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The use of the seal or replica is

restricted to the following:

(1) Executive Office for Immigration

Review documents, including all

documents issued by Executive Office

for Immigration Review components

that are required to be issued under

Seal;

(2) Plaques for display at Executive

Office for Immigration Review facilities

such as Immigration courts, Executive

Office for Immigration Review offices,

and other places designated by the

Director, Executive Office for

Immigration Review;

(3) Official films prepared by or for

the Executive Office for Immigration

Review;

(4) Official Executive Office for

Immigration Review publications; and

(5) Any other uses as the Director of

Executive Office for Immigration

Review finds appropriate.

Dated: July 22, 1997.

Anthony C. Moscato,

Director, Executive Office for Immigration

Review.

[FR Doc. 97–20409 Filed 8–4–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

National Institute of Justice

[OJP(NIJ)–1140]

RIN 1121–ZA86

National Institute of Justice

Solicitation for Information Technology

Acquisition: Local and State Law

Enforcement

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs,

National Institute of Justice, Justice.

ACTION: Notice of Solicitation.

SUMMARY: Announcement of the

availability of the National Institute of

Justice solicitation ‘‘Information

Technology Acquisition: Local and State

Law Enforcement.’’

DATES: The deadline for receipt of

proposals is close of business September

5, 1997.

ADDRESSES: National Institute of Justice,

633 Indiana Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20531.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

a copy of the solicitation, please call

NCJRS at 1–800–851–3420. For general

information about application

procedures for solicitations, please call

the U.S. Department of Justice Response

Center at 1–800–421–6770.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

This action is authorized under the

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets

Act of 1968, §§ 201–03, as amended, 42

U.S.C. 3721–23 (1994).

Background

The National Institute of Justice is

seeking research applications in the

areas of law enforcement information

technology selection, implementation,

and impact evaluation. In an

environment of rapidly changing

technology, growing numbers of

vendors targeting police agencies as

customers, and differing levels of

sophistication among agencies, the

policing community is in increasing

need of researched guidelines to direct

their purchase and implementation of

new information technologies.

Examples of information technology

include: management information

systems (MIS), computer-aided dispatch

(CAD), electronic pin mapping, geomapping, and other information

technologies appropriate to police

functions.

There are three phases to the

acquisition and adoption of information

technology to be considered in each

proposal: the assessment and

decisionmaking phase, where the study

will look to identify agency need and

technologies that fit that need, and

consider budget constraints; the

implementation phase, in which the

study should consider the extent of

necessary planning, the role of agency

staff, and the possible involvement of

external agencies or constituency; and

the impact-assessment phase, where the

study will determine the levels of

change driven by the new technologies

within the police agency, and the

impact of the technology on efficiency,

methodology, and effectiveness.

Applicants should include within

their research design a combination of

the following research procedures: focus

groups, case studies, a comprehensive

study based on the focus groups and

case studies, and model development.

Interested organizations should call

the National Criminal Justice Reference

Service (NCJRS) at 1–800–851–3420 to

obtain a copy of ‘‘Information

Technology Acquisition: Local and State

Law Enforcement’’ (refer to document

no. SL000233). The solicitation is

available electronically via the NCJRS

Bulletin Board, which can be accessed

via the Internet. Telnet to

ncjrsbbs.ncjrs.org, or gopher to

ncjrs.org:71. For World Wide Web

access, connect to the NCJRS Justice

Information Center at http://

www.ncjrs.org/fedgrant.htm#nij. Those

without Internet access can dial the

NCJRS Bulletin Board via modem: dial

301–738–8895. Set the modem at 9600

baud, 8–N–1.

