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2See Memorandum to the File: Petitioners’ 

Representation of Domestic Industry (January 6, 

2009). 

Initiation and Preliminary Results of 

Changed Circumstances Review, and 

Intent To Revoke Order in Part 

At the request of Hagen, and with 

agreement by Petitioners, and in 

accordance with sections 751(d)(1) and 

751(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (the ‘‘Act’’) and 19 CFR 

351.216, the Department is initiating a 

changed circumstances review of certain 

activated carbon from the People’s 

Republic of China to determine whether 

partial revocation of the antidumping 

duty order is warranted with respect to 

certain parts of fish tank filters which 

contain no more than 500 grams of 

activated carbon, or a combination of 

activated carbon and zeolite, and are 

fitted to work with specific filters. 

Section 782(h)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.222(g)(1)(i) provide that the 

Department may revoke an order (in 

whole or in part) if it determines that 

producers accounting for substantially 

all of the production of the domestic 

like product have no further interest in 

the order, in whole or in part. In 

addition, in the event the Department 

determines that expedited action is 

warranted, 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii) 

permits the Department to combine the 

notices of initiation and preliminary 

results. 

In accordance with section 751(b) of 

the Act, and 19 CFR 351.222(g)(l)(i) and 

351.221(c)(3), we are initiating this 

changed circumstances review and have 

determined that expedited action is 

warranted. Based on information from 

the investigation placed on the record of 

this review 2, in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.222(g)(1)(i), we find Petitioners 

comprise substantially all of the 

production of the domestic like product. 

Petitioners have expressed a lack of 

interest in the order, in part, with 

respect to certain fish tank filters. 

Because this changed circumstances 

request was filed less than 24 months 

after the date of publication of notice of 

the final determination in an 

investigation, pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.216(c), the Department must 

determine whether good cause exists. 

We find that the Petitioners’ affirmative 

statement of no interest in the order 

with respect to certain parts of fish tank 

filters, which contain no more than 500 

grams of activated carbon, or a 

combination of activated carbon and 

zeolite, and are fitted to work with 

specific filters, constitutes good cause 

for the conduct of this review. Based on 

the expression of no interest by the 

Petitioners and absent any objection by 

any other domestic interested parties, 

we have preliminarily determined that 

the domestic producers of the like 

product have no interest in the 

continued application of the 

antidumping duty order on certain 

activated carbon to the merchandise that 

is subject to this request. Accordingly, 

we are notifying the public of our intent 

to revoke, in part, the antidumping duty 

order as it relates to imports of the 

certain parts of fish tank filters, which 

contain no more than 500 grams of 

activated carbon, or a combination of 

activated carbon and zeolite, and are 

fitted to work with specific filters, as 

described below. Therefore, we intend 

to change the scope of the order on 

certain activated carbon from the 

People’s Republic of China to include 

the following exclusion: 

Also excluded from the scope are 

molded plastic filter cartridges, woven 

textile filter pads and filter bags that 

contain not more than 500 grams of 

certain activated carbon alone, or a 

combined total of 500 grams of certain 

activated carbon and natural zeolite. 

Combinations of subject activated 

carbon and other materials are not 

subject to this exclusion. Molded plastic 

filter cartridges and woven textile filter 

pads subject to this exclusion must be 

packaged marked and ready for retail 

sales as ready-to-use aquarium filters 

and filter parts at the time of 

importation. Zeolite refers to a family of 

hydrous aluminum silicate minerals, 

whose molecules enclose cations of 

sodium, potassium, calcium, strontium 

or barium, used chiefly as molecular 

filters and ion-exchange agents. Some of 

the more common natural mineral 

zeolites include analcime, chabazite, 

heulandite, natroliote, phillipsite, and 

stilbite. Excluded filters cartridges, filter 

bags and woven filter bags are classified 

under subheading 8421.99.0040 of the 

HTSUS. 

Public Comment 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on these preliminary results. 

Written comments may be submitted no 

later than 14 days after the date of 

publication of these preliminary results. 

Rebuttals to written comments, limited 

to issues raised in such comments, may 

be filed no later than 21 days after the 

date of publication. The Department 

will issue the final results of this 

changed circumstances review, which 

will include the results of its analysis 

raised in any such written comments, 

no later than 270 days after the date on 

which this review was initiated, or 

within 45 days if all parties agree to our 

preliminary results. See 19 CFR 

351.216(e). 

If final revocation occurs, we will 

instruct U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection to end the suspension of 

liquidation for the merchandise covered 

by the revocation on the effective date 

of the notice of revocation and to release 

any cash deposit or bond. See 19 CFR 

351.222(g)(4). The current requirement 

for a cash deposit of estimated 

antidumping duties on all subject 

merchandise will continue unless and 

until it is modified pursuant to the final 

results of this changed circumstances 

review. 

This initiation and preliminary results 

of review and notice are in accordance 

with sections 751(b) and 777(i) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.216, 351.221, and 

351.222. 

Dated: January 16, 2009. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for clearance the following 

proposal for collection of information 

under the provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

Agency: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO). 

Title: Rules for Patent Maintenance 

Fees. 

Form Number(s): PTO/SB/45/47/65/ 

66. 

Agency Approval Number: 0651– 

0016. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Burden: 33,426 hours annually. 

