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requirement and sets a course for
successful implementation of the goals
and objectives of the reserve.
The mission of the Padilla Bay
Reserve is to provide leadership to
promote informed management of
estuarine and coastal habitats through
scientific understanding and encourage
good stewardship practices through
partnerships, public education, and
outreach programs. The management
plan establishes three goals consistent
with the Reserve’s mission. These goals
are (1) protect and improve habitat and
biological diversity within the boundary
of the Reserve, (2) increase the use of
the Reserve and its research program to
address priority coastal management
issues of Washington State and (3) to
support informed decision-making and
responsible stewardship of coastal
communities and ecosystems.
Organized in a framework of
programmatic goals and objectives, the
Padilla Bay Reserve’s management plan
identifies specific strategies or actions
for research, education/interpretation,
public access, construction, land
acquisition, and resource protection,
restoration, and manipulation. Overall,
the plan seeks to accomplish the
mission of the Reserve by facilitating
scientific research, encouraging
stewardship, and addressing the local
education and outreach needs.
Specifically, stewardship is
encompassed under resource protection,
habitat restoration, and resource
conservation priorities. These priorities
address reserve efforts to evaluate
natural and anthropogenic processes
that affect the reserve and its habitats,
support for research and monitoring of
important resources, restore and protect
natural habitats and to actively educate
the public to inform resource
management.
Research and monitoring activities
support independent research projects
within the reserve and its vicinity with
resources and background data. Staff
and visiting researchers conduct
monitoring and research within the
boundaries of the reserve and Padilla
Bay watershed and use GIS to map
critical habitats. Research and
monitoring results are made available to
others and are translated to public and
private users through education,
training and outreach programs.
Education at the reserve targets a wide
variety of audiences including students,
teachers, adults, resource users and
coastal decision-maker audiences. The
reserve’s comprehensive approach to
education including a K–12 education
program, outreach and a coastal training
program are designed to increase
knowledge of the target audiences about
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Pacific Northwest estuaries. Public
access at the Padilla Bay Reserve
includes trails, an observation deck and
boat launches.
Administration at the reserve includes
supporting the staffing and budget
necessary to carry out the goals and
objectives of the plan. The
administration of the Padilla Bay
Reserve is a collective effort involving
the Washington State Department of
Ecology (WDOE), other state or local
agencies and organizations, a Reserve
oversight and programmatic advisory
committee for research, education,
coastal training, and stewardship, and
the Padilla Bay Foundation. An
established administrative framework
implements and coordinates Reserve
programs under the plan.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nina Garfield at (301) 563–1171 or
Laurie McGilvray at (301) 563–1158 of
NOAA’s National Ocean Service,
Estuarine Reserves Division, 1305 EastWest Highway, N/ORM5, 10th floor,
Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Dated: September 17, 2008.
David M. Kennedy,
Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Announcement of Sapelo Island
National Estuarine Research Reserve
Revised Management Plan
Estuarine Reserves Division,
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Approval and
Availability of the Final Revised
Management Plan for the Sapelo Island
National Estuarine Research Reserve.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the Estuarine Reserves Division, Office
of Ocean and Coastal Resource
Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), U.S.
Department of Commerce has approved
the revised management plan for the
Sapelo Island National Estuarine
Research Reserve.
The Sapelo Island National Estuarine
Research Reserve was designated as part
of the National Estuarine Research
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Reserve System in 1976 pursuant to
Section 315 of the Coastal Zone
Management Act of 1972, as amended,
16 U.S.C. 1461. The Reserve has been
operating under a management plan
approved in 1999. Pursuant to 15 CFR
Section 921.33(c), a state must revise
their management plan every five years.
The submission of this plan brings the
reserve into compliance and sets a
course for successful implementation of
the goals and objectives of the reserve.
New facilities and updated
programmatic objectives are notable
revisions to the 1999 approved
management plan.
The mission of the Sapelo Island
Reserve is to perpetuate the protection
of the Sapelo Island National Estuarine
Research Reserve and to provide a
platform for conservation-based
research, education and stewardship
through the Reserve. The revised
management plan identifies priority
resource issues that are addressed
through active management. These
priority issues include addressing
public access and visitor impact on
Reserve uplands and marsh areas,
addressing impacts related to activities
on the Reserve by the island’s
population and addressing the projected
increase in development and population
growth on the Georgia coast. By
addressing these priority resource
issues, the Sapelo Island Reserve aims
to fulfill its mission.
The revised plan establishes goals and
objectives for the Reserve’s various
programmatic activities, including
scientific biological research; water
quality monitoring; education, training,
and outreach programs; and
stewardship programs. It also outlines
plans for future facility development to
support reserve operations.
The reserve has realized some aspects
of the 1999 plan, including
contributions toward the completion of
the Barrier Island Research and
Learning Center, a joint research
dormitory and lab shared with the
University of Georgia.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Clark at (301) 563–1137 or Laurie
McGilvray at (301) 563–1158 of NOAA’s
National Ocean Service, Estuarine
Reserves Division, 1305 East-West
Highway, N/ORM5, 10th floor, Silver
Spring, MD 20910. For copies of the
Sapelo Island National Estuarine
Research Reserve Management Plan
revision, visit: https://
www.sapelonerr.org/.
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Dated: September 15, 2008.
