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B.requirements for Exempt Certification

Stamp: Each exempt certification stamp will

include the following information:

I. Date of issuance.

II. Signature of issuing official.

III.The basis for the exemption shall be

noted as:

a. Handwoven fabric or handloomed fabric

(whichever is appropriate).

b. Handmade textile products.

c.The name of the particular traditional

folklore handicraft product (Philippine

Items) as listed in Annex A attached, e.g.,

‘‘Banaue cloth.’’

Shipments not requiring visas or exempt

certifications:

Merchandise imported for the personal use

of the importer and not for resale, regardless

of value, and properly marked commercial

sample shipments valued at U.S. $250 or less

do not require a visa, ELVIS transmission or

exempt certification for entry and shall not

be charged to Agreement levels.

Other Provisions:

Except as provided in the paragraph above,

any shipment which requires a visa but

which is not accompanied by a valid and

correct visa and ELVIS transmission in

accordance with the foregoing provisions,

shall be denied entry by the Government of

the United States of America unless the

Government of the Philippines authorizes the

entry and any charges to the Agreement

levels.

An invoice may cover visaed merchandise

or exempt certification merchandise, but not

both.

The visa and exempt certification stamps

remains unchanged.

The actions taken concerning the

Government of the Philippines with respect

to imports of textiles and textile products in

the foregoing categories have been

determined by the Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements to

involve foreign affairs functions of the United

States. Therefore, these directions to the

Commissioner of Customs, which are

necessary for the implementation of such

actions, fall within the foreign affairs

exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5

U.S.C. 553(a)(1). This letter will be published

in the Federal Register.

Sincerely,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Annex A

Philippine Items

Philippine Traditional Folklore Handicraft

Textile Products

Philippine items are traditional Philippine

products, cut, sewn or otherwise fabricated

by hand in cottage units of the cottage industry. The following is the agreed upon list of

such items:

Annex A—Continued

A.Batik and hablon fabrics—hand woven fabrics of the cottage industry.

B.Banaue cloth—cotton handloom fabric in

multi-colors.

C. Other hand woven and handloom fabrics

of the cottage industry.

D.Articles and garments made by hand from

hand woven and hand loomed fabrics.

Annex B

Merged Categories

331/631

333/334

338/339

340/640

341/641

342/642

347/348

351/651

352/652

359–C/659–C

359–O/659–O

445/446

638/639

645/646

647/648

Part Categories

359–C Cotton overalls and coveralls: 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.

359–O Other: all HTS numbers except those in Category 359–C.

369–S Swimwear: only HTS number 6307.10.2005.

369–O Other: all HTS numbers except those in Category 369–S.

659–C Man-made fiber overalls and coveralls: 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.

659–H Hats: 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.

659–O Other: all HTS numbers except those in Categories 659–C and 659–H.

669–P Poly bags: only HTS numbers 6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020, 6305.33.0010, 6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000.

669–O Other: all HTS numbers except those in Category 669–P.

670–L Luggage: only HTS numbers 4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020, 4202.92.3030 and 4202.92.9025.

670–O Other: all HTS numbers except those in Category 670–L.

[FR Doc. 97–21784 Filed 8–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

Notice of Transmittal of Sequestration

Update Report for Fiscal Year 1998 to

Congress and the Office of

Management and Budget

Pursuant to Section 254(b) of the

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit

Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 904(b)),

the Congressional Budget Office hereby

reports that it has submitted its

Sequestration Update Report for Fiscal

Year 1998 to the House of

Representatives, the Senate, and the

Office of Management and Budget.

Stanley L. Greigg,

Director, Office of Intergovernmental

Relations, Congressional Budget Office.

[FR Doc. 97–21792 Filed 8–13–97; 11:34 am]

BILLING CODE 1450–01–M

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Availability of Funds for Grants To

Support the Martin Luther King, Jr.

Service Day Initiative

AGENCY: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the King Holiday

and Service Act of 1994, which

amended the National and Community

Service Act of 1990, the Corporation for

National and Community Service (the
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Corporation) seeks to mobilize more

Americans to observe the Martin Luther

King, Jr. Federal Holiday as a day of

service in communities and to bring

people together around the common

focus of service to others.

Specifically, under Section 12653(s)

of the National and Community Service

Act of 1990, as amended, the

Corporation is authorized to pay for the

Federal share of the cost of planning

and carrying out service opportunities

in conjunction with the Federal legal

holiday honoring the birthday of Martin

Luther King, Jr. on January 19, 1998.

Accordingly, the Corporation

announces the availability of individual

grants up to $5,000 for service projects

under the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day

of Service initiative. The Corporation

plans to provide a total of between

$100,000 and $225,000 in grants

depending upon the quality of

applications.

DATES: The deadline for submission of

applications is September 30, 1997.

Applications, one with original

signature and two copies, must be

received by the Corporation at the

address listed below no later than 5:00

p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on that date.

Applications may not be submitted by

facsimile.

