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households and to identify barriers to

financial services they face. The OCC

will also use the results of the Final

Survey as background information in its

policymaking process.

Respondents: Individuals or

households.

Number of Respondents: 2,000.

Total Annual Responses: 2,000.

Frequency of Response: One time

only.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 833

burden hours.

OCC Contact: Jessie Gates, (202)874–

5090, Legislative and Regulatory

Activities Division, Control Number

1557–0209, Office of the Comptroller of

the Currency, 250 E Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20219.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander Hunt, (202)

395–7340, Paperwork Reduction Project

1557–0209, Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10226, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

The OCC may not conduct or sponsor,

and respondent is not required to

respond to, an information collection

that has been extended, revised, or

implemented on or after October 1,

1995, unless it displays a currently valid

OMB control number.

Comments: Comments are invited on:

(a) Whether the proposed revisions to

the following collections of information

are necessary for the proper

performance of the OCC’s functions,

including whether the information has

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

OCC’s estimate of the burden of the

information collection as it is proposed

to be revised, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used;

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,

and clarity of the information to be

collected; (d) ways to minimize the

burden of information collection on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology;

and (e) estimates of capital or startup

costs and costs of operation,

maintenance, and purchase of services

to provide information.

Dated: December 12, 1997.

Mark J. Tenhundfeld,

Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory

Activities Division.

[FR Doc. 97–33192 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–33–P]

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

Extension of National Customs

Automation Program Test Regarding

Presentation of Electronic Cargo

Declarations

AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service,

Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: General notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces

Customs plan to extend the test program

to allow the electronic submission of

certain inward vessel manifest

information with one modification and

invites additional members of the vessel

carrier community to apply for

participation in the test. The test was

originally announced in the Federal

Register on September 10, 1996, and

began on February 11, 1997. Public

comments are invited on any aspect of

the test as set forth in the September 10,

1996, announcement as modified by

today’s announcement.

DATES: To apply for participation in the

test, parties must submit the necessary

information as outlined in this notice to

Customs by January 20, 1998.

Comments concerning the test must be

received on or before January 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments

regarding this notice and letters

requesting participation in the test

program should be addressed to Cargo

Release Processing, U.S. Customs

Service, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Room 5.2b, Washington, D.C.

20229.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

operational or policy matters: William

Scopa (202) 927–3112.

For systems or automation matters:

Kim Santos (202) 927–0651.

For legal matters: Larry L. Burton

(202) 927–1287.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On September 10, 1996, Customs

published a document in the Federal

Register (61 FR 47782) announcing a

plan to conduct a test program to allow

the electronic submission of certain

inward vessel manifest information. The

notice described the test, informed

interested members of the public of the

eligibility requirements for participation

in the test and requested comments

concerning any aspect of the test. The

announcement stated that the test

would commence no sooner than

December 9, 1996, and would last for

approximately one year; the actual

commencement date of the test was

February 11, 1997.

In today’s document Customs is

announcing that the test will be

extended and that there is an additional

opportunity for members of the vessel

carrier community to request

participation in the test. The test will be

extended for at least another year.

Test Modification Regarding

Manifesting of Empty Containers

The parameters of the original test are

spelled out in the September 10, 1996,

Federal Register notice. The extension

of the test will operate under the same

parameters with one modification. The

manifesting of empty containers will be

treated differently than the original test

notice states.

Pursuant to the modified procedures,

empty containers shall be manifested

either by transmitting in the Automated

Manifest System (AMS) a list of the

empty containers on board the vessel by

port of discharge, or by providing the

same list on a CF 1302 Cargo

Declaration. The manifesting of empty

containers is subject to all other current

regulatory requirements.

Foreign Freight Remaining on Board

Because many comments have been

received concerning one of the test

requirements set forth in the September

10 notice, Customs is reiterating in this

document that requirement which reads

as follows:

In the case of Foreign Freight Remaining

On Board (FROB) a vessel entering the

United States and not intended for discharge

in this country, test participants are required

to transmit all bill of lading cargo data

pertaining to such shipments at the first U.S.

port of arrival. Such bills of lading shall be

automatically released in AMS upon

transmission of the data unless placed on

hold with the test participant by Customs

through electronic or other means. FROB bill

of lading cargo data is subject to all of the

same requirements and standards set forth in

this document (the September 10, 1996

notice) which apply to other bill of lading

cargo data.

