48658 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 179 / Tuesday, September 16, 1997 / Notices

Five new HIDTAs have been

designated in 1997. These are: the Gulf

Coast HIDTA (includes parts of

Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi);

the Lake County, Indiana HIDTA, the

Midwest HIDTA (includes parts of Iowa,

Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and South

Dakota, with focus on

methamphetamine); the Northwest

HIDTA (includes seven counties of

Washington State); and the Rocky

Mountain HIDTA (includes parts of

Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming).

The program supports more than 150

co-located officer/agent task forces in

fifteen regions of the country, including

the entire Southwest Border. The

HIDTA program strengthens mutually

supporting local, State, and Federal

drug trafficking and money laundering

task forces, bolsters information analysis

and sharing networks and, improves

integration of law enforcement, drug

treatment and drug abuse prevention

programs.

Dated: September 3, 1997.

Barry R. McCaffrey,

Director.

[FR Doc. 97–24535 Filed 9–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3180–02–P

OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY POLICY

Meeting of the President’s Committee

of Advisors On Science and

Technology

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and summary agenda for a

meeting of the President’s Committee of

Advisors on Science and Technology

(PCAST), and describes the functions of

the Committee. Notice of this meeting is

required under the Federal Advisory

Committee Act.

Dates and Place: September 29, 1997.

The White House Conference Center,

Truman Room, Third Floor, 726 Jackson

Place, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20500.

Type of Meeting: Open.

Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The

PCAST will meet in an open session at

10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 29,

1997. The meeting will focus on the full

report by the Energy Panel, updates

from the Biodiversity and Education

Panels, Industry Partnerships Update,

International Science and Technology

Cooperation/Technology

Commercialization, U.S./Japan Science

and Technology Relationship, National

Alliance of Business, and the NSFDepartment of Energy Working Group

Report on Math and Science Education.

This session will end at approximately

5:00 p.m.

Public Comments: There will be a

time allocated for the public to speak on

any of the above agenda items. We

request that you send to us the topic

that you would like to discuss at the

PCAST meeting, or you can send your

comments in writing five (5) days in

advance of the meeting. Please notify

Cheryl Hill on (202) 456–6100 or fax

your request/comments on (202) 456–

6026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For information regarding time, place,

and agenda, please call Cheryl Hill at

(202) 456–6100 prior to 3:00 p.m on

Friday, September 26, 1997. Other

questions may be directed to Angela

Phillips Diaz, or Yolanda Comedy at

(202) 446–6100. Please note that public

seating for this meeting is limited, and

is available on a first-come, first-served

basis.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

President’s Committee of Advisors on

Science and Technology was

established on November 23, 1993, by

Executive Order 12882, as amended,

and continued through September 30,

1997, by Executive Order 12974. The

purpose of PCAST is to advise the

President on matters of national

importance that have significant science

and technology content, and to assist

the President’s National Science and

Technology Council in securing private

sector participation in its activities. The

Committee members are distinguished

individuals appointed by the President

from non-Federal sectors. The PCAST is

co-chaired by John H. Gibbons,

Assistant to the President for Science

and Technology, and by John Young,

former President and CEO of HewlettPackard Company.

Dated: September 9, 1997.

Barbara Ann Ferguson,

Assistant Director for Budget and

Administration, Office of Science and

Technology Policy.

[FR Doc. 97–24584 Filed 9–12–97; 10:47 am]

BILLING CODE 3170–01–P–M

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for

Review and Approval

September 10, 1997.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commission, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork burden

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on the

following information collection(s), as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. An

agency may not conduct or sponsor a

collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid control

number. No person shall be subject to

any penalty for failing to comply with

a collection of information subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that

does not display a valid control number.

Comments are requested concerning (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Commission, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s

burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected; and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted on or before October 16,

1997. If you anticipate that you will be

submitting comments, but find it

difficult to do so within the period of

time allowed by this notice, you should

advise the contact listed below as soon

as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Judy

Boley, Federal Communications

Commission, Room 234, 1919 M St.,

NW., Washington, DC 20554 or via

internet to jboley@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collection(s) contact Judy

Boley at 202–418–0214 or via internet at

jboley@fcc.gov.

OMB Approval Number: 3060–XXXX.

Title: Accounting for Judgements and

other Costs Associated with Litigation,

CC Docket No. 93–240.

Type of Review: New collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 1.

Estimated Time Per Response: 36

hours.

Cost to Respondents: N/A.

Total Annual Burden: 36 hours.

Needs and Uses: In CC Docket No.

