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Federal Register/Vol. 84, No. 140/Monday, July 22, 2019/Notices Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 140 / Monday, July 22, 2019 / Notices 35073 Limited Determination was published in the Chapter 19 of Article 1904 of NAFTA 225. Zhaoqing Asia Aluminum Factory Federal Register (84 FR 6378) on provides a dispute settlement Company Ltd. February 27, 2019. In the event a party mechanism involving trade remedy 226. Zhaoqing China Square Industrial Ltd. wished to challenge the Final 227. Zhaoqing China Square Industry determinations issued by the Limited Determination, pursuant to NAFTA Government of the United States, the 228. Zhaoqing New Zhongya Aluminum Co., Article 1904(15)(c)(ii), the deadline for Government of Canada, and the Ltd. the submission of a Notice of Intent to Government of Mexico. For the 229. Zhejiang Anji Xinxiang Aluminum Co., Commence Judicial Review was March complete text of the NAFTA Agreement Ltd. 19, 2019 (10 days prior to the latest date and the NAFTA Rules of Procedure for 230. Zhejiang Lilies Industrial and on which a panel may be requested), Article 1904 Binational Panel Reviews, Commercial Co. and pursuant to NAFTA Article 1904(4), please see https://www.nafta-sec- 231. Zhejiang Yili Automobile Air Condition the deadline for the submission of a Co., Ltd. alena.org/Home/Legal-Texts. 232. Zhejiang Yongkang Listar Aluminum Request for Panel Review was March 29, Dated: July 16, 2019. 2019 (within 30 days of publication of Industry Co., Ltd. Paul E. Morris, 233. Zhejiang Zhengte Group Co., Ltd. the Final Determination in the Federal 234. Zhenjiang Xinlong Group Co., Ltd. Register). U.S. Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat. 235. Zhongshan Daya Hardware Co., Ltd. On May 8, 2019, the American Cast [FR Doc. 2019–15489 Filed 7–19–19; 8:45 am] 236. Zhongshan Gold Mountain Aluminum Iron Pipe Company, Berg Steel Pipe BILLING CODE 3510–GT–P Factory Ltd. Corp., Berg Spiral Pipe Corp., Dura- 237. Zhongya Shaped Aluminum (HK) Bond Industries, and Stupp Holding Limited DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 238. Zhuhai Runxingtai Electrical Equipment Corporation, individually and as Co., Ltd. members of the American Line Pipe Producers Association (‘‘ALPPA’’); National Oceanic and Atmospheric [FR Doc. 2019–15510 Filed 7–19–19; 8:45 am] Greens Bayou Pipe Mill, LP; JSW Steel Administration BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P (USA) Inc.; Skyline Steel; Trinity Products LLC; and Welspun Tubular RIN 0648–XG948 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE LLC filed a Notice of Intent with the NAFTA Secretariat, specifying an Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine International Trade Administration intention to seek judicial review at the United States Court of International Mammals Incidental to Marine North American Free Trade Agreement Trade. The Notice of Intent was Geophysical Surveys in the Northeast (NAFTA) Binational Panel Review submitted 50 days after the deadline Pacific Ocean Precluded established by Article 1904(15). No AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries further action is required by the AGENCY: United States Section, NAFTA Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Secretariat in response to the Notice of Secretariat, International Trade Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Intent. Administration, Department of On May 22, 2019, Evraz Inc. NA Commerce. Commerce. (‘‘Evraz’’) submitted a Conditional ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental ACTION: NAFTA Binational Panel Request to the NAFTA Secretariat, ‘‘for harassment authorization. Review is precluded in the matter of the purpose of challenging Petitioners’ Large Diameter Welded Pipe from untimely attempt to appeal the SUMMARY: In accordance with the Canada. underlying agency determination.’’ The regulations implementing the Marine SUMMARY: Notice of the Department of Conditional Request for Panel Review Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as Commerce’s Large Diameter Welded was submitted 54 days after the amended, notification is hereby given Pipe from Canada: Final Affirmative deadline established by Article 1904(4). that NMFS has issued an incidental Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Accordingly, review by a panel is harassment authorization (IHA) to Value (Final Determination) was precluded. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (L- published in the Federal Register on NAFTA Article 1904(4) provides: DEO) to incidentally harass, by Level A February 27, 2019. On May 8, 2019, the A request for a panel shall be made in and Level B harassment, marine NAFTA Secretariat received a Notice of writing to the other involved Party within 30 mammals during seismic activities Intent to Commence Judicial Review days following the date of publication of the associated with a marine geophysical final determination in question in the official survey in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. (Notice of Intent). No action is required journal of the importing Party. In the case of by the Secretariat in response to the final determinations that are not published in DATES: This Authorization is effective Notice of Intent. On May 22, 2019, the the official journal of the importing Party, the from July 10, 2019 through July 9, 2020. Secretariat also received a Conditional importing Party shall immediately notify the Request for Panel Review (Conditional other involved Party of such final FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Request). The Conditional Request was determination where it involves goods from Amy Fowler, Office of Protected submitted after the deadline for requests the other involved Party, and the other Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. for panel review provided by NAFTA involved Party may request a panel within 30 Electronic copies of the application and days of receipt of such notice. Where the Article 1904(4). Panel review is supporting documents, as well as a list competent investigating authority of the of the references cited in this document, therefore precluded. importing Party has imposed provisional FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul measures in an investigation, the other may be obtained online at: https:// E. Morris, United States Secretary, involved Party may provide notice of its www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/ NAFTA Secretariat, Room 2061, 1401 intention to request a panel under this incidental-take-authorizations-under- Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, Article, and the Parties shall begin to marine-mammal-protection-act. In case establish a panel at that time. Failure to DC 20230, (202) 482–5438. of problems accessing these documents, request a panel within the time specified in please call the contact listed above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this paragraph shall preclude review by a the Department of Commerce’s Final panel. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:11 Jul 19, 2019 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22JYN1.SGM 22JYN1 jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES 35074 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 140 / Monday, July 22, 2019 / Notices Background operated by Columbia University’s L- current modeling approach for The MMPA prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of DEO under an existing Cooperative estimating Level A and Level B marine mammals, with certain Agreement. The planned two- harassment zones and takes. L-DEO’s exceptions. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and dimensional (2–D) and three- application and the Federal Register (D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et dimensional (3–D) seismic surveys notice of the proposed IHA (84 FR would occur in International Waters 26940; June 10, 2019) describe the seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce outside of the U.S. Exclusive Economic applicant’s approach to modeling Level (as delegated to NMFS) to allow, upon Zone (EEZ). The 2–D survey would use A and Level B harassment zones. The request, the incidental, but not a 36-airgun towed array with a total model L-DEO currently uses does not intentional, taking of small numbers of discharge volume of ∼6,600 cubic inches allow for the consideration of marine mammals by U.S. citizens who (in3); the 3–D survey would employ an environmental and site-specific engage in a specified activity (other than 18-airgun array with a discharge volume parameters as requested by the commercial fishing) within a specified of ∼3,300 in3. The total survey duration Commission. geographical region if certain findings would be approximately 35 days. A total L-DEO’s application describes their are made and either regulations are of ∼3,760 kilometers (km) of transect approach to modeling Level A and Level issued or, if the taking is limited to lines would be surveyed in the B harassment zones. In summary, L- harassment, a notice of a proposed Northeast Pacific Ocean: ∼3,196 km DEO acquired field measurements for incidental take authorization may be during the 3–D survey and 564 km several array configurations at shallow, provided to the public for review. during the 2–D survey. intermediate, and deep-water depths Authorization for incidental takings A detailed description of the planned during acoustic verification studies shall be granted if NMFS finds that the geophysical survey is provided in the conducted in the northern Gulf of taking will have a negligible impact on Federal Register notice for the proposed Mexico in 2007 and 2008 (Tolstoy et al., the species or stock(s) and will not have IHA (84 FR 26940; June 10, 2019). Since 2009). Based on the empirical data from an unmitigable adverse impact on the that time, no changes have been made those studies, L-DEO developed a sound availability of the species or stock(s) for to the planned survey activities. propagation modeling approach that taking for subsistence uses (where Therefore, a detailed description is not predicts
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