Donna Wieting,
Deputy Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. E8–22570 Filed 9–25–08; 8:45 am]
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AGENCY:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
October 1, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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of 2002, P.L. 107-210; Title VII of the Tax
Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA
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(2007) (H.R. 1830); Presidential Proclamation
7616 of October 31, 2002 (67 FR 67283,
November 5, 2002).
Section 3103 of the Trade Act of 2002
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See section 7002(a) of the TRHCA 2006.
H.R. 1830 further extended the
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2008. H.R. 5264 further extended the
expiration of the ATPA to December 31,
2008.
For the period beginning on October
1, 2008 and extending through
December 31, 2008, preferential tariff
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apparel articles in an amount not to
exceed 5 percent of the aggregate square
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Presidential Proclamation 7616
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November 5, 2002, 67 FR 67283), the
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quantity of imports allowed during each
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For the period beginning on October
1, 2008 and extending through
December 31, 2008, the aggregate
quantity of imports eligible for
preferential treatment under the
regional fabric provision is
1,222,785,719 square meters equivalent.
Apparel articles entered in excess of this
quantity will be subject to otherwise
applicable tariffs.
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
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
(ATC), and the conversion factors for
units of measure into square meter
equivalents used by the United States in
implementing the ATC.
Dated: September 22, 2008.
R. Matthew Priest,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation
of Textile Agreements.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Preparation of an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for Army
Growth and Force Structure
Realignment at Fort Bliss, Texas and
New Mexico
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of Intent (NOI).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This announces the intention
of the U.S. Army to prepare an EIS
analyzing the impacts of Army Growth
and Force Structure Realignment at Fort
Bliss. The Fort Bliss Army Growth EIS
will tier from the Final Programmatic
EIS for Army Growth and Force
Structure Realignment, for which a
Record of Decision (ROD) was signed in
December 2007. That ROD directed
stationing of two Infantry Brigade
Combat Teams (IBCTs) at Fort Bliss, and
the stationing of Heavy Brigade Combat
Teams (HBCTs) (returning from
Germany) at Fort Bliss and White Sands
Missile Range (WSMR). Army BCTs
consist of approximately 3,500–4,000
soldiers. The HBCT at WSMR will
leverage training infrastructure and
range modernization that has taken
place at Fort Bliss. These actions are
scheduled over the next five years.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be forwarded to: Mr. Walter J.
Christensen, Attention: FB GTA EIS;
IMWE–BLS–PWE; Fort Bliss, TX 79916
6812; or faxed to (915) 568–3548.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean
Offutt, Fort Bliss Public Affairs Office;
IMWE–BLS–PA; Fort Bliss, Texas,
79916–6812; phone: (915) 568–4505.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Actions
proposed to be taken at Fort Bliss in
support of Army growth have the
potential to significantly impact the
natural and human environment in and
around Fort Bliss as a result of facility
construction and new and different uses
of the Fort Bliss Training Complex
(FBTC). The study area for the
environmental analysis will be the Fort
Bliss installation and surrounding
communities. The objective of this
analysis is to provide a comprehensive
EIS that will serve as a planning tool
and public information source. Several
categories of alternatives will be
considered:
(1) Stationing/Training: Known and
reasonably foreseeable stationing and
training actions will be analyzed. This
includes additional units and use of any
element of the Army’s equipment
inventory (e.g., Stryker).
(2) Land Use: Various land use
changes in support of the Fort Bliss
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Announcement of Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve
Revised Management Plan
AGENCY: Estuarine Reserves Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal
Resource Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Approval and Availability of the Final Revised
Management Plan for the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research
Reserve.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Estuarine Reserves Division,
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S.
Department of Commerce has approved the revised management plan for the
Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve.
The Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve was
designated as part of the National Estuarine Research Reserve System in
1976 pursuant to Section 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of
1972, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1461. The Reserve has been operating under
a management plan approved in 1999. Pursuant to 15 CFR Section
921.33(c), a state must revise their management plan every five years.
The submission of this plan brings the reserve into compliance and sets
a course for successful implementation of the goals and objectives of
the reserve. New facilities and updated programmatic objectives are
notable revisions to the 1999 approved management plan.
The mission of the Sapelo Island Reserve is to perpetuate the
protection of the Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve and
to provide a platform for conservation-based research, education and
stewardship through the Reserve. The revised management plan identifies
priority resource issues that are addressed through active management.
These priority issues include addressing public access and visitor
impact on Reserve uplands and marsh areas, addressing impacts related
to activities on the Reserve by the island's population and addressing
the projected increase in development and population growth on the
Georgia coast. By addressing these priority resource issues, the Sapelo
Island Reserve aims to fulfill its mission.
The revised plan establishes goals and objectives for the Reserve's
various programmatic activities, including scientific biological
research; water quality monitoring; education, training, and outreach
programs; and stewardship programs. It also outlines plans for future
facility development to support reserve operations.
The reserve has realized some aspects of the 1999 plan, including
contributions toward the completion of the Barrier Island Research and
Learning Center, a joint research dormitory and lab shared with the
University of Georgia.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Clark at (301) 563-1137 or Laurie
McGilvray at (301) 563-1158 of NOAA's National Ocean Service, Estuarine
Reserves Division, 1305 East-West Highway, N/ORM5, 10th floor, Silver
Spring, MD 20910. For copies of the Sapelo Island National Estuarine
Research Reserve Management Plan revision, visit: https://
www.sapelonerr.org/.
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Dated: September 15, 2008.
Donna Wieting,
Deputy Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-22570 Filed 9-25-08; 8:45 am]
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