Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 79 / Friday, April 24, 1998 / Notices 20381

Dated: April 14, 1998.

James R. Holbein,

U.S. Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 98–10905 Filed 4–23–98; 8:45 am]

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend

and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

the United Arab Emirates

April 20, 1998.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 24, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet Heinzen, 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 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 certain

categories are being adjusted, variously,

for carryover, carryforward and

carryforward used.

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 63528, published on

December 1, 1997.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

April 20, 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 25, 1997, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, manmade fiber, silk blend and other vegetable

fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in the United Arab Emirates

and exported during the twelve-month

period which began on January 1, 1998 and

extends through December 31, 1998.

Effective on April 24, 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

219 ........................... 1,383,806 square meters.

226/313 .................... 2,366,342 square meters.

317 ........................... 38,173,918 square

meters.

326 ........................... 2,233,832 square meters.

334/634 .................... 261,606 dozen.

335/635/835 ............. 184,878 dozen.

336/636 .................... 221,341 dozen.

338/339 .................... 697,520 dozen of

which not more than

437,517 dozen shall

be in Categories

338–S/339–S2.

340/640 .................... 391,604 dozen.

341/641 .................... 378,654 dozen.

342/642 .................... 300,819 dozen.

347/348 .................... 469,245 dozen of

which not more than

240,291 dozen shall

be in Categories

347–T/348–T 3.

351/651 .................... 206,473 dozen.

352 ........................... 398,583 dozen.

363 ........................... 7,158,886 numbers

369–O 4 .................... 735,221 kilograms.

369–S5 .................... 103,651 kilograms.

638/639 .................... 282,015 dozen.

647/648 .................... 404,223 dozen.

847 ........................... 253,815 dozen.

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

31, 1997. 2 Category 338–S: only HTS numbers

6103.22.0050, 6105.10.0010, 6105.10.0030,

6105.90.8010, 6109.10.0027, 6110.20.1025,

6110.20.2040, 6110.20.2065, 6110.90.9068,

6112.11.0030 and 6114.20.0005; Category

339–S: only HTS numbers 6104.22.0060,

6104.29.2049, 6106.10.0010, 6106.10.0030,

6106.90.2510, 6106.90.3010, 6109.10.0070,

6110.20.1030, 6110.20.2045, 6110.20.2075,

6110.90.9070, 6112.11.0040, 6114.20.0010

and 6117.90.9020.

3 Category 347–T: only HTS numbers

6103.19.2015, 6103.19.9020, 6103.22.0030,

6103.42.1020, 6103.42.1040, 6103.49.8010,

6112.11.0050, 6113.00.9038, 6203.19.1020,

6203.19.9020, 6203.22.3020, 6203.42.4005,

6203.42.4010, 6203.42.4015, 6203.42.4025,

6203.42.4035, 6203.42.4045, 6203.49.8020,

6210.40.9033, 6211.20.1520, 6211.20.3810

and 6211.32.0040; Category 348–T: only HTS

numbers 6104.12.0030, 6104.19.8030,

6104.22.0040, 6104.29.2034, 6104.62.2006,

6104.62.2011, 6104.62.2026, 6104.62.2028,

6104.69.8022, 6112.11.0060, 6113.00.9042,

6117.90.9060, 6204.12.0030, 6204.19.8030,

6204.22.3040, 6204.29.4034, 6204.62.3000,

6204.62.4005, 6204.62.4010, 6204.62.4020,

6204.62.4030, 6204.62.4040, 6204.62.4050,

6204.69.6010, 6304.69.9010. 6210.50.9060,

6211.20.1550, 6211.20.6810, 6211.42.0030

and 6217.90.9050. 4 Category 369–O: all HTS numbers except

6307.10.2005 (Category 369–S);

5601.10.1000, 5601.21.0090, 5701.90.1020,

5701.90.2020, 5702.10.9020, 5702.39.2010,

5702.49.1020, 5702.49.1080, 5702.59.1000,

5702.99.1010, 5702.99.1090, 5705.00.2020

and 6406.10.7700. 5 Category 369–S: only HTS number

6307.10.2005.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that

these actions fall 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Board of Visitors Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense

Acquisition University.

ACTION: Board of Visitors meeting.

SUMMARY: The next meeting of the

Defense Acquisition University (DAU)

Board of Visitors (BoV) will be held at

the Institute for Defense Analyses, 1801

N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, Virginia

on Tuesday May 19, 1998 from 0830

until 1600. The purpose of this meeting

is to report back to the BoV on

continuing items of interest and discuss

the DAU curriculum development

interface with the DoD Functional

Boards. The agenda will include

continuing discussions concerning

acquisition research, consolidation of

the DAU structure into a unified

educational institute, and an update on

DAU distance learning efforts.

The meeting is open to the public;

however, because of space limitations,

allocation of seating will be made on a

first-come, first served basis. Persons

desiring to attend the meeting should

call Mr. John Michel at 703.845.6756.
20382 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 79 / Friday, April 24, 1998 / Notices

Dated: April 17, 1998.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Liaison Officer,

Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 98–10885 Filed 4–23–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Meeting of the President’s Security

Policy Advisory Board Action Notice

SUMMARY: The President’s Security

Policy Advisory Board has been

established pursuant to Presidential

Decision Directive/NSC–29, which was

signed by the President on September

16, 1994.

The Board will advise the President

on proposed legislative initiatives and

executive orders pertaining to U.S.

security policy, procedures and

practices as developed by the U.S.

Security Policy Board, and will function

as a federal advisory committee in

accordance with the provisions of Pub.

L. 92–463, the ‘‘Federal Advisory

Committee Act.’’

The President has appointed from the

private sector, three or five Board

members each with a prominent

background and expertise related to

security policy matters. General Larry

Welch, USAF (Ret.) will chair the

Board. Other members include: Rear

Admiral Thomas Brooks, USN (Ret.) and

Ms. Nina Stewart.

The next meeting of the Board will be

held on 18 May 1998, at 1400 hours at

the Omni Hotel, 2727 West Club Drive,

Tucson, Arizona, 85742. The meeting

will be open to the public.

For further information please contact

Mr. Terence Thompson, telephone: 703–

602–1098.

Dated: April 20, 1998.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 98–10884 Filed 4–23–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Revised Non-Foreign Overseas Per

Diem Rates

AGENCY: DoD, Per Diem, Travel and

Transportation Allowance Committee.

ACTION: Notice of Revised Non-Foreign

Overseas Per Diem Rates.

SUMMARY: The Per Diem, Travel and

Transportation Allowance Committee is

publishing Civilian Personnel Per Diem

Bulletin Number 199. This bulletin lists

revisions in the per diem rates

prescribed for U.S. Government

employees for official travel in Alaska,

Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Northern

Mariana Islands and Possessions of the

United States. AEA changes announced

in Bulletin Number 194 remain in effect.

Bulletin Number 199 is being published

in the Federal Register to assure that

travelers are paid per diem at the most

current rates.

EFFECTIVE DATES: May 1, 1998.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

document gives notice of revisions in

per diem rates prescribed by the Per

Diem Travel and Transportation

Allowance Committee for non-foreign

areas outside the continental United

States. It supersedes Civilian Personnel

Per Diem Bulletin Number 198.

Distribution of Civilian Personnel Per

Diem Bulletins by mail was

discontinued. Per Diem Bulletins

published periodically in the Federal

Register now constitute the only

notification of revisions in per diem

rates to agencies and establishments

outside the Department of Defense. For

more information or questions about per

diem rates, please contact your local

travel office. The text of the Bulletin

follows:

Dated: April 20, 1998.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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