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the Committee. The panel chair is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will facilitate the orderly

conduct of business. People who wish

to file written statements with the

Advisory Committee may do so at any

time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

D. Longbrake, Presidential Advisory

Committee on Gulf War Veterans’

Illnesses, 1411 K Street, N.W., suite

1000, Washington, DC 20005,

Telephone: (202) 761–0066, Fax: (202)

761–0310.

Dated: April 2, 1997.

C.A. Bock,

Federal Register Liaison Officer, Presidential

Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’

Illnesses.

[FR Doc. 97–8863 Filed 4–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3610–76–M

PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT

ASSESSMENT COMMISSION

Meetings

Notice is hereby given of the meetings

of the Prospective Payment Assessment

Commission on Tuesday and

Wednesday, April 15 and 16, 1997, at

the Embassy Suites Hotel, 1250 22nd

Street, NW, Washington, DC, 202/857–

3388.

The Full Commission will convene at

1:30 p.m., on April 15, 1997, and

adjourn at approximately 5:00 p.m. On

Wednesday, April 16, 1997, the meeting

will convene at 9:00 a.m. and adjourn at

approximately 12:15 p.m. The meetings

will be held in the Ballroom (Diplomat,

Consulate, and Ambassador rooms

combined) each day.

All meetings are open to the public.

Donald A. Young,

Executive Director.

[Fr. Doc. 97–8854 Filed 4–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–BW–M

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

which provides opportunity for public

comment on new or revised data

collections, the Railroad Retirement

Board (RRB) will publish periodic

summaries of proposed data collections.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed information collection is

necessary for the proper performance of

the functions of the agency, including

whether the information has practical

utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s

estimate of the burden of the collection

of the information; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden related to

the collection of information on

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Title and purpose of information

collection: Student Beneficiary

Monitoring; OMB 3220–0123. Under

provisions of the Railroad Retirement

Act (RRA), there are two types of

benefits whose payment is based upon

the status of a child being a full-time

student, a survivor benefit under

Section 2 and an increased retirement

benefit under Section 3(f)(3).

A survivor benefit is paid directly to

the student unless there is a

representative payee. The benefit for a

student in a life case is paid by

increasing the retired parent’s annuity

rate under the overall minimum

guaranty. The requirements for

obtaining benefits based on full-time

student status are prescribed in 20 CFR

219.54 and 219.55.

The RRB requires evidence of fulltime school attendance in order to

determine that a child is entitled to

student benefits. The RRB utilizes the

following forms to conduct its student

monitoring program. Form G–315,

Student Questionnaire, obtains

certification of a student’s full-time

school attendance. It also obtains

information on a student’s marital

status, Social Security benefits, and

employment which are needed to

determine entitlement or continued

entitlement to benefits under the RRA.

Form G–315a, Statement by School

Official of Student’s Full-time

Attendance, is used to obtain

verification from a school that a student

attends school full-time and provides

their expected graduation date. Form G–

315a.1, Notice of Cessation of Full-Time

Attendance, is used by a school to notify

the RRB that a student has ceased fulltime school attendance. Completion is

required to obtain or retain a benefit.

One response is requested of each

respondent.

Forms G–315, G–315a, and G–315a.1

are being revised to include language

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995. No other changes are

proposed. The completion time for the

G–315 is estimated at seven minutes per

response. The completion time for the

G–315a and G–315a.1 is estimated at

two minutes. The RRB estimates that

approximately 960 Form G–315’s, 210

Form G–315a’s and 60 Form G–315a.1’s

are received annually.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

To request more information or to

obtain a copy of the information

collection justification, forms, and/or

supporting material, please call the RRB

Clearance Officer at (312) 751–3363.

Comments regarding the information

collection should be addressed to

Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement

Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago,

Illinois 60611–2092. Written comments

should be received within 60 days of

this notice.

Chuck Mierzwa,

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–8868 Filed 4–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7905–01–M

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

which provides opportunity for public

comment on new or revised data

collections, the Railroad Retirement

Board (RRB) will publish periodic

summaries of proposed data collections.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed information collection is

necessary for the proper performance of

the functions of the agency, including

whether the information has practical

utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s

estimate of the burden of the collection

of the information; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden related to

the collection of information on

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Title and purpose of information

collection: Employee Representative’s

Status and Compensation Reports; OMB

3220–0014.

Under Section 1(b)(1) of the Railroad

Retirement Act (RRA), the term

‘‘employee’’ includes an individual who

is an employee representative. As

defined in Section 1(c) of the RRA, an

employee representative is an officer or

official representative of a railway labor

organization other than a labor

organization included in the term

‘‘employer,’’ as defined in the RRA, who

before or after August 29, 1935, was in

the service of an employer under the

RRA and who is duly authorized and

designated to represent employees in

accordance with the Railway Labor Act,

or, any individual who is regularly