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I provided funding ($266,400) to 

implement biological management and 

monitoring of tern colonies at Bird 

Island and Ram Island to restore 

populations of common terns and 

roseate terns. At Penikese Island, the 

project focused on reclaiming the island 

as a nesting site by managing gulls. 

Preliminary engineering work to 

stabilize Bird island and toxicological 

analyses of tern eggs were also funded. 

Round II funding ($853,600) continued 

the Round I management efforts at the 

three islands for an additional six years. 

Further work was done to assess what 

needed to be done to improve tern 

nesting habitat at Bird Island. Samples 

of unhatched tern eggs were collected 

for chemical analysis. Overall tern 

numbers on the islands have increased 

59 percent since Trustee Council 

funding commenced. 

The Trustee Council has preliminarily 

chosen to include the project as a 

preferred project for possible funding 

and implementation after consideration 

of public comment. 

4. River Road Restoration Project 

(Requested amount: $954,453; Council 

suggested amount: $195,000 for wetland 

restoration components and signage) 

The project is located at 246 River 

Road, New Bedford, MA and is 

composed of 2.5 acres (1.0 hectares) of 

city-owned land along the Acushnet 

River. The project would return a former 

industrial site to open space including 

restoring a 23,000–square foot (2,137–

square meter) salt marsh on filled 

tideland and creating walking trails, 

interpretative signs, canoe/kayak 

launch, picnic area, play area, lawn and 

parking area. The Acushnet River along 

this location has been the subject of EPA 

and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

recent cleanup activity involving the 

removal of bottom sediments and 

replanting along the shoreline. 

The Trustee Council has preliminarily 

approved only the wetland restoration 

component of the project for possible 

implementation after consideration of 

public comment. The wetland 

restoration component will provide a 

direct benefit to injured natural 

resources. 

5. Round Hill Salt Marsh Restoration 

Project (Requested amount: $164,000; 

Council suggested amount: $164,000) 

The project is located at Round Hill 

Point, Dartmouth, MA. The project 

would conduct an investigation 

exploring the feasibility of restoring up 

to 24 acres (9.7 hectares) of coastal salt 

marsh through the removal of 

significant amounts of fill material and 

re-grading to historic marsh elevations 

at the Round Hill Salt Marsh Restoration 

Site. A phased approach would be taken 

with Phase I involving a feasibility 

study and Phase II involving the 

conceptual design of the proposed 

project. 

Under Phase I, a contractor would be 

hired to complete a full feasibility study 

including development of historical 

background/site history, base mapping 

(vegetation, topographic and 

bathymetric maps as necessary), 

hydrologic and alternatives analyses 

and cut and fill calculations. Upon 

completion of Phase I, the feasibility 

study would be presented to the 

Trustees for their consideration and 

approval. If approved by the Trustee 

Council and project partners, the second 

Phase (Phase II) would proceed with 

conceptual design. 

Conceptual design would include 

development of conceptual alternatives 

and estimates of project costs. 

Completion of conceptual designs and 

cost estimates will be used to further 

develop the project with partners and 

regulatory authorities and aid in 

identifying a potential preferred 

alternative. Upon successful completion 

through Phase II with a conceptual 

design, the project team would re-apply 

for additional Trustee Council funding 

through future funding opportunities to 

complete final design, permitting and 

construction. 

The Trustee Council has preliminarily 

chosen to include the project as a 

preferred study for possible funding and 

implementation after consideration of 

public comment. Funding would be 

provided for the initial feasibility study. 

If the results are favorable and the 

Trustee Council approves, funding 

would then be provided for the second 

phase to produce the conceptual design 

and alternatives analysis. 

6. West Island Beach (Requested 

amount: $162,000; Council suggested 

amount: $162,000) 

The project site is located at the 

entrance to West Island Beach in 

Fairhaven, MA. The project is intended 

to increase full tidal exchange to a 

tidally-restricted 8–acre (3.2–hectare) 

salt marsh by replacing an undersized 

culvert with a properly-sized culvert 

beneath the West Island Beach access 

road (Fir Street). Requested funds will 

be used to hire contractors to correctly 

size and design a culvert that will 

maximize tidal exchange with the West 

Island Beach marsh (without adversely 

affecting nearby properties), obtain all 

necessary permits and approvals, 

develop construction drawings, 

specifications and bid documents, 

construct the project, and install an 

interpretive sign that recognizes the 

contribution of the New Bedford Harbor 

Trustee Council and the project 

partners. 

The Trustee Council has preliminarily 

approved the idea for possible funding 

and implementation after consideration 

of public comment. The Council would 

be interested in pursuing an expansion 

of the project through the relocation of 

the beach parking lot and by removing 

the fill that was used to create the 

parking lot and will discuss this 

alternative with the Town of Fairhaven. 

