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presentations. To the extent that we

obtain through such oral ex parte

presentations new factual information

on which we subsequently rely in our

decision-making process, we will either

request the Department of Justice or the

relevant state commission to disclose or

disclose ourselves such new factual

information in the record no later than

the time we release our decision. There

are no page limits on written ex parte

submissions by the Department of

Justice or the relevant state commission.

Notwithstanding the above, the

Commission may, by subsequent public

notice, prohibit all communication with

Commission personnel regarding the

application during a seven-day period

preceding the anticipated release date of

the Commission’s order regarding the

application.

I. FCC Notice to Individuals Required by

the Privacy Act and the Paperwork

Reduction Act

Pursuant to Section 271 of the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended, the Bell Operating Companies

must file applications to provide inregion interLATA services on a state-bystate basis. State regulatory

commissions must file written

consultations relating to the

applications not later than

approximately 20 days after the

issuance of an Initial Public Notice

establishing specific due dates for

various filings. Interested third parties

may file comments on the applications

not later than approximately 20 days

after the issuance of the Initial Public

Notice. The Department of Justice must

file written consultations relating to the

applications not later than

approximately 35 days after the

issuance of the Initial Public Notice. All

of the information would be used to

ensure that the Bell Operating

Companies have complied with their

obligations under the Communications

Act of 1934, as amended, before being

authorized to provide in-region,

interLATA services pursuant to section

271. Obligation to respond is not

mandatory.

We have estimated that each response

to this collection of information will

take, on average, 250 hours. Our

estimate includes the time to read the

instructions, look through existing

records, gather and maintain required

data, and actually complete and review

the form or response. If you have any

comments on this estimate, or on how

we can improve the collection and

reduce the burden it causes you, please

write the Federal Communications

Commission, AMD–PERM, Washington,

DC 20554, Paperwork Reduction Project

(3060–0756). We will also accept your

comments via the Internet if you send

them to jboley@fcc.gov. Please do not

send completed application forms to

this address.

Remember—You are not required to

respond to a collection of information

sponsored by the Federal government,

and the government may not conduct or

sponsor this collection, unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number or if we fail to provide you with

this notice. This collection has been

assigned an OMB control number of

3060–0756.

This notice is required by the Privacy

Act of 1974, Public Law 93–579,

December 31, 1974, 5 U.S.C. Section

552a(e)(3) and the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13,

October 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–27698 Filed 10–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Change in Bank Control Notices;

Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or

Bank Holding Companies

The notificants listed below have

applied under the Change in Bank

Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and §

225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12

CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank

holding company. The factors that are

considered in acting on the notices are

set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12

U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).

The notices are available for

immediate inspection at the Federal

Reserve Bank indicated. The notices

also will be available for inspection at

the offices of the Board of Governors.

Interested persons may express their

views in writing to the Reserve Bank

indicated for that notice or to the offices

of the Board of Governors. Comments

must be received not later than

November 3, 1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

(Lois Berthaume, Vice President) 104

Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia

30303-2713:

1. Broun Family Partnership LLP and

Conway C. Broun, Managing Partner,

Athens, Georgia; to retain voting shares

of Georgia National Bancorp, Inc.,

Athens, Georgia, and thereby indirectly

retain shares of The Georgia National

Bank, Athens, Georgia.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, October 14, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–27637 Filed 10–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

The companies listed in this notice

have applied to the Board for approval,

pursuant to the Bank Holding Company

Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)

(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part

225), and all other applicable statutes

and regulations to become a bank

holding company and/or to acquire the

assets or the ownership of, control of, or

the power to vote shares of a bank or

bank holding company and all of the

banks and nonbanking companies

owned by the bank holding company,

including the companies listed below.

The applications listed below, as well

as other related filings required by the

Board, are available for immediate

inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank

indicated. The application also will be

available for inspection at the offices of

the Board of Governors. Interested

persons may express their views in

writing on the standards enumerated in

the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the

proposal also involves the acquisition of

a nonbanking company, the review also

includes whether the acquisition of the

nonbanking company complies with the

standards in section 4 of the BHC Act.

Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking

activities will be conducted throughout

the United States.

Unless otherwise noted, comments

regarding each of these applications

must be received at the Reserve Bank

indicated or the offices of the Board of

Governors not later than November 13,

1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of

Richmond (A. Linwood Gill III,

Assistant Vice President) 701 East Byrd

Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261-4528:

1. NationsBank Corporation, and NB

Holdings Corporation, both of Charlotte,

North Carolina; to merge with Barnett

Banks, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, and

thereby indirectly acquire Barnett Bank,

National Association, Jacksonville,

Florida, and Community Bank of the

Islands, Sanibel, Florida.

