33294 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 100 / Tuesday, May 23, 2000 / Notices

state and the U.S. as a whole. It is being

conducted in 2000 for the 1999 calendar

year. The respondent universe consists

of two populations. First is the official

USDA farm population which is defined

as ‘‘all establishments that sold or

would have normally sold at least

$1,000 of agricultural products during

the year.’’ Second are the landlords of

farm operators selected for the survey.

This request is for an extension of

survey approval through September 30,

2000. These data will be collected under

the authority of 7 U.S.C. 2204(a).

Individually identifiable data collected

under this authority are governed by

Section 1770 of the Food Security Act

of 1985, 7 U.S.C. 2276, which requires

USDA to afford strict confidentiality to

non-aggregated data provided by

respondents.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 48 minutes per

response.

Respondents: Farms, individuals.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

72,000.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 58,100.

Copies of this information collection

and related instructions can be obtained

without charge from Ginny McBride, the

Agency OMB Clearance Officer, at (202)

720–5778.

Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, including

through the use of appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology. Comments may be sent to:

Ginny McBride, Agency OMB Clearance

Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room

4162 South Building, Washington, D.C.

20250–2000. All responses to this notice

will become a matter of public record.

Signed at Washington, DC, May 1, 2000.

Rich Allen,

Associate Administrator.

[FR Doc. 00–12944 Filed 5–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–20–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1093]

Grant of Authority for Subzone Status;

Consolidated Diesel Company (inc.)

(Spark-Ignition and Diesel Engines);

Nash County, North Carolina

Pursuant to its authority under the

Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18,

1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u),

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) adopts the following Order:

Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones Act

provides for ‘‘the establishment * * *

of * * * foreign-trade zones in ports of

entry of the United States, to expedite

and encourage foreign commerce, and

for other purposes,’’ and authorizes the

Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board)

to grant to qualified corporations the

privilege of establishing foreign-trade

zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs

ports of entry;

Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15

CFR Part 400) provide for the

establishment of special-purpose

subzones when existing zone facilities

cannot serve the specific use involved,

and when the activity results in a

significant public benefit and is in the

public interest;

Whereas, the North Carolina Global

TransPark Authority, grantee of ForeignTrade Zone 214, has made application

for authority to establish specialpurpose subzone status at the sparkignition and diesel engine

manufacturing facilities of Consolidated

Diesel Company (Inc.), located in

Whitakers and Battleboro, North

Carolina (FTZ Docket 6–99, filed 2–10–

99);

Whereas, notice inviting public

comment was given in the Federal

Register (64 FR 8541, 2–22–99); and,

Whereas, the Board adopts the

findings and recommendations of the

examiner’s report, and finds that the

requirements of the FTZ Act and

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and

that approval of the application is in the

public interest;

Now, Therefore, the Board hereby

grants authority for subzone status at the

spark-ignition and diesel engine

manufacturing facilities of Consolidated

Diesel Company (Inc.) located in

Whitakers and Battleboro, North

Carolina (Subzone 214A), at the

locations described in the application,

subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s

regulations, including § 400.28.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 8th day of

May 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for

Import Administration, Alternate Chairman,

Foreign-Trade Zones Board.

Dennis Puccinelli,

Acting Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–12977 Filed 5–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1094]

Approval for Extension of Authority of

Board Order 828; Foreign-Trade Zone

21 Hubner Manufacturing Corporation

(Industrial Bellows/Molded Parts);

Charleston, South Carolina

Pursuant to its authority under the

Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18,

1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u),

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) adopts the following Order:

Whereas, Board Order 828 (61 FR

33094, 6–26–96) granted authority on

behalf of Hubner Manufacturing

Corporation (HMC) to manufacture of

textile/rubber industrial bellows and

plastic/rubber molded parts under FTZ

procedures subject to the following

restrictions: 1) privileged foreign status

(19 CFR 146.41) shall be elected on all

foreign merchandise admitted to the

zone for the HMC operation; and, 2)

initial approval for a period of three

years from the date of activation of FTZ

procedures at the HMC plant (expires 8–

7–2000), subject to extension;

Whereas, the South Carolina State

Ports Authority, grantee of FTZ 21, has

requested authority, on behalf of HMC,

to extend its manufacturing authority on

a permanent basis by removing

Restriction #2;

Whereas, notice inviting public

comment was given in the Federal

Register (64 FR 27959, 5–24–99);

Whereas, the Board adopts the

findings and recommendations of the

examiner’s report, and finds that the

requirements of the FTZ Act and the

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and

that approval of the request would be in

the public interest if approval were

subject to the restriction listed below;

Now Therefore, the Board hereby

approves the request subject to the FTZ

Act and the Board’s regulations,

including § 400.28, and further to a

restriction requiring that privileged

foreign status (19 CFR 146.41) shall be

elected on all foreign-origin

merchandise admitted to FTZ 21 for the

HMC activity. HMC will continue to