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collection request. Comments are

invited on: (a) Whether the proposed

revisions to the following collections of

information are necessary for the proper

performance of the agencies’ functions,

including whether the information has

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agencies’ estimate of the burden of the

information collections as they are

proposed to be revised, including the

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; (d) ways to

minimize the burden of information

collection on respondents, including

through the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology; and (e) estimates of capital

or start up costs and costs of operation,

maintenance, and purchase of services

to provide information.

Comments are also requested on the

expected effects on information

currently reported in the Call Report

resulting from this implementation of

those portions of Financial Accounting

Standards Board Statement No. 125,

‘‘Accounting for Transfers and Servicing

of Financial Assets and

Extinguishments of Liabilities,’’ that

have had their effective date delayed

until after December 31, 1997. The

agencies are evaluating the need for

additional data in this area. These

portions of Statement No. 125 address

collateral and secured borrowings,

repurchase agreements, dollar-rolls,

securities lending, and similar

transactions.

Banks should note that the FDIC is

considering amendments to its

regulations on the deposit insurance

assessment base (12 CFR part 327)

which may require certain changes to

the Call Report. Should the FDIC adopt

amendments that necessitate changes to

the Call Report in 1998, those changes

will be separately published for public

comment as required under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Dated: September 26, 1997.

Karen Solomon,

Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities

Division, Office of the Comptroller of the

Currency.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, September 18, 1997.

William W. Wiles,

Secretary of the Board.

Dated at Washington, D.C., this 17th day of

September, 1997.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Steven Hanft,

Assistant Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–26131 Filed 10–1–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–33–M(1⁄3), 6210–01–M(1⁄3), 6714–01–

M(1⁄3)

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended;

System of Records

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service,

Treasury

ACTION: Notice of alteration of Privacy

Act system of records

SUMMARY: The Treasury Department,

Internal Revenue Service, gives notice of

a proposed alteration to the system of

records entitled, ‘‘General Personnel

and Payroll Records -Treasury/IRS

36.003,’’ which is subject to the Privacy

Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a.

The system notice was last published in

its entirety in the Federal Register, Vol.

60, page 56804, on November 9, 1995.

DATES: Comments must be received no

later than November 3, 1997. The

alteration to the system of records will

be effective November 16, 1997, unless

comments are received which result in

a contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to

the Office of Governmental Liaison &

Disclosure, Internal Revenue Service,

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20224. Comments will

be made available for public inspection

and copying in the Internal Revenue

Service Freedom of Information Reading

Room, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW,

Room 1621, Washington, DC 20224,

telephone number (202) 622–5164, (not

a toll free call).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James O’Malley, Acting National

Director, Personnel Division, Internal

Revenue Service, (202) 874–6135.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the alteration is to add two

routine uses to the current routine uses

as a result of Executive Order 12897

dated February 3, 1994, and the

likelihood that the Service will be

requested to respond to increasing

numbers of support garnishment

interrogatories.

Currently, routine use number (7) is

used to disclose information on records,

where there is an indication of a

violation or potential violation of law,

whether civil, criminal, or regulatory in

nature, to any appropriate agency,

whether Federal, state, or local, charged

with the responsibility of investigating

or prosecuting such violation or charged

with enforcing or implementing the

statute, rule, regulation, or order issued

pursuant thereto or upon request of the

agency when the agency is investigating

the possible violation of their rules or

regulations.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

believes that the current routine use

number (7) allows the IRS to disclose

the information requested in the

interrogatories, although the

interrogatories are not specifically

addressed. However, a new routine use

(21) is being added to clarify that

information from this system of records

may be disclosed in response to

garnishment interrogatories. A second

routine use (22) is also being added as

a result of the issuance of Executive

Order 12897 entitled ‘‘Garnishment of

Federal Employees’ Pay,’’ which will

permit non-Federal entities (i.e.,

commercial creditors) to request

garnishment of any employee’s pay for

just debts owing to these companies

which have been reduced to a

judgement.

The alteration to the existing Privacy

Act notice also incorporates the

Executive Order under the data element

‘‘Authority for Maintenance of the

System’’ to bring this system into

compliance with the requirements of the

Privacy Act. The specific changes to the

record system being altered are set forth

below.

Under ‘‘Authority for Maintenance of

the System:’’ delete the period after

Executive Order 10561 and add ‘‘and

Executive Order 12897.’’

Under ‘‘Routine Uses of Records

Maintained in the System, Including

Categories of Users and the Purposes of

Such Uses:,’’ add two routine uses by

inserting the following text after routine

use numbered twenty (20): ‘‘(21)

Respond to state and local authorities

for support garnishment interrogatories;

and (22) Provide information to private

creditors for the purpose of garnishment

of wages of an employee if a debt has

been reduced to a judgement.’’

The specific changes to the system

notice are published below.

Dated: September 24, 1997.

Alex Rodriguez,

Deputy Assistant Secretary (Administration).

Treasury/IRS 36.003

SYSTEM NAME:

General Personnel and Payroll

Records—Treasury/IRS

* * * * *

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

Description of change: Remove ‘‘and

Executive Order 10561.’’ and add

‘‘Executive Order 10561 and Executive

Order 12897. ’’

* * * * *

Description of changes: Replace the

period at the end of routine use number
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(20) with a semi-colon(;) and add the

following text:

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

* * *

‘‘(21) Respond to state and local

authorities for support garnishment

interrogatories; and

(22) Provide information to private

creditors for the purpose of

garnishment of wages of an employee

if a debt has been reduced to a

judgement.’’

