Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 146 /Thursday, July 30, 1998 / Notices 40745

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

None.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintaining): $182,500.

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: July 24, 1998.

George M. Fesak,

Director, Program Evaluation and Information

Resources.

[FR Doc. 98–20379 Filed 7–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–43–M

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Docket No. 40–3453–MLA–2, ASLBP No. 98–

747–02–MLA

Atlas Corporation; Designation of

Presiding Officer

Pursuant to delegation by the

Commission dated December 29, 1972,

published in the Federal Register, 37

F.R. 28710 (1972), and Sections 2.105,

2.700, 2.702, 2.714, 2.714a, 2.717 and

2.1207 of the Commission’s Regulations,

a single member of the Atomic Safety

and Licensing Board Panel is hereby

designated to rule on petitions for leave

to intervene and/or requests for hearing

and, if necessary, to serve as the

Presiding Officer to conduct an informal

adjudicatory hearing in the following

proceeding.

Atlas Corporation

(Request for Material License Amendment)

The hearing, if granted, will be

conducted pursuant to 10 CFR Subpart

L of the Commission’s Regulations,

‘‘Informal Hearing Procedures for

Adjudications in Materials and Operator

Licensing Proceedings.’’ This

proceeding concerns a request for

hearing by the State of Utah with

respect to NRC’s approval of the

reclamation plan of The Atlas

Corporation, particularly the effects of

possible migration of the Colorado River

on the tailings stored on the Atlas Moab

site.

The Presiding Officer in this

proceeding is Administrative Judge

Peter B. Bloch. Pursuant to the

provisions of 10 CFR 2.722,

Administrative Judge Thomas D.

Murphy has been appointed to assist the

Presiding Officer in taking evidence and

in preparing a suitable record for

review.

All correspondence, documents and

other materials shall be filed with Judge

Bloch and Judge Murphy in accordance

with CFR 2.701. Their addresses are:

Administrative Judge Peter B. Bloch,

Presiding Officer, Atomic Safety and

Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

D.C. 20555

Administrative Judge Thomas D.

Murphy, Special Assistant, Atomic

Safety and Licensing Board Panel,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20555

Issued at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd

day of July 1998.

B. Paul Cotter, Jr.,

Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety

and Licensing Board Panel.

[FR Doc. 98–20357 Filed 7–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND

BUDGET

Proposed Information Collection

Activities; Request For Comments

AGENCY: Office of Management and

Budget.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) invites the general

public and Federal agencies to comment

on the renewal without change of ten

(10) standard forms. These forms are

required by OMB Circulars A–102,

‘‘Grants and Cooperative Agreements

with State and Local Governments,’’ and

A–110, ‘‘Uniform Administrative

Requirements for Grants and

Agreements with Institutions of Higher

Education, Hospitals, and Other NonProfit Organizations.’’

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before September 28, 1998. Late

comments will be considered to the

extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

mailed to F. James Charney, Office of

Federal Financial Management, Office

of Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street, N.W., Room 6025, Washington,

DC 20503. Electronic mail (E-mail)

comments may be submitted to

charneylf@a1.eop.gov. Please include

the full body of the comments in the

text of the message and not as an

attachment. Please include the name,

title, organization, postal address, and

E-mail address in the text of the

message.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: F.

James Charney, Office of Federal

Financial Management, Office of

Management and Budget, (202) 395–

3993. The standard forms can be

obtained via fax by calling OMB’s FAX

Information Line (202–395–9068). The

forms can also be downloaded from the

OMB Grants Management home page

(http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/

OMB/Grants).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control No.: 0348–0039.

Title: Financial Status Report (Long

Form).

Form No: SF–269.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: States, Local

Governments, Non-Profit organizations.

Number of Responses: 200,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 90

minutes.

Needs and Uses: The SF–269 is used

to monitor grantee expenditures in

circumstances where grantees earn

program income or contribute matching

funds. The Federal awarding agencies

and OMB use information reported on

this form for general management of

Federal assistance awards programs.

OMB Control No.: 0348–0038.

Title: Financial Status Report (Short

Form).

Form No: SF–269A.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: States, Local

Governments, Non-Profit organizations.

Number of Responses: 200,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 30

minutes.

Needs and Uses: The SF–269A is used

to monitor grantee expenditures in

circumstances where grantees earn

program income or contribute matching

funds. The Federal awarding agencies

and OMB use information reported on

this form for general management of

Federal assistance awards programs.

OMB Control No.: 0348–0004.

Title: Request for Advance or

Reimbursement.

Form No: SF–270.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: States, Local

Governments, Non-Profit organizations.

Number of Responses: 100,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 60

minutes.

Needs and Uses: The SF–270 is used

to request funds for all nonconstruction

grant programs when letters of credit or

predetermined advance methods are not

used. The Federal awarding agencies

and OMB use information reported on

this form for general management of

Federal assistance awards programs.

OMB Control No.: 0348–0002.

Title: Outlay Report and Request for

Reimbursement for Construction

Programs
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Form No: SF–271.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: States, Local

Governments, Non-Profit organizations.

Number of Responses: 40,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 60

minutes.

Needs and Uses: The SF–271 is used

to request reimbursement for all

construction programs. The Federal

awarding agencies and OMB use

information reported on this form for

general management of Federal

assistance awards programs.

OMB Control No.: 0348–0003.

Title: Federal Cash Transactions

Report.

Form No: SF–272 and SF–272A.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: States, Local

Governments, Non-Profit organizations.

Number of Responses: 100,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 120

minutes.

Needs and Uses: The SF–272 & 272A

are used to report disbursement

information for each financial assistance

agreement when funds are advanced to

them through letters of credit or with

direct Treasury check. The Federal

awarding agencies and OMB use

information reported on this form for

general management of Federal

assistance awards programs.

OMB Control No.: 0348–0043.

Title: Application for Federal

Assistance.

Form No: SF–424.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: States, Local

Governments, Non-Profit organizations.

Number of Responses: 400,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 45

minutes.

Needs and Uses: The SF–424 is used

to apply for Federal grants. The Federal

awarding agencies and OMB use

information reported on this form for

general management of Federal

assistance awards programs.

OMB Control No.: 0348–0044.

Title: Budget Information—

Nonconstruction Programs.

Form No: SF–424A.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: States, Local

Governments, Non-Profit organizations.

Number of Responses: 360,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 180

minutes.

Needs and Uses: The SF–424A is used

to budget and request grant funds for

nonconstruction programs. The Federal

awarding agencies and OMB use

information reported on this form for

general management of Federal

assistance awards programs.

OMB Control No.: 0348–0040.

Title: Assurances—Nonconstruction

Programs.

Form No: SF–424B.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: States, Local

Governments, Non-Profit organizations.

Number of Responses: 360,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 15

minutes.

Needs and Uses: The SF–424B is used

to assure compliance with statutory

requirements for nonconstruction grant

programs. The Federal awarding

agencies and OMB use information

reported on this form for general

management of Federal assistance

awards programs.

OMB Control No.: 0348–0041.

Title: Budget Information—

Construction Programs.

Form No: SF–424C.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: States, Local

Governments, Non-Profit organizations.

Number of Responses: 40,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 180

minutes.

Needs and Uses: The SF–424C is used

to budget and request grant funds for

construction grant programs. The

Federal awarding agencies and OMB use

information reported on this form for

general management of Federal

assistance awards programs.

OMB Control No.: 0348–0042.

Title: Assurances—Construction

Programs.

Form No: SF–424D.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: States, Local

Governments, Non-Profit organizations.

Number of Responses: 40,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 15

minutes.

Needs and Uses: The SF–424D is used

to assure compliance with statutory

requirements for construction grant

programs. The Federal awarding

agencies and OMB use information

reported on this form for general

management of Federal assistance

awards programs.

Office of Management and Budget

G. Edward DeSeve,

Controller.

[FR Doc. 98–20312 Filed 7–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3110–01–P

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available

From: Securities and Exchange

Commission Office of Filings and

Information Services Washington, DC

20549

Extension:

Rule 17a–3 SEC File No. 270–26 OMB

Control No. 3235–0033

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 collection of information

summarized below. The Commission

plans to submit this existing collection

of information to the Office of

Management and Budget for extension

and approval.

Rule 17a–3 [17 CFR 240.17a–3] under

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

requires records to be made by certain

exchange members, brokers, and

dealers, to be used in monitoring

compliance with the Commission’s

financial responsibility program and

antifraud and antimanipulative rules as

well as other rules and regulations of

the Commission and the self-regulatory

organizations. It is estimated that

approximately 7,786 active brokerdealer respondents registered with the

Commission incur an average burden of

1,938,714 hours per year to comply with

this rule.

Written comments are invited on: (a)

Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the proposed collection

of information; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Consideration will be given to

comments and suggestions submitted in

writing within 60 days of this

publication.

Direct your written comments to

Michael E. Bartell, Associate Executive

Director, Office of Information

Technology, Securities and Exchange

Commission, 450 5th Street, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20549.