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whether the information will have

practical utility;

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

• Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submissions

of responses.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before July 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be

submitted to the Docket Office, Docket

No. ICR–98–28, Occupational Safety

and Health Administration, U.S.

Department of Labor, Room N–2625,

200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20210. Telephone:

(202) 219–7894. Written comments

limited to 10 pages or less in length may

also be transmitted by facsimile to (202)

219–5046.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Theda Kenney, Directorate of Safety

Standards Programs, Occupational

Safety and Health Administration, U.S.

Department of Labor, Room N–3605,

200 Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, D.C. 20210, telephone:

(202) 219–8061. A copy of the

referenced information collection

request is available for inspection and

copying in the Docket Office and will be

mailed to persons who request copies by

telephoning Theda Kinney at (202) 219–

8061, extension 100, or Barbara Bielaski

at (202) 219–8076, extension 142. For

electronic copies of the Information

Collection Request on Logging

Operations (29 CFR 1910.266), contact

OSHA’s WebPage on the Internet at

http://www.osha.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The Occupational Safety and Health

Act of 1970 (the Act) authorizes the

promulgation of such health and safety

standards as are necessary or

appropriate to provide safe or healthful

employment and places of employment.

The statute specifically authorizes

information collection by employers as

necessary or appropriate for the

enforcement of the Act or for developing

information regarding the causes and

prevention of occupational injuries,

illnesses, and accidents.

Section 1910.266(i)(10)(i) requires an

employer to verify that employees have

been trained in the safe performance of

assigned work tasks, first-aid and CPR

by preparing written certification

records. Section 1910.266(i)(10)(ii)

requires an employer to maintain the

certification records.

The training certification is necessary

to assure compliance with the

requirement that employees have been

trained in the various precautions and

safe practices in logging operations. The

information collected would also be

used by compliance officers to

determine that employees have been

properly trained according to the

requirements set forth in 29 CFR

1910.266(i).

II. Current Actions

This notice requests public comment

on OSHA’s burden hour estimates prior

to OSHA seeking Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) approval of the

information collection requirements

contained in the Logging Operations

standard.

Type of Review: Extension of a

Currently Approved Collection.

Agency: U.S. Department of Labor,

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration.

Title: Logging Operations (29 CFR

1910.266).

OMB Number: 1218–0198.

Agency Number: Docket Number ICR–

98–28.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; State or local governments.

Number of Respondents: 86,400.

Frequency: Initially, On Occasion.

Average Time per Response: 3

minutes (0.05 hr.).

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4,320.

Total Annualized Capital/Startup

Costs: $0.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and

included in the request for Office of

Management and Budget approval of the

information collection request. The

comments will become a matter of

public record.

Signed at Washington, D.C., this 18th day

of May 1998.

Charles N. Jeffress,

Assistant Secretary of Labor.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Announcement of OMB

Approval

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and

Health Administration (OSHA) is

announcing that two collections of

information have been approved by the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995. This document announces

the OMB approval numbers and

expiration dates.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Helen Beall, Division of Training and

Educational Programs, Office of

Training and Education, Occupational

Safety and Health Administration, U.S.

Department of Labor, 1555 Times Drive,

Des Plaines, IL 60018, telephone (847)

297–4810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the

Federal Register of June 30, 1997, (62

FR 35234), the Agency announced its

intent to request renewal of its OMB

approval for the Grantee Quarterly

Progress Report and for the Application

for Training Grant. In accordance with

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), OMB has

reinstated its approval for both

information collections and assigned

OMB control number 1218–0020 to the

Application for Training Grant and

number 1218–0100 to the Grantee

Quarterly Progress Report. The

approvals expire 4/30/2001. Under 5

CFR 1320.5(b), and Agency may not

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not

required to respond to, a collection of

information unless the collection

displays a valid control number.

Dated: May 15, 1998.

Charles N. Jeffress,

Assistant Secretary.

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY

Notice of Meeting

SUMMARY: This Notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming meeting of the National

Institute for Literacy Advisory Board

(Board). This notice also describes the

function of the Board. Notice of this

meeting is required under Section
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10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act. This document is

intended to notify the general public of

their opportunity to attend the meeting.

