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Council on Environmental Quality 

(CEQ) for implementing the procedural 

provisions of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 40 

CFR parts 1500–1508) and to NOAA’s 

Administrative Order 216–6 regarding 

NOAA’s compliance with NEPA and the 

CEQ regulations. 

The Council and NMFS will consider 

public comments received on the DEIS 

in developing the final environmental 

impact statement (FEIS), and before 

voting to submit the final amendment to 

NMFS for Secretarial review, approval, 

and implementation under the 

Magnuson-Stevens Conservation and 

Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens 

Act). NMFS will announce in the 

Federal Register the availability of the 

final amendment and FEIS for public 

review during the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act Secretarial review period, and will 

consider all public comments prior to 

final agency action to approve, 

disapprove, or partially approve the 

final amendment. 

NMFS will announce, through a 

document published in the Federal 

Register, all public comment periods on 

the final amendment, its proposed 

implementing regulations, and the 

availability of its associated FEIS. NMFS 

will consider all public comments 

received during the Secretarial review 

period, whether they are on the final 

amendment, the proposed regulations, 

or the FEIS, prior to final agency action. 

Scoping Meetings 

The scoping meetings will be held via 

webinar April 20, 2015, through April 

23, 2015. A scoping meeting for 

Snapper-Grouper Amendment 36 will 

also be held in Key West, Florida, in 

conjunction with the Council meeting 

on June 10, 2015, beginning at 5:30 p.m. 

With the exception of the scoping 

meeting in Key West, Florida, all 

scoping meetings will be conducted via 

webinar accessible via the internet from 

the Council’s Web site at 

www.safmc.net. Scoping meetings held 

via webinar will begin at 6 p.m. 

Registration for each webinar is 

required. Registration information will 

be posted on the SAFMC Web site at 

www.safmc.net as it becomes available. 

Any graphics, including maps, 

drawings, or images to be shown during 

public comment should be emailed to 

Mike Collins at mike.collins@safmc.net 

prior to the public hearing. Webinar 

registrants may test or confirm their 

computer setup for the webinar one 

hour prior to each hearing and contact 

Mike Collins at 843–763–1050 to 

address any questions regarding 

webinar setup. Local comment stations 

will also be provided at the following 

locations: 

Scoping Meeting Dates and Local 

Comment Station Addresses 

1. April 20, 2015—Local Comment 

Stations: SC Department of Natural 

Resources, Marine Resources Research 

Institute Auditorium, 217 Fort Johnson 

Road, Charleston, SC 29422–2559; 

phone 843–953–9300 and Holiday Inn 

Express, 722 Highway 17, Little River, 

SC 29566; phone: 843–281–9400. 

2. April 21, 2015—Local Comment 

Station: NC Division of Marine 

Fisheries, Central District Office, 5285 

Highway 70 West, Morehead City, NC 

28557; phone 252–726–7021. 

3. April 22, 2015: Local Comment 

Station: Coastal Resources Division, GA 

Department of Natural Resources, One 

Conservation Way, Brunswick, GA 

31528–8687; phone 912–264–7218 and 

Richmond Hill Fish Hatchery, 110 

Hatercry Drive, Richmond Hill, GA 

31324; phone 912–756–3691. 

4. April 23, 2015: Local Comment 

Station: Hampton Inn Daytona 

Speedway, 1715 W. International 

Speedway Boulevard, Daytona Beach, 

FL 32114; phone 386–257–4030. 

5. June 10, 2015: A scoping meeting 

will be held in conjunction with the 

SAFMC meeting beginning at 5:30 p.m.; 

Doubletree Grand Key Resort, 3990 S. 

Roosevelt Blvd., Key West, FL 33040; 

phone 305–293–1818. 

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

Dated: April 2, 2015. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD872 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Take of Anadromous Fish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Applications for seven new 

scientific research permits, two permit 

modifications, and two permit renewals. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS has received 11 scientific 

research permit application requests 

relating to Pacific salmon and eulachon. 

