15156 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 61 / Monday, March 31, 1997 / Notices

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. 104–13) and Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR

part 1320 (60 FR 44978, August 29,

1995), this notice announces the Rural

Business-Cooperative Service’s (RBS)

intention to request an extension for a

currently approved information

collection or recordkeeping

requirements contained in the FederalState Research on Cooperatives

Program, as found in 7 CFR Part 4285.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received on or before May 30, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas Stafford, Director, Cooperative

Marketing Division, Cooperative

Services, RBS, USDA, Stop 3252, Room

4204, 1400 Independence Ave. SW,

Washington, DC 20080–3252, telephone

(202) 690–0368. (This is not a toll free

number.) E-mail:

tstaff@rurdev.usda.gov. The Federal

Information Relay service on 1–800–

877–8339 may be used by TDD users.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Federal-State Research on

Cooperatives Program.

OMB Number: 0570–0005.

Expiration Date of Approval: June 30,

1997.

Type of Request: Intent to extend the

currently approved information

collection and record keeping

requirements.

Abstract: The Federal-State Research

on Cooperatives (FSROC) Program, is

authorized under Section 204(b) of the

Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7

U.S.C. 1621 et seq). The FSROC Program

is a matching fund program designed to

assist State Department of Agriculture

and State Agricultural Experiment

Stations in conducting research related

to cooperatives. The program is not

currently funded, but existing

agreements are in place and future

funding is anticipated.

The FSROC Program is conducted

using cooperative agreements which

include a need for reporting information

on the project proposals. In addition,

the accepted proposals are required to

keep financial records of the project

funds and to make program and

financial progress reports on a quarterly

basis.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

for this collection information is

estimated to average 3.48 hours per

response with a variation of from 10

minutes to 36 hours.

Respondents: State departments of

Agriculture, State Agricultural

Experiment Stations, and other related

State agencies.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

20.

Estimated Number of Responses Per

Respondent: 14.25.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 1712 Hours.

Copies of this information collection

and record keeping can be obtained

from Sam Spencer, Regulations and

Paperwork Management Division, at

(202) 720–9588.

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 will have

practical utility; (b) 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; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, to

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 forms of

information technology. Comments may

be sent to Sam Spencer, Regulations and

Paperwork Management Division, U. S.

Department of Agriculture, Rural

Development, STOP 0743, Washington,

DC 20250–0743. All responses to this

notice will be summarized and included

in the request for OMB approval. All

comments will also become a matter of

public record.

Dated: March 21, 1997.

Dayton J. Watkins,

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative

Service.

[FR Doc. 97–7997 Filed 3–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–U

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Minority Business Development

Agency

Business Development Center

Applications: Chicago I and Chicago II

AGENCY: Minority Business

Development Agency, Commerce.

ACTION: Cancellation.

SUMMARY: The Minority Business

Development Agency (MBDA) is

cancelling the announcement to solicit

competitive applications under its

Minority Business Development Center

(MBDC) Program to operate the Chicago

I and Chicago II MBDCs. This

solicitation was originally published in

the Federal Register, Tuesday, June 18,

1996, Vol. 61, No. 118, page 30856.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance,

11.800 Minority Business Development

Center)

Dated: March 25, 1997.

Frances B. Douglas,

Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer,

Minority Business Development Agency.

[FR Doc. 97–8022 Filed 3–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–21–M

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Program Evaluation Survey

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before May 30, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20230. Phone number:

(202) 482–3272.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument and instructions should be

directed to: Elizabeth Bury,

Manufacturing Extension Partnership,

Building 301, Room C–100, National

Institute of Standards and Technology,

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899; phone:

(301) 975–3944, and fax: (301) 926–

3787.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

I. Abstract

This submission under the Paperwork

Reduction Act represents a request for

extension of a currently approved

collection by the Department of

Commerce’s National Institute of

Standards and Technology. The

information collection activity

referenced is being conducted in

partnership with the Department’s

Bureau of the Census.

