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(USTR), the Commission instituted

investigation No. 332–387, under

section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930

(19 U.S.C. 1332 (g)), to advise the

President, with respect to each dutiable

article listed in Annex I of the USTR’s

notice published in the Federal Register

of October 21, 1997 (62 FR 54671), of its

judgment as to the probable economic

effect of the immediate elimination of

the U.S. tariff under the North American

Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on

domestic industries producing like or

directly competitive articles and on

consumers. Annex I is available from

the USTR Internet home page at http:/

/www.ustr.gov and from the

Commission Internet home page at

http://www.usitc.gov.

The USTR asked that the Commission

provide its advice not later than 120

days following the Commission’s receipt

of the request, or by February 17, 1998,

and has indicated that it may classify all

or part of the Commission’s report as

Confidential.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

General information may be obtained

from the project leader, Carl Seastrum

(202–205–3493), Minerals, Metals,

Machinery, and Miscellaneous

Manufactures Division, Office of

Industries, U.S. International Trade

Commission, Washington, DC 20436.

For information on the legal aspects of

this investigation contact William

Gearhart of the Office of the General

Counsel (202–205–3091). The media

should contact Margaret O’Laughlin,

Office of External Relations (202–205–

1819). Hearing impaired individuals are

advised that information on this matter

can be obtained by contacting the TDD

terminal on (202) 205–1810. For

information on a product basis, contact

the appropriate member of the

Commission’s Office of Industries as

follows:

• Agriculture and Forest Products

Division, Stacey Linn (202–205–3317).

• Energy, Chemicals, and Textiles

Division, Elizabeth Howlett (202–205–

3365).

• Minerals, Metals, Machinery, and

Miscellaneous Manufactures Division,

Josephine Spalding (202–205–3498).

• Services, Electronics, and

Transportation Division, Heidi Colby

(202–205–3391).

Background: As stated by the USTR in

a letter dated October 20, 1997, the

Governments of the United States,

Mexico, and Canada have agreed to

enter into consultations to consider the

acceleration of the elimination of the

import duty on certain articles. The

USTR further stated that the President is

authorized by section 201(b) of the

North American Free Trade Agreement

Implementation Act, subject to the

consultation and lay-over requirements

of section 103(a) of the Act, to proclaim

any accelerated schedule for duty

elimination that may be agreed to by the

United States, Mexico, and Canada

under Article 302(3) of the NAFTA.

Section 103(a) requires that the

President obtain advice regarding the

proposed action from the United States

International Trade Commission. The

accelerated elimination of tariffs in this

second round of negotiations between

the United States and Mexico will be

pursued on a reciprocal basis in

response to petitions submitted to the

Governments of Canada, Mexico, and

the United States. The USTR included

with its request a list of products to be

considered for immediate reciprocal

elimination of tariffs.

Public Hearing: A public hearing in

connection with the investigation will

be held at the U.S. International Trade

Commission Building, 500 E Street SW,

Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m.

on January 7, 1998, and continuing on

January 8 if an additional day is needed.

All persons will have the right to

appear, by counsel or in person, to

present information and to be heard.

Requests to appear at the public hearing

should be filed with the Secretary,

United States International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street SW,

Washington, DC 20436, not later than

5:15 p.m., December 11, 1997. Any

prehearing briefs (original and 14

copies) should be filed not later than

5:15 p.m., December 12, 1997; the

deadline for filing post-hearing briefs or

statements is 5:15 p.m., January 14,

1998.

In the event that, as of the close of

business on December 16, 1997, no

witnesses are scheduled to appear at the

hearing, the hearing will be canceled.

Any person interested in attending the

hearing as an observer or nonparticipant may call the Secretary to the

Commission (202–205–1816) after

December 16, to determine whether the

hearing will be held.

Written Submissions: In lieu of or in

addition to participating in the hearing,

interested parties are invited to submit

written statements concerning the

matters to be addressed by the

Commission in its report on this

investigation. Commercial or financial

information that a submitter 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 in the Office of the

Secretary to the Commission for

inspection by the public. To be assured

of consideration by the Commission,

written statements relating to the

Commission’s report should be

submitted at the earliest practical date

and should be received no later than the

close of business on January 14, 1998.

All submissions should be addressed to

the Secretary, United States

International Trade Commission, 500 E

Street SW, Washington, DC 20436.

Persons with mobility impairments

who will need special assistance in

gaining access to the Commission

should contact the Office of the

Secretary at 202–205–2000. General

information concerning the Commission

may also be obtained by accessing its

Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov).

Issued: October 31, 1997.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

DNA Advisory Board Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice

is hereby given that the DNA Advisory

Board (DAB) will meet on December 6,

1997, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at

The University of Chicago Conference

Center, 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive,

Chicago, Illinois 60611. All attendees

will be admitted only after displaying

personal identification which bears a

photograph of the attendee.

