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11Existing Rule 4310(c)(21) is identical to the

voting rights rules on the NYSE and Amex. See

NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 313 and

Amex Company Guide Section 122.

12 15 U.S.C. 78o–3(b)(6).

13 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(i).

14 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(3). 15 17 CFR 200.30–30–2(a)(12).

4310(c)(21) 11 into new Rule 4351. The

Voting Rights Policy presently located at

IM–4310 would be relocated as IM–

4351.

2. Statutory Basis

The NASD believes that the proposed

rule change is consistent with the

provisions of Section 15A(b)(6) of the

Act,12 which requires, among other

things, that the Association’s rules must

be designed to prevent fraudulent and

manipulative acts and practices, to

promote just and equitable principles of

trade, and, in general, to protect

investors and the public interest. The

changes proposed are designed to

simplify the use of Nasdaq’s rules by

issuers and investors.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement on Burden on Competition

The NASD does not believe that the

proposed rule change will impose any

burden on competition.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement on Comments on the

Proposed Rule Change Received From

Members, Participants, or Others

The NASD has neither solicited nor

received written comments on the

proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for

Commission Action

The foregoing rule change has become

effective pursuant to Section

19(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Act 13 and Rule 19b–

4(f)(3) thereunder because it is

concerned solely with the

administration of the NASD.14 At any

time within 60 days of the filing of such

proposed rule change, the Commission

may summarily abrogate such 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 furtherance of the purpose 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 such filing will also be

available for inspection at the principal

office of the NASD.

All submissions should refer to File

No. SR–NASD–00–62 and should be

submitted by December 18, 2001.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.15

Jonathan G. Katz,

Secretary.

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Emergency Consideration

Request

In compliance with Public Law 104–

13, the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995, the Social Security

Administration (SSA) is providing

notice of its information collections that

require submission to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB). SSA is

requesting emergency consideration

from OMB by 12/06/2000 of the

information collections listed below.

1. Beneficiary Interview and Auditor’s

Observations Form–0960–NEW.

The information collected through the

Beneficiary Interview and Auditor’s

Observations form, SSA–322, will be

used by SSA’s Office of the Inspector

General (OIG) to interview beneficiaries

and/or their caregivers to determine

whether representative payees are

complying with their duties and

responsibilities. Respondents to this

collection will be randomly selected

Supplemental Security Income

recipients and Social Security

beneficiaries that have representative

payees.

Number of Respondents: 150.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 15

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 38 hours.

Background Information

In May of this year Congress held

hearings on SSA’s representative payee

program. These hearings were the result

of an investigation conducted by SSA’s

OIG involving a representative payee

who embezzled over $300,000 of Social

Security payments, and recent media

attention. Following these hearings SSA

began a number of initiatives to improve

oversight of representative payees. One

of the initiatives requested by Congress

was for OIG to perform audits of

representative payees. Specifically,

Congress requested an independent OIG

review and assessment of SSA’s

representative payee program. In

conjunction with this oversight,

Congress has further advised SSA that

briefings on the representative payee

program are expected and additional

congressional hearings are planned in

early spring. This information collection

is therefore necessary to comply with

the congressional reporting

requirements in a timely manner and to

augment other data needed for

determining whether representative

payees are complying with their duties.

You can obtain a copy of the

collection instruments and/or OMB

clearance packages by calling the SSA

Reports Clearance Officer on (410) 965–

4145, or by writing to him.

SSA Address

Social Security Administration,

DCFAM, Attn: Frederick W.

Brickenkamp, 6401 Security Blvd., 1–

A–21 Operations Bldg., Baltimore,

MD 21235

Dated: November 20, 2000.

Frederick W. Brickenkamp,

Reports Clearance Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 3464]

Advisory Committee on Historical

Diplomatic Documentation; Notice of

Meeting

The Advisory Committee on

Historical Diplomatic Documentation

will meet in the Department of State,

2201 ‘‘C’’ Street NW, Washington, D.C.,

December 11–12, 2000 in Conference

Room 1105. Prior notification and a

valid photo are mandatory for entrance

into the building. One week before the

meeting, members of the public

planning to attend must notify Gloria

Walker, Office of Historian (202–663–

1124) providing relevant dates of birth,