ADDRESSES: Applications may be

obtained from, and must be submitted

to, the following address: MLK Day of

Service, The Corporation for National

Service, 1201 New York Avenue, NW,

8th Floor, Washington, DC 20525.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information, contact Rhonda

Taylor at 202–606–5000 ext. 282. This

notice may be requested in an

alternative format for the visually

impaired by calling 202–606–5000, ext.

260. The Corporation’s T.D.D. number is

202–565–2799 and is operational

between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Eastern Daylight Time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Corporation is a Federal

government corporation that engages

Americans of all ages and backgrounds

in community-based service. This

service addresses the nation’s

education, public safety, environmental,

or other human needs to achieve direct

and demonstrable results with special

consideration to service that effects the

needs of children. In doing so, the

Corporation fosters civic responsibility,

strengthens the ties that bind us together

as a people, and provides educational

opportunity for those who make a

substantial commitment to service. The

Corporation supports a range of national

service programs including AmeriCorps,

Learn and Serve America, and the

National Senior Service Corps.

Pursuant to the National and

Community Service Act of 1990, as

amended, the Corporation may make

grants to share the cost of planning and

carrying out service opportunities in

conjunction with the Federal legal

holiday honoring the birthday of Martin

Luther King, Jr. The Corporation intends

that the activities supported by these

grants will (1) get necessary things done

in communities, (2) strengthen the

communities engaged in the service

activity, (3) reflect the life and teaching

of Martin Luther King, Jr., and (4) begin

or occur in significant part on the

Federal legal holiday.

By ‘‘getting things done,’’ initiatives

will help communities meet education,

public safety, environmental, or human

needs through direct and demonstrable

service through effective citizen action.

Accordingly, the Corporation expects an

initiative sponsor to identify an unmet

need that is important to the community

and design a project that produces a

demonstrable impact on that

community need or issue. Special

consideration will be given to service

projects in literacy as well as those

which benefit the children and young

people. To the maximum extent

possible, young people should be

included as service providers and

resources in project planning, not just as

the recipients of service.

By ‘‘strengthening communities’’

through sustained service, projects

should be collaborations that bring

people together in pursuit of a common

objective that is of value to the

community. Initiatives should engage a

full range of local partners in the

communities served. Service projects

should be designed, implemented, and

evaluated with these partners, including

national service programs (AmeriCorps,

Learn and Serve America, National

Senior Service Corps), communitybased agencies, local and state King

Holiday Commissions, schools and

school districts, volunteer organizations,

communities of faith, businesses and

foundations, state and local

governments, labor organizations, and

colleges and universities.

By ‘‘reflecting the life and teaching of

Martin Luther King’’, initiatives should

demonstrate his proposition that

‘‘Everybody can be great because

everybody can serve,’’ through the types

of service activities listed above.

By ‘‘begin or occur in significant part

on the Federal legal holiday’’, a portion

of the community service activities

supported by the grant must occur on

the holiday itself to strengthen the link

between the observance of Martin

Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, the Federal

legal holiday (January 19, 1998), and

service that reflects his life and

teaching. Although celebrations and

reflections may be a part of the activities

planned on the holiday, for the

purposes of this grant, celebrations and

reflections alone do not constitute direct

service.

Service opportunities to be

considered for this program ‘‘shall

consist of activities reflecting the life

and teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr.,

such as cooperation and understanding

among racial and ethnic groups,

nonviolent conflict resolution, equal

economic and educational

opportunities, and social justice.’’ 42

U.S.C. 12653(s)(1).

Project areas for which grant

applications will be considered include,

but are not limited to, the following

types of service activities: a day of

service plan that is designed to produce

a sustained service commitment;

community-wide servathons that bring a

broad cross-section together in one day

of service, including schools or school

districts that seek to involve all students

and teachers; service-learning projects

that link student service in schools and

universities with community-based

organizations; faith-based service

collaborations that bring together

communities of faith and secular human

service programs (subject to the

limitations listed below); communitywide initiatives that are making a

sustained effort to mentor, protect,

nurture, teach, or inspire to serve a

targeted group of young people, with a

special emphasis on those most in need

(in line with the goals and initiatives

that stem from the Presidents’ Summit

for America’s Future); or intense efforts

to help solve a narrowly defined

community problem with a burst of oneday energy. A priority objective of the

grant is to engage young people in

service. Particularly important is the

enlistment of young people for one

hundred hours a year, one of the special

goals proposed at the Presidents’

Summit.

The grants supported under this

announcement may be made for up to

$5,000 each. Grant funding will be

available on a one-time, non-renewable

basis for a budget period not to exceed

seven months, beginning not sooner

than November 1, 1997 and ending not

later than June 30, 1998. Grants

provided for this program, together with

all other Federal funds used to plan or

carry out the service opportunity, may

not exceed 30 percent of the cost of

planning and carrying out the service

opportunity. In determining the non-
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Federal share of the costs of the program

supported by the grant, the Corporation

may consider in-kind contributions

(including facilities, equipment, and

services) made to plan and carry out the

service opportunity. Grants under this

program constitute Federal assistance

and therefore may not be used primarily

to inhibit or advance religion in a

material way.

