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amended pursuant to the Pension 

Protection Act of 2006, Public Law 109– 

280, which extended both TRQs, 

9902.51.11 and 9902.51.15, through 

2009. The Emergency Economic 

Stabilization Act of 2008 extended the 

TRQ for both HTS through 2014. 

The Act requires that the TRQs be 

allocated to persons who cut and sew 

men’s and boys’ worsted wool suits, 

suit-type jackets and trousers in the 

United States. On October 24, 2005, the 

Department adopted final regulations 

establishing procedures for allocating 

the TRQ. See 70 FR 61363; 19 CFR part 

335. In order to be eligible for an 

allocation, an applicant must submit an 

application on the form provided at 

http://web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/wooltrq.nsf/ 

TRQApp to the address listed above by 

5 p.m. on October 8, 2010 in compliance 

with the requirements of 15 CFR 335. 

Any business confidential information 

that is marked business confidential 

will be kept confidential and protected 

from disclosure to the full extent 

permitted by law. 

Dated: September 1, 2010. 

Kim Glas, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles and 

Apparel. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22382 Filed 9–7–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Notice of Solicitation of Applications 

for Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas on 

the Import of Certain Worsted Wool 

Fabrics to Persons Who Weave Such 

Fabrics in the United States 

AGENCY: Department of Commerce, 

International Trade Administration. 

ACTION: The Department of Commerce 

(Department) is soliciting applications 

for an allocation of the 2011 tariff rate 

quotas on certain worsted wool fabric to 

persons who weave such fabrics in the 

United States. 

SUMMARY: The Department hereby 

solicits applications from persons 

(including firms, corporations, or other 

legal entities) who weave worsted wool 

fabrics in the United States for an 

allocation of the 2011 tariff rate quotas 

on certain worsted wool fabric. 

Interested persons must submit an 

application on the form provided to the 

address listed below by October 8, 2010. 

The Department will cause to be 

published in the Federal Register its 

determination to allocate the 2011 tariff 

rate quotas and will notify applicants of 

their respective allocation as soon as 

possible after that date. Promptly 

thereafter, the Department will issue 

licenses to eligible applicants. 

DATES: To be considered, applications 

must be received or postmarked by 5 

p.m. on October 8, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Applications must be 

submitted to the Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, Room 3001, United States 

Department of Commerce, Washington, 

DC 20230 (telephone: (202) 482–3400). 

Application forms may be obtained from 

that office (via facsimile or mail) or from 

the following Internet address: http:// 

web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/wooltrq.nsf/ 

TRQApp/fabric. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Carrigg, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482–2573. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Title V of the Trade and Development 

Act of 2000 (the Act) created two tariff 

rate quotas (TRQs), providing for 

temporary reductions in the import 

duties on limited quantities of two 

categories of worsted wool fabrics 

suitable for use in making suits, suittype jackets, or trousers: (1) for worsted 

wool fabric with average fiber diameters 

greater than 18.5 microns (Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States 

(HTS) heading 9902.51.11); and (2) for 

worsted wool fabric with average fiber 

diameters of 18.5 microns or less (HTS 

heading 9902.51.12). On August 6, 2002, 

President Bush signed into law the 

Trade Act of 2002, which includes 

several amendments to Title V of the 

Act. On December 3, 2004, the Act was 

further amended pursuant to the 

Miscellaneous Trade Act of 2004, Public 

Law 108–429. The 2004 amendment 

included authority for the Department 

to allocate a TRQ for new HTS category, 

HTS 9902.51.16. This HTS category 

refers to worsted wool fabric with 

average fiber diameter of 18.5 microns 

or less. The amendment provided that 

HTS 9902.51.16 is for the benefit of 

persons (including firms, corporations, 

or other legal entities) who weave such 

worsted wool fabric in the United States 

that is suitable for making men’s and 

boys’ suits. The TRQ for HTS 

9902.51.16 provided for temporary 

reductions in the import duties on 

2,000,000 square meters annually for 

2005 and 2006. The amendment 

requires that the TRQ be allocated to 

persons who weave worsted wool fabric 

with average fiber diameter of 18.5 

microns or less, which is suitable for 

use in making men’s and boys’ suits, in 

the United States. On August 17, 2006, 

the Act was further amended pursuant 

to the Pension Protection Act of 2006, 

Public Law 109–280, which extended 

the TRQ for HTS 9902.51.16 through 

2009. The Emergency Economic 

Stabilization Act of 2008 extended the 

TRQ for HTS 9902.51.16 through 2014. 

On October 24, 2005, the Department 

adopted final regulations establishing 

procedures for allocating the TRQ. See 

70 FR 61363; 19 CFR 335. In order to 

be eligible for an allocation, an 

applicant must submit an application on 

the form provided at http:// 

web.ita.doc.gov/tacgi/wooltrq.nsf/ 

TRQApp/fabric to the address listed 

above by 5 p.m. on October 8, 2010 in 

compliance with the requirements of 15 

CFR part 335. Any business confidential 

information that is marked business 

confidential will be kept confidential 

and protected from disclosure to the full 

extent permitted by law. 

Dated: September 1, 2010. 

Kim Glas, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles and 

Apparel. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22378 Filed 9–7–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XY18 

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to 

Specified Activities; Construction of 

the Knik Arm Crossing, Alaska 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application 

for letter of authorization; request for 

comments and information. 

SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request 

from the Knik Arm Bridge Toll 

Authority (KABATA), in coordination 

with the Department of Transportation 

Federal Highways Administration 

(FHWA), for authorization to take 

marine mammals incidental to 

construction of a bridge across Knik 

Arm, named the Knik Arm Crossing, 

Alaska, over the course of five 

construction seasons; approximately 

spring 2013 through autumn 2017. 

Pursuant to the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is 

announcing receipt of the KABATA’s 

application and request for the 

development and implementation of 

regulations governing the incidental 

taking of marine mammals and inviting 

information, suggestions, and comments 

on the KABATA’s application and 


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