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Washington 98115. The hearing in

Anchorage will be held in the

auditorium of the Anchorage Museum

of History and Art, which is located at

121 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage,

Alaska.

ADDRESSES: Send requests to speak and

written copies of the oral presentation to

Steven C. Goldman, Director, Office of

Chemical and Biological Controls and

Treaty Compliance, Room 2093, Bureau

of Export Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th Street

and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, D.C., 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bernard Kritzer, Manager, Short Supply

Program, Office of Chemical and

Biological Controls and Treaty

Compliance, Room 2089, Bureau of

Export Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C., 20230, Telephone

(202) 482–0894, Fax (202) 482–0751.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

On December 15, 1995, the

Department of Commerce’s Bureau of

Export Administration (BXA) published

a notice in the Federal Register (60 FR

64412) announcing its intention to hold

public hearings on the environmental

and economic affects of lifting the ban

on the export of Alaskan North Slope

(ANS) crude oil. The notice proposed

four hearings. The notice also identified

the issues on which the Department is

interested in obtaining the public’s

views. It also set forth the procedures

for public participation in the hearings.

On December 28, BXA canceled the

hearings because of the shutdown of the

Federal Government. The hearings have

been rescheduled as described in

Section II of this notice.

The hearings are pursuant to

legislation that the President signed

legislation (Public Law 104–58)

authorizing exports of Alaskan North

Slope (ANS) crude oil when transported

in U.S.-flag tankers. The statute requires

the President to consider the results of

an ‘‘appropriate environmental review’’

and other issues prior to making his

national interest determination. The

Department is soliciting public

comments as described in the December

15, 1995 Federal Register notice.

II. Public Hearings and Comment

Procedures

The hearings will be held in

Washington, D.C. on February 7, 1996;

Seattle, Washington, on February 9,

1996; and Anchorage, Alaska on

February 12, 1996. The hearings will

commence at 8:30 a.m. and end at 5:30

p.m. Requests to speak must be

submitted by February 5, 1996. In the

event the Department is not open for

normal business during the new hearing

dates, the hearings will be rescheduled.

The hearing in Washington, D.C. will

be held in room 6009 of the Herbert

Hoover Building which is located at

14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Washington, D.C, 20230. The

hearing in Seattle will be held in

Building 9 Auditorium, at the NOAA

Western Regional Center which is

located at 7600 Sand Point Way, NE,

Seattle, Washington 98115. The hearing

in the auditorium of the Anchorage

Museum of History and Art which is

located at 121 West 7th Avenue,

Anchorage, Alaska.

The Department encourages interested

participants to present their views orally

at the hearings. Any person wishing to

make an oral presentation at the

hearings must submit a brief written

request to the Department of Commerce

at the address indicated in the ADDRESS

section of this notice. The written

request must be received by BXA no

later than February 5, 1996. The written

requests to participate in the public

hearings should describe the

individual’s interest in the hearing and,

where appropriate, explain why the

individual is a proper representative of

a group or class of person that has such

an interest. In addition, the request to

speak should contain a daytime phone

number where the person who will be

making the oral presentation may be

contacted before the hearing. On the day

of the hearing, speakers should bring 2

copies of the summary of their oral

presentation to the hearing address

indicated in the DATES section of this

notice.

Persons may submit written

comments for the record if they are

unable to attend the hearings.

Copies of the request to participate in

the public hearings will be maintained

at the Bureau of Export Administration’s

Freedom of Information Records

Inspection Facility, Room 4525, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th Street

and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone

(202) 482–5653. The records in this

facility may be copied in accordance

with the regulations published in Part 4

of Title 15 of the Code of Federal

Regulations (15 CFR 4.1 et seq.).

Information about the inspection and

copying of records may be obtained

from Mr. Ted Zois, the Bureau of Export

Administration’s Freedom of

Information Officer, at the above

address and telephone number between

the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,

Monday through Friday.

Each speaker may be limited to 10 or

15 minutes depending on the number of

presenters. Comments may respond to

the questions posed in Section I of the

December 15, 1995 notice or any other

related issue.

A Commerce official will preside at

the hearings. Representatives from other

Federal agencies participating in the

review also will attend the hearings.

Only those conducting the hearing may

ask questions.

Any further procedural rules for the

proper conduct of the hearing will be

announced by the presiding officer.

Dated: January 23, 1996.

Sue E. Eckert,

Assistant Secretary for Export Administration

[FR Doc. 96–1391 Filed 1–24–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P

Bureau of Export Administration

Information Systems Technical

Advisory Committee; Notice of

Partially Closed Meeting

A meeting of the Information Systems

Technical Advisory Committee will be

held February 15, 1996, 9:00 a.m., Room

1617M–2, in the Herbert C. Hoover

Building, 14th Street between

Constitution and Pennsylvania

Avenues, N.W., Washington, D.C. This

Committee advises the Office of the

Assistant Secretary for Export

Administration with respect to technical

questions that affect the level of export

controls applicable to information

systems equipment and technology.

Agenda

Closed Session 9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m.

1. Discussion of matters properly classified

under Executive Order 12958, dealing

with U.S. export control programs and

strategic criteria related thereto.

General Session 9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

2. Welcome and introductions.

3. Presentation of papers or comments by

the public.

4. Review of progress on resolution of

action items.

5. Discussion on Committee organization.

6. Discussion on ATM (Asynchronous

Transfer Mode) and router issues.

Closed Session 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

7. Discussion of matters properly classified

under Executive Order 12958, dealing

with U.S. export control programs and

strategic criteria related thereto.

