Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 187 / Friday, September 26, 1997 / Notices 50649

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Declaration of Disaster #2981]

State of Illinois

As a result of the President’s major

disaster declaration on September 17,

1997, I find that Cook County, Illinois

constitutes a disaster area due to

damages caused by severe

thunderstorms and flash flooding which

occurred August 16–17, 1997.

Applications for loans for physical

damages may be filed until the close of

business on November 15, 1997, and for

loans for economic injury until the close

of business on June 17, 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.

In addition, applications for economic

injury loans from small businesses

located in the contiguous counties of Du

Page, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will in

Illinois, and Lake County, Indiana may

be filed until the specified date at the

above location.

The interest rates are:

Percent

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 298106 and for

economic injury the numbers are

960900 for Illinois and 961000 for

Indiana.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 59002 and 59008)

Dated: September 19, 1997.

Bernard Kulik,

Associate Administrator for Disaster

Assistance.

[FR Doc. 97–25626 Filed 9–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Statement of Organization, Functions

and Delegations of Authority

This statement amends part S of the

Statement of the Organization,

Functions and Delegations of Authority

which covers the Social Security

Administration (SSA). Notice is given

that Chapter S1 for the Office of the

Deputy Commissioner, Finance,

Assessment and Management is being

amended to reflect internal realignments

within the Office of Publication and

Logistics Management (OPLM) (S1S).

The four current subordinate offices

within OPLM will be realigned and

their functions integrated into a three

subordinate office structure. The Office

of Library, Records and Reprographics

(S1SK) will be abolished in its entirety.

The Office of Receiving, Storage and

Issue (S1SC) will be retitled as the

Office of Supply and Warehouse

Management (S1SC). The Office of

Supply and Property Management

(S1SH) will be retitled as the Office of

Property Management (S1SH). The

changes are as follows:

Section S1S.10 The Office of

Publications and Logistics

Management—(Organization):

Delete:

G. The Office of Library, Records and

Reprographics (S1SK).

Retitle:

D. The ‘‘Office of Receiving, Storage

and Issue: (S1SC) to the ‘‘Office of

Supply and Warehouse Management’’

(S1SC).

E. The ‘‘Office of Supply and Property

Management’’ (S1SH) to the ‘‘Office of

Property Management’’ (S1SH).

Section S1S.20 The Office of

Publications and Logistics

Management—(Functions):

Retitle and amend as follows:

D. The ‘‘Office of Receiving, Storage

and Issue’’ (S1SC) to the ‘‘Office of

Supply and Warehouse Management’’

(S1SC).

1. The Office of Supply and

Warehouse Management (OSWM) is

responsible for the development of

policies, procedures, and directives in

support of the Agency’s nationwide

supply, warehouse and transportation

systems and operations.

2. OSWM ensures that the Agency’s

printing requests and justified

requisitions are processed timely and

oversees the replenishment of

warehouse stock for Headquarters’ use

and ensures delivery of major use forms

and publications to the field.

3. OSWM provides transportation

services as needed.

E. The ‘‘Office of Supply and Property

Management’’ (S1SH) to the ‘‘Office of

Property Management’’ (S1SH).

1. The Office oversees all policy and

procedures pertaining to the acquisition,

utilization, accountability, transfer and

disposal of SSA personal property.

Represents SSA’s interest as liaison to

HSS, GSA and other Federal, State and

Local Government and private sector

organizations and vendors in the

acquisition, transfer and disposal of

personal property. Oversees the

acquisition and disposal of personal

property. Oversees the acquisition and

installation of modular/systems

furniture in SSA offices nationwide.

Acts as technical expert and plans,

coordinates and implements studies and

surveys related to providing necessary

ergonomic furniture and equipment to

support SSA employees.

2. Oversees the acquisition and

installation of modular furniture in SSA

offices. Plans, coordinates and

implements studies and surveys to

access the variety of ergonomic

furniture previously purchased and new

furniture available to SSA offices.

Maintains audit trails for both normal

and special expense incurred during

and after furniture installation.

Responsible for all financial

management and contracting activities

performed within the scope of the

Interagency Agreement with the Federal

Prison Industries.

Amend functions to read:

F. The Office of Publications

Management (S1SJ).

1. The Office of Publications

Management (OPM) directs a

comprehensive SSA-wide forms control,

publication and distribution

management program, including forms

and publications design,

photocomposition and electronic

information dissemination (electronic

publishing, on-line publishing/services,

electronic reference materials and CDROM and multimedia production and

delivery). It also provides SSA-wide

special media services for visually

impaired employees. It is responsible

for administering the regulatory and

procedural requirements governing

SSA’s collection of information from the

public, stemming from the Paperwork

Reduction Act and providing liaison

service with the Office of Management

and Budget. The Office also coordinates

the Agency Administrative Instructions

Manual System (AIMS) for printing,

clearance and issuance of policy,

standards and procedural instructions.

2. The Office coordinates and directs

a comprehensive printing management

program and administers the

procurement of all SSA printing needs.
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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]

BILLING CODE 4710–06–M

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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