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from the scope of the petition. Finally, 

that the hand truck may exhibit physical 

characteristics in addition to the vertical 

frame, the handling area, the projecting 

edges or toe plate, and the two wheels 

at or near the lower section of the 

vertical frame, is not a basis for 

exclusion of the hand truck from the 

scope of the petition. Examples of 

names commonly used to reference 

hand trucks are hand truck, convertible 

hand truck, appliance hand truck, 

cylinder hand truck, bag truck, dolly, or 

hand trolley. They are typically 

imported under heading 8716.80.50.10 

of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 

the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’), although 

they may also be imported under 

heading 8716.80.50.90. Specific parts of 

a hand truck, namely the vertical frame, 

the handling area and the projecting 

edges or toe plate, or any combination 

thereof, are typically imported under 

heading 8716.90.50.60 of the HTSUS. 

Although the HTSUS subheadings are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes, the Department’s written 

description of the scope is dispositive. 

Excluded from the scope are small 

two–wheel or four–wheel utility carts 

specifically designed for carrying loads 

like personal bags or luggage in which 

the frame is made from telescoping 

tubular material measuring less than 5/ 

8 inch in diameter; hand trucks that use 

motorized operations either to move the 

hand truck from one location to the next 

or to assist in the lifting of items placed 

on the hand truck; vertical carriers 

designed specifically to transport golf 

bags; and wheels and tires used in the 

manufacture of hand trucks. 

Analysis of Comment Received 

No comments were received. 

Final Results of the Review 

The Department has determined that 

the following weighted–average margin 

exists for New–Tec for the period 

December 1, 2006, through May 31, 

2007. 

HAND TRUCKS AND PARTS THEREOF

FROM THE PRC 

Exporter Weighted–Average 

Margin (Percent) 

New–Tec Integration 

(Xiamen) Co., Ltd. ..... 0.00 

Assessment Rates 

Upon issuance of the final results, the 

Department will determine, and U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) 

shall assess, antidumping duties on all 

appropriate entries. The Department 

intends to issue assessment instructions 

to CBP 15 days after the date of 

publication of these final results of 

review. We will direct CBP to assess the 

appropriate assessment rate (zero 

percent) against the entered customs 

values for the subject merchandise on 

each of New–Tec’s entries during the 

period of review. 

Cash Deposit Requirements 

The following cash deposit 

requirements will be effective upon 

publication of the final results of this 

new shipper review for all shipments of 

the subject merchandise entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after date of 

publication, as provided by section 

751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (‘‘the Act’’): (1) for subject 

merchandise exported and produced by 

New–Tec, no cash deposit will be 

required; (2) for subject merchandise 

exported but not produced by New–Tec, 

the cash deposit rate will be the PRC–

wide rate (383.60 percent); and (3) for 

subject merchandise manufactured by 

New–Tec but exported by a party other 

than New–Tec, the cash deposit rate 

will be the rate applicable to the 

exporter. These deposit requirements 

shall remain in effect until further 

notice. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This notice also serves as a final 

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 entry during this review 

period. Failure to comply with this 

requirement could result in the 

Secretary’s presumption that 

reimbursement of the antidumping 

duties occurred and the subsequent 

assessment of double antidumping 

duties. 

This notice also serves as a reminder 

to parties subject to administrative 

protective orders (‘‘APO’’) of their 

responsibility concerning the return or 

destruction of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely written 

notification of the return or destruction 

of APO materials or conversion to 

judicial protective order is hereby 

requested. Failure to comply with the 

regulations and terms of an APO is a 

violation which is subject to sanction. 

This new shipper review and this 

notice are published in accordance with 

sections 751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i)(1) of the 

Act. 

Dated: July 21, 2008. 

David M. 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–XJ70 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Take of Anadromous Fish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Applications for one scientific 

research permit, two permit 

modifications, and three permit 

renewals. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS has received six scientific 

research permit application requests 

relating to Pacific salmon. The proposed 

research is intended to increase 

knowledge of species listed under the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to 

help guide management and 

conservation efforts. 