* * * * *

[FR Doc. 97–26160 Filed 10–1–97; 8:45am]

Billing Code: 4810–30–F

UNITED STATES INFORMATION

AGENCY

College and University Affiliations

Program (CUAP)

ACTION: Notice—request for proposals.

SUMMARY: The Office of Academic

Programs of the United States

Information Agency’s Bureau of

Educational and Cultural Affairs

announces an open competition for an

assistance award program. Accredited,

post-secondary educational institutions

meeting the provisions described in IRS

regulation 26 CFR 1.501 (c) may apply

to develop a partnership with (a) foreign

institution(s) of higher education in

specified fields and themes within the

humanities and social sciences.

Awards will be made to support

democratic institution-building and/or

civic education.

A second Request for Proposals in this

issue of the Federal Register solicits

proposals in support of free trade and

market economies, and/or the

environment and sustainable

development.

Grants are subject to the availability of

funds for Fiscal year 1998.

Proposed projects must be eligible in

terms of country(ies)/localities and

themes as described in the section

entitled ‘‘Eligibility’’ below.

Participating institutions exchange

faculty and administrators for a

combination of teaching, lecturing,

faculty and curriculum development,

collaborative research, and outreach, for

periods ranging from one week (for

planning visits) to an academic year.

The FY 98 program will also support the

establishment and maintenance of

Internet and/or e-mail communication

facilities as well as interactive distance

learning programs at foreign partner

institutions. Applicants may propose

other project activities not listed above

that are in keeping with the goals and

activities of the College and University

Affiliations Program.

The program awards up to $120,000

for a three-year period to defray the cost

of travel and per diem with an

allowance for educational materials and

some aspects of project administration.

Grants awarded to organizations with

less than four years of experience in

conducting international exchange

programs will be limited to $60,000.

Overall grant-making authority for

this program is contained in the Mutual

Educational and Cultural Exchange Act

of 1961, Pub. L. 87–256, as amended,

also known as the Fulbright-Hays Act.

The purpose of the Act is ‘‘to enable the

Government of the United States to

increase mutual understanding between

the people of the United States and the

people of other countries * * ; to

strengthen the ties which unite us with

other nations by demonstrating the

educational and cultural interests,

developments, and achievements of the

people of the United States and other

nations * * * and thus to assist in the

development of friendly, sympathetic

and peaceful relations between the

United States and the other countries of

the world.’’ The funding authority for

the program cited above is provided

through the Fulbright-Hays Act.

Projects must conform with Agency

requirements and guidelines outlined in

the Solicitation Package. The POGI, a

document describing College and

University Affiliation Project Objectives,

Goals, and Implementation, is included

in the Solicitation Package.

Announcement Title and Number: All

communications with USIA concerning

this announcement should refer to the

College and University Affiliations

Program and reference number E/ASU–

98–02.

Deadline for Proposals: All copies

must be received at the U.S. Information

Agency by 5 p.m. Washington, D.C. time

on Friday January 16, 1998. Faxed

documents will not be accepted, nor

will documents postmarked on Jan. 16,

1998, but received on a later date. It is

the responsibility of each applicant to

ensure compliance with the deadline.

Approximate program dates: Grants

should begin on or about September 1,

1998.

Duration: September 1, 1998–August

31, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Office of Academic Programs; Advising,

Teaching, and Specialized Programs

Division; College and University

Affiliations Program (CUAP), (E/ASU),

Room 349, U.S. Information Agency,

301 4th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20547, phone: (202) 619–5289, fax: (202)

401–1433. Send a message via Internet

to: affiliat@usia.gov to request a

Solicitation Package. The Solicitation

Package includes more detailed award

criteria; all application forms; and

guidelines for preparing proposals,

including specific criteria for

preparation of the proposal budget.

To Download a Solicitation Package

via Internet: The entire Solicitation

Package may be downloaded from

USIA’s website at http://www.usia.gov/

education/rfps. Please read all

information before downloading.

To Receive a Solicitation Package via

Fax On Demand: The entire Solicitation

Package may be received via the

Bureau’s ‘‘Grants Information Fax on

Demand System,’’ which is accessed by

calling 202/401–7616. Please request a

‘‘Catalog’’ of available documents and

order numbers when first entering the

system.

Please specify ‘‘College and

University Affiliations Program Officer’’

on all inquiries and correspondence.

Prospective applicants should read the

complete Federal Register

announcement before addressing

inquiries to the College and University

Affiliations Program staff or submitting

their proposals. Once the RFP deadline

has passed, Agency staff may not

discuss this competition in any way

with applicants until the Bureau

proposal review process has been

completed.

Submissions: Applicants must follow

all instructions given in the Solicitation

Package. The original and 10 copies of

the complete application, including the

documents specified under Tabs A

through I in the ‘‘Project Objectives,

Goals, and Impoementaiton’’ (POGI)

section of the Solicitation Package,

should be sent to: U.S. Information

Agency, Ref: E/ASU–98–02, Office of

Grants Management, E/XE, Room 326,

301 4th St., S.W., Washington, D.C.

20547.

Applicants must also submit the

‘‘Executive Summary’’ and ‘‘Proposal

Narrative’’ sections of the proposal on a

3.5′′ diskette, formatted for DOS. This

material must be provided in ASCII text

(DOS) format with a maximum line

length of 65 characters. USIA will

transmit these files electronically to U.S.

Information Service (USIS) posts

overseas for their review, with the goal

of reducing the time it takes to get posts’

comments for the Agency’s grant review

process.