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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Manufacturing & Services’ Sustainable
Manufacturing Initiative; Update
Notice of updates and e-mail list
sign-up.
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The International Trade
Administration’s Manufacturing &
Services Unit held a Sustainable
Manufacturing Initiative event on
September 27, 2007. Manufacturing &
Services is notifying the public of
outcomes of the September 2007 event
and of this initiative’s dynamic Web
presence and e-mail list sign-up.
DATES: N/A.
ADDRESSES: N/A.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matthew Howard in Manufacturing &
Services’ Office of Trade Policy
Analysis, 202–482–3703.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Sustainable manufacturing practices in
the United States have become
increasingly popular in recent years as
companies look for new ways to make
more efficient use of resources, ensure
compliance with domestic and
international regulations related to
environment and health, and enhance
the marketability of their products and
services. As the trend towards
sustainable manufacturing practices
grows, so do its implications for U.S.
global competitiveness and firm
profitability.
At the Department of Commerce, one
of our main goals is to foster domestic
and international conditions for doing
business that allow U.S. firms to
successfully compete internationally.
Evidence has shown that firms
incorporating both environmentally and
economically sustainable manufacturing
processes can gain competitive
advantages by achieving inherent cost
savings (i.e., improving their energy
efficiency, minimizing raw materials
usage, etc.) while at the same time
reaping societal benefits for being good
stewards of the environment. Many U.S.
firms have demonstrated that being
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environmentally sustainable can also
mean being profitable.
In order to provide effective and
continued support to U.S. companies in
their sustainable manufacturing efforts,
Commerce’s Manufacturing & Services
(MAS) unit has launched a Sustainable
Manufacturing Initiative and PublicPrivate Dialogue that aims to (a) identify
U.S. industry’s most pressing
sustainable manufacturing challenges
and (b) coordinate public and private
sector efforts to address these
challenges.
MAS received a great deal of
constructive individual feedback from
U.S. industry at its September 27, 2007
‘‘Enhancing U.S. Competitiveness
Through Sustainable Manufacturing: A
Public-Private Dialogue’’ event.
Participants from both the public and
private sectors agreed that sustainable
manufacturing is an area where the
United States must continue to increase
its global competitive advantage, both in
its ability to develop and utilize cleaner,
more energy-efficient technologies and
in its ability to implement
manufacturing practices that are costeffective and environmentally sound.
MAS has developed a dynamic Web
presence to help keep the public
informed of news on the Sustainable
Manufacturing Initiative. Information on
this initiative can be found at: https://
trade.gov/competitiveness/
sustainablemanufacturing/index.asp.
This Web site features an e-mail list
sign-up function where interested
companies and individuals may sign-up
for news and other updates on
Manufacturing & Services’ Sustainable
Manufacturing Initiative.
To help maintain and enhance
forward momentum on this initiative
and continue the follow-up to the
September 2007 event, MAS plans to
take on four specific efforts in response
to U.S. industry requests for USG action
on the topic of sustainable
manufacturing:
1. Establishment of an Interagency
Task Force on Sustainable
Manufacturing. To help maximize the
value of complementary sustainable
manufacturing efforts by various federal
agencies as well as ensure the
continuity of the MAS Sustainable
Manufacturing Initiative, MAS is
proposing to establish and chair an
interagency task force on sustainable
manufacturing. Comprised of
representatives of interested federal
agencies, this task force will be
responsible for carrying out projects
identified through the public-private
dialogue as U.S. industry priorities.
2. Creation of a Central Online
Clearinghouse of USG Programs and
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Resources That Support Sustainable
Business. There are numerous U.S.
government (USG) programs currently
available to support sustainable
business practices in the United States;
however, there is currently no single
portal yet available to the public that
catalogs these many programs. To begin
consolidating this information,
Commerce will begin working with
other federal agencies via the
interagency task force to launch an
online clearinghouse that U.S.
companies can use to identify the USG
programs and resources that are right for
them. MAS has already begun
developing the clearinghouse, which
can be found at the following Web
address (please note this is not the final
product, but merely a starting point and
it is not intended to be a comprehensive
listing of all relevant USG resources in
support of U.S. industry’s sustainable
manufacturing efforts): https://trade.gov/
competitiveness/
sustainablemanufacturing/
USG_PRS_Sustainable_Business.asp.
3. Leading Domestic Trade Missions
to Promote Sustainable Manufacturing.
Numerous U.S. companies have voiced
concerns over the lack of visibility
sustainable manufacturing receives
nationwide and the lack of information
U.S. manufacturers possess in this field.
In order to continue spreading
awareness of sustainable
manufacturing’s benefits, both to U.S.
global competitiveness and the
environment, MAS proposes and is
currently exploring the feasibility of a
domestic trade mission in the United
States, leading small and medium-size
business owners on a site tour of some
of the leading sustainable manufacturers
in the country.
4. Creation of Metrics for Sustainable
Manufacturing. Efforts in response to
U.S. industry requests for metrics that
can be used to measure the economic,
environmental and social impacts of
sustainable manufacturing have been
underway between the U.S. Department
of Commerce and the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD) since 2005.
Commerce has submitted a proposal to
the OECD for a study that would
propose a series of metrics to help
businesses measure sustainable
manufacturing’s cost-effectiveness as
well as its benefits to the environment
and society as a whole. This proposal
has been accepted by the OECD and
work on this study is expected to
commence in the spring of 2008. The
Department of Commerce is also seeking
U.S. industry representation on a newly
created OECD Sustainable
Manufacturing Experts Group that will
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help to oversee and guide the
aforementioned study. Interested
companies should contact the
Manufacturing & Services’ Office of
Trade Policy Analysis at the number
listed above.
Dated: April 9, 2008.
Matthew Howard,
Office of Trade Policy Analysis.
[FR Doc. E8–8359 Filed 4–17–08; 8:45 am]
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Fisheries in the Western Pacific;
Marine Conservation Plan for Pacific
Insular Areas; Western Pacific
Sustainable Fisheries Fund
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of agency decision.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: NMFS announces the
approval of a three-year marine
conservation plan (MCP) for Pacific
Insular Areas other than American
Samoa, Guam, and the Northern
Mariana Islands.
DATES: This agency decision is effective
April 11, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the marine
conservation plan are available from the
Western Pacific Fishery Management
Council (Council), 1164 Bishop St.,
Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI 96813, tel.
808–522–8220, fax 808–522–8226.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alvin Katekaru, NMFS Pacific Islands
Regional Office, 808–944–2207.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under
section 204(e)of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the
Secretary of State, with the concurrence
of the Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary) and in consultation with the
Council, may negotiate and enter into a
Pacific Insular Area fishery agreement
(PIAFA) to allow foreign fishing within
the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
adjacent to any Pacific Insular Area
other than American Samoa, Guam, or
the Northern Mariana Islands, which, by
definition, does not include the State of
Hawaii. Prior to entering into a PIAFA,
the Council shall develop a three-year
Marine Conservation Plan (MCP)
providing details on uses for funds to be
collected by the Secretary under the
PIAFA. The Magnuson-Stevens Act
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authorizes that any payment received
under a PIAFA in support of
conservation and management
objectives in an MCP developed by the
Council and, in the case of violations by
foreign vessels occurring within the EEZ
off any Pacific Insular Area (other than
American Samoa, Guam, or the
Northern Mariana Islands), any amounts
received by the Secretary attributable to
fines and penalties imposed under the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, shall be
deposited into the Western Pacific
Sustainable Fisheries Fund for use by
the Council.
The MCP to be approved by the
Secretary must be consistent with the
Council’s fishery management plans,
must identify conservation and
management objectives (including
criteria for determining when such
objectives have been met), and must
prioritize planned marine conservation
projects. Although no foreign fishing is
being contemplated at this time, the
Council has developed an MCP for the
Pacific Insular Areas here defined as the
EEZ around Johnston and Palmyra
Atolls, Kingman Reef, and Jarvis,
Howland, Baker, and Wake Islands.
