60748 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 231 / Friday, November 29, 1996 / Notices
transaction is consistent with the public
interest and should be authorized.
This action will not significantly
affect either the quality of the human
environment or the conservation of
energy resources.
It is ordered:
1. The proposed consolidation and
merger are approved and authorized,
subject to the filing of opposing
comments.
2. This notice will be effective on
January 13, 1997, but will be deemed
vacated if opposing comments are filed
on or before that date.
Decided: November 25, 1996.
By the Board, Chairman Morgan, Vice
Chairman Simmons and Commissioner
Owen.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96–30486 Filed 11–27–96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915–00–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency
Office of Thrift Supervision
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
AGENCIES: Office of the Comptroller of
the Currency (OCC) and Office of Thrift
Supervision (OTS), Treasury; Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System (Board); and Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
ACTION: Submission for OMB review;
Comment request.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the OCC, OTS, and the
FDIC hereby give notice that they plan
to submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) requests for review
of the information collection described
below. Additionally, the Board is
reviewing the collection under its
delegated authority from OMB. The
OCC, OTS, Board, and FDIC
(collectively, the ‘‘Agencies’’) may not
conduct or sponsor, and respondent is
not required to respond to, an
information collection that has been
extended, revised, or implemented on or
after October 1, 1995, unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Comments are invited on: (a) whether
the proposed revisions to the following
collections of information are necessary
for the proper performance of the
Agencies’ functions, including whether
the information has practical utility; (b)
the accuracy of the Agencies’ estimate of
the burden of the information
collections as they are proposed to be
revised, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) ways to minimize the
burden of information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology;
and (e) estimates of capital or startup
costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before December 30, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Direct written comments as
follows:
OCC: Communications Division,
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, Third Floor, 250 E Street,
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20219;
Attention: 1557–0014. Comments may
also be sent by facsimile transmission to
(202) 874–5274 or by electronic mail to:
REGS.COMMENTS@OCC.TREAS.GOV.
OTS: Dissemination Branch, Records
Management and Information Policy,
Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20552,
Attention: 1550–0032. These
submissions may be hand-delivered to
1700 G Street, N.W. from 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. on business days. They may
be sent by facsimile transmission to
(202) 906–7755. Comments over 25
pages in length should be sent to Fax
(202) 906–6956. Comments will be
available for inspection at 1700 G Street,
N.W., from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on
business days.
Board: William W. Wiles, Secretary,
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 20th & Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551,
or delivered to the Board’s mail room
between 8:45 a.m. and 5:15 p.m., and to
the security control room outside of
those hours. Both the mail room and the
security control room are accessible
from the courtyard entrance on 20th
Street between Constitution Avenue and
C Street N.W. Comments received may
be inspected in Room MP–500 of the
Martin Building between 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. weekdays, except as provided
in 12 CFR 261.8 of the Board’s Rules
Regarding Availability of Information,
12 CFR 261.8(a).
FDIC: Jerry Langley, Executive
Secretary, Attention: Room F–402,
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
550 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20429. Comments may be hand-
delivered to Room F–402, 1776 F Street,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20429, on
business days between 8:30 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. (FAX number (202) 898–3838;
Internet address:
COMMENTS@FDIC.GOV). Comments
will be available for inspection and
photocopying in Room 7118, 550 17th
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20429,
between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on
business days.
A copy of the comments may also be
submitted to the OMB Desk Officer,
Alexander T. Hunt, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 3208,
Washington, D.C. 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of the submission or requests for
additional information may be obtained
by contacting:
OCC: Jessie Gates, OCC Clearance
Officer, or Dionne Walsh, (202)874–
5090, Legislative and Regulatory
Activities Division.
OTS: Colleen M. Devine, OTS
Clearance Officer, (202)906–6025.
Board: Mary M. McLaughlin, Board
Clearance Officer, (202)452–3829. For
the hearing impaired only,
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
(TDD), Dorothea Thompson, (202)452–
3544, Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 20th and C Streets,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551.
FDIC: Steven F. Hanft, FDIC Clearance
Officer, (202)898–3907.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Interagency Notice of Change in
Control, Interagency Notice of Change in
Director or Senior Executive Officer,
and Interagency Biographical and
Financial Report.
