4730 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 21 / Friday, January 31, 1997 / Notices

Federal Register notice 61 FR 66263,

published on December 17, 1996).

Interested persons are advised to take

all necessary steps to ensure that textile

products that are entered into the

United States for consumption, or

withdrawn from warehouse for

consumption, will meet the visa

requirements set forth in the letter

published below to the Commissioner of

Customs.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

January 28, 1997.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: Under the terms of

section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956,

as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854); pursuant to the

Export Visa Arrangement, effected by

exchange of notes dated October 22, 1996

and December 31, 1996, between the

Governments of the United States and the

Russian Federation; and in accordance with

the provisions of Executive Order 11651 of

March 3, 1972, as amended, you are directed

to prohibit, effective on March 1, 1997, entry

into the Customs territory of the United

States (i.e., the 50 states, the District of

Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto

Rico) for consumption and withdrawal from

warehouse for consumption of wool textile

products in Category 435, produced or

manufactured in Russia and exported from

Russia on and after March 1, 1997 for which

the Government of the Russian Federation

has not issued an appropriate export visa

fully described below.

A visa must accompany each commercial

shipment of the aforementioned textile

products. A circular stamped marking in blue

ink will appear on the front of the original

commercial invoice. The original visa shall

not be stamped on duplicate copies of the

invoice. The original invoice with the

original visa stamp will be required to enter

the shipment into the United States.

Duplicates of the invoice and/or visa may not

be used for this purpose.

Each visa stamp shall include the

following information:

1.The visa number. The visa number shall

be in the standard nine digit letter format,

beginning with one numeric digit for the last

digit of the year of export, followed by the

two character alpha country code specified

by the International Organization for

Standardization (ISO) (the code for Russia is

‘‘RU’’), and a six digit numerical serial

number identifying the shipment; e.g.,

7RU123456.

2.The date of issuance. The date of

issuance shall be the day, month and year on

which the visa was issued.

3.The original signature of the issuing

official and the printed name of the issuing

official of the Government of the Russian

Federation.

4.The correct category(s), quantity(s) and

unit(s) of quantity in the shipment as set

forth in the U.S. Department of Commerce

Correlation and in the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States, annotated or

successor documents shall be reported in the

spaces provided within the visa stamp (e.g.,

‘‘Cat. 435–510 DZ’’).

Quantities must be stated in whole

numbers. Decimals or fractions will not be

accepted.

U.S. Customs shall not permit entry if the

shipment does not have a visa, or if the visa

number, date of issuance, signature, printed

name of the signer, category, quantity or

units of quantity are missing, incorrect or

illegible, or have been crossed out or altered

in any way. If the quantity indicated on the

visa is less than that of the shipment, entry

shall not be permitted. Nevertheless, the

shipment shall be allowed to enter a bonded

warehouse and to be withdrawn for

consumption into the Customs territory of

the United States within the limits of the

amount indicated on the visa. If the quantity

indicated on the visa is more than that of the

shipment, entry shall be permitted and only

the amount entered shall be counted as

imports from the Russian Federation.

The complete name and address of a

company actually involved in the

manufacturing process of the textile product

covered by the visa shall be provided on the

front of the textile document.

If the visa is not acceptable then a new

correct visa or a visa waiver must be

presented to the U.S. Customs Service before

any portion of the shipment will be released.

A visa waiver may be issued by the U.S.

Department of Commerce at the request of

the competent authorities in Washington for

the Government of the Russian Federation.

The waiver, if used, only waives the

requirement to present a visa with the

shipment. It does not waive the quota

requirement. Visa waivers will only be issued

for classification purposes or for one time

special purpose shipments that are not part

of an ongoing commercial enterprise.

If the visaed invoice is deficient, the U.S.

Customs Service will not return the original

document after entry, but will provide a

certified copy of that visaed invoice for use

in obtaining a new correct original visaed

invoice, or a visa waiver.

If import quotas are in force, U.S. Customs

Service shall charge only the actual quantity

in the shipment to the correct category limit.

If a shipment from Russia has been allowed

entry into the commerce of the United States

with either an incorrect visa or no visa, and

redelivery is requested but cannot be made,

the shipment will be charged to the correct

category limit whether or not a replacement

visa or waiver is provided.

Merchandise imported for the personal use

of the importer and not for resale, regardless

of value, and properly marked or commercial

sample shipments valued at U.S.$250 or less,

do not require an export visa for entry and

shall not be charged to existing quota levels.

A facsimile of the visa stamp is enclosed.

The actions taken concerning the

Government of the Russian Federation with

respect to imports of textile products in the

foregoing category have been determined by

the Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements to involve foreign affairs

functions of the United States. Therefore,

these directions to the Commissioner of

Customs, which are necessary for the

implementation of such actions, fall within

the foreign affairs exception to the

rulemaking provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1).

This letter will be published in the Federal

Register.

Sincerely,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 97–2401 Filed 1–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Applications of Futurecom as a

Contract

Market in Live Cattle Futures and

Options

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the

terms and conditions of proposed

commodity futures and option

contracts.

