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assessment and determined that 

LLRICE601 did not pose any 

environmental concerns. 

Analysis 

Like the antecedent organisms 

LLRICE62 and LLRICE06, rice line 

LLRICE601 has been genetically 

engineered to contain the bar gene 

isolated from the bacterium 

Streptomyces hygroscopicus, under the 

control of a 35S promoter sequence 

derived from cauliflower mosaic virus 

(35S CaMV). The bar gene encodes a 

phosphinothricin acetyltransferase 

(PAT) enzyme that confers tolerance to 

the herbicide glufosinate. LLRICE601 

and LLRICE62 produce a single PAT 

protein of the same apparent molecular 

weight, as demonstrated by Western 

blotting. LLRICE06 does not produce 

sufficient protein for the size to be 

determined by this method. The level of 

expression of the PAT protein produced 

in LLRICE601 plants falls between that 

of the two antecedent organisms 

LLRICE62 and LLRICE06. 

The DNA construct was introduced 

into the LLRICE06 and LLRICE62 by 

direct gene transfer, but was introduced 

into LLRICE601 by Agrobacteriummediated transformation. Both direct 

gene transfer and Agrobacteriummediated transformation are standard 

practices for introduction of genetic 

material into plant genomes; APHIS 

does not, therefore, consider this 

difference significant. 

The 35S CaMV promoter is slightly 

longer for LLRICE601 than it is for 

LLRICE06 or LLRICE62. APHIS does not 

consider this difference significant. The 

promoter in LLRICE601 has been used 

in other events that have APHIS and 

FDA approval, and no unusual effects 

have been observed in those events. The 

35S CaMV promoter is among the most 

common gene sequences used in 

genetically engineered plants and has a 

long history of safe use. 

LLRICE601 uses the nos (nopaline 

synthase) terminator, while LLRICE06 

and LLRICE62 use the 35S CaMV 

terminator. The function of the 31

terminator is to provide a 

polyadenylation site, a necessary part of 

the mRNA transcript of the gene. In 

LLRICE601, the nos terminator is 

truncated. However, the PAT protein is 

still made, so the truncation does not 

affect the function of the transgene. The 

nos terminator is widely used in genetic 

engineering, and has been approved in 

a number of deregulated products, e.g., 

LLCotton25 and MON810 corn. APHIS 

does not consider LLRICE601’s use of a 

different terminator than the antecedent 

organisms to be a significant difference 

because both sequences provide the 

same function. 

LLRICE06 was originally genetically 

engineered into the medium grain 

variety M202, and LLRICE62 was 

originally genetically engineered into 

the medium grain variety Bengal and 

has since been bred into other rice 

varieties, including long grain varieties. 

LLRICE601 was originally genetically 

engineered in the long grain variety 

Cocodrie. APHIS does not consider this 

difference significant. 

Rice line LLRICE601 has been 

considered a regulated article under 

APHIS regulations in 7 CFR part 340, 

and it was field tested under APHIS 

authorization between 1998 and 2001. 

Numerous field trials of LLRICE601 

were conducted under notification 

during this time period. 

The sequence of the PAT protein 

produced in LLRICE601 is identical to 

the sequence produced in the approved 

cotton line LLCotton25. These 

sequences vary from the PAT proteins 

in LLRICE06 and LLRICE62 by a single 

amino acid at position 2, where the 

former have an aspartic acid residue and 

the latter have a serine. APHIS does not 

consider this difference to be significant 

because lines corresponding to both 

versions of the protein have undergone 

applicable reviews by APHIS and FDA. 

Conclusion 

Accordingly, we have concluded that 

rice line LLRICE601 is similar to the 

antecedent organisms in APHIS petition 

number 98–329–01p, and we have 

reached a preliminary decision that rice 

line LLRICE601 should no longer be 

regulated under the regulations in 7 CFR 

part 340. 

We will consider all comments we 

receive regarding this preliminary 

decision during the comment period for 

this notice (see DATES above), after 

which APHIS will issue its final 

decision. Until the final decision is 

made, LLRICE601 will remain a 

regulated article. 

