Individuals wishing to make an oral statement should request in writing by April 9, 2012, to be scheduled on the agenda. Send written comments and requests to Southern Region Recreation RAC, Caroline Mitchell, P.O. Box 1270, Hot Springs, AR 71902, or by email tocarolinemitchell@fs.fed.us,or via facsimile to 501-321-5399. Written comments may be submitted as described underSupplementary Information.All comments, including names and addresses when provided, are placed in the record and are available for public inspection and copying. The public may inspect comments received at the same location. A summary of the meeting will be posted athttp://www.fs.fed.us/r8/rrac/index.phpwithin 21 days of the meeting.

Title:7 CFR 1944-I, Self-Help Technical Assistance Grants.

OMB Number:0575-0043.

Expiration Date of Approval:July 31, 2012

Type of Request:Extension of currently approved information collection.

Abstract:This subpart set forth the policies and procedures and delegates authority for providing technical assistance funds to eligible applicants to finance programs of technical and supervisory assistance for self-help housing loan program, as authorized under section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949 under 42 U.S.C. 1472. This financial assistance may pay part or all of the cost of developing,administering or coordinating program of technical and supervisory assistance to aid very low- and low-income families in carrying out self-help housing efforts in rural areas. The primary purpose is to locate and work with families that otherwise do not qualify as homeowners, are below the 50 percent of median incomes, and living in substandard housing.

RHS will be collecting information from non-profit organizations to enter into grant agreements. These non-profit organizations will give technical and supervisory assistance, and in doing so, they must develop a final application for section 523 grant funds. This application includes Agency forms that contain essential information for making a determination of eligibility.

Estimate of Burden:Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.35 hours per response.

Respondents:Public or private nonprofit organizations, State, Local or Tribal Governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents:140.

Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent:20.03.

Estimated Number of Responses:2,804.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents:3,787.

Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Jeanne Jacobs, Regulations and Paperwork Management Branch, Support Services Division at (202) 692-0040.

Comments:Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the RHS, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of RHS's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments may be sent to Jeanne Jacobs, Regulations andPaperwork Management Branch, Support Services Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, STOP 0742, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20250. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public record.

On April 26, 2011, notice was published in theFederal Register(76 FR 23305) that a request for a scientific research permit to take leatherback sea turtles had been submitted by the above-named individual. The requested permit has been issued under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531et seq.) and the regulations governing the taking, importing, and exporting of endangered and threatened species (50 CFR parts 222-226).

The five year permit authorizes Dr. Lutcavage to conduct research to characterize the distribution, movements and dive behavior of leatherback sea turtles in the waters of New England. Researchers may take up to 25 leatherback sea turtles annually that have been disentangled from fishing gear by a stranding network or captured with a breakaway hoopnet. Turtles would be measured, weighed, photographed and videotaped, flipper and passive integrated transponder tagged, blood, tissue, and fecal sampled, cloacal, oral, and nasal swabbed, tagged with an electronic transmitter, and released.

Issuance of this permit, as required by the ESA, was based on a finding that such permit (1) was applied for in good faith, (2) will not operate to the disadvantage of such endangered or threatened species, and (3) is consistent with the purposes and policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA.

The Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Administration, with the concurrence of the General Services Administration, renewed the Charter for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation Committee (NMTI Committee) on March 1, 2012. This Notice is published in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Title 5, United States Code, Appendix 2, § 9). It has been determined that the Committee is necessary and in the public interest. The Committee was established in accordance with the FACA and provides advice to the Secretary on the implementation of Public Law 96-480 (15 U.S.C. 3711), as amended August 9, 2007, specifically with regard to recommendations of nominees for the Medal. The duties of the NMTI Committee are solely advisory in nature. Nominations for this Medal are solicited through an open, competitive, nationwide call for nominations and the NMTI Committee members are responsible for reviewing the nominations received. The NMTI Committee members are distinguished experts in the private and public sectors with experience in, or an understanding of, the development and utilization of technological innovations or technological manpower. The NMTI Committee evaluates the nominees and forwards its recommendations, through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, to the Secretary who, in turn, forwards his recommendations for the Medal to the President.

Title III, Subtitle C, Section 331 through Section 338 of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (the “Act”) [Public Law 112-41] implements the textile and apparel safeguard provision, provided for in Article 4.1 of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (the “Agreement”). The safeguard mechanism applies when, as a result of the reduction or elimination of a customs duty under the Agreement, a Korean 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 U.S. industry producing a like or directly competitive article. In these circumstances, Article 4.1.1(b) permits the United States to (a) suspend any further reduction in the rate of duty provided for under Annex 2-B of the Agreement in the duty imposed on the article; or (b) increase duties on the imported article from Korea 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. In Presidential Proclamation 8783 (77 FR 14265, March 9, 2012), the President delegated to the Committee certain functions under Subtitle C of Title III of the Act.

The import tariff relief is effective beginning on the date that the Committee determines that a Korean textile or apparel article as defined in section 301(3) 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. Consistent with Section 333(a) of the Act, the initial period of import tariff relief, as set forth in section 3 of this notice, shall be two years. The Committee may extend the period of import relief for a period 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 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 under these procedures if (1) relief previously has been granted with respect to that article under these provisions, or (2) the article is subject to relief under (a) Subtitle A of Title III of the Act (Chapter Ten (Trade Remedies of the Agreement), or (B) Chapter 1 of Title III of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2133).

Authority to provide import tariff relief with respect to a Korean textile or apparel article will expire ten years after duties on the article are eliminated pursuant to the Agreement.

Under Article 4.1.6 of the Agreement, if the United States provides relief to a domestic industry under the textile and apparel safeguard, it must provide Korea “mutually agreed trade liberalizing compensation in the form of concessions having substantially equivalent trade effects or equivalent to the value of the additional duties expected to result from the emergency action.” Such concessions shall be limited to textile and apparel products, unless the United States and Korea agree otherwise. If the United States and Korea are unable to agree on trade liberalizing compensation, Korea may increase customs duties equivalently on U.S. products. The obligation to provide compensation terminates upon termination of the safeguard relief. Section 337 of the Act extends the President's authority to provide compensation under Section 123 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, to measures taken pursuant to the Agreement's textile and apparel safeguard provision.

1.Requirements for Requests.Pursuant to Section 331(a) of the Act and Section 7 of Presidential Proclamation 8783, an interested party may file a request for a textile and 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 NW., Washington, DC 20230. Ten copies of any such request must be provided. As provided in Section 338 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.” Consistent with Section 331(a) of theAct, the Committee will review a request initially to determine whether to commence consideration of the request on its merits. Within 15 business 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 and apparel 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 Korean 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 Korean textile or apparel article.See“Procedures for Considering Requests from the Public for Textile and Apparel Safeguard Actions on Imports from Peru”, 76 FR 9556 (February 18, 2011).

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 Korea 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 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States subheading(s) (HTSUS) (http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts) 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 HTSUS, on total imports of the subject article into the United States and imports from Korea 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 2011, April-June 2011 and January-March 2010, April-June 2010).

The data should demonstrate that imports of a Korean origin textile or apparel article that are like or directly competitive with the articles produced by the domestic industry concerned are increasing in absolute terms or relative to the domestic market for that article.

C.Production data.The following data, in quantity, 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 2011, April-June 2011 and January-March 2010, April-June 2010).

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 Korean origin 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, on imports from Korea 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) for the previous year (e.g. January-March 2011, April-June 2011 and January-March 2010, April-June 2010).

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 Korea 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) for the previous year (e.g. January-March 2011, April-June 2011 and January-March 2010, April-June 2010).

2.Consideration of Requests.Consistent with Section 331(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 theFederal Registera notice seeking public comments regarding the request, which will include a summary of the request and the date by which comments must be received. TheFederal Registernotice 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.

If business confidential information is submitted, a non-confidential version must also be provided, in which business confidential information is summarized or, if necessary, deleted. At the conclusion of all such comments, 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.” Comments received, with the exception of information marked “business confidential”, will also be on the Internet (http://otexa.ita.doc.gov) 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. The Committee will fully consider all requests, including thosesubmitted by entities that are not the actual producers of a like or directly competitive article, however the Committee will give particular consideration 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 theFederal 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 theFederal 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 Korean 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 a 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, 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 preferences 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 Korea 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 (a) suspension of any further reduction in the rate of duty provided for under Annex 2-B of the Agreement in the duty imposed on the article; or (b) 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 theFederal Register. The maximum period of import tariff relief shall not exceed two years. However, the Committee may extend the period of import relief to the maximum four 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 under these procedures if (1) relief previously has been granted with respect to that article under these provisions, or (2) the article is subject to relief under (A) Subtitle A of Title III of the Act, or (B) Chapter 1 of Title III of the Trade Act of 1974.

Authority to provide import tariff relief for a textile or apparel article from Korea 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 pursuant to this Agreement.

4.Self Initiation.The Committee may, on its own initiative, consider whether imports of a textile or apparel article from Korea 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 theFederal Registera 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 theFederal 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 made available for public inspection at the Office of Textiles and Apparel, Room 3100, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on business days.

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 commentsreceived 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 Korea.

Comments must be received no later than April 18, 2012 and in the following format:

(1) Comments must be in English.

(2) Comments must be submitted electronically or in hard copy, with original signatures.

