Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 85 / Monday, May 4, 1998 / Notices 24543

Drinking Water Hotline at 1–800–426–

4791, or Rick Naylor of EPA’s Office of

Ground Water and Drinking Water at

(202) 260–5135. Participants registering

in advance will be mailed a packet of

materials before the meeting. Interested

parties who cannot attend the meeting

in person may participate via

conference call and should register with

the Safe Drinking Water Hotline.

Conference lines are limited and will be

allocated on the basis of first-reserved,

first served.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information on meeting logistics, please

contact the Safe Drinking Water Hotline

at 1–800–426–4791 or Rick Naylor of

EPA’s Office of Ground Water and

Drinking Water at (202) 260–5135.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Safe

Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

Amendments of 1996 require EPA to

conduct an assessment of water system

capital improvement needs of all

eligible public water systems in the

United States every four years. The first

(1995) Drinking Water Infrastructure

Needs Survey [EPA 812–R–97–001] was

submitted to Congress in January 1997.

This document may be obtained by

contacting the Safe Drinking Water

Hotline at 1–800–426–4791 or from the

EPA Web Site at: http//www.epa.gov/

OGWDW/docs/needs/. The 1999

Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs

Survey Report to Congress is due

February 2001.

Dated: April 28, 1998.

Robert J. Blanco,

Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and

Drinking Water, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency.

[FR Doc. 98–11754 Filed 5–1–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for

Review and Approval

April 27, 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 June 3, 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.: 3060–0313.

Title: Section 76.207, Political File.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 5,375.

Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.

Frequency of Response:

Recordkeeping requirement.

Cost to Respondents: $10,750. The

photocopying and stationery costs

associated with this recordkeeping

requirement are estimated to be $2 per

system (5,375 x $2. = $10,750).

Total Annual Burden: 5,375 hours.

Needs and Uses: Section 76.207

requires every cable television system to

keep and permit public inspection of a

complete record (political file) of all

requests for cable cast time made by or

on behalf of candidates for public office,

together with an appropriate notation

showing the disposition made by the

system of such requests, the charges

made, if any, if the request is granted.

The disposition includes the schedule

of time purchased, when the spots

actually aired, the rates charged, and the

classes to time purchased. Also, when

free time is provided for use by or on

behalf of candidates, a record of the free

time provided is to be placed in the

political file. The data are used by the

public in order to assess the amount of

money expended and time allotted to a

political candidate to ensure that equal

access was afforded to other legally

qualified candidates for public office.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11733 Filed 5–1–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–F

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting; Notice of a

Change in Subject Matter of Agency

Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of

subsection (e)(2) of the ‘‘Government in

the Sunshine Act’’ (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(2)),

notice is hereby given that at its open

meeting held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday,

April 28, 1998, the Corporation’s Board

of Directors determined, on motion of

Director Joseph H. Neely (Appointive),

seconded by Director Julie L. Williams

(Acting Comptroller of the Currency),

concurred in by Ms. Carolyn Buck,

acting in the place and stead of Director

Ellen S. Seidman (Director, Office of

Thrift Supervision), and Acting

Chairman Andrew C. Hove, Jr., that

Corporation business required the

withdrawal from the agenda for

consideration at the meeting, on less

than seven days’ notice to the public, of

the following matter: Memorandum re:

General Counsel Opinion Regarding

Interest Charges by Interstate State

Banks.

The Board further determined, by the

same majority vote, that no notice

earlier than April 22, 1998, of this

change in the subject matter of the

meeting was practicable.

Dated: April 29, 1998.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

James D. LaPierre,

Deputy Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11940 Filed 4–30–98; 2:55 pm]

BILLING CODE 6714–01–M

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Ocean Freight Forwarder License

Applicants

Notice is hereby given that the

following applicants have filed with the

Federal Maritime Commission

applications for licenses as ocean freight
24544 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 85 / Monday, May 4, 1998 / Notices

1The number of bits generally correlates with the

amount of data that a microprocessor can process

during one clock cycle. Intel’s current Pentium

microprocessors have a 32-bit architecture (known

as IA–32), while Digital’s alpha chip has a 64-bit

architecture.

2Windows and Windows NT are operating

systems. Operating systems are a type of software

that acts as an intermediary between applications

software and the microprocessor. An operating

system runs in ‘‘native’’ mode when it is

specifically written to interact optimally with the

particular microprocessor architecture. Microsoft,

the developer of Windows NT, today supports only

two microprocessor architectures—Intel’s and

Digital’s—to run Windows NT in native mode.

Other microprocessor architectures today must use

translation software in order to run Windows NT,

significantly reducing performance and speed.

forwarders pursuant to section 19 of the

Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. app.

1718 and 46 CFR Part 510).

Persons knowing of any reason why

any of the following applicants should

not receive a license are requested to

contact the Office of Freight Forwarders,

Federal Maritime Commission,

Washington, DC 20573.

