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Americans receives benefits from SSA,

and about one in eight of those has a

representative payee. Among

supplemental security income

beneficiaries, one in three has payee.

The appropriate use and management of

benefits is important in helping

beneficiaries, especially younger

disabled persons, to gain or regain their

independence and productivity, and it

is essential to ensure that all

beneficiaries live with the security and

dignity that the benefits are meant to

provide.

Agenda: The Committee will meet

commencing at 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on

Thursday, February 15, 1996 with a

break for dinner, and from 9 a.m. to 5

p.m. on Friday, February 16, 1996.

Agenda items for both days will

include, but not be limited to, a

discussion concerning payees’ use of

benefits, standards for payee

performance and payee oversight. Oral

statements on these issues or any issue

concerning representative payment

policy are sought from the public for

presentation on February 16.

Presentations will be limited to 5

minutes per public speaker.

Persons interested in presenting oral

statements may call the Advisory

Committee staff at (410) 966–4688 to

schedule a presentation time or they

may submit a written request, along

with a copy of their statement, to the

Representative Payment Advisory

Committee, 2–N–24 Operations

Building, P.O. Box 17763, Baltimore,

MD 21203–7763. Requests should

contain the name, address, telephone

number and any business or

professional affiliation of the person

desiring to make an oral statement.

Groups having similar interests are

requested to combine their comments

and present them through a single

representative. The allocation of time

may be adjusted to accommodate the

level of expressed interest. The

Representative Payment Advisory

Committee will notify each presenter by

mail or telephone of their assigned

presentation time. Persons who do not

make a written or oral request for

presentation in advance, but desire to

make an oral statement, may sign up at

the meeting site before noon on

February 16. These persons will be

allowed to present their oral statements

as time permits. The Committee also

welcomes written comments. They may

be sent to the Representative Payment

Advisory Committee at 2–N–24

Operations Building, P.O. Box 17763,

Baltimore, MD 21203–7763.

Records are being kept of all

Committee proceedings, and are

available for public inspection at the

office of the Representative Payment

Advisory Committee, Room 2–N–24,

Operations Building, 6401 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235

between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

on regular business days. Anyone

requiring information regarding the

Committee should contact the

Representative Payment Advisory

Committee at P.O. Box 17763,

Baltimore, MD 21203–7763; Telephone:

(410) 966–4688; FAX: (410) 966–0980;

Internet: adcom@ssa.gov.

Dated: December 14, 1995.

Reba Andrew,

Staff Director, Representative Payment

Advisory Committee.

[FR Doc. 95–31161 Filed 12–21–95; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Meeting of the

Representative Payment Advisory

Committee

Date and Time: January 22, 1996, 9:00

a.m.–9:00 p.m.; January 23, 1996, 9:00

a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Place: Urban Life Center Auditorium,

Georgia State University, Decatur and

Piedmont Streets, Atlanta, GA 30303–

3083.

Type of Meeting: The meeting is open

to the public.

Purpose: In accordance with section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, the Social Security

Administration (SSA) announces the

third meeting of the Representative

Payment Advisory Committee. The

Committee will discuss issues related to

payee recruitment and retention,

standards for payee performance, use/

misuse of benefits, payee accountability

and payee oversight. The Committee

will focus its discussion on the

investigation and selection of payees.

SSA investigates all payee applicants.

The application form requires the

individual to disclose certain

information, including his/her

relationship to the beneficiary and his/

her own source(s) of income. After the

applicant has provided positive

identification, SSA uses its own records

to verify the applicant’s social security

number and work history. SSA screens

the applicant against a listing of persons

who have been convicted of social

security or supplemental security

income fraud. Such persons may not be

appointed as payees under any

circumstances. There are other factors

which may result in the nonselection of

a payee applicant also.

SSA has built a data base of

representative payee information which

is readily accessible to all social security

offices. The data base includes

information concerning any prior

performance as a representative payee.

