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Virginia, is hereby amended to include

Categories C through G under the Public

Assistance program in the following

areas among those areas determined to

have been adversely affected by the

catastrophe declared a major disaster by

the President in his declaration of July

1, 1998:

Braxton, Gilmer, Jackson, Kanawha, Roane

and Wood Counties for Categories C through

G under Public Assistance (already

designated for Individual Assistance and

Categories A and B under Public Assistance).

Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Lewis, Marion,

Pleasants, Ritchie, Tyler, and Wirt Counties

for Individual Assistance and Public

Assistance.

Harrison, Marshall, Ohio, Webster, and

Wetzel Counties for Public Assistance.

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used

for reporting and drawing funds: 83.537,

Community Disaster Loans; 83.538, Cora

Brown Fund Program; 83.539, Crisis

Counseling; 83.540, Disaster Legal Services

Program; 83.541, Disaster Unemployment

Assistance (DUA); 83.542, Fire Suppression

Assistance; 83.543, Individual and Family

Grant (IFG) Program; 83.544, Public

Assistance Grants; 83.545, Disaster Housing

Program; 83.548, Hazard Mitigation Grant

Program.)

Lacy E. Suiter,

Executive Associate Director, Response and

Recovery Directorate.

[FR Doc. 98–18720 Filed 7–13–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6718–02–P

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Ocean Freight Forwarder License;

Applicants

Notice is hereby given that the

following applicants have filed with the

Federal Maritime Commission

applications for licenses as ocean freight

forwarders pursuant to section 19 of the

Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. app.

1718 and 46 CFR 510).

Persons knowing of any reason why

any of the following applicants should

not receive a license are requested to

contact the Office of Freight Forwarders,

Federal Maritime Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20573.

Cross Trans Service USA, Inc., 1480

Elmhurst Road, Elk Grove Village, IL

60007. Officers: Kurt Konodi-Floch,

President, Katherine Lovejoy-Berman,

Vice President.

Dated: July 9, 1998.

Joseph C. Polking,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–18737 Filed 7–13–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6730–01–M

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Ocean Freight Forwarder License

Applicants

Notice is hereby given that the

following applicants have filed with the

Federal Maritime Commission

applications for licenses as ocean freight

forwarders pursuant to section 19 of the

Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. app.

1718 and 46 CFR 510).

Persons knowing of any reason why

any of the following applicants should

not receive a license are requested to

contact the Office of Freight Forwarders,

Federal Maritime Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20573.

Crowley Logistics, Inc., 9487 Regency

Square Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL

32225, Officers: Elliott, Burnside,

President, John Hourihan, Vice

President

Millennium Shipping Company, 4100

East 51st Street, Suite 104, Tulsa, OK

74135, Officers: Steven C. Reynolds,

President, Karin R. Reynolds, Vice

President

D. Kratt International, Inc., 841 Sivert

Drive, Wood Dale, IL 60191, Officers:

David P. Kratt, President, Robert Van

Gent, Vice President

Dated: July 8, 1998.

Joseph C. Polking,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 18664 Filed 7–13–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6730–01–M

FEDERAL MEDIATION AND

CONCILIATION SERVICE

Proposed Agency Information

Collection Activities; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Federal Mediation and

Conciliation Service (FMCS).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces that

three Information Collection Requests

(ICR) are coming up for renewal. These

ICRs are: FMCS Arbitrator’s Report and

Fee Statement (Agency Form R–19), the

Arbitrator’s Personal Data Questionnaire

(Agency Form R–22), and the Request

for Arbitration Services (Agency Form

R–43). The request seeks OMB approval

to extend the expiration data of Forms

R–19, R–22 and R–43 until November

30 ,1998. FMCS is soliciting comments

on specific aspects of the collections as

described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before September 11, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

identified by the appropriate agency

form number by mail to: Office of

Arbitration Services, FMCS, 2100 K

Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20427,

Room 707, 202/606–5111 ATTN:

Annette Glaspie. Copies of the complete

agency forms may be obtained from the

Office of Arbitration Services at the

above address or by contacting the

person whose name appears under the

section headed, FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT.

Comments and data may also be

submitted by fax at (202) 606–3749 or

electronic mail (e-mail) to

pgmsvcsfmcs.gov. All comments and

data in electronic form must be

identified by the appropriate agency

form number. No confidential business

information (CBI) should be submitted

through e-mail.

Information submitted as a comment

concerning this document may be

claimed confidential by marking any

part or all of the information as ‘‘CBI’’.

Information so marked will not be

disclosed but a copy of the comment

that does not contain CBI must be

submitted for inclusion in the public

record. Information not marked

confidential may be disclosed publicly

by FMCS without prior notice. All

written comments will be available for

inspection in Room 707 at the

Washington, D.C. address above from

8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through

Friday, excluding legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Peter L. Regner, Director of Program

Services, FMCS 2100 K Street, NW,

Washington, D.C. 20427. Telephone

202/606–8181; Fax 202/606/4216.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of

each of the agency forms are available

from the Office of Arbitration Services

by calling, faxing, or writing, to Ms.

Glaspie at the above address. Please ask

for the form by title and agency form

number.

I. Information Collection Requests

FMCS is seeking comments on the

following Information Collection

Requests (ICRs).

Title: Arbitrator’s Personal Data

Questionnaire. ICR is R–22, OMB No.

3076–0001. Emergency expiration data

11/30/98.

Affecting entities: Parties affected by

this information collection are

individuals who apply for admission to

the FMCS Roster of Arbitrators.

