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The goals for the missions are:

• Reaffirm President Clinton’s

commitment to hemispheric free trade,

energize the U.S. private sector in its

support for USG free trade initiatives

and raise awareness of how the U.S. can

benefit from further liberalization and

commercial integration. In this context,

the mission will highlight the upcoming

Summit of the Americas that will occur

in Santiago, Chile in March, 1998.

• Seek resolution of outstanding

bilateral commercial issues and

advocate U.S. interests regarding

specific projects.

• Increase sales of U.S. products and

services to Brazil, Argentina and Chile,

particularly to the infrastructure sectors

of these countries.

• Highlight the opening of the

Brazilian, Argentine and Chilean

markets.

• Increase joint ventures and

investments by U.S. companies in

Brazil, Argentina and Chile, especially

those likely to result in U.S. exports.

A full description of the missions is

set forth in the Mission Statement,

which is available from Cheryl Bruner,

Project Office and Director of the Office

of Business Liaison, at the above

address.

Trade Mission Participation Criteria

The recruitment and selection of

private sector participants in the

missions will be conducted according to

the Statement of Policy Governing

Department of Commerce Overseas

Trade Missions announced by Secretary

Daley on March 3, 1997 and reflected

herein. For the Brazil and Argentina/

Chile business development missions,

individuals must be a level of executive

seniority appropriate to the goals of the

mission. Company participation will be

determined on the basis of:

• Consistency of the company’s goals with

the scope and desired outcome of the

missions as described herein;

• Relevance of a company’s business line

to the plan for the missions;

• Past, present and prospective business

activity in Latin America, and particularly

Brazil, Argentina and Chile, as applicable;

and

• Diversity of company size, type, location,

demographics and traditional underrepresentation in business.

An applicant’s partisan political

activities (including political

contributions) are irrelevant to the

selection process. An interested party

must fill out an application to be

considered for participation in a

mission.

Endorsements/Referrals

Third parties may nominate or

endorse potential applicants, but

companies that are nominated or

endorsed must themselves submit an

application to be eligible for

consideration. Referrals from political

organizations will not be considered.

Costs

The fees to participate in the missions

have not yet been determined, and will

be based on the number of participants.

The fees will not cover travel or lodging

expenses.

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1512.

Dated: April 4, 1997.

Walter Bastian,

Director, Office of Latin America, Market

Access and Compliance, International Trade

Administration, Department of Commerce.

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COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

Notice of Meeting

The Commission of Fine Arts’ next

meeting is scheduled for 17 April 1997

at 10:00 AM in the Commission’s offices

in the Pension Building, Suite 312,

Judiciary Square, 441 F Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20001 to discuss

various projects affecting the

appearance of Washington, D.C.,

including buildings, memorials, parks,

etc.; also matters of design referred by

other agencies of the government.

Inquiries regarding the agenda and

requests to submit written or oral

statements should be addressed to

Charles H. Atherton, Secretary,

Commission of Fine Arts, at the above

address or call (202) 504–2200.

Dated in Washington, D.C. 3 April 1997.

Charles H. Atherton,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0006]

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request Entitled Subcontracting

Plans/Subcontracting Report for

Individual Contracts (Standard Form

294)

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),

General Services Administration (GSA),

and National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for public

comments regarding a revision to an

existing OMB clearance (9000–0006).

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

Secretariat will be submitting to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) a request to review and approve

a revision of a currently approved

information collection requirement

concerning Subcontracting Plans/

Subcontracting Reporting for Individual

Contracts (Standard Form 294).

DATES: Comment Due Date: June 9,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this

burden estimate or any other aspect of

this collection of information, including

suggestions for reducing this burden, or

obtaining a copy of the justification,

should be submitted to: General

Services Administration, FAR

Secretariat (MVRS), 18th & F Streets,

NW., Room 4037, Washington, DC

20405. Please cite OMB Control No.

9000–0006, Subcontracting Plans/

Subcontracting Reporting for Individual

Contracts (Standard Form 294), in all

correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda Klein, Office of Federal

Acquisition Policy, GSA (202) 501–

3775.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

In accordance with the Small

Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631, et seq.),

contractors receiving a contract for more

than $10,000 agree to have small

business, small disadvantaged business,

and women-owned small business

concerns participate in the performance

of the contract as far as practicable.

Contractors receiving a contract or a

modification to a contract expected to
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exceed $500,000 ($1,000,000 for

construction) must submit a

subcontracting plan that provides

maximum practicable opportunities for

small, small disadvantaged business

concerns, and women-owned small

businesses. Specific elements required

to be included in the plan are specified

in section 8(d) of the Small Business Act

and implemented in FAR subpart 19.7.