93–240, the Commission considers the

issue of the accounting rules and

ratemaking policies that should apply to

litigation costs incurred by carriers

subject to Part 32 of its rules and

regulations. The Commission concludes

that there should be special rules to

govern the accounting treatment of

federal antitrust judgements and
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settlements, in excess of the avoided

costs of litigation, but not for litigation

expenses. The Commission rather

concludes that these special rules

should not apply to cost arising in other

kinds of litigation. To receive

recognition of its avoided costs of

litigation, a carrier must make a

demonstration in a request for special

relief.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–24517 Filed 9–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–F

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

SUMMARY: The FDIC, as part of its

continuing effort to reduce paperwork

and respondent burden, invites the

general public and other Federal

agencies to take this opportunity to

comment on proposed and/or

continuing information collections, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).

Currently, the FDIC is soliciting

comments concerning an information

collection titled ‘‘Dispute Resolution

Neutrals Questionnaire.’’

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before November 17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to

Tamara R. Manly, Management Analyst

(Regulatory Analysis), Attention:

Comments/OES, Federal Deposit

Insurance Corporation, 550 7th Street

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20429.

Comments may be hand-delivered to the

guard station at the rear of the 17th

Street Building (located on F Street), on

business days between 7:00 a.m. and

5:00 p.m. (Fax number (202) 898–3838;

Internet address: comments@fdic.gov).

A copy of the comments may also be

submitted to the OMB desk officer for

the FDIC: Alexander Hunt, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Room 3208,

Washington, D.C. 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tamara R. Manly, at the address

identified above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposal

to renew the following currently

approved collection of information:

Title: Dispute Resolution Neutrals

Questionnaire.

OMB Number: 3064–0107.

Frequency of Response: Occasional.

Affected Public: Parties wishing to be

considered for inclusion on the FDIC’s

Roster of Dispute Resolution Neutrals.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

100.

Estimated Time per Response: 0.5

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 50

hours.

General Description of Collection: The

FDIC’s Roster of Dispute Resolution

Neutrals is part of its Alternative

Dispute Resolution (ADR) program.

Parties wishing to be considered for

inclusion on the Roster must submit a

completed questionnaire containing

biographical and demographic data. The

information obtained from respondents

is used to evaluate the candidate’s

qualifications to serve as neutrals in

cases involving ADR.

Request for Comment

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of

the FDIC’s functions, including whether

the information has practical utility; (b)

the accuracy of the estimates of the

burden of the information collection,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the information collection on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

At the end of the comment period, the

comments and recommendations

received will be analyzed to determine

the extent to which the collection

should be modified prior to submission

to OMB for review and approval.

Comments submitted in response to this

notice also will be summarized or

included in the FDIC’s requests to OMB

for renewal of this collection. All

comments will become a matter of

public record.

Dated at Washington, D.C., this 10th day of

September 1997.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Robert E. Feldman,

Executive Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6714–01–M

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Change in Bank Control Notices;

Correction

This notice corrects a notice (FR Doc.

97-15269) published on page 31820 of

the issue for Wednesday, June 11, 1997.

Under the Federal Reserve Bank of

Atlanta heading, the entry for Susma

Patel, London, England; Suketu

Madhusudan Patel (Suku), London,

England; Parimal Kantibhai Patel

(Perry), London, England; Bharat

Muljibhai Amin, London, England; and

Dennis John Lloyd King, Surrey,

England, collectively as the Patel Group,

is revised to read as follows:

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Lois Berthaume, Vice President) 104

Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia

30303-2713:

1. Sushilaban Patel, London, England;

acting in concert, to acquire shares of

First Bankshares, Inc., Longwood,

Florida, and thereby indirectly acquire

First National Bank of Central Florida,

Longwood, Florida.

Comments on this application must

be received by September 30, 1997.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, September 10, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–24445 Filed 9–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Change in Bank Control Notices;

Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or

Bank Holding Companies

The notificants listed below have

applied under the Change in Bank

Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and §

225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12

CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank

holding company. The factors that are

considered in acting on the notices are

set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12

U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).

The notices are available for

immediate inspection at the Federal

Reserve Bank indicated. The notices

also will be available for inspection at

the offices of the Board of Governors.

Interested persons may express their

views in writing to the Reserve Bank

indicated for that notice or to the offices

of the Board of Governors. Comments

must be received not later than

September 30, 1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Lois Berthaume, Vice President) 104

Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia

30303-2713:

1. MidSouth Bancorp, Inc., ESOP,

Lafayette, Louisiana; to acquire an