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arguments and evidence of the 

interested parties in making its 

determination. However, Dastech Int’l., 

as recognized in Usinor Beautor v. 

United States, in no sense gives a carte 

blanche to the Commission to not 

address in its determination the material 

and relevant arguments of a party. 

The Panel ordered the Commission to 

issue a determination on remand 

consistent with the instructions set forth 

in the Panel’s decision not later than 

December 3, 2004.

Dated: October 20, 2004. 

Caratina L. Alston, 

United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.

[FR Doc. E4–2857 Filed 10–25–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Science Advisory Board; Meetings

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Research, NOAA, DOC.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 

Science Advisory Board (SAB) was 

established by a Decision Memorandum 

dated September 25, 1997, and is the 

only Federal Advisory Committee with 

responsibility to advise the Under 

Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 

Atmosphere on long- and short-range 

strategies for research, education, and 

application of science to resource 

management and environmental 

assessment and prediction. SAB 

activities and advice provide necessary 

input to ensure that science programs 

are of the highest quality and provide 

optimal support the NOAA mission. 

Time and Date: The meeting will be 

held Tuesday, November 2, 2004, from 

1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, 

November 3, 2004, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

These times and the agenda topics 

described below may be subject to 

change. Refer to the Web page listed 

below for the most up-to-date meeting 

agenda. 

Place: The meeting will be held both 

days at the National Geographic Society 

Headquarters, 1145 17th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC. 

Status: The meeting will be open to 

public participation with a 30-minute 

time period set aside on Wednesday, 

November 3 for direct oral statements or 

questions from the public. The SAB 

expects that public statements presented 

at its meetings will not be repetitive of 

previously submitted oral or written 

statements. In general, each individual 

or group making an oral presentation 

will be limited to a total time of five 

minutes. Written comments (at least 35 

copies) should be received in the SAB 

Executive Director’s Office by October 

27, 2004, to provide sufficient time for 

SAB review prior to the meeting. 

Written comments received by the SAB 

Executive Director after October 27, 

2004, will be distributed to the SAB, but 

may not be reviewed prior to the 

meeting date. 

Approximately (30) seats will be 

available for the public including five 

seats reserved for the media. Seats will 

be available on a first-come, first-served 

basis. 

Matters to be Considered: The 

meeting will include the following 

topics: (1) NOAA Response to the SAB 

recommendations in the Research 

Review Team Report ‘‘Review of the 

Organization and Management of 

Research in NOAA’’, (2) Draft Strategic 

Plan for the U.S. Integrated Earth 

Observing System, (3) NOAA 5-Year 

Research Plan and 20-Year Research 

Vision, (4) Final U.S. Commission on 

Ocean Policy Report, (5) Regional 

Ecosystem Based Management, (6) 

Cooperative Institute For Arctic 

Research (CIFAR) Review, (7) 

Cooperative Institute for Atmospheric 

Sciences and Terrestrial Applications 

(CIASTA) Review, (8) SAB 

Subcommittee and Working Group 

Reports and (9) public statements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Michael Uhart, Executive Director, 

Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. 

11142, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 

Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301–

713–9121, Fax: 301–713–3515, e-mail: 

Michael.Uhart@noaa.gov); or visit the 

NOAA SAB Web site at http://

www.sab.noaa.gov.

Dated: October 20, 2004. 

Louisa Koch, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS

Request for Public Comments on 

Commercial Availability Petitions 

under the United States - Caribbean 

Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA)

October 21, 2004.

AGENCY: Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA).

ACTION: Request for public comments 

concerning two petitions for 

determination that certain circular 

single knit jersey fabrics cannot be 

supplied by the domestic industry in 

commercial quantities in a timely 

manner under the CBTPA.

SUMMARY: On October 19, 2004, the 

Chairman of CITA received two 

petitions from Sandler, Travis & 

Rosenberg, P.A., on behalf of Jaclyn, Inc. 

of New York, alleging that certain 

circular single knit jersey fabrics of the 

specifications detailed below, classified 

in subheadings 6006.32.00.80 and 

6006.31.00.80 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), 

cannot be supplied by the domestic 

industry in commercial quantities in a 

timely manner. These petitions request 

that women’s and girl’s nightwear of 

such fabrics assembled in one or more 

CBTPA beneficiary countries be eligible 

for preferential treatment under the 

CBTPA. CITA hereby solicits public 

comments on these petitions, in 

particular with regard to whether these 

fabrics can be supplied by the domestic 

industry in commercial quantities in a 

timely manner. Comments must be 

submitted by November 10, 2004, to the 

Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements, 

Room 3001, United States Department 

of Commerce, 14th and Constitution, 

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anna Flaaten, International Trade 

Specialist, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482-3400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Section 213(b)(2)(A)(v)(II) of the 

CBERA, as added by Section 211(a) of the 

CBTPA; Section 6 of Executive Order No. 

13191 of January 17, 2001.

BACKGROUND:

The CBTPA provides for quota- and 

duty-free treatment for qualifying textile 

and apparel products. Such treatment is 

generally limited to products 

manufactured from yarns or fabrics 

formed in the United States. The CBTPA 

also provides for quota- and duty-free