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3These penalties are increased 10 percent for any

violations occurring after November 7, 1996. See,

Inflation Adjustment of Civil Penalties, 61 Fed. Reg.

52704 (October 8, 1996).

Section 10(a)(1) of the Shipping Act of

1984 (‘‘1984 Act’’), 46 U.S.C. app.

§ 1709(a)(1), prohibits any person

knowingly and willfully, directly or

indirectly, by means of false billing,

false classification, false weighing, false

report of weight, false measurement, or

by any other unjust or unfair device or

means, to obtain or attempt to obtain

ocean transportation for property at less

than the rates or charges that would

otherwise be applicable. Under section

13 of the 1984 Act, 46 U.S.C. app.

§ 1712, a person is subject to a civil

penalty of not more than $25,000 for

each violation knowingly and willfully

committed, and not more than $5,000

for other violations.3 Section 23 of the

1984 Act, 46 U.S.C. app. § 1721 further

provides that a common carrier’s tariff

may be suspended for a period not to

exceed one year for violations of section

10(a)(1) of the 1984 Act.

Now therefore, it is ordered, That

pursuant to sections 10, 11, 13, and 23

of the 1984 Act, 46 U.S.C. app. §§ 1709,

1710, 1712, and 1721, an investment is

instituted to determine:

(1) Whether Portman Square Limited

violated section 10(a)(1) of the 1984 Act

by directly or indirectly obtaining

transportation at less than the rates and

charges otherwise applicable through

the means of misdescription of the

commodities actually shipped;

(2) Whether, in the event violations of

section 10(a)(1) of the 1984 Act are

found, civil penalties should be

assessed against Portman Square

Limited and, if so, the amount of

penalties to be assessed;

(3) Whether, in the event violations of

section 10(a)(1) of the 1984 Act are

found, the tariff of Portman Square

Limited should be suspended; and

(4) Whether, in the event violations

are found, an appropriate cease and

desist order should be issued.

It is further ordered, That a public

hearing be held in this proceeding and

that this matter be assigned for hearing

before an Administrative Law Judge of

the Commission’s Office of

Administrative Law Judges at a date and

place to be hereafter determined by the

Administrative Law Judge in

compliance with Rule 61 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 46 CFR 502.61. The hearing

shall include oral testimony and crossexamination in the discretion of the

Presiding Administrative Law Judge

only after consideration has been given

by the parties and the Presiding

Administrative Law Judge to the use of

alternative forms of dispute resolution,

and upon a proper showing that there

are genuine issues of material fact that

cannot be resolved on the basis of sworn

statements, affidavits, depositions, or

other documents or that the nature of

the matters in issue is such that an oral

hearing and cross-examination are

necessary for the development of an

adequate record;

It is further ordered, That Portman

Square Limited is designated a

Respondent in this proceeding;

It is further ordered, That the

Commission’s Bureau of Enforcement is

designated a party to this proceeding;

It is further ordered, That notice of

this Order be published in the Federal

Register, and a copy be served on parties

of record;

It is further ordered, That other

persons having an interest in

participating in this proceeding may file

petitions for leave to intervene in

accordance with Rule 72 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 46 CFR 502.72;

It is further ordered, That all further

notices, orders, and/or decisions issued

by or on behalf of the Commission in

this proceeding, including notice of the

time and place of hearing or prehearing

conference, shall be served on parties of

record;

It is further ordered, That all

documents submitted by any party of

record in this proceeding shall be

directed to the Secretary, Federal

Maritime Commission, Washington,

D.C. 20573, in accordance with Rule 118

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure, 46 CFR 502.118, and

shall be served on parties of record; and

It is further ordered, That in

accordance with Rule 61 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, the initial decision of the

Administrative Law Judge shall be

issued by October 5, 1998 and the final

decision of the Commission shall be

issued by February 2, 1999.

By the Commission.

Joseph C. Polking,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–26976 Filed 10–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6730–01–M

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 October

28, 1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

(Genie D. Short, Vice President) 2200

North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-

2272:

1. Smith Mustang Ltd., Rio Vista,

Texas; Lowell Smith, Jr., General

Partner; to acquire voting shares of

Mustang Financial Corporation, Rio

Vista, Texas, and thereby indirectly

acquire First State Bank of Rio Vista, Rio

Vista, Texas.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, October 7, 1997.

