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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 12, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase

From People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled, Crystal Gateway 3, Suite 310,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, Virginia 22202–4302.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beverly Milkman (703) 603–7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June

27 and October 24, 1997, the Committee

for Purchase From People Who Are

Blind or Severely Disabled published

notices (62 FR 34686 and 55390) of

proposed additions to the Procurement

List.

After consideration of the material

presented to it concerning capability of

qualified nonprofit agencies to provide

the commodities and services and

impact of the additions on the current

or most recent contractors, the

Committee has determined that the

commodities and services listed below

are suitable for procurement by the

Federal Government under 41 U.S.C.

46–48c and 41 CFR 51–2.4.

I certify that the following action will

not have a significant impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

The major factors considered for this

certification were:

1. The action will not result in any

additional reporting, recordkeeping or

other compliance requirements for small

entities other than the small

organizations that will furnish the

commodities and services to the

Government.

2. The action will not have a severe

economic impact on current contractors

for the commodities and services.

3. The action will result in

authorizing small entities to furnish the

commodities and services to the

Government.

4. There are no known regulatory

alternatives which would accomplish

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in

connection with the commodities and

services proposed for addition to the

Procurement List.

Accordingly, the following

commodities and services are hereby

added to the Procurement List:

Commodities

Pad, Floor Polishing

7910–01–363–6975

Box, Shipping

8115–00–050–5237

8115–01–015–1314

8115–01–015–1313

Services

Janitorial/Custodial

Federal Building, 1301 Clay Street,

Oakland, California

Janitorial/Custodial

Libby USARC, New Haven, Connecticut

Janitorial/Custodial

Paul J. Sutcovoy USARC, Waterbury,

Connecticut

Mailroom Operation

Department of the Interior, 1849 C

Street, NW, Washington, DC

This action does not affect current

contracts awarded prior to the effective

date of this addition or options that may

be exercised under those contracts.

Beverly L. Milkman,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 97–32560 Filed 12–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Docket No. 970827207–7207–01]

Financial Assistance for Internship

Program for Postsecondary Students

AGENCY: Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(DoC) is establishing a postsecondary

internship program to aid and promote

experiential training activities which

foster future employment in DoC or the

Federal Government in general. U.S.

citizens enrolled as students in two-and

four-year accredited educational

institutions will participate in on-site

work experiences in DoC bureaus and

offices in order to integrate academic

theory and workplace requirements;

gain relevant skills and knowledge;

explore Federal career options; develop

professional networks; and develop a

greater awareness of the role of Federal

agencies. The program will be

administered through a partnership

between the DoC and non-profit and/or

educational institution(s) and funded by

cooperative agreement(s). This notice

solicits proposals from eligible

institutions that desire to collaborate

with the DoC on this initiative.

Student opportunities will be

primarily in the Washington, D.C.

metropolitan area, but will include field

locations outside the area. Summer

internship sessions will be for a tenweek period. Academic semester or

quarter internship sessions will be

structured to coincide with the

academic calendar of the students’

institutions. Institutions that are

selected as training partners will

develop and administer a

comprehensive internship program. The

DoC will serve as hosts for the student

interns and provide program support

through the financial assistance award;

however, students may be assigned to

work in Federal agencies other than

DoC. When interns are assigned to other

Federal agencies, those agencies will

reimburse DoC for costs associated with

the interns. There will be no employeremployee relationship between the DoC

and its hosted interns. Interns will

receive stipends. Round-trip air or

ground transportation between the

metropolitan D.C. area (or field job

location) and the students’ residence or

school site will also be provided to

interns as needed. The number of

available internships will vary

depending upon the financial position

of the potential host offices and bureaus,

but for the purposes of this notice, the

following will be used for projections:

twenty-five student interns for the

summer session, and five students for

each academic year session.

Selected institution(s) will perform

the following functions: Outreach and

recruitment; application processing and

referral; selection notification and

follow up; logistics, including

temporary housing and

accommodations; orientation and

communication; enrichment activities

program; intern personnel and pay

administration; intern monitoring;

intern evaluation; program evaluation;

and evaluation reporting.

DATES: Applications must be received

no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern

Standard Time, February 10, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Applicants must submit one

signed original plus two (2) copies of

the application, including all

information required by the application

kit. Applications must be mailed to:

U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of

Executive Assistance Management,

Attn.: Carol A. Hayashida, Room H6020,

14th & Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Carol Hayashida, (202) 482–3288.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

5 U.S.C. 7201 requires that each

Executive agency conduct a continuing

program for the recruitment of members

of minorities to address

underrepresentation of minorities in

various categories of Federal

employment. The DoC uses this

authority as a recruitment mechanism in

order to increase the applicant pool of
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candidates for its jobs. However,

applications will be accepted from any

eligible institution, and applications for

internships shall be accepted from all

students meeting program eligibility

criteria and will not be limited only to

minority students. Application, referral

and selection processes shall be

conducted without any consideration of

race, ethnicity, gender, or other personal

factors. Executive Order 12876 provides

for Executive departments to enter into,

among other things, cooperative

agreements with Historically Black

Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to

further the goals of the Executive Order,

principally that of strengthening the

capacity of HBCUs to provide quality

education, and to increase opportunities

to participate in and benefit from

Federal programs. Executive Order

12900 calls for Executive departments to

develop plans to increase opportunities

for Hispanic Americans to participate in

and benefit from Federal education

programs.

Program Description

A number of potent forces have come

together recently to significantly curtail

Federal hiring of college students.

Downsizing initiatives have influenced

the budgets of virtually all agencies and

the possibility of reductions in force

loom for many. Additionally, and

related to downsizing, changes in the

manner in which students are included

in organizations’ employee ceiling

counts have drastically reduced the

number of work-study opportunities

they offer. One approach to ensuring

that the Government can maintain some

level of visibility and attractiveness to

the ‘‘best and brightest’’ college students

is to develop partnerships between

Federal departments and nonprofit or

educational institutions; the DoC has

experimented successfully with these

types of collaborations over the last

several years. The DoC is now prepared

to launch a three-year program that will

serve to improve opportunities for

college students to prepare for their

transition to the workplace and foster

human resource diversity in DoC.

Depending upon the responsiveness of

the institutions which submit

applications, more than one institution

may be selected to participate in this

program.

There will be two components to the

program: A ten-week summer session

and an academic year program that

consists of two sessions. The length of

each academic year session will be

structured to coincide with the

academic calendar of the students’

institutions, e.g., semester or quarter

hour system; applicants who wish to

administer an academic year program

must indicate the proposed duration of

the academic year sessions. The first

session under this program will begin

summer 1998. The first academic

session will begin in fall 1998, followed

by a session in the spring of 1999. This

cycle is expected to be repeated until

three years after the initial grant is

awarded. It is anticipated that intern

opportunities will be greater during the

summer sessions than the academic year

sessions.

In addition to including the

mandatory activities described below,

an organization should propose an

intern program design that represents a

comprehensive approach to a workstudy experience and its own

philosophy about workforce

preparedness. For the purposes of the

proposal, plans and budgets should be

presented separately for the summer

and academic year sessions. An

organization may wish to collaborate

with DoC on a summer program only,

on an academic year program only, or

on both a summer program and an

academic year program; it is not

required that both components be

included in an application in order to be

selected as a recipient.

The recipient(s) selected to administer

the intern program must conduct the

following activities:

Outreach and recruitment. Design,

prepare, duplicate and distribute

application materials to students.

Collect information about potential

internship openings from host offices to

assist in identifying student applicants

who are the best matches for the offices’

needs. Prepare publicity to inform

academic institutions and students

about upcoming program opportunities

and to solicit applications from a broad

range of students who meet defined

program criteria such as GPA and

academic standing. Process

applications, including evaluating

candidates’ eligibility and

qualifications, and referring candidates

to host Federal officials for

consideration and selection. Outreach

and publicity must be conducted so that

women and minorities that are

underrepresented in the DoC are

included in the target groups.