The proposed research is intended to 

increase knowledge of species listed 

under the Endangered Species Act 

(ESA) and to help guide management 

and conservation efforts. The 

applications may be viewed online at: 

https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/

preview_open_for_comment.cfm. 

DATES: Comments or requests for a 

public hearing on the applications must 

be received at the appropriate address or 

fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later 

than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on 

May 8, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the 

applications should be sent to the 

Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 

1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100, 

Portland, OR 97232–1274. Comments 

may also be sent via fax to 503–230– 

5441 or by email to nmfs.nwr.apps@

noaa.gov (include the permit number in 

the subject line of the fax or email). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob 

Clapp, Portland, OR (ph.: 503–231– 

2314), Fax: 503–230–5441, email: 

Robert.Clapp@noaa.gov). Permit 

application instructions are available 

from the address above, or online at 

https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Species Covered in This Notice 

The following listed species are 

covered in this notice: 

Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus 

tshawytscha): Threatened Lower 

Columbia River (LCR); threatened Puget 

Sound (PS); threatened Snake River (SR) 

fall-run; threatened SR spring/summerrun (spr/sum); endangered Upper 

Columbia River (UCR) spring-run; 

threatened Upper Willamette River 

(UWR). 

Steelhead (O. mykiss): Threatened 

UCR; threatened SR; threatened middle 

Columbia River (MCR); threatened LCR; 

threatened PS; threatened UWR. 

Sockeye salmon (O. nerka): 

endangered SR. 

Chum salmon (O. keta): Threatened 

Columbia River (CR); threatened Hood 

Canal summer (HCS). 

Coho salmon (O. kisutch): Threatened 

LCR; threatened Oregon Coast (OC). 

Eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus): 

Threatened southern distinct population 

segment (DPS) (S. eulachon). 

Authority 

Scientific research permits are issued 

in accordance with section 10(a)(1)(A) 

of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq) and 

regulations governing listed fish and 

wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222–226). 

NMFS issues permits based on findings 

that such permits: (1) Are applied for in 

good faith; (2) if granted and exercised, 

would not operate to the disadvantage 


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of the listed species that are the subject 

of the permit; and (3) are consistent 

with the purposes and policy of section 

2 of the ESA. The authority to take 

listed species is subject to conditions set 

forth in the permits. 

Anyone requesting a hearing on an 

application listed in this notice should 

set out the specific reasons why a 

hearing on that application would be 

appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such 

hearings are held at the discretion of the 

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 

NMFS. 

Applications Received 

Permit 14046–3M 

The King County Department of 

Natural Resources and Parks (KCDNRP) 

is seeking to modify a five-year permit 

to annually take juvenile PS Chinook 

salmon and PS steelhead. Sampling 

sites would be in four Puget Sound subbasins (Snoqualmie, Lake Washington, 

Duwamish, and Puyallup) located in 

King County, Washington. The purpose 

of the study is to: (1) Evaluate the 

effectiveness of restoration actions 

through biological monitoring, (2) 

understand the importance of offchannel habitats in providing habitat for 

listed species, (3) assess salmonid 

habitat status and trends in small 

streams with varying degrees of land 

use, and (4) assess containment levels in 

various freshwater fish eaten by 

humans. The research would benefit the 

affected species by determining if 

restoration and recovery actions are 

contributing to listed species recovery, 

providing information on use of offchannel areas by juvenile salmonids, 

guiding future projects based upon 

monitoring results, and providing 

habitat use information for yearling fall 

Chinook. The KCDNRP proposes to 

capture fish using beach seines, fyke 

nets, gill nets, hook and line, minnow 

traps, and both backpack and boatoperated electrofishing. Fish would be 

anaesthetized, identified by species, 

allowed to recover, and released. The 

researchers do not propose to kill any of 

the listed salmonids being captured, but 

a small number may die as an 

unintended result of the activities. 

