Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 193 / Monday, October 6, 1997 / Notices 52153

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993 the Open Group, L.L.C.

Notice is hereby given that, on July

16, 1997, pursuant to § 6(a) of the

National Cooperative Research and

Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C.

§ 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), The Open

Group, L.L.C. (‘‘TOG’’) has filed written

notifications simultaneously with the

Attorney General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing (1) the identities

of the partie and (2) the nature and

objective of the venture. The

notifications were filed for the purpose

of extending the Act’s provisions

limiting the recovery of antitrust

plaintiffs to actual damages under

specified circumstances. Pursuant to

§ 6(b) of the Act, the identities of the

Associate members of TOG, which, by

virtue of such status are not entitled to

vote or appoint representatives, are as

follows: T. Rowe Price Investment

Technologies Inc., Baltimore, MD; NCD

Corporation, Beaverton, OR: ETH

Zuerich, Zurich, Switzerland; Oak Ridge

National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN;

Post UND, Telekom, Austria; ECLeasing, Moscow, Russia; Digital

Equipment Corporation Japan, Tokyo,

Japan; Research Environment for Global,

Kawasaki, Japan; IBM Korea, Inc., Seoul,

Korea; Shiman Associates Inc.,

Brookline, MA; Naval Underwater

Warfare Center Newport, RI; Attachmate

Canada, Inc., Burnaby, Canada; and

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.,

Minato-ku, Japan.

No other changes have been made in

either the membership or planned

activity of the group research project.

Membership in TOG will remain open

and TOG will file additional written

notifications disclosing all changes in

membership.

On April 21, 1997 The Open Group

filed its original notification pursuant to

§ 6(a) of the Act. The Department of

Justice published a notice in the Federal

Register pursuant to § 6(b) of the Act on

June 13, 1997 (62 FR 32371).

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division

[FR Doc. 97–26425 Filed 10–3–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993—Petroleum E&P Research

Cooperative

Notice is hereby given that, on August

22, 1997, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the

National Cooperative Research and

Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C.

§ 4301 et seq., (‘‘the Act’’), Petroleum

E&P Research Cooperative

(‘‘Cooperative’’) has filed written

notifications simultaneously with the

Attorney General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing changes in its

membership. The notifications were

filed for the purpose of extending the

Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of

antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages

under specified circumstances.

Specifically, Elf Exploration Production

of Pau, FRANCE has become a new

member of the Cooperative

No other changes have been made in

either the membership or planned

activities of the Cooperative.

Membership in this venture remains

open, and the Cooperative intends to

file additional written notification

disclosing all changes in membership.

On January 16, 1997, Petroleum E&P

Research Cooperative filed its original

notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of

the Act. The Department of Justice

published a notice in the Federal

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the

Act of February 13, 1997 (62 FR 6801).

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 97–26423 Filed 10–3–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

[Docket No. ICR 97–18]

Voluntary Protection Program

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice, proposed information

collection request; submitted for public

comment and recommendations.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as

part of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and respondent burdens, is

conducting a preclearance consultation

program to provide the general public

and Federal agencies with an

opportunity to comment on proposed

and continuing collections of

information in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA

95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This

program helps to ensure that requested

data can be provided in the desired

format, reporting burden (time and

financial resources) is minimized,

collection instrument are clearly

understood, and impact of collection

requirements on respondents can be

properly assessed. Currently, the

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration is soliciting comments

concerning the approval for the

paperwork requirements for

participation in the Voluntary

Protection Programs (VPP).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before December 5,

1997.

Comments should:

Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s

estimate of the burden of the proposed

collection of information, including

their validity of the methodology and

assumptions used;

Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

Minimize the burden of the collection

of information on those who are to

respond, including the use of

appropriate automated, electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submissions of responses.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be

submitted to the Docket Office, Docket

ICR–97–18. U.S. Department of Labor,

Room N–2625, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210,

(202) 219–7894. Written comments

limited to 10 pages or less may be

transmitted by facsimile to (202) 219–

5046.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Cathy Oliver, Directorate of FederalState Operations, Occupational Safety

and Health Administration, U.S.

Department of Labor, Room N3700, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20210, (202) 219–7266. Copies of the

referenced information collection

requests are available for inspection and

copying in the Docket Office and will be

mailed immediately to persons who

request copies by telephoning Ms.

Oliver at (202) 219–7266 or B. Bielaski

at (202) 219–7177. For electronic copies

of the information collection request on

Voluntary Protection Programs, contact
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the Labor News Bulletin Board (202)

219–4784; or OSHA’s Web Page on

Internet at http://www.osha.gov/ and

click on Standards.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA) will be

requesting approval from the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

certain information collection

requirements contained in the

Voluntary Protection Programs

requirements. This notice initiates the

process for OSHA to request an OMB

approval.

