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Department is closed. See Notice of 

Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next 

Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative 

Determination Deadlines Pursuant to 

the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 

FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). Accordingly, 

the deadline for completion of the 

preliminary results of this full sunset 

review is now no later than December 

20, 2010. 

This notice is issued in accordance 

with sections 751(c)(5)(B) and (C) of the 

Act. 

Dated: September 20, 2010. 

Susan H. Kuhbach, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XR61 

Marine Mammals; File No. 14535 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Colleen Reichmuth, Ph.D., University of 

California at Santa Cruz, Long Marine 

Laboratory, 100 Shaffer Road, Santa 

Cruz, CA, has been issued a permit 

amendment (Permit No. 14535–01). 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

October 25, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: The permit and related 

documents are available for review 

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; 

Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 

21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668; phone 

(907)586–7221; fax (907)586–7249; and 

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West 

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 

CA 90802–4213; phone (562)980–4001; 

fax (562)980–4018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Sloan or Jennifer Skidmore, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

29, 2010, notice was published in the 

Federal Register (75 FR 37388) that a 

request for a permit amendment to 

conduct research on captive pinnipeds 

for scientific research had been 

submitted by the above-named 

applicant. The requested permit has 

been issued 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. 14535–01 authorizes the 

addition of two non-releasable animals 

of each of the following species to the 

captive research program: ringed seal 

(Phoca hispida), bearded seal 

(Erignathus barbatus), and spotted seal 

(Phoca largha). The purpose is to 

expand the comparative understanding 

of basic perceptual and cognitive 

function among pinnipeds and to assess 

potential impacts of human noise on 

marine mammals. The amendment is for 

the duration of the permit, which 

expires on December 31, 2014. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Dated: September 17, 2010. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24040 Filed 9–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XZ24 

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; 

General Provisions for Domestic 

Fisheries; Issuance of an Exempted 

Fishing Permit (EFP) 

AGENCY: Department of Commerce, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), National 

Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). 

ACTION: Notification of issuance of a 

revised EFP to conduct exempted 

fishing. 

SUMMARY: The Regional Administrator 

for Sustainable Fisheries, Northeast 

Region, NMFS, has issued a revised EFP 

in support of a drop chain small mesh 

net study conducted by the University 

of Rhode Island (URI). The study aims 

to reduce summer flounder discard 

mortality in the Loligo small-mesh 

fishery. The revised EFP includes an 

exemption for participating vessels from 

the Trimester III Loligo mesh size 

restrictions. This exemption is 

consistent with the goals and objectives 

of the Summer Flounder, Scup, and 

Black Sea Bass Fishery Management 

Plan (FMP) and the Atlantic Mackerel, 

Squid, and Butterfish FMP. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah Heil, Fishery Management 

Specialist, (978) 281–9257. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 26, 2009, an EFP was issued to 

URI in support of a study that would 

test the effectiveness of a drop chain 

small mesh net in its ability to reduce 

catches of summer flounder in the small 

mesh fishery. The original EFP included 

exemptions from the summer flounder 

size restrictions specified at 50 CFR 

648.103, scup size restrictions at 

§ 648.124, scup possession limits at 

§ 648.125, and squid and butterfish 

possession restrictions at § 648.25. The 

exemption from summer flounder size 

restrictions was granted to allow vessels 

to retain and land summer flounder for 

a delayed mortality monitoring period. 

The remaining exemptions were granted 

to allow incidental catch species to be 

temporarily retained for data collection 

purposes. Field work for this project 

began in April 2010, and 8 of the 

project’s proposed 12 fishing trips have 

been completed. Research trips are 

conducted aboard two commercial 

fishing vessels, as normal fishing 

operations, using standard Loligo squid 

nets. Research trips conducted since 

April 2010 have used experimental and 

control nets with a codend mesh size of 

1 7/8 in. (48 mm), consistent with the 

Loligo mesh size restrictions in place at 

the time. 

Amendment 10 to the Atlantic 

Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish FMP 

implemented an increase to the 

minimum mesh size for Loligo squid, 

from 1 7/8 in. (48 mm) to 2 1/8 in. (54 

mm), during Trimester I (January to 

April) and Trimester III (September to 

December), effective September 13, 

2010. This increase to the Loligo 

minimum mesh size was unanticipated 

at the time the original EFP application 

was submitted, and therefore, principal 

investigators did not request an 

exemption from Loligo mesh size 

restrictions. In addition, because the 2 

1/8–in. (54–mm) minimum mesh size 

was not in place at the onset of field 

operations, research trips were 

completed using nets consistent with 

Loligo gear restrictions at that time. 

On September 8, 2010, NMFS 

received a request from Kathy Castro of 

URI for an exemption from the new 


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minimum mesh size for the Loligo 

fishery. This exemption was requested 

to allow completion of the project’s 

remaining four research trips using the 

previous minimum mesh size of 1 7/8 

in. (48 mm). A change to the nets used 

to conduct field sampling at this stage 

of the project would undermine data 

analysis in support of the project’s 

objectives. Therefore, NMFS is reissuing 

the EFP in support of the drop chain 

study to facilitate the completion of the 

research project. 

