Request for Public Comment on Commercial Availability Request under the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA), 24553-24556 [05-9325]
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eye. During darkness, NVDs will be
available (ITT F500 Series Generation 3
binocular-image intensifier or
equivalent), if and when required. Laser
rangefinding binoculars (Leica LRF 1200
laser rangefinder or equivalent) will be
available to assist with distance
estimation. Those are useful in training
observers to estimate distances visually,
but are generally not useful in
measuring distances to animals directly.
Taking into consideration the
additional costs of prohibiting nighttime
operations and the likely impact of the
activity (including all mitigation and
monitoring), NMFS has preliminarily
determined that the proposed mitigation
and monitoring ensures that the activity
will have the least practicable impact on
the affected species or stocks. Two
marine mammal observers will be
required to monitor the safety radii
(using shipboard lighting or NVDs at
night) for at least 30 minutes before
ramp-up begins and verify that no
marine mammals are in or approaching
the safety radii; start-up may not begin
unless the entire safety radii are visible;
and marine mammals will have
sufficient notice of a vessel approaching
with an operating seismic airgun,
thereby giving them an opportunity to
avoid the approaching noise source.
Additionally, a power-down or shutdown will occur if a marine mammal is
detected within the safety radius.
Reporting
UAF will submit a report to NMFS
within 90 days after the end of the
cruise. The report will describe the
operations that were conducted and the
marine mammals that were detected
near the operations. The report will
provide full documentation of methods,
results, and interpretation pertaining to
all monitoring. The 90–day report will
summarize the dates and locations of
seismic operations, and all marine
mammal sightings (dates, times,
locations, activities, associated seismic
survey activities). The report will also
include estimates of the amount and
nature of potential ‘‘take’’ of marine
mammals by harassment or in other
ways.
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Under section 7 of the ESA, the
National Science Foundation (NSF), the
agency funding UAF, has begun
consultation on this proposed seismic
survey. NMFS will also consult on the
issuance of an IHA under section
101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA for this
activity. Consultation will be concluded
prior to a determination on the issuance
of an IHA. Preliminarily, NMFS believes
that the only ESA listed species that
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may experience Level B Harassment is
the bowhead whale.
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)
The NSF and UAF have prepared an
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the
oceanographic survey planned for the
Arctic Ocean. NMFS has posted this EA
on the NMFS website and solicits public
comments regarding impacts to marine
mammals. NMFS will review the EA
and the public comments and
subsequently either adopt it or prepare
its own NEPA document before making
a determination on the issuance of an
IHA. The EA for this activity is available
upon request or on the NMFS website
(see ADDRESSES). Comments regarding
impacts to marine mammals may be
submitted by mail, fax, or email (see
ADDRESSES). All other comments should
be addressed to UAF or the National
Science Foundation.
Preliminary Conclusions
NMFS has preliminarily determined
that the impact of conducting the
seismic survey in the Arctic Ocean may
result, at worst, in a temporary
modification in behavior by certain
species of marine mammals. This
activity is expected to result in no more
than a negligible impact on the affected
species or stocks.
For reasons stated previously in this
document, this preliminary
determination is supported by: (1) the
likelihood that, given sufficient notice
through slow ship speed and ramp-up,
marine mammals are expected to move
away from a noise source that is
annoying prior to its becoming
potentially injurious; (2) recent research
that indicates that TTS is unlikely (at
least in delphinids) until levels closer to
200–205 dB re 1 microPa are reached
rather than 180 dB re 1 microPa; (3) the
fact that 200–205 dB isopleths would be
well within 100 m (328 ft) of the vessel
even in shallow water; and (4) the
likelihood that marine mammal
detection ability by trained observers is
close to 100 percent during daytime and
remains high at night to that distance
from the seismic vessel. As a result, no
take by injury or death is anticipated,
and the potential for temporary or
permanent hearing impairment is very
low and will be avoided through the
incorporation of the proposed
mitigation measures mentioned in this
document.
While the number of potential
incidental harassment takes will depend
on the distribution and abundance of
marine mammals in the vicinity of the
survey activity, the number of potential
harassment takings is estimated to be
small. In addition, the proposed seismic
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program will not interfere with any legal
subsistence hunts, since seismic
operations will not be conducted in the
same space and time as the hunts in
subsistence whaling and sealing areas
and will not adversely affect marine
mammals used for subsistence
purposes.
Proposed Authorization
NMFS proposes to issue an IHA to
UAF for conducting a low-intensity
oceanographic seismic survey in the
Arctic Ocean, provided the previously
mentioned mitigation, monitoring, and
reporting requirements are incorporated.
