[April 30, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 82)] [Unified Agenda] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [frwais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID: f:ua070404.wais] [Page 22340-22429] Department of Commerce ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Part IV ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Semiannual Regulatory Agenda [[Page 22340]] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Office of the Secretary 13 CFR Ch. III 15 CFR Subtitle A; Subtitle B, Chs. I, II, III, VII, VIII, IX, and XI 19 CFR Ch. III 37 CFR Chs. I, IV, and V 48 CFR Ch. 13 50 CFR Chs. II, III, IV, and VI Spring 2007 Semiannual Agenda of Regulations AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Commerce. ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. _______________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY: In compliance with Executive Order 12866 entitled ``Regulatory Planning and Review'' and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, as amended, the Department of Commerce (Department), in the spring and fall of each year, publishes in the Federal Register an agenda of regulations under development or review over the next 12 months. Rulemaking actions are grouped according to prerulemaking, proposed rules, final rules, long- term actions, and rulemaking actions completed since the fall 2006 agenda. The purpose of the agenda is to provide information to the public on regulations currently under review, being proposed, or issued by the Department. The agenda is intended to facilitate comments and views by interested members of the public. The Department's spring 2007 regulatory agenda includes regulatory activities that are expected to be conducted during the period April 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Specific: For additional information about specific regulatory actions listed in the agenda, contact the individual identified as the contact person. General: Comments or inquiries of a general nature about the agenda should be directed to Daniel Cohen, Chief Counsel for Regulation, Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Legislation and Regulation, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3151. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Order 12866 requires agencies to publish an agenda of those regulations that are under consideration pursuant to this order. By memorandum of February 1, 2007, the Office of Management and Budget issued guidelines and procedures for the preparation and publication of the spring 2007 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., requires agencies to publish, in the spring and fall of each year, a regulatory flexibility agenda which contains a brief description of the subject area of any rule which is likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The agenda also identifies those entries that have been selected for periodic review under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Within the Department, the Office of the Secretary and various operating units may issue regulations. Operating units, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Bureau of Industry and Security, and the Patent and Trademark Office issue the greatest share of the Department's regulations. A large number of regulatory actions reported in the agenda deal with fishery management programs of NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). To avoid repetition of programs and definitions, as well as to provide some understanding of the technical and institutional elements of the NMFS programs, a section on ``Explanation of Information Contained in NMFS Regulatory Entries'' is provided below. Explanation of Information Contained in NMFS Regulatory Entries The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) (Act) governs the management of fisheries within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The EEZ refers to those waters from the outer edge of the State boundaries, generally 3 nautical miles, to a distance of 200 nautical miles. Fishery Management Plans (FMPs) are to be prepared for fisheries, which require conservation and management measures. Regulations implementing these FMPs regulate domestic fishing and foreign fishing where permitted. Foreign fishing can be conducted in a fishery in which there is no FMP only if a preliminary fishery management plan has been issued to govern that foreign fishing. Under the Act, eight Regional Fishery Management Councils (Councils) prepare FMPs or amendments to FMPs for fisheries within their respective areas. In the development of such plans or amendments and their implementing regulations, the Councils are required by law to conduct public hearings on the draft plans and to consider the use of alternative means of regulating. The Council process for developing FMPs and amendments makes it difficult for NMFS to determine the significance and timing of some regulatory actions under consideration by the Councils at the time the semiannual regulatory agenda is published. The Department's spring 2007 regulatory agenda follows. John J. Sullivan, General Counsel. Office of the Secretary--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 292 Civil Monetary Penalties; Adjustments................................................. 0690-AA35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 22341]] Bureau of Economic Analysis--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 293 Change in Reporting Requirements for BE-11, Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment 0691-AA63 Abroad................................................................................ 294 Change in Reporting Requirements for BE-12, Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct 0691-AA64 Investment in the United States--2007................................................. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Economic Analysis--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 295 Benchmark Survey of Transactions Between U.S. and Foreign Persons in Selected Services 0691-AA60 and Intangible Assets................................................................. 296 Quarterly Survey of Transactions in Selected Services and Intangible Assets With 0691-AA61 Foreign Persons....................................................................... 297 Quarterly Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial Services 0691-AA62 Providers and Foreign Persons......................................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of the Census--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 298 Procedure for Requesting Estimates Review and Update.................................. 0607-AA46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of the Census--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 299 Cutoff Dates for Recognition of Boundary Changes for Census 2000 and for the 0607-AA35 Intercensal Period.................................................................... 300 Mandatory Automated Export System (AES) Filing for Export Shipments Requiring 0607-AA38 Shipper's Export Declaration Information.............................................. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of the Census--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 301 Establishment of the 2010 Census Redistricting Program................................ 0607-AA42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Economic Development Administration--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 302 Economic Development Administration Regulations....................................... 0610-AA63 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Administration--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 303 Disclosure of Government Information.................................................. 0605-AA19 304 Revision of Debt Collection Regulations............................................... 0605-AA24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 22342]] General Administration--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 305 Disclosure of Government Information; Responsibility for Responding to Freedom of 0605-AA22 Information Act Requests.............................................................. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Administration--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 306 Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension............................................... 0605-AA23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Trade Administration--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 307 Procedures for Conducting Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing 0625-AA51 Duty Orders........................................................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Trade Administration--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 308 Proposed Amendment to Regulation Concerning Certification of Factual Information to 0625-AA66 Import Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings.......... 309 Changes in the Insular Possessions Watch, Watch Movement and Jewelry Programs......... 0625-AA72 310 Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings; Documents Submission Procedures; APO 0625-AA73 Procedures............................................................................ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Trade Administration--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 311 Commercial Availability of Fabric and Yarn............................................ 0625-AA59 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Trade Administration--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 312 Mexican Cement Import Licensing System................................................ 0625-AA70 313 Procedures for Importation of Supplies for Use in Emergency Relief Work............... 0625-AA71 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Industry and Security--Prerule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 314 Automated Export System and Shippers Export Declaration--Requirement to Show 0694-AD89 Paragraphs in Export Control Classification Numbers................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 22343]] Bureau of Industry and Security--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 315 Additional Protocol Regulations....................................................... 0694-AD26 316 Conforming Changes to Certain End-User/End-Use Based Controls in the EAR; 0694-AD59 Clarification of the Term Transfer and Related Terms as Used in the EAR............... 317 Authorization to Impose License Requirements for Exports and Reexports to Entities 0694-AD82 Acting Contrary to the United States' National Security or Foreign Policy Interests... 318 Mandatory Electronic Filing of Export and Reexport License Applications, 0694-AD94 Classification Requests, Encryption Review Requests and Notifications, and License Exception AGR Notifications........................................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Industry and Security--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 319 License Exception AVS: Clarifications................................................. 0694-AC33 320 Administrative Action Providing for Order To Stop Specific Exports or Reexports 0694-AC47 Otherwise Eligible Under Designation NLR.............................................. 321 Chemical Weapons Convention Regulations: UDOC ``Change in Inspection Status Form''.... 0694-AD53 322 Technical Amendments to the Export Administration Regulations......................... 