30592 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 117 / Monday, June 17, 1996 / Notices

Dated: June 6, 1996.

Dan Haigler,

Acting Departmental Forms Clearance

Officer, Office of Management and

Organization.

[FR Doc. 96–15242 Filed 6–14–96; 8:45 am]

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Submission For OMB Review;

Comment Request

DOC has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposal for

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

Agency: Bureau of the Census.

Title: 1997 Economic Census Covering

Retail Trade, Foodservices, Drinking

Places, and Accommodations Sectors

Form Number(s): Various.

Agency Approval Number: None.

Type of Request: New collection.

Burden: 993,000 hours in FY 1998; 1

hour in FY 1996&7.

Number of Respondents: 1,291,003.

Avg Hours Per Response: 46 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The economic

census 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 1.1 million retail

establishments, and more than .5

million foodservices, drinking places,

and accommodations establishments.

The information collected from

businesses in this sector of the

economic census will produce basic

statistics by kind of business for number

of establishments, sales, payroll, and

employment. It also will yield a variety

of subject statistics, including sales by

merchandise line, sales by class of

customer, and other industry–specific

measures.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for–profit, individuals or households,

not–for–profit institutions, state, local or

tribal government.

Frequency: Every 5 years.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

OMB Desk Officer: Jerry Coffey, (202)

395–7314.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Dan Haigler, Acting

DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202)

482–3272, Department of Commerce,

room 5312, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to Jerry Coffey, OMB Desk

Officer, room 10201, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: June 10, 1996.

Dan Haigler,

Acting Departmental Forms Clearance

Officer, Office of Management and

Organization.

[FR Doc. 96–15243 Filed 6–14–96; 8:45 am]

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Submission For OMB Review;

Comment Request

DOC has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

clearance the following proposal for

collection of information under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

Agency: Bureau of the Census.

Title: 1997 Economic Census Covering

the Wholesale Trade Sector.

Form Number(s): Various.

Agency Approval Number: None.

Type of Request: New collection.

Burden: 634,400 hours in FY 1998; 1

hour in FY 1996&7.

Number of Respondents: 540,000.

Avg Hours Per Response: 1 hour and

10 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The economic

census 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 .5 million

wholesale establishments. The

information collected from businesses

in this sector of the economic census

will produce basic statistics by kind of

business for number of establishments,

sales, payroll, and employment. It also

will yield a variety of subject statistics,

including sales by merchandise line,

sales by class of customer, and other

industry–specific measures.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for–profit, individuals or households,

not–for–profit institutions, state, local or

tribal government.

Frequency: Every 5 years.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

OMB Desk Officer: Jerry Coffey, (202)

395–7314.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Dan Haigler, Acting

DOC Forms Clearance Officer, (202)

482–3272, Department of Commerce,

room 5312, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to Jerry Coffey, OMB Desk

Officer, room 10201, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: June 10, 1996.

Dan Haigler,

Acting Departmental Forms Clearance

Officer, Office of Management and

Organization.

[FR Doc. 96–15244 Filed 6–14–96; 8:45 am]

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Bureau of the Census

[Docket No. 960529150–6150–01]

Survey of Environmental Products and

Services

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census,

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of consideration.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Bureau of the Census is considering

a proposal to conduct the Survey of

Environmental Products and Services

for the year 1995 under the authority of

Title 13, United States Code, Sections

131 and 193. On the basis of

information and recommendations

received by the Bureau of the Census

and other agencies, the data have

significant application to the needs of

the public and industry.

DATES: Any suggestions or

recommendations concerning the

proposed survey should be submitted in

writing by July 17, 1996 in order to

receive consideration.

ADDRESSES: Director, Bureau of the

Census, Washington, D.C. 20233.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elinor Champion, Chief, Environmental,

Technical and Innovation Branch,

Manufacturing and Construction

Division (301) 457–4683.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

primary users of these data will be

numerous Government agencies,

including the Bureau of the Census,

Environmental Protection Agency, and

the International Trade Administration.

Other users include business firms,

academics, trade associations, and

research and consulting organizations.

The data will be used to measure and

analyze the environmental industry and

serve as a tool to promote international

trade of environmental goods. The
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information to be developed from this

survey is necessary for comprehensive

and detailed measurement of

environmental goods and services. The

data collected in this survey will be

within the general scope and nature of

those inquiries covered by the economic

census.