Permit 16142—3R 

The Confederated Tribes of the Warm 

Springs Reservation of Oregon 

(CTWSRO) are seeking to renew a fiveyear permit that currently allows them 

to capture, handle, and release juvenile 

MCR steelhead in the John Day River, 

Oregon. The primary purpose of the 

research is to monitor anadromous fish 

response to habitat restoration projects 

throughout the John Day Basin, however 

the permit was modified in 2012 to 

allow the CTWSRO are to expand upon 

that research by adding juvenile mark/ 

recapture studies and adult spawning 

surveys in various drainages in the John 

Day River Basin for the purpose of 

determining adult return success and 

making juvenile abundance estimates. 

This project would establish baseline 

estimates at 10 sampling locations and 

then resample those sites to evaluate the 

impact restoration projects have on 

juvenile Chinook and steelhead 

abundance. The research would 

continue to benefit the fish by helping 

managers determine the most effective 

ways to restore habitat. 

Under the permit, the researchers 

would set up survey reaches at each site 

and use block nets at the upstream and 

downstream boundaries to temporarily 

curtail fish movement. In those reaches, 

fish would be collected using backpack 

electrofishing equipment or seine nets. 

Once the fish are collected, they would 

be placed in an aerated bucket and 

anesthetized. They would then be 

counted, measured, weighed, marked 

with a caudal fin clip, allowed to 

recover, and released back into the 

sampling reach. A second fish sampling 

event (using the same collection 

methods) would be conducted within 24 

hours of each initial survey. The 

researchers would use these two 

samples to estimate fish abundance and 

density. The surveys would be 

conducted at the same locations on an 

annual basis in order to assess 

population trends. The researchers do 

not intend to kill any listed salmonids, 

but a small number may die as an 

unintended result of the activities. 

Permit 16298—3R 

The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (SBT) 

are seeking to renew for five years a 

permit that has been in place since 

2011. Under the renewed permit, they 

would annually take juvenile and adult 

SR spr/sum Chinook and SR steelhead 

in Bear Valley Creek, Idaho. The 

purpose of the research is to estimate 

fish abundance, smolt-to-adult return 

rates, and adult productivity in Bear 

Valley Creek with a high degree of 

accuracy. The researchers are seeking to 

generate information that may be used 

widely throughout the Salmon River 

subbasin. This monitoring project was 

recommended as part of a larger 

monitoring effort that developed 

through the Columbia Basin 

Coordinated Anadromous Monitoring 

Workshop. The work would benefit fish 

by giving managers key information 

about population status in the Salmon 

River subbasin which, in turn, would be 

used to inform recovery plans and landmanagement activities. The SBT would 

count and monitor adult spr/sum 

Chinook at a video station, and they 

would handle, measure, tag, and tissue 

sample juvenile SR spr/sum Chinook 

and steelhead at a screw trap. They 

would also do some harvest monitoring 

(creel surveys) and spawning ground 

surveys. The researchers do not intend 

to kill any listed salmonids, but a small 

number may die as an unintended result 

of the activities. In addition to this 

permit, the U.S. Forest Service (FS) 

would issue a special use permit for the 

SBT to conduct the work. 

Permit 18819–2M 

The Wild Fish Conservancy (WFC) is 

seeking to modify a five-year permit to 

annually take juvenile and adult PS 

Chinook salmon, HCS chum salmon, 

and PS steelhead. The WFC research 

may also cause them to take adult S 

eulachon, for which there are currently 

no ESA take prohibitions. The sampling 

would take place in locations 

throughout Hood Canal, Admiralty 

Inlet, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The 

purpose of the study is to determine the 

relative abundance, distribution, and 

emigration timing of juvenile HCS chum 

salmon throughout their range. The 

research would benefit the affected 

species by determining juvenile 

salmonid out-migrant timing, use of 

nearshore rearing habitats, and key 

habitat associations (i.e. eelgrass and 

kelp beds, gravel beaches, mudflats, and 

modified vs. unmodified shorelines). 

The WFC proposes to capture fish using 

fyke nets and beach seines with twicemonthly sampling from December 

through May. Captured salmonids 

would be identified by species, 

measured, and have a tissue sample 

taken (chum and Chinook salmon only). 

