67992 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 216 / Wednesday, November 9, 2005 / Notices 

alternative site locations. Comments 

regarding the proposed project may be 

submitted (orally or in writing) at the 

public scoping meetings or in writing 

within 30 days after the December 7, 

2005, scoping meeting to RUS at the 

address provided in this notice. 

Proposal development documents—

Alternative Evaluation Study, MacroCorridor Analysis and Site Selection 

Study—are available for public review 

at RUS or Basin Electric, at the 

addresses provided in this notice. These 

studies are also available at the 

Campbell County Public Library located 

at 2101 South 4J Road in Gillette, 

Wyoming; the Sheridan County Fulmer 

Public Library located at 335 W. Alger 

Street in Sheridan, Wyoming; the 

Clearmont Branch Library located at 

1240 Front Street, Clearmont, Wyoming; 

the Moorcroft Public Library located at 

105 E. Converse, Moorcroft, Wyoming; 

the Johnson County Library located at 

171 N. Adams, Buffalo, Wyoming; the 

PRECorp Corporate Headquarters 

located at 221 Main Street, Sundance, 

Wyoming; and at the Basin Electric 

office located at 2201 South Douglas 

Highway, Suite 160 in Gillette, 

Wyoming. 

From information provided in the 

studies mentioned above, and using 

input provided by government agencies, 

private organizations, and the public, 

RUS will prepare a Draft EIS. The Draft 

EIS will be available for review and 

comment for 45 days after distribution. 

A Final EIS will then be prepared that 

considers all comments received. The 

Final EIS will be available for review 

and comment for 30 days after 

distribution. Following the 30-day 

comment period, RUS will prepare a 

Record of Decision (ROD). Notices 

announcing the availability of the Draft 

and Final EIS and the ROD will be 

published in the Federal Register and in 

local newspapers. 

Any final action by RUS related to the 

proposed projects will be subject to, and 

contingent upon, compliance with all 

relevant Federal, State and local 

environmental laws and regulations and 

completion of the environmental review 

requirements as prescribed in the RUS 

Environmental Policies and Procedures 

(7 CFR Part 1794).

Dated: November 1, 2005. 

Nurul Islam, 

Acting Director, Engineering and 

Environmental Staff.

[FR Doc. 05–22278 Filed 11–8–05; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 110405A ]

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Capacity Committee on November 29, 

2005, to consider actions affecting New 

England fisheries in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ). 

Recommendations from this group will 

be brought to the full Council for formal 

consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, November 29, 2005, at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The 

meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 

31 Hampshire Street, Mansfield, MA 

02048; telephone: (508) 339–2200; fax: 

(508) 337–8677.

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 

Capacity Committee will review the 

Terms of Reference adopted by the 

Council. Northeast Fisheries Science 

Center (NEFSC) and National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) staff will 

present reports covering a range of 

subjects, including: overview of 

industry-funded buyback programs 

around the country as well as 

approaches that could be adopted in 

New England; definitions of capacity 

and the assessment of overcapacity; the 

Food and Agricultural Organization 

(FAO) overcapacity reduction initiative 

and NMFS commitment; institutional 

arrangements for managing capacity 

including collaborative management 

approaches; and, guiding principals and 

evaluation criteria for managing 

capacity. Council staff will provide a 

brief report on NMFS’ Overcapacity 

Workshop held in September. Following 

discussion of these items, the 

Committee will proceed with the initial 

development of capacity management 

alternatives for groundfish and scallop 

fisheries.

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 

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 

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, Executive Director, at 978–

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Dated: November 4, 2005.

Emily Menashes,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries,National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. E5–6176 Filed 11–8–05; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS

Establishment of an Import Level and 

Staged Entry Procedures for 

Shipments of Cotton, Wool and ManMade Fiber Socks (Categories 332/432/

632 part) Produced or Manufactured in 

the People’s Republic of China.

November 4, 2005.

AGENCY: Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA).

ACTION: Directive to Commissioner, 

Bureau of Customs and Border 

Protection.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 1, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross 

Arnold, International Trade Specialist, 

Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, (202) 482-

3400.

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.

In the letter published below, the 

Chairman of CITA directs the 

Commissioner, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, to establish the 

following import level and staged entry 

procedures.

Pursuant to the Memorandum of 

Understanding, signed and dated 

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1Category 632 Part; Socks: only HTS numbers 

6115.93.6020, 6115.93.9020, 6115.99.1420 and 

6115.99.1820

November 1, 2005, between the 

Governments of the United States and 

the People’s Republic of China, the 

Government of the United States is 

controlling imports of Chinese-origin 

cotton, wool and man-made fiber socks 

(Categories 332/432/632 part) exported 

from China during the period from 

November 1, 2005 through December 

31, 2005,at a level of 10,298,023 dozen 

pairs. This agreed level which was 

reached on November 1, 2005, as a 

result of consultations between the 

Government of the United States and 

the People’s Republic of China, under 

the provisions of Paragraph 242 of the 

Report of the Working Party for the 

Accession of China to the World Trade 

Organization, concerns trade in 

Chinese-origin cotton, wool and manmade fiber socks. There is no 

requirement for a textile visa or for an 

Electronic Visa Information System 

(ELVIS) transmission for entry of these 

products.

