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1996 and in January through April 1997

compared to January through April

1996.

Employment at the subject firm

declined in January through April 1997

compared to January through April

1996.

A review of United States imports of

women’s career and casual clothing

including women’s and girls’ jackets,

shirts, blouses, sweaters and skirts

reveal that imports increased absolutely

and relative to domestic shipments from

1995 to 1996 and in the twelve months

through March 1997 compared to the

twelve months through March 1996.

The ratio of imports to domestic

shipments (I./S.) was more than 100

percent from 1995 through the twelve

months ending March 1997.

U.S. imports of women’s and girls’

slacks and shorts increased absolutely

and relative to domestic shipments from

1995 to 1996; the I./S. ratio was more

than 100 percent. Imports continued to

increase in the twelve months through

March 1997 compared to the same time

period a year earlier; the I./S. is not

available but is estimated to be more

than 100 percent.

U.S. imports of women’s suits steadily

increased from 1995 to 1996, and in the

twelve months ending March 1997

compared to the twelve months ending

March 1996. The I./S. ratio is not

available for these time periods.

Conclusion

After careful consideration of the new

facts obtained on reopening, it is

concluded that increased imports of

articles like or directly competitive with

women’s career and casual clothing

produced by the subject firm

contributed importantly to the decline

in sales and to the total or partial

separation of workers of the subject

firm. In accordance with the provisions

of the Trade Act of 1974, I make the

following revised determination:

All workers of Norton McNaughton,

Incorporated, New York, New York, who

became totally or partially separated from

employment on or after May 16, 1996, are

eligible to apply for adjustment assistance

under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974.

Signed in Washington, D.C. this 26th day

of September 1997.

Grant D. Beale,

Acting Director, Office of Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–27073 Filed 10–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice 97–149]

Conduct of Employees, Notice of

Waiver Pursuant to Section 207(j)(5),

Title 18, United States Code

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Administrator of the

National Aeronautics and Space

Administration has determined, after

consultation with the Director of the

Office of Government Ethics, that it is in

the national interest to waive the postemployment restrictions of Section 207,

Title 18, United States Code, with

respect to the former Director of the

Kennedy Space Center, Jay Honeycutt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R.

Andrew Falcon, Office of the General

Counsel, NASA Headquarters,

Washington, DC 20546, 202–358–2028.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

207(j)(5) of Title 18 of the United States

Code authorizes the Administrator of

the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration to waive the postemployment restrictions of sections

207(a)(1), 207(a)(2), and 207(c), to

permit a former employee with

outstanding qualifications in a

scientific, technological, or other

technical discipline to make

appearances before or communications

to the Government in connection with a

particular matter which requires such

qualifications, where it has been

determined that the national interest

would be served by the participation of

the former employee.

It has been established to my

satisfaction that Jay Honeycutt, the

former Director of Kennedy Space

Center, has outstanding technological

qualifications in space flight hardware

and software development, mission

control, launch processing, and flight

operations. I am further satisfied that, as

the President of Lockheed Martin Space

Mission Systems and Services, he will

be required to utilize those

qualifications in the performance of his

duties with respect to the development,

operation, and upgrade of the Space

Shuttle and related systems, and that it

will be in the national interest to permit

him to appear before and communicate

with Government officials on these

matters.

Therefore, after consultation with the

Office of Government Ethics, I have

waived the post-employment

prohibitions of section 207(a)(1),

207(a)(2), and 207(c) of Title 18 of the

United States Code in order to permit

direct communications between Mr.

Honeycutt and employees of NASA and

other Government agencies with respect

to space flight activities.

Daniel S. Goldin,

NASA Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–27037 Filed 10–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7510–01–M

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice 97–147]

Notice of prospective Patent License

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of Prospective patent

license.

SUMMARY: NASA hereby gives notice

that AI Gordon Software, Inc. 5600

Clustermill Road, Greensboro, North

Carolina 27407, has applied for a

partially exclusive license for the patent

application entitled ‘‘System and

Method for Creating Expert Systems,’’

NASA Case No. GSC–13,672–1, which

is assigned to the United States of

America as represented by the

Administrator of the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Written objections to the prospective

grant of a license should be sent to

Goddard Space Flight Center.

DATES: Responses to this notice must be

received by December 15, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Guy

M. Miller, Patent Counsel, Goddard

Space Flight Center, Mail Stop 204,

Greenbelt, MD 20771, telephone (301)

286–7351.

Dated: October 3, 1997.

Edward A. Frankle,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 97–27035 Filed 10–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7510–01–M

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice 97–148]

Notice of Prospective Patent License

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of prospective patent

license.

SUMMARY: NASA hereby gives notice

that CASI, of Signal Mountain, TN

37377, has applied for a partially

exclusive license to practice the

inventions described and claimed in

U.S. Patent Numbers 5,214,388;