Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 198 / Tuesday, October 14, 1997 / Notices 53321

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Amendment of Export Visa

Requirements for Certain Cotton,

Wool, Man-Made Fiber, Silk Blend and

Other Vegetable Fiber Textiles and

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in the People’s Republic

of China

October 7, 1997.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs providing for

the use of a new textile export license/

commercial invoice printed on purple

guilloche pattern background paper.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet Heinzen, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March

3, 1972, as amended; section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7

U.S.C. 1854).

The Governments of the United States

and the People’s Republic of China have

agreed to amend the existing export visa

requirements to provide for the use of a

new textile export license/commercial

invoice, issued by the Government of

the People’s Republic of China, for

shipments of goods produced or

manufactured in China and exported

from China on and after January 1, 1998.

The new license/invoice shall be

printed on purple guilloche patterned

background paper with the map of the

People’s Republic of China in the

middle. The new form has perforated

tractor feeds on both sides, and the

pattern of the paper has smaller

intersecting waves. The purple form

replaces the light grey export license/

commercial invoice currently in use.

The visa stamp is not being changed at

this time.

Shipments of textile and apparel

products which are produced or

manufactured in China and exported

from China during the period January 1,

1998 through February 28, 1998 may be

accompanied by a visa printed on either

the light grey background paper or the

purple background paper as described

above. Both the light grey and the

purple forms have a map of the People’s

Republic of China in the middle.

See 60 FR 22567, published on May

8, 1995.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

October 7, 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 May 3, 1995, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

establishes an export visa arrangement for

certain cotton, wool, man-made fiber, silk

blend, and other vegetable fiber textiles and

textile products, produced or manufactured

in the People’s Republic of China.

Effective on January 1, 1998, you are

directed to amend the May 3, 1995 directive

to provide for the use of export licenses/

commercial invoices issued by the

Government of the People’s Republic of

China which are printed on purple guilloche

patterned background paper with a map of

the People’s Republic of China in the middle.

The new form has perforated tractor feeds on

both sides, and the pattern of the paper has

smaller intersecting waves. The purple form

will replace the light grey form currently

being used.

To facilitate implementation of this

amendment to the export licensing system, I

request that you permit entry of textile

products, produced or manufactured in

China and exported from China during the

period January 1, 1998 through February 28,

1998, for which the Government of the

People’s Republic of China has issued an

export license/commercial invoice printed on

either the light grey background paper or the

purple background paper as described above.

Both the light grey and the purple forms have

a map of the People’s Republic of China in

the middle.

Goods exported on and after March 1, 1998

must be accompanied by an export visa

issued by the Government of the People’s

Republic of China only on the purple license/

invoice form.

The requirements for ELVIS (Electronic

Visa Information System) remain unchanged.

Shipments entered or withdrawn from

warehouse according to this directive which

are not accompanied by an appropriate

export visa shall be denied entry and a new

visa must be obtained.

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,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 97–27086 Filed 10–10–97 ; 8:45

am]

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Uniformed Services University of the

Health Sciences

Meeting Notice; Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:

Uniformed Services University of the

Health Sciences.

TIME AND DATE: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,

November 3, 1997.

PLACE: Uniformed Services University

of the Health Sciences, Board of Regents

Conference Room (D3001), 4301 Jones

Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814–

47999.

STATUS: Open—under ‘‘Government in

the Sunshine Act’’ (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)).

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

8:30 a.m. Meeting—Board of Regents

(1) Approval of Minutes—August 4,

1997

(2) Faculty Matters

(3) Departmental Reports

(4) Financial Report

(5) Report—President, USUHS

(6) Report—Dean, School of Medicine

(7) Report—Dean, Graduate School of

Nursing

(8) Comments—Chairman, Board of

Regents

(9) New Business

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Mr. Bobby D. Anderson, Executive

Secretary of the Board of Regents, (301)

295–3116.

Dated: October 9, 1997.

Linda Bynum,

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,

Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–27313 Filed 10–9–97; 3:27 pm]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The 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

December 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

requests for copies of the proposed

information collection requests should

be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill,
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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: October 7, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of

the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Vocational and Adult

Education

Type of Review: New.

Title: Case Studies of the

Implementation of the Crossroads Cafe

Project.

Frequency: Weekly.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; businesses or other forprofit; State, local or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs

or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:

Responses: 316.

Burden Hours: 1,533.

Abstract: This study is designed to

provide the U.S. Department of

Education with information on the

implementation of the Crossroads Cafe

Project, a distance education model for

delivering English-as-a-Second

Language (ESL) services to adult ESL

learners. The study will also provide a

pilot test of a design for an impact

evaluation of the Crossroads Cafe

Project. Data will be gathered from

approximately 200 adult ESL learners

and teachers at three state sites, as well

as state implementation team members

and technical assistance providers.

[FR Doc. 97–27068 Filed 10–10–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Wetland Involvement for

Installation of Air Monitoring Station

No. 28 at the Fernald Environmental

Management Project (FEMP)

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE),

Fernald Environmental Management

Project.

ACTION: Notice of wetland involvement.

SUMMARY: This is to give notice of DOE’s

proposal to install an air monitoring

station along with construction of an

access road, to comply with provisions

of the Clean Air Act, at the Fernald

Environmental Management Project

(FEMP), located about 18 miles

northwest of downtown Cincinnati,

Ohio. This activity will involve a

wetland in Butler County, Ohio. In

accordance with 10 CFR 1022, DOE will

prepare a Wetland Assessment and

conduct the proposed action in such a

manner to avoid or minimize potential

harm to or within the affected wetland

area.

DATES: Written comments must be

received by the DOE at the following

address on or before October 29, 1997.

ADDRESSES: For further information on

this proposed action, including a site

map and/or a copy of the Wetlands

Assessment, contact: Mr. David R.

Kozlowski, Associate Director, Office of

Safety and Assessment, U.S. Department

of Energy, Fernald Environmental

Management Project Office, P.O. Box

538705, Cincinnati, Ohio 45253–8705;

Phone: (513) 648–3187; Facsimile: (513)

648–3077.

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information on general DOE

wetland and floodplain environmental

review requirements, contact: Ms. Carol

M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA

Policy and Assistance, EH–42, U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20585; Phone: (202)

586–4600 or 1–800–472–2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

proposed activity would be required to

comply with the Clean Air Act

provisions for ambient air monitoring.

Included is the construction of an access

road, installation of electrical power,

and placement of a step unit to mount

the air monitor. Approximately 0.3 acres

of wetlands would be affected. Wetland

impacts would occur from installation

of the gravel access road over the

existing wetland, resulting in physical

disturbance and filling of wetland areas.

Best management practices would be

utilized to minimize the amount of

wetland area impacted. For example,

the access road would be routed to

impose the least impact to the wetland,

erosion controls such as silt fences

would be utilized during construction of

the access road in order to minimize

sediment deposition into the wetland,

and culverts would be placed beneath

the access road to allow continued

overland flow to the wetland.

Issued in Miamisburg, Ohio on September

26, 1997.

Susan L. Smiley,

NEPA Compliance Officer, Ohio Field Office.

[FR Doc. 97–27123 Filed 10–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER97–4186–000]

Agway Energy Services, Inc.; Notice of

Issuance of Order

October 8, 1997.

Agway Energy Services, Inc. (Agway)

submitted for filing a rate schedule

under which Agway will engage in

wholesale electric power and energy