12790 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 52 / Tuesday, March 18, 1997 / Notices

Agricultural Research Service’s (ARS)

intention to request approval for a new

information collection from applicants

for Federal financial assistance, in order

to ensure compliance with civil rights

laws and regulations.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by May 22, 1997 to be assured

of consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Gene P. Spory, Associate

Deputy Administrator, Financial

Management, Agricultural Research

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

6303 Ivy Lane, Room 820, Greenbelt,

Md. 20770–1433, (301) 344–8106.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Application for ARS funding for

grants and assistance-type cooperative

agreements.

Type of Request: Approval to collect

information regarding applicants for

Federally funded programs.

Abstract: ARS’s Federally assisted

programs consist of the following types

of extramural awards executed under

the requirements of Public Law 95–224,

Federal Grant and Cooperative

Agreement Act of 1977:

1. Grants and Assistance-Type

Cooperative Agreements awarded in

support of basic or applied research.

2. Grants awarded in support of

research conferences and symposiums,

and other non-research activity.

The U.S. Department of Justice, Civil

Rights Division, has determined that

ARS has the responsibility to collect

such data from entities that have

applied or received Federal assistance

in the form of grants or assistance-type

cooperative agreements in order to

ensure compliance with Title VI of the

Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the

Education Amendments of 1972, and

the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Together,

these acts prohibit discrimination on the

basis of race, color, national origin, sex,

or disability in any program receiving

Federal financial assistance.

ARS’s data collection duties are

pursuant to 28 CFR part 42 §§ 42.401–

42.415), which the Department of

Justice references as the legal basis

regarding Title VI for all Federal

agencies extending Federal assistance.

The purpose of part 42 is ‘‘to insure that

Federal agencies which extend financial

assistance properly enforce Title VI of

the Civil Rights Act of 1964.’’ Part 42

further states that Federal agencies

which extend financial assistance have

the responsibility to enforce Title VI, in

accordance with the authority under

Executive Order 12250. In addition, the

Department of Agriculture’s Title VI

regulations at 7 CFR 15.5(a) require the

ARS, as the administering agency to

conduct compliance reviews of the

practices of recipients of ARS grants and

assistance-type cooperative agreements

to determine compliance with

requirements of Title VI.

Furthermore, the Department of

Agriculture is responsible for ensuring

compliance with Title IX pursuant to

Executive Order 12250, 45 CFR 86.1 et

seq., and 7 CFR 15a.1 et seq., and

compliance with the Rehabilitation Act

pursuant to Executive Order 12250, 28

CFR 41.1 et seq., and 7 CFR 15b.1 et seq.

Data requested to assure compliance

with these Civil Rights Acts and

regulations include (1) race, ethnic, sex,

and disability information on employees

conducting the research, and

membership of planning and advisory

bodies, and (2) other information

necessary to effectively enforce Title VI,

Title IX, and the Rehabilitation Act.

Information to be obtained from the

public includes: Project Proposal;

Application for Funding; Budget

Information; Other Federal Financial

Assistance Support; Research Assurance

Statement; Civil Rights Assurance

Certification; Certification Regarding

Debarment and Suspension;

Certification Regarding Drug-Free

Workplace; Certification Requirements

Related to Lobbying.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average four hours per

set, including the time for reviewing

instructions, searching existing data

sources, gathering and maintaining the

data needed, and completing and

reviewing the collection of information.

Respondents: Universities, animal

and plant research scientists and

individuals who perform research

relevant to the mission of ARS.

Estimated Number of respondents:

200.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 800 hours.

Copies of the information to be

collected can be obtained from Gene P.

Spory, Associate Deputy Administrator,

Financial Management, at (301) 344–

8106.

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, utility,

and clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden on those who are to respond,

such as through the use of appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques. Comments may be sent to

Gene P. Spory, Associate Deputy

Administrator, Financial Management,

ARS, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

6303 Ivy Lane, Room 820, Greenbelt,

MD 20770–1433. 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.

Signed at Washington, D.C.

Gene P. Spory,

Associate Deputy Administrator, Financial

Management.

[FR Doc. 97–6731 Filed 3–17–97; 8:45 am]

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Commodity Credit Corporation

Notice of Request for Extension and

Revision of a Currently Approved

Information Collection

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the intention of the

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to

request an extension for, and revision

of, an information collection currently

in effect with respect to the Standards

for Approval of Warehouses for grain,

rice, dry edible beans, and seed.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received on or before May 19, 1997 to

be assured consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Steve Closson, Chief, USDA,

Farm Service Agency, Warehouse and

Inventory Division, Storage Contract

Branch, STOP 0553, PO Box 2415,

Washington, D.C. 20250–2415, (202)

720–7434.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Standards for Approval of

Warehouses, Reporting and

Recordkeeping Requirements.

OMB Number: 0560–0009.

Expiration Date: June 30, 1997.

Type of Request: Extension and

revision of a currently approved

information collection.

