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23204 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 97 / Monday, May 22, 2017 / Notices Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Wednesday, June 7, 2017 COMMITTEE FOR THE Commerce. IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee, ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. AGREEMENTS Meeting as a Committee of the Whole— SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Specifications Request for Public Comment on a Management Council (Council) will Commercial Availability Request Under Review fishery performance and make hold public meetings of the Council and the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement its Committees. recommendations for 2018–20 DATES: The meeting will be held on specifications, including butterfish cap. AGENCY: Committee for the Tuesday, June 6 through Thursday, June Implementation of Textile Agreements Shad/River Herring (RH/S) Committee, (CITA). 8, 2017. For agenda details, see Meeting as a Committee of the Whole SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. ACTION: Request for public comments ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held Review RH/S cap operation and RH/ concerning a request for modification of at: Hilton Norfolk The Main, 100 East S progress update and make the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Main Street, Norfolk, VA 23510; recommendations for RH/S cap amount (USBFTA) rules of origin for certain knit telephone: (757) 763–6200. modification if necessary. and woven apparel made from certain Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery knit and woven fabrics. Management Council, 800 N. State Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Committee, SUMMARY: Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; Meeting as a Committee of the Whole— The Government of the telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their Squid Amendment United States received a request from Web site at www.mafmc.org. the Government of Bahrain, submitted Review alternatives, public on March 23, 2017, to initiate FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: comments, and staff recommendations consultations under Article 3.2.3 of the Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive and select preferred alternatives and USBFTA. The Government of Bahrain is Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery adopt amendment. requesting that the United States and Management Council; telephone: (302) Bahrain (‘‘the Parties’’) consider revising 526–5255. Law Enforcement Reports the rules of origin for certain knit and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The woven apparel to address availability of following items are on the agenda, NOAA Office of Law Enforcement and the U.S. Coast Guard. supply of certain knit and woven fabrics though agenda items may be addressed in the territories of the Parties. The out of order (changes will be noted on Data Modernization in the Northeast President of the United States may the Council’s Web site when possible). Region proclaim a modification to the USBFTA Agenda Habitat Update rules of origin for textile and apparel products after the United States reaches Tuesday, June 6, 2017 EFH review progress and Mid- an agreement with the Government of SARC Presentation—Surfclam/Ocean Atlantic fish habitat assessment project. Bahrain on a modification under Article Quahog Assessments 3.2.5 of the USBFTA to address issues Thursday, June 8, 2017 of availability of supply of fibers, yarns, Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Specifications Business Session or fabrics in the territories of the Parties. Develop recommendations for 2018— CITA hereby solicits public comments 2020 specifications. The day will conclude with the SSC on this request, in particular with regard Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Excessive Committee Report, the Executive to whether certain knit and woven Shares Amendment Director’s Report, the Science Report, fabrics can be supplied by the U.S. brief reports from the National Marine domestic industry in commercial Approve scoping document. Fisheries Service’s GARFO and the quantities in a timely manner. Lobster Standardized Bycatch Reporting Northeast Fisheries Science Center, DATES: Comments must be submitted by Methodology Framework NOAA’s Office of General Counsel, the July 21, 2017 to the Chairman, Discuss alternatives. ASMFC, the New England and South Committee for the Implementation of Atlantic Fishery Council’s liaisons and Textile Agreements, Room 30003, Risk Policy Framework—First Meeting the Regional Planning Body Report, and United States Department of Commerce, Review and approve options for discuss any continuing and/or new Washington, DC 20230. potential revision to current MAFMC business. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Risk Policy and ABC Control Rules. Homer Boyer, Office of Textiles and Special Accommodations Climate Velocity Over the 21st Century Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, and Its Implications for Fisheries These meetings are physically (202) 482–5156. Management in the Northeast U.S accessible to people with disabilities. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Review climate-velocity-driven Requests for sign language Authority: Section 202(j)(2)(B) of the species distribution projections for 2020 interpretation or other auxiliary aids United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement through 2100 and identify potential should be directed to M. Jan Saunders, Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3805 note) (302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to (USBFTA Implementation Act); Executive propriety species for adaptation of Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended. fisheries management to climate change. the meeting date. Background: Article 3.2.3 of the Dated: May 17, 2017. Cooperative Research in the Mid- USBFTA provides that, on the request of Atlantic Tracey L. Thompson, either Party, the Parties shall consult to Review of NEFSC Cooperative Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable consider whether the rules of origin Research and response to MAFMC Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. applicable to a particular textile or request and the Mid-Atlantic Council [FR Doc. 2017–10329 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am] apparel good should be revised to approach to collaborative research. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P address issues of availability of supply VerDate Sep<11>2014 23:17 May 19, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22MYN1.SGM 22MYN1 mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 97 / Monday, May 22, 2017 / Notices 23205 of fibers, yarns, or fabrics in the (0–10%), classified in subheading more than 200 g/m 2,, classified in territories of the Parties. In the 6006.42 of the HTSUS; and subheading 5516.92 of the HTSUS; consultations, pursuant to Article 3.2.4 Fabric 35: Knit fabric of polyester (68– Fabric 3: Two-way stretch woven of the USBFTA, each Party shall 78%), rayon (19–29%), and elastomeric fabric of polyester (50–85%), viscose consider all data presented by the other (0–8%), classified in subheading rayon (13–47%), and elastomeric (1– Party that demonstrate substantial 6006.32 of the HTSUS. 10%), classified in subheading 5515.11 production in its territory of a particular Woven apparel classified in chapter of the HTSUS; fiber, yarn, or fabric. The Parties shall 62 of the HTSUS: Fabric 4: One-way stretch woven consider that there is substantial Fabric 15: Bleached or dyed satin fabric of polyester (50–85%), viscose production if a Party demonstrates that weave or twill weave fabric of at least rayon (13–47%), and elastomeric (1– its domestic producers are capable of 60% lyocell and up to 40% nylon, 10%), classified in subheading 5515.11 supplying commercial quantities of the polyester, or elastomeric, that does not of the HTSUS; fiber, yarn, or fabric in a timely manner. meet the National Fire Protection Fabric 5: Woven fabric of polyester The USBFTA Implementation Act Association (NFPA) 2112 or ASTM 1506 (60–90%), rayon (10–40%), and provides the President with the protective standards, classified in elastomeric (0–6%), classified in authority to proclaim as part of the heading 5516 of the HTSUS; subheadings 5407.52, 5407.53, 5407.61, HTSUS, modifications to the USBFTA Fabric 16: Woven seersucker fabric of 5407.69, 5407.72, 5407.73, 5407.92, rules of origin set out in Annex 3–A of cotton, classified in subheadings 5407.93, 5512.19, 5512.99, 5515.12, and the USBFTA as are necessary to 5208.42, 5208.52 or 5209.41 of the 5515.19 of the HTSUS; implement an agreement with Bahrain HTSUS; Fabric 6: Woven indigo dyed fabric of under Article 3.2.5 of the USBFTA, Fabric 17: Woven fabric of rayon (60– cotton (95–100%) and elastomeric (0– subject to the consultation and layover 75%), nylon (30–35%), and elastomeric 5%), classified in subheadings requirements of Section 104 of the (1–5%), bleached, dyed, printed or of 5208.39.6090 and 5208.39.8090 of the USBFTA Implementation Act. See yarns of different colors, weighing 200– HTSUS; Section 202(j)(2)(B)(i) of the USBFTA 350 g/m2, classified in subheadings Fabric 7: Cotton corduroy woven Implementation Act. Executive Order 5516.91, 5516.92, 5516.93 or 5516.94 of fabric, classified in subheading 5801.22 11651 established CITA to supervise the the HTSUS; of the HTSUS; Fabric 8: Polyester corduroy woven implementation of textile trade Fabric 18: Woven fabric of rayon (50– fabric, classified in subheading 5801.32 agreements and authorizes the 84%), polyester (6–49%), and of the HTSUS; Chairman of CITA to take actions or elastomeric (1–10%), weighing less than Fabric 9: Dyed sateen woven fabric of recommend that appropriate officials or 225 g/m2, classified in headings 5408 or cotton (93%-100%) and elastomeric (0– agencies of the United States take 5516 of the HTSUS; 7%), classified in subheading actions necessary to implement textile Fabric 19: Woven fabric