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552b(c) of the Government in the Sunshine

act.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in Materials

Research; Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended, the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting:

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in Materials

Research #1203.

Date & Time: November 12, 1997, 8:00

a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Place: Rooms 770, 920, 970, National

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd.,

Arlington, VA 22230.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. H. Hollis Wickman,

Program Director, Division of Materials

Research, Room, 1065, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington,

VA 22230 703–306–1816.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate

Condensed Matter Physics CAREER

proposals as part of the selection process of

awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed includes information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Advisory Panel for Neuroscience;

Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting;

Name: Advisory Panel for Neuroscience

(1158).

Date and Time: November 13–14, 1997;

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Place: Room 680, 4201 Wilson Boulevard.,

Arlington, VA.

Type of Meeting: Part-Open.

Contact Person: Dr. Christopher Platt,

Program Director, Sensory Systems, Division

of Integrative Biology and Neuroscience,

Suite 685, National Science Foundation,

4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230

Telephone: (703) 306–1424.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Minutes: May be obtained from the contact

person listed above.

Agenda: Open Session: November 14;

11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., to discuss goals and

assessment procedures. Closed Session:

November 13; 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.;

November 14, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and

12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. To review and

evaluate Sensory Systems proposals as part

of the selection process for awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b(c) (4) and (6) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in Polar

Programs; Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting.

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in Polar

Programs (1209).

Date and Time: November 24–25, 1997;

8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m..

Place: Room 770, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22230.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. Micheal Ledbetter,

Program Director, Arctic System Science,

Office of Polar Programs, Room 740, National

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: (703) 306–

1029.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate Arctic

System Science proposals as part of the

selection process for awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries and personal information concerning

individuals associated with the proposals.

These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C.

552(b)(c), (4) and (6) of the Government in

the Sunshine Act.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

requirement of Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

which provides opportunity for public

comment on new or revised data

collections, the Railroad Retirement

Board (RRB) will publish periodic

summaries of proposed data collections.

Comments Are Invited On

(a) Whether the proposed information

collection is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information has practical utility; (b) the

accuracy of the RRB’s estimate of the

burden of the collection of the

information; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden related to

the collection of information on

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Title and Purpose of Information

Collection

Self-Employment and Substantial

Service Questionnaire; OMB 3220–0138

Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement

Act (RRA) provides for payment of

annuities to qualified employees and

their spouses. In order to receive an age

and service annuity, Section 2(e)(3)

states that an applicant must stop all

railroad work and give up any rights to

return to such work. A disability

applicant must give up all railroad

work, but does not have to relinquish

rights to return to railroad work until he

or she attains age 65, or, if earlier, a

spouse annuity or supplemental annuity

becomes payable. Under the 1988

amendments to the RRA, an applicant is

no longer required to stop work for a

‘‘Last Pre-Retirement Nonrailroad

Employer’’ (LPE). LPE is the last person,

company or institution with whom an

employee or spouse applicant’s last

railroad employment and before their

annuity beginning date. However,

section 2(f)(6) of the RRA requires that

a portion of the employee’s Tier II

benefit and supplemental annuity be

deducted for earnings from a ‘‘LPE’’

employer.

The RRB utilizes Form AA–4, SelfEmployment and Substantial Service

Questionnaire to obtain information

needed to determine if the applicant’s

work is LPE, railroad service or selfemployment. If the work is selfemployment, the questionnaire
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identifies any months in which the

applicant did not perform substantial

service. One response is requested of

each respondent. Completion is

voluntary. However, failure to complete

the forms could result in the

nonpayment of benefits.

The RRB proposes to revise Form

AA–4 to add language required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Minor nonburden impacting changes are

also proposed. The completion time for

the AA–4 is estimated at between 40

and 70 minutes. The RRB estimates that

approximately 1,500 AA–4’s are

completed annually.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

To request more information or to

obtain a copy of the information

collection justification, forms, and/or

supporting material, please call the RRB

Clearance Officer at (312) 751–3363.

