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cases reported that the revised and

current forms required about the same

level of effort to complete.

II. Method of Collection

The Census Bureau will use mail out/

mail back survey forms to collect data.

Companies will be asked to respond to

the survey within 25 days of the end of

the quarter the data are being requested

for. Letters and/or telephone calls

encouraging participation will be

directed to respondents that have not

responded by the designated time.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0607–0432

Form Number: QFR–101 (Sent to

manufacturing, mining, and wholesale

trade corporations with assets of $50

million or more at time of sampling),

QFR–102 (Sent to retail trade

corporations with assets of $50 million

or more at time of sampling), QFR–101A

(Sent to manufacturing corporations

with assets of less than $50 million at

time of sampling), and QFR–103 (Sent at

the beginning of sample selection and at

2-year intervals if the corporation is

included in the sample for more than

eight quarters)

Type of Review: Regular Review

Affected Public: Manufacturing

corporations with assets of $250

thousand or more and mining and

wholesale and retail trade corporations

with assets of $50 million or more.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

Form QFR–101—3,475 per quarter,

13,900 annually

Form QFR–102—575 per quarter,

2,300 annually

Form QFR–101A—4,500 per quarter,

18,000 annually

Form QFR–103—1,225 per quarter

4,900 annually

Estimated Time Per Response: The

average for all respondents is about 2.1

hours. For companies completing form

the QFR–101 or QFR–102, the range is

from less than 1 to 10 hours, averaging

2.9 hours. For companies completing

form QFR–101A, the range is less than

1 hour to 3 hours, averaging 1.2 hours.

For companies completing form QFR–

103, the range is from 1 to 4 hours,

averaging 2.4 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: The total annual burden for

fiscal years 1997 and 1998 is estimated

to be 78,600 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost:

$2,950,000

Respondents’ Obligation: Mandatory

Legal Authority: Title 13 United States

Code, Sections 91 and 224

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 shall 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

or 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 18, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–4398 Filed 2–21–97; 8:45 a.m.]

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International Trade Administration

Format for Petition Requesting Relief

Under U.S. Countervailing Duty Law

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, 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 the

continuing information collections, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44

U.S.C. 3506 (c) (2) (A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before April 25, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th &

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230. Phone number: (202) 482–

3272.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument and instructions should be

directed to: Roy A. Malmrose, AD/CVD

Enforcement I, Room 3707, 1400

Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC

20230; phone: (202) 482–5414, and fax:

(202) 501–5439.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The International Trade

Administration, Import Administration,

AD/CVD Enforcement, implements the

U.S. anti-dumping and countervailing

duty law. Import Administration

investigates allegations of unfair trade

practices by foreign governments and

producers and, in conjunction with the

U.S. International Trade Commission,

can impose duties on the product in

question to offset the unfair practices.

Form ITA–366P—Format for Petition

Requesting Relief Under the U.S.

Countervailing Duty Law—is designed

for U.S. companies or industries that are

unfamiliar with the countervailing duty

law and the petition process. The Form

is designed for potential petitioners that

believe a foreign competitor is being

subsidized unfairly. Since a variety of

detailed information is required under

the law before initiation of a

countervailing duty investigation, the

Form is designed to extract such

information in the least burdensome

manner possible.

II. Method of Collection

Form ITA–366P is sent by request to

potential U.S. petitioners and completed

in written form.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0625–0148

Form Number: ITA–366P

Type of Review: Renewal—Regular

submission

Affected Public: U.S. companies or

industries that suspect the presence of

unfair competition from subsidized

foreign enterprises

Estimated Number of Respondents: 5

Estimated Time Per Response: 40

hours

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 200 hours

Estimated Total Annual Cost:

Assuming the number of petitioners

remains the same, with a total of 40

hours per respondent, at an estimated

cost of $70 per hour, the total annual

cost is $14,000.

IV. Requested 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 shall 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
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burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or 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 18, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Department Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–4397 Filed 2–21–97; 8:45 am]

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Environmental Technologies Trade

Advisory Committee (ETTAC) Meeting

AGENCY: International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.

SUMMARY: The Environmental

Technologies Trade Advisory

Committee (ETTAC) will hold its eighth

plenary meeting. The ETTAC was

created on May 31, 1994, to promote a

close working-relationship between

government and industry and to expand

export growth in priority and emerging

markets for environmental products and

services.

