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the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in

connection with the commodities and

services proposed for addition to the

Procurement List.

Accordingly, the following

commodities and services are hereby

added to the Procurement List:

Commodities

Plastic Sheets

8135–00–579–6487

8135–00–579–6489

8135–00–579–6491

8135–00–584–0610

8135–00–584–0619

8135–00–618–1783

Services

Food Service, U.S. Naval Home, Gulfport,

Mississippi.

Janitorial/Grounds Maintenance, Department

of Energy, Western Area Power

Administration, 114 Parkshore Drive,

Folsom, California.

This action does not affect current

contracts awarded prior to the effective

date of this addition or options that may

be exercised under those contracts.

Beverly L. Milkman,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 96–13186 Filed 5–23–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P

Procurement List Proposed Addition

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From

People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled.

ACTION: Proposed Addition to

Procurement List.

SUMMARY: The Committee has received a

proposal to add to the Procurement List

a commodity to be furnished by

nonprofit agencies employing persons

who are blind or have other severe

disabilities.

COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR

BEFORE: June 24, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase

From People Who Are Blind or Severely

Disabled, Crystal Square 3, Suite 403,

1735 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, Virginia 22202–3461.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beverly Milkman (703) 603–7740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice is published pursuant to 41

U.S.C. 47(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its

purpose is to provide interested persons

an opportunity to submit comments on

the possible impact of the proposed

action.

If the Committee approves the

proposed addition, all entities of the

Federal Government (except as

otherwise indicated) will be required to

procure the commodity listed below

from nonprofit agencies employing

persons who are blind or have other

severe disabilities.

I certify that the following action will

not have a significant impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

The major factors considered for this

certification were:

1. The action will not result in any

additional reporting, recordkeeping or

other compliance requirements for small

entities other than the small

organizations that will furnish the

commodity to the Government.

2. The action will result in

authorizing small entities to furnish the

commodity to the Government.

3. There are no known regulatory

alternatives which would accomplish

the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in

connection with the commodity

proposed for addition to the

Procurement List.

Comments on this certification are

invited. Commenters should identify the

statement(s) underlying the certification

on which they are providing additional

information.

The following commodity has been

proposed for addition to Procurement

List for production by the nonprofit

agencies listed:

Flag, National, Interment

8345–00–656–1432

(Additional 20% of the Government’s

requirement)

NPA: Huntsville Rehabilitation

Foundation, Huntsville, Alabama

Goodwill Industries of South Florida, Inc.,

Miami, Florida

North Bay Rehabilitation Services, Inc.,

San Rafael, California

Beverly L. Milkman,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 96–13187 Filed 5–23–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6353–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Transloading Arms, Ammunition, and

Explosives

AGENCY: Military Traffic Management

Command (MTMC), DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice supplements the

notices published on November 24,

1995 (Federal Register, Vol. 60, No. 226,

page number 58054) and published on

December 20, 1995 (Federal Register,

Vol. 60, No. 244, page number 65640).

Both MTMC Freight Traffic Rules

Publication No. 1A, Item 48, and MTMC

Guaranteed Traffic Rules Publication

No. 50, Item 145, are changed as

follows:

‘‘Transloading shipments of Division

1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 ammunition and

explosives will be conducted as follows:

a. Truckload shipments will not be

off-loaded or transferred to another

vehicle enroute, except in emergencies

(as defined in 49 CFR 390.5).

b. Loading and unloading of less-thantruckload (LTL) shipments of Division

1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 ammunition and

explosives will be accomplished only in

a carrier terminal. For the purposes of

this rule, a carrier terminal is defined as

one which is equipped to handle safely

the loading and unloading of Division

1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 ammunition and

explosives from a commercial motor

vehicle. In addition, when the

transloading of Divisions 1.1, 1.2, and

1.3 ammunition and explosives occurs

at a carrier terminal other than at that

of the carrier of record, as indicated on

the Government Bill of Lading, prior

written approval must be received from

a company official or the carrier

terminal manager. All Federal, State,

and local guidelines for handling

Divisions 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3 ammunition

and explosives will apply when

transloading occurs. The carrier accepts

liability for the integrity of the

shipments, to include proper blocking

and bracing, equal to or exceeding the

standard used by the shipper.

c. Transloading of ammunition and

explosives shipments on a military

installation must be approved by the

installation commander.’’

