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Carbide from the People’s Republic of 

China, 59 FR 22585, 22587 (May 2, 

1994). 

Accordingly, we will issue 

questionnaires to Altin, Peak Honey, 

QMD, and Eulia, including a separate 

rates section. The review will proceed if 

the responses provide sufficient 

indication that Altin, Peak Honey, 

QMD, and Eulia are not subject to either 

de jure or de facto government control 

with respect to their exports of honey. 

However, if any company does not 

demonstrate its eligibility for a separate 

rate, then that company will be deemed 

not separate from other companies that 

exported during the POI and the new 

shipper review will be rescinded for 

that company. 

In accordance with section 

751(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.214(e), we will instruct CBP to 

allow, at the option of the importers, the 

posting, until the completion of the 

review, of a single entry bond or 

security in lieu of a cash deposit for 

certain entries of the merchandise 

exported by Altin, Peak Honey, QMD, 

and Eulia. Specifically, since Altin, 

Peak Honey, QMD, and Eulia have 

stated that they are both the producers 

and exporters of the subject 

merchandise for the sales under review, 

we will instruct CBP to limit the 

bonding option only to entries of 

merchandise that were both exported 

and produced by Altin, Peak Honey, 

QMD, and Eulia, respectively. 

Interested parties that need access to 

proprietary information in these new 

shipper reviews should submit 

applications for disclosure under 

administrative protective orders in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and 

351.306. 

This initiation and notice are in 

accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of 

the Act, 19 CFR 351.214(d), and 19 CFR 

351.221(c)(1)(i). 

Dated: January 25, 2006. 

Stephen J. Claeys, 

Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E6–1208 Filed 1–30–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Announcement of a Meeting to Explore 

Feasibility of Establishing a NIST/ 

Industry Consortium on the 

Constituent Contribution to the Service 

Life of a Coating System 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST) 

invites interested parties to attend a preconsortium meeting to be held on May 

16 and 17, 2006 at the NIST main 

campus in Gaithersburg, MD. The 

objective of this two-day meeting is to 

evaluate industry interest in the fourth 

phase of the Coatings Service Life 

Prediction Consortium. The goals of this 

consortium include the development of 

measurement methods and 

mathematical models for ascertaining 

the service life response of filled 

coatings containing pigments having a 

range of photoreactivities exposed in 

both the laboratory and the field. For 

this particular phase of research, the 

filler of interest will be titanium dioxide 

nanoparticles and pigments dispersed in 

both a thermoplastic and a thermoset 

matrix. NIST staff members along with 

at least one technical representative 

from each participating member 

company will conduct consortium 

research and development. Membership 

in the Consortium is open to the 

coatings community, particularly 

coating manufacturers, raw material 

suppliers, and equipment 

manufacturers. The term of the 

consortium is intended to be four years. 

DATES: The meeting will take place on 

Tuesday, May 16, 2006 from 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m. and on Wednesday, May 17, 2006 

from 9 a.m. to noon. Interested parties 

should contact NIST at the address, 

telephone number or fax number shown 

below to confirm their interest and to 

gain entry into the NIST facility. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau 

Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 

Building 224, Room B245. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jonathan W. Martin or Joannie Chin, 

Polymeric Materials Group, National 

Institute of Standards and Technology 

(NIST), 100 Bureau Drive MS 8615, 

Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Telephone: 

(301) 975–6707; fax: 301 990–6891; email: jonathan.martin@nist.gov or 

joannie.chin@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any 

program undertaken will be within the 

scope and confines of The Federal 

Technology Transfer Act of 1986 (Pub. 

L. 99–502, 15 U.S.C. 3710a), which 

provides federal laboratories including 

NIST, with the authority to enter into 

cooperative research agreements with 

qualified parties. Under this law, NIST 

may contribute personnel, equipment, 

and facilities but no funds to the 

cooperative research program. This is 

not a grant program. 

Dated: January 26, 2006. 

William Jeffrey, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. E6–1199 Filed 1–30–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Federal Consistency Appeal by Edwin 

Irizarry Garcia From an Objection by 

the Puerto Rico Planning Board 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (Commerce). 

ACTION: Notice of closure—

administrative appeal decision record. 

SUMMARY: This announcement provides 

notice that the decision record has been 

closed for an administrative appeal filed 

with the Department of Commerce by 

Edwin Irizarry Garcia. 

DATES: The decision record for the 

Irizarry administrative appeal closed on 

January 23, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Materials from the appeal 

record are available at the Office of the 

Assistant General Counsel for Ocean 

Services, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1305 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brett Grosko, Attorney-Adviser, NOAA 

Office of the General Counsel, 301–713–

7384. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Edwin 

Irizarry Garcia (Appellant) has filed a 

notice of appeal with the Secretary of 

Commerce (Secretary) pursuant to 

section 307(c)(3)(A) of the Coastal Zone 

Management Act of 1972 (CZMA), as 

amended, 16 U.S.C. ‘‘1456(c)(3)(A), and 

implementing regulations found at 15 

CFR part 930, Subpart H. Mr. Irizarry 

appeals an objection raised by the 

Puerto Rico Planning Board (Puerto 

Rico) to a consistency certification 

contained within his application to the 


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Army Corps of Engineers for a permit to 

reconstruct a private pier. 

