Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 219 / Thursday, November 13, 1997 / Notices 60919

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

Malaria Vaccine Development Program

Federal Advisory Committee; Notice of

Meeting

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, notice is hereby given of

a meeting of the USAID Malaria Vaccine

Development Program (MVDP) Federal

Advisory Committee. The meeting will

be held from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM on

December 15, 1997 and from 8:30 to

noon on 16 December 1997 at the

Conference Room of the Environmental

Health Project located in Suite 300,

1611 North Kent Street in Arlington, VA

22209–2111.

The agenda will concentrate on the

activities of the MVDP over the past six

months and plans for the next year.

The meeting will be open to the

public except for a 30 to 60 minute

segment at approximately 2:30 PM on

December 15, 1997, during which

procurement sensitive information will

be discussed. Any interested person

may attend the meeting, may file written

statements with the committee before or

after the meeting, or present any oral

statements in accordance with

procedures established by the

committee, to the extent that time

available for the meeting permits.

Those wishing to attend the meeting

or to obtain additional information

about the USAID MVDP should contact

Carter Diggs, the designated Federal

Officer for the USAID MDP Federal

Advisory Committee at the Office of

Health and Nutrition USAID/G/PHN/

HN/EH, Room 3.07–013, 3rd floor, RRB,

Washington, DC 20523–3700, telephone

(202) 712–5728, Fax (202) 216–3702,

cdiggs@usaid.gov.

Carter Diggs,

USAID Designated Federal Officer (Technical

Advisor, Malaria Vaccine Development

Program).

[FR Doc. 97–29867 Filed 11–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6116–01–M

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332–388]

Simplification of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 5, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Eugene A. Rosengarden, Director, Office

of Tariff Affairs and Trade Agreements

(O/TA&TA) (202–205–2592). The

O/TA&TA fax number is: 202/205–2616.

Mr. Rosengarden may also be reached

via Internet e-mail at

rosengarden@usitc.gov. Hearing

impaired individuals are advised that

information on this matter can be

obtained by contacting our TDD

terminal on (202) 205–1810. Media

representatives should contact Margaret

O’Laughlin, Public Affairs Officer (202–

205–1819). This notice, and any

subsequent notices published pursuant

to section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of

1930, may be obtained from the ITC

Internet web server: http://

www.usitc.gov.

SUMMARY: Following receipt of a letter

from the Chairman, Committee on Ways

and Means, U.S. House of

Representatives, the Commission has

instituted investigation No. 332–388,

Simplification of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States, under

section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930.

The purpose of the investigation is to

propose modifications to the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTS) in order to make it

simpler, more transparent and easier to

use.

Background:

As requested by the Committee, the

Commission will conduct the

investigation in accordance with the

following guidelines:

—The investigation should examine the

difficulties arising from the

complexity and size of the HTS, and

the Commission should suggest

modifications to alleviate compliance

and administrative burdens for the

business community and the U.S.

Customs Service.

—Concession-rate levels scheduled to

go into effect on January 1, 2004

should be used as the basis for general

rates and special rates of duty. Tariff

categories scheduled for rate

reductions beyond January 1, 2004

should be identified and their staging

schedules indicated in the report,

along with any suggested

modification that take delayed staging

into account.

—Consistent with sound nomenclature

principles and U.S. international

obligations under the Harmonized

System Convention, the Commission

should suggest ways to simplify the

U.S. tariff structure to the extent

practicable without affecting duty-rate

changes with a significant effect on

U.S. industry and trade.

—For each of HTS chapters 1 through

97, the Commission should suggest

appropriate methods of reflecting

Column 2 rates. Consistent with

guidelines for rate changes, the

Commission should avoid proposing

or maintaining rate lines solely for the

purpose of reflecting Column 2 rates

of duty.

—The Commission should suggest

conversions of all specific,

compound, and complex rates of duty

to ad valorem equivalent rates,

provided that such conversions would

not have significant effects on U.S.

industry and trade. In calculating rate

conversions, the Commission should

use trade data from the three most

recent calendar years.

—The Commission should suggest an

appropriate simplification of HTS

statistical reporting categories for

consideration by the Committee for

Statistical Annotation of the Tariff

Schedules, in accordance with section

484(f) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended.

The Committee on Ways and Means

has requested that the Commission

complete its investigation and submit its

report to that Committee, the Committee

on Finance of the Senate, and to the

President, by July 13, 2000.

As requested by the Committee, the

Commission will consult with

interested agencies in the Executive

Branch, including the Office of the U.S.

Trade Representative, the U.S. Customs

Service, and the U.S. Bureau of the

Census. In addition, a primary focus of

the investigation will be to obtain the

broadest possible range of private-sector

input including U.S. producers, U.S.

importers, and, via foreign embassies,

major foreign exporters to the United

States. To that end, the Commission

anticipates that frequent notices and

repeated contacts with interested parties

will take place. Commission staff expect

to work closely with various industry

groups to ensure that the Commission is

in a position to understand their

interests and will be able to see that

their concerns are recognized in the

development of proposals to simplify

the U.S. tariff structure. The

Commission believes that it is vital to

have significant private-sector input

during all phases of this work.

