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149 / Tuesday, August 4, 1998 / Notices 41549

entity (private, public, for profit, not-for- see 52 FR 6859, published on March 5, The mission of the Defense Science
profit) over the others? 1987. Board is to advise the Secretary of
Kathy Smith, Troy H. Cribb, Defense through the Under Secretary of
Acting Chief Counsel. Chairman, Committee for the Implementation Defense for Acquisition and Technology
[FR Doc. 98–20732 Filed 8–3–98; 8:45 am] of Textile Agreements. on scientific and technical matters as
BILLING CODE 3510–60–P Committee for the Implementation of Textile they affect the perceived needs of the
Agreements Department of Defense. At this meeting
July 29, 1998. the Task Force will review the
Commissioner of Customs, objectives and plans of the National
COMMITTEE FOR THE Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA)
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 20229. to meet the needs of the national and
AGREEMENTS Dear Commissioner: This directive military intelligence customers as they
amends, but does not cancel, the directive enter the 21st Century.
Amendment of Visa Requirements for issued to you on March 2, 1987, as amended, In accordance with Section 10(d) of
Certain Cotton and Man-Made Fiber by the Chairman, Committee for the the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
Textile Products Produced or Implementation of Textile Agreements. That Pub. L. No. 92–463, as amended (5
directive concerns export visa requirements U.S.C. App. II, (1994)), it has been
Manufactured in the Republic of for certain cotton and man-made fiber textile
Turkey determined that this DSB Task Force
products, produced or manufactured in
Turkey for which the Government of Turkey meeting concerns matters listed in 5
July 29, 1998. U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) (1994), and that
has not issued an appropriate export visa.
AGENCY: Committee for the Effective on August 10, 1998, you are accordingly this meeting will be closed
Implementation of Textile Agreements directed to require a visa for products in to the public.
(CITA). Categories 352 and 652, produced or
Dated: July 28, 1998.
manufactured in Turkey and exported from
ACTION: Issuing a directive to the Turkey on and after August 10, 1998. L.M. Bynum,
Commissioner of Customs amending Merchandise in Categories 352 and 652 may Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
visa requirements. be visaed as merged Categories 352/652 or Officer, Department of Defense.
the correct category corresponding to the [FR Doc. 98–20662 Filed 8–3–98; 8:45 am]
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 10, 1998. actual shipment. There will be a grace period
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy from August 10, 1998 through September 8,
1998 during which products exported from
Unger, International Trade Specialist, Turkey in Categories 352, 652 and 352/652
Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. shall not be denied entry for lack of a visa. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Department of Commerce, (202) 482– Shipments entered or withdrawn from
4212. warehouse according to this directive which Submission for OMB Review;
are not accompanied by an appropriate Comment Request
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: export visa shall be denied entry and a new
Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural visa must be obtained. AGENCY:Department of Education.
Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); The Committee for the Implementation of Submission for OMB review;
ACTION:
Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1862, as Textile Agreements has determined that comment request.
amended. these actions fall within the foreign affairs
exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5 SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Chief
Effective on August 10, 1998, the U.S.C. 553(a)(1).
existing export visa arrangement Information Officer, Office of the Chief
Sincerely,
between the Governments of the United Information Officer, invites comments
Troy H. Cribb,
States and Turkey is being amended to on the submission for OMB review as
Chairman, Committee for the Implementation required by the Paperwork Reduction
include the coverage of textile products of Textile Agreements.
in Categories 352, 652 and merged Act of 1995.
[FR Doc. 98–20736 Filed 8–3–98; 8:45 am]
Categories 352/652, produced or DATES: Interested persons are invited to
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manufactured in Turkey and exported submit comments on or before
from Turkey on and after August 10, September 3, 1998.
1998. As a result, an export visa will be ADDRESSES: Written comments should
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
required for such products. be addressed to the Office of
Merchandise in merged Categories 352/ Office of the Secretary Information and Regulatory Affairs,
652 may be accompanied by either the Attention: Danny Werfel, Desk Officer,
appropriate merged category visa or the Defense Science Board Task Force on Department of Education, Office of
correct category visa corresponding to National Imagery and Mapping Agency Management and Budget, 725 17th
the actual shipment. There will be a (NIMA) Street, NW., Room 10235, New
grace period from August 10, 1998 Executive Office Building, Washington,
ACTION:Notice of advisory committee DC 20503. Requests for copies of the
through September 8, 1998 during
meetings. proposed information collection
which products exported from Turkey
in Categories 352, 652 and 352/652 shall SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board requests should be addressed to Patrick
not be denied entry for lack of a visa. Task Force on National Imagery and J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 600
A description of the textile and Mapping Agency (NIMA) will meet in Independence Avenue, S.W., Room
apparel categories in terms of HTS closed session on July 30–31, 1998 at 5624, Regional Office Building 3,
numbers is available in the SAIC, 4001 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Washington, D.C. 20202–4651.
CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel Virginia. In order for the Task Force to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Categories with the Harmonized Tariff obtain time sensitive classified Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708–8196.
Schedule of the United States (see briefings, critical to the understanding Individuals who use a
Federal Register notice 62 FR 66057, of the issues, this meeting is scheduled telecommunications device for the deaf
published on December 17, 1997). Also on short notice. (TDD) may call the Federal Information
41550 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 149 / Tuesday, August 4, 1998 / Notices

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY The IEA, the main forum for energy
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, cooperation among 24 industrialized
Monday through Friday. Voluntary Agreement and Plan of countries, 1 was created in 1974 by its
Action to Implement the International governing treaty, the Agreement on an
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section Energy Program International Energy Program (the ‘‘IEP
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of Agreement’’). Based in Paris, the IEA is
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires AGENCY: Department of Energy.
an autonomous agency within the
that the Office of Management and ACTION: Notice of intention to amend framework of the Organization for
Budget (OMB) provide interested ‘‘Voluntary Agreement and Plan of Economic Cooperation and
Federal agencies and the public an early Action to Implement the International Development (‘‘OECD’’). The IEA’s main
opportunity to comment on information Energy Program.’’ decision-making body is its Governing
collection requests. OMB may amend or SUMMARY: The Department of Energy Board, composed of senior energy
waive the requirement for public (DOE) gives notice that the Department officials from each member country; the
consultation to the extent that public of Justice intends to amend the work of the Agency is supported by a
participation in the approval process ‘‘Voluntary Agreement and Plan of Secretariat headed by an Executive
would defeat the purpose of the Action to Implement the International Director.
information collection, violate State or Energy Program’’ (‘‘Voluntary The IEA was formed in the aftermath
Federal law, or substantially interfere Agreement’’) to implement changes of the 1973–74 Arab-Israel War crisis.
with any agency’s ability to perform its recently enacted by Public Law 105–77 That crisis—and the failure to mount
to the antitrust defense in section 252 of any effective joint response to the
statutory obligations. The Acting Deputy
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act supply disruption that it involved—
Chief Information Officer, Office of the
(EPCA) for U.S. oil companies shocked the nations of the
Chief Information Officer, publishes this industrialized world into action to
notice containing proposed information participating in the International Energy
Agency’s (‘‘IEA’’) emergency reduce their vulnerability to future
collection requests prior to submission disruptions. It was the United States
of these requests to OMB. Each preparedness program. The Voluntary
Agreement, which was adopted in 1976, that took the initiative, calling an
proposed information collection, international conference in Washington
grouped by office, contains the implements the EPCA section 252
antitrust defense. The Administration in 1974 that led to negotiation of the IEP
following: (1) Type of review requested, Agreement. Through that Agreement the
sought the changes to EPCA section 252
e.g., new, revision, extension, existing IEA’s founders charged it with
to conform legal authority for U.S. oil
or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary company participation in IEA responsibility for international
of the collection; (4) Description of the emergency preparedness activities to cooperation on oil supply disruption
need for, and proposed use of, the current U.S. and IEA emergency responses, long-term policies to reduce
information; (5) Respondents and response policy for oil supply dependence on oil, energy information
frequency of collection; and (6) disruptions. Prior to the enactment of systems, oil market transparency, energy
Reporting and/or Recordkeeping research and development, and relations
Public Law 105–77, the EPCA section
burden. OMB invites public comment at with OECD and non-OECD oil
252 antitrust defense was available only
the address specified above. Copies of producers and consumers.
for planning and implementing the The IEP Agreement contains, in
the requests are available from Patrick J. IEA’s emergency international oil addition to its institutional
Sherrill at the address specified above. allocation system in response to arrangements, a body of obligations that
Dated: July 29, 1998. significant international oil supply are binding on the member
interruptions. Now the antitrust defense governments. These include both long-
Hazel Fiers,
extends to the participating U.S. oil term cooperation obligations, and
Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, companies when they assist the IEA in
Office of the Chief Information Officer. emergency response commitments,
planning and implementing coordinated including the commitment to participate
Office of Postsecondary Education drawdown of government-owned or in oil sharing with one another, in
government-controlled petroleum accordance with an agreed formula, in
Type of Review: Revision. stocks, a policy the U.S. successfully case the IEP’s emergency measures are
Title: Student Aid Report (SAR). urged upon its IEA partners. The activated by a serious supply
Department of Justice intends to amend disruption.
Frequency: Annually.
the existing Voluntary Agreement 20 The IEP’s international oil sharing
Affected Public: Individuals or days after publication of this Notice, to system has never been triggered, and
households. implement the changes to EPCA section over the years the IEA’s emergency
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 252 enacted by Public Law 105–177. preparedness strategy has evolved
Burden: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: significantly, reflecting the growing
Samuel M. Bradley, Acting Assistant experience as well as the dramatic
Responses: 9,998,997.
General Counsel for International and changes that have occurred in oil
Burden Hours: 3,886,953. Legal Policy, Department of Energy, markets and IEA member countries.
Abstract: The Student Aid Report Forrestal Building, Room 6H–74, 1000 Taking into account the lessons of the
(SAR) is used to notify all applicants of Independence Avenue S.W., so-called ‘‘Second Oil Crisis,’’ beginning
their eligibility to receive Federal Washington, D.C. 20585; 202–586–6738 with the Iranian revolution in 1979 and
student aid for postsecondary Angela Hughes, Attorney-Adviser, continuing during the Iran/Iraq War,
education. The form is submitted by the Transportation, Energy and
applicant to the institution of their Agriculture Section, Antitrust 1 Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark,

choice. Division, Department of Justice, 555 Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
4th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands,
[FR Doc. 98–20711 Filed 8–3–98; 8:45 am] New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
20001; 202–307–6410 Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the
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