Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 179 / Tuesday, September 16, 1997 / Notices 48659

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.

[FR Doc. 97–24472 Filed 9–15–97; 8:45 am]

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