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who are in the Washington, DC area can

access this document via modem on the

Public Document Room Bulletin Board

(NRC’s Advance Copy Document

Library), NRC subsystem at FedWorld,

703–321–3339. Members of the public

who are located outside of the

Washington, DC area can dial

FedWorld, 1–800–303–9672, or use the

FedWorld Internet address:

fedworld.gov (Telnet). The document

will be available on the bulletin board

for 30 days after the signature date of

this notice. If assistance is needed in

accessing the document, please contact

the FedWorld help desk at 703–487–

4608.

Comments and questions about the

information collection requirements

may be directed to the NRC Clearance

Officer, Brenda Jo. Shelton, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, T–6 F33,

Washington, DC 20555–0001, or by

telephone at 301–415–7233, or by

Internet electronic mail at

BJS1@NRC.GOV.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day

of August, 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Arnold E. Levin,

Acting Designated Senior Official for

Information Resources Management.

[FR Doc. 97–20973 Filed 8–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of

information collection and solicitation

of public comment.

SUMMARY: The NRC has recently

submitted to OMB for review the

following proposal for the collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby

informs potential respondents that an

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and

that a person is not required to respond

to, a collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number.

1. Type of submission, new, revision,

or extension: Extension.

2. The title of the information

collection: NRC Form 398, ‘‘Personal

Qualification Statement—Licensee’’.

3. The form number if applicable:

NRC Form 398.

4. How often the collection is

required: On occasion and every six

years (at renewal).

5. Who will be required or asked to

report: Individuals requiring a license to

operate the controls at a nuclear reactor.

6. An estimate of the number of

responses: 1660 (one each per

respondent).

7. The estimated number of annual

respondents: 1660.

8. An estimate of the total number of

hours needed annually to complete the

requirement or request: 1730;

approximately 1.04 hours per response.

9. An indication of whether Section

3507(d), Pub. L. 104–13 applies: Not

applicable.

10. Abstract: NRC Form 398 requests

detailed information that should be

submitted by a licensing candidate

when applying for a new or renewal

license to operate the controls at a

nuclear reactor facility. This

information, once collected, would be

used for licensing actions and for

generating reports on the Operator

Licensing Program.

A copy of the submittal may be

viewed free of charge at the NRC Public

Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW

(Lower Level), Washington, DC.

Members of the public who are in the

Washington, DC, area can access the

submittal via modem on the Public

Document Room Bulletin Board (NRC’s

Advance Copy Document Library) NRC

subsystem at FedWorld, 703–321–3339.

Members of the public who are located

outside of the Washington, DC, area can

dial FedWorld, 1–800–303–9672, or use

the FedWorld Internet address:

fedworld.gov (Telnet). The document

will be available on the bulletin board

for 30 days after the signature date of

this notice. If assistance is needed in

accessing the document, please contact

the FedWorld help desk at 703–487–

4608. Additional assistance in locating

the document is available from the NRC

Public Document Room, nationally at 1–

800–397–4209, or within the

Washington, DC, area at 202–634–3273.

Comments and questions should be

directed to the OMB reviewer by

September 8, 1997: Edward Michlovich,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs (3150–0090), NEOB–10202,

Office of Management and Budget,

Washington, DC 20503.

Comments can also be submitted by

telephone at (202) 395–3084.

The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda

Jo. Shelton, (301) 415–7233.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day

of August, 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Arnold E. Levin,

Acting Designated Senior Official for

Information Resources Management.

[FR Doc. 97–20971 Filed 8–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY

COMMITTEE ON GULF WAR

VETERANS’ ILLNESSES

Meeting

AGENCY: Presidential Advisory

Committee on Gulf War Veterans’

illnesses.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, this

notice is hereby given to announce an

open meeting of the Presidential

Advisory Committee on Gulf War

Veterans’ Illnesses.

DATES: September 4, 1997, 9:00 a.m.–

4:30 p.m.; September 5, 8:30 a.m.–4:00

p.m.

PLACE: Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, 625

First Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

President established the Presidential

Advisory Committee on Gulf War

Veterans’ Illnesses by Executive Order

12961, May 26, 1995, and extended its

tenure by Executive Order 13034,

January 30, 1997. The purpose of this

Committee is to review and provide

recommendations on the government’s

investigation of possible chemical and

biological weapons exposure incidents

during the Gulf War and on

implementation of the Committee’s

prior recommendations. The Committee

reports to the President through the

Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of

Health and Human Services, and the

Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The

Committee members have expertise

relevant to the functions of the

Committee and are appointed by the

President from non-Federal sectors.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, September 4, 1997

9:00 a.m.

