(i.e., clean steel) with earring hazard

minimized. The maximum edge wave is 1⁄8

inch, with crossbow controllable to less than

2 inches per sheet. The maximum camber per

three feet is 0.020 inch, the maximum burr

is 0.001 inch, and the maximum pinholes per

coil is 0.2%. The maximum coil weight is

25,000 pounds, with an interior coil diameter

of 16 inches to 161⁄2 inches, and an exterior

coil diameter of 36 inches to 60 inches. When

loaded for shipment, the coil is placed on the

pallet with the eye of the coil standing

vertical, with each side of the pallet being 60

inches having 4 x 4 runners, and outside

runners placed a minimum of 37 inches

apart.

Weirton Steel, a domestic producer of

the subject merchandise, together with

the Independent Steelworkers Union

and the United Steelworkers of

America, AFL–CIO, were the petitioners

in the underlying sales at less-than-fairvalue investigation. In their changed

circumstances request, petitioners state

that they have no interest in

maintaining the antidumping duty order

on certain tin mill products from Japan

with respect to the specific merchandise

identified in their request, and that they

believe that none of the known

producers of the subject merchandise

have any interest in having the

described merchandise remain within

the scope of the antidumping order.

However, the Department has no

information on the record that the other

known domestic producers of tin mill

products, Bethlehem Steel Corp.,

National Steel Corp., Midwest Division,

Ohio Coatings Co., U.S. Steel Group, a

Unit of USX Corp., and USS-Posco

Industries, Inc., have no interest in

maintaining the antidumping duty order

with respect to the specific merchandise

described in Weirton’s request.

Therefore, we are not combining this

initiation with the preliminary

determination, which is our normal

practice under section 351.221(c)(3)(ii).

Scope of Review

The products covered by this

antidumping order are tin mill flatrolled products that are coated or plated

with tin, chromium or chromium

oxides. Flat-rolled steel products coated

with tin are known as tin plate. Flatrolled steel products coated with

chromium or chromium oxides are

known as tin-free steel or electrolytic

chromium-coated steel. The scope

includes all the noted tin mill products

regardless of thickness, width, form (in

coils or cut sheets), coating type

(electrolytic or otherwise), edge

(trimmed, untrimmed or further

processed, such and scroll cut), coating

thickness, surface finish, temper,

coating metal (tin, chromium,

chromium oxide), reduction (single- or

double-reduced), and whether or not

coated with a plastic material.

All products that meet the written

physical description are within the

scope of this order unless specifically

excluded. The following products, by

way of example, are outside and/or

specifically excluded from the scope of

this order:

• Single reduced electrolytically

chromium coated steel with a thickness

0.238 mm (85 pound base box) (#10%)

or 0.251 mm (90 pound base box)

(#10%) or 0.255 mm (#10%) with 770

mm (minimum width) (#1.588 mm) by

900 mm (maximum length if sheared)

sheet size or 30.6875 inches (minimum

width) (#1⁄16 inch) and 35.4 inches

(maximum length if sheared) sheet size;

with type MR or higher (per ASTM)

A623 steel chemistry; batch annealed at

T2 1⁄2 anneal temper, with a yield

strength of 31 to 42 kpsi (214 to 290

Mpa); with a tensile strength of 43 to 58

kpsi (296 to 400 Mpa); with a chrome

coating restricted to 32 to 150 mg/m2;

with a chrome oxide coating restricted

to 6 to 25 mg/m2 with a modified 7B

ground roll finish or blasted roll finish;

with roughness average (Ra) 0.10 to 0.35

micrometers, measured with a stylus

instrument with a stylus radius of 2 to

5 microns, a trace length of 5.6 mm, and

a cut-off of 0.8 mm, and the

measurement traces shall be made

perpendicular to the rolling direction;

with an oil level of 0.17 to 0.37 grams/

base box as type BSO, or 2.5 to 5.5 mg/

m2 as type DOS, or 3.5 to 6.5 mg/m2 as

type ATBC; with electrical conductivity

of static probe voltage drop of 0.46 volts

drop maximum, and with electrical

conductivity degradation to 0.70 volts

drop maximum after stoving (heating to

400 degrees F for 100 minutes followed

by a cool to room temperature).

• Single reduced electrolytically

chromium- or tin-coated steel in the

gauges of 0.0040 inch nominal, 0.0045

inch nominal, 0.0050 inch nominal,

0.0061 inch nominal (55 pound base

box weight), 0.0066 inch nominal (60

pound base box weight), and 0.0072

inch nominal (65 pound base box

weight), regardless of width, temper,

finish, coating or other properties.

