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contact Mr. Tracy Atwood the

Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD.

Write him in care of the Agency for

International Development, Ronald

Reagan Building, Office of Agriculture

and Food Security, 1300 Pennsylvania

Avenue NW., Room 2.11–005,

Washington, DC 20523–2110, telephone

him at (2020 712–5571, or fax (202)

216–3010.

Tracy Atwood,

AID Designated Federal Officer (Chief, Food

Policy Division, Office of Agriculture and

Food Security, Economic Growth Center,

Bureau of Global Programs).

[FR Doc. 97–33523 Filed 12–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6116–01–M

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 753–TA–34]

Extruded Rubber Thread From

Malaysia

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Initiation and scheduling of a

countervailing duty investigation.

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives

notice of the initiation of countervailing

duty investigation No. 753–TA–34

under section 753(a) of the Tariff Act of

1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675b(a)) (the Act) to

determine whether an industry in the

United States is likely to be materially

injured by reason of imports from

Malaysia of extruded rubber thread,

provided for in subheading 4007.00.00

of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of

the United States, if the countervailing

duty order on such merchandise is

revoked.

For further information concerning

the conduct of this investigation and

rules of general application, consult the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through

E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207 (19

CFR part 207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 15, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Debra Baker (202–205–3180), Office of

Investigations, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain

information on this matter by contacting

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–

205–1810. Persons with mobility

impairments who will need special

assistance in gaining access to the

Commission should contact the Office

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.

General information concerning the

Commission may also be obtained by

accessing its internet server (http://

www.usitc.gov or ftp://ftp.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Section 753(a) of the Act provides

that, in the case of a countervailing duty

order issued under section 303 of the

Act with respect to which the

requirement of an affirmative

determination of material injury under

section 303(a)(2) was not applicable at

the time the order was issued, interested

parties may request that the

Commission initiate an investigation to

determine whether an industry in the

United States is likely to be materially

injured by reason of imports of the

subject merchandise if the order is

revoked. Such a request concerning the

countervailing duty order on extruded

rubber thread from Malaysia was filed

on June 30, 1995, by North American

Rubber Thread, Fall River, MA.

Participation in the Investigation and

Public Service List

Persons wishing to participate in the

investigation as parties must file an

entry of appearance with the Secretary

to the Commission, as provided in

section 201.11 of the Commission’s

rules, no later than 21 days prior to the

hearing date specified in this notice.

Industrial users and (if the merchandise

under investigation is sold at the retail

level) representative consumer

organizations have the right to appear as

parties in Commission countervailing

duty investigations. The Secretary will

prepare a public service list containing

the names and addresses of all persons,

or their representatives, who are parties

to this investigation upon the expiration

of the period for filing entries of

appearance. Copies of draft

questionnaires will be sent for comment

to parties who filed an entry of

appearance by January 16, 1998.

Limited Disclosure of Business

Proprietary Information (BPI) Under an

Administrative Protective Order (APO)

and BPI Service List

Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the

Commission’s rules, the Secretary will

make BPI gathered in this investigation

available to authorized applicants

representing interested parties (as

defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9)) who are

parties to the investigation under the

APO issued in the investigation,

provided that the application is made

not later than 21 days prior to the

hearing date specified in this notice. A

separate service list will be maintained

by the Secretary for those parties

authorized to receive BPI under the

APO.

Staff Report

The prehearing staff report in this

investigation will be placed in the

nonpublic record on April 10, 1998, and

a public version will be issued

thereafter, pursuant to section 207.22 of

the Commission’s rules.

Hearing

The Commission will hold a hearing

in connection with this investigation

beginning at 9:30 a.m. on May 5, 1998,

at the U.S. International Trade

Commission Building. Requests to

appear at the hearing should be filed in

writing with the Secretary to the

Commission on or before April 27, 1998.

A nonparty who has testimony that may

aid the Commission’s deliberations may

request permission to present a short

statement at the hearing. All parties and

nonparties desiring to appear at the

hearing and make oral presentations

should attend a prehearing conference

to be held at 9:30 a.m. on April 29,

1998, at the U.S. International Trade

Commission Building. Oral testimony

and written materials to be submitted at

the public hearing are governed by

sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and

207.24 of the Commission’s rules.

Parties must submit any request to

present a portion of their hearing

testimony in camera no later than 7

days prior to the date of the hearing.

Written Submissions

Each party who is an interested party

shall submit a prehearing brief to the

Commission. Prehearing briefs must

conform with the provisions of section

207.23 of the Commission’s rules; the

deadline for filing is April 17, 1998.

Parties may also file written testimony

in connection with their presentation at

the hearing, as provided in section

207.24 of the Commission’s rules, and

posthearing briefs, which must conform

with the provisions of section 207.25 of

the Commission’s rules. The deadline

for filing posthearing briefs is May 12,

1998; witness testimony must be filed

no later than three days before the

hearing. In addition, any person who

has not entered an appearance as a party

to the investigation may submit a

written statement of information

pertinent to the subject of the

investigation on or before May 12, 1998.

On June 4, 1998, the Commission will

make available to parties all information

on which they have not had an

opportunity to comment. Parties may

submit final comments on this

information on or before June 8, 1998,

but such final comments must not

contain new factual information and

must otherwise comply with section
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207.30 of the Commission’s rules. All

written submissions must conform with

the provisions of section 201.8 of the

Commission’s rules; any submissions

that contain BPI must also conform with

the requirements of sections 201.6,

207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s

rules.

In accordance with sections 201.16(c)

and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules,

each document filed by a party to the

investigation must be served on all other

parties to the investigation (as identified

by either the public or BPI service list),

and a certificate of service must be

timely filed. The Secretary will not

accept a document for filing without a

certificate of service.

Authority: This investigation is being

conducted under authority of title VII of the

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published

pursuant to section 207.46 of the

Commission’s rules.

Issued: December 16, 1997.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–33596 Filed 12–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Revision of a Current

Approved Information Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection

under review; Application for

Registration (DEA Form 363) and

Application for Registration Renewal

(DEA Form 363a).

Office of Management and Budget

approval is being sought for the

information collection listed below.

This proposed information collection

was previously published in the Federal

Register on July 7, 1997 at 62 FR 36306,

allowing for a 60-day public comment

period.

The purpose of this notice is to allow

an additional 30 days for public

comments until January 23, 1998.

Written comments and/or suggestions

regarding the item(s) contained in this

notice, especially regarding the

estimated public burden and associated

response time, should be directed to the

Office of Management and Budget,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Attention: DOJ Desk Officer,

Washington, DC 20530. Additionally,

comments may be submitted to OMB via

facsimile to (202) 395–7285. Comments

may also be submitted to the

Department of Justice (DOJ), Justice

Management Division, Information

Management and Security Staff,

Attention: Department Clearance

Officer, Suite 850, 1001 G Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20530. Additionally,

comments may be submitted to DOJ via

facsimile to (202) 514–1590.

Written comments and suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

concerning the proposed collection of

information should address one or more

of the following four points:

1. 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;

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the

agencies estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

4. 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 submission of

responses.

Overview of the Information Collection

1. Type of Information Collection:

Revision of a currently approved

collection.

2. Title of the Form/Collection:

Application for Registration (DEA Form

363) and Application for Registration

Renewal (DEA Form 363a).

3. Agency form number: DEA Form

363, DEA Form 363a; Applicable

component of the Department of Justice

sponsoring the collection: Office of

Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement

Administration; Department of Justice.

4. Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: State, Local, or Tribal

Government, Other: Business or other

for-profit and not-for-profit institutions.

Practitioners who dispense narcotic

drugs to individuals for maintenance of

detoxification treatment must register

with the DEA under the Narcotic Addict

Treatment Act of 1974. Registration is

needed for control measures and is used

to prevent diversion.

These revisions of the forms will not

add any burden to the affected public.

The subject forms are being revised to

provide the ability to use an Optical

Character Reader (OCR) for form

processing and to provide for

registrants’ Social Security Number and/

or Tax Identification Number. The OCR

will enable DEA to increase efficiency

and accelerate processing of registrant

applications. Social Security Number

and/or Tax Identification Numbers are

requested to correctly identify

registrants, to expedite application

processing, database integration and

telephone system upgrades.

5. An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 1,197 respondents at 1

response per year at 30 minutes per

response.

6. An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 599 annual burden hours.

Public comments on this proposed

information collection is strongly

encouraged.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, Suite 850, Washington Center,

1001 G Street, NW., Washington, DC

20530.

Dated: December 18, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97–33570 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–09–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Revision of a Current

Approved Information Collection:

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection

under review; Application for

Registration (DEA Form 225) and

Application for Registration Renewal

(DEA Form 225a).

Office of Management and Budget

approval is being sought is being sought

for the information collection listed

below. This proposed information

collection was previously published in

the Federal Register on July 7, 1997 at

62 FR 36306, allowing for a 60-day

public comment period.

The purpose of this notice is to allow

an additional 30 days for public

comments until January 23, 1998.

Written comments and/or suggestions

regarding the item(s) contained in this

notice, especially regarding the

estimated public burden and associated

response time, should be directed to the