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Special Request

In order to conduct the survey

described below during September–

October 1997, the Department of the

Treasury is requesting that the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) review

and approve this information collection

by September 16, 1997. To obtain a copy

of this study, please contact the Internal

Revenue Service Clearance Officer at the

address listed below.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–1349.

Project Number: SOI–33.

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: 1997 View Debit Application

Customer Satisfaction Survey.

Description: The Internal Revenue

Service has developed the automated

View Debit Telephone Application. The

application allows taxpayers to hear a

summary of detailed information

pertaining to their individual tax

collection account interactively, without

customer service representative (CSR)

involvement. The purpose of the survey

is to assess the level of ease and

satisfaction with using the View Debit

application.

Respondents: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1260.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Response: 1 minute.

Frequency of Response: Other (onetime only).

Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 21

hours.

Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear (202)

622–3869, Internal Revenue Service,

Room 5571, 1111 Constitution Avenue,

N.W., Washington, DC 20224.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt

(202) 395–7860, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10226, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland,

Departmental Reports Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–24320 Filed 9–12–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

List of Foreign Entities Violating

Textile Transshipment and Country of

Origin Rules

AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service,

Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: General notice.

SUMMARY: This document notifies the

public of foreign entities which have

been issued a penalty claim under § 592

of the Tariff Act, for certain violations

of the customs laws. This list is

authorized to be published by § 333 of

the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information regarding any of the

operational aspects, contact Michael

Compeau, Branch Chief, Seizures and

Penalties Division, at 202–927–0762.

For information regarding any of the

legal aspects, contact Ellen McClain,

Office of Chief Counsel, at 202–927–

6900.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Section 333 of the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act (URAA)(Public Law

103–465, 108 Stat. 4809)(signed

December 12, 1994), entitled Textile

Transshipments, amended Part V of title

IV of the Tariff Act of 1930 by creating

a § 592A (19 U.S.C. 1592A), which

authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury

to publish in the Federal Register, on a

biannual basis, a list of the names of any

producers, manufacturers, suppliers,

sellers, exporters, or other persons

located outside the Customs territory of

the United States, when these entities

have been issued a penalty claim under

§ 592 of the Tariff Act, for certain

violations of the customs laws, provided

that certain conditions are satisfied.

The violations of the Customs laws

referred to above are the following: (1)

Using documentation, or providing

documentation subsequently used by

the importer of record, which indicates

a false or fraudulent country of origin or

source of textile or apparel products; (2)

Using counterfeit visas, licenses,

permits, bills of lading, or similar

documentation, or providing counterfeit

visas, licenses, permits, bills of lading,

or similar documentation that is

subsequently used by the importer of

record, with respect to the entry into the

customs territory of the United States of

textile or apparel products; (3)

Manufacturing, producing, supplying,

or selling textile or apparel products

which are falsely or fraudulently labeled

as to country of origin or source; and (4)

Engaging in practices which aid or abet

the transshipment, through a country

other than the country of origin, of

textile or apparel products in a manner

which conceals the true origin of the

textile or apparel products or permits

the evasion of quotas on, or voluntary

restraint agreements with respect to,

imports of textile or apparel products.

If a penalty claim has been issued

with respect to any of the above

violations, and no petition in response

to the claim has been filed, the name of

the party to whom the penalty claim

was issued will appear on the list. If a

petition, supplemental petition or

second supplemental petition for relief

from the penalty claim is submitted

under 19 U.S.C. 1618, in accord with

the time periods established by

§§ 171.32 and 171.33, Customs

Regulations (19 CFR 171.32, 171.33) and

the petition is subsequently denied or

the penalty is mitigated, and no further

petition, if allowed, is received within

30 days of the denial or allowance of

mitigation, then the administrative

action shall be deemed to be final and

administrative remedies will be deemed

to be exhausted. Consequently, the

name of the party to whom the penalty

claim was issued will appear on the list.

However, provision is made for an

appeal to the Secretary of the Treasury

by the person named on the list, for the

removal of its name from the list. If the

Secretary finds that such person or

entity has not committed any of the

enumerated violations for a period of

not less than 3 years after the date on

which the person or entity’s name was

published, the name will be removed

from the list as of the next publication

of the list.

