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limits for certain cotton, wool and manmade fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in Cambodia and

exported to the United States during

three one-year periods beginning on

January 1, 1999 and extending through

December 31, 2001.

Pursuant to the bilateral textile

agreement, the United States must make

a determination by December 1, 2000 as

to whether working conditions in the

Cambodian textile and apparel sector

substantially comply with Cambodian

labor law and internationally recognized

core labor standards. If the United States

makes a positive determination, textile

and apparel specific limits will be

increased for the subsequent agreement

year.

Anyone wishing to comment or

provide data or information regarding

this matter is invited to submit 10

copies of such comments or information

to Richard B. Steinkamp, Acting

Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements,

U.S. Department of Commerce,

Washington, DC 20230; ATTN: Becky

Geiger. The deadline for receipt of

comments is November 15, 2000.

Comments or information submitted

in response to this notice will be

available for public inspection in the

Office of Textiles and Apparel, room

H3100, U.S. Department of Commerce,

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC.

The solicitation of comments is not a

waiver in any respect of the exemption

to the rulemaking provisions contained

in 5 U.S.C.553(a)(1) relating to matters

which constitute ‘‘a foreign affairs

function of the United States.’’

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber

Textiles and Textile Products and Silk

Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber

Apparel Produced or Manufactured in

Malaysia

October 27, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 2, 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.

The current limits for certain

categories are being adjusted for

carryover, carryforward, swing, special

swing and special shift.

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 62657, published on

November 17, 1999.

Richard B. Steinkamp,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

October 27, 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 November 8, 1999, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and

man-made fiber textiles and textile products

and silk blend and other vegetable fiber

apparel, produced or manufactured in

Malaysia and exported during the period

beginning on January 1, 2000 and extending

through December 31, 2000.

Effective on November 2, 2000, you are

directed to adjust the limits for the following

categories, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

Sublevels within

Fabric Group

620 ........................... 9,104,151 square meters.

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

Other specific limits

200 ........................... 399,714 kilograms.

336/636 .................... 693,958 dozen.

338/339 .................... 1,599,343 dozen.

341/641 .................... 1,319,054 dozen of

which not more than

765,775 dozen shall

be in Category 341.

342/642/842 ............. 488,474 dozen.

345 ........................... 238,559 dozen.

347/348 .................... 720,379 dozen.

445/446 .................... 36,271 dozen.

604 ........................... 1,921,483 kilograms.

638/639 .................... 684,616 dozen.

645/646 .................... 203,848 dozen.

647/648 .................... 2,470,403 dozen of

which not more than

1,486,940 dozen

shall be in Category

647–K2 and not

more than 1,486,940

dozen shall be in

Category 648–K3.

Group II

201, 222–224,

239pt. 4, 332, 352,

359pt. 5, 360–362,

369pt. 6, 400–431,

433, 434, 436,

438–O 7, 440, 443,

444, 447, 448,

459pt. 8, 464,

469pt. 9, 600–603,

606, 607, 618,

621, 622, 624–

629, 633, 643,

644, 649, 652,

659pt. 10, 666,

669pt. 11, 670,

831, 833, 834,

836, 838, 840,

843–858 and

859pt. 12, as a

group.

54,741,268 square

meters equivalent.

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

31, 1999. 2 Category 647–K: only HTS numbers

6103.23.0040, 6103.23.0045, 6103.29.1020,

6103.29.1030, 6103.43.1520, 6103.43.1540,

6103.43.1550, 6103.43.1570, 6103.49.1020,

6103.49.1060, 6103.49.8014, 6112.12.0050,

6112.19.1050, 6112.20,.1060 and

6113.00.9044. 3 Category 648–K: only HTS numbers

6104.23.0032, 6104.23.0034, 6104.29.1030,

6104.29.1040, 6104.29.2038, 6104.63.2006,

6104.63.2011, 6104.63.2026, 6104.63.2028,

6104.63.2030, 6104.63.2060, 6104.69.2030,

6104.69.2060, 6104.69.8026, 6112.12.0060,

6112.19.1060, 6112.20.1070, 6113.00.9052

and 6117.90.9070. 4 Category 239pt.: only HTS number

6209.20.5040 (diapers). 5 Category 359pt.: all HTS numbers except

6406.99.1550. 6 Category 369pt.: all HTS numbers except

5601.10.1000, 5601.21.0090, 5701.90.1020,

5701.90.2020, 5702.10.9020, 5702.39.2010,

5702.49.1020, 5702.49.1080, 5702.59.1000,

5702.99.1010, 5702.99.1090, 5705.00.2020

and 6406.10.7700.

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7 Category 438–O: only HTS numbers

6103.21.0050, 6103.23.0025, 6105.20.1000,

6105.90.1000, 6105.90.8020, 6109.90.1520,

6110.10.2070, 6110.30.1550, 6110.90.9072,

6114.10.0020 and 6117.90.9025. 8 Category 459pt.: all HTS numbers except

6405.20.6030, 6405.20.6060, 6405.20.6090,

6405.99.1505 and 6406.99.1560. 9 Category 469pt.: all HTS numbers except

5601.29.0020, 5603.94.1010 and

6406.10.9020. 10 Category 659pt.: all HTS numbers except

6406.99.1510 and 6406.99.1540. 11 Category 669pt.: all HTS numbers except

5601.10.2000, 5601.22.0090, 5607.49.3000,

5607.50.4000 and 6406.10.9040. 12 Category 859pt.: only HTS numbers

6115.19.8040, 6117.10.6020, 6212.10.5030,

6212.10.9040, 6212.20.0030, 6212.30.0030,

6212.90.0090, 6214.10.2000 and

6214.90.0090.

