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The petitioner claims that it carefully

compared the 1990 Mercedes-Benz 420

SEC to the 1990 Mercedes-Benz 560

SEC, and found the two vehicles to be

substantially similar with respect to

compliance with most Federal motor

vehicle safety standards.

Champagne submitted information

with its petition intended to

demonstrate that the 1990 MercedesBenz 420 SEC, as originally

manufactured, conforms to many

Federal motor vehicle safety standards

in the same manner as the 1990

Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC, or is capable of

being readily altered to conform to those

standards.

Specifically, the petitioner claims that

the 1990 Mercedes-Benz 420 SEC is

identical to the 1990 Mercedes-Benz 560

SEC with respect to compliance with

Standards Nos. 102 Transmission Shift

Lever Sequence. * * *, 103 Defrosting

and Defogging Systems, 104

Windshield Wiping and Washing

Systems, 105 Hydraulic Brake

Systems, 106 Brake Hoses, 109 New

Pneumatic Tires, 113 Hood Latch

Systems, 116 Brake Fluid, 124

Accelerator Control Systems, 201

Occupant Protection in Interior Impact,

202 Head Restraints, 204 Steering

Control Rearward Displacement, 205

Glazing Materials, 206 Door Locks and

Door Retention Components, 207

Seating Systems, 209 Seat Belt

Assemblies, 210 Seat Belt Assembly

Anchorages, 212 Windshield

Retention, 216 Roof Crush Resistance,

219 Windshield Zone Intrusion, and

302 Flammability of Interior Materials.

Petitioner also contends that the

vehicle is capable of being readily

altered to meet the following standards,

in the manner indicated:

Standard No. 101 Controls and

Displays: (a) Substitution of a lens

marked ‘‘Brake’’ for a lens with a

noncomplying symbol on the brake

failure indicator lamp; (b) installation of

a seat belt warning lamp that displays

the appropriate symbol; (c) recalibration

of the speedometer/odometer from

kilometers to miles per hour.

Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective

Devices and Associated Equipment: (a)

Installation of U.S.-model headlamp

assemblies; (b) installation of U.S.-

model front and rear sidemarker/

reflector assemblies; (c) installation of

U.S.-model tail lamp assemblies; (d)

installation of a high-mounted stop

lamp.

Standard No. 110 Tire Selection and

Rims: Installation of a tire information

placard.

Standard No. 111 Rearview Mirror:

Replacement of the convex passenger

side rearview mirror.

Standard No. 114 Theft Protection:

Installation of a warning buzzer

microswitch in the steering lock

assembly and a warning buzzer.

Standard No. 118 Power Window

Systems: Rewiring of the power window

system so that the window transport is

inoperative when the ignition is

switched off.

Standard No. 208 Occupant Crash

Protection:

(a) Installation of a U.S. model seat

belt in the driver’s position, or a belt

webbing actuated microswitch inside

the driver’s seat belt retractor; (b)

installation of an ignition switch

actuated seat belt warning lamp and

buzzer; (c) replacement of the driver’s

side air bag and knee bolster with U.S.

model components. The petitioner

states that the vehicle is equipped with

a combination lap and shoulder

restraint that adjusts by means of an

automatic retractor and releases by

means of a single push button in each

front designated seating position, and

with a combination lap and shoulder

restraint that releases by means of a

single push button in each rear outboard

designated seating position.

Standard No. 214 Side Impact

Protection: Installation of reinforcing

beams.

Standard No. 301 Fuel System

Integrity: Installation of a rollover valve

in the fuel tank vent line.

Additionally, petitioner contends that

the bumpers on the non-U.S. certified

1990 Mercedes-Benz 420 SEC must be

reinforced or replaced to comply with

the Bumper Standard found in 49 CFR

part 581.

The petitioner also states that a

vehicle identification number plate

must be affixed to the vehicle to meet

the requirements of 49 CFR part 565.

Petitioner lastly states that prior to

importation, the vehicle must be

brought into compliance with the parts

marking requirements of the Theft

Prevention Standard found at 49 CFR

part 541.

Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on the petition

described above. Comments should refer

to the docket number and be submitted

to: Docket Section, National Highway

Traffic Safety Administration, Room

5109, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20590. It is requested

but not required that 10 copies be

submitted.

All comments received before the

close of business on the closing date

indicated above will be considered, and

will be available for examination in the

docket at the above address both before

and after that date. To the extent

possible, comments filed after the

closing date will also be considered.

Notice of final action on the petition

will be published in the Federal

Register pursuant to the authority

indicated below.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A) and

(b)(1); 49 CFR 593.8; delegations of authority

at 49 CFR 1.50 and 501.8.

Issued on: April 3, 1997.

Marilynne Jacobs,

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.

[FR Doc. 97–8921 Filed 4–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Departmental Offices

Debt Management Advisory

Committee; Meeting

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 5

U.S.C. App. sec. 10(a)(2), that a meeting

will be held at the U.S. Treasury

Department, 15th and Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, on April

29 and 30, 1997, of the following debt

management advisory committee:

Public Securities Association

Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee

The agenda for the meeting provides

for a technical background briefing by

Treasury staff on April 29, followed by

a charge by the Secretary of the Treasury

or his designate that the committee

discuss particular issues, and a working

session. On April 30, the committee will

present a written report of its

recommendations.

The background briefing by Treasury

staff will be held at 11:30 a.m. Eastern

time on April 29 and will be open to the

public. The remaining sessions on April

29 and the committee’s reporting

session on April 30 will be closed to the

public, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App. sec.

10(d).

This notice shall constitute my

determination, pursuant to the authority

placed in heads of departments by 5

U.S.C. App. sec. 10(d) and vested in me

by Treasury Department Order No. 101–

05, that the closed portions of the

meeting are concerned with information

that is exempt from disclosure under 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(A). The public interest

requires that such meetings be closed to

the public because the Treasury

Department requires frank and full

advice from representatives of the

financial community prior to making its

final decision on major financing

operations. Historically, this advice has

been offered by debt management

advisory committees established by the

several major segments of the financial

community. When so utilized, such a
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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]

BILLING CODE 4810–25–M

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]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

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.