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10 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).

the Act in general, and in particular,

with Section 6(b)(5), in that it is

designed to promote just and equitable

principles of trade, prevent fraudulent

and manipulative acts and practices, as

well as to protect investors and the

public interest, by facilitating prompt

and accurate trade processing and

reporting.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement on Burden on Competition

The Phlx does not believe that the

proposed rule change will impose any

inappropriate burden on competition.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement on Comments on the

Proposed Rule Change Received from

Members, Participants or Others

No written comments were either

solicited or received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for

Commission Action

Within 35 days of the date of

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register or within such longer period (i)

as the Commission may designate up to

90 days or such date if it finds such

longer period to be appropriate and

publishes its reasons for so finding or

(ii) as to which the Phlx consents, the

Commission will:

(A) By order approve such proposed

rule change, or,

(B) Institute proceedings to determine

whether the proposed rule change

should disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

Interested persons are invited to

submit written data, views and

arguments concerning the foregoing.

Persons making written submissions

should file six copies thereof with the

Secretary, Securities and Exchange

Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20549. Copies of the

submission, all subsequent

amendments, all written statements

with respect to the proposed rule

change that are filed with the

Commission, and all written

communications relating to the

proposed rule change between the

Commission and any person, other than

those that may be withheld from the

public in accordance with the

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be

available for inspection and copying in

the Commission’s Public Reference

Section, 450 Fifth Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20549. Copies of such

filing will also be available for

inspection and copying at the principal

office of the Phlx. All submissions

should refer to File No. SR–Phlx–97–51

and should be submitted by December

31, 1997.

For the Commission by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.10

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–32309 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 2660]

Bureau of Oceans and International

Environmental and Scientific Affairs;

United States Man and the Biosphere

Program: Request for Proposals for

the Tropical Ecosystems Directorate

The Tropical Ecosystems Directorate

(TED) of the U.S. Man and the

Biosphere Program (U.S. MAB)

announces a call for proposals to

support applied research on the

management, harvesting, utilization and

marketing of tropical forest resources,

both timber and nontimber, in the trinational Mayan forest of Mexico, Belize

and Guatemala.

A small number of grants of $1000 to

$3500 US each, will be awarded in

1998. Persons interested in applying for

these grants are encouraged to first

obtain a copy of the TED core project

description from the U.S. MAB

Secretariat (Roger E. Soles), OES/ETC/

MAB, U.S. Department of State,

Washington, D.C. 20522–4401. Tel.

(202) 776–8318, Fax. (202) 776–8367.

Funding Objectives

U.S. MAB/TED funding should assist

research teams to add a national

researcher to their effort as well as to:

better integrate conservation and

sustainable development; add a

particular discipline to an ongoing

research project; or explore the

application of ongoing site-specific

research to an additional site in the

Maya Tri-National region. U.S. MAB/

TED funding will not be provided for

planning purposes.

Focal Issues

The TED recognizes that strategies to

sustainably conserve the Mayan forest

must address the needs of the rural

communities that live in the forest and

use its wild resources. Lack of an

adequate knowledge base on the ecology

and management of these resource

species, nondestructive harvesting

methods, and appropriate marketing

and commercialization of these

products has negative impacts on the

forest, on the resource base, and on local

economies. For this reason we continue

to invest in the development of new

knowledge in these fields through small

grants. In order to ensure that this new

knowledge will be integrated into

ongoing resource management and

utilization activities, and to enhance

local capacity to continue to produce

new information as it is needed, our

applied research program focuses on the

integration of students or recent

graduates (at the Bachelor or Master

level), from the three countries into

relevant projects led by respected

researchers in these fields and linked

with NGO’s, and preferably local

communities, in the region.

Content Requirements and Deadlines

for Proposals

Persons interested should submit a

one to two page proposal by February

27, 1998. Each proposal should have: a

title page, a one page synopsis of the

existing research project, up to five

pages detailing the proposed use of U.S.

MAB/TED funds that would be

complementary to the TED core

program, and a one-page budget with

justification.

The U.S. MAB/TED will make final

decisions by April 6, 1998.

No funds are available for

institutional overhead. Only direct costs

can be supported.

Funds will be committed to the

managing institutions identified in the

proposals during May 1998.

Evaluation and Review Process

Because of limited available funding,

U.S. MAB/TED will give the greatest

preference to those proposals that

directly complement the objectives of

the directorate’s core program.

Proposals will be evaluated for the

intrinsic merit of the research or

activity, its policy relevance,

applicability to promoting sustainable

use of tropical forest resources in the

Maya Tri-National Region, and the

quality and demonstrated productivity

of the principals.

