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1See also 62 FR 4941, Feb. 3, 1997.

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5941; E.O. 10000, 3

CFR, 1943–1948 Comp., p. 792; E.O. 12510,

3 CFR, 1985 Comp., p. 338.

2. In § 591.203, paragraphs (a)(1),

(a)(3), (a)(6), and (b) are revised to read

as follows:

§ 591.203 Agencies and employees

covered.

(a) * * *

(1) General Schedule.

* * * * *

(3) Foreign Service (including the

Senior Foreign Service).

* * * * *

(6) Senior Executive Service

(including the Federal Bureau of

Investigation and the Drug Enforcement

Administration Senior Executive

Service).

* * * * *

(b) This subpart may be applied, at

the sole discretion of the employing

agency, to civilian employees in other

positions authorized by specific law

applicable to such positions, consistent

with the intent of 5 U.S.C. 5941.

3. In § 591.210, paragraph (f) is

removed, paragraphs (b) through (e) are

redesignated as (c) through (f),

respectively, and a new paragraph (b) is

added to read as follows:

§ 591.210 Payment of allowances and

differentials.

* * * * *

(b) Payment of an allowance or

differential begins as of the date of an

employee’s arrival on regular

assignment or transfer, or on the date of

entrance on duty in the case of local

recruitment. An employee who is

temporarily assigned to duty in a

nonforeign area is eligible for a

differential, but not an allowance,

except that payment of a differential

shall not begin until after 42

consecutive calendar days of assignment

in the differential area. Payment of an

allowance or differential ceases—

(1) On separation;

(2) As of the date of departure on

transfer to a new post of regular

assignment; or

(3) As of the date of departure in the

case of an employee on temporary

assignment to the differential area.

* * * * *

[FR Doc. 97–7071 Filed 3–19–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Civilian and Radioactive

Waste Management

10 CFR Part 960

RIN 1901–1172

General Guidelines for the

Recommendation of Sites for Nuclear

Waste Repositories

AGENCY: Proposed rule; Reopening of

public comment period.

SUMMARY: In response to additional

requests from several interested persons,

the Department of Energy has granted

additional time to comment on

proposed amendments to 10 CFR Part

960 that were published at 61 FR 66158,

December 16, 1996.1

DATES: Comments should be received no

later than April 16, 1997.

ADDRESSES: All written comments are to

be submitted to April V. Gil, U.S.

Department of Energy, Office of Civilian

Radioactive Waste Management, Yucca

Mountain Site Characterization Office,

PO Box 98608, or provided by electronic

mail to 10CFR960@notes.ymp.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

April V. Gil, U.S. Department of Energy,

Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste

Management, Yucca Mountain Site

Characterization Office, PO Box 98608,

Las Vegas, Nevada 89193, (800) 967–

3477.

Issued in Washington, DC on this 14th day

of March, 1997.

Lake Barrett,

Acting Director, U.S. Department of Energy,

Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste

Management.

[FR Doc. 97–7031 Filed 3–19–97; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

11 CFR Parts 100 and 114

[Notice 1997 4]

Rulemaking Petition: Definition of

‘‘Member’’ of a Membership

Association; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.

ACTION: Rulemaking petition: Notice of

availability.

SUMMARY: On February 24, 1997, the

Commission received a Petition for

Rulemaking from James Bopp, Jr., on

behalf of the National Right to Life

Committee, Inc. The Petition urges the

Commission to revise its rules defining

who is a member of a membership

association in view of a recent court

decision. The Petition is available for

inspection in the commission’s Public

Records Office.

DATES: Statements in support of, or in

opposition to, the Petition must be filed

on or before April 21, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be in

writing and addressed to: Ms. Susan E.

Propper, Assistant General Counsel, 999

E Street, NW., Washington, DC 20463.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Susan E. Propper, Assistant General

Counsel, or Ms. Rita A. Reimer,

Attorney, 999 E Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20463, (202) 219–3690

or (800) 424–9530.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

petitioner is requesting the Commission

to revise its rules defining who is a

member of a membership association in

view of the decision by the United

States Court of Appeals for the District

of Columbia Circuit in Chamber of

Commerce of the United States versus

Federal Election Commission, 69 F.3d

600 (D.C. Cir 1995), amended on denial

of rehearing, 76 F.3d 1234 (D.C. Cir.

1996). The decision held that the

current rules at 11 CFR 100.8(b)(4)(iv)

and 114.1(e), which require members in

most instances to have direct or indirect

voting rights for at least one member of

the association’s highest governing

body, cannot be applied to the Chamber

of Commerce or the American Medical

Association, because of other financial

and organizational ties that exist

between these entities and their

members.

Copies of the Petition for Rulemaking

are available for public inspection at the

Commission’s Public Records Office,

999 E Street, NW., Washington, DC

20463, Monday though Friday between

the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Interested persons may also obtain a

copy of the Petition by dialing the

Commission’s FlashFAX service at (202)

501–3413 and following its instructions,

at any time of the day and week.

Request document #232.

Statements in support of, or in

opposition to, the Petition for

Rulemaking must be submitted in

writing by April 21, 1997.

Consideration of the merits of the

Petition will be deferred until the close

of the comment period. If the

Commission decides that the Petition

has merit, it may begin a rulemaking

proceeding. Any subsequent action

taken by the Commission will be

announced in the Federal Register.
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Dated: March 14, 1997.

John Warren McGarry,

Chairman.

