Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 113 / Friday, June 12, 1998 / Notices 32273

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

the provisions of the Government in the

Sunshine Act, Pub. L. 94–409, that the

Securities and Exchange Commission

will hold the following meetings during

the week of June 15, 1998.

An open meeting will be held on

Tuesday, June 16, 1998, at 10:00 a.m.

A closed meeting will be held on

Wednesday, June 17, 1998, at 10:00 a.m.

Commissioners, Counsel to the

Commissioners, the Secretary to the

Commission, and recording secretaries

will attend the closed meeting. Certain

staff members who have an interest in

the matters may also be present.

The General Counsel of the

Commission, or his designee, has

certified that, in his opinion, one or

more of the exemptions set forth in 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), (8), (9)(A) and (10)

and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(4), (8), (9)(i) and

(10), permit consideration of the

scheduled matters at the closed meeting.

Commissioner Hunt, as duty officer,

voted to consider the items listed for the

closed meeting in a closed session.

The open meeting scheduled for

Tuesday, June 16, 1998, at 10:00 a.m.,

will be:

The Commission will hear closing

argument in the hearing on the

applications of the Chicago Board of

Trade to trade futures and related

options contracts on the Dow Jones

Utilities Average and the Dow Jones

Transportation Average Indices. For

further information, contact John A.

Zecca at (202) 942–0967.

The subject matter of the closed

meeting scheduled for Wednesday, June

17, 1998, at 10:00 a.m., will be:

Institution and settlement of

injunctive actions.

Institution and settlement of

administrative proceedings of an

enforcement nature.

At times, changes in Commission

priorities require alterations in the

scheduling of meeting items. For further

information and to ascertain what, if

any, matters have been added, deleted

or postponed, please contact:

The Office of the Secretary at (202)

942–7070.

Dated: June 8, 1998.

Jonathan G. Katz,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–15779 Filed 6–9–98; 4:44 pm]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Data Collection Available for Public

Comments and Recommendations

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the Small Business

Administration’s intentions to request

approval on a new, and/or currently

approved information collection.

DATES: Comments should be submitted

on or before August 11, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Curtis B. Rich, Management Analyst,

Small Business Administration, 409 3rd

Street, S. W., Suite 5000, Washington,

D.C. 20416. Phone Number: 202–205–

6629.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: ‘‘Transaction Report on Loans

Serviced by Lenders’’.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Form No: 172.

Description of Respondents: Small

Business Administration Participating

Lenders.

Annual Responses: 3,865.

Annual Burden: 24,154.

Comments: Send all comments

regarding this information collection to

Raymond Baca, Chief, Office of

Programmatic Accounting Group, Small

Business Administration, 721 19th

Street, Suite 426, Denver, CO 80202.

Phone No:303–844–3985.

Send comments regarding whether

this information collection is necessary

for the proper performance of the

function of the agency, accuracy of

burden estimate, in addition to ways to

minimize this estimate, and ways to

enhance the quality.

Title: ‘‘Disclosure Statement’’.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Form No: 856.

Description of Respondents: Small

Business Investment Companies.

Annual Responses: 200.

Annual Burden: 200.

Comments: Send all comments

regarding this information collection to

Cathy Fields, Program Analyst, Office of

SBIC Examination, Small Business

Administration, 409 3rd Street, S.W.,

Suite 6300, Washington D.C. 20416.

Phone No: 202–205–6512. Send

comments regarding whether this

information collection is necessary for

the proper performance of the function

of the agency, accuracy of burden

estimate, in addition to ways to

minimize this estimate, and ways to

enhance the quality.

Title: ‘‘Candidate for Appointment to

SBA Advisory Councils and Nomination

for Small Business Person of the Year’’.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Form No: 898.

Description of Respondents:

Individuals Seeking Appointment to

SBA Advisory Councils.

Annual Responses: 700.

Annual Burden: 93.

Comments: Send all comments

regarding this information collection to

Valerie Tolson, Staff Assistance, Office

of National Advisory Counsel, Small

Business Administration, 409 3rd Street,

S.W., Suite 7450, Washington D.C.

20416. Phone No: 202–205–6434. Send

comments regarding whether this

information collection is necessary for

the proper performance of the function

of the agency, accuracy of burden

estimate, in addition to ways to

minimize this estimate, and ways to

enhance the quality.

Title: ‘‘Disaster Survey Worksheet’’.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Form No: 987.

Description of Respondents:

Individuals Businesses and Public

Officials within an area requesting a

Disaster Declaration.

Annual Responses: 40,000.

Annual Burden: 332.

Comments: Send all comments

regarding this information collection to

Bridget Dusenbury, Administrative

Officer, Office of Disaster Assistance,

Small Business Administration, 409 3rd

Street, S.W., Suite 6050, Washington

D.C. 20416. Phone No: 202–205–6734.

Send comments regarding whether this

information collection is necessary for

the proper performance of the function

of the agency, accuracy of burden

estimate, in addition to ways to

minimize this estimate, and ways to

enhance the quality.

Jacqueline White,

Chief, Administrative Information Branch.

[FR Doc. 98–15623 Filed 6–11–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Bay Partners SBIC II, L.P. (License No.

09/79–0415); Notice of Issuance of a

Small Business Investment Company

License

On December 22, 1997, an application

was filed by Bay Partners SBIC II, L.P.

at 10600 N. De Anza Boulevard, Suite

100, Cupertino, California 95014, with

the Small Business Administration

(SBA) pursuant to Section 107.300 of

the Regulations governing small
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business investment companies (13 CFR

107.300 (1997)) for a license to operate

as a small business investment

company.

