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Minnesota to submit an application for

designation. Applications were due by

July 30, 1997. There were three

applicants for the Minnesota area: MidIowa Grain Inspection, Inc., applied for

designation to provide official services

in the Minnesota counties of Filmore,

Houston, and Winona; Minnesota

applied for designation to provide

official services in the entire Minnesota

area; and Sioux City Inspection and

Weighing Service Company, applied for

designation to provide official services

in the Minnesota counties of Murray,

Nobles, Pipestone, and Rock.

GIPSA requested comments on the

applicants for the Minnesota area in the

September 2, 1997, Federal Register (62

FR 46245). Comments were due by

October 1, 1997. GIPSA received no

comments by the deadline.

GIPSA evaluated all available

information regarding the designation

criteria in Section 7(f)(l)(A) of the Act

and, according to Section 7(f)(l)(B),

determined that Minnesota is better able

to provide official services in the

Minnesota area.

Effective January 1, 1998, and ending

December 31, 2000, Minnesota is

designated to provide official services in

the geographic area specified in the June

30, 1997, Federal Register.

Interested persons may obtain

services by contacting Minnesota at

612–341–7190.

Authority: Pub. L. 94–582, 90 Stat. 2867,

as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.).

Dated: November 21, 1997.

Neil E. Porter,

Director, Compliance Division.

[FR Doc. 97–31334 Filed 11–28–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration

Designation for the State of

Mississippi

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA),

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: GIPSA announces the

designation of the Mississippi

Department of Agriculture and

Commerce (Mississippi) to provide

official services under the United States

Grain Standards Act, as amended (Act).

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1998.

ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Janet M.

Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance

Division, STOP 3604, Room 1647–S,

1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.,

Washington, DC 20250–3604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet M. Hart, telephone 202–720–8525.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

action has been reviewed and

determined not to be a rule or regulation

as defined in Executive Order 12866

and Departmental Regulation 1512–1;

therefore, the Executive Order and

Departmental Regulation do not apply

to this action.

In the June 30, 1997, Federal Register

(62 FR 35147), GIPSA asked persons

interested in providing official services

in the geographic area assigned to

Mississippi to submit an application for

designation. Applications were due by

July 30, 1997. Mississippi, the only

applicant for the Mississippi area,

applied for designation to provide

official services in the entire area

currently assigned to them.

Since Mississippi was the only

applicant for the Mississippi area,

GIPSA did not ask for comments on the

applicants.

GIPSA evaluated all available

information regarding the designation

criteria in Section 7(f)(1)(A) of the Act

and, according to Section 7(f)(1)(B),

determined that Mississippi is able to

provide official services in the

geographic area for which they applied.

Effective January 1, 1998, and ending

December 31, 2000, Mississippi is

designated to provide official services in

the geographic area specified in the June

30, 1997, Federal Register.

Interested persons may obtain official

services by contacting Mississippi at

601–947–4095.

Authority: Pub. L. 94–582, 90 Stat. 2867,

as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.).

Dated: November 21, 1997.

Neil E. Porter,

Director, Compliance Division.

[FR Doc. 97–31336 Filed 11–28–97; 8:45 am]

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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: Bureau of Export

Administration (BXA).

Title: Short Supply Regulations—

Unprocessed Western Red Cedar.

Agency Form Number: None.

OMB Approval Number: 0694–0025.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection of

information

Burden: 36 hours.

Average Time Per Response: 25

minutes per response.

Number of Respondents: 35

respondents.

Needs and Uses: The information is

collected as supporting documentation

for the export of western red cedar logs.

The Export Administration Act’s

prohibits the export of such logs from

State or Federal lands. The information

is used for export enforcement purposes

to ensure that the logs are being shipped

legally.

Affected Public: Individuals,

businesses or other for-profit

institutions.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain a benefit.

OMB Desk Officer: Victoria BaecherWassmer (202) 395–5871.

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, D.C. 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to Victoria Baecher-Wassmer,

OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

D.C. 20230.

Dated: November 21, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–31341 Filed 11–28–97; 8:45 am]

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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: Bureau of Export

Administration (BXA).

Title: Request for Special Priorities

Assistance.

Agency Form Number: BXA–999.

OMB Approval Number: 0694–0057.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection of

information.