8590 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 32 / Wednesday, February 18, 2015 / Notices 

3 In a notice (see footnote 2) published in the 

Federal Register on November 8, 2013, (78 FR 

67100–67101, Docket No. APHIS–2012–0025), 

APHIS announced the availability of a draft EA and 

a PPRA for public comment for 30 days, ending 

December 9, 2013. In a notice published in Federal 

Register on December 31, 2013, (78 FR 79568– 

79569, Docket No. APHIS–2012–0025), APHIS 

reopened the comment period on the draft EA and 

the PPRA for an additional 30 days, ending January 

30, 2014. We also indicated in that notice that we 

would consider all comments received between 

December 10, 2013 (the day after the close of the 

original comment period) and the date of the notice. 

(NEPA) decision document (either a 

finding of no significant impact (FONSI) 

or a notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement). If a 

FONSI is reached, APHIS furnishes a 

response to the petitioner, either 

approving or denying the petition. 

APHIS also publishes a notice in the 

Federal Register announcing the 

regulatory status of the GE organism and 

the availability of APHIS’ final EA, 

PPRA, FONSI, and our regulatory 

determination. 

APHIS sought public comment on a 

draft EA and a PPRA from November 8, 

2013, to January 30, 2014.3 APHIS 

solicited comments on the draft EA, the 

PPRA, and whether the subject apples 

are likely to pose a plant pest risk. 

APHIS received 105,971 comments 

during the comment period, of which 

100,976 were form letters. The majority 

of the comments expressed general 

opposition to APHIS making a 

determination of nonregulated status of 

GE organisms. Issues raised during the 

comment period included concerns 

regarding potential effects on human 

and animal health and nontarget 

organisms and economic impacts on 

apple growers. APHIS has addressed the 

issues raised during the comment 

period and has provided responses to 

comments as an attachment to the 

FONSI. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

After reviewing and evaluating the 

comments received during the comment 

period on the draft EA and the PPRA 

and other information, APHIS has 

prepared a final EA. The EA has been 

prepared to provide the public with 

documentation of APHIS’ review and 

analysis of any potential environmental 

impacts associated with the 

determination of nonregulated status of 

Okanagan’s apple events GD743 and 

GS784. The EA was prepared in 

accordance with: (1) NEPA, as amended 

(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), (2) regulations 

of the Council on Environmental 

Quality for implementing the 

procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR 

parts 1500–1508), (3) USDA regulations 

implementing NEPA (7 CFR part 1b), 

and (4) APHIS’ NEPA Implementing 

Procedures (7 CFR part 372). Based on 

our EA, the response to public 

comments, and other pertinent scientific 

data, APHIS has reached a FONSI with 

regard to the preferred alternative 

identified in the EA (to make a 

determination of nonregulated status of 

apple events GD743 and GS784). 

Determination 

Based on APHIS’ analysis of field and 

laboratory data submitted by Okanagan, 

references provided in the petition, 

peer-reviewed publications, information 

analyzed in the EA, the PPRA, 

comments provided by the public, and 

information provided in APHIS’ 

response to those public comments, 

APHIS has determined that Okanagan’s 

apple events GD743 and GS784 are 

unlikely to pose a plant pest risk and 

therefore are no longer subject to our 

regulations governing the introduction 

of certain GE organisms. 

Copies of the signed determination 

document, PPRA, final EA, FONSI, and 

response to comments, as well as the 

previously published petition and 

supporting documents, are available as 

indicated in the ADDRESSES and FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT sections 

of this notice. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781– 

7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 

371.3. 

Done in Washington, DC, this 12th day of 

February 2015. 

Michael C. Gregoire, 

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

Notice of Petitions by Firms for 

Determination of Eligibility To Apply 

for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice and opportunity for 

public comment. 

Pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade 

Act 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2341 

et seq.), the Economic Development 

Administration (EDA) has received 

petitions for certification of eligibility to 

apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

from the firms listed below. 

Accordingly, EDA has initiated 

investigations to determine whether 

increased imports into the United States 

of articles like or directly competitive 

with those produced by each of these 

firms contributed importantly to the 

total or partial separation of the firm’s 

workers, or threat thereof, and to a 

decrease in sales or production of each 

petitioning firm. 

LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

[1/21/2015 through 2/11/2015] 

Firm name Firm address Date accepted for 

investigation Product(s) 

Detroit Tool & Engineering, Inc ........... 1107 Springer Road, Lebanon, MO 

65536.

2/6/2015 The firm manufactures customized 

fabricated metal products including 

HVAC, appliances, heavy truck, machine bases, fixtures, electrical panels and rotating safety clamps.

Master Hatters of Texas, Inc ............... 2945 Market Street, Garland, TX 

75041.

2/11/2015 The firm manufactures hats.

Any party having a substantial 

interest in these proceedings may 

request a public hearing on the matter. 

A written request for a hearing must be 

submitted to the Trade Adjustment 

Assistance for Firms Division, Room 

71030, Economic Development 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no 


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later than ten (10) calendar days 

following publication of this notice. 

