14890 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 60 / Friday, March 28, 1997 / Notices

1Category 666: all HTS numbers except

6303.92.2000 (Category 666–C).

2Category 666–C: only HTS number

6303.92.2000.

pinniped deterrence methods should be

a research priority for addressing

expanding pinniped populations on the

West Coast.

3. Selectively reinstate authority for

the intentional lethal taking of

California sea lions and Pacific harbor

seals by commercial fishermen to

protect gear and catch. Prior to the 1994

Amendments to the MMPA, commercial

fishermen were allowed to kill certain

pinnipeds as a last resort in order to

protect their gear or catch. Although the

1992 NMFS legislative proposal

contained provisions to continue such

authority, it was not included in the

1994 Amendments to the MMPA. A

limited authorization, based on

demonstrated need, should be provided

to certain commercial fishermen at

specified sites to use lethal means, as a

last resort, to protect their gear and

catch from depredation by California sea

lions and Pacific harbor seals until such

time that effective non-lethal methods

are developed for their specific

situation.

4. Information needs. An array of

additional information is needed to

better evaluate and monitor California

sea lion and Pacific harbor seal impacts

on salmonids and other components of

the West Coast ecosystems. Details of

such studies are described in the draft

report to Congress.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1389(f)

Dated: March 24, 1997.

Hilda Diaz-Soltero,

Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–7885 Filed 3–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Amendment of Export Visa

Requirements for Certain Man-Made

Fiber Products Produced or

Manufactured in the People’s Republic

of China

March 24, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs amending

visa requirements.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Aldrich, 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).

Effective on April 1, 1997, for goods

produced or manufactured in China and

exported on and after April 1, 1997, a

part-category visa will be required for

textile products in Category 666–C. For

textile products in Category 666, other

than 666–C, a 666 visa will be required.

During the period April 1, 1997 through

April 30, 1997, U.S. Customs Service

will accept either the new or the old

visa. Goods exported on and after May

1, 1997 shall be denied entry if not

visaed as 666 (other than 666–C) or 666–

C.

See 60 FR 22567, published on May

8, 1995.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

March 24, 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 May 3, 1995, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

establishes an export visa arrangement for

certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber, silk

blend, and other vegetable fiber textiles and

textile products, produced or manufactured

in the People’s Republic of China.

Effective on April 1, 1997, goods produced

or manufactured in China and exported on

and after April 1, 1997, in Category 666 shall

require a 666 (other than 666–C) 1 or 666–C2

visa. During the period April 1, 1997 through

April 30, 1997, you are directed to accept

either the new or old visa. Goods exported

on and after May 1, 1997 shall be denied

entry if not visaed as 666 (other than 666–

C) or 666–C.

Shipments entered or withdrawn from

warehouse according to this directive which

are not accompanied by an appropriate

export visa shall be denied entry and a new

visa must be obtained.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that this

action falls within the foreign affairs

exception to 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. 97–7946 Filed 3–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Cost Comparison Studies

The Air Force is conducting the

following cost comparisons in

accordance with OMB Circular A–76,

Performance of Commercial Activities.

Installation State USAF Project Title

Maxwell AFB .......................................................... AL ......................... General Library.

Maxwell AFB .......................................................... AL ......................... Grounds Maintenance.

Clear ....................................................................... AK ......................... Power Production.

Eielson AFB ............................................................ AK ......................... Miscellaneous Services.

Eielson AFB ............................................................ AK ......................... Admin Telephone PBX.

Elmendorf AFB ....................................................... AK ......................... Power Production.

Elmendorf AFB ....................................................... AK ......................... Military Family Housing Management.

Edwards AFB ......................................................... CA ......................... Base Supply.

Los Angeles AFS ................................................... CA ......................... Communication Functions.

Los Angeles AFS ................................................... CA ......................... Publications Distribution Office.

Los Angeles AFS ................................................... CA ......................... Education Services.

March AFB ............................................................. CA ......................... Airfield Operations & Weather.
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Installation State USAF Project Title

March AFB ............................................................. CA ......................... Transient Aircraft Maintenance.

March AFB ............................................................. CA ......................... Base Operating Support (BOS).

Onizuka AFS .......................................................... CA ......................... Utilities Plant.

Vandenberg AFB .................................................... CA ......................... Base Operating Support.

Vandenberg AFB .................................................... CA ......................... Structural Maintenance.

Buckley ANGB ........................................................ CO ........................ Airfield Management.

Falcon AFB ............................................................. CO ........................ Communication O&M.

Falcon AFB ............................................................. CO ........................ Utilities Plant.

Peterson AFB ......................................................... CO ........................ Base Operating Support.

Eglin AFB ............................................................... FL .......................... Library.

Eglin AFB ............................................................... FL .......................... Education Services.

Eglin AFB ............................................................... FL .......................... Acquisition Security.

