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Yarn Number: Warp and filling: 50/2 

to 68/2 metric 

wrapped around 225 

metric spandex (30/2 

to 40/2 wrapped 

around 40-denier 

spandex) 

Thread Count: 30 to 32 warp ends x 

24 to 26 filling picks 

per square centimeter (76 to 81 warp 

ends x 60 to 66 filling picks per square 

inch) 

Weave Type: Various 

Weight: 220 to 250 grams per 

square meter (6.5 to 

7.4 ounces per 

square yard) 

Width: 142 to 148 centimeters 

(56 to 59 inches) 

Finish: Dyed; of yarns of different colors 

Philip J. Martello, 

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc. E6–15736 Filed 9–25–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Limitations of Duty- and Quota-Free 

Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled 

in Beneficiary Sub-Saharan African 

Countries from Regional and ThirdCountry Fabric 

September 21, 2006. 

AGENCY: Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA). 

ACTION: Publishing the New 12-Month 

Cap on Duty- and Quota-Free Benefits. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anna Flaaten, International Trade 

Specialist, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482-3400. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: Title I, Section 112(b)(3) of the 

Trade and Development Act of 2000, as 

amended by Section 3108 of the Trade Act 

of 2002 and Section 7(b)(2) of the AGOA 

Acceleration Act of 2004; Presidential 

Proclamation 7350 of October 4, 2000 (65 FR 

59321); Presidential Proclamation 7626 of 

November 13, 2002 (67 FR 69459). 

Title I of the Trade and Development 

Act of 2000 (TDA 2000) provides for 

duty- and quota-free treatment for 

certain textile and apparel articles 

imported from designated beneficiary 

sub-Saharan African countries. Section 

112(b)(3) of TDA 2000 provides dutyand quota-free treatment for apparel 

articles wholly assembled in one or 

more beneficiary sub-Saharan African 

countries from fabric wholly formed in 

one or more beneficiary countries from 

yarn originating in the U.S. or one or 

more beneficiary countries. This 

preferential treatment is also available 

for apparel articles assembled in one or 

more lesser-developed beneficiary subSaharan African countries, regardless of 

the country of origin of the fabric used 

to make such articles. This special rule 

for lesser-developed countries applied 

through September 30, 2004. TDA 2000 

imposed a quantitative limitation on 

imports eligible for preferential 

treatment under these two provisions. 

The Trade Act of 2002 amended TDA 

2000 to extend preferential treatment to 

apparel assembled in a beneficiary subSaharan African country from 

components knit-to-shape in a 

beneficiary country from U.S. or 

beneficiary country yarns and to apparel 

formed on seamless knitting machines 

in a beneficiary country from U.S. or 

beneficiary country yarns, subject to the 

quantitative limitation. The Trade Act of 

2002 also increased the quantitative 

limitation but provided that this 

increase would not apply to apparel 

imported under the special rule for 

lesser-developed countries. Section 

7(b)(2)(B) of the AGOA Acceleration Act 

extended the expiration of the 

quantitative limitation through 

September 30, 2015, and the expiration 

of the limitation for the special rule for 

lesser-developed countries through 

September 30, 2007. It also further 

amended the percentages to be used in 

calculating the quantitative limitations 

for each twelve-month period, 

beginning on October 1, 2003. The 

AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 

provides that the quantitative limitation 

for the twelve-month period beginning 

October 1, 2006 will be an amount not 

to exceed 6.43675 percent of the 

aggregate square meter equivalents of all 

apparel articles imported into the 

United States in the preceding 12-month 

period for which data are available. See 

Section 112(b)(3)(A)(ii)(I) of TDA 2000, 

as amended by Section 7(b)(2)(B) of the 

AGOA Acceleration Act. Of this overall 

amount, apparel imported under the 

special rule for lesser-developed 

countries is limited to an amount not to 

exceed 1.6071 percent of all apparel 

articles imported into the United States 

in the preceding 12-month period. See 

Section 112(b)(3)(B)(ii)(II) of TDA 2000, 

as amended by Section 7(b)(2)(B) of the 

AGOA Acceleration Act. For the 

purpose of this notice, the most recent 

12-month period for which data are 

available is the 12-month period ending 

July 31, 2006. 

Presidential Proclamation 7350 

directed CITA to publish the aggregate 

quantity of imports allowed during each 

12-month period in the Federal 

Register. Presidential Proclamation 

7626, published on November 18, 2002, 

modified the aggregate quantity of 

imports allowed during each 12-month 

period. 

