Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 122 / Friday, June 23, 2000 / Notices 39135

see 64 FR 70224, published on

December 16, 1999.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

June 19, 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 10, 1998, 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 Sri Lanka and

exported during the twelve-month period

which began on January 1, 2000 and extends

through December 31, 2000.

Effective on June 23, 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

237 ........................... 420,688 dozen.

314 ........................... 5,196,030 square meters.

331/631 .................... 4,210,579 dozen pairs.

333/633 .................... 23,344 dozen.

334/634 .................... 1,105,018 dozen.

335/835 .................... 241,110 dozen.

336/636/836 ............. 605,773 dozen.

338/339 .................... 1,941,416 dozen.

340/640 .................... 1,705,139 dozen.

341/641 .................... 2,453,612 dozen of

which not more than

1,648,238 dozen

shall be in Category

341 and not more

than 1,610,749

dozen shall be in

Category 641.

342/642/842 ............. 925,809 dozen.

345/845 .................... 198,651 dozen.

347/348/847 ............. 1,956,096 dozen.

350/650 .................... 166,641 dozen.

351/651 .................... 475,468 dozen.

352/652 .................... 1,938,160 dozen.

359–C/659–C 2 ........ 1,346,562 kilograms.

360 ........................... 1,085,802 numbers.

363 ........................... 17,881,387 numbers.

369–D 3 .................... 820,441 kilograms.

369–S4 .................... 1,026,205 kilograms.

434 ........................... 8,776 dozen.

435 ........................... 18,807 dozen.

440 ........................... 9,329 dozen.

611 ........................... 5,033,220 square meters.

635 ........................... 573,850 dozen.

638/639/838 ............. 1,181,981 dozen.

644 ........................... 742,390 numbers.

645/646 .................... 219,720 dozen.

647/648 .................... 1,240,306 dozen.

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

840 ........................... 243,428 dozen.

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

31, 1999. 2 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. 3 Category 369–D: only HTS numbers

6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and

6302.91.0045. 4 Category 369–S: only HTS number

6307.10.2005.

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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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Public Hearings for the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement

(DEIS) for the North Pacific Acoustic

Laboratory (NPAL)

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy,

Office of Naval Research (ONR), has

prepared and filed with the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

a DEIS for the reuse of the sound source

and cable previously installed by the

Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean

Climate (ATOC) Project for the NPAL.

Public hearings will be held to provide

information and to receive oral and

written comments on the DEIS. Federal,

state and local agencies, and interested

individuals are invited to be present or

represented at the hearings.

DATES AND ADDRESSES: Public hearings

will be held in: (1) Lihue, Kauai, HI on

July 5, 2000 from 7 PM—9:30 PM at the

Kauai Community College Dining Room,

3–1901 Kaumualii Highway; (2)

Honolulu, HI on July 6, 2000 from 7

PM—9:30 PM at the Hawaii Imin

International Conference Center, EastWest Center, 2nd Floor, Pacific Room,

1777 East-West Road, and (3) Kilauea,

Kauai, HI on July 8, 2000 from 1:30

PM—4 PM at the Kilauea Neighborhood

Center, 2460 Keneke Street.

The evening meetings in Lihue and

Honolulu will consist of an

informational presentation at 7 PM,

followed by a public hearing at 8 PM.

The afternoon meeting in Kilauea will

consist of an informational presentation

at 1:30 PM, followed by a public hearing

at 2:30 PM.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Kathleen Vigness Raposa, telephone

(401) 847–7508.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with the requirements of the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4345) and its

implementing regulations (40 CFR parts

1500 to 1508), and in accordance with

the Hawaii Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) Law (Chapter 343,

Hawaii Revised Statutes), ONR has

prepared and filed with the EPA a joint

state-federal DEIS for the reuse of the

sound source and cable previously

installed for use in ATOC research for

NPAL.

A Notice of Intent for this EIS was

published in the Federal Register on

June 15, 1999. Public scoping meetings

were held in Hanalei, Kauai, HI, on June

29, 1999; in Lihue, Kauai, HI, on June

30, 1999; and in Honolulu, HI, on July

1, 1999.

The proposed action is reuse of the

ATOC sound source and cable for

NPAL, an ONR basic research project,

which would combine: a second phase

of research on the feasibility and value

of large-scale acoustic thermometry;

long-range underwater sound

transmission studies; and marine

mammal monitoring and studies.

Under the proposed action, the seabed

power cable and sound source would

remain in their present locations, and

transmissions would continue for a

period of five years with approximately

the same signal parameters and

transmission schedule used in the

ATOC project. The action would be

carried out by Scripps Institution of

Oceanography, University of California,

San Diego, which is the applicant for

necessary state and federal permits, and

by the Applied Physics Laboratory of

the University of Washington.

The DEIS addresses the potential

effects of the transmissions on the

marine environment, including

potential auditory, behavioral, and

physiological effects on marine

mammals and other marine creatures.

Alternatives developed and analyzed in

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the DEIS include: the Preferred

Alternative, in which the Kauai sound

source would be used as described

above; the No Action Alternative, in

which no further activity with the Kauai

source would occur; and the Midway

Alternative, in which a sound source

and cable would be located off Midway

Island. The proposed action is the

preferred alternative because it best

meets the project’s purpose and need.

The DEIS has been distributed to

various federal, state, and local

agencies, elected officials, special

interest groups, and public libraries.