Comments have been received

regarding this requirement requesting

that FROB cargo on a vessel entering the

United States from Canada not have to

be transmitted electronically and not be

subject to the same data element

requirements as required for discharge

cargo. Further, the commenters have

requested that the data regarding FROB

cargo not have to be transmitted in

English. These changes are requested

because the commenters contend that

the voyage from Canada is too short to

provide sufficient time for the data to be

ready for submission at the first U.S.

port of arrival and because foreign

subsidiaries do not provide the required

data.
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Customs is maintaining the

requirements for FROB cargo as set forth

in the September 10, 1996, notice.

Customs cannot accommodate the

requested changes because Customs

considers all cargo on board a vessel as

potentially being used to facilitate the

smuggling of narcotics and other

contraband into the United States.

Expressly stated, full bill of lading data

is required for FROB cargo originating

in Canada or from any other country

and the data must be transmitted in

English by the time of arrival.

Application Process

Parties desiring to participate in this

test program must submit a written

statement to the United States Customs

Service, Cargo Release Processing, 1300

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 5.2b,

Washington, DC 20229–0002, on or

before 30 days from the date of

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register. The document, signed by an

authorized official of the carrier, must

state that the carrier wishes to

voluntarily participate in the test and

that the carrier meets all qualifications

as outlined in the September 10, 1996,

Federal Register notice as modified by

today’s document. The statement must

acknowledge that all submissions made

to Customs as part of the test are

required to be accomplished

electronically. The document must also

designate a national point of contact and

telephone number, and shall also

identify local contacts and telephone

numbers for the use of Customs

personnel at individual ports.

Basis for Participant Selection

Eligible importing carriers will be

considered for participation in the test.

Customs is looking for a variety of

circumstances and participants in the

test. Customs stresses that those not

selected for participation are invited to

comment on the test and to participate

in its evaluation.

Selection will be based on the depth

of an applicant’s electronic interface

capabilities and the ability to meet all

the user requirements in the CAMIR and

in this notice. Participants selected will

be notified by means of the Customs

Electronic Bulletin Board.

Dated: December 11, 1997.

Robert S. Trotter,

Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field

Operations.

[FR Doc. 97–33172 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

[T.D. 98–1]

Revocation of Customs Broker License

AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service,

Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Broker license revocation.

Notice is hereby given that the

Commissioner of Customs, pursuant to

Section 641, Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended, (19 U.S.C. 1641), and parts

111.52 and 111.74 of the Customs

Regulations, as amended (19 CFR 111.52

and 111.74), the following Customs

broker licenses are canceled without

prejudice.

Port Individual License No.

San Francisco ......... Caliber Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders, Inc ........................................................................................ 11460

Seattle ..................... Azuma Multi-Trans U.S.A. Inc ........................................................................................................................... 13686

Seattle ..................... Universal Freight Forwarders, Ltd ..................................................................................................................... 10429

Seattle ..................... C.G. Staff International Inc ................................................................................................................................ 12817

New Orleans ............ Southern Cargo Logistics a Division of Barbara Chopin Enterprises, Inc ........................................................ 15487

New Orleans ............ Philbin, Cazalas & St. John, Inc ........................................................................................................................ 03759

Boston ..................... D.E. Reardon & Co., Inc .................................................................................................................................... 09280

New York ................. Freight Express Int’l, Inc .................................................................................................................................... 04802

New York ................. United Freight Systems ..................................................................................................................................... 12842

New York ................. Paul E. Dixon ..................................................................................................................................................... 07971

New York ................. M.C.B. Customhouse Brokers, Inc .................................................................................................................... 09264

New York ................. James E. Fox ..................................................................................................................................................... 01208

New York ................. Steven M. Davis ................................................................................................................................................ 07229

New York ................. John Louis Rossi ............................................................................................................................................... 02759

Dated: December 15, 1997.

Philip Metzger,

Director, Trade Compliance.

[FR Doc. 97–33171 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

[T.D. 98–2]

Revocation of Customs Broker License

AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service,

Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Broker license revocation.

Amended

Notice is hereby given that the

Commissioner of Customs, pursuant to

Section 641, Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended, (19 U.S.C. 1641), and

§§ 111.52 and 111.74 of the Customs

Regulations, as amended (19 CFR 111.52

and 111.74), the following Customs

broker license is canceled with

prejudice.

Port Individual License

Number

Houston ............ Sam Martinez ... 6282

Dated: December 15, 1997.

Philip Metzger,

Director, Trade Compliance.

[FR Doc. 97–33170 Filed 12–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 8861

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is