65062 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 237 / Wednesday, December 10, 1997 / Notices

U.S. international transactions and

national income and product accounts,

and the international investment

position of the United States. The data

are also needed to measure the

economic significance of foreign direct

investment in the United States,

measure changes in such investment,

and assess its importance.

In addition, the data are needed by

the Council of Economic Advisors, the

Federal Reserve Board, and the Treasury

Department in the conduct of U.S.

international monetary policy. Such

policy must be based upon an informed

analysis of current information on cross

border transactions, including

transactions between U.S. affiliates and

their foreign parents. The data are

particularly valuable to these agencies

because they are collected, analyzed,

and published within 90 days after the

end of each calendar quarter, allowing

data users to see the consequences of

changes in economic conditions almost

immediately.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit institutions.

Frequency: Quarterly.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

Legal Authority: Title 22 U.S.C.,

Sections 3101–3108, as amended.

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 Street 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: December 4, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–32283 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–06–P

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 the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 USC Chapter 35).

Agency: Patent and Trademark Office

(PTO).

Title: Provisional Applications.

Form Number(s): PTO/SB/16.

Agency Approval Number: 0651–

0037.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Burden: 200,000 hours.

Number of Respondents: 25,000.

Avg. Hours Per Response: The PTO

estimates that it takes 8 hours for the

public to gather, prepare, complete, and

submit the provisional application to

the PTO.

Needs and Uses: Certain provisions in

the Paris Convention and the Uruguay

Round Agreements give a 12-month

filing date advantage to international

applications. To prevent this from

happening, Congress passed a law

calling for a ‘‘provisional application’’

that establishes a filing date comparable

to international ones. PTO collects

information to review and process

provisional applications submitted to

them.

Affected Public: Individuals,

businesses or other for-profit

organizations, non-profit institutions,

farms, Federal agencies or employees,

and state, local, or tribal agencies or

employees.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain a benefit.

OMB Desk Officer: Maya A. Bernstein

(202) 395–3785

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, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication to Maya

A. Bernstein, OMB Desk Officer, Room

10236, New Executive Office Building,

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

20503.

Dated: December 3, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–32284 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 935]

Grant of Authority for Subzone Status:

Abbott Manufacturing, Inc. (Infant

Formula, Adult Nutritional Products),

Columbus, Ohio

Pursuant to its authority under the

Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18,

1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u),

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) adopts the following Order:

Whereas, by an Act of Congress

approved June 18, 1934, an Act ‘‘To

provide for the establishment * * * of

foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of

the United States, to expedite and

encourage foreign commerce, and for

other purposes,’’ as amended (19 U.S.C.

81a–81u) (the Act), the Foreign-Trade

Zones Board (the Board) is authorized to

grant to qualified corporations the

privilege of establishing foreign-trade

zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs

ports of entry;

Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15

CFR Part 400) provide for the

establishment of special-purpose

subzones when existing zone facilities

cannot serve the specific use involved;

Whereas, an application from the

Rickenbacker Port Authority, grantee of

Foreign-Trade Zone 138, for authority to

establish special-purpose subzone status

for export activity at the infant formula

and adult nutritional products

manufacturing plant of Abbott

Manufacturing, Inc., in Columbus, Ohio,

was filed by the Board on April 9, 1996,

and notice inviting public comment was

given in the Federal Register (FTZ

Docket 28–96, 61 FR 17875, 4–23–96);

and,

Whereas, the Board adopts the

findings and recommendations of the

examiner’s report, and finds that the

requirements of the FTZ Act and

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and

that approval of the application for

export manufacturing is in the public

interest;

Now, therefore, the Board hereby

grants authority for subzone status at the

Abbott Manufacturing, Inc., plant in

Columbus, Ohio (Subzone 138C), at the

location described in the application,

subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s

regulations, including § 400.28, and

subject to the further requirement that

all foreign origin, tariff rate quota dairy

products and sugar admitted to the

subzone shall be reexported.