[FR Doc. 97–6955 Filed 3–19–97; 8:45 am]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

17 CFR Parts 230, 240, 270, and 275

[Release Nos. 33–7404, 34–38401, IC–22566,

and IA–1619; File No. S7–4–97]

RIN 3235–AG62; 3235–AH01

Definitions of ‘‘Small Business’’ or

‘‘Small Organization’’ Under the

Investment Company Act of 1940, the

Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and

the Securities Act of 1933

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule amendments;

extension of the comment period.

SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange

Commission (’’Commission’’) is

extending from February 27 to April 30,

1997, the comment period for proposed

amendments to certain definitions of

‘‘small business’’ and ‘‘small

organization’’ that are used for purposes

of the Regulatory Flexibility Act in

connection with Commission

rulemaking under the Investment

Company Act of 1940, the Investment

Advisers Act of 1940, the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934, and the

Securities Act of 1933 regarding

regulatory requirements applicable to

investment companies, investment

advisers, exchanges, securities

information processors, transfer agents

and issuers, and broker-dealers. The

proposed amendments were published

in the Federal Register on January 28,

1997 (62 FR 4106).

DATES: Comments should be received on

or before April 30, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

submitted in triplicate to Jonathan G.

Katz, Secretary, U.S. Securities and

Exchange Commission, Mail Stop 6–9,

450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington D.C.

20549. Comments also may be

submitted electronically at the following

E-mail address: rule-comments@sec.gov.

All comment letters should refer to File

Number S7–4–97. This file number

should be included on the subject line

if E-mail is used. Comment letters will

be available for public inspection and

copying in the Public Reference Room,

450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington D.C.

20549. Electronically submitted

comment letters will be posted on the

Commission’s Internet Web site (http://

www.sec.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

General

Penelope W. Saltzman, Special

Counsel, at (202–942–0915), or Anne H.

Sullivan, Senior Counsel, at (202–942–

0954), Office of the General Counsel,

Securities and Exchange Commission,

450 Fifth Street, N.W., Mail Stop 6–6,

Washington, D.C. 20549. Offices with

Particular Responsibility:

Thomas M.J. Kerwin, Senior Counsel,

Division of Investment Management,

(definitions applicable to investment

companies and investment advisers)

(202–942–0690).

Glenn J. Jessee, Special Counsel,

Office of the Chief Counsel, Division of

Market Regulation (definitions

applicable to exchanges, transfer agents

and issuers, securities information

processors, and broker-dealers) (202–

942–0073).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

On January 22, 1997, the Commission

proposed amendments to the definitions

of ‘‘small business’’ and ‘‘small

organization’’ set forth in Rule 0–10 [17

CFR 270.0–10] under the Investment

Company Act of 1940 [15 U.S.C. § 80a–

1], Rule 0–7 [17 CFR 275.0–7] under the

Investment Advisers Act of 1940 [15

U.S.C. § 80b–1], Rule 0–10 [17 CFR

240.0–10] under the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 [15 U.S.C. § 78a],

and Rule 157 [17 CFR 230.157] under

the Securities Act of 1933 [15 U.S.C.

§ 77a]. These definitions are used

specifically for purposes of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act, Pub. L. No.

96–354, 94 Stat. 1164 (1980), as

amended, Pub. L. No. 104–121, Title II,

Subtitle D, 110 Stat. 864 (1996).

The Commission originally requested

that comments on the proposed

rulemaking be received by February 27,

1997. The Commission believes that an

extension is appropriate in order to give

the public additional time to comment

on the proposed amendments.

Therefore, the comment period for

responding to Investment Company Act

Release No. 22478, Investment Advisers

Act Release No. 1609, Securities Act

Release No. 7383, and Securities

Exchange Act Release No. 38190, is

extended from February 27, 1997 to

April 30, 1997.

Dated: March 14, 1997.

By the Commission.

Jonathan G. Katz,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–7051 Filed 3–19–97; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 51

[AD–FRL–5711–6]

Proposed Implementation

Requirements for Reduction of Sulfur

Oxide (Sulfur Dioxide) Emissions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Reopening of public comment

period.

SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing the

reopening of the public comment period

on the proposed implementation

requirements to address short-term peak

concentrations of sulfur dioxide (SO2)—

also known as the Intervention Level

Program—that were published on

January 2, 1997 (62 FR 210).

DATES: Written comments on this

proposal must be received on or before

April 11, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

on this proposal (two copies are

preferred) to: Office of Air and

Radiation Docket and Information

Center (Air Docket 6102), Room M 1500,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Attention: Docket No. A–94–55, 401 M

Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20460.

The docket may be inspected between

8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on weekdays,

and a reasonable fee may be charged for

copying. The Air Docket may be called

at (202) 260–7548.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric

L. Crump, Integrated Policies and

Strategies Group (MD–15), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711,

telephone (919) 541–4719.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To allow

sufficient time to review the proposed

implementation requirements for

reducing short-term concentrations of

SO2 (40 CFR part 51) before submitting

comments, the EPA is reopening the

public comment period on this proposal

from March 3, 1997 to April 11, 1997.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 51

Environmental protection,

Administrative practices and procedure,

Air pollution control, Intergovernmental

relations, SO2, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements, State

implementation plans.

Dated: March 13, 1997.

Richard Wilson,

Acting Assistant Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–7068 Filed 3–19–97; 8:45 am]

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