19894 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 77 /Wednesday, April 22, 1998 / Notices

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the California Advisory Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

the provisions of the rules and

regulations of the U.S. Commission on

Civil Rights, that a meeting of the

California Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene at 9:00 a.m.

and adjourn at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday,

May 2, 1998, at the Travelodge HotelHarbor Island, 1960 Harbor Island Drive,

San Diego, California 92101. The

purpose of the meeting is to discuss

followup to the Santa Rosa forum and

plan future activities.

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact Philip

Montez, Director of the Western

Regional Office, 213–894–3437 (TDD

213–894–3435). Hearing-impaired

persons who will attend the meeting

and require the services of a sign

language interpreter should contact the

Regional Office at least ten (10) working

days before the scheduled date of the

meeting.

The meeting will be conducted

pursuant to the provisions of the rules

and regulations of the Commission.

Dated at Washington, DC, April 13, 1998.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

[FR Doc. 98–10697 Filed 4–21–98; 8:45 am]

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Virginia Advisory Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

the provisions of the rules and

regulations of the U.S. Commission on

Civil Rights, that a meeting of the

Virginia Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene at 11:00 a.m.

and adjourn 4:00 p.m. on Thursday,

May 7, 1998, at the Commonwealth Park

Suites Hotel, Ninth and Bank Streets,

Richmond, Virginia 23203. The purpose

of the meeting is to: (1) hold an

administrative orientation; (2) approve a

draft report on the treatment of black

males in the Hampton and Newport

News justice systems; and (3) plan new

projects and meeting schedule.

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact KiTaek Chun, Director of the Eastern

Regional Office, 202–376–7533 (TDD

202–376–8116). Hearing-impaired

persons who will attend the meeting

and require the services of a sign

language interpreter should contact the

Regional Office at least ten (10) working

days before the scheduled date of the

meeting.

The meeting will be conducted

pursuant to the provisions of the rules

and regulations of the Commission.

Dated at Washington, DC, April 13, 1998.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

[FR Doc. 98–10696 Filed 4–21–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Economic Analysis

Annual Survey of U.S. Direct

Investment Abroad

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

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 22, 1998.

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

instruments and instructions should be

directed to: R. David Belli, U.S.

Department of Commerce, Bureau of

Economic Analysis, BE–50(OC),

Washington, DC 20230 (Telephone:

202–606–9800).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The BE–11, Annual Survey of U.S.

Direct Investment Abroad, provides a

variety of measures of the overall

operations of U.S. parent companies and

their foreign affiliates, including total

assets, sales, net income, employment

and employee compensation, research

and development expenditures, and

merchandise trade. The BE–11 is a cutoff sample survey that covers all foreign

affiliates (and their U.S. parent

companies) above a size-exemption

level. The sample data are used to

derive universe estimates in

nonbenchmark years by carrying

forward similar data reported in the BE–

10, Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct

Investment Abroad, which is taken

every five years. The data are needed to

measure the economic significance of

direct investment abroad, measure

changes in such investment, and assess

its impact on the U.S. and foreign

economies.

The data from the survey are

primarily intended as general purpose

statistics. They should be readily

available to answer any number of

research and policy questions related to

U.S. direct investment abroad. Policy

areas of particular and lasting interest

are trade in both goods and services,

employment and employee

compensation, taxes, and technology.

The form remains the same as in the

past. No changes in language, data

collected, or exemption levels are

proposed.

II. Method of Collection

The survey will be sent each year to

potential respondents in March and

responses are due by May 31. A report

must be filed by, or on behalf of, each

nonbank U.S. business enterprise (U.S.

Reporter) that owned 10 percent or more

of the voting stock (or equivalent) of a

nonbank foreign business enterprise

owned at least 20 percent by all U.S.

Reporters of the foreign business

enterprise combined, whether held

directly or indirectly, for which any one

of the following three items was greater

than $20 million (positive or negative)

at the end of, or for, the foreign business

enterprise’s fiscal year: (1) Total assets,

(2) sales or gross operating revenues

excluding sales taxes, or (3) net income

after provision for foreign income taxes.

Potential respondents are the U.S.

parent companies of foreign business

enterprises that reported in the last

benchmark survey of U.S. direct

investment abroad, which covered the

year 1994, along with the U.S. parent

companies of those foreign business

enterprises that subsequently entered

the direct investment universe. The data

collected are cut-off sample data.

Universe estimates are developed from

the reported sample data.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0608–0053.

Form Number: BE–11.

Type of Review: Renewal.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,550.

Estimated Time Per Response: 73

hours is the average, but may vary

according to the number, size, and
Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 77 /Wednesday, April 22, 1998 / Notices 19895

1The Act expired on August 20, 1994. Executive

Order 12924 (3 C.F.R., 1994 Comp. 917 (1995)),

extended by Presidential Notices of August 15, 1995

(3 C.F.R., 1995 Comp. 501 (1996)), August 14, 1996

(3 C.F.R., 1996 Comp. 298 (1997)), and August 13,

1997 (62 F.R. 43629, August 15, 1997), continued

the Export Administration Regulations in effect

under the International Emergency Economic

Powers Act (50 U.S.C.A. Sections 1701–1706 (1991

& Supp. 1998)).

