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the application would result in no

change in current environmental

impacts. The environmental impacts of

the proposed action and the alternative

action are similar.

Alternative Use of Resources

The proposed action does not involve

the use of any resources not previously

considered in NUREG–1087.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

In accordance with its stated policy,

on May 26, 1998, the staff consulted

with the Georgia State official, Mr. J.

Setzer of the Georgia Department of

Natural Resources, regarding the

environmental impact of the proposed

action. The State official had no

comments.

Finding of No Significant Impact

Based upon the environmental

assessment, the Commission concludes

that the proposed action will not have

a significant effect on the quality of the

human environment. Accordingly, the

Commission has determined not to

prepare an environmental impact

statement for the proposed action.

For further details with respect to the

proposed action, see the licensee’s letter

dated September 4, 1997, as

supplemented by letters dated

November 20, 1997, May 19 and June

12, 1998, which are available for public

inspection at the Commission’s Public

Document Room, The Gelman Building,

2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC,

and at the local public document room

located at the Burke County Library, 412

Fourth Street, Waynesboro, Georgia.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day

of June 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Jacob I. Zimmerman,

Acting Director, Project Directorate II–2,

Division of Reactor Projects—I/II, Office of

Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 98–16746 Filed 6–23–98; 8:45 am]

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Nuclear

Regulatory Commission.

DATE: Weeks of June 22, 29, July 6, and

13, 1998.

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

STATUS: Public and Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Week of June 22

Thursday, June 25

11:30 a.m.—Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting) (if needed).

2:00 p.m.—Briefing on EEO Program

(Public Meeting).

Week of June 29—Tentative

Tuesday, June 30

10:00 a.m.—Meeting with

Commonwealth Edison (Public

Meeting) (Contact: Stewart

Richards, 301–415–1395).

11:30 a.m.—Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting) (if needed).

2:00 p.m.—Briefing on Performance

Assessment Progress in HLW, LLW,

and ADMP (Public Meeting)

(Contact: Norman Eisenberg, 301–

415–7285).

Week of July 6—Tentative

Thursday, July 9

11:30 a.m.—Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting) (if needed).

Week of July 13—Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for

the week of July 13.

*The schedule for Commission

meetings is subject to change on short

notice. To verify the status of meetings

call (Recording)—(301) 415–1292.

Contact person for more information:

Bill Hill (301) 415–1661.

The NRC Commission Meeting

Schedule can be found on the Internet

at:

http://www.nrc.gov/SECY/smj/

schedule.htm

This notice is distributed by mail to

several hundred subscribers; if you no

longer wish to receive it, or would like

to be added to it, please contact the

Office of the Secretary, Attn: Operations

Branch, Washington, D.C. 20555 (301–

415–1661). In addition, distribution of

this meeting notice over the Internet

system is available. If you are interested

in receiving this Commission meeting

schedule electronically, please send an

electronic message to wmh@nrc.gov or

dkw@nrc.gov.

Dated: June 19, 1998.

William M. Hill, Jr.,

Secy Tracking Officer, Office of the Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16827 Filed 6–19–98; 4:06 pm]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation;

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

The Department of Labor (DOL), the

Department of the Treasury, and the

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

(PBGC) have submitted the following

public information collection request

(ICR) to the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) for review and approval

in accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of the

ICR, with applicable supporting

documentation, may be obtained by

contacting the Department of Labor,

Departmental Clearance Officer, Todd R.

Owen at (202)219–5096, ext. 143 or by

E-Mail at Owen-Todd@dol.gov.

Individuals who use a

telecommunication device for the deaf

(TTY/TDD) may call (202)219–4720

between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern

Time, Monday–Friday.

Comments should be sent to the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Attn: Desk Officer for Pension

and Welfare Benefits Administration,

Office of Management and Budget,

Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503

((202)395–7316) within 30 days of the

date of this publication in the Federal

Register.

OMB is particularly interested in

comments that:

• 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;

• Comment on estimates of capital or

startup costs and costs of operation,

maintenance, and purchase of services

to provide information; 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 submission of

responses.
34494 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 121 /Wednesday, June 24, 1998 / Notices

Description: Under part 1 of Title I of

the Employee Retirement Income

Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), Title IV

of ERISA, and the Internal Revenue

Code of 1986, as amended,

administrators of pension and welfare

benefit plans (collectively employee

benefit plans) subject to those

provisions, and employers sponsoring

certain fringe benefit plans and other

plans of deferred compensation, are

required to file returns/reports annually

concerning the financial condition and

operations of the plans. These reporting

requirements are satisfied generally by

filing the Form 5500 Series in

accordance with its instructions and the

related regulations. This ICR is for the

revised Form 5500 Series as proposed

by the Department of Labor, Pension

and Welfare Benefits Administration

(PWBA), Department of the Treasury,

Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and

PBGC (collectively the Agencies) in a

Notice of Proposed Forms Revision on

September 3, 1997 (62 FR 46556) and as

subsequently revised in response to

public comment. The Agencies

anticipate that the revised Form 5500

Series will be finalized and available for

use for plan years which begin in 1999.

