Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 227 / Monday, November 24, 2008 / Notices 70983 

Ferncroft Road, Danvers, MA 01923; 

telephone: (978) 777–2500. 

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. Continue development of 

management alternatives for 

Amendment 4 to the Atlantic Herring 

Fishery Management Plan (FMP); 

alternatives may include measures to 

establish a catch monitoring program for 

the Atlantic herring fishery, annual 

catch limits (ACLs) and accountability 

measures (AMs), and measures to 

address river herring bycatch; 

2. Review and discuss stakeholder 

proposals/ideas regarding a catch 

monitoring program for the Atlantic 

herring fishery; 

3. Review and discuss alternatives to 

establish ACLs and AMs for the Atlantic 

Herring fishery; 

4. Review and discuss updated 

observer and bycatch information, if 

available; 

5. Discuss other issues related to the 

development of Amendment 4; and 

6. 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: November 19, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–27830 Filed 11–21–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain 

Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile 

Products Produced or Manufactured in 

the People’s Republic of China 

November 18, 2008. 

AGENCY: Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA). 

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the 

Commissioner, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection adjusting limits. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 25, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross 

Arnold, International Trade Specialist, 

Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, (202) 482– 

4212. For information on the quota 

status of this limit, refer to the Bureau 

of Customs and Border Protection 

website (http://www.cbp.gov), or call 

(202) 863–6560. For information on 

embargoes and quota re-openings, refer 

to the Office of Textiles and Apparel 

website at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural 

Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); 

Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as 

amended. 

Pursuant to Paragraph 4 of the 

Memorandum of Understanding 

between the Governments of the United 

States and the People’s Republic of 

China concerning Trade in Texile and 

Apparel Products, signed and dated on 

November 8, 2005, the current limits for 

certain categories are being increased by 

the recrediting of the unused 

carryforward that was previously 

applied to the 2007 limits and deducted 

from the 2008 limits. 

A description of the textile and 

apparel categories in terms of HTS 

numbers is available in the 

CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel 

Categories with the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (refer to 

the Office of Textiles and Apparel 

website at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov). Also 

see 72 FR 67719 published on 

November 30, 2007, and 71 FR 65090, 

published on November 7, 2006. 

Janet E. Heinzen, 

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

Committee for the Implementation of Textile 

Agreements 

November 18, 2008. 

Commissioner, 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 

Washington, DC 20229. 

Dear Commissioner: This directive 

amends, but does not cancel, the directive 

issued to you on November 27, 2007, by the 

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 

of Textile Agreements. That directive 

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, 

man-made fiber, silk blend and other 

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products, 

produced or manufactured in China and 

exported during the twelve-month period 

which began on January 1, 2008 and extends 

through December 31, 2008. 

Effective on November 25, 2008, you are 

directed to increase the current limits for the 

following categories, as provided for under 

the terms of the Memorandum of 

Understanding between the Governments of 

the United States and the People’s Republic 

of China concerning Trade in Texile and 

Apparel Products, signed and dated on 

November 8, 2005: 

Category Adjusted twelvemonth limit 1

345/645/646 ................... 10,673,870 dozen. 

352/652 .......................... 24,515,187 dozen. 

1The limit has not been adjusted to account 

for any imports exported after December 31, 

2007. 

The Committee for the Implementation of 

Textile Agreements has determined that this 

action falls within the foreign affairs 

exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 

U.S.C. 553(a)(1). 

Sincerely, 

Janet E. Heinzen, 

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc. E8–27892 Filed 11–21–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Wednesday 

December 3, 2008. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: DCIO Risk 

Surveillance. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 202–418–5084. 

Sauntia S. Warfield, 

Staff Assistant. 

[FR Doc. E8–27994 Filed 11–20–08; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday 

December 19, 2008. 


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