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injury within a reasonably foreseeable
time. A schedule for the review will be
established and announced at a later
date. For further information concerning
the conduct of this review and rules of
general application, consult the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, part 201, subparts A through
E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part
207).
DATES: Effective Date: February 5, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,
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information on this matter by contacting
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February 5, 2010, the Commission
determined that it should proceed to a
full review in the subject five-year
review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of
the Act. The Commission found that the
domestic interested party group
response to its notice of institution (74
FR 56666, November 2, 2009) was
adequate and that the respondent
interested party group response was
inadequate. The Commission also found
that other circumstances warranted
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Authority: This review is being conducted
under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act
of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to
section 207.62 of the Commission’s rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: April 5, 2010.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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1 Commissioners Charlotte R. Lane, Irving A.
Williamson, and Dean A. Pinkert found that no
other circumstances warranted conducting a full
review and voted for an expedited review.
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TIME AND DATE: April 14, 2010 at 11 a.m.
PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW.,
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1. Agenda for future meetings: none.
2. Minutes.
3. Ratification List.
4. Inv. Nos. 701–TA–462 and 731–
TA–1156–1158 (Final)(Polyethylene
Retail Carrier Bags from Indonesia,
Taiwan, and Vietnam)—briefing and
vote. (The Commission is currently
scheduled to transmit its determinations
and Commissioners’ opinions to the
Secretary of Commerce on or before
April 26, 2010.)
5. Outstanding action jackets:
(1) Document No. GC–10–028
concerning Inv. No. 337–TA–644
(Certain Composite Wear Components
and Products Containing Same).
In accordance with Commission
policy, subject matter listed above, not
disposed of at the scheduled meeting,
may be carried over to the agenda of the
following meeting. Earlier
announcement of this meeting was not
possible.
Issued: April 6, 2010.
By order of the Commission.
William R. Bishop,
Hearings and Meetings Coordinator.
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ACTION: Revised schedule for the subject
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Merrill (202–205–3188), Office
of Investigations, U.S. International
Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,
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the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
205–1810. Persons with mobility
impairments who will need special
assistance in gaining access to the
Commission should contact the Office
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its Internet server (https://
www.usitc.gov). The public record for
this review may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
November 16, 2009, the Commission
established a schedule for the conduct
of the five-year review of the subject
antidumping duty order (74 FR 62593,
November 30, 2009). As stated in that
schedule, the Commission will hold a
hearing in connection with the review
on April 13, 2010. However, because of
a scheduling conflict, the hearing will
begin at 11 a.m.
For further information concerning
this investigation see the Commission’s
notice cited above and the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, part 201, subparts A through
E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207).
Authority: This investigation is being
conducted under authority of title VII of the
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to section 207.21 of the
Commission’s rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: April 5, 2010.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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STATES AND MEXICO
United States Section; Final
Environmental Impact Statement,
Flood Control Improvements and
Partial Levee Relocation, United States
Section, International Boundary and
Water Commission (USIBWC) Presidio
Flood Control Project (FCP), Presidio,
TX
AGENCY: United States Section,
International Boundary and Water
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Availability for the
Record of Decision (ROD).
SUMMARY: This notice is provided in
accordance with 40 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) parts 1500–1508 of
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), and USIBWC procedures for
implementing NEPA. The USIBWC
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anticipates the need to improve existing
levees in the Presidio FCP or to relocate
portions of the Presidio FCP levees. An
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
was prepared to evaluate potential
consequences of each action alternative
in reference to flood control
improvements. Following the evaluation
of each alternative in the EIS, the
USIBWC selected Alternative 2
(rehabilitation of existing levee to
provide 25-year flood protection) as the
preferred alternative, and will use the
ETS as a guide in developing
construction plans.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Daniel Borunda, Acting Division Chief,
Environmental Management Division,
USIBWC, 4171 North Mesa Street, C–
l00, El Paso, Texas 79902 or e-mail:
daniel.borunda@ibwc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Presidio FCP lies within the PresidioOjinaga Valley, in southern Presidio
County, Texas. It extends approximately
13.1 river miles along the Rio Grande
Texas-Mexico border. The length of the
levee system in the United States (north
levee of the Presidio FCP) is
approximately 15.3 miles, and includes
the downstream section of Cibolo Creek,
a tributary of the Rio Grande north of
the City of Presidio.