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant

to Section 301(c) of the Small Business

Investment Act of 1958, as amended,

after having considered the application

and all other pertinent information, SBA

issued License No. 09/79–0415 on May

4, 1998, to Bay Partners SBIC II, L.P. to

operate as a small business investment

company.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 59.011, Small Business

Investment Companies)

Dated: May 8, 1998.

Harry E. Haskins,

Acting Associate Administrator for

Investment.

[FR Doc. 98–15611 Filed 6–11–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–11–P

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Statement of Organization, Functions

and Delegations of Authority

This statement amends Part S of the

Statement of the Organization,

Functions and Delegations of Authority

which covers the Social Security

Administration (SSA). Chapter S2

covers the Deputy Commissioner,

Operations. Notice is given that

Subchapter S2B, the Office of Central

Records Operations, and Subchapter

S2H, the Office of Disability and

International Operations, are being

deleted. Notice is further given that a

new Subchapter S2R, the Office of

Central Operations (OCO) is being

established to supplant the two deleted

organizations. Because of numerous

editorial changes in the functional

statements in the Immediate Office of

the Deputy Commissioner, that opening

chapter statement is being reissued. The

following Chapter and Subchapters

reflect these changes:

Chapter S2

Office of the Deputy Commissioner,

Operations

S2.00 Mission

S2.10 Organization

S2.20 Functions

Section S2.00 The Office of the Deputy

Commissioner, Operations—(Mission):

The Office of the Deputy

Commissioner, Operations (ODCO)

directs and manages central office and

geographically dispersed operations

installations. It oversees regional

operating program, technical,

assessment and program management

activities. It directs studies and actions

to improve the operational effectiveness

and efficiency of its components. It

promotes systems and operational

integration and defines user needs in

the strategic planning process. It

determines automation support needs

for Operations components. This Office

defines user concerns in the

development of operational and

programmatic specifications for new

and modified systems, including the

evaluation and implementation phases.

Section S2.10 The Office of the Deputy

Commissioner, Operations—

(Organization):

The Office of the Deputy

Commissioner, Operations, under the

leadership of the Deputy Commissioner,

Operations, includes:

A. The Deputy Commissioner,

Operations (S2).

B. The Assistant Deputy

Commissioner, Operations (S2).

C. The Immediate Office of the

Deputy Commissioner, Operations

(S2A).

1. The Senior Advisor to the Deputy

Commissioner, Operations (S2A–2).

D. The Office of Central Operations

(S2R).

E. The Office of the Regional

Commissioner (S2D).

F. The Office of Public Service and

Operations Support (S2N).

G. The Office of Telephone Services

(S2Q).

H. The Office of Automation Support

(S2L).

Section S2.20 The Office of the Deputy

Commissioner, Operations—

(Functions):

A. The Deputy Commissioner,

Operations (S2) is directly responsible

to the Commissioner for carrying out the

ODCO mission and providing general

supervision to the major components of

ODCO.

B. The Assistant Deputy

Commissioner Operations (S2) assists

the Deputy Commissioner in carrying

out his/her responsibilities and

performs other duties as the Deputy

Commissioner may prescribe.

C. The Immediate Office of the

Deputy Commissioner, Operations

(S2A) provides the Deputy

Commissioner with staff assistance on

the full range of his/her responsibilities.

1. The Senior Advisor to the Deputy

Commissioner, Operations (S2A–2)

assists the Deputy Commissioner on a

wide variety of special management

issues affecting Agency operations and

the delivery of SSA programs to the

public.

D. The Office of Central Operations

(OCO) (S2R) provides executive

direction and leadership for the

nationwide establishment and

maintenance of basic records supporting

Social Security programs, foreign claims

operations and OCO disability

operations. It manages centralized

records operations and a stand alone

data operations center (DOC). The Office

receives and processes Social Security

earnings reports from private and

governmental employers and

adjustments or corrections to posted

earnings. The Office maintains Social

Security enumeration and earnings

records in various media and conducts

an ongoing data exchange with the

Treasury Department to compile and

verify individual earnings data. It

directs the OCO processing of claims

under disability benefits programs and

maintains beneficiary rolls. It directs the

OCO initial adjudication and

reconsideration of disability claims

excluded from State agency jurisdiction

and directs the OCO authorization of

disability and auxiliary claims not

authorized by Field Offices (FOs) at the

initial, reconsideration and appeal

levels. It determines whether and when

eligibility or payments should be

terminated, suspended, continued,

increased or reduced in amount. It

recovers or waives recovery of amounts

incorrectly paid to beneficiaries. It

directs the development, adjudication

and authorization of payment or

disallowance of claims for Retirement,

Survivors and Disability Insurance

(RSDI) benefits filed by persons in

foreign countries; determines eligibility

for Medicare on related claims; and

determines entitlement to benefits based

on international Social Security

agreements. It serves as liaison on

operational issues which affect the

administration of the United States

Social Security program abroad, with

the Department of State, other Federal

agencies, agencies of foreign

governments and private organizations.

E. The Office of the Regional

Commissioner (ORC) (S2D). An Office of

the Regional Commissioner serves as the

principal SSA component in each of

SSA’s ten regions. Each ORC ensures

effective SSA interaction with other

Federal agencies, State welfare agencies,

State disability determination services

(DDSs) and other regional and local

organizations. The Office provides

regional program leadership and

technical direction for the RSDI and the

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

programs. It issues regional

supplementary operating policy and

procedures for these programs. It directs

a region-wide network of FOs,

teleservice centers (TSCs) and, in each