• Single reduced electrolytically

chromium coated steel in the gauge of

0.024 inch, with widths of 27.0 inches

or 31.5 inches, and with T–1 temper

properties.

• Single reduced electrolytically

chromium coated steel, with a chemical

composition of 0.005% max carbon,

0.030% max silicon, 0.25% max

manganese, 0.025% max phosphorous,

0.025% max sulfur, 0.070% max

aluminum, and the balance iron, with a

metallic chromium layer of 70–130 mg/

m 2 , with a chromium oxide layer of

5–30 mg/m2, with a tensile strength of

260–440 N/mm2, with an elongation of

28–48%, with a hardness (HR–30T) of

40–58, with a surface roughness of 0.5–

1.5 microns Ra, with magnetic

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properties of Bm (KG) 10.0 minimum,

Br (KG) 8.0 minimum, Hc (Oe) 2.5–3.8,

and μ 1400 minimum, as measured with

a Riken Denshi DC magnetic

characteristic measuring machine,

Model BHU–60.

• Bright finish tin-coated sheet with a

thickness equal to or exceeding 0.0299

inch, coated to thickness of 3⁄4 pound

(0.000045 inch) and 1 pound (0.00006

inch).

• Electrolytically chromium coated

steel having ultra flat shape defined as

oil can maximum depth of 5⁄64 inch (2.0

mm) and edge wave maximum of 5⁄64

inch (2.0 mm) and no wave to penetrate

more than 2.0 inches (51.0 mm) from

the strip edge and coilset or curling

requirements of average maximum of

5⁄64 inch (2.0 mm) (based on six

readings, three across each cut edge of

a 24 inches (61 cm) long sample with no

single reading exceeding 4⁄32 inch (3.2

mm) and no more than two readings at

4⁄32 inch (3.2 mm)) and (for 85 pound

base box item only: crossbuckle

maximums of 0.001 inch (0.0025 mm)

average having no reading above 0.005

inch (0.127 mm)), with a camber

maximum of 1⁄4 inch (6.3 mm) per 20

feet (6.1 meters), capable of being bent

120 degrees on a 0.002 inch radius

without cracking, with a chromium

coating weight of metallic chromium at

100 mg/square meter and chromium

oxide of 10 mg/square meter, with a

chemistry of 0.13% maximum carbon,

0.60% maximum manganese, 0.15%

maximum silicon, 0.20% maximum

copper, 0.04% maximum phosphorous,

0.05% maximum sulfur, and 0.20%

maximum aluminum, with a surface

finish of Stone Finish 7C, with a DOSA oil at an aim level of 2 mg/square

meter, with not more than 15

inclusions/foreign matter in 15 feet (4.6

meters) (with inclusions not to exceed

1⁄32 inch (0.8 mm) in width and 3⁄64 inch

(1.2 mm) in length), with thickness/

temper combinations of either 60 pound

base box (0.0066 inch) double reduced

CADR8 temper in widths of 25.00

inches, 27.00 inches, 27.50 inches,

28.00 inches, 28.25 inches, 28.50

inches, 29.50 inches, 29.75 inches,

30.25 inches, 31.00 inches, 32.75

inches, 33.75 inches, 35.75 inches,

36.25 inches, 39.00 inches, or 43.00

inches, or 85 pound base box (0.0094

inch) single reduced CAT4 temper in

widths of 25.00 inches, 27.00 inches,

28.00 inches, 30.00 inches, 33.00

inches, 33.75 inches, 35.75 inches,

36.25 inches, or 43.00 inches, with

width tolerance of #1⁄8 inch, with a

thickness tolerance of #0.0005 inch,

with a maximum coil weight of 20,000

pounds (9071.0 kg), with a minimum

coil weight of 18,000 pounds (8164.8 kg)

with a coil inside diameter of 16 inches

(40.64 cm) with a steel core, with a coil

maximum outside diameter of 59.5

inches (151.13 cm), with a maximum of

one weld (identified with a paper flag)

per coil, with a surface free of scratches,

holes, and rust.