These areas are sometimes known as the
‘‘Pacific remote island areas’’ or ‘‘U.S.
island possessions in the Central Pacific
Ocean.’’
At its 139th meeting held in October
2007, the Council approved its
‘‘Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries
Fund Marine Conservation Plan,’’ dated
August 29, 2007. The MCP contains
seven objectives:
1. Support quality research and obtain
the most complete scientific information
available to assess and manage fisheries;
2. Promote an ecosystem approach in
fisheries management, including
reducing waste in fisheries and
minimizing impacts on marine habitats
and impacts on protected species;
3. Conduct education and outreach to
foster good stewardship principles and
broad and direct public participation in
the Council’s decision-making process;
4. Recognize the importance of island
cultures and traditional fishing practices
in managing fishery resources, and
foster opportunities for participation;
5. Promote environmentallyresponsible fishing and the utilization of
sustainable fisheries that provide longterm economic growth and stability;
6. Promote regional cooperation to
manage domestic and international
fisheries; and
7. Encourage development of
technologies and methods to achieve the
most effective level of monitoring,
control, and surveillance, and to ensure
safety at sea.
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The MCP also identifies major task
areas that include data collection and
monitoring, management, biological
research and assessment, social
economic research and assessment,
policy development, protected species,
public outreach, etc., within which
projects are ranked in order of priority.
On November 6, 2007, the Council
transmitted its MCP to NMFS (designee
of the Secretary) for approval. This
notice announces that NMFS has
determined that the Council’s MCP
satisfies the requirements of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act, and that NMFS
has approved the MCP for the three-year
period from April 11, 2008, through
April 10, 2011.
Dated: April 14, 2008.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Marine Mammal Stock Assessment
Reports
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; response to comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As required by the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS
has incorporated public comments into
revisions of marine mammal stock
assessment reports (SARs). These
reports for 2007 are now final and
available to the public.
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of SARs
are available on the Internet as regional
compilations and individual reports at
the following address: https://
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/sars/. You also
may send requests for copies of reports
to: Chief, Marine Mammal and Sea
Turtle Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910–
3226, Attn: Stock Assessments.
Copies of the Alaska Regional SARs
may be requested from Robyn Angliss,
Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 7600
Sand Point Way, BIN 15700, Seattle,
WA 98115.
Copies of the Atlantic Regional SARs
may be requested from Gordon Waring,
Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 166
Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Manufacturing & Services' Sustainable Manufacturing Initiative;
Update
ACTION: Notice of updates and e-mail list sign-up.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The International Trade Administration's Manufacturing &
Services Unit held a Sustainable Manufacturing Initiative event on
September 27, 2007. Manufacturing & Services is notifying the public of
outcomes of the September 2007 event and of this initiative's dynamic
Web presence and e-mail list sign-up.
DATES: N/A.
ADDRESSES: N/A.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Howard in Manufacturing &
Services' Office of Trade Policy Analysis, 202-482-3703.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sustainable manufacturing practices in the
United States have become increasingly popular in recent years as
companies look for new ways to make more efficient use of resources,
ensure compliance with domestic and international regulations related
to environment and health, and enhance the marketability of their
products and services. As the trend towards sustainable manufacturing
practices grows, so do its implications for U.S. global competitiveness
and firm profitability.
At the Department of Commerce, one of our main goals is to foster
domestic and international conditions for doing business that allow
U.S. firms to successfully compete internationally. Evidence has shown
that firms incorporating both environmentally and economically
sustainable manufacturing processes can gain competitive advantages by
achieving inherent cost savings (i.e., improving their energy
efficiency, minimizing raw materials usage, etc.) while at the same
time reaping societal benefits for being good stewards of the
environment. Many U.S. firms have demonstrated that being
environmentally sustainable can also mean being profitable.
In order to provide effective and continued support to U.S.
companies in their sustainable manufacturing efforts, Commerce's
Manufacturing & Services (MAS) unit has launched a Sustainable
Manufacturing Initiative and Public-Private Dialogue that aims to (a)
identify U.S. industry's most pressing sustainable manufacturing
challenges and (b) coordinate public and private sector efforts to
address these challenges.
