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of the publication of the initiation
notice. See section 751(c)(5)(A) of the
Act. The U.S. Department of Commerce,
(‘‘the Department’’) may extend the
period of time for issuing the final
results of an expedited sunset review if
it determines that the review is
extraordinarily complicated. This
deadline may be extended by 90 days
under section 751(c)(5)(B) of the Act if
the Department determines that the
review is extraordinarily complicated.
We determine that these reviews are
extraordinarily complicated under
subsections 751(c)(5)(C) (i) (‘‘there are a
large number of issues’’), (ii) (‘‘the
issues to be considered are complex’’)
and (v) (‘‘it is a review of a transition
order’’) of the Act. Thus, it is
appropriate to extend the final results of
review by not more than 90 days. As
such, our final results are now due on
or before September 27, 2006.
With respect to the preliminary
results of these sunset reviews, the
Department’s regulations, at section
351.218(f)(3), provide that the
Department normally will issue its
preliminary results in a full sunset
review not later than 110 days after the
initiation, in these cases, by February
19, 2006. However, due to the reasons
cited above, we require additional time
to conduct the analysis required for the
preliminary results. Therefore, we are
extending the deadline for the
preliminary results of these full sunset
reviews of the countervailing duty
orders on cut–to-length carbon steel
plate from Belgium, Sweden, and the
United Kingdom to no later than July
14, 2006.
This notice is issued in accordance
with sections 751(c)(5)(B) and
751(c)(5)(C) of the Act.
Dated: February 6, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
International Trade Administration
[C–351–818, C–469–804]
Cut–to-Length Carbon Steel Plate from
Brazil and Spain; Extension of Time
Limits for Final Results of Expedited
Five-year (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of
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Countervailing Duty Orders
AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 10, 2006.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Martha Douthit or Dana Mermelstein,
AD/CVD Operations, Office 6, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: 202–482–5050 or 202–482–
1391, respectively.
Background
On November 1, 2005, the Department
of Commerce (‘‘the Department’’)
published in the Federal Register the
notice of initiation of the sunset reviews
of the countervailing duty orders on
cut–to-length carbon steel plate (‘‘CTL
steel plate’’) from Brazil and Spain. See
Initiation of Five-year (‘‘Sunset’’)
Reviews, 70 FR 65884 (November 1,
2005). Based on adequate responses
from the domestic interested parties and
inadequate responses from respondent
interested parties, the Department is
conducting expedited sunset reviews of
these countervailing duty orders.
Extension of Time Limit for Final
Results of Reviews
In accordance with section
751(c)(5)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (‘‘the Act’’), the U.S.
Department of Commerce, (‘‘the
Department’’) may extend the period of
time for issuing the final results of an
expedited sunset review if it determines
that the review is extraordinarily
complicated. As set forth in subsection
751(c)(5)(C)(v) of the Act, the
Department may treat a sunset review as
extraordinarily complicated if it is a
review of a transition order, as is the
case in these proceedings. A transition
order is defined as including
countervailing duty orders which were
in effect on January 1, 1995, the date on
which the WTO Agreement’s provisions
on sunset reviews went into effect.
Transition orders are treated as issued
on January 1, 1995. See section
751(c)(6)(D) of the Act. The
countervailing duty orders on CTL steel
plate from Brazil and Spain were issued
prior to January 1, 1995; as such they
are deemed transition orders for
purposes of the sunset proceeding.
In accordance with section
751(c)(5)(C)(v) of the Act, the
Department has determined that the
sunset reviews of the countervailing
duty orders on CTL steel plate from
Brazil and Spain require additional time
for the Department to complete its
analysis. The Department’s final results
of these sunset reviews were scheduled
for completion on March 1, 2006. The
Department will extend the deadlines in
these proceedings by 90 days and, as a
result, issue the final results of these
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expedited sunset reviews no later than
May 30, 2006.
This notice is issued in accordance
with sections 751(c)(5)(B) and
751(c)(5)(C)(v) of the Act.
Dated: February 6, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 011106H]
Endangered Species; File No. 1544
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
Patricia Bargo, East Coast Observers,
Inc., P.O. Box 6192, Norfolk, Virginia
23508 has been issued a permit to take
loggerhead (Caretta caretta), green
(Chelonia mydas), hawksbill
(Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp’s ridley
(Lepidochelys kempii), and leatherback
(Dermochelys coriacea) sea turtles, and
shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser
brevirostrum).
