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under Spanish jurisdiction and all other

yellowfin tuna harvested by purse seine

in the ETP exported from Spain. This

embargo determination was made after

considering documentary evidence

submitted by the Government of Spain

and obtained from the Inter-American

Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC).

This embargo remains in effect until

further notice.

DATES: Effective October 6, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Copies of this notice may be

obtained by writing to Regional

Administrator, Southwest Region,

NMFS, 501 West Ocean Boulevard,

Suite 4200, Long Beach, California

90802-4213.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Regional Administrator; Phone 562-980-

4000; Fax 562-980-4018.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., as

amended by the International Dolphin

Conservation Program Act (IDCPA)

(Pub. L. 105-42), allows the entry into

the United States of yellowfin tuna

harvested by purse seine vessels in the

ETP under certain conditions. If

requested by the harvesting nation, the

Assistant Administrator will determine

whether to make an affirmative finding

based upon documentary evidence

provided by the government of the

harvesting nation, by the International

Dolphin Conservation Program (IDCP),

the IATTC, and/or the Department of

State. An affirmative finding will

remain valid for 1 year (generally April

1 through March 31) or for such other

period as the Assistant Administrator

may determine. The harvesting nation

must submit an application directly to

the Assistant Administrator for the first

affirmative finding. The Assistant

Administrator may require the

submission of additional supporting

documentation or verification of

statements made in connection with

requests to allow importations. An

affirmative finding applies to tuna and

tuna products that were harvested in the

ETP by purse seine vessels of the nation,

and applies to any yellowfin tuna

harvested in the ETP purse seine fishery

after March 3, 1999, the effective date of

the IDCPA.

The affirmative finding process

requires that the harvesting nation meet

several conditions related to compliance

with the IDCP. To issue an annual

affirmative finding NMFS must receive

the following information:

1. A statement requesting an

affirmative finding;

2. Evidence of membership in the

IATTC;

3. Evidence that a nation is meeting

its obligations to the IATTC, including

financial obligations;

4. Evidence that a nation is complying

with the IDCP. For example, national

laws or regulations implementing the

Agreement on the IDCP and information

that the nation is enforcing those laws

and regulations;

5. Evidence of a tuna tracking and

verification program comparable to the

U.S. tracking and verification

regulations at 50 CFR 216.94;

6. Evidence that the national fleet

dolphin mortality limits (DMLs) were

not exceeded in the previous calendar

year;

7. Evidence that the national fleet perstock per-year mortality limits, if they

are allocated to countries, were not

exceeded in the previous calendar year;

8. Authorization for the IATTC to

release to the Assistant Administrator

complete, accurate and timely

information necessary to verify and

inspect Tuna Tracking Forms; and

9. Authorization for the IATTC to

release to the Assistant Administrator

information demonstrating whether the

nation is meeting its obligations of

membership to the IATTC and whether

the nation is meeting its obligations

under the IDCP including managing (not

exceeding) its national fleet DMLs or its

national fleet per-stock per-year

mortality limits. A nation may opt to

provide this information directly to

NMFS on an annual basis or to

authorize the IATTC to release the

information to NMFS in years when

NMFS will review and consider

whether to issue an affirmative finding

determination without an application

from the harvesting nation.

An affirmative finding will be

terminated, in consultation with the

Secretary of State, if the Assistant

Administrator determines that the

requirements of 50 CFR 216.24(f)(9) are

no longer being met or that a nation is

consistently failing to take enforcement

actions on violations which diminish

the effectiveness of the IDCP. Every 5

years, the Government of the harvesting

nation, must request an affirmative

finding and submit the required

documentary evidence directly to the

Assistant Administrator.

The Assistant Administrator reviewed

the application and documentary

evidence submitted by the Government

of Spain and determined that the

requirements under the MMPA to

receive an affirmative finding have not

been met. On October 6, 2000, after

consultation with the Department of

State, NMFS issued an embargo on

yellowfin tuna and products derived

from yellowfin tuna harvested in the

ETP by Spanish-flag purse seine vessels

or vessels under Spanish jurisdiction

after March 3, 1999, and all other

yellowfin tuna harvested by purse seine

in the ETP exported from Spain to be

imported into the United States.

The Assistant Administrator may

reconsider a finding upon request from,

and the submission of additional

information by, a harvesting nation, if

the information indicates that the nation

has met the requirements under 50 CFR

216.24(f)(9).

Dated: October 6, 2000.

William T. Hogarth,

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Science Advisory Board

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and

Atmospheric Research, NOAA, DOC.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: The Science Advisory Board

(SAB) was established by a Decision

Memorandum dated September 25,

1997, and is the only Federal Advisory

Committee with responsibility to advise

the Under Secretary of Commerce for

Oceans and Atmosphere on long- and

short-range strategies for research,

education, and application of science to

resource management. SAB activities

and advice with provide necessary

input to ensure that National Oceanic

and Atmospheric Administration

(NOAA) science programs are of the

highest quality and provide optimal

support to resource management.

TIME AND DATE: The meeting will be held

Tuesday, October 31, 200, from 1 p.m.

to 5 p.m., Wednesday, November 1,

2000, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and

Thursday, November 2, 2000, from 8

a.m to 12:30 p.m.

PLACE: The meeting on Tuesday,

October 31 and Thursday, November 2

will be held at the DoubleTree Alana

Waikiki Hotel, 1956 Ala Moana

Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii. On

Wednesday, November 1, the meeting

will be held at the Hawaii Imin

International Conference Center at The

East-West Center, 1777 East-West Road,

Honolulu, Hawaii.

