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Proposed Changes to Cutting Test for
Opaque Glassware
This document proposes changes to
the cutting test for opaque glassware set
forth in T.D. 94–26. Specifically, it is
proposed to revise the criteria used to
interpret the results obtained from the
test and to add an interpretation of
breakage in the test because the
guidelines set forth in T.D. 94–26 did
not clearly explain how such breakage
should be interpreted. Under the
proposal, CBP will interpret the test
such that the presence of ‘‘some’’ dicing
or crazing would be sufficient to
determine that a glass article has been
specially tempered for tariff
classification purposes. Under this
standard, ‘‘some’’ would be considered
to be any diced, crazed (gravel that
remains tenuously in contact with
neighboring pieces), or graveled
(presence of small cubes of
approximately equal dimensions on all
six sides) fragments yielded from the cut
sample that is more than just a fugitive
diced, crazed, or graveled fragment.
Also under the proposal, the references
to tempered soda lime, borosilicate, and
fluorosilicate glass that are currently in
the test would be removed because the
composition of the glass is not relevant
for testing purposes.
Proposal To Add Center Punch Test
This document also proposes to
reinstate a previously used test, referred
to as the center punch test, to be used
for the testing of pressed and toughened
(specially tempered) glassware. It is also
suggested that if a sample is less than
five inches in diameter or five inches
wide, it would be considered too
dangerous to perform the cutting test. In
this case, the center punch test is
preferable. The center punch apparatus
to be used for this test must be a slender
tool approximately 8″ to 12″ in length
having one end tapered to a point. The
tool must be long enough to allow its
insertion into tall-form tumblers and
other articles of similar shape while
permitting the nonpointed end to
extend above the rim. This is necessary
for handling and safety purposes when
performing the center punch test. The
pointed end of the center punch should
not be so sharp that it chips the
glassware on contact without applying
pressure.
In order to perform the center punch
test under the proposal, a sample would
initially be set on a solid, level surface.
The analyst would then place the
pointed end of the center punch
vertically against the inside center
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bottom or heel. The analyst would strike
the dull end of the punch with a
hammer, using blows of gradually
increasing severity until breakage
occurs. The breakage pattern,
approximate number, and relative shape
and size of the fragments would then be
noted. Thereafter, the breakage pattern
and/or typical fragments would be
photographed. In order to interpret the
results of the proposed center punch
test, it is only necessary for the broken
sample to exhibit ‘‘some’’ dicing,
crazing, or graveling in order to be
considered tempered for CBP purposes.
‘‘Some’’ would be considered to be any
diced, crazed, or graveled fragments
yielded by the broken sample that is
more than just a fugitive diced, crazed,
or graveled fragment.
Dated: January 3, 2008.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and
Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection.
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Proposal To Add Option To Use
Additional Tests
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Steens
Mountain Cooperative Management and
Protection Act of 2000, the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act, and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972, the U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management,
Steens Mountain Advisory Council will
meet as indicated below:
DATES: The Steens Mountain Advisory
Council will meet at the Bureau of Land
Management Burns District Office,
28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon,
97738, on January 31 and February 1,
2008; March 13 and 14, 2008; and
December 4 and 5, 2008.
A meeting in Bend, Oregon, at the
Comfort Inn and Suites, 62065 SE 27th
Street, will be held May 1 and 2, 2008,
and a meeting September 11 and 12,
2008, will be held at the Frenchglen
School, Frenchglen, Oregon. All
meeting sessions will begin at 8 a.m.
local time, and will end at
approximately 4:30 p.m., local time.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Steens Mountain Advisory Council was
appointed by the Secretary of the
Interior on August 14, 2001, pursuant to
the Steens Mountain Cooperative
Management and Protection Act of 2000
(Pub. L. 106–399) and re-chartered in
August 2003 and again in August 2005.
The Steens Mountain Advisory
Council’s purpose is to provide
representative counsel and advice to the
Bureau of Land Management regarding
new and unique approaches to
management of the land within the
bounds of the Steens Mountain
Cooperative Management and Protection
Area; cooperative programs and
incentives for landscape management
that meet human needs, maintain and
improve the ecological and economic
integrity of the area; and preparation
and implementation of a management
In addition, this document proposes
to provide for the optional use of
additional tests. The additional tests
would be used by CBP only to verify the
results obtained from the testing
procedures specifically identified in this
document. The additional tests would
facilitate the overall testing process by
ensuring that the results obtained from
the testing procedures specifically
identified in this document are accurate.
