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amount to establish and implement a
strategic technology reserve (STR) to
pre-position or secure interoperable
communications in advance for
immediate deployment in an emergency
situation or major disaster. If a State or
Territory is not submitting a PSIC
Investment for the STR, it must submit
a detailed written explanation along
with its Investment Justification that
demonstrates that it has already
implemented such a strategic
technology reserve or that other funded
project proposals represent a higher
priority for public safety
communications. Upon a finding by the
Assistant Secretary that the State or
Territory has met the demonstration
requirement, it may use the presumptive
funding amount for other approved
PSIC projects.
Funding Priorities and Selection
Factors
NTIA recognizes that many solutions
exist to achieve interoperability, and the
PSIC Grant Program will not dictate the
technology or approach for public safety
agencies. However, NTIA has identified
that when selecting projects for PSIC
funding States and Territories must
consider: (1) technology, including
adoption of advanced technological
solutions, improved spectrum
efficiency, and cost-effective measures;
and (2) solutions that support
capabilities in response to all hazards
approach regardless of their source or
cause, including improving
communications in areas at high risk for
natural disasters and in urban and
metropolitan areas at high risk for
threats of terrorism, as well as prepositioning or securing interoperable
communications in advance for
immediate deployment in an emergency
or major disaster.
In addition, NTIA will review each
Statewide Plan to ensure that States and
Territories address the following PSIC
requirements: how public safety
agencies will plan and coordinate,
acquire, deploy, and train on
communications equipment, software,
and systems that use - or enable
interoperability with communications
systems that use - in the reallocated
public safety spectrum or otherwise
improve or advance the interoperability
with public safety communications
systems that utilize other public safety
spectrum bands; how a strategic
technology reserve will be established
and implemented to pre-position or
secure interoperable communications in
advance for immediate deployment in
an emergency or major disaster; how
local and tribal government entities’
interoperable communications needs
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have been included in the planning
process and how their needs are being
addressed, if applicable; and how
authorized nongovernmental
organizations’ interoperable
communications needs have been
included in the planning process and
how their needs are being addressed, if
applicable.
Cost Sharing Requirements
The PSIC Grant Program requires cost
sharing. By statute, each public safety
agency receiving PSIC funds is required
to meet and document the 20 percent
statutory match requirement for each
project. The SAA is required to track
and report the 20 percent match
requirement for each individual project
that receives PSIC funds for efforts other
than planning and coordination and
training which do not require any
match. The match requirements can be
met through cash or in-kind sources
consistent with 15 C.F.R. § § 24.3, 24.24.
This documentation must demonstrate
that match funds are from non-federal
sources.
As provided in 48 U.S.C. § 1469a, the
requirement for local matching funds
under $200,000 (including in-kind
contributions) is waived for the
Territorial governments in Guam,
American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin
Islands, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands.
Applicants are exempt from the 20
percent match for all pre-award costs
related to the Statewide Plans.
Training activities can make up no
more than 20 percent of a State’s or
Territory’s total federal allocationfor the
PSIC Program.
Each STR project will be considered
as an individual Investment and subject
to the above cost sharing requirements.
All other substantive provisions of the
PSIC Grant Program Notice of
Availability of Funds remain
unchanged. Additional information on
these changes is available in
Modification 1 of the Federal Funding
Opportunity Notice under CFDA
Number 11.555 available at https://
www.grants.gov/search/
search.do?oppId=14878&mode=VIEW
and in the Revised Grant Guidance
available at www.ntia.doc.gov/.
Executive Order 12866
The amendment to this rule has been
determined not to be Economically
Significant under Executive Order
12866.
Executive Order 13132, Federalism
It has been determined that this notice
does not contain policies with
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Federalism implications as that term is
defined in Executive Order 13132.
Administrative Procedure Act/
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Prior notice and opportunity for
public comment are not required by the
Administrative Procedure Act or any
other law for this rule concerning
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.
Congressional Review of Agency
Rulemaking
NTIA has not submitted this final rule
to the Congress and the Government
Accountability Office under the
Congressional Review of Agency
Rulemaking Act, 5 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.
This amendment is not a ‘‘major rule’’
within the meaning of the Act.
Dated: August 16, 2007.
Kathy Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications
and Information Administration.
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COMMITTEE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE
AGREEMENTS
Determination Under the Textile and
Apparel Commercial Availability
Provision of the Dominican RepublicCentral America-United States Free
Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR
Agreement)
August 14, 2007.
The Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA).
ACTION: Determination to add a product
in unrestricted quantities to Annex 3.25
of the CAFTA-DR Agreement.
AGENCY:
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 20, 2007.
SUMMARY: The Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA) has determined that certain
raschel knit open work crepe fabrics, as
specified below, are not available in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner in the CAFTA-DR region. The
product will be added to the list in
Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR
Agreement in unrestricted quantities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maria Dybczak, Office of Textiles and
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Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
(202) 482–3651.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ONLINE: https://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/
CaftaReqTrack.nsf.Reference number:
31.2007.07.13.Fabric.
