Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 101 / Thursday, May 23, 1996 / Notices 25847

1Category 666–P: only HTS numbers

6302.22.1010, 6302.22.1020, 6302.22.2010,

6302.32.1010, 6302.32.1020, 6302.32.2010 and

6302.32.2020.

2Category 666–S: only HTS numbers

6302.22.1030, 6302.22.1040, 6302.22.2020,

6302.32.1030, 6302.32.1040, 6302.32.2030 and

6302.32.2040.

3Category 666–O: only HTS numbers

6302.22.1010, 6302.22.1020, 6302.22.2010,

6302.32.1010, 6302.32.1020, 6302.32.2010 and

6302.32.2020 (Category 666–P); 6302.22.1030,

6302.22.1040, 6302.22.2020, 6302.32.1030,

6302.32.1040, 6302.32.2030 and 6302.32.2040

(Category 666–S).

John Reimer, Offshore Resource

Management Corporation; Sharon

Young, Humane Society of the United

States; Nina Young, Center for Marine

Conservation; April Valliere, Rhode

Island Division of Fish and Wildlife;

and Billy Gell, Northeast Atlantic

Swordfish Netters Association. Other

individuals from NMFS, state and

Federal agencies may be present as

observers or for their scientific

expertise. The TRT will be facilitated by

Susan Podziba and Associates,

Brookline, MA.

NMFS fully intends to convene a TRT

process in a way that provides for

national consistency yet accommodates

the unique regional needs and

characteristics of any one team. TRTs

are not subject to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.).

Meetings are open to the public.

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1387.

Dated: May 17, 1996.

Patricia A. Montanio,

Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–12925 Filed 5–22–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Amendment of Export Visa

Requirements for Certain Man-Made

Fiber Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Pakistan

May 17, 1996.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs amending

visa requirements.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ross Arnold, 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).

Effective on June 1, 1996, for goods

produced or manufactured in Pakistan

and exported from Pakistan on and after

June 1, 1996, part-category visas will be

required for Categories 666–P, 666–S

and 666–O. During the period June 1,

1996 through June 30, 1996, textile

products in Category 666 may be visaed

as Category 666 or the correct part

category. Goods in Category 666

exported on and after July 1, 1996 shall

be denied entry if not visaed as 666–P,

666–S or 666–O.

See 48 FR 25257, published on June

6, 1983; and 52 FR 21611, published on

June 8, 1987.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

May 17, 1996.

Commissioner of Customers

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive

amends, but does not cancel, the directive

issued to you on May 27, 1983, as amended,

by the Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements. That

directive directs you to prohibit entry of

certain cotton, man-made fiber, silk blend

and other vegetable fiber textiles and textile

products, produced or manufactured in

Pakistan which were not properly visaed by

the Government of Pakistan.

Effective on June 1, 1996, goods produced

or manufactured in Pakistan and exported

from Pakistan on and after June 1, 1996, in

Category 666 shall required a 666–P,1 666–

S 2 and 666–O 3 visa. During the period June

1, 1996 through June 30, 1996, you are

directed to accept shipments visaed as 666,

666–P, 666–S and 666–O. Goods in Category

666 exported on and after July 1, 1996 shall

be denied entry if not visaed as partCategories 666–P, 666–S or 666–O.

Shipments entered or withdrawn from

warehouse according to this directive which

are not accompanied by an appropriate

export visa shall be denied entry and a new

visa must be obtained.

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).

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 96–13045 Filed 5–22–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Applications of the New York

Mercantile Exchange for Designation

as a Contract Market in Alberta Natural

Gas Futures and Option Contracts

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the

terms and conditions of proposed

commodity futures and option

contracts.

SUMMARY: The New York Mercantile

Exchange (NYMEX or Exchange) has

applied for designation as a contract

market in futures and futures options on

Alberta natural gas. The Acting Director

of the Division of Economic Analysis

(Division) of the Commission, acting

pursuant to the authority delegated by

Commission Regulation 140.96, has

determined that publication of the

proposals for comment is in the public

interest, will assist the Commission in

considering the views of interested

persons, and is consistent with the

purposes of the Commodity Exchange

Act.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before June 24, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should

submit their views and comments to

Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, Three

Lafayette Centre, 21st Street NW,

Washington, DC 20581. Reference

should be made to the NYMEX Alberta

natural gas contract futures and option

contracts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please contact Joseph Storer of the

Division of Economic Analysis,

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,

21st Street, Washington, DC, 20581,

telephone 202–418–5282.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of

the terms and conditions will be

available for inspection at the Office of

the Secretariat, Commodity Futures

Trading Commission, Three Lafayette

Centre, 21st Street, Washington, DC

20581. Copies of the terms and

conditions can be obtained through the

Office of the Secretariat by mail at the

above address or by phone at (202) 418–

5097.

Other materials submitted by the

NYMEX in support of the applications

for contract market designation may be

available upon request pursuant to the

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.

552) and the Commission’s regulations

thereunder (17 CFR Part 145 (1987)),

except to the extent they are entitled to
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confidential treatment as set forth in 17

CFR 145.5 and 145.9. Requests for

copies of such materials should be made

to the FOI, Privacy and Sunshine Act

Compliance Staff of the Office of the

Secretariat at the Commission’s

headquarters in accordance with 17 CFR

145.7 and 145.8.

