Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 95 / Wednesday, May 17, 1995 / Notices 26407

authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the Regulations

Governing the Taking and Importing of

Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the

regulations governing the taking,

importing, and exporting of endangered

fish and wildlife (50 CFR part 222), the

Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1151 et seq.), and fur seal

regulations at 50 CFR part 215.

The permit application requests

authorization to harass marine

mammals and sea turtles by a low

frequency sound source (peak frequency

75 Hz, 35 Hz bandwidth; 195 dB level

(re 1 μPa at 1 m)) which would be

located approximately 88 km offshore

central California on Pioneer Seamount,

at a depth of 980 m. The proposed

research would be conducted over a 2-

year period.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register,

NMFS is forwarding copies of this

application to the Marine Mammal

Commission and its Committee of

Scientific Advisors.

Dated: May 11, 1995.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 95–12026 Filed 5–16–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend

and Other Vegetable Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Bangladesh

May 11, 1995.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs increasing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 15, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross

Arnold, 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: Executive Order 11651 of March

3, 1972, as amended; section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7

U.S.C. 1854).

The current limits for certain

categories are being increased by

recrediting unused carryforward and

special carryforward.

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 59 FR 65531,

published on December 20, 1994). Also

see 60 FR 5371, published on January

27, 1995.

The letter to the Commissioner of

Customs and the actions taken pursuant

to it are not designed to implement all

of the provisions of the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, but

are designed to assist only in the

implementation of certain of their

provisions.

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

May 11, 1995

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 January 24, 1995, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, manmade fiber, silk blend and other vegetable

fiber textiles and textile products, produced

or manufactured in Bangladesh and exported

during the twelve-month period which began

on January 1, 1995 and extends through

December 31, 1995.

Effective on May 15, 1995, you are directed

to amend the January 24, 1995 directive to

increase the limits for the following

categories, as provided under the terms of the

Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the

Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and

Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

237 .......................... 376,930 dozen.

331 .......................... 906,360 dozen pairs.

334 .......................... 109,143 dozen.

335 .......................... 195,967 dozen.

336/636 ................... 350,689 dozen.

342/642 ................... 329,155 dozen.

369–S2 .................... 1,376,141 kilograms.

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

638/639 ................... 1,184,778 dozen.

641 .......................... 839,306 dozen.

645/646 ................... 302,555 dozen.

647/648 ................... 942,193 dozen.

847 .......................... 500,270 dozen.

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

31, 1994. 2 Category 369–S: only HTS number

6307.10.2005.

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,

Rita D. Hayes,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc.95–12106 Filed 5–16–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

Request for Public Comments on

Bilateral Textile Consultations on Spun

Yarn

May 11, 1995.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross

Arnold, International Trade Specialists,

Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S.

Department of Commerce, (202) 482–

4212. For information on categories for

which consultations have been

requested, call (202) 482–3740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March

3, 1972, as amended; section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7

U.S.C. 1854).

On April 27, 1995, under the terms of

Article 6 of the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

(ATC) and the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act, the Government of the

United States requested consultations

with the Government of Thailand with

respect to spun yarn containing 85

percent or more by weight artificial

staple fiber in Category 603, produced

or manufactured in Thailand.

The purpose of this notice is to advise

the public that, if no solution is agreed

upon in consultations with the

Government of Thailand, the Committee

for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements may later establish a limit

for the entry and withdrawal from

warehouse for consumption of textile