NMFS has preliminarily determined
that the proposed activity would result
in the harassment of small numbers of
marine mammals; would have no more
than a negligible impact on the affected
marine mammal stocks; and would not
have an unmitigable adverse impact on
the availability of species or stocks for
subsistence uses.
Information Solicited
NMFS requests interested persons to
submit comments and information
concerning this request (see ADDRESSES).
Dated: May 4, 2005.
Michael Payne,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Protected
Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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COMMITTEE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE
AGREEMENTS
Request for Public Comment on
Commercial Availability Request under
the United States-Singapore Free
Trade Agreement (USSFTA)
May 4, 2005.
The Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA).
ACTION: Request for Public Comments
concerning a request for modifications
of the USSFTA rules of origin for
apparel items made from certain yarns
and fabrics.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Government of the
United States has received a request
dated April 8, 2005, from the
Government of Singapore for
consultations under Article 3.18.4(a)(i)
of the USSFTA. Singapore is seeking
agreement to revise the rules of origin
for certain apparel goods to address
availability of supply of certain yarns
and fabrics in the territories of the
Parties. The request covers products that
have been the subject of prior
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determinations made by CITA between
April 6, 2004 and January 18, 2005
pursuant to the Caribbean Basin Trade
Partnership Act (CBTPA), and the
Andean Trade Promotion and Drug
Eradication Act (ATPDEA).
Section 202(o)(2) of the United States
- Singapore Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act authorizes the
President to proclaim a modification to
the USSFTA rules of origin for textile
and apparel products that are necessary
to implement an agreement with
Singapore pursuant to Article 3.18.4 of
the USSFTA after complying with the
consultation and layover requirements
of that Act. Prior to entering
negotiations with Singapore regarding
its request, it is appropriate to seek
public comment regarding the request.
CITA hereby solicits public comments
on this request, in particular with regard
to whether the yarns and fabrics
described below can be supplied by the
domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner.
Comments must be submitted by June
16, 2004 to the Chairman, Committee for
the Implementation of Textile
Agreements, Room 3001, United States
Department of Commerce, Washington,
D.C. 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Martin Walsh, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
(202) 482-3400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
USSFTA rules of origin for these
products should be modified to allow
the use of certain yarns and fabrics that
do not originate in the territory of the
United States or Singapore. The
products covered by this request are:
(1) Certain viscose rayon filament
yarns, of the specifications detailed
below, classified in subheading
5403.41.0000 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS), for use in apparel articles;
Specifications:
1. Viscose Filament Yarn
DTEX 166/40 Bright Centrifugal
Tenacity, cN/tex, min. - 142.0
Elongation at rupture, % - 18.0 - 24.0
Elongation at rupture variation factory, % max. - 8.1
Twist direction - S
2. Viscose Filament Yarn
DTEX 330/60 Bright Centrifugal
Tenacity, cN/tex, min. - 142.0
Elongation at rupture, % - 18.0 - 24.0
Elongation at rupture variation factor, % max. - 8.1
Twist direction - S
(2) Certain fabrics, classified in
subheading 5210.11 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS), not of
square construction, containing
more than 70 warp ends and filling
picks per square centimeter, of
average yarn number exceeding 70
metric, used in the production of
women’s and girls’ blouses;
(3) Certain combed compact yarns,
of wool or fine animal hair,
classified in subheadings 5107.10,
5107.20, or 5108.20 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS), for use in
apparel articles;
(4) 100 percent cotton yarn-dyed
woven flannel fabrics, made from
14 through 41 NM single ring-spun
yarns, classified in 5208.43.00 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS), of
construction 2 X 1 twill weave,
weighing 200 grams per square
meter or less, for use in apparel
articles excluding gloves;
(5) Certain woven, 100 percent
cotton, flannel fabrics, of the
specifications detailed below,
classified in the indicated
subheadings of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS), for use in shirts, trousers,
nightwear, robes, dressing gowns,
and woven underwear:
BACKGROUND:
Under the United States-Singapore
Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA),
USSFTA countries are required to
eliminate customs duties on textile and
apparel goods that qualify as originating
goods under the USSFTA rules of
origin, which are set out in Annex 3A
to the USSFTA. The USSFTA provides
that the rules of origin for textile and
apparel products may be amended
through a subsequent agreement by the
USSFTA countries. In consultations
regarding such a change, the USSFTA
countries are to consider issues of
availability of supply of fibers, yarns, or
fabrics in the free trade area and
whether domestic producers are capable
of supplying commercial quantities of
the good in a timely manner.