The revised EFP includes an 

exemption from the Loligo Trimester III 

minimum mesh size of 2 1/8 in. (54 

mm) at § 648.23(3). An exemption from 

the Loligo mesh size restriction will 

allow the completion of the project’s 

remaining research trips, using the 

previous minimum mesh size of 1 7/8 

in. (48 mm). The exemption is within 

the scope and scale of the original 

approved EFP, and the overall impacts 

of research operations are unchanged 

from the initial review. 

The applicants may request minor 

modifications and extensions to the EFP 

throughout the course of research. EFP 

modifications and extensions may be 

granted without further public notice if 

they are deemed essential to facilitate 

completion of the proposed research 

and result in only a minimal change in 

the scope or impacts of the initially 

approved EFP request. 

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

Dated: September 21, 2010. 

Carrie Selberg, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24022 Filed 9–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

2010 Census Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census 

(Census Bureau) is giving notice of a 

meeting of the 2010 Census Advisory 

Committee. The Committee will address 

policy, research, and technical issues 

related to 2010 Decennial Census 

Programs and the American Community 

Survey. Last-minute changes to the 

agenda are possible, which could 

prevent giving advance notification of 

schedule changes. 

DATES: October 21–22, 2010. On October 

21, the meeting will begin at 

approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at 

approximately 5 p.m. On October 22, 

the meeting will begin at approximately 

8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 

12:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the U.S. Census Bureau Auditorium and 

Conference Center, 4600 Silver Hill 

Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri 

Green, Committee Liaison Officer, 

Department of Commerce, U.S. Census 

Bureau, Room 8H182, 4600 Silver Hill 

Road, Suitland, MD 20746, telephone 

301–763–6590. For TTY callers, please 

use the Federal Relay Service 1–800– 

877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 2010 

Census Advisory Committee is 

composed of a Chair, Vice-Chair, and 

20-member organizations—all 

appointed by the Secretary of 

Commerce. The Committee considers 

the goals of the Decennial Census, 

including the American Community 

Survey and related programs, and users’ 

needs for information provided by the 

Decennial Census from the perspective 

of outside data users and other 

organizations having a substantial 

interest and expertise in the conduct 

and outcome of the Decennial Census. 

The Committee has been established in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Title 5, United States 

Code, Appendix 2, Section10(a)(b)). 

The meeting is open to the public, 

and a brief period is set aside for public 

comments and questions. However, 

individuals with extensive statements 

for the record must submit them in 

writing to the Census Bureau Committee 

Liaison Officer named above at least 

three working days prior to the meeting. 

Seating is available to the public on a 

first-come, first-served basis. 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to the 

Census Bureau Committee Liaison 

Officer as soon as known, and 

preferably two weeks prior to the 

meeting. 

Due to increased security and for 

access to the meeting, please call 301– 

763–9906 upon arrival at the Census 

Bureau on the day of the meeting. A 

photo ID must be presented in order to 

receive your visitor’s badge. Visitors are 

not allowed beyond the first floor. 

Dated: September 20, 2010. 

Robert M. Groves, 

Director, Bureau of the Census. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23925 Filed 9–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Business Development Mission to 

Egypt and Morocco 

Mission Description 

The U.S. Department of Commerce, 

International Trade Administration, and 

U.S. Commercial Service is organizing a 

Business Development Mission to 

explore ports and infrastructure 

development opportunities in Egypt 

(Cairo and Alexandria) and Morocco 

(Casablanca and Tangier), March 25— 

April 1, 2011. This mission, led by a 

Senior Official of the Department of 

Commerce or other U.S. agency, will 

focus on the opportunities in port 

logistics, infrastructure projects, safety 

and security, and energy infrastructure. 

The mission will include one-on-one 

business appointments with prescreened potential buyers, agents, 

distributors and joint venture partners; 

site visits to ports and free trade zones, 

meetings with government officials, and 

networking receptions for companies 

interested in expansion into the North 

African, Middle Eastern and Southern 

European markets. 

Commercial Setting 

Egypt 

Egypt is strategically located at the 

gateway of trade and commerce for 

Southern Europe as well as North Africa 

and the Middle East. It is a prime 

location for the transit of goods, as well 

as a key destination for American 

companies seeking to do business in 

Egypt and the region. With a population 

of over 80 million Egypt is the largest 

Arab country, and the fourth largest 

export market for U.S. products and 

services in the Middle East. The U.S. is 

Egypt’s largest bilateral trading partner, 

and the second largest investor. In 2010, 

bilateral trade is expected to exceed $7 

billion. The Egyptian gross domestic 

product (GDP) grew over five percent 

from 2009 to 2010. The financial sector 

escaped many negative impacts of the 

global financial crisis, due to Egypt’s 

improved banking supervision, 

conservative lending practices and 

central bank guarantee of all bank 

deposits. 

In 2010 the Egyptian Ministry of 

Investment announced major plans for 

infrastructure development with 46 

different projects valued at over $16 

billion. The majority of these projects 

are available to be awarded based on the 

Egyptian Government’s ‘‘Public Private 

Partnership’’ (PPP) measures. The PPP is 

a multi-faceted initiative to attract 

private sector investment for 


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