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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Declaration of Disaster #3045]

State of Florida

As a result of the President’s major

disaster declaration on January 6, 1998,

I find that Hernando, Hillsborough,

Osceola, and Polk Counties in the State

of Florida constitute a disaster area due

to damages caused by severe storms,

high winds, tornadoes, and flooding

beginning on December 25, 1997 and

continuing. Applications for loans for

physical damages may be filed until the

close of business on March 7, 1998, and

for loans for economic injury until the

close of business on October 6, 1998 at

the address listed below or other locally

announced locations: Small Business

Administration, Disaster Area 2 Office,

One Baltimore Place, Suite 300, Atlanta,

GA 30308.

In addition, applications for economic

injury loans from small businesses

located in the contiguous counties of

Brevard, Citrus, Hardee, Highlands,

Indian River, Lake, Manatee,

Okeechobee, Orange, Pasco, Pinellas,

and Sumter in the State of Florida may

be filed until the specified date at the

above location.

The interest rates are:

Percent

For physical damage:

Homeowners with credit available elsewhere ........................ 7.625

Homeowners without credit available elsewhere ........................ 3.812

Businesses with credit available

elsewhere ................................ 8.000

Businesses and non-profit organizations without credit available elsewhere ........................ 4.000

Others (including non-profit organizations) with credit available

elsewhere ................................ 7.125

For economic injury:

Businesses and small agricultural

cooperatives without credit

available elsewhere ................. 4.000

The number assigned to this disaster

for physical damage is 304506 and for

economic injury the number is 970500.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 59002 and 59008)

Dated: January 9, 1998.

Bernard Kulik,

Associate Administrator for Disaster

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 98–1613 Filed 1–22–98; 8:45 am]

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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Declaration of Disaster #3048]

State of Florida

Broward County and the contiguous

Counties of Collier, Dade, Hendry, and

Palm Beach in the State of Florida

constitute a disaster area as a result of

damages caused by a fire that occurred

on December 18, 1997 in the Kings

Court Condominium Development in

Oakland Park. Applications for loans for

physical damage as a result of this

disaster may be filed until the close of

business on March 16, 1998 and for

economic injury until the close of

business on October 14, 1998 at the

address listed below or other locally

announced locations: Small Business

Administration, Disaster Area 2 Office,

One Baltimore Place, Suite 300, Atlanta,

GA 30308.

The interest rates are:

Percent

For physical damage:

Homeowners with credit available elsewhere ........................ 7.625

Homeowners without credit available elsewhere ........................ 3.812

Businesses with credit available

elsewhere ................................ 8.000

Businesses and non-profit organizations without credit available elsewhere ........................ 4.000

Others (including non-profit organizations) with credit available

elsewhere ................................ 7.125

For economic injury:

Businesses and small agricultural

cooperatives without credit

available elsewhere ................. 4.000

The number assigned to this disaster

for physical damage is 304805 and for

economic injury the number is 971500.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 59002 and 59008)

Dated: January 14, 1998.

Aida Alvarez,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 98–1615 Filed 1–22–98; 8:45 am]

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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Declaration of Disaster #3041]

Northern Mariana Islands; Amendment

#1

In accordance with a notice from the

Federal Emergency Management Agency

dated January 2, 1998, the abovenumbered Declaration is hereby

amended to establish the incident

period for this disaster as beginning on

December 16, 1997 and continuing

through December 17, 1997.

All other information remains the

same, i.e., the deadline for filing

applications for physical damage is

February 26, 1998 and for economic

injury the termination date is September

24, 1998.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 59002 and 59008)

Dated: January 9, 1998.

Bernard Kulik,

Associate Administrator for Disaster

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 98–1612 Filed 1–22–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 2714]

International Telecommunications

Advisory Committee (ITAC) U.S. Study

Group A of the Telecommunications

Standardization Sector (ITAC–T);

Meeting Notice

The Department of State announces a

meeting, under the International

Telecommunications Advisory

Committee (ITAC), of Study Group A of

the Telecommunications

Standardization Sector (ITAC–T). The

meeting will be held Wednesday,

February 18, 1998, beginning at 9:30

a.m. and scheduled for all day, in Room

1207 of the Department of State, 22nd

and C Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

The purpose of ITAC is to advise the

Department on policy, technical and

operational matters and to provide

strategic planning recommendations,

with respect to international

telecommunications and information

issues. The purpose of this meeting is to

develop United States positions for

upcoming ITU–T meetings dealing with

standards activities of the International

Telecommunication Union (ITU). In

particular, the meeting agenda will

include preparation for planned ITU–T

meetings of (1) Study Group 3 (Tariff

and Accounting Principles including

related telecommunications economic

and policy issues) scheduled for June 3–

12, 1998; and (2) Study Group 2

(Numbering and Routing) to be held

March 3–13, 1998. Questions regarding

the agenda or ITAC–T Sector activities

in general may be directed to William

Kirsch, Department of State (202 647–

0197), fax number (202 647–7407).

All participants may join in

discussions, subject to instructions of

the chair. In this regard, entry to the

building is controlled. If you wish to

attend, please send a fax to (202) 647–

7407 at least 24 hours before the
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meeting, providing name, affiliation,

date of birth and social security number,

to arrange for pre-clearance. One of the

following valid photo ID’s is required

for admittance: U.S. driver’s license

with picture, passport, government ID

(company ID’s are not accepted). Enter

from the ‘‘C’’ Street Main Lobby.

