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channel of communication between the

communities they represent and the

Bureau of the Census on its efforts to

reduce the differential in the count for

the 2000 census and on ways the census

data can be disseminated to maximum

usefulness to their communities and

other users.

The Committees will draw on past

experience with the 1990 census

process and procedures, results of

evaluations and research studies, and

the expertise and insight of its members

to provide advice and recommendations

during the research and development

phase on various topics, and provide

advice and recommendations during the

design planning and implementation

phases of the 2000 census.

The agenda for the June 20–21

combined meeting will cover the

following topics: (1) marketing Census

2000; (2) one number census; (3)

administrative records; (4) partnership;

and (5) race and ethnicity.

The agendas for the four committees

in their separate and concurrently held

meetings are as follows:

The CAC on the African American

Population: (1) issues from last meeting;

(2) review responses to committee

recommendations; (3) review

background papers; (4) critical census

issues and their impact on rural Black

America; (5) discussion of committee

recommendations; (6) report from the

working group on statistical methods;

(7) review of topical sessions; (8 )

agenda items for the next meeting; and

(9) elect chairperson-elect.

The CAC on the American Indian and

Alaska Native Populations: (1) issues

from last meeting; (2) review responses

to committee recommendations; (3)

review background papers; (4) tribal

designated statistical areas; (5) report

from the working group on statistical

methods; (6) discussion of committee

recommendations; (7) review of topical

sessions; (8) agenda items for the next

meeting; and (9) elect chairperson-elect.

The CAC on the Asian and Pacific

Islander Populations: (1) issues from

last meeting; (2) review responses to

committee recommendations; (3) review

background papers; (4) discussion of

committee recommendations; (5) report

from the working group on statistical

methods; (6) review of topical sessions;

(7) agenda items for the next meeting;

and (8) elect chairperson-elect.

The CAC on the Hispanic Population:

(1) issues from the last meeting; (2)

review responses to committee

recommendations; (3) review

background papers; (4) discussion of

committee recommendations; (5) report

from the working group on statistical

methods; (6) review of the topical

sessions; (7) agenda items for the next

meeting; and (8) elect chairperson- elect.

All meetings are open to the public

and a brief period is set aside on June

21, during the closing session, for public

comment and questions. To request the

specific agenda or those persons with

extensive questions, please contact Ms.

Diana Harley, the Joint Committees

Coordinator. Statements submitted for

the record, should be submitted in

writing to Ms. Harley, room 3587,

Federal Building 3, Washington, D.C.

20233, at least three days before the

meeting.

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should also be directed to the Census

Bureau Committee Liaison Officer, Ms.

Maxine Anderson Brown (301) 457–

2308 or TDD (301) 457–2540.

Dated: June 6, 1996.

Bryant Benton,

Deputy Director, Bureau of the Census.

[FR Doc. 96–14690 Filed 6–6–96; 2:38 pm]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Establishment of Import Restraint

Limits for Certain Wool and Man-Made

Fiber Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Bulgaria

June 4, 1996.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 12, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Naomi Freeman, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212. For information on the

quota status of these limits, refer to the

Quota Status Reports posted on the

bulletin boards of each Customs port or

call (202) 927–5850. For information on

embargoes and quota re-openings, call

(202) 482–3715.

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).

The Governments of the United States

and the Republic of Bulgaria agreed to

extend and amend their current

Bilateral Textile Agreement, effected by

exchange of notes dated December 2 and

December 23, 1993, for three

consecutive one-year periods beginning

on January 1, 1996 and extending

through December 31, 1998.

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to establish

the 1996 limits.

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 19, 1995). Also

see 60 FR 65292, published on

December 19, 1995.

The letter to the Commissioner of

Customs and the actions taken pursuant

to it are not designed to implement all

of the provisions of the bilateral

agreement, but are designed to assist

only in the implementation of certain of

its provisions.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

June 4, 1996.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive cancels

and supersedes the directive dated January

16, 1996 from the Chairman, Committee for

the Implementation of Textile Agreements,

which directed you to count imports for

consumption and withdrawals from

warehouse for consumption of wool textile

products in Category 444, produced or

manufactured in Bulgaria and exported

during the period November 29, 1995

through November 28, 1996. Import charges

already made to Category 444 shall be

retained.

