Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 213 / Tuesday, November 4, 1997 / Notices 59659

Cooperative Statistics Program Scoping

Meeting;

The purpose of this scoping meeting

is to provide the public an opportunity

to express their views on ways to

improve commercial and recreational

fisheries data collection.

November 18, 1997, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00

noon—Joint Habitat Committee and

Habitat Advisory Panel chairmen and

state & Federal representatives to the

Habitat Advisory Panel;

The Committee, chairmen and

representatives will review the status of

the Habitat FMP and comprehensive

Habitat Amendment, review fishing

threats to essential fish habitat,

determine fishery impacts on habitat,

and develop management options for

the Habitat FMP.

November 18, 1997, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30

p.m.—Marine Reserves Committee;

The Committee will review recent

activities in the country that have

focused on marine reserves, such as

meetings, workshops and research,

review the status of the Oculina Bank

closed area, hear a report from NMFS

law enforcement on fishing vessel

monitoring systems and the potential for

enforcing marine reserves, and discuss a

Council approach for addressing marine

reserves in the South Atlantic.

November 18, 1997, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30

p.m.—Information and Education (I &

E) Committee;

The Committee will review current

Council I & E activities, hear an

overview of the NMFS Southeast

Regional Office plan for fishery I & E

activities, and discuss additional and/or

future I & E activities.

November 19, 1997, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00

noon—Mackerel Committee;

The Committee will review items for

Amendment 9 to the Coastal Migratory

Pelagics FMP proposed by the Gulf of

Mexico Fishery Management Council,

discuss the Gulf Council’s response to

the South Atlantic Council’s request for

true lead in dolphin and wahoo

management, and hear the status of

Amendment 8 to the Coastal Migratory

Pelagics FMP and the 1997-98

framework seasonal adjustments.

November 19, 1997, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30

p.m.—Scientific and Statistical

Selection (SSC) Committee (CLOSED

SESSION);

The Committee will review resumes

and develop recommendations for

appointment to SSC.

November 19, 1997, 2:30 p.m. to 4:00

p.m.—Advisory Panel Selection

Committee (CLOSED SESSION);

The Committee will review

applications and develop

recommendations for appointments to

advisory panels.

November 19, 1997, 4:00 p.m. to 5:00

p.m.—Personnel Committee (CLOSED

SESSION);

The Committee will discuss Council

personnel issues.

November 20, 1997, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00

noon—Snapper Grouper Committee;

The Committee will hear status

reports on Amendments 8 and 9 to the

Snapper Grouper FMP, hear stock

assessment reports on scamp and

vermilion snapper species, hear the

snapper grouper logbook report, a report

on the economic survey results, and

review special management zone

requests and develop recommendations.

November 20, 1997, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30

p.m.—Snapper Grouper Committee

continued;

November 20, 1997, 3:00 p.m. to 5:30

p.m.—Council Session;

The full Council will convene to hear

comments from Rear Admiral Norman

T. Saunders, Commander of the 7th

Coast Guard District, and to begin

development of the Magnuson-Stevens

Act Generic Amendment (the Council

will review definitions of overfishing

and rebuilding timeframes for each

FMP, develop new definitions and

rebuilding timeframes where required,

and review other Magnuson-Stevens Act

requirements).

November 21, 1997, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00

p.m.—Council Session;

The full Council will convene to hear

committee reports at the following

times.

8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.—Habitat

Committee report;

The Council will approve Habitat

Amendment management options.

9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.—Snapper

Grouper Committee report;

The Council will take action on

special management zone requests.

9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.—Marine

Reserves Committee report;

10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.—Mackerel

Committee report;

The Council will take action on Gulf

Council proposed actions for Coastal

Migratory Pelagics Amendment 9.

10:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.—I & E

Committee report;

11:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.—SSC

Selection Committee report (CLOSED

SESSION);

The Council will approve new SSC

members.

11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.—Advisory

Panel Selection Committee report

(CLOSED SESSION);

The Council will approve new

advisory panel members.

11:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon—Personnel

Committee report (CLOSED SESSION);

1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., the Council

will hear a report from the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service on the Federal aid

program and the South Florida

restoration project; modify the Bycatch

Reduction Device Protocol; hear reports

on the status of the investigation of the

four golden crab permits; the golden

crab framework action; the Operations

Plan meeting, the Dolphin/Wahoo FMP

request; progress of the Calico Scallop

FMP development; the Highly Migratory

Species longline Advisory Panel

meeting; the Highly Migratory Species

billfish advisory Panel meeting; and the

Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics

Program before making Council

recommendations. The Council will also

hear agency and liaison reports and

discuss other business.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before this

Council/Committee for discussion, in

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens

Fishery Conservation and Management

Act, those issues may not be the subject

of formal Council/Committee action

during this meeting. Council/Committee

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 the Council office

(see ADDRESSES) by November 10, 1997.

