32078 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 99 / Monday, May 22, 2000 / Notices

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Museum of Natural History Collections,

Department of Environmental Studies,

University of California, Santa Cruz, CA

95064 [Principal Investigator: Jeff Davis]

has been issued a permit to take collect,

import/export marine mammal

specimens of the Orders Cetacea,

Pinnipedia and Sirenia for purposes of

scientific research and for deposit into

a museum collection.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following office(s):

Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,

Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713–

2289); and

Regional Administrator, Southwest

Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd.,

Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–4213

(562/980–4001)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ruth Johnson, 301/713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

October 8, 1999, notice was published

in the Federal Register (64 FR 54907)

that a request for a scientific research

permit to take marine mammal

specimen had been submitted by the

above-named organization. The

requested permit has been issued under

the authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the Regulations

Governing the Taking and Importing of

Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),

the regulations governing the taking,

importing, and exporting of endangered

and threatened species (50 CFR parts

222–226), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).

Issuance of this permit, as required by

the ESA, was based on a finding that

such permit (1) was applied for in good

faith, (2) will not operate to the

disadvantage of the endangered species

which is the subject of this permit, and

(3) is consistent with the purposes and

policies set forth in section 2 of the

ESA.

Dated: May 16, 2000.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

Dated: May 11, 2000.

Kristen Nelson,

Chief, Branch of Permits, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 00–12838 Filed 5–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 051500C]

Guidelines for Economic Analysis of

Fishery Management Actions

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request

for comments.

SUMMARY: The Guidelines for Economic

Analysis of Fishery Management

Actions (Guidelines) provide guidance

on meeting the procedural and

analytical requirements of Executive

Order (E.O.) 12866 and the Regulatory

Flexibility Act(RFA)for regulatory

actions of federally managed fisheries.

Specifically, the guidelines include a

general framework for conducting

economic analyses of regulatory actions;

recommend that a preliminary

regulatory economic evaluation be

conducted early in the regulatory

process to provide information on the

impacts of proposed measures to the

public and decision makers; outline the

process for doing the regulatory impact

review for meeting analytical

requirements, including information

requirements, analytical procedures,

and methodologies; outline the steps for

fulfilling the requirements of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act; discuss the

relationship of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act to other applicable law;

and identify ways of involving small

entities in the rulemaking process.

DATES: Comments and information must

be received no later than June 21, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the

guidelines should be addressed to Theo

R. Brainerd, Regulatory Services

Division (Stn. 13212), Office of

Sustainable Fisheries, NOAA/NMFS,

1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring,

Maryland 20910.

Comments may also be sent via

facsimile (fax) to 301–713–0696. A copy

of the draft guidelines is available

through the internet at: <<http: //

www.nmfs.gov/sfa/>> under ‘‘Proposed

& Final Rules, and Documents for Public

Comment.’’

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Theo R. Brainerd, NMFS, 301–713–

2337.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The objective of E.O. 12866 (58 FR

51735, October 4, 1993) is to improve

the Federal regulatory system. NMF

complies with E.O. 12866 by preparing

a Regulatory Impact Review (RIR) which

includes an analysis of the economic

effects of the proposed action and

alternative actions. The RIR is intended

to assist Councils and the NMFS in

selecting the regulatory approach that

maximizes net benefits (including

potential economic, environmental,

public health and safety, and other

advantages; distributive impacts, and

equity issues), unless a statute requires

another regulatory approach.

The purpose of the RFA (5 U.S.C. 601

et seq.) is to establish as a principle of

regulatory issuance that agencies shall

endeavor, consistent with the objectives

of the regulatory action and applicable

statutes, to fit regulatory and

informational requirements to the scale

of businesses, organizations, and

governmental jurisdictions subject to

the regulation. NMFS conducts a

Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis

(RFAA) to assess the impacts of the

proposed/final rule on small entities

and describes steps the agency has taken

to minimize any significant economic

impact on small entities while achieving

regulatory goals.

In comparison to the previous RIR/

RFAA guidelines, these guidelines:

Incorporate the revisions to the

Regulatory Flexibility Act made by the

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement

Act;

Revise the basis the agency will use

to certify that a proposed regulation will

not have a significant economic impact

on a substantial number of small

entities;

Place greater emphasis on the need for

the Councils and NMFS to have draft

analyses early in the FMP development

process and final analyses available

prior to a decision on the preferred

course of action. These analyses would

also be a source of information for

public comment on the expected effects

of the alternatives under consideration;

Provide recommendations concerning

key topic areas and organization for the

regulatory analyst to consider when

developing and revising the regulatory

analysis; and

Based on the growing regulatory

emphasis on protected resources and

habitat, recommend that analysts

highlight, where appropriate, the effects

on the non-consumptive uses of fishery,

other living marine resources, and the

ecological benefits derived from these

resources and their habitats.

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 99 / Monday, May 22, 2000 / Notices 32079

Dated: May 17, 2000.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–12834 Filed 5–19–00; 8: 45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

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

May 16, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 22, 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.ustreas.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 for special

shift.

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 50495, published on

September 17, 1999.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

May 16, 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 22, 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

338/638 .................... 1,036,327 dozen.

339/639 .................... 1,423,401 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. 00–12776 Filed 5–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

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

Indonesia

May 16, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs reducing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 23, 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 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 54870, published on October

8, 1999.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

May 16, 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,

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, 2000 and extends

through December 31, 2000.

Effective on May 23, 2000, you are directed

to reduce the limits for the categories listed

below, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

Levels in Group I

200 ........................... 978,348 kilograms.

300/301 .................... 4,458,303 kilograms.

338/339 .................... 1,316,416 dozen.

340/640 .................... 1,621,199 dozen.

342/642 .................... 406,864 dozen.

345 ........................... 481,695 dozen.

347/348 .................... 1,783,321 dozen.

360 ........................... 1,453,677 numbers.

369–S2 .................... 1,053,142 kilograms.

634/635 .................... 324,240 dozen.

647/648 .................... 3,534,649 dozen.