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Subsequent meetings will be held at

locations to be announced.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dennis Cannon, Office of Technical and

Information Services, Architectural and

Transportation Barriers Compliance

Board, 1331 F Street, NW., suite 1000,

Washington, D.C. 20004–1111.

Telephone number (202) 272–5434

extension 35 (Voice); (202) 272–5449

(TTY). Electronic mail address:

cannon@access-board.gov. This

document is available in alternate

formats (cassette tape, braille, large

print, or computer disc) upon request.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March

28, 1996, the Access Board published a

notice of intent to establish an advisory

committee to make recommendations to

the Access Board on accessibility

guidelines for telecommunications

equipment and customer premises

equipment. 61 FR 13813 (March 28,

1996). Under section 255 (e) of the

Telecommunications Act of 1996, the

Access Board is responsible for

developing these guidelines, in

conjunction with the Federal

Communications Commission. The

notice requested nominations for

membership on the Committee from

manufacturers of telecommunications

equipment and customer premises

equipment; manufacturers and

developers of peripheral devices or

specialized customer premises

equipment commonly used by

individuals with disabilities to achieve

access; organizations representing the

access needs of individuals with

disabilities affecting hearing, vision,

movement, manipulation, speech, and

interpretation of information;

telecommunications providers and

carriers; developers of

telecommunications software; and other

persons affected by these accessibility

guidelines.

Over 60 nominations were submitted.

For the reasons stated in the notice of

intent, the Access Board has determined

that establishing the Committee is

necessary and in the public interest. The

Access Board has appointed members to

the Committee from the following

organizations:

AT&T American Council of the Blind

American Foundation for the Blind

Arkenstone

Bay Area Multi Media Technology

Consortium

Cellular Telecommunications Industry

Association

Consumer Action Network

Consumer Electronics Manufacturers

Association

The Council of Organizational

Representatives

Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications

Program

Digital Equipment Corporation

The Ericsson Corporation

Gallaudet University

Inclusive Technologies

Lucent Technologies

Massachusetts Assistive Technology

Partnership Center

NCR Project Freedom

National Association for State Relay

Administration

National Federation of the Blind

Northern Telecom

NYNEX Corporation

Pacific Bell

Pennsylvania Citizens Consumer

Council

Personal Communications Industry

Association

RESNA

Self Help for Hard of Hearing People,

Inc.

Siemens Rolm Communications, Inc.

Telecommunications Industry

Association

Trace Research and Development Center

United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc.

U.S. Society for Augmentative and

Alternative Communication

United States Telephone Association

World Institute on Disability

The Access Board regrets being

unable to accommodate all requests for

membership on the Committee. There

were several factors which were

important in the Access Board’s

decision not to add more members. In

order to keep the Committee to a size

that can be effective, it is necessary to

limit membership. It is also desirable to

have balance among members of the

Committee representing different

clusters of interest, such as disability

organizations and the

telecommunications industry. In

addition, it is not essential that every

concerned organization is represented,

so long as every interest is represented

by an appropriate organization. The

Committee membership identified

above provides representation for each

interest affected by issues to be

discussed.

Committee meetings will be open to

the public and interested persons can

attend the meetings and communicate

their views. Members of the public will

have an opportunity to address the

Committee on issues of interest to them

and the Committee. Members of groups

or individuals who are not members of

the Committee may also have the

opportunity to participate with

subcommittees of the Committee. The

Access Board believes that participation

of this kind can be very valuable for the

advisory committee process.

Additionally, all interested persons will

have the opportunity to comment when

the proposed accessibility guidelines for

telecommunications equipment and

customer premises equipment are

issued in the Federal Register by the

Access Board.

Judith E. Heumann,

Chairman, U.S. Architectural and

Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

The Department of Commerce has

submitted the following collection

requirement to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and clearance under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. An emergency

clearance is being requested with a

response date of no later than May 31,

1996, from OMB.

Agency: International Trade

Administration (ITA).

Title: Best Global Practices Award.

Agency Number: None.

OMB Number: None.

Type of Request: New Collection—

EMERGENCY PROCESSING

REQUESTED. Clearance requested by

May 31, 1996.

Burden: 1,000 hours.

Number of Respondents: 50.

Avg Hours Per Response: 20 hours.

Needs and Uses: The Department of

Commerce is establishing a ‘‘Best Global

Practices Award’’ to recognize the

programs of U.S. companies exhibiting

extraordinary leadership and

accomplishment in corporate

citizenship in overseas activities. The

purposes of this information collection

is to accept nominations and evaluate

candidates.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit institutions, not-for-profit

institutions.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required in

order to be considered for this Award.

OMB Desk Officer: Victoria Wassmer,

(202) 395–7340.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Linda Engelmeier,

DOC’s Acting Forms Clearance Officer,

(202) 482–3272, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed
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information collection should be sent to

Victoria Wassmer, OMB Desk Officer,

Room 10202, New Executive Office

Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

Dated: May 20, 1996

Linda Engelmeier,

Acting Departmental Forms Clearance

Officer, Office of Management and

Organization.

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Bureau of the Census

Census Advisory Committee on

Agriculture Statistics; Notice of Public

Meeting

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463 as

amended by Pub. L. 94–409), we are

giving notice of a meeting of the Census

Advisory Committee on Agriculture

Statistics. The meeting will be held on

June 13, 1996 in the Francis Amasa

Walker Conference Center at the U.S.

Bureau of the Census, Suitland,

Maryland.

The Committee advises the Director,

Bureau of the Census, on the conduct of

periodic censuses of agriculture and

related surveys, and the kind of

information that should be obtained

from respondents about agriculture

production and operations; prepares

recommendations regarding the conduct

of agriculture data programs and the

contents of agriculture reports; and

presents the views of major suppliers

and users of agriculture statistics on

agriculture data programs and products.

The Committee is composed of 21

members. Twenty members are

appointed by the presidents of the

nonprofit organizations having

representatives on the Committee, and

one member is a representative from the

Department of Agriculture.

The June 13 meeting will begin at 9

a.m. and adjourn at 4:30 p.m. The

meeting agenda is: (1) call to order and

introduction; (2) introductory remarks

by the Director, Bureau of the Census;

(3) USDA perspective; (4) status

update—Census of Agriculture program,

transfer from Census-National

Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS);

(5) plans for the 1997 Census of

Agriculture; (6) mail list development;

(7) public questions and comments; (7)

Committee recommendations; and (8)

election of a chairperson for 1997.

This meeting is open to the public

and a brief period is set aside for public

comments and questions. Persons with

extensive questions or statements must

submit them in writing to the Census

Bureau official named below at least

three days before the meeting.

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should also be directed to

the Census Bureau official named below

in advance of the meeting.

Persons wishing additional

information regarding this meeting or

who wish to submit written statements

may contact Ms. Maxine AndersonBrown, Committee Liaison Officer,

Conference Services Office, Bureau of

the Census, Room 3039, Federal

Building 3, Suitland, Maryland.

(Mailing address: Washington, D.C.

20233) Telephone (301) 457–2308—

TDD (301) 457–2540, FAX (301) 457–

3682.

Dated: May 20, 1996.

Bryant Benton,

Deputy Director, Bureau of the Census.

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Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 41–96]

Foreign-Trade Zone 202; Los Angeles,

CA; Application for Subzone;

Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing

Company (3M) (Pharmaceutical

Products), Los Angeles, CA

An application has been submitted to

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) by the Board of Harbor

Commissioners of the City of Los

Angeles, grantee of FTZ 202, requesting

special-purpose subzone status for the

pharmaceutical manufacturing facility

of the Minnesota Mining &

Manufacturing Company (3M), in Los

Angeles, California. The application was

submitted pursuant to the provisions of

the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the

regulations of the Board (15 CFR part

400). It was formally filed on May 15,

1996.

3M is a global manufacturer of a wide

variety of products including tapes,

adhesives, abrasives, specialty

chemicals, electronic and

communications products, medical

imaging systems, data storage products,

traffic and personal safety products, and

health care products. Its 3M

Pharmaceuticals Division will operate

the proposed subzone site.

The 3M plant (12 buildings/121,000

mfg. sq. ft. on 32.5 acres) is located at

19901 Nordhoff Street, Los Angeles (Los

Angeles County), California. The facility

(400 employees) primarily produces

solid-dose pharmaceutical products

such as: antacids, appetite suppressants,

muscle relaxants, and products for the

treatment of arthritis, skeletal muscle

pain, cardiac arrhythmia, asthma and

urinary tract infections; controlled-dose

inhalers for the treatment of bronchial

asthma and vascular headaches; and

transdermal patches for hormonal

replacement and the treatment of angina

pain. The materials for certain products

are sourced abroad (accounting for some

30 percent of total material value) and

include, aluminum bottles, valves, valve

parts and plastic actuators for aerosol

delivery systems, orphenadrine citrate,

antacid capsules and tablets,

epinephrine, flecanide acetate,

methenamine hippurate, pirbuterol

acetate, theophylline anhydrous, and

ethyl oleate. Some 40 percent of

production is exported.

Zone procedures would exempt 3M

from Customs duty payments on foreign

materials used in production for export.

On domestic shipments, the company

would be able to choose the duty rates

that apply to the finished products

(duty-free) instead of the rates otherwise

applicable to the foreign materials

(duty-free to 7.7%). The application

indicates that the savings from zone

procedures will help improve the

plant’s international competitiveness.

In accordance with the Board’s

regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff

has been designated examiner to

investigate the application and report to

the Board.

Public comment is invited from

interested parties. Submissions (original

and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the

Board’s Executive Secretary at the

address below. The closing period for

their receipt is July 23, 1996. Rebuttal

comments in response to material

submitted during the foregoing period

may be submitted during the subsequent

15-day period (to August 7, 1996).

A copy of the application and

accompanying exhibits will be available

for public inspection at each of the

following locations:

U.S. Department of Commerce District

Office, Room 9200, 11000 Wilshire

Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024.

Office of the Executive Secretary,

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, U.S.

Department of Commerce, Room

3716, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20230.

Dated: May 16, 1996.

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

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