50302 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 186 / Thursday, September 25, 1997 / Notices

1The limit has not been adjusted to account for

any imports exported after December 31, 1996.

CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel

Categories with the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (see

Federal Register notice 61 FR 66263,

published on December 17, 1996). Also

see 61 FR 56522, published on

November 1, 1996.

The letter to the Commissioner of

Customs and the actions taken pursuant

to it are not designed to implement all

of the provisions of the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, but

are designed to assist only in the

implementation of certain of their

provisions.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

September 19, 1997.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive

amends, but does not cancel, the directive

issued to you on October 28, 1996, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool,

man-made fiber, silk blend and other

vegetable fiber textiles and textile products,

produced or manufactured in Mauritius and

exported during the twelve-month period

which began on January 1, 1997 and extends

through December 31, 1997.

Effective on September 25, 1997, you are

directed to reduce the limit for Categories

338/339 to 510,362 dozen 1, as provided for

under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act

and the Uruguay Round Agreement on

Textiles and Clothing.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that this

action falls within the foreign affairs

exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5

U.S.C. 553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 97–25364 Filed 9–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Director, Deputy Chief

Information Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, invites comments

on the proposed information collection

requests as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before

November 24, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

requests for copies of the proposed

information collection requests should

be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill,

Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W., Room

5624, Regional Office Building 3,

Washington, DC 20202–4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708–8196.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires

that the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) provide interested

Federal agencies and the public an early

opportunity to comment on information

collection requests. OMB may amend or

waive the requirement for public

consultation to the extent that public

participation in the approval process

would defeat the purpose of the

information collection, violate State or

Federal law, or substantially interfere

with any agency’s ability to perform its

statutory obligations. The Deputy Chief

Information Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, publishes this

notice containing proposed information

collection requests prior to submission

of these requests to OMB. Each

proposed information collection,

grouped by office, contains the

following: (1) Type of review requested,

e.g., new, revision, extension, existing

or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary

of the collection; (4) Description of the

need for, and proposed use of, the

information; (5) Respondents and

frequency of collection; and (6)

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping

burden. OMB invites public comment at

the address specified above. Copies of

the requests are available from Patrick J.

Sherrill at the address specified above.

The Department of Education is

especially interested in public comment

addressing the following issues: (1) is

this collection necessary to the proper

functions of the Department, (2) will

this information be processed and used

in a timely manner, (3) is the estimate

of burden accurate, (4) how might the

Department enhance the quality, utility,

and clarity of the information to be

collected, and (5) how might the

Department minimize the burden of this

collection on the respondents, including

through the use of information

technology.

Dated: September 19, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of

the Chief Information Officer.

Office of the Under Secretary

Type of Review: New.

Title: Guidance for Reporting on

Waivers Granted by the U.S. Department

of Education.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 20.

Burden Hours: 100.

Abstract: The Department is required

by statute to collect reports from state

education agencies on the uses of

waivers in their states. The purpose of

this guidance is to assist states in

meeting the statutory requirements.

Information from this collection will be

used to monitor the progress of waiver

recipients in improving teaching and

learning and to inform the Department’s

annual report to Congress on waivers.

[FR Doc. 97–25432 Filed 9–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP96–190–010]

Colorado Interstate Gas Company;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

September 19, 1997.

Take notice that on September 16,

1997, Colorado Interstate Gas Company

(CIG), tendered for filing to become part

of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised

Volume No. 1, the tariff sheets listed in

the Appendix A to the filing, to be

effective October 1, 1997.

CIG states it is making this filing to

implement lower rates for all of its

jurisdictional services pending final

Commission approval of the

uncontested Settlement filed by CIG in

Docket No. RP–190 on August 27, 1997

and certified to the Commission on

September 10, 1997. CIG further states

that Section 2.10 of the August 27, 1997

Settlement provides for the filing of this

interim rate reduction. The Settlement

also makes it clear that if the

Commission modifies or rejects the
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 186 / Thursday, September 25, 1997 / Notices 50303

August 27 Settlement and, as a result,

the August 27 Settlement is never

implemented, CIG can implement

surcharges and/or refunds to reflect

revenue recovery that would have

occurred if this interim rate reduction

had not gone into effect.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with Section

385.211 of the Commission’s

Regulations. All such protests must be

filed as provided in Section 154.210 of

the Commission’s Regulations. Protests

will be considered by the Commission

in determining the appropriate action to

be taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Copies of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection in the Public Reference

Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–25383 Filed 9–24–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP97–61–008]

NorAm Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

September 19, 1997.