The government of the United States
received a request from the government
of Singapore requesting consultations
on the rules of origin for certain
products that have been the subject of
prior determinations made by CITA
under AGOA, CBTPA and ATPDEA,
and requesting that the government of
the United States consider whether the
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Specifications:
Fabric 1
HTS Subheading:
Fiber Content:
Weight:
Width:
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Thread Count:
Yarn Number:
Finish:
Fabric 2
HTS Subheading:
Fiber Content:
Weight:
Width:
Thread Count:
Yarn Number:
Finish:
Fabric 3
HTS Subheading:
Fiber Content:
Weight:
Width:
Thread Count:
Yarn Number:
Finish:
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5209.41.60.40
100% Cotton
251 g/m2
160 centimeters cuttable
20.1 warp ends per centimeter; 16.5 filling picks per
centimeter; total: 36.6
threads per square centimeter
Warp: 27.07 metric, ring spun;
filling: 10.16 metric, open
end spun; overall average
yarn number: 23.3 metric
Of yarns of different colors;
napped on both sides,
sanforized
Specifications:
Fabric 1:
HTS Subheading:
Fiber Content:
Weight:
Width:
Thread Count:
Finish:
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5209.41.60.40
100% Cotton
251 g/m2
160 centimeters cuttable
22.8 warp ends per centimeter; 17.3 filling picks per
centimeter; total: 40.1
threads per square centimeter
Warp: 40.6 metric, ring spun;
filling: 8.46 metric, open
end spun; overall average
yarn number: 24.1 metric
Of yarns of different colors;
napped on both sides,
sanforized
(6) Certain woven, 100 percent
cotton, flannel fabrics, of the
specifications detailed below,
classified in the indicated
subheadings of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS), for use in shirts, trousers,
nightwear, robes, dressing gowns,
and woven underwear:
Yarn Number:
5208.42.30.00
100% Cotton
152.6 g/m2
150 centimeters cuttable
24.4 warp ends per centimeter; 15.7 filling picks per
centimeter; total: 40.1
threads per square centimeter
Warp: 40.6 metric, ring spun;
filling: 20.3 metric, open
end spun; overall average
yarn number: 39.4 metric
of yarns of different colors;
napped on both sides,
sanforized
Fabric 2:
HTS Subheading:
Fiber Content:
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5208.32.30.40
100% Cotton
152.6 g/m2
150 centimeters cuttable
24.4 warp ends per centimeter; 15.7 filling picks per
centimeter; total: 40.1
threads per square centimeter
Warp: 40.6 metric, ring spun;
filling: 20.3 metric, open
end spun; overall average
yarn number: 39.4 metric
(Piece) dyed; napped on both
sides, sanforized
5209.31.60.50
100% Cotton
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Weight:
Width:
Thread Count:
251 g/m2
160 centimeters cuttable
22.8 warp ends per centimeter; 15 filling picks per
centimeter; total: 37.8
threads per square centimeter
Warp: 40.6 metric, ring spun;
filling: 8.46 metric, open
end spun; overall average
yarn number: 24.1 metric
(Piece) dyed; napped on both
sides, sanforized
Yarn Number:
Finish:
Fabric 3:
HTS Subheading:
Fiber Content:
Weight:
Width:
Thread Count:
Yarn Number:
Finish:
Fabric 4:
HTS Subheading:
Fiber Content:
Weight:
Width:
Thread Count:
Yarn Number:
Finish:
Fabric 5:
HTS Subheading:
Fiber Content:
Weight:
Width:
Thread Count:
Yarn Number:
Finish:
Fabric 6:
HTS Subheading:
Fiber Content:
Weight:
Width:
Thread Count:
Yarn Number:
Finish:
Fabric 7:
HTS Subheading:
Fiber Content:
Weight:
Width:
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5209.31.60.50
100% Cotton
203 g/m2
150 centimeters cuttable
20.5 warp ends per centimeter; 17.3 filling picks per
centimeter; total: 37.8
threads per square centimeter
Warp: 40.6 metric, ring spun;
filling: 13.5 metric, open
end spun; overall average
yarn number: 27.9 metric
(Piece) dyed; napped on both
sides, sanforized
5209.31.60.50
100% Cotton
291.5 g/m2
160 centimeters cuttable
23.2 warp ends per centimeter; 15 filling picks per
centimeter; total: 38.2
threads per square centimeter
Warp: 27.07 metric, ring spun;
filling: 8.46 metric, open
end spun; overall average
yarn number: 20.1 metric
(Piece) dyed; napped on both
sides, sanforized
Thread Count:
22.8 warp ends per centimeter; 15 filling picks per
centimeter; total: 37.8
threads per square centimeter
Warp: 40.6 metric, ring spun;
filling: 8.46 metric, open
