50760 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 168 / Thursday, August 28, 2008 / Notices 

Dated in Washington, DC, August 25, 2008. 

Christopher Byrnes, 

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit. 

[FR Doc. E8–19995 Filed 8–27–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

Notice of Petitions by Firms for 

Determination of Eligibility To Apply 

for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice and opportunity for 

public comment. 

Pursuant to section 251 of the Trade 

Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.), the 

Economic Development Administration 

(EDA) has received petitions for 

certification of eligibility to apply for 

Trade Adjustment Assistance from the 

firms listed below. EDA has initiated 

separate investigations to determine 

whether increased imports into the 

United States of articles like or directly 

competitive with those produced by 

each firm contributed importantly to the 

total or partial separation of the firm’s 

workers, or threat thereof, and to a 

decrease in sales or production of each 

petitioning firm. 

LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT JUNE 24, 

2008–AUGUST 7, 2008 

Firm Address Date accepted 

for filing Products 

Metalworks Worldwide Inc. ...................... 3180 Berea Rd., Cleveland, OH 44111 .. 6/24/2008 Stamped parts of steel and aluminum. 

Driv-Lok, Inc. ........................................... 1140 Park Avenue, Sycamore, IL 60178 7/28/2008 Metal fabricated press fit fasteners including pins, studs and dowels. 

Washington Marble Works, Inc. .............. 1016 Zchinder Street, Sumner, WA 

98390.

7/31/2008 Granite countertops as well as fireplaces 

and other custom products made from 

tile, limestone, and travertine. 

Metal Guru, Inc. dba Vicious Cycles ....... 205 South Ohioville Road, New Paltz, 

NY 12561.

8/7/2008 Titanium and steel bicycles, and bicycle 

accessories. Paint and repaint services. 

Master Tech Tool, Inc. ............................ 4539 Prime Parkway, McHenry, IL 

60050-7000.

6/27/2008 Compression and plastic injection molds. 

Electric Motors and Specialties, Inc. ....... 701 W. King St., Garrett, IN 46738 ......... 6/27/2008 Unit bearing, cast iron electric motors. 

Intronics, Inc. ........................................... 1400 Providence Highway, Norwood, 

MA 02062.

6/30/2008 Standard and custom analog function 

modules. 

Any party having a substantial 

interest in these proceedings may 

request a public hearing on the matter. 

A written request for a hearing must be 

submitted to the Office of Performance 

Evaluation, Room 7009, Economic 

Development Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Washington, 

DC 20230, no later than ten (10) 

calendar days following publication of 

this notice. Please follow the procedures 

set forth in Section 315.9 of EDA’s final 

rule (71 FR 56704) for procedures for 

requesting a public hearing. The Catalog 

of Federal DomesticAssistance official 

program number and title of the 

program under which these petitions are 

submitted is 11.313, Trade Adjustment 

Assistance. 

Dated: August 19, 2008. 

William P. Kittredge, 

Program Officer for TAA. 

[FR Doc. E8–19615 Filed 8–27–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XJ24 

Incidental Takes of Marine Mammals 

During Specified Activities; LowEnergy Marine Seismic Surveys in the 

Santa Barbara Channel, November 

2008 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental take 

authorization; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS has received an 

application from the Scripps Institute of 

Oceanography (SIO) for an Incidental 

Harassment Authorization (IHA) to take 

small numbers of marine mammals, by 

harassment, incidental to conducting a 

seismic survey within the Santa Barbara 

Channel, California. Pursuant to the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA), NMFS requests comments on 

its proposal to authorize SIO to take, by 

Level B harassment only, small numbers 

of marine mammals incidental to 

conducting a marine seismic survey in 

November, 2008. 

DATES: Comments and information must 

be received no later than September 29, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the 

application should be addressed to 

Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, 

Conservation and Education Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910–3225. The mailbox address for 

providing e-mail comments is PR1.0648- 

XJ24@noaa.gov. Comments sent via email, including all attachments, must 

not exceed a 10-megabyte file size. 

A copy of the application containing 

a list of the references used in this 

document may be obtained by writing to 

the address specified above, telephoning 

the contact listed below (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), or 

visiting the Internet at: http:// 

www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/ 

incidental.htm. 

Documents cited in this notice may be 

viewed, by appointment, during regular 

business hours, at the aforementioned 

address. 


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