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COMMISSION

Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards, Subcommittee Meeting on

Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena; Notice

of Meeting

The ACRS Subcommittee on ThermalHydraulic Phenomena will hold a

meeting on June 2, 1998, Room T–2B3,

11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

Portions of the meeting will be closed

to public attendance to discuss General

Electric Company proprietary

information pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

552b(c)(4).

The agenda for the subject meeting

shall be as follows:

Tuesday, June 2, 1998—8:30 a.m. until

the conclusion of business

The Subcommittee will review the

General Electric Company extended

power uprate plan for operating BWRs,

and the lead-plant (Monticello Nuclear

Generating Plant) power uprate

application. The purpose of this meeting

is to gather information, analyze

relevant issues and facts, and to

formulate proposed positions and

actions, as appropriate, for deliberation

by the full Committee.

Oral statements may be presented by

members of the public with the

concurrence of the Subcommittee

Chairman; written statements will be

accepted and made available to the

Committee. Electronic recordings will

be permitted only during those portions

of the meeting that are open to the

public, and questions may be asked only

by members of the Subcommittee, its

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

the cognizant ACRS staff engineer

named below five days prior to the

meeting, if possible, so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

During the initial portion of the

meeting, the Subcommittee, along with

any of its consultants who may be

present, may exchange preliminary

views regarding matters to be

considered during the balance of the

meeting.

The Subcommittee will then hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the General

Electric Company, the Northern States

Power Company, the NRC staff, their

consultants, and other interested

persons regarding this review.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, whether the meeting

has been canceled or rescheduled, the

scheduling of sessions which are open

to the public, the Chairman’s ruling on

requests for the opportunity to present

oral statements and the time allotted

therefor, can be obtained by contacting

the cognizant ACRS staff engineer, Mr.

Paul A. Boehnert (telephone 301/415–

8065) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.

(EDT). Persons planning to attend this

meeting are urged to contact the above

named individual one or two working

days prior to the meeting to be advised

of any potential changes to the agenda,

etc., that may have occurred.

Dated: May 6, 1998.

Sam Duraiswamy,

Chief, Nuclear Reactors Branch.

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Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards, Subcommittee Meeting on

Safety Research Program; Notice of

Meeting

The ACRS Subcommittee on Safety

Research Program will hold a meeting

on June 1, 1998, Room T–2B3, 11545

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

The entire meeting will be open to

public attendance.

The agenda for the subject meeting

shall be as follows:

Monday, June 1, 1998—8:30 a.m. until

12:30 p.m.

The Subcommittee will discuss

SECY–98–076, ‘‘Core Research

Capabilities,’’ and related matters. The

purpose of this meeting is to gather

information, analyze relevant issues and

facts, and to formulate proposed

positions and actions, as appropriate,

for deliberation by the full Committee.

Oral statements may be presented by

members of the public with the

concurrence of the Subcommittee

Chairman; written statements will be

accepted and made available to the

Committee. Electronic recordings will

be permitted only during those portions

of the meeting that are open to the

public, and questions may be asked only

by members of the Subcommittee, its

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

the cognizant ACRS staff engineer

named below five days prior to the

meeting, if possible, so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

During the initial portion of the

meeting, the Subcommittee, along with

any of its consultants who may be

present, may exchange preliminary

views regarding matters to be

considered during the balance of the

meeting.

The Subcommittee will then hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the NRC staff, its

consultants, and other interested

persons regarding this review.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, whether the meeting

has been canceled or rescheduled, the

Chairman’s ruling on requests for the

opportunity to present oral statements

and the time allotted therefor can be

obtained by contacting the cognizant

ACRS staff engineer, Dr. Medhat ElZeftawy (telephone 301/415–6889)

between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (EDT).

Persons planning to attend this meeting

are urged to contact the above named

individual one or two working days

prior to the meeting to be advised of any

potential changes in the proposed

agenda, etc., that may have occurred.

Dated: May 6, 1998.

Sam Duraiswamy,

Chief, Nuclear Reactors Branch.

[FR Doc. 98–12533 Filed 5–11–98; 8:45 am]

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request: Investigations Forms 41–44

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel

Management.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (Title

44, U.S. Code, Chapter 35), this notice

announces that OPM intends to submit

to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) a request for reclearance of four

information collections and solicit

comments on them. OPM uses these

forms to request information by mail for

use in OPM investigations. These

investigations are conducted to

determine suitability for Federal

employment and/or the ability to hold

a security clearance as prescribed in

Executive Orders 10450, 12968 and

10577 (5 CFR Part V) and 5 U.S.C. 3301.

INV Form 41, Investigative Request

for Employment Data and Supervisor

Information, is sent to former employers

and/or supervisors.

INV Form 42, Investigative Request

for Personal Information, is sent to

references.

INV Form 43, Investigative Request

for Educational Registrar and Dean of

Students Record Data, is sent to

educational institutions.

INV Form 44, Investigative Request

for Law Enforcement Data, is sent to

local law enforcement agencies.

