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U.S. trade and development policy for

Africa, on such trade flows.

The USTR requested that the second

annual report on U.S.-Africa trade flows

and effects of U.S. trade and

development policy contain the

following information:

1. An update of U.S.-Africa trade and

investment flows for the latest year

available including both overall trade

and in the following major sectors:

agriculture, forest products, textiles and

apparel, footwear, energy, chemicals,

minerals and metals, machinery,

transportation equipment, electronics

technology, miscellaneous

manufacturers, and services. It is also

requested that basic trade flow

information be provided for U.S. trade

with the following regional trade

groups:

—The Southern African Customs

Union (SACU)

—The Southern African Development

Community (SADC)

—Western African Economic and

Monetary Union (WAEMU)

—Common Market for Eastern and

Southern Africa (COMESA)

2. An identification of major

developments in the World Trade

Organization and in U.S. trade/

economic activities which significantly

affect U.S.-Africa trade and investment

flows by sector during the latest year.

Similarly, to the extent possible,

changing trade and economic activities

within African countries that have a

significant impact should be

highlighted.

3. Progress in regional integration in

Africa. As requested by the USTR, the

Commission will limit its study to the

48 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS: The Commission

does not plan to hold a public hearing

in connection with the second annual

report. However, interested persons are

invited to submit written statements

concerning the matters to be addressed

in the report. Commercial or financial

information that a party desires the

Commission to treat as confidential

must be submitted on separate sheets of

paper, each clearly marked

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’ at

the top. All submissions requesting

confidential treatment must conform

with the requirements of section 201.6

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). All

written submissions, except for

confidential business information, will

be made available for inspection by

interested persons in the Office of the

Secretary to the Commission. To be

assured of consideration by the

Commission, written statements relating

to the Commission’s report should be

submitted at the earliest practical date

and should be received no later than

August 1, 1996. All submissions should

be addressed to the Secretary, United

States International Trade Commission,

500 E Street SW, Washington, DC

20436.

Persons with mobility impairments

who will need special assistance in

gaining access to the Commission

should contact the Office of the

Secretary at 202–205–2000.

Issued: July 1, 1996.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–17188 Filed 7–5–96; 8:45 am]

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JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE

UNITED STATES

Hearing of the Judicial Conference

Advisory Committee on Rules of

Appellate Procedure

AGENCY: Judicial Conference of the

United States Advisory Committee on

Rules of Appellate Procedure.

ACTION: Notice of cancellation of open

hearing.

SUMMARY: The Appellate Rules

Committee public hearing scheduled to

be held in Washington, D.C. on July 8,

1996, ha been canceled. [Original notice

of hearing appeared in the Federal

Register of May 24, 1996 (61 FR 26207).]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

K. Rabiej, Chief, rules Committee

Support Office, Administrative Office of

the United States Courts, Washington,

D.C. 20544, telephone (202) 273–1820.

Dated: July 1, 1996.

John K. Rabiej,

Chief, Rules Committee Support Office.

[FR Doc. 96–17216 Filed 7–5–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Bureau of Justice Assistance

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection

Under Review; State Criminal Alien

Assistance Program (SCAAP).

In accordance with the Code of

Federal Regulations (5 CFR Part

1320.13) the Department of Justice is

requesting emergency approval by July

5, 1996, from the Office of Management

and Budget for this collection of

information. Emergency approval is

needed to ensure that the Department is

able to fully comply with program

changes that are in Public Law 104–134,

lapse of appropriations for FY 1996, etc.

During the emergency approval

period the Department will apply for

three year approval under the normal

processing procedures contained in 5

CFR 1320.

The proposed information collection

is published to obtain comments from

the public and affected agencies.

Comments are encouraged and will be

accepted.

Request written comments and

suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed

collection of information. Your

comments should address one or more

of the following four points:

(1) evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(2) evaluate the accuracy of the

agencies estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(3) enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) 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,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection

instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please contact

Linda McKay (202) 514–6638, Bureau of

Justice Assistance, Office of Justice

Programs, U.S. Department of Justice,

633 Indiana Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20531.

Overview of this information

collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection:

Revised collection of information.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: State

Criminal Alien Assistance Program

Application Form.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Bureau of Justice Assistance,

Office of Justice Programs, United States

Department of Justice.
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(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: State and Local

governments. Other: None. This

program is administered under the

authority of 8 U.S.C. 1252(j) to

reimburse States and localities for costs

expended in the incarceration of

undocumented criminal aliens. The

Application Form will be completed by

each eligible State and local applicant

and will provide information regarding

eligible inmate population and

incarceration costs for verification and

award processing.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 3500 responses at 60 minutes.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 3,500 annual burden hours.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, Suite 850, Washington Center,

1001 G Street, NW, Washington, DC

20530.