As part of OMB’s and OSHA’s

continuing paperwork reduction effort,

OSHA seeks to reduce that paperwork

burden hours in the Voluntary

Protection Program based on input from

parties interested in the regulatory

scope of that regulation. The purpose of

this notice is to solicit public comment

on OSHA’s paperwork burden estimates

from those interested parties and to seek

public response to several questions

related to the development of OSHA’s

estimates. Interested parties are

requested to review OSHA’s estimates,

which are based on information from

historical program data, to comment on

their accuracy or appropriateness in

today’s workplace situation. OSHA

bases its existing estimates upon

information from participants of the

Voluntary Protection Programs and is

interested in learning whether they are

outdated.

Current Action

This notice requests a PRA approval

from OMB for the paperwork required

for participation in the Voluntary

Protection Programs. In order to

determine if an applicant worksite

meets VPP requirements, i.e., has a

safety and health program that provides

effective worker safety and health

protection, OSHA must receive an

application that describes the program

in detail.

Applications: 18,000 hours per year.

Type of Review: New Approval.

Agency: Occupational Safety and

Health Administration, U.S. Department

of Labor.

Title: Voluntary Protection Programs.

OMB Number: No number assigned.

Agency Number: Docket No. ICR–97–

18.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Affected Public: Business.

Number of Respondents: 90–100 per

year.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 200

hours.

Total Burden Hours: 18,000.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and

included in the request for Office of

Management and Budget approval of the

information collection request; they will

also become a matter of public record.

Signed this 22nd day of August, 1997.

Paula O. White,

Director, Directorate of Federal-State

Operations.

[FR Doc. 97–26391 Filed 10–3–97; 8:45 am]

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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

Grant Awards to Applicants for Funds

To Provide Civil Legal Services to

Eligible Low-Income Clients Beginning

January 1, 1998

AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation.

ACTION: Announcement of 1998

Competitive Grant Awards.

SUMMARY: The Legal Services

Corporation (LSC or Corporation)

hereby announces its intention to award

grants and contracts to provide

economical and effective delivery of

high quality civil legal services to

eligible low-income clients, beginning

January 1, 1998.

DATES: All comments and

recommendations must be received on

or before the close of business on

November 5, 1997.

ADDRESS: Legal Services Corporation—

Competitive Grants, Legal Services

Corporation, 750 First Street, N.E., 10th

Floor, Washington, DC 20002–4250.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carolyn Naidu, Grants Analyst, Office of

Program Operations, (202) 336–8907.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to the Corporation’s announcement of

funding availability on April 24, 1997

(62 FR 20038) and Grant Renewal

applications due at September 15, 1997,

the LSC will award funds to one or more

of the following organizations to

provide civil legal services in the

indicated service areas.

Service area Applicant name

AL–1 ..................................................... Legal Services Corporation of Alabama, Inc.

AL–2 ..................................................... Legal Services of North-Central Alabama, Inc.

AL–3 ..................................................... Legal Services of Metro Birmingham, Inc.

MAL ...................................................... Legal Services Corporation of Alabama, Inc.

AK–1 ..................................................... Alaska Legal Services Corporation.

NAK–1 .................................................. Alaska Legal Services Corporation.

AZ–1 ..................................................... Pinal & Gila Counties Legal Aid Society.

AZ–2 ..................................................... DNA-People’s Legal Services, Inc.

AZ–3 ..................................................... Community Legal Services, Inc.

AZ–4 ..................................................... Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc.

NAZ–1 ................................................... Pinal & Gila Counties Legal Aid Society.

NAZ–2 ................................................... Community Legal Services, Inc.

NAZ–3 ................................................... Papago Legal Services, Inc.

NAZ–4 ................................................... Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc.

NAZ–5 ................................................... DNA-People’s Legal Services, Inc.

MAZ ...................................................... Community Legal Services, Inc.

AR–1 ..................................................... Ozark Legal Services.

AR–2 ..................................................... Legal Services of Northeast Arkansas, Inc.

AR–3 ..................................................... Western Arkansas Legal Services, Inc.

AR–4 ..................................................... East Arkansas Legal Services.

AR–5 ..................................................... Center For Arkansas Legal Services.

MAR ...................................................... Center For Arkansas Legal Services.

CA–1 ..................................................... California Indian Legal Services, Inc.

CA–2 ..................................................... Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Inc.

CA–3 ..................................................... Central California Legal Services.

CA–4 ..................................................... Legal Aid Foundation of Long Beach.

CA–5 ..................................................... Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles.

CA–6 ..................................................... Legal Aid Society of Alameda County.