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that denial is effective for 10 working

days. After that, a new request may be

submitted to the Port Director at the Port

of Arrival and the Designated

Examination Site. If the applicant does

not receive a reply from the Port

Director within 10 working days from

the date of submission, the application

should be considered denied. Those

applicants not selected for participation

by U.S. Customs Headquarters will be

sent a letter of denial. They will,

however, be invited to comment on the

design, conduct, and evaluation of this

prototype.

Also, it is emphasized that if a

company is interested in filing remotely,

it must first be operational with EIP. For

information on EIP, please contact your

ABI Client Representative.

Dismissal From Prototype Two

If a filer attempts to submit data

relating to restricted merchandise or

merchandise subject to quota, antidumping duties, countervailing duties,

or other non-eligible data through the

Electronic Invoice Program, the filer

may be expelled from the program,

prevented from participation in future

RLF prototypes, and may be subject to

liquidated damages and/or penalties

under Section 592, Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (19 U.S.C. 1592).

Test Evaluation Criteria

Once participants are selected,

Customs and the participants will meet

publicly or in an electronic forum to

review comments received concerning

the methodology of the test program or

procedures, complete procedures in

light of those comments, and establish

baseline measures and evaluation

methods and criteria. Evaluations of the

prototype will be conducted and the

final results will be published in the

Federal Register as required by

§ 101.9(b), Customs Regulations.

The following evaluation methods

and criteria have been identified.

1. Baseline measurements will be

established through data queries and

questionnaires.

2. Reports will be run through use of

data query throughout the prototype.

3. Questionnaires will be distributed

during and after the prototype period.

Participants are required to complete

the questionnaires in full and return

them within 30 days of receipt.

Customs may evaluate any or all of

the following items:

• Workload impact (workload shifts,

volume, etc.);

• Policy and procedural

accommodation;

• Trade compliance impact;

• Alternate exam site issues

(workload shift, coordination/

communication, etc.);

• Problem solving;

• System efficiency; and

• The collection of statistics.

The trade will be responsible for

evaluating the following items:

• Service in cargo clearance;

• Problem resolution;

• Cost benefits;

• System efficiency;

• Operational efficiency; and

• Other items identified by the

participant group.

Dated: November 26, 1997.

Audrey Adams,

Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of

Field Operations.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

[EE–111–80]

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Regulation Project

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, 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, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

Currently, the IRS is soliciting

comments concerning an existing final

regulation, EE–111–80 (TD 8019), Public

Inspection of Exempt Organization

Returns (§ 301.6104(b)–1).

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before February 2, 1998

to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5571, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

should be directed to Carol Savage,

(202) 622–3945, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5569, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Public Inspection of Exempt

Organization Returns.

OMB Number: 1545–0742.

Regulation Project Number: EE–111–

80.

Abstract: Internal Revenue Code

section 6104(b) authorizes the IRS to

make available to the public the returns

required to be filed by exempt

organizations. The information

requested in section 301.6104(b)–1(b)(4)

of this regulation is necessary in order

for the IRS not to disclose confidential

business information furnished by

businesses which contribute to exempt

black lung trusts.

Current Actions: There is no change to

this existing regulation.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

22.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1

hour.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 22.

The following paragraph applies to all

of the collections of information covered

by this notice:

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless the collection of information

displays a valid OMB control number.

Books or records relating to a collection

of information must be retained as long

as their contents may become material

in the administration of any internal

revenue law. Generally, tax returns and

tax return information are confidential,

as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: Comments

submitted in response to this notice will

be summarized and/or included in the

request for OMB approval. All

comments will become a matter of

public record. Comments are invited on:

(a) whether the collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

collection of information; (c) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be collected; (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;

and (e) estimates of capital or start-up

costs and costs of operation,

maintenance, and purchase of services

to provide information.
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 232 / Wednesday, December 3, 1997 / Notices 64047

Approved: November 25, 1997.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–31593 Filed 12–2–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Advisory Committee on Minority

Veterans, Notice of Meeting

Cancellation

The Department of Veterans Affairs

notice that a meeting of the Advisory

Committee on Minority Veterans to be

held on December 8, 1997, through

December 10, 1997, in Washington, DC,

is hereby canceled. The notice appeared

in the Federal Register on November 13,

1997, on page 60938.

If you have any questions, please

contact Mr. Anthony Hawkins,

Department of Veterans Affairs, at (202)

273–6708.

Dated: November 25, 1997.

By direction of the Acting Secretary.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–31626 Filed 12–2–97; 8:45 am]

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