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geographic area of such meetings well in

advance of scheduled dates.

The Forest Service believes, at this

early stage, it is important to give

reviewers notice of several court rulings

related to public participation in the

environmental review process. First,

reviewers of draft environmental impact

statements must structure their

participation in the environmental

review of the proposal so that it is

meaningful and alerts an agency to the

reviewer’s position and contentions.

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v.

NRDC, 435 U.S. 519, 553 (1978). Also,

environmental objections that could be

raised at the draft environmental impact

statement stage but that are not raised

until after completion of the final

environmental impact statement may be

waived or dismissed by the courts. City

of Angoon v. Hodel, 803 F.2d 1016,

1022 (9th Cir. 1986) and Wisconsin

Heritages, Inc. v. Harris, 490 F. Supp.

1334, 1338 (E.D. Wis. 1980). Because of

these court rulings, it is very important

that those interested in this proposed

action participate by the close of the 90-

day comment period so that substantive

comments and objections are made

available to the Forest Service at a time

when it can meaningfully consider them

and respond to them in the final

environmental impact statement.

To assist the Forest Service in

identifying and considering issues and

concerns on the proposed action,

comments on the draft environmental

impact statement should be as specific

as possible. It is also helpful if

comments refer to specific pages or

chapters of the draft statement.

Comments may also address the

adequacy of the draft EIS or the merits

of the alternatives formulated and

discussed in the statement. Reviewers

may wish to refer to the Council on

Environmental Quality Regulations for

implementing the procedural provisions

of the National Environmental Policy

Act at 40 CFR 1503.3 in addressing

these points.

The responsible officials for this

environmental impact statement and

decision are John H. Skinner, Forest

Supervisor, Tahoe National Forest, P.O.

Box 6003, Nevada City, CA 95959–6003

and John Phipps, Forest Supervisor,

Eldorado National Forest, 100 Forni

Road, Placerville, CA 95667.

A draft environmental impact

statement is expected to be available for

agency and public review by November

1997, and a final environmental impact

statement should be available by March

1998.

Dated: July 30, 1997.

John Phipps,

Forest Supervisor, Eldorado National Forest.

Dated: August 1, 1997.

John H. Skinner,

Forest Supervisor, Tahoe National Forest.

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BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: Rural Telephone Bank, USDA.

ACTION: Staff Briefing for the Board of

Directors.

TIME AND DATE: 2 p.m., Thursday, August

21, 1997.

PLACE: Room 0204, South Building,

Department of Agriculture, 1400

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC.

STATUS: Open.

MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED: General

discussion involving FCC rulemaking

affecting the Bank and RUS

telecommunications programs;

proposed budget for FY 1998; retirement

of Class A stock in FY 1997; annual

dividend rate for Class C stock; reserve

for loan losses; conversion of Class B

stock to Class C stock upon partial

repayment of Bank loans; directors’

liability insurance; and final rules 7 CFR

parts 1610 and 1735.

Action: Regular Meeting of the Board

of Directors.

Time and Date: 9 a.m., Friday, August

22, 1997.

Place; Room 104A, South Building,

Department of Agriculture, 1400

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC.

Status: Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The

following matters have been placed on

the agenda for the Board of Directors

meeting:

1. Call to Order.

2. Action on Minutes of May 15, 1997,

Board meeting.

3. Report on loans approved in third

quarter FY 1997.

4. Report on requests for waiver of

prepayment premiums in third quarter

FY 1997.

5. Summary of financial activity for

third quarter FY 1997.

6. Consideration of resolution to retire

Class A stock in FY 1997.

7. Consideration of resolution to set

annual Class C stock dividend rate.

8. Consideration of the Bank Board’s

annual report for FY 1996.

9. Adjournment.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Robert Peters, Assistant Governor, Rural

Telephone Bank, (202) 720–9554.

Dated: August 8, 1997.

Wally Beyer,

Governor, Rural Telephone Bank.

[FR Doc. 97–21595 Filed 8–11–97; 3:58 pm]

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission For OMB Review;

Comment Request

DOC has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposal for

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

Agency: Bureau of the Census.

Title: Current Industrial Reports

Program—Wave I (Mandatory).

Form Number(s): Total of 23

individual CIR reports.

Agency Approval Number: 0607–

0392.

Type of Request: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Burden: 18,252 hours.

Number of Respondents: 14,650.

Avg Hours Per Response: 1 hour 15

minutes.

Needs and Uses: The Current

Industrial Reports (CIR) program is a

series of monthly, quarterly, and annual

surveys which provide key measures of

production, shipments, and/or

inventories on a national basis for

selected manufactured products.

Government agencies, business firms,

trade associations, and private research

and consulting organizations use these

data to make trade policy, production,

and investment decisions.

