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entity (private, public, for profit, not-forprofit) over the others?

Kathy Smith,

Acting Chief Counsel.

[FR Doc. 98–20732 Filed 8–3–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–60–P

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Amendment of Visa Requirements for

Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in the Republic of

Turkey

July 29, 1998.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs amending

visa requirements.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 10, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy

Unger, 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.

Effective on August 10, 1998, the

existing export visa arrangement

between the Governments of the United

States and Turkey is being amended to

include the coverage of textile products

in Categories 352, 652 and merged

Categories 352/652, produced or

manufactured in Turkey and exported

from Turkey on and after August 10,

1998. As a result, an export visa will be

required for such products.

Merchandise in merged Categories 352/

652 may be accompanied by either the

appropriate merged category visa or the

correct category visa corresponding to

the actual shipment. There will be a

grace period from August 10, 1998

through September 8, 1998 during

which products exported from Turkey

in Categories 352, 652 and 352/652 shall

not be denied entry for lack of a visa.

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 6859, published on March 5,

1987.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

July 29, 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 March 2, 1987, as amended,

by the Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements. That

directive concerns export visa requirements

for certain cotton and man-made fiber textile

products, produced or manufactured in

Turkey for which the Government of Turkey

has not issued an appropriate export visa.

Effective on August 10, 1998, you are

directed to require a visa for products in

Categories 352 and 652, produced or

manufactured in Turkey and exported from

Turkey on and after August 10, 1998.

Merchandise in Categories 352 and 652 may

be visaed as merged Categories 352/652 or

the correct category corresponding to the

actual shipment. There will be a grace period

from August 10, 1998 through September 8,

1998 during which products exported from

Turkey in Categories 352, 652 and 352/652

shall not be denied entry for lack of a visa.

Shipments entered or withdrawn from

warehouse according to this directive which

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,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 98–20736 Filed 8–3–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Defense Science Board Task Force on

National Imagery and Mapping Agency

(NIMA)

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee

meetings.

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board

Task Force on National Imagery and

Mapping Agency (NIMA) will meet in

closed session on July 30–31, 1998 at

SAIC, 4001 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington,

Virginia. In order for the Task Force to

obtain time sensitive classified

briefings, critical to the understanding

of the issues, this meeting is scheduled

on short notice.

The mission of the Defense Science

Board is to advise the Secretary of

Defense through the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition and Technology

on scientific and technical matters as

they affect the perceived needs of the

Department of Defense. At this meeting

the Task Force will review the

objectives and plans of the National

Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA)

to meet the needs of the national and

military intelligence customers as they

enter the 21st Century.

In accordance with Section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

Pub. L. No. 92–463, as amended (5

U.S.C. App. II, (1994)), it has been

determined that this DSB Task Force

meeting concerns matters listed in 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) (1994), and that

accordingly this meeting will be closed

to the public.

Dated: July 28, 1998.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 98–20662 Filed 8–3–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review;

comment request.

SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Chief

Information Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, invites comments

on the submission for OMB review as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before

September 3, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Danny Werfel, Desk Officer,

Department of Education, Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street, NW., Room 10235, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503. Requests for copies of the

proposed information collection

requests should be addressed to Patrick

J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W., Room

5624, Regional Office Building 3,

Washington, D.C. 20202–4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708–8196.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information