Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 198 / Tuesday, October 14, 1997 / Notices 53355

DATES: Comments on this proposal

should be received on or before

December 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments

to—Lorraine E. Dettman, Chief

Operations Support Division,

Retirement and Insurance Service, U.S.

Office of Personnel Management 1900 E

Street, NW, Room 3349, Washington,

DC 20415.

FOR INFORMATION REGARDING

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION—CONTACT:

Mary Beth Smith-Toomey, Management

Services Division, (202) 606–0623.

Office of Personnel Management.

Janice R. Lachance,

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 97–27111 Filed 10–10–97; 8:45 am]

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Review of a Revised

Information Collection: Form SF 2802,

SF 2802–B, RI 36–7

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Public Law 104–13, May 22, 1995), this

notice announces that the Office of

Personnel Management (OPM) intends

to submit to the Office of Management

and Budget a request for review of a

revised of the following information

collections: SF 2802, Application for

Refund of Retirement Deductions (Civil

Service Retirement System); SF 2802B,

Current/Former Spouse’s Notification of

Application for Refund of Retirement

Deductions; and RI 36–7, Marital

Information Required of Refund

Applicants. The OPM must have the SF

2802 completed and signed before

paying a refund of retirement

contributions from the Civil Service

Retirement and Disability Fund. SF

2802B must be completed if there are

spouse(s) or former spouse(s) who must

be notified of the employee’s intent to

take a refund from the Fund. RI 36–7 is

needed when the SF 2802 received at

the OPM is incomplete about the

applicant’s marital status.

Approximately 35,000 SF 2802 forms

are completed annually. We estimate it

takes approximately 45 minutes to

complete the form. The annual burden

is 26,250 hours. Approximately 31,500

SF 2802B forms are completed annually.

We estimate it takes approximately 15

minutes to complete. The estimated

annual burden is 7,875. Approximately

21,050 RI 36–7 forms are completed

annually. Each form takes

approximately 10 minutes to complete.

The annual estimated burden is 3,508

hours. The total combined annual

burden is 37,663 hours.

Comments are particularly invited on:

—Whether this collection of information

is necessary for the proper

performance of functions of the Office

of Personnel Management, and

whether it will have practical utility;

—Whether our estimate of the public

burden of this collection is accurate,

and based on valid assumptions and

methodology; and

—Ways in which we can minimize the

burden of the collection of

information on those who are to

respond, through use of the

appropriate technological collection

techniques or other forms of

information technology.

For copies of this proposal, contact

Jim Farron on (202) 418–3208, or E-mail

to jmfarron@opm.gov

DATES: Comments on this proposal

should be received on or before

December 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments

to Lorraine E. Dettman, Chief

Operations Support Division,

Retirement and Insurance Service, U.S.

Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E

Street, NW, Room 3349, Washington,

DC 20415.

FOR INFORMATION REGARDING

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION—

CONTACT: Mary Beth Smith-Toomey,

Management Services Division, (202)

606–0623.

Office of Personnel Management.

Janice R. Lachance,

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 97–27112 Filed 10–10–97; 8:45 am]

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Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory

Committee Cancellation of Open

Committee Meeting

According to the provisions of section

10 of the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (Pub. L. 92–463), notice is hereby

given that the meeting of the Federal

Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee

scheduled for Thursday, October 23,

1997, has been canceled.

Information on other meetings can be

obtained by contacting the Committee’s

Secretary, Office of Personnel

Management, Federal Prevailing Rate

Advisory Committee, Room 5559, 1900

E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20415,

(202) 606–1500.

Dated: October 6, 1997.

Phyllis G. Heuerman,

Chair, Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory

Committee.

[FR Doc. 97–27108 Filed 10–10–97; 8:45 am]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application

To Withdraw From Listing and

Registration; (Nu-Tech Bio-Med, Inc.,

Common Stock, $.01 Par Value) File

No. 1–13900

October 7, 1997.

Nu-Tech Bio-Med, Inc. (‘‘Company’’)

has filed an application with the

Securities and Exchange Commission

(‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to Section

12(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of

1934 (‘‘Act’’) and Rule 12d2–2(d)

promulgated thereunder, to withdraw

the above specified security (‘‘Security’’)

from listing and registration on the

Boston Stock Exchange, Inc. (‘‘BSE’’ or

‘‘Exchange’’).

The reasons cited in the application

for withdrawing the Security from

listing and registration include the

following:

In making the decision to withdraw

its Security from listing on the BSE, the

Company considered the direct and

indirect costs and expenses attendant on

maintaining the dual listing of its

Security. The Company does not see any

particular advantage in the dual trading

of its securities.

The Company has complied with the

Rules of the BSE by filing with such

Exchange details of the reasons for such

proposed withdrawal, and the facts in

support thereof.

By letter dated September 22, 1997,

the BSE informed the Company that the

Exchange has no objection to the

withdrawal of the Company’s Security

from listing on the BSE.

