Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 49 / Thursday, March 13, 1997 / Notices 11811

Agricultural Marketing Service, U. S.

Department of Agriculture, Post Office

Box 96456, Washington, DC 20090–

6456, telephone: (202) 720–5127, Fax

(202) 720–5698; or Terry Vawter,

Marketing Specialist, California

Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order

Administration Branch, Fruit and

Vegetable Division, AMS, USDA, 2202

Monterey Street, Suite 102B, Fresno,

California, 93721; telephone: (209) 487–

5901.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Peaches Grown in California,

Marketing Order 917.

OMB Number: 0581–0080.

Expiration Date of Approval:

September 30, 1997.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved information

collection.

Abstract: Marketing order programs

provide an opportunity for producers of

fresh fruits, vegetables and specialty

crops, in a specified production area, to

work together to solve marketing

problems that cannot be solved

individually. Order regulations help

ensure adequate supplies of high quality

product and adequate returns to

producers. Under the Agricultural

Marketing Agreement Act of 1937

(AMAA), as amended (7 U.S.C. 601–

674), industries enter into marketing

order programs. The Secretary of

Agriculture is authorized to oversee the

order operations and issue regulations

recommended by a committee of

representatives from each commodity

industry.

The California peach marketing order

program, which has been operating

since 1939, authorizes the issuance of

grade, size, and maturity regulations,

inspection requirements, and marketing

and production research including paid

advertising. Regulatory provisions apply

to peaches shipped within and out of

the area of production to any market,

except those specifically exempted by

the marketing order.

The information collection

requirements in this request are

essential to carry out the intent of the

AMAA, to provide the respondents the

type of service they request, and to

administer the California peach

marketing order program.

The order, and rules and regulations

issued thereunder, authorize the Peach

Commodity Committee (Committee), the

agency responsible for local

administration of the order, to require

handlers to submit certain information.

Much of this information is compiled in

aggregate and provided to the industry

to assist in marketing decisions.

The Committee has developed forms

as a convenience to persons who are

required to file information with the

Committee needed to carry out the

purposes of the Act and the order. These

forms require a minimum of information

necessary to effectively carry out the

requirements of the order, and their use

is necessary to fulfill the intent of the

Act as expressed in the order.

Peach growers who are nominated by

their peers to serve as representatives on

the Committee must file nomination

forms with the Secretary.

Formal rulemaking amendments to

the order must be approved in referenda

conducted by the Secretary. Also, the

Secretary may conduct a continuance

referendum to determine industry

support for continuation of the order.

Handlers are asked to sign an agreement

to indicate their willingness to abide by

the provisions of the order whenever the

order is amended. These forms are

included in this request.

These forms require the minimum

information necessary to effectively

carry out the requirements of the order,

and their use is necessary to fulfill the

intent of the AMAA as expressed in the

order, and the rules and regulations

issued under the order.

The information collected is used

only by authorized representatives of

the USDA, including AMS, Fruit and

Vegetable Division regional and

headquarters staff, and authorized

employees of the Committee.

Authorized Committee employees and

the industry are the primary users of the

information and AMS is the secondary

user.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 0.819 hours per

response.

Respondents: California peach

producers and for-profit businesses

handling fresh peaches produced in

California.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

721.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 1.874.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 1140 hours.

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the functioning of the

California peach marketing order

program and USDA’s oversight of that

program; (2) the accuracy of the

collection burden estimate and the

validity of methodology and

assumptions used in estimating the

burden on respondents; (3) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information requested; and (4)

ways to minimize the burden, including

use of automated or electronic

technologies.

Comments should reference OMB No.

0581–0080 and Marketing Order No.

917, and be mailed to Docket Clerk,

Fruit and Vegetable Division, AMS,

USDA, Post Office Box 96456, room

2525–S, Washington, DC 20090–6456.

Comments should reference the docket

number and page number of this issue

of the Federal Register. All comments

received will be available for public

inspection in the Office of the Docket

Clerk during regular USDA business

hours at 14th & Independence Avenue

SW, Washington, DC, room 2525–S.

All responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for OMB approval. All comments will

become a matter of public record.

Dated: March 7, 1997.

Robert C. Keeney,

Director, Fruit and Vegetable Division.

[FR Doc. 97–6266 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

Food and Consumer Service

Child Nutrition Programs; Income

Eligibility Guidelines

AGENCY: Food and Consumer Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This Notice announces the

Department’s annual adjustments to the

Income Eligibility Guidelines to be used

in determining eligibility for free and

reduced price meals or free milk for the

period from July 1, 1997 through June

30, 1998. These guidelines are used by

schools, institutions, and centers

participating in the National School

Lunch Program, School Breakfast

Program, Special Milk Program for

Children, Child and Adult Care Food

Program and Commodity School

Program. The annual adjustments are

required by section 9 of the National

School Lunch Act. The guidelines are

intended to direct benefits to those

children most in need and are revised

annually to account for changes in the

Consumer Price Index.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Robert M. Eadie, Chief, Policy and

Program Development Branch, Child

Nutrition Division, FCS, USDA,

Alexandria, Virginia 22302, or by phone

at (703) 305–2618.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

action is not a rule as defined by the

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.

