Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 237 / Wednesday, December 10, 1997 / Notices 65061

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the South Dakota 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 South

Dakota Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene at 1:00 p.m.

and adjourn at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday,

January 8, 1997, at the Holiday Inn City

Center, 100 West 8th Street, Sioux Falls,

South Dakota 57104. The purpose of the

meeting is to provide orientation for

new SAC members and planning for a

fair housing workshop.

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact John

Dulles, Director of the Rocky Mountain

Regional Office, 303–866–1400 (TDD

303–866–1049). 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, December 4,

1997.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

[FR Doc. 97–32253 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Cancellation 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 which was to have

convened at 12:00 p.m. and adjourned

at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December

17, 1997, the Library of Virginia, 800

East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia,

has been canceled. The original notice

for the meeting was announced in the

Federal Register on December 2, 1997,

FR Doc. 97–31476, 62 FR 63696, No.

231.

Persons desiring additional

information should contact Ki-Taek

Chun, Director of the Eastern Regional

Office, 202–376–7533 (TDD 202–376–

8116).

Dated at Washington, DC, December 4,

1997.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

[FR Doc. 97–32252 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

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 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Agency: Bureau of Economic

Analysis.

Title: Initial Report on a Foreign

Person’s Direct or Indirect Acquisition,

Establishment, or Purchase of the

Operating Assets, of a U.S. Business

Enterprise, Including Real Estate (BE–

13); and Report by a U.S. Person Who

Assists or Intervenes in the Acquisition

of a U.S. Business Enterprise by, or Who

Enters into a Joint Venture with, a

Foreign Person (BE–14)

Form Number(s): BE–13, BE–14.

Agency Approval Number: 0608–

0035.

Type Of Request: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Burden: 1,800.

Number of Respondents: 1,200.

Avg Hours Per Response: 11⁄2 hours.

Needs And Uses: The survey obtains

comprehensive initial data on new

foreign direct investments in the United

States. The data are needed to measure

the economic significance of new

foreign direct investment in the United

States, measure changes in such

investment, and assess its impact on the

U.S. economy.

The data from this survey

complement data from BEA’s other

ongoing surveys of foreign direct

investment in the United States, which

cover overall operations of U.S. affiliates

and the transactions and positions

between the U.S. affiliates and their

foreign parents. However, compared to

these other surveys, the data from the

BE–13 survey provide a fuller

understanding of the acquisition and

establishment of new U.S. affiliates. The

data are used by the Office of the U.S.

Trade Representative, the International

Trade Administration of the Commerce

Department, and the Departments of

Treasury and State, to carry out U.S.

international investment policies. The

data are needed by the Council of

Economic Advisors, the Federal Reserve

Board, and other U.S. Government

agencies in the formulation of U.S.

international economic policy.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit institutions.

Frequency: One-time report when a

transaction occurs.

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. 97–32282 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

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 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Agency: Bureau of Economic

Analysis.

Title: Transactions of U.S. Affiliate,

Except A U.S.Banking Affiliate, with

Foreign Parent (BE–605); and

Transactions of U.S. Banking Affiliate

with Foreign Parent (BE–605 Bank).

Form Number(s): BE–605, BE–605

Bank.

Agency Approval Number: 0608–

0009.

Type of Request: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Burden: 19,750 hours.

Number of Respondents: 3,950

respondents, 4 responses each per year.

Avg Hours Per Response: 11⁄4 hours.

Needs and Uses: The survey collects

quarterly sample data on transactions

and positions between foreign-owned

U.S. business enterprises and their

foreign parents. Universe estimates are

developed from the reported sample

data. The data are needed to compile the