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business days prior to the date of the 

hearing. 

Written submissions.—Each party 

who is an interested party shall submit 

a prehearing brief to the Commission. 

Prehearing briefs must conform with the 

provisions of section 207.23 of the 

Commission’s rules; the deadline for 

filing is December 29, 2008. Parties may 

also file written testimony in connection 

with their presentation at the hearing, as 

provided in section 207.24 of the 

Commission’s rules, and posthearing 

briefs, which must conform with the 

provisions of section 207.25 of the 

Commission’s rules. The deadline for 

filing posthearing briefs is January 13, 

2009; witness testimony must be filed 

no later than three days before the 

hearing. In addition, any person who 

has not entered an appearance as a party 

to the investigation may submit a 

written statement of information 

pertinent to the subject of the 

investigation, including statements of 

support or opposition to the petition, on 

or before January 13, 2009. On January 

29, 2009, the Commission will make 

available to parties all information on 

which they have not had an opportunity 

to comment. Parties may submit final 

comments on this information on or 

before February 2, 2009, but such final 

comments must not contain new factual 

information and must otherwise comply 

with section 207.30 of the Commission’s 

rules. All written submissions must 

conform with the provisions of section 

201.8 of the Commission’s rules; any 

submissions that contain BPI must also 

conform with the requirements of 

sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the 

Commission’s rules. The Commission’s 

rules do not authorize filing of 

submissions with the Secretary by 

facsimile or electronic means, except to 

the extent permitted by section 201.8 of 

the Commission’s rules, as amended, 67 

FR 68036 (November 8, 2002). Even 

where electronic filing of a document is 

permitted, certain documents must also 

be filed in paper form, as specified in 

II(C) of the Commission’s Handbook on 

Electronic Filing Procedures, 67 FR 

68168, 68173 (November 8, 2002). 

Additional written submissions to the 

Commission, including requests 

pursuant to section 201.12 of the 

Commission’s rules, shall not be 

accepted unless good cause is shown for 

accepting such submissions, or unless 

the submission is pursuant to a specific 

request by a Commissioner or 

Commission staff. 

In accordance with sections 201.16(c) 

and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, 

each document filed by a party to the 

investigation must be served on all other 

parties to the investigation (as identified 

by either the public or BPI service list), 

and a certificate of service must be 

timely filed. The Secretary will not 

accept a document for filing without a 

certificate of service. 

Authority: This investigation is being 

conducted under authority of title VII of the 

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 

pursuant to section 207.21 of the 

Commission’s rules. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: August 29, 2008. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E8–20496 Filed 9–3–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. Australia FTA–103–021] 

Viscose Rayon Staple Fiber: Probable 

Effect of Modification of U.S.-Australia 

Free Trade Agreement Rules of Origin 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Institution of investigation. 

SUMMARY: Following a request received 

August 14, 2008, from the Office of the 

United States Trade Representative 

(USTR) under authority delegated by the 

President and pursuant to section 104 of 

the United States-Australia Free Trade 

Agreement (USAFTA) Implementation 

Act, the U.S. International Trade 

Commission (Commission) instituted 

Investigation No. Australia FTA–103–

021, Viscose Rayon Staple Fiber: 

Probable Effect of Modification of U.S.- 

Australia Free Trade Agreement Rules 

of Origin. 

DATES: September 17, 2008: Deadline for 

filing all written statements. October 23, 

2008: Transmittal of Commission report 

to the Office of the United States Trade 

Representative. 

ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, 

including the Commission’s hearing 

rooms, are located in the United States 

International Trade Commission 

Building, 500 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC. All written 

submissions should be addressed to the 

Secretary, United States International 

Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20436. The public 

record for this investigation may be 

viewed on the Commission’s electronic 

docket (EDIS) at http://www.usitc.gov/ 

secretary/edis.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Project Leaders Jackie Jones (202–205–

3466 or jackie.jones@usitc.gov) or Don 

Sussman (202–205–3331 or 

donald.sussman@usitc.gov) for 

information specific to this 

investigation. For information on the 

legal aspects of this investigation, 

contact William Gearhart of the 

Commission’s Office of the General 

Counsel (202–205–3091 or 

william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The media 

should contact Margaret O’Laughlin, 

Office of External Relations (202–205–

1819 or margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). 

