Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 103 / Friday, May 28, 2010 / Notices 29991 

investigation may also enter under 

HTSUS subheadings 7407.10.1500, 

7419.99.5050, 8415.90.8065, and 

8415.90.8085. Although the HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope of this 

investigation is dispositive. 

Conclusion 

The Department clarifies that the 

‘‘Scope of Investigation’’ section of the 

Mexico Preliminary Determination was 

unintentionally modified and no 

changes to the scope of this 

investigation have occurred pursuant to 

the Mexico Preliminary Determination. 

Therefore, the scope language stated in 

the Initiation Notice reflects the scope of 

this investigation. This notice is issued 

and published in accordance with 

sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, as amended. 

Dated: May 21, 2010. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. C1–2010–12959 Filed 5–27–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XO45 

Marine Mammals; receipt of 

application for permit amendment 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr. 

Peter Tyack, Woods Hole 

Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, 

MA has applied for an amendment to 

Permit No. 14241 to conduct research 

on marine mammals. 

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 home page, https:// 

apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting 

File No. 14241 from the list of available 

applications. 

These documents are also available 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following office(s): 

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)713–0376; 

Northeast Region, NMFS, 55 Great 

Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930; 

phone (978)281–9300; fax (978)281– 

9333; and 

Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th 

Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, Florida 

33701; phone (727)824–5312; fax 

(727)824–5309. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tammy Adams or Carrie Hubard, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject amendment to Permit No. 14241 

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. 

Permit No. 14241, issued on July 15, 

2009 (74 FR 3668), authorizes the 

permit holder to conduct research on 

cetacean behavior, sound production, 

and responses to sound. The research 

methods include tagging marine 

mammals with an advanced digital 

sound recording tag that records the 

acoustic stimuli an animal hears and 

measures vocalization, behavior, and 

physiological parameters. Research also 

involves conducting sound playbacks in 

a carefully controlled manner and 

measuring animals’ responses. The 

principal study species are beaked 

whales, especially Cuvier’s beaked 

whale (Ziphius cavirostris), and large 

delphinids such as long-finned pilot 

whales (Globicephala melas), although 

other small cetacean species may also be 

studied. The locations for the field work 

are the Mediterranean Sea, waters off of 

the mid-Atlantic United States, and 

Cape Cod Bay. The permit is valid 

through July 31, 2014. 

The permit holder is requesting the 

permit be amended to: (1) include 

authorization for collection of a skin 

and blubber biopsy sample from some 

animals that are already authorized to 

be tagged; (2) add new species for 

existing projects involving tagging, 

playbacks, and behavioral observations; 

and (3) modify and clarify tagging and 

playback protocols and mitigation for 

when dependent calves are present. The 

new species for the Mediterranean Seabased project are Blainville’s beaked 

whale (Mesoplodon densirostris), 

Cuvier’s beaked whale, short-finned 

pilot whale (Globicephala 

macrorhynchus), long-finned pilot 

whale, Risso’s dolphin (Grampus 

griseus), and false killer whale 

(Pseudorca crassidens). The new 

species for the project based off Cape 

Hatteras, North Carolina are True’s 

beaked whale (M. mirus), Gervais’ 

beaked whale (M. europaeus), 

Blainville’s beaked whale, bottlenose 

dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Risso’s 

dolphin, short-beaked common dolphin 

(Delphinus delphis), and Cuvier’s 

beaked whale. The amendment would 

be valid through the current expiration 

date of the permit. 

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: May 24, 2010. 

Tammy C. Adams, 

Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and 

Education Division, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12824 Filed 5–27–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XW44 

Schedules for Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops and 

Protected Species Safe Handling, 

Release, and Identification Workshops 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public workshops. 

SUMMARY: Free Atlantic Shark 

Identification Workshops and Protected 

Species Safe Handling, Release, and 

Identification Workshops will be held in 

July, August, and September of 2010. 

Certain fishermen and shark dealers are 

required to attend a workshop to meet 

regulatory requirements and maintain 

valid permits. Specifically, the Atlantic 

Shark Identification Workshop is 

mandatory for all federally permitted 

Atlantic shark dealers. The Protected 

Species Safe Handling, Release, and 

Identification Workshop is mandatory 

for vessel owners and operators who use 

bottom longline, pelagic longline, or 

gillnet gear, and who have also been 

issued shark or swordfish limited access 

permits. Additional free workshops will 

be held in 2010. 


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