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overall goal of facilitation or the ITI

operations.

(2) The transit passenger inspection

(TPI) shall consist of a visual

examination of ITI passengers during

the transfer process at the Port-of-Entry.

Questioning of ITI passengers and

examination of travel documents shall

be done selectively and on a random

basis but should not interfere with the

overall facilitation of the ITI operation.

(3) The Ports-of-Entry shall dedicate

sufficient resources at the ITI inspection

locations to maximize facilitation and

law enforcement while ensuring

inspector safety and security without

adversely affecting the inspection of

passengers seeking admission to the

United States.

(4) Pending further notice, carriers are

not required to present for inspection

ITI passengers and crewmen who

remain on board aircraft.

Carrier Responsibilities

(1) Carriers signatory to Immediate

and Continuous Transit Agreements

(with provisions for control of

uninspected passengers and In-Transit

Lounge Use), also known as ITL

agreements, will be allowed continued

transit privileges of ITI passengers until

further notice.

Implementation

(1) The inspection of ITI passengers

will take effect on April 1, 1997. The

TPI procedures enumerated are issued

for an initial transition period. Further

instructions will be issued as

procedures are developed.

(2) Ports-of-Entry shall endeavor to

maintain a flexible approach to the

inspection of ITI passengers during this

transition period to maximize

facilitation while not subverting the

inspection requirements mandated.

(3) Ports-of-Entry shall report to the

Office of Programs, through channels,

any significant implementation

problems, including adverse effects on

the 45 minute inspection requirement

and/or on resources, with any of the

above inspection requirements.

(4) Ports-of-Entry are reminded of the

critical need to obtain and record

accurate ITI passenger counts. Carrier

representatives should be questioned

regarding ITI passengers counts upon

presentation of the Aircraft/Vessel

Report, Form I–92. For the interim, this

refers to passenger counts only and not

to biographical data. The figures

reported on the G–22.1 are for planning

purposes and for use in discussions

with the carriers.’’

Carriers interested in utilizing intransit lounge facilities at individual

Ports-of-Entry for the temporary holding

of inspected in-transit passengers who

are departing the United States for a

foreign country on a direct flight

without stopover in the United States

should contact local Service Port

Directors for information concerning

new ITI agreements. Though they will

be negotiated at the port level, these

agreements will be approved by the

Assistant Commissioner for Inspections.

Until further notice, however, the

present Immediate and Continuous

Transit Agreements (with provision for

control of uninspected passengers and

In-Transit Lounge Use) will remain in

effect. However, the Service has notified

carriers signatory to ITL Agreements

that beginning April 1, 1997, the Service

will invoke its contractual right under

these agreements to require signatory

carriers to present all in-transit

passengers for inspection in accordance

with the procedures outlined in this

notice. Any rights or liabilities already

accrued under the present agreement(s)

are not terminated by operation of this

notice.

It is anticipated that further

modifications to the ITI program and

procedures to conform to the change in

law will be accomplished through

promulgation of rules in accordance

with the notice and comment provisions

of the Administrative Procedures Act.

Dated: March 31, 1997.

Doris Meissner,

Commissioner, Immigration and

Naturalization Service.

[FR Doc. 97–9815 Filed 4–15–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

Bureau of Justice Statistics; Agency

Information Collection Activities;

Extension of a Currently Approved

Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: National Crime Victimization

Survey.

PURPOSE: The information collection

extension is published to obtain

comments from the public and affected

agencies. Comments are encouraged and

will be accepted until June 16, 1997.

We request written comments and

suggestions from the public and affected

agencies’ concerning the extension of a

currently approved collection of

information. Your comments should

address one or more of the following

four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the function of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agencies estimate of the burden of the

collection of information;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology

(e.g., permitting electronic submission

of responses).

Comments and/or suggestions

regarding the item(s) contained in this

notice, especially regarding the

estimated public burden and associated

response time should be directed to

Craig Perkins (phone number and

address listed below). If you have

additional comments, suggestions, or

need a copy of the proposed information

collection instrument with instructions,

or additional information, contact Craig

A. Perkins, Statistician, Victimization

Statistics Branch, by calling (202) 633–

3039, or by writing to the Bureau of

Justice Statistics, 633 Indiana Ave., NW,

Washington, DC, 20531.

The information collection is listed

below:

(1) Type of information collection.

Extension of Currently Approved

Collection.

(2) The title of the form/collection.

National Crime Victimization Survey

(NCVS).

(3) The agency form number and

applicable component of the

Department sponsoring the collection.

Form: NCVS–1, NCVS–1A; NCVS–

1A(SP); NCVS–2; NCVS–2(SP); NCVS–

7; NCVS–110; NCVS–500; NCVS–541;

NCVS–545; NCVS–548; NCVS–551;

NCVS–554; NCVS–554(SP); NCVS–

572(L)KOR/SP/CHIN(T)/CHIN(M)/VIET;

NCVS–573((L); NCVS593(L); and

NCVS–594(L). Component:

Victimization Statistics Branch, Bureau

of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice

Programs, United States Department of

Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

to respond, as well as a brief abstract:

Primary: Individuals or Households.

The National Crime Victimization

Survey collects, analyzes, publishes,

and disseminates statistics on the

amount and type of crime committed

against households and individuals in

the United States. Respondents include

persons 12 years and older living in

about 49,200 interviewed households.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time
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estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 111,100 respondents at 1.95

hours per interview.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 72,684 hours annual burden.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, Suite 850, Washington Center,

1001 G Street, NW., Washington, DC

20530.

