Implementation of Grants to Manufacturers of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics Established Under Title IV of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004, 7953-7955 [07-794]
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of June 1, 2005, through May 31, 2006.
See Antidumping or Countervailing
Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended
Investigation, Opportunity to Request
Administrative Review; 71 FR 32032
(June 2, 2006). On June 22, 2006,
Flowline Division of Markovitz
Enterprises, Inc. (‘‘Flowline Division’’),
Gerlin, Inc., Shaw Alloy Piping
Products, Inc., and Taylor Forge
Stainless, Inc. (collectively,
‘‘petitioners’’) requested an
antidumping duty administrative review
for Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co., Ltd. (‘‘Ta
Chen’’), Liang Feng Stainless Steel
Fitting Co., Ltd., Tru–Flow Industrial
Co., Ltd., Censor International
Corporation, and PFP Taiwan Co., Ltd.
On June 29, 2006, Ta Chen requested an
administrative review of its sales to the
United States during the POR. On July
27, 2006, the Department published the
notice initiating this administrative
review. See Initiation of Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews and Request for Revocation In
Part, 71 FR 42626 (July 27, 2006). The
preliminary results are currently due
not later than March 2, 2007.
Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the
Act’’), and 19 CFR § 351.213(h)(2), the
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that it is not practicable to complete the
preliminary results within 245 days
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order for which the administrative
review was requested. Due to the
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the time required to analyze Ta Chen’s
supplemental questionnaire responses,
as well as the demands of other
proceedings handled by the office
administering this review, the
Department has determined that it is not
practicable to complete this review
within the original time period.
Accordingly, the Department is
extending the time limit for the
preliminary results by 120 days, to not
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later than July 2, 2007, in accordance
with Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
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This notice is published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(3)(A)
and 777(i) of the Act.
Dated: February 13, 2007.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Implementation of Grants to
Manufacturers of Certain Worsted
Wool Fabrics Established Under Title
IV of the Miscellaneous Trade and
Technical Corrections Act of 2004
Department of Commerce,
International Trade Administration.
AGENCY:
Notice Announcing the
Availability of Grant Funds.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This Notice announces the
availability of grant funds in calendar
year 2007 for U.S. manufacturers of
certain worsted wool fabrics. The
purpose of this notice is to provide the
general public with a single source of
program and application information
related to the worsted wool grant
offerings, and it contains the
information about the program required
to be published in the Federal Register.
Applications by eligible U.S.
producers of certain worsted wool
fabrics must be received or postmarked
by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Standard
Time on March 26, 2007. Applications
received after the closing date and time
will not be considered.
DATES:
Applications must be
submitted to the Industry Assessment
Division, Office of Textiles and Apparel,
Room 3001, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Washington, DC 20230,
(202) 482-4058.
ADDRESSES:
Jim
Bennett, Office of Textiles and Apparel,
U.S. Department of Commerce, (202)
482-4058.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Electronic
Access: The full funding opportunity
announcement for the worsted wool
fabrics program is available through
FedGrants at https://www.grants.gov. The
Catalog of Federal
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number is
11.113, Special Projects.
Statutory Authority: Section
4002(c)(6) of the Miscellaneous Trade
and Technical Corrections Act of 2004
(Public Law 108-429, 118 Stat. 2603)
(the ‘‘Act’’). The Act was amended
pursuant to Section 1633 of the Pension
Protection Act of 2006 (Public Law 109280), which extended the availability of
grant funds through 2009 and modified
the eligibility criteria.
Program Description: Section
4002(c)(6)(A) of the Act authorizes the
Secretary of Commerce to provide grants
to persons (including firms,
corporations, or other legal entities) who
were, during calendar years 1999, 2000,
and 2001, manufacturers of two
categories of worsted wool fabrics. The
first category are manufacturers of
worsted wool fabrics, containing 85
percent or more by weight of wool, with
average fiber diameters greater than 18.5
micron (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTS) heading
9902.51.11); the total amount of
available funds is $2,666,000, to be
allocated among such manufacturers on
the basis of the percentage of each
manufacturers’ production of worsted
wool fabric included in HTS 9902.51.11.
The second category are manufacturers
of worsted wool fabrics, containing 85
percent or more by weight of wool, with
average fiber diameters of 18.5 micron
or less (HTS heading 9902.51.15,
previously HTS heading 9902.51.12);
the total amount of available funds is
$2,666,000, to be allocated among such
manufacturers on the basis of the
percentage of each manufacturers’
production of worsted wool fabric
included in HTS 9902.51.15.
