Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 62 / Tuesday, April 1, 1997 / Notices 15457

51; U.S. Route 51 north to State Route

13; State Route 13 northwest to State

Route 149; State Route 149 west to State

Route 3; State Route 3 northwest to

State Route 51; State Route 51 south to

the Mississippi River;

Bounded on the West by the

Mississippi River north to Interstate

270; Interstate 270 east to Interstate 70;

Interstate 70 east to State Route 4; State

Route 4 north to Macoupin County; the

southern Macoupin County line; the

eastern Macoupin County line north to

a point on this line which intersects

with a straight line, from the junction of

State Route 111 and the northern

Macoupin County line to the junction of

Interstate 55 and State Route 16 (in

Montgomery County); and

Bounded on the North from this point

southeast along the straight line to the

junction of Interstate 55 and State Route

16; State Route 16 east-northeast to a

point approximately 1 mile northeast of

Irving; a straight line from this point to

the northern Fayette County line; the

northern Fayette, Effingham, and

Cumberland County lines.

Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the Act,

the following geographic area, in the

States of Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio,

is assigned to Tri-State.

Dearborn, Decatur, Franklin, Ohio,

Ripley, Rush (south of State Route 244),

and Switzerland Counties, Indiana.

Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Bracken,

Campbell, Clark, Fleming, Gallatin,

Grant, Harrison, Kenton, Lewis (west of

State Route 59), Mason, Montgomery,

Nicholas, Owen, Pendleton, and

Robertson Counties, Kentucky.

In Ohio:

Bounded on the North by the northern

Preble County line east; the western and

northern Miami County lines east to

State Route 296; State Route 296 east to

State Route 560; State Route 560 south

to the Clark County line; the northern

Clark County line east to U.S. Route 68;

Bounded on the East by U.S. Route 68

south to U.S. Route 22; U.S. Route 22

east to State Route 73; State Route 73

southeast to the Adams County line; the

eastern Adams County line;

Bounded on the South by the

southern Adams, Brown, Clermont, and

Hamilton County lines; and

Bounded on the West by the western

Hamilton, Butler, and Preble County

lines.

Interested persons, including Minot,

Southern Illinois, and Tri-State, are

hereby given the opportunity to apply

for designation to provide official

services in the geographic areas

specified above under the provisions of

Section 7(f) of the Act and section

800.196(d) of the regulations issued

thereunder. Designation in the Minot,

Southern Illinois, and Tri-State areas is

for the period beginning October 1,

1997, and ending September 30, 2000.

Persons wishing to apply for

designation should contact the

Compliance Division at the address

listed above for forms and information.

Applications and other available

information will be considered in

determining which applicant will be

designated.

Authority: Pub. L. 94–582, 90 Stat. 2867,

as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.)

Dated: March 12, 1997.

Neil E. Porter,

Director, Compliance Division.

[FR Doc. 97–7741 Filed 3–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–F

Designations for the Lincoln (NE),

Memphis (TN), and Omaha (NE), Areas

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and

Stockyards Administration (GIPSA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: GIPSA announces the

designation of Lincoln Inspection

Service, Inc. (Lincoln), Memphis Grain

Inspection Service (Memphis), and

Omaha Grain Inspection Service, Inc.

(Omaha), to provide official services

under the United States Grain Standards

Act, as amended (Act).

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 1, 1997.

ADDRESSES: USDA, GIPSA, Janet M.

Hart, Chief, Review Branch, Compliance

Division, STOP 3604, 1400

Independence Avenue, S.W.,

Washington, DC 20250–3604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janet M. Hart, telephone 202–720–8525.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This action has been reviewed and

determined not to be a rule or regulation

as defined in Executive Order 12866

and Departmental Regulation 1512–1;

therefore, the Executive Order and

Departmental Regulation do not apply

to this action.

In the October 22, 1996, Federal

Register (61 FR 54760), GIPSA asked

persons interested in providing official

services in the geographic areas

assigned to Lincoln, Memphis, and

Omaha to submit an application for

designation. Applications were due by

December 2, 1996. Lincoln, Memphis,

and Omaha, the only applicants, each

applied for designation to provide

official services in the entire area

currently assigned to them.

Since Lincoln, Memphis, and Omaha

were the only applicants for the

respective areas, GIPSA did not ask for

comments on the applicants.

GIPSA evaluated all available

information regarding the designation

criteria in Section 7(f)(l)(A) of the Act;

and according to Section 7(f)(l)(B),

determined that Lincoln, Memphis, and

Omaha are able to provide official

services in the geographic areas for

which they applied. Effective May 1,

1997, and ending April 30, 2000,

Lincoln and Omaha are designated to

provide official services in the

geographic areas specified in the

October 22, 1996, Federal Register.

Effective June 1, 1997, and ending April

30, 2000, Memphis is designated to

provide official services in the

geographic area specified in the October

22, 1996, Federal Register.

Interested persons may obtain official

services by contacting Lincoln at 402–

435–4386, Memphis at 901–942–3216,

and Omaha at 402–341–6739.

Authority: Pub. L. 94–582, 90 Stat. 2867,

as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.)

Dated: March 12, 1997.

Neil E. Porter,

Director, Compliance Division.

[FR Doc. 97–7742 Filed 3–31–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–F

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

Manufacturers’ Shipments,

Inventories, and Orders (M3) 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 June 2, 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 and instructions should be

directed to Stephen Andrews, Bureau of

the Census, FOB #4 Room 2102,

Washington, DC 20233–6913, (301) 457–

4602.