SoriniSametforHansoll
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Authority: Section 203(o)(4) of the
Dominican Republic-Central America-United
States Free Trade Agreement Implementation
Act (CAFTA-DR Act); the Statement of
Administrative Action (SAA), accompanying
the CAFTA-DR Act; Presidential
Proclamations 7987 (February 28, 2006) and
7996 (March 31, 2006).
Background:
The CAFTA-DR Agreement provides a
list in Annex 3.25 for fabrics, yarns, and
fibers that the Parties to the CAFTA-DR
Agreement have determined are not
available in commercial quantities in a
timely manner in the territory of any
Party. Articles that otherwise meet the
rule of origin to qualify for preferential
treatment are not disqualified because
they contain one of the products on the
Annex 3.25 list.
The CAFTA-DR Agreement provides
that this list may be modified pursuant
to Article 3.25(4)-(5), when the
President of the United States
determines that a fabric, yarn, or fiber is
not available in commercial quantities
in a timely manner in the territory of
any Party. The CAFTA-DR Act states
that the President will make a
determination on whether additional
fabrics, yarns, and fibers are available in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner in the territory of any Party.
The CAFTA-DR Act requires the
President to establish procedures
governing the submission of a request
and providing opportunity for interested
entities to submit comments and
supporting evidence before a
commercial availability determination is
made. In Presidential Proclamations
7987 and 7996, the President delegated
to CITA the authority under section
203(o)(4) of the CAFTA-DR Act for
modifying the Annex 3.25 list. On
March 21, 2007, CITA published final
procedures it would follow in
considering requests to modify the
Annex 3.25 list (72 FR 13256).
On July 13, 2007, the Chairman of
CITA received a request from Sorini
Samet & Associates, LLC, on behalf of
their client, Hansoll Textile Ltd., for
certain raschel knit open work crepe
fabrics of the specifications detailed
below. On July 17, 2007, CITA notified
interested parties of, and posted on its
website, the accepted request and
requested that any interested entity
provide, by July 27, 2007, a response
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advising of its objection to the request
or its ability to supply the subject
product, and rebuttals to responses by
August 2, 2007.
No interested entity filed a response
advising of its objection to the request
or its ability to supply the subject
product.
In accordance with Section
203(o)(4)(C)(iii)(II) of the CAFTA-DR
Act, and its procedures, as no interested
entity submitted a response objecting to
the request or expressing an ability to
supply the subject product, CITA has
determined to add the specified fabrics
to the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTADR Agreement.
The subject fabrics are added to the
list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR
Agreement in unrestricted quantities. A
revised list has been published on-line.
Specifications:
HTS Subheading:
Overall Fiber Content:
6005.42.00.10,
6005.44.00.10
73% viscose rayon/
24% nylon/ 3% spandex
Constituent Yarns:
Machine Gauge:
Number of Bars:
Width:
Weight:
Coloration:
1. 32/2 to 36/2 metric
(18.9/2 to 21.2/2
english) spun viscose
rayon
2. 163.7 to 152.4 metric
(55 to 59 denier)/ 10
filament nylon
3. 43.3 to 42.9 metric
(208 to 210 denier)
spandex wrapped
around 132to 125
metric (68 to 72 denier) nylon
18
16
Not less than 137cm
(54 inches) cuttable
for piece dyed goods;
not less than 147.32
cm (58 inches) for
printed goods
0.23kg per square
meter (0.659 linear
yards per lb.), plus or
minus 5 percent
(Piece) dyed; printed
In addition, this fabric has a unique
‘‘blistered’’ face requiring each of the
constituent yarns to be fed separately,
with small, regular open-work
interstices, representing about 15% of
the total surface area.
R. Matthew Priest,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation
of Textile Agreements.
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COMMITTEE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE
AGREEMENTS
Determination Under the Textile and
Apparel Commercial Availability
Provision of the Dominican RepublicCentral America-United States Free
Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR
Agreement)
August 15, 2007.
The Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA).
ACTION: Determination to add two
products in unrestricted quantities to
Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA–DR
Agreement
AGENCY:
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 20, 2007.
SUMMARY: The Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA) has determined that two woven
fabrics, as specified below, are not
available in commercial quantities in a
timely manner in the CAFTA–DR
region. The products will be added to
the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA–
DR Agreement in unrestricted
quantities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Stetson, Office of Textiles and
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
(202) 482–2582.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ONLINE: https://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/
CaftaReqTrack.nsf.Reference number:
23.2007.06.18.Fabric.Governmentofthe
DominicanRepublic.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Section 203(o)(4) of the
Dominican Republic-Central America-United
States Free Trade Agreement Implementation
Act (CAFTA–DR Act); the Statement of
Administrative Action (SAA), accompanying
the CAFTA–DR Act; Presidential
Proclamations 7987 (February 28, 2006) and
7996 (March 31, 2006).
