61418 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 221 / Monday, November 17, 1997 / Notices

1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.

3The exercise limit for XII, which is equal to XII’s

position limit, is determined under Exchange Rules

905C and 905.

4See Exchange Act Release No. 31330 (Oct. 16,

1992) 57 FR 30516 (Oct. 23, 1992).

Agenda: To review and evaluate the

Comprehensive Partnerships for Mathematics

and Science Achievement 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.

Dated: November 10, 1997.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Advisory Committee for Mathematical

and Physical Sciences; Subcommittee

on Nuclear Physics; 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 Committee for

Mathematical and Physical Sciences (66).

Date and Time: December 3, 1997, 8 a.m.–

5 p.m.

Place: Rm. 360, NSF, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, VA.

Type of Meeting: Open.

Contact Person: Dr. Marvin Goldberg,

Program Director for Elementary Particle

Physics, Physics Division, Room 1015,

National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone:

(703) 306–1894.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning experiments

involving international collaborations.

Agenda: Discussion of Nuclear Physics

collaborations.

Dated: November 10, 1997.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request; Review of An

Information Collection Federal

Contractor Welfare to Work Success

Stories

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Public Law 104–13, May 22, 1995), this

notice announces that the Office of

Personnel Management has submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget a

request for clearance of an information

collection. The questions are intended

to elicit from Federal contractors

descriptions of successes in hiring

workers directly off the welfare rolls.

The submissions are entirely voluntary.

We estimate that 10,000 responses

will be submitted annually, and that

each response will take an average of

two hours to prepare. The annual

estimated burden is 20,000 hours.

For copies of this proposal, contact

Jim Farron on (202) 418–3208, or e-mail

to jmfarron@opm.gov.

DATES: Comments on this proposal

should be received on or before

December 17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments

to:

Donna Beecher, Director, Office of

Contracting and Administrative

Services, U.S. Office of Personnel

Management, 1900 E St., NW, Room

1340, Washington, DC 20415,

and

Joseph Lackey, OPM Desk Officer,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, New Executive Office

Building, NW, Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20503.

FOR INFORMATION REGARDING

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION, CONTACT:

Kent Bailey, Publications Services

Division, (202) 606–2260.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Janice R. Lachance,

Acting Director.

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Release No. 34–38313; File No. SR–Amex–

97–44]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice

of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by

American Stock Exchange, Inc.

Relating to Institutional Index Options

November 7, 1997.

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(‘‘Exchange Act’’ or ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule

19b–4 thereunder,2 notice is hereby

given that on November 4, 1997, the

American Stock Exchange, Inc.

(‘‘Amex’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the

Securities and Exchange Commission

(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule

change as described in Items, I, II, and

III below, which Items have been

prepared by the self-regulatory

organization. The Commission is

publishing this notice to solicit

comments on the proposed rule change

from interested persons.

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement of the Terms of Substance of

the Proposed Rule Change

The Amex proposes to increase both

position and exercise limits for its

Institutional Index Options (‘‘XII’’). In

addition, the Exchange proposes to

increase the firm facilitation exemption

for XII. The text of the proposed rule

change is available at the Office of the

Secretary, Amex and at the Commission.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement of the Purpose of, and

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule

Change

In its filing with the Commission, the

self-regulatory organization included

statements concerning the purpose of

and basis for the proposed rule change

and discussed any comments it received

on the proposed rule change. The text

of these statements may be examined at

the places specified in Item IV below.

The self-regulatory organization has

prepared summaries, set forth in

Sections A, B, and C below, of the most

significant aspects of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement of the Purpose of, and

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule

Change

1. Purpose

The Amex proposes to increase XII

position and exercise limits to 100,000

contracts on the same side of the

market. Existing Exchange rules provide

for XII position and exercise 3 limits of

45,000 contracts of the same side of the

market of which no more than 25,000

contracts may be used for purposes of

realizing any differential in price

between XII and the securities

underlying XII. In July of 1992, the

Exchange increased position and

exercise limits for XII to their current

levels.4 Since that time, options on XII

continue to be traded primarily by

institutional and professional investors

and member firms, each often needing

to hedge large asset quantities. However,

institutional use of XII options to hedge

large asset quantities has been limited as