Amendment to Final Guidelines for the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, 59033-59034 [05-20327]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 195 / Tuesday, October 11, 2005 / Notices ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The draft environmental assessment (EA) evaluates the effects of submarine fiber optic cables owned by Pacific Crossing, Ltd. in the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary (OCNMS). The EA evaluates eight alternative actions NOAA may take to address impacts associated with the current disposition of the cables. NOAA is soliciting comments and recommendations from the public regarding remediation alternatives and their impacts. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) is a cooperating agency in this EA. Comments must be received on or before October 24, 2005. DATES: Submit written comments on the draft environmental assessment to Carol Bernthal, OCNMS Superintendent (PC–1 Cables Remediation Review), 115 E. Railroad Ave. Suite 301, Port Angeles, Washington 98362 or via e-mail to carol.bernthal@noaa.gov. Copies of the draft environmental assessment document can be downloaded from the NMSP Web site at https:// sanctuaries.noaa.gov/library/ library.html. ADDRESSES: In November 1999, NOAA issued an authorization/special use permit to Pacific Crossing, Ltd. for installation by its contractor, Tyco Submarine Systems, Ltd., of two fiber optic cables through OCNMS. NOAA is considering amending the permit or issuing a new permit to address the condition of the cables. NOAA’s goal is to fully achieve the objectives of the terms and conditions of the permit, which would prevent chronic damage to resources, substantially reduce risks to resources and fishers, and restore access to Native Americans to their treaty-reserved fishing grounds. NOAA is evaluating various remedial options to determine which option or combination of options would be most suitable to achieve this goal. The options range from no action to complete removal and reburial of the cables. ACOE, pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, has permitting authority for obstructions to navigation, and pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act has permitting authority for the discharge of dredge or fill material in waters of the United States. As a cooperating agency, ACOE is considering modifying the existing Section 10/404 permit it issued for the Pacific Crossing cables to allow the proposed remediation in OCNMS to be performed. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:40 Oct 07, 2005 Jkt 208001 Dated: October 5, 2005. Charles W. Challstrom, Acting Assistant Administrator, Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [FR Doc. 05–20363 Filed 10–7–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 100505A] Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Council) Habitat Committee (HC) will hold a working meeting which is open to the public. DATES: The HC meeting will be held Tuesday, October 25, 2005, from 10 a.m. until approximately 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: The HC meeting will be held at the National Marine Fisheries Service, St. Helens-A Conference Room, 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd, Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97232; telephone: (503) 231–6880. Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220–1384. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jennifer Gilden, Associate Staff Officer; telephone: (503) 820–2280. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Attendees should check in on the 11th floor upon arrival. The purpose of the HC meeting is to review habitat-related issues on the agenda of the November 2005 Council meeting in San Diego, CA. Agenda items include issues associated with the Klamath River, and essential fish habitat issues associated with energy development. No management actions will be decided by the HC. Although nonemergency issues not contained in the meeting agendas may come before the HC for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 59033 provided the public has been notified of the intent to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Ms. Carolyn Porter at (503) 820–2280 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Dated: October 5, 2005. Emily Menashes, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E5–5566 Filed 10–7–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [Docket No.: I.D. 030530140–5253–02] SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Amendment to Final Guidelines for the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice; amendment to final guidelines. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service publishes this notice to amend the Final Guidelines for the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP). For those grants issued in fiscal year 2002 only, CELCP may extend the financial assistance award period of grants issued in fiscal year 2002 for two additional years, totaling a maximum award duration of five years. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, contact: Elisabeth Morgan, 301–713–3155 X166, elisabeth.morgan@noaa.gov. The Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program was established pursuant to Public Law 107–77 ‘‘for the purpose of protecting important coastal and estuarine areas that have significant conservation, recreation, ecological, historical, or aesthetic values, or that are threatened by conversion from their natural or recreational state to other uses.’’ The Final Guidelines for CELCP was published in the Federal Register on June 17, 2003 (68 FR 35860). The Final Guidelines stated that the standard financial assistance award period is 18 months, and could be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\11OCN1.SGM 11OCN1 59034 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 195 / Tuesday, October 11, 2005 / Notices extended an additional 18 months if circumstances warrant, but may not exceed 3 years. CELCP has noted that several land acquisition projects funded in 2002 will not be completed by the end of fiscal year 2005. These awards were issued during the first year of the Program, prior to the issuance of the Final Guidelines in which the three-year limit was stipulated. For this reason, CELCP is amending the Final Guidelines for the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program to allow the financial assistance award period for awards issued in fiscal year 2002 to be extended for an additional two years. The maximum award duration for these grants is five years and will end on September 30, 2007. Classification Executive Order 12866 This notice has been determined to be not significant for purposes of Executive Order 12866. Executive Order 13132 (Federalism). It has been determined that this notice does not contain policies with Federalism implications as that term is defined in Executive Order 13132. Administrative Procedure Act/ Regulatory Flexibility Act Prior notice and an opportunity for public comment are not required by the Administrative Procedure Act or any other law for rules concerning public property, loans, grants, benefits, and contracts (5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2)). Because notice and opportunity for comment are not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or any other law, the analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory flexibility analysis has not been prepared. Dated: September 30, 2005. Richard W. Spinrad, Assistant Administrator, National Ocean Service. [FR Doc. 05–20327 Filed 10–7–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain Wool Textile Products Produced or Manufactured in Ukraine Issuing a directive to the Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection adjusting limits. ACTION: EFFECTIVE DATE: October 11, 2005. Ross Arnold, International Trade Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482– 4212. For information on the quota status of these limits, refer to the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection website (https://www.cbp.gov), or call (202) 344-2650. For information on embargoes and quota re-openings, refer to the Office of Textiles and Apparel website at https://otexa.ita.doc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended. The current limits for certain categories are being adjusted for swing, carryover, and carryforward. A description of the textile and apparel categories in terms of HTS numbers is available in the CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel Categories with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (refer to the Office of Textiles and Apparel website at https://otexa.ita.doc.gov). Also see Federal Register notice 70 FR 8783, published on February 23, 2005. James C. Leonard III, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements October 4, 2005. Commissioner, Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC 20229 Dear Commissioner: This directive amends, but does not cancel, the directive issued to you on February 17, 2005, by the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. That directive concerns imports of certain wool textile products, produced or manufactured in Ukraine and exported during the twelvemonth period which began on January 1, 2005 and extends through December 31, 2005. Effective on October 11, 2005, you are directed to adjust the limits for the following categories, as provided for under the terms of the current bilateral textile agreement between the Governments of the United States and Ukraine: Category October 4, 2005. Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA). AGENCY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:40 Oct 07, 2005 Jkt 208001 435 ........................... 442 ........................... 444 ........................... PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Adjusted twelve-month limit 1 120,212 dozen. 19,125 dozen. 18,107 numbers. Sfmt 4703 Category 448 ........................... Adjusted twelve-month limit 1 82,878 dozen. 1 The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 31, 2004. The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has determined that these actions fall within the foreign affairs exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1). Sincerely, James C. Leonard III, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. [FR Doc. E5–5568 Filed 10–7–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Solicitation of Public Comments on Request for Textile and Apparel Safeguard Action on Imports from China October 5, 2005. The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (the Committee). ACTION: Solicitation of public comments concerning a request for safeguard action on imports from China of combed cotton yarn (Category 301). AGENCY: SUMMARY: On September 14, 2005, the Committee received a request from the American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition, the National Council of Textile Organizations, the National Textile Association, and UNITE HERE requesting that the Committee reapply a limit on imports from China of combed cotton yarn (Category 301). They request that a textile and apparel safeguard action, as provided for in the Report of the Working Party on the Accession of China to the World Trade Organization (the Accession Agreement), be reapplied on imports of combed cotton yarn. The current limit on combed cotton yarn expires on December 31, 2005. The Committee hereby solicits public comments on this request, in particular with regard to whether imports from China of combed cotton yarn are, due to the threat of market disruption, threatening to impede the orderly development of trade in this product. Comments must be submitted by November 10, 2005 to the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room 3001A, United States Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230. E:\FR\FM\11OCN1.SGM 11OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59033-59034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20327]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Docket No.: I.D. 030530140-5253-02]


