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category being manufactured within the 

United States. Application accepted by 

Commissioner of Customs: May 21, 

2009. 

Docket Number: 09–035. Applicant: 

University of Minnesota Medical 

School, 6–155 Jackson Hall, Department 

of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & 

Biophysics, 321 Church St. S.E., 

Minneapolis, MN 55455. Instrument: 

Muscle Research System. Manufacturer: 

Scientific Instruments, Germany. 

Intended Use: This instrument will be 

used to simultaneously measure the 

force and kinetic properties as a 

function of calcium concentration in 

muscle fibers and to determine if this is 

affected by muscle diseases of both 

skeletal and cardiac muscle. A unique 

feature of this instrument is that it 

requires a gradient maker and pump 

control in order to simultaneously 

measure the isometric force of skinned 

muscle fibers as a function of calcium 

concentration. Further, a laser system is 

needed to excite fluophores in order to 

simultaneously measure the force and 

measure the myosin ATPase. 

Justification for Duty–Free Entry: There 

are no instruments of the same general 

category being manufactured within the 

United States. Application accepted by 

Commissioner of Customs: May 11, 

2009. 

Dated: June 1, 2009. 

Christopher Cassel, 

Acting Director, IA Subsidies Enforcement 

Office. 

[FR Doc. E9–13195 Filed 6–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Princeton University 

Notice of Decision on Applications for 

Duty–Free Entry of Scientific 

Instruments 

This is a decision pursuant to Section 

6(c) of the Educational, Scientific, and 

Cultural Materials Importation Act of 

1966 (Pub. L. 89–651, as amended by 

Pub. L. 106–36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR 

part 301). Related records can be viewed 

between 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. in 

Room 3705, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave, 

NW, Washington, D.C. 

Comments: None received. Decision: 

Approved. We know of no instruments 

of equivalent scientific value to the 

foreign instruments described below, for 

such purposes as this is intended to be 

used, that was being manufactured in 

the United States at the time of its order. 

Docket Number: 09–013. Applicant: 

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 

08544. Instrument: Electron Beam 

Evaporator. Manufacturer: Plassys, 

France. Intended Use: See notice at 74 

FR 20459, May 4, 2009. Reasons: This 

instrument can make low–defect 

aluminum Josephson junctions, a 

necessary component of all quantum 

bits. This evaporator is unique in that it 

offers full state rotation, in–situ angle 

control for bilayer Josephson junction 

fabrication and controlled oxidation. 

Stage rotation is necessary to fabricated 

Josephson junctions in a single 

deposition process, which is essential in 

fabricating devises with long coherence. 

Dated: June 1, 2009. 

Christopher Cassel, 

Acting Director Subsidies Enforcement Office 

Import Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–13194 Filed 6–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XO10 

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of 

Mexico, and South Atlantic; SnapperGrouper Fishery off the Southern 

Atlantic States and Coral and Coral 

Reefs Fishery in the South Atlantic; 

Exempted Fishing Permit 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of an 

application for an exempted fishing 

permit; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces the receipt 

of an application for an exempted 

fishing permit (EFP) from Patricia L. 

McNeese, on behalf of the North 

Carolina Department of Environment 

and Natural Resources Aquariums 

Division (NC Aquariums). If granted, the 

EFP would authorize NC Aquariums to 

collect, with certain conditions, various 

species of reef fish and live rock in 

Federal waters, along the North Carolina 

coast. The specimens would be used in 

educational exhibits displaying North 

Carolina native species at aquariums 

located on Pine Knoll Shores, Roanoke 

Island, and Fort Fisher, NC. 

DATES: Comments must be received no 

later than 5 p.m., Eastern standard time, 

on July 6, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the 

application may be sent via fax to 727– 

824–5308 or mailed to: Nikhil Mehta, 

Southeast Regional Office, NMFS, 263 

13th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 

33701. Comments may also be 

submitted by e-mail. The mailbox 

address for providing e-mail comments 

is NCAquariums.EFP@noaa.gov. Include 

in the subject line of the e-mail 

document the following text: Comment 

on NC Aquariums EFP Application. The 

application and related documents are 

available for review upon written 

request to the address above or the email address below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nikhil Mehta, 727–824–5305; fax 727– 

824–5308; e-mail 

nikhil.mehta@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EFP is 

requested under the authority of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act (16 

U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and regulations at 

50 CFR 600.745(b) concerning exempted 

fishing. 

This action involves activities covered 

by regulations implementing the Fishery 

Management Plan for the SnapperGrouper Fishery of the South Atlantic 

Region. The applicant requires 

authorization to collect a variety of reef 

fish, including those in the snappergrouper complex, and live rock (Table 

1). 

TABLE 1—COMMON NAME AND TOTAL

NUMBER OF FISH, AND AMOUNT OF

LIVE ROCK TO BE HARVESTED OVER

A 2-YEAR PERIOD BY NC AQUARIUMS. 

