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make recommendations to the Chief,

NRCS based on criteria set forth in the

CFO proposal package. The review

committee may be drawn from the

Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Indian

Affairs, Bureau of Land Management,

Bureau of Reclamation, Cooperative

Extension Service, Cooperative State

Research, Education and Extension

Service, Department of Energy,

Economic Research Service,

Environmental Protection Agency, Farm

Service Agency, Forest Service, National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, Natural Resources

Conservation Service, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, and the U.S.

Geological Survey. The Chief, NRCS,

will select proposals for funding. Upon

selection of pilot project proposals, all

producers with production flexibility

contracts under AMTA within project

areas will be eligible to participate in

the CFO. CFO conservation farm plans

will be approved by NRCS and the CFO

contracts will be approved and

payments made by the local FSA office.

Signed in Washington, D.C. on April 14,

1998.

Pearlie S. Reed,

Vice President, Commodity Credit

Corporation.

[FR Doc. 98–10511 Filed 4–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–16–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business—Cooperative Service

Notice of Request for Approval of New

Information Collection

AGENCY: Rural Business—Cooperative

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments

requested.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces RBS’ intention to

request approval of information

collection in support of the

Intermediary Relending Program (IRP),

Rural Business Enterprise Grant

Program, and Rural Economic

Development Grant Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by June 22, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M.

Wayne Stansbery, Loan Specialist, Rural

Business—Cooperative Service, USDA,

STOP 1521, Washington, DC 20250,

Telephone: (202) 720–6819.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Survey of revolving loan funds

capitalized by USDA Rural

Development.

Type of Request: New Information

Collection.

Abstract: The Rural Business—

Cooperative Service (RBS), an agency

within the Rural Development mission

area of the United States Department of

Agriculture, operates several programs

that provide funds to intermediary

organizations (intermediaries) to be

used for loans to third-party recipients

(ultimate recipients). RBS has entered

into a cooperative agreement with

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State

University (VA Tech) to develop an

automated data base of information on

ultimate recipient loans.

Information will be collected from

intermediaries about each ultimate

recipient loan, to identify the borrower,

date of the loan, loan size, terms,

interest rates, collateral, repayment

history, location, type of business, jobs

impacted, other funds leveraged, and

minority owned businesses assisted.

The first reason for developing the

data base is to analyze the feasibility of

secondary market sales of the loans held

by the intermediaries. The data will

help to determine whether the loans are

salable and, if so, under what terms and

conditions. If determined feasible,

secondary market sales of loans will

allow intermediaries that have received

and used money to establish revolving

funds to recapitalize almost

immediately with private funds, rather

than waiting for term loans to be repaid

over time.

The second reason for creating the

data base is to give RBS better measures

and more accurate and complete

information for measuring program

impact, in accordance with the National

Performance and Results Act. Without

more data on the ultimate recipients,

RBS is limited in its ability to measure

the full impact of programs that operate

through intermediaries and ultimate

recipients.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 3 hours per

response.

Respondents: Non-profit corporations,

public agencies, Indian tribes, and

cooperatives.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

550.

Estimated Number of Annual

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 2750 hours.

Copies of this information collection

can be obtained from Cheryl Thompson,

Programs Team Information Collection

Coordinator, (202) 720–9750.

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 will

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of

the agency’s estimate of the burden of

the proposed collection of information

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (c)

ways to 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 those who respond, including

through the use of appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology. Comments may be sent to

Cheryl Thompson, Regulations and

Paperwork Management Branch, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, Rural

Development, STOP 0743, 1400

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20250–0743.

Comments may be submitted via the

Internet by addressing them to

‘‘Comments@rus.usda.gov’’ and must

contain the word ‘‘revolving’’ in the

subject. All responses to this notice will

be summarized and included in the

request for OMB approval. All

comments will become a matter of

public record.

Dated: April 9, 1998.

Dayton J. Watkins,

Administrator, Rural Business—Cooperative

Service.

