<prompt> Translate the following text to SwahiliNonetheless, the Department specifically requested comments from interested persons, which are due by September 3, 1996.  <response>: Hata hivyo, Idara hiyo iliomba hasa maoni kutoka kwa watu wanaopendezwa, ambayo yanapaswa kufanywa kufikia Septemba 3, 1996. 