For the one-year period, beginning on 

October 1, 2006, and extending through 

September 30, 2007, the aggregate 

quantity of imports eligible for 

preferential treatment under these 

provisions is 1,498,846,694 square 

meters equivalent. Of this amount, 

374,225,583 square meters equivalent is 

available to apparel articles imported 

under the special rule for lesserdeveloped countries. Apparel articles 

entered in excess of these quantities will 

be subject to otherwise applicable 

tariffs. 

These quantities are calculated using 

the aggregate square meter equivalents 

of all apparel articles imported into the 

United States, derived from the set of 

Harmonized System lines listed in the 

Annex to the World Trade Organization 

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing 

(ATC), and the conversion factors for 

units of measure into square meter 

equivalents used by the United States in 

implementing the ATC. 

Philip J. Martello, 

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc. E6–15735 Filed 9–25–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Coastal Engineering Research Board 

(CERB) 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), 

announcement is made of the following 

committee meeting: 

Name of Committee: Coastal Engineering 

Research Board (CERB). 

Date of Meeting: October 11–13, 2006. 

Place: Ocean Place Resort and Spa, One 

Ocean Boulevard, Long Branch, NJ 

07740. 

Time: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (October 11, 2006). 

8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (October 12, 2006). 

8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (October 13, 2006). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Inquiries and notice of intent to attend 


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the meeting may be addressed to 

Colonel Richard B. Jenkins, Executive 

Secretary, Commander, U.S. Army 

Engineer Research and Development 

Center, Waterways Experiment Station, 

3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 

39180–6199. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board 

provides broad policy guidance and 

review of plans and fund requirements 

for the conduct of research and 

development of research projects in 

consonance with the needs of the 

coastal engineering field and the 

objectives of the Chief of Engineers. 

Proposed Agenda: For Board 

members, the morning of October 11 is 

devoted to an overflight of the New 

Jersey shoreline. The afternoon of 

October 11 is devoted to presentations 

pertaining to North Atlantic Division 

Project-Specific Coastal Engineering 

Challenges. They include: Coastal 

Engineering Technical Challenges of the 

Fire Island to Montauk Point 

Reformulation Study; Renourishment 

Triggers and Emergency Fill Procedures, 

Technical and Policy challenges; 

Monitoring Challenges; Sea Level Rise 

Implications in New York Area; and 

Surfer Perspective on Corps Design on 

Shore Protection Projects. On Thursday 

morning, October 12, presentations will 

be made concerning Shore Protection 

Project Performance. These 

presentations include: Economic 

Performance of Federal Shore Protection 

Project, Martin County, FL; Shore 

Protection Project Design and 

Formulation Improvement; Modeling 

Relevant Physics of Sedimentation in 

3D (MORPHOS 3D); and 

Communicating the Corps’ Role in 

Coastal Zone Management. There will 

also be presentations concerning Coastal 

Planning Center of Expertise and 

Regional Sediment Management as it 

Applies to North Atlantic Division. The 

Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr., is 

scheduled to speak immediately after 

lunch on October 12. Presentations will 

also be made concerning Joint 

Subcommittee on Ocean Science and 

Technology and National Research 

Council Shelter Coast Final Report. 

Presentations concerning Coastal 

Environmental Restoration Challenges 

are also Scheduled for Thursday 

afternoon. They include: Collaborative 

Ecosystem Restoration at Jamaica Bay 

Marsh Islands; Collaboration with the 

Corps on Coastal Initiatives; and 

Biological Opinion on the Sea Bright to 

Manasquan Project, Piping Plover and 

Sea Beach Amaranth. Friday morning, 

October 13, is devoted to Board 

Executive Session discussing ongoing 

initiatives and actions. 

These meetings are open to the 

public; participation by the public is 

scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on October 12. 

The entire meeting is open to the 

public, but since seating capacity of the 

meeting is limited, advance notice of 

attendance is required. Oral 

participation by public attendees is 

encouraged during the time scheduled 

on the agenda; written statements may 

be submitted prior to the meeting or up 

to 30 days after the meeting. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–8249 Filed 9–25–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–61–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Availability of GovernmentOwned Inventions; Available for 

Licensing 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The inventions listed below 

are assigned to the U.S. Government as 

represented by the Secretary of the Navy 

and are available for domestic and 

foreign licensing by the Department of 

the Navy. 

U.S. Patent No. 6,865,455: 

MAGNETIC ANOMALY GUIDANCE 

SYSTEM AND METHOD.//U.S. Patent 

No. 6,868,360: SMALL HEADMOUNTED COMPASS SYSTEM WITH 

OPTICAL DISPLAY.//U.S. Patent No. 

6,868,197: CONNECTOR-LESS HIGH 

SPEED UNDERWATER DATA 

INTERFACE.//U.S. Patent No. 

6,870,534: METHOD OF SIMULATING 

EXPLOSIVE PERFORMANCE.//U.S. 