In conjunction with these plans,

contractors must submit semiannual

reports of their progress on Standard

Form 294, Subcontracting Report for

Individual Contracts.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Public reporting burden for this

collection of information is estimated to

average 8 hours per response, including

the time for reviewing instructions,

searching existing data sources,

gathering and maintaining the data

needed, and completing and reviewing

the collection of information.

The annual reporting burden is

estimated as follows: Respondents,

1,625; responses per respondent, 36.4;

total annual responses, 59,200;

preparation hours per response, 10; and

total response burden hours, 597,580.

Dated: April 4, 1997.

Sharon A. Kiser,

FAR Secretariat.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000–0076]

Clearance Request Entitled Novation/

Change of Name Requirements

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD),

General Services Administration (GSA),

and National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for an

extension to an existing OMB clearance

(9000–0076).

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

Secretariat has submitted to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) a

request to review and approve an

extension of a currently approved

information collection requirement

concerning Novation/Change of Name

Requirements. A request for public

comments concerning this burden

estimate was published at 62 FR 4261,

January 29, 1997. No comments were

received.

DATES: Comment Due Date: May 12,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this

burden estimate or any other aspect of

this collection of information, including

suggestions for reducing this burden,

should be submitted to: FAR Desk

Officer, OMB Room 10102, NEOB,

Washington, DC 20503, and a copy to

the General Services Administration,

FAR Secretariat (MVRS), 18th & F

Streets, NW, Room 4037, Washington,

DC 20405. Copies of the justification

may be obtained from the FAR

Secretariat. Please cite OMB Control No.

9000–0076, Novation/Change of Name

Requirements, in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda Klein, Federal Acquisition Policy

Division, GSA (202) 501–3775.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

When a firm performing under

Government contracts wishes the

Government to recognize (1) a successor

in interest to these contracts or (2) a

name change, it must submit certain

documentation to the Government.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

Public reporting burden for this

collection of information is estimated to

average 27.5 minutes per response,

including the time for reviewing

instructions, searching existing data

sources, gathering and maintaining the

data needed, and completing and

reviewing the collection of information.

The annual reporting burden is

estimated as follows: Respondents,

1,000; responses per respondent, 1; total

annual responses, 1,000; preparation

hours per response, .458; and total

response burden hours, 458.

Dated: April 1, 1997.

Sharon A. Kiser,

FAR Secretariat.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Meeting of the Defense Environmental

Response Task Force (DERTF)

AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under

Secretary of Defense (Environmental

Security).

ACTION: Notice of business meeting and

hearing.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 92–

463, notice is hereby given of a business

meeting and hearing of the Defense

Environmental Response Task Force

(DERTF). The DERTF is charged with

studying and providing findings and

recommendations on environmental

response actions at military installations

being closed or realigned. This meeting

is a follow-up to the January 8–9, 1997

meeting. The DERTF will discuss issues

related to unexploded ordnance,

groundwater remediation, Superfund

reform, other matters related to cleanup

at closing military installations, and its

1997 Report to Congress. The DERTF

will also be briefed on the cleanup

program at Fort McClellan, Alabama.

The business meeting and hearing will

be open to the public. Public witnesses

desiring to speak before the DERTF

should contact Shah Choudhury,

Executive Secretary, and prepare a

written statement that can be

summarized orally before the DERTF at

the time to be fixed for public witnesses.

Written statements must be received by

the close of business, May 20, 1997, at

the Office of the Under Secretary of

Defense (Environmental Security).

DATES: June 17, 1997—9:00 a.m. to 8:00

p.m.; June 18, 1997—9:00 a.m. to 8:00

p.m.; June 19, 1997—8:00 a.m. to 4:00

p.m.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: June 18, 1997—

7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Anniston Meeting Center,

1615 Noble Street, Anniston, AL.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Shah Choudhury, Executive Secretary,

Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of

Defense (Environmental Security), 3400

Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC

20301–3400; telephone (703) 697–7475;

e-mail choudhsa@acq.osd.mil.

Dated: April 4, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary of Defense

Department of Defense Wage

Committee; Notice of Closed Meetings

Pursuant to the provisions of section

10 of Public Law 92–463, the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, notice is

hereby given that closed meetings of the

Department of Defense Wage Committee

will be held on May 6, 1997; May 13,

1997; May 20, 1997; and May 27, 1997;

at 10:00 a.m. in Room A105, The Nash