54434 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 202 / Monday, October 20, 1997 / Notices

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

TIME AND DATE: 2 p.m., Monday,

November 24, 1997.

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington,

DC 9th Fl. Conference Room.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Adjudicatory Matters.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Jean A. Webb, 202–418–5100.

Jean A. Webb,

Secretary of the Commission.

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

TIME AND DATE: 2:00 p.m., Monday,

November 17, 1997.

PLACE: 1155 21st St., N.W., Washington,

D.C. 9th Fl. Conference Room.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Adjudicatory Matters.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Jean A. Webb, 202–418–5100.

Jean A. Webb,

Secretary of the Commission.

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

TIME AND DATE: 2:00 p.m., Monday,

November 3, 1997.

PLACE: 1155 21st St. N.W., Washington,

D.C. 9th Fl. Conference Room.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Adjudicatory Matters.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Jean A. Webb, 202–418–5100.

Jean A. Webb,

Secretary of the Commission.

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:

Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

TIME AND DATE: 2:00 p.m., Monday,

November 10, 1997.

PLACE: 1155 21st St., N.W., Washington,

D.C. 9th Fl. Conference Room.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Adjudicatory Matters.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Jean A. Webb, 202–418–5100.

Jean A. Webb,

Secretary of the Commission.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Defense Advanced Research

Projects Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

In compliance with Section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the Defense

Advanced Research Projects Agency

(DARPA) announces the proposed

review of the Technology Reinvestment

Project (TRP) and seeks public comment

on the information collection and

provisions thereof. Comments are

invited on: (a) Whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed information collection; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the information collection on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all

comments received by December 19,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comment and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to:

Mr. John D. Jennings, DARPA/JDUPO,

3803 N. Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA

22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request more information on this

proposed information collection or to

obtain a copy of the proposal and

associated collection instruments,

please write to the above address or call

Mr. John D. Jennings (DARPA/JDUPO)

at 703–526–1930.

Title; Associated Forms; and OMB

Number: TRP Review Project, No form

number.

Needs and Uses: The TRP is no longer

receiving Federal funding, but new

initiatives have begun to broaden and

normalize the application of dual-use

technologies and products. As part of its

support of these initiatives, DARPA is

sponsoring this review project to

quantitatively express the status and

performance of the TRP projects and to

document lessons learned. This review

will also provide an opportunity to

present TRP products and technologies

to the Services for adoption. The

information collected will be used by

DARPA’s Joint Dual Use Program Office

(JDUPO) and the Office of the Secretary

of Defense (OSD) to define and

document the status of each TRP project

and to derive performance metrics

suitable for the Government

Performance Results Act (GPRA).

TRP project successes and failures

and lessons learned from the TRP will

be compiled from the information

gathered as well as materials for

education and training. Because the TRP

projects are nearing completion, this

data must be collected now or it will

become nearly impossible to track

down. If that happens, the opportunity

will be lost to assess the benefits of the

TRP and to learn lessons that will help

to expand dual-use and embed it into

the Military Services. It is also a last

chance to develop quantitative

assessment data for GPRA.

Affected Public: Business or other for

profit; not-for-profit.

Annual Burden Hours: 280.

Number of Respondents: 140.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden per Response: 2

hours.

Frequency: On occasion, generally

only one time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Several

steps are being taken to minimize the

burden of this data collection on

participating businesses. Duplication

will be avoided by carefully formulating

the questions which must be asked, and

by designating a Review Team which

will conduct the review consistently,

while sharing resulting insights as they

emerge. In addition, whenever possible,

data collection will be combined with

regularly scheduled project review
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meetings. While industry will receive

the questions early, the data will

generally be developed with a Review

Team member. Government program

managers and agents will be consulted

for data prior to interviewing industrial

participants in order to further reduce

the latter’s time expenditure. For

example, DARPA personnel in the

JDUPO have been consulted as to the

availability of material. Their files have

been used to minimize further

collection. In addition, Service,

Department of Transportation (DOT),

Department of Energy (DOE), National

Science Foundation (NSF), and other

agencies involved have been contacted

and consulted. Further, this review will

be conducted only once (as opposed to

yearly) although a follow-up will be

made on each unfinished project in

order to update the data.

There is no need for respondents to

make any capital expenditures to

support this effort. The average time

required of the respondents is estimated

at two hours. (Since most of the

questions have already been addressed

as part of normal business practices,

little preparation is usually needed).

Dated: October 14, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has

submitted to OMB for clearance, the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Title, Associated Form, and OMB

Number: Defense Federal Acquisition

Regulations Supplement Part 243,

Contract Modifications, and Associated

Clauses at 252.243; No Forms; OMB

Number 0704–0397.

Type of Request: Extension.

Number of Respondents: 575.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 575.

Average Burden Per Response: 6.7

hours.

Annual Burden Hours: 3,850.

Needs and Uses: The information

collection required by the clause at

252.243–7002, Certification of Requests

for Equitable Adjustment, is required by

10 U.S.C. 2410(a). The information is

used by DoD contracting officers and

auditors to evaluate requests for

equitable adjustment. The clause at

DFARS 252.243–7002 requires

contractors to certify that requests for

equitable adjustment that exceed the

simplified acquisition threshold are

made in good faith and that the

supporting data are accurate and

complete, and to provide full disclosure

of all relevant facts in support of the

requested adjustment.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Peter Weiss.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information should be sent to Mr. Weiss

at the Office of Management and

Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room

10236, New Executive Office Building,

Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert

Cushing.

Written requests for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DOIR,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite

1204, Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: October 14, 1997.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

[Transmittal No. 98–10]

36(b)(1) Arms Sales Notification

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Defense

Security Assistance Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense is

publishing the unclassified text of a

section 36(b)(1) arms sales notification.

This is published to fulfill the

requirements of section 155 of Public

Law 104–164 dated 21 July 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. J. Hurd, DSAA/COMPT/RM, (703)

604–6575.

The following is a copy of a letter to

the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, Transmittal 98–10,

with attached transmittal, policy

justification, and sensitivity of

technology pages.

Dated: October 14, 1997.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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