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3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.—Receive

Enforcement Reports.

4:00 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.— Receive

Director’s Reports.

4:25 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.—Other business

to be discussed.

November 10

9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.—Convene the

Reef Fish Management Committee to

review stock assessments for red

snapper and gag, biological information

on gray triggerfish, and the

recommendations of the scientific and

statistical committee, stock assessment

panel, socioeconomic panel, and

advisory panels. The committee will

develop their recommendations to the

Council on TAC for red snapper and gag

stocks. The committee will also select

preferred alternatives for Draft Reef Fish

Amendment 16 which will be presented

at public hearings in February, 1998.

This amendment contains alternatives

for phasing out the fish trap fishery,

removing some species from Federal

management, instituting bag and size

limits for certain species that will be

compatible with the limits in Florida

waters, and restrictions on harvest of

speckled hind and warsaw grouper.

2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.—Convene the

Administrative Policy Committee to

develop the functions or charges for

three new ad hoc committees for marine

reserves, vessel monitoring, and

sustainable fisheries.

5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.—Convene the

Stone Crab Management Committee to

consider a draft amendment that

proposes to extend the moratorium on

registration of commercial vessels by

NMFS.

November 11

8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.—Convene the

Habitat Protection Committee consider

action on a cooperative agreement

related to completion of an amendment

describing essential fish habitat and

hear a status report on preparation of

this amendment. They will also

consider action on a proposed dredgeand-fill project in Louisiana and hear a

report on a project to culture fish in

cages on an oil platform off Texas.

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon—Convene the

Migratory Species Committee to

consider recommendations of the

Billfish Advisory Panel on provisions

for an amendment regulating the harvest

of marlin and sailfish that will be

implemented by NMFS next year.

1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.—Convene the

Mackerel Management Committee to

select preferred alternatives for Draft

Mackerel Amendment 9 that will be

submitted to the South Atlantic Fishery

Management Council for consideration.

Public hearing on the amendment will

be scheduled in February, 1998.

Amendment 9 includes alternatives that

would:

1. Possible changes to the fishing year

for Gulf group king mackerel - currently

July 1;

2. Possible prohibitions of sale of

mackerel caught under the recreational

allocation;

3. Provisions for mandatory reporting

requirements for commercial and forhire vessels;

4. Reallocations of TAC for the

commercial fishery for Gulf group king

mackerel in the Eastern Zone (Florida

east coast and Florida west coast) -

currently 50/50 split;

5. Reallocations of TAC for Gulf group

king mackerel between the recreational

and commercial sectors - currently 68

percent and 32 percent, respectively;

6. Additional subdivisions of the

commercial, hook-and-line allocation of

TAC for Gulf group king mackerel by

area and/or season for both the Florida

west coast and the Western Zone

(Alabama through Texas);

7. Possible trip limits for vessels

fishing for Gulf group king mackerel in

the Western Zone;

8. Further restrictions on the use of

net gear to harvest Gulf group king

mackerel off the Florida west coast;

9. Possible changes to the minimum

size limit for Gulf group king mackerel

(currently 20–inches fork length) and

establishment of a maximum size limit

or both a minimum and maximum, (i.e.

a slot limit); and

10. Consideration of re-establishing an

annual allocation of Gulf group Spanish

mackerel for the purse seine fishery.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before the

Council for discussion, in accordance

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation Act, those issues may not

be the subject of formal Council action

during these meetings. Council action

will be restricted to those issues

specifically identified in the agenda

listed in this notice.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are 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 November

3, 1997.

Dated: October 22, 1997.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–28419 Filed 10–22–97; 2:14 pm]

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 Taiwan

October 21, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 29, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet Heinzen, 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).

The current limits for certain

categories are being adjusted, variously,

for swing and special shift.

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 58043, 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 bilateral

agreement, but are designed to assist

only in the implementation of certain of

its provisions.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

October 21, 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
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concerns imports of certain cotton, wool,

man-made fiber, silk blend and other

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,

produced or manufactured in Taiwan and

exported during the twelve-month period

which began on January 1, 1997 and extends

through December 31, 1997.

Effective on October 29, 1997, you are

directed to adjust the limits for the following

categories, as provided for under the terms of

the current bilateral textile agreement

concerning textile products from Taiwan:

Category Twelve-month limit 1

Sublevel in Group I

363 ........................... 12,867,364 numbers.

Sublevels in Group II

239 ........................... 5,826,685 kilograms.

331 ........................... 375,506 dozen pairs.

336 ........................... 120,893 dozen.

347/348 .................... 1,498,065 dozen of

which not more than

1,288,567 dozen

shall be in Categories 347–W/348–

W 2.

352/652 .................... 3,177,334 dozen.

435 ........................... 24,816 dozen.

442 ........................... 44,539 dozen.

444 ........................... 78,686 numbers.

631 ........................... 5,308,574 dozen pairs.

642 ........................... 854,140 dozen.

647/648 .................... 5,404,466 dozen of

which not more than

5,141,289 dozen

shall be in Categories 647–W/648–

W 3.

Within Group II Subgroup

342 ........................... 212,224 dozen.

350/650 .................... 143,399 dozen.

351 ........................... 343,539 dozen.

636 ........................... 399,406 dozen.

651 ........................... 507,947 dozen.

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

31, 1996.

2 Category 347–W: only HTS numbers

6203.19.1020, 6203.19.9020, 6203.22.3020,

6203.22.3030, 6203.42.4005, 6203.42.4010,

6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025, 6203.42.4035,

6203.42.4045, 6203.42.4050, 6203.42.4060,

6203.49.8020, 6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520,

6211.20.3810 and 6211.32.0040; Category

348–W: only HTS numbers 6204.12.0030,

6204.19.8030, 6204.22.3040, 6204.22.3050,

6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000, 6204.62.4005,

6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020, 6204.62.4030,

6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050, 6204.62.4055,

6204.62.4065, 6204.69.6010, 6204.69.9010,

6210.50.9060, 6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810,

6211.42.0030 and 6217.90.9050. 3 Category 647–W: only HTS numbers

6203.23.0060, 6203.23.0070, 6203.29.2030,

6203.29.2035, 6203.43.2500, 6203.43.3500,

6203.43.4010, 6203.43.4020, 6203.43.4030,

6203.43.4040, 6203.49.1500, 6203.49.2015,

6203.49.2030, 6203.49.2045, 6203.49.2060,

6203.49.8030, 6210.40.5030, 6211.20.1525,

6211.20.3820 and 6211.33.0030; Category

648–W: only HTS numbers 6204.23.0040,

6204.23.0045, 6204.29.2020, 6204.29.2025,

6204.29.4038, 6204.63.2000, 6204.63.3000,

6204.63.3510, 6204.63.3530, 6204.63.3532,

6204.63.3540, 6204.69.2510, 6204.69.2530,

6204.69.2540, 6204.69.2560, 6204.69.6030,

6204.69.9030, 6210.50.5035, 6211.20.1555,

6211.20.6820, 6211.43.0040 and

6217.90.9060.

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. 97–28304 Filed 10–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6355–01–M

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety

Commission, Washington, DC 20207.

TIME AND DATE: Thursday, October 30,

1997, 10:00 a.m.

LOCATION: Room 410, East West Towers,

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda,

Maryland.

STATUS: Closed to the Pubic.

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED:

Compliance Status Report

The staff will brief the Commission on

the status of various compliance

matters.

For a recorded message containing the

latest agenda information, call (301)

504–0709.

CONTACT PERSON FOR ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION: Sadye E. Dunn, Office of

the Secretary, 4330 East West Highway.,

Bethesda, MD 20207 (301) 504–0800.

Dated: October 22, 1997.

Sadye E. Dunn,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–28485 Filed 10–23–97; 10:22 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 98–06]

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense

Security Assistance Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is

publishing the unclassified text of a

section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification.

This is published to fulfill the

requirements of section 155 of Public

Law 104–164 dated 21 July 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. J. Hurd, DSAA/COMPT/RM, (703)

604–6575.

The following is a copy of a letter to

the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, Transmittal 98–06,

with attached transmittal, policy

justification, and Certification Under

Section 620C(d) of the Foreign

Assistance Act of 1961.

Dated: October 20, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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