Based upon current usage it is

estimated that 1,609,000 individuals
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will respond annually ( 770,000 to INV

Form 41; 412,000 to INV Form 42;

98,000 to INV Form 43; and 329,000 to

INV Form 44) with each response

requiring approximately 5 minutes. The

total burden requested is 134,083 hours.

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 collection of information on

those who respond, through the use of

appropriate technological collection

techniques or other forms of

information technology.

To obtain copies of this proposal

please contact James M. Farron at (202)

418–3208 or by E-mail to

jmfarron@opm.gov.

DATES: Comments on this proposal

should be received within 60 calendar

days from the date of this publication.

Submit comments on this proposal to

Richard A. Ferris, Associate Director,

U.S. Office of Personnel Management,

Room 5416, 1900 E Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20415.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Janice R. Lachance,

Director.

[FR Doc. 98–12443 Filed 5–11–98; 8:45 am]

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

Excepted Service

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This gives notice of positions

placed or revoked under Schedules A

and B, and placed under Schedule C in

the excepted service, as required by

Civil Service Rule VI, Exceptions from

the Competitive Service.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia H. Paige, Staffing Reinvention

Office, Employment Service (202) 606–

0830.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Personnel Management published its

last monthly notice updating appointing

authorities established or revoked under

the Excepted Service provisions of 5

CFR 213 on April 10, 1998 (63 FR

17904). Individual authorities

established or revoked under Schedules

A and B and established under

Schedule C between March 1, 1998, and

March 31, 1998, appear in the listing

below. Future notices will be published

on the fourth Tuesday of each month, or

as soon as possible thereafter. A

consolidated listing of all authorities as

of June 30 will also be published.

Schedule A

No Schedule A authorities were

established or revoked during March

1998.

Schedule B

No Schedule B authorities were

established or revoked during March

1998.

Schedule C

The following Schedule C authorities

were established during March 1998:

Department of Agriculture

Chief of Staff to the Administrator,

Risk Management Agency. Effective

March 4, 1998.

Confidential Assistant to the

Administrator, Farm Service Agency.

Effective March 4, 1998.

Special Assistant to the Chief, Natural

Resources Conservation Service.

Effective March 12, 1998.

Confidential Assistant to the Deputy

Secretary. Effective March 17, 1998.

Confidential Assistant to the

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural

Service. Effective March 26, 1998.

Department of Defense (DOD)

Speechwriter to the Assistant

Secretary for Public Affairs. Effective

March 6, 1998.

Speechwriter to the Assistant

Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs.

Effective March 10, 1998.

Staff Assistant to the Special Assistant

for White House Liaison. Effective

March 10, 1998.

Confidential Assistant to the Assistant

Secretary for Public Affairs. Effective

March 19, 1998.

Staff Specialist to the Deputy

Assistant Secretary (Asian and Pacific

Affairs). Effective March 23, 1998.

Department of the Air Force (DOD)

Secretary Assistant to the Under

Secretary of the Air Force. Effective

March 10, 1998.

Department of the Army (DOD)

Personal and Confidential Assistant to

the Under Secretary of the Army.

Effective March 11, 1998.

Department of the Navy (DOD)

Staff Assistant to the Under Secretary

of the Navy. Effective March 10, 1998.

Department of Commerce

Speechwriter to the Assistant to the

Secretary and Director, Office of Policy

and Strategic Planning. Effective March

2, 1998.

Confidential Assistant to the Director,

Secretariat Staff. Effective March 2,

1998.

Deputy Director, Office of Public

Affairs to the Director, Office of Public

Affairs. Effective March 6, 1998.

Director, Office of Business Liaison to

the Secretary of Commerce. Effective

March 9, 1998.

Special Assistant to the Assistant

Secretary for Legislative and

Intergovernmental Affairs. Effective

March 13, 1998.

Department of Education

Special Assistant to the Special

Advisor to the Secretary. Effective

March 10, 1998.

Special Assistant to the Senior

Advisor to the Secretary (Director,

America Reads Challenge). Effective

March 11, 1998.

Special Assistant to the Assistant

Secretary for Elementary and Secondary

Education. Effective March 17, 1998.

Department of Energy

Briefing Book Coordinator to the

Director, Scheduling and Logistics.

Effective March 4, 1998.

Special Assistant to the Secretary of

Energy. Effective March 4, 1998.

Special Assistant to the Director,

Office of Energy Research. Effective

March 6, 1998.

Special Assistant to the Associate

Deputy Secretary for Field Management.

Effective March 10, 1998.

Special Assistant to the Director,

Office of Civilian Radioactive

Management. Effective March 26, 1998.

Special Assistant to the Assistant

Secretary for Human Resources and

Administration. Effective March 30,

1998.

Department of Health and Human

Services

Confidential Assistant to the Deputy

Chief of Staff. Effective March 11, 1998.

Special Assistant to the Deputy

Assistant Secretary for Legislation.

Effective March 26, 1998.

Special Assistant to the Assistant

Secretary for Aging. Effective March 27,

1998.

Department of Housing and Urban

Development

Staff Assistant to the Director, Office

of Special Programs. Effective March 2,

1998.

Special Assistant to the Assistant

Deputy Secretary for Field Policy and

Management. Effective March 6, 1998.