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handling and immediate cooling or 

processing for the fishery to be 

economically feasible. Because rapid 

cooling can retard flesh deterioration, 

most vessels prefer to dump their 

unsorted catch directly below deck into 

the refrigerated salt water tanks. 

However, dumping the unsorted catch 

into the refrigerated salt water tanks 

precludes the immediate sorting or 

sampling of the catch. As a primary 

season fishery, fishers prefer to quickly 

and efficiently handle the catch so they 

can return to port for offloading. 

In 2004, 2005, and 2006, NMFS 

provided electronic monitoring systems 

to catcher vessels fishing under the 

whiting EFP as part of a pilot study to 

evaluate if these systems would be 

useful tools to verify retention and/or 

document discard at sea. Based on the 

results from the 2004, 2005, and 2006 

pilot studies, NMFS has determined that 

an EFP is an effective tool for 

monitoring maximized retention in the 

whiting fishery. 

In addition to providing information 

that will be used to monitor the 

attainment of the shore-based whiting 

allocation, information gathered through 

these EFPs is expected to be used in a 

future rulemaking. The Council 

recommended using EFPs only until a 

permanent monitoring program can be 

developed and implemented. For 2008, 

NMFS intends to implement, through 

federal regulation, a monitoring program 

for the shore-based Pacific whiting fleet. 

At its September 2006 meeting, the 

Pacific Council was provided with a 

joint agency report on whiting fishery 

monitoring and management, and 

subsequently provided guidance to 

NMFS on development of draft 

alternatives for the monitoring program. 

Based on information learned during the 

2004, 2005 and 2006 EFPs, guidance 

from the Pacific Council, and 

informational meetings between Federal 

and state agencies and industry 

members, NMFS developed a draft set of 

monitoring program alternatives and 

accompanying draft regulations to be 

implemented in the 2008 fishery. These 

draft alternatives and regulations were 

presented to the Pacific Council at their 

November 2006 meeting. An 

opportunity for public testimony was 

provided during the Council meeting. 

NMFS will complete the EA and 

provide a final draft to the Council in 

April 2007, at which time the Council 

will take final action on the proposed 

alternatives. NMFS will then publish 

the proposed rule prior to the start date 

of the 2008 shore-based primary Pacific 

whiting season. Given this timeline, 

2007 will serve as a transition year, in 

which the EFPs issued to participating 

vessels will have requirements as 

similar as possible to the proposed 

Federal regulations. In addition, NMFS 

intends to implement, through notice 

and comment rulemaking, temporary 

processor regulations for 2007. That 

action is intended to address catch 

accounting difficulties that occurred 

during the 2006 Pacific whiting 

shoreside fishery and to improve the 

agency’s ability to monitor the 

attainment of allocations, bycatch 

limits, and prohibited species take. The 

proposed action defines requirements 

for recordkeeping, reporting, catch 

sorting, and weighing that apply to 

individuals who receive, buy, or accept 

Pacific whiting from a vessel using 

midwater trawl gear during the primary 

season for the shore-based sector. NMFS 

anticipates publishing shortly a 

proposed rule to implement this action 

in the Federal Register. 

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

Dated: February 15, 2007. 

James P. Burgess, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Determination under the Textile and 

Apparel Commercial Availability 

Provision of the Dominican RepublicCentral America-United States Free 

Trade Agreement (CAFTA–DR 

Agreement) 

February 15, 2007. 

AGENCY: Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA). 

ACTION: Determination to add a product 

in unrestricted quantities to Annex 3.25 

of the CAFTA-DR Agreement 

SUMMARY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA) has determined that certain twoway stretch woven fabric of polyester/ 

rayon/spandex, as specified below, are 

not available in commercial quantities 

in a timely manner in the CAFTA-DR 

region. The product will be added to the 

list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR in 

unrestricted quantities. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 22, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Stetson, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482 2582. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ONLINE: 

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

CaftaReqTrack.nsf. Reference number: 

17.2007.01.16.Fabric.Sandler,Travis& 

RosenbergforLidoIndustries. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: Section 203(o)(4) of the 

Dominican Republic-Central America-United 

States Free Trade Agreement Implementation 

Act (CAFTA-DR Act); the Statement of 

Administrative Action (SAA), accompanying 

the CAFTA-DR Act; Presidential 

Proclamations 7987 (February 28, 2006) and 

7996 (March 31, 2006). 