end spun; overall average
yarn number: 24.1 metric
gingham check or plaid of
yarns of different colors;
napped on both sides,
sanforized
Yarn Number:
Finish:
Fabric 8:
HTS Subheading:
Fiber Content:
Weight:
Width:
Thread Count:
Yarn Number:
Finish:
(7) Certain woven, 100 percent
cotton, napped fabrics, of the
specifications detailed below,
classified in subheading
5209.31.60.50 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS), for use in shirts, trousers,
nightwear, robes, dressing gowns,
and woven underwear:
Specifications:
5209.31.60.50
100% Cotton
291.5 g/m2
160 centimeters cuttable
26.8 warp ends per centimeter; 16.5 filling picks per
centimeter; total: 43.3
threads per square centimeter
Warp: 25.46 metric, ring spun;
filling: 10.16 metric, open
end spun; overall average
yarn number: 23.8 metric
(Piece) dyed; napped on both
sides, sanforized
Fabric 1
HTS Subheading:
Fiber Content:
Weight:
Width:
Thread Count:
5209.31.60.50
100% Cotton
254 g/m2
160 centimeters cuttable
20 warp ends per centimeter;
14.5 filling picks per centimeter; total: 34.5 threads
per square centimeter
Warp: 28.8 metric, ring spun;
filling: 8.46 metric, open
end spun; overall average
yarn number: 20.1 metric
(Piece) dyed; napped on both
sides, sanforized
Fabric 2
HTS Subheading:
Fiber Content:
Weight:
Width:
Thread Count:
Yarn Number:
Finish:
Yarn Number:
Finish:
5209.41.60.40
100% Cotton
251 g/m2
160 centimeters cuttable
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5209.41.60.40
100% Cotton
251 g/m2
160 centimeters cuttable
19.7 warp ends per centimeter; 11.8 filling picks per
centimeter; total: 31.5
threads per square centimeter
Warp: 20.3 metric, ring spun;
filling: 8.46 metric, open
end spun; overall average
yarn number: 20.1 metric
Plaid of yarns of different colors; napped on both sides,
sanforized
5209.31.60.50
100% Cotton
291.5 g/m2
160 centimeters cuttable
24.41 warp ends per centimeter; 16.53 filling picks
per centimeter; total: 40.94
threads per square centimeter
Warp: 25.4 metric, ring spun;
filling: 10.16 metric, open
end spun; overall average
yarn number: 14.04 metric
(Piece) dyed; napped on both
sides, sanforized
5209.31.60.50
100% Cotton
305 g/m2
160 centimeters cuttable
24.41 warp ends per centimeter; 18.11 filling picks
per centimeter; total: 42.52
threads per square centimeter
Warp: 25.4 metric, ring spun;
filling: 10.16 metric, open
end spun; overall average
yarn number: 13.95 metric
(Piece) dyed; napped on both
sides, sanforized
(8) Certain woven, 100 percent
cotton, double-napped flannel
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fabric, of specifications detailed
below, classified in HTSUS
subheading 5209.31.6050, for use in
shirts, trousers, nightwear, robes,
dressing gowns, and woven
underwear:
Specifications:
HTS Subheading:
Fiber Content:
Weight:
Width:
Thread Count:
Yarn Number:
Finish:
5209.31.6050
100% Cotton
203 g/m2
150 centimeters cuttable
21 warp ends per centimeter;
18 filling picks per centimeter; total: 39 threads per
square centimeter
Warp: 40.6 metric, ring spun;
filling: 13.54 metric, open
end spun; overall average
yarn number: 19.2 metric
(Piece) dyed; napped on both
sides, sanforized
CITA is soliciting public comments
regarding this request, particularly with
respect to whether the yarns and fabrics
listed above can be supplied by the
domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner.
Comments must be received no later
than June 16, 2004. Interested persons
are invited to submit six copies of such
comments or information to the
Chairman, Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements,
room 3100, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th and Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230.
If a comment alleges that any of the
yarns or fabrics listed above can be
supplied by the domestic industry in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner, CITA will closely review any
supporting documentation, such as a
signed statement by a manufacturer
stating that it produces a yarn or fabric
that is in the subject of the request,
including the quantities that can be
supplied and the time necessary to fill
an order, as well as any relevant
information regarding past production.
CITA will protect any business
confidential information that is marked
‘‘business confidential’’ from disclosure
to the full extent permitted by law.