• Electrolytically tin coated steel

having differential coating with 1.00

pound/base box equivalent on the heavy

side, with varied coating equivalents in

the lighter side (detailed below), with a

continuous cast steel chemistry of type

MR, with a surface finish of type 7B or

7C, with a surface passivation of 0.7 mg/

square foot of chromium applied as a

cathodic dichromate treatment, with

coil form having restricted oil film

weights of 0.3–0.4 grams/base box of

type DOS-A oil, coil inside diameter

ranging from 15.5 to 17 inches, coil

outside diameter of a maximum 64

inches, with a maximum coil weight of

25,000 pounds, and with temper/

coating/dimension combinations of : (1)

CAT 4 temper, 1.00/.050 pound/base

box coating, 70 pound/base box (0.0077

inch) thickness, and 33.1875 inch

ordered width; or (2) CAT5 temper,

1.00/0.50 pound/base box coating, 75

pound/base box (0.0082 inch) thickness,

and 34.9375 inch or 34.1875 inch

ordered width; or (3) CAT5 temper,

1.00/0.50 pound/base box coating, 107

pound/base box (0.0118 inch) thickness,

and 30.5625 inch or 35.5625 inch

ordered width; or (4) CADR8 temper,

1.00/0.50 pound/base box coating, 85

pound/base box (0.0093 inch) thickness,

and 35.5625 inch ordered width; or (5)

CADR8 temper, 1.00/0.25 pound/base

box coating, 60 pound/base box (0.0066

inch) thickness, and 35.9375 inch

ordered width; or (6) CADR8 temper,

1.00/0.25 pound/base box coating, 70

pound/base box (0.0077 inch) thickness,

and 32.9375 inch, 33.125 inch, or

35.1875 inch ordered width.

• Electrolytically tin coated steel

having differential coating with 1.00

pound/base box equivalent on the heavy

side, with varied coating equivalents on

the lighter side (detailed below), with a

continuous cast steel chemistry of type

MR, with a surface finish of type 7B or

7C, with a surface passivation of 0.5 mg/

square foot of chromium applied as a

cathodic dichromate treatment, with

ultra flat scroll cut sheet form, with CAT

5 temper with 1.00/0.10 pound/base box

coating, with a lithograph logo printed

in a uniform pattern on the 0.10 pound

coating side with a clear protective coat,

with both sides waxed to a level of 15–

20 mg/216 sq. in., with ordered

dimension combinations of (1) 75

pound/base box (0.0082 inch) thickness

and 34.9375 inch x 31.748 inch scroll

cut dimensions; or (2) 75 pound/base

box (0.0082 inch) thickness and 34.1875

inch x 29.076 inch scroll cut

dimensions; or (3) 107 pound/base box

(0.0118 inch) thickness and 30.5625

inch x 34.125 inch scroll cut dimension.

The merchandise subject to this order

is classified in the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States

(‘‘HTSUS’’), under HTSUS subheadings

7210.11.0000, 7210.12.0000,

7210.50.0000, 7212.10.0000, and

7212.50.0000 if of non-alloy steel and

under HTSUS subheadings

7225.99.0090, and 7226.99.0000 if of

alloy steel. Although the subheadings

are provided for convenience and

Customs purposes, our written

description of the scope of this review

is dispositive.

Initiation of Changed Circumstances

Review

Pursuant to section 751(d)(1) of the

Act, the Department may partially

revoke an antidumping or

countervailing duty order based on a

review under section 751(b) of the Act

(i.e., a changed circumstances review).

Section 751(b)(1) of the Act requires a

changed circumstances review to be

conducted upon receipt of a request

which shows changed circumstances

sufficient to warrant a review. 19 CFR

351.222(g) provides that the Department

will conduct a changed circumstances

review under 19 CFR 351.216, and may

revoke an order (in whole or in part), if

it determines that (i) producers

accounting for substantially all of the

production of the domestic like product

to which the order (or the part of the

order to be revoked) pertains have

expressed a lack of interest in the relief

provided by the order, in whole or in

part; or (ii) other changed circumstances

sufficient to warrant revocation exist.

The Department will publish in the

Federal Register a notice of preliminary

results of changed circumstances

review, in accordance with 19 CFR

351.221(c)(3)(i), which will set forth the

factual and legal conclusions upon

which our preliminary results are based,

and a description of any action

proposed based on those results.

Interested parties may submit comments

for consideration in the Department’s

preliminary results not later than 20

days after publication of this notice.

Responses to those comments may be

submitted not later than 10 days

following submission of the comments.

All written comments must be

submitted in accordance with 19 CFR

351.303, and must be served on all

interested parties on the Department’s

service list in accordance with 19 CFR

351.303. The Department will also issue

its final results of review within 270

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days after the date on which the

changed circumstances review is

initiated, in accordance with 19 CFR

351.216(e), and will publish these

results in the Federal Register.

While the changed circumstances

review is underway, the current

requirement for a cash deposit of

estimated antidumping duties on all

subject merchandise, including the

merchandise that is the subject of this

changed circumstances review, will

continue unless and until it is modified

pursuant to the final results of this

changed circumstances review.

This notice is in accordance with

sections 751(b)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the

Act and 19 CFR 351.216 and 351.222.

Dated: May 21, 2001.

