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J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5

days prior to the meeting dates.

Dated: April 28, 2000.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–11022 Filed 5–2–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 040400C]

Fisheries off West Coast States and in

the Western Pacific; Northern Anchovy

Fishery

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of an application for an

exempted fishing permit (EFP) and

request for comments.

SUMMARY: NMFS announces receipt of

an application for an EFP that would

allow an experimental fishery for

northern anchovy in an area off San

Francisco ordinarily closed to vessels

fishing to reduce the catch into products

such as fish meal and oil. Reduction

fishing is prohibited in the Farallon

Islands closure by the regulations

implementing the Coastal Pelagic

Species Fishery Management Plan

(FMP). The purpose of the proposed

fishery is to investigate the

consequences of conducting at least a

small-scale reduction fishery in the area.

If granted, the permit would allow

fishing that otherwise would be

prohibited by the FMP and its

implementing regulations.

DATES: Comments must be received by

June 2, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Rodney

R. McInnis, Acting Administrator,

Southwest Region, National Marine

Fisheries Service, 501 W. Ocean

Boulevard, Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA

90802–4213.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James Morgan at 310–980–4036.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FMP

and implementing regulations at 50 CFR

660.516 and 50 CFR 600.745(b) specify

that EFPs may be issued to authorize

fishing that otherwise would be

prohibited. Regulations at 50 CFR

600.745(b) set forth procedures for

issuing such permits.

NMFS has accepted an application for

review and has forwarded copies to the

U.S. Coast Guard and the Director of the

California Department of Fish and

Game. The applicant proposes to

harvest northern anchovy off the coast

of California in the area of the Farallon

Islands. This area has been closed to

reduction fishing since implementation

of the FMP in 1978 and, like other area

closures in the FMP, was meant to avoid

conflict between recreational vessels

and what was then a growing highvolume reduction fishery located in

southern California. Fishing operations

would most likely take place in the

summer and fall of 2000 with roundhaul

gear.

Others wanting to participate in the

fishery must submit applications to the

Regional Administrator (SEE

ADDRESSES), which must provide the

required information specified at 50

CFR 600.745(b). Exempted fishing

permits may require that the permittee

carry an observer at the permittee’s

expense, keep accurate records of

bycatch, and make other necessary

reports.

Applications will be discussed at the

June 23–26, 2000, meeting of the Pacific

Fishery Management Council, which

will be held at the Doubletree Hotel

Columbia River in Portland OR, 1401 N.

Hayden Island Drive, Portland, OR

97217. The decision on whether to issue

any EFP and determinations on

appropriate permit conditions will be

based on a number of considerations,

including recommendations made by

the Council and comments received

from the public. A copy of the

application is available for review at the

NMFS Southwest Regional Office. (SEE

ADDRESSES).

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Dated: April 27, 2000.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Singapore

April 27, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 4, 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

carryforward used.

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 54874, published on October

8, 1999.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

April 27, 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 October 4,

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 Singapore

and exported during the twelve-month

period which began on January 1, 2000

and extends through December 31,

2000.

Effective on May 4, 2000, you are

directed to adjust the limits for the

following categories, as provided for

under the Uruguay Round Agreement

on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

338/339 .................... 1,521,618 dozen of

which not more than

931,892 dozen shall

be in Category 338

and not more than

993,045 dozen shall

be in Category 339.

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Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

347/348 .................... 1,148,357 dozen of

which not more than

717,722 dozen shall

be in Category 347

and not more than

548,643 dozen shall

be in Category 348.

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 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.

[FR Doc. 00–10998 Filed 5–2–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Information

Management Group, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, invites comments

on the proposed information collection

requests as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before July 3,

2000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) requires that

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) provide interested Federal

agencies and the public an early

opportunity to comment on information

collection requests. OMB may amend or

waive the requirement for public

consultation to the extent that public

participation in the approval process

would defeat the purpose of the

information collection, violate State or

Federal law, or substantially interfere

with any agency’s ability to perform its

statutory obligations. The Leader,

Information Management Group, Office

of the Chief Information Officer,

publishes that notice containing

proposed information collection

requests prior to submission of these

requests to OMB. Each proposed

information collection, grouped by

office, contains the following: (1) Type

of review requested, e.g. new, revision,

extension, existing or reinstatement; (2)

Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4)

Description of the need for, and

proposed use of, the information; (5)

Respondents and frequency of

collection; and (6) Reporting and/or

Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites

public comment.

The Department of Education is

especially interested in public comment

addressing the following issues: (1) Is

this collection necessary to the proper

functions of the Department; (2) will

this information be processed and used

in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate

of burden accurate; (4) how might the

Department enhance the quality, utility,

and clarity of the information to be

collected; and (5) how might the

Department minimize the burden of this

collection on the respondents, including

through the use of information

technology.

Dated: April 27, 2000.

William Burrow,

Leader, Information Management Group,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Written Request for Assistance

or Application for Client Assistance

Program.

Frequency: Three-year cycle for State

Assurances or plan for CAP formula

grant.

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden: Responses: 1. Burden Hours: 9.

Abstract: This document is used by

States to request funds to establish and

carry out Client Assistance Programs

(CAP). CAP is mandated by the

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended

(Act), to assist vocational rehabilitation

clients and applicants in their

relationships with projects, programs,

and services provided under the Act.

Requests for copies of the proposed

information collection request may be

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov,

or should be addressed to Vivian Reese,

Department of Education, 400 Maryland

Avenue, SW, Room 5624, Regional

Office Building 3, Washington, DC

20202–4651. Requests may also be

electronically mailed to the internet

address OCIOlIMGlIssues@ed.gov or

faxed to 202–708–9346. Please specify

the complete title of the information

collection when making your request.

Comments regarding burden and/or the

collection activity requirements should

be directed to Sheila Carey at (202) 708–

6287 or via her internet address

Sheila_Carey@ed.gov. Individuals who

use a telecommunications device for the

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Arbitration Panel Decision Under the

Randolph-Sheppard Act

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of arbitration panel

decision under the Randolph-Sheppard

Act.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that on

November 17, 1998, an arbitration panel

rendered a decision in the matter of

Hawaii Division of Vocational

Rehabilitation, Department of Human

Services v. U.S. Department of Defense,

Department of the Army (Docket No. R–

S/97–18). This panel was convened by

the U.S. Department of Education

pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 107d-1(b) upon

receipt of a complaint filed by

petitioner, Hawaii Division of

Vocational Rehabilitation, Department

of Human Services.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: A copy of the

full text of the arbitration panel decision

may be obtained from George F.

Arsnow, U.S. Department of Education,

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3230,

Mary E. Switzer Building, Washington

DC 20202–2738. Telephone: (202) 205–

9317. If you use a telecommunications

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call

the TDD number at (202) 205–8298.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternate

format (e.g., Braille, large print,

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to the contact person listed in

the preceding paragraph.

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the PDF, call the U.S. Government

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Note: The official version of this document

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