77486 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 184 / Monday, September 23, 2024 / Notices 

Dated: September 18, 2024. 

Kimberly Damon-Randall, 

Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE305] 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) will 

hold a meeting of the Outreach and 

Communications Advisory Panel (AP) 

October 9–10, 2024. The meeting will be 

held in North Charleston, SC. 

DATES: The Outreach and 

Communications AP meeting will be 

held October 9, 2024, from 9 a.m. until 

5 p.m. and October 10, 2024, from 9 

a.m. until 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: 

Meeting address: The meeting will be 

held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton 

Charleston Airport, 5055 International 

Blvd., North Charleston, SC 29418; 

phone: (843) 747–1882. The meeting is 

open to the public and will also be 

available via webinar. 

Webinar registration, an online public 

comment form, and briefing book 

materials will be available two weeks 

prior to the meeting at: https://

safmc.net/advisory-panel-meetings/. 

Council address: South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 4055 

Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, North 

Charleston, SC 29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

SAFMC; phone: (843) 571–4366 or toll 

free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769– 

4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

items for the Outreach and 

Communications AP meeting include: 

updates from AP members on recent 

outreach and communication efforts and 

needs; update on the Council’s Best 

Fishing Practices Program and the 

Citizen Science Program and projects; a 

review of the Council’s draft Habitat 

Blueprint relative to outreach and 

communication needs; and an update 

on the Council’s digital communications 

efforts and needs. AP members will also 

receive an update on port meetings 

conducted for the mackerel fishery in 

2024 and plans to conduct stakeholder 

meetings in 2025. The AP will review 

draft outreach documents being 

developed for the upcoming 50th 

anniversary of the regional fishery 

management councils and the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act. The 

AP will address other business as 

needed and provide recommendations 

for Council consideration. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for auxiliary aids should be 

directed to the Council office (see 

ADDRESSES) 5 days prior to the meeting. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

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

Dated: September 18, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Determination Under the Textile and 

Apparel Commercial Availability 

Provision of the Dominican RepublicCentral America-United States Free 

Trade Agreement (‘‘CAFTA–DR’’) 

AGENCY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

ACTION: Determination to add a product 

in unrestricted quantities to Annex 3.25 

of the CAFTA–DR. 

SUMMARY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(‘‘CITA’’) has determined that certain 

two-way stretch woven polyester, rayon, 

spandex fabric, as specified below, is 

not available in commercial quantities 

in a timely manner in the CAFTA–DR 

countries. The product is added to the 

list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA–DR in 

unrestricted quantities. 

DATES: Applicable Date: September 23, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: https://otexaprod.trade.gov/ 

otexacapublicsite/requests/cafta under 

‘‘Approved Requests,’’ File Number: 

CA2024004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kayla Johnson, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482–2532 or Kayla.Johnson@

trade.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: The CAFTA–DR; Section 

203(o)(4) of the Dominican RepublicCentral America-United States Free 

Trade Agreement Implementation Act 

(‘‘CAFTA–DR Implementation Act’’), 

Public Law 109–53; the Statement of 

Administrative Action accompanying 

the CAFTA–DR Implementation Act; 

and Presidential Proclamation 7987 

(February 28, 2006). 

Background: The CAFTA–DR 

provides a list in Annex 3.25 for fabrics, 

yarns, and fibers that the Parties to the 

CAFTA–DR have determined are not 

available in commercial quantities in a 

timely manner in the territory of any 

Party. The CAFTA–DR provides that 

this list may be modified pursuant to 

Article 3.25.4, when 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. See Annex 3.25 of the 

CAFTA–DR; see also section 

203(o)(4)(C) of the CAFTA–DR 

Implementation Act. 

The CAFTA–DR Implementation 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 Proclamation 

7987, the President delegated to CITA 

the authority under section 203(o)(4) of 

CAFTA–DR Implementation Act for 

modifying the Annex 3.25 list. Pursuant 

to this authority, on September 15, 

2008, CITA published modified 

procedures it would follow in 

considering requests to modify the 

Annex 3.25 list of products determined 

to be not commercially available in the 

territory of any Party to the CAFTA–DR 

(Modifications to Procedures for 

Considering Requests Under the 

Commercial Availability Provision of 

the Dominican Republic-Central 

America-United States Free Trade 

Agreement, 73 FR 53200) (‘‘CITA’s 

Procedures’’). 

On August 12, 2024, CITA received a 

Commercial Availability Request 

(‘‘Request’’) from CFI Textiles (‘‘CFI’’) 

for certain two-way stretch woven 

polyester, rayon, spandex fabric, as 

specified below. On August 14, 2024, in 

accordance with CITA’s Procedures, 

CITA notified interested parties of the 

Request, which was posted on the 

dedicated website for CAFTA–DR 

Commercial Availability proceedings. In 

its notification, CITA advised that any 

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1 41 U.S.C. Chapter 85, Committee For Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. 

(‘‘Response’’) must be submitted by 

August 26, 2024, and any Rebuttal to a 

Response (‘‘Rebuttal’’) must be 

submitted by August 30, 2024, in 

accordance with sections 6 and 7 of 

CITA’s Procedures. No interested entity 

submitted a Response to the Request 

advising CITA of its objection to the 

Request with an offer to supply the 

subject product in accordance with 

CITA’s Procedures. 

