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presentations by representatives of the

State of Nevada, including comments on

studies conducted by the state related to

materials proposed for use in the waste

package. The DOE will present updates

on ongoing scientific and engineering

studies at the Yucca Mountain site,

including results of testing in the

exploratory tunnels, isotope studies,

and estimating volcanic hazard. In the

afternoon, discussions will begin on the

TSPA that is used by the DOE to

estimate potential repository

performance. In particular, the DOE will

make presentations on TSPA results,

their uncertainties, and the individual

components that make up the TSPA.

Critical assumptions underlying the

models used to estimate the

performance of a potential repository

also will be discussed.

The presentations on the TSPA will

resume on Wednesday, August 2, and

will continue until midafternoon, when

the DOE will update the Board on the

development of the DOE’s safety

strategy for a potential Yucca Mountain

repository, including principal factors

affecting repository performance,

defense-in-depth, natural analogs, and

the vulnerabilities, uses, and limitations

of the safety case.

Several opportunities for public

comment will be provided: before the

lunch break and at the end of the day

on August 1 and at the end of the

session on August 2. Those wanting to

speak are encouraged to sign the ‘‘Public

Comment Register’’ at the check-in

table. A time limit may have to be set

on individual remarks, but written

comments of any length may be

submitted for the record. Interested

parties also will have the opportunity to

submit questions in writing to the

Board. As time permits, the questions

will be answered during the meeting.

A detailed agenda will be available

approximately one week before the

meeting. Copies of the agenda can be

requested by telephone or obtained from

the Board’s Web site at www.nwtrb.gov.

Transcripts of the meeting will be

available on the Board’s Web site, via email, on computer disk, and on a

library-loan basis in paper format from

Davonya Barnes of the Board staff,

beginning on September 4, 2000.

A block of rooms has been reserved at

the Pin ̃on Plaza Resort. Reservations

must be made by July 10 to receive the

meeting rate. When making a

reservation, please state that you are

attending the Nuclear Waste Technical

Review Board meeting. For more

information, contact the NWTRB, Karyn

Severson, External Affairs, 2300

Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1300;

Arlington, VA 22201–3367; (tel) 703–

235–4473; (fax) 703–235–4495; (e-mail)

info@nwtrb.gov.

The Nuclear Waste Technical Review

Board was created by Congress in the

Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act

of 1987. The Board’s purpose is to

evaluate the technical and scientific

validity of activities undertaken by the

Secretary of Energy related to managing

the disposal of the nation’s spent

nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive

waste. In the same legislation, Congress

directed the DOE to characterize a site

at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, to

determine its suitability as the location

of a potential repository for the

permanent disposal of spent nuclear

fuel and high-level radioactive waste.

Dated: June 26, 2000.

William D. Barnard,

Executive Director, Nuclear Waste Technical

Review Board.

[FR Doc. 00–16726 Filed 6–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–AM–M

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Review of a Revised

Information Collection: Federal

Employees Health Benefits (FEHB)

Open Season Express Interactive

Voice Response (IVR) System

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Public Law 104–13, May 22, 1995), this

notice announces that the Office of

Personnel Management (OPM) intends

to submit to the Office of Management

and Budget a request for review of a

revised information collection. The

FEHB Open Season Express IVR System

collects the following information from

annuitants and survivors: Retirement

Claim Number (CSA or CSF), Personal

Identification Number (PIN), FEHB plan

code for requesting plan brochures,

FEHB plan code for making an

enrollment change, and dependent

information for self and family

enrollments. Annuitants and survivors

may request a copy of the FEHB

Customer Satisfaction Survey results,

cancel or suspend FEHB benefits,

request payment directly to OPM where

FEHB payment is greater than the

monthly annuity amount, or request a

change of address through the IVR

system.

Comments are particularly invited on:

whether this information is necessary

for the proper performance of functions

of OPM, and whether it will have

practical utility; whether our estimate of

the public burden of this collection of

information is accurate, and based on

valid assumptions and methodology;

and ways in which we can minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, through

the use of appropriate technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

Approximately 75,000 requests will

be completed annually. Each request

takes approximately 10 minutes to

complete. The annual estimated burden

is 12,525 hours.

For copies of this proposal, contact

Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606–

8358, or E-mail to mbtoomey@opm.gov

DATES: Comments on this proposal

should be received on or before

September 1, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments

to—James K. Freiert, Chief, Retirement

Services Division, Retirement and

Insurance Service, U.S. Office of

Personnel Management 1900 E Street,

NW, Room 1312, Washington, DC

20415.

FOR INFORMATION REGARDING

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION—CONTACT:

Donna G. Lease, Team Leader, Forms

Analysis and Design, Budget and

Administrative Services Division, (202)

606–0623.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Janice R. Lachance,

Director.

[FR Doc. 00–16710 Filed 6–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6325–01–U

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory

Committee; Open Committee Meetings

According to the provisions of section

10 of the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (Pub. L. 92–463), notice is hereby

given that meetings of the Federal

Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee

will be held on—Thursday, July 6, 2000;

Thursday, July 20, 2000; Thursday,

August 3, 2000; Thursday, August 17,

2000.

The meeting will start at 10 a.m. and

will be held in Room 5A06A, Office of

Personnel Management Building, 1900 E

Street, NW., Washington, DC.

The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory

Committee is composed of a Chair, five

representatives from labor unions

holding exclusive bargaining rights for

Federal blue-collar employees, and five

representatives from Federal agencies.

Entitlement to membership on the

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Committee is provided for in 5 U.S.C.

5347.

The Committee’s primary

responsibility is to review the Prevailing

Rate System and other matters pertinent

to establishing prevailing rates under

subchapter IV, chapter 53, 5 U.S.C., as

amended, and from time to time advise

the Office of Personnel Management.