OCC’s Title: Comptroller’s Corporate
Manual. The specific portions of the
Comptroller’s Corporate Manual that are
changed and addressed in this notice
are those that pertain to the Interagency
Notice of Change in Bank Control, the
Interagency Notice of Change in Director
or Senior Executive Officer, and the
Interagency Biographical and Financial
Report.
OMB Number:
OCC: 1557–0014.
OTS: Interagency Notice of Change in
Control, 1550–0032; Interagency Notice
of Change in Director or Senior
Executive Officer, 1550–0047;
Interagency Biographical and Financial
Report, 1550–0047.
Board: 7100–0134.
FDIC: Interagency Notice of Change in
Control, 3064–0019; Interagency Notice
transaction is consistent with the public
interest and should be authorized.
This action will not significantly
affect either the quality of the human
environment or the conservation of
energy resources.
It is ordered:
1. The proposed consolidation and
merger are approved and authorized,
subject to the filing of opposing
comments.
2. This notice will be effective on
January 13, 1997, but will be deemed
vacated if opposing comments are filed
on or before that date.
Decided: November 25, 1996.
By the Board, Chairman Morgan, Vice
Chairman Simmons and Commissioner
Owen.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96–30486 Filed 11–27–96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915–00–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency
Office of Thrift Supervision
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
AGENCIES: Office of the Comptroller of
the Currency (OCC) and Office of Thrift
Supervision (OTS), Treasury; Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System (Board); and Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
ACTION: Submission for OMB review;
Comment request.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the OCC, OTS, and the
FDIC hereby give notice that they plan
to submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) requests for review
of the information collection described
below. Additionally, the Board is
reviewing the collection under its
delegated authority from OMB. The
OCC, OTS, Board, and FDIC
(collectively, the ‘‘Agencies’’) may not
conduct or sponsor, and respondent is
not required to respond to, an
information collection that has been
extended, revised, or implemented on or
after October 1, 1995, unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Comments are invited on: (a) whether
the proposed revisions to the following
collections of information are necessary
for the proper performance of the
Agencies’ functions, including whether
the information has practical utility; (b)
the accuracy of the Agencies’ estimate of
the burden of the information
collections as they are proposed to be
revised, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) ways to minimize the
burden of information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology;
and (e) estimates of capital or startup
costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before December 30, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Direct written comments as
follows:
OCC: Communications Division,
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, Third Floor, 250 E Street,
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20219;
Attention: 1557–0014. Comments may
also be sent by facsimile transmission to
(202) 874–5274 or by electronic mail to:
REGS.COMMENTS@OCC.TREAS.GOV.
OTS: Dissemination Branch, Records
Management and Information Policy,
Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20552,
Attention: 1550–0032. These
submissions may be hand-delivered to
1700 G Street, N.W. from 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. on business days. They may
be sent by facsimile transmission to
(202) 906–7755. Comments over 25
pages in length should be sent to Fax
(202) 906–6956. Comments will be
available for inspection at 1700 G Street,
N.W., from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on
business days.
Board: William W. Wiles, Secretary,
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 20th & Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551,
or delivered to the Board’s mail room
between 8:45 a.m. and 5:15 p.m., and to
the security control room outside of
those hours. Both the mail room and the
security control room are accessible
from the courtyard entrance on 20th
Street between Constitution Avenue and
C Street N.W. Comments received may
be inspected in Room MP–500 of the
Martin Building between 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. weekdays, except as provided
in 12 CFR 261.8 of the Board’s Rules
Regarding Availability of Information,
12 CFR 261.8(a).
FDIC: Jerry Langley, Executive
Secretary, Attention: Room F–402,
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
550 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20429. Comments may be hand-
delivered to Room F–402, 1776 F Street,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20429, on
business days between 8:30 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. (FAX number (202) 898–3838;
Internet address:
COMMENTS@FDIC.GOV). Comments
will be available for inspection and
photocopying in Room 7118, 550 17th
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20429,
between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on
business days.
A copy of the comments may also be
submitted to the OMB Desk Officer,
Alexander T. Hunt, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 3208,
Washington, D.C. 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of the submission or requests for
additional information may be obtained
by contacting:
OCC: Jessie Gates, OCC Clearance
Officer, or Dionne Walsh, (202)874–
5090, Legislative and Regulatory
Activities Division.