Dated: October 29, 1997.

Gary C. Matlock,

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–29098 Filed 10–30–97; 10:28 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk

Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber

Textiles and Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in Macau

October 29, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 5, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Helen L. LeGrande, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and
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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 increased for

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 68244, 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 29, 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,

man-made fiber, silk blend and other

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,

produced or manufactured in Macau and

exported during the twelve-month period

which began on January 1, 1997 and extends

through December 31, 1997.

Effective on November 5, 1997, you are

directed to increase the current 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

Levels in Group I

336/836 .................... 73,429 dozen.

338 ........................... 384,557 dozen.

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

339 ........................... 1,605,326 dozen.

340 ........................... 380,182 dozen.

341 ........................... 227,016 dozen.

342 ........................... 105,410 dozen.

345 ........................... 64,942 dozen.

347/348/847 ............. 877,233 dozen.

351/851 .................... 83,354 dozen.

359–C/659–C 2 ........ 424,824 kilograms.

359–V3 .................... 141,608 kilograms.

633/634/635 ............. 654,785 dozen.

638/639/838 ............. 2,027,771 dozen.

659–S4 .................... 147,834 kilograms.

Group II

400–469, as a group 1,713,865 square meters equivalent.

445/446 .................... 94,004 dozen.

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

31, 1996. 2 Category 359–C: only HTS numbers

6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034, 6104.62.1020,

6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052,

6203.42.2010, 6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010,

6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and

6211.42.0010; Category 659–C: only HTS

numbers 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020,

6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038,

6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000,

6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054,

6203.43.2010, 6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010,

6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010,

6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017

and 6211.43.0010. 3 Category 359–V: only HTS numbers

6103.19.2030, 6103.19.9030, 6104.12.0040,

6104.19.8040, 6110.20.1022, 6110.20.1024,

6110.20.2030, 6110.20.2035, 6110.90.9044,

6110.90.9046, 6201.92.2010, 6202.92.2020,

6203.19.1030, 6203.19.9030, 6204.12.0040,

6204.19.8040, 6211.32.0070 and

6211.42.0070. 4 Category 659–S: only HTS numbers

6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010,

6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040,

6211.11.1010, 6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010

and 6211.12.1020.

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.97–29119 Filed 11–3–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Applications of the Chicago Board of

Trade for Designation as a Contract

Market in PCS Catastrophe SingleEvent Insurance Options for the Entire

U.S. (National) Plus Eight Regional and

State-Based Contracts Covering the

Northeast, West, California, Texas,

East, Southeast, Midwest, and Florida

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the

terms and conditions of proposed

commodity option contracts.

SUMMARY: The Chicago Board of Trade

(CBT or Exchange) has applied for

designation as a contract market in nine

options on PCS catastrophe single-event

insurance. The options include a

national contract plus eight regional and

state-based contracts representing the

Northeast, West, California, Texas, East,

Southeast, Midwest, and Florida. The

applications were submitted under the

Commission’s 45-day Fast Track

procedures. The Acting Director of the

Division of Economic Analysis

(Division) of the Commission, acting

pursuant to the authority delegated by

Commission Regulation 140.96, has

determined that publication of the

proposals for comment is in the public

interest, will assist the Commission in

considering the views of interested

persons, and is consistent with the

purpose of the Commodity Exchange

Act.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before November 19, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should

submit their views and comments to

Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, Three

Lafayette Centre, 21st Street, NW

Washington, DC 20581. In addition,

comments may be sent by facsimile

transmission to facsimile number (202)

418–5521, or by electronic mail to

secretary@cftc.gov. Reference should be

made to the CBT PCS catastrophe single

event insurance options.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please contact Mike Penick of the

Division of Economic Analysis,

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,

21st Street NW, Washington, 20581,

telephone (202) 418–5279. Facsimile

number: (202) 418–5527. Electronic

mail: mpenick@cftc.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

contracts were submitted pursuant to

the Commission’s Fast Track procedures

for streamlining the review of

applications for contract market

designation (62 FR 10434). Under those

procedures, the contracts, absent any

contrary action by the Commission, may

be deemed approved at the close of

business on December 11, 1997, 45 days

after receipt of the applications. In view

of the limited review period provided

under the Fast Track procedures, the

Commission has determined to publish

for public comment notice of the

availability of the terms and conditions

for 15 days, rather than 30 days as