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It prepares the Agency’s Comprehensive

Printing Program Plan report for the

Joint Committee on Printing (JCP) and

provides liaison with the JCP and the

Government Printing Office on policy

and procedural issues. OPM plans,

directs and administers the SSA mail

policy program, including developing

methodologies (e.g., presorting,

barcoding, direct accountability, etc). It

provides liaison with the United States

Postal Service in all national level mail

management and operational policy

negotiations and activities. It also

administers agencywide mail

management contracts.

3. The Office plans, directs and

coordinates the SSA mail handling

program, including the receipt,

processing, and dispatch of all incoming

and outgoing United States Postal

Service mail for SSA headquarters. It

provides inter-office mail service for

SSA headquarters and priority delivery

service in Washington, D.C. It

administers oversight of necessary

contracts such as the internal mail

messenger service. It consolidates and

processes outgoing mail from

headquarters to District Offices, Branch

Offices, Program Service Centers and

Regional Offices, etc. It also processes

computer-generated priority notices to

SSA beneficiaries nationwide, using

high-speed equipment to fold, insert

and label mailings.

4. The Office coordinates and directs

a comprehensive printing management

program and administers the

procurement of all SSA printing needs.

It prepares the Agency’s Comprehensive

Printing (JCP) and provides liaison with

JCP and Government Printing office on

policy and procedural issues. Plans,

directs and administers the SSA mail

policy program, including developing

policy and procedures for more efficient

Agency mail processing methodologies.

It provides liaison with the United

States Postal Service in all national level

mail management and operational

policy negotiations and activities. It also

administers agencywide mail

management contracts.

5. The Office of Publications

Management develops, recommends

and implements SSA policies and

standards for library and information

services of the SSA Headquarters

Library and for SSA employees

nationwide. It provides a collection of

information on subjects related to SSA

programs and their operation.

6. The Office provides SSA

duplicating services for short

turnaround work and for the

development of metal photo requests for

Commissioner’s citations, award

plaques, signs, etc.

Dated: August 21, 1997.

Paul D. Barnes,

Deputy Commissioner for Human Resources.

[FR Doc. 97–25611 Filed 9–25–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Bureau of Consular Affairs

(CA/VO/F/P)

[Public Notice 2603]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Proposed

Information Collection; OF–230 I & II,

Application for Immigrant Visa and

Alien Registration.

SUMMARY: The Department of State is

seeking Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) approval for the

information collection described below.

The purpose of this notice is to allow 60

days for public comment in the Federal

Register preceding submission to OMB.

This process is conducted in accordance

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995.

The following summarizes the

information collection proposal

submitted to OMB:

Type of Request: Reinstatement, with

change, of a previously approved

collection for which approval has

expired.

Originating Office: Bureau of Consular

Affairs (CA/VO/F/P).

Title of Information Collection:

Application for Immigrant Visa and

Alien Registration.

Frequency: On occasion.

Form Number: OF–230.

Respondents: Aliens.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

750,000.

Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour.

Total Estimated Burden: 750,000.

Public comments are being solicited

to permit the agency to—

• Evaluate whether the proposed

information collection is necessary for

the proper performance of the agency

functions.

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection.

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected.

• Minimize the reporting burden on

those who are to respond, including

through the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of technology.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:

Comments regarding the collection

listed in this notice or requests for

copies of the proposed collection and

supporting documents should be

directed to Charles S. Cunningham,

Directives Management Branch, U.S.

Department of State, Washington, DC

20520, (202) 647–0596.

Dated: September 15, 1997.

Eliza McClenaghan,

Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–25531 Filed 9–25–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 2609]

Advisory Committee on International

Economic Policy Notice of Partially

Closed Meeting

The Advisory Committee on

International Economic Policy (ACIEP)

will meet 9 a.m.–1 p.m. on Wednesday,

October 8, 1997, in Room 1107, U.S.

Department of State, 2201 C Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20520. The meeting

will be hosted by Committee Chairman

Mike Gadbaw and by Assistant

Secretary of State for Economic and

Business Affairs, Alan P. Larson.

The closed briefings that the

Department of State will arrange for

ACIEP members will involve

discussions of classified or business

proprietary information, pursuant to the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5

U.S.C. App. II section 10(d), and the

Government in the Sunshine Act 5

U.S.C. 552b (c)(1), 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4),

and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B).

The open portion of the session,

which will begin at approximately 12

noon, will focus inter alia on the

economic dimensions of climate change.

For further information, contact

Sharon Rogers, ACIEP Secretariat, U.S.

Department of State, Bureau of

Economic and Business Affairs, Room

6828, Main State, Washington, DC

20520. she may be reached at telephone

number (202) 647–5968 or fax number

(202) 647–5713.

Dated: September 15, 1997.

Alan P. Larson,

Assistant Secretary for Economic and

Business Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–25535 Filed 9–25–97; 8:45 am]

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