William W. Wiles,

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–27029 Filed 10–9–97; 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
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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 7,

1997.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

(Randall C. Sumner, Vice President) 411

Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63102-

2034:

1. First National Security Company,

DeQueen, Arkansas; to acquire 100

percent of the voting shares of First

Financial Corporation of Idabel, Idabel,

Oklahoma, and thereby indirectly

acquire First State Bank of Idabel,

Idabel, Oklahoma.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of San

Francisco (Pat Marshall, Manager of

Analytical Support, Consumer

Regulation Group) 101 Market Street,

San Francisco, California 94105-1579:

1. City National Corporation, Beverly

Hills, California; to acquire 100 percent

of the voting shares of Harbor Bancorp,

Long Beach, California, and thereby

indirectly acquire Harbor Bank, Long

Beach, California.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, October 7, 1997.

William W. Wiles,

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–27028 Filed 10–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention

[INFO–98–01]

Proposed Data Collections Submitted

for Public Comment and

Recommendations

In compliance with the requirement

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

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for

opportunity for public comment on

proposed data collection projects, the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic

summaries of proposed projects. To

request more information on the

proposed projects or to obtain a copy of

the data collection plans and

instruments, call the CDC Reports

Clearance Officer on (404) 639–7090.

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 collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

for other forms of information

technology. Send comments to Wilma

Johnson, CDC Reports Clearance Officer,

1600 Clifton Road, MS–D24, Atlanta,

GA 30333. Written comments should be

received within 60 days of this notice.

Proposed Projects

1. The National Home and Hospice

Care Survey (NHHCS)—(0920–0298)—

Revision—The National Home and

Hospice Care survey (NHHCS) was

conducted in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996,

and 1997. It is part of the Long-Term

Care component of the National Health

Care Survey. Section 306 of the Public

Health Service Act states that the

National Center for Health Statistics

‘‘shall collect statistics on health

resources * * * [and] utilization of

health care, including utilization of

* * * services of hospitals, extended

care facilities, home health agencies,

and other institutions.’’ NHHCS data are

used to examine this most rapidly

expanding sector of the health care

industry. Data from the NHHCS are used

widely by the health care industry and

policy makers for such diverse analyses

as the need for various medical

supplies; minority access to health care;

and planning for the health care needs

of the elderly. The NHHCS also reveals

detailed information on utilization

patterns, as needed to make accurate

assessments of the need for and costs

associated with such care. Data from

earlier NHHCS collections have been

used by the Congressional Budget

Office, the Bureau of Health

Professionals, the Maryland Health

Resources Planning Commission, the

National Association for Home Care,

and by several newspapers and journals.

Additional uses are expected to be

similar to the uses of the National

Nursing Home Survey. NHHCS data

cover: baseline data on the

characteristics of hospices and home

health agencies in relation to their

patients and staff, Medicare and

Medicaid certification, costs to patients,

sources of payment, patients’ functional

status and diagnoses. Data collection is

planned for the period July–November,

1998. Survey design is in process now.

Sample selection and preparation of

layout forms will precede the data

collection by several months. The total

costs to respondents is estimated at

$194,000.

Respondents Number of

respondents

Number of

responses/respondents

Average burden/response

(in hrs.)

Total burden

(in hrs.)

Agency Questionnaire .............................................................................................. 1350 1 0.333 450

Current Patient Sampling List .................................................................................. 1350 1 0.333 450

Current Patient Questionnaire .................................................................................. 1350 6 0.25 2025

Discharged Patient Sampling List ............................................................................ 1350 1 0.50 675

Discharged Patient Questionnaire ............................................................................ 1350 6 0.25 2025

Total ................................................................................................................... ...................... ...................... ...................... 5625

2. Provider Survey of Partner

Notification and Partner Management

Practices following Diagnosis of a

Sexually-Transmitted Disease—New—

The National Center for HIV, STD, and

TB prevention, Division of STD

Prevention, CDC is proposing to

conduct a national survey of physician’s

partner management practices following

the diagnosis of a sexually-transmitted

disease. Partner notification, a

technique for controlling the spread of

sexually-transmitted diseases is one of

the five key elements of a long standing

public health strategy to control

sexually-transmitted infections in the

U.S. At present, there is very little

knowledge about partner notification