DATE AND TIME: June 4, 1998 from 9:30

AM to 5:00 PM, and June 5, 1998 from

9:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

ADDRESSES: National Institute for

Literacy, 800 Connecticut Avenue, NW,

Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shelly W. Coles, National Institute for

Literacy, 800 Connecticut Avenue, NW,

Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006.

Telephone (202) 632–1507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board

is established under Section 384 of the

Adult Education Act, as amended by

Title I of P.L. 102–73, the National

Literacy Act of 1991. The Board consists

of ten individuals appointed by the

President with the advice and consent

of the Senate. The Board is established

to advise and make recommendations to

the Interagency Group, composed of the

Secretaries of Education, Labor, and

Health and Human Services, which

administers the National Institute for

Literacy (Institute). The Interagency

Group considers the Board’s

recommendations in planning the goals

of the Institute and in the

implementation of any programs to

achieve the goals of the Institute.

Specifically, the Board performs the

following functions (a) makes

recommendations concerning the

appointment of the Director and the

staff of the Institute; (b) provides

independent advice on operation of the

Institute; and (c) receives reports from

the Interagency Group and Director of

the Institute. In addition, the Institute

consults with the Board on the award of

fellowships. The Board will meet in

Washington, DC on June 4, 1998 from

9:30 AM to 5:00 PM, and June 5, 1998

from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The meeting

of the Board is open to the public. This

meeting of the Institute’s Advisory

Board will focus on the following

agenda items: recent research

developments in brain development of

literacy skills; the Institute’s role in the

area of adult literacy and learning

disabilities; and recent legislative

activities that impact on the Institute

and the literacy field. Records are kept

of all Board proceedings and are

available for public inspection at the

National Institute for Literacy, 800

Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 200,

Washington, DC 20006 from 8:30 AM to

5:00 PM.

Dated: May 18, 1998.

Andrew J. Hartman,

Director, National Institute for Literacy.

[FR Doc. 98–13605 Filed 5–20–98; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in Biological

Infrastructure; Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting:

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in

Biological Infrastructure.

Date & Time: June 10, 1998, 11 a.m.–6p.m.

daily; June 11, 1998, 8 a.m.–1 p.m.

Place: Room 310, NSF, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. DeLill Nasser, Program

Director, Plant Genome Research, Division of

Biological Infrastructure, Room 615, NSF,

4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA

22230, (703) 306–1439.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to the NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate proposals

for sequencing the Arabidopsis thaliana

genome as part of the selection process for

awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (6) of the Government

Sunshine Act.

Dated: May 1, 1998.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–13633 Filed 5–20–98; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in Civil and

Mechanical Systems, Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting:

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in Civil and

Mechanical Systems (1205).

Date & Time: June 11 and 12, 1998: 8:30

a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Place: Rooms 530 and 580, National

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22230.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Drs. Jorn Larson-Basse and

Sunil Saigal, Control, Materials and

Mechanics Cluster, Division of Civil and

Mechanical Systems, Room 545, National

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA, 22230 703/306–1361 x5073 or

x5069.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate research

proposals as part of the selection process for

awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information, financial data, such as

salaries, and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b(c) (4) and (6) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act.

Dated: May 18, 1998.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in Electrical

and Communications Systems; Notice

of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting:

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in

Electrical and Communications System

(1196).

Date and Time: June 8–9, 1998; 8:30 a.m.

to 5:00 p.m.

Place: Room 530, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22230.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Persons: Dr. Kishan Baheti,

Program, Director, Knowledge Modeling and

Computational Intelligence (KMCI), Division

of Electrical and Communications Systems,

National Science Foundations, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Room 675, Arlington, VA 22230,

Telephone: (703) 306–1339.

Purpose: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate research

proposals in the Knowledge Modeling and

Computational Intelligence program as part

of the selection process for awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical and information; financial data,

such as salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are within

exemptions 4 and 6 of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (4)

and (6) the Government in the Sunshine Act.