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Larry Six at (503) 326–6352 at least 5

days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: May 1, 1998.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–12252 Filed 5–7–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMISSION ON THE ADVANCEMENT

OF FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hearings

AGENCY: Commission on the

Advancement of Federal Law

Enforcement.

ACTION: Notice of Public Hearings.

TIMES AND DATES: Monday, May 18,

1998; 9:00 A.M.–2:00 P.M.; Monday,

June 22, 1998; 9:00 A.M.–4:00 P.M.;

Tuesday, June 23, 9:00 A.M.–12:00

Noon; Thursday, July 9, 1998; 9:00

A.M.–4:00 P.M.; Friday, July 10, 1998;

9:00 A.M.–12:00 Noon; Monday, August

24, 1998; 9:00 A.M.–4:00 P.M.; Tuesday,

August 25, 1998; 9:00 A.M.–12:00 Noon;

Monday, September 14, 1998; 9:00

A.M.–4:00 P.M.; Tuesday, September

15, 1998; 9:00 A.M.–4:00 P.M.; Hearing

dates for October, November and

December, 1998 have yet to be

determined.

SUMMARY: The Commission on the

Advancement of Federal Law

Enforcement was created by the

Congress in Section 806 of Public Law

104–132, more commonly known as the

Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death

Penalty Act of 1996. Congress’ charge to

the Commission is extremely broad and

directs the Commission to ‘‘review,

ascertain, evaluate, report and

recommend’’ action to the Congress on

a broad array of issues affecting federal

law enforcement priorities for the 21st

century. The Commission’s report will

include recommendations for

administrative and legislative action

that the Commission considers

advisable on the issues it is evaluating.

The Commission announces its hearing

schedule, thereby notifying the general

public of their opportunity to attend the

hearings and to offer testimony. These

public hearings are designed to give the

Commission the considered views of

those testifying to assist the Commission

in the preparation of its report and to

give interested parties the opportunity

to present to the Commission

information that these parties believe

will assist the Commission in its task.

The Commission will include in its

study of the various federal law

enforcement entities their respective

functions, programs, responsibilities,

and jurisdictions, along with questions

involving their training, coordination,

and their interaction with each other, as

well as with state and local law

enforcement bodies.

Date and Time: Monday, May 18,

1998; 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Location: The American Chemical

Society (Othmer Hall) 1155 M Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.

Date and Time: Monday, June 22,

1998; 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Tuesday,

June 23, 1998; 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon.

Location: Embassy Suites Hotel, 1250

22nd Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20037.

Date and Time: Thursday, July 9,

1998; 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Friday,

July 10, 1998; 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon.

Location: The American Chemical

Society (Othmer Hall), 1155 M Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.

Date and Time: Monday, August 24,

1998; 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., Tuesday,

August 25, 1998; 9:00 A.M. to 12:00

Noon.

Location: The American Chemical

Society (Othmer Hall), 1155 M Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.

Date and Time: Monday, September

14, 1998; 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.,

Tuesday, September 15, 1998; 9:00 A.M.

to 4:00 P.M.

Location: The Latham Hotel

(Georgetown) 3000 M Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carmelita Pratt, Administrative Officer,

Commission on the Advancement of

Federal Law Enforcement, 1615 M

Street, N.W., Suite 240, Washington,

D.C. 20036. Telephone (202) 634–6501.

Facsimile: (202) 634–6038.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Commission on the Advancement of

Federal Law Enforcement was

established by Public Law 104–132,

dated April 24, 1996.

Carmelita Pratt,

Administrative Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–12273 Filed 5–7–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–DK–M

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

the Dominican Republic

May 4, 1998.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 8, 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 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 swing and special shift.

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 67622, published on

December 29, 1997.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

May 4, 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 December 19, 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 the Dominican Republic

and exported during the twelve-month

period beginning on January 1, 1998 and

extending through December 31, 1998.

Effective on May 8, 1998, you are directed

to adjust the current limits for the following

categories, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

338/638 .................... 1,007,499 dozen.

339/639 .................... 988,740 dozen.

342/642 .................... 550,836 dozen.
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Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

347/348/647/648 ...... 2,244,019 dozen of

which not more than

1,148,820 dozen

shall be in Categories 647/648.

