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[FR Doc. 98–19657 Filed 7–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–60–P

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk

Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber

Textiles and Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in the

People’s Republic of China

July 17, 1998.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs increasing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 23, 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 increased for

carryover.

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

July 17, 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,

man-made fiber, silk blend and other

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,

produced or manufactured in China and

exported during the twelve-month period

which began on January 1, 1998 and extends

through December 31, 1998.

Effective on July 23, 1998, you are directed

to increase the limits for the following

categories, as provided for under the terms of

the current bilateral textile agreement

between the Governments of the United

States and the People’s Republic of China:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

Group I.

200, 218, 219, 226,

237, 239, 300/301,

313–315, 317/326,

331, 333–336,

338/339, 340–342,

345, 347/348,

350–352, 359–C 2,

359–V3, 360–363,

369–D 4, 369–H 5,

369–L 6, 410, 433–

436, 438, 440,

442–444, 445/446,

447, 448, 607,

611, 613–615,

617, 631, 633–

636, 638/639,

640–643, 644/844,

645/646, 647–652,

659–C 7, 659–H 8,

659–S9, 666,

669–P10, 670–

L 11, 831, 833,

835, 836, 840, 842

and 845–847, as a

group.

1,504,205,371 square

meters equivalent.

Sublevels in Group I

219 ........................... 2,416,741 square meters.

239 ........................... 3,023,617 kilograms.

300/301 .................... 2,298,967 kilograms.

313 ........................... 42,261,345 square

meters.

317/326 .................... 21,364,685 square

meters of which not

more than 4,087,485

square meters shall

be in Category 326.

333 ........................... 98,168 dozen.

336 ........................... 173,072 dozen.

338/339 .................... 2,368,781 dozen of

which not more than

1,710,282 dozen

shall be in Categories 338–S/339–

S12.

341 ........................... 684,604 dozen of

which not more than

411,687 dozen shall

be in Category 341–

Y13.

342 ........................... 271,931 dozen.

359–V ...................... 890,997 kilograms.

360 ........................... 7,765,552 numbers of

which not more than

5,192,996 numbers

shall be in Category

360–P14.

369–H ...................... 4,998,261 kilograms.

369–L ....................... 3,323,008 kilograms.
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Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

410 ........................... 1,008,939 square meters of which not

more than 808,774

square meters shall

be in Category 410–

A15 and not more

than 808,774 square

meters shall be in

Category 410–B16.

435 ........................... 24,852 dozen.

436 ........................... 15,311 dozen.

440 ........................... 38,279 dozen of which

not more than

21,873 dozen shall

be in Category 440–

M 17.

442 ........................... 40,520 dozen.

448 ........................... 22,610 dozen.

607 ........................... 3,256,193 kilograms.

613 ........................... 7,639,277 square meters.

615 ........................... 24,991,348 square

meters.

617 ........................... 17,130,249 square

meters.

659–C ...................... 413,735 kilograms.

659–H ...................... 2,813,040 kilograms.

669–P ...................... 2,029,770 kilograms.

831 ........................... 553,014 dozen pairs.

833 ........................... 28,776 dozen.

835 ........................... 123,339 dozen.

842 ........................... 271,439 dozen.

847 ........................... 1,272,132 dozen.

Levels not in a

Group

369–S18 ................... 624,853 kilograms.

863–S19 ................... 8,790,900 numbers.

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

31, 1997. 2 Category 359–C: only HTS numbers

6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034, 6104.62.1020,

6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052,

6203.42.2010, 6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010,

6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and

6211.42.0010. 3 Category 359–V: only HTS numbers

6103.19.2030, 6103.19.9030, 6104.12.0040,

6104.19.8040, 6110.20.1022, 6110.20.1024,

6110.20.2030, 6110.20.2035, 6110.90.9044,

6110.90.9046, 6201.92.2010, 6202.92.2020,

6203.19.1030, 6203.19.9030, 6204.12.0040,

6204.19.8040, 6211.32.0070 and

6211.42.0070. 4 Category 369–D: only HTS numbers

6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and

6302.91.0045. 5 Category 369–H: only HTS numbers

4202.22.4020, 4202.22.4500 and

4202.22.8030. 6 Category 369–L: only HTS numbers

4202.12.4000, 4202.12.8020, 4202.12.8060,

4202.92.1500, 4202.92.3016, 4202.92.6091

and 6307.90.9905. 7 Category 659–C: only HTS numbers

6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020, 6103.43.2025,

6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038, 6104.63.1020,

6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000, 6104.69.8014,

6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054, 6203.43.2010,

6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010, 6203.49.1090,

6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010, 6210.10.9010,

6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017 and

6211.43.0010.

