28984 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 101 /Wednesday, May 27, 1998 / Notices

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph Somers, Horticultural and

Tropical Products Division, Foreign

Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250–

1000 or telephone at (202) 720–3423.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

NAFTA Implementation Act authorizes

the imposition of a temporary duty

(snapback) for Mexican frozen

concentrated orange juice when certain

conditions exist. Mexican articles falling

under subheading 2009.11.00 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTS) are subject to the

snapback duty provision.

Under Section 309(a) of the NAFTA

Implementation Act, certain price

conditions must exist before the United

States can apply a snapback duty on

imports of Mexican frozen concentrated

orange juice. In addition, such imports

must exceed specified amounts before

the snapback duty can be applied. The

price conditions exist when for each

period of 5 consecutive business days

the daily price for frozen concentrated

orange juice is less than the trigger

price.

For the purpose of this provision, the

term ‘‘daily price’’ means the daily

closing price of the New York Cotton

Exchange, or any successor as

determined by the Secretary of

Agriculture (the ‘‘Exchange’’), for the

closest month in which contracts for

frozen concentrated orange juice are

being traded on the Exchange. The term

‘‘business day’’ means a day in which

contracts for frozen concentrated orange

juice are being traded on the Exchange.

The term ‘‘trigger price’’ means the

average daily closing price of the

Exchange for the corresponding month

during the previous 5-year period,

excluding the year with the highest

average price for the corresponding

month and the year with the lowest

average price for the corresponding

month.

Price conditions no longer exist when

the Secretary determines that for a

period of 5 consecutive business days

the daily price for frozen concentrated

orange juice has exceeded the trigger

price. Whenever the price conditions

are determined to exist or to cease to

exist the Secretary is required to

immediately notify the Commissioner of

Customs of such determination.

Whenever the determination is that the

price conditions exist and the quantity

of Mexican articles of frozen

concentrated orange juice entered

exceeds (1) 264,978,000 liters (single

strength equivalent) in any of calendar

years 1994 through 2002, or (2)

340,560,000 liters (single strength

equivalent) in any calendar years 2003

through 2007, the rate of duty on

Mexican articles of frozen concentrated

orange juice that are entered after the

date on which the applicable quantity

limitation is reached and before the date

of publication in the Federal Register of

the determination that the price

conditions have ceased to exist shall be

the lower of—(1) the column 1—General

rate of duty in effect for such articles on

July 1, 1991; or (2) the column 1—

General rate of duty in effect on that

day. For the purpose of this provision,

the term ‘‘entered’’ means entered or

withdrawn from warehouse for

consumption in the customs territory of

the United States.

In accordance with Section 309(a) of

the NAFTA Implementation Act, it has

been determined that for the period May

5–11, 1998, the daily price for frozen

concentrated orange juice has exceeded

the trigger price.

Issued at Washington, D.C. the 19th day of

May 1998.

Timothy J. Galvin,

Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural

Service.

[FR Doc. 98–14006 Filed 5–26–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–10–M

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Housing Service

Notice of Request for Extension of a

Currently Approved Information

Collection

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service (RHS),

USDA.

ACTION: Proposed collection: comments

request.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the Rural Housing

Service’s intention to request an

extension for a currently approved

information collection in support of the

program for Farm Labor Housing Loan

and Grant Policies, Procedures and

Authorizations for Multi-Family

Housing.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by July 27, 1998 to be assured

of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Fox, Senior Loan Specialist,

Multi-Family Housing Processing

Division, RHS, United States

Department of Agriculture, Stop 0782,

1400 Independence Ave., SW,

Washington, DC 20250–0782,

Telephone (202) 720–1606.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Farm Labor Housing Loan and

Grant Policies, Procedures and

Authorizations.

OMB Number: 0575–0045.

Expiration Date of Approval: July 31,

1998.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved information

collection.

Abstract: The Rural Housing Service

(RHS) is authorized under Section 514,

515, 516, and 521 of Title V of the

Housing Act of 1949, as amended, to

make initial and subsequent loans and

grants to provide housing and related

facilities for domestic farm labor. A loan

only can be made to a farmowner,

family farm partnership, family farm

corporation, or an association of farmers

whose farming operations demonstrate a

need for farm labor housing and that is

engaged in agricultural or aquacultural

farming operations and which will own

the housing and operate it on a

nonprofit basis. A loan and/or grant can

be made to public, private nonprofit

organizations for domestic farm labor in

areas where need exists. In some cases,

rental assistance may be provided to

eligible tenants.

RHS has the responsibility of assuring

the public that funds for LH projects are

financed to build, buy, improve or

repair farm labor housing and related

facilities. The facilities financed are to

have decent, safe and sanitary living

conditions and are managed and

operated as mandated by Congress. 7

CFR part 1944, subpart D was issued to

set forth the policies and procedures

and delegation of authority for making

initial and subsequent insured loans

under Section 514 and grants under

Section 516 to provide housing and

related facilities for domestic farm labor

and to assure that applicable laws and

authorities are carried out as intended.