Hearing-impaired individuals may 

obtain information on this matter by 

contacting the Commission’s TDD 

terminal at 202–205–1810. General 

information concerning the Commission 

may also be obtained by accessing its 

Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). 

Persons with mobility impairments who 

will need special assistance in gaining 

access to the Commission should 

contact the Office of the Secretary at 

202–205–2000. 

Background: Chapter 4 and Annex 4–

A of the USAFTA contain the rules of 

origin for textiles and apparel for 

application of the tariff provisions of the 

USAFTA. These rules are set forth for 

the United States in general note 28 to 

the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). 

According to the request letter, U.S. 

negotiators have recently reached 

agreement in principle with 

representatives of the Government of 

Australia to modify the USAFTA rules 

of origin for certain yarns because it has 

been determined that U.S. and 

Australian producers are not able to 

produce viscose rayon staple fiber in 

commercial quantities in a timely 

manner. Information supplied to the 

Commission indicates that the yarns 

affected include blends of viscose rayon 

staple fibers with synthetic fibers, e.g., 

polyester, and with other artificial 

fibers, e.g., acetate. Section 203(o) of the 

United States-Australia Free Trade 

Agreement Implementation Act (the 

Act) authorizes the President, subject to 

the consultation and layover 

requirements of section 104 of the Act, 

to proclaim such modifications to the 

rules of origin as are necessary to 

implement an agreement with Australia 

pursuant to Article 4.2.5 of the 

Agreement. One of the requirements set 

out in section 104 of the Act is that the 

President obtains advice regarding the 

proposed action from the United States 

International Trade Commission. 

The request letter asks that the 

Commission provide advice on the 

probable effect of the proposed 

modification of the USAFTA rules of 

origin noted above on U.S. trade under 

the USAFTA, on total U.S. trade, and on 

domestic producers of the affected 

articles. As requested, the Commission 

will submit its advice to USTR by 


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October 23, 2008, and shortly thereafter 

will issue a public version of the report 

with any confidential business 

information deleted. Additional 

information concerning the articles and 

the proposed modifications can be 

obtained by accessing the electronic 

version of this investigation and the 

USTR request letter at the Commission 

Internet site (http://www.usitc.gov). The 

current USAFTA rules of origin 

applicable to U.S. imports can be found 

in general note 28 of the 2008 HTS (see 

General Notes link at http:// 

www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/bychapter/ 

index.htm). The HTS subheading 

affected is 5510.90. All other 

subheadings covered by the current 

rules of origin would experience no 

change. 

Written Submissions: No public 

hearing is planned. However, interested 

parties are invited to submit written 

statements concerning this 

investigation. All written submissions 

should be addressed to the Secretary, 

and should be received not later than 

5:15 p.m., September 17, 2008. All 

written submissions must conform to 

the provisions of section 201.8 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Section 201.8 

requires that a signed original (or a copy 

so designated) and fourteen (14) copies 

of each document be filed. In the event 

that confidential treatment of a 

document is requested, at least four (4) 

additional copies must be filed, in 

which the confidential information 

must be deleted (see the following 

paragraph for further information 

regarding confidential business 

information). The Commission’s rules 

authorize filing submissions with the 

Secretary by facsimile or electronic 

means only to the extent permitted by 

section 201.8 of the rules (see Handbook 

for Electronic Filing Procedures, http:// 

www.usitc.gov/secretary/ 

fed_reg_notices/rules/documents/ 

handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf). 

