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7 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12) (1995).

to the Commission that such action is

necessary or appropriate in the public

interest, for the protection of investors,

or otherwise in furtherance of the

purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

Interested persons are invited to

submit written data, views and

arguments concerning the foregoing.

Persons making written submissions

should file six copies thereof with the

Secretary, Securities and Exchange

Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20549. Copies of the

submission, all subsequent

amendments, all written statements

with respect to the proposed rule

change that are filed with the

Commission, and all written

communications relating to the

proposed rule change between the

Commission and any person, other than

those that may be withheld from the

public in accordance with the

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be

available for inspection and copying in

the Commission’s Public Reference

Section, 450 Fifth Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20549. Copies of such

filing will also be available for

inspection and copying at the principal

office of the Exchange. All submissions

should refer to the file number in the

caption above and should be submitted

by July 24, 1996.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.7

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–16925 Filed 7–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Declaration of Disaster Loan Area #2868]

Indiana; Declaration of Disaster Loan

Area

St. Joseph County and the contiguous

counties of Elkhart, LaPorte, Marshall,

and Starke in the State of Indiana, and

Berrien and Cass Counties in the State

of Michigan constitute a disaster area as

a result of damages caused by severe

storms and flooding which occurred on

June 9 and 10, 1996. Applications for

loans for physical damage may be filed

until the close of business on August 23,

1996 and for economic injury until the

close of business on March 24, 1997 at

the address listed below:

U.S. Small Business Administration,

Disaster Area 2 Office, One Baltimore

Place, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30308,

or other locally announced locations.

The interest rates are:

For Physical Damage

Homeowners With Credit Available

Elsewhere—7.625%.

Homeowners Without Credit

Available Elsewhere—3.875%.

Businesses With Credit Available

Elsewhere—8.000%.

Businesses and Non-Profit

Organizations Without Credit Available

Elsewhere—4.000%.

Others (Including Non-Profit

Organizations) With Credit Available

Elsewhere—7.125%.

For Economic Injury

Businesses and Small Agricultural

Cooperatives Without Credit Available

Elsewhere—4.000%.

The numbers assigned to this disaster

for physical damage are 286806 for

Indiana and 286906 for Michigan.

For economic injury the numbers are

894900 for Indiana and 895000 for

Michigan.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 59002 and 59008)

Dated: June 24, 1996.

John T. Spotila,

Acting Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96–16981 Filed 7–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–M

COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Amendment to Earlier Directives to

Reflect Cancellation of Staged Entry

Periods for Certain Cotton, Wool, ManMade Fiber, Silk Blend and Other

Vegetable Fiber Textiles and Textile

Products and Silk Apparel Products

Produced or Manufactured in the

People’s Republic of China

June 26, 1996.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs amending

earlier directives with respect to textile

products from China.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 26, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Aldrich, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Executive Order 11651 of March

3, 1972, as amended; section 204 of the

Agricultural Act of 1956, as amended (7

U.S.C. 1854).

At the request of the Office of the U.S.

Trade Representative (USTR), directives

from CITA to the Commissioner of

Customs, issued on May 15, 1996 (61 FR

24919) and June 12, 1996 (61 FR 30597)

amended previous directives from CITA

to the Commissioner of Customs, issued

November 30, 1995 (60 FR 62413) and

December 13, 1995 (60 FR 65292), to

facilitate the establishment of staged

entry periods for certain goods

produced or manufactured in the

People’s Republic of China and

exported from China for the 30-day

periods beginning on May 15, 1996

through June 13, 1996 and June 14, 1996

through July 13, 1996.

Based on the measures that China has

and will take in the future to implement

key elements of the 1995 Agreement on

Enforcement of Intellectual Property

Rights and Market Access, USTR on

June 21, 1996 requested the

Commissioner of Customs to terminate

the above-referenced staged entry

periods in accordance with section 301

of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended

(see 61 FR 33147, published on June 26,

1996).

The action taken in the letter below

will facilitate implementation of USTR’s

directive to the Commissioner of

Customs dated June 21, 1996.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

June 26, 1996.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive

amends, but does not cancel, the directives

issued to you on November 30, 1995 and

December 13, 1995, by the Chairman,

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements (CITA). Those directives concern

imports of certain silk apparel and certain

cotton, wool, man-made fiber, silk blend and

other vegetable fiber textile products,

produced or manufactured in the People’s

Republic of China and exported from China

during the twelve-month period beginning on

January 1, 1996 and extending through

December 31, 1996.

The above directives are hereby amended

to the extent necessary to facilitate

implementation of the directive of the Office

of the U.S. Trade Representative to the

Commissioner of Customs dated June 21,

1996 regarding textile products from China,

issued pursuant to section 301 of the Trade

Act of 1974, as amended. For your

information, the above directives are

amended to reflect that entry of certain

textile products, produced or manufactured

in the People’s Republic of China, shall no

longer be subject to limitation for the 30-day
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periods beginning on May 15, 1996 through

June 13, 1996 and June 14, 1996 through July

13, 1996.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that

these actions fall within the foreign affairs

exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5

U.S.C. 553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 96–16934 Filed 7–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–F

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[CGD 96–031]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act the Coast

Guard announces seven Information

Collection Requests (ICR) coming up for

renewal. These ICRs include: 1.