DATES: Comments or requests for a 

public hearing on the applications must 

be received at the appropriate address or 

fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later 

than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on 

September 15, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the 

applications should be sent to the 

Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 

1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100, 

Portland, OR 97232–1274. Comments 

may also be sent via fax to 503–230–

5441 or by e-mail to 

resapps.nwr@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Garth Griffin, Portland, OR (503) 231–

2005, Fax: (503) 230–5441, e-mail: 

Garth.Griffin@noaa.gov). Permit 

application instructions are available 

from the address above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Species Covered in This Notice 

The following listed species are 

covered in this notice: 

Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus 

tshawytscha): threatened lower 

Columbia River (LCR), threatened upper 

Willamette River (UWR), endangered 

upper Columbia River (UCR), threatened 

Snake River (SR) spring/summer (spr/ 

sum), threatened SR fall, threatened 

Puget Sound (PS). 

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Chum salmon (O. keta): threatened 

Columbia River (CR), threatened Hood 

Canal summer (HCS). 

Steelhead (O. mykiss): threatened 

LCR, threatened UWR, threatened 

middle Columbia River (MCR), 

threatened SR, endangered UCR, 

threatened PS. 

Coho salmon (O. kisutch): threatened 

LCR, threatened Oregon Coast (OC). 

Sockeye salmon (O. nerka): 

endangered SR. 

Authority 

Scientific research permits are issued 

in accordance with section 10(a)(1)(A) 

of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and 

regulations governing listed fish and 

wildlife permits (50 CFR 222–226). 

NMFS issues permits based on findings 

that such permits: (1) are applied for in 

good faith; (2) if granted and exercised, 

would not operate to the disadvantage 

of the listed species that are the subject 

of the permit; and (3) are consistent 

with the purposes and policy of section 

2 of the ESA. The authority to take 

listed species is subject to conditions set 

forth in the permits. 

Anyone requesting a hearing on an 

application listed in this notice should 

set out the specific reasons why a 

hearing on that application would be 

appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such 

hearings are held at the discretion of the 

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 

NMFS. 

Applications Received 

Permit 1290 – Modification 

Permit 1290 currently authorizes the 

Northwest Fisheries Science Center 

(NWFSC) to take juvenile UCR Chinook 

salmon, UCR steelhead, SN spring/ 

summer Chinook salmon, SR fall 

Chinook salmon, SR sockeye salmon, SR 

steelhead, MCR steelhead, UWR 

Chinook salmon, UWR steelhead, LCR 

Chinook salmon, LCR coho salmon, LCR 

steelhead, and CR chum salmon 

associated with research to be 

conducted in the Columbia River 

estuary. They are asking to modify the 

permit so they may be allowed to take 

adult salmon and steelhead and a larger 

number of juveniles. The purposes of 

the research are to (1) determine the 

prevalence and intensity of pathogens in 

juvenile salmonids and (2) investigate 

the relationship between forage fish 

populations in the estuary and salmonid 

estuarine/marine survival. The research 

would benefit the fish by contributing 

information on (1) the extent to which 

diseases affect the growth and survival 

of juvenile salmonids in the estuarine 

and early ocean environments and (2) 

the relative relationship between forage 

fish abundance and salmonid survival 

in the estuary and marine environments. 

If adequate fish samples cannot be 

obtained from the Columbia River 

estuary, the researchers seek to collect 

fish at the juvenile bypass at Bonneville 

Dam. Juvenile salmonids would be 

variously collected (using beach and 

purse seines), anesthetized, weighed, 

scanned for tags, fin clipped, sampled 

for stomach contents, allowed to recover 

from the anesthesia, and released. Not 

all fish would have all these procedures, 

but all would be anesthetized. Some 

juvenile salmonids would be killed for 

pathogen analyses and a few more may 

die as an unintended result of the 

research. Any fish that are killed 

unintentionally will be retained in place 

those intentionally killed. 