Jeremy Travis,

Director, National Institute of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97–20589 Filed 8–4–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

Washington State Standards; Notice of

Approval

1. Background

Part 1953 of Title 29, Code of Federal

Regulations, prescribes procedures

under Section 18 of the Occupational

Safety and Health Act of 1970

(hereinafter called the Act) by which the

Regional Administrator for

Occupational Safety and Health

(hereinafter called Regional

Administrator) under a delegation of

authority from the Assistant Secretary of

Labor for Occupational Safety and

Health (hereinafter called the Assistant

Secretary) (29 CFR 1953.4) will review

and approve standards promulgated

pursuant to a State plan which has been

approved in accordance with Section

18(c) of the Act and 29 CFR part 1902.

On January 26, 1973, notice was

published in the Federal Register (38

FR 2421) of the approval of the

Washington plan and the adoption of

Subpart F to Part 1952 containing the

decision.

The Washington plan provides for the

adoption of State standards that are at

least as effective as comparable Federal

standards promulgated under Section 6

of the Act. Section 1953.20 provides

that where any alteration in the Federal

program could have an adverse impact

on at least as effective as status of the

State program, a program change

supplement to a State plan shall be

required.

On its own initiative, the State

submitted by letter dated April 2, 1993,

from Mark O. Brown, Director, to James

W. Lake, Regional Administrator, and

incorporated as part of the plan,

amendment of the State Agriculture

Standard 296–306-WAC comparable to

the Federal Standard 29 CFR 1928. The

State-initiated amendment incorporates

new sections to the State Agriculture

standard including: WAC 296–306–061,

machinery and machine guarding, and

WAC 296–306–330, decontamination.

(Several new pesticides sections were
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also added, but these are outside the

scope of the State plan.) In addition, the

amendment contains several regulatory

and administrative changes to the State

Agriculture standard. The State adopted

the amendment by Administrative

Order (AO) 92–24 on March 4, 1993,

effective June 1, 1993. Regional Office

review revealed discrepancies and the

submission was returned to the State for

correction. In a letter dated July 24,

1995, from Mark O. Brown, Director, to

Richard S. Terrill, Acting Regional

Administrator, the State re-submitted its

entire Agriculture Standard 296–306-

WAC after making corrections. The

State-initiated amendment also

included minor changes to

supplementary requirements for

materials handling and storage,

guarding of power tools, hazardous

materials, aerial manlift equipment and

the application of WAC 296–24–233,

motor vehicle trucks and trailers in the

State Agriculture rules. The State

adopted the amendment by AO 94–21

on May 1, 1995 with an effective date

of January 16, 1996. In a letter of

November 9, 1994, from Mark O. Brown,

Director, to James W. Lake, Regional

Administrator, the State submitted

State-initiated amendments to the State

Agriculture Standard incorporating new

and amended sections addressing

machine guarding and electrical

requirements. The amendments were

adopted by AO 94-01 on September 1,

1994, effective September 1, 1994.

On its own initiative, the State

submitted by letters dated February 23,

1988 and December 7, 1990, from

Joseph A. Dear, Director, to James W.

Lake, Regional Administrator, and April

2, 1993 and April 8, 1994, from Mark O.

Brown, Director, to James W. Lake,

Regional Administrator, amendments to

the State Agriculture standards

concerning supplementary requirements

for Rollover Protective Structures

(ROPS) for materials handling

equipment, WAC 296–306–260, which

incorporates WAC 296–306–27095

Exhibit B, Figure C–17 through C–34.

These amendments were adopted by the

State in AO 87–24 on November 30,

1987, effective December 30, 1987; in

AO 91–01 on May 20, 1991 effective

June 20, 1991; in AO 92–24 on March

4, 1993 effective June 1, 1993; and in

AO 93–17 on March 2, 1994, effective

April 15, 1994. The State Agriculture

standards supplementary requirements

for ROPS for materials handling

equipment parallel OSHA’s ROPS

requirements in 29 CFR Part 1926,

Safety and Health Regulations for

Construction.

