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Wilson County

Hale House—Patterson Hotel, 116 Depot St.,

Watertown, 97000245

Utah

Wayne County

Fruita Rural Historic District, Roughly, along

UT 24 from Sulphur Cr. to Hickman

Natural Bridge, Torrey vicinity, 97000246.

[FR Doc. 97–4647 Filed 2–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–P

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

Title II Development Proposals;

Instructions for Cooperating Sponsor

Submission of FY 1996 Development

Program Results Reports

Pursuant to the Agricultural Market

and Transition Act of 1996, notice is

hereby given that the Final Draft

Guidelines for Fiscal Year 1996 P.L. 480

Title II Cooperating Sponsor Annual

Results Report is being made available

to interested parties for the required

thirty (30) day comment period.

Individuals who wish to receive a

copy of the draft guidelines should

contact: Office of Food for Peace, Room

323, SA–8, Agency for International

Development, Washington, D.C. 20523–

0809. Contact person: Gwen Johnson,

(703) 351–0110. Individuals who have

questions or comments on the draft

guidelines should contact David Nelson

at (703) 351–0168.

The thirty day comment period will

begin February 26, 1997.

Dated: February 7, 1997.

Jeanne Markunas,

Acting Director, Office of Food for Peace,

Bureau for Humanitarian Response.

Draft for Comment

Instructions for Cooperating Sponsor

Submission of FY 1996 Title II

Development Program Annual Results

Reports

I. Background

This guidance applies only to Title II

development activities.

Pursuant to Section 407(f) of the

Agricultural Trade Development and

Assistance Act of 1954 (P.L. 480), as

amended, USAID reports annually to

Congress and other interested parties on

the impact of Title II food aid in

addressing food security. Consequently,

USAID management and its field

Missions, in consultation with Title II

Cooperating Sponsors (CSs), are

establishing core results indicators that

will ensure consistency and

compatibility of information and permit

the USAID to demonstrate the impact of

food aid resources over a planned

period of time.

USAID Missions and the Office of

Food for Peace (FFP) have been

designated as ‘‘Operating Units’’ under

USAID reengineering guidelines. Each is

expected to submit a Results Review

and Resources Request (R4) report,

covering the strategic support and/or

program objectives (SOs) identified in

its strategic plan. (The draft BHR/FFP

strategic objective for Title II

Development Programs is provided in

Attachment 1.) CSs are requested to

contribute to the process by submitting

relevant information on their Title II

development program(s).

The FY 1996 Title II Annual Results

Report is to be submitted to the

respective field Missions and FFP. The

Mission will integrate findings on

complementary activities from this

report into the relevant SOs in its R4

report. It will comment on those

activities that are outside of the

Mission’s Strategic Objectives and

forward the report to FFP. FFP will use

the contents of the CSs’ Annual Results

Reports and Mission R4 reports to

satisfy USAID and Congressional

requirements to demonstrate the impact

of food aid in addressing food security

as well as to justify resource requests for

the next fiscal year.

While preparation of the Title II

Annual Results Report is the primary

responsibility of CSs, they should

consult closely with the Missions in the

R4 reporting process. For countries in

Africa without a USAID Missions

presence, CSs should consult with the

responsible REDSO. In addition to the

information required in these

guidelines, the Missions may, within

reason, and for the purposes of their

own specific information requirements,

request additional information from

CSs, related to results reporting and the

preparation of R4s.

This Title II Annual Results Report

request is consistent with the R4

guidance which has been disseminated

to Missions worldwide.

II. Purpose

This Title II Annual Results Report is

intended to provide meaningful resultsoriented information to USAID, as well

as the Congress, host governments,

stakeholders, and our ultimate

customers, the beneficiaries. It will

assist USAID Missions and FFP to

demonstrate the impact of Title II food

aid on food security by serving as an

important information source during

Mission and FFP preparation of their

R4s during the spring of 1997. The Title

II Annual Results Report is to focus on

the food aid activity’s performance

indicators and progress towards the

achievement of results. It will also

include a discussion of any

modifications to the approved Title II

activity, and a review of anticipated

resource requests for FY 98. CSs are

requested to follow the guidelines below

to the extent possible and report as well

as they can on actual performance for

FY 1996 and expected results for FYs

1997, 1998 and 1999, noting linkages to

USAID activities.