(3) Comments submitted electronically, via email, must be either in PDF or Word format, and sent to the following email address:OTEXA.KOREA@trade.gov.The email version of the comments must include an original electronic signature. Further, the comments must have a bolded heading stating “Public Version”, and no business confidential information may be included. The email version of the comments will be posted for public review on the KOREA FTA Safeguard Web site.

(4) Comments submitted in hard copy must include original signatures and must be mailed to the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room 3100, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. All comments submitted in hard copy will be made available for public inspection at the Office of Textiles and Apparel, Room 3100, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on business days. In addition, comments submitted in hard copy will also be posted for public review on the KOREA FTA Safeguard Web site.

(5) Any business confidential information upon which an interested person wishes to rely may only be included in a hard copy version of the comments. Brackets must be placed around all business confidential information. Comments containing business confidential information must have a bolded heading stating “Confidential Version.” Attachments considered business confidential information must have a heading stating “Business Confidential Information”. The Committee will protect from disclosure any business confidential information that is marked “Business Confidential Information” to the full extent permitted by law.

CITA must collect information in order to determine whether a domestic textile or apparel industry is being adversely impacted by imports of these products from Korean, thereby allowing CITA to take corrective action to protect the viability of the domestic textile or apparel industry, subject to section 332(b) of the Act. This information collection is subject to review and approval by the Office of Management and Budget's (“OMB”) OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

OMB has approved under Control Number 0625-0269 the interim procedures requiring the collection of information under the emergency provisions of the PRA. In accordance with the PRA, CITA has estimated the “burden” (in number of hours) on the public to submit information required by CITA under its interim procedures. CITA hereby provides the public the opportunity to provide comment on its estimates of the burden on the public to submit information to CITA under the U.S.-Korea FTA textile and apparel safeguard mechanism.

Estimate of Burden as a Result of Information Collection:Based on the number of Requests and Comments filed per year, and the average amount of time required to submit a Request and Response, CITA estimates that a total annual burden to the public is 56 hours per year. A further breakdown of its estimates of the number of hours to collect and provide information to CITA for Requests and Comments is provided in detail below.

Requests:CITA estimates that 4 Requests will be filed per year under the U.S.-Korea FTA textile and apparel safeguard mechanism. Based on the following activities required to submit a request, CITA estimates that the total time to collect and present information in a Request is 4 hours, for a total of 16 hours per year.

Comments:CITA estimates that 10 Comments will be filed per year in response to the Request under the U.S.-Korea FTA textile and apparel safeguard mechanism. Based on the following activities required to submit a comment, CITA estimates that the total time to collect and present information in a Comment is 4 hours, for a total of 40 hours per year.

Combined, these three information collections represent an annual burden of 56 hours. Copies of the above estimate can be obtained by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482-0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th & Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 or via email atJJessup@doc.gov.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the PRA, unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.

Legal Authority: Section 202(o) of the Act; Proclamation No. 8783 (77 FR 14265, March 9, 2012); and the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement.

The Agreement provides for a list in Appendix 4-B-1 for fibers, yarns, and fabrics that the United States has determined are not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner from suppliers in the United States. A textile or apparel good imported into the United States containing fibers, yarns, or fabrics that are included on the list in Appendix 4-B-1 of the Agreement will be treated as if it is an originating good for purposes of the specific rules of origin in Annex 4-A of the Agreement, regardless of the actual origin of those inputs, in accordance with the specific rules of origin of Annex 4-A. Section 202(o)(3)(F) of the Act provides that the President shall establish procedures under sections 202(o)(3)(C) and (E) in order to determine whether fibers, yarns, or fabrics are not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the United States, and whether a fiber, yarn, or fabric should be removed from the list in Appendix 4-B-1 when it has become available in commercial quantities.

In accordance with Annex 4-B-5 of the Agreement, the preferential tariff treatment accorded to a good provided in Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) Chapters 51, 52, 54, 55, 58, or 60 that contains fibers, yarns, or fabric that are included in Appendix 4-B-1 of the Agreement and that satisfies the requirements of Rule 1 of Section XI of Annex 4-A, is limited to 100 million square meter equivalents in each of the first five years in which the Agreement is in force.

In accordance with Annex 4-B-6 of the Agreement, the preferential tariff treatment accorded to a good provided in HTSUS Chapters 61 or 62 that contains fibers, yarns, or fabric that are included in Appendix 4-B-1 of the Agreement and that satisfies the requirements of Rule 2 or 3 of Section XI of Annex 4-A, is limited to 100 million square meter equivalents in each of the first five years in which the Agreement is in force.

To determine the quantity of square meter equivalents that is charged against the annual quantities described above, CITA shall apply the conversion factors listed in, or utilize a methodology based on, theCorrelation: U.S. Textile and Apparel Category System with the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States of America,U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel (2007), or a successor document.

Unless the United States and Korea otherwise agree, these procedures implementing Annex 4-B of the Agreement shall cease to apply beginning on January 1 of the sixth calendar year in which the Agreement is in force.

In Proclamation No. 8783, (77 FR 14265, March 9, 2012), the President delegated to CITA his authority under the commercial availability provision to establish procedures for modifying the list of fibers, yarns, or fabrics not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner, as set out in Annex 4-B of the Agreement.

Pursuant to that delegation, CITA provides below its interim procedures governing the submission of requests under Section 203(o) in the Act. As of March 19, 2012, CITA intends to use these procedures to process requests for modifying the list of fibers, yarns, or fabrics not available in commercial quantities. CITA intends to publish its final procedures after considering any public comments received pursuant to its request for comments.

The intent of these procedures is to foster the trade in U.S. and Korean textile and apparel articles by allowing non-originating fibers, yarns, and fabrics to be placed on or removed from a list of items not available in commercial quantities, on a timely basis, and in a manner that is consistent with normal business practice. To this end, these procedures are intended to facilitate the transmission, on a timely basis, of requests for commercial availability determinations and offers to supply the products that are the subject of the requests; have the market indicate the availability of the supply of the subject products; make available promptly, to interested entities and parties, information received regarding the requests for products and offers to supply; ensure wide participation by interested entities and parties; provide careful scrutiny of information provided to substantiate order requests and responses of offers to supply; and provide timely public dissemination of information used by CITA in making commercial availability determinations.

(a)Commercial Availability Request.A Request for a commercial availability determination submitted by an interested entity requesting that CITA place a fiber, yarn, or fabric on the Commercial Availability List in Appendix 4-B-1 of the Agreement because that fiber, yarn, or fabric is not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner from a U.S. supplier.

(b)Commercial Availability List.The list of products (fibers, yarns, and/or fabrics) contained in Appendix 4-B-1 of the Agreement that have been determined to be not commercially available from U.S. suppliers in commercial quantities in a timely manner.

(c)Fiber, Yarn, or Fabric.A single product or a range of products, which meet the same specifications provided in a submission, and which may be only part of a Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”) classification.

(d)Interested Entity.The government of Korea, a potential or actual purchaser of a textile or apparel good, or a potential or actual supplier of a textile or apparel good. CITA recognizes that a legal or other representative may act on behalf of an interested entity. See Section 202(o)(3)(B)(i) of the Act.

(e)Interested Party.A person that requests to be included on the email notification list for commercial availability proceedings. Any person may become an interested party by contacting CITA either by sending an email to Otexa.KOREA@trade.gov, or through the Web site dedicated to commercial availability proceedings under the Agreement (“KOREA FTA Commercial Availability Web site” or “Web site”). The Web site is located on the U.S. Department of Commerce's Office of Textiles and Apparel Web site (www.otexa.ita.doc.gov), under “Commercial Availability”/“Korea FTA.”

(f)Official Receipt.CITA's email confirmation that it has received both the email version and the original submission signed by the interested entity delivered via express courier.

(g)Rebuttal Comment.A submission from an interested entity providing information in response to evidence or arguments raised in a Response. A Rebuttal must be limited to evidence and arguments provided in a Response.

(h)Request to Remove.A submission from an interested entity requesting that CITA remove a product from the Appendix 4-B-1 list pursuant to Section 202(o)(3)(C)(iii) of the Act.

(i)Requestor.The interested entity that files, for CITA's consideration, a Commercial Availability Request or a Request to Remove under the commercial availability provision of the Act.

(j)Response with an Offer to Supply.A submission from an interested entity to CITA objecting to the Request and asserting its ability to supply the subject product by providing an offer to supply the subject product described in the Request.

(k)U.S. Business Day.Any calendar day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday observed by the Government of the United States. See section 202(o)(3)(B)(ii) of the Act.

(l)U.S. Supplier.A potential or actual manufacturer of a textile or apparel good in the United States.

(a)Filing a Submission.All submissions for a commercial availability proceeding pursuant to these procedures (e.g., Commercial Availability Request, Response, Rebuttal, and Request to Remove) must be in English. If any attachments are in a language other than English, a complete translation must be provided. Each submission must be submitted to the Chairman of CITA, in care of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Office of Textiles and Apparel (“OTEXA”) in two forms: email and an original signed submission.

(1) An email version of the submission must be either in PDF or Word format, must contain an adequate public summary of any business confidential information and the due diligence certification, and should be sent to OTEXA.KOREA@trade.gov. The email version of the submission will be posted for public review on KOREA FTA Commercial Availability Web site. No business confidential information should be submitted in the email version of any document.

(2) The original signed submission must be sent via express courier to—Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room 3100, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. Any business confidential information upon which an interested entity wishes CITA to rely must be included in the original signed submission. Except for the inclusion of business confidential information and corresponding public summary, the two versions of a submission should be identical.

