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universities and colleges, state and local

government agencies).

Burden Hours Calculations/Reporting

Requirement Hours/applicant

No. of applicantsBurden

hours

Application for PTFP Funds .................................................................................................................... 86 450 38,700

Resubmission of applications .................................................................................................................. 9 179 *1,550

Total .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 40,250

* In every grant cycle, PTFP requires revised information to be submitted by applicants under serious consideration. We estimate this information requires 9 hours of work by about 170 of the 450 total applicants. (9×170 = 1,530). This number has been rounded to 1,550.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to the

Public: Cost to respondents is consistent

with their normal administrative

overhead. Respondents will not have to

purchase equipment or material to

provide information.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Comments submitted in response to

the notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of the information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: May 9, 2000.

Madeleine Clayton,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–12092 Filed 5–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–60–P

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk

Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber

Textiles and Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in Taiwan

May 9, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 17, 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 adjusted, variously,

for swing, special shift and 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 60796, published on

November 8, 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 November 2, 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 Taiwan and

exported during the twelve-month period

which began on January 1, 2000 and extends

through December 31, 2000.

Effective on May 17, 2000, you are directed

to adjust the current limits for the following

categories, as provided for under the terms of

the current bilateral textile agreement:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

Group I

200–224, 225/317/

326, 226, 227,

229, 300/301/

607, 313–315,

360–363, 369–

L/670–L/870 2,

369–S3, 369–

O 4, 400–414,

464–469, 600–

606, 611, 613/

614/615/617,

618, 619/620,

621–624, 625/

626/627/628/

629, 665, 666,

669–P5, 669–

T 6, 669–O 7,

670–H 8 and

670–O 9, as a

group.

613,796,901 square

meters equivalent.

Sublevels in Group I

218 ....................... 23,756,391 square

meters.

225/317/326 ......... 42,167,530 square

meters.

300/301/607 ......... 1,862,669 kilograms of

which not more than

1,552,224 kilograms

shall be in Category

300; not more than

1,552,224 kilograms

shall be in Category

301; and not more

than 1,552,224 kilograms shall be in

Category 607.

619/620 ................ 15,609,313 square

meters.

Within Group I subgroup

604 ....................... 246,241 kilograms.

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Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

Group II

237, 239, 330–

332, 333/334/

335, 336, 338/

339, 340–345,

347/348, 349,

350/650, 351,

352/652, 353,

354, 359–C/

659–C 10, 359–

H/659–H 11,

359–O 12, 431–

444, 445/446,

447/448, 459,

630–632, 633/

634/635, 636,

638/639, 640,

641–644, 645/

646, 647/648,

649, 651, 653,

654, 659–S13,

659–O 14, 831–

844 and 846–

859, as a group.

725,771,576 square

meters equivalent.

Sublevels in Group II

336 ....................... 142,675 dozen.

338/339 ................ 1,016,690 dozen.

340 ....................... 1,289,323 dozen.

347/348 ................ 1,514,317 dozen of

which not more than

1,288,567 dozen

shall be in Categories 347–W/348–

W 15.

352/652 ................ 3,389,959 dozen.

359–H/659–H ....... 5,085,672 kilograms.

435 ....................... 26,902 dozen.

436 ....................... 5,306 dozen.

438 ....................... 29,948 dozen.

443 ....................... 45,250 numbers.

445/446 ................ 143,617 dozen.

638/639 ................ 6,476,467 dozen.

640 ....................... 946,794 dozen of

which not more than

281,710 dozen shall

be in Category 640–

Y16.

642 ....................... 805,462 dozen.

647/648 ................ 5,339,618 dozen of

which not more than

5,088,804 dozen

shall be in Categories 647–W/648–

W 17.

659–S ................... 1,713,821 kilograms.

Within Group II Subgroup

342 ....................... 254,420 dozen.

351 ....................... 379,899 dozen.

447/448 ................ 22,084 dozen.

636 ....................... 399,564 dozen.

651 ....................... 476,420 dozen.

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

31, 1999. 2 Category 870; Category 369–L: only HTS

numbers 4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020,

4202.12.8060, 4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3016,

4202.92.6091 and 6307.90.9905; Category

670–L: only HTS numbers 4202.12.8030,

4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3031,

4202.92.9026 and 6307.90.9907.

