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(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, 

Hazard Mitigation Grant.) 

R. David Paulison, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. E8–21932 Filed 9–18–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1791–DR] 

Texas; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of 

a Major Disaster Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster for the State of Texas 

(FEMA–1791–DR), dated September 13, 

2008, and related determinations. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 13, 

2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance 

Directorate, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–3886. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that, on September 13, 

2008, the President amended the costsharing arrangements regarding Federal 

funds provided under the authority of 

the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 

U.S.C. 5121–5207 (the Stafford Act), in 

a letter to R. David Paulison, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security, as follows: 

I have determined that the damage in 

certain areas of Texas, resulting from 

Hurricane Ike beginning on September 7, 

2008, and continuing, is of sufficient severity 

and magnitude that special conditions are 

warranted regarding the cost-sharing 

arrangement concerning Federal funds 

provided under the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5207 (the Stafford Act). 

Therefore, I amend my declaration of 

September 13, 2008, to authorize Federal 

funds for assistance for debris removal 

(Category A) under the Public Assistance 

program, including direct Federal assistance, 

at 100 percent of the total eligible costs for 

a period of up to 72 hours. 

This adjustment to State and local cost 

sharing applies only to Public Assistance 

costs and direct Federal assistance eligible 

for such adjustments under the law. The law 

specifically prohibits a similar adjustment for 

funds provided to States for Other Needs 

Assistance (Section 408) and the Hazard 

Mitigation Grant Program (Section 404). 

These funds will continue to be reimbursed 

at 75 percent of total eligible costs. 

This cost share is effective as of the 

date of the President’s major disaster 

declaration. 

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 

97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 

97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 

97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to 

Individuals and Households in Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, 

Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— 

Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals 

and Households; 97.050, Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals 

and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, 

Disaster Grants—Public Assistance 

(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, 

Hazard Mitigation Grant.) 

R. David Paulison, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. E8–21955 Filed 9–18–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

Extension of Agency Information 

Collection Activity Under OMB Review: 

TSA Airspace Waiver Program 

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration, DHS. 

ACTION: 30 Day Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

the Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA) has forwarded the 

Information Collection Request (ICR), 

OMB control number 1652–0033, 

abstracted below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval of an extension of 

the currently approved collection under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR 

describes the nature of the information 

collection and its expected burden. TSA 

published a Federal Register notice, 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments, of the following collection of 

information on June 30, 2008, 73 FR 

36887. This collection of information 

allows TSA to conduct security threat 

assessments on individuals on board 

aircraft operating in restricted airspace 

pursuant to an airspace waiver. This 

collection will enhance aviation 

security and protect assets on the 

ground that are within the restricted 

airspace. 

DATES: Send your comments by October 

20, 2008. A comment to OMB is most 

effective if OMB receives it within 30 

days of publication. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to Desk Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security/TSA, and sent via 

electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joanna Johnson, Communications 

Branch, Business Management Office, 

Operational Process and Technology, 

TSA–32, Transportation Security 

Administration, 601 South 12th Street, 

Arlington, VA 22202–4220; telephone 

(571) 227–3651; facsimile (703) 603– 

0822. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.), an agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a valid OMB control 

number. The ICR documentation is 

available at http://www.reginfo.gov. 

Therefore, in preparation for OMB 

review and approval of the following 

information collection, TSA is soliciting 

comments to— 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

information requirement is necessary for 

the proper performance of the functions 

of the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including using 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Information Collection Requirement 

Title: TSA Airspace Waiver Program. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

OMB Control Number: 1652–0033. 

Forms(s): N/A. 

Affected Public: Aircraft operators. 

Abstract: TSA is requesting approval 

of this collection of information to 

enable it to operate its airspace waiver 

program. This program allows general 


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aviation aircraft operators to request 

permission to fly in restricted airspace. 

The information collected enables TSA 

to perform a background check on each 

individual on board the aircraft seeking 

to fly under the waiver. The affected 

public consists of aircraft operators of 

the general aviation community. 

Number of Respondents: 6,000. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An 

estimated 4,400 hours annually. 

Issued in Arlington, Virginia, on 

September 15, 2008. 

John Manning, 

Acting Director, Business Management Office, 

Office of Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. E8–21890 Filed 9–18–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

CUSTOMS AND BORDER 

PROTECTION 

Notice of Issuance of Final 

Determination Concerning Ground 

Fault Circuit Interrupter 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of final determination. 

SUMMARY: This document provides 

notice that U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (‘‘CBP’’) has issued a final 

determination concerning the country of 

origin of a ground fault circuit 

interrupter (‘‘GFCI’’). Based upon the 

facts presented, CBP has concluded in 

the final determination that China is the 

country of origin of the GFCI for 

purposes of U.S. Government 

procurement. 

DATES: The final determination was 

issued on September 15, 2008. A copy 

of the final determination is attached. 

