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SUMMARY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA) has determined that certain 

synthetic staple fibers, as specified 

below, are not available in commercial 

quantities in a timely manner in the 

CAFTA-DR region. The product will be 

added to the list in Annex 3.25 of the 

CAFTA-DR Agreement in unrestricted 

quantities. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Stetson, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482 2582. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ONLINE: http://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/ 

CaftaReqTrack.nsf.Reference number: 

22.2007.05.02.Fiber.TextilesCapuano, 

SA 

SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION: 

Authority: Section 203(o)(4) of the 

Dominican Republic-Central America-United 

States Free Trade Agreement Implementation 

Act (CAFTA-DR Act); the Statement of 

Administrative Action (SAA), accompanying 

the CAFTA-DR Act; Presidential 

Proclamations 7987 (February 28, 2006) and 

7996 (March 31, 2006). 

BACKGROUND: 

The CAFTA-DR Agreement provides a 

list in Annex 3.25 for fabrics, yarns, and 

fibers that the Parties to the CAFTA-DR 

Agreement have determined are not 

available in commercial quantities in a 

timely manner in the territory of any 

Party. Articles that otherwise meet the 

rule of origin to qualify for preferential 

treatment are not disqualified because 

they contain one of the products on the 

Annex 3.25 list. 

The CAFTA-DR Agreement provides 

that this list may be modified pursuant 

to Article 3.25(4)-(5), when the 

President of the United States 

determines that a fabric, yarn, or fiber is 

not available in commercial quantities 

in a timely manner in the territory of 

any Party. The CAFTA-DR Act states 

that the President will make a 

determination on whether additional 

fabrics, yarns, and fibers are available in 

commercial quantities in a timely 

manner in the territory of any Party. 

The CAFTA-DR Act requires the 

President to establish procedures 

governing the submission of a request 

and providing opportunity for interested 

entities to submit comments and 

supporting evidence before a 

commercial availability determination is 

made. In Presidential Proclamations 

7987 and 7996, the President delegated 

to CITA the authority under section 

203(o)(4) of the CAFTA-DR Act for 

modifying the Annex 3.25 list. On 

March 21, 2007, CITA published final 

procedures it would follow in 

considering requests to modify the 

Annex 3.25 list (72 FR 13256). 

On May 2, 2007, the Chairman of 

CITA received a request from Textiles 

Capuano, S.A. for certain synthetic 

staple fibers of the specifications 

detailed below. On May 4, 2007, CITA 

notified interested parties of, and posted 

on its website, the accepted request and 

requested that any interested entity 

provide, by May 16, 2007, a response 

advising of its objection to the request 

or its ability to supply the subject 

product, and rebuttals to responses by 

May 22, 2007. 

No interested entity filed a response 

advising of its objection to the request 

or its ability to supply the subject 

product. 

In accordance with Section 

203(o)(4)(C)(iii)(II) of the CAFTA-DR 

Act, and its procedures, as no interested 

entity submitted a response objecting to 

the request or expressing an ability to 

supply the subject product, CITA has 

determined to add the specified fibers to 

the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR 

Agreement. 

The subject fibers are added to the list 

in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR 

Agreement in unrestricted quantities. A 

revised list has been published on-line. 

Specifications: 

Product: Synthetic staple fiber, 

not carded, combed 

or otherwise processed for spinning of 

acrylic or modacrylic 

(Raw White Bright or 

Semi Dull - Acrylic 

Short Staple Fiber, 

1.3 DTEX to 1.5 

DTEX Bright 38 - 

40mm) 

HTS Subheading: 5503.30.00 

Philip J. Martello, 

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc. E7–11139 Filed 6–7–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[No. DoD–2007–HA–0030] 

Proposed Collection, Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

In accordance with section 3506(c) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

the Office of the Assistant Secretary of 

Defense for Health Affairs announces 

the proposed extension of a public 

information collection and seeks public 

comment on the provisions thereof. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed extension of collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the information 

collection; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

information collection on respondents, 

including through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

DATES: Considerations will be given to 

all comments received by August 7, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–1160. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http://www/ 

regulations.gov as they are received 

without change, including any personal 

identifiers or contact information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection, please 

write to the TRICARE Management 

Activity, Medical Benefits and 

Reimbursement System, 16401 E. 

Centretech Pkwy, Attn: Ann Fazzini, 

Aurora, CO 80011–9066, or call 

TRICARE Management Activity, 

Medical Benefits and Reimbursement 

Systems at (303) 676–3803. 

Title and OMB Number: Diagnosis 

Related Groups (DRG) Reimbursement 

(Two Parts); OMB Control Number 

0720–0017. 