16 Speckled Hind 

16 Red Hind 

16 Rock Hind 

16 Red Grouper 

16 Gag 

16 Scamp 

26 Red Snapper 

16 Red Porgy 

9 Yellowfin Grouper 

16 Yellowmouth Grouper 

12 Snowy Grouper 

2 Warsaw Grouper 

9 Yellowedge Grouper 

16 Graysby 

16 Coney 

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TABLE 1—COMMON NAME AND TOTAL

NUMBER OF FISH, AND AMOUNT OF

LIVE ROCK TO BE HARVESTED OVER

A 2-YEAR PERIOD BY NC AQUARIUMS.—Continued 

26 Schoolmaster Snapper 

300 lbs. (136 kg) Live Rock 

16 Silk Snapper 

78 Vermilion Snapper 

200 Tomtate 

100 Small-mouth Grunt 

5 Common Hogfish 

5 Spanish Hogfish 

5 Cuban Hogfish 

200 Cottonwick 

6 Blue Angelfish 

6 Queen Angelfish 

6 Grey Angelfish 

6 French Angelfish 

6 Stoplight Parrotfish 

6 Blue Parrotfish 

6 Midnight Parrotfish 

6 Dwarf Goatfish 

6 Yellow Goatfish 

Specimens would be collected in 

Federal waters from 3 miles (4.8 km) 

offshore out to 100 fathoms (182 m), 

from 33°10′ N lat. to 36°30′ N lat. along 

the coast of North Carolina. The project 

proposes to use hook-and-line gear, and 

standard traps (for example, black sea 

bass and minnow traps) to collect fish, 

and SCUBA to collect live rock by hand. 

The collections would be conducted 

year-round for a period of 2 years, 

commencing on the date of issuance of 

the EFP. 

The overall intent of the project is to 

incorporate North Carolina native 

species into the educational exhibits at 

the three aquariums located on Pine 

Knoll Shores, Roanoke Island, and Fort 

Fisher, NC. The aquariums use these 

displays of native North Carolina 

habitats and species to teach the visiting 

public (over 1 million a year) about 

conservation of these resources. 

NMFS finds this application warrants 

further consideration. Based on a 

preliminary review, NMFS intends to 

issue an EFP. Possible conditions the 

agency may impose on this permit, if it 

is indeed granted, include but are not 

limited to, a prohibition of conducting 

research within marine protected areas, 

marine sanctuaries, special management 

zones, or artificial reefs without 

additional authorization. Additionally, 

NMFS may prohibit the possession of 

Nassau or goliath grouper, and require 

any sea turtles taken incidentally during 

the course of fishing or scientific 

research activities to be handled with 

due care to prevent injury to live 

specimens, observed for activity, and 

returned to the water. The harvest of 

live rock would have to be replaced by 

an equivalent amount of new rock 

substrate, or obtained from a 

commercial (aquaculture) source. A 

final decision on issuance of the EFP 

will depend on NMFS review of public 

comments received on the application, 

consultations with the affected state, the 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council, and the U.S. Coast Guard, and 

a determination that it is consistent with 

all applicable laws. 

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

Dated: June 1, 2009. 

Kristen C. Koch 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XO59 

Fisheries of the South Atlantic and 

Gulf of Mexico; Southeast Data, 

Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); 

black grouper and red grouper. 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR Workshops for 

South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico black 

grouper and South Atlantic red grouper. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR assessments of 

the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico 

stocks of black grouper and South 

Atlantic red grouper will consist of a 

series of three workshops: a Data 

Workshop, an Assessment Workshop, 

and a Review Workshop. This is the 

fifteenth SEDAR. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

DATES: The Data Workshop will take 

place June 22–26, 2009; the Assessment 

Workshop will take place October 5–9, 

2009; the Review Workshop will take 

place January 25–29, 2010. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The Data Workshop will be 

held at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5265 

International Boulevard, North 

Charleston, SC 29418; telephone: (843) 

308–9330. The Assessment Workshop 

will be held at the Hilton Bayfront, 333 

First Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 

33701; telephone: (727) 894–5000. The 

Review Workshop will be held at the 

Hilton Garden Inn-Historic Savannah, 

321 West Bay Street Savannah, GA 

31401; telephone: (912) 721–5000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

Neer, SEDAR Coordinator, 4055 Faber 

Place Drive, Suite 201, North 

Charleston, SC 29405; telephone: (843) 

571–4366. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf 

of Mexico, South Atlantic, and 

Caribbean Fishery Management 

Councils, in conjunction with NOAA 

Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf 

States Marine Fisheries Commissions 

have implemented the Southeast Data, 

Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 

process, a multi-step method for 

determining the status of fish stocks in 

the Southeast Region. SEDAR includes 

three workshops: (1) Data Workshop, (2) 

Stock Assessment Workshop and (3) 

Review Workshop. The product of the 

Data Workshop is a data report which 

compiles and evaluates potential 

datasets and recommends which 

datasets are appropriate for assessment 

analyses. The product of the Stock 

Assessment Workshop is a stock 

assessment report which describes the 

fisheries, evaluates the status of the 

stock, estimates biological benchmarks, 

projects future population conditions, 

and recommends research and 

monitoring needs. The assessment is 

independently peer reviewed at the 

Review Workshop. The product of the 

Review Workshop is a Consensus 

Summary documenting Panel opinions 

regarding the strengths and weaknesses 

of the stock assessment and input data. 

Participants for SEDAR Workshops are 

appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South 

Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery 

Management Councils and NOAA 

Fisheries Southeast Regional Office and 

Southeast Fisheries Science Center. 

Participants include data collectors and 

database managers; stock assessment 

scientists, biologists, and researchers; 

constituency representatives including 

fishermen, environmentalists, and 

NGO’s; International experts; and staff 

of Councils, Commissions, and state and 

federal agencies. 


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