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determined to be desirable by the

Chairman.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The

Commission and Committee will meet

in public session to discuss a broad

range of marine mammal matters. The

focus of the meeting, however, will be

on Arctic issues and on those marine

mammal species that occur in Alaska.

While subject to change, major issues

that the Commission plans to consider

at the meeting include: marine mammal

co-management agreements; domestic

and international polar bear and walrus

programs; research and management

issues related to bowhead whales,

Steller sea lions, harbor seals, North

Pacific fur seals, and sea otters; the

Arctic Environmental Protection

Strategy; the Arctic Council; marine

mammal programs of the Russian

Federation; the Bering Sea ecosystem;

Hawaiian monk seals; and West Indian

manatees.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

John R. Twiss, Jr., Executive Director,

Marine Mammal Commission, 4340

East-West Highway, Room 905,

Bethesda, MD 20814, 301/504–0087.

Dated: September 24, 1997.

John R. Twiss, Jr.,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 97–25912 Filed 9–25–97; 12:46 pm]

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice 97–141]

NASA Advisory Council, Aeronautics

and Space Transportation Technology

Advisory Committee, Airframe

Systems Subcommittee Meeting

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub.

L. 92–463, as amended, the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration

announces a NASA Advisory Council,

Aeronautics and Space Transportation

Technology Advisory Committee,

Airframe Systems Subcommittee

meeting.

DATES: October 21, 1997, 8:00 p.m. to

4:30 p.m., October 22, 1997, 8:00 a.m. to

4:30 p.m., and October 23, 1997, 8:00

a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration, Langley Research

Center, Hampton, VA 23681–0001.

October 21, 1997: Building 1219, Room

225.

October 22, 1997:

Building 1229, Room 124 (Structures

and Materials).

Building 1212, Room 200

(Aerodynamics and

Aerothermodynamics).

Building 1268A, Room 1141

(Airborne Systems).

October 23, 1997: Building 1219, Room

225.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Gloria Hernandez, National

Aeronautics and Space Administration,

Mail Stop 113, Langley Research Center,

Hampton, VA 23681–0001, 757/864–

6033.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meeting will be open to the public up

to the seating capacity of the room.

Agenda topics for the meeting are as

follows:

• Status of the Airframe Systems

Program

• Overview of the High-Speed Research

Program

• Overview of the Advanced Subsonic

Technology Program

• Overview of the Aviation Safety

Program

• Review of Airframe Systems

Structures and Materials Research

• Review of Airframe Systems

Aerodynamics and

Aerothermodynamics Research

• Review of Airframe Systems Airborne

Systems Research

It is imperative that the meeting be

held on these dates to accommodate the

scheduling priorities of the key

participants. Visitors will be requested

to sign a visitors register.

Dated:September 22, 1997.

Leslie M. Nolan,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–25767 Filed 9–26–97; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice 97–140]

NASA Advisory Council, Life and

Microgravity Sciences and

Applications Advisory Committee,

NASA–NIH Advisory Subcommittee on

Behavioral and Biometical Research;

Meeting

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub.

L. 92–463, as amended, the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration

announces a meeting of the NASA

Advisory Council, Life and Microgravity

Sciences and Applications Advisory

Committee, NASA–NIH Advisory

Subcommittee on Behavioral and

Biomedical Research.

DATES: October 23, 1997, 8:00 a.m. to

4:30 p.m.; and October 24, 1997, 8:00

a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: NASA Headquarters, Room

7H46, 300 E Street SW, Washington, DC

20546

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Joan Vernikos, Code UL, National

Aeronautics and Space Administration,

Washington, DC 20546, 202/358–2530.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meeting will be open to the public up

to the seating capacity of the room. The

agenda for the meeting is as follows:

• OLMSA/NIH Overview

• Biology Pillars Update

• National Space Biomedical Research

Institute Briefing

• Update of NASA–NIH Activities

• Neurovestibular NSCORT

• Protein Crystallography

• Remote Sensing/Disease Prediction

Program

• Recent Flight Research Findings

It is imperative that the meeting be

held on these dates to accommodate the

scheduling priorities of the key

participants. Visitors will be requested

to sign a visitor’s register.

Dated: September 22, 1997.

Leslie M. Nolan,

Advisory Committee Management Officer,

National Aeronautics and Space

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–25768 Filed 9–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7510–01–M

NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE

COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Meeting

AGENCY: National Commission on the

Cost of Higher Education.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings

TIMES AND DATES: Thursday, October 16,

1997; 8:15 A.M.–5:30 A.M.; Monday,

October 27, 1997; 9:00 A.M.–11:30 A.M.

and 1:00 P.M.–3:00 P.M.; Friday,

November 7, 1997; 8:15 A.M.–5:30 P.M.;

Monday & Tuesday, November 17–18,

1997; 8:15 A.M.–5:30 P.M.

SUMMARY: The National Commission on

the Cost of Higher Education was

created by the Congress to submit to the

President and the Congress a report

which shall contain a detailed statement

of the findings and conclusions of the

Commission on the issues of what is
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truly happening with respect to the cost

of a college education and what steps

can or should be taken to ensure that a

quality post secondary education

remains affordable. This report is to

include the Commission’s

recommendations for administrative

and legislative actions that the

Commission considers advisable on the

issues it is investigating. The

Commission announces its meeting

schedule, thereby notifying the general

public of their opportunity to attend.

