Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 39 / Thursday, February 27, 1997 / Notices 9011

Dated: February 19, 1997.

Herbert L. Mitchell

Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–4925 Filed 2–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

[Declaration of Disaster Loan Area 2928;

Amendment 1]

Oregon; Declaration of Disaster Loan

Area

In accordance with a notice from the

Federal Emergency Management

Agency, dated February 14, 1997, the

above-numbered Declaration is hereby

amended to include the Counties of

Coos, Douglas, Lake, and Lane in the

State of Oregon as a disaster area due to

damages caused by winter storms, land

and mudslides, and flooding beginning

on December 25, 1996 and continuing

through January 6, 1997.

In addition, applications for economic

injury loans from small businesses

located in the contiguous counties of

Benton, Harney, Lincoln, and Linn in

the State of Oregon may be filed until

the specified date at the previously

designated location. Any counties

contiguous to the above-named counties

and not listed herein have been

previously declared.

All other information remains the

same, i.e., the termination date for filing

applications for physical damage is

March 24, 1997, and for loans for

economic injury the deadline is October

23, 1997.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 59002 and 59008)

Dated: February 19, 1997.

Herbert L. Mitchell,

Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–4924 Filed 2–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

[Declaration of Disaster Loan Area 2927;

Amendment 2]

Washington; Declaration of Disaster

Loan Area

In accordance with notices from the

Federal Emergency Management

Agency, dated February 6 and 11, 1997,

the above-numbered Declaration is

hereby amended to include the Counties

of Asotin, Clark, Jefferson, Pend Oreille,

and Whatcom in the State of

Washington as a disaster area due to

damages caused by winter storms, land

and mudslides, and flooding. This

Declaration is further amended to

establish the incident period for this

disaster as beginning on December 26,

1996 and continuing through February

10, 1997.

In addition, applications for economic

injury loans from small businesses

located in the contiguous counties of

Garfield in the State of Washington and

Columbia in the State of Oregon may be

filed until the specified date at the

previously designated location. Any

counties contiguous to the above-named

counties and not listed herein have been

previously declared.

All other information remains the

same, i.e., the termination date for filing

applications for physical damage is

March 18, 1997, and for loans for

economic injury the deadline is October

17, 1997. The economic injury number

for the State of Oregon is 935600.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 59002 and 59008)

Dated: February 19, 1997.

Herbert L. Mitchell,

Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–4923 Filed 2–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

COMMISSION

Proposed Out-of-Basin Diversion

Policy and Protocol; Public Hearing

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin

Commission.

ACTION: Public hearing on addition to

comprehensive plan.

SUMMARY: The Susquehanna River Basin

Commission will hold a public hearing

in conjunction with its regular meeting

on March 20, 1997. This hearing will be

for the purpose of receiving public

comments on the inclusion of the

proposed Out-of-Basin Diversion Policy

and Protocol in the Commission’s

Comprehensive Plan for Management

and Development of the Water

Resources of the Susquehanna River

Basin.

Under Section 3.10 of the

Susquehanna River Basin Compact,

Public Law 91–575, 84 Stat. 1509 et

seq., the Commission must review and

approve all diversions of water from the

Susquehanna River Basin. Up to this

time, the Commission has adopted no

formal policy position or statement on

how it will evaluate proposed

diversions, but has relied on positions

articulated in past docket decisions.

This policy establishes the principles

that the Commission will consider in

the approval of diversions and adds a

protocol describing how those

principles will be applied. Written

comments will also be accepted and

made a part of the hearing record.

DATES: The public hearing will be held

on March 20, 1997, beginning at

approximately 9:00 a.m. Written

comments on the proposed policy

should be submitted by March 20, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be

held at the Best Western Country

Cupboard Inn, Rt. 15 North, Lewisburg,

Pa.. Copies of the entire policy

statement and protocol may be obtained

upon request to the Commission at 1721

N. Front Street, Harrisburg, Pa. 17102–

2391, (717)238–0423.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard A. Cairo, General Counsel/

Secretary, SRBC, 717–238–0423.

Dated: February 21, 1997.

Richard A. Cairo,

General Counsel/Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–4938 Filed 2–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7040–01–P

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Free Trade Area of the Americas;

Notice and Request for Views

AGENCY: Office of the United States

Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity to provide

views on U.S. objectives for the free

trade area of the Americas.

SUMMARY: The Trade Policy Staff

Committee is issuing this notice to

request advice and information useful in

the preparation for the meeting of

Western Hemisphere trade ministers, to

be held on May 16, 1997 in Belo

Horizonte, Brazil. At the Summit of the

Americas, leaders of the Western

Hemisphere agreed that countries

should conclude negotiation of a ‘‘Free

Trade Area of the Americas’’ by 2005.

The trade ministers were asked to

oversee the negotiation.

DATES: In order to receive full

consideration, comments must be

received no later than: March 24, 1997.

This will make them timely for

consideration as U.S. positions for the

Ministerial meeting are developed. Any

comments, however brief, would be

welcome. The U.S. Government will

continue to welcome advice as work on

the FTAA proceeds.

ADDRESSES: Gloria Blue, Executive

Secretary, Trade Policy Staff Committee,

Office of the United States Trade

Representative, 600 17th Street, NW,

Room 501, Washington, D.C. 20508.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen James Chopra (202) 395–5190.