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C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement on Comments on the

Proposed Rule Change Received From

Members, Participants, or Others

Comments were neither solicited nor

received.

III. Date Of Effectiveness Of The

Proposed Rule Change And Timing For

Commission Action

Within 35 days of the date of

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register or within such longer period (i)

as the Commission may designate up to

90 days of such date if it finds such

longer period to be appropriate and

publishes its reasons for so finding or

(ii) as to which the NASD consents, the

Commission will:

(A) by order approve such proposed

rule change, or

(B) institute proceedings to determine

whether the proposed rule change

should be disapproved.

IV. Solicitation Of Comments

Interested persons are invited to

submit written data, views, and

arguments concerning the foregoing.

People making written submissions

should file six copies thereof with the

Secretary, Securities and Exchange

Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of the

submission, all subsequent

amendments, all written statements

with respect to the proposed rule

change that are filed with the

Commission, and all written

communications relating to the

proposed rule change between the

Commission and any person, other than

those that may be withheld from the

public in accordance with the

provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 552, will be

available for inspection and copying in

the Commission’s Public Reference

Room. Copies of the filing will also be

available for inspection and copying at

the NASD’s principal offices. All

submissions should refer to File No.

SR–NASD–97–58 and should be

submitted by September 24, 1997.

For the Commission by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.51

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–23343 Filed 9–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Release No. 34–38973; File No. SR–PCX–

97–34]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice

of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness

of Proposed Rule Change by the

Pacific Exchange, Inc. Relating to the

Addition of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s

Birthday as an Exchange Holiday and

the Renaming of the Decoration Day

Holiday to Memorial Day

August 26, 1997.

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

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(‘‘Act’’), 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1), notice is

hereby given that on August 20, 1997,

the Pacific Exchange, Inc. (‘‘PCX’’ or

‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities

and Exchange Commission

(‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘SEC’’) the proposed

rule change as described in Items I, II,

and III below, which Items have been

prepared by the Exchange. 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 Exchange seeks to amend

Exchange Rule 4.3 to include Martin

Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday among those

holidays on which it is closed for

business. The Exchange also seeks to

amend Exchange Rule 4.3 to change the

name of the holiday currently

recognized as Decoration Day to its

better known name of Memorial Day.

The text of the proposed rule change

is available at the Office of the

Secretary, the Exchange and at the

Commission.

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

Exchange 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

Exchange 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

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule

Change

1. Purpose

The purpose of this proposed rule

change is to modify the Exchange’s

practice with respect to Exchange

holidays to include Martin Luther King,

Jr.’s Birthday among those holidays on

which the Exchange is not open for

business. In addition, the proposed rule

change will modify the existing rule to

include Memorial Day among the list of

holidays, instead of its less commonly

used name of Decoration Day.

2. Statutory Basis

The Exchange represents that the

proposed rule change is consistent with

Section 6(b) of the Act, in general, and

furthers the objectives of Section 6(b)(5)

of the Act, in particular, in that it is

designed to promote just and equitable

principles of trade, removes

impediments to and perfects the

mechanism of a free and open market

and a national market system, and, in

general, protects investors and the

public interest.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement on Burden on Competition

The Exchange does not believe that

the proposed rule change will impose

any inappropriate burden on

competition.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement on Comments on the

Proposed Rule Change Received From

Members, Participants, or Others

The Exchange did not solicit or

receive written comments with respect

to the proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for

Commission Action

The foregoing rule change is

concerned solely with the

administration of the Exchange and,

therefore, has become effective pursuant

to Section 19b(3)(A) of the Act and

subparagraph (e) of Rule 19b–4

thereunder. At any time within 60 days

of the filing of the proposed rule change,

the Commission may summarily

abrogate such rule change if it appears

to the Commission that such action is

necessary or appropriate in the public

interest, for the protection of investors,

or otherwise in furtherance of the

purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

Interested persons are invited to

submit written data, views, and
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1 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).

arguments concerning the foregoing.

