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set trade quotas and tariffs. State

universities and agriculture departments

also use data from this survey. The

Fruits, Nuts, and Specialty Crops

program has approval from OMB for a

3-year period. NASS intends to request

that the survey be approved for another

3 years.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 17 minutes per

response.

Respondents: Individual Job

Applicants.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

53,000.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 15,000 hours.

Copies of this information collection

and related instructions can be obtained

without charge from Larry Gambrell, the

Agency OMB Clearance Officer, at (202)

720–5778.

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 are to respond, such as

through the use of appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology. Comments may be sent to:

Larry Gambrell, Agency OMB Clearance

Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

1400 Independence Ave. SW, Room

4162 South Building, Washington, DC

20250–2000. All responses to this notice

will be summarized and included in the

request for OMB approval. All

comments will also become a matter of

public record.

Signed at Washington, DC, January 14,

1998.

Rich Allen,

Acting Administrator, National Agricultural

Statistics Service.

[FR Doc. 98–1302 Filed 1–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service

National Sheep Industry Improvement

Center; Notice of Annual Board of

Directors Meeting

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative

Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of annual board meeting.

SUMMARY: The Board of Directors of the

National Sheep Industry Improvement

Center announces that it will hold its

annual Board of Directors meeting. The

meeting will be held over 2 days in the

Washington, DC area.

DATES: The meeting dates are:

1. Februrary 11, 1998, 7:00 p.m. to 10

p.m., Arlington, VA.

2. February 12, 1998, 8:30 a.m. to 2:00

pm, Washington, DC.

ADDRESSES: The meeting locations are:

1. Arlington, VA—Holiday Inn

Westpark, 1900 N. Ft. Meyer Drive,

Arlington, VA (Call hotel, 703/807–

2000, for conference room number).

2. Washington, DC—USDA South

Building, 1400 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC, Room 3107.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas Stafford, Director, Cooperative

Marketing Division, Cooperative

Services, RBS, USDA, Stop 3252, Room

4204, 1400 Independence Ave., SW.,

Washington, DC 20250–3252, telephone

(202) 690–0368. (This is not a toll free

number.) E-mail:

thomas.stafford@usda.gov. The Federal

Information Relay service on 1–800–

877–8339 may be used by TDD users.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This board

meeting will serve as the National

Sheep Industry Improvement Center’s

annual meeting.

Background

In response to challenges facing the

sheep and goat industries, the 1996

Farm Bill established the National

Sheep Industry Improvement Center to

assist and strengthen the U.S. sheep and

goat industries through projects and

assistance financed through the Center’s

revolving fund. The Center will manage

a revolving fund of up to $50 million in

Federal funds to facilitate the

production and marketing of sheep and

goats, and their products.

Treasury has deposited the initial $20

million into the Center’s fund. This

fund is capped at $50 million Federal

funds—where authorization was

provided for an additional $30 million

in appropriated funds. After 10 years or

upon receipt of $50 million in Federal

funds to the revolving fund, the Center

and its activities shall be privatized and

no additional Federal funds shall be

used to carry out the activities of the

Center.

The Center is managed by a nine

member (7 voting and 2 nonvoting

members), non-compensated board. The

seven voting members were chosen by

the Secretary of Agriculture from the

sheep and goat industries and the two

non-voting members from the USDA are

the Under Secretary for Rural

Development and the Under Secretary

for Research, Education and Economics.

The Board of Directors may use the

monies in the fund to make grants, and

intermediate and long-term loans,

contracts, cooperative repayable

agreements, or cooperative agreements

in accordance with an annual strategic

plan submitted to the Secretary of

Agriculture. Funds may be used to

participate with Federal and State

agencies, other public and private

funding sources, and in regional efforts.

Funding activities include providing

security for, or making principal or

interest payments on, revenue or general

obligation bond issues, accruing

interest, guaranteeing or purchasing

insurance for local obligations, and

selling acquired assets or loans.

Purposes of the Center

The purposes of the Center are to:

(1) Promote strategic development

activities and collaborative efforts by

private and State entities to maximize

the impact of Federal assistance to

strengthen and enhance production and

marketing of sheep or goat products in

the United States;

(2) Optimize the use of available

human capital and resources within the

sheep or goat industries;

(3) Provide assistance to meet the

needs of the sheep or goat industry for

infrastructure development, business

development, production, resource

development, and market and

environmental research;

(4) Advance activities that empower

and build the capacity of the United

States sheep or goat industry to design

unique responses to the special needs of

the sheep or goat industries on both a

regional and national basis; and

(5) Adopt flexible and innovative

approaches to solving the long-term

needs of the United States sheep and

goat industries.

Board Meetings

The Board meetings are open to the

public.

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2008j, Pub.L. 104–130.
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Dated: January 9, 1998.

Dayton J. Watkins,

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative

Service.

[FR Doc. 98–1310 Filed 1–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–U

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Written Assurances for Exports of

Technical Data Under General License

GTDR (to be Renamed, ‘‘Written

Assurances for Exports of Technical

Data Under License Exception TSR’’)

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 and

Constitution Avenue, NW., room 6877,

Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

U.S. exporters are required to receive

letters of assurance from their foreign

importers stating that they will not

export or reexport technical data to

destinations outlined in the E.A.R.

unless they have received prior

authorization from BXA.

II. Method of Collection

Submitted in written form.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0694–0023.

Form Number: n/a.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Individuals,

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

Estimated Number of Respondents:

226.

Estimated Time Per Response: 30

minutes per response.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 117.

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 13, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–1348 Filed 1–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Report of Requests for Restrictive

Trade Practice or Boycott—Single or

Multiple Transactions

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 and

Constitution Avenue, NW, room 6877,

Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The information obtained from this

collection authorization is used to

carefully and accurately monitor

requests for participation in foreign

boycotts against countries friendly to

the U.S. which are received by U.S.

persons. The information is also used to

identify trends in such boycott activity

and to assist in carrying out U.S. policy

of opposition to such boycotts.

II. Method of Collection

Submitted in writing on forms.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0694–0012.

Form Number: BXA 621–P or BXA

6051–P.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Individuals,

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

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,574.

Estimated Time Per Response: 1 to 1.5

hours per response.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 3,306.

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.