OTS: Colleen M. Devine, OTS
Clearance Officer, (202)906–6025.
Board: Mary M. McLaughlin, Board
Clearance Officer, (202)452–3829. For
the hearing impaired only,
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
(TDD), Dorothea Thompson, (202)452–
3544, Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 20th and C Streets,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551.
FDIC: Steven F. Hanft, FDIC Clearance
Officer, (202)898–3907.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Interagency Notice of Change in
Control, Interagency Notice of Change in
Director or Senior Executive Officer,
and Interagency Biographical and
Financial Report.
OCC’s Title: Comptroller’s Corporate
Manual. The specific portions of the
Comptroller’s Corporate Manual that are
changed and addressed in this notice
are those that pertain to the Interagency
Notice of Change in Bank Control, the
Interagency Notice of Change in Director
or Senior Executive Officer, and the
Interagency Biographical and Financial
Report.
OMB Number:
OCC: 1557–0014.
OTS: Interagency Notice of Change in
Control, 1550–0032; Interagency Notice
of Change in Director or Senior
Executive Officer, 1550–0047;
Interagency Biographical and Financial
Report, 1550–0047.
Board: 7100–0134.
FDIC: Interagency Notice of Change in
Control, 3064–0019; Interagency Notice
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of Change in Director or Senior
Executive Officer, 3064–0097;
Interagency Biographical and Financial
Report, 3064–0006.
Form Number:
OCC: None.
OTS: Interagency Notice of Change in
Control, Form 1622; Interagency Notice
of Change in Director or Senior
Executive Officer, Form 1624;
Interagency Biographical and Financial
Report, Form 1623; Applicant
Certification, Form 1606.
Board: Interagency Notice of Change
in Control, Form FR 2081a; Interagency
Notice of Change in Director or Senior
Executive Officer, Form FR 2081b;
Interagency Biographical and Financial
Report, Form FR 2081c.
FDIC: Interagency Notice of Change in
Control, Form 6822/01; Interagency
Notice of Change in Director or Senior
Executive Officer, Form 6810/01;
Interagency Biographical and Financial
Report, Form 6200/06.
Abstract: The collections of
information are necessary in order to
eliminate duplicative filings and to
satisfy Federal law and regulatory
authority for each agency. The Agencies
use the biographical portion of the
collections to evaluate the competence,
experience, character, and integrity of
the persons proposed as organizers,
senior executive officers, directors, or
principal shareholders. The financial
portion is used to evaluate the financial
ability of persons proposed as
organizers, senior executive officers,
directors, or principal shareholders.
These reports are also used to allow or
disapprove proposed acquisitions.
Current Actions: A task force of the
Federal Financial Institutions
Examination Council (FFIEC) has
adapted, reformatted, and retitled the
three reports, pursuant to the Riegle
Community Development and
Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994
(CDRI). The reports are retitled:
Interagency Notice of Change in Control,
Interagency Notice of Change in Director
or Senior Executive Officer, and
Interagency Biographical and Financial
Report. Comments were solicited in the
Federal Register on August 13, 1996 (61
FR 42085). The agencies received no
comments on any of the forms.
Type of Review: Revision of
previously approved collection.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit; individuals or households.
OCC:
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Interagency Notice of Change in
Control—20; Interagency Notice of
Change in Director or Senior Executive
Officer—150; Interagency Biographical
and Financial Report—520. (For the
Comptroller’s Corporate Manual—
2,800.)
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
Interagency Notice of Change in
Control—20; Interagency Notice of
Change in Director or Senior Executive
Officer—150; Interagency Biographical
and Financial Report—520. (For the
Comptroller’s Corporate Manual—
9,700.)
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: Interagency Notice of Change in
Control—600 hours; Interagency Notice
of Change in Director or Senior
Executive Officer—300 hours;
Interagency Biographical and Financial
Report—2,080 hours; Estimated Total—
2,980 burden hours. (For the
Comptroller’s Corporate Manual—
23,103 hours.)
