15458 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 62 / Tuesday, April 1, 1997 / Notices

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Manufacturers’ Shipments,

Inventories, and Orders (M3) Survey

requests data from domestic

manufacturers on form M–3(SD) which

will be mailed at the end of each month.

Data requested are shipments, new

orders, unfilled orders, total inventory,

materials and supplies, work-in-process

and finished goods. It is currently the

only survey which provides broad-based

monthly statistical data on the economic

conditions in the domestic

manufacturing sector. It is designed to

measure current industrial activity and

to provide an indication of future

production commitments. The value of

shipments measures the value of goods

delivered during the month by domestic

manufacturers. Estimates of new orders

serve as an indicator of future

production commitments and represent

the current sales value of new orders

received during the month, net of

cancellations. Substantial accumulation

or depletion of backlog of unfilled

orders measures excess (or deficient)

demand for manufactured products. The

level of inventories, especially in

relation to shipments, is frequently used

to monitor the business cycle.

The total annual burden hours are

decreased from 24,000 to 20,400 due to

two reasons: (1) companies

discontinuing reporting on the survey

mainly because the survey is not

mandatory; and (2) the poor response to

our survey expansion efforts.

II. Method of Collection

Respondents submit data on form

M3–SD via mail or facsimile machine.

Respondents also transmit data using

the Touchtone Data Entry (TDE) system

or by telephone call from our Computer

Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI)

system.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0607–0008.

Form Number: M–3(SD).

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

5,150.

Estimated Time Per Response: .33

hour.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 20,400.

Estimated Total Annual Cost:

$263,775.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

Legal Authority: Title 13 USC,

Sections 131 and 182.

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: March 26, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–8121 Filed 3–31–97; 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).

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 02/19/97–03/14/97

Firm name Address

Date

petition

accepted

Product

Wilson Woodworks, Inc .................................... 9121 Key Peninsula Highway North,

Lakebay, WA 98349.

02/19/97 Log home kits.

Quality Aero, Inc ............................................... 5305 Towson Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901 02/21/97 Model airplane motors, parts for

model airplane motors, and

model airplane parts.

Wishbone Woodworks, Inc ............................... 110 Brodhead Street, Mazomanie, WI 53560 02/26/97 Walnut award plaques.

Seaway Plastic Productions, Inc ...................... 6033 Sherwin Drive, Port Richey, FL 34668 .. 02/26/97 Electronic and medical component parts for computers, telephones, pumps and dialysis

machines.

Mohawk Resources, Inc ................................... P.O. Box 110 Vrooman, Amsterdam, NY

12010.

02/27/97 Service lifts for cars, trucks and

busses.

Ponderosa Products, Inc .................................. 1701 Bellamah, NW, Albuquerque, NM

87125.

03/06/97 Particleboard and components.

Semiconductors, Inc ......................................... 3680 Investment Lane, Riviera Beach, FL

33404.

03/10/97 Transistors and diodes.

Canvas Fabricators, Inc ................................... P.O. Box 8, Carthage, MO 64836 .................. 03/11/97 Tarpaulins for trucks and boats

and for awnings.

Two seeds Co., Ltd .......................................... 2325 West Vancouver, Broken Arrow, OK

74012.

03/12/97 Fishing rods.

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
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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,

DC 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: March 21, 1997.

Anthony J. Meyer,

Coordinator, Trade Adjustment and

Technical Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–8132 Filed 3–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–24–M

Bureau of Export Administration

Materials Technical Advisory

Committee, Notice of Open Meeting

A meeting of the Materials Technical

Advisory Committee will be held April

24, 1997, 10:30 a.m., in the Herbert C.

Hoover Building, Room 1617M(2), 14th

Street between Constitution &

Pennsylvania Avenues, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. The Committee

advises the Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Export Administration

with respect to technical questions that

affect the level of export controls

applicable to advanced materials and

related technology.

Agenda

1. Opening remarks by the Chairman.

2. Presentation of papers or comments

by the public.

3. Review of export control of

materials usable for production of

isotope separation centrifuges,

including a report on type ‘‘E’’ fiberglass

producers in countries of proliferation

concern.

