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1Category 313–O: all HTS numbers except

5208.52.3035, 5208.52.4035 and 5209.51.6032.

2Category 314–O: all HTS numbers except

5209.51.6015.

3Category 315–O: all HTS numbers except

5208.52.4055.

4Category 317–O: all HTS numbers except

5208.59.2085.

5Category 326–O: all HTS numbers except

5208.59.2015, 5209.59.0015 and 5211.59.0015.

upon written request or by appointment

in the following offices:

Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13130,

Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301/713–

2289);

Regional Administrator, Northwest

Region, National Marine Fisheries

Service, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way,

NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA

98115–0700;

Regional Administrator, Southwest

Region, National Marine Fisheries

Service, NOAA, 501 West Ocean Blvd.,

Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–

4213;

Regional Administrator, Alaska

Region, National Marine Fisheries

Service, NOAA, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau,

AK 99802–1668;

Regional Administrator, Northeast

Region, National Marine Fisheries

Service, NOAA, One Blackburn Drive,

Gloucester, MA 01930–2298; and

Regional Administrator, Southeast

Region, National Marine Fisheries

Service, NOAA, 9721 Executive Center

Drive, North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702–

2432.

In compliance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial

determination has been made that the

activity proposed is categorically

excluded from the requirement to

prepare an environmental assessment or

environmental impact statement.

Dated: January 14, 1998.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 98–1343 Filed 1–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Amendment of Quota and Visa

Requirements for Discharge Printed

Fabric Produced or Manufactured in

Egypt

January 14, 1998.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs amending

quota and visa requirements.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 22, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Helen L. LeGrande, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural

Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854);

Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1862, as

amended.

In exchange of notes dated December

3, 1997 and December 29, 1997, the

Governments of the United States and

Egypt agreed that discharge printed

fabric classified in Harmonized Tariff

Schedule (HTS) numbers 5208.52.3035,

5208.52.4035, 5209.51.6032 (Category

313), 5209.51.6015 (Category 314),

5208.52.4055 (Category 315),

5208.59.2085 (Category 317),

5208.59.2015, 5209.59.0015 and

5211.59.0015 (Category 326) which is

produced or manufactured in Egypt and

imported on or after January 1, 1998

will no longer be subject to visa

requirements and will not be subject to

1998 limits. The new designation for

Categories 313, 314, 315, 317, 317 and

326 will be part-category 313–O, 314–O,

315–O, 317–O, and 326–O, respectively.

The 1998 quota levels established for

Categories 313, 314, 315, 317 and 326

remain the same for the newly

established part-categories.

Also effective on January 22, 1998,

products in Categories 313, 314, 315,

317 and 326, produced or manufactured

in Egypt and exported from Egypt on or

after January 1, 1998 must be

accompanied by a 313–O, 314–O, 315–

O, 317–O and 326–O part-category visa.

There will be a grace period from

January 1, 1998 through January 31,

1998 during which products exported

from Egypt in Categories 313, 314, 315,

317 and 326 may be accompanied by the

whole or new part-category visa. A visa

will not be required for discharge

printed fabric in Categories 313, 314,

315, 317 and 326 beginning on January

1, 1998, regardless of the date of export.

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to amend the

export quota and visa requirements.

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 52 FR 48857 published on December

28, 1987; 55 FR 49936, published on

December 3, 1990; and 62 FR 67829,

published on December 30, 1997.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

January 14, 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 22, 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 Egypt and exported during

the twelve-month period which began on

January 1, 1998 and extends through

December 31, 1998.

Effective on January 22, 1998, discharge

printed fabric classified in Harmonized Tariff

Schedule (HTS) numbers 5208.52.3035,

5208.52.4035, 5209.51.6032 (Category 313),

5209.51.6015 (Category 314), 5208.52.4055

(Category 315), 5208.59.2085 (Category 317),

5208.59.2015, 5209.59.0015 and

5211.59.0015 (Category 326) which is

produced or manufactured in Egypt and

imported on or after January 1, 1998 will no

longer be subject to visa requirements and

will not be subject to 1998 limits, pursuant

to exchange of notes dated December 3, 1997

and December 29, 1997 between the

governments of the United States and Egypt.

The new designation for Categories 313, 314,

315, 317 and 326 will be Categories 313–O 1,

314–O 2, 315–O 3, 317–O 4 and 326–O 5,

respectively.

The 1998 quota levels established for

Categories 313, 314, 315, 317 and 326 remain

the same for the newly established partCategories 313–O, 314–O, 315–O, 317–O and

326–O.

