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for these two standards will now be

performed as part of the Cryptographic

Module Validation Program (CMVP).

Accredited Cryptographic Module

Testing (CMT) Laboratories shall

perform testing related to FIPS 113 and

FIPS 171—if applicable—for

cryptographic modules undergoing FIPS

140–1 validation testing, in accordance

with guidance provided by NIST.

A Directory of Conformance Testing

Programs, Products, and Services is

available on the World Wide Web

(WWW) at the Universal Resource

Locator (URL)—http://www.nist.gov/

ctdirectory.html. NIST test suites and

testing procedures are distributed freely

and are accessible from the Directory.

Additional conformance testing

information is available on the URL—

http://www.nist.gov/div897/ctg.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 7, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For FIPS 21–4 and FIPS 69–1: Lynne

S. Rosenthal, National Institute of

Standards and Technology,

Gaithersburg, MD 20899, telephone

(301) 975–3353, e-mail lsr@nist.gov.

For FIPS 113 and FIPS 171: James G.

Foti, National Institute of Standards and

Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899,

telephone (301) 975–5237, e-mail

james.foti@nist.gov.

Authority: Federal Information Processing

Standards Publications (FIPS PUBS) are

issued by the National Institute of Standards

and Technology after approval by the

Secretary of Commerce pursuant to section

5131 of the Information Technology

Management Reform Act of 1996, and the

Computer Security Act of 1987, as amended,

(Pub. L. 104–106).

Dated: April 29, 1998.

Robert E. Hebner,

Acting Deputy Director.

[FR Doc. 98–12140 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

New Transshipment Charges for

Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in the People’s Republic

of China

May 5, 1998.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs charging

transshipments to 1998 limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 7, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori

Mennitt, International Trade Specialist,

Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S.

Department of Commerce, (202) 482–

3400.

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.

In a notice published in the Federal

Register on September 11, 1996 (61 FR

47892), CITA announced that Customs

would be conducting other

investigations of transshipments of

textiles produced in China and exported

to the United States. Based on these

investigations, the U.S. Customs Service

has determined that textile products in

certain categories, produced or

manufactured in China and entered into

the United States with the incorrect

country of origin, were entered in

circumvention of the Bilateral Textile

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

dated February 1, 1997 between the

Governments of the United States and

the People’s Republic of China.

Consultations were held between the

Governments of the United States and

the People’s Republic of China on this

matter November 5–7, 1997 and January

15–16, 1998. Pursuant to paragraph

13(E) of the February 1, 1997 MOU

between the Governments of the United

States and the People’s Republic of

China, the United States may charge

three times the amounts transshipped to

China’s negotiated quantitative limits,

with the amounts distributed equally

over the remaining term of the

agreement. Accordingly, charges will be

made to each of the 1998, 1999 and

2000 quota years for Categories 331,

341, 347/348, 351, 352, 631, 636, 641,

647, 649 and 652. In the letter published

below, the Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to charge the

following amounts to the 1998 quota

levels:

Category Amounts to be

charged

331 ........................... 82,122 dozen pairs.

341 ........................... 80 dozen.

347/348 .................... 518 dozen.

351 ........................... 62 dozen.

352 ........................... 7,692 dozen.

631 ........................... 30,700 dozen pairs.

636 ........................... 101 dozen.

641 ........................... 1,309 dozen.

647 ........................... 25 dozen.

649 ........................... 3,061 dozen.

652 ........................... 6,372 dozen.

U.S. Customs continues to conduct

other investigations of such

transshipments of textiles produced in

China and exported to the United States.

Any charges resulting from these

investigations will be published in the

Federal Register.

The U.S. Government is taking this

action pursuant to the February 1, 1997

MOU between the Governments of the

United States and the People’s Republic

of China.

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 67827, published on

December 30, 1997.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

May 5, 1998.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: To facilitate

implementation of the Bilateral Textile

Memorandum of Understanding dated

February 1, 1997, between the Governments

of the United States and the People’s

Republic of China, I request that, effective on

May 7, 1998, you charge the following

amounts to the following categories for the

1998 restraint period (see directive dated

December 22, 1997):

Category Amounts to be

charged

331 ........................... 82,122 dozen pairs.

341 ........................... 80 dozen.

347/348 .................... 518 dozen.

351 ........................... 62 dozen.

352 ........................... 7,692 dozen.

631 ........................... 30,700 dozen pairs.

636 ........................... 101 dozen.

641 ........................... 1,309 dozen.

647 ........................... 25 dozen.

649 ........................... 3,061 dozen.

652 ........................... 6,372 dozen.

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. 98–12271 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

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