SSA selects the best payee from

among the applicants who are willing to

serve. If none is immediately available,

SSA continues developing leads until a

satisfactory applicant is located. Unless

direct payment is legally prohibited,

benefits generally continue to be paid to

a beneficiary while SSA seeks a

qualified payee.

Advance notification of the payee

selection is provided to the beneficiary

(or his or her legal representative or

guardian) before payment is certified

and the beneficiary is given the

opportunity to appeal the payee

selection.

Agenda: The Committee will meet

commencing at 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on

Monday, January 22, 1996, with a break

for dinner, and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00

p.m. on Tuesday, January 23, 1996.

Agenda items for both days will

include, but not be limited to, a

discussion concerning the investigation

and selection of the payee applicant.

Oral statements on these issues or any

issue concerning representative

payment policy are sought from the

public for presentation on January 23.

Presentations will be limited to 5

minutes per public speaker.

Persons interested in presenting an

oral statement may call the Advisory

Committee staff at (410) 966–4688 to

schedule a presentation time or they

may submit a written request, along

with a copy of their statement, to the

Representative Payment Advisory

Committee, 2–N–24 Operations

Building, P.O. Box 17763, Baltimore,

MD 21203–7763. Requests should

contain the name, address, telephone

number and any business or

professional affiliation of the person

desiring to make an oral statement.

Groups having similar interests are

requested to combine their comments

and present them through a single

representative. The allocation of time

may be adjusted to accommodate the

level of expressed interest. The

Representative Payment Advisory

Committee will notify each presenter by

mail or telephone of their assigned

presentation time. Persons who do not

make a written or oral request for

presentation in advance, but desire to

make an oral statement, may sign up at

the meeting site before noon on January

23. These persons will be allowed to

present their oral statements as time

permits. The Committee also encourages

written comments. They may be sent to

the Representative Payment Advisory

Committee at 2–N–24 Operations

Building, P.O. Box 17763, Baltimore,

MD 21203–7763.
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Records are being kept of all

Committee proceedings, and are

available for public inspection at the

office of the Social Security

Administration, Representative Payment

Advisory Committee, Room 2–N–24,

Operations Building, 6401 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235

between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00

p.m. on regular business days. Anyone

requiring information regarding the

Committee should contact the

Representative Payment Advisory

Committee at P.O. Box 17763,

Baltimore, MD 21203–7763; Telephone:

(410) 966–4688; FAX: (410) 966–0980;

Internet: adcom@ssa.gov.

Dated: December 14, 1995.

Reba Andrew,

Staff Director, Representative Payment

Advisory Committee.

[FR Doc. 95–31160 Filed 12–21–95; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

Petition for Exemption From the

Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention

Standard Porsche

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA),

Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Grant of petition for exemption.

SUMMARY: This notice grants in full the

petition of Porsche Cars North America,

Inc., on behalf of Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche

AG, (Porsche) for an exemption of a

high-theft car line, (nameplate and

model year are confidential), from the

parts-marking requirements of the

Federal motor vehicle theft prevention

standard. Porsche requested and was

granted on July 14, 1995, confidential

treatment for this vehicle line’s

nameplate. This petition is granted

because the agency has determined that

the antitheft device to be placed on the

line as standard equipment is likely to

be as effective in reducing and deterring

motor vehicle theft as compliance with

the parts-marking requirements of the

Theft Prevention Standard.

DATES: The exemption granted by this

notice is effective beginning with the

(confidential) model year.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms

Barbara Gray, Office of Market

Incentives, NHTSA, 400 Seventh St,

SW., Washington, D.C. 20590. Ms Gray’s

telephone number is (202) 366–1740.

Her fax number is (202) 493–2739.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: In a petition

dated September 26, 1995, Porsche Cars

North America, Inc., requested on behalf

of Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG, an

exemption from the parts-marking

requirements of the Theft Prevention

Standard for a motor vehicle line. The

submittal requested an exemption from

the parts-marking requirements

pursuant to 49 CFR Part 543, Exemption

From Vehicle Theft Prevention

Standard, based on the installation of an

antitheft device as standard equipment

for the entire line.

