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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.

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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.

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Based on its review of the petition

and the information received, CITA has

determined that the petition has not

established that this yarn cannot be

supplied by the domestic industry in

commercial quantities in a timely

manner. CITA finds that there is

substantial U.S. capacity to produce this

yarn, and the petition does not

demonstrate the contrary. CITA

concludes in the context of this petition

that U.S. producers have the ability to

supply this yarn in commercial

quantities in a timely manner. Val D’or

and Malden Mills’ request is denied.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Notice of Closed Meeting

AGENCY: Defense Intelligence Agency,

Defense.

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

Subsection (d) of Section 10 of Public

Law 92–463, as amended by Section 5

of Public Law 94–409, notice is hereby

given that a closed meeting of the DIA

Joint Military Intelligence College Board

of Visitors has been scheduled as

follows:

DATES: Monday, 11 June 2001, 0800 to

1700; and Tuesday, 12 June 2001, 0800

to 1200.

ADDRESSES: Joint Military Intelligence

College, Washington, DC 20340–5100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

A. Denis Clift, President, DIA Joint

Military Intelligence College,

Washington, DC 20340–5100 (202/231–

3344).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The entire

meeting is devoted to the discussion of

classified information as defined in

Section 552b(c)(1), Title 5 of the U.S.

Code and therefore will be closed. The

Board will discuss several current

critical intelligence issues and advise

the Director, DIA, as to the successful

accomplishment of the mission assigned

to the Joint Military Intelligence College.

Dated: May 10, 2001.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, DoD.

[FR Doc. 01–13568 Filed 5–30–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Defense Advisory Committee on

Military Personnel Testing

ACTION: Notice.

Pursuant to Public Law 92–463,

notice is hereby given that a meeting of

the Defense Advisory Committee on

Military Personnel Testing is scheduled

to be held from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

on June 14, 2001, and from 8:00 a.m. to

5:00 p.m. on June 15, 2001. The meeting

will be held at the Fulton Lane Inn,

Charleston, South Carolina. The

purpose of the meeting is to review

planned changes and progress in

developing computerized and paperand-pencil enlistment tests and

renorming of the tests. Persons desiring

to make oral presentations or submit

written statements for consideration at

the Committee meeting must contact Dr.

Jane M. Arabian, Assistant Director,

Accession Policy, Office of the Assistant

Secretary of Defense (Force Management

Policy), Room 2B271, The Pentagon,

Washington, DC 20301–4000, telephone

(703) 697–9271, no later than May 31,

2001.

Dated: May 10, 2001.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Defense Science Board

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee

Meeting.

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board

Task Force on Intelligence Needs for

Homeland Defense Chemical Panel will

meet in closed session on June 5–6,

2001, in Las Vegas, Nevada. This Task

Force will consider a broad spectrum of

intelligence issues as they relate to

chemical warfare issues, from early

threat detection to deterrence, through

response including attribution.

The mission of the Defense Science

Board is to advise the Secretary of

Defense and the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition, Technology &

Logistics on scientific and technical

matters as they affect the perceived

needs of the Department of Defense. At

this meeting, the Task Force will review

and evaluate the Department’s ability to

evaluate the collection and analysis of

target-related information and weapon

unique information relative to chemical

warfare issues; examine the role of

HUMINT against these missions as well

as the technology that the HUMINT

collectors need to be equipped with;

consider strategic indications and

warning and tactical warning

dissemination and how the two need to

be merged; analyze methodology to

correlate large data flows spatially,

temporally and functionally; and assess

the robustness of today’s intelligence

apparatus for coping with these

challenges.

In accordance with Section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

Public Law 92–463, as amended (5

U.S.C., App. II), it has been determined

that this Defense Science Board Task

Force meeting concerns matters listed in

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

accordingly, this meeting will be closed

to the public.

Dated: May 10, 2001.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 01–13570 Filed 5–30–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Strategic Environmental Research and

Development Program, Scientific

Advisory Board

ACTION: Notice.

In accordance with Section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92–463), announcement is

made of the following Committee

meeting:

Date of Meeting: June 13, 2001 from 0830

to 1710.

Place: National Rural Electric Cooperative

Association (NRECA), 4301 Wilson

Boulevard, Conference Center Room 1,

Arlington, VA 22203.

Matters to be Considered: Research and

Development proposals and continuing

projects requesting Strategic Environmental

Research and Development Program funds in

excess of $1M will be reviewed.

This meeting is open to the public. Any

interested person may attend, appear before,

or file statements with the Scientific

Advisory Board at the time and in the

manner permitted by the Board.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Veronica Rice, SERDP Program Office,

901 North Stuart Street, Suite 303,

Arlington, VA or by telephone at (703)

696–2119.