Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 186 / Wednesday, September 24, 2008 / Notices 55053 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482-4058. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: Title I, Section 112(b)(3) of the 

Trade and Development Act of 2000 (TDA 

2000), P.L. 106-200, as amended by section 

3108 of the Trade Act of 2002, P.L. 107-210; 

Section 7(b)(2) of the AGOA Acceleration Act 

of 2004, P.L. 108-274; Title VI, section 6002 

of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 

(TRHCA 2006), P.L. 109-432; Presidential 

Proclamation 7350 of October 4, 2000 (65 FR 

59321); Presidential Proclamation 7626 of 

November 13, 2002 (67 FR 69459). 

Title I of TDA 2000 provides for dutyand quota-free treatment for certain 

textile and apparel articles imported 

from designated beneficiary subSaharan African countries. Section 

112(b)(3) of TDA 2000 provides dutyand quota-free treatment for apparel 

articles wholly assembled in one or 

more beneficiary sub-Saharan African 

countries from fabric wholly formed in 

one or more beneficiary countries from 

yarn originating in the U.S. or one or 

more beneficiary countries, subject to 

quantitative limitations. This 

preferential treatment is also available 

for apparel articles assembled in one or 

more lesser-developed beneficiary subSaharan African countries, regardless of 

the country of origin of the fabric used 

to make such articles, subject to 

quantitative limitation. Title VI of the 

TRHCA 2006 extended this special rule 

for lesser-developed countries through 

September 30, 2012. 

The AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 

provides that the quantitative limitation 

for the twelve-month period beginning 

October 1, 2008 will be an amount not 

to exceed 7 percent of the aggregate 

square meter equivalents of all apparel 

articles imported into the United States 

in the preceding 12-month period for 

which data are available. See Section 

112(b)(3)(A)(ii)(II) of TDA 2000, as 

amended by Section 7(b)(2)(B) of the 

AGOA Acceleration Act. Of this overall 

amount, apparel imported under the 

special rule for lesser-developed 

countries is limited to an amount not to 

exceed 3.5 percent of all apparel articles 

imported into the United States in the 

preceding 12-month period. See Section 

112(c)(1)(B)(ii) of TDA 2000, as 

amended by Section 6002(a) of TRHCA 

2006. Presidential Proclamation 7350 

directed CITA to publish the aggregate 

quantity of imports allowed during each 

12-month period in the Federal 

Register. See Annex. 

For the one-year period, beginning on 

October 1, 2008, and extending through 

September 30, 2009, the aggregate 

quantity of imports eligible for 

preferential treatment under these 

provisions is 1,711,900,006 square 

meters equivalent. Of this amount, 

855,950,003 square meters equivalent is 

available to apparel articles imported 

under the special rule for lesserdeveloped countries. Apparel articles 

entered in excess of these quantities will 

be subject to otherwise applicable 

tariffs. 

These quantities are calculated using 

the aggregate square meter equivalents 

of all apparel articles imported into the 

United States, derived from the set of 

Harmonized System lines listed in the 

Annex to the World Trade Organization 

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing 

(ATC), and the conversion factors for 

units of measure into square meter 

equivalents used by the United States in 

implementing the ATC. 

R. Matthew Priest, 

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 

of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc. E8–22465 Filed 9–23–08; 8:45 am] 

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Notification of Request for Extension 

of Approval of Information Collection 

Activity—Notification Requirements for 

Coal and Wood Burning Appliances 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In the July 3, 2008 Federal 

Register (73 FR 38187), the Consumer 

Product Safety Commission (CPSC or 

Commission) published a notice in 

accordance with provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35) (PRA), to announce 

the agency’s intention to seek extension 

of its PRA approval of information 

collection requirements regarding 

certain coal and wood burning 

appliances pursuant to 16 CFR part 

1406. The Commission now announces 

that it has submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget a request for 

extension of approval of that collection 

of information. 

The Commission received no 

comments. The CPSC will use the 

information it obtains to monitor 

industry compliance with the 

requirements and to reduce risks of 

injuries from fires associated with the 

installation, operation, and maintenance 

of the appliances that are subject to the 

regulation. 

Additional Information About the 

Request for Extension of Approval of 

Information Collection Activity 

Title of information collection: 

Notification Requirements for Coal and 

Wood Burning Appliances. 

Type of request: Extension of 

approval. 

General description of respondents: 

Manufacturers or importers of coal and 

wood burning appliances. 

Frequency of collection: Information 

will be submitted when there is any 

change to the required data or when a 

new model is introduced in the market. 

Estimated number of respondents: 5 

per year. 

Estimated average number of 

responses per respondent: 1 per year. 

Estimated number of responses for all 

respondents: 5 per year. 

Estimated number of hours per 

response: 3 hours per response. 

Estimated number of hours for all 

respondents: 15 hours per year. 

Estimated annual cost of collection to 

all respondents: $387 per year. 

Estimated total annual cost of the 

information collection requirements to 

the Federal Government: $1,773 per 

year. 

Comments: Comments on this request 

for extension of approval of an 

information collection activity should 

be submitted by October 24, 2008 to (1) 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for 

CPSC, Office of Management and 

Budget, Washington, DC 20503; 

telephone: (202) 395–7340, and (2) emailed to the Office of the Secretary at 

cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. Comments may also 

be sent by facsimile to (301) 504–0127, 

or by mail to the Office of the Secretary, 

Consumer Product Safety Commission, 

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, 

Maryland 20814. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of this request for approval of an 

information collection activity is 

available from Linda Glatz, Division of 

Policy and Planning, Office of 

Information Technology and 

Technology Services, Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; 

telephone: (301) 504–7671 or by e-mail 

to lglatz@cpsc.gov. 

Dated: September 18, 2008. 

Todd Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. E8–22446 Filed 9–23–08; 8:45 am] 

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