III. Submission Due Date and Review

Process

CSs must consult with their

respective Missions regarding the

submission due date, which should be

linked to the Mission R4 preparation

schedule. However, the CS must submit

one unbound copy of the Title II Annual

Results Report to the BHR/FFP officer

responsible for the country activity no

later than April 15 (March 15 for

countries without a USAID Mission

presence).

If the Mission R4 has not been

submitted to USAID Washington by the

deadline for the Annual Results Report

submission to FFP, Missions are

required to forward comments on the

Annual Results Report. In either

document, the Mission must provide

any necessary clarifications to a CS’s

Annual Results Report along with

Mission assessments of its accuracy and

completeness. For countries in Africa

without a USAID presence, such as

Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, the Gambia

and Mauritania, REDSO assumes this

responsibility.

To the extent possible, FFP will

coordinate the review of the Title II

Annual Results Reports with the Bureau

reviews of Mission R4s.

IV. Submission Length

The Title II Annual Results Report

should be thorough and concise.

Reports should total no more than 10

pages for programs with two or fewer

program components and no more than

18 pages for programs with three or

more program components, excluding

annexes. Repetition of information

already presented in the relevant

approved Development Activities Plan

(DAP) or Previously Approved Activity

(PAA) document is unnecessary.

Reference to the sections in these

documents where key issues are

elaborated (including page number and/

or section references) should be made,

as appropriate.
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Draft for Comment

Guidelines for FY 1996, Title II

Development Program Annual Results

Report

I. Overview of Title II Activities

A. Results

Briefly discuss progress to date or

results achieved over the life-of-activity

(FY 1996 and prior years encompassed

by the currently operative DAP

approval), including the role of the

Section 202(e) grant (if a grant was

utilized during the life of the activity),

with particular emphasis on results

obtained in FY 1996. Also present

anticipated results for FYs 1997–99 in

terms of your chosen performance

indicators and/or Title II generic

indicators.

A good performance assessment will

(1) Describe progress over the past year

relative to planned results as reflected

by the objective’s indicators, baselines

and targets; (2) state explicitly whether

progress met, exceeded or fell short of

expectations toward achievement of the

objective; (3) interpret significant trends

and highlight differences between

planned and actual performance; (4)

identify reasons for performance

shortfalls or greater than expected

results; and, (5) indicate plans for

evaluation, where contributing factors

are not well understood. In cases where

up-to-date performance indicator data

are not available because of the timing

of data collection, you should provide

other evidence of progress toward

achieving targets.

This part of the report should also

include information on evaluation

findings, customer feedback results, or

other evidence of progress toward

achievement of targets that supports a

balanced assessment of progress for

each objective.

Some examples of key questions to

consider are as follows:

—What circumstances led to exceeding

or falling short of expected targets?

Were targets too high or too low? If so,

why?

—Have key assumptions changed?

—How did customer feedback influence

the CS’s thinking on accomplishing

the objective? Did this feedback

confirm the program is on track, or are

there issues which must be

addressed?

—How have inter-sectoral partnering

(among non-governmental

organizations and governmental

actors), and changes in the

institutional and policy framework to

stimulate community initiative

influenced program management?

—What is the significance of what is

being accomplished (e.g., what is the

food security impact of improved

water and sanitation infrastructure,

service and practices for the affected

1000 households and the region or

country as a whole?)

In part B below, be sure to provide a

complete explanation of the status of

results monitoring and when

performance reports conforming to these

guidelines will be submitted.

B. Monitoring, Evaluation, Audits, and

Studies

1. Provide a brief update on the

monitoring and evaluation system

established for your program, its design

and how it measured the results

presented. State specifically how the

baseline data were established, and

whether baseline data collection is

complete; how performance indicators

were chosen and are being monitored;

how impact indicators were chosen and

are being, or will be, evaluated; and the

number and general profile of personnel

involved in the monitoring and

evaluation effort.

Note: If relevant, attach a revised

implementation schedule or monitoring and

evaluation plan to serve as a modification to

your approved activity.