This scheduled meeting will start in

open session with both labor and

management representatives attending.

During the meeting either the labor

members or the management members

may caucus separately with the Chair to

devise strategy and formulate positions.

Premature disclosure of the matters

discussed in these caucuses would

unacceptably impair the ability of the

Committee to reach a consensus on the

matters being considered and would

disrupt substantially the disposition of

its business. Therefore, these caucuses

will be closed to the public because of

a determination made by the Director of

the Office of Personnel Management

under the provisions of section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92–463) and 5 U.S.C.

552b(c)(9)(B). These caucuses may,

depending on the issues involved,

constitute a substantial portion of a

meeting.

Annually, the Chair compiles a report

of pay issues discussed and concluded

recommendations. These reports are

available to the public, upon written

request to the Committee’s Secretary.

The public is invited to submit

material in writing to the Chair on

Federal Wage System pay matters felt to

be deserving of the Committee’s

attention. Additional information on

this meeting may be obtained by

contacting the Committee’s Secretary,

Office of Personnel Management,

Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory

Committee, Room 5559, 1900 E Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20415 (202) 606–

1500.

Dated: June 22, 2000.

John F. Leyden,

Chairman, Federal Prevailing Rate, Advisory

Committee.

[FR Doc. 00–16709 Filed 6–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6325–01–P

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available

From: Securities and Exchange

Commission Office of Filings and

Information Services Washington, DC

20549

Extension

Rule 17f–1(c), SEC File No. 270–28, OMB

Control No. 3235–0032

Rule 17f–1(c) and Form X–17F–1A, SEC

File No. 270–29, OMB Control No. 3235–

0037

Rules 17h–1T and 17h–2T, SEC File No.

270–359, OMB Control No. 3235–0410

Notice is hereby given that pursuant

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the Securities

and Exchange Commission

(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget

requests for extension of the previously

approved collections of information

discussed below.

Rule 17f–1(b) requires approximately

1,150 entities in the securities industry

to register in the Lost and Stolen

Securities Program. Registration fulfills

a statutory requirement that entities

report and inquire about missing, lost,

counterfeit, or stolen securities.

Registration also allows entities in the

securities industry to gain access to a

confidential database that stores

information for the program.

It is estimated that 1,150 entities will

register in the Lost and Stolen Securities

Program annually. It is also estimated

that each respondent will register one

time. The staff estimates that the average

number of hours necessary to comply

with the Rule 17f–1(b) is one-half hour.

The total burden is 575 hours annually

for respondents, based upon past

submissions. The average cost per hour

is approximately $50. Therefore, the

total cost of compliance for respondents

is $28,750.

Rule 17f–1(b) is a reporting rule and

does not specify a retention period. The

rule requires a one-time registration for

reporting institutions. Registering under

Rule 17f–1(b) is mandatory to obtain the

benefit of a central database that stores

information about missing, lost,

counterfeit, or stolen securities for the

Lost and Stolen Securities Program.

Reporting institutions required to

register under Rule 17f–(b) will not be

kept confidential, however, the Lost and

Stolen Securities Program database will

be kept confidential.

Rule 17f–1(c) and Form X–17F–1A

requires approximately 23,000 entities

in the securities industry to report lost,

stolen, missing, or counterfeit securities

to a central database. Form X–17F–1A

facilitates the accurate reporting and

precise and immediate data entry into

the central database. Reporting to the

central database fulfills a statutory

requirement that reporting institutions

report and inquire about missing, lost,

counterfeit, or stolen securities.

Reporting to the central database also

allows reporting institutions to gain

access to the database that stores

information for the Lost and Stolen

Securities Program.

It is estimated that 23,000 reporting

institutions will report that securities

are either missing, lost, counterfeit, or

stolen annually. It is also estimated that

each reporting institution will submit

this report 56 times each year. The staff

estimates that the average amount of

time necessary to comply with Rule

17f–1(c) and Form X–17F–1A is five

minutes. The total burden is 107,333

hours annually for respondents, based

upon past submissions. The average cost

per hour is approximately $50.

Therefore, the total cost of compliance

for respondents is $5,366,666.

Rule 17f–1(c) is a reporting rule and

does not specify a retention period. The

rule requires an incident-based

reporting requirement by the reporting

institutions when securities are

discovered missing, lost, counterfeit, or

stolen. Registering under Rule 17f–1(c)

is mandatory to obtain the benefit of a

central database that stores information

about missing, lost, counterfeit, or

stolen securities for the Lost and Stolen

Securities Program. Reporting

institutions required to register under

Rule 17f–1(c) will not be kept

confidential, however, the Lost and

Stolen Securities Program database will

be kept confidential.

Rule 17h–1T requires a broker-dealer

to maintain and preserve records and

other information concerning certain

entities that are associated with the

broker-dealer. This requirement extends

to the financial and securities activities

of the holding company, affiliates and

subsidiaries of the broker-dealer that are

reasonably likely to have a material

impact on the financial or operational

condition of the broker-dealer. Rule

17h–2T requires a broker-dealer to file

with the Commission quarterly reports

and a cumulative year-end report

concerning the information required to

be maintained and preserved under

Rule 17h–1T.

The collection of information required

by Rules 17h–1T and 17h–2T are

necessary to enable the Commission to

monitor the activities of a broker-dealer

affiliate whose business activities are

reasonably likely to have a material

impact on the financial and operational

condition of the broker-dealer. Without

this information, the Commission would

be unable to asses the potentially

damaging impact of the affiliate’s

activities on the broker-dealer.

There are currently 215 respondents

that must comply with Rules 17h–1T

and 17h–2T. Each of these 215

respondents require approximately 10

hours per year, or 2.5 hours per quarter,