19244 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 74 / Friday, April 17, 1998 / Notices

This action has been determined to be

not significant for purposes of E.O.

12866.

Cooperative agreements awarded

pursuant to pertinent statutes shall be in

accordance with the Fisheries Research

Plan (comprehensive program of

fisheries research) in effect on the date

of the award.

Federal participation under the

MARFIN Program may include the

assignment of DOC scientific personnel

and equipment. Reasonable, negotiated

financial compensation will be provided

under awards for the work of eligible

grantee workers. Information-collection

requirements contained in this notice

have been approved by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB control

number 0648–0175, 0348–0043 and

0348–0046) under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act.

Notwithstanding any other provision

of law, no person is required to respond

to, nor shall any person be subject to a

penalty for failure to comply with, a

collection of information subject to the

requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act unless that collection of

information displays a currently valid

OMB control number.

Public reporting burden for agencyspecific collection-of- information

elements, exclusive of requirements

specified under applicable OMB

circulars, is estimated to average 4 hours

per response, including the time for

reviewing instructions, searching

existing data sources, gathering and

maintaining the data needed, and

completing and reviewing the collection

of information. Send comments

regarding this reporting burden estimate

or any other aspect of this collection of

information, including suggestions for

reducing the burden, to NMFS (see

ADDRESSES).

Dated: April 10, 1998.

Rolland A. Schmitten,

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Services.

[FR Doc. 98–10137 Filed 4–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits and

Increase of a Guaranteed Access Level

for Certain Cotton, Wool and ManMade Fiber Textile Products Produced

or Manufactured in Costa Rica

April 13, 1998.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

import limits and increasing a

guaranteed access level.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 17, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy

Unger, International Trade Specialist,

Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S.

Department of Commerce, (202) 482–

4212. For information on the quota

status of these levels, refer to the Quota

Status Reports posted on the bulletin

boards of each Customs port or call

(202) 927–5850. For information on

embargoes and quota re-openings, call

(202) 482–3715.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural

Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854);

Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as

amended.

The current limits for Categories 443

and 447 are being increased for swing,

reducing the limits for Categories 340/

640 and 342/642, respectively. Also,

upon a request from the Government of

Costa Rica, the U.S. Government has

agreed to increase the current

guaranteed access level for Category

447.

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 66057,

published on December 17, 1997). Also

see 62 FR 63520, published on

December 1, 1997.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

April 13, 1998.

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 November 24, 1997, 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 Costa Rica and exported

during the twelve-month period which began

on January 1, 1998 and extends through

December 31, 1998.

Effective on April 17, 1998, you are

directed to adjust the limits for the following

categories, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

340/640 .................... 1,044,155 dozen.

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

342/642 .................... 385,679 dozen.

443 ........................... 230,187 numbers.

447 ........................... 12,411 dozen.

1The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December

31, 1997.

The current guaranteed access level (GAL)

for Category 447 is being increased to 19,000

dozen. The GALs for Categories 340/640,

342/642 and 443 remain unchanged.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that

these actions fall 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. 98–10205 Filed 4–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

COMMISSION

Commission Agenda and Priorities;

Public Hearing

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

SUMMARY: The Commission will conduct

a public hearing to receive views from

all interested parties about its agenda

and priorities for Commission attention

during fiscal year 2000, which begins

October 1, 1999. Participation by

members of the public is invited.

Written comments and oral

presentations concerning the

Commission’s agenda and priorities for

fiscal year 2000 will become part of the

public record.

DATES: The hearing will begin at 10 a.m.

on May 21, 1998. Written comments and

requests from members of the public

desiring to make oral presentations must

be received by the Office of the

Secretary no later than May 7, 1998.

Persons desiring to make oral

presentations at this hearing must

submit a written text of their

presentations no later than May 14,

1998.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be in room

420 of the East-West Towers Building,

4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda,

Maryland 20814. Written comments,

requests to make oral presentations, and

texts of oral presentations should be

captioned ‘‘Agenda and Priorities’’ and

mailed to the Office of the Secretary,

Consumer Product Safety Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20207, or delivered to