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Reletter:

‘‘E’’ to ‘‘D.’’

D. The Evaluations and Technical

Services Division (ETSD).

Amend to read as follows:

1. The division performs and reports

on the results of reviews of SSA

performance monitoring.

Add:

4. The division audits and evaluates

SSA’s efforts to ensure payment

accuracy for Old-Age and Survivors

Insurance, Disability Insurance, and

Supplemental Security Income

programs.

Delete in its entirety.

F. The Program Audits Division (PAD)

(S8CC).

Establish:

E. The Eastern Program Audit

Division (EPAD) (S8CE) plans,

conducts, oversees and reports findings

concerning several Social Security issue

areas.

1. The primary responsibilities

include Enumeration; Operations; and

General Management Audits.

2. The division may also assist other

PADs in additional issue areas, such as

those concerning representative payees

or aliens.

F. The Northern Program Audit

Division (NPAD) (S8CG) plans,

conducts, oversees and reports findings

concerning several Social Security issue

areas.

1. The primary responsibilities

include Earnings; Supplemental

Security Income; Program Service

Centers’ operations; Teleservice Centers’

operations; and Disability.

2. The division may also assist other

PADs in additional issue areas, such as

those concerning representative payees

or aliens.

G. The Western Program Audit

Division (WPAD) (S8CH) plans,

conducts, oversees and reports findings

concerning several Social Security issue

areas.

1. The primary responsibilities

include Retirement and Survivors

Insurance; Disability Determination

Services’ delivery and the Office of

Hearings and Appeals.

2. The division may also assist other

PADs in additional issue areas, such as

those concerning representative payees

or aliens.

H. The Systems and Financial Audit

Division (SFAD) (S8CJ) plans, conducts,

oversees and reports on the results of

audits of the Centralized Automated

Systems and Agency financial

statements.

1. The division is responsible for

general and application controls in

SSA’s automated data processing

systems and for reviews of the

operational efficiency of SSA’s data

processing operations.

2. The division also focuses on

financial management, as defined in the

Chief Financial Officers’ Act of 1990, to

include audits of accounting and

financial reporting, financial systems,

asset management, information resource

management, budget execution and

internal controls.

3. The division is also responsible for

finance contracts and Disability

Determination Services’ administrative

costs.

Section S8G.00 The Office of

Management Services—(Mission)

Amend to read as follows:

The Office of Management Services

(OMS) (S8G) provides staff assistance to

the Inspector General (IG) and Deputy

Inspector General. OMS formulates and

assists the IG with the execution of the

OIG budget and confers with the Office

of the Commissioner, the Office of

Management and Budget and the

Congress on budget matters. The office

is responsible for the OIG Hotline;

which plans, conducts, directs and

assists criminal investigations of alleged

violations of the Social Security laws;

and manages and maintains the OIG

Allegation Management System (AMS)

data base for all allegations reported to

the OIG nationwide. OMS conducts

management analyses and establishes

and coordinates general management

policies of the OIG. This office serves as

the OIG liaison on personnel

management and other administrative

and management policies and practices,

as well as on equal employment

opportunity and civil rights matters.

This Office is also responsible for the

development, design and redesign of

major automated systems throughout

the Office of the Inspector General.

Section S8G.20 The Office of

Management Services—(Functions)

B. The Deputy Assistant Inspector

General for Management Services (S8G)

Add:

1. Oversees all of the facility

management functions; and serves as

the liaison on personnel management

and coordinates other administrative

and management policies and practices.

Assists the AIGMS with the formulation

and execution of the OIG budget and

negotiates and coordinates with the

Commissioner’s office, the Office of

Management and Budget and the

Congress on budget matters.

2. Manages the OIG Hotline; which

plans, conducts, directs, and assists

criminal investigations of alleged

violations of the Social Security laws.

3. Manages the development, design

and redesign of major automated

systems throughout the OIG; also

manages and maintains the OIG AMS

data base for all allegations reported to

the OIG Hotline. Works with SSA in

providing technical support to all OIG

employees.

Add Subchapter:

Subchapter S8J—Office of Operations

S8J.00 Mission

S8J.10 Organization

S8J.20 Functions

Section S8J.00 The Office of

Operations—(Mission)

The Office of Operations (S8J) is

responsible for and coordinates the

OIG’s strategic planning function and

the development and implementation of

performance measures required by the

Government Performance and Results

Act; public affairs; interagency

activities; OIG reporting requirements

and publications; and responses to

Congressional inquiries.

Section S8J.10 The Office of

Operations—(Organization)

The Office of Operations (S8J), under

the leadership of the Assistant Inspector

General for Operations, includes:

A. The Assistant Inspector General for

Operations (S8J).

B. The Immediate Office of the

Assistant Inspector General for

Operations (S8J).

Section S8J.20 The Office of

Operations—(Functions)

A. The Assistant Inspector General for

Operations (S8J) is directly responsible

to the Inspector General for carrying out

the Office of Operations’ (OP’s) mission

and providing general supervision to the

major components of OP.

B. The Immediate Office of the

Assistant Inspector General for

Operations (S8J) provides the Assistant

Inspector General, IG, and DIG with staff

assistance on the full range of their

responsibilities.

Dated: July 15, 1997.

David C. Williams,

Inspector General, Social Security

Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 275]

United States—Egypt Science and

Technology Joint Board; Grants

AGENCY: U.S. Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a

science and technology program for

competitive grants to support

international, collaborative projects in

science and technology between U.S.

and Egyptian cooperators.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

August 1, 1997.

EFFECTIVE DATES: George Bevan, Program

Administrator, U.S.—Egypt Science and

Technology Grants Program, U.S.

