Tuna-Tariff-Rate Quota; The Tariff-Rate Quota for Calendar Year 2008 Tuna Classifiable Under Subheading 1604.14.22, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), 13009 [E8-4806]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[FEMA–1745–DR]
Tennessee; Amendment No. 3 to
Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
AGENCY:
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Tuna—Tariff-Rate Quota; The TariffRate Quota for Calendar Year 2008
Tuna Classifiable Under Subheading
1604.14.22, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
Notice.
Announcement of the quota
quantity of tuna in airtight containers
for Calendar Year 2008.
ACTION:
This notice amends the notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of Tennessee (FEMA–1745–DR),
dated February 7, 2008, and related
determinations.
SUMMARY:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
February 29, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance
Directorate, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.
The notice
of a major disaster declaration for the
State of Tennessee is hereby amended to
include the following area among those
areas determined to have been adversely
affected by the catastrophe declared a
major disaster by the President in his
declaration of February 7, 2008.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Fentress County for Public Assistance.
(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used
for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora
Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling;
97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034,
Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA);
97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant;
97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to
Individuals and Households In Presidential
Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidential
Declared Disaster Assistance—Disaster
Housing Operations for Individuals and
Households; 97.050, Presidential Declared
Disaster Assistance to Individuals and
Households—Other Needs, 97.036, Disaster
Grants—Public Assistance (Presidentially
Declared Disasters); 97.039, Hazard
Mitigation Grant.)
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R. David Paulison,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. E8–4783 Filed 3–10–08; 8:45 am]
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Each year the tariff-rate quota
for tuna described in subheading
1604.14.22, HTSUS, is based on the
apparent United States consumption of
tuna in airtight containers during the
preceding Calendar Year. This
document sets forth the tariff-rate quota
for Calendar Year 2008.
SUMMARY:
The 2008 tariff-rate
quota is applicable to tuna entered or
withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption during the period January
1, through December 31, 2008.
EFFECTIVE DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Headquarters Quota Branch, Textile/
Apparel Policy and Programs Division,
Trade Policy and Programs, Office of
International Trade, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Washington, DC
20229, (202) 863–6560.
Background
It has been determined that
17,667,724 kilograms of tuna in air-tight
containers may be entered and
withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption during the Calendar Year
2008, at the rate of 6 percent ad valorem
under subheading 1604.14.22, HTSUS.
Any such tuna which is entered or
withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption during the current
calendar year in excess of this quota
will be dutiable at the rate of 12.5
percent ad valorem under subheading
1604.14.30 HTSUS.
Dated: March 6, 2008.
Daniel Baldwin,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of
International Trade.
[FR Doc. E8–4806 Filed 3–10–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
Renewal of the Sporting Conservation
Council
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Office of the Secretary, Interior.
Notice of renewal.
SUMMARY: This notice is published in
accordance with section 9a(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Following consultation with the General
Services Administration, the Secretary
of the Interior hereby renews the
Sporting Conservation Council for 2
years.
The Council’s charter will be
filed under the Act March 26, 2008.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Phyllis T. Seitts, 602–906–5603.
The
Council provides advice and guidance
to the Federal Government through the
Department of the Interior and the
Department of Agriculture on how to
increase public awareness of the
importance of wildlife resources and the
social and economic benefits of
recreational hunting. The purpose of the
Council is to advise the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture
about wildlife conservation endeavors
that benefit recreational hunting and
wildlife resources and that encourage
partnerships among the public, the
sportsman conservation community,
and Federal and State Governments.
Council membership includes
representatives from State fish and
wildlife agencies, game bird hunting
organizations, wildlife conservation
organizations, big game hunting
organizations, and the hunting
community.
The Council functions solely as an
advisory body and in compliance with
the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2).
The certification is published below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Certification
I hereby certify that the renewal of the
Sporting Conservation Council is
necessary and in the public interest in
connection with the performance of
duties by the Department of the Interior
mandated pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1457
and provisions of the Fish and Wildlife
Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a–742j).
Dated: February 29, 2008.
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. E8–4857 Filed 3–10–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Tuna--Tariff-Rate Quota; The Tariff-Rate Quota for Calendar Year
2008 Tuna Classifiable Under Subheading 1604.14.22, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Announcement of the quota quantity of tuna in airtight
containers for Calendar Year 2008.
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SUMMARY: Each year the tariff-rate quota for tuna described in
subheading 1604.14.22, HTSUS, is based on the apparent United States
consumption of tuna in airtight containers during the preceding
Calendar Year. This document sets forth the tariff-rate quota for
Calendar Year 2008.
EFFECTIVE DATES: The 2008 tariff-rate quota is applicable to tuna
entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption during the period
January 1, through December 31, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Headquarters Quota Branch, Textile/
Apparel Policy and Programs Division, Trade Policy and Programs, Office
of International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Washington,
DC 20229, (202) 863-6560.
Background
It has been determined that 17,667,724 kilograms of tuna in air-
tight containers may be entered and withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption during the Calendar Year 2008, at the rate of 6 percent ad
valorem under subheading 1604.14.22, HTSUS. Any such tuna which is
entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption during the current
calendar year in excess of this quota will be dutiable at the rate of
12.5 percent ad valorem under subheading 1604.14.30 HTSUS.
Dated: March 6, 2008.
Daniel Baldwin,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of International Trade.
[FR Doc. E8-4806 Filed 3-10-08; 8:45 am]
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