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;
Northeast Region, NMFS, One
Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA
01930–2298; phone (978)281–9200; fax
(978)281–9371;
Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th
Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701;
phone (727)824–5312; fax (727)824–
5309.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick Opay or Amy Hapeman,
(301)713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
26, 2005, notice was published in the
Federal Register (70 FR 50302) that a
request for a scientific research permit
to take loggerhead, green, Kemp’s ridley,
hawksbill, and leatherback sea turtles
and shortnose sturgeon had been
submitted by the above-named
individual. The requested permit has
been issued under the authority of the
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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).
East Coast Observers, Inc. will
conduct sea turtle abundance and
relocation trawls in conjunction with
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps)
dredging projects in waters of the
Atlantic coast. Up to 350 loggerhead,
150 green, 150 Kemp’s ridley, 10
hawksbill, and 10 leatherback sea
turtles, and 10 shortnose sturgeon will
be captured. Collected sea turtles will be
handled, measured, flipper and passive
integrated transponder (PIT) tagged,
temporarily marked with a non-toxic
marker, and released at a relocation site
approximately three to five miles away
from the dredge project. A single tissue
sample may be taken from each
individual turtle for genetic analysis.
Collected shortnose sturgeon will be
captured, handled have a barbel clip
taken, and relocated to a safe area. The
permit authorizes a total of up to 5 sea
turtle (loggerhead, green, Kemp’s ridley,
and hawksbill in combination)
incidental mortalities over the course of
the permit. The permit is issued for five
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: February 6, 2006.
Stephen L. Leathery,
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
[I.D. 011106C]
Endangered Species; File No. 1540
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the South Carolina Department of
Natural Resources, Marine Resources
Division, P.O. Box 12559, Charleston,
S.C. 29422–2559, has been issued a
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permit to take loggerhead (Caretta
caretta), Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys
kempii), green (Chelonia mydas),
leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), and
hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea
turtles 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, Silver
Spring, MD 20910; phone (301)713–
2289; fax (301)427–2521; and
Southeast Regional Office, Office of
Protected Resources, NMFS, 263 13th
Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701;
phone (727) 824–5312; fax (727)824–
5309.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick Opay or Kate Swails, (301)713–
2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
15, 2005, notice was published in the
Federal Register (70 FR 47813) that a
request for a scientific research permit
to take loggerhead, Kemp’s ridley, green,
leatherback, and hawksbill sea turtles
had been submitted by the applicant.
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 capture up to 146
loggerhead (Caretta caretta), 48 Kemp’s
ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), 15 green
(Chelonia mydas), 1 leatherback
(Dermochelys coriacea), and 3 hawksbill
(Eretmochelys imbricata), during the
first year of the permit’s five- year
period. The permit authorizes research
on up to 346 loggerhead, 48 Kemp’s
ridley, 15 green, 1 leatherback, and 3
hawksbill, sea turtles annually for the
remaining four-years. Turtles will be
captured by trawls, handled, blood
sampled, measured, flipper and PIT
tagged, photographed, and released. A
subsample of animals will have
barnacles and keratin removed from
their shell, have cloacal samples taken,
have laparoscopic and ultrasound
exams, and have satellite transmitters
attached. Up to 7 loggerhead and 1
leatherback may potentially be taken as
accidental mortalities over the course of
the entire permit. Additionally, up to 5
Kemp’s ridley, green, or hawksbill sea
turtles (combined total but no more than
two of any given species) may
potentially be taken as accidental
mortalities over the course of the entire
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permit. The research will document size
distributions, sex ratios, genetic
contributions, and the health of sea
turtles in coastal waters in the
southeastern U.S. The research will take
place in the waters from Winyah Bay,
South Carolina to Cape Canaveral,
Florida. The permit is issued for 5 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: February 6, 2006.
Stephen L. Leathery,
Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Renewal of the Department of Defense
Historical Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Defense
Historical Advisory Committee was
renewed, effective January 23, 2006, in
consonance with the public interest,
and in accordance with the provisions
of the ‘‘Federal Advisory Committee
Act.’’
The Committee shall provide the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries
of the Military Departments
independent advice and
recommendations on matters regarding
the professional standards, historical
methodology, program priorities, liaison
with professional groups and
institutions, and adequacy of resources
of the various historical programs and
associated activities of the Department
of Defense.
The DoD Historical Advisory
Committee will continue to be well
balanced in terms of the interest groups
represented and functions to be
performed. The members include
distinguished representatives from
academia, current U.S. Government and
private sector historians, authors and
librarians, and retired general officers of
general/flag rank.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Dr. Stuart Rochester, Deputy
Historian, OSD Historical Office, 703–
588–7876.
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