Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 66 / Monday, April 7, 1997 / Notices 16631

Comments received after the due date

will be considered to the extent

practical.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Susan L. Greene, Mail Stop TWFN 8–F–

5, Division of Industrial and Medical

Nuclear Safety, Office of Nuclear

Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555–0001,

Telephone (301) 415–7843.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC

has prepared NUREG–1562, ‘‘Standard

Review Plan for Applications for

Licenses to Distribute Byproduct

Material to Persons Exempt from the

Requirements for an NRC License (10

CFR 30.14, 30.15, 30.16, 30.18, 30.19,

and 30.20)’’ to provide assistance to

applicants and licensees in preparing

license applications and describes the

methods acceptable to NRC license

reviewers in implementing the

regulations and the techniques used by

the reviewers in evaluating the

applications to determine if the

proposed exempt distribution activity is

acceptable for licensing purposes. The

standard review plan will be revised

periodically, as appropriate, to

accommodate comments and to reflect

new information and experience. The

document is being made available to

interested members of the public.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day

of March 1997.

Larry W. Camper,

Chief, Medical Academic and Commercial,

Use Safety Branch, Division of Industrial and

Medical Nuclear Safety, Office of Nuclear

Material Safety and Safeguards.

[FR Doc. 97–8830 Filed 4–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

January 1997 Pay Adjustments

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The rates of basic pay and

locality payments for certain categories

of Federal employees were adjusted in

January 1997, as authorized by the

President. This notice documents those

pay adjustments for the public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sharon Herzberg, Office of

Compensation Policy, Human Resources

Systems Service, Office of Personnel

Management, (202) 606–2858, FAX

(202) 606–4264, or email to

payleave@opm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

November 22, 1996, the President

transmitted to Congress an alternative

plan under the authority of 5 U.S.C.

5304a that established the January 1997

locality pay adjustments for General

Schedule (GS) employees in the 48

contiguous States and the District of

Columbia. On December 27, 1996, the

President signed Executive Order 13033

(62 FR 252). This order implemented

increases in rates of basic pay for

various categories of Federal employees

effective on the first day of the first

applicable pay period beginning on or

after January 1, 1997, as required by 5

U.S.C. 5303. The 1997 General

Schedule, reflecting the 2.3-percent

general increase, was published in

Schedule 1 of Executive Order 13033.

Executive Order 13033 also included

the percentage amounts of the 1997

locality payments as established by the

President’s alternative plan of

November 22, 1996. (See Section 5 and

Schedule 9 of Executive order 13033.)

The publication of this notice satisfies

the requirement in section 5(b) of

Executive Order 13033 that the Office of

Personnel Management (OPM) publish

appropriate notice of the 1997 locality

payments in Federal Register.

Locality payments are authorized for

General Schedule employees under 5

U.S.C. 5304 and 5304a. They apply in

the 48 contiguous States and the District

of Columbia. In 1997, there are 30

separate locality pay areas with locality

payments ranging from 4.81 percent to

11.52 percent. These 1997 locality pay

percentages, which replaced the locality

pay percentages that were applicable in

1996, became effective on the first day

of the first applicable pay period

beginning on or after January 1, 1997.

An employee’s locality-adjusted annual

rate of pay is computed by increasing

his or her scheduled annual rate of basic

pay (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5302(8) and

5 CFR 531.602) by the applicable

locality pay percentage. (See 5 CFR

531.604 and 531.605.)

On December 5, 1996, the Director of

OPM, on behalf of the President’s Pay

Agent, extended the 1997 locality-based

comparability payments to the same

Governmentwide and single-agency

categories of non-GS employees that

were authorized to receive the 1996

locality payments. The

Governmentwide categories include

members of the Senior Executive

Service (SES), the Foreign Service, and

the Senior Foreign Service; employees

in senior-level (SL) and scientific or

professional (ST) positions;

administrative law judges; and members

of Boards of Contracts Appeals.

Public Law 104–208, September 30,

1996, provided that there would be no

increase in the rates of basic pay for the

Executive Schedule. By law, the

maximum rate of basic pay for members

of the SES may not exceed level IV of

the Executive Schedule. The President

has established six rates of basic pay for

members of the SES with the maximum

SES rate of basic pay (ES–6) equivalent

to the rate of basic pay for level IV

(currently $115,700). (See 5 U.S.C.

5382(b) and Schedule 5 of Executive

Order 13033.) Schedule 4 of Executive

Order 13033 reflects a decision by the

President to increase the rates of basic

pay for members of the SES by 2.3

percent at levels ES–1 through ES–4.

Since level IV of the Executive Schedule

was not increased, the new rate of basic

pay for ES–5 is $115,700 (an increase of

about 1.5 percent), and the rate of basic

pay for ES–6 rate remains unchanged at

$115,700.

The minimum rate of basic pay for

senior-level (SL) and scientific or

professional (ST) positions increased by

2.3 percent (to $85,073) because it is

calculated as a percentage of the

minimum rate of basic pay for GS–15 of

the General Schedule. The maximum

rate of basic pay for SL and ST positions

remains unchanged because it is linked

to level IV of the Executive Schedule

($115,700), which remains unchanged.

Rates of basic pay for administrative law

judges and members of Boards of

Contract Appeals remain unchanged in

1997 because these rates are calculated

as a percentage of the rate for level IV

of the Executive Schedule, which

remains unchanged.

OPM has published ‘‘Salary Table No.

97’’ (OPM Doc. 124–48–6, January

1997), which provides complete salary

tables incorporating the 1997 pay

adjustments, information on general pay

administration matters, locality pay area

definitions, Internal Revenue Service

withholding tables, and other related

information. The rates of pay shown in

‘‘Salary Table No. 97’’ are the official

rates of pay for affected employees and

are hereby incorporated as part of this

notice. Copies of ‘‘Salary Table No. 97’’

may be purchased from the Government

Printing Office (GPO) by calling (202)

512–1800 or FAX at (202) 512–2250.

Copies of Salary Table 97’’ may also be

ordered online from GPO at http://

www.gpo.gov/suldocs/sale/prf/

prf.html. In addition, individual pay

schedules may be downloaded directly

from OPM’s electronic bulletin board,

which is reached by dialing via modem

(202) 606–4800. Pay tables may also be

downloaded from OPM’s Internet web

cite at http://www.opm.gov/pay.
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1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.

3Securities Exchange Act Release No. 38114

(January 3, 1997), 62 FR 1348 (January 9, 1997).

Office of Personnel Management.

James B. King,

Director.

[FR Doc. 97–8724 Filed 4–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6301–01–M

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

National Partnership Council Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

TIME AND DATE: 9:30 a.m., April 9, 1997.

PLACE: CAMI Auditorium, Mike

Monroney Aeronautical Center, Federal

Aviation Administration, 6500 South

MacArthur Boulevard, Oklahoma City,

Oklahoma 73169.

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the

public. Seating will be available on a

first-come, first-served basis.

Individuals with special access needs

wishing to attend should contact OPM

at the number shown below to obtain

appropriate accommodations.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The

National Partnership Council (NPC) will

receive a presentation on the Federal

Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Mike

Monroney Aeronautical Center

Partnership, and a presentation on

partnership responses to crisis.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Michael Cushing, Director, Center for

Partnership and Labor-Management

Relations, Office of Personnel

Management, Theodore Roosevelt

Building, 1900 E Street, NW., Room

7H28, Washington, DC 20415–0001,

(202) 606–0010.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We invite

interested persons and organizations to

submit written comments. Mail or

deliver your comments to Michael

Cushing at the address shown above. To

be considered at the April 9 meeting,

written comments should be received by

April 4.

Office of Personnel Management

James B. King,

Director.

[FR Doc. 97–8718 Filed 4–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6325–01–P

POSTAL RATE COMMISSION

[Order No. 1167; Docket No. A97–16]

North Shapleigh, Maine 04060 (Harold

W. Clark, Petitioner); Notice and Order

Accepting Appeal and Establishing

Procedural Schedule Under 39 U.S.C.

§ 404(b)(5)

Issued April 1, 1997.

Docket Number: A97–16

Name of Affected Post Office: North

Shapleigh, Maine 04060

Name(s) of Petitioner(s): Harold W.

Clark

Type of Determination: Closing

Date of Filing of Appeal Papers: March

27, 1997

Categories of Issues Apparently Raised:

1. Effect on the community [39 U.S.C.

§ 404(b)(2)(A)].

2. Effect on postal services [39 U.S.C.

§ 404(b)(2)(C)].

After the Postal Service files the

administrative record and the

Commission reviews it, the Commission

may find that there are more legal issues

than those set forth above. Or, the

Commission may find that the Postal

Service’s determination disposes of one

or more of those issues.

The Postal Reorganization Act

requires that the Commission issue its

decision within 120 days from the date

this appeal was filed (39 U.S.C.

§ 404(b)(5)). In the interest of

expedition, in light of the 120-day

decision schedule, the Commission may

request the Postal Service to submit

memoranda of law on any appropriate

issue. If requested, such memoranda

will be due 20 days from the issuance

of the request and the Postal Service

shall serve a copy of its memoranda on

the petitioners. The Postal Service may

incorporate by reference in its briefs or

motions, any arguments presented in

memoranda it previously filed in this

docket. If necessary, the Commission

also may ask petitioners or the Postal

Service for more information.

The Commission Orders

(a) The Postal Service shall file the

record in this appeal by April 11, 1997.

(b) The Secretary of the Postal Rate

Commission shall publish this Notice

and Order and Procedural Schedule in

the Federal Register.

By the Commission.

Margaret P. Crenshaw,

Secretary.

Appendix

March 27, 1997: Filing of Appeal letter

April 1, 1997: Commission Notice and Order

of Filing of Appeal

April 21, 1997: Last day of filing of petitions

to intervene [see 39 CFR § 3001.111(b)]

May 1, 1997: Petitioner’s Participant

Statement or Initial Brief [see 39 CFR

§ 3001.115 (a) and (b)]

May 21, 1997: Postal Service’s Answering

Brief [see 39 CFR § 3001.115(c)]

June 5, 1997: Petitioner’s Reply Brief should

Petitioner choose to file one [see 39 CFR

§ 3001.115(d)]

June 12, 1997: Deadline for motions by any

party requesting oral argument. The

Commission will schedule oral argument

only when it is a necessary addition to

the written filings [see 39 CFR

§ 3001.116]

July 25, 1997: Expiration of the Commission’s

120-day decisional schedule [see 39

U.S.C. § 404(b)(5)]

[FR Doc. 97–8713 Filed 4–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–M

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Release No. 34–38445; File No. SR–CHX–

96–30]

Self-Regulatory Organizations;

Chicago Stock Exchange,

Incorporated; Order Granting Approval

to Proposed Rule Change Relating to

Standards for Approved Lessors of

Exchange Memberships

March 26, 1997.

I. Introduction

On November 12, 1996, the Chicago

Stock Exchange, Inc. (‘‘CHX’’ or

‘‘Exchange’’) submitted to the Securities

and Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or

‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to Section

19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act

of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4

thereunder,2 a proposed rule change to

create standards for approved lessors of

exchange memberships.

The proposed rule change was

published for comment in the Federal

Register on January 9, 1997.3 No

comments were received on the

proposal. This order approves the

proposal.

The purpose of the proposed rule

change is to create a new form of

membership known as an ‘‘Approved

Lessor.’’ An Approved Lessor will be an

individual or entity that desires to

purchase a membership in the CHX for

the sole purpose of providing a

financing mechanism for another person

or entity that desires to become a

member organization (‘‘lessee’’). A

lessor that registers with and is