Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 154 / Monday, August 11, 1997 / Notices 43019

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards; Joint Meeting of the ACRS

Subcommittee on Materials and

Metallurgy and on Severe Accidents;

Notice of Meeting

The ACRS Subcommittees on

Materials and Metallurgy and on Severe

Accidents will hold a joint meeting on

August 26 and 27, 1997, Room T–2B3,

11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

A portion of the meeting may be

closed to public attendance to discuss

proprietary information submitted by

the Boiling Water Reactor (BWR)

Owners Group.

The agenda for the subject meeting

shall be as follows:

Tuesday, August 26, 1997—8:30 a.m.

until the conclusion of business

Wednesday, August 27, 1997—8:30 a.m.

until 10:30 a.m.

The Subcommittees will review the

staff’s interim Safety Evaluation Report

regarding an industry document related

to BWR pressure vessel shell weld

inspection requirements and associated

recommendations, and a proposed

generic letter and regulatory guide

associated with steam generator

integrity. The Subcommittees will also

discuss the staff’s response to a differing

professional opinion and to previous

ACRS concerns associated with steam

generator integrity. The purpose of this

meeting is to gather information,

analyze relevant issues and facts, and to

formulate proposed positions and

actions, as appropriate, for deliberation

by the full Committee.

Oral statements may be presented by

members of the public with the

concurrence of the Subcommittee

Chairman; written statements will be

accepted and made available to the

Committee. Electronic recordings will

be permitted only during those portions

of the meeting that are open to the

public, and questions may be asked only

by members of the Subcommittees, their

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

the cognizant ACRS staff engineer

named below five days prior to the

meeting, if possible, so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

During the initial portion of the

meeting, the Subcommittees, along with

any of their consultants who may be

present, may exchange preliminary

views regarding matters to be

considered during the balance of the

meeting.

The Subcommittees will then hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the NRC staff,

Nuclear Energy Institute, and other

interested persons regarding this review.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, whether the meeting

has been cancelled or rescheduled, the

Chairman’s ruling on requests for the

opportunity to present oral statements,

and the time allotted therefor can be

obtained by contacting the cognizant

ACRS staff engineer, Mr. Amarjit Singh

(telephone 301/415–6899) between 7:30

a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (EDT). Persons

planning to attend this meeting are

urged to contact the above named

individual one or two working days

prior to the meeting to be advised of any

potential changes to the agenda, etc.,

that may have occurred.

Dated: August 5, 1997.

Sam Duraiswamy,

Chief, Nuclear Reactors Branch.

[FR Doc. 97–21121 Filed 8–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

Upon Written Request, Copies

Available From: Securities and

Exchange Commission, Office of Filings

and Information Services, 450 Fifth

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549.

Extension: Rule 23c–1—SEC File No.

270–253—OMB Control No. 3235–0260.

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 (the

‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments

on the collection of information

summarized below. The Commission

plans to submit this existing collection

of information to the Office of

Management and Budget for extension

and approval.

Rule 23c–1, among other things,

permits a closed-end fund to repurchase

its securities for cash if in addition to

the other requirements set forth in the

rule: (i) Payment of the purchase price

is accompanied or preceded by a written

confirmation of the purchase; (ii) the

asset coverage per unit of the security to

be purchased is disclosed to the seller

or his agent; and (iii) if the security is

a stock, the fund has, within the

preceding six months, informed

stockholders of its intention to purchase

stock. The Commission estimates that

approximately 575 closed-end funds

may rely on rule 23c–1, and that on

average, a fund spends approximately

2.5 hours per year on complying with

the rule’s paperwork requirements. The

total annual burden of the rule’s

paperwork requirements thus is

estimated to be 1,438 hours.

In addition, the fund must file with

the Commission, during the calendar

month following any month in which a

purchase permitted by rule 23c–1

occurs, two copies of a report of

purchases made during the month,

together with copies of any written

solicitation to purchase securities given

on behalf of the fund to 10 or more

persons. The burden associated with

filing Form N–23C–1, the form for this

report, has been addressed in the

submission for that Form.

The estimate of average burden hours

is made solely for the purposes of the

Paperwork Reduction Act, and is not

derived from a comprehensive or even

a representative survey or study of the

costs of Commission rules and forms.

Written comments are invited on: (a)

Whether the collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of

the functions of the Commission,

including whether the information has

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

Commission’s estimate of the burden of

the collection of information; (c) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information collected; 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.

Consideration will be given to

comments and suggestions submitted in

writing within 60 days of this

publication.

Please direct your written comments

to Michael E. Bartell, Associate

Executive Director, Office of

Information Technology, Securities and

Exchange Commission, 450 5th Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20549.

Dated: August 4, 1997.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–21157 Filed 8–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping

Requirements Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice