Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 212 / Monday, November 3, 1997 / Notices 59343

received in interstate and foreign

commerce. Also, that USDA may enter

contracts or agreements with delegated

or designated agencies to provide

official inspection personnel to perform

the services.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

and record keeping burden for this

collection of information is estimated to

average .16 hours per response.

Respondents: Grain producers,

buyers, and sellers, elevator operators,

grain merchandisers and official grain

inspection agencies.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

3200.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 899.3.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 468,109.55 hours.

Copies of this information collection

can be obtained from Cathy McDuffie,

the Agency Support Services Specialist,

at (301) 734–5190.

Comments: Comments are invited on:

(a) Whether the 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, including

through the use of appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or forms of information

technology. Comments may be sent to:

Sharon Vassiliades, ARTS, GIPSA,

USDA, STOP 3649, 1400 Independence

Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-

3649 or FAX 202 720–4628, telephone:

202 720–1738. All comments will be

available for public inspection during

regular business hours at the same

address.

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.

Dated: October 28, 1997.

James R. Baker,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–29020 Filed 10–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

Construction Project Reporting

Surveys (CPRS)

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, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before January 2, 1998.

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 George A. Roff, Jr., Bureau

of the Census, Room 2225, Building 4,

Washington, DC 20233 on (301) 457–

1605.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Census Bureau is the preeminent

collector and provider of timely,

relevant and quality data about the

people and economy of the United

States. Economic data are the Census

Bureau’s primary program commitment

during nondecennial census years. The

Census Bureau, under the authority of

Title 13, United States Code, Section

182, conducts the following three

Construction Project Reporting Surveys

(CPRS); Private Construction Projects,

State and Local Governments and

Multifamily Residential. These surveys

provide the dollar value of construction

put in place by private companies,

individuals, private multifamily

residential buildings, and state and local

government sectors. The C–700 form

(Private Construction Projects) collects

construction put in place data for

nonresidential projects owned by

private companies or individuals. The

C–700(R) (Multifamily Residential

Projects) form collects construction put

in place data for private multifamily

residential buildings. Form C–700(SL)

(State and Local Government Projects)

collects construction put in place data

for state and local government projects.

The Census Bureau uses the

information from the CPRS to publish

the value of construction put in place

series. Published estimates are used by

a variety of private business and trade

associations to estimate the demand for

building materials and to schedule

production, distribution, and sales

efforts. They also provide various

governmental agencies with a tool to

evaluate economic policy and to

measure progress towards established

goals. For example, Bureau of Economic

Analysis staff use data to develop the

construction components of gross

private domestic investment in the gross

domestic product. The Federal Reserve

Board and the Department of Treasury

use the value in place data to predict the

gross domestic product, which is

presented to the Board of Governors and

has an impact on monetary policy.

II. Method of Collection

The universes for these surveys are as

follows:

(1) Private nonresidential and state

and local projects are obtained from

F.W. Dodge, a division of the McGrawHill Information Systems Company, for

projects valued at $50,000 or more in

the United States, except Hawaii.

Building permit notifications are used

for sampling in permit-issuing places of

Hawaii and for projects in areas not

covered by Dodge.

(2) Multifamily projects are sampled

from the Census Bureau’s Housing

Starts Survey.

An independent systematic sample of

projects is selected each month

according to predetermined sampling

rates. Once a project is selected it

remains in the sample until completion

of the project. Preprinted forms are

mailed monthly to respondents to fill in

current month data and any revisions to

previous months. To manage CPRS data,

a database was created. A portion of this

database is used for computer assisted

telephone interviewing. Repondents are

contacted on the day and time specified

by them, thereby reducing their burden.

III. Data

OMB Numbers: 0607–0153 C–700

(Private Construction Projects), 0607–

0163 C–700(R) (Multifamily Residential

Projects), 0607–0171 C–700(SL) (State

and Local Government Projects).

Form Numbers: C–700, C–700(R), C–

700(SL).

Type of Review: Regular Review.

Affected Public: Individuals,

Businesses or Other for Profit, Non

Profit Institutions, Small Businesses or

Organizations, and State or Local

Governments.
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Estimated Number of Respondents:

C–700= 6,000, C–700(R)=1,440, C–

700(SL)= 6,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: .25 hrs

per month.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: C–700= 18,000, C–700(R)=4,320,

C–700(SL)=18,000.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The

cost to the Government for this work is

estimated to be $2.702 million.

Respondents Obligation: Construction

Project Reporting Surveys are voluntary.

