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of Angoon v. Hodel, 803 F.2d 1016,

1022 (9th Cir. 1986) and Wisconsin

Heritages, Inc. v. Harris, 490 F. Supp.

1334, 1338 (E.D. Wis. 1980). Because of

these court rulings, it is very important

that those interested in this proposed

action participate by the close of the 90-

day comment period so that substantive

comments and objections are made

available to the Forest Service at a time

when it can meaningfully consider them

and respond to them in the final

environmental impact statement.

To assist the Forest Service in

identifying and considering issues and

concerns on the proposed action,

comments on the draft environmental

impact statement should be as specific

as possible. It is also helpful if

comments refer to specific pages or

chapters of the draft statement.

Comments may also address the

adequacy of the draft environmental

impact statement or the merits of the

alternatives formulated and discussed in

the statement. (Reviewers may wish to

refer to the Council on Environmental

Quality Regulations for implementing

the procedural provisions of the

National Environmental Policy Act at 40

CFR 1503.3 in addressing these points.)

After the comment period ends on the

draft environmental impact statement,

the comments will be analyzed,

considered, and responded to by the

three federal agencies in preparing the

final environmental impact statement.

The federal agencies have decided to

await the decisions of the Virginia State

Corporation Commission and the West

Virginia Public Service Commission on

the APCo proposal before publishing the

final environmental impact statement. It

is not known when the two

Commission’s will issue their decisions.

When these decisions are made the

federal agencies will announce the

publication date of the final

environmental impact statement.

The responsible officials will consider

the comments, responses,

environmental consequences discussed

in the final environmental impact

statement, and applicable laws,

regulations, and policies in making a

decision regarding the proposal to cross

federal lands with a 765,000-volt

transmission line. The responsible

officials will document their decisions

and reasons for their decisions in a

Record of Decision.

The responsible official for the Forest

Service is William E. Damon, Jr., Forest

Supervisor, George Washington and

Jefferson National Forests, 5162

Valleypointe Parkway, Roanoke,

Virginia, 24019. The responsible official

for the National Park Service is Pamela

Underhill, Park Manager, Appalachian

National Scenic Trail, National Park

Service, Harpers Ferry Center, Harpers

Ferry, West Virginia 25425. The

responsible official for the US Army

Corps of Engineers in West Virginia is

Colonel Richard Jemiola, US Army

Corps of Engineers, Huntington District,

508 8th Street, Huntington, West

Virginia 25701–2070. The responsible

official for the US Army Corps of

Engineers in Virginia is Colonel Andrew

M. Perkins, Jr., US Army Corps of

Engineers, Norfolk District, 803 Front

Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23510.

Dated: May 28, 1996.

William E. Damon, Jr.,

Forest Supervisor, George Washington and

Jefferson National Forests.

[FR Doc. 96–14007 Filed 6–4–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

1997 Economic Census Covering

Manufacturing

ACTION: Proposed Agency Information

Collection Activity; 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 August 5, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Acting

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 Michael Zampogna for

Food, Textiles, Apparel, Wood and

Chemical Products, Bureau of the

Census, Room 2212, Building 4,

Washington, DC 20233 on (301) 457-

4810 and to Kenneth Hansen for

Electrical, Transportation, Metals and

Industrial Machinery, Bureau of the

Census, Room 2207, Building 4,

Washington, DC 20233 on (301) 457–

4755.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Census Bureau is the preeminent

collector and provider of timely,

relevant and quality data about the

people and economy of the United

States. Economic data are the Census

Bureau’s primary program commitment

during nondecennial census years. The

economic census, conducted under

authority of Title 13 U.S.C., is the

primary source of facts about the

structure and functioning of the

Nation’s economy and features unique

industry and geographic detail.

Economic census statistics serve as part

of the framework for the national

accounts and provide essential

information for government, business

and the general public. The 1997

Economic Census will cover virtually

every sector of the U.S. economy

including more than 400,000

manufacturing establishments.

The information collected from

companies in the manufacturing sector

of the economic census will produce

basic statistics by industry for number

of establishments, payroll, employment,

value of shipments, value added, capital

expenditures, depreciation, materials

consumed, selected purchased services,

electric energy used and inventories

held. Primary strategies for reducing

burden in Census Bureau economic data

collections are to increase electronic

reporting through broader use of

computerized self-administered census

questionnaires, electronic data

interchange, and other electronic data

collection methods.

II. Method of Collection

Establishments included in this

collection will be selected from a frame

given by the Census Bureau’s Standard

Statistical Establishment List. To be

eligible for selection, an establishment

will be required to satisfy the following

conditions: (i) It must be classified in

the manufacturing sector; (ii) it must be

an active operating establishment of a

multi-establishment company, or it

must be an operating singleestablishment company with payroll;

and (iii) it must be located in one of the

50 states or the District of Columbia.

Most establishments will be included in

the mail protion of the collection. Forms

tailored for the particular kind of

business will be mailed to the

establishment to be filled out and

returned. Establishments not meeting

certain cutoffs for payroll will be

included in the non-mail portion of the

collection. We will use administrative

data in lieu collecting data directly from

these establishments.
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Mail selection procedures will

distinguish several groups of

establishments. Establishment selection

to a particular group is based on a

number of factors. The more important

considerations are the size of the

company and whether it is included in

the intercensal annual survey of

manufactures (ASM) sample panel. The

ASM panel is representative of both

large and small establishments from the

mail component of the manufacturing

census. The ASM sample panel includes

appoximately 60,000 establishments.

The various groups of establishments

that will constitute the 1997 Census of

Manufactures are outlined below.

A. Establishments of MultiEstablishment Companies Engaged in

Manufacturing Activity

Selection procedures will assign

eligible establishments of multiestablishment companies to the mail

component of the potential respondent

universe.

We estimate that the census mail

canvass for 1997 will include the

following:

1. ASM sample establishments: 35,000

2. Non-ASM: 50,000

B. Single-Establishment Companies

Engaged in Manufacturing Activity with

Payroll

As an initial step in the selection

process, we will conduct a study of the

potential respondent universe for

manufacturing. The study of potential

respondents will produce a set of

industry-specific payroll cutoffs that we

will use to distinguish large versus

small single-establishment companies

within each industry. This payroll size

distinction will affect selection as

follows:

1. Large Single-Establishment

Companies

Single-establishment companies

having annualized payroll (from Federal

administrative records) that equals or

exceeds the cutoff for their industry will

be assigned to the mail component of

the potential respondent universe.

We estimate that the census mail

canvass for 1997 will include the

following:

a. ASM sample establishments: 25,000

b. Non-ASM: 96,000

2. Small Single-Establishment

Companies

In selected industries, small singleestablishment companies that satisfy a

particular criteria (administrative record

payroll cutoff) will receive a

manufacturing short form, which will

collect a reduced amount of basic

statistics and other essential information

that is not available from administrative

records.

We estimate that the census mail

canvass for 1997 will include

approximately 54,000 companies in this

category. This category does not contain

ASM establishments.

3. All remaining single-establishment

companies with payroll will be

represented in the census by data

estimated from Federal administrative

records. Generally, we do not include

these small employers in the census

mail canvass.

We estimate that this category for

1997 will include approximately

140,000 manufacturing companies.

III. Data

OMB Number: Not Available.

Form Number: The forms used to

collect information from businesses in

these sectors of the economic census are

tailored to specific business practices

and are too numerous to list separately

in this notice. You can obtain

information on the proposed content of

the forms by calling Michael Zampogna

on (301) 457–4810 or Kenneth Hansen

on (301) 457–4755.

Type of Review: Regular Review.

Affected Public: Businesses or Other

for Profit, Non-profit Institutions, Small

Businesses or Organizations, and State

or Local Governments

Estimated Number of Respondents:

ASM ........................................ 60,000

Non-ASM (Long Form) .......... 146,000

Non-ASM (Short Form) ......... 54,000

Total ............................. 260,000

Estimated Time Per Response:

ASM ........................................ 5.6 hrs

Non-ASM (Long Form) .......... 3.4 hrs

Non-ASM (Short Form) ......... 2.2 hrs

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:

ASM ........................................ 336,000

Non-ASM (Long Form) .......... 496,400

Non-ASM (Short Form) ......... 118,800

Total ............................. 951,200

Estimated Total Annual Cost: The

cost to the government for this work is

included in the total cost of the 1997

Economic Census, estimated to be $218

million.

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.

Dated: May 30, 1996.

Linda Engelmeier,

Acting Departmental Forms Clearance

Officer, Office of Management and

Organization.

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BILLING CODE 3510–07–P

1997 Economic Census Covering

Mining Sector

ACTION: Proposed agency information

collection activity; comment rquest.

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,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before August 5, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Acting

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 Patricia L. Horning,

Bureau of the Census, Room 2125,

Building 4, Washington, DC 20233 on

(301) 457–4680.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Census Bureau is the preeminent

collector and provider of timely,

relevant and quality data about the

people and economy of the United

States. Economic data are the Census

Bureau’s primary program commitment

during nondecennial census years. The