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1The limit has not been adjusted to account for

any imports exported after December 31, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross

Arnold, International Trade Specialist,

Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S.

Department of Commerce, (202) 482–

4212. For information on the quota

status of this limit, refer to the Quota

Status Reports posted on the bulletin

boards of of each Customs port or call

(202) 927–6712. 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 limit for Categories 340/

640 is being reduced for carryforward

used during the previous period.

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 62394, 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 5, 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 29, 1995, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and

man-made fiber textiles and textile products

and silk blend and other vegetable fiber

apparel, produced or manufactured in

Malaysia and exported during the twelvemonth period which began on January 1,

1996 and extends through December 31,

1996.

Effective on June 6, 1996, you are directed

to reduce the limit for Categories 340/640 to

1,161,772 dozen 1, as provided for under the

terms of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act

and the Uruguay Round Agreement on

Textiles and Clothing.

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,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc.96–14709 Filed 6–10–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Notice of Determination of Need

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD).

SUMMARY: The Director of Defense

Procurement has determined that a need

exists to facilitate the private financing

of defense contracts, particularly

contracts to be performed by small

businesses, by using provisions

precluding reductions or setoffs in

defense contracts containing the

Assignment of Claims clause when

claims have been assigned.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 11, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

John Galbraith, (703) 697–6710.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

2451 of the Federal Acquisition

Streamlining Act of 1994 amended

Section 3737 of the Revised Statutes (41

U.S.C. 15) to authorize use of ‘‘nosetoff’’ provisions in contracts

authorizing contractor assignments of

claims, upon a determination of need.

The President delegated the authority to

make these determinations of need to

the Secretaries of Defense and Energy,

the Administrator of General Services,

and the heads of all other departments

and agencies, and authorized further

redelegation.

A provision in DoD contracts limiting

reduction or setoff as provided in

Section 3737 of the Revised Statutes

facilitates the use of private financing of

DoD contracts, and therefore facilitates

the participation of businesses,

especially small businesses, in the

procurements of DoD thereby increasing

competition in these procurements, to

the benefit of DoD.

Pursuant to the Presidential

delegation dated October 3, 1995, the

Secretary of Defense delegation dated

February 5, 1996, and the Under

Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and

Technology delegation dated February

23, 1996, the Director of Defense

Procurement on May 10, 1996, made the

following determination and ordered its

publication in the Federal Register in

accordance with the authorizing statute:

Determination of Need Under Section

3737 of the Revised Statutes

Pursuant to section 2451 of the

Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of

1994, Public law 103–355 (41 U.S.C.

15), and in accordance with the

authority delegated to me by the Under

Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and

Technology on February 23, 1996, I

determine that a need exists to facilitate

the private financing of defense

contracts, particularly contracts to be

performed by small businesses.

Consequently, any contract of the

Department of Defense, except any such

contract under which full payment has

been made, may provide or be amended

without consideration to provide that

payments under such contract shall not

be subject to reduction or setoff.

Michele P. Peterson,

Executive Editor, Defense Acquisition

Regulations Council.

[FR Doc. 96–14713 Filed 6–10–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

International Energy Agency meetings

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Meetings.

SUMMARY: The Industry Advisory Board

to the International Energy Agency will

meet June 17–18, 1996, in Paris, France,

to permit attendance by representatives

of U.S. company members of the IAB at

a meeting of the IEA’s Standing Group

on Emergency Questions on June 17 and

on June 18 at a joint meeting of the

IEA’s Governing Board and the SEQ.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Samuel M. Bradley, Acting Assistant

General Counsel for International and

Legal Policy, Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20585, 202–586–6738.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with section 252(c)(1)(A)(i)

of the Energy Policy and Conservation

Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(i)), the

following meeting notices are provided:

I. A meeting of the Industry Advisory

Board (IAB) to the International Energy

Agency (IEA) will be held on June 17,

1996, at the Organization for Economic

Cooperation and Development (OECD)

offices at 2, rue Andre-Pascal, Paris,

France, beginning at 2:30 p.m. The

purpose of this meeting is to permit

attendance by representatives of U.S.

company members of the IAB at a

meeting of the IEA’s Standing Group on

Emergency Questions (SEQ) which is

scheduled to be held at the OECD on the

same date, including a preparatory
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session for company representatives

from 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The agenda

for the preparatory session for company

representatives is to elicit views

regarding items on the agendas of the

SEQ meeting and of the joint meeting of

the IEA’s Governing Board and the SEQ

to be held on June 18, 1996. The agenda

for the June 17 meeting of the SEQ is

under the control of the SEQ. It is

expected that the SEQ will adopt the

following agenda:

1. Adoption of the Agenda

2. Approval of Summary Record of the

87th Meeting

3. Policy and Legislative Developments

in Member Countries

—Energy Policy and Conservation Act

(EPCA)

