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<br />Jo'mll!ral Regioiler/VoL fi!I, No. 212/Wednesday, Novembor:l, 2004/Nolices
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<br />(8) "Spills," as used in Article 1I(3)(c) herein, means water released from
<br />Lake Powell which cannot be utilized for project purposes. including, but ilOt
<br />limited to. the generation of power and energy.
<br />(b) "Surplus," as used in Article 1II(3)(b) herein, is water which can be used
<br />to ml'Ct consumptive use l:1t1l1llll11I:-i in the three Lower Division States in
<br />excess of7.5oo,000 acrc4fcct annually. The tenn "surplus" as uscd in these
<br />Operating Criteria is not to be construed as applied to, being intcrpretivc of,
<br />or in any manner having reference to the tcnn "surplus" in either the
<br />Colorado River Compact ;or;ihc"tg;[MfX'iCii,(I'reuty.
<br />(c) "Net iollow to Lake Mead," as used in Article 1II(3)(b}(iv) and (c)(iii)
<br />hcrein, represents the annual inllow to Lake Mead in excess of losses from
<br />Lake Mead.
<br />(d) "Available capability," used in Article 1I(4} herein, means that portion of
<br />the total capacity of the powerplant that is physically available for
<br />generation.
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<br />l'roposlJd lkision: Tllt"J.'purtnwllt of
<br />11m Inturior has considllrlld tlm
<br />(:oIllITll'nls rl!(:uivlld during this rcviow
<br />or IIHI OplJrating Crituria. Afior a cardul
<br />ruview of Iho comnwnts mcnivllll,
<br />soli(;ilalioll or puhlit; rnviow 10
<br />Rl'dul1Iutioll's rusponsos, aud
<br />(;lll\suilalion wilh Ihll Governor's
<br />ruproslmlalivcs of tho sevun Basin
<br />ShllllS, RedamaliulI is proposinglhlll
<br />lllUSu(;rulllryoftlw Inlt,riorlllllkulI
<br />nllmbl!r of lllunlifiud lIIu'Ilifi(:lItioIlS 10
<br />lhe It!lIl oflhl! Opl!rHlillg Crilt,riu. Tho
<br />busl!s for Iho propoSI1<1 dmngns nil! (I)
<br />spt!cific chnngus ill Fl!dl!ntllllw
<br />upplicabll! lulhl! ()pt!raling Critllria, (2)
<br />InflguIIgu in thl!l:urll!nt llllll oflhl!
<br />Opl!rlllillH Crilt!ria lhal is outdaled, and
<br />13) spocific 1II0dific.lItiollS 10 Arlicll!
<br />IV(1l1 of tho Orwrotillg Crilorinlhllt
<br />runol:t actual opurllling I!lIpl!ril'nco.
<br />UUltlll:S"lltmnbolf28,2utH.
<br />Willl~nI.:. Rill"",
<br />IA'pufYC".Dmm;lIIIiun..r, Hurtttlll of
<br />Rf1C/ultUltioll.
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<br />INTERNATIONAL TRADE
<br />COMMISSION
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<br />[lnv'ltlg.llon No. NAFTA-l03-0091
<br />
<br />Certain Sanitary Articles of Trl.lobal
<br />Rayon Staple Fibers: Effect of
<br />Modlficallon of NAFTA Rules of Origin
<br />for Goods of Canada and Mexico
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<br />AGENCY: United Stah!s Inlernalional
<br />Tradll Commission.
<br />AcnON: InslHutJon of lnvllsligntiollund
<br />1"\.<(1111151 ror writtlln !Iubmissions.
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<br />EFFECTIVE DATE: ()(;Iohur 27,2004.
<br />
<br />SUMMARY: Following Il.'l:oipl of a requusl
<br />onlktobur 20, 2004, rrorn tho Unitlld
<br />Status Trudu Rt![1rosontlltivo IUSTRI
<br />under authority ddllglltlJll by tlm
<br />I'msidt!nt and pursuant to sl'(:tioll 103 ur
<br />tho North Allwrkan FrllU Tradu
<br />Agrrnmwllt (NAFTA) IlIIplnllllJntution
<br />Act (19 U.S.C. 3313),lhoC:,omrnission
<br />inslitutud investigation No. NAI-~rA-
<br />103-(1()Q, Ct!rtuin Sanitory Articllls of
<br />Tri.l.ohal Rayon Slaple FilM!rs: Errnct or
<br />t.!OIlifil.:Qlion of NAvrA Rulus urOrigin
<br />ror Goods uf C:.anada and Mllxko.
<br />FOR FURTHER INFORMAnON CONTACT:
<br />lnrormalion may be oblained frolll
<br />Kimwrlio Fruund, Orfi(;1l of Industries
<br />{202-708-S-l02,
<br />kjm~'r1;f!.frellnd@usitc.Hovl: for
<br />information 011 Illgal aspl.''1;ls, cOIII,II:1
<br />William Gearhart of tho Orfil.:ll "r tho
<br />GOIwral Counsol (202-205-JlJ!Jl,
<br />wgl'tlrhart@usilc.gov). Tho IIIllllia should
<br />conlllct Marguwl O'Laughlln. Orfil:1l of
<br />Public Affnirs [202-205-1819,
<br />murwlR',.oluu8hJjtl@u.~ilc.govJ .