(3) Brackets must be placed around all business confidential information contained in submissions. Documents containing business confidential information must have a bolded heading stating “Confidential Version.” Attachments considered business confidential information must have a heading stating “Business Confidential Information.” Documents, including those submitted via email, provided for public release must have a bolded heading stating “Public Version” and all the business confidential information must be deleted from public versions, and substituted with an adequate public summary.

(4) Generally, details such as quantities and lead times for providing the subject product can be treated as business confidential information. However, the names of suppliers who were contacted, general information about the capability to manufacture the subject product, and the responses thereto should be included in public versions.

(b)Due Diligence Certification.Each submission containing factual information for CITA's consideration must be accompanied by the appropriate certification regarding the accuracy of the factual information. An interested entity must file a certification of due diligence as described below in subsection (b)(1) with each electronic and original signed submissions that contains factual information. If the interested entity has legal counsel or other representative, the legal counsel or other representative must also file a certification of due diligence as described in subsection (b)(2) with each electronic and original signed submissions that contains factual information. Accurate representations of material facts submitted to CITA for the Commercial Availability Proceeding are vital to the integrity of this process and are necessary for CITA's effective administration of the statutory scheme. Each submission containing factual information for CITA's consideration must be accompanied by the appropriate certification regarding the accuracy of the factual information. Any submission that lacks the applicable certifications will be considered an incomplete submission that CITA will reject and return to the submitter. CITA may verify any factual information submitted by interested entities in a Commercial Availability Proceeding.

(1) For the person responsible for presentation of the factual information: I, (name and title), currently employed by (interested entity), certify that (1) I have read the attached submission, and (2) the information contained in this submission is, to the best of my knowledge, complete and accurate.

(2) For the person's legal counsel or other representative: I, (name), of (lawor other firm), counsel or representative to (interested entity), certify that (1) I have read the attached submission, and (2) based on the information made available to me by (person), I have no reason to believe that this submission contains any material misrepresentation or omission of fact.

(c)Official Receipt.A submission will be considered officially submitted to CITA only when both the email version and the original signed submission have been received by CITA. For Commercial Availability Requests, CITA will provide email confirmation to the requestor that both versions were received. CITA's email confirmation shall be considered the “official receipt” of the Request, which will begin the statutory 30 U.S. business day process for CITA's consideration. CITA will confirm official receipt of any Response and Rebuttal by posting the submissions on the KOREA FTA Commercial Availability Web site.

(a)Commercial Availability Request.An interested entity may submit a Request to CITA alleging that a fiber, yarn, or fabric is not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner from a U.S. supplier.

(b)Contents of a Commercial Availability Request.

(1)Detailed Product Information.The Commercial Availability Request must provide a detailed description of the subject product, including, if applicable, fiber content, construction, yarn size, and finishing processes; and the classification of the product under the HTSUS. All measurements in the entire submission must be stated in metric units. If the English count system is used in any part, then a conversion to metric units must be provided. The description must include reasonable product specifications, including, if applicable, fiber content, construction, yarn size, and finishing processes, as well as timelines and quantities. Reasonable product specifications include the use of accepted terminology and standards, such as those used by American Society for Testing and Materials (“ASTM”) or the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (“AATCC”).

If any aspect of the Commercial Availability Request is outside the normal course of business (e.g., tight deadline, higher standards of performance, requirements to match existing specifications), requestors must provide U.S. suppliers with detailed explanations and measurable criteria for the specification or term at issue. In the course of its review of the Commercial Availability Request, CITA will consider record evidence to determine whether such specifications and terms are reasonable.

The requestor must clearly describe the unique characteristics of the subject product that distinguish it from other similar or potentially substitutable products. In addition, the requestor must also explain why such characteristics are required for the purposes of the end-use of the product and cannot be substituted by another product. However, all characteristics and specifications must be supported by measurable criteria.

(2)Quantity.The Commercial Availability Request must provide the specific quantity of the product needed by the requestor, in standard units of quantity for production of the subject product in the United States.

(3)Due Diligence.The Commercial Availability Request must provide a complete description of the due diligence undertaken by the requestor to determine the subject product's availability in the United States. Due diligence for the requestor means it has made reasonable efforts to obtain the subject product from U.S. suppliers.

(i)Generally:The requestor must provide the names and addresses of suppliers contacted, the name and position of the individuals specifically contacted, the exact request that was made, the dates of those contacts, whether a sample of the subject product was provided for review, and the exact response given for the supplier's inability to supply the subject product under the same conditions as contained in the Commercial Availability Request submitted to CITA, in addition to any other information the requestor believes is relevant. The requestor must submit copies or notes of relevant correspondence, both inquiries and responses, with these suppliers. Relevant correspondence includes notes of telephone conversations.

(ii)Identification of U.S. suppliers:Requestors must make reasonable efforts to identify U.S. suppliers. Requestors should identify U.S. suppliers through a number of means, including the requestor's knowledge of the industry, industry directories, and industry association memberships. For instance, an email from a requestor with a general inquiry to all manufacturers in the United States may not constitute due diligence. Rather, reasonable efforts must be taken to identify U.S. suppliers who are generally known to produce the class or type of product at issue. Requestors must provide an explanation in their Request as to why their efforts to identify U.S. suppliers were reasonable given the product at issue.

(iii)Use of Third Parties and Business-to-Business Contact:Due diligence includes substantive and direct contact, indicating a legitimate intent to do business, between requestors and U.S. suppliers. Third party communications are no substitute for meaningful dialogue between appropriate officials. Once interest is expressed between a requestor and a U.S. supplier, subsequent communications should be conducted by appropriate officials of the requestor and U.S. supplier based on normal business practice. A lack of appropriate business-to-business contact may be deemed to be insufficient due diligence.

(iv)Description of the Subject Product:In undertaking due diligence, requestors must provide a detailed description of the product to U.S. suppliers. The description must include reasonable product specifications, including, if applicable, fiber content, construction, yarn size, and may include a finishing process or operation, as well as timelines and quantities. Reasonable product specifications include the use of accepted terminology and standards, such as those used by ASTM or AATCC. If any aspect of the Request is outside the normal course of business (e.g., tight deadline, higher standards of performance, requirements to match existing specifications), requestors must provide U.S. suppliers with detailed explanations and measurable criteria for the specification or term at issue that would render such aspects as reasonable for the product in question. CITA will consider record evidence to determine whether such specifications and terms are reasonable.

(v)Provision of Samples:In undertaking its due diligence, a requestor must clearly communicate to U.S. suppliers its standard business practice with respect to the provision of samples. While requestors may request a sample, a U.S. supplier is not required to provide a sample under CITA's procedures. However, CITA notes that U.S. suppliers must meet certain requirements with respect to the provision of samples and/or information demonstrating their ability to supply the subject product in commercial quantities in a timely manner. See Section 6(b)(3) and Section 6(b)(4).

(vi)Substitutability of Products:In undertaking its due diligence, a requestor must clearly communicate information regarding the substitutability of the product in question to U.S. suppliers. In its inquiries to U.S. suppliers, the requestormust clearly describe the unique characteristics of the subject product that distinguishes it from other similar or potentially substitutable products. In addition, the requestor must provide U.S. suppliers with information why such characteristics are required for the purposes of the end-use of the product and cannot be substituted by another product. However, all characteristics and specifications must be supported by measurable criteria. If, in the course of due diligence, a U.S. supplier proposes a substitutable product, the requestor must provide reasonable justifications to the U.S. supplier for rejecting potentially substitutable products.

(vii)Treatment of Business Confidential Information:Specific details of correspondence with suppliers, such as quantities and lead times for providing the subject product, can be treated as business confidential information. However, the names of U.S. suppliers who were contacted, what was asked generally about the capability to manufacture the subject product, and the responses thereto should be available for public review to ensure proper public participation in the process. “Lead times” refers to supplying the subject product within normal business time frames for the subject product once an order is received. Specific delivery dates are not necessary. Required delivery dates that fall within the time needed to complete the commercial availability determination process are not acceptable.

(4)Substitutable Products.The Commercial Availability Request must provide information on whether the requestor believes that other products supplied by the U.S. supplier are not substitutable in commercial quantities in a timely manner for the product(s) that is (are) the subject of the Request for purposes of the intended use. Clearly describe the unique characteristics of the subject product that distinguishes it from other similar or potentially substitutable products. Describe why such characteristics are required for the purposes of the end-use of the product and cannot be substituted by another product available from a U.S. supplier.

(5)Additional Information.The Commercial Availability Request may provide any additional evidence or information believed to be relevant for CITA to determine whether a fiber, yarn, or fabric is not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner from a supplier in the United States.

In considering whether to accept a Commercial Availability Request, CITA will consider and determine whether the Request provides all the required information specified in Sections 3 and 4 of these Interim Procedures. CITA will determine whether to accept the Request for consideration and investigation not later than two U.S. business days after the official receipt.

(a)Request Rejected.If CITA determines that the Commercial Availability Request does not contain the required information, the requestor will be notified promptly by email that the Request has not been accepted and the reasons for the rejection. A Commercial Availability Request may be resubmitted with additional information for the subject product and CITA will reevaluate it as a new Request.

