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why a hearing on this particular request

would be appropriate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Trevor Spradlin, 301/713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject modification is requested under

the authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the Regulations

Governing the Taking and Importing of

Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and

the regulations governing the taking,

importing, and exporting of endangered

fish and wildlife (50 CFR part 222).

Permit No. 873 authorizes the Permit

Holder to biopsy several species of bowriding cetaceans off the coasts of

Washington, Oregon, California, and

Mexico, and to import biopsy tissues

collected outside of U.S. waters. The

Permit Holder now seeks authorization

to import biopsy samples from three

additional cetacean species/stocks (i.e.,

bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus),

western Pacific gray whale (Eschrichtius

robustus), and beluga whale

(Delphinapterus leucas) from Russian

territorial waters. The applicant

proposes to initiate this work upon

issuance of the modification.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register,

NMFS is forwarding copies of this

application to the Marine Mammal

Commission and its Committee of

Scientific Advisors.

Dated: January 23, 1996.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–1724 Filed 1–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

[I.D. 012296C]

Marine Mammals and Endangered

Species

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for a

scientific research permit (P5I).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Dr.

Donald B. Siniff, Department of Ecology,

Evolution and Behavior, University of

Minnesota, 1987 Upper Buford Circle,

St. Paul, MN 55108, has applied in due

form for a permit to conduct scientific

research on Hawaiian monk seals

(Monachus schauinslandi).

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before February 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The application and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following office(s):

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301/713–2289);

Director, Southwest Region, NMFS,

501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long

Beach, CA 90802–4213 (310/980–4001);

and

Coordinator, Pacific Area Office,

Southwest Region, NMFS, 2570 Dole

Street, Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822–

2396 (808/955–8831).

Written data or views, or requests for

a public hearing on this request, should

be submitted to the Director, Office of

Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 EastWest Highway, Room 13130, Silver

Spring, MD 20910. Those individuals

requesting a hearing should set forth the

specific reasons why a hearing on this

particular request would be appropriate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeannie Drevenak, Permits Division,

301/713–2289.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject permit is requested under the

authority of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the Regulations

Governing the Taking and Importing of

Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and

the regulations governing the taking,

importing, and exporting of endangered

fish and wildlife (50 CFR parts 217–

222). The applicant is requesting to

harass (i.e., capture, instrument, release,

and recapture for instrument removal)

up to 35 adult male and female

Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus

schauinslandi) from the population at

French Frigate Shoals, over an 18-month

period. The objective of this research is

to investigate Hawaiian monk seal

movements and foraging patterns using

satellite-linked time-depth recorders to

characterize habitat use. The applicant

wishes to begin research in February

1996.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register,

NMFS is forwarding copies of this

application to the Marine Mammal

Commission and its Committee of

Scientific Advisors.

Dated: January 23, 1996.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–1725 Filed 1–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Announcement of Import Limits and

Guaranteed Access Levels for Certain

Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Costa Rica

January 24, 1996.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing

limits and guaranteed access levels.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 31, 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) 927–5850. 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 import restraint limits for textile

products, produced or manufactured in

Costa Rica and exported during the

period January 1, 1996 through

December 31, 1996 are based on limits

notified to the Textiles Monitoring Body

pursuant to the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

(ATC). The Guaranteed Access Levels

are being established pursuant to a

Memorandum of Understanding dated

December 23, 1993 between the

Governments of the United States and

Costa Rica.

In the letter published below, the

Chairman of CITA directs the

Commissioner of Customs to establish

limits and guaranteed access levels for

1996.

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).

Requirements for participation in the

Special Access Program are available in

Federal Register notices 51 FR 21208,

published on June 11, 1986; 52 FR

26057, published on July 10, 1987; and