With the provisions of this regulation,

RHS will be able to provide the

financial assistance and necessary

guidance to applicants in the

development of their project proposals.

It provides the Agency the capacity to

meaningfully evaluate the feasibility of

the proposed projects. RHS will be able

to assure Congress and the general

public that all LH projects will be

operated for purposes that are intended,

and for the benefit of those they are

mandated to serve.

The required information is collected

on a project-by-project basis and is done

so in accordance with the amended

Housing Act of 1949, so that RHS can

provide guidance and be assured of

compliance with terms and conditions

of loan, grant, and or subsidy

agreements.
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Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 11 hours per

response.

Respondents: Farms, Not-for-profit

Institutions, and State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

100.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 7.5.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 8,610 hours.

Copies of this information collection

can be obtained from Michele Brooks,

Regulations and Paperwork

Management Branch, Support Services

Division, at (202) 692–0036.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of RHS, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of

RHS’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, including

through the use of appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology. Comments may be sent to

Michele Brooks, Regulations and

Paperwork Management Branch, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, Rural

Development, STOP 0743, 1400

Independence Ave. SW, Washington,

DC 20250. 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.

Dated: May 14, 1998.

Jan E. Shadburn,

Administrator, Rural Housing Service.

[FR Doc. 98–14008 Filed 5–26–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–U

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economics and Statistics

Administration

Secretary’s 2000 Census Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: Economics and Statistics

Administration, Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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 meeting of the Commerce

Secretary’s 2000 Census Advisory

Committee. The meeting will convene

on June 11–12, 1998, in the Francis

Amasa Walker Conference Center,

Bureau of the Census, 4700 Silver Hill

Road, Suitland, MD 20746. The

Committee will continue to review and

discuss Dress Rehearsal operations and

procedures as well as Census

2000,including plans for data products.

The Committee also will discuss the

results of the June 3 Joint Advisory

Committee Meeting on the tabulation of

racial data from Census 2000.

DATES: On Thursday, June 11, 1998, the

meeting will begin at 8:45 a.m. and

adjourn for the day at 4:30 p.m. On

Friday, June 12, 1998, the meeting will

begin at 8:45 a.m. and adjourn at 4:15

p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place

in the Francis Amasa Walker

Conference Center, Bureau of the

Census, 4700 Silver Hill Road, Suitland,

MD 20746.

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 3039, Federal Building 3,

Washington, DC 20233, telephone 301–

457–2308, TDD 301–457–2540.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Committee is composed of a Chair, ViceChair, and up to thirty-five member

organizations, all appointed by the

Secretary of Commerce. The Committee

will consider the goals of Census 2000

and user needs for information provided

by that census. The Committee will

provide an outside user community

perspective about how operational

planning and implementation methods

proposed for Census 2000 will realize

those goals and satisfy those needs. The

Committee shall consider all aspects of

the conduct of the Census 2000 of

Population and Housing and shall make

recommendations for improving that

census.

A brief period will be set aside on

Friday afternoon for public comment

and questions. However, individuals

with extensive questions or statements

for the record must submit them in

writing to the Commerce Department

official named above at least three

working days prior to the meeting.

The meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Kathy Maney at 301–457–2308, TDD

301–457–2540.

Dated: May 19, 1998.

Robert J. Shapiro,

Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,

Economics and Statistics Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–14004 Filed 5–26–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–07–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality

Award’s Board of Overseers

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.

2, notice is hereby given that there will

be a meeting of the Board of Overseers

of the Malcolm Baldrige National

Quality Award on Monday, June 8,

1998, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The

Board of Overseers consists of ten

members prominent in the field of

quality management and appointed by

the Secretary of Commerce, assembled

to advise the Secretary of Commerce on

the conduct of the Baldrige Award. The

purpose of the meeting on June 8, 1998,

will be for the Board of Overseers to

discuss and review information received

from the National Institute of Standards

and Technology with the members of

the Judges Panel of the Malcolm

Baldrige National Quality Award. The

Agenda will include reviewing the roles

and responsibilities of Judges and

Overseers; Award marketing efforts;

discussion of proposed program changes

to include two award/category cap;

health care and education awards

including fund raising and 1999 criteria;

and 1998 Award criteria changes and

future criteria evolution.

DATE: The meeting will convene June 8,

1998 at 8:30 a.m., and adjourn at 4 p.m.

on June 8, 1998.

ADDRESS: The meeting will be held at

the National Institute of Standards and

Technology, Administration Building

Conference Room (seating capacity 36,

includes 24 participants), Gaithersburg,

Maryland 20899.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Harry Hertz, Director, National

Quality Program, National Institute of

Standards and Technology,

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899,

telephone number (301) 975–2361.