Reasonable Care Required

Section 592A also requires any

importer of record entering, introducing,

or attempting to introduce into the

commerce of the United States textile or

apparel products that were either

directly or indirectly produced,

manufactured, supplied, sold, exported,

or transported by such named person to

show, to the satisfaction of the

Secretary, that such importer has

exercised reasonable care to ensure that

the textile or apparel products are

accompanied by documentation,

packaging, and labeling that are accurate

as to its origin. Reliance solely upon

information regarding the imported

product from a person named on the list

is clearly not the exercise of reasonable

care. Thus, the textile and apparel

importers who have some commercial

relationship with one or more of the

listed parties must exercise a degree of

reasonable care in ensuring that the

documentation covering the imported

merchandise, as well as its packaging

and labeling, is accurate as to the

country of origin of the merchandise.

This degree of reasonable care must rely

on more than information supplied by

the named party.

In meeting the reasonable care

standard when importing textile or

apparel products and when dealing with

a party named on the list published

pursuant to § 592A of the Tariff Act of

1930, an importer should consider the

following questions in attempting to
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ensure that the documentation,

packaging, and labeling is accurate as to

the country of origin of the imported

merchandise. The list of questions is not

exhaustive but is illustrative.

(1) Has the importer had a prior

relationship with the named party?

(2) Has the importer had any

detentions and/or seizures of textile or

apparel products that were directly or

indirectly produced, supplied, or

transported by the named party?

(3) Has the importer visited the

company’s premises and ascertained

that the company has the capacity to

produce the merchandise?

(4) Where a claim of an origin

conferring process is made in

accordance with 19 CFR 102.21, has the

importer ascertained that the named

party actually performed the required

process?

(5) Is the named party operating from

the same country as is represented by

that party on the documentation,

packaging or labeling?

(6) Have quotas for the imported

merchandise closed or are they nearing

closing from the main producer

countries for this commodity?

(7) What is the history of this country

regarding this commodity?

(8) Have you asked questions of your

supplier regarding the origin of the

product?

(9) Where the importation is

accompanied by a visa, permit, or

license, has the importer verified with

the supplier or manufacturer that the

visa, permit, and/or license is both valid

and accurate as to its origin? Has the

importer scrutinized the visa, permit or

license as to any irregularities that

would call its authenticity into

question?

The law authorizes a biannual

publication of the names of the foreign

entities. On April 1, 1997, Customs

published a Notice in the Federal

Register (62 FR 15563) which identified

14 (fourteen) entities which fell within

the purview of § 592A of the Tariff Act

of 1930.

592A List

For the period ending September 30,

1997, Customs has identified 16

(sixteen) foreign entities that fall within

the purview of § 592A of the Tariff Act

of 1930. This list reflects the addition of

2 new entities to the 14 entities named

on the list published on April 1, 1997.

The parties on the current list were

assessed a penalty claim under 19

U.S.C. 1592, for one or more of the four

above-described violations. The

administrative penalty action was

concluded against the parties by one of

the actions noted above as having

terminated the administrative process.

The names and addresses of the 16

foreign parties which have been

assessed penalties by Customs for

violations of § 592 are listed below

pursuant to § 592A. This list supersedes

any previously published list. The

names and addresses of the 16 foreign

parties, and the month and year, in

parentheses, in which the name of the

company was first published in the

Federal Register, are as follows:

Azmat Bangladesh, Plot Number 22–23,

Sector 2 EPZ, Chittagong 4233, Bangladesh.

(9/96)

Bestraight Limited, Room 5K, World Tech

Centre, 95 How Ming Street, Kwun Tong,

Kowloon, Hong Kong. (3/96)

Cotton Breeze International, 13/1578

Govindpuri, New Delhi, India. (9/95)

Cupid Fashion Manufacturing Ltd., 17/F

Block B, Wongs Factory Building, 368–370

Sha Tsui Road, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong. (9/

97)

Hanin Garment Factory, 31 Tai Yau Street,

Kowloon, Hong Kong. (3/96)

Hip Hing Thread Company, No. 10, 6/F

Building A, 221 Texaco Road, Waikai

Industrial Centre, Tsuen Wan, N.T. Hong

Kong. (3/96)

Hyattex Industrial Company, 3F, No. 207–4

Hsin Shu road, Hsin Chuang City, Taipei

Hsien, Taiwan. (9/96)

Jentex Industrial, 7–1 Fl., No. 246, Chang An

E. Rd.,Sec. 2, Taipei, Taiwan. (3/97)

Li Xing Garment Company Limited, 2/F Long

Guang Building, Number 2 Manufacturing

District, Sanxiang Town, Zhongshan,

Guandgong, China. (9/96)

Meigao Jamaica Company Limited, 134

Pineapple Ave., Kingston, Jamaica. (9/96)

Meiya Garment Manufacturers Limited, No. 2

Building, 3/F, Shantou Special Economic

Zone, Shantou, China. (9/96)

