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Code · REGISTER · 2006-04-28 · Committee for Purchase From People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled · Notices

Notices. Proposed additions to and deletion from Procurement List

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BILLING CODE 3410-EN-P COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletion AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled. ACTION: Proposed additions to and deletion from Procurement List. SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to add to the Procurement List services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and to delete a service previously furnished by such agencies. *Comments Must be Received on or Before:* May 28, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202-3259. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT COMMENTS CONTACT: Mary-Carolyn Bell, Telephone:
(703)603-7740, Fax:
(703)603-0655, or e-mail *mbell@jwod.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published pursuant to 41 U.S.C 47(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51-2.3. Its purpose is to provide interested persons an opportunity to submit comments on the proposed actions. Additions If the Committee approves the proposed additions, the entities of the Federal government identified in this notice for each service will be required to procure the services listed below from nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification I certify that the following action will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. The major factors considered for this certification were: 1. If approved, the action will not result in any additional reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities other than the small organizations that will furnish the services to the government. 2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish the services to the government. 3. There are no known regulatory alternatives which would accomplish the objectives of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46-48c) in connection with the services proposed for addition to the Procurement List. Comments on this certification are invited. Commenters should identify the statement(s) underlying the certification on which they are providing additional information. End of Certification The following services are proposed for addition to Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed: Services *Service Type/Location:* Custodial Services, Dripping Springs, Aguirre Springs & Organ Mountain Recreation Sites, Dripping Springs, New Mexico. *NPA:* Tresco, Inc., Las Cruces, New Mexico. *Contracting Activity:* Bureau of Land Management, Santa Fe, New Mexico. *Service Type/Location:* Switchboard Operation, Carl Vinson VA Medical Center, 1826 Veterans Blvd. Dublin, Georgia. *NPA:* Bobby Dodd Institute, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia. *Contracting Activity:* VA Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia. Deletion Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification I certify that the following action will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. The major factors considered for this certification were: 1. If approved, the action may result in additional reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities. 2. If approved, the action may result in authorizing small entities to furnish the service to the government. 3. There are no known regulatory alternatives which would accomplish the objectives of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46-48c) in connection with the service proposed for deletion from the Procurement List. End of Certification The following service is proposed for deletion from the Procurement List: Service *Service Type/Location:* Repair & Clean Respirators, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. *NPA:* Houston County Association for Exceptional Citizens, Inc., Warner Robins, Georgia. *Contracting Activity:* Department of the Air Force. Patrick Rowe, Deputy Executive Director. [FR Doc. E6-6394 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353-01-P COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED Clarification of Scope of Procurement List Additions; 2007 Commodities Procurement List Addition; Comment Request AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled. ACTION: Clarification of scope of the procurement preference and sourcing requirements for commodities and other products on the Procurement List; additions to Procurement List. SUMMARY: The Committee for Purchase From People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled (the Committee) is clarifying the scope of the procurement preference and sourcing requirements for commodities and other products on the Procurement List and providing notice of those which are proposed to be identified as satisfying Governmentwide requirements and thus subject to governmentwide procurement preference for calendar year 2007. The full list of these products and commodities, identified by National Stock Number (NSN), noun name is listed in this Notice and may also be found on the Committee's Web site at *http://www.jwod.gov* . Comments are solicited regarding the entire list and/or specific commodities as identified by NSN. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before June 9, 2006. ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia, 22202-3259. For Further Information or to Submit Comments Contact: Kimberly M. Zeich, Telephone:
(703)603-7740, Fax:
(703)603-0655, or e-mail *Alist2007@jwod.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 47(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51-2.3. Its purpose is to provide interested parties an opportunity to submit comments on the proposed actions. The decentralized nature of today's Federal acquisition environment requires the Committee to more specifically consider and communicate the applicability of each Procurement List addition, depending on the type of product and scope of the associated requiring/contracting activities. There are effectively three categories of products furnished under the auspices of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day
(JWOD)Program, each with a different level of procurement source preference. The first category (the A List) contains commodity-type products that are commonly used in office and light industrial settings. These products, when furnished by the JWOD Program, are widely available through multiple Government and commercial distribution channels, and are delivered to customers in timeframes consistent with industry best practices. For most office supplies, this means on a next-day or two-day basis. For oversize office products (e.g., chair mats), or janitorial/sanitary products, delivery times may be three to five days after receipt of order. All such products meet the broad preference requirements of the JWOD Act and must be purchased by Federal employees whenever they will meet customer needs and will be available within required timeframes. JWOD-authorized commercial distributors must stock the items, obtain them from wholesalers or, to the extent permitted, coordinate nonprofit agency shipments, to make A-List items available for quick delivery. The commercial equivalents to these products, as determined by the Committee, are identified to the Government and commercial distribution channels, and are excluded from contract sales to Federal employees in accordance with the Committee's regulations at 41 CFR 51-5.3(a). If a Federal customer orders an equivalent item, JWOD-authorized distributors will substitute and deliver the corresponding A List product instead. Examples of A List products include writing instruments, paper pads, desktop accessories, general purpose cleaner in retail-sized bottles, and disposable breakroom supplies. The second category (the B List) contains more specialized or niche products that are most often designed and manufactured to meet the needs of a single Federal agency, or a group of customers with a unique requirement. These products, when furnished under the JWOD Program, are typically sponsored by and have procurement preference for the specific Federal agency which defined the requirement. The JWOD procurement preference does not apply to Federal agencies that are not identified on the Procurement List documentation for such items. However, their placement on the Committee's Procurement List affords such products sole source purchasing availability to other Federal agencies that may choose to use those products. Commercial products that are equivalent to B List items are not prohibited on Government contracts or Schedule awards. An example of a B List product is latex examination gloves added to the Procurement List for the specific requirements of the Transportation Security Administration, but available to other Federal agencies who may purchase similar gloves. The third category (the R List) contains restricted products, which are manufactured under the JWOD Program for one or a few very specific military or civilian agency requirements, and are only made available to Federal customers through the distribution channels authorized by the requiring office. Products on the R List are not intended to fulfill a broad Government requirement, and are not commodities. Due to these restrictions, these products will not be offered in general distribution channels. Examples of R List products include chemical protective suits furnished to the Department of Defense and tree-marking paint manufactured for the U.S. Forest Service. In the future, when proposing to add a product to its Procurement List, the Committee notices published in the **Federal Register** will identify the category group (A List, B List or R List) to which the product has been assigned, and thus identify the scope of the JWOD procurement preference. In accordance with clarification of the scope of A List products provided above, the Committee is proposing to designate the following products as the A List for calendar year 2007. Consistent with the provisions of 41 CFR 51-5.3(c), this action does not affect current contracts awarded prior to the effective date for the approved 2007 A List date or options that may be exercised under those contracts. The proposed 2007 A List is divided into three sections: 1. Products currently on the Procurement List that were on the A List for 2006, and are proposed to carry over onto the 2007 A List; Nonprofit Agency: NIB Alabama Industries for the Blind, Talladega, AL Noun Name: Notebook, Stenographer's. NSN: 7530-00-223-7939. Noun Name: Pad, Writing Paper. NSN: 7530-01-124-5660. Noun Name: Pad, Writing Paper (Easel). NSN: 7530-01-398-2661. NSN:7530-00-619-8880. Noun Name: Pad, Writing Paper, Chlorine-Free. NSN: 7530-01-516-9629. NSN: 7530-01-516-9627. NSN: 7530-01-516-9626. Noun Name: Skilcraft Toner Cartridge. NSN: 7510-00-NIB-0644. NSN: 7510-00-NIB-0633. NSN: 7510-00-NIB-0641. NSN: 7510-00-NIB-0642. Noun Name: Toner, Cartridges, New. NSN: 7510-01-443-2121. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Alphapointe Association for the Blind, Kansas City, MO Noun Name: Ballpoint Pen, Stick, Rubberized Barrel. NSN: 7520-01-357-6841. NSN: 7520-01-357-6842. NSN: 7520-01-357-6843. NSN: 7520-01-357-6844. Noun Name: Ballpoint Pen, Stick-type. NSN: 7520-01-058-9978. NSN: 7520-01-058-9977. NSN: 7520-01-060-5820. NSN: 7520-01-060-5821. NSN: 7520-01-060-8513. NSN: 7520-01-059-4125. Noun Name: Bottle, Applicator. NSN: 8125-00-488-7952. Noun Name: Pen, Chain with Holder and Adhesive Base. NSN: 7520-01-463-1990. Noun Name: Pen, Cushion Grip, Transparent. NSN: 7520-01-424-4884. NSN: 7520-01-424-4866. NSN: 7520-01-424-4875. NSN: 7520-01-424-4872. Noun Name: Pen, Gel. NSN: 7520-01-484-5250. NSN: 7520-01-484-5252. NSN: 7520-01-484-5253. Noun Name: Pen, Non-retractable, Gel Ink, “Alpha Elite”. NSN: 7520-01-500-5214. NSN: 7520-01-500-5213. NSN: 7520-01-500-5212. Noun Name: Pencil, Mechanical. NSN: 7520-00-223-6672. Noun Name: Round Ball Stick Pen, “Alpha Basic”. NSN: 7520-01-484-5267. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Arizona Industries for the Blind, Phoenix, AZ Noun Name: Mophead, Wet. NSN: 7920-00-141-5547. NSN: 7920-00-205-0425. NSN: 7920-00-205-0426. Noun Name: Paper, Tabulating Machine. NSN: 7530-00-NIB-0321. NSN: 7530-00-800-0996. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired & Goodwill Industries of Greater Rochester, Rochester, NY Noun Name: Pad, Easel, Postable. NSN: 7530-01-393-0104. Noun Name: Pad, Writing Paper (Repositionable). NSN: 7530-01-418-1420. NSN: 7530-01-116-7865. NSN: 7530-01-116-7866. NSN: 7530-01-116-7867. NSN: 7530-01-207-4356. NSN: 7530-01-273-3755. NSN: 7530-01-398-2660. NSN: 7530-01-418-1281. NSN: 7530-01-456-0684. NSN: 7530-01-418-1212. NSN: 7530-01-456-2249. NSN: 7530-01-456-0683. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Association for Vision Rehabilitation and Employment, Inc., Binghamton, NY Noun Name: Folder Set, File. NSN: 7530-00-282-2508. NSN: 7530-00-282-2507. NSN: 7530-00-281-5945. NSN: 7530-00-281-5941. Noun Name: Folder, File. NSN: 7530-00-291-0098. NSN: 7530-00-285-1732. Noun Name: Folder, File, Manila. NSN: 7530-01-455-6059. NSN: 7530-01-455-6093. Noun Name: Paper, Tabulating Machine. NSN: 7530-00-800-0996. NSN: 7530-00-NIB-0321. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Beacon Lighthouse, Inc., Wichita Falls, TX Noun Name: Pad, Scouring. NSN: 7920-01-499-1617. NSN: 7920-00-753-5242. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Blind Industries & Services of Maryland, Baltimore, MD Noun Name: Board, Wall Calendar. NSN: 7510-00-789-2455. Noun Name: Kit, Employee Start Up. NSN: 7520-01-493-6006. Noun Name: Pad, Writing Paper. NSN: 7530-00-239-8479. NSN: 7530-01-372-3109. NSN: 7530-00-285-3090. NSN: 7530-01-124-5660. NSN: 7530-01-124-7632. NSN: 7530-01-372-3108. NSN: 7530-01-447-1353. NSN: 7530-01-447-1355. NSN: 7530-01-516-7573. NSN: 7530-01-516-7574. NSN: 7530-01-516-7578. NSN: 7530-01-516-7581. NSN: 7530-01-372-3107. Noun Name: Pad, Writing Paper (Easel). NSN: 7530-01-398-2661. NSN: 7530-00-619-8880. Noun Name: Pad, Writing Paper, Chlorine-Free. NSN: 7530-01-516-9627. NSN: 7530-01-516-9626. NSN: 7530-01-516-9629. Nonprofit Agency: NISH Cattaraugus County Chapter, NYSARC, Olean, NY Noun Name: Inking Pad. NSN: 7510-01-435-9775. NSN: 7510-01-435-9776. Noun Name: Inking Pad, Rubber Stamp. NSN: 7510-01-431-6521. NSN: 7510-00-224-7676. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Central Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired, Utica, NY Noun Name: Flashlight. NSN: 6230-01-513-2663. NSN: 6230-01-513-3306. Noun Name: Folder Set, File. NSN: 7530-00-282-2508. NSN: 7530-00-282-2507. NSN: 7530-00-281-5945. NSN: 7530-00-281-5941. Noun Name: Folder, File. NSN: 7530-00-285-1732. NSN: 7530-00-291-0098. Noun Name: Pencil, Fine-Line Writing. NSN: 7510-00-286-5755. Noun Name: Pencil, General Writing. NSN: 7510-00-281-5234. Nonprofit Agency: NISH Charleston Vocational Rehabilitation Center, Charleston Heights, SC Noun Name: Ribbon, Lift-Off Dry. NSN: 7510-01-219-5753. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Cincinnati Association for the Blind, Cincinnati, OH Noun Name: Tape, Duct. NSN: 5640-00-103-2254. Noun Name: Tape, Paper, Computing Machine. NSN: 7530-00-222-3455. Noun Name: Tape, Pressure-Sensitive. NSN: 7510-00-680-2471. NSN: 7510-00-680-2395. Noun Name: Tape, Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive. NSN: 7510-00-582-4772. NSN: 7510-00-685-4963. NSN: 7510-00-159-4450. NSN: 7510-00-297-6655. Nonprofit Agency: NISH Cooperative Workshops, Inc., Sedalia, MO Noun Name: Kit, First Aid. NSN: 6545-01-433-8399. Nonprofit Agency: NISH CW Resources, Inc., New Britain, CT Noun Name: Clip, Binder. NSN: 7510-00-285-5995. NSN: 7510-00-223-6807. NSN: 7510-00-282-8201. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc., Dallas, TX Noun Name: Binder, Awards Certificate. NSN: 7510-01-056-1927. NSN: 7510-00-755-7077. NSN: 7510-00-115-3250. NSN: 7510-00-482-2994. Noun Name: Marker, Dry Erase. NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1428. NSN: 7520-01-294-3791. Noun Name: Marker, Tube Type. NSN: 7520-01-383-7943. NSN: 7520-01-424-4849. Noun Name: Marker, Tube Type, Broad Tip. NSN: 7520-00-973-1059. NSN: 7520-01-166-0682. NSN: 7520-00-973-1060. NSN: 7520-00-460-7598. NSN: 7520-00-973-1062. NSN: 7520-00-904-4476. Noun Name: Mophead, Wet. NSN: 7920-00-205-0425. NSN: 7920-00-205-0426. Nonprofit Agency: NISH Delaware County Chapter, NYSARC, Inc., Walton, NY Noun Name: Fastener, Paper. NSN: 7510-00-291-0140. NSN: 7510-00-235-6068. NSN: 7510-00-223-6815. NSN: 7510-00-223-6814. NSN: 7510-00-161-4284. NSN: 7510-00-634-2463. NSN: 7510-01-442-1471. NSN: 7510-00-205-0806. Noun Name: Thumbtacks, Maptacks and Pushpins. NSN: 7510-00-940-0935. NSN: 7510-00-272-6887. NSN: 7510-00-272-6886. Nonprofit Agency: NISH Development Workshop, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID Noun Name: Dispenser, Tape. NSN: 7520-00-240-2411. Noun Name: Flashlight. NSN: 6230-00-163-1856. NSN: 6230-00-781-3671. Nonprofit Agency: NIB East Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, Tyler, TX Noun Name: Napkin, Paper, Various. NSN: 8540-00-279-7777. Noun Name: Napkin, Table, Paper. NSN: 8540-00-285-7001. Noun Name: Tissue, Facial. NSN: 8540-00-793-5425. NSN: 8540-00-281-8360. Noun Name: Towel, Paper. NSN: 7920-01-448-7052. Noun Name: Towel, Paper, Industrial Wiping. NSN: 7920-01-448-7053. Nonprofit Agency: NISH Eastern Carolina Vocational Center, Inc., Greenville, NC Noun Name: Frame, Picture. NSN: 7105-01-282-0630. NSN: 7105-00-903-1843. NSN: 7105-01-282-0631. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Ed Lindsey Industries for the Blind, Inc., Nashville, TN Noun Name: Mophead, Wet. NSN: 7920-00-205-0425. NSN: 7920-00-205-0426. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Envision, Inc., Wichita, KS Noun Name: Bag, Plastic. NSN: 8105-01-183-9768. NSN: 8105-01-195-8730. NSN: 8105-01-183-9769. Noun Name: Bag, Plastic, General Purpose. NSN: 8105-01-150-6256. Noun Name: Bag, Total Recycled Content. NSN: 8105-01-386-2410. NSN: 8105-01-386-2399. NSN: 8105-01-386-2329. Noun Name: Liner, General Purpose—High Density. NSN: 8105-01-517-1365. NSN: 8105-01-517-1368. NSN: 8105-01-517-1363. NSN: 8105-01-517-1345. Nonprofit Agency: NISH Exceptional Children's Foundation, Los Angeles, CA Noun Name: File, Work Organizer. NSN: 7520-00-833-7343. NSN: 7520-00-286-1722. NSN: 7520-00-286-1726. NSN: 7520-01-437-6369. NSN: 7520-00-286-1724. NSN: 7520-01-437-6364. NSN: 7520-01-437-6365. NSN: 7520-00-286-1723. Nonprofit Agency: NISH Foothill Workshop for the Handicapped, Inc., Pasadena, CA Noun Name: Perforator, Paper. NSN: 7520-00-163-2563. NSN: 7520-00-139-3942. Noun Name: Perforator, Paper, Desk. NSN: 7520-01-431-6251. NSN: 7520-00-139-4101. NSN: 7520-00-224-7589. NSN: 7520-00-263-3425. NSN: 7520-01-431-6240. Nonprofit Agency: NIB ForSight Vision, York, PA Noun Name: Binder, Loose-leaf, Three Ring. NSN: 7510-00-409-8646. Nonprofit Agency: NISH Gateway Community Industries, Inc., Kingston, NY Noun Name: Envelope, Inter-Departmental. NSN: 7530-01-463-3908. NSN: 7530-01-463-3909. NSN: 7530-01-463-3910. Noun Name: Envelope, Inter-Departmental, Colored. NSN: 7530-01-498-1089. NSN: 7530-01-498-1088. NSN: 7530-01-498-1086. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Georgia Industries for the Blind, Bainbridge, GA Noun Name: Binder, Loose-leaf, (Pressboard). NSN: 7510-00-582-4201. NSN: 7510-00-281-4313. Noun Name: Card, Guide, File. NSN: 7530-00-988-6515. Noun Name: Folder, Classification, Pressboard. NSN: 7530-00-NIB-0673. NSN: 7530-00-NIB-0679. Noun Name: Folder, File, Pressboard. NSN: 7530-00-990-8884. NSN: 7530-00-926-8981. Noun Name: Folder-Set, File, Pressboard. NSN: 7530-00-286-8570. NSN: 7530-00-286-6923. Noun Name: Mophead, Wet. NSN: 7920-00-205-0426. NSN: 7920-00-141-5547. NSN: 7920-00-205-0425. Nonprofit Agency: NISH Helena Industries, Inc., Helena, MT Noun Name: Briefcase. NSN: 8460-01-352-3064. NSN: 8460-01-364-9493. NSN: 8460-01-433-8398. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Industries for the Blind, Inc., Milwaukee, WI Noun Name: Ballpoint Pen. NSN: 7520-01-332-3967. NSN: 7520-01-449-3740. NSN: 7520-01-386-1604. NSN: 7520-01-386-1618. NSN: 7520-01-332-2833. NSN: 7520-00-543-7149. NSN: 7520-00-935-7136. NSN: 7520-00-935-7135. Noun Name: Ballpoint Pen and Laser, “Congressional”. NSN: 7520-01-439-3397. Noun Name: Broom, Tilt Angle. NSN: 7920-01-458-8208. Noun Name: Brush, Dusting. NSN: 7920-00-178-8315. Noun Name: Brush, Scrub. NSN: 7920-00-061-0038. NSN: 7920-00-240-7174. Noun Name: Correct-It Roller Applicator & Refill. NSN: 7510-01-350-1810. NSN: 7510-01-390-0717. NSN: 7510-01-338-3317. Noun Name: Dispenser, Glue Tape & Refill Cartridge. NSN: 8040-01-441-0175. Noun Name: Pen, Essential LVX Translucent and refills. NSN: 7520-01-451-9178. NSN: 7520-01-451-9179. Noun Name: Pen, Metal Barrel & Refills. NSN: 7520-01-445-7230. NSN: 7520-01-445-7226. NSN: 7520-01-445-7237. Noun Name: Pen, Retractable Camouflage. NSN: 7520-01-457-5400. Noun Name: Pen, Retractable, Cushion Grip. NSN: 7520-01-424-4873. NSN: 7520-01-424-4856. NSN: 7520-01-424-4857. NSN: 7520-01-424-4865. NSN: 7520-01-424-4854. NSN: 7520-01-424-4876. Noun Name: Pen, Retractable, Executive, Ergonomic. NSN: 7520-01-484-5259. Noun Name: Pen, Rubberized, Retractable with Refills. NSN: 7520-01-368-7772. NSN: 7520-01-368-7771. NSN: 7520-01-368-7773. NSN: 7520-01-422-0315. NSN: 7520-01-422-0323. NSN: 7520-01-352-7311. NSN: 7520-01-352-7310. NSN: 7520-01-352-7309. NSN: 7520-01-422-0314. Noun Name: Pencil, Fine-Line Writing. NSN: 7510-00-286-5755. Noun Name: Pencil, Woodcased. NSN: 7510-01-451-9176. Noun Name: Pencil, Writing, Recycled. NSN: 7510-01-357-8952. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Industries of the Blind, Inc., Greensboro, NC Noun Name: Ballpoint Pen. NSN: 7520-00-543-7149. NSN: 7520-01-386-1604. NSN: 7520-01-332-2833. NSN: 7520-01-449-3740. NSN: 7520-00-935-7135. NSN: 7520-00-935-7136. NSN: 7520-01-332-3967. NSN: 7520-01-386-1618. Noun Name: Clipboard File. NSN: 7520-01-439-3391. NSN: 7520-01-439-3387. NSN: 7520-00-281-5918. Noun Name: Film, Copying, Transparent, Ink Jet Process. NSN: 7530-01-325-0618. Noun Name: Mophead, Wet. NSN: 7920-00-141-5547. NSN: 7920-00-205-0425. NSN: 7920-00-205-0426. Noun Name: Pen, Gel Ink, Aristocrat. NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1461. Noun Name: Pen, Retractable, Cushion Grip. NSN: 7520-01-424-4865. NSN: 7520-01-424-4876. NSN: 7520-01-424-4873. NSN: 7520-01-424-4857. NSN: 7520-01-424-4856. NSN: 7520-01-424-4854. Noun Name: Pen, Retractable, Transparent, Cushion Grip “VISTA”. NSN: 7520-01-445-7223. NSN: 7520-01-445-7233. NSN: 7520-01-484-5271. NSN: 7520-01-445-7225. NSN: 7520-01-445-7228. Noun Name: Pen, Rubberized, Retractable with Refills. NSN: 7520-01-368-7771. NSN: 7520-01-352-7311. NSN: 7520-01-422-0315. NSN: 7520-01-368-7772. NSN: 7520-01-352-7309. NSN: 7520-01-422-0314. NSN: 7520-01-368-7773. NSN: 7520-01-352-7310. NSN: 7520-01-422-0323. Noun Name: Pen, Vista Gel. NSN: 7520-01-506-8500. NSN: 7520-01-506-8502. Noun Name: Sleeve, Transparency. NSN: 7510-01-484-0016. Noun Name: Transparency Film, Xerographic. NSN: 7530-01-386-2356. NSN: 7530-01-386-2376. Nonprofit Agency: NISH Jefferson County Chapter, NYSARC, Watertown, NY Noun Name: Binder, Loose-leaf. NSN: 7510-00-782-2664. NSN: 7510-01-431-6244. NSN: 7510-01-431-6236. Nonprofit Agency: NIB L.C. Industries For The Blind, Inc., Durham, NC Noun Name: Cloth, High Performance. NSN: 7920-01-482-6042. Noun Name: Dispenser, Tape. NSN: 7520-00-240-2417. Noun Name: Document Protector. NSN: 7510-01-236-0059. Noun Name: Double Pocket Presentation Folder. NSN: 7530-00-NIB-0698. Noun Name: Envelope, Wallet. NSN: 7530-00-268-3993. Noun Name: File Wallet, Expanding. NSN: 7530-01-483-8889. Noun Name: Flatware, Plastic, Heavy Duty. NSN: 7340-00-022-1317. NSN: 7340-00-022-1316. NSN: 7340-00-022-1315. NSN: 7360-01-380-4695. Noun Name: Folder Pack, Tri-fold. NSN: 7530-01-484-0001. Noun Name: Folder, File. NSN: 7530-00-222-3443. NSN: 7530-00-281-5939. NSN: 7530-00-663-0031. Noun Name: Folder, File, Colored. NSN: 7530-01-484-0006. Noun Name: Folder, File, Hanging. NSN: 7530-01-357-6856. NSN: 7530-01-364-9501. NSN: 7530-01-364-9500. NSN: 7530-01-364-9499. NSN: 7530-01-364-9498. NSN: 7530-01-364-9496. NSN: 7530-01-357-6855. NSN: 7530-01-364-9497. Noun Name: Folder, File, Kraft. NSN: 7530-00-926-8978. NSN: 7530-00-889-3555. Noun Name: Folder, File, Manila. NSN: 7530-01-484-0002. Noun Name: Folder, File, Pressboard. NSN: 7530-00-043-1194. Noun Name: Folder-Set, File, Pressboard. NSN: 7530-00-286-6923. Noun Name: Jacket, Filing, Wallet. NSN: 7530-00-285-2915. NSN: 7530-00-285-2913. NSN: 7530-00-285-2914. Noun Name: Napkin, Paper, Various. NSN: 8540-00-279-7777. Noun Name: Napkin, Table, Paper. NSN: 8540-00-965-4691. Noun Name: Paper Shredder. NSN: 7490-01-483-8991. NSN: 7490-01-483-8984. NSN: 7490-01-483-8985. NSN: 7490-01-483-8990. Noun Name: Paper, Toilet Tissue. NSN: 8540-01-380-0690. NSN: 8540-00-530-3770. Noun Name: Plate, Paper. NSN: 7350-00-899-3056. NSN: 7350-00-899-3054. Noun Name: Portfolio, Double Pocket. NSN: 7510-00-584-2492. NSN: 7510-00-584-2491. NSN: 7510-00-584-2490. NSN: 7510-01-512-2415. NSN: 7510-00-584-2489. NSN: 7510-01-512-2414. Noun Name: Stand, Calendar Pad. NSN: 7520-01-483-8994. Noun Name: Tab, Hanging File Folder. NSN: 7510-01-375-4510. NSN: 7510-01-375-0502. Noun Name: Tissue, Facial. NSN: 8540-00-793-5425. NSN: 8540-00-281-8360. Noun Name: Towel, Paper. NSN: 8540-00-291-0392. Noun Name: Towel, Paper, C-Fold. NSN: 8540-01-494-0909. Noun Name: Tray, Desk, Plastic. NSN: 7520-01-094-4307. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Lighthouse for the Blind of Houston, Houston, TX Noun Name: Detergent, General Purpose. NSN: 7930-00-926-5280. Noun Name: Disinfectant, Detergent. NSN: 6840-01-342-4143. Noun Name: Glass Cleaner. NSN: 7930-01-326-8110. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Lighthouse for the Blind, St. Louis, MO Noun Name: Cleaner, Multi-Purpose. NSN: 7930-01-373-8849 Noun Name: Correction Fluid. NSN: 7510-01-333-6242. NSN: 7510-01-020-2806. Noun Name: Kit, First Aid, General Purpose. NSN: 6545-00-656-1094. Noun Name: Office Plus. NSN: 7930-01-512-8969. Noun Name: Paper, Tabulating Machine. NSN: 7530-00-800-0996. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Lions Services, Inc., Charlotte, NC Noun Name: Mophead, Wet. NSN: 7920-00-205-0426. NSN: 7920-00-205-0425. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Louisiana Association for the Blind, Shreveport, LA Noun Name: Card, Index. NSN: 7530-00-243-9437. NSN: 7530-00-247-0318. Noun Name: Index Sheet Set, Looseleaf Binder. NSN: 7530-00-959-4441. Noun Name: Pad, Writing Paper. NSN: 7530-01-447-1355. NSN: 7530-01-124-5660. NSN: 7530-01-447-1353. Noun Name: Pad, Writing Paper, Chlorine-Free. NSN: 7530-01-516-9627. NSN: 7530-01-516-9626. NSN: 7530-01-516-9629. Noun Name: Paper, Bond & Writing. NSN: 7530-00-290-0617. NSN: 7530-00-616-7284. Noun Name: Paper, Copy, 50% PCW. NSN: 7530-00-NIB-0644. Noun Name: Paper, Mimeograph and Duplicating. NSN: 7530-00-286-6178. NSN: 7530-00-240-4768. Noun Name: Paper, Xerographic. NSN: 7530-01-147-6812. NSN: 7530-01-148-1766. NSN: 7530-01-150-0334. NSN: 7530-01-147-6811. NSN: 7530-01-085-5225. NSN: 7530-01-156-4689. NSN: 7530-01-200-2207. NSN: 7530-01-398-2652. NSN: 7530-01-146-3361. NSN: 7530-01-200-2203. Nonprofit Agency: NISH MacDonald Training Center, Inc., Tampa, FL Noun Name: Tube, Mailing and Filing. NSN: 8110-00-244-7435. NSN: 8110-01-443-8476. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Massachusetts Commission for the Blind Ferguson Industries for the Blind, Malden, MA Noun Name: Mophead, Wet. NSN: 7920-00-205-0426. NSN: 7920-00-205-0425. Nonprofit Agency: NIB MidWest Enterprises for the Blind, Inc., Kalamazoo, MI Noun Name: Electronic Components. NSN: 7510-01-484-4563. NSN: 7420-01-484-4560. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Mississippi Industries for the Blind, Jackson, MS Noun Name: Mophead, Wet. NSN: 7920-00-205-0425. NSN: 7920-00-205-0426. Noun Name: Sponge, Cellulose. NSN: 7920-00-884-1116. Nonprofit Agency: NISH Montgomery County Chapter, NYSARC, Inc., Amsterdam, NY Noun Name: Box, Storage, File. NSN: 8115-01-455-4036. NSN: 8115-01-455-4038. Nonprofit Agency: NISH National Center for Employment of the Disabled, El Paso, TX Noun Name: Box, Shipping. NSN: 8115-00-117-8249. Nonprofit Agency: NISH New Dynamics Corporation, Middletown, NY Noun Name: Plug, Ear, Hearing Protection. NSN: 6515-00-137-6345. Nonprofit Agency: NIB New York City Industries for the Blind, Inc., Brooklyn, NY Noun Name: Binder, Note Pad. NSN: 7510-01-484-0004. Noun Name: Brush, Dusting. NSN: 7920-00-178-8315. Noun Name: Mophead, Wet. NSN: 7920-00-141-5547. NSN: 7920-00-205-0425. NSN: 7920-00-205-0426. Nonprofit Agency: NIB North Central Sight Services, Inc., Williamsport, PA Noun Name: CD/DVD Label Kit and Refills. NSN: 7530-00-NIB-0660. NSN: 7530-00-NIB-0688. Noun Name: Disk, Flexible. NSN: 7045-01-365-2069. NSN: 7045-01-442-1631. Noun Name: Greendisk. NSN: 7045-01-392-6514. NSN: 7045-01-470-3590. Noun Name: Labels, Laser. NSN: 7530-01-514-4912. NSN: 7530-01-514-4913. NSN: 7530-01-514-4911. NSN: 7530-01-514-4910. NSN: 7530-01-514-4909. NSN: 7530-01-514-4907. NSN: 7530-01-514-4906. NSN: 7530-01-514-4905. NSN: 7530-01-514-4904. NSN: 7530-01-514-4903. Nonprofit Agency: NISH Northeastern Michigan Rehabilitation and Opportunity Center (NEMROC), Alpena, MI Noun Name: Mat, Floor. NSN: 7220-01-305-3062. NSN: 7220-00-457-6054. Nonprofit Agency: NISH Occupational Development Center, Inc., Thief River Falls, MN Noun Name: File, Combination Desk. NSN: 7520-01-452-1563. NSN: 7520-01-452-1564. Noun Name: File, Horizontal Desk. NSN: 7520-01-457-0726. NSN: 7520-00-728-5761. NSN: 7520-01-457-0719. NSN: 7520-01-457-0721. NSN: 7520-01-457-0723. NSN: 7520-01-457-0725. NSN: 7520-01-457-0724. Noun Name: File, Vertical Desk. NSN: 7520-01-452-1562. NSN: 7520-01-452-1558. Nonprofit Agency: NISH Occupations, Inc., Middletown, NY Noun Name: Stapler. NSN: 7520-00-243-1780. NSN: 7520-00-240-5727. Noun Name: Stapler, Standard/Light-Duty. NSN: 7520-00-281-5895. NSN: 7520-00-139-6170. NSN: 7520-01-467-9433. NSN: 7520-01-467-9434. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Outlook-Nebraska, Incorporated, Fremont, NE Noun Name: Paper, Toilet Tissue. NSN: 8540-00-530-3770. NSN: 8540-01-380-0690. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Raleigh Lions Clinic for the Blind, Inc., Raleigh, NC Noun Name: Folder, File. NSN: 7530-00-663-0031. NSN: 7530-00-281-5939. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Rose Resnick Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, San Francisco, CA Noun Name: Mophead, Wet. NSN: 7920-00-205-0425. NSN: 7920-00-205-0426. Nonprofit Agency: NIB San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind, San Antonio, TX Noun Name: Clip System, Paper. NSN: 7510-01-317-4220. NSN: 7510-01-392-6512. NSN: 7510-01-317-4219. NSN: 7510-01-317-4228. NSN: 7510-01-392-6513. NSN: 7510-01-392-6964. NSN: 7510-01-392-6965. Noun Name: Free Ink Highlighter, Fluorescent. NSN: 7520-01-461-2667. NSN: 7520-01-461-3779. NSN: 7520-01-461-2662. Noun Name: Illuminator/Corrector Stx and Refills. NSN: 7510-01-390-0704. NSN: 7520-01-386-2407. Noun Name: Lead Pencil. NSN: 7510-01-317-6421. NSN: 7510-01-317-6422. Noun Name: Pen, Free Ink, Rollerball, Needle Point. NSN: 7520-01-506-8501. NSN: 7520-01-506-8499. NSN: 7520-01-506-8498. NSN: 7520-01-506-8495. NSN: 7520-01-506-8494. NSN: 7520-01-506-8497. Noun Name: Pen, Rollerball, Executive and Refill. NSN: 7520-01-424-4861. Noun Name: Pen, Rollerball, Free Ink. NSN: 7520-01-494-0907. NSN: 7520-01-461-2660. NSN: 7520-01-461-2665. NSN: 7520-01-494-0908. NSN: 7520-01-461-2663. NSN: 7520-01-461-2664. Noun Name: Pencil, Mechanical. NSN: 7520-01-132-4996. NSN: 7520-01-385-7362. NSN: 7520-01-386-1581. NSN: 7520-01-347-9581. NSN: 7520-00-590-1878. NSN: 7520-01-317-6428. NSN: 7520-01-424-4864. NSN: 7520-01-424-4874. NSN: 7520-01-317-6140. NSN: 7520-00-161-5664. Noun Name: Pencil, Mechanical, Dual Action w/Cushion Grip. NSN: 7520-01-451-2268. NSN: 7520-01-451-2267. Noun Name: Pencil, Mechanical, Ergonomic. NSN: 7520-01-451-2270. NSN: 7520-01-451-2271. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Somerset County Blind Center, Inc., Somerset, PA Noun Name: Binder, Loose-leaf, Presentation. NSN: 7510-00-582-5398. Noun Name: Folder, File. NSN: 7530-00-222-3443. Nonprofit Agency: NIB South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, Corpus Christi, TX Noun Name: Binder, Loose-leaf. NSN: 7510-01-368-3486. NSN: 7510-01-510-7492. NSN: 7510-01-511-4322. NSN: 7510-01-412-6338. NSN: 7510-01-278-4129. NSN: 7510-01-510-4871. NSN: 7510-01-510-4869. NSN: 7510-01-510-4866. NSN: 7510-01-510-4859. NSN: 7510-01-510-4858. NSN: 7510-01-510-4865. NSN: 7510-01-278-4131. NSN: 7510-01-510-4873. NSN: 7510-01-203-4708. Noun Name: Binder, Loose-leaf, 3-Ring. NSN: 7510-01-484-1755. Noun Name: Binder, Poly. NSN: 7510-01-484-1757. NSN: 7510-01-484-1763. Noun Name: Binder, Slant D-Ring. NSN: 7510-01-417-1881. NSN: 7510-01-417-1882. NSN: 7510-01-417-1878. NSN: 7510-01-417-1884. NSN: 7510-01-420-8078. NSN: 7510-01-417-1879. NSN: 7510-01-385-6711. NSN: 7510-01-384-8788. NSN: 7510-01-384-8673. NSN: 7510-01-368-3487. NSN: 7510-01-368-3485. NSN: 7510-01-384-8786. Noun Name: Mouse Pad, Computer. NSN: 7045-01-368-4809. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Susquehanna Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Lancaster, PA Noun Name: Deodorant, General Purpose. NSN: 6840-00-664-6610. Noun Name: SKILCRAFT SAVVY Non-Acid Bathroom Cleaner. NSN: 7930-01-517-2727. Noun Name: SKILCRAFT SAVVY Unreal Stop Remover. NSN: 7930-01-517-6194. Noun Name: Urinal Screen Kit. NSN: 6840-01-451-9189. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Tarrant County Association for the Blind, Fort Worth, TX Noun Name: Paper, Tabulating Machine. NSN: 7530-00-NIB-0321. NSN: 7530-00-800-0996. Noun Name: Rosewood Deluxe Office Start-Up Kit. NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1289. Nonprofit Agency: NISH The Arc of Bergen and Passaic Counties, Inc., Hackensack, NJ Noun Name: Staple Remover. NSN: 7520-00-162-6177. Nonprofit Agency: NIB The Arkansas Lighthouse for the Blind, Little Rock, AR Noun Name: Book, Memorandum. NSN: 7530-00-286-6952. Noun Name: Notebook, Steno, Rainbow Pack. NSN: 7530-01-454-5702. Noun Name: Notebook, Stenographer's. NSN: 7530-00-223-7939. Noun Name: Pad, Executive Message Recording. NSN: 7510-01-357-6830. NSN: 7510-01-357-6829. Noun Name: Pad, Mini Memo. NSN: 7530-01-454-7392. Nonprofit Agency: NIB The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired, Chicago, IL Noun Name: Clock, Atomic, Standard, Thermometer. NSN: 6645-01-491-9814. Noun Name: Clock, Wall. NSN: 6645-01-421-6904. NSN: 6645-01-389-7944. NSN: 6645-01-342-8199. NSN: 6645-01-046-8849. NSN: 6645-01-046-8848. NSN: 6645-01-389-7958. Noun Name: Slimline Workstation Clocks. NSN: 6645-01-516-9624. Nonprofit Agency: NIB The Clovernook Center for the Blind, Cincinnati, OH Noun Name: Cup, Disposable, Paper. NSN: 7350-01-359-9524. Noun Name: Folder, Classification. NSN: 7530-00-NIB-0549. NSN: 7530-01-523-4594. NSN: 7530-00-NIB-0551. Noun Name: Folder, File, Pressboard. NSN: 7530-00-990-8884. Nonprofit Agency: NISH The Easter Seal Society of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA Noun Name: Executive/Personal Time Management System. NSN: 7530-01-517-5963. NSN: 7510-01-450-5422. NSN: 7510-01-517-5966. NSN: 7530-01-450-5412. NSN: 7510-01-517-5936. Noun Name: Index Sheet Set, Looseleaf Binder. NSN: 7530-00-160-8477. Noun Name: Pad, Desk, Paperboard. NSN: 7520-00-224-7238. Nonprofit Agency: NIB The Lighthouse f/t Blind in New Orleans, New Orleans, LA Noun Name: Cup, Paper, Disposable, Hot. NSN: 7350-00-162-3006. Noun Name: Mophead, Wet. NSN: 7920-00-205-0426. NSN: 7920-00-205-0425. NSN: 7920-00-141-5547. Noun Name: Plate, Paper. NSN: 7350-01-263-6700. Noun Name: Refillable Tape Dispenser with Tape. NSN: 7520-01-516-7576. NSN: 7520-01-516-7575. Noun Name: Towel, Paper. NSN: 8540-01-494-0911. Nonprofit Agency: NIB The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. (Seattle Lighthouse), Seattle, WA Noun Name: Binder, Note Pad. NSN: 7510-00-286-6954. Noun Name: Dry Erase Marker Board. NSN: 7520-01-484-1756. Noun Name: Dry Erase Marker Board “Cubie”. NSN: 7520-01-454-5704. Noun Name: Easel, Display & Training. NSN: 7520-01-424-4867. Noun Name: Easel, Tripod, Display. NSN: 7520-01-456-7876. Noun Name: Easel, Wallboard, Cork. NSN: 7195-01-484-0005. Noun Name: Easel, Wallboard, Fabric. NSN: 7195-01-484-0017. Noun Name: Easel, Wallboard, In/Out. NSN: 7520-01-484-5261. Noun Name: Easel, Wallboard, Magnetic. NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1369. Noun Name: Easel, Wallboard, Monthly Planner. NSN: 7520-01-484-5263. Noun Name: Folder, File, Hanging. NSN: 7530-01-357-6856. NSN: 7530-01-364-9496. NSN: 7530-01-364-9497. NSN: 7530-01-357-6855. NSN: 7530-01-364-9498. NSN: 7530-01-364-9501. NSN: 7530-01-364-9500. NSN: 7530-01-364-9499. Noun Name: Paper Cutter, Rotary Precision. NSN: 7520-01-483-8902. Noun Name: Stamp Kit, Tile Stamp. NSN: 7520-01-484-0014. Noun Name: Trimmer, Paper. NSN: 7520-00-163-2568. NSN: 7520-00-224-7620. NSN: 7520-00-634-4675. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Travis Association for the Blind, Austin, TX Noun Name: PURELL/SKILCRAFT Instant Hand Sanitizer. NSN: 8520-01-522-3887. NSN: 8520-01-522-0835. NSN: 8520-01-522-0828. Noun Name: PURELL/SKILCRAFT Wall Dispenser. NSN: 4510-01-521-9870. Nonprofit Agency: NIB West Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, San Angelo, TX Noun Name: Ballpoint Pen/Highlighter, “Rite-N-Lite”. NSN: 7520-01-484-0020. Noun Name: Marker, Tube-Type, “Line-Liter”. NSN: 7520-01-451-2272. Noun Name: Pen, Ballpoint, Pushcap w/Refills. NSN: 7520-01-451-1065. Noun Name: Pen, Ballpoint, Stick Type, Recycled. NSN: 7520-01-455-7228. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind, Winston-Salem, NC Noun Name: Computer Screen
(CRT)Wipes. NSN: 7930-01-454-1138. Noun Name: Highlighter, Fluorescent, 5-Pack. NSN: 7520-01-463-6556. Noun Name: Highlighter, Fluorescent, Flat. NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1620. Noun Name: Highlighters, Free-Ink, Flat. NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1630. Noun Name: Marker, Lumocolor. NSN: 7520-01-392-5296. NSN: 7520-00-422-5769. NSN: 7520-01-507-6958. NSN: 7520-01-392-5295. Noun Name: Marker, Tube Type, Fine Tip. NSN: 7520-00-904-1265. NSN: 7520-00-904-1268. NSN: 7520-00-904-1266. Noun Name: Markers, Liquid Impression. NSN: 7520-01-519-4365. NSN: 7520-01-519-4364. Noun Name: Markers, Permanent Impression. NSN: 7520-01-519-4380. NSN: 7520-01-519-4372. NSN: 7520-01-520-3153. NSN: 7520-01-520-3888. Noun Name: Phone Wipes, Sanitary. NSN: 7930-01-454-1139. Noun Name: Wipes, White Board. NSN: 7930-01-454-1159. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Wiscraft Inc.—Wisconsin Enterprises for the Blind, Milwaukee, WI Noun Name: C Shell CD Cases. NSN: 7045-00-NIB-0181. NSN: 7045-00-NIB-0189. Noun Name: CD Cases, Slim. NSN: 7045-00-NIB-0180. NSN: 7045-00-NIB-0179. Noun Name: Computer Accessories. NSN: 7045-01-483-7837. NSN: 7045-01-483-7840. Noun Name: Inkjet Media—Small Format. NSN: 7530-01-515-7899. Nonprofit Agency: NISH Work Services Corporation, Wichita Falls, TX Noun Name: Clip, Paper. NSN: 7510-01-467-6738. NSN: 7510-00-161-4292. 2. Products that are now on the Procurement List in a more narrow or limited scope (B List), and are being proposed for the 2007 A List: Nonprofit Agency: NIB Alabama Industries for the Blind, Talladega, AL Noun Name: Brush, Sanitary. NSN: 7920-00-141-5450. Noun Name: Mop, Wet. NSN: 7920-00-224-8726. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Alphapointe Association for the Blind, Kansas City, MO Noun Name: Ballpoint Pen, Stick, Rubberized Barrel. NSN: 7520-01-422-0312. NSN: 7520-01-422-0313. NSN: 7520-01-422-0320. NSN: 7520-01-422-0318. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired & Goodwill Industries of Greater Rochester, Rochester, NY Noun Name: Pad, Writing Paper (Repositionable) Neon Colors. NSN: 7530-01-393-0103. Noun Name: Pad, Writing Paper (Repositionable) Yellow Color. NSN: 7530-01-286-5121. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Association for Vision Rehabilitation and Employment, Inc., Binghamton, NY Noun Name: Paper, Tabulating Machine, Carbonless. NSN: 7530-00-144-9601. NSN: 7530-00-144-9602. NSN: 7530-00-185-6751. NSN: 7530-00-144-9600. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Blind Industries & Services of Maryland, Baltimore, MD Noun Name: Pad, Message, “While You Were Out”. NSN: 7530-01-501-2688. Nonprofit Agency: NISH Charleston Vocational Rehabilitation Center, Charleston Heights, SC Noun Name: Tape, Measuring. NSN: 5210-01-139-7444. NSN: 5210-00-182-4797. NSN: 5210-00-150-2920. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Cincinnati Association for the Blind, Cincinnati, OH Noun Name: Tape, Pressure Sensitive. NSN: 7510-00-266-6707. NSN: 7510-00-266-6710. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc., Dallas, TX Noun Name: Award Certificate Binder. NSN: 7510-01-390-0712. Noun Name: Eraser, Whiteboard. NSN: 7510-01-316-6213. Noun Name: Kit, Dry Erase Marker (12). NSN: 7520-01-365-6126. Noun Name: Kit, Dry Erase Marker (6). NSN: 7520-01-352-7321. Noun Name: Markers, Dry Erase, Chisel Tip. NSN: 7520-01-186-3605. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Ed Lindsey Industries for the Blind, Inc., Nashville, TN Noun Name: Mop, Wet. NSN: 7920-00-224-8726. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Envision, Inc., Wichita, KS Noun Name: Bag, Total Recycled Content. NSN: 8105-01-386-2323. Noun Name: Bag, Trash, Coreless Roll. NSN: 8105-01-517-1364. Noun Name: Liner, General Purpose—High Density. NSN: 8105-01-517-1349. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Georgia Industries for the Blind, Bainbridge, GA Noun Name: Handle, Mop. NSN: 7920-00-267-1218. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Industries for the Blind, Inc., Milwaukee, WI Noun Name: Americana Pen. NSN: 7520-01-529-1850. Noun Name: Correct-It Roller Applicator & Refill. NSN: 7510-01-511-7933. NSN: 7510-01-511-7930. NSN: 7520-01-504-8939. Noun Name: Pen, Ballpoint, “Liberty Writer”. NSN: 7520-01-454-7999. NSN: 7520-01-454-7998. Noun Name: Pen, Ballpoint, Stealth Writer. NSN: 7520-01-439-3407. NSN: 7520-01-439-3408. Noun Name: Pen, Essential LVX Translucent and refills. NSN: 7520-01-451-9181. NSN: 7520-01-451-9183. Noun Name: Pen, Retractable, Executive, Ergonomic. NSN: 7520-01-484-5256. NSN: 7520-01-484-5254. NSN: 7520-01-484-5255. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Industries of the Blind, Inc., Greensboro, NC Noun Name: Clipboard File. NSN: 7520-00-254-4610. Noun Name: Handle, Mop. NSN: 7920-00-267-1218. Nonprofit Agency: NIB L.C. Industries For The Blind, Inc., Durham, NC Noun Name: Dustpan, Short Handle. NSN: 7290-00-616-0109. Noun Name: Folder, File, Hanging. NSN: 7530-01-316-1639. NSN: 7530-01-357-6854. Noun Name: Tray, Desk, Plastic. NSN: 7520-01-094-4309. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Lighthouse for the Blind, St. Louis, MO Noun Name: Mop, Wet. NSN: 7920-00-224-8726. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Louisiana Association for the Blind, Shreveport, LA Noun Name: Paper, Copy, 50% PCW. NSN: 7530-00-NIB-0647. NSN: 7530-00-NIB-0646. NSN: 7530-00-NIB-0645. Noun Name: Paper, Xerographic (Chlorine Free). NSN: 7530-01-503-8453. NSN: 7530-01-503-8445. NSN: 7530-01-503-8449. Nonprofit Agency: NIB MidWest Enterprises for the Blind, Inc., Kalamazoo, MI Noun Name: Electronic Components. NSN: 7420-01-484-4580. NSN: 7420-01-484-4559. Nonprofit Agency: NIB New York City Industries for the Blind, Inc., Brooklyn, NY Noun Name: Brush, Sanitary. NSN: 7920-00-141-5450. Noun Name: Dustpan, Handle. NSN: 7290-01-460-6663. Nonprofit Agency: NIB North Central Sight Services, Inc., Williamsport, PA Noun Name: Disk, Flexible. NSN: 7045-01-283-4362. Noun Name: Laser Labels. NSN: 7530-01-336-0540. NSN: 7530-01-349-4463. NSN: 7530-01-302-5504. NSN: 7530-01-289-8191. NSN: 7530-01-289-8190. NSN: 7530-01-349-4464. Nonprofit Agency: NISH Northeastern Michigan Rehabilitation and Opportunity Center (NEMROC), Alpena, MI Noun Name: Mat, Floor. NSN: 7220-00-151-6518. NSN: 7220-00-457-6046. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Outlook-Nebraska, Incorporated, Fremont, NE Noun Name: Paper, Toilet Tissue, 48 Ct., 2-ply. NSN: 8540-00-NIB-0043. Nonprofit Agency: NIB South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, Corpus Christi, TX Noun Name: 1 1/2 ″ Round Ring Vinyl Clad Binder. NSN: 7510-01-519-4382. NSN: 7510-01-519-4381. Noun Name: Binder, Loose-leaf (5273). NSN: 7510-01-283-5273. Noun Name: Mouse Pad, Computer. NSN: 7045-01-368-4810. Noun Name: Tabs, Index. NSN: 7530-01-368-3489. NSN: 7530-01-368-3493 NSN: 7530-01-368-3492. NSN: 7530-01-368-3490. NSN: 7530-01-368-3491. Nonprofit Agency: NIB The Arkansas Lighthouse for the Blind, Little Rock, AR Noun Name: Steno Pad Holder, Vinyl. NSN: 7510-01-454-7388. Nonprofit Agency: NIB The Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans, New Orleans, LA Noun Name: Mop, Wet. NSN: 7920-00-224-8726. Noun Name: Tape Refill w/American Flag on the core. NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1579. Nonprofit Agency: NIB The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. (Seattle Lighthouse), Seattle, WA Noun Name: Easel, Wallboard, Magnetic. NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1368. NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1371. Noun Name: Folder, File, Hanging. NSN: 7530-01-357-6854. Noun Name: Four Month Planner. NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1689. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Travis Association for the Blind, Austin, TX Noun Name: GOJO/SKILCRAFT Lotion Hand Soap. NSN: 8520-01-522-0838. NSN: 8520-01-522-0839. Noun Name: GOJO/SKILCRAFT Wall Dispenser. NSN: 4510-01-521-9872. Noun Name: Holder, Key and Credit Card. NSN: 7510-01-445-9348. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind, Winston-Salem, NC Noun Name: Flat Highlighters, Pink. NSN: 7520-01-351-9146. Noun Name: Highlighter, Fluorescent, Flat. NSN: 7520-01-238-1728. Noun Name: Highlighters, Fluorescent Set. NSN: 7520-01-201-7791. Noun Name: Highlighters, Free-Ink, Flat. NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1631. NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1625 Noun Name: Marker, Lumocolor. NSN: 7520-01-507-6972. NSN: 7520-01-507-6963. NSN: 7520-01-507-6969. NSN: 7520-01-507-6974. Noun Name: Markers, Liquid Impression. NSN: 7520-01-519-4373. NSN: 7520-01-519-4366. NSN: 7520-01-519-4367. NSN: 7520-01-519-4360. NSN: 7520-01-519-4369. NSN: 7520-01-519-4375. Noun Name: Markers, Permanent Impression. NSN: 7520-01-519-4378. NSN: 7520-01-520-3887. NSN: 7520-01-520-3889. NSN: 7520-01-519-4374. Noun Name: Paper or Stationer's Shears. NSN: 5110-00-161-6912. Noun Name: Straight Trimmer's Shears. NSN: 5110-00-293-9199. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Wiscraft Inc.—Wisconsin Enterprises for the Blind, Milwaukee, WI Noun Name: Inkjet Media—Small Format. NSN: 7530-01-515-7471. NSN: 7530-01-515-7902. NSN: 7530-01-515-7901. NSN: 7530-01-515-7900. 3. Products that are not currently on the Procurement List but are being proposed for addition and, if added, would be placed on the 2007 A List. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Alabama Industries for the Blind, Talladega, AL Noun Name: Inkjet Cartridge. NSN: 7510-01-433-4279. NSN: 7510-00-NIB-0735. NSN: 7510-00-NIB-0739. NSN: 7510-00-NIB-0741. NSN: 7510-00-NIB-0742. NSN: 7510-00-NIB-0743. NSN: 7510-00-NIB-0744. NSN: 7510-00-NIB-0745. NSN: 7510-00-NIB-0746. NSN: 7510-00-NIB-0749. NSN: 7510-00-NIB-0751. NSN: 7510-00-NIB-0752. NSN: 7045-01-432-4838. NSN: 7510-01-422-7532. NSN: 7510-01-441-4519. NSN: 7510-01-457-1144. NSN: 7510-01-494-1171. NSN: 7510-01-494-1176. NSN: 7510-01-494-1177. NSN: 7510-01-494-1186. NSN: 7510-01-507-3918. NSN: 7510-01-507-3919. NSN: 7510-01-507-3920. NSN: 7510-01-385-3698. Nonprofit Agency: NIB Industries of the Blind, Inc., Greensboro, NC Noun Name: Pen, Retractable, Antimicrobial, EconoGard. NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1764. NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1741. NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1742. NSN: 7520-00-NIB-1763. Nonprofit Agency: NIB West Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, San Angelo, TX Noun Name: Retractable ID Badge Holder. NSN: 8455-00-NIB-0012. Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification I certify that the following action will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. The major factors considered for this certification were: 1. The action will not result in any additional reporting, recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities other than the small organizations that will furnish the products to the Government. 2. The action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish the products to the Government. 3. There are no known regulatory alternatives which would accomplish the objectives of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46-48c) in connection with the products proposed for addition to the Procurement List. End of Certification Patrick Rowe, Deputy Executive Director. [FR Doc. E6-6395 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353-01-P COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Rhode Island Advisory Committee Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, that a meeting with briefing of the Rhode Island State Advisory Committee will convene at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 1 p.m., on Wednesday, May 3, 2006. The meeting will include a planning session and then the Committee will conduct a briefing to hear from experts on the disparate treatment of minority youth in the education and justice systems. The briefing will be held in The Atrium on the Liston Campus of the Community College of Rhode Island at One Hilton Place in Providence, Rhode Island. This briefing is open to the public. Members of the public needing disability accommodations are asked to contact Barbara de La Viez of the Eastern Regional Office by Tuesday, May 2, 2006. The meeting with briefing will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Commission. It was not possible to publish this notice 15 days in advance of the meeting date because of internal processing delays. The meeting with briefing will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Commission. Dated at Washington, DC, April 25, 2006. Ivy L. Davis, Acting Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit. [FR Doc. E6-6447 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6335-01-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). *Agency:* National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). *Title:* International Billfish Angler Survey. *Form Number(s):* None. *OMB Approval Number:* 0648-0020. *Type of Request:* Regular submission. *Burden Hours:* 125. *Number of Respondents:* 1,500. *Average Hours Per Response:* Five minutes. *Needs and Uses:* This Angler Survey began in 1969 and is an integral part of the Billfish Research Program at the Southwest Fishery Science Center (SWFSC). The Angler Survey tracks recreational angler fishing catch and effort for billfish in the Pacific and Indian Oceans used by scientists and fishery managers. This survey is intended for anglers cooperating in the Billfish Program and is entirely voluntary. The National Marine Fisheries Service collects fishing catch and effort information for most domestic and foreign fisheries. The survey is specific to recreational anglers fishing for Istiophorid billfish in the Pacific and Indian Oceans; as such it provides the only estimates of catch per unit of effort
