45400 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 166 / Wednesday, August 27, 1997 / Notices

Richard F. Kayser (C), Chief, Physical

and Chemical Properties Division,

Chemical Science and Technology

Laboratory, National Institute of

Standards and Technology,

Gaithersburg, MD 20899,

Appointment Expires: 12/31/98

Ronald E. Lawson (C), Associate

Director for Financial and

Administrative Management, National

Technical Information Service,

Springfield, VA 22161, Appointment

Expires: 12/31/99

Harry I. McHenry (C), Chief, Materials

Reliability Division, Materials Science

and Engineering Laboratory, National

Institute of Standards and

Technology, Boulder, CO 80303,

Appointment Expires: 12/31/97

Rosalie T. Ruegg (C), Director, Economic

Assessment Office, Advanced

Technology Program, National

Institute of Standards and

Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899,

Appointment Expires: 12/31/99

Robert I. Scace, Chair (C), Director,

Office of Microelectronics Programs,

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

Laboratory, National Institute of

Standards and Technology,

Gaithersburg, MD 20899,

Appointment Expires: 12/31/97

Samuel P. Williamson (C), Deputy

Director, Office of Systems

Development, National Weather

Service, National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration, Silver

Spring, MD 20910, Appointment

Expires: 12/31/98

Graham R. Mitchell,

Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy,

Technology Administration, Department of

Commerce.

[FR Doc. 97–22681 Filed 8–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–18–M

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

August 22, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 27, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross

Arnold, International Trade Specialist,

Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S.

Department of Commerce, (202)

482094212. For information on the

quota status of these limits, refer to the

Quota Status Reports posted on the

bulletin boards of each Customs port or

call (202) 927095850. For information

on embargoes and quota re-openings,

call (202) 482093715.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March

3, 1972, as amended; section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7

U.S.C. 1854); Uruguay Round Agreements

Act.

The current limits for certain

categories are being adjusted, variously,

for swing 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 61 FR 66263,

published on December 17, 1996). Also

see 61 FR 68241, published on

December 27, 1996.

The letter to the Commissioner of

Customs and the actions taken pursuant

to it are not designed to implement all

of the provisions of the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, but

are designed to assist only in the

implementation of certain of their

provisions.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

August 22, 1997.

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 20, 1996, 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, 1997 and extends through

December 31, 1997.

Effective on August 27, 1997, you are

directed to adjust the limits for the following

categories, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit1A1

341 ........................... 2,304,795 dozen.

634 ........................... 505,335 dozen.

635 ........................... 327,397 dozen.

641 ........................... 951,772 dozen.

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit1A1

647/648 .................... 1,425,132 dozen.

847 ........................... 309,580 dozen.

11AThe limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December

31, 1996.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that

these actions fall within the foreign affairs

exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5

U.S.C.553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 97–22847 Filed 8–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–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

Bangladesh

August 22, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs increasing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 27, 1997.

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 or call

(202) 927–5850. For information on

embargoes and quota re-openings, call

(202) 482–3715.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March

3, 1972, as amended; section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7

U.S.C. 1854); Uruguay Round Agreements

Act.

The current limits for certain

categories are being increased for

carryover.

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 61 FR 66263,

published on December 17, 1996). Also

see 61 FR 68241, published on

December 27, 1996.