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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural 

Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); 

Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as 

amended.

The current limits for certain 

categories are being adjusted for swing.

A description of the textile and 

apparel categories in terms of HTS 

numbers is available in the 

CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel 

Categories with the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (see 

Federal Register notice 69 FR 4926, 

published on February 2, 2004). Also 

see 68 FR 65254, published on 

November 19, 2003.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile 

Agreements

September 29, 2004.

Commissioner,

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, 

Washington, DC 20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive 

amends, but does not cancel, the directive 

issued to you on November 13, 2003, by the 

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 

of Textile Agreements. That directive 

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, 

man-made fiber, silk blend and other 

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products, 

produced or manufactured in Indonesia and 

exported during the twelve-month period 

which began on January 1, 2004 and extends 

through December 31, 2004.

Effective on October 4, 2004, you are 

directed to adjust the limits for the categories 

listed below, as provided for under the 

Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and 

Clothing:

Category Twelve-month restraint 

limit 1

Levels in Group I

314–O 2 .................... 108,441,116 square 

meters.

445/446 .................... 73,112 dozen.

619/620 .................... 18,687,153 square 

meters.

643 ........................... 670,628 numbers.

645/646 .................... 1,586,209 dozen.

Subgroup in Group II

400, 410, 414, 434, 

435, 436, 438, 

440, 442, 444, 

459pt. and 469pt., 

as a group

3,850,936 square meters equivalent.

In Group II subgroup

435 ........................... 60,459 dozen.

1The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December 

31, 2003. 2 Category 314–O: all HTS numbers except 

5209.51.6015.

The Committee for the Implementation of 

Textile Agreements has determined that 

these actions fall within the foreign affairs 

exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 

U.S.C. 553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

[Transmittal No. 04–33] 

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense 

Security Cooperation Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is 

publishing the unclassified text of a 

section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification. 

This is published to fulfill the 

requirements of section 155 of Public 

Law 104–164 dated 21 July 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

J. Hurd, DSCA/OPS–ADMIN, (703) 604–

6575. 

The following is a copy of a letter to 

the Speaker of the House of 

Representatives, Transmittal 04–33 with 

attached transmittal, policy justification, 

and Sensitivity of Technology.

Dated: September 27, 2004. 

L. M. Bynum, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary 

TRICARE; Civilian Health and Medical 

Program of the Uniformed Services 

(CHAMPUS); Fiscal Year 2005 

Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) 

Updates

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of DRG revised rates.

SUMMARY: This notice describes the 

changes made to the TRICARE DRGbased payment system in order to 

conform to changes made to the 

Medicare Prospective Payment System 

(PPS). 

It also provides the updated fixed loss 

cost outlier threshold, cost-to-charge 

ratios and the Internet address for 

accessing the updated adjusted 

standardized amount and DRG relative 

weights to be used for FY 2005 under 

the TRICARE DRG-based payment 

system.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The rates, weights and 

Medicare PPS changes which affect the 

TRICARE DRG-based payment system 

contained in this notice are effective for 

admissions occurring on or after 

October 1, 2004.

ADDRESSES: TRICARE Management 

Activity (TMA), Medical Benefits and 

Reimbursement Systems, 16401 East 

Centretech Parkway, Aurora, CA 80011–

9066.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marty Maxey, Medical Benefits and 

Reimbursement Systems, TMA, 

telephone (303) 676–3627. Questions 

regarding payment of specific claims 

under the TRICARE DRG-based 

payment system should be addressed to 

the appropriate contractor.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The final 

rule published on September 1, 1987 (52 

FR 32992) set forth in basic procedures 

used under the CHAMPUS DRG-based 

payment system. This was subsequently 

amended by final rules published 

August 31, 1988 (53 FR 33461), October 

21, 1988 (53 FR 41331), December 16, 

1988 (53 FR 50515), May 30, 1990 (55 

FR 21863), October 22, 1990 (55 FR 

42560), and September 10, 1998 (63 FR 

48439). An explicit tenet of these final 

rules, and one based on the statute 

authorizing the use of DRGs by 

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