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permitted as a deminimus air pollution

source. This project will be used as a

peaking unit and the deminimus permit

status will be maintained by limiting the

hours of operation. The number of

operating hours will depend on the

emission rates ultimately guaranteed by

the vendor. The simple cycle gas-fired

combustion turbine requires minimal

water for operation. Depending on

temperature and humidity conditions,

there may be some water discharges

from the site. Such discharges will be

permitted under the Missouri National

Pollutant Discharge Elemination System

program.

Alternatives considered by RUS and

Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc., to

constructing the generation facility

proposed include: (a) no action, (b)

purchase of power, (c) load

management, (d) construction of

additional base load capacity, and (e)

renewable energy.

To be presented at the public scoping

meeting will be a siting and alternative

study prepared by Associated Electric

Cooperative, Inc. The siting and

alternative study is available for public

review at RUS at the address provided

in this notice or at Associated Electric

Cooperative, Inc., 2814 South Golden,

Springfield, Missouri, 65801–0754,

phone (417) 881–1204. This document

will also be available at the Bloomfield

Public Library which is located at 200

Seneca Street.

Government agencies, private

organizations, and the public are invited

to participate in the planning and

analysis of the proposed project.

Representatives from RUS and

Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc.,

will be available at the scoping meeting

to discuss RUS’s environmental review

process, describe the project and

alternatives under consideration,

discuss the scope of environmental

issues to be considered, answer

questions, and accept oral and written

comments. Written comments will be

accepted for at least 30 days after the

public scoping meeting. Written

comments should be sent to RUS at the

address provided in this notice.

From information provided in the

siting and alternative study, input that

may be provided by government

agencies, private organizations, and the

public, Associated Electric Cooperative,

Inc., and Burns and McDonnell will

prepare an environmental analysis to be

submitted to RUS for review. If

significant impacts are not evident

based on a review of the environmental

analysis and other relevant information,

RUS will prepare an environmental

assessment to determine if the

preparation of an EIS is warranted.

Should RUS determine that the

preparation of an EIS is not warranted,

it will prepare a finding of no significant

impact (FONSI). The FONSI will be

made available for public review and

comment for 30 days. Public

notification of a FONSI would be

published in the Federal Register and in

newspapers with a circulation in the

project area. RUS will not take its final

action related to the project prior to the

expiration of the 30-day period.

Any final action by RUS related to the

proposed project will be subject to, and

contingent upon, compliance with

environmental review requirements as

prescribed by CEQ and RUS

environmental policies and procedures.

Dated: June 17, 1998.

Lawrence R. Wolfe,

Acting Director, Engineering and

Environmental Staff.

[FR Doc. 98–16521 Filed 6–19–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P

AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS

COMMISSION

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

AGENCY: American Battle Monuments

Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(11)),

American Battle Monuments

Commission is issuing notice of our

intent to amend the system of records

entitled the Official Personnel Records

and the General Financial Records to

include a new routine use. The

disclosure is required by the Personal

Responsibility and Work Opportunity

Reconciliation Act (PRWORA, Pub. L.

104–193). We invite public comment on

this publication.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on

the proposed routine use must do so by

June 30, 1998.

The proposed routine use will become

effective as proposed without further

notice on June 30, 1998 unless

comments dictate otherwise.

ADDRESSES: Interested individuals may

comment on this publication by writing

to LTC Theodore Gloukhoff, Courthouse

Plaza II, Suite 500, 2300 Clarendon

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia, 22201–

3367, Fax: (703) 696–6666. All

comments received will be available for

public inspection at that address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LTC

Theodore Gloukhoff, Courthouse Plaza

II, Suite 500, 2300 Clarendon Boulevard,

Arlington, Virginia, 22201–3367, Tel:

(703) 696–6908, Fax: (703) 696–6666.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to Pub. L. 104–193, the Personal

Responsibility and Work Opportunity

Reconciliation Act of 1996, American

Battle Monuments Commission will

disclose data from its Official Personnel

Records and General Financial Records

system of records to the Office of Child

Support Enforcement, Administration

for Children and Families, Department

of Health and Human Services for use

in the National Database of New Hires,

part of the Federal Parent Locator

Service (FPLS) and Federal Tax Offset

System, DHHS/OCSE No. 09–90–0074.

A description of the Federal Parent

Locator Service may be found at 62 FR

51663 (October 2, 1997).

