5384 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 24 / Wednesday, February 5, 1997 / Notices

Dated: January 27, 1997.

William E. Ludwig,

Adminstrator, Food and Consumer Service.

[FR Doc. 97–2832 Filed 2–4–97; 8:45 am]

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National Agricultural Statistics Service

Notice of Intent To Request a Revision

of a Currently Approved Information

Collection

AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. 104–13) and Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR

Part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29,

1995), this notice announces the

National Agricultural Statistics Service’s

(NASS) intention to request a revision to

a currently approved information

collection, the June Agricultural Survey.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by April 11, 1997 to be assured

of consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Rich Allen, Associate

Administrator, National Agricultural

Statistics Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue

SW, Room 4117 South Building,

Washington, D.C. 20250–2000, (202)

720–4333.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: June Agricultural Survey.

OMB Number: 0535–0089.

Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,

1999.

Type of Request: To revise a currently

approved information collection.

Abstract: The primary objective of the

National Agricultural Statistics Service

is to prepare and issue state and

national estimates of crop and livestock

production. The June Agricultural

Survey collects information on planted

acreage for major crops, livestock

inventories, and on-farm grain stocks.

The survey establishes a base for

estimating crop production and value

for the remainder of the crop year.

Information from this survey is used by

government agencies in planning, farm

policy analysis, and program

administration. In order to maximize its

utility, this information collection is

being resubmitted to add acreage,

equine, and computer ownership/usage

questions and to eliminate selected

cattle and hog questions. NASS will ask

for OMB approval within 60 days of

submitting the request.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 13 minutes per

response.

Respondents: Farms.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

83,000.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 18,000 hours.

Copies of this information collection

and related instructions can be obtained

without charge from Larry Gambrell, the

Agency OMB Clearance Officer, at (202)

720–5778.

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 will have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the proposed collection

of information including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used;

(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 those who are to respond, such as

through the use of appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology. Comments may be sent to:

Larry Gambrell, Agency OMB Clearance

Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

1400 Independence Ave. SW, Room

4162 South Building, Washington, D.C.

20250–2000.

All responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for OMB approval.

All comments will also become a

matter of public record.

Signed at Washington, D.C., January 30,

1997.

Rich Allen,

Acting Administrator, National Agricultural

Statistics Service.

[FR Doc. 97–2831 Filed 2–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–20–M

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Hearing on Racial and Ethnic Tensions

in American Communities: Poverty,

Inequality, and Discrimination—

Mississippi Delta

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION: Notice of hearing.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given

pursuant to the provisions of the Civil

Rights Commission Amendments Act of

1994, Section 3, Pub. L. 103–419, 108

Stat. 4338, as amended, and 45 CFR

Section 702.3, that a public hearing of

the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

will commence on Thursday, March 6,

through Saturday, March 8, 1997,

beginning daily at 8:30 a.m., in the

Mississippi Room at the Ramada Inn,

2700 U.S. Highway 82 East, Greenville,

Mississippi 38704.

The purpose of the hearing is to

collect information within the

jurisdiction of the Commission, under

45 CFR 702.2, related particularly to

voting rights, public education, and

equality of economic opportunity in the

Mississippi Delta region in order to

examine underlying causes of racial and

ethnic tensions in the United States.

The Commission is authorized to hold

hearings and to issue subpoenas for the

production of documents and the

attendance of witnesses pursuant to 45

CFR Section 701.2(c). The Commission

is an independent bipartisan,

factfinding agency authorized to study,

collect, and disseminate information,

and to appraise the laws and policies of

the Federal Government, and to study

and collect information with respect to

discrimination or denials of equal

protection of the laws under the

Constitution because of race, color,

religion, sex, age, disability, or national

origin, or in the administration of

justice.

Hearing impaired persons who will

attend the hearing and require the

services of a sign language interpreter,

should contact Betty Edmiston,

Administrative Services and

Clearinghouse Division at (202) 376–

8105 (TDD (202) 376–8116), at least five

(5) working days before the scheduled

date of the hearing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barbara Brooks, Press and

Communications (202) 367–8312.