CITA will make available to the public
non-confidential versions of the request
and non-confidential versions of any
public comments received with respect
to a request in room 3100 in the Herbert
Hoover Building, 14th and Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230.
Persons submitting comments on a
request are encouraged to include a non-
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confidential version and a nonconfidential summary.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 05–9325 Filed 5–9–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Availability of Non-Exclusive,
Exclusive License or Partially
Exclusive Licensing of U.S. Patent
Concerning Electrospun Fibers and an
Apparatus Therefor
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR
part 404.6, announcement is made of
the availability for licensing of U.S.
Patent No. US 6,860,156 B1 entitled
‘‘Electrospun Fibers and an Apparatus
Therefor’’ issued June 22, 2004. This
patent has been assigned to the United
States Government as represented by the
Secretary of the Navy.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert Rosenkrans at U.S. Army Soldier
Systems Center, Kansas Street, Natick,
MA 01760, Phone: (508) 233–4928 or Email:
Robert.Rosenkrans@nantick.army.mil.
Any
licenses granted shall comply with 35
U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR part 404.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Intent to Prepare a Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Boston Harbor Inner Harbor
Maintenance Dredging Project
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, New England District is
preparing a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)
to maintenance dredge the federal
navigation channels landward of
Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor, MA.
Maintenance dredging of the navigation
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channels landward of Spectacle Island
is needed to remove shoals and restore
the navigation channels to their
authorized depths. Ships are currently
experiencing tidal delays and potential
damage from grounding. Material
dredged from the federal channels will
either be disposed at the Massachusetts
Bay Disposal Site (if the material is
suitable for ocean disposal) or, if the
material is not suitable for ocean
disposal, in confined aquatic disposal
(CAD) cell(s). Major navigation channel
improvements (depending) were made
in 1999 through 2001 in the Reserved
Channel, the Mystic River, Inner
Confluence and the Chelsa River. A
final EIS was prepared for this previous
navigation improvement project in June
of 1995 in which the use of CAD cells
in the Mystic River, Inner Confluence,
and Chelsea River were investigated.
CAD cells not used during the
construction of the previous navigation
improvement project will be
investigated for acceptability during the
preparation of this SEIS.
ADDRESSES: If you wish to be placed on
the mailing list for this project, or have
questions about the proposed action and
the DSEIS, please contact Ms. Catherine
Rogers, Ecologist, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, New England District,
Evaluation Branch, 696 Virginia Road,
Concord, MA 01742.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Catherine Rogers, (978) 318–8231.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers is authorized
by the various Rivers and Harbor Acts
and Water Resources Development Acts
to conduct maintenance dredging of the
federal navigation channels and
anchorage areas in Boston Harbor.
In addition to maintenance dredging
of the inner harbor, a feasibility study is
currently underway to investigate
deepening of the main shipping
channels in the port of Boston seaward
of the Ted Williams Tunnel to a depth
greater than the currently authorized
depths. This feasibility study, which
will also include the preparation of a
Supplemental EIS to the 1995 Record of
Decision for the navigation
improvement project, will examine the
engineering feasibility, economic
justification, social and cultural
resource impacts, and environmental
acceptability of the proposed channel
deepening. The existing ¥40 foot
MLLW main harbor entrance channel
from Broad Sound, through President
Roads, and up to the Marine Terminal
just seaward of the Ted Williams
Tunnel will be examined for depths up
to ¥50 feet MLLW, as will the Reserved
Channel. Deepening of a small area of
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the Mystic River Channel upstream of
the Moran Terminal, from the current
¥35 foot depths to ¥40 feet will also
be examined, as will deepening the
Chelsea River Channel from the current
¥38 foot depth ¥40 feet.
Maintenance dredging of the federal
Main Ship channel seaward of Spectacle
Island, the President Roads anchorage
area, and the Broad Sound North
Channel is scheduled to be completed
by May 2005. Material dredged from
these channels was determined to be
suitable for ocean water disposal and
was disposal at the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency designated dredged
material Massachusetts Bay Disposal
Site.
Alternatives: The no action alternative
will be investigated. Material unsuitable
for ocean disposal would most likely be
disposed within confined aquatic
disposal (CAD) cells within the federal
navigation channels above the Ted
Williams Tunnel. The draft and final
EIS for the previous Boston Harbor
navigation improvement project
investigated other alternative disposal
sites for the disposal of dredged
material. Material suitable for ocean
disposal would likely be disposed at the
Massachusetts Bay Disposal Site. A draft
SEIS is expected to be completed by
October 2005.
Dated: April 25, 2005.
Thomas L. Koning,
Colonel, Corps of Engineers, New England
District.
