Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 44 / Thursday, March 6, 1997 / Notices 10257

This survey is the only comprehensive

source of public fiscal data collected on

a nationwide scale using uniform

definitions, concepts and procedures.

The collection covers the revenues,

expenditures, debt, and assets of all

public school systems. This data

collection has been coordinated with

the National Center for Education

Statistics (NCES). The NCES uses this

collection to satisfy its need for school

system level finance data.

Information on the finances of our

public schools is vital to assessing their

effectiveness. This data collection

makes it possible to access a single data

base to obtain information on such

things as per pupil expenditures and the

percent of state, local, and federal

funding for each school system.

Recently, as exemplified by the

establishment of the America 2000

education goals, there has been

increased interest in improving the

Nation’s public schools. One result of

this intensified interest has been a

significant increase in the demand for

school finance data.

The three forms used in the school

finance portion of the survey are:

Form F–33. This form contains item

descriptions and definitions of the

elementary-secondary education finance

items collected jointly by the Census

Bureau and NCES. It is used primarily

as a worksheet by the state education

agencies that provide school finance

data centrally for all of the school

systems in their respective states. Most

states supply their data by electronic

means.

Form F–33–1. This form is used at the

beginning of each survey period to

solicit the assistance of the state

education agencies. It establishes the

conditions by which the state education

agencies provide their school finance

data to the Census Bureau.

Form F–33–L1. This is a supplemental

letter sent to the school systems in nine

states. In these states, the state

education agencies collect adequate

detail in all aspects of school finance

except for assets. Respondents provide

the assets data on this letter and it is

merged with the other data collected

from the state education agencies.

This request is to reinstate the

previous collection for which approval

expires July 31, 1997. The data to be

collected is identical to the previous

collection except as follows:

1—In order to differentiate between

payments made to public school

systems and those made to private

school systems, we are adding an item

that identifies payments to private

schools.

2—In order to differentiate between

payments made to public schools, those

made to private schools, and those made

to quasi-public charter schools, we are

adding an item that identifies payments

to charter schools.

II. Method of Collection

Through central collection

arrangements with the state education

agencies, the Census Bureau collects

almost all of the finance data for local

school systems from state education

agency data bases. The states transfer

most of this information in electronic

format on microcomputer disks and

over the Internet. The Census Bureau

has facilitated central collection of

school finance data by accepting data in

whatever formats the states elect to

transmit.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0607–0700.

Form Number: F–33, F–33–1, F–33–

L1.

Type of Review: Regular.

Affected Public: State and local

governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

894.

Estimated Time Per Response: 3.2

hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 2,871 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost:

$51,678.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.,

sections 161 and 181.

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 27, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–05459 Filed 3–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

Economic Development

Administration

Notice of Petitions by Producing Firms

for Determination of Eligibility To

Apply for Trade Adjustment

Assistance

AGENCY: Economic Development

Administration (EDA), Commerce.

ACTION: To give firms an opportunity to

comment.

Petitions have been accepted for filing

on the dates indicated from the firms

listed below.

LIST OF PETITION ACTION BY TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR PERIOD 01/11/97–02/21/97

Firm name Address Date petition

accepted Product

Centurion International, Inc ....................... 3425 North 44th St., Lincoln, NE 68501 01/17/97 Batteries and antennas.

Heinke Technology, Inc ............................ 5120 Northwest 38th St., Lincoln, NE

68524.

02/03/97 Pharmaceutical applicators.

Penn & Fletcher, Inc ................................. 242 West 30th St., suite 200, New York,

NY 10001.

02/04/97 Embroidered lace and trimming.

Brodnax Mills, Inc ..................................... P.O. Box A, Brodnax, VA 23920 ............ 02/04/97 Synthetic and blended yarns.

Precision Sintered Parts, L.L.C ................ 9902 East 46th Place, Tulsa, OK 74146 02/06/97 Iron or steel, forged or stamped gears.

Styletek, Inc .............................................. 1857 Middlesex St., Lowell, MA 01851 .. 02/07/97 Plastic parts for footwear, luggage, tool,

and sporting goods industries and

plastic injection molds.

Lamarr Jamerson ...................................... 929 North Sherman, Springfield, MO

65802.

02/07/97 Wooden doors and door frames.
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LIST OF PETITION ACTION BY TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR PERIOD 01/11/97–02/21/97—Continued

Firm name Address Date petition

accepted Product

Ideal Forging Corp .................................... 167 Center St., Southington, CT 06489 02/07/97 Parts for compressors, pumps, and machinery.

Modu Form, Inc ......................................... 172 Industrial Rd., Fitchburg, MA 01420 02/07/97 Stackable arm chairs, tables,

casegoods, couches, and library

shelving.

