Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 119 / Monday, June 22, 1998 / Notices 33911

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 John Paletta, Bureau of

the Census, Room 3715–3, Washington,

DC 20230, (301) 457–4269.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

In 1999 the American Community

Survey (ACS) will be conducted in 53

counties. Data from the ACS will

determine the feasibility of a continuous

measurement system that provides

socioeconomic data on a continual basis

throughout the decade. The Census

Bureau must provide a sample of

persons residing in Group Quarters

(GQs) the opportunity to be interviewed

for the ACS. GQs include places such as

student dorms, correctional facilities,

hospitals, nursing homes, shelters, and

military quarters. Obtaining

characteristic information from the GQs

will ensure that we include the

necessary people residing at GQs in the

1999 ACS.

A GQ screening operation is being

conducted in conjunction with 1998

ACS activities. This request revises the

existing GQ clearance for use in the

1999 ACS. Major changes are in the

estimated number of respondents and in

the estimated time per response. In 1998

we are screening a sample of the GQs in

eight counties. In 1999 we will screen

a sample of the GQs in 53 counties.

After completing one-third of the 1998

screening, we have learned that

screening averages about 20 minutes per

response instead of 10 minutes as

originally estimated. In 1999 we will

use the same questionnaire for screening

that we are using in 1998, Form ACS–

2(GQ), ACS GQ Screening.

We will telephone a sample of GQs in

the 53 counties where the 1999 ACS

will be conducted. We will verify/

update information such as GQ name,

address, type, and phone number. We

will screen to determine if the residents

stay for less than 30 days and have

another place to live. If so, the GQ will

be classified as out-of-scope for ACS

interviewing. If the GQ is in-scope, we

will screen to determine if we can

complete ACS interviews of the GQ

residents by mail, thus saving the

expense of personal visits. We will

obtain a list of rooms and/or residents

from which we can select a sample. All

ACS interviewing will be conducted

under OMB clearance number 0607–

0810.

II. Method of Collection

Telephone interviews will be

conducted from Census Bureau’s

National Processing Center in

Jeffersonville, Indiana.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0607–0836.

Form Number: ACS–2(GQ).

Type of Review: Regular Submission.

Affected Public: Individuals,

businesses or other for-profit

organizations, non-profit institutions

and small businesses or organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

900 GQs in the 1999 ACS.

Estimated Time Per Response: 20

minutes (.33 hours).

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 300 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The

group quarters screening is part of the

1999 American Community Survey, the

cost of which is estimated to be 38.8

million dollars.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

Legal Authority: Title 13, USC,

Section 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 26–97]

Foreign-Trade Zone 50—Long Beach,

CA Withdrawal of Application for

Subzone Status for the L.A. Gear

Footwear Distribution Facility

Notice is hereby given of the

withdrawal of the application submitted

by the Board of Harbor Commissioners

of the City of Long Beach, grantee of

FTZ 86, requesting special-purpose

subzone status for the footwear

distribution facility of L.A. Gear, Inc.

The application was filed on April 7,

1997 (62 FR 18312, 4/15/97).

The withdrawal was requested by the

applicant because of changed

circumstances, and the case has been

closed without prejudice.

Dated: June 12, 1998.

Dennis Puccinelli,

Acting Executive Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Export Trade Certificate of Review

AGENCY: International Trade

Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of revocation of Export

Trade Certificate of Review No. 85–

00014.

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce

issued an export trade certificate of

review to Grays Harbor Exporting

Trading Company. Because this

certificate holder has failed to file an

annual report as required by law, the

Secretary is revoking the certificate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Morton Schnabel, Director, Office of

Export Trading Company Affairs,

International Trade Administration,

202/482–5131. This is not a toll-free

number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of

the Export Trading Company Act of

1982 (‘‘the Act’’) (Pub. L. 97–290, 15

U.S.C. 4011–21) authorizes the

Secretary of Commerce to issue export

trade certificates of review. The

regulations implementing Title III (‘‘the

Regulations’’) are found at 15 CFR part

325 (1996). Pursuant to this authority, a

certificate of review was issued on

December 20, 1985 to Grays Harbor

Exporting Trading Company.

