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expressly confirmed the 1994

Stipulation for Settlement. Nevertheless,

the amendment purports to ‘‘clarify’’ the

terms of the settlement by attempting to

characterize the lump-sum award as

prorated over the disabled worker’s life

expectancy. The amended stipulation,

however, did not change the dollar

amounts of the award, did not involve

any appeal of the award sought or

change in the actual amount of WC

benefits, and did not affect in any way

the rights, liabilities or obligations of the

parties with respect to the actual WC

award. Its terms modify the original

document which did not specify that

the lump sum should be prorated over

the disabled worker’s life expectancy. It

contained no supporting factual

information that the original stipulation

had, in fact, been based on life

expectancy.

Conclusion

Based on section 224 of the Act, case

law, and SSA policy, SSA is not

necessarily bound by the terms of a

second, or amended, stipulation in

determining whether and by what rate

a disabled worker’s Social Security

disability insurance benefits should be

offset on account of a WC lump-sum

payment. SSA will evaluate both the

original and amended stipulations and

disregard any language which has the

effect of altering the terms in the

original lump-sum settlement where the

terms in the amended document are

illusory or conflict with the terms of the

first stipulation concerning the actual

intent of the parties, and where, as here,

the terms in the amended document

would have the effect of circumventing

the WC offset provisions of section 224

of the Act. To give effect to such illusory

terms would frustrate Congress’ intent

to avoid duplicate benefits.

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BILLING CODE 4190–29–P

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Bureau of Political-Military Affairs

[Public Notice 2614]

Imposition of Chemical and Biological

Weapons Proliferation Sanctions on

Foreign Entities and Persons

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The United States

Government has determined that two

entities have engaged in chemical

weapons proliferation activities that

require the imposition of sanctions

pursuant to the Arms Export Control

Act and the Export Administration Act

of 1979 (the authorities of which were

most recently continued by Executive

Order 12924 of August 19, 1994).

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 25, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Vann H. Van Diepen, Office of

Chemical, Biological, and Missile

Nonproliferation, Bureau of PoliticalMilitary Affairs, Department of State

(202–647–1142).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to Section 81(a) of the Arms Export

Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2798(a)), Section

11C(a) of the Export Administration Act

of 1979 (50 U.S.C. app. 2410c(a)),

Executive Order 12851 of June 11, 1993,

and State Department Delegation

Authority No. 145 of February 4, 1980,

as amended, the United States

Government determined that the

following foreign entities have engaged

in chemical weapons proliferation

activities that require the imposition of

the sanctions described in Section 81(c)

of the Arms Export Control Act (22

U.S.C. 2798(c)) and Section 11C(c) of

the Export Administration Act of 1979

(50 U.S.C. app. 2410(c)):

1. Hans-Joachim Rose (German

citizen)

2. Rose Import-Export GMBH (German

company)

Accordingly, the following sanctions

are being imposed:

(A) Procurement Sanction. The

United States Government shall not

procure, or enter into any contract for

the procurement of, any goods or

services from the sanctioned entities;

and

(B) Import Sanction. The importation

into the United States of products

produced by the sanctioned entities

shall be prohibited.

Sanctions on each entity described

above may apply to firms or other

entities with which that entity is

associated. Questions as to whether a

particular transaction is affected by the

sanctions should be referred to the

contact listed above. The sanctions shall

commence on September 25, 1997. They

will remain in place for at least one year

and until further notice.

These measures shall be implemented

by the responsible agencies as provided

in the Executive Order 12851 of June 11,

1993.

Dated: September 26, 1997.

Thomas E. McNamara,

Assistant Secretary of State for PoliticalMilitary Affairs.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 2608]

Bureau of Oceans and International

Environmental and Scientific Affairs;

Notice of a Public Meeting Regarding

Government Activities on International

Harmonization of Chemical

Classification and Labeling Systems

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocenans and

International Envoronmental and

Scientific Affairs (OES), Department of

State.

SUMMARY: This public meeting will

provide an update on current activities

related to international harmonization

since the previous public meeting,

conducted July 30, 1997. (See

Department of State Public Notice 2570,

on page 38337 of the Federal Register

of July 17, 1997.) The meeting will also

offer interested organizations and

individuals the opportunity to provide

information and views for consideration

in the development of U.S. government

policy positions. For more complete

information on the harmonization

process, please refer to State Department

Public Notice 2526, pages 15951–15957

of the Federal Register of April 3, 1997.

The meeting will take place from 10

am until noon on October 17 in Room

S4215 ABC, U.S. Department of Labor,

200 Constitution Avenue NW,

Washington, D.C. Attendees should use

the entrance at C and Third Streets NW.

To facilitate entry, please have a picture

ID available and/or a U.S. government

building pass if applicable.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information or to submit written

comments or information, please

contact Mary Frances Lowe, U.S.

Department of State, OES/ENV, Room

4325, 2201 C Street NW, Washington

D.C. 20420. Phone (202) 647–9266, fax

(202) 647–5947.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department of State is announcing a

public meeting of the interagency

committee concerned with the

international harmonization of chemical

hazard classification and labeling

systems. The purpose of the meeting is

to provide interested groups and

individuals with an update on activities

since the July 30 public meeting, a

preview of key upcoming international

meetings, and an opportunity to submit

additional information and comments

for consideration in developing U.S.

government positions. Representatives

of the following agencies participate in

the interagency group: the Department

of State, the Environmental Protection

Agency, the Department of
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Transportation, the Occupational Safety

and Health Administration, the

Consumer Product Safety Commission,

the Food and Drug Administration, the

Department of Commerce, the

Department of Agriculture, the Office of

the U.S. Trade Representative, and the

National Institute of Environmental

Health Sciences.

