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Proposed Decision: The Department of 

the Interior has considered the 

comments received during this review 

of the Operating Criteria. After a careful 

review of the comments received, 

solicitation of public review to 

Reclamation’s responses, and 

consultation with the Governor’s 

representatives of the seven Basin 

States, Reclamation is proposing that 

the Secretary of the Interior make a 

number of identified modifications to 

the text of the Operating Criteria. The 

bases for the proposed changes are (1) 

specific changes in Federal law 

applicable to the Operating Criteria, (2) 

language in the current text of the 

Operating Criteria that is outdated, and 

(3) specific modifications to Article 

IV(b) of the Operating Criteria that 

reflect actual operating experience.

Dated: September 28, 2004. 

William E. Rinne, 

Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of 

Reclamation.

[FR Doc. 04–24552 Filed 11–2–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–M

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. NAFTA–103–009] 

Certain Sanitary Articles of Tri-Lobal 

Rayon Staple Fibers: Effect of 

Modification of NAFTA Rules of Origin 

for Goods of Canada and Mexico

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation and 

request for written submissions. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 27, 2004.

SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request 

on October 20, 2004, from the United 

States Trade Representative (USTR) 

under authority delegated by the 

President and pursuant to section 103 of 

the North American Free Trade 

Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation 

Act (19 U.S.C. 3313), the Commission 

instituted investigation No. NAFTA–

103–009, Certain Sanitary Articles of 

Tri-Lobal Rayon Staple Fibers: Effect of 

Modification of NAFTA Rules of Origin 

for Goods of Canada and Mexico.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Information may be obtained from 

Kimberlie Freund, Office of Industries 

(202–708–5402, 

kimberlie.freund@usitc.gov); for 

information on legal aspects, contact 

William Gearhart of the Office of the 

General Counsel (202–205–3091, 

wgearhart@usitc.gov). The media should 

contact Margaret O’Laughlin, Office of 

Public Affairs (202–205–1819, 

margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). 

Background: Annex 300–B, Chapter 4, 

and Annex 401 of the NAFTA contain 

the rules of origin for textiles and 

apparel for application of the tariff 

provisions of the NAFTA. These rules 

are set forth for the United States in 

general note 12 to the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule (HTS). According to the USTR 

request letter, U.S. negotiators have 

recently reached agreement in principle 

with representatives of the Governments 

of Canada and Mexico to modify the 

NAFTA rule of origin for certain 

sanitary towels or tampons classified in 

HTS subheading 5601.10 and made 

from tri-lobal rayon staple fibers (38 

mm, 3.3 decitex) of HTS subheading 

5504.10. If implemented, the proposed 

rule of origin would apply to U.S. 

imports from and exports to the NAFTA 

parties. Section 202(q) of the North 

American Free Trade Agreement 

Implementation Act (the Act) authorizes 

the President, subject to the 

consultation and layover requirements 

of section 103 of the Act, to proclaim 

such modifications to the rules of origin 

as are necessary to implement an 

agreement with one or more of the 

NAFTA countries pursuant to paragraph 

2 of section 7 of Annex 300–B of the 

Agreement. One of the requirements set 

out in section 103 of the Act is that the 

President obtain advice from the United 

States International Trade Commission. 

In his letter, the USTR requested that 

the Commission provide advice on the 

probable effect of the proposed 

modification of the NAFTA rule of 

origin for certain sanitary articles (as 

described above) on U.S. trade under 

the NAFTA, on total U.S. trade, and on 

domestic producers of the affected 

articles. As requested, the Commission 

will submit its advice to the USTR by 

December 20, 2004, and soon thereafter, 

issue a public version of the report with 

any confidential business information 

deleted. Additional information 

concerning the articles and the 

proposed modifications can be obtained 

by accessing the electronic version of 

this notice at the Commission Internet 

site (http://www.usitc.gov). The current 

NAFTA rules of origin applicable to 

U.S. imports can be found in general 

note 12 of the 2004 HTS (see ‘‘General 

Notes’’ link at http://hotdocs.usitc.gov/

tariff_chapters_current/toc.html). 