Dated: July 1, 1996.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 96–17195 Filed 7–5–96; 8:45 am]

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Drug Enforcement Administration

[Docket No. 95–40]

Rita M. Coleman, M.D. Revocation of

Registration

On May 26, 1995, the Deputy

Assistant Administrator, Office of

Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement

Administration (DEA), issued an Order

to Show Cause to Rita M. Coleman,

M.D., (Respondent), of Baldwin,

Maryland, notifying her of an

opportunity to show cause as to why

DEA should not revoke her DEA

Certificate of Registration, AC9351026,

under 21 U.S.C. 824(a)(3) and deny any

pending applications for renewal of her

registration as a practitioner under 21

U.S.C. 823(f), for the reason that, on or

about August 24, 1994, the Maryland

Board of Physician Quality Assurance

(Medical Board) ordered the revocation

of her state license to practice medicine.

Further, the Show Cause Order noted

that, in response to having her medical

license revoked, the Maryland State

Department of Health and Mental

Hygiene revoked the Respondent’s state

controlled substances registration.

Therefore, the Respondent was not

authorized to handle controlled

substances in the State of Maryland.

On June 14, 1995, the Respondent

filed a response to the Order to Show

Cause, presenting matters in rebuttal to

the show cause allegations, but failing to

either request or to waive her hearing

right. On June 19, 1995, a letter was sent

from the Office of the Administrative

Law Judges, informing the Respondent

that she had until July 17, 1995, to elect

a hearing. By letter dated July 3, 1995,

the Respondent wrote that she did not

wish to waive her rights to an

administrative hearing, but she also

noted that she was not in a position to

attend such a hearing. The Respondent

also asked that her June letter be

considered a written statement of her

position in the matter. In response to the

Respondent’s July letter, Administrative

Law Judge Mary Ellen Bittner issued an

order dated August 18, 1995, in which

she (1) noted the Respondent’s

conflicting positions, and (2)

determined that the Respondent

effectively had provided notice that she

would not appear at an administrative

hearing. Judge Bittner, citing 21 C.F.R.

1301.54(c) and (d), wrote that ‘‘a person

who waives a hearing may file a

statement of position[,] and that a

person who requests a hearing but fails

to appear may be deemed to have

waived the opportunity for a hearing.

Consequently, although [the]

Respondent asserts that she does not

wish to waive her right to a hearing, I

deem her statement that she will not

appear, in conjunction with her request

that her June 11 letter be considered her

statement of position, such a waiver.’’

Accordingly, Judge Bittner ordered

that (1) all proceedings before her in the

Respondent’s case be terminated, and

(2) the matter be submitted to the

Deputy Administrator for issuance of a

final order. On January 23, 1996, the

case was transmitted to the Deputy

Administrator for his action.

Therefore, the Deputy Administrator,

after reviewing the procedural matters

in this case, agrees with Judge Bittner

and concludes that the Respondent is

deemed to have waived her hearing

right. Accordingly, after considering the

materials submitted, the Deputy

Administrator now enters his final order

in this matter without a hearing,

pursuant to 21 CFR 1301.54(e) and

1301.57.

The Deputy Administrator finds that,

on August 24, 1994, after holding an

administrative hearing, the Medical

Board revoked the Respondent’s license

to practice medicine in the State of

Maryland. Subsequently, the Division of

Drug Control, Maryland State

Department of Health and Mental

Hygiene, voided the Respondent’s State

of Maryland Controlled Dangerous

Substance Registration Certificate. Thus,

the Respondent is not authorized to

practice medicine or to prescribe,

administer, or dispense controlled

substances in the State of Maryland.

Further, in her letter filed June 14, 1995,

the Respondent has not challenged the

authenticity of the Medical Board’s

revocation order or the order revoking

her registration to handle controlled

substances. The Respondent has not

submitted any evidence contesting the

act that her medical license and

controlled substances certificate have

been revoked.

The DEA does not have statutory

authority under the Controlled

Substances Act to issue or maintain a

registration if the applicant or registrant

is without state authority to handle

controlled substances in the state in

which she conducts her business. 21

U.S.C. 802(21), 823(f), and 824(a)(3).

This prerequisite has been consistently

upheld. See Dominick A. Ricci, M.D., 58

FR 51,104 (1993); James H. Nickens,

M.D., 57 FR 59,847 (1992); Roy E.

Hardman, M.D., 57 FR 49,195 (1992);

Myong S. Yi, M.D., 54 FR 30,618 (1989);

Bobby Watts, M.D., 53 FR 11,919 (1988).

Here, it is clear that the Respondent is

neither currently authorized to practice

medicine nor to dispense controlled

substances in the State of Maryland.

Therefore, the Respondent currently is

not entitled to a DEA registration.

Accordingly, the Deputy

Administrator of the Drug Enforcement

Administration, pursuant to the

authority vested in him by 21 U.S.C. 823

and 824, and 28 CFR 0.100(b) and 0.104,

hereby orders that DEA Certificate of

Registration, AC9351026 previously

issued to Rita M. Coleman, M.D., be,

and it hereby is, revoked. The Deputy

Administrator further orders that any

pending applications for the renewal of

such registration be, and they hereby

are, denied. This order is effective

August 7, 1996.

Dated: July 1, 1996.

Stephen H. Greene,

Deputy Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96–17255 Filed 7–5–96; 8:45 am]

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