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immediately before the question on race

with a note to respondents to answer

both questions. The most profound

change to the standards was that of

allowing respondents to report more

than one race if they chose to do so.

Some of the impetus for the OMB

change to allow the reporting of one or

more races came from the increasing

number of interracial marriages and

births to parents of different races in the

past 25 to 35 years. For many census

data users, both governmental and nongovernmental as well as the private

sector, there is a need to understand

how the Census 2000 race distributions

relate to race distributions from

previous censuses and current surveys

where respondents were instructed to

report only one race.

Data by race from most federal

surveys currently reflect a collection

methodology of asking respondents to

mark only one race category. Users of

the Census 2000 data on race will need

to compare the race distribution from

Census 2000 to these other sources. The

objective of the study is to produce data

that will improve users’ ability to make

comparisons between Census 2000 data

on race that allowed the reporting of one

or more races, and data on race from

other sources that allow single race

reporting. The primary goal is to

improve comparisons of 1990 and

Census 2000 race distributions, at

national and lower geographic levels.

Other goals are to facilitate comparisons

between Census 2000 and Census

Bureau surveys which instruct

respondents to mark one race, and with

data from the vital records system

which uses census data to calculate

such indicators as birth and death rates.

II. Method of Collection

The methodology for the evaluation

requires that the sample households be

contacted twice to provide information

on race. The sample households are

mailed an initial questionnaire which

they are scheduled to receive around

July 1, 2001. Approximately one month

later, the sample households are recontacted by telephone to collect

additional race and other information.

The evaluation requires the

administration of both the 1990

question on race and the Census 2000

question on race in a split panel design.

A total sample of about 50,000

addresses will be selected containing

respondents who reported more than

one race, as well as addresses where

respondents reported a single race in

Census 2000.

For the initial data collection, one

panel of about 25,000 housing units will

be enumerated using a questionnaire

similar to the Census 2000 short form

with the 1990 census instruction to the

question on race, that is, to ‘‘mark one

race.’’ The other panel of about 25,000

housing units will be enumerated using

the identical questionnaire, except the

instruction to the question on race will

include the wording ‘‘mark one or more

races.’’ Census 2000 data collection

methods will be used including the

mailout/mailback procedure along with

personal interviewing for those

addresses that do not respond via mail.

We are assuming a 50 percent initial

mail response rate. Therefore,

nonresponse follow-up procedures

similar to those used for Census 2000

will be implemented. Results from each

of the panels will be matched to their

Census 2000 results. The match

variables will include the name, age,

date of birth, and sex of the sample

housing unit members. Every effort will

be made to capture data for people who

moved into the sample address and

ascertain the previous address at which

they were enumerated in Census 2000.

However, no efforts will be made to

trace movers; that is, we will not ask

information about people who have

moved out of the sample addresses

since April 1, 2000.

A reverse questionnaire design

procedure will be used to re-contact

housing units that participated in the

initial data collection. Sample housing

units that participated in the intial data

collection with the mark one or more

races instruction will be re-contacted by

telephone and asked to report one race.

Those housing units that received the

mark one race instruction will be asked

to mark one or more races. For housing

units for which there is no telephone,

personal interviews will be conducted

to collect the re-contact information.

The questions on both the re-contact

instruments will be similar; only minor

modifications will be made to probe for

additional information in instances

where respondents are reluctant to

report a single race when asked to do so.

During the re-contact, every effort will

be made to speak with the individual

who completed the initial

questionnaire. To facilitate this effort,

data from the initial questionnaires will

be transcribed onto the re-contact

instruments. During the re-contact

interview, respondents will be asked to

provide additional relevant information,

including the race of biological parents,

and other pertinent social, demographic,

and economic data.

The goal is to produce reliable

estimates that replicate, to the extent

possible, the Census 2000 race

distributions in terms of the percent

reporting a single race, more than one

race, and the distribution of the

responses among a pre-determined

number of possible race combinations. It

is likely that less than 20 combinations

will be identified.

III. Data

OMB Number: Not available.

Form Number(s): S–698A, S–698B.

Type of Review: Regular.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

50,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 15

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 25,000.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: There is

no cost to respondents except for their

time to respond.

Respondents Obligation: Mandatory.

