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individual. The requested permit 

amendment has been issued under the 

authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the 

regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216), 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). 

Permit No. 540–1811, issued to John 

Calambokidis, authorizes aerial and 

vessel surveys, photo-identification, 

behavioral observations, tagging (using 

suction-cup attached tags), biopsy, 

video and acoustic recording, and 

incidental harassment of all species of 

odontocetes and baleen whales in the 

North Pacific Ocean. The permit has 

been amended to authorize dart tagging 

of the following species of marine 

mammals: blue (Balaenoptera 

musculus), fin (B. physalus), sei (B. 

borealis), gray (Eschrichtius robustus), 

sperm (Physeter macrocephalus), 

Bryde’s (B. edeni), humpback 

(Megaptera novaeangliae) and minke (B. 

acutorostrata) whales, Mesoplodon 

beaked whales (Mesoplodon spp), 

Cuvier’s (Ziphius cavirostris) and 

Baird’s (Berardius bairdii) beaked 

whales, and bottlenose (Tursiops 

truncatus) and Risso’s (Grampus 

griseus) dolphins. For each species, 20 

animals have been authorized to be 

taken via dart tags, with the exception 

of sei whales, where only 5 takes were 

requested and granted. Additionally, an 

increase in biopsy sampling and 

suction-cup tagging has been authorized 

for several cetacean species (fin, sperm, 

and short-finned pilot whales 

(Globicephala macrorhynchus) and 

Baird’s, Cuvier’s, and Mesoplodon 

beaked whales). No additional Level B 

harassment was requested. Dart tagging 

will occur concurrently with already 

permitted activities (i.e., vessel surveys, 

photo-identification, suction-cup 

tagging etc), primarily in the waters off 

California, though some species may be 

tagged opportunistically elsewhere 

where activities are authorized (i.e., U.S. 

and international waters of the Pacific 

including Alaska, Washington, Oregon, 

and other U.S. territories). The amended 

permit is valid until April 14, 2011. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an environmental 

assessment (EA) was prepared analyzing 

the effects of the permitted activities on 

the human environment. Based on the 

analyses in the EA, NMFS determined 

that issuance of the permit amendment 

would not significantly impact the 

quality of the human environment and 

that preparation of an environmental 

impact statement was not required. That 

determination is documented in a 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI), signed on June 29, 2009. 

Issuance of this amended 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 such 

endangered species; and (3) is 

consistent with the purposes and 

policies set forth in section 2 of the 

ESA. 

Documents may be reviewed in the 

following locations: 

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; 

Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand 

Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, 

Seattle, WA 98115–0700; phone 

(206)526–6150; fax (206)526–6426; 

Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 

21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668; phone 

(907)586–7221; fax (907)586–7249; 

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West 

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 

CA 90802–4213; phone (562)980–4001; 

fax (562)980–4018; and 

Pacific Islands Region, NMFS, 1601 

Kapiolani Blvd., Rm 1110, Honolulu, HI 

96814–4700; phone (808)973–2935; fax 

(808)973–2941. 

Dated: June 30, 2009. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XP98 

Marine Mammals; File No. 14483 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Ocean World, 304 US Highway 101 

South, Crescent City, California 95531 

[Mary Wilson, Responsible Party] has 

been issued a permit to import three 

California sea lions (Zalophus 

californianus) for public display. 

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)713–0376; and 

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West 

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 

CA 90802–4213; phone (562)980–4001; 

fax (562)980–4018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Skidmore or Kristy Beard, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 

21, 2009, notice was published in the 

Federal Register (74 FR 18200) that a 

request for a public display permit to 

import three female California sea lions 

from Zoo Tiergarten Nuremberg in 

Nuremberg, Germany to Ocean World, 

Crescent City, California, had been 

submitted by the above-named 

organization. The requested permit has 

been issued under the authority of the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and 

the regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216). 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Dated: June 30, 2009. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Science Advisory Board (SAB) 

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Research (OAR), National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) was established by a Decision 

Memorandum dated September 25, 

1997, and is the only Federal Advisory 

Committee with responsibility to advise 

the Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Oceans and Atmosphere on strategies 

for research, education, and application 

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1See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 

Request for Revocation in Part, and Deferral of 

Administrative Review, 73 FR 44220 (July 30, 2008). 

2See Folding Metal Tables and Chairs from the 

People’s Republic of China: Notice of Partial 

Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review, 73 FR 55813 (September 26, 2008). 

of science to operations and information 

services. SAB activities and advice 

provide necessary input to ensure that 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) science 

programs are of the highest quality and 

provide optimal support to resource 

management. 

Time and Date: The meeting will be 

held Wednesday, July 22, 2009 from 

10:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Thursday, 

July 23, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

These times and the agenda topics 

described below are subject to change. 

Please refer to the web page http:// 

www.sab.noaa.gov/Meetings/ 

meetings.html for the most up-to-date 

meeting agenda. 

Place: The meeting will be held both 

days at the Aquarium of the Pacific, 100 

Aquarium Way, Long Beach, California 

90802. Please check the SAB Web site 

http://www.sab.noaa.gov for 

confirmation of the venue and for 

directions. 

Status: The meeting will be open to 

public participation with a 30-minute 

public comment period on July 22 at 3 

p.m. (check Web site to confirm time). 

The SAB expects that public statements 

presented at its meetings will not be 

repetitive of previously submitted 

verbal or written statements. In general, 

each individual or group making a 

verbal presentation will be limited to a 

total time of five (5) minutes. Written 

comments should be received in the 

SAB Executive Director’s Office by July 

16, 2009 to provide sufficient time for 

SAB review. Written comments received 

by the SAB Executive Director after July 

16, 2009, will be distributed to the SAB, 

but may not be reviewed prior to the 

meeting date. Seats will be available on 

a first-come, first-served basis. 

Matters to be Considered: The 

meeting will include the following 

topics: (1) NOAA Next Generation 

Strategic Plan for SAB comments; (2) 

National Weather Service Strategic Plan; 

(3) Marine Transportation in the U.S.; 

(4) NOAA’s Marine Transportation 

Programs, Commerce and 

Transportation Goal; (5) Panel 

Discussion on NOAA’s Transportation 

Services; and (6) Updates from the 

Ocean Exploration, Oceans and Health, 

and Ecosystem Sciences and 

Management Working Groups. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Cynthia Decker, Executive Director, 

Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. 

11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 

Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301– 

734–1156, Fax: 301–713–1459, E-mail: 

Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov); or visit the 

NOAA SAB Web site at http:// 

www.sab.noaa.gov. 

Dated: June 29, 2009. 

Mark E. Brown, 

Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–868] 

Folding Metal Tables and Chairs from 

the People’s Republic of China: 

Preliminary Results of Antidumping 

Duty Administrative Review 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(‘‘the Department’’) is conducting an 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on folding 

metal tables and chairs (‘‘FMTCs’’) from 

the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’) 

covering the period June 1, 2007, 

through May 31, 2008, and one 

respondent. We have preliminarily 

determined that New–Tec Integration 

(Xiamen) Co., Ltd. (‘‘New–Tec’’), did not 

make sales in the United States at prices 

below normal value (‘‘NV’’) during the 

period of review (‘‘POR’’). If these 

preliminary results are adopted in our 

final results of this review, we will 

instruct U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to liquidate entries 

of merchandise exported by New–Tec, 

during the POR without regard to 

antidumping duties. 

We invite interested parties to 

comment on these preliminary results. 

We intend to issue the final results no 

later than 120 days from the date of 

publication of this notice, pursuant to 

section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 

1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’). 

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 7, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Giselle Cubillos or Charles Riggle, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office 8, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–1778 and 

(202)482–0650, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 27, 2002, the Department 

published the antidumping duty order 

on FMTCs from the PRC. See 

Antidumping Duty Order: Folding Metal 

Tables and Chairs From the People’s 

Republic of China, 67 FR 43277 (June 

27, 2002). On June 9, 2008, the 

Department published a notice of 

opportunity to request an administrative 

review of this order. See Antidumping 

or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, 

or Suspended Investigation; 

Opportunity to Request Administrative 

Review, 73 FR 32557 (June 9, 2008). In 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b), 

interested parties made the following 

requests for review: (1) on June 23, 

2008, Meco Corporation (‘‘Meco’’), a 

domestic producer of the like product, 

requested that the Department conduct 

administrative reviews of Feili Group 

(Fujian) Co., Ltd., Feili (Fujian) Co., 

Ltd., Feili Furniture Development 

Limited Quanzhou City, and Feili 

Furniture Development Co., Ltd. 

(collectively ‘‘Feili’’), New–Tec 

Integration (Xiamen) Co. Ltd. (‘‘New– 

Tec’’), and Dongguan Shichang Metals 

Factory Co., Ltd. (‘‘Shichang’’), which 

are all producers/exporters of subject 

merchandise; (2) on June 26, 2008, 

Cosco Home & Office Products 

(‘‘Cosco’’), a U.S. importer of subject 

merchandise, requested that the 

Department conduct administrative 

reviews of Feili and New–Tec; and, (3) 

on June 30, 2008, Feili and New–Tec 

requested that the Department conduct 

an administrative review of their 

respective sales. Feili, in addition, 

requested that the Department defer the 

initiation of the review for one year in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(c). 

On July 30, 2008, the Department 

published the initiation of the 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on FMTCs from 

the PRC and granted Feili’s request for 

deferral of the 2007–2008 review.1 No 

parties objected to the deferral of Feili’s 

2007–2008 review. 

On August 11, 2008, Meco withdrew 

its request that the Department conduct 

an administrative review of Shichang. 

On September 26, 2008, the Department 

published the notice of partial 

rescission of antidumping 

administrative review rescinding the 

administrative review of FMTCs with 

respect to Shichang.2

The Department issued an 

antidumping duty questionnaire to 

New–Tec on September 9, 2008. On 

October 7, 2008, New–Tec submitted a 

Section A questionnaire response 

(‘‘AQR’’), and on October 30, 2008,