601–612) and thus is exempt from the

provisions of that Act.
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In accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),

no new recordkeeping or reporting

requirements have been included that

are subject to approval from the Office

of Management and Budget.

This action is exempted from review

by the Office of Management and

Budget under Executive Order 12866.

These programs are listed in the

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

under No. 10.553, No. 10.555, No.

10.556 and No. 10.558 and are subject

to the provisions of Executive Order

12372, which requires

intergovernmental consultation with

State and local officials. (See 7 CFR part

3015, subpart V, and the final rule

related notice published at 48 FR 29114,

June 24, 1983.)

Background

Pursuant to sections 9(b)(1) and

17(c)(4) of the National School Lunch

Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1) and 42 U.S.C.

1766(c)(4)), and sections 3(a)(6) and

4(e)(1)(A) of the Child Nutrition Act of

1966 (42 U.S.C. 1772(a)(6) and

1773(e)(1)(A)), the Department annually

issues the Income Eligibility Guidelines

for free and reduced price meals in the

National School Lunch Program (7 CFR

part 210), School Breakfast Program (7

CFR part 220), Child and Adult Care

Food Program (7 CFR part 226), and

Commodity School Program (7 CFR part

210), and the guidelines for free milk in

the Special Milk Program for Children

(7 CFR part 215). These eligibility

guidelines are based on the Federal

income poverty guidelines and are

stated by household size.

The Department requires schools and

institutions which charge for meals

separately from other fees to serve free

meals to all children from any

household with income at or below 130

percent of the poverty guidelines. The

Department also requires such schools

and institutions to serve reduced price

meals to all children from any

household with income higher than 130

percent of the poverty guidelines, but at

or below 185 percent of the poverty

guidelines. Schools and institutions

participating in the Special Milk

Program for Children may, at local

option, serve free milk to all children

from any household with income at or

below 130 percent of the poverty

guidelines.

Definition of Income

‘‘Income,’’ as the term is used in this

Notice, means income before any

deductions such as income taxes, Social

Security taxes, insurance premiums,

charitable contributions and bonds. It

includes the following: (1) Monetary

compensation for services, including

wages, salary, commissions or fees; (2)

net income from nonfarm selfemployment; (3) net income from farm

self-employment; (4) Social Security; (5)

dividends or interest on savings or

bonds or income from estates or trusts;

(6) net rental income; (7) public

assistance or welfare payments; (8)

unemployment compensation; (9)

government civilian employee or

military retirement, or pensions or

veterans payments; (10) private

pensions or annuities; (11) alimony or

child support payments; (12) regular

contributions from persons not living in

the household; (13) net royalties; and

(14) other cash income. Other cash

income would include cash amounts

received or withdrawn from any source

including savings, investments, trust

accounts and other resources which

would be available to pay the price of

a child’s meal.

‘‘Income,’’ as the term is used in this

Notice, does not include any income or

benefits received under any Federal

programs which are excluded from

consideration as income by any

legislative prohibition. Furthermore, the

value of meals or milk to children shall

not be considered as income to their

households for other benefit programs

in accordance with the prohibitions in

section 12(e) of the National School

Lunch Act and section 11(b) of the

Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.

1760(e) and 1780(b)).

The Income Eligibility Guidelines

The following are the Income

Eligibility Guidelines to be effective

from July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998.

The Department’s guidelines for free

meals and milk and reduced price meals

were obtained by multiplying the 1997

Federal income poverty guidelines by

1.30 and 1.85, respectively, and by

rounding the result upward to the next

whole dollar. Weekly and monthly

guidelines were computed by dividing

annual income by 52 and 12,

respectively, and by rounding upward

to the next whole dollar.

INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES

[Effective from July 1, 1997 to June 30, 1998]

Household size

Federal poverty guidelines Reduced price meals—185% Free meals—130%

Annual Month Week Annual Month Week Annual Month Week

48 CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, GUAM AND TERRITORIES

1 ..................................................... $7,890 $658 $152 $14,597 $1,217 $281 $10,257 $855 $198

2 ..................................................... 10,610 885 205 19,629 1,636 378 13,793 1,150 266

3 ..................................................... 13,330 1,111 257 24,661 2,056 475 17,329 1,445 334

4 ..................................................... 16,050 1,338 309 29,693 2,475 572 20,865 1,739 402

5 ..................................................... 18,770 1,565 361 34,725 2,894 668 24,401 2,034 470

6 ..................................................... 21,490 1,791 414 39,757 3,314 765 27,937 2,329 538

7 ..................................................... 24,210 2,018 466 44,789 3,733 862 31,473 2,623 606

8 ..................................................... 26,930 2,245 518 49,821 4,152 959 35,009 2,918 674

