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accepted a petition filed by a group of 

Florida avocado producers for trade 

adjustment assistance. The 

Administrator will determine within 40 

days whether or not increasing avocado 

imports contributed importantly to a 

decline in domestic producer prices of 

20 percent or more during the marketing 

period beginning June 1, 2004, and 

ending February 28, 2005. If the 

determination is positive, all producers 

who produce and market their avocados 

in Florida will be eligible to apply to the 

Farm Service Agency for no cost 

technical assistance and for adjustment 

assistance payments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jean-Louis Pajot, Coordinator, Trade 

Adjustment Assistance for Farmers, 

FAS, USDA, (202) 720–2916, e-mail: 

trade.adjustment@fas.usda.gov. 

Dated: November 3, 2005. 

A. Ellen Terpstra, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–22726 Filed 11–15–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Refined Sugar Re-Export Program 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Using the waiver authority for the 

refined sugar re-export program found at 

7 CFR 1530.113, the Foreign 

Agricultural Service is temporarily 

extending from 90 days to 270 days the 

period in which licensed refiners must 

export or transfer an equivalent amount 

of refined sugar, after entering a 

quantity of raw cane sugar, if such entry 

results in a positive balance to their 

license. For any raw sugar entered into 

U.S. customs territory on a license 

between September 1, 2005 and 

September 30, 2006, which resulted in 

a positive balance to the license, the 

licensed refiner shall have 270 days to 

export or transfer an equivalent amount 

of refined sugar. For any sugar entered 

into U.S. customs territory on a license 

after September 30, 2006, this waiver 

shall not apply, and the provisions of 

the regulations found at 7 CFR 1530.105 

shall be in force. 

Background 

A request for comments on a 

proposed waiver to the sugar re-export 

program 90-day deadline was published 

in the Federal Register on September 

30, 2005. Three comments were 

received, all in favor of temporarily 

extending from 90 days to 270 days the 

period in which licensed refiners must 

export or transfer an equivalent amount 

of refined sugar, after entering a 

quantity of raw cane sugar, if such entry 

results in a positive balance to their 

license. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron 

Lord, Deputy Director, Import Policies 

and Programs Division, FAS, USDA, 

(202) 720–2916, e-mail: 

Ronald.lord@usda.gov. 

Dated: November 1, 2005. 

Kenneth J. Roberts, 

Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–22727 Filed 11–15–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Intergovernmental Advisory 

Committee Meeting, Northwest Forest 

Plan 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Intergovernmental 

Advisory Committee (IAC), Northwest 

Forest Plan (NWFP), has scheduled a 

meeting on November 30, 2005 from 9 

a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Oregon Convention 

Center, downstairs conference room 

A106, 777 NE., Martin Luther King Jr. 

Blvd., Portland, OR 97232, 503–235–

7575. The purpose of the meeting is to 

review progress on addressing key 

findings and trends from the April 19–

20, 2005 Science and the Northwest 

Forest Plan, Knowledge Gained Over a 

Decade conference hosted by the USDA, 

Forest Service, Pacific Northwest 

Research Station, and to collect advice 

regarding the implementation 

improvement strategies being drafted. 

The meeting is open to the public and 

fully accessible for people with 

disabilities. A 10-minute time slot is 

reserved for public comments at 9:10 

a.m. Interpreters are available upon 

request at least 10 days prior to the 

meeting. Written comments may be 

submitted for the meeting record. 

Interested persons are encouraged to 

attend. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding this meeting may 

be directed to Kath Collier, Management 

Analyst, Regional Ecosystem Office, 333 

SW. First Avenue, P.O. Box 3623, 

Portland, OR 97208 (telephone: 503–

808–2165). 

Dated: October 31, 2005. 

Anne Badgley, 

Designated Federal Official. 

[FR Doc. 05–22723 Filed 11–15–05; 8:45 am] 

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ANTITRUST MODERNIZATION 

COMMISSION 

Request for Public Comment 

AGENCY: Antitrust Modernization 

Commission. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Antitrust Modernization 

Commission requests comments from 

the public regarding specific questions 

relating to the issues selected for 

Commission study. 

DATES: Comments are due by January 

13, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: By electronic mail: 

comments@amc.gov. By mail: Antitrust 

Modernization Commission, Attn: 

Public Comments, 1120 G Street, NW., 

Suite 810, Washington, DC 20005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew J. Heimert, Executive Director & 

General Counsel, Antitrust 

Modernization Commission. Telephone: 

(202) 233–0701; e-mail: info@amc.gov. 

Internet: http://www.amc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Antitrust Modernization Commission 

was established to ‘‘examine whether 

the need exists to modernize the 

antitrust laws and to identify and study 

related issues.’’ Antitrust Modernization 

Commission Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107–

273, section 11053, 116 Stat. 1856. In 

conducting its review of the antitrust 

laws, the Commission is required to 

‘‘solicit the views of all parties 

concerned with the operation of the 

antitrust laws.’’ Id. By this request for 

comments, the Commission seeks to 

provide a full opportunity for interested 

members of the public to provide input 

regarding certain issues selected for 

Commission study. From time to time, 

the Commission may issue additional 

requests for comment on issues selected 

for study. 

Comments should be submitted in 

written form. Comments should identify 

the topic to which it relates. Comments 

need not address every question within 

the topic. Comments exceeding 1500 

words should include a brief (less than 

250 word) summary. Commenters may 

submit additional background materials 

(such as articles, data, or other 

information) relating to the topic by 

separate attachment. 

Comments should identify the person 

or organization submitting the 

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comments. If comments are submitted 

by an organization, the submission 

should identify a contact person within 

the organization. Comments should 

include the following contact 

information for the submitter: an 

address, telephone number, and email 

address (if available). Comments 

submitted to the Commission will be 

made available to the public in 

accordance with federal laws. 

