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Notices Federal Register

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Tuesday, June 11, 1996

1There are no CDPs in American Samoa because

incorporated villages cover its entire territory and

population.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Docket No. TB–96–24]

Flue-Cured Tobacco Advisory

Committee; Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)

announcement is made of the following

committee meeting:

Name: Flue-Cured Tobacco Advisory

Committee.

Date: June 28, 1996.

Time: 10 a.m.

Place: United States Department of

Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing

Service (AMS), Tobacco Division, Flue-Cured

Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization

Corporation Building, Room 223, 1306

Annapolis Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina

27608.

Purpose: The purpose of the meeting is to

elect officers, establish submarketing areas,

discuss selling schedules and recommend

opening dates. The Committee will also

update the 1996 policies and procedures and

review other related matters for the 1996

flue-cured tobacco marketing season.

The meeting is open to the public. Persons,

other than members, who wish to address the

Committee at the meeting should contact

John P. Duncan III, Director, Tobacco

Division, AMS, USDA, Room 502 Annex

Building, P.O. Box 96456, Washington, D.C.

20090–6456, (202) 205–0567, prior to the

meeting. Written statements may be

submitted to the Committee before, at, or

after the meeting.

Dated: June 3, 1996.

John P. Duncan III,

Director, Tobacco Division.

[FR Doc. 96–14757 Filed 6–10–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

[Docket No. 960521143–6143–01]

Census Designated Place (CDP)

Program for Census 2000—Proposed

Criteria

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census,

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Program

Revisions and Request for Comments.

SUMMARY: Census designated places

(CDPs) are statistical geographic entities,

defined in conjunction with each

decennial census, consisting of a closely

settled, locally recognized concentration

of population that is identified by name.

The Census Bureau uses CDPs to

tabulate and disseminate information

about several thousand localities that

otherwise would not be identified as

places in decennial census data

products.

Although not as numerous as

incorporated places, CDPs have been

important geographic entities since the

Census Bureau first introduced them for

the 1950 census. In 1990, more than 29

million people in the United States

lived in CDPs. To determine the

inventory of CDPs, the Census Bureau

offers a program to local participants,

such as American Indian tribal officials

and state-designated agencies, whereby

they can update the list and geographic

definition of CDPs defined during the

previous census, and suggest new CDPs

according to criteria developed and

promulgated by the Census Bureau. The

Census Bureau then reviews the

resulting CDP suggestions for

conformance with these criteria.

As the first step in this process, the

Census Bureau is requesting comments

on its proposed criteria for the

delineation of CDPs in conjunction with

Census 2000. These criteria will apply

to the 50 states, American Indian and

Alaska Native areas, Puerto Rico, and all

other Island Territories in Census 2000

except American Samoa.1 The Census

Bureau may modify, and if necessary

reject, a CDP that does not meet the

criteria established following this

notice.

In addition to the proposed criteria,

this notice includes a description of the

changes from the criteria used for the

1990 census and a list of definitions of

key terms used in the criteria.

DATES: Any suggestions or

recommendations concerning the

proposed criteria should be submitted

in writing by July 11, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Director, Bureau of the

Census, Washington, DC 20233–0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Joel L. Morrison, Chief, Geography

Division, Bureau of the Census,

Washington, DC 20233–7400, telephone

(301) 457–1132, or e-mail to

‘‘joel.morrison@census.gov.’’

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CDP

delineation criteria have evolved over

the past five decades in response to

decennial census practices and the

preferences of data users. After each

decennial census, the Census Bureau, in

consultation with data users, reviews

and revises these criteria. Then, before

the next decennial census, the Census

Bureau offers state, tribal, and local

officials an opportunity to correct,

update and otherwise improve the

universe of CDPs.

In July and August 1995, the Census

Bureau issued invitations to local

groups and agencies to participate in the

delineation of statistical geographic

entities for Census 2000. These included

regional planning agencies, Councils of

Governments, county planning agencies,

officials of American Indian tribes, and

officials of the 12 nonprofit Alaska

Native Regional Corporations.

