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1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u) 

(the Act), the Foreign-Trade Zones 

Board (the Board) adopts the following 

Order: 

Whereas, the South Carolina State 

Ports Authority, grantee of FTZ 38, has 

requested authority under Section 

400.28(a)(2) of the Board’s regulations 

on behalf of ZF Lemfo ̈rder Corporation 

to assemble automotive suspension 

systems under FTZ procedures within 

FTZ 38—Site 7, Duncan, South Carolina 

(FTZ Docket 28–2008, filed 4–30–2008); 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment has been given in the Federal 

Register (73 FR 25645, 5–7–2008); 

Whereas, the Board adopts the 

findings and recommendations of the 

examiner’s report, and finds that the 

requirements of the FTZ Act and the 

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and 

that approval of the application is in the 

public interest; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby 

grants authority for the assembly of 

automotive suspension systems within 

FTZ 38 for ZF Lemfo ̈rder Corporation, 

as described in the application and 

Federal Register notice, subject to the 

Act and the Board’s regulations, 

including Section 400.28. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 7th day of 

May 2009. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 

Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board. 

[FR Doc. E9–12964 Filed 6–2–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XP53 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Take of Anadromous Fish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Receipt of applications for 

scientific research permits; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS has received applications for 

scientific research from the Fishery 

Foundation of California (FFC) in Elk 

Grove, CA (13675), and from the 

California Department of Water 

Resources (CDWR) in Sacramento, CA 

(14240). These permits would affect the 

federally endangered Sacramento River 

winter-run Chinook salmon and the 

threatened Central Valley spring-run 

Chinook salmon Evolutionarily 

Significant Units (ESUs), the federally 

threatened Central Valley steelhead 

Distinct Population Segment (DPS), and 

the federally threatened southern DPS of 

North American green sturgeon (North 

American green sturgeon). This 

document serves to notify the public of 

the availability of the permit 

applications for review and comment. 

DATES: Written comments on the permit 

applications must be received no later 

than 5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on 

July 6, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted by email must be sent to the following 

address: FRNpermitsSAC@noaa.gov. 

The applications and related documents 

are available for review by appointment, 

for permits 13675 and 14240: Protected 

Resources Division, NMFS, 650 Capitol 

Mall, Suite 8–300, Sacramento, CA 

95814 (ph: 916–930–3600, fax: 916– 

930–3629). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shirley Witalis at phone number 916– 

930–3606, or e-mail: 

Shirley.Witalis@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority 

Issuance of permits and permit 

modifications, as required by the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

U.S.C. 1531 1543) (ESA), is based on a 

finding that such permits/modifications: 

(1) are applied for in good faith; (2) 

would not operate to the disadvantage 

of the listed species which are the 

subject of the permits; and (3) are 

consistent with the purposes and 

policies set forth in section 2 of the 

ESA. Authority to take listed species is 

subject to conditions set forth in the 

permits. Permits and modifications are 

issued in accordance with and are 

subject to the ESA and NMFS 

regulations governing listed fish and 

wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222 226). 

Those individuals 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). The holding of such a 

hearing is at the discretion of the 

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 

NOAA. All statements and opinions 

contained in the permit action 

summaries are those of the applicant 

and do not necessarily reflect the views 

of NMFS. 

Species Covered in This Notice 

This notice is relevant to federallylisted endangered Sacramento River 

winter-run Chinook salmon 

(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) ESU, 

threatened Central Valley spring-run 

Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha) ESU, 

threatened Central Valley steelhead (O. 

mykiss) DPS, threatened Central 

California Coast steelhead (O. mykiss), 

and North American green sturgeon 

(Acipenser medirostris). 

Applications Received 

FFC requests a 5–year permit (13791) 

for take of juvenile Sacramento River 

winter-run Chinook salmon, Central 

Valley spring-run Chinook salmon, 

Central Valley steelhead, and juvenile 

North American green sturgeon 

associated with conducting surveys 

measuring fish response to initial and 

successional habitat conditions at a 

restored conservation bank site on the 

Sacramento River in the Central Valley, 

California. FFC requests authorization 

for estimated annual non-lethal take of 

60 natural and 60 listed hatchery 

juvenile Sacramento River winter-run 

Chinook salmon, 575 natural and 550 

listed hatchery juvenile Central Valley 

spring-run Chinook salmon, 60 natural 

and 58 listed hatchery juvenile Central 

Valley steelhead, and 2 natural juvenile 

DPS green sturgeon for five consecutive 

years resulting from capture (by trap/ 

fyke net and beach seine), handling, 

species identification, enumerating, 

measuring, weighing, and releasing of 

fish. 

CDWR requests a five-year permit 

(14092) for take of threatened Central 

Valley spring-run Chinook salmon, 

threatened Central Valley steelhead, and 

threatened North American green 

sturgeon in the lower Feather River, 

associated with monitoring and research 

activities conducted in the Feather River 

basin, Central Valley, California. CDWR 

requests authorization for an estimated 

annual non-lethal take of 250 natural 

and 250 listed hatchery spring-run 

Chinook salmon adults, and 1,250 

natural and 1,250 listed hatchery springrun Chinook salmon juveniles, and an 

estimated annual non-intentional lethal 

take of 11 natural and 11 listed hatchery 

spring-run adults, and 25 natural and 50 

listed hatchery spring-run Chinook 

salmon juveniles; an estimated annual 

non-lethal take of 510 natural and 760 

listed hatchery steelhead adults and 750 

natural and 1,250 listed hatchery 

steelhead juveniles, and an estimated 

annual non-intentional lethal take of 10 

natural and 25 listed hatchery steelhead 

adults, and 25 natural and 50 listed 

hatchery steelhead juveniles; and an 

estimated annual non-lethal take of 60 

natural green sturgeon adults and 35 

natural green sturgeon juveniles, and an 

estimated annual non-intentional lethal 

take of 2 natural green sturgeon adults 

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five consecutive years resulting from the 

capture (by boat electrofisher, angling, 

trot line, gill/trammel net, beach seine), 

handling, anesthetizing, enumerating, 

measuring, tagging (pittag, radio tag, 

acoustic telemetry tag, Hallprint floytag), tissue (scale, otolith) sampling and 

analysis, releasing, and non-intentional 

mortality of fish, in association with the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