FPLS is a computerized network

through which States may request

location information from Federal and

State agencies to find non-custodial

parents and their employers for

purposes of establishing paternity and

securing support. On October 1, 1997,

the FPLS was expanded to include the

National Directory of New Hires, a

database containing employment

information on employees recently

hired, quarterly wage data on private

and public sector employees, and

information on unemployment

compensation benefits. On October 1,

1998, the FPLS will be expanded further

to include a Federal Case Registry. The

Federal Case Registry will contain

abstracts on all participants involved in

child support enforcement cases. When

the Federal Case Registry is instituted,

its files will be matched on an ongoing

basis against the files in the National

Directory of New Hires to determine if

an employee is a participant in a child

support case anywhere in the country.

If the FPLS identifies a person as being

a participant in a State child support

case, that State will be notified. State

requests to the FPLS for location

information will also continue to be

processed after October 1, 1998.

When individuals are hired by

American Battle Monuments

Commission, we may disclose to the

FPLS their names, social security

numbers, home addresses, dates of

birth, dates of hire, and information

identifying us as the employer. We also

may disclose to FPLS names, social

security numbers, and quarterly

earnings of each American Battle

Monuments Commission employee,

within one month of the end of the

quarterly reporting period.

Information submitted by American

Battle Monuments Commission to the

FPLS will be disclosed by the Office of
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Child Support Enforcement to the Social

Security Administration for verification

to ensure that the social security

number provided is correct. The data

disclosed by American Battle

Monuments Commission to the FPLS

will also be disclosed by the Office of

Child Support Enforcement to the

Secretary of the Treasury for use in

verifying claims for the advance

payment of the earned income tax credit

or to verify a claim of employment on

a tax return.

Accordingly, the Official Personnel

Records and the General Financial

Records system notice is amended by

addition of the following routine use:

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

* * * * *

The names, social security numbers,

home addresses, dates of birth, dates of

hire, quarterly earnings, employer

identifying information, and State of

hire of employees may be disclosed to

the Office of Child Support

Enforcement, Administration for

Children and Families, Department of

Health and Human Services for the

purpose of locating individuals to

establish paternity, establishing and

modifying orders of child support,

identifying sources of income, and for

other child support enforcement actions

as required by the Personal

Responsibility and Work Opportunity

Reconciliation Act (Welfare Reform law,

Pub. L. 104–193).

Theodore Gloukhoff,

Director, Personnel and Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–16470 Filed 6–19–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6120–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

Survey of Plant Capacity

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 21, 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 Elinor Champion, Bureau

of the Census, Room 2135 FB–4,

Washington, DC 20233, Telephone (301)

457–4683.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Census Bureau plans to resubmit

the Survey of Plant Capacity. Data are

gathered from a sample of

manufacturing plants in the United

States. The survey forms collect data on

the value of plant production during

actual operations and at full production

capability.

This resubmission is to address

proposed changes to the MQ–C1 form.

We plan to expand one item to collect

plant operations data by shift. We also

plan to collect the number of temporary

production workers and hours worked

by temporary production workers in

addition to the total number of

production workers and hours worked.

In the 1997 survey, the reference

period covers the fourth quarter of the

survey year only rather than the fourth

quarter of the survey year and the prior

year. This change decreased the

respondent burden from 2 hours to 1.25

hour per respondent. Based on

discussions with potential respondents,

we estimate that the new data will

require about 1.5 hours to complete.

Therefore we estimate the total

respondent burden to complete the

revised form to be 2.75 hours.

The survey data are used in

measuring inflationary pressures and

capital flows, in understanding

productivity determinants, and in

analyzing and forecasting economic and

industrial trends. The survey results are

used by such agencies as the Federal

Reserve Board, Federal Emergency

Management Agency, International

Trade Administration, and the

Department of Defense.

II. Method of Collection

The Census Bureau mails out survey

forms to collect the data. Companies are

asked to respond to the survey within

30 days of the initial mailing. Letters

encouraging participation are mailed to

companies that have not responded by

the designated time.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0607–0175.

Form Number: MQ–C1.

Type of Review: Regular.

Affected Public: Manufacturing

Plants.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

17,000 plants.

Estimated Time Per Response: 2.75

hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 46,750.

Estimated Total Annual Cost:

$606,815 (46,750 * $12.98).

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

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

Sections 131, 182.

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 also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: June 17, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–16533 Filed 6–19–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

1999 American Community Survey—

Group Quarters Screening—Form

ACS–2(GQ)

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 21, 1998.