Dated: April 11, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–9803 Filed 4–15–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Job Training Partnership Act: Migrant

and Seasonal Farmworker Programs;

Solicitation for Grant Application

AGENCY: Employment and Training

Administration.

ACTION: Notice; extension of application

period and correction of room number

for submission of applications.

SUMMARY: On February 11, 1997, the

Department of Labor, Employment and

Training Administration (ETA),

published a notice in the Federal

Register at 62 FR 6272, announcing the

availability of funds and a solicitation

for grant applications (SGA) for funding

migrant and seasonal farmworker

training and employment programs in

five states—Minnesota, Mississippi,

North Dakota, Puerto Rico, and South

Dakota. All information and forms

required to submit and application are

contained in the February notice.

DATES: The closing date for receipt of

applications for grant award(s) under

the SGA is extended from April 14 to

April 22, 1997 at 4:45 p.m. (Eastern

Time) at the address published in the

SGA at 62 FR 6272 (February 11, 1997.)

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver

application to: James DeLuca, Grant

Officer, U.S. Department of Labor, ETA,

200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room S–

4203, Washington, DC 20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Irene Taylor-Pindle, Division of

Acquisition and Assistance. Telephone:

(202) 219–8702 ext. 114 (this is not a

toll-free number).

Signed at Washington, DC, this 11th day of

April, 1997.

James C. DeLuca,

Grant Officer, Division of Acquisition and

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–9818 Filed 4–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Copyright Office

[Docket No. 97–1]

Revision of the Cable and Satellite

Carrier Compulsory Licenses; Public

Meetings

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of

Congress.

ACTION: Change in schedule for written

testimony.

SUMMARY: The Copyright Office is

examining the copyright licensing of

broadcast retransmissions for the

purpose of recommending legislative

changes to Congress. In response to a

request for an extension of time in filing

comments for this study, the Copyright

Office is announcing changes in the

schedule for filing written testimony,

reply comments, and notices of

intention to testify. The dates of the

public meetings remain unchanged.

DATES: Formal written testimony and

questions for witnesses shall be filed no

later than April 28, 1997, and reply

comments shall be filed no later than

June 16, 1997. Notices of intention to

testify shall be submitted to the Office

no later than April 22, 1997.

ADDRESSES: If delivered by hand, fifteen

copies of written statements, questions,

and reply comments should be brought

to: Office of the General Counsel,

Copyright Office, James Madison

Memorial Building, Room LM–403, First

and Independence Avenue, S.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20540. If sent by mail,

fifteen copies of written statements,

questions, and reply comments should

be sent addressed to Nanette Petruzzelli,

Acting General Counsel, Copyright GC/

I&R, P.O. Box 70400, Southwest Station,

Washington, D.C. 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nanette Petruzzelli, Acting General

Counsel, or William Roberts, Senior

Attorney for Compulsory Licenses.

Telephone (202) 707–8380. Telefax:

(202) 707–8366.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

February 6, 1997, Senator Orrin Hatch,

Chairman of the Committee on the

Judiciary, United States Senate, sent a

letter to the Register of Copyrights

requesting the Copyright Office to

conduct a global review of the copyright

licensing regimes governing the

retransmission of over-the-air broadcast

signals. The Copyright Office is

scheduled to report its findings to

Congress on August 1, 1997.

On March 20, 1997, the Copyright

Office announced a schedule for open

public meetings to gather testimony

from parties with an interest in

copyright licensing of broadcast signal

retransmissions. 62 FR 13396 (March

20, 1997). The Office requested parties

wishing to testify to notify the Office by

April 15, 1997, and to submit their

formal written testimony and questions

for witnesses no later than April 18,

1997. Interested parties were asked to

submit reply comments by June 3, 1997.

The public meetings are to take place

the week of May 6, 1997.

On April 7, 1997, the Office received

a joint motion requesting an extension

of time for the filing of written

testimony and questions for witnesses.

Joining the motion are the National

Association of Broadcasters, Satellite

Broadcasting Communications

Association, Joint Sports Claimants,

Association of Local Television

Stations, Inc., the Motion Picture

Association of America, Inc., and the

Public Broadcasting Service. These

parties request a sixty day extension,

noting that the questions presented by

the Office in the March 20 Federal

Register notice raise a number of issues

of broad importance which require

further deliberation. In particular, the

parties state that additional time is

required to evaluate the impact of the

Supreme Court’s decision in Turner

Broadcasting System, Inc. v. FCC, 1997

U.S. Lexis 2078 (March 31, 1997).

Additionally, the parties submit that the

current schedule may adversely impact

the ongoing negotiations between

broadcasters and satellite carriers to

settle ‘‘white area’’ restriction problems

under the Satellite Home Viewer Act

because the parties would be required to

submit written testimony prior to

finalizing any agreements. In sum, the

parties advise that the quality of the

testimony and the likelihood of

consensus solutions to issues raised in

the March 20 notice will be greatly

improved, if the 60 day extension is

granted.

Due to scheduling difficulties and the

firmness of the August 1, 1997 deadline,

the Office is unable to grant a 60 day

extension at this time. However, the

Office is granting a 10 day extension for

the filing of comments and a 13 day

extension for the filing of reply

comments. Formal written testimony

and written questions for witnesses

shall be due no later than the close of