(1)Requests for Downstream Products with Inputs Not Commercially Available.If, in its initial review of a Commercial Availability Request, CITA determines that a subject product would be commercially available but for the commercial unavailability of a certain input of the subject product, CITA will reject the Commercial Availability Request. The requestor may submit a Commercial Availability Request for the input in question rather than the downstream product.

(2)Requests for Products with Prohibited Inputs, Specifications, and/or Processes.If, in its initial review of a Commercial Availability Request, CITA determines that the subject product requires inputs, specifications, and/or processes that are prohibited under the laws and regulations of the United States, CITA will reject the Commercial Availability Request if there is a substitute product that does not require such prohibited inputs, specifications, or processes.

(b)Request Accepted.If CITA determines that the Commercial Availability Request contains the required information, CITA will notify interested parties by email that the Commercial Availability Request has been accepted and filed and will assign a File Number. CITA will post the accepted Commercial Availability Request on its Web site for public notice. The email notification and the Web site posting will indicate the calendar date deadlines for submitting Responses and Rebuttals.

Responses must meet the requirements outlined in Section 3 of these Procedures. General comments in support of or opposition to a Request do not meet the requirements of a Response. A Due Diligence Certification must accompany a Response with an Offer to Supply.

(a)Response with an Offer to Supply Submission.An interested entity may file a response objecting to a Commercial Availability Request by providing an offer to supply the subject product as described in the Commercial Availability Request. An interested entity will have 10 U.S. business days after official receipt of a Request to submit a Response with an Offer to Supply. If good cause is shown, CITA may extend this deadline, but CITA will still meet the statutory deadlines.

(b)Contents of a Response with an Offer to Supply.

(1)File Number.The Response with an Offer to Supply must reference the CITA File Number assigned to the particular Request being addressed.

(2)Quantity.The Response with an Offer to Supply must contain the quantity of the subject product that the respondent is capable of currently supplying, in standard units of quantity. All measurements must be in metric units. If the English count system is used in any part, then a conversion to metric units must be provided.

(3)Production Capability/Demonstration of Ability to Supply.A Response with an Offer to Supply must contain information, as described below, supporting the respondent's claim that it is able to supply the subject product, or a substitutable product, in commercial quantities in a timely manner.

(i) The Response with an Offer to Supply must report the quantity, in metric units, that the U.S. supplier produced of the subject product, or a substitutable product, in the preceding 24-month period.

(ii) For products that have experienced cyclical demand or are not currently produced, the U.S. supplier must indicate the quantity that has been supplied or offered commercially in the past, with an explanation of the reasons it is not currently produced or offered.

(iii) If the subject product involves a style, weight, or other variation that is new to the market or new to the U.S. supplier, then the supplier must provide detailed information on its current ability to make the subject product in commercial quantities in a timely manner. Such information could include current production capacity, current loom availability, and standard timetables to produce.

(iv) A U.S. supplier may support its claim to be able to produce the subjectproduct through provision of a sample meeting exactly the specifications as presented in the Commercial Availability Request. However, the provision of a sample is not required. Regardless of whether a sample is provided, a respondent must demonstrate its ability to produce the subject product by providing sufficient relevant information regarding its production capability. Such information could include past production of similar products and/or descriptions of equipment and identification of suppliers necessary to produce the subject product. If some operations, such as finishing, will be completed by other entities, the name of the facility and contact information must be provided.

(v) The Response with an Offer to Supply must include, as applicable, the rationale, supported by measurable criteria, for the U.S. supplier's assertion that other products that are supplied by the U.S. supplier in commercial quantities in a timely manner are substitutable for the subject product(s) for purposes of the intended use.

(vi) In its review of a Response with an Offer to Supply, CITA will consider whether the U.S. supplier was responsive to the efforts employed by the requestor to obtain the subject product in the course of due diligence. In the event that a U.S. supplier was not responsive, a U.S. supplier must provide a reasonable explanation in its Response with an Offer to Supply as to why it did not respond to earlier inquiries by the requestor in the course of due diligence. CITA will reject a Response with an Offer to Supply if it does not include such explanation.

(4)Due Diligence.The Response with an Offer to Supply must provide a complete description of the due diligence undertaken by the U.S. supplier to substantiate the ability to supply the subject product. If a U.S. supplier has participated in the requestor's undertaking of due diligence, the supplier must provide certain information in response to the requestor's inquiries.

(i) If a U.S. supplier has been responsive to a requestor in the undertaking of due diligence, the U.S. supplier must have stated its ability to supply or not supply the subject product. If the product can be supplied, the response to the inquiry must contain information supporting the U.S. supplier's claim to supply the subject product, or one substitutable, in commercial quantities in a timely manner.

(ii) If a U.S. supplier offers to supply the subject product, the supplier may support its offer by reporting the quantity, in metric units, that it has produced of the subject product, or a substitutable product, in the preceding 24-month period. If the U.S. supplier does not provide such information, it must explain why the information it has provided sufficiently supports its offer to supply.

(iii) In response to a requestor's inquiry, for products that have experienced cyclical demand or are not currently produced, the U.S. supplier must provide the requestor the quantity that has been supplied or offered commercially in the past, with an explanation of the reasons it is not currently produced or offered.

(iv) If the subject product involves a style, weight, or other variation that is new to the market or new to the U.S. supplier, then the supplier must provide detailed information on its current ability to make the subject product in commercial quantities in a timely manner. Such information could include current production capacity, current loom availability, and standard timetables to produce the subject product.

(v) A U.S. supplier may support its claim to be able to produce the subject product through provision of a sample meeting the specifications as presented in an inquiry. However, the provision of a sample is not required. Regardless of whether a sample is provided, the U.S. supplier must demonstrate its ability to produce the subject product by providing sufficient relevant information regarding their production capability. Such information could include past production of similar products and/or descriptions of equipment and identification of suppliers necessary to produce the subject product. If some operations, such as finishing, will be completed by other entities, the name of the facility and contact information must be provided.

(vi) A response to a requestor's inquiry must provide, as applicable, the basis for the U.S. supplier's rationale that other products that are supplied by the U.S. supplier in commercial quantities in a timely manner are substitutable for the subject product for purposes of the intended use, supported by measurable criteria.

(vii) Nothing in these procedures shall require any U.S. supplier to provide business confidential or other commercially sensitive information to a requestor. However, a U.S. supplier must provide the requestor a reasonable explanation why such information was not provided and why the information it has provided sufficiently supports its offer to supply.

(5)Location of the U.S. supplier.The Response with an Offer to Supply must provide the name, address, phone number, and email address of a contact person at the facility claimed to be able to supply the subject product.

A Rebuttal Comment must meet the requirements outlined in Section 3 of these procedures. General comments in support of or opposition to a Commercial Availability Request or a Response do not meet the requirements of a Rebuttal Comment. A Due Diligence Certification must accompany a Rebuttal Comment.

(a)Rebuttal Comment.Any interested entity may submit a Rebuttal Comment. An interested entity must submit its Rebuttal Comment not later than 4 U.S. business days after the deadline for a Response. If good cause is shown, CITA may extend the time limit, but CITA will still meet the statutory deadlines.

(b)Contents of a Rebuttal.The Rebuttal Comment may respond only to evidence or arguments raised in a Response and must identify the Response, and evidence and/or arguments to which it is responding. The Rebuttal Comment must reference the CITA File Number assigned to the particular Commercial Availability Request being addressed.

(a) Not later than 30 U.S. business days after official receipt of a Commercial Availability Request (or not later than 60 U.S. business days where an extension is provided), CITA will notify interested entities by email and interested parties and the public by a posting on its Web site whether the subject product is available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the United States and whether an interested entity has objected to the Commercial Availability Request.

(b) CITA will notify the public of the determination by publication in theFederal Registerwhen the determination results in a change to the Commercial Availability List in Appendix 4-B-1 of the Agreement.

(c)Types of Determinations.

(1)Approval:An Approval means that CITA has determined that the subject product is not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the United States. If a Commercial Availability Request is approved, a notice will be published in theFederal Registeradding the product to Appendix 4-B-1 of the Agreement.

(2)Denial:A denial means that CITA has determined that the subject product is available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the United States. If a Commercial Availability Request is denied, notice of the denial will be posted on the KOREA FTA Commercial Availability Web site.

(i)Denial of Requests for Downstream Products with Inputs Not Commercially Available:If, during the course of its review of a Commercial Availability Request, CITA determines that the subject product is commercially available but for the commercial unavailability of a certain input of the subject product, CITA will deny the Commercial Availability Request. The requestor may submit a new Commercial Availability Request for the input in question rather than the downstream product.

(ii)Denial of Requests for Products with Prohibited Inputs, Specifications, and/or Processes:If, during the course of its review of a Commercial Availability Request, CITA determines that the subject product requires inputs, specifications, and/or processes that are prohibited under the laws and regulations of the United States, CITA will deny the Commercial Availability Request if there is a substitute product that does not require such prohibited inputs, specifications, or processes.

(3)Insufficient Information to Determine:CITA will extend its time period for consideration of the Commercial Availability Request by an additional 30 U.S. business days in the event that CITA determines, not later than 30 U.S. business days after official receipt of a Commercial Availability Request, that it has insufficient information to make a determination regarding the ability of a U.S. entity to supply the subject products of the Commercial Availability Request based on the submitted information. CITA will normally determine that it does not have sufficient information to make a determination on a Commercial Availability Request when CITA finds there is inconsistency in material information contained in the Commercial Availability Request, one or more Responses, and/or the Rebuttal Comment(s). CITA will notify interested parties via email that it has extended the time period for CITA's consideration by 30 U.S. business days. CITA also will announce the extension on the Web site.

(i)Process during Extension Period:During the extended time period, CITA will request that interested entities provide additional evidence to substantiate the information provided, and may initiate a meeting with interested entities. Such evidence may include, inter alia, product samples, lab tests, detailed descriptions of product facilities, and comparisons of product performance in the intended end-use of the subject product. Any samples, if requested, of fibers, yarns, or fabrics, that are provided to CITA will be made available for public inspection at the Office of Textiles and Apparel, Room 3100, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. All written submissions must follow instructions described in Section 3 of these procedures. Samples should be identified with a cover sheet that describes the specifications of the sample and be identical to the specifications of the Commercial Availability Request. If CITA conducts a meeting, it will comply with requirements to conduct proceedings in an open manner.

(ii) CITA also will consider evidence in support of claims that U.S. supplier(s) can supply a substantially similar product to that specified in the Commercial Availability Request.

(iii) CITA will make a determination, not later than 60 U.S. business days after the official receipt of a Commercial Availability Request whether to approve or deny the Request and will follow the notification process accordingly.

(4)Deemed Denial:In the event that CITA does not make a determination in response to a Commercial Availability Request to add a product to Appendix 4-B-1 of the Agreement within the statutory deadlines provided, not later than 30 U.S. business days after the official receipt of the Commercial Availability Request or not later than 60 U.S. business days after the official receipt of the Commercial Availability Request that was determined to lack sufficient information pursuant to Section 8 of these procedures, the Request will be considered to be denied.

(a)Request to Remove.An interested entity may submit a request to remove a product from Appendix 4-B-1. See Section 202(o)(3)(E)(i) of the Act.

(b)Content of a Request to Remove.The Request to Remove must provide the substantive information set forth in Section 6(b) (Contents of a Response with an Offer to Supply) of these procedures.

(c)Procedures.

(1) In considering whether to accept a Request to Remove, CITA will follow procedures set forth in Section 5 (Consideration and Acceptance of a Request) of these procedures.

(2) If CITA determines to accept the Request to Remove, CITA and any responding interested entity shall follow applicable procedures and contents set forth in subsection 6(a) (Response with an Offer to Supply) and Section 7 (Submitting a Rebuttal Comment) of these procedures.

(3) As set forth in subsections 8(a) and (b) (Determination Process) of these procedures, CITA will determine whether the subject product of the Request to Remove is available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the United States not later than 30 U.S. business days after the official receipt of the Request to Remove.

(i) If CITA determines that the product is available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the United States, then that product will be removed from the Commercial Availability List in Appendix 4-B-1 of the Agreement. Removal of the product shall not take effect earlier than six months (i.e., 180 calendar days) after publication of notice in theFederal Registerthat CITA has determined that the product is available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the United States.

(ii) If the Commercial Availability List changes as a result of CITA's determination for the Request to Remove, CITA will notify interested parties by email of its determination and will publish a notice of its determination for the Request to Remove in theFederal Register.

(d) For removal, the notice of determination will state that textile and apparel articles containing the subject product are not to be treated as originating in the United States if the subject product is obtained from sources outside the United States, effective for goods entered into the United States on or after six months (i.e., 180 calendar days) after the date of publication of the notice. See Section 202(o)(3)(E)(iii) of the Act.

Comments must be received no later than April 18, 2012 and in the following format:

(1) Comments must be in English.

(2) Comments must be submitted electronically or in hard copy, with original signatures.

(3) Comments submitted electronically, via email, must be either in PDF or Word format, and sent to the following email addressOTEXA.KOREA@trade.gov. The email version of the comments must include an original electronic signature. Further, the comments must have a bolded heading stating “Public Version”, andno business confidential information may be included. The email version of the comments will be posted for public review on the KOREA FTA Commercial Availability Web site.

(4) Comments submitted in hard copy must include original signatures and must be mailed to the Chairman, Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, Room 3100, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. All comments submitted in hard copy will be made available for public inspection at the Office of Textiles and Apparel, Room 3100, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on business days. In addition, comments submitted in hard copy will also be posted for public review on the KOREA FTA Commercial Availability Web site.

(5) Any business confidential information upon which an interested person wishes to rely may only be included in a hard copy version of the comments. Brackets must be placed around all business confidential information. Comments containing business confidential information must have a bolded heading stating “Confidential Version.” Attachments considered business confidential information must have a heading stating “Business Confidential Information”. The Committee will protect from disclosure any business confidential information that is marked “Business Confidential Information” to the full extent permitted by law.

In accordance with Section 203(o) of the Act and as reflected in the interim procedures for commercial availability proceedings, CITA must collect certain information about the technical specifications of a fiber, yarn, or fabric and the production capabilities of U.S. textile producers to determine whether certain fibers, yarns, or fabrics are available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the United States. This information collection is subject to review and approval by the Office of Management and Budget's (“OMB”) OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501et seq.

OMB has approved under Control Number 0625-0270 the interim procedures requiring the collection of information under the emergency provisions of the PRA. In accordance with the PRA, CITA has estimated the “burden” (in number of hours) on the public to submit information required by CITA under its interim procedures. CITA hereby provides the public the opportunity to provide comment on its estimates of the burden on the public to submit information to CITA under the U.S.-Korea FTA Commercial Availability provision.

Estimate of Burden as a Result of Information Collection:Based on estimates on the number of Requests, Rebuttals and Responses filed per year, and the average amount of time required to submit a Request, Rebuttal, and Response, CITA estimates that the total annual burden to the public is 89 hours per year. A further breakdown of its estimates for the number of hours to collect and provide information to CITA for Requests, Responses and Rebuttals is provided in detail below.

Requests:CITA estimates that 10 Requests will be filed per year under the U.S.-Korea FTA Commercial Availability provision. Based on the following activities required to submit a Request, CITA estimates that the total time to collect and present information in a Request is 8 hours, for a total of 80 hours per year.

Responses:CITA estimates that 3 Responses will be filed per year under the U.S.-Korea FTA Commercial Availability provision. Based on the following activities required to submit a Response, CITA estimates that the total time to collect and present information in a Response is 2 hours, for a total of 6 hours per year.

Rebuttals:CITA estimates that 3 Rebuttals will be filed per year. The average amount of time required to prepare each Rebuttal is estimated at 1 hour, for a total annual burden for all Rebuttals of 3 hours.

Combined, these three information collections represent an annual burden of 89 hours. Copies of the above estimate can be obtained by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482-0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 or via e-mail atJJessup@doc.gov

Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the PRA, unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.

This document gives notice of revisions in per diem rates prescribed by the Per Diem Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee for non-foreign areas outside the continental United States. It supersedes Civilian Personnel Per Diem Bulletin Number 278. Distribution of Civilian Personnel Per Diem Bulletins by mail was discontinued. Per Diem Bulletins published periodically in theFederal Registernow constitute the only notification of revisions in per diem rates to agencies and establishments outside the Department of Defense. For more information or questions about per diem rates, please contact your local travel office. The text of the Bulletin follows: The changes in Civilian Bulletin 279 are updated rates for Alaska.

In the notice (FR Doc. 2012-2042) published on January 31, 2012 (77 FR 4788-4798), the table on pages 4789-4797, titled “Maximum Per Diem Rates for official travel in Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Islands and Possessions of the United States by Federal Government civilian employees”, is being reprinted in its entirety, with the corrected lodging seasonal dates for some locations in Alaska.

The U.S. Central Command notices for systems of records subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, have been published in theFederal Registerand are available from the address inFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.The proposed system report, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was submitted on March 13, 2012 to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to paragraph 4c of Appendix I to OMB Circular No. A-130, “Federal Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining Records About Individuals,” dated February 8, 1996 (February 20, 1996, 61 FR 6427).

Purpose of the Board:The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE-EM and site management in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities.

1. Emergency Preparedness Working Group Update.

2. Industrial Sites—Long-Term Monitoring at Closed Sites.

Public Participation:The EM SSAB, Nevada, welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Denise Rupp at least seven days in advance of the meeting at the phone number listed above. Written statements may be filed with the Board either before or after the meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral presentations pertaining to agenda items should contact Denise Rupp at the telephone number listed above. The request must be received five days prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the presentation in the agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Individuals wishing to make public comments will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their comments.

Minutes:Minutes will be available by writing to Denise Rupp at the address listed above or at the following Web site:http://nv.energy.gov/nssab/MeetingMinutes.aspx.

Purpose of the Board:The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations toDOE-EM and site management in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management and related activities.

Public Participation:The meeting is open to the public. The EM SSAB, Portsmouth, welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Joel Bradburne at least seven days in advance of the meeting at the phone number listed above. Written statements may be filed with the Board either before or after the meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral statements pertaining to agenda items should contact Joel Bradburne at the address or telephone number listed above. Requests must be received five days prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the presentation in the agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Individuals wishing to make public comments will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their comments.

Minutes:Minutes will be available by writing or calling Joel Bradburne at the address and phone number listed above. Minutes will also be available at the following Web site:http://www.ports-ssab.energy.gov/.