Participation in the program must be

open to all eligible students without

regard to race, ethnicity, or gender. In

cases of jobs requiring technical skills or

for other related reasons, Federal

mangers, liaisons, or other program

officials may elect to participate in the

evaluation of applicant packages.

Selection notification and follow up.

Receive selection decisions from host

offices, convey internship offers to

selectees, explain logistical and

administrative processes to selectees.

Distribute written information to

students that will help them adequately

prepare for their professional and

personal needs during their internship;

material must be sent to students before

their departure for their internship sites.

Communicate with DoC program

representatives or liaisons on the status

of offers of selection, acceptances and

declinations.

Logistical arrangements. Locate

suitable housing for students, make all

prior arrangements to allow students to

move into housing upon their arrival at

the internship site. Make round trip

airline reservations for students between

home/school city and host office

location; arrange for students to receive

their tickets. Arrange for ground

transportation to pick up arriving

students at airport and take to housing

site. At the end of the internship period,

arrange for transportation between the

housing site and the airport. Explain

housing, air transportation, ground

transportation, and other logistical

arrangements to students so that there is

a clear expectation of what costs, if any,

are involved and what the

responsibilities of both the student and

the recipient institution/organization

are. Housing must be convenient to

public transportation and affordable.

The DoC must be consulted in the

process to select student housing

facilities, but the final decision and

negotiations with the housing provider

will be left wholly to the recipient

institution.

Orientation and communication.

Design and provide orientation program

to familiarize students with local area in

which they will live and work, services,

safety and security, public

transportation systems, and educational

and administrative program

requirements.

Enrichment activities. Design and

implement a comprehensive enrichment

program; ideally the program should

require a minimum of time away from

the work site during duty hours. The

activities should focus on students’

personal and professional growth, and

provide insights into ways to reach their

academic and personal goals. They may

also be designed to teach students how

the different branches of the Federal

Government operate, to improve interns’

communication skills, or to foster an

understanding of cultural or ethnic

issues.

Personnel administration. Maintain

interns’ personnel records; pay stipends;

deduct applicable payroll taxes; provide

worker compensation insurance,

unemployment insurance, and short-
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term accident insurance; provide state,

Federal and local tax information and

report of earnings forms to students.

Intern monitoring. Communicate on a

regular basis, both by telephone and in

person , with the students, their

supervisors, and DoC and bureau

coordinators to assure that the

experience is progressing as intended

and that problems or questions are

resolved.

Intern performance evaluation.

Selected recipients must develop and

design an effective evaluation program

that will assess the interns’ performance

and progress. Ideally all aspects of

intern performance and the overall work

experience from the perspective of both

the intern and his or her supervisor will

be included in the assessment. Student

performance should be evaluated at the

mid-point and at the end of each

session. Evaluations will be submitted

to the DoC Federal Program manager

within one month of the assessment

date.

Program Performance. In accordance

with OMB Circular A–110, selected

recipients must manage and monitor

functions and activities supported by

the financial award and should have a

plan to do so. Performance reports are

required at mid-term and at the end of

each session. The reports should focus

on program accomplishments against

the goals and objectives of the program,

and include other pertinent information.

Of interest would be overall

demographic information about program

participants such as name of

educational institutions and or regional

area represented, academic majors

represented, academic standing, average

GPA . Additionally, lessons learned

about the design and implementation of

the program and identification of areas

requiring improvement are particularly

useful.

Funding Availability

Applicants must submit project plans

and budgets for three years. Project(s)

will be funded for no more than one

year at a time. Funding for each

subsequent year will be at the sole

discretion of the DoC and will depend

on satisfactory performance by the

recipient and the availability of funds to

support the continuation of the

project(s). Funds available under this

program are expected to be awarded in

November of each year. Funds for the

first year are expected to be awarded in

February 1998. Projections based upon

previous experience indicate

availability of between $150,000-

$730,000 to support from 25 up to about

100 interns. However the exact level of

funding available is not yet known.

Proposals should be based upon the cost

of administering a summer program for

25 student interns and also include a

per capita cost for additional students;

proposals for a semester or quarter

session should be projected on the basis

of 5 students.