By early 1997, the Census Bureau will

provide program participants with maps

and detailed guidelines for delineating

CDPs for Census 2000.

A. Criteria for Delineating CDPs for

Census 2000

The Census Bureau proposes the

following criteria for use in determining

the areas that will qualify for

designation as CDPs based on the results

of Census 2000.

1. General characteristics

A CDP constitutes a closely settled

center of population that is named and

not part of an incorporated place. It has

a distinct nucleus of residences and a

relatively high population density. It

generally consists of a contiguous

cluster of census blocks and comprises

a single piece of territory.
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2. Names

The CDP name should be one that is

recognized and used locally. A CDP may

not have the same name as an adjacent

or nearby incorporated place. It is

permissible to change the name of a

1990 CDP if the new name provides a

better identification of the community.

3. Geographic relationships

A CDP may be located in more than

one county, but it may never be located

either partially or entirely within an

incorporated place or another CDP. It

may not cross the boundaries of an

American Indian reservation (AIR) or a

tribal jurisdiction statistical area (TJSA).

A CDP also may never be delineated

with portions in more than one state;

that is, a state line is always a CDP

boundary, with one exception: if a state

line splits a community that is located

on an AIR, then each portion of the

community can qualify as a separate

CDP regardless of its population,

provided the combined population of all

portions is at least 100 people.

4. Boundaries

The boundaries of a CDP are always

census block boundaries. Normally,

CDP boundaries follow visible features

and county lines, but in some instances

they follow incorporated place

boundaries and other nonvisible block

boundary features. A CDP encompasses,

as far as possible, all adjacent closely

settled territory associated with the CDP

name.

Most changes to the boundaries of

CDPs occur because of recent

development, or annexations of former

CDP territory by an adjacent

incorporated place.

5. Population thresholds

Usually, a CDP qualifies for

delineation because it meets a minimum

population threshold. (There are no

maximum population limitations on a

CDP.) Several minimum population

thresholds apply to CDPs (see the table

below); these may vary by state and

statistically equivalent entity or because

the CDP is located in an urbanized area

(UA), AIR, or TJSA.

POPULATION THRESHOLD CRITERIA FOR

QUALIFICATION OF CDPS (CENSUS 2000)

Geographic Area(s) Geographic Location/Type of Entity

Minimum Population (number of

residents)

The 48 conterminous States:

inside UAs ..................... 2,500

outside UAs 1,000

on AIRs and TJSAs 100

county seats none

Alaska:

inside UAs ..................... 2,500

POPULATION THRESHOLD CRITERIA FOR QUALIFICATION OF CDPS (CENSUS 2000)—Continued

Geographic Area(s) Geographic Location/Type of Entity

Minimum Population (number of

residents)

outside UAs ................... 25

borough (county) seats none

Hawaii:

inside UAs ..................... 300

outside UAs ................... 300

county seats .................. none

Puerto Rico:

comunidades ................. 1,000

zonas urbanas ............... none

Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Virgin Islands of the

United States;

all CDPs ......................... 300

In Puerto Rico, the minimum of 1,000

residents applies to all comunidades,

whether located inside or outside UAs.

There is no minimum population

threshold for the zonas urbanas, which

are similar to county seats.

In the case of seasonal and resort

communities that are identified by local

officials and located outside UAs, the

Census Bureau will use a minimum

threshold of 500 housing units rather

than 1,000 residents to qualify them as

CDPs.

B. Changes in the Criteria for Census

2000

Most provisions of the CDP criteria

remain unchanged from those used in

conjunction with the 1990 census, with

the few exceptions summarized below.

1. The Census Bureau will lower the

minimum population threshold for

CDPs on AIRs from 250 to 100 residents.

(The Census Bureau also will apply the

minimum population of 100 residents to

CDPs on TJSAs.) Based on discussions

with tribal officials regarding their data

needs, it is clear that this lower

population threshold will provide a

better representation of the settlement

concentrations found in American

Indian areas. The Census Bureau

estimates there will be approximately

100 new CDPs because of this provision.

