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committee is recognized to be an

advisory committee under 5 U.S.C. app.

sec. 3.

Although the Treasury’s final

announcement of financing plans may

not reflect the recommendations

provided in reports of the advisory

committee, premature disclosure of the

committee’s deliberations and reports

would be likely to lead to significant

financial speculation in the securities

market. Thus, these meetings fall within

the exemption covered by 5 U.S.C.

552b(c)(9)(A).

The Office of the Under Secretary for

Domestic Finance is responsible for

maintaining records of debt

management advisory committee

meetings and for providing annual

reports setting forth a summary of

activities and such other matters as may

be informative to the public consistent

with the policy of 5 U.S.C. 552b.

Dated: April 2, 1997.

John D. Hawke, Jr.,

Under Secretary (Domestic Finance).

[FR Doc. 97–8912 Filed 4–7–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

[T.D. 97–20]

Tuna Fish—Tariff-Rate Quota; The

Tariff-Rate Quota for Calendar Year

1997, on Tuna Classifiable Under

Subheading 1604.14.20, Harmonized

Tariff Schedule of the United States

(HTSUS)

AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service,

Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Announcement of the quota

quantity for tuna for Calendar Year

1997.

SUMMARY: Each year the tariff-rate quota

for tuna fish described in subheading

1604.14.20, HTSUS, is based on the

United States canned tuna production

for the preceding calendar year.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The 1997 tariff-rate

quota is applicable to tuna fish entered,

or withdrawn from warehouse, for

consumption during the period January

1 through December 31, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cynthia Porter, Supervisor, Quota,

Import Operations, Trade Compliance

Division, Office of Field Operations,

U.S. Customs Service, Washington, D.C.

20229, (202) 927–5399. It has now been

determined that 35,662,163 kilograms of

tuna may be entered for consumption or

withdrawn from warehouse for

consumption during the Calendar Year

1997, at the rate of 6 percent ad valorem

under subheading 1604.14.20, HTSUS.

Any such tuna which is entered, or

withdrawn from warehouse, for

consumption during the current

calendar year in excess of this quota

will be dutiable at the rate of 12.5

percent ad valorem under subheading

1604.14.30 HTSUS.

(OFO–TC:T:Q).

Dated: March 18, 1997.

George J. Weise,

Commissioner.

[FR Doc. 97–8866 Filed 4–7–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: National Cemetery System,

Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, the National Cemetery System

(NCS) invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to comment on

this information collection. This request

for comment is being made pursuant to

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Public Law 104–13; 44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Comments should

address the accuracy of the burden

estimates and ways to minimize the

burden including the use of automated

collection techniques or the use of other

forms of information technology, as well

as other relevant aspects of the

information collection.

DATES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposal for

the collection of information should be

received on or before June 9, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Frances Willis, National Cemetery

System (402B2), Department of Veterans

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20420. All comments

will become a matter of public record

and will be summarized in the NCS

request for Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) approval. In this

document the NCS is soliciting

comments concerning the following

information collection:

OMB Control Number: 2900–0559.

Title: State Cemetery Data, VA Form

40–0241.

Type of Review: Reinstatement,

without change, of a previously

approved collection for which approval

has expired.

Need and Uses: The information is

collected annually and is used by the

NCS’s State Cemetery Grants Service to

conduct studies. For example, the

information is used to demonstrate to

the States (especially those without state

veterans cemeteries) not only the

viability of the program, but to

demonstrate that they have a need. In

1996 alone, for example, State

cemeteries provided for burial of 11,280

veterans and eligible family members,

nearly 16 percent of the total number of

burials provided by VA national

cemeteries. This can demonstrate that

State cemeteries are needed and a

demand exists for the services provided.

The State Cemetery Grants Service is a

user of the information as is the Field

Operations Office of NCS and the

Budget and Planning Service in

Operations Support, NCS. States use

this data as well as congressional

offices, veterans organizations and

interested citizens.

Current Actions: VA Form 40–0241 is

used to collect information regarding

the number of interments conducted at

state veterans cemeteries each year. This

information is necessary for budget and

oversight purposes. In addition, NCS’s

State Cemetery Grants Service needs the

information to answer questions which

arise during the course of the year to

respond to Congressional

correspondence and to project and

predict the need for burial space and the

demand for state grants. Burial

information provides the usage rates

and helps in the prediction of when a

cemetery needs to develop additional

acreage (request a grant to expand) or is

going to close. The amount of acreage

used helps the State Cemetery Grants

Service and National Cemetery System

anticipate closing and the requirement

for additional cemeteries (either state or

national). Lower burial rates may

indicate problems such as ineffective

outreach or poor maintenance that

should be investigated. The information

is used in conjunction with the

information gained from the national

cemeteries to consider where to place

national or state cemeteries. 38 CFR,

Section 39.3, points out that ‘‘the

Secretary and any authorized

representative (in this case the State

Cemetery Grants Service) will have

access to and the right to examine all

records, books, papers or documents

related to the grant.’’ 38 CFR, Section

39.5, discusses follow-up procedures

once a cemetery is established and

points out the need for audits.

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Estimated Annual Burden: 52 hours.
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Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 1 hour.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

52.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form should be directed to

Department of Veterans Affairs, Attn:

Frances L. Willis, National Cemetery

System (402B2), 810 Vermont Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20420, Telephone

(202) 273–5189.

Dated: March 19, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 97–8857 Filed 4–7–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Agency Information Collection:

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA), Department of

Veterans Affairs, has submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) the following proposal for the

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

OMB Control Number: 2900–0002.

Title and Form Number: Income-Net

Worth and Employment Statement, VA

Form 21–527.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Need and Uses: The form is used by

the claimant to submit a supplemental

claim for disability pension or disability

compensation based on individual

unemployability. The information is

necessary to determine eligibility to

these benefits. The form is being revised

to request additional information for

purposes of Electronic Funds Transfer

(EFT).

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 104,440

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 60 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

104,440.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this submission

may be obtained from Ron Taylor,

Information Management Service

(045A4), Department of Veterans

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273–8015.

Comments and recommendations

concerning this submission should be

directed to VA’s OMB Desk Officer,

Allison Eydt, OMB Human Resources

and Housing Branch, New Executive

Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–4650.

Do not send requests for benefits to this

address.

DATES: Comments on the information

collection should be directed to the

OMB Desk Officer on or before May 8,

1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron

Taylor, Information Management

Service (045A4), (202) 273–8015.

Dated: March 19, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 97–8855 Filed 4–7–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Agency Information Collection:

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA), Department of

Veterans Affairs, has submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) the following proposal for the

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

OMB Control Number: 2900–0209.

Title and Form Number: Application

for Work-Study Allowance, VA Form

22–8691.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Need and Uses: The form is needed to

identify those veteran-students who

wish to apply for the supplemental VA

work-study allowance and to assist VA

in selecting eligible applicants.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 4,641

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 10 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

27,848.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this submission

may be obtained from Ron Taylor,

Information Management Service

(045A4), Department of Veterans

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273–8015.

Comments and recommendations

concerning this submission should be

directed to VA’s OMB Desk Officer,

Allison Eydt, OMB Human Resources

and Housing Branch, New Executive

Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–4650.

Do not send requests for benefits to this

address.

DATES: Comments on the information

collection should be directed to the

OMB Desk Officer on or before May 8,

1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron

Taylor, Information Management

Service (045A4), (202) 273–8015.

Dated: March 19, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary.

Donald L. Neilson,

Director, Information Management Service.

[FR Doc. 97–8856 Filed 4–7–97; 8:45 am]

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