27046 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 105 / Thursday, May 30, 1996 / Notices

McIntosh County line east to Dickey

County; the northern Dickey County

line east to U.S. Route 281; U.S. Route

281 south to the North Dakota-South

Dakota State line; the North DakotaSouth Dakota State line east;

Bounded on the East by the eastern

South Dakota State line (the Big Sioux

River) to A54B;

Bounded on the South by A54B west

to State Route 11; State Route 11 north

to State Route 44 (U.S. 18); State Route

44 west to the Missouri River; the

Missouri River south-southeast to the

South Dakota State line; the southern

South Dakota State line west; and

Bounded on the West by the western

South Dakota State line north; the

western North Dakota State line north to

U.S. Route 12.

Pursuant to Section 7(f)(2) of the

USGSA, the following geographic area,

the entire State of Missouri, except

those export port locations within the

State which are serviced by GIPSA, is

assigned to this official agency.

Interested persons, including

Aberdeen and Missouri, are hereby

given the opportunity to apply for

designation to provide official services

in the geographic areas specified above

under the provisions of Section 7(f) of

the Act and section 800.196(d) of the

regulations issued thereunder.

Designation in the specified geographic

areas is for the period beginning

December 1, 1996, and ending

November 30, 1999. Persons wishing to

apply for designation should contact the

Compliance Division at the address

listed above for forms and information.

Applications and other available

information will be considered in

determining which applicant will be

designated.

AUTHORITY: Pub. L. 94–582, 90 Stat. 2867,

as amended (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.)

Dated: May 10, 1996

Neil E. Porter

Director, Compliance Division

[FR Doc. 96–13202 Filed 5–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–EN–F

Natural Resources Conservation

Service

White Tank Mountains Watershed,

Maricopa County, AZ; Notice of a

Finding of No Significant Impact

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969; the Council on

Environmental Quality Guidelines (40

CFR Part 1500); and the Natural

Resources Conservation Service

Guidelines (7 CFR Part 650); the Natural

Resources Conservation Service, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, gives notice

that an environmental impact statement

is not being prepared for the White Tank

Mountains Watershed, Maricopa

County, Arizona.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael Somerville, State

Conservationist, Natural Resources

Conservation Service, 3003 North

Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ

85012, telephone (602) 280–8801.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

environmental assessment of this

federally assisted action indicates that

the project will not cause significant

local, regional, or national impacts on

the environment. Based on evidence

presented, Michael Somerville, State

Conservationist, has determined that the

preparation and review of an

environmental impact statement are not

needed for this project.

The project proposes to rehabilitate an

existing flood retarding structure to

reduce the threat of loss of life and

damage to property.

The Notice of a Finding of No

Significant Impact (FONSI) has been

forwarded to the Environmental

Protection Agency and to various

Federal, State, and local agencies and

interested parties. Copies of the FONSI

are available to fill single copy requests

at the above address. Basic data

developed during the environmental

assessment are on file and may be

reviewed by contacting Donald Paulus,

Water Resources Planning Staff Leader,

at the above address.

No administrative action on

implementation of the proposal will be

taken until 30 days after the date of this

publication in the Federal Register.

(This activity is listed in the Catalog of

Federal Domestic Assistance under No.

10.904, Watershed Protection and Flood

Prevention, and is subject to the provisions

of Executive Order 12372, which requires

intergovernmental consultation with State

and local officials.)

Michael Somerville,

State Conservationist.

[FR Doc. 96–13470 Filed 5–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–16–M

Rural Housing Service

Notice of Request for Extension of a

Currently Approved Information

Collection

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments

request.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the Rural Housing

Service’s (RHS) intention to request an

extension for a currently approved

information collection in support of the

Section 502 Direct and the Section 504

Rural Housing Loans and Grants

Programs.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by July 29, 1996, to be assured

of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gloria L. Denson, Loan Specialist,

Single Family Housing Processing

Division, RHS, U.S. Department of

Agriculture, Ag Box 0783, Washington,

DC 20250, Telephone 720–1487.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Title: Applicant Reference Letter.

OMB Number: 0575–0091.

Expiration Date of Approval: October

31, 1996.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved information

collection:

Abstract: The rural housing loan

program under Section 502 of title V of

the Housing Act of 1949, as amended,

provides eligible persons who will live

in rural areas with an opportunity to

own adequate but modest, decent, safe,

and sanitary dwellings and related

facilities. Also, the Section 504 loan/

grant program is to assist eligible very

low-income, owner/occupants to repair

single family homes in rural areas. In

both programs, the Form FmHA 410–8,

‘‘Applicant Reference Letter,’’ provides

credit information to County Offices

serving the area in which the applicant

or borrower will live. Applicants are

required to furnish information

concerning their credit history to RHS

when applying for assistance. Form

FmHA 410–8, is used by the Agency to

supplement or verify other debts when

a credit report is limited and

unavailable to determine the applicant’s

eligibility and creditworthiness for RHS

loans and grants. In some cases, credit

reports cannot be used because the

applicant/borrower lives in a remote

area; therefore, the form is widely used

by the Agency to obtain credit

information. Form FmHA 410–8 asks

only for specific relevant information to

determine applicant’s creditworthiness

and to provide clarification on the

promptness of the applicant’s payments

on debts which enables RHS to make

better creditworthiness decisions.

