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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.

Upon a request from the Government

of Costa Rica, the U.S. Government has

agreed to increase the current

guaranteed access level for Category

447.

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 79343, published on

December 19, 2000.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

June 14, 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 13, 2000, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and

man-made fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in Costa Rica and exported

during the twelve-month period which began

on January 1, 2001 and extends through

December 31, 2001.

Effective on June 25, 2001, you are directed

to increase the guaranteed access level (GAL)

for Category 447 to 14,000 dozen.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that this

action falls 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. 01–15854 Filed 6–22–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Denial of Short Supply Request under

the North American Free Trade

Agreement (NAFTA)

June 20, 2001.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA)

ACTION: Denial of the petition for

modification of the NAFTA rules of

origin for products made from yarn of

cashmere and yarn of camel hair.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Martin Walsh, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–3400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural

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

Section 202(q) of the North American Free

Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19

U.S.C. 3332(q)); Executive Order 11651 of

March 3, 1972, as amended.

SUMMARY:

On February 28, 2001 the Chairman of

CITA received a petition from Amicale

Industries, Inc. alleging that yarn of

cashmere and yarn of camel hair,

classified in heading 5108.10.60 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTSUS), cannot be

supplied by the domestic industry in

commercial quantities in a timely

manner and requesting that the

President proclaim a modification of the

NAFTA rules of origin. Such a

proclamation may be made only after

reaching agreement with the other

NAFTA countries on the modification.

As a result, CITA published a Federal

Register Notice on March 12, 2001 (66

FR 14358)) requesting public comments

on the petition. These comments were

due April 11, 2001. Based on current

available information, CITA has

determined that these products can be

supplied by the domestic industry in

commercial quantities in a timely

manner and therefore denies the

petition.

BACKGROUND: Under the North

American Free Trade Agreement

(NAFTA), NAFTA countries are

required to eliminate customs duties on

textile and apparel goods that qualify as

originating goods under the NAFTA

rules of origin, which are set out in

Annex 401 to the NAFTA. The NAFTA

provides that the rules of origin for

textile and apparel products may be

amended through a subsequent

agreement by the NAFTA countries. In

consultations regarding such a change,

the NAFTA countries are to consider

issues of availability of supply of fibers,

yarns, or fabrics in the free trade area

and whether domestic producers are

capable of supplying commercial

quantities of the good in a timely

manner. The Statement of

Administrative Action (SAA) that

accompanied the NAFTA

Implementation Act stated that any

interested person may submit to CITA a

request for a modification to a particular

rule of origin based on a change in the

availability in North America of a

particular fiber, yarn or fabric and that

the requesting party would bear the

burden of demonstrating that a change

is warranted. The SAA provides that

CITA may make a recommendation to

the President regarding a change to a

rule of origin for a textile or apparel

good. The NAFTA Implementation Act

provides the President with the

authority to proclaim modifications to

the NAFTA rules of origin as are

necessary to implement an agreement

with one or more NAFTA country on

such a modification.

On February 28, 2001 the Chairman of

CITA received a petition from Amicale

Industries, Inc. alleging that yarn of

cashmere and yarn of camel hair,

classified in HTSUS heading

5108.10.60, cannot be supplied by the

domestic industry in commercial

quantities in a timely manner and

requesting that the President proclaim a

modification of the NAFTA rules of

origin. Amicale Industries requests that

the NAFTA rules of origin for fabrics of

HTSUS heading 5111 and for woven

apparel of Chapter 62 be modified to

permit the use of non-North American

yarns of cashmere or yarns of camel hair

classified in HTS heading 5108.10.60.

CITA solicited public comments

regarding this request (66 FR 14358,

published on March 12, 2001)

particularly with respect to whether

yarn of cashmere and yarn of camel

hair, classified in HTSUS heading

5108.10.60, can be supplied by the

domestic industry in commercial

quantities in a timely manner.

On the basis of currently available

information, CITA has determined that

yarn of cashmere and yarn of camel hair

is spun in the United States and is

available from U.S. producers in

commercial quantities in a timely

manner. Two companies in their

submissions claim that they currently

spin the yarns in question. Two other

companies in their submissions claim to

have the spinning capacity to produce

these yarns. One company in its

submission claims it supplies cashmere

and camel hair fibers to companies that

spin it into yarn and claims that three

additional companies are capable of

supplying cashmere and camel hair yarn

to the petitioner.

