44022 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 159 / Monday, August 18, 1997 / Notices

This meeting will be open to the public.

However, due to space limitations and access

procedures, the names and telephone

numbers of individuals planning to attend

must be submitted to the Information

Security Oversight Office (ISOO) no later

than September 5, 1997. ISOO will provide

additional instructions for gaining access to

the location of the meeting.

For Further Information Contact: Steven

Garfinkel, Director, Information Security

Oversight Office, National Archives Building,

700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 100,

Washington, DC 20408, telephone (202) 219–

5250.

Dated: August 11, 1997.

Mary Ann Hadyka,

Policy and Communications Staff.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Committee Management; Notice of

Establishment

The Deputy Director of the National

Science Foundation and the Chairman

of the National Science Board have

determined that the establishment of the

NSB Public Service Award Committee is

necessary and in the public interest in

connection with the performance of

duties imposed upon the Director,

National Science Foundation (NSF), by

42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq. This

determination follows consultation with

the Committee Management Secretariat,

General Services Administration and

the Office of Management and Budget.

Name of Committee: NSB Public

Service Award Committee.

Purpose: To provide advice and

recommendations to the National

Science Board on the selection of the

NSB Public Service Award recipient.

The NSB Public Service Award is a

nonmonetary annual award designed to

recognize individuals, a company,

corporation, or organization, for their

contribution in increasing the public’s

understanding of science.

Balanced Membership Plans. The

Committee will be balanced with eight

members, six appointed and two ex

officio, selected from the academic,

scientific, and the private sectors who

are knowledgeable about the public’s

view and understanding of science and

technology and its importance in

today’s society. The two ex officio

members are the Director, National

Science Foundation; and Chairman,

National Science Board.

Responsible NSF Official: Susan

Fannoney, Executive Secretary of the

Public Service Award Committee,

National Science Board, Room 1225,

National Science Foundation, 4301

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22300,

telephone (703) 306–2000.

Dated: August 12, 1997.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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Earth Sciences Proposal Review

Panel; Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Public Law

92–463, as amended), the National

Science Foundation announces the

following meeting.

Name: Earth Sciences Proposal Review

Panel (1569).

Date: September 10, 11, & 12, 1997.

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. each day.

Place: Rooms 310, 340, 360, 380, & 390,

National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. Alan M. Gaines,

Section Head, Division of Earth Sciences,

Room 785, National Science Foundation,

Arlington, VA, (703) 306–1553.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate earth

sciences proposals as part of the selection

process for awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act.

Dated: August 12, 1997.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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Advisory Committee for Engineering;

Committee of Visitors; Notice of

Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting.

Name: Advisory Committee for

Engineering (1170).

Date and Time: September 4–5, 1997, 8:00

a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Place: Rm. 530, NSF, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, VA.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. George A. Hazelrigg,

Program Director, Division of Design and

Integration Engineering Program, National

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: (703) 306–

1330.

Purpose of Meeting: To carry out

Committee of Visitors (COV) review,

including examination of decisions on

proposals, reviewer comments, and other

privileged materials.

Agenda: To provide oversight review of the

Design and Integration Engineering Program.

Reason for Closing: The meeting is closed

to the public because the Committee is

reviewing proposal actions that will include

privileged intellectual property and personal

information that could harm individuals if

they are disclosed. If discussions were open

to the public, these matters that are exempt

under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (4) and (6) of the

Government in the Sunshine Act would be

improperly disclosed.

Dated: August 12, 1997.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in

Experimental Programs To Stimulate

Competitive Research (EPSCoR);

Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting:

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in

Experimental Programs to Stimulate

Competitive Research (EPSCoR) #1198.

Date & Time: September 8, 1997, 11:30

am–6:00 pm; September 9, 1997, 8:00 am–

12:00 noon.

Place: Crystal City Hyatt, 2799 South

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia

22202, PHONE (703) 418–1234, FAX (703)

418–1233.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. Richard J. Anderson,

Head, Office of Experimental Program to

Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR),

National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Room 875, Arlington, VA 22230,

Telephone: (703) 306–1683.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate science

and technology infrastructure improvement

proposals from states participating in the

Experimental Program to Stimulate

Competitive Research. Proposals request

support for 36 month non-renewable EPSCoR

Cooperative Agreements and are submitted in

response to NSF solicitation 95–141.

Reason For Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 159 / Monday, August 18, 1997 / Notices 44023

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.

3See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 27967

(May 1, 1990), 55 FR 19124 (May 8, 1990)

(approving File No. SR–NYSE–89–22, Series 17);

Securities Exchange Act Release No. 36629,

International Series Release No. 909 (Dec. 21, 1995),

60 FR 67385, corrected, Securities Exchange Act

Release No. 36629A, International Series Release

No. 909A (Jan. 4, 1996), 61 FR 744 (Jan. 10, 1996)

(approving File No. SR–NYSE–95–29, Series 37 and

Series 38); Securities Exchange Act Release No.

