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directed to deny entry of Italian largescale driftnet vessels to U.S. ports and

navigable waters. In addition, pursuant

to the Dolphin Protection Consumer

Information Act (DPCIA), the

importation of certain fish and fish

products into the United States from

Italy is prohibited, unless Italy certifies

that such fish and fish products were

not caught with large-scale driftnets

anywhere on the high seas. This action

furthers the U.S. policy to support a

United Nations moratorium on high seas

driftnet fishing, in part because of the

harmful effects that such driftnets have

on marine mammals, including

dolphins.

EFFECTIVE DATES: Effective March 28,

1996, except for the documentation

requirements of the DPCIA, which take

effect on May 29, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wanda L. Cain, Fishery Biologist;

telephone: 301–713–2055, or fax: 301–

713–0376; or Paul Niemeier, Foreign

Affairs Specialist; telephone: 301–713–

2276, or fax: 301–713–2313.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The HSDFEA furthers the purposes of

United Nations General Assembly

Resolution 46/215, which called for a

worldwide ban on large-scale high seas

driftnet fishing beginning December 31,

1992. On March 18, 1996, the U.S. Court

of International Trade ordered the

Secretary of Commerce to identify Italy

as a country for which there is reason

to believe its nationals or vessels

conduct large scale driftnet fishing

beyond the exclusive economic zone of

any nation, pursuant to the HSDFEA (16

U.S.C. 1826a). On March 28, 1996, the

Secretary notified the President that he

had identified Italy as such a country.

Italian officials were notified by the

Department of State on March 29, 1996.

Pursuant to the HSDFEA, a chain of

actions is triggered once the Secretary of

Commerce notifies Italy that it has been

identified as a large-scale high seas

driftnet nation. If the consultations with

Italy, described in the Summary, are not

satisfactorily concluded within 90 days,

the President must direct the Secretary

of the Treasury to prohibit the

importation into the United States of

fish, fish products, and sport fishing

equipment from Italy. The Secretary of

the Treasury is required to implement

such prohibitions within 45 days of the

President’s direction.

If the above sanctions are insufficient

to persuade Italy to cease large-scale

high seas driftnet fishing within 6

months, or Italy retaliates against the

United States during that time as a

result of the sanctions, the Secretary of

Commerce is required to certify this fact

to the President. Such a certification is

deemed to be a certification under

section 8(a) of the Fishermen’s

Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C.

1978(a), also known as the Pelly

Amendment). This authorizes the

President to restrict imports of ‘‘any

products from the offending country for

any duration’’ to achieve compliance

with the driftnet moratorium, so long as

such action is consistent with U.S.

obligations under the General

Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

The DPCIA (16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(2)(E))

requires that an exporting nation whose

fishing vessels engage in high seas

driftnet fishing provide documentary

evidence that certain fish or fish

products it wishes to export to the

United States were not harvested with a

large-scale driftnet on the high seas.

Importers are hereby notified that,

effective May 29, 1996, all shipments

from Italy containing fish and fish

products specified in regulations at 50

CFR 216.24(e)(2) are subject to the

importation requirements of the DPCIA.

This delayed-effectiveness period

allows shipments already in transit on

March 28, 1996, to clear Customs, and

allows adequate time for the appropriate

forms to be made available to Italian

exporters. These forms include NOAA

Form 370, Fisheries Certificate of

Origin, required by 50 CFR 216.24(e)(2).

The Fisheries Certificate of Origin must

accompany all imported shipments of

an item with a Harmonized Tariff

Schedule number for fish harvested by

or imported from a large-scale driftnet

nation. As part of those requirements,

an official of the Government of Italy

must certify that any such import does

not contain fish harvested with largescale driftnets anywhere on the high

seas.

Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction

Act, this collection of information has

been approved by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) under

OMB Control No. 0648–0040.

Notwithstanding any other provision of

law, no person is required to respond to,

nor shall a person be subject to, a

penalty for failure to comply with a

collection of information subject to the

requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act unless that collection of

information displays a currently valid

OMB control number.

Dated: April 22, 1996.

Gary Matlock,

Program Management Officer, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–10470 Filed 4–26–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Cancellation of a Limit on Certain Wool

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in India

April 23, 1996.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs cancelling a

limit.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 24, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Aldrich, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March

3, 1972, as amended; section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7

U.S.C. 1854); Uruguay Round Agreements

Act.

