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11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.—Receive a

report of the Data Collection Committee.

11:45 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.—Receive a

report of the Law Enforcement

Committee.

12:00 noon - 12:15 p.m.—Receive a

report on the South Atlantic Fishery

Management Council Liaison.

12:15 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.—Receive a

report of the International Commission

for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas

Advisory Committee.

12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.—Receive

Enforcement Reports.

1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.— Receive

Director’s Reports.

1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.—Other business

to be discussed.

Committees

May 12

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.—Convene the

Data Collection Committee to review the

procedures that will be used by NMFS

in monitoring recreational red snapper

landings and closing that fishery when

the quota is taken.

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.—Convene the

Shrimp Management Committee to

review restoration scenarios for the red

snapper stock provided that several

additional types of bycatch reduction

devices are allowed in shrimp trawls

and the prognosis for the upcoming

brown shrimp season in Louisiana.

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.—Convene the

Law Enforcement Committee to review

the NOAA Penalty Schedule Meeting

Discussion and the Law Enforcement

Advisory Panel (AP) comments.

May 13

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.—Convene the

Reef Fish Management Committee

(Committee) to review

recommendations on Draft Amendment

15 by the public from hearings and

letters, the Red Snapper AP, the Reef

Fish AP, the Law Enforcement AP, the

Scientific and Statistical Committee

(SSC) and by NMFS. Following its

review, the Committee will develop its

recommendations to the Council. The

Committee will also review a stock

assessment panel report on vermilion

snapper and public comments on a

scoping document for amberjacks.

1:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.—Convene the

Mackerel Management Committee to

review the Stock Assessment Panel

report, the Socioeconomic Panel report,

and the recommendations of the

Mackerel AP and SSC before developing

its recommendations to the Council. It

will also review a preliminary options

paper for the next amendment to the

fishery management plan for the

mackerel fishery and reporting of

landings.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Anne Alford at the

Council (see ADDRESSES) by May 5,

1997.

Dated: April 11, 1997.

Gary C. Matlock,

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 041497B]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of modification 1 to

permit 991 (P599).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

NMFS has issued a modification to a

permit that authorizes takes of an

Endangered Species Act-listed species

for the purpose of scientific research,

subject to certain conditions set forth

therein, to the California Department of

Water Resources in Sacramento, CA

(CDWR).

ADDRESSES: The application and related

documents are available for review in

the following offices, by appointment:

Office of Protected Resources, F/PR3,

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver

Spring, MD 20910–3226 (301-713-1401);

and

Protected Species Division, NMFS,

777 Sonoma Avenue, Room 325, Santa

Rosa, CA 95404–6528 (707–575–6066).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

modification to a permit was issued

under the authority of section 10 of the

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA)

(16 U.S.C. 1531–1543) and the NMFS

regulations governing ESA-listed fish

and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 217–

222).

Notice was published on December

30, 1996 (61 FR 68721) that an

application had been filed by CDWR

(P599) for modification 1 to permit 991.

Modification 1 to permit 991 was issued

to CDWR on March 24, 1997. Permit 991

authorizes CDWR takes of juvenile,

endangered, Sacramento River winterrun chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus

tshawytscha) associated with scientific

research. For modification 1 to permit

991, CDWR is authorized an annual take

of juvenile, ESA-listed fish associated

with a fisheries study of the Yolo

Bypass, a floodplain adjacent to the

Sacramento River where large numbers

of salmon are trapped when high flows

recede. Study results will be used to

provide recommendations for ecosystem

restoration options, to identify actions

to minimize adverse effects to juvenile

salmon, and to make habitat restoration

efforts as harmless to fish as possible.

Modification 1 is valid for the duration

of the permit. Permit 991 expires on

June 30, 1999.

Issuance of the permit modification,

as required by the ESA, was based on

a finding that such action: (1) Was

requested in good faith, (2) will not

operate to the disadvantage of the ESAlisted species that is the subject of the

permit, and (3) is consistent with the

purposes and policies set forth in

section 2 of the ESA and the NMFS

regulations governing ESA-listed

species permits.

Dated: April 14, 1997.

Robert C. Ziobro,

Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 040297B]

Marine Mammals; Permit No. 838

(P535)

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Scientific research permit

amendment.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a

request for amendment of scientific

research permit no. 838 submitted by

Dr. Stephen Insley, Smithsonian

Institution, National Zoological Park,

Dept. Zoological Research, Washington,

DC 20008, has been granted.