DATES: Effective July 23, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Headquarters, Military

Traffic Management Command, ATTN:

MTOP–T–SR, 629 NASSIF Building,

5611 Columbia Pike, Falls Church, VA

22041–5050.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Julian Jolkovsky, MTOP–T–SR,

(703) 681–3440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MTMC

received comments from one motor

carrier, the U.S. Army Industrial

Operations Command, and the Naval

Ordnance Center. One comment

requests clarification of this rule as it

pertains to interlining; this clarification

is not necessary because interlining

does not apply to this rule in today’s

environment. Another comment is that

this rule will give carriers too much

latitude while failing to enhance

shipment safety and security; this rule

does not give carriers any more latitude

than necessary to deliver military cargo

safely, securely, and efficiently. Because

MTMC is responsible to ensure that

transloading will be accomplished in

the safest manner possible, transloading
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is limited to locations that are capable

and equipped to deal with these types

of shipments. The same comment feels

that this rule will invalidate the Motor

Vehicle Inspection, DD Form 626. DD

Form 626 represents the condition of

the equipment at the time of inspection

at the origin activity and allows the

Government to compare the origin

inspection with the destination

inspection to establish liability. Once

the carrier equipment leaves the

activity, the potential for change to the

equipment remains, regardless of

whether the shipment is transloaded.

With this rule, the carrier accepts

liability for shipment integrity, to

include blocking and bracing. Another

comment suggests requiring carriers to

notify both origin and destination

activities of seal changes. The rules

publications allow adequate notification

by requiring carriers to annotate seal

changes on the Government Bill of

Lading. To comply with another

comment that this rule should clarify

the meaning of ‘‘proper blocking and

bracing,’’ MTMC will add to the end of

the rule the words ‘‘equal to or

exceeding the standard used by the

consignor.’’ MTMC expects that in

transloading a shipment, the carrier

maintains shipment integrity at a level

that is the same as or better than the

consignor’s. Transloading less-thantruckload shipments is an accepted

practice. MTMC has considered all

comments carefully and decided to

implement the proposed change to its

transloading procedures. If there are

concerns regarding these procedures,

the consignor has the option to select

Exclusive Use of Vehicle service.

Gregory D. Showalter,

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 96–13097 Filed 5–23–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3710–08–M

Department of the Navy

Notice of Proposed Collection;

Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps

SUMMARY: In compliance with Section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the Marine

Corps announces the proposed

extension of a previously approved

public information collection and seeks

public comment on the provisions

thereof. 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 of the proposed

information collection; (c) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be collected; and

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the

information collection on respondents,

including through the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all

comments received by July 23, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Commandant of the Marine Corps,

(Code OR), Headquarters, U.S. Marine

Corps, 2 Navy Annex, Washington, DC

20380–1775.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request more information on this

proposed information collection or to

obtain a copy of the proposal and

associated collection instruments,

please write to the above address, or call

Gunnery Sergeant Hudson at (703) 614–

1017.

TITLE, ASSOCIATED FORM, AND OMB

NUMBER: Personal Information

Questionnaire; NAVMC 10064; OMB

Control Number 0703–0012.

NEEDS AND USES: The Personal

Information Questionnaire is used to

provide Headquarters, U.S. Marine

Corps with a standardized method in

rating officer program applicants in the

areas of character, leadership, ability,

and suitability for a service as a

commissioned officer.

Affected Public: Individuals; Annual

Burden Hours: 8,350.

Number of Respondents: 16,700;

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden per Response: 30

minutes; Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Personal Information Questionnaire

(PIQ) is used by the Marine Corps as a

standardized method in assisting Officer

Selection Officers, a Board of Officers at

District Headquarters and a Board of

Officers at Headquarters Marine Corps

in determining the personal

characteristics of applicants for all

Reserve officer programs. The

questionnaire is sent to at least six

persons to be named by the applicant,

for completion and return. All PIQs will

be included with the application, and is

an attempt to gather specific

information about the applicant’s

character and background. This form

provides the Marine Corps with precise

data on personal characteristics of

applicants which will ensure selection

of the highest quality commissioned

officer for the Corps. While some

objective evaluations can be made from

academic records, test results, and

employment records, such intangible

qualities as personal characteristics can

best be evaluated by the objective

ratings of those persons who have

personal knowledge of the candidate.

Dated May 16, 1996.

M.A. Waters,

LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison

Officer.

[FR Doc. 96–13193 Filed 5–23–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review;

comment request.

SUMMARY: The Director, Information

Resources Group, invites comments on

the proposed information collection

requests as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before June 24,

1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Wendy Taylor, Desk Officer,

Department of Education, Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street, NW., Room 10235, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503. Requests for copies of the

proposed information collection

requests should be addressed to Patrick

J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W., Room

5624, Regional Office Building 3,

Washington, DC 20202–4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708–8196.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires

that the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) provide interested

Federal agencies and the public an early

opportunity to comment on information

collection requests. OMB may amend or

waive the requirement for public

consultation to the extent that public

participation in the approval process

would defeat the purpose of the

information collection, violate State or

Federal law, or substantially interfere

with any agency’s ability to perform its