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2. Insurance Project in Turkey.

3. Approval of March 10, 1998

Minutes (Closed Portion).

4. Pending Major Projects.

5. Report on OPIC’s Small Business

Initiative.

CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION:

Information on the meeting may be

obtained from Connie M. Downs at (202)

336–8438.

Connie M. Downs,

OPIC Corporate Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14088 Filed 5–22–98; 10:25 am]

BILLING CODE 3210–01–M

UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL

TRADE COMMISSION

[USITC SE–98–008]

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United

States International Trade Commission.

TIME AND DATE: June 4, 1998 at 11:30

a.m.

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street S.W.,

Washington, DC 20436.

STATUS: Open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. Agenda for future meeting: None.

2. Minutes.

3. Ratification List.

4. Inv. Nos. 731–TA–781–786

(Preliminary) (Stainless Steel Round

Wire from Canada, India, Japan, Korea,

Spain, and Taiwan)—briefing and vote.

5. Outstanding action jackets: None.

In accordance with Commission

policy, subject matter listed above, not

disposed of at the scheduled meeting,

may be carried over to the agenda of the

following meeting.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: May 21, 1998.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14143 Filed 5–22–98; 2:43 pm]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL

TRADE COMMISSION

[USITC SE–98–009]

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United

States International Trade Commission.

TIME AND DATE: June 11, 1998 at 11:00

a.m.

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street S.W.,

Washington, DC 20436.

STATUS: Open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. Agenda for future meeting: None.

2. Minutes.

3. Ratification List.

4. Inv. No. 753–TA–34 (Extruded

Rubber Thread from Malaysia)—briefing

and vote.

5. Outstanding action jackets: None.

In accordance with Commission

policy, subject matter listed above, not

disposed of at the scheduled meeting,

may be carried over to the agenda of the

following meeting.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: May 21, 1998.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14144 Filed 5–22–98; 2:43 pm]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT

COMMISSION

[F.C.S.C. Meeting Notice No. 11–98]

Sunshine Act Meeting

The Foreign Claims Settlement

Commission, pursuant to its regulations

(45 CFR Part 504) and the Government

in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b),

hereby gives notice in regard to the

scheduling of meetings and oral

hearings for the transaction of

Commission business and other matters

specified, as follows:

Date and Time: Monday, June 15,

1998, 10:00 a.m.

Subject Matter: A. Oral Hearings on

Objections to Proposed Decisions on

claims against Albania, as follows:

10:00 a.m. Claim No. ALB–247 Stephen

J. Pantos

10:30 a.m. Claim No. ALB–117 James

Elias

11:00 a.m. Claim No. ALB–146 Connie

Zotos

11:30 a.m. Claim No. ALB–178 Hariklia

Zoto, et al.

B. Hearings on the Record on

Objections to Proposed Decisions on

claims against Albania, as follows:

1. Claim No. ALB–042 Xhani Femera,

et al.

2. Claim No. ALB–072 Thomas M.

Toma

3. Claim No. ALB–092 Thanas A.

Laske

4. Claim Nos. ALB–137, Klementina

Sevo ALB–138 Marianthi Fili

5. Claim No. ALB–153 Bibi Xhemal

Bejleri

6. Claim No. ALB–173 Marigo

Vasiliades, et al.

7. Claim No. ALB–187 Helena Liolin

8. Claim No. ALB–203 Stavri G. Buri

9. Claim No. ALB–220 Gjergji Gjeli

10. Claim No. ALB–293 Jorgo Stoli

Status: Open.

All meetings are held at the Foreign

claims Settlement Commission, 600 E

Street, N.W., Washington, DC. Requests

for information, or advance notices of

intention to observe an open meeting,

may be directed to: Administrative

Officer, Foreign Claims Settlement

Commission, 600 E Street, NW., Room

6002, Washington, DC 20579.

Telephone: (202) 616–6988.

Dated at Washington, DC, May 22, 1998.

Judith H. Lock,

Administrative Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–14177 Filed 5–22–98; 2:43 pm]

BILLING CODE 4410–BA–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; New Information

Collection

ACTION: Notice of information collection;

new collection; public charge bond in

pilot program.

The Department of Justice,

Immigration and Naturalization Service

has submitted the following information

collection request for review and

clearance in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The

proposed information collection is

published to obtain comments from the

public and affected agencies. Comments

are encouraged and will be accepted for

‘‘sixty days’’ until July 27, 1998.

Written comments and suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

concerning the proposed collection of

information should address one or more

of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agencies estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) 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 submission of

responses.
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Overview of this information

collection.

(1) Type of Information Collection:

new information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection:

Public Charge Bond in Pilot Program.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: No agency form number.