A certificate holder is required by law

to submit to the Department of
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Commerce annual reports that update

financial and other information relating

to business activities covered by its

certificate (Section 308 of the Act, 15

U.S.C. 4018, Section 235.14(a) of the

Regulations, 15 CFR 325.14(a)). The

annual report is due within 45 days

after the anniversary date of the

issuance of the certificate of review

(Sections 325.14(b) of the Regulations,

15 CFR 325.14(b)). Failure to submit a

complete annual report may be the basis

for revocation (Sections 325.10(a) and

325.14(c) of the Regulations, 15 CFR

325.10(a)(3) and 325.14(c)).

On June 22, 1995, the Department of

Commerce sent to Grays Harbor

Exporting Trading Company a letter

containing annual report questions with

a reminder that its annual report was

due on July 7, 1995. Additional

reminders were sent on June 11, 1996

and on June 4, 1997. The Department

has received no written response from

Grays Harbor Exporting Trading

Company to any of these letters.

On May 1, 1998, and in accordance

with Section 325.10(c)(2) of the

Regulations, (15 CFR 325.10(c)(2)), the

Department of Commerce sent a letter

by certified mail to notify Grays Harbor

Exporting Trading Company that the

Department was formally initiating the

process to revoke its certificate for

failure to file an annual report. In

addition, a summary of this letter

allowing Grays Harbor Exporting

Trading Company thirty days to respond

was published in the Federal Register

on May 7, 1998 at 61 FR 60091.

Pursuant to 325.10(c)(2) of the

Regulations (15 CFR 325.10(c)(2)), the

Department considers the failure of

Grays Harbor Exporting Trading

Company to respond to be an admission

of the statements contained in the

notification letter.

The Department has determined to

revoke the certificate issued to Grays

Harbor Exporting Trading Company for

its failure to file an annual report. The

Department has sent a letter, dated June

16, 1998, to notify Grays Harbor

Exporting Trading Company of its

determination. The revocation is

effective thirty (30) days from the date

of publication of this notice. Any person

aggrieved by this decision may appeal to

an appropriate U.S. district court within

30 days from the date on which this

notice is published in the Federal

Register (325.10(c)(4) and 325.11 of the

Regulations, 15 CFR 324.10(c)(4) and

325.11 of the Regulations, 15 CFR

325.10(c)(4) and 325.11).

Dated: June 16, 1998.

Morton Schnabel,

Director, Office of Export Trading Company

Affairs.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

Standards Conformity—National

Voluntary Conformity Assessment

Systems Evaluation

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 Robert Gladhill, National

Institute of Standards and Technology

(NIST), Building 820, Room 306,

Gaithersburg, MD 20899. (301) 975–

4273.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The National Voluntary Conformity

Assessment Systems Evaluation

(NVCASE) Program includes activities

related to laboratory testing, product

certification, and quality system

registration. The information provided

is used to conduct an evaluation. After

NVCASE evaluation, NIST provides

recognition to qualified U.S.

organizations that effectively

demonstrate conformance with

established criteria. The ultimate goal is

to help U.S. manufacturers satisfy

applicable product requirements

mandated by other countries through

conformity assessment procedures

conducted in this country prior to

export.

NVCASE recognition (1) provides

other governments with a basis for

having confidence that qualifying U.S.

conformity assessment bodies (CABs)

are competent, and (2) facilitates the

acceptance of U.S. products in foreign

regulated markets based on U.S.

conformity assessment results. NVCASE

would promote U.S. trade with Europe

and allow the flow of U.S. products to

those countries unhindered.

II. Method of Collection

Applicants submit written

information to NIST.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0693–0019.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission

for an extension of a currently approved

collection.

Affected Public: Accreditation Bodies.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

100.

Estimated Time Per Response: 30

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 50.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The

estimate of the total annual cost to

submit this information for fiscal year

1998 and future years is $1500. The cost

is borne by the entities submitting the

information.

IV. Requests 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 costs) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, an

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 will also become a matter of public

record.

Dated: June 17, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Clearance Officer, Office of

Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–16532 Filed 6–19–98; 8:45 am]

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