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Notices Federal Register

49468

Vol. 62, No. 183

Monday, September 22, 1997

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT

FOUNDATION

Sunshine Act Meeting

Board of Directors Meeting

TIME: 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

PLACE: Capitol Hotel—Little Rock,

Arkansas.

DATE: Friday, 26 September 1997.

STATUS: Open.

Agenda

Friday, 26 September 1997

9:00 a.m. Chairman’s Report

9:15 a.m. President’s Report

9:30 a.m. Board and Country

Representative Briefing on ADF’s

Strategic Plan

12:00 p.m. Adjournment

If you have any questions or

comments, please direct them to Ms.

Janis McCollim, Executive Assistant to

the President, who can be reached at

(202) 673–3916.

William R. Ford,

President.

[FR Doc. 97–25157 Filed 9–17–97; 5:07 pm]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

September 16, 1997.

The Department of Agriculture has

submitted the following information

collection requirement(s) to OMB for

review and clearance under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. Comments

regarding: (a) Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of burden including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; (d) ways to 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 technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology should be addressed to: Desk

Officer for Agriculture, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB), Washington, D.C. 20503 and to

Department Clearance Office, USDA,

OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, D.C.

20250–7602. Comments regarding these

information collections are best assured

of having their full effect if received

within 30 days of this notification .

Copies of the submission(s) may be

obtained by calling (202) 720–6746.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor a collection of information

unless the collection of information

displays a currently valid OMB control

number and the agency informs

potential persons who are to respond to

the collection of information that such

persons are not required to respond to

the collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number.

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Title: Supplemental Qualifications

Statement.

OMB Control Number: 0535–0209.

Summary of Collection: Additional

information is requested from

applicants for agricultural statistician

and mathematical statistician jobs. The

information includes ability to

communicate orally and in writing and

knowledge of the principles of statistics,

survey methodology, and computer

science.

Need and Use of the Information: The

information is used by the selecting

official as one of the critical criteria in

the job selection process.

Description of Respondents:

Individuals or households.

Number of Respondents: 175.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

On occasion.

Total Burden Hours: 525.

Animal and Plant Inspection Service

Title: U.S. Origin Health Certificate.

OMB Control Number: 0579–0020.

Summary of Collection: Information is

collected concerning the health of

animals to be exported to other

countries.

Need and Use of the Information: The

information is used to make sure

animals exported from the United States

to other countries meet the import

health requirements of that country.

Description of Respondents: Farms;

Business or other for-profit; Federal

Government.

Number of Respondents: 2,800.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

On occasion.

Total Burden Hours: 21,009.

Rural Housing Service

Title: 7 CFR 1902–A, Supervised Bank

Accounts.

OMB Control Number: 0575–0158.

Summary of Collection: Information

collected includes execution of a

deposit agreement and reconciliation of

accounts.

Need and Use of the Information: The

information is used to ensure loan and

grant funds meet the conditions for

disbursement before release.

Description of Respondents: Business

or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 25,000.

Frequency of Responses: Reporting:

On occasion.

Total Burden Hours: 26,260.

Donald Hulcher,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–25070 Filed 9–19–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

[Docket No. 97–001–2]

Handling, Training, and Exhibition of

Potentially Dangerous Exotic or Wild

Animals

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of reopening and

extension of comment period.

SUMMARY: We are reopening and

extending the comment period for our

notice requesting information

concerning what practices are currently

used for handling and training

potentially dangerous exotic or wild
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animals used in exhibition (such as, but

not limited to, elephants, lions, or

tigers), and what training and

experience levels trainers and handlers

of such animals have. This reopening

and extension will provide interested

groups and individuals with additional

time to prepare comments on the

request for information.

DATES: Consideration will be given only

to comments on Docket No. 97–001–1

that are received on or before November

6, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Please send an original and

three copies of your comments to

Docket No. 97–001–1, Regulatory

Analysis and Development, PPD,

APHIS, Suite 3C03, 4700 River Road

Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.

Please state that your comments refer to

Docket No. 97–001–1. Comments

received may be inspected at USDA,

room 1141, South Building, 14th Street

and Independence Avenue SW.,

Washington, DC, between 8:00 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except holidays. Persons wishing to

inspect comments are requested to call

ahead on (202) 690–2817 to facilitate

entry into the comment reading room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Stephen Smith, Staff Animal Health

Technician, Animal Care, APHIS, 4700

River Road Unit 84, Riverdale, MD

20737-1234, (301) 734–7833.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On July 24, 1997, we published in the

Federal Register (62 FR 39802, Docket

No. 97–001–1) a notice requesting

information concerning the training and

handling of potentially dangerous wild

and exotic animals used in exhibition in

order to obtain a better understanding of

the issues pertaining to their welfare.

Comments on the request for

information were required to be

received on or before September 22,

1997. We received two requests to

extend the period during which

comments will be accepted. The

requests were from an animal welfare

organization and an industry

association. In response, we are

reopening and extending the comment

period on Docket No. 97–001–1 for an

additional 45 days. This action will

allow interested groups and individuals

additional time to prepare and submit

comments.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2131–2159; 7 CFR 2.22,

2.80, and 371.2(g).

Done in Washington, DC, this 17th day of

September 1997.

Craig A. Reed,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 97–25069 Filed 9–19–97; 8:45 am]

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CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil

Rights.

DATE AND TIME: Monday, September 22,

1997, 9:30 a.m.

PLACE: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,

624 Ninth Street, N.W., Room 540,

Washington, DC 20425.

STATUS: Special Telephonic Meeting

(Open)

Agenda

I. Approval of Agenda

II. Announcements

III. FY 1998 Budget & Program Planning

CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION: Barbara Brooks, Press and

Communications (202) 376–8312.

Stephanie Y. Moore,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 97–25152 Filed 9–17–97; 4:54 p.m.]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 71–97]

Foreign-Trade Zone 149—Freeport,

Texas Application for Foreign-Trade

Subzone Status Amoco Chemical

Company (Petrochemical Complex)

Brazoria County, Texas

An application has been submitted to

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) by the Port of Freeport, grantee

of FTZ 149, requesting special-purpose

subzone status for the petrochemical

complex of Amoco Chemical Company

(Amoco), a subsidiary of Amoco

Corporation, located in Brazoria County,

Texas. The application was submitted

pursuant to the provisions of the

Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended

(19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the regulations

of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was

formally filed on September 9, 1997.

The Amoco petrochemical complex

(3,020 acres, 669 employees) consists of

two sites in Brazoria County, Texas: Site

1: Chocolate Bayou olefins plant (2,334

acres) located on FM 2004 near the city

of Alvin, some 50 miles south of

Houston, and Site 2: Stratton Ridge

storage facility (686 acres, eight tanks/

8.5 milion-barrel capacity) located at

FM 523 near Angleton, some 15 miles

southwest of the plant. The olefins plant

produces a variety of petrochemical

feedstocks and intermediate fuel

products, including ethylene (3 billionlb. capacity), propylene (800 million-lb.

capacity), butadiene (200 million-lb.

capacity), butene, liquified natural gas,

methane, fuel oil, naphtha, and

benzene. The petrochemical complex is

integrated with the Amoco Oil Company

refinery subzone in Texas City, Texas

(FTZ 199A, Board Order 731, 60 FR

13118, 3/10/95), which supplies the

petrochemical complex with nearly all

of its feedstock needs, including foreignstatus naphthas, ethane and propane.

Zone procedures would exempt the

petrochemical complex from Customs

duty payments on the foreign products

used in its exports. On domestic sales,

the company would be able to choose

the Customs duty rates that apply to

certain petrochemical feedstocks (dutyfree) by admitting incoming foreign

inputs (e.g. naphthas, ethane and

propane) in non-privileged foreign

status. The duty rates on inputs range

from duty-free to 10.5¢/barrel. Under

the FTZ Act, certain merchandise in

FTZ status is exempt from ad valorem

inventory-type taxes. The application

indicates that the savings from zone

procedures would help improve the

refinery’s international competitiveness.

In accordance with the Board’s

regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff

has been designated examiner to

investigate the application and report to

the Board.

Public comment is invited from

interested parties. Submissions (original

and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the

Board’s Executive Secretary at the

address below. The closing period for

their receipt is [60 days from date of

publication]. Rebuttal comments in

response to material submitted during

the foregoing period may be submitted

during the subsequent 15-day period (to

[75 days from date of publication]).

A copy of the application and

accompanying exhibits will be available

for public inspection at each of the

following locations:

U.S. Department of Commerce, Export

Assistance Center, Suite 1160, 500

Dallas, Houston, Texas 77002.

Office of the Executive Secretary,

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room

3716, U.S. Department of Commerce,

14th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230.