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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.

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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

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meeting; (2) review and comment on

data and information provided by the

Department of Defense Domestic

Dependent Elementary and Secondary

Schools; and (3) establish

subcommittees as necessary. Persons

desiring to attend the meeting or

desiring to make oral presentations or

submit written statements for

consideration by the panel must contact

Dr. David V. Burket at (703) 696–4354,

extension 1455.

Dated: October 10, 2000.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Meeting To Discuss Gulf War Illness

Research

AGENCY: Special Oversight Board for

Department of Defense Investigations of

Gulf War Chemical and Biological

Incidents, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Board will conduct a

three-hour public meeting to receive a

presentation by the Special Assistant for

Gulf War Illnesses, Medical Readiness,

and Military Deployments on the

transition of his office from a Gulf War

Illness-focused organization to one that

also includes a force health protection

orientation.

DATES: October 27, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Conference Room, 1401

Wilson Boulevard, Suite 400, Arlington,

VA 22209.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

CONTACT: Sandra Robinson,

Administrative Assistant, Special

Oversight Board, 1401 Wilson Blvd.,

Suite 401, Arlington, VA 22209, phone

(703) 696–9477, fax (703) 696–4062, or

via Email at Gulfsyn@ods.pentagon.mil

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

hearing is scheduled from 9 a.m. until

no later than 12 p.m. EDT. Seating is

limited and will be available on a firstcome, first-served basis beginning at

8:45 a.m. EDT.

Dated: October 10, 2000.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Defense Science Board

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee

meetings.

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board

(DSB) Task Force on High Energy Laser

Weapon Systems Applications will meet

in closed session on November 14–15,

2000; December 14–15, 2000; January

23–24, 2001; February 21–22, 2001;

March 13–14, 2001; April 17–18, 2001;

and May 15–16, 2001, at Strategic

Analysis Inc., 3601 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22201.

The mission of the Defense Science

Board is to advise the Secretary of

Defense and the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition, Technology &

Logistics on scientific and technical

matters as they affect the perceived

needs of the Department of Defense. At

these meetings, the Task Force will

review on-going or proposed programs

in high energy laser (HEL) applications;

examine recent supporting technology

advancements and their applications

with respect to supporting military HEL

weapon system developments; develop

potential military and strategic HEL

system applications and identify

processes required to implement these

potentials; determine what needs to be

done to weaponize these systems; and

assess HEL operational concepts,

impacts and limitations, considering

legal, treaty and policy issues

concerning HEL employment.

In accordance with Section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

P.L. No. 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C.

App. II, (1994)), it has been determined

that these Defense Science Board

meetings, concern matters listed in 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) (1994), and that

accordingly these meetings will be

closed to the public.

Dated: October 10, 2000.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Advisory Committee Meeting Notice

AGENCY: U.S. Army Training and

Doctrine Command (TRADOC).

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (P.L. 92–9463),

announcement is made of the following

meeting:

Name of Committee: Distance

Learning/Training Technology

Subcommittee of the Army Education

Advisory Committee.

Date: 1–2 November 2000.

Place: Institute for Defense Analysis

(IDA) Alexandria, Virginia.

Time: 0800–1630 on 1 November

2000; 0800–1400 on 2 November 2000.

Proposed Agenda: Discussions will

Include: The Army University Access

Online Program and Distance Learning,

how the two programs are mutually

supportive; the National Guard and

Distance Learning; Army Research

Institute (ARI), recent results on the

long term effectiveness of DL and plans

for collaborative learning in online

training environments; Update on the

status of the development and delivery

of a learning (student) management

system to support DL.

Purpose of the Meeting: The members

will advise the Assistant Deputy Chief

of Staff (ADCST), HQ Training and

Doctrine Command (TRADOC), on

matters pertaining to education and

training technologies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: All

communications regarding this

subcommittee should be addressed to

Mr. Richard Karpinski, at Commander,

Headquarters TRADOC, ATTN: ATTG–

CF (Mr. Karpinski), Fort Monroe, VA

23651–5000; telephone number (757)

728–5531.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting of

the advisory committee is open to the

public. Because of restricted meeting

space, attendance will be limited to

those persons who have notified the

Advisory Committee Management

Office in writing at least five days prior

to the meeting of their intention to

attend. Contact Mr. Karpinski (757–728–

5531) for meeting agenda and specific

locations.

Any member of the public may file a

written statement with the committee

before, during, or after the meeting. To

the extent that time permits, the

committee chairman may allow public

presentations or oral statements at the

meeting.

Robert E. Seger,

Senior Executive Service, Assistant Deputy

Chief of Staff for Training.

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