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that is substantially transformed in the 

United States into a new and different 

article of commerce with a name, 

character, or use distinct from that of 

the article or articles from which it was 

transformed. 48 CFR 25.003. Therefore, 

the question presented in this final 

determination is whether, as a result of 

the operations performed in the United 

States, the nonwoven cotton fabric is 

substantially transformed into a product 

of the United States. 

The rules of origin for textile products 

for purposes of the customs laws and 

the administration of quantitative 

restrictions are set forth in 19 U.S.C. 

3592. These provisions are implemented 

in the CBP Regulations at 19 CFR 

102.21. The rules set forth in § 3592 

apply to textile and apparel products, 

unless otherwise provided for by 

statute. The rule of origin in § 2518(4)(B) 

is a rule of origin otherwise provided for 

by statute, however, it is a general rule, 

whereas § 3592 is specific to textile 

products. Section 3592 has been 

described as Congress’s expression of 

substantial transformation as it relates to 

textile products. 

The rules of origin in 19 U.S.C. 3592 

are implemented in the CBP Regulations 

in 19 CFR 102.21. The imported product 

is a nonwoven textile fabric. The 

finished product, TegadermTM Ag Mesh 

Dressings, is also a textile product as 

defined by 19 CFR 102.21(b)(5). 

TegadermTM Ag Mesh Dressings are 

classified in subheading 3005.90, 

HTSUS, which provides for ‘‘Wadding, 

gauze, bandages and similar articles (for 

example, dressings, adhesive plasters, 

poultices), impregnated or coated with 

pharmaceutical substances or put up in 

forms or packings for retail sale for 

medical, surgical, dental or veterinary 

purposes’’ other than adhesive dressings 

and other articles having an adhesive 

layer. 

As the finished dressing is produced 

by processing in more than one country, 

its origin cannot be determined by 

application of § 102.21(c)(1), wholly 

obtained or produced rule, and resort 

must be made to § 102.21(c)(2). Section 

102.21(c)(2) states that the origin of a 

good is the country ‘‘in which each 

foreign material incorporated in that 

good underwent an applicable change in 

tariff classification, and/or met any 

other requirement, specified for the 

good in paragraph (e) of [102.21].’’ 

Section 102.21(e) provides in pertinent 

part: 

(1) The following rules will apply for 

purposes of determining the country of origin 

of a textile or apparel product under 

paragraph (c)(2) of this section: 

3005.90 If the good contains 

pharmaceutical substances, a change to 

subheading 3005.90 from any other heading; 

* * *. 

The material of foreign origin in this 

case is the nonwoven cotton fabric 

classifiable in heading 5603, HTSUS. 

The processing in the United States 

causes the foreign origin material to 

make a tariff shift from heading 5603 to 

subheading 3005.90, HTSUS. Therefore, 

by application of the rules set forth in 

19 CFR 102.21, the finished 

TegadermTM Ag Mesh Dressings are 

products of the United States for 

purposes of government procurement. 

HOLDING: 

Based on the facts and analysis set 

forth above, the finished TegadermTM

Ag Mesh Dressings are products of the 

United States for the purpose of 

government procurement. 

Notice of this final determination will 

be given in the Federal Register, as 

required by 19 CFR § 177.29. Any partyat-interest other than the party which 

requested this final determination may 

request, pursuant to 19 CFR 177.31, that 

CBP reexamine the matter anew and 

issue a new final determination. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 177.30, any partyat-interest may, within 30 days after 

publication of the Federal Register 

notice referenced above, seek judicial 

review of this final determination before 

the Court of International Trade. 

Sincerely, 

Jeremy Baskin 

Acting Executive Director 

Regulations and Rulings 

Office of International Trade 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Proposed New Information 

Collection for Donor Certification Form 

AGENCY: Office of Conservation, 

Partnerships & Management Policy, 

Assistant Secretary—Policy, 

Management and Budget, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of 

Conservation, Partnerships & 

Management Policy announces a 

proposed public information collection 

and seeks public comments on the 

provisions thereof. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by November 25, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

information collection should be sent to 

the Office of Conservation, Partnerships 

& Management Policy, Beth Duff, 1849 

C St., NW., MS 5123 MIB, Washington, 

DC 20240. Individuals providing 

comments should reference Donor 

Certification Form. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

proposed information collection or to 

obtain a copy of the proposal and 

associated collection instrument, please 

write to the above address, or call Beth 

Duff, on 202–208–5904, or e-mail her at 

beth_duff@ios.doi.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 

implement the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), require 

that interested members of the public 

and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice 

identifies an information collection 

activity that the Office of Conservation, 

Partnerships & Management Policy will 

submit to OMB for approval for the 

Department and its bureaus to collect 

information from proposed donors 

relative to their relationship(s) with the 

Department. The Department and its 

individual bureaus all have gift 

acceptance authority. In support of the 

variety of donation authorities in the 

Department and increasing numbers of 

donations, it is the policy of the 

Department to ask those proposing to 

donate gifts valued at $25,000 or more 

to provide information regarding their 

relationship with the Department. The 

purpose of this policy is to ensure that 

the acceptance of a gift does not create 

legal or ethical issues for the 

Department, its bureaus, or potential 

donors. The information will be 

gathered through the use of a new form. 

