Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 55 / Friday, March 21, 1997 / Notices 13593

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before May 20, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Ruth Bramblett, Bureau of

the Census, Room 2775-FOB 3,

Washington, DC 20233–6500, (301) 457–

2766.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Transportation Annual Survey

(TAS) provides detailed estimates of

revenue and expenses for the

commercial motor freight transportation

and public warehousing industries. The

Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the

primary Federal user, uses the

information in developing the national

income and product accounts,

compiling benchmark and annual inputoutput tables, and computing gross

domestic product (GDP) by industry.

Agencies of the U.S. Department of

Transportation (DOT) use the data for

policy development and program

management and evaluation. The

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) uses

these data as inputs to its Producer Price

Indexes and in developing productivity

measurements. The Census Bureau uses

these data to provide new insight into

changing structural and cost conditions

that will impact the planning and

design of future economic census

questionnaires. Private industry also

uses these data as a tool for marketing

analysis. Data are collected from all of

the largest firms and from a sample of

small- and medium-sized businesses,

selected using a stratified sampling

procedure. The TAS sample is

reselected periodically, generally at 5-

year intervals. The largest firms

continue to be canvassed when the

sample is re-drawn, while nearly all of

the small- and medium-sized firms from

the prior sample are replaced.

II. Method of Collection

We collect this information by mail.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0607–0798.

Form Number: B–514, B–515, B–524,

B–525.

Type of Review: Regular Submission.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

4,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 2.73.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 10,908.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The

total cost in fiscal year 1997 for the

Transportation Annual Survey is

$809,000, all borne by the Bureau of the

Census. The cost to the respondent is

estimated to be $545,400, based on an

annual response burden of 10,908 hours

and a rate of $50 per hour to complete

the form.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

Legal Authority: Title 13, United

States Code; Sections 182, 224, and 225.

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 17, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–7126 Filed 3–20–97; 8:45 am]

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Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 878]

Grant of Authority for Subzone Status;

Shell Oil Company (Oil Refinery);

Madison County, Illinois

Pursuant to its authority under the

Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18,

1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u),

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) adopts the following Order:

Whereas, by an Act of Congress

approved June 18, 1934, an Act ‘‘To

provide for the establishment * * * of

foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of

the United States, to expedite and

encourage foreign commerce, and for

other purposes,’’ as amended (19 U.S.C.

81a–81u) (the Act), the Foreign-Trade

Zones Board (the Board) is authorized to

grant to qualified corporations the

privilege of establishing foreign-trade

zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs

ports of entry;

Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15

CFR Part 400) provide for the

establishment of special-purpose

subzones when existing zone facilities

cannot serve the specific use involved;

Whereas, an application from the TriCity Port District, grantee of ForeignTrade Zone 31, for authority to establish

special-purpose subzone status at the oil

refinery complex of Shell Oil Company,

at sites in Madison County, Illinois, was

filed by the Board on April 17, 1996,

and notice inviting public comment was

given in the Federal Register (FTZ

Docket 32–96, 61 FR 18379, 4–25–96),

and amended to include two additional

sites on September 26, 1996 (61 FR

55268, 10–25–96); and,

Whereas, the Board adopts the

findings and recommendations of the

examiner’s report, and finds that the

requirements of the FTZ Act and

Board’s regulations would be satisfied,

and that approval of the amended

application would be in the public

interest if approval is subject to the

conditions listed below;

Now, Therefore, the Board hereby

grants authority for subzone status at the

oil refinery complex of Shell Oil

Company, at sites in Madison County,

Illinois (Subzone 31B), at the locations

described in the amended application,

subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s

regulations, including § 400.28, and

subject to the following conditions:

1. Foreign status (19 CFR §§ 146.41,

146.42) products consumed as fuel for

the refinery shall be subject to the

applicable duty rate.

2. Privileged foreign status (19 CFR

§ 146.41) shall be elected on all foreign

merchandise admitted to the subzone,

except that non-privileged foreign (NPF)

status (19 CFR § 146.42) may be elected

on refinery inputs covered under

HTSUS Subheadings #2709.00.1000—

#2710.00.1050, #2710.00.2500 and

#2710.00.4500 which are used in the

production of:

—Petrochemical feedstocks and refinery

by-products (examiners report,

Appendix C);

—Products for export; and,

—Products eligible for entry under

HTSUS #9808.00.30 and 9808.00.40

(U.S. Government purchases).

3. The authority with regard to the

NPF option is initially granted until

September 30, 2000, subject to

extension.
13594 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 55 / Friday, March 21, 1997 / Notices

Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of

March 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for

Import Administration, Alternate Chairman,

Foreign-Trade Zones Board.

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–7243 Filed 3–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

[Order No. 879]

Grant of Authority for Subzone Status;

Marathon Oil Company (Oil Refinery);

Wayne County (Detroit Area), MI

Pursuant to its authority under the

Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18,

1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u),

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) adopts the following Order:

Whereas, by an Act of Congress

approved June 18, 1934, an Act ‘‘To

provide for the establishment * * * of

foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of

the United States, to expedite and

encourage foreign commerce, and for

other purposes,’’ as amended (19 U.S.C.

