63076 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 228 / Wednesday, November 26, 1997 / Notices

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Temporary

Suspension of Export Visa and

Certification Requirements for Certain

Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Haiti

November 21, 1997

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs suspending

export visa and certification

requirements.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 24, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy

Unger, International Trade Specialist,

Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S.

Department of Commerce, (202) 482–

4212.

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.

Effective on November 24, 1997, and

until further notice, textile products

which are produced or manufactured in

Haiti and exported from Haiti,

regardless of the date of export, shall not

be denied entry for the lack of a visa or

certification. This is a temporary

measure which is being taken by the

U.S. Government and which only

waives the requirements to present a

visa or certification with the shipment.

It does not waive other documentation

requirements.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

November 21, 1997.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: This letter refers to the

directive of February 19, 1987 from the

Chairman of the Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

establishing visa and certification

requirements for certain cotton, wool and

man-made fiber textile products from Haiti.

That letter directed you to prohibit entry into

the United States for consumption or

withdrawal from warehouse for consumption

of cotton, wool and man-made fiber textile

products, produced or manufactured in Haiti,

which are not visaed or certified in

accordance with procedures described in the

letter.

Effective on November 24, 1997, and until

further notice, you are directed not to deny

entry of textile products, produced or

manufactured in Haiti and exported from

Haiti, regardless of the date of export, for lack

of a visa or certification. This is a temporary

measure which is being taken by the U.S.

Government and which only waives the

requirements to present a visa or certification

with the shipment. It does not waive other

documentation requirements.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that this

action falls 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. 97–31175 Filed 11–24–97; 9:47 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

[OMB Control Number 0704–0229]

Notice of Request for Comments

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments regarding a proposed

extension of an approved information

collection requirement.

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),

DoD announces the proposed extension

of a public information collection

requirement, and seeks public comment

on the provisions thereof. Comments are

invited on: (a) Whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

estimate of the burden of the proposed

information collection; (c) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be collected; and

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the

information collection on respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology. This

information collection requirement is

currently approved by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for use

through June 30, 1998. DoD proposes

that OMB extend its approval for use

through June 30, 2001.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all

comments received by January 26, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection requirement

should be sent to: Defense Acquisition

Regulations Council, Attn: Ms. Amy

Williams, PDUSD(A&T)DP(DAR), IMD

3D139, 3062 Defense Pentagon,

Washington, DC 20301–3062. Telefax

(703) 602–0350.

E-mail comments submitted over the

Internet should be addressed to:

dfarsacq.osd.mil.

Please cite OMB Control Number

0704–0229 in all correspondence related

to this issue. E-mail comments should

cite OMB Control Number 0704–0229 in

the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Amy Williams, at (703) 602–0131. A

copy of this information collection

requirement is available electronically

via the Internet at: http://www.dtic.mil/

dfars/

Paper copies may be obtained from

Ms. Amy Williams,

PDUSD(A&T)DP(DAR), IMD 3D139,

3062 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC

20301–3062.

Title, Associated Form, and OMB

Number: Foreign Acquisition—Defense

Federal Acquisition Regulation

Supplement part 225 and Related

Clauses at 252.225, DD Form 2139, OMB

Control Number 0704–0229.

Needs and Uses: This information

collection requirement pertains to

information collection requirements

used to ensure contractor compliance

with restrictions on the acquisition of

foreign products imposed by statute or

policy to protect the industrial base.

Other information is required for

compliance with U.S. trade agreements

and Memoranda of Understanding,

which promote reciprocal trade with

U.S. allies, and for inclusion in reports

to the Department of Commerce on the

Balance of Payments Program.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit and not-for-profit institutions.

Annual Burden Hours: 74,333 hours.

Number of Respondents: 31,347.

Responses per Respondent:

Approximately 7.

Number of Responses: 224,262.

Average Burden per Response: .33

hours.

Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

• DFARS 252.225–7000, Buy

American Act-Balance of Payments

Program Certificate, as prescribed in

225.109(a), requires the offeror to

identify in its proposal supplies that do

not meet the definition of domestic end

product, separately listing qualifying

and nonqualifying country end

products.

• DFARS 252.225–7003, Information

for Duty-Free Entry Evaluation, as

prescribed in 225.605–70(e), requires a

check in paragraph (a) as to whether the
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offer is based on furnishing a domestic

end product with nonqualifying country

components for which the offeror

requests duty-free entry, or a foreign end

product, other than those that will be

accorded duty-free entry as qualifying

country end products or components, or

eligible products under a trade

agreement. If the answer to paragraph

(a) is positive, then paragraph (b)

requires two checks, as to whether such

foreign supplies are now in the United

States, whether duty has been paid, and

if the duty has not yet been paid, an

indication of what amount is included

in the offer to cover such duty.

Paragraph (c) requires the awardee to

identify, at the request of the contracting

officer, the foreign supplies which are

subject to duty-free entry. Alternate I, as

prescribed in 225.605–70(e), is used

when the Buy American Act/Balance of

Payments Program does not apply, and

refers to U.S. made end products rather

than domestic products (proposed rule,

published September 9, 1997, 62 FR

47407).

• DFARS 252.225–7005,

Identification of Expenditures in the

United States, as prescribed in 225.305–

70, requires contractors to identify, on

each request for payment under certain

contracts subject to the Balance of

Payments Program, the part of the

requested payment representing

expenditures in the United States.

