Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 43 / Monday, March 5, 2001 / Notices 13307

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Establishment of an Import Limit for

Certain Cotton Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in Pakistan

February 28, 2001.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs establishing a

limit.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 17, 2001.

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 each Customs port, call (202)

927–5850, or refer to the U.S. Customs

website at http://

www.customs.ustreas.gov. For

information on embargoes and quota reopenings, call (202) 482–3715. For

information on categories on which

consultations have been requested, refer

to the Office of Textiles and Apparel

website at http://otexa.ita.doc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural

Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854);

Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as

amended.

A notice published in the Federal

Register on December 31, 1998 (63 FR

72288) announced that the Government

of the United States had requested

consultations with the Government of

Pakistan on December 24, 1998 with

respect to combed cotton yarn in

Category 301, produced or

manufactured in Pakistan and that, if no

solution was agreed upon in

consultations with the Government of

Pakistan, the Government of the United

States reserved its right to establish a

twelve-month limit of not less than

5,262,665 kilograms for the entry for

consumption and withdrawal from

warehouse for consumption of combed

cotton yarn in Category 301, produced

or manufactured in Pakistan.

The Government of the United States

has decided to establish a limit of

5,913,131 kilograms for the entry for

consumption and withdrawal from

warehouse for consumption of combed

cotton yarn in Category 301, produced

or manufactured in Pakistan for a third

twelve-month period, beginning on

March 17, 2001 and extending through

March 16, 2002.

The United States remains committed

to finding a mutually agreed solution

concerning Category 301. Should such a

solution be reached in consultations

with the Government of Pakistan,

further notice will be published in the

Federal Register.

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 65 FR 82328,

published on December 28, 2000). Also

see 65 FR 14544, published on March

17, 2000.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

February 28, 2001.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to section

204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as

amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); Executive Order

11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended; and the

Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles and

Clothing (ATC), you are directed to prohibit,

effective on March 17, 2001, entry into the

United States for consumption and

withdrawal from warehouse for consumption

of combed cotton yarn in Category 301,

produced or manufactured in Pakistan and

exported during the twelve-month period

beginning on March 17, 2001 and extending

through March 16, 2002, in excess of

5,913,131 kilograms.

The limit set forth above is subject to

adjustment pursuant to the provisions of the

ATC.

Products in the above category exported

during the March 17, 2000 through March 16,

2001 period shall be charged to the limit for

that year (see directive dated March 14, 2000)

to the extent of any unfilled balances. In the

event the limit established for that period has

been exhausted by previous entries, such

products shall be charged to the limit set

forth in this directive.

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 this

action falls within the foreign affairs

exception of the rulemaking provisions of 5

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

Sincerely,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 01–5391 Filed 3–2–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Fuel-Related Rate Adjustment

AGENCY: Military Traffic Management

Command (MTMC), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Military Traffic

Management Command, as the Program

Director for the Department of Defense

(DoD), announces an adjustment to the

current Fuel-Related Rate requirements

for qualified carriers. This action is a

result of joint MTMC Industry Fuel

Board which included industry

representatives. The change will be

implemented to assist transportation

industry and carriers on diesel fuel cost

increases. Further details covering the

policy and requirements are contained

in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

paragraph indicated below.

DATES: The change will become effective

on April 1, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ruth Tetreault, Headquarters, Military

Traffic Management Command, ATTN:

MTDAC, Room 11S31, Hoffman

Building II, 200 Stovall St., Alexandria,

VA 22332–5000; Telephone (703) 428–

2462; Telefax (703) 428–3351.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

MTMC developed and implemented

an automatic fuel surcharge that goes

into effect on April 1, 2001. Carriers will

be entitled to an automatic increase

when the national average price of

diesel fuel rises above $1.30 a gallon as

reported by the Department of Energy,

Energy Information Administration.

Diesel fuel prices are segregated into 10-

cent increments, for which there is a 1%

addition for each time the threshold is

crossed. In the past, carriers incurring

high diesel costs faced long delays in

receiving surcharges. MTMC has mad

surcharges automatic for carriers by

linking them directly to the price of

diesel fuel. The new automatic fuel

surcharge is a result of a joint MTMCIndustry Fuel Board which included

industry representatives. The policy

ensures fair compensation for our

industry partners when the price of fuel

rises.

Effective April 1, 2001, MTMC Policy

No. TR–12 (Fuel-Related Rate

Adjustment Policy) replaces MTMC 1–

7, C–1, Policy No. 55–4 (Fuel Related

Carrier Rate Changes) as follows:

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Transportation and Travel

Policy No. TR–12

Subject: Fuel-Related Rate Adjustment

Policy

a. Policy: Written provision will be

made in Military Traffic Management

Command (MTMC) regulations and

solicited tender agreements for fuel

related rate adjustments. The following

Fuel-Related Rate Adjustment policy

provides the transportation industry,

including individual carriers, economic

adjustment and reasonable relief from

increases in diesel fuel prices. Carriers

are urged to consider changes in fuel

prices when submitting or

supplementing rates during rate filing

and/or bid submission periods. See

Sections I and J for specific program

applications and exceptions.

b. Issue Date: The issue date is

January 2, 2001.

c. Effective Date: The effective date is

April 1, 2001.

d. Expiration Date: The expiration

date is April 1, 2002 and is subject to

reauthorization on an annual basis at

the sole discretion of HQ MTMC. The

MTMC Fuel Board will periodically

meet to consider changes and

modifications to this policy.

e. Application: The policy will apply

to MTMC Personal Property and

Domestic Freight Programs.

f. Policy and Guidance: 1.

