Amendment to the 2010 Tariff Preference Level (TPL) for Nicaragua Under the Central America-Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), 38772-38773 [2010-16353]
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candidates, USDA encourages the
nomination of men and women of all
racial and ethnic groups. Selected
nominees sought by this action would
fill two currently vacant industry
representative positions for the
remainder of terms of office ending June
30, 2011, six producer and industry
representatives who are currently
serving for the term of office that ended
June 30, 2009, and six producer and
industry representatives who are
currently serving for the term of office
that will end June 30, 2010. The Board
consists of 18 members representing
producers and industry representatives.
USDA had previously requested
nominations for the two vacancies
(terms ending June 30, 2011) and the six
producer and industry representatives
positions (terms ended June 30, 2009) in
a Request for Nominations that was
published in the Federal Register on
April 29, 2009. USDA is reissuing the
notice in an effort to expand outreach to
interested individuals.
DATES: Written nominations must be
received on or before July 16, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent
to Dawana J. Clark, Marketing Order
Administration Branch, Fruit and
Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, Unit
155, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, MD
20737: Telephone: (301) 734–5247; Fax:
(301) 734–5275; E-mail:
Dawana.Clark@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
1308 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (Farm Bill)
requires the Secretary of Agriculture to
establish a Peanut Standards Board
(Board) for the purpose of advising the
Secretary regarding the establishment of
quality and handling standards for all
domestic and imported peanuts
marketed in the United States. The Farm
Bill requires the Secretary to consult
with the Board before the Secretary
establishes or changes quality and
handling standards for peanuts.
The Farm Bill provides that the Board
consist of 18 members, with three
producers and three industry
representatives from the States specified
in each of the following producing
regions: (a) Southeast (Alabama,
Georgia, and Florida); (b) Southwest
(Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico);
and (c) Virginia/Carolina (Virginia and
North Carolina).
For the initial appointments, the Farm
Bill required the Secretary to stagger the
terms of the members so that: (a) One
producer member and peanut industry
member from each peanut producing
region serves a one-year term; (b) one
producer member and peanut industry
member from each peanut producing
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region serves a two-year term; and (c)
one producer member and peanut
industry member from each peanut
producing region serves a three-year
term. The term ‘‘peanut industry
representatives’’ includes, but is not
limited to, representatives of shellers,
manufacturers, buying points, marketing
associations and marketing
cooperatives. The Farm Bill exempted
the appointment of the Board from the
requirements of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. The initial Board was
appointed by the Secretary and
announced on December 5, 2002.
USDA invites those individuals,
organizations, and groups affiliated with
the categories listed above to nominate
individuals for membership on the
Board. Nominees sought by this action
would fill two currently vacant industry
representative positions for the
remainder of terms of office ending June
30, 2011, one from the Southeast and
one from the Virginia-Carolina peanut
producing regions. Nominees sought by
this action would also replace twelve
positions, two producers and two
industry members from each peanut
producing region who served for the
term of office that ended June 30, 2009
and who served for the term of office
that will end June 30, 2010. New
members filling the two current
vacancies would serve the remaining 3year term of office ending June 30, 2011.
New members filling the positions
expiring on June 30, 2009, and June 30,
2010, would serve for 3-year terms of
office ending June 30, 2012 and June 30,
2013. USDA had previously requested
nominations for the two vacancies
(terms ending June 30, 2011) and the six
producer and industry representatives
positions (terms ended June 30, 2009) in
a Request for Nominations that was
published in the Federal Register on
April 29, 2009. USDA is reissuing the
notice in an effort to expand outreach to
interested individuals.
Nominees should complete a Peanut
Standards Board Background
Information form and submit it to Mrs.
Clark at the address provided in the
ADDRESSES section above. Copies of this
form may be obtained at the Internet
site: https://www.ams.usda.gov/
PeanutStandardsBoard, or from Mrs.
Clark. USDA seeks a diverse group of
members representing the peanut
industry.
Equal opportunity practices will be
followed in all appointments to the
Board in accordance with USDA
policies. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Board have
taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups within the peanut
industry, membership shall include, to
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the extent practicable, individuals with
demonstrated abilities to represent the
interests of racial and ethnic minorities,
women, persons with disabilities, and
limited resource agriculture producers.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7958.
Dated: June 29, 2010.
