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revoke pursuant to this notice, the

Department will not revoke the order.

Countervailing duty orders

Brazil:

Pig Iron (C–351–062) ........ 04/04/80

45 FR 23045

Norway:

Atlantic Salmon (C–403–

802).

04/12/91

56 FR 14921

Peru:

Pompon Chrysanthemums

(C–333–601).

04/23/87

52 FR 13491

Opportunity to Object

Not later than the last day of April

1997, domestic interested parties may

object to the Department’s intent to

revoke these countervailing duty orders.

Any submission objecting to a

revocation must contain the name and

case number of the order and a

statement that explains how the

objecting party qualifies as a domestic

interested party under § 355.2(i)(3),

(i)(4), (i)(5), or (i)(6) of the Department’s

regulations.

Seven copies of any such objections

should be submitted to the Assistant

Secretary for Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Room B–099, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230.

This notice is in accordance with 19

CFR 355.25 (d)(4)(i).

Dated: March 25, 1997.

Jeffrey P. Bialos,

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–8260 Filed 3–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–M

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Program

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before June 2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct written comments to

Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington

D.C. 20230. Phone number: (202) 482–

3272.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Roger Kilmer,

Manufacturing Extension Partnership,

Building 301, Room C–121, National

Institute of Standards and Technology,

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, 301–

975–5020 phone, and 301–963–6556

fax, mepinfo@mep.nist.gov e-mail.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

This submission under the Paperwork

Reduction Act represents a request for

extension of a currently approved

collection by the U.S. Department of

Commerce’s National Institute of

Standards and Technology (NIST).

The Manufacturing Extension

Partnership (ME) is a nationwide system

of services and support for smaller

manufacturers giving them

unprecedented access to new

technologies, resources, and expertise.

Sponsored by NIST, the MEP is

comprised of a network of locally-based

manufacturing extension centers

working with small manufacturers to

help them improve their manufacturing

competitiveness.

Applicants must submit proposals

which provide requested information

specific to each particular solicitation.

NIST evaluates these proposals

according to published criteria to

determine which applicants will receive

awards.

II. Method of Collection

Applicant submission of proposals in

response to solicitations published in

the Federal Register and/or Commerce

Business Daily. Information is provided

in written form.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0693–0005.

Form Number: Not Applicable.

Type of Review: Regular submission

for an extension of a currently approved

collection.

Affected Public: Eligible organizations

that choose to respond to published

solicitations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

250.

Estimated Time Per Response: 40

hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 10,000 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The

estimate of the total annual cost for this

survey is $1,000,000 (10,000 x $100 per

hour). There are no capital costs for

responding.

IV. Requests for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and costs) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they will also become a matter of public

record.

Dated: March 26, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–8122 Filed 3–31–97 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE: 3510–13–P

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 031897B]

Advisory Committee to the U.S.

Section to the International

Commission for the Conservation of

Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT); Spring

Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee to

the U.S. Section to ICCAT will hold its

spring meeting with its Species Working

Groups on April 22–24, 1997.

DATES: The open sessions of the

Committee will be held on April 22,

1997, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.; on April

23, 1997, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.; and on

April 24, 1997, from 9:45 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Closed meetings of the Species Working

Groups will be held on April 23, 1997,

from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The closed session

of the Advisory Committee will be held

on April 24, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:45

a.m.
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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Holiday Inn located at 8777 Georgia

Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim

Blankenbeker, (301) 713-2276.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section

to ICCAT will meet in open session to

discuss (1) the 1996 ICCAT meeting

accomplishments, (2) 1997 management

and research activities regarding

Atlantic highly migratory species, (3)

trade and compliance issues, (4) the

results of the Committee’s species

working groups meetings, (5)

implementation of provisions of the

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act, and

(6) other matters relating to the

international management of ICCAT

species. While the public will have

access to the open sessions of the

meeting, there will be no opportunity

for public comment. Sessions of the

Advisory Committee’s Species Working

Groups will not be open to the public

but the results of those discussions will

be reported to the full Advisory

Committee during the Committee’s open

session in the afternoon of April 24. In

addition, the Advisory Committee will

meet in closed session the morning of

April 24 to discuss internal operational

matters. Accordingly, the determination

has been made that the Committee shall

go into executive session at that time.

The meeting locations are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Kim Blankenbeker

at (301) 713–2276 at least 5 days prior

to the meeting date.

Dated: May 26, 1997.

Bruce Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–8119 Filed 3–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Consolidation and Amendment of

Export Visa Requirements to Include

the Electronic Visa Information System

for Certain Silk Apparel, 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

March 27, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs consolidating

and 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).

In a Memorandum of Understanding

dated February 1, 1997, the

Governments of the United States and

the People’s Republic of China agreed to

amend the existing visa arrangements

for silk apparel and textile products,

produced or manufactured in China and

exported on and after April 1, 1997. The

amended arrangement consolidates

existing provisions and new provisions

for the Electronic Visa Information

System (ELVIS). In addition to the

ELVIS requirements, shipments will

continue to be accompanied by an

original visa stamped on the front of the

original commercial invoice issued by

the Government of the People’s

Republic of China.

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to amend the

existing visa requirements for silk

apparel and textile products, produced

or manufactured in China and exported

on and after April 1, 1997.

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 62 FR 66263,

published on December 17, 1996). Also

see 59 FR 35324, published on July 11,

1994; and 60 FR 22567, published on

May 8, 1995.

Interested persons are advised to take

all necessary steps to ensure that textile

products that are entered into the

United States for consumption, or

withdrawn from warehouse for

consumption, will meet the visa

requirements set forth in the letter

published below to the Commissioner of

Customs.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

March 27, 1997.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive

amends, but does not cancel, the directives

issued to you on July 5, 1994, as amended,

and May 3, 1995, as amended, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements, that directed you to

prohibit entry of certain silk apparel, cotton,

wool, man-made fiber, silk blend and other

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,

produced or manufactured in China for

which the Government of the People’s

Republic of China has not issued an

appropriate export visa.

Under the terms of section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7

U.S.C. 1854); pursuant to a Memorandum of

Understanding dated February 1, 1997,

between the Governments of the United

States and the People’s Republic of China;

and in accordance with the provisions of

Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as

amended, you are directed to prohibit,

effective on April 1, 1997, entry into the

Customs territory of the United States (i.e.,

the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) for

consumption and withdrawal from

warehouse for consumption of cotton, wool,

man-made fiber, silk blend and other

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products in

Categories 200–239, 300–369, 400–469, 600–

670 and 800–899, including part categories

and merged categories; and silk apparel in

Categories 733–736, 738–748, 750–752 and

758–759, produced or manufactured in China

and exported on and after April 1, 1997 for

which the Government of the People’s

Republic of China has not issued an

appropriate export visa or Electronic Visa

Information System (ELVIS) transmission

fully described below. Should additional

categories, part categories or merged

categories be added to the bilateral agreement

or become subject to import quota the entire

category(s), part category(s) or merged

category(s) shall be included in the coverage

of this arrangement.

A visa must accompany each commercial

shipment of the aforementioned textile

products. A circular stamped marking in blue

ink will appear on the front of the original

textile export license/commercial invoice or

successor document. The license will be

printed on a colored guilloche patterned

background. The original visa shall not be

stamped on duplicate copies of the invoice.