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is effective upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Done at Washington, DC this 27th day of
August 1998.
Warren P. Preston,
Acting Director, Office of Policy Litigation/
Support, Packers and Stockyards Programs.
[FR Doc. 98–23709 Filed 9–2–98; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and
Stockyards Administration
Posting of Stockyards
Pursuant to the authority provided
under Section 302 of the Packers and
Stockyards Act (7 U.S.C. 202), it was
ascertained that the livestock market
named below is a stockyard as defined
by Section 302 (a). Notice was given to
the stockyard owner and to the public
as required by Section 302 (b), by
posting notice at the stockyard on the
date specified below, that the stockyard
is subject to the provisions of the
Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as
amended (7 U.S.C. 181 et seq.).
Facility No., name, and lo-
cation of stockyard
Date of posting
NM–123, Southwest Live-
stock Auction, Los
Lunas, New Mexico.
Aug. 12, 1998
Done at Washington, D.C. this 28th day of
August 1998.
Daniel L. Van Ackeren,
Director, Office of Policy/Litigation Support,
Packers and Stockyards Programs.
[FR Doc. 98–23791 Filed 9–2–98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410–EN–P
BROADCASTING BOARD OF
GOVERNORS
Sunshine Act Meeting
DATE AND TIME: September 15, 1998; 9:30
a.m.
PLACE: Cohen Building, Room 3321, 330
Independence Ave., S.W., Washington,
D.C. 20547.
CLOSED MEETING: The members of the
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)
will meet in closed session to review
and discuss a number of issues relating
to U.S. Government-funded non-
military international broadcasting.
They will address internal procedural,
budgetary, and personnel issues, as well
as sensitive foreign policy issues
relating to potential options in the U.S.
international broadcasting field. This
meeting is closed because if open it
likely would either disclose matters that
would be properly classified to be kept
secret in the interest of foreign policy
under the appropriate executive order (5
U.S.C. 552b.(c)(1)) or would disclose
information the premature disclosure of
which would be likely to significantly
frustrate implementation of a proposed
agency action. (5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(9)(B))
In addition, part of the discussion will
relate solely to the internal personnel
and organizational issues of the BBG or
the International Broadcasting Bureau.
(5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(2) and (6))
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Persons interested in obtaining more
information should contact Brenda
Massey at (202) 401–3736.
Dated: September 1, 1998.
David W. Burke,
Chairman.
[FR Doc. 98–23915 Filed 9–1–98; 2:35 pm]
BILLING CODE 8230–01–M
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Census 2000—American Samoa, the
Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S.
Virgin Islands
ACTION: Proposed collection; 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 November 2,
1998.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental
Forms Clearance Officer, Department of
Commerce, Room 5327, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,
DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Decennial
Communications, Decennial
Management Division, Bureau of the
Census, Room 2002, Suitland Federal
Center 352, Washington, DC 20233–
0001, (301) 457–3947.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Census Bureau will conduct
Census 2000 operations in American
Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and
the U.S. Virgin Islands (collectively
referred to as the Island Areas) in
partnership with the government of
each Island Area.
The United States Constitution
mandates that a census of the Nation’s
population be taken every ten years. In
Title 13, U.S. Code, the Congress gave
the Secretary of Commerce (delegated to
the Director of the Census Bureau)
authority to undertake the decennial
census.
The geographic scope of the decennial
census is specified in Title 13 U.S.C.,
Section 191 as covering the 50 states,
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
the Virgin Islands of the United States,
the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, and Guam, and any
other areas as may be determined by the
Secretary of Commerce. In Census 2000,
we also will enumerate the Pacific
Island Area of American Samoa.
The Census Bureau’s goal in Census
2000 is to take the most accurate and
cost-effective census possible. The goal
in selecting Census 2000 questionnaire
content for the Island Areas is to fulfill
the many statutory data requirements of
Federal agencies, as well as the needs of
the Island Areas to administer
governmental programs. Census data are
the definitive benchmark for virtually
all demographic information used by
the Island Areas and local governments,
policy makers, educators, journalists,
and community and nonprofit
organizations.
Based on the Census Bureau’s review
of the subject recommendations
submitted by the Island Areas
Interagency Committees, there will be
one questionnaire for the Pacific Island
Areas and a separate one for the U.S.
Virgin Islands. Using two questionnaires
will enable the Census Bureau to
address the different needs of the areas.
The Census Bureau will collect
demographic, social, economic, and
housing characteristics from the Island
Areas population. Many of the questions
included on the questionnaires are the
same as those on the stateside short and
long-form questionnaires; others are
modified stateside questions as
recommended by the Island Areas
Interagency Committees to reflect the
unique social, economic, and climatic
characteristics of these areas. There will
be no sampling for content in the Island
Areas; all forms distributed will be long-
forms.