0694-AD54 323 Revisions and Clarifications to the Export Administration Regulations................. 0694-AD55 324 Implementation of the Understandings Reached at the 2004 Goteborg and 2005 Oslo 0694-AD58 Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG) Plenary Meetings......................................... 325 Voluntary Disclosure Provisions and Administrative Case Settlement Guidance Related to 0694-AD63 Restrictive Trade Practices or Boycotts............................................... 326 Revisions to License Requirements for Certain Thermal Imaging Cameras Incorporating 0694-AD71 Focal Plane Arrays.................................................................... 327 Revisions to License Exceptions TMP and BAG: Expansion of Eligible Items.............. 0694-AD72 328 Revisions and Clarification of Export and Reexport Controls for the People's Republic 0694-AD75 of China (PRC); New Authorization Validated End-User; Revision of Import and End-User Certificate Requirement............................................................... 329 Revision to General Restriction on All License Exceptions: Availability of Certain 0694-AD80 License Exceptions for Lightweight Aircraft Engines................................... 330 Revised Export License Application Review Policy and End Use Verification Policy to 0694-AD87 Implement the July 2006 Recommendations of the Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba.................................................................................. 331 Expanded Licensing Jurisdiction for QRS11 Micromachined Angular Rate Sensor........... 0694-AD92 332 December 2006 Wassenaar Arrangement Plenary Agreement Implementation: CCL Cats. 1, 2, 0694-AD95 3, 5 Pt. I, 6, 7, 8, and 9; Wassenaar Report Req'mts.; Definitions; and Statmts. of Understanding on Source Code.......................................................... 333 Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations Based on the 2006 Missile 0694-AD96 Technology Control Regime Plenary Agreements.......................................... 334 Corrections to Rule that Implemented the New Formula for Calculating Computer 0694-AD98 Performance: Adjusted Peak Performance (APP) in Weighted TeraFLOPS.................... 335 Amendment to General Order No. 3: Addition of Certain Persons and Expansion of 0694-AD99 Criteria for Placing Persons on the General Order..................................... 336 Revisions and Technical Correction to the Export Administration Regulations........... 0694-AE00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Industry and Security--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 337 Export Administration Regulations: Support Documentation Consolidation and 0694-AC04 Reorganization........................................................................ 338 Exports and Reexports to Sudan........................................................ 0694-AC05 339 Expansion of License Exception GOV; Exports and Reexports to International 0694-AC15 Organizations......................................................................... 340 De Minimis Expansion of Eligibility: U.S.-Origin Software Incorporated Into Foreign- 0694-AC17 Made Commodities...................................................................... 341 Revision to the Export Administration Regulations: Replacement Licenses............... 0694-AC23 342 Short Supply Controls: Crude Oil Exports.............................................. 0694-AC25 343 Clarifications to Part 752: Special Comprehensive License Requirements................ 0694-AC34 344 Chemical Weapons Convention: Revisions to the Export Administration Regulations....... 0694-AC35 345 Imposition of License Requirement for Exports and Reexports of Missile-Technology-(MT) 0694-AC48 Controlled Items to Canada............................................................ [[Page 22344]] 346 Revisions of Aircraft Export Licensing Jurisdiction Based on Review of the U.S. 0694-AC74 Munitions List........................................................................ 347 Export and Reexport Controls on Iraq.................................................. 0694-AC84 348 Clarification of ``Space-Qualified'' Parts, Components, and Technology Subject to the 0694-AD07 Export Administration Regulations..................................................... 349 Export Administration Regulations: Removal of Country Groups.......................... 0694-AD09 350 Implementation of the Wassenaar Arrangement Statement of Understanding on the Control 0694-AD10 of Non-Listed Dual-Use Items.......................................................... 351 License Exception GOV Exports and Reexports for Official IAEA International Inspection 0694-AD27 and Verification Use in Accordance With the U.S.-IAEA Safeguards Agreement, as Amended by the Additional Protocol............................................................ 352 Removal of License Exception GBS and TSR Eligibility for Certain Microwave Monolithic 0694-AD36 Integrated Circuit Power Amplifiers and Related Software and Technology............... 353 Establishment of New License Exception for the Export or Reexport to Libya of Certain 0694-AD57 Items Controlled for Anti-Terrorism Reasons on the Commerce Control List.............. 354 Revisions to the DPAS Regulation and Associated Notices............................... 0694-AD69 355 Implementation in the Export Administration Regulations of the United States' 0694-AD81 Rescission of Libya's Designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism and Revisions Applicable to Iraq.................................................................... 356 Country Group C: Destinations of Diversion Concern.................................... 0694-AD93 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bureau of Industry and Security--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 357 Imposition of Foreign Policy Controls on Surreptitious Communications Intercepting 0694-AC82 Devices............................................................................... 358 Revisions and Clarification of License Exception Availability, License Requirements 0694-AD47 and Licensing Policy for Certain Crime Control Items.................................. 359 Clarification of Licensing Requirements for Certain Photovoltaic Arrays and Related 0694-AD64 Software and Technology............................................................... 360 Removal of License Exception ``Additional Permissive Reexports'' (APR) Eligibility for 0694-AD70 Reexports of Commodities Controlled for National Security Reasons to Country Group D:1 Destinations.......................................................................... 361 Addition of ``Serbia'' and ``Montenegro'' as Separate Destinations in the Export 0694-AD85 Administration Regulations............................................................ 362 Implementation of the Understandings Reached at the June 2006 Australia Group (AG) 0694-AD86 Plenary Meeting; Clarifications and Corrections....................................... 363 Technical Corrections to the Export Administration Regulations and to the Defense 0694-AD88 Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) Regulation................................... 364 Addition of Entities to the Entity List............................................... 0694-AD91 365 North Korea: Imposition of New Foreign Policy Controls................................ 0694-AD97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Prerule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 366 Guidance on Limited Access Privilege Provisions in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 0648-AV48 Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006............................... 367 Protective Regulations for Killer Whales in the Northwest Region Under the Endangered 0648-AV15 Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act.......................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 368 Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Amendment 9....................... 0648-AP60 369 Regulatory Amendment To Adjust Permit Renewal Requirements and Transferability 0648-AQ20 Restrictions in NWHI's Hoomalu Zone and Mau Limited Access Programs................... 370 Fisheries of the United States; National Standard 1................................... 0648-AQ63 [[Page 22345]] 371 Amendment 62 to the FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the Gulf of Alaska and Amendment 0648-AR06 62 to the FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Isles (Islands)............................................................................. 372 Maximize Retention and Monitoring Program in the Shore-Based Pacific Whiting Fishery.. 0648-AR63 373 Amendment 72 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska.. 0648-AR72 374 Revisions to the Definitions of Exempted Fishing and Scientific Research.............. 0648-AR78 375 Community Development Quota (CDQ) Transfers 2007...................................... 0648-AS13 376 Amendment 14 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery................. 0648-AS22 377 Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Tilefish Fishery................... 0648-AS25 378 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); Reducing Sea Turtle Takes.................... 0648-AS49 379 Generic Amendment To Provide for Regulations of Offshore Aquaculture of Selected Fish. 0648-AS65 380 Establish Management Measures for the Western Pacific Squid Fishery................... 0648-AS71 381 Fisheries off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon 0648-AS96 Fisheries; Amendment 14; Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Descriptions for Pacific Salmon. 382 Transfer of Management Authority for the Atlantic Coast Red Drum Resource From the 0648-AT13 South Atlantic Fishery Management Council to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission............................................................................ 383 West Coast Highly Migratory Species, Correcting Amendment............................. 0648-AT32 384 Management Measures for Pacific Bigeye Tuna........................................... 0648-AT55 385 Amendment 10 to the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan.. 0648-AT58 386 Framework Adjustment 1 to the Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery Management 0648-AT62 Plan.................................................................................. 387 Amendment 68; Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Pilot Program........................... 0648-AT71 388 Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS)........................................ 0648-AT91 389 Western Pacific Precious Corals Fishery Management Plan (FMP): Amendment To Manage 0648-AT93 Hawaii Black Coral Fishery............................................................ 390 Amendment 84-A to the FMP for the Groundfish Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian 0648-AU03 Islands Management Area Implementing Salmon Bycatch Measures.......................... 391 American Lobster Fishery: Egg Production Measures as Approved in Addenda II Through 0648-AU07 VII to Amendment 3 of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Interstate Fishery Management Plan............................................................... 392 Expansion of the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Vessel Monitoring System to the Open 0648-AU08 Access Fishery........................................................................ 