52086 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 193 / Monday, October 6, 1997 / Notices

26, 1997). Respondents have indicated

that they will be cooperating in the

investigation. In addition, we are

investigating a large number of

potentially complex alleged

countervailable subsidy practices.

Accordingly, as detailed in our

September 23, 1997, Memorandum to

Robert S. LaRussa, Assistant Secretary

for Import Administration, (on file in

the public file of the Central Records

Unit, Room B–099 of the Department of

Commerce) we deem this investigation

to be extraordinarily complicated, and

determine that additional time is

necessary to make the preliminary

determination. Therefore, pursuant to

section 703(c)(1) of the Tariff Act of

1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’), we are

postponing the preliminary

determination in this investigation to no

later than December 29, 1997.

This notice is published pursuant to

section 703(c)(2) of the Act.

Dated: September 30, 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–26455 Filed 10–3–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 092997B]

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management

Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

convene a public meeting of the Billfish

Advisory Panel (AP).

DATES: The meeting will begin at 1:00

p.m. on October 21, 1997 and will end

by 3:00 p.m. on October 22, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the at the Radisson Hobby Airport, 9100

Gulf Freeway, Houston, TX 77017;

telephone: 713–943–7979.

Council address: Gulf of Mexico

Fishery Management Council, 3018 U.S.

Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa,

FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steven Atran, Population Dynamics

Statistician, Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council; telephone: 813–

228–2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Billfish AP will review a draft scoping

document on issues and options for the

management of Atlantic billfish. The

scoping document was prepared by the

Highly Migratory Species Management

Division of NMFS, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, which is responsible for the

management of billfishes, swordfish,

marlin, tuna, and sharks. The purpose of

the scoping document is to inform the

public of NMFS’ intent to gather

information and to provide a

mechanism by which the public can

consider and comment on issues and

alternatives relative to the management

of Atlantic highly migratory species.

Accordingly, the views of the

commercial fishing, recreational fishing,

conservation and scientific

communities, and the general public are

being sought by NMFS through

publication of the draft scoping

document.

The AP will also review a petition

submitted to NMFS by the Coastal

Conservation Association to declare

Atlantic white and blue marlin stocks

overfished. If these stocks are declared

to be overfished, NMFS will be required

to develop and implement a rebuilding

plan.

The recommendations of the Billfish

AP will be presented to the Council at

their November 10–13, 1997 meeting in

Longboat Key, FL, at which time the

Council may decide whether to provide

comment to NMFS on the above issues.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before the AP

for discussion, in accordance with the

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation Act, those issues may not

be the subject of formal AP action

during this meeting. AP action will be

restricted to those issues specifically

identified in the agenda listed in this

notice.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Anne Alford at the Council (see

ADDRESSES) by October 14, 1997.

Dated: September 30, 1997.

Bruce Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–26430 Filed 10–3–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Malaysia

September 30, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 6, 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 adjusted, variously,

for swing, special shift, carryover,

carryforward and re-crediting of unused

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 30, 1997.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 193 / Monday, October 6, 1997 / Notices 52087

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 twelvemonth period which began on January 1,

1997 and extends through December 31,

1997.

Effective on October 6, 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

limit 1

Sublevels within

Fabric Group

620 ........................... 6,913,733 square meters.

Other specific limits

336/636 .................... 517,984 dozen.

338/339 .................... 1,257,901 dozen.

341/641 .................... 1,629,316 dozen.

347/348 .................... 614,482 dozen.

363 ........................... 929,574 numbers.

438–W 2 ................... 14,696 dozen.

638/639 .................... 542,208 dozen.

645/646 .................... 295,797 dozen.

647/648 .................... 1,745,460 dozen.

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

31, 1996. 2 Category 438–W: only HTS numbers

6104.21.0060, 6104.23.0020, 6104.29.2051,

6106.20.1010, 6106.20.1020, 6106.90.1010,

6106.90.1020, 6106.90.2520, 6106.90.3020,

6109.90.1540, 6109.90.8020, 6110.10.2080,

6110.30.1560, 6110.90.9074 and

6114.10.0040.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that

these actions fall 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. 97–26386 Filed 10–3–97; 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

Pakistan

September 30, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 7, 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 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, special shift, carryforward

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 68245, 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

September 30, 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 and manmade fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in Pakistan and exported

during the twelve-month period which began

on January 1, 1997 and extends through

December 31, 1997.

Effective on October 7, 1997, you are

directed to adjust the limits the following

categories, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted limit 1

219 ........................... 8,777,010 square meters.

226/313 .................... 129,268,745 square

meters.

237 ........................... 255,025 dozen.

239 ........................... 1,775,208 kilograms.

314 ........................... 6,383,279 square meters.

315 ........................... 86,034,954 square

meters.

317/617 .................... 34,302,672 square

meters.

331/631 .................... 2,536,349 dozen pairs.

334/634 .................... 284,192 dozen.

335/635 .................... 428,193 dozen.

336/636 .................... 464,505 dozen.

338 ........................... 5,119,291 dozen.

339 ........................... 1,442,713 dozen.

340/640 .................... 683,012 dozen of

which not more than

217,058 dozen shall

be in Category 340–

D/640–D 2.

347/348 .................... 913,866 dozen.

351/651 .................... 309,670 dozen.

352/652 .................... 774,175 dozen.

359–C/659–C 3 ........ 1,059,295 kilograms.

360 ........................... 5,486,009 numbers.

361 ........................... 6,379,080 numbers.

363 ........................... 45,607,795 numbers.

369–F/369–P4 ......... 2,502,092 kilograms.

369–R 5 .................... 10,838,458 kilograms.

369–S6 .................... 736,925 kilograms.

625/626/627/628/629 42,954,671 square

meters of which not

more than

35,486,420 square

meters shall be in

Category 625; not

more than

35,486,420 square

meters shall be in

Category 626; not

more than

35,486,420 square

meters shall be in

Category 627; not

more than 7,342,018

square meters shall

be in Category 628;

and not more than

35,486,420 square

meters shall be in

Category 629.

638/639 .................... 236,337 dozen.

647/648 .................... 724,144 dozen.

666–P7 .................... 782,926 kilograms.

666–S8 .................... 4,502,880 kilograms.

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

31, 1996. 2 Category 340–D: only HTS numbers

6205.20.2015, 6205.20.2020, 6205.20.2025

and 6205.20.2030; Category 640–D: only HTS

numbers 6205.30.2010, 6205.30.2020,

6205.30.2030, 6205.30.2040, 6205.90.3030

and 6205.90.4030.