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2. Period of Investigation 

3. Scope of Investigation 

4. Scope Comments 

5. Respondent Selection 

6. Discussion of the Methodology 

a. Non-Market Economy Country 

b. Separate Rates Determination 

c. The Vietnam-Wide Entity 

d. Single-Entity Treatment 

e. Facts Available 

f. Surrogate Country 

g. Surrogate Value Comments 

h. Combination Rates 

i. Date of Sale 

j. Normal Value 

k. Factor Valuation Methodology 

l. Comparisons to Normal Value 

m. Currency Conversion 

7. Verification 

8. Section 777A(f) of the Act 

9. U.S. International Trade Commission 

Notification 

10. Disclosure and Public Comment 

11. Conclusion 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD643 

Notice of Availability of a Draft 

Programmatic Environmental 

Assessment for Fisheries Research 

Conducted and Funded by the National 

Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast 

Fisheries Science Center 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of a Draft 

Programmatic Environmental 

Assessment; Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces the 

availability of the ‘‘Draft Programmatic 

Environmental Assessment (DPEA) for 

Fisheries Research Conducted and 

Funded by the Northeast Fisheries 

Science Center (NEFSC).’’ Publication of 

this notice begins the official public 

comment period for this DPEA. The 

purpose of the DPEA is to evaluate, in 

compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 

potential direct, indirect, and 

cumulative impacts of conducting and 

funding fisheries and ecosystem 

research along the U.S. East Coast, 

including of the Northeast Continental 

Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem (LME) 

and the Southeast Continental Shelf 

Large Marine Ecosystem (LME). 

DATES: Comments and information must 

be received no later than January 28, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the DPEA 

should be addressed to Nathan Keith, 

NMFS NEFSC Woods Hole Laboratory, 

166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 

02543. The mailbox address for 

providing email comments is 

NEFSC.DPEA@noaa.gov. NMFS is not 

responsible for email comments sent to 

addresses other than the one provided 

here. Comments sent via email, 

including all attachments, must not 

exceed a 10-megabyte file size. 

A copy of the DPEA 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://nefsc.noaa.gov/dpea.aspx. 

Documents cited in this notice may also 

be viewed, by appointment, during 

regular business hours, at the 

aforementioned address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nathan Keith, NEFSC, NMFS, (508) 

495–2224. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

NEFSC is the research arm of NMFS in 

the Northeast Region. The NEFSC 

conducts research and provides 

scientific advice to manage fisheries and 

conserve protected species in the 

Atlantic Ocean from the U.S.-Canada 

border to Florida. Most NEFSCconducted and funded fisheries research 

occurs in the Northeast U.S. Continental 

Shelf LME but also occurs in the 

Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf LME 

and adjacent offshore areas. Research is 

aimed at monitoring fish stock 

recruitment, survival and biological 

rates, abundance and geographic 

distribution of species and stocks, and 

providing other scientific information 

needed to improve our understanding of 

complex marine ecological processes. 

Primary research activities include: 

Bottom trawl surveys to support 

assessments of multiple groundfish and 

shrimp species as well as the status of 

benthic habitats, pelagic trawl surveys 

to assess Atlantic herring and Atlantic 

salmon stocks, dredge and video camera 

surveys to assess scallop stocks and 

habitat recovery, longline and gillnet 

surveys to research life history 

parameters and abundance of numerous 

shark species, and extensive cooperative 

research projects designed to address 

current or emerging information needs 

of the commercial fishing industry such 

as bycatch reduction efforts and 

development of new fisheries. Many 

research activities also include active 

acoustic systems, plankton nets, and 

other oceanographic equipment that 

provide important data on the status 

and trends of marine ecosystems 

important for various fisheries and 

natural resource management processes. 

NMFS has prepared the DPEA under 

NEPA to evaluate several alternatives 

for conducting and funding fisheries 

and ecosystem research activities as the 

primary federal action. Additionally in 

the DPEA, NMFS evaluates a secondary 

federal action—also called a ‘‘connected 

action’’ under 40 CFR 1508.25 of the 

Council on Environmental Quality’s 

regulations for implementing the 

procedural provisions of NEPA (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)—which is the 

proposed promulgation of regulations 

and authorization of the take of marine 

mammals incidental to the fisheries 

research under the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act (MMPA). Additionally, 

because the proposed research activities 

occur in areas inhabited by species of 

marine mammals, birds, sea turtles, and 

fish listed under the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA) as threatened or 

endangered, this DPEA evaluates 

activities that could result in 

unintentional takes of ESA-listed 

marine species. 

The following four alternatives are 

evaluated in the DPEA: 

• No-Action/Status Quo 

Alternative—Conduct Federal Fisheries 

and Ecosystem Research with Scope and 

Protocols Similar to Past Effort. 