Application for Vessel Inspection and

Waiver; 2. Bridge Permit Application

Guide; 3. Letter of Intent; 4. Application

for Tonnage Measurement of Vessels; 5.

Oil and Hazardous Material Pollution

Prevention and Safety Records,

Equivalent/Alternatives and

Exemptions; 6. Records Relating to

Citizenship of Personnel on Units

Engaged in Outer Continental Shelf

(OCS) Activities; and 7. Ballast Water

Management for Vessels Entering the

Great Lakes. Before submitting the

renewal packages to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB), the

Coast Guard is soliciting comments on

specific aspects of the collections as

described below.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before September 3, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

Commandant (G–SII–2), U.S. Coast

Guard Headquarters, Room 6106 (Attn:

Barbara Davis), 2100 2nd St, SW,

Washington, DC 20593–0001, or may be

hand delivered to the same address

between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

The telephone number is (202) 267–

2326. The comments will become part

of this docket and will be available for

inspection and copying by appointment

at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barbara Davis, U.S. Coast Guard, Office

of Information Management, telephone

(202) 267–2326.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Request for Comments

The Coast Guard encourages

interested persons to submit written

views, comments, data, or arguments.

Persons submitting comments should

include their names and addresses,

identify this Notice, the specific ICR to

which each comment applies, and give

reasons for each comment. The Coast

Guard requests that all comments and

attachments be submitted in an

unbound format no larger than 81⁄2′′ by

11′′, suitable for copying and electronic

filing. If that is not practical, a second

copy of any bound material is requested.

Persons desiring acknowledgement that

their comments have been received

should enclose a stamped, selfaddressed post card or envelope.

Interested persons can receive copies

of the complete ICR by contacting Ms.

Davis where indicated under

ADDRESSES.

Information Collection Requests

1. Title: Application for Vessel

Inspection and Waiver.

OMB No. 2115–0007

Summary: The collection of

information requires the owner, agent or

master of a vessel to apply in writing to

the Coast Guard before the

commencement of the inspection for

certification or when, in the interest of

national defense, a waiver is desired

from the requirements of navigation and

vessel inspection.

Need: The reporting requirements of

the Application for Inspection of U.S.

Vessels and the Application for Waiver

and Waiver Order are part of the Coast

Guard’s Marine Inspection Program

authorized by 46 U.S.C. 3306 and 3309.

Respondents: Vessel owner, operator,

agent, masters or interested U.S.

Government agency.

Frequency: On occasion, biennially

and triennially.

Burden: The estimated burden is

1,707 hours annually.

2. Title: Bridge Permit Application

Guide.

OMB No. 2115–0050

Summary: The collection of

information is a bridge permit request

submitted as application for Coast

Guard approval of proposed bridge

projects. Applicants will submit to the

Coast Guard a letter of application along

with letter size drawings (plans) and

maps showing the proposed bridge

project and its location.

Need: Title 33 U.S.C. 401, 491, 525,

and 535, authorize the Coast Guard to

approve plans and locations for all

bridges or causeways that are to be

constructed over navigable waters of the

United States.

Respondents: Public and private

owners of bridges over navigable waters

of the United States.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden: The estimated burden is

2,600 hours annually.

3. Title: Letter of Intent.

OMB No. 2115–007

Summary: The collection of

information is a Letter of Intent which

serves as a notice by a facility owner

and operator to the Coast Guard that

they intend to transfer oil or hazardous

materials from their facility.

Need: Under the Federal Water

Pollution Control Act and Executive

Order 12777, the Coast Guard has the

authority to issue regulations to prevent

the discharge of oil or hazardous

materials from waterfront facilities.

Respondents: Owners and operators

of waterfront facilities.

Frequency: On occasion.

Burden: The estimated burden is 460

hours annually.

4. Title: Application for Tonnage

Measurement of Vessels.

OMB No. 2115–0086

Summary: The collection of

information requires vessel owners to

submit application for tonnage

measurement to the Coast Guard or an

organization delegated by the Coast

Guard. Additional information may be

required if an owner requests certain

tonnage treatment.

Need: 46. U.S.C. 14104 requires that

before a vessel is documented or

recorded under laws of the United

States, or where the application of law

of the United States to a vessel is

determined by its tonnage, the vessel

must be measured for tonnage.

Respondent: Vessel owners.

Frequency: Once per vessel.

Burden Estimate: The estimated

burden is 44,000 hours annually

5. Title: Oil and Hazardous Material

Pollution Prevention and Safety

Records, Equivalent/Alternatives and

Exemptions

OMB No. 2115–0096

Summary: The collection of

information requires the inspection of

discharge removal equipment on vessels

and requires monitoring, reporting and

recordkeeping regarding discharges of

oil or hazardous materials by facilities

and vessels. The regulated industry has

the option of requesting, in writing,

either equivalent or alternative

procedures, methods or equipment

standards in lieu of any requirement or