These meetings are designed to give

interested parties the opportunity to

present the Commission with

information these parties believe will

assist the Commission in its task.

DATE AND TIME: October 16, 1997; 8:15

A.M.–5:30 P.M. Agenda items and

topics to be discussed: Chairman’s

report; update on research agenda and

work plan as this relates to the functions

of the Commission established by

statute; laws, regulations, and mandates

in higher education; student financial

aid policies and programs; instructional,

administrative, and technological cost

factors in higher education; and other

substantive items raised by Commission

members or Commission working

groups.

LOCATION: Herbert Hoover Memorial

Building, Stauffer Auditorium, Serra

and Galvez Streets, Stanford, California.

Parking is available for a fee in the lot

on Galvez Street.

DATE AND TIME: October 27, 1997; 9:00

A.M.–11:30 A.M. and 1:00 P.M.–3:00

P.M. A hearing will be held at which

interested members of the public will be

given an opportunity to present

representatives of the Commission with

information on the issues which the

Commission has been charged with

considering. The period for submitting

comments in writing begins with the

publication of this notice. Only

comments received by COB October 20

will be considered for possible oral

testimony on October 27. The

Commission may need to limit the

number of individuals who appear

before it and the time allotted to these

individuals. Persons also may be

assigned a specific time to appear. A

schedule will be announced by COB

October 23.

DATE AND TIME: November 7, 1997; 8:15

A.M.–5:30 P.M. Agenda items and

topics to be discussed: Chairman’s

report; update on research agenda and

work plan as this relates to the functions

of the Commission established by

statute; laws, regulations, and mandates

in higher education; student financial

aid policies and programs; instructional,

administrative, and technological cost

factors in higher education; and other

substantive items raised by Commission

members or Commission working

groups.

LOCATION: Boston, Massachusetts.

DATE AND TIME: November 17–18, 1997,

8:15 A.M.–5:30 P.M., each day. Agenda

items and topics to be discussed:

Chairman’s report; update on research

agenda and work plan as this relates to

the functions of the Commission

established by statute; laws, regulations,

and mandates in higher education;

student financial aid policies and

programs; instructional, administrative,

and technological cost factors in higher

education; and other substantive items

raised by Commission members or

Commission working groups.

LOCATION: Belmont University, 1900

Belmont Boulevard, Nashville,

Tennessee.

DATE AND TIME: December 4, 1997, 8:15

A.M.–5:00 P.M.

LOCATION: Washington, D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carmelita Pratt, Administrative Officer,

National Commission on the Cost of

Higher Education, 1615 M Street, N.W.,

Suite 240, Washington, D.C. 20036.

Telephone (202) 634–6501. Facsimile:

(202) 634–6038.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Commission on the Cost of

Higher Education was established by

Public Law 105–18, dated June 12, 1997.

Transcripts are kept of all public

Commission proceedings and are

available for public inspection at the

offices of the National Commission on

the Cost of Higher Education, 1615 M

Street, N.W., Suite 240, Washington,

D.C. 20036. Contact Carmelita Pratt at

the phone number listed above.

Carmelita Pratt,

Administrative Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–25681 Filed 9–26–97; 8:45 am]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Release No. 34–39109; File No. 265–19]

Consumer Affairs Advisory

Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting of the

Securities and Exchange Commission

(‘‘Commission’’) Consumer Affairs

Advisory Committee (‘‘Commission’’).

SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange

Commission’s Consumer Affairs

Advisory Committee will meet on

Tuesday, October 14, 1997, in Room

1C30 at the Commission’s Headquarters,

450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington,

D.C., beginning at 9:30 a.m. The meeting

will be open to the public. This notice

also serves to invite the public to submit

written comments to the Committee.

ADDRESSES: You should submit written

comments in triplicate and refer to File

No. 265–19. Send your comments to

Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary, Securities

and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth

Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Geraldine M. Walsh, Special Counsel to

the Director, Office of Investor

Education and Assistance, (202) 942–

7040; Securities and Exchange

Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20549.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee

Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 10a, requires the

Securities and Exchange Commission to

give notice that the Consumer Affairs

Advisory Committee will meet on

October 14, 1997, in Room 1C30 at the

Commission’s Headquarters, 450 Fifth

Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.,

beginning at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will

be open to the public.

The Committee’s responsibilities

include assisting the Commission in

identifying investor problems and being

more responsive to their needs. The

Committee will explore fundamental

issues of concern to investors, including

matters currently under consideration

by the Commission and topics of

emerging concern to investors and the

financial services industry.

Dated: September 22, 1997.

Jonathan G. Katz,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–25693 Filed 9–26–97; 8:45 am]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Release No. 34–39115; File No. SR–CBOE–

96–75]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Order

Approving Proposed Rule Change and

Notice of Filing and Order Granting

Accelerated Approval of Amendment

Nos. 1, 2, and 3 to the Proposed Rule

Change by the Chicago Board Options

Exchange, Incorporated Relating to the

Listing and Trading of Packaged

Butterfly Spreads

September 22, 1997.

I. Introduction

On December 16, 1996, the Chicago

Board Options Exchange, Inc. (‘‘CBOE’’