Funding Availability: The Secretary of
Commerce is authorized under section
4002(c)(6)(A) of the Act to provide
grants to manufacturers of certain
worsted wool fabrics. Funding for the
worsted wool fabrics grant program will
be provided by the Department of the
Treasury from amounts in the Wool
Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund (the
‘‘Trust Fund’’). The total amount of
grants to manufacturers of worsted wool
fabrics described in HTS 9902.51.11
shall be $2,666,000 in calendar year
2007. The total amount of grants to
manufacturers of worsted wool fabrics
described in HTS 9902.51.15 shall also
be $2,666,000 in calendar year 2007.
Eligibility Criteria: Eligible applicants
for the worsted wool fabric program
include persons (including firms,
corporations, or other legal entities) who
were, during calendar years 1999, 2000
and 2001, manufacturers of worsted
wool fabric in the United States of the
kind described in HTS 9902.51.11 or
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9902.51.15. Section 1633(b)(1)(C) of the
Pension Protection Act of 2006 provides
that only manufacturers who weave
worsted wool fabric in the United States
as of the date of application shall be
eligible for grant funds. Any
manufacturer who becomes a successorof-interest to a manufacturer of the
worsted wool fabrics described in HTS
9902.51.11 or HTS 9902.51.15 during
1999, 2000 or 2001 because of a
reorganization or otherwise, shall be
eligible to apply for such grants.
Applications to Receive
Allocations: Applicants must provide:
(1) Company name, address, contact and
phone number; (2) Federal tax
identification number; (3) the name and
address of each plant or location in the
United States where worsted wool
fabrics of the kind described in HTS
9902.51.11 or HTS 9902.51.15 was
woven by the applicant in 1999, 2000
and 2001; (4) the name and address of
each plant or location in the United
States where the applicant is weaving
worsted wool fabrics of the kind
described in HTS 9902.51.11 and or
HTS 9902.51.15 as of the date of
application; (5) the quantity, in linear
yards, of worsted wool fabric
production described in HTS 9902.51.11
or 9902.51.15, as appropriate, woven in
the United States in each of calendar
years 1999, 2000 and 2001; and (6) the
value of worsted wool fabric production
described in HTS 9902.51.11 or
9902.51.15, as appropriate, woven in the
United States in each of calendar years
1999, 2000 and 2001. This data must
indicate actual production (not
estimates) of worsted wool fabric of the
kind described in HTS 9902.51.11 or
9902.51.15.
At the conclusion of the application,
the applicant must attest that ‘‘all
information contained in the
application is complete and correct and
no false claims, statements, or
representations have been made.’’
Applicants should be aware that,
generally, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3729,
persons providing a false or fraudulent
claims, and, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1001,
persons making materially false
statements or representations, are
subject to civil or criminal penalties,
respectively.
Information that is marked ‘‘business
confidential’’ will be protected from
disclosure to the full extent permitted
by law.
Other Application
Requirements: Complete applications
must include the following forms and
documents: CD-346, Applicant for
Funding Assistance; CD-511,
Certification Regarding Lobbying; SF–
424, Application for Federal Assistance;
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and SF-424B, Assurances - NonConstruction Programs. The CD forms
are available via Web site: https://
www.osec.doc.gov/forms/direct.htm.
The SF forms are available via web site:
https://www.grants.gov/sitemap/
sitemap.jsp (See ‘‘Applicant
Information, Approved Standard Form
SF-424 Forms’’).
This document contains collection-ofinformation requirements subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The
use of Standard Forms 269, 424, 424A,
424B, SF-LLL, and CD-346 has been
approved by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) under the respective
control numbers 0348-0039, 0348-0043,
0348-0044, 0348-0040, 0348-0046, and
0605-0001. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, no person is required
to respond to, nor shall any person be
subject to a penalty for failure to comply
with, a collection of information subject
to the requirements of the PRA unless
that collection of information displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Allocation Procedures: Section
4002(c)(6)(A) of the Act requires that
each grant be allocated among eligible
applicants on the basis of the percentage
of each manufacturers’ production of
the fabric described in HTS 9902.51.11
or HTS 9902.51.15 for calendar years
1999, 2000, and 2001, compared to the
production of such fabric by all
manufacturers who qualify for such
grants. Following the closing date of the
receipt of applications, the Department
shall calculate the appropriate
allocation of the allotted funds among
eligible applicants in accordance with
the statutory procedures. Award
decisions shall be final and not subject
to appeal or protest.
