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Committee will discuss a draft of a

consolidated version of those ideas.

Information on availability of meeting

summaries from previous TDR meetings

will be available on the TRI Home Page.

The address of the TRI Home Page is

http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/tri. This

information can be found under the

heading ‘‘TRI Stakeholder Dialogue.’’ In

addition, the agenda and an issue paper

outlining topics for discussion at the

May 27–28 Committee meeting will also

be available at this same site prior to the

meeting. Oral presentations or

statements by interested parties will be

limited to 5 minutes. Interested parties

are encouraged to contact Cassandra

Vail, to schedule presentations before

the Committee.

II. Public Record and Electronic

Submissions

The official record for this action, as

well as the public version, has been

established for this action under docket

control number ‘‘OPPTS–400129’’

(including comments and data

submitted electronically as described

below). A public version of this record,

including printed, paper versions of

electronic comments, which does not

include any information claimed as CBI,

is available for inspection from 12 noon

to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays. The official

record is located in the TSCA

Nonconfidential Information Center,

Rm. NE–B607, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC.

Electronic comments can be sent

directly to EPA at:

oppt.ncic@epamail.epa.gov

Electronic comments must be

submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the

use of special characters and any form

of encryption. Comments and data will

also be accepted on disks in

WordPerfect 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file

format. All comments and data in

electronic form must be identified by

the docket control number ‘‘OPPTS–

400129.’’ Electronic comments on this

action may be filed online at many

Federal Depository Libraries.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: April 17, 1998.

Cassandra Vail,

Designated Federal Official, Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 98–10979 Filed 4–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for

Review and Approval

April 20, 1998.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commission, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork burden

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on the

following information collection(s), as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. An

agency may not conduct or sponsor a

collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid control

number. No person shall be subject to

any penalty for failing to comply with

a collection of information subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that

does not display a valid control number.

Comments are requested concerning (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Commission, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s

burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected; and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted on or before May 26, 1998. If

you anticipate that you will be

submitting comments, but find it

difficult to do so within the period of

time allowed by this notice, you should

advise the contact listed below as soon

as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Judy

Boley, Federal Communications

Commission, Room 234, 1919 M St.,

NW., Washington, DC 20554 or via

internet to jboley@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collection(s), contact Judy

Boley at 202–418–0214 or via internet at

jboley@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control No.: 3060–0756.

Title: Procedural Requirements and

Policies for Commission Processing of

Bell Operating Company Applications

for the Provision of In-Region,

InterLATA Services Under Section 271

of the Communications Act.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit; state, local or tribal governments.

Number of Respondents: 75.

Estimated Time Per Response: 250

hours average time per response.

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirement.

Cost to Respondents: N/A.

Total Annual Burden: 18,820 hours.

Needs and Uses: In a Public Notice

released 9/19/97, the Commission

revised various procedural requirements

and policies relating to the

Commission’s processing of Bell

Operating Company (BOC) applications

to provide in-region, interLATA services

pursuant to section 271 of the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended. Section 271 provides for

applications on a state-by-state basis.

The Public Notice requires that

applicants file an original and 11 copies

of each application, together with one

copy on a computer diskette. The

applications each will consist of a

stand-alone, principal document with

supporting documentation such as

records of state proceedings,

interconnection agreements, affidavits,

etc. Each application will also include

written consultations from state

regulatory commissions and the U.S.

Department of Justice.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0355.

Title: Rate of Return Reports.

Form No.: FCC Forms 492, 492–A.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 107.

Estimated Time Per Response: 8 hours

average time per response.

Frequency of Response:

Recordkeeping requirement; on

occasion and annual reporting

requirement.

Cost to Respondents: N/A.

Total Annual Burden: 856 hours.

Needs and Uses: Filing of FCC Form

492 and FCC Form 492–A is required by

Section 65.600 of the FCC Rules. Filing

of the FCC Form 492 on an annual basis

is required from each local exchange

carrier or group of affiliated carriers

which is not subject to Sections 61.41

through 61.49 of the Commission’s

Rules and which has filed individual

access tariffs during the enforcement

period. Each local exchange carrier or

group of affiliated carriers subject to the

previously stated sections shall file the

FCC Form 492–A report with the

Commission for the calendar year.

These carriers are also required to file

within 15 months after the end of each

calendar year a report reflecting any
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corrections or modifications. The forms

are necessary to enable the Commission

to monitor the access tariffs and price

cap earnings, and to enforce rate of

return prescriptions. A copy of each

report must be retained in the principal

office of the respondent and shall be

filed in such manner as to be readily

available for reference and inspection.

