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9According to the Phlx, reasons for executions at

a price other than the NBBO may include crossed

or locked markets, ‘‘fast market’’ conditions where

AUTO-X is disengaged, and other unusual market

conditions.

10On August 29, 2000, the Exchange submitted a

proposed rule change relating to a proposed

enhancement to AUTO-X that would provide

AUTO-X eligible orders, as described in Phlx Rule

1080(c), to be automatically executed at the NBBO.

See SR–Phlx–00–82.

11 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5)

12 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(A)(i).

13 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(1).

14 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).

adjustment is called for under the

circumstances.9

The Exchange intends to provide a

system enhancement to its AUTOM

system that should allow AUTO-X

eligible orders to be automatically

executed at the NBBO.10 Orders

executed at the NBBO through this new

program will also be incorporated into

the daily and monthly reports described

above.

In the light of recent developments in

options trading, the Phlx believes that it

has become imperative to provide best

execution data to its specialist units and

order flow providers in order to show

that Phlx members are providing their

customers the best execution of their

orders. The Phlx represents that the

Quality of Execution Reports should

provide members with greater assurance

that they have acted in a manner

consistent with the fulfillment of their

fiduciary obligations of best execution.

Moreover, the Phlx believes that once

members and order flow providers have

access to the information, the Phlx may

be able to garner additional order flow

because customers will see that they are

receiving the best price for the orders

that they send to the Phlx. Accordingly,

the Exchange believes that the proposed

rule change is consistent with the Act,

specifically section 6(b)(5) thereof,11 in

that it is designed to promote just and

equitable principles of trade, as well as

to protect investors and the public

interest.

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 with respect to the

proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for

Commission Action

The Phlx represents that the Quality

of Execution Reports will reflect all

market orders and marketable limit

orders that are entered through

AUTOM, as described in Phlx Rule

1080. Because the Phlx has designated

this proposed rule change as

constituting a stated policy, practice, or

interpretation with respect to the

meaning, administration, or

enforcement of existing Exchange rules

and procedures, it has become effective

pursuant to section 19(b)(3)(A)(i) of the

Act 12 and Rule 19b–4(f)(1)

thereunder.13 At any time within 60

days of the filing of this proposed rule

change, the Commission may summarily

abrogate the rule change if it appears to

the Commission that such action is

necessary or appropriate in the public

interest, for the protection of investors

or otherwise in the furtherance of the

purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

Interested persons are invited to

submit written data, views and

arguments concerning the foregoing,

including whether the proposed rule

change is consistent with the Act.

Persons making written submissions

should file six copies thereof with the

Secretary, Securities and Exchange

Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20549–0609. 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

Room. Copies of the 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–00–83 and should be

submitted by November 13, 2000.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.14

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–27134 Filed 10–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Request and

Comment Request

In compliance with Public Law 104–

13, the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995, SSA is providing notice of its

information collections that require

submission to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB). SSA is soliciting

comments on the accuracy of the

agency’s burden estimate; the need for

the information; its practical utility;

ways to enhance its quality, utility and

clarity; and on ways to minimize burden

on respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

I. The information collections listed

below will be submitted to OMB within

60 days from the date of this notice.

Therefore, comments and

recommendations regarding the

information collections would be most

useful if received by the Agency within

60 days from the date of this

publication. Comments should be

directed to the SSA Reports Clearance

Officer at the address listed at the end

of this publication. You can obtain a

copy of the collection instruments by

calling the SSA Reports Clearance

Officer on (410) 965–4145, or by writing

to him at the address listed at the end

of this publication.

1. Blood Donor Locator Service—0960–

0501

Regulation 20 CFR 401.200 requires

that participating State agencies provide

the Social Security Administration

(SSA) Blood Donor Locator Service

(BDLS) specific information on blood

donors who have tested positive for

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).

SSA uses the information to identify the

donor, and locate the donor’s address in

SSA records for the purpose of notifying

the states and to assure that states meet

regulatory requirements to qualify for

using the BDLS. SSA will retain no

record of the request or the information

after processing has been completed.

The respondents are participating State

agencies acting on behalf of authorized

blood donor facilities.

Number of Respondents: 10.

Frequency of Response: 5.

Average Burden Per Response: 15

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 12.5 hours.

2. Affective Disorder Treatment

Demonstration Project—0960–NEW

Background

There is substantial research evidence

that affective disorders (i.e., mental

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disorders that affect a person’s mood,

such as depression and bipolar disorder)

usually respond to treatment; there is

also evidence that many individuals

with affective disorders do not receive

effective treatment. The cost of care is

one of the reasons for the low treatment

rates of individuals with affective

disorder. This may be true for many

beneficiaries, particularly those in the

Medicare waiting period. Therefore,

SSA will test the hypothesis that

providing access to treatment will result

in improved health status of Disability

Insurance (DI) beneficiaries with

affective disorders, which might, in

turn, lead to increased labor force

participation and self-sufficiency. This

outcome would benefit both

participants and taxpayers.