During September 2008, the Presidio
FCP experienced severe flooding
conditions due to water releases from
the Luis Leon Reservoir on Rio Conchos
in Mexico. The flooding caused
substantial damage to the Presidio FCP,
including levee breaches, overtopping,
piping/sand boils, under-seepage, and
severe surface and slope erosion. The
flooding also potentially compromised
the integrity of the levee foundation
within several levee segments, primarily
at locations of old river meanders.
Emergency responses during the
flooding event included filling over
25,000 sand bags and placing the bags
on the existing levee to add support,
and using Department of Defense
helicopters to fill bridge openings with
larger sand bags in existing railroad
right-of-ways to create secondary levees.
The sandbags and secondary levees
prevented the City of Presidio from
experiencing more extensive flooding.
In response to the September 2008
flooding damage, the USIBWC
developed engineering alternatives for
long-term improvement of the Presidio
FCP flood containment capacity. The
EIS evaluates a No Action Alternative
and six Action Alternatives for levee
rehabilitation or relocation that would
allow USIBWC to minimize potential
environmental impacts and fulfill the
project goal of flood protection. A Draft
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EIS was released for a 45-day public
review period on November 24, 2009.
Oral comments were also received from
during a public hearing held in the City
of Presidio, Texas on December 10,
2009. The Environmental Protection
Agency Notice of Availability of the
Final PEIS was published in the Federal
Register on February 26, 2010 for a 30day wait period.
Finding: Based on engineering,
economic, and environmental
considerations, the USIBWC has
selected Alternative 2 (repair and raise
the levee to provide 25-year flood
protection) as the preferred option for
implementation. Because of the damage
to the existing levee during the
September 2008 flooding (including
severe erosion, levee breaches, and
levee under-seepage), the existing levee
is insufficient to contain a 25-year
design flood. Therefore, under
Alternative 2, the existing levee would
be repaired, and sections of the existing
levee would be raised, as needed, to
provide the 25-year design flood
protection. This would improve the
functionality of the existing levee and
provide protection to the City of
Presidio and adjacent agricultural areas
from a 25-year design flood.
Availability: Copies of the Record of
Decision may be obtained by request at
the above address. Electronic copies
may also be obtained from the USIBWC
Home Page at: https://www.ibwc.gov.
Dated: March 31, 2010.
Steven M. Fitten,
General Counsel.
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Notice of Proposed Consent Decree
Under the Clean Air Act
Notice is hereby given that on March
31, 2010, two proposed Consent Decrees
were lodged. United States et al. v. Shell
Chemical LP, Civil Action No. 4:10–cv–
01042, was lodged with the United
States District Court for the Southern
District of Texas. United States v. Shell
Chemical Yabucoa, Inc., Civil Action
No. 3:10–cv–1268, was lodged with the
United States District Court for the
District of Puerto Rico.
The Consent Decrees in these Clean
Air Act enforcement actions against
Shell Chemical LP and Shell Chemical
Yabucoa, Inc. (collectively ‘‘Shell’’)
resolve allegations by the
Environmental Protection Agency,
asserted in complaints filed together
with the Consent Decrees, under Section
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113(b) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C.
7413(b), for alleged environmental
violations at Shell Chemical LP’s
petroleum refineries in Saraland,
Alabama and St. Rose, Louisiana, and at
Shell Chemical Yabucoa, Inc.’s
petroleum refinery in Yabucoa, Puerto
Rico. The proposed Consent Decree in
the Shell Chemical LP matter also
resolves separate but related state law
claims brought by co-plaintiffs Alabama
and Louisiana.
These are two of numerous national
settlements reached as part of the EPA’s
Clean Air Act Petroleum Refinery
Initiative. Consistent with the objectives
of EPA’s national initiative, in addition
to the payment of civil penalties, the
settlements require Shell to perform
injunctive relief to reduce emissions of
nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, volatile
organic compounds, and benzene.
The Department of Justice will receive
comments relating to the proposed
Consent Decrees for a period of thirty
(30) days from the date of this
publication. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and either e-mailed
to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or
mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC
20044–7611, and should refer to the
matters as United States et al. v. Shell
Chemical LP, DOJ Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–
08703 and/or United States v. Shell
Chemical Yabucoa, Inc., DOJ. Ref. No.
90–5–2–1–08703/1.
