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exhibits and showings are described in

Section 68.200 (a) through (k). These

requirements are also specified in the

application form. The information is

used by the Common Carrier Bureau to

determine whether such equipment

meets the criteria set forth in Part 68 of

the Commission’s rules. This is

necessary in order to prevent

improperly designed equipment from

causing harm to the nation’s telephone

network.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–2501 Filed 1–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

Notice of Public Information

Collections Submitted to OMB for

Review and Approval

January 29, 1997.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications,

as part of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork burden invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on the

following proposed and/or continuing

information collections, as required by

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. An agency may not

conduct or sponsor a collection of

information unless it displays a

currently valid control number. No

person shall be subject to any penalty

for failing to comply with a collection

of information subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act (PRA) that does not

display a valid control number.

Comments are requested concerning (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Commission, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the Commissions

burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted on or before March 5, 1997.

If you anticipate that you will be

submitting comments, but find it

difficult to do so within the period of

time allowed by this notice, you should

advise the contact listed below as soon

as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to

Dorothy Conway, Federal

Communications, Room 234, 1919 M

St., N.W., Washington, DC 20554 or via

internet to dconway@fcc.gov and

Timothy Fain, OMB Desk Officer, 10236

NEOB 725 17th Street, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20503 or fain—

t@a1.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collections contact Dorothy

Conway at 202–418–0217 or via internet

at dconway@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval No.: 3060–0410.

Title: Forecast of Investment Usage

Report and Actual Usage of Investment

Report.

Form No.: FCC 495A, FCC 495B.

Type of Review: Extension of an

existing collection.

Respondents: Businesses or others for

profit.

Number of Respondents: 150.

Estimate Hour Per Response: 40 hours

per response.

Total Annual Burden: 12,000.

Needs and Uses: The Forecast of

Investment Usage and Actual Usage of

Investment Reports are needed to detect

and correct forecast errors that could

lead to significant misallocation of

network plant between regulated and

nonregulated activities. FCC’s purpose

is to protect the regulated ratepayer

from subsidizing the nonregulated

activities of rate regulated telephone

companies.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–2534 Filed 1–31–97; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY

[FEMA–1158–DR]

Minnesota; Major Disaster and Related

Determinations

AGENCY: Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the

Presidential declaration of a major

disaster for the State of Minnesota

(FEMA–1158-DR), dated January 16,

1997, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 16, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Magda Ruiz, Response and Recovery

Directorate, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, Washington, DC

20472, (202) 646–3260.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is

hereby given that, in a letter dated

January 16, 1997, the President declared

a major disaster under the authority of

the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief

and Emergency Assistance Act (42

U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), as follows:

I have determined that the damage in

certain areas of the State of Minnesota,

resulting from severe winter storms

beginning January 3, 1997, and continuing, is

of sufficient severity and magnitude to

warrant a major disaster declaration under

the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and

Emergency Assistance Act (‘‘the Stafford

Act’’). I, therefore, declare that such a major

disaster exists in the State of Minnesota.

In order to provide Federal assistance, you

are hereby authorized to allocate from funds

available for these purposes, such amounts as

you find necessary for Federal disaster

assistance and administrative expenses.

You are authorized to provide

reimbursement for the costs of equipment,

contracts, and personnel overtime that are

required to clear one lane in each direction

along snow emergency routes (or select

primary roads in those communities without

such designated roadways), and routes

necessary to allow the passage of emergency

vehicles to hospitals, nursing homes, and

other critical facilities. Additional assistance

may be added, if warranted. Consistent with

the requirement that Federal assistance be

supplemental, any Federal funds provided

under the Stafford Act for Public Assistance

will be limited to 75 percent of the total

eligible costs.

The time period prescribed for the

implementation of section 310(a),

Priority to Certain Applications for

Public Facility and Public Housing

Assistance, 42 U.S.C. 5153, shall be for

a period not to exceed six months after

the date of this declaration.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant

to the authority vested in the Director of

the Federal Emergency Management

Agency under Executive Order 12148, I

hereby appoint Gary Pierson of the

Federal Emergency Management Agency

to act as the Federal Coordinating

Officer for this declared disaster.

I do hereby determine the following

areas of the State of Minnesota to have

been affected adversely by this declared

major disaster:

FEMA will provide reimbursement for the

costs of equipment, contracts, and personnel

overtime that are required to clear one lane

in each direction along snow emergency

routes (or select primary roads in those

communities without such designated

roadways), and routes necessary to allow the

passage of emergency vehicles to hospitals,

nursing homes, and other critical facilities to

the counties of Becker, Big Stone, Blue Earth,

Brown, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater,

Cottonwood, Douglas, Faribault, Grant,

Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui Parle,

Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin,

Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail,

Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Red Lake,

Redwood, Renville, Rock, Roseau, Stevens,