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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.

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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

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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 to

the full extent permitted by law. CITA

will make available to the public nonconfidential 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.

J. Hayden Boyd,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 01–03]

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense

Security Cooperation Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is

publishing the unclassified text of a

section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification.

This is published to fulfill the

requirements of section 155 of Public

Law 104–164 dated July 21, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

J. Hurd, DSCA/COMPT/RM, (703) 604–

6575.

The following is a copy of a letter to

the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, Transmittal 01–03 with

attached transmittal and policy

justification.

Dated: June 21, 2001.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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