55450 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 206 / Friday, October 24, 1997 / Notices

4 15 U.S.C. § 78f.

5 15 U.S.C. § 78f(b)(1).

6 15 U.S.C. § 78s(b)(3)(A).

7 17 CFR 240.19b–4(e).

8 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).

2. Statutory Basis

The Exchange represents that the

proposed rule change is consistent with

Section 6 4 of the Act, in general, and

furthers the objectives of Section

6(b)(1) 5 of the Act, in particular, in that

the streamlining of the Exchange’s

committee structure will enable the

Exchange to enforce compliance by its

members and persons associated with

its members, with the provisions of the

Act, the rules and regulations

thereunder, and the rules of the

Exchange.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement on Burden on Competition

The Exchange does not believe that

the proposed rule change will impose

any inappropriate burden on

competition.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement on Comments on the

Proposed Rule Change Received From

Members, Participants, or Others

The Exchange did not solicit or

receive written comments with respect

to the proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for

Commission Action

The foregoing rule change is

concerned solely with the

administration of the Exchange and

constitutes a stated policy and practice

of the Exchange with respect to the

administration of the Exchange’s ByLaws and, therefore, has become

effective pursuant to Section

19(b)(3)(A) 6 of the Act and

subparagraph (e) of Rule 19b–4 7

thereunder. At any time within 60 days

of the filing of the proposed rule change,

the Commission may summarily

abrogate such rule 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 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 proposed rule

change that are filed with the

Commission, and all written

communications relating to the

proposed rule 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

Section, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of such

filing will also be available for

inspection and copying at the principal

office of the Exchange. All submissions

should refer to File No. SR–PHLX–97–

40 and should be submitted by

November 14, 1997.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.8

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–28239 Filed 10–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Information Collection Activities:

Proposed Collection Requests and

Comment Requests

This notice lists information

collection packages that will require

submission to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB), as well as

information collection packages

submitted to OMB for clearance, in

compliance with Pub.L. 104–13

effective October 1, 1995, The

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

I. The information collection(s) listed

below require(s) extension(s) of the

current OMB approval(s) or are

proposed new collection(s):

1. Application for a Social Security

Card—0960–0066. The information

collected on Form SS–5 by the Social

Security Administration (SSA) is used

to assign a Social Security Number and

issue a card. The Social Security

Number is used by SSA to keep an

accurate record of each individual’s

earnings for the payment of benefits and

for administrative purposes as an

identifier for health-maintenance and

income-maintenance programs, such as

the Retirement, Survivors and Disability

Insurance Programs, the Supplemental

Security Income (SSI) Program and

other programs administered by the

Federal government including Black

Lung, Medicare and veterans

compensation and pension programs.

The Social Security Number is also used

by the Internal Revenue Service as a

taxpayer identification number for those

individuals who are eligible to be

assigned a Social Security Number. The

respondents are applicants for a Social

Security Card.

Number of Respondents: 16 million.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 81⁄2

minutes—9 minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 2,275,000

hours.

2. Request to Resolve Questionable

Quarters of Coverage (SSA–512);

Request for Quarters of Coverage History

Based on Relationship (SSA–513)—

0960–0575. The Personal Responsibility

and Work Opportunity Reconciliation

Act states that aliens admitted for lawful

residence who have worked and earned

40 qualifying quarters of coverage (QCs)

for Social Security purposes can

generally receive State benefits. QCs can

also be allocated to a spouse and/or to

a child under age 18, if needed to obtain

40 qualifying QCs for the alien. Form

SSA–512 is used by the States to request

clarification from SSA on questionable

QCs. Form SSA–513 is used by States to

request QC information for an alien’s

spouse or parent in cases where the

spouse or parent does not sign a consent

form giving permission to access his/her

social security records. The respondents

are State agencies which require QC

information in order to determine

eligibility for benefits.

SSA–512 SSA–513

Number of Responses .............................................................................................................................. 200,000 ..................... 350,000.

Frequency of Response ............................................................................................................................ 1 ................................ 1.

Average Burden Per Response ................................................................................................................ 2 minutes ................... 2 minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden ......................................................................................................................... 6,667 hours ............... 11,667 hours.
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3. Questionnaire for Children

Claiming SSI Benefits—0960–0499. The

information collected on form SSA–

3881 is used by SSA to evaluate

disability in children who apply for SSI

payments. The respondents are

individuals who apply for SSI benefits

for a disabled child.

Number of Respondents: 978,000.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 30

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 489,000

hours.

