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representative (large firm or SME) is 

$3,300. 

Expenses for travel, lodging, some 

meals, and incidentals will be the 

responsibility of each mission 

participant. 

Conditions for Participation 

An applicant must submit a 

completed and signed mission 

application and supplemental 

application materials, including 

adequate information on the company’s 

products and/or services, primary 

market objectives, and goals for 

participation. If the Office of Business 

Liaison receives an incomplete 

application, the Department of 

Commerce may either: reject the 

application, request additional 

information/clarification, or take the 

lack of information into account when 

evaluating the applications. 

Each applicant must also: 

• Certify that the products and 

services it seeks to export through the 

mission are either produced in the 

United States, or, if not, marketed under 

the name of a U.S. firm and have at least 

fifty-one percent U.S. content. In cases 

where the U.S. content does not exceed 

fifty percent, especially where the 

applicant intends to pursue investment 

and major project opportunities, the 

following factors, often associated with 

U.S. ownership, may be considered in 

determining whether the applicant’s 

participation in the trade mission is in 

the U.S. national interest: 

• U.S. materials and equipment 

content; 

• U.S. labor content; 

• Repatriation of profits to the U.S. 

economy; and/or 

• Potential for follow-on business that 

would benefit the U.S. economy; 

• Certify that the export of the 

products and services that it wishes to 

export through the mission would be in 

compliance with U.S. export controls 

and regulations; 

• Certify that it has identified to the 

Department of Commerce for its 

evaluation any business pending before 

the Department of Commerce that may 

present the appearance of a conflict of 

interest; 

• Certify that it has identified any 

pending litigation (including any 

administrative proceedings) to which it 

is a party that involves the Department 

of Commerce; and 

• Sign and submit an agreement that 

it and its affiliates (1) have not and will 

not engage in the bribery of foreign 

officials in connection with company’s/ 

participant’s involvement in this 

mission, and (2) maintain and enforce a 

policy that prohibits the bribery of 

foreign officials. 

Selection Criteria for Participation 

Selection will be based on the 

following criteria in decreasing order of 

importance: 

• Demonstrated export experience in 

China and/or other foreign markets; 

• Suitability of a company’s products 

or services to the China market and 

likelihood of a participating company’s 

increased exports to or business 

interests in China as a result of this 

mission; 

• Current or pending major project 

participation; and 

• Rank/seniority of the designated 

company representative. 

Additional factors, such as diversity 

of company size, type, location, 

demographics, and traditional underrepresentation in business, may also be 

considered during the review process. 

Referrals from political organizations 

and any documents, including the 

application, containing references to 

partisan political activities (including 

political contributions) will be removed 

from an applicant’s submission and not 

considered during the selection process. 

Timeframe for Recruitment and 

Applications 

Mission recruitment will be 

conducted in an open and public 

manner, including publication in the 

Federal Register, posting on the 

Commerce Department trade mission 

calendar (http://www.ita.doc.gov/

doctm/tmcal.html) and other Internet 

Web sites, press releases to general and 

trade media, direct mail, broadcast fax, 

notices by industry trade associations 

and other multiplier groups, and 

publicity at industry meetings, 

symposia, conferences, and trade shows. 

The Commerce Department’s Office of 

Business Liaison and the International 

Trade Administration will explore and 

welcome outreach assistance from other 

interested organizations, including other 

U.S. Government agencies. 

Recruitment for this mission will 

begin immediately upon approval. 

Applications can be completed on-line 

at the China Clean Energy Business 

Development Mission Web site at http:// 

www.trade.gov/CleanEnergyMission or 

can be obtained by contacting the U.S. 

Department of Commerce Office of 

Business Liaison (202–482–1360 or 

CleanEnergyMission@doc.gov). The 

application deadline is Friday, February 

26, 2010. Completed applications 

should be submitted to the Office of 

Business Liaison. Applications received 

after Friday, February 26, 2010 will be 

considered only if space and scheduling 

constraints permit. 

Contacts 

The Office of Business Liaison, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW., Room 5062, 

Washington, DC 20230, Tel: 202–482– 

1360, Fax: 202–482–4054, E-mail: 

CleanEnergyMission@doc.gov. 

