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membership applications and develop

recommendations.

November 29, 2000, 1:30 p.m.- 5:30

p.m. - Controlled Access Committee

Meeting;

The Controlled Access Committee

will meet to hear a NMFS presentation

on vessel capacity issues and develop

recommendations, review options for

rock shrimp controlled access and

develop recommendations to staff.

November 30, 2000, 8:30 a.m. - 12

noon- Joint Law Enforcement

Committee and Advisory Panel Meeting;

The Law Enforcement Committee and

Advisory Panel will meet to hear reports

on the South Carolina/NMFS

cooperative law enforcement grant and

the status of Congressional funding for

law enforcement, develop

recommendations for ranking marine

reserve criteria, review the status of

Vessel Monitoring Systems in the

Southeast, discuss law enforcement

benefits of requiring the use of vessel

operator permits, review options for

rock shrimp controlled access, hear a

report on NOAA General Counsel

enforcement related activities, review

the Compliance Report and discuss the

law enforcement aspects of the use of

powerheads.

November 30, 2000, 1:30 p.m. - 5:15

p.m.- Council Session.

From 1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m., the

Council will call the meeting to order,

adopt the agenda and approve minutes

from the September 2000 meeting.

From 1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., the

Council will hold a public comment

period on any proposed changes to the

Dolphin Wahoo FMP (beginning at 1:45

p.m.), hear a report from the Dolphin

Wahoo Committee and as necessary

modify the FMP and re-approve it for

submission to the Secretary of

Commerce.

From 2:30 p.m.- 3 p.m., the Council

will hear a report from the Law

Enforcement Committee including their

recommendations for ranking marine

reserves criteria.

From 3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m., the Council

will hold a public comment period on

any Council proposed framework

changes to the Snapper Grouper FMP

(beginning at 3:00 p.m.), hear a report

from the Snapper Grouper Committee

and make a decision on framework

actions.

From 3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m., the

Council will hear a report from the

Marine Reserves Committee, consider

the Gray’s Reef MOU, develop a strategy

to incorporate Gray’s Reef in the

Council’s marine reserve process and

develop comments and

recommendations on the NMFS draft

White Paper.

From 4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m., the

Council will hear a report from the

Controlled Access Committee and

develop comments on vessel capacity

issues.

From 4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m., the

Council will hear a report from the

Advisory Panel Selection Committee

and appoint new advisory panel

members (closed session).

December 1, 2000, 8:30 a.m.- 12 noon

- Council Session

From 8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m., the Council

will hear a report from the Red Drum

Committee and provide directions to

staff.

From 9 a.m. - 9:15 a.m., the Council

will hear a report from staff updating

economic activities and issues.

From 9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., the

Council will hear a report from staff

updating social activities and issues.

From 9:30 a.m. - 10 a.m., the Council

will hear a report on the status of the

Bluefish FMP from the Mid-Atlantic

Fishery Management Council.

From 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., the Council

will hear a presentation on the NMFS

Southeast Regional Office’s permit

program.

From 10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m., the Council

will hear a presentation on Endangered

Species Act Section 7 Consultations

from the NMFS.

From 11 a.m. - 11:10 a.m., the Council

will hear an update on the Atlantic

Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program.

From 11:10 a.m. - 11:20 a.m., the

Council will hear a report on the

Ecosystem Management Workshop.

From 11:20 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., the

Council will hear NMFS Status Reports

on 2000/01 Mackerel Framework, the

resubmitted Calico Scallop FMP and the

resubmitted Sargassum FMP. Council

will also hear NMFS Status Reports on

Landings for Atlantic king mackerel,

Gulf king mackerel (eastern zone),

Atlantic Spanish mackerel, Snowy

grouper & Golden tilefish, wreckfish,

greater amberjack and south Atlantic

Octocorals.

From 11:30 p.m.- 12 noon, Council

will hear agency and liaison reports and

discuss other business and upcoming

meetings.

