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71434 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 241 / Monday, December 17, 2007 / Noticesebenthall on PROD1PC69 with NOTICESindustries other than apparel andtextiles;• The extent of loans and otherfinancial support provided by the Inter-American Development Bank and theWorld Bank;• Types of policies that mightencourage a wider use of the CBERAprogram.• Ways that U.S. trade policy,including through preference programsand trade expansion, as well aseconomic aid (e.g., financial aid fortraining, technical assistance, etc.) aspart of a coordinated policy, mightstrengthen the ability of the region tocompete globally in terms of increasingoutput, employment, and exports.• Identify ways that U.S. trade policyliberalization, special tax preferenceprograms, and/or economic aid mighthelp Caribbean countries to developnew industries that will improve theCaribbean standard of living.• Identify U.S. investment or servicestrade liberalization policies that couldassist the Caribbean region, if thosepolicies will benefit a broad base of thepopulations of the affected countries.As requested by the Committee, theCommission will provide its report byMay 7, 2008.Public Hearing: A public hearing inconnection with this investigation willbe held at the U.S. International TradeCommission Building, 500 E Street SW.,Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m.on January 29, 2008. Requests to appearat the public hearing should be filedwith the Secretary, no later than 5:15p.m., January 16, 2008, in accordancewith the requirements in the‘‘Submissions’’ section below. All prehearingbriefs and statements should befiled not later than 5:15 p.m., January22, 2008, and all post-hearing briefs andstatements should be filed not later than5:15 p.m., February 5, 2008. In the eventthat, as of the close of business onJanuary 16, 2008, no witnesses arescheduled to appear at the hearing, thehearing will be canceled. Any personinterested in attending the hearing as anobserver or nonparticipant may call theSecretary to the Commission (202–205–2000) after January 16, 2008, forinformation concerning whether thehearing will be held.Written Submissions: In lieu of or inaddition to participating in the hearing,interested parties are invited to submitwritten statements concerning thisinvestigation. All written submissionsshould be addressed to the Secretary,and should be received not later than5:15 p.m., February 5, 2008. All writtensubmissions must conform with theprovisions of section 201.8 of theCommission’s Rules of Practice andProcedure (19 CFR 201.8). Section 201.8requires that a signed original (or a copyso designated) and fourteen (14) copiesof each document be filed. In the eventthat confidential treatment of adocument is requested, at least four (4)additional copies must be filed, inwhich the confidential informationmust be deleted (see the followingparagraph for further informationregarding confidential businessinformation). The Commission’s rulesauthorize filing submissions with theSecretary by facsimile or electronicmeans only to the extent permitted bysection 201.8 of the rules (see Handbookfor Electronic Filing Procedures, http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_notices/rules/documents/handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf).Persons with questions regardingelectronic filing should contact theSecretary (202–205–2000).Any submissions that containconfidential business information mustalso conform with the requirements ofsection 201.6 of the Commission’s Rulesof Practice and Procedure (19 CFR.201.6). Section 201.6 of the rulesrequires that the cover of the documentand the individual pages be clearlymarked as to whether they are the‘‘confidential’’ or ‘‘non-confidential’’version, and that the confidentialbusiness information be clearlyidentified by means of brackets. Allwritten submissions, except forconfidential business information, willbe made available for inspection byinterested parties.Committee staff has indicated that theCommittee intends to make theCommission’s report available to thepublic in its entirety, and has asked thatthe Commission not include anyconfidential business information ornational security classified informationin the report that the Commission sendsto the Committee. Any confidentialbusiness information received by theCommission in this investigation andused in preparing this report will not bepublished in a manner that wouldreveal the operations of the firmsupplying the information.By order of the Commission.Issued: December 11, 2007.Marilyn R. Abbott,Secretary to the Commission.[FR Doc. E7–24287 Filed 12–14–07; 8:45 am]BILLING CODE 7020–02–PINTERNATIONAL TRADECOMMISSION[USITC SE–07–028]Government in the Sunshine ActMeeting NoticeAGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: UnitedStates International Trade Commission.TIME AND DATE: December 19, 2007 at 11a.m.PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW.,Washington, DC 20436, Telephone:(202) 205–2000.STATUS: Open to the public.Matters To Be Considered1. Agenda for future meetings: none.2. Minutes.3. Ratification List.4. Inv. Nos. 701–TA–453 and 731–TA–1136–1137 (Preliminary) (SodiumNitrite from China and Germany)—briefing and vote. (The Commission iscurrently scheduled to transmit itsdeterminations to the Secretary ofCommerce on or before December 26,2007; Commissioners’ opinions arecurrently scheduled to be transmitted tothe Secretary of Commerce on or beforeJanuary 3, 2008.)5. Outstanding action jackets:(1). Document No. GC–07–225(Administrative matter).(2). Document No. GC–07–232(Proposed rulemaking in regard tosection 337 investigations under 19 CFRparts 201 and 210).In accordance with Commissionpolicy, subject matter listed above, notdisposed of at the scheduled meeting,may be carried over to the agenda of thefollowing meeting.By order of the Commission.Issued: December 12, 2007.William R. Bishop,Hearings and Meetings Coordinator.[FR Doc. E7–24429 Filed 12–14–07; 8:45 am]BILLING CODE 7020–02–PDEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE[OMB Number 1121–0292]VerDate Aug2005 15:28 Dec 14, 2007 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17DEN1.SGM 17DEN1Bureau of Justice Statistics; AgencyInformation Collection Activities:Existing Collection; CommentsRequestedACTION: 30-Day Notice of InformationCollection Under Review: Survey ofSexual Violence.The Department of Justice (DOJ),Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) will besubmitting the following informationcollection request to the Office of