59348 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 212 / Monday, November 3, 1997 / Notices

1The limit has not been adjusted to account for

any imports exported after December 31, 1996.

see 61 FR 58038, published on

November 12, 1996.

The letter to the Commissioner of

Customs and the actions taken pursuant

to it are not designed to implement all

of the provisions of the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act and the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, but

are designed to assist only in the

implementation of certain of their

provisions.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

October 29, 1997.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive

amends, but does not cancel, the directive

issued to you on November 4, 1996, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and

man-made fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in Guatemala and exported

during the twelve-month period which began

on January 1, 1997 and extends through

December 31, 1997.

Effective on November 5, 1997, you are

directed to increase the limit for Categories

342/642 to 454,215 dozen 1, as provided for

under the Uruguay Round Agreements Act

and the Uruguay Round Agreement on

Textiles and Clothing (ATC).

The Guaranteed Access Level for

Categories 342/642 remains unchanged.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that this

action falls within the foreign affairs

exception of the rulemaking provisions of 5

U.S.C. 553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 97–29007 Filed 10-31-97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests.

SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief Information

Officer, Office of the Chief Information

Officer, invites comments on the

proposed information collection

requests as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: An emergency review has been

requested in accordance with the Act

(44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since

public harm is reasonably likely to

result if normal clearance procedures

are followed. Approval by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) has

been requested by October 31, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments

regarding the emergency review should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Dan Chenok, Desk Officer:

Department of Education, Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street, NW., Room 10235, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

D.C. 20503. Requests for copies of the

proposed information collection request

should be addressed to Patrick J.

Sherrill, Department of Education, 7th &

D Streets, S.W., Room 5624, Regional

Office Building 3, Washington, D.C.

20202–4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708–8196.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 3506 (c)(2)(A) requires that the

Director of OMB provide interested

Federal agencies and the public an early

opportunity to comment on information

collection requests. The Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) may

amend or waive the requirement for

public consultation to the extent that

public participation in the approval

process would defeat the purpose of the

information collection, violate State or

Federal law, or substantially interfere

with any agency’s ability to perform its

statutory obligations. The Deputy Chief

Information Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, publishes this

notice containing proposed information

collection requests at the beginning of

the Departmental review of the

information collection. Each proposed

information collection, grouped by

office, contains the following: (1) Type

of review requested, e.g., new, revision,

extension, existing or reinstatement; (2)

Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4)

Description of the need for, and

proposed use of, the information; (5)

Respondents and frequency of

collection; and (6) Reporting and/or

Recordkeeping burden. ED invites

public comment at the address specified

above. Copies of the requests are

available from Patrick J. Sherrill at the

address specified above.

The Department of Education is

especially interested in public comment

addressing the following issues: (1) Is

this collection necessary to the proper

functions of the Department, (2) will

this information be processed and used

in a timely manner, (3) is the estimate

of burden accurate, (4) how might the

Department enhance the quality, utility,

and clarity of the information to be

collected, and (5) how might the

Department minimize the burden of this

collection on the respondents, including

through the use of information

technology.

Dated: October 30, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of

the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: New.

Title: Survey of Deactivated

Consolidation Loans.

Abstract: This study will determine

why students who initially applied for

a loan consolidation, subsequently

withdrew. Students will be surveyed

regarding their reasons for dropping out

of the loan consolidation process so that

ED can better address their needs.

Additional Information: This survey

is critically important to the

Department. It is required so that ED can

better manage the backlog of requests for

consolidated loan applications. We

expect to clear the backlog in November.

Therefore, the usual OMB clearance

process will not enable the Department

to complete this survey in sufficient

time.

Frequency: One-time.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 500.

Burden Hours: 42.

[FR Doc. 97–29120 Filed 10–31–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review;

comment request.

SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Chief

Information Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, invites comments

on the submission for OMB review as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995.
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 212 / Monday, November 3, 1997 / Notices 59349

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before

December 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Dan Chenok, Desk Officer,

Department of Education, Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street, NW., Room 10235, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503. Requests for copies of the

proposed information collection

requests should be addressed to Patrick

J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W., Room

5624, Regional Office Building 3,

Washington, DC 20202–4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708–8196.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U. S. C. Chapter 35) requires

that the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) provide interested

Federal agencies and the public an early

opportunity to comment on information

collection requests. OMB may amend or

waive the requirement for public

consultation to the extent that public

participation in the approval process

would defeat the purpose of the

information collection, violate State or

Federal law, or substantially interfere

with any agency’s ability to perform its

statutory obligations. The Acting Deputy

Chief Information Officer, Office of the

Chief Information Officer, publishes this

notice containing proposed information

collection requests prior to submission

of these requests to OMB. Each

proposed information collection,

grouped by office, contains the

following: (1) Type of review requested,

e.g., new, revision, extension, existing

or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary

of the collection; (4) Description of the

need for, and proposed use of, the

information; (5) Respondents and

frequency of collection; and (6)

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping

burden. OMB invites public comment at

the address specified above. Copies of

the requests are available from Patrick J.

Sherrill at the address specified above.

Dated: October 28, 1997.

Linda C. Tague,

Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services

Type of Review: New.

Title: Survey of Consumer Choice and

Satisfaction in the Choice

Demonstration Projects.

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 217.

Burden Hours: 54.

Abstract: As mandated in P.L. 102–

569, RSA/ED is conducting an

evaluation of the ‘‘effects of increased

choice on consumers’’ in seven

demonstrations projects funded under

the legislation. The independent

evaluator, InfoUse, will survey a

random sample of 217 current and

former project participants.

Respondents are working-aged persons

with disabilities who have received

vocational rehabilitation services

through the demonstration projects. The

results will determine the extent to

which the demonstration projects have

increased consumer choice and

satisfaction with vocational

rehabilitation planning, service

purchasing, and outcomes. The results

will inform key Congressional and

Administration policy-makers,

personnel in the 82 state vocational

rehabilitation agencies, private

rehabilitation providers, and

organizations serving consumers of

vocational rehabilitation.

[FR Doc. 97–28996 Filed 10–31–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Restricted Eligibility Support

of Advanced Fossil Resource

Utilization Research by Historically

Black Colleges and Universities and

Other Minority Institutions

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy

(DOE), Federal Energy Technology

Center (FETC).

ACTION: Notice of restricted eligibility.

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

announces that it intends to conduct a

competitive Program Solicitation and

award financial assistance (grants) to

U.S. Historically Black Colleges and

Universities and Other Minority

Institutions in support of innovative

research and development of advanced

concepts pertinent to fossil resource

conversion and utilization. Applications

will be subjected to a review by a DOE

technical panel, and awards will be

made to a limited number of applicants

on the basis of the scientific merit of the

application, application of relevant

program policy factors, and the

availability of funds. Collaboration with

private industry is encouraged.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

John R. Columbia, U.S. Department of

Energy, Federal Energy Technology

Center, Acquisition and Assistance

Division, P.O. Box 10940, MS 921–143,

Pittsburgh PA 15236–0940, Telephone:

(412) 892–6219, FAX: (412) 892–6216.

The solicitation (created in Word Perfect

6.1 for Windows) will be released on

DOE’s FETC World Wide Web Server

Internet System (http://

www.fetc.doe.gov/business) on or about

November 7, 1997. If applicants do not

have Internet capability or experience

difficulty accessing the solicitation file,

a 3.5′′ double sided/high density

diskette copy of the solicitation will be

available, upon receipt of a written

request submitted via facsimile (fax) at

(412) 892–6216 or e-mail at

columbia@fetc.doe.gov. No telephone

requests will be honored for request of

diskettes.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title of Solicitation. ‘‘Support of

Advanced Fossil Resource Utilization

Research by Historically Black Colleges

and Universities and Other Minority

Institutions’’.

Objectives. Through Program

Solicitation No. DE–PS26–98FT40047,

the Department of Energy seeks

applications from Historically Black

Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and

Other Minority Institutions (OMI) and

HBCU/OMI-affiliated research institutes

for innovative research and

development of advanced concepts

pertinent to fossil resource conversion

and utilization. The resultant grants are

intended to maintain and upgrade

educational, training, and research

capabilities of our HBCU/OMI in the

fields of science and technology related

to fossil energy resources; to foster

private sector participation,

collaboration, and interaction with

HBCU/OMI; and to provide for the

exchange of technical information and

to raise the overall level of HBCU/OMI

competitiveness with other institutions

in the field of fossil energy research and

development. Thus, the establishment

of linkages between the HBCU/OMI and

the private sector fossil energy

community is critical to the success of

this program, and consistent with the