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of the role of interfacial rheology in

emulsion and microcapsule stability

and protein denaturation; (2) to

determine conditions and identify

substances that will result in the

formation of more stable emulsions and

microcapsules; and (3) to identify

conditions that result in protein

denaturation, molecular unfolding,

competition between molecules for the

interfacial space and conditions that

protect against protein denaturation.

Application accepted by Commissioner

of Customs: July 10, 1997.

Docket Number: 97–061. Applicant:

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,

360 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA

02543. Instrument: IR Mass

Spectrometer, Model DELTAplus.

Manufacturer: Finnigan, Germany.

Intended Use: The instrument will be

used to study the production of organic

material by marine algae, the

consumption of that material within the

oceanic water column and the fate of the

residual organic matter arriving at the

seafloor. Specifically, the instrument

will be used to measure the abundances

of the stable isotopes of carbon,

nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen.

Application accepted by Commissioner

of Customs: July 16, 1997.

Docket Number: 97–063. Applicant:

University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, Purchasing Division, 506

South Wright Street, 207 Henry

Administration Building, Urbana, IL

61801. Instrument: (2) Gas Composition

Analyzers, Model Epison III.

Manufacturer: Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd.,

United Kingdom. Intended Use: The

instrument will be used to study the

electronic and optical properties of

Indium-containing semiconductor

compounds and their use in

microelectronic and optoelectron

devices. Application accepted by

Commissioner of Customs: July 16,

1997.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

[FR Doc. 97–20639 Filed 8–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits and

Charges for Certain Cotton, Wool and

Man-Made Fiber Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in Korea

July 31, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs Adjusting

Limits and Charges.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 6, 1997.

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 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); Uruguay Round Agreements

Act.

The current limit for Category 336 is

being increased for swing, special

swing, carryover and carryforward. The

current limit for category 619/620 is

being further reduced for carryforward

used in 1996.

In accordance with the special swing

provision contained in the exchange of

notes dated April 2 and April 8, 1997

between the Governments of the United

States and Korea, 162,553 square meters

equivalent shall be charged to the

current Group II limit.

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 59087, published on

November 20, 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 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 31, 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 14, 1996, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool,

man-made fiber, silk blend and other

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,

produced or manufactured in Korea and

exported during the period which began on

January 1, 1997 and extends through

December 31, 1997.

Effective on August 6, 1997, you are

directed to adjust the limits for the following

categories, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreements Act and the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

Level in Group I

619/620 .................... 92,151,598 square

meters.

Level in Group II

336 ........................... 66,621 dozen.

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

31, 1996.

Effective on August 6, 1997, you are also

directed to charge 162,553 square meters

equivalent to the limit established for Group

II for the period January 1 through December

31, 1997.

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. 97–20640 Filed 8–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Director, Information

Resources Management Group, invites

comments on the proposed information

collection requests as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before October

6, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

requests for copies of the proposed

information collection requests should

be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill,

Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W., Room

5624, Regional Office Building 3,

Washington, DC 20202–4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708–8196.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf
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(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U. S. C. Chapter 35) requires

that the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) provide interested

Federal agencies and the public an early

opportunity to comment on information

collection requests. OMB may amend or

waive the requirement for public

consultation to the extent that public

participation in the approval process

would defeat the purpose of the

information collection, violate State or

Federal law, or substantially interfere

with any agency’s ability to perform its

statutory obligations. The Director,

Information Resources Management

Group publishes this notice containing

proposed information collection

requests prior to submission of these

requests to OMB. Each proposed

information collection, grouped by

office, contains the following: (1) Type

of review requested, e.g., new, revision,

extension, existing or reinstatement; (2)

Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4)

Description of the need for, and

proposed use of, the information; (5)

Respondents and frequency of

collection; and (6) Reporting and/or

Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites

public comment at the address specified

above. Copies of the requests are

available from Patrick J. Sherrill at the

address specified above.

The Department of Education is

especially interested in public comment

addressing the following issues: (1) Is

this collection necessary to the proper

functions of the Department, (2) will

this information be processed and used

in a timely manner, (3) is the estimate

of burden accurate, (4) how might the

Department enhance the quality, utility,

and clarity of the information to be

collected, and (5) how might the

Department minimize the burden of this

collection on the respondents, including

through the use of information

technology.

Dated: July 30, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Deputy, Office of the Chief Information

Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Title: Final Performance Report for

the Business and International

Education Program (BIE).

Frequency: At the Completion of the

Project Period.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 30.

Burden Hours: 150.

Abstract: The data collected through

the final performance report will enable

ED officials to determine the impact of

BIE federal funds on its recipients. US/

ED will use the information collected to

meet BPRA requirements and to provide

budget justifications.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping

Requirements for the William D. Ford

Federal Direct Loan Program.

Frequency: Varies by section.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 4,402,728

Burden Hours: 1,789,269

Abstract: The proposed rules require

the collection of additional information,

in certain cases, in order to discharge a

borrower’s obligation to repay a Federal

Direct Consolidation Loan due to a total

and permanent disability.

[FR Doc. 97–20627 Filed 8–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review;

comment request.

SUMMARY: The Director, Information

Resources Management Group, invites

comments on the submission for OMB

review as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before

September 5, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Dan Chenok, Desk Officer,

Department of Education, Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street, NW., Room 10235, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503. Requests for copies of the

proposed information collection

requests should be addressed to Patrick

J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W., Room

5624, Regional Office Building 3,

Washington, DC 20202–4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708–8196.

Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may

call the Federal Information Relay

Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U. S. C. Chapter 35) requires

that the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) provide interested

Federal agencies and the public an early

opportunity to comment on information

collection requests. OMB may amend or

waive the requirement for public

consultation to the extent that public

participation in the approval process

would defeat the purpose of the

information collection, violate State or

Federal law, or substantially interfere

with any agency’s ability to perform its

statutory obligations. The Director of the

Information Resources Management

Group publishes this notice containing

proposed information collection

requests prior to submission of these

requests to OMB. Each proposed

information collection, grouped by

office, contains the following: (1) Type

of review requested, e.g., new, revision,

extension, existing or reinstatement; (2)

Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4)

Description of the need for, and

proposed use of, the information; (5)

Respondents and frequency of

collection; and (6) Reporting and/or

Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites

public comment at the address specified

above. Copies of the requests are

available from Patrick J. Sherrill at the

address specified above.

Dated: July 30, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Deputy, Office of the Chief Information

Officer.

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Title: U.S. Department of Education

Reporting Form for Projects With

Industry (PWI) Compliance Indicators

and Annual Evaluation Plan.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Non-profit institutions; State,

local or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 105.

Burden Hours: 4,200.

Abstract: This form collects data to

evaluate the performance of PWI grant

recipients with respect to their

compliance with evaluation standards

mandated by Congress, to enable the

Rehabilitation Services Administration

(RSA) to meet annual statutory reporting

requirements, and to enable RSA to