RHS must, by law, make available to

the applicant, upon request, the source

of information used to make an adverse

decision. Individual references may be

solicited with the clear understanding

that if the information is used to deny

credit, the information will be made

available to the applicant upon request.
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If this information was not collected,

RHS would be unable to evaluate the

applicant’s credit history.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 20 minutes per

response.

Respondents: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

26,600.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 3.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 26,334 hours.

Copies of this information collection

can be obtained from the Director,

Regulations and Paperwork

Management Division, at (202) 720–

9725.

Comments: Comments are invited on:

(1) Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of RHS,

including whether the information will

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of

RHS’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information

including the validity of methodology

and assumptions used; (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 those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Comments may be sent to Director,

Regulations and Paperwork

Management Division, U.S. Department

of Agriculture, Rural Development, Ag

Box 0743, Washington, DC 20250. All

responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for OMB approval. All comments will

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: May 17, 1996.

Maureen Kennedy,

Administrator, Rural Housing Service.

[FR Doc. 96–13463 Filed 5–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–07–U

ASSASSINATION RECORDS REVIEW

BOARD

Sunshine Act Meeting

DATE: June 5, 1996, 9:00–9:30 a.m.

PLACE: ARRB, 600 E Street, NW,

Washington, DC.

STATUS: Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. Review and Accept Minutes of Last Open

Meeting

2. Amendment of Board Procedures

3. Other Business

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Thomas Samoluk, Associate Director for

Communications, 600 E Street, NW,

Second Floor, Washington, DC 20530.

Telephone: (202) 724–0088; Fax: (202)

724–0457.

David G. Marwell,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 96–13674 Filed 5–28–96; 2:18 pm]

BILLING CODE 6118–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 821]

BP Eploration & Oil Inc., (Oil Refinery),

Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana; Grant

of Authority for Subzone Status

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade 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 the

Board of Harbor Commissioners of the

Port of New Orleans, grantee of ForeignTrade Zone 2, for authority to establish

special-purpose subzone status at the oil

refinery complex of BP Exploration &

Oil Inc., in Plaquemines Parish (New

Orleans area), Louisiana, was filed by

the Board on August 3, 1995, and notice

inviting public comment was given in

the Federal Register (FTZ Docket 40–95,

60 FR 40819, 8–10–95); 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 would be satisfied,

and that approval of the application

would be in the public interest if

approval is subject to the conditions

listed below;

Now, therefore, the Board hereby

authorizes the establishment of a

subzone (Subzone 2I) at the oil refinery

of BP Exploration & Oil Inc., in

Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, at the

locations described in the application,

subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s

regulations, including § 400.28, and

subject to the following conditions:

1. Foreign status (19 CFR §§ 146.41,

146.42) products consumed as fuel for the

refinery shall be subject to the applicable

duty rate.

2. Privileged foreign status (19 CFR

§ 146.41) shall be elected on all foreign

merchandise admitted to the subzone, except

that non-privileged foreign (NPF) status (19

CFR § 146.42) may be elected on refinery

inputs covered under HTSUS Subheadings

# 2709.00.1000–# 2710.00.1050 and

# 2710.00.2500 which are used in the

production of:

—petrochemical feedstocks and refinery byproducts (examiners report, Appendix D);

—products for export; and,

—products eligible for entry under HTSUS

# 9808.00.30 and 9808.00.40 (U.S.

Government purchases).

3. The authority with regard to the NPF

option is initially granted until September

30, 2000, subject to extension.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of

May 1996.

Paul L. Joffe,

Acting, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for

Import Administration, Alternate Chairman,

Foreign-Trade Zones Board.

Attest: John J. Da Ponte, Jr., Executive

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–13585 Filed 5–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

[Docket 42–96]

Foreign-Trade Zone 43—Battle Creek,

Michigan Area; Application for

Expansion

An application has been submitted to

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) by the City of Battle Creek,

Michigan, grantee of FTZ 43, requesting

authority to expand its zone to include

a site in Lawton, Michigan, adjacent to

the Battle Creek Customs port of entry.

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 20, 1996.

FTZ 43 was approved on October 19,

1978 (Board Order 138, 43 FR 50233;

10/27/78). Since then the zone has been

expanded three times (B.O.s 496, 554 &

555). The zone currently consists of

three sites in the Battle Creek area: Site

1: (1,731 acres)—within the Fort Custer

Industrial Park and adjacent Columbia

West Industrial Park, Battle Creek; Site

2: (23 acres)—warehouse facility owned

and operated by TLC Warehousing