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protective of the rights of participants

and beneficiaries of the plan;

(3) The proposed exemptions, if

granted, will be supplemental to, and

not in derogation of, any other

provisions of the Act and/or the Code,

including statutory or administrative

exemptions and transitional rules.

Furthermore, the fact that a transaction

is subject to an administrative or

statutory exemption is not dispositive of

whether the transaction is in fact a

prohibited transaction; and

(4) The proposed exemptions, if

granted, will be subject to the express

condition that the material facts and

representations contained in each

application are true and complete, and

that each application accurately

describes all material terms of the

transaction which is the subject of the

exemption.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 13th day of

May, 1998.

Ivan Strasfeld,

Director of Exemption Determinations,

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration,

Department of Labor.

[FR Doc. 98–13145 Filed 5–15–98; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL CREDIT UNION

ADMINISTRATION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission to OMB for

Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: National Credit Union

Administration (NCUA).

ACTION: Request for comment.

SUMMARY: The NCUA has submitted the

following revised information collection

to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and clearance under

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(P.L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

This information collection is published

to obtain comments from the public. It

was originally published on January 15,

1998. No comments relating to the

information collection were received.

DATES: Comments will be accepted until

June 17, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are

invited to submit written comments to

NCUA Clearance Officer or OMB

Reviewer listed below:

Clearance Officer: Mr. James L.

Baylen (703) 518–6411, National Credit

Union Administration, 1775 Duke

Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314–

3428, Fax No. 703–6433. E-mail:

jbaylen@ncua.gov

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt

(202) 395–7860, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10226, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the information collection

requests, with applicable supporting

documentation, may be obtained by

calling the NCUA Clearance Officer,

James L. Baylen, (703) 518–6411.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposal

for the following collection of

information:

OMB Number: 3133–0004.

Form Number: NCUA 5300.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Title: Semiannual and Quarterly

Financial and Statistical Report.

Description: The financial and

statistical information collected is

essential to NCUA in carrying out its

responsibility for supervising federal

credit unions. The information also

enables NCUA to monitor all federally

insured credit unions whose accounts

are insured by the National Credit

Union Share Insurance Fund.

Respondents: All credit unions.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 11,500.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Response: 8 hours.

Frequency of Response: Quarterly and

semiannually.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 204,800.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: N/A.

By the National Credit Union

Administration Board on March 19, 1998.

Becky Baker,

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 98–13132 Filed 5–15–98; 8:45 am]

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Review of A New Generic

Clearance Plan

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Public Law 104–13, May 22, 1995), this

notice announces that the Office of

Personnel Management (OPM) intends

to submit to the Office of Management

and Budget a request for review of a

new Generic Clearance Plan to measure

customer satisfaction with the

Retirement and Insurance Services’

(RIS) programs and services. This Plan

satisfies the requirements of Executive

Order 12862 and the guidelines set forth

in OMB’s ‘‘Resource Manual for

Customer Surveys.’’ RIS is requesting

approval for conducting these voluntary

customer satisfaction surveys in fiscal

years 1998, 1999, and 2000.

Comments are particularly invited on:

whether this collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of

functions of the Office of Personnel

Management, and whether it will have

practical utility; whether our estimate of

the public burden of this collection of

information is accurate, and based on

valid assumptions and methodology;

and ways in which we can minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, through

the use of appropriate technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

For RIS survey questionnaires, we

estimate surveying approximately

464,975 customers per year for an

annual burden of 109,101 hours for FY

1998 and 94,517 hours each for fiscal

years 1999 and 2000; for our telephone

surveys, including Interactive Voice

Response (IVR) technology, we estimate

surveying 264,080 customers per year

for an annual burden of 22,072 hours;

for Internet surveys, we estimate

surveying 1,000 Internet readers for an

annual burden of 167 hours; for Focus

Groups, we estimate that we may have

10–20 focus groups consisting of 10–15

participants (300 total per year), lasting

up to about two hours each for an

annual burden of 600 hours; and for

Comment Card/Postcard surveys that

the RIS Washington, DC, Retirement

Information Office may use, we estimate

that it would take about 7 minutes to

complete and 3,000 customers may

respond for an annual burden of 350

hours. The total annual estimated

burden is 132,498 hours in FY 1998 and

117,914 hours each for fiscal years 1999

and 2000.

For copies of this proposal, contact

Jim Farron on (202) 418–3208, or E-mail

to jmfarron@opm.gov.

DATES: Comments on this proposal

should be received on or before July 17,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments

to Christopher G. Brown, Acting Chief,

Quality Assurance Division, Retirement

and Insurance Service, U.S. Office of

Personnel Management, 1900 E Street,

NW, Room 4316, Washington, DC

20415.

FOR INFORMATION REGARDING

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION CONTACT:

Mary Beth Smith-Toomey, Budget &

Administrative Services Division, (202)

606–0623.
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U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Janice R. Lachance,

Director.

