Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 98 /Thursday, May 21, 1998 / Notices 27921

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (P.L. 92–463 as

amended by P.L. 94–409, P.L. 96–523,

and P.L. 97–375), we are giving notice

of a joint meeting followed by separate

and concurrently held meetings of the

Census Advisory Committee (CAC) on

the African American Population, the

CAC on the American Indian and

Alaska Native Populations, the CAC on

the Asian and Pacific Islander

Populations, and the CAC on the

Hispanic Population.

Each of the Committees is composed

of nine members appointed by the

Secretary of Commerce. They provide

an organized and continuing channel of

communication between the

communities they represent and the

Bureau of the Census on its efforts to

reduce the differential in the population

totals from Census 2000 and on ways

that decennial census data can be

disseminated to maximize their

usefulness to these communities and

other users.

The Committees will draw on past

experience with the 1990 census

process and procedures, results of

evaluations and research studies, and

the expertise and insight of their

members to provide advice and

recommendations during the research

and development, design, planning, and

implementation phases of Census 2000.

DATES: The joint meeting will convene

on June 4–5, 1998. The June 4 meeting

will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 5 p.m;

the June 5 meeting will begin at 8:45

a.m. and end at 4:45 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place

at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, 625

First Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anyone wishing additional information

about this meeting, or who wishes to

submit written statements or questions,

may contact Maxine Anderson-Brown,

Committee Liaison Officer, Department

of Commerce, Bureau of the Census,

Room 1649, Federal Building 3,

Washington, DC 20233, telephone 301–

457–2308, TDD 301–457–2540.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

agenda for the June 4 combined

meeting, which will begin at 8:30 a.m.

and end at 5 p.m., will include: (1)

introductory remarks and update; (2)

updates on Dress Rehearsal operations

and activities and on Census 2000; (3)

observation reports on the Dress

Rehearsal; and (4) advertising strategy

for the Dress Rehearsal.

The four committees will meet

separately and concurrently from 10

a.m. to 12 noon and from 3:30 p.m. to

5 p.m. The Joint Committee meeting

will break for the concurrent meetings.

The following are the June 4 agendas for

the four committees.

The agenda for the CAC on the

African American Population will

include: (1) the election of the chairelect; (2) the review of Committee

recommendations and responses; (3) an

update on constituency-building; (4) the

census information centers

reengineered; and (5) a review of topics

for next day discussions.

The agenda for the CAC on the

American Indian and Alaska Native

Populations will include: (1) The review

of Committee recommendations and

responses; (2) the coding of American

Indian Tribes; (3) statistical

methodology issues; (4) an update on

constituency-building; (5) a status report

of state-recognized tribes; (6) the census

information centers reengineered; (7) an

update on census operations relating to

American Indian and Alaska Natives

areas; and (8) a review of topics for next

day discussions.

The agenda for the CAC on the Asian

and Pacific Islander Populations will

include: (1) The election of chair-elect;

(2) the review of Committee

recommendations and responses; (3) an

update on Hawaiian homelands; (4) a

status report on the hiring of

partnership specialists; (5) the census

information centers reengineered; and

(6) a review of topics for next day

discussions.

The agenda for the CAC on the

Hispanic Population will include: (1)

the election of the chair-elect; (2) a

review of Committee recommendations

and responses; (3) an update on

constituency-building; (4) the census

information centers reengineered; and

(5) a review of topics for next day

discussions.

The agenda for the June 5 combined

meeting, which will begin at 8:45 a.m.

and end at 4:45 p.m., includes: (1)

Sampling and estimation in the Dress

Rehearsal and in Census 2000; (2) how

do we evaluate the Dress Rehearsal and

Census 2000?; (3) recruitment and

hiring procedures for field operations;

(4) topic sessions on reengineered

address list operation and on plans for

Census 2000 data products; (5) how do

we get the communities involved in

Census 2000?; (6) an Advisory

Committee conversation; (7) Committee

recommendations; and, (8) public

comment.

On June 5, the four committees will

meet separately and concurrently from

11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. The Joint

Committee will break for these

concurrent meetings. Each of the four

Committees (African American

Population, American Indian and

Alaska Native Populations, Asian and

Pacific Islander Populations, and

Hispanic Population) will address draft

recommendations.

All meetings are open to the public,

and a brief period is set aside on June

5 during the closing session for public

comment and questions. Individuals

with extensive questions or statements

must submit them in writing to the

Census Bureau Committee Liaison

Officer at least three days before the

meeting.

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to the Census Bureau

Committee Liaison Officer.

Dated: May 18, 1998.

Bradford R. Huther,

Deputy Director, Bureau of the Census.

[FR Doc. 98–13671 Filed 5–20–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development

Administration

Notice of Petitions by Producing Firms

for Determination of Eligibility To

Apply for Trade Adjustment

Assistance

AGENCY: Economic Development

Administration (EDA), Commerce.

