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to allow other varieties of apples, such

as Gala, Fuji, Braeburn, Jonagold and

Granny Smith, to be imported into Japan

unless lengthy and expensive tests are

performed on each variety to prove the

efficacy of the same methyl bromide/

cold storage treatment at killing codling

moths. There is no scientific basis for

distinguishing between different

varieties of fruit in this respect.

The USTR believes that these

measures are inconsistent with the

obligations of Japan under several

provisions of the WTO Agreements,

including Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 of

the Agreement on the Application of

Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures;

Article XI of the General Agreement on

Tariffs and Trade 1994; and Article 4 of

the Agreement on Agriculture.

Public Comment: Requirements for

Submissions

Interested persons are invited to

submit written comments concerning

the issues raised in the dispute.

Comments must be in English and

provided in fifteen copies. A person

requesting that information contained in

a comment submitted by that person be

treated as confidential business

information must certify that such

information is business confidential and

would not customarily be released to

the public by the commenter.

Confidential business information must

be clearly marked ‘‘BUSINESS

CONFIDENTIAL’’ in a contrasting color

ink at the top of each page of each copy.

Information or advice contained in a

comment submitted, other than business

confidential information, may be

determined by USTR to be confidential

in accordance with section 135(g)(2) of

the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.

2155(g)(2)). If the submitter believes that

information or advice may qualify as

such, the submitter—

(1) Must so designate that information

or advice;

(2) Must clearly mark the material as

‘‘SUBMITTED IN CONFIDENCE’’ in a

contrasting color ink at the top of each

page of each copy; and

(3) Is encouraged to provide a nonconfidential summary of the

information or advice.

Pursuant to section 127(e) of the

URAA (19 U.S.C. 3537(e)), USTR will

maintain a file on this dispute

settlement proceeding, accessible to the

public, in the USTR Reading Room:

Room 101, Office of the United States

Trade Representative, 600 17th Street,

N.W., Washington, DC 20508. The

public file will include a listing of any

comments received by USTR from the

public with respect to the proceeding;

the U.S. submissions to the panel in the

proceeding; the submissions, or nonconfidential summaries of submissions,

to the panel received from other

participants in the dispute, as well as

the report of the dispute settlement

panel and, if applicable, the report of

the Appellate Body. An appointment to

review the public file (Docket WTO/D–

20, ‘‘U.S.-Japan Fruit Quarantine

Dispute’’) may be made by calling

Brenda Webb, (202) 395–6186. The

USTR Reading Room is open to the

public from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon and 1

p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

A. Jane Bradley,

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for

Monitoring and Enforcement.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE–97–52]

Petitions for Exemption; Summary of

Petitions Received; Dispositions of

Petitions Issued

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of petitions for

exemption received and of dispositions

of prior petitions.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to FAA’s rulemaking

provisions governing the application,

processing, and disposition of petitions

for exemption (14 CFR part 11), this

notice contains a summary of certain

petitions seeking relief from specified

requirements of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR Chapter I),

dispositions of certain petitions

previously received, and corrections.

The purpose of this notice is to improve

the public’s awareness of, and

participation in, this aspect of FAA’s

regulatory activities. Neither publication

of this notice nor the inclusion of

omission of information in the summary

is intended to affect the legal status of

any petition or its final disposition.

DATES: Comments on petitions received

must identify the petition docket

number involved and must be received

on or before November 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on any

petition in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Office of the

Chief Counsel, Attn: Rule Docket (AGC–

200), Petition Docket No. 29009, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20591.

Comments may also be sent

electronically to the following internet

address: 9–NPRM–CMNTS@faa.dot.gov.

The petition, any comments received,

and a copy of any final disposition are

filed in the assigned regulatory docket

and are available for examination in the

Rules Docket (AGC–200), Room 915G,

FAA Headquarters Building (FOB 10A),

800 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20591; telephone

(202) 267–3132.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Heather Thorson (202) 267–7470 or

Angela Anderson (202) 267–9681, Office

of Rulemaking (ARM–1), Federal

Aviation Administration, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591.

This notice is published pursuant to

paragraphs (c), (e), and (g) of § 11.27 of

part 11 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR part 11).

Issued in Washington, D.C., on October 8,

1997.

Donald P. Byrne,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: 29009.

Petitioner: United Airlines, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

part 93, subparts K and S.

Description of Relief Sought: To

prevent the withdrawal of domestic

slots from UAL at O’Hare International

Airport for reallocation to foreign

carriers.

