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(4) No award of Federal funds shall be

made to an applicant who has an

outstanding debt until either:

a. The delinquent account is paid in

full.

b. A negotiated repayment schedule is

established and at least one payment is

received; or

c. Other arrangements satisfactory to

the Department of Commerce are made.

(5) All primary applicants must

submit a completed Form CD–511,

‘‘Certification Regarding Debarment,

Suspension and other Responsibility

Matters; Drug-Free Workplace

Requirements and Lobbying’’.

Prospective participants (as defined at

15 CFR part 26, section 105) are subject

to 15 CFR part 26, ‘‘Nonprocurement

Debarment and Suspension’’ and the

related section of the certification form

prescribed above applies. Grantees (as

defined at 15 CFR part 26, section 605)

are subject to 15 CFR part 26, subpart

F ‘‘Government wide Requirement for

Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)’’ and the

related section of the certification form

prescribed above applies. Persons (as

defined at 15 CFR part 28, section 105)

are subject to the lobbying provisions of

31 U.S.C. 1352, ‘‘Limitation on the use

of appropriated funds to influence

certain Federal contracting and financial

transactions;’’ and the lobbying section

of the certification form prescribed

above applies to applications/bids for

grants, cooperative agreements, and

contracts for more than $100,000 and

loans and loan guarantees for more that

$150,000 or the single family maximum

mortgage limit for affected programs,

whichever is greater’’. Any applicant

that has paid or will pay for lobbying

using any funds must submit an SF-LLL,

‘‘Disclosure of Lobbying Activities,’’ as

required under 15 CFR part 28.

Appendix B.

(6) Recipients shall require

applicants/bidders for subgrants,

contracts, subcontracts, or other lower

tier covered transactions at any tier

under the award to submit, if

applicable, a completed Form CD–512,

‘‘Certifications Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary

Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered

Transaction and Lobbying’’ and

disclosure form, SF-LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of

Lobbying Activities.’’ Form CD–512 is

intended for the use of recipients and

should not be submitted by any tier

recipient or sub-recipient should be

submitted to the Department of

Commerce in accordance with

instructions contained in the award

document.

(7) A false statement on an

application is grounds for denial or

termination of funds and grounds for

possible punishment by a fine or

imprisonment as provided in 18 U.S.C.

1001 and denial or termination of

Federal funding.

(8) All recipients and sub-recipients

are subject to all applicable Federal laws

and Federal Department of Commerce

policies, regulations, and procedures

applicable to Federal assistance awards.

For-profit organizations shall be subject

to OMB Circular A–110 and 15 CFR 29a.

(9) All non-profit and for-profit

applicants are subject to a name check

review process. Name checks are

intended to reveal if any key individuals

associated with the applicant have been

convicted of or are presently facing

criminal charges such as fraud, theft,

perjury, or other matters which

significantly reflect on the applicant’s

management honesty or financial

integrity.

(10) Recipients are subject to the Fly

America Act (49 USC sec. 1517 as

implemented by 41 CFR sec. 301–3.6).

(11) Executive Order 12372

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs’’ does not apply to this

program.

(12) Paperwork Reduction Act does

apply to this program. This document

involves collections of information

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act,

which have been approved by the Office

of Management and Budget under OMB

Control Numbers 0348–0043, 0348–

0044, 0348–0040, 0348–0046, and 0651–

0001. Notwithstanding any other

provision of law, no person is required

to respond to nor shall a person be

subject to a penalty for failure to comply

with a collection of information subject

to the requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act unless that collection of

information displays a current valid

OMB control number.

Dated: September 11, 1997.

E. Vivian Spathopoulos,

Deputy Director, US&FCS/Russia-NIS

Program Office.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and

Information Administration

Performance Review Board;

Membership

The following individuals are eligible

to service on the Performance Review

Board in accordance with the National

Telecommunications and Information

Administration Senior Executive

Service performance appraisal system:

Kathryn C. Brown

Ronald P. Hack

Shirl G. Kinney

Bernadette McGuire-Rivera

Richard D. Parlow

Neal B. Seitz

William F. Utlaut

Anthony J. Calza,

Acting Executive Secretary, National

Telecommunications and Information

Administration, Performance Review Board.

[FR Doc. 97–24398 Filed 9–12–97; 8:45 am]

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk

Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber

Textiles and Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in Macau

September 9, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 16, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Helen L. LeGrande, 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 adjusted, variously,

for swing and 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 68244, 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
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1The limit has not been adjusted to account for

any imports exported after December 31, 1996.

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

September 9, 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, wool,

man-made fiber, silk blend and other

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,

produced or manufactured in Macau and

exported during the twelve-month period

which began on January 1, 1997 and extends

through December 31, 1997.

Effective on September 16, 1997, you are

directed to adjust the current 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

limit 1

Levels in Group I

225 ........................... 4,347,145 square meters.

317 ........................... 5,371,627 square meters.

333/334/335/833/

834/835.

311,940 dozen of

which not more than

139,253 dozen shall

be in Categories

333/335/833/835.

336/836 .................... 71,174 dozen.

338 ........................... 364,138 dozen.

339 ........................... 1,519,798 dozen.

340 ........................... 362,144 dozen.

341 ........................... 214,551 dozen.

342 ........................... 99,771 dozen.

345 ........................... 61,494 dozen.

347/348/847 ............. 828,902 dozen.

350/850 .................... 73,935 dozen.

351/851 .................... 78,843 dozen.

359–C/659–C 2 ........ 402,267 kilograms.

359–V3 .................... 134,089 kilograms.

625/626/627/628/629 5,988,653 square meters.

633/634/635 ............. 621,197 dozen.

638/639/838 ............. 1,923,178 dozen.

640 ........................... 146,254 dozen.

641/840 .................... 236,461 dozen.

642/842 .................... 137,764 dozen.

645/646 .................... 322,496 dozen.

647/648 .................... 691,600 dozen.

659–S4 .................... 147,333 kilograms.

Group II

400–469, as a group 1,664,266 square meters equivalent.

445/446 .................... 90,358 dozen.

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

31, 1996.

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 359–V: only HTS numbers

6103.19.2030, 6103.19.9030, 6104.12.0040,

6104.19.8040, 6110.20.1022, 6110.20.1024,

6110.20.2030, 6110.20.2035, 6110.90.9044,

6110.90.9046, 6201.92.2010, 6202.92.2020,

6203.19.1030, 6203.19.9030, 6204.12.0040,

6204.19.8040, 6211.32.0070 and

6211.42.0070. 4 Category 659–S: only HTS numbers

6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010,

6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040,

6211.11.1010, 6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010

and 6211.12.1020.

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.97–24339 Filed 9–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of an Import Limit for

Certain Man-Made Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Malaysia

September 9, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting a

limit.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 16, 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 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); Uruguay Round Agreements

Act.

The current limit for Category 619 is

being increased for swing, carryover,

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 58041, published on

November 12, 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

September 9, 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 November 4, 1996, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and

man-made fiber textiles and textile products,

and silk blend and other vegetable fiber

apparel, produced or manufactured in

Malaysia and exported during the period

which began on January 1, 1997 and extends

through December 31, 1997.

Effective on September 16, 1997, you are

directed to increase the limit for Category 619

to 5,576,362 square meters 1, as provided for

under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act

and the Uruguay Round Agreement on

Textiles and Clothing.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that this

action falls within the foreign affairs

exception of 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. 97–24338 Filed 9–12–97; 8:45 am]

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