8 Category 659–H: only HTS numbers

6502.00.9030, 6504.00.9015, 6504.00.9060,

6505.90.5090, 6505.90.6090, 6505.90.7090

and 6505.90.8090. 9 Category 659–S: only HTS numbers

6112.31.0010, 6112.31.0020, 6112.41.0010,

6112.41.0020, 6112.41.0030, 6112.41.0040,

6211.11.1010, 6211.11.1020, 6211.12.1010

and 6211.12.1020. 10 Category 669–P: only HTS numbers

6305.32.0010, 6305.32.0020, 6305.33.0010,

6305.33.0020 and 6305.39.0000. 11 Category 670–L: only HTS numbers

4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070, 4202.92.3020,

4202.92.3031, 4202.92.9026 and

6307.90.9907. 12 Category 338–S: all HTS numbers except

6109.10.0012, 6109.10.0014, 6109.10.0018,

and 6109.10.0023; Category 339–S: all HTS

numbers except 6109.10.0040, 6109.10.0045,

6109.10.0060 and 6109.10.0065. 13 Category 341–Y: only HTS numbers

6204.22.3060, 6206.30.3010, 6206.30.3030

and 6211.42.0054. 14 Category 360–P: only HTS numbers

6302.21.3010, 6302.21.5010, 6302.21.7010,

6302.21.9010, 6302.31.3010, 6302.31.5010,

6302.31.7010 and 6302.31.9010. 15 Category 410–A: only HTS numbers

5111.11.3000, 5111.11.7030, 5111.11.7060,

5111.19.2000, 5111.19.6020, 5111.19.6040,

5111.19.6060, 5111.19.6080, 5111.20.9000,

5111.30.9000, 5111.90.3000, 5111.90.9000,

5212.11.1010, 5212.12.1010, 5212.13.1010,

5212.14.1010, 5212.15.1010, 5212.21.1010,

5212.22.1010, 5212.23.1010, 5212.24.1010,

5212.25.1010, 5311.00.2000, 5407.91.0510,

5407.92.0510, 5407.93.0510, 5407.94.0510,

5408.31.0510, 5408.32.0510, 5408.33.0510,

5408.34.0510, 5515.13.0510, 5515.22.0510,

5515.92.0510, 5516.31.0510, 5516.32.0510,

5516.33.0510, 5516.34.0510 and

6301.20.0020. 16 Category 410–B: only HTS numbers

5007.10.6030, 5007.90.6030, 5112.11.2030,

5112.11.2060, 5112.19.9010, 5112.19.9020,

5112.19.9030, 5112.19.9040, 5112.19.9050,

5112.19.9060, 5112.20.3000, 5112.30.3000,

5112.90.3000, 5112.90.9010, 5112.90.9090,

5212.11.1020, 5212.12.1020, 5212.13.1020,

5212.14.1020, 5212.15.1020, 5212.21.1020,

5212.22.1020, 5212.23.1020, 5212.24.1020,

5212.25.1020, 5309.21.2000, 5309.29.2000,

5407.91.0520, 5407.92.0520, 5407.93.0520,

5407.94.0520, 5408.31.0520, 5408.32.0520,

5408.33.0520, 5408.34.0520, 5515.13.0520,

5515.22.0520, 5515.92.0520, 5516.31.0520,

5516.32.0520, 5516.33.0520 and

5516.34.0520. 17 Category 440–M: only HTS numbers

6203.21.0030, 6203.23.0030, 6205.10.1000,

6205.10.2010, 6205.10.2020, 6205.30.1510,

6205.30.1520, 6205.90.3020, 6205.90.4020

and 6211.31.0030. 18 Category 369–S: only HTS number

6307.10.2005. 19 Category 863–S: only HTS number

6307.10.2015.

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.98–19611 Filed 7–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Assessment Governing

Board; Meeting

AGENCY: National Assessment

Governing Board; Education.

ACTION: Notice of partially closed

meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming meeting of the National

Assessment Governing Board. This

notice also describes the functions of

the Board. Notice of this meeting is

required under Section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act. This

document is intended to notify the

general public of their opportunity to

attend.

DATES: August 6–8, 1998.

TIME: August 6—Design and

Methodology Committee, 1:00–4:00 p.m.

(open), Subject Area Committee #2,

3:00–5:00 p.m., (open); and Executive

Committee, 5:00–6:00 p.m., (open),

6:00–7:00 p.m., (closed). August 7—Full

Board, 8:30–10:00 a.m., (open); Subject

Area Committees #1, 10:00 a.m.–12:00

Noon, (open); Achievement Levels

Committee 10:00 a.m.–12:00 Noon,

(open); Reporting and Dissemination

Committee, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 Noon,

(open); Full Board, 12:00 noon–4:30

p.m., (open). August 8—Full Board, 9:00

a.m. until adjournment, approximately

12:00 Noon, (open).

LOCATION: Washington Court Hotel, 525

New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marty Ann Wilmer, Operations Officer,

National Assessment Governing Board,

Suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street, NW,

Washington, D.C., 20002–4233,

Telephone: (202) 357–6938.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Assessment Governing Board

is established under section 412 of the

National Education Statistics Act of

1994 (Title IV of the Improving

America’s Schools Act of 1994) (Pub. L.

103–382).

The Board is established to formulate

policy guidelines for the National

Assessment of Educational Progress.

The Board is responsible for selecting

subject areas to be assessed, developing

assessment objectives, identifying

appropriate achievement goals for each

grade and subject tested, and

establishing standards and procedures

for interstate and national comparisons.

Under Public Law 105–78, the National

Assessment Governing Board is also

granted exclusive authority over

developing the Voluntary National Tests