(FERC) Project No. 2100 Settlement 

Agreement for the re-licensing of the 

Oroville- Thermalito Complex Project: 

Project 1 researches wild steelhead 

site-fidelity and growth through markrecapture methods. Research activities 

associated with Project 1 include the 

capture of juvenile steelhead by boat 

electrofishing or seine block nets, 

tagging adult steelhead with radio and 

acoustic telemetry tags for tracking, 

recapture of tagged steelhead to 

calculate individual growth rates and to 

estimate population survival rates, 

taking length-weight measurements for 

calculating condition, and collecting 

scales and otoliths from adult steelhead 

to provide life history information on 

the Feather River population. 

Project 2 researches characteristics of 

spring-run Chinook salmon holding 

pools and spawning habitats, spring-run 

migration timing, and spring-run 

salmon holding survival to spawning. 

Research activities associated with 

Project 2 include the capture of springrun by angling, the tagging of spring-run 

with radio, acoustic tags and Hallprint 

tags, and the tracking of spring-run to 

understand movement and holding 

patterns of spring-run migration within 

the Feather River. 

Project 3 researches impacts to green 

sturgeon in the lower Feather River from 

operational effects of Oroville Dam on 

river flow, temperature and green 

sturgeon habitat. Research activities 

associated with Project 3 include the 

capture of green sturgeon by fyke trap, 

gill/trammel net, trot line, and boat 

electrofisher; acoustic-tagging and 

tracking of green sturgeon to evaluate 

migration patterns, residence times, 

migration barriers; and identifying 

potential spawning grounds for green 

surgeon egg and larval surveys. 

Dated: May 29, 2009. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–12946 Filed 6–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XP51 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Take of Anadromous Fish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice, issuance of permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Natural Resource Scientists, 

Incorporated (NRS), P.O. Box 1210, Red 

Bluff, CA, 96080, has been issued a 

permit to take Sacramento River winterrun Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus 

tshawytscha), Central Valley spring-run 

Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha), and 

California steelhead (O. mykiss) for 

purposes of scientific research. 

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) 427–2521; and 

NMFS, Protected Resources Division, 

650 Capitol Mall, Suite 8–300, 

Sacramento, CA 95814–4706; phone 

(916) 930–3600; fax (916) 930–3629. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shirley Witalis, phone (916)930–3606. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 18, 2008, notice was 

published in the Federal Register (73 

FR 77009), that a request for a scientific 

research permit to take Sacramento 

River winter-run Chinook salmon, 

Central Valley spring-run Chinook 

salmon, Central Valley steelhead, and 

southern DPS of North American green 

sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) had 

been submitted by the above-named 

organization. The requested permit has 

been issued 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 parts 222–226). 

Researchers will annually conduct 

site specific research at three irrigation 

diversion canal sites off the Sacramento 

River, within the Colusa, Sutter, and 

Yolo counties of the Central Valley, 

California. Entrained fish will be 

captured by fyke net, identified as to 

species/race, enumerated, measured for 

length, and placed back into the 

diversion canals; all entrained live fish 

will be placed back into the Sacramento 

River. This research is part of an ongoing investigation into developing 

criteria for prioritizing fish screening 

projects, and will correlate fish 

entrainment with the physical, 

hydraulic, and habitat variables at each 

diversion site. The permit is issued for 

2 years. 

Issuance of this permit, as required by 

the ESA, was based on a finding that 

such permit (1) was applied for in good 

faith, (2) will not operate to the 

disadvantage of any endangered or 

threatened species, and (3) is consistent 

with the purposes and policies set forth 

in section 2 of the ESA. 

Dated: May 29, 2009. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–12966 Filed 6–2–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 23–2009] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 119—MinneapolisSt. Paul, MN; Application for 

Expansion 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the 

Board) by the Greater Metropolitan Area 

Foreign Trade Zone Commission, 

grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 119, 

requesting authority to expand its zone 

to include additional sites in the 

Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota area. 

The application was submitted pursuant 

to the provisions of the FTZ Act, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the 

regulations of the Board (15 CFR Part 

400). It was formally filed on May 21, 

2009. 

FTZ 119 was approved by the Board 

on July 24, 1985 (Board Order 305, 50 

FR 31404, 8/2/85) and was expanded on 

April 14, 1994 (Board Order 690, 59 FR 

19692, 4/25/94). The general-purpose 

zone consists of the following sites: Site 

1 (3,238 acres)—two adjacent parcels— 

Parcel 1A within the 3,002-acre 

Minneapolis-St. Paul International 

Airport, 6040 28th Avenue (500-acre 

activation limit) and Parcel 1B (236 

acres) within the Bloomington Airport 

Industrial Park, southeast corner of the 

intersection of I–494 and State Highway 

77, Bloomington; Site 2 (960 acres)— 

Mid-City Industrial Park, 701 24th 

Avenue, Minneapolis; Site 3 (13 

acres)—Eagan Industrial Park, 3703 

Kennebec Drive, Eagan; Site 4 (20 


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