Eglin AFB ............................................................... FL .......................... Civil Engineering.

Homestead AFB ..................................................... FL .......................... Airfield Operations & Weather.

Homestead AFB ..................................................... FL .......................... Base Operating Support.

Hurlburt Com Field ................................................. FL .......................... Grounds Maintenance.

Hurlburt Com Field ................................................. FL .......................... Transient Aircraft Maintenance.

Patrick AFB ............................................................ FL .......................... Base Operating Support.

Tyndall AFB ............................................................ FL .......................... BOS & Backshop Aircraft Maintenance.

Dobbins AFB .......................................................... GA ......................... Control Tower Operations.

Dobbins AFB .......................................................... GA ......................... Communication Functions.

Dobbins AFB .......................................................... GA ......................... Weather Services.

Dobbins AFB .......................................................... GA ......................... Base Operating Support.

Robins AFB ............................................................ GA ......................... Audiovisual.

Robins AFB ............................................................ GA ......................... Military Family Housing Maintenance.

Ramstein AB .......................................................... Germany ............... Mess Attendants.

Spangdahlem AB ................................................... Germany ............... Mess Attendants.

Grissom .................................................................. IN .......................... Airfield Operations & Weather.

Grissom .................................................................. IN .......................... Transient Aircraft Maintenance.

Grissom .................................................................. IN .......................... Base Operating Support.

New Orleans NAS .................................................. LA ......................... Base Operating Support.

Hanscom AFB ........................................................ MA ........................ Audiovisual.

Hanscom AFB ........................................................ MA ........................ Data Automation.

Hanscom AFB ........................................................ MA ........................ Vehicle O&M.

Hanscom AFB ........................................................ MA ........................ Laboratory Support Services.

Otis ANGB .............................................................. MA ........................ Transient Aircraft Maintenance.

Westover AFB ........................................................ MA ........................ Control Tower Operations.

Westover AFB ........................................................ MA ........................ Weather Services.

Westover AFB ........................................................ MA ........................ Base Operating Support.

Andrews AFB ......................................................... MD ........................ Administrative Support.

Minneapolis/St Paul ................................................ MN ........................ Communication Functions.

Minneapolis/St Paul ................................................ MN ........................ Base Operating Support.

Columbus AFB ....................................................... MS ........................ Base Operating Support.

Keesler AFB ........................................................... MS ........................ Technical Training Center, Equip. Maint.

Malmstrom AFB ...................................................... MT ......................... Base Supply.

Multiple Installations ............................................... Mult ....................... Technical Training, Electronic Printing Training.

McGuire AFB .......................................................... NJ ......................... Military Family Housing Maintenance.

Cannon AFB ........................................................... NM ........................ Military Family Housing Maintenance.

Kirtland AFB ........................................................... NM ........................ Base Supply.

Kirtland AFB ........................................................... NM ........................ PMEL.

Kirtland AFB ........................................................... NM ........................ VEHICLE O&M.

Nellis AFB ............................................................... NV ......................... Military Family Housing Maintenance.

Niagara Falls IAP ................................................... NY ......................... Weather Services.

Niagara Falls IAP ................................................... NY ......................... Base Operating Support.

Wright-Patterson AFB ............................................ OH ........................ Base Operating Support.

Youngstown Municipal Arpt .................................... OH ........................ Base Operating Support.

Tinker AFB ............................................................. OK ......................... Communication Functions.

Greater Pittsburgh Arpt .......................................... PA ......................... Base Operating Support.

Willow Grove NAS .................................................. PA ......................... Base Operating Support.

Brooks AFB ............................................................ TX ......................... Laboratory Support Services.

Carswell AFB .......................................................... TX ......................... Base Operating Support.

Lackland AFB ......................................................... TX ......................... Grounds Maintenance.

Lackland AFB ......................................................... TX ......................... Animal Caretaking.

Laughlin AFB .......................................................... TX ......................... Aircraft Maintenance.

Laughlin AFB .......................................................... TX ......................... Base Communications.

Sheppard AFB ........................................................ TX ......................... Technical Training, Telephone Systems.

Hill AFB .................................................................. UT ......................... Grounds Maintenance.

Hill AFB .................................................................. UT ......................... Recreational Support.

Gen Mitchell Field .................................................. WI ......................... Base Operating Support.

F E Warren AFB ..................................................... WY ........................ Base Supply.
14892 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 60 / Friday, March 28, 1997 / Notices

Carolyn A. Lunsford.

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–7904 Filed 3–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3910–01–P

Department of the Army, Corps of

Engineers

Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental

Impact Statement to Evaluate a Permit

Application by Empire, Ltd.