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In the process of developing our data
collection forms, the Census Bureau has
tried to reduce respondent burden in
two ways: (1) including only those
questions that are explicitly required in
Federal or local law or whose use is
strongly implied by the data
requirements in the law—both forms
have fewer questions than their 1990
counterparts, and (2) working through
the decade developing forms that are
easy to understand and fill out.
II. Method of Collection
The Census Bureau will develop and
sign a Memorandum of Agreement with
the Governor of each of the Island Areas
that outlines the mutual roles and
responsibilities of each party in the
conduct of Census 2000 for each Island
Area.
The Census Bureau will conduct a
blanket mailing of unaddressed
questionnaires to postal patrons in each
of the Island Areas. Housing units also
will receive an advance letter before
questionnaire delivery. Enumerators
will visit each housing unit and pick up
a completed questionnaire or conduct
an interview if the respondent did not
complete the questionnaire. They also
will develop an address list for the area
and spot each housing unit’s location on
a map at the time of enumeration. This
operation is called list/enumerate.
The Census Bureau plans to take the
following additional steps to improve
response to the census:
• Encourage the Island Areas
governments to build partnerships with
local government agencies and
community groups to alert them to
problems and advise them about
opportunities to publicize Census 2000
and the best ways to communicate the
message.
• Motivate individuals to respond (by
explaining the benefits and mandatory
nature of the census) and make Census
2000 forms attractive, easy to
understand, and simple to fill out.
• Employ new methods to find and
enumerate people, such as enumerating
persons who use services at shelters and
other facilities and placing unaddressed
‘‘Be Counted’’ forms in publicly
accessible locations such as community
centers for pick up and completion by
people who believe that they have not
been counted in the census.
• Make greater use of the telephone as
a data collection tool.
III. Data
OMB Number: Not available.
Form Numbers:
Advance Census Report Long Form:
D–13 (AS), D–13 (CNMI), D–13 (G), D–
13 (VI).
Enumerator Questionnaire Long
Form: D–2E (AS), D–2E (CNMI), D–
2E(G), D–2E (VI).
Enumerator Questionnaire
Supplement: D–2(E) SUPP AS, D–2(E)
SUPP CNMI, D–2(E) SUPP G, D–2(E)
SUPP VI.
‘‘Be Counted’’ Forms: D–10(AS), D–10
(CNMI), D–10(G), D–10(VI).
Individual Census Reports: D–20B
(PI), D–20B (VI).
Military Census Report: D–21 (PI).
Letters/Cards/Notices: D–1(F) PI, D–
1(F) VI, D–5(L) AS, D–5 (L) CNMI, D–
5(L) G, D–5(L) VI, D–13(L) AS, D–13(L)
CNMI, D–13(L) G, D–13 (L) VI, D–26
(PI), D–26(VI), D–31 (PI), D–31(VI), D–
3309.
Note: American Samoa (AS),
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands (CNMI), Guam (G), and Virgin Islands
(VI).
Type of Review: Regular Submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
10,440 households in American Samoa,
12,560 households in CNMI, 36,530
households in Guam, 38,310 households
in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Estimated Time Per Response: AS
Long Form: 62 minutes; CNMI Long
Form: 45 minutes; G Long Form: 41
minutes; VI Long Form: 40 minutes; All
Areas Vacants: 5 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: AS
Long Form: 10,834 hours; CNMI Long
Form: 9,620; G Long Form: 25,335
hours; VI Long Form: 26,262 hours;
Total: 72,051 hours.
Note: Although the questionnaire content
is the same for the Pacific Island Areas, the
respondent burden differs for each area
because of the expected household size.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: The
only cost to respondent is their time.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. Sections
141 and 191.
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; 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;
the comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: August 28, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office
of the Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics
Administration
Secretary’s 2000 Census Advisory
Committee
AGENCY: Economics and Statistics
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Public Law
92–463, as amended by Pub. L. 94–409,
Pub. L. 96–523, and Pub. L. 97–375), we
are giving notice of a meeting of the
Commerce Secretary’s 2000 Census
Advisory Committee. The meeting will
convene on September 24–25, 1998, at
the Embassy Suites Hotel, 1250 22nd
Street, NW, Washington, DC. The
Committee will continue to review and
discuss Census 2000 Dress Rehearsal
operations and procedures as well as
Census 2000, including plans for the
language program. Last-minute changes
to the schedule are possible, and they
could prevent us from giving advance
notice.
DATES: On Thursday, September 24,
1998, the meeting will begin around
8:45 a.m. and adjourn at approximately
4:30 p.m. On Friday, September 25,
1998, the meeting will begin around
8:45 a.m. and adjourn at approximately
4:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 1250 22nd
Street, NW, Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anyone wishing additional information
about this meeting, or who wishes to
submit written statements, may contact
Maxine Anderson-Brown, Committee
Liaison Officer, Department of
Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Room
1647, Federal Building 3, Washington,
DC 20233, telephone 301–457–2308,
TDD 301–457–2540.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee is composed of a Chair, Vice-
Chair, and up to 35 member
organizations, all appointed by the
Secretary of Commerce. The Committee