Office of Examinations, Adjudications

Division, Immigration and

Naturalization Service.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Individuals or

Households. This information

collection, contained in a proposed rule,

will be used by the Service to determine

which districts will be selected to

participate in the Bond Pilot Program, as

well as what dollar amount of the bond

would be for each immigrant in that

State, depending on the dollar amount

of means-tested benefits available.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 20 responses at 6 hours per

response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 120 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection

instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please contact

Richard A. Sloan 202–514–3291,

Director, Policy Directives and

Instructions Branch, Immigration and

Naturalization Service, U.S. Department

of Justice, Room 5307, 425 I Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20536. Additionally,

comments and/or suggestions regarding

the item(s) contained in this notice,

especially regarding the estimated

public burden and associated response

time may also be directed to Mr.

Richard A. Sloan.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, Suite 850, Washington Center,

1001 G Street, NW, Washington, DC

20530.

Dated: May 20, 1998.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 98–13926 Filed 5–26–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–18–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

Bureau of Justice Statistics; National

Criminal History Improvement Program

(NCHIP)

[OJP(BJS)–1175]

RIN 1121–ZA95

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs,

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), Justice.

ACTION: Notice of program plan.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Justice

Statistics (BJS) is publishing this notice

to announce the continuation of the

National Criminal History Improvement

Program (NCHIP) in Fiscal Year 1998.

Copies of this announcement can also

be found on the Internet at http://

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carol G. Kaplan at (202) 307–0759 (this

is not a toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The program implements the grant

provisions of—

* the Brady Handgun Violence

Prevention Act (Brady Act), Pub. L. No.

103159, 107 Stat. 1536 (1993), codified

as amended at 18 U.S.C. Sections 921 et

seq.;

* the National Child Protection Act of

1993 (NCPA), Pub. L. No. 103209, 107

Stat. 2490 (1993), codified as amended

at 42 U.S.C. Sections 3759, 5101 note,

5119, 5119a, 5119b, 5119c;

* those provisions of the Omnibus

Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of

1968 (Omnibus Act), Pub. L. No. 90–

351, 82 Stat. 197 (1968), codified as

amended at 42 U.S.C. Sections 3711 et

seq., as amended; and the Violent Crime

Control and Law Enforcement Act of

1994 (Violent Crime Control Act), Pub.

L. No. 103–322, 108 Stat. 1796 (1994),

codified as amended at 42 U.S.C.

Sections 13701 et seq., which pertain to

the establishment, maintenance,

analysis, or use of criminal history

records and criminal record systems;

and,

* related laws pertaining to the

identification, collection, analysis and

interstate exchange of records relating to

domestic violence and stalking

(including protection orders) and to the

establishment of sexual offender

registries and exchange of data between

them.

The NCHIP Program to date. The

NCHIP program was initiated in 1995,

under the administration of the Bureau

of Justice Statistics. During Fiscal Years

1995, 1996, and 1997, from the total

appropriation of $178.25 million, direct

awards were made to all States and

eligible territories in an amount totaling

over $160 million. Six million dollars

was also transferred to the FBI for

implementation of the National Instant

Criminal Background Check System

(NICS), which will provide instant

interstate access to records prohibiting

the sale of a firearm. About $5 million

was awarded to provide direct technical

assistance to States, to evaluate the

program, and to collect statistics and

research data on presale firearm

programs.

To date, under the NCHIP program,

all States have received funds to

upgrade criminal record systems

(including establishing and upgrading

Automated Fingerprint Identification

Systems (AFIS)) and to support efforts

to participate in the FBI’s Interstate

Identification Index (III), which permits

instant exchange of criminal records

among the States. Eighteen States also

received additional funding under the

Advanced State Award Program to

initiate efforts to identify persons other

than felons who are prohibited from

purchasing firearms.

Beginning in FY 1996, NCHIP

program funds have also been available

to States to upgrade record systems to

identify and flag persons convicted of

abusing children, the elderly, and the

disabled, or to defray costs of providing

rapid and reliable background checks on

individuals who wish to work with

these sensitive populations.

Also since 1996, NCHIP program

funds have been available to develop

and implement procedures for

classifying and entering data regarding

stalking and domestic violence

(including protection orders) into local,

State, and national crime information

databases consistent with the provisions

of the Violence Against Women Act

(VAWA).

To date, approximately $10 million

has been awarded to States for purposes

relating to offenses against children, the

elderly and the disabled, and for

collection of data on stalking and

domestic abuse, including protection

orders and violations thereof.

The FY 1998 program. Consistent

with the FY 1998 appropriation, funds

awarded under the 1998 NCHIP

program may be used to improve

criminal record systems, to support

interstate exchange of records through

the FBI, to implement procedures

designed to permit participation in the

NICS, and for authorized purposes

consistent with the NCPA and the

identified sections of the VAWA, as

described above, and, more fully, in

later sections of this announcement.

The FY 1998 NCHIP program also

includes the National Sex Offender