2Pursuant to appropriate delegations of authority,

the Director, Office of Exporter Services, in

consultation with the Director, Office of Export

Enforcement, exercises the authority granted to the

Secretary by Section 11(h) of the Act.

complexity of the businesses covered by

the response.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

113,150 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost:

$3,394,500 (based on an estimated

reporting burden of 113,150 hours and

an estimated hourly cost of $30).

IV. Request for Comments

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 has practical

utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s

estimate of the burden (including hours

and cost) of the proposed collection of

information; (c) ways of enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: April 16, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–10669 Filed 4–21–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Action Affecting Export Privileges;

James Lee, Also Known as Li Jin;

Order Denying Permission To Apply

for or Use Export Licenses

In the Matter of: James Lee, also known as

Li Jin, 410 Auburn Way, No. 34, San Jose,

California 95129.

On January 14, 1998, James Lee, also

known as Li Jin (Lee), was convicted in

the United States District Court for the

Northern District of California of

violating Section 38 of the Arms Export

Control Act (currently codified at 22

U.S.C.A. 2778 (1990 & Supp. 1998)) (the

AECA). Specifically, Lee was convicted

of knowingly and willfully exporting

and attempting to export defense

articles to the People’s Republic of

China without obtaining the required

export license from the Department of

State.

Section 11(h) of the Export

Administration Act of 1979, as amended

(currently codified at 50 U.S.C.A. app.

sections 2401–2420 (1991 & Supp.

1997)) (the Act),1 provides that, at the

discretion of the Secretary of

Commerce,2 no person convicted of

violating the AECA, or certain other

provisions of the United States Code,

shall be eligible to apply for or use any

license, including any License

Exception, issued pursuant to, or

provided by, the Act or the Export

Administration Regulations (currently

codified at 15 CFR Parts 730–774

(1997)) (the Regulations) for a period of

up to 10 years from the date of the

conviction. In addition, any license

issued pursuant to the Act in which

such a person had any interest at the

time of conviction may be revoked.

Pursuant to Sections 766.25 and

750.8(a) of the Regulations, upon

notification that a person has been

convicted of violating the AECA, the

Director, Office of Exporter Services, in

consultation with the Director, Office of

Export Enforcement, shall determine

whether to deny that person permission

to apply for or use any license,

including any License Exception, issued

pursuant to, or provided by, the Act or

the Regulations, and shall also

determine whether to revoke any license

previously issued to such a person.

Having received notice of Lee’s

conviction for violating the AECA, and

following consultations with the Acting

Director, Office of Export Enforcement,

I have decided to deny Lee permission

to apply for or use any license,

including any License Exception, issued

pursuant to, or provided by, the Act and

the Regulations, for a period of 10 years

from the date of his conviction. The 10-

year period ends on January 14, 2008. I

have also decided to revoke all licenses

issued pursuant to the Act in which Lee

had an interest at the time of his

conviction.

Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:

I. Until January 14, 2008, James Lee,

also known as Li Jin, 410 Auburn Way,

No. 34, San Jose, California 95129, may

not, directly or indirectly, participate in

any way, in any transaction involving

any commodity, software or technology

(hereinafter collectively referred to as

‘‘item’’) exported or to be exported from

the United States, that is subject to the

Regulations, or in any other activity

subject to the Regulations, including but

not limited to:

A. Applying for, obtaining, or using

any license, License Exception, or

export control document;

B. Carrying on negotiations

concerning, or ordering, buying,

receiving, using, selling, delivering,

storing, disposing of, forwarding,

transporting, financing, or otherwise

servicing in any way, any transaction

involving any item exported or to be

exported from the United States that is

subject to the Regulations, or in any

other activity subject to the Regulations;

or

C. Benefiting in any way from any

transaction involving any item exported

or to be exported from the United States

that is subject to the Regulations, or in

any other activity subject to the

Regulations.

II. No person may do, directly or

indirectly, any of the following:

A. Export or reexport to or on behalf

of the denied person any item subject to

the Regulations;

B. Take any action that facilitates the

acquisition or attempted acquisition by

a denied person of the ownership,

possession, or control of any item

subject to the Regulations that has been

or will be exported from the United

States, including financing or other

support activities related to a

transaction whereby a denied person

acquires or attempts to acquire such

ownership, possession or control;

C. Take any action to acquire from or

to facilitate the acquisition or attempted

acquisition from the denied person of

any item subject to the Regulations that

has been exported from the United

States;

D. Obtain from the denied person in

the United States any item subject to the

Regulations with knowledge or reason

to know that the item will be, or is

intended to be, exported from the

United States; or

E. Engage in any transaction to service

any item subject to the Regulations that

has been or will be exported from the

United States and which is owned,

possessed or controlled by the denied

person, or service any item, of whatever

origin, that is owned, possessed or

controlled by the denied person if such

service involves the use of any item

subject to the Regulations that has been

or will be exported from the United

States. For purposes of this paragraph,

servicing means installation,

maintenance, repair, modification or

testing.