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within the scope of paragraphs 1. and 2.

above, to the Department of Justice for

purposes of prosecution, grand jury

investigation, or any action other than

those defined in paragraphs 1. and 2;

such authority shall remain with the

Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue

Service in accordance with existing

delegations.

Robert E. Rubin,

Secretary of the Treasury.

[FR Doc. 97–34089 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service

Renegotiation Board Interest Rate;

Prompt Payment Interest Rate;

Contract Disputes Act

AGENCY: Bureau of the Public Debt,

Fiscal Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: For the period beginning

January 1, 1998 and ending on June 30,

1998 the prompt payment interest rate

is 6.25% (6 1/4) per centum per annum.

ADDRESSES: Comments or inquiries may

be mailed to Cynthia Winters, Team

Leader, Debt Accounting Branch, Office

of Public Debt Accounting, Bureau of

the Public Debt, Parkersburg, West

Virginia, 26106–1328. A copy of this

Notice will be made available for

downloading from the http://

www.publicdebt.treas.gov.

DATES: This notice announces the

interest rate applicable for the January 1,

1998 to June 30, 1998 period.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stephanie Brown, Debt Accounting

Branch Manager, Office of Public Debt

Accounting, Bureau of the Public Debt,

Parkersburg, West Virginia, 26106–1328,

(304) 480–5171, Cynthia Winters, Team

Leader, Debt Accounting Branch, Office

of Public Debt Accounting, Bureau of

the Public Debt, (304) 480–5174, or

Elizabeth S. Gracia, Attorney-Adviser,

Office of the Chief Counsel, Bureau of

the Public Debt, (304) 480–5187.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Although

the Renegotiation Board is no longer in

existence, other Federal Agencies are

required to use interest rates computed

under the criteria established by the

Renegotiation Act of 1971 Sec. 2, Pub.L.

92–41, 85 Stat. 97. For example, the

Contract Disputes Act of 1978 Sec. 12,

Pub.L. 95–563, 92 Stat. 2389 and the

Prompt Payment Act of 1982 Sec. 2,

Pub.L. 97–177, 96 Stat. 85 provide for

the calculation of interest due on claims

at a rate established by the Secretary of

the Treasury pursuant to 31 U.S.C.

3902(a).

Therefore, notice is hereby given that,

pursuant to the above mentioned

sections, the Secretary of the Treasury

has determined that the rate of interest

applicable for the purpose of said

sections, for the period beginning

January 1, 1998 and ending on June 30,

1998, is 6 1/4 per centum per annum.

Dated: December 23, 1997.

Donald V. Hammond,

Deputy Fiscal Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–34049 Filed 12–24–97; 10:44

am]

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UNITED STATES INFORMATION

AGENCY

College and University Affiliations

Program (CUAP); Revised Request for

Proposals (RFP)

This notice amends the RFP

published on October 2, 1997, providing

for assistance awards by the Office of

Academic Programs of the United States

Information Agency to support

democratic institution-building and/or

civic education. The RFP is amended to

include Greece (Media Projects only) as

eligible for proposed bilateral projects.

The RFP’s closing date remains January

16, 1998. Potential applicants should

refer to the RFP published on October

2, 1997 for full details about applying

for assistance awards under this RFP.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Office of Academic Programs; Advising,

Teaching, and Specialized Programs

Division; College and University

Affiliations Program (CUAP), (ZE/ASU),

Room 349, U.S. Information Agency,

301 4th Street, SW, Washington, DC

20547, phone: (202) 619–5289, fax: (202)

401–1433. Send a message via Internet

to: affiliat@usia.gov to request a

Solicitation Package. The Solicitation

Package includes more detailed award

criteria; all application forms; and

guidelines for preparing proposals,

including specific criteria for

preparation of the proposal budget.

To Download a Solicitation Package

via Internet: The entire Solicitation

Package may be downloaded from

USIA’s website at http://www.usia.gov/

education/rfps. Please read all

information before downloading.

To Receive a Solicitation Package Via

Fax On Demand: The entire Solicitation

Package may be received via the

Bureau’s ‘‘Grants Information Fax on

Demand System,’’ which is accessed by

calling 202/401–7616. Please request a

‘‘Catalog’’ of available documents and

order numbers when first entering the

system.

Please specify ‘‘College and

University Affiliations Program Officer’’

on all inquiries and correspondence.

Prospective applicants should read the

complete Federal Register

announcement before addressing

inquiries to the College and University

Affiliations Program staff or submitting

their proposals. Once the RFP deadline

has passed, Agency staff may not

discuss this competition in any way

with applicants until the Bureau

proposal review process has been

completed.

Notice

The terms and conditions published

in this RFP are binding and may not be

modified by any USIA representative.

Explanatory information provided by

the Agency that contradicts published

language will not be binding. Issuance

of the RFP does not constitute an award

commitment on the part of the

Government. The Agency reserves the

right to reduce, revise, or increase

proposal budgets in accordance with the

needs of the program and the

availability of funds. Awards made will

be subject to periodic reporting and

evaluation requirements.

Notification

Final awards cannot be made until

funds have been appropriated by

Congress, allocated and committed

through internal USIA procedures.

Dated: December 28, 1997.

Robert L. Earle,

Deputy Associate Director for Educational

and Cultural Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–34028 Filed 12–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0249]

Proposed Information Collection

Activity: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA), Department of

Veterans Affairs, is announcing an

opportunity for public comment on the

proposed collection of certain

information by the agency. Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of

1995, Federal agencies are required to