63696 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 231 / Tuesday, December 2, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration

United States Standards for Whole Dry

Peas, Split Peas, and Lentils

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

The Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is

revising the voluntary United States

Standards for Whole Dry Peas, Split

Peas, and Lentils by eliminating the

classes Persian and Mixed lentils and

establishing a new class, Miscellaneous

peas, and a new grading factor for

lentils, Inconspicuous Admixture.

GIPSA is changing these standards to

facilitate the marketing of peas and

lentils.

Section 203(c) of the Agricultural

Marketing Act of 1946, as amended,

directs and authorizes the Secretary of

Agriculture ‘‘to develop and improve

standards of quality, condition,

quantity, grade, and packaging and

recommend and demonstrate such

standards in order to encourage

uniformity and consistency in

commercial practices. . . .’’ The Grain

Inspection, Packers and Stockyards

Administration (GIPSA) is committed to

carrying out this authority in a manner

that facilitates the marketing of

agricultural commodities and makes

copies of official standards available

upon request.

The Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)

published a notice in the Federal

Register on August 15, 1997 (62 FR

43695), that it was proposing to

eliminate the classes Persian and Mixed

lentils, and to establish a new class,

Miscellaneous peas, and a new grading

factor for lentils, Inconspicuous

Admixture.

GIPSA received no comments in

response to that notice.

Since these changes to the standards

were recommended and reviewed by the

affected trade and are consistent with

current practices in the trade, they will

become effective on August 1, 1998, the

beginning of the next marketing season.

The United States Standards for

Whole Dry Peas, Split Peas, and Lentils

do not appear in the Code of Federal

Regulations but are maintained by the

U.S. Department of Agriculture. The

revised United States Standards for

Whole Dry Peas, Split Peas, and Lentils

are available either by accessing

GIPSA’s Home Page on the Internet at:

www.usda.gov/gipsa/strulreg/standard/

beans or by contacting the Audiovisual,

Regulatory and Training Staff, GIPSA,

USDA, STOP 3649, 1400 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–

3649; telephone (202) 720–1734; FAX

(202) 720–4628.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.

Dated: November 25, 1997.

James R. Baker,

Administrator.

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Rhode Island Advisory

Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

the provisions of the rules and

regulations of the U.S. Commission on

Civil Rights, that a meeting of the Rhode

Island Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene at 9:00 a.m.

and adjourn at 12:30 p.m. on

Wednesday, December 17, 1997, at the

Providence Marriott Hotel, One Orms

Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02096.

The purpose of the meeting is for the

Committee to plan for a future briefing

on the project concept, ‘‘An

Examination of the Impact of the

Personal Responsibility and Work

Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996

on Legal Immigrants in Rhode Island.’’

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact

Committee Chairperson Robert Lee,

401–863–1693, or Ki-Taek Chun,

Director of the Eastern Regional Office,

202–376–7533 (TDD 202–376–8116).

Hearing-impaired persons who will

attend the meeting and require the

services of a sign language interpreter

should contact the Regional Office at

least ten (10) working days before the

scheduled date of the meeting.

The meeting will be conducted

pursuant to the provisions of the rules

and regulations of the Commission.

Dated at Washington, DC, November 19,

1997.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

[FR Doc. 97–31477 Filed 12–1–97; 8:45 am]

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Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Virginia Advisory Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

the provisions of the rules and

regulations of the U.S. Commission on

Civil Rights, that a meeting of the

Virginia Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene at 12:00 p.m.

and adjourn at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday,

December 17, 1997, at the Library of

Virginia, 800 East Broad Street,

Richmond, Virginia 23221. The purpose

of the meeting is (1) to welcome new

members and returning members; (2)

present an administrative orientation

and report on the status of the

Commission and its State Advisory

Committees; and (3) discuss a draft

report of its project, ‘‘The Treatment of

Blacks on the Peninsula.’’

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact

Committee Chairperson Roger A.

Galvin, 703–838–0083, or Ki-Taek

Chun, Director of the Eastern Regional

Office, 202–376–7533 (TDD 202–376–

8116). Hearing-impaired persons who

will attend the meeting and require the

services of a sign language interpreter

should contact the Regional Office at

least ten (10) working days before the

scheduled date of the meeting.

The meeting will be conducted

pursuant to the provisions of the rules

and regulations of the Commission.

Dated at Washington, DC, November 19,

1997.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

[FR Doc. 97–31476 Filed 12–1–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Export Trade Certificate of Reveiw

ACTION: Notice of Application to Amend

Certificate.

SUMMARY: The Office of Export Trading

Company Affairs (‘‘OETCA’’),

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce, has received

an application to amend an Export

Trade Certificate of Review. This notice

summarizes the proposed amendment

and requests comments relevant to

whether the amended Certificate should

be issued.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Morton Schnabel, Acting Director,

Office of Export Trading Company

Affairs, International Trade

Administration, (202) 482–5131. This is

not a toll-free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of

the Export Trading Company Act of

1982 (15 U.S.C. 4001–21) authorizes the

Secretary of Commerce to issue Export