46952 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 172 / Friday, September 5, 1997 / Notices

ACTION: Seeking public comments on the

elimination of the paper visa

requirement with the Governments of

Korea and Singapore.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori

Mennitt, Office of Textiles and Apparel,

U.S. Department of Commerce, (202)

482–3821.

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 Electronic Visa Information

System (ELVIS) allows foreign

governments to electronically transfer

shipment information to the U.S.

Customs Service on textile and apparel

shipments subject to quantitative

restrictions. On November 9, 1995, a

notice was published in the Federal

Register (61 FR 56576) seeking public

comments on the implementation of

ELVIS. Subsequently, documents

published on December 31, 1996 (61 FR

69082) and December 13, 1996 (61 FR

65548) announced that, starting on

January 1, 1997, the Governments of

Korea and Singapore would begin a sixmonth ELVIS test implementation

phase. This test phase does not

eliminate the requirement for a valid

paper visa to accompany each shipment

for entry into the United States.

As a result of successful use of the

dual visa system, preparations are under

way to move beyond the current dual

system to the paperless ELVIS system

with Korea and Singapore. However,

exempt goods will still require a proper

and correct exempt certification.

The Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

is requesting interested parties to submit

comments on the elimination of the

paper visa requirement for Korea and

Singapore and utilization of the ELVIS

system exclusively. Comments must be

received on or before November 4, 1997.

Comments may be mailed to Troy H.

Cribb, Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements,

room 3001, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

The Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

has determined that this action falls

within the foreign affairs exception of

the rulemaking provisions of 5

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

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 97–23589 Filed 9–4–97; 8:45 am]

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Consolidation and Amendment of

Export Visa Requirements to Include

the Electronic Visa Information System

for Certain Cotton, Wool, Man-Made

Fiber, Silk Blend and Other Vegetable

Fiber Textiles and Textile Products

Produced or Manufactured in the

Philippines; Correction

August 29, 1997.

In a notice document published in the

Federal Register on August 18, 1997 (62

FR 43993) beginning on page 43993,

make the following corrections in the

letter to the Commissioner of Customs:

1. Third column, 2nd paragraph of

letter, line 19, add ‘‘200–239.’’

2. Third column, 2nd paragraph of

letter, line 21, delete ‘‘(but not

Categories 355, 356, 655, 656, 455, 371

and 671).’’

3. First column on page 43994, end of

last paragraph of letter, add ‘‘A

replacement visa may be issued by the

Embassy of the Philippines in

Washington, DC.’’

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 97–23590 Filed 9–4–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Defense Partnership Council Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense

(DoD) announces a meeting of the

Defense Partnership Council. Notice of

this meeting is required under the

Federal Advisory Committee Act. This

meeting is open to the public. The

topics to be covered will include

matters related to the enhancement of

Labor-Management Partnerships

throughout DoD.

DATES: The meeting is to be held

October 1, 1997, in room 1E801,

Conference Room 7, the Pentagon, from

1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. Comments

should be received by September 22,

1997, in order to be considered at the

October 1 meeting.

ADDRESSES: We invite persons and

organizations to submit written

comments or recommendations. Mail or

deliver your comments or

recommendations to Mr. Kenneth

Oprisko at the address shown below.

Seating is limited and available on a

first-come, first-serve basis. Individuals

wishing to attend who do not possess an

appropriate Pentagon building pass

should call the below listed telephone

number to obtain instructions for entry

into the Pentagon. Handicapped

individuals wishing to attend should

also call the below listed telephone

number to obtain appropriate

accommodations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Kenneth Oprisko, Chief, Labor Relations

Branch, Field Advisory Services

Division, Defense Civilian Personnel

Management Service, 1400 Key Blvd.

Suite B–200, Arlington, VA 22209–

5144, (703) 696–6301, ext. 704.

Dated: August 29, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, DoD.

[FR Doc. 97–23520 Filed 9–4–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Chief

Information Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, 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

November 4, 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

(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