Also published in today’s Federal

Register is the Agencies’ notice

concerning the proposed extension/

reinstatement of the ICR for the 1998

Form 5500 Series. The ICR for the

existing Form 5500 Series is approved

under OMB Numbers 1210–0016

(PWBA) and 1545–0710 (IRS). PBGC’s

ICR for the Form 5500 Series was

previously approved under OMB

Number 1212–0026.

Agencies: Department of Labor,

Pension and Welfare Benefits

Administration; Department of the

Treasury, Internal Revenue Service;

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Title: Form 5500 Series.

Form Number: Form 5500 and

Schedules.

OMB Numbers: 1210–NEW; 1545–

NEW; 1212–NEW.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; business or other for-profit;

Not-for-profit institutions.

Total Respondents: 801,934 for PWBA

and PBGC; 901,400 for IRS.

Total Responses: 801,934 for PWBA

and PBGC; 901,400 for IRS.

Estimated Burden Hours, Total

Annual Burden: 1.7 million burden

hours (using the PWBA methodology) to

48.7 million burden hours (using the

IRS methodology) for preparing the

revised Form 5500 Series and filing it

with the government. This total burden

is shared among the Agencies. See the

September 3 Notice for detailed

information on the burden estimation

methodologies. In the September 3

Notice, the Agencies requested

comments on the burden hour estimates

and the methodologies used to estimate

burden for preparing and filing the

Form 5500, and received comments

generally indicating that the estimates

were too low. In an effort to respond to

those comments, the Agencies have

undertaken an evaluation of the burden

estimation methodologies for the

purpose of developing a revised and

uniform methodology. The Agencies

will modify these burden estimates

based on a revised methodology prior to

the date the revised Form 5500 Series

comes into use.

A computerized processing system

(the ERISA Filing and Acceptance

System, or EFAST) is being developed

to simplify and expedite the processing

of the revised Form 5500 Series by

relying on computer scannable forms

and electronic filing technologies. The

Agencies intend to publish a Federal

Register notice announcing the

opportunity to comment on the

electronic filing options and computer

scannable version of the revised Form

5500 Series, which will be designed as

part of the EFAST project. The EFAST

project is described in detail in the

Request for Proposal issued in final

form on January 6, 1998. The final

computer scannable version of the

forms, which will be required to be used

for 1999 plan years, will be published

in the Federal Register following the

Agencies’ evaluation of public

comments.

Total annualized capital/start-up

costs: $1,266,905 (PWBA estimate).

Total annual cost (operating and

maintenance): $20,843,860 (PWBA’s

estimate of its allocated share);

$2,600,000 (PBGC’s estimate of its

allocated share).

Dated: June 18, 1998.

Todd R. Owen,

Departmental Clearance Officer, Department

of Labor.

Dated: June 18, 1998.

Lois K. Holland,

Departmental Reports Management Officer,

Department of the Treasury.

Dated: June 18, 1998.

Stuart A. Sirkin,

Director, Corporate Policy and Research

Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty

Corporation.

[FR Doc. 98–16791 Filed 6–23–98; 8:45 am]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

Extension; Comment Request

Upon written request, copy available from:

Securities and Exchange Commission,

Office of Filings and Information Services,

450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20549.

Extension:

Form N–2, SEC File No. 270–21, OMB

Control No. 3235–0026

Form N–5, SEC File No. 270–172, OMB

Control No. 3235–0169

Form N–8A, SEC File No. 270–135, OMB

Control No. 3235–0175

Rule 17f–5, SEC File No. 270–259, OMB

Control No. 3235–0269

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities

and Exchange Commission

(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments

on the collections of information

summarized below. The Commission

plans to submit these existing

collections of information to the Office

Management and Budget for extension

and approval.

Form N–2—Registration Statement of

Closed-end Management Investment

Companies

Form N–2 is the form used by closedend management investment companies

(‘‘closed-end funds’’) to register as

investment companies under the

Investment Company Act of 1940 [15

U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.] (‘‘Investment

Company Act’’) and to register their

securities under the Securities Act of

1933 [15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.] (‘‘Securities

Act’’). Section 5 of the Securities Act [15

U.S.C. 77e] requires the filing of a

registration statement prior to the offer

of securities to the public and that the

statement be effective before any

securities are sold. The primary purpose

of the registration process is to provide

disclosure of financial and other

information to investors and potential

investors for the purpose of evaluating

an investment in a security. Section 5(b)

of the Securities Act requires that

investors be provided with a prospectus

containing the information required in a

registration statement prior to the sale or

at the time of confirmation or delivery

of the securities.

A closed-end fund is required to

register as an investment company

under Section 8(a) of the Investment

Company Act [15 U.S.C. 80a–8(a)]. Form

N–2 permits a closed-end fund to

provide investors with a prospectus

covering essential information about the

fund when the fund makes an initial or

additional offering of its securities.

More detailed information is provided