MAS received a great deal of constructive individual feedback from
U.S. industry at its September 27, 2007 ``Enhancing U.S.
Competitiveness Through Sustainable Manufacturing: A Public-Private
Dialogue'' event. Participants from both the public and private sectors
agreed that sustainable manufacturing is an area where the United
States must continue to increase its global competitive advantage, both
in its ability to develop and utilize cleaner, more energy-efficient
technologies and in its ability to implement manufacturing practices
that are cost-effective and environmentally sound.
MAS has developed a dynamic Web presence to help keep the public
informed of news on the Sustainable Manufacturing Initiative.
Information on this initiative can be found at: https://trade.gov/
competitiveness/sustainablemanufacturing/index.asp.
This Web site features an e-mail list sign-up function where
interested companies and individuals may sign-up for news and other
updates on Manufacturing & Services' Sustainable Manufacturing
Initiative.
To help maintain and enhance forward momentum on this initiative
and continue the follow-up to the September 2007 event, MAS plans to
take on four specific efforts in response to U.S. industry requests for
USG action on the topic of sustainable manufacturing:
1. Establishment of an Interagency Task Force on Sustainable
Manufacturing. To help maximize the value of complementary sustainable
manufacturing efforts by various federal agencies as well as ensure the
continuity of the MAS Sustainable Manufacturing Initiative, MAS is
proposing to establish and chair an interagency task force on
sustainable manufacturing. Comprised of representatives of interested
federal agencies, this task force will be responsible for carrying out
projects identified through the public-private dialogue as U.S.
industry priorities.
2. Creation of a Central Online Clearinghouse of USG Programs and
Resources That Support Sustainable Business. There are numerous U.S.
government (USG) programs currently available to support sustainable
business practices in the United States; however, there is currently no
single portal yet available to the public that catalogs these many
programs. To begin consolidating this information, Commerce will begin
working with other federal agencies via the interagency task force to
launch an online clearinghouse that U.S. companies can use to identify
the USG programs and resources that are right for them. MAS has already
begun developing the clearinghouse, which can be found at the following
Web address (please note this is not the final product, but merely a
starting point and it is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of
all relevant USG resources in support of U.S. industry's sustainable
manufacturing efforts): https://trade.gov/competitiveness/
sustainablemanufacturing/USG_PRS_Sustainable_Business.asp.
3. Leading Domestic Trade Missions to Promote Sustainable
Manufacturing. Numerous U.S. companies have voiced concerns over the
lack of visibility sustainable manufacturing receives nationwide and
the lack of information U.S. manufacturers possess in this field. In
order to continue spreading awareness of sustainable manufacturing's
benefits, both to U.S. global competitiveness and the environment, MAS
proposes and is currently exploring the feasibility of a domestic trade
mission in the United States, leading small and medium-size business
owners on a site tour of some of the leading sustainable manufacturers
in the country.
4. Creation of Metrics for Sustainable Manufacturing. Efforts in
response to U.S. industry requests for metrics that can be used to
measure the economic, environmental and social impacts of sustainable
manufacturing have been underway between the U.S. Department of
Commerce and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
(OECD) since 2005. Commerce has submitted a proposal to the OECD for a
study that would propose a series of metrics to help businesses measure
sustainable manufacturing's cost-effectiveness as well as its benefits
to the environment and society as a whole. This proposal has been
accepted by the OECD and work on this study is expected to commence in
the spring of 2008. The Department of Commerce is also seeking U.S.
industry representation on a newly created OECD Sustainable
Manufacturing Experts Group that will
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help to oversee and guide the aforementioned study. Interested
companies should contact the Manufacturing & Services' Office of Trade
Policy Analysis at the number listed above.
Dated: April 9, 2008.
Matthew Howard,
Office of Trade Policy Analysis.
[FR Doc. E8-8359 Filed 4-17-08; 8:45 am]
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