Matching Requirements

Applications must reflect the total

budget necessary to accomplish the

project, including contributions and/or

donations. Cost-sharing is not required

for the internship program; however,

cost-sharing is encouraged. The

appropriateness of all cost-sharing will

be determined on the basis of guidance

provided in applicable Federal cost

principles. If an applicant chooses to

cost-share, and if that application is

selected for funding, the applicant will

be bound by the percentage of the costshare reflected in the cooperative

agreement award. The non-Federal

share may include the value of in-kind

contributions by the applicant or third

parties or funds received from private

sources or from state or local

governments. Federal funds may not be

used to meet the non-Federal share of

matching funds, except as provided by

Federal statute. Third party in-kind

contributions may be in the form of, but

are not limited to, personal services

rendered in carrying out functions

related to the project and use of real or

personal property owned by others (for

which consideration is not required) in

carrying out the projects. The total cost

of a project begins on the effective

award date of an authorized cooperative

agreement between the applicant and

the DoC Grants Officer and ends on the

date specified in the award.

Accordingly, time expended and costs

incurred in either the development of a

project or the financial assistance

application, or in any subsequent

discussions or negotiations prior to the

award, are neither reimbursable nor

recognizable as part of the recipient’s

cost share.

Type of Funding Instrument

Financial assistance awards in the

form of cooperative agreements will be

used to fund this program. The DoC and

its participating bureaus will have

substantive involvement in the

following program activities: provide

liaisons to institutions who will assist in

coordinating program activities; provide

description of available intern

assignments and required academic

backgrounds and job skills; participate

in review and rating panels; and

interview and make final selections

from lists of eligible students that are

provided by the institutions.

Eligibility Criteria

Accredited universities and colleges

(2-year and 4-year) and non-profit

organizations are eligible to apply.

Eligible institutions may form joint

ventures to submit a joint application to

share costs and administration roles and

responsibilities. In such cases, one of

the institutions must be designated as

the lead organization for purposes of

receipt and overall accountability for

any financial assistance award received

under this program.

Award Period

The award period for the internship

project will be three years. Funding will

be provided annually at the discretion

of the DoC and will depend upon

satisfactory performance by the

recipient and availability of funds for

the DoC to continue funding the project.

Normally each project budget period

may be no more than 12 months in

duration. DoC policy limits the total

duration of a project to three years.

Project proposals accepted for funding

for a project period over 1 year that

include multiple project components

and severable tasks to be funded during

each budget period will not compete for

funding in subsequent budget periods

within the approved project period.

Publication of this notice does not

obligate DoC to award any specific

cooperative agreement or to obligate all

or any parts of the available funds.

Indirect Costs

The total dollar amount of the indirect

costs proposed in an application under

this program must not exceed the

indirect cost rate negotiated and

approved by a cognizant Federal agency

prior to the proposed effective date of

the award or 100 percent of the total

proposed direct costs dollar amount in

the application, whichever is less.

Application Forms and Kit

An application kit containing all

required application forms and

certifications is available by calling Lisa

Duckett at (202) 482–4115.

Evaluation Criteria

Quality of Program Plan (30%).

Includes but is not limited to strategy

for outreach and publicity, procedures

for collecting and evaluating

applications, comprehensiveness of

program design, and practicality of

approach.

Proposed Costs (30%). The proposed

budget must be comprehensive and

should include all costs for program

personnel, fringe benefits, travel,

equipment, supplies, and other

associated items. The stipend level
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proposed for students should be stated

in the budget.

Key Personnel Qualifications (20%).

Includes an assessment of the number,

qualifications and proposed roles of

staff who will administer the internship

program. Resumes of proposed

personnel will facilitate the evaluation

of the competency and experience of the

proposed staff.

Capabilities of the Applicant

Organization (20%). Considers, among

other things, previous experience and

success administering similar programs,

and staff and resources to assure

adequate development, supervision and

execution of the proposed program.

Additionally, an organization’s

commitment to educate/advance the

education of women, minorities, and

people with disabilities will be a

consideration in evaluating this factor.

