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required under Section 7 of the

Endangered Species Act.

The subject amendment was issued

for the 28 species of cetacean under the

authority of the MMPA, as amended, the

Regulations Governing the Taking and

Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR

part 216), the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531

et seq.), and the regulations governing

the taking, importing, and exporting of

endangered and threatened species (50

CFR parts 222–226).

Issuance of this amendment, as

required by the ESA, was based on a

finding that such permit: (1) was

applied for in good faith; (2) will not

operate to the disadvantage of the

endangered species which are the

subject of this permit; and (3) is

consistent with the purposes and

policies set forth in section 2 of the

ESA.

Dated: June 11, 2001.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 060601A]

Marine Mammals; File No.605–1607–00

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

The Whale Center of New England, P.O.

Box 159 , Gloucester, MA 01931–0159

(PI: Mason Weinrich) has been issued a

permit to take four large whale species

for purposes of scientific research.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following office(s):

Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, NMFS,

1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705,

Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301)

713–2289; fax (301) 713–0376;

Northeast Region, NMFS, One

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA

01930–2298; phone (978) 281–9200; fax

(978) 281–9371;

Southeast Region, NMFS, 9721

Executive Center Drive North, St.

Petersburg, FL 33702–2432; phone (727)

570–5301; fax (727) 570–5320.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tammy Adams or Ruth Johnson (301)

713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

December 27, 2000, notice was

published in the Federal Register (65

FR 81844) that a request for a scientific

research permit to take four large whale

species had been submitted by the

above-named organization. The

requested permit has been issued under

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

the regulations governing the taking,

importing, and exporting of endangered

and threatened species (50 CFR parts

222-226), and the Fur Seal Act of 1966,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.).

Issuance of this permit, as required by

the ESA, was based on a finding that

such permit (1) was applied for in good

faith, (2) will not operate to the

disadvantage of the endangered species

which is the subject of this permit, and

(3) is consistent with the purposes and

policies set forth in section 2 of the

ESA.

Dated: June 11, 2001.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber

Textiles and Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in Romania

June 13, 2001.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 18, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Naomi Freeman, 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 re-openings, 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, variously,

for recrediting of unused carryforward,

carryover, swing, special shift and

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 65 FR 82328,

published on December 28, 2000). Also

see 65 FR 77594, published on

December 12, 2000.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

June 13, 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 December 5, 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 Romania and

exported during the twelve-month period

beginning on January 1, 2001 and extending

through December 31, 2001.

Effective on June 18, 2001, you are directed

to adjust the current limits for the following

categories, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

315 ........................... 3,886,924 square meters.

338/339 .................... 1,192,817 dozen.

340 ........................... 441,236 dozen.

341/840 .................... 184,913 dozen.

347/348 .................... 806,887 dozen.

352 ........................... 281,253 dozen.

360 ........................... 2,607,140 numbers.

361 ........................... 1,738,094 numbers.

410 ........................... 93,898 square meters.

433/434 .................... 12,785 dozen.

435 ........................... 13,689 dozen.

442 ........................... 15,245 dozen.

443 ........................... 98,005 numbers.

444 ........................... 20,601 numbers.

447/448 .................... 28,391 dozen.

638/639 .................... 966,900 dozen.