Written Submissions: No public 

hearing is planned. However, interested 

parties are invited to submit written 

statements concerning the matters to be 

addressed by the Commission in this 

investigation. Submissions should be 

addressed to the Secretary, United 

States International Trade Commission, 


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20436. To be assured of consideration 

by the Commission, written statements 

related to the Commission’s reports 

should be submitted to the Commission 

at the earliest practical date and should 

be received no later than the close of 

business on November 15, 2004. All 

written submissions must conform with 

the provisions of section 201.8 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Section 201.8 

of the rules requires that a signed 

original (or copy designated as an 

original) and fourteen (14) copies of 

each document be filed. In the event 

that confidential treatment of the 

document is requested, at least four (4) 

additional copies must be filed, in 

which the confidential business 

information must be deleted (see the 

following paragraph for further 

information regarding confidential 

business information). The 

Commission’s rules do not authorize 

filing submissions with the Secretary by 

facsimile or electronic means, except to 

the extent permitted by section 201.8 of 

the rules (see Handbook for Electronic 

Filing Procedures, ftp://ftp.usitc.gov/

pub/reports/electronic_filing 

_handbook.pdf). 

Any submissions that contain 

confidential business information (CBI) 

must also conform with the 

requirements of section 201.6 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). Section 201.6 

of the rules requires that the cover of the 

document and the individual pages be 

clearly marked as to whether they are 

the ‘‘confidential’’ or ‘‘nonconfidential’’

version, and that the CBI be clearly 

identified by means of brackets. All 

written submissions, except for CBI, 

will be made available in the Office of 

the Secretary to the Commission for 

inspection by interested parties. 

The Commission may include some or 

all of the CBI it receives in the report it 

sends to the President. However, the 

Commission will not publish CBI in the 

public version of the report in a manner 

that would reveal the operations of the 

firm supplying the information. The 

public version will be made available to 

the public on the Commission’s Internet 

site (http://www.usitc.gov). 

The public record for this 

investigation may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

http://edis.usitc.gov. Hearing impaired 

individuals may obtain information on 

this matter by contacting 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.

List of Subjects 

NAFTA, rules of origin, textiles, 

fibers.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: October 28, 2004. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary to the Commission.

[FR Doc. 04–24478 Filed 11–2–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—3–A Sanitary Standards, 

Inc. 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

September 14, 2004, pursuant to section 

6(a) of the National Cooperative 

Research and Production Act of 1993, 

15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), 3–A 

Sanitary Standards, Inc. (‘‘3–A SSI’’) has 

filed written notifications 

simultaneously with the Attorney 

General and the Federal Trade 

Commission disclosing (1) the name and 

principal place of business of the 

standards development organization 

and (2) the nature and scope of its 

standards development activities. The 

notifications were filed for the purpose 

of invoking the Act’s provisions limiting 

the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to 

actual damages under specified 

circumstances. 

Pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act, the 

name and principal place of business of 

the standards development organization 

is: 3–A Sanitary Standards, Inc., 

McLean, VA. The nature and scope of 

3–A SSI’s standards development 

activities are: The development, 

maintenance and publishing of 

standards for the sanitary design, 

fabrication, installation and operation of 

equipment and machinery in the 

following areas: Vessels; fillers; valves 

and fittings; pumps and mixers; heat 

exchangers; conveyors and feeders; 

instruments; concentrating equipment; 

farm/raw milk; cheese and butter 

equipment; process and cleaning 

systems; plant support systems; 

materials and materials testing; and 

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients. 

Additional information may be 

obtained from Timothy R. Rugh, CAE, 

Executive Director of 3–A Sanitary 

Standards, Inc., at (703) 790–0295.

Dorothy B. Fountain, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division.

[FR Doc. 04–24567 Filed 11–2–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—Air Conditioning 

Contractors of America Educational 

Institute, Inc. 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

September 16, 2004, pursuant to section 

6(a) of the National Cooperative 

Research and Production Act of 1993, 

15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Air 

Conditioning Contractors of America 

Educational Institute, Inc. (‘‘ACCA–EI’’) 

has filed written notifications 

simultaneously with the Attorney 

General and the Federal Trade 

Commission disclosing (1) the name and 

principal place of business of the 

standards development organization 

and (2) the nature and scope of its 

standards development activities. The 

notifications were filed for the purpose 

of invoking the Act’s provisions limiting 

the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to 

actual damages under specified 

circumstances. 

Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, 

the name and principal place of 

business of the standards development 

organization is: Air Conditioning 

Contractors of America Educational 

Institute, Inc., Arlington, VA. The 

nature and scope of ACCA–EI’s 

standards development activities are: 

The development of standards that 

promote proper design, correct 

equipment selection and installation, 

energy efficient operation, proper 

maintenance and repair of heating, 

ventilating, air and system balance for 

optimal performance or operation of the 

HVACR systems. The goals of standards 

may include requirements for comfort 

and well being, design, equipment 

installation, and maintenance and repair 

and may include standards that promote 

optimum comfort, safe and efficient 

operation at minimal energy utilization, 

performance or operation or 

qualification of personnel. 

Additional information concerning 

ACCA–EI can be obtained from Hilary P.