Amendment to Final Guidelines for the Coastal and Estuarine Land 
Conservation Program

AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; amendment to final guidelines.

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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National 
Ocean Service publishes this notice to amend the Final Guidelines for 
the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP). For those 
grants issued in fiscal year 2002 only, CELCP may extend the financial 
assistance award period of grants issued in fiscal year 2002 for two 
additional years, totaling a maximum award duration of five years.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, contact: 
Elisabeth Morgan, 301-713-3155 X166, elisabeth.morgan@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation 
Program was established pursuant to Public Law 107-77 ``for the purpose 
of protecting important coastal and estuarine areas that have 
significant conservation, recreation, ecological, historical, or 
aesthetic values, or that are threatened by conversion from their 
natural or recreational state to other uses.'' The Final Guidelines for 
CELCP was published in the Federal Register on June 17, 2003 (68 FR 
35860). The Final Guidelines stated that the standard financial 
assistance award period is 18 months, and could be

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extended an additional 18 months if circumstances warrant, but may not 
exceed 3 years. CELCP has noted that several land acquisition projects 
funded in 2002 will not be completed by the end of fiscal year 2005. 
These awards were issued during the first year of the Program, prior to 
the issuance of the Final Guidelines in which the three-year limit was 
stipulated. For this reason, CELCP is amending the Final Guidelines for 
the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program to allow the 
financial assistance award period for awards issued in fiscal year 2002 
to be extended for an additional two years. The maximum award duration 
for these grants is five years and will end on September 30, 2007.

Classification

Executive Order 12866

    This notice has been determined to be not significant for purposes 
of Executive Order 12866.
    Executive Order 13132 (Federalism).
    It has been determined that this notice does not contain policies 
with Federalism implications as that term is defined in Executive Order 
13132.

Administrative Procedure Act/ Regulatory Flexibility Act

    Prior notice and an opportunity for public comment are not required 
by the Administrative Procedure Act or any other law for rules 
concerning public property, loans, grants, benefits, and contracts (5 
U.S.C. 553(a)(2)). Because notice and opportunity for comment are not 
required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or any other law, the analytical 
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) 
are inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory flexibility analysis has not 
been prepared.

    Dated: September 30, 2005.
Richard W. Spinrad,
Assistant Administrator, National Ocean Service.
[FR Doc. 05-20327 Filed 10-7-05; 8:45 am]
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