Although non-emergency issues not

contained in this agenda may come

before this Council for discussion, those

issues may not be the subjects of formal

Council action during this meeting.

Council action will be restricted to those

issues specifically listed in this notice

and any issues arising after publication

of this notice that require emergency

action under section 305(c) of the

Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the

public has been notified of the Council’s

intent to take final action to address the

emergency.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to the Council office

(see ADDRESSES) by November 20, 2000.

Dated: November 2, 2000.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–28677 Filed 11–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Indonesia

November 2, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 9, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross

Arnold, 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.

Special shift from Categories 647/648

to Categories 347/348 is being partially

canceled, raising the limit for Categories

647/648 and lowering the limit for

Categories 347/348.

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

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see 64 FR 54870, published on October

8, 1999.

Richard B. Steinkamp,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

November 2, 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, wool,

man–made fiber, silk blend and other

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,

produced or manufactured in Indonesia and

exported during the twelve-month period

which began on January 1, 2000 and extends

through December 31, 2000.

Effective on November 9, 2000, you are

directed to adjust the limits for the categories

listed below, as provided for under the

Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and

Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

Levels in Group I

347/348 .................... 2,136,774 dozen.

647/648 .................... 4,194,354 dozen.

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

31, 1999.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that

these actions fall within the foreign affairs

exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5

U.S.C. 553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

Richard B. Steinkamp,

Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc.00–28619 Filed 11–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint

Limits for Certain Cotton and ManMade Fiber Textile Products Produced

or Manufactured in Nepal

November 2, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2001.

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 Bilateral Textile Agreement,

effected by exchange of notes dated May

30 and June 1, 1986, as amended and

extended, and Memorandum of

Understanding (MOU) dated July 13,

2000 between the Governments of the

United States and Nepal establish limits

for the period January 1, 2001 through

December 31, 2001.

These limits may be revised if Nepal

becomes a member of the World Trade

Organization (WTO) and the United

States applies the WTO agreement to

Nepal.

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to establish

the 2001 limits.

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).

Information regarding the 2001

CORRELATION will be published in the

Federal Register at a later date.

Richard B. Steinkamp,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

November 2, 2000.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to 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

Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by

exchange of notes dated May 30 and June 1,

1986, as amended and extended; and the

Memorandum of Understanding dated July

13, 2000 between the Governments of the

United States and Nepal, you are directed to

prohibit, effective on January 1, 2001, entry

into the United States for consumption and

withdrawal from warehouse for consumption

of cotton and man-made fiber textile

products in the following categories,

produced or manufactured in Nepal and

exported during the twelve-month period

beginning on January 1, 2001 and extending

through December 31, 2001, in excess of the

following levels of restraint:

Category Twelve-month restraint

limit

336/636 .................... 306,848 dozen.

340 ........................... 402,896 dozen.

341 ........................... 1,119,397 dozen.

342/642 .................... 351,638 dozen.

347/348 .................... 907,501 dozen.

363 ........................... 8,206,100 numbers.

369–S1 .................... 1,012,958 kilograms.

640 ........................... 202,775 dozen.

641 ........................... 457,208 dozen.

1 Category 369–S: only HTS number

6307.10.2005.

The limits set forth above are subject to

adjustment pursuant to the provisions of the

current bilateral agreement between the

Governments of the United States and Nepal.

Products in the above categories exported

during 2000 shall be charged to the

applicable category limits for that year (see

directive dated October 4, 1999) to the extent

of any unfilled balances. In the event the

limits established for that period have been

exhausted by previous entries, such products

shall be charged to the limits set forth in this

directive.

These limits may be revised if Nepal

becomes a member of the World Trade

Organization (WTO) and the United States

applies the WTO agreement to Nepal.

In carrying out the above directions, the

Commissioner of Customs should construe

entry into the United States for consumption

to include entry for consumption into the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

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,

Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 00–28620 Filed 11–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint

Limits for Certain Cotton and ManMade Fiber Textile Products Produced

or Manufactured in Pakistan

November 2, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing

limits.