Should the preliminary decision be 

made final, LLRICE601 would no longer 

be considered a regulated article under 

the regulations in 7 CFR part 340, and 

the requirements pertaining to regulated 

articles under those regulations would 

no longer apply to the field testing, 

importation, or interstate movement of 

LLRICE601 or its progeny. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

To provide the public with 

documentation of APHIS’ review and 

analysis of any potential environmental 

impacts associated with the proposed 

extension of a determination of 

nonregulated status for LLRICE601, an 

environmental assessment (EA) has 

been prepared. The EA was 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 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA 

Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 

372). 

The EA may be viewed on the 

Regulations.gov Web site or in our 

reading room (see ADDRESSES above for 

instructions for accessing 

Regulations.gov and information on the 

location and hours of the reading room). 

The EA is also available as described 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. We will consider all 

comments we receive regarding the EA 

during the comment period for this 

notice (see DATES above). 

In accordance with § 372.9(e) of 

APHIS’ NEPA Implementing 

Procedures, the APHIS decisionmaker 

will consider the alternatives discussed 

in environmental documents in 

reaching a determination on the merits 

of the proposed action (i.e., the decision 

regarding the regulatory status of rice 

line LLRICE601). 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–

7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 

371.3. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 1st day of 

September 2006. 

W. Ron DeHaven, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. E6–14921 Filed 9–7–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2006–0027] 

National Advisory Committee on 

Microbiological Criteria for Foods 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

the National Advisory Committee on 

Microbiological Criteria for Foods 

(NACMCF) will hold public meetings of 

the full Committee and subcommittees 

on September 18–22, 2006. The 

Committee will discuss: (1) 

Determination of Cooking Parameters 

for Safe Seafood for Consumers, and (2) 

Assessment of the Food Safety 


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Importance of Mycobacterium avium 

subspecies paratuberculosis. 

DATES: The full Committee will hold an 

open meeting on Friday, September 22, 

2006, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The 

Subcommittee on Determination of 

Cooking Parameters for Safe Seafood for 

Consumers will hold open meetings on 

Monday and Tuesday, September 18–

19, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The 

Subcommittee on Assessment of the 

Food Safety Importance of 

Mycobacterium avium subspecies 

paratuberculosis will hold open 

meetings on Wednesday and Thursday, 

September 20–21, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The September 18–21, 2006, 

subcommittee meetings will be held at 

the Aerospace Building, 901 ‘‘D’’ St., 

SW., Room 369, Washington, DC. The 

September 22, 2006, full committee 

meeting will be held in the conference 

room at the south end of the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

cafeteria located in the South Building, 

1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250. All documents 

related to full Committee meetings will 

be available for public inspection in the 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

(FSIS) Docket Room, 300 12th Street, 

SW., Room 102, Cotton Annex Building, 

Washington, DC 20250, between 8:30 

a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, as soon as they become 

available. The NACMCF documents will 

also be available on the Internet at 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/ 

2006_Notices_Index/. 

FSIS will finalize an agenda on or 

before the meeting dates and post it on 

the FSIS Internet Web page http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/News/ 

Meetings_&_Events/. Please note that 

the meeting agenda is subject to change 

due to the time required for committee 

discussions, thus, sessions could start or 

end earlier or later than anticipated. 

Please plan accordingly if you would 

like to attend a particular session. 

Also, the official transcript of the 

September 22, 2006 full Committee 

meeting, when it becomes available, 

will be kept in the FSIS Docket Room 

at the above address and will also be 

posted on the FSIS Internet Web page 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/About/ 

NACMCF_Meetings/. 

The mailing address for the contact 

person below, Karen Thomas, is: Food 

Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Office of 

Public Health Science, Aerospace 

Center, Room 333, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–

3700. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Persons interested in making a 

presentation, submitting technical 

papers, or providing comments at the 

September 22, plenary session should 

contact Karen Thomas, phone (202) 

690–6620, Fax (202) 690–6334, e-mail 

address: karen.thomas@fsis.usda.gov, or 

at the mailing address above. Persons 

requiring a sign language interpreter or 

other special accommodations should 

notify Ms. Thomas by September 14, 

2006. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The NACMCF was established in 

1988, in response to a recommendation 

of the National Academy of Sciences for 

an interagency approach to 

microbiological criteria for foods, and in 

response to a recommendation of the 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Committee on Appropriations, as 

expressed in the Rural Development, 

Agriculture, and Related Agencies 

Appropriation Bill for fiscal year 1988. 

The Charter for the NACMCF is 

available for viewing on the FSIS 

Internet Web page at http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/About/ 

NACMCF_Charter/. 

The NACMCF provides scientific 

advice and recommendations to the 

Secretary of Agriculture and the 

Secretary of Health and Human Services 

on public health issues relative to the 

safety and wholesomeness of the U.S. 

food supply, including development of 

microbiological criteria and review and 

evaluation of epidemiological and risk 

assessment data and methodologies for 

assessing microbiological hazards in 

foods. The Committee also provides 

advice to the Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention and the Departments of 

Commerce and Defense. 

Dr. Richard Raymond, Under 

Secretary for Food Safety, USDA, is the 

Committee Chair; Dr. Robert E. Brackett, 

Director of the Department of Health 

and Human Services Food and Drug 

Administration’s Center for Food Safety 

and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), is the 

Vice-Chair; and Gerri Ransom, FSIS, is 

the Executive Secretariat. 

At the subcommittee meetings the 

week of September 18–21, 2006 the 

Committee will discuss: 

• The determination of cooking 

parameters for safe seafood for 

consumers, and 

• Assessment of the food safety 

importance of Mycobacterium avium 

subspecies paratuberculosis. 

Documents Reviewed by NACMCF 

FSIS intends to make available to the 

public all materials that are reviewed 

and considered by NACMCF regarding 

its deliberations. Generally, these 

materials will be made available as soon 

as possible after the full Committee 

meeting. Further, FSIS intends to make 

these materials available in both 

electronic formats on the FSIS web 

page, as well as in hard copy format in 

the FSIS Docket Room. Often, an 

attempt is made to make the materials 

available at the start of the full 

Committee meeting when sufficient 

time is allowed in advance to do so. 

Disclaimer: For electronic copies, all 

NACMCF documents and comments are 

electronic conversions from a variety of 

source formats into HTML that may 

have resulted in character translation or 

format errors. Readers are cautioned not 

to rely on this HTML document. Minor 

changes to materials in electronic format 

may be necessary in order to meet the 

electronic and information technology 

accessibility standards contained in 

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act in 

which graphs, charts, and tables must be 

accompanied by a text descriptor in 

order for the vision-impaired to be made 

aware of the content. FSIS will add 

these text descriptors along with a 

qualifier that the text is a simplified 

interpretation of the graph, chart, or 

table. Portable Document Format (PDF) 

and/or paper documents of the official 

text, figures, and tables will be available 

for inspection in the FSIS Docket Room. 

Copyrighted documents will not be 

posted on the FSIS Web site, but will be 

available for inspection in the FSIS 

Docket Room. 

Additional Public Notification 

Public awareness of all segments of 

rulemaking and policy development is 

important. Consequently, in an effort to 

ensure that minorities, women, and 

persons with disabilities are aware of 

this notice, FSIS will announce it online through the FSIS Web page located 

at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations/ 

2006_Notices_Index/. FSIS will also 

make copies of this Federal Register 

publication available through the FSIS 

Constituent Update, which is used to 

provide information regarding FSIS 

policies, procedures, regulations, 

Federal Register notices, FSIS public 

meetings, recalls, and other types of 

information that could affect or would 

be of interest to constituents and 

stakeholders. The update is 

communicated via Listserv, a free 

electronic mail subscription service for 

industry, trade and farm groups, 

consumer interest groups, allied health 

professionals, and other individuals 

who have asked to be included. The 

update is available on the FSIS Web 

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1 (1) Watanabe Paper Product (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 

(‘‘Watanabe Shanghai’’); Hotrock Stationery 

(Shenzhen) Co. (‘‘Watanabe Shenzhen’’); and 

Watanabe Paper Product (Linqing) Co., Ltd. 