3 Category 369–S: only HTS number

6307.10.2005. 4 Category 369–O: all HTS numbers except

4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020, 4202.12.8060,

4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3016, 4202.92.6091,

6307.90.9905 (Category 369–L); and

6307.10.2005 (Category 369–S). 5 Category 669–P: only HTS numbers

6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020, 6305.33.0010,

6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000. 6 Category 669–T: only HTS numbers

6306.12.0000, 6306.19.0010 and

6306.22.9030. 7 Category 669–O: all HTS numbers except

6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020, 6305.33.0010,

6305.33.0020, 6305.39.0000 (Category 669–

P); 6306.12.0000, 6306.19.0010 and

6306.22.9030 (Category 669–T). 8 Category 670–H: only HTS numbers

4202.22.4030 and 4202.22.8050. 9 Category 670–O: all HTS numbers except

4202.22.4030, 4202.22.8050 (Category 670–

H); 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070,

4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3031, 4202.92.9026

and 6307.90.9907 (Category 670–L). 10 Category 359–C: only HTS numbers

6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034, 6104.62.1020,

6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052,

6203.42.2010, 6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010,

6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and

6211.42.0010; Category 659–C: only HTS

numbers 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020,

6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038,

6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000,

6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054,

6203.43.2010, 6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010,

6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010,

6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017

and 6211.43.0010. 11 Category 359–H: only HTS numbers

6505.90.1540 and 6505.90.2060; Category

659–H: only HTS numbers 6502.00.9030,

6504.00.9015, 6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090,

6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090 and

6505.90.8090. 12 Category 359–O: all HTS numbers except

6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034, 6104.62.1020,

6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052,

6203.42.2010, 6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010,

6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and

6211.42.0010 (Category 359–C);

6505.90.1540 and 6505.90.2060 (Category

359–H). 13 Category 659–S: only HTS numbers

6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010,

6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040,

6211.11.1010, 6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010

and 6211.12.1020. 14 Category 659–O: all HTS numbers except

6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020, 6103.43.2025,

6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038, 6104.63.1020,

6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000, 6104.69.8014,

6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054, 6203.43.2010,

6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090,

6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010, 6210.10.9010,

6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017, 6211.43.0010

(Category 659–C); 6502.00.9030,

6504.00.9015, 6504.00.9060, 6505.90.5090,

6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090, 6505.90.8090

(Category 659–H); 6112.31.0010,

6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010, 6112.41.0020,

6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040, 6211.11.1010,

6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010 and

6211.12.1020 (Category 6 59–S).

15 Category 347–W: only HTS numbers

6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020, 6203.22.3020,

6203.22.3030, 6203.42.4005, 6203.42.4010,

6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035,

6203.42.4045, 6203.42.4050, 6203.42.4060,

6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520,

6211.20.3810 and 6211.32.0040; Category

348–W: only HTS numbers 6204.12.0030,

6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.22.3050,

6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000, 6204.62.4005,

6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030,

6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050, 6204.62.4055,

6204.62.4065, 6204.69.6010, 6204.69.9010,

6210.50.9060, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810,

6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.9050. 16 Category 640–Y: only HTS numbers

6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020, 6205.30.2050

and 6205.30.2060. 17 Category 647–W: only HTS numbers

6203.23.0060, 6203.23.0070, 6203.29.2030,

6203.29.2035, 6203.43.2500, 6203.43.3500,

6203.43.4010, 6203.43.4020, 6203.43.4030,

6203.43.4040, 6203.49.1500, 6203.49.2015,

6203.49.2030, 6203.49.2045, 6203.49.2060,

6203.49.8030, 6210.40.5030, 6211.20.1525,

6211.20.3820 and 6211.33.0030; Category

648–W: only HTS numbers 6204.23.0040,

6204.23.0045, 6204.29.2020, 6204.29.2025,

6204.29.4038, 6204.63.2000, 6204.63.3000,

6204.63.3510, 6204.63.3530, 6204.63.3532,

6204.63.3540, 6204.69.2510, 6204.69.2530,

6204.69.2540, 6204.69.2560, 6204.69.6030,

6204.69.9030, 6210.50.5035, 6211.20.1555,

6211.20.6820, 6211.43.0040 and

6217.90.9060.

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. 00–12109 Filed 5–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 00–38]

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/COMPT/RM, (703) 604–

6575.

The following is a copy of a letter to

the Speaker of the House of

Representatives,

Transmittal 00–38, with attached

transmittal and policy justification.