Selection Procedures

Each application will receive an

independent, objective review by a

panel qualified to evaluate the

applications submitted. The

Independent Review Panel, consisting

of at least three individuals, will review

all applications based on the criteria

stated above. The Independent Review

Panel will evaluate and rank the

proposals. The final decision on awards

will be based upon the numerical

review panel ranking, availability of

funding, and the Selecting Official’s

(DoC Federal Program Officer)

determination of which proposals best

meet the objectives of the program. The

amount of funds awarded to each

recipient will be determined in

preaward negotiations between the

applicant, the Grants Officer, and the

DoC Program Officer.

Federal Policies and Procedures

Recipients and subrecipients are

subject to all Federal laws and Federal

and DoC policies, regulations, and

procedures applicable to Federal

financial assistance awards.

Past Performance

Unsatisfactory performance under

prior Federal awards may result in an

application not being considered for

funding.

Preaward Activities

If applicants incur any costs prior to

an award being made, they do so solely

at their own risk of not being

reimbursed by the Government.

Notwithstanding any verbal or written

assurance that may have been received,

there is no obligation on the part of DoC

to cover preaward costs.

No Obligation for Future Funding

If an application is selected for

funding, DoC has no obligation to

provide any additional future funding in

connection with that award. Renewal of

an award to increase funding or extend

the period of performance is at the total

discretion of DoC.

Delinquent Federal Debts

No award of Federal funds shall be

made to an applicant who has an

outstanding delinquent Federal debt

until either:

The delinquent account is paid in

full, negotiated repayment schedule is

established and at least one payment is

received, or Other arrangements

satisfactory to DoC are made.

Name Check Review

All nonprofit applicants are subject to

a name check review process. Name

checks are intended to reveal if any key

individuals associated with the

applicant have been convicted of or are

presently facing criminal charges such

as fraud, theft, perjury, or other matters

which significantly reflect on the

applicant’s management honesty or

financial integrity.

Primary Applicant Certifications

All primary applicants must submit a

completed Form CD–511,

‘‘Certifications Regarding Debarment,

Suspension and Other Responsibility

Matters; Drug-Free Workplace

Requirements and Lobbying,’’ and the

following explanations are hereby

provided:

Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension

Prospective participants (as defined at

15 CFR Part 26, Section 105) are subject

to 15 CFR Part 26, ‘‘Nonprocurement

Debarment and Suspension’’ and the

related section of the certification form

prescribed above applies;

Drug-Free Workplace

Recipients (as defined at 15 CFR Part

26, Section 605) are subject to 15 CFR

Part 26, Subpart F, ‘‘Governmentwide

Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace

(Grants)’’ and the related section of the

certification form prescribed above

applies;

Anti-Lobbying

Persons (as defined at 15 CFR Part 28,

Section 105) are subject to the lobbying

provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1352,

‘‘Limitation on use of appropriated

funds to influence certain Federal

contracting and financial transactions,’’

and the lobbying section of the

certification form prescribed above

applies to applications/bids for grants,

cooperative agreements, and contracts

for more than $100,000, and loans and

loan guarantees for more than $150,000,

or the single family maximum mortgage

limit for affected programs, whichever is

greater; and

Anti-Lobbying Disclosures

Any applicant that has paid or will

pay for lobbying using any funds must

submit an SF–LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of

Lobbying Activities,’’ as required under

15 CFR Part 28, Appendix B.

Lower Tier Certifications

Recipients shall require applicants/

bidders for subgrants, contracts,

subcontracts, or other lower tier covered

transactions at any tier under the award

to submit, if applicable, a completed

Form CD–512, ‘‘Certifications Regarding

Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility

and Voluntary Exclusion-Lower Tier

Covered Transactions and Lobbying’’

and disclosure form, SF–LLL,

‘‘Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.’’

Form CD–512 is intended for the use of

recipients and should not be transmitted

to DoC. SF–LLL submitted by any tier

recipient or subrecipient should be

submitted to DoC in accordance with

the instructions contained in the award

document.

False Statements

A false statement on an application is

grounds for denial or termination of

funds and grounds for possible

punishment by a fine or imprisonment

as provided in 18 U.S.C. 1001.

