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with respect to their exports of wooden
bedroom furniture.
On August 17, 2006, the Pension
Protection Act of 2006 (H.R. 4) was
signed into law. Section 1632 of H.R. 4
temporarily suspends the authority of
the Department to instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection to collect a bond
or other security in lieu of a cash
deposit in new shipper reviews.
Therefore, the posting of a bond or other
security under section 751(a)(2)(B)(iii)
of the Act in lieu of a cash deposit is
not available in this case. Importers of
wooden bedroom furniture 1) produced
by Zhangzhou XYM and exported by
Golden Well, or 2) produced and
exported by Sunshine must continue to
post cash deposits of estimated
antidumping duties on each entry of
subject merchandise (i.e., wooden
bedroom furniture) at the PRC–wide
entity rate of 216.01 percent.
Interested parties that need access to
proprietary information in this new
shipper review should submit
applications for disclosure under
administrative protective order in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and
351.306.
This initiation and notice are issued
in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214 and
351.221(c)(1)(i).
Dated: February 29, 2008.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Public Safety Voice Over Internet
Protocol (VoIP) Roundtable for
Organizations Interested in Utilization
of VoIP for Communication Between
Public Safety Personnel
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Public Workshop.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of Law
Enforcement Standards (OLES), in
cooperation with the Department of
Homeland Security’s Office of
Interoperability and Compatibility
(DHS/OIC) and representatives of the
public safety community, will hold a
public working group on April 7–11,
2008, at the Institute for
Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) in
Boulder, CO. The purpose of the first
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three days of the meeting (April 7–10,
2008) is to bring manufacturers together
to establish Voice over IP (VoIP)
connectivity between radio
communication system bridging
devices. The purpose of the last two
days of the working group is to discuss
the development of an enhanced
implementation profile for VoIP
between radio system bridging
solutions. The results of this and
subsequent roundtable discussions will
be used in the development of specific
implementation profiles for VoIP usage
in public-safety owned systems.
There is no charge for the roundtable;
however, because of meeting room
restrictions, advance registration is
mandatory and limited to three
representatives from any one
organization. There will be no on-site,
same-day registration. The registration
deadline is April 1, 2008. Please note
registration and admittance instructions
and other additional information under
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
of this notice.
DATES: The workshop will be held on
April 7–10, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. until
5 p.m. MT, and April 11, 2008 from
8:30 a.m. until Noon.
ADDRESSES: The roundtable will be held
in the Radio Building (Building 1),
Room 1103/1105/1107, 325 Broadway,
Boulder, CO 80305.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dereck Orr, (303) 497–5400, e-mail:
dereck.orr@nist.gov. The mailing
address is 325 Broadway, Mail Stop
ITS.P, Boulder, CO 80305. Information
regarding OLES can be viewed at
https://www.eeel.nist.gov/oles/.
Information regarding DHS/OIC can be
viewed at https://
www.safecomprogram.gov. Information
regarding ITS can be viewed at https://
www.its.bldrdoc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
response to a request from the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), Science and Technology
Directorate (S&T), Command, Control
and Interoperability Division (CCI),
Office of Interoperability and
Compatibility (OIC), the NIST Office of
Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) is
developing protocol implementation
profiles for VoIP communications
between public safety personnel.
The request from OIC germinated
from practitioner-raised issues related to
VoIP-enabled solutions being marketed
to the public safety community as an
‘‘interoperability solution,’’ yet these
solutions will not interoperate with
VoIP-enabled solutions from other
manufacturers making the same claim.
The proper way to address this situation
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is to develop a protocol implementation
profile (or set of profiles) that contains
the minimum standards, parameters and
values necessary to ensure that
solutions developed by independent
organizations will interoperate with
each other. This roundtable discussion
is intended to lead to the development
of a protocol implementation profile for
VoIP-enabled radio system bridging
solutions.
Anyone wishing to attend this
meeting must register by close of
business April 1, 2008, in order to
attend. Please submit your name, time
of arrival, e-mail address and phone
number to Ms. Kathy Mayeda and she
will provide you with logistics
information for the meeting. Ms.
Mayeda’s e-mail address is
kmayeda@its.bldrdoc.gov and her phone
number is (303) 497–5890.
All attendees are required to submit
their name, time of arrival, e-mail
address and phone number to Ms.
Mayeda. Non-U.S. citizens must also
submit their country of citizenship, title,
employer/sponsor and address.
Dated: February 29, 2008.
