52366 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 170 / Friday, September 2, 2005 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Notice of Solicitation of Applications 

for Allocation of a Tariff Rate Quota on 

the Import of Certain Worsted Wool 

Fabrics to Persons Who Weave Such 

Fabrics in the United States 

AGENCY: Department of Commerce, 

International Trade Administration. 

ACTION: The Department of Commerce 

(Department) is soliciting applications 

for an allocation of the 2006 tariff rate 

quotas on certain worsted wool fabric to 

persons who weave such fabrics in the 

United States. 

SUMMARY: The Department hereby 

solicits applications from persons 

(including firms, corporations, or other 

legal entities) who weave worsted wool 

fabrics in the United States for an 

allocation of the 2006 tariff rate quota 

on certain worsted wool fabric. 

Interested persons must submit an 

application on the form provided to the 

address listed below by October 3, 2005. 

The Department will cause to be 

published in the Federal Register its 

determination to allocate the 2006 tariff 

rate quotas and will notify applicants of 

their respective allocation as soon as 

possible after that date. Promptly 

thereafter, the Department will issue 

licenses to eligible applicants. 

DATES: To be considered, applications 

must be received or postmarked by 5 

p.m. on October 3, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Applications must be 

submitted to the Industry Assessment 

Division, Office of Textiles, Apparel and 

Consumer Goods Industries, Room 

3001, United States Department of 

Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230 

(telephone: (202) 482-4058). Application 

forms may be obtained from that office 

(via facsimile or mail) or from the 

following Internet address: http:// 

web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/wooltrq.nsf/ 

TRQApp/fabric. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sergio Botero, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482-4058. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Title V of the Trade and Development 

Act of 2000 (the Act) created two tariff 

rate quotas (TRQs), providing for 

temporary reductions in the import 

duties on limited quantities of two 

categories of worsted wool fabrics 

suitable for use in making suits, suittype jackets, or trousers: (1) for worsted 

wool fabric with average fiber diameters 

greater than 18.5 microns (Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States 

(HTS) heading 9902.51.11); and (2) for 

worsted wool fabric with average fiber 

diameters of 18.5 microns or less (HTS 

heading 9902.51.12). On August 6, 2002, 

President Bush signed into law the 

Trade Act of 2002, which includes 

several amendments to Title V of the 

Act. On December 3, 2004, the Act was 

further amended pursuant to the 

Miscellaneous Trade Act of 2004, Public 

Law 108-429. The 2004 amendment 

includes authority for the Department to 

allocate a TRQ for new HTS category, 

HTS 9902.51.16. This HTS category 

refers to worsted wool fabric with 

average fiber diameter of 18.5 microns 

or less. The amendment further 

provides that HTS 9902.51.16 is for the 

benefit of persons (including firms, 

corporations, or other legal entities) who 

weave such worsted wool fabric in the 

United States that is suitable for making 

men’s and boys’ suits. The TRQ for HTS 

9902.51.16 will provide for temporary 

reductions in the import duties on 

2,000,000 square meters annually for 

2005 and 2006. 

The amendment requires that the TRQ 

be allocated to persons who weave 

worsted wool fabric with average fiber 

diameter of 18.5 microns or less, which 

is suitable for use in making men’s and 

boys’ suits, in the United States. On 

May 16, 2005, the Department 

published regulations establishing 

procedures for allocating the TRQ. 70 

FR 25774, 15 CFR 335. In order to be 

eligible for an allocation, an applicant 

must submit an application on the form 

provided at http://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/ 

wooltrq.nsf/TRQApp/fabric to the 

address listed above by 5 p.m. on 

October 3, 2005 in compliance with the 

requirements of 15 CFR 335. Any 

business confidential information that is 

marked business confidential will be 

kept confidential and protected from 

disclosure to the full extent permitted 

by law. 

Dated: August 29, 2005. 

Philip J. Martello, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles 

and Apparel. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

International Code Council: The 

Update Process for the International 

Codes 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Final Action Hearings 

on U.S. Model Codes, 2006 editions. 

SUMMARY: The International Code 

Council (ICC), under whose auspices the 

International Codes (‘‘I-Codes’’) are 

developed, maintains a process for 

updating these model codes based on 

receipt of proposals from interested 

individuals and organizations. The 

ICC’s 14 separately published codes are 

each comprehensively updated and republished every three years with a 

supplement released between each 

edition. The most current versions of 

the I-Codes are the 2003 Editions and 

2004 Supplements. The 2006 Editions 

will be released in March, 2006. 

The purpose of this notice is to invite 

public participation in the Final Action 

Hearings. At this session, public 

comments are reviewed and discussed 

and final voting is conducted to 

determine which proposals are adopted 

into the 2006 I-Codes. 

The publication of this notice by the 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST) on behalf of ICC is 

being undertaken as a public service; 

NIST does not necessarily endorse, 

approve, or recommend any of the codes 

or standards referenced in the notice. 

Session Dates: The Final Action 

Hearings of the 2004/2005 Code 

Development Cycle will occur between 

September 28 and October 2, 2005, at 

the COBO Center in Detroit, Michigan. 

Proposed changes approved during 

this cycle, in addition to changes 

published in the 2004 Supplement, will 

constitute the 2006 editions of the 

International Codes. 

The agenda for the hearing as well as 

updates to the schedule are also posted 

on the ICC Web site at: http:// 

www.iccsafe.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mike Pfeiffer, PE, Vice President, Codes 

and Standards Development at ICC’s 

Chicago District Office, 4051 West 

Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, 

Illinois, 60478; Telephone 888–422–

7233, Extension 4338; e-mail 

mpfeiffer@iccsafe.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The ICC produces a family of Codes 

and Standards that are comprehensive, 

coordinated and are widely used across 

the country in the regulation of the built 

environment. Local, state and federal 

agencies use these codes and standards 

as the basis for developing regulations 

concerning new and existing 

construction. 

The ICC code development process is 

initiated when proposals from 

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interested persons-supported by written 

data, views, or arguments-are solicited, 

received and then published in the 

Proposed Changes document. This 

document is distributed a minimum of 

30 days in advance of the Code 

Development Hearings and serves as the 

agenda for that session. 

At the Code Development Hearing the 

ICC Code Development Committee for 

each code or subject area of the code 

considers testimony and takes action on 

each proposal (Approval, Disapproval, 

or Approval as Modified). Following the 

Code Development Hearing, results are 

published in a report entitled the Report 

of the Public Hearing, which identifies 

the disposition of each proposal and the 

reason for the committee’s action. Any 

person wishing to comment on the 

committee’s action may do so in the 

public comment period following the 

first hearing. Comments received are 

published and distributed in a 

document called the Final Action 

Agenda which serves as the agenda for 

the second hearing. 

Proposals which are approved by a 

vote of the Governmental Members of 

ICC at the second hearing (Final Action 

Hearing) are incorporated in either the 

Supplement or Edition, as applicable, 

with the next 18-month cycle starting 

with the submittal deadline for 

proposals. 

Proponents of proposals automatically 

receive a copy of all documents 

(Proposed Changes, Report of the Public 

Hearing and Final Action Agenda). 

Interested parties may also request a 

copy, free of charge, by downloading the 

‘‘return coupon’’ from the ICC Web site 

at http://www.iccsafe.org and sending it 

in as directed. 

The International Codes consist of the 

following: 

International Building Code 

ICC Electrical Code 

International Energy Conservation Code 

International Existing Building Code 

International Fire Code 

International Fuel Gas Code 

International Mechanical Code 

ICC Performance Code for Buildings and 

Facilities 

International Plumbing Code 

International Private Sewage Disposal 

Code 

International Property Maintenance 

Code 

International Residential Code 

International Urban-Wildland Interface 

Code; and 

International Zoning Code 

Dated: August 25, 2005. 

