20436 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 79 / Friday, April 24, 1998 / Notices

1PSCo obtained authorization from the

Commission under section 3(b) of the Act to acquire

this indirect interest in Yorkshire Electricity Group

plc. See Holding Co. Act Release No. 26671 (Feb.

19, 1997).

2By order dated August 1, 1997 (Holding Co. Act

Release No. 26748) (‘‘Merger Order’’), PSCo was

authorized to transfer its interest in NCI to NCE, NC

Enterprises or e prime, inc., a nonutility subsidiary

of NC Enterprises. Furthermore, the Merger Order

authorized the transfer through the declaration of a

dividend by PSCo to NCE, followed by a subsequent

capital contribution of the securities of NCI by NCE

to NC Enterprises or to e prime, inc. The proposal

in this Application differs from the proposal

authorized in the Merger Order.

3NC Enterprises plans to prepay the Note with

the proceeds from capital contributions made by

NCE upon the anticipated sale of common stock in

1998 and 1999, as proposed in a post-effective

amendment to file no. 70–9007. (The supplemental

order has not yet been issued in this matter.)

after the date mentioned above, unless

the Commission determines to order a

hearing on the matter.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.

Jonathan G. Katz,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–10896 Filed 4–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Release No. 35–26859]

Filings Under the Public Utility Holding

Company Act of 1935, as Amended

(‘‘Act’’)

April 17, 1998.

Notice is hereby given that the

following filing(s) has/have been made

with the Commission pursuant to

provisions of the Act and rules

promulgated under the Act. All

interested persons are referred to the

application(s) and/or declaration(s) for

complete statements of the proposed

transaction(s) summarized below. The

application(s) and/or declaration(s) and

any amendments is/are available for

public inspection through the

Commission’s Office of Public

Reference.

Interested persons wishing to

comment or request a hearing on the

application(s) and/or declaration(s)

should submit their views in writing by

May 12, 1998, to the Secretary,

Securities and Exchange Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20549, and serve a

copy on the relevant applicant(s) and/or

declarant(s) at the address(es) specified

below. Proof of service (by affidavit or,

in case of an attorney at law, by

certificate) should be filed with the

request. Any request for hearing should

identify specifically the issues of fact or

law that are disputed. A person who so

requests will be notified of any hearing,

if ordered, and will receive a copy of

any notice or order issued in the matter.

After May 12, 1998, the application(s)

and/or declaration(s), as filed or as

amended, may be granted and/or

permitted to become effective.

New Century Energies, Inc., et al., (70–

9193)

New Century Energies, Inc. (‘‘NCE’’),

a registered holding company, Public

Service Company of Colorado (‘‘PSCo’’),

a gas and electric public utility

subsidiary company of NCE, and NC

Enterprises, Inc. (‘‘NC Enterprises’’), a

nonutility subsidiary of NCE, each

located at 1225 Seventeenth Street,

Denver, Colorado 80202–5534, have

filed an application-declaration

(‘‘Application’’) under sections 6(a), 7,

9(a) and (10) of the Act and rule 54

under the Act.

PSCo currently owns all of the issued

and outstanding common stock of New

Century International, Inc. (‘‘NCI’’), a

nonutility subsidiary of NCE, which, in

turn, owns a 50% interest in Yorkshire

Power Group Limited, which, through a

wholly owned subsidiary, Yorkshire

Holdings plc, owns Yorkshire Electricity

Group plc, a regional electric company

operating in the United Kingdom,1 NCI

also owns a minority interest in

Independent Power Corporation plc

(‘‘IPC’’), a British company that is in the

business of developing, owning, and

operating foreign electric generating

plants. Applicants state that IPC will be

qualified to be a ‘‘foreign utility

company,’’ as defined under section 33

of the Act.

Applicants propose that PSCo transfer

its interest in NCI to NC Enterprises.2 As

consideration for the acquisition of the

securities of NCI, NC Enterprises will

issue a note (‘‘Note’’) to PSCo. The sale

will be made at NCI’s book value,

which, as of December 31, 1997, was

approximately $289.8 million.

The Note will have a twenty-year

maturity and bear interest at a fixed

annual rate equivalent to the annual rate

of interest as of the date of execution of

the Note on a U.S. Treasury bond with

a twenty-year maturity plus 100 basis

points. Interest only will be paid under

the Note for the first three years, and

thereafter, interest and principal will be

paid annually with principal amortized

over the remaining years of the Note

(seventeen years) payable in equal

annual installments. NC Enterprises will

have the option to prepay the entire

obligation, including accrued and

unpaid interest, at any time, without

any prepayment premium. Commencing

on the first anniversary date of the Note,

interest payments will be made on each

subsequent anniversary date during

which the Note is outstanding.3

For the Commission, by the Division of

Investment Management, under delegated

authority.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–10897 Filed 4–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[License No. 09/79–0412]

TeleSoft Partners IA, L.P.; Notice of

Issuance of a Small Business

Investment Company License

On December 3, 1997, an application

was filed by TeleSoft Partners IA, L.P.,

222 Sutter Street, 8th Floor, San

Francisco, CA 94108, with the Small

Business Administration (SBA) in

accordance with Section 107.300 of the

Regulations governing small business

investment companies (13 CFR 107.300

1996) for a license to operate as a small

business investment company. Notice is

hereby given that, pursuant to Section

301(c) of the Small Business Investment

Act of 1958, as amended, after having

considered the application and all other

pertinent information, SBA issued

License No. 09/79–0412 on March 24,

1998, to TeleSoft Partners, L.P. to

operate as a small business investment

company.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 59.011, Small Business

Investment Companies)

Dated: April 20, 1998.

