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to 12 inches in diameter. In units with
limited accessibility, trees up to 19.9
inches will be masticated. Black oak
stump sprouts will be left untreated at
an approximate spacing of 18–25 feet,
with mastication in between. Fireinjured trees may be removed in order
to meet post-fire fuels and operational
objectives. Snags would be retained in
snag retention areas, and in treatment
areas at a minimum of 2 snags per acre
and up to 4 snags per acre (exception is
along the Rim Road, where either all
snags would be removed or up to 2
snags per acre would be retained).
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mixture of native species. In both
burned and unburned areas, manual
cutting of shrubs, trees 1 to 9 inches
dbh, and/or thinning aggregations of 1
to 9 inches dbh conifers or plantation
trees would occur.
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In addition to the proposed action,
two other alternatives would be
analyzed, a no action alternative
(alternative A), and an action alternative
consistent with the 2001 SNFPA ROD
(alternative C).
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Bureau of Land Management is a
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The decision to be made is whether
to: (1) Implement the proposed action;
(2) meet the purpose and need for action
through some other combination of
activities; or, (3) take no action at this
time.
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The proposed action may increase
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and cumulative watershed effects. The
proposed action may increase adverse
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tree) habitat, already depleted over
roughly 8,000 acres in surrounding
areas, along with the species that are
dependent on them for nesting and
roosting.
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This notice of intent initiates the
scoping process, which guides the
development of the environmental
impact statement. A public field trip
will be held on October 10, 2009,
starting at 9 a.m, leaving from the Pines
Yankee Hill Hardware Store, 11 300A
Highway 70, Oroville, CA 95965.
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their comments at such times and in
such a manner that they are useful to
the agency’s preparation of the
environmental impact statement.
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provided prior to the close of the
comment period and should clearly
articulate the reviewer’s concerns and
contentions. The submission of timely
and specific comments can affect a
reviewer’s ability to participate in
subsequent administrative appeal or
judicial review.
Dated: September 14, 2009.
Karen L. Hayden,
Feather River District Ranger.
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COMMITTEE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE
AGREEMENTS
Limitations of Duty- and Quota-Free
Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled
in Beneficiary Sub-Saharan African
Countries From Regional and ThirdCountry Fabric
September 21, 2009.
AGENCY: Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA).
ACTION: Publishing the New 12-Month
Cap on Duty- and Quota-Free Benefits.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
October 1, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Niewiaroski, International Trade
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Specialist, Office of Textiles and
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
(202) 482-4058.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Title I, Section 112(b)(3) of the
Trade and Development Act of 2000 (TDA
2000), P.L. 106-200, as amended by Division
B, Title XXI, section 3108 of the Trade Act
of 2002, P.L. 107-210; Section 7(b)(2) of the
AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004, P.L. 108274; Division D, Title VI, section 6002 of the
Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006
(TRHCA 2006), P.L. 109-432; Presidential
Proclamation 7350 of October 2, 2000 (65 FR
59321); Presidential Proclamation 7626 of
November 13, 2002 (67 FR 69459).
Title I of TDA 2000 provides for dutyand quota-free treatment for certain
textile and apparel articles imported
from designated beneficiary subSaharan African countries. Section
112(b)(3) of TDA 2000 provides dutyand quota-free treatment for apparel
articles wholly assembled in one or
more beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries from fabric wholly formed in
one or more beneficiary countries from
yarn originating in the U.S. or one or
more beneficiary countries. This
preferential treatment is also available
for apparel articles assembled in one or
more lesser-developed beneficiary subSaharan African countries, regardless of
the country of origin of the fabric used
to make such articles, subject to
quantitative limitation. Title VI of the
TRHCA 2006 extended this special rule
for lesser-developed countries through
September 30, 2012.
The AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004
provides that the quantitative limitation
for the twelve-month period beginning
October 1, 2009 will be an amount not
to exceed 7 percent of the aggregate
square meter equivalents of all apparel
articles imported into the United States
in the preceding 12-month period for
which data are available. See Section
112(b)(3)(A)(ii)(I) of TDA 2000, as
amended by Section 7(b)(2)(B) of the
AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004. Of this
overall amount, apparel imported under
the special rule for lesser-developed
countries is limited to an amount not to
exceed 3.5 percent of all apparel articles
imported into the United States in the
preceding 12-month period. See Section
112(b)(3)(B)(ii)(II) of TDA 2000, as
amended by Section 6002(a) of TRHCA
2006. Presidential Proclamation 7350 of
October 2, 2000 directed CITA to
publish the aggregate quantity of
imports allowed during each 12-month
period in the Federal Register.
For the one-year period, beginning on
October 1, 2009, and extending through
September 30, 2010, the aggregate
quantity of imports eligible for
preferential treatment under these
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provisions is 1,628,793,037 square
meters equivalent. Of this amount,
814,396,518 square meters equivalent is
available to apparel articles imported
under the special rule for lesserdeveloped countries. Apparel articles
entered in excess of these quantities will
be subject to otherwise applicable
tariffs.
These quantities are 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.
Kimberly Glas,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation
of Textile Agreements.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for clearance the following
proposal for collection of information
under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO).
Title: Invention Promoters/Promotion
Firms Complaints.
Form Number(s): PTO/SB/2048.
Agency Approval Number: 0651–
0044.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Burden: 38 hours annually.
Number of Respondents: 100
responses per year.
Avg. Hours per Response: The USPTO
estimates that it will take the public
approximately 15 minutes (0.25 hours)
to gather the necessary information,
prepare the form, and submit a
complaint to the USPTO and
approximately 30 minutes (0.5 hours)
for an invention promoter or promotion
firm to prepare and submit a response
to a complaint.
Needs and Uses: The Inventors’
Rights Act of 1999 requires the USPTO
to provide a forum for the publication
of complaints concerning invention
promoters and responses from the
invention promoters to these
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complaints. An individual may submit
a complaint to the USPTO, which will
then forward the complaint to the
identified invention promoter for
response. The complaints and responses
are published on the USPTO Web site.
The public uses this information
collection to submit a complaint to the
USPTO regarding an invention promoter
or to respond to a complaint. The
USPTO uses this information to comply
with its statutory duty to publish the
complaint along with any response from
the invention promoter. The USPTO
does not investigate these complaints or
participate in any legal proceedings
against invention promoters or
promotion firms.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households, businesses or other forprofits, and not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser,
e-mail:
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov.
Once submitted, the request will be
publicly available in electronic format
through the Information Collection
Review page at https://www.reginfo.gov.
Paper copies can be obtained by:
• E-mail: Susan.Fawcett@uspto.gov.
Include ‘‘0651–0044 Invention
Promoters Complaints copy request’’ in
the subject line of the message.
• Fax: 571–273–0112, marked to the
attention of Susan K. Fawcett.
• Mail: Susan K. Fawcett, Records
Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Administrative Management
Group, United States Patent and
Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450,
Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent on
or before October 26, 2009 to Nicholas
A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via e-mail
at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or
by fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the
attention of Nicholas A. Fraser.
Dated: September 17, 2009.
Susan K. Fawcett,
Records Officer, USPTO, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Administrative
Management Group.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
(A–421–811)
Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From
the Netherlands; Extension of Time
Limit for Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 24, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick Edwards, Brian Davis, or
Angelica Mendoza, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 7, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–8029, (202) 482–
7924, or (202) 482–3019, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department of Commerce (the
Department) initiated an administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on purified carboxymethylcellulose
(CMC) from the Netherlands on August
26, 2008. See Initiation of Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews, 73 FR 50308 (August 26,
2008).1 On May 26, 2009, the
Department published the preliminary
results of the administrative review of
the antidumping duty order covering
purified CMC from the Netherlands. See
Purified Carboxymethylcellulose from
the Netherlands; Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, 74 FR 24823 (May 26, 2009)
(Preliminary Results). In the Preliminary
Results, we invited parties to comment.