Eligible Applicants

By law, any entity otherwise eligible

for assistance under the national service

laws shall be eligible to receive a grant

under this announcement. The

applicable laws include the National

and Community Service Act of 1990, as

amended, and the Domestic Volunteer

Service Act of 1973, as amended.

Eligible applicants include, but are

not limited to: nonprofit organizations,

State Commissions, state and local

governments, institutions of higher

education, local education agencies,

educational institutions, private

organizations that intend to utilize

volunteers in carrying out the purposes

of this program, and foundations.

The Corporation especially invites

applications from organizations with the

experience and commitment to fostering

service on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

including applicable State Martin

Luther King, Jr. Commissions, local

education agencies, faith-based

partnerships, Volunteer Centers of the

Points of Light Foundation, and United

Ways and other community-based

agencies.

Grant recipients from the 1997 Martin

Luther King, Jr., Day of Service Initiative

will be eligible only if in compliance

with the terms of that grant award.

Pursuant to the Lobbying Disclosure

Act of 1995, an organization described

in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal

Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C.

501(c)(4), which engages in lobbying

activities, is not eligible.

Overview of Application Requirements

To be considered for funding

applicants should submit the following

in the required format:

1. An Application for Federal

Assistance, Standard Form 424.

2. A Project Narrative in the prescribed

format describing:

a. Clearly-defined service activities

being planned in observance of

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, some of

which must take place on the legal

Federal holiday (January 19, 1998),

but which may extend for the

budget period (November 1, 1997

through June 30, 1998).

b. The partnerships in the local

community that are being engaged

in support of the day and/or a

description of sustained service

activities over a period of time.

c. The organization’s background and

capacity to carry out this program.

d. The proposed staffing of the

activity.

3. A Budget Form.

4. A Budget Narrative.

5. A signed Certification and Assurances

form relating to conditions

attendant to the receipt of federal

funding.

6. Three complete copies (one original

and two copies) of the application.

Narrative

The narrative portion of the

application may be no longer than 15

single-sided pages and must: (1) Be

typed double-spaced in font no smaller

than 12 point on 81⁄2 by 11 inch paper;

(2) have one inch margins at the top,

bottom, left, and right; and (3) have each

page of the narrative numbered. All

applications must be received by 5:00

p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, September

30, 1997 at the following address: MLK

Day of Service, Corporation for National

Service, 1201 New York Avenue, NW,

8th Floor, Washington, DC 20525

To ensure fairness to all applicants,

the Corporation reserves the right to

take remedial action, up to and

including disqualification, in the event

an application fails to comply with the

requirements relating to page limits, line

spacing, font size, and application

deadlines.

Budget

Budget information should show

projected costs starting no earlier than

November 1, 1997, and extending no

later than June 30, 1998. Proposed start

and end dates must be shown in section

13 of the Application for Federal

Assistance, Standard Form 424. See the

attached instructions for budget in the

Standard Form 424 for further guidance

in completing the Budget Form and

Budget Narrative.

Selection Process and Criteria

The applications will be reviewed

initially to confirm that the applicant is

an eligible recipient and to ensure that

the application contains the information

required. The Corporation will assess

applications based on their

responsiveness to the objectives

included in this announcement based

on the following criteria listed below (in

descending order of importance):

1. Quality. The proposal must

demonstrate the applicant’s ability to:

meet community needs through

meaningful service activities, establish

strong community partnerships, fulfill

the goals of Martin Luther King Jr.’s

teaching with preference given to

projects that also serve young people.

2. Organizational Capacity. The

application must demonstrate the

organization’s ability to carry out the

activities described in the proposal,

including the use of high quality staff.

3. Cost. The applicant must

demonstrate how this small grant will

be used, including the sources and uses

of matching support.

Awards

The Corporation anticipates making

awards under this announcement no

later than November 15, 1997.

Dated: August 12, 1997.

Stewart Davis,

Acting General Counsel, Corporation for

National and Community Service.

[FR Doc. 97–21734 Filed 8–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6050–28–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Finding of No Significant Impact for

the Defense Logistics Agency Late

Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)

Actions

AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency

(DLA), Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Defense Logistics Agency

(DLA) prepared a programmatic

environmental assessment pursuant to

the Council on Environmental Quality

Regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500–1508)

for implementing the procedural

provisions of the National

Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C.

4321 et seq.) which evaluated the

potential environmental and

socioeconomic effects associated with

realigning designated missions and

personnel to enduring DLA activities

pursuant to recommendations by the

BRAC Commission and related

discretionary action plans. The

environmental assessment resulted in a

finding of no significant environmental

or socioeconomic impact.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 18, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Daniel W. McGinty, Staff Director,

Congressional and Public Affairs,

Defense Logistics Agency, 8725 John J.

Kingman Road, Suite 2533, ATTN:

CAAR, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060–6220,

(703) 767–6222.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

summary, the DLA proposed action,

identified as the preferred alternative, is

to:

• Relocate the Defense Contract

Management District West to a