Poshak International, H–83 South Extension,

Part-I (Back Side), New Delhi, India. (3/96)

Sun Weaving Mill Ltd., Lee Sum Factory

Building, Block 1 & 2, 23 Sze Mei Street,

Sanpokong, Bk 1⁄2, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

(9/97)

Topstyle Limited, 6/F, South Block, Kwai

Shun Industrial Center, 51–63 Container

Port Road, Kwai Chung, New Territories,

Hong Kong. (9/96)

United Fashions, C–7 Rajouri Garden, New

Delhi, India. (9/95)

Yunnan Provincial Textiles Import & Export,

576 Beijing Road Kunming, Yun Nan,

China. (3/96)

Any of the above parties may petition

to have its name removed from the list.

Such petitions, to include any

documentation that the petitioner

deems pertinent to the petition, should

be forwarded to the Assistant

Commissioner, Office of Field

Operations, United States Customs

Service, 1301 Constitution Avenue,

Washington, D.C. 20229.

Additional Foreign Entities

In the April 1, 1997 Federal Register

notice, Customs also solicited

information regarding the whereabouts

of 40 foreign entities, which were

identified by name and known address,

concerning alleged violations of § 592.

Persons with knowledge of the

whereabouts of those 40 entities were

requested to contact the Assistant

Commissioner, Office of Field

Operations, United States Customs

Service, 1301 Constitution Avenue,

Washington, D.C. 20229.

In this document, a new list is being

published which contains the names

and last known addresses of 39 entities.

This reflects the addition of six new

entities to the list and the removal of

seven entities from the list. The seven

entities removed from the list are China

Artex Corp. Beijing Arts, Glee Dragon

Garment Mfg. Ltd., Gold Tube Ltd.,

Hambridge Ltd., Kin Fung Knitting

Factory, Moderntex International and

Samsung Corporation.

Customs is soliciting information

regarding the whereabouts of the

following 39 foreign entities concerning

alleged violations of § 592. Their names

and last known addresses, and the

month and year, in parentheses, in

which the name of the company was

first published in the Federal Register,

are listed below:

Bahadur International, 250 Naraw Industrial

Area, New Delhi, India. (9/95)

Madan Exports, E–106 Krishna Nagar, New

Delhi, India. (9/95)

Gulnar Fashion Export, 14 Hari Nagar,

Ashram, New Delhi, India. (9/95)

Janardhan Exports, E–106 Krishna Nagar,

New Delhi, India. (9/95)

Morrin International, E–106 Krishna Nagar,

New Delhi, India. (9/95)

Jai Arjun Mfg., Co., B 4/40 Paschim Vihar,

New Delhi, India. (9/95)

Eroz Fashions, 535 Tuglakabad Extension,

New Delhi, India. (9/95)

Shenzhen Long Gang Ji Chuen, Shenzhen,

Long Gang Zhen, China. (9/95)

Traffic, D1/180 Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi,

India. (9/95)

Raj Connections, E–106 Krishna Nagar, Delhi,

India. (9/95)

Bao An Wing Shing Garment Factory, Ado

Shi Qu, Bao An Shen Zhen, China. (9/95)

Guidetex Garment Factory, 12 Qian Jin Dong

Jie, Yao Tai Xian Yuan Li, Canton, China.

(9/95)

Dechang Garment Factory, Shantou S.E.Z.,

Cheng Hai, Cheng Shing, China. (9/95)

Guangdong Provincial Improved, 60 Ren Min

Road, Guangdong, China. (9/95)

Kin Cheong Garment Factory, No. 13 Shantan

Street, Sikou Country, Taishan,

Kwangtong, China. (9/95)

Sam Hings Bags Factory, Ltd., #35 Tai Ping

West Road, Jiu Jaing, Ghangdong, China.

(9/95)

Luen Kong Handbag Factory, 33 Nanyuan

Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. (9/95)
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Changping High Stage Knitting, Yuan Jing

Yuan, Chau Li Qu Chang, Guangdong,

China. (9/95)

Arsian Company Ltd, XII Khorcolo,

Waanbaatar, Mongolia. (9/95)

Cahaya Suria Sdn Bhd, Lot 5, Jalan 3, Kedah,

Malaysia. (9/95)

Crown Garments Factory Sdn Bhd, Lot 112,

Jalan Kencana, Bagan Ajam, Malaysia. (9/

95)

Richman Garment Manufacturing Co., Ltd.,

7th Fl, Singapore Industrial Bldg., 338

Kwun Tong Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

(9/95)

Herrel Company, 64 Rowell Road, Suva, Fiji.

