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auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail 

Bendixen, (907) 271–2809, at least 5 

working days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: December 19, 2006. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E6–21918 Filed 12–21–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Establishment of Import Limits for 

Certain Cotton, Wool and Man-Made 

Fiber Textiles and Textile Products 

Produced or Manufactured in the 

Socialist Republic of Vietnam and 

Suspension of Textile Visa 

Requirements for Ukraine 

December 19, 2006. 

AGENCY: Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA). 

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the 

Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and 

Border Protection establishing limits for 

Vietnam and suspending all previous 

directives concerning visa requirements 

for Ukraine. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross 

Arnold, International Trade Specialist, 

Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. 

Department of Commerce (202) 482–

4212. For information on the quota 

status of these limits, refer to the Bureau 

of Customs and Border Protection 

website (http://www.cbp.gov), or call 

(202) 344-2650. For information on 

embargoes and quota re-openings, refer 

to the Office of Textiles and Apparel 

website at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural 

Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); 

Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as 

amended. 

The Bilateral Textile Agreement of 

July 17, 2003, as amended on July 22, 

2004, between the Governments of the 

United States and the Socialist Republic 

of Vietnam, establishes limits, until the 

Socialist Republic of Vietnam’s entry 

into the World Trade Organization 

(WTO), for certain cotton, wool and 

man-made fiber textiles and textile 

products, produced or manufactured in 

the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and 

exported during the period January 1, 

2007 through December 31, 2007. 

In the letter published below, the 

Chairman of CITA directs the 

Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and 

Border Protection to establish the 2007 

limits. 

Exports of textile and apparel 

products from Vietnam subject to the 

directive below remain subject to visa 

and ELVIS requirements. 

Due to the expiration on December 31, 

2006 of the bilateral textile agreement 

with Ukraine, the United States is 

suspending visa requirements for textile 

products from Ukraine exported after 

that date. It is not yet certain whether 

there will be negotiations on extension 

of the bilateral agreement with Ukraine. 

Visa requirements may be reinstated 

upon extension of the bilateral 

agreement. In the letter below, CITA is 

directing the Bureau of Customs and 

Border Protection to temporarily 

suspend all textile visa requirements for 

goods exported from Ukraine on and 

after January 1, 2007. 

A description of the textile and 

apparel categories in terms of HTS 

numbers is available in the 

CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel 

Categories with the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (refer to 

the Office of Textiles and Apparel 

website at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov). 

Philip J. Martello, 

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

Committee for the Implementation of Textile 

Agreements 

December 19, 2006. 

Commissioner, 

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, 

Washington, DC 20229. 

Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to section 

204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as 

amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); and Executive 

Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended, 

and the bilateral textile agreement of July 17, 

2003, as amended on July 22, 2004, between 

the Governments of the United States and the 

Socialist Republic of Vietnam, you are 

directed to prohibit, effective on January 1, 

2007, entry into the United States for 

consumption and withdrawal from 

warehouse for consumption of cotton, wool 

and man-made fiber textiles and textile 

products in the following categories, 

produced or manufactured in Vietnam and 

exported during the twelve-month period 

beginning on January 1, 2007 and extending 

through December 31, 2007 in excess of the 

following levels of restraint: 

Category Restraint limit 

200 ........................... 393,239 kilograms. 

301 ........................... 891,341 kilograms. 

332 ........................... 1,310,796 dozen pairs. 

333 ........................... 47,188 dozen. 

334/335 .................... 845,701 dozen. 

338/339 .................... 17,551,008 dozen. 

340/640 .................... 2,603,525 dozen. 

341/641 .................... 998,277 dozen. 

342/642 .................... 708,094 dozen. 

345 ........................... 373,397 dozen. 

Category Restraint limit 

347/348 .................... 8,908,353 dozen. 

351/651 .................... 625,878 dozen. 

352/652 .................... 2,384,474 dozen. 

359–C/659–C 1 ........ 425,783 kilograms. 

359-S/659-S2 .......... 688,168 kilograms. 

434 ........................... 17,535 dozen. 

435 ........................... 43,264 dozen. 

440 ........................... 2,706 dozen. 

447 ........................... 56,287 dozen. 

448 ........................... 34,638 dozen. 

