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is necessary for the proper performance

of the function of RHS, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of

RHS’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of methodology

and assumptions used; (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 those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Comments may be sent to Renita

Bolden, Regulations and Paperwork

Management Branch, U.S. Department

of Agriculture, Rural Development, Stop

0743, 1400 Independence Ave., S.W.,

Washington, DC 20250–0753. 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: November 6, 1997.

Jan E. Shadburn,

Administrator, Rural Housing Service.

[FR Doc. 97–30372 Filed 11–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–07–U

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

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

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

Agency: National Institute of

Standards and Technology.

Title: National Voluntary Laboratory

Accreditation Program (NVLAP),

NVLAP Information Collection System.

Agency Form Number: None.

OMB Approval Number: 0693–0003.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Burden: 2,750 hours.

Number of Respondents: 1,000.

Avg. Hours Per Response: 3 hours

annually (reporting and recordkeeping).

Needs and Uses: NVLAP provides

accreditation to testing and calibration

laboratories world wide. Accreditation

means that a laboratory has been judged

to be technically competent to perform

calibration and other testing services. To

be considered for NVLAP accreditation,

a laboratory must make application. The

information provided, as well as the on

site review, is used to evaluate the

competency of the laboratory. If the

criteria are met, then NVLAP

accreditation is granted.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit organizations, not-for profit

institutions, federal government, state,

tribal, local governments.

Frequency: Annually, on occasion,

recordkeeping.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain benefits

OMB Desk Officer: Virginia Huth,

(202) 395–6929.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental 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 to

Virginia Huth, OMB Desk Officer, Room

10236, New Executive Office Building,

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

20503.

Dated: November 12, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–30342 Filed 11–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

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: Bureau of Economic

Analysis.

Title: Survey of Ocean Freight

Revenues and Expenses of United

States, Carriers—BE–30, Survey of U.S.

Airline Operators’ Foreign Revenues

and Expenses—BE–37.

Form Number(s): BE–30/BE–37.

OMB Approval Number: 0608–0011

Type of Request: Extension—regular

submission.

Burden: 800/320.

Number of Respondents: 40/20.

Avg Hours Per Response: 5 hours/4

hours.

Needs and Uses: The Bureau of

Economic Analysis is responsible for

the computation and publication of the

U.S. balance of payments accounts. The

information collected in these surveys

are an integral part of the

‘‘transportation’’ portion of the U.S.

balance of payments accounts. The

balance of payments accounts, which

are published quarterly in the Bureau’s

monthly publication, the Survey of

Current Business, are one of the major

statistical products of BEA. The

accounts provide a statistical summary

of U.S. international transactions. They

are used by government and private

organizations for national and

international policy formulation, and

analytical studies. Without the

information collected in these surveys,

an integral component of the

transportation account would be

omitted. No other Government agency

collects comprehensive quarterly data

on U.S. ocean carriers’ freight revenues

and expenses or U.S. airline operators’

foreign revenues and expenses.

Affected Public: U.S. ocean and air

carriers.

Frequency: One-time.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.,

Section 182.

OMB Desk Officer: Paul Bugg, (202)

395–3093.

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, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to Paul Bugg, OMB Desk Officer,

Room 10201, New Executive Office

Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: November 13, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–30343 Filed 11–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–EA–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

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: Bureau of the Census.

Title: Survey of Income and Program

Participation 1996 Panel Wave 7.

Form Number(s): SIPP/CAPI

Automated Instrument; SIPP 16705(L)

Director’s Letter.

Agency Approval Number: 0607–

0813.