10624 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 45 / Friday, March 7, 1997 / Notices

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the

Currency (OCC), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The OCC, 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 proposed and/or

continuing information collections, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995. Currently, the OCC is

soliciting comments concerning an

information collection titled Investment

Securities (12 CFR part 1).

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted by May 6, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to the Communications Division,

Attention: 1557–0205, Third Floor,

Office of the Comptroller of the

Currency, 250 E Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20219. In addition,

comments may be sent by facsimile

transmission to (202) 874–5274, or by

electronic mail to

REGS.COMMENTS@OCC.TREAS.GOV.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the collection may be obtained

by contacting John Ference or Jessie

Gates, (202) 874–5090, Legislative and

Regulatory Activities Division (1557–

0106), Office of the Comptroller of the

Currency, 250 E Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: (MA)—Investment Securities

(12 CFR 1).

OMB Number: 1557–0205.

Form Number: None.

Abstract: National banks need these

information collections to ensure that

they invest in entities that are exempt

from registration as an investment

company. They also use these

information collections to ensure that

banks do not hold securities for time

periods that would be unsafe and

unsound. The OCC uses this

information to ensure compliance with

Federal laws and regulations.

Type of Review: Renewal of OMB

approval.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 25.

Total Annual Responses: 25.

Frequency of Response: Occasional.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 460.

COMMENTS: Comments submitted in

response to this notice will be

summarized and/or included in the

request for OMB 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 has 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; and

(d) Ways to minimize the burden of

the collection on respondents, including

through the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology.

(e) Estimates of capital of startup costs

and costs of operations, maintenance,

and purchase of services to provide

information.

Dated: March 3, 1997.

Karen Solomon,

Director, Legislative & Regulatory Activities

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Advisory Committee on Geriatrics and

Gerontology; Notice of Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs

gives notice that a meeting of the

Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory

Committee (GGAC) will be held on

March 20–21, 1997, at the Department

of Veterans Affairs, in Room C–7 (B&C)

located at 810 Vermont Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC. The purpose of the

GGAC is to advise the Secretary of

Veterans Affairs and the Under

Secretary of Health on issues relative to

the care and treatment of the aging

veterans, and to evaluate the Geriatric

Research, Education, and Clinical

Centers (RECCs). The Committee will

begin at 9:00 a.m. (EST) until 5:00 p.m.

(EST) on March 20 and will begin at

9:00 a.m. (EST) until 12:00 noon (EST)

on March 21.

The agenda for March 20 will begin

with updates on activities in the Office

of Geriatrics and Extended Care. The

agenda will also cover an overview of

activities in the offices of Research and

Development, Employee Education,

Academic Affiliations, and Policy.

On March 21 the Committee will

review the three reports of site visits of

the GRECCS, the activities in the Office

of Primary Care and the status of GGAC

projects as well as plan future activities.

The meeting will be open to the

public. Those wishing to attend should

contact Jacqueline Holmes, Program

Assistant, Geriatrics and Extended Care

Strategic Healthcare Group at (202) 273–

8539 not later than March 17, 1997.

Dated: February 28, 1997.

By Direction of the Secretary.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–5584 Filed 3–6–97; 8:45 am]

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Medical Research Service Cooperative

Studies Evaluation Committee; Notice

of Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs

gives notice under Public Law 92–463

(Federal Advisory Committee Act) as

amended, by section 5 of Public law 94–

409, that a meeting of the Medical

Research Service Cooperative Studies

Evaluation Committee will be held at

the Balboa Bay Club, 1221 West Coast

Highway, Newport Beach, CA 92663,

April 10–11 1997. The session on April

10 is scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. and

end at 5:00 p.m. and on April 11 from

7:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. The meeting will

be for the purpose of reviewing the

following four new protocols for multihospital clinical trial: groin hernia

management, prevention of access

thrombosis on hemodialysis patient,

positron emission tomography (PET)

imaging for lung neoplasm, management

of bipolar mental disorder and the

progress of on-going cooperative study

on treatment of alcoholic liver disease.

The Committee advises the Chief

Research and Development Officer

through the Chief of the Cooperative

Studies Program on the relevance and

feasibility of the studies, the adequacy

of the protocols, and the scientific

validity and propriety of technical

details, including protection of human

subjects.

The meeting will be open to the

public from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. on

both days to discuss the general status

of the program. Those who plan to

attend should contact Dr. Ping Huang,

Coordinator, Medical Research Service

Cooperative Studies Evaluation

Committee, Department of Veterans

Affairs, Washington, DC, (202–273–

8295), prior to April 3, 1997.

The meeting will be closed from 8:00

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on April 10, 1997, and

from 8:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., on April

11, 1997, for consideration of specific

proposals in accordance with provisions

set forth in section 10(d) of Public Law

92–463, as amended by section 5 of

Public Law 94–409, and 5 U.S.C. 552b6.
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During this portion of the meeting,

discussions and recommendations will

deal with qualifications of personnel

conducting the studies, staff and

consultant critiques of research

protocols, and similar documents, and

the medical records of patients who are

study subjects, the disclosures of which

would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

Dated: February 26, 1997.

By Direction of the Secretary.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–5580 Filed 3–6–97; 8:45 am]

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Associated Health Professions Review

Subcommittee of the Special Medical

Advisory Group, Notice of Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA) gives notice that a meeting of the

Associated Health Professions Review

Subcommittee of the Special Medical

Advisory Group will be held March 11

and 12, 1997. This subcommittee is

established to review and recommend

changes in Veterans Health

Administration’s (VHA) role and

priorities in education and training,

specifically with reference to the use of

associated health professionals in the

delivery of healthcare. Associated

health disciplines are defined as all

healthcare providers other than

physicians. The meeting on both days

will be held at the Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,

NW, Room 830, Washington, DC. The

meeting will convene on March 11 from

7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and on March

12 from 8:30 a.m. until approximately

3:00 p.m.

On March 11, the subcommittee will

review the previously identified

opportunities and barriers related to

accomplishing the subcommittee’s

charge and will develop strategies to

overcome the barriers.

On March 12, the subcommittee will

identify consultants and additional

information needed by the

subcommittee. The will analyze

information from various sources to

begin developing the recommendations

related to the subcommittee’s charge.

The meeting will be open to the

public. Those who plan to attend or

who have questions concerning the

meeting should contact Linda Johnson,

Ph.D., R.N., Acting Director, Associated

Health Professions Office (143), at 202–

273–8372.

Dated: February 24, 1997.

By Direction of the Secretary.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–5585 Filed 3–6–97; 8:45 am]

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