Legal Authority: Title 13, United

States Code, 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 28, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–29005 Filed 10–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Export Trade Certificate of Review

AGENCY: International Trade

Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of revocation of Export

Trade Certificate of Review No. 94–

00004.

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce

issued an export trade certificate of

review to Allegheny Highland

Hardwoods, Inc. Because this certificate

holder has failed to file an annual report

as required by law, the Secretary is

revoking the certificate. This notice

summarizes the notification letter sent

to Allegheny Highland Hardwoods, Inc.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Morton Schnabel, Acting Director,

Office of Export Trading Company

Affairs, International Trade

Administration, 202/482–5131. This is

not a toll-free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of

the Export Trading Company Act of

1982 (‘‘the Act’’) (Pub. L. No. 97–290, 15

U.S.C. 4011–21) authorizes the

Secretary of Commerce to issue export

trade certificates of review. The

regulations implementing Title III (‘‘the

Regulations’’) are found at 15 CFR part

325 (1997). Pursuant to this authority, a

certificate of review was issued on July

13, 1994 to Allegheny Highland

Hardwoods, Inc.

A certificate holder is required by law

to submit to the Department of

Commerce annual reports that update

financial and other information relating

to business activities covered by its

certificate (Section 308 of the Act, 15

U.S.C. 4018, Section 325.14(a) of the

Regulations, 15 CFR 325.14(a)). The

annual report is due within 45 days

after the anniversary date of the

issuance of the certificate of review

(Sections 325.14(b) of the Regulations,

15 CFR 325.14(b)). Failure to submit a

complete annual report may be the basis

for revocation (Sections 325.10(a) and

325.14(c) of the Regulations, 15 CFR

325.10(a)(3) and 325.14(c)).

On October 6, 1995, the Department

of Commerce sent to Allegheny

Highland Hardwoods, Inc. a letter

containing annual report questions with

a reminder that its annual report was

due by August 28, 1995. Additional

reminder letters were sent on July 18,

1996, October 18, 1996, and on January

3, 1997. The Department has received

no written response from Allegheny

Highland Hardwoods, Inc. to any of

these letters.

On August 4, 1997, and in accordance

with Section 325.10(c)(1) of the

Regulations, (15 CFR 325.10(c)(1)), the

Department of Commerce sent a letter

by certified mail to notify Allegheny

Highland Hardwoods, Inc. that the

Department was formally initiating the

process to revoke its certificate for

failure to file an annual report. In

addition, a summary of this letter

allowing Allegheny Highland

Hardwoods, Inc. thirty days to respond

was published in the Federal Register

on August 11, 1997 at 62 FR 42965.

Pursuant to 325.10(c)(2) of the

Regulations (15 CFR 325.10(c)(2)), the

Department considers the failure of

Allegheny Highland Hardwoods, Inc. to

respond to be an admission of the

statements contained in the notification

letter.

The Department has determined to

revoke the certificate issued to

Allegheny Highland Hardwoods, Inc. for

its failure to file an annual report. The

Department has sent a letter, dated

October 28, 1997, to notify Allegheny

Highland Hardwoods, Inc. of its

determination. The revocation is

effective thirty (30) days from the date

of publication of this notice. Any person

aggrieved by this decision may appeal to

an appropriate U.S. district court within

30 days from the date on which this

notice is published in the Federal

Register (325.10(c)(4) and 325.11 of the

Regulations, 15 CFR 324.10(c)(4) and

325.11 of the Regulations, 15 CFR

325.10(c)(4) and 325.11).

Dated: September 28, 1997.

Morton Schnabel,

Acting Director, Office of Export Trading

Company Affairs

[FR Doc. 97–29000 Filed 10–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[Docket No. 971023252–7252–01]

CFDA No.: 11.115; Cooperative

Agreement Program for an American

Business Center in Russia

AGENCY: International Trade

Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

Background

On September 15, 1997, ITA

published a notice in the Federal

Register (62 FR 48219) solicitating

proposals to operate American Business

Centers in five (5) cities in Russia and

the New Independent States. Closing

date for receipt of proposals was

October 15, 1997. No proposals were

received to operate a center in

Novosibirsk. Accordingly, ITA is hereby

providing notice that the portion of the

September 15, 1997 (62 FR 48219)

solicitation pertaining to Novosibirsk is

canceled. Since ITA did not receive any

applications under the closed

solicitation, we are issuing this

solicitation with revised requirements.

Summary

The International Trade

Administration (ITA) is soliciting

competitive applications to establish

and operate an American Business

Center (ABC) in Novosibirsk, Russia for

a two (2) year multi-year award period.

ABC Novosibirsk will encourage the

export of U.S. goods and services and

stimulate trade and investment in