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List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 305
Irradiation, Phytosanitary treatment,
Plant diseases and pests, Quarantine,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
I Accordingly, we are amending 7 CFR
part 305 as follows:
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1. The authority citation for part 305
continues to read as follows:
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2. In § 305.2, the table in paragraph
(h)(2)(i) is amended as follows:
I a. Under Argentina, by revising the
entry for ‘‘Blueberry’’ to read as set forth
below.
I b. Under South Africa, by removing
the entry for ‘‘Apple, grape, pear’’ and
adding a new entry for ‘‘Apple,
blueberry, grape, pear’’ in its place to
read as set forth below.
I c. In the entry for Uruguay, by adding
an entry for ‘‘Blueberry’’ to read as set
forth below.
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§ 305.2
PART 305—PHYTOSANITARY
TREATMENTS
Commodity
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–
7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 2.22,
2.80, and 371.3.
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Blueberry ................................... Anastrepha fraterculus, Ceratitis capitata ..........................
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CT T107–a–1 or MB T101–i–1–
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Apple, blueberry, grape, pear ... Ceratitis capitata ................................................................
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Blueberry ................................... Anastrepha fraterculus, Ceratitis capitata. .........................
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Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of
September 2007.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. E7–18276 Filed 9–14–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
7 CFR Part 1739
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RIN 0572–AC09
Community Connect Broadband Grant
Program
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice of confirmation of direct
final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service, an
agency delivering the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Rural Development Utilities Programs,
hereinafter referred to as Rural
Development and/or the Agency, gives
notice that no adverse comments were
received regarding the direct final rule
amending its regulations to update the
eligibility criteria for the Community
Connect Broadband Grant Program
(Community Connect Grant Program)
requirements of the Agency, and
confirms the effective date of the direct
final rule.
DATES: The direct final rule published in
the Federal Register on August 3, 2007
(72 FR 43132), will be effective on
September 17, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kenneth Kuchno, Director, Broadband
Division, USDA Rural Development,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP
1599, Washington, DC 20250–1599.
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Telephone: (202) 690–4673. Fax: (202)
690–4389. E-mail Address:
Kenneth.kuchno@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The USDA Rural Development
Utilities Programs (the Agency)
improves the quality of life in rural
America by providing investment
capital, in the form of loans and grants,
for the deployment of rural
telecommunications infrastructure.
Financial assistance is provided to rural
utilities; municipalities; commercial
corporations; limited liability
companies; public utility districts;
Indian tribes; and cooperative,
nonprofit, limited-dividend, or mutual
associations. In order to achieve the goal
of increasing economic opportunity in
rural America, the Agency finances
infrastructure that enables access to a
seamless, nation-wide
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telecommunications network. With
access to the same advanced
telecommunications networks of its
urban counterparts, especially
broadband networks designed to
accommodate distance learning,
telework and telemedicine, rural
America will see improving educational
opportunities, health care, economies,
safety and security, and ultimately
higher employment. Of particular
concern to the Agency are communities
where broadband service is not
available and where population
densities are such that the cost of
deployment to them is high and buildout of infrastructure is unlikely. The
Agency is committed to ensuring rural
communities will have access to
affordable, reliable, advanced
communications services, comparable to
those available throughout the rest of
the United States, to provide a healthy,
safe and prosperous place to live and
work. The Community Connect Grant
Program was started as a Pilot Program
with the Fiscal Year 2002 budget and
has been funded ever since through the
appropriations process. After
administering the program as a pilot
program for two years, the Agency
proposed rules for the program, and on
July 28, 2004, the current rules were
published, and the program was
formally implemented. Since then more
than 670 requests for grant funds
totaling over $410 million were
requested through Fiscal Year 2006. Of
those requests, 129 were granted for $57
million to bring broadband service to
129 communities in 26 states and Puerto
Rico. While the Agency is proud of the
results achieved in the Community
Connect Grant Program thus far, it
believes that the overall effectiveness of
the program can be improved by
modifying the existing rules. Through
these changes, the Agency is increasing
eligibility criteria to include
communities that clearly meet the intent
of the program. Specifically, this rule
will: (1) Add the Rand McNally Atlas as
a community locator; (2) change the
income measure for eligibility from a
national comparison to a state
comparison; and (3) clarify the items
that are eligible to be considered as
operating expenses.
mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with RULES
Confirmation of Effective Date
This is to confirm the effective date of
September 17, 2007, for the direct final
rule 7 CFR 1739, Community Connect
Grant Program, published in the Federal
Register on August 3, 2007.
VerDate Aug<31>2005
15:49 Sep 14, 2007
Jkt 211001
Dated: September 11, 2007.
James M. Andrew,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. E7–18272 Filed 9–14–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
19 CFR Parts 103, 178, and 181
[USCBP–2006–0090; CBP Dec. 07–76]
RIN 1505–AB58
NAFTA: Merchandise Processing Fee
Exemption and Technical Corrections
AGENCIES: U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security; Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: This document amends the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) regulations to clarify that, in order
to claim the exemption from the
merchandise processing fee (MPF) for
merchandise that is considered
‘‘originating’’ and qualifies to be marked
as products of Canada or Mexico under
the provisions of the NAFTA, an
importer is subject to the same
declaration requirement that is
established for obtaining NAFTA duty
preference, even if the merchandise is
unconditionally free. In addition, this
document amends the regulations to
clarify that a Certificate of Origin is not
required for a commercial importation
for which the total value of originating
goods does not exceed $2,500. Lastly,
this document remedies two incorrect
addresses and an incorrect Code of
Federal Regulations citation, and
incorporates non-substantive
amendments to certain sections in the
regulations to reflect the nomenclature
changes effected by the transfer of CBP
to the Department of Homeland Security
and the reorganization of certain offices
in CBP pursuant to the ‘‘Security and
Accountability for Every Port Act of
2006’’ (or the ‘‘Safe Port Act’’), as well
as certain other minor editorial changes.
DATES: Effective Date: The amendments
set forth in this document are effective
on October 17, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seth
Mazze, Trade Agreements Branch,
Office of International Trade, (202) 344–
2634.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On December 17, 1992, the United
States, Canada, and Mexico entered into
the North American Free-Trade
Agreement (NAFTA). The stated
objectives of the NAFTA include the
elimination of barriers to trade in, and
the facilitation of the cross-border
movement of, goods and services
between the territories of the countries.
The provisions of the NAFTA were
adopted by the United States with the
enactment of the North American Free
Trade Agreement Implementation Act
(the ‘‘Act’’, 19 U.S.C. 3301–3473). On
September 6, 1995, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) published
Treasury Decision (T.D.) 95–68 (North
American Free Trade Agreement) in the
Federal Register (60 FR 46333),
adopting amendments to the regulations
in title 19 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) in order to implement
customs-related aspects of the NAFTA.
The final rule went into effect on
October 1, 1995.
Pursuant to sections 403(1) and 411 of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002,
Pub. L. 107–296 (the ‘‘HSA’’), the
United States Customs Service and
certain of its functions were transferred
from the Department of the Treasury to
the Department of Homeland Security
effective March 1, 2003. In addition,
pursuant to section 1502 of the HSA, the
‘‘Customs Service’’ was renamed as the
‘‘Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection.’’ Subsequently, on April 23,
2007, a Notice was published in the
Federal Register (72 FR 20131) to
inform the public that the name of the
Bureau of Customs and Border
Protection had been changed by the
Department of Homeland Security to
‘‘U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP)’’, effective March 31, 2007.
On August 23, 2006, a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking was published in
the Federal Register (71 FR 49391; the
NPRM) by CBP that proposed to amend
the regulations to clarify the
requirements for claiming the
merchandise processing fee (MPF)
under the NAFTA and to effect several
technical changes, as set forth below.
Merchandise Processing Fee (MPF)
Exemption
As a means of recouping
administrative expenses for the
processing of imported shipments, CBP
charges a MPF, as provided for in 19
U.S.C. 58c. However, under 19 U.S.C.
58c(b)(10)(B), for goods qualifying under
the rules of origin set out in 19 U.S.C.
3332, the fee may not be charged with
respect to goods that qualify to be
marked as goods of Canada or of Mexico
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
7 CFR Part 1739
RIN 0572-AC09
Community Connect Broadband Grant Program
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of confirmation of direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service, an agency delivering the United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Utilities
Programs, hereinafter referred to as Rural Development and/or the
Agency, gives notice that no adverse comments were received regarding
the direct final rule amending its regulations to update the
eligibility criteria for the Community Connect Broadband Grant Program
(Community Connect Grant Program) requirements of the Agency, and
confirms the effective date of the direct final rule.
DATES: The direct final rule published in the Federal Register on
August 3, 2007 (72 FR 43132), will be effective on September 17, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Kuchno, Director, Broadband
Division, USDA Rural Development, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP
1599, Washington, DC 20250-1599. Telephone: (202) 690-4673. Fax: (202)
690-4389. E-mail Address: Kenneth.kuchno@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The USDA Rural Development Utilities Programs (the Agency) improves
the quality of life in rural America by providing investment capital,
in the form of loans and grants, for the deployment of rural
telecommunications infrastructure. Financial assistance is provided to
rural utilities; municipalities; commercial corporations; limited
liability companies; public utility districts; Indian tribes; and
cooperative, nonprofit, limited-dividend, or mutual associations. In
order to achieve the goal of increasing economic opportunity in rural
America, the Agency finances infrastructure that enables access to a
seamless, nation-wide
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telecommunications network. With access to the same advanced
telecommunications networks of its urban counterparts, especially
broadband networks designed to accommodate distance learning, telework
and telemedicine, rural America will see improving educational
opportunities, health care, economies, safety and security, and
ultimately higher employment. Of particular concern to the Agency are
communities where broadband service is not available and where
population densities are such that the cost of deployment to them is
high and build-out of infrastructure is unlikely. The Agency is
committed to ensuring rural communities will have access to affordable,
reliable, advanced communications services, comparable to those
available throughout the rest of the United States, to provide a
healthy, safe and prosperous place to live and work. The Community
Connect Grant Program was started as a Pilot Program with the Fiscal
Year 2002 budget and has been funded ever since through the
appropriations process. After administering the program as a pilot
program for two years, the Agency proposed rules for the program, and
on July 28, 2004, the current rules were published, and the program was
formally implemented. Since then more than 670 requests for grant funds
totaling over $410 million were requested through Fiscal Year 2006. Of
those requests, 129 were granted for $57 million to bring broadband
service to 129 communities in 26 states and Puerto Rico. While the
Agency is proud of the results achieved in the Community Connect Grant
Program thus far, it believes that the overall effectiveness of the
program can be improved by modifying the existing rules. Through these
changes, the Agency is increasing eligibility criteria to include
communities that clearly meet the intent of the program. Specifically,
this rule will: (1) Add the Rand McNally Atlas as a community locator;
(2) change the income measure for eligibility from a national
comparison to a state comparison; and (3) clarify the items that are
eligible to be considered as operating expenses.
Confirmation of Effective Date
This is to confirm the effective date of September 17, 2007, for
the direct final rule 7 CFR 1739, Community Connect Grant Program,
published in the Federal Register on August 3, 2007.
Dated: September 11, 2007.
James M. Andrew,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
[FR Doc. E7-18272 Filed 9-14-07; 8:45 am]
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