For clearance purposes, the

approximately 72 CIR surveys are

divided into ‘‘waves.’’ Each wave has an

associated voluntary and mandatory

clearance package, making 6 separate

clearances. Each year, one wave (2

clearance packages) is submitted for

review.

In this request, we are moving 3 CIR

reports (Air Conditioning &

Refrigeration; Steel Mill; and Computer

and Office Equipment) from other waves

into this wave because of changes in

survey content and moving 3 others

(Confectionery; Coin Operated Vending

Machines; and Electric Lighting

Fixtures) into this wave because of a

change in reporting status. These 3

annual reports, normally conducted as

voluntary, are being done on a

mandatory basis this year in

conjunction with the economic
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censuses. Additionally, a CIR report on

Fluid Power Products (intended for

conversion from mandatory to voluntary

this year) which is already contained in

this wave will continue to be conducted

on a mandatory basis this year in

conjunction with the economic

censuses.

These planned changes were not

made public in our presubmission

Federal Register notice published

February 26, 1997 announcing our plans

to submit this request. The changes are

non-controversial and will not result in

any overall increase in reporting

burden.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit organizations.

Frequency: This request contains

monthly, quarterly, and annual

counterpart reports.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

Legal Authority: Title 13 USC,

Sections 61, 131, 182, 224, and 225.

OMB Desk Officer: Jerry Coffey, (202)

395–7314.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202)

482–3272, Department of Commerce,

room 5327, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to Jerry Coffey, OMB Desk

Officer, room 10201, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: August 7, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

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BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

Current Population Survey—Annual

Demographic Survey for March 1998

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, 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 October 14,

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 Bonnie Tarsia, Bureau of

the Census, FOB 3, Room 3340,

Washington, DC 20233–8400, and (301)

457–3806.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Census Bureau will conduct the

Annual Demographic Survey (ADS) in

conjunction with the March 1998

Current Population Survey (CPS). The

Census Bureau has conducted this

supplement annually for over 50 years.

The Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor

Statistics, and the Department of Health

and Human Services sponsor this

supplement.

In the ADS we collect information on

work experience, personal income,

noncash benefits, expanded race items

and migration.

The work experience items in the

ADS provide a unique measure of the

dynamic nature of the labor force as

viewed over a one-year period. These

items produce statistics that show

movements in and out of the labor force

by measuring the number of periods of

unemployment experienced by persons,

the number of different employers

worked for during the year, the

principal reasons for unemployment,

and part-/full-time attachment to the

labor force. We can make indirect

measurements of discouraged workers

and others with a casual attachment to

the labor market.

The income data from the ADS are

used by social planners, economists,

Government officials, and market

researchers to gauge the economic wellbeing of the Nation as a whole, and

selected population groups of interest.

Government planners and researchers

use these data to monitor and evaluate

the effectiveness of various assistance

programs. Market researchers use these

data to identify and isolate potential

customers. Social planners use these

data to forecast economic conditions

and to identify special groups that seem

to be especially sensitive to economic

fluctuations. Economists use March data

to determine the effects of various

economic forces, such as inflation,

recession, recovery, etc., and their

differential effects on various

population groups.

A prime statistic of interest is the

classification of persons as being in

poverty and how this measurement has

changed over time for various groups.

Researchers evaluate March income data

not only to determine poverty levels,

but also to determine whether

Government programs are reaching

eligible households.

The March 1998 supplement

instrument will consist of the same

items that were included in the March

1997 instrument, with the following

changes:

A. We are removing the Item Q49a1

screener from the instrument. Based on

the results of the March 1997 CPS, this

item unexpectedly reduced the amount

of ‘‘Other self-employment,’’ and ‘‘Other

farm’’ income.

B. We will remove references to ‘‘Aid

to Families With Dependent Children’’

and ‘‘Aid to Dependent Children’’ from

the instrument. This will be done due

to the recent welfare reform changes in

programs.

C. We are conducting research to

develop a few questions that will

address participation in new programs

generated by welfare reform.

D. We are adding a question to the

current migration series. This question

will ask the reasons for moving.

II. Method of Collection

The ADS is conducted at the same

time as the Basic CPS by personal visits

and telephone interviews, using

Computer-Assisted Personal

Interviewing and Computer-Assisted

Telephone Interviewing.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0607–0354.

Form Number: None. We conduct all

interviewing on computers.

Type of Review: Regular.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

52,000 per month.

Estimated Time Per Response: 25

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 21,666.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: There

are no costs to the respondents other

than their time to answer the CPS

questions.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

Legal Authority: Title 13, United

States Code, Section 182; and Title 29,

United States Code, Sections 1–9.