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collection of information should be

continued because the alternative

disclosure arrangement provided

through this regulation relieves

sponsors of ‘‘non-model’’ SEPs of most

of the reporting and disclosure

requirements under Title I of ERISA.

Also, the disclosure requirements set

forth in this regulation, insure that

administrators of ‘‘non-model’’ SEPs

provide participants with specific

written information concerning SEPs.

Agency: Department of Labor, Pension

and Welfare Benefits Administration.

Title: Alternative Method of

Compliance for Certain SEPs pursuant

to 29 CFR 2520.104–49.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

OMB Numbers: 1210–0034.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; Business or other for-profit;

Not-for-profit institutions.

Total Respondents: 1,393.

Total Responses: 1,393.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Total Annual Burden: 116 hours.

Comments submitted in response to

this comment request 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.

Dated: June 10, 1998.

Gerald B. Lindrew,

Deputy Director, Pension and Welfare

Benefits Administration Office of Policy and

Research.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration

Proposed Extension of Information

Collection Request Submitted for

Public Comment and

Recommendations; Summary Annual

Report Requirement Under the

Employee Retirement Income Security

Act of 1974 (ERISA)

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, the Summary

Annual Report Requirement under the

Employee Retirement Income Security

Act of 1974 (ERISA). A copy of the

proposed information collection request

can be obtained by contacting the

individual listed below in the contact

section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before August 17, 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

Section 104(b)(3) of ERISA and

regulations published in 29 CFR

2520.104b–10 require, with certain

exceptions, that administrators of

employee benefit plans furnish

participants and beneficiaries annually

with material which fairly summarizes

the information included in the plan’s

latest annual report. The regulation

prescribes the format for the summary

annual report (SAR), and requires that

the SAR be provided within nine

months after the close of the plan year.

The SAR is required to be provided to

plan participants and beneficiaries to

ensure that they are informed

concerning the financial operation and

condition of their plans. These

disclosures to plan participants assist

the Department in its enforcement

responsibilities by providing

participants with sufficient information

to exercise their rights under ERISA.

II. Current Actions

The Department of Labor, Pension

and Welfare Benefits Administration,

intends to request that the Office of

Management and Budget extend the

approval of the ICR included in the SAR

regulation published at 29 CFR

2520.104b–10 beyond its September 30,

1998 expiration date. The basic

requirement for summarizing the annual

report for participants is established by

ERISA section 104(b)(3), while the

regulation offers specific guidance on

the statutory requirement so that

participants may be adequately and

timely informed concerning the

financial operation and condition of

their benefit plans.

Type of Review: Extension.

Agency: Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration.

Title: ERISA Summary Annual Report

Requirement.

OMB Number: 1210–0040.

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

Individuals.

Total Respondents: 794,205.

Frequency: Annually.

Total Responses: 222,320,138.

Estimated Total Burden Hours:

5,878,021.

Total Annual Cost (operating and

maintenance): $83.7 million.

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.

Dated: June 11, 1998.

Gerald B. Lindrew,

Deputy Director, Pension and Welfare

Benefits Administration, Office of Policy and

Research.

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts,

Combined Arts Panel

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public

Law 92–463, as amended, notice is
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hereby given that a meeting of the

Combined Arts Panel, Music Section B

(Creation & Presentation Category) to the

National Council on the Arts will be

held on July 21–24, 1998. The panel

will meet from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on

July 21 and 22, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00

p.m. on July 23, and from 9:00 a.m. to

1:00 p.m. on July 24, in Room M–07 at

the Nancy Hanks Center, 1100

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20506. A portion of this meeting,

from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. on July 24, will

be open to the public for a policy

discussion on field needs Leadership/

Millennium initiatives, and guidelines.

The remaining portions of this

meeting, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on

July 21 and 22, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30

p.m. on July 23, and from 9:00 a.m. to

1:00 p.m. on July 24, are for the purpose

of Panel review, discussion, evaluation,

and recommendation on applications

for financial assistance under the

National Foundation on the Arts and the

Humanities Act of 1965, as amended,

including information given in

confidence to the agency by grant

applicants. In accordance with the

determination of the Chairman of May

14, 1998, these sessions will be closed

to the public pursuant to subsection

(c)(4), (6) and (9)(B) of section 552b of

Title 5, United States Code.

Any person may observe meetings, or

portions thereof, of advisory panels

which are open to the public, and, if

time allows, may be permitted to

participate in the panel’s discussions at

the discretion of the panel chairman and

with the approval of the full-time

Federal employee in attendance.

If you need special accommodations

due to a disability, please contact the

Office of AccessAbility, National

Endowment for the Arts, 1100

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20506, 202/682–5532,

TDY–TDD 202/682–5496, at least seven

(7) days prior to the meeting.

Further information with reference to

this meeting can be obtained from Ms.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of

Guidelines & Panel Operations, National

Endowment for the Arts, Washington,

DC 20506, or call 202/682–5691.

Dated: June 11, 1998.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden,

Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations,

National Endowment for the Arts.

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE

ARTS AND HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts,

Combined Arts Panel

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public

Law 92–463), as amended, notice is

hereby given that a meeting of the

Combined Arts Panel, Music Section A

(Creation & Presentation Category) to the

National Council on the Arts will be

held on July 13–16, 1998. The panel

will meet from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on

July 13 and 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00

p.m. on July 15, and from 9:00 a.m. to

1:00 p.m. on July 16, in Room 716 at the

Nancy Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C., 20506.

A portion of this meeting, from 1:30 to

4:00 p.m. on July 15, will be open to the

public for a policy discussion on field

needs, Leadership/Millennium

initiatives, and guidelines.

The remaining portions of this

meeting, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on

July 13 and 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30

p.m. on July 15, and from 9:00 a.m. to

1:00 p.m. on July 16, are for the purpose

of Panel review, discussion, evaluation,

and recommendation on applications

for financial assistance under the

National Foundation on the Arts and the

Humanities Act of 1965, as amended,

including information given in

confidence to the agency by grant

applicants. In accordance with the

determination of the Chairman of May

14, 1998, these sessions will be closed

to the public pursuant to subsection

(c)(4),(6) and (9)(B) of section 552b of

Title 5, United States Code.

Any person may observe meetings, or

portions thereof, of advisory panels

which are open to the public, and, if

time allows, may be permitted to

participate in the panel’s discussions at

the discretion of the panel chairman and

with the approval of the full-time

Federal employee in attendance.

If you need special accommodations

due to a disability, please contact the

Office of AccessAbility, National

Endowment for the Arts, 1100

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20506, 202/682–5532,

TDY–TDD 202/682–5496, at least seven

(7) days prior to the meeting.

Further information with reference to

this meeting can be obtained from Ms.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of

Guidelines & Panel Operations, National

Endowment for the Arts, Washington,

D.C. 20506, call 202/682–5691.

Dated: June 11, 1998.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden,

Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations National

Endowment for the Arts.

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am]

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts,

Combined Arts Panel

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public

Law 92–463), as amended, notice is

hereby given that the time of the open

session of the meeting of the Combined

Arts Panel, Media Arts Section A

(Creation & Presentation/Planning &

Stabilization Categories) to the National

Council on the Arts was listed

incorrectly in the original

announcement. The meeting will be

open to the public from 9:00 to 10:30

a.m. on June 24.

Further information with reference to

this meeting can be obtained from Ms.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of

Guidelines & Panel Operations, National

Endowment for the Arts, Washington,

D.C., 20506, or call 202/682–5691.

Dated: June 11, 1998.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden,

Panel Coordinator/Panel Operations,

National Endowment for the Arts.

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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.