Intergovernmental Review

Applications under this program are

not subject to Executive Order 12372,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs.’’

Purchase of American-Made Equipment

and Products

Applicants are hereby notified that

they are encouraged, to the extent

feasible, to purchase American-made

equipment and products with funding

provided under this program in

accordance with Congressional intent.

Fly America Act

The Fly America Act requires that

Federal travelers and others performing

U.S. Government-financed foreign air

travel must use U.S. flag air carriers, to

the extent that service by such carriers

is available. Foreign air carriers may be

used only when a U.S. flag air carrier is

unavailable, or use of U.S. flag air

carrier service will not accomplish the

agency’s mission.
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Classification

This document involves collections of

information subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act, which have been

approved by OMB under OMB control

numbers 0348–0043, 0348–0044, 0348–

0040, and 0348–0046. Notwithstanding

any other provision of law, no person is

required to respond to nor shall a

person be subject to a penalty for failure

to comply with a collection of

information subject to the requirements

of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless

that collection of information displays a

current valid OMB control number. This

document has been determined to be

‘‘not significant’’ for purposes of

Executive Order 12866.

Sonya G. Stewart,

Director for Executive Budgeting and

Assistance Management.

[FR Doc. 97–32540 Filed 12–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–FA–U

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

1998 American Community Survey—

Group Quarters Screening Operation

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, 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)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before February 10,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to John Paletta, Bureau of

the Census, Room 3715–3, Washington,

DC 20230, (301) 457–4269.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The 1998 American Community

Survey (ACS) is currently underway.

ACS data are being collected under

OMB approval number 0607–0810. Data

from the ACS will determine the

feasibility of a continuous measurement

system that provides socioeconomic

data on a continual basis throughout the

decade. The Census Bureau must

provide a sample of persons residing in

Group Quarters (GQs) the opportunity to

be interviewed for the ACS. GQs

include places such as student dorms,

correctional facilities, hospitals, nursing

homes, shelters, and military quarters.

Obtaining information from the GQ will

ensure that we include the necessary

people residing at the GQ in the 1998

ACS.

A GQ screening operation was

conducted in conjunction with 1997

ACS activities. This request revises the

existing GQ clearance for use in the

1998 ACS. Major changes include the

following. In 1997 we screened a sample

of the GQs in only one ACS test site. In

1998 we will screen a sample of the GQs

in eight of the ACS test sites. In 1997 we

tested three versions of the

questionnaire, Form ACS–2 (GQ), 1997

ACS GQ Facility Questionnaire, and

allocated them among the sample GQs

according to whether the GQ was to be

enumerated by personal visit only, a

combination of personal visit and mail,

or by mail only. In 1998 we will use

only one version of the questionnaire,

Form ACS–2 (GQ), 1998 ACS GQ

Screening.

We will telephone a sample of GQs in

the 1998 ACS test sites. We will

verify/update information such as GQ

name, address, phone number, and type.

We will screen to determine if the

residents stay for less than 30 days and

have another place to live. If so, the GQ

will be classified as out-of-scope for

ACS interviewing. If the GQ is in-scope,

we will screen to determine if we can

complete ACS interviews of the GQ

residents by mail, thus saving the

expense of personal visits. We will

obtain a list of rooms and/or residents

from which we can select a sample. All

ACS interviewing will be conducted

under OMB clearance number 0607–

0810.

II. Method of Collection

Telephone interviews will be

conducted from Census Bureau’s

processing center in Jeffersonville,

Indiana.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0607–0836.

Form Number: ACS–2 (GQ).

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Individuals,

Businesses or other for-profit

organizations, non-profit institutions

and small businesses or organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

500 GQs in the 1998 ACS test sites.

Estimated Time Per Response: 10

minutes (.167 hours).

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 84 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The

group quarters screening is part of the

1998 American Community Survey, the

cost of which is estimated to be 16.6

million dollars. There is no cost to

respondents, other than that of their

time.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

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

Section 182.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed 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

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (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 respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: December 8, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–32532 Filed 12-11-97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

Survey of Income and Program

Participation Wave 8 of the 1996 Panel

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, 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,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).