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the American Economic Association,

the American Statistical Association,

the Population Association of America,

and the Chairperson of the Board of the

American Marketing Association. The

committee advises the Director, Bureau

of the Census, on the full range of

Census Bureau programs and activities

in relation to their areas of expertise.

The agenda for the meeting on

October 23 that will begin at 9:00 a.m.

and end at 5:15 p.m. is as follows:

• Introductory Remarks by the Director,

Bureau of the Census.

• Census Bureau Responses to

Committee Recommendations.

• What are the Implications of

Implementing the new North

American Industry Classification

System (NAICS) in our Current

Economic Surveys?

• The Search for a Corporate Look and

Feel: Next Steps.

• What Is the Role of the International

Program Center in the Next Decade?

• Congressional Update.

• Current Issues in Construction

Statistics.

• Is the Census Bureau’s Approach to

Marketing the American Community

Survey and its Products on Track?

• How Should the Census Bureau

Estimate Variances for Imputed Data?

• Discussion of Federal Agency Data

Sharing.

• Census 2000 Sampling and Estimation

Plans: Any Fatal Flaws?

• Report of the Chief Economist

Including Activities of the Center for

Economic Studies.

• What Standard Products Should the

Census Bureau Develop from Census

2000?

• How Should the Census Bureau

Recruit Demographers, Math Stats,

and Economists?

The agenda for the meeting on

October 24 that will begin at 9:00 a.m.

and end at 12:15 p.m. is as follows:

• Discussion of New Initiatives of the

Office of the Chief Economist:

Expanding the Longitudinal Research

Database (LRD) Beyond

Manufacturing.

• What Future Enhancements are

Needed to Make ‘‘FedStat’’ More

Useable?

• Develop Recommendations and

Special Interest Activities.

• Closing Session.

The meeting is open to the public,

and a brief period is set aside, during

the closing session, on October 24 for

public comment and questions. Those

persons with extensive questions or

statements must submit them in writing

to the Census Bureau Committee Liaison

Officer, Ms. Maxine Anderson-Brown,

Room 3039, Federal Building 3,

Washington, DC 20233, at least three

days before the meeting.

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation, or other

auxiliary aids should also be directed to

the Census Bureau Committee Liaison

Officer.

Persons wishing additional

information or minutes for this meeting,

or who wish to submit written

statements may contact the Committee

Liaison Officer on 301–457–2308, TDD

301–457–2540.

Dated: October 2, 1997.

Martha Farnsworth Riche,

Director, Bureau of the Census.

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Man-Made Fiber and Wool

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Egypt

October 2, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 8, 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 limit for Category 448 is

being increased for swing, carryover and

carryforward. The limit for the Fabric

Group and the sublimit for Category 227

are being reduced to account for the

swing being applied.

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 68242, 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

October 2, 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 and

man-made fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in Egypt and exported during

the twelve-month period which began on

January 1, 1997 and extends through

December 31, 1997.

Effective on October 8, 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

level 1

Fabric Group

218–220, 224–227,

313–317 and 326,

as a group.

97,288,791 square

meters.

Sublevel within Fabric Group

227 ........................... 22,158,700 square

meters.

Level not in a group

448 ........................... 21,840 dozen.

1The 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.

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