12166 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 50 / Thursday, March 15, 2007 / Notices 

Dated: March 9, 2007. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–4708 Filed 3–14–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Implementation of Tariff Rate Quota 

Established Under Title V of the Trade 

and Development Act of 2000 as 

Amended by the Trade Act of 2002, the 

Miscellaneous Trade Act of 2004, and 

the Pension Protection Act of 2006, for 

Imports of Certain Worsted Wool; 

Proposed Collection Extension; 

Comment Request 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burdens, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

continuing information collections, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 

U.S.C. 35068 (2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before May 14, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

14th & Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Request for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to: Sergio Botero, Trade 

Development, Room 3119, 14th & 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230; Phone number: (202) 482–

4058 and fax number: (202) 482–0667. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Title V of the Trade and Development 

Act of 2000 (‘‘the Act’’) as amended by 

the Trade Act of 2002, the 

Miscellaneous Trade Act of 2004, and 

the Pension Protection Act of 2006 

contains several provisions to assist the 

wool products industries. These include 

the establishment of tariff rate quotas 

(TRQ) for a limited quantity of worsted 

wool fabrics. The Act requires the 

President to fairly allocate the TRQ to 

persons who cut and sew men’s and 

boys’ worsted wool suits and suit like 

jackets and trousers in the United 

States, and who apply for an allocation 

based on the amount of suits they 

produce in the prior year. The Act 

specifies factors to be addressed in 

considering such requests. The TRQ was 

originally effective for goods entered or 

withdrawn from warehouse for 

consumption, on or after January 1, 

2001, and was to remain in force 

through 2003. On August 6, 2002, 

President Bush signed into law the 

Trade Act of 2002, which includes 

several amendments to Title V of the 

Act including the extension of the 

program through 2005. On December 3, 

2004, the Act was further amended 

pursuant to the Miscellaneous Trade 

Act of 2004, Public Law 108–429, by 

increasing the TRQ for worsted wool 

fabric with average fiber diameters 

greater than 18.5 microns, HTS 

9902.51.11, to an annual total level of 

5.5 million square meters, and 

extending it through 2007, and 

increasing the TRQ for average fiber 

diameters of 18.5 microns or less, HTS 

9902.51.15 (previously 9902.51.12), to 

an annual total level of 5 million square 

meters and extending it through 2006. 

On August 17, 2006, the Act was further 

amended pursuant to the Pension 

Protection Act of 2006, Public Law 109–

280, which extended both TRQs, 

9902.51.11 and 9902.51.15, through 

2009. A TRQ allocation will be valid 

only in the year for which it is issued. 

On December 1, 2000, the President 

issued Proclamation 7383 that, among 

other things, delegates authority to the 

Secretary of Commerce to allocate the 

TRQ and to issue regulations to 

implement these provisions. On January 

22, 2001, the Department of Commerce 

published regulations establishing 

procedures for allocation of the tariff 

rate quotas (66 FR 6459, 15 CFR part 

335). These interim regulations were 

adopted, without change, as a final rule 

published on October 24, 2005 (70 FR 

61363). The Department must collect 

certain information in order to fairly 

allocate the TRQ to eligible persons. 

II. Method of Collection 

The information collection forms will 

be provided via the Internet and by mail 

to requesting firms. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0625–0240. 

Form Number: ITA–4139, and ITA–

4140P. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 1–3 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 160 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Costs: 

$47,400. 

The estimated annual cost for this 

collection is $47,400 ($5,400 for 

respondents and $42,000 for Federal 

Government). 

IV. Request for Comments 

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 

(including hours and costs) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or forms of information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: March 9, 2007. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 030807B] 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meetings of its 

Standardized Bycatch Reporting 

Methodology (SBRM) Committee in 

April, 2007, to consider actions affecting 

New England fisheries in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ). 

Recommendations from this group will 

be brought to the full Council for formal 

consideration and action, if appropriate. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, April 9, 2007, at 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hilton Mystic Hotel, 20 Coogan 


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Boulevard, Mystic, CT 06355; 

telephone: (860) 572–0731. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

committee will meet to further consider 

and develop all the alternatives under 

consideration for the SBRM 

amendment. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

listed in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, at (978) 

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: March 9, 2007. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–4703 Filed 3–14–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 030807D] 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) Vessel 

Monitoring Systems (VMS)/Enforcement 

Committee will meet to consider actions 

affecting New England fisheries in the 

exclusive economic zone (EEZ). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, April 9, 2007, at 1 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hilton Mystic, 20 Coogan Boulevard, 

Mystic, CT 06355; telephone: (860) 572–

0731. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items 

of discussion in the committee’s agenda 

are as follows: 

1. Introduction: safety, regulation 

compliance, and familiarizing industry 

with proper use of VMS. 

2. Presentation by Office for Law 

Enforcement: the capabilities and 

limitations of VMS as an enforcement 

tool. 

3. Comments and recommendations 

from the public, VMS users, state 

agencies, and the Coast Guard. The 

committee has received the following 

requests: 

a. Safe harbor notification, to suspend 

fishing trip, due to storms or other 

emergencies; 

b. Produce a laminated sheet of 

emergency contacts; 

c. Declaration in/out of a fishery 

while at sea, rather than in port; 

d. Change polling frequency, to be 

based on fishery declaration; 

e. Closed area transit notification, to 

replace gear stowage requirement; 

f. Completion of the days-at-sea (DAS) 

web page by NMFS; 

g. Inform fishermen of existing safety 

features on their VMS units, by 

vendors;. 

4. Industry and law enforcement 

dialog on VMS usage, and how it can be 

improved; and 

5. Other business. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul 

J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

days prior to the meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: March 9, 2007. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement for DTRA Activities on 

White Sands Missile Range, New 

Mexico 

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Office 

of the Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, 

Defense Threat Reduction Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of final 

programmatic environmental impact 

statement (PEIS) for increased testing 

activities at White Sands Missile Range 

(WSMR), NM. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.) and the Council on Environmental 

Quality Regulations for Implementing 

the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 

CFR Parts 1500–1508), DTRA has 

prepared and issued a final PEIS for the 

proposed testing activities at WSMR. 

The PEIS addresses the potential 

environmental impacts associated with 

implementing the proposed action, 

alternative, and no action alternative 

over a 10 year period. The purpose of 

the proposed action is to provide 

adequate test areas and facilities to 

evaluate the lethality effectiveness of 

weapon systems used against simulated 

enemy ground targets producing, 

storing, or controlling Weapons of Mass 

Destruction (WMD). There is a need to 

improve weapon systems designed to 

defeat enemy military assets including 

hardened and reinforced structures. 

These enemy military assets can house 

WMD and pose a significant threat to 

international stability and peaceful 

coexistence among nations. The military 

structures and equipment of the United 

States and its allies must also be refined 

to better withstand attack by enemy 

weapons systems to reduce collateral 

damage. The PEIS presents descriptions 

of the proposed action, an overview of 

the affected environment at and near the 

test sites, and the potential 

environmental consequences associated 


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