51832 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 192 / Friday, October 3, 1997 / Notices

Dated: September 30, 1997.

Franklin J. Vargo,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Market Access

and Compliance.

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Visa Requirements for Textile and

Clothing Products in the Second Stage

of Integration Into the World Trade

Organization

September 29, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori

E. Mennitt, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–3400.

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 Uruguay Round Agreements

Act.

The Uruguay Round Agreement on

Textiles and Clothing provides for the

integration of textile and clothing into

GATT 1994. The second stage of the

integration will commence on January 1,

1998 (see 60 FR 21075, published on

May 1, 1995).

The Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

has determined that it is necessary to

maintain coverage of the currently

applicable visa systems for the products

to be integrated in the second stage of

the integration. Therefore, an export

visa issued by the government of the

country of origin will continue to be

required for products integrated on and

after January 1, 1998, before entry is

permitted into the United States.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Certification on Conversion of Military

Positions to Civilian Positions

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Under

Secretary of Defense for Personnel and

Readiness.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice is being published

in accordance with the National Defense

Authorization Act for FY 1997. This Act

requires that the Department of Defense

provide notification upon its

certification to Congress that 3,000

military positions were converted to

civilian positions during FY 1996. The

Certification was submitted to the

Congress on September 22, 1997.

Further details concerning the

conversion may be obtained by

contacting the Office of the Director,

Requirements, Department of Defense.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

John Davey, 703–614–5133.

Dated: September 29, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Defense Science Board Task Force on

Submarine of the Future

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee

meetings.

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board

Task Force on Submarine of the Future

will meet in closed session on October

10, at TRW, One Federal Systems Park,

Fairfax, Virginia; on October 27–28, at

Science Applications International

Corporation, 8301 Greensboro Drive,

McLean, Virginia; and on November 24,

1997, at Knolls Atomic Power

Laboratory, Schenectady, New York. In

order for the Task Force to obtain time

sensitive classified briefings, critical to

the understanding of the issues, these

meetings are scheduled on short notice.

The mission of the Defense Science

Board is to advise the Secretary of

Defense through the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition and Technology

on scientific and technical matters as

they affect the perceived needs of the

Department of Defense. At these

meetings the Task Force will assess the

nation’s need for attack submarines in

the 21st century.

In accordance with Section 10(d) of

the Federal advisory Committee Act,

Public Law 92–463, as amended (5

U.S.C. App. II, (1994)), it has been

determined that these DSB Task Force

meetings concern matters listed in 5

U.S.C. 552b(1) (1994), and that

accordingly these meetings will be

closed to the public.

Dated: September 30, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Fall 1997 Conference Meeting of the

Defense Advisory Committee on

Women in the Services (DACOWITS)

AGENCY: Department of Defense,

Advisory Committee on Women in the

Services.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(a),

Public Law 92–463, as amended, notice

is hereby given of a forthcoming

semiannual conference of the Defense

Advisory Committee on Women in the

Services (DACOWITS). The purpose of

the Fall 1997 DACOWITS Conference is

to assist the Secretary of Defense on

matters relating to women in the

Services. Conference sessions will be

held daily and will be open to the

public, unless otherwise noted below.

DATES: October 29-November 2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Hyatt Regency Tampa, Two

Tampa City Center, Tampa FL 33602;

telephone: (813) 225–1234.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lieutenant Colonel Kay Troutt, USAF,

or CDR Deborah R. Goodwin, USN,

DACOWITS and Military Women

Matters, OASD (Force Management

Policy), 4000 Defense Pentagon, Room

3D769, Washington, DC 20301–4000;

telephone (703) 697–2122.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

following rules will govern the

participation by members of the public

at the conference:

(1) Members of the public will not be

permitted to attend the OSD Reception

and Dinner and Conference Field Trip.

(2) The Opening Session, General

Session, all subcommittee sessions and

the Voting Session will be open to the

public.

(3) Interested persons may submit a

written statement for consideration by

the Committee and/or make an oral