44224 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 147 / Wednesday, July 30, 2008 / Notices 

1Effective July 1, 2008, U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (‘‘CBP’’) reclassified certain HTSUS 

numbers related to the subject merchandise. See 

http: //hotdocs.usitc.gov/ tariff--chapters--current/ 

toc.html. 

0.78 percent or more of carbon, (2) less 

than 0.01 percent of aluminum, (3) 

0.040 percent or less, in the aggregate, 

of phosphorus and sulfur, (4) 0.006 

percent or less of nitrogen, and (5) not 

more than 0.15 percent, in the aggregate, 

of copper, nickel and chromium. 

Grade 1080 tire bead quality rod is 

defined as: (i) grade 1080 tire bead 

quality wire rod measuring 5.5 mm or 

more but not more than 7.0 mm in 

cross-sectional diameter; (ii) with an 

average partial decarburization of no 

more than 70 microns in depth 

(maximum individual 200 microns); (iii) 

having no non–deformable inclusions 

greater than 20 microns and no 

deformable inclusions greater than 35 

microns; (iv) having a carbon 

segregation per heat average of 3.0 or 

better using European Method NFA 04–

114; (v) having a surface quality with no 

surface defects of a length greater than 

0.2 mm; (vi) capable of being drawn to 

a diameter of 0.78 mm or larger with 0.5 

or fewer breaks per ton; and (vii) 

containing by weight the following 

elements in the proportions shown: (1) 

0.78 percent or more of carbon, (2) less 

than 0.01 percent of soluble aluminum, 

(3) 0.040 percent or less, in the 

aggregate, of phosphorus and sulfur, (4) 

0.008 percent or less of nitrogen, and (5) 

either not more than 0.15 percent, in the 

aggregate, of copper, nickel and 

chromium (if chromium is not 

specified), or not more than 0.10 percent 

in the aggregate of copper and nickel 

and a chromium content of 0.24 to 0.30 

percent (if chromium is specified). For 

purposes of grade 1080 tire cord quality 

wire rod and grade 1080 tire bead 

quality wire rod, an inclusion will be 

considered to be deformable if its ratio 

of length (measured along the axis - that 

is, the direction of rolling - of the rod) 

over thickness (measured on the same 

inclusion in a direction perpendicular 

to the axis of the rod) is equal to or 

greater than three. The size of an 

inclusion for purposes of the 20 microns 

and 35 microns limitations is the 

measurement of the largest dimension 

observed on a longitudinal section 

measured in a direction perpendicular 

to the axis of the rod. This measurement 

methodology applies only to inclusions 

on certain grade 1080 tire cord quality 

wire rod and certain grade 1080 tire 

bead quality wire rod that are entered, 

or withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after July 24, 2003. 

The designation of the products as 

‘‘tire cord quality’’ or ‘‘tire bead quality’’

indicates the acceptability of the 

product for use in the production of tire 

cord, tire bead, or wire for use in other 

rubber reinforcement applications such 

as hose wire. These quality designations 

are presumed to indicate that these 

products are being used in tire cord, tire 

bead, and other rubber reinforcement 

applications, and such merchandise 

intended for the tire cord, tire bead, or 

other rubber reinforcement applications 

is not included in the scope. However, 

should petitioners or other interested 

parties provide a reasonable basis to 

believe or suspect that there exists a 

pattern of importation of such products 

for other than those applications; end–

use certification for the importation of 

such products may be required. Under 

such circumstances, only the importers 

of record would normally be required to 

certify the end use of the imported 

merchandise. All products meeting the 

physical description of subject 

merchandise that are not specifically 

excluded are included in this scope. 

The products subject to this order are 

currently classifiable under subheadings 

7213.91.3011, 7213.91.3015, 

7213.91.3020, 7213.91.3093, 

7213.91.4500, 7213.91.6000, 

7213.99.0030, 7213.99.0090, 

7227.20.0030, 7227.20.0080, 

7227.90.6010, 7227.90.6020, and 

7227.90.6085 of the HTSUS. Although 

the HTSUS subheadings are provided 

for convenience and customs purposes, 

the written description of the scope of 

this proceeding is dispositive.1

Determination 

As a result of the determination by the 

ITC that revocation of the AD order is 

not likely to lead to the continuation or 

recurrence of material injury to an 

industry in the United States, the 

Department, pursuant to section 751(d) 

of the Act, is revoking the AD order on 

wire rod from Canada. Pursuant to 

section 751(d) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.222(i)(2)(i), the effective date of 

revocation is October 29, 2007. The 

Department will notify CBP to terminate 

suspension of liquidation and collection 

of cash deposits on entries of the subject 

merchandise entered or withdrawn from 

warehouse on or after October 29, 2007. 

Entries of subject merchandise prior to 

the effective date of revocation will 

continue to be subject to suspension of 

liquidation and antidumping duty 

deposit requirements. The Department 

will complete any pending 

administrative reviews of these orders 

and will conduct administrative reviews 

of subject merchandise entered prior to 

the effective date of revocation in 

response to appropriately filed requests 

for review. 

These five-year sunset reviews and 

notice are in accordance with section 

751(d)(2) of the Act and published 

pursuant to section 777(i)(1) of the Act. 

Dated: July 23, 2008. 

