61268 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 221 / Monday, November 17, 1997 / Notices

Department of Agriculture, Washington,

DC 20250–2311.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Any individual may request

information regarding this system of

records, or information, as to whether

the system contains records pertaining

to him/here from the Director,

Information Management Division,

Policy Development and Resources

Management, Office of Inspector

General, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250–

2309.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

An individual may request access to

a record in this system which pertains

to him/her by submitting a written

request to the Director, Information

Management Division, Policy

Development and Resources

Management, Office of Inspector

General, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250–

2309.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

An individual may contest

information in this system which

pertains to him/her by submitting a

written request to the Assistant

Inspector General for Policy

Development and Resources

Management, Office of Inspector

General, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250–

2310.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Information in the system comes

entirely from OIG audit employees.

USDA/OIG–7

SYSTEM NAME:

Freedom of Information Act and

Privacy Act Request Records, USDA/

OIG.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Files are kept in the OIG headquarters

office in the Jamie L. Whitten Federal

Building, 1400 Independence Avenue

SW., Washington, DC 20250–2309.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

This system contains records of

individuals who have made requests

under the Freedom of Information Act

of Privacy Act.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

The request records consist of the

incoming request, all correspondence

developed during the processing of the

request, and the final reply.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

IG Act of 1978, 5 U.S.C. app. 3; 5

U.S.C. 301; 7 U.S.C. 2270.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

Used by OIG employees as an internal

control mechanism for tracking the

disposition of requests and for

responding to individuals who are

checking on the status of their requests.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Records are stored in file folders.

RETRIEVABILITY:

The records are retrieved by name or

by using a control number that is

assigned upon date of receipt.

SAFEGUARDS:

Freedom of Information Act and

Privacy Act request records are stored in

file cabinets in limited-access areas

during duty hours and in locked offices

during nonduty hours.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Records are disposed of in accordance

with National Archives and Records

Administration General Records

Schedule 14 pertaining to informational

services records.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Director, Information Management

Division, Policy Development and

Resources Management, Office of

Inspector General, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250–

2309.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Any individual may request

information regarding this system of

records, or information as to whether

the system contains records pertaining

to him/her, from the Director,

Information Management Division,

Policy Development and Resources

Management, Office of Inspector

General, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250–

2309.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

An individual may request access to

a record in this system which pertains

to him/her by submitting a written

request to the Director, Information

Management Division, Policy

Development and Resources

Management, Office of Inspector

General, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250–

2309.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

An individual may contest

information in this system which

pertains to him/her by submitting a

written request to the Assistant

Inspector General for Policy

Development and Resource

Management, Office of Inspector

General, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250–

2310.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Information in this system comes

from the individual making the request

and from OIG employees processing the

request.

[FR Doc. 97–29423 Filed 11–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–23–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Southwest Washington Provincial

Advisory Committee Meeting Notice

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Southwest Washington

Provincial Advisory Committee will

meet on Friday, November 21, 1997, in

Chehalis, Washington, at the Lewis

County Courthouse Annex Building

(335 W. Main Street). The meeting will

begin at 10 a.m. and continue until 5

p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to:

(1) Present the 1998/1999 Timber Sale

Program, followed by discussion, advice

and recommendations and decision, (2)

update on the status of the

socioeconomic subcommittee, (3)

presentation on Yakama Indian Treaty

Rights, and (5) public Open Forum. All

Southwest Washington Provincial

Advisory Committee meetings are open

to the public. Interested citizens are

encouraged to attend. The ‘‘open forum’’

provides opportunity for the public to

bring issues, concerns, and discussion

topics to the Advisory Committee. The

‘‘open forum’’ is scheduled as part of

agenda item (4) for this meeting.

Interested speakers will need to register

prior to the open forum period. The

committee welcomes the public’s

written comments on committee

business at any time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Direct questions regarding this meeting

to Sue Lampe, Public Affairs, at (360)

891–5091, or write Forest Headquarters

Office, Gilford Pinchot National Forest,

10600 N.E. 51st Circle, Vancouver, WA

98682.
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 221 / Monday, November 17, 1997 / Notices 61269

Dated: November 6, 1997.

Robert Yoder,

Province Lead Staff.

[FR Doc. 97–30100 Filed 11–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Reporting and Recordkeeping

Requirements Under the Wassenaar

Arrangement

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before January 16, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Stephen Baker, Bureau of

Export Administration (BXA),

Department of Commerce, Room 6877,

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230 (telephone no.

(202)482–3673).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The information required by this

collection is required biannually from

all exporters of certain items specified

in section 743.1 of the Export

Administration Regulations controlled

for national security reasons on the

Commerce Control List and exported

under certain License Exceptions.

A—Items controlled and decontrolled

by the list. With the publication of the

Wassenaar Arrangement’s Dual-Use List,

some items will be decontrolled for

national security reasons and new

controls will be placed on some items.

BXA estimates that we will receive

approximately 75 fewer applications

because of these decontrols. But, this

will be counteracted be approximately

45 new applications because of some

new items added to the list.

B—Reporting and recordkeeping on

license exceptions. Under the

Wassenaar Arrangement, the U.S.

Government must report twice a year to

the other members on aggregate usage of

81 export control entries. The aggregate

numbers are readily available from

BXA’s Export Control Automated

Support System (ECASS), except when

a licensing exception is used. It is very

difficult for BXA to determine usage of

licensing exceptions because the

exporter determines if the licensing

exception applies to a certain

commodity and then exports that

commodity if the licensing exception

applies. BXA receives no record of

licensing exception uses.

Because one or more of six licensing

exceptions could be used with the 81

export control entries subject to

Wassenaar Arrangement reporting, BXA

must require exporters to keep a record

of each time they use a licensing

exception for one of the 81 export

control entries (except for the

destinations identified in Country

Group A:1 of Supplement No. 1 to part

740 of the EAR) and submit this report

to BXA biannually in time for the U.S.

Government to make its report to the

Wassenaar members.

C—Removing license exception

availability. The Wassenaar

Arrangement’s Dual-Use List is

composed of three parts: the Basic List,

the Sensitive List and the Very Sensitive

List. The United States allows some

items on the Sensitive List to be shipped

to some destinations using a licensing

exception. The reporting and

recordkeeping requirements described

above will enable the United States to

keep watch over these items. Currently,

the United States also permits some

items on the Very Sensitive List to be

exported to some destinations using a

licence exception. Therefore, in

deference to our partners in the

Wassenaar Arrangement, the United

States is withdrawing the license

exception privilege for any item on the

Very Sensitive List. These items are

mainly for licensing exception TSR,

‘‘Technology and Software under

Restriction.’’

D—Removing license exceptions for

missile tech items. The rule

implementing the Wassenaar

Arrangement’s Dual-Use List removes

license exception availability for missile

technology controlled items. The

decision to remove license exception

availability was an interagency based

agreement, particularly consultations

with the Department of State.

II. Method of Collection

The information will be collected in

electronic and written form.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0694–0106.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Regular Submission.

Affected Public: Businesses and other

for-profit institutions, small businesses

or organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2,275.

Estimated Time Per Response: 12

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 851 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $17,020

for respondents—no equipment or other

materials will need to be purchased to

comply with the requirement.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the function of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (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 respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: November 10, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–30093 Filed 11–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Action Affecting Export Privileges;

William F. McNeil

In the Matter of: William F. McNeil, #5

Woodland Road, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

01201.

Order Denying Permission To Apply for

or Use Export License

On August 8, 1996, William F. McNeil

(McNeil) was convicted in the United