Juvenile coded-wire tagged (CWT) coho 

and Chinook salmon would be 

sacrificed to determine their natal 

hatchery and provide stock-specific 

information about their use of nearshore 

habitats. All other fish would be 

released after handling. The researchers 

do not propose to kill any other listed 

species being captured, but a small 

number may die as an unintended result 

of the activities. 

Permit 18921 

The Samish Indian Nation 

Department of Natural Resources 

(SINDNR) is seeking a five-year research 

permit to annually take juvenile PS 

Chinook salmon and PS steelhead. The 

SINDNR research may also cause them 

to take adult S eulachon, for which 

there are currently no ESA take 

prohibitions. The sampling would take 

place adjacent to Cypress Island (of the 


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San Juan Island archipelago) in Secret 

Harbor. The restoration of Secret Harbor 

began in 2008 with the restoration of an 

agricultural field to its historical state by 

breaching an existing tidal dike and 

restoring tidal exchange and freshwater 

stream connectivity to the area. The 

restored estuary and salt marsh habitats 

are expected to enhance and improve 

structural habitat complexity and 

potentially support a greater diversity of 

species. The purpose of the study is to 

determine fish presence both within and 

around the Secret Harbor estuary 

restoration site to determine the 

effectiveness of restoration efforts. This 

research would benefit the affected 

species by informing future restoration 

designs as well as providing data to 

support future enhancement projects. 

The SINDAR proposes to capture fish 

using beach seines with year-round 

monthly sampling. Fish would be 

captured, identified by species, 

measured, and released. The researchers 

do not propose to kill any of the listed 

fish being captured, but a small number 

may die as an unintended result of the 

activities. 

Permit 18952 

The United States Geological Survey 

(USGS) has requested a one-year permit 

to take LCR Chinook, LCR coho, LCR 

steelhead, CR chum, UWR Chinook, 

UWR steelhead, PS Chinook, and PS 

steelhead while conducting the National 

Water Quality Monitoring Program. The 

purpose of the USGS study is to 

characterize contaminants, nutrients, 

suspended and fine sediment, and 

ecological communities at perennialstream sites in the Willamette Valley 

and Puget Sound Lowlands. The 

ecological community surveys would 

consist of double pass backpack 

electrofishing of approximately 100 sites 

in June and July. The majority of the 

listed salmonids that may be captured 

would be measured, examined for 

external abnormalities, and released. A 

secondary survey would be conducted 

to collect and sacrifice up to 15 

salmonids per site from a total of 15 

sites. Depending on availability, fish 

collections would focus on unlisted 

juvenile coho salmon or cutthroat trout 

in the Puget Sound and Upper 

Willamette basins and cutthroat trout or 

listed juvenile coho in the Lower 

Willamette and Lower Columbia basins. 

The research may benefit the listed 

species by helping managers to better 

understand the stressors—such as 

contaminant loads—affecting ecological 

stream communities in urban areas. 

Permit 19263 

The Idaho Department of Fish and 

Game (IDFG) is seeking a five-year 

permit to take juvenile SR steelhead, 

sockeye, and spr/sum Chinook during 

the course of three research tasks in the 

upper Salmon River of Idaho State. 

They would (a) conduct a general fish 

population inventory, (b) monitor fish 

population responses to habitat 

improvement and restoration activities, 

and (c) document juvenile Chinook 

salmon rearing and winter habitat use in 

the Salmon River. The researchers 

would use drift boat and raft-mounted 

electrofishing gear to capture fish and 

estimate trout abundances in up to five 

monitoring reaches of the Salmon River 

during the fall. Captured fish would be 

identified by species, measured (total 

length & fork length), and weighed to 

the nearest gram. During marking runs, 

captured target species (rainbow trout, 

westslope cutthroat trout, bull trout, and 

mountain whitefish) would be marked 

with a hole punch in the caudal fin. 