Sean Timmins, 

Global Trade Programs, Commercial Service 

Trade Missions Program. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2494 Filed 2–5–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

ADMINISTRATION 

(A–570–956) 

Certain Seamless Carbon and Alloy 

Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure 

Pipe from the People’s Republic of 

China: Postponement of Preliminary 

Determination of Antidumping Duty 

Investigation 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce 

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 8, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Magd Zalok or Zev Primor, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office 4, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–4162 or (202) 482– 

4114, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determination 

On October 6, 2009, the Department 

of Commerce (the Department) initiated 

the antidumping duty investigation on 

certain seamless carbon and alloy steel 

standard, line, and pressure pipe from 

the People’s Republic of China. See 

Certain Seamless Carbon and Alloy 

Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe 

From the People’s Republic of China: 

Initiation of Antidumping Duty 

Investigation, 74 FR 52744 (October 14, 

2009) (Initiation Notice). The notice of 

initiation stated that, unless postponed, 

the Department would make its 

preliminary determination in this 

antidumping duty investigation no later 

than 140 days after the date of the 

initiation. 

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1.The Petitioners in this investigation are United 

States Steel Corporation, V&M Star L.P., TMK 

IPSCO, and United Steel, Paper and Forestry, 

Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial 

and Service Workers International Union. 

On January 22, 2009, the Petitioners1

made a timely request pursuant to 19 

CFR 351.205(e) for a 50–day 

postponement of the preliminary 

determination in this investigation. The 

Petitioners requested postponement of 

the preliminary determination to allow 

adequate time to analyze the submitted 

information. 

For the reasons identified by the 

Petitioners, and because there are no 

compelling reasons to deny the request, 

the Department is postponing this 

preliminary determination under 

section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 

1930, as amended (the Act) by 50 days 

from February 23, 2010 to April 14, 

2010. The deadline for the final 

determination will continue to be 75 

days after the date of the preliminary 

determination, unless extended. 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to sections 733(c)(2) and 

777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 

351.205(f)(1). 

Dated: February 1, 2010. 

Carole Showers, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy 

and Negotiations. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2696 Filed 2–5–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XU00 

Endangered Species; File No. 14754 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Isaac Wirgin, PhD, New York University 

School of Medicine, Department of 

Environmental Medicine, Tuxedo, NY 

10987, has applied in due form for a 

permit to import and take shortnose 

sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) early 

life stages (ELS) for purposes of 

scientific research. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

March 10, 2010. 

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 (APPS) home page, https:// 

apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/index.cfm, and 

then selecting File No. 14754 from the 

list of available applications. The 

application 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) 713–0376; and 

• Northeast Region, NMFS, Protected 

Resources Division, 55 Great Republic 

Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930; phone 

(978) 281–9328; fax (978) 281–9394. 

Written comments or requests for a 

public hearing on this application 

should be mailed to the Chief, Permits, 

Conservation and Education Division, 

F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those 

individuals requesting a hearing should 

set forth the specific reasons why a 

hearing on this particular request would 

be appropriate. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

facsimile at (301) 713–0376, provided 

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy 

submitted by mail and postmarked no 

later than the closing date of the 

comment period. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

e-mail. The mailbox address for 

providing e-mail comments is 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include 

in the subject line of the e-mail 

comment the following document 

identifier: File No. 14754. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Malcolm Mohead or Jennifer Skidmore, 

(301) 713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested 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 222–226). 

A scientific research permit 

application was submitted by Dr. Isaac 

Wirgin of the New York University 

School of Medicine, Department of 

Environmental Medicine, to conduct 

research on Atlantic and shortnose 

sturgeon. Dr. Wirgin is requesting to 

conduct a study to determine if early 

life-stages of Atlantic and shortnose 

sturgeon are sensitive to PCB mixtures 

such that the effects would impact 

recruitment success in the environment, 

such as in the Hudson River. He needs 

an ESA permit to import and take up to 

25,000 fertilized shortnose sturgeon eggs 

of Saint John River ancestry from 

Acadian Sturgeon and Caviar Inc., Saint 

John, NB, Canada. If required, shortnose 

sturgeon eggs could also be 

supplemented with embryos of 

Connecticut River descent obtained 

from the Conte Lab, USGS, Turner Falls, 

MA (NMFS Permit 1549–01). 

The initial proposed research would 

take place during two sampling seasons 

beginning in the spring of 2010 and 

ending in the spring of 2011. In 

subsequent years of the permit, studies 

would take place evaluating toxic effects 

of other contaminants. The permit 

would not authorize any takes from the 

wild, nor would it authorize any release 

of captive sturgeon into the wild. 

Dated: February 2, 2002. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2682 Filed 2–5–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2010–OS–0013] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

In compliance with Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel 

and Readiness) announces the following 

extension of a public information 

collection and seeks public comment on 

the provisions thereof. Comments are 

invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden of the 

proposed information collection; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by April 9, 2010. 

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