On its own initiative, the State

submitted by letter dated April 8, 1994

from Mark O. Brown, Director, to James

W. Lake, Regional Administrator,

amendment to the State Agriculture

standard 296–306-WAC. The Stateinitiated amendment removes an

exemption for the Agriculture industry

from the following State standards and

makes these sections applicable in

Agriculture: WAC 296–24–11001,

control of hazardous energy (Lockout/

Tagout; WAC 296–24–12001, sanitation;

WAC 296–24–14011, accident

prevention tags; WAC 296–24-33003,

flammable and combustible liquids;

WAC 296–24–58503, fire protection;

and WAC 296–24–73501, walkingworking surfaces. In addition, the Stateinitiated amendment contains several

regulatory and administrative changes

to the State Agriculture standards. The

State adopted the amendment by AO

93–17 on March 2, 1994, effective

March 1, 1995.

On its own initiative, the State

submitted by letter dated November 20,

1995 from Mark O. Brown, Director, to

Richard S. Terrill, Acting Regional

Administrator, an amendment to the

State Agriculture standard 296–306-

WAC. The State-initiated amendment

removes the March 1, 1995 application

date and reinstates the exemption for

the State’s Agriculture standard from

WAC 296–24-33003, flammable and

combustible liquids; WAC 296–24–

58503, fire protection; and WAC 296–

24–73501, walking-working surfaces.

The State-initiated amendment also

removes the March 1, 1995 application

date from WAC 296–24–14011, accident

prevention tags. In addition, the

amendment removes the March 1, 1995

effective date from WAC 296–24–12001,

sanitation, and includes an agriculture

exemption for the shower requirements

of WAC 296–24–12009(3). The State

adopted the amendment by AO 94–19

on October 20, 1995, effective January

16, 1996.

All of the administrative orders were

adopted pursuant to RCW 34.04.040(2),

49.17.040, 49.17.050, Public Meetings

Act RCW 42.30, Administrative

Procedures Act RCW 34.04, and the

State Register Act RCW 34.08. All these

amendments have been incorporated as

part of the State plan. The original State

standard, Safety Standards for

Agriculture, received approval on

Tuesday, August 9, 1977 (42 FR 40278).

2. Decision

OSHA has determined that the State

standard amendments for Agriculture

are at-least-as-effective-as the

comparable Federal standard, as

required by Section 18(c)(2) of the Act.

For the Agriculture amendments

adopted by Administrative Orders 94–

19 and 94–21, OSHA has also

determined that the differences between

the State and Federal standards are

minimal and that the standards are thus

substantially identical. The other

Agriculture amendments have been in

effect since at least March 1, 1995.

During this time OSHA has received no

indication of significant objection to the

State’s different standard either as to its

effectiveness in comparison to the

Federal standard or as to its

conformance with the product clause

requirements of section 18(c)(2) of the

Act. (A different State standard

applicable to a product which is

distributed or used in interstate

commerce must be required by

compelling local conditions and not

unduly burden interstate commerce.)

OSHA therefore approves these

standards; however, the right to

reconsider this approval is reserved

should substantial objections be

submitted to the Assistant Secretary.

3. Location of Supplement for

Inspection and Copying

A copy of the standards supplement,

along with the approved plan, may be

inspected and copied during normal

business hours at the following

locations: Office of the Regional

Administrator, Occupational Safety and

Health Administration, 1111 Third

Avenue, Suite 715, Seattle, Washington

98101–3212; State of Washington

Department of Labor and Industries,

Division of Industrial Safety and Health,

7273 Linderson Way, S.W., Tumwater,

Washington 98501; and the Office of

State Programs, Occupational Safety and

Health Administration, Room N–3476,

200 Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, D.C. 20210. For electronic

copies of this Federal Register notice,

contact OSHA’s WebPage at http://

www.osha.gov/.

4. Public Participation

Under 29 CFR 1953.2(c), the Assistant

Secretary may prescribe alternative

procedures to expedite the review

process or for other good cause which

may be consistent with applicable laws.

The Assistant Secretary finds that good

cause exists for not publishing the

supplement to the Washington State

Plan as a proposed change and making

the Regional Administrator’s approval

effective upon publication for the

following reasons:

1. The standard amendments are atleast-as-effective-as the Federal standard

which was promulgated in accordance

with the Federal law including meeting

requirements for public participation.

