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On February 1, 2008, the Chairman of
CITA received a request from Gentry
Mills, alleging that certain viscose rayon
fiber, classified under subheading
5504.10.0000 of the HTSUS, cannot be
supplied by the domestic or Australian
industry in commercial quantities in a
timely manner and requesting that CITA
consider whether the USAFTA rule of
origin for 52% viscose/48% polyester
blended yarn of HTSUS subheading
5510.90.2000 should be modified to
allow the use of non-U.S. and nonAustralian viscose rayon fiber of HTSUS
5504.10.0000.
CITA is soliciting public comments
regarding this request, particularly with
respect to whether the viscose rayon
fiber described above can be supplied
by the domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner.
Comments must be received no later
than March 27, 2008. Interested persons
are invited to submit six copies of such
comments or information to the
Chairman, Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements,
Room 3001, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th and Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230.
If a comment alleges that viscose
rayon fiber can be supplied by the
domestic industry in commercial
quantities in a timely manner, CITA will
closely review any supporting
documentation, such as a signed
statement by a manufacturer stating that
it produces viscose rayon fiber that is
the subject of the request, including the
quantities that can be supplied and the
time necessary to fill an order, as well
as any relevant information regarding
past production.
CITA will protect any business
confidential information that is marked
‘‘business confidential’’ from disclosure
to the full extent permitted by law.
CITA will make available to the public
non-confidential versions of the request
and non-confidential versions of any
public comments received with respect
to a request in Room 3001 in the Herbert
Hoover Building, 14th and Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230.
In addition, non-confidential versions of
the request and non-confidential
versions of any public comments will be
posted for public review on the Office
of Textiles and Apparel (‘‘OTEXA’’)
website (otexa.ita.doc.gov). Persons
submitting comments on a request are
encouraged to include a non-
confidential version and a nonconfidential summary.
R. Matthew Priest,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation
of Textile Agreements.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Disestablishment of Department of
Defense Federal Advisory Committees
DoD.
Disestablishment of Federal
Advisory Committees.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended),
and the Government in the Sunshine
Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as
amended), the Department of Defense
gives notice that it is disestablishing the
Department of Defense Retirement
Board of Actuaries and the Department
of Defense Education Benefits Board of
Actuaries.
The Department of Defense
Retirement Board of Actuaries and the
Department of Defense Education
Benefits Board of Actuaries are nondiscretionary Federal advisory
committees that are being disestablished
pursuant to section 906(b) of Public Law
110–181. The responsibilities of both
advisory committees will continue;
however, they will be done by the
Department of Defense Board of
Actuaries, which was authorized by
section 906(a) of Public Law 110–181.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Freeman, Deputy Committee
Management Officer for the Department
of Defense, 703–601–2554, extension
128.
Dated: February 19, 2008.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Establishment of Department of
Defense Federal Advisory Committees
DoD.
Establishment of Federal
Advisory Committee.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended),
and the Government in the Sunshine
Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as
amended), the Department of Defense
gives notice that it is establishing the
Department of Defense Board of
Actuaries (hereafter referred to as the
Board).
The Board is a non-discretionary
federal advisory committee established
under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 183.
The Board shall: (1) Review valuations
of the Department of Defense Military
Retirement Fund in accordance with 10
U.S.C. 1465(c) and submit to the
President and Congress, not less than
once every four years, a report on the
status of the Fund including such
recommendations for modifications to
the funding or amortization of that Fund
as the Board considers appropriate and
necessary to maintain that Fund on a
sound actuarial basis; (2) review
valuations of the Department of Defense
Education Benefits Fund in accordance
with 10 U.S.C. 2006(e), as amended, and
make recommendations to the President
and Congress on such modifications to
the funding or amortization of that Fund
as the Board considers appropriate to
maintain that Fund on a sound actuarial
basis; and (3) review valuations of such
other funds as the Secretary of Defense
shall specify for purpose of 10 U.S.C.
183 and make recommendations to the
President and Congress on such
modifications to the funding or
amortization of such funds as the Board
considers appropriate to maintain such
funds on a sound actuarial basis. The
Secretary of Defense shall ensure that
the Board has access to such records
regarding the Military Retirement Fund
and the Department of Defense
Education Benefits Fund as the Board
shall require to determine the actuarial
status of such funds.
The Board shall be composed of not
more than three members appointed by
the Secretary of Defense from among
qualified professional actuaries who are
members of the Society of Actuaries.
Members appointed by the Secretary of
Defense, who are not federal officers or
employees, shall serve as Special
Government Employees under the
authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109.
The members shall serve for a term of
15 years, except that a member of the
Board appointed to fill a vacancy
occurring before the end of the term for
which the predecessor was appointed
shall serve only until the end of such
term. A member may serve after the end
of the term until a successor has taken
office. A member of the Board may be
removed by the Secretary of Defense for
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misconduct or failure to perform
functions vested in the Board, and for
no other reason.