Any interested person may, on or

before October 29, 1997, submit by letter

to the Secretary of the Securities and

Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, facts

bearing upon whether the application

has been made in accordance with the

rules of the exchange and what terms,

if any, should be imposed by the

Commission for the protection of

investors. The Commission, based on

the information submitted to it, will

issue an order granting the application

after the date mentioned above, unless

the Commission determines to order a

hearing on the matter.
53356 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 198 / Tuesday, October 14, 1997 / Notices

1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 2 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).

3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).

4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(e).

5 17 CFR 240.30–3(a)(12).

For the Commission, by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.

Jonathan G. Katz,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–27040 Filed 10–10–97; 8:45 am]

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[Release No. 34–39191; File No. SR–AMEX–

97–34]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice

of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness

of Proposed Rule Change by American

Stock Exchange, Inc. Relating to

Revised Equity Fee Schedule

October 3, 1997.

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(‘‘Exchange Act’’),1 notice is hereby

given that on September 24, 1997, the

American Stock Exchange, Inc.

(‘‘Amex’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the

Securities and Exchange Commission

(‘‘Commission’’) the fee change as

described in Items I, II, and III below,

which Items have been prepared by the

self-regulatory organization. The

Commission is publishing this notice to

solicit comments on the fee change from

interested persons.

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement of the Terms of Substance of

the Proposed Rule Change

The American Stock Exchange has

revised its schedule of fees imposed on

trades in exchange-traded fund products

(‘‘EXTRA Funds’’) executed on the

Exchange.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement of the Purpose of, and

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule

Change

In its filing with the Commission, the

self-regulatory organization included

statements concerning the purpose of

and basis for the fee change and

discussed any comments it received on

the fee change. The text of these

statements may be examined at the

places specified in Item IV below. The

self-regulatory organization has

prepared summaries, set forth in

sections A, B, and C below, of the most

significant aspects of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement of the Purpose of, and the

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule

Change

1. Purpose

The Exchange currently imposes a

transaction charge and a regulatory fee

on trades in equity securities executed

on the Exchange. The Exchange’s equity

transaction charge is a two-part fee

consisting of a share charge and a value

charge, based on the total number of

shares traded and the value of such

shares, respectively. All equity trades

executed through the Exchange’s Post

Execution Reporting (‘‘PER’’) order

routing system up to 1,099 shares are

exempt from Exchange equity

transaction charges (excluding only

those for the account of nonmember

competing dealers). The Exchange also

imposes a separate regulatory fee on all

equity trades calculated at $.00005

times the value of shares traded.

The Exchange currently lists a

number of exchange-traded fund

products, which are subject to the

Exchange’s equity fee schedule.

Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts

(‘‘SPDRs’’) is a fund product based on

the S&P 500 Index that has traded on

the Exchange since 1993. MidCap

SPDRs and World Equity Benchmark

Shares (‘‘WEBS’’) are also currently

traded, with additional fund products

expected to be traded in the future.

The Exchange is revising its schedule

of equity fees to exempt customer (i.e.,

non broker-dealer) PER trades in

exchange-traded fund products up to

5,099 shares from both the equity

transaction charge and the regulatory

fee. We believe that these changes are

necessary in order to make the cost of

trading on the Exchange comparable to

the economics of trading these products

in other markets.

The revised equity fee schedule will

be implemented starting with

transactions effected on September 26,

1997 or as soon as practical thereafter.

The Exchange will notify member firms

as to the date of effectiveness and as to

any necessary modifications to provide

for proper identification of orders

entitled to the fee exemption.

(2) Statutory Basis

The fee change is consistent with

Section 6(b) of the Exchange Act in

general and furthers the objectives of

Section 6(b)(4) 2 in particular in that is

intended to assure the equitable

allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and

other charges among members, issuers,

and other persons using the Exchange’s

facilities.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement on Burden on Competition

The fee change will impose no burden

on competition.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement on Comments on the

Proposed Rule Change Received From

Members, Participants or Others

No written comments were solicited

or received with respect to the fee

change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for

Commission Action

The fee change has become effective

pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the

Exchange Act 3 and subparagraph (e)(2)

of Exchange Act Rule 19b–4.4 At any

time within 60 days of the filing of such

fee change, the Commission may

summarily abrogate such fee change if it

appears to the Commission that such

action is necessary or appropriate in the

public interest, for the protection of

investors, or otherwise in furtherance of

the purposes of the Exchange Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

Interested persons are invited to

submit written data, views and

arguments concerning the foregoing.

Persons making written submissions

should file six copies thereof with the

Secretary, Securities and Exchange

Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of the

submission, all subsequent

amendments, all written statements

with respect to the fee change that are

filed with the Commission, and all

written communications relating to the

fee change between the Commission and

any person, other than those that may be

withheld from the public in accordance

with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will

be available for inspection and copying

in the Commission’s Public Reference

Room in Washington, D.C. Copies of

such filing will also be available for

inspection and copying at the principal

office of the Amex. All submissions

should refer to file number SR–AMEX–

97–34 and should be submitted by

November 4, 1997.

For the Commission by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.5