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CBP to require a cash deposit or the 

posting of a bond equal to the margins, 

as indicated above, as follows: (1) the 

rate for BCM will be 121.39 percent; (2) 

if the exporter is not a firm identified in 

this investigation but the producer is, 

the rate will be the rate established for 

the producer of the subject 

merchandise; (3) the rate for all other 

producers or exporters will be 121.39 

percent. These suspension–ofliquidation instructions will remain in 

effect until further notice. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, we have notified the ITC of our 

preliminary determination of sales at 

less than fair value. If our final 

antidumping determination is 

affirmative, the ITC will determine 

whether the imports covered by that 

determination are materially injuring, or 

threatening material injury to, the U.S. 

industry. The deadline for the ITC’s 

determination would be the later of 120 

days after the date of this preliminary 

determination or 45 days after the date 

of our final determination, pursuant to 

section 735(b)(2) of the Act. 

Public Comment 

Case briefs for this investigation must 

be submitted no later than 50 days after 

the publication of this notice, pursuant 

to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(i). Rebuttal 

briefs must be filed within five days 

after the deadline for submission of case 

briefs consistent with 19 CFR 

351.309(d)(1). A list of authorities used, 

a table of contents, and an executive 

summary of issues should accompany 

any briefs submitted to the Department. 

Executive summaries should be limited 

to five pages total, including footnotes. 

Section 774 of the Act provides that 

the Department will hold a hearing to 

afford interested parties an opportunity 

to comment on arguments raised in case 

or rebuttal briefs, provided that such a 

hearing is requested by an interested 

party. If a request for a hearing is made 

in an investigation, the hearing 

normally will be held two days after the 

deadline for submission of the rebuttal 

briefs at the U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230. 

See 19 CFR 351.310(d)(1). Parties 

should confirm by telephone the time, 

date, and place of the hearing 48 hours 

before the scheduled time. 

Interested parties who wish to request 

a hearing, or to participate if one is 

requested, must submit a written 

request within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice. See 19 CFR 

351.310(c). Requests should specify the 

number of participants and provide a 

list of the issues to be discussed. Oral 

presentations will be limited to issues 

raised in the briefs. 

We will not be conducting a 

verification of BCM because it failed to 

respond to our questionnaire, as 

discussed above in the ‘‘Use of Facts 

Otherwise Available’’ section in this 

notice. Therefore, the deadline for 

submission of factual information 

pursuant to 19 CFR 351.301(b)(1) is not 

applicable. Thus, the deadline for 

submission of factual information in 

this investigation will be seven days 

after the date of publication of this 

notice. We intend to make our final 

determination within 75 days after the 

date of publication of this preliminary 

determination, pursuant to section 

735(a)(1) of the Act. 

This determination is issued and 

published pursuant to sections 733(f) 

and 777(i)(1) of the Act. 

Dated: July 30, 2008. 

David M. Spooner, 

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Request for Public Comment on a 

Commercial Availability Request under 

the U.S.-Australia Free Trade 

Agreement (USAFTA) 

July 30, 2008. 

AGENCY: Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA). 

ACTION: Request for Public Comments 

concerning a request to expand the 

scope of a modification of the U.S.- 

Australia Free Trade Agreement 

(USAFTA) rules of origin for a viscose/ 

polyester blended yarn. 

SUMMARY: On February 26, 2008, CITA 

published in the Federal Register a 

request for public comment on a 

commercial availability petition from 

Gentry Mills that there be a 

modification to the rules of origin for a 

certain viscose/polyester blended yarn 

(73 FR 10227). No public comments 

were received alleging that viscose 

rayon fiber could be supplied in 

commercial quantities in a timely 

manner. Subsequently, the United 

States requested consultations with the 

Government of Australia on its proposal 

to modify the rule of origin for 

5510.90.2000 to allow the use of nonU.S. and non-Australian viscose rayon 

fiber. In those consultations, the 

Government of Australia proposed 

expanding the scope of the U.S. 

proposal for a modification to the rule 

of origin. The Government of Australia 

proposes that the modification to the 

rule of origin be applied to all yarns of 

subheading 5510.90 of the Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States 

(HTSUS). 

The President may proclaim a 

modification to the USAFTA rules of 

origin for textile and apparel products 

after reaching an agreement with the 

Government of Australia on the 

modification. CITA hereby solicits 

public comments on this proposal to 

expand the scope of the rule of origin 

modification to all yarns in HTSUS 

subheading 5510.90 to allow the use of 

non-U.S. and non-Australian viscose 

rayon fiber. Comments must be 

submitted by September 5, 2008 to the 

Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements, 

Room 3001, United States Department 

of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anna Flaaten, International Trade 

Specialist, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482-4058. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural 

Act of 1956, as amended (7 USC 1854); 

Section 203 (o)(2)(B)(i) of the United States 

- Australia Free Trade Agreement 

Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805 note) 

(USAFTA Implementation Act); Executive 

Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended. 

Background: 

Under the USAFTA, the parties are 

required to progressively eliminate 

customs duties on originating goods. 

See Article 2.3.1. The USAFTA provides 

that, after consultations, the parties may 

agree to revise the rules of origin for 

textile and apparel products to address 

issues of availability of supply of fibers, 

yarns, or fabrics in the free trade area. 

See Article 4.2.5 of the USAFTA. In the 

consultations, each party must consider 

data presented by the other party 

showing substantial production of the 

good. Substantial production has been 

shown if domestic producers are 

capable of supplying commercial 

quantities of the good in a timely 

manner. See Article 4.2.4 of the 

USAFTA. 