• DFARS 252.225–7006, Buy

American Act-Trade Agreements—

Balance of Payments Program

Certificate, as prescribed in

225.408(a)(1), is similar to 225.252–

7000, but requires separate listing of end

products that are U.S. made but not

domestic, or that are from a qualifying

country, designated country, Caribbean

Basin country, NAFTA country, or other

nondesignated country.

• DFARS 252.225–7009, Duty-Free

Entry-Qualifying Country Supplies (End

Products and Components), DFARS

252.225–7010, Duty-Free EntryAdditional Provisions, and DFARS

252.225–7037, Duty-Free Entry-Eligible

End Products, all as prescribed in

225.605–70, require the contractor or an

authorized agent to provide information

on shipping documents and customs

forms regarding those items that are

eligible for duty-free entry (proposed

rule, published March 11, 1997, 62 FR

11142).

• DFARS 252.225–7016 Restriction

on Acquisition of Ball and Roller

Bearings, as prescribed in 225.7019–4,

requires contractor retention of records

showing compliance with the restriction

until 3 years after final payment. The

contractor agrees to make the records

available to the contracting officer upon

request. The Contractor may request a

waiver in accordance with 225.7019–3,

which also requires the contractor to

submit a written plan for transitioning

to domestically manufactured bearings,

for a waiver under a multiyear contract

or a contract exceeding 12 months.

• DFARS 252.225–7018, Notice of

Prohibition of Certain Contracts with

Foreign Entities for the Conduct of

Ballistic Missile Defense RDTSE, as

prescribed in 225.7011–5, is used in all

competitively negotiated Ballistic

Missile Defense solicitations for

research, development, test, and

evaluation, unless foreign participation

is otherwise excluded, and requires the

offeror to check its status as a U.S. firm.

• DFARS 252.225–7020, Trade

Agreements Certificate, as prescribed in

225.408(a)(3), requires the offeror to list

nondesignated country end products.

This is a new provision, used in

solicitations for information technology

products subject to the Trade

Agreements Act, in lieu of 252.225–

7006 (proposed rule, published

September 9, 1997, 62 FR 47407).

• DFARS 252.225–7025, Restriction

on Acquisition of Forgings, as

prescribed in 225.7102–4, requires

contractor retention of records showing

compliance with the restriction until 3

years after final payment. The contractor

agrees to make the records available to

the contracting officer upon request.

The contractor may request a waiver in

accordance with 225.7102–3.

• DFARS 252.225–7026, Reporting of

Contract Performance Outside the

United States, as prescribed in

225.7203, requires the contractor to

submit a Report of Contract Performance

Outside the United States when any part

of the contract that exceeds a specified

dollar threshold will be performed

outside the United States. The specified

threshold is $500,000 for contracts that

exceed $10 million, or the simplified

acquisition threshold ($100,000) for

contracts that exceed $500,000. The

Contractor may submit the report on DD

Form 2139, Report of Contract

Performance Outside the United States,

or may use a computer-generated report

that contains all information required by

DD Form 2139 (proposed rule,

published October 17, 1997, 62 FR

54017).

• DFARS 252.225–7032, Waiver of

United Kingdom Levies, as prescribed

in 225.873–3, requires United Kingdom

(U.K.) prime contractors, and prime

contractors with subcontracts of a dollar

value exceeding $1 million with U.K.

firms, to provide certain information

necessary for DoD to obtain a waiver of

U.K. levies.

• DFARS 252.225–7035, Buy

American Act—North American Free

Trade Agreement Implementation Act—

Balance of Payments Program

Certificate, as prescribed in

225.408(a)(3), requires the offeror to list

qualifying country (except Canada),

NAFTA country, or other foreign end

products. Alternate I, as prescribed in

225.408(a)(3), requires listing of

Canadian end products, rather than

NAFTA country end products, in

solicitations between $25,000 and

$50,000 (proposed rule published

March 11, 1997 (62 FR 11142).

Michele P. Peterson,

Executive Editor, Defense Acquisition

Regulations Council.

[FR Doc. 97–31110 Filed 11–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Revision of the Department of Defense

6055.9—Standard, Department of

Defense Ammunition and Explosives

Safety Standards

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of change.

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense

Explosives Safety Board (DDESB) is

today announcing several changes to

Department of Defense 6055.9—

Standard, dated October 1992. Because

of the length of time since the Standard

was last published in full, the DDESB is

republishing the Standard with all

changes adopted by the Board since

1992 incorporated therein.

The DDESB is taking this action

pursuant to its statutory authority as set

forth in Title 10, United States Code,

Section 172 (10 U.S.C. 172) and DoD

Directive 6055.9, ‘‘Explosives Safety

Board (DDESB) and DoD Component

Explosives Safety Responsibilities,’’ July

29, 1996. The Standard is applicable to

the Office of the Secretary of Defense,

the Military Departments (including the

Army and Air Force National Guards),

the Defense Nuclear Agency, the

Defense Logistics Agency, the Coast

Guard (when under DoD control), and

other parties who produce or manage

ammunition or explosives under

contract to the DoD. Through DoD

6055.9–STD, the DDESB establishes

minimum explosives safety

requirements for storing and handling

ammunition and explosives. Copies of

this Standard may be obtained from the

U.S. Department of Commerce, National

Technical Information Service, 5285

Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 27161.