(‘‘Watanabe Linqing’’), collectively (the ‘‘Watanabe 

Group’’); (2) Atico International (HK) Ltd. & Atico 

Overseas Ltd. (collectively ‘‘Atico’’); and (3) 

Shanghai Lian Li Paper Products Co., Ltd. (‘‘Lian 

Li’’). On January 26, 2006, Atico submitted a letter 

informing the Department that it was unable to 

participate further in this investigation. As in the 

Preliminary Determination, we find that Atico does 

not merit a separate rate and will be subject to the 

PRC-wide entity. See The PRC-Wide Rate and Use 

of Adverse Facts Available section for further 

discussion. 

2Anhui Light Industries International Co., Ltd. 

(‘‘Anhui Light’’), Changshu Changjiang Printing Co., 

Ltd. (‘‘Changjiang’’), Chinapack Ningbo Paper 

Products Co., Ltd. (‘‘Chinapack’’), Dongguan Yizhi 

Gao Paper Products Ltd. (‘‘Yizhi Gao’’), Essential 

Industries Limited (‘‘Essential’’), Fujian Hengda 

Group Co., Ltd. (‘‘Hengda’’), Haijing Stationery 

(Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (‘‘Haijing’’), Excel Sheen 

Limited (‘‘Excel’’), Maxleaf Stationary Ltd. 

(‘‘Maxleaf’’), Jiaxing Te Gao Te Paper Products Co., 

Ltd. (‘‘Te Gao Te’’), Linqing Silver Star Paper 

Products Co., Ltd. (‘‘Linqing Silver’’), MGA 

Entertainment (H.K.) Limited (‘‘MGA’’), Ningbo 

Guangbo Imports and Exports Co. Ltd. (‘‘Ningbo’’), 

Orient International Holding Shanghai Foreign 

Trade Co., Ltd. (‘‘Orient’’), Paperline Limited 

(‘‘Paperline’’), Planet (Hong Kong) International 

Company Ltd. (‘‘Planet HK’’), Planet International 

Company Ltd. (‘‘Planet’’), Shanghai Pudong 

Wenbao Paper Products Factory (‘‘Wenbao Paper’’), 

Shanghai Foreign Trade Enterprise Co., Ltd. 

(‘‘SFTE’’), Sunshine International Group (HK) Ltd. 

(‘‘Sunshine’’), Suzhou Industrial Park Asia Pacific 

Paper Converting Co., Ltd. (‘‘Suzhou’’), Suzhou 

Industrial Park You-You Trading Co., Ltd. (‘‘You 

You Trading’’), Wah Kin Stationery and Paper 

Product Limited (‘‘Wah Kin’’), and Yalong Paper 

Products (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. (‘‘Yalong’’), Shanghai 

Lansheng Stationery & Sporting Goods Import & 

Export Co., Ltd. (‘‘Lansheng’’), Yantai License 

Printing & Making Co., Ltd. (‘‘Yantai’’), You-You 

Paper Products (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (‘‘You-You’’), 

Paperline Limited (‘‘Paperline’’), and Shanghai 

Pudong Wenbao Paper Products Factory (‘‘Wenbao 

Paper’’). Also, Paperline and Wenbao Paper are 

collectively known as (‘‘Wenbao’’) and Planet and 

Planet Hong Kong are collectively known as 

(‘‘Planet International’’). 

page, FSIS is able to provide 

information to a much broader and more 

diverse audience. 

In addition, FSIS offers an e-mail 

subscription service which provides 

automatic and customized access to 

selected food safety news and 

information. This service is available at 

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ 

news_and_events/email_subscription/. 

