Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 124 / Wednesday, June 27, 2001 / Notices 34155

A notice was published in the Federal

Register (63 FR 56910) on October 23,

1998, soliciting public comments on

reaffirming FIPS 140–1. The comments

supported reaffirming FIPS 140–1 with

technical modifications to address

advances in technology since FIPS 140–

1 was issued. A notice was published in

the Federal Register (64 FR 62654) on

November 17, 1999, soliciting public

comments on proposed FIPS 140–2, a

revision of FIPS 140–1 making such

technical modifications. The comments

received (available at http://

csrc.nist.gov/cryptval/) supported the

issuance of proposed FIPS 140–2 with

technical and editorial changes. None of

them opposed the proposed revision of

FIPS 140–1.

The Secretary of Commerce, after

making appropriate revisions to

proposed FIPS 140–2, approves it, and

makes it compulsory and binding on

Federal agencies for the protection of

sensitive, unclassified information.

Authority: Under Section 5131 of the

Information Technology Management Reform

Act of 1996 and the Computer Security Act

of 1987, the Secretary of Commerce is

authorized to approve standards and

guidelines for the cost effective security and

privacy of sensitive information processed by

federal computer systems.

E.O. 12866: This notice has been

determined to be significant for the

purposes of E.O. 12866.

Dated: June 21, 2001.

Karen H. Brown,

Acting Director, NIST.

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BILLING CODE 3510–CN–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

Cryptographic Key Management

Workshop

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology (NIST), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

SUMMARY: The National Institute of

Standards and Technology (NIST)

announces a workshop to discuss the

development of Cryptographic Key

Management guidance for Federal

Government applications. The

workshop will be held to review and

discuss draft documentation that will be

available prior to the workshop.

DATES: The Key Management Workshop

will be held on November 1–2, 2001,

from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Key Management

workshop will be held in the

Administration Building (Bldg. 101),

Lecture Room A, National Institute of

Standards and Technology,

Gaithersburg, MD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Further information may be obtained

from the Key Management web site at

http://www.nist.gov/kms or by

contacting Elaine Barker, National

Institute of Standards and Technology,

Building 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930,

Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8930;

telephone 301–975–2911; Fax 301–948–

1233, or email ebarker@nist.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic

Commerce needs well-established

cryptographic schemes that can provide

such services as data integrity and

confidentiality. Symmetric encryption

schemes such as Triple DES, as defined

in FIPS 46–3, and the Advanced

Encryption Standard (AES) make

attractive choices for the provision of

these services. Systems using symmetric

techniques are efficient, and their

security requirements are well

understood. Furthermore, these schemes

have been or will be standardized to

facilitate interoperability between

systems. However, the implementation

of such schemes requires the

establishment of a shared secret key in

advance. As the size of a key

management system or the number of

entities using a system grows, the need

for key establishment can lead to a key

management problem.

In 1997, NIST announced plans to

develop a public key-based key

management standard and solicited

comments from the public. In February

of 2000, a public workshop was held to

examine key establishment techniques

that are currently available and to

discuss the approach to the

development of a Key Management

Standard for Federal Government use.

The workshop attendees suggested (1)

the development of a ‘‘framework’’

document that discusses the documents

to be developed and their proposed

content, (2) the identification of key

establishment schemes, and (3) the

development of key management

guidance.

Following the workshop, the

framework document was prepared and

made available for review on the Key

Management web page (http://

www.nist.gov/kms). A key

establishment scheme definition

document and a key management

guidance document are currently under

development. Initial drafts of these

documents will be made available on

the Key Management web page at least

one month prior to the workshop and

will be the subjects under discussion

during that workshop.

For planning purposes, advance

registration is encouraged. To register,

please fax your name, address,

telephone, fax and e-mail address to

301–926–2733 (Attn: Key Management

Workshop) by October 19, 2000.

Registration questions should be

addressed to Vickie Harris on 301–975–

2034. Registration will also be available

at the door, space permitting. The

workshop will be open to the public and

is free of charge.

