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[FR Doc 03-31930] 26. Request For Comments and Notice of Round Table Meeting Regarding The Equities
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) seeks comments from former, current and prospective participants and other interested parties on whether inter partes reexamination proceedings are believed to be inequitable to any of the parties in interest and, if so, what changes are suggested to remove such inequities. As a part of this
Published: 2003-12-30 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : Patent and Trademark Office
[FR Doc 03-32074] 27. Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Shortraker/ Rougheye and
NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for Community Development Quota (CDQ) reserve amounts of shortraker/rougheye rockfish and northern rockfish in the Bering Sea subarea and ``other species'' in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2004 interim CDQ reserve amounts of
Published: 2003-12-30 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 03-32034] 28. Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish
NMFS issues this proposed rule to provide information about the schedule, procedures, and eligibility requirements for participating in referendums to determine whether an individual fishing quota (IFQ) program for the Gulf of Mexico commercial red snapper fishery should be prepared and, if so, whether it should subsequently be submitted to the
Published: 2003-12-30 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc E3-00660] 29. New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling public meetings of its Habitat, Groundfish and Scallop Oversight Committees and Scallop Advisory Panel in, January, 2004 to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from these groups will be brought to the full Council
Published: 2003-12-30 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 03-32073] 30. New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting
The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a 3day Council meeting on January 2729, 2004, to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Published: 2003-12-30 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 03-32072] 31. Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Exempted
Due to public request for an extension of the public comment period, NMFS is reopening the comment period for the notice of intent to issue Exempted Fishing Permits (EFPs) and Scientific Research Permits (SRPs) for the collection of Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS), previously published in the Federal Register on December 9, 2003.
Published: 2003-12-30 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 03-32071] 32. Bulk Aspirin From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Amended Final
On September 9, 2002, the Court of International Trade (``CIT'' or ``the Court'') affirmed the Department's remand determination and entered a judgment order in Rhodia, Inc. v. United States, 240 F. Supp. 2d 1247 (CIT 2002) (``Rhodia II''), a lawsuit challenging certain aspects of the Department of Commerce's (``the Department'') Notice of Final
Published: 2003-12-30 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : International Trade Administration
[FR Doc 03-32065] 33.(A-570-831)
On September 26, 2003, the Department of Commerce published the preliminary results of the new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on fresh garlic from the People's Republic of China. The period of review is November 1, 2001, through October 31, 2002. The new shipper review initially covered three producers/exporters of subject
Published: 2003-12-30 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : International Trade Administration
[FR Doc 03-32068] 34. Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: High and Ultra-High Voltage Ceramic Station
Published: 2003-12-30 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : International Trade Administration
[FR Doc 03-32064] 35.A-427-009
On September 30, 2003, the Department of Commerce initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on industrial nitrocellulose from France. The review covers one manufacturer/ exporter, Bergerac, N.C. The period of review is August 1, 2002, through July 31, 2003. We are rescinding this review after receiving a timely withdrawal
Published: 2003-12-30 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : International Trade Administration
[FR Doc 03-32070] 36. Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of Administrative
Published: 2003-12-30 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : International Trade Administration
[FR Doc 03-31895] 37.Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries
NMFS announces that the New England Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 13, incorporating the Draft Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) to the NE Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Secretarial review and is requesting comments from the public. Amendment 13 was developed by the Council to end
Published: 2003-12-29 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 03-31896] 38.Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; South Pacific Tuna Act
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, Public Law 10413 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
Published: 2003-12-29 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 03-31897] 39.Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Vessel Monitoring System
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, Public Law 10413 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
Published: 2003-12-29 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 03-31698] 40. Modification to Temporary Postponement of Electronic Filing and Payment Rules
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is extending, until November 2, 2004, a temporary postponement of those provisions of the Trademark Rules of Practice that require electronic transmission to the USPTO of applications for international registration, responses to irregularity notices, and subsequent designations submitted
Published: 2003-12-24 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : Patent and Trademark Office
[FR Doc 03-31717] 41. Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Open
The Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee will meet on January 27, 2004, 9:30 a.m., in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 3884, 14th Street between Pennsylvania and Constitution Avenues, NW., Washington, DC. The Committee advises the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration with respect to technical
Published: 2003-12-24 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : Industry and Security Bureau
[FR Doc 03-31777] 42. Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review:
On July 31, 2003, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published a notice of initiation of changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty finding on polychloroprene rubber (PR) from Japan to determine whether Showa Denko Elastomers, K.K. (SDEL) and Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) are the successorininterest companies to Showa DDE Manufacturing
Published: 2003-12-24 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : International Trade Administration
[FR Doc 03-31775] 43. Certain Polyester Staple Fiber from the Republic of Korea: Notice of Amended
On August 22, 2002, the Court of International Trade (``CIT'') affirmed the Department's second remand determination and entered a judgment order in Geum Poong Corporation and Sam Young Synthetics Co. Ltd. v. United States v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours, Inc., et. al., Slip. Op. 0295, 2002 Ct. Intl. Trade LEXIS 94 (CIT 2002), a lawsuit challenging
Published: 2003-12-24 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : International Trade Administration
[FR Doc 03-31776] 44. Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews
The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with November anniversary dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews.
Published: 2003-12-24 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : International Trade Administration
[FR Doc 03-31765] 45. Pepsi-Cola Manufacturing International, Ltd.--Subzone 61J; Application for
The comment period for the application submitted by the Puerto Rico Exports Development Corporation (68 FR 54888, 9192003), grantee of FTZ 61, on behalf of PepsiCola Manufacturing International, Ltd. (PCMIL), operator of FTZ 61J, requesting an expansion of the scope of manufacturing authority to include additional finished products and
Published: 2003-12-24 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[FR Doc 03-31483] 46. Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Shark Management Measures
This final rule is necessary to ensure that shark regulations are based on the results of the 2002 stock assessments for large coastal sharks (LCS) and small coastal sharks (SCS). The results of these stock assessments indicate that the LCS complex continues to be overfished, and overfishing is occurring; that sandbar sharks are not overfished,
Published: 2003-12-24 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : Veterans Affairs Department
[FR Doc 03-31758] 47. Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Bluefin Tuna Season and Size Limit
Under the framework provisions of the Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, and Sharks (HMS FMP) governing the Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) fishery, NMFS amends the regulations regarding the opening date of the Purse seine category, closure dates of the Harpoon and General categories, and size tolerances of large medium BFT for the
Published: 2003-12-24 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 03-31720] 48. Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery;
NMFS announces that the State of North Carolina is transferring 357,867 lb (162,326 kg) of commercial summer flounder quota to the Commonwealth of Virginia from its 2003 quota. By this action, NMFS adjusts the quotas and announces the revised commercial quota for each state involved.
Published: 2003-12-24 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 03-31612] 49. Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries;
NMFS announces that the Assistant Regional Administrator for
Sustainable Fisheries, Northeast Region, NOAA Fisheries (Assistant
Regional Administrator), has determined that an application for EFPs
contains all of the required information and warrants further consideration. The Assistant
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Regional Administrator is considering the
Published: 2003-12-24 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc 03-31662] 50. Evaluation of Coastal Zone Management Programs and National Estuarine
The NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate the performance of the Texas Coastal Management Program; the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve; the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Mississippi; and the Guana/Tolomato/Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve,
Published: 2003-12-24 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE : National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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