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Federal blue-collar employees, and five

representatives from Federal agencies.

Entitlement to membership on the

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: August 7, 1997.

Phyllis G. Heuerman,

Chair, Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory

Committee.

[FR Doc. 97–21979 Filed 8–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6325–01–M

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory

Committee; Cancellation of Open

Committee Meeting

According to the provisions of section

10 of the Federal Advisory Committee

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

given that the meeting of the Federal

Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee

scheduled for Thursday, August 21,

1997, has been cancelled.

Information on other meetings can 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: August 13, 1997.

Phyllis G. Heuerman,

Chair, Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory

Committee.

[FR Doc. 97–21980 Filed 8–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6325–01–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:

Rule 17f–1(b), 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

Rule 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) Requirements for

reporting and inquiry with respect to

missing, lost, counterfeit, or stolen

securities.

Rule 17f–1(b) requires approximately

19,000 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 data base that stores

information for the Program.

It is estimated that 600 respondents

will register in the Lost and Stolen

Securities Program annually. It is also

estimated that each respondent will

register one time. The average number

of hours necessary to comply with the

Rule 17f–1(b) is one-half hour. The total

annual burden is 300 hours for

respondents, based upon past

submissions. The cost per hour is

approximately $30. Therefore, the total

cost of compliance for respondents is

$9,000.

Rule 17f–1(c) and Form X–17F–1A

Reporting of missing, lost, stolen, or

counterfeit securities.

Rule 17f–1(c) 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 29 times each year. The

average amount of time necessary to

comply with Rule 17f–1(c) and Form X–

17F–1A is five minutes. The total

annual burden is 55,583 hours for

respondents, based upon past

submissions. The average cost per hour

is approximately $30. Therefore, the

total cost of compliance for respondents

is $1,667,490.

Rules 17f–1T and 17h–2T Risk

Assessment Recordkeeping and

Reporting Requirements for Associated

Persons of Brokers and Dealers.

Rules 17h–1T and 17h–2T require

certain broker-dealers to maintain and

file with the Commission certain

records relating to the activities of

affiliates whose business activities are

reasonably likely to have a material

impact on the broker-dealers. These

rules enable the Commission to gather

complete and timely information about

the activities of broker-dealer affiliates

in a form necessary for surveillance,

enforcement, and other regulatory

purposes. The Commission uses this

information to assess the potentially