The document is available for public

review at the following libraries:

Aina Haina Public Library, 5246

Kalanianaole Highway, Honolulu, HI

96821

Hawaii Kai Public Library, 249 Lunalilo

Home Road, Honolulu, HI 96825

Hawaii State Library, Hawaii

Documents Center, 478 South King

Street, Honolulu, HI 96813

Kaimuki Public Library, 1041 Koko

Head Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816

Kailua Public Library, 239 Kuulei Road,

Kailua, HI 96734

McCully-Moiliili Public Library, 2211

South King Street, Honolulu, HI

96826

Pearl City Public Library, 1138

Waimano Home Road, Pearl City, HI

96782

Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library, 648

Ala Lilikoi Street, Honolulu, HI 96818

Waikiki-Kapahulu Public Library, 400

Kapahulu Avenue, Honolulu, HI

96815

University of Hawaii, Hamilton Library,

2559 The Mall, Honolulu, HI 96822

Kalihi-Palama Public Library, 1325

Kalihi Street, Honolulu, HI 96819

Kaneohe Public Library 45–829

Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe, HI

96744

Library for the Blind & Physically

Handicapped, 402 Kapahulu Avenue,

Honolulu, HI 96815

Liliha Public Library, 1515 Liliha Street,

Honolulu, HI 96817

Manoa Public Library, 2716 Woodlawn

Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822

Wailuku Public Library, 251 High

Street, Wailuku, HI 96793

Kapaa Public Library, 1464 Kuhio

Highway, Kapaa, HI 96746

Lihue Public Library, 4344 Hardy Street,

Lihue, HI 96766

Lanai Public & School Library, P.O. Box

550, Lanai City, HI 96763

Hilo Public Library, 300 Waianuenue,

Hilo, HI 96720

Kahului Public Library, 90 School

Street, Kahului, HI 96732

Kailua-Kona Public Library, 75–I38

Hualalai Road, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

Kihei Public Library, 35 Waimahaihai

Street, Kihei, HI 96753

Lahaina Public Library, 680 Wharf

Street, Lahaina, HI 96761

Hanapepe Public Library, P.O. Box B,

Hanapepe, HI 96716

Koloa Public & School Library, P.O. Box

9, Koloa, HI 96756

Waimea Public Library, P.O. Box 397,

Waimea, HI 96796

Molokai Public Library, P.O. Box 395,

Kaunakakai, HI 96748

Navy will conduct three public

hearings to receive oral and written

comments concerning the DEIS. A brief

presentation will precede a request for

public information and comments. Navy

representatives will be available at the

hearings to receive information and

comments from agencies and the public

regarding issues of concern. Federal,

state, and local agencies, and interested

parties are invited and urged to be

present or represented at the hearing.

Those who intend to speak will be

asked to submit a speaker card

(available at the door). Oral comments

will be heard and transcribed by a

stenographer.

To assure accuracy of the record, all

statements should be submitted in

writing. All statements, both oral and

written, will become part of the public

record in the study. Equal weight will

be given to both oral and written

comments. In the interest of available

time, each speaker will be asked to limit

oral comments to three minutes. Longer

comments should be summarized at the

public hearings and submitted in

writing either at the hearings or mailed

to Office of Naval Research, Marine

Acoustics, Inc., 809 Aquidneck Avenue,

Middletown, RI 02842 (Attn. Ms.

Kathleen Vigness Raposa, telephone

(401) 847–7508, facsimile (401) 847–

7864). Written comments are requested

not later than July 24, 2000.

Dated: June 20, 2000.

C.G. Carlson,

Major, U.S. Marine Corps, Alternate Federal

Register Liaison Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No: 84.031H and 84.031N]

Alaska Native and Native HawaiianServing Institutions Program Notice of

Reopening of Fiscal Year 2000

Deadline Dates for Receipt of

Applications for Designation as

Eligible Alaska Native-Serving

Institutions and for Receipt of Grant

Applications From Alaska NativeServing Institutions

Purpose: On December 30, 1999 we

published in the Federal Register (64

FR 73527) a closing date notice for

applications from institutions that

wished to be designated as eligible

institutions under the Alaska Native and

Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions

Program. This program is authorized

under section 317 of Title III of the

Higher Education Act of 1965, as

amended (HEA). Under that notice,

February 4, 2000 was the deadline date

for submitting eligibility applications

for institutions that wished to apply for

Fiscal Year 2000 grants.

On December 30, 1999, we also

published in the Federal Register (64

FR 73525) the grant application closing

date notice for the Alaska Native and

Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions

Program. That deadline date was

February 18, 2000 for applications for

development grants. (Planning grant

deadline was March 2, 2000.)

In response to these notices, three

institutions applied to be designated as

an eligible Alaska Native-Serving

Institution, but only one institutional

applicant so qualified. This institution

applied for a planning grant of roughly

$32,500. Approximately $1.5 million of

the Fiscal Year 2000 appropriation

designated for Alaska Native-Serving

Institutions under the Alaska Native and

Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions

Program remains available for new

awards.

There are four other institutions in

Alaska that could have applied and

qualified as eligible Alaska NativeServing Institutions, and would have

been considered for funding under the

Alaska Native and Native HawaiianServing Institutions Program had they

applied. Accordingly, we are reopening

the eligibility designation process and

extending the deadline date to July 7,

2000 to allow institutions to apply for

designation as eligible Alaska NativeServing Institutions. We are also

opening the grant application process

and extending the deadline date to July

28, 2000 to allow only eligible Alaska

Native-Serving Institutions to apply for

a grant under the Alaska Native and