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around 1900. Later, it was widely 

planted in wetlands as an inexpensive 

production method for the nursery trade 

in an attempt to produce a harvestable 

commodity. By the late 1970’s, 

melaleuca became recognized as an 

invasive weed due to its ability to 

produce large quantities of seed. It was 

added to the Florida Prohibited Plant 

List in 1990, and to the Federal Noxious 

Weed List in 1992. 

Melaleuca has been difficult to 

control. Herbicide treatments or 

controlled burns cause the release of 

billions of seeds and result in thickets 

of saplings where only a few trees 

existed prior to treatment. These 

infestations are often in sensitive 

habitats that are difficult to access and 

hazardous in which to work. Moreover, 

multiple followup visits are necessary to 

hand remove seedlings that continue to 

reappear from the remaining seed bank. 

Although melaleuca trees can be killed 

using traditional methods, the inability 

to control reinvasion or to limit 

continued spread remains a problem. 

Biological control has also been pursued 

as an option, with the Australian weevil 

Oxyops vitiosa and the melaleuca 

psyllid Boreioglycaspis melaleucae

having been released to control 

melaleuca in 1997 and 2002, 

respectively. More recently, the 

nonindigenous fly Fergusonina turneri

Taylor (Diptera: Fergusoninidae) and its 

obligate nematode, Fergusobia 

quinquenerviae Davies and Giblin-Davis 

(Tylenchida: Sphaerulariidae), have 

been identified as potential biological 

control agents of melaleuca. 

The fly F. turneri and the nematode F. 

quinquenerviae have a mutualistic 

biology that causes galls on plant buds 

and young leaves of melaleuca. Female 

flies are infected with parasitic female 

nematodes, nematode eggs, and 

nematode juveniles that persist through 

the life of the female fly. The female fly 

deposits multiple eggs along with the 

juvenile nematodes into developing 

melaleuca buds. These nematodes 

induce the formation of galls in the bud. 

Fly larvae then feed on the gall tissue 

and complete development within the 

gall. The adult fly will later emerge from 

a ‘‘window’’ in the gall wall, starting the 

cycle all over again. This process 

hampers the ability of melaleuca to 

regenerate by decreasing seed 

production and reducing survival of 

melaleuca seedlings and saplings. 

The Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) is 

considering an application for a permit 

for the release of F. turneri and F. 

quinquenerviae into the continental 

United States to reduce the severity and 

extent of melaleuca infestation. APHIS’

review and analysis of the proposed 

action and its alternatives are 

documented in detail in an 

environmental assessment (EA) entitled, 

‘‘Field Release of the Biological Control 

Agent Fergusonina turneri Taylor 

(Diptera: Fergusoninidae) and its 

Obligate Nematode, Fergusobia 

quinquenerviae Davies and Giblin-Davis 

(Tylenchida: Sphaerulariidae) for the 

Control of Melaleuca quinquenervia

(Cav.) S.T. Blake (Myrtales: Myrtaceae) 

in the Continental United States’’

(September 2004). We are making this 

environmental assessment available to 

the public for review and comment. We 

will consider all comments that we 

receive on or before the date listed 

under the heading DATES at the 

beginning of this notice. 

The EA may be viewed on the Internet 

at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/. In 

the middle of that page, click on 

‘‘Document/Forms Retrieval System.’’

At the next screen, click on the triangle 

beside ‘‘Permits—Environmental 

Assessments.’’ A list of documents will 

appear; the EA for melaleuca is 

document number 0039. You may 

request paper copies of the EA by 

calling or writing to the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Please refer to the title of the 

EA when requesting copies. The EA is 

also available for review in our reading 

room (information on the location and 

hours of the reading room is listed 

under the heading ADDRESSES at the 

beginning of this notice). 

The environmental assessment has 

been prepared in accordance with: (1) 

The National Environmental Policy Act 

of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.), (2) regulations of the 

Council on Environmental Quality for 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), (3) 

USDA regulations implementing NEPA 

(7 CFR part 1), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA 

Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 

372).