In response, CP Kelco submitted a case
brief and a request for a public hearing
on June 26, 2009. See Case Brief from
Arent Fox LLP (counsel for respondent)
titled ‘‘Purified Carboxymethylcellulose
from the Netherlands; Case Brief of CP
Kelco B.V.,’’ dated June 26, 2009 (Case
Brief). Petitioner submitted comments
on June 30, 2009. See Letter from
Haynes & Boone, LLP (counsel for
petitioner), titled ‘‘Comment by
Petitioner Aqualon Company in Lieu of
1 On October 9, and October 10, 2008,
respectively, Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals
B.V. (Akzo Nobel) and the Aqualon Company, a
division of Hercules, Incorporated (petitioner),
withdrew their requests for review of Akzo Nobel’s
sales of merchandise covered by the order.
Therefore, the Department rescinded the review
with respect to Akzo Nobel. See Purified
Carboxymethylcellulose from the Netherlands:
Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review, 73 FR 66841 (November 12,
2008).
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Limitations of Duty- and Quota-Free Imports of Apparel Articles
Assembled in Beneficiary Sub-Saharan African Countries From Regional
and Third-Country Fabric
September 21, 2009.
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Publishing the New 12-Month Cap on Duty- and Quota-Free
Benefits.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don Niewiaroski, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-4058.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Title I, Section 112(b)(3) of the Trade and
Development Act of 2000 (TDA 2000), P.L. 106-200, as amended by
Division B, Title XXI, section 3108 of the Trade Act of 2002, P.L.
107-210; Section 7(b)(2) of the AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004, P.L.
108-274; Division D, Title VI, section 6002 of the Tax Relief and
Health Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA 2006), P.L. 109-432; Presidential
Proclamation 7350 of October 2, 2000 (65 FR 59321); Presidential
Proclamation 7626 of November 13, 2002 (67 FR 69459).
Title I of TDA 2000 provides for duty- and quota-free treatment for
certain textile and apparel articles imported from designated
beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries. Section 112(b)(3) of TDA
2000 provides duty- and quota-free treatment for apparel articles
wholly assembled in one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries from fabric wholly formed in one or more beneficiary
countries from yarn originating in the U.S. or one or more beneficiary
countries. This preferential treatment is also available for apparel
articles assembled in one or more lesser-developed beneficiary sub-
Saharan African countries, regardless of the country of origin of the
fabric used to make such articles, subject to quantitative limitation.
Title VI of the TRHCA 2006 extended this special rule for lesser-
developed countries through September 30, 2012.
The AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 provides that the quantitative
limitation for the twelve-month period beginning October 1, 2009 will
be an amount not to exceed 7 percent of the aggregate square meter
equivalents of all apparel articles imported into the United States in
the preceding 12-month period for which data are available. See Section
112(b)(3)(A)(ii)(I) of TDA 2000, as amended by Section 7(b)(2)(B) of
the AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004. Of this overall amount, apparel
imported under the special rule for lesser-developed countries is
limited to an amount not to exceed 3.5 percent of all apparel articles
imported into the United States in the preceding 12-month period. See
Section 112(b)(3)(B)(ii)(II) of TDA 2000, as amended by Section 6002(a)
of TRHCA 2006. Presidential Proclamation 7350 of October 2, 2000
directed CITA to publish the aggregate quantity of imports allowed
during each 12-month period in the Federal Register.
For the one-year period, beginning on October 1, 2009, and
extending through September 30, 2010, the aggregate quantity of imports
eligible for preferential treatment under these
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provisions is 1,628,793,037 square meters equivalent. Of this amount,
814,396,518 square meters equivalent is available to apparel articles
imported under the special rule for lesser-developed countries. Apparel
articles entered in excess of these quantities will be subject to
otherwise applicable tariffs.
These quantities are 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.
Kimberly Glas,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. E9-23118 Filed 9-23-09; 8:45 am]
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