Patent No. 6,879,544: MANATEE 

VOCALIZATION DETECTION 

METHOD AND SYSTEM.//U.S. Patent 

No. 6,879,397: LIGHT SCATTERING 

DETECTOR.//U.S. Patent No. 6,879,547: 

COMBINED STABILIZATION 

BRACKET AND MINE SYSTEM FOR 

GATHERING UNDERSEA DATA.//U.S. 

Patent No.6,883,390: INSTRUMENT 

FOR MEASURING WATER-SPRAY 

BLAST FORCE.//U.S. Patent No. 

6,888,353: MAGNETIC ANOMALY 

HOMING SYSTEM AND METHOD 

USING MAGNETIC TOTAL FIELD 

SCALARS.//U.S. Patent No. 6,893,540: 

HIGH TEMPERATURE PELTIER 

EFFECT WATER DISTILLER.//U.S. 

Patent No. 6,907,326: AUTONOMOUS 

SURF ZONE LINE CHARGE 

DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM.//U.S. Patent 

No. 6,927,790: DIGITAL CAMERA 

SYSTEM PROVIDING FOR CONTROL 

OF A CAMERA’S OPERATIONAL 

PARAMETERS AND IMAGE 

CAPTURE.//U.S. Patent No. 6,931,339: 

COMPASS AND COMMUNICATION 

SYSTEM.//U.S. Patent No. 6,934,633: 

HELMET-MOUNTED PARACHUTIST 

NAVIGATION SYSTEM.//U.S. Patent 

No. 6,944,816: AUTOMATED SYSTEM 

FOR PERFORMING KEPNER TREGOE 

ANALYSIS FOR SPREAD SHEET 

OUTPUT.//U.S. Patent No. 6,945,187: 

INSTRIDE INFLATABLE 

AUTONOMOUS FUEL DEPOT.//U.S. 

Patent No. 6,957,132: METHOD OF 

GUIDING A VEHICLE TO A 

POSITION.//U.S. Patent No. 6,957,651: 

SYSTEM FOR SIMULATING 

METABOLIC CONSUMPTION OF 

OXYGEN.//U.S. Patent No. 6,963,263: 

NON-CONTACT ELECTRICAL ENERGY 

TRANSFER SYSTEM.//U.S. Patent No. 

6,970,578: METHOD OF GENERATING 

IMAGES TO AID IN THE DETECTION 

OF MANMADE OBJECTS IN 

CLUTTERED UNDERWATER 

ENVIRONMENTS.//U.S. Patent No. 

6,982,790: COHERENT IMAGING IN 

TURBID MEDIA.//U.S. Patent No. 

6,990,239: FEATURE-BASED 

DETECTION AND CONTEXT 

DISCRIMINATE CLASSIFICATION FOR 

KNOWN IMAGE STRUCTURES.//U.S. 

Patent No. 6,994,048: FLOATING LOW 

DENSITY CONCRETE BARRIER.//U.S. 

Patent No. 6,997,218: INFLATABLE 

BODY ARMOR SYSTEM.//U.S. Patent 

No. 6,999,624: CONTEXT 

DISCRIMINATE CLASSIFICATION FOR 

DIGITAL IMAGES.//U.S. Patent No. 

6,999,625: FEATURE-BASED 

DETECTION AND CONTEXT 

DISCRIMINATE CLASSIFICATION FOR 

DIGITAL IMAGES.//U.S. Patent No. 

7,002,681: SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEM 

FOR THE DETECTION OF 

CHEMICALS.//U.S. Patent No. 

7,004,039: AMBIENT PRESSURE 

COMPENSATED TACTILE SENSOR.// 

U.S. Patent No. 7,010,401: SYSTEM 

FOR GUIDING A VEHICLE TO A 

POSITION.//U.S. Patent No. 7,007,569: 

TELESCOPING AND LOCKING LEVER 

ARM.//U.S. Patent No. 7,025,931: 

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR 

REDUCING OXYGEN IN A CLOSED 

ENVIRONMENT.//U.S. Patent No. 

7,036,894: TANDEM DRIVE FOR 

TRACKED VEHICLES.//U.S. Patent No. 

7,038,458: MAGNETIC ANOMALY 

HOMING SYSTEM AND METHOD 

USING ROTATIONALLY INVARIANT 

SCALAR CONTRACTIONS OF 

MAGNETIC GRADIENT TENSORS.// 

U.S. Patent No. 7,038,639: DISPLAY 

SYSTEM FOR FULL FACE MASKS.// 

U.S. Patent No. 7,039,367: 

COMMUNICATIONS USING 

UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLES 

AND UNMANNED MICRO-AERIAL 


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