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no longer requires random urine

screens, the Respondent shall continue

these monthly screens at his own

expense. The Respondent shall provide

copies of the reports of the results of the

screens upon reasonable request by DEA

personnel.

3. For three years after the effective

date of the final order, regardless of the

applicable Washington state law, the

Respondent may not prescribe or

dispense controlled substances to

himself or to any members of his family.

The only exception to this limitation is

that the Respondent may possess and

consume controlled substances which

are medically necessary for his own use,

and which he has obtained lawfully

from another duly authorized

physician.’’

The Acting Deputy Administrator

agrees with the Administrative Law

Judge that Respondent should be issued

a DEA Certificate of Registration, but

that some restrictions on his registration

are warranted in light of his past

substance abuse, and his use of his

previous DEA registration to

fraudulently obtain controlled

substances.

In his exceptions to Judge Randall’s

recommended ruling, Respondent

contends that the proposed language of

the second condition to be imposed on

Respondent’s registration, if granted, is

ambiguous, since it requires that

Respondent ‘‘continue these monthly

screens’’ and he is not currently

undergoing ‘‘monthly’’ urine screens.

Respondent argues that he is currently

participating in Phase III of the WPHP,

which provides for random toxicology

testing, but does not provide for

monthly testing. Consequently,

Respondent purposes that the restriction

be rewritten to require that he continue

his participation in Phase III of the

WPHP, which includes random urine

screens, for three years after the

effective date of the final order. The

Acting Deputy Administrator agrees

with Respondent since the record does

not indicate that Respondent is

currently required to undergo monthly

urine screens.

Therefore, the Acting Deputy

Administrator concludes that

Respondent should be granted a DEA

Certificate of Registration subject to the

conditions as recommended by Judge

Randall with slight modifications.

Respondent’s registration shall be

subject to the following conditions for

three years from the date of issuance of

the registration:

(1) Respondent shall maintain a log of

all controlled substances that he

prescribes. At a minimum, the log shall

include the name of the patient, the date

that the controlled substance was

prescribed, and the name, dosage and

quantity of the controlled substance

prescribed. Upon request by the Special

Agent in Charge of the Seattle DEA

office, or his designee, Respondent shall

submit or otherwise make available this

prescription log for inspection.

(2) Respondent shall continue his

participation in Phase III of the

Washington Physicians Health Program,

including such random urine screens,

meetings, and other requirements as

mandated by the program. Respondent

shall immediately notify the Special

Agent in Charge of the Seattle DEA

office, or his designee, of any urine

screens found to be positive for the

presence of controlled substances.

(3) Respondent shall not prescribe or

dispense any controlled substances to

himself or to any members of his family,

and shall only administer to himself

those controlled substances legitimately

dispensed or prescribed to him by

another duly authorized practitioner.

Accordingly, the Acting Deputy

Administrator of the Drug Enforcement

Administration, pursuant to the

authority vested in him by 21 U.S.C. 823

and 824, and 28 C.F.R. 0.100(b) and

0.104, hereby orders that the application

for a DEA Certificate of Registration

submitted by Ronald D. Springel, M.D.,

be, and it hereby is granted, subject to

the above described restrictions. This

order is effective January 22, 1998.

Dated: December 15, 1997.

James S. Milford,

Acting Deputy Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–33363 Filed 12–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–09–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as

part of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and respondent burden,

conducts a pre-clearance consultation

program to provide the general public

and Federal agencies with an

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing collections of

information in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This

program helps to ensure that requested

data can be provided in the desired

format, reporting burden (time and

financial resources) is minimized,

collection instruments are clearly

understood, and the impact of collection

requirements on respondents can be

properly assessed. Currently, the Bureau

of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting

comments concerning the proposed

revision of the ‘‘International Price

Program—U.S. Import Price Indexes.’’

A copy of the proposed information

collection request (ICR) can be obtained

by contacting the individual listed

below in the addressee section of this

notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

addressee section below on or before

February 23, 1998.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is

particularly interested in comments

which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

• Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submissions

of responses.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Karin G.

Kurz, BLS Clearance Officer, Division of

Management Systems, Bureau of Labor

Statistics, Room 3255, 2 Massachusetts

Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20212.

Ms. Kurz can be reached on 202–606–

7268 (this is not a toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The U.S. Import Price Indexes,

produced continuously by the Bureau of

Labor Statistics’ International Price

Program (IPP) since 1971, measure price

change over time for all categories of

imported products, as well as many

services. The Office of Management and

Budget has listed the Import Price

Indexes as a major economic indicator

since 1982.

The indexes are widely used in both

the public and private sectors. The

primary public sector use is deflation of

the U.S. Trade statistics and the Gross

Domestic Product; the indexes also are

used in formulating U.S. trade policy
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and in trade negotiations with other

countries. In the private sector, uses of

the Import Price Indexes include market

analysis, inflation forecasting, contract

escalation, and replacement cost

accounting.