Background:
The CAFTA–DR Agreement provides
a list in Annex 3.25 for fabrics, yarns,
and fibers that the Parties to the
CAFTA–DR Agreement have
determined are not available in
commercial quantities in a timely
manner in the territory of any Party.
Articles that otherwise meet the rule of
origin to qualify for preferential
treatment are not disqualified because
they contain one of the products on the
Annex 3.25 list.
The CAFTA–DR Agreement provides
that this list may be modified pursuant
to Article 3.25(4)–(5), when the
President of the United States
determines that a fabric, yarn, or fiber is
not available in commercial quantities
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Determination Under the Textile and Apparel Commercial
Availability Provision of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United
States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR Agreement)
August 14, 2007.
AGENCY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA).
ACTION: Determination to add a product in unrestricted quantities to
Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR Agreement.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 20, 2007.
SUMMARY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA) has determined that certain raschel knit open work crepe
fabrics, as specified below, are not available in commercial quantities
in a timely manner in the CAFTA-DR region. The product will be added to
the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR Agreement in unrestricted
quantities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Dybczak, Office of Textiles and
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Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482-3651.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON-LINE: https://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/
CaftaReqTrack.nsf.Reference number: 31.2007.07.13.Fabric.
SoriniSametforHansoll
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Section 203(o)(4) of the Dominican Republic-Central
America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
(CAFTA-DR Act); the Statement of Administrative Action (SAA),
accompanying the CAFTA-DR Act; Presidential Proclamations 7987
(February 28, 2006) and 7996 (March 31, 2006).
Background:
The CAFTA-DR Agreement provides a list in Annex 3.25 for fabrics,
yarns, and fibers that the Parties to the CAFTA-DR Agreement have
determined are not available in commercial quantities in a timely
manner in the territory of any Party. Articles that otherwise meet the
rule of origin to qualify for preferential treatment are not
disqualified because they contain one of the products on the Annex 3.25
list.
The CAFTA-DR Agreement provides that this list may be modified
pursuant to Article 3.25(4)-(5), when the President of the United
States determines that a fabric, yarn, or fiber is not available in
commercial quantities in a timely manner in the territory of any Party.
The CAFTA-DR Act states that the President will make a determination on
whether additional fabrics, yarns, and fibers are available in
commercial quantities in a timely manner in the territory of any Party.
The CAFTA-DR Act requires the President to establish procedures
governing the submission of a request and providing opportunity for
interested entities to submit comments and supporting evidence before a
commercial availability determination is made. In Presidential
Proclamations 7987 and 7996, the President delegated to CITA the
authority under section 203(o)(4) of the CAFTA-DR Act for modifying the
Annex 3.25 list. On March 21, 2007, CITA published final procedures it
would follow in considering requests to modify the Annex 3.25 list (72
FR 13256).
On July 13, 2007, the Chairman of CITA received a request from
Sorini Samet & Associates, LLC, on behalf of their client, Hansoll
Textile Ltd., for certain raschel knit open work crepe fabrics of the
specifications detailed below. On July 17, 2007, CITA notified
interested parties of, and posted on its website, the accepted request
and requested that any interested entity provide, by July 27, 2007, a
response advising of its objection to the request or its ability to
supply the subject product, and rebuttals to responses by August 2,
2007.
No interested entity filed a response advising of its objection to
the request or its ability to supply the subject product.
In accordance with Section 203(o)(4)(C)(iii)(II) of the CAFTA-DR
Act, and its procedures, as no interested entity submitted a response
objecting to the request or expressing an ability to supply the subject
product, CITA has determined to add the specified fabrics to the list
in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR Agreement.
The subject fabrics are added to the list in Annex 3.25 of the
CAFTA-DR Agreement in unrestricted quantities. A revised list has been
published on-line.
Specifications:
HTS Subheading: 6005.42.00.10, 6005.44.00.10
Overall Fiber Content: 73% viscose rayon/ 24% nylon/ 3%
spandex
Constituent Yarns: .................................
1. 32/2 to 36/2 metric (18.9/2
to 21.2/2 english) spun viscose
rayon
2. 163.7 to 152.4 metric (55 to
59 denier)/ 10 filament nylon
3. 43.3 to 42.9 metric (208 to
210 denier) spandex wrapped
around 132to 125 metric (68 to
72 denier) nylon
Machine Gauge: 18
Number of Bars: 16
Width: Not less than 137cm (54 inches)
cuttable for piece dyed goods;
not less than 147.32 cm (58
inches) for printed goods
Weight: 0.23kg per square meter (0.659
linear yards per lb.), plus or
minus 5 percent
Coloration: (Piece) dyed; printed
In addition, this fabric has a unique ``blistered'' face requiring
each of the constituent yarns to be fed separately, with small, regular
open-work interstices, representing about 15% of the total surface
area.
R. Matthew Priest,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
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