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collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid control

number. No person shall be subject to

any penalty for failing to comply with

a collection of information subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that

does not display a valid control number.

Comments are requested concerning: (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Commission, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s

burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, clarity of the

information collected; and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

information techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted on or before September 2,

1998. If you anticipate that you will be

submitting comments, but find it

difficult to do so within the period of

time allowed by this notice, you should

advise the contact listed below as soon

as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Les

Smith, Federal Communications, Room

234, 1919 M St., NW., Washington, DC

20554 or via internet to lesmith@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collections contact Les

Smith at 202–418–0217 or via internet

at lesmith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval Number: 3060–0639.

Title: Implementation of Section 309

(j) of the Communications Act,

Competitive Bidding, PP Docket No. 93–

253, First Report and Order.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business and other forprofit entities; Individuals or

households.

Number of Respondents: 400.

Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirements.

Total Annual Burden: 400 hours.

Cost to Respondents: $0.

Needs and Uses: Section 3002 of the

Balanced Budget Act of 1997 amended

Section 309 (j), to, in effect, reduce the

situations in which the use of random

selection is appropriate. While the

Commission proposes to reduce the

number of respondents, it does not

reduce the burden hours required to

complete an individual information

collection. The Commission seeks

comments on this proposal and other

methods by which the burden on

respondents may be reduced.

The Commission will use the

information to determine whether the

public interest would be served by

granting a transfer of control or an

assignment of a license awarded

through lottery procedures. The

foregoing estimates include the time for

reviewing instructions, searching

existing data sources, gathering and

maintaining the data needed, and

completing and reviewing the burden

estimates or any other aspect of the

collection of information.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–20526 Filed 7–31–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–F

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for

Review and Approval

July 24, 1998

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commission, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork burden

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on the

following information collection(s), as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. An

agency may not conduct or sponsor a

collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid control

number. No person shall be subject to

any penalty for failing to comply with

a collection of information subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that

does not display a valid control number.

Comments are requested concerning: (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Commission, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s

burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, clarity of the

information collected; and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

information techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted on or before September 2,

1998. If you anticipate that you will be

submitting comments, but find it

difficult to do so within the period of

time allowed by this notice, you should

advise the contact listed below as soon

as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Les

Smith, Federal Communications, Room

234, 1919 M St., NW., Washington, DC

20554 or via internet to lesmith@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collections contact Les

Smith at 202–418–0217 or via internet

at lesmith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval Number: 3060–0430.

Title: Section 47 CFR 1.1206, PermitBut-Disclose Proceedings.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Individuals or

households; Business and other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit

institutions; Federal Government; State,

Local or Tribal Govenment.

Number of Respondents: 10,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 0.5

hour.

Frequency of Response:

Recordkeeping and On occasion

reporting requirements.

Total Annual Burden: 5,000 hours.

Cost to Respondents: $0.

Needs and Uses: The Commission’s

rules require that a public record be

made of ex parte presentations (i.e.,

written presentations not served on all

parties to the proceedings or oral

presentations as to which all parties

have not been given notice and an

opportunity to be present) to decisionmaking personnel in ‘‘permit-butdisclose’’ proceedings, such as noticeand-comment rule makings and

declaratory ruling proceedings. Persons

making such presentations must file two

copies of written presentations and two

copies of a memorandum reflecting new

data or arguments in oral presentations

no later than the next business day after

the presentation. Effective June 30,

1998, if ex parte presentations are filed

electronically, only one copy need be

filed. Parties to permit-but-disclose

proceedings, including interested

members of the public, use information

regarding ex parte presentations to

respond to the arguments made and data

presented in the presentations. The

responses may then be used by the

Commission in its decision-making. The

availability of the ex parte materials

helps ensure that the interested persons

have fair notice of presentations made to

the Commission and the development of

a complete record.
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Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–20527 Filed 7–31–??; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–F

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies

The companies listed in this notice

have applied to the Board for approval,

pursuant to the Bank Holding Company

Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)

(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part

225), and all other applicable statutes

and regulations to become a bank

holding company and/or to acquire the

assets or the ownership of, control of, or

the power to vote shares of a bank or

bank holding company and all of the

banks and nonbanking companies

owned by the bank holding company,

including the companies listed below.

The applications listed below, as well

as other related filings required by the

Board, are available for immediate

inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank

indicated. The application also will be

available for inspection at the offices of

the Board of Governors. Interested

persons may express their views in

writing on the standards enumerated in

the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the

proposal also involves the acquisition of

a nonbanking company, the review also

includes whether the acquisition of the

nonbanking company complies with the

standards in section 4 of the BHC Act.

Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking

activities will be conducted throughout

the United States.

Unless otherwise noted, comments

regarding each of these applications

must be received at the Reserve Bank

indicated or the offices of the Board of

Governors not later than August 28,

1998.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of New

York (Betsy Buttrill White, Senior Vice

President) 33 Liberty Street, New York,

New York 10045-0001:

1. Summit Bancorp, Princeton, New

Jersey; to acquire 100 percent of the

voting shares of NSS Bancorp, Inc.,

Norwalk, Connecticut, and thereby

indirectly acquire NSS Bank, Norwalk,

Connecticut.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas

City (D. Michael Manies, Assistant Vice

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas

City, Missouri 64198-0001:

1. RSNB Bancorp, Rock Springs,

Wyoming; to become a bank holding

company by acquiring 100 percent of

the voting shares of Rock Springs

National Bank, Rock Springs, Wyoming.

C. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

(W. Arthur Tribble, Vice President) 2200

North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201-

2272:

1. Northwest Bancorporation, Inc.,

Houston, Texas; to acquire 49 percent of

the voting shares of Redstone

Bancorporation, Inc., Houston, Texas,

and thereby indirectly acquire Redstone

Bank, N.A., Houston, Texas.

In connection with this application,

Redstone Bancorporation, Inc., Houston,

Texas, has applied to become a bank

holding company by acquiring 100

percent of the voting shares of Redstone

Bank, N.A., Houston, Texas.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, July 29, 1998.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 98–20639 Filed 7–31–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Notice of Proposals to Engage in

Permissible Nonbanking Activities or

to Acquire Companies that are

Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking

Activities

The companies listed in this notice

have given notice under section 4 of the

Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.

1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y, (12

CFR Part 225) to engage de novo, or to

acquire or control voting securities or

assets of a company, including the

companies listed below, that engages

either directly or through a subsidiary or

other company, in a nonbanking activity

that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation

Y (12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has

determined by Order to be closely

related to banking and permissible for

bank holding companies. Unless

otherwise noted, these activities will be

conducted throughout the United States.

Each notice is available for inspection

at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated.

The notice also will be available for

inspection at the offices of the Board of

Governors. Interested persons may

express their views in writing on the

question whether the proposal complies

with the standards of section 4 of the

BHC Act.

Unless otherwise noted, comments

regarding the applications must be

received at the Reserve Bank indicated

or the offices of the Board of Governors

not later than August 28, 1998.

A. Federal Reserve Bank of San

Francisco (Maria Villanueva, Manager

of Analytical Support, Consumer

Regulation Group) 101 Market Street,

San Francisco, California 94105-1579:

1. Community West Bancshares,

Goleta, California; to acquire Palomar

Savings and Loan Association,

Escondido, California, and thereby

engage in activities of a savings and loan

association, pursuant to §

225.28(b)(4)(ii) of Regulation Y.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, July 29, 1998.

Robert deV. Frierson,

Associate Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 98–20638 Filed 7–31–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6210–01–F

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

[File No. 981–0111]

Nortek, Inc.; Analysis To Aid Public

Comment

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION: Proposed consent agreement.

SUMMARY: The consent agreement in this

matter settles alleged violations of

federal law prohibiting unfair or

deceptive acts or practices or unfair

methods of competition. The attached

Analysis to Aid Public Comment

describes both the allegations in the

draft compliant that accompanies the

consent agreement and the terms of the

consent order—embodied in the consent

agreement—that would settle these

allegations.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before October 2, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

directed to: FTC/Office of the Secretary,

Room 159, 6th St. and Pa. Ave., N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20580.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Andrew Caverly, Federal Trade

Commission, Boston Regional Office,

101 Merrimac Street, Suite 810, Boston,

MA 02114–4719. (617) 424–5960.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to Section 6(f) of the Federal Trade

Commission Act, 38 Stat. 721, 15 U.S.C.

46 and Section 2.34 of the Commission’s

Rules of Practice (16 CFR 2.34), notice

is hereby given that the above-captioned

consent agreement containing a consent

order to cease and desist, having been

filed with and accepted, subject to final

approval, by the Commission, has been

placed on the public record for a period

of sixty (60) days. The following

Analysis to Aid Public Comment

describes the terms of the consent

agreement, and the allegations of the

complaint. An electronic copy of the

full text of the consent agreement

package can be obtained from the FTC

Home Page (for July 27, 1998), on the

World Wide Web, at ‘‘http://