2. List all evaluations, audits, and

studies conducted during the life of the

activity. State the purpose, the funding

sources, the time period covered, the

individuals and/or organizations

involved, and the participation of Title

II beneficiaries in the evaluations,

audits, and studies.

3. Attach as an annex a summary of

the key findings or recommendations of

the evaluations, audits, or studies

conducted in FY 1996 (i.e., a copy of the

executive summary). Provide the status

of any outstanding recommendations

from FY 1996 and/or previous years, if

any. If a copy of an evaluation or study

has not already been submitted to BHR/

FFP, please attach a copy.

C. Monetization Sales (if applicable)

This section fulfills the requirement

of Regulation 11 that CSs submit an

annual report on monetization and

program income activities. A separate

annual monetization and program

income report is not necessary, as,

pursuant to the authority granted him in

22 CFR 211.12 (Regulation 11), the

Acting Assistant Administrator/BHR is

waiving the following sentence in 22

CFR 211.5(l), ‘‘This annual report

should be submitted to AID/W by

December 31 of each calendar year for

the fiscal year ending September 30 of

that calendar year,’’ to the extent that it

conflicts with this guidance with regard

to the timing of reports.

1. Discuss the FY 1996 monetization,

anticipated and unanticipated effects on

local, regional, or national production,

and marketing of the monetized

commodity or its substitutes. Note

whether the timing of the sale

corresponded with the agricultural crop

cycle in order to obtain the best sales

price.

2. Provide a detailed monetization

cost and revenues analysis. The analysis

should include the following: date of

each commodity sale, the commodity

and amount (in MT) monetized, the

sales price per MT obtained, the amount

in U.S. dollars of local currency

generated, and a comparison of the

actual sales price to estimated and

actual Free alongside ship (FAS),

Commodity, Insurance and Freight

(CIF), and local commercial market

values. When reporting this

information, CSs are requested to use

the worksheet provided in Attachments

2 and 3.

D. Environmental Compliance

Title II development activities will be

reviewed in accordance with USAID’s

environmental review procedures found

in Regulation 16 (22 CFR 216). USAID’s

Global Environmental Office is

currently reviewing of FY 1997 DAPs to

determine which Cooperating Sponsor

activities may need to undergo an

environmental review, if they have not

already. Title II activities most likely to

be affected by this new requirement are

those involved in agricultural and

physical infrastructure development.

USAID and CSs recognize that

guidelines and training on

environmental compliance will benefit

most Title II partners, and improve the

environmental soundness of Title II

development activities. Further

guidance and clarification of procedures

to ensure better furtherance of

Regulation 16 will be provided by

USAID. Compliance with Regulation 16

may require modifications to project

designs and budgets. Cooperating

Sponsors should be prepared to amend

these as necessary.

If your program activities encompass

agricultural and/or infrastructure

development, note briefly whether and

how environmental impact assessment

of any kind was incorporated in the

activity design and how environmental

impact is currently being monitored.
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II. Modifications to Activity Design

A. Follow-Up of FY 1997 Title II Review

(if Applicable)

If you have not already done so,

please respond to the technical and

programmatic concerns raised during

the FY 1997 review, as detailed in the

review summary cable or FFP’s letter of

approval. Address the extent to which

you have implemented or plan to

implement the recommendations made

and the resulting budgetary impact.

Explain any delays in implementing

recommendations.

B. Lessons Learned During Recent

Activity Implementation

Based on recent progress and

constraints, describe any modifications

made in FY 1996 to activity design or

implementation, including revisions to

objectives, benchmarks, performance

indicators, and the implementation

schedule. In addition, explain how any

modification may affect activity budgets

and commodity allocations. Finally,

note significant changes in your

operating environment, e.g., economic,

social or political developments that

affected or may continue to affect

performance in meeting one or more

objectives.

III. Resource Analysis and Requests

(Sections A–D may be attached as an

annex)

A. FY 1996 Expenditure Report and

Narrative

1. Prepare a comprehensive report of

actual expenditures during FY 1996. If

possible, report on expenditures by Title

II activity. Identify all applicable

funding sources, including, for example:

Section 202(e); monetization;

Cooperating Sponsor contribution; other

donors; and other program income such

as interest, empty container sales,

participant contributions, etc. Report all

opening and closing balances by

funding source, and compare budgeted

to actual line-item expenditures.

