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Eureka. The loan and grant will permit 

 dredging operations in Noyo River Channel 

 and construction of a mooring basin at the 

 river's mouth. The expanded facilities will 

 increase the resident commercial fishing 

 fleet from 175 to 225 boats. The number of 

 Noyo-based trawlers also is expected to in- 

 crease when the mooring basin is completed 

 in about 18 months. 



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PLANS EXPANSION OF 

 FOREIGN TRADE REPORTS 



Plans to expand and rearrange the series 

 of statistical reports on U. S. foreign trade 

 beginning in 1967 were announced October 17, 

 1966, by the Department of Commerce's Bu- 

 reau of the Census. The plan results from 

 discussions with users of the statistics. 



The new series will contain for the first 

 time more detailed information, particularly 

 about transportation; much information will 

 be reported more promptly; and more sum- 

 mary-type data will be made available. 



The Census Bureau expects that a new 

 monthly report will be widely use, called 

 "Highlights of U. S. Export and Import Trade, " 

 it will contain 80 pages of interrelating sta- 

 tistical tables identifying important move- 

 ments in the trade by commodity, country. 

 United States custom region and district, and 

 method of transportation. The report will be 

 scheduled for release within 30 days after 

 the month's end. 



Detailed information on the expanded and 

 changing program is presented in a new bro- 

 chure, 'Guide to Foreign Trade Statistics." 

 Since most current monthly reports will be 

 changed, some reports discontinued, and new 

 reports begun, users of foreign trade statis- 

 tics may wish to study the "Guide" in order 

 to decide which series will best meet their 

 needs in 1967. Copies are available free 

 from Bureau of the Census, Washington, D. C. 

 20233, or from field offices of U. S. Depart- 

 ment of Commerce in major cities. 



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ITS SURVEY OF CANNED FOODS 

 TO INCLUDE FISH 



The Bureau of the Census is planning an 

 annual survey of inventories covering distri- 

 butors' stocks of specified canned foods, in- 



cluding fish, as of December 31. 1966. To- 

 gether with previous surveys, thistype of 

 survey would provide the only continuing 

 source of information on stocks of specified 

 canned foods held by wholesalers — and in 

 warehouses of multiunit retail organizations. 



Reports will be obtained from scientifically 

 selected sample of wholesalers and multiunit 

 retail organizations handling canned foods. 

 These reports wUl provide year-end inven- 

 tories of canned food items with measurable 

 reliability. Also, a number of multiunit firms 

 will be asked for information about firms 

 maintaining cartned food stocks that are not 

 reporting now in the Canned Food Survey. 



Copies of the proposed forms and a de- 

 scription of collection methods are available 

 from the Director, U. S. Bureau of the Cen- 

 sus, Washington, D. C. 20233. 



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VESSEL OWNERS TO BE ASKED 

 FOR MORE INFORMATION 



The Bureau of Customs is revising cus- 

 toms forms 1258 and 1259 to permit proper 

 identification of vessel owners and to facili- 

 tate converting "Merchant Vessels of the 

 United States" to automatic data processing. 

 In connection with this necessary revision, 

 the Bureau published a notice in the Federal 

 Register, November 2, 1966. 



The Bureau will request vessel owners to 

 furnish their zip code and Internal Revenue 

 Service employer number, or social security 

 number. It advises that customs forms 1258 

 and 1259 will be revised. Marine documents 

 will have to show the owner's Internal Reve- 

 nue Service employer number, or social se- 

 curity number. 



Pending revision, customs form 1258 shall 

 be amended by inserting "Zip Code, and In- 

 ternal Revenue Employer No. or Social Secu- 

 rity No." following "Name and Address of 

 Owner." Customs form 1259 shallbe amend- 

 ed by inserting "and Internal Revenue Serv- 

 ice Employer No." after "Full Corporate 

 Name of Corporation," and "Zip Code" fol- 

 lowing "Business Address of Corporation. " 



The Bureau of Customs wUl mail customs 

 form 1283 to all owners of record. This form 

 requests the additional information needed. 

 It also requests confirmation of address and 

 vessels owned. 



