Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 145 / Tuesday, July 29, 1997 / Notices 40505

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(DoC), as part of its continuing effort to

reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before September 29,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Robert J. Spar, Patent and

Trademark Office (PTO), Washington,

DC 20231, telephone number (703) 305–

9285.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

In the interest of national security,

patent laws and rules place certain

limitations on the disclosure of

information contained in patents and

patent applications and on the filing of

applications for patent in foreign

countries. The Patent and Trademark

Office (PTO) collects information to

determine whether the patent laws and

rules have been complied with, and to

grant licenses to file abroad when

appropriate.

II. Method of Collection

By mail, facsimile or hand carry when

the applicant or agent files a patent

application with the Patent and

Trademark Office (PTO) or submits

subsequent papers during the

prosecution of the application to the

PTO.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0651–0034.

Type of Review: Renewal without

change.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households, business or other nonprofit, not-for-profit institutions and

Federal Government.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2,156.

Estimated Time Per Response: 0.5

hour.

Estimated Total Annual Respondent

Burden Hours: 1,078.

Estimated Total Annual Respondent

Cost Burden: $188,650—no capital

expenses will need to be expended to

provide information.

IV. Request for 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 shall have

practical utility; Subcommittee (b) the

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the

burden (including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, and clarity

of the information to be collected; and

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they will also become a matter of public

record.

Dated: July 23, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton and Wool Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in

Colombia

July 23, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs adjusting

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 29, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Naomi Freeman, 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 Uruguay Round Agreements

Act.

The current limit for category 443 is

being increased for shift and carryover,

decreasing the limit for category 315 to

account for the shift.

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 61 FR 66263,

published on December 17, 1996). Also

see 61 FR 58038, published on

November 12, 1996.

The letter to the Commissioner of

Customs and the actions taken pursuant

to it are not designed to implement all

of the provisions of the MOUs, the

Uruguay Round Agreements Act and the

Uruguay Round Agreement on Textiles

and Clothing, but are designed to assist

only in the implementation of certain of

their provisions

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

July 23, 1997.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive

amends, but does not cancel, the directive

issued to you on November 4, 1996, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool, and

man-made fiber textiles and textile products,

produced or manufactured in Colombia and

exported during the twelve-month period

which began on January 1, 1997 and extends

through December 31, 1997.

Effective on July 29, 1997, you are directed

to adjust the limits for the following

categories, as provided for by the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing

(ATC):

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

315 .......................... 21,602,483 square meters.

443 .......................... 148,446 numbers.

1The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December

31, 1996.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that

these actions fall within the foreign affairs

exception of the rulemaking provisions of 5

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

Sincerely,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 97–19953 Filed 7-28-97; 8:45 am]

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