Any juvenile Chinook salmon they 

encounter would be identified, 

measured (fork length), weighed, and 

examined for tags/marks. Unmarked 

juvenile Chinook salmon would be 

implanted with passive integrated 

transponder (PIT) tags. Some captured 

fish may be anesthetized to minimize 

stress. In all cases, adult salmonids 

would be avoided and none would be 

captured. To help with this, the 

researchers would operate at times and 

in locations where no adults are likely 

to be present. The research activities 

would benefit the fish by providing 

information on a suite of factors— 

population abundance and response to 

restoration actions, predator and 

competitor abundance and interactions, 

and life history and behavior 

characteristics—all of which would be 

used to inform management, restoration, 

and recovery decisions in the Salmon 

River. The researchers do not intend to 

kill any fish, but a small number may 

die as a consequence of the planned 

activities. 

Permit 19350 

The United States Fish and Wildlife 

Service (FWS) has requested a five-year 

permit to take LCR Chinook salmon, 

LCR Coho salmon, LCR steelhead, UWR 

Chinook salmon, and UWR steelhead 

while conducting research and 

monitoring in the Tryon Creek 

watershed of Portland, Oregon. The 

purpose of the project is to assess fish 

use of Tryon Creek above and below the 

Oregon Highway 43 culvert. Culvert 

modification and habitat enhancement 

projects have been implemented to 

improve fish passage and the research 

and monitoring would be used to gauge 

effectiveness of the restoration 

activities. The FWS would capture fish 

using backpack electrofishing 

equipment and beach seines. Captured 

fish would be measured, weighed, PITtagged, and tissue sampled for genetic 

analysis. The FWS does not intend to 

kill any of the salmonids being captured 

but a small number of juvenile fish may 

die as an unintended result of the 

activities. The research may benefit the 

listed species by helping managers 

better understand the effectiveness of 

habitat restoration activities. 

Permit 19386 

The AMEC Foster Wheel (AMECFW) 

is seeking a five-year research permit to 

annually take juvenile PS Chinook 

salmon and PS steelhead in the Lower 

Duwamish River waterway. Under a 

Consent Decree settled through U.S. 

District Court (Western District of 

Washington), The Boeing Company 

agreed to construct two habitat 

restoration projects near Boeing Plant 2 

in the Lower Duwamish Waterway to 

restore and create off-channel and 

riparian habitats in an area where they 

have been largely eliminated due to 

channelization and industrialization. 

The purpose of this study is to 

determine if fish, including ESA listed 

juvenile salmonids, are using the newly 

created/restored habitat. This research 

would benefit the affected species by 

informing future restoration designs as 

well as providing data to support future 

enhancement projects. The researchers 

propose to capture fish using fyke nets 

during the spring salmonid 

outmigration (March through June). Fish 

would be anaesthetized, identified by 

species, allowed to recover, and 

released. The researchers do not 

propose to kill any of the listed fish 

being captured, but a small number may 

die as an unintended result of the 

activities. 

Permit 19391 

The SBT are seeking a five-year 

permit to annually take adult and 

juvenile SR steelhead and spr/sum 

Chinook while operating a screw trap 

and adult weir in Panther Creek, Idaho. 

They would also conduct some 

electrofishing and spawning ground 

surveys in the area. Most of the juvenile 

Chinook salmon would be captured, 

handled, and released. Some of them 

would be implanted with PIT-tags, and 

some would be sampled for genetic 

analysis. All would be allowed to 

recover and released to continue their 

downstream migration. Although the 

researchers are targeting Chinook, some 


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juvenile and adult steelhead may be 

taken as well. In both instances, the 

information to be gathered would help 

with monitoring and recovery efforts in 

the area. In addition, the information 

may eventually be used to help guide a 

proposed supplementation program in 

the area. The research would in no way 

pre-dispose the approval of such a 

program, but if it were to be instituted, 

a good deal of the proposed work would 

be analyzed again in the context of that 

larger program. In the interim, the 

research would benefit the fish by 

helping managers guide current and 

future restoration efforts and generating 

information on species status that 

would augment a number of regional 

efforts. The researchers do not propose 

to kill any of the animals being 

captured, but a small number may die 

as an unintended consequence of the 

activities. 