Intergovernmental
Review: Applications under this
program are not subject to Executive
Order 12372, ‘‘Intergovernmental
Review of Federal Programs’’.
Administrative and National Policy
Requirements: Department of Commerce
Pre-Award Notifications for Grants and
Cooperative Agreements, which are
contained in the Federal Register Notice
of December 30, 2004 (69 FR 78389), are
applicable to this solicitation.
It has been determined that this notice
is not significant for purposes of E.O.
12866.
Administrative Procedure/Regulatory
Flexibility: Prior notice and an
opportunity for public comment are not
required by the Administrative
Procedure Act for rules concerning
public property, loans, grants, benefits,
and contracts (5 USC 553(a)(2)). Because
notice and opportunity for comment are
not required pursuant to 5 USC 553 or
any other law, the analytical
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the Government of Mexico established
Rules of Procedure for Article 1904
Binational Panel Reviews (‘‘Rules’’).
These Rules were published in the
Federal Register on February 23, 1994
(59 FR 8686). The panel review in this
matter was requested and terminated
pursuant to these Rules.
requirements of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 USC 601 et seq.) are
inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory
flexibility analysis is not required and
has not been prepared.
Dated: February 15, 2007.
R. Matthew Priest,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles and
Apparel.
[FR Doc. 07–794 Filed 2–16–07; 2:26 pm]
Dated: February 15, 2007.
Caratina L. Alston,
United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
North American Free Trade Agreement
(NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel
Reviews: Notice of Termination of
Panel Review
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
NAFTA Secretariat, United
States Section, International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Consent Motion To
Terminate the Panel Review of the final
antidumping duty determination and
order made by the International Trade
Commission, respecting Purified
Carboxymethylcellulose (‘‘CMC’’) from
Mexico, Secretariat File No. USA–MEX–
2005–1904–05.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Notice of
Consent Motion To Terminate the Panel
Review by the complainants, the panel
review is terminated as of February 13,
2007. A panel has not been appointed
to this panel review. Pursuant to Rule
71(2) of the Rules of Procedure for
Article 1904 Binational Panel Review,
this panel review is terminated.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caratina L. Alston, United States
Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat, Suite
2061, 14th and Constitution Avenue,
Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482–5438.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter
19 of the North American Free-Trade
Agreement (‘‘Agreement’’) establishes a
mechanism to replace domestic judicial
review of final determinations in
antidumping and countervailing duty
cases involving imports from a NAFTA
country with review by independent
binational panels. When a Request for
Panel Review is filed, a panel is
established to act in place of national
courts to review expeditiously the final
determination to determine whether it
conforms with the antidumping or
countervailing duty law of the country
that made the determination.
Under Article 1904 of the Agreement,
which came into force on January 1,
1994, the Government of the United
States, the Government of Canada and
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Fisheries Off West Coast States and in
the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast
Groundfish Fishery; Application for an
Exempted Fishing Permit
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
Notice; receipt of an exempted
fishing permit application (EFP); intent
to issue the EFP; request for comments.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces the receipt
of an exempted fishing permit (EFP)
application, and the intent to issue EFPs
for vessels participating in an
observation program to monitor the
incidental take of salmon and
groundfish in the shore-based
component of the Pacific whiting
fishery. The EFPs are necessary to allow
trawl vessels fishing for Pacific whiting
to delay sorting their catch, and thus to
retain prohibited species and groundfish
in excess of cumulative trip limits until
the point of offloading. These activities
are otherwise prohibited by Federal
regulations. The EFPs will be effective
no earlier than April 1, 2007, and would
expire no later than December 31, 2007,
but could be terminated earlier under
the terms and conditions of the EFPs
and other applicable laws.
Comments must be received by
March 9, 2007.
DATES:
Send comments or request
for copies of the EFP application to
Gretchen Arentzen, Northwest Region,
NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way N.E., Bldg.
1, Seattle, WA 98115 0070 or email
EFPwhiting2007.nwr@noaa.gov.
Comments sent via email, including all
attachments, must not exceed a 10
megabyte file size.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gretchen Arentzen or Becky Renko at
(206)526 6140.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
action is authorized by the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act provisions at 50 CFR
600.745, which state that EFPs may be
used to authorize fishing activities that
would otherwise be prohibited. At the
November 2006 Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council) meeting
in Del Mar, California, NMFS received
an application for these EFPs from the
States of Washington, Oregon, and
California. An opportunity for public
testimony was provided during the
Council meeting. The Council
recommended that NMFS issue the
EFPs, as requested by the States, and
forwarded the EFP applications to
NMFS.