Robert C. Keeney,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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COMMITTEE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE
AGREEMENTS
Amendment to the 2010 Tariff
Preference Level (TPL) for Nicaragua
Under the Central America-Dominican
Republic-United States Free Trade
Agreement (CAFTA–DR)
AGENCY: Committee for the
Implementation of Textile Agreements
(CITA).
ACTION: Amending the 2010 TPL for
Nicaragua.
DATES: Effective Date:
SUMMARY: This notice
July 6, 2010.
reduces the 2010
TPL for Nicaragua to 99,238,862 square
meters equivalent to account for the
shortfall in meeting the one-to-one
commitment for cotton and man-made
fiber woven trousers exported from
Nicaragua to the United States
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Stetson, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
(202) 482–3400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Annex 3.28 of the CAFTA–DR;
Section 1634(a)(2) and (c)(2) of the Pension
Protection Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109–280);
Presidential Proclamation 8111 of February
28, 2007.
Background
Annex 3.28 of the CAFTA–DR
establishes a TPL for non-originating
apparel goods of Nicaragua. Section
1634(a)(2) of the Pension Protection Act
references the exchange of letters
between the United States and
Nicaragua, which establishes the one-toone commitment for cotton and manmade fiber trousers. Section 1634(c)(2)
of the Pension Protection Act authorizes
the President to proclaim a reduction in
the overall limit in the TPL if the
President determines that Nicaragua has
failed to comply with the one-to-one
commitment. In Presidential
Proclamation 8111, the President
delegated to CITA the authority to
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determine whether Nicaragua had failed
to comply with the one-to-one
commitment and to reduce the overall
limit in the TPL.
In an exchange of letters dated March
24 and 27, 2006, Nicaragua agreed that
for each square meter equivalent of
exports of cotton and man-made fiber
woven trousers entered under the TPL,
Nicaragua would export to the United
States an equal amount of cotton and
man-made fiber woven trousers made of
U.S. formed fabric of U.S. formed yarn.
This commitment for cotton woven
trousers applies to the first 50 million
square meters equivalent in 2009, the
fourth year after the date of entry into
force of the CAFTA–DR. Further, any
shortfall in meeting this commitment
that was not rectified by April 1 of the
succeeding year would be applied
against the TPL for the succeeding year.
For 2009, the shortfall in meeting the
one-to-one commitment is 761,138
square meters equivalent. This amount
is being deducted from the 2010 TPL,
resulting in a new TPL level for 2010 of
99,238,862 square meters equivalent.
Kim Glas,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation
of Textile Agreements.
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The Department of Commerce 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: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Business and Professional
Classification Report.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0189.
Form Number(s): SQ–CLASS(00).
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Burden Hours: 14,519.
Number of Respondents: 67,000.
Average Hours per Response: 13
minutes.
Needs and Uses: The Economic
Census and current business surveys
represent the primary source of facts
about the structure and function of the
U.S. economy, providing essential
information to government and the
business community in making sound
decisions. This information helps build
the foundation for the calculation of
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and other
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economic indicators. Crucial to its
success is the accuracy and reliability of
the Business Register data, which
provides the Economic Census and
current business surveys with their
establishment lists.
Critical to the quality of data in the
Business Register is that establishments
are assigned an accurate economic
classification, based on the North
American Industry Classification
System (NAICS). The primary purpose
of the ‘‘Business and Professional
Classification Report’’ or SQ–
CLASS(00), is to meet this need for the
services sector of the economy. The
services sector includes establishments
classified in retail trade; wholesale
trade; finance and insurance; real estate
and rental and leasing; transportation
and utilities; and other services-related
industries. Establishments will be
mailed five-year Economic Census
forms specifically tailored to their
industry based on the classification
information we collect from the SQ–
CLASS survey. In addition, the SQ–
CLASS report is used to collect
information needed to update the
services sector sampling frame.
To keep current with rapid changes in
the marketplace caused by businesses
births, deaths, and changes in company
organization, the Census Bureau
samples establishments with newly
assigned Employer Identification
Numbers (EINs) obtained from the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the
Social Security Administration (SSA).
Each EIN unit can only be selected once
for the survey. EIN units selected for the
sample are asked to provide data on the
establishment(s) associated with the
new EIN. The completed SQ–CLASS
form provides sales, receipts, or revenue
data; company organization status; new
or refined NAICS codes; and other key
information needed to maintain proper
coverage of the business universe.