The Demonstration Project

SSA plans to implement a 5-year

demonstration project that will test the

effectiveness of providing better access

to quality affective disorder treatments

for DI beneficiaries who have an

affective disorder as their primary

reason for disability. Several forms and

survey instruments will be used during

the demonstration to collect information

for screening program participants,

beneficiary protection, and program

evaluation. Some of the data will be

collected from beneficiaries, and other

data will be collected from the medical

service providers who treat beneficiaries

during the study.

The respondents to this collection

will be randomly selected DI

beneficiaries with an affective disorder

and their health care providers.

Annual

number of

respondents

Frequency of

response

Average

burden per

response

Estimated

annual

burden

Beneficiary

Beneficiary Telephone Screening .................................................................... 1,146 1 25 478

Authorization for Release of Medical Information ........................................... 894 1 5 75

Baseline Survey ............................................................................................... 430 1 40 287

8-Month Follow-up Survey ............................................................................... 410 1 30 205

16-Month Follow-up Survey ............................................................................. 392 1 30 196

24-Month Follow-up Survey ............................................................................. 374 1 30 187

32-Month Follow-up Survey ............................................................................. 357 1 40 238

Health Provider

Copy Medical Records .................................................................................... 715 1 20 238

Medical Records Questionnaire ....................................................................... 715 1 10 119

Treatment Participation Screen ....................................................................... 215 1 15 54

Provider Credentialing Questionnaire .............................................................. 215 1 15 54

Initial Treatment Plan ....................................................................................... 161 1 30 81

Quarterly Progress Report ............................................................................... 161 8 30 645

Total .......................................................................................................... 6,185 ........................ ........................ 2,857

3. Reporting Changes That Affect Your

Social Security Payment—0960–NEW

SSA plans to offer Social Security

beneficiaries a new Internet service for

conducting business with the Agency.

The Internet based form SSA–1425 will

enable individuals to report events that

may affect their Social Security Benefits.

The information collected by SSA will

be used to determine continuing

entitlement to Social Security benefits

and to determine the proper benefit

amount. Currently, beneficiaries report

these changes by phoning, visiting a

Social Security office or completing the

paper form SSA–1425. The respondents

are Social Security beneficiaries who

need to report a change to SSA.

Number of Respondents: 7,000.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 5

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 583 hours.

II. The information collections listed

below have been submitted to OMB for

clearance. Written comments and

recommendations on the information

collections would be most useful if

received within 30 days from the date

of this publication. Comments should be

directed to the SSA Reports Clearance

Officer and the OMB Desk Officer at the

addresses listed at the end of this

publication. You can obtain a copy of

the OMB clearance packages by calling

the SSA Reports Clearance Officer on

(410) 965–4145, or by writing to him.

1. Representative Payee Report—

Special Veterans Benefits—0960–0621

The information collected on form

SSA–2001 is used to determine whether

payments certified to the representative

payee have been used properly and

whether the representative payee

continues to demonstrate strong concern

for the beneficiary’s best interests. The

form will be completed annually by all

representative payees receiving special

veterans benefits (SVB) payments on

behalf of beneficiaries outside the

United States. It will also be required at

anytime SSA has reason to believe that

the representative payee could be

misusing the payments. Respondents

are representative payees of veterans

receiving SVB Payments under title VIII.

Number of Respondents: 200.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 10

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 33 hours.

Background Information

In November 1999, Congress passed

the Foster Care Independence Act, and

on December 14, 1999, the President

signed it into law (Pub. L. 106–169). An

important part of this legislation,

section 251, creates a new title VIII of

the Social Security Act. Title VIII

provides for a program of special

benefits for certain World War II

veterans.

As a part of the title VIII

administration, Section 807(a) of PL

106–169, also provides that, if the Social

Security Administration determines that

it is not in the best interest of the

beneficiary to receive benefits directly,

payments may be certified to a relative,

another person or an organization

interested in or concerned about the

welfare of the beneficiary. These

individuals or organizations are called

representative payees.

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2. Annual Earning Test—Direct Mail

Follow-Up Program Notices—0960–

0369

In 1997, as part of the initiative to

reinvent government, SSA began to use

the information reported on W–2’s and

self-employment tax returns to adjust

benefits under the earnings test rather

than have beneficiaries make a separate

report, which often showed the same

information. As a result, Beneficiaries

under full retirement age (FRA)

complete forms SSA–L9778–SM–SUP,

SSA–L9779–SM–SUP and SSA–L9781–

SM under this information collection.