<br />I1ackgrolllld: Annex 30o--U. Chaph!r -l,
<br />Ilud Annoll -l01 "rlllo NAFTA contain
<br />thu rulos or origin ror toxtiles ami
<br />lIppurlll ror arplit:lllion of the tarm
<br />provisions 0 thll NAFTA, Tlwsll rullls
<br />uro sut rorth for Iho United Status in
<br />gunoralnotc 1210 Iho lIarllloniwd Tari[[
<br />&hudulll (HTS). A(;l.:onling to thu USTR
<br />rll'ljuest h~ttor, U.S. negotiators hU\"1l
<br />n~:lJntly rtlacluxlllgn'tJlllont in principle
<br />wilh wprusonlalivcs of lhll Governments
<br />or C.allllda and MOllko 10 mOllify Ihu
<br />NAI-~rA rulo of origin for certain
<br />sanitnry lowols or IlImpons c1I1S1dfiud in
<br />IITS suhheuding 5601.10 alld madll
<br />frum tri-Iobal ruyon slaplll fiOOrs [38
<br />mill, 3.3 dlldlOll) of IITS sublwading
<br />5504.10. If lmplenlentl!d, Iho propo5ud
<br />rule or origin would apply 10 U.S.
<br />impurts rrom und Ollports to lhu NAI.i/\
<br />porties. SI]{:tion 202lq)llfthe Nurth
<br />
<br />Amerkan Frl<(l Trlldl! AgnJl"'I"llt
<br />Implmnolltalioll Ad {tho Ac:I)lIulhori:ws
<br />Ihe I'rcsidnnl. subjl!ct 10 Ihll
<br />(;ollsullalion IInd layovllr lllquiwlIIl'lllS
<br />ofsl~dion 103 oflha Acl, 10 IJrtll:llIlm
<br />5u(:h mllllifil:lltiollS 10 Ih" m tiS of origin
<br />aSllrll lIeu~ssary 10 implollwnlllll
<br />ugrellmt'nl wilh olle or morl) ofthu
<br />NAFTA counlries pursullnt 10 pnrllgrnph
<br />2 of !Il!(;lioo 7 of Annl'x 300--1l ofthu
<br />AgnJl'llltJnl. Onl! or Ihu rt!'1uiwl11onl!l Silt
<br />oul in Iil!clioll 103 or the Act is thullhll
<br />Pwsicllml obtain mlvku frum llw Unilt!t1
<br />Sllltes Inlornulional Trude C:.ummlssilln.
<br />In his lultur, thu USTR rlJ(jlu~slt'll thut
<br />tho C:.ommisllion provide mlvko on tllll
<br />probable orfl}(;l of lho proposud
<br />mlJ(lific~lllon of tho NAf-iA mll~ or
<br />origin forwrtaiusllnitnrYllrticll!s(lls
<br />dllscriblld ubovo) on U.S. trudll under
<br />the NAf-iA,on total U.S. trutlo.uud on
<br />dumestic producer! or tho urrnctud
<br />articlos. As ruquustud, thn COllllllission
<br />will submit its advil:1l to tho USTR by
<br />DI'(;llilloor 20, 2OCH, and soonlhurt!llftllr,
<br />issuo II public vllrsion of Iho report wilh
<br />any cUlll"itlclltial busilwss inrllrmatiOIl
<br />dolotnd. Atlditif)lllll inrllrllluliun
<br />ulI\l.:orning Ihllortit:lns und Hill
<br />proposod lIlodifir.ations Cilll bn ohlainml
<br />by al:l:llssing Iho oh}(;lnmic vtlrsion of
<br />this Ilolko atlhl! Commission Intllrl1l'1
<br />silll (hllp://www.usilc.gnv). Tim currtml
<br />NAI.-rA mIllS or origin aprlit:llhhllO
<br />U.S. impurts t:an bt! foulIl in gmwral
<br />1I011! 12 of the 2004 IITS (SilO "Gtlflllrul
<br />Noles" link at hllp://holdocs.lIsitc.gov/
<br />lori fLchap'I'r5_Curn'/lI/lor. .hl ml).
<br />,Viii/i'll Subm;uiolls: No public
<br />ht!uringis plallllml.llowl!Vllr, inlllrllsll1Il
<br />pnrtios lUll invihld to submit writtrm
<br />slnltlnllmts l;olll;llrning llw mnUt'fS lu bo
<br />uddnl~sml by thu COlllllli!l!lilln illlhi~
<br />investigation. Submissions should hu
<br />addl'tJssud to tlm Stll:rlllllry, IJnill!d
<br />Slalus Intl!rnntitllull Tnltlo r..oillRlission,
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