Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 105 / Thursday, May 31, 2001 / Notices 29549

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[052501A]

Billfish Certificate of Eligibility

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Proposed information

collection; comment request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.

L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before July 30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental

Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Department of Commerce, Room 6086,

14th and Constitution Avenue NW,

Washington DC 20230 (or via Internet at

MClayton@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Christopher Rogers,

Highly Migratory Species Management

Division (F/SF1), Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910

(phone 301-713-2347).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

Under the provisions of the

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act (16

U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), NOAA is

responsible for management of the

Nation’s marine fisheries. In addition,

NOAA must comply with the United

States’ obligations under the Atlantic

Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16

U.S.C. 971 et seq.). A Certificate of

Eligibility for Billfishes is required

under 50 CFR part 635 to accompany all

billfish offered for sale except for a

billfish landed in a Pacific state and

remaining in the state of landing. This

documentation certifies that the

accompanying billfish was not

harvested from the Atlantic Ocean

management unit (described on the

form). The certificate must accompany

the billfish to any dealer or processor

who subsequently receives or possesses

the billfish. This collection is necessary

to implement the Atlantic Billfish

Fishery Management Plan, whose

objective is to reserve Atlantic billfish

for the recreational fishery.

II. Method of Collection

A paper form and recordkeeping is

used.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648-0216.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Business and other

for-profit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 10

for completion of certificate and 2250

for recordkeeping.

Estimated Time Per Response: 20

minutes for completion of the

certificate, 2 minutes per subsequent

recordkeepers.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 117.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $0.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: May 23, 2001.

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–13679 Filed 5–30–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Request for Public Comments on Short

Supply Request under the African

Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)

and the United States-Caribbean Basin

Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA)

May 25, 2001.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA)

ACTION: Request for public comments

concerning a request for a determination

that rayon filament yarn cannot be

supplied by the domestic industry in

commercial quantities in a timely

manner.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori

Mennitt, International Trade Specialist,

Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S.

Department of Commerce, (202) 482-

3400.

SUMMARY: On May 23, 2001 the

Chairman of CITA received a petition

from ICF Industries, Inc. alleging that

rayon filament yarn, classified in

subheading 5403.31 and 5403.32 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTSUS), cannot be

supplied by the domestic industry in

commercial quantities in a timely

manner and requesting that the

President proclaim that apparel articles

of U.S. formed-fabric of such yarn be

eligible for preferential treatment under

the AGOA and CBTPA. CITA hereby

solicits public comments on this

request, in particular with regard to

whether rayon filament yarn can be

supplied by the domestic industry in

commercial quantities in a timely

manner. Comments must be submitted

by June 15, 2001 to the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements, Room 3001, United

States Department of Commerce,

Washington, D.C. 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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

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

CBTPA, 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

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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 23, 2001 the Chairman of

CITA received a petition from ICF

Industries, Inc. alleging that rayon

filament yarn, classified in HTSUS

subheading 5403.31 and 5403.32 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 CBTPA

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 U.S.

formed fabric of such yarn.

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

products that are supplied by the

domestic industry in commercial

quantities in a timely manner are

substitutable for the yarn for purposes of

the intended use. Comments must be

received no later than June 15, 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.

If a comment alleges that rayon

filament yarn 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 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

for the full extent permitted by law.

CITA will make available to the public

non-confidential 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.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 01–13663 Filed 5–25–01; 2:30 pm]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Denial of Short Supply Request under

the United States—Caribbean Basin

Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA)

May 24, 2001.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA)

ACTION: Denial of the petition alleging

100 percent polyester yarn of 150

denier/140 filament textured polyester

containing one end of 75/70 cationic

dyeable polyester intermingled with one

end of 75/70 disperse dyeable polyester,

for use in knit fabric, cannot be supplied

by the domestic industry in commercial

quantities in a timely manner.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori

Mennitt, International Trade Specialist,

Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S.

Department of Commerce, (202) 482-

3400.

SUMMARY: On March 26, 2001 the

Chairman of CITA received a petition

from Val D’or and Malden Mills alleging

that 100 percent polyester yarn of 150

denier/140 filament textured polyester

containing one end of 75/70 cationic

dyeable polyester intermingled with one

end of 75/70 disperse dyeable polyester,

for use in knit fabric, classified in

subheading 5402.33.60 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTSUS), cannot be

supplied by the domestic industry in

commercial quantities in a timely

manner. It requested that the President

proclaim that apparel articles of U.S.

formed fabrics of such yarns be eligible

for preferential treatment under the

CBTPA. Based on currently available

information, CITA has determined that

U.S. producers have the ability to

supply this product in commercial

quantities in a timely manner and

therefore denies the petition.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Section 213(b)(2)(A)(v)(II) of the

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, as

added by Section 211(a) of the CBTPA;

Section 6 of Executive Order No. 13191 of

January 17, 2001.

Background

The CBTPA provides 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 CBTPA also

provides 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

CBTPA beneficiary countries from fabric

or yarn that is not formed in the United

States or a CBTPA beneficiary country,

if it has been determined that such

fabric or yarn 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

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 March 26, 2001 the Chairman of

CITA received a petition from Val D’or

and Malden Mills alleging that 100

percent polyester yarn of 150 denier/140

filament textured polyester containing

one end of 75/70 cationic dyeable

polyester intermingled with one end of

75/70 disperse dyeable polyester, for

use in knit fabric, classified in

subheading 5402.33.60 of the HTSUS,

cannot be supplied by the domestic

industry in commercial quantities in a

timely manner. They requested that the

President proclaim that apparel articles

of U.S. formed fabrics of such yarns be

eligible for preferential treatment under

the CBTPA. CITA solicited public

comments regarding this request (66 FR

17534, published on April 2, 2001)

particularly with respect to whether this

yarn can be supplied by the domestic

industry in commercial quantities in a

timely manner.