Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 67 / Tuesday, April 8, 1997 / Notices 16791

Category Adjusted limit 1

633 ........................... 132,959 dozen

1The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December

31, 1996.

The Guaranteed Access Level (GAL) for the

foregoing categories remain unchanged.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that

these actions fall within the foreign affairs

exception of the rulemaking provisions of 5

U.S.C. 553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

Troy H. Cribb,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 97–8919 Filed 4–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of

Defense (Personnel and Readiness).

ACTION: Notice.

In compliance with Section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the

Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel

and Readiness) announces the following

proposed reinstatement of a public

information collection and seeks public

comment on the provisions thereof.

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 burden of the

proposed information collection; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the information collection on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all

comments received by June 9, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

the Office of the Under Secretary of

Defense (Personnel and Readiness)

(Program Integration/Legal Policy),

ATTN: Major Amy M. Griese, 4000

Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC

20301–4000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request more information on this

proposed information collection or to

obtain a copy of the proposal and

associated collection instruments,

please write to the above address or call

at (703) 697–3387.

Title, Associated Form, and OMB

Control Number: Indebtedness of

Military Personnel—Involuntary

Allotments, DD Form 2653, OMB

Number 0704–0367.

Needs and Uses: Public Law 103–94,

‘‘The Hatch Act Reform Amendments of

1993,’’ directs the establishment of

provisions for the involuntary allotment

of the pay of a member of the Uniformed

Services for indebtedness owed a third

party as determined by the final

judgment of a court, and as further

determined by competent military or

executive authority to be in compliance

with the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil

Relief Act of 1940. These provisions

must also take into consideration the

absence of a member of the Uniformed

Services from appearance in a judicial

proceeding if the absence results from

the exigencies of military duty. The

information collected hereby, provides

the DoD reviewing authority with the

data necessary to act on requests from

the public for assistance in the

collection of debts.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; businesses or other for

profit.

Annual Burden Hours: 2,100 hours.

Number of Respondents: 8,400.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 15

minutes.

Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

This information is used by the

Department of Defense to initiate an

involuntary allotment from the pay of a

member of the Uniformed Services for

indebtedness owed a third party as

determined by the final judgment of a

court. This requirement was created by

‘‘The Hatch Act Reform Amendments of

1993,’’ Public Law 103–94. The DD

Form 2653, ‘‘Involuntary Allotment

Application,’’ requires the creditor to

provide identifying information on the

member of the Uniformed Services;

certify a judgment was obtained and

that the member’s rights under the

Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act

were protected.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 97–8964 Filed 4–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has

submitted to OMB for clearance, the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Title and Associated Form:

Department of Defense Fiscal Year 1997:

Assistance to Local Education Agencies

(LEAs), OMB Number 0704–0389.

Type of Request: Reinstatement.

Number of Respondents: 127.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 127.

Average Burden Per Response: 20

minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 42.

Needs and Uses: This information

collection requirement is necessary to

disperse funds to LEAs in accordance

with the National Defense Authorization

Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Sec. 386 of

Pub. L. 102–484, as amended by Sec.

372 of Pub. L. 104–201). In order to

establish eligibility for assistance and to

calculate payments, DoD relies on data

furnished by the Department of

Education and information provided

through an application filed by the LEA.

Qualifying LEAs are those in which over

20 percent of the students are federally

connected or those which have

experienced at least a 20 percent

decrease in student enrollment due to

Base Realignment and Closure. The

application requires the LEA to (a)

certify that they have applied for

financial assistance from all sources,

including the state/commonwealth; (b)

have filed a complete and timely

application for Section 3 impact

assistance to the Secretary of Education;

and (c) include a copy of their

independent audit. Approximately 127

LEAs are expected to qualify.

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal

Government.

Frequency: Annually.

Repondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Edward C.

Springer.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Mr. Springer at the Office of

Management and Budget, Desk Officer

for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert

Cushing.