Solicitation of Comments
Accordingly, as set forth above, it is
proposed to revise the methods
employed by CBP to test pressed and
toughened (specially tempered)
glassware by modifying the cutting test
for opaque glassware, providing a
description of the center punch
apparatus, and reinstating the center
punch test. In addition, it is proposed to
provide for the optional use of
additional tests that would be used only
to verify the results obtained from the
testing procedures specifically
identified in this document. Prior to
making any final changes to the current
procedures for the testing of pressed and
toughened (specially tempered)
glassware, as set forth in T.D. 94–26,
consideration will be given to written
comments timely submitted in
accordance with the instructions set
forth in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. This consideration may
include a rigorous assessment of any
suggested techniques or methods
through an interlaboratory testing
program. If the changes proposed in this
notice are adopted, CBP will publish a
complete revised standard reflecting the
adopted changes.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[OR–027–1020–PI–020H; G–08–0039]
Notice of Public Meetings for the
Steens Mountain Advisory Council
Bureau of Land Management,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Public Meetings.
AGENCY:
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plan for the Steens Mountain
Cooperative Management and Protection
Area.
Topics to be discussed by the Steens
Mountain Advisory Council at these
meetings include the Steens Mountain
Comprehensive Recreation Plan; North
Steens Ecosystem Restoration Project
implementation; Science Strategy;
South Steens Water Development
Project EA; easements and acquisitions;
In-holder Access EA; and categories of
interest such as wildlife, special
designated areas, partnerships/
programs, cultural resources, education/
interpretation, volunteer-based
information, adaptive management and
socioeconomics; and other matters that
may reasonably come before the Steens
Mountain Advisory Council.
All meetings are open to the public in
their entirety. Information to be
distributed to the Steens Mountain
Advisory Council is requested prior to
the start of each Steens Mountain
Advisory Council meeting. Public
comment is generally scheduled for 11
a.m. to 11:30 a.m., local time, both days
of each meeting session. The amount of
time scheduled for public presentations
and meeting times may be extended
when the authorized representative
considers it necessary to accommodate
all who seek to be heard regarding
matters on the agenda.
Under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act management regulations
(41 CFR 102–3.15(b)), in exceptional
circumstances an agency may give less
than 15 days notice of committee
meeting notices published in the
Federal Register. In this case, this
notice is being published less than 15
days prior to the meeting due to the
urgent need to meet legal requirements
for completion of the Steens Mountain
Travel Management Plan/Environmental
Assessment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin Thissell, Burns District Office,
28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon,
97738, (541) 573–4400 or
Kevin_Thissell@blm.gov.
Dated: January 3, 2008.
Dana R. Shuford,
District Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Anacostia Park Wetlands
Management Plan With Goose
Management Strategies
National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for the
Anacostia Park Wetlands Management
Plan With Goose Management
Strategies.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with
§ 102(2)(C) of the National
Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C.
4321 et. seq.), the National Park Service
(NPS) will prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for the Anacostia Park
Wetlands Management Plan with Goose
Management Strategies (EIS).
The current Proposed Action is a
modification of the original proposal to
prepare an Environmental Assessment.
Based on comments received during
internal scoping (February 2007),
agency scoping (March 2007) and public
scoping (June–August 2007) for the
Anacostia Park Wetlands Restoration
Plan with Goose Management Strategies
Plan/Environmental Assessment (EA),
the NPS recognizes that wetland
management actions could result in
some significant impacts to the park’s
resources.
This notice serves as an
announcement of an additional 30-day
public comment period. Comments
submitted to the park or through
Planning, Environment and Public
Comment (PEPC) during the public
scoping period (June 25–August 10,
2007) and at the public meetings (July
17 and 18, 2007) for the EA will be
considered as part of the planning
process for the current proposed action
and do not need to be resubmitted. The
intent of this notice is to obtain
suggestions and additional information
on the scope of issues to be addressed
in the EIS.
DATES: NPS is soliciting further public
input into this planning process until
February 8, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted through the Planning,
Environment and Public Comment
(PEPC) Web site at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/anac or they may
be submitted by mail to:
Superintendent, National Capital Parks
East, RE: Wetlands Restoration Plan/EIS,
1900 Anacostia Dr., SE., Washington,
DC 20020.
