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27 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).

public in accordance with the

provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 552, will be

available for inspection and copying at

the Commission’s Public Reference

Section, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of such

filing will also be available for

inspection and copying at the principal

office of the Exchange. All submissions

should refer to File No. SR–Phlx–96–14

and should be submitted by January 21,

1998.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.27

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–33992 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Thresholds for Implementation of

Trade Agreements Act

AGENCY: Office of the United States

Trade Representative.

ACTION: Adjustment of thresholds for

implementation of Trade Agreements

Act.

SUMMARY: Executive Order 12260

requires the U.S. Trade Representative

to set the U.S. dollar thresholds for

application of Title III of Trade

Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2511

et seq), which implements U.S.

obligations under the World Trade

Organization (WTO) Agreement on

Government Procurement and Chapter

10 of the North American Free Trade

Agreement (NAFTA). These obligations

apply to procurements valued at or

above specified U.S. dollar thresholds.

The U.S. Trade Representative has

determined that, effective January 1,

1998, the thresholds will be as follows:

1. WTO Agreement on Government

Procurement

A. Central Government Entities

Covered by the WTO Agreement on

Government Procurement (as listed in

United States Annex 1 of the

Agreement):

—Procurements of goods and services—

$186,000

—Procurements of construction

services—$7,143,000

B. Sub-Central Government Entities

Covered by the WTO Agreement on

Government Procurement (as listed in

United States Annex 2 of the

Agreement):

—Procurement of goods and services—

$507,000

—Procurement of construction

services—$7,143,000

C. All Other Government Entities

Covered by the WTO Agreement on

Government Procurement (as listed in

United States Annex 3 of the

Agreement):

—Procurement of goods and services—

$571,000

—Procurement of construction

services—$7,143,000

2. Chapter 10 of the NAFTA

A. Federal Government Entities (as

listed in the United States Schedule to

Annex 1001.1a–1 of the NAFTA):

—Procurements of goods and services—

$51,450

—Procurements of construction

services—$6,688,500

B. Government Enterprises (as listed

in the United States Schedule to Annex

1001.1a–2 of the NAFTA):

—Procurements of goods and services—

$257,250

—Procurement of construction

services—$8,232,000

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rebecca Reese, Office of WTO Affairs

(202–395–3063), Office of the United

States Trade Representative, 600

Seventeenth Street, NW, Washington,

D.C. 20508.

Frederick L. Montgomery,

Chairman, Trade Policy Staff Committee.

[FR Doc. 97–34142 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3190–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping

Requirements Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice

announces that the Information

Collection Requests (ICRs) abstracted

below have been forwarded to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and comment. The ICRs describe

the nature of the information collections

and their expected burden. The Federal

Register Notice with a 60-day comment

period soliciting comments on the

information collection entitled ‘‘Study

of the First There, First Care National

Campaign: An Intervention to Save

Lives’ (previously referred to as the

‘‘Bystander Care Program’’) was

published on February 3, 1997 [62 FR,

page 5066—5067] and on information

collection entitled ‘‘Development of

Improved Driver Interview Procedures

for Police Use at Checkpoints’ was

published on February 19, 1997 [62 FR

7494—7495].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before January 30, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Edward Kosek, NHTSA Information

Collection Clearance Officer at (202)

366–2589.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration (NHTSA)

Title: Study of the First There, First

Care National Campaign: An

Intervention to Save Lives.

OMB No.: 2127–NEW.

Type of Request: Approval of a New

Information Collection.

Affected Public: Individuals ages 16

and older living in households with

telephones within a population of two

rural sites.

Abstract: NHTSA will conduct a

telephone survey as a major component

of a two-site evaluation of its ‘‘First

There, First Care National Campaign’’

Program. In accordance with the

agency’s mandate to reduce fatalities

and economic loss resulting from motor

vehicle crashes, this Program was

established to encourage passerby to

stop at rural crash sites, render lifesaving assistance, and summon

emergency medical services (EMS). The

program is designed to raise public

awareness of the importance of

bystander care, and to teach the few

basic skills necessary to recognize an

emergency, start victims’ breathing, stop

victims’ bleeding, and contact EMS. The

data from the survey will be used to

evaluate the extent to which the ‘‘First

There, First Care’’ messages have

reached the public in targeted areas, the

extent to which these messages were

successful in changing attitudes towards

providing emergency care, and the

extent to which the program improved

knowledge needed to successfully

provide emergency care.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 164

hours.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

640.

Need: The findings will be used to

judge the efficacy of the ‘‘First There,

First Care’’ Program. NHTSA will draw

on this information when considering

continuation, refinement, and

expansion of the ‘‘First There, First

Care’’ Program.
68348 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 250 / Wednesday, December 31, 1997 / Notices

Title: Development of Improved

Driver Interview Procedures for Police

Use at Checkpoints.

OMB No.: 2127–NEW.

Type of Request: Approval of a New

Information Collection.

Affected Public: Drivers who are

stopped at two sobriety checkpoint

operations in one community and who

are asked to voluntarily provide an

alcohol breath sample.

Abstract: The National Highway

Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

plays a key role in the national effort to

reduce alcohol related traffic injuries

and deaths. One way the enforcement

community has tried to combat this

problem is by conducting sobriety

checkpoints; however, there is evidence

that many of the impaired drivers

passing through these checkpoints are

not detected by police. One component

of this study is the observation by

researchers of customary police

interviewing practices at sobriety

checkpoints. Behaviors and cues of

interviewed drivers will be linked to

their breath alcohol levels to develop

more effective screening procedures.

Breath samples will be obtained only

from drivers who volunteer to

participate in this study. Current data

on the best ways to improve driver

interviews by police at checkpoints do

not exist.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 49

hours.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2,000.

Need: The findings from researcher

observations of checkpoint operations

will help determine whether further

development of an improved battery of

police interview procedures is

warranted. If the results are positive, a

field test will be conducted as part of

this study to determine whether the new

procedures are an improvement over

those customarily used by police to

detect drivers at illegal BACs. Should

the findings from the field test be

successful, a police training package,

containing the improved procedures,

will be developed and disseminated to

police agencies. Improved interview

procedures will help police officers at

checkpoints make more accurate

decisions regarding which drivers

should or should not be detained for

further sobriety testing. This should

increase the efficiency of checkpoint

operations. Such improvements should

also heighten the public’s perception of

being apprehended for drunk driving at

sobriety checkpoints.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30

days, to the Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, 725–17th

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503,

Attention DOT Desk Officer. Comments

are invited on: whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the Department, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; the accuracy of the

Department’s estimate of the burden of

the proposed information collection;

ways to enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Issued in Washington, DC, on December

23, 1997.

Vanester M. Williams,

Clearance Officer, United States Department

of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97–34136 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. OST–97–3286; Notice #13]

Safety of Marine Transportation in

Puget Sound-Area Waters

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of meeting; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: This notice provides notice of

a public meeting to obtain views and

comments from the public as to specific

safety or pollution prevention measures

for Puget Sound area waters that should

be evaluated by the Department of

Transportation (DOT).

DATES: The meeting will be held

February 6, 1998, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Written statements in addition to or in

lieu of oral presentations are welcome

and should reach the Office of the

Secretary on or before March 2, 1998.

Late comments will be considered to the

extent possible. Comments that have

been previously submitted to the Coast

Guard under Dockets CGD–96–015, 96–

044, and 97–003 will be considered and

need not be resubmitted. These dockets

relate to the Tug-of-Opportunity System

Plan for the Olympic Coast National

Marine Sanctuary and Strait of Juan de

Fuca, Documentation and Marine Safety

for an International Private Sector Tugof-Opportunity System, and the Puget

Sound Additional Hazards Study,

respectively.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building,

Seattle, Washington. Written materials

on Docket No. OST–97–3286, may be

mailed or hand delivered to the U.S.

Department of Transportation, Dockets,

400 Seventh Street SW., Washington,

DC 20590, Room PL–401, between the

Hours of 10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stephen M. Shapiro, Environmental

Affairs Specialist, Office of

Environment, Energy, and Safety (P–10),

Room 9217, 400 Seventh Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20590. (202) 366–4866,

fax (202) 366–7618.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background Information

On November 28, 1995, the President

signed the Alaska Power Administration

Asset Sale and Termination Act (Pub. L.

104–58), authorizing exports of Alaskan

North Slope (ANS) crude oil when

transported in U.S. flag tankers. Section

401 of the Act directed the Coast Guard

to submit a plan to Congress on the most

cost-effective means of implementing an

international private sector tug-ofopportunity system (ITOS) to provide

timely emergency response to a vessel

in distress transiting the waters within

the boundaries of the Olympic Coast

Marine Sanctuary or the Strait of Juan

de Fuca.

An ITOS plan was developed by a

cross section of the marine

transportation industry in the State of

Washington and the Province of British

Columbia, and is being implemented

through the Marine Exchange of Puget

Sound. DOT welcomes this private

sector initiative to prevent marine

casualties, and appreciates the

substantial efforts that have been

expended by all of the participants.

The Coast Guard submitted its report

to Congress on January 31, 1997, and

issued an addendum report to address

pending ITOS issues on December 16,

1997. The addendum incorporates

further information on the nature and

effects of winds and currents that was

provided by the National Oceanographic

and Atmospheric Administration.

Copies of the ITOS Report and

Addendum may be obtained by

contacting the Office of Response (G–

MOR–1), US Coast Guard, 2100 Second

Street S.W., Washington DC 20593–

0001, (202) 267–0426.

On April 26, 1996, the White House

issued the DOT Action Plan to Address

Vessel and Environmental Safety on

Puget Sound-Area Waters. In addition to

emphasizing the development of the

ITOS report, the Action Plan committed

DOT review the overall marine safety

regime in Puget Sound-area waters—to

determine whether any hazard scenarios