Number of Respondents: 470,397 

responses per year. 

Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO 

estimates that it will take the public 

approximately 20 seconds (0.006 hours) 

to eight hours to complete this 

information, depending on the form or 

petition. This includes time to gather 

the necessary information, prepare the 

form or petition, and submit the 

completed request. 

Needs and Uses: Under 35 U.S.C. 41 

and 37 CFR 1.20(e)–(i) and 1.362–1.378, 

the USPTO charges fees for maintaining 

in force all utility patents based on 

applications filed on or after December 

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fees is due at 31⁄2, 71⁄2, and 111⁄2 years 

after the date the patent was granted. If 

the USPTO does not receive payment of 

the appropriate maintenance fee and 

any applicable surcharge within a grace 

period of six months following each of 

the above intervals, the patent will 

expire and no longer be enforceable. 

The public uses this collection to 

submit patent maintenance fee 

payments, to file petitions regarding 

delayed or refused payments, and to 

designate an address to be used for feerelated correspondence. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; businesses or other forprofits; and not-for-profit institutions. 

Frequency: On occasion and three 

times at four-year intervals following 

the grant of the patent. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser, 

e-mail: 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov. 

Once submitted, the request will be 

publicly available in electronic format 

through the Information Collection 

Review page at www.reginfo.gov. 

Paper copies can be obtained by: 

• E-mail: Susan.Fawcett@uspto.gov. 

Include ‘‘0651–0016 Rules for Patent 

Maintenance Fees copy request’’ in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Fax: 571–273–0112, marked to the 

attention of Susan K. Fawcett. 

• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, Customer Information Services 

Group, Public Information Services 

Division, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. 

Written comments and 

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information collection should be sent on 

or before February 25, 2009 to Nicholas 

A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via e-mail 

at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or 

by fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the 

attention of Nicholas A. Fraser. 

Dated: January 15, 2009. 

Susan K. Fawcett, 

Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer, Customer Information 

Services Group, Public Information Services 

Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Foreign Overseas Per Diem Rates 

AGENCY: DoD, Per Diem, Travel and 

Transportation Allowance Committee. 

ACTION: Notice of Revised Non-Foreign 

Overseas Per Diem Rates. 

SUMMARY: The Per Diem, Travel and 

Transportation Allowance Committee is 

publishing Civilian Personnel Per Diem 

Bulletin Number 262. This bulletin lists 

revisions in the per diem rates 

prescribed for U.S. Government 

employees for official travel in Alaska, 

Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Northern 

Mariana Islands and Possessions of the 

United States. AEA changes announced 

in Bulletin Number 194 remain in effect. 

Bulletin Number 262 is being published 

in the Federal Register to assure that 

travelers are paid per diem at the most 

current rates. 

DATES: Effective Date: February 1, 2009. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document gives notice of revisions in 

per diem rates prescribed by the Per 

Diem Travel and Transportation 

Allowance Committee for non-foreign 

areas outside the continental United 

States. It supersedes Civilian Personnel 

Per Diem Bulletin Number 261. 

Distribution of Civilian Personnel Per 

Diem Bulletins by mail was 

discontinued. Per Diem Bulletins 

published periodically in the Federal 

Register now constitute the only 

notification of revisions in per diem 

rates to agencies and establishments 

outside the Department of Defense. For 

more information or questions about per 

diem rates, please contact your local 

travel office. The text of the Bulletin 

follows: 

Dated: January 15, 2009. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense. 

Maximum Per Diem Rates for Official 

Travel in Alaska, Hawaii, the 

Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the 

Northern Mariana Islands and 

Possessions of the United States by 

Federal Government Civilian 

Employees 

The only change in Civilian Bulletin 

262 are updates to the rates for 

Fairbanks, Eielson AFB, Ft. Wainwright, 

Murphy Dome, Nome and Tanana 

Alaska. 

Locality 

Maximum 

lodging 

amount 

M&IE rate Maximum per 

diem rate Effective date 

(A) + (B) = (C) 

ALASKA: 

ADAK ......................................................................................... 120 79 199 07/01/2003 

ANCHORAGE [INCL NAV RES].

05/01–09/15 ........................................................................ 181 97 278 04/01/2007 

09/16–04/30 ........................................................................ 99 89 188 04/01/2007 

BARROW ................................................................................... 159 95 254 05/01/2002 

BETHEL ..................................................................................... 139 87 226 01/01/2009 

BETTLES ................................................................................... 135 62 197 10/01/2004 

CLEAR AB ................................................................................. 90 82 172 10/01/2006 

COLDFOOT ............................................................................... 165 70 235 10/01/2006 

COPPER CENTER.

05/01–09/30 ........................................................................ 125 84 209 01/01/2009 

10/01–04/30 ........................................................................ 95 81 176 01/01/2009 

CORDOVA.

05/01–09/30 ........................................................................ 95 78 173 06/01/2007 

10/01–04/30 ........................................................................ 85 77 162 06/01/2007 

CRAIG.

05/16–09/30 ........................................................................ 236 80 316 07/01/2008 

10/01–05/15 ........................................................................ 151 71 222 07/01/2008 

DELTA JUNCTION .................................................................... 135 80 215 07/01/2008 

DENALI NATIONAL PARK.

06/01–08/31 ........................................................................ 135 80 215 01/01/2009 

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