The Commission will from time to

time issue notices and solicit comments

and proposals with respect to specific

portions of the HTS. However,

comments addressed to the overall

scope and direction of this investigation

must be submitted by C.O.B. May 29,

1998.

Written Submissions: All submissions

in connection with this investigation

should be addressed to the Secretary,

United States International Trade
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Commission, 500 E Street S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20436.

Commercial or financial information

that a party desires the Commission to

treat as confidential must be submitted

on separate sheets of paper, each clearly

marked ‘‘Confidential Business

Information’’ at the top. All submissions

requesting confidential treatment must

conform with the requirements of

section 201.6 of the Commission’s Rules

of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR

201.6). All written submissions, except

for confidential business information,

will be made available for inspection by

interested persons.

Public Hearing: At an appropriate

time during the investigation, the

Commission will hold public hearings

to obtain the views of interested parties.

Any such hearings will be announced in

a future public notice.

Issued: November 6, 1997.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–29782 Filed 11–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of

information collection and solicitation

of public comment.

SUMMARY: The NRC has recently

submitted to OMB for review the

following proposal for the collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby

informs potential respondents that an

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and

that a person is not required to respond

to, a collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number.

1. Type of submission, new, revision,

or extension: Revision.

2. The title of the information

collection: 10 CFR Part 54,

‘‘Requirements for Renewal of Operating

Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants’’.

3. The form number if applicable: Not

applicable.

4. How often the collection is

required: One-time submission of

operating license renewals and

occasional submissions for holders of

renewed licenses.

5. Who will be required or asked to

report: Commercial nuclear power plant

licensees who renew operating licenses.

6. An estimate of the number of

responses: 1.33 responses (4 renewal

applications during the 3-year

clearance).

7. The estimated number of annual

respondents: 1.33 respondents.

8. An estimate of the total number of

hours needed annually to complete the

requirement or request: Approximately

89,333 hours (85,333 hours one-time

reporting burden and 4,000

recordkeeping burden).

9. An indication of whether Section

3507(d), Pub. L. 104–13 applies: Not

applicable.

10. Abstract: 10 CFR Part 54 of the

NRC regulations, ‘‘Requirements for

Renewal of Operating Licenses for

Nuclear Power Plants,’’ specifies the

procedures, criteria, and standards

governing nuclear power plant license

renewal, including information

submittal and recordkeeping

requirements, so that the NRC may

make determinations necessary to

promote the health and safety of the

public.

A copy of the final supporting

statement may be viewed free of charge

at the NRC Public Document Room,

2120 L Street, NW (lower level),

Washington, DC. OMB clearance

requests are available at the NRC

worldwide web site (http://

www.nrc.gov) under the FedWorld

collection link on the home page tool

bar. The document will be available on

the NRC home page site for 60 days after

the signature date of this notice.

Comments and questions should be

directed to the OMB reviewer by

December 15, 1997. Norma Gonzales,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs (3150–0155), NEOB–10202,

Office of Management and Budget,

Washington, DC 20503. Comments can

also be submitted by telephone at (202)

395–3084. The NRC Clearance Officer is

Brenda Jo Shelton, 301–415–7233.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day

of November 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Brenda Jo Shelton,

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–29887 Filed 11–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of

information collection and solicitation

of public comment.

SUMMARY: The NRC has recently

submitted to OMB for review the

following proposal for the collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby

informs potential respondents that an

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and

that a person is not required to respond

to, a collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number.

1. Type of submission, new, revision,

or extension: New

2. The title of the information

collection: Request for Taxpayer

Identification Number.

3. The form number if applicable:

NRC Form 531

4. How often the collection is

required: One time from each applicant

or individual to enable the Department

of Treasury to process electronic

financial payment or collect debts owed

to the government.

5. Who will be required or asked to

report: All individuals doing business

with the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, including contractors and

recipients of credit, licenses, permits,

and benefits.

6. An estimate of the number of

responses: 2,600 (1,600 the first year

and 500 annually thereafter or 867

annually over a three year period).

7. The estimated number of annual

respondents: 867.

8. An estimate of the total number of

hours needed annually to complete the

requirement or request: 72 (5 minutes

per response).

9. An indication of whether Section

3507(d), Pub. L. 104–13 applies: N/A.

10. Abstract: The Debt Collection

Improvement Act of 1996 requires that

agencies collect taxpayer identification

numbers (TINs) from individuals who

do business with the Government,

including contractors and recipients of

credit, licenses, permits, and benefits.

The TIN will be used to process all

electronic payments (refunds) made to

licensees by electronic funds transfer by

the Department of the Treasury. The

Department of the Treasury will use the

TIN to determine whether the refund