2. The standard amendments were

adopted in accordance with the
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procedural requirements of State law

and further public participation would

be repetitious.

This decision is effective August 5,

1997. (Sec. 18, Pub. L. 91–596, 84

STAT. 6108 [29 U.S.C. 667]).

Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 15th

day of May, 1997.

Richard S. Terrill,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–20550 Filed 8–4–97; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS

ADMINISTRATION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: National Archives and Records

Administration (NARA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: NARA is giving public notice

that the agency proposes to request

extension of a currently approved

information collection used in all NARA

research rooms and museums for

customers to provide comments,

suggestions, and complaints about

NARA service. The information will be

used to improve service and plan future

services. The public is invited to

comment on the proposed information

collection pursuant to the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before October 6, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent

to: Paperwork Reduction Act Comments

(NHP), Room 3200, National Archives

and Records Administration, 8601

Adelphi Rd, College Park, MD 20740–

6001; or faxed to 301–713–6913; or

electronically mailed to

tamee.fechhelm@arch2.nara.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the proposed information

collections and supporting statements

should be directed to Tamee Fechhelm

at telephone number 301–713–6730, or

fax number 301–713–6913.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Pub. L. 104–13), NARA invites the

general public and other Federal

agencies to comment on proposed

information collections. The comments

and suggestions should address one or

more of the following points: (a)

Whether the proposed collection

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of NARA;

(b) the accuracy of NARA’s estimate of

the burden of the proposed information

collections; (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

respondents, including the use of

information technology. The comments

that are submitted will be summarized

and included in the NARA request for

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) approval. All comments will

become a matter of public record. In this

notice, NARA is soliciting comments

concerning the following information

collection:

Title: Customer Comment Form.

OMB number: 3095–0007.

Agency form number: NA Form

14045.

Type of review: Regular.

Affected public: Individuals.

Estimated number of respondents:

1,925.

Estimated time per response: 5

minutes.

Frequency of response: On occasion.

Estimated total annual burden hours:

160 hours.

Abstract: The information collection

is a customer comment form made

available to persons who use NARA

services or visit NARA museums. The

form is voluntary and is used to record

comments, complaints, and suggestions

from NARA customers. NARA uses the

information to correct problems and

improve service.

Dated: July 29, 1997.

L. Reynolds Cahoon,

Assistant Archivist for Human Resources and

Information Services.

[FR Doc. 97–20513 Filed 8–4–97; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts;

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

July 31, 1997.

The National Endowment for the Arts

(NEA) has submitted the following

public information collection request

(IRC) to the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) for review and approval

in accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Copies of this

ICR, with applicable supporting

documentation, may be obtained by

calling the National Endowment for the

Arts’ Director of Guidelines and Panel

Operations, A.B. Spelling (202) 682–

5788.

Comments should be sent to Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the National

Endowment for the Arts, Office of

Management and Budget, Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–7316),

within 30 days from the date of this

publication in the Federal Register.

The OMB is particularly interested in

comments which:

• Evaluate 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;

• Evaluate 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;

• Enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

• 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, e.g.,

permitting electronic submissions of

responses.

Agency: National Endowment for the

Arts.

Title: The National Endowment for

the Arts Panelist Profile Form.

OMB Number: 3135–0098.

Frequency: Renew every three years

as required.

Affected Public: Individuals.

Number of Respondents: 1378.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10

minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 234 hours.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup: 0.

Total Annual Costs (Operating/

Maintaining Systems or Purchasing

Services): 0.

Description: The National Endowment

for the Arts Panelist Profile Form is

used to collect basic information from

qualified individuals who have been

recommended for panel service. The

collected information is entered into a

computerized database which serves as

a reference for Endowment staff to aid

in assembling advisory panels which

meet Congressional requirements for

broad representation.

Murray Welsh,

Director, Administrative Services.

[FR Doc. 97–20596 Filed 8–4–97; 8:45 am]

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