Under the terms of section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7

U.S.C. 1854); pursuant to the Bilateral Textile

Agreement, effected by exchange of notes

dated December 2, 1993 and December 23,

1993, between the Governments of the

United States and the Republic of Bulgaria,

as amended and extended; and in accordance

with the provisions of Executive Order 11651

of March 3, 1972, as amended, you are

directed to prohibit, effective on June 12,

1996, entry into the United States for

consumption and withdrawal from

warehouse for consumption of wool and

man-made fiber textile products in the

following categories, produced or

manufactured in Bulgaria and exported

during the twelve-month period beginning on

January 1, 1996 and extending through

December 31, 1996, in excess of the following

levels of restraint:
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Category Twelve-month limit 1

410/624 .................... 2,123,662 square meters of which not

more than 813,529

square meters shall

be in Category 410.

433 ........................... 12,000 dozen.

435 ........................... 21,606 dozen.

442 ........................... 14,000 dozen.

444 ........................... 65,526 numbers.

448 ........................... 24,727 dozen.

1The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December

31, 1995.

Textile products in Categories 433, 442 and

624 which have been exported to the United

States prior to January 1, 1996 shall not be

subject to this directive.

Textile products in Categories 433, 442 and

624 which have been released from the

custody of the U.S. Customs Service under

the provisions of 19 U.S.C. 1448(b) or

1484(a)(1) prior to the effective date of this

directive shall not be denied entry under this

directive.

Imports charged to these category limits,

except Categories 433, 442, 444 and 624, for

the period January 1, 1995 through December

31, 1995 shall be charged against those levels

of restraint to the extent of any unfilled

balances. In the event the limits established

for that period have been exhausted by

previous entries, such goods shall be subject

to the levels set forth in this directive.

For the import period January 1, 1996

through February 29, 1996, there are zero

charges for Categories 433 and 624. You are

directed to charge 139 dozen to the limit

established in this directive for Category 442

for the January 1, 1996 through February 29,

1996 import period. Additional adjustments

will be provided at a later date.

In carrying out the above directions, the

Commissioner of Customs should construe

entry into the United States for consumption

to include entry for consumption into the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that

these actions fall within the foreign affairs

exception of the rulemaking provisions of 5

U.S.C. 553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 96–14509 Filed 6–7–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton and Man-Made Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Indonesia

June 4, 1996.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 5, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Aldrich, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212. For information on the

quota status of these limits, refer to the

Quota Status Reports posted on the

bulletin boards of each Customs port or

call (202) 927–6704. For information on

embargoes and quota re-openings, call

(202) 482–3715.

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 current limits for certain

categories are being adjusted for special

shift.

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 19, 1995). Also

see 60 FR 62410, published on

December 6, 1995.

The letter to the Commissioner of

Customs and the actions taken pursuant

to it are not designed to implement all

of the provisions of the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, but

are designed to assist only in the

implementation of certain of their

provisions.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

June 4, 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 November 30, 1995, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool,

man-made fiber, silk blend and other

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,

produced or manufactured in Indonesia and

exported during the twelve-month period

which began on January 1, 1996 and extends

through December 31, 1996.

Effective on June 5, 1996, you are directed

to adjust the limits for the following

categories, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

Levels in Group I

338/339 .................... 1,160,196 dozen.

341 ........................... 784,238 dozen.

347/348 .................... 1,580,070 dozen.

350/650 .................... 101,936 dozen.

351/651 .................... 466,839 dozen.

638/639 .................... 1,220,896 dozen.

641 ........................... 1,962,116 dozen.

647/648 .................... 2,722,067 dozen.

1The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December

31, 1995.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that

these actions fall within the foreign affairs

exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5

U.S.C. 553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc.96–14510 Filed 6–7–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber

Textiles and Silk Blend and Other

Vegetable Fiber Apparel Produced or

Manufactured in Sri Lanka

June 3, 1996.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE:June 6, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Helen L. LeGrande, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212. For information on the

quota status of these limits, refer to the

Quota Status Reports posted on the

bulletin boards of each Customs port or

call (202) 927–6708. For information on

embargoes and quota re-openings, call

(202) 482–3715.

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 current limits for certain

categories are being adjusted, variously,

for swing, special shift, carryover,

carryforward, special carryforward,

allowance for handloomed products and

recrediting of unused special

carryforward.

A description of the textile and

apparel categories in terms of HTS