Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 163 / Friday, August 22, 1997 / Notices 44647

1The limit has not been adjusted to account for

any imports exported after December 31, 1996.

2Category 338–S: all HTS numbers except

6109.10.0012, 6109.10.0014, 6109.10.0018 and

6109.10.0023; Category 339–S: all HTS numbers

except 6109.10.0040, 6109.10.0045, 6109.10.0060

and 6109.10.0065.

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of an Import Limit for

Certain Cotton Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in the

People’s Republic of China

August 18, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs increasing a

limit.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 19, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet Heinzen, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212. For information on the

quota status of this limit, 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).

The current limit for Categories 338–

S/339–S, a sublimit of Categories 338/

339, is being increased for 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 62 FR 6950, published on February

14, 1997.

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 bilateral

agreement, but is designed to assist only

in the implementation of its provisions.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

August 18, 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 February 10, 1997, 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

and silk apparel, produced or manufactured

in China and exported during the twelvemonth period beginning on January 1, 1997

and extending through December 31, 1997.

Effective on August 19, 1997, you are

directed to increase the limit for Categories

338–S/339–S 1, a sublimit of 338/339, to

1,894,466 dozen 2, as provided for under the

terms of the bilateral agreement between the

Governments of the United States and the

People’s Republic of China. The limit for

338/339 remains unchanged.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that this

action falls 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. 97–22300 Filed 8–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Learn and Serve America National

Clearinghouse

AGENCY: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of correction of dates and

award amount.

SUMMARY: This notice corrects the date

of availability for the application

guidelines, the application deadline,

and the first year’s award amount

published in the Federal Register on

June 9, 1997 (62 FR 31417, 31418). The

new dates are revised in the notice as

follows: ‘‘Application guidelines will be

available August 15, 1997. Applications

must be submitted to the Corporation no

later than 3:00 p.m. (EST) September 30,

1997.’’. The new award amount is

revised as follows: ‘‘The first year’s

award will total approximately

$750,000.’’.

Dated: August 19, 1997.

Stewart A. Davis,

Acting General Counsel, Corporation for

National and Community Service.

[FR Doc. 97–22337 Filed 8–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6050–28–P

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Availability of Funds for National

Providers in Training and Technical

Assistance

AGENCY: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National

and Community Service (Corporation)

announces the availability of

approximately $5.37 million to provide

training and technical assistance (T/TA)

to national service programs supported

by the Corporation in the following 14

areas for fiscal years 1997 and 1998: (A)

Conflict Resolution; (B) Human

Relations and Diversity Training; (C)

Educational Success; (D) Financial

Management; (E) Supervisory Skills

Training; (F) Training Materials

Development; (G) National Service

Resource Center; (H) Organizational

Development and Program Management;

(I) Public Safety Program Support; (J)

Risk Management; (K) Crew-based

Programming; (L) Member Development

and Management; (M) Sustainability;

and (N) Out-of-School Time. The

Corporation will evaluate proposals

made in each of the fourteen areas

separately. The Corporation expects to

make awards in each area in the form of

one-year cooperative agreements with

the possibility of a second year

extension based on performance, need,

and availability of funds.

DATES: Proposals must be received by

the Corporation by 3:00 p.m. Eastern

time on September 26, 1997.

ADDRESSES: All proposals should be

submitted to the Corporation for

National and Community Service, 1201

New York Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20525, Attention: Laurel Ihator,

Room 9808. Proposals may not be

submitted by facsimile. Applicants are

requested to submit one (1) unbound,

original proposal and two (2) copies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim

Ekstrom or Susan Schechter at the

Corporation for National and

Community Service, (202) 606–5000,

ext. 436, T.D.D. (202) 565–2799. Copies

of Corporation materials referenced in

this Notice may be reviewed at the

Corporation, 1201 New York Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The Corporation for National and

Community Service was established in

1993 to engage Americans of all ages

and backgrounds in service to their