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Department of the Navy
Notice of Availability of GovernmentOwned Inventions; Available for
Licensing
Department of the Navy, DoD.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The inventions listed below
are assigned to the United States
Government, as represented by the
Secretary of the Navy and are available
for licensing by the Department of the
Navy. U.S. Patent No. 6,879,011 entitled
‘‘Magnetically Shielded Circuit Board’’
and U.S. Patent Application No. 11/
108,150 entitled ‘‘Method for Field
Calibrating an Ion Spectrometer’’.
ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the
inventions cited should be directed to
the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane
Div., Code 054, Bldg 1, 300 HWY 361,
Crane, IN 47522–5001 and must include
the patent number.
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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 10, 2005)]
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[FR Doc No: 05-9325]
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Request for Public Comment on Commercial Availability Request
under the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA)
May 4, 2005.
AGENCY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA).
ACTION: Request for Public Comments concerning a request for
modifications of the USSFTA rules of origin for apparel items made from
certain yarns and fabrics.
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SUMMARY: The Government of the United States has received a request
dated April 8, 2005, from the Government of Singapore for consultations
under Article 3.18.4(a)(i) of the USSFTA. Singapore is seeking
agreement to revise the rules of origin for certain apparel goods to
address availability of supply of certain yarns and fabrics in the
territories of the Parties. The request covers products that have been
the subject of prior
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determinations made by CITA between April 6, 2004 and January 18, 2005
pursuant to the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA), and the
Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA).
Section 202(o)(2) of the United States - Singapore Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act authorizes the President to proclaim a
modification to the USSFTA rules of origin for textile and apparel
products that are necessary to implement an agreement with Singapore
pursuant to Article 3.18.4 of the USSFTA after complying with the
consultation and layover requirements of that Act. Prior to entering
negotiations with Singapore regarding its request, it is appropriate to
seek public comment regarding the request. CITA hereby solicits public
comments on this request, in particular with regard to whether the
yarns and fabrics described below can be supplied by the domestic
industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner. Comments must be
submitted by June 16, 2004 to the Chairman, Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room 3001, United States
Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martin Walsh, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-3400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
BACKGROUND:
Under the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA),
USSFTA countries are required to eliminate customs duties on textile
and apparel goods that qualify as originating goods under the USSFTA
rules of origin, which are set out in Annex 3A to the USSFTA. The
USSFTA provides that the rules of origin for textile and apparel
products may be amended through a subsequent agreement by the USSFTA
countries. In consultations regarding such a change, the USSFTA
countries are to consider issues of availability of supply of fibers,
yarns, or fabrics in the free trade area and whether domestic producers
are capable of supplying commercial quantities of the good in a timely
manner.
The government of the United States received a request from the
government of Singapore requesting consultations on the rules of origin
for certain products that have been the subject of prior determinations
made by CITA under AGOA, CBTPA and ATPDEA, and requesting that the
government of the United States consider whether the USSFTA rules of
origin for these products should be modified to allow the use of
certain yarns and fabrics that do not originate in the territory of the
United States or Singapore. The products covered by this request are:
(1) Certain viscose rayon filament yarns, of the specifications
detailed below, classified in subheading 5403.41.0000 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), for use in apparel
articles;
Specifications:
1. Viscose Filament Yarn
DTEX 166/40 Bright Centrifugal
Tenacity, cN/tex, min. - 142.0
Elongation at rupture, % - 18.0 - 24.0
Elongation at rupture variation factory, % max. - 8.1
Twist direction - S
2. Viscose Filament Yarn
DTEX 330/60 Bright Centrifugal
Tenacity, cN/tex, min. - 142.0
Elongation at rupture, % - 18.0 - 24.0
Elongation at rupture variation factor, % max. - 8.1
Twist direction - S
(2) Certain fabrics, classified in subheading 5210.11 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), not of square
construction, containing more than 70 warp ends and filling picks per
square centimeter, of average yarn number exceeding 70 metric, used in
the production of women's and girls' blouses;
(3) Certain combed compact yarns, of wool or fine animal hair,
classified in subheadings 5107.10, 5107.20, or 5108.20 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), for use in
apparel articles;
(4) 100 percent cotton yarn-dyed woven flannel fabrics, made from
14 through 41 NM single ring-spun yarns, classified in 5208.43.00 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), of
construction 2 X 1 twill weave, weighing 200 grams per square meter or
less, for use in apparel articles excluding gloves;
(5) Certain woven, 100 percent cotton, flannel fabrics, of the
specifications detailed below, classified in the indicated subheadings
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), for use
in shirts, trousers, nightwear, robes, dressing gowns, and woven
underwear:
Specifications:
Fabric 1 ........................................