This information collection request contains:

(1)OMB No.:1910-5141;

(2)Information Collection Request Title:Better Buildings, Better Plants Program Voluntary Pledge Program;

(3)Type of Review:Renewal;

(4)Purpose:The information being collected is needed to evaluate the success of the voluntary agreements made through the Department of Energy's (DOE) Better Buildings, Better Plants (BBBP) Program. The BBBP Program is a voluntary initiative, created to support congress's Energy Policy Act of 2005, as amended, section 106, for any company interested in reducing their energy intensity by 25 percent or more in ten years. The program is specifically designed to encourage and recognize United States companies that are in the vanguard of energy efficiency and will lead all industrial facilities by establishing and achieving ambitious energy goals. All companies participating in the program will receive technical support from DOE, and companies achieving the program's energy goals will also receive national recognition for their accomplishments. The information to be collected from Partner plants includes: background data, including contact information, information on primary energy consumption and energy saving, high level descriptions of implemented energy projects, and annual and cumulative energy intensity progress. The results of the Better Buildings, Better Plants Voluntary Pledge Report will only be published in program evaluation and metrics documentation. Results will be published in aggregate to report the impact of the DOE program in a report that must be submitted to Congress in 2012 and 2017.

(5)Annual Estimated Number of Respondents:175;

(6)Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses:175;

(7)Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours:2,710;

(8)Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:$0.

On August 5, 2011, AMS requested that its delegation of authority to implement and enforce Federal NESHAP be updated to include several additional NESHAP. On October 17, 2011, EPA sent AMS a letter acknowledging that AMS's delegation of authority to implement and enforce NESHAP had been updated to include these additional NESHAP, as provided for under a previously approved delegation mechanism. All notifications, applications, reports and other correspondence required pursuant to the delegated NESHAP must be submitted to both the US EPA Region III and to AMS. A copy of EPA's letter to AMS follows:

This notice acknowledges the update of AMS's delegation of authority to implement and enforce NESHAP.

Background

The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act added section 104(k) to CERCLA to authorize federal financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, including grants for assessment, cleanup and job training. Section 104(k) includes a provision for the EPA to, among other things, award grants to eligible entities to capitalize Revolving Loan Funds and to provide loans and subgrants for brownfields cleanup. Section 104(k)(4)(A)(ii) authorizes EPA to make additional grant funds available to RLF grantees for any year after the year for which the initial grant is made (noncompetitive RLF supplemental funding) taking into consideration:

(I) The number of sites and number of communities that are addressed by the revolving loan fund;

(II) The demand for funding by eligible entities that have not previously received a grant under this subsection;

(III) The demonstrated ability of the eligible entity to use the revolving loan fund to enhance remediation and provide funds on a continuing basis; and

(IV) Such other similar factors as the [Agency] considers appropriate to carry out this subsection.

In order to be considered for supplemental funding, grantees must demonstrate that they have expended existing funds and that they have a clear plan for quickly expending requested additional funds. Grantees must demonstrate that they have made at least one loan or subgrant prior to applying for this supplemental funding and have significantly depleted existing available funds. For FY2012, EPA defines “significantly depleted funds” as any grant where $250,000-$300,000 or less remains uncommitted for single entities and $300,000-$400,000 or less remains uncommitted for states/large coalitions. Additionally, the RLF recipient must have demonstrated a need for supplemental funding based on, among other factors, the number of sites that will be addressed; demonstrated the ability to make loans and subgrants for cleanups that can be started and completed expeditiously (i.e. “shovel-ready” projects) and will lead to redevelopment; demonstrated the existence of additional leveraged funds to complete the project in a timely manner and move quickly from cleanup to redevelopment, including the use of tax incentives such as new market tax credits, direct funding or other resources to advance the project to completion; demonstrated the ability to administer and revolve the capitalization funding in the RLF grant; demonstrated an ability to use the RLF grant to address funding gaps for cleanup; and demonstrated that they have provided a community benefit from past and potential loan(s) and/or subgrant(s). Special consideration may be given to those communities affected by auto plant closures or other economic disruptions. Special consideration may also be given to those grantees that can demonstrate projects that have a clear prospect of aiding the in-sourcing of manufacturing capacity and keeping and/or adding jobs, or otherwise creating jobs, in the affected area. Applicants for supplemental funding must contact the appropriate Regional Brownfields Coordinator below to obtain information on the format for supplemental funding applications for their region. When requesting supplemental funding, applicants must specify whether they are seeking funding for sites contaminated by hazardous substances or petroleum. Applicants may request both types of funding.

OMB Control Number:3060-0139.

Title:Application for Antenna Structure Registration.

Form Number:FCC Form 854.

Type of Review:Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents:Individuals or households; business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit institutions and state, local or tribal government.

Number of Respondents:2,500 respondents; 47,500 responses.

Estimated Time per Response:.5 hours to 60 hours.

Frequency of Response:On occasion reporting requirement and recordkeeping requirement.

Obligation to Respond:Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in sections 1, 2, 4(i), 303(q), 303(r), and 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 303(q), 303(r), and 309(j), Section 102(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4332(C), and Section 1506.6 of the regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality, 40 CFR 1506.6.

Total Annual Burden:21,345 hours.

Total Annual Cost:$975,725.

Privacy Impact Assessment:Yes. This information collection contains personally identifiable information on individuals which is subject to the Privacy Act of 1974. Information on the FCC Form 854 is maintained in the Commission's System of Records, FCC/WTB-1, “Wireless Services Licensing Records”. These licensee records are publicly available and routinely used in accordance of subsection b of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a(b), as amended. Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TINs) and materials that are afforded confidential treatment pursuant to a request made under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules will not be available for public inspection.

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:Respondents may request materials or information submitted to the Commission be withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.

The Commission has in place the following policy and procedures for records retention and disposal: Records will be actively maintained as long as the entity remains a tower owner. Paper records will be archived after being keyed or scanned into the Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) database and destroyed when twelve (12) years old; electronic records will be backed up and deleted twelve (12) years after the registration is no longer valid.

Needs and Uses:The Commission is seeking OMB approval for a revision of this information collection in order to obtain the full three year approval from OMB. There is no change to the Commission's previous burden estimates.

The purpose of the FCC Form 854 is to register antenna structures (radio towers) that are used for wire or radio communication services which are regulated by the Commission; to make changes to existing registered antenna structures or pending applications for registration; or to notify the Commission of the completion of construction or dismantlement of such structures, as required by Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Chapter 1, §§ 1.923, 1.1307, 1.1311, 17.1, 17.2, 17.4, 17.5, 17.6, 17.7, 17.57 and 17.58.

On December 9, 2011, the Commission adopted and released the Migratory Bird Order on Remand (Remand Order), WTB Docket Nos. 08-61 and 03-187, FCC 11-181, in response to the decision of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit inAmerican Bird Conservancyv.FCC,516 F.3d 1027 (DC Cir. 2008). The Court held that the Commission's current Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) procedures do not offer members of the public a meaningful opportunity to request an Environmental Assessment for proposed towers the Commission considers categorically excluded from review under the National Environment Policy Act (NEPA). To address the court's holding, theRemand Orderadds a pre-application notification process to the ASR procedures so that members of the public will have a meaningful opportunity to comment on the environmental effects of proposed antenna structures that require registration with the Commission. The Remand Order also adopts an interim requirement to prepare Environmental Assessments for antenna structures that are over 450 feet in height.

The Commission is revising the FCC Form 854 to comply with the Remand Order by adding questions that will facilitate the pre-application notification process. In addition, FCC Form 854 is being revised to include several administrative-related questions that will enable the Commission to more efficiently process antenna structure registration. The additional questions relate to replacement towers; requirements to post local and national notice so that the public may have a meaningful opportunity to comment on the environmental effects of a proposed structure that requires registration; determining if the structure is located on federal land; allowing the applicant to select the type of painting and/or lighting it will utilize on the structure being registered; and collecting additional administrative information such as the type of entity that owns the structure, fax number, and count and ZIP code in which the structure is located.

OMB Control Number:3060-0798.

Title:FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Public Safety Homeland Security Bureau.

Form Number:FCC Form 601, Schedules D, I and M.

Type of Review:Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents:Individuals or households; business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit institutions and state, local or tribal government.

Number of Respondents:253,120 respondents; 253,120 responses.

Estimated Time per Response:1.25 hours.

Frequency of Response:On occasion and every 10 years reporting requirements, third party disclosurerequirement and recordkeeping requirement.

Obligation To Respond:Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 155(c), 157, 201, 202, 208, 214, 301, 302a, 303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 314, 316, 319, 324, 331, 332, 333, 336, 534 and 535 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.

Total Annual Burden:221,780 hours.

Total Annual Cost:$55,140,000.

Privacy Impact Assessment:Yes.

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:There is no need for confidentiality. On a case-by-case basis, the Commission may be required to withhold from disclosure certain information about the location, character, or ownership of a historic property, including traditional religious sites.

Needs and Uses:The Commission is seeking OMB approval for a revision of this information collection in order to obtain the full three year approval from OMB. There is no change to the Commission's previous burden estimates.

FCC Form 601 is a consolidated, multi-part application form, or “long form”, that is used for general market-based licensing and site-by-site licensing for wireless telecommunications and public safety services filed through the Commission's Universal Licensing System (ULS). FCC Form 601 is composed of a main form that contains the administrative information and a series of schedules used for filing technical and other information. Respondents are encouraged to submit FCC Form 601 electronically and are required to do so when submitting FCC Form 601 to apply for an authorization for which the applicant was the winning bidder in a spectrum auction.

