Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 215 / Thursday, November 6, 1997 / Notices 60093

FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE BOARD

[No. 97–N–8]

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Federal Housing Finance

Board.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal

Housing Finance Board (Finance Board)

hereby gives notice that it is seeking

public comments concerning a threeyear extension by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) of the

previously approved information

collection entitled ‘‘Personal

Certification and Disclosure Forms.’’

DATES: Interested persons may submit

comments on or before January 5, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Address written comments

and requests for copies of the

information collection to Elaine L.

Baker, Secretary to the Board, 202/408–

2837, Federal Housing Finance Board,

1777 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia L. Sweeney, Program Analyst,

Compliance Assistance Division, Office

of Policy, 202/408–2872, or Janice A.

Kaye, Attorney-Advisor, Office of

General Counsel, 202/408–2505, Federal

Housing Finance Board, 1777 F Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Need For and Use of Information

Collection

Section 7 of the Federal Home Loan

Bank Act (Bank Act) and parts 931 and

932 of the Finance Board’s regulations

establish eligibility and reporting

requirements and the procedures for

electing and appointing Federal Home

Loan Bank (FHLBank) directors. See 12

U.S.C. 1427; 12 CFR parts 931 and 932.

The information collection contained in

the FHLBank director personal

certification and disclosure forms and

§§ 932.18 and 932.21 of the Finance

Board’s regulations is necessary to

enable the Finance Board to determine

whether prospective and incumbent

FHLBank directors satisfy the statutory

and regulatory eligibility and reporting

requirements. See Finance Board Forms

E–1, E–2, A–1, and A–2; 12 CFR 932.18

(appointive directors) and 932.21

(elective directors). Finance Board staff

uses the information collection to

determine whether such individuals

meet the statutory and regulatory

eligibility and reporting requirements.

The likely respondents include only

prospective and incumbent FHLBank

directors. Currently, there are 109

elective directors and 72 appointive

directors serving on the boards of

directors of the FHLBanks. The

information collection requires each

respondent to complete and submit to

the Finance Board for review a personal

certification and disclosure form prior

to election or appointment and, once

elected or appointed, annually during

the term of service. See 12 CFR

932.18(f)(1), (3) and 932.21(g)(1), (3).

Incumbent directors also have a

continuing obligation promptly to notify

the Finance Board of any known or

suspected ineligibility. Id.

§§ 932.18(f)(2) and 932.21(g)(2).

The OMB number for the information

collection is 3069–0002. The OMB

clearance for the information collection

expires on January 31, 1997.

B. Burden Estimate

The Finance Board estimates the total

annual average number of respondents

at 286, with one response per

respondent. The estimate for the average

hours per response is 1.3 hours. The

estimate for the total annual hour

burden is 376 hours (286 respondents x

1 response/respondent x approximately

1.3 hours). The estimated annualized

cost to respondents of the information

collection is $35,175.00.

C. Comment Request

The Finance Board requests written

comments on the following: (1) whether

the collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of

Finance Board functions, including

whether the information has practical

utility; (2) the accuracy of the Finance

Board’s estimates of the burdens of the

collection of information; (3) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information collected; and (4)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

By the Federal Housing Finance Board.

Dated: October 31, 1997.

William W Ginsberg,

Managing Director.

[FR Doc. 97–29368 Filed 11–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6725–01–U

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Notice of Agreement(s) Filed

The Commission hereby gives notice

of the filing of the following

agreement(s) under the Shipping Act of

1984.

Interested parties can review or obtain

copies of agreements at the Washington,

DC offices of the Commission, 800

North Capitol Street, N.W., Room 962.

Interested parties may submit comments

on an agreement to the Secretary,

Federal Maritime Commission,

Washington, DC 20573, within 10 days

of the date this notice appears in the

Federal Register.

Agreement No.: 232–011539–001.

Title: CMN/Ivaran/TMM Space

Charter and Sailing Agreement.

Parties:

Companhia Maritima Nacional

(‘‘CMN’’)

Ivaran Lines AS (‘‘Ivaran’’)

Transportacion Maritima Mexicana

S.A. De C.V. (‘‘TMM’’).

Synopsis: The proposed modification

changes the identity of A/S Ivarans

Rederi to Ivaran Lines AS, changes the

contact person for TMM, and clarifies

that the geographic scope of the

Agreement includes Venezuela.

Agreement No.: 203–011593.

Title: N.S. Inman Chassis Program

L.L.C. Limited Liability Company

Operating Agreement.

Parties:

COSCO Americas, Inc.

‘‘K’’ Line America

NYK Line (North America), Inc.

Yang Ming Line

Synopsis: The proposed Agreement

would establish a container chassis pool

which would primarily service the

Norfolk Southern Railway facility at

Atlanta, Georgia.

Dated: October 31, 1997.

By Order of the Federal Maritime

Commission.

Joseph C. Polking,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–29329 Filed 11–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6730–01–M

OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS

Notice of Planned Termination of the

Ethics Bulletin Board System

AGENCY: Office of Government Ethics

(OGE).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Office of Government

Ethics is planning to terminate The

Ethics Bulletin Board System (TEBBS),

its electronic bulletin board service for

executive branch Government ethics

information, effective January 1, 1998.

In its place, OGE will continue to

enhance its Internet World Wide Web