Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 199 / Friday, October 15, 2004 / Notices 61207

identification, Reserve/Sanctuary 

Advisory Council operations, 

development of fishing caps and 

permitting procedures, and 

infrastructure development; 

• Education: encompasses all 

education, outreach, and interpretive 

projects; 

• Native Hawaiian Cultural 

Resources: consists of all projects 

related to Native Hawaiian culture, uses, 

and locations; 

• Maritime Heritage: contains projects 

related to maritime historic resources; 

• Research and Monitoring: contains 

all projects related to research and 

monitoring; 

• Mapping: covers all projects related 

to developing nautical charts and maps 

of the NWHI; 

• Response, Damage Assessment, and 

Restoration: contains projects related to 

contingency planning, response, and 

restoration; 

• Marine Debris: consists of projects 

related to the removal of marine debris 

from the NWHI; 

• Enforcement: includes air and sea 

support for existing enforcement 

operations and expansion of a vessel 

monitoring system; and 

• Designation: comprised of all 

projects related to the Sanctuary 

designation process. 

The ROP provides a guide for 

management of the Reserve during the 

time necessary to consider the 

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands for 

designation as a National Marine 

Sanctuary. The designation process is 

currently underway (January 19, 2001, 

66 FR 5509).

Authority: Pub. L. 106–513; Executive 

Order 13178; and Executive Order 13196.

Dated: October 7, 2004. 

Richard W. Spinrad, 

Assistant Administrator, Ocean Services and 

Coastal Zone Management, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration.

[FR Doc. 04–23165 Filed 10–14–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Public Comment for Enhancement of 

the Initial Integrated Ocean Observing 

System (IOOS)

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

DOC.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity for 

written public comment. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

opportunity for the public to comment 

on the First Annual Integrated Ocean 

Observing System (IOOS) Development 

Plan, available on October 15, 2004 at 

www.ocean.us. Comments are due not 

later than close of business on Monday, 

November 1, 2004 and should be 

submitted via e-mail to 

k.stump@ocean.us or in writing to Ms. 

Kristine Stump; Ocean.US; 2300 

Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1350; 

Arlington, VA 22201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information regarding this 

Notice, please contact Ms. Kristine 

Stump, Ocean.US Telephone: (703) 

588–0855. E-mail: k.stump@ocean.us.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Ocean.US 

is the national office for the integrated 

and sustained ocean observing system. 

Ocean.US has conducted several 

workshops and has completed a draft of 

the preliminary First Annual IOOS 

Development Plan, which, along with 

reports of the workshops, can be 

reviewed at www.ocean.us. IOOS will 

be a sustained network of sensors on 

buoys, ships, satellites, underwater 

vehicles, and other platforms that 

routinely supply the data and 

information needed for rapid detection 

and timely predictions of changes in our 

nation’s coastal waters and on the high 

seas. An initial IOOS consisting of 

existing systems has been identified, 

and needs for enhancements have been 

submitted by stakeholders. The First 

Annual IOOS Implementation 

Conference, convened August 31–

September 2, 2004, allowed 

stakeholders to review and prioritize 

IOOS enhancements. Results of the 

conference may be obtained by 

contacting Ms. Kristine Stump 

(k.stump@ocean.us).

Dated: October 8, 2004. 

Richard W. Spinrad, 

Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services 

and Coastal Zone Management, National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

[FR Doc. 04–23163 Filed 10–14–04; 8:45 am] 

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COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain 

Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile 

Products Produced or Manufactured in 

Bangladesh

October 8, 2004.

AGENCY: Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the 

Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and 

Border Protection adjusting limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 15, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross 

Arnold, International Trade Specialist, 

Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, (202) 482–

4212. For information on the quota 

status of these limits, refer to the Quota 

Status Reports posted on the bulletin 

boards of each Customs port, call (202) 

927–5850, or refer to the Bureau of 

Customs and Border Protection website 

at http://www.cbp.gov. For information 

on embargoes and quota re-openings, 

refer to the Office of Textiles and 

Apparel website at http://

otexa.ita.doc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural 

Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); 

Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as 

amended.

The current limit for Categories 340/

640 is being increased for swing, 

reducing the limit for Category 341 to 

account for the swing being applied to 

Categories 340/640.

A description of the textile and 

apparel categories in terms of HTS 

numbers is available in the 

CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel 

Categories with the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (see 

Federal Register notice 69 FR 4926, 

published on February 2, 2004). Also 

see 68 FR 59915, published on October 

20, 2003.

D. Michael Hutchinson, 

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile 

Agreements

October 8, 2004.

Commissioner,

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, 

Washington, DC 20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive 

amends, but does not cancel, the directive 

issued to you on October 14, 2003, by the 

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 

of Textile Agreements. That directive 

concerns imports of certain cotton and manmade fiber textile products, produced or 

manufactured in Bangladesh and exported 

during the twelve-month period which began 

on January 1, 2004 and extends through 

December 31, 2004.

Effective on October 15, 2004, you are 

directed to adjust the limits for the following 

categories, as provided for under the Uruguay 

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month 

limit 1

340/640 .................... 6,460,573 dozen.