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The Commission Orders

(a) The Postal Service shall file the

record in this appeal by April 15, 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 31, 1997

Filing of Appeal letter

April 2, 1997

Commission Notice and Order of

Filing of Appeal

April 25, 1997

Last day of filing of petitions to

intervene (see 39 CFR 3001.111(b))

May 5, 1997

Petitioner’s Participant Statement or

Initial Brief (see 39 CFR 3001.115

(a) and (b))

May 27, 1997

Postal Service’s Answering Brief (see

39 CFR 3001.115(c))

June 11, 1997

Petitioner’s Reply Brief should

Petitioner choose to file one (see 39

CFR 3001.115(d))

June 18, 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 29, 1997

Expiration of the Commission’s 120-

day decisional schedule (see 39

U.S.C. § 404(b)(5))

[FR Doc. 97–8918 Filed 4–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P

THE PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL ON

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The Fourteenth Meeting of the

President’s Council on Sustainable

Development (PCSD) in Washington,

D.C.

Summary: The President’s Council on

Sustainable Development (PCSD), a

partnership of industry, government,

and environmental, labor, and Native

American organizations, will convene

its fourteenth meeting in Washington,

D.C. on Tuesday, April 29, 1997. The

Council transmitted its report, entitled

Sustainable America: A New Consensus

for Prosperity, Opportunity, and a

Healthy Environment for the Future, to

President Clinton on March 7, 1996. The

text of the Council’s report can be found

on the Internet at http://

www.whitehouse.gov/PCSD or by

calling 1–800–363–3732. The Council

met on December 11, 1996 to approve

its progress report on implementation

efforts undertaken on behalf of the

recommendations contained in

Sustainable America. The Council

transmitted this report to the President

in January, 1997. Copies of the report,

Building on Consensus: A Progress

Report on Sustainable America, can be

received by calling 1–800–363–3732.

At the upcoming meeting, the Council

will discuss the next phase of it’s

implementation efforts.

The agenda will include:

I. A presentation of President Clinton’s

directive to the Council

II. Updates on recent activities

III. Discussion PCSD organization to

implement the presidential

directive

IV. Public comment period: Council will

seek public comment on potential

Council activities to implement the

presidential directive.

Dates/Times: Tuesday, April 29, 1997

from 11 am to 1 pm.

Place: The Ballroom at The Hotel

Washington, Pennsylvania Avenue at

15th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

20004; 202/638–5900.

Status: Open to the Public: Public

comments are welcome. Comments may

be submitted orally on April 29 or in

writing any time prior to or during the

April 29 meeting. Please submit written

comments prior to meeting to: PCSD,

Public Comments, 730 Jackson Place,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503, or fax to:

202/408–6839.

Contact: Patricia Sinicropi,

Administrative Officer, 202/408–5296.

Sign Language interpreter: Please call

the contact if you will need a sign

language interpreter.

Martin A. Spitzer,

Executive Director, President’s Council on

Sustainable Development.

[FR Doc. 97–8959 Filed 4–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3125–01–P

PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY

COMMITTEE ON GULF WAR

VETERANS’ ILLNESSES

Meeting

AGENCY: Presidential Advisory

Committee on Gulf War Veterans’

Illnesses.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice is hereby given to

announce an open meeting of a panel of

the Presidential Advisory Committee on

Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses. The panel

will discuss several issues relevant to

the Committee’s charter and will receive

comment from members of the public.

Dr. Joyce C. Lashof will chair this panel

meeting.

DATES: May 7, 1997, 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

PLACE: The Mills House Hotel, 115

Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

President established the Presidential

Advisory Committee on Gulf War

Veterans’ Illnesses by Executive Order

12961, May 26, 1995, and extended its

tenure by Executive Order 13034,

January 30, 1997. The purpose of this

Committee is to review and provide

recommendations on the government’s

investigation of possible chemical and

biological weapons exposure incidents

during the Gulf War and on

implementation of the Committee’s

prior recommendations. The Committee

reports to the President through the

Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of

Health and Human Services, and the

Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The

Committee members have expertise

relevant to the functions of the

committee and are appointed by the

President from non-Federal sectors.

Tentative Agenda

Wednesday, May 7, 1997

8:30 a.m.—Call to order. Public

comment

9:30 a.m.—Briefings related to chemical

warfare agent exposure issues

10:45 a.m.—Break

11:00 a.m.—Briefings related to

chemical warfare agent exposure

issues (cont.)

12:15 p.m.—Lunch

1:30 p.m.—Briefings related to chemical

warfare agent exposure issues (cont.)

2:45 p.m.—Briefings related to

implementation of Final Report

recommendations

3:20 p.m.—Committee and staff

discussion: Next steps

3:30 p.m.—Meeting adjourned

A final agenda will be available at the

meeting.

Public Participation

The meeting is open to the public.

Members of the public who wish to

make oral statements should contact the

Advisory Committee at the address or

telephone number listed below at least

five business days prior to the meeting.

Reasonable provisions will be made to

include on the agenda presentations

from individuals who have not yet had

an opportunity to address the Advisory

Committee. Priority will given to Gulf

War veterans whose accounts of

firsthand experience with chemical and

biological warfare agent detections

previously have not been conveyed to
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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