Written comments and

recommendations regarding the

information collection(s) should be sent

within 60 days from the date of this

publication, directly to the SSA Reports

Clearance Officer at the following

address:

Social Security Administration,

DCFAM, Attn: Nicholas E. Tagliareni,

401 Security Blvd., 1–A–21 Operations

Bldg., Baltimore, MD 21235.

In addition to your comments on the

accuracy of the Agency’s burden

estimate, we are soliciting comments on

the need for the information; its

practical utility; ways to enhance its

quality, utility and clarity; and on ways

to minimize burden on respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

II. The information collection(s) listed

below have been submitted to OMB:

1. Beneficiary Recontact Report—

0960–0536. SSA uses Form SSA–1587–

OCR–-SM to ensure that eligibility for

benefits continues after entitlement is

established for children ages 15 thru 17.

Studies show that children who marry

fail to report the marriage (which is a

terminating event). SSA asks children

ages 15, 16 and 17 information about

marital status to detect overpayments

and to avoid continuing payments to

those no longer entitled. The

respondents are applicants for Old Age,

Survivors and Disability Insurance

benefits, who are ages 15 thru 17.

Number of Respondents: 835,492.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 3

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 41,775

hours.

2. Waiver of Right to Appear,

Disability Hearing—0960–0534. Form

SSA–773–U4 is used by claimants to

request waiver of their right to appear at

a disability hearing. The information

collected will be used to document that

claimants understand their right to

appear and the effects of their decision

to waive that right. The respondents are

claimants who (under Title II & XVI of

the Social Security Act) wish to waive

their right to appear at a disability

hearing.

Number of Respondents: 194.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 15

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 48 hours.

3. Railroad Employment

Questionnaire—0960–0078. Form SSA–

671 is used to secure sufficient

information for required coordination

with the Railroad Retirement Board for

Social Security claims processing. The

form is completed whenever claimants

indicate that they have been employed

in the railroad industry. The

respondents are retired employees of the

railroad industry or their dependents.

Number of Respondents: 125,000.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 5

minutes..

Estimated Annual Burden: 10,417

hours.

4. Employment Relationship

Questionnaire—0960–0040. Form SSA–

7160 covers all possible employment

situations, and is used by SSA to

determine an individual’s work status.

The information is required to maintain

accurate earnings records for workers

under the Social Security system. The

respondents are applicants for Social

Security benefits.

Number of Respondents: 47,500.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 25

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 19,792

hours.

5. Questionnaire About Employment

or Self-Employment Outside the United

States—0960–0050. The information on

Form SSA–7163 is needed to determine

whether work performed outside the

United States by beneficiaries is cause

for deductions from their monthly

benefits; to determine whether the

foreign work test or the regular work test

is applicable; and to determine the

months, if any, for which deductions

should be imposed. The respondents are

beneficiaries who live and work outside

the United States.

Number of Respondents: 20,000.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 12

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 4,000

hours.

Written comments and

recommendations regarding the

information collection(s) should be

directed within 30 days to the OMB

Desk Officer and SSA Reports Clearance

Officer at the following addresses:

(OMB)

Office of Management and Budget,

OIRA, Attn: Laura Oliven, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10230,

725 17th St., NW, Washington, D.C.

20503.

(SSA)

Social Security Administration,

DCFAM, Attn: Nicholas E. Tagliareni,

1–A–21 Operations Bldg., 6401 Security

Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235.

To receive a copy of any of the forms

or clearance packages, call the SSA

Reports Clearance Officer on (410) 965–

4125 or write to him at the address

listed above.

Dated: October 16, 1997.

Nicholas E. Tagliareni,

Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–28099 Filed 10–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4190–29–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[CGD01–97–079]

Captain of the Port Boston; Meeting

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Captain of the Port

Boston (COTP Boston) will hold a

meeting to discuss various issues

relating to anchored barges carrying oil

or hazardous materials in bulk without

an attending tug. This meeting is open

to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

December 4, 1997 from 9:00 a.m. to

12:00 p.m. Written materials and

requests to make oral presentations

should reach the COTP Boston on or

before November 20, 2997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

the Function Room on the first floor of

Building 1, at the Coast Guard

Integrated Support Command, 427

Commercial St., Boston, MA. Written

material and requests to make oral

presentations should be sent to Captain

of the Port Boston, Coast Guard Marine

Safety Office, 455 Commercial Street,

Boston, MA 02109–1045. Comments

may also be hand-delivered to the above

address between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except federal

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LT

Michael H. Day, Coast Guard Marine

Safety Office Boston, MA; telephone

(617) 223–3000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of

this meeting is given pursuant to the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5

U.S.C. App. 2.