4. Consideration of a recommendation

to eliminate controls on materials usable

for production of centrifuges that are not

significantly better than those produced

from E-glass.

5. Briefing on the meeting of the

Biological Weapons Convention Ad Hoc

Group.

6. Presentation and discussion of

industry concerns regarding

implementation of the Biological

Weapons Convention.

The meeting will be open to the

public and a limited number of seats

will be available. To the extent that time

permits, members of the public may

present oral statements to the

Committee. Written statements may be

submitted at any time before or after the

meeting. However, to facilitate

distribution of public presentation

materials to the Committee members,

the Committee suggests that presenters

forward the public presentation

materials two weeks prior to the

meeting date to the following address:

Ms. Lee Ann Carpenter, OAS/EA MS:

3886C, Bureau of Export

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230.

For further information or copies of

the minutes, contact Lee Ann Carpenter

on (202) 482–2583.

Dated: March 26, 1997.

Lee Ann Carpenter,

Director, Technical Advisory Committee Unit.

[FR Doc. 97–8141 Filed 3–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–M

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 8–97]

Foreign-Trade Zone 82; Mobile, AL;

Application for Subzone Status

Coastal Mobile Refining Company (Oil

Refinery Complex), Mobile County, AL;

Correction

The Federal Register notice (62 FR

8422, 2/25/97) describing the

application submitted to the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) by the

City of Mobile, Alabama, grantee of FTZ

82, requesting special-purpose subzone

status for the oil refinery complex of

Coastal Mobile Refining Company

(wholly-owned subsidiary of Coastal

Corporation), located in Mobile County,

Alabama, is corrected as follows:

Paragraph 3 should read, ‘‘The

refinery produces asphalt and fuel

products, including vacuum gas oil,

naphtha, and diesel oil. All of the crude

oil (almost all of inputs) is sourced

abroad.’’

Paragraph 4, Sentence 2 should read,

‘‘On domestic sales, the company would

be able to choose the finished product

duty rate (nonprivileged foreign status—

NPF) on asphalt (duty-free), instead of

the duty rates that would otherwise

apply to foreign-sourced crude oil.’’

Dated: March 21, 1997.

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–8261 Filed 3–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

[Docket 17–97]

Foreign-Trade Zone 143; West

Sacramento, CA Area; Application for

Expansion

An application has been submitted to

the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board

(the Board) by the Sacramento-Yolo Port

District, grantee of FTZ 143, requesting

authority to expand its zone in the West

Sacramento and Lincoln, California

area, adjacent to the San Francisco/

Oakland/Sacramento Customs port of

entry. The application was submitted

pursuant to the provisions of the

Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended

(19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations

of the Board (15 CFR Part 400). It was

formally filed on March 19, 1997.

FTZ 143 was approved on August 6,

1987 (Board Order 360, 52 F.R. 30698,

8/17/87). The zone project currently

consist of the following sites: Site 1 (8

acres)—within the Port of Sacramento

terminal area at 2650 Industrial Blvd.

and Boatman Ave., West Sacramento;

and, Site 2 (6 acres, 2 Bldgs.)—within

the Lincoln Airport Business Park,

Aviation Boulevard, Lincoln, some 25

miles northeast of Sacramento.

This application is requesting

authority to expand both existing sites

as follows: Site 1—include the

Southport area (505 acres) of the port

complex located south of the Port’s

terminal facilities, West Sacramento,

and include certain port property (173

acres) located at Industrial Boulevard

and -2-Boatman Avenue, West

Sacramento; and, Site 2—include the

entire Lincoln Airport Business Park

(1,280 acres), in Lincoln. The proposed

expansion areas would be used

primarily for warehousing/distribution

and freight forwarding activity. No

specific manufacturing requests are

being made at this time. Such requests

would be made to the Board on a caseby-case basis.

In accordance with the Board’s

regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff

has been designated examiner to

investigate the application and report to

the Board.

Public comment on the application 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 June 2, 1997. Rebuttal

comments in response to material

submitted during the foregoing period

may be submitted during the subsequent

15-day period (to June 16, 1997). A copy

of the application and accompanying

exhibits will be available for public