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how environmental factors influence

disease transmission. For the

modification, NWFSC requests annual

takes of juvenile OC coho.

Study 2. NWFSC requests annual

takes of juvenile naturally produced and

artificially propagated PS chinook

salmon with an expansion of work

locations associated with a new study

(study 2) to be conducted in Puget

Sound nearshore marine areas. The

purpose of study 2 is to evaluate the

effects of shoreline development on

nearshore fish and submerged aquatic

plant assemblages. NWFSC proposes to

capture juvenile PS chinook salmon

with beach seines, trap nets, fyke nets,

and trammel nets and analyze their

stomach contents. NWFSC also requests

indirect mortality associated with the

research. NWFSC requests the

modification to be valid for the duration

of permit 1140, which expires on

December 31, 2002.

Dated: May 10, 2001.

Phil Williams,

Acting Chief, Endangered Species Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 01–12363 Filed 5–15–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Request for Public Comment on

Revised Short Supply Request under

the African Growth and Opportunity

Act (AGOA) and United States–

Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act

(CBTPA)

May 14, 2001.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Request for public comments

concerning a revised request for a

determination that certain yarns of 55

percent polyester staple fibers and 45

percent worsted wool cannot be

supplied by the domestic industry in

commercial quantities in a timely

manner.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

Further Information Contact: Lori E.

Mennitt, International Trade Specialist,

Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S.

Department of Commerce, (202) 482-

3400.

SUMMARY: This Federal Register Notice

revises and supercedes the Federal

Register Notice published May 10, 2001

(66 FR 23885), regarding a petition to

the Chairman of CITA received on May

4, 2001, from Stillwater Sales, Inc./

Metcalf Bros. and Company. The

petitioner resubmitted the petition on

May 11, 2001 because the original

petition contained an error in the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTSUS) classification of

the yarn. The correct HTSUS

classification is 5509.52.00. The petition

alleges that yarns of 55 percent

polyester staple fibers and 45 percent

worsted wool, 1, 2, and 3 ply yarns, in

their natural (undyed) state or in their

stock dyed state (fiber dyed), with 12 to

20 twists per inch, and in sizes of 1/15

to 1/30, 2/30 to 2/60, and 3/48 to 3/60

worsted count (1/17 to 1/34, 2/34 to 2/

68 and 3/54 to 3/68 metric count),

classified in subheading 5509.52.00 of

the HTSUS, cannot be supplied by the

domestic industry in commercial

quantities in a timely manner and

requests that the President proclaim that

apparel articles of woven U.S. formedfabric of such yarns be eligible for

preferential treatment under the AGOA

and the CBTPA. CITA hereby solicits

public comments on this request, in

particular with regard to whether these

yarns can be supplied by the domestic

industry in commercial quantities in a

timely manner. Comments must be

submitted by May 31, 2001 to the

Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements,

Room 3001, United States Department

of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230.

The new comment period reflects the

date of the corrected submission.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Section 112(b)(5)(B) of the

AGOA; Section 213(b)(2)(A)(v)(II) of the

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, as

added by Section 211(a) of the CBTPA;

Sections 1 and 6 of Executive Order No.

13191 of January 17, 2001.

Background

The AGOA and the CBTPA provide

for quota- and duty-free treatment for

qualifying textile and apparel products.

Such treatment is generally limited to

products manufactured from yarns or

fabrics formed in the United States or a

beneficiary country. The AGOA and the

CBTPA also provide for quota– and

duty–free treatment for apparel articles

that are both cut (or knit–to–shape) and

sewn or otherwise assembled in one or

more AGOA or CBTPA beneficiary

countries from fabric or yarn that is not

formed in the United States or a

beneficiary country, if it has been

determined that such fabric or yarns

cannot be supplied by the domestic

industry in commercial quantities in a

timely manner and the President has

proclaimed such treatment. In Executive

Order No. 13191, the President

delegated to CITA the authority to

determine whether yarns or fabrics

cannot be supplied by the domestic

industry in commercial quantities in a

timely manner under the AGOA and the

CBTPA and directed CITA to establish

procedures to ensure appropriate public

participation in any such determination.

On March 6, 2001, CITA published

procedures that it will follow in

considering requests. 66 FR 13502.

On May 4, 2001 the Chairman of CITA

received a petition from Stillwater

Sales, Inc./Metcalf Bros. and Company.

The petitioner resubmitted the petition

on May 11, 2001 because the original

petition contained an error in the

HTSUS classification of the yarn. The

correct HTSUS classification is

5509.52.00. The petition alleges that

yarns of 55 percent polyester staple

fibers and 45 percent worsted wool, 1,

2, and 3 ply yarns, in their natural

(undyed) state or in their stock dyed

state (fiber dyed), with 12 to 20 twists

per inch, and in sizes of 1/15 to 1/30,

2/30 to 2/60, and 3/48 to 3/60 worsted

count (1/17 to 1/34, 2/34 to 2/68 and 3/

54 to 3/68 metric count), classified in

subheading 5509.52.00 of the HTSUS,

cannot be supplied by the domestic

industry in commercial quantities in a

timely manner, and requesting that the

President proclaim quota- and duty-free

treatment under the AGOA and the

CBTPA for apparel articles that are cut

and sewn in one or more AGOA or

CBTPA beneficiary countries from

woven U.S.-formed fabric of such yarns.

