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States for which the Government of the

Slovak Republic has not issued an

appropriate export visa.

A facsimile of the export visa stamp

is on file at the U.S. Department of

Commerce in Room 3100.

A description of the textile and

apparel categories in terms of HTS

numbers is available in the

CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel

Categories with the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (see

Federal Register notice 61 FR 66263,

published on December 17, 1996).

Interested persons are advised to take

all necessary steps to ensure that textile

products that are entered into the

United States for consumption, or

withdrawn from warehouse for

consumption, will meet the visa

requirements set forth in the letter

published below to the Commissioner of

Customs.

Dated: March 5, 1997.

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

March 5, 1997.

Commissioner of Customs, Department of the

Treasury, Washington, DC 20229.

Dear Commissioner: Pursuant to section

204 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, as

amended (7 U.S.C. 1854), the Uruguay Round

Agreements Act, the Uruguay Round

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC),

and the Export Visa Arrangement, effected by

exchange of notes dated November 18, 1996

and January 31, 1997 between the

Governments of the United States and the

Slovak Republic; and in accordance with the

provisions of Executive Order 11651 of

March 3, 1972, as amended, you are directed

to prohibit, effective on April 1, 1997, entry

into the Customs territory of the United

States (i.e., the 50 states, the District of

Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto

Rico) for consumption and withdrawal from

warehouse for consumption of wool textile

products in Categories 410, 433, 435 and 443,

produced or manufactured in Slovakia and

exported on and after April 1, 1997 for which

the Government of the Slovak Republic has

not issued an appropriate export visa fully

described below. Should merged categories

or part categories become subject to import

quota the merged or part categories shall be

automatically included in the coverage of

this arrangement. Merchandise in the merged

or part category(s) exported on or after the

date the merged or part category(s) becomes

subject to import quotas shall require a visa.

Goods exported during the period April 1,

1997 through April 30, 1997 shall not be

denied entry for lack of an export visa.

A visa must accompany each commercial

shipment of the aforementioned textile

products. A circular stamped marking in blue

ink will appear on the front of the original

commercial invoice or successor document.

The original visa shall not be stamped on

duplicate copies of the invoice. The original

invoice with the original visa stamp will be

required to enter the shipment into the

United States. Duplicates of the invoice and/

or visa may not be used for this purpose.

Each visa stamp shall include the

following information:

1. The visa number. The visa number shall

be in the standard nine digit letter format,

beginning with one numeric digit for the last

digit of the year of export, followed by the

two character alpha country code specified

by the International Organization for

Standardization (ISO) (the code for Slovakia

is ‘‘SK’’), and a six digit numerical serial

number identifying the shipment; e.g.,

7SK123456.

2. The date of issuance. The date of

issuance shall be the day, month and year on

which the visa was issued.

3. The original signature of the issuing

official and the printed name of the issuing

official of the Government of the Slovak

Republic.

4. The correct category(s), merged

category(s), part category(s), quantity(s) and

unit(s) of quantity in the shipment as set

forth in the U.S. Department of Commerce

Correlation and in the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States, annotated or

successor documents shall be reported in the

spaces provided within the visa stamp (e.g.,

‘‘Cat. 340–510 DOZ’’).

Quantities must be stated in whole

numbers. Decimals or fractions will not be

accepted. Merged category quota

merchandise may be accompanied by either

the appropriate merged category visa or the

correct category visa corresponding to the

actual shipment (e.g., Categories 347/348

may be visaed as 347/348 or if the shipment

consists solely of 347 merchandise, the

shipment may be visaed as ‘‘Cat. 347,’’ but

not as ‘‘Cat. 348.’’). If, however, a merged

quota category such as 340/640 has a quota

sublimit on Category 340, then there must be

a ‘‘Category 340’’ visa for the shipment if it

includes Category 340 merchandise.

U.S. Customs shall not permit entry if the

shipment does not have a visa, or if the visa

number, date of issuance, signature, printed

name of the signer, category, quantity or

units of quantity are missing, incorrect or

illegible, or have been crossed out or altered

in any way. If the quantity indicated on the

visa is less than that of the shipment, entry

shall not be permitted. If the quantity

indicated on the visa is more than that of the

shipment, entry shall be permitted and only

the amount entered shall be charged to any

applicable quota.

The complete name and address of a

company actually involved in the

manufacturing process of the textile product

covered by the visa shall be provided on the

textile visa document.

If the visa is not acceptable then a new

correct visa or a visa waiver must be

presented to the U.S. Customs Service before

any portion of the shipment will be released.

A visa waiver may be issued by the U.S.

Department of Commerce at the request of

the Embassy in Washington for the

Government of Slovakia. The waiver, if used,

only waives the requirement to present a visa

with the shipment. It does not waive the

quota requirements. Visa waivers will only

be issued for classification purposes or for

one time special purpose shipments that are

not part of an ongoing commercial enterprise.

If the visaed invoice is deficient, the U.S.

Customs Service will not return the original

document after entry, but will provide a

certified copy of that visaed invoice for use

in obtaining a new correct original visaed

invoice, or a visa waiver.

If import quotas are in force, U.S. Customs

Service shall charge only the actual quantity

in the shipment to the correct category limit.

