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following offices: Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, and

Western Alaska Field Office, NMFS, 701

C Street, Anchorage, AK 99513.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenneth R. Hollingshead, NMFS, (301)

713–2055, ext 128 or Brad Smith,

Western Alaska Field Office, NMFS,

(907) 271–5006.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C.

1361 et seq.) directs NMFS to allow, on

request, the incidental, but not

intentional, taking of small numbers of

marine mammals by U.S. citizens who

engage in a specified activity (other than

commercial fishing) within a specified

geographical region, if certain findings

are made by NMFS and regulations are

issued. Under the MMPA, the term

‘‘taking’’ means to harass, hunt, capture,

or kill or to attempt to harass, hunt,

capture or kill marine mammals.

Permission may be granted for periods

up to 5 years if NMFS finds, after

notification and opportunity for public

comment, that the taking will have a

negligible impact on the species or

stock(s) of marine mammals and will

not have an unmitigable adverse impact

on the availability of the species or

stock(s) for subsistence uses. In

addition, NMFS must prescribe

regulations that include permissible

methods of taking and other means

effecting the least practicable adverse

impact on the species and its habitat

and on the availability of the species for

subsistence uses, paying particular

attention to rookeries, mating grounds,

and areas of similar significance. The

regulations must include requirements

pertaining to the monitoring and

reporting of such taking. Regulations

governing the taking of ringed and

bearded seals incidental to on-ice

seismic surveys were published on

February 2, 1998 (63 FR 5277), and

remain in effect until December 31,

2002.

Summary of Request

NMFS received requests for letters of

authorization from Western Geophysical

on September 23, 1999, and October 14,

1999. LOAs for these activities were

issued on January 28, 2000 (see 65 FR

4949, February 2, 2000). A third

application from Western Geophysical

was received on January 31, 2000, and

amended by letter on February 21, 2000.

The letters requested a take by

mortality, injury, and harassment of a

small number of ringed seals incidental

to conducting shallow-water seismic

surveys on the ice in the Beaufort Sea

off Alaska.

Issuance of this new letter of

authorization is based on findings that

the total takings by this activity will

have a negligible impact on the ringed

seal stocks of the Western Beaufort Sea

and that the applicants have met the

requirements contained in the

implementing regulations, including

monitoring and reporting requirements.

Dated: April 20, 2000.

Donald R. Knowles,

Director, Office of Protected Resources,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 042100A]

Western Pacific Fishery Management

Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Council’s Recreational

Fisheries Data Task Force (RFDTF) will

hold a meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held May

11, 2000, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Western Pacific Fishery

Management Council office, 1164

Bishop St., Suite 1400, Honolulu, HI

96813.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;

telephone: 808–522–8220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This will

be the fifth meeting of the RFDTF which

will discuss the following topics: review

of minutes from fourth Task Force

meeting, review of proposal for

redefining commercial fishermen,

review of a rapid survey instrument to

establish total pelagic catch in Hawaii,

review of longer term strategies for

obtaining recreational fishery data in

Hawaii, and an update on the recent

(sixth) meeting to establish an

international management regime for

tuna and tuna-like species in the

Central-Western Pacific.

Although non-emergency issues not

contained in this agenda may come the

RFDTF for discussion, in accordance

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act,

those issues may not be subject of

formal action during this meeting.

Action will be restricted to those issues

specifically identified in this agenda

and any issues arising after publication

of this notice that require emergency

action under Section 305(c) of the

Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the

public has been notified of the Council’s

intent to take action to address the

emergency.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Kitty M. Simonds, 808–522–8220

(voice) or 808–522–8226 (fax), at least 5

days prior to meeting date.

Dated: April 21, 2000.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of import Limits for Certain

Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

the Dominican Republic

April 20, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Naomi Freeman, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212. For information on the

quota status of these limits, refer to the

Quota Status Reports posted on the

bulletin boards of each Customs port,

call (202) 927–5850, or refer to the U.S.