(CPUE)for recreational billfish fishing in those areas. *Affected Public:* Individuals or households. *Frequency:* Annually. *Respondent's Obligation:* Voluntary. *OMB Desk Officer:* David Rostker,
(202)395-3897. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer,
(202)482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at *dHynek@doc.gov* ). Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number
(202)395-7285, or *David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov* . Dated: April 24, 2006. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E6-6377 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). *Agency:* National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). *Title:* Public Telecommunications Facilities Program
(PTFP)Grant Monitoring. *Form Number(s):* None. *OMB Approval Number:* 0660-0001. *Type of Review:* Regular submission. *Burden Hours:* 6,758. *Number of Respondents:* 1,950. *Average Hours Per Response:* NTIA/PTFP estimates that it takes an average of 28 hours a year for those who respond online and 39 hours a year for those who respond on paper to gather the information, complete the reports, and submit them. *Needs and Uses:* The purpose of this program is to assist, through matching funds, in the planning and construction of public telecommunications facilities. The reporting requirements: Construction schedules/planning timetables are obtained to ensure the ability of NTIA/PTFP to monitor a project through the quarterly performance reports; close-out reports enable the agency to ensure that Federal funds were expended in accordance with the grant award; and the annual reports enable the agency to be sure that the Federal interest is maintained and protected for the statutorily specified 10-year period. *Affected Public:* Not-for-profit institutions; state, local, or tribal governments. *Frequency:* Annually and quarterly. *Respondent's Obligation:* Required to retain benefits. *OMB Desk Officer:* Kristy LaLonde, contact information below. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer,
(202)482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at *dHynek@doc.gov* ). Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to Kristy LaLonde, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number
(202)395-5167 or via the Internet at *Krist_L._LaLonde@omb.eop.gov* . Dated: April 24, 2006. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E6-6378 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-60-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). *Agency:* National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). *Title:* Highly Migratory Species Tournament Registration and Reporting. *Form Number(s):* None. *OMB Approval Number:* 0648-0323. *Type of Request:* Regular submission. *Burden Hours:* 83. *Number of Respondents:* 300. *Average Hours Per Response:* Two minutes for tournament registration and twenty minutes for tournament reporting. *Needs and Uses:* The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries Service) would require that operators of fishing tournaments involving Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
(HMS)provide advance identification of the tournament (registration) and then, for selected tournaments, provide summary information after the tournament is completed (reporting) on the HMS caught, whether they were kept or released, the length and weight of the fish, and other information. Most of the data required for post-tournament reporting is already collected in the routine course of tournament operations. The data collected is needed by NOAA Fisheries Service to estimate the total annual catch of these species, to evaluate the impact of tournament fishing in relation to other types of fishing, and to evaluate the impact of HMS management measures on tournament operations. *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit organizations; not-for-profit institutions. *Frequency:* On occasion. *Respondent's Obligation:* Mandatory. *OMB Desk Officer:* David Rostker,
(202)395-3897. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer,
(202)482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at *dHynek@doc.gov* ). Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number
(202)395-7285, or *David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.* Dated: April 24, 2006. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E6-6382 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). *Agency:* National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). *Title:* Large Pelagic Fishing Survey. *Form Number(s):* None. *OMB Approval Number:* 0648-0380. *Type of Request:* Regular submission. *Burden Hours:* 2,370. *Number of Respondents:* 17,000. *Average Hours Per Response:* 8 minutes for a telephone interview; 5 minutes for a dockside interview; 2 minutes to respond to a follow-up validation call for dockside interviews; 1 minute for a biological sampling of catch; 28 minutes for a headboat effort and catch survey; and 6 minutes for North Carolina winter bluefin tuna dockside interview. *Needs and Uses:* The Large Pelagic Fishing Survey consists of dockside and telephone surveys of recreational anglers for large pelagic fish (tunas, sharks, and billfish) in the Atlantic Ocean. The survey provides the National Marine Fisheries Service with information to monitor catch of bluefin tuna and marlin. The catch monitoring in these fisheries and collection of catch and effort statistics for all pelagic fish is required under the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The information collected is essential for the U.S. to meet its reporting obligations to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna. *Affected Public:* Individuals or households; business or other for-profit organizations. *Frequency:* Annually, weekly, and on occasion. *Respondent's Obligation:* Mandatory. *OMB Desk Officer:* David Rostker,
(202)395-3897. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer,
(202)482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at *dHynek@doc.gov* ). Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number
(202)395-7285, or *David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.* Dated: April 24, 2006. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E6-6386 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). *Agency:* National Institute of Standards and Technology. *Title:* Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
(SURF)Program Student Applicant Information. *Form Number(s):* None. *OMB Approval Number:* 0693-0042. *Type of Review:* Regular submission. *Burden Hours:* 400. *Number of Respondents:* 200. *Average Hours Per Response:* 2. *Needs and Uses:* The purpose of this information is to determine eligible students, selection of students, and placement of students in an appropriate research projects that match their needs, interests, and academic preparation. *Affected Public:* Individuals or households. *Frequency:* Annually. *Respondent's Obligation:* Required to apply to the program. *OMB Desk Officer:* Jasmeet Seehra,
(202)395-3123. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer,
(202)482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at *dHynek@doc.gov* ). Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number
(202)395-3123, or *Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov.* Dated: April 24, 2006. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E6-6387 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-13-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce ACTION: Notice of Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with March anniversary dates. In accordance with the Department's regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews. The Department also received requests to revoke in part one antidumping duty order and three countervailing duty orders. DATES: April 28, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila E. Forbes, Office of AD/CVD Operations, Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone:
(202)482-4737. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Department has received timely requests, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(2004), for administrative reviews of various antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings with March anniversary dates. The Department also received timely requests to revoke in part the antidumping duty order on Stainless Steel Bar from Germany and to revoke in part the countervailing duty orders on Low Enriched Uranium from Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The revocation requests for Low Enriched Uranium from Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom were inadvertently omitted from the initiation notice that published on April 5, 2006 (71 FR 17077). Initiation of Reviews: In accordance with section 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we are initiating administrative reviews of the following antidumping and countervailing duty orders and findings. We intend to issue the final results of these reviews not later than March 31, 2007. Period to be Reviewed Antidumping Duty Proceedings BRAZIL: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products A-351-828 3/1/05 - 2/28/06 Companhia Siderurgica Nacional Companhia Siderurgica de Tubarao FRANCE: Stainless Steel Bar A-427-820 3/1/05 - 2/28/06 UGITECH, S.A. GERMANY: Stainless Steel Bar A-428-830 3/1/05 - 2/28/06 BGH Edelstahl Freital GmbH/BGH Edelstahl Lippendorf GmbH/BGH Edelstahl Lugau GmbH/BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH SPAIN: Stainless Steel Bar A-469-805 3/1/05 - 2/28/06 Sidenor Industrial SL THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Certain Tissue Paper Products 1 A-570-894 9/21/04 - 2/28/06 AR Printing and Packaging China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Xiamen Corp. Foshan Sansico Co., Ltd. Fujian Naoshan Paper Industry Group Co., Ltd. Fuzhou Magicpro Gifts Co., Ltd. Gifiworld Enterprise Co., Ltd. Guilin Qifeng Paper Co., Ltd. Goldwing Co., Ltd. Guangzhou Baxi Printing Products Co., Limited Kepsco, Inc. Max Fortune Industrial Limited/Max Fortune (FETDE) Paper Products Co., Ltd. PT Grafitecindo Ciptaprima PT Printec Perkasa PT Printec Perkasa II PT Sansico Utama Putian City Chengxiang Qu Li Feng Putian City Hong Ye Paper Products Co., Ltd. Samsam Productions Limited Sansico Asia Pasific Limited Vietnam Quijiang Paper Co., Ltd. THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Glycine 2 A-570-836 3/1/05 - 2/28/06 Baoding Mantong Fine Chemistry Co., Ltd. Nantong Dongchang Chemical Industry Corporation THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Axes/Adzes A-570-803 2/1/05 - 1/31/06 Shanghai Xinike Trading Company 3 (*) THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Bars/Wedges A-570-803 2/1/05 - 1/31/06 Shanghai Xinike Trading Company* THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Hammers/Sledges A-570-803 2/1/05 - 1/31/06 Truper Herramientas S.A. de C.V. 4 Shanghai Xinike Trading Company* THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: Picks/Mattocks A-570-803 2/1/05 - 1/31/06 Truper Herramientas S.A. de C.V. 5 Shanghai Xinike Trading Company* UNITED KINGDOM: Stainless Steel Bar A-412-822 3/1/05 - 2/28/06 Corus Engineering Steels Firth Rixson Limited Countervailing Duty Proceedings GERMANY: Low Enriched Uranium 6 C-428-829 1/1/05 - 12/31/05 TURKEY: Certain Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe C-489-502 1/1/05 - 12/31/05 The Borusan Group/Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S./Borusan Istikbal Ticaret T.A.S. Suspension Agreements None. 1 If one of the above-named companies does not qualify for a separate rate, all other exporters of Certain Tissue Paper Products from the People's Republic of China who have not qualified for a separate rate are deemed to be covered by this review as part of the single PRC entity of which the named exporters are a part. 2 If one of the above-named companies does not qualify for a separate rate, all other exporters of Glycine from the People's Republic of China who have not qualified for a separate rate are deemed to be covered by this review as part of the single PRC entity of which the named exporters are a part. 3 (*) In the initiation notice that published on April 5, 2006 (71 FR 17077), Shanghai Xinike Trading Company was incorrectly initiated as Shanghai Xinke Trading Company for all product categories with respect to the antidumping case on Hand Tools from the PRC (A-570-803). The correct spelling of the company name is listed above. 4 Company inadvertently omitted from initiation notice that published on April 5, 2006 (71 FR 17077). 5 Company inadvertently omitted from initiation notice that published on April 5, 2006 (71 FR 17077). 6 In the initiation notice that published on April 5, 2006 (71 FR 17077), the case number listed for Low Enriched Uranium from Germany was incorrect. The case number listed above is the correct number for that case. During any administrative review covering all or part of a period falling between the first and second or third and fourth anniversary of the publication of an antidumping duty order under section 351.211 or a determination under section 351.218(f)(4) to continue an order or suspended investigation (after sunset review), the Secretary, if requested by a domestic interested party within 30 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the review, will determine, consistent with *FAG Italia v. United States* , 291 F.3d 806 (Fed. Cir. 2002), as appropriate, whether antidumping duties have been absorbed by an exporter or producer subject to the review if the subject merchandise is sold in the United States through an importer that is affiliated with such exporter or producer. The request must include the name(s) of the exporter or producer for which the inquiry is requested. Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. These initiations and this notice are in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)), and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i). Dated: April 25, 2006. Thomas F. Futtner, Acting Office Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office 4, Import Administration. [FR Doc. E6-6438 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration A-570-891 Hand Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof from The People's Republic of China: Notice of Decision of the Court of International Trade Not in Harmony AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On March 8, 2006, the United States Court of International Trade (“Court”) sustained the final remand determination made by the Department of Commerce (“the Department”) pursuant to the Court's remand of the scope of the antidumping duty order on hand trucks from the People's Republic of China (“PRC”). *See Vertex International, Inc., v. United States* , Ct. No. 05-00272, Slip Op. 06-35 (Ct. Int'l Trade March 8, 2006) (“ *Vertex II* ”). This case arises out of the Department's *Antidumping Duty Order on Hand Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China* , 69 FR 70122 (December 2, 2004) (“Order”). The final judgment in this case was not in harmony with the Department's February 2005 Final Scope Ruling. EFFECTIVE DATE: April 28, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lilit Astvatsatrian, AD/CVD Operations, Office 8, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20230; telephone
(202)482-6412. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On December 27, 2004, Vertex International, Inc. (“Vertex”) requested a ruling from the Department to determine whether its garden cart, model MO 480 Deluxe Garden Cart, fell within the scope of the antidumping duty order on hand trucks from the PRC. See Vertex's Scope Ruling Request, Exhibit A (December 27, 2004) (“Scope Ruling Request”). On January 19, 2005, the Petitioners, Gleason Industrial Products, Inc. and Precision Products, Inc., stated that Vertex's garden cart was not within the scope of the order because the projecting edge on its product is incapable of sliding under a load for purposes of lifting and/or moving the load. In an unpublished ruling, the Department found that the garden cart exhibited all of the essential physical characteristics of hand trucks as outlined by the Order and was within the scope of the Order. *See Memorandum from Aishe Allen, Case Analyst, though Wendy Frankel, Office Director to Barbara E. Tillman, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary: Final Scope Ruling on the Antidumping Duty Order From the People's Republic of China* , February 15, 2005 (“ *Final Scope Ruling* ”). On March 17, 2005, Vertex filed its summons with the Court alleging that the Department's determination that the garden cart was within the scope of the Order was not supported by substantial evidence. On January 19, 2006, the Court issued its opinion finding that there was substantial evidence on the record demonstrating that Vertex's cart was outside the scope of the order. *See Vertex International, Inc. v. United States* , Ct. No. 05-00272, Slip Op. 06-10 (CIT January 19, 2006) (“ *Vertex I* ”). The Court instructed the Department to issue a determination that Vertex's garden cart is outside the scope of the order on hand trucks. On February 21, 2006, the Department issued its final results of redetermination pursuant to court remand, in which the Department stated that we found Vertex's MO 480 Deluxe Garden Cart outside the scope of the Order on hand trucks. On March 8, 2006, the Court issued an opinion affirming this conclusion. *See Vertex II* . Timken Notice In its decision in *Timken Co., v. United States* , 893 F.2d 337, 341 (Fed. Cir. 1990) (“ *Timken* ”), the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that, pursuant to section 516A(e) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (“the Act”), the Department must publish a notice of a court decision that is not “in harmony” with a Department determination. The Court's decision in *Vertex* on March 8, 2006, constitutes a final decision of that court that is not in harmony with the Department's scope ruling. This notice is published in fulfillment of the publication requirements of *Timken* . Accordingly, the Department will issue revised instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection if the Court's decision is not appealed or if it is affirmed on appeal. This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 516A(c)(1) of the Act. Dated: April 21, 2006. Joseph A. Spetrini, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E6-6434 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration (A-549-817) Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Thailand AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: In response to a request by United States Steel Corporation (petitioner) and Nucor Corporation (Nucor), a domestic interested party, the U.S. Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from Thailand with respect to Sahaviriya Steel Industries Public Company Limited
(SSI)and Nakornthai Strip Mill Public Co., Ltd. (NSM). 1 No other interested party requested a review with respect to SSI. The period of review is November 1, 2004, through October 31, 2005. On March 22, 2006, petitioner and Nucor withdrew their request for an administrative review of SSI. Accordingly, the Department is now rescinding the administrative review of SSI, while continuing the review with respect to NSM. 1 The Department notes that only petitioner requested a review of NSM. EFFECTIVE DATE: April 28, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Bailey, AD/CVD Operations, Office 7, Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202)482-0193. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On November 29, 2001, the Department published the antidumping duty order on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from Thailand. *See Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Thailand* , 66 FR 59562 (November 29, 2001). On November 1, 2005, the Department published in the **Federal Register** a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order covering certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from Thailand. *See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review* , 70 FR 65883 (November 1, 2005). On November 30, 2005, the Department received a timely request from petitioner and Nucor for an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from Thailand with respect to SSI. On December 22, 2005, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the Department published a notice of initiation of the administrative review of SSI, covering the period November 1, 2004, through October 31, 2005. *See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part* , 70 FR 76024 (December 22, 2005). On January 3, 2006, the Department released the antidumping duty questionnaire to SSI. On March 22, 2006, petitioner and Nucor withdrew their request in a timely manner for an administrative review of SSI. No other party had requested a review of SSI. Rescission of the Administrative Review Pursuant to the Department's regulations, the Department will rescind an administrative review “if a party that requested a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review.” *See* 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). Because petitioner and Nucor withdrew their request for an administrative review for SSI on March 22, 2006, which is within the 90-day deadline, and no other party requested a review of SSI, the Department is rescinding this administrative review with respect to SSI in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). The administrative review with respect to NSM will continue. The Department will issue appropriate assessment instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection within 15 days of publication of this notice. Notification Regarding APOs This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to administrative protective orders
(APOs)of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction. The Department is issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with section 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4). Dated: April 21, 2006. Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E6-6437 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration A-570-881 Notice of Correction to Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Malleable Iron Pipe Fittings from the People's Republic of China AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. EFFECTIVE DATE: April 28, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sochieta Moth, AD/CVD Operations, Office 8, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone;
(202)482-0168. Correction: On April 6, 2006, the Department of Commerce (“The Department”) published a notice of extension of time limit for the final results of the antidumping administrative review of the order on certain malleable iron pipe fittings from the People's Republic of China for the period December 2, 2003, through November 30, 2004. *See Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Malleable Iron Pipe Fittings From the People's Republic of China* , 71 FR 17439 (April 6, 2006) (“ *Extension Notice* ”). Subsequent to the publication of the *Extension Notice* , we identified an inadvertent clerical error in the **Federal Register** . The case number was incorrectly identified as A-570-831. The *Extension Notice* should be corrected to list the case number as A-570-881. This correction is issued and published in accordance with section 777(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. Dated: April 21, 2006. Joseph A. Spetrini, Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E6-6436 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration A-570-601 Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished or Unfinished, from the People's Republic of China: Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. EFFECTIVE DATE: April 28, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Radford or Eugene Degnan, AD/CVD Operations, Office 8, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone
(202)482-4037 or
(202)482-0414, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On July 21, 2005, the Department of Commerce (“the Department”) published in the **Federal Register** a notice of the initiation of the antidumping duty administrative review of tapered roller bearings (“TRBs”) from the People's Republic of China (“PRC”) for the period June 1, 2004, through May 31, 2005. *See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part* , 70 FR 42028 (“ *Initiation Notice* ”). Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (“the Act”), requires the Department to issue preliminary results within 245 days after the last day of the anniversary month of an order. However, if it is not practicable to complete the review within this time period, section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the Department to extend the time period to a maximum of 365 days. On February 28, 2006, the Department published in the **Federal Register** a notice extending the time limit for the preliminary results of the administrative review from March 2, 2006, to May 1, 2006. *See Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Tapered Roller Bearings, and Parts Thereof, Finished or Unfinished from the People's Republic of China* 71 FR 10010 (February 28, 2006). The preliminary results of review are currently due no later than May 1, 2006. However, completion of the preliminary results of this review by May 1, 2006, is not practicable because the Department needs additional time to verify the respondent's constructed export price sales in the United States, and its export price sales and factors of production in the PRC. Because it is not practicable to complete this review within the time specified under the Act, we are extending the time period for issuing the preliminary results of review by an additional 60 days until June 30, 2006, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. The final results continue to be due 120 days after the publication of the preliminary results of review. This notice is published pursuant to sections 751(a) and 777
(i)of the Act. Dated: April 24, 2006. Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E6-6435 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; NMFS Alaska Region Vessel Monitoring System
(VMS)Program AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 27, 2006. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at *dHynek@doc.gov).* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Patsy A. Bearden, 907-586-7008 or *patsy.bearden@noaa.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract Authorized under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, participants are required to purchase, install, and operate a National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)-approved vessel monitoring system
(VMS)under certain circumstances, to provide more precise location information in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska. This information supports enforcement efforts in relation to:
(1)A number of fisheries, including: Atka mackerel, pollock, Pacific cod, BSAI crab;
(2)essential fish habitat; and
(3)habitat areas of particular concern in the Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska. VMS requirements are described at 50 CFR part 679.28. The VMS transmitter automatically determines the vessels position several times per hour using Global Positioning System
(GPS)satellite. A communications service provider receives the transmission and relays it to NMFS. The VMS transmitters are designed to be tamper-resistant and automatic. In most cases, the vessel owner is unaware of exactly when the unit is transmitting and is unable to alter the signal or the time of transmission. II. Method of Collection VMS check-in, by FAX, is required from participants upon installation of a VMS on a vessel. Thereafter, submittal is automatic by satellite. III. Data *OMB Number:* 0648-0445. *Form Number:* None. *Type of Review:* Regular submission. *Affected Public:* Individuals or households; business or other for-profits organizations. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 1,854. *Estimated Time Per Response:* 12 minutes for VMS check-in report; 6 seconds for VMS transmission; 6 hours for VMS installation; 4 hours for VMS maintenance. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 23,882. *Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public:* $1,145,000. IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on:
(a)Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility;
(b)the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(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 respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: April 24, 2006. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E6-6380 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. No. 031606B] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: Announcement of Initiation of a Status Review of Cook Inlet Beluga Whales under the Endangered Species Act (ESA); Request for Information AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Reopening of the time period for submitting information. SUMMARY: We, NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), are reopening the time period for submitting information to be used during the Status Review of Cook Inlet Beluga Whales under the ESA. The initial deadline for submitting information was April 24, 2006. We are reopening this time period for an additional 30 days. DATES: Written information must be received by May 30, 2006. ADDRESSES: Information should be sent to Kaja Brix, Assistant Regional Administrator, Protected Resource Division, NMFS, Alaska Region, Attn: Ellen Walsh. Information may be submitted by:
(1)Mail: P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668;
(2)Hand Delivery to the Federal Building: 709 West 9th Street, Room 420A, Juneau, AK;
(3)FAX: 907-586-7557; or
(4)Email: *CIB-ESA-Status-Review@noaa.gov* . Include in the subject line of the email the following document identifier: CI Beluga Status Review. Email comments, with or without attachments, are limited to five
(5)megabytes. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad Smith, NMFS Alaska Region, Anchorage Field Office,
(907)271-5006, or Kaja Brix, NMFS, Alaska Region,
(907)586-7235, or Marta Nammack, Office of Protected Resources,
(301)713-1401. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS published a notice in the **Federal Register** on March 24, 2006 (71 FR 14836), announcing our intent to initiate a status review on Cook Inlet beluga whales under the ESA. The notice also solicited information to assist in the development of the status review. We have since received several requests to extend the deadline for providing any pertinent information. However, the deadline was April 24, 2006. We, therefore, are reopening the time period for submitting information for an additional 30 days (instead of extending the deadline) to allow interested parties to submit relevant information. All comments and material received, including names and addresses, will become part of the administrative record and may be released to the public. Please visit NMFS' Alaska Region web page at *http://www.fakr.noaa.gov* for more information on this status review. General information is available on Cook Inlet belugas at: *http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/protectedresources/whales/beluga.htm.* Dated: April 24, 2006. Jim Lecky, Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E6-6444 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 042405B] Marine Mammals; File No. 800-1664 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; denial of permit. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a request for a major amendment to Scientific Research Permit Number 800-1664, submitted by Dr. Randall Davis, Texas A&M University, Galveston, Texas, for takes of Steller sea lions ( *Eumetopias jubatus* ) in Alaska, has been denied. ADDRESSES: The application 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; and Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668; phone (907)586-7221; fax (907)586-7249. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Tammy Adams or Amy Sloan, (301)713-2289. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 4, 2005, a notice was published in the **Federal Register** (70 FR 17072) that an application had been filed by the above named individual. The requested permit amendment has been denied and the subject permit revoked pursuant to the terms of an agreement with NOAA in settlement of a Notice of Violation and Assessment and Notice of Permit Sanction. Dated: April 24, 2006. Stephen L. Leathery, Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E6-6445 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 041306D] General Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC); Public Meeting; Correction AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a correction of a public meeting notice. SUMMARY: NMFS announces the meeting of the General Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the IATTC. DATES: The meeting of the General Advisory Committee will be held on June 1, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time (or until business is concluded). ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at NMFS, Southwest Regional Office, 501 West Ocean Boulevard, Suite 3400, Long Beach, CA 90803-4213. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J.Allison Routt at
(562)980-4019 or
(562)980-4030. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The original notice published in the **Federal Register** on Friday, April 21, 2006 (71 FR 20646). This notice serves as a correction to that notice. The last paragraph in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION stated that “Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency.” That paragraph should be removed from the meeting notice. All other previously-published information remains the same. Dated: April 25, 2006. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E6-6439 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 042506B] North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a committee meeting. SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Steller Sea Lion Mitigation Committee (SSLMC) will meet in Seattle, WA. DATES: The meeting will be held on May 16-18, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC), 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Building 4, Room 2076, Seattle, WA. *Council address* : North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Wilson, North Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone:
(907)271-2809. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The committee's agenda includes the following issues: Introductions and opening remarks, Minutes of last meeting; Update on consultation Process; Overview of Biological Assessment, Consultation Species, Other Consultations; Compendium of Steller Sea Lion
(SSL)literature; Update on SSL and other marine mammal research: National Marine Mammal Laboratory SSL telemetry, Diet Studies; Sea Life Center Marine Mammal Research; Vancouver Aquarium and University British Columbia Marine Mammal Programs; Alaska Department of Fish &Game SSL Programs; and the AFSC Fishery Interaction Team Program. The Committee will discuss and deliberate on these issues. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail Bendixen,
(907)271-2809, at least 5 working days prior to the meeting date. Dated: April 25, 2006. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E6-6441 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 042506C] North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council's Crab Plan Team. SUMMARY: The Crab Plan Team will meet at the Alaska Fishery Science Center in Seattle, WA. DATES: The meeting will be held on May 16-18, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Alaska Fishery Science Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE. Bldg 4, Seattle, WA 98115. *Council address* : North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 4th Avenue, Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Stram; telephone:
(907)271-2809. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The team's agenda includes the following: Membership issues, election of vice-chair, discussion of need for additional Crab Plan Team members; trawl survey overview and review of 2005-06 fisheries - Norton Sound, Bristol Bay red king crab bycatch data; detailed review of snow crab assessment; review of preliminary analysis of crab overfishing definition revisions; Center for Independent Experts review of crab overfishing analysis; economic review of crab fisheries data from Crab Rationalization program, review of stock assessment models, projection of status of stocks; Bering Sea Crab Essential Fish Habitat measures considered by the Council (St. Matthew blue king crab and Eastern Bering Sea snow crab discussion paper); summer research issues/schedules; discuss finalized state/federal action plan and timeline for fall Total Allocation Catch
(TAC)setting; review of recent Alaska Board of Fisheries actions on Bering Sea Tanner crab TAC and Community Development Quota
(CDQ)fishery management plan; discussion of Stock Assessment Fishery Evaluation and other reporting issues; other issues/new business. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail Bendixen at
(907)271-2809 at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date. Dated: April 25, 2006. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E6-6442 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 042506D] North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meetings of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council Ecosystem Committee. SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Ecosystem Committee will meet in Seattle, WA. DATES: The meeting will be held on May 19, 2006, at 10 a.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE. Bldg 9, Room A/B, Seattle, WA 98115. *Council address* : North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Evans, Council staff; telephone:
(907)271-2809. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda will be as follows:
(1)Recommendations on the Aleutian Islands Fishery Ecosystem Plan;
(2)Update on the Alaska Marine Ecosystem Forum; and
(3)Information on other ecosystem approach to management efforts. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail Bendixen at
(907)271-2809 at least 7 working days prior to the meeting date. Dated: April 25, 2006. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E6-6443 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 042506A] Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meetings. SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) Coastal Pelagic Species
(CPS)advisory bodies will hold meetings, which are open to the public, on May 16-18, 2006. The primary purpose of the meetings is to review the current Pacific Mackerel Stock Assessment. DATES: The Coastal Pelagic Species Management Team (CPSMT) and the Scientific and Statistical Committee's
(SSC)CPS subcommittee will meet in a joint session on Tuesday, May 16, 2006, from 10:30 a.m. until business for the day is completed. The CPSMT will hold a work session on Wednesday, May 17, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. until business for the day is completed. The Coastal Pelagic Species Advisory Subpanel (CPSAS) will meet Thursday, May 18, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. until business for the day is completed. ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held at NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037; telephone:
(858)546-7000. On May 16, 2006, the meeting will be held in the Large Conference Room and on May 17 and 18, 2006, the meeting will be held in the Green Room. *Council address* : Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97220-1384. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mike Burner, Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone:
(503)820-2280. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CPSMT and the SSC CPS subcommittee will review the current Pacific mackerel stock assessment. The CPSMT will also develop harvest guideline and seasonal structure recommendations for the 2006-07 Pacific mackerel fishery and review the 2006 CPS Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation
(SAFE)document. The CPSAS will review information developed by the CPSMT about the current Pacific mackerel stock assessment and harvest guideline and seasonal structure recommendations for the 2006-07 fishery. The CPSMT and CPSAS will develop recommendations for Council consideration at its June 11-16, 2006, meeting in Foster City, CA, and address other issues relating to CPS management, including marine protected areas and research and data needs. No management actions will be decided by the CPSMT, the SSC CPS subcommittee, or the CPSAS. Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agendas may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during these meetings. Advisory body action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the intent to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations These meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Ms. Carolyn Porter at
(503)820-2280 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Dated: April 25, 2006. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E6-6440 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 042006D] Endangered Species; File No. 1576 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the NMFS, Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026, has applied in due form for a permit to take loggerhead ( *Caretta caretta* ), leatherback ( *Dermochelys coriacea* ), Kemp's ridley ( *Lepidochelys kempii* ), green ( *Chelonia mydas* ), hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), and olive ridley ( *Lepidochelys olivacea* ) sea turtles for purposes of scientific research. DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail comments must be received on or before May 30, 2006. ADDRESSES: The application 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; and Northeast Region, NMFS, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-2298; phone (978)281-9328; fax (978)281-9394. Written comments or requests for a public hearing on this application should be mailed to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals requesting a hearing should set forth the specific reasons why a hearing on this particular request would be appropriate. Comments may also be submitted by facsimile at (301)427-2521, provided the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy submitted by mail and postmarked no later than the closing date of the comment period. Comments may also be submitted by e-mail. The mailbox address for providing email comments is *NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov* . Include in the subject line of the e-mail comment the following document identifier: File No. 1576. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Opay or Kate Swails, (301)713-2289. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject permit is requested under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 *et seq.* ) and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222-226). The NEFSC proposes to test modifications to scallop dredge gear that may reduce the probability of turtle injuries due to gear interactions. The NEFSC also proposes to opportunistically collect biological information from sea turtles captured in other projects or fisheries to improve NMFS's ability to assess stocks and the impact of anthropogenic activities. The NEFSC would annually capture and/or handle, measure, weigh, flipper tag, passive integrated transponder tag, tissue biopsy, collect parts from, photograph, and release up to 75 loggerhead, 9 leatherback, 26 Kemp's ridley, 10 green, 6 hawksbill, 1 olive ridley, and an additional 6 of any of these species (any combination). The research would occur in the Western Atlantic Ocean (Florida Keys through Maine) and the permit would be issued for 5 years. Dated: April 24, 2006. Stephen L. Leathery, Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E6-6446 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Telecommunications and Information Administration Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Public Telecommunications Facilities Program
(PTFP)Application Form ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on continuing and proposed information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 27, 2006. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet *dHynek@doc.gov* ). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Clifton Beck, NTIA, Room H-4888, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The purpose of the Public Telecommunications Facilities Program is to assist, through matching funds, in the planning and construction of public telecommunications facilities in order to achieve the following objectives: • Extend delivery of public telecommunications services to as many citizens in the United States as possible by the most efficient and economical means, including the use of broadcast and non-broadcast technologies; • Increase public telecommunications services and facilities available to, operated by, and owned by minorities and women; and • Strengthen the capability of existing public radio and television stations to provide public telecommunications services to the public. II. Method of Collection Collection allows grantees to make all submissions either over the Internet or by mail. III. Data *OMB Control Number:* 0660-0003. *Form Number:* None. *Type of Review:* Regular submission. *Affected Public:* Not-for-profit institutions, and state or local government agencies. *Estimated Number of Total Respondents:* 300. *Estimated Time Per Response:* 4 to 84 hours, depending on required information. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 23,830. *Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Public:* $0. IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on:
(a)Whether the proposed 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 (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, *e.g.* , the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: April 24, 2006. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E6-6379 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-60-P COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Special Procedures for Considering Requests from the Public for Textile and Apparel Safeguard Actions on Imports from Australia April 25, 2006. AGENCY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (the Committee). ACTION: Notice of Procedures. SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the procedures the Committee will follow in considering requests from the public for textile and apparel safeguard actions as provided for in Title III, Subtitle B, Section 321 through Section 328 of the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act. EFFECTIVE DATE: **April 28, 2006.** ADDRESSES: Requests must be submitted to: the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room H3100, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria D'Andrea, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
(202)482-4058. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BACKGROUND: Title III, Subtitle B, Section 321 through Section 328 of the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (the “Act”) implements the textile and apparel safeguard provisions, provided for in Article 4.1 of the Agreement. The safeguard mechanism applies when, as a result of the elimination of a customs duty under the Agreement, a textile or apparel article from Australia is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the domestic market for that article, and under such conditions as to cause serious damage or actual threat thereof to a U.S. industry producing a like or directly competitive article. In these circumstances, Article 4.1 permits the United States to increase duties on the imported article to a level that does not exceed the lesser of the prevailing U.S. normal trade relations (NTR)/most-favored-nation