Please follow the requirements set 

forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR 

315.9 for procedures to request a public 

hearing. The Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance official number 

and title for the program under which 

these petitions are submitted is 11.313, 

Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms. 

Dated: February 11, 2015. 

Michael S. DeVillo, 

Eligibility Examiner. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Transportation and Related Equipment 

Technical Advisory Committee; Notice 

of Partially Closed Meeting 

The Transportation and Related 

Equipment Technical Advisory 

Committee will meet on March 4, 2015, 

9:30 a.m., in the Herbert C. Hoover 

Building, Room 3884, 14th Street 

between Constitution & Pennsylvania 

Avenues NW., Washington, DC. The 

Committee advises the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Export 

Administration with respect to technical 

questions that affect the level of export 

controls applicable to transportation 

and related equipment or technology. 

Agenda 

Public Session 

1. Welcome and Introductions. 

2. Status reports by working group 

chairs. 

3. Public comments and Proposals. 

Closed Session 

4. Discussion of matters determined to 

be exempt from the provisions relating 

to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. 

app. 2 sections 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). 

The open session will be accessible 

via teleconference to 20 participants on 

a first come, first serve basis. To join the 

conference, submit inquiries to Ms. 

Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@

bis.doc.gov no later than February 25, 

2015. 

A limited number of seats will be 

available during the public session of 

the meeting. Reservations are not 

accepted. To the extent time permits, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements to the Committee. The public 

may submit written statements at any 

time before or after the meeting. 

However, to facilitate distribution of 

public presentation materials to 

Committee members, the Committee 

suggests that presenters forward the 

public presentation materials prior to 

the meeting to Ms. Springer via email. 

The Assistant Secretary for 

Administration, with the concurrence of 

the delegate of the General Counsel, 

formally determined on October 10, 

2014, pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 section 

(10)(d)), that the portion of the meeting 

dealing with pre-decisional changes to 

the Commerce Control List and U.S. 

export control policies shall be exempt 

from the provisions relating to public 

meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 

sections 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). The 

remaining portions of the meeting will 

be open to the public. 

For more information, call Yvette 

Springer at (202) 482–2813. 

Dated: February 12, 2015. 

Yvette Springer, 

Committee Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Materials Processing Equipment 

Technical Advisory Committee: Notice 

of Open Meeting 

The Materials Processing Equipment 

Technical Advisory Committee 

(MPETAC) will meet on March 10, 2015, 

9:00 a.m., Room 3884, in the Herbert C. 

Hoover Building, 14th Street between 

Pennsylvania and Constitution Avenues 

NW., Washington, DC The Committee 

advises the Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Export Administration 

with respect to technical questions that 

affect the level of export controls 

applicable to materials processing 

equipment and related technology. 

Agenda 

Open Session 

1. Opening remarks and 

introductions. 

2. Presentation of papers and 

comments by the Public. 

3. Discussions on results from last, 

and proposals from last Wassenaar 

meeting. 

4. Report on proposed and recently 

issued changes to the Export 

Administration Regulations. 

5. Other business. 

The open session will be accessible 

via teleconference to 20 participants on 

a first come, first serve basis. To join the 

conference, submit inquiries to Ms. 

Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@

bis.doc.gov, no later than March 3, 2015. 

A limited number of seats will be 

available for the public session. 

Reservations are not accepted. To the 

extent that time permits, members of the 

public may present oral statements to 

the Committee. The public may submit 

written statements at any time before or 

after the meeting. However, to facilitate 

the distribution of public presentation 

materials to the Committee members, 

the Committee suggests that presenters 

forward the public presentation 

materials prior to the meeting to Ms. 

Springer via email. 

For more information, call Yvette 

Springer at (202) 482–2813. 

Dated: February 12, 2015. 

Yvette Springer, 

Committee Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Materials Technical Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Open Meeting 

The Materials Technical Advisory 

Committee will meet on March 5, 2015, 

10:00 a.m., Herbert C. Hoover Building, 

Room 3884, 14th Street between 

Constitution & Pennsylvania Avenues 

NW., Washington, DC. The Committee 

advises the Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Export Administration 

with respect to technical questions that 

affect the level of export controls 

applicable to materials and related 

technology. 

Agenda 

Open Session 

1. Opening Remarks and Introduction 

of Dr. Richard Duncan, Director 

Chemical and Biological Controls 

Division. 

2. Remarks from BIS senior 

management. 

3. Presentation on NSF Workshop on 

the Global Movement and Tracking of 

Chemical Manufacturing Equipment in 

May 2014 by Clara Zahradnik from 

DuPont. 

4. Report from working groups: Public 

Domain issues, Composite Working 

Group, Biological Working Group, 

Pump and Valves Working Group. 

5. Report on regime-based activities. 

6. Public Comments and New 

Business. 

The open session will be accessible 

via teleconference to 20 participants on 

a first come, first serve basis. To join the 

conference, submit inquiries to Ms. 

Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@


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