• Preferred Alternative—Conduct 

Federal Fisheries and Ecosystem 

Research (New Suite of Research) with 

Mitigation for MMPA and ESA 

Compliance. 

• Modified Research Alternative— 

Conduct Federal Fisheries and 

Ecosystem Research (New Suite of 

Research) with Additional Mitigation. 

• No Research Alternative—No 

Fieldwork for Federal Fisheries and 

Ecosystem Research Conducted or 

Funded by NEFSC. 

The first three alternatives include a 

program of fisheries and ecosystem 

research projects conducted or funded 

by the NEFSC as the primary federal 

action. Because this primary action is 

connected to a secondary federal action 

to consider authorizing incidental take 

of marine mammals under the MMPA, 

NMFS must identify as part of this 

evaluation ‘‘(t)he means of effecting the 

least practicable adverse impact on the 

species or stock and its habitat.’’ 

(Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA [16 

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.]). NMFS must 

therefore identify and evaluate a 

reasonable range of mitigation measures 

to minimize impacts to marine 

mammals that occur in NEFSC research 

areas. These mitigation measures are 

considered as part of the identified 

alternatives in order to evaluate their 

effectiveness to minimize potential 


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adverse environmental impacts. The 

three action alternatives also include 

mitigation measures intended to 

minimize potentially adverse 

interactions with other protected 

species that occur within the action 

area. Protected species include all 

marine mammals, which are covered 

under the MMPA, all species listed 

under the ESA, and bird species 

protected under the Migratory Bird 

Treaty Act. 

NMFS is also evaluating a second 

type of no-action alternative that 

considers no federal funding for 

fieldwork on fisheries and ecosystem 

research activities. This is called the No 

Research Alternative to distinguish it 

from the No-Action/Status Quo 

Alternative. The No-Action/Status Quo 

Alternative will be used as the baseline 

to compare all of the other alternatives. 

Potential direct and indirect effects on 

the environment are evaluated under 

each alternative in the DPEA. The 

environmental effects on the following 

resources are considered: Physical 

environment, special resource areas, 

fish, marine mammals, birds, sea turtles, 

invertebrates, and the social and 

economic environment. Cumulative 

effects of external actions and the 

contribution of fisheries research 

activities to the overall cumulative 

impact on the aforementioned resources 

is also evaluated in the DPEA for the 

geographic regions in which NEFSC 

surveys are conducted. 

NMFS requests comments on the 

DPEA for Fisheries Research Conducted 

and Funded by the National Marine 

Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries 

Science Center. Please include, with 

your comments, any supporting data or 

literature citations that may be 

informative in substantiating your 

comment. 

Dated: December 22, 2014. 

William Karp, 

Director, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD684 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Council) Fixed 

Gear Electronic Monitoring (EM) 

workgroup will meet in Anchorage, AK. 

DATES: The meetings will be held 

January 12–13, 2015, from 1 p.m. to 5 

p.m. and 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., respectively. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the Hilton Hotel, Aspen/Spruce Room, 

500 W 3rd Avenue, Anchorage, AK. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 

99501–2252. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diana Evans, Council staff; telephone: 

(907) 271–2809. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

agenda is to finalize the 2015 EM 

Cooperative Research Plan and discuss 

funding and timelines for the research 

plan, pre-implementation, and the 

Council analysis to integrate EM into 

the observer program. 

The Agenda is subject to change, and 

the latest version will be posted at 

http://www.npfmc.org/. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, in 

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during these meetings. Actions 

will be restricted to those issues 

specifically identified in this notice and 

any issues arising after publication of 

this notice that require emergency 

action under section 305(c) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the 

public has been notified of the Council’s 

intent to take final action to address the 

emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Gail Bendixen at 

(907) 271–2809 at least 7 working days 

prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: December 22, 2014. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD678 

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 

Herring Committee 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 

Friday, January 16, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The meeting will be 

held at the Sheraton Harborside, 250 

Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; 

telephone: (603) 431–2300; fax: (603) 

431–7805. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items 

of discussion on the agenda are: 

The committee will receive a report 

from the January 15, 2015 Herring 

Advisory Panel (AP) meeting and 

consider the AP recommendations. The 

committee will also review Action Plans 

for the 2016–2018 Atlantic herring 

fishery specifications and an 

amendment to the Atlantic Herring FMP 

to consider control rules for the Atlantic 

herring fishery that account for herring’s 

role as forage in the ecosystem 

(Amendment 8). They plan to discuss 

possible cooperative research priorities 

for any research set-aside that may be 

allocated in 2016–18 during the Atlantic 

herring fishery specifications process 

and develop Committee 

recommendations. They will also 

review/approve a draft scoping 

document for an amendment to the 

Herring FMP to consider control rules 

for the Atlantic herring fishery that 

account for herring’s role as forage in 

the ecosystem. The committee will 

review/discuss options under 

consideration in the NMFS-led omnibus 

Industry-Funded Monitoring 


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