Each member of the Department of
Defense Retirement Board of Actuaries
or the Department of Defense Education
Benefits Board of Actuaries, as of the
date of enactment of section 906 of
Public Law 110–181, shall serve as an
initial member of the Department of
Defense Board of Actuaries from that
date until the date otherwise provided
for the completion of such individual’s
term as a member of the Department of
Defense Retirement Board of Actuaries
or the Department of Defense Education
Benefits Board of Actuaries, as the case
may be, unless earlier removed by the
Secretary of Defense.
A member of the Board who is not an
employee of the United States is entitled
to receive pay at the daily equivalent of
the annual rate of basic pay of the
highest rate of basic pay then currently
being paid under the General Schedule
of subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5,
United States Code, for each day the
member is engaged in the performance
of the duties of the Board. In addition,
each member shall receive
compensation for per diem and travel
for official Board travel.
Members shall not be reappointed for
successive terms. The Chairperson of
the Board shall be designated by the
Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness, on behalf of
the Secretary of Defense, for a five-year
term.
The Board shall be authorized to
establish subcommittees, as necessary
and consistent with its mission, and
these subcommittees or working groups
shall operate under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972, the Government in the Sunshine
Act of 1976, and other appropriate
federal regulations.
Such subcommittees or workgroups
shall not work independently of the
chartered Board, and shall report all
their recommendations and advice to
the Board for full deliberation and
discussion. Subcommittees or
workgroups have no authority to make
decisions on behalf of the chartered
Board nor can they report directly to the
Department of Defense or any federal
officers or employees who are not Board
members.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee shall meet at the call of the
Board’s Designated Federal Officer, in
consultation with the Board’s
chairperson and the Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
The Designated Federal Officer,
pursuant to DoD policy, shall be a full-
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time or permanent part-time DoD
employee, and shall be appointed in
accordance with established DoD
policies and procedures. The Designated
Federal Officer or duly appointed
Alternate Designated Federal Officer
shall attend all board meetings and
subcommittee meetings.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and
102–3.140, the public or interested
organizations may submit written
statements to the Department of Defense
Board of Actuaries’ membership about
the Board’s mission and functions.
Written statements may be submitted at
any time or in response to the stated
agenda of planned meeting of the
Department of Defense Board of
Actuaries.
All written statements shall be
submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Department of Defense
Board of Actuaries, and this individual
will ensure that the written statements
are provided to the membership for
their consideration. Contact information
for the Department of Defense Board of
Actuaries’ Designated Federal Officer,
once appointed, may be obtained from
the GSA’s FACA Database—https://
www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
The Designated Federal Officer,
pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150, will
announce planned meetings of the
Department of Defense Board of
Actuaries. The Designated Federal
Officer, at that time, may provide
additional guidance on the submission
of written statements that are in
response to the stated agenda for the
planned meeting in question.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Freeman, Deputy Committee
Management Officer for the Department
of Defense, 703–601–2554, extension
128.
Dated: February 19, 2008.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Renewal of Department of Defense
Federal Advisory Committees
DoD.
Renewal of Federal Advisory
Committee.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended),
the Sunshine in the Government Act of
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1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
41 CFR 102–3.65, the Department of
Defense gives notice that the charter for
the Board of Advisors to the President,
Naval Postgraduate School (hereafter
referred to as the Board) is being
renewed.
The Board is a discretionary federal
advisory committee established by the
Secretary of Defense, pursuant to his
authority in 41 CFR 102–3.50(d), to
provide independent advice and
recommendations on organization
management, curricula, methods of
instruction, facilities, and other matters
of interest to Naval Graduate Education
Programs.
The Board shall be composed of not
more than nineteen members, who are
eminent authorities in the filed of
academia, business, and the defense
industry. Board Members appointed by
the Secretary of Defense, who are not
full-time federal officers or employees,
shall serve as Special Government
Employees under the authority of 5
U.S.C. 3109. Board Members shall, with
the exception of travel and per diem for
official travel, serve without
compensation.
Board Members shall be appointed on
an annual basis by the Secretary of
Defense and shall serve terms of four
years. Following their initial four-year
tour, Board Members may, at the
discretion of the President Naval
Postgraduate School, be considered for
additional terms on the Board. The
Board’s Membership shall select the
Board’s Chairperson, who shall serve a
two-year term. The Board’s Chairperson
shall select the Board’s Vice
Chairperson.
The Secretary of the Navy or
designated representative may act upon
the Board’s advice and
recommendations.
The Board shall be authorized to
establish subcommittees, as necessary
and consistent with its mission, and
these subcommittees or working groups
shall operate under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972, the Sunshine in the Government
Act of 1976, and other appropriate
federal regulations.