Needs and Uses: The TRICARE/ 

CHAMPUS contractors will use the 

information collected to reimburse 

hospitals for TRICARE/CHAMPUS share 

of capital and direct medical education 

costs. Respondents are institutional 

providers. 

Affected Public: Business or other-forprofit. 


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Annual Burden Hours: 8,400. 

Number of Respondents: 5,600. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 90 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

The Department of Defense 

Authorization Act, 1984, Pub. L. 98–94 

amended Title 10, section 1079(j)(2)(A) 

of the U.S.C. and provided the Civilian 

Health and Medical Program of the 

Uniform Services (CHAMPUS) with the 

statutory authority to reimburse 

institutional providers based on 

diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). 

Institutional providers in the 

CHAMPUS DRG-based payment system, 

except for children’s hospitals (whose 

capital and direct medical education 

costs are incorporated in the children’s 

hospital differential), who want to be 

reimbursed for allowed capital and 

direct medical education costs must 

submit a request for payment to the 

TRICARE/CHAMPUS contractor. The 

request allows TRICARE to collect the 

information necessary to properly 

reimburse hospitals for its share of these 

costs. The information can be submitted 

in any form, most likely in the form of 

a letter. The contractor will calculate the 

TRICARE/CHAMPUS share of capital 

and direct medical educations costs and 

make a lump-sum payment to the 

hospital. 

The TRICARE/CHAMPUS DRG-based 

payment system is modeled on the 

Medicare Prospective Payment System 

(PPS) and was implemented on October 

1, 1987. Initially, under 42 CFR 412.46 

of the Medicare regulations, physicians 

were required to sign attestation and 

acknowledgment statements. These 

requirements were implemented to 

ensure a means of holding hospitals and 

physicians accountable for the 

information they submit on the 

Medicare claim forms. Being modeled 

on the Medicare PPS, CHAMPUS also 

adopted these requirements. The 

physicians attestation and physician 

acknowledgment required by Medicare 

under 42 CFR 412.46 are also required 

for CHAMPUS as a condition for 

payment and may be satisfied by the 

same statements as required for 

Medicare, with substitution or addition 

of ‘‘CHAMPUS’’ when the word 

‘‘Medicare’’ is used. Physicians sign a 

physician acknowledgment, maintained 

by the institution, at the time the 

physician is granted admitting 

privileges. This acknowledgment 

indicates the physician understands the 

importance of a correct medical record, 

and misrepresentation may be subject to 

penalties. 

Dated: June 1, 2007. 

Patricia L. Toppings, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 07–2844 Filed 6–7–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–M 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOD–2007–OS–0061] 

Proposed Collection: Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Office 

of the Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics/ 

Defense Technical Information Center 

(DTIC). 

ACTION: Notice. 

In compliance with Section 

3506(C)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the 

Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics/ 

Defense Technical Information Center 

(DTIC) announces the proposed 

extension of the currently approved 

collection and seeks public comment on 

the provisions thereof. Comments are 

invited on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility. 

(b) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

information collection. 

(c) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected. 

(d) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the information collection on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by August 7, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 1160 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–1160. 

• Instructions: All submissions 

received must include the agency name, 

docket number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request further information about this 

proposed information collection, or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and the 

associated collection instrument, please 

write or send an e-mail to the DTIC–BC 

Registration Team, Defense Technical 

Information Center, 8725 John J. 

Kingman Road, Suite 0944, Fort Belvoir, 

VA 22060–6218, or e-mail Ms. Kerry 

Christensen: kchriste@dtic.mil. Ms. 

Christensen may be telephoned at: (703) 

767–8247. 

Title, Form, and OMB Number: 

Registration for Scientific and Technical 

Information Services; DD Form 1540; 

OMB Control Number 0704–0264. 

Needs and Uses: The data that the 

Defense Technical Information Center 

handles is controlled, because of either 

distribution limitations or security 

classification. For this reason, all 

potential users are required to register 

for service. DoD Instruction 3200.14, 

Principles and Operational Parameters 

of the DoD Scientific and Technical 

Information Program, mandates the 

registration procedure. Federal 

Government agencies and their 

contractors are required to complete the 

DD Form 1540, Registration for 

Scientific and Technical Information 

Services. The contractor community 

completes a separate DD Form 1540 for 

each contract or grant, and registration 

is valid until the contract expires. 

Affected Public: Business or other-forprofit, Federal Government, and State, 

local, or tribal government. 

Annual Burden Hours: 1,667. 

Number of Annual Respondents: 

10,000. 

Annual Responses to Respondent: 

10,000. 

Average Burden per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Information Collection 

The DD Form 1540 serves as a 

registration tool for Federal Government 

agencies and their contractors to access 

DTIC services. Potential users 

registering for services are required to 

obtain certification from a designated 

approving official. Collected 

information is verified by DTIC’s 

Marketing and Registration Division. 


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