—Current Status of the SPR

—Other Country Developments

4. SEQ Work Program

—Adjustments to SEQ 1996 Work

Program

—Draft SEQ Work Program for 1997

—IEA Medium Term Strategy

5. Follow-Up to Joint SEQ/SOM Meeting

of April 16, 1996, and Conference

on Long-Term Oil Security Issues

6. Industry Advisory Board (IAB)

—Current and Planned IAB Activities

7. Emergency Response Issues in IEA

Candidate Countries

—Emergency Reserve and Net Import

Situation of IEA Countries on

January 1, 1996

—The Emergency Response Potential

of Hungary

8. Emergency Reserve Situation of IEA

Countries

—Organization of Seminar on

Emergency Reserve Issues in Spring

1997

—Emergency Reserve and Net Import

Situation of IEA Countries on April

1, 1996

—Historical Trends and Future

Prospects for IEA Emergency

Reserves

9. Emergency Response Reviews

—Updated Schedule of Reviews

—Emergency Response Review of the

United Kingdom

—Emergency Response Review of the

United States

10. Emergency Data System and Related

Questions

—Monthly Oil Statistics (MOS) for

February 1996

—MOS for March 1996

—Base Period Final Consumption—

Q295–Q196

—Quarterly Oil Forecast—Q296–Q197

11. Review of SEQ Work Procedures

12. Emergency Reference Guide

—Update of Emergency Contact

Points List

13. Any Other Business

—Date of Autumn meeting of the SEQ

II. A meeting of the IAB will be held

on June 18, 1996, at La Maison de la

Chimie, 28, rue Saint-Dominique, Paris,

France, beginning at 9:30 a.m. The

purpose of this meeting is to permit

attendance by representatives of U.S.

company members of the IAB at a joint

meeting of the IEA’s Governing Board

and of the SEQ which is scheduled to

be held at the same location on the same

date. The agenda for the meeting is

under the control of the Governing

Board. It is expected that the following

agenda will be adopted:

1. Introductory Remarks

2. Report on April SEQ/SOM Meeting

3. Global Oil Market Perspectives to

2010

4. Future Challenges for Global Oil

Security

—An American Perspective

—A European Perspective

—An Asian Perspective

—IEA Emergency Response

5. Comments by Oil Industry and

Government Participants

6. Round Table Discussion

—Oil Supply Disruptions beyond

2000

—Prevention and Response Strategies

—Effective Response Measures

—The Non-IEA and Global Dimension

—The Roles of the IEA and IAB

7. Summing Up

As permitted by 10 CFR 209.32, the

usual 7-day period for publication of the

notice of these meetings in the Federal

Register has been shortened because

unanticipated circumstances pertaining

to the IEA’s scheduling of these

meetings delayed the issuance of this

notice.

As provided in section 252(c)(1)(A)(ii)

of the Energy Policy and Conservation

Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(ii)), these

meetings are open only to

representatives of members of the IAB

and their counsel, representatives of

members of the SEQ and the Governing

Board, representatives of the

Departments of Energy, Justice, and

State, the Federal Trade Commission,

the General Accounting Office,

Committees of the Congress, the IEA,

and the European Commission, and

invitees of the IAB, the SEQ, or the IEA.

Issued in Washington, D.C., June 5, 1996.

Robert R. Nordhaus,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 96–14708 Filed 6–10–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP95–149–004]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of

Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

June 5, 1996.

Take notice that on May 31, 1996,

ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) tendered

for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff,

Second Revised Volume No. 1, the

following tariff sheets, to become

effective on the dates shown below:

January 1, 1996

First Revised Tenth Revised Sheet No. 8

First Revised Twelfth Revised Sheet No. 9

First Revised Twelfth Revised Sheet No. 13

First Revised Twelfth Revised Sheet No. 16

First Revised Fourteenth Revised Sheet No.

18

March 1, 1996

Substitute Eleventh Revised Sheet No. 8

Substitute Thirteenth Revised Sheet No. 9

Substitute Thirteenth Revised Sheet No. 13

Substitute Thirteenth Revised Sheet No. 16

Substitute Fifteenth Revised Sheet No. 18

Substitute Sixteenth Revised Sheet No. 18

ANR states that the above-referenced

tariff sheets are being filed to implement

the Stipulation and Agreement

(Stipulation) filed by ANR in the

referenced proceeding on January 5,

1996, and approved by the Commission

in a March 4, 1996 Letter Order. The

Stipulation resolves ANR’s recovery of

certain pricing differential costs.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,

in accordance with Sections 385.214

and 385.211 of the Commission’s Rules

and Regulations. All such motions or

protests must be filed as provided in

Section 154.210 of the Commission’s

Regulations. Protests will be considered

by the Commission in determining the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make protestants parties to

the proceedings. Any person wishing to

become a party must file a motion to

intervene. Copies of this filing are on

file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–14654 Filed 6–10–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M