CITA is soliciting public comments

regarding this request, particularly with

respect to whether these yarns can be

supplied by the domestic industry in

commercial quantities in a timely

manner. Also relevant is whether other

yarns that are supplied by the domestic

industry in commercial quantities in a

timely manner are substitutable for

these yarns for purposes of the intended

use. Comments must be received no

later than May 31, 2001. Interested

persons are invited to submit six copies

of such comments or information to the

Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements,

room 3100, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230.

The new comment period reflects the

date of the corrected submission.

If a comment alleges that these yarns

can be supplied by the domestic

industry in commercial quantities in a

timely manner, CITA will closely

review any supporting documentation,

such as a signed statement by a

manufacturer of the yarn stating that it

produces the yarn that is in the subject

of the request, including the quantities

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that can be supplied and the time

necessary to fill an order, as well as any

relevant information regarding past

production.

CITA will protect any business

confidential information that is marked

business confidential from disclosure to

the full extent permitted by law. CITA

will make available to the public nonconfidential versions of the request and

non-confidential versions of any public

comments received with respect to a

request in room 3100 in the Herbert

Hoover Building, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230.

Persons submitting comments on a

request are encouraged to include a nonconfidential version and a nonconfidential summary.

J. Hayden Boyd,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 01–12441 Filed 5–14–01; 1:59 pm]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Notice of Intent To Renew

Collection 3038–0025, Practice by

Former Members and Employees of

the Commission

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures

Trading Commission (CFTC) is

announcing an opportunity for public

comment on the proposed collection of

certain information by the agency.

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.,

Federal agencies are required to publish

notice in the Federal Register

concerning each proposed collection of

information, including each proposed

extension of an existing collection of

information, and to allow 60 days for

public comment in response to the

notice. This notice solicits comments on

requirements relating to practice before

the Commission by former members and

employees of the Commission.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before June 15, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

Linda J. Mauldin, Office of the General

Counsel, U.S. Commodity Futures

Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20581.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda J. Mauldin at (202) 418–5120;

FAX: (202) 418–5524; email:

lmauldin@cftc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

PRA, Federal agencies must obtain

approval from the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for each collection of

information they conduct or sponsor.

‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined

in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR

1320.3(c) and includes agency requests

or requirements that members of the

public submit reports, keep records, or

provide information to a third party.

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal

agencies to provide a 60-day notice in

the Federal Register concerning each

proposed collection of information,

including each proposed extension of an

existing collection of information,

before submitting the collection to OMB

for approval. To comply with this

requirements, the CFTC is publishing

notice of the proposed collection of

information listed below.

With respect to the following

collection of information, the CFTC

invites comments on:

• Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Commission, including whether the

information will have a practical use;

• The accuracy of the Commission’s

estimate of the burden of the proposed

collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used;

• Ways to enhance the quality,

usefulness, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and

• Ways to minimize the burden of

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 submission of responses.

Practice by former members and

employees of the Commission, OMB

control number 3038–0025—Extension

Commission Rule 140.735–6 governs

the practice before the Commission of

former members and employees of the

Commission and is intended to ensure

that the Commission is aware of any

existing conflict of interest. The rule

generally requires former members and

employees who are employed or

retained to represent any person before

the Commission within two years of the

termination of their CFTC employment

to file a brief written statement with the

Commission’s Office of General

Counsel. The proposed rule was

promulgated pursuant to the

Commission’s rulemaking authority

contained in Section 8a(5) of the

Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C.

12a(5) (1994).

The Commission estimates the burden

of this collection of information as

follows:

ESTIMATED ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN

17 CFR section

Annual

number of

respondents

Frequency of

response

Total annual

responses

Hours per

response Total hours

17 CFR 140.735–6 ........................................................................ 3 1.5 4.5 .10 0.45

There are no capital costs or operating

and maintenance costs associated with

this collection.

This estimate is based on the number

of responses received over the last three

years.

Dated: May 10, 2001.

Jean A. Webb,

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 01–12242 Filed 5–15–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6351–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Meeting of the Chief of Naval

Operations (CNO) Executive Panel

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of Closed Meeting.

SUMMARY: The Chief of Naval Operations

Executive Panel will meet to conduct

the final briefing of the Expeditionary

Sensors Task Force to the Chief of Naval

Operations. This meeting will consist of

discussions relating to how best to bring

a robust sensor system with supporting

networks into being. This meeting will

be closed to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

Thursday, May 24th, 2001, from 1:15

p.m. to 1:45 p.m.