STATUS: The meeting will be open to

public participation with two 30-minute

time periods set aside for direct verbal

comments or questions from the public.

The SAB expects that public statements

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presented at its meetings will not be

repetitive of previously submitted

verbal or written statements. In general,

each individual or group making a

vertab presentation will be limited to a

total time of five (5) minutes. Written

comments (at least 35 copies) should be

received in the SAB Executive Director’s

Office by October 20, 2000, in order to

provide sufficient time for SAB review.

Written comments received by the SAB

Executive Director after October 20 will

be distributed to the SAB, but may not

be reviewed prior to the meeting date.

Approximately thirty (30) seats will be

available for the public including five

(5) seats reserved for the media. Seats

will be available on a first-come, firstserved basis.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The meeting

will include the following topics: (1)

Overview of NOAA’s Hawaiian and

Pacific region science and research

programs, (2) Presentation and SAB

discussion of the University of Hawaii

Sea Level Center and the Tsunami

Warning Program, (3) Discussion of the

Report of the Panel on Ocean

Exploration, (4) Public Input Sessions

with SAB discussion, (5) Presentation

and SAB discussion of aquaculture in

the Hawaii region, (6) SAB SubCommittee and Working Group Reports,

(7) SAB debriefing of NOAA response to

SAB recommendations to the Under

Secretary, (8) Presentations and SAB

discussions of University of Hawaii

Joint Institute for Marine and

Atmospheric Research (JIMAR) major

NOAA activities and research programs,

(9) Update on Implementation of the

Marine Protected Area Executive Order

and SAB Discussion, and (10) Status

report on the Aquatic Nuisance Species

Task Force and Invasive Species

Council.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Michael Uhart, Executive Director,

Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm.

11142, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver

Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301–

713–9121, Fax: 301–713–3515, E-mail:

Michael.Uhart@noaa.gov); or visit the

NOAA SAB website at http://

www.sab.noaa.gov.

Dated: October 10, 2000.

David L. Evans,

Assistant Administrator, OAR.

[FR Doc. 00–26462 Filed 10–13–00; 8:45 am]

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Duty and Quota Free Imports of

Apparel Articles Assembled From

Regional and Other Fabric for

Beneficiary Sub-Saharan African

Countries

October 11, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

ACTION: Publishing the First 12-Month

Cap on Duty and Quota Free Benefits.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Philip J. Martello, Director, Trade and

Data Division, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482-3400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Title I, Section 112(b)(3) of the

Trade and Development Act of 2000,

Presidential Proclamation 7350 of October 4,

2000 (65 FR 59321).

Title I of the Trade and Development

Act of 2000 provides for duty and quotafree treatment for certain textile and

apparel articles imported from

designated beneficiary sub-Saharan

African countries. Section 112(b)(3) of

that Act provides duty and quota-free

treatment for certain apparel articles

assembled in beneficiary sub-Saharan

African countries from fabric formed in

one or more beneficiary countries. More

specifically, this treatment is for apparel

articles wholly assembled in one or

more beneficiary sub-Saharan African

countries from fabric wholly formed in

one or more beneficiary countries from

yarn originating in the U.S. or one or

more beneficiary countries (including

fabrics not formed from yarns, if such

fabrics are classifiable under heading

5602 and 5603 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States and are

wholly formed and cut in one or more

beneficiary country).

Moreover, this preferential treatment

is also available for apparel articles

wholly assembled in one or more lesserdeveloped beneficiary sub-Saharan

African countries, regardless of the

country of origin of the fabric used to

make such articles. This preferential

treatment for lesser-developed countries

applies through September 30, 2004.

This preferential tariff treatment is

limited to imports of qualifying apparel

articles in an amount not to exceed one

and one-half percent of the aggregate

square meter equivalents of all apparel

articles imported into the United States

in the preceding 12-month period for

which data are available. For the

purpose of this notice, the 12-month

period for which data are available is

the 12-month period ended July 31,

2000. In Presidential Proclamation 7350

(published in the Federal Register on

October 4, 2000, 65 FR 59321), the

President directs CITA to publish the

aggregate quantity of imports allowed

during each 12-month period, in the

Federal Register.

For the one-year period, beginning on

October 1, 2000, and extending through

September 30, 2001, the aggregate

quantity of imports eligible for

preferential tariff treatment under these

provisions is 246,500,393 square meter

equivalents. This quantity will be

recalculated for each subsequent year,

under Section 112(b)(3)(A). Apparel

articles entered in excess of this

quantity shall be subject to otherwise

applicable tariffs.

The amount is calculated using the

aggregate square meter equivalents of all

apparel articles imported into the

United States, derived from the set of

Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) lines

listed in the Annex to the World Trade

Organization Agreement on Textiles and

Clothing (ATC), and the conversion

factors for units of measure into square

meter equivalents used by the United

States in implementing the ATC.

Richard B. Steinkamp

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Domestic Advisory Panel (DAP) on

Early Intervention and Education for

Infants, Toddlers, Preschool Children,

and Children With Disabilities

AGENCY: Department of Defense

Domestic Dependent Elementary and

Secondary Schools (DDESS)

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 92–

463, as amended (5 U.S.C. app. II), the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice

is hereby given that a meeting of the

Domestic Advisory Panel (DAP) on

Early Intervention and Education for

Infants, Toddlers, Preschool Children,

and Children with Disabilities is

scheduled to be held from 8 a.m. to 3

p.m. on November 14–15, 2000. The

meeting is open to the public and will

be held at the Hilton Arlington Hotel,

950 N. Stafford Street, Arlington, VA

22203. The purpose of the meeting is to:

(1) review the response to the panel’s

recommendations from its May 2000