4940 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 17 / Wednesday, January 28, 2009 / Notices 

Dated: January 16, 2009. 

Stephen J. Claeys, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–1713 Filed 1–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

North American Free-Trade 

Agreement, Article 1904 NAFTA Panel 

Reviews; Request for Panel Review 

AGENCY: NAFTA Secretariat, United 

States Section, International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of First Request for Panel 

Review. 

SUMMARY: On January 16, 2009, Ivaco 

Rolling Mills 2004 L.P. and Sivaco 

Ontario, a division of Sivaco Wire 

Group 2004 L.P. (collectively, ‘‘Ivaco’’), 

filed a First Request for Panel Review 

with the United States Section of the 

NAFTA Secretariat pursuant to Article 

1904 of the North American Free Trade 

Agreement. Panel Review was requested 

of the Final Results of the 2006–2007 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review made by the International Trade 

Administration, respecting Carbon and 

Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from 

Canada. The determination was 

published in the Federal Register (73 

FR 77005) on December 18, 2008. The 

NAFTA Secretariat has assigned Case 

Number USA–CDA–2009–1904–01 to 

this request. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Valerie Dees, United States Secretary, 

NAFTA Secretariat, Suite 2061, 14th 

and Constitution Avenue, Washington, 

DC 20230. (202) 482–5432. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter 

19 of the North American Free-Trade 

Agreement (‘‘Agreement’’) established a 

mechanism to replace domestic judicial 

review of final determinations in 

antidumping and countervailing duty 

cases involving imports from a NAFTA 

country with review by independent 

binational panels. When a Request for 

Panel Review is filed, a panel is 

established to act in place of national 

courts to review expeditiously the final 

determination to determine whether it 

conforms with the antidumping or 

countervailing duty law of the country 

that made the determination. 

Under Article 1904 of the Agreement, 

which came into force on January 1, 

1994, the Government of the United 

States, the Government of Canada, and 

the Government of Mexico established 

Rules of Procedure for Article 1904 

Binational Panel Reviews (‘‘Rules’’). 

These Rules were published in the 

Federal Register on February 23, 1994 

(59 FR 8686). 

A first Request for Panel Review was 

filed with the United States Section of 

the NAFTA Secretariat, pursuant to 

Article 1904 of the Agreement, on 

January 16, 2009, requesting a panel 

review of the determination and order 

described above. 

The Rules provide that: 

(a) A Party or interested person may 

challenge the final determination in 

whole or in part by filing a Complaint 

in accordance with Rule 39 within 30 

days after the filing of the first Request 

for Panel Review (the deadline for filing 

a Complaint is February 17, 2009); 

(b) a Party, investigating authority or 

interested person that does not file a 

Complaint but that intends to appear in 

support of any reviewable portion of the 

final determination may participate in 

the panel review by filing a Notice of 

Appearance in accordance with Rule 40 

within 45 days after the filing of the first 

Request for Panel Review (the deadline 

for filing a Notice of Appearance is 

March 2, 2009); and 

(c) the panel review shall be limited 

to the allegations of error of fact or law, 

including the jurisdiction of the 

investigating authority, that are set out 

in the Complaints filed in panel review 

and the procedural and substantive 

defenses raised in the panel review. 

Dated: January 23, 2009. 

Valerie Dees, 

United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat. 

[FR Doc. E9–1858 Filed 1–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–GT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–423–809] 

Stainless Steel Plate in Coils From 

Belgium: Extension of Time Limit for 

Preliminary Results of the 

Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Review 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective Date: January 28, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alexander Montoro at (202) 482–0238 or 

David Layton at (202) 482–0371; AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office 1, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 1, 2008, the Department 

published a notice of initiation of 

administrative review of the 

countervailing duty order on stainless 

steel plate in coils from Belgium, 

covering the period January 1, 2007 

through December 31, 2007. See 

Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Reviews and Requests for Revocation in 

Part, 73 FR 37409 (July 1, 2008). 

