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or modification request. Comments will

not be accepted if submitted via e-mail

or the Internet. The applications and

related documents are available for

review in the indicated office, by

appointment:

Endangered Species Division, Office

of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315

East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD,

20910 301-713-1401.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Terri Jordan (ph: 301-713-1401, fax: 301-

713-0376, e-mail:

Terri.Jordan@noaa.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

Issuance of permits and permit

modifications, as required by the

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16

U.S.C. 1531-1543) (ESA), is based on a

finding that such permits/modifications:

(1) are applied for in good faith; (2)

would not operate to the disadvantage

of the listed species which are the

subject of the permits; and (3) are

consistent with the purposes and

policies set forth in section 2 of the

ESA. Authority to take listed species is

subject to conditions set forth in the

permits. Permits and modifications are

issued in accordance with and are

subject to the ESA and NMFS

regulations governing listed fish and

wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222-226).

Those individuals requesting a

hearing on an application listed in this

notice should set out the specific

reasons why a hearing on that

application would be appropriate (see

ADDRESSES). The holding of such

hearing is at the discretion of the

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

NOAA. All statements and opinions

contained in the permit action

summaries are those of the applicant

and do not necessarily reflect the views

of NMFS..

Species Covered in This Notice

The following species are covered in

this notice:

Sea Turtles

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas),

Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys

imbricata), Kemp’s ridley turtle

(Lepidochelys kempii), Leatherback

turtle (Dermochelys coriacea),

Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta).

Fish

Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser

brevirostrum)

New Applications Received

Application 1266: The applicant has

requested a 5-year permit to take 30

loggerhead; seven green; five Kemp’s

ridley; four hawksbill and four

leatherback turtles from the Atlantic

Ocean and Gulf of Mexico in

conjunction with US Army Corps of

Engineer Dredging projects for scientific

research and enhancement purposes.

Permits Issued

Permit 1236: Notice was published on

April 14, 2000 (65 FR 20138), that

NMFS received an application from

VIMS for a research permit. The

applicant requested a 5-year permit to

take listed sea turtles in the coastal

waters of the US Virgin Islands.

Research conducted in the US Virgin

Islands will study habitat utilization of

juvenile Hawksbill turtles at the Buck

Island Reef National Monument off of

St. Croix, USVI. The study will capture,

handle, tag (PIT, flipper, satellite, radio

and acoustic), collect biological samples

(via humeral bone biopsy, blood

samples and laparoscopy) and release

loggerhead, green , Kemp’s ridley,

hawksbill and leatherback turtles.

Permit 1236 was issued on October 10,

2000, authorizing take of listed species.

Permit 1236 expires June 30, 2005.

Permit 1200: Notice was published on

February 19, 1999 (64 FR 8331), that the

SSM applied for a enhancement permit

(1200). The applicant had requested

permission to maintain up to five (5)

endangered shortnose sturgeon in

captivity for educational purposes. The

sturgeon will be captive sturgeon

received from the Conte Anadromous

Research Center that have been

classified as ‘‘non-releasable’’ by NMFS.

Permit 1200 was issued on October 12,

2000, authorizing take of listed species.

Permit 1200 expires September 30,

2005.

Permit 1258: Notice was published on

June 9, 2000 (65 FR 36666), that the

NCZoo applied for a enhancement

permit (1258). The applicant requested

a 5-year permit to continue to maintain

four (4) adult shortnose sturgeon in

captivity for enhancement purposes.

The NCZoo currently possesses four

adult shortnose sturgeon received from

the US Fish and Wildlife Service

hatchery at Warm Springs Georgia in

November 1996 under scientific

research permit #986. These sturgeon

have been classified as ‘‘non-releasable’’

by NMFS. Permit 986 will expire on

December 31, 2000 and the permit

holder does not wish to renew the

enhancement aspects of his permit. As

a direct result, the North Carolina

Zoological Park is applying for an

individual permit to continue

maintenance of these fish. Permit 1258

was issued on October 12, 2000,

authorizing take of listed species. Permit

1258 expires July 31, 2005.

Dated: October 12, 2000.