Such a project change would require the 

approval of the Town. 

Classification 

This notice does not contain a 

collection-of-information requirement 

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act. 

A draft environmental assessment has 

been prepared which provides further 

information on the preferred projects 

and a discussion of those ideas which 

are not considered preferred projects. 

The draft environmental assessment is 

available at the Council office (see 

ADDRESSES) or by accessing the 

Council’s website at http:// 

www.restorenbh.gov. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. and 9601 

et seq. 

Dated: November 1, 2005. 

Garry F. Mayer, 

Acting Director, Office of Habitat 

Conservation, National Marine Fisheries 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–22237 Filed 11–7–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

Performance Review Board (PRB) 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office. 

ACTION: Notice; Update membership list 

of the United States Patent and 

Trademark Office Performance Review 

Board. 

SUMMARY: In conformance with the Civil 

Service Reform Act of 1978, 5 U.S.C. 

4314(c)(4), the United States Patent and 

Trademark Office announces the 

appointment of persons to serve as 

members of its Performance Review 

Board. 

ADDRESSES: Director, Office of Human 

Resources, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Matthews at (571) 272–6200. 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

membership of the United States Patent 

and Trademark Office Performance 

Review Board is as follows: 

Stephen M. Pinkos, Chair, Deputy 

Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Intellectual Property and Deputy 

Director of the United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, United States Patent 

and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450, Term 

expires September 30, 2006. 

Vickers B. Meadows, Vice Chair, Chief 

Administrative Officer, United States 

Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 

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Term expires September 30, 2007. 

John J. Doll, Commissioner for 

Patents, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 

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expires September 30, 2007. 

Lynne G. Beresford, Commissioner for 

Trademarks, United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450, Term 

expires September 30, 2007. 

David J. Freeland, Chief Information 

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expires September 30, 2007. 

James A. Toupin, General Counsel, 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 

22313–1450, Term expires September 

30, 2006. 

Lois E. Boland, Director of 

International Relations, United States 

Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 

1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450, 

Term expires September 30, 2007. 

Howard N. Goldberg, Acting Chief 

Financial Officer, United States Patent 

and Trademark Office, P.O Box 1450, 

Alexandria, VA 22313–1450, Term 

expires September 30, 2006. 

Dated: November 2, 2005. 

Stephen M. Pinkos, 

Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Intellectual Property and Acting Director of 

the United States Patent and Trademark 

Office. 

[FR Doc. 05–22279 Filed 11–7–05; 8:45 am] 

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COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Extension of Period of Determination 

on Request for Textile and Apparel 

Safeguard Action on Imports from 

China 

November 4, 2005. 

AGENCY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(the Committee). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Committee is extending 

through December 31, 2005, the period 

for making a determination on whether 

to request consultations with China 

regarding imports of cotton, wool and 

man-made fiber socks (Category 332/432 

and 642 Part). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay 

Dowling, Office of Textiles and Apparel, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 

482-4058. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: Section 204 of the Agriculture 

Act of 1956, as amended; Executive Order 

11651, as amended. 

Background 

On July 8, 2005, the Committee 

received a request from the Domestic 

Manufacturers Committee of The 

Hosiery Association, the American 

Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition, 

the National Council of Textile 

Organizations, and the National Textile 

Association requesting that the 

Committee reapply a twelve-month 

limit that was established on October 

29, 2004, on imports from China of 

cotton, wool, and man-made socks 

(Category 332/432 and 632 Part). 

The Committee determined that this 

request provided the information 

necessary for the Committee to consider 

the request and solicited public 

comments for a period of 30 days. See 

Solicitation of Public Comments on 

Request for Textile and Apparel 

Safeguard Action on Imports from 

China, 70 FR 44565 (August 3, 2005). 

The Committee’s Procedures, 68 FR 

27787 (May 21, 2003) state that the 

Committee will make a determination 

within 60 calendar days of the close of 

the public comment period as to 

whether the United States will request 

consultations with China. If the 

Committee is unable to make a 

determination within 60 calendar days, 

it will cause to be published a notice in 

the Federal Register, including the date 

by which it will make a determination. 

The 60-day determination period for 

this case expired on November 1, 2005. 

On that date, the United States and 

China signed an agreement to limit 

imports of socks from China from 

November 1 through December 31, 

2005. The Committee decided to extend 

through December 31, 2005, the period 

for making a determination on this case 

because of consultations with the 

Government of China on a broader 

agreement on textiles. 

James C. Leonard III, 

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 

of Textile Agreements. 

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