Permit 1484 – Renewal 

The Washington Department of 

Natural Resources (WDNR) is requesting 

to renew permit 1484 for a period of five 

years. The original permit was in place 

for five years with one modification; it 

expires on December 31, 2008. Under 

the new permit, the WDNR would 

conduct research that would annually 

take juvenile PS chinook salmon, LCR 

chinook salmon, LCR steelhead, and CR 

chum salmon in WDNR-managed forest 

lands. The purpose of the research is to 

conduct surveys to identify stream types 

and thereby benefit listed species by 

increasing the size of riparian zones and 

protecting the habitat needed for 

healthy salmonid populations. The 

WDNR proposes to capture the fish 

(using backpack electrofishing 

equipment), identify, and release them. 

The WDNR does not intend to kill any 

of the fish being captured, but a small 

number may die as an unintended result 

of the research activities. 

Permit 1487 – Renewal 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(FWS) is requesting to renew permit 

1487 for a period of five years. The 

original permit was in place for five 

years with one modification; it expires 

on December 31, 2008. Under the new 

permit, the FWS would annually 

capture, handle, and release juvenile 

LCR steelhead, LCR chinook salmon, 

LCR coho and CR chum salmon. The 

research would take place in Cedar 

Creek, a tributary to the Lewis River in 

Washington State. The purpose of the 

research is to estimate the abundance 

and determine migration timing of 

recently-metamorphosed lamprey and 

juvenile salmonids. The research would 

benefit the fish by providing 

information on the population 

characteristics and, ultimately, would 

help managers assess population 

responses to recovery measures. 

The FWS proposes to capture the fish 

using backpack electrofishing 

equipment, pot traps, rotary screw traps, 

inclined-plane traps, and possibly other 

types of traps. Once captured, the 

salmonids would be held temporarily in 

buckets of aerated water, identified, and 

released. The FWS does not intend to 

kill any of the fish being captured, but 

a small number may die as an 

unintended result of the research 

activities. 

Permit 1559 – Renewal 

The Oregon State University (OSU) is 

requesting to renew permit 1559 for a 

period of one year. The original permit 

was in place for three years with one 

amendment; it expires on December 31, 

2008. Under the new permit, the OSU 

would take adult and juvenile PS 

Chinook salmon, PS steelhead, UCR 

Chinook salmon, UCR steelhead, SR 

spring/summer Chinook salmon, SR fall 

Chinook salmon, SR steelhead, MCR 

steelhead, UWR Chinook salmon, UWR 

steelhead, LCR Chinook salmon, LCR 

coho salmon, LCR steelhead, CR chum 

salmon, and OC coho salmon in 

randomly-selected river systems in 

Oregon and Washington. The research is 

designed to help managers assess the 

condition of rivers and streams in the 12 

coterminous western states and evaluate 

and develop scientifically and 

statistically rigorous field protocols for 

assessing large (unwadeable) rivers. The 

study would benefit listed salmonids by 

providing baseline information about 

water quality in the study areas and 

helping managers enforce the Clean 

Water Act in those river systems where 

listed fish are present. The OSU 

proposes to capture fish (using raftmounted electrofishing equipment), 

sample them for biological information, 

and release them. The researchers will 

seek to avoid adult salmonids, but some 

may be handled as an unintentional 

result of the sampling. Moreover, OSU 

does not intend to kill any fish being 

captured but some juvenile fish may die 

as an unintended result of the research 

activities. 

Permit 1609 – Modification 

The R2 Resource Consultants, Inc. 

(R2) is asking to modify Permit 1609. 

The permit currently authorizes R2 to 

take juvenile PS Chinook and steelhead 

during research to designed to 

determine the relative abundance and 

distribution of juvenile salmonids in 

relation to mainstem and off-channel 

habitat types in the Sultan River, Puget 

Sound, Washington. The modification 

would increase the take of juvenile 

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Chinook and extend the research period 

through 2009. Information gathered by 

this study will be used to help develop 

the Henry M. Jackson Hydroelectric 

Project management plan. The study 

will help resource managers design 

water management strategies and habitat 

protection and restoration projects for 

salmonids. The researchers propose to 

conduct snorkeling and electrofishing 

surveys for juvenile salmonids. 