Consistent with previously 

established practice for restraints 

established under paragraph 242 of the 

Report of the Working Party for the 

Accession of China to the World Trade 

Organization, shipments in excess of 

this agreed level will be subject to 

delayed and staged entry. Specifically, 

shipments in excess of this level will 

not be allowed entry prior to February 

1, 2006, at which time, shipments 

totaling no more than 5 percent of this 

quota (514,901 dozen pairs) will be 

allowed entry for the month. An 

additional 5 percent will be allowed 

entry each succeeding month until all 

overshipments are allowed entry.

Shipments in excess of the safeguard 

limit for socks exported from China 

during the period of October 29, 2004 

through October 28, 2005 remain subject 

to the staged entry quota and procedures 

established in a notice and letter to the 

Commissioner, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, published in the 

Federal Register. See 70 FR 21399 

(April 26, 2005). This is separate from 

the agreed level and staged entry level 

for goods exported from China during 

the period of November 1, 2005 through 

December 31, 2005.

James C. Leonard III,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile 

Agreements

November 4, 2005.

Commissioner,

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, 

Washington, DC 20229.

Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to the 

Memorandum of Understanding between the 

Governments of the United States of America 

and the People’s Republic of China, 

concerning exports to the United States of 

socks during the period from November 1, 

2005 through December 31, 2005, you are 

directed to prohibit, effective November 1, 

2005, entry into the United States for 

consumption and withdrawal from 

warehouse for consumption of cotton, wool 

and man-made fiber socks in Category 332/

432/632 part, produced or manufactured in 

the People’s Republic of China, during the 

two month period beginning on November 1, 

2005 and extending through December 31, 

2005 in excess of 10,298,023 dozen pairs 1. 

Products which have been exported from 

China prior to November 1, 2005, shall not 

be subject to the limit established in this 

directive.

In carrying out the above directions, the 

Commissioner should construe entry into the 

United States for consumption to include 

entry for consumption into the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The 

Committee for the Implementation of Textile 

Agreements has determined that this action 

falls within the foreign affairs exception of 

the rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 

553(a)(1).

This directive also provides instructions on 

permitting entry of goods shipped in excess 

of the agreed level on socks in categories 332/

432/632 part, which covers goods exported 

from China during the period of November 1, 

2005 through December 31, 2005. For all 

shipments exported from China that exceed 

that level, you are directed to deny entry 

until February 1, 2006, subject to the 

following procedure. From February 1 

through February 28, 2006, you are directed 

to permit entry of goods in an amount equal 

to 5 percent (514,901 dozen pairs) of the 

agreed level of 10,298,023 dozen pairs. For 

each succeeding period, beginning on the 

first of the month, and extending through the 

last day of the month, you are to permit entry 

of goods in an amount equal to 514,901 

dozen pairs until all shipments in excess of 

the agreed level have been entered.

The following clarifies the precise quantity 

to be allowed entry each month for staged 

entry of overshipments of the safeguard 

which covered exports from China during the 

period of October 29, 2004 through October 

28, 2005. The agreed level and staged entry 

procedures for goods exported from China 

during the period from November 1, 2005 

through December 31, 2005 do not affect 

goods shipped in excess of the safeguard 

limit on socks which covered exports from 

China during the period of October 29, 2004 

through October 28, 2005, which remain 

subject to the staged entry procedures which 

were set forth in a separate directive, dated 

April 26, 2005. That directive provided that 

shipments in excess of the limit for the 

period of October 29, 2004 through October 

28, 2005 will be denied entry until November 

29, 2005, and at that time no more than 5 

percent (2,121,700 dozen pairs) will be 

allowed entry from the period of November 

29, 2005 through December 28, 2005. For 

each succeeding period, beginning on the 

29th of the month, and extending through the 

28th of the following month, you are directed 

to permit entry of goods in an amount equal 

to 2,121,700 dozen pairs, until all shipments 

in excess of the safeguard limit which 

covered exports from China during the 

period of October 29, 2004 through October 

28, 2005 have been entered.

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,

James C. Leonard III,

Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc.05–22426 Filed 11–4–05; 4:50 pm]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain 

Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textiles 

and Textile Products Produced or 

Manufactured in the Socialist Republic 

of Vietnam

November 3, 2005.

AGENCY: Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the 

Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and 

Border Protection.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 10, 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.

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