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ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The draft environmental 

assessment (EA) evaluates the effects of 

submarine fiber optic cables owned by 

Pacific Crossing, Ltd. in the Olympic 

Coast National Marine Sanctuary 

(OCNMS). The EA evaluates eight 

alternative actions NOAA may take to 

address impacts associated with the 

current disposition of the cables. NOAA 

is soliciting comments and 

recommendations from the public 

regarding remediation alternatives and 

their impacts. The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (ACOE) is a cooperating 

agency in this EA. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 24, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the draft environmental assessment 

to Carol Bernthal, OCNMS 

Superintendent (PC–1 Cables 

Remediation Review), 115 E. Railroad 

Ave. Suite 301, Port Angeles, 

Washington 98362 or via e-mail to 

carol.bernthal@noaa.gov. Copies of the 

draft environmental assessment 

document can be downloaded from the 

NMSP Web site at http:// 

sanctuaries.noaa.gov/library/ 

library.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

November 1999, NOAA issued an 

authorization/special use permit to 

Pacific Crossing, Ltd. for installation by 

its contractor, Tyco Submarine Systems, 

Ltd., of two fiber optic cables through 

OCNMS. NOAA is considering 

amending the permit or issuing a new 

permit to address the condition of the 

cables. NOAA’s goal is to fully achieve 

the objectives of the terms and 

conditions of the permit, which would 

prevent chronic damage to resources, 

substantially reduce risks to resources 

and fishers, and restore access to Native 

Americans to their treaty-reserved 

fishing grounds. NOAA is evaluating 

various remedial options to determine 

which option or combination of options 

would be most suitable to achieve this 

goal. The options range from no action 

to complete removal and reburial of the 

cables. ACOE, pursuant to Section 10 of 

the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, has 

permitting authority for obstructions to 

navigation, and pursuant to Section 404 

of the Clean Water Act has permitting 

authority for the discharge of dredge or 

fill material in waters of the United 

States. As a cooperating agency, ACOE 

is considering modifying the existing 

Section 10/404 permit it issued for the 

Pacific Crossing cables to allow the 

proposed remediation in OCNMS to be 

performed. 

Dated: October 5, 2005. 

Charles W. Challstrom, 

Acting Assistant Administrator, Ocean 

Services and Coastal Zone Management, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 05–20363 Filed 10–7–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 100505A] 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) Habitat 

Committee (HC) will hold a working 

meeting which is open to the public. 

DATES: The HC meeting will be held 

Tuesday, October 25, 2005, from 10 a.m. 

until approximately 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The HC meeting will be 

held at the National Marine Fisheries 

Service, St. Helens-A Conference Room, 

1201 NE Lloyd Blvd, Suite 1100, 

Portland, OR 97232; telephone: (503) 

231–6880. 

Council address: Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 7700 NE 

Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, 

OR 97220–1384. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Jennifer Gilden, Associate Staff Officer; 

telephone: (503) 820–2280. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Attendees 

should check in on the 11th floor upon 

arrival. The purpose of the HC meeting 

is to review habitat-related issues on the 

agenda of the November 2005 Council 

meeting in San Diego, CA. Agenda items 

include issues associated with the 

Klamath River, and essential fish habitat 

issues associated with energy 

development. 

No management actions will be 

decided by the HC. Although nonemergency issues not contained in the 

meeting agendas may come before the 

HC for discussion, those issues may not 

be the subject of formal action during 

these meetings. Action will be restricted 

to those issues specifically listed 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 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 Ms. 

Carolyn Porter at (503) 820–2280 at least 

5 days prior to the meeting date. 

Dated: October 5, 2005. 

Emily Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E5–5566 Filed 10–7–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[Docket No.: I.D. 030530140–5253–02] 

Amendment to Final Guidelines for the 

Coastal and Estuarine Land 

Conservation Program 

AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS), 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; amendment to final 

guidelines. 

SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, National 

Ocean Service publishes this notice to 

amend the Final Guidelines for the 

Coastal and Estuarine Land 

Conservation Program (CELCP). For 

those grants issued in fiscal year 2002 

only, CELCP may extend the financial 

assistance award period of grants issued 

in fiscal year 2002 for two additional 

years, totaling a maximum award 

duration of five years. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, contact: Elisabeth 

Morgan, 301–713–3155 X166, 

elisabeth.morgan@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Coastal and Estuarine Land 

