62526 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 234 / Wednesday, December 6, 1995 / Notices

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Employer Based Claims Filing

AGENCY: Social Security Administration.

ACTION: Notice with request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Social Security

Administration’s Reinventing

Government Phase II initiatives include

a proposal to establish a controlled

employer-based claims-taking process.

The goal of this proposal is to make it

easy for retiring employees to file for

Social Security retirement benefits

through their employer. The purpose of

this notice is to solicit from the business

community expressions of interest in

participating in the pilot phase of this

claims-taking process. This expression

of interest pertains to the pilot phase

only. Upon completion of the pilot,

participants will be given the

opportunity to decide on future

participation. Expressions of interest

should include a brief description of the

employer’s existing retirement process,

including specifics such as the number

of retirements processed each year, the

degree of company assistance to retiring

employees during the retirement

process and how the gathering of Social

Security retirement information could

be incorporated into this existing

process.

DATES: To be sure your expressions of

interest are considered, we must receive

them no later than January 22, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Expressions of interest or

other comments should be submitted in

writing to the Commissioner of Social

Security, P.O. Box 1585, Baltimore,

Maryland 21235, sent by telefax to (410)

966–2830, sent by E-mail to

‘‘regulations@ssa.gov,’’ or delivered to

the Division of Regulations and Rulings,

Social Security Administration, 3–B–1

Operations Building, 6401 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21235,

between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on

regular business days. Comments may

be inspected during these same hours by

making arrangements with the contact

person shown below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra Steeley, Social Insurance

Specialist, Social Security

Administration, 6401 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235,

telephone (410) 965–8976.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Clinton administration’s Reinventing

Government Phase II initiatives,

announced on April 12, 1995, include a

proposal to provide workers with an

alternate way to file their Social

Security retirement applications.

Currently, workers can apply for Social

Security via the mail, telephone or by

visiting one of our 1,300 field offices.

Under this proposal, workers would

have the additional option of filing for

their Social Security retirement benefits

through their company’s personnel

office.

The benefits of this proposal will be

explored within a pilot phase.

Participation in the pilot will involve a

commitment to continue participation

for the planned 6 to 12 month duration

of the pilot. Upon completion of the

pilot, involved businesses will be given

an opportunity to express their interest

in continuing with or removing

themselves from further participation in

this claims-taking process based on their

assessment of the benefits of the

process.

The pilot of this cooperative claimstaking process will be conducted

through use of paper forms and

applications. SSA plans to use an

abbreviated application that would

minimize the information gathering

process for the employer. Information

gathering for each retiring employee by

the employer will include about 20

short-answer questions. If the basic

information gathered by the employer

reveals complexities that require further

exploration, SSA will develop these

issues during later evidence gathering

phases of the application process.

This proposal focuses on service to

SSA customers. SSA believes the

opportunity for a worker to file for

Social Security benefits at the same time

that the worker completes his/her

employer retirement paperwork

provides a convenient ‘‘one stop’’

service for the worker. Additionally,

because the intent is to work towards

establishing at some time in the future

an electronic transfer of such

information to us, we envision that we

will eventually be able to provide an

employer and worker with the actual

amount of the worker’s retirement

benefit without any significant delay

after submission of the employee’s

application. This contemplated

electronic transfer would facilitate final

settlement of the pension amount

payable to the worker in situations

involving companies that have

integrated pension plans in which a

worker’s pension amount relates to his/

her Social Security benefit.

SSA does not envision the employer

as the conduit for reporting by the

worker after completion of the initial

Social Security application process by

the worker. SSA will remain the focal

point for such later reporting activities.

Dated: November 21, 1995.

Shirley S. Chater,

Commissioner of Social Security

[FR Doc. 95–29532 Filed 12–5–95; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Bureau of Political-Military Affairs

[Public Notice 2296]

Imposition of Chemical and Biological

Weapons Proliferation Sanctions On A

Foreign Person

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The United States

Government has determined that a

Russian individual has engaged in

chemical weapons proliferation

activities that require the imposition of

sanctions pursuant to the Arms Export

Control Act and the Export

Administration Act of 1979 (the

authorities of which were most recently

continued by Executive Order 12924 of

August 19, 1994), as amended by the

Chemical and Biological Weapons

Control and Warfare Elimination Act of

1991.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 17, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Vann H. Van Diepen, Office of

Chemical, Biological and Missile

Nonproliferation, Bureau of PoliticalMilitary Affairs, Department of State

(202–647–4930).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to Sections 81(a) and 81 (b) of the Arms

Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2798(a),

2798(b)), Sections 11C(a) and 11C(b) of

the Export Administration Act of 1979

(50 U.S.C. app. 2410c(a), 2410 (b)),

Section 305 of the Chemical and

Biological Weapons Control and

Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (P.L.

102–182), Executive Order 12851 of

June 11, 1993, and State Department

Delegation of Authority No. 145 of

February 4, 1980, as amended, the

United States Government determined

that Anatoliy Kuntsevich, a Russian

Citizen, has engaged in chemical

weapons proliferation activities that

require the imposition of the sanctions

described in Section 81(c) of the Arms

Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2798(c))

and Section 11C(c) of the Export

Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C.

app. 2410c(c)).

Accordingly, the following sanctions

are being imposed:

(A) Procurement Sanction. — The

United States Government shall not

procure, or enter into any contract for
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the procurement of, any goods or

services from the sanctioned persons;

and

(B) Import Sanction. — The

importation into the United States of

products produced by Anatoliy

Kuntsevich shall be prohibited.