Call to order

Public comment

9:30 a.m.

Briefings related to implementation of

Final Report recommendations

11:30 a.m.

Break

11:45 a.m.

Briefings related to chemical warfare

agent exposure issues

12:30 p.m.

Lunch
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1:45 p.m.

Briefings related to chemical warfare

agent exposure issues

4:30 p.m.

Meeting recessed

Friday, September 5, 1997

8:30 a.m.

Call to order

8:35 a.m.

Briefings related to chemical warfare

agent exposure issues

10:30 a.m.

Break

10:45 a.m.

Discussion of special report

12:30 p.m.

Lunch

1:30 p.m.

Discussion of special report

3:45 p.m.

Committee and staff discussion: Next

steps

4:00 p.m.

Meeting adjourned

A final agenda will be available at the

meeting.

Public Participation

The meeting is open to the public.

Members of the public who wish to

make oral statements should contact the

Committee at the address or telephone

number listed below at least five

business days prior to the meeting.

Reasonable provisions will be made to

include on the agenda presentations

from individuals who have not yet had

an opportunity to address the

Committee. Priority will be given to

Gulf War veterans whose accounts of

firsthand experience with chemical and

biological warfare agent detections

previously have not been conveyed to

the Committee. The panel chair is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will facilitate the orderly

conduct of business. People who wish

to file written statements with the

Committee may do so at any time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Rocha, Presidential Advisory

Committee on Gulf War Veterans’

Illnesses, 1411 K Street, N.W., suite

1000, Washington, DC 20005,

Telephone: (202) 761–0066, Fax: (202)

761–0310.

Dated: August 4, 1997.

C.A. Bock,

Federal Register Liaison Officer, Presidential

Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’

Illnesses.

[FR Doc. 97–20917 Filed 8–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3610–76–M

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available

From: Securities and Exchange

Commission, Office of Filings and

Information Services, Washington, DC

20549

Extension:

Rule 17Ad–11, SEC File No. 270–261,

OMB Control No. 3235–0274

Rule 17Ad–13, SEC File No. 270–263,

OMB Control No. 3235–0275

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’’) 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 17Ad–11 requires transfer agents

to report to issuers and the appropriate

regulatory agency in the event that aged

record differences exceed certain dollar

value thresholds. An aged record

difference occurs when an issuer’s

records do not agree with those of

securityowners as indicated, for

instance, on certificates presented to the

transfer agent for purchase, redemption

or transfer. In addition, the rule requires

transfer agents to report to the

appropriate regulatory agency in the

event of a failure to post certificate

detail to the master securityholder file

within 5 business days of the time

required by Rule 17Ad–10. Also,

transfer agents must maintain a copy of

each report prepared under Rule 17Ad–

11 for a period of three years following

the date of the report. These

recordkeeping requirements assist the

Commission and other regulatory

agencies with monitoring transfer agents

and ensuring compliance with the rule.

Because the information required by

Rule 17Ad–11 is already available to

transfer agents, any collection burden

for small transfer agents is minimal. The

staff estimates 150 registered transfer

agents take approximately one hour

annually to comply with Rule 17Ad–11.

Therefore, the total burden is 150 hours

annually for transfer agents, based upon

past submissions. The average cost per

hour is approximately $30. Therefore,

the total cost of compliance for transfer

agents is $4,500.

Rule 17Ad–13 requires approximately

200 registered transfer agents to obtain

an annual report on the adequacy of

internal accounting controls. In

addition, transfer agents must maintain

copies of any reports prepared pursuant

to Rule 17Ad–13 plus any documents

prepared to notify the Commission and

appropriate regulatory agencies in the

event that the transfer agent is required

to take any corrective action. These

recordkeeping requirements assist the

Commission and other regulatory

agencies with monitoring transfer agents

and ensuring compliance with the rule.

Small transfer agents are exempt from

Rule 17Ad–13.

The staff estimates 200 registered

transfer agents take approximately 175

hours annually to comply with Rule

17Ad–13. Therefore, the total annual

burden is 35,000 hours for transfer

agents, based upon past submissions.

The average cost per hour is

approximately $60. Therefore, the total

cost of compliance for transfer agents is

$1,300,000.

Written comments are invited on: (a)

Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s

estimates of the burden of the proposed

collection of information; (c) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be 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,

N.W., Washington, DC 20549.

Dated: August 1, 1997.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20912 Filed 8–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

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:

Form 18, SEC File No. 270–105, OMB