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and 351.221.
Dated: September 18, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
[FR Doc. E8–22551 Filed 9–24–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Notice of Solicitation of Applications
for Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas on
the Imports of Certain Cotton Shirting
Fabric to Persons Who Cut and Sew
Men’s and Boys’ Cotton Shirts in the
United States
Department of Commerce,
International Trade Administration.
ACTION: The Department of Commerce
(‘‘Department’’) is soliciting
applications for an allocation of the
2009 tariff rate quotas on certain cotton
woven fabric to persons who cut and
sew men’s and boys’ cotton shirts in the
United States.
AGENCY:
The Department hereby
solicits applications from persons
(including firms, corporations, or other
legal entities) who cut and sew men’s
and boys’ cotton shirts in the United
States for an allocation of the 2009 tariff
rate quotas on certain cotton woven
fabric. Interested persons must submit
an application on the form provided to
the address listed below by October 27,
2008. The Department will cause to be
published in the Federal Register its
determination to allocate the 2009 tariff
rate quotas, will notify applicants of
their respective allocation, and will
issue licenses to eligible applicants
within 60 days of that date.
DATES: To be considered, applications
must be received or postmarked by 5
p.m. on October 27, 2008.
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Applications must be
submitted to the Office of Textiles and
Apparel, Room 3100, United States
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20230 (telephone: (202) 482-3400).
Application forms may be obtained from
that office (via facsimile or mail) or from
the following Internet address: https://
web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/cottontrq.nsf/
TRQApp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laurie Mease, Office of Textiles and
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
(202) 482-3400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Background
On December 9, 2006, President Bush
signed into law the Tax Relief and
Health Care Act of 2006 (HR 6406/HR
6111) (‘‘the Act’’). Section 406(b)(1) of
the Act requires the Secretary of
Commerce to fairly allocate tariff rate
quotas on the import of certain cotton
woven fabrics through December 31,
2009. Section 406 (b)(1) authorizes the
Secretary of Commerce to issue licenses
to eligible manufacturers under
headings 9902.52.08 through 9902.52.19
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States, specifying the
restrictions under each such license on
the quantity of cotton woven fabrics that
may be entered each year on behalf of
the manufacturer. The Act created an
annual tariff rate quota providing for
temporary reductions through December
31, 2009 in the import duties of cotton
woven fabrics suitable for making cotton
shirts (new Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (‘‘HTS’’) headings
9902.52.08, 9902.52.09, 9902.52.10,
9902.52.11, 9902.52.12, 9902.52.13,
9902.52.14, 9902.52.15, 9902.52.16,
9902.52.17, 9902.52.18, and
9902.52.19). The reduction in duty is
limited to 85 percent of the total square
meter equivalents of all imported woven
fabrics of cotton containing 85 percent
or more by weight cotton used by
manufacturers in cutting and sewing
men’s and boys’ cotton shirts in the
United States and purchased by such
manufacturer during calendar year
2000.
The Act requires that the tariff rate
quotas be allocated to persons
(including firms, corporations, or other
legal entities) who, during calendar year
2000, were manufacturers cutting and
sewing men’s and boys’ cotton shirts in
the United States from imported woven
fabrics of cotton containing 85 percent
or more by weight cotton of the kind
described in HTS 9902.52.08 through
9902.52.19 purchased by such
manufacturer during calendar year
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2000. On July 10, 2008, the Department
published a final rule establishing
procedures for allocating the tariff rate
quota. See Imports of Certain Cotton
Shirting Fabric: Implementation of
Tariff Rate Quota Established Under the
Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006,
73 FR 39585 (July 10, 2008), 15 CFR
336. In order to be eligible for an
allocation, an applicant must submit an
application on the form provided at
https://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/cotton.nsf/
TRQApp to the address listed above by
5 p.m. on October 27, 2008 in
compliance with the requirements of 15
CFR 336. Any business confidential
information that is marked business
confidential will be kept confidential
and protected from disclosure to the full
extent permitted by law.
Dated: September 22, 2008.
R. Matthew Priest,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles and
Apparel.
[FR Doc. E8–22576 Filed 9–24–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Announcement of Padilla Bay 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 Padilla Bay
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
Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research
Reserve.
The Padilla Bay Reserve was
designated in 1980 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
1980. 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 with this
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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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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Announcement of Padilla Bay 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 Padilla Bay 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
Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
The Padilla Bay Reserve was designated in 1980 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 1980. 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 with this
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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 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 East-West 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.
[FR Doc. E8-22571 Filed 9-24-08; 8:45 am]
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