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Guadalupe Island, Mexico, during this

time.

Conclusions

NMFS has determined that the shortterm impact of conducting marine

seismic-reflection data in offshore

southern California may result, at worst,

in a temporary modification in behavior

by certain species of pinnipeds and

cetaceans. While behavioral

modifications may be made by certain

species of marine mammals to avoid the

resultant noise from the seismic sources,

this behavioral change is expected to

have no more than a negligible impact

on the animals.

In addition, no take by serious injury

or death is anticipated, and takes will be

at the lowest level practicable due to the

incorporation of the mitigation

measures previously mentioned. No

known rookeries, mating grounds, areas

of concentrated feeding, or other areas

of special significance for marine

mammals occur within or near the

planned area of operations during the

season of operations.

Since NMFS is assured that the taking

would not result in more than the

incidental harassment (as defined by the

MMPA) of small numbers of certain

species of marine mammals, would have

only a negligible impact on these stocks,

and would result in the least practicable

impact on the stocks, NMFS has

determined that the requirements of

section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA have

been met and the authorization can be

issued.

Authorization

Accordingly, NMFS has issued an

IHA to the USGS for the possible

harassment of small numbers of several

species of marine mammals incidental

to collecting marine seismic-reflection

data off southern California between

June 5 and September 30, provided the

mitigation, monitoring and reporting

requirements described in the

authorization are undertaken.

Dated: June 21, 2000.

Art Jeffers,

Deputy Director, Office of Protected

Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 053100C]

Marine Mammals; File No. 358–1564–00

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Alaska Department of Fish and

Game, 1255 W. 8th Street, P.O. Box

25526, Juneau, Alaska 99802–5526 [P.I.

Kenneth W. Pitcher] has been issued a

permit to take Steller sea lions

(Eumetopias jubatus) for purposes of

scientific research.

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

Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O. 21668,

Juneau, AK 99802–1668 (907/586–

7248).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Simona Roberts or Ruth Johnson, 301/

713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

February 11, 2000, notice was published

in the Federal Register (65 FR 6997)

that a request for a scientific research

permit to take Steller sea lions 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.), and the regulations governing

the taking, importing, and exporting of

endangered and threatened species (50

CFR parts 222–226).

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: June 22, 2000.

Ann Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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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 Bangladesh

June 22, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 28, 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 adjusted for swing,

special shift and carryforward.

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 68333, published on

December 7, 1999.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

June 22, 2000.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

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Dear Commissioner: This directive

amends, but does not cancel, the directive

issued to you on December 1, 1999, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, manmade fiber, silk blend and other vegetable

fiber textiles and textile products, produced

or manufactured in Bangladesh and exported

during the twelve-month period which began

on January 1, 2000 and extends through

December 31, 2000.

Effective on June 28, 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

335 ........................... 219,794 dozen.

336/636 .................... 620,844 dozen.

342/642 .................... 582,721 dozen.

347/348 .................... 3,453,982 dozen.

641 ........................... 774,451 dozen.

645/646 .................... 421,167 dozen.

647/648 .................... 2,172,317 dozen.

847 ........................... 467,141 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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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 00–44]

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 00–44 with

attached transmittal and policy

justification.

Dated: June 22, 2000.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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