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and making written recommendations to the appointing authority on retention and compensation matters, including performance-based pay adjustments, awarding of bonuses, and reviewing recommendations for potential Presidential Rank Award nominees. The appointment of members to the NOAA PRB will be for a period of 12 months.

**DATES :**  Effective Date: The effective date of service of the four new appointees to the NOAA Performance Review Board is September 30, 2011.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Omar Williams, Executive Resources Program Manager, WorkforceManagement Office, NOAA, 1305 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, (301) 713–6301.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The names and positions of the members of the NOAA PRB are set forth below:

Louisa Koch ......................... Director, Office of Education, Office of Education. Maureen E. Wylie ................. Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Chief Financial Officer. Charles S. Baker .................. Deputy Assistant Administrator, NESDIS, National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service. Russell F. Smith III ............... Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Fisheries, Office of the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere. Christopher C. Cartwright .... Chief Financial Officer, National Ocean Service. David Robinson .................... Associate Director for Management Resources, National Institute of Standards and Technology, DOC. Laura K. Furgione ................ Deputy Assistant Administrator for Weather Services, National Weather Service John S. Gray, II .................... Director, Legislative Affairs, Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. Justin H. Kenney .................. Director of Communications and External Affairs, Office of Public and Constituent Affairs. Craig McLean ....................... Acting Assistant Administrator For Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Ocean and Atmospheric R esearch. Dr. Ned Cyr .......................... Director, Office of Science and Technology National Marine Fisheries Service.

Dated: September 16, 2011. Jane Lubchenco, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. [FR Doc. 2011–24833 Filed 9–22–11; 4:15 pm]

**BILLING CODE 3510–12–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE**

**National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration** 

**RIN 0648–XA576**

**Marine Mammals; File No. 16472**

**AGENCY :**  National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

**ACTION :**  Notice; issuance of permit.

**SUMMARY :**  Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to the NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Antarctic Ecosystem Research Division, La Jolla, California, (Responsible Party: George Watters, PhD, Director) to take marine mammals for scientific research.

**ADDRESSES :**  The permit and related documents are available for review upon written request or by appointment in the following offices:

Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376; and

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–4213; phone (562) 980–4001; fax (562) 980–4018.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Tammy Adams or Amy Sloan, (301)
427–8401.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  On July 20, 2011, notice was published in the Federal Register (76 FR 43266) that a request for a permit to conduct research on Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalus gazella ), southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina ), crabeater seals ( Lobodon carcinophagus), leopard seals ( Hydrurga leptonyx), Ross seals ( Ommatophoca rossii), and Weddell seals ( Leptonychotes weddellii) in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, had been submitted by the above-named applicant. The requested permit has been issued under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq. ), and the regulations governing the taking and importing of marine mammals (50 CFR part 216).

The permit authorizes capture, tissue sampling, marking and instrumentation of seals on ice, and ground and aerial surveys of seals on ice and in waters surrounding the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Tissue samples from captured seals and salvaged from cetacean and pinniped carcasses may be imported from the Antarctic. The permit is valid for five years.

In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ), a final determination has been made that the activity proposed is categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement.

Dated: September 22, 2011. P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–24805 Filed 9–26–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3510–22–P COMMITTEE FOR THE**  **IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS** 

**Limitations of Duty- and Quota-Free Imports of Apparel Articles Assembled**  **in Beneficiary Sub-Saharan African Countries From Regional and Third**  **Country Fabric**

**AGENCY :**  Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA).

**ACTION :**  Publishing the New 12–Month Cap on Duty- and Quota-Free Benefits.

**DATES :**  Effective Date: October 1, 2011.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Don Niewiaroski, Jr., International Trade Specialist, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482–2496.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Authority: Title I, Section 112(b)(3) of the Trade and Development Act of 2000 (TDA 2000), Pub. L. 106–200, as amended by Division B, Title XXI, section 3108 of the Trade Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107–210; Section 7(b)(2) of the AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004, Pub. L. 108–274; Division D, Title VI, section 6002 of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA 2006), Pub. L. 109– 432; Presidential Proclamation 7350 of October 2, 2000 (65 FR 59321); Presidential Proclamation 7626 of November 13, 2002 (67 FR 69459).

Title I of TDA 2000 provides for dutyand quota-free treatment for certain textile and apparel articles importedfrom designated beneficiary subSaharan African countries. Section112(b)(3) of TDA 2000 provides dutyand quota-free treatment for apparel articles wholly assembled in one or more beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries from fabric wholly formed in one or more beneficiary countries from yarn originating in the U.S. or one or


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more beneficiary countries. This preferential treatment is also available for apparel articles assembled in one ormore lesser-developed beneficiary subSaharan African countries, regardless of the country of origin of the fabric used to make such articles, subject to quantitative limitation. Title VI of the TRHCA 2006 extended this special rule for lesser-developed countries through September 30, 2012.

The AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 provides that the quantitative limitation for the twelve-month period beginning October 1, 2011 will be an amount not to exceed 7 percent of the aggregate square meter equivalents of all apparel articles imported into the United States in the preceding 12-month period for which data are available. See Section 112(b)(3)(A)(ii)(I) of TDA 2000, as amended by Section 7(b)(2)(B) of the AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004. Of this overall amount, apparel imported under the special rule for lesser-developed countries is limited to an amount not to exceed 3.5 percent of all apparel articles imported into the United States in the preceding 12-month period. See Section 112(b)(3)(B)(ii)(II) of TDA 2000, as amended by Section 6002(a) of TRHCA 2006. Presidential Proclamation 7350 of October 2, 2000 directed CITA to publish the aggregate quantity of imports allowed during each 12-month period in the Federal Register.

For the one-year period, beginning on October 1, 2011, and extending through September 30, 2012 the aggregate quantity of imports eligible for preferential treatment under these provisions is 1,877,430,342 square meters equivalent. Of this amount, 938,715,171 square meters equivalent is available to apparel articles importedunder the special rule for lesserdeveloped countries. Apparel articles entered in excess of these quantities will be subject to otherwise applicable tariffs.

These quantities are calculated using the aggregate square meter equivalents of all apparel articles imported into the United States, derived from the set of Harmonized System lines listed in the Annex to the World Trade Organization Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC), and the conversion factors for units of measure into square meter equivalents used by the United States in implementing the ATC.

Kimberly Glas, Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
[FR Doc. 2011–24853 Filed 9–26–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 3410–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE** 

**Office of the Secretary**

**Membership of the Defense Contract Audit Agency Senior Executive Service**  **Performance Review Boards**

**AGENCY :**  Defense Contract Audit Agency, Department of Defense (DoD).

**ACTION :**  Notice of Membership of the Defense Contract Audit Agency Senior Executive Service Performance Review Boards.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice announces the appointment of members to the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) Performance Review Boards. The Performance Review Boards provide fair and impartial review of Senior Executive Service (SES) performance appraisals and make recommendations to the Director, DCAA, regarding final performance ratings and performance awards for DCAA SES members.

**DATES :**  Effective Date: Upon publication of this notice.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Sandra L. Burrell, Chief, Human Resources Management Division, Defense Contract Audit Agency, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 2133, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060–6219, (703)
767–1039.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the following are the names and titles of DCAA career executives appointed to serve as members of the DCAA Performance Review Boards. Appointees will serve one-year terms, effective upon publication of this notice.

Headquarters Performance Review Board: Ms. Karen Cash, Assistant Director,

Operations, DCAA; chairperson. Mr. Kenneth Saccoccia, Assistant

Director, Policy and Plans, DCAA; member. Mr. Donald McKenzie, Assistant

Director, Integrity & Quality Assurance, DCAA; member. Regional Performance Review Board:Mr. David Eck, Regional Director, MidAtlantic, DCAA; chairperson. Mr. Ronald Mullinax, Regional Director,

Western, DCAA; member. Mr. Ronald Meldonian, Regional

Director, Northeastern, DCAA; member.
Dated: September 22, 2011. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2011–24789 Filed 9–26–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 5001–06–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE** 

**Department of the Air Force**

**Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement For**  **Divert Activities and Exercises, Guam and Commomwealth of The Northern**  **Mariana Islands**

**AGENCY :**  Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, United States Air Force, DoD.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Intent.

**SUMMARY :**  Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321, et
seq. ), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and U.S. Air Force (USAF) Environmental Impact Analysis Process (32 CFR part 989), the USAF is issuing this notice to advise the public of its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Divert Activities and Exercises, Guam and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

The proposed divert activities and exercises would involve airfield improvements designed to provide additional divert capability for various military aircraft operating as part of joint training exercises, humanitarian assistance activities, and disaster relief operations for northeast Asia. The proposed action would include the development and construction of facilities and infrastructure designed to support up to one tanker squadron of 12 KC–135 aircraft and its approximately 500 support personnel. This proposed action includes divert activities and exercises involving a tanker squadron, as well as USAF, U.S. Navy, or other military aircraft operating in the region, and ideally would require a 10,000-foot runway. Components of the proposal include a cargo pad; an expanded runway area; new taxiways, aprons, and shoulders; 6,000-square foot maintenance facility; jet fuel receiving, storage, and delivery capability; and associated pavement markings, lighting, security, and other related infrastructure.

The possible alternatives for the divert airfield capability include the international airports on Saipan, Tinian, Rota, or other reasonable alternatives developed during the scoping process. Guam International Airport, as an existing divert location, will be considered in this EIS, as part of the no action alternative.

The Air Force is in the process of inviting potential Cooperating Agencies to participate in aspects of the EIS development as appropriate or required.