The Agenda of the public meeting

will include:

1. Introduction

2. Reports on recent international

meetings

—Meeting of the Organization for

Economic Cooperation and

Development (OECD) Advisory

Group on Harmonization, October

1–3, 1997, in Paris, France. The

agenda for this meeting includes

review and discussion of OECD

health and environmental hazard

classification proposals.

3. Preparation for upcoming meetings

—Meeting of the Coordinating Group

for the Harmonization of Chemical

Classification Systems (CG/HCCS),

November 24–26, 1997, in Toronto,

Canada. The agenda for this

meeting includes further

consideration of the clarification of

the scope of the GHS and of the

appropriate institutional

arrangements for updating and

maintaining the system. Papers for

the meeting are expected to become

available in early October and will

be placed in the public docket,

described below.

4. Public Comments

5. Concluding Remarks

Participants in the meeting may

submit written comments as well as

speak on topics relating to

harmonization of chemical classification

and labeling systems. All written

comments will be placed in the public

docket (OSHA docket H–022H). The

docket is open from 10 am until 4 pm,

Monday through Friday, and is located

at the Department of Labor, Room 2625,

200 Constitution Avenue NW,

Washington, D.C. (Telephone: 202–219–

7894; Fax: 202–219–5046). The public

may also consult the docket to review

previous Federal Register notices,

comments received to date, a working

‘‘thought starter’’ document of the CG/

HCCS on the scope of the harmonization

effort, U.S. government and stakeholder

comments on the ‘‘though starter’’ scope

clarification, Questions and Answers

about the GHS, and a response to

comments on the April 3 Federal

Register notice.

Dated: September 22, 1997.

Michael Metelits,

Director, Office of Environmental Policy,

Bureau of Oceans and International

Environmental and Scientific Affairs.

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STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE

Grant Guideline

AGENCY: State Justice Institute.

ACTION: Final grant guideline.

SUMMARY: This guideline sets forth the

administrative, programmatic, and

financial requirements attendant to

Fiscal Year 1998 State Justice Institute

grants, cooperative agreements, and

contracts.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 3, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David I. Tevelin, Executive Director, or

Richard Van Duizend, Deputy Director,

State Justice Institute, 1650 King St.

(Suite 600), Alexandria, VA 22314, by

phone ((703) 684–6100), fax ((703) 684–

7618), or e-mail (SJI@clark.net). The

guideline, forms, and other information

about SJI and its grants are available on

the Institute’s web site at http://

www.clark.net/pub/sji/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to the State Justice Institute Act of 1984,

42 U.S.C. 10701, et seq., as amended,

the Institute is authorized to award

grants, cooperative agreements, and

contracts to State and local courts,

nonprofit organizations, and others for

the purpose of improving the quality of

justice in the State courts of the United

States.

Status of FY 1998 Appropriations

The Senate has approved an FY 1998

appropriation for SJI of $13.55 million.

The House Appropriations Committee

has approved a $3 million

appropriation. A House-Senate

conference will determine the Institute’s

final appropriation later this fall. The

scope of the grant program in this

Guideline and the funding targets noted

for specific programs may be adjusted

depending on the final funding figure.

Types of Grants Available and Funding

Schedules

The SJI grant program is designed to

be responsive to the most important

needs of the State courts. To meet the

full range of the courts’ diverse needs,

the Institute offers five different

categories of grants. The types of grants

available in FY 1998 and the funding

cycles for each program are provided

below:

Project Grants

These grants are awarded to support

innovative education, research,

demonstration, and technical assistance

projects that can improve the

administration of justice in State courts

nationwide. Except for ‘‘Single

Jurisdiction’’ project grants awarded

under section II.C. (see below), project

grants are intended to support

innovative projects of national

significance. As provided in section V.

of the Guideline, project grants may

ordinarily not exceed $200,000 a year;

however, grants in excess of $150,000

are likely to be rare, and awarded only

to support projects likely to have a

significant national impact.

Applicants must ordinarily submit a

concept paper (see section VI.) and an

application (see section VII.) in order to

obtain a project grant. As indicated in

Section VI.C., the Board may make an

‘‘accelerated’’ grant of less than $40,000

on the basis of the concept paper alone

when (1) the need for the project is clear

and (2) an application would likely

provide little additional information

about the operation of the project.

The FY 1998 mailing deadline for

most project grant concept papers is

November 24, 1997. Papers must be

postmarked or bear other evidence of

submission by that date. The Board of

Directors will meet in late February

1998 to invite formal applications based

on the most promising concept papers.

Applications will be due in May and

awards will be approved by the Board

in July.

Special funding cycles are established

for concept papers that follow up on the

Symposium on the Future of the

Juvenile Courts (see section II.B.2.h.),

the National Conference on Full Faith

and Credit (see section II.B.2.i.), and the

National Sentencing Symposium (see

section II.B.2.k.); and papers that

implement the national agenda on

assuring prompt and affordable justice

(see section II.B.2.e.). Those concept

papers must be mailed by March 12,

1998.

Single Jurisdiction Project Grants

Section II.C. of the Guideline allocates

funds for two types of ‘‘Single

Jurisdiction’’ grants.

Section II.C.1. reserves up to $300,000

for Projects Addressing a Critical Need

of a Single State or Local Jurisdiction.

To receive a grant under this program,

an applicant must demonstrate that (1)

the proposed project is essential to

meeting a critical need of the

jurisdiction and (2) the need cannot be

met solely with State and local

resources within the foreseeable future.