Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the North Carolina Advisory Committee, 69606-69607 [E8-27493]

Download as PDF 69606 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 224 / Wednesday, November 19, 2008 / Notices and to remove the requirements that the percentage of high moisture and, in the case of Mixed Beans, the percentage of each class in the mixture, be shown on the grade line. These changes will facilitate use of the standards and better reflect current marketing practices. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627. Terry Van Doren, Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. [FR Doc. E8–27399 Filed 11–18–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration United States Standards for Whole Dry Peas, Split Peas, and Lentils Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Final notice. AGENCY: cprice-sewell on PROD1PC64 with NOTICES SUMMARY: The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is revising the U.S. Standards for Whole Dry Peas, Split Peas, and Lentils to provide applicants for service with an optional grade designation for pea and lentil certification and to remove the requirement that, in the case of Mixed Dry Peas, the percentage of each class in the mixture be shown on the grade line. These changes will facilitate use of the standards and better reflect current marketing practices. DATES: Effective Date: December 19, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly A. Whalen at USDA, GIPSA, FGIS, Market and Program Analysis Staff, Beacon Facility, STOP 1404, P.O. Box 419205, Kansas City, Missouri, 64141; telephone (816) 823–4648; fax number (816) 823–4644; e-mail Beverly.A.Whalen@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background GIPSA published a notice in the Federal Register on April 17, 2007 (72 FR 19169), inviting comments regarding the revision of the U.S. Standards for Whole Dry Peas, Split Peas, and Lentils to provide applicants for service with an optional grade designation for pea and lentil certification and remove the requirement that, for Mixed Dry Peas, the percentage of each class in the mixture be shown on the grade line. The notice provided an opportunity for interested parties to forward written comments to GIPSA until May 17, 2007. Due to a continued high level of interest VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:14 Nov 18, 2008 Jkt 217001 in the notice, on February 1, 2008 (73 FR 6112), GIPSA reopened the comment period until April 1, 2008, to provide interested parties with additional time in which to comment. The U.S. Standards for Whole Dry Peas, Split Peas, and Lentils do not appear in the Code of Federal Regulations; the U.S. Department of Agriculture maintains the standards. The process for developing or revising these standards is specified in the regulations in 7 CFR 868.102, Procedures for establishing and revising grade standards. You may view or print the U.S. Standards for Whole Dry Peas, Split Peas, and Lentils from the GIPSA Web site at https://www.gipsa.usda.gov or by contacting GIPSA by phone, fax, or e-mail using the information provided above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Comment Review GIPSA received one comment from the USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council (USADPLC), a national organization of producers, processors, and exporters of U.S. dry peas, lentils, and chickpeas. The USADPLC comment supported the proposed changes. Final Action Accordingly, GIPSA is revising the U.S. Standards for Whole Dry Peas, Split Peas, and Lentils to provide applicants for service with an optional grade designation for pea and lentil certification and to remove the requirement that, in the case of Mixed Dry Peas, the percentage of each class in the mixture be shown on the grade line. These changes will facilitate use of the standards and better reflect current marketing practices. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627. Terry Van Doren, Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. [FR Doc. E8–27400 Filed 11–18–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Arkansas Advisory Committee Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), that a planning meeting of the Arkansas Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call at 2 p.m. and adjourn at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 December 11, 2008. The purpose of this meeting is to conduct SAC orientation and plan future activities. This meeting is available to the public through the following toll-free call-in number: (866) 364–7584, conference call access code number 70613090. Any interested member of the public may call this number and listen to the meeting. Callers can expect to incur charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, and the Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charge for calls they initiate over land-line connections to the toll-free telephone number. Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–977– 8339 and providing the Service with the conference call number and contact name Farella E. Robinson. To ensure that the Commission secures an appropriate number of lines for the public, persons are asked to register by contacting Corrine Sanders of the Central Regional Office and TTY/ TDD telephone number, by 4 p.m. on December 8, 2008. Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments. The comments must be received in the regional office by December 8, 2008. The address is U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 400 State Avenue, Suite 908, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. Comments may be e-mailed to frobinson@usccr.gov. Records generated by this meeting may be inspected and reproduced at the Central Regional Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Persons interested in the work of this advisory committee are advised to go to the Commission’s Web site, https:// www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Central Regional Office at the above e-mail or street address. The meeting will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Commission and FACA. Dated in Washington, DC, November 14, 2008. Christopher Byrnes, Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit. [FR Doc. E8–27491 Filed 11–18–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6335–01–P COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the North Carolina Advisory Committee Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on E:\FR\FM\19NON1.SGM 19NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 224 / Wednesday, November 19, 2008 / Notices Civil Rights (Commission), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), that a planning meeting of the North Carolina Advisory to the Commission will convene at 1 p.m. and adjourn at 5 p.m. on December 10, 2008, at 150 Fayetteville Street, 13th Floor, Raleigh, North Carolina 27601. The purpose of the meeting is for the Committee to plan its project for the fiscal year and receive a briefing on the status of civil rights in North Carolina. Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments; the comments must be received in the regional office by December 12, 2008. The address is 61 Forsyth St., SW., Suite 18T40, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Persons wishing to e-mail comments may do so to pminarik@usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information should contact Peter Minarik, Regional Director, at (404) 562–7000 or 800–877– 8339 for individuals who are deaf, hearing impaired, and/or have speech disabilities or by e-mail to pminarik@usccr.gov. Hearing-impaired persons who will attend the meeting and require the services of a sign language interpreter should contact the Regional Office at least ten (10) working days before the scheduled date of the meeting. Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced at the Southern Regional Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Persons interested in the work of this advisory committee are advised to go to the Commission’s Web site, https://www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Southern Regional Office at the above e-mail or street address. The meeting will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Commission and FACA. Dated in Washington, DC, November 14, 2008. Christopher Byrnes, Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit. [FR Doc. E8–27493 Filed 11–18–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6335–01–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE cprice-sewell on PROD1PC64 with NOTICES Bureau of Industry and Security Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting The Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee will meet on December 4, 2008, 9:30 a.m., in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 6087B, 14th Street between Constitution & VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:14 Nov 18, 2008 Jkt 217001 Pennsylvania Avenues, NW., Washington, DC. The Committee advises the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration with respect to technical questions that affect the level of export controls applicable to transportation and related equipment or technology. Public Session 1. Welcome and Introductions. 2. Review Status of Commerce Control List Working Groups. 3. Comments from the Public. Closed Session Dated: November 14, 2008. Yvette Springer, Committee Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. E8–27494 Filed 11–18–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–489–807] Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars from Turkey; Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. AGENCY: EFFECTIVE DATE: November 19, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 4. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). The open session will be accessible via teleconference to 20 participants on a first come, first serve basis. To join the conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at Yspringer@bis.doc.gov no later than November 26, 2008. A limited number of seats will be available during the public session of the meeting. Reservations are not accepted. To the extent time permits, members of the public may present oral statements to the Committee. The public may submit written statements at any time before or after the meeting. However, to facilitate distribution of public presentation materials to Committee members, the Committee suggests that presenters forward the public presentation materials prior to the meeting to Ms. Springer via e-mail. The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of the delegate of the General Counsel, formally determined on October 30, 2008, pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 10(d)), that the portion of the meeting dealing with matters the disclosure of which would be likely to frustrate significantly implementation of an agency action as described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) shall be exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 10(a)1 and 10(a)(3). The remaining portions of the meeting will be open to the public. For more information, call Yvette Springer at (202) 482–2813. PO 00000 69607 Sfmt 4703 Elizabeth Eastwood, AD/CVD Operations, Office 2, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20230; telephone (202) 482–3874. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On April 1, 2008, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published in the Federal Register a notice of ‘‘Opportunity to Request Administrative Review’’ of the antidumping duty order on certain steel concrete reinforcing bars (rebar) from Turkey for the period of review April 1, 2007, through March 31, 2008. See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review, 73 FR 17317 (April 1, 2008). The Department received timely requests in this proceeding for review from four foreign producers/exporters, including one named Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S. (Habas). The Department also received a timely request for review from Nucor Corporation, Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation, and Commercial Metals Company, domestic producers of rebar and interested parties in this proceeding, for seven producers/ exporters, including Habas. On June 4, 2008, the Department published a notice of initiation of administrative review of the antidumping duty order on rebar from Turkey covering all seven companies. See Initiation of Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 73 FR 31813 (June 4, 2008). In July 2008, the Department issued the antidumping duty questionnaire to selected respondents. The preliminary results in this segment of the proceeding are currently due no later than April 30, 2009. E:\FR\FM\19NON1.SGM 19NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69606-69607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-27493]