Each year since 1992, EFPs have been
issued to vessels in the Pacific whiting
shoreside fishery to allow unsorted
catch to be landed. Without an EFP,
groundfish regulations at 50 CFR
660.306(a) require vessels to sort their
catch at sea. The vessels fishing under
the EFPs are required to deliver catch to
designated processors. EFPs have been
used to: track the incidental take of
Chinook salmon as required in the
Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7
Biological Opinion for Chinook salmon
catch in the Pacific whiting fishery; and
to track the catch of whiting and other
groundfish species such that the fishing
industry is not unnecessarily
constrained and that the OYs, harvest
guidelines, sector allocation and
overfished species bycatch limits are not
exceeded.
Over the past five years, the number
of vessels issued these EFPs has been
between 31 and 38 vessels. Issuance of
the 2007 EFPs, to approximately 40
vessels, will allow samplers located at
the shoreside processing facilities to
collect information on the incidental
catch of salmon and groundfish in
unsorted whiting deliveries. Unlike the
at-sea sectors of the Pacific whiting
fishery, where catch is sorted and
processed shortly after it has been taken,
vessels in the shoreside fishery must
hold primary season Pacific whiting on
the vessel for several hours or days until
it can be offloaded at a shoreside
processor. Pacific whiting deteriorates
rapidly, so it must be handled quickly
and immediately chilled to maintain
product quality. This is particularly true
if the Pacific whiting is to be used to
make surimi (a fish paste product). The
quality or grade of surimi is highly
dependent on the freshness of the
Pacific whiting, which demands careful
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Implementation of Grants to Manufacturers of Certain Worsted Wool
Fabrics Established Under Title IV of the Miscellaneous Trade and
Technical Corrections Act of 2004
AGENCY: Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration.
ACTION: Notice Announcing the Availability of Grant Funds.
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SUMMARY: This Notice announces the availability of grant funds in
calendar year 2007 for U.S. manufacturers of certain worsted wool
fabrics. The purpose of this notice is to provide the general public
with a single source of program and application information related to
the worsted wool grant offerings, and it contains the information about
the program required to be published in the Federal Register.
DATES: Applications by eligible U.S. producers of certain worsted wool
fabrics must be received or postmarked by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight
Standard Time on March 26, 2007. Applications received after the
closing date and time will not be considered.
ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted to the Industry Assessment
Division, Office of Textiles and Apparel, Room 3001, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482-4058.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Bennett, Office of Textiles and
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-4058.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Access: The full funding
opportunity announcement for the worsted wool fabrics program is
available through FedGrants at https://www.grants.gov. The Catalog of
Federal
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Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number is 11.113, Special Projects.
Statutory Authority: Section 4002(c)(6) of the Miscellaneous Trade
and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-429, 118 Stat.
2603) (the ``Act''). The Act was amended pursuant to Section 1633 of
the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-280), which extended
the availability of grant funds through 2009 and modified the
eligibility criteria.
Program Description: Section 4002(c)(6)(A) of the Act authorizes
the Secretary of Commerce to provide grants to persons (including
firms, corporations, or other legal entities) who were, during calendar
years 1999, 2000, and 2001, manufacturers of two categories of worsted
wool fabrics. The first category are manufacturers of worsted wool
fabrics, containing 85 percent or more by weight of wool, with average
fiber diameters greater than 18.5 micron (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTS) heading 9902.51.11); the total amount of
available funds is $2,666,000, to be allocated among such manufacturers
on the basis of the percentage of each manufacturers' production of
worsted wool fabric included in HTS 9902.51.11. The second category are
manufacturers of worsted wool fabrics, containing 85 percent or more by
weight of wool, with average fiber diameters of 18.5 micron or less
(HTS heading 9902.51.15, previously HTS heading 9902.51.12); the total
amount of available funds is $2,666,000, to be allocated among such
manufacturers on the basis of the percentage of each manufacturers'
production of worsted wool fabric included in HTS 9902.51.15.
Funding Availability: The Secretary of Commerce is authorized under
section 4002(c)(6)(A) of the Act to provide grants to manufacturers of
certain worsted wool fabrics. Funding for the worsted wool fabrics
grant program will be provided by the Department of the Treasury from
amounts in the Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund (the ``Trust
Fund''). The total amount of grants to manufacturers of worsted wool
fabrics described in HTS 9902.51.11 shall be $2,666,000 in calendar
year 2007. The total amount of grants to manufacturers of worsted wool
fabrics described in HTS 9902.51.15 shall also be $2,666,000 in
calendar year 2007.