The General Session of the meeting is

open to the public and a limited number

of seats will be available. To the extent

time permits, members of the public

may present oral statements to the

Committee. Written statements may be

submitted at any time before or after the
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meeting. However, to facilitate

distribution of public presentation

materials to the Committee members,

the Committee suggests that public

presentation materials or comments be

forwarded at least one week before the

meeting to the address listed below: Ms.

Lee Ann Carpenter, TAC Unit/OAS/EA

Room 3886C, Bureau of Export

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230.

The Assistant Secretary for

Administration, with the concurrence of

the delegate of the General Counsel,

formally determined on October 10,

1995, pursuant to section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended, that the series of meetings or

portions of meetings of these

Committees and of any Subcommittees

thereof, dealing with the classified

materials listed in 5 U.S.C. 552(c)(1)

shall be exempt from the provisions

relating to public meetings found in

section 10(a)(1) and (a)(3), of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act. The remaining

series of meetings or portions thereof

will be open to the public.

A copy of the Notice of Determination

to close meetings or portions of

meetings of these Committees is

available for public inspection and

copying in the Central Reference and

Records Inspection Facility, Room 6020,

U.S. Department of Commerce,

Washington, D.C. For further

information or copies of the minutes

call Lee Ann Carpenter, 202–482–2583.

Dated: January 19, 1996.

Lee Ann Carpenter,

Director, Technical Advisory Committee Unit.

[FR Doc. 96–1244 Filed 1–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–M

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[ORDER NO. 798]

Grant of Authority for Subzone Status

Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (Distribution

Facility); Grove City, Ohio

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the

following Order:

Whereas, by an Act of Congress

approved June 18, 1934, an Act ‘‘To

provide for the establishment * * * of

foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of

the United States, to expedite and

encourage foreign commerce, and for

other purposes,’’ as amended (19 U.S.C.

81a-81u) (the Act), the Foreign-Trade

Zones Board (the Board) is authorized to

grant to qualified corporations the

privilege of establishing foreign-trade

zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs

ports of entry;

Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15

CFR Part 400) provide for the

establishment of special-purpose

subzones when existing zone facilities

cannot serve the specific use involved;

Whereas, an application from the

Rickenbacker Port Authority, grantee of

Foreign-Trade Zone 138, for authority to

establish special-purpose subzone status

for the distribution facility of Pier 1

Imports, Inc., located in Grove City,

Ohio, was filed by the Board on

February 8, 1995, and notice inviting

public comment was given in the

Federal Register (FTZ Docket 4–95, 60

FR 9005, 2/16/95); and,

Whereas, the Board has found that the

requirements of the FTZ Act and

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and

that approval of the application is in the

public interest;

Now, Therefore, the Board hereby

authorizes the establishment of a

subzone (Subzone 138B) at the Pier 1

Imports, Inc., facility in Grove City,

Ohio, at the location described in the

application, subject to the FTZ Act and

the Board’s regulations, including

§ 400.28. As indicated in the

application, no processing or

manufacturing will be conducted under

zone procedures, including any such

activity involving foreign textile

products.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 16th day of

January 1996.

Susan G. Esserman,

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import

Administration, Alternate Chairman ForeignTrade Zones Board.

Attest:

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–1241 Filed 1–25–96; 8:45 am]

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[ORDER NO. 797]

Grant of Authority for Subzone Status,

Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (Distribution

Facility); Mansfield, Texas

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the

following Order:

Whereas, by an Act of Congress

approved June 18, 1934, an Act ‘‘To

provide for the establishment . . . of

foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of

the United States, to expedite and

encourage foreign commerce, and for

other purposes,’’ as amended (19 U.S.C.

81a-81u) (the Act), the Foreign-Trade

Zones Board (the Board) is authorized to

grant to qualified corporations the

privilege of establishing foreign-trade

zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs

ports of entry;

Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15

CFR Part 400) provide for the

establishment of special-purpose

subzones when existing zone facilities

cannot serve the specific use involved;

Whereas, an application from Dallas/

Fort Worth International Airport Board,

grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 39, for

authority to establish special-purpose

subzone status for the distribution

facility of Pier 1 Imports, Inc., located in

Mansfield, Texas, was filed by the Board

on February 7, 1995, and notice inviting

public comment was given in the

Federal Register (FTZ Docket 3–95, 60

FR 9004, 2/16/95); and,

Whereas, the Board has found that the

requirements of the FTZ Act and

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and

that approval of the application is in the

public interest;

Now, Therefore, the Board hereby

authorizes the establishment of a

subzone (Subzone 39D) at the Pier 1

Imports, Inc., facility in Mansfield,

Texas, at the location described in the

application, subject to the FTZ Act and

the Board’s regulations, including

§ 400.28. As indicated in the

application, no processing or

manufacturing will be conducted under

zone procedures, including any such

activity involving foreign textile

products.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 16th day of

January 1996.

Susan G. Esserman,

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import

Administration, Alternate Chairman ForeignTrade Zones Board.

Attest:

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–1240 Filed 1–25–96; 8:45 am]

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[Docket 4–96]

Foreign-Trade Zone 124, Gramercy,

Louisiana; Proposed Foreign-Trade

Subzone—Shell Oil Company (Oil

Refinery/Petrochemical Complex); St.

Charles Parish, Louisiana

An application has been submitted to

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) by the South Louisiana Port

Commission, grantee of FTZ 124,

requesting special-purpose subzone

status for the oil refinery and

petrochemical complex of Shell Oil

Company, located in St. Charles Parish,

Louisiana. The application was

submitted pursuant to the provisions of