Porsche’s September 26 letter and

supplemental letter of October 24,

together constitute a complete petition,

as required by 49 CFR Part 543.7, in that

it met the general requirements

contained in § 543.5 and the specific

content requirements of § 543.6.

In its petition, Porsche provided a

detailed description and diagram of the

identity, design, and location of the

components of the antitheft device for

the new line. This antitheft device

includes an engine starter-interrupt

function, a central locking system, and

an optional alarm function. The

antitheft device is activated by removing

the ignition key and locking the doors

with it. The optional alarm is operated

by a remote control and monitors the

doors, hood, rear decklid, glove

compartment or radio contact switches

and will sound horn and lights if

breached.

In order to ensure the reliability and

durability of the device, Porsche stated

that it conducted tests, based on its own

specified standards. Porsche provided a

listing of the tests conducted. Porsche

stated that the antitheft system also

utilizes a built-in self test which

constantly checks for system failures. If

a failure is detected, the operator is

signaled.

Porsche compared the device

proposed for its new line with devices

which NHTSA has determined to be as

effective in reducing and deterring

motor vehicle theft as would

compliance with the parts-marking

requirements of 49 CFR Part 541, and

has concluded that the antitheft device

proposed for this new line is no less

effective than those devices.

Porsche has concluded that the

antitheft device proposed for its new

line is no less effective than those

devices in the lines for which NHTSA

has already granted exemptions from

the parts-marking requirements. Porsche

based its belief on reduced theft rates of

the General Motors Corporation (GM)

Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet Corvette,

and Pontiac Firebird. Porsche stated that

the GM Chevrolet Camaro has been

equipped with the antitheft device since

model year (MY) 1990. The theft rate of

the Camaro continues to decrease, from

(MY) 1988 with a theft rated of 25.7394

(55 FR 18794) to 2.7243 in MY 1993 (60

FR 47429). This represents a decrease of

89 percent. The Chevrolet Corvette and

Pontiac Firebird equipped with the

same antitheft device, have also shown

a decrease in theft rates. Since the

vehicle line that is the subject of this

petition will be equipped with a system

similar to that in the Camaro, Porsche

expects that the antitheft device on the

vehicle line for which it now seeks an

exemption will be as effective as the

Camaro’s system in reducing and

deterring theft.

Based on the evidence submitted by

Porsche, the agency believes that the

antitheft device for the new Porsche line

is likely to be as effective in reducing

and deterring motor vehicle theft as

compliance with the parts-marking

requirements of the Theft Prevention

Standard (49 CFR Part 541).

The agency believes that the device

will provide the types of performance

listed in 49 CFR Part 543.6(a)(3):

promoting activation, preventing defeat

of circumvention of the device by

unauthorized persons, preventing

operation of the vehicle by

unauthorized entrants, and ensuring the

reliability and durability of the device.

As required by 49 U.S.C. 33106 and

49 CFR Part 543.6(a) (4) and (5), the

agency finds that Porsche has provided

adequate reasons for its belief that the

antitheft device will reduce and deter

theft. This conclusion is based on the

information Porsche provided about its

device.

For the foregoing reasons, the agency

hereby grants in full Porsche’s petition

for exemption for the (nameplate is

confidential) line from the partsmarking requirements of 49 CFR Part

541.

If Porsche decides not to use the

exemption for this line, it must formally

notify the agency, and, thereafter, mark

the line according to the requirements of

49 CFR Parts 541.5 and 541.6.

NHTSA notes that if Porsche wishes

in the future to modify the device on

which this exemption is based, the

company may have to submit a petition

to modify the exemption. Part 543.7(d)

states that a Part 543 exemption applies

only to vehicles that belong to a line

exempted under this part and equipped

with the antitheft device on which the

line’s exemption is based. Further,

§ 543.9(c)(2) provides for the submission

of petitions ‘‘to modify an exemption to

permit the use of an antitheft device

similar to but differing from the one

specified in that exemption.’’ The

agency wishes to minimize the