Wanda L. Cain,

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office

of Protected Resources, National Marine

Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 101100B]

Permits; Foreign Fishing

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of foreign

fishing application.

SUMMARY: NMFS publishes for public

review and comment a summary of an

application submitted by the

Government of the Russian Federation

requesting authorization to conduct

fishing operations in the U.S. Exclusive

Economic Zone (EEZ) in 2001 under

provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens

Fishery Conservation and Management

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted to NMFS, Office of

Sustainable Fisheries, International

Fisheries Division, 1315 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; and/

or to the Regional Fishery Management

Councils listed here:

Paul J. Howard, Executive Director,

New England Fishery Management

Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2,

Newburyport, MA 01905, Phone (978)

465-0492, Fax (978) 465-3116;

Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director,

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management

Council, Federal Building, Room 2115,

300 South New Street, Dover, DE 19904,

Phone (302) 674-2331, Fax (302) 674-

4136.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert A. Dickinson, Office of

Sustainable Fisheries, (301) 713-2276.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with a Memorandum of

Understanding with the Secretary of

State, NMFS publishes, for public

review and comment, summaries of

applications received by the Secretary of

State requesting permits for foreign

fishing vessels to fish in the U.S. EEZ

under provisions of the MagnusonStevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).

This notice concerns the receipt of an

application from the Government of the

Russian Federation requesting

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1The limit has not been adjusted to account for

any imports exported after December 31, 1999.

authorization to conduct joint venture

(JV) operations in 2001 in the Northwest

Atlantic Ocean for Atlantic mackerel

and Atlantic herring. The large stern

trawler/processors BREEZE, PASSAT

and VASILIY LOZOVSKIY are

identified as the Russian vessels that

would receive Atlantic mackerel and

Atlantic herring from U.S. vessels in JV

operations. The application also

requests an allocation of 1,000 metric

tons (mt) of Atlantic mackerel and 2,000

mt of Atlantic herring for harvest by the

VASILIY LOZOVSKIY in 2001.

Dated: October 12, 2000.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–26940 Filed 10–18–00; 8:45 am]

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Nepal

October 13, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 20, 2000.

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, call (202)

927–5850, or refer to the U.S. Customs

website at http://www.customs.gov. For

information on embargoes and quota reopenings, 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 limits for certain

categories are being adjusted for swing,

carryover, carryforward and special

carryforward.

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 64 FR 71982,

published on December 22, 1999). Also

see 64 FR 54871, published on October

8, 1999.

Richard B. Steinkamp,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

October 13, 2000.

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 October 4, 1999, 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 Nepal and exported during

the twelve-month period which began on

January 1, 2000 and extends through

December 31, 2000.

Effective on October 20, 2000, you are

directed to adjust the current limits for the

following categories, as provided for under

the terms of the current bilateral textile

agreement between the Governments of the

United States and Nepal:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

341 ........................... 1,145,018 dozen.

347/348 .................... 1,038,829 dozen.

363 ........................... 9,057,676 numbers.

369–S2 .................... 1,042,461 kilograms.

640 ........................... 159,278 dozen.

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

31, 1999. 2 Category 369–S: only HTS number

6307.10.2005.

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,

Richard B. Steinkamp,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of an Import Limit for

Certain Cotton Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in Qatar

October 13, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting a

limit.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 20, 2000.

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 this limit, refer to the Quota

Status Reports posted on the bulletin

boards of each Customs port, call (202)

927–5850, or refer to the U.S. Customs

website at http://www.customs.gov. For

information on embargoes and quota reopenings, 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 is being increased for carryforward.

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 64 FR 71982,

published on December 22, 1999). Also

see 64 FR 70223, published on

December 16, 1999.

Richard B. Steinkamp,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

October 13, 2000.

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 10, 1999, 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 Qatar and exported during

the twelve-month period beginning on

January 1, 2000 and extending through

December 31, 2000.

Effective on October 20, 2000, you are

directed to increase the current limit for

Categories 347/348 to 672,888 dozen 1, as

provided for under the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

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,

Richard B. Steinkamp,