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of the Exclusive Economic Zone off

Alaska must submit information about

their fishing or processing activities.

The information is placed in a database

used for monitoring and management of

fisheries as well as for the enforcement

of fisheries regulations.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit organizations, individuals.

Frequency: Weekly, monthly, other,

recordkeeping.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,

(202) 395–3897.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202)

482–3272, Department of Commerce,

Room 5327, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk

Officer, Room 10202, New Executive

Office Building, 725 17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: July 22, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–20069 Filed 7–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

Annual Capital Expenditures Survey

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 September 28,

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 Charles Funk, Bureau of

the Census, Room 1285, FB #3,

Washington, DC 20233, Telephone (301)

457–3324.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Census Bureau plans the

continuing information collection for

the 1998 Annual Capital Expenditures

Survey (ACES). The annual survey

collects data on fixed assets and

depreciation, sales and receipts, and

capital expenditures for new and used

structures and equipment. The ACES is

the sole source of detailed

comprehensive statistics on actual

business spending by domestic, private,

nonfarm businesses operating in the

United States.

The major change from the previous

ACES is the collection of detailed

capital expenditures by type of structure

and type of equipment for the 1998

ACES from employer companies.

Beginning with the 1998 ACES, type of

structures and type of equipment data

are collected together once every five

years. These data are critical to evaluate

the comprehensiveness of capital

expenditures statistics collected in years

for which type of structures and

equipment detail are not collected. The

detailed structures data will provide a 5-

year benchmark for estimates of new

construction put in place. The detailed

equipment data will provide a periodic

measure of expenditures by type of

equipment and assist in evaluating

estimates of Producer’s Durable

Equipment in nonresidential fixed

investment. Negotiations are currently

taking place with data users on the

extent of detailed type of structures and

type of equipment data to be collected.

Actual business spending will be

collected from employer and

nonemployer businesses. Business

spending data are used to evaluate the

quality of estimates of gross domestic

product, develop monetary policy,

analyze business asset depreciation, and

improve estimates of capital stock for

productivity analysis. Industry analysts

use these data for market analysis,

economic forecasting, identifying

business opportunities, product

development, and business planning.

II. Method of Collection

The Census Bureau will use mail out/

mail back survey forms to collect data.

Companies will be asked to respond to

the survey within 30 days of the initial

mailing. Respondent companies are

permitted to respond via facsimile

machine using our toll-free number.

Letters and/or telephone calls

encouraging participation will be

directed to respondents that have not

responded by the designated time.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0607–0782.

Form Number: ACE–1 (Sent to

employer companies reporting payroll

to the Internal Revenue Service) and

ACE–2 (Sent to nonemployer

businesses).

Type of Review: Regular Review.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit organizations, non-profit

institutions, small businesses or

organizations, and self-employed

individuals.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

46,000 (32,000 employer companies,

and 14,000 nonemployer businesses).

Estimated Time Per Response: The

average for all respondents is 3.815

hours. For companies completing form

ACE–1, the range is 2 to 28 hours,

averaging 5 hours. For companies

completing form ACE–2, the range is

less than 1 hour to 2 hours, averaging

1 hour.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: The total annual burden for

fiscal year 1999 is estimated to be

175,490 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The

total cost to all respondents is estimated

to be $2,323,576. This cost is calculated

by multiplying the annual burden hours

(175,490) by the Bureau of Labor

Statistics’ 1996 estimate ($523 for a 39.5

hour work week) for a private industry

entry level accountant.

Respondents’ Obligation: Mandatory.

Legal Authority: Title 13 United States

Code, Sections 182, 224, and 225.

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.
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Dated: July 23, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–20070 Filed 7–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Regulations and Procedures Technical

Advisory Committee; Notice of

Partially Closed Meeting

A meeting of the Regulations and

Procedures Technical Advisory

Committee (RPTAC) will be held August

12, 1998, 9:00 a.m., in the Herbert C.

Hoover Building, Room 3884, 14th

Street between Constitution and

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC. The Committee

advises the Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Export Administration on

implementation of the Export

Administration Regulations (EAR) and

provides for continuing review to

update the EAR as needed.

Agenda

Open Session

1. Opening remarks by the

Chairperson.

2. Presentation of papers or comments

by the public.

3. Update of policies under review.

4. Update on status of pending

regulations.

5. Discussion of proposal to amend

Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations and

Export Administration Regulations to

change definition of ‘‘Exporter of

Record’’.

6. Report on Wassenaar Arrangement

working group meeting.

7. Reports from RPTAC working

groups.

Closed Session

8. Discussion of matters properly

classified under Executive Order 12958,

dealing with the U.S. export control

program and strategic criteria related

thereto.

The General Session of the meeting

will be open to the public and a limited

number of seats will be available.

Reservations are not required. To the

extent that time permits, members of the

public may present oral statements to

the Committee. Written statements may

be submitted at any time before or after

the meeting. However, to facilitate the

distribution of public presentation

materials to the Committee members,

the Committee suggests that presenters

forward the public presentation

materials two weeks prior to the

meeting date to the following address:

Ms. Lee Ann Carpenter, OAS/EA/BXA

MS:3886C, 15th St. & Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., U.S. Department of

Commerce, Washington, DC 20230.

The Assistant Secretary for

Administration, with the concurrence of

the delegate of the General Counsel,

formally determined on December 16,

1996, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended, that the series of meetings or

portions of meetings of the Committee

and of any Subcommittees thereof,

dealing with the classified materials

listed in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) shall be

exempt from the provisions relating to

public meetings found in section

10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3) of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act. The remaining

series of meetings or portions thereof

will be open to the public.

A copy of the Notice of Determination

to close meetings or portions of

meetings of the Committee is available

for public inspection and copying in the

Central Reference and Records

Inspection Facility, Room 6020, U.S.

Department of Commerce, Washington,

DC. For further information, call Lee

Ann Carpenter at (202) 482–2583.

Dated: July 23, 1998.

Lee Ann Carpenter,

Director, Technical Advisory Committee Unit.

[FR Doc. 98–20139 Filed 7–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–33–M

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 Requests

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 June

anniversary dates. In accordance with

the Department’s regulations, we are

initiating those administrative reviews.

The Department also received requests

to revoke in part three antidumping

duty orders.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 28, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Holly Kuga, Office of AD/CVD

Enforcement, Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20240, telephone:

(202) 482–4737.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Department has received timely

requests, in accordance with 19 C.F.R.

351.213(b) (1997), for administrative

reviews of various antidumping and

countervailing duty orders and findings

with June anniversary dates. The

Department also received timely

requests to revoke in part the

antidumping duty orders on furfuryl

alcohol from the People’s Republic of

China, tapered roller bearings and parts

thereof from the People’s Republic of

China and fresh kiwifruit from New

Zealand.

Initiation of Reviews

In accordance with sections 19 C.F.R.

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 June 30, 1999.

Antidumping duty proceedings Period to be

reviewed

JAPAN: Industrial Belts and Components and Parts Thereof:

A–588–807 ............................................................................................................................................................................. 6/1/97–5/31/98

NOK Corporation

NETHERLANDS: Aramid Fiber Formed of Poly Para-Phenylene Terephthalamide (‘‘PPD–T’’):

A–421–805 ............................................................................................................................................................................. 6/1/97–5/31/98