The DAB’s scope of authority is: To

develop, and if appropriate, periodically

revise, recommended standards for

quality assurance to the Director of the

FBI, including standards for testing the

proficiency of forensic laboratories, and

forensic analysts, in conducting analysis

of DNA; To recommend standards to the

Director of the FBI which specify

criteria for quality assurance and

proficiency tests to be applied to the

various types of DNA analysis used by

forensic laboratories, including

statistical and population genetics

issues affecting the evaluation of the

frequency of occurrence of DNA profiles

calculated from pertinent population

database(s); To recommend standards
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for acceptance of DNA profiles in the

FBI’s Combined DNA Index System

(CODIS) which take account of relevant

privacy, law enforcement and technical

issues; and, To make recommendations

for a system for grading proficiency

testing performance to determine

whether a laboratory is performing

acceptably.

The topics to be discussed at this

meeting include: a review of minutes

from the September 23, 1997, meeting;

discussion of comments on the Quality

Assurance Standards for DNA Testing

Laboratories, as approved at the

February 22, 1997 meeting; and a

discussion of topics for the next DNA

Advisory Board meeting.

The meeting is open to the public on

a first-come, first seated basis. Anyone

wishing to address the DAB must notify

the Designated Federal Employee (DFE)

in writing at least twenty-four hours

before the DAB meets. The notification

must include the requestor’s name,

organizational affiliation, a short

statement describing the topic to be

addressed, and the amount of time

requested. Oral statements to the DAB

will be limited to five minutes and

limited to subject matter directly related

to the DAB’s agenda, unless otherwise

permitted by the Chairman.

Any member of the public may file a

written statement for the record

concerning the DAB and its work before

or after the meeting. Written statements

for the record will be furnished to each

DAB member for their consideration

and will be included in the official

minutes of a DAB meeting. Written

statements must be type-written on 81⁄2′′

× 11′′ xerographic weight paper, one

side only, and bound only by a paper

clip (not stapled). All pages must be

numbered. Statements should include

the Name, Organizational Affiliation,

Address, and Telephone number of the

author(s). Written statements for the

record will be included in minutes of

the meeting immediately following the

receipt of the written statement, unless

the statement is received within three

weeks of the meeting. Under this

circumstance, the written statement will

be included with the minutes of the

following meeting. Written statements

for the record should be submitted to

the DFE.

Inquiries may be addressed to the

DFE, Dr. Dwight E. Adams, Chief,

Scientific Analysis Section, Laboratory

Division—Room 3266, Federal Bureau

of Investigation, 935 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20535–

0001, (202) 324–4416, FAX (202) 324–

1462.

Dated: November 3, 1997.

Dwight E. Adams,

Chief, Scientific Analysis Section, Federal

Bureau of Investigation.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Emergency

Review; Comment Request

Date: November 3, 1997.

The Department of Labor has

submitted the Work Opportunity Tax

Credit (WOTC) and Welfare-to-Work

(W-to-W) Tax Credit Addendum to the

first edition of ETA Handbook No. 408,

July 1997, administrative forms and

information collection request (ICR),

utilizing emergency review procedures,

to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and clearance in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L. 104–13, 44

U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB approval has

been requested by November 10, 1997.

A copy of this ICR, with applicable

supporting documentation, may be

obtained by calling the Department of

Labor Departmental Clearance Officer,

Theresa O’Malley ((202) 219–5096

x 166).

Comments and questions about the

WOTC/W-to-W ICR should be

forwarded to the Office of Information

and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk

Officer for the Employment and

Training Administration, Office of

Management and Budget, Room 10235,

Washington, D.C. 20503 ((202)

395–7316).

The Office of Management and Budget

is particularly interested in comments

which:

• Evaluate 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;

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection, and including the

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used;

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarification of the information to be

collected; and

• 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, e.g., permitting

submissions of responses.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration.

Title: Work Opportunity Tax Credit

(WOTC) and Welfare-to-Work Tax

Credit.

OMB Number: 1205–0371.

Agency Number: ETA 9057–59; 9061–

9063 and 9065.

Number of Respondents: 52.

Estimated Time per Response: 20

minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 2,600.

Frequency: Quarterly.

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintaining): 0.

Description: The Employment and

Training Administration (ETA) has

oversight responsibilities for the Work

Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) under

the Small Business Jobs Protection Act

of 1996 (P.L. 104–188) and the Welfareto-Work Tax Credit under the Taxpayer

Relief Act of 1997 (P.L. 105–34). Data

collected on the WOTC and the W-to-W

will be collected by the State

Employment Security Agencies and

provided to the U.S. Employment

Service, Division of Planning and

Operations, Washington, DC, through

the appropriate Department of Labor

regional office. The data will be use,

primarily, to supplement IRS Form

8850, help expedite the processing of,

either, employer requests for

Certifications generated through IRS

From 8850 or issuance of Conditional

Certifications (CCs) and processing of

employer requests for Certifications as a

result of individuals’ bearing SESAs or

participating agencies’ generated CCs,

help streamline SESAs verification

mandated activities, aid and expedite

the preparation of the quarterly reports,

and provide a significant source of

information for the Secretary’s Annual

Report to Congress on the WOTC

program and the W-to-W Tax Credit.

The data recorded through the use of

these forms will also help in the

preparation of an annual report to the

Committee House Ways and Means of

the U.S. House of Representatives.

John Saracco,

Project Manager, Office of Internet Services

and Information Management.

[FR Doc. 97–29372 Filed 11–5–97; 8:45 am]

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