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anadromous fish that migrate through

Lower Granite Reservoir; to evaluate the

operation of a surface bypass collector

in the forebay of Lower Granite Dam;

and to verify species of hydroacoustic

surveys. Juvenile, ESA-listed fall

chinook salmon are proposed to be

acquired from the Smolt Monitoring

Program under the authority of permit

822, collected by purse seine, or

collected from the juvenile bypass

facility at Lower Granite Dam;

transported as necessary to Lower

Granite Dam; anesthetized; surgically

implanted with radio transmitters;

allowed to recover from the anesthetic

and the surgical procedure; released at

Lower Granite Dam; and tracked

electronically. Indirect mortalities of

ESA-listed fish associated with the

research activities are also requested.

Modification 2 would be valid for the

duration of the permit. Permit 956

expires on September 30, 1999.

Those individuals requesting a

hearing on either of the two requests for

a permit or the permit modification

request should set out the specific

reasons why a hearing would be

appropriate (see ADDRESSES). The

holding of such a hearing is at the

discretion of the Assistant

Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA. All

statements and opinions contained in

the above application summaries are

those of the applicant and do not

necessarily reflect the views of NMFS.

Dated: March 5, 1997.

Robert C. Ziobro,

Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–5978 Filed 3–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

[I.D. 030497F]

Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of scientific research

permit no. 1031 (P623)

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that D.

Ann Pabst, Ph.D., University of North

Carolina at Wilmington, 601 South

College Road, Wilmington, North

Carolina 28403–3297, is hereby

authorized to take cetaceans for

purposes of scientific research.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following offices:

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room

13130, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/

713–2289);

Regional Administrator, Northeast

Region, NMFS, NOAA, One Blackburn

Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930–2298

(508/281–9250); and

Regional Administrator, Southeast

Region, NMFS, NOAA, 9721 Executive

Center Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33702–

2432 (813/570–5301).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

November 25, 1996, notice was

published in the Federal Register (61

FR 59863) that the above-named

applicant had submitted a request for a

scientific research permit to harass

during photo-identification studies,

acoustic recording, and aerial and vessel

surveys, up to 1,200 humpback whales

(Megaptera novaeangliae) annually over

a five year period. In addition, the

following non-target species may be

harassed during the course of the

research: North Atlantic right whales

(Eubalaena glacialis), fin whales

(Balaenoptera physalus), Atlantic

bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops

truncatus), harbor porpoise (Phocoena

phocoena), beaked whales (Mesplodon

sp.), and pelagic dolphins (Stenella sp.).

The requested permit has been issued

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

(ESA) 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 part 222). Issuance of

this permit, as required by the ESA, was

based on a finding that such permit: (1)

Was applied for in good faith; (2) will

not operate to the disadvantage of the

endangered species which is the subject

of this permit; and (3) is consistent with

the purposes and policies set forth in

section 2 of the ESA.

Dated: March 5, 1997.

Art Jeffers,

Acting Chief, Permits and Documentation

Division, Office of Protected Resources,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–5976 Filed 3–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Pakistan

March 5, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs reducing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 11, 1997.

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 of each Customs port or call

(202) 927–6714. 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 limits for certain

categories are being reduced for

carryforward applied to 1996 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 61 FR 66263,

published on December 17, 1996). Also

see 61 FR 68245, published on

December 27, 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 the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, but

are designed to assist only in the

implementation of certain of their

provisions.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

March 5, 1997.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive

amends, but does not cancel, the directive