If this information were not collected 

from the prospective donor, the 

Department would have to collect the 

information. The information is 

scattered throughout the Department. 

With eight major bureaus, 2500 

locations and 70,000 employees, it is 

not possible to collect the information 

about a particular donor in a timely 

manner to respond to a proposed 

donation. Having the donor certify his 

interactions with the Department gives 

the staff reviewing the proposed 

donation basic information. 


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II. Method of Collection 

Individuals notifying the Department 

or one of its bureaus of a proposed offer 

of a gift valued at $25,000 or higher will 

be asked to submit a form listing several 

items of basic information. 

(1) Title: Donor Certification Form. 

Information collected Reason for collection 

Name, and indication whether executing in individual capacity, or on 

behalf of an organization.

To identify the donor, and whether the donor is acting individually or on 

behalf of an organization. 

Declaration whether the donor is involved with litigation or controversy 

with the Department.

To assist the Department in determining whether there are any issues 

associated with the proffer of the gift that need to be more closely 

examined. 

Declaration whether the donor is engaged in any financial or business 

relationship with the Department.

To assist the Department in determining whether there are any issues 

associated with the proffer of the gift that need to be more closely 

examined. 

Declaration whether the donor has been debarred, excluded or disqualified from the nonprocurement common rule, or otherwise declared ineligible from doing business with any Federal government 

agency.

To assist the Department in determining whether there are any issues 

associated with the proffer of the gift that need to be more closely 

examined. 

Declaration as to whether the donation is expected to be involved with 

marketing or advertising.

To assist the Department in determining whether there are any issues 

associated with the proffer of the gift that need to be more closely 

examined. 

Declaration whether the donor is seeking to attach conditions to the donation.To assist the Department in determining whether there are any issues 

associated with the proffer of the gift that need to be more closely 

examined. 

Declaration whether this proposed donation is or is not part of a series 

of donations to the Department.

To assist the Department in determining the scope and context of the 

donation, and to assist in determining whether there are any issues 

associated with the proffer of the gift that need to be more closely 

examined. 

Signature, Printed Name, Date, Organization, E-mail address, City, 

State, Zip, and daytime or work phone number.

To establish the contact information of the potential donor, and have 

the certifier sign the certification form. 

III. Data 

(1) Title: Donor Certification Form. 

OMB Control Number: 1090–XXXX. 

Type of Review: Information 

Collection: New. 

Affected Entities: Individuals or 

households, Businesses, Not-for-profit 

institutions, Tribal Governments. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 555. 

Frequency of response: Once per 

prospective donation. 

(2) Annual reporting and record 

keeping burden: 

Estimated number of responses 

annually: 555. 

Estimated burden per response: 20 

minutes. 

Total annual reporting: 185 hours. 

(3) Description of the need and use of 

the information: This information will 

provide Department staff with the basis 

for beginning the evaluation as to 

whether the Department will accept the 

proposed donation. The authorized 

employee will receive the donor 

certification form with the proposed 

donation. The employee will then 

review the totality of circumstances 

surrounding the proposed donation to 

determine whether the Department can 

accept the donation and maintain its 

integrity, impartiality, and public 

confidence. 

IV. Request for Comments 

The Department of the Interior invites 

comments on: 

(a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

and the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(c) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(d) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Burden means the total time, effort, or 

financial resources expended by persons 

to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or 

provide information to or for a federal 

agency. This includes the time needed 

to review instructions; to develop, 

acquire, install and utilize technology 

and systems for the purpose of 

collecting, validating and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; to train 

personnel and to be able to respond to 

a collection of information, to search 

data sources, to complete and review 

the collection of information; and to 

transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

The comments, with names and 

addresses, will be available for public 

viewing. If you wish us to withhold 

your personal information, you must 

prominently state at the beginning of 

your comment what personal 

information you want us to withhold. 

We will honor your request to the extent 

allowable by law. Comments received, if 

any, will be available for public viewing 

by appointment only. You may schedule 

such an appointment by contacting the 

Office of Conservation, Partnerships & 

Management Policy at 1849 C Street, 

NW., MS 5123 MIB, Washington, DC 

20240, or telephone (202) 208–5904 to 

schedule an appointment to view any 

comments received. A valid picture 

identification is required for entry into 

the Department of the Interior. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

control number. 

Dated: September 23, 2008. 

Beth L. Duff, 

Office of Conservation, Partnerships and 

Management Policy. 

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