Based on currently available

information, CITA has determined that

Amicale’s petition should be denied.

Amicale has not established that these

yarns cannot be supplied by the

domestic industry in commercial

quantities in a timely manner. Currently

available information indicates that the

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domestic industry is able to supply

these yarns in commercial quantities in

a timely manner.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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BILLING CODE 3510–DR–S

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Proposed Collection: Comment

Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of

Defense (Personnel and Readiness).

ACTION: Notice.

In compliance with Section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the

Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel

and Readiness) announces the following

proposed public information collection

and seeks public comment on the

provisions thereof. 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 of the

proposed information collection; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the information collection on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all

comments received by August 24, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

the Office of System Accountability,

Attn: Dr. Janet Rope, Department of

Defense Education Activity, 4040 N.

Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request more information on this

proposed information collection or to

obtain a copy of the proposal and

associated collection instruments,

please write to the above address, or call

the Office of System Accountability at

(703) 696–4471.

Title and OMB Control Number:

DoDEA Customer Satisfaction Survey

for Parents and Students, OMB Control

Number [to be determined].

Needs and Uses: The DoDEA

Customer Satisfaction Survey is a tool

used to measure the satisfaction level of

parents, students, and teachers with the

programs and services provided by the

DoD Education Activity (DoDEA), in

order to meet DoD Reform Initiative

Directive #23: Defense Agency

Performance Contracts which states:

‘‘The Directors of the specified Agencies

and Field Activities will submit a

performance contract covering the

period of the Future Years Defense Plan

(FYDP) FY 2000 through FY 2005. Each

performance contract shall include

measures of customer satisfaction with

the goods and services provided by the

Agency or Field Activity, including the

timeliness of deliveries of products and

services’’.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Annual Burden Hours: 21,125 hours.

Number of Respondents: 169,000.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden per Response: 15

minutes.

Frequency: Biennially.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

The DoDEA Customer Satisfaction

Survey is a tool used to measure the

satisfaction level of parents, students,

and teachers with the programs and

services provided by the DoD Education

Activity (DoDEA), in order to meet DoD

Reform Initiative Directive #23: Defense

Agency Performance Contracts which

states: ‘‘The Directors of the specified

Agencies and Field Activities will

submit a performance contract covering

the period of the Future Years Defense

Plan (FYDP) FY 2000 through FY 2005.

Each performance contract shall include

measures of customer satisfaction with

the goods and services provided by the

Agency or Field Activity, including the

timeliness of deliveries of products and

services’’.

The DoDEA Customer Satisfaction

Survey will be administered to all

parents and teachers within the DoDEA

school system, as well as students in

grades 4–12. The survey is completely

voluntary and will be administered

through an on-line, web-based

technology. The survey questions were

adapted from the Phi Delta Kappa/

Gallup Poll of the Public’s Attitudes

Toward Schools in order to have

national comparison data. Some

questions were altered slightly so that

the wording more closely matched the

DoDEA experience, however, any

alterations should not affect the

interpretation and comparison to the

national data. The survey will give

parents, students and teachers an

opportunity to comment on their level

of satisfaction with programmatic issues

related to DoD schools. Some of the

topics included on the survey are

curriculum, communication, and

technology. The surveys will be

administered biennially.

The information derived from this

survey will be used in the improvement

planning efforts at all levels throughout

DoDEA. Schools, districts and areas will

use the results to gain insight into the

satisfaction levels of their parents,

students, and teachers which will be

one of many measures used for further

planning of programs and services

offered to DoDEA’s students. DoDEA

system results will be used to monitor

the strategic plan as well as be a part of

the Director’s performance contract with

the DoD.

June 18, 2001.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 01–15788 Filed 6–22–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5001–08–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of

Defense (Personnel and Readiness).

ACTION: Notice.

In compliance with Section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the

Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel

and Readiness) announces the following

proposed reinstatement of a public

information collection and seeks public

comment on the provisions thereof.

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 burden of the

proposed information collection; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the information collection on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all

comments received by August 24, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

the Office of the Under Secretary of

Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

(Force Management Policy/Military

Community and Family Policy/MWR