Supplemental sampling may also be 

conducted using minnow traps. Fish 

will be captured, anesthetized, 

measured, checked for hatchery marks, 

allowed to recover, and released. The 

researchers do not intend to kill any 

listed fish but a small number may die 

as an unintended result of the activities. 

Permit 13434 

The Washington State Department of 

Ecology (DOE) is requesting a two-year 

research permit to take juvenile and 

adult UCR spring-run Chinook salmon, 

UCR steelhead, SR spring/summer 

Chinook salmon, SR fall Chinook 

salmon, SR sockeye salmon, MCR 

steelhead, LCR Chinook salmon, LCR 

coho salmon, LCR steelhead, CR chum 

salmon, PS Chinook salmon, PS 

steelhead, and HCS chum salmon. The 

DOE would conduct surveys for the 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

National Rivers and Streams 

Assessment project. The purpose of the 

research is to assess the condition of 

Washington’s rivers and streams and 

establish a baseline description for 

future comparisons. The information 

gathered by this research would benefit 

listed salmonids by helping resource 

managers evaluate water quality 

conditions and ecological health of 

habitats occupied by listed salmonids. 

The applicant proposes to capture fish 

with backpack and boat electrofishing 

equipment in randomly selected streams 

throughout Washington. Listed fish 

would be enumerated and immediately 

released. The applicant does not intend 

to kill any listed fish species, but a 

small number may die as an unintended 

result of the activities. 

This notice is provided pursuant to 

section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS will 

evaluate the applications, associated 

documents, and comments submitted to 

determine whether the applications 

meet the requirements of section 10(a) 

of the ESA and Federal regulations. The 

final permit decisions will not be made 

until after the end of the 30–day 

comment period. NMFS will publish 

notice of its final action in the Federal 

Register. 

Dated: August 12, 2008. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species 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–XJ74 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Scallop Committee in September, 2008 

to consider actions affecting New 

England fisheries in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ). 

Recommendations from this group will 

be brought to the full Council for formal 

consideration and action, if appropriate. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, September 10, 2008, at 9 

a.m. and Thursday, September 11, 2008, 

at 8:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: This meeting will be 

held at the Hotel Providence, 311 

Westminister Street, Providence, RI 

02903; telephone: (401) 861–8000; fax: 

(401) 861–8002. 

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 

committee will review Section 7 

Endangered Species Act Consultation 

for the Scallop FMP (Biological 

Opinion) and develop potential 

management measures to comply with 

findings of biological opinion. The 

committee will also review input from 

Scallop Advisory Panel on development 

of Amendment 15 alternatives to date 

and discuss additional measures for 

consideration in Amendment 15. The 

primary management topics include: 

implementation of annual catch limits 

(ACLs); measures to rationalize the 

limited access scallop fishery; revision 

of the overfishing definition; 

modifications to specific aspects of the 

general category limited entry program 

implemented by Amendment 11; 

measures to address EFH closed areas in 

the Scallop FMP if the EFH Omnibus 

Amendment is delayed; alternatives to 

improve the research set-aside program; 

and modifying the start date of the 

scallop fishing year. The committee may 

discuss other topics at their discretion. 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, at 978–

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

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

Dated: August 12, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal Nos. 08–60] 

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification 

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense 

Security Cooperation Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of a 

section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. 

This is published to fulfill the 

requirements of section 155 of Public 

Law 104–164 dated 21 July 1996. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

B. English, DSCA/DBO/CFM, (703) 601–

3740. 

The following is a copy of a letter to 

the Speaker of the House of 

Representatives, Transmittals 08–60 

with attached transmittal, policy 

justification, and Sensitivity of 

Technology. 

Dated: August 5, 2008. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

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