Take notice that on September 16,

1997, NorAm Gas Transmission

Company (NGT) tendered for filing as

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Fourth

Revised Volume No. 1, the following

revised tariff sheet to be effective

November 1, 1997:

Third Revised Sheet No. 306

NGT states that the purpose of this

filing is to comply with the letter order

issued in this docket on June 30, 1997.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with Rule 211 of

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211). All such

protests must be filed as provided in

Section 154.210 of the Commission’s

regulations. Protests will be considered

by the Commission in determining the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make protestants parties to

the proceeding. Copies of this filing are

on file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–25382 Filed 9–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–747–000]

NorAm Gas Transmission Company;

Notice of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

September 19, 1997.

Take notice that on September 11,

1997, NorAm Gas Transmission

Company (NGT), 1600 Smith Street,

Houston, Texas 77002, filed in the

above docket, a request pursuant to

§§ 157.205 and 157.211 of the

Commission’s Regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205 and

157.211) and under NorAm’s blanket

certificate issued in Docket Nos. CP82–

384–000 and CP82–384–001, to own

and operate certain facilities in

Arkansas to deliver gas to ARKLA, a

division of NorAm Energy Corp.

(ARKLA), all as more fully set forth in

the request which is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

NGT specifically proposes to own and

operate a 2-inch delivery tap on NGT’s

Line BT–14 in Faulkner County,

Arkansas to provide service to ARKLA.

ARKLA will provide the meter station,

install it and then deed it to NGT at zero

cost. NGT will buy the lot for the

location site of the tap and install

electronic flow measurement at the site.

The estimated volumes to be delivered

through the above facilities are 400

MMBtu annually and 2 MMBtu on a

peak day. NGT’s construction costs are

estimated at $12,781 and ARKLA will

reimburse NGT $10,250 of the costs.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to

intervene or notice of intervention and

pursuant to § 157.205 of the Regulations

under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR

157.205) a protest to the request. If no

protest is filed within the time allowed

therefor, the proposed activity is

deemed to be authorized effective on the

day after the time allowed for filing a

protest. If a protest is filed and not

withdrawn within 30 days after the time

allowed for filing a protest, the instant

request shall be treated as an

application for authorization pursuant

to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–25388 Filed 9–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–753–000]

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

September 19, 1997.

Take notice that on September 12,

1997, Northern Natural Gas Company

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street,

Omaha, Nebraska 68124–1000, filed in

Docket No. CP97–753–000 a request

pursuant to §§ 157.205, 157.212 and

157.216 of the Commission’s

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205, 157.212 and 157.216)

for authorization to upgrade the Dodge

Center TBS #1, an existing delivery

point in Dodge County, Minnesota, to

accommodate incremental interruptible

natural gas deliveries to UtiliCorp

United Inc. (UCU), under Northern’s

blanket certificate issued in Docket No.

CP82–401–000 pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set

forth in the request that is on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection.

Northern states that interruptible

service will be provided to UCU

pursuant to currently effective

throughput service agreement(s). The

proposed incremental volumes to be

delivered for UCU at the proposed

delivery point are 935 MMBtu on a peak

day and 97,001 MMBtu on an annual

basis. The total estimated cost to

upgrade is $266,000 and UCU will

compensate Northern. The upgrade will

consist of a replacement of the existing

meter and appurtenant facilities.

Northern states that UCU requested the

proposed upgrade of the delivery point

to serve local residential, commercial,

and industrial customers.

Northern states that the proposed

upgrade is not prohibited by its existing

tariff and that it has sufficient capacity

to accomplish deliveries without

detriment or disadvantage to other

customers and that the total volumes

delivered after the request will not

exceed total volumes authorized prior to

the request.

Any person or the Commission’s staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of