Stephanie Y. Moore,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 97–2925 Filed 2–3–97; 10:53 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

1998 Dress Rehearsal Integrated

Coverage Measurement (ICM) Address

Listing Activities

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
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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 April 7, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Acting

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 David C. Whitford,

Bureau of the Census, Room 3785,

Washington, DC 20233, (301) 457–4035.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

I. Abstract

The Bureau of the Census developed

the ICM approach for measuring

coverage during the decennial census.

The Independent Listing will obtain a

complete housing unit inventory of all

addresses within the 1998 ICM Dress

Rehearsal sites just before the 1998

Dress Rehearsal commences. Currently,

we are planning on using two

Independent Listing forms, DX–1302

and DX–1302A. The DX–1302 will

contain experimental questions

designed to enhance our address listing

procedures. We will compare the results

using Form DX–1302 with those from a

control listing form that did not contain

the experimental questions, Form DX–

1302A, to see if the experimental

questions improved our coverage of

addresses. The Independent Listing will

undergo a quality assurance operation to

ensure that the work performed is of

acceptable quality and to verify that the

correct block was visited.

The listings will be matched to the

census list of addresses; the unmatched

cases will be sent to the field for

reconciliation using the Housing Unit

Follow-up Form, DX–1303. For quality

assurance purposes, a sample of the

follow-up cases will be verified to

ensure that the follow-up enumerators

visit the block clusters, resolve the

cases, and correctly follow procedures.

The resultant address listing will be

used in the next phase of the ICM, the

ICM Person Interview. The forms and

procedures to be used in this phase of

the ICM in the 1998 Dress Rehearsal

will be included in a separate

submission.

II. Method of Collection

Person to person interview.

III. Data

OMB Number: Not available.

Form Number: DX–1302 and DX–

1302A, Independent Listing Form; and

DX–1303, Housing Unit Follow-up

Form.

Type of Review: Regular.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

31,176 Housing units (hus).

Estimated Time Per Response: 2

minutes (Independent Listing) and 3

minutes (Housing Unit Follow up).

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: Total=1,539 Hours.

Independent Listing=1,039 hrs (2

min.×31,176 hus).

Independent Listing QA=52 hrs (2

min.×1,559 hus).

Housing Unit Follow up=390 hrs (3

min.×7,794 hus).

Housing Unit Follow-up QA=58 hrs (3

min.×1,169 hus).

Estimated Total Annual Cost:

$649,000.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

Legal Authority: Title 13, U.S. Code,

Sections 141, 193, and 221.

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;

‘‘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: January 28, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Acting Departmental Forms Clearance

Officer, Office of Management and

Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–2757 Filed 2–4–97; 8:45 am]

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 012997A]

Pacific Fishery Management Council;

Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery

Management Council’s (Council)

Salmon Technical Team will hold a

public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will begin at 10 a.m.

on February 11, 1997 and continue from

approximately 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day

through February 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Council office in Portland, OR.

Council address: Pacific Fishery

Management Council, 2130 SW Fifth

Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Coon, Salmon Management Coordinator;

telephone: (503) 326–6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the meeting, which is

primarily a work session of the Salmon

Technical Team, is to draft the stock

status report, ‘‘Preseason 1: Stock

Abundance Analysis for 1997 Ocean

Salmon Fisheries’’. The final report will

be distributed to the public and

reviewed by the Council at its March

1997 meeting in Portland, OR.

Special Accommodations

The meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to Eric

Greene at (503) 326–6352 at least 5 days

prior to the meeting date.

Dated: January 29, 1997.

Bruce Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–2766 Filed 2–4–97; 8:45 am]

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[I.D. 110796I]

Taking of Endangered and Threatened

Marine Mammals Incidental to

Commercial Fishing Operations;

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of denial of application

for a small take exemption.