The United States Government has

decided to rescind the restraint on

imports of women’s and girls’ wool

coats in Category 435 from India

established on April 18, 1996, pursuant

to Article 6.10 of the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

(ATC).

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to cancel the

limit established for Category 435 for

the period April 18, 1996 through April

17, 1997.

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 60 FR 65299,

published on December 20, 1995). Also

see 61 FR 16760, published on April 17,

1996.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

April 23, 1996.

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 April 11, 1996, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain wool textile

products, produced or manufactured in India

and exported during the period which began
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on April 18, 1996 and extends through April

17, 1997.

Effective on April 24, 1996, you are

directed to cancel the limit established for

Category 435 for the period April 18, 1996

through April 17, 1997.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that this

action falls within the foreign affairs

exception to 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.96–10492 Filed 4–26–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

In compliance with Section

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

Reduction Act of 1995, the Naval Health

Research Center announces the

collection of information for research on

the health of Gulf War veterans and

seeks public comments 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) ways to enhance the

quality, utility and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (c)

ways to minimize the burden of the

information collection on respondents;

including the use of automated data

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all

comments received BY June 28, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to:

Commander, Naval Health Research

Center, Box 85122, San Diego, CA

92186–5122.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

To request more information on this

proposed information collection or to

obtain a copy of the proposal and the

associated collection instruments,

please write to the above address, or call

Commander Greg Gray, M.C., U.S.N. at

(619) 553–9967.

Title, Associated Form, and OMB

Number: Epidemiological Studies of

Morbidity Among Gulf War Veterans: A

Search for Etiologic Agents and Risk

Factors-Seabee Health Study (Study #5),

Seabee Health Study Questionnaire,

OMB Number 0720-(To be added).

Needs and Uses: This information is

necessary to provide the DOD with

information to evaluate whether Gulf

War veterans have greater frequency of

symptoms and illnesses than other

veterans of the Gulf War era.

Information from this study may assist

the DoD and the Department of Veterans

Affairs in defining unexplained

symptomatology.

Affected Public: Current and former

members of US Navy Seabee Battalions.

Annual Burden Hours: 10,000.

Number of Respondents: 10,000.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 1 hour.

Frequency: Phase I: 98% of the study

respondents will fill out the

questionnaire once in 1996 (Phase I) and

once in 2001, 2006, and 2011 (Phase II).

Two percent of the study respondents

will be re-surveyed in 1996, 2001, 2006,

and 2011.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

Respondents are current and former

members of US Navy Seabee Battalions.

This form will be used to provide the

Department of the Navy with

information on the prevalence of

symptoms and illnesses, and exposures

associated with military service in the

Gulf War.

Dated: April 24, 1996.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 96–10525 Filed 4–26–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

Public Information Collection

Requirement Submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

Review

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has

submitted to OMB for clearance, the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Title: Department of Defense Domestic

Dependent Elementary and Secondary

Schools (DDESS): 1996 Impact Aid

Funding Surveys.

Type of Request: New collection.

Number of Respondents: 127.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 127.

Average Burden per Response: 34

minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 71.

Needs and Uses: Historically, the

Federal Government has recognized its

responsibility to compensate

communities for the education of family

members who reside on Federal

installations. Funding declines in the

Federal Impact Aid Program have led

Congress to request data to determine

the effect of the military presence on

Local Education Agency (LEA) funding

levels, as well as the appropriate

Federal Government role in

compensating LEAs for this effect.

Affected Public: State, local, or tribal

governments.

Frequency: One time.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Edward C.

Springer.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Mr. Springer at the Office of

Management and Budget, Desk Officer

for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. William

Pearce.

Written requests for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Pearce, WHS/DIOR, 1215

Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204,

Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: April 23, 1996.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 96–10527 Filed 4–26–96; 8:45 am]

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Office of the Secretary

Defense Science Board Task Force on

Information Warfare Defense

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee

meeting.

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board

Task Force on Information Warfare

Defense will meet in closed session on

May 9–10, 1996 at Science Applications

International Corporation, McLean,

Virginia.

The mission of the Defense Science

Board is to advise the Secretary of

Defense through the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition and Technology

on scientific and technical matters as

they affect the perceived needs of the

Department of Defense. At this meeting

the Task Force will focus on protection

of information interests of national

importance through establishment and

maintenance of a credible information