2. The Census Bureau will recognize

a seasonal or resort community as a CDP

when it has fewer than 1,000 permanent

residents but at least 500 housing units.

This measure will allow the

identification of communities that have

the physical attributes of a population

center but cannot qualify as CDPs

because their maximum population is

not resident there at the time of the

decennial census (usually late winterearly spring). Program participants must

submit information showing the

potential CDP is a seasonal or resort

community. In addition, it must be

located outside of a UA. The Census

Bureau estimates there may be 200–300

new CDPs because of this provision.

3. The Census Bureau will waive the

minimum population size for any CDP

that is a county seat. This measure

recognizes the importance of small

unincorporated settlements as

geographic focal points in counties that

are predominantly rural in character.

The Census Bureau estimates that there

will be fewer than 100 new CDPs

because of this provision.

4. The Census Bureau will simplify its

data presentations by eliminating CDPs

that are geographically coextensive with

an Alaska Native village statistical area

(ANVSA) having the same name. This

will eliminate duplicate place names

and population totals that refer to the

same geographic area. In 1990, 64 out of

217 ANVSAs were coextensive with a

CDP. These ANVSAs will retain their

status as places for Census 2000, but not

also as CDPs. The Census Bureau will

continue to recognize as separate CDPs

those communities that overlap the

boundaries of ANVSAs, provided that

the two entities are distinguishable by

name.

Definitions of Key Terms

Alaska Native village statistical area

(ANVSA)—The densely settled extent of

an Alaska Native village (ANV). The

ANV is a type of local governmental

unit that constitutes an association,

band, clan, community, tribe, or village

recognized pursuant to the Alaska

Native Claims Settlement Act of 1972.

American Indian reservation (AIR)—

An American Indian entity with

boundaries established by treaty,

statute, and/or executive or court order

and over which American Indians have

governmental jurisdiction. Designations

such as colonies, communities, pueblos,

rancherias, reservations, and reserves

apply to AIRs.

Census block—An area of variable

extent, generally bounded by visible

features such as streets, roads, streams,

and railroad tracks, and also delimited

by nonvisible boundaries, such as city,

town, township, and county limits, and

occasionally defined by property lines,

and short, imaginary extensions of

streets and roads or point-to-point lines.

Coextensive—Descriptive of two or

more geographic entities that cover

exactly the same area, with all

boundaries conjoint.

Comunidad—A CDP in Puerto Rico

for the 1990 census; called an aldea or

a ciudad in previous censuses.

Conjoint—Descriptive of a boundary

shared by two adjacent geographic

entities.

Contiguous—Descriptive of

geographic areas that are adjacent to one
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another, sharing either a common

boundary or point of contact.

Housing unit—A house, an apartment,

a mobile home or trailer, a group of

rooms or a single room occupied as a

separate living quarter or, if vacant,

intended for occupancy as a separate

living quarter. Separate living quarters

are those in which the occupants live

and eat separately from any other

residents of the building and which

have direct access from outside the

building or through a common hall.

Incorporated place—A type of

governmental unit, incorporated under

state law as a city, town (except in New

England, New York, and Wisconsin),

borough (except in Alaska and New

York), or village, having legally

prescribed limits, powers, and

functions.

Island Territory—An entity, other

than a state or the District of Columbia,

under the jurisdiction of the United

States. For Census 2000, this will

include American Samoa, Guam, the

Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico,

the Virgin Islands of the United States,

and several small islands in the

Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.

The Census Bureau treats each Island

Territory as the statistical equivalent of

a state.

Municipio—A type of governmental

unit that is the primary legal

subdivision of Puerto Rico. The Census

Bureau treats the municipio as the

statistical equivalent of a county.

Nonvisible feature—A map feature

that is not visible, such as a city or

county boundary, a property line

running through space, a short

imaginary extension of a street or road,

or a point-to-point line.

Outlying Area—See Island Territory.

Statistical geographic entity—Any

specially defined geographic entity or

combination of entities, such as a block

group, CDP, or census tract for which

the Census Bureau tabulates data.

Statistical entity boundaries are not

legally defined and the entities have no

governmental standing.

