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requirements should be directed to the

Program Managers referenced in the

Program Announcement.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority

This action is authorized under the

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Prevention Act of 1974, as amended,

section 406, 42 U.S.C. 5776 (1994).

Background

Prospective applicants should contact

the Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse (JJC)

for copies of the Program

Announcement and Application Kit by

calling 800–638–8736. To request that a

copy be mailed to you, select option 2

or 3, and ask for SL 273 for the Program

Announcement and SL 254 for the

Application Kit. To have the 23-page

Program Announcement faxed to you,

call 800–638–8736 and select option 1

to reach JJC’s fax-on-demand service,

then choose option 2, and enter 9043.

The Program Announcement and the

Application Kit are also available on the

Internet at www.ncjrs.org/ojjhome.htm;

see Grants and Funding or New

Initiatives sections.

Dated: May 28, 1998.

John J. Wilson,

Acting Administrator, Office of Juvenile

Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

[FR Doc. 98–14569 Filed 6–1–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–18–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration

Proposed Extension of Information

Collection Request Submitted for

Public Comment and

Recommendations; Prohibited

Transaction Class Exemption 76–1

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as

part of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and respondent burden,

provides the general public and Federal

agencies with an opportunity to

comment on proposed and/or

continuing collections of information in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 95) 44

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). This program

helps to ensure that requested data can

be provided in the desired format,

reporting burden (time and financial

resources) is minimized, collection

instruments are clearly understood, and

the impact of collection requirements on

respondents can be properly assessed.

Currently, the Pension and Welfare

Benefits Administration is soliciting

comments concerning the proposed

extension of a currently approved

collection of information, Prohibited

Transaction Class Exemption 76–1. A

copy of the proposed information

collection request can be obtained by

contacting the employee listed below in

the contact section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before August 3, 1998.

The Department of Labor (Department)

is particularly interested in comments

which:

• 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;

• 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.

ADDRESSES: Gerald B. Lindrew,

Department of Labor, Pension and

Welfare Benefits Administration, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

D.C. 20210, (202) 219–4782 (not a tollfree number), FAX (202) 219–4745.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Prohibited Transaction Class

Exemption 76–1 permits parties in

interest, under specified conditions, to

(A) make delinquent employer

contributions, (B) receive loans, and (C)

obtain office space, administrative

services and goods from plans. In the

absence of this exemption, certain

aspects of these transactions might be

prohibited by section 406 of the

Employee Retirement Income Security

Act (ERISA).

II. Current Actions

This existing collection of information

should be continued because without

the relief provided by this exemption,

contributing employers would not be

able to make late or partial payments to

plans, even in justifiable circumstances;

contributing employers would be unable

to obtain construction financing from

plans and the plans would be denied

this investment opportunity; and plans

would not be able to receive income

from leasing available office space or

provide services to certain parties in

interest. The recordkeeping

requirements incorporated within the

class exemption are intended to protect

the interests of plan participants and

beneficiaries. Each part of the

exemption differs somewhat in

paperwork. Under Part A, the terms of

an arrangement or agreement between a

plan and a participating employer

extending time for a contribution or

accepting less than the amount owed

must be set forth in writing. Also, a

determination by a plan to consider an

unpaid employer contribution as

uncollectible must be set forth in

writing. Under Part B, before a

construction loan is made by a plan to

a participating employer, the employer

and the plan must receive a written

commitment for permanent financing

from a person other than the plan

concerning full repayment of the loan

upon completion of construction. In

addition, the plan must maintain for six

years such records as are necessary to

enable the Department, Internal

Revenue Service (IRS), et al., to

determine whether the conditions of the

exemption have been met. Part C

permits plans to lease office space and

provide administrative services or sell

goods to a participating employer or

union or to another plan. Under Part C,

the plan must maintain for six years

following the date of termination of the

lease or of the provision of services such

records as are necessary to enable

persons from the DOL, IRS, et al., to

determine whether the conditions of the

exemption have been met.

Type of Review: Extension.

Agency: Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration.

Title: Prohibited Transaction Class

Exemption 76–1.

OMB Number: 1210–0058.

Recordkeeping: 6 years.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions,

Individuals.

Total Respondents: 3,000.

Frequency: On occasion.

Total Responses: 3,000.

Average Time Per Response: 15

minutes.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 750.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for Office of

Management and Budget approval of the

information collection request; they will

also become a matter of public record.
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Dated: May 28, 1998.

Gerald B. Lindrew,

Deputy Director, Pension and Welfare

Benefits Administration, Office of Policy and

Research.

