Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 199 / Wednesday, October 15, 1997 / Notices 53685

loan area as a result of flooding that

occurred during the last week of May

1997 on the Pend Oreille Lake and River

system. Eligible small businesses and

small agricultural cooperatives without

credit available elsewhere may file

applications for economic injury

assistance for this disaster until the

close of business on July 1, 1998 at the

address listed below or other locally

announced locations: U.S. Small

Business Administration, Disaster Area

4 Office, 1825 Bell Street, Suite 208,

Sacramento, CA 95825.

The interest rate for eligible small

businesses and small agricultural

cooperatives is 4 percent.

The economic injury numbers are

961200 for Idaho; 961300 for Montana;

and 961400 for Washington.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 59002.)

Dated: October 1, 1997.

Aida Alvarez,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–27168 Filed 10–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Amendment to Declaration of Disaster

#2976]

State of North Carolina; (And

Contiguous Counties in South

Carolina)

The above-numbered declaration is

hereby amended to extend the filing

deadline for physical damage to

November 5, 1997.

All other information remains the

same, i.e., the deadline for filing

applications for economic injury is May

5, 1998.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 59002 and 59008.)

Dated: October 5, 1997.

Aida Alvarez,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–27165 Filed 10–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Revocation of License of Small

Business Investment Company

Pursuant to the authority granted to

the United States Small Business

Administration by the Final Order of the

United States District Court for the

Eastern District of Virginia, dated

September 4, 1997, the United States

Small Business Administration hereby

revokes the license of Washington

Finance and Investment Corporation a

District of Columbia Corporation, to

function as a Small Business Investment

Company under the Small Business

Investment Company License No. 03/

03–5150 issued to Washington Finance

and Investment Corporation on June 3,

1982, and said license is hereby

declared null and void as of October 6,

1997.

Small Business Administration.

Dated: October 6, 1997.

Don A. Christensen,

Associate Administrator for Investment.

[FR Doc. 97–27169 Filed 10–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 2619]

Shipping Coordinating Committee;

Assembly, Council, and Conference on

Bulk Carrier Safety; Notice of Meeting

The Shipping Coordinating

Committee (SHC) will conduct an open

meeting at 10:45 AM on Tuesday,

October 28th, in Room 6103, at U.S.

Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second

Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20593–

0001. The purpose of the meeting is to

finalize preparations for the 19th session

of the Extraordinary Council, 79th

session of Council and 20th session of

the Assembly of the International

Maritime Organization (IMO) which is

scheduled for 14–28 November 1997, at

the IMO Headquarters in London. The

meeting will also finalize preparations

for the Conference on Bulk Carrier

Safety which is scheduled in

conjunction with the second week of the

Assembly from 24–28 November 1997.

Discussions will focus on papers

received and draft U.S. positions.

Among other things, the items of

particular interest are:

• Reports of Committees;

• Reports on Diplomatic Conferences;

• Work Program and Budget for

1998–1999;

• Election of Members of the Council.

The Conference on Bulk Carrier Safety

discussions will begin after the

completion of the discussion for the

Assembly and will include the

following:

• Consideration and adoption of

amendments to SOLAS to improve bulk

carrier safety

• Consideration and adoption of

amendments to Resolution A.744(18)—

Guidelines on the enhanced surveys of

bulk carriers and oil tankers; and

• Consideration and adoption of

resolutions and recommendations

related to bulk carrier safety.

Members of the public may attend

these meetings up to the seating

capacity of the room. Interested persons

may seek information by writing:

Director, International Affairs, U.S.

Coast Guard Headquarters,

Commandant (G–CI), Room 2114, 2100

Second Street, SW, Washington, DC

20593–0001 or by calling: (202) 267–

6919. Interested persons of the

conference of Bulk Carrier Safety may

seek information by writing: Office of

Human Element & Ship Design Division,

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters,

Commandant (G–MSE–1), Room 1304,

2100 Second Street, SW, Washington,

DC 20593–0001 or by calling: LCDR Dan

Pippenger at (202) 267–0171.

Dated: October 8, 1997.

Russel A. LaMantia,

Chairman, Shipping Coordinating Committee.

[FR Doc. 97–27241 Filed 10–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–07–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Partnership Council Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Transportation (DOT) announces a

meeting of the DOT Partnership Council

(the Council). Notice of this meeting is

required under the Federal Advisory

Committee Act.

TIME AND PLACE: The Council will meet

on Thursday, October 30, 1997, at 10:00

a.m., at the Department of

Transportation, Nassif Building, the

Fletcher Room, room 10214, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC

20590. The conference room is located

on the 10th floor.

TYPE OF MEETING: These meetings will be

open to the public. Seating will be

available on a first-come, first-served

basis. Handicapped individuals wishing

to attend should contact DOT to obtain

appropriate accommodations.

POINT OF CONTACT: John E. Budnik or

Jean B. Lenderking, Corporate Human

Resources Leadership Division, M–13,

Department of Transportation, Nassif

Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., room

9425, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366–

9439 or (202) 366–8085, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of this meeting is to provide an

update of current issues within the

Department of Transportation including

smoking policy, career transition plan

update, and labor-management climate

survey status.