30572 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 93 / Friday, May 12, 2000 / Notices

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Nepal

May 9, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs reducing

limits.

May 12, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy

Unger, 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 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 limits for certain

categories are being reduced 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 54871, published on October

8, 1999.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

May 9, 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 and manmade fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in Nepal and exported during

the twelve-month period which began on

January 1, 2000 and extends through

December 31, 2000.

Effective on May 12, 2000, you are directed

to reduce the current limits for the following

categories, as provided for under the terms of

the current bilateral textile agreement

between the Governments of the United

States and Nepal:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

340 ........................... 457,399 dozen.

347/348 .................... 859,041 dozen.

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,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 00–12026 Filed 5–11–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Wool Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Romania

May 9, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs increasing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 12, 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 increased for

special carryover which is being

allowed in recognition of the disruption

to Romania’s exports in 1999 as a result

of the crisis in Kosovo, and in

accordance with the Memorandum of

Understanding of April 20, 2000

regarding this special carryover.

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 71116, published on

December 20, 1999.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements;

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements.

May 9, 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 14, 1999 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 Romania and

exported during the period which began on

January 1, 2000 and extends through

December 31, 2000.

Effective on May 12, 2000, you are directed

to increase the current limits for the

following categories, as provided for under

the Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles

and Clothing:

Category Adjusted limit 1

433/434 .................... 16,567 dozen.

442 ........................... 16,959 dozen.

443 ........................... 96,804 numbers.

444 ........................... 64,383 numbers.

447/448 .................... 28,395 dozen.

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,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 00–12024 Filed 5–11–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Notice of Change in Application

Deadline for Digital Divide Notice of

Funding Availability

AGENCY: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 93 / Friday, May 12, 2000 / Notices 30573

ACTION: Notice of change in application

deadline.

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National

and Community Service has extended

the deadline for applications under our

notice of availability of funds published

in the Federal Register on April 28,

2000 (65 FR 24920). The funds will

support grants under the

AmeriCorps*State Competitive,

AmeriCorps*National, and Learn and

Serve America K–12 School-based

programs, to eligible organizations to

help overcome the digital divide. The

new deadline for applications is July 25,

2000. In addition, if you intend to

submit an application, please send us a

notice of intent by June 26, 2000. A

notice of intent to submit is not

required, but is helpful to us for

planning purposes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information, or to obtain an

application, contact Maria Diaz at (202)

606–5000, ext. 372.

Dated: May 8, 2000.

Gary Kowalczyk,

Coordinator, National Service Programs,

Corporation for National and Community

Service.

[FR Doc. 00–11962 Filed 5–11–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Reciprocal Procurement Memoranda of

Understanding—Implementation

Reviews

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Request for public comments.

SUMMARY: The Office of Foreign

Contracting, Defense Procurement, is

seeking information that will assist it in

reviewing the defense procurement

practices of countries with which the

Department of Defense (DoD) has a

reciprocal procurement Memorandum

of Understanding (MOU). These

countries are: Australia, Austria,

Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Egypt,

Finland, France, Germany, Greece,

Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands,

Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,

Switzerland, Turkey, and the United

Kingdom. Interested parties are invited

to submit written comments concerning

the defense procurement practices of

MOU countries that will assist the

Office of Foreign Contracting in

evaluating the manner in which these

reciprocal MOUs are being

implemented.

DATES: Comments must be received no

later than June 26, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to

Domenico C. Cipicchio, Deputy

Director, Defense Procurement, Foreign

Contracting, OUSD (AT&L), 3060

Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC

20301–3060.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan M. Hildner, Procurement Analyst,

Defense Procurement, Foreign

Contracting, OUSD (AT&L), 3060

Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC

20301–3060, (703) 697–9352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DoD

has a bilateral reciprocal defense

procurement MOU with each of the

countries identified above. These MOUs

are designed to promote interoperability

and standardization of defense

equipment between the U.S. and its

allies. The MOUs also seek to eliminate

buy-national barriers and other

discriminatory procurement practices so

that the industries of each country

receive fair and equal access to each

other’s defense procurements. The

Office of Foreign Contracting will be

performing reviews of the manner in

which these MOUs are being

implemented and is interested in

obtaining information on any

discriminatory practices that hinder the

ability of U.S. suppliers to compete for

defense-related procurements within

any of these countries. Problem areas

could include: Inability to locate

publication notices on upcoming

procurements, difficulty in obtaining

solicitations in a timely manner,

inadequate response time for offers,

issues associated with application of

customs duties, buy-national practices

that favor other than U.S. industry,

imposition of offset requirements,

inability to obtain debriefing

information, inability to protest source

selection decisions, and protection of

proprietary information as well as any

other discriminatory practice that needs

to be addressed.

All materials should be submitted

with 3 copies. Material that is business

confidential information will be

exempted from public disclosure as

provided for by 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)

(Freedom of Information ACT (FOIA)

rules). Anyone submitting business

confidential information should clearly

identify the business confidential

portion of the submission and also

provide a non-confidential submission,

which can be placed in the public file.

Comments not marked business

confidential may be subject to

disclosure under FOIA.

Michele P. Peterson,

Executive Editor, Defense Acquisition

Regulations Council.

[FR Doc. 00–11976 Filed 5–11–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of

Engineers

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft

Supplemental Environmental Impact

Statement (DSEIS) for Proposed

Changes to the Kentucky Lock

Addition Project, Marshall and

Livingston Counties, Kentucky

AGENCY: U. S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DoD.

ACTION: Notice of Intent and

Announcement of Meeting

SUMMARY: The Corps of Engineers,

Nashville District, and the Tennessee

Valley Authority (Cooperating Agency)

will prepare a DSEIS to the 1992 EIS

titled Lower Cumberland and Tennessee

Rivers Navigation Feasibility Report

Kentucky Lock Addition, Volume 1

Final EIS. This supplement is necessary

to provide National Environmental

Policy Act (NEPA) coverage for

proposed changes to the design of the

project from that described in previous

NEPA documents, which includes the

1992 EIS and the March 2000

Environmental Assessment for the

Proposed Relocation of the U.S.

Highway 62 and 641 Crossing of the

Tennessee River at Kentucky Lock and

Dam. A Public Meeting is scheduled to

scope for potential issues to be

evaluated in the SEIS. Further

information on the upcoming meeting is

provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION paragraph indicated below.

DATES: Written comments must be

received by the Corps of Engineers on or

before June 12, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on issues

to be considered in the SEIS shall be

mailed to: Tim Higgs, Project Planning

Branch, Nashville District Corps of

Engineers, P.O. Box 1070 (PM–P),

Nashville, Tennessee 37202–1070.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information concerning the

notice and meeting announcement,

please contact Tim Higgs,

Environmental Analysis Team, (615)

736–7192 or Don Getty, Project

Manager, (615) 736–2346.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: