Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 181 / Thursday, September 18, 1997 / Notices 49029

1See USTR Federal Register notice of August 13,

1997, (62 F.R. 43408) for article description.

2While the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC)

review will focus on India, the TPSC reserves the

right to address removal of GSP status for countries

other than India as well as GSP status for the entire

article.

Commission, as requested, will use the

dollar value limit of $80,000,000.

As requested by USTR, the

Commission will seek to provide its

advice not later than December 15,

1997.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 11, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

(1) Project Manager, Cynthia B. Foreso

(202–205–3348)

(2) Agricultural and forest products,

Douglas Newman (202–205–3328)

(3) Energy, chemicals, and textiles, Eric

Land (202–205–3349)

(4) Minerals, metals, machinery, and

miscellaneous manufactures, Vincent

DeSapio (202–205–3435)

(5) Services, electronics, and

transportation, Laura Polly (202–205–

3408)

All of the above are in the Commission’s

Office of Industries. For information on

legal aspects of the investigation contact

William Gearhart of the Commission’s

Office of the General Counsel at 202–

205–3091.

Background

The USTR letter noted that the Trade

Policy Staff Committee (TPSC)

announced on August 13, 1997 in the

Federal Register the acceptance of

product petitions for modification of the

GSP received as part of the 1997 annual

review. The letter stated that

modifications to the GSP which may

result from this review will be

announced in the spring of 1998, and

become effective in the summer of 1998.

Public Hearing

A public hearing in connection with

this investigation is scheduled to begin

at 9:30 a.m. on October 21, 1997, at the

U.S. International Trade Commission

Building, 500 E Street, SW.,

Washington, D.C. The hearing may, if

necessary, continue on October 22. All

persons have the right to appear by

counsel or in person, to present

information, and to be heard. Persons

wishing to appear at the public hearing

should file a letter asking to testify with

the Secretary, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20436, not later than

the close of business (5:15 p.m.) on

October 7, 1997. In addition, persons

testifying should file prehearing briefs

(original and 14 copies) with the

Secretary by the close of business on

October 10, 1997. Posthearing briefs

should be filed with the Secretary by

close of business on October 29, 1997.

In the event that no requests to appear

at the hearing are received by the close

of business on October 7, 1997, the

hearing will be canceled. Any person

interested in attending the hearing as an

observer or non-participant may call the

Secretary to the Commission (202–205–

1816) after October 17, 1997 to

determine whether the hearing will be

held.

Written Submissions

In lieu of or in addition to appearing

at the public hearing, interested persons

are invited to submit written statements

concerning the investigation. Written

statements should be received by the

close of business on October 29, 1997.

Commercial or financial information

which a submitter desires the

Commission to treat as confidential

must be submitted on separate sheets of

paper, each clearly marked

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’ at

the top. All submissions requesting

confidential treatment must conform

with the requirements of section 201.6

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). All

written submissions, except for

confidential business information, will

be made available for inspection by

interested persons. All submissions

should be addressed to the Secretary at

the Commission’s office in Washington,

D.C.

Hearing-impaired individuals are

advised that information on this matter

can be obtained by contacting our TDD

terminal on (202) 205–1810.

Issued: September 12, 1997.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

Attachment

Annex I (HTS Subheadings) 1

A. Petition to add products to the list of

eligible articles for the Generalized System of

Preference (GSP).

0409.00.00 3204.12.45

0703.10.40 3204.12.50

0712.90.75(pt.) 3824.90.28

0812.10.00 7108.12.50

2002.90.00(pt.) 7108.13.70

2917.12.10 8108.10.50

3204.12.20 8704.10.50

3204.12.30

B. Petitions to remove duty-free status from

beneficiary countries for products on the list

of eligible articles for the GSP. 2

3920.62.00 (India)

C. Petitions for waiver of competitive need

limit for products on the list of eligible

products for the specified country.

0811.20.20 (Chile)

1604.30.20 (Russia)

2849.90.50 (South Africa)

2933.71.00 (Russia)

4011.10.10 (Brazil)

4011.10.50 (Brazil)

4011.20.10 (Brazil)

4011.20.50 (Brazil)

8108.90.60 (Russia)

[FR Doc. 97–24725 Filed 9–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[USITC SE–97–11]

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United

States International Trade Commission.

TIME AND DATE: September 26, 1997, at

11:00 a.m.

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street S.W.,

Washington, DC 20436.

STATUS: Open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. Agenda for future meeting: none.

2. Minutes.

3. Ratification List.

4. Inv. No. 731–TA–750 (Final)

(Vector Supercomputers from Japan)—

briefing and vote.

5. Outstanding action jackets:

1. Document No. GC–97–044:

Approval of disposition of civil penalty,

remedy, public interest, and bonding

issues in Inv. No. 337–TA–372 (Certain

Neodymium-Iron-Boron Magnets,

Magnet Alloys, and Articles Containing

Same (Enforcement)).

In accordance with Commission

policy, subject matter listed above, not

disposed of at the scheduled meeting,

may be carried over to the agenda of the

following meeting.