The data collected on the FCC Form 601 include the FCC Registration Number (FRN), which serves as a “common link” for all filings an entity has with the FCC. The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 requires those entities filing with the Commission to use a FRN.

Additionally, the FCC Form 601 is used for auctionable services as they are implemented: FCC Form 601 is used to apply for a new authorization, or to amend a pending application for an authorization to operate a license wireless radio services. This includes Public Mobile Services, Personal Communications Services, General Wireless Communications Services, Private Land Mobile Radio Services, Broadcast Auxiliary Services, Fixed Microwave Services, Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) and the Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS), Maritime Services (excluding ships), and Aviation Services (excluding aircraft). It may also be used to modify or renew an existing license, cancel a license, withdraw a pending application, obtain a duplicate license, submit required notifications, request an extension of time to satisfy construction requirements, or request an administrative update to an existing license (such as mailing address change, request a Special Temporary Authority (STA) or a Developmental License.

The Commission is now seeking OMB approval for a revision of the FCC Form 601, Schedules D, I and M to allow respondents the option to provide a pending File Number for an Antenna Structure Registration (ASR). Previously ULS would only accept a granted ASR registration number. This change is being made to allow applicants to file a FCC Form 601 application while the ASR application is going through the new environmental notice process as required by the Migratory Bird Order on Remand, WTB Docket Nos. 08-61 and 03-187. The entries for structure type are changing as a result of the Order as well.

OMB Control Number:3060-0645.

Title:Sections 17.4, 17.48 and 17.49, Antenna Structure Registration Requirements.

Form Number:N/A.

Type of Review:Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents:Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit institutions and state, local or tribal government.

Number of Respondents:2,500 respondents; 268,700 responses.

Estimated Time per Response:.1-.25 hours.

Frequency of Response:On occasion reporting requirement, recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.

Obligation To Respond:Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154 and 303.

Total Annual Burden:29,155 hours.

Total Annual Cost:$53,000.

Privacy Impact Assessment:N/A.

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:There is no need for confidentiality. However, respondents may request materials or information submitted to the Commission be withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.

Needs and Uses:The Commission is seeking OMB approval for an extension of this information collection in order to obtain the full three year approval. The Commission has adjusted its burden and cost estimates in order to update the collection burdens necessary to implement a uniform registration process as well as safe and effective lighting procedures for owners of antenna structures.

Section 17.4 requires the owner of any proposed or existing antenna structure that requires notice of proposed construction to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to register the structure with the Commission. Section 17.4 also requires antenna structure owners to provide their tenants with copies of the antenna structure registration. This includes those structures used as part of the stations licensed by the Commission for the transmission of radio energy, or to be used as part of a cable television head-end system. If a Federal Government antenna structure is to be used by a Commission licensee, the structure must be registered with the Commission. A registration number is issued to identify antenna structure owners in order to enforce the Congressionally-mandated provisions related to the owners.

Sections 17.48 and 17.49 contain reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Section 17.48 requires the notification of the FAA of any extinguishment or improper functioning of antenna structure lighting, and § 17.49 requires the recording of antenna structure light inspections in the owner's record.

The information collected is used by the Commission during investigations related to air safety and if the information were not collected, the Commission would not be able to adequately conduct these investigations. The information is also used to protect air safety by ensuring that pilots are adequately informed of lighting outages.

In 1984, Congress enacted the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 (Pub. L. 98-417) (the 1984 amendments), which authorized the approval of duplicate versions of drug products under an ANDA procedure. ANDA applicants must, with certain exceptions, show that the drug for which they are seeking approval contains the same active ingredient in the same strength and dosage form as the “listed drug,” which is a version of the drug that was previously approved. ANDA applicants do not have to repeat the extensive clinical testing otherwise necessary to gain approval of a new drug application (NDA). The only clinical data required in an ANDA are data to show that the drug that is the subject of the ANDA is bioequivalent to the listed drug.

The 1984 amendments include what is now section 505(j)(7) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)(7)), which requires FDA to publish a list of all approved drugs. FDA publishes this list as part of the “Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations,” which is known generally as the “Orange Book.” Under FDA regulations, drugs are removed from the list if the Agency withdraws or suspends approval of the drug's NDA or ANDA for reasons of safety or effectiveness or if FDA determines that the listed drug was withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness (21 CFR 314.162).

A person may petition the Agency to determine, or the Agency may determine on its own initiative, whether a listed drug was withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination may be made at any time after the drug has been withdrawn from sale, but must be made prior to approving an ANDA that refers to the listed drug (§ 314.161 (21 CFR 314.161)). FDA may not approve an ANDA that does not refer to a listed drug.

CITANEST (prilocaine HCl) Injection, 1%, 2%, and 3%, and CITANEST PLAIN (prilocaine HCl) Injection, 4%, are the subject of NDA 14-763, held by AstraZeneca, and initially approved on November 18, 1965. CITANEST and CITANEST PLAIN are indicated for the production of local anesthesia in infiltration procedures, peripheral nerve blocks, and epidural or caudal blocks.

In a letter dated August 28, 2002, AstraZeneca notified FDA that they had decided to withdraw NDA 14-763 for CITANEST (prilocaine HCl) Injection, 1%, 2%, and 3%; CITANEST PLAIN (prilocaine HCl) Injection, 4%; and CITANEST FORTE (epinephrine bitartrate and prilocaine HCl) Injection, 0.005 milligrams/milliliter and 4%,1 in accordance with 21 CFR 314.150(c). FDA moved the drug products to the “Discontinued Drug Product List” section of the Orange Book. In theFederal Registerof August 18, 2003 (68 FR 49481), FDA announced that it was withdrawing approval of NDA 14-763, effective September 17, 2003.

Lachman Consultant Services, Inc., submitted a citizen petition dated September 25, 2008 (Docket No. FDA-2008-P-0528), under 21 CFR 10.30, requesting that the Agency determine whether prilocaine HCl injections, 1%, 2%, 3%, and 4%, NDA 14-763, were withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness.

After considering the citizen petition and reviewing Agency records and based on the information we have at this time, FDA has determined under § 314.161 that CITANEST (prilocaine HCl) Injection, 1%, 2%, and 3%, and CITANEST PLAIN (prilocaine HCl) Injection, 4%, were not withdrawn for reasons of safety or effectiveness.

The petitioner has identified no data or other information suggesting that CITANEST (prilocaine HCl) Injection, 1%, 2%, and 3%, and CITANEST PLAIN (prilocaine HCl) Injection, 4%, were withdrawn for reasons of safety or effectiveness. We have carefully reviewed our files for records concerning the withdrawal of CITANEST (prilocaine HCl) Injection, 1%, 2%, and 3%, and CITANEST PLAIN (prilocaine HCl) Injection, 4%, from sale. We have also independently evaluated relevant literature and data for possible postmarketing adverse events. We have reviewed the available evidence and determined that CITANEST (prilocaine HCl) Injections, 1%, 2%, and 3%, and CITANEST PLAIN (prilocaine HCl) Injection, 4%, were not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness.

Accordingly, the Agency will continue to list CITANEST (prilocaine HCl) Injection, 1%, 2%, and 3%, and CITANEST PLAIN (prilocaine HCl) Injection, 4%, in the “Discontinued Drug Product List” section of the Orange Book. The “Discontinued Drug Product List” delineates, among other items, drug products that have been discontinued from marketing for reasons other than safety or effectiveness. ANDAs that refer to CITANEST (prilocaine HCl) Injection, 1%, 2%, and 3%, and CITANEST PLAIN (prilocaine HCl) Injection, 4%, may be approved by the Agency as long as they meet all other legal and regulatory requirements for the approval of ANDAs. If FDA determines that labeling for these drug products should be revised to meet current standards, the Agency will advise ANDA applicants to submit such labeling.

The holders of the applications listed in table 1 in this document have informedFDA that these drug products are no longer marketed and have requested that FDA withdraw approval of the applications under the process in § 314.150(c) (21 CFR 314.150(c)). The applicants have also, by their requests, waived their opportunity for a hearing. Withdrawal of approval of an application or abbreviated application under § 314.150(c) is without prejudice to refiling.

Therefore, under section 505(e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 355(e)) and under authority delegated to the Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, by the Commissioner, approval of the applications listed in table 1 in this document, and all amendments and supplements thereto, is hereby withdrawn, effective April 18, 2012. Introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of products without approved new drug applications violates section 301(a) and (d) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 331(a) and (d)). Drug products that are listed in table 1 in this document that are in inventory on the date that this notice becomes effective (see theDATESsection) may continue to be dispensed until the inventories have been depleted or the drug products have reached their expiration dates or otherwise become violative, whichever occurs first.

Public Participation and Request for Comments

This Notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information describing the Collection's purpose, the Collection's likely burden on the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection, and other important information describing the Collections. There is one ICR for each Collection.

The Coast Guard invites comments on whether these ICRs should be granted based on the Collections being necessary for the proper performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the Coast Guard would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical utility of the Collections; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the Collections; (3) ways to enhance thequality, utility, and clarity of information subject to the Collections; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the Collections on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. In response to your comments, we may revise these ICRs or decide not to seek approval for the Collections. We will consider all comments and material received during the comment period.

