53286 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 198 / Tuesday, October 14, 1997 / Notices

1Taken from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey

of State and Local Government Employment.

BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP

AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

FOUNDATION

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: 2:00 pm, Wednesday,

October 29, 1997.

PLACE: SDG–59, Dirksen Senate Office

Building, Washington, DC 20510.

STATUS: The meeting will be open to the

public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. Review and approval of the

minutes of the March 12, 1997 Board of

Trustees meeting meeting.

2. Report on end of fiscal year

financial status of the Foundation

endowment fund.

A. Review of investment policy and

current portfolio.

3. Discussion of the proposed 1998/99

scholarship competition.

4. Other Business brought before the

Board of Trustees.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Gerald J. Smith, President, Telephone:

(703) 756–6012.

Gerald J. Smith,

President.

[FR Doc. 97–27220 Filed 10–9–97; 10:24 am]

BILLING CODE 4738–91–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

Report of Privately-Owned Building or

Zoning Permits Issued (Building

Permits Survey)

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before December 15,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Linda P. Hoyle, Bureau of

the Census, Manufacturing and

Construction Division, Room 2105, FOB

4, Washington, DC 20233–6900, (301)

457–1321.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Bureau of the Census produces

statistics used to monitor activity in the

large and dynamic construction

industry. Given the importance of this

industry, several of the statistical series

are key economic indicators. Two such

series are (a) Housing Units Authorized

by Building Permits and (b) Housing

Starts. Both are based on data from

samples of permit-issuing places. These

statistics help state and local

governments and the Federal

Government, as well as private industry,

to analyze this important sector of the

economy.

The Bureau of the Census uses Form

C–404 to collect data to provide

estimates of the number and valuation

of new residential housing units

authorized by building permits. We use

the data, a component of the index of

leading economic indicators, to estimate

the number of housing units started,

completed, and sold, if single-family,

and to select samples for the Census

Bureau’s demographic surveys.

Policymakers, planners, businessmen/

women, and others use the detailed

geographic data collected from state and

local officials on new residential

construction authorized by building

permits to monitor growth and plan for

local services, and to develop

production and marketing plans. The

Building Permits Survey is the only

source of statistics on residential

construction for states and smaller

geographic areas.

We are making the following changes

to the form:

a. No longer collect data on publiclyowned construction authorized by

building permits because we no longer

need these data.

b. Combined two separate items,

single-family houses attached and

single-family houses detached, into one

item because we no longer needed to

collect these data separately.

c. We deleted one question, ‘‘Are you

aware of any new permit-issuing

jurisdictions?’’ because we no longer

need this information.

We will collect data for new

residential nonhousekeeping buildings;

new nonresidential buildings; additions,

alterations, and conversions; and

demolitions and razing of buildings

only through a reimbursable agreement.

If we do not get that agreement, we will

collect data for only new privatelyowned residential buildings authorized

by building permits.

II. Method of Collection

We collect this information by mail

and electronically through files we

download or receive on diskettes.

Monthly, we collect this information

by mail for 8,170 permit-issuing

jurisdictions and electronically for 550

jurisdictions. Annually, we collect this

information by mail for 10,180

jurisdictions.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0607–0094.

Form Number: C–404.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: State and local

governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

18,900.

Estimated Time Per Response: 16

minutes for monthly respondents who

report by mail, 3 minutes for monthly

respondents who report electronically,

and 25 minutes for annual respondents

who report by mail.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 30,716.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: We

estimate that the cost to the respondents

to provide the data will be $438,636

based on an average hourly salary of

$14.65 1 for state and local government

employees.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., Section

182.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 198 / Tuesday, October 14, 1997 / Notices 53287

1Taken from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey

of State and Local Government Employment.

Dated: October 8, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–27135 Filed 10–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

Survey of Building and Zoning Permit

Systems

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before November 28,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Linda Hoyle,

Manufacturing and Construction

Division, Bureau of the Census, Room

2105-FOB 4, Washington, DC 20233–

6900, phone number (301) 457–1321.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Bureau of the Census produces

statistics used to monitor activity in the

large and dynamic construction

industry. These statistics help state and

local governments and the Federal

Government, as well as private industry,

to analyze this important sector of the

economy. The accuracy of the Census

Bureau statistics regarding the amount

of construction authorized depends on

data supplied by building and zoning

officials throughout the country.

The Bureau of the Census uses Form

C–411 to obtain information from state

and local building permit officials

needed for updating the universe of

permit-issuing places. The questions

pertain to the legal requirements for

issuing building or zoning permits in

the local jurisdictions. Information is

obtained on such items as geographic

coverage and types of construction for

which permits are issued.

The universe of permit-issuing places

is the sampling frame for the Building

Permits Survey (BPS) and the Survey of

Construction. These two sample surveys

provide widely used measures of

construction activity, including the

economic indicators, Housing Units

Authorized by Building Permits and

Housing Starts.

We made the following changes to the

form:

a. We deleted two questions:

(1) ‘‘What kind of permits does your

office issue?’’ and

(2) ‘‘When did your government first

begin issuing permits?’’

The first question asked for the same

information as another question. We no

longer need the information requested

in the second question.

b. We added two questions:

(1) ‘‘If the jurisdiction listed in

Section A.1 is a county, does your office

issue permits for portions of

jurisdictions located in other counties?’’

and

(2) ‘‘If the jurisdiction listed in

Section A.1 is a city, town, village,

borough or township, is it in more than

one county?’’

We need the above information to

ensure that we update our universe of

permit-issuing places correctly for these

types of places.

We will request information about

permits issued for new residential

nonhousekeeping; new nonresidential

building; additions, alterations, and

conversions; and demolitions and razing

of buildings only through a

reimbursable agreement. If we do not get

that agreement, we will only collect

information about permits issued for

new residential buildings.

II. Method of Collection

The form is sent to a jurisdiction

when the Census Bureau has reason to

believe that a new permit system has

been established or an existing one has

changed, based on information from a

variety of sources including survey

respondents, regional councils and

Census’ Geography Division which

keeps abreast of changes in corporate

status. Responses typically approach

100 percent.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0607–0350.

Form Number: C–411.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: State and Local

Governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2,000 per year.

Estimated Time Per Response: 15

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 500 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The

cost to the respondents is estimated to

be $7,325 based on an average hourly

salary of $14.65 1 for state and local

government employees.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

Legal Authority: Title 13 USC Section

182.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: October 8, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–27136 Filed 10–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–301–602]

Certain Fresh Cut Flowers From

Colombia; Final Results and Partial

Rescission of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of final results and

partial rescission of antidumping duty

administrative review.

SUMMARY: On April 8, 1997, the

Department of Commerce (the

Department) published the preliminary

results of the ninth administrative