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Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
The NPS considers public
participation and input as an integral
part in the planning and environmental
impact analysis process guiding
preparation of the EIS. As mentioned
above, comments submitted during the
public scoping process for the EA do not
need to be resubmitted, but additional
input is welcome.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen Syphax, Supervisory Resources
Management Specialist, National
Capital Parks-East, RE: Wetlands
Restoration Plan/EIS, at 1900 Anacostia
Drive, SE., Washington, DC 20020, by email at Stephen_Syphax@nps.gov, or by
telephone at (202) 690–5160.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of this action is to develop and
implement a wetlands management plan
that facilitates the protection of natural
wetland functions within Anacostia
Park. Action is needed at this time to
address the protection of natural
wetland functions within wetlands in
Anacostia Park. A plan is considered
necessary to identify wetland
restoration strategies that address factors
affecting current and future restoration
activities.
The Anacostia River was historically
flanked with nearly 2,500 acres of tidal
marsh. However, in the early 20th
century the Army Corps of Engineers
was charged with a major ‘‘reclamation’’
effort designed to improve navigation by
channeling and containing the river
within a stone seawall. Tidal flats and
wetlands were also drained and filled to
help rid the area of mosquito-borne
diseases.
Public and government interest in
restoring wetlands in the Anacostia
River Watershed grew in the 1980s and
the National Park Service began working
with others to restore nearly 100 acres
of tidal marsh.
Over the past decade an increasing
number of Canada geese have been
observed in Anacostia Park. Normally a
migratory species, these ‘‘resident’’
geese are the descendents of individuals
that were captured and prevented from
migrating in order to attract more of
their kind. As a result, their offspring
never migrated either. The abundance of
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[FR Doc No: E8-247]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[OR-027-1020-PI-020H; G-08-0039]
Notice of Public Meetings for the Steens Mountain Advisory
Council
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Public Meetings.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management
and Protection Act of 2000, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act,
and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Steens Mountain Advisory
Council will meet as indicated below:
DATES: The Steens Mountain Advisory Council will meet at the Bureau of
Land Management Burns District Office, 28910 Highway 20 West, Hines,
Oregon, 97738, on January 31 and February 1, 2008; March 13 and 14,
2008; and December 4 and 5, 2008.
A meeting in Bend, Oregon, at the Comfort Inn and Suites, 62065 SE
27th Street, will be held May 1 and 2, 2008, and a meeting September 11
and 12, 2008, will be held at the Frenchglen School, Frenchglen,
Oregon. All meeting sessions will begin at 8 a.m. local time, and will
end at approximately 4:30 p.m., local time.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Steens Mountain Advisory Council was
appointed by the Secretary of the Interior on August 14, 2001, pursuant
to the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of
2000 (Pub. L. 106-399) and re-chartered in August 2003 and again in
August 2005. The Steens Mountain Advisory Council's purpose is to
provide representative counsel and advice to the Bureau of Land
Management regarding new and unique approaches to management of the
land within the bounds of the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management
and Protection Area; cooperative programs and incentives for landscape
management that meet human needs, maintain and improve the ecological
and economic integrity of the area; and preparation and implementation
of a management
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plan for the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection
Area.
Topics to be discussed by the Steens Mountain Advisory Council at
these meetings include the Steens Mountain Comprehensive Recreation
Plan; North Steens Ecosystem Restoration Project implementation;
Science Strategy; South Steens Water Development Project EA; easements
and acquisitions; In-holder Access EA; and categories of interest such
as wildlife, special designated areas, partnerships/programs, cultural
resources, education/interpretation, volunteer-based information,
adaptive management and socioeconomics; and other matters that may
reasonably come before the Steens Mountain Advisory Council.
All meetings are open to the public in their entirety. Information
to be distributed to the Steens Mountain Advisory Council is requested
prior to the start of each Steens Mountain Advisory Council meeting.
Public comment is generally scheduled for 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., local
time, both days of each meeting session. The amount of time scheduled
for public presentations and meeting times may be extended when the
authorized representative considers it necessary to accommodate all who
seek to be heard regarding matters on the agenda.
Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act management regulations (41
CFR 102-3.15(b)), in exceptional circumstances an agency may give less
than 15 days notice of committee meeting notices published in the
Federal Register. In this case, this notice is being published less
than 15 days prior to the meeting due to the urgent need to meet legal
requirements for completion of the Steens Mountain Travel Management
Plan/Environmental Assessment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Thissell, Burns District Office,
28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon, 97738, (541) 573-4400 or Kevin--
Thissell@blm.gov.
Dated: January 3, 2008.
Dana R. Shuford,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. E8-247 Filed 1-8-08; 8:45 am]
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