Done in Washington, DC, this 21st day of 

October 2004. 

Elizabeth E. Gaston, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. E4–2856 Filed 10–25–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service 

Notice of Resource Advisory 

Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Lassen Resource Advisory 

Committee, Susanville, California, 

USDA Forest Service.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committees Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–

393) the Lassen National Forest’s Lassen 

County Resource Advisory Committee 

will meet Wednesday, November 10th 

and Friday, November 12th in 

Susanville, California for a business 

meeting. The meetings are open to the 

public.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

business meetings on November 10th 

and 12th will begin at 9 a.m., at the 

Lassen National Forest Headquarters 

Office, Caribou Conference Room 2550 

Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA 96130. 

These meetings will be dedicated to 

hearing presentations from project 

proponents for funding through the 

‘‘Secure Rural Schools and Self 

Determination Act of 2000,’’ commonly 

known as Payments to States. Time will 

also be set aside for public comments at 

the beginning of the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Andrews, District Ranger, 

Designated Federal Officer, at (530) 

257–4188; or Public Affairs Officer, 

Heidi Perry, at (530) 252–6605.

Jeff Withroe, 

Acting Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 04–23923 Filed 10–25–04; 8:45 am] 

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APPALACHIAN STATES LOW-LEVEL 

RADIOACTIVE WASTE COMMISSION 

Annual Meeting 

Time and Date: 10 a.m.–12 p.m. 

November 3, 2004. 

Place: Harrisburg Hilton and Towers, 

One North Second Street, Harrisburg, 

PA 17101. 

Status: Most of the meeting will be 

open to the public. If there is a need for 

an executive session (closed to the 

public), it will be held at about 9:30 a.m. 

Matters To Be Considered:

Portions Open to the Public: The 

primary purpose of this meeting is to (1) 

Review the independent auditors’ report 

of Commission’s financial statements for 

fiscal year 2003–2004; (2) Review the 

62434 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 206 / Tuesday, October 26, 2004 / Notices 

1The petitioner is the Coalition for Fair Preserved 

Mushroom Trade which includes the American 

Mushroom Institute and the following domestic 

companies: L.K. Bowman, Inc., Nottingham, PA; 

Modern Mushroom Farms, Inc., Toughkenamon, 

PA; Monterey Mushrooms, Inc., Watsonville, CA; 

Mount Laurel Canning Corp., Temple, PA; 

Mushrooms Canning Company, Kennett Square, 

PA; Southwood Farms, Hockessin, DE; Sunny Dell 

Foods, Inc., Oxford, PA; United Canning Corp., 

North Lima, OH.

Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW) 

generation information for 2003; (3) 

Consider a proposed budget for fiscal 

year 2005–2006; (4) Review recent 

national developments regarding LLRW 

management and disposal; and (5) Elect 

the Commission’s Officers. 

Portions Closed to the Public:

Executive Session, if deemed necessary, 

will be held at about 9:30 a.m. 

Contact for Further Information:

Richard R. Janati, Pennsylvania Staff 

member on the Commission, at (717) 

787–2163.

Richard R. Janati, 

PA Staff Member on the Commission.

[FR Doc. 04–23884 Filed 10–25–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 45–2004] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 208—New London, 

CT, Application for Subzone, 

(Pharmaceutical Products), Pfizer, Inc. 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board 

(the Board), by the New London Foreign 

Trade Zone Commission, grantee of FTZ 

208, requesting special-purpose subzone 

status for the manufacturing facilities of 

Pfizer, Inc. (Pfizer), in the Groton, 

Connecticut, area, adjacent to the New 

London Customs port of entry. The 

application was submitted pursuant to 

the provisions of the Foreign-Trade 

Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–

81u), and the regulations of the Board 

(15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed 

on October 20, 2004. 