Options range from recalls to export 

information to regulations, directives 

and notices. Customers can add or 

delete subscriptions themselves and 

have the option to password protect 

their account. 

Done at Washington, DC on September 6, 

2006. 

Barbara J. Masters, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 06–7563 Filed 9–6–06; 11:26 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Glenn/Colusa County Resource 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Glenn/Colusa County 

Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) 

will meet in Willows, California. 

Agenda items to be covered include: (1) 

Introductions, (2) Approval of Minutes, 

(3) Public Comments, (4) Project 

Proposal/Possible Action, (5) General 

Discussion (6) Plan Schedule for the 

Next Year, (7) Next agenda. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

September 18, 2006, from 1:30 p.m. and 

end at approximately 4:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

Mendocino National Forest Supervisor’s 

Office, 825 N. Humboldt Ave., Willows, 

CA 95988. Individuals wishing to speak 

or purpose agenda items must send their 

names and proposals to Tricia 

Christofferson, Acting DFO, 825 N. 

Humboldt Ave., Willows, CA 95988. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bobbin Gaddini, Committee 

Coordinator, USDA, Mendocino 

National Forest, Grindstone Ranger 

District, 825 N. Humboldt Ave., 

Willows, CA 95988. (530) 934–1268; email ggaddin@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service staff and Committee 

members. However, persons who wish 

to bring matters to the attention of the 

Committee may file written statements 

with the Committee staff before or after 

the meeting. Public input sessions will 

be provided and individuals who made 

written requests by September 15, 2006 

will have the opportunity to address the 

committee at those sessions. 

Dated: August 31, 2006. 

Paul Montgomery, 

Acting Designated Federal Official. 

[FR Doc. 06–7494 Filed 9–7–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–901] 

Notice of Final Determination of Sales 

at Less Than Fair Value, and 

Affirmative Critical Circumstances, In 

Part: Certain Lined Paper Products 

From the People’s Republic of China 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 8, 

2006. 

SUMMARY: We determine that imports of 

certain lined paper products (‘‘CLPP’’) 

from the People’s Republic of China 

(‘‘PRC’’) are being, or are likely to be, 

sold in the United States at less than fair 

value (‘‘LTFV’’), as provided in section 

735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (’’the Act’’). The estimated 

margins of sales at LTFV are shown in 

the ‘‘Final Determination’’ section of 

this notice. Moreover, we determine that 

critical circumstances exist with regard 

to certain imports of CLPP from the 

PRC. See the ‘‘Critical Circumstances’’

section below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marin Weaver or Frances Veith, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office 8, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–2336 or 482–4295, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Case History 

On April 17, 2006, the Department 

published in the Federal Register 

(‘‘FR’’) the preliminary determination 

that CLPP from the PRC are being, or are 

likely to be, sold in the United States at 

LTFV, as provided in section 733 of the 

Act, covering three exporters and 

producers as mandatory respondents 1

and 27 separate-rate respondents.2 See 

Preliminary Determination of Sales at 

Less Than Fair Value, Affirmative 

Critical Circumstances, In Part, and 

Postponement of Final Determination: 

Certain Lined Paper Products from the 

People’s Republic of China. 71 FR 16965 

(April 17, 2006) (‘‘Preliminary 

Determination’’). Since the publication 

of the Preliminary Determination the 

following events have occurred. 

On April 13, 2006, we sent a separaterate verification agenda to separate-rate 

applicants, Planet International. On 

April 18, 2006, Planet International 

notified the Department of its 

withdrawal from the verification. On 

May 4, 2006, we sent a separate-rate 

verification agenda to a separate-rate 

applicant, Lansheng, and on May 8, 

2006, it notified the Department of its 

withdrawal from the verification. From 

May 8 through 18, 2006, the Department 

conducted a sales verification of Lian Li 

and a factors verification of its 

unaffiliated producers Shanghai Sentian 

Paper Products Co., Ltd. (‘‘Sentian’’), 


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