This survey has been submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget for

approval in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act, Public Law

104–13. Copies of the proposed form are

made available on request to the

Director, Bureau of the Census,

Washington, D.C. 20233.

Dated: May 29, 1996.

Martha Farnsworth Riche,

Director. Bureau of the Census.

[FR Doc. 96–15231 Filed 6–14–96; 8:45 am]

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Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 814]

Grant of Authority; Establishment of a

Foreign-Trade Zone; Fort Myers, FL

Pursuant to its authority under the

Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18,

1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u),

the Foreign-Trade 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 foreigntrade 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 Lee County Port

Authority (the Grantee) has made

application to the Board (FTZ Docket

35–94, 59 FR 59398, 11/17/94),

requesting the establishment of a

foreign-trade zone at two sites in Fort

Myers, Florida, at and adjacent to the

Southwest Florida International Airport,

a Customs user fee airport; and,

Whereas, notice inviting public

comment has been given in the Federal

Register, and the Board adopts the

findings and recommendations of the

examiner’s report and finds that the

requirements of the Act and the Board’s

regulations are satisfied, and that

approval of the application is in the

public interest;

Now, Therefore, the Board hereby

grants to the Grantee the privilege of

establishing a foreign-trade zone,

designated on the records of the Board

as Foreign-Trade Zone No. 213, at the

sites described in the application,

subject to the Act and the Board’s

regulations, including Section 400.28,

and subject to the standard 2,000-acre

activation limit.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 5th day of

June 1996.

Foreign-Trade Zones Board.

Michael Kantor,

Secretary of Commerce, Chairman and

Executive Officer.

Attest:

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–15319 Filed 6–14–96; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. 48–96]

Foreign-Trade Zone No. 85, Everett,

WA; Reissuance of Grant of Authority

An application has been submitted to

the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board

(the Board) by the Puget Sound ForeignTrade Zone Association, grantee of FTZ

85, Everett, Washington, requesting the

reissuance of the grant of authority for

FTZ 85 to the Port of Everett, a

Washington public corporation, which

has concurrently requested to become

the new grantee of the zone project. The

application was submitted pursuant to

the provisions of the FTZ Act, as

amended (U.S.C. 81a–81u) and the

regulations of the Board (15 CFR Part

400). It was formally filed on May 31,

1996.

Public comment (original and 3

copies) is invited from interested parties

(see FTZ Board address below). The

closing date for their receipt is July 17,

1996.

A copy of the application will be

available for public inspection at the

following location: Office of the

Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade

Zones Board, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Room 3716, 14th &

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

Dated: June 10, 1996.

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–15320 Filed 6–14–96; 8:45 am]

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[Docket No. 950407092–6099–02]

RIN: 0648–XX12

Climate and Global Change Program

AGENCY: Office of Global Programs,

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Climate and Global

Change Program represents a National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA) contribution to

evolving national and international

programs designed to improve our

ability to observe, understand, predict,

and respond to changes in the global

environment. This program builds on

NOAA’s mission requirements and

longstanding capabilities in global

change research and prediction. The

NOAA Program is a key contributing

element of the U.S. Global Change

Research Program (USGCRP), which is

coordinated by the interagency

Committee on Environmental and

Natural Resources. NOAA’s program is

designed to complement other agency

contributions to that national effort.

DATES: Strict deadlines for submission

to the FY 1997 process are: Letters of

intent must be received at OGP no later

than July 19, 1996. Full proposals must

be received at OGP no later than

September 20, 1996.

Applicants who have not received a

response to their letter of intent by

August 9, 1996 should contact the

program office. The time from target

date to grant award varies with program

area. We anticipate that review of full

proposals will occur during late 1996

through early 1997 and funding should

begin during the spring of 1997 for most

approved projects. May 1, 1997, should

be used as the proposed start date on

proposals, unless otherwise directed by

the appropriate Program Officer.

Applicants should be notified of their

status within 6 months. All proposals

must be submitted in accordance with

the guidelines below. Failure to heed

these guidelines may result in proposals

being returned without review.

ADDRESSES: Proposals may be submitted

to: Office of Global Programs, National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, 1100 Wayne Avenue,

Suite 1225, Silver Spring, MD 20910–

5603.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irma

dePree at the above address, or at

phone: (301) 427–2089 ext. 17, fax: (301)

427–2073, Internet:

dePree@ogp.noaa.gov.