Application: Applicability of the FuelRelated Adjustment is based on

guidance contained in the solicitation or

other procurement request for

transportation services. Application of a

Fuel-Related Rate Adjustment will be

determined the first Monday of the

month and based on the National

Average diesel fuel price as determined

by the Department of Energy, Energy

Information Administration (EIA). If the

first Monday is a holiday the fuel price

will be determined based on the price

on the next business day.

2. Determination of Adjustment: (a)

Only the National Average diesel fuel

price as published by the DOE, EIA on

the first Monday of the month (or the

first working day after a Monday if the

Monday falls on a Federal Holiday) may

be used as a basis for determining the

applicability of a Fuel-Related Rate

Adjustment. The fuel adjustment will

automatically apply to shipments

picked up on or after the 15th day of the

month through the 14th day of the

following month. The diesel fuel prices

published by the EIA may be found via

the following sources:

(1) EIA Web site: http://

www.eia.doe.gov/.

(2) EIA Weekly Petroleum Status

Report.

(3) EIA Hotline: (202) 586–6966.

(b) It is the responsibility of the

carrier to monitor diesel fuel prices via

one of the sources identified above. The

National Average diesel fuel price

determined by the DOE, EIA on the first

Monday of the month will serve as the

basis for determining the entitlement to

a Fuel-Related Adjustment, until the

first Monday of the following month

when the National Average diesel fuel

price is published. The National

Average fuel price and the actual pickup

date of the shipment will determine if

there is an entitlement to an adjustment

and the amount of the adjustment. An

adjustment is not applicable to any

portion of transportation in which a

surcharge or any other additional

payment for fuel is already in existence.

For example, portions of transportation

to which the Bunker Fuel Surcharge is

applicable.

3. Amount of Adjustment: a. The table

below will be used to determine the fuel

related adjustment factor. No fuel

adjustment will be granted when prices

are within the neutral range (‘‘0’’). When

the DOE, EIA fuel price exceeds the

neutral range amount, the carrier will be

entitled to the specific fuel rate

adjustment percentage based on the

applicable fuel cost per gallon as

indicated in the table. The increase

applies to line haul transportation

charges only unless otherwise identified

in the solicitation. The following rates

adjustments are provided in the

following table:

TABLE

Cost per gallon (in cents)

Rate

adjustment

(percent)

130.0 and below ....................... 0

130.1–140.0 .............................. 1

140.1–150.0 .............................. 2

150.1–160.0 .............................. 3

160.1–170.0 .............................. 4

170.1–180.0 .............................. 5

180.1–190.0 .............................. 6

190.1–200.0 .............................. 7

200.1–210.0 .............................. 8

210.1–220.0 .............................. 9

b. For example, if the reported DOE,

EIA National Average diesel fuel price

is $1.52 the carrier would be entitled to

a fuel-related surcharge of 3% for

shipments picked up on or after the

15th of the month. For each 10 cents per

gallon above 220.0 add 1%.

4. Readjustments: The surcharge is

automatically recalculated monthly and

adjusted upward or downward

depending on the DOE EIA National

Average price on the 1st Monday of the

month. In no case will the adjustment

lower the original price offered in the

carriers’ initial filing or response to a

solicitation.

g. Billing Procedures: Carriers will

clearly show fuel price adjustments on

all paper and electronic commercial

freight bills and Government Bills of

Lading and invoices. The amount of any

diesel fuel rate surcharge must be

shown as a separate item on the carriers’

invoice.

h. The policy supersedes Policy No.

55–4 Fuel Related Carrier Rate Changes.

i. Personal Property Program: Specific

program applications and exceptions are

listed below:

1. Applications: (CONUS segment,

including Alaska and Hawaii).

(a) Line haul portion of domestic

interstate and intrastate movements.

(b) Domestic line haul portion of

international personal property

movements.

(c) Transportation charges applicable

on domestic and international storagein-transit shipments when such

shipments are delivered or removed

from the domestic storage-in-transit

warehouse.

2. Exceptions: None.

j. Domestic Freight Program: Specific

program applications are listed below:

1. Applications: a. Applies only to the

domestic line haul portion of the carrier

rate.

2. Exceptions: None.

(end of change)

Regulatory Flexibility Act

The change is not considered rule

making within the meaning of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601–

612.

Paperwork Reduction Act

The Paperwork Reduction Act, 44

U.S.C. 3051 et seq., does not apply

because no information collection

requirement or recordkeeping

responsibilities are imposed on offerors,

contractors, or members of the public.

Francis A. Galluzzo,

Director, Distribution Analysis Center.

[FR Doc. 01–5241 Filed 3–2–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3710–08–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Logistics Agency

Management of Excess Mercury;

Expressions of Interest; Alternative

Locations for the Long Term Storage

of Mercury

AGENCY: Defense National Stockpile

Center (DNSC), Defense.