8930 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 39 / Thursday, February 27, 1997 / Notices

1The limit has not been adjusted to account for

any imports exported after December 31, 1996.

be submitted to the Director, Office of

Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Room 13130, Silver

Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals

requesting a hearing should set forth the

specific reasons why a hearing on these

particular amendment requests would

be appropriate.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register,

NMFS is forwarding copies of the

applications to the Marine Mammal

Commission and its Committee of

Scientific Advisors.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

amendments to permit no. 1019, issued

on November 11, 1996 (61 FR 55134)

and permit no. 835, as amended, June 3,

1996 (61 FR 29741) are requested under

the authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the Regulations

Governing the Taking and Importing of

Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), and

the Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended

(16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).

Permit no. 1019 authorizes the permit

holder to import gray whale samples

from Canada and Mexico. The permit

holder requests authorization to import

Southern right whale samples from

South America, South Africa and

Australia for genetic analyses.

Permit no. 838 authorizes the permit

holder to mark and tag up to 100 fur

seals, tissue sample up to 60 adult males

and 20 mothers and 20 offspring, and to

inadvertently harass up to 150 fur seals

over a 4-year period. The Holder

requests authorization to: Sample an

additional 40 male seals; inadvertently

harass an additional 100 seals during

vocal playback experiments; and extend

the permit through December 31, 1997.

Dated: February 21, 1997.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–4872 Filed 2–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Amendment of an Import Restraint

Limit for Certain Cotton and Man-Made

Fiber Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in El Salvador

February 21, 1997

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs amending a

limit.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 27, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Aldrich, 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 February 6, 1997, the

Governments of the United States and El

Salvador agreed to increase the 1997

limit for Categories 352/652.

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 59864, published on

November 25, 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, the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing and

the MOU dated February 6, 1997, 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

February 2, 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 19, 1996, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton and manmade fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in El Salvador and exported

during the twelve-month period beginning on

January 1, 1997 and extending through

December 31, 1997.

Effective on February 27, 1997, you are

directed to increase the limit for Categories

352/652 to 10,000,000 dozen 1, as provided

for under the Uruguay Round Agreements

Act, the Uruguay Round Agreement on

Textiles and Clothing and a Memorandum of

Understanding dated February 6, 1997

between the Governments of the United

States and El Salvador.

The guaranteed access level for Categories

352/652 remain unchanged.

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. 97–4791 Filed 2–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–M

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Availability of Funds for Technical and

Administrative Support for the National

Service Leader Schools Program

AGENCY: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National

Service (the Corporation) announces the

availability of up to $350,000 to provide

assistance in developing and

implementing a National Service Leader

Schools (NSLS) program. The NSLS

program will recognize outstanding

middle and high schools providing

community service and service learning

opportunities to students. Under this

new program, the Corporation intends

to (1) Work with local communities and

experts to identify standards for model

community service and service learning

programs in middle and high schools;

(2) offer opportunities for all schools to

meet those standards and receive

recognition for doing so; and (3) provide

awards to a select group of leader

schools, recognized at the State and

national levels.

The successful applicant organization

will assist in the design of the program;

conduct outreach and promote the

activity; set up and work with a group

of qualified individuals to define

appropriate standards; and work with

schools, local school districts, and

States to select and recognize programs.

DATES: Application materials will be

available beginning March 10, 1997.

Applications must be received by the

Corporation at the address listed below

by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on