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scientific value to either of the foreign

instruments.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 97–32446 Filed 12–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign; Notice of Decision on

Application for Duty-Free Entry of

Scientific Instrument

This decision is made pursuant to

Section 6(c) of the Educational,

Scientific, and Cultural Materials

Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89–

651, 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301).

Related records can be viewed between

8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. in Room 4211,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th &

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC.

Docket Number: 97–063. Applicant:

University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, Urbana, IL 61801.

Instrument: (2) Gas Composition

Analyzers, Model Epison III.

Manufacturer: Thomas Swan & Co.,

Ltd., United Kingdom. Intended Use:

See notice at 62 FR 42237, August 6,

1997.

Comments: None received. Decision:

Approved. No instrument of equivalent

scientific value to the foreign

instrument, for such purposes as it is

intended to be used, was being

manufactured in the United States at the

time the foreign instrument was ordered

(April 2, 1997). Reasons: The foreign

instrument provides non-invasive

testing of thin film surfaces in feedback

control mode.

The National Science Foundation,

Center for Interfacial Engineering

advised on October 4, 1996 that (1) this

capability is pertinent to the applicant’s

intended purpose and (2) it knows of no

domestic instrument or apparatus of

equivalent scientific value to the foreign

instrument for the applicant’s intended

use (comparable case).

We know of no other instrument or

apparatus of equivalent scientific value

to the foreign instrument which was

being manufactured in the United States

at the time of order.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 97–32463 Filed 12–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

University of California, Los Alamos;

Notice of Decision on Application for

Duty-Free Entry of Scientific

Instrument

This decision is made pursuant to

Section 6(c) of the Educational,

Scientific, and Cultural Materials

Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89–

651, 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301).

Related records can be viewed between

8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. in Room 4211,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C.

Docket Number: 97–055. Applicant:

University of California, Los Alamos,

NM 87545. Instrument: Single Axis

Measuring Machine, Model SIP–550M.

Manufacturer: Societe Genevoise

d’Instruments de Physique, Switzerland.

Intended Use: See notice at 62 FR

41361, August 1, 1997.

Comments: None received. Decision:

Approved. No instrument of equivalent

scientific value to the foreign

instrument, for such purposes as it is

intended to be used, is being

manufactured in the United States.

Reasons: The foreign instrument

provides resolution to 0.01 μm with a

measuring uncertainty of (0.2+0.4L) μm,

where L = length. The National Institute

of Standards and Technology advised

on November 4, 1997 that (1) this

capability is pertinent to the applicant’s

intended purpose and (2) it knows of no

domestic instrument or apparatus of

equivalent scientific value to the foreign

instrument for the applicant’s intended

use.

We know of no other instrument or

apparatus of equivalent scientific value

to the foreign instrument which is being

manufactured in the United States.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 97–32464 Filed 12–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

University of Washington; Notice of

Decision on Application for Duty-Free

Entry of Scientific Instrument

This decision is made pursuant to

Section 6(c) of the Educational,

Scientific, and Cultural Materials

Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89–

651, 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301).

Related records can be viewed between

8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. in Room 4211,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C.

Docket Number: 97–077. Applicant:

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

98195–7940. Instrument: Isotope Ratio

Mass Spectrometer, Model DELTAplus.

Manufacturer: Finnigan MAT, Germany.

Intended Use: See notice at 62 FR

52685, October 9, 1997.

Comments: None received. Decision:

Approved. No instrument of equivalent

scientific value to the foreign

instrument, for such purposes as it is

intended to be used, is being

manufactured in the United States.

Reasons: The foreign instrument

provides a magnetic sector mass

analyzer coupled to a gas

chromatograph with in-line combustion

of the gas effluent for measurement with

samples down to the sub-nanomole

level. This capability is pertinent to the

applicant’s intended purposes and we

know of no other instrument or

apparatus of equivalent scientific value

to the foreign instrument which is being

manufactured in the United States.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 97–32465 Filed 12–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Export Trade Certificate of Review

AGENCY: International Trade

Administration, Commerce

ACTION: Notice of revocation of Export

Trade Certificate of Review No. 92–

00005.