BACKGROUND: 

The CAFTA-DR Agreement provides a 

list in Annex 3.25 for fabrics, yarns, and 

fibers that the Parties to the CAFTA-DR 

Agreement have determined are not 

available in commercial quantities in a 

timely manner in the territory of any 

Party. The CAFTA-DR Agreement 

provides that this list may be modified 

pursuant to Article 3.25(4)-(5), when the 

President of the United States 

determines that a fabric, yarn, or fiber is 

not available in commercial quantities 

in a timely manner in the territory of 

any Party. See Annex 3.25, Note; see 

also section 203(o)(4)(C) of the Act. 

The CAFTA-DR Act requires the 

President to establish procedures 

governing the submission of a request 

and providing opportunity for interested 

entities to submit comments and 

supporting evidence before a 

commercial availability determination is 

made. In Presidential Proclamations 

7987 and 7996, the President delegated 

to CITA the authority under section 

203(o)(4) of CAFTA-DR Act for 

modifying the Annex 3.25 list. On 

February 23, 2006, CITA published 

interim procedures it would follow in 

considering requests to modify the 

Annex 3.25 list (71 FR 9315). 

On January 16, 2007, the Chairman of 

CITA received a request from Sandler, 

Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., on behalf of 

Lido Industries, for certain two-way 

stretch woven fabric of polyester/rayon/ 

spandex, of the specifications detailed 

below. On January 18, 2007, CITA 

notified interested parties of, and posted 

on its website, the accepted petition and 

requested that interested entities 

provide, by January 30, 2007, a response 

advising of its objection to the request 

or its ability to supply the subject 

product, and rebuttals to responses by 

February 5, 2007. 

No interested entity filed a response 

advising of its objection to the request 

or its ability to supply the subject 

product. 

In accordance with Section 203(o)(4) 

of the CAFTA-DR Act, and its 


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procedures, as no interested entity 

submitted a response objecting to the 

request or expressing an ability to 

supply the subject product, CITA has 

determined to add the specified fabrics 

to the list in Annex 3.25 CAFTA-DR 

Agreement. 

The subject fabrics are added to the 

list in Annex 3.25 CAFTA-DR 

Agreement in unrestricted quantities. 

Specifications: 

HTS Subheading: 5515.11.00 

Fiber Content: 60%-75% polyester; 

20%-35% viscose 

rayon; 3% - 6% 

spandex*COM041* 

Yarn: Spun on the synthetic 

or long staple spinning system in order 

to impart added 

strength, evenness, 

luster, and pilling resistance in the fabric 

Staple Length: 44 to 70 mm 

Yarn Size (warp and filling): 40/2 to 84/2 wrapped 

around 225 to 118 

spandex (metric) 

Thread Count: 24 to 44 warp ends x 

16 to 32 filling picks 

per square centimeter 

Weave Type: Various 

Weight: 200 to 300 grams per 

square meter 

Width: 127 to 152 centimeters 

Finish: Piece dyed and of 

yarns of different colors. 

R. Matthew Priest, 

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 

of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc. 07–795 Filed 2–16–07; 2:26 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Determination under the Textile and 

Apparel Commercial Availability 

Provision of the Dominican RepublicCentral America-United States Free 

Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR 

Agreement) 

February 15, 2007. 

AGENCY: Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA). 

ACTION: Determination to add a product 

in unrestricted quantities to Annex 3.25 

of the CAFTA-DR Agreement 

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 22, 2007. 

SUMMARY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA) has determined that certain twoway stretch woven fabric of polyester, 

rayon, and elastomeric yarns, as 

specified below, are not available in 

commercial quantities in a timely 

manner in the CAFTA-DR countries. 

