26768 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 93 /Thursday, May 14, 1998 / Notices

The Committee Chairperson and Vice

Chairperson shall be elected by the

Committee from among its members.

Terms will expire for the current

members of the Committee in June 1998.

We are soliciting nominations from

interested organizations and individuals

to replace members on the Committee.

An organization may nominate

individuals from within or outside its

membership. The Secretary will select

members to obtain the broadest possible

representation on the Committee, in

accordance with the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463) and

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Regulation 1041–1. Equal opportunity

practices, in line with the USDA

policies, will be followed in all

appointments to the Committee. To

ensure that the recommendations of the

Committee have taken into account the

needs of the diverse groups served by

the Department, membership should

include, to the extent practicable,

individuals with demonstrated ability to

represent minorities, women, and

persons with disabilities.

Done in Washington, DC, this 8th day of

May 1998.

Charles P. Schwalbe,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 98–12845 Filed 5–13–98; 8:45 am]

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Connecticut 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

Connecticut Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene at 10:30 a.m.

and adjourn at 3:30 p.m. on June 2,

1998, at the Catholic Charities/Catholic

Families Services, Inc., Conference

Room, 467 Bloomfield Avenue,

Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002. The

purpose of the meeting is: (1) follow up

discussion of the Civil Rights

Leadership Conference and its report

and (2) program planning of future

activities.

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact

Committee Chairperson Neil Macy, 860–

242–7287, or Ki-Taek Chun, Director of

the Eastern Regional Office, 202–376–

7533 (TDD 202–376–8116). Hearingimpaired 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, May 7, 1998.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

[FR Doc. 98–12872 Filed 5–13–98; 8:45 am]

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Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Oregon 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

Oregon Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene at 1:00 p.m.

and adjourn at 5:00 p.m. on June 19,

1998, at the Red Lion Hotel, Columbia

River, 1401 North Hayden Island Drive,

Portland, Oregon 97217. The purpose of

the meeting is to ascertain the status of

civil rights in Oregon 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, May 7, 1998.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

[FR Doc. 98–12873 Filed 5–13–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Economic Analysis

Annual Survey of Construction,

Engineering, Architectural, and Mining

Services Provided by U.S. Firms to

Unaffiliated Foreign Persons

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 July 13, 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

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–47 Annual Survey of

Construction, Engineering,

Architectural, and Mining Services

Provided by U.S. Firms to Unaffiliated

Foreign Persons will obtain data on U.S.

sales to unaffiliated foreign persons of

construction, engineering, architectural,

and mining services. The information

gathered is needed, among other

purposes, to support U.S. trade policy

initiatives and to compile the U.S.

international transactions, input-output,

and national income and product

accounts. BEA is proposing to drop the

requirement to report data on Form BE–

47 by individual project and instead

require reporting only by country. This

proposed change will bring the format

and design of the survey generally more

into line with those of other surveys of

international services transactions that

BEA conducts. In addition, BEA is

proposing a change in the way

transactions are coded by type of

service. Currently, eight codes are used

to classify the data reported on Form

BE-47 by type of service. These codes

are based on the 1987 U.S. Standard

Industrial Classification (SIC) system.

BEA proposes to collapse these eight

codes into three broad groupings, which

will be based on the new North

American Industry Classification

System that is replacing the SIC. These

proposed changes will result in a small

reduction in the estimated time per

response.

II. Method of Collection

The survey will be sent each year to

potential respondents in January and

responses are due by March 31. A U.S.
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person providing construction,

engineering, architectural, or mining

services to unaffiliated foreign persons

is required to report if the gross value

of new contracts received or the gross

operating revenues from all existing

contracts is $1 million or more during

the covered year. A U.S. person that

receives a form but is not required to

report data must file an exemption

claim.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0608–0015.

Form Number: BE–47.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: U.S. business or other

for-profit institutions providing

construction, engineering, architectural,

and mining services to unaffiliated

foreign persons.

Estimated Number of Responses: 155.

Estimated Time Per Response: 4.5

hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 700.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $21,000

(based on an estimated reporting burden

of 700 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 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

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: May 8, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–12820 Filed 5–13–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Commercial News USA

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burdens, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on the

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 July 13, 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. Phone number: (202) 482–

3272.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Request for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument and instructions should be

directed to: Jana Nelhybel, U.S. &

Foreign Commercial Service, Export

Promotion Service, Room 2202, 14th

and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20230. Phone number:

(202) 482–5367, and fax number (202)

482–5362.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

Commercial News USA (CNUSA),

published twelve times a year by a

private sector firm, is the U.S.

Department of Commerce’s export

catalog-magazine. The product

information in CNUSA reaches more

than 145,000 distributors, government

officials, and potential buyers overseas

through direct distribution from U.S.

embassies and consulates. Firms use the

form to request that their product

information be published in CNUSA, a

service for which the firms pay a

minimum fee of $445.

This information collection item

allows the U.S. Department of

Commerce to promote U.S. products

and services available for export as part

of the USDOC’s trade promotion

activities. CNUSA is a unique export

promotion service for U.S.

manufacturers, service firms, and

publishers of trade and technical

literature; nothing similar is available to

them through the private sector. The

product promotions in CNUSA differ

from paid advertisements in that they

must meet program criteria. Because

U.S. embassies and consulates handle

distribution, the product information

reaches a vast, screened readership not

only through direct dissemination but

also via counseling by commercial

officers and through walk-in visits to

commercial libraries where CNUSA is

displayed. Further, American Chambers

of Commerce, local business editors,

and other trade entities that reprint

information from CNUSA or display or

disseminate the entire magazine provide

a multiplier effect.

II. Method of Data Collection

The requests are sent to the private

sector publisher.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0625–0061.

Form Number: ITA–4063P.

Type of Review: Renewal; regular

submission.

Affected Public: Companies interested

in placing their product information

available for export in Commercial

News USA.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2,200.

Estimated Time Per Response: 20

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 917.

Estimated Total Annual Costs:

$32,095.

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 shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and costs) of the

proposed collection of information; (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 respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or 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: May 8, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–12821 Filed 5–13–98; 8:45 am]

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