[FR Doc. 98–14544 Filed 6–1–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–29–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Veterans’ Employment and Training

Secretary of Labor’s Advisory

Committee for Veterans’ Employment

and Training; Open Meeting

The Secretary’s Advisory Committee

for Veterans’ Employment and Training

was established under section 4110 of

title 38, United States Code, to bring to

the attention of the Secretary, problems

and issues relating to veterans’

employment and training.

Notice is hereby given that the

Secretary of Labor’s Advisory

Committee for Veterans’ Employment

and Training will meet on Monday, June

22, 1998, at the U.S. Department of

Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Room S–2508, Washington, DC 20210

from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Written comments are welcome and

may be submitted by addressing them

to: Ms. Polin Cohanne, Designated

Federal Official, Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and

Training, U.S. Department of Labor, 200

Constitution Avenue, NW, Room S–

1315, Washington, DC 20210.

The primary items on the agenda are:

• Adoption of Minutes of the

Previous Meeting

• Update on Interagency Task Force

on Certification and Licensing of

Military Personnel

• Update on Pilot Programs to Ensure

Priority of Service on America’s Job

Bank/America’s Talent Bank

• Update on Vocational

Rehabilitation and Counseling

• Rechartering of Advisory

Committee

The meeting will be open to the

public.

Persons with disabilities needing

special accommodations should contact

Ms. Polin Cohanne at telephone number

202–219–9116 no later than June 15,

1998.

Signed at Washington, DC, this May 29,

1998.

Espiridion (Al) Borrego,

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’

Employment and Training.

[FR Doc. 98–14543 Filed 6–1–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–79–M

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Reinstatement of

Collection With Changes; Comment

Request; Antarctic Conservation Act

Application Permit Form

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–

13 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), and as part

of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and respondent burden, the

National Science Foundation (NSF) is

inviting the general public and other

Federal agencies to comment on this

proposed reinstatement of information

collection with changes.

DATES: NSF should receive comments

on or before August 3, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

to Anita Eisenstadt, Assistant General

Counsel, through surface mail (National

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Room 1265, Arlington,

Virginia 22230); e:mail

(aeisenst@nsf.gov) or fax (703–306–

0149).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Call

or write Anita Eisenstadt, Assistant

General Counsel, for a copy of the

collection instrument and instructions

at National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Boulevard, Room 1265,

Arlington, Virginia 22230; call (703)

306–1060, or send e:mail to

aeisenst@nsf.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abstract:

The National Science Foundation,

pursuant to the Antarctic Conservation

Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.)

(‘‘ACA’’) regulates via a permit system

certain activities in Antarctica. The

subject form is used by NSF to collect

information needed in permit

administration. The ACA was amended

in 1996 by the Antarctic Science,

Tourism, and Conservation Act and NSF

is revising its regulations, and making

minor revisions to the ACA permit

application form, to implement these

statutory amendments. The information

collection cited in this notice is

contained in the proposed rule found

elsewhere in this issue of the Federal

Register.

Expected respondents. Respondents

may include individuals, for-profit,

Federal agencies, non-profits, and small

businesses. The majority of respondents

are scientists at educational institutions

who plan to conduct scientific research

in Antarctica.

Burden on the Public. The Foundation

estimates that a total annual reporting

and recordkeeping burden of ten hours

will result from the collection of

information. The calculation is 20

respondents × 1 response per year × 1⁄2

hour/respondent = 10 hours.

Dated: May 21, 1998.

Lawrence Rudolph,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 98–14473 Filed 6–1–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7555–01–U

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of

information collection and solicitation

of public comment.

SUMMARY: The NRC has recently

submitted to OMB for review the

following proposal for the collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby

informs potential respondents that an

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and

that a person is not required to respond

to, a collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number.

1. Type of submission, new, revision,

or extension: Extension.

2. The title of the information

collection: Security Termination

Statement; Request for Access

Authorization; Request for Visit or

Access Approval.

3. The form number if applicable:

NRC Form 136; NRC Form 237; NRC

Form 277.

4. How often the collection is

required: On occasion.

5. Who will be required or asked to

report: NRC Form 136, licensee and

contractor employees, who have been

granted an NRC access authorization;

NRC Form 237, any employee of

approximately 20 licensees and 2

contractors who will require an NRC

access authorization; NRC Form 277,

any employee of two current NRC

contractors who (1) holds an NRC access

authorization, and (2) needs to make a

visit to NRC, other contractors/licensees

or government agencies in which access

to classified information will be

involved or unescorted area access is

desired.

6. An estimate of the number of

responses: NRC Form 136, 400; NRC

Form 237, 80; NRC Form 277, 6.