DATES AND PLACE: February 27, 1997

from 9:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m. The meeting

will take place in Room 3407 of the

Department of Commerce, 14th Street

and Constitution Ave., N.W.,

Washington D.C. 20230.

The agenda will include a discussion

of ETTAC recommendations that were

presented to the Secretary of Commerce

in October, 1996; future steps for the

ETTAC; and the current status of

ETTAC memberships.

This program is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Amy Bellanca, Department of

Commerce, Room 1002, Washington

D.C. 20230. Seating is limited and will

be on a first-come, first-served basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

Office of Environmental Technologies

Exports, Room 1003, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230,

phone (202) 482–5225, facsimile (202)

482–5665 TDD 1–800–833–8723.

Dated: February 10, 1997.

Eric Fredell,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Environmental Technologies Exports.

[FR Doc. 97–4396 Filed 2–21–97; 8:45 am]

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Notice of Solicitation for Sea Grant

Review Panelists

SUMMARY: This notice responds to

Section 209(c) of the National Sea Grant

College Program Act, 33 U.S.C. 1128,

which requires the Secretary of

Commerce to solicit nominations for

membership on the Sea Grant Review

Panel at least once a year. This advisory

committee provides advice on the

implementation of the National Sea

Grant College Program.

DATES: Resumes should be sent to the

address specified and must be received

by March 26, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Ronald C. Baird,

Director, National Sea Grant College

Program, 1315 East-West Highway,

Room 11716, Silver Spring, Maryland

20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Ronald Baird of the National Sea Grant

College Program at the address given

above; telephone (301) 713–2448, or fax

number (301) 713–0799.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

209 of the Act establishes a sea grant

review panel to advise the Secretary of

Commerce, the Under Secretary for

Oceans and Atmosphere, and the

Director of the National Sea Grant

College Program on the implementation

of the Sea Grant Program. The panel

provides advice of such matters as:

(a) The Sea Grant Fellowship

Program;

(b) Applications or proposals for, and

performance under, grants and contracts

awarded under section 205 and section

208 of the Sea Grant Program

Improvement Act of 1976;

(c) The designation and operation of

sea grant colleges and sea grant regional

consortia; and the operation of the sea

grant program;

(d) the formulation and application of

the planning guidelines and priorities

under section 204(a) and (1); and,

(e) Such other matters as the Secretary

refers to the panel for review and

advice.

The Panel is to consist of 15 voting

members composed as follows: Not less

than eight of the voting members of the

panel should be individuals who, by

reason of knowledge, experience, or

training, are especially qualified in one

or more of the disciplines and fields

included in marine science. The other

voting members shall be individuals

who by reason of knowledge,

experience, or training, are especially

qualified in, or representative of,

education, extension service, state

government, industry, economics,

planning, or any other activity which is

appropriate to, and important for, any

effort to enhance the understanding,

assessment, development, utilization, or

conservation of ocean and coastal

resources. No individual is eligible to be

a voting member of the panel if the

individual is (a) the director of a sea

grant college, sea grant regional

consortium, or sea grant program, (b) an

applicant for or beneficiary (as

determined by the Secretary) of any

grant or contract under Section 205 or

(c) a full-time officer or employee of the

United States. The Director of the

National Sea Grant College Program and

one Director of a Sea Grant Program also

serve as non-voting members. The

positions on the panel will become

vacant during 1997. Candidates who are

selected to fill these vacancies will be

appointed for a 3-year term.

Dated: February 18, 1997.

Alan R. Thomas,

Acting Assistant Administrator for Oceanic

and Atmospheric Research.

[FR Doc. 97–4429 Filed 2–21–97; 8:45 am]

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National Technical Information Service

NTIS Advisory Board Meeting

AGENCY: National Technical Information

Service, Technology Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of partially closed

meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.

2, notice is hereby given that the

National Technical Information Service

Advisory Board (the ‘‘Board’’) will meet

on Tuesday, March 18, 1997, from 9:00

a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and on Wednesday,

March 19, 1997, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00

p.m. The session on Wednesday, March

19, 1997, will be closed to the Public.

The Board was established under the

authority of 15 U.S.C. 3704(c), and was

Chartered on September 15, 1989. The

Board is composed of five members

appointed by the Secretary of Commerce

who are eminent in such fields as

information resources management,

information technology, and library and

information services. The purpose of the

meeting is to review and make