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regulations for the Southeast region,

specifically the development of an

index for the consolidated regulations

and recommendations for revisions to

the consolidated regulations; discuss

standardization of measurements used

for enforcement; hear the status of the

NOAA General Counsel penalty

schedule and summary settlement

policy; review proposed management

measures in Amendment 9 to the

Fishery Management Plan for the

Coastal Migratory Pelagics Resource;

develop recommendations for targeting

areas for recreational violations; discuss

potential content and merits of a

national marine law enforcement

workshop; discuss how implementation

of Amendment 8 to the Fishery

Management Plan for Coastal Migratory

Pelagics Resources will affect

enforcement of illegal mackerel netting

on the east coast of Florida; and discuss

other business.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before this

Committee/Panel for discussion, in

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens

Fishery Conservation and Management

Act, those issues may not be the subject

of formal Committee/Panel action

during this meeting. Committee/Panel

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 25, 1997.

Dated: October 31, 1997.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–29505 Filed 11–6–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 102497B]

Coral, Golden Crab, Shrimp, Spiny

Lobster, Red Drum, Coastal Migratory

Pelagic Resources, and SnapperGrouper Fisheries of the South Atlantic

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of an

application for an exempted fishing

permit; request for comments.

SUMMARY: NMFS announces the receipt

of an application for an exempted

fishing permit (EFP) from Mr. Bruce

Hecker, Director of Husbandry &

Operations, South Carolina Aquarium

(applicant). If granted, the EFP would

authorize, over a period of 2 years, a

collection for public display of an

average of 25 specimens each of 76

species of marine invertebrates and 221

species of marine fish from Federal

waters off South Carolina.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before December 8, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the

application must be mailed to the

Southeast Regional Office, NMFS, 9721

Executive Center Drive N., St.

Petersburg, FL 33702.

The application and related

documents are available for review

upon written request to the address

above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Georgia Cranmore, 813–570–5305.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EFP is

requested under the authority of the

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act (16

U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and regulations at

50 CFR 600.745 concerning ‘‘Scientific

research activity, exempted fishing

permits, and exempted educational

activity.’’

The South Carolina Aquarium (SCA),

located in Charleston, is scheduled to

open to the public in 1999. According

to the applicant, SCA is a public, nonprofit, self-supporting institution

devoted to the understanding and

conservation of South Carolina’s natural

aquatic habitats and will become a

major educational and conservation

institution with free admission to school

children in groups and extensive field

study and outreach programs. While the

SCA is being built, specimens will be

maintained in an off-site warehouse.

The applicant intends, over a period

of 2 years, to collect for public display

an average of 25 specimens each of 76

species of marine invertebrates and 221

species of marine fish from Federal

waters off South Carolina, using a

variety of fishing gears and the

immobilizing chemical, quinaldine. A

total of 25 specimens per species would

be an average, and it may differ from

species to species.

The proposed collection for public

display involves activities otherwise

prohibited by regulations implementing

the Fishery Management Plans for Coral,

Coral Reefs, and Live/Hard Bottom

Habitats, Golden Crab, Shrimp, Spiny

Lobster, Red Drum, Coastal Migratory

Pelagics, and Snapper-Grouper Fisheries

of the South Atlantic region. The

applicant requires authorization to

harvest and possess corals, live rock,

golden crab, rock shrimp, red drum,

wreckfish, Nassau grouper, and jewfish

taken from Federal waters off South

Carolina. In addition, authorization is

required to use quinaldine in a coral

area and to posses spiny lobster,

bluefish, cobia, king and Spanish

mackerel, groupers and snappers,

greater amberjack, hogfish, and red

porgy below the minimum size limit, in

excess of established bag limits, or taken

with prohibited gear.

The applicant also intends to collect

a large number of species that either are

not subject to Federal fishery

management in the South Atlantic

region or are included under a fishery

management plan that contains no

management measures restricting

possession or harvest.

The applicant is also applying to

NMFS for a separate authorization to

collect highly migratory species, such as

sharks and tunas, for public display

purposes.

Based on a preliminary review, NMFS

finds that this application warrants

further consideration and intends to

issue an EFP. A final decision on

issuance of the EFP will depend on a

NMFS review of public comments

received on the application, conclusions

of environmental analyses conducted

pursuant to the National Environmental

Policy Act, and consultations with

South Carolina, the South Atlantic

Fishery Management Council, and the

U.S. Coast Guard.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Dated: November 3, 1997.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

Notice of Meeting

The next meeting of the Commission

of Fine Arts is scheduled for 20

November 1997 at 10:00 a.m. in the

Commission’s offices at the Pension

Building, Suite 312, Judiciary Square,

441 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20001. The meeting will focus on a

variety of projects affecting the

appearance of the city.

Inquiries regarding the agenda and

requests to submit written or oral
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statements should be addressed to

Charles H. Atherton, Secretary,

Commission of Fine Arts, at the above

address or call 202–504–2200.

Individuals requiring sign language

interpretation for the hearing impaired

should contact the Secretary at least 10

days before the meeting date.

Dated in Washington, D.C. on October 30,

1997.

Charles H. Atherton,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–29435 Filed 11–6–97; 8:45 am]

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

the Dominican Republic

November 3, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 7, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy

Unger, 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 Categories 351/

651 is being increased for special shift,

reducing the limit for Categories 342/

642.

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 62 FR 66263,

published on December 17, 1996). Also

see 61 FR 65375, published on

December 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

November 3, 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 6, 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 the Dominican Republic

and exported during the twelve-month

period which began on January 1, 1997 and

extends through December 31, 1997.

Effective on November 7, 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 limit 1

342/642 .................... 206,074 dozen.

351/651 .................... 1,125,464 dozen.

The guaranteed access levels for the

foregoing categories remain unchanged.

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.

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Establishment of an Import Limit for

Certain Man-Made Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Thailand

November 3, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing a

limit.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 12, 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 this limit, 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.

In a Memorandum of Understanding

(MOU) dated October 28, 1997, the

Governments of the United States and

Thailand agreed, pursuant to Article 6

of the World Trade Organization

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

(ATC), to establish limits for Category

603, produced or manufactured in

Thailand and exported during the

periods October 1, 1997 through

December 31, 1997; January 1, 1998

through December 31, 1998; January 1,

1999 through December 31, 1999; and

January 1, 2000 through September 30,

2000.

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to establish a

limit for Category 603 for the period

October 1, 1997 through December 31,

1997.

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 58044, published on

November 12, 1996; and 62 FR 49207,

published on September 19, 1997.

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, the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing and

the MOU, 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

November 3, 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