Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 16 / Monday, January 26, 1998 / Notices 3701

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 Michael Hartz, U.S.

Bureau of the Census, Room 2538, FB 3,

EPCD, Washington, DC 20233–6100;

(301–457–2633).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Census Bureau conducted three

National Employers Surveys (1994,

1995, and 1997) for the National Center

on the Educational Quality of the

Workforce, a nonprofit research group.

This group’s focus is discovering

relationships among employment,

hiring, training, education, and business

success. This information collection

seeks to build upon the results of the

previous surveys.

This information collection seeks to

gather information specifically on

employers’ school-to-work programs.

The collection will relate these findings

to similar information collected from

employers in the 1997 National

Employers Survey (NES–3). The

purpose is to measure change, or lack of

it, in the scope and prevalence of these

programs. We will use the follow-up

data to assess changes from the 1997

NES on three major measures: the

number of businesses participating in

school-to-work that offer work-based

learning slots; the number of school-towork businesses that provide remedial

education; and recruitment costs of

school-to-work businesses.

This new survey will be a telephone

survey of approximately 1,000

establishments that participated in the

NES–3.

II. Method of Collection

The Bureau of the Census will

conduct the NES Follow-up survey via

telephone. The information will be

recorded on paper and later coded into

a computer database. The interview will

include about 40 questions, most of

which will not require the respondent to

refer to any records, and will require

about 10 minutes to complete.

The survey will be conducted of

approximately 1,000 establishments

with more than 20 employees, chosen

through a stratified, random-sampling

method. Confidentiality of the survey

data is guaranteed by Title 13, United

States Code. After the Census Bureau

performs data keying and consistency

editing, the data set will be provided to

sworn Census agents representing the

survey sponsor.

A high participation rate for

employers is usually crucial for

statistically reliable data in this type of

survey. The survey sponsor has

discussed the survey issues with

selected respondents from the NES–3. It

is the sponsor’s opinion that the

business establishments they contacted

were quite interested in the survey

issues and that most will strongly

consider participating in the survey.

The businesses indicated that their

decision to participate in a survey was

primarily based on their perception of

the usefulness of the requested

information and the businesses are very

interested in the issues of the survey.

Several respondents (employers) told

the sponsor that they wanted the results

of the survey. Based on these factors

(and especially the employers concerns

about these workplace issues), we

expect a high rate of the employers from

the NES–3 to participate in the Followup.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0607–0787.

Form Number: NES Follow-up

telephone interview.

Type of Review: Regular.

Affected Public: Business

establishments with 20 or more

employees.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 10

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 167.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: There is

no cost to the respondent other than the

time required to complete the interview.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

Legal Authority: United States Code,

Title 13, sections 8 and 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 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: January 20, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–1748 Filed 1–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 949]

Grant of Authority for Subzone Status

Sargento Foods, Inc., (Cheese

Processing), Plymouth, Wisconsin

Pursuant to its authority under the

Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18,

1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u),

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) adopts the following Order:

Whereas, by an Act of Congress

approved June 18, 1934, an Act ‘‘To

provide for the establishment . . . of

foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of

the United States, to expedite and

encourage foreign commerce, and for

other purposes,’’ as amended (19 U.S.C.

81a–81u) (the Act), the Foreign-Trade

Zones Board (the Board) is authorized to

grant to qualified corporations the

privilege of establishing foreign-trade

zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs

ports of entry;

Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15

CFR part 400) provide for the

establishment of special-purpose

subzones when existing zone facilities

cannot serve the specific use involved;

Whereas, an application from Brown

County, Wisconsin, grantee of ForeignTrade Zone 167, for authority to

establish special-purpose subzone status

for export activity at the cheese

processing plant of Sargento Foods, Inc.,

in Plymouth, Wisconsin, was filed by

the Board on June 10, 1997, and notice

inviting public comment was given in

the Federal Register (FTZ Docket 48–97,

62 FR 33830, 6–23–97); and,

Whereas, the Board adopts the

findings and recommendations of the

examiner’s report, and finds that the

requirements of the FTZ Act and

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and

that approval of the application for

export processing is in the public

interest;

Now, therefore, the Board hereby

grants authority for subzone status for

export activity at the Sargento Foods,

Inc., plant in Plymouth, Wisconsin

(Subzone 167C), at the location
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described in the application, subject to

the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations,

including § 400.28, and subject to the

further requirement that all foreign

origin cheese products admitted to the

subzone shall be reexported.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 16th day of

January 1998.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.

Dennis Puccinelli,

Acting Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–1804 Filed 1–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

BUREAU: International Trade

Administration, U.S. and Foreign

Commercial Service.

TITLE: The President’s ‘‘E’’ Award and

The President’s ‘‘E’’ Certificate of

Service.

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 the

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 March 27, 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. Phone number (202) 482–

3272.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument and instructions should be

directed to: Evelyn Scott, Room 3810,

Department of Commerce, 14th Street

and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230; phone (202)

482–1289, fax (202) 482–0729.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The President’s ‘‘E’’ Award for

Excellence in Exporting is our nation’s

highest award to honor American

exporters. ‘‘E’’ Awards recognize firms

and organizations for their competitive

achievements in world markets, as well

as the benefits of their success to the

U.S. economy. The President’s ‘‘E Star’’

Award recognizes the sustained

superior international marketing

performance of ‘‘E’’ Award winners.

II. Method of Collection

An application form is the vehicle

designed to determine eligibility for the

award within established criteria. The

completed application is submitted to

the appropriate U.S. Department of

Commerce Export Assistance Center for

review and endorsement, and then

forwarded to the Office of Domestic

Operations in the U.S. and Foreign

Commercial Service, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Washington, D.C., for

processing.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0625–0065.

Form Number: ITA 725P.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: U.S. firms and

organizations and American

subsidiaries of foreign-owned or

controlled corporations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

60.

Estimated Time per Response: 27.4

hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 1,644.

Estimated Total Annual Cost:

$68,000.

IV. Requested 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: January 20, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–1749 Filed 1–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Initiation of Antidumping and

Countervailing Duty Administrative

Reviews and Requests for Revocation

in Part

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Initiation of

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

Administrative Reviews and Request for

Revocation in Part.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

has received requests to conduct

administrative reviews of various

antidumping and countervailing duty

orders and findings with December

anniversary dates. In accordance with

our regulations, we are initiating those

administrative reviews. The Department

of Commerce also received a request to

revoke one antidumping duty order in

part.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 26, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Holly A. Kuga, Office of AD/CVD

Enforcement, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202)

482–4737.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Department of Commerce (the

Department) has received timely

requests, in accordance with 19 CFR

351.213(b) (1997), for administrative

reviews of various antidumping and

countervailing duty orders and findings

with December anniversary dates. The

Department also received a timely

request to revoke in part the

antidumping duty order on welded

ASTM A–312 stainless steel pipe from

Taiwan.

Initiation of Reviews

In accordance with section 19 CFR

351.221(c)(1)(i), we are initiating

administrative reviews of the following

antidumping and countervailing duty

orders and findings. We intend to issue

the final results of these reviews not

later than December 31, 1998.