Applicable provisions of the CZMA 

require that a notice be published in the 

Federal Register, indicating the date on 

which the decision record closed. 

Accordingly, notice is hereby provided 

that the decision record for this appeal 

closed on January 23, 2006. 

For additional information about this 

appeal contact Brett Grosko, 301–713–

7384. 

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog No. 

11.419 Coastal Zone Management Program 

Assistance.) 

Dated: January 24, 2006. 

James R. Walpole, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 06–885 Filed 1–30–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–08–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 011906A] 

Endangered Species; Permit Nos. 

1209, 1261, and 1351 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit 

modifications. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the following scientific research permits 

have been modified: Cypress Gardens 

(Dwight Williams, Principal 

Investigator), 3030 Cypress Gardens 

Road, Moncks Corner, SC 29461 (Permit 

No. 1209); U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Warm Springs Regional 

Fisheries Center (Vincent Mudrak, 

Principal Investigator), 5308 Spring 

Street, Warm Springs, GA 31830 (Permit 

No. 1261); Dr. Frank Chapman 

(Principal Investigator), Department of 

Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 

University of Florida, 7922 NW 71st

Street, Gainesville, FL 32653 (Permit 

No. 1351). 

ADDRESSES: The modifications and 

related documents are available for 

review upon written request or by 

appointment in the following office(s): 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301)713–2289, fax (301)427–2521; and 

Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th 

Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701; 

phone (727)824–5312; fax (727)824- 

5309. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shane Guan and Jennifer Skidmore 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

requested modifications have been 

granted under the authority of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

and the provisions of § 222.306 of the 

regulations governing the taking, 

importing, and exporting of endangered 

and threatened fish and wildlife (50 

CFR 222–226). 

File No. 1209: Cypress Gardens is 

authorized to maintain no more than 

eight (8) juvenile shortnose sturgeon in 

captivity for education purposes within 

its facility. This modification will 

extend the permit through January 31, 

2007. 

File No. 1261: The Warm Springs 

Regional Fisheries Center of the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service is authorized 

to maintain captively bred shortnose 

sturgeon for scientific research at the 

Warm Springs, Bears Bluff and 

Orangeburg Hatcheries. Research 

Activities include feeding studies, 

propagation studies and evaluation 

studies as identified in the recovery 

plan for shortnose sturgeon. This 

modification will extend the permit 

through January 31, 2007. 

File No. 1351: Dr. Frank Chapman of 

the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic 

Sciences, University of Florida, is 

authorized to conduct laboratory 

investigations and experimental culture 

to identify the physical, chemical, and 

biological parameters necessary for 

optimal survival and growth of 

shortnose sturgeon. The research is 

believe to complement the knowledge 

base of sturgeon species and assist the 

National Fish Hatcheries to optimally 

maintain and reproduce shortnose 

sturgeon stocks. This modification will 

extend the permit through January 31, 

2007. 

Issuance of thess modification, as 

required by the ESA was based on a 

finding that such permits: (1) Were 

applied for in good faith; (2) will not 

operate to the disadvantage of any 

endangered or threatened species; and 

(3) are consistent with the purposes and 

policies set forth in section 2 of the 

ESA. 

Dated: January 25, 2006. 

Carrie W. Hubard, 

Acting Chief, Permits, Conservation and 

Education Division, Office of Protected 

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E6–1200 Filed 1–30–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary of Defense 

Public Meeting of the Defense 

Advisory Committee on Military 

Compensation 

AGENCY: DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On December 29, 2005, the 

Department of Defense published a 

notice of meeting (70 FR 77150) 

scheduled for January 24, 2006, 10 a.m. 

Due to last minute cancellations of 

committee members, attendance would 

be insufficient to conduct public 

deliberations, therefore the meeting is 

canceled. This announces the 

cancellation. This meeting will be 

rescheduled and announced at a later 

date. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LTC 

Janet Fenton, Designated Federal 

Official, Defense Advisory Committee 

on Military Compensation, 2521 S. 

Clark Street, Arlington, VA 22202. 

Telephone: 703–699–2718. 

Dated: January 25, 2006. 

L.M. Bynum, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 06–872 Filed 1–30–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Science Board 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee 

meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board 

Task Force on VTOL/STOL will meet in 

closed session on January 30 and 31, 

2006; at Strategic Analysis Inc., 3601 

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA. This 

meeting will be an Executive Session for 

Task Force management as well as 

classified and FOUO briefings on 

current technologies and programs. 

The mission of the Defense Science 

Board is to advise the Secretary of 

Defense and the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology & 

Logistics on scientific and technical 

matters as they affect the perceived 

needs of the Department of Defense. At 

these meetings, the Defense Science 

Board Task Force will: Assess the 

features and capabilities VTOL/STOL 

aircraft should have in order to support 

the nation’s defense needs through at 

least the first half of the 21st century. 


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