620 ........................... 8,341,906 square meters. 

632 ........................... 655,399 dozen pairs. 

638/639 .................... 1,564,628 dozen. 

645/646 .................... 252,988 dozen. 

647/648 .................... 2,544,275 dozen. 

1 Category 359-C: only HTS numbers 

6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034, 6104.62.1020, 

6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052, 

6203.42.2010, 6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010, 

6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and 

6211.42.0010; Category 659-C: only HTS 

numbers 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020, 

6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038, 

6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000, 

6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054, 

6203.43.2010, 6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 

6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010, 

6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017 

and 6211.43.0010. 2 Category 359-S: only HTS numbers 

6112.39.0010, 6112.49.0010, 6211.11.8010, 

6211.11.8020, 6211.12.8010 and 

6211.12.8020; Category 659-S: only HTS 

numbers 6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020, 

6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 

6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010, 6211.11.1020, 

6211.12.1010 and 6211.12.1020. 

The limits set forth above are subject to 

adjustment pursuant to the current bilateral 

agreement between the Governments of the 

United States and the Socialist Republic of 

Vietnam. 

Products in the above categories exported 

during 2006 shall be charged to the 

applicable category limits for that year (see 

directive dated December 13, 2005) to the 

extent of any unfilled balances. In the event 

the limits established for that period have 

been exhausted by previous entries, such 

products shall be charged to the limits set 

forth in this directive. 

In carrying out the above directions, the 

Commissioner of Customs and Border 

Protection should construe entry into the 

United States for consumption to include 

entry for consumption into the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

In addition to the above, this directive 

suspends all previous directives issued to 

you by the Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

concerning textile visa requirements for 

goods produced or manufactured in Ukraine, 

covering wool textile products subject to the 

quota limits under the United States - 

Ukraine bilateral textile agreement. Effective 

for such goods exported from Ukraine on and 

after January 1, 2007, you are directed not to 

require a textile visa for entry into the 

Customs territory of the United States. 

The Committee for the Implementation of 

Textile Agreements has determined that 

these actions fall within the foreign affairs 


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exception of the rulemaking provisions of 5 

U.S.C. 553(a)(1). 

Sincerely, 

Philip J. Martello, 

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc. 06–9839 Filed 12–19–06; 2:51 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Environmental Impact Report for a 

Permit Application for the Proposed 

San Pedro Waterfront Project at the 

Port of Los Angeles, in Los Angeles 

County, California 

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Los Angeles District, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI). 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (Corps) is considering an 

application for Section 404 of the Clean 

Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers 

and Harbors Act permits authorizing 

dredge and fill activities to create three 

new harbors (North Harbor, Downtown 

Harbor, and 7th Street Harbor) along the 

San Pedro Waterfront, construct pilesupported structures to provide 

additional areas for land-side use, and 

construct a waterfront promenade and 

Outer Harbor cruise ship terminal. The 

reason for the new NOI is the scope of 

the previous project, titled From Bridge 

to Breakwater San Pedro Waterfront and 

Promenade, was reduced, a new permit 

application was submitted, and the 

proposed project has been modified to 

focus on infrastructure improvements, 

cruise program expansion, and to 

increase public access to the waterfront. 

The primary Federal concern is the 

dredging and discharging of fill material 

within waters of the United States and 

potential significant impacts resulting 

from such dredging and discharges to 

the environment. Therefore, in 

accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 

Corps is requiring the preparation of an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

prior to consideration of any permit 

action. The Corps may ultimately make 

a determination to permit or deny the 

above project, or permit or deny 

modified versions of the above project. 

Pursuant to the California 

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the 

Port of Los Angeles will serve as Lead 

Agency in preparing an Environmental 

Impact Report (EIR) for its consideration 

of development approvals within its 

jurisdiction. The Corps and the Port of 

Los Angeles have agreed to jointly 

prepare a Draft EIS/EIR in order to 

optimize efficiency and avoid 

duplication. The Draft EIS/EIR is 

intended to be sufficient in scope to 

address the Federal, state, and local 

requirements and environmental issues 

concerning the proposed activities and 

permit approvals. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Comments and questions regarding 

scoping of the Draft EIS/EIR may be 

addressed to: U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Los Angeles District, 

Regulatory Branch, ATTN: File Number 

2005–01271–SDM, P.O. Box 532711, 

Los Angeles, California 90053–2325, or 

spencer.d.macneil@usace.army.mil. 