For each add’l family member

add ...................................... +2,720 +227 +53 +5,032 +420 +97 +3,536 +295 +68

ALASKA

1 ..................................................... $9,870 $823 $190 $18,260 $1,522 $352 $12,831 $1,070 $247

2 ..................................................... 13,270 1,106 256 24,550 2,046 473 17,251 1,438 332

3 ..................................................... 16,670 1,390 321 30,840 2,570 594 21,671 1,806 417

4 ..................................................... 20,070 1,673 386 37,130 3,095 715 26,091 2,175 502

5 ..................................................... 23,470 1,956 452 43,420 3,619 835 30,511 2,543 587

6 ..................................................... 26,870 2,240 517 49,710 4,143 956 34,931 2,911 672

7 ..................................................... 30,270 2,523 583 56,000 4,667 1,077 39,351 3,280 757
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INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES—Continued

[Effective from July 1, 1997 to June 30, 1998]

Household size

Federal poverty guidelines Reduced price meals—185% Free meals—130%

Annual Month Week Annual Month Week Annual Month Week

8 ..................................................... 33,670 2,806 648 62,290 5,191 1,198 43,771 3,648 842

For each add’l family member

add ...................................... +3,400 +284 +66 +6,290 +525 +121 +4,420 +369 +85

HAWAII

1 ..................................................... $9,070 $756 $175 $16,780 $1,399 $323 $11,791 $983 $227

2 ..................................................... 12,200 1,017 235 22,570 1,881 435 15,860 1,322 305

3 ..................................................... 15,330 1,278 295 28,361 2,364 546 19,929 1,661 384

4 ..................................................... 18,460 1,539 355 34,151 2,846 657 23,998 2,000 462

5 ..................................................... 21,590 1,800 416 39,942 3,329 769 28,067 2,339 540

6 ..................................................... 24,720 2,060 476 45,732 3,811 880 32,136 2,678 618

7 ..................................................... 27,850 2,321 536 51,523 4,294 991 36,205 3,018 697

8 ..................................................... 30,980 2,582 596 57,313 4,777 1,103 40,274 3,357 775

For each add’l family member

add ...................................... +3,130 +261 +61 +5,791 +483 +112 +4,069 +340 +79

Authority: (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1))

Dated: February 13, 1997.

William E. Ludwig,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–6358 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 57–96]

Foreign-Trade Zone 189—Muskegon,

Michigan Application for Subzone

Status ESCO Company Limited

Partnership (Colorformer Chemicals)

Muskegon, Mich.; Extension of Public

Comment Period

The comment period for the above

case, requesting special-purpose

subzone status for the colorformer

chemicals manufacturing facility of

ESCO Company Limited Partnership

(ESCO) (jointly owned by Mitsui Toatsu

Chemicals and Yamamoto Chemicals

(Japan)), in Muskegon, Michigan (61 FR

38137, 7/23/96) is further extended to

April 14, 1997, to allow interested

parties additional time in which to

comment on the proposal.

Comments in writing are invited

during this period. Submissions should

include 3 copies. Material submitted

will be available at: Office of the

Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade

Zones Board, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Room 3716, 14th &

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

Dated: March 7, 1997.

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–6377 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

International Trade Administration

[A–122–822, A–122–823]

Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel

Plate and Corrosion-Resistant Carbon

Steel Products From Canada:

Postponement of Preliminary Results

of Reviews

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of postponement of

preliminary results of antidumping duty

reviews.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

(‘‘the Department’’) is postponing the

preliminary results for the third reviews

of certain cut-to-length carbon steel

plate and certain corrosion-resistant

carbon steel products from Canada.

These reviews cover the period August

1, 1995 through July 31, 1996.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 13, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: N.

Gerard Zapiain or Jean Kemp at 202–

482–3793; Office of AD/CVD

Enforcement, Group III, Import

Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20230.

The Applicable Statute

Unless otherwise indicated, all

citations to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the

Act’’) are references to the provisions

effective January 1, 1995, the effective

date of the amendments made to the Act

by the Uruguay Rounds Agreements

Act.

Postponement of Preliminary Results

The Department has determined that

it is not practicable to issue its

preliminary results within the original

time limit. (See Decision Memorandum

from Joseph A. Spetrini, Deputy

Assistant Secretary, Enforcement Group

III to Robert LaRussa, Acting Assistant

Secretary for Import Administration,

March 3, 1997). The Department is

extending the time limit for completion

of the preliminary results until

September 2, 1997 in accordance with

Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

The deadline for the final results of

these reviews will continue to be 120

days after publication of the preliminary

results.

Dated: March 4, 1997.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement

Group III.

[FR Doc. 97–6337 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

[A–570–803]

Heavy Forged Hand Tools From the

People’s Republic of China; Final

Results of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Reviews

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of final results of

antidumping duty administrative

reviews.

SUMMARY: On November 6, 1996, the

Department of Commerce (the

Department) published the preliminary