Comments may be submitted either in 

hard copy or electronic form. Electronic 

submissions may be sent by electronic 

mail to comments@amc.gov. Comments 

submitted in hard copy should be 

delivered to the address specified above, 

and should enclose, if possible, a CD–

ROM or a 31⁄2 inch computer diskette 

containing an electronic copy of the 

comment. The Commission prefers to 

receive electronic documents (whether 

by e-mail or on CD–ROM/diskette) in 

portable document format (.pdf), but 

also will accept comments in Microsoft 

Word format. 

The AMC has issued this request for 

comments pursuant to its authorizing 

statute and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. Antitrust Modernization 

Commission Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 

107–273, § 11053, 116 Stat. 1758, 1856; 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App., § 10(a)(3). 

Topic for Comment 

The Commission requests comment 

on the following topic. 

International 

The adoption of competition or 

antitrust laws by over 100 jurisdictions 

around the world, as well as the 

globalization of commerce and markets, 

has given rise to the potential for 

conflict between the United States and 

foreign jurisdictions with respect to 

enforcement actions taken and remedies 

sought. Are there multilateral 

procedures that should be implemented, 

or other actions taken, to enhance 

international antitrust comity? In 

commenting, please address the 

significance of the issue, what solutions 

might reduce that problem, and how 

such solutions could be implemented by 

the United States. 

Dated: November 9, 2005. 

By direction of the Antitrust 

Modernization Commission. 

Andrew J. Heimert, 

Executive Director & General Counsel, 

Antitrust Modernization Commission. 

[FR Doc. 05–22665 Filed 11–15–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–YH–P 

ANTITRUST MODERNIZATION 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Hearings 

AGENCY: Antitrust Modernization 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of public hearings. 

SUMMARY: The Antitrust Modernization 

Commission will hold public hearings 

on December 1 and 5, 2005. The topics 

of the hearings are Government Civil 

Remedies, Statutory Immunities and 

Exemptions, and Antitrust in Regulated 

Industries. 

DATES: December 1, 2005, 10 to 12 p.m. 

and 1:15 to 4:30 p.m. December 5, 2005, 

1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Interested members of 

the public may attend. Registration is 

not required. 

ADDRESSES: For December 1: Federal 

Trade Commission, Conference Center, 

601 New Jersey Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC. For December 5: 

Rayburn House Office Building, Room 

2237, Independence Ave. and South 

Capitol Street, SW., Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew J. Heimert, Executive Director & 

General Counsel, Antitrust 

Modernization Commission: telephone: 

(202) 233–0701; e-mail: info@amc.gov. 

Mr. Heimert is also the Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO) for the Antitrust 

Modernization Commission. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of these hearings is for the 

Antitrust Modernization Commission to 

take testimony and receive evidence 

regarding Government Civil Remedies, 

Statutory Immunities and Exemptions, 

and Antitrust in Regulated Industries. 

The hearing on Government Civil 

Remedies will consist of one panel on 

December 1, 2005, and will begin at 10 

a.m. and conclude at 12 p.m. The 

hearing on Statutory Immunities and 

Exemptions will consist of three panels 

on December 1, beginning at 1:15 p.m. 

and concluding at 4:30 p.m. The hearing 

on Antitrust in Regulated Industries will 

consist of two panels, and will be held 

on December 5, 2005, beginning at 1 

p.m. and concluding at 5 p.m. Materials 

relating to the hearings, including lists 

of witnesses and the prepared 

statements of the witnesses, will be 

made available on the Commission’s 

Web site (http://www.amc.gov) in 

advance of the hearings. 

Interested members of the public may 

submit written testimony on the subject 

of the hearing in the form of comments, 

pursuant to the Commission’s request 

for comments. See 70 FR 28902 (May 

19, 2005). Members of the public will 

not be provided with an opportunity to 

make oral remarks at the hearings. 

The AMC is holding this hearing 

pursuant to its authorizing statute. 

Antitrust Modernization Commission 

Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107–273, 

§ 11057(a), 116 Stat. 1758, 1858. 

Dated: November 9, 2005. 

By direction of the Antitrust 

Modernization Commission. 

Andrew J. Heimert, 

Executive Director & General Counsel, 

Antitrust Modernization Commission. 

[FR Doc. 05–22673 Filed 11–15–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–YH–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the Rhode Island Advisory 

Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights, that a conference call of the 

Rhode Island Advisory Committee will 

convene at 10 a.m. and adjourn at 11 

a.m. on Tuesday, November 15, 2005. 

The purpose of the conference call is to 

recap real estate foreclosure ‘‘rescue’’ 

scams briefing, discuss achievement gap 

in elementary and secondary schools in 

Rhode Island, and plan projects. 

This conference call is available to the 

public through the following call-in 

number: 1–800–473–8692, access code 

number: 45678870. Any interested 

member of the public may call this 

number and listen to the meeting. 

Callers can expect to incur charges for 

calls not initiated using the supplied 

call-in number or over wireless lines, 

and the Commission will not refund any 

incurred charges. Callers will incur no 

charge for calls using the call-in number 

over land-line connections. Persons 

with hearing impairments may also 

follow the proceedings by first calling 

the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–977– 

8339 and providing the Service with the 

conference call number and access code 

number. 

To ensure that the Commission 

secures an appropriate number of lines 

for the public, persons are asked to 

register by contacting Barbara de La 

Viez of the Eastern Regional Office, 

202–376–7533 (TTY 202–375–8116), by 

4 p.m. on Monday, November 14, 2005. 

The meeting will be conducted 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the Commission.