Pfizer’s Groton plant (57 acres) is 

located at 445 Eastern Point Road, 

Groton, New London County, 

Connecticut. The facility (approximately 

400 employees) is used for the 

manufacture, processing, warehousing 

and distribution of pharmaceuticals, as 

well as for research and development 

activities. Pfizer will use zone 

procedures at the Groton plant to purify 

selamectin (HTSUS 2932.29.5050), a 

pharmaceutical ingredient used in the 

manufacture of the animal health care 

product Revolution (TM), a topical 

parasiticide for dogs and cats (HTSUS 

3004.90.9103). The activity related to 

selamectin also involves the use of 

hydroxylamine (HTSUS 2928.00.5000). 

Selamectin is currently sourced from 

the United Kingdom, while 

hydroxylamine is sourced from 

Germany. The foreign-sourced 

chemicals will account for most of the 

material value of the finished product. 

Zone procedures would exempt Pfizer 

from Customs duty payments on foreign 

input when used in production for 

export (some 33 percent of production). 

On domestic shipments, the processing 

of selamectin at the Groton plant would 

not affect the classification or duty rate 

of selamectin. The company plans to 

ship the product to another FTZ plant 

for final processing, at which time Pfizer 

would be able to choose the lower duty 

rate (duty free) that applies to the 

finished product, rather than the duty 

rates on the foreign-sourced inputs 

listed above. The duty rates on the 

foreign-sourced inputs range from 3.7 

percent to 6.5 percent. The request 

indicates that the savings from utilizing 

FTZ procedures would help improve 

the plant’s international 

competitiveness. 

In accordance with the Board’s 

regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff 

has been designated examiner to 

investigate the application and report to 

the Board. 

Public comment on the application is 

invited from interested parties. 

Submissions (original and 3 copies) 

shall be addressed to the Board’s 

Executive Secretary at one of the 

following addresses: 

1. Submissions via Express/Package 

Delivery Services: Foreign-Trade Zones 

Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

Franklin Court Building-Suite 4100W, 

1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20005; or, 

2. Submissions via the U.S. Postal 

Service: Foreign-Trade Zones Board, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, FCB–

Suite 4100W, 1401 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. 

The closing period for their receipt is 

[December 19, 2004]. Rebuttal 

comments in response to material 

submitted during the foregoing period 

may be submitted during the subsequent 

15-day period (to [January 4, 2005]). 

A copy of the application and 

accompanying exhibits will be available 

during this time for public inspection at 

the address Number 1 listed above, and 

at the City of New London’s Office of 

Development & Planning, 111 Union 

Street, New London, CT 06320.

Dated: October 20, 2004. 

Dennis Puccinelli, 

Executive Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–851] 

Amended Final Results of Sixth 

Antidumping Duty New Shipper 

Review: Certain Preserved Mushrooms 

From the People’s Republic of China

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of amended final results 

of sixth antidumping duty new shipper 

review. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 26, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brian C. Smith or James Mathews, 

Import Administration, International 

Trade Administration, U.S. Department 

of Commerce, 14th Street and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1766 or 

(202) 482–2778, respectively. 

Amendment to Final Results 

In accordance with section 751(a) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930 (the ‘‘Act’’), on 

September 9, 2004, the Department 

published the final results of the sixth 

antidumping duty new shipper review 

of the antidumping duty order on 

certain preserved mushrooms from the 

People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’), in 

which we determined that the sole 

respondent, Primera Harvest (Xiangfan) 

Co., Ltd. (‘‘Primera Harvest’’), sold 

subject merchandise to the United 

States at less than normal value during 

the period of review (69 FR 54635). On 

September 17, 2004, we received an 

allegation, timely filed pursuant to 

section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.224(c)(2), from Primera Harvest that 

the Department made a ministerial error 

in its final results. The petitioner 1 did 

not comment on the alleged ministerial 

error.

After analyzing Primera Harvest’s 

submission, we have determined, in 

accordance with section 751(h) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.224, that two 

ministerial errors were made in our final 

margin calculation for Primera Harvest. 

Specifically, we incorrectly applied the 

surrogate value for cans and lids in the 

calculation of Primera Harvest’s factors