Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 116 / Thursday, June 15, 2000 / Notices 37525

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend

and Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Mauritius

June 12, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 15, 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 shift

and 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 50497, published on

September 17, 1999.

D. Michael Hutchinson

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

June 12, 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,

man-made fiber, silk blend and other

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,

produced or manufactured in Mauritius and

exported during the twelve-month period

which began on January 1, 2000 and extends

through December 31, 2000.

Effective on June 15, 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

338/339 .................... 644,655 dozen.

347/348 .................... 1,212,888 dozen.

638/639 .................... 539,695 dozen.

647/648/847 ............. 661,330 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.

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Wool Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Romania

June 12, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 15, 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 limit for Category 435 is

being increased for special shift,

reducing the limit for Category 444 to

account for the special shift being

applied.

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

June 12, 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 twelve-month period

beginning on January 1, 2000 and extending

through December 31, 2000.

Effective on June 15, 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

435 ........................... 14,615 dozen.

444 ........................... 21,070 numbers.

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. 00–15136 Filed 6–14–00; 8:45 am]

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

COMMISSION

Petition Requesting Performance

Requirments for Non-Wood Baseball

Bats

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission has received

a petition (CP 00–1) requesting that the

Commission issue a performance

standard for non-wood baseball bats.

The Commission solicits written

comments concerning the petition.

DATES: The Office of the Secretary must

receive comments on the petition by

August 14, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments, preferably in

five copies, on the petition should be

mailed to the Office of the Secretary,

Consumer Product Safety Commission,

Washington, DC 20207, telephone (301)

504–0800, or delivered to the Office of

the Secretary, Room 501, 4330 EastWest Highway, Bethesda, Maryland

20814. Comments may also be filed by

telefacsimile to (301) 504–0127 or by

email to cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. Comments

should be captioned ‘‘Petition CP 00–1,

Petition on Baseball Bats.’’ A copy of the

petition is available for inspection at the

Commission’s Public Reading Room,

Room 419, 4330 East-West Highway,

Bethesda, Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rockelle Hammond, Office of the

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety

Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207;

telephone (301) 504–0800, ext. 1232.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Commission has received

correspondence from J.W. MacKay, Jr.

requesting that the Commission issue a

rule requiring that all non-wood

baseball bats perform like wood bats.

The Commission is docketing his

request as a petition under the

Consumer Product Safety Act. 15 U.S.C.

2056 and 2058. The petitioner asserts

that non-wood bats (primarily made of

aluminum and composite materials)

have become increasingly dangerous. He

states that such bats have a faster bat

swing speed, a larger ‘‘sweet spot,’’ and

lower balance point than wood bats.

These high performance bats, he asserts,

allow the ball to achieve a faster exit

velocity so that the pitcher does not

have time to react if a ball is batted at

him. For these reasons, the petitioner

argues, such non-wood bats present an

unreasonable risk of injury.

Interested parties may obtain a copy

of the petition by writing or calling the

Office of the Secretary, Consumer

Product Safety Commission,

Washington, DC 20207; telephone (301)

504–0800. Copies of the petition are also

available for inspection from 8:30 a.m.

to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, in

the Commission’s Public Reading Room,

Room 419, 4330 East-West Highway,

Bethesda, Maryland.

Dated: June 9, 2000.

Sadye E. Dunn,

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 00–33]

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 Pub.L.

104–164 dated 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 00–33 with

attached transmittal, policy justification

and Section 620(C)(d) of the Foreign

Assistance Act of 1961.

Dated: June 9, 2000.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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