[FR Doc. 97–27147 Filed 10–10–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission to OMB for Review;

Comment Request

October 7, 1997.

The Department of Treasury has

submitted the following public

information collection requirement(s) to

OMB for review and clearance under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. Copies of the

submission(s) may be obtained by

calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance

Officer listed. Comments regarding this

information collection should be

addressed to the OMB reviewer listed

and to the Treasury Department

Clearance Officer, Department of the

Treasury, Room 2110, 1425 New York

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–1549.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Tip Reporting Alternative

Commitment for the food and beverage

industry.
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Description: Information is required

by the Internal Revenue Service in its

Compliance efforts to assist employers

and their employees in understanding

and complying with section 6053(a),

which requires employees to report all

their tips monthly to their employers.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 6,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper: 40 hours.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 237,881 hours.

Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear (202)

622–3869, Internal Revenue Service,

Room 5571, 1111 Constitution Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20224.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt

(202) 395–7860, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10226, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland,

Departmental Reports, Management Officer.

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BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

October 7, 1997 .

The Department of Treasury has

submitted the following public

information collection requirement(s) to

OMB for review and clearance under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. Copies of the

submission(s) may be obtained by

calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance

Officer listed. Comments regarding this

information collection should be

addressed to the OMB reviewer listed

and to the Treasury Department

Clearance Officer, Department of the

Treasury, Room 2110, 1425 New York

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

Departmental Offices/International

Trade Data Systems Project Office

OMB Number: 1505–0162.

Form Number: CF 3461, CF 3461

ALT, CF 7501, CF 7512, and CF 7533.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: North American Trade

Automation Prototype Data.

Description: The requested data is

from volunteer trading community

participants in the prototype test with

the United States, Canada, and Mexico

to improve the electronic exchange of

data in the execution of North American

land border commercial trade

transactions.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

120.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent: 3 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

3,758 hours.

Clearance Officer: Lois K. Holland,

(202) 622–1563, Departmental Offices,

Room 2110, 1425 New York Avenue,

N.W., Washington, DC 20220.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt,

(202) 395–7860, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10202, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland,

Departmental Reports Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–27114 Filed 10–10–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission to OMB for Review;

Comment Request

October 2, 1997.

The Department of Treasury has

submitted the following public

information collection requirement(s) to

OMB for review and clearance under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. Copies of the

submission(s) may be obtained by

calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance

Officer listed. Comments regarding this

information collection should be

addressed to the OMB reviewer listed

and to the Treasury Department

Clearance Officer, Department of the

Treasury, Room 2110, 1425 New York

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: New.

Form Number: IRS Form 8853.

Type of Review: New collection.

Title: Medical Savings Accounts and

Long-Term Care Services and Contracts.

Description: This form is used by

individuals to report general

information about their medical savings

accounts (MSAs), to figure their MSA

deductions, and to figure their taxable

distributions from MSAs. The form is

also used to report taxable payments

from long-term care (LTC) contracts.

Respondents: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 2,250,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping ................... 1 hr., 6 min.

Learning about the law or

the form.

32 min.

Preparing the form ............. 1 hr., 14 min.

Copying, assembling, and

sending the form to the

IRS.

20 min.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 3,877,500 hours.

Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear,

(202) 622–3869, Internal Revenue

Service, Room 5571, 1111 Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20224.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt,

(202) 395–7860, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10226, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland,

Departmental Reports Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–27115 Filed 10–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

October 2, 1997

The Department of the Treasury has

submitted the following public

information collection requirement(s) to

OMB for review and clearance under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. Copies of the

submission(s) may be obtained by

calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance

Officer listed. Comments regarding this

information collection should be

addressed to the OMB reviewer listed

and to the Treasury Department

Clearance Officer, Department of the

Treasury, Room 2110, 1425 New York

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

Special Request

In order to conduct the focus group

interviews described below in the lateOctober to November 1997 timeframe,

the Department of the Treasury is

requesting that the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) review

and approve this information collection

by October 15, 1997. To obtain a copy

of this study, please contact the Internal

Revenue Service Clearance Officer at the

address listed below.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–1432.

Project Number: M:SP:V 97–021-G.

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Refund Inquiry Focus Groups.

Description: The objective of these

focus group interviews is to gather

feedback from taxpayers on why

taxpayers call the IRS multiple times to

check on the status of their refunds. The

groups will be held in the in the

following cities: Jacksonville, Florida,