If a shipment from Slovakia has been allowed

entry into the commerce of the United States

with either an incorrect visa or no visa, and

redelivery is requested but cannot be made,

the shipment will be charged to the correct

category limit whether or not a replacement

visa or waiver is provided.

Merchandise imported for the personal use

of the importer and not for resale, regardless

of value, and properly marked commercial

sample shipments valued at U.S.$250 or less

do not require an export visa for entry and

shall not be charged to agreement levels, if

applicable.

A facsimile of the visa stamp is enclosed.

The actions taken concerning the

Government of the Slovak Republic with

respect to imports of textiles and textile

products in the foregoing categories have

been determined by the Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements to

involve foreign affairs functions of the United

States. Therefore, these directions to the

Commissioner of Customs, which are

necessary for the implementation of such

actions, fall within the foreign affairs

exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5

U.S.C. 553(a)(1). This letter will be published

in the Federal Register.

Sincerely,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 97–5863 Filed 3–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Proposed Collection: Comment

Request

March 4, 1997.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National

and Community Service (CNCS), as part

of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and respondent burden,

conducts a preclearance consultation

program to provide the general public

and Federal agencies with an

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing collections of

information in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(PRA95) (44 U.S.C. § 3508(c)(2)(A)).

This program helps to ensure that

requested data can be provided in the
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desired format, reporting burden (time

and financial resources) is minimized,

collection instruments are clearly

understood, and the impact of collection

requirement on respondents can be

properly assessed. Currently, the

Corporation for National and

Community Service is soliciting

comments concerning the forms and

instructions to be included in its

proposed applications entitled: The

1998 Application Guidelines for Learn

and Serve America: Higher Education;

The 1998 Application Guidelines for

School- and Community-Based

Programs; and the 1998 Application

Guidelines for AmeriCorps National,

State and Indian Tribes and U.S.

Territories. Copies of the information

collection requests (forms and

instructions) can be obtained by

contacting the office listed below in the

address section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

addresses section on or before May 15,

1997.

The Corporation for National and

Community Service is particularly

interested in comments which:

Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the Corporation, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s

estimate of the burden of the proposed

collection of information, including the

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used;

Enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

Minimize the burden of the collection

of information on those who are to

respond, including through the use of

appropriate automated, electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submissions of responses.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Margaret

Rosenberry, Corporation for National

and Community Service, 1201 New

York Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20525.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeffrey Gale, (202) 606–5000, ext. 188.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Part I

I. Background

The 1998 Application Guidelines for

Learn and Serve America, Higher

Education provide the background,

requirements and instructions that

potential applicants need to apply to the

Corporation for grants to operate Learn

and Serve America service-learning

programs for college-age youth.

II. Current Action

The Corporation for National and

Community Service seeks public

comment on the forms, the instructions

for the forms, and the instructions for

the narrative portions of these

application guidelines.

Type of Review: New.

Agency: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

Title: The 1998 Application

Guidelines for Learn and Serve

America, Higher Education.

OMB Number: None.

Agency Number: None.

Affected Public: Eligible applicants to

the Corporation for grant funds.

Total Respondents: 400.

Frequency: Once per year.

Average Time Per Response: six (6)

hours.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2400

hours.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): 0.

Part II

I. Background

The 1998 Application Guidelines for

School- and Community-Based

Programs provide the background,

requirements and instructions that

potential applicants need to apply to the

Corporation for grants to operate Learn

and Serve America service-learning

programs for school-age youth.

II. Current Action

The Corporation for National and

Community Service seeks public

comment on the forms, the instructions

for the forms, and the instructions for

the narrative portions of these

application guidelines.

Type of Review: New.

Agency: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

Title: The 1998 Application

Guidelines for School- and Community

Based Programs.

OMB Number: None.

Agency Number: None.

Affected Public: Potential applicants

to the Corporation for grant funds.

Total Respondents: 225.

Frequency: Once per year.

Average Time Per Response: Ten (10)

hours.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2250

hours.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): 0.

Part III

I. Background

The 1998 Application Guidelines for

AmeriCorps National, State, Indian

Tribes and U.S. Territories provide the

background, requirements and

instructions that potential applicants

need to complete an application to the

Corporation for funds to operate

AmeriCorps programs.

II. Current Action

The Corporation for National and

Community Service seeks public

comment on the forms, the instructions

for the forms, and the instructions for

the narrative portions of these

application guidelines.

Type of Review: New.

Agency: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

Title: The 1998 Application

Guidelines for AmeriCorps National,

State and Indian Tribes and U.S.

Territories.

OMB Number: None.

Agency Number: None.

Affected Public: Eligible applications

to the Corporation for funding.

Total Respondents: 2000.

Frequency: Once per year.

Average Time Per Response: Ten (10)

hours.

Estimated Total Burden Hours:

20,000.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): 0.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for Office of

Management and Budget approval of the

information collection request; they will

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: March 4, 1997.

Magaret Rosenberry,

Planning and Program Development Director.

[FR Doc. 97–5847 Filed 3–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6050–28–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has

submitted to OMB for clearance, the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Title and Associated Form: Pentagon

Reservation Parking Permit Application,