We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of the ICR and the docket number of this request, [USCG-2012-0149], and must be received by May 18, 2012. We will post all comments received, without change, tohttp://www.regulations.gov.They will include any personal information you provide. We have an agreement with DOT to use their DMF. Please see the “Privacy Act” paragraph below.

If you submit a comment, please include the docket number [USCG-2012-0149], indicate the specific section of the document to which each comment applies, providing a reason for each comment. You may submit your comments and material online (via http://www.regulations.gov), by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. If you submit a comment online viawww.regulations.gov,it will be considered received by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit the comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be considered as having been received by the Coast Guard when it is received at the DMF. We recommend you include your name, mailing address, an email address, or other contact information in the body of your document so that we can contact you if we have questions regarding your submission.

You may submit your comments and material by electronic means, mail, fax, or delivery to the DMF at the address underADDRESSES; but please submit them by only one means. To submit your comment online, go tohttp://www.regulations.gov,and type “USCG-2012-0149” in the “Keyword” box. If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 81/2by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by mail and would like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and material received during the comment period and will address them accordingly.

Viewing comments and documents:To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this Notice as being available in the docket, go tohttp://www.regulations.gov,click on the “read comments” box, which will then become highlighted in blue. In the “Keyword” box insert “USCG-2012-0149” and click “Search.” Click the “Open Docket Folder” in the “Actions” column. You may also visit the DMF in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received in dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act statement regarding Coast Guard public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of theFederal Register(73 FR 3316).

1.Title:Oil and Hazardous Material Pollution Prevention and Safety Records, Equivalents/Alternatives and Exemptions.

OMB Control Number:1625-0095.

Summary:The information is used by the Coast Guard to ensure that an oil or hazardous material requirement alternative or exemption provides an equivalent level of safety and protection from pollution.

Need:Under 33 U.S.C. 1321 and Executive Order 12777 the Coast Guard is authorized to prescribe regulations to prevent the discharge of oil and hazardous substances from vessels and facilities and to contain such discharges. Coast Guard regulations in 46 CFR parts 154-156 are intended to: (1) Prevent or mitigate the results of an accidental release of bulk liquid hazardous materials being transferred at waterfront facilities; (2) ensure that facilities and vessels that use vapor control systems are in compliance with the safety standards developed by the Coast Guard; (3) provide equipment and operational requirements for facilities and vessels that transfer oil or hazardous materials in bulk to or from vessels with a 250 or more barrel capacity; and (4) provide procedures for vessel or facility operators who request exemption or partial exemption from the requirements of the pollution prevention regulations.

Forms:None.

Respondents:Owners and operators of bulk oil and hazardous materials facilities and vessels.

Frequency:On occasion.

Burden Estimate:The estimated burden remains 1,440 hours a year.

2.Title:Requirements for the Use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Compressed Natural Gas as Cooking Fuel on Passenger Vessels.

OMB Control Number:1625-0099.

Summary:The collection of information requires passenger vessels to post two placards that contain safety and operating instructions on the use of cooking appliances that use liquefied gas or compressed natural gas.

Need:Title 46 U.S.C. 3306(a)(5) authorizes the Coast Guard to prescribe regulations for the use of vessel stores of a dangerous nature. These regulations are prescribed in both uninspected and inspected passenger vessel regulations.

Forms:None.

Respondents:Owners and operators of passenger vessels.

Frequency:On occasion.

Burden Estimate:The estimated burden has increased from 5,288 hours to 5,948 hours a year.

3.Title:Mandatory Ship Reporting System for the Northeast and Southeast Coasts of the United States.

OMB Control Number:1625-0103.

Summary:The information is needed to reduce the number of ship collisions with endangered northern right whales. Coast Guard rules at 33 CFR part 169 establish two mandatory ship-reporting systems off the northeast and southeast coasts of the United States.

Need:The collection involves ships' reporting by radio to a shore-based authority when entering the area covered by the reporting system. The ship will receive, in return, information to reduce the likelihood of collisions between themselves and northern right whales—an endangered species--in the areas established with critical-habitat designation.

Forms:None.

Respondents:Operators of certain vessels.

Frequency:On occasion.

Burden Estimate:The estimated burden has decreased from 211 hours to 200 hours a year.

The CFSAC is a federal advisory committee under theFederal Advisory Committee Act(FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. (Pub. L. 92-463). The Coast Guard chartered the CFSAC to provide advice on issues related to the safety of commercial fishing industry vessels regulated under Chapter 45 of Title 46, United States Code, which includes uninspected fishing vessels, fish processing vessels, and fish tender vessels. (See 46 U.S.C. 4508.)

The CFSAC meets at least once a year. It may also meet for other extraordinary purposes. Its subcommittees may gather throughout the year to prepare for meetings or develop proposals for the committee as a whole to address specific problems.

The Coast Guard will consider applications for six positions that expire or become vacant in October 2012 in the following categories: (a) Commercial Fishing Industry (fourpositions); (b) General Public, a person familiar with issues affecting fishing communities and families of fishermen (oneposition); (c) naval architects and marine engineers (oneposition).

The CFSAC consists of 18 members with particular expertise, knowledge, and experience regarding commercial fishing industry as follows:

(a) Ten members who shall represent the commercial fishing industry and who—(1) reflect a regional and representational balance; and (2) have experience in the operation of vessels to which Chapter 45 of Title 46, U.S.C. applies, or as crew member or processing line worker on a fish processing vessel;

(b) Three members who shall represent the general public, including, whenever possible—(1) an independent expert or consultant in maritime safety; (2) a marine surveyor who provides services to vessels to which Chapter 45 of Title 46, U.S.C. applies; and (3) a person familiar with issues affecting fishing communities and families of fishermen;

(c) One member each of whom shall represent—(1) naval architects and marine engineers; (2) manufacturers of equipment for vessels to which Chapter 45 of Title 46, U.S.C. applies; (3) education or training professionals related to fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, fish tender vessel safety or personnel qualifications; (4) underwriters that insure vessels to which Chapter 45 of Title 46, U.S.C. applies; and (5) owners of vessels to which Chapter 45 of title 46, U.S.C. applies.

Each member serves for a term of three years. An individual may be appointed to a term as a member more than once. All members serve at their own expense and receive no salary from the Federal Government, although travel reimbursement and per diem may be provided for called meetings. Registered lobbyists are not eligible to serve on Federal Advisory Committees. Registered lobbyists are lobbyists required to comply with provisions contained in theLobbying Disclosure Act,Title 2, United States Code, Section 1603.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability and genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor. DHS strives to achieve a widely diverse candidate pool for all of its recruitment actions.

If you are selected as a member from the general public, you will be appointed and serve as a Special Government Employee (SGE) as defined in Section 202(a) of Title 18, United States Code. As a candidate for appointment as a SGE, applicants are required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450). A completed OGE Form 450 is not releasable to the public except under an order issued by a Federal court or as otherwise provided under thePrivacy Act(5 U.S.C. 552a). Only the Designated Agency Ethics Official (DAEO) or the DAEO's designate may release a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report. Applicants can obtain this form by going to the Web site of the Office of Government Ethics (www.oge.gov), or by contacting the individual listed above. Applications which are not accompanied by a completed OGE Form 450 will not be considered.

If you are interested in applying to become a member of the Committee, send your cover letter and resume to Mr. Jack Kemerer, Alternate Designated Federal Officer (ADFO) of CFSAC at Commandant (CG-543)/CFSAC, U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second Street SW., Mail Stop 7581, Washington, DC 20593-7581. To visit our online docket, go tohttp://www.regulations.gov,enter the docket number for this notice (USCG-2012-0164) in the Search box, and click “Go”. Please do not post your resume on this site. During the vetting process, applicants may be asked to provide date of birth and social security number.

The notice of a major disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of Kentucky is hereby amended to include the following areas among those areas determined to have been adversely affected by the event declared a major disaster by the President in his declaration of March 6, 2012.

Notice is hereby given that, in a letter dated March 2, 2012, the President issued a major disaster declaration under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121et seq.(the “Stafford Act”), as follows:

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that pursuant to the authority vested in the Administrator, under Executive Order 12148, as amended, Dolph A. Diemont, of FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal Coordinating Officer for this major disaster.

The following areas of the State of Oregon have been designated as adversely affected by this major disaster:

CBP will be holding two trade symposia this year, one on the West Coast and one on the East Coast. This year's theme for the Trade Symposium is “Harmonizing Trade for a Stronger Economy.” This document announces that the West Coast trade symposium will be held in Long Beach, California on May 10, 2012. The format of this year's West Coast symposium will be held in a general session; there will be no breakout sessions. Discussions will be held regarding CBP's role in international trade initiatives and programs.

The agenda for the 2012 West Coast Trade Symposium and the keynote speakers will be announced at a later date on the CBP Web site (http://www.cbp.gov). The registration fee is $225.00 per person. Interested parties are requested to register early, as space is limited. Registration will open to the public on or about March 19, 2012. All registrations must be made on-line at the CBP Web site (http://www.cbp.gov) and will be confirmed with payment by credit card only.

Due to the overwhelming interest to attend past symposia, each company is requested to limit their company's registrations to no more than three participants, in order to afford equal representation from all members of the international trade community. If a company exceeds the limitation, any additional names submitted for registration will automatically be placed on the waiting list.

As an alternative to on-site attendance, access to live webcasting of the event will be available for a fee of $35.00. This includes the broadcast and historical access to recorded sessions for a period of time after the event. Registration for this is on-line as well.