Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 238 / Monday, December 13, 2004 / Notices 72181

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 12, 2003, notice was 

published in the Federal Register (68 

FR 69388) that an modification of 

Permit No. 1375, issued March 27, 2003 

(68 FR 16002), had been requested by 

the above-named individual. The 

requested modification has been granted 

under the authority of the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 

16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the 

regulations governing the taking, 

importing, and exporting of endangered 

and threatened species (50 CFR 222–

226).

Permit No. 1375 authorized the 

permit holder to deploy 1,000 hatcheryreared juvenile shortnose sturgeon 

(Acipenser brevirostrum) in cages at 10 

test sites within the Roanoke/Albemarle 

River system for 28 days. Afterwards the 

fish will be euthanized and their tissue 

analyzed for contaminants. The results 

of this study will provide needed 

information to determine if water 

quality is a factor limiting the ecological 

success of shortnose sturgeon in this 

river system. When the initial study was 

conducted, however, high water 

temperatures and low dissolved oxygen 

contributed to a shortened experiment 

time. With the issuance of this 

modification the permit holder will be 

authorized to obtain an additional 1000 

fish to repeat the experiment in more 

favorable conditions. The modification 

will also extend the expiration date 

until December 31, 2005.

Issuance of this modification, as 

required by the ESA was based on a 

finding that such permit (1) was applied 

for in good faith, (2) will not operate to 

the disadvantage of the endangered 

species which is the subject of this 

permit, and (3) is consistent with the 

purposes and policies set forth in 

section 2 of the ESA.

Dated: December 8, 2004.

Stephen L. Leathery,

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 04–27270 Filed 12–10–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 120304E]

Guidelines for Producing the Climate 

Change Science Program Synthesis 

and Assessment Products

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The United States Climate 

Change Science Program (CCSP) is 

announcing the Guidelines for 

Producing the CCSP Synthesis and 

Assessment Products, which are 

described in the Strategic Plan for the 

U.S. Climate Change Science Program. 

The synthesis and assessment products 

are intended to provide useful 

information for a variety of users about 

key climate change topics. The products 

include reports, data sets, and 

evaluations of the uses and limits of 

climate information for decisionmaking.

ADDRESSES: The CCSP website is at:

http://www.climatescience.gov. The 

finalized guidelines areavailable on the 

CCSP web site at:

http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/

sap/sap-guidelines.htm.The draft 

guidelines and a collation of comments 

submitted are available on the CCSP 

web site at:

http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/

sap/sap-guidelines–29mar2004.pdf and

http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/

sap/guidelines-comments/default.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Sandy MacCracken, U.S. Climate 

Change Science Program, Suite 250, 

1717 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., 

Washington, DC 20006, 1–202–419–

3483 (voice), 1–202–223–3065 (fax), 

smaccrac@usgcrp.gov (e-mail).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Climate Change Science Program is an 

interagency endeavor, with 13 

participating Federal agencies and 

departments. One or more of the 

agencies that comprise CCSP will have 

the lead responsibility for preparing 

each product. The national and 

international research community is 

anticipated to play a major role in 

preparation of many of the products. 

See Chapter 2 of the Strategic Plan for 

the U.S. Climate Change Science 

Program for a detailed description of the 

products.

To ensure consistency and 

transparency in the processes that will 

be used by the lead and supporting 

CCSP agencies in preparing the 

products, the guidelines describe the 

roles of different parties and the steps to 

be followed in each of three phases of 

the preparation process—developing the 

prospectus, drafting and revising the 

document, and final approval and 

publication of each product. This 

process of product development will 

facilitate involvement of the research 

community and the public in ensuring 

that the products meet the highest 

standards of scientific excellence. The 

guidelines also encourage transparency 

by ensuring that public information 

about the status of the products will be 

provided on the CCSP web site (see 

ADDRESSES).

Comments on the draft guidelines 

were solicited during a public comment 

period from 29 March 2004 to 7 May 

2004. The guidelines have been revised 

extensively in response to these 

comments and input from the National 

Research Council (NRC) provided 

during a meeting of the NRC’s 

Coordinating Committee on Global 

Change held in Washington, DC on 8–

9 April 2004.

Dated: December 6, 2004.

James R. Mahoney,

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans 

and Atmosphere and Director, U.S. Climate 

Change Science Program.

[FR Doc. 04–27264 Filed 12–10–04; 8:45am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Entry of Shipments of Cotton, Wool, 

Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and Other 

Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Apparel in 

Excess of 2004 Agreement Limits or 

Certain China Safeguard Limits 

December 9, 2004.

AGENCY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA).

ACTION: Directive to Commissioner, 

Customs and Border Protection. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross 

Arnold, International Trade Specialist, 

Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, (202) 482–

3400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March 

3, 1972, as amended; Section 204 of the 

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7 

U.S.C. 1854).

In a Federal Register Notice 

published on June 25, 2004, CITA 

announced that it had come to CITA’s 

attention that some textile and apparel 

products may be shipped in excess of 

agreed quota limits in 2004 with the 

expectation that those shipments will be 

allowed entry upon the expiration of the 

limits, and CITA noted that shipments 

exported in excess of agreed limits are 

a violation of the terms of those 

agreements. (69 FR 35586) In that 

Notice, CITA expressly reserved the 

right to deny entry to goods that have 

been shipped in excess of agreed limits 

or to stage entry for goods exported in 

excess of agreed limits. In order to carry