26624 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 92 /Wednesday, May 13, 1998 / Notices

and Natural Resource Division,

Northern California Area Office, 16349

Shasta Dam Boulevard, Shasta Lake,

California, 96019. Telephone: 530/275–

1554.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Task

Force members will approve the ThreeYear Action Plan for FY 1999; will

comment on reauthorization of the

Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife

Management Program; and, will discuss

renewal of the Charter under the Federal

Advisory Committee Act. Task Force

members will be briefed on the Trinity

River Flow Evaluation and Trinity River

Mainstem Fishery Restoration

Environmental Impact Statement/

Report.

The meeting of the Task Force is open

to the public. Any member of the public

may file a written statement with the

Task Force in person or by mail before,

during, or after the meeting. To the

extent that time permits, the Task Force

Chairman may allow public

presentation of oral statements at the

meeting.

Dated: May 5, 1998.

Roger K. Patterson,

Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 98–12655 Filed 5–12–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–09–U

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332–352]

Andean Trade Preference Act: Effect

on the U.S. Economy and on Andean

Drug Crop Eradication

AGENCY: International Trade

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity to submit

comments in connection with 1997

annual report.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 5, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joanne Guth (202–205–3264), Country

and Regional Analysis Division, Office

of Economics, U.S. International Trade

Commission, Washington, DC 20436.

BACKGROUND: Section 206 of the Andean

Trade Preference Act (ATPA) (19 U.S.C.

3204) requires that the Commission

submit annual reports to the Congress

regarding:

(1) The actual economic effect of

ATPA on the U.S. economy generally as

well as on specific industries which

produce articles that are like, or directly

competitive with, articles being

imported under the Act;

(2) The probable future effect of ATPA

on the U.S. economy generally and on

industries affected by the Act; and

(3) The estimated effect of ATPA on

drug-related crop eradication and crop

substitution efforts of beneficiary

countries.

In addition, in this year’s report the

Commission plans to examine the

effectiveness of ATPA in promoting

export-oriented growth and

diversification of production in the

beneficiary countries. Notice of

institution of the investigation and the

schedule for such reports was published

in the Federal Register of March 10,

1994 (59 FR 11308). The Commission’s

fifth annual report on ATPA, covering

calendar year 1997, is to be submitted

by September 30, 1998.

Written Submissions

The Commission does not plan to

hold a public hearing in connection

with the preparation of the fifth annual

report. However, interested persons are

invited to submit written statements

concerning the matters to be addressed

in the report. Commercial or financial

information that a party desires the

Commission to treat as confidential

must be submitted on separate sheets of

paper, each clearly marked

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’ at

the top. All submissions requesting

confidential treatment must conform

with the requirements of section 201 of

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). All written

submissions, except for confidential

business information, will be made

available for inspection by interested

persons in the Office of the Secretary to

the Commission. To be assured of

consideration by the Commission,

written statements relating to the

Commission’s report should be

submitted at the earliest practical date

and should be received no later than

June 30, 1998.

Address all submissions to Office of

the Secretary, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons are advised that

information on this matter can be

obtained by contacting the

Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)

205–1810. General information

concerning the Commission may also be

obtained by accessing its Internet server

(http://www.usitc.gov).

Issued: May 7, 1998.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–12682 Filed 5–12–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332–227]

Annual Report on the Impact of the

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery

Act on U.S. Industries and Consumers

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity to submit

comments in connection with 1997

annual report.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 5, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joanne Guth (202–205–3264), Country

and Regional Analysis Division, Office

of Economics, U.S. International Trade

Commission, Washington, D.C. 20436.

BACKGROUND: Section 215(a) of the

Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act

(CBERA) (19 U.S.C. 2704(a)) requires

that the Commission submit annual

reports to the Congress and the

President regarding:

(1) The actual economic effect of

CBERA on the U.S. economy generally

as well as on specific industries which

produce articles that are like, or directly

competitive with, articles being

imported under the Act; and

(2) The probable future effect of

CBERA on the U.S. economy generally

and on industries affected by the Act.

In addition, in this year’s report the

Commission plans to examine the

effectiveness of CBERA in promoting

export-oriented growth and

diversification of production in the

beneficiary countries. Notice of

institution of the investigation and the

schedule for such reports was published

in the Federal Register of May 14, 1986

(51 FR 17678). The thirteenth report,

covering calendar year 1997, is to be

submitted by September 30, 1998.

Written Submissions

The Commission does not plan to

hold a public hearing in connection

with the thirteenth annual report.

However, interested persons are invited

to submit written statements concerning

the matters to be addressed in the

report. Commercial or financial

information that a party desires the

Commission to treat as confidential

must be submitted on separate sheets of

paper, each clearly marked

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’ at

the top. All submissions requesting

confidential treatment must conform

with the requirements of section 201.6

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). All

written submissions, except for

confidential business information, will