International Transportation

Consultants, Ltd., d/b/a I.T.C., Ltd.,

1551–53 Carmen Drive, Elk Grove

Village, IL 60007

Officers: Wladimir Leonartowicz,

President, Marc Leonartowicz, Vice

President

Dated: April 28, 1998.

Joseph C. Polking,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11680 Filed 5–1–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6730–01–M

FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT

INVESTMENT BOARD

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: 9:00 a.m. (EDT), May 11,

1998.

PLACE: 4th Floor, Conference Room,

1250 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

STATUS: Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. National Finance Center record

keeping.

2. Congressional/agency/participant

liaison.

3. Benefits administration.

4. Investments.

5. Participant communications.

6. Approval of the minutes of the

April 13, 1998, Board member meeting.

7. Thrift Savings Plan activity report

by the Executive Director.

8. Approval of the update of the FY

1998 budget and FY 1999 estimates.

9. Investment policy review.

10. Review of KPMG Peat Marwick

audit report: ‘‘Pension and Welfare

Benefits Administration Review of

Capacity Planning and Performance

Management of the Thrift Savings Plan

at the United States Department of

Agriculture, National Finance Center.’’

11. Status of audit recommendations.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Thomas J. Trabucco, Director, Office of

External Affairs, (202) 942–1640.

Dated: April 29, 1998.

Roger W. Mehle,

Executive Director, Federal Retirement Thrift

Investment Board.

[FR Doc. 98–11819 Filed 4–29–98; 4:56 pm]

BILLING CODE 6760–01–M

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

[File No. 981–0040]

Digital Equipment Corporation;

Analysis to Aid Public Comment

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION: Proposed Consent Agreement.

SUMMARY: The consent agreement in this

matter settles alleged violations of

federal law prohibiting unfair or

deceptive acts or practices of unfair

methods of competition. The attached

Analysis to Aid Public Comment

describes both the allegations in the

draft complaint that accompanies the

consent agreement and the terms of the

consent order—embodied in the consent

agreement—that would settle these

allegations.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before July 6, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

directed to: FTC/Office of the Secretary,

Room 159, 6th St. and Pa. Ave., N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20580.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William Baer or Willard Tom, FTC/H–

374, Washington, D.C. 20580 (202) 326–

2932 or 326–2786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to Section 6(f) of the Federal Trade

Commission Act, 38 Stat. 721, 15 U.S.C.

46 and Section 2.34 of the Commission’s

Rules of Practice (16 CFR 2.34), notice

is hereby given that the above-captioned

consent agreement containing a consent

order to cease and desist, having been

filed with and accepted, subject to final

approval, by the Commission, has been

placed on the public record for a period

of sixty (60) days. The following

Analysis to Aid Public Comment

describes the terms of the consent

agreement, and the allegations in the

complaint. An electronic copy of the

full text of the consent agreement

package can be obtained from the FTC

Home Page (for April 23, 1998), on the

World Wide Web, at ‘‘http://

www.ftc.gov/os/actions97.htm.’’ A

paper copy can be obtained from the

FTC Public Reference Room, Room H–

130, Sixth Street and Pennsylvania

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580,

either in person or by calling (202) 326–

3627. Public comment is invited. Such

comments or views will be considered

by the Commission and will be available

for inspection and copying at its

principal office in accordance with

Section 4.9(b)(6)(ii) of the Commission’s

Rules of Practice (16 CFR 4.9(b)(6)(ii)).

Analysis To Aid Public Comment

I. Introduction

The Federal Trade Commission

(‘‘Commission’’) has accepted from

Digital Equipment Corporation

(‘‘Digital’’) an Agreement Containing

Consent Order (‘‘Proposed Consent

Order’’). The Proposed Consent Order is

designed to remedy anticompetitive

effects likely to occur in three product

markets as a result of the acquisition by

Intel Corporation (‘‘Intel’’) of certain

assets of Digital. The Order requires that

Digital License its Alpha microprocessor

technology to two Commissionapproved companies to ensure that

there are independent suppliers and

developers of Alpha. The Order ensures

that Intel will not have exclusive control

over the technology, and that Alpha will

remain competitive.

II. Description of the Parties and the

Transaction

Digital is a Massachusetts corporation

headquartered in Maryland,

Massachusetts, with sales of

approximately $13 billion and net

income of over $140 million for the

fiscal year ended June 28, 1997. Digital

manufactures and sells computer

systems, and develops, manufactures,

and sells microprocessors based on its

proprietary 64-bit 1 Alpha architecture.

The Alpha microprocessor is widely

regarded as among the highest

performing general purpose

microprocessors available and is the

only non-Intel microprocessor

architecture that can run the Windows

NT operating system in ‘‘native’’ mode.2

Digital is the largest consumer of Alpha

chips, which it uses in its computer

systems.

Intel Corporation (‘‘Intel’’), a Delaware

corporation headquartered in Santa

Clara, California, is the world’s leading

semiconductor manufacturer. Intel

reported 1996 sales of approximately

$20.8 billion and net income of more

than $5 billion. Intel supplies a broad