Legal Authority: Title 13 of the United

States Code, 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 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: November 30, 2000.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of the Chief Information Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1129]

Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 3,

San Francisco, California

Pursuant to its authority under the

Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18,

1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u),

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the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) adopts the following Order:

Whereas, the San Francisco Port

Commission, grantee of Foreign-Trade

Zone 3, submitted an application to the

Board for authority to expand FTZ 3 to

include the jet fuel storage and

distribution system at the San Francisco

International Airport and related

facilities (261 acres) in the San

Francisco, California, area, within the

San Francisco Customs port of entry

(FTZ Docket 16–2000; filed April 28,

2000);

Whereas, notice inviting public

comment was given in the Federal

Register (65 FR 30057, May 10, 2000)

and the application has been processed

pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s

regulations; and

Whereas, the Board adopts the

findings and recommendations of the

examiner’s report, and finds that the

requirements of the FTZ Act and

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and

that the proposal is in the public

interest;

Now, Therefore, the Board hereby

orders:

The application to expand FTZ 3 is

approved, subject to the Act and the

Board’s regulations, including § 400.28.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of

November 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.

[FR Doc. 00–31111 Filed 12–5–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1128]

Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 79,

Tampa, Florida

Pursuant to its authority under the

Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18,

1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u),

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) adopts the following Order:

Whereas, the City of Tampa, Florida,

grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 79

(Tampa, Florida), submitted an

application to the Board for authority to

expand FTZ 79 to include the jet fuel

storage and distribution system at the

Tampa International Airport (Site 7—

100 acres) in Tampa, Florida, within the

Tampa Customs port of entry (FTZ

Docket 12–2000; filed March 28, 2000);

Whereas, notice inviting public

comment was given in the Federal

Register (65 FR 18282, April 7, 2000)

and the application has been processed

pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s

regulations; and

Whereas, the Board adopts the

findings and recommendations of the

examiner’s report, and finds that the

requirements of the FTZ Act and

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and

that the proposal is in the public

interest;

Now, Therefore, the Board hereby

orders:

The application to expand FTZ 79 is

approved, subject to the Act and the

Board’s regulations, including § 400.28.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of

November 2000.

Troy H. Cribb,

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.

[FR Doc. 00–31109 Filed 12–5–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 64–2000]

Foreign-Trade Zone 133–Rock Island,

Illinois; Application For Foreign-Trade

Subzone Status, Deere & Company

(Construction Equipment), Davenport,

Iowa

An application has been submitted to

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) by the Quad-City Foreign-Trade

Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 133,

requesting special-purpose subzone

status for the manufacturing facility

(construction equipment) of Deere &

Company (Deere), located in Davenport,

Iowa. The application was submitted

pursuant to the Foreign-Trade Zones

Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u),

and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR

part 400). It was formally filed on

November 17, 2000.

The Deere facility is located at the

intersection of Highway 61 and Mt. Joy

Road in Davenport, Iowa. This facility

(2.2 million square feet; 900 employees)

is used for the development and

manufacture of construction equipment

(heavy-duty four-wheel-drive loaders,

motor graders, and heavy-duty wheeled

log skidders). Deere uses some foreignsourced components in the

manufactures of these products.

However, most of those items enter the

U.S. duty-free. The only foreign-sourced

items for which Deere is seeking to gain

FTZ benefits are transmissions,

controllers, and shifters, all of which are

only used in the production of fourwheel drive loaders (these components

represent approximately 24.3% of the

production cost of the loaders). Duty

rates on these imported components

range from 2.5% to 2.7%.

Zone procedures would exempt Deere

from Customs duty payments on foreign

components used in export production.

On its domestic sales, Deere would be

able to choose the lower duty rate that

applies to the finished products (dutyfree) for the foreign components noted

above. FTZ status may also make a site

eligible for benefits provided under

state/local programs. The application

indicates that the savings from zone

procedures would help improve the

plant’s international competitiveness.

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.

Public comment on the application is

invited from interested parties.

Submissions (original and three copies)

shall be addressed to the Board’s

Executive Secretary at the address

below. The closing period for their

receipt is February 5, 2001. Rebuttal

comments in response to material

submitted during the foregoing period

may be submitted during the subsequent

15-day period to February 20, 2001.

A copy of the application and the

accompanying exhibits will be available

for public inspection at each of the

following locations: Office of the

Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade

Zones Board, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Room 4008, 14th and

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC. 20230. Quad-City

Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., 1830 Second

Avenue, Suite 200, Rock Island, Illinois

61201.

Dated: November 27,2000.

Dennis Puccinelli,

Executive Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1121]

Grant of Authority; Establishment of a

Foreign-Trade Zone; Decatur, Illinois

Pursuant to its authority under the

Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18,

1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u),

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) adopts the following Order:

Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones Act

provides for ‘‘* * * the establishment

* * * of foreign-trade zones in ports of

entry of the United States, to expedite

and encourage foreign commerce, and