The Commission does not specify a

retention period.

The data is used by staff members for

enforcement purposes and by the public

in analyzing the industry. The reports

are also used by the Commission in the

tariff review process and provide both

the Commission and the carriers with an

early warning system if rate adjustments

are necessary to correct significant

targeting errors.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–10929 Filed 4–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–F

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Public Information Collections

Approved by Office of Management

and Budget

April 20, 1998.

The Federal Communications

Commission (FCC) has received Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

approval for the following public

information collection pursuant to the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. An agency may not

conduct or sponsor and a person is not

required to respond to a collection of

information unless it displays a

currently valid control number. For

further information contact Shoko B.

Hair, Federal Communications

Commission, (202) 418–1379.

Federal Communications Commission.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0828.

Expiration Date: 10/31/98.

Title: State Forward-Looking Cost

Studies for Federal Universal Service

Support (Public Notice).

Form No.: N/A.

Respondents: State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Estimated Annual Burden: 47

respondents; 19 hour per response

(avg.); 893 total annual burden hours.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Description: The Telecommunications

Act of 1996 (1996 Act) directed the

Commission to initiate a rulemaking to

reform our system of universal service

so that universal service is preserved

and advanced as markets move toward

competition. On May 8, 1997, the

Commission released the Report and

Order on Universal Service (Universal

Service Order) in CC Docket 96–45 that

established new federal universal

service support mechanisms consistent

with the universal service provisions of

Section 254. In the Universal Service

Order, the Commission stated that it

would use cost studies filed by state

commissions to determine non-rural

carriers’ forward-looking cost of

providing universal service if those

studies met the criteria specified in the

Universal Service Order. The

Commission also stated that it would

work together with the states and the

Joint Board to develop a uniform cost

study review plan that would

standardize the format for presentation

of cost studies in order to facilitate

review by interested parties and the

Commission. The Public Notice on State

Forward-Looking Cost Studies presents

this format. The Public Notice sets forth

the information needed to evaluate

whether a state’s cost study complies

with the criteria set forth in the

Universal Service Order. To enable the

Commission to make its determination

in a timely fashion, we also set forth the

manner in which this information

should be presented. The format is to be

used by all states submitting cost

studies and should simplify and

standardize the submission and review

of state cost studies for the Commission,

the states, and other interested parties.

Obligation to respond: Voluntary. Public

reporting burden for the collections of

information is as noted above. Send

comments regarding the burden

estimate or any other aspect of the

collections of information, including

suggestions for reducing the burden to

Performance Evaluation and Records

Management, Washington, D.C. 20554.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–10930 Filed 4–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–F

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice of

Agency Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5

U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that

the Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation’s Board of Directors will

meet in open session at 10:00 a.m. on

Tuesday, April 28, 1998, to consider the

following matters:

Summary Agenda

No substantive discussion of the

following items is anticipated. These

matters will be resolved with a single

vote unless a member of the Board of

Directors requests that an item be

moved to the discussion agenda.

Disposition of minutes of previous

Board of Directors’ meetings.

Reports of actions taken pursuant to

authority delegated by the Board of

Directors.

Memorandum re: Assessment Request

of the Financing Corporation for the

Second Half of 1998.

Memorandum re: First Quarter 1998

Corporate and National Liquidation

Fund Investment Portfolios Status

Report.

Memorandum and resolution re:

Statement of Policy on Development

and Review of FDIC Regulations and

Policies.

Discussion Agenda

Memorandum and resolution re: Final

Rule Regarding Deposit Insurance

Simplification.

Memorandum re: BIF Assessment

Rates for the Second Semiannual

Assessment Period of 1998.

Memorandum re: SIAF Assessment

Rates for the Second Semiannual

Assessment Period of 1998.

Memorandum re: General Counsel

Opinion Regarding Interest Charges by

Interstate State Banks.

The meeting will be held in the Board

Room on the sixth floor of the FDIC

Building located at 550—17th Street,

NW., Washington, DC.

The FDIC will provide attendees with

auxiliary aids (e.g., sign language

interpretation) required for this meeting.

Those attendees needing such assistance

should call (202) 416–2449 (Voice);

(202) 416–2004 (TTY), to make

necessary arrangements.

Requests for further information

concerning the meeting may be directed

to Mr. Robert E. Feldman, Executive

Secretary of the Corporation, at (202)

898–6757.

Dated: April 21, 1998.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Robert E. Feldman,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11027 Filed 4–21–98; 4:37 pm]

BILLING CODE 6714–01–M