The product will be added to the list in 

Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR 

Agreement in unrestricted quantities. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Stetson, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482 2582. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ONLINE: http://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/ 

CaftaReqTrack.nsf. Reference number: 

18.2007.01.17.Fabric.Alston& 

BirdforGlenRiverTrading. 

SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION: 

Authority: Section 203(o)(4) of the 

Dominican Republic-Central America-United 

States Free Trade Agreement Implementation 

Act (CAFTA-DR Act); the Statement of 

Administrative Action (SAA), accompanying 

the CAFTA-DR Act; Presidential 

Proclamations 7987 (February 28, 2006) and 

7996 (March 31, 2006). 

BACKGROUND: 

The CAFTA-DR Agreement provides a 

list in Annex 3.25 for fabrics, yarns, and 

fibers that the Parties to the CAFTA-DR 

Agreement have determined are not 

available in commercial quantities in a 

timely manner in the territory of any 

Party. The CAFTA-DR Agreement 

provides that this list may be modified 

pursuant to Article 3.25(4)-(56), when 

the President of the United States 

determines that a fabric, yarn, or fiber is 

not available in commercial quantities 

in a timely manner in the territory of 

any Party. See Annex 3.25, Note; see 

also section 203(o)(4)(C) of the Act. 

The CAFTA-DR Act requires the 

President to establish procedures 

governing the submission of a request 

and providing opportunity for interested 

entities to submit comments and 

supporting evidence before a 

commercial availability determination is 

made. In Presidential Proclamations 

7987 and 7996, the President delegated 

to CITA the authority under section 

203(o)(4) of CAFTA-DR Act for 

modifying the Annex 3.25 list. On 

February 23, 2006, CITA published 

interim procedures it would follow in 

considering requests to modify the 

Annex 3.25 list (71 FR 9315). 

On January 17, 2007, the Chairman of 

CITA received a commercial availability 

request from Alston & Bird, LLP, on 

behalf of Glen River Trading, for certain 

two-way stretch woven fabrics of 

polyester, rayon, and elastomeric yarns, 

of the specifications detailed below. On 

January 19, 2007, CITA notified 

interested parties of, and posted on its 

website, the accepted petition and 

requested that interested entities 

provide, by January 31, 2007, a response 

advising of its objection to the 

commercial availability request or its 

ability to supply the subject product. 

CITA also explained that rebuttals to 

responses were due to CITA by February 

6, 2007. 

No interested entity filed a response 

advising of its objection to the request 

or its ability to supply the subject 

product. 

In accordance with Section 

203(o)(4)(C) of the CAFTA-DR Act, and 

its procedures, as no interested entity 

submitted a response objecting to the 

request or expressing an ability to 

supply the subject product, CITA has 

determined to add the specified fabrics 

to the list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTADR Agreement. 

The subject fabrics are added to the 

list in Annex 3.25 of the CAFTA-DR 

Agreement in unrestricted quantities. 

Specifications: 

HTS Subheading: 5515.11.10 

Fiber content: 58 to 68 percent polyester; 29 to 36 percent rayon; 3 to 7 

percent spandex 

Staple length (where applicable): 4.44 to 6.99 centimeters 

Yarn number: (two configurations): 

Configuration # 1: 

(metric) Warp and 

filling: 51/2 to 85/2 

polyester/rayon staple combined with 

44 to 77 decitex 

spandex filament 

Configuration # 2: 

(metric) Warp and 

filling: 51/1 to 85/1 

polyester/rayon staple combined with 

44 to 77 decitex 

spandex filament 

Thread count: 27 to 47 warp ends by 

24 to 39 filling picks 

per centimeter 

Weave type: Various (including plain 

and twill) 

Weight: 203 to 339 grams per 

square meter 

Width: 122 to 152 centimeters 

Finish: Dyed and of yarns of 

different colors 

R. Matthew Priest, 

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 

of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc.07–793 Filed 2–16–07; 2:26 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday, March 

2, 2007. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 


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