Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 215 / Thursday, November 6, 1997 / Notices 60063

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service

Notice of Request for Extension of a

Currently Approved Information

Collection

AGENCY: The Rural Housing Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments

request.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the Rural Housing

Service’s (RHS) intention to request an

extension for a currently approved

information collection in support of the

program for Rural Housing Site Loans

Policies, Procedures and

Authorizations.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by January 5, 1998 to be

assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carrie Schmidt, Loan Specialist, Single

Family Housing Processing Division,

RHS, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

STOP 0783, 1400 Independence Ave.,

S.W., Washington, DC 20250–0783,

Telephone (202) 690–0510.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: 7 CFR 1822–G, Rural Housing

Site Loans, Policies, Procedures and

Authorizations.

OMB Number: 0575–0071.

Expiration Date of Approval: March

31, 1998.

Type of Request: Extension of

currently approved information

collection.

Abstract: Section 523 of the Housing

Act of 1949 as amended (Public Law

90–448) authorizes the Secretary of

Agriculture to establish the Self-Help

Land Development Fund to be used by

the Secretary as a revolving fund for

making loans on such terms and

conditions and in such amounts as

deemed necessary to public or private

nonprofit organizations for the

acquisition and development of the land

as building sites to be subdivided and

sold to families, nonprofit organizations

and cooperatives eligible for assistance.

Section 524 authorizes the Secretary

to make loans on such terms and

conditions and in such amounts as

deemed necessary to public or private

nonprofit organizations for the

acquisition and development of land as

building sites to be subdivided and sold

to families, nonprofit organizations,

public agencies and cooperatives

eligible for assistance under any section

of this title, or under any other law

which provides financial assistance for

housing low and moderate income

families.

RHS will be collecting information

from participating organizations to

insure they are program eligible entities.

This information will be collected at the

RHS field office. If not collected, RHS

would be unable to determine if the

organization would qualify for loan

assistance.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 6 hours per

response.

Respondents: Public or private

nonprofit organizations, State, Local or

Tribal Governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 6.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 36.

Copies of this information collection

can be obtained from the Barbara

Williams, Regulations and Paperwork

Management Branch, Support Services

Division at (202) 720–9734.

Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of RHS, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of

RHS’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 other forms of information

technology. Comments may be sent to

Barbara Williams, Regulations and

Paperwork Management Branch,

Support Services Division, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, Rural

Development, STOP 0743, Washington,

DC 20250–0743. 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 25, 1997.

Jan E. Shadburn,

Administrator, Rural Housing Service.

[FR Doc. 97–29323 Filed 11–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–U

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Sunshine Act Notice

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil

Rights.

DATE AND TIME: Friday, November 14,

1997, 9:30 a.m.

PLACE: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights,

624 Ninth Street, N.W., Room 540,

Washington, DC 20425.

STATUS:

Agenda

I. Approval of Agenda

II. Approval of Minutes of October 10,

1997 Meeting

III. Announcements

IV. Staff Director’s Report

V. Regional Director’s Discussion

VI. Future Agenda Items

CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION: Barbara Brooks, Press and

Communications (202) 376–8312.

Stephanie Y. Moore,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 97–29485 Filed 11–4–97; 12:23 pm]

BILLING CODE 6335–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

[No. 97–BXA–9]

Decision and Order on Renewal of

Temporary Denial Order

In the Matters of: Thane-Coat, Inc. 12725

Royal Drive, Stafford, Texas 77477; Jerry

Vernon Ford, President, Thane-Coat, Inc.,

12725 Royal Drive, Stafford, Texas 77477;

and with an address at 7707 Augustine Drive,

Houston, Texas 77036; Preston John

Engebretson, Vice-President, Thane-Coat,

Inc., 12725 Royal Drive, Stafford, Texas

77477; and with an address at 8903

Bonhomme Road, Houston, Texas 77074;

Export Materials, Inc., 3727 Greenbrier Drive,

No. 108, Stafford, Texas 77477; and ThaneCoat International, LTD., Suite C, Regent

Centre, Explorers Way, P.O. Box F–40775,

Freeport, The Bahamas, Respondents.

Background

On May 5, 1997, I entered an Order

temporarily denying all United States

export privileges to Thane-Coat, Inc.;

Jerry Vernon Ford, president, ThaneCoat, Inc.; Preston John Engebretson,

vice-president, Thane-Coat, Inc.

(hereinafter collectively referred to as

‘‘T–CF&E’’), located in the State of

Texas; Export Materials, Inc.

(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘EMI’’),

located in the State of Texas; and

Thane-Coat International, Ltd.

(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘TCIL’’),

located in Freeport, the Bahamas.