(MFN)duty rate for the article or the U.S. NTR/MFN duty rate in effect on the day before the Agreement enters into force. The import tariff relief is effective beginning on the date that the Committee determines that a textile or apparel article from Australia, as defined in Section 301(2) of the Act, is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the domestic market for that article, and under such conditions as to cause serious damage, or actual threat thereof, to a U.S. industry producing an article that is like, or directly competitive with, the imported article. The maximum period of import tariff relief, including provisional relief, as set forth in Sections 3 and 4 of this notice, shall be two years. However, the Committee may extend the period of import relief for an additional two years if the Committee determines that the continuation is necessary to remedy or prevent serious damage or actual threat thereof and to facilitate adjustment by the domestic industry to import competition, and that the domestic industry is, in fact, making a positive adjustment to import competition. Import tariff relief may not be imposed for an aggregate period greater than four years. Import tariff relief may not be applied to the same article at the same time under these procedures if relief previously has been granted with respect to that article under:
(1)these provisions;
(2)Subtitle A to Title III of the Act; or
(3)Chapter 1 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974. Authority to provide import tariff relief with respect to an Australian textile or apparel article will expire ten years after duties on the article are eliminated. Under Article 4.1.7 of the Agreement, if the United States provides relief to a domestic industry under the textile and apparel safeguard, it must provide Australia “mutually agreed trade liberalizing compensation in the form of concessions having substantially equivalent trade effects or equivalent to the value of the additional customs duties expected to result from the emergency [safeguard] action.” Such concessions shall be limited to textile and apparel products, unless the United States and Australia agree otherwise. If the United States and Australia are unable to agree on trade liberalizing compensation, Australia may increase customs duties equivalently on U.S. products. The obligation to provide compensation terminates upon termination of the safeguard relief. Section 327 of the Act extends the authority under Section 123 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2133), as amended, to measures taken pursuant to the Agreement's textile and apparel safeguard provisions. In order to facilitate the implementation of Title III, Subtitle B, Section 321 through Section 328 of the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the Committee has determined that actions taken under this safeguard fall within the foreign affairs exception to the rulemaking provision of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1), and this notice does not waive that determination. These procedures are not subject to the requirement to provide prior notice and opportunity for public comment, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1) and 553(b)(A). **1. Requirements for Requests.** Pursuant to Section 321(a) of the Act and Section 6 of Presidential Proclamation 7857 of December 23, 2004, an interested party may file a request for a textile or apparel safeguard action with the Committee. The Committee will review requests from an interested party sent to the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room 3100, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230. Ten copies of any such request must be provided. As provided in Section 328 of the Act, the Committee will protect from disclosure any business confidential information that is marked “business confidential” to the full extent permitted by law. To the extent that business confidential information is provided, two copies of a non-confidential version must also be provided, in which business confidential information is summarized or, if necessary, deleted. At the conclusion of the request, an interested party must attest that “all information contained in the request is complete and accurate and no false claims, statements, or representations have been made.” Consistently with Section 321(a), the Committee will review a request initially to determine whether to commence consideration of the request on its merits. Within 15 working days of receipt of a request, the Committee will determine whether the request provides the information necessary for the Committee to consider the request in light of the considerations set forth below. If the request does not, the Committee will promptly notify the requester of the reasons for this determination and the request will not be considered. However, the Committee will reevaluate any request that is resubmitted with additional information. Consistent with longstanding Committee practice in considering textile safeguard actions, the Committee will consider an interested party to be an entity (which may be a trade association, firm, certified or recognized union, or group of workers) that is representative of either:
(A)a domestic producer or producers of an article that is like or directly competitive with the subject Australian textile or apparel article; or
(B)a domestic producer or producers of a component used in the production of an article that is like or directly competitive with the subject Australian textile or apparel article. A request will only be considered if the request includes the specific information set forth below in support of a claim that a textile or apparel article from Australia is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the domestic market for that article, and under such conditions as to cause serious damage, or actual threat thereof, to a U.S. industry producing an article that is like, or directly competitive with, the imported article. **A. Product description.** Name and description of the imported article concerned, including the category or categories or part thereof of the U.S. Textile and Apparel Category System (see “Textile Correlation” at **http://otexa.ita.doc.gov/corr.htm** ) under which such article is classified, the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States subheading(s) under which such article is classified, and the name and description of the like or directly competitive domestic article concerned. **B. Import data.** The following data, in quantity by category unit (see “Textile Correlation”), on total imports of the subject article into the United States and imports from Australia into the United States: * Annual data for the most recent three full calendar years for which such data are available; * Quarterly data for the most recent year for which such data are partially available, and quarterly data for the same quarter(s) of the previous year (e.g., January-March 2005, April-June 2005 and January-March 2004, April-June 2004). The data should demonstrate that imports of an Australian origin textile or apparel article that is like or directly competitive with the article produced by the domestic industry concerned are increasing rapidly in absolute terms or relative to the domestic market for that article. **C. Production data.** The following data, in quantity by category unit (see “Textile Correlation”), on U.S. domestic production of the like or directly competitive articles of U.S. origin indicating the nature and extent of the serious damage or actual threat thereof: * Annual data for the most recent three full calendar years for which such data are available; * Quarterly data for the most recent year for which such data are partially available, and quarterly data for the same quarter(s) of the previous year (e.g., January-March 2005, April-June 2005 and January-March 2004, April-June 2004). If the like or directly competitive article(s) of U.S. origin does not correspond to a category or categories of the U.S. Textile and Apparel Category system for which production data are available from official statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce (see “U.S. Imports, Production, Markets, Import Production Ratios and Domestic Market Shares for Textile and Apparel Product Categories” at website **http://otexa.ita.doc.gov/ipbook.pdf** ), the requester must provide a complete listing of all sources from which the data were obtained and an affirmation that, to the best of the requester's knowledge, the data represent substantially all of the domestic production of the like or directly competitive article(s) of U.S. origin. In such cases, data should be reported in the first unit of quantity in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States ( **http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts** ) for the Australian origin textile and/or apparel article and the like or directly competitive articles of U.S. origin. **D. Market share data.** The following data, in quantity by category unit (see “Textile Correlation”), on imports from Australia as a percentage of the domestic market (defined as the sum of domestic production of the like or directly competitive article and total imports of the subject article); on total imports as a percentage of the domestic market; and on domestic production of like or directly competitive articles as a percentage of the domestic market: * Annual data for the most recent three full calendar years for which such data are available; * Quarterly data for the most recent year for which such data are partially available, and quarterly data for the same quarter(s) of the previous year (e.g., January-March 2005, April-June 2005 and January-March 2004, April-June 2004). **E. Additional data showing serious damage or actual threat thereof.** All data available to the requester showing changes in productivity, utilization of capacity, inventories, exports, wages, employment, domestic prices, profits, and investment, and any other information, relating to the existence of serious damage, or actual threat thereof, caused by imports from Australia to the industry producing the like or directly competitive article that is the subject of the request. To the extent that such information is not available, the requester should provide best estimates and the basis therefore: * Annual data for the most recent three full calendar years for which such data are available; * Quarterly data for the most recent year for which such data are partially available, and quarterly data for the same quarter(s) of the previous year (e.g., January-March 2005, April-June 2005 and January-March 2004, April-June 2004). **2. Consideration of Requests.** Consistent with Section 321(c) of the Act, if the Committee determines that the request provides the information necessary for it to be considered, the Committee will cause to be published in the **Federal Register** a notice seeking public comments regarding the request, which will include a summary of the request and the date by which comments must be received. The **Federal Register** notice and the request, with the exception of information marked “business confidential,” will be posted by the Department of Commerce's Office of Textiles and Apparel (“OTEXA”) on the Internet **(http://otexa.ita.doc.go** v). The comment period shall be 30 calendar days. To the extent business confidential information is provided, a non-confidential version must also be provided, in which business confidential information is summarized or, if necessary, deleted. At the conclusion of its submission of such public comments, an interested party must attest that “all information contained in the comments is complete and accurate and no false claims, statements, or representations have been made.” Comments received, with the exception of information marked “business confidential,” will be available in the Department of Commerce's Trade Information Center for review by the public. If a comment alleges that there is no serious damage or actual threat thereof, or that the subject imports are not the cause of the serious damage or actual threat thereof, the Committee will closely review any supporting information and documentation, such as information about domestic production or prices of like or directly competitive articles. In the case of requests submitted by entities that are not the actual producers of a like or directly competitive article, particular consideration will be given to comments representing the views of actual producers in the United States of a like or directly competitive article. Any interested party may submit information to rebut, clarify, or correct public comments submitted by any other interested party at any time prior to the deadline provided in this section for submission of such public comments. If public comments are submitted less than 10 days before, or on, the applicable deadline for submission of such public comments, an interested party may submit information to rebut, clarify, or correct the public comments no later than 10 days after the applicable deadline for submission of public comments. With respect to any request considered by the Committee, the Committee will make a determination within 60 calendar days of the close of the comment period. If the Committee is unable to make a determination within 60 calendar days, it will cause to be published in a notice in the **Federal Register** , including the date by which it will make a determination. If the Committee makes a negative determination, it will cause this determination and the reasons therefore to be published in the **Federal Register** . **3. Determination and Provision of Relief.** The Committee shall determine whether, as a result of the reduction or elimination of a duty under the Agreement, an Australian textile or apparel article is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the domestic market for that article, and under such conditions as to cause serious damage, or actual threat thereof, to a domestic industry producing an article that is like, or directly competitive with, the imported article. In making this determination, the Committee:
(1)shall examine the effect of increased imports on the domestic industry as reflected in such relevant economic factors as output, productivity, utilization of capacity, inventories, market share, exports, wages, employment, domestic prices, profits, and investment, none of which is necessarily decisive; and
(2)shall not consider changes in technology or consumer preference as factors supporting a determination of serious damage or actual threat thereof. The Committee, without delay, will provide written notice of its decision to the Government of Australia and will consult with said party upon its request. If a determination under this section is affirmative, the Committee may provide import tariff relief to a U.S. industry to the extent necessary to remedy or prevent the serious damage or actual threat thereof and to facilitate adjustment by the domestic industry to import competition. Such relief may consist of an increase in duties to the lower of:
(1)the NTR/MFN duty rate in place for the textile or apparel article at the time the relief is granted; or
(2)the NTR/MFN duty rate for that article on the day before the Agreement enters into force. The import tariff relief is effective beginning on the date that the Committee's affirmative determination is published in the **Federal Register** . The maximum period of import tariff relief, including provisional relief (as set forth in Section 4 of this notice), shall be two years. However, the Committee may extend the period of import relief for a period of not more than two years if the Committee determines that the continuation is necessary to remedy or prevent serious damage or actual threat thereof and to facilitate adjustment, and that there is evidence that the domestic industry is making a positive adjustment to import competition. Import tariff relief may not be imposed for an aggregate period greater than four years. Import tariff relief may not be applied to the same article at the same time under these procedures if relief previously has been granted with respect to that article under:
(1)these provisions;
(2)Subtitle A to Title III of the Act; or
(3)Chapter 1 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974. Authority to provide import tariff relief for a textile or apparel article from Australia that is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the domestic market for that article, and under such conditions as to cause serious damage or actual threat thereof to a U.S. industry producing a like or directly competitive article, will expire ten years after duties on the article are eliminated. **4. Critical Circumstances.** Section 321(b) of the Act allows an interested party filing a request for a textile or apparel safeguard measure to allege that “critical circumstances” exist. Within 60 days of the filing of the request, the Committee shall determine, on the basis of the available information, whether there is clear evidence that:
(1)imports from Australia have increased as the result of the reduction or elimination of a customs duty under the Agreement;
(2)such imports are causing serious damage, or actual threat thereof, to the domestic industry producing an article like or directly competitive with the imported article; and
(3)delay in providing import tariff relief would cause damage to a U.S. industry that would be difficult to repair. If the determination is affirmative, the Committee shall determine the extent of provisional relief that is necessary to remedy or prevent the serious damage or actual threat thereof, consistent with Section 322(c) of the Act. Within 30 days after making an affirmative determination, the Committee, if the Committee considers provisional relief to be warranted, shall provide provisional relief for a period of up to 200 days. If the Committee provides such provisional relief, then liquidation of entries of the article subject to such relief shall be suspended during the period of such relief. Provisional relief shall be terminated on the day on which:
(1)the Committee makes a negative determination regarding serious damage or actual threat thereof;
(2)relief granted pursuant to Section 322(b) of the Act takes effect;
(3)a decision by the Committee not to take any action pursuant to Section 322(b) becomes final; or
(4)the Committee determines that, because of changed circumstances, such relief is no longer warranted. Any suspension of liquidation ordered pursuant to Section 322(c)(3) of the Act shall be terminated on the date on which the provisional relief is terminated. If relief is provided pursuant to Section 322(b) of the Act, then any entries for which liquidation has been suspended pursuant to Section 322(c) of the Act shall be liquidated at the lower of:
(1)the rate of duty resulting from the application of the provisional relief; and
(2)the rate of duty applied pursuant to Section 322(b). **5. Self Initiation.** The Committee may, on its own initiative, consider whether imports of a textile or apparel article from Australia are being imported into the United States in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the domestic market for that article, and under such conditions as to cause serious damage or actual threat thereof to a U.S. industry producing a like or directly competitive article. In such considerations, the Committee will follow procedures consistent with those set forth in Section 2 of this notice, including causing to be published in the ** Federal Register ** a notice seeking public comment regarding the action it is considering. **6. Record Keeping and Business Confidential Information.** OTEXA will maintain an official record for each request on behalf of the Committee. The official record will include all factual information, written argument, or other material developed by, presented to, or obtained by OTEXA regarding the request, as well as other material provided to the Department of Commerce by other government agencies for inclusion in the official record. The official record will include Committee memoranda pertaining to the request, memoranda of Committee meetings, meetings between OTEXA staff and the public, determinations, and notices published in the **Federal Register** . The official record will contain material which is public, business confidential, privileged, and classified, but will not include pre-decisional inter-agency or intra-agency communications. If the Committee decides it is appropriate to consider materials submitted in an untimely manner, such materials will be maintained in the official record. Otherwise, such material will be returned to the submitter and will not be maintained as part of the official record. OTEXA will make the official record public except for business confidential information, privileged information, classified information, and other information the disclosure of which is prohibited by U.S. law. The public record will be available to the public for inspection and copying in a public reading room located in the Department of Commerce, Trade Information Center. Information designated by the submitter as business confidential will normally be considered to be business confidential unless it is publicly available. The Committee will protect from disclosure any business confidential information that is marked “business confidential” to the full extent permitted by law. To the extent that business confidential information is provided, two copies of a non-confidential version must also be provided, in which business confidential information is summarized or, if necessary, deleted. The Committee will make available to the public non-confidential versions of the request that is being considered, non-confidential versions of any public comments received with respect to a request, and, in the event consultations are requested, the statement of the reasons and justifications for the determination subsequent to the delivery of the statement to Australia. Philip J. Martello, Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. [FR Doc. E6-6456 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Special Procedures for Considering Requests from the Public for Textile and Apparel Safeguard Actions on Imports from Central America and the Dominican Republic April 25, 2006. AGENCY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (the Committee). ACTION: Notice of Procedures. SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the procedures the Committee will follow in considering requests from the public for textile and apparel safeguard actions as provided for in Title III, Subtitle B, Section 321 through Section 328 of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (“CAFTA-DR” or the “Agreement”) Implementation Act. EFFECTIVE DATE: **April 28, 2006.** ADDRESSES: Requests must be submitted to: the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room H3100, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria D'Andrea, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
(202)482-4058. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Title III, Subtitle B, Section 321 through Section 328 of the CAFTA-DR Implementation Act (the “Act”) implements the textile and apparel safeguard provisions, provided for in Article 3.23 of the Agreement. The safeguard mechanism applies when, as a result of the elimination of a customs duty under the Agreement, a textile or apparel article from Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, or Nicaragua (“Agreement country”), is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the domestic market for that article, and under such conditions as to cause serious damage or actual threat thereof to a U.S. industry producing a like or directly competitive article. In these circumstances, Article 3.23 permits the United States to increase duties on the imported article from the specified Agreement country to a level that does not exceed the lesser of the prevailing U.S. normal trade relations (NTR)/most- favored-nation
(MFN)duty rate for the article or the U.S. NTR
(MFN)duty rate in effect on the day before the Agreement enters into force. The import tariff relief is effective beginning on the date that the Committee determines that a “CAFTA-DR textile or apparel article,” as defined in Section 301(2) of the Act, of a specified Agreement country is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the domestic market for that article, and under such conditions as to cause serious damage, or actual threat thereof, to a U.S. industry producing an article that is like, or directly competitive with, the imported article. The maximum period of import tariff relief shall be three years. However, if the initial period for import relief is less than three years, the Committee may extend the period of import relief to the maximum three-year period if the Committee determines that the continuation is necessary to remedy or prevent serious damage or actual threat thereof and to facilitate adjustment by the domestic industry to import competition, and that the domestic industry is, in fact, making a positive adjustment to import competition. Import tariff relief may not be applied to the same article at the same time under these procedures if relief previously has been granted with respect to that article under:
(1)these provisions;
(2)Subtitle A to Title III of the Act; or
