60108 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 215 / Thursday, November 6, 1997 / Notices

1Any portion of the closed session consisting

solely of staff briefings does not fall within the

Sunshine Act’s definition of the term ‘‘meeting’’

and, therefore, the requirements of the Sunshine

Act do not apply to any such portion of the closed

session. 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(a)(2) and (b). See also 45

CFR § 1622.2 & 1622.3.

such levy is first made until such levy is

released. Notwithstanding section 6334, such

continuous levy shall attach to up to 15

percent of any specified payment due to the

taxpayer.

(2) Specified Payment.—For the purposes

of paragraph (1), the term ‘‘specified

payment’’ means—

(A) any Federal payment other than a

payment for which eligibility is based on the

income or assets (or both) of a payee,

(B) any payment described in paragraph (4)

[pertaining to unemployment benefits], (7)

[workers compensation], (9) [wages, salary

and other income], or (11) [certain public

assistance] of section 6334(a), and

(C) any annuity or pension payment under

the Railroad Retirement Act or benefit under

the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act.

Under new Section 6331(h)(2)(C), any

payment described in paragraph (4) of

Section 6334(a), IRC, may be continuously

levied up to 15 percent. Paragraph (4) applies

to any ‘‘amount payable to an individual

with respect to his unemployment (including

any portion thereof payable with respect to

dependents) under an unemployment

compensation law of the United States, or

any State, or of the District of Columbia or

of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.’’ Under

this authority, the IRS may levy any payment

under State or Federal UC law, including

payments under the UC for Federal

employees (UCFE), UC for Exservicemembers (UCX) and the Disaster

Unemployment Assistance (DUA) programs

as well as trade readjustment allowances

(TRA) under the Trade Adjustment

Assistance and NAFTA-Transitional

Adjustment Assistance programs.

The IRS may continuously levy up to 15

percent of ‘‘any specified payment.’’ The

amendment applies to levies issued after the

August 6, 1997, date of the enactment of the

TPRA.

The continuous levy is administered by the

IRS. The IRS may implement the continuous

levy through computer crossmatches with

State UC agencies. The UC agencies will be

responsible for deducting amounts levied

from UC, UCFE, UCX, DUA, and TRA and for

forwarding such amounts to the IRS. As the

IRS does not pay for costs of levies, the

Department is examining the funding

implications for the UC system.

Since, in accordance with Federal UC law,

all State laws currently prohibit the levy of

UC, the Department recommends that States

amend their laws to specifically authorize

continuous levy in accordance with Section

6331, IRC. Alternatively, States may view

Section 6331, IRC, as superseding State law.

14. Section 1035, TPRA: Extension of

Temporary Tax. Section 3301, FUTA,

imposes a tax of 6.2 percent on wages paid

in employment by employers. This tax was

to have dropped to 6.0 percent beginning in

calendar year 1999.

Under the TPRA amendments, the 6.2

percent tax will remain in effect through

calendar year 2007. The tax is now scheduled

to drop to 6.0 percent beginning with

calendar year 2008.

15 Action. Appropriate staff should be

advised of these amendments.

16. Inquiries. Please direct inquiries to the

appropriate Regional Office.

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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting of the Board of

Directors

CORRECTION: As published on Oct. 28,

1997 (62 FR 55833) and on Nov. 4, 1997

(62 FR 59749), the agenda for the

meeting scheduled for Nov. 15, 1997, is

incorrect. The agenda is corrected as

follows:

OPEN SESSION:

1. Approval of agenda.

2. Approval of minutes of the Board’s

meeting of Sept. 20, 1997.

3. Approval of minutes of the Board’s

executive session meeting of Sept.

20, 1997.

4. Chairman’s and Members’ Reports.

5. President’s Report.

6. Appointment of an ad hoc committee

for annual performance evaluations

of the President and Inspector

General.

7. Consider and act on the report of the

Board’s Operations and Regulations

Committee.

a. Consideration of public comment

and action on final revisions to 45

CFR Part 1630, Costs Standards and

Procedures.

b. Consideration of public comment

and action on final rule 45 CFR Part

1643, Restriction on Assisted

Suicide, Euthanasia and Mercy

killing.

c. Consider and act on proposed

changes to the structure of the

Corporation’s management.

8. Consider and act on the report of the

Board’s Finance Committee.

9. Consider and act on the report of the

Ad Hoc Committee on Performance

Reviews of the President and

Inspector General.

a. Consider and act on procedural

matters, including personal

performance plans for the President

and the Inspector General, written

submissions prior to interviews,

and interview protocols.

10. Consider and act on report on

development of a strategic planning

process.

11. Inspector General’s Report.

12. Consider and act on proposed

Report of the Board of Directors to

accompany the Inspector General’s

Semi-annual Report to the Congress

for the period of April 1, 1997–

September 30, 1997.

CLOSED SESSION:

13. Briefing 1 by the Inspector General

on the activities of the OIG.

14. Consider and act on an internal

personnel issue relating to the

Corporation’s employee pension

plan.

15. Consider and act on the General

Counsel’s report on potential and

pending litigation involving the

Corporation.

OPEN SESSION:

16. Consider and act on whether to

change the date of the next annual

meeting and, if so, to what date.

17. Public comment.

18. Consider and act on other business.

Dated: November 4, 1997.

Victor M. Fortuno,

General Counsel.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Notice of Permits Issued Under the

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of permits issued under

the Antarctic Conservation of 1978,

Public Law 95–541.

SUMMARY: The National Science

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish

notice of permits issued under the

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978.

This is the required notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Office,

Office of Polar Programs, Rm. 755,

National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

October 2, 1997, the National Science

Foundation published a notice in the

Federal Register of permit applications

received. Permits were issued on

October 31, 1997 to the following

applicants:

Brenda Hall & George Denton—Permit No.

98–014

Frederick W. Taylor, Sr.—Permit No. 98–015

Nadene G. Kennedy,

Permit Officer.

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