Any person interested in submitting

written data, views, or arguments on the

proposed terms and conditions, or with

respect to other materials submitted by

the NYMEX, should send such

comments to Jean A. Webb, Secretary,

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,

21st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20581

by the specified date.

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 17,

1996.

Blake Imel,

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 96–12996 Filed 5–22–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY

COMMISSION

Commission Agenda and Priorities;

Public Hearing

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

SUMMARY: The Commission will conduct

a public hearing to receive views from

all interested parties about its agenda

and priorities for Commission attention

during fiscal year 1998, which begins

October 1, 1997. Participation by

members of the public is invited.

Written comments and oral

presentations concerning the

Commission’s agenda and priorities for

fiscal year 1998 will become part of the

public record.

DATES: The hearing will begin at 10 a.m.

on June 25, 1996. Written comments

and requests from members of the

public desiring to make oral

presentations must be received by the

Office of the Secretary not later than

June 18, 1996. Persons desiring to make

oral presentations at this hearing must

submit a written text of their

presentations not later than June 18,

1996.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be in room

420 of the East-West Towers Building,

4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda,

Maryland. Written comments, requests

to make oral presentations, and texts of

oral presentations should be captioned

‘‘Agenda and Priorities’’ and mailed to

the Office of the Secretary, Consumer

Product Safety Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20207, or delivered to

that office, room 502, 4330 East-West

Highway, Bethesda, Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information about the hearing or to

request an opportunity to make an oral

presentation, call or write Rockelle

Hammond, Office of the Secretary,

Consumer Product Safety Commission,

Washington, DC 20207; telephone (301)

504–0800; telefax (301) 504–0127.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

4(j) of the Consumer Product Safety Act

(CPSA) (15 U.S.C. 2053(j)) requires the

Commission to establish an agenda for

action under the laws it administers,

and, to the extent feasible, to select

priorities for action at least 30 days

before the beginning of each fiscal year.

Section 4(j) of the CPSA provides

further that before establishing its

agenda and priorities, the Commission

shall conduct a public hearing and

provide an opportunity for the

submission of comments.

The Office of Management and Budget

requires all Federal agencies to submit

their budget requests 13 months before

the beginning of each fiscal year. The

Commission is formulating its budget

request for fiscal year 1998, which

begins on October 1, 1997.

Accordingly, the Commission will

conduct a public hearing on June 25,

1996, to receive comments from the

public concerning its agenda and

priorities for fiscal year 1998. The

Commissioners desire to obtain the

views of a wide range of interested

persons including consumers;

manufacturers, importers, distributors,

and retailers of consumer products;

members of the academic community;

consumer advocates; and health and

safety officers of state and local

governments.

The Commission is charged by

Congress with protecting the public

from unreasonable risks of injury

associated with consumer products. The

Commission enforces and administers

the Consumer Product Safety Act (15

U.S.C. 2051 et seq.); the Federal

Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C.

1261 et seq.); the Flammable Fabrics Act

(15 U.S.C. 1191 et seq.); the Poison

Prevention Packaging Act (15 U.S.C.

1471 et seq.); and the Refrigerator Safety

Act (15 U.S.C. 1211 et seq.). Standards

and regulations issued under provisions

of those statutes are codified in the Code

of Federal Regulations, title 16, chapter

II.

While the Commission has broad

jurisdiction over products used by

consumers in or around their homes, in

schools, in recreation, and other

settings, its staff and budget are limited.

Section 4(j) of the CPSA expresses

Congressional direction to the

Commission to establish an agenda for

action each fiscal year and, if feasible,

to select from that agenda some of those

projects for priority attention.

When the Commission selects

priorities, it does so in accordance with

its policy statement governing

establishment of priorities codified at 16

CFR 1009.8. That policy statement

includes the following factors to be

considered by the Commission when

selecting its priorities:

• Frequency and severity of injuries.

• Causality of injuries.

• Chronic illness and future injuries.

• Costs and benefits of Commission

action.

• Unforeseen nature of a risk of

injury.

• Vulnerability of the population at

risk.

• Probability of exposure to hazard.

The order of listing of these criteria

does not indicate their relative

importance.

Persons who desire to make oral

presentations at the hearing on June 25,

1996, should call or write Rockelle

Hammond, Office of the Secretary,

Consumer Product Safety Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20207, telephone

(301) 504–0800, telefax (301) 504–0127,

not later than June 18, 1996.

Presentations should be limited to

approximately ten minutes. Persons

desiring to make presentations must

submit the written text of their

presentations to the Office of the

Secretary not later than June 18, 1996.

The Commission reserves the right to

impose further time limitations on all

presentations and further restrictions to

avoid duplication of presentations. The

hearing will begin at 10 a.m. on June 25,

1996, and will conclude the same day.

Written comments on the

Commission’s agenda and priorities for

fiscal year 1998, should be received in

the Office of the Secretary not later than

June 18, 1996.

Dated: May 17, 1996.

Sadye E. Dunn,

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety

Commission.

[FR Doc. 96–12881 Filed 5–22–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P

[CPSC Docket No. 96–C0005]

In the Matter of Shrdlu, d/b/a/ The

Sandy Starkman Co., a Corporation;

Provisional Acceptance of a

Settlement Agreement and Order

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety

Commission.