1142 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 5 / Wednesday, January 8, 1997 / Notices

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Identifications of Countries Under

Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974:

Request for Public Comment

AGENCY: Office of the United States

Trade Representative.

ACTION: Request for written submissions

from the public concerning acts,

policies, and practices to be considered

with respect to identification of

countries under section 182 of the Trade

Act of 1974, as amended.

SUMMARY: Section 182 of the Trade Act

of 1974, as amended (Trade Act),

requires the United States Trade

Representative (USTR) to identify

countries that deny adequate and

effective protection of intellectual

property rights or deny fair and

equitable market access to U.S. persons

who rely on intellectual property

protection. 19 U.S.C. 2242. In addition,

the USTR is required to determine

which of the countries identified should

be designated as priority foreign

countries. Priority foreign countries

typically are subject to a ‘‘special’’ 301

investigation of the acts, policies or

practices which led to their designation.

Section 182 of the Trade Act contains a

special rule for the identification of

actions by Canada affecting United

States cultural industries.

USTR requests written submissions

from the public concerning foreign

countries’ acts, policies, and practices

that are relevant to the decision whether

particular trading partners should be

identified under section 182 of the

Trade Act.

DATES: Submissions must be received on

or before 12:00 noon on Tuesday,

February 18, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph Papovich, Deputy Assistant

USTR for Intellectual Property (202)

395–6864; Claude Burcky, Director for

Intellectual Property (202) 395–6864; or

Thomas Robertson, Associate General

Counsel (202) 395–6800, Office of the

United States Trade Representative.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to section 182 of the Trade Act, the

USTR must identify those countries that

deny adequate and effective protection

for intellectual property rights or deny

fair and equitable market access to U.S.

persons who rely on intellectual

property protection. Those countries

that have the most onerous or egregious

acts, policies, or practices and whose

acts, policies or practices have the

greatest adverse impact (actual or

potential) on relevant U.S. products are

to be identified as priority foreign

countries.

USTR may not identify a country as

a priority foreign country if it is entering

into good faith negotiations, or making

significant progress in bilateral or

multilateral negotiations, to provide

adequate and effective protection of

intellectual property rights.

Section 182 contains a special rule

regarding actions of Canada affecting

United States cultural industries. The

USTR is obligated to identify any act,

policy or practice of Canada which

affects cultural industries, is adopted or

expanded after December 17, 1992, and

is actionable under article 2106 of the

North American Free Trade Agreement

(NAFTA). The identification of any such

act, policy or practice shall have the

same status as a priority foreign country

designation under section 182(a)(2) of

the Trade Act (i.e., the rules regarding

initiation of a ‘‘special’’ 301

investigation will apply), unless the

United States has already taken action

pursuant to section 2106 of the NAFTA.

USTR must make the abovereferenced identifications and

designations within 30 days after

publication of the National Trade

Estimate (NTE) report, i.e., no later than

April 30, 1997. Priority foreign

countries typically are subject to a

‘‘special’’ 301 investigation of the acts,

policies or practices which led to their

designation.

Requirements for Submissions:

Submissions should include a

description of the problems experienced

and the effect of the acts, policies, and

practices on U.S. industry. Submissions

should be as detailed as possible and

should provide all necessary

information for assessing the effect of

the acts, policies and practices. Any

submissions that include quantitative

loss claims should be accompanied by

the methodology used in calculating

such estimated losses. Comments must

be filed in accordance with the

requirements set forth in 15 CFR

2006.8(b)(55) FR 20593) and must be

sent to Sybia Harrison, Special Assistant

to the Section 301 Committee, Room

223, 600 17th Street, NW., Washington,

D.C. 20508, no later than 12:00 noon on

Tuesday, February 18, 1997. Because

submissions will be placed in a file

open to public inspection at USTR,

business-confidential information

should not be submitted.

Public Inspection of Submissions:

Within one business day of receipt,

submissions will be placed in a public

file, open for inspection at the USTR

Reading Room, in Room 101, Office of

the United States Trade Representative,

600 17th Street, NW., Washington, D.C.

An appointment to review the file may

be made by calling Brenda Webb, (202)

395–6186. The USTR Reading Room is

open to the public from 12:00 noon and

from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday

through Friday.

Joseph Papovich,

Deputy Assistant USTR for Intellectual

Property.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping

Requirements; Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Department of Transportation

(DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces that

the Information Collection Requests

(ICR) 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 collection and their

expected burden. The Federal Register

Notice with a 60-day comment period

soliciting comments on the following

collections of information was

published on October 22, 1996 [FR 61,

page 54833].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before February 7, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Judith Street, Federal Aviation

Administration, Corporate Information

Division, ABC–100, 800 Independence

Ave., SW., (202) 267–9895, Washington,

DC 20591.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

1. Title: Transition to an all Stage 3

Fleet operating in the 48 contiguous

United States and the District of

Columbia.

OMB No. 2120–0553.

Type of Request: Extension of A

Currently Approved Collection.

Affected Public: U.S. and foreign air

carriers.

Abstract: 14 CFR Part 91 implements

Sections 9308 and 9309 of the Airport

Noise and Capacity Act of 1990, by

establishing a schedule of reductions of

Stage 2 airplanes and prohibiting their

use in the contiguous U.S. after 12/31/

99. Also, it precludes the operation of

airplanes in the contiguous U.S. that
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were imported pursuant to contracts

executed after 11/5/90.

Burden Estimate: The estimated

burden is 280 hours annually.

2. Title: Alcohol Misuse Prevention

Program for Personnel Engaged in

Specified Aviation Activities.

OMB No. 2120–0571.

Type of Request: Extension of A

Currently Approved Collection.

Affected Public: The respondents are

an estimated 5,300 specified aviation

employers.

Abstract: This regulation requires

specified aviation employers to

implement an FAA-approved alcohol

misuse prevention program, (AMPP), to

provide the FAA with an AMPP

certification statement, and to report

annually on alcohol testing results.

Burden Estimate: The estimated

burden is 14,000 hours annually.

ADDRESSES: Send comments 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, 1996.

Phillip A. Leach,

Clearance Officer, United States Department

of Transportation.

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Coast Guard

[CGD 96–070]

National Baseline Requirements Group

Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is

undertaking an effort to identify the

minimum capabilities a Vessel Traffic

Service (VTS) must have to serve its

wide range of users. The Coast Guard

needs to establish national baseline

operating requirements that will permit

it to take advantage of available, off-theshelf systems that will be less expensive

to build and operate. In order to have a

comprehensive representation of all

waterway users, the Coast Guard has

invited national representatives of

several maritime organizations to

provide input to assist in the

development of these requirements.

This is the first meeting of the National

Baseline Requirements Group. There

will be a series of 4–6 meetings which

will continue through early 1997.

DATES: The meeting will be held January

15, 1997, from 9 a.m. to approximately

5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

the Marine Board Offices, National

Academy of Science, 2001 Wisconsin

Avenue, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Peter Johnson, Marine Board, National

Academy of Science, 2001 Wisconsin

Avenue, Washington, DC, telephone

(202) 334–3157, fax (202) 334–3789.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Attendance is open to the public. With

advance notice, and as time permits,

members of the public may make oral

presentations during the meeting.

Persons wishing to make oral

presentations should notify the person

listed above under the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT no later than the

day before the meeting. Written material

may be submitted prior to, during, or

after the meeting.

The agenda for the meeting consists of

the following items:

(1) VTS Program Update and VTS

Authority.

(2) Overview of Coast Guard Mission

Needs.

(3) Scope—Critical Areas for VTS.

(4) Coast Guard Strawman

Operational Requirements Menu and

Coast Guard Expectations and Needs.

(5) Development of Minimum Safety

Baseline VTS.

(6) Plans for Next Meeting.

(7) Adjournment.

Dated: December 31, 1996.

J.C. Card,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant

Commandant for Marine Safety and

Environmental Protection.

[FR Doc. 97–421 Filed 1–7–97; 8:45 am]

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National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. 96–126; Notice 1]

Notice of Receipt of Petition for

Decision That Nonconforming 1986

Mazda RX–7 Passenger Cars Are

Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for

decision that nonconforming 1986

Mazda RX–7 passenger cars are eligible

for importation.

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt

by the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration (NHTSA) of a petition

for a decision that a 1986 Mazda RX–7

that was not originally manufactured to

comply with all applicable Federal

motor vehicle safety standards is

eligible for importation into the United

States because (1) it is substantially

similar to a vehicle that was originally

manufactured for importation into and

sale in the United States and that was

certified by its manufacturer as

complying with the safety standards,

and (2) it is capable of being readily

altered to conform to the standards.

DATES: The closing date for comments

on the petition is February 7, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to

the docket number and notice number,

and be submitted to: Docket Section,

Room 5109, National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, 400 Seventh St.,

SW., Washington, DC 20590. [Docket

hours are from 9:30 am to 4 pm]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George Entwistle, Office of Vehicle

Safety Compliance, NHTSA (202–366–

5306).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Under 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A)

(formerly section 108(c)(3)(A)(i)(I) of the

National Traffic and Motor Vehicle

Safety Act (the Act)), a motor vehicle

that was not originally manufactured to

conform to all applicable Federal motor

vehicle safety standards shall be refused

admission into the United States unless

NHTSA has decided that the motor

vehicle is substantially similar to a

motor vehicle originally manufactured

for importation into and sale in the

United States, certified under 49 U.S.C.

30115 (formerly section 114 of the Act),

and of the same model year as the

model of the motor vehicle to be

compared, and is capable of being

readily altered to conform to all

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety

standards.