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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS


Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the North Carolina 
Advisory Committee

    Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and 
regulations of the U.S. Commission on

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Civil Rights (Commission), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), that a planning meeting of the North Carolina Advisory to the 
Commission will convene at 1 p.m. and adjourn at 5 p.m. on December 10, 
2008, at 150 Fayetteville Street, 13th Floor, Raleigh, North Carolina 
27601. The purpose of the meeting is for the Committee to plan its 
project for the fiscal year and receive a briefing on the status of 
civil rights in North Carolina.
    Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments; the 
comments must be received in the regional office by December 12, 2008. 
The address is 61 Forsyth St., SW., Suite 18T40, Atlanta, Georgia 
30303. Persons wishing to e-mail comments may do so to 
pminarik@usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information should 
contact Peter Minarik, Regional Director, at (404) 562-7000 or 800-877-
8339 for individuals who are deaf, hearing impaired, and/or have speech 
disabilities or by e-mail to pminarik@usccr.gov.
    Hearing-impaired persons who will attend the meeting and require 
the services of a sign language interpreter should contact the Regional 
Office at least ten (10) working days before the scheduled date of the 
meeting.
    Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced 
at the Southern Regional Office, as they become available, both before 
and after the meeting. Persons interested in the work of this advisory 
committee are advised to go to the Commission's Web site, https://
www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Southern Regional Office at the above 
e-mail or street address.
    The meeting will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the 
rules and regulations of the Commission and FACA.

    Dated in Washington, DC, November 14, 2008.
Christopher Byrnes,
Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.
[FR Doc. E8-27493 Filed 11-18-08; 8:45 am]
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