393 Subsistence Halibut Program Amendments................................................ 0648-AU14 394 Regulatory Amendment To Revise Certain Species Codes in Table 2a and Table 2d......... 0648-AU20 395 Amendment 14 to the Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish FMP: Measures to End Bottomfish 0648-AU22 Overfishing in the Hawaiian Archipelago............................................... 396 Authorize an Exempted Fishing Permit Under the Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery 0648-AU25 Management Plan (FMP)................................................................. 397 Amendment 12 to the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP)....... 0648-AU26 398 Amendment 14 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the 0648-AU28 South Atlantic Region................................................................. 399 Amendment 15 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the 0648-AU29 South Atlantic Region................................................................. 400 Amendment 11 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan...................... 0648-AU32 401 Framework 4 to the Fishery Management Plan for Monkfish............................... 0648-AU34 402 Reconciliation of State and Federal Commercial Fishing Vessel Permit Programs......... 0648-AU51 403 Framework Adjustment to the Bycatch Reduction Criterion for the Fishery Management 0648-AU59 Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico..................................... 404 Approval of Operations Plan for the Georges Bank Fixed Gear Sector for 2007-2008...... 0648-AU61 405 Approval of Operations Plan for the Georges Bank Hook Sector for 2007-2008............ 0648-AU62 406 Establishment of Quotas for the 2007-2008 Cod, Haddock, and Yellowtail Flounder 0648-AU63 Fishery............................................................................... 407 Amendment 80 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and 0648-AU68 Aleutian Islands...................................................................... 408 Amendment 15 to the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery Management Plan...................... 0648-AU69 409 2007-2008 Management Measures for Commercial, Recreational, and Treaty Indian Salmon 0648-AU70 Fisheries Off the Coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California........................ 410 Geographic Reorganization of Western Pacific Regulations.............................. 0648-AU71 411 Amend Vessel Marking Section 660.704 of the U.S. West Coast Highly Migratory Species 0648-AU73 Fishery Management Plan............................................................... 412 Effort Limitation for United States Commercial Fishing Vessels Targeting North Pacific 0648-AU74 Albacore Tuna......................................................................... 413 Bag Limits for Tuna Species Taken in the Recreational Charter Fishery for the United 0648-AU77 States West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species.............................. 414 Individual Fishing Quota Processing Restriction Amendments............................ 0648-AU85 415 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); 2007 Bluefin Tuna Quota Specifications and 0648-AU87 Effort Controls....................................................................... 416 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; International Trade Permit Regulatory Amendment.... 0648-AU88 417 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Shark Management Measures................. 0648-AU89 [[Page 22346]] 418 Protective Regulations for Threatened Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals..................... 0648-AU92 419 Vessel Monitoring System Revision for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) and Gulf 0648-AU93 of Alaska (GOA) Fisheries............................................................. 420 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); Essential Fish Habitat....................... 0648-AV00 421 Revise Economic Data Reports (EDR) Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off 0648-AV06 Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crab Fishery Resources........ 422 Standardize Permit Applications for the Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off 0648-AV08 Alaska; Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska.............................. 423 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; North and South Atlantic Swordfish Commercial 0648-AV10 Management Measures................................................................... 424 Annual Specifications for 2007 Pacific Sardine Fishery................................ 0648-AV11 425 High Seas Fishing Compliance Act (HSFCA); Amendment of Regulations.................... 0648-AV12 426 Regulatory Amendment to Revise Electronic Reporting Software and Hardware Requirements 0648-AV13 for the Observer Communications System (OCS).......................................... 427 Revision to Allowable Bycatch Reduction Devices for the Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery. 0648-AV14 428 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); Sawfish Dehooking and Sea Turtle Handling 0648-AV16 Gear.................................................................................. 429 Amendment 18 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Coastal Migratory Pelagic 0648-AV17 Resources............................................................................. 430 Amendment 25 to the Fishery Management Plan in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 0648-AV19 King and Tanner Crab Fisheries off Alaska............................................. 431 Georges Bank Cod Hook Sector Operations Plan and Agreement and Allocation of Georges 0648-AV20 Bank Cod Total Allowable Catch........................................................ 432 Framework Adjustment 7 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery 0648-AV21 Management Plan....................................................................... 433 2007 Georges Bank Cod Fixed Gear Sector Operations Plan and TAC allocation............ 0648-AV22 434 Amendment 1 to the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly 0648-AV24 Migratory Species..................................................................... 435 Fishery Ecosystem Plans for the Western Pacific Region................................ 0648-AV27 436 Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Bottomfish and Seamount Groundfish Fisheries; FMP 0648-AV28 Amendment 10--Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Large Vessel Bottomfish Management................................................................. 437 Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific Crustacean Fisheries; FMP Amendment 0648-AV29 13--Deepwater Shrimp.................................................................. 438 Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Precious Corals Fisheries; FMP Amendment 8--Gold and 0648-AV30 Black Coral Management................................................................ 439 South Atlantic Fishery Ecosystem Plan Comprehensive Amendment......................... 0648-AV31 440 Modification Maximum Retainable Amounts (MRAs) for Selected Groundfish Species Caught 0648-AV32 by the Non-American Fishing Act Trawl Catcher/Processors Sector....................... 441 Community Development Quota Regulation of Harvest..................................... 0648-AV33 442 Reef Fish Amendment 30 for Gag, Red Grouper, Greater Amberjack, and Gray Triggerfish: 0648-AV34 Measures To End Overfishing and Establish SFA Parameters.............................. 443 Alaska Groundfish Fisheries Seabird Avoidance Measures................................ 0648-AV38 444 Amendment 13 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan; Industry-Funded 0648-AV39 Observer Program...................................................................... 445 Specifications for the 2008 Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries........ 0648-AV40 446 Specifications for the 2008 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Seabass Fisheries........ 0648-AV41 447 Specifications for the 2008-2010 Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fisheries.................. 0648-AV42 448 Amendment 7 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Seabass Fishery Management Plan... 0648-AV43 449 Amendment 4 to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (Commission) 0648-AV44 Interstate Fisheries Management Plan (ISFMP) for Weakfish............................. 450 Reef Fish Regulatory Amendment for Vermilion Snapper to Revise Management Measures.... 0648-AV45 451 Catch Accounting Requirements for Processors/First Receivers Participating in the 0648-AV46 Pacific Whiting Shoreside Fishery..................................................... 452 Recreational Charter Halibut Fishery Management Measures.............................. 0648-AV47 453 Amendment 15 to the Pacific Coast Salmon FMP--De Minimis Fishing Opportunity for 0648-AV07 Klamath River Fall Run Chinook Salmon................................................. 454 Taking and Importing Marine Mammals: Taking Marine Mammals Incidental To Conducting 0648-AQ71 Oil and Gas Exploration Activities in the Gulf of Mexico.............................. 455 Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental To Assessing 0648-AT77 Naval Ship Survivability.............................................................. 456 Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental To Deployment 0648-AT78 of a Naval At-Sea Gunnery Scoring System.............................................. 457 Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental To Testing 0648-AT80 and Training of the Navy's Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System--Low Frequency Active Sonar.......................................................................... 458 Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Naval 0648-AT81 Training Operations at the East Coast Shallow Water Training Range.................... [[Page 22347]] 459 Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Air 0648-AT82 Force Air-to-Surface Gunnery Exercises in the Northern Gulf of Mexico................. 460 Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Naval 0648-AT83 Explosives Ordnance Testing and Training Exercises in the Northern Gulf of Mexico..... 461 Spinner Dolphins in the Main Hawaiian Islands......................................... 0648-AU02 462 Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Naval Surf- 0648-AU53 Zone Explosive Ordnance Disposal School Training Operations at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida............................................................................... 463 Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Construction of the Knik Arm Bridge, Anchorage, 0648-AU96 Alaska................................................................................ 464 Sea Turtle Conservation; Virginia Modified Pound Net Leader Inspection Program........ 0648-AU98 465 Potential Revisions to the Turtle Excluder Device Requirements........................ 0648-AV04 466 Endangered and Threatened Species; Designation of Critical Habitat for Elkhorn and 0648-AV35 Staghorn Corals....................................................................... 467 Amendments to Regulations for Tuna Purse Seine Vessels and Fishing Operations in the 0648-AV37 Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean........................................................ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 468 Require Mandatory Observer Coverage in the At-Sea Processing Sector of the Whiting 0648-AK26 Fishery............................................................................... 469 Amendment 1 to the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan........................... 0648-AQ87 470 Regulatory Amendment to Establish Measures Authorizing the Optional Use of Electronic 0648-AS29 Logbook Forms in the Western Pacific Fisheries........................................ 471 Amendment to Regulations Implementing the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention 0648-AS75 Act of 1984........................................................................... 472 Amendment 67 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska.. 0648-AS84 473 Fisheries Off West Coast States; Highly Migratory Species Fisheries................... 0648-AS89 474 Joint Amendment to the Fishery Management Plans for the Shrimp (Amendment 14) and Reef 0648-AT87 Fish Fisheries (Amendment 27) of the Gulf of Mexico................................... 475 Resource Agency Procedures for Conditions and Prescriptions in Hydropower Licenses.... 0648-AU01 476 Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements; 0648-AU05 Regulatory Amendment to Modify Seafood Dealer Reporting Requirements; Correction...... 477 Observer Health and Safety............................................................ 0648-AU46 478 Amendment 85 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and 0648-AU48 Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Management Area; Pacific Cod Allocations...................... 479 Extend the North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program Beyond 2007...................... 0648-AU58 480 Recreational Specifications for the 2007 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Seabass 0648-AU60 Fisheries............................................................................. 481 Reporting and Conservation Measures For Sea Otter Interactions With the Pacific 0648-AU72 Sardine Fishery....................................................................... 482 Vessel List to Establish Eligibility to Fish for Albacore Tuna in Canadian Waters 0648-AU78 Under the U.S. Canada Albacore Tuna Treaty............................................ 483 Restrictions for 2007 Purse Seine and Longline Fisheries in the Eastern Tropical 0648-AU79 Pacific Ocean......................................................................... 484 Atlantic Hagfish Collection of Information Requirements............................... 0648-AU80 485 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Swordfish Commercial Management Measures........... 0648-AU86 486 Reduce Overfishing of Atlantic Sea Scallops in the 2007 Fishing Year by Modifying the 0648-AV05 Elephant Trunk Access Area Management Measures........................................ 487 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); Atlantic Shark Commercial Season Lengths..... 0648-AV09 488 Illegal, Unreported, or Unregulated Fishing Definition................................ 0648-AV23 489 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); Temporary Suspension of Requirement To Use 0648-AV25 Circle Hooks in Atlantic Billfish Tournaments......................................... 490 Provide Regulations for Permits for Capture, Transport, Import, and Export of 0648-AH26 Protected Species for Public Display, and for Maintaining a Captive Marine Mammal Inventory............................................................................. 491 Taking of the Cook Inlet, Alaska, Stock of Beluga Whales by Alaska Natives............ 0648-AO16 492 Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Navy Operations................................... 0648-AR99 493 Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing Operations; Atlantic Large 0648-AS01 Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations................................................. 494 Right Whale Ship Strike Reduction..................................................... 0648-AS36 495 Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental To the 0648-AT79 Explosive Removal of Offshore Structures in the Gulf of Mexico........................ [[Page 22348]] 496 12-month Finding on Petition To List Puget Sound Steelhead as an Endangered or 0648-AU43 Threatened Species Under the ESA...................................................... 497 Authorize Observer Coverage of Fisheries To Monitor Sea Turtle Interactions........... 0648-AU81 498 Rule Amending Gillnet Management Measures for Right Whale Protection in the Southeast 0648-AU90 U.S. Restricted Area.................................................................. 499 Puget Sound Steelhead Proposed Protective Regulations................................. 0648-AV18 500 Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Management Plan Review............... 0648-AT14 501 Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Management Plan Review......................... 0648-AT15 502 Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Management Plan Review...................... 0648-AT17 503 Consideration of Marine Reserves and Marine Conservation Areas Within the Channel 0648-AT18 Islands National Marine Sanctuary..................................................... 504 Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Management Plan Review......................... 0648-AT16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 505 American Lobster Fishery; Fishing Effort Control Measures To Complement Interstate 0648-AT31 Lobster Management Recommendations by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. 506 Amendment 15 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan. 0648-AU36 507 Procedural Changes to the Federal Consistency Process................................. 0648-AP98 508 Coastal Zone Management Act Federal Consistency Regulations........................... 0648-AR16 509 Regional Marine Research Program...................................................... 0648-AF20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 510 Measures to Prevent or Mitigate and Conserve, Manage, and Allow Full Utilization of 0648-AN76 Sharks................................................................................ 511 Implementation of the Regulatory Changes Resulting from the Amendments and Extension 0648-AP61 of the South Pacific Tuna Act......................................................... 512 Individual Fishing Quota for Guided Recreational Charter Halibut Fishery.............. 0648-AR96 513 Fish and Seafood Promotion Act Provisions; Seafood Marketing Councils................. 0648-AS09 514 Amendment 26 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of 0648-AS67 Mexico To Establish a Red Snapper Individual Fishing Quota Program.................... 515 Individual Fishing Quota Program; Restructure Date-Specific Quota Share Regulations... 0648-AS77 516 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); Atlantic Shark Commercial Management Measures 0648-AT37 517 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the 0648-AT48 Northeastern U.S.; Fishery Closure Due to the Presence of the Toxin That Causes Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning......................................................... 518 Omnibus Amendments To Fishery Management Plans To Address Essential Fish Habitat...... 0648-AT57 519 Specifications for the 2007 Fishing Year for the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea 0648-AT60 Bass Fisheries........................................................................ 520 Specifications for the 2007 Fishing Year for the Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery.... 0648-AT61 521 Specifications for the 2007 Fishing Year for the Tilefish Fishery..................... 0648-AT63 522 Specifications for the 2007 Fishing Year for the Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and 0648-AT65 Butterfish Fisheries.................................................................. 523 Specifications for the 2007 Fishing Year for the Atlantic Herring Fishery............. 0648-AT66 524 Specifications for the 2007 Fishing Year for the Atlantic Bluefish Fishery............ 0648-AT67 525 2006 Scallop Research Set-Aside Request for Proposals................................. 0648-AT68 526 Western Pacific Bottomfish FMP: Amendment 9 To Limit Large Vessel Fishing Effort 0648-AT94 Around Guam........................................................................... 527 Western Pacific Omnibus: Bottomfish Amendment 8, Amendment 12 Crustaceans, and 0648-AT95 Amendment 6 Precious Corals........................................................... 528 Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Gulf of Mexico 0648-AU04 Recreational Grouper Fishery Management Measures...................................... 529 Amendment 18 (Bycatch Minimization) to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management 0648-AU12 Plan.................................................................................. 530 Announcement of the Optimum Yield and Harvest Quotas for Pacific Mackerel............. 0648-AU27 531 Modification to the ``Other Species'' Complex 2006 and 2007 Total Allowable Catch 0648-AU52 (TAC) Amounts in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA)............................................. [[Page 22349]] 532 Correct and Clarify 2005 Atlantic Mackerel, Squid and Butterfish Fishery 0648-AU54 Specifications........................................................................ 533 Amendment to Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan; Georges Bank Fixed Gear 0648-AU56 Sector Operations Plan................................................................ 534 Amendment 16-4 (Overfished Species Rebuilding) to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery 0648-AU57 Management Plan and the 2007-2008 Groundfish Harvest Specifications and Management Measures.............................................................................. 535 Solicitation of Proposals for Research Set-Aside Quota for Mid-Atlantic Fisheries for 0648-AU64 2008.................................................................................. 536 Fishery Specifications for the 2007 Monkfish Fishery.................................. 0648-AU65 537 Solicitation of Proposals for Research Set-Aside Quota for Monkfish for 2008.......... 0648-AU66 538 Solicitation of Proposals for Research Set-Aside Quota for Atlantic Sea Scallop for 0648-AU67 2008.................................................................................. 539 Amend Regulations Pertaining to Protected Resource Closures in the United States West 0648-AU75 Coast Swordfish/Thresher Shark Drift Gillnet Fishery.................................. 540 Regulations for the Development of Biological Reference Points for the United States 0648-AU76 West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species..................................... 541 Amendment to Net Mesh Size Measurement Regulations.................................... 0648-AU83 542 Atlantic Shark Seasons and Quotas for First Trimester 2007............................ 0648-AU84 543 Change in Process for Renewing and Replacing Highly Migratory Species Vessel Owner 0648-AU91 Permits............................................................................... 544 Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Establish a Control 0648-AU94 Date.................................................................................. 545 Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Removal of Delayed Effectiveness When Closing Hawaii 0648-AU99 Shallow-Set Longline Fishery.......................................................... 