Abstract: The information collected

under Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) Number 0560–0009, as identified

above, allows CCC to effectively

administer storage agreements. These

agreements are authorized by the CCC

Charter Act. 15 U.S.C. 714 note. The

forms allow CCC to contract for
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warehouse storage and related services

and to monitor and enforce all

provisions of 7 CFR part 1421. These

forms are furnished to interested

warehouse operators or used by

warehouse examiners employed by CCC

to secure and record information about

the warehouse operator and the

warehouse. The general purpose of the

forms is to provide those charged with

executing contracts for CCC a basis to

determine whether the warehouse and

the warehouse operator meet applicable

standards for a contract and to

determine compliance once the contract

is approved.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this information collection is

estimated to average .67 hours per

response.

Respondents: Warehouse Operators.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

3,130.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 1.7.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 379,240 hours.

Proposed topics for comment include:

(a) Whether the continued 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 CCC’s estimate of

burden including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (c)

enhancing the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information collected; or

(d) minimizing the burden of the

collection of the 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.

Comments should be sent to the Desk

Officer for Agriculture, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget,

Washington, D.C. 20503 and to Steve

Closson, Chief, USDA, Farm Service

Agency, Warehouse and Inventory

Division, Storage Contract Branch,

STOP 0553, P.O. Box 2415, Washington,

D.C. 20250–2415, (202) 720–7434.

Signed at Washington, DC, on March 7,

1997.

Bruce R. Weber,

Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit

Corporation.

[FR Doc. 97–6733 Filed 3–17–97; 8:45 am]

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Farm Service Agency

List of Warehouses and Availability of

List of Cancellations and/or

Terminations

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA

ACTION: Notice of publication

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Farm Service Agency has published

a list of warehouses licensed under the

United States Warehouse Act (7 U.S.C.

241 et seq.) as of December 31, 1996, as

required by section 26 of that Act (7

U.S.C. 266). A list of cancellations or

terminations that occurred during

calendar year 1996 is also available.

Interested parties may obtain a copy of

either list from the person listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.

Judy Fry, Farm Service Agency,

Warehouse and Inventory Division, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, STOP: 0553,

P.O. Box 2415, 5962-South Agriculture

Building, Washington, D.C. 20250–2415,

telephone: 202–720–3822.

Signed at Washington, D.C., on March 10,

1997.

Bruce R. Weber,

Administrator, Farm Service Agency.

[FR Doc. 97–6734 Filed 3–17–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 12–97]

Foreign-Trade Zone 18, San Jose, CA,

Request for Manufacturing Authority,

Solectron Corporation Plant

(Electronic/Computer/

Telecommunication Equipment), San

Jose, California

An application has been submitted to

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) by San Jose Distribution

Services, operator of FTZ 18, pursuant

to § 400.32(b)(1)(ii) of the Board’s

regulations (15 CFR part 400),

requesting authority on behalf of

Solectron Corporation, to ‘‘kit’’/

assemble computer/telecommunication

subassemblies and products within FTZ

18. It was formally filed on March 7,

1997.

Solectron Corporation is a contract

assembler/manufacturer of computer/

telecommunication subassemblies and

products, specializing in the production

of complex printed circuit boards.

Solectron plans to use a site (up to

20,000 sq. ft.) within FTZ 18 to conduct

a range of activities under zone

procedures as an adjunct to operations

at its Milpitas, California, plant. The

requested scope of authority for

manufacturing under zone procedures

parallels the range of activity conducted

at the Milpitas plant.

Solectron is proposing to ‘‘kit’’/

assemble a variety of computer/

telecommunication equipment and

subassemblies within FTZ 18, including

printed circuit board assemblies,

computers and components,

telecommunication equipment and

components, fax machines and modems.

Foreign components, which will

account for an estimated 40 to 50

percent of material value, may include

printed circuit boards, conductors,

resistors, transmitters, diodes,

transistors, capacitors, fuses, circuit

breakers, switches, surge suppressors,

motor starters, modems, facsimile

machines and parts, routers and

bridgers, computer and

telecommunications equipment parts. It

is estimated that some 40 percent of the

FTZ production would be exported.

Zone procedures would exempt

Solectron from Customs duty payments

on foreign components used in

production for export. On domestic

sales, the company would be able to

choose the duty rate (duty-free to 8.5%,

with most less than 2.7%) that applies

to the finished product. The duty rates

on foreign components range from dutyfree to 9.8% percent. The application

indicates that zone procedures will

improve the plant’s international

competitiveness and will help increase

exports.

Public comment is invited from

interested parties. Submissions (original

and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the

Board’s Executive Secretary at the

address below. The closing period for

their receipt is May 19, 1997. Rebuttal

comments in response to material

submitted during the foregoing period

may be submitted during the subsequent

15-day period to May 2, 1997.

A copy of the request will be available

for public inspection at the following

locations:

U.S. Department of Commerce, Export

Assistance Center, 5201 Great

American Pkwy., #456, Santa Clara,

California 95054

Office of the Executive Secretary,

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room

3716, U.S. Department of Commerce,

14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20230

Dated: March 10, 1997.

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–6681 Filed 3–17–97; 8:45 am]

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