Also effective on January 22, 1998, you are

directed to amend further the directive dated

December 21, 1987 to require a part-category

visa for Categories 313–O, 314–O, 315–O,

317–O and 326–O, produced or

manufactured in Egypt and exported on or

after January 1, 1998. There will be a grace

period from January 1, 1998 through January

31, 1998 during which products exported

from Egypt in Categories 313, 314, 315, 317

and 326 may be accompanied by the whole

or new part-category visa. A visa will not be

required for discharge printed fabric in

Categories 313, 314, 315, 317 and 326

beginning January 1, 1998, regardless of the

date of export.

Shipments entered or withdrawn from

warehouse according to this directive which
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are not accompanied by an appropriate

export visa shall be denied entry and a new

visa must be obtained.

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,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 98–1359 Filed 1–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Restraint

Limits for Certain Cotton, Wool and

Man-Made Fiber Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in the

Republic of Turkey; Correction

January 14, 1998.

On page 67840 of the document

published in the Federal Register on

December 30, 1997 (62 FR 67839),

second column, correct the 1998

sublimit for Category 313 in the Fabric

Group from 48,114,466 square meters to

49,114,466 square meters.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 98–1358 Filed 1–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Proposed Collection: Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National

and Community Service (CNCS) , as part

of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and respondent burden,

conducts a preclearance consultation

program to provide the general public

and Federal agencies with an

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing collections of

information in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3508(c)(2)(A)). This

program helps to ensure that requested

data can be provided in the desired

format, reporting burden (time and

financial resources) is minimized,

collection instruments are clearly

understood, and the impact of collection

requirement on respondents can be

properly assessed. Currently, the

Corporation for National and

Community Service is soliciting

comments concerning its proposed

revision of the National Service Senior

Corps (NSSC) Project Progress Report

(PPR).

Copies of the information collection

request can be obtained by contacting

the office listed below in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

ADDRESSES section on or before March

15, 1998.

The Corporation for National and

Community Service is particularly

interested in comments which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the Corporation, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

• Enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

• Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submissions

of responses.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Pat Kim,

National Service Senior Corps, Program

Officer, Corporation for National and

Community Service, 1201 New York

Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C., 20525.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pat

Kim, (202) 606–5000, ext. 245.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The Project Progress Report (PPR) was

designed to assure that National Service

Senior Corps (NSSC) grantees address

and fulfill legislated program purposes,

meet agency program management and

grant requirements, and assess progress

toward work plan objectives agreedupon in the granting of the award.

Information is used by agency project

managers to determine that projects are

achieving goals and objectives, identify

technical assistance needed to correct

deficiencies, manage budget variances

and resource issues arising in grants,

track trends requiring changes in

program policies and procedures, and

establish priorities for project

monitoring activities. Established NSSC

grantees submit PPRs twice annually to

their agency project manager. First-year

projects, new components,

demonstrations, and projects

experiencing problems or with

substantial project revisions report

quarterly, as identified in the Notice of

Grant Award agreed to and signed by

the sponsor/grantee.

II. Current Action

The Corporation for National and

Community Service seeks to revise the

current PPR in order to reflect or mirror

changes made in the revised National

Senior Service Corps Grant Application

which received OMB approval in midDecember 1997. All NSSC grantees with

a start date of July 1, 1998 will be

required to use the new Grant

Application. We anticipate making

available to all NSSC grantees, an OMB

approved revised PPR by July of 1998.

The revised PPR will be used by

NSSC grantees to report progress toward

accomplishing work plan goals and

objectives, achieving Government

Performance and Results Act (GPRA)

goals, meeting challenges encountered,

describing significant activities, and

requesting technical assistance.

Information gathered from PPRs will

allow agency project managers to

determine that projects are achieving

goals and objectives outlined in the

Grant Application, compile GPRA data,

assess and monitor programmatic

challenges and significant activities,

identify technical assistance needs, and

assure compliance with legislative

requirements, policies, procedures, and

grant conditions.

Type of Review: 60-Days Review and

Comment.

Agency: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

Title: Project Progress Report.

OMB Number: 3045–0033.

Agency Number: CNCS Form 1020 (9/

96).

Affected Public: Sponsors of National

Senior Service Corps Grants.

Total Respondents: 1245.

Frequency: Semi-annual.

Average Time Per Response: 15.9

hours.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 19,795

hours.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): 0.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for Office of

Management and Budget approval of the

information collection request; they will

also become a matter of public record.