B&L Industries, Inc .................................... 4570 West 77th St., suite 238, Minneapolis, MN 55435.02/10/97 Toroid radio frequency filters.

White Stokes Co., Inc ............................... 3615 South Jasper Place, Chicago, IL

60609.

02/10/97 Fondant as a reprocessed sugar-based

paste used as a base ingredient in

icing, fillings and candy, etc.

Cassemco, Inc .......................................... P.O. Box 1495, Cookeville, TN 38503 ... 02/11/97 Seat parts for motor vehicles, chin

straps for football helmets, ammunition packs and medical products.

Ever Corp .................................................. Highway 67 North, Newport, AR 72112 02/13/97 Collapsible aluminum tubes.

Acme Roll Forming Co ............................. P.O. Box 706, Sebewaing, MI 48759 ..... 02/12/97 Steel tubes for material handling racks.

Posey Manufacturing Co., Inc .................. P.O. Box 418, 810 Ontario St.,

Hoquiam, WA 98550.

02/13/97 Piano parts.

Coates ASI ................................................ 4607 South 35th St., Phoenix, AZ 85040 02/14/97 Wet processing equipment used to manufacture printed circuit boards.

Advance Energy Technologies, Inc .......... P.O. Box 387, Clifton Park, NY 12065 ... 02/14/97 Insulated refrigeration walls for walk-in

freezers and coolers.

Firerobin Puppets, Inc ............................... Bridge St., Richmond, VT 05477 ............ 02/21/97 Puppets.

The petitions were submitted

pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade Act

of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341). Consequently,

the United States Department of

Commerce has initiated separate

investigations to determine whether

increased imports into the United States

of articles like or directly competitive

with those produced by each firm

contributed importantly to total or

partial separation of the firm’s workers,

or threat thereof, and to a decrease in

sales or production of each petitioning

firm.

Any party having a substantial

interest in the proceedings may request

a public hearing on the matter. A

request for a hearing must be received

by the Trade Adjustment Assistance

Division, Room 7023, Economic

Development Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce, Washington,

D.C. 20230, no later than the close of

business of the tenth calendar day

following the publication of this notice.

(The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

official program number and title of the

program under which these petitions are

submitted is 11.313, Trade Adjustment

Assistance)

Dated: February 27, 1997.

Anthony J. Meyer,

Coordinator, Trade Adjustment and

Technical Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–5450 Filed 3–5–97; 8:45 am]

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 022497D]

Marine Mammals

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Issuance of scientific research

permit no. 1029 (815–1312)

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Mr. William G. Gilmartin, Hawaii

Wildlife Fund, 55–472A Palekana

Street, Laie, Hawaii 96762, has been

issued a permit to ‘‘take’’ by Level A

and Level B harassment, Hawaiian

monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi)

for purposes of scientific research.

ADDRESSES: The permit and related

documents are available for review

upon written request or by appointment

in the following offices:

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301/713–2289);

Director, Southwest Region, NMFS,

501 W. Ocean Boulevard, Suite 4200,

Long Beach, CA 90802–4213 (310/980–

4016); and

Protected Species Program

Coordinator, Pacific Area Office,

Southwest Region, NMFS, 2570 Dole

Street, Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96822–

2396 (808/973–2987).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

November 18, 1996, notice was

published in the Federal Register (61

FR 58676) that the above-named

applicant had submitted a request for a

scientific research permit to ‘‘take’’ by

Level A and Level B harassment

Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus

schauinslandi) from the population at

Midway Atoll. The research will be

conducted over an 5-year period and

will involve census observations, bleach

marking, pup tagging/ measuring,

disentanglement, necropsies, and scat

collections. The objective of the

research is to study the natural history

and behavior of monk seals at Midway

Atoll. The requested permit has been

issued under the authority of the Marine

Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the

Regulations Governing the Taking and

Importing of Marine Mammals (50 CFR

Part 216), the Endangered Species Act

(ESA) of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C.

1531 et seq.), and the Regulations

Governing the Taking, Importing, and

Exporting of Endangered Fish and

Wildlife (50 CFR part 222). Issuance of

this permit, as required by the ESA, was

based on a finding that such permit: (1)

Was applied for in good faith; (2) will

not operate to the disadvantage of the

endangered species which is the subject

of this permit; and (3) is consistent with

the purposes and policies set forth in

section 2 of the ESA.

Dated: February 24, 1997.

Ann D. Terbush,

Chief, Permits and Documentation Division,

Office of Protected Resources, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–5479 Filed 3–5–97; 8:45 am]

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