Such subcommittees or workgroups
shall not work independently of the
chartered Board, and shall report all
their recommendations and advice to
the Board for full deliberation and
discussion. Subcommittees or
workgroups have no authority to make
decisions on behalf of the chartered
Board nor can they report directly to the
Department of Defense or any federal
officers or employees who are not Board
Members.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Establishment of Department of Defense Federal Advisory
Committees
AGENCY: DoD.
ACTION: Establishment of Federal Advisory Committee.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), and the Government in the
Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), the Department of
Defense gives notice that it is establishing the Department of Defense
Board of Actuaries (hereafter referred to as the Board).
The Board is a non-discretionary federal advisory committee
established under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 183. The Board shall: (1)
Review valuations of the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund
in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 1465(c) and submit to the President and
Congress, not less than once every four years, a report on the status
of the Fund including such recommendations for modifications to the
funding or amortization of that Fund as the Board considers appropriate
and necessary to maintain that Fund on a sound actuarial basis; (2)
review valuations of the Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund
in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2006(e), as amended, and make
recommendations to the President and Congress on such modifications to
the funding or amortization of that Fund as the Board considers
appropriate to maintain that Fund on a sound actuarial basis; and (3)
review valuations of such other funds as the Secretary of Defense shall
specify for purpose of 10 U.S.C. 183 and make recommendations to the
President and Congress on such modifications to the funding or
amortization of such funds as the Board considers appropriate to
maintain such funds on a sound actuarial basis. The Secretary of
Defense shall ensure that the Board has access to such records
regarding the Military Retirement Fund and the Department of Defense
Education Benefits Fund as the Board shall require to determine the
actuarial status of such funds.
The Board shall be composed of not more than three members
appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among qualified professional
actuaries who are members of the Society of Actuaries. Members
appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who are not federal officers or
employees, shall serve as Special Government Employees under the
authority of 5 U.S.C. 3109.
The members shall serve for a term of 15 years, except that a
member of the Board appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the
end of the term for which the predecessor was appointed shall serve
only until the end of such term. A member may serve after the end of
the term until a successor has taken office. A member of the Board may
be removed by the Secretary of Defense for
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misconduct or failure to perform functions vested in the Board, and for
no other reason.
Each member of the Department of Defense Retirement Board of
Actuaries or the Department of Defense Education Benefits Board of
Actuaries, as of the date of enactment of section 906 of Public Law
110-181, shall serve as an initial member of the Department of Defense
Board of Actuaries from that date until the date otherwise provided for
the completion of such individual's term as a member of the Department
of Defense Retirement Board of Actuaries or the Department of Defense
Education Benefits Board of Actuaries, as the case may be, unless
earlier removed by the Secretary of Defense.
A member of the Board who is not an employee of the United States
is entitled to receive pay at the daily equivalent of the annual rate
of basic pay of the highest rate of basic pay then currently being paid
under the General Schedule of subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5,
United States Code, for each day the member is engaged in the
performance of the duties of the Board. In addition, each member shall
receive compensation for per diem and travel for official Board travel.
Members shall not be reappointed for successive terms. The
Chairperson of the Board shall be designated by the Under Secretary of
Defense for Personnel and Readiness, on behalf of the Secretary of
Defense, for a five-year term.
The Board shall be authorized to establish subcommittees, as
necessary and consistent with its mission, and these subcommittees or
working groups shall operate under the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976, and other appropriate federal regulations.
Such subcommittees or workgroups shall not work independently of
the chartered Board, and shall report all their recommendations and
advice to the Board for full deliberation and discussion. Subcommittees
or workgroups have no authority to make decisions on behalf of the
chartered Board nor can they report directly to the Department of
Defense or any federal officers or employees who are not Board members.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee shall meet at the call of the
Board's Designated Federal Officer, in consultation with the Board's
chairperson and the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness. The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to DoD policy,
shall be a full-time or permanent part-time DoD employee, and shall be
appointed in accordance with established DoD policies and procedures.
The Designated Federal Officer or duly appointed Alternate Designated
Federal Officer shall attend all board meetings and subcommittee
meetings.
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or
interested organizations may submit written statements to the
Department of Defense Board of Actuaries' membership about the Board's
mission and functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time
or in response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the
Department of Defense Board of Actuaries.
All written statements shall be submitted to the Designated Federal
Officer for the Department of Defense Board of Actuaries, and this
individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the
membership for their consideration. Contact information for the
Department of Defense Board of Actuaries' Designated Federal Officer,
once appointed, may be obtained from the GSA's FACA Database--https://
www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.
The Designated Federal Officer, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, will
announce planned meetings of the Department of Defense Board of
Actuaries. The Designated Federal Officer, at that time, may provide
additional guidance on the submission of written statements that are in
response to the stated agenda for the planned meeting in question.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Freeman, Deputy Committee
Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703-601-2554,
extension 128.
Dated: February 19, 2008.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. E8-3602 Filed 2-25-08; 8:45 am]
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