Richard F. Kayser,
Acting Deputy Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–AV80
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish
Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico;
Environmental Assessment for
Amendment 30B
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice announcing the
preparation of an environmental
assessment (EA).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS, in cooperation with
the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council (Council), is preparing an EA in
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for
Amendment 30B to the Fishery
Management Plan (FMP) for the Reef
Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico.
This notice is intended to inform the
public of the change from the
preparation of a draft environmental
impact statement (EIS) to an EA for
Amendment 30B.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter Hood; phone: (727) 824–5305; fax:
(727) 824–5308; email:
Peter.Hood@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
5, 2007 (72 FR 9734), NMFS and the
Council published a Notice of Intent in
the Federal Register to prepare a draft
EIS and to announce scoping meetings
regarding the actions proposed in
Amendment 30. Amendment 30 was
being developed to describe and analyze
management alternatives to manage
fishing mortality and to establish status
criteria for greater amberjack, gray
triggerfish, gag, and red grouper in
accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act. Recent stock assessments
completed under the Southeast Data,
Assessment, and Review program
indicated that management changes
were warranted for these stocks.
Based on comments received during
the scoping process and further analyses
needed for the gag and red grouper stock
assessments, Amendment 30 was split
into Amendments 30A and 30B. This
allowed proposed actions to revise the
greater amberjack rebuilding plan, end
overfishing of gray triggerfish, and
rebuild the gray triggerfish stock to
proceed in Amendment 30A while the
status of the gag and red grouper stocks
were resolved. A draft supplemental EIS
was prepared for Amendment 30A, in
part, due to significant increases in the
stock biomass of greater amberjack and
gray triggerfish as the two species
recover from their respective overfished
states. A Notice of Availability for the
draft supplemental EIS analyzing
impacts on the human environment for
Amendment 30A was published in the
Federal Register on December 14, 2007
(72 FR 71137).
Actions to be described and analyzed
in Amendment 30B include: setting gag
thresholds and benchmarks;
establishing gag and red grouper total
allowable catch (TAC), interim
allocations, and accountability
measures; ending overfishing of gag;
managing gag and red grouper
commercial and recreational harvests
consistent with TAC; reducing grouper
discard mortality; establishing marine
reserves; and requiring compliance with
Federal fishery management regulations
by federally permitted reef fish vessels
when fishing in state waters. Based on
further analysis of the environmental
impacts of actions proposed in
Amendment 30B, NMFS and the
Council do not anticipate any
significant impacts on the human
environment. Although overfishing
would end for gag based on the
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proposed actions, the stock is not
considered overfished and significant
increases in stock biomass are not
required. Consequently, NMFS and the
Council are initially preparing an EA
rather than proceeding with the
development of a draft EIS. If the EA
results in a Finding of No Significant
Impact (FONSI), the EA and FONSI will
be the final environmental documents
required by NEPA. If the EA reveals that
significant environmental impacts may
be reasonably expected to result from
the proposed actions, NMFS and the
Council will develop a draft EIS to
further evaluate those impacts.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 3, 2008.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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COMMITTEE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE
AGREEMENTS
Limitations of Duty-Free Imports of
Apparel Articles Assembled in
Beneficiary ATPDEA Countries from
Regional Country Fabric
March 4, 2008.
Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA).
ACTION: Publishing the 12-Month Cap on
Duty Free Benefits under the extension
of the ATPA
AGENCY:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
March 1, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Stetson, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
(202) 482-3400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Section 3103 of the Trade Act
of 2002, P.L. 107-210; Title VII of the Tax
Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA
2006), P.L. 109-432; H.R. 1830, 110th Cong.
(2007) (H.R. 1830); H.R. 5264, 110th Cong.
(2008) (H.R. 5264); Presidential Proclamation
7616 of October 31, 2002 (67 FR 67283).
Section 3103 of the Trade Act of 2002
amended the Andean Trade Preference
Act (ATPA) to provide for duty and
quota-free treatment for certain textile
and apparel articles imported from
designated Andean Trade Promotion
and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA)
beneficiary countries. Section
204(b)(3)(B)(iii) of the amended ATPA
provides duty- and quota-free treatment
for certain apparel articles assembled in
ATPDEA beneficiary countries from
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regional fabric and components. More
specifically, this provision applies to
apparel articles sewn or otherwise
assembled in one or more ATPDEA
beneficiary countries from fabrics or
from fabric components formed or from
components knit-to-shape, in one or
more ATPDEA beneficiary countries,
from yarns wholly formed in the United
States or one or more ATPDEA
beneficiary countries (including fabrics
not formed from yarns, if such fabrics
are classifiable under heading 5602 and
5603 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
(HTS) and are formed in one or more
ATPDEA beneficiary countries). Such
apparel articles may also contain certain
other eligible fabrics, fabric
components, or components knit-toshape.
