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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of International Investment

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, 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,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Office of

International Investment within the

Department of the Treasury is soliciting

comments concerning the information

collection provisions of the Regulations

Pertaining to Mergers, Acquisitions and

Takeovers by Foreign Persons, 31 CFR

§ 800.402.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before May 2, 1997, to be

assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Gay Sills Hoar, Director, Office of

International Investment, ICC Building,

Suite 7354, 12th St. and Constitution

Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20044,

(Tel.: 202/622–1860).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack

Dempsey, Economist (Tel.: 202/622–

1860), ICC Building, Suite 7354, 12th St.

and Constitution Ave., N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20044; Francine

McNulty Barber, Attorney-Adviser,

Department of the Treasury, 15th St.

and Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20220, (202/622–

1947).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Regulations Pertaining to

Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers by

Foreign Persons.

OMB Number: 1505–0121.

Abstract: The collection of

information provided for in this

proposed rule is in section 800.402. The

information collected under these

regulations is used by the Committee on

Foreign Investment in the United States

(CFIUS), an inter-agency committee

chaired by the Secretary of the Treasury

and comprised of the Secretaries of

State, Defense, Treasury and Commerce,

the Attorney General, the U.S. Trade

Representative. the Director of the

Office of Management and Budget, the

Chairman of the Council of Economic

Advisers, and the Assistants to the

President for National Security,

National Economic Policy, and Science

and Technology. The President has

delegated to CFIUS the President’s

authority under section 721 of the

Defense Production Act to determine

the effects on the national security of

acquisitions proposed or pending after

the date of enactment (August 23, 1988)

by or with foreign persons that could

result in foreign control of persons

engaged in interstate commerce in the

United States.

Current Actions: Extension.

Type of Review: Extension.

Affected Public: Foreign businesses

and foreign individuals.

Estimated Number of Responses: 100.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: This

varies, depending on individual

circumstances, with an average of 60

hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 6000 hours.

Requests for 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 shall have 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; (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on respondents, including

through use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology; and (e) estimates of capital

or start-up costs and costs of operation,

maintenance, and purchase of services

to provide information.

Dated: February 28, 1997.

Francine McNulty Barber,

Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Assistant

General Counsel for International Affairs.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Medical Research Service Merit Review

Committee, Notice of Meetings

The Department of Veterans Affairs

gives notice under the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., of the

following meetings to be held from 8

a.m. to 5 p.m. as indicated below:

Subcommittee for Date Location

Oncology ...................................................................................................................... Mar. 20–21, 1997 ........................ Governor’s House.

Alcohlism and Drug Dependence ................................................................................ Mar. 24–25, 1997 ........................ Governor’s House.

Gastroenterology .......................................................................................................... Mar. 24–25, 1997 ........................ Governor’s House.

Respiration ................................................................................................................... Mar. 24–25, 1997 ........................ Holiday Inn Central.

Immunology .................................................................................................................. Mar. 31–Apr. 1, 1997 .................. Governor’s House.

Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences ...................................................................... Apr. 3–4, 1997 ............................ Governor’s House.

Cardiovascular Studies ................................................................................................ Apr. 7–8, 1997 ............................ Holiday Inn Central.

Neurobiology ................................................................................................................ Apr. 7–9, 1997 ............................ Governor’s House.

Hematology .................................................................................................................. Apr. 9, 1997 ................................ Governor’s House.

Surgery ......................................................................................................................... Apr. 12, 1997 .............................. Governor’s House.

Endocrinology ............................................................................................................... Apr. 14–15, 1997 ........................ Governor’s House.

Infectious Diseases ...................................................................................................... Apr. 14–15, 1997 ........................ Governor’s House.

Nephrology ................................................................................................................... Apr. 17–18, 1997 ........................ Governor’s House.

General Medical Science ............................................................................................. Apr. 21–22, 1997 ........................ Governor’s House.

Aging and Clinical Geriatrics ........................................................................................ Apr. 25, 1997 .............................. Governor’s House.

Medical Research Service Merit Review Committee ................................................... June 3, 1997 ............................... Governor’s House.

Governor’s House, 1615 Rhode Island Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20036.

Holiday Inn Central, 1501 Rhode Island Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20005.
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These meetings will be for the

purpose of evaluating the scientific

merit of research conducted in each

specialty by Department of Veterans

Affairs (VA) investigators working in

VA Medical Centers and Clinics.

These meetings will be open to the

public up to the seating capacity of the

rooms at the start of each meeting to

discuss the general status of the

program. All of the Merit Review

Subcommittee meetings will be closed

to the public after approximately one

hour from the start for the review,

discussion, and evaluation of initial and

renewal projects.

The closed portion of the meeting

involves discussion, examination,

reference to, and oral review of site

visits, staff and consultant critiques of

research protocols and similar

documents. During this portion of the

meeting, discussion and

recommendations will deal with

qualifications of personnel conducting

the studies, the disclosure of which

would constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy, as well as

research information, the premature

disclosure of which be likely to

significantly frustrate implementation of

proposed agency action regarding such

research projects. As provided by

subsection 10(d) of Public Law 92–463,

as amended by Public Law 94–409,

closing portions of these meetings is in

accordance with 5 U.S.C., 552b(c) (6)

and (9)(B). Because of the limited

seating capacity of the rooms, those who

plan to attend should contact Dr. LeRoy

Frey, Chief, Program Review Division,

Medical Research Service, Department

of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC,

(202) 565–5942, at least five days prior

to each meeting. Minutes of the

meetings and rosters of the members of

the Subcommittees may be obtained

from this source.

Dated: March 4, 1997.

By Direction of the Secretary.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–5747 Filed 3–7–97; 8:45 am]

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