(9/95)

Belwear Co., Ltd., Flat C, 3rd Floor, Yuk Yat

Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong. (9/95)

Kingston Garment Ltd., Lot 42–44 Caracas

Dr., Kingston, Jamaica. (9/95)

Poltex Sdn, 8 Jalan Serdang, Kedah,

Malaysia. (9/95)

Sam Hing International Enterprise, 5

Guernsey St., Guilford NSW, Australia. (9/

95)

Societe Prospere De Vetements S.A., Lome,

Togo. (9/95)

Confecciones Kalinda S.A., Zona Franca, Los

Alcarrizos, Santo Domingo, Dominican

Republic. (9/95)

Royal Mandarin Knitworks Co., Flat C 21/F,

So Tau Centre, 11–15 Sau Road, Kwai

Chung, N.T., Hong Kong. (9/95)

Wong’s International, Nairamdliyn 26,

Ulaanbaatar 11, Naaun, Mongolia. (9/95)

Lin Fashions S.A., Lot 111, San Pedro de

Macoris, Dominican Republic. (9/96)

United Textile and Weaving, P.O. Box 40355,

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (3/97)

Envestisman Sanayi A.S., Buyukdere Cad 47,

Tek Is Merkezi, Istanbul, Turkey. (9/97)

Land Global Ltd., Block c, 14/F, Y.P. Fat

Building, Phase 1, 77 Hoi Yuen Road,

Kowloon Road, Hong Kong. (9/97)

Patenter Trading Company, Block C. 14/F,

Yip Fat Industrial Building, Phase 1, 77

Hoi Yuen Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. (9/

97)

Zuun Mod Garment Factory Ltd., Tuv Aimag,

Mongolia. (9/97)

Round Ford Investments, 37–39 Ma Tau Wai

Road, 13/f Tower B, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

(9/97)

Shanghai Yang Yuan Garment Factory, 2

Zhaogao Road, Chuanshin, Shanghai,

China. (9/97)

If you have any information as to a correct

mailing address for any of the above 39 firms,

please send that information to the Assistant

Commissioner, Office of Field Operations,

U.S. Customs Service, 1301 Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20229.

Dated: September 5, 1997.

Robert S. Trotter,

Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field

Operations.

[FR Doc. 97–24345 Filed 9–12–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0465]

Proposed Information Collection

Activity: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Extension

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA) is announcing an

opportunity for public comment on the

proposed collection of certain

information by the agency. Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of

1995, Federal agencies are required to

publish notice in the Federal Register

concerning each proposed collection of

information, including each proposed

extension of a currently approved

collection, and allow 60 days for public

comment in response to the notice. This

notice solicits comments on

requirements to determine the

individual’s continued entitlement to

VA benefits.

DATES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

collection of information should be

received on or before November 14,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

on the collection of information to

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits

Administration (20S52), Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20420. Please refer

to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0465’’ in

any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 273–8310 or

FAX (202) 275–4884.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C.,

3501–3520), Federal agencies must

obtain approval from the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for each

collection of information they conduct

or sponsor. This request for comment is

being made pursuant to Section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.

With respect to the following

collection of information, VBA invites

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of VBA’s

functions, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of

information; (3) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (4)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

the use of other forms of information

technology.

Title and Form Numbers: Student

Verification of Enrollment, VA Forms

22–8979 and 22–8979–1.

(Note: VA Forms 22–8979 and 22–8979–1

collect the same information. VA Form 22–

8979 is electronically generated for monthly

mailings while VA Form 22–8979–1 is

printed and distributed to VA regional offices

for individual use.)

OMB Control Number: 2900–0465.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: The form is used by

students in certifying attendance and

continued enrollment in courses leading

to a standard college degree or in noncollege degree programs. The

information is used to determine the

individual’s continued entitlement to

VA benefits.

VA is authorized to pay educational

benefits to veterans and other eligible

persons pursuing approved programs

not leading to a standard college degree

under Chapters 30, 32, and 35, Title 38,

U.S.C.; Chapter 1606, Title 10, U.S.C.;

and Section 903 of Public Law 96–342.

VA Form 22–8979 serves as the form for

reporting necessary certification of

actual attendance and verification of the

student’s continued enrollment for

claimant’s pursuing non-college degree

programs.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 189,000

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 5 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

324,000.

Dated: September 2, 1997.

William T. Morgan,

Management Analyst.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Advisory Committee on Prosthetics

and Special-Disabilities Programs,

Notice of Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

463 that a meeting of the Advisory

Committee on Prosthetics and SpecialDisabilities Programs will be held

Monday and Tuesday, September 22–

23, 1997, at VA Headquarters, 810

Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington,