Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 140 /Wednesday, July 22, 1998 / Notices 39303

1Applicants request relief with respect to future

series of the Trust, and any other registered openend management investment company advised by

the Adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by,

or under common control with the Adviser. All

existing investment companies that currently

intend to rely on the order have been named as

applicants, and any other existing or future

investment companies that subsequently rely on the

order will comply with the terms and conditions of

the application.

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Review of an Information

Collection: Court Orders Affecting

Retirement Benefits

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. 104–13, May 22, 1995), this notice

announces that the Office of Personnel

Management (OPM) has submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget a

request for review of an information

collection. Court Orders Affecting

Retirement Benefits, requires former

spouses of Federal employees to provide

specific information needed for OPM to

make court-ordered benefit payments.

This information is needed to identify

affected employees and to certify that

the court-order remains in effect.

Approximately 19,000 former spouses

apply for benefits based on court orders

annually. We estimate it takes

approximately 30 minutes to apply. The

annual burden is 9,500 hours.

For copies of this proposal, contact

Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606–

8358, or E-mail to mbtoomey@opm.gov.

DATES: Comments on this proposal

should be received on or before August

21, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments

to—

Mary Ellen Wilson, Acting Chief,

Retirement Policy Division,

Retirement and Insurance Service,

U.S. Office of Personnel Management,

1900 E Street, NW, Room 4351,

Washington, DC 20415

and

Joseph Lackey, OPM Desk Officer,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, New Executive Office

Building, NW, Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20503.

FOR INFORMATION REGARDING

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION—CONTACT:

Donna G. Lease, Budget &

Administrative Services Division, (202)

606–0623, U.S. Office of Personnel

Management.

Janice R. Lachance,

Director.

[FR Doc. 98–19496 Filed 7–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6325–01–P

POSTAL SERVICE

Information Based Indicia Program

(IBIP)

AGENCY: Postal Service.

ACTION: Announcement of public

meeting on IBIP.

SUMMARY: The Postal Service will be

hosting an IBIP Public Meeting. The

purpose of the IBIP Public meeting is to

provide an update of latest program

activities. It will be held on Thursday,

September 3, 1998, at the Renaissance

Washington, D.C. Hotel, 999 9th Street,

NW, Washington, D.C. 20001–4427.

DATES: To register attendance at the

September 3rd meeting, call Dana

Brown at (202) 268–6794. Reservations

may be made until August 14, 1998;

however, we encourage you to call

earlier as there is limited seating

available.

Stanley F. Mires,

Chief Counsel, Legislative.

[FR Doc. 98–19471 Filed 7–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7710–12–U

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Sunshine Act Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the

Railroad Retirement Board will hold a

meeting on July 29, 1998, 9:00 a.m., at

the Board’s meeting room on the 8th

floor of its headquarters building, 844

North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois,

60611. The agenda for this meeting

follows:

Portion open to the public:

(1) Proposed responses to letters to

the President proposing an amendment

to the Railroad Retirement Act to permit

employees to retire with an unreduced

annuity under the RRA at age 55 after

30 years of service, whichever comes

first.

(2) Employee Suggestion 1448

(Addition of agency’s website address to

letterhead stationary).

(3) Coverage Determinations:

A. Railroad Ventures, Inc.

B. Decision on Reconsideration—

Huron Transportation Group, Huron

Development and Construction,

RailAmerica Services Corporation.

(4) Revised Form HA–1. Appeal under

the Railroad Retirement Act or Railroad

Unemployment Insurance Act.

(5) Year 2000 Issues.

Portion closed to the public:

(A) Request to Establish a Permanent

Lead Specialist in the Staffing Section of

the Bureau of Personnel.

(B) Request to Establish a GS–13

Auditor Position and Abolish a GS–12/

11/09/07 Auditor Position in the Audit

and Compliance Section.

The person to contact for more

information is Beatrice Ezerski,

Secretary to the Board, Phone No. 312–

751–4920.

Dated: July 17, 1998.

Beatrice Ezerski,

Secretary to the Board.

[FR Doc. 98–19617 Filed 7–20–98; 11:11 am]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Release No. IC–23316; 812–11002]

Allmerica Investment Trust, et al;

Notice of Application

July 15, 1998.

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange

Commission (‘‘SEC’’).

ACTION: Notice of application under

section 6(c) of the Investment Company

Act of 1940 (‘‘Act’’) for an exemption

from section 15(a) of the Act and rule

18f–2 under the Act, and from certain

disclosure requirements under the Act.

SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicants

request an order to permit them to enter

into and amend subadvisory agreements

without receiving shareholder approval,

and grant relief from certain disclosure

requirements regarding advisory fees

paid to the subadvisers.

APPLICANTS: Allmerica Investment Trust

(‘‘Trust’’) and Allmerica Financial

Investment Management Services, Inc.

(‘‘Adviser’’).1

FILING DATE: The application was filed

on February 10, 1998 and amended on

July 2, 1998.

HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An

order granting the application will be

issued unless the SEC orders a hearing.

Interested persons may request a

hearing by writing to the SEC’s

Secretary and serving applicants with a

copy of the request, personally or by

mail. Hearing requests should be

received by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on

August 10, 1998, and should be

accompanied by proof of service on

applicants, in the form of an affidavit or,

for lawyers, a certificate of service.