Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 101 /Wednesday, May 27, 1998 / Notices 29051

2By letter dated May 15, 1998 NASD Regulation

has consented to an extension of the comment

period. See letter from Jean I. Feeney, NASD

Regulation, Inc., to Katherine A. England, Assistant

Director, Division of Market Regulation,

Commission.

3 17 CFR 200.30–3)a)(12).

on the proposed rule change.2 The

Commission hereby extends the period

for public comment on the proposed

rule change until June 19, 1998.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.3

[FR Doc. 98–13955 Filed 5–26–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

UNITED STATES SENTENCING

COMMISSION

Sentencing Guidelines for the United

States Courts

AGENCY: United States Sentencing

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of preliminary priority

areas for Commission study. Request for

public comment.

SUMMARY: As part of its statutory

authority and responsibility to analyze

sentencing issues, including operation

of the federal sentencing guidelines, and

in accordance with Rules 3.5 and 5.2 of

its Rules of Practice and Procedure, the

Commission has preliminarily

identified certain priorities as the

principal focus of its policy

development work in the coming year.

The Commission invites comment on

these tentatively identified priority

areas and on any other sentencing issues

that it should address during the coming

year. The Commission has tentatively

scheduled a hearing to receive public

comment on these matters.

DATES: A hearing to receive public

comment on future policy development

priorities has been set for June 17, 1998,

in the Commission’s offices. Public

comment and written testimony for the

public hearing should be received on or

before June 11, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: United

States Sentencing Commission, One

Columbus Circle, NE, Suite 2–500

South, Washington, DC 20002–8002,

Attention: Public Information-Priorities

Comment. For Further Information

Contact: Michael Courlander, Public

Affairs Officer, at (202) 273–7731.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Policy

development priorities preliminarily

identified by the Commission for

continuing work during the 1998–1999

amendment cycle are:

1. Revisions of the fraud, theft, and

tax guidelines (including the monetary

tables used in these guidelines and

other guidelines that reference those

tables, consolidation of the theft, fraud,

and property destruction guidelines,

and the definition of ‘‘loss’’ in the theft

and fraud guidelines).

2. Review and assessment of the

criminal history guidelines.

3. Review and assessment of the

guidelines and sentences imposed for

homicide offenses.

In addition, the Commission expects

to address recent legislative enactments,

such as: (1) the Wireless Telephone

Protection Act, relating to cloning

cellular telephones; (2) the No

Electronic Theft Act; (3) and any other

legislation affecting sentencing policy

that may be enacted in the remainder of

this congressional session.

Obviously, the subject matter, scope,

and duration of the Commission’s

policy development work during the

coming year will be influenced

considerably by the appointment of new

commissioners and the timing of those

appointments. Thus, at this time, the

Commission has tentatively identified

only a few areas in which its work is

ongoing.

The Commission invites comment on

whether and how it should further

investigate these tentative priorities.

Additionally, the Commission invites

comment on any other sentencing issues

that persons believe should be

addressed in the coming year, including

research issues that the Commission

should address. To the extent

practicable, comments submitted on

additional issues should include the

following: (1) a statement of the issue,

including the scope and manner of

study, particular problem areas and

possible solutions, and any other

matters relevant to an identified or

proposed priority; (2) citations to

applicable sentencing guidelines,

statutes, case law, and constitutional

provisions; and (3) a direct and concise

statement of why the Commission

should make the issue a priority.

Authority: 28 U.S.C. 994(a), (o).

Richard P. Conaboy,

Chairman.

[FR Doc. 98–13947 Filed 5–26–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 2211–01–P

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Information Collection Activities:

Proposed Collection Requests and

Comment Requests

This notice lists information

collection packages that will require

submission to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB), as well as

information collection packages

submitted to OMB for clearance, in

compliance with Pub. L. 104–13

effective October 1, 1995, The

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

I. The information collection(s) listed

below require(s) extension(s) of the

current OMB approval(s) or are

proposed new collection(s):

1. Medical Report (General)—0960–

0052. The information on Form SSA–

3826 is used by the Social Security

Administration (SSA) to determine the

claimant’s physical status prior to

making a disability determination and

to document disability claims folders

with the medical evidence. The

respondents are physicians, hospitals,

directors and medical records librarians.

Number of Respondents: 750,000.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 30

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 375,000

hours.

2. Payment of Certain Travel

Expenses—0960–0434. SSA uses the

information required by 20 CFR,

sections 404.999(d) and 416.1499 to

reimburse a claimant who has been

required to travel over 75 miles to

appear at a medical examination or a

disability hearing. The respondents are

claimants who travel more than 75

miles in order to attend a medical

examination or a disability hearing.

Number of Respondents: 50,000.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 10

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 8,333

hours.

3. Social Security Request for

Information—0960–0531. The

information on Form SSA–6231 is used

by SSA to complete or to clarify data on

Forms SSA–623 or SSA–6230,

previously provided by representative

payees. The respondents are

representative payees who furnished

incomplete or unclear information.

Number of Respondents: 100,000.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 15

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 25,000

hours.

4. Statement Regarding Student’s

Attendance—0960–0113. The

information on Form SSA–2434 is used

to determine student entitlement status

for the children of coal miners, the

children of their widows or the brothers

of deceased coal miners eligible for

black lung benefits. The respondents are

dependents of deceased coal miners as

cited above, who are attending school

and about to attain age 18.