HTS Subheading: 5208.42.30.00
Fiber Content: 100% Cotton
Weight: 152.6 g/m2
Width: 150 centimeters cuttable
Thread Count: 24.4 warp ends per centimeter; 15.7
filling picks per centimeter; total:
40.1 threads per square centimeter
Yarn Number: Warp: 40.6 metric, ring spun; filling:
20.3 metric, open end spun; overall
average yarn number: 39.4 metric
Finish: of yarns of different colors; napped on
both sides, sanforized
Fabric 2 ........................................
HTS Subheading: 5209.41.60.40
Fiber Content: 100% Cotton
Weight: 251 g/m2
Width: 160 centimeters cuttable
Thread Count: 22.8 warp ends per centimeter; 17.3
filling picks per centimeter; total:
40.1 threads per square centimeter
Yarn Number: Warp: 40.6 metric, ring spun; filling:
8.46 metric, open end spun; overall
average yarn number: 24.1 metric
Finish: Of yarns of different colors; napped on
both sides, sanforized
Fabric 3 ........................................
HTS Subheading: 5209.41.60.40
Fiber Content: 100% Cotton
Weight: 251 g/m2
Width: 160 centimeters cuttable
Thread Count: 20.1 warp ends per centimeter; 16.5
filling picks per centimeter; total:
36.6 threads per square centimeter
Yarn Number: Warp: 27.07 metric, ring spun; filling:
10.16 metric, open end spun; overall
average yarn number: 23.3 metric
Finish: Of yarns of different colors; napped on
both sides, sanforized
(6) Certain woven, 100 percent cotton, flannel fabrics, of the
specifications detailed below, classified in the indicated subheadings
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), for use
in shirts, trousers, nightwear, robes, dressing gowns, and woven
underwear:
Specifications:
Fabric 1: ........................................
HTS Subheading: 5208.32.30.40
Fiber Content: 100% Cotton
Weight: 152.6 g/m2
Width: 150 centimeters cuttable
Thread Count: 24.4 warp ends per centimeter; 15.7
filling picks per centimeter; total:
40.1 threads per square centimeter
Yarn Number: Warp: 40.6 metric, ring spun; filling:
20.3 metric, open end spun; overall
average yarn number: 39.4 metric
Finish: (Piece) dyed; napped on both sides,
sanforized
Fabric 2: ........................................
HTS Subheading: 5209.31.60.50
Fiber Content: 100% Cotton
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Weight: 251 g/m2
Width: 160 centimeters cuttable
Thread Count: 22.8 warp ends per centimeter; 15
filling picks per centimeter; total:
37.8 threads per square centimeter
Yarn Number: Warp: 40.6 metric, ring spun; filling:
8.46 metric, open end spun; overall
average yarn number: 24.1 metric
Finish: (Piece) dyed; napped on both sides,
sanforized
Fabric 3: ........................................
HTS Subheading: 5209.31.60.50
Fiber Content: 100% Cotton
Weight: 203 g/m2
Width: 150 centimeters cuttable
Thread Count: 20.5 warp ends per centimeter; 17.3
filling picks per centimeter; total:
37.8 threads per square centimeter
Yarn Number: Warp: 40.6 metric, ring spun; filling:
13.5 metric, open end spun; overall
average yarn number: 27.9 metric
Finish: (Piece) dyed; napped on both sides,
sanforized
Fabric 4: ........................................
HTS Subheading: 5209.31.60.50
Fiber Content: 100% Cotton
Weight: 291.5 g/m2
Width: 160 centimeters cuttable
Thread Count: 23.2 warp ends per centimeter; 15
filling picks per centimeter; total:
38.2 threads per square centimeter
Yarn Number: Warp: 27.07 metric, ring spun; filling:
8.46 metric, open end spun; overall
average yarn number: 20.1 metric
Finish: (Piece) dyed; napped on both sides,
sanforized
Fabric 5: ........................................
HTS Subheading: 5209.31.60.50
Fiber Content: 100% Cotton
Weight: 291.5 g/m2
Width: 160 centimeters cuttable
Thread Count: 26.8 warp ends per centimeter; 16.5
filling picks per centimeter; total:
43.3 threads per square centimeter
Yarn Number: Warp: 25.46 metric, ring spun; filling:
10.16 metric, open end spun; overall
average yarn number: 23.8 metric
Finish: (Piece) dyed; napped on both sides,
sanforized
Fabric 6: ........................................