The TRHCA of 2006 extended the
expiration of the ATPA to June 30, 2007.
See section 7002(a) of the TRHCA 2006.
H.R. 1830 further extended the
expiration of the ATPA to February 29,
2008. See section 1 of H.R. 1830. H.R
5264 further extended the expiration of
the ATPA to December 31, 2008. See
section 2 of H.R. 5264.
For the period beginning on October
1, 2007, and extending through
September 30, 2008, preferential tariff
treatment is limited under the regional
fabric provision to imports of qualifying
apparel articles in an amount not to
exceed 5 percent of the aggregate square
meter equivalents of all apparel articles
imported into the United States in the
preceding 12-month period for which
data are available. For the purpose of
this notice, the 12-month period for
which data are available is the 12-month
period that ended July 31, 2007. In
Presidential Proclamation 7616,
(published in the Federal Register on
November 5, 2002, 67 FR 67283), the
President directed CITA to publish in
the Federal Register the aggregate
quantity of imports allowed during each
period.
For the period beginning on October
1, 2007, and extending through
September 30, 2008, the aggregate
quantity of imports eligible for
preferential treatment under the
regional fabric provision is
1,247,713,244 square meters equivalent.
Apparel articles entered in excess of this
quantity will be subject to otherwise
applicable tariffs. For the period after
September 30, 2008, CITA will publish
a Federal Register Notice establishing a
new 12-month cap on duty-free benefits.
This quantity is calculated using the
aggregate square meter equivalents of all
apparel articles imported into the
United States, derived from the set of
Harmonized System lines listed in the
Annex to the World Trade Organization
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
RIN 0648-AV80
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic;
Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Environmental Assessment for
Amendment 30B
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice announcing the preparation of an environmental
assessment (EA).
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SUMMARY: NMFS, in cooperation with the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Council), is preparing an EA in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for Amendment 30B to the
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf
of Mexico. This notice is intended to inform the public of the change
from the preparation of a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) to
an EA for Amendment 30B.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Hood; phone: (727) 824-5305;
fax: (727) 824-5308; email: Peter.Hood@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 5, 2007 (72 FR 9734), NMFS and the
Council published a Notice of Intent in the Federal Register to prepare
a draft EIS and to announce scoping meetings regarding the actions
proposed in Amendment 30. Amendment 30 was being developed to describe
and analyze management alternatives to manage fishing mortality and to
establish status criteria for greater amberjack, gray triggerfish, gag,
and red grouper in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act. Recent stock assessments completed
under the Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review program indicated that
management changes were warranted for these stocks.
Based on comments received during the scoping process and further
analyses needed for the gag and red grouper stock assessments,
Amendment 30 was split into Amendments 30A and 30B. This allowed
proposed actions to revise the greater amberjack rebuilding plan, end
overfishing of gray triggerfish, and rebuild the gray triggerfish stock
to proceed in Amendment 30A while the status of the gag and red grouper
stocks were resolved. A draft supplemental EIS was prepared for
Amendment 30A, in part, due to significant increases in the stock
biomass of greater amberjack and gray triggerfish as the two species
recover from their respective overfished states. A Notice of
Availability for the draft supplemental EIS analyzing impacts on the
human environment for Amendment 30A was published in the Federal
Register on December 14, 2007 (72 FR 71137).
Actions to be described and analyzed in Amendment 30B include:
setting gag thresholds and benchmarks; establishing gag and red grouper
total allowable catch (TAC), interim allocations, and accountability
measures; ending overfishing of gag; managing gag and red grouper
commercial and recreational harvests consistent with TAC; reducing
grouper discard mortality; establishing marine reserves; and requiring
compliance with Federal fishery management regulations by federally
permitted reef fish vessels when fishing in state waters. Based on
further analysis of the environmental impacts of actions proposed in
Amendment 30B, NMFS and the Council do not anticipate any significant
impacts on the human environment. Although overfishing would end for
gag based on the proposed actions, the stock is not considered
overfished and significant increases in stock biomass are not required.
Consequently, NMFS and the Council are initially preparing an EA rather
than proceeding with the development of a draft EIS. If the EA results
in a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), the EA and FONSI will be
the final environmental documents required by NEPA. If the EA reveals
that significant environmental impacts may be reasonably expected to
result from the proposed actions, NMFS and the Council will develop a
draft EIS to further evaluate those impacts.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 3, 2008.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service.
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