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vasa), Chameleons (Chamaeleo

spp.)(except Chamaeleo lateralis,

Chamaeleo oustaleti, Chamaeleo

pardalis and Chamaeleo verrucosus),

and Day geckos (Phelsuma spp.)(except

Phelsuma laticauda, Phelsuma lineata,

Phelsuma madagascariensis, and

Phelsuma quadriocellata).

This is a Schedule III Notice

Wildlife subject to this notice is

subject to detention, refusal of clearance

or seizure, and forfeiture if imported

into the United States.

Source of Foreign Law Information

CITES Secretariat Notification to the

Parties No. 833, issued on January 20,

1995, calls on Parties to suspend

imports of Vasa Parrot (Coracopsis

vasa), Chameleons (Chamaeleo

sp.)(except Chamaeleo lateralis,

Chamaeleo oustaleti, Chamaeleo

pardalis and Chamaeleo verrucosus),

and Day geckos (Phelsuma sp.)(except

Phelsuma laticauda, Phelsuma lineata,

Phelsuma madagascariensis, and

Phelsuma quadriocellata) specimens

from Madagascar.

Action by the Fish and Wildlife Service

Based on information received,

Madagascar has not satisfactorily

implemented the recommendations of

the CITES Standing Committee.

Specifically, the Management Authority

of Madagascar must advise the CITES

Secretariat of the following: The

biological basis for determining that

exports of Coracopsis vasa, Chamaeleo

sp. (except Chamaeleo lateralis,

Chamaeleo oustaleti, Chamaeleo

pardalis, and Chamaeleo verrucosus),

and Phelsuma sp. (except Phelsuma

laticauda, Phelsuma lineata, Phelsuma

madagascariensis, and Phelsuma

quadriocellata) will not be detrimental

to the survival of the species; the

suspension of exports of Chamaeleo sp.

and Phelsuma sp. (except those species

previously indicated) pending the

establishment of scientifically-based

sustainable harvest quotas; evidence

that CITES implementation is improving

by regular submission of copies of

export permits issued; evidence to

indicate that export permits will only be

issued that indicate the species involved

in a given consignment; and evidence to

confirm the implementation of a system

to verify the identification of specimens

of Chamaeleo sp. and Phelsuma sp. in

consignments before they are exported.

Therefore, in accordance with the

responsibility of the United States under

CITES, and effective immediately and

until further notice from the U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, no shipments of

specimens of Vasa Parrot (Coracopsis

vasa), Chameleons (Chamaeleo

sp.)(except Chamaeleo lateralis,

Chamaeleo oustaleti, Chamaeleo

pardalis and Chamaeleo verrucosus),

and Day geckos (Phelsuma spp.)(except

Phelsuma laticauda, Phelsuma lineata,

Phelsuma madagascariensis, and

Phelsuma quadriocellata) may be

imported into the United States, directly

or indirectly, from Madagascar, unless

an exemption in CITES Article VII

applies. In addition, the Wild Bird

Conservation Act of 1992 already

prohibits the importation of specimens

of Vasa Parrot (Coracopsis vasa) without

the required permits being issued by the

Service.

D. Subject

Solomon Islands: ban on imports of

specimens of Bird Wing Butterflies

(Ornithoptera urvillianus) and

(Ornithoptera victoriae)

This is a Schedule III Notice

Wildlife subject to this notice is

subject to detention, refusal of clearance

or seizure, and forfeiture if imported

into the United States.

Source of Foreign Law Information

CITES Secretariat Notification to the

Parties No. 833, issued on January 20,

1995, calls on Parties to suspend

imports of Bird Wing Butterfly

(Ornithoptera urvillianus) and

(Ornithoptera victoriae) specimens from

the Solomon Islands.

Action by the Fish and Wildlife Service

Based on information received, the

Solomon Islands has not satisfactorily

implemented the recommendations of

the CITES Standing Committee.

Specifically, the Management Authority

of the Solomon Islands must advise the

CITES Secretariat of the following: the

biological basis for determining that

exports of Ornithoptera urvillianus and

Ornithoptera victoriae will not be

detrimental to the survival of the

species. Therefore, in accordance with

the responsibility of the United States

under CITES, and effective immediately

and until further notice from the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, no shipments

of specimens of Bird Wing Butterflies

(Ornithoptera urvillianus) and

(Ornithoptera victoriae) may be

imported into the United States, directly

or indirectly, from the Solomon Islands,

unless an exemption in CITES Article

VII applies.

Dated: May 15, 1995.

George T. Frampton,

Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and

Parks.

[FR Doc. 95–12371 Filed 5–18–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

Minerals Management Service

Outer Continental Shelf, Central and

Western Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas

Lease Sales 157 and 161

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Availability of the proposed

notices of sale.

Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental

Shelf (OCS); Notice of Availability of

the Proposed Notice of Sale for

proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sales 157

in the Central Gulf of Mexico, and

proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sale 161 in

the Western Gulf of Mexico. This Notice

of Availability is published pursuant to

30 CFR 256.29(c), as a matter of

information to the public.

With regard to oil and gas leasing on

the OCS, the Secretary of the Interior,

pursuant to section 19 of the OCS Lands

Act, as amended, provides the affected

States the opportunity to review the

proposed Notice of Sale.

The proposed Notices of Sale of

proposed Sales 157 and 161 may be

obtained by written request to the

Public Information Unit, Gulf of Mexico

Region, Minerals Management Service,

1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New

Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394, or by

telephone at (504) 736–2519.

The final Notices of Sale will be

published in the Federal Register at

least 30 days prior to the date of the bid

opening.

Bid opening is scheduled for early

1996 for proposed Sale 157, and mid1996 for proposed Sale 161.

Dated: May 2, 1995.

Cynthia Quarterman,

Director, Minerals Management Service.

[FR Doc. 95–12345 Filed 5–18–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–M

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 701–TA–365–366

(Preliminary) and 731–TA–734–735

(Preliminary)]

Certain Pasta From Italy and Turkey

AGENCY: International Trade

Commission.