Abstract: Title II of the Labor

Management Relations Act of 1947

(Public Law 90–101) as amended in

1959 (Public Law 86–527) and 1974

(Public Law 93–360), states that it is the

labor policy of the United States that

‘‘the settlement of issues between
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employers and employees through

collective bargaining may be advanced

by making available full and adequate

governmental facilities for conciliation,

mediation, and voluntary arbitration to

encourage employees and

representatives of their employees to

reach and maintain agreements rates of

pay, hours, and working conditions, and

to make all reasonable efforts to settle

their differences by mutual agreement

reached through conferences and

collective bargaining or by such

methods as may be provided for in any

applicable agreement for the settlement

of disputes.’’ Under its regulations at 29

C.F.R. Part 1404, FMCS has established

policies and procedures for its

arbitration function dealing with all

arbitrators listed on the FMCS Roster of

Arbitrators, all applicants for listing on

the Roster, and all person or parties

seeking to obtain from FMCS either

names or panels of names of arbitrators

listed on the Roster in connection with

disputes which are to be submitted to

arbitration or fact-finding. FMCS strives

to maintain the highest quality of

dispute resolvers on it roster. To ensure

that purpose, it asks all candidates to

complete an application form.

The purpose of this collection is to

gather information about applicants for

inclusion in the FMCS Roster of

Arbitrators. This questionnaire is

needed in order that FMCS may select

highly qualified individuals for the

arbitrator roster. The respondents are

private citizens who make application

for appointment to FMCS roster. This

objection is pursuant to 29 U.S.C.

171(b)(, 29 C.F.R. Part 1404. This notice

is a request to extend the existing form

which is currently approved collection

without any change in the substance or

method of collection.

Burden Statement: The number of

respondents is approximately 250

individuals per year; the approximate

number of individuals who request

membership on the FMCS Roster. The

time required to complete this

questionnaire is approximately one and

one-half hour to complete the

application. Each respondent is required

to respond only once per application,

and once per year for updating the

biographical sketch.

Title: Request for Arbitration Services.

ICR No. R–43, OMB No. 3076–0002;

Emergency expiration date: 11/30/98.

Affected Entities: Employers and their

representatives, employees, labor

unions and their representatives who

request arbitration services.

Abstract: Pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 171(b)

and 29 CFR part 1404, FMCS offers

panels of arbitrators for selection by

labor and management to resolve

grievances and disagreements arising

under their collective bargaining

agreements and to deal with fact finding

and interest arbitration issues as well.

The need for this form is to obtain

information such as name, address, type

of assistance desired, so that the FMCS

can respond to requests efficiently and

effectively for various arbitration

services (e.g. furnishing lists of seven

arbitrators to parties). The purpose of

this information collection is to

facilitate the processing of the party’s

request for arbitration assistance. No

third party notification or public

disclosure burden is associated with

this collection. This notice for

comments refers to a revision of the

current form to include information

regarding payment for services and to

note if the request involves Expedited

Arbitration.

Burden Statement: The current total

annual burden estimate is that FMCS

will receive requests from

approximately 15,000 respondents per

year. In most instances, the form is

completed only once and takes about

ten minutes to complete. Thus, the

frequency of request for an arbitration

panels is usually only once.

Title: Arbitrator’s Report and Fee

Statement. ICR Form R–19; OMB No.

3076–0003. Emergency expiration date:

November 30, 1998.

Affected Entities: Individual

arbitrators who render awards under

appointment by the FMCS procedures.

Abstract: Pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 171(b)

and 29 CFR part 1404, FMCS assumes

a responsibility to monitor the work of

the arbitrators who serve on its roster.

This is satisfied through the

requirement of completion of report and

fee statement which indicates when the

arbitration award was rendered, the file

number, the company and union, the

issues, whether briefs were filed and

transcripts taken, if there were any

waivers by parties on the date the award

was due, and the fees and days for

services as an arbitrator. This

information is then contained in the

agency’s annual report to indicate the

types of arbitration issues, the average

or median arbitration fees and days

spent on cases. This notice request is for

an extension of the form which is

currently approved for collection; no

change in the substance or method of

collection is involved.

Burden Statement: FMCS receives

approximately 4000 responses per year.

The form is only filled out once and the

time required is approximately ten

minutes. FMCS uses this form to review

arbitrator conformance with its fee and

expense reporting requirements. This

information is then contained in the

agency’s annual report to indicate the

types of arbitration issues, the average

or median arbitration fees and days

spent on cases. This notice request is for

extension of the form which is currently

approved for collection; no change in

the substance or method of collection is

involved.

II. Request for Comments

FMCS solicits comments to:

(i) 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.

(ii) Enhance the accuracy of the

agency’s estimates of the burden of the

proposed collection of information.

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected.

(iv) Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including the use of

appropriate automated electronic

collection technologies or other forms of

information technology, e.g. permitting

electronic and fax submission of

responses.

III. The Official Record

The official record is the paper record

maintained at the address in ADDRESSES

at the beginning of this document.

FMCS will transfer all electronically

received comments into printed paper

form as they are received.

List of Subjects

Arbitration and Information collection

requests.

Dated: July 7, 1998.

Vella Traynham,

Deputy Director.

[FR Doc. 98–18729 Filed 6–13–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6372–01–M

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Change in Bank Control Notices;

Acquisitions of Shares of Banks or

Bank Holding Companies

The notificants listed below have

applied under the Change in Bank

Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and §

225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12

CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank

holding company. The factors that are

considered in acting on the notices are

set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12

U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).

The notices are available for

immediate inspection at the Federal

Reserve Bank indicated. The notices

also will be available for inspection at