Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 224 / Monday, November 20, 2000 / Notices 69739

1Category 622–L: only HTS numbers

7019.51.9010, 7019.52.4010, 7019.52.9010,

7019.59.4010, and 7019.59.9010.

finned pilot whale (Globcephala

macrorhynchus), Melon-headed whale

(Peponocephala electra), False killer

whale (Pseudorca crassidens), Pygmy

killer whale (Feresa attenuata), Spinner

dolphin (Stenella longirostris),

Pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella

attenuata), Striped dolphin (Stenella

coeruleoalba), Long-beaked common

dolphin (Delphinus capensis), Shortbeaked common dolphin (Delphinus

delphis), Risso’s dolphin (Grampus

griseus), Northern right whale dolphin

(Lissodelphis borealis), Pacific whitesided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus

obliquidens), Rough-toothed dolphin

(Steno bredanensis), Bottlenose dolphin

(Tursiops truncatus), Dall’s porpoise

(Phocoenoides dalli), Harbor porpoise

(Phocoena phocoena), Dwarf sperm

whale (Kogia simus), Pygmy sperm

whale (Kogia breviceps), Bottlenose

whale (Hyperoodon sp.), Baird’s beaked

whale (Berardius bairdii), Cuvier’s

beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris),

Hubbs’ beaked whale (Mesoplodon

carlhubbsi), Stejneger’s beaked whale

(Mesoplodon stejnegeri), Ginkgo-toothed

whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens),

Blainville’s beaked whale (Mesoplodon

densirostris), Hector’s beaked whale

(Mesoplodon hectori), Gray whale

(Eschrichtius robustus); and 45 takes for

each species of Sei whale (Balaenoptera

borealis), Humpback whale (Megaptera

novaeangliae), Fin whale (Balaenoptera

physalus), Blue whale (Balaenoptera

musculus), and Northern right whale

(Eubalaena glacialis).

In compliance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial

determination has been made that the

activity proposed is categorically

excluded from the requirement to

prepare an environmental assessment or

environmental impact statement.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register,

NMFS is forwarding copies of this

application to the Marine Mammal

Commission and its Committee of

Scientific Advisors.

Written comments or requests for a

public hearing on this request should be

submitted to the Chief, Permits and

Documentation Division, F/PR1, Office

of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315

East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver

Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals

requesting a hearing should set forth the

specific reasons why a hearing on this

particular amendment request would be

appropriate.

Dated: November 15, 2000.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–29639 Filed 11–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Establishment of an Import Limit for

Certain Man-Made Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Belarus

November 14, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing a

limit.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Naomi Freeman, 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 re-openings, 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 Memorandum of

Understanding dated February 17, 2000

between the Governments of the United

States and Belarus establishes a limit for

the period January 1, 2001 through

December 31, 2001.

This limit may be revised if Belarus

becomes a member of the World Trade

Organization (WTO) and the United

States applies the WTO agreement to

Belarus.

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 14, 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; you are

directed to prohibit, effective on January 1,

2001, entry into the United States for

consumption and withdrawal from

warehouse for consumption of glass fiber

fabric products in Category 622, produced or

manufactured in Belarus and exported during

the twelve-month period beginning on

January 1, 2001 and extending through

December 31, 2001, in excess of 12,190,000

square meters of which not more than

1,060,000 square meters shall be in Category

622–L.1

Products in the above categories exported

during 2000 shall be charged to the

applicable category limit for that year (see

directives dated March 16, 2000 and April 7,

2000) to the extent of any unfilled balance.

In the event the limit established for that

period has been exhausted by previous

entries, such products shall be charged to the

limit set forth in this directive.

The limit set forth above is subject to

adjustment pursuant to the current bilateral

agreement between the Governments of the

United States and Belarus.

This limit may be revised if Belarus

becomes a member of the World Trade

Organization (WTO) and the United States

applies the WTO agreement to Belarus.

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 this

action falls 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.00–29566 Filed 11–17–00; 8:45 am]

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