Don A. Christensen,

Associate Administrator for Investment.

[FR Doc. 98–10960 Filed 4–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Submissions for OMB

Review

This notice lists information

collection packages that have been sent

to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for clearance, in compliance

with Pub. L. 104–13 effective October 1,

1995, the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995.

1. Response to Notice of Revised

Determination—0960–0347. Form SSA–

765 is used by claimants to request a

disability hearing and/or to submit

additional information before a revised

reconsideration determination is issued.
Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 79 / Friday, April 24, 1998 / Notices 20437

The respondents are claimants who

wish to file for a disability hearing in

response to a notice of a revised

determination for Old-Age, Survivors

and Disability Insurance and

Supplemental Security Income (SSI),

under titles II and XVI of the Social

Security Act.

Number of Respondents: 1,925.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 30

minutes.

Estimated Average Burden: 963 hours.

2. Notification of Projected

Completion Date—0960–0429. Form

SSA–891 is used by the Social Security

Administration (SSA) and Disability

Determination Services (DDS)

components to inform the disability

hearing units whenever a hearing case

will not be completed and forwarded to

the hearing unit as expected. This

information is necessary to enable the

hearing units to schedule hearings as

promptly and efficiently as possible.

The respondents are State DDSs and

SSA components that make disability

determinations for the Agency.

Number of Respondents: 100.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 5

minutes.

Estimated Average Burden: 8 hours.

3. Subpoena—Disability Hearing—

0960–0428. The information on Form

SSA–1272–U4 is used by SSA to

subpoena evidence or testimony needed

at disability hearings. The respondents

are comprised of officers from Federal

and State DDSs.

Number of Respondents: 36.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 30

minutes.

Estimated Average Burden: 18 hours.

4. Student’s Statement Regarding

Resumption of School Attendance—

0960–0143. The information on Form

SSA–1386 is used by SSA to verify fulltime attendance at educational

institutions and to determine eligibility

for student benefits. The respondents

are student beneficiaries currently

receiving SSA benefits.

Number of Respondents: 133,000.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 6

minutes.

Estimated Average Burden: 13,300

hours.

5. Real Property Current Market Value

Estimate—0960–0471. The information

on Form SSA–2794 is used by SSA to

determine the value of non-home real

property owned by applicants for or

recipients of SSI. The respondents are

persons experienced in estimating the

current market value of real property.

Number of Respondents: 5,438.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 20

minutes.

Estimated Average Burden: 1,813

hours.

Written comments and

recommendations regarding the

information collection(s) should be

directed within 30 days to the OMB

Desk Officer and SSA Reports Clearance

Officer at the following addresses:

(OMB), Office of Management and

Budget, OIRA, Attn: Laura Oliven,

New Executive Office Building, Room

10230, 725 17th St., NW, Washington,

D.C. 20503 (SSA).

Social Security Administration,

DCFAM, Attn: Nicholas E. Tagliareni,

1–A–21 Operations Bldg., 6401

Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235.

To receive a copy of any of the forms

or clearance packages, call the SSA

Reports Clearance Officer on (410) 965–

4125 or write to him at the address

listed above.

Dated: April 17, 1998.

Frederick W. Brickenkamp,

Forms Management Officer, Social Security

Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–10791 Filed 4–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4190–29–P

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Office of Consular Affairs

[Public Notice 2792]

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information

Collection; Nonimmigrant Visa

Application (Form OF–156)

SUMMARY: The Department of State has

submitted the following information

collection request to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

approval in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Comments should be submitted to OMB

within 30 days of the publication of this

notice.

The following summarizes the

information collection proposal

submitted to OMB:

Type of Request: Reinstatement of a

previously approved collection for

which approval has expired.

Originating Office: The Office of

Consular Affairs, Visa Services.

Title of Information Collection:

Nonimmigrant Visa Application.

Frequency: On occasion.

Form Number: OF–156.

Respondents: Aliens.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

8,000,000.

Average Hours Per Response 1 hour.

Total Estimated Burden: 8,000,000.

Public comments are being solicited

to permit the agency to—

• Evaluate whether the proposed

information collection is necessary for

the proper performance of the agency

functions.

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection.

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected.

• Minimize the reporting burden on

those who are to respond, including

through the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of technology.

FOR FURTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Copies of the proposed information

collection and supporting documents

may be obtained from Charles S.

Cunningham, Directives Management

Branch, Department of State,

Washington, D.C., 20520, (202) 647–

0596. Interested persons are invited to

submit comments regarding this

proposal. Comments should refer to the

proposed form by name and/or OMB

Control Number and should be sent to:

OMB, Ms. Victoria Wassmer, (202) 395–

5871.

Dated: February 11, 1998.

Glen H. Johnson,

Acting Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–10912 Filed 4–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–06–M

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Office of Defense Trade Controls

[Public Notice No. 2788]

Notifications to the Congress of

Proposed Commercial Export Licenses

AGENCY: Office of Defense Trade

Controls, Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Department of State has forwarded

the attached Notifications of Proposed

Export Licenses to the Congress on the

dates shown on the attachments

pursuant to section 36(c) and in

compliance with section 36(e) of the

Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.

2776).

EFFECTIVE DATE: As shown on each of

the two letters.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. William J. Lowell, Director, Office

of Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of

Political-Military Affairs, Department of

State (703) 875–6644.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

38(e) of the Arms Export Control Act

mandates that notifications to the