The Manufacturing Extension

Partnership (MEP) is a nationwide
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system of services and support for

smaller manufacturers giving them

unprecedented access to new

technologies, resources, and expertise.

Sponsored by the National Institute of

Standards and Technology, the MEP is

comprised of a network of locally based

manufacturing extension centers

working with small manufacturers to

help them improve their manufacturing

competitiveness.

Obtaining specific information from

clients about the impact of MEP services

is essential for the National Institute of

Standards and Technology officials to

evaluate program strengths and

weaknesses and plan improvements in

program effectiveness and efficiency.

This information is not available from

existing programs or other sources.

II. Method of Collection

The survey will be administered using

Computer Assisted Telephone

Interviewing (CATI) technology.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0693–0021.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Renewal of an

existing collection.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

8,460.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 1,410.

Estimated Time Per Response: 10

minutes.

Estimated Annual Cost: There is no

cost to respondents other than their time

to respond to the survey.

IV. Requests 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 will also become a matter of public

record.

Dated: March 25, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–7980 Filed 3–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 032197B]

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management

Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council (Council) will

convene a public meeting of the

Socioeconomic Assessment Panel (SEP).

DATES: The meeting will be held

beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday,

April 23, 1997 and will conclude on

Friday, April 25, 1997.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at

the Radisson Bay Harbor Inn, 7700

Courtney Campbell Causeway, Tampa,

FL; telephone: 813–281–8900.

Council address: Gulf of Mexico

Fishery Management Council, 3018 U.S.

Highway 301, North, Suite 1000,

Tampa, FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Antonio B. Lamberte, Economist;

telephone: 813–228–2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the meeting is to review

available social and economic data on

the Gulf migratory group of king and

Spanish mackerels and to determine the

social and economic implications of the

levels of acceptable biological catches

recommended by the Council’s

Mackerel Stock Assessment Panel. The

SEP may recommend to the Council

total allowable catch levels for the

1997–1998 fishing year.

A copy of the agenda can be obtained

by contacting the Gulf Council (see

ADDRESSES).

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Anne Alford at the Council (see

ADDRESSES) by April 16, 1997.

Dated: March 24, 1997.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–8061 Filed 3–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

[I.D. 032497B]

Western Pacific Fishery Management

Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery

Management Council will hold its 92nd

meeting.

DATES: The meetings will be held on

April 21–25, 1997. See

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for

specific dates and times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

the Ala Moana Hotel, Garden Lanai and

Pakalana/Anthurium Rooms, Honolulu,

HI; telephone: (808) 855–4811.

Council address: Western Pacific

Fishery Management Council, 1164

Bishop St., Suite 1405, Honolulu, HI

96813.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director;

telephone: (808) 522–8220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A meeting

of the full Advisory Panel (AP) will be

held on Monday, April 21, 1997, from

8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. On Tuesday,

April 22, 1997, the Pacific Insular Area

Fishing Agreement (PIAFA) Working

Group will meet from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00

p.m., and the Fishery Data Collection

Committee will meet from 1:00 p.m. to

5:00 p.m. The Council’s Standing

Committees will meet on Wednesday,

April 23, 1997, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30

p.m. The Council’s Vessel Monitoring

System (VMS) Committee will meet

concurrently with the Enforcement

Standing Committee. The full Council

will meet from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on

Thursday, April 24, 1997, and from 9:00

a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 25,

1997.

The Council will discuss and may

take action on the following agenda

items:

1. Report on the AP meeting and

recommendations to the Council.

2. Reports from the islands.

3. Reports on enforcement issues,

including;

(a) U.S. Coast Guard report,

(b) NMFS activities and VMS update,

(c) VMS Data Request for research,

and

(d) status of violations.

4. Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act

requirements for Fishery Management

Plan (FMP) amendments, including:

(a) consistency of definitions;

(b) bycatch;

(c) fishing sectors (commercial,

recreational, charter);