In connection with this application,

Applicants also have applied to acquire

First of America Bank - Florida, FSB,

Tampa, Florida, and thereby engage in

traditional thrift activities, pursuant to §

225.28(b)(4) of the Board’s Regulation Y;
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Barnett Community Development

Corporation, Jacksonville, Florida, and

thereby engage in investing in

corporations or projects designed

primarily to promote community

welfare, pursuant to § 225.28(b)(12) of

the Board’s Regulation Y; EquiCredit

Corporation, Jacksonville, Florida, and

its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and

thereby engage in the activities of

originating home equity and purchase

money loans, acquiring such loans

originated from third parties, and

securitizing such loans in the secondary

market, pursuant to § 225.28(b)(1) of the

Board’s Regulation Y, and in acting as

principal, agent, or broker for credit

related insurance, pursuant to §

225.28(b)(11) of the Board’s Regulation

Y; Equity/Protect Reinsurance

Company, Jacksonville, Florida, and

thereby engage in the activities of

reinsuring credit related insurance

policies sold to EquiCredit Corporation

customers, pursuant to § 225.28(b)(11)

of the Board’s Regulation Y; and Honor

Technologies, Inc., Maitland, Florida,

and thereby engage in operating an

electronic funds transfer network and in

data processing and management

consulting activities, pursuant to §§

225.28(b)(9) and (b)(14), respectively of

the Board’s Regulation Y.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, October 14, 1997.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Deputy Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–27636 Filed 10–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

[GSA Bulletin FPMR D–245]

Public Buildings and Space

TO: Heads of Federal Agencies.

SUBJECT: Protecting Federal Employees

and the Public From Exposure to

Tobacco Smoke in the Federal

Workplace.

1. PURPOSE. This bulletin announces

the policy concerning the protection of

Federal employees and the public from

exposure to tobacco smoke in the

Federal workplace.

2. EXPIRATION DATE. This bulletin

contains information of a continuing

nature and will remain in effect until

canceled.

Background

a. On August 9, 1997, President

Clinton signed Executive Order 13058,

entitled ‘‘Protecting Federal Employees

and the Public From Exposure to

Tobacco Smoke in the Federal

Workplace,’’ (62 FR 43451, August 13,

1997), to establish a smoke-free

environment for Federal employees and

members of the public visiting or using

Federal facilities. The General Services

Administration (GSA) is providing

governmentwide policy guidance

concerning the requirements of this

Executive Order so that federal agencies

may benefit from GSA’s real property

management expertise.

b. The policy previous to Executive

Order 13058, enunciated in FPMR

§ 101–20.105–3, declared all GSAcontrolled space non-smoking except

where designated smoking areas are

identified by agency heads. This

Executive Order prohibits, with some

exceptions, the smoking of tobacco

products in all interior space owned,

rented or leased by the executive branch

of the Federal Government. GSA will

amend FPMR § 101–20.105–3 in the

near future to reflect the new policy in

this Executive Order.

c. Unlike the previous policy, this

Executive Order requires that

designated smoking areas be enclosed

and exhausted directly to the outside

and away from air intake ducts, and

maintained under negative pressure

sufficient to contain tobacco smoke

within the designated area. Agency

officials must not require workers to

enter such areas during business hours

while smoking is ongoing.

Action

a. In accordance with Executive Order

13058, Federal agencies must prohibit

the smoking of tobacco products in all

interior space owned, rented, or leased

by the executive branch of the Federal

Government, and in any outdoor areas

under executive branch control in front

of air intake ducts.

b. The only exceptions are designated

smoking areas; residential

accommodations for persons voluntarily

or involuntarily residing, on a

temporary or long-term basis, in a

building owned, leased, or rented by the

Federal Government; portions of

federally-owned buildings leased,

rented, or otherwise provided (in their

entirety) to nonfederal parties; and

places of employment in the private

sector or in other nonfederal

governmental units that serve as the

permanent or intermittent duty station

of one or more federal employees.

c. The heads of Federal agencies may

establish limited and narrow exceptions

that are necessary to accomplish agency

missions. Such exception must be in

writing, approved by the agency head,

and to the fullest extent possible

provide protection of nonsmokers from

exposure to environmental tobacco

smoke. Authority to establish such

exceptions may not be delegated.

d. The heads of Federal agencies must

evaluate the need to restrict smoking at

doorways and in courtyards under

executive branch control in order to

protect workers and visitors from

environmental tobacco smoke, and may

restrict smoking in these areas in light

of this evaluation.

e. The heads of Federal agencies are

encouraged to use existing authority to

establish programs designed to help

employees stop smoking.

f. The heads of Federal agencies must

implement and ensure compliance with

the policy set forth in this Executive

Order no later than August 9, 1998.

Prior to this date, the heads of Federal

agencies must inform all employees and

visitors to executive branch facilities

about the requirements of this order,

inform their employees of the health

risks of exposure to environmental

tobacco smoke, and undertake related

activities as necessary.

Dated: October 9, 1997.

G. Martin Wagner,

Associate Administrator, Office of

Governmentwide Policy.

[FR Doc. 97–27703 Filed 10–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–23–P

GENERAL SERVICES

ADMINISTRATION

Office of Transportation Audits;

Stocking Change of a Standard Form

AGENCY: General Services

Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The General Services

Administration/Office of Transportation

is changing the stocking of the following

Standard form because of low use

demand:

SF 362, U.S. Government Freight Loss/

Damage Claim

Since this form is not authorized for

local reproduction, you can obtain the

updated camera copy in three ways:

From the ‘‘U.S. Government

Management Policy CD–ROM’’;

On the internet. Address: http://

www.gsa.gov/forms; or

From CARM, Attn.: Barbara Williams,

(202) 501–0581.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Transportation Audit Division, (202)

219–1494. This contact is for

information on completing the form and

interpreting the FPMR only.

DATES: Effective October 20, 1997.