OTS:
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Change in Control—56; Notice of Hiring
or Indemnifying Senior Executive,
Officer, or Director—2,942.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
Change in Control—56; Notice of Hiring
or Indemnifying Senior Executive,
Officer, or Director—2,942.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: Change in Control—1,890 hours;
Notice of Hiring or Indemnifying Senior
Executive, Officer, or Director—19,133
burden hours.
Board:
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Interagency Notice of Change in
Control—300; Interagency Notice of
Change in Director or Senior Executive
Officer—280; Interagency Biographical
and Financial Report—1,000.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
Interagency Notice of Change in
Control—300; Interagency Notice of
Change in Director or Senior Executive
Officer—280; Interagency Biographical
and Financial Report—1,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: Interagency Notice of Change in
Control— 9,000 hours; Interagency
Notice of Change in Director or Senior
Executive Officer—560 hours;
Interagency Biographical and Financial
Report—4,000 hours; Estimated Total—
13,560 burden hours.
FDIC:
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Interagency Notice of Change in
Control—50; Interagency Notice of
Change in Director or Senior Executive
Officer—300; Interagency Biographical
and Financial Report—2,200.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
Interagency Notice of Change in
Control—50; Interagency Notice of
Change in Director or Senior Executive
Officer—300; Interagency Biographical
and Financial Report—2,200.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: Interagency Notice of Change in
Control— 1,500 hours; Interagency
Notice of Change in Director or Senior
Executive Officer—600 hours;
Interagency Biographical and Financial
Report—8,800 hours; Estimated Total—
10,900 burden hours.
Dated: November 20, 1996.
Karen Solomon,
Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities
Division, Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency.
Dated: November 22, 1996.
By the Office of Thrift Supervision.
Catherine C.M. Teti,
Director, Records Management and
Information Policy, Office of Thrift
Supervision.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, November 13, 1996.
William W. Wiles,
Secretary of the Board.
Dated at Washington, D.C., this 14th day of
November, 1996.
By the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.
Steven F. Hanft,
Assistant Executive Secretary (Regulatory
Analysis).
[FR Doc. 96–30396 Filed 11–27–96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4810–33–P; 6720–01–P; 6210–01–P;
6714–01–P
Customs Service
Announcement of National Customs
Automation Program Test Regarding
Remote Location Filing
AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service,
Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: General notice.
SUMMARY: This notice announces
Customs plan to conduct a second
prototype test of remote location filing.
This notice invites public comments
concerning any aspect of the planned
test, informs interested members of the
public of the eligibility requirements for
voluntary participation, describes the
basis for selecting participants, and
establishes the process for developing
evaluation criteria. To participate in the
prototype test, the necessary
information, as outlined in this notice,
must be filed with Customs and
approval granted. It is important to note
that resources expended by the trade
and Customs on these prototypes may
not carry forward to the final program.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The test of the second
prototype will commence no earlier
than January 1, 1997, and will run for
approximately one year, and may be
extended. Comments concerning any
of Change in Director or Senior
Executive Officer, 3064–0097;
Interagency Biographical and Financial
Report, 3064–0006.
Form Number:
OCC: None.
OTS: Interagency Notice of Change in
Control, Form 1622; Interagency Notice
of Change in Director or Senior
Executive Officer, Form 1624;
Interagency Biographical and Financial
Report, Form 1623; Applicant
Certification, Form 1606.
Board: Interagency Notice of Change
in Control, Form FR 2081a; Interagency
Notice of Change in Director or Senior
Executive Officer, Form FR 2081b;
Interagency Biographical and Financial
Report, Form FR 2081c.
FDIC: Interagency Notice of Change in
Control, Form 6822/01; Interagency
Notice of Change in Director or Senior
Executive Officer, Form 6810/01;
Interagency Biographical and Financial
Report, Form 6200/06.
Abstract: The collections of
information are necessary in order to
eliminate duplicative filings and to
satisfy Federal law and regulatory
authority for each agency. The Agencies
use the biographical portion of the
collections to evaluate the competence,
experience, character, and integrity of
the persons proposed as organizers,
senior executive officers, directors, or
principal shareholders. The financial
portion is used to evaluate the financial
ability of persons proposed as
organizers, senior executive officers,
directors, or principal shareholders.
These reports are also used to allow or
disapprove proposed acquisitions.