Both proposed Consent Decrees may
be examined at the following Regional
Offices of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency:
Region 2, 290 Broadway, New York,
New York 10007–1866; Region 4, Sam
Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, 61
Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, GA 30303–
8960; and Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue,
Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202. The
Consent Decree addressing Shell
Chemical Yabucoa, Inc.’s facility in
Yabucoa, Puerto Rico may also be
examined at the Office of the United
States Attorney, Torre Chardon, Suite
1201, 350 Carlos Chardon Avenue, San
Juan, Puerto Rico 00918.
During the public comment period,
the proposed agreements may also be
examined on the following Department
of Justice Web site: https://
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/
Consent_Decrees.html. Copies of the
proposed agreements may also be
obtained by mail from the Consent
Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC
20044–7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a
request to Tonia Fleetwood
(tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax no.
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INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO
United States Section; Final Environmental Impact Statement,
Flood Control Improvements and Partial Levee Relocation, United States
Section, International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) Presidio
Flood Control Project (FCP), Presidio, TX
AGENCY: United States Section, International Boundary and Water
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Availability for the Record of Decision (ROD).
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SUMMARY: This notice is provided in accordance with 40 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) parts 1500-1508 of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA), and USIBWC procedures for implementing NEPA. The USIBWC
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anticipates the need to improve existing levees in the Presidio FCP or
to relocate portions of the Presidio FCP levees. An Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) was prepared to evaluate potential consequences
of each action alternative in reference to flood control improvements.
Following the evaluation of each alternative in the EIS, the USIBWC
selected Alternative 2 (rehabilitation of existing levee to provide 25-
year flood protection) as the preferred alternative, and will use the
ETS as a guide in developing construction plans.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Daniel Borunda, Acting Division
Chief, Environmental Management Division, USIBWC, 4171 North Mesa
Street, C-l00, El Paso, Texas 79902 or e-mail: daniel.borunda@ibwc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Presidio FCP lies within the Presidio-
Ojinaga Valley, in southern Presidio County, Texas. It extends
approximately 13.1 river miles along the Rio Grande Texas-Mexico
border. The length of the levee system in the United States (north
levee of the Presidio FCP) is approximately 15.3 miles, and includes
the downstream section of Cibolo Creek, a tributary of the Rio Grande
north of the City of Presidio.
During September 2008, the Presidio FCP experienced severe flooding
conditions due to water releases from the Luis Leon Reservoir on Rio
Conchos in Mexico. The flooding caused substantial damage to the
Presidio FCP, including levee breaches, overtopping, piping/sand boils,
under-seepage, and severe surface and slope erosion. The flooding also
potentially compromised the integrity of the levee foundation within
several levee segments, primarily at locations of old river meanders.
Emergency responses during the flooding event included filling over
25,000 sand bags and placing the bags on the existing levee to add
support, and using Department of Defense helicopters to fill bridge
openings with larger sand bags in existing railroad right-of-ways to
create secondary levees. The sandbags and secondary levees prevented
the City of Presidio from experiencing more extensive flooding.
In response to the September 2008 flooding damage, the USIBWC
developed engineering alternatives for long-term improvement of the
Presidio FCP flood containment capacity. The EIS evaluates a No Action
Alternative and six Action Alternatives for levee rehabilitation or
relocation that would allow USIBWC to minimize potential environmental
impacts and fulfill the project goal of flood protection. A Draft EIS
was released for a 45-day public review period on November 24, 2009.
Oral comments were also received from during a public hearing held in
the City of Presidio, Texas on December 10, 2009. The Environmental
Protection Agency Notice of Availability of the Final PEIS was
published in the Federal Register on February 26, 2010 for a 30-day
wait period.
Finding: Based on engineering, economic, and environmental
considerations, the USIBWC has selected Alternative 2 (repair and raise
the levee to provide 25-year flood protection) as the preferred option
for implementation. Because of the damage to the existing levee during
the September 2008 flooding (including severe erosion, levee breaches,
and levee under-seepage), the existing levee is insufficient to contain
a 25-year design flood. Therefore, under Alternative 2, the existing
levee would be repaired, and sections of the existing levee would be
raised, as needed, to provide the 25-year design flood protection. This
would improve the functionality of the existing levee and provide
protection to the City of Presidio and adjacent agricultural areas from
a 25-year design flood.
Availability: Copies of the Record of Decision may be obtained by
request at the above address. Electronic copies may also be obtained
from the USIBWC Home Page at: https://www.ibwc.gov.
Dated: March 31, 2010.
Steven M. Fitten,
General Counsel.
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