ADDRESSES: The amendment 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, Suite 13130, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301/712–2289); and
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Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O.

Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668

(907/568–7221).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

February 27, 1997, notice was published

in the Federal Register (62 FR 8929)

that an amendment of permit no. 838,

issued May 17, 1993 (58 FR 29810), had

been requested by the above-named

individual. The requested amendment

has been granted under the authority of

the Marine Mammal Protection Act of

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et

seq.), and the provisions of § 216.33 of

the Regulations Governing the Taking

and Importing of Marine Mammals (50

CFR part 216).

Dated: April 10, 1997.

Ann Terbush,

Chief, Permits & Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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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 Cotton, Wool, Man-Made

Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable

Fiber Textiles and Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in Malaysia

April 11, 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: May 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross

Arnold, 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); Uruguay Round Agreements

Act.

In exchange of notes, the

Governments of the United States and

Malaysia agreed to amend the existing

visa arrangement for textile products,

produced or manufactured in Malaysia

and exported on and after May 1, 1997.

The amended arrangement consolidates

existing and new provisions of the

export visa arrangement, including

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 Malaysia. Goods

which currently require an exempt

certificate shall not require an ELVIS

transmission, but will continue to

require the exempt certificate.

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to amend the

existing visa requirements for textile

products produced or manufactured in

Malaysia and exported on and after May

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 61 FR 66263,

published on December 17, 1996). Also

see 52 FR 32158, published on August

26, 1987.

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

April 11, 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 August 20, 1987, as

amended, by the Chairman, Committee for

the Implementation of Textile Agreements,

that directed you to prohibit entry of certain

cotton, wool, man-made fiber, silk blend and

other vegetable fiber textiles and textile

products, produced or manufactured in

Malaysia for which the Government of

Malaysia has not issued an appropriate

export visa or exempt certification.

Under the terms of section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7

U.S.C. 1854); and pursuant to the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act, the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC)

and the Export Visa Arrangement, effected by

exchange of notes between the Governments

of the United States and Malaysia; and in

accordance with the provisions of Executive

Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended,

you are directed to prohibit, effective on May

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 831–859, including

part categories and merged categories (see

Annex A), produced or manufactured in

Malaysia and exported on and after May 1,

1997 for which the Government of Malaysia

has not issued an appropriate export visa,

exempt certification or Electronic Visa

Information System (ELVIS) transmission

fully described below. Shipments covering

merchandise in Categories 800–810 and 863–

899 do not require a visa. Should additional

categories, part categories or merged

categories 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

commercial invoice. The original visa shall

not be stamped on duplicate copies of the

invoice. The original invoice with the

original visa stamp will be required to enter

the shipment into the United States.

Duplicates of the invoice and/or visa may not

be used for this purpose.

Each visa stamp shall include the

following information:

1.The visa number. The visa number shall

be in the standard nine digit letter format,

beginning with one numeric digit for the last

digit of the year of export, followed by the

two character alpha country code specified

by the International Organization for

Standardization (ISO) (the code for Malaysia

is ‘‘MY’’), and a six digit numerical serial

number identifying the shipment; e.g.,

7MY123456.

2.The date of issuance. The date of

issuance shall be the day, month and year on

which the visa was issued.

3.The original signature of the issuing

official of the Government of Malaysia.

4.The correct category(s), merged

category(s), part category(s), quantity(s) and

unit(s) of quantity in the shipment as set

forth in the U.S. Department of Commerce

Correlation and in the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States, annotated,

shall be reported in the spaces provided

within the visa stamp (e.g., ‘‘Cat. 340–510

DOZ’’).

Quantities must be stated in whole

numbers. Decimals or fractions will not be

accepted. Merged category quota

merchandise may be accompanied by either

the appropriate merged category visa or the

correct category visa corresponding to the

actual shipment (e.g., Categories 347/348

may be visaed as 347/348 or if the shipment

consists solely of Category 347 merchandise,

the shipment may be visaed as ‘‘Category

347,’’ but not as ‘‘Category 348’’).

U.S. Customs shall not permit entry if the

shipment does not have a visa, or if the visa

number, date of issuance, signature, category,

quantity or units of quantity are missing,

incorrect or illegible, or have been crossed

out or altered in any way. If the quantity

indicated on the visa is less than that of the