Persons making written submissions

should file six copies thereof with the

Secretary, Securities and Exchange

Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of the

submission, all subsequent

amendments, all written statements

with respect to the proposed rule

change that are filed with the

Commission, and all written

communications relating to the

proposed rule change between the

Commission and any person, other than

those that may be withheld from the

public in accordance with the

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be

available for inspection and copying in

the Commission’s Public Reference

Section, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of such

filing will also be available for

inspection and copying at the principal

office of the Exchange. All submissions

should refer to the File No. SR–PCX–

97–34 and should be submitted by

September 24, 1997.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.1

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–23260 Filed 9–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Declaration of Disaster #2979]

State of Ohio

Hocking County and the contiguous

Counties of Athens, Fairfield, Perry,

Pickaway, Ross, and Vinton in the State

of Ohio constitute a disaster area as a

result of damages caused by severe

thunderstorms and flash flooding which

occurred August 16 through 18, 1997.

Applications for loans for physical

damages may be filed until the close of

business on October 24, 1997 and for

economic injury until the close of

business on May 26, 1998 at the address

listed below or other locally announced

locations: U.S. Small Business

Administration, Disaster Area 2 Office,

One Baltimore Place, Suite 300, Atlanta,

GA 30308.

The interest rates are:

For Physical Damage:

HOMEOWNERS WITH CREDIT

AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE—

8.000%

HOMEOWNERS WITHOUT CREDIT

AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE—

4.000%

BUSINESSES WITH CREDIT

AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE—

8.000%

BUSINESSES AND NON-PROFIT

ORGANIZATIONS WITHOUT

CREDIT AVAILABLE

ELSEWHERE—4.000%

OTHERS (INCLUDING NON-PROFIT

ORGANIZATIONS) WITH CREDIT

AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE—

7.250%

For Economic Injury:

BUSINESSES AND SMALL

AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES

WITHOUT CREDIT AVAILABLE

ELSEWHERE—4.000%

The number assigned to this disaster

for physical damage is 297906 and for

economic injury the number is 958100.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 59002 and 59008.)

Dated: August 25, 1997.

John T. Spotila,

Acting Administrator .

[FR Doc. 97–23345 Filed 9–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–U

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Declaration of Disaster #2962]

State of Texas; Amendment #2

In accordance with a notice from the

Federal Emergency Management Agency

dated August 21, 1997, the abovenumbered Declaration is hereby

amended to include Goliad County,

Texas as a disaster area due to damages

caused by severe thunderstorms and

flooding beginning on June 21, 1997 and

continuing through July 15, 1997.

In addition, applications for economic

injury loans from small businesses

located in the following contiguous

counties in the State of Texas may be

filed until the specified date at the

previously designated location: Bee,

DeWitt, Karnes, Refugio, and Victoria.

All other information remains the

same, i.e., the deadline for filing

applications for physical damage is

September 5, 1997 and for economic

injury the termination date is April 7,

1998.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 59002 and 59008.)

Dated: August 22, 1997.

James E. Rivera,

Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–23344 Filed 9–2–97; 8:45 am]

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Information Technology Agreement;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the United States

Trade Representative.

Trade Policy Staff Committee; Public

Comments for Multilateral Negotiations

in the World Trade Organization (WTO)

on Review and Expansion of the

Information Technology Agreement

(ITA) or ‘‘ITA II’’ and Global Economic

Commerce (GEC).

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Trade Policy Staff

Committee (TPSC) is requesting written

public comments with respect to the

implementation and expansion of the

Information Technology Agreement, in

particular: (1) Discrepancies between

current tariff nomenclature and

emerging technology which may affect

the expected market access benefits to

the United States of the ITA; (2)

additional information technology

products which it would be in the

interests of the United States to include

in the ITA; (3) expansion of the ITA to

ensure a tariff-free environment for

information products and services

transmitted via the Internet; (4) nontariff barriers affecting trade in ITA

products; and (5) possible acceleration

of ITA duty reductions previously

agreed. Comments received will be

considered by the Executive Branch in

formulating U.S. positions and

objectives for further development of

the ITA, in particular the procedures for

consultations and review of product

coverage provided for by participants to

the ITA on March 26, 1997. They will

be also be considered by the Executive

Branch in developing U.S. positions and

objectives for implementing the

President’s ‘‘Framework for Global

Electronic Commerce’’ of July 1, 1997.

DATES: Public comments are due by

noon, September 30, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Office of the U.S. Trade

Representative, 600 17th Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20508.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

John Ellis, Office of WTO and

Multilateral Affairs, USTR, (202–395–

6843); Barbara Chattin, Director for

Tariff Negotiations, USTR, (202–395–

5097); or Matt Rohde, Director for

Customs Affairs, USTR, (202–395–

3063).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Chairman of the TPSC invites written

comments from the public on issues to

be addressed in the course of