Dated: January 12, 1998.

William J. Kirsch,

Chairman, ITAC–T Sector.

[FR Doc. 98–1573 Filed 1–22–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 2669]

Proposed Unidroit Convention and Its

Aircraft Protocol Meeting Notice

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice is hereby given of an

Advisory Committee meeting to be held

on Thursday, February 26 starting at

9:00 a.m. in the Civil Aeromedical

Institute auditorium, Room 254, located

at 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd, Oklahoma

City, Oklahoma. The meeting will end at

or before 1:00 p.m. on February 26.

There may be an afternoon session from

2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. for further

discussion.

Attendance: The meeting is open to

the public, free of charge, and is limited

to available seating. It may be of interest

to persons associated with the selling,

leasing, and financing of aircraft and

aircraft engines, including persons who

search title, give title opinions, submit

conveyances for recordation to the FAA

Aircraft Registry, or otherwise

participate in aircraft financing.

Nature: The meeting is intended only

to provide information. No formal

record will be made. No written

comments will be accepted from the

audience.

Agenda:

(1) Introductory remarks

(2) Purpose of UNIDROIT Convention

(3) Status of actions taken (UNIDROIT

Convention and Aircraft Protocol)

(4) Summary of UNIDROIT Convention

with emphasis on registration of

international interests

(5) Summary of Aircraft Protocol

(6) Relationship of UNIDROIT

Convention to existing laws and

treaties

(7) Question and Answer Period

Background: The United States

Government, through the United States

Department of State, has been

participating with other nations in

studying a proposed multilateral

convention (UNIDROIT Convention) to

protect international secured interests in

mobile equipment, including aircraft.

A preliminary draft of the UNIDROIT

Convention will be submitted to the

UNIDROIT Governing Council in early

1998. Thereafter, it is expected that the

draft will be circulated to States to

determine whether to proceed to

intergovernmental negotiations to

conclude the Convention.

As proposed, the UNIDROIT

Convention would not take effect unless

a protocol has been adopted for a

specific category of mobile objects. In

that regard, UNIDROIT’s Aircraft

Equipment Protocol Group has

completed a preliminary draft protocol

which would pertain to certain large

airframes and large helicopters, and jet

and turbine engines.

The UNIDROIT Convention and

Aircraft Equipment Protocol together,

when and if adopted and enacted into

law by contracting states would provide

a comprehensive international system to

protect leasing and financing interests.

Significant features might include

default remedies, priorities, and

establishment of an international

registration system to register (record)

international consensual interests, nonconsensual interests, assignments,

prospective assignments, and

subordinations.

It is anticipated that the international

registration system would be primarily

an electronic notice system. As

proposed, the international registration

system is not intended to interfere with

countries’ existing national registration

and recordation systems (e.g., Parts 47

and 49 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph R. Standell, Aeronautical Center

Counsel, Federal Aviation

Administration, P.O. Box 25082,

Oklahoma City, OK 73125, telephone

number (405) 954–3296; fax number

(405) 954–4676.

Dated: December 17, 1997.

Harold S. Burman,

Executive Director, Secretary of State’s

Advisory Committee on Private International

Law, United States Department of State.

[FR Doc. 98–1631 Filed 1–22–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee—New Task

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of a new task assignment

for the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee (ARAC).

SUMMARY: Notice is given of a new task

assigned to and accepted by the

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee (ARAC). This notice informs

the public of the activities of ARC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph A. Hawkins, Director, Office of

Rulemaking, ARM–1, Federal Aviation

Administration, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;

telephone (202) 267–9677 or fax (202)

267–5075.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The FAA has established an Aviation

Rulemaking Advisory Committee to

provide advice and recommendations to

the FAA Administrator, through the

Associate Administrator for Regulation

and Certification, on the full range of

the FAA’s rulemaking activities with

respect to aviation-related issues. This

includes obtaining advice and

recommendations on the FAA’s

commitment to harmonize its Federal

Aviation Regulation (FAR) and practices

with its trading partners in Europe and

Canada.

The Task

This notice is to inform the public

that the FAA has asked ARAC to

provide advice and recommendation on

the following harmonization task:

Prevention of Fuel Tank Explosions

Prepare a report to the FAA/JAA that

provides specific recommendations and

proposed regulatory text that will

eliminate or significantly reduce the

hazards associated with explosive

vapors in transport category airplane

fuel tanks. Proposed regulatory text

should ensure that new type designs, inproduction airplanes and the existing

fleet of transport airplanes are designed

and operated so that during normal

operation (up to maximum certified

operating temperatures) the presence of

explosive fuel air vapors in all fuel

tanks is eliminated, significantly

reduced or controlled to the extent that

there could not be a catastrophic event.

(This task addresses means of reducing

explosion hazards by eliminating or

controlling explosive fuel vapors. The

FAA is also engaged in a separate

activity to evaluate whether additional

actions should be taken to ensure that

ignition sources are not present within

fuel tanks. Therefore, control of ignition

sources is not within the scope of this

task.) In developing recommendations