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development (CDQ) program in the

Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI), and

a committee and status report on the

implementation of the multispecies

CDQ program.

9. Status report on the development of

the joint partnership agreement for the

Council’s observer program and final

action to extend existing program.

10. Status report on Council

compliance with the Sustainable

Fisheries Act.

11. Groundfish amendments

scheduled for action are as follows:

a. Final action on an amendment to

ban bottom trawling in the BSAI pollock

fishery.

b. Final action on amendments for

revised overfishing definitions for the

groundfish, salmon, scallop, and BSAI

king and Tanner crab fisheries.

c. Final action on an amendment to

separate Atka mackerel in the BSAI by

season and subarea.

d. Final action on request for

experimental fishing permit.

12. Committee report from the

combined Vessel Bycatch Allowance/

Halibut Mortality Avoidance Program/

Individual Vessel Checklist Program

and further direction to staff.

Although other issues not contained

in this agenda may come before this

Council for discussion, in accordance

with the Magnuson-Stevens Act, those

issues may not be the subject of formal

Council action during the meeting.

Council action will be restricted to those

issues specifically identified in the

agenda listed in this notice.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Helen Allen, 907–

271–2809, at least 7 working days prior

to the meeting date.

Dated: May 19, 1998.

Gary C. Matlock,

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textiles

and Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Indonesia

May 20, 1998.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 27, 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 for 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 67625, published on

December 29, 1997.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

May 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 December 19, 1997, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool,

man–made fiber, silk blend and other

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,

produced or manufactured in Indonesia and

exported during the twelve-month period

which began on January 1, 1998 and extends

through December 31, 1998.

Effective on May 27, 1998, you are directed

to adjust the limits for the categories listed

below, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

Levels in Group I

219 ........................... 9,195,380 square meters.

313–O 2 .................... 14,185,416 square

meters.

314–O 3 .................... 58,831,359 square

meters.

315–O 4 .................... 28,070,013 square

meters.

317–O/617/326–0 5 .. 25,642,902 square

meters of which not

more than 3,834,249

square meters shall

be in 326–O.

331/631 .................... 2,011,739 dozen pairs.

338/339 .................... 1,291,007 dozen.

340/640 .................... 1,479,074 dozen.

341 ........................... 912,581 dozen.

347/348 .................... 1,748,901 dozen.

350/650 .................... 118,668 dozen.

351/651 .................... 516,721 dozen.

625/626/627/628/

629–O 6.

27,198,923 square

meters.

638/639 .................... 1,345,321 dozen.

641 ........................... 2,281,265 dozen.

647/648 .................... 3,164,825 dozen.

1The limit has not been adjusted to account

for any imports exported after December 31,

1997. 2 Category 313–O: all HTS numbers except

5208.52.3035, 5208.52.4035 and

5209.51.6032. 3 Category 314–O: all HTS numbers except

5209.51.6015. 4 Category 315–O: all HTS numbers except

5208.52.4055. 5 Category 617; Category 317–O: all HTS

numbers except 5208.59.2085; Category 326–

O: all HTS numbers except 5208.59.2015,

5209.59.0015 and 5211.59.0015. 6 Categories 625/626/627/628; Category

629–O: all HTS numbers except 5408.34.9085

and 5516.24.0085.

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.

[FR Doc.98–13945 Filed 5–26–98; 8:45 am]

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