The USAFTA Implementation Act 

provides the President with the 

authority to proclaim modifications to 

the USAFTA rules of origin as are 

necessary to implement the agreement 

after complying with the consultation 

and layover requirements of Section 104 

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of the USAFTA Implementation Act. 

See Section 203(o)(2)(B)(i) of the 

USAFTA Implementation Act. 

Executive Order 11651 established CITA 

to supervise the implementation of 

textile trade agreements and authorizes 

the Chairman of CITA to take actions or 

recommend that the United States take 

actions necessary to implement textile 

trade agreements. 37 FR 4699 (March 4, 

1972). 

On February 1, 2008, the Chairman of 

CITA received a request from Gentry 

Mills, alleging that certain viscose rayon 

fiber, classified in HSTUS subheading 

5504.10.0000, cannot be supplied by the 

domestic or Australian industry in 

commercial quantities in a timely 

manner and requesting that CITA 

consider whether the USAFTA rule of 

origin for 52% viscose/48% polyester 

blended yarn, classified under HTSUS 

subheading 5510.90.2000 should be 

modified to allow the use of non-U.S. 

and non-Australian viscose rayon fiber. 

On February 26, 2008, CITA published 

in the Federal Register a request for 

public comment on the proposed 

modification (73 FR 10227). No public 

comments were received alleging that 

viscose rayon fiber could be supplied in 

commercial quantities in a timely 

manner. Subsequently, the United 

States requested consultations with the 

Government of Australia on Gentry 

Mills’ request. In those consultations, 

the Government of Australia proposed 

expanding the scope of the modification 

of the rule of origin to all yarns under 

HTSUS subheading 5510.90 to allow the 

use of non-U.S. and non-Australian 

viscose rayon fiber. 

CITA is soliciting public comments 

regarding this proposal to expand the 

scope of the rule of origin modification 

to all yarns in HTSUS subheading 

5510.90 to allow the use of non-U.S. and 

non-Australian viscose rayon fiber. 

Comments must be received no later 

than September 5, 2008. Interested 

persons are invited to submit six copies 

of such comments or information to the 

Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements, 

Room 3001, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th and Constitution 

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230. 

CITA will protect any business 

confidential information that is marked 

‘‘business confidential’’ from disclosure 

to the full extent permitted by law. 

CITA will make available to the public 

non-confidential versions of the request 

and non-confidential versions of any 

public comments received with respect 

to a request in room 3001 in the Herbert 

Hoover Building, 14th and Constitution 

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230. 

Persons submitting comments on a 

request are encouraged to include a nonconfidential version and a nonconfidential summary. 

R. Matthew Priest, 

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 

of Textile Agreements. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Intent To Grant an Exclusive License 

of a U.S. Government-Owned Patent 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with 35 U.S.C. 

209(e) and 37 CFR 404.7 (a)(I)(i), 

announcement is made of the intent to 

grant an exclusive, royalty-bearing, 

revocable license to U.S. Patent No. 

7,094,417, issued August 22, 2006, 

entitled ‘‘Fish Hatching Method and 

Apparatus,’’ and U.S. Patent 

Application No. 11/340,757 filed 

January 27, 2006 entitled, ‘‘Fish 

Hatching Method and Apparatus,’’ and 

foreign rights to Diapause Research 

Foundation, with its principal place of 

business at 1924 Creighton Road, 

Pensacola, FL 32504. 

ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army 

Medical Research and Materiel 

Command, ATTN: Command Judge 

Advocate, MCMR–JA, 504 Scott Street, 

Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702–

5012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

licensing issues, Dr. Paul Mele, Office of 

Research & Technology Assessment, 

(301) 619–6664. For patent issues, Ms. 

Elizabeth Arwine, Patent Attorney, (301) 

619–7808, both at telefax (301) 619–

5034. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Anyone 

wishing to object to the grant of this 

license can file written objections along 

with supporting evidence, if any, 15 

days from the date of this publication. 

Written objections are to be filed with 

the Command Judge Advocate (see 

ADDRESSES). 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–18015 Filed 8–5–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army 

Intent To Grant an Exclusive License 

of a U.S. Government-Owned Patent 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with 35 U.S.C. 

209(e) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(I)(i), 

announcement is made of the intent to 

grant an exclusive, royalty-bearing, 

revocable license to U.S. Patent No. 

5,983,557, issued November 16, 1999, 

entitled ‘‘Lethal Mosquito Breeding 

Container,’’ U.S. Patent No. 6,185,861 

issued February 13, 2001, entitled 

‘‘Lethal Mosquito Breeding Container,’’

U.S. Patent No. 6,389,740, issued May 

21, 2002, entitled ‘‘Lethal Mosquito 

Breeding Container,’’ and foreign rights 

to SpringStar, Inc., with its principal 

place of business at 17669 128th Place 

NE., Woodinville, WA 98072. 

ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army 

Medical Research and Materiel 

Command, ATTN: Command Judge 

Advocate, MCMR–JA, 504 Scott Street, 

Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD 21702–

5012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

licensing issues, Dr. Paul Mele, Office of 

Research & Technology Assessment, 

(301) 619–6664. For patent issues, Ms. 

Elizabeth Arwine, Patent Attorney, (301) 

619–7808, both at telefax (301) 619–

5034. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Anyone 

wishing to object to the grant of this 

license can file written objections along 

with supporting evidence, if any, 15 

days from the date of this publication. 

Written objections are to be filed with 

the Command Judge Advocate (see 

ADDRESSES). 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–18020 Filed 8–5–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army; Corps of 

Engineers 

Intent to Prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement for the Conveyance 

of Federal Lands at Lake Texoma to 

the City of Denison, Grayson County, 

TX 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

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