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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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Assessment Governing

Board; Meeting

AGENCY: National Assessment

Governing Board; Education.

ACTION: Notice of partially closed

meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming meeting of the National

Assessment Governing Board. This

notice also describes the functions of

the Board. Notice of this meeting is

required under Section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act. This

document is intended to notify the

general public of their opportunity to

attend.

Date: November 16–18, 2000.

Time: November 16—Executive

Committee, 5:30–6.15 p.m. (open), 6:15–

7:00 p.m., (closed). November 17—Full

Board, 8:15–10 a.m., (open); Assessment

Development Committee, 10:00 a.m.–

12:30 p.m. (open); Reporting and

Dissemination Committee, 10:00 a.m.–

12:30 p.m. (open); Committee on

Standards, Design, and Methodology,

10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m., (open); Full

Board, 12:30–4:00 p.m., (open).

November 18—Full Board, 8:30 a.m.–

adjournment, approximately, 12:00

noon, (open).

Location: Hotel Washington,

Pennsylvania Avenue and 15th Street,

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sharif Shakrani, Deputy Director,

National Assessment Governing Board,

Suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20002–4233,

Telephone: (202) 357–6938.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Assessment Governing Board

is established under section 412 of the

National Education Statistics act of 1994

(Title IV of the Improving America’s

Schools Act of 1994) (Pub. L. 103–382).

The Board is established to formulate

policy guidelines for the National

Assessment of Educational Progress.

The Board is responsible for selecting

subject areas to be assessed, developing

assessment objectives, identifying

appropriate achievement goals for each

grade and subject tested, and

establishing standards and procedures

for interstate and national comparisons.

Under Public Law 105–78, the National

Assessment Governing Board is also

granted exclusive authority over

developing the Voluntary National Tests

pursuant to contact number RJ9753001.

On Thursday, November 16 from 5:00

to 7:00 p.m., the Executive Committee

will meet in partially closed session. In

the open session, 5:00–6:15 p.m., the

Committee will hear an update on the

reauthorization legislation, consider the

Board’s priorities and direction for the

coming year, and make assignments to

the new standing committees. In closed

session from 6:15–7:00 p.m., the

Committee will hear an update on the

development of cost estimates for the

NAEP and future contract initiatives.

This portion of the meeting must be

conducted in closed session because

public disclosure of this information

would likely have an adverse financial

effect on the NAEP program. The

discussion of this information would be

likely to significantly frustrate

implementation of a proposed agency

action if conducted in open session.

Such matters are protected by

exemption 9(B) of Section 552b(c) of

Title 5 U.S.C.

On November 17, the full Board will

convene in open session beginning at

8:30 a.m. In addition to the approval of

the agenda, the Board will hear

comments from the Secretary of

Education who will administer the oath

of office to the newly appointed Board

members. The Board will then hear a

report from the Executive Director, an

update on the NAEP project, and receive

a report from the AdHoc Committee on

NAEP Participation.

From 10 a.m.–12 p.m., there will be

open meetings of the standing

committees. The Assessment

Development Committee will receive a

briefing on the new NAEP 2004

Mathematics Framework Update

contract, and discuss an upcoming

project to refine the framework

document for the NAEP reading

assessment. The Committee also will

discuss several recommendations of the

Ad Hoc Committee on NAEP

Participation, specifically related to

released NAEP test items and the

teacher tool kit.

Agenda items for the Reporting and

Dissemination Committee include

review and discussion of the

recommendations from the Ad Hoc

Committee on NAEP Participation;

approval of NAEP report release dates;

and receipt of an update on plans for

reporting NAEP 2000 in reading,

mathematics, and science.

The Committee on Standards, Design,

and Methodology will review

recommendations from the Ad Hoc

Committee on NAEP Participation, and

hear updates on achievement levels

setting, and translation of achievement

levels to Voluntary National Tests.

The full Board will reconvene in open

session from 12:30–4 p.m. to hear a

report on a study regarding the impact

of incentives and rewards for NAEP.

This will be followed by a presentation

on the conclusions and

recommendations on achievement

levels. The Board will then receive

ethics training from staff of the Office of

General Counsel.

On Saturday, November 18, the Board

will hear a status report on the NAEP

Market Basket Pilot Studies, and a

report of the National Academy of

Sciences’ Evaluation of the NAEP

Market Basket and District-Level

Reporting. This meeting of the National

Assessment Governing Board will

conclude with the presentation of

committee reports and Board actions.

A summary of the activities of the

partially closed session, and other

related matters which are informative to

the public and consistent with the

policy of the section 5 U.S.C. 552b(c),

will be available to the public within 14

days after the meeting. Records are kept

of all Board proceedings and are

available for public inspection at the

U.S. Department of Education, National

Assessment Governing Board, Suite

#825, 800 North Capitol Street, NW.,

Washington, DC, from 8:30 a.m. to 5

p.m.

Roy Truby,

Executive Director, National Assessment

Governing Board.

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