Statutory Time Limits 

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

of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’), 

requires the Department of Commerce 

(‘‘the Department’’) to issue the 

preliminary results of an administrative 

review within 245 days after the last day 

of the anniversary month of an order for 

which a review is requested and the 

final results of review within 120 days 

after the date on which the preliminary 

results are published. If it is not 

practicable to complete the review 

within the time period, section 

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the 

Department to extend these deadlines to 

a maximum of 365 days and 180 days, 

respectively. 

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary 

Results 

Due to the complex nature of the 

countervailable subsidy practices and a 

merger involving the respondent 

company, the Department requires 

additional time to review and analyze 

the information and to issue 

supplemental questionnaires. Therefore, 

it is not practicable to complete this 

review within the originally anticipated 

time limit, and the Department is 

extending the time limit for completion 

of the preliminary results by 120 days 

to not later than May 31, 2009, in 

accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of 

the Act. However, May 31, 2009, falls on 

a Sunday and it is the Department’s 

long-standing practice to issue a 

determination the next business day 

when the statutory deadline falls on a 

weekend, federal holiday, or any other 

day when the Department is closed. See 

Notice of Clarification: Application of 

‘‘Next Business Day’’ Rule for 

Administrative Determination Deadlines 

Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As 

Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). 

Accordingly, the deadline for 

completion of the preliminary results is 

now no later than June 1, 2009. 

We are issuing and publishing this 

notice in accordance with sections 

751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 17 / Wednesday, January 28, 2009 / Notices 4941 

Dated: January 16, 2009. 

Stephen J. Claeys, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–1720 Filed 1–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; NOAA Communitybased Restoration Program Progress 

Reports 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before March 30, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Robin Bruckner, 301–713– 

0174 or via the Internet at 

Robin.Bruckner@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The NOAA Community-based 

Restoration Program (CRP) provides 

financial assistance on a competitive 

basis to implement grass-roots, 

community-based habitat restoration, 

debris prevention and removal, and dam 

and other barrier removal activities 

through individual projects or 

restoration partnerships. The NOAA 

Restoration Center (RC) within the 

NOAA Fisheries Service Office of 

Habitat Conservation intends to 

continue requiring specific information 

on projects funded under various grants 

initiatives managed by the RC as part of 

routine progress reporting. Recipients of 

NOAA funds under these initiatives will 

be required to submit information 

including project location, restoration 

techniques used, species benefited, 

acres restored, stream miles opened to 

access for diadromous fish, volunteer 

participation, and other parameters. 

This information collection is necessary 

to track and report on the large number 

of community-based projects being 

implemented with RC support around 

the country. This information will be 

used to continue populating a database 

of NOAA-funded habitat restoration, 

debris prevention and removal, and 

barrier removal projects. The database, 

with its robust querying capabilities, is 

instrumental to accurate and timely 

responses to NOAA, Department of 

Commerce, Congressional, and 

constituent inquiries. It also ensures 

accountability for federal funds 

expended for community-based 

activities, reported by NOAA through 

the Government Performance and 

Reporting Act ‘‘acres restored’’ 

performance measure. The grant 

recipients are required by the NOAA 

Grants Management Division to submit 

periodic performance reports and a final 

report for each award. This collection 

will stipulate the information to be 

provided in these reports until the 

Performance Progress Report standard 

forms family (SF–PPR) comes into use 

government-wide, at which time this 

information collection will be 

discontinued. 

II. Method of Collection 

The reporting form and format outline 

will be provided to funding recipients 

and will also be available on the 

Restoration Center’s home page. 

Electronic submission of forms and 

progress report narratives will be 

encouraged but is not required. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0648–0472. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local and Tribal 

Governments, business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

200. 

Estimated Time Per Response: Interim 

reports: 9 hours and 45 minutes; final 

reports: 11 hours and 45 minutes. Three 

semi-annual reports and one final report 

over a 24-month period are required for 

each award; however, information 

collected and submitted for any single 

report need not be collected again for 

subsequent reports. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 8,240. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $2,940. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: January 22, 2009. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–1743 Filed 1–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Continued Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Questionnaire To 

Support Review of Federal Assistance 

Applications 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before March 30, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 


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