The International Price Program

indexes are viewed as a sensitive

indicator of the economic environment.

The Department of Commerce uses the

monthly statistics to produce monthly

and quarterly estimates of inflationadjusted trade flows. Without

continuation of data collection, it would

be extremely difficult to construct

accurate estimates of the U.S. Gross

Domestic Product. In addition, Federal

policy-makers in the Department of the

Treasury, the Council of Economic

Advisors, and the Federal Reserve Board

utilize these statistics on a regular basis

to improve these agencies’ formulation

and evaluation of monetary and fiscal

policy, and evaluation of the general

business environment.

Current Actions

The IPP continues to modernize data

collection and processing to permit

more timely release of its indexes and

to reduce reporter burden. The IPP is

using the telephone rather than personal

visits for new item initiation in limited

situations. We believe that initiation by

telephone reduces reporting burden

with no loss in response. Other

potential initiation techniques to reduce

burden being reviewed include less

frequent sampling of more stable item

areas, use of broader item areas in

certain cases, and retention of items

initiated in previous samples. To reduce

the time required for processing new

items, direct entry of initiation data

from the field will be tested. Also, for

repricing, the use of fax telephone lines

to permit direct collection and entry

into our database is being considered. In

addition, use of the Internet for monthly

repricing is being reviewed, contingent

upon the resolution of questions relating

to the security of the data.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Title: International Price Program/U.S.

Import Product Information.

OMB Number: 1220–0026.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Form Total respondents Frequency Total annual

responses

Average

time

per response

(hours)

Estimated

total burden

(hours)

Form 2894B ................................................... 1725 Annually ........................................................ 1725 1 1725

Form 3008 ..................................................... 1725 Annually ........................................................ 1725 .334 576.15

Form 3007D ................................................... 3235 Monthly, quarterly ......................................... 38540 .56 21582.4

Total ........................................................ 4960 41,990 23884

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

$0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): $0.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for Office of

Management and Budget approval of the

information collection request; they also

will become a matter of public record.

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 18th day

of December, 1997.

W. Stuart Rust, Jr.

Chief, Division of Management Systems,

Bureau of Labor Statistics.

[FR Doc. 97–33445 Filed 12–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–24–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

Washington State Standards; Notice of

Approval

1. Background

Part 1953 of Title 29, Code of Federal

Regulations prescribes procedures

under Section 18 of the Occupational

Safety and Health Act of 1970

(hereinafter called the Act) by which the

Regional Administrator for

Occupational Safety and Health

(hereinafter called Regional

Administrator) under a delegation of

authority from the Assistant Secretary of

Labor for Occupational Safety and

Health (hereinafter called the Assistant

Secretary) (29 CFR 1953.4) will review

and approve standards promulgated

pursuant to a State plan which has been

approved in accordance with Section

18(c) of the Act and 29 CFR part 1902.

On January 26, 1973, notice was

published in the Federal Register (38

FR 2421) of the approval of the

Washington plan and the adoption of

subpart F to part 1952 containing the

decision.

The Washington plan provides for the

adoption of State standards that are at

least as effective as comparable Federal

standards promulgated under Section 6

of the Act. Section 1953.20 provides

that where any alteration in the Federal

program could have an adverse impact

on the at least as effective as status of

the State program, a program change

supplement to a State plan shall be

required.

In response to Federal standard

changes, the State has submitted by

letter dated November 6, 1986, from

Richard A. Davis, Director, to James W.

Lake, Regional Administrator, a State

standard at WAC 296–56 comparable to

the Federal Marine Terminal standard

29 CFR 1917, as published in the

Federal Register (48 FR 30886) on July

5, 1983. The State’s submission was

adopted on December 11, 1984, effective

January 10, 1985, under Washington

Administrative Order 84–24. National

Office review revealed discrepancies

and the submission was returned to the

State for correction. On November 23,

1992, the State resubmitted its Marine

Terminal standard, consolidating all

action taken on the standard to date and

including the changes necessary to

correct the discrepancies previously

identified. The State’s consolidated

standard was adopted on October 30,

1992, effective December 8, 1992, under

Washington Administrative Order 92–

06. Significant differences are: The

scope of the standard is expanded to

include all waterfront operations; the

definition of confined spaces is broader;

the railroad facilities standard, WAC

296–56–60019, only applies to standard

gauge railroad operations since there are

no other gauge railroads in the State and

the State referenced its multipiece and

single piece rim standards which are as

effective as OSHA’s. The State also

included the following standards and

additions not contained in the federal

standard: requirements for an accident

prevention program; additional slinging

requirements; additional line handling

requirements; additional railroad

operation requirements; additional log