Faryar Shirzad,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 051801E]

Endangered and Threatened Species;

Take of Anadromous Fish

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability and

request for comment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Washington Department of Fish and

Wildlife (WDFW) has submitted a

Fisheries Management and Evaluation

Plan (FMEP) pursuant to the protective

regulations promulgated for Lower

Columbia River (LCR) chinook salmon,

LCR steelhead and LCR chum salmon

under the Endangered Species Act

(ESA). The FMEP specifies the future

management of inland recreational

fisheries potentially affecting the LCR

chinook salmon, LCR steelhead, and

LCR chum salmon in the State of

Washington. This document serves to

notify the public of the availability of

the FMEP for review and comment

before a final approval or disapproval is

made by NMFS.

DATES: Written comments on the draft

FMEP must be received no later than 5

p.m. Pacific standard time on June 28,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

requests for copies of the draft FMEP

should be addressed to Richard Turner,

Sustainable Fisheries Division, Hatchery

and Inland Fisheries Branch, 525 N.E.

Oregon Street, Suite 510, Portland, OR

97232 or faxed to 503–872–2737. The

documents are also available on the

Internet at http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/.

Comments will not be accepted if

submitted via e-mail or the Internet.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Turner, Portland, OR at phone

number 503–736–4737 or e-mail:

rich.turner@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice is relevant to the Lower Columbia

River chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus

tshawytscha), Lower Columbia River

steelhead (O. mykiss), and Lower

Columbia River chum salmon (O. nerka)

Evolutionarily Significant Units (ESU).

Background

WDFW has submitted to NMFS an

FMEP for inland recreational fisheries

potentially affecting listed adults and

juveniles of the LCR ESUs. These

include fisheries occurring in the

Washington tributaries of the Columbia

River from the mouth at the Pacific

Ocean upstream to the White Salmon

River. The objective of the FMEP is to

harvest known, hatchery-origin chinook

and steelhead, natural and hatchery fall

chinook and other fish species in a

manner that does not jeopardize the

survival and recovery of the listed LCR

ESUs. All spring chinook and steelhead

fisheries included in this FMEP will be

managed such that only hatcheryproduced adult spring chinook and

steelhead that are adipose fin clipped

may be retained. The tributary fisheries

for fall chinook salmon will be managed

to meet natural and hatchery

escapements and limited by total

impacts from all fisheries including

those that occur in the Pacific Ocean

and mainstem Columbia River. Impact

levels to the listed LCR ESUs are

specified in the FMEP. Risk assessments

in the FMEP indicate the extinction risk

for the listed ESUs under the proposed

fishery impact levels to be low. A

variety of monitoring and evaluation

tasks are specified in the FMEP to assess

the abundance of chinook salmon,

steelhead and chum salmon; determine

fishery effort and catch of chinook

salmon and steelhead; and angler

compliance. WDFW will annually

conduct a review of fisheries

compliance with the provisions of the

FMEP. WDFW will conduct, at a

minimum of every 5 years, a

comprehensive review to evaluate the

effectiveness of the FMEP.

As specified in July 10, 2000 ESA 4(d)

rule for salmon and steelhead (65 FR

42422), NMFS may approve an FMEP if

it meets criteria set forth in § 223.203

(b)(4)(i)(A) through (I). Prior to final

approval of an FMEP, NMFS must

publish notification announcing its

availability for public review and

comment.

Authority

Under section 4 of the ESA, the

Secretary of Commerce is required to

adopt such regulations as he deems

necessary and advisable for the

conservation of species listed as

threatened. The ESA salmon and

steelhead 4(d) rule (65 FR 42422, July

10, 2000) specifies categories of

activities that contribute to the

conservation of listed salmonids and

sets out the criteria for such activities.

The rule further provides that the

prohibitions of paragraph (a) of the rule

do not apply to activities associated

with fishery harvest provided that an

FMEP has been approved by NMFS to

be in accordance with the salmon and

steelhead 4(d) rule (65 FR 42422, July

10, 2000).

Dated: May 23, 2001.

Phil Williams,

Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 01–13432 Filed 5–25–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 051801D]

Endangered and Threatened Species;

Take of Anadromous Fish

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability and

request for comment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Oregon Department of Fish and

Wildlife (ODFW) has submitted a

Fisheries Management and Evaluation

Plan (FMEP) pursuant to the protective

regulations promulgated for Lower

Columbia River (LCR) chinook salmon

under the Endangered Species Act

(ESA). The FMEP specifies the future

management of inland recreational

fisheries potentially affecting the LCR

chinook in the State of Oregon. This

document serves to notify the public of

the availability of the FMEP for review

and comment before a final approval or

disapproval is made by NMFS.