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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]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

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.

[FR Doc. 97–24311 Filed 9–12–97; 8:45 am]

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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,
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D.C. The meeting on September 22 will

be held in Room 530 and the meeting on

September 23 will be held in Room 730.

The September 22 session will convene

at 8:00 a.m. and adjourn at 4 p.m. and

the September 23 session will convene

at 8:00 a.m. and adjourn at 12:00 noon.

The meeting’s agenda will include:

officially welcoming three new

members to the Advisory Committee,

briefings by the National Program

Directors of the Special-Disabilities

Programs regarding the status of their

activities over the last six months and

a status report on implementation of the

Veterans’ Health Care Eligibility Reform

Act of 1996 as it pertains to the

legislative requirement to maintain

capacity to meet specialized needs of

disabled veterans. The Advisory

Committee will also receive the

opportunity to meet the new VA Chief

Research and Development Officer. The

meeting on September 23 will consist of

a continuation of briefings by the

National Program Directors of the

Special-Disabilities Programs.

The purpose of the Advisory

Committee on Prosthetics and SpecialDisabilities Programs is to advise the

Department on its prosthetic programs

designed to provide state-of-the-art

prosthetics and the associated

rehabilitation research, development,

and evaluation of such technology. The

Advisory Committee also advises the

Department on special disability

programs which are defined as any

program administered by the Secretary

to serve veterans with spinal cord

injury, blindness or vision impairment,

loss of or loss of use of extremities,

deafness or hearing impairment, or

other serious incapacities in terms of

daily life functions.

The meeting is open to the public to

the capacity of the room. For those

wishing to attend, contact Kathy

Pessagno, Veterans Health

Administration (113), phone (202) 273–

8512, Department of Veterans Affairs,

810 Vermont Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20420, prior to

September 18, 1997.

Dated: September 8, 1997.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–24308 Filed 9–12–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Voluntary Service National Advisory

Committee, Notice of Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs

gives notice under Pub. L. 92–463 that

the annual meeting of the Department of

Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service

National Advisory Committee will be

held at the Albuquerque Hilton, 1901

University Blvd., NE, Albuquerque,

New Mexico. October 22 through 25,

1997. The meeting begins with

participant registration from 8:00 a.m. to

5:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 21 through

Thursday, October 23, in the Garden

Room of the Albuquerque Hilton. The

meeting is open to the public.

The committee, comprised of sixty

one national voluntary organizations,

advises the Under Secretary for Health

and other members of the Department of

Veterans Affairs Central Office staff on

how to coordinate and promote

volunteer activities within VA facilities.

The primary purposes of this meeting

are: to provide for committee review of

volunteer policies and procedures; to

accommodate full and open

communications between the

organizations, representatives and the

Voluntary Service Office and field staff;

to provide educational opportunities

geared towards improving volunteer

programs with special emphasis on

methods to recruit, retain, motivate and

recognize volunteers; and to approve

committee recommendations.

On Tuesday, October 21, 1997, VAVS

Field Staff will meet from 3:00 p.m.

until 5:00 p.m. On Wednesday, October

22, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. a free

health screening is provided for all

participants. At 8:00 a.m. until 11:30

a.m. there will be a meeting of the

National Executive Committee. At 9:00

a.m. until 10:00 a.m. there will be a nonparticipant orientation and from 1:30

p.m until 2:30 p.m., a new member

orientation will be provided. In the

afternoon from 3:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.

there will be an open forum for all

participants. Opening ceremonies begin

at 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. On

Thursday, October 23, 1997, there will

be a Business Session from 8:00 a.m.

until 11:00 a.m. In the afternoon from

1:30 p.m. until 2:45 p.m. participants

will choose from four educational

workshops. These workshops will be

repeated from 3:30 p.m. until 4:45 p.m.

On Friday, October 24, the four

workshops will be repeated from 10:00

a.m. until 11:15 a.m. and again from

2:30 p.m. until 3:45 p.m. At 12:00 p.m.

until 2:00 p.m. participants will attend

the James H. Parke luncheon.

On the morning of Saturday, October

25, there will be a Plenary Session from

8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. followed by

a Business Session from 10:15 a.m. until

12:15 p.m. The closing business session

will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00

p.m.

For further information, contact the

Director, Voluntary Service Office (162),

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC,

20420, (202) 273–8952.

Dated: September 8, 1997.

By Direction of the Secretary-Designate.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–24312 Filed 9–12–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Advisory Committee on Women

Veterans, Notice of Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs

gives notice under Pub. L. 92–463 that

a meeting of the Advisory Committee on

Women Veterans will be held on

September 30–October 2, 1997, at the

Department of Veterans Affairs;

Washington, DC. The purpose of the

Committee is to advise the Secretary of

Veterans Affairs regarding the needs of

women veterans with respect to health

care, rehabilitation, compensation,

outreach and other programs, and

activities administered by the

Department of Veterans Affairs designed

to meet such needs. The Committee will

make recommendations to the Secretary

regarding such activities.

The sessions will convene on

September 30, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.;

October 1, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and

conclude October 2, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00

p.m. The Committee will meet in

conference room 630, VA Central Office

Building, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC. All sessions will be

open to the public. It will be necessary

for those wishing to attend to contact

Ms. Maryanne Carson, Department of

Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC

(phone 202–273–6193) prior to

September 20, 1997. A tentative agenda

follows:

Tuesday, September 30, 1997

9:00 am—Review of Minutes, May

meeting—Chair

9:30 am—Old Business: Chair

10:00 am—Briefing: Proceedings

Summit on Women Veterans—

Furey

10:30 am—Break

11:00 am—Briefing: Center for Women

Veterans—Furey

12:15 pm—Lunch

1:30 pm—Briefing: Veterans Health

Administration Initiatives—Zeiler

2:30 pm—Break

3:00 pm—Briefing: Veterans Benefits

Administration Initiatives—Petty

4:00 pm—Executive Session—Chair