Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 49 / Thursday, March 13, 1997 / Notices 11847

1The limit has not been adjusted to account for

any imports exported after December 31, 1996.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before April 12, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The amendment request

and related documents are available for

review upon written request or by

appointment in the following office(s):

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301/713–2289); and

Regional Administrator, Alaska

Region, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau,

AK 99802–1668.

Written data or views, or requests for

a public hearing on this request should

be submitted to the Director, Office of

Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Room 13130, 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.

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject amendment to permit no. 963,

issued on June 2, 1995 (60 FR 31450) is

requested under the authority of the

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the

Regulations Governing the Taking and

Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR

part 216), the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et

seq.), and the regulations governing the

taking, importing, and exporting of

endangered fish and wildlife (50 CFR

222.23).

Permit no. 963 authorizes the permit

holder to: capture and release up to 40

Steller sea lion pups, 40 adult females

and 40 juveniles and inadvertently

harass up to 1000 in Alaska water.

The permit holder requests

authorization to: increase the number of

pups by 20 (10 in each of two locations);

and include 8 adult males (4 at each of

two locations).

Dated: March 6, 1997.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–6251 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of an Import Limit for

Certain Wool Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in Mexico

March 7, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs increasing a

limit.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 13, 1997.

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 or

call (202) 927–6711. For information on

embargoes and quota re-openings, call

(202) 482–3715.

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.

The current limit for Category 443 is

being increased for carryover.

The restrictions and consultation

levels in the October 17, 1996 directive

to the Commissioner of Customs do not

apply to NAFTA (North American Free

Trade Agreement) originating goods, as

defined in Annex 300–B, Chapter 4 and

Annex 401 of the agreement. In

addition, restrictions and consultation

levels do not apply to textile and

apparel goods that are assembled in

Mexico from fabrics wholly formed and

cut in the United States and exported

from and re-imported into the United

States under U.S. tariff item 9802.00.90.

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 61 FR 66263,

published on December 17, 1996). Also

see 61 FR 54986, published on October

23, 1996.

The letter to the Commissioner of

Customs and the actions taken pursuant

to it are not designed to implement all

of the provisions of Annex 300(B) of the

North America Free Trade Agreement,

but are designed to assist only in the

implementation of certain of its

provisions.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

March 7, 1997.

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 17, 1996, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and

man-made fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in Mexico and exported during

the twelve-month period which began on

January 1, 1997 and extends through

December 31, 1997. The levels established in

that directive do not apply to NAFTA (North

American Free Trade Agreement) originating

goods, as defined in Annex 300–B, Chapter

4 and Annex 401 of NAFTA or to goods

assembled in Mexico from fabrics wholly

formed and cut in the United States and

exported from and re-imported into the

United States under U.S. tariff item

9802.00.90.

Effective on March 13, 1997, you are

directed to increase the limit for Category 443

to 187,290 numbers 1, pursuant to the

provisions of the agreement between the

Governments of the United States, Mexico

and Canada.

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,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 97–6338 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has

submitted to OMB for clearance, the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Title and Associated Form: Vessel

Operation Report, ENG Form 3925,

3925B, and 3925P, OMB Number 0710–

0006.
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Type of Request: Extension.

Number of Respondents: 1,398.

Responses Per Respondent: 835.

Annual Responses: 195,708.

Average Burden Per Response: 41

minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 50,166.

Needs and Uses: The Corps of

Engineers (COE) uses ENG Forms 3925,

3925B, and 3925P as the basic

instruments to collect waterborne

commerce statistics. These data

constitute the sole source for domestic

vessel movements of freight and

passengers on U.S. navigable waterways

and harbors. The information requested

provides the origin, destination,

commodity, and tonnage required to

perform cost/benefit studies and

provide a rationale for allocation of

resources related to the COE navigation

function. These data are also critical to

the enforcement of the Harbor

Maintenance Tax authorized under

Section 1402 of Public Law 99–662.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Frequency: Monthly.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Jim Laity.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Mr. Laity at the Office of Management

and Budget, Desk Officer for U.S. Army,

COE, Room 10202, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert

Cushing.

Written requests for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite

1204, Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: March 7, 1997.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–6243 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

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Meeting of the DOD Advisory Group on

Electron Devices

AGENCY: Department of Defense,

Advisory Group on Electron Devices.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The DoD Advisory Group on

Electron Devices (AGED) announces a

closed session meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held at

0900, Wednesday, 9 April 1997.

ADDRESS: The meeting will be held at

Palisades Institute for Research

Services, 1745 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Eliot Cohen, AGED Secretariat, 1745

Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal Square

Four, Suite 500, Arlington, Virginia

22202.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

mission of the Advisory Group is to

provide advice to the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition and

Technology, to the Director of Defense

Research and Engineering (DDR&E), and

through DDR&E to the Director, Defense

Advanced Research Projects Agency and

the Military Departments in planning

and managing an effective and

economical research and development

program in the area of electron devices.

The AGED meeting will be limited to

review of research and development

programs which the Military

Departments propose to initiate with

industry, universities or in their

laboratories. The agenda for this

meeting will include programs on

Radiation Hardened Devices,

Microwave Tubes, Displays and Lasers.

The review will include details of

classified defense programs throughout.

In accordance with section 10(d) of

Pub. L. No. 92–463, as amended, (5

U.S.C. App. 10(d) (1994)), it has been

determined that this Advisory Group

meeting concerns matters listed in 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) (1994), and that

accordingly, this meeting will be closed

to the public.

Dated: March 7, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate, OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–6244 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

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Office of the Secretary of Defense

Meeting of the DOD Advisory Group on

Electron Devices

AGENCY: Department of Defense,

Advisory Group on Electron Devices.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Working Group C (ElectronOptics) of the DoD Advisory Group on

Electron Devices (AGED) announces a

closed session meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held at

0900, Wednesday, 26 March 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

Palisades Institute for Research

Services, 1745 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elise Rabin, AGED Secretariat, 1745

Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal Square

Four, Suite 500, Arlington, Virginia

22202.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

mission of the Advisory Group is to

provide advice to the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition and

Technology, to the Director of Defense

Research and Engineering (DDR&E), and

through the DDR&E to the Director,

Defense Advanced Research Projects

Agency and the Military Departments in

planning and managing an effective and

economical research and development

program in the area of electron devices.

The Working Group C meeting will be

limited to review of research and

development programs which the

Military Departments propose to intiate

with industry, universities or in their

laboratories. This opto-electronic device

area incudes such programs as imaging

device, infrared detectors and lasers.

The review will include details of

classified defense programs throughout.

In accordance with Section 10(d) of

Public Law 92–463, as amended, (5

U.S.C. App. section 10(d) (1994)), it has

been determined that this Advisory

Group meeting concerns matters listed

in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) (1994), and that

accordingly, this meeting will be closed

to the public.

Dated: March 7, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–6245 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

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Meeting of the DOD Advisory Group on

Electron Devices

AGENCY: Department of Defense,

Advisory Group on Electron Devices.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Working Group B

(Microelectronics) of the DoD Advisory

Group on Electron Devices (AGED)

announces a closed session meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held at

0900, Thursday, 10 April 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

Palisades Institute for Research

Services, 1745 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Walter Gelnovatch, AGED Secretariat,

1745 Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal

Square Four, Suite 500, Arlington,

Virginia 22202.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

mission of the Advisory Group is to

provide advice to the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition and

Technology, to the Director Defense

Research and Engineering (DDR&E), and

through the DDR&E, to the Director

Defense Advanced Research Projects