546 Establish a Revised Control Date for the Commercial King Mackerel Fishery in the South 0648-AV02 Atlantic Exclusive Economic Zone...................................................... 547 Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Catch Sharing Plan......................................... 0648-AV03 548 Fisheries in the Western Pacific; Western Pacific Precious Corals Fisheries; Establish 0648-AV26 a Control Date for the Black Coral Fishery in the Au'au Channel, Hawaii............... 549 Preventing Harassment From Human Activities Directed at Marine Mammals in the Wild.... 0648-AN43 550 Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to U.S. Air 0648-AT39 Force Precision Strike Weapons Exercises in the Northern Gulf of Mexico............... 551 List of Fisheries for 2006............................................................ 0648-AU19 552 Designation of Critical Habitat for the Southern Resident Killer Whale (Orcinus orca). 0648-AU38 553 ESA Emergency Rule Closing Right Whale Core Calving Area to Gillnet Fishing........... 0648-AU95 554 Emergency Rule To Correct the Configuration of Chain Mats Required in the Mid-Atlantic 0648-AU97 Sea Scallop Dredge Fishery............................................................ 555 List of Fisheries for 2007............................................................ 0648-AV01 556 Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary................................................. 0648-AQ41 557 Certification Requirements for NOAA Electronic Navigational Chart Distribution........ 0648-AR87 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Telecommunications and Information Administration--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 558 Implement and Administer a Coupon Program for Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes....... 0660-AA16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patent and Trademark Office--Prerule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 559 The Duty of Candor and Inequitable Conduct in Prosecution of Patent Applications...... 0651-AC04 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patent and Trademark Office--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 560 Changes to Representation of Others Before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office....... 0651-AB55 [[Page 22350]] 561 Amendment of Trademark Rules of Practice.............................................. 0651-AB89 562 Examination of Patent Applications That Include Claims Containing Markush or Other 0651-AC00 Alternative Language.................................................................. 563 Changes in the Requirements for Filing Requests for Reconsideration of Final Office 0651-AC05 Actions in Trademark Cases............................................................ 564 Revision of Patent and Trademark Fees for Fiscal Year 2008............................ 0651-AC07 565 Changes to Rules of Practice Before the Board of Appeals and Interferences in Ex Parte 0651-AC12 Appeals............................................................................... 566 Changes to Rules of Practice Before the Board of Appeals and Interferences in Inter 0651-AC13 Partes Appeals........................................................................ 567 Changes to Rules of Practice Before the Board of Appeals and Interferences in 0651-AC14 Interferences......................................................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patent and Trademark Office--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 568 Changes in Trademark Rules of Practice in Inter Partes Proceedings Before the 0651-AB56 Trademark Trial and Appeal Board...................................................... 569 Revisions and Technical Corrections Affecting Requirements for Ex Parte and Inter 0651-AB77 Partes Reexamination.................................................................. 570 Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2007.......................................... 0651-AB81 571 Correspondence With the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Office of the 0651-AC08 General Counsel....................................................................... 572 Revision of Patent Cooperation Treaty Procedures...................................... 0651-AC09 573 International Trademark Classification Changes........................................ 0651-AC10 574 Correspondence with the Madrid Processing Unit of the United States Patent and 0651-AC11 Trademark Office...................................................................... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patent and Trademark Office--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 575 Acceptance, Processing, Use and Dissemination of Chemical and Three-Dimensional 0651-AB91 Biological Structural Data in Electronic Format....................................... 576 Changes to Practice for Continuing Applications, Requests for Continued Examination 0651-AB93 Practice, and Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims.................... 577 Changes to Practice for the Examination of Claims in Patent Applications.............. 0651-AB94 578 Changes to Information Disclosure Statement Requirements and Other Related Matters.... 0651-AB95 579 Pre-Brief Appeal Conference for Patent Applications Under Appeal to the Board of 0651-AB96 Patent Appeals and Interferences...................................................... 580 Changes to Examination Practice for Means- (or Step-) Plus-Function Claim Elements in 0651-AB97 Patent Applications................................................................... 581 Interim Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications for Patent Subject Matter 0651-AB98 Eligibility........................................................................... 582 Revision to the Time for Required Filing of a Biological Deposit and to the Date of 0651-AB99 Availability of the Biological Deposit................................................ 583 Changes to Implement Preexamination Search Reports.................................... 0651-AC03 584 Revisions to the Procedures for Deferral of Examination of an Application for Patent.. 0651-AC06 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patent and Trademark Office--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identifier Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 585 Changes to Implement Priority Application Exchange Between Intellectual Property 0651-AB75 Offices............................................................................... 586 Amendment of Rules for Filing Intent to Use Documents in Section 1(b) Applications.... 0651-AB90 587 Changes To Facilitate Electronic Filing of Patent Correspondence...................... 0651-AB92 588 Changes to Eliminate the Disclosure Document Program.................................. 0651-AC01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 22351]] _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Completed Actions Office of the Secretary (OS) _______________________________________________________________________ 292. [bull] CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES; ADJUSTMENTS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: PL 109-177 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 6.4(a)(4); 15 CFR 6.4(a)(5) Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This final rule is being issued to adjust civil monetary penalties (CMPs) provided by law within the jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce (the Department). Recent changes to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), as amended by the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Patriot Act), Public Law 109-177, increased the penalties for two violations. The intent of this rule is to make the Department's regulations consistent with those changes. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 01/09/07 72 FR 900 Final Action Effective 01/09/07 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Peter Robbins, Attorney Advisor, Department of Commerce, Office of the Secretary, Office of the General Counsel, 15th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-3151 Fax: 202 482-0512 Email: probbins@doc.gov RIN: 0690-AA35 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Proposed Rule Stage Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) _______________________________________________________________________ 293. [bull] CHANGE IN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR BE-11, ANNUAL SURVEY OF U.S. DIRECT INVESTMENT ABROAD Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 22 USC 3101 to 3108 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 806.14 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This action will amend existing rule 15 CFR 806.14 to change the reporting requirements for the BE-11, Annual Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad, to require U.S. Reporters and foreign affiliates that are banks to be reported. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/00/07 NPRM Comment Period End 10/00/07 Final Action 01/00/08 Final Action Effective 02/00/08 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Obie G. Whichard, Chief, International Investment Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 606-9890 Fax: 202 606-5318 Email: obie.whichard@bea.gov RIN: 0691-AA63 _______________________________________________________________________ 294. [bull] CHANGE IN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR BE-12, BENCHMARK SURVEY OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES--2007 Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 22 USC 3101 to 3108 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 806.17 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This action will amend existing rule 15 CFR 806.17 to provide for the conduct of the BE-12, Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States--2007, as required by the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act, 22 USC 3101 to 3108 (see especially section 4(b) of the Act). The existing rule covers a similar survey for 2002, which has been completed and which the new survey will update. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/00/07 NPRM Comment Period End 10/00/07 Final Action 01/00/08 Final Action Effective 02/00/08 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Obie G. Whichard, Chief, International Investment Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 606-9890 Fax: 202 606-5318 Email: obie.whichard@bea.gov RIN: 0691-AA64 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Completed Actions Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) _______________________________________________________________________ 295. BENCHMARK SURVEY OF TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN U.S. AND FOREIGN PERSONS IN SELECTED SERVICES AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 22 USC 3101 to 3108 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 801.10 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This action would amend 15 CFR 801.9 to provide for the conduct of the Benchmark Survey of Transactions in Selected Services and Intangible Assets With Foreign Persons (the BE-120). The existing regulations implement a similar but more limited survey (the BE-20), which the new survey would replace. In particular, the new survey would collect information on services transactions with affiliated as well as unaffiliated foreign parties, whereas the coverage of the existing [[Page 22352]] survey is limited to transactions with unaffiliated foreigners. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 09/15/06 71 FR 54448 NPRM Comment Period End 11/14/06 Final Action 12/15/06 71 FR 75417 Final Action Effective 01/16/07 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Obie G. Whichard, Chief, International Investment Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 606-9890 Fax: 202 606-5318 Email: obie.whichard@bea.gov RIN: 0691-AA60 _______________________________________________________________________ 296. QUARTERLY SURVEY OF TRANSACTIONS IN SELECTED SERVICES AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS WITH FOREIGN PERSONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 22 USC 3101 to 3108 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 801.9 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This action would amend 15 CFR 801.9 to provide for the conduct of the Quarterly Survey of Transactions in Selected Services and Intangible Assets With Foreign Persons (the BE-125). The existing regulations implement a similar but more limited survey (the BE-25), which the new survey will replace. In particular, the new survey would collect information on services transactions with affiliated as well as unaffiliated foreign parties, whereas the coverage of the existing survey is limited to transactions with unaffiliated foreigners. In addition, the new survey would provide for quarterly collection of data on some services transactions that previously had been collected annually. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/20/06 71 FR 67086 NPRM Comment Period End 01/19/07 Final Action 02/05/07 72 FR 5169 Final Action Effective 03/07/07 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Local, State Agency Contact: Obie G. Whichard, Chief, International Investment Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 606-9890 Fax: 202 606-5318 Email: obie.whichard@bea.gov RIN: 0691-AA61 _______________________________________________________________________ 297. QUARTERLY SURVEY OF FINANCIAL SERVICES TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN U.S. FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS AND FOREIGN PERSONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 22 USC 3101 to 3108 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 801.9 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This action would amend 15 CFR 801.9 to provide for the conduct of the Quarterly Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Foreign Persons (the BE- 185). The existing regulations implement a similar but more limited survey (the BE-85), which the new survey would replace. In particular, the new survey would collect information on services transactions with affiliated as well as unaffiliated foreign parties, whereas the coverage of the existing survey is limited to transactions with unaffiliated foreigners. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/16/06 71 FR 66706 NPRM Comment Period End 01/16/07 Final Action 02/05/07 72 FR 5167 Final Action Effective 03/07/07 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Local, State Agency Contact: Obie G. Whichard, Chief, International Investment Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 606-9890 Fax: 202 606-5318 Email: obie.whichard@bea.gov RIN: 0691-AA62 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Proposed Rule Stage Bureau of the Census (CENSUS) _______________________________________________________________________ 298. [bull] PROCEDURE FOR REQUESTING ESTIMATES REVIEW AND UPDATE Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 13 USC 4; 13 USC 181 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 90 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Census Bureau is proposing to amend title 15, section 90.1-90.20, of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to update the program name from Procedure for Challenging of Certain Population and Income Estimates to Procedures for Requesting Estimates Review and Update. In addition, references to the method by which population estimates are officially released will be updated to reflect widespread use of the Internet for disseminating official demographic data. Finally, references to per capita income will be eliminated from the document. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 05/00/07 NPRM Comment Period End 06/00/07 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Federalism: Undetermined [[Page 22353]] Agency Contact: Victoria A Velkoff, Assistant Division Chief for Population Estimates and Projections, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Division, Room 5H185, Mailstop 8800, Washington, DC 20233 Phone: 301 763-7070 TDD Phone: 301-763-2182 Fax: 301 763-2516 Email: victoria.a.velkoff@census.gov RIN: 0607-AA46 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Final Rule Stage Bureau of the Census (CENSUS) _______________________________________________________________________ 299. CUTOFF DATES FOR RECOGNITION OF BOUNDARY CHANGES FOR CENSUS 2000 AND FOR THE INTERCENSAL PERIOD Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 5 USC 553(b)(3)(A); 5 USC 604(a); 44 USC 35 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 70 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is establishing cutoff dates for recognition of boundary changes to geographic entities for which the Census Bureau reports data in various surveys, estimates, censuses, programs, compilations, and publications throughout the period between decennial censuses (years 2001 through 2009). Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/25/02 67 FR 3631 NPRM Comment Period End 02/25/02 Final Action 12/00/07 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Local, State Agency Contact: Robert La Macchia, Chief, Geography Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington Plaza, Room 651, 4700 Silver Hill Road, Washington, DC 20233 Phone: 301 763-1022 RIN: 0607-AA35 _______________________________________________________________________ 300. MANDATORY AUTOMATED EXPORT SYSTEM (AES) FILING FOR EXPORT SHIPMENTS REQUIRING SHIPPER'S EXPORT DECLARATION INFORMATION Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: PL 107-228, sec 1404 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 30 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Bureau of the Census is amending the Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations to require mandatory filing through the Automated Export System (AES) of all export information for shipments where filing of a Shipper's Export Declaration was formerly required. The AES is an electronic method by which export information is transmitted. This amendment will specify the provisions and filing responsibilities of parties exporting commodities from the United States. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 10/22/03 68 FR 60301 ANPRM Comment Period End 11/21/03 NPRM 02/17/05 70 FR 8200 NPRM Comment Period End 04/18/05 Final Action 12/00/07 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Stephanie Dunlap, Regulations, Outreach, & Education Branch, Foreign Trade Division, Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 4700 Silver Hill Road, FB-3, Washington, DC 20233 Phone: 301 763-2238 Fax: 301 457-3765 Email: stephanie.b.dunlap@census.gov Related RIN: Related to 0607-AA29, Related to 0607-AA31, Related to 0607-AA30 RIN: 0607-AA38 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Long-Term Actions Bureau of the Census (CENSUS) _______________________________________________________________________ 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE 2010 CENSUS REDISTRICTING PROGRAM Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: None Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Notice 05/13/04 69 FR 26547 Notice 02/15/05 70 FR 7713 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal, State Agency Contact: Catherine C. McCully Phone: 301 763-4039 RIN: 0607-AA42 [[Page 22354]] _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Completed Actions Economic Development Administration (EDA) _______________________________________________________________________ 302. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 42 USC 3121 et seq; 19 USC 2341 et seq; 42 USC 6701; 42 USC 5184; 42 USC 5121 et seq; 42 USC 3123; 42 USC 6709; 42 USC 6101 et seq; 29 USC 794; 42 USC 2000d-1 CFR Citation: 13 CFR 300 to 315 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Economic Development Administration will be considering and modifying its regulations to reflect the requirements of its reauthorizing legislation passed in 2004. The revisions will implement the changes made to the Public Works and Economic Development Act (PWEDA), as amended, by the reauthorizing legislation. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule 08/11/05 70 FR 47002 Interim Final Rule Effective 10/01/05 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 11/14/05 Second Interim Final Rule 12/15/05 70 FR 74193 Second Interim Final Rule Effective 12/15/05 Final Action 09/27/06 71 FR 56658 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations Government Levels Affected: Local, State, Tribal URL For More Information: www.eda.gov Agency Contact: Otto B. Bird, Chief Counsel, Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-4687 Fax: 202 482-5671 Email: bbird@eda.doc.gov RIN: 0610-AA63 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Final Rule Stage General Administration (ADMIN) _______________________________________________________________________ 303. DISCLOSURE OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a; 5 USC 301; 5 USC 553; 31 USC 3717; 44 USC 3101 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 4 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule amends the Department of Commerce's (Department) Privacy Act (PA) regulations (15 CFR part 4) by adding an additional method of authorization to determine the identification of individuals seeking access to records under the Privacy Act. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 04/00/07 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Brenda Dolan, Departmental Freedom of Information and Privacy Act Officer, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-3258 Email: bdolan1@doc.gov RIN: 0605-AA19 _______________________________________________________________________ 304. [bull] REVISION OF DEBT COLLECTION REGULATIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: PL 104-134 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 19; 15 CFR 21; 15 CFR 22 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule revises the Department of Commerce (Commerce Department or Commerce) debt collection regulations to conform to the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, the revised Federal Claims Collection Standards, and other laws applicable to the collection of non-tax debts owed to the Commerce Department. This rule also revises Commerce's regulations governing the offset of Commerce-issued payments to collect debts owed to other Federal agencies. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule 04/00/07 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Lisa Casias, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room 6827, Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-1207 RIN: 0605-AA24 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Long-Term Actions General Administration (ADMIN) _______________________________________________________________________ 305. DISCLOSURE OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION; RESPONSIBILITY FOR RESPONDING TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 15 CFR 4 Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule 06/01/06 71 FR 31073 Interim Final Rule Effective 06/01/06 Final Action To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Brenda Dolan Phone: 202 482-3258 Email: bdolan1@doc.gov RIN: 0605-AA22 [[Page 22355]] _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Completed Actions General Administration (ADMIN) _______________________________________________________________________ 306. NONPROCUREMENT DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION Priority: Info./Admin./Other Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; PL 103-355, sec 2455; EO 12549; EO 12689 CFR Citation: 2 CFR 1326; 15 CFR 26 (Removed) Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Department of Commerce (Department) amends its regulations to remove its provisions implementing the Governmentwide common rule on nonprocurement debarment and suspension, currently codified at title 15, and to adopt the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) guidance at title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations published in the Federal Register on August 31, 2005. This proposed regulatory action would implement the OMB's initiative to streamline and consolidate all Federal regulations on nonprocurement debarment and suspension into one part of the CFR. The Department does not intend to modify any of its current policy. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 09/22/06 71 FR 55354 Final Action 12/21/06 71 FR 76573 Final Action Effective 01/22/07 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Gary W. Johnson, Senior Policy Specialist, Department of Commerce, HCHB, Room 6054, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-1679 Fax: 202 482-1844 Email: gjohnso3@doc.gov RIN: 0605-AA23 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Proposed Rule Stage International Trade Administration (ITA) _______________________________________________________________________ 307. PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING FIVE-YEAR (SUNSET) REVIEWS OF ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDERS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 19 USC 1671 et seq; 19 USC 1673 et seq; 19 USC 1303 CFR Citation: 19 CFR 351 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: On May 19, 1997 (62 FR 27296), the Department of Commerce (the Department) published final rules on inter alia procedures for conducting antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings to conform to the Department's existing regulations to the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). Although these regulations contain provisions on the conduct of sunset reviews, the Department is planning to amend the regulations to provide more guidance on the procedures for conducting sunset reviews. Specifically, the Department would amend the procedural regulations for participation in, and conduct of, sunset reviews to add two definitions to provide shorthand expressions for 120-day and 240- day sunset reviews; provide deadlines for certain submissions; clarify the information to be provided by parties participating in a sunset review; clarify when the Department will conduct a 120-day or a 240-day sunset review; and provide time limits for actions to be taken by the Department. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Interim Final Rule 03/20/98 63 FR 13516 Interim Final Rule Effective 03/20/98 NPRM 12/00/07 Final Action 12/00/08 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Stacy Ettinger, Attorney, Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-4618 RIN: 0625-AA51 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Final Rule Stage International Trade Administration (ITA) _______________________________________________________________________ 308. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO REGULATION CONCERNING CERTIFICATION OF FACTUAL INFORMATION TO IMPORT ADMINISTRATION DURING ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY PROCEEDINGS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 19 USC 1202 note; 19 USC 1303 note; 19 USC 1671 et seq; 19 USC 3538; . . . CFR Citation: 19 CFR 351 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Department of Commerce (Department) amends 19 CFR 351.303(g), which governs the certification of factual information submitted to the Department by a person or their representative during antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings. The amendments are intended to strengthen the current imprecise certification requirements so that it is clear what has been certified, by whom, and when, and so that parties and their counsel are aware of the potential consequences of false certifications. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 09/22/04 69 FR 56738 Final Action 06/00/07 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Robert E. Nielsen, Senior Attorney, Department of Commerce, International Trade [[Page 22356]] Administration, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-5340 Email: robert--neilsen@ita.doc.gov RIN: 0625-AA66 _______________________________________________________________________ 309. CHANGES IN THE INSULAR POSSESSIONS WATCH, WATCH MOVEMENT AND JEWELRY PROGRAMS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 19 USC 1202; 48 USC 1681; PL 103-465; PL 106-36; PL 108-429 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 303 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This action amends the International Trade Administration regulations governing the duty-exemption allocations for watch producers and duty-refund benefits for watch and jewelry producers in the United States insular possessions (the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands). This action would amend the regulations by updating the maximum total value of watch components per watch that are eligible for duty-free entry into the United States under the insular program, further clarifying the definition of creditable and non-creditable wages and fringe benefits, provide more details about the calculation of mid-year and annual duty-refund and the verification process, and make minor editorial changes. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 10/20/06 71 FR 61923 NPRM 01/24/07 72 FR 3083 NPRM Comment Period End 02/23/07 Final Action 04/00/07 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Faye Robinson, Acting Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff, Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-3526 RIN: 0625-AA72 _______________________________________________________________________ 310. [bull] ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTY PROCEEDINGS; DOCUMENTS SUBMISSION PROCEDURES; APO PROCEDURES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 19 USC 1677f(c) CFR Citation: 19 CFR 351 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') proposes to amend its regulations in antidumping (``AD'') and countervailing duty (``CVD'') proceedings governing information submitted to the Department and administrative protective orders. Specifically, the Department proposes to amend its regulations as follows: (1) to reflect a transfer in the function of receiving submissions filed in D/CVD proceedings from the Central Records Unit to the Administrative Protective Order (``APO'') Unit, and to change the name of the APO Unit to APO/Dockets Unit; (2) to reflect a transfer in the function of maintaining public service lists from the Central Records Unit to the APO/Dockets Unit; (3) to update the definition of ``Customs Service'' to reflect the reorganization of the Executive Branch; (4) to clarity that documents filed with the Department will only be time stamped when appropriate, for example, when an interested party submits a request for treatment as a voluntary respondent; (5) to clarify when a part must serve business proprietary information already on the administrative record to new authorized applicants to the APO; (6) to require a formal letter of appearance to request being placed on the service list of any segment of an AD/CVD proceeding; (7) to clarify when a party is to be considered an ``interested party'' for the purposes of the APO; and (8) to require importers to submit documentary evidence to confirm their status as an interested party, and thus eligibility for APO access. Finally, the Department proposes amending its short form application for an APO (Form ITA-367). Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/08/07 72 FR 680 NPRM Comment Period End 02/28/07 Final Action 04/00/07 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None URL For Public Comments: www.trades.gov/ia Agency Contact: William J. Kovatch, Senior Attorney, Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 3622, Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-5052 Fax: 202-482-4912 Email: william.kovatch@mail.doc.gov RIN: 0625-AA73 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Long-Term Actions International Trade Administration (ITA) _______________________________________________________________________ 311. COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY OF FABRIC AND YARN Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 15 CFR 345 Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Janet Heinzen Phone: 202 482-4006 Email: janet--heinzen@ita.doc.gov RIN: 0625-AA59 [[Page 22357]] _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Completed Actions International Trade Administration (ITA) _______________________________________________________________________ 312. MEXICAN CEMENT IMPORT LICENSING SYSTEM Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 13 USC 5301(a); 13 USC 302 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 361 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) amends its regulations to establish a Mexican Cement Import Licensing System in accordance with the Agreement Between the Office of the United States Trade Representative and the United States Department of Commerce and Secretaria de Economia on Trade in Cement (Agreement) which was executed in March 2006. This cement licensing system is intended to enable Commerce to monitor compliance with the sub-regional export limits established by the Agreement for the three-year duration of the Agreement. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 05/31/06 71 FR 30836 NPRM Comment Period End 06/30/06 Final Action 03/06/07 72 FR 10006 Final Action Effective 04/05/07 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Scott McBride, Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-6292 Fax: 202 482-4912 Email: scott--mcbride@ita.doc.gov RIN: 0625-AA70 _______________________________________________________________________ 313. PROCEDURES FOR IMPORTATION OF SUPPLIES FOR USE IN EMERGENCY RELIEF WORK Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 19 USC 1318(a) CFR Citation: 19 CFR 358 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Department of Commerce amends its regulations to establish procedures for importation of supplies free of antidumping or countervailing duties if those supplies are to be used in emergency relief work, as authorized under section 318(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. section 1318(a)). Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/22/06 71 FR 35846 Final Action 10/30/06 71 FR 63230 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Stacy Ettinger, Attorney, Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-4618 RIN: 0625-AA71 _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Prerule Stage Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) _______________________________________________________________________ 314. AUTOMATED EXPORT SYSTEM AND SHIPPERS EXPORT DECLARATION-- REQUIREMENT TO SHOW PARAGRAPHS IN EXPORT CONTROL CLASSIFICATION NUMBERS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 50 USC 1701 et seq; EO 13222 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 758 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Export Administration Regulations currently require that the Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) be entered for certain exports from the United States. The lists of items in some ECCNs is further broken down by paragraphs that describe the items covered by that ECCN with greater precision. In some instances, the export license requirements, availability of license exceptions and license application review policy are affected by that paragraph designation. BIS is considering requiring that paragraph designations be included in the ECCN field on Automated Export System entries and on paper Shipper's Export Declarations. Requiring that additional information would, in some transactions, allow BIS to determine more quickly the accuracy of a claimed use of authority to ship without a license or pursuant to an license exception. In addition, this information would enable BIS to target its end use checks of exports more effectively because it could select items of the greatest significance without extensive follow-up information from the exporter. By taking advantage of the additional information, BIS could make more effective use of its limited enforcement resources. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 07/00/07 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: William Arvin, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, HCHB Room 2096, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-2440 Fax: 202 482-3355 Email: warvin@bis.doc.gov RIN: 0694-AD89 [[Page 22358]] _______________________________________________________________________ Department of Commerce (DOC) Proposed Rule Stage Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) _______________________________________________________________________ 315. ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL REGULATIONS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 22 USC 6701; 50 USC 1601; 50 USC 1701; EO 13128; EO 12938; EO 13094; CFR Citation: 15 CFR 781; 15 CFR 782; 15 CFR 783; 15 CFR 784; 15 CFR 785; 15 CFR 786; 15 CFR 787; 15 CFR 788 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Following ratification by the United States of the Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in the United States of America (AP or Protocol), the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) proposes to establish the Additional Protocol Regulations (APR) to implement the provisions of the Protocol affecting U.S. industry and other U.S. persons. In the aftermath of the 1991 Persian Gulf War, international inspectors determined that Iraq had been engaged in a clandestine nuclear weapons development program at locations not directly subject to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards. The international community determined that the safeguards system needed to be strengthened and negotiated a model Additional Protocol to amend existing bilateral safeguards agreements. The model Additional Protocol requires enhanced information collection and access to provide IAEA inspectors with greater ability to detect clandestine nuclear activities in non-nuclear weapons states (NNWS), and covers almost all of a state's nuclear fuel cycle. The United States, as a nuclear weapons state (NWS) party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), is not obligated to accept IAEA safeguards on its nuclear activities. However, the United States voluntarily signed the U.S. Additional Protocol on June 12, 1998. In this U.S. Additional Protocol, the United States accepts all of the measures of the Model Protocol, except where their application would result in access by the IAEA to activities with direct national security significance to the United States or to locations or information associated with such activities. By submitting itself to the same safeguards on all of its civil nuclear activities that NNWS are subject to (except those of national security significance), the United States intends to demonstrate that adherence to the model Additional Protocol does not place other countries at a commercial disadvantage. Declarations submitted under the U.S. Additional Protocol would provide the IAEA with information about additional aspects of the U.S. nuclear fuel cycle, including mining and milling of nuclear materials, nuclear- related equipment manufacturing, nuclear-related imports and exports, research and development not involving nuclear material, and other nuclear material activities not currently subject to the U.S. Safeguards Agreement. There are no routine inspections under the U.S. Additional Protocol, but IAEA inspectors may be provided access (referred to as ``complementary access'') to the U.S. nuclear fuel cycle to assure the absence of undeclared nuclear material and activities or where there is a question or an inconsistency about the completeness or correctness of the U.S. declaration, which could relate to declared or undeclared industrial locations. Access to most industrial locations is predicated upon an IAEA request for clarification of a declaration. As with the U.S.-IAEA Safeguards Agreement, the IAEA would not be required to seek access to any U.S. locations. In carrying out the responsibilities delegated to it for implementation of the U.S. Additional Protocol, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) will apply a philosophy of ensuring compliance while minimizing intrusion and the burden on commercial activities and emphasizing the protection of confidential business, national security, and other critical information to the maximum extent possible. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/00/07 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Willard Fisher, Export Administration Specialist, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-2440 Fax: 202 482-3355 Email: wfisher@bis.doc.gov Related RIN: Related to 0694-AD27 RIN: 0694-AD26 _______________________________________________________________________ 316. CONFORMING CHANGES TO CERTAIN END-USER/END-USE BASED CONTROLS IN THE EAR; CLARIFICATION OF THE TERM TRANSFER AND RELATED TERMS AS USED IN THE EAR Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 22 USC 2151 (note), PL 108-175; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 2139a; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 50 USC app 2401 et seq; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 12947; EO 13020; EO 13026; EO 13099; EO 13222; EO 13224; EO 13338; PL 106-387; PL 107-56 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 736; 15 CFR 740; 15 CFR 742; 15 CFR 744; 15 CFR 748; 15 CFR 752; 15 CFR 760; 15 CFR 772 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) proposes to amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by making conforming changes in certain end-user/end-use controls in the EAR to ensure that the terminology used to describe each type of end-user/end-use control is consistent, to the fullest extent possible, with the terminology in other such controls in the EAR. The proposed amendments would clarify that a party cannot proceed with an export, reexport, or transfer (in- country) that is in transit at the time the party is informed by BIS that a license is required (in accordance with certain end-user/end-use controls in the EAR), unless that party first obtains a license from BIS authorizing the completion of the transaction. These proposed changes to part 744 are intended to enhance the ability of BIS to stop items subject to the EAR, including items not on the Commerce Control List, from being exported, reexported or transferred (in-country) when there is an unacceptable risk that such items will be used in, or diverted to, any of the proliferation activities specified in sections 744.2, 744.3, 744.4 and 744.6 of the EAR. This rule also proposes to amend the EAR by revising the definition of the term transfer and certain related terms, to provide greater clarity regarding these provisions. [[Page 22359]] Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Proposed Rule 05/00/07 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Timothy Mooney, Export Policy Analyst, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail Stop 2705, Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-2440 Email: tmooney@bis.doc.gov RIN: 0694-AD59 _______________________________________________________________________ 317. AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE LICENSE REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPORTS AND REEXPORTS TO ENTITIES ACTING CONTRARY TO THE UNITED STATES' NATIONAL SECURITY OR FOREIGN POLICY INTERESTS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 2139a; PL 106-387; PL 107-56; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12938; EO 12947; EO 13026; EO 13099; EO 13222; EO 13224 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 744; 15 CFR 756 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends its regulations to expand the scope of reasons for which BIS may add names to the Entity List and makes changes to the Entity List appealable to the Under Secretary for Industry and Security pursuant to part 756 of the EAR. This rule revises section 744.20 to authorize BIS to add to the Entity List entities that BIS has reasonable cause to believe, based on specific and articulable facts, are or have been involved in activities that are contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States or to those acting on behalf of such entities. With this rule, the United States government will be able to conduct prior review of proposed exports and reexports to such recipients to the degree necessary to protect its interests. BIS will be able to tailor license requirements and availability of license exceptions for exports and reexports to parties who have taken or who are taking actions that are contrary to United States national security or foreign policy interests without imposing additional license requirements that apply broadly to entire destinations or items. BIS believes that such selective application of license requirements and exceptions will provide the flexibility to deter use of items that are subject to the EAR in ways that are inimical to the interests of the United States with minimal costs to and disruption of legitimate trade. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/00/07 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: William Arvin, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, HCHB Room 2096, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202 482-2440 Fax: 202 482-3355 Email: warvin@bis.doc.gov RIN: 0694-AD82 _______________________________________________________________________ 318. [bull] MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING OF EXPORT AND REEXPORT LICENSE APPLICATIONS, CLASSIFICATION REQUESTS, ENCRYPTION REVIEW REQUESTS AND NOTIFICATIONS, AND LICENSE EXCEPTION AGR NOTIFICATIONS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 50 USC app 2401 et seq; 50 USC 1701 et seq; 22 USC 3201 et seq; 42 USC 2139a; PL 106-387; PL 107-56; PL 108-11; EO 12058; EO 12851; EO 12983; EO 13206; EO 13222 CFR Citation: 15 CFR 740; 15 CFR 742; 15 CFR 748; 15 CFR 754; 15 CFR 764; 15 CFR 772 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would require that export and reexport license applications, classification requests, encryption review requests, License Exception AGR notifications and rela