33912 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 119 / Monday, June 22, 1998 / Notices

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.

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