10826 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 46 / Monday, March 10, 1997 / Notices

Panel will meet on April 1, 1997, to

review the summary of the 1996 Award

cycle, establish the 1997 Award

application review cycle, review survey

of former applicants, review

improvements on the feedback and

judging processes, and discuss future

plans for the Award program. On April

2, 1997, the Panel will discuss its

reports to the Board of Overseers of the

MBNQA and to the National Institute of

Standards and Technology. The Panel’s

discussions will cover the following

topics: review of roles/responsibilities

of Judges and Overseers; status of the

1996/1997 Award Cycles; health care

and education award progress;

information transfer on winners’

responsibility, application trend, and

Quest for Excellence IX Conference and

regional conferences. The discussions

on April 1, 1997, beginning at 8:30 a.m.,

and ending at 5:30 p.m., will be closed.

DATES: The meeting will convene April

1, 1997, at 8:30 a.m. and adjourn at

10:30 p.m. on April 2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the National Institute of Standards and

Technology, Administration Building

Conference Room (seating capacity 36,

includes 24 participants), Gaithersburg,

Maryland 20899.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Harry Hertz, Director for Quality

Programs, National Institute of

Standards and Technology,

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899,

telephone number (301) 975–2361.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Assistant Secretary for Administration,

with the concurrence of the General

Counsel, formally determined on

February 10, 1997, that the meeting of

the Judges Panel will be closed pursuant

to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, as

amended by Section 5(c) of the

Government in the Sunshine Act, P.L.

94–409. The meeting, which involves

examination of records and discussion

of Award applicant data, may be closed

to the public in accordance with Section

552b(c)(4) of the Title 5, United States

Code, since the meeting is likely to

disclose trade secrets and commercial or

financial information obtained from a

person and privileged or confidential.

Dated: March 3, 1997.

Elaine Bunten-Mines,

Director, Program Office.

[FR Doc. 97–5867 Filed 3–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–13–M

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 022597D]

Western Pacific Fishery Management

Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

hold a joint meeting of its Crustaceans

Plan Team and Hawaii Crustaceans

Advisory Panel.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

March 18 and 19, 1997, from 8:30 a.m.

to 5:00 p.m., each day.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Ilikai Hotel, Yacht Harbor Tower,

Room 262, 1777 Ala Moana Blvd.,

Honolulu, HI; telephone: (808) 949–

3811.

Council address: Western Pacific

Fishery Management Council, 1164

Bishop St., Suite 1405, Honolulu, HI

96813.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;

telephone: (808) 522–8220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The plan

team and advisory panel will discuss

and may make recommendations to the

Council on the following agenda items:

1. Review of the Northwestern

Hawaiian Island lobster fishery and

stock status;

2. Estimation of annual harvest

guideline, including: (a) review of

model to estimate exploitable

population size, (b) review of risk

analysis estimation procedure, and (c)

review panel recommendations;

3. Review of NMFS report, including:

(a) assessment of methods and results to

estimate high-grading in 1996 season,

and (b) possible economic pros/cons of

high-grading;

4. Review of adjustment mechanisms

to correct for significant high-grading,

including: (a) trap modification, (b)

lower risk level to include grater

uncertainty, (c) incorporate high-grading

as additional component of M in model

estimates, (d) use of observers to

document level of high-grading, (e)

other possible adjustments, and (f)

statistically valid sampling and design

to estimate high-grading;

5. Sampling considerations for

expanding live lobster fishery;

6. Determination of Harvest Guideline

for 1997 season; and

7. Other business as required.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds,

808–522–8220 (voice) or 808–522–8226

(fax), at least 5 days prior to meeting

date.

Dated: March 3, 1997.

Bruce Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–5785 Filed 3–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Establishment of a New Export Visa

Arrangement for Certain Wool Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

the Slovak Republic

March 5, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing

export visa requirements.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Naomi Freeman, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March

3, 1972, as amended; section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7

U.S.C. 1854); Uruguay Round Agreements

Act.

In an exchange of notes dated

November 18, 1996 and January 31,

1997, the Governments of the United

States and the Slovak Republic agreed to

establish a new Export Visa

Arrangement for certain wool textile

products, produced or manufactured in

the Slovak Republic and exported on

and after April 1, 1997. Goods exported

during the period April 1, 1997 through

April 30, 1997 shall not be denied entry

for lack of a visa. All goods exported

after April 30, 1997 must be

accompanied by an appropriate export

visa.

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to prohibit

entry of certain textile products,

produced or manufactured in the Slovak

Republic and exported to the United