Embassy, Cairo/ECON, Unit 64900, Box

6, APO AE 09839–4900; phone: 011–

(20–2) 355–2925; fax: 011–(20–2) 357–

3150; E-mail: BevanGW@cairowpoa.usstate.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority:

This program is established under 22

U.S.C. 2656d and the Agreement for

Scientific and Technological

Cooperation between the Government of

the United States of America and the

Government of the Arab Republic of

Egypt.

A solicitation for this program will

begin August 1, 1997. This program will

provide modest grants for successfully

competitive proposals for binational

collaborative projects and other

activities submitted by U.S. and

Egyptian experts. Projects must help the

United States Egypt utilize science and

apply technology by providing

opportunities to exchange ideas,

information, skills, and techniques, and

to collaborate on scientific and

technological endeavors of mutual

interest and benefit. Proposals which

fully meet the submission requirements

as outlined in the Program

Announcement will receive peer

reviews. Proposals considered for

funding in Fiscal Year 1998 must be

postmarked by December 1, 1997. All

proposals will be considered; however;

special consideration will be given to

proposals that address priority areas

defined/approved by the Joint Board.

These include priorities in the areas of

environmental technologies,

biotechnology, standards and metrology,

and manufacturing technologies. More

information on these priorities and

copies of the Program Announcement/

Application may be obtained by request.

Jonathan A. Margolis,

Acting Director, Office of Regional Policy

Initiatives, Bureau of Oceans and

International Environmental and Scientific

Affairs, and, Chair, U.S.—Egypt S&T Joint

Board.

[FR Doc. 97–20466 Filed 7–31–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 2574]

United States International

Telecommunications Advisory

Committee; Telecommunications

Development Sector (ITAC–D) Group;

Meeting Notice

The Department of State announces

that the United States International

Telecommunications Advisory

Committee (ITAC) Telecommunications

Development Sector (ITAC–D) Group

will meet over the next two months to

prepare for the upcoming ITU–D

meetings of Study Groups 1 and 2 to be

held in Geneva, September 22–October

2. The dates, times and room number of

the meetings are outlined below:

Friday, August 8, 10:00 a.m.–12:00

noon, Room 2533A

Friday, August 29, 10:00 a.m.–12:00

noon, Room 2533A

Thursday, September 4, 2:00 – 4:00

p.m., Room 2533A

Friday, September 12, 10:00 a.m. –

noon, Room 2533A

This late notice was necessitated by

the urgent need to seek advice on U.S.

positions for international meetings.

The agenda for the ITAC–D Group

will include (1) review of the various

reports prepared for each Study Group

question and related resolutions and

recommendations within each question,

and (2) discussion of new question to be

submitted to the WTDC–98 and revised

Study Group working methods and

procedures.

Questions regarding the meeting may

be addressed to Ms. Doreen McGirr at

202–647–0201. If you wish to attend

please send a fax to 202–647–7407 no

later than two days before the scheduled

meetings. Please include your name,

Social Security number and date of

birth. One of the following valid photo

ID’s will be required for admittance:

U.S. driver’s license with picture, U.S.

passport, U.S. government ID (company

ID’s are no longer accepted by

Diplomatic Security). Enter from the

‘‘C’’ Street Main Lobby.

Dated: July 28, 1997.

Doreen F. McGirr,

Chair, U.S. ITAC for Telecommunications

Development.

[FR Doc. 97–20403 Filed 7–29–97; 4:37 pm]

BILLING CODE 4710–45–M

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

Sunshine Act Meeting; (Meeting No.

1496)

TIME AND DATE: 9 a.m. (EDT), August 5,

1997.

PLACE: TVA Chattanooga Office

Complex Auditorium, 1101 Market

Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

STATUS: Open.

AGENDA:

Approval of minutes of meeting held

on June 19, 1997.

New Business

A—Budget and Financing

A1. Proposed Fiscal Year 1998 Pricing

(rates), budget, and workforce

recommendations.

B—Purchase Awards

B1. Approval to enter into a contract

with Vallen Safety Supply Company/

Tennessee Fire & Equipment Company

for safety/health physics items for all

TVA locations.

C—Energy

C1. Approval for Fossil and Hydro

Power to award a fixed-price contract to

Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation for a

low nitrogen oxide burner system for

Cumberland Fossil Plant Units 1 and 2.

E—Real Property Transactions

E1. Sale of a nonexclusive permanent

easement to Billy G. Mattox for an

access road affecting approximately 0.34

acre of land on Guntersville Lake (Tract

No. XGR–738H) in Jackson County,

Alabama.

Information Items

1. Delegation of authority to the Vice

President of Fuel Supply and

Engineering to enter into a contract with

Temple-Inland Forest Products

Corporation for the purchase and sale of

scrubber gypsum produced by the

Cumberland Fossil Plant, to amend and

restate an existing contract with

Synthetic Materials for the marketing of

the remainder of the scrubber gypsum,

to auction, at the request of TempleInland, a tract of land located on the

Cumberland Fossil Plant site, and to

grant an easement on a tract of land

located on the plant site to Synthetic

Materials.

2. Amendment to Contract No. ICC–

NS–8225 with Norfolk Southern

Railway Company to provide for a 3-

year extension and delegation of

authority to the Vice President, Fuel

Supply and Engineering, or a designated

representative, to enter into such

amendment.

3. Delegation of authority to the Chief

Operating Officer and Executive Vice

President to modify term coal Contract

No. 95P01–139359 with Arclar

Company for Johnsonville Fossil Plant.

4. Approval for TVA Nuclear to enter

into a contract with Balcke Durr, Inc.,