(3)Chapter 1 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974. Authority to provide import tariff relief with respect to a CAFTA-DR textile or apparel article will expire five years after the date on which the Agreement enters into force. Under Article 3.23.6 of the Agreement, if the United States provides relief to a domestic industry under the textile and apparel safeguard, it must provide the country whose good is subject to the measure “mutually agreed trade liberalizing compensation in the form of concessions having substantially equivalent trade effects or equivalent to the value of the additional customs duties expected to result from the textile safeguard measure.” Such concessions shall be limited to textile and apparel products, unless the United States and the specified Agreement country agree otherwise. If the United States and the Agreement country are unable to agree on trade liberalizing compensation, that country may increase customs duties equivalently on U.S. products. The obligation to provide compensation terminates upon termination of the safeguard relief. Section 327 of the Act extends the authority under Section 123 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2133), as amended, to measures taken pursuant to the Agreement's textile and apparel safeguard provisions. In order to facilitate the implementation of Title III, Subtitle B, Section 321 through Section 328 of the CAFTA-DR Implementation Act, the Committee has determined that actions taken under this safeguard fall within the foreign affairs exception to the rulemaking provision of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1), and this notice does not waive that determination. These procedures are not subject to the requirement to provide prior notice and opportunity for public comment, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1) and 553(b)(A). **1. Requirements for Requests.** Pursuant to Section 321(a) of the Act and Section 6 of Presidential Proclamation 7987 of February 28, 2006, an interested party may file a request for a textile or apparel safeguard action with the Committee. The Committee will review requests from an interested party sent to the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room 3100, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230. Ten copies of any such request must be provided. As provided in Section 328 of the Act, the Committee will protect from disclosure any business confidential information that is marked “business confidential” to the full extent permitted by law. To the extent that business confidential information is provided, two copies of a non-confidential version must also be provided, in which business confidential information is summarized or, if necessary, deleted. At the conclusion of the request, an interested party must attest that “all information contained in the request is complete and accurate and no false claims, statements, or representations have been made.” Consistently with Section 321(a), the Committee will review a request initially to determine whether to commence consideration of the request on its merits. Within 15 working days of receipt of a request, the Committee will determine whether the request provides the information necessary for the Committee to consider the request in light of the considerations set forth below. If the request does not, the Committee will promptly notify the requester of the reasons for this determination and the request will not be considered. However, the Committee will reevaluate any request that is resubmitted with additional information. Consistent with longstanding Committee practice in considering textile safeguard actions, the Committee will consider an interested party to be an entity (which may be a trade association, firm, certified or recognized union, or group of workers) that is representative of either:
(A)a domestic producer or producers of an article that is like or directly competitive with the subject Agreement country textile or apparel article; or
(B)a domestic producer or producers of a component used in the production of an article that is like or directly competitive with the subject Agreement country textile or apparel article. A request will only be considered if the request includes the specific information set forth below in support of a claim that a textile or apparel article from an Agreement country is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the domestic market for that article, and under such conditions as to cause serious damage, or actual threat thereof, to a U.S. industry producing an article that is like, or directly competitive with, the imported article. **A. Product description.** Name and description of the imported article concerned, including the category or categories or part thereof of the U.S. Textile and Apparel Category System (see “Textile Correlation” at **http://otexa.ita.doc.gov/corr.htm) http://otexa.ita.doc.gov/corr.html)under** which such article is classified, the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States subheading(s) under which such article is classified, and the name and description of the like or directly competitive domestic article concerned. **B. Import data.** The following data, in quantity by category unit (see “Textile Correlation”), on total imports of the subject article into the United States and imports from the specified Agreement country into the United States: * Annual data for the most recent three full calendar years for which such data are available; * Quarterly data for the most recent year for which such data are partially available, and quarterly data for the same quarter(s) of the previous year (e.g., January-March 2005, April-June 2005 and January-March 2004, April-June 2004). The data should demonstrate that imports of an Agreement country's origin textile or apparel article that is like or directly competitive with the article produced by the domestic industry concerned are increasing rapidly in absolute terms or relative to the domestic market for that article. **C. Production data.** The following data, in quantity by category unit (see “Textile Correlation”), on U.S. domestic production of the like or directly competitive article of U.S. origin indicating the nature and extent of the serious damage or actual threat thereof: * Annual data for the most recent three full calendar years for which such data are available; * Quarterly data for the most recent year for which such data are partially available, and quarterly data for the same quarter(s) of the previous year (e.g. January-March 2005, April-June 2005 and January-March 2004, April-June 2004). If the like or directly competitive article(s) of U.S. origin does not correspond to a category or categories of the U.S. Textile and Apparel Category system for which production data are available from official statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce (see “U.S. Imports, Production, Markets, Import Production Ratios and Domestic Market Shares for Textile and Apparel Products Categories”, at website **http://otexa.ita.doc.gov/ipbook.pdf** ), the requester must provide a complete listing of all sources from which the data were obtained and an affirmation that to the best of the requester's knowledge, the data represent substantially all of the domestic production of the like or directly competitive article(s) of U.S. origin. In such cases, data should be reported in the first unit of quantity in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States ( **http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts** ) for the Agreement country's textile and/or apparel articles and the like or directly competitive articles of U.S. origin. **D. Market share data.** The following data, in quantity by category unit (see “Textile Correlation”), on imports from the specified Agreement country as a percentage of the domestic market (defined as the sum of domestic production of the like or directly competitive article and total imports of the subject article); on total imports as a percentage of the domestic market; and on domestic production of like or directly competitive articles as a percentage of the domestic market: * Annual data for the most recent three full calendar years for which such data are available; * Quarterly data for the most recent year for which such data are partially available, and quarterly data for the same quarter(s) of the previous year (e.g., January-March 2005, April-June 2005 and January-March 2004, April-June 2004). **E. Additional data showing serious damage or actual threat thereof.** All data available to the requester showing changes in productivity, utilization of capacity, inventories, exports, wages, employment, domestic prices, profits, and investment, and any other information, relating to the existence of serious damage, or actual threat thereof, caused by imports from an Agreement country to the industry producing the like or directly competitive article that is the subject of the request. To the extent that such information is not available, the requester should provide best estimates and the basis therefore: * Annual data for the most recent three full calendar years for which such data are available; * Quarterly data for the most recent year for which such data are partially available, and quarterly data for the same quarter(s) of the previous year (e.g., January-March 2005, April-June 2005 and January-March 2004, April-June 2004). **2. Consideration of Requests.** Consistent with Section 321(b) of the Act, if the Committee determines that the request provides the information necessary for it to be considered, the Committee will cause to be published in the **Federal Register** a notice seeking public comments regarding the request, which will include a summary of the request and the date by which comments must be received. The **Federal Register** notice and the request, with the exception of information marked “business confidential,” will be posted by the Department of Commerce's Office of Textiles and Apparel (“OTEXA”) on the Internet ( **http://otexa.ita.doc.gov** ). The comment period shall be 30 calendar days. To the extent business confidential information is provided, a non-confidential version must also be provided, in which business confidential information is summarized or, if necessary, deleted. At the conclusion of its submission of such public comments, an interested party must attest that “all information contained in the comments is complete and accurate and no false claims, statements, or representations have been made.” Comments received, with the exception of information marked “business confidential,” will be available in the Department of Commerce's Trade Information Center for review by the public. If a comment alleges that there is no serious damage or actual threat thereof, or that the subject imports are not the cause of the serious damage or actual threat thereof, the Committee will closely review any supporting information and documentation, such as information about domestic production or prices of like or directly competitive articles. In the case of requests submitted by entities that are not the actual producers of a like or directly competitive article, particular consideration will be given to comments representing the views of actual producers in the United States of a like or directly competitive article. Any interested party may submit information to rebut, clarify, or correct public comments submitted by any other interested party at any time prior to the deadline provided in this section for submission of such public comments. If public comments are submitted less than 10 days before, or on, the applicable deadline for submission of such public comments, an interested party may submit information to rebut, clarify, or correct the public comments no later than 10 days after the applicable deadline for submission of public comments. With respect to any request considered by the Committee, the Committee will make a determination within 60 calendar days of the close of the comment period. If the Committee is unable to make a determination within 60 calendar days, it will cause to be published in a notice in the **Federal Register** , including the date by which it will make a determination. If the Committee makes a negative determination, it will cause this determination and the reasons therefore to be published in the **Federal Register** . **3. Determination and Provision of Relief.** The Committee shall determine whether, as a result of the reduction or elimination of a duty under the Agreement, an Agreement country's textile or apparel article is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the domestic market for that article, and under such conditions as to cause serious damage, or actual threat thereof, to a domestic industry producing an article that is like, or directly competitive with, the imported article. In making this determination, the Committee:
(1)shall examine the effect of increased imports on the domestic industry as reflected in such relevant economic factors as output, productivity, utilization of capacity, inventories, market share, exports, wages, employment, domestic prices, profits, and investment, none of which is necessarily decisive; and
(2)shall not consider changes in technology or consumer preference as factors supporting a determination of serious damage or actual threat thereof. The Committee will provide written notice of its decision to the specified Agreement country and will consult with said party upon its request. Consultations with the specified Agreement country will begin without delay and shall be completed within 60 days of the date of the receipt of the request. The Committee shall make a determination on whether to apply a safeguard measure within 30 days of completion of the consultations. If a determination under this section is affirmative, the Committee may provide import tariff relief to a U.S. industry to the extent necessary to remedy or prevent the serious damage or actual threat thereof and to facilitate adjustment by the domestic industry to import competition. Such relief may consist of an increase in duties to the lower of:
(1)the NTR/MFN duty rate in place for the textile or apparel article at the time the relief is granted; or
(2)the NTR/MFN duty rate for that article on the day before the Agreement enters into force. The import tariff relief is effective beginning on the date that the Committee's affirmative determination is published in the **Federal Register** . The maximum period of import tariff relief shall be three years. However, if the initial period for import relief is less than three years, the Committee may extend the period of import relief to the maximum three-year period if the Committee determines that the continuation is necessary to remedy or prevent serious damage or actual threat thereof by the domestic industry to import competition, and that the domestic industry is, in fact, making a positive adjustment to import competition. Import tariff relief may not be imposed for an aggregate period greater than three years. Import tariff relief may not be applied to the same article at the same time under these procedures if relief previously has been granted with respect to that article under:
(1)These provisions;
(2)Subtitle A to Title III of the Act; or
(3)Chapter 1 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974. Authority to provide import tariff relief for a textile or apparel article from an Agreement country that is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the domestic market for that article, and under such conditions as to cause serious damage or actual threat thereof to a U.S. industry producing a like or directly competitive article, will expire five years after the date on which the Agreement enters into force. **4. Self Initiation.** The Committee may, on its own initiative, consider whether imports of a textile or apparel article from a specified Agreement country are being imported into the United States in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the domestic market for that article, and under such conditions as to cause serious damage or actual threat thereof to a U.S. industry producing a like or directly competitive article. In such considerations, the Committee will follow procedures consistent with those set forth in Section 2 of this notice, including causing to be published in the **Federal Register** a notice seeking public comment regarding the action it is considering. **5. Record Keeping and Business Confidential Information.** OTEXA will maintain an official record for each request on behalf of the Committee. The official record will include all factual information, written argument, or other material developed by, presented to, or obtained by OTEXA regarding the request, as well as other material provided to the Department of Commerce by other government agencies for inclusion in the official record. The official record will include Committee memoranda pertaining to the request, memoranda of Committee meetings, meetings between OTEXA staff and the public, determinations, and notices published in the **Federal Register** . The official record will contain material which is public, business confidential, privileged, and classified, but will not include pre-decisional inter-agency or intra-agency communications. If the Committee decides it is appropriate to consider materials submitted in an untimely manner, such materials will be maintained in the official record. Otherwise, such material will be returned to the submitter and will not be maintained as part of the official record. OTEXA will make the official record public except for business confidential information, privileged information, classified information, and other information the disclosure of which is prohibited by U.S. law. The public record will be available to the public for inspection and copying in a public reading room located in the Department of Commerce, Trade Information Center. Information designated by the submitter as business confidential will normally be considered to be business confidential unless it is publicly available. The Committee will protect from disclosure any business confidential information that is marked “business confidential” to the full extent permitted by law. To the extent that business confidential information is provided, two copies of a non-confidential version must also be provided, in which business confidential information is summarized or, if necessary, deleted. The Committee will make available to the public non-confidential versions of the request that is being considered, non-confidential versions of any public comments received with respect to a request, and, in the event consultations are requested, the statement of the reasons and justifications for the determination subsequent to the delivery of the statement to the specified Agreement country. Philip J. Martello, Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. [FR Doc. E6-6460 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE AGREEMENTS Special Procedures for Considering Requests from the Public for Textile and Apparel Safeguard Actions on Imports from Morocco April 25, 2006. AGENCY: The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (the Committee). ACTION: Notice of Procedures. SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the procedures the Committee will follow in considering requests from the public for textile and apparel safeguard actions as provided for in Title III, Subtitle B, Section 321 through Section 328 of the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act. EFFECTIVE DATE: **April 28, 2006** ADDRESSES: Requests must be submitted to: the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room H3100, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria D'Andrea, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
(202)482-4058. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Title III, Subtitle B, Section 321 through Section 328 of the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (the “Act”) implements the textile and apparel safeguard provisions, provided for in Article 4.2 of the Agreement. The safeguard mechanism applies when, as a result of the elimination of a customs duty under the Agreement, a textile or apparel article from Morocco is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the domestic market for that article, and under such conditions as to cause serious damage or actual threat thereof to a U.S. industry producing a like or directly competitive article. In these circumstances, Article 4.2 permits the United States to increase duties on the imported article from Morocco to a level that does not exceed the lesser of the prevailing U.S. normal trade relations (NTR)/most-favored-nation
(MFN)duty rate for the article or the U.S. NTR/MFN duty rate in effect on the day before the Agreement enters into force. The import tariff relief is effective beginning on the date that the Committee determines that a “Moroccan textile or apparel article” as defined in Section 301(2) of the Act, is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the domestic market for that article, and under such conditions as to cause serious damage, or actual threat thereof, to a U.S. industry producing an article that is like, or directly competitive with, the imported article. The maximum period of import tariff relief, as set forth in Section 3 of this notice, shall be three years. However, the Committee may extend the period of import relief for an additional two years if the Committee determines that the continuation is necessary to remedy or prevent serious damage or actual threat thereof and to facilitate adjustment by the domestic industry to import competition, and that the domestic industry is, in fact, making a positive adjustment to import competition. Import tariff relief may not be imposed for an aggregate period greater than five years. Import tariff relief may not be applied to the same article at the same time under these procedures if relief previously has been granted with respect to that article under:
(1)These provisions;
(2)Subtitle A to Title III of the Act; or
(3)Chapter 1 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974. Authority to provide import tariff relief with respect to a Moroccan textile or apparel article will expire ten years after duties on the article are eliminated. Under Article 4.2.6 of the Agreement, if the United States provides relief to a domestic industry under the textile and apparel safeguard, it must provide Morocco “mutually agreed trade liberalizing compensation in the form of concessions having substantially equivalent trade effects or equivalent to the value of the additional customs duties expected to result from the safeguard action.” Such concessions shall be limited to textile and apparel products, unless the United States and Morocco agree otherwise. If the United States and Morocco are unable to agree on trade liberalizing compensation, Morocco may increase customs duties equivalently on U.S. products. The obligation to provide compensation terminates upon termination of the safeguard relief. Section 327 of the Act extends the authority under Section 123 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2133), as amended, to measures taken pursuant to the Agreement's textile and apparel safeguard provisions. In order to facilitate the implementation of Title III, Subtitle B, Section 321 through 328 of the United States-Morocco Free Trade Implementation Act, the Committee has determined that actions taken under this safeguard fall within the foreign affairs exception to the rulemaking provision of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1), and this notice does not waive that determination. These procedures are not subject to the requirement to provide prior notice and opportunity for public comment, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1) and 553(b)(A). **1. Requirements for Requests.** Pursuant to Section 321(a) of the Act and Section 7 of Presidential Proclamation 7971 of December 27, 2005, an interested party may file a request for a textile or apparel safeguard action with the Committee. The Committee will review requests from the interested party sent to the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room 3100, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230. Ten copies of any such request must be provided. As provided in Section 328 of the Act, the Committee will protect from disclosure any business confidential information that is marked “business confidential” to the full extent permitted by law. To the extent that business confidential information is provided, two copies of a non-confidential version must also be provided, in which business confidential information is summarized or, if necessary, deleted. At the conclusion of the request, an interested party must attest that “all information contained in the request is complete and accurate and no false claims, statements, or representations have been made.” Consistently with Section 321(a), the Committee will review a request initially to determine whether to commence consideration of the request on its merits. Within 15 working days of receipt of a request, the Committee will determine whether the request provides the information necessary for the Committee to consider the request in light of the considerations set forth below. If the request does not, the Committee will promptly notify the requester of the reasons for this determination and the request will not be considered. However, the Committee will reevaluate any request that is resubmitted with additional information. Consistent with longstanding Committee practice in considering textile safeguard actions, the Committee will consider an interested party to be an entity (which may be a trade association, firm, certified or recognized union, or group of workers) that is representative of either:
(A)a domestic producer or producers of an article that is like or directly competitive with the subject Moroccan textile or apparel article; or
(B)a domestic producer or producers of a component used in the production of an article that is like or directly competitive with the subject Moroccan textile or apparel article. A request will only be considered if the request includes the specific information set forth below in support of a claim that a textile or apparel article from Morocco is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the domestic market for that article, and under such conditions as to cause serious damage, or actual threat thereof, to a U.S. industry producing an article that is like, or directly competitive with, the imported article. **A. Product description.** Name and description of the imported article concerned, including the category or categories or part thereof of the U.S. Textile and Apparel Category System (see “Textile Correlation” at **http://otexa.ita.doc.gov/corr.html** ) under which such article is classified, the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States subheading(s) under which such article is classified, and the name and description of the like or directly competitive domestic article concerned. **B. Import data.** The following data, in quantity by category unit (see “Textile Correlation”), on total imports of the subject article into the United States and imports from Morocco into the United States: * Annual data for the most recent three full calendar years for which such data are available; * Quarterly data for the most recent year for which such data are partially available, and quarterly data for the same quarter(s) of the previous year (e.g., January-March 2005, April-June 2005 and January-March 2004, April-June 2004). The data should demonstrate that imports of a Moroccan origin textile or apparel article that are like or directly competitive with the article produced by the domestic industry concerned are increasing rapidly in absolute terms or relative to the domestic market for that article. **C. Production data.** The following data, in quantity by category unit (see “Textile Correlation”), on U.S. domestic production of the like or directly competitive articles of U.S. origin indicating the nature and extent of the serious damage or actual threat thereof: * Annual data for the most recent three full calendar years for which such data are available; * Quarterly data for the most recent year for which such data are partially available, and quarterly data for the same quarter(s) of the previous year (e.g., January-March 2005, April-June 2005 and January-March 2004, April-June 2004). If the like or directly competitive article(s) of U.S. origin does not correspond to a category or categories of the U.S. Textile and Apparel Category system for which production data are available from official statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce (see “U.S. Imports, Production, Markets, Import Production Ratios and Domestic Market Shares for Textile and Apparel Product Categories” at website **http://otexa.ita.doc.gov/ipbook.pdf** ), the requester must provide a complete listing of all sources from which the data were obtained and an affirmation that, to the best of the requester's knowledge, the data represent substantially all of the domestic production of the like or directly competitive article(s) of U.S. origin. In such cases, data should be reported in the first unit of quantity in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States ( **http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts** ) for the Moroccan textile and/or apparel articles and the like or directly competitive articles of U.S. origin. **D. Market share data.** The following data, in quantity by category unit (see “Textile Correlation”), on imports from Morocco as a percentage of the domestic market (defined as the sum of domestic production of the like or directly competitive article and total imports of the subject article); on total imports as a percentage of the domestic market; and on domestic production of like or directly competitive articles as a percentage of the domestic market: * Annual data for the most recent three full calendar years for which such data are available; * Quarterly data for the most recent year for which such data are partially available, and quarterly data for the same quarter(s) of the previous year (e.g., January-March 2005, April-June 2005 and January-March 2004, April-June 2004). **E. Additional data showing serious damage or actual threat thereof.** All data available to the requester showing changes in productivity, utilization of capacity, inventories, exports, wages, employment, domestic prices, profits, and investment, and any other information, relating to the existence of serious damage or actual threat thereof caused by imports from Morocco to the industry producing the like or directly competitive article that is the subject of the request. To the extent that such information is not available, the requester should provide best estimates and the basis therefore: * Annual data for the most recent three full calendar years for which such data are available; * Quarterly data for the most recent year for which such data are partially available, and quarterly data for the same quarter(s) of the previous year (e.g., January-March 2005, April-June 2005 and January-March 2004, April-June 2004). **2. Consideration of Requests.** Consistent with Section 321(b) of the Act, if the Committee determines that the request provides the information necessary for it to be considered, the Committee will cause to be published in the **Federal Register** a notice seeking public comments regarding the request, which will include a summary of the request and the date by which comments must be received. The **Federal Register** notice and the request, with the exception of information marked “business confidential,” will be posted by the Department of Commerce's Office of Textiles and Apparel (“OTEXA”) on the Internet ( **http://otexa.ita.doc.gov** ). The comment period shall be 30 calendar days. To the extent business confidential information is provided, a non-confidential version must also be provided, in which business confidential information is summarized or, if necessary, deleted. At the conclusion of its submission of such public comments, an interested party must attest that “all information contained in the comments is complete and accurate and no false claims, statements, or representations have been made.” Comments received, with the exception of information marked “business confidential,” will be available in the Department of Commerce's Trade Information Center for review by the public. If a comment alleges that there is no serious damage or actual threat thereof, or that the subject imports are not the cause of the serious damage or actual threat thereof, the Committee will closely review any supporting information and documentation, such as information about domestic production or prices of like or directly competitive articles. In the case of requests submitted by entities that are not the actual producers of a like or directly competitive article, particular consideration will be given to comments representing the views of actual producers in the United States of a like or directly competitive article. Any interested party may submit information to rebut, clarify, or correct public comments submitted by any other interested party at any time prior to the deadline provided in this section for submission of such public comments. If public comments are submitted less than 10 days before, or on, the applicable deadline for submission of such public comments, an interested party may submit information to rebut, clarify, or correct the public comments no later than 10 days after the applicable deadline for submission of public comments. With respect to any request considered by the Committee, the Committee will make a determination within 60 calendar days of the close of the comment period. If the Committee is unable to make a determination within 60 calendar days, it will cause to be published in a notice in the **Federal Register** , including the date by which it will make a determination. If the Committee makes a negative determination, it will cause this determination and the reasons therefore to be published in the **Federal Register** . **3. Determination and Provision of Relief.** The Committee shall determine whether, as a result of the reduction or elimination of a duty under the Agreement, a Moroccan textile or apparel article is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the domestic market for that article, and under such conditions as to cause serious damage, or actual threat thereof, to a domestic industry producing an article that is like, or directly competitive with, the imported article. In making this determination, the Committee:
(1)shall examine the effect of increased imports on the domestic industry as reflected in such relevant economic factors as output, productivity, utilization of capacity, inventories, market share, exports, wages, employment, domestic prices, profits, and investment, none of which is necessarily decisive; and
(2)shall not consider changes in technology or consumer preference as factors supporting a determination of serious damage or actual threat thereof. The Committee, without delay, will provide written notice of its decision to the Government of Morocco and will consult with said party upon its request. If a determination under this section is affirmative, the Committee may provide import tariff relief to a U.S. industry to the extent necessary to remedy or prevent the serious damage or actual threat thereof and to facilitate adjustment by the domestic industry to import competition. Such relief may consist of an increase in duties to the lower of:
(1)the NTR/MFN duty rate in place for the textile or apparel article at the time the relief is granted; or
(2)the NTR/MFN duty rate for that article on the day before the Agreement enters into force. The import tariff relief is effective beginning on the date that the Committee's affirmative determination is published in the **Federal Register** . The maximum period of import tariff relief shall be three years. However, the Committee may extend the period of import relief for a period of not more than two years if the Committee determines that the continuation is necessary to remedy or prevent serious damage or actual threat thereof and to facilitate adjustment, and that there is evidence that the domestic industry is making a positive adjustment to import competition. Import tariff relief may not be imposed for an aggregate period greater than five years. Import tariff relief may not be applied to the same article at the same time under these procedures if relief previously has been granted with respect to that article under:
(1)these provisions;
(2)Subtitle A to Title III of the Act; or
(3)Chapter 1 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974. Authority to provide import tariff relief for a textile or apparel article from Morocco that is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the domestic market for that article, and under such conditions as to cause serious damage or actual threat thereof to a U.S. industry producing a like or directly competitive article, will expire ten years after duties on the article are eliminated. **4. Self Initiation.** The Committee may, on its own initiative, consider whether imports of a textile or apparel article from Morocco are being imported into the United States in such increased quantities, in absolute terms or relative to the domestic market for that article, and under such conditions as to cause serious damage or actual threat thereof to a U.S. industry producing a like or directly competitive article. In such considerations, the Committee will follow procedures consistent with those set forth in Section 2 of this notice, including causing to be published in the **Federal Register** a notice seeking public comment regarding the action it is considering. **5. Record Keeping and Business Confidential Information.** OTEXA will maintain an official record for each request on behalf of the Committee. The official record will include all factual information, written argument, or other material developed by, presented to, or obtained by OTEXA regarding the request, as well as other material provided to the Department of Commerce by other government agencies for inclusion in the official record. The official record will include Committee memoranda pertaining to the request, memoranda of Committee meetings, meetings between OTEXA staff and the public, determinations, and notices published in the **Federal Register** . The official record will contain material which is public, business confidential, privileged, and classified, but will not include pre-decisional inter-agency or intra-agency communications. If the Committee decides it is appropriate to consider materials submitted in an untimely manner, such materials will be maintained in the official record. Otherwise, such material will be returned to the submitter and will not be maintained as part of the official record. OTEXA will make the official record public except for business confidential information, privileged information, classified information, and other information the disclosure of which is prohibited by U.S. law. The public record will be available to the public for inspection and copying in a public reading room located in the Department of Commerce, Trade Information Center. Information designated by the submitter as business confidential will normally be considered to be business confidential unless it is publicly available. The Committee will protect from disclosure any business confidential information that is marked “business confidential” to the full extent permitted by law. To the extent that business confidential information is provided, two copies of a non-confidential version must also be provided, in which business confidential information is summarized or, if necessary, deleted. The Committee will make available to the public non-confidential versions of the request that is being considered, non-confidential versions of any public comments received with respect to a request, and, in the event consultations are requested, the statement of the reasons and justifications for the determination subsequent to the delivery of the statement to Morocco. Philip J. Martello, Acting Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements. [FR Doc. E6-6462 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy Notice of Availability of Government-Owned Inventions; Available for Licensing AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The inventions listed below are assigned to the United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Navy and are available for licensing by the Department of the Navy. Patent application 60/762,561: ANTI-BALLISTIC COMPOSITE STRUCTURE FOR ORDNANCE, a thin and lightweight anti-ballistic composite structure capable of stopping a 0.50 caliber armor-piercing bullet. Patent application 11/326,674: IMPROVED EXOTHERMIC ROD IGNITER, a waterproof, non-battery operated rod igniter with marked reliability and longer shelf life. Patent application 11/229,443: DRIFT TUBE AMPLIFIER, amplifies extremely low current signals generated by extremely high input impedance sources. Patent application 11/314,884: MULTI-FUNCTIONAL TACTICAL CABLE REEL, a reel that allows for storage and deployment of fragile fiber optic cable with minimal man-power while protecting it from scraping and kinking. Patent application 11/254,123: TWIN MACHINE GUN MOUNT, a mount that allows for dual M240 machine guns in a single firing position. Patent application 11/392,895: QUICK RELEASE SIGHT ADAPTER, used to attach a commercial red dot sight and adjustable iron sight to a scope ring style mount and allows for quick release and exchange using a spring loaded ramped blade. ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the inventions cited should be directed to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Div, Code 053, Bldg 2, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522-5001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Brian Bailey, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Div, Code 053, Bldg 2, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522-5001, telephone 812-854-1865. To download an application for license, see: *http://www.crane.navy.mil/newscommunity/techtrans_CranePatents.asp.* (Authority: 35 U.S.C. 207, 37 CFR part 404) Dated: April 18, 2006. Eric McDonald, Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. E6-6416 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3810-FF-P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; Technical Assistance and Dissemination To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities—National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year
(FY)2006 *Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA)Number:* 84.326H. Dates: *Applications Available:* April 28, 2006. *Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:* June 12, 2006. *Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:* August 11, 2006. *Eligible Applicants:* State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), public charter schools that are LEAs under State law, institutions of higher education (IHEs), other public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, outlying areas, freely associated States, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, and for-profit organizations. *Estimated Available Funds:* $3,000,000. *Maximum Award:* We will reject any application that proposes a budget exceeding $3,000,000 for a single budget period of 12 months. The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services may change the maximum amount through a notice published in the **Federal Register** . *Number of Awards:* 1. Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. *Project Period:* Up to 60 months. Full Text of Announcement I. Funding Opportunity Description *Purpose of Program:* This program promotes academic achievement and improves results for children with disabilities by supporting technical assistance, model demonstration projects, dissemination of useful information, and implementation activities that are supported by scientifically-based research. *Priority:* In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(v), this priority is from allowable activities specified in the statute (see sections 663 and 681(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)). *Absolute Priority:* For FY 2006 this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only applications that meet this priority. This priority is: National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center *Background:* IDEA supports the provision of early intervention services and related services to eligible infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities (ages birth through five) and their families. Specifically, funds provided under section 619 of Part B of IDEA support the provision of Part B services (i.e., special education and related services) to children with disabilities aged three through five and, at the State's discretion, to two-year old children with disabilities who will turn three during the school year. Funds provided under Part C of IDEA support early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities aged birth through two, and, under certain circumstances, for children who are eligible to receive services under section 619 of Part B of IDEA and who previously received services under Part C of IDEA, and their families. Part D of IDEA authorizes Federal funding for personnel preparation, technical assistance, model demonstration, information dissemination, and studies and evaluations, in order to improve early intervention, educational, and transitional results for children with disabilities. The Department's Office of Special Education Programs
(OSEP)implements IDEA by assisting each State to develop Statewide policies and procedures that ensure that appropriate early intervention services are available to all infants and toddlers with disabilities in the State and their families and that a free appropriate public education
(FAPE)is available for children with disabilities aged three through five. OSEP also assists each State to enhance State capacity to provide comprehensive IDEA services under Parts B and C of IDEA to infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities (ages birth through five) and their families. Technical assistance and dissemination activities are necessary to ensure that States fully implement Parts B and C of IDEA and thereby achieve appropriate early intervention and educational results for infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities and their families. Thus, through this priority, the Department proposes to fund a National technical assistance center that will build and support the capacity of States to fully implement Parts B and C of IDEA. *Priority:* The purpose of this priority is to ensure that eligible infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities (ages birth through five years) receive, as appropriate, services under Parts B and C of IDEA that ultimately improve their developmental and early learning outcomes and that the families of eligible infants, toddlers, and children receiving services under Part C of IDEA receive services necessary to enhance the family's capacity to meet the developmental needs of the infant, toddler, or child. Under this priority, therefore, the Department will fund, through a cooperative agreement, a technical assistance center that will focus on technical assistance approaches that lead to strengthened State and local systems and improved outcomes for infants, toddlers and children with disabilities and families of infants, toddlers and children receiving services under Part C of IDEA. *General.* To meet this priority, the National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (the Center) must—
(a)Provide technical assistance to the Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA)and all States providing early intervention and special education to children aged birth through 5 under Part B of IDEA and Part C of IDEA, and to early childhood projects funded under Part D of IDEA;
(b)Help these States and the early childhood projects funded under Part D of IDEA respond to State needs identified by assessing relevant information, including information in Annual Performance Reports
(APRs)and State Performance Plans
(SPPs)and information collected through Federal and State monitoring activities; and
(c)Construct mechanisms to link professionals who are involved in producing new scientifically-based knowledge and products with program administrators, families, and service providers, utilizing State technical assistance systems, national membership organizations and their State affiliates, and other technical assistance and dissemination projects. In planning technical assistance, the Center must consider the broad range of projects supported under IDEA, anticipate the kinds of technical assistance requests that the Center is likely to receive, and have the capacity to respond to highly diverse requests. All technical assistance provided by the Center must promote the implementation of evidence-based practices to improve outcomes for infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities. *Planning Activities.* The Center's planning activities must include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a)Developing a plan in the first three months of the project period that outlines a comprehensive technical assistance approach, based on effective strategies, that can serve as the conceptual underpinning of the project activities. The plan must describe how activities will contribute to improved outcomes for infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities. The plan must be developed in consultation with SEAs, lead agencies, and the advisory committee the Center establishes under this priority, and must be based on the needs of the SEAs and lead agencies. The plan must be submitted to OSEP for review and approval and be updated annually.