Principals will receive from the U.S.

MAB Secretariat copies of all U.S. MAB/

TED review evaluations of their

proposal and a written notification of

the directorate’s decision on their

project.

Submission of Proposals

Proposals may be submitted in

Spanish or English to U.S. MAB

Secretariat, OES/ETC/MAB, Room 107,

SA–44C, U.S. Department of State,

Washington, DC 20522–4401.
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Individuals choosing to submit their

proposals by Express Mail, Federal

Express, UPS, etc. must use the

following address: U.S. MAB

Secretariat, Room 107, 2430 E Street

NW, Washington, DC 20520.

Dated: November 28, 1997.

Roger E. Soles,

Executive Director, U.S. Man and the

Biosphere Program, Office of Ecology and

Terrestrial Conservation.

[FR Doc. 97–32226 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping

Requirements, Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice

announces that the Information

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted

below has been forwarded to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) for

approval. The ICR describes the nature

of the information collection and its

expected burden. The Federal Register

Notice with a 60-day comment period

soliciting comments on the following

collection of information was published

in 62 FR 43416, August 13, 1997.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before January 9, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sylvia Barney, (202) 366–6680 and refer

to the OMB Control Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

Title: 49 U.S.C Section 5310-Capital

Assistance Program for Elderly Persons

and Persons with Disabilities and

Section 5311-Nonurbanized Area

Formula Program.

Type of Request: Reinstatement,

without change, of a previous approved

collection for which approval has

expired.

OMB Control Number: 2132–0500.

Form(s): N/A.

Affected Public: State and local

government, business or other for-profit

institutions, non-profit institutions, and

small business organizations.

Abstract: The Capital Assistance

Program for Elderly Persons and Persons

with Disabilities provides financial

assistance for the specialized

transportation service needs of elderly

persons and persons with disabilities.

The program is administered by the

States and may be used in all areas,

urbanized, small urban, and rural. The

Nonurbanized Area Formula Program

provides financial assistance for the

provision of public transportation

services in nonurbanized areas and this

program is also administered by the

States. 49 U.S.C. Sections 5310 and

5311 authorize FTA to review

applications for federal financial

assistance to determine eligibility and

compliance with statutory and

administrative requirements.

Information collected during the

application stage includes the project

budget, which identifies funds

requested for project implementation; a

program of projects, which identifies

subrecipients to be funded, the amount

of funding that each will receive, and a

description of the projects to be funded;

the project implementation plan; the

State management plan; a list of annual

certifications and assurances; and

public hearings notice, certification and

transcript. The applications must

contain sufficient information to enable

FTA to make the findings required by

law to enforce the program

requirements. Information collected

during the project management stage

includes an annual financial status

report, an annual program status report,

and pre-award and post-delivery audits.

The annual financial report and

program status report provide a basis for

monitoring approved projects to ensure

timely and appropriate expenditure of

federal funds by grant recipients.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours:

11,370.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, 725–17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503, Attention FTA

Desk Officer.

Comments are Invited on: whether the

proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of

the functions of the Department,

including whether the information will

have practical utility; the accuracy of

the Department’s estimate of the burden

of the proposed information collection;

ways to enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 3,

1997.

Vanester M. Williams,

Clearance Officer, United States Department

of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97–32262 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping

Requirements Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 3501, et seq.) this notice

announces that the Information

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted

below has been forwarded to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and comment. The ICR describes

the nature of the information collection

and it’s expected cost and burden. The

Federal Register Notice with a 60-day

comment period soliciting comments on

the following collection of information

was published in 62 FR 41462, August

1, 1997.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received on or before January 9, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack

Schmidt, Office of Aviation and

International Economics, Office of the

Assistant Secretary for Aviation and

International Affairs, Office of the

Secretary, U.S. Department of

Transportation, 400 Seventh St. SW,

Washington, DC 20590 at (202) 366–

5420 or (202) 366–7638 (FAX).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of the Secretary

Title: Information Collection of Data

on Passenger Travel by Air.

OMB Control Number: 2105–0535.

Affected Public: All U.S. airlines

providing scheduled passenger service

and all computer reservations systems

(CRSs) operating in the United States.

Abstract: The requested extension of

the information collection contained in

approved control number 2105–0535

covers the data necessary to complete

the Study of Rural Air Fares that was

required by the Federal Aviation

Administration Reauthorization Act of

1996 (Pub. L. 104–264). This study,

among other things, was to analyze air

fares paid between small communities

and large hub airports with fares

between large hub airports.