36708, International Series Release No. 915 (Jan. 11,

1996), 61 FR 1808 (Jan. 23, 1996) (approving File

No. SR–NYSE–95–36, Series 47); see also Securities

Exchange Act Release No. 36825 (Feb. 9, 1996), 61

FR 6052 (approving File No. SR–NASD–96–04,

Series 37 and 38); Securities Exchange Act Release

No. 37112 (April 12, 1996), 61 FR 17339 (approving

File No. SR–NASD–96–13); Securities Exchange Act

Release No. 38274 (February 12, 1997), 62 FR 7485

(File No. SR–CBOE–97–04),

salaries and personal information concerning

individuals associated with the proposals.

These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C.

552b(c) (4) and (6) of the Government in the

Sunshine Act.

Dated: August 12, 1997.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in

Geosciences; Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting:

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in

Geosciences (1756).

Date and Time: September 3–4, 1997; 8:30

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day.

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. Richard A. Behnke,

Section Head, Upper Atmosphere Research

Section, Division of Atmospheric Sciences,

National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson

Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230, telephone (703)

306–1518.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate proposals

submitted to the Foundation in response to

the Polar Cap Observatory project solicitation

as part of the selection process for awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

USC 552b(c) (4) and (6) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act.

Dated: August 12, 1997.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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POSTAL RATE COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: 2:00 p.m., August 21,

1997.

PLACE: Commission Conference Room,

1333 H Street, NW., Suite 300,

Washington, DC 20268–0001.

STATUS. Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED. (1) Docket

MC97–3—consideration of proposed

settlement, and (2) Docket MC97–4—

consideration of proposed settlement.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,

Postal Rate Commission, 1333 H Street,

NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20268–

0001, (202) 789–6820.

Dated: August 13, 1997.

Cyril J. Pittack,

Acting Secretary.

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Release No. 34–38921; International Series

Release No. IS–1096; File No. SR–AMEX–

97–26]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice

of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness

of Proposed Rule Change by American

Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to

Adoption of Foreign Examination

Modules

August 11, 1997.

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2

notice is hereby given that on July 28,

1997, the American Stock Exchange,

Inc. (‘‘Amex’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with

the Securities and Exchange

Commission the proposed rule change

as described in Items I, II, and III below,

which Items have been prepared by the

self-regulatory organization. The

Commission is publishing this notice to

solicit comments on the proposed rule

change from interested persons.

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement of the Terms of Substance of

the Proposed Rule Change

The American Stock Exchange, Inc.

proposes to adopt certain foreign

examination modules of the General

Securities Registered Representative

Examination (‘‘Series 7’’), which were

developed by the New York Stock

Exchange (‘‘NYSE’’), for use by

registered representatives from the

United Kingdom (‘‘U.K.’’), Canada and

Japan seeking to qualify as general

securities registered representatives in

the United States.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement of the Purpose of, and

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule

Change

In its filing with the Commission, the

self-regulatory organization included

statements concerning the purpose of

and basis for the proposed rule change

and discussed any comments it received

on the proposed rule change. The text

of these statements may be examined at

the places specified in Item IV below.

The self-regulatory organization has

prepared summaries, set forth in

sections A, B, and C below, of the most

significant aspects of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement of the Purpose of, and the

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule

Change

(1) Purpose

Pursuant to Commentary .03 to

Exchange Rule 341, natural persons

seeking to become registered

representatives must pass a qualifying

examination. The Exchange currently

requires that all such persons, including

those qualified in foreign countries,

including the U.K., Canada and Japan,

pass the Series 7 examination. In order

to reduce redundant qualification

requirements, the NYSE developed

foreign examination modules for the

U.K. (Series 17), Canada (Series 37/38)

and Japan (Series 47). By successfully

completing these modified

examinations rather than the full Series

7 examination, persons in good standing

with the securities regulators of their

respective countries may perform all of

the functions permitted of a person who

holds a Series 7 registration, with the

exception of selling municipal

securities. These examination modules

are currently in use by the NYSE,

National Association of Securities

Dealers (‘‘NASD’’) and the Chicago

Board Options Exchange (‘‘CBOE’’).3

The Series 17 version, the Limited

Registered Representative Examination,

is for U.K. registrants who have

successfully completed the basic exam

of the U.K. and who are in good

standing with securities regulators in

the U.K. It deletes those substantive

sections of the standard Series 7 which

overlap with the U.K. examination. The

Series 17 is a ninety question