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classes of 21 cetacean species in U.S.,

foreign, and international waters. Tissue

samples would be used to quantify

toxicant loads and immunochemical

responses to these loads to test the

hypothesis that there are demonstrable

differences between different

populations ans species with regard to

the levels of toxic compounds present.

Genetic analyses would also be

performed on samples to investigate the

genetic diversity and variability of the

population groups sampled. This

information would be used to establish

a baseline for comparisons with future

samples and to assist in making future

management and conservation policies.

Permit Amendment Requests Received

For Permit No. 782–1532–00, the

Permit authorizes the Holder to take

Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus)

for research that involves takes by aerial

and ship based surveys biennally,

capture and take morphological

measurements, collect specimens (blood

and biopsy), brand, tag, and disturb

during scat collection. The Holder now

requests to amend the take authority to

conduct aerial surveys each year,

include Southeast Alaska in monthly

surveys, increase the number of animals

to be incidentally harassed during scat

collection, allow additional procedures

for animal handling such as: using gas

anesthesia, branding pups ≥4 mos and

juveniles to 3 yrs, injecting Evan’s blue

dye and deuterated water, collecting

muscle biopsy, using noninvasive

bioelectric impedance analysis,

increasing blood sample volume,

extracting a tooth, and pulling vibrissae.

This Permit amendment will improve

field techniques and incorporate

collaborative efforts of scientists funded

under the Steller Sea Lion Research

Initiative.

For Permit No. 981–1578–00, the

Permit authorizes the Holder to tag

cetaceans with an advanced digital

sound recording tag (DTAG) that can

record the acoustic stimuli an animal

hears, along with measuring vocal,

behavioral, and physiological responses

to sound played back at received levels

of 120–160 dB re 1 micron Pa. The

research was authorized in the

Mediterranean and Ligurian Seas and

off the coast of the Azores in the North

Atlantic. The Holder requests an

amendment to increase the source level

but not the received level for a whalefinding sonar to 200 dB re 1 micron Pa

at 1 m, add playbacks involving

exposure to impulse signals from

airguns as used in seismic surveys,

include one additional baleen whale

species and 12 species of Odontocete

whale, and extend the study area to

include North Atlantic and Gulf of

Mexico.

In compliance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), an initial

determination has been made that the

activities proposed are categorically

excluded from the requirement to

prepare an environmental assessment or

environmental impact statement.

Written comments or requests for a

public hearing on the application or

amendment requests should be mailed

to the Chief, Permits and

Documentation Division, F/PR1, Office

of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315

East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver

Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals

requesting a hearing should set forth the

specific reasons why a hearing on these

particular requests would be

appropriate.

Comments may also be submitted by

facsimile at (301) 713–0376, provided

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy

submitted by mail and postmarked no

later than the closing date of the

comment period. Please note that

comments will not be accepted by email or by other electronic media.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register,

NMFS is forwarding copies of thee

application and amendment requests to

the Marine Mammal Commission and

its Committee of Scientific Advisors.

Documents may be reviewed in the

following locations:

For all permits and permit

amendments: Permits and

Documentation Division, Office of

Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Room 13705, Silver

Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 713–

2289; fax (301) 713–0376;

For permit 751–1614–00: Northwest

Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way

NE, BIN C15700, Bldg. 1, Seattle, WA

98115–0700; phone (206) 526–6150; fax

(206) 526–6426;

For permits 751–1614–00 and 782–

1532–00: Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O.

Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668;

phone (907) 586-7221; fax (907) 586–

7249;

For permit 751–1614–00: Southwest

Region, NMFS, 501 West Ocean Blvd.,

Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802–

4213; phone (562) 980–4001; fax (562)

980–4018;

For permits 751–1614–00 and 981–

1578-00: Northeast Region, NMFS, One

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA

01930–2298; phone (978) 281–9200; fax

(978) 281–9371; and

For permits 751–1614–00 and 981–

1578–00: Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721

Executive Center Drive North, St.

Petersburg, FL 33702–2432; phone (727)

570–5301; fax (727) 570–5320.

Dated: June 4, 2001.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 01–14522 Filed 6–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Man-Made Fiber, Wool, Silk

Blend and Other Vegetable Fiber

Textiles and Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in Sri Lanka

June 4, 2001.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 11. 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy

Unger, 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, call (202)

927–5850, or refer to the U.S. Customs

website at http://www.customs.gov. For

information on embargoes and quota reopenings, refer to the Office of Textiles

and Apparel website at http://

otexa.ita.doc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural

Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854);

Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as

amended.

The current limits for certain

categories are being adjusted for

recrediting of unused carryforward,

carryover, swing, and special shift.

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 65 FR 82328,

published on December 28, 2000). Also

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see 65 FR 69503, published on

November 17, 2000.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements

June 4, 2001.

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 November 13, 2000, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool,

man-made fiber, silk blend and other

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,

produced or manufactured in Sri Lanka and

exported during the twelve-month period

which began on January 1, 2001 and extends

through December 31, 2001.

Effective on June 11, 2001, you are directed

to adjust the limits for the following

categories, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

237 ........................... 447,322 dozen.

314 ........................... 5,648,085 square meters.

331/631 .................... 4,659,365 dozen pairs.

333/633 .................... 25,375 dozen.

334/634 .................... 1,254,088 dozen.

335/835 .................... 251,160 dozen.

336/636/836 ............. 722,450 dozen.

338/339 .................... 2,135,227 dozen.

340/640 .................... 1,936,316 dozen.

341/641 .................... 2,973,258 dozen of

which not more than

1,978,448 dozen

shall be in Category

341 and not more

than 2,038,483

dozen shall be in

Category 641.

342/642/842 ............. 1,031,030 dozen.

345/845 .................... 288,820

350/650 .................... 191,686 dozen.

351/651 .................... 550,678 dozen.

352/652 .................... 1,958,180 dozen.

359–C/659–C 2 ........ 1,488,053 kilograms

360 ........................... 2,419,054 numbers.

363 ........................... 19,853,359 numbers.

369–D 3 .................... 481,668 kilograms.

369–S4 .................... 1,220,128 kilograms.

434 ........................... 8,904 dozen.

435 ........................... 17,270 dozen.

440 ........................... 9,465 dozen.

611 ........................... 4,707,753 square meters.

635 ........................... 655,434 dozen.

638/639/838 ............. 1,379,608 dozen.

644 ........................... 821,517 numbers.

645/646 .................... 166,922 dozen.

647/648 .................... 1,411,959 dozen.

840 ........................... 270,887 dozen.

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

31, 2000.

2 Category 359–C: only HTS numbers

6103.42.2025, 6103.49.8034, 6104.62.1020,

6104.69.8010, 6114.20.0048, 6114.20.0052,

6203.42.2010, 6203.42.2090, 6204.62.2010,

6211.32.0010, 6211.32.0025 and

6211.42.0010; Category 659–C: only HTS

numbers 6103.23.0055, 6103.43.2020,

6103.43.2025, 6103.49.2000, 6103.49.8038,

6104.63.1020, 6104.63.1030, 6104.69.1000,

6104.69.8014, 6114.30.3044, 6114.30.3054,

6203.43.2010, 6203.43.2090, 6203.49.1010,

6203.49.1090, 6204.63.1510, 6204.69.1010,

6210.10.9010, 6211.33.0010, 6211.33.0017

and 6211.43.0010. 3 Category 369–D: only HTS numbers

6302.60.0010, 6302.91.0005 and

6302.91.0045. 4 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 of the rulemaking provisions of 5

U.S.C. 553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 01–14451 Filed 6–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Availability of Funds for National

Provider of Information and Training

and Technical Assistance to FaithBased and Small Community

Organizations Using Service and

Volunteerism as a Strategy To Meet

Community Needs

AGENCY: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National

and Community Service (Corporation)

announces the availability of funds for

an organization selected under this

Notice to provide information

concerning available resources and

training and technical assistance, to

assist faith-based and small community

organizations using service and

volunteers to meet the needs of

individuals whom prosperity has left

behind. The Corporation intends to

enter into a cooperative agreement of up

to three years, beginning on or about

August 1, 2001. The funds available

under this Notice will support the

initial phase of the agreement (generally

the first year’s budget), with additional

funding contingent upon need, quality

of service, and availability of

appropriations for this purpose.

The Corporation anticipates making

up to $400,000 available for the first

year of this award. This amount is

approximate and for the first year only

and may change depending upon the

availability of appropriations and the

nature and scope of activities to be

supported.

Note: This is a notice for selection of

organizations to provide information

concerning available resources, and training

and technical assistance, to faith-based and

small community organizations. This is not

a notice for program grant proposals.

DATES: The Corporation must receive

Proposals by 3 pm Eastern time on July

9, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit proposals to the

Corporation for National and

Community Service, 1201 New York

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20525,

Attention: Jim Ekstrom.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Arthurine Walker, Jim Ekstrom, or

Christine Benero at the Corporation for

National and Community Service, (202)

606–5000, extensions 423, 139, or 193;

TTY (202) 565–2799; email

awalker@cns.gov, or jekstrom@cns.gov,

or cbenero@cns.gov. This Notice is

available on the Corporation’s web site,

http://www.nationalservice.org/

whatshot/notices/. Upon request, this

information will be made available in

alternate formats.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Earlier this year the President signed

two Executive Orders emphasizing the

role of faith-based organizations and

community groups in assisting those

whom prosperity has left behind. The

Administration’s document, A Blueprint

for New Beginnings, notes that: ‘‘In

every instance where this

Administration sees a responsibility to

help people, it will look first to faithbased organizations, charities, and

community groups that have shown the

ability to save and change lives.’’

The Corporation supports this agenda

through all of its programs, which are

described below. Since 1993, we have

had extensive experience working with

faith-based organizations such as

Habitat for Humanity, Lutheran Services

in America, the Catholic Network for

Volunteer Services, and the National

Jewish Coalition for Literacy.

The Corporation for National and

Community Service was established in

1993 to engage Americans of all ages

and backgrounds in service to their

communities. The Corporation’s

national and community service

programs provide opportunities for

participants to serve full-time and parttime, with or without stipend, as

individuals or as part of a team.

AmeriCorps*State, National, VISTA,

and National Civilian Community Corps