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2008, in Silver Spring, Maryland, and 

will present the draft amendment to the 

HMS AP. 

Copies of Draft Amendment 1 to the 

Consolidated HMS FMP are available 

for review (see ADDRESSES). NMFS 

anticipates completing this integrated 

document and any related documents 

by the spring of 2009. 

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

Dated: September 10, 2008. 

James P. Burgess 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–21846 Filed 9–18–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD16 

Marine Mammals; File No. 782–1702 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS National Marine Mammal 

Laboratory, 7600 Sand Point Way, NE, 

Seattle, WA 98115–0070 has been 

issued an amendment to scientific 

research Permit No. 782–1702. 

ADDRESSES: The amendment and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following office(s): 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301)713–2289; fax (301)427–2521; 

Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand 

Point Way NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, 

Seattle, WA 98115–0700; phone 

(206)526–6150; fax (206)526–6426; and 

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West 

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 

CA 90802–4213; phone (562)980–4001; 

fax (562)980–4018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tammy Adams or Kate Swails, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An 

amendment to Permit No. 782–1702–04 

has been granted under the authority of 

the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

seq.), and the regulations governing the 

taking and importing of marine 

mammals (50 CFR part 216). 

The amended permit extends the 

duration of the permit through 

September 30, 2009 to allow 

continuation of research on harbor seals 

(Phoca vitulina), California sea lions 

(Zalophus californianus), and northern 

elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) 

in California, Washington, and Oregon. 

This minor amendment also revokes 

authority to take Steller sea lions 

(Eumetopias jubatus). This is the fifth 

amendment of the subject permit, which 

was issued originally issued on 

September 16, 2003 (68 FR 58663). 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Dated: September 16, 2008. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XK36 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting; Cancellation 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of cancellation of a 

public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council has cancelled the 

public meeting of its Groundfish 

Committee that was scheduled for 

Monday, September 29, 2008 beginning 

at 9 a.m., in Peabody, MA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The initial 

notice was published on September 11, 

2008, (73 FR 52831), and the meeting 

will be rescheduled at a later date and 

announced in the Federal Register. 

Dated: September 16, 2008. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–21900 Filed 9–18–08; 8:45 am] 

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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) 

September 15, 2008. 

AGENCY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

ACTION: Determination to add a product 

in unrestricted quantities to Annex 3.25 

of the CAFTA-DR Agreement. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 19, 2008. 

SUMMARY: The Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA) has determined that certain 

three-yarn circular stretch knit fleece 

fabrics, 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: 

Maria Dybczak, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482 3651. 

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

CaftaReqTrack.nsf.Reference number: 

82.2008.08.05.Fabric.ST&RforBadger 

Sportswear 

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 CAFTADR Act. 

The CAFTA-DR Act requires the 

President to establish procedures 

governing the submission of a request 

and providing opportunity for interested 


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