Customs website at http://

www.customs.gov. For information on

embargoes and quota re-openings, call

(202) 482–3715.

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

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Schedule of the United States (see

Federal Register notice 64 FR 71982,

published on December 22, 1999). Also

see 64 FR 50495, published on

September 17, 1999.

J. Hayden Boyd,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

April 20, 2000.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive

amends, but does not cancel, the directive

issued to you on September 13, 1999, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and

man-made fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in the Dominican Republic

and exported during the twelve-month

period which began on January 1, 2000 and

extends through December 31, 2000.

Effective on May 1, 2000, you are directed

to adjust the current limits for the following

categories, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

339/639 .................... 1,299,419 dozen.

342/642 .................... 603,326 dozen.

347/348/647/648 ...... 2,747,189 dozen of

which not more than

1,356,395 dozen

shall be in Categories 647/648.

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

31, 1999.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that

these actions fall within the foreign affairs

exception of the rulemaking provisions of 5

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

Sincerely,

J. Hayden Boyd,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of an Import Restraint

Limit for Certain Cotton and Man-Made

Fiber Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Fiji

April 20, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs increasing a

limit.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 27, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross

Arnold, International Trade Specialist,

Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S.

Department of Commerce, (202) 482–

4212. For information on the quota

status of this limit, refer to the Quota

Status Reports posted on the bulletin

boards of each Customs port, call (202)

927–5850, or refer to the U.S. Customs

website at http://www.customs.gov. For

information on embargoes and quota reopenings, call (202) 482–3715.

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 limit for Categories 338/

339/638/639 is being increased for

carryover and the recrediting of unused

carryforward.

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 64 FR 71982,

published on December 22, 1999). Also

see 64 FR 70217, published on

December 16, 1999.

J. Hayden Boyd,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

April 20, 2000.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive

amends, but does not cancel, the directive

issued to you on December 10, 1999, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton and manmade fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in Fiji and exported during the

twelve-month period which began on January

1, 2000 and extends through December 31,

2000.

Effective on April 27, 2000, you are

directed to increase the limit for the

following categories, as provided for under

the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles

and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

338/339/638/639 ...... 1,704,252 dozen of

which not more than

1,235,960 dozen

shall be in Categories 338–S/339–

S/638–S/639–S2.

1The limit has not been adjusted to account

for any imports exported after December 31,

1999. 2 Category 338–S: only HTS numbers

6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010, 6105.10.0030,

6105.90.8010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025,

6110.20.2040, 6110.20.2065, 6110.90.9068,

6112.11.0030 and 6114.20.0005; Category

339–S: only HTS numbers 6104.22.0060,

6104.29.2049, 6106.10.0010, 6106.10.0030,

6106.90.2510, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070,

6110.20.1030, 6110.20.2045, 6110.20.2075,

6110.90.9070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010

and 6117.90.9020; Category 638–S: all HTS

numbers except 6109.90.1007, 6109.90.1009,

6109.90.1013 and 6109.90.1025; Category

639–S: all HTS numbers except

6109.90.1050, 6109.90.1060, 6109.90.1065

and 6109.90.1070.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that this

action falls within the foreign affairs

exception of the rulemaking provisions of 5

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

Sincerely,

J. Hayden Boyd,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

COMMISSION

Notice of Meeting of Chronic Hazard

Advisory Panel on Diisononyl

Phthalate (DINP)

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Commission announces

the first meeting of the Chronic Hazard

Advisory Panel (CHAP) on diisononyl

phthalate (DINP). The Commission

appointed this CHAP to advise the

Commission on any chronic hazards of

cancer, birth defects, and gene

mutations associated with children’s

products containing DINP.

DATES: The meeting will be held from

8:30 am to 5:00 pm on May 10 and from

8:30 am to 4:00 pm on May 11, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

the fourth floor hearing room in the

Commission’s offices at 4330 East-West

Highway, Bethesda, Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marilyn Wind, Directorate for Health

Sciences, Consumer Product Safety

Commission, Washington, DC 20207;