Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 42 / Monday, March 4, 2002 / Notices 9797 

NON-PAY CATEGORIES (SUPPLIES AND 

EQUIPMENT, ETC.)—Continued 

Fiscal year Percent 

2008 ................................................ 1.9 

2009 ................................................ 1.9 

2010 ................................................ 1.9 

2011 ................................................ 1.9 

2012 ................................................ 1.9 

The pay rates (including geographic 

pay differentials) that are in effect for 

2002 shall be included for the 

development of in-house personnel 

costs. The pay raise factors provided for 

2003 and beyond shall be applied to all 

employees, with no assumption being 

made as to how they will be distributed 

between possible locality and ECI-based 

increases. 

Agencies are reminded that OMB 

Circular No. A–76, Transmittal 

Memoranda 1 through Transmittal 

Memorandum 14 are canceled. 

Transmittal Memorandum No. 15 

provides the Revised Supplemental 

Handbook, and is dated March 27, 1996 

(Federal Register, April 1, 1996, pages 

14338–14346). Transmittal Memoranda 

No. 16, 17, 18 and 19 (to the extent they 

provided Circular A–76 federal pay 

raise and inflation factors) are canceled. 

Transmittal Memorandum No. 20 

provided changes to the Revised 

Supplemental Handbook to implement 

the Federal Activities Inventory Reform 

Act of 1998 (P.L. 105.270). Transmittal 

Memorandum No. 21 provided A–76 

federal pay raise and inflation factor 

assumptions and is canceled. 

Transmittal Memorandum No. 22 made 

technical changes to the Revised 

Supplemental Handbook regarding the 

implementation of the FAIR Act, A–76 

administrative appeals, and the 

participation of directly affected 

employees on A–76 Source Selection 

Boards and their evaluation teams. 

Transmittal Memorandum No. 23, 

which provided last year’s Circular A– 

76 federal pay raise and inflation factor 

assumptions, is hereby canceled. 

Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 02–4998 Filed 3–01–02; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3110–01–P 

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 

BUDGET 

Guidelines for Ensuring and 

Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, 

Utility, and Integrity of Information 

Disseminated by Federal Agencies 

AGENCY: Office of Management and 

Budget, Executive Office of the 

President. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On January 3, 2002, OMB 

published Guidelines for Ensuring and 

Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, 

Utility, and Integrity of Information 

Disseminated by Federal Agencies. 

Paragraph IV.3 of these Guidelines calls 

upon each agency to ‘‘prepare a draft 

report, no later than April 1, 2002, 

providing the agency’s information 

quality guidelines and explaining how 

such guidelines will ensure and 

maximize the quality, objectivity, 

utility, and integrity of information, 

including statistical information 

disseminated by the agency.’’ Paragraph 

IV.4 calls upon each agency to ‘‘publish 

a notice of availability of this draft 

report in the Federal Register, and post 

this report on the agency’s website, to 

provide an opportunity for public 

comment.’’ This notice announces an 

extension of that April 1, 2002, deadline 

to May 1, 2002. Agencies should now 

‘‘prepare a draft report, no later than 

May 1, 2002,’’ providing the material 

called for in these Guidelines. 

DATES: Effective Date: March 4, 2002. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brooke J. Dickson, Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, Washington, 

DC 20503. Telephone (202) 395–3785 or 

by e-mail to 

informationquality@omb.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

published proposed guidelines in the 

Federal Register on June 28, 2001 (66 

FR 34489). OMB published final 

guidelines in the Federal Register on 

September 28, 2001 (66 FR 49718), and 

republished the final guidelines, with 

amendments, on January 3, 2002 (67 FR 

369) and corrections thereto on 

February 5, 2002 (67 FR 5365). 

This extension of the April 1, 2002, 

deadline to May 1, 2002, provides 

agencies additional time to develop and 

prepare their draft guidelines. While 

some agencies may be ready to release 

their draft guidelines for public review 

and comment prior to May 1, 2002, 

others have requested additional time. 

Dated: February 25, 2002. 

John D. Graham, 

Administrator, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 02–4999 Filed 3–1–02; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3110–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–45471; File No. SR–Amex– 

2001–56] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

American Stock Exchange LLC; Order 

Granting Accelerated Approval to 

Proposed Rule Change Relating to the 

Recording of Images, Sounds, or Data 

on the Trading Floor of the Exchange 

February 22, 2002. 

On August 1, 2001, the American 

Stock Exchange LLC (‘‘Amex’’ or the 

‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities 

and Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or 

‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to Section 

19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act 

of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 

thereunder,2 a proposed rule change 

amending Article II, Section 3 of the 

Amex Constitution, to control the 

recording of images, sound, or data on 

the Trading Floor. On January 15, 2002, 

the Amex submitted Amendment No. 1 

to the proposed rule change.3 

The proposed rule change, as 

amended, was published for comment 

in the Federal Register on February 1, 

2002.4 The Commission received no 

comments on the proposal. 

After careful review, the Commission 

finds that the proposed rule change is 

consistent with the requirements of the 

Act and the rules and regulations 

thereunder applicable to a national 

securities exchange,5 and, in particular, 

the requirements of Section 6 of the 

Act6 and the rules and regulations 

thereunder. The Commission finds 

specifically that the proposed rule 

change is consistent with Section 6(b)(5) 

1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3 See letter from Geraldine Brindisi, Vice 

President and Corporate Secretary, Amex, to Nancy 

Sanow, Assistant Director, Division of Market 

Regulation, Commission (January 14, 2002) 

(‘‘Amendment No. 1’’). In Amendment No. 1, the 

Amex limited its proposed rule language to 

recording of images, sound or data ‘‘on the Trading 

Floor’’ (rather than ‘‘on the premises of the 

Exchange’’). 

4 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 45333 

(January 25, 2002), 67 FR 5015. 

5 In approving this proposed rule change, the 

Commission has considered the rule’s impact on 

efficiency, competition, and capital formation. 15 

U.S.C. 78c(f). 

6 15 U.S.C. 78f.