In accordance with section 

203(o)(4)(C) of the CAFTA–DR 

Implementation Act, and section 8(c)(2) 

of CITA’s Procedures, as no interested 

entity submitted a Response objecting to 

the Request and providing an offer to 

supply the subject product in 

accordance with CITA’s Procedures, 

CITA has determined to add the 

specified fabric to the list in Annex 3.25 

of the CAFTA–DR. 

The subject product has been added 

to the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA– 

DR Agreement in unrestricted 

quantities. A revised list has been 

posted on the dedicated website for 

CAFTA–DR Commercial Availability 

proceedings, at https://otexaprod.trade.

gov/otexacapublicsite/shortsupply/ 

cafta. 

Specifications: Certain Two-Way 

Stretch Woven Polyester, Rayon, 

Spandex Fabric 

HTS: 5515.11.00. 

Fiber Content: 50 to 77 percent 

polyester; 18 to 47 percent rayon; 3 to 

8 percent spandex (for fabrics 

comprising single yarns in the warp, the 

polyester content may be higher). 

Staple Length (where applicable): 4.44 

to 6.99 centimeters (1.75 to 2.75 inches). 

Note: The staple length designation 1.75′′— 

2.75′′ inches describes a range of long staple 

fiber in its raw griege condition before 

spinning, weaving, dyeing and finishing of 

the fabric. It is intended as a specification to 

be followed by the mill in sourcing long 

staple fiber used to produce the yarn and 

fabric. Spinning, weaving, dyeing and 

finishing alter the characteristic of the staple 

fiber as it appears in the finished fabric. This 

specification therefore includes staple 

appearing in the finished fabric as shorter 

than 1.75′′ inches provided that the shorter 

appearance occurs solely as the result of such 

processes. 

Yarn (Three Configurations) 

#1: Warp and filling: plied polyester/ 

rayon staple of various yarn sizes, 

combined with spandex filament of 

various deniers. 

#2: Warp and filling 34/1 (English 20/ 

1) or finer polyester/rayon staple, 

combined with spandex filament of 

various deniers. 

#3: Warp: 34/1 (English 20/1) or finer 

polyester/rayon staple, or plied 

polyester/rayon staple of various yarn 

sizes, combined with spandex filament 

of various deniers; 

Filling: singles or plied polyester 

filament of various yarn sizes, combined 

with spandex filament of various 

deniers. 

Note: The designation ‘‘34/1 (English 20/1) 

or finer’’ describes a range of yarn 

specifications for yarn it its greige condition 

before dyeing and finishing of the yarn (if 

applicable) and before weaving, dyeing and 

finishing of the fabric. It is intended as a 

specification to be followed by the mill in 

sourcing yarn used to produce the fabric. 

Dyeing, finishing and weaving can alter the 

characteristic of the yarn as it appears in the 

finished fabric. This specification therefore 

includes yarns appearing in the finished 

fabric as coarser than 34/1 (English 20/1) 

provided that the coarser appearance occurs 

solely as the result of such processes. 

Thread Count: 23 to 51 warp ends by 

16 to 39 filling picks per centimeter (60 

to 130 warp ends by 40 to 100 filling 

picks per inch). 

Weave Type: Various (including plain 

and twill). 

Weight: 

Fabrics comprising single yarns in the 

warp—200 to 290 grams per square 

meter (5.9 to 8.6 ounces per square 

yard). 

Fabrics comprising plied yarns in the 

warp—200 to 310 grams per square 

meter (5.9 to 9.1 ounces per square 

yard). 

Width: 121 to 165 centimeters 

(English 48 to 65 inches). 

Finish: Dyed and of yarns of different 

colors. 

Megan Crowe, 

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Request for Information on Direct and 

Indirect Labor 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase from 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Request for information. 

SUMMARY: The Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled (operating as the U.S. 

AbilityOne Commission (Commission)) 

is seeking information on proposed 

definitions of direct labor and categories 

of indirect labor; and ideas about 

categorizing employment tasks as direct 

labor or indirect labor on Federal 

contracts for the purposes of compliance 

with the Javits-Wagner-O’Day (JWOD) 

Act (41 U.S.C. Chapter 85). The 

information provided in response to this 

request for information (RFI) will inform 

the Commission as it seeks to modernize 

the AbilityOne Program. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

October 22, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Electronic Submission of 

Comments. Please submit any 

comments electronically through 

https://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the instructions for submitting 

comments. To locate the RFI, search for 

Docket No. CPPBSD–2024–0010. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document, as 

well as the comments or other 

documents in the public rulemaking 

record for this RFI, in an alternative 

accessible format by contacting the 

individual listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION section of this document. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. You may also access 

Commission documents published in 

the Federal Register by using the article 

search feature at: 

www.federalregister.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cassandra Assefa, Regulatory and Policy 

Attorney, Office of General Counsel, 

Committee for Purchase From People 

Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 

355 E Street SW, Suite 325, Washington, 

DC 20024; telephone: (202) 430–9886; 

email: cassefa@abilityone.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In 1938, the legislation that became 

the JWOD Act was signed to create jobs 

for blind individuals. In 1971, the Act 

was amended to expand the JWOD 

Program’s scope to include employing 

individuals with severe disabilities.1 In 

2006, the JWOD Program was renamed 

the AbilityOne Program by the 

Committee for Purchase From People 

Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. In 

2011, the Committee began operating as 

the U.S. AbilityOne Commission. 

The JWOD Act continues to serve as 

an employment catalyst by making it 

mandatory for Federal agencies to 

procure certain products and services 

from NPAs employing individuals who 

are blind or have significant disabilities. 

The Commission votes to place on a 


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