SUMMARY: Futurecom, an electronic

commodities trading exchange, has

applied for designation as a contract

market in live cattle futures and option

contracts, along with the terms and

conditions for those contracts. Because

Futurecom has not been approved

previously by the Commission as a

contract market in any commodity,

Futurecom is also requesting approval

of trading rules and rules of government

that it has submitted to meet the

requirements for a board of trading

seeking designation as a contract

market. The Acting Director of the

Division of Economic Analysis

(Division) of the Commission, acting

pursuant to the authority delegated by

Commission Regulation 140.96, has

determined that publication of the

proposals for comment is in the public

interest, will assist the Commission in

considering the views of interested

persons and is consistent with the

purposes of the Commodity Exchange

Act.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before March 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons should

submit their views and comments to

Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, Three

Lafayette Centre, 21st Street NW,

Washington, DC 20581. In addition,

comments may be sent by facsimile

transmission to facsimile number (202)

418–5521, or by electronic mail to

secretary@cftc.gov. Reference should be
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made to the Futurecom live cattle

futures and option contract.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

With respect to the terms and

conditions of the proposed futures and

option contracts, please contact Fred

Linse of the Division of Economic

Analysis, Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,

21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581,

telephone 202–418–5273. Facsimile

number: (202) 418–5527. Electronic

mail: flinse@cftc.gov With respect to

questions about the trading rules and

rules of government, please contact Lois

Gregory, Division of Trading and

Markets, at the same address, telephone

202 418–5483. Electronic mail:

lgregory@cftc.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of

the terms and conditions of the

proposed contract as well as the

proposed trading rules and rules of

government submitted by Futurecom

will be available for inspection at the

Office of the Secretariat, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, Three

Lafayette Centre, 21st Street NW,

Washington, D.C. 20581. Copies of the

terms and conditions can be obtained

through the Office of the Secretariat by

mail at the above address or by phone

at (202) 418–5100.

Other materials submitted by

Futurecom in support of the

applications for contract market

designation may be available upon

request pursuant to the Freedom of

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), except to

the extent they are entitled to

confidential treatment as set forth in (17

CFR Part 145.5 and 145.9. Requests for

copies of such materials should be made

to the FOI, Privacy and Sunshine Act

Compliance Staff of the Office of the

Secretariat at the Commission’s

headquarters in accordance with 17 CFR

145.7 and 145.8.

Any person interested in submitting

written data, views, or arguments on the

proposal to designate Futurecom as

contract market or with respect to terms

and conditions of the proposed futures

contract, the trading rules, the rules of

government, or other materials

submitted in support of the

applications, should send such

comments to Jean A. Webb, Secretary,

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,

21st Street NW, Washington, DC 20581

by the specified date.

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 27,

1997.

Blake Imel,

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 97–2406 Filed 1–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Defense Finance and

Accounting Service, Finance Deputate.

ACTION: Notice.

In compliance with Section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense

Finance and Accounting Service

announces the proposed public

information collection and seeks public

comment on the provisions concerning

the proposed Direct Deposit

Authorization form. Comments are

invited on: (a) whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

estimate of the burden of the proposed

information collection; (c) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be collected; and

(d) ways to minimize the burden of

information collection on respondents,

including through the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all

comments received on or before April 1,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

the Defense Finance and Accounting

Service, Finance Deputate, ATTN: Ms.

Patricia Cristiano, 1931 Jefferson Davis

Highway, Arlington, VA 22240–5291.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

To request more information on this

proposed information collection or to

obtain a copy of the proposal and

associated collection instruments,

please write to the above address, or call

Ms. Patricia J. Cristiano, at (703) 607–

5039.

Title, Associated Form, and OMB

Number: Direct Deposit Authorization

form.

Needs and Uses: The information

collection requirement is necessary to

meet the Department of Defense (DoD)

and the Department of the Treasury’s

requirements to process civilian and

military personnel requests to authorize

direct deposits of net payments, travel

payments, and savings allotments to

financial institutions to which payment

is to be directed. The information

collection requirement is required by

the Treasury Financial Manual, Bulletin

No. 95–07, dated December 16, 1994

and DoD Financial Management

Regulation, Volume 5.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Annual Burden Hours: 879,716.

Number of Respondents: 1,759,432.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 30

minutes.

Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

The Direct Deposit Authorization

form is used to process net pay, travel

payments, and allotments for all

Department of Defense personnel

including civilians, active duty and

retired military, and annuitants. The

form will be completed and signed by

the payee and forwarded to their paying

office. The information can be obtained

from the payee’s banking documents.

The paying office will enter the Direct

Deposit enrollment information into the

payroll system, and at the same time

assure proper identification of the

payee. This data will later be forwarded

to the payee’s financial institution by

the servicing Federal Reserve Bank.

Dated: January 28, 1997.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–2376 Filed 1–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

AGENCY: Defense Contract Audit

Agency, DOD.

ACTION: Notice to add a system of

records.

SUMMARY: The Defense Contract Audit

Agency proposes to add one record

system to its inventory of system of

records notices subject to the Privacy

Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

DATES: This action will be effective

without further notice on March 3,

1997, unless comments are received that

would result in a contrary

determination.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the

Information and Privacy Advisor,

Defense Contract Audit Agency, 8725

John J. Kingman Road, Suite 2135, Fort

Belvoir, VA 22060–6219.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Dave Henshall at (703) 767–1013.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Defense Contract Audit Agency notices

for systems of records subject to the

Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as

amended, have been published in the