Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 31 / Friday, February 14, 1997 / Notices 6947

5. Alternative envelope designs on the

short form. We have made some changes

in the design of the envelope

subsequent to a mailout test (the

Appeals and Long Form Experiment)

conducted in 1993, in which we learned

that a box on the outgoing envelope

stating that response is required by law

results in an increase of about 10

percentage points in mail response.

Although respondents in cognitive

interviews and focus groups like the

new envelope, it needs to be tested

against a known response enhancer, to

make sure that the new design does not

negatively affect response rates.

The 1997 National Survey is designed

to compare the performance of five short

form mailing packages: (1) the dress

rehearsal mailing package (a one-page

rollfold with icons and logo envelope)

will serve as the control; (2) the dress

rehearsal mailing package without icons;

(3) the dress rehearsal mailing package

as a booklet; (4) a slightly modified

version of Form DS–1G from the

National Content Survey along with the

original government envelope; and (5)

the dress rehearsal form and original

government envelope. The 1997

National Survey will also compare the

performance of three long forms: (1) The

dress rehearsal form (a 32-page booklet

with a household roster and icons) will

serve as the control; (2) the dress

rehearsal form without roster; and (3)

the dress rehearsal form without icons.

II. Method of Collection

The 1997 National Survey will be a

one time mailout/mailback test,

consisting of the following independent

mailing pieces: a pre-notice letter, a test

questionnaire with postage-paid return

envelope, a reminder card, and a

replacement questionnaire. There will

be no telephone or enumeration followup.

III. Data

OMB Number: Not available.

Form Numbers: Short form: DV–1A,

DV–1B, DV–1C, DV–1D, DV–1E Long

form: DV–2A, DV–2B, DV–2C.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

There will be a total of 8 panels, each

containing 5,000 respondents. Five

panels will receive the short form. Three

panels will receive the long form.

Estimated Time Per Response: 10

minutes/short form, 38 minutes/long

form.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 13,667 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost:

$650,000.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.,

Sections 141 and 193.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a.)

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;

(b.) the accuracy of the agency’s

estimate of the burden (including hours

and cost) of the proposed collection of

information; (c.) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected, and (d.)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques of

other forms of information technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: February 10, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–3679 Filed 2–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3501–07–P

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 5–97]

Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone—

Durant, Oklahoma; Application and

Public Hearing

An application has been submitted to

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) by Rural Enterprises of

Oklahoma, Inc., (an Oklahoma not-forprofit corporation), to establish a

general-purpose foreign-trade zone in

the City of Durant, Oklahoma, at a site

that is within 90 miles of the Dallas/Fort

Worth Customs port of entry. The

application was submitted pursuant to

the provisions of the Foreign-Trade

Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a81u), and the regulations of the Board

(15 CFR Part 400). It was formally filed

on January 30, 1997. The applicant is

authorized to make the proposal under

Senate Joint Resolution No. 3 of the

First Session of the 45th Oklahoma

Legislature.

The proposed zone is located in

southeastern Oklahoma, approximately

10 miles north of the Oklahoma-Texas

border. The closest Customs port of

entry is Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. The

proposed site is situated on 30 acres

within the 280-acre Texoma Industrial

Park near U.S. Highway 69/75 in

Durant. The property is owned by the

City of Durant. The closest existing zone

project in Oklahoma is at Oklahoma

City some 150 miles to the north.

The application contains evidence of

the need for zone services in the Durant

area. Several firms have indicated an

interest in using zone procedures within

the proposed project for-2-warehousing/

distribution activity. Specific

manufacturing approvals are not being

sought at this time. Requests would be

made to the Board on a case-by-case

basis.

In accordance with the Board’s

regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff

has been designated examiner to

investigate the application and report to

the Board.

As part of the investigation, the

Commerce examiner will hold a public

hearing on March 6, 1997 at 9:00 a.m.,

at the Robert L. Williams Public Library,

323 West Beech, Durant, Oklahoma

74701.

Public comment on the application is

invited from interested parties.

Submissions (original and 3 copies)

shall be addressed to the Board’s

Executive Secretary at the address

below. The closing period for their

receipt is March 21, 1997. Rebuttal

comments in response to material

submitted during the foregoing period

may be submitted during the subsequent

15-day period to April 7, 1997.

A copy of the application and

accompanying exhibits will be available

during this time for public inspection at

the following locations:

Office of Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma,

Inc., 422 Cessna, Durant, Oklahoma

74701

Office of the Executive Secretary,

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room

3716, U.S. Department of Commerce,

14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230

Dated: February 7, 1997.

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3790 Filed 2–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P