With the passage of the ‘‘Senior

Citizen Freedom to Work Act of 2000,’’

the annual earnings test (AET) at FRA

was eliminated. As a result SSA

designed 2 new Midyear Mailer Forms,

SSA–L9784–SM and SSA–L9785–SM,

to request an earnings estimate (in the

year of FRA) for the period prior to the

month of FRA. Social Security benefits

maybe adjusted based on the

information provided and this

information is needed to comply with

the law. Consequently, the Midyear

Mailer program has become an even

more important tool in helping SSA to

ensure that Social Security payments

are correct. Respondents are

beneficiaries who must update their

current year estimate of earnings, give

SSA an estimate of earnings for the

following year and an earnings estimate

(in the year of FRA) for the period prior

to the month of FRA.

Number of Respondents: 225,000.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 10

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 37,500

hours.

3. Student Statement Regarding School

Attendance—0960–0105

The information collected on Form

SSA–1372 is needed to determine

whether children of an insured worker

are eligible for benefits as a student. The

respondents are student claimants for

Social Security benefits and their

respective schools.

Number of Respondents: 200,000.

Number of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 10

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 33,333

hours.

(SSA Address)

Social Security Administration,

DCFAM, Attn: Frederick W.

Brickenkamp, 1–A–21 Operations

Bldg., 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore,

MD 21235

(OMB Address)

Office of Management and Budget,

OIRA, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA,

New Executive Office Building, Room

10230, 725 17th St., NW.,

Washington, DC 20503

Dated: October 13, 2000.

Liz Davidson,

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Social

Security Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–26889 Filed 10–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4190–29–P

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3453]

Culturally Significant Objects Imported

for Exhibition Determinations:

‘‘Dinosaurs, Ammonites and

Asteroids’’

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the

following determinations: Pursuant to

the authority vested in me by the Act of

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985, 22 U.S.C.

2459), the Foreign Affairs Reform and

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat.

2681, et seq.), Delegation of Authority

No. 234 of October 1, 1999, and

Delegation of Authority No. 236 of

October 19, 1999, as amended, I hereby

determine that certain objects to be

included in the exhibition ‘‘Dinosaurs,

Ammonites and Asteroids,’’ imported

from abroad for the temporary

exhibition without profit within the

United States, are of cultural

significance. The objects are imported

pursuant to loan agreements with the

foreign lenders. I also determine that the

exhibition or display of these exhibit

objects at the New Jersey State Museum

in Trenton, New Jersey from on or about

October 2000 to on or about January

2001, is in the national interest. Public

Notice of these Determinations is

ordered to be published in the Federal

Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information, including a list of

the exhibit objects, contact Paul

Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of

State (telephone: 202/619–5997). The

address is U.S. Department of State, SA–

44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 700,

Washington, DC 20547–0001.

Dated: October 17, 2000.

Helena Kane Finn,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational

and Cultural Affairs, United States

Department of State.

[FR Doc. 00–27162 Filed 10–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–08–P

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Tennessee

Valley Authority (Meeting No. 1524).

TIME AND DATE: 9 a.m. (CDT), October 25,

2000.

PLACE: J.R.’s Executive Inn,

International Room D, One Executive

Boulevard, Paducah, Kentucky.

STATUS: Open.

Agenda

Approval of minutes of meeting held

on September 27, 2000.

New Business

B—Purchase Award

B1. Contract with EyeMed Vision Care

for vision care services.

C—Energy

C1. Contract with Haverfield

Corporation for helicopter services to

support transmission line construction

and maintenance activities for

Transmission/Power Supply Group.

C2. Contract with Hubbell Power

Systems for transmission line

components for Transmission/Power

Supply Group.

C3. Supplement to contract with S&C

Electric Company for circuit switchers

and interrupter switches for

Transmission/Power Supply Group.

C4. Contract with Coastal Equipment

Incorporated for lease/purchase of a

Manitowoc 21000 crane in support of

selective catalytic reduction installation

at Allen and Cumberland Fossil Plants.

E—Real Property Transactions

E1. Abandonment of certain easement

rights and modification of a restrictive

covenant that prohibits any buildings or

other structures on a 0.14-acre portion

of Tract No. SH–701F on South Holston

Reservoir in Washington County,

Virginia.

E2. Grant of a permanent easement to

the City of Lexington, Tennessee,

affecting approximately 0.21 acre of

land on Beech River Reservoir in

Henderson County, Tennessee, Tract

No. XTBRBR–3WP.

E3. Abandonment of easement rights

affecting approximately 2.27 acres of the

Murfreesboro-Smyrna No. 2