Conservation Program was established 

pursuant to Public Law 107–77 ‘‘for the 

purpose of protecting important coastal 

and estuarine areas that have significant 

conservation, recreation, ecological, 

historical, or aesthetic values, or that are 

threatened by conversion from their 

natural or recreational state to other 

uses.’’ The Final Guidelines for CELCP 

was published in the Federal Register 

on June 17, 2003 (68 FR 35860). The 

Final Guidelines stated that the 

standard financial assistance award 

period is 18 months, and could be 

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extended an additional 18 months if 

circumstances warrant, but may not 

exceed 3 years. CELCP has noted that 

several land acquisition projects funded 

in 2002 will not be completed by the 

end of fiscal year 2005. These awards 

were issued during the first year of the 

Program, prior to the issuance of the 

Final Guidelines in which the three-year 

limit was stipulated. For this reason, 

CELCP is amending the Final 

Guidelines for the Coastal and Estuarine 

Land Conservation Program to allow the 

financial assistance award period for 

awards issued in fiscal year 2002 to be 

extended for an additional two years. 

The maximum award duration for these 

grants is five years and will end on 

September 30, 2007. 

Classification 

Executive Order 12866 

This notice has been determined to be 

not significant for purposes of Executive 

Order 12866. 

Executive Order 13132 (Federalism). 

It has been determined that this notice 

does not contain policies with 

Federalism implications as that term is 

defined in Executive Order 13132. 

Administrative Procedure Act/ 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Prior notice and an opportunity for 

public comment are not required by the 

Administrative Procedure Act or any 

other law for rules concerning public 

property, loans, grants, benefits, and 

contracts (5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2)). Because 

notice and opportunity for comment are 

not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or 

any other law, the analytical 

requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are 

inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory 

flexibility analysis has not been 

prepared. 

Dated: September 30, 2005. 

Richard W. Spinrad, 

Assistant Administrator, National Ocean 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–20327 Filed 10–7–05; 8:45 am] 

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COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain 

Wool Textile Products Produced or 

Manufactured in Ukraine 

October 4, 2005. 

AGENCY: Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA). 

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the 

Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and 

Border Protection adjusting limits. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 11, 2005. 

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 these limits, refer to the Bureau 

of Customs and Border Protection 

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

(202) 344-2650. 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. 

The current limits for certain 

categories are being adjusted for swing, 

carryover, and carryforward. 

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 Federal Register notice 70 FR 8783, 

published on February 23, 2005. 

James C. Leonard III, 

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 

of Textile Agreements. 

Committee for the Implementation of Textile 

Agreements 

October 4, 2005. 

Commissioner, 

Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and 

Border Protection, Washington, DC 

20229 

Dear Commissioner: This directive 

amends, but does not cancel, the directive 

issued to you on February 17, 2005, by the 

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 

of Textile Agreements. That directive 

concerns imports of certain wool textile 

products, produced or manufactured in 

Ukraine and exported during the twelvemonth period which began on January 1, 

2005 and extends through December 31, 

2005. 

Effective on October 11, 2005, you are 

directed to adjust the limits for the following 

categories, as provided for under the terms of 

the current bilateral textile agreement 

between the Governments of the United 

States and Ukraine: 

Category Adjusted twelve-month 

limit 1

435 ........................... 120,212 dozen. 

442 ........................... 19,125 dozen. 

444 ........................... 18,107 numbers. 

Category Adjusted twelve-month 

limit 1

448 ........................... 82,878 dozen. 

1The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 

31, 2004. 

The Committee for the Implementation of 

Textile Agreements has determined that 

these actions fall within the foreign affairs 

exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 

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

Sincerely, 

James C. Leonard III, 

Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc. E5–5568 Filed 10–7–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Solicitation of Public Comments on 

Request for Textile and Apparel 

Safeguard Action on Imports from 

China 

October 5, 2005. 

AGENCY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(the Committee). 

ACTION: Solicitation of public comments 

concerning a request for safeguard 

action on imports from China of combed 

cotton yarn (Category 301). 

SUMMARY: On September 14, 2005, the 

Committee received a request from the 

American Manufacturing Trade Action 

Coalition, the National Council of 

Textile Organizations, the National 

Textile Association, and UNITE HERE 

requesting that the Committee reapply a 

limit on imports from China of combed 

cotton yarn (Category 301). They request 

that a textile and apparel safeguard 

action, as provided for in the Report of 

the Working Party on the Accession of 

China to the World Trade Organization 

(the Accession Agreement), be reapplied 

on imports of combed cotton yarn. The 

current limit on combed cotton yarn 

expires on December 31, 2005. The 

Committee hereby solicits public 

comments on this request, in particular 

with regard to whether imports from 

China of combed cotton yarn are, due to 

the threat of market disruption, 

threatening to impede the orderly 

development of trade in this product. 

Comments must be submitted by 

November 10, 2005 to the Chairman, 

Committee for the Implementation of 

Textile Agreements, Room 3001A, 

United States Department of Commerce, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., 

Washington, DC 20230.