[FR Doc. 98–10433 Filed 4–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–U

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Hearing on Schools and Religions

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION: Notice of hearing.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given

pursuant to the provisions of the Civil

Rights Commission Amendments Act of

1994, section 3, Public Law 103–419,

108 Stat. 4338, as amended, and 45 CFR

702.3, that a public hearing before the

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will

commence on Wednesday, May 20,

1998, beginning at 9:30 a.m., in the

YWCA Building, Conference Room 540,

located at 624 Ninth Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20425.

The purpose of the hearing is to

collect information within the

jurisdiction of the Commission, under

45 CFR 702.2, to examine the operation

of the Equal Access Act and similar
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laws and the adherence by the public

schools to these laws and the

Constitution in regard to religious

freedom. The Commission is authorized

to hold hearings and to issue subpoenas

for the production of documents and the

attendance of witnesses pursuant to 45

CFR 701.2(c). The Commission is an

independent bipartisan, factfinding

agency authorized to study, collect, and

disseminate information, and to

appraise the laws and policies of the

Federal Government, and to study and

collect information with respect to

discrimination or denials of equal

protection of the laws under the

Constitution because of race, color,

religion, sex, age, disability, or national

origin, or in the administration of

justice.

Hearing impaired persons who will

attend the hearing and require the

services of a sign language interpreter,

should contact Betty Edmiston,

Administrative Services and

Clearinghouse Division at (202) 376–

8105 (TDD (202) 376–8116), at least five

(5) working days before the scheduled

date of the hearing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barbara Brooks, Press and

Communications (202) 367–8312.

Dated: April 15, 1998.

Stephanie Y. Moore,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 98–10403 Filed 4–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6335–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

The Department of Commerce (DOC)

has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposal for

collection of information under

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Agency: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Coast Pilot Report.

Agency Form Number: 77–6.

OMB Approval Number: 0648–0007.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Burden: 50 hours.

Average Time Per Response: 30

minutes.

Number of Respondents: 100.

Needs and Uses: The National Ocean

Services (NOS) Coast Pilot is a series of

nine books that supplement the marine

nautical charts. The Coast Pilot contains

essential marine information important

to navigators of United States coastal

and intracoastal waters, that cannot be

shown graphically on the charts. The

Coast Pilot Report form provides a

formalized instrument for members of

the public to recommend changes to the

Coast Pilot or to the format, scale, or

layout of nautical charts.

Affected Public: Individuals.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,

(202) 395–3897.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202)

482–3272, Department of Commerce,

Room 5327, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk

Officer, Room 10202, New Executive

Office Building, 725 17th Street, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20230.

Dated: April 15, 1998

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–10453 Filed 4–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–08–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

The Department of Commerce (DOC)

has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposal for

collection of information under

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Agency: Bureau of Export

Administration (BXA).

Title: Report of Requests for

Restrictive Trade Practice or Boycott,

Single or Multiple Transactions.

Agency Form Number: 621P, 6051P,

6051P–A.

OMB Approval Number: 0694–0012.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection of

information.

Burden: 3,306 hours.

Average Hours per Response: 121 to

151 minutes per response.

Number of Respondents: 1,574

respondents.

Needs and Uses: The Export

Administration Regulations require U.S.

persons to report any requests that they

have received to take any action to

comply with, further, or support an

unsanctioned foreign boycott. The

intent of this requirement is to

counteract the participation of U.S.

firms in other nations’ economic

boycotts or embargoes. The information

provided by firms is used to monitor

requests for participating in foreign

boycotts and analyze changing trends

for purposes of deciding U.S. policy and

to initiate boycott investigations.

Affected Public: Individuals,

businesses or other for-profit

institutions.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

OMB Desk Officer: Dennis Marvich,

(202) 395–7340.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202)

482–3272, Department of Commerce,

Room 5327, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to Dennis Marvich, OMB Desk

Officer, Room 10202, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20230.

Dated: April 15, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–10454 Filed 4–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

1998 Company Organization Survey

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

take this opportunity 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

instrument and instructions should be