Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 196 / Thursday, October 9, 1997 / Notices 52793

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in Cross

Disciplinary Activities; Notice of

Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting.

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in Cross

Disciplinary Activities (1193).

Date and Time: October 28, 1997; 8:30 am

to 5:00 pm.

Place: Rooms 950, 970 NSF, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.

Contact Person(s): Dr. Rita Rodriguez,

Program Director, CISE/OCDA, Room 1160,

National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.

Telephone: (703) 306–1980.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate CISE

Research Instrumentation proposals as part of

the selection process for awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act.

Dated: October 6, 1997.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–26846 Filed 10–8–97; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in Design,

Manufacture & Industrial Innovation;

Notice of Meetings

This notice is being published in

accord with the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, as

amended). The Special Emphasis Panel

in Design Manufacturing and Industrial

Innovation (1194) will be holding panel

meetings to review and evaluate

research proposals. The dates and types

of proposals being reviewed are:

Dates of Meetings

10–30–97—10–31–97

10–30–97—10–31–97

Types of Proposal

PhaseII—GEO Review Panel

Phase II—Manufacturing Review Panel

Times: 8:30 to 5:00 p.m. each day.

Place: Rooms 1235, and 310, National

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd.,

Arlington, VA.

Type of Meetings: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. Richie Coryell,

Program Manager, Small Business Office,

DMII, Room 545, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington,

Va. 22230, telephone (703) 306–1391.

Purpose of Meetings: To provide advice

and recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate proposals

submitted to the Small business Innovative

Research (SBIR) Phase II Program as part of

the selection process for awards.

Reason For Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries, and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b(c) (4) and (6) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act.

Dated: October 6, 1997.

M. Rebecca Winlker,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–26845 Filed 10–8–97; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in

Microelectronic Information

Processing Systems; Notice of

Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting.

Name: Special Emphasis Panel In

Microelectronic Information Processing

Systems (1206).

Date and Time: November 5, 1997; 8:30

a.m. to 5;00 p.m.

Place: Room 340, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington,

VA.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. Michael Foster,

Program Director, Microelectronic

Information Processing Systems Division,

National Science Foundation, Rm. 1155,

4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA

22230. Telephone: (703) 306–1936.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate proposals

submitted to the NSF CAREER program in

the area of microelectronic information

processing systems.

Reason for Closing: the meeting is closed

to the public because the Committee is

reviewing proposals that will include

privileged intellectual property and personal

information that could harm individuals if

they are disclosed. If discussions were open

to the public, these matters that are exempt

under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (4) and (6) of the

Government in the Sunshine Act would be

improperly disclosed.

Dated: October 6, 1997.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–26844 Filed 10–8–97; 8:45 am]

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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND

BUDGET

Interpretation Number 3 Related to

Statement of Federal Financial

Accounting Standards Number 5

AGENCY: Office of Management and

Budget.

ACTION: Notice of interpretation.

SUMMARY: This notice includes an

interpretation of Statement of Federal

Financial Accounting Standards

(SFFAS), adopted by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB). This

interpretation was recommended by the

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory

Board (FASAB) and adopted in its

entirety by OMB.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James Short (telephone: 202–395–3124),

Office of Federal Financial

Management, Office of Management and

Budget.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice includes an interpretation of

Statement of Federal Financial

Accounting Standards (SFFAS) Number

5, adopted by the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB). This interpretation

was recommended by the Federal

Accounting Standards Advisory Board

(FASAB) and adopted in its entirety by

OMB.

Under a Memorandum of

Understanding among the General

Accounting Office, the Department of

the Treasury, and OMB on Federal

Government Accounting Standards, the

Comptroller General, the Secretary of

the Treasury, and the Director of OMB

(the Principals) decide upon standards

and concepts after considering the

recommendations of FASAB. After

agreement to specific standards and

concepts, they are published by OMB in

the Federal Register and distributed

throughout the Federal Government.

An Interpretation is a document,

originally developed by FASAB, of

narrow scope which provides

clarification of the meaning of a

standard, concept or other related

guidance. Once approved by the

designated representatives of the

Principals, they are published by OMB

in the Federal Register.

This notice, including the third

interpretation of SFFAS, is available on

the OMB home page on the Internet