Persons with questions regarding 

electronic filing should contact the 

Secretary (202–205–2000). 

Any submissions that contain 

confidential business information must 

also conform to the requirements of 

section 201.6 of the Commission’s Rules 

of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 

201.6). Section 201.6 of the rules 

requires that the cover of the document 

and the individual pages be clearly 

marked as to whether they are the 

confidential or non-confidential version, 

and that the confidential business 

information is clearly identified by 

means of brackets. All written 

submissions, except for confidential 

business information, will be made 

available for inspection by interested 

parties. 

The Commission may include some or 

all of the confidential business 

information submitted in the course of 

this investigation in the report it sends 

to the USTR and the President. As 

requested by the USTR, the Commission 

will publish a public version of the 

report. However, in the public version, 

the Commission will not publish 

confidential business information in a 

manner that would reveal the operations 

of the firm supplying the information. 

Issued: August 28, 2008. 

By order of the Commission. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E8–20495 Filed 9–3–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

Advisory Committee on the Medical 

Uses of Isotopes: Call for Nominations 

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Call for Nominations. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is advertising for 

nominations for three upcoming 

vacancies on NRC’s Advisory 

Committee on the Medical Uses of 

Isotopes (ACMUI): radiation oncologist 

with experience in gamma stereotactic 

radiosurgery, nuclear medicine 

physicist, and radiation safety officer. 

DATES: Nominations are due on or 

before November 3, 2008. 

Nomination Process: Submit an 

electronic copy of resume or curriculum 

vitae to Ms. Ashley Tull, 

ashley.tull@nrc.gov. Please ensure that 

resume or curriculum vitae includes the 

following information, if applicable: 

Education; certification; professional 

association membership and committee 

membership activities; duties and 

responsibilities in current and previous 

clinical, research, and/or academic 

position(s). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Ashley Tull, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Office of Federal and State 

Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs; (240) 888–7129; 

ashley.tull@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

ACMUI advises NRC on policy and 

technical issues that arise in the 

regulation of the medical use of 

byproduct material. Responsibilities 

include providing comments on changes 

to NRC rules, regulations, and guidance 

documents; evaluating certain nonroutine uses of byproduct material; 

providing technical assistance in 

licensing and inspections; and bringing 

key issues to the attention of NRC, for 

appropriate action. 

ACMUI members possess the medical 

and technical skills needed to address 

evolving issues. The current 

membership is comprised of the 

following professionals: (a) Nuclear 

medicine physician; (b) nuclear 

cardiologist; (c) nuclear medicine 

physicist; (d) therapy medical physicist; 

(e) radiation safety officer; (f) nuclear 

pharmacist; (g) two radiation 

oncologists; (h) patients’ rights 

advocate; (i) Food and Drug 

Administration representative; (j) 

Agreement State representative; and (k) 

health care administrator. 

NRC is inviting nominations for the 

nuclear medicine physicist, radiation 

oncologist, and radiation safety officer 

appointments to the ACMUI. The term 

of the individuals currently occupying 

these positions will end May 19, 2009, 

September 30, 2009 and September 30, 

2009, respectively. Committee members 

currently serve a four-year term and 

may be considered for reappointment to 

an additional term. 

Nominees must be U.S. citizens and 

be able to devote approximately 160 

hours per year to Committee business. 

Members who are not Federal 

employees are compensated for their 

service. In addition, members are 

reimbursed travel (including per-diem 

in lieu of subsistence) and are 

reimbursed secretarial and 

correspondence expenses. Full-time 

Federal employees are reimbursed travel 

expenses only. 

Security Background Check: The 

selected nominee will undergo a 

thorough security background check. 

Security paperwork may take the 

nominee several weeks to complete. 

Nominees will also be required to 

complete a financial disclosure 

statement to avoid conflicts of interest. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 28th day 

of August 2008. 

For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

Andrew L. Bates, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–20477 Filed 9–3–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 


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