Comments regarding the information

collection should be addressed to

Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement

Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago,

Illinois 60611–2092. Written comments

should be received within 60 days of

this notice.

Chuck Mierzwa,

Clearance Officer.

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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Agency Forms Submitted for OMB

Review

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad

Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted

the following proposal(s) for the

collection of information to the Office of

Management and Budget for review and

approval.

Summary of Proposal(s)

(1) Collection title: Lag Service

Reports.

(2) Form(s) submitted: AA–12, G–88A.

(3) OMB Number: 3220–0005.

(4) Expiration date of current OMB

clearance: 12/31/97.

(5) Type of request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

(6) Respondents: Business or other for

profit.

(7) Estimated annual number of

respondents: 1,200.

(8) Total annual responses: 1,200.

(9) Total annual reporting hours: 120.

(10) Collection description: The report

obtains the current service and

compensation of an employee not yet

reported to the Railroad Retirement

Board. This lag information is used to

determine eligibility for and amount of

annuity applied for and to pay benefits

due on a deceased employee’s earnings.

Additional Information or Comments

Copies of the forms and supporting

documents can be obtained from Chuck

Mierzwa, the agency clearance officer

(312–751–3363). Comments regarding

the information collection should be

addressed to Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad

Retirement Board, 844 North Rush

Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–2092 and

the OMB reviewer, Laura Oliven (202–

395–7316), Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10230, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Chuck Mierzwa,

Clearance Officer.

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Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available

From: Securities and Exchange

Commission, Office of Filings and

Information Services, Washington,

DC 20549.

Extension:

Rule 30d–1, SEC File No. 270–21,

OMB Control No. 3235–0025

Notice is hereby given that pursuant

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the Securities

and Exchange Commission

(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget a

request for extension of the previously

approved collection of information

discussed below.

Rule 30d–1, under the Investment

Company Act of 1940, ‘‘Reports to

Stockholders of Management

Companies’’ prescribes the minimum

content of reports to shareholders that

every registered investment company

must send at least semi-annually,

containing the information specified by

the statute or its equivalent as the

Commission may determine to be in the

interest of the investors. The reports are

required in order to inform current

shareholders of the status of the

company. The rule requires

approximately 602 hours annually for

each of the 3,850 respondents equalling

2,317,700 total annual burden hours.

Rule 30d–1 does not involve any

recordkeeping requirements. Providing

the information required by rule 30d–1

is mandatory and the information

provided will not be kept confidential.

The Commission may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid

control number.

General comments regarding the

above information should be directed to

the following persons: (i) Desk Officer

for the Securities and Exchange

Commission, Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, Room 3208,

New Executive Office Building,

Washington, D.C. 20503; and (ii)

Michael E. Bartell, Associate Executive

Director, Office of Information

Technology, Securities and Exchange

Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20549. Comments

must be submitted to OMB within 30

days of this notice.

Dated: October 14, 1997.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

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[Investment Company Act Release No.

22858; 812–10700]

Goldman Sachs & Co., et al.; Notice of

Application

Ocotber 17, 1997.

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange

Commission (‘‘SEC’’).

ACTION: Notice of application under (a)

sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Investment

Company Act of 1940 (the ‘‘Act’’)

requesting an exemption from section

17(a) of the Act; (b) section 6(c) of the

Act requesting an exemption from

section 17(e) of the Act and rule 17e–1

under the Act; and (c) section 10(f) of

the Act requesting an exemption from

section 10(f) and rule 10f–3 under the

Act.

SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicants

request an order to permit registered

investment companies that have one or

more investment advisers, and for

which Goldman, Sachs & Co. or an

affiliate (‘‘Goldman’’) acts as an

investment adviser, to engage in certain

principal and brokerage transactions

and to purchase securities in certain

underwritings. The transactions would

be between the investment companies,

or the portions of the investment

companies’ portfolios, that are not

advised by Goldman, and Goldman or a

member of an underwriting syndicate in

which Goldman is a participant.