Issued: September 16, 1997.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–24925 Filed 9–16–97; 11:37 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 C.F.R. § 50.7, notice is hereby

given that a proposed consent decree in

United States v. Plum Creek

Manufacturing, L.P., Civil Action No.

CV 96–42–M–CCL, was lodged on

September 2, 1997, with the United

States District Court for the District of

Montana.
49030 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 181 / Thursday, September 18, 1997 / Notices

The proposed Consent Decree

pertains to Plum Creek Manufacturing,

L.P.’s (‘‘Plum Creek’’) sawmill located in

Pablo, Montana (‘‘Pablo Facility’’)

within the boundaries of the Flathead

Indian Reservation. In this action

against Plum Creek, the United States

sought civil penalties and injunctive

relief pursuant to Section 113 of the

Clean Air Act (‘‘CAA’’), 42 U.S.C. § 7401

et seq., for violations of the CAA’s New

Source Performance Standards

(‘‘NSPS’’), Subparts A and Dc, 40 C.F.R.

§§ 60.1 et seq. and § 60.40c et seq. The

proposed Consent Decree resolves the

United States’ claims against Plum

Creek in return for an agreement to: (1)

Pay $300,000 in civil penalties; (2)

expend $75,000 for the purchase and

delivery of low particulate producing

road sand for the Confederated Salish

and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead

Reservation (the ‘‘Tribes’’) as a

supplemental environmental project

(‘‘SEP’’); (3) replace an old, unregulated

oil-fired boiler with a natural gas boiler

which will reduce potential sulfur

dioxide emissions below 40 tons per

year and (4) comply with all applicable

NSPS requirements. The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication comments

relating to the proposed Consent Decree.

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General for the

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice,

Washington, DC 20530, and should refer

to United States v. Plum Creek

Manufacturing, L.P., DOJ Ref. # 90–5–2–

1–1673A.

The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, District of Montana,

2929 2nd Avenue North, Suite 400,

Billings, Montana 59101; the Region VIII

Office of the Environmental Protection

Agency, 999 18th St., Suite 500, Denver,

Colorado 80202–2466; and at the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,

NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005,

(202) 624–0892. A copy of the proposed

Consent Decree may be obtained in

person or by mail from the Consent

Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th

Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In

requesting a copy, please refer to the

referenced case and enclose a check in

the amount of $7.00 (25 cents per page

reproduction costs), for each copy. The

check should be made payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Walker B. Smith,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

[FR Doc. 97–24766 Filed 9–17–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

National Institute of Justice; Office of

Research and Evaluation; Agency

Information Collection Activities:

Proposed Collection; Comment

Requested

ACTION: Request for OMB emergency

approval; Crime mapping survey.

The Department of Justice, Office of

Justice Programs, National Institute of

Justice has submitted the following

information collection request to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for emergency review and

approval in accordance with 5 CFR

1320.13(a)(1)(ii) and (a)(2)(iii) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Emergency OMB approval has been

requested by September 12, 1997, and

public comments will be accepted until

October 20, 1997. If granted, the

emergency approval is only valid for

180 days. This notice was originally published

in the Federal Register on June 2, 1997,

and requested emergency approved by

OMB and allowed a 60 day public

comment period. Comments should be

directed to OMB, Office of Information

and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: DOJ

Desk Office, Washington, DC 20503.

During the first 30 days of this same

period a regular review of this

information collection is also being

conducted.

Request written comments and

suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed

collection of information. Your

comments should address one or more

of the following four points: (1) 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; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agencies estimate of the burden of the

proposed collected of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) 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

technology collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g. permitting electronic submission of

responses. Comments and/or suggestions

regarding the item(s) contained in this

notice, especially regarding the

estimated public burden and associated

response time should be directed to

Cyndy Nahabedian (phone number and

address listed below). If you have

additional comments, suggestions, or

need a copy of the proposed information

collection instrument with instructions,

or additional information, please

contact Cyndy Nahabedian, (202) 514–

5981, Office of Research and Evaluation,

National Institute of Justice, Office of

Justice Programs, U.S. Department of

Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue, NW, Room

303, Washington, DC 20531.

Additionally, comments may also be

submitted to ORE via facsimile to (202)

307–6394.

Overview of this information

collection:

(1) Type of information collection:

New collection.

(2) Title of the form/collection: Crime

Mapping Survey.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Form: none Office of

Research and Evaluation, National

Institute of Justice, Office of Justice

Programs, United States Department of

Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Law enforcement

agencies. Other: none. This national

survey is designed to determine the

extend to which police departments,

specifically crime analysts, are using

computerized crime mapping. Surveys

will be mailed to a randomly select

sample of police departments. The

questionnaire will determine the level

of crime mapping within departments,

both in terms of hardware and software

responses as well as the types of maps

that are produced and how they are

used. The information collected from

this survey will be used to advise our

newly established Crime Mapping

Research Center.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 2,798 respondents at an

average of 33 minutes per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 562 burden hours.