Authority: This work is being initiated

pursuant to NIST’s responsibilities under the

Computer Security Act of 1987, the

Information Technology Management Reform

Act of 1996, Executive Order 13011, and

OMB Circular A–130.

Dated: June 21, 2001.

Karen H. Brown,

Acting Director, NIST.

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BILLING CODE 3510–CN–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 061501A]

Marine Mammals; File No. 1000–1617

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of permit.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Whitlow W.L. Au, University of Hawaii,

Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology,

Marine Mammal Research Program, PO

Box 1106, Kailua, Hawaii 96734, has

been issued a permit to take several

species of small cetaceans for purposes

of scientific research.

DATES: Written or telefaxed comments

must be received on or before July 27,

2001.

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; and

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach,

CA 90802–4213; phone (562) 980–4001;

fax (562) 980–4018;

Protected Species Coordinator, Pacific

Area Office, NMFS, 1601 Kapiolani

Blvd., Room 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814–

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4700; phone (808)973–2935; fax (808)

973–2941.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lynne Barre or Trevor Spradlin, (301)

713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April

12, 2001, notice was published in the

Federal Register ( 66. FR 18904) that a

request for a scientific research permit

to take several species of small

cetaceans around Hawaii, California and

on the high seas had been submitted by

the above-named individual. 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.), and the Regulations

Governing the Taking and Importing of

Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216).

Dated: June 22, 2001.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 01–16174 Filed 6–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Request for Public Comment on Short

Supply Petition under the North

American Free Trade Agreement

(NAFTA)

June 22, 2001.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Request for Public Comments

concerning a petition for modification of

the NAFTA rules of origin for products

made from certain yarns of cashmere

and 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 USC 1854);

Section 202(q) of the North American Free

Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19

USC 3332(q)); Executive Order 11651 of

March 3, 1972, as amended.

SUMMARY: On June 14, 2001 the

Chairman of CITA received a petition

from Amicale Industries, Inc. alleging

that certain yarns of cashmere and 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. The yarns are

described as (1). Yarns of cashmere,

singles, multiple or plied, of fiber 17.5

to 19 microns average diameter, of

natural, bleached, or dyed fiber, of

metric count 9.7 or finer (3 run or finer),

mule spun or frame spun. (2). Yarns of

camel hair, singles, multiple or plied, of

fiber 18 microns average diameter or

finer, of bleached or dyed fiber, of

metric count 16 or finer (5 run or finer),

mule spun or frame spun.

Such a proclamation may be made

only after reaching agreement with the

other NAFTA countries on the

modification. CITA hereby solicits

public comments on this petition, in

particular with regard to whether

cashmere and camel hair yarn can be

supplied by the domestic industry in

commercial quantities in a timely

manner. Comments must be submitted

by July 27, 2001 to the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements, Room 3001, United

States Department of Commerce,

Washington, D.C. 20230.

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 June 14, 2001 the Chairman of

CITA received a petition from Amicale

Industries, Inc. alleging that certain

yarns of cashmere and 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. The yarns are described as (1).

Yarns of cashmere, singles, multiple or

plied, of fiber 17.5 to 19 microns

average diameter, of natural, bleached,

or dyed fiber, of metric count 9.7 or

finer (3 run or finer), mule spun or

frame spun. (2). Yarns of camel hair,

singles, multiple or plied, of fiber 18

microns average diameter or finer, of

bleached or dyed fiber, of metric count

16 or finer (5 run or finer), mule spun

or frame spun. The referenced yarns

would be used to produce woven fabrics

for use in suits, coats and suit–type

jackets classified under HTS

subheadings 6201.11, 6202.11, 6203.11,

6203.31, 6204.11 and 6204.31.

CITA is soliciting public comments

regarding this request, particularly with

respect to whether the yarns of

cashmere and of camel hair described

above, classified in HTSUS heading

5108.10.60, can be supplied by the

domestic industry in commercial

quantities in a timely manner. The

petition states that potential North

American suppliers of the referenced

yarns would be required to deliver them

within 21 days of receipt of a purchase

order. Also relevant are whether there

has been a change in availability and

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 July 27, 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 yarns of

cashmere or of camel hair 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