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

31, 1997.

The guaranteed access levels for the

foregoing categories 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. 98–12270 Filed 5–7–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

[OMB Control Number 0704–0341]

Information Collection Requirements;

Acquisition of Information Technology

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments regarding a proposed

extension of an approved information

collection requirement.

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35), DoD announces the

proposed extension of a public

information collection requirement and

seeks public comment on the provisions

thereof. 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 will have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the estimate of the

burden of the proposed information

collection; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden of the

information collection on respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology. This

information collection requirement is

currently approved by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for use

through September 30, 1998. DoD

proposes that OMB extend its approval

for use through September 30, 2001.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all

comments received by July 7, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection requirement

should be sent to: Defense Acquisition

Regulations Council, Attn: Mr. Michael

Pelkey, PDUSD(A&T)DP(DAR), IMD

3D139, 3062 Defense Pentagon,

Washington, DC 20301–3062. Telefax

(703) 602–0350. Please cite OMB

Control Number 0704–0341 in all

correspondence related to this issue.

Comments may also be provided

electronically by e-mailing the

comments to dfars@acq.osd.mil. Please

include OMB Control Number 0704–

0341 in the subject line of the e-mail.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Michael Pelkey, at (703) 602–0131.

A copy of this information collection

requirement is available electronically

via the Internet at: http://www.dtic.mil/

dfars/ paper copies may be obtained

from Mr. Michael Pelkey,

PDUSD(A&T)(DP(DAR), IMD 3D139,

3062 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC

20301–3062.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title, Associated Form, and OMB

Number: Defense Federal Acquisition

Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part

239, Acquisition of Information

Technology, and the associated clauses

at DFARS 252.239–7000 and 252.239–

7006; no form is used for this

information collection; OMB Number

0704–0341.

Needs and Uses: This requirement

provides for the collection of necessary

information from contractors regarding

security requirements applicable to

computers used for processing of

classified information; tariffs pertaining

to telecommunications services; and

proposals from common carriers to

perform special construction under

contracts for telecommunications

services. The information is used by

contracting officers and other DoD

personnel to ensure that computer

systems are adequate to protect against

unauthorized release of classified

information; to participate in the

establishment of tariffs for

telecommunications services; and to

establish reasonable prices for special

construction by common carriers.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit and not-for-profit institutions.

Annual Burden Hours: 2,110.

Number of Responses: 1,871.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.02.

Average Burden Per Response: 1.13

hours.

Frequency: On occasion.

Summary of Information Collection

The clause at DFARS 252.239–7000,

Protection Against Compromising

Emanations, requires that the contractor

provide, upon request of the contracting

officer, documentation supporting the

accreditation of the computer system to

meet the appropriate security

requirements.

The clause at DFARS 252.239–7006,

Tariff Information, requires that the

contractor provide, upon request of the

contracting officer, a copy of the

contractor’s existing tariffs; before filing,

a copy of any application to a Federal,

State, or other regulatory agency for new

rates, charges, services, or regulations

relating to any tariff or any of the

facilities or services to be furnished

solely or primarily to the Government,

and, upon request, a copy of all

information, material, and data

developed or prepared in support of or

in connection with such an application;

and a notification to the contracting

officer of any application submitted by

anyone other than the contractor that

may affect the rate or conditions of

services under the agreement or

contract.

DFARS 239.7408 requires that a

detailed special construction proposal

be obtained from a common carrier that

submits a proposal or quotation that has

special construction requirements

related to the performance of basic

telecommunications services.

Michele P. Peterson,

Executive Editor, Defense Acquisition

Regulations Council.

[FR Doc. 98–12267 Filed 5–7–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

International Energy Agency Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Subject to timely enactment

of legislation to reinstate the antitrust

defense under section 252 of the Energy

Policy and Conservation Act, a meeting

of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to

the International Energy Agency (IEA)

will be held on May 15, 1998, at the

IEA’s headquarters in Paris, France to

permit attendance by representatives of

U.S. company members of the IAB at a

meeting of the IEA’s Standing Group on

Emergency Questions (SEQ).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Samuel M. Bradley, Acting Assistant

General Counsel for International and

Legal Policy, Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20585, 202–586–6738.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Subject to

timely enactment of legislation to