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Notices Federal Register

59846

Vol. 62, No. 214

Wednesday, November 5, 1997

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Docket No. TB–97–15]

Notice of Request for Extension and

Revision of a Currently Approved

Information Collection

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice

announces the Agricultural Marketing

Service’s (AMS) intention to request an

extension for and revision to a currently

approved information collection in

support of the Dairy and Tobacco

Adjustment Act of 1983 and the

Tobacco Inspection Act and the

Regulations Governing the Tobacco

Standards.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by January 5, 1997 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact John W. Foster, Chief,

Standardization and Review Branch,

Tobacco Programs, Agricultural

Marketing Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Room 511 Annex Building,

P.O. Box 96456, Washington, D.C.

20090–6456, Telephone (202) 205–0744

and Fax (202) 205–1191.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping

Requirements for 7 CFR part 29.

OMB Number: 0581–0056.

Expiration Date of Approval: April 30,

1998.

Type of Request: Extension and

revision of a currently approved

information collection.

Abstract: The Tobacco Inspection Act

(7 U.S.C. 511 et seq.) requires that all

tobacco sold at designated auction

markets in the U.S. be inspected and

graded. Provision is also made for

interested parties to request inspection

and grading services on an as needed

basis. Also, the Dairy and Tobacco

Adjustment Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 511r)

authorizes the Secretary to inspect all

tobacco offered for importation into the

United States for grade and quality

except cigar and oriental tobacco which

must be certified by the importer as to

kind and type, and in the case of cigar

tobacco, that such tobacco will be used

solely in the manufacture of cigars.

The information collection

requirements authorized for the

programs under the Tobacco Inspection

Act and the Dairy and Tobacco

Adjustment Act of 1983 include:

applications for inspection of tobacco,

applications and other information used

in the approval of new auction markets

or the extension of services to

designated tobacco markets, and

information required to be provided in

connection with auction sales.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 0.40 hours per

response.

Respondents: Primarily tobacco

companies, tobacco manufactures,

import inspectors, and small businesses

or organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

13,504.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 4.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 5,569.

Comments are invited on: (1) 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; (2) 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; (3)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, including

the use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Comments may be sent to John W.

Foster, Chief, Standardization and

Review Branch, Tobacco Programs,

Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, Room 511

Annex Building, P.O. Box 96456,

Washington, D.C. 20090–6456 and will

be available for the public inspection in

Room 511 Annex Building, USDA,

AMS, Tobacco Programs,

Standardization and Review Branch,

300 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20250. All comments received 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

become a matter of public record.

Dated: October 30, 1997.

William O. Coats,

Acting Deputy Administrator, Tobacco

Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–29314 Filed 10–31–97; 4:52 pm]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Southwest Oregon Provincial

Interagency Executive Committee

(PIEC), Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Southwest Oregon PIEC

Advisory Committee will meet on

November 20 at the Douglas County

Library, at 1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd.

in Roseburg, Oregon. The meeting will

begin at 9:00 a.m. and continue until

5:00 p.m. Agenda items to be covered

include: (1) Survey and Manage

requirements of the Northwest Forest

Plan; (2) Province monitoring priorities;

(3) Forest health issues; (4) Report from

Aquatic Conservation Subcommittee; (5)

Report from local BLM and Forest

Service on local issues; and (6) Public

comment. All Province Advisory

Committee meetings are open to the

public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Direct questions regarding this meeting

to Chuck Anderson, Province Advisory

Committee staff, USDA, Forest Service,

Rogue River National Forest, 333 W. 8th

Street, Medford, Oregon 97501, phone

541–858–2322.
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 214 / Wednesday, November 5, 1997 / Notices 59847

Dated: October 27, 1997.

James T. Gladen,

Forest Supervisor, Designated Federal

Official.

[FR Doc. 97–29186 Filed 11–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

The Department of Commerce (DOC)

has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposal for

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Agency: Patent and Trademark Office

(PTO).

Title: Deposit of Biological Materials.

Form Number(s): None.

Agency Approval Number: 0651–

0022.

Type of Request: Extension of the

expiration date of a currently approved

collection.

Burden: 3,301 hours.

Number of Respondents:

Approximately 3,300.

Avg. Hours Per Response: 1 hour for

deposits of biological material and 5

hours for depositories seeking PTO

recognition.

Needs and Uses: Every patent must

include a written description of the

invention sufficient to enable a person

to make and use the invention. When

the invention involves a biological

material, sometimes words cannot

sufficiently describe how to make and

use the invention in a reproducible

manner. In such cases, the biological

material must be deposited in a

depository so that the public can obtain

samples. Also, the patent rules contain

a provision on how to be designated as

a depository. PTO determines the

suitability of a depository based on its

administrative and technical

competence.

Affected Public: Individuals,

businesses or other for-profit

organizations, non-profit institutions,

and Federal agencies or employees.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain a patent.

OMB Desk Officer: Maya A. Bernstein,

(202) 395–3785.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202)

482–3272, Department of Commerce,

Room 5327, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication to Maya

A. Bernstein, OMB Desk Officer, Room

10236, New Executive Office Building,

725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20503.

Dated: October 27, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–29204 Filed 11–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE: 3510–16–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 930]

Approval of Manufacturing Activity

Within Foreign-Trade Zone 147, York,

Pennsylvania; Precision Components

Corporation (Inc.) (Nuclear Fuel

Containment Vessels)

Pursuant to its authority under the

Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18,

1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u)

(the Act), the Foreign-Trade Zones

Board (the Board) adopts the following

Order:

Whereas, § 400.28(a)(2) of the Board’s

regulations, requires approval of the

Board prior to commencement of new

manufacturing/processing activity

within existing zone facilities;

Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zone

Corporation of Southeastern

Pennsylvania, grantee of FTZ 147, has

requested authority under § 400.28(a)(2)

of the Board’s regulations on behalf of

Precision Components Corporation

(Inc.), to manufacture nuclear fuel

containment vessels under zone

procedures within FTZ 147, York,

Pennsylvania (filed 9–24–96; FTZ Doc.

69–96, 61 FR 51405, 10–2–96);

Whereas, the Board adopts the

findings and recommendation of the

examiner’s report, and finds that the

requirements of the FTZ Act and the

Board’s regulations are satisfied and that

the proposal is in the public interest;

Now, Therefore, the Board hereby

approves the request subject to the Act

and the Board’s regulations, including

§ 400.28.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 28th day of

October 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–29297 Filed 11–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 102197C]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of modification 1 to

permit 992.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

NMFS has issued a modification to a

permit to California State University at

Chico, CA (CSU) that authorizes a take

of an endangered anadromous fish

species for the purpose of scientific

research, subject to certain conditions

set forth therein.

ADDRESSES: The application and related

documents are available for review in

the following offices, by appointment:

Office of Protected Resources, F/PR3,

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver

Spring, MD 20910–3226 (301-713-1401);

and

Protected Species Division, 777

Sonoma Avenue, Room 325, Santa Rosa,

CA 95404 (707–575–6050).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa

Holsinger, Protected Species Division,

Santa Rosa, CA (707–575–6064).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

modification to a permit was issued

under the authority of section 10 of the

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA)

(16 U.S.C. 1531-1543) and the NMFS

regulations governing ESA-listed fish

and wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 217–

222).

Modification 1 to permit 992 was

issued to CSU on October 3, 1997.

Permit 992 authorizes CSU an annual

take of juvenile, endangered,

Sacramento River winter-run chinook

salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

associated with scientific research. For

modification 1, CSU is authorized to use

electrofishing gear in sampling activities

aimed at capturing juvenile salmon in

six non-natal rearing streams in the

Central Valley. In addition, CSU is