Permit 19470 

The Washington State Department of 

Ecology (WDOE) is seeking a three-year 

permit to collect environmental samples 

in rivers and streams in the state of 

Washington while conducting 

Washington’s Status and Trends 

Monitoring for Watershed Health and 

Salmon Recovery—a statewide habitat 

and biological monitoring program. The 

permit would authorize the WDOE to 

take juvenile and adult UCR Chinook 

salmon and steelhead, SR spr/sum and 

fall-run Chinook salmon, SR steelhead, 

SR sockeye salmon, and MCR steelhead. 

The goal of status and trends monitoring 

is to provide quantitative, statistically 

valid estimates of habitat and water 

quality that are important for policy and 

management decisions. The WDOE 

would monitor seven status and trends 

regions statewide on a four-year cycle. 

The information gathered by this 

research would benefit listed salmonids 

by helping resource managers evaluate 

the effectiveness of habitat restoration 

efforts and monitor aquatic species 

status and trends. The researchers 

would capture fish using boat 

electrofishing equipment; the listed fish 

would be enumerated, measured, and 

released immediately. At no time would 

adults be electrofished. If any adults are 

seen during the electrofishing operation, 

the equipment would immediately be 

turned off and the fish would be 

allowed to escape. If another adult is 

seen, the researchers would move the 

operation. And in no case would the 

electrofishing take place where fish are 

actively spawning. The researchers are 

not proposing to kill any of the fish they 

capture, but a small number may die as 

an unintended result of the activities. 

Permit 19476 

The Island County Department of 

Natural Resources (ICDNR) is seeking a 

five-year research permit to annually 

take juvenile PS Chinook salmon and PS 

steelhead. The sampling would take 

place in the Fidalgo Island and northern 

Whidbey Island shoreline area near 

Deception Pass at Cornet Bay and Ala 

Spit. The purpose of the study is to 

assess salmonid and forage fish use of 

habitat restored by removal of armoring 

and fill. This research would benefit the 

affected species by informing future 

restoration designs as well as providing 

data to support future enhancement 

projects. The ICDNR proposes to capture 

fish using a beach seine. Fish would be 

removed from the net and placed in 

buckets. All fish would be enumerated 

by species and the first 20 of each 

species would be measured for length. 

All fish would be released in the same 

location they were caught. The 

researchers do not propose to kill any of 

the listed salmonids being captured, but 

a small number may die as an 

unintended result of the activities. 

This notice is provided pursuant to 

section 10(c) of the ESA. NMFS will 

evaluate the applications, associated 

documents, and comments submitted to 

determine whether the applications 

meet the requirements of section 10(a) 

of the ESA and Federal regulations. The 

final permit decisions will not be made 

until after the end of the 30-day 

comment period. NMFS will publish 

notice of its final action in the Federal 

Register. 

Dated: April 2, 2015. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, 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 

Agreement’’) 

AGENCY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

ACTION: Determination to remove a 

product currently included in Annex 

3.25 of the CAFTA–DR Agreement. 

DATES: October 5, 2015. 

SUMMARY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(‘‘CITA’’) has determined that certain 

three-thread circular knit fleece fabrics, 

as specified below, are available in the 

CAFTA–DR countries in commercial 

quantities in a timely manner. The 

product, which is currently included in 

Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA–DR 

Agreement in unrestricted quantities, 

will be removed, effective 180 days after 

publication of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laurie Mease, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482–2043. For information online 

see http://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/

CaftaReqTrack.nsf under ‘‘Approved 

Requests,’’ Reference number: 195.2015.

02.27.Fabric.SS&AforGildanUSA. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: The CAFTA–DR Agreement; 

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 

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. The 

CAFTA–DR Agreement provides that 

this list may be modified pursuant to 

Article 3.25(4)–(5) by adding or 

removing items 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; or when the United States 

determines that a fabric, yarn, or fiber 

currently on the list is available in 

commercial quantities in a timely 

manner. The CAFTA–DR 

Implementation Act authorizes the 

President to make such modifications to 

the list in Annex 3.25. See Annex 3.25 

of the CAFTA–DR Agreement; see also 

section 203(o)(4)(C) and (E) 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 

the CAFTA–DR Implementation Act for 

modifying the list in Annex 3.25. 

Pursuant to this authority, CITA 


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