Tribal jurisdiction statistical area

(TJSA)—A statistical entity delineated

for the decennial census by American

Indian tribal officials in Oklahoma. A

TJSA encompasses the area that

includes the American Indian

population over which a tribe has

jurisdiction.

Urbanized area (UA)—An area

consisting of a central place(s) and

adjacent urban fringe that together have

a minimum residential population of at

least 50,000 people and generally an

overall population density of at least

1,000 people per square mile. The

Census Bureau uses published criteria

to determine the qualification and

boundaries of UAs at the time of each

decennial census or from the results of

a special census during the intercensal

period.

Visible feature—A map feature that

can be seen on the ground, such as a

street or road, railroad track, power line,

stream, shoreline, fence, ridge, or cliff.

Zona urbana—In Puerto Rico, the

settled area functioning as the seat of

government for a municipio. A zona

urbana cannot cross a municipio

boundary.

Dated: May 23, 1996.

Martha Farnsworth Riche,

Director, Bureau of the Census.

[FR Doc. 96–14696 Filed 6–10–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

Economic Development

Administration

[Docket No. 950302065–6144–02]

RIN 0610–ZA03

Economic Development Assistance

Programs—Availability of Funds

AGENCY: Economic Development

Administration (EDA), Department of

Commerce (DoC).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Economic Development

Administration (EDA) announces its

policies and application procedures

during fiscal year 1996 to support

projects designed to alleviate conditions

of substantial and persistent

unemployment and underemployment

in economically-distressed areas and

regions of the Nation, to address

economic dislocations resulting from

sudden and severe job losses, and to

administer the Agency’s programs.

DATES: This announcement is effective

for applications considered for fiscal

year 1996. Unless otherwise noted

below, applications are accepted on a

continuous basis and will be processed

as funds are available. Normally, two

months are required for a final decision

after the receipt of a completed

application that meets all EDA

requirements.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should

contact the EDA office in their area, or

in Washington, D.C., as appropriate (see

Section XII).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: See

information in Section XII for the EDA

regional office and Economic

Development Representative, or for

programs handled out of Washington,

D.C., as appropriate.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Policies

In light of its limited resources and

the demonstrated widespread need for

economic development, EDA

encourages only project proposals

having the greatest potential to benefit

areas experiencing or threatened with

substantial economic distress. EDA will

focus its scarce financial resources on

communities most in distress. Distress

may exist in a variety of forms,

including high levels of unemployment,

low income levels, large concentrations

of low income families, significant

decline in per capita employment,

substantial loss of population because of

the lack of employment opportunities,

large numbers (or high rates) of business

failures, sudden major layoffs or plant

closures, and/or reduced tax bases.

Potential applicants are responsible

for demonstrating to EDA, through the

provision of statistics and other

appropriate information, the nature and

level of the distress their project efforts

are intended to alleviate. In the absence

of evidence of high levels of distress,

EDA funding is unlikely.

In FY 1996, EDA’s strategic funding

priorities are a continuation of the

general goals in place over the past three

fiscal years, refined to reflect the

priorities of the Department of

Commerce. Unless otherwise noted

below, the funding priorities, as listed

below, will be applied by the Selecting

Official (depending upon the program,

either the Regional Director or Assistant

Secretary) after completion of a review

based upon evaluation criteria described

in EDA’s final rule at 13 CFR chapter III,

61 FR 7979, March 1, 1996, as corrected

in 61 FR 15371, April 8, 1996, and its

interim-final rule at 60 FR 49670,

September 26, 1995. During FY 1996,

EDA is interested in receiving projects

which support the priorities of the U.S.

Department of Commerce, including:

• Export promotion;

• The commercialization and

deployment of technology; particularly

information technology and

telecommunications, and efforts that

support technology transfer, application

and deployment for community

economic development;

• Sustainable development which

will provide long-term economic

development benefits, including

responses to economic dislocation

caused by national environmental

policies (hazardous waste clean-up,

etc.), as well as projects involving reuse

of ‘‘brownfields.’’

• Entrepreneurial development,

especially local capacity building, and

including small business incubators and