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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 63, No. 106

Wednesday, June 3, 1998

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Western Washington Cascades

Province Interagency Executive

Committee (PIEC) Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Western Washington

Casades PIEC Advisory Committee will

meet on June 19, 1998, at the Mt.

Banker-Snoqualmie National Forest

Headquarters, 21905 64th Avenue West,

in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. The

meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and

continue until about 4:30 p.m. Agenda

items to be covered include: (1)

Monitoring: national and regional

overview, sampling and statistical

considerations, other agency monitoring

in the Province, site-specific monitoring

as viewed during the prior day’s field

trip (see below), and Fiscal Year 1998

implementation monitoring to be done

during the summer as part of the

regional implementation monitoring

program; (2) overview and status of the

proposed land exchange between the

Forest Service and Plum Creek Timber

Company; (3)—update and status of the

Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Concept

Design; (4) proposed listing of the Puget

Sound chinook salmon under the

Endangered Species Act; (5) tentative

agenda and topics for a September field

trip and meeting; (6) other topics as

appropriate; and, (7) open public forum.

A field trip for Advisory Committee

members will take place on Thursday,

June 18, 1998. Members will tour

thinning sites on the Skyomish Ranger

District in the Beckler River and

Heybrook Ridge areas where ecology

plots have been established for

monitoring purposes. The trip will

commence about 9:00 a.m. at the

Skykomisk Ranger District Office just

east of Skykomish, Washington, on U.S.

Highway 2 (74920 N.E. Stevens Pass

Highway), and will finish around 4:30

p.m.

All Western Cascades Province

Advisory Committee meetings are open

to the public. Interested citizens are

encouraged to attend. Interested citizens

are also welcome to join the June 18

field trip; however, they must provide

their own transportation (a highclearance vehicle is required; 2-wheel

drive is sufficient).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Direct question regarding this meeting

to Chris Hansen-Murray, Province

Liaison, USDA, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie

National Forest, 21905 64th Avenue

West, Mountlake Terrace, Washington

98043, 425–744–4276.

Dated: May 28, 1998.

Terry L. Degrow,

Acting Forest Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 98–14657 Filed 6–2–98; 8:45 am]

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Notice of Cancellation of Public

Meeting of the New Mexico Advisory

Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

the provisions of the rules and

regulations of the U.S. Commission on

Civil Rights, that a meeting of the New

Mexico Advisory Committee to the

Commission which was to have

convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at

1:00 p.m. on June 3, 1998, at the Clovis

Public Library, 701 North Main Street,

Clovis, New Mexico, has been canceled.

The original notice for the meeting was

announced in the Federal Register on

May 1, 1998, vol. 62, no. 84, p. 24153.

Persons desiring additional

information should contact Philip

Montez, Director of the Western

Regional Office, 213–894–3437 (TDD

213–894–3435).

Dated at Washington, DC, May 28, 1998.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

[FR Doc. 98–14699 Filed 6–2–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and

Information Administration

Current Population Survey (CPS)

Computer Use Supplement

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, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Submit written comments on or

before August 3, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms 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 Tim Marshall, Bureau of

the Census, FOB 3, Room 3340,

Washington, DC 20233–8400, (301) 457–

3806.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The National Telecommunications

and Information Administration (NTIA)

is requesting clearance for the collection

of data concerning the Computer Use

Supplement to be conducted in

conjunction with the December 1998

CPS, which is administered by the

Bureau of the Census. Title 13, United

States Code, Section 182; and Title 29

United States Code, Sections 1–9,

authorize the collection of CPS

information.

NTIA is the principal adviser to the

President, Vice President, and Secretary

of Commerce on domestic and

international communications and

information issues. This information is

required to provide an objective and

sound empirical basis for developing

policies with respect to one of the

NTIA’s highest priorities: helping to

ensure that all Americans are able to

participate in the new Information Age.
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This survey will provide a source of

national and other geographic data on

the demographic, social, and economic

characteristics of Internet users and

non-users. The development of

statistical profiles of disadvantaged

groups and specific geographic areas

will permit public-private partnerships

target assistance to those that are most

in need. It will provide information on

where users access the Internet (at

home, work, school or other facility),

the features used, and the reasons for

non-use of the Internet.

II. Method of Collection

The computer use information will be

collected by both personal visits and

telephone interviews in conjunction

with the regular December CPS

interviewing. All interviews are

conducted using computer-assisted

interviewing.

III. Data

OMB Number: Not Applicable.

Form Number: There are no forms.

We conduct all interviews on

computers.

Type of Review: Regular Submission.

Affected Public: Households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

48,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 8

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 6,400.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The

only cost to respondents is that of their

time to answer the CPS questions.

Respondents’ Obligation: Voluntary.

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.,

Section 182; and Title 29 U.S.C.,

Sections 1–9.

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 collecting the 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

and will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: May 27, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Department Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–14603 Filed 6–2–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

The Department of Commerce (DOC)

has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposal for

collection of information under

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Southeast Region Dealer and

Interview Family of Forms.

Agency Form Number: NOAA 88–12B

and 88–30.

OMB Approval Number: 0648–0013.

Type of Request: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Burden: 2,937 hours.

Avg. Hours Per Response: Varies by

requirement but generally between 10

and 15 minutes for completion of forms.

Needs and Uses: Landing statistics are

needed for overall information on the

trends and conditions in the fisheries

managed by the Federal and state

fishery management agencies. Quota

monitoring data are needed in a timely

manner to determine when and if a

quota has been reached and the fishery

should be closed. Size frequency and

age data are critical components of good

quality stock assessments. The

information, therefore, is used to

determine the overall trends in the

fisheries.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households, businesses or other forprofit organizations.

Frequency: Monthly, bi-weekly.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker

(202) 395–5871.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202)

482–3272, Department of Commerce,

Room 5327, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk

Officer, Room 10202, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: May 27, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–14604 Filed 6–2–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Critical Technology Assessment; U.S.

Assistive Technologies Industry

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, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before August 3, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms 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 Margaret Cahill, Trade

and Industry Analyst, Bureau of Export

Administration (BXA), Department of

Commerce, Room 3876, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230 (telephone no. (202) 482–

3795).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

Commerce/BXA is conducting an

assessment of the domestic assistive

technologies industry in order to

determine the competitiveness of the

U.S. industry and to facilitate the

transfer of technologies from federal

laboratories to firms in the industry.

The survey will collect information

on the nature of the business performed

by each firm; estimated sales and

employment data; financial information;

research and development expenditures

and funding sources; capital

expenditures and funding sources; and

competitiveness issues.

II. Method of Collection

The information will be collected

using a non-recurring, mandatory