ACTION: To give firms an opportunity to

comment.

Petitions have been accepted for filing

on the dates indicated from the firms

listed below.

LIST OF PETITION ACTION BY TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR PERIOD 04/10/98–5/15/98

Firm name Address

Date petition accepted

Product

Shepard Clothing Company, Inc. ................................................ 800 Acushnet Avenue, New

Benford, MA 02741.

04/14/98 Mens and boys suits, jackets

and blazers.
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LIST OF PETITION ACTION BY TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE FOR PERIOD 04/10/98–5/15/98—Continued

Firm name Address

Date petition accepted

Product

Louisiana Royal Seafood, Inc. .................................................... 1031 Frank Wyatt, Breaux

Bridge, LA 70517.

04/14/98 Processed crab meat and

boiled crabs.

F.E. Hale Manufacturing Company ............................................. 650 West German Street, Herkimer, NY 13350.04/14/98 Wooden bookcases made of

birch, oak and walnut.

A & J Industries, Inc. ................................................................... 213 North Sunnylane, Moore,

OK 73153.

04/14/98 Printed circuit boards.

Aggregate Machinery, Inc. dba Thunderbird II ........................... 3575 Blossom Drive NE,

Salem, OR 97305.

04/16/98 Portable crushers, sorters and

screeners, and conveyors.

Contech Manufacturing, Inc. ....................................................... 3400 NE Robson Road,

Claremore, OK 74017.

04/21/98 Parts for submersible pumps,

chisels, wedges, metal carts,

and shovels.

NOA Medical Industries, Inc. ....................................................... 801 Terry Land, Washington,

MO 63090.

05/01/98 Hospital/nursing home beds

and tables.

ULU Factory, Inc. (The) ............................................................... 298 East Ship Creek Avenue,

Anchorage, AK 99501.

05/01/98 Stainless steel alloy knives, silver and gold jewelry, knife

handles, sharpeners and

wood cutting blocks.

Westin-Nielsen Corporation ......................................................... 4301 White Bear Parkway, St.

Paul, MN 55110.

05/01/98 Upholstered chairs with wood

frames and swivel chairs

with internal wood frame.

Jefferson Mills, Inc. ...................................................................... P.O. Box 698, Pulaski, VA

24301.

05/01/98 Textured nylon and polyester

yarn.

G.A. Braun, Inc. ........................................................................... 461 E. Brighton Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13205.05/04/98 Commercial industrial laundry

equipment and textile dyeing

equipment.

Tech Laboratories, Inc. ................................................................ 955 Belmont Avenue, Haledon,

NJ 07508.

05/05/98 Rotary switches, single and

three phase transformers,

printed circuit boards.

Tridan Tool & Machine, Inc. ........................................................ 130 North Jackson, Danville,

IL 61834.

05/05/98 Machinery for bending and

forming air conditioning coils

and parts for that machinery.

Virginia Plastics Company, Inc. ................................................... 1701 Midland Road, Salem,

VA 24153.

05/06/98 Insulated conducting cable,

cable assemblies (cordsets)

and printed circuit connectors.

Desert Glass Works, Inc. ............................................................ 2801 North El Paso Street,

Colorado Springs, CO 80907.

05/07/98 Machines and parts for semiconductor devices—

quartzware tanks, carriers

and furnace parts.

Millennium Food Technologies, L.C. ........................................... 701 North 15th Street, Suite

500, St. Louis, MO 63103.

05/12/98 Confections, condiments,

snackfoods and personal

care items (body washes,

shampoos and oils).

Gastineau Log Homes, Inc. ......................................................... 10423 Old Highway 54, New

Bloomfield, MO 65063.

05/12/98 Red oak logs and log home

kits.

Hofmann & Leavy, Inc. ................................................................ 3251 Southwest 13th Drive,

Deerfield Beach, FL 33442.

05/12/98 Ornamental trimmings—

tassles, pompoms and similar articles of cotton or man

made fibers.

The petitions were submitted

pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade Act

of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341). Consequently,

the United States Department of

Commerce has initiated separate

investigations to determine whether

increased imports into the United States

of articles like or directly competitive

with those produced by each firm

contributed importantly to total or

partial separation of the firm’s workers,

or threat thereof, and to a decrease in

sales or production of each petitioning

firm.

Any party having a substantial

interest in the proceedings may request

a public hearing on the matter. A

request for a hearing must be received

by Trade Adjustment Assistance, Room

7315, Economic Development

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no

later than the close of business of the

tenth calendar day following the

publication of this notice.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance official program number and title

of the program under which these petitions

are submitted is 11.313, Trade Adjustment

Assistance.

Dated: May 14, 1998.

Anthony J. Meyer,

Coordinator, Trade Adjustment and

Technical Assistance.

[FR Doc. 98–13551 Filed 5–20–98; 8:45 am]

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