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optional Assessment Period, provided

that the Fund receives the following by

the date set forth above:

(a) A detailed written explanation, with

any and all supporting documentation,

describing the Fund’s technical advice, the

impact of such advice on the insured

depository institution’s carrying out of CDFI

Related Activities in February 1997; and

(b) A revised ‘‘Worksheet,’’ ‘‘Certification,’’

and ‘‘Documentation’’ to reflect the Qualified

Activities carried out during the February 1,

1997 through July 31, 1997 Assessment

Period (see 12 CFR 1806.301 and

1806.202(d)).

V. Acceptance

Elections received in the offices of the

Fund after the date set forth above will

be rejected. The Fund will accept a

timely election from an eligible insured

depository institution which meets its

burden of establishing to the Fund that:

(1) it carried out CDFI Related Activities

in February 1997 as a direct or indirect

result of the Fund’s technical advice;

and (2) it would have carried out those

Activities during the March 1, 1997

through August 31, 1997 Assessment

Period but for the Fund’s technical

advice. The Fund reserves the right to

make follow-up inquiries.

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1834a, 4701, 4704,

4713; 12 CFR part 1806.

Maurice A. Jones,

Acting Deputy Director.

[FR Doc. 97–30895 Filed 11–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–70–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service

Financial Management Service;

Proposed Collection of Information:

Annual Financial Statement of Surety

Companies—Schedule F

AGENCY: Financial Management Service,

Fiscal Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Financial Management

Service, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on a

continuing information collection. By

this notice, the Financial Management

Service solicits comments concerning

the form ‘‘Annual Financial Statement

of Surety Companies—Schedule F.’’

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before January 26, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Financial Management Service, 3361–

L 75th Avenue, Landover, Maryland

20785.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to the Surety Bond

Branch, 3700 East-West Highway,

Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, (202) 874–

6850.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), the Financial

Management Service solicits comments

on the collection of information

described below.

Title: Annual Financial Statement of

Surety Companies—Schedule F.

OMB Number: 1510–0012.

Form Number: FMS 6314.

Abstract: This form provides

information that is used to determine

the amount of unauthorized reinsurance

of a Treasury Certified Company, and to

compute its underwriting limitations.

This computation is necessary to ensure

the solvency of companies certified by

Treasury, and their ability to carry out

contractual surety requirements.

Current Actions: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Type of Review: Regular.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

385.

Estimated Time Per Respondent:

varies from 8 hrs–80 hrs.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 16,324.

Comments: Comments submitted in

response to this notice will be

summarized and/or included in the

request for Office of Management and

Budget approval. All comments will

become a matter of public record.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the 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

collection of information; (c) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be collected; (d)

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;

and (e) estimates of capital or start-up

costs and costs of operation,

maintenance and purchase of services to

provide information.

Dated: November 19, 1997.

Mitchell A. Levine,

Assistant Commissioner.

[FR Doc. 97–30845 Filed 11–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–35–M

UNITED STATES INFORMATION

AGENCY

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: United States Information

Agency.

ACTION: Proposed Collection; Comment

Request.

SUMMARY: The United States Information

Agency, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to comment on

an information collection requirement

concerning the public use form entitled

‘‘Application for Administrative and

Teaching Exchanges/Seminars Abroad’’.

This request for comment is being made

pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995 [Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)].

USIA is requesting OMB approval for

a three-year reinstatement to the

Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program,

Application for Teaching Positions/

Seminars Abroad, IAP–92 under OMB

control number 3116–0181 which is

scheduled to expire on February 28,

1998. The information collection

activity involved with this program is

conducted pursuant to the mandate

given to the United States Information

Agency under the terms and conditions

of the Mutual Education and Cultural

Exchange Act of 1961, Pub. L. 87–256.

DATES: Comments are due on or before

January 26, 1998.

COPIES: Copies of the Request for

Clearance (OMB 83–I), supporting

statement, and other documents that

will be submitted to OMB for approval

may obtained from the USIA Clearance

Officer. Comments should be submitted

to the Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention:

Desk Officer for USIA, and also to the

USIA Clearance Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Agency Clearance Officer, Mrs.

Jeannette Giovetti, United States

Information Agency, M/ADD, 301

Fourth Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20547, telephone (202) 619–4408,

internet address: JGiovett@USIA.GOV;

and OMB review: Mr. Victoria Wassmer,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, New Executive Office Building,