Any party-at-interest, as defined in 19 

CFR 177.22(d), may seek judicial review 

of this final determination within 

October 20, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gerry O’Brien, Valuation and Special 

Programs Branch, Regulations and 

Rulings, Office of International Trade 

(202–572–8792). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that on September 15, 

2008, pursuant to subpart B of part 177, 

Customs Regulations (19 CFR part 177, 

subpart B), CBP issued a final 

determination concerning the country of 

origin of GFCI’s which may be offered 

to the United States Government under 

an undesignated government 

procurement contract. This final 

determination, in HQ H030645, was 

issued at the request of Pass & Seymour, 

Inc. under procedures set forth at 19 

CFR part 177, subpart B, which 

implements Title III of the Trade 

Agreements Act of 1979, as amended 

(19 U.S.C. 2511–18). In the final 

determination, CBP has concluded that, 

based upon the facts presented, certain 

GFCI’s, assembled in Mexico from parts 

made in China, are not substantially 

transformed in Mexico, such that China 

is the country of origin of the finished 

article for purposes of U.S. Government 

procurement. 

Section 177.29, Customs Regulations 

(19 CFR 177.29), provides that notice of 

final determinations shall be published 

in the Federal Register within 60 days 

of the date the final determination is 

issued. Section 177.30, CBP Regulations 

(19 CFR 177.30), provides that any 

party-at-interest, as defined in 19 CFR 

177.22(d), may seek judicial review of a 

final determination within 30 days of 

publication of such determination in the 

Federal Register. 

Dated: September 15, 2008. 

Myles B. Harmon, 

Acting Executive Director, Office of 

Regulations and Rulings, Office of 

International Trade. 

HQ H030645 

September 15, 2008 

MAR–2–05 OT:RR:CTF:VS H030645 

GOB 

CATEGORY: Marking 

Daniel B. Berman, Esq., Hancock & 

Estabrook, LLP, 1500 AXA Tower I, 

100 Madison Street, Syracuse, NY 

13202 

RE: U.S. Government Procurement; 

Title III, Trade Agreements Act of 

1979 (19 U.S.C. 2511); Subpart B, 

Part 177, CBP Regulations; Country 

of Origin Marking; Ground Fault 

Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) 

Dear Mr. Berman: This is in response 

to your correspondence of May 1, 2008, 

requesting a final determination on 

behalf of Pass & Seymour, Inc. (‘‘P&S’’), 

pursuant to subpart B of Part 177, 

Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) 

Regulations (19 CFR 177.21 et seq.). 

Your letter was forwarded to CBP’s 

National Commodity Specialist Division 

in New York and was returned to this 

office by memorandum of June 3, 2008. 

Under the pertinent regulations, which 

implement Title III of the Trade 

Agreements Act of 1979, as amended 

(19 U.S.C. 2511 et seq.), CBP issues 

country of origin advisory rulings and 

final determinations as to whether an 

article is or would be a product of a 

designated country or instrumentality 

for the purpose of granting waivers of 

certain ‘‘Buy American’’ restrictions in 

U.S. law or practice for products offered 

for sale to the U.S. Government. 

This final determination concerns the 

country of origin of a ground fault 

circuit interrupter (‘‘GFCI’’). We note 

that P&S is a party-at-interest within the 

meaning of 19 CFR 177.22(d)(1) and is 

entitled to request this final 

determination. 

You also request a country of origin 

marking determination. 

Facts 

You describe the pertinent facts as 

follows. The business of P&S includes 

the design, manufacture, and 

distribution of GFCI’s in the U.S. for 

residential and commercial use in 

electrical circuits of less than 1,000 

volts. The GFCI’s are electrical 

components, designed for installation in 

electrical circuits, which are able to 

detect small imbalances in the circuit’s 

current caused by leakages of current to 

ground. When leakage is detected, the 

GFCI opens the electrical circuit, 

stopping the flow of current. Legrand, 

the parent company of P&S, produces 

the subcomponents of the GFCI in China 

through another subsidiary, Rocom 

Electric Co. Ltd. (‘‘Rocom’’). The 

subcomponents include the following: 

cover, reset button, test button, spring, 

light pipe, strap assembly, assembly 

terminals, contact, separator, springs, 

latch block top, spark gap blades, 

assembly screw terminals, armature, 

spring assembly, term assemblies, PCB 

subassembly, assembly screw terminals, 

back body, screws and labels. Rocom 

plans to ship the subcomponents to a 

facility in Mexico where they will be 

assembled into the GFCI’s. The GFCI’s 

will be tested and packaged at the same 

facility. Upon completion of assembly, 

testing, and packaging, the GFCI’s will 

be imported into the U.S. by P&S for 

sale and distribution. 

You state that the process in Mexico 

to assemble the GFCI is comprised of 

forty-three discrete steps and takes 

approximately ten minutes. You state 

that each GFCI is comprised of thirty 

component parts which, until inclusion 

in the final GFCI, have little or no 

functionality. 

An exhibit to your correspondence, 

which includes photographs, describes 

the assembly process as follows: 

1. Place back body into date code 

fixture/stamping press and press button 

to apply date code on side of back body. 

2. Remove back body from date code 

fixture. Place hot terminal screw 

pressure plate assembly into back body 

cradle on line end. 


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