(b)Meeting with the OSEP Project Officer and other appropriate staff in Washington, DC within the first three months of the project period to identify the specific project activities the Center will carry out. *Knowledge Development Activities.* The Center's knowledge development activities must include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a)Conducting an analysis of APRs, SPPs, monitoring reports, and other sources of information to—(1) Ensure that the Center's technical assistance activities respond to needs that OSEP has identified in its monitoring activities; and
(2)determine the current status of States' implementation of Parts B and C of IDEA for infants, toddlers and children with disabilities (ages birth through five).
(b)Based on the analysis conducted in paragraph
(a)of this section, developing a compilation of problem areas and needs of States related to States' implementation of Parts B and C of IDEA. The compilation must include the source (e.g., monitoring report, APR, SPP, journal article) that identifies each problem area and State need and the relevant findings related to the issue.
(c)Identifying critical problem areas and needs experienced by States in providing services to children with disabilities to be addressed by the Center, synthesizing and developing information on these problem areas and State needs, and developing technical assistance strategies to address these critical problem areas and State needs. To identify critical problem areas and State needs, the Center must work with project directors of early childhood projects funded under Part D of IDEA, families, local administrators, policy makers, OSEP staff, Part C and section 619 State contacts, and other early childhood programs and technical assistance providers.
(d)Developing a technical assistance plan for prioritizing and addressing the problem areas and State needs identified in paragraphs
(b)and
(c)of this section. This technical assistance plan must be included and updated in the Center's annual plan referenced in the *Planning Activities* section of this priority and must include an analysis of critical problem areas and State needs and specific strategies and approaches the Center plans to employ. The technical assistance plan must describe the basis for the Center's priorities. *Technical Assistance Activities.* The Center's technical assistance activities must include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a)Making optimum use of appropriate technology in conducting its internal and external activities, including, but not limited to, maintaining a user-friendly Web site with relevant information and documents in a format that meets a government or industry-recognized standard for accessibility with links to other OSEP-funded centers. Other examples of optimum use of technology include: Using Web-enhanced communications for intra-organization and external communications; monitoring data available on library services; using eNotes services to communicate with section 619 coordinators, Part C coordinators, and Part D discretionary projects on early intervention and early childhood issues; and using listserves to provide information to section 619 coordinators, Part C coordinators, and Part D discretionary projects.
(b)Developing and implementing a work plan for each State, unless a State chooses not to participate, that identifies the needs and priorities of appropriate early childhood entities involved in providing services for infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities in the State (a State Work Plan). In developing the State Work Plan, the Center must involve, at a minimum, the State section 619 or Part C coordinator and other technical assistance providers working in the State such as the Regional Resource Centers (RRCs). The purpose of the State Work Plans is to define the State's needs, identify priorities for system changes to meet those needs, and establish an action plan to accomplish system changes. State Work Plans must be based on the information compiled under the *Knowledge Development Activities* section of this priority. The State Work Plan must describe the responsibilities of all parties who participate in the State Work Plan, how technical assistance providers in the State will collaborate, how the Center will provide direct technical assistance to the State, and which evaluation activities will be used to measure progress in implementing the State Work Plan.
(c)Providing States with specialized technical assistance in the subject area of children with disabilities from birth through 5 with behavior challenges, including children referred through the Child Abuse Protection and Treatment Act (CAPTA) and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. These specialized technical assistance activities must include—(1) Highlighting methods for increasing the capacity of States to conduct and coordinate child find efforts to locate, identify, and evaluate children with disabilities, including specific subpopulations such as homeless children, children in foster care, children who are wards of the State, and children in substantiated cases of abuse or neglect under CAPTA or under the age of three and affected by illegal substance abuse or prenatal drug exposure;
(2)identifying screening instruments that are appropriate for identifying infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities;
(3)conducting symposia or summits on positive behavior interventions for these children; and
(4)summarizing and transferring knowledge on early problem behavior and effective interventions. The Center must coordinate and collaborate with discretionary projects funded by the Department under Part D of IDEA that address the needs of infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities and behavior challenges. The Center also must build upon collaborative efforts developed by the Center for Evidence-based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior, which the Department currently funds, and coordinate its technical assistance with a similar center funded by the Agency for Children, Youth and Families (ACYF).
(d)Providing States with specialized technical assistance on interagency collaboration and service coordination efforts. This will include identifying and disseminating information about the most successful strategies for minimizing duplication of services and maximizing developmental and early learning outcomes for infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities (birth through age five). The technical assistance activities must focus on one or more of the following:
(1)Coordinating child find efforts;
(2)promoting seamless services for children with disabilities and their families, including smooth transitions from Part C programs to Part B programs;
(3)developing and implementing effective interagency agreements between lead agencies implementing Part C programs and State agencies responsible for administering CAPTA that address child find responsibilities, and interagency agreements between lead agencies implementing Part C programs, SEAs administering Part B programs and agencies responsible for administering the early Head Start and Head Start programs that address early childhood transition responsibilities;
(4)promoting the adoption of research-based service coordination and integration models and practices;
(5)supporting interagency coordination models that increase the provision of early intervention services to infants, toddlers and children with disabilities in natural environments, inclusive preschool programs, and high quality early childhood programs for typically developing children; and
(6)communicating with and involving families in activities promoting high quality interagency collaboration and service coordination. The Center must coordinate and collaborate with other relevant early childhood programs, service providers, technical assistance providers, and discretionary projects funded by the Department that address interagency collaboration and service coordination.
(e)Collaborating and coordinating with the Technical Assistance Center to Support Evidence-based Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education (if and when the Department funds this center) to disseminate the most successful practices for improving developmental and early learning outcomes, including social-emotional and language and early literacy skills, for infants, toddlers and children with disabilities, birth through age five.
(f)Convening a National Early Childhood Conference for the exchange of information among early childhood services providers, State contacts, technical assistance providers, families, and researchers. The Center must convene a Conference Advisory Panel to develop the conference theme and agenda.
(g)Developing and disseminating reports and documents that, at a minimum, include information on the Department-funded early childhood, section 619, and Part C projects within each State; including project abstracts, contact information, and a summary of project goals and outcomes.
(h)Submitting for approval a proposal describing the content and purpose of any new ( *i.e.* , not listed in paragraph
(g)of this section) paper or electronic product, prior to its development, to the Product Planning Advisory Board of the OSEP-funded National Dissemination Center.
(i)Coordinating with existing technical assistance efforts by communicating with prospective technical assistance partners, interviewing Parent Training and Information Centers
(PTIs)and Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs) about Part C and early childhood services implementation issues, working with RRCs to respond to early intervention and preschool information requests, promoting the work of the OSEP-funded Early Childhood Outcomes Center and the General Supervision Enhancement Grants that focus on early childhood, and collaborating with other general early childhood technical assistance projects ( *e.g.* , those funded by Head Start and the Child Care Bureau).
(j)Providing OSEP-specified technical assistance to specific States or on specific issues identified by OSEP. This OSEP-specified technical assistance may include—(1) Participation in Communities of Practice activities addressing early childhood issues such as the requirement to serve children in the least restrictive environment under Part B of IDEA, the requirement to serve children in natural environments under Part C of IDEA, child identification, and data collection;
(2)direct technical assistance to OSEP-specified States through partnerships among OSEP, other technical assistance centers, and the States; or
(3)technical assistance regarding emerging or other high-priority issues identified by OSEP. Staff time and project resources dedicated to provide technical assistance to OSEP-specified States or on OSEP-specified issues will be negotiated with OSEP. The Center must dedicate approximately $40,000 of its award annually to providing OSEP-specified technical assistance to States. *Additional Requirements* . The Center also must—
(a)Maintain communication with the OSEP Project Officer through monthly phone conversations and regular e-mail communication as determined by the Center's director and the OSEP Project Officer. The Center must submit monthly reports, annual performance reports, and provide additional written materials as needed for the OSEP Project Officer to monitor the Center's work;
(b)Establish, maintain, and meet at least annually with an advisory committee consisting of persons with expertise regarding infants, toddlers and children with disabilities in the birth through five years age range in areas such as special and general early childhood education, early intervention, systems change, evaluation, IDEA requirements, education reform and restructuring, professional development and support, and technical assistance and dissemination;
(c)Each year during the project period, fund as project assistants, two doctoral students who have concentrations in early intervention, early childhood, special education, or related services;
(d)Conduct evaluations of its activities and the overall impact of its work. The evaluation process must, at a minimum, include a third party evaluation (approved by OSEP) to gauge the effectiveness of the technical assistance provided by the Center in light of the objectives of this priority. The third party evaluation must include—(1) Analysis of whether the Center is a high performing organization that provides technical assistance;
(2)analysis of the relevance of technical assistance activities performed by the Center;
(3)analysis of the outcomes of the Center's technical assistance activities; and
(4)analysis of the impact the technical assistance provided by the Center has had on the capacity of States to fully implement Parts B and C of IDEA. The Center must report its evaluation findings and disseminate the findings annually to the OSEP Project Officer and the advisory committee; and
(e)Budget for attendance at an annual three-day Project Directors' Meeting in Washington, DC, the Technical Assistance and Dissemination Project Directors' Meeting, and at least two annual planning meetings. Applicants also must budget for attendance at other meetings such as Department briefings, Department-sponsored conferences, and other OSEP-requested activities. *Fourth and Fifth Years of Project:* In deciding whether to continue funding the Center for the fourth and fifth years, the Secretary will consider the requirements of 34 CFR 75.253(a), and in addition—
(a)The recommendation of a review team consisting of experts selected by the Secretary. This review will be conducted in Washington, DC during the last half of the project's second year. Projects must budget for travel expenses associated with this one-day intensive review;
(b)The timeliness and effectiveness with which all requirements of the negotiated cooperative agreement have been or are being met by the Center; and
(c)Evidence of the degree to which the Center's activities have contributed to changed practices and improved outcomes for infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities. *Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking:* Under the Administrative Procedure Act
(APA)(5 U.S.C. 553), the Department generally offers interested parties the opportunity to comment on a proposed priority. However, section 681(d) of IDEA makes the public comment requirements under the APA inapplicable to the priority in this notice. Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1463 and 1481(d). *Applicable Regulations:* The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants except federally recognized Indian tribes. Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to IHEs only. II. Award Information *Type of Award:* Cooperative agreement. *Estimated Available Funds:* $3,000,000. *Maximum Award:* We will reject any application that proposes a budget exceeding $3,000,000 for a single budget period of 12 months. The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services may change the maximum amount through a notice published in the **Federal Register** . *Number of Awards:* 1. Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. *Project Period:* Up to 60 months. III. Eligibility Information 1. *Eligible Applicants:* SEAs, LEAs, public charter schools that are LEAs under State law, IHEs, other public agencies, private nonprofit organizations, outlying areas, freely associated States, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, and for-profit organizations. 2. *Cost Sharing or Matching:* This competition does not involve cost sharing or matching. 3. *Other: General Requirements* —(a) The projects funded under this competition must make positive efforts to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities (see section 606 of IDEA).
(b)Applicants and grant recipients funded under this competition must involve individuals with disabilities or parents of individuals with disabilities, ages birth through 26 in planning, implementing, and evaluating the project (see section 682(a)(1)(A) of IDEA). IV. Application and Submission Information 1. *Address to Request Application Package:* Education Publications Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone (toll free): 1-877-433-7827. FAX:
(301)470-1244. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll free): 1-877-576-7734. You may also contact ED Pubs at its Web site: *http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html* or you may contact ED Pubs at its e-mail address: *edpubs@inet.ed.gov* . If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this competition as follows: CFDA Number 84.326H. Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the Grants and Contracts Services Team listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice. 2. *Content and Form of Application Submission:* Requirements concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you must submit, are in the application package for this competition. Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the application) is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that reviewers use to evaluate your application. You must limit Part III to the equivalent of no more than 70 pages, using the following standards: • A “page” is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom, and both sides. • Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch) all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings, footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in charts, tables, figures, and graphs. • Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller than 10 pitch (characters per inch). The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; Part IV, the assurances and certifications; the one-page abstract, the resumes, the bibliography, the references, or the letters of support. However, you must include all of the application narrative in Part III. We will reject your application if— • You apply these standards and exceed the page limit; or • You apply other standards and exceed the equivalent of the page limit. 3. *Submission Dates and Times:* Applications Available: April 28, 2006. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: June 12, 2006. Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov), or in paper format by mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or by mail or hand delivery, please refer to section IV.6. *Other Submission Requirements* in this notice. We do not consider an application that does not comply with the deadline requirements. *Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:* August 11, 2006. 4. *Intergovernmental Review:* This program is subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order 12372 is in the application package for this competition. 5. *Funding Restrictions:* We reference regulations outlining funding restrictions in the *Applicable Regulations* section of this notice. 6. *Other Submission Requirements:* Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted electronically or in paper format by mail or hand delivery. a. Electronic Submission of Applications We have been accepting applications electronically through the Department's e-Application system since FY 2000. In order to expand on those efforts and comply with the President's Management Agenda, we are continuing to participate as a partner in the new government wide Grants.gov Apply site in FY 2006. The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center—CFDA Number 84.326H is one of the competitions included in this project. We request your participation in Grants.gov. If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must use the Grants.gov Apply site at *http://www.grants.gov* . Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the National Early Childhood Technical Assessment Center at: *http://www.grants.gov.* You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search. Please note the following: • Your participation in Grants.gov is voluntary. • When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find information about submitting an application electronically through the site, as well as the hours of operation. • Applications received by Grants.gov are time and date stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted, and must be date/time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as otherwise noted in this section, we will not consider your application if it is date/time stamped by the Grants.gov system later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. When we retrieve your application from Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are rejecting your application because it was date/time stamped by the Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. • The amount of time it can take to upload an application will vary depending on a variety of factors including the size of the application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline date to begin the application process through Grants.gov. • You should review and follow the Education Submission Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are included in the application package for this competition to ensure that you submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov system. You can also find the Education Submission Procedures pertaining to Grants.gov at *http://e-Grants.ed.gov/help/GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf* . • To submit your application via Grants.gov, you must complete all of the steps in the Grants.gov registration process (see *http://www.Grants.gov/GetStarted* ). These steps include
(1)registering your organization,
(2)registering yourself as an Authorized Organization Representative (AOR), and
(3)getting authorized as an AOR by your organization. Details on these steps are outlined in the Grants.gov 3-Step Registration Guide (see *http://www.grants.gov/assets/GrantsgovCoBrandBrochure8X11.pdf* ). You also must provide on your application the same D-U-N-S Number used with this registration. Please note that the registration process may take five or more business days to complete, and you must have completed all registration steps to allow you to successfully submit an application via Grants.gov. • You will not receive additional point value because you submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you if you submit your application in paper format. • You may submit all documents electronically, including all information typically included on the Application for Federal Education Assistance (ED 424), Budget Information—Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary assurances and certifications. If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must attach any narrative sections of your application as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text) or .PDF (Portable Document) format. If you upload a file type other than the three file types specified above or submit a password protected file, we will not review that material. • Your electronic application must comply with any page limit requirements described in this notice. • After you electronically submit your application, you will receive an automatic acknowledgment from Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov tracking number. The Department will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send you a second confirmation by e-mail that will include a PR/Award number (an ED-specified identifying number unique to your application). • We may request that you provide us original signatures on forms at a later date. Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of System Unavailability If you are prevented from electronically submitting your application on the application deadline date because of technical problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension until 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business day to enable you to transmit your application electronically, or by hand delivery. You also may mail your application by following the mailing instructions as described elsewhere in this notice. If you submit an application after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the deadline date, please contact the person listed elsewhere in this notice under For Further Information Contact , and provide an explanation of the technical problem you experienced with Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number (if available). We will accept your application if we can confirm that a technical problem occurred with the Grants.gov system and that that problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The Department will contact you after a determination is made on whether your application will be accepted. Note: Extensions referred to in this section apply only to the unavailability of or technical problems with the Grants.gov system. We will not grant you an extension if you failed to fully register to submit your application to Grants.gov before the deadline date and time or if the technical problem you experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov system. b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail If you submit your application in paper format by mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier), you must mail the original and two copies of your application, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable following address: *By mail through the U.S. Postal Service:* U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.326H), 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260, or *By mail through a commercial carrier:* U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center—Stop 4260, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.326H), 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506. Regardless of which address you use, you must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
(1)A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark,
(2)A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the U.S. Postal Service,
(3)A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial carrier, or
(4)Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1)A private metered postmark, or
(2)A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service. If your application is postmarked after the application deadline date, we will not consider your application. Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your local post office. c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery If you submit your application in paper format by hand delivery, you (or a courier service) must deliver the original and two copies of your application by hand, on or before the application deadline date, to the Department at the following address: U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.326H), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260. The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays and Federal holidays. Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail or hand deliver your application to the Department:
(1)You must indicate on the envelope and—if not provided by the Department—in Item 4 of ED 424 the CFDA number—and suffix letter, if any—of the competition under which you are submitting your application.
(2)The Application Control Center will mail a grant application receipt acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive the grant application receipt acknowledgment within 15 business days from the application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of Education Application Control Center at
(202)245-6288. V. Application Review Information *Selection Criteria:* The selection criteria for this competition are from 34 CFR 75.210 and are listed in the application package. VI. Award Administration Information 1. *Award Notices:* If your application is successful, we notify your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award Notification (GAN). We may also notify you informally. If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding, we notify you. 2. *Administrative and National Policy Requirements:* We identify administrative and national policy requirements in the application package and reference these and other requirements in the *Applicable Regulations* section of this notice. We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of an award in the *Applicable Regulations* section of this notice and include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also incorporates your approved application as part of your binding commitments under the grant. 3. *Reporting:* At the end of your project period, you must submit a final performance report, including financial information, as directed by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an annual performance report that provides the most current performance and financial expenditure information as specified by the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118. 4. *Performance Measures:* Under the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), the Department has developed measures that will yield information on various aspects of the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program. These measures focus on: the extent to which projects provide high quality products and services, the relevance of project products and services to educational and early intervention policy and practice, and the use of products and services to improve educational and early intervention policy and practice. We will notify grantees if they will be required to provide any information related to these measures. Grantees will also be required to report information on their projects' performance in annual reports to the Department (34 CFR 75.590). VII. Agency Contact *For Further Information Contact:* Peggy Cvach, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4060, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2550. Telephone:
(202)245-7314. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Relay Service
(FRS)at 1-800-877-8339. Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request by contacting the following office: The Grants and Contracts Services Team, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2550. Telephone:
(202)245-7363. VIII. Other Information *Electronic Access to This Document:* You may view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the **Federal Register** , in text or Adobe Portable Document Format
(PDF)on the Internet at the following site: *http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister* . To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in the Washington, DC, area at
(202)512-1530. Note: The official version of this document is the document published in the **Federal Register** . Free Internet access to the official edition of the **Federal Register** and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: *http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html* . Dated: April 21, 2006. John H. Hager, Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. [FR Doc. 06-3995 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am]
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