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce

issued an export trade certificate of

review to World International

Investments Corp. Because this

certificate holder has failed to file an

annual report as required by law, the

Secretary is revoking the certificate.

This notice summarizes the notification

letter sent to World International

Investments Corp.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Morton Schnabel, Acting Director,

Office of Export Trading Company

Affairs, International Trade

Administration, 202/482–5131. This is

not a toll-free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of

the Export Trading Company Act of

1982 (‘‘the Act’’) (Pub. L. 97–290, 15

U.S.C. 4011–21) authorizes the

Secretary of Commerce to issue export

trade certificates of review. The

regulations implementing Title III (‘‘the
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Regulations’’) are found at 15 CFR part

325 (1997). Pursuant to this authority, a

certificate of review was issued on June

5, 1992 to World International

Investments Corp.

A certificate holder is required by law

to submit to the Department of

Commerce annual reports that update

financial and other information relating

to business activities covered by its

certificate (Section 308 of the Act, 15

U.S.C. 4018, Section 325.14 (a) of the

Regulations, 15 CFR 325.14 (a)). The

annual report is due within 45 days

after the anniversary date of the

issuance of the certificate of review

(§ 325.14 (b) of the Regulations, 15 CFR

325.14 (b)). Failure to submit a complete

annual report may be the basis for

revocation (§§ 325.10(a) and 325.14(c) of

the Regulations, 15 CFR 325.10(a) (3)

and 325.14(c)).

On May 23, 1997, the Department of

Commerce sent to World International

Investments Corp. a letter containing

annual report questions with a reminder

that its annual report was due on July

20, 1997. Additional reminders were

sent on August 7, 1997 and on

September 12, 1997. The Department

has received no written response from

World International Investments Corp.

to any of these letters.

On November 3, 1997, and in

accordance with Section 325.10 (c) (1)

of the Regulations, (15 CFR 325.10 (c)

(1)), the Department of Commerce sent

a letter by certified mail to notify World

International Investments Corp. that the

Department was formally initiating the

process to revoke its certificate for

failure to file an annual report. In

addition, a summary of this letter

allowing World International

Investments Corp. thirty days to

respond was published in the Federal

Register on November 7, 1997 at 62 FR

60232. Pursuant to 325.10(c) (2) of the

Regulations (15 CFR 325.10(c) (2)), the

Department considers the failure of

World International Investments Corp.

to respond to be an admission of the

statements contained in the notification

letter.

The Department has determined to

revoke the certificate issued to World

International Investments Corp. for its

failure to file an annual report. The

Department has sent a letter, dated

December 8, 1997, to notify World

International Investments Corp. of its

determination. The revocation is

effective thirty (30) days from the date

of publication of this notice. Any person

aggrieved by this decision may appeal to

an appropriate U.S. district court within

30 days from the date on which this

notice is published in the Federal

Register (325.10(c) (4) and 325.11 of the

Regulations, 15 CFR 324.10(c) (4) and

325.11 of the Regulations, 15 CFR

325.10(c) (4) and 325.11).

Dated: December 8, 1997.

Morton Schnabel,

Acting Director, Office of Export Trading

Company Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–32429 Filed 12–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P

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

December 5, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 11, 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: Section 204 of the Agricultural

Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854);

Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as

amended.

The current limit for Categories 347/

348/647/648 is being increased for

swing, reducing the limit for Categories

339/639.

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.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

December 5, 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 December 11, 1997, you are

directed to adjust the limits for the following

categories, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

339/639 .................... 748,811 dozen.

347/348/647/648 ...... 2,305,935 dozen.

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

31, 1996.

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.

[FR Doc. 97–32410 Filed 12–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint

Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool, ManMade Fiber, Silk Blend and Other

Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Thailand

December 5, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1998.

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: