3084 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 13 / Wednesday, January 21, 1998 / Notices

Dated: January 14, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–1351 Filed 1–20–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Technical Data Letter of Explanation

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 March 23, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

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(s) and instructions should

be directed to Stephen Baker,

Department of Commerce, 14th &

Constitution Avenue, NW, room 6877,

Washington, DC, 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The information contained in these

letters will assure BXA that no

unauthorized technical data will be

exported for unauthorized end-uses or

to unauthorized destinations and thus

provide assurance that U.S. national

security and foreign policy programs are

followed. In addition, shipments to

Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia,

need an Import Certificate issued by the

appropriate national government.

II. Method of Collection

Submitted, as appropriate, with form

BXA–748P.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0694–0047.

Form Number: BXA 748–P.

Type of Review: Regular submission

for extension of a currently approved

collection.

Affected Public: Individuals,

businesses or other for-profit and notfor-profit institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

570.

Estimated Time Per Response: 2–4

hours per response.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 935.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0 (no

capital expenditures are required).

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 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 will also become a matter of public

record.

Dated: January 14, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 2–98]

Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone—Palm

Springs, California; Application and

Public Hearing

An application has been submitted to

the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board

(the Board) by the City of Palm Springs,

California, to establish a generalpurpose foreign-trade zone at sites in

Palm Springs, California. The Palm

Springs Regional Airport has been

designated a Customs user fee airport

facility by the U.S. Customs Service.

The application was submitted pursuant

to the provisions of the FTZ Act, as

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the

regulations of the Board (15 CFR Part

400). It was formally filed on January

12, 1998. The applicant is authorized to

make the proposal under Section 6302

of the California Code.

The proposed zone would consist of

2 sites (918 acres) in Palm Springs: Site

1 (904 acres)—Palm Springs Regional

Airport complex, 3400 E. Tahquitz

Canyon Way, Palm Springs; and, Site 2

(14 acres)—an industrial development

within the 18-acre Palm Springs Rail

Station, 63950 Palm Springs Station

Road, Palm Springs. The airport site

includes aviation fuel facilities. Both

sites are owned by the City of Palm

Springs and operated by the City’s

Department of Transportation.

The application contains evidence of

the need for zone services in the Palm

Springs (Coachella Valley) area. Several

firms have indicated an interest in using

zone procedures for warehousing/

distribution activity. Specific

manufacturing approvals are not being

sought at this time. Requests would be

made to the Board on a case-by-case

basis.

In accordance with the Board’s

regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff

has been designated examiner to

investigate the application and report to

the Board.

As part of the investigation, the

Commerce examiner will hold a public

hearing on February 19, 1998, 9:00 a.m.,

City of Palm Springs, City Council

Chambers, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon

Way, Palm Springs, California 92262.

Public comment on the application is

invited from interested parties.

Submissions (original and 3 copies)

shall be addressed to the Board’s

Executive Secretary at the address

below. The closing period for their

receipt is March 23, 1998. Rebuttal

comments in response to material

submitted during the foregoing period

may be submitted during the subsequent

15-day period (to April 6, 1998).

A copy of the application and

accompanying exhibits will be available

during this time for public inspection at

the following locations:

City of Palm Springs City Hall, City

Clerk’s Office, 3200 E. Tahquitz

Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262

Office of the Executive Secretary,

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room

3716, U.S. Department of Commerce,

14th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230.

Dated: January 13, 1998.

Dennis Puccinelli,

Acting Executive Secretary.

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