Current Actions: A task force of the
Federal Financial Institutions
Examination Council (FFIEC) has
adapted, reformatted, and retitled the
three reports, pursuant to the Riegle
Community Development and
Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994
(CDRI). The reports are retitled:
Interagency Notice of Change in Control,
Interagency Notice of Change in Director
or Senior Executive Officer, and
Interagency Biographical and Financial
Report. Comments were solicited in the
Federal Register on August 13, 1996 (61
FR 42085). The agencies received no
comments on any of the forms.
Type of Review: Revision of
previously approved collection.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit; individuals or households.
OCC:
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Interagency Notice of Change in
Control—20; Interagency Notice of
Change in Director or Senior Executive
Officer—150; Interagency Biographical
and Financial Report—520. (For the
Comptroller’s Corporate Manual—
2,800.)
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
Interagency Notice of Change in
Control—20; Interagency Notice of
Change in Director or Senior Executive
Officer—150; Interagency Biographical
and Financial Report—520. (For the
Comptroller’s Corporate Manual—
9,700.)
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: Interagency Notice of Change in
Control—600 hours; Interagency Notice
of Change in Director or Senior
Executive Officer—300 hours;
Interagency Biographical and Financial
Report—2,080 hours; Estimated Total—
2,980 burden hours. (For the
Comptroller’s Corporate Manual—
23,103 hours.)
OTS:
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Change in Control—56; Notice of Hiring
or Indemnifying Senior Executive,
Officer, or Director—2,942.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
Change in Control—56; Notice of Hiring
or Indemnifying Senior Executive,
Officer, or Director—2,942.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: Change in Control—1,890 hours;
Notice of Hiring or Indemnifying Senior
Executive, Officer, or Director—19,133
burden hours.
Board:
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Interagency Notice of Change in
Control—300; Interagency Notice of
Change in Director or Senior Executive
Officer—280; Interagency Biographical
and Financial Report—1,000.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
Interagency Notice of Change in
Control—300; Interagency Notice of
Change in Director or Senior Executive
Officer—280; Interagency Biographical
and Financial Report—1,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: Interagency Notice of Change in
Control— 9,000 hours; Interagency
Notice of Change in Director or Senior
Executive Officer—560 hours;
Interagency Biographical and Financial
Report—4,000 hours; Estimated Total—
13,560 burden hours.
FDIC:
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Interagency Notice of Change in
Control—50; Interagency Notice of
Change in Director or Senior Executive
Officer—300; Interagency Biographical
and Financial Report—2,200.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
Interagency Notice of Change in
Control—50; Interagency Notice of
Change in Director or Senior Executive
Officer—300; Interagency Biographical
and Financial Report—2,200.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: Interagency Notice of Change in
Control— 1,500 hours; Interagency
Notice of Change in Director or Senior
Executive Officer—600 hours;
Interagency Biographical and Financial
Report—8,800 hours; Estimated Total—
10,900 burden hours.
Dated: November 20, 1996.
Karen Solomon,
Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities
Division, Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency.
Dated: November 22, 1996.
By the Office of Thrift Supervision.
Catherine C.M. Teti,
Director, Records Management and
Information Policy, Office of Thrift
Supervision.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, November 13, 1996.
William W. Wiles,
Secretary of the Board.
Dated at Washington, D.C., this 14th day of
November, 1996.
By the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.
Steven F. Hanft,
Assistant Executive Secretary (Regulatory
Analysis).
[FR Doc. 96–30396 Filed 11–27–96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4810–33–P; 6720–01–P; 6210–01–P;
6714–01–P
Customs Service
Announcement of National Customs
Automation Program Test Regarding
Remote Location Filing
AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service,
Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: General notice.
SUMMARY: This notice announces
Customs plan to conduct a second
prototype test of remote location filing.
This notice invites public comments
concerning any aspect of the planned
test, informs interested members of the
public of the eligibility requirements for
voluntary participation, describes the
basis for selecting participants, and
establishes the process for developing
evaluation criteria. To participate in the
prototype test, the necessary
information, as outlined in this notice,
must be filed with Customs and
approval granted. It is important to note
that resources expended by the trade
and Customs on these prototypes may
not carry forward to the final program.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The test of the second
prototype will commence no earlier
than January 1, 1997, and will run for
approximately one year, and may be
extended. Comments concerning any