Sanctions on the individual described

above may apply to firms or other

entities with which that individual is

associated. Questions as to whether a

particular transaction is affected by the

sanctions should be referred to the

contact listed above. The sanctions shall

commence on November 17, 1995. They

will remain in place for at least one year

and until further notice.

These measures shall be implemented

by the responsible agencies as provided

in Executive Order 12851 of June 11,

1993.

Dated: November 27, 1995.

Dric D. Newsom,

Assistant Secretary of State for PoliticalMilitary Affairs, Acting.

[FR Doc. 29720 Filed 12–5–95; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Security Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration.

ACTION: Notice of Aviation Security

Advisory Committee Renewal.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the

renewal of the Aviation Security

Advisory Committee.

The Federal Aviation Administrator is

the sponsor of the Committee, which

consists of 23 member organizations

selected by FAA as representative of the

overall viewpoint of all aviation users

and the objectives of the committee. The

committee is a joint Governmentaviation industry initiative to improve

the efficiency and effectiveness of the

aviation security system. The committee

provides independent expert advice on

the nature and the direction in which

FAA may wish to proceed to solve these

complex and dynamic problems. The

functions of the committee are solely

advisory.

The Secretary of Transportation has

determined that the information and use

of the Aviation Security Advisory

Committee are necessary in the public

interest in connection with the

performance of duties imposed on FAA

by law. Meetings of the committee will

be open to the public.

Issued in Washington, DC, on November

30, 1995.

E. Ross Hamory,

Executive Director, Aviation Security

Advisory Committee.

[FR Doc. 95–29702 Filed 12–5–95; 8:45 am]

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Availability of Draft Environmental

Impact Statement and Public Hearing;

LaGuardia Airport East End Roadway

Improvements Project

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice to hold a public hearing

on a draft environmental impact

statement.

SUMMARY: The New York Airports

District Office of the Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) announces that

the FAA, acting as ‘‘Lead Agency’’ and

the New York State Department of

Transportation (DOT), acting as a ‘‘joint

lead agency’’ have completed the

preparation of a Draft Environmental

Impact Statement (DEIS) assessing

modifications to the roadways serving

LaGuardia Airport that have been

proposed by the Port Authority of New

York and New Jersey. In addition, it is

the intent of this notice to inform the

public that the FAA and New York State

Department of Transportation (DOT)

will be conducting a Public Meeting to

accept comments on the Draft EIS. The

Public Meeting will be held:

Date: January 10, 1996

Time: 4:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Location: LaGuardia Marriott Hotel, 105–05

Ditmars Boulevard, East Elmhurst, Queens,

New York

Persons interested in contributing

comments on the DEIS are invited to

provide them orally at the Public

Meeting. In addition, written comments

may be submitted to Mr. Philip Brito at

the location identified below. Written

comments must be received by Mr.

Brito, on or before, the end of the formal

comment period on February 14, 1996.

Comments received after the close of the

comment period, but prior to FAA’s

environmental finding, will be

considered by the FAA to the extent

practicable. The FAA will issue a Final

Environmental Impact Statement that

includes corrections, clarifications, and

responses to comments on the DEIS.

Copies of the Draft Environmental

Impact Statement are available for

review at the following locations:

John Dent, Branch Manager, East Elmhurst

Public Library, 95–06 Astoria Boulevard,

East Elmhurst, NY 11369

Orest Tuka, Branch Manager, Jackson Heights

Public Library 35–51 81st Street, Jackson

Heights, NY

Andrew Jackson, Branch Manager, Langston

Hughes Public Library, 102–09 Northern

Boulevard, Corona, NY 11368

Diane Vitale, Branch Manager, Corona Public

Library, 38–23 104th Street, Corona, NY

11368

Gary Strong, Director, Queens Borough

Public Library, 89–11 Merrick Boulevard,

Jamaica, NY 11432

Lynne Pickard, Manager, Environmental

Needs Division, Office of Airport Planning

and Programming, FAA, APP–600, 800

Independence SW, Washington, DC 20591

Queens Community Board #3, District

Manager Mary Sarro, 34–33 Junction

Boulevard, Jackson Heights, NY 11372

New York City Department of City Planning,

Director Joseph B. Rose, 22 Reade Street,

New York, NY 10007

Robert Grotell, Deputy Director, Mayor’s

Office of Environmental Coordination, 52

Chambers Street, Room 315, New York, NY

10007

Queens Borough President’s Office, Mr.

Bruce Ley, 120–55 Queens Boulevard, Kew

Gardens, NY 11424

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Philip Brito, Federal Aviation

Administration, New York Airports

District Office, 600 Old Country Road,

Suite 446, Garden City, NY 11530,

Phone: 516–227–3800.

Philip Brito,

Manager, New York Airports District Office.

[FR Doc. 95–29703 Filed 12–5–95; 8:45 am]

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RESEARCH AND SPECIAL

PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION

[Preemption Determination No. PD–12(R);

Docket No PDA–13(R)]

New York Department of

Environmental Conservation;

Requirements on the Transfer and

Storage of Hazardous Wastes

Incidental to Transportation

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs

Administration (RSPA), DOT.

ACTION: Administrative determination of

preemption by RSPA’s Associate

Administrator for Hazardous Materials

Safety.

APPLICANT: Chemical Waste

Transportation Institute.

STATE LAWS AFFECTED: New York Codes,

Rules and Regulations (NYCRR), Title 6,

Section 372.3(a)(7).

APPLICABLE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS:

Federal hazardous material

transportation law, 49 U.S.C. 5101 et

seq., and the Hazardous Materials

Regulations (HMR), 49 CFR Parts 171–

180.

MODES AFFECTED: Highway and Rail.