William Jeffrey, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 05–17519 Filed 9–1–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

National Construction Safety Team 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, United States 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Construction 

Safety Team (NCST) Advisory 

Committee (Committee), National 

Institute of Standards and Technology 

(NIST), will meet Monday, September 

12, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 

Tuesday, September 13, 2005, from 8:30 

a.m. to 12 p.m. The primary purpose of 

this meeting is to review the changes 

made to the World Trade Center (WTC) 

Investigation Final Reports in response 

to comments received from the public. 

The NCST Advisory Committee will 

also discuss its annual report to the 

Congress. The agenda may change to 

accommodate Committee business. The 

final agenda will be posted on the NIST 

Web site at www.nist.gov/ncst. 

DATES: The meeting will convene on 

September 12, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. and 

will adjourn at 5 p.m. on September 12, 

2005. The meeting will resume on 

September 13, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. and 

end at 12 p.m. The meeting will be open 

to the public. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Administration Building, Lecture 

Room A at NIST, Gaithersburg, 

Maryland. Please note admittance 

instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen Cauffman, National 

Construction Safety Team Advisory 

Committee, National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 

Drive, MS 8611, Gaithersburg, Maryland 

20899–8611. Mr. Cauffman’s e-mail 

address is stephen.cauffman@nist.gov 

and his phone number is (301) 975–

6051. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee was established pursuant to 

Section 11 of the National Construction 

Safety Team Act (15 U.S.C. 7310 et 

seq.). The Committee is composed of 

nine members appointed by the Director 

of NIST who were selected for their 

technical expertise and experience, 

established records of distinguished 

professional service, and their 

knowledge of issues affecting teams 

established under the NCST Act. The 

Committee will advise the Director of 

NIST on carrying out investigations of 

building failures conducted under the 

authorities of the NCST Act that became 

law in October 2002 and will review the 

procedures developed to implement the 

NCST Act and reports issued under 

section 8 of the NCST Act. Background 

information on the NCST Act and 

information on the NCST Advisory 

Committee is available at http:// 

www.nist.gov/ncst. 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice 

is hereby given that the National 

Construction Safety Team (NCST) 

Advisory Committee (Committee), 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST), will meet Monday, 

September 12, 2005, at 8:30 a.m. and 

will adjourn at 5 p.m. on September 12, 

2005. The meeting will resume on 

Tuesday, September 13, 2005, at 8:30 

a.m. and end at 12 p.m. The meeting 

will be held at NIST headquarters in 

Gaithersburg, Maryland. 

The primary purpose of this meeting 

is to review the changes made to the 

WTC Investigation Final Reports in 

response to comments received from the 

public. The NCST Advisory Committee 

will also discuss its annual report to the 

Congress. The meeting will be open to 

the public. The final agenda will be 

posted on the NIST Web site at http:// 

www.nist.gov/ncst. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions related to the 

Committee’s affairs, or the WTC 

Investigation are invited to request a 

place on the agenda. On September 12, 

2005, approximately one-half hour will 

be reserved for public comments, and 

speaking times will be assigned on a 

first-come, first-served basis. The 

amount of time per speaker will be 

determined by the number of requests 

received, but is likely to be 5 minutes 

each. Questions from the public will not 

be considered during this period. 

Speakers who wish to expand upon 

their oral statements, those who had 

wished to speak but could not be 

accommodated on the agenda, and those 

who were unable to attend in person are 

invited to submit written statements to 

the National Construction Safety Team 

Advisory Committee, National Institute 

of Standards and Technology, 100 

Bureau Drive, MS 8611, Gaithersburg, 

Maryland 20899–8611, via fax at (301) 

975–6122, or electronically by e-mail to 

ncstac@nist.gov. 

All visitors to the NIST site are 

required to pre-register to be admitted. 

Anyone wishing to attend this meeting 

must register by close of business 

Thursday, September 8, 2005, in order 

to attend. Please submit your name, 

time of arrival, e-mail address and