HTS Subheading: 5209.31.60.50
Fiber Content: 100% Cotton
Weight: 254 g/m2
Width: 160 centimeters cuttable
Thread Count: 20 warp ends per centimeter; 14.5
filling picks per centimeter; total:
34.5 threads per square centimeter
Yarn Number: Warp: 28.8 metric, ring spun; filling:
8.46 metric, open end spun; overall
average yarn number: 20.1 metric
Finish: (Piece) dyed; napped on both sides,
sanforized
Fabric 7: ........................................
HTS Subheading: 5209.41.60.40
Fiber Content: 100% Cotton
Weight: 251 g/m2
Width: 160 centimeters cuttable
Thread Count: 22.8 warp ends per centimeter; 15
filling picks per centimeter; total:
37.8 threads per square centimeter
Yarn Number: Warp: 40.6 metric, ring spun; filling:
8.46 metric, open end spun; overall
average yarn number: 24.1 metric
Finish: gingham check or plaid of yarns of
different colors; napped on both sides,
sanforized
Fabric 8: Style 4245
HTS Subheading: 5209.41.60.40
Fiber Content: 100% Cotton
Weight: 251 g/m2
Width: 160 centimeters cuttable
Thread Count: 19.7 warp ends per centimeter; 11.8
filling picks per centimeter; total:
31.5 threads per square centimeter
Yarn Number: Warp: 20.3 metric, ring spun; filling:
8.46 metric, open end spun; overall
average yarn number: 20.1 metric
Finish: Plaid of yarns of different colors;
napped on both sides, sanforized
(7) Certain woven, 100 percent cotton, napped fabrics, of the
specifications detailed below, classified in subheading 5209.31.60.50
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), for use
in shirts, trousers, nightwear, robes, dressing gowns, and woven
underwear:
Specifications:
Fabric 1 ........................................
HTS Subheading: 5209.31.60.50
Fiber Content: 100% Cotton
Weight: 291.5 g/m2
Width: 160 centimeters cuttable
Thread Count: 24.41 warp ends per centimeter; 16.53
filling picks per centimeter; total:
40.94 threads per square centimeter
Yarn Number: Warp: 25.4 metric, ring spun; filling:
10.16 metric, open end spun; overall
average yarn number: 14.04 metric
Finish: (Piece) dyed; napped on both sides,
sanforized
Fabric 2 ........................................
HTS Subheading: 5209.31.60.50
Fiber Content: 100% Cotton
Weight: 305 g/m2
Width: 160 centimeters cuttable
Thread Count: 24.41 warp ends per centimeter; 18.11
filling picks per centimeter; total:
42.52 threads per square centimeter
Yarn Number: Warp: 25.4 metric, ring spun; filling:
10.16 metric, open end spun; overall
average yarn number: 13.95 metric
Finish: (Piece) dyed; napped on both sides,
sanforized
(8) Certain woven, 100 percent cotton, double-napped flannel
fabric, of specifications detailed below, classified in HTSUS
subheading 5209.31.6050, for use in shirts, trousers, nightwear, robes,
dressing gowns, and woven underwear:
Specifications:
HTS Subheading: 5209.31.6050
Fiber Content: 100% Cotton
Weight: 203 g/m2
Width: 150 centimeters cuttable
Thread Count: 21 warp ends per centimeter; 18 filling
picks per centimeter; total: 39 threads
per square centimeter
Yarn Number: Warp: 40.6 metric, ring spun; filling:
13.54 metric, open end spun; overall
average yarn number: 19.2 metric
Finish: (Piece) dyed; napped on both sides,
sanforized
CITA is soliciting public comments regarding this request,
particularly with respect to whether the yarns and fabrics listed above
can be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a
timely manner. Comments must be received no later than June 16, 2004.
Interested persons are invited to submit six copies of such comments or
information to the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of
Textile Agreements, room 3100, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230.
If a comment alleges that any of the yarns or fabrics listed above
can be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a
timely manner, CITA will closely review any supporting documentation,
such as a signed statement by a manufacturer stating that it produces a
yarn or fabric that is in the subject of the request, including the
quantities that can be supplied and the time necessary to fill an
order, as well as any relevant information regarding past production.
CITA will protect any business confidential information that is
marked ``business confidential'' from disclosure to the full extent
permitted by law. CITA will make available to the public non-
confidential versions of the request and non-confidential versions of
any public comments received with respect to a request in room 3100 in
the Herbert Hoover Building, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20230. Persons submitting comments on a request are
encouraged to include a non-
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confidential version and a non-confidential summary.
D. Michael Hutchinson,
Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements.
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