Based on information collected on the
SQ–CLASS form, EIN units meeting the
criteria for inclusion in the Census
Bureau’s current services sector surveys
are eligible for a second phase of
sampling. The retail and wholesale EIN
units selected in this second sampling
are placed on a panel to report on
monthly surveys. Additional selected
units are included on a panel to report
on annual surveys. The other selected
services sector EIN units report on an
annual and/or quarterly basis.
There are minimal changes to the SQ–
CLASS form. An inquiry will be added
to determine not-for-profit status, which
will be used for data collection
purposes. This will ensure that the
proper current survey form is sent to the
business if it is selected into a survey.
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Minimal changes will be made to the
wording and organization of existing
questions and instructions. Also, for the
first time, respondents will have the
option to respond electronically via the
Internet.
The Census Bureau selects a first
phase sample of EINs recently assigned
by the IRS. Selected EIN units are
mailed a SQ–CLASS form to determine
measure of size (based on sales, receipts,
or revenue); industry classification;
company organization; wholesale
inventories and type of operation data;
not-for-profit status; and other useful
information. EIN units not affiliated
with previously selected units are
eligible for second phase sampling, with
selected sampling units added to a
survey panel. This methodology updates
the current surveys’ sampling frame
with a sample of new firms entering the
services sector. The information
obtained from the SQ–CLASS form is
also used in tabulating data for small
businesses in succeeding economic
censuses (because small businesses are
not mailed an economic census report
form), and for the Census Bureau’s
County Business Patterns program,
which is conducted on an annual basis.
Although no statistical tables are
prepared or published, the operations of
this business birth survey directly and
critically affect the quality of the
estimates published for the Advance
Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services
Survey (OMB Approval 0607–0104);
Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey (OMB
0607–0190); Services Annual Survey
(OMB Approval 0607–0422); Annual
Retail Trade Survey (OMB Approval
0607–0013); Annual Wholesale Trade
Survey (OMB Approval 0607–0195);
and Quarterly Service Survey (OMB
Approval 0607–0907), since this
business birth survey keeps the sample
universe current.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit Institutions.
Frequency: One time.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13, United
States Code, Sections 182 and 193.
OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (202) 395–7314.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of
Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dhynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
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COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS
Amendment to the 2010 Tariff Preference Level (TPL) for Nicaragua
Under the Central America-Dominican Republic-United States Free Trade
Agreement (CAFTA-DR)
AGENCY: Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).
ACTION: Amending the 2010 TPL for Nicaragua.
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DATES: Effective Date: July 6, 2010.
SUMMARY: This notice reduces the 2010 TPL for Nicaragua to 99,238,862
square meters equivalent to account for the shortfall in meeting the
one-to-one commitment for cotton and man-made fiber woven trousers
exported from Nicaragua to the United States
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Stetson, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of
Commerce, (202) 482-3400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Annex 3.28 of the CAFTA-DR; Section 1634(a)(2) and
(c)(2) of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-280);
Presidential Proclamation 8111 of February 28, 2007.
Background
Annex 3.28 of the CAFTA-DR establishes a TPL for non-originating
apparel goods of Nicaragua. Section 1634(a)(2) of the Pension
Protection Act references the exchange of letters between the United
States and Nicaragua, which establishes the one-to-one commitment for
cotton and man-made fiber trousers. Section 1634(c)(2) of the Pension
Protection Act authorizes the President to proclaim a reduction in the
overall limit in the TPL if the President determines that Nicaragua has
failed to comply with the one-to-one commitment. In Presidential
Proclamation 8111, the President delegated to CITA the authority to
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determine whether Nicaragua had failed to comply with the one-to-one
commitment and to reduce the overall limit in the TPL.
In an exchange of letters dated March 24 and 27, 2006, Nicaragua
agreed that for each square meter equivalent of exports of cotton and
man-made fiber woven trousers entered under the TPL, Nicaragua would
export to the United States an equal amount of cotton and man-made
fiber woven trousers made of U.S. formed fabric of U.S. formed yarn.
This commitment for cotton woven trousers applies to the first 50
million square meters equivalent in 2009, the fourth year after the
date of entry into force of the CAFTA-DR. Further, any shortfall in
meeting this commitment that was not rectified by April 1 of the
succeeding year would be applied against the TPL for the succeeding
year. For 2009, the shortfall in meeting the one-to-one commitment is
761,138 square meters equivalent. This amount is being deducted from
the 2010 TPL, resulting in a new TPL level for 2010 of 99,238,862
square meters equivalent.
Kim Glas,
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 2010-16353 Filed 7-2-10; 8:45 am]
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