Amounts should be denominated in

U.S. dollars. For local currency line

items that have been translated into U.S.

dollars, state the exchange rate and the

date it was obtained.

2. Provide a brief explanation of

significant line-item deviations from the

FFP-approved budget. If there was a

shortfall in funding (particularly local

currency from monetization) during FY

1996, discuss the activities affected, the

impact of the shortfall on the

achievement of objectives, and how the

shortfall was covered. Conversely, if the

funds available during FY 1996

exceeded budgeted expenditures,

discuss the activities affected, the

impact on the achievement of

objectives, and how the additional

funding was or will be spent.

B. FY 1996 Monetization Pipeline

Analysis

For each activity supported by Title II

monetization, provide a pipeline

analysis of local currency funds

including: FY 1996 opening balance of

funds from prior year monetizations,

including interest; actual funds received

from monetization sales during FY

1996; interest earned during FY 1996;

total actual expenditure of local

currency during FY 1996; closing

balance of funds at the end of FY 1996;

and the amount of reserve/bridge

funding needed to support the activity

until the FY 1997 monetization sale

takes place. CSs are requested to report

this information utilizing the

worksheet(s) provided in Attachment 4.

C. FY 1996 Commodity Pipeline

Analysis

Attach as an annex the FY 1996

Fourth Quarter Commodity Status and

Recipient Status Report (CSR/RSR) and

Loss Report, along with a summary of

CSR/RSR data for the full FY 1996.

D. FY 1997, 1998 & 1999 Budget

Revisions

If changes to the original FY 1997,

1998 or 1999 budgets are required or

envisioned, prepare a revised

comprehensive budget to serve as a

modification to the approved activity.

List all funding sources, actual opening

balances, estimated line-item

expenditures, and estimated closing

balances. Also present a table showing

revised commodities and tonnages by

the Annual Estimate of Requirement’s

(AER) category for each program

activity.

E. Future New Submissions

This section pertains only to DAPs/

PAAs ending in FY 1997 and FY 1998:

Briefly discuss plans to submit

follow-on Title II proposals for FY 98 or

FY 99, including any anticipated

changes in activity and/or resource

requirements, discussions between your

staff and the USAID Mission on planned

activities, whether and/or how the

activity supports one or more of the

objectives under the Mission’s strategic

plan for the country.

For anticipated new proposals,

include a table showing the

commodities and tonnages, by AER

category for each program activity, along

with any Section 202(e) funding, that

you plan to request. (This table may be

included in an annex.)

[FR Doc. 97–4381 Filed 2–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6116–01–M

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337–TA–393]

Certain Ion Trap Mass Spectrometers

and Components Thereof; Notice of

Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade

Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation

pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a

complaint was filed on January 24,

1997, under section 337 of the Tariff Act

of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on

behalf of Finnigan Corporation, 355

River Oaks Parkway, San Jose,

California 95134. A supplement to the

complaint was filed on February 13,

1997. The Complaint, as supplemented,

alleges a violation of section 337 in the

importation into the United States, the

sale for importation, and the sale within

the United States after importation of

certain ion trap mass spectrometers and

components thereof, by reason of

infringement of claims 1–20 of U.S.

Letters Patent 4,540,884, and claims 1

and 12–19 of U.S. Reissue Patent

34,000.

The complainant requests that the

Commission institute an investigation

and, after a hearing, issue a permanent

exclusion order and permanent cease

and desist orders.

ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for

any confidential information contained

therein, is available for inspection

during official business hours (8:45 a.m.

to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the

Secretary, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street, S.W., Room

112, Washington, D.C. 20436, telephone

202–205–2000. Hearing-impaired

individuals are advised that information

on this matter can be obtained by

contacting the Commission’s TDD

terminal on 202–205–1810.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juan

Cockburn, Esq., Office of Unfair Import

Investigations, U.S. International Trade

Commission, telephone 202–205–2572.

AUTHORITY: The authority for institution

of this investigation is contained in

section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended, and in section 210.10 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 19 C.F.R. 210.10.

SCOPE OF INVESTIGATION: Having

considered the complaint, the U.S.