David Spooner, 

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XJ23 

Endangered Species; File No. 10027 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Issuance of permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Center for Biodiversity and 

Conservation, American Museum of 

Natural History (AMNH), Central Park 

West at 79th Street, New York, New 

York 10024, has been issued a permit to 

take green (Chelonia mydas) and 

hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea 

turtles for purposes of scientific 

research. 

ADDRESSES: The permit 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; 

Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 

Kapiolani Blvd., Rm 1110, Honolulu, HI 

96814–4700; phone (808)944–2200; fax 

(808)973–2941. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Hapeman or Patrick Opay, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

November 16, 2007, notice was 

published in the Federal Register (72 

FR 64584) that a request for a scientific 

research permit to take green and 

hawksbill sea turtles had been 

submitted by the above-named 

organization. The requested permit has 

been issued under the authority of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

and the regulations governing the 

taking, importing, and exporting of 

endangered and threatened species (50 

CFR parts 222–226). 

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The AMNH is authorized a 5–year 

research permit to study green and 

hawksbill sea turtles at the Palmyra 

Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. Researchers 

may capture by hand or net, examine, 

measure, photograph, flipper and 

Passive Integrated Transponder tag, 

blood sample, carapace sample, shell 

etch and paint, fecal sample, measure 

their temperature, and release up to 300 

green and 100 hawkbill sea turtles 

annually. The purpose of this work is to 

assess the population biology and 

connectivity of green and hawksbill sea 

turtles focusing on distribution and 

abundance, ecology, health, threats to 

sea turtles as well as implications for 

their management and conservation. A 

subset of animals may be gastric lavaged 

or have transmitters affixed to the 

carapace before release. Additionally, 

researchers are authorized to collect the 

carcass, tissues and/or parts of 

encountered dead animals from 30 

green and 10 hawksbill sea turtles 

annually. 

Issuance of this permit, as required by 

the ESA, was based on a finding that 

such permit (1) was applied for in good 

faith, (2) will not operate to the 

disadvantage of such endangered or 

threatened species, and (3) is consistent 

with the purposes and policies set forth 

in section 2 of the ESA. 

Dated: July 23, 2008. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–17465 Filed 7–29–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XI89 

Endangered Species; File No. 1551 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Issuance of permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Southeast Fisheries Science Center 

(SEFSC), National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), 75 Virginia Beach 

Drive Miami, Florida 33149, has been 

issued a permit to take green (Chelonia 

mydas), loggerhead (Caretta caretta), 

hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), 

olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea), 

leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), and 

Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) sea 

turtles for purposes of scientific 

research. 

ADDRESSES: The permits 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 

Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th 

Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; 

phone (727)824–5312; fax (727)824–

5309. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patrick Opay or Amy Hapeman, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

February 7, 2006, notice was published 

in the Federal Register (71 FR 6272) 

that a request for scientific research 

permit to take sea turtles had been 

submitted by the above-named 

institution. The requested permit has 

been issued under the authority of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

and the regulations governing the 

taking, importing, and exporting of 

endangered and threatened species (50 

CFR parts 222–226). 

The research will be conducted each 

year over the course of a five-year 

permit in coastal and inshore waters of 

the North Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and 

Caribbean Sea (including embayments 

and tributaries). Turtles will be taken by 

harassment (e.g., aerial surveys) and 

direct capture (pound nets, 

entanglement/strike nets, seine nets, 

hoop nets, dipnets, cast nets, and by 

hand). Researchers will also access 

animals legally captured incidental to 

fishing activities where covered by the 

incidental take statement (ITS) of an 

ESA section 7 biological opinion or by 

an ESA incidental take permit. Animals 

used in this research could also be 

obtained from other Section 10 

permitted research activities. 

Researchers will conduct a variety 

sampling and tagging activities in order 

to collect biological and ecological 

information on these species that will 

help efforts to conserve them. 

Issuance of this permit, as required by 

the ESA, was based on a finding that 

such permit (1) was applied for in good 

faith, (2) will not operate to the 

disadvantage of such endangered or 

threatened species, and (3) is consistent 

with the purposes and policies set forth 

in section 2 of the ESA. 

Dated: July 25, 2008. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XJ29 

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of 

Mexico, and South Atlantic; SnapperGrouper Fishery off the Southern 

Atlantic States 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of an 

application for an exempted fishing 

permit; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces the receipt 

of an application for an exempted 

fishing permit (EFP) from Tom Burgess 

of Sneads Ferry, North Carolina. If 

granted, the EFP would authorize the 

applicant, with certain conditions, to 

collect limited numbers of snapper and 

grouper using chevron traps, a 

prohibited gear type, and compare 

results from inside and outside a 

proposed marine protected area (MPA). 

Acoustic sonar would be utilized to 

collect catch-per unit-effort (CPUE) data. 

This study is intended to collect data to 

develop a model for estimating deepwater snapper-grouper abundance in 

South Atlantic Federal waters. 

DATES: Comments must be received no 

later than 5 p.m., Eastern time, on 

August 29, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the application by any of the 

following methods: 

• e-mail: Burgess.EFP@noaa.gov. 

Include in the subject line the following: 

‘‘Comment on Burgess EFP 

Application.’’

• Fax: 727–824–5308, Attn: Kate 

Michie. 

• Mail: Kate Michie, Southeast 

Regional Office, NMFS, 263 13th 

Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. 

The application and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request to the address 

above or the e-mail address below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate 

Michie, 727–824–5305; fax 727–824–

5308; e-mail: Kate.Michie@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EFP is 

requested under the authority of the 

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