Eligibility Criteria: Eligible applicants for the worsted wool
fabric program include persons (including firms, corporations, or other
legal entities) who were, during calendar years 1999, 2000 and 2001,
manufacturers of worsted wool fabric in the United States of the kind
described in HTS 9902.51.11 or 9902.51.15. Section 1633(b)(1)(C) of the
Pension Protection Act of 2006 provides that only manufacturers who
weave worsted wool fabric in the United States as of the date of
application shall be eligible for grant funds. Any manufacturer who
becomes a successor-of-interest to a manufacturer of the worsted wool
fabrics described in HTS 9902.51.11 or HTS 9902.51.15 during 1999, 2000
or 2001 because of a reorganization or otherwise, shall be eligible to
apply for such grants.
Applications to Receive Allocations: Applicants must provide: (1)
Company name, address, contact and phone number; (2) Federal tax
identification number; (3) the name and address of each plant or
location in the United States where worsted wool fabrics of the kind
described in HTS 9902.51.11 or HTS 9902.51.15 was woven by the
applicant in 1999, 2000 and 2001; (4) the name and address of each
plant or location in the United States where the applicant is weaving
worsted wool fabrics of the kind described in HTS 9902.51.11 and or HTS
9902.51.15 as of the date of application; (5) the quantity, in linear
yards, of worsted wool fabric production described in HTS 9902.51.11 or
9902.51.15, as appropriate, woven in the United States in each of
calendar years 1999, 2000 and 2001; and (6) the value of worsted wool
fabric production described in HTS 9902.51.11 or 9902.51.15, as
appropriate, woven in the United States in each of calendar years 1999,
2000 and 2001. This data must indicate actual production (not
estimates) of worsted wool fabric of the kind described in HTS
9902.51.11 or 9902.51.15.
At the conclusion of the application, the applicant must attest
that ``all information contained in the application is complete and
correct and no false claims, statements, or representations have been
made.'' Applicants should be aware that, generally, pursuant to 31
U.S.C. 3729, persons providing a false or fraudulent claims, and,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1001, persons making materially false statements
or representations, are subject to civil or criminal penalties,
respectively.
Information that is marked ``business confidential'' will be
protected from disclosure to the full extent permitted by law.
Other Application Requirements: Complete applications must include
the following forms and documents: CD-346, Applicant for Funding
Assistance; CD-511, Certification Regarding Lobbying; SF-424,
Application for Federal Assistance; and SF-424B, Assurances - Non-
Construction Programs. The CD forms are available via Web site: https://
www.osec.doc.gov/forms/direct.htm. The SF forms are available via web
site: https://www.grants.gov/sitemap/sitemap.jsp (See ``Applicant
Information, Approved Standard Form SF-424 Forms'').
This document contains collection-of-information requirements
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The use of Standard Forms
269, 424, 424A, 424B, SF-LLL, and CD-346 has been approved by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the respective control
numbers 0348-0039, 0348-0043, 0348-0044, 0348-0040, 0348-0046, and
0605-0001. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is
required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty
for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the
requirements of the PRA unless that collection of information displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Allocation Procedures: Section 4002(c)(6)(A) of the Act requires
that each grant be allocated among eligible applicants on the basis of
the percentage of each manufacturers' production of the fabric
described in HTS 9902.51.11 or HTS 9902.51.15 for calendar years 1999,
2000, and 2001, compared to the production of such fabric by all
manufacturers who qualify for such grants. Following the closing date
of the receipt of applications, the Department shall calculate the
appropriate allocation of the allotted funds among eligible applicants
in accordance with the statutory procedures. Award decisions shall be
final and not subject to appeal or protest.
Intergovernmental Review: Applications under this program are not
subject to Executive Order 12372, ``Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs''.
Administrative and National Policy Requirements: Department of
Commerce Pre-Award Notifications for Grants and Cooperative Agreements,
which are contained in the Federal Register Notice of December 30, 2004
(69 FR 78389), are applicable to this solicitation.
It has been determined that this notice is not significant for
purposes of E.O. 12866.
Administrative Procedure/Regulatory Flexibility: Prior notice and
an opportunity for public comment are not required by the
Administrative Procedure Act for rules concerning public property,
loans, grants, benefits, and contracts (5 USC 553(a)(2)). Because
notice and opportunity for comment are not required pursuant to 5 USC
553 or any other law, the analytical
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requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 USC 601 et seq.) are
inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not
required and has not been prepared.
Dated: February 15, 2007.
R. Matthew Priest,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles and Apparel.
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