81a–81u) (the Act), the Foreign-Trade

Zones Board (the Board) is authorized to

grant to qualified corporations the

privilege of establishing foreign-trade

zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs

ports of entry;

Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15

CFR Part 400) provide for the

establishment of special-purpose

subzones when existing zone facilities

cannot serve the specific use involved;

Whereas, an application from the

Greater Detroit Foreign-Trade Zone,

Inc., grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 70,

for authority to establish specialpurpose subzone status at the oil

refinery complex of Marathon Oil

Company, at sites in Wayne County

(Detroit area), Michigan, was filed by

the Board on May 28, 1996, and notice

inviting public comment was given in

the Federal Register (FTZ Docket 45–96,

61 FR 28839, 6–6–96); and,

Whereas, the Board adopts the

findings and recommendations of the

examiner’s report, and finds that the

requirements of the FTZ Act and

Board’s regulations would be satisfied,

and that approval of the application

would be in the public interest if

approval is subject to the conditions

listed below;

Now, therefore, the Board hereby

grants authority for subzone status at the

oil refinery complex of Marathon Oil

Company, located at sites in Wayne

County (Detroit area), Michigan

(Subzone 70T), at the locations

described in the application, subject to

the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations,

including § 400.28, and subject to the

following conditions:

1. Foreign status (19 CFR §§ 146.41,

146.42) products consumed as fuel for

the refinery shall be subject to the

applicable duty rate.

2. Privileged foreign status (19 CFR

§ 146.41) shall be elected on all foreign

merchandise admitted to the subzone,

except that non-privileged foreign (NPF)

status (19 CFR § 146.42) may be elected

on refinery inputs covered under

HTSUS Subheadings #2709.00.1000–

#2710.00.1050, and #2710.00.2500

which are used in the production of:

—Petrochemical feedstocks and refinery

by-products (examiners report,

Appendix C);

—Products for export; and,

—Products eligible for entry under

HTSUS Τ1# 9808.00.30 and

9808.00.40 (U.S. Government

purchases).

3. The authority with regard to the

NPF option is initially granted until

September 30, 2000, subject to

extension.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of

March 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for

Import Administration, Alternate Chairman,

Foreign-Trade Zones Board.

Attest:

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–7244 Filed 3–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

[Order No. 880]

Grant of Authority for Subzone Status;

Chevron Products Company (Oil

Refinery); Perth Amboy (Middlesex

County), NJ

Pursuant to its authority under the

Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18,

1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u),

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) adopts the following Order:

Whereas, by an Act of Congress

approved June 18, 1934, an Act ‘‘To

provide for the establishment . . . of

foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of

the United States, to expedite and

encourage foreign commerce, and for

other purposes,’’ as amended (19 U.S.C.

81a–81u) (the Act), the Foreign-Trade

Zones Board (the Board) is authorized to

grant to qualified corporations the

privilege of establishing foreign-trade

zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs

ports of entry;

Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15

CFR Part 400) provide for the

establishment of special-purpose

subzones when existing zone facilities

cannot serve the specific use involved;

Whereas, an application from the Port

Authority of New York and New Jersey,

grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 49, for

authority to establish special-purpose

subzone status at the oil refinery of

Chevron Products Company located in

Perth Amboy (Middlesex County), New

Jersey, was filed by the Board on

October 21, 1996, and notice inviting

public comment was given in the

Federal Register (FTZ Docket 78–96, 61

FR 55954, 10–30–96); and,

Whereas, the Board adopts the

findings and recommendations of the

examiner’s report, and finds that the

requirements of the FTZ Act and

Board’s regulations would be satisfied,

and that approval of the application

would be in the public interest if

approval is subject to the conditions

listed below;

Now, therefore, the Board hereby

grants authority for subzone status at the

oil refinery complex of Chevron

Products Company, located in Perth

Amboy (Middlesex County), New Jersey

(Subzone 49F), at the location described

in the application, subject to the FTZ

Act and the Board’s regulations,

including § 400.28, and subject to the

following conditions:

1. Foreign status (19 CFR §§ 146.41,

146.42) products consumed as fuel for

the refinery shall be subject to the

applicable duty rate.

2. Privileged foreign status (19 CFR

§ 146.41) shall be elected on all foreign

merchandise admitted to the subzone,

except that non-privileged foreign (NPF)

status (19 CFR § 146.42) may be elected

on refinery inputs covered under

HTSUS Subheadings #2709.00.1000–

#2710.00.1050, #2710.00.2500 and

#2710.00.4510 which are used in the

production of asphalt and certain

intermediate fuel products (examiners

report, Appendix C);

3. The authority with regard to the

NPF option is initially granted until

September 30, 2000, subject to

extension.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of

March 1997.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for

Import Administration, Alternate Chairman,

Foreign-Trade Zones Board.

Attest:

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–7245 Filed 3–20–97; 8:45 am]

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