Comments or questions can also be sent 

to Jan Green Rebstock, Port of Los 

Angeles, Environmental Management 

Division, 425 S. Palos Verdes St., San 

Pedro, CA 90731, or 

ceqacomments@portla.org. Dr. Spencer 

D. MacNeil can be reached at 805–585–

2149, and Jan Green Rebstock can be 

reached at 310–732–3949. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Project 

Site: The proposed project is located in 

the southern end of the City of Los 

Angeles along the west side of the Port 

of Los Angeles’ Main Channel, from the 

Vincent Thomas Bridge to Berths 49–50. 

The proposed dredge activities would 

take place at Berths 87–89, 86, and the 

foot of 7th Street. In addition, the 

proposed construction of a waterfront 

promenade would affect mudflat at 

Berth 78; impacts to this mudflat would 

be mitigated. 

2. Proposed Action: The project 

applicant, the Port of Los Angeles, 

proposes to perform modifications to 

the existing shorefront, including water 

cutouts of approximately 9.21 acres to 

increase the net water area (up to 4.98 

acres) to provide for a variety of 

waterfront uses, including berthing for 

visiting tall ships, leisure craft, tugboats, 

and other recreational, commercial, and 

port-related uses, without impeding the 

public’s right to free navigation; and 

utilize and increase the value of deep 

water in the Outer Harbor and Main 

Channel to accommodate existing and 

projected growth in the cruise ship 

industry. Specifically, the proposed 

action includes approximately 463,000 

square feet (sf) and 808,000 cubic yards 

(cy) of excavation and dredging (of 

which approximately 401,000 sf and 

605,000 cy of new water area and 

volume will be added below the mean 

high tide line), with approximately 

70,000 sf of rock slope protection. The 

project would also involve installation 

of 618 new piles and 910 linear feet of 

sheet pile bulkheads, and construction 

of approximately 211,000 square feet of 

new wharf structures, decks, piers, and 

floating docks. Additionally, the project 

would remove or demolish 

approximately 990 linear feet of existing 

retention dikes (or bulkheads) and 

approximately 96,800 square feet (2.22 

acres) of wharf structures, decks, piers, 

and docks. In total, the proposed action 

would create or uncover approximately 

497,800 sf (11.43 acres) of open water, 

and cover approximately 281,000 sf 

(6.45 acres) of existing water, for a net 

increase of approximately 216,800 sf 

(4.98 acres) of open water area within 

the harbor. 

Due to the creation of the new 

harbors, the project is anticipated to 

create a total of approximately 808,000 

cubic yards of dredge material. Disposal 

of clean dredge material is planned for 

LA–2 or LA–3 offshore disposal, with 

upland disposal of contaminated 

sediments. Ocean disposal would also 

require authorization pursuant to 

Section 103 of the Marine Protection, 

Research, and Sanctuaries Act. Should 

other approved in-harbor disposal sites 

become available, they will also be 

considered. 

3. Issues: There are several potential 

environmental issues that will be 

addressed in the Draft EIS/EIR. 

Additional issues may be identified 

during the scoping process. Issues 

initially identified as potentially 

significant include: 

1. Aesthetic and visual impacts from 

construction and operation; 

2. Air quality impacts from 

construction, operation, increased 

vehicle and cruise ship emissions, and 

contributions to global warming and 

greenhouse gases; 

3. Biological impacts to marine and 

terrestrial plants and wildlife; 

4. Cultural resources, both historic 

buildings and structures and historic 

and prehistoric archaeology; 

5. Geological issues, including 

dredging and stabilization of fill areas in 

an area of known seismic activity; 

6. Hazards and hazardous materials 

related to existing and former activities 

that have contaminated soil and 

groundwater in the Port, or pose 

hazardous risks related to ongoing 

operations, and hazards and risk of 

upset due to terrorism; 

7. Hydrology and water quality from 

disturbance of sediment, increased 

cruise operations, and runoff from 

development; 

8. Noise from construction, existing 

and future operations, and increased 

traffic; 


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