[FR Doc. 98–13055 Filed 5–15–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6325–01–P

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request for Reclearance of

an Information Collection: SF 3104 and

SF 3104B

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Public Law 104–13, May 22, 1995), this

notice announces that the Office of

Personnel Management (OPM) intends

to submit to the Office of Management

and Budget a request for reclearance of

an information collection. SF 3104,

Application for Death Benefits/Federal

Employees Retirement System, is used

to apply for benefits under the Federal

Employees Retirement System based on

the death of an employee, former

employee, or retiree who was covered

by FERS at the time of his/her death or

separation from Federal Service. SF

3104B, Documentation and Elections in

Support of Application for Death

Benefits when Deceased was an

Employee at the Time of Death, is used

by applicants for death benefits under

FERS if the deceased was a Federal

Employee at the time of death.

Comments are particularly invited on:

whether this information is necessary

for the proper performance of functions

of the Office of Personnel Management,

and whether it will have practical

utility; whether our estimate of the

public burden of this collection of

information is accurate, and based on

valid assumptions and methodology;

and ways in which we can minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, through

the use of appropriate technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

Approximately 4,054 SF 3104s are

completed annually. We estimate that it

takes approximately 60 minutes to

complete the form. The annual burden

is 4,054 hours. Approximately 2,920 SF

3104Bs are completed annually. We

estimate that it takes 60 minutes to fill

out the form. The annual burden is

2,920 hours. The combined total annual

burden is 6,974 hours. For copies of this

proposal, contact Jim Farron on (202)

418–3208, or E-mail to

jmfarron@opm.gov.

DATES: Comments on this proposal

should be received by July 17, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments

to: John C. Crawford, Chief, FERS

Division, Retirement and Insurance

Service, U.S. Office of Personnel

Management, 1900 E Street, NW, Room

3313, Washington, DC 20415.

FOR INFORMATION REGARDING

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION CONTACT:

Mary Beth Smith-Toomey, Budget &

Administrative Services Division, (202)

606–0623.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Janice R. Lachance,

Director.

[FR Doc. 98–13059 Filed 5–15–98; 8:45 am]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available

From: Securities and Exchange

Commission, Office of Filings and

Information Services, Washington, DC

20549

Extension:

Rule 19d–1, SEC File No. 270–242, OMB

Control No. 3235–0206

Rule 19d–3, SEC File No. 270–245, OMB

Control No. 3235–0204

Rule 19h–1, SEC File No. 270–247, OMB

Control No. 3235–0259

Notice is hereby given that pursuant

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the Securities

and Exchange Commission

(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget a

request for extension of the previously

approved collections of information

discussed below.

Rule 19d–1 Notices by Self-Regulatory

Organizations Of Final Disciplinary Actions,

Denials, Bars, Or Limitations Respecting

Membership, Association, Participation, Or

Access To Services, And Summary

Suspensions.

Rule 19d–1 under the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 (the ‘‘Act’’)

prescribes the form and content of

notices to be filed with the Commission

by self-regulatory organizations

(‘‘SROs’’) for which the Commission is

the appropriate regulatory agency

concerning the following final SRO

actions: (1) disciplinary sanctions

(including summary suspensions); (2)

denials of membership, participation or

association with a member; and (3)

prohibitions or limitations on access to

SRO services. The rule enables the

Commission to obtain reports from the

SROs containing information regarding

SRO determinations to discipline

members or associated persons of

members, deny membership or

participation or association with a

member, and similar adjudicated

findings. The rule requires that such

actions be promptly reported to the

Commission. The rule also requires that

the reports and notices supply sufficient

information regarding the background,

factual basis and issues involved in the

proceeding to enable the Commission

(1) to determine whether the matter

should be called up for review on the

Commission’s own motion and (2) to

ascertain generally whether the SRO has

adequately carried out its

responsibilities under the Act.

It is estimated that 10 respondents

will utilize this application procedure

annually, with a total burden of 2,750

hours, based upon past submissions.

The staff estimates that the average

number of hours necessary to comply

with the requirements of Rule 19d–1 is

2.5 hours. The average cost per hour is

approximately $60. Therefore, the total

cost of compliance for the respondents

is $165,000.

A respondent is required to keep the

information not less than five years. The

filing of notices pursuant to the rule is

mandatory for SROs but does not

involve the collection of confidential

information.

Rule 19d–3 Applications For Review Of

Final Disciplinary Sanction, Denials Of

Membership, Participation, Or Limitations Of

Access To Service Imposed By SelfRegulatory Organizations.

Rule 19d–3 under the Act prescribes

the form and content of applications to

the Commission for review of final

disciplinary sanctions, denials of

membership, participation or

association with a member or

prohibitions or limitations of access to

services that are imposed by SROs. The

Commission uses the information

provided in the application filed

pursuant to Rule 19d–3 to review final

actions taken by SROs including: (1)

disciplinary sanctions; (2) denials of

membership, participation or

association with a member; and (3)

prohibitions on or limitations of access

to SRO services.

It is estimated that approximately 50

respondents will utilize this application

procedure annually, with a total burden

of 2,750 hours, based upon past

submissions. The staff estimates that the

average number of hours necessary to

comply with the requirements of Rule