AGENCY: Corps of Engineers, DoD.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

SUMMARY: Empire, Ltd., of Wood-Ridge,

New Jersey, has submitted an

application for a Department of the

Army permit to discharge 2.5 million

cubic yards of dredged and/or fill

material into 206 acres of waters of the

United States, including wetlands, to

facilitate the construction of a

commercial mall with retail and office

space, hotel, light industrial facilities,

roads, and infrastructure. The discharge

of dredged and/or fill materials into

waters of the United States requires a

Department of the Army Permit

pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and

Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403) and

Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33

U.S.C. 1344). The Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) process will assist the

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

in determining whether to issue or deny

a permit for the project under these

authorities. This action is taking place

in accordance with the USACE

procedures for implementing the

National Environmental Policy Act (33

CFR Parts 230 and 325).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Joseph J. Seebode, Chief, Regulatory

Branch, New York District Corps of

Engineers, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 1937,

New York, New York 10278–0090,

Telephone (212) 264–3996.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Project Description

Empire, Ltd. submitted an application

for a Department of the Army permit to

discharge approximately 2.5 million

cubic yards of dredged and/or fill

material into 206 acres of waters and

wetlands, to create dry land to facilitate

the construction of a major commercial

development project. The project,

known as Meadowlands Mills, would

include a shopping mall, entertainment

center, office complex, hotel, mass

transit center, light industrial facilities,

and associated parking structures and

roadways. The project is proposed to be

developed by Empire, Ltd., and the

Mills Corporation of Arlington, Virginia.

The work is proposed on a 592 acre site

containing wetlands and open waters

adjacent to the Hackensack River within

the Hackensack Meadowlands District

in the Townships of Carlstadt,

Moonachie, and South Hackensack,

Bergen County, New Jersey. The

applicant has submitted a wetlands

mitigation plan with the application

proposing enhancement, creation, and

preservation activities, to establish

approximately 380 acres of higher value

wetlands onsite.

On February 6, 1997, USACE

completed an Environmental

Assessment (EA) under the Corps of

Engineers and Council on

Environmental Quality regulations for

implementing NEPA. The EA was

prepared utilizing information made

available through the public interest

process until that date, including the

issuance of a public notice and the

conduct of two public hearings in the

vicinity of the project. The EA

concluded that USACE will require the

preparation of an Environmental Impact

Statement to process the application.

2. Reasonable Alternatives

In addition to the no action

alternative, reasonable alternatives to be

considered include the following:

a. Off-site alternatives to construction as

proposed

b. On-Site alternatives to construction as

proposed

c. Construction Techniques

3. EIS Scoping

As part of the EIS scoping process,

comments on the proposed scope of the

EIS will be accepted until 45 days after

the publication of this Notice of Intent

in the Federal Register; all comments

should be addressed to the contact

person indicated above. In addition to

receiving written comments, the USACE

will receive oral comments during a

public scoping meeting scheduled for

the latter part of the scoping period.

Notice of the public scoping meeting

will be made through mailings and/or

legal notices in local newspapers.

4. Public Participation in the EIS

Process

The EIS process will provide

opportunities for full participation by

interested federal, state, and local

agencies, as well as other interested

organizations and the general public.

All interested parties are encouraged to

submit their names and addresses to the

contact person indicated above for

inclusion on the distribution list for the

draft and final EIS and any related

public notices.

5. Federal Agency Participation in the

EIS Process

Federal agencies with an interest in

this EIS effort are requested to

participate as cooperating agencies

pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1501.6. All

interested federal agencies are requested

to submit a letter of intent to Colonel

Gary Thomas, Corps of Engineers,

District Engineer.

John R. Hartmann,

Chief, Operations Division.

[FR Doc. 97–7906 Filed 3–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3710–06–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EA–142]

Application To Export Electric Energy;

Eastern Power Distribution, Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

AGENCY: Notice of application.

SUMMARY: Eastern Power Distribution,

Inc. (EPD), a power marketer, has

submitted an application to export

electric energy to Canada pursuant to

section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests

to intervene must be submitted on or

before April 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or

requests to intervene should be

addressed as follows: Office of Coal &

Power Im/Ex (FE–52), Office of Fossil

Energy, U.S. Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585 (FAX 202–287–

5736).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Xavier Puslowski (Program Office) 202–

586–4708 or Michael Skinker (Program

Attorney) 202–586–6667.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of

electricity from the United States to a

foreign country are regulated and

require authorization under section

202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA)

(16 U.S.C. 824a(e)).

On March 7, 1997, EPD filed an

application with the Office of Fossil

Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy

(DOE) for authorization to export

electric energy to Canada as a